This morning I received, from NJ Motor Truck Assn, a copy of "The Liberty Corridor: an international intermodal transportaion corridor" as proposed by Congressman Robert menendez.
It contains a proposal for transportation improvements to the NJ/NY Port Areas as well as ideas of ways to improve the area transportation infrastructure. It contains (9) maps that outline the proposed
'improvements'.
Pages 12 & 13 outline the Rail Improvements and the 5th map outlines these improvements. [wish I had a scanner]
Port Terminal Rail Improvements
"The Port Authority of NY and NJ is undertaking three major projects to expand and improve on or near dock facilities"
1- A new 70 acre express rail facility to handle 1,000,000 containers by 2004.
2- Dedicated rail yard to service the Port Newark Container Terminal (PNCT), a 25 acre yard tof up to 300,000 containers annually.
3-Staten Island RR & Port Ivory Intermodal Rail Yard providing Howland Hook Marine Terminal with a direct rail connection to the Chemical Coast Line.
Port Jersey Ghannel
The Global marine Terminal and the new Marine terminal at the Penninsula at Bayonne [former MOTBY] will require expanded and new rail service connecting the two terminals through an existing railyard to the major rail yards and systems west fo the Hackensack River.
North Jersey Rail Freight Program
Projects that increase rail capacity and speed by installing second tracks, removing operational bottlenecks and creating new rail yards. these projects will be completed with the cooperation of both class one and short line railroads...
short Haul Rail shuttles
Applying innovative rail technologies and operating practices will be the key to making rail effective and competitive over shorter distances. the short haul spine would be one of more scheduled fixed sets of container trains with a power unit on both ends...
This strategy suggests starting these short haul rail shuttles with service south tot he distributuin center cluster located at Exit 8A in Cranbury, West to Manville in somerset County and Bethlehem Pennsylvania and north to Newburgh, New York."
How about them apples?
It contains a proposal for transportation improvements to the NJ/NY Port Areas as well as ideas of ways to improve the area transportation infrastructure. It contains (9) maps that outline the proposed
'improvements'.
Pages 12 & 13 outline the Rail Improvements and the 5th map outlines these improvements. [wish I had a scanner]
Port Terminal Rail Improvements
"The Port Authority of NY and NJ is undertaking three major projects to expand and improve on or near dock facilities"
1- A new 70 acre express rail facility to handle 1,000,000 containers by 2004.
2- Dedicated rail yard to service the Port Newark Container Terminal (PNCT), a 25 acre yard tof up to 300,000 containers annually.
3-Staten Island RR & Port Ivory Intermodal Rail Yard providing Howland Hook Marine Terminal with a direct rail connection to the Chemical Coast Line.
Port Jersey Ghannel
The Global marine Terminal and the new Marine terminal at the Penninsula at Bayonne [former MOTBY] will require expanded and new rail service connecting the two terminals through an existing railyard to the major rail yards and systems west fo the Hackensack River.
North Jersey Rail Freight Program
Projects that increase rail capacity and speed by installing second tracks, removing operational bottlenecks and creating new rail yards. these projects will be completed with the cooperation of both class one and short line railroads...
short Haul Rail shuttles
Applying innovative rail technologies and operating practices will be the key to making rail effective and competitive over shorter distances. the short haul spine would be one of more scheduled fixed sets of container trains with a power unit on both ends...
This strategy suggests starting these short haul rail shuttles with service south tot he distributuin center cluster located at Exit 8A in Cranbury, West to Manville in somerset County and Bethlehem Pennsylvania and north to Newburgh, New York."
How about them apples?
Grandson of a LV Conductor & I remember the EL running behind the Univ. of Scranton [class of 76]
