Transportation journalist Bilanow dies

Transportation journalist Bilanow dies    Alexander Bilanow, 77, a veteran transportation journalist, died of congestive heart failure on Dec. 5 at his Bethesda home.
   Bilanow was a reporter in the Washington bureau of the Journal of Commerce newspaper from 1972 to 1974. From 1974 to 1986 he was director of public affairs for the U.S. Railway Association, a quasi-governmental agency created by Congress to oversee the creation and operation of Conrail. From 1988 until his retirement in 1998, Bilanow handled public relations in Washington for TTX Co., a manufacturer of railroad cars.
   For the last 26 years, he was also co-chairman of the Transportation Table, a nonprofit professional group of transportation journalists, executives, consultants, attorneys and government officials who meet for semi-monthly luncheon speeches at the National Press Club in Washington.
   A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Jan. 17 in the Holeman Lounge of the National Press Club of Washington, 529 14th St. NW.