Emons Transportation Group Announces the Grand Opening of Its New Bulk Transfer Facility.

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YORK, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 2000

Emons Transportation Group, Inc., (The Nasdaq SmallCap Market: EMON), today announced the grand opening of its newly built bulk transfer facility in York, Pennsylvania, owned and operated by its subsidiary, Emons Logistics Services, Inc. ("ELS").

The $1.5 million project was funded equally by Emons and a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. A ribbon cutting ceremony took place today with representatives in attendance from the York County Planning Commission, state legislators, local trucking companies and the two Class I railroads, CSX Transportation ("CSXT") and Norfolk Southern Corporation ("NS"), that serve this facility through another Emons subsidiary, York Railway Company.

Phillip A. DuPont, Vice President of Emons and President and Chief Operating Officer of ELS commented, "This new lighted, fenced and paved state-of-the-art facility has 70 railcar spots and is fully equipped with a 70 foot truck scale, rail scale and steam heating capabilities, as well as a highly trained staff ensuring hassle-free transportation services for its customers, some of which may only be able to receive raw materials by truck. This is clearly a big win for off-line customers in south-central and eastern Pennsylvania because those customers not having direct rail access benefit from low-cost, long-haul rail transportation coupled with the flexibility of local truck delivery. With easy access to routes 30, 83, 81 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike, I-76, this new bulk transfer facility hopes to penetrate the markets within a 50-plus mile radius of York, Pennsylvania."

Robert Grossman, Chairman and President, concluded, "We are very excited about this new facility and believe it's a win-win project for Emons, the state of Pennsylvania, shippers and receivers of bulk products and local trucking companies. Within the next several years, we expect to handle over 2,000 railcars per year, equating to 8,000-10,000 truckloads, of bulk commodities such as food oils, sweeteners and various other bulk commodities, including chemicals and plastics. In this way, we hope to substantially increase our rail-to-truck transload volumes. The success of this new facility will be obtained by collaborating with our three Class I partners, Canadian Pacific Railway, CSXT and NS, to create solutions for our customers' success."

Emons Transportation Group, Inc., is a rail freight transportation and distribution services company serving the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions of the United States and Quebec, Canada, through its Pennsylvania and New England/Quebec operations.

Emons currently owns five short line railroads, operates rail/truck transfer facilities and a rail intermodal terminal, and provides its customers with warehousing and logistics services for the movement and storage of their freight.

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future performance of Emons that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Those risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, economic conditions, customer demand, service of connecting rail carriers, increased competition in the relevant market, and others. We refer you to the documents that Emons files from time-to-time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as the Company's Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, and Form 8-K reports, which contain additional important factors that could cause its results to differ from its current expectations and the forward-looking statements contained in this press release.