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NCDOT Rail Division
Managing Multi-modal Projects within a Corridor
Freight in the Southeast
February 10, 2011
NORTH CAROLINA GROWTH PROJECTIONS
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Vehicle Miles TraveledPopulationDOT revenues in constant dollars (state funds)
Double Stack ClearanceExisting or Planned
National Gateway Project
CSXT’s National Gateway
• Provides meaningful connections– Expedites traffic through
Chicago and St Louis– Exploits NW Ohio Transfer
Yard
• National Gateway enhances intermodal network
Chicago
New York
Florida
Boston
St. Louis
Memphis
New Orleans
Wilmington
Hampton Roads
Baltimore
NW Ohio Transfer Yard
Pittsburgh
Chambersburg
Howard St Tunnel
Columbus
More Efficient Movement
• 1 gallon of fuel moves 1 ton of freight 436 miles• Rail uses 1/3 of the energy vs highway or aviation • Reduced fuel and emissions, 2/3 less greenhouse gases• 1 Intermodal trains = 280 trucks, merchandise trains = 500 trucks• North Carolina International Terminal
•3,600 trains or 1 million trucks annually?
• More dense development reduces public costs of infrastructure• Transit travel times will continue to decrease while travel times via highways will increase• Expands the labor pool available to employers• Expands the size of the job market for workers
Lasts Longer
• Investment in short line railroads helps retain jobs in rural and small urban communities • An 18 wheeler impacts highway costs at the rate of 20 to 70 cents per mile • PanaMax Era will change intermodal traffic flows dramatically
• Reduced emissions means our life expectancy is not reduced
• Rail transportation is safer