Current edition: Mobilizing the Region #459
Special: A Survey of Freight Issues
May 17, 2004
Pilgrim Rail Yard Project Gets Moving
The NY DOT says that the environmental impact statement for a freight rail yard on part of the old Pilgrim State Hospital site in western Suffolk County will begin this summer.
Long-Awaited Cross-Harbor Rail Tunnel Environmental Report Released
The cross-harbor freight tunnel's draft EIS, prepared during the past several years by the NYC Economic Development Corp., rules out a new tunnel between Staten Island and Brooklyn in favor of a Jersey City-Brooklyn Link.
In March, the Port Authority reduced rates on the Hudson River container barge service it offers between the NY/NJ port and Albany.
The cross-harbor tunnel and Maspeth and Pilgrim rail yards are essential facilities for coping with 21st Century transportation and economic challenges, according to "Investing in Mobility," a new report by Environmental Defense.
Rail Reactivation in Sight for Staten Island
On April 22, New York State and City officials announced that reactivation of rail service to the Howland Hook container port on Staten Island will be completed by September 2005.
Truck Relief in Store for NYC Nabes?
Little has been heard lately out of the NYC DOT's study of reorganizing the city's truck route system to reduce community impacts
NY-NJ Freight Volume Grows, but not Port Footprint
Trade statistics for 2003 indicate that the Port of New York and New Jersey, the largest on North America's East Coast, saw a record 8 percent annual increase in container volume from the previous year.
U.S. Rail System Shows Signs of Strain as Trade Surges
APL, Ltd. chief executive Ron Widdows was recently cited in the Journal of Commerce saying "more than half of the eastbound trains on the U.S. West Coast are more than 24 hours late."
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