Contact: Colleen Roche (212) 788-2958 or Curt Ritter (212) 788-2971
"The Surface Transportation Board's (STB) decision today to grant the City's request for competitive rail access east of the Hudson is a victory for New York City. For months, the City has worked hard to ensure that the breakup of Conrail by CSX and Norfolk Southern would bring the benefit of competition to New York City -- something that had been lacking for over 20 years. I applaud the STB's decision to provide Canadian Pacific access to New York City from Albany to the Bronx and Queens. Competitive access east of the Hudson has been an important issue for the City and State, as well as for Governor Pataki, Senators D'Amato and Moynihan, and Congressman Nadler, and today's decision is an important step in making this happen."