The Two Rail-Ferry Vessels to be Used in CG Railway's New U.S.-Mexico Service are Enroute to Mobile, AL to Commence a Schedule of Every 4-Day Sailings in January.Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photos are available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2001 The 585-foot-long, self-propelled roll-on/roll-off sister vessels BALI SEA The Bali Sea (Indonesian: Laut Bali) is the body of water north of the island of Bali and south of Kangean Island in Indonesia. The sea forms the south-west part of the Flores Sea, and the Madura Strait opens into it from the west. and BANDA SEA Banda Sea (băn`də, bän`dä), section of the Pacific Ocean, c.600 mi (970 km) long and c.300 mi (480 km) wide, E Indonesia, outlined by the South Molucca islands. The deepest point is c.24,000 ft (7,300 m). have completed shipyard conversion work and are enroute to Mobile, AL to be operated by CG Railway, Inc. in its new every 4-day interline in·ter·line 1 tr.v. in·ter·lined, in·ter·lin·ing, in·ter·lines To insert between printed or written lines. in rail-ferry service commencing in January to transport freight in railcars between Mobile and Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. Each of the vessels has a capacity of 60 railcars, and each has unique 30-foot-high sidewalls to protect the railcars from sea water. The masters of each vessel have reported no spray on the cargo deck rails during the current voyages. Terminal facilities in Mobile and Coatzacoalcos are in the final stages of completion. The new service was developed to provide another entry/exit system for the Canadian-Eastern U.S.-Mexico trade that will give railroads rail·road n. 1. A road composed of parallel steel rails supported by ties and providing a track for locomotive-drawn trains or other wheeled vehicles. 2. predominantly operating east of the Mississippi River Mississippi River River, central U.S. It rises at Lake Itasca in Minnesota and flows south, meeting its major tributaries, the Missouri and the Ohio rivers, about halfway along its journey to the Gulf of Mexico. direct and fast access to southeast and central Mexico. CG Railway said it is working closely with four major interline railroads in developing a reliable and usable service. The Mobile-Coatzacoalcos transit time transit time the time required for ingesta to pass through the gastrointestinal tract; a shorter transit time is seen in conditions associated with gut hypermotility, such as diarrhea. Delayed passage from any cause results in a longer transit time. will be three days, resulting in a 4-day spread between the two vessels, each with an 8-day round voyage. The plan is to have one vessel in each port simultaneously. The company said the new service will be congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. free, providing shippers and receivers with a faster transit time and also assisting railroads in optimizing the use of equipment. CG Railway's cooperation with its Mexican railroad railroad or railway, form of transportation most commonly consisting of steel rails, called tracks, on which freight cars, passenger cars, and other rolling stock are drawn by one locomotive or more. partner Ferrosur is working effectively, and is being enhanced by Ferrosur's commitment to improve track maintenance, rights-of-way and equipment highlighted by its recent acquisition of more powerful locomotives This is a list of locomotives (classes, or individual locomotives) that currently have articles in Wikipedia.
Following is the sailing schedule for the first two months of the new CG Railway service:
CG RAILWAY SAILING SCHEDULE
BALI BALI BANDA BALI BANDA BALI
SEA SEA SEA SEA SEA SEA
SOUTHBOUND Voy.1 Voy.2 Voy.1 Voy.3 Voy.2 Voy.4
Vessel ETA
Mobile 2/2 2/10 2/14 2/18
Vessel ETD
Mobile 1/26 2/3 2/7 2/11 2/15 2/19
Vessel ETA
Coatzacoalcos 1/29 2/6 2/10 2/14 2/18 2/22
ETA Puebla 2/1 2/9 2/13 2/17 2/21 2/25
ETA Mexico
City 2/2 2/10 2/14 2/18 2/22 2/26
BANDA BALI BANDA BALI BANDA BALI
SEA SEA SEA SEA SEA SEA
Voy.3 Voy.5 Voy.4 Voy.6 Voy.5 Voy.7
Vessel ETA
Mobile 2/22 2/26 3/2 3/6 3/10 3/14
Vessel ETD
Mobile 2/23 2/27 3/3 3/7 3/11 3/15
Vessel ETA
Coatzacoalcos 2/26 3/2 3/6 3/10 3/14 3/18
ETA Puebla 3/1 3/5 3/9 3/13 3/17 3/21
ETA Mexico
City 3/2 3/6 3/10 3/14 3/18 3/22
BALI BALI BANDA BALI BANDA BALI
SEA SEA SEA SEA SEA SEA
NORTHBOUND Voy.1 Voy.2 Voy.1 Voy.3 Voy.2 Voy.4
Vessel ETD
Coatzacoalcos 1/30 2/7 2/11 2/15 2/19 2/23
Vessel ETA
Mobile 2/2 2/10 2/14 2/18 2/22 2/26
BANDA BALI BANDA BALI BANDA BALI
SEA SEA SEA SEA SEA SEA
Voy.3 Voy.5 Voy.4 Voy.6 Voy.5 Voy.7
Vessel ETD
Coatzacoalcos 2/27 3/3 3/7 3/11 3/15 3/19
Vessel ETA
Mobile 3/2 3/6 3/10 3/14 3/18 3/22
Complete vessel scheduling and other pertinent information is available online 24 hours a day at www.cgrailway.com. CG Railway, Inc. is a subsidiary of New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded based International Shipholding Corporation. Note: Photos are available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.010901/bb10 |
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