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138-00: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE , October 16, 2000

PRESS ADVISORY -- PORT AUTHORITY TO SPONSOR CONFERENCE TO PROMOTE RAIL-FREIGHT BARGE SERVICE ACROSS NEW YORK HARBOR


The Port Authority will host a conference on Tuesday, October 17, to promote the use of rail-freight barges to transport goods across New York Harbor.

The conference will begin at 9 a.m. and will be held in the Oval Room on the 43rd floor of One World Trade Center in Manhattan.

The Port Authority has been a strong proponent of developing a regional plan to create a rail-freight barge network linking New York and New Jersey. The agency believes that transporting goods on rail-freight barges will reduce truck traffic and road congestion.

The agency is offering $75 million in seed money to revitalize the rail-freight barge system across New York Harbor, and the conference is an attempt to reach a regional consensus on the best use of the money.

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