On-dock rail traffic up at Port of New York-New Jersey

On-dock rail traffic up at Port of New York-New Jersey The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said its ExpressRail terminals handled 338,882 cargo containers in 2006, about 11.8 percent more than last year and 113 percent more than seven years ago.
   'Our commitment to rail is producing excellent results by moving more cargo from our port to store shelves in a timely, cost-efficient manner,” said Port Authority Chairman Anthony R. Coscia. 'It's also eliminating thousands of truck trips from our state and local roads, providing a substantial environmental benefit for the region.'
   'By March, completed rail infrastructure projects will provide capacity to move close to 600,000 containers annually,' said Richard M. Larrabee, port commerce director.
   He noted that last year the port added 5,300 feet of track to the existing 22,000 linear feet of on-dock track in Elizabeth, N.J., providing the capability for the terminal to handle 400,000 containers. At the nearby terminal in Newark, 7,200 linear feet of storage track will be operational in March, doubling capacity to more than 100,000 containers.
   On Staten Island in New York, a new rail terminal will provide capacity for 100,000 containers when service begins this year.
   Additional projects in Elizabeth and Newark will be completed by 2011.
   The port said it handled 1.7 million TEU in the first half of last year.