BLOG FOLLOWS IMPACT OF KATRINA ON REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION

    /24-7PressRelease/ - NEWPORT BEACH, CA, September 06, 2005 — "OP-ED: Dan Zukowski," the web log of transportation writer Daniel B. Zukowski, at www.danzukowski.com, is issuing daily updates on the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the freight and passenger transportation network in the affected region.

The first story was posted on Tuesday, August 30, noting that all transportation modes had been cut, "effectively isolating the storm-ravaged city."

"Perhaps if officials in Washington had read this, they would have reacted more quickly to establish an emergency airlift of relief supplies," says Zukowski.

Subsequent updates have reported on embargoes by major freight railroads on shipments to the affected area, aerial inspections of major rail lines, the first Amtrak evacuation train, and conditions at the region's ports.

The Web site will continue to provide updates based on information from industry sources, local observers, and news reports.

Daniel B. Zukowski is a journalist and author who publishes a Web log that focuses on transportation, trade and media issues. He is a former New York Editor for Ward's Auto World and has contributed Op-Eds to the San Francisco Chronicle, Newsday and Roanoke Times. Zukowski has been quoted in the Washington Post and has appeared on national cable networks.

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