Railyard revamp plan gets a 'go slow' signal

Why is there no STB involvement in Winter Haven? http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=727803&category=BUSINESS By ERIC ANDERSON, Deputy business editor First published in print: Thursday, October 9, 2008 MECHANICVILLE — Plans to redevelop an abandoned railyard in Mechanicville and neighboring Halfmoon have been delayed after the U.S. Surface Transportation Board said it will require an environmental assessment of the project. The concerns center around the additional truck traffic the new yard would create as vehicles move between it and the Northway, and then to nearby warehouses. Pan Am Railways, formerly Boston & Maine Railroad, announced in July a joint effort with Norfolk Southern Railway to establish a new rail company to operate between Mechanicville and Boston. As part of that effort, tracks would be improved and a $40 million intermodal "logistics center" would be built on the site of a former railyard in Mechanicville and neighboring Halfmoon.