THE NEW ALPHABET ROUTES : RAILROADS COMPETE AND COOPERATE FOR TRAFFIC IN NEW ENGLAND

The complexities of routing freight through the crowded Northeast corridor to serve the densely populated six states that make up New England are being tackled by rail lines' decision to cooperate and piece together routes over a network that is divided among a few big players and some 30 short lines. Because the more logical route, the one along the coast, is crowded with passenger and commuter traffic that forces freights off to sidings to accommodate business and pleasure travelers, the freight operators shift to different routes. CSX has a 197-mile line from Albany, NY, to Boston. Worcester, 44 miles west of Boston, is a major intermodal hub for containers, mainly from Asia. Norfolk Southern has no track of its own and so partners with local carriers. To the north, CN and CP are competing for Canadian business. Competition and incentive routing create ever- changing alliances and route structures to more freight swiftly into and out of the region.

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  Kalmbach Publishing Company

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• Authors:
  • GREENSTEIN, J
• Publication Date: 2002-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 58-65
• Serial:
  • Trains
  • Volume: 62
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0041-0934
  • Serial URL: http://trainsmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight traffic; Regional railroads; Short line railroads
• Geographic Terms: New England
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00937008
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 3 2003 12:00AM