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U. S. Department of Transportation ConferenceApril 30, 2001

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Randy EvansVice President

Real Estate & Industrial DevelopmentCSX Transportation

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I-95 Corridor CoalitionMid-Atlantic Rail Operations Study —An Integrated Strategy to EliminateChoke Points

U.S. Department of TransportationConference

St. Louis, MO

April 30, 2001

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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

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Project Participants

Amtrak, CSX, Norfolk Southern

Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey

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Mid-Atlantic Corridor Rail Service CSX

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Mid-Atlantic Corridor Rail Service Norfolk Southern

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Mid-Atlantic Corridor Rail ServiceAmtrak

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Mid-Atlantic CorridorCSX, NS, and Amtrak Rail Service

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Mid-Atlantic CorridorMajor Highways

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

Source: FHWA , MMFAF Project, based on Reebie Associates data and WEFA forecasts

2020Additional Truck Tons

2020Additional Rail Tons

2000Truck Tons

2000Rail Tons

Truck and Rail Volume 2000

Truck and Rail Volume 2020

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West Region 100%South Region 89%

Northeast Region 79%Central Region 89%

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

Source: FHWA , MMFAF Project, based on Reebie Associates data and WEFA forecasts

Mid-Atlantic Corridor

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

Source: FHWA , MMFAF Project, based on Reebie Associates data

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Mid-Atlantic Corridor Choke PointsLevels of Analysis

Lane Performance Lane Performance (Trip, Shipment)(Trip, Shipment)

Network Performance (System)

Segment Performance Segment Performance (Choke Point)(Choke Point)

Segment Performance Segment Performance (Clusters of Choke Points)(Clusters of Choke Points)

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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

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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

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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

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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