Passenger operators, freight railroads: Allies, or antagonists?(Railway Age's 5th annual conference on Passenger Trains on Freight Railroads ) From: Railway Age | Date: December 1, 1998| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1998 Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

More than 125 people with a stake in passenger and freight operations spent two days discussing the pros and cons of mixed traffic at Railway Age's fifth annual Passenger Trains on Freight Railroads conference.

Passenger rail service in North America is in the midst of a renaissance, and "the degree to which many new passenger rail projects will succeed depends on their ability to use existing rail corridors," American Public Transit Association President Bill Millar told the more than 125 attendees at Railway Age's fifth annual Passenger Trains on Freight Railroads ...

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