Financing Freight Transportation Improvements:

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Financing Freight Transportation Improvements:
Exploring Future Options

U. S. Department of Transportation Conference
April 30, 2001
Randy Evans
Vice President
Real Estate & Industrial Development
CSX Transportation

The map of I-9 corridor.

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I-95 Corridor Coalition
Mid-Atlantic Rail Operations Study —
An Integrated Strategy to Eliminate
Choke Points
U.S. Department of Transportation
Conference
St. Louis, MO
April 30, 2001

Project Objective

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Project Objective
Develop a short-term rail investment program for the Mid-Atlantic transportation corridor (Virginia through New Jersey) that will –
• Eliminate key rail choke points
• Increase rail-freight and rail-passenger service capacity
• Relieve congestion on the rail, highway, and air systems

Project Participants

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Project Participants
Amtrak, CSX, Norfolk Southern
Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
I-95 Corridor Coalition

The map shows Mid-Atlantic Corridor Rail Service-CSX

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Mid-Atlantic Corridor Rail Service
CSX

The map of Mid-Atlantic Corridor Rail Service-Norfolk Southern

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Mid-Atlantic Corridor Rail Service
Norfolk Southern

The map of Mid-Atlantic Corridor Rail Service-Amtrak

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Mid-Atlantic Corridor Rail Service
Amtrak

The map of Mid-Atlantic Corridor CSX, NS, and Amtrak Rail Service

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Mid-Atlantic Corridor CSX, NS, and Amtrak Rail Service

The map of Mid-Atlantic Corridor-Major Highways

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Mid-Atlantic Corridor-Major Highways

Rail and Truck do not have the Capacity to Handle the Growing Volume of Freight.

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Issue: Do Rail and Truck Have the Capacity to Handle the Growing Volume of Freight?

Freight Growth, 2000-2020

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Freight Growth, 2000-2020
Regional growth rates (all modes, all commodities), and
Highway links with highest growth rates (truck freight density in tons)

The map of Rail Freight Flows, 2000 All commodities; rail freight density in tons.

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Rail Freight Flows, 2000 All commodities; rail freight density in tons

Mid-Atlantic Rail Corridor Issues

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Mid-Atlantic Rail Corridor Issues
Congested rail traffic because of increasing demand for freight, Amtrak, and commuter-rail services, resulting in inefficiencies for the railroad operators and unreliable services for shippers and the traveling public
Lack of north-south doublestack service along Mid-Atlantic/I-95 corridor generally and at specific locations like Baltimore and Wilmington where low tunnels, bridges, or catenary wires block double-stack rail access to the ports
Inability to accommodate modern, higher railcars introduced by domestic shippers and heavier marine intermodal containers being used by international shippers

Mid-Atlantic Rail Corridor Issues (continued)

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Mid-Atlantic Rail Corridor Issues (continued)
Differences in allowable speeds and weight limits between passenger and freight rail operations, resulting in inefficient use of shared rail rights-of-way
Need for new or improved track to accommodate high-speed passenger rail service between Washington, DC and Richmond
Limited ability to route around construction and accidents, particularly on segments of the corridor with only two tracks
Limited capacity at intermodal freight and passenger rail terminals along the corridor, and congested landside access to many of the terminals

Mid-Atlantic Rail Corridor Issues (continued)

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Mid-Atlantic Rail Corridor Issues (continued)
Need for improved safety at highway-rail at-grade crossings
Limited real-time information on freight and passenger rail operations in the corridor, and
Limited information-system links for sharing operational and other data among the three railroads

Project Tasks

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Project Tasks
Demand Estimates (2000, 2010, 2020)
Choke Points Analysis and Actions
• Physical infrastructure, information systems, operations and scheduling practices, business agreements, and regulatory requirements
System Strategies (packages of actions to address choke points)
Benefit, Cost, and Impact Assessment
Program Development

Mid-Atlantic Corridor Choke Points-Levels of Analysis.

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Mid-Atlantic Corridor Choke Points-Levels of Analysis

Products\

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Products
Program recommendations for action by the railroads, the states, the I-95 Corridor Coalition, the US DOT, and Congress
Report documenting issues and opportunities
Briefings and presentation materials

I-95 Corridor Coalition Opportunities

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I-95 Corridor Coalition Opportunities
Advance coordination among Amtrak, CSX, and
Norfolk Southern
Identify corridor-wide rail transportation needs and opportunities, including commuter rail issues
Accelerate application of ITS and advanced rail technologies
Identify costs, benefits, and related impacts
Investigate innovative approaches to financing and constructing new capacity
Provide new forum and develop public-private partnerships

Mid-Atlantic Rail Operations Project Contacts

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Mid-Atlantic Rail Operations Project Contacts
Coalition
Gene Donaldson/
I-95 Corridor Coalition
GDonaldson@mail.dot. state.de.us
Marygrace Parker/
I-95 Corridor Coalition
Marygrace_Parker @thruway.state.ny.us
I-95 Coalition Web Site
www.i95coalition.org/ projects/marop.html
Railroads
John Bennett/Amtrak
BennettJ@amtrak.com
Rick Crawford/NS
Rick.Crawford@nscorp.com
Randy Evans/CSX
Randy_Evans@csx.com

Mid-Atlantic Rail Operations Project Contacts

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Mid-Atlantic Rail Operations Project Contacts
(continued)

New Jersey
Ted Matthews/NJDOT
TheodoreMatthews@ dot.state.nj.us
John Powers/NJDOT
JohnPowers@ dot.state.nj.us
Pennsylvania
Edwin (Ran) Marshall/PennDOT
EMarsha@ dot.state.pa.us

Delaware
Mike Kirkpatrick/DelDOT
MKirkpatrick@ mail.dot.state.de.us
Maryland
Dave Ganovski/MdDOT
DGanovski@ mdot.state.md.us
Virginia
George Conner/VADRPT
GConner@ drpt.state.va.us