(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 16.)
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Under a new freight-hauling arrangement between three railroads meant to improve service in eastern North America, an underused rail line in northern New York will get more traffic.
Canadian Pacific will haul Canadian National Railway and Norfolk Southern freight from eastern Canada to the eastern United States on its rail line between Rouses Point and Saratoga Springs in northern New York.
That’s expected to cut up to two days from about 20-thousand freight shipments annually that currently move through the Buffalo gateway.
Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber of Commerce President Garry Douglas tells the Press-Republican that alleviates concerns about the underused rail line along the western side of Lake Champlain and justifies continued investment.