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Texas Freight & Rail Texas Freight & Rail StudiesStudies
Mark Werner, P.E.Mark Werner, P.E.Transportation Planning & Transportation Planning &
ProgrammingProgrammingMultimodal SectionMultimodal Section
Statewide Freight StudiesStatewide Freight Studies
Development of statewide need Development of statewide need assessment for freight movementassessment for freight movement
Evaluation of freight movements and Evaluation of freight movements and operations within specific areasoperations within specific areas
Identification of opportunities to increase Identification of opportunities to increase freight efficienciesfreight efficiencies
Feasibility of relocating freight Feasibility of relocating freight infrastructure and operations to infrastructure and operations to alternative alignmentsalternative alignments
Statewide Freight StudiesStatewide Freight Studies
Identification and analysis of potential Identification and analysis of potential freight connections to Trans Texas freight connections to Trans Texas CorridorCorridor
Development of recommendations and Development of recommendations and plans to implement identified projectsplans to implement identified projects
Other tasks associated with potential Other tasks associated with potential projects for improving freight projects for improving freight movementsmovements
Three Phase StudiesThree Phase Studies
Phase 1 – Information GatheringPhase 1 – Information Gathering Phase 2 – Alternative Analysis and Phase 2 – Alternative Analysis and
EvaluationEvaluation Phase 3 – Economic Development Phase 3 – Economic Development
and Prioritization of and Prioritization of RecommendationsRecommendations
Current StudiesCurrent Studies
San AntonioSan Antonio HoustonHouston West Texas – Amarillo, Lubbock & West Texas – Amarillo, Lubbock &
Odessa DistrictsOdessa Districts East Texas – Paris, Atlanta, Tyler, East Texas – Paris, Atlanta, Tyler,
Lufkin & Dallas DistrictsLufkin & Dallas Districts
San Antonio Region Study San Antonio Region Study AreaArea
TxDOT’s 12 County San Antonio TxDOT’s 12 County San Antonio DistrictDistrict
KerrKerr - Atascosa - Atascosa KendallKendall - Wilson - Wilson BanderaBandera - Bexar - Bexar Uvalde - ComalUvalde - Comal Medina - GuadalupeMedina - Guadalupe Frio - McMullenFrio - McMullen
Inventory of Existing Rail Inventory of Existing Rail NetworkNetwork 571 miles of railroad tracks
420 single track mainline miles 80 double track mainline miles 32 miles of yard tracks
excluding SoSan, East, and Kirby yards 40 miles of siding or industrial spur tracks
Nearly 48,000 lineal feet (over 9 miles) of railroad structures
895 grade crossings 326 other signs or signals 320 other gates 131 stop signs 107 crossbucks 9 flashing lights 2 train activated bells/wigwags
Freight Rail Movement Freight Rail Movement ConstraintsConstraints
Connectivity between existing rail lines
Capacity increase limitations Along the mainline Rail yards
Curves Roadway/Rail interface
Measuring Railroad CapacityMeasuring Railroad Capacity Develop statistical modelsDevelop statistical models Observe volume of traffic over a Observe volume of traffic over a
particular route segmentparticular route segment Observe volume of traffic over the Observe volume of traffic over the
entire rail network under considerationentire rail network under consideration Assess terminal capacityAssess terminal capacity
Provides an entirely different set of Provides an entirely different set of challengeschallenges
Institutional challengesInstitutional challenges Operational constraintsOperational constraints
Measuring Railroad CapacityMeasuring Railroad Capacity Evaluate the physical characteristics of the Evaluate the physical characteristics of the
terminal location terminal location Identify potential bottlenecks Identify potential bottlenecks Establish “base-case” operational modelEstablish “base-case” operational model Establish railroad considerations for Establish railroad considerations for
growth forecastsgrowth forecasts Requirements to handle the additional traffic Requirements to handle the additional traffic Evaluate the commodity mixEvaluate the commodity mix Assess current potential capacities of both Assess current potential capacities of both
private and publicly owned transload facilitiesprivate and publicly owned transload facilities
Rail Tonnage - 2004Rail Tonnage - 2004 Over 98 Million Gross Tons (MGT) of Over 98 Million Gross Tons (MGT) of
freight via rail came into San Antoniofreight via rail came into San Antonio Approximately 1.2 Million rail cars, and Approximately 1.2 Million rail cars, and
approximately 56 Million tons of freightapproximately 56 Million tons of freight Over 3300 cars/day averageOver 3300 cars/day average
Over 95 MGT of freight via rail left Over 95 MGT of freight via rail left San AntonioSan Antonio Over 1.17 Million rail cars and over 54 Over 1.17 Million rail cars and over 54
Million tons of freightMillion tons of freight Over 3200 cars/day averageOver 3200 cars/day average
San Antonio Bypass Study San Antonio Bypass Study CharacteristicsCharacteristics
Numerous conceptual corridors are being analyzed for Numerous conceptual corridors are being analyzed for bypassing San Antoniobypassing San Antonio Between 66 and 90 mile overall lengthsBetween 66 and 90 mile overall lengths
Existing route approximately 65 miles Existing route approximately 65 miles Bypassing municipalitiesBypassing municipalities
SeguinSeguin MarionMarion
Rail yard locations includedRail yard locations included Crew change pointsCrew change points In-line fueling facilitiesIn-line fueling facilities Local service concernsLocal service concerns
Connectivity to existing rail linesConnectivity to existing rail lines Austin Sub @ New BraunfelsAustin Sub @ New Braunfels Corpus Christi and Laredo SubdivisionsCorpus Christi and Laredo Subdivisions
ToyotaToyota
Refined Study AreaRefined Study Area
Next StepsNext Steps Develop and perform iterations to Develop and perform iterations to
determine benefits of:determine benefits of: Infrastructure improvementsInfrastructure improvements Yard relocation considerations Yard relocation considerations Rail corridor consolidationsRail corridor consolidations Rail corridor alternativesRail corridor alternatives Combinations thereofCombinations thereof
Establish cost/benefit ratiosEstablish cost/benefit ratios Establish public benefit as well as private Establish public benefit as well as private
benefitbenefit
Houston Study AreaHouston Study Area
TxDOT’s 6 County Houston District
Harris Montgomery Waller Fort Bend Brazoria Galveston
2 TxDOT Beaumont
District Counties Chambers Liberty
Inventory of Existing Rail Inventory of Existing Rail NetworkNetwork
1135 miles of railroad tracks1135 miles of railroad tracks 830 single track mainline miles830 single track mainline miles 75 double track mainline miles75 double track mainline miles 70 miles of yard tracks70 miles of yard tracks
excluding the Major yardsexcluding the Major yards 159 miles of siding or industrial spur tracks159 miles of siding or industrial spur tracks
Nearly 113,000 lineal feet (over 21 miles) of Nearly 113,000 lineal feet (over 21 miles) of railroad structuresrailroad structures
1203 grade crossings1203 grade crossings 574 other signs or signals574 other signs or signals 308 other gates308 other gates 145 stop signs145 stop signs 145 crossbucks145 crossbucks 31 flashing lights31 flashing lights
Rail Freight MovementsRail Freight Movements Over 118 Million Gross Tons (MGT) of Over 118 Million Gross Tons (MGT) of
freight via rail came into Houstonfreight via rail came into Houston Approximately 1.45 Million rail cars, and Approximately 1.45 Million rail cars, and
over 67 Million tons of freightover 67 Million tons of freight Just under 4000 cars/day averageJust under 4000 cars/day average
Over 127 MGT of freight via rail left Over 127 MGT of freight via rail left HoustonHouston Approximately 1.56 Million rail cars and Approximately 1.56 Million rail cars and
over 72 Million tons of freightover 72 Million tons of freight Nearly 4300 cars/day averageNearly 4300 cars/day average
Rail Freight MovementsRail Freight Movements
Over 217 MGT of freight via rail Over 217 MGT of freight via rail moved around “inside” of Houstonmoved around “inside” of Houston Annually, that’s nearly 2.67 Million rail Annually, that’s nearly 2.67 Million rail
cars and over 123 Million tons of freightcars and over 123 Million tons of freight Approximately 28 MGT of freight rail Approximately 28 MGT of freight rail
stayed in Houstonstayed in Houston Annually, nearly 346,000 rail cars and Annually, nearly 346,000 rail cars and
over 16 Million tons of freightover 16 Million tons of freight
Addressing Capacity Addressing Capacity ImprovementsImprovements
Must be made to handle predicted Must be made to handle predicted increases in tons of freight hauled increases in tons of freight hauled
Must make sense operationally, Must make sense operationally, especially for the Railroadsespecially for the Railroads
Must be ranked in order of Must be ranked in order of cost/benefit ratiocost/benefit ratio
Must be made to sustain growthMust be made to sustain growth
Railroad Capacity Railroad Capacity ImprovementsImprovements
Must be operationally and financially Must be operationally and financially sound sound
Will investigate previously recommended Will investigate previously recommended improvements as alternativesimprovements as alternatives
Will use Rail Traffic Controller (RTC) Will use Rail Traffic Controller (RTC) modelingmodeling Establish base (current) networkEstablish base (current) network Develop alternative alignments/upgradesDevelop alternative alignments/upgrades
Test validityTest validity Determine cost/benefit ratiosDetermine cost/benefit ratios
RTC ModelingRTC Modeling
Over 2000 train files codedOver 2000 train files coded Trains go “to” Houston. Trains go “to” Houston.
RR’s are not running a bunch of trains RR’s are not running a bunch of trains “through” Houston“through” Houston
Very small percentages of trains are Very small percentages of trains are intermodalintermodal
Very large percentages of trains are Very large percentages of trains are locallocal UP has over 900 customers in RegionUP has over 900 customers in Region
Application of RTCApplication of RTC Analyze effects of capital projects, such asAnalyze effects of capital projects, such as::
sidings, crossovers and bypass trackssidings, crossovers and bypass tracks double trackingdouble tracking new locomotives by typenew locomotives by type
Determine best time to schedule trainsDetermine best time to schedule trains Determine effects of adding and deleting Determine effects of adding and deleting
train servicetrain service Determine comparisons of improving Determine comparisons of improving
existing infrastructure vs. alternative existing infrastructure vs. alternative alignmentsalignments Key component in validating operational improvementsKey component in validating operational improvements
Rail Network Improvement Rail Network Improvement AnalysisAnalysis
Review alternative routes Review alternative routes Analyze operational changesAnalyze operational changes Review rail yard capacitiesReview rail yard capacities Investigate at-grade crossings forInvestigate at-grade crossings for
ClosuresClosures SeparationsSeparations
Provide cost/benefit per Provide cost/benefit per recommendation assumptionsrecommendation assumptions
RR validation on assumptions requiredRR validation on assumptions required
Next StepsNext Steps
Analyze vs. Base CaseAnalyze vs. Base Case Determine effectiveness of Determine effectiveness of
improvementsimprovements Establish cost/benefit rankingEstablish cost/benefit ranking
Define for near term, mid-range, and Define for near term, mid-range, and long term applicabilitylong term applicability
Amarillo District
Lubbock DistrictOdessa
District
West TexasWest Texas
Getting StartedGetting Started
Notice to Proceed issued April 16, Notice to Proceed issued April 16, 20062006
Public Meetings Public Meetings Identifying StakeholdersIdentifying Stakeholders Developed Questionnaires that have Developed Questionnaires that have
been sent to stakeholdersbeen sent to stakeholders Begun establishing an inventory of the Begun establishing an inventory of the
existing freight rail system existing freight rail system
East TexasEast TexasDallas District
Paris District
Lufkin District
AtlantaDistrict
Tyler District
Getting StartedGetting Started
Notice to Proceed Issued May 30, Notice to Proceed Issued May 30, 20062006
Public MeetingsPublic Meetings Identification of StakeholdersIdentification of Stakeholders
Future StudiesFuture Studies
Dallas Fort WorthDallas Fort Worth Area wide freight will be coordinated Area wide freight will be coordinated
with the North Central Texas Council of with the North Central Texas Council of Governments Tower 55 studyGovernments Tower 55 study
Border AreaBorder Area
Questions Questions