Below is a listing of all of Reading & Northern's freight train operations:

Conrail SD45-2 6663 was also on hand for repairs. The unit is leased to the Canadian National.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Museum's E44 (Amtrak 504) now appears to have the measles! The rust spots that needed to be repaired before going to the paint shop apparently have been done. Several spots of rust colored primer dot the unit. Reports are that the unit will go to the paint booth as time permits. There could be some delay, due to the current order of SD70MAC's being cycled through for paint.

Conrail SD70MAC 4130 was not out in the open, however what is probably the 4131 was visible, without any lettering or numbers. Another 70MAC was present in primer paint and looked to be heading to the paint shop. If the unlettered unit is the 4131, look for the pair, 4130 and 4131 to emerge sometime late this week or early next week. -Kevin Burkholder

``The new Pennsylvania isn't standing still -- our people and our products are on the move,'' Ridge said. ``By building a strong transportation system, we're laying the foundation for new jobs and a better quality of life.''

Transportation Secretary Bradley L. Mallory said Pennsylvania leads the nation with 70 operating railroads, and ranks fifth in track mileage with 5,400 miles of track. An estimated one-third of all U.S. rail traffic moves through Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania's system of 146 public-use airports is a major economic catalyst in the Commonwealth. More than six million visitors arrive in Pennsylvania annually via commercial airlines serving the state's 16 scheduled-service airports. More than 700,000 others come aboard general aviation aircraft that land at business and general-service airports.

Mallory noted that better airports and railroads help reduce truck traffic, making travel easier and extending the life of our roadways.

The airport projects approved by Ridge are:

*Venango Regional Airport, Franklin, $175,000, T-hangar construction;
*Bradford Regional Airport, Bradford, $300,000, T-hangar construction;
*Reading Airport, Reading, $75,000; purchase of airfield turf maintenance equipment;
*University Park Airport, State College, $1,240,000; renovation and expansion of terminal;
*St. Mary's Municipal Airport, St. Mary's, $38,000; runway reconstruction and access-road relocation;
*Somerset County Airport, Somerset, $308,000; new terminal building construction;
*Beaver County Airport, Beaver Falls, $460,000; T-hangar construction;
*Beaver County Airport, Beaver Falls, $100,000; parking-area resurfacing;
*Bradford Regional Airport, Bradford, $48,814; T-hangar construction;
*Lancaster Airport, Lancaster, $186,666; parking lot and security improvements;
*Lancaster Airport, Lancaster, $150,334; terminal hangar renovations;
*Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh; $2,194,787, enhanced transit and shuttle system.

The rail-freight assistance projects approved by Ridge are:

*Chestnut Ridge Railway, Carbon County, $247,500; rehab of yard tracks at the Zinc Corporation;
*Reading, Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad, Carbon and Luzerne counties, $270,000; rehab of track 1 between Lehighton and M&H Junction and track 2 to Dupont;
*Reading, Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad, Carbon and Luzerne counties, $2,700,000; rehab of 19 miles of track;
*Lackawanna County Railroad Authority, Lackawanna County, $450,000; rehab of Scranton railroad bridge;
*Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Company, Washington County, $309,806; replacement of bridge ties;
*Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Company, Washington County, $224,564; emergency repairs to bridge abutments;
*Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corporation, Westmoreland County, $472,500; reconstruction of a rail line;
*Emon Logisitics Services Inc., York County, $762,500; installation of a new track terminal;
*York Rail, York County, $82,500; construction of siding;
*Blue Ridge Industries, Luzerne County, $74,529; rehab and repairs of flood damage. -Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

The Feb. 20 order is the result of a multimedia inspection by DEP. The inspection revealed that the Rutherford Yard, a former fueling facility and switching yard, had several areas of potential environmental concern, including an oily sheen on surface water at the site and oily sludge like material in the area of a former lagoon and drum storage area.

"We offered Conrail an opportunity to enter into a consent order and agreement with us" Southcentral Region Director Michael R. Steiner said. "The company did not respond to our offer."

The order requires Conrail to submit a full and complete characterization of the Rutherford Yard. If the investigation determines that remediation is necessary, Conrail will have to submit and implement a clean-up plan and schedule, according to Steiner.

In July, DEP conducted statewide multimedia inspections of Conrail facilities. The inspections were the result of an investigation by the State Office of the Attorney General at Conrail's Hollidaysburg Car Shop and Reclamation Plant outside Altoona.

DEP referred the Hollidaysburg case to the Attorney General's office in 1994 following employee allegations of illegal dumping of hazardous waste on the railroad property. Conrail is currently conducting a remedial investigation and cleanup of that facility. To date, more than 3,000 55-gallon drums and other materials have been excavated from the site.-Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection