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CAN THE RAIL FREIGHT INDUSTRY LIVE WITH HIGH SPEED PASSENGER SERVICE IN THE 1990'S AND BEYOND? (PANEL PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION)

Judith M. Cohen, George Haikalis, James T McQueen, Clair Marshall, E E Menoche, Randy P. McDonough

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The panel members discuss the issues that arise from the combination of highway speed passenger service and the rail freight industry. Specific topics addressed are: (1) high speed rail and the rail freight industry joint use of rail freight corridors; (2) Conrail's perspective on the problem of the combination of high speed passenger trains and low speed freight trains; (3) the incremental approach for high speed rail development in the U.S. and the issues it raises; and (4) the case study of freight and high speed rail service and compatibility issues in the Empire corridor (New York City to the Niagara Frontier--to Buffalo and Niagara Falls via the Capital District, Albany, Schenectady area).

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The panel members discuss the issues that arise from the combination of highway speed passenger service and the rail freight industry. Specific topics addressed are: (1) high speed rail and the rail freight industry joint use of rail freight corridors; (2) Conrail's perspective on the problem of the combination of high speed passenger trains and low speed freight trains; (3) the incremental approach for high speed rail development in the U.S. and the issues it raises; and (4) the case study of freight and high speed rail service and compatibility issues in the Empire corridor (New York City to the Niagara Frontier--to Buffalo and Niagara Falls via the Capital District, Albany, Schenectady area).

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The panel members discuss the issues that arise from the combination of highway speed passenger service and the rail freight industry. Specific topics addressed are: (1) high speed rail and the rail freight industry joint use of rail freight corridors; (2) Conrail's perspective on the problem of the combination of high speed passenger trains and low speed freight trains; (3) the incremental approach for high speed rail development in the U.S. and the issues it raises; and (4) the case study of freight and high speed rail service and compatibility issues in the Empire corridor (New York City to the Niagara Frontier--to Buffalo and Niagara Falls via the Capital District, Albany, Schenectady area).

Key concepts: Train, Rail freight transport, Freight trains, Transport engineering, Service (business), Transportation industry, Engineering, Passenger train

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