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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
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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
[email protected]. 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
Rick Crawford/NS
Randy Evans/CSX
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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