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Norfolk Southern: Creating Options for Central Ohio
Chris Luebbers22 July 2010
AtlantaAustell
Inman
Charlotte
Chicago47th Street
63rd Street
Landers
Calumet
Ashland Ave
Columbus
DetroitLivernois
Delray
SavannahMason ICTF
Port Wentworth
Miami
CincinnatiGest Street
Sharonville
Harrisburg/ Rutherford
Front Royal
NorfolkNorfolk Int’l Terminal
Portsmouth Marine Terminal
Newport News Marine Terminal
APM Terminal
New Orleans
Memphis
Dallas
Huntsville
Jacksonville
Charleston/ Marine Terminal
Georgetown
Kansas City
St LouisLouisville
Buechel
Appliance Park
Baltimore
Greensboro
Toledo
Decatur
Taylor
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
AyerAlbany
Buffalo
Titusville
NY/NJCroxton Erail
Elizabeth Marine Terminal
NYCT PNCT
Bethlehem
Morrisville/Navy Yard
Shreveport
Ft Lauderdale
Birmingham
MeridianNS Intermodal Network
Intermodal Network
Haulage Extensions
Intermodal Terminals
On-Dock Access
NS Intermodal NetworkIntermodal Network
Haulage Extensions
Intermodal Terminals
On-Dock Access
Norfolk Southern’sIntermodal Network
Service, Price and Options
• In today’s environment, shippers are considering service, price and routing options in their supply chains
• Increasing demand for higher quality, truck-like intermodal services
• Routing Options involve International and Domestic Traffic– West Coast Ports– East Coast / Panama Canal vessel services– Domestic services for all regions of the US
NS Projects Benefit Central Ohio
Northeast
East
West
South
Central Ohio
NS Projects Benefit Central Ohio
Chicago Ashland Ave and
the CREATE Projects to Points
West
Heartland Corridor to Norfolk
Columbus to Cincinnati Clearance Project
Additional Support Track at
Toledo for service to
NY/NJ
Rickenbacker Terminal
Columbus Rickenbacker4 Support Tracks (14,000’)
3 Pad Tracks (9,300’)
Expanded Leads to/from Mainline
125 Acres – Expandable up to 300 acres
1,888 Wheeled Parking Spots
408 Stacked Spaces (2 high)
High Speed Automated Gate System
4 Overhead Cranes / 1 Sideloader
Equipment Maintenance Building
Annual Lift Capacity 250,000
Neighboring Lots are owned by CRAA and may be
developed for CY facilities, etc.
Rickenbacker Global Logistics Park
The Rickenbacker logistics park and FTZ integrates Intermodal, carload, air freight and logistics capabilities
15,000 acres of existing or planned development , Over 39 million sq ft of existing development
Located 18 miles from Columbus
Anchored by NS’ new Intermodal facility and the Rickenbacker airport
Heartland Corridor
The Heartland CorridorPublic-Private Partnership
Chicago
Columbus
PritchardRoanoke Norfolk
Detroit
The Heartland Corridor
First Trains September 9, 2010!
Central Tunnel Project Status
Total Complete as of 7/15/10 % Complete
Tunnel Length (Linear feet) 28,843 21,602 75%
Number of Tunnels 28 25 89%
Number of other obstructions 25 24 96%
Cowan Tunnel - Before
Cowan Tunnel - After
Heartland Corridor
The Heartland Corridor and Heartland Secondary Projects
Public-Private Partnership
Chicago
Cincinnati
Columbus
PritchardRoanoke Norfolk
Detroit
The Heartland Corridor and Secondary Projects
First Trains September 9, 2010
Heartland Corridor Secondary Projects
• Columbus - Cincinnati Clearance Project– 5 mainline clearance projects between Columbus and Cincinnati – Estimated Completion Q2 2011– Allows for double stack service between Columbus and Florida and
the Southeast Ports
• Toledo Yard and Rickenbacker Track Expansion– Addition of support tracks will allow blocks of traffic to be switched
between trains– Estimated Completion Q2 2011– Improved flow through Toledo for Columbus traffic to/from Chicago
and NY
Chicago Interchange
• NS inherited Ashland Ave. Yard in Chicago in the Conrail transaction– Provides highly efficient connectivity to western carriers
• The CREATE projects will significantly build upon the Ashland Ave. interchanges by improving approaches to the facility on both ends
– Brighton Park Interlocking– Englewood Flyover
• The Indiana Gateway Project will improve the NS mainline in and out of Chicago
• NS has two options for routing trains between Chicago and Columbus
Chicago Interchange Operations
Norfolk and Norfolk Ports
Jacksonville and Jacksonville Ports
Savannah and Savannah Ports
Charleston and Charleston Ports
Chicago
Northern New Jersey
Columbus Rickenbacker
Pacific Northwest Points
Pacific Southwest Points and NorCal
Miami and South Florida
Current and Potential NS Intermodal Services For
Central Ohio
Creating Options for Central Ohio
• The Heartland Corridor will be completed in August, but NS continues to invest in projects that will leverage the benefits of the Heartland Corridor for Central Ohio
• NS has sufficient and expandable Intermodal terminal capacity in the heart of Central Ohio
• NS provides multiple options for efficient Intermodal services to points East, West and South– Double stack routes to New York/New Jersey and Norfolk– Efficient interchange in Chicago to reach points West– Potential to reach Florida and the SE ports