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GNCC Project Update

PNWA 2014 Annual Convention 10.17.2014

G r e a t N o r t h e r n C o r r i d o r C o a l i t i o n S t a k e h o l d e r

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• The Great Northern Corridor is a globally

competitive multistate freight corridor

consisting of a seamless road and rail

network that promotes economic growth

for neighboring communities and

accommodates the demand for safe,

efficient, and environmentally sound

transportation services.

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Vision

Great Northern Corridor


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History


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Overview

A complex freight transportation network that includes:

• BNSF’s rail route of 3,331 miles

• Ports (10 Deepwater/3 Inland)

• First/Last Mile Connections

• Freight Terminals/Load Centers

• Border Crossings

• Critical Roadways

Links eight states and three Canadian

Provinces to the global marketplace

Port of North Dakota




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Great Northern Corridor Economic Engine

• More than 35 million people

live and work along the GNC

• Supports 432,000 regional

businesses and nearly 12.5

million jobs

GNC states contribute $1.97

trillion in GDP



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• Carried 221 million tons

of freight in 2013

• Supported 51 million tons

of agricultural exports

• Handled 964,000 units of consumer

goods

• Moved 91 million tons of industrial products

• Removed over 10 million long-haul trucks from

highways across the Corridor

• Supports an area with wind energy generation potential

of over two million megawatts

On the Move

Critical to the national and

regional supply chains



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• Intersects or parallels 20

major cross continent

Interstate and U.S. Highways

• Links 37 short line railroads

and their customers to the

national rail network and the

global marketplace

• Connects to 11 ocean, river

and lake ports, and three

inland ports

Vital Connections



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Great Northern CorridorOther Facts

• 2,300 public, at-grade highway-rail

crossings

• 18 MPOs

• 1,000 Municipalities and 125 Counties

• 50, 100 and 200 miles multiplier effect: 4,700

towns and 382 counties



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Great Northern CorridorPNW Gateway Partners



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PNW Gateway Partners




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Great Northern Corridor Corridor Driving Forces



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Great Northern Corridor Impacts on Freight Flows



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Great Northern Corridor Demographic



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Great Northern Corridor Social


Truck Driver Shortage Modal Choices


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Great Northern Corridor Environment & Technology


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Great Northern Corridor Global Economy & Trade



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Great Northern Corridor GNCC SWOT Analysis



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Great Northern CorridorThe Future



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Multi-State Perspective

• Creates a shared vision for a “Corridor of

National Significance”

• Creates more robust trade alliances and

business opportunities across the corridor

enhancing global competiveness

• Highlights the important role the Corridor and

its stakeholders play for the country and the

region




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Multi-State Perspective

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• Promotes regional cooperation, planning, and

shared project implementation for projects and

initiatives

• Supports trade prosperity and economic

development through a seamless, efficient, and

integrated rail and roadway freight network

• Creates partnerships that will strengthen the

working relationships between our federal, state

and local jurisdictions and delegations




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Thank You!


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