my experience in setting up the waste mgmt harlem river intermodal adventure gave me insight into csxt/ny&a operations relative to the varick ave-bushwick move. at the time queens govt got ny&A to agree not to store msw cars at freshpond. it was prefect timing for a pull over hell gate for our 10 cars/day. ( the barretti move went over the cross harbor. operationally & financially csxt was in agreement. a&p decided to 'wait it out'. as i see it, today, an argument can be made for usrail's 30 stone cars/day to be interchanged to usrail at oak point. using usrail power/people, the 70 mile trip would operate 2300-0600. if mta kills the greenport service, this window opens. no additional investment is required of anyone. ny&a gets a modest license fee. csxt pricing is under the 'haulage' agreement for cp traffic- the origin of the stone. great usage of existing capacity. ken patrick