DRPT Rail Transportation Improvement Programs Kevin Page Director of Rail Transportation September 2

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DRPT Rail Transportation Improvement
ProgramsKevin PageDirector of Rail
TransportationSeptember 29, 2006
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Who is DRPT?

• 40 employees, three offices
• Work with over 100 public and private partners to
  provide project management services, planning
  support, technical expertise, financial support
  and program advocacy

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Three Main Areas of Activity

• Rail
• Freight rail
• Passenger rail
• Public Transportation
• Public transit systems and services
• Special needs transportation
• Commuter Services
• Ridesharing carpools, vanpools
• Incentive programs for employers
• Telework

• Funding Support
• Advocacy
• Planning and
• technical support

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DRPT Rail Programs

• Rail Enhancement Fund (freight/passenger)
• Rail Preservation Fund (freight)
• Rail Industrial Access Fund (freight)

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Rail Enhancement Fund

• Created in July 2005
• Provides approximately 23M annually for freight
  and passenger rail improvements in VA
• Focus on public benefits
• Requires a 30 match to state funds

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Rail Advisory Board

• Created in 2005 at the same time as the Rail
  Enhancement Fund
• Advises the DRPT Director and makes
  recommendations on REF funding and other issues
  upon request
• Meets bi-monthly
• Administrative support provided by DRPT

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REF Current Projects
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Rail Enhancement FundFreight Rail Projects

• Heartland Corridor Virginia Components
• Commonwealth Railway Line Purchase
• APM/Maersk Terminals Rail Yard Expansion
• Suffolk Connection
• Portsmouth Subdivision Height Clearances
• Intermodal Improvements, Crewe to Suffolk
• Median Rail Relocation

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REF Projects to Serve the Ports

• 49M in State Rail Investment
• 200,000 trucks removed annually from our roads
  (2007)
• 2-3 million trucks removed from our roads (2025)
• Market share increase 8
• or from about 25-33

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New Port DevelopmentsRequiring Rail Service
Proposed Third Crossing
NIT
Proposed Craney Island Marine Terminal
I-664
APM/Maersk Terminal Under Construction
Route 164
PMT
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Projected Cargo Demand and Planned Capacity for
the Port
12.0
Containerized Cargo Forecast (4.2 Average Growth
Per Year)
10.0
Planned Capacity
8.0
6.0
TEUs (in Millions)
4.0
2.0
2005
2008
2014
2017
2020
2023
2026
2029
2032
2035
2038
2011
Source VPA Master Plan. Forecast numbers
prepared in 2005 and represent average increase
over the forecast period.
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Impact of Port Developments on Rail Traffic

• APM Marine Terminals VA
• Opening 2nd Quarter of 2007
• Rail traffic ramping from approximately 4 train
  trips to up to approximately 12 train trips/week
  as terminal operations increase
• 4th Marine Terminal at Craney Island
• Opening 2017
• New rail traffic of approximately 56 train
  trips/week
• NIT and PMT Rail traffic will continue to
  increase with the completion of the Heartland
  Corridor and the CSX clearance projects for
  double stack loadings

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Rail Enhancement Fund Projects Support Business
at the Port

• Increase rail service to the port
• Increase rail capacity with double stacked trains
• Ease traffic congestion with more freight shipped
  by rail
• Improve competitive rail shipping options with
  freight rail access by more than one operator
• Improve rail safety by eliminating rail/road
  crossings

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Port AccessCommonwealth Railway Line Purchase
NS CSX to CWRYRailway Junctions
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REF GrantCommonwealth Railway Line Purchase

• Grantee Commonwealth Railway, Inc.
• Description Purchase 10.5 miles of existing rail
  line from Norfolk Southern Railway between
  Chesapeake and Suffolk to ensure dual, unimpeded
  and equitable access to the APM and the proposed
  VPA 4th Marine Terminals.
• REF total project cost 6,660,000
• REF funds provided 4,160,000
• FY 06 - 2.16 Million
• FY 07 - 2.0 Million
• Project completion Spring 2007

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Port Access Suffolk Connection from CSX to
Commonwealth Railway
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REF GrantSuffolk Connection

• Grantee CSX
• Description Construct a connection track from
  the CSXT Portsmouth Subdivision to the
  Commonwealth Railway in Suffolk to ensure dual,
  unimpeded and equitable access to the APM and the
  proposed VPA 4th Marine Terminals.
• REF project cost 5,940,000
• REF funds provided 4,158,000
• FY 06 - 3.417 Million
• FY 07 - .741 Million
• Project completion Mid 2007

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Capacity EnhancementAPM Terminals Rail Yard
Expansion

• July 2006 Photo

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REF GrantAPM/Maersk Terminals Rail Yard
Expansion

• Grantee APM Terminals, Virginia (Maersk)
• Description Allows 6 tracks at the rail yard,
  doubling capacity. Provides the Hampton Roads
  region with an alternative to truck-induced
  congestion while allowing growth at the Port of
  Hampton Roads.
• REF project cost 18,600,000
• REF funds provided 9,300,000
• FY 06 - 2.4 Million
• FY 07 - 4.6 Million
• FY 08 - 2.3 Million
• Project completion Mid 2007

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Capacity EnhancementNeed for Improved Rail Line
Clearances

• Current double stack service at Port is NIT via
  NS
• Rail lines need 20 feet 9 inches for double stack
  clearance
• Most rail lines have about 19 feet of clearance

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REF GrantPortsmouth Subdivision Height Clearances

• Grantee CSX
• Description Clear overhead impediments on VA
  portion of Portsmouth Subdivision (rail line that
  runs between Portsmouth and Weldon, NC) to
  provide double stack freight service over a
  560-mile market, connecting Portsmouth with
  Atlanta and the Southeast. Allows double stack
  movement to the VA/NC state line.
• REF project cost 2,238,000
• REF funds provided 1,556,600 (FY 06)
• Project completion Mid 2007

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Capacity EnhancementThe Heartland Corridor
Project Area
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REF GrantHeartland Corridor- Virginia Components

• Grantee Norfolk Southern
• Description Virginia components consist of
  clearing tunnels to accommodate double stack
  intermodal trains and constructing an intermodal
  facility in the Roanoke region to transfer
  containers between rail and trucks.
• REF project cost 31,936,673 (Total project
  cost 186M, 38.4M in Virginia)
• REF funds provided 22,350,000
• FY 06 7.5 Million
• FY 07 7.5 Million
• FY 08 7.35 Million
• Project completion Mid 2008

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Intermodal Improvements Crewe to Suffolk
Project Area
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REF GrantIntermodal Improvements- Crewe to
Suffolk

• Grantee Norfolk Southern
• Description This project will
• improve connection with Commonwealth Railway in
  Suffolk
• Establish a block swap yard in Crewe
• Add two tracks at auto loading/unloading facility
  in Poe
• Add one track and carload switching facility in
  Broadway Yard
• REF project cost 7,470,000
• REF funds provided 4,229,000
• FY 07- 1.987 Million
• FY 08- 2.242 Million
• Project completion Mid 2007

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Safety RelocationMedian Rail Relocation Study
Route 164
Portsmouth 7 At-Grade Intersections
I-664
Suffolk
Chesapeake 7 At-Grade Intersections
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REF Grant Median Rail Relocation Study

• Grantee Commonwealth Railway
• Description Preliminary engineering and
  environmental review to further advance the
  relocation of the Commonwealth Railway from
  Portsmouth and Chesapeake communities into the
  median of I-664 and Route 164.
• REF study cost 4.8 Million
• REF funds provided 3.36 Million (FY 07)
• Study completion 2007

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REF Projects to Benefit the Port
Work effort to complete project or study
Project or study completion
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Rail Preservation Fund

• Providing assistance to short lines since 1991,
  codified 2005
• 3M for rail upgrade projects including
  additional capacity at terminals and
  interchanges, 24-month projects
• A tool for economic development and preservation
  of rail service to localities and regions

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Rail Preservation Project Example
Providing Improvements To Rail Lines And
Interchanges To Handle Heavier Loads And Improve
Track Safety
BEFORE
AFTER
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Rail Preservation
SHORT LINE PRESERVATION
A Window of Opportunity For Industrial Development
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Rail Preservation FundCurrent Projects

• Central Piedmont Buckingham Branch Railroad
• Tie and rail replacement, major yard interchange
  rehabilitation at Doswell
• Eastern Shore Bay Coast Railroad
• Tie and rail replacement, yard rehabilitation
  Cape Charles
• Hampton Roads
• Commonwealth Railway, Inc. Hampton Roads
• Marshalling yard and APM/Maersk connection
• Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Company
  Hampton Roads
• Tie replacement
• Shenandoah Valley
• Shenandoah Valley Railroad
• Tie Replacement, bridge and crossing
  rehabilitation
• Winchester and Western Railroad Co.
• Rail and tie replacement

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Rail Industrial Access Fund

• Created in 1987 Shares 5.5M annually with Road
  and Airport Access Fund
• Provides access to rail transportation for
  businesses
• Helps to achieve
• Local investment in Virginia communities
• Creating and sustaining jobs
• Taking trucks off the road
• Key component of Governors incentive package to
  attract and retain business and industry

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Rail Industrial Access Key Projects

• Recent projects include providing rail access to
  companies like
• MeadWestvaco
• Gatorade
• Freightcar Roanoke
• DRPT meets with prospective industry, railroads,
  and communities on specific development
  opportunities and then manages rail access grants

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DRPT Passenger Rail Initiatives

• Washington, DC/Richmond Corridor
• Richmond/Hampton Roads
• Southeast High Speed Rail
• Virginia Railway Express
• Rail Enhancement Fund Projects
• TransDominion Express

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Projects Underway Washington, DC/Richmond
CorridorVTA 2000 Funds
State share. There is also 20 million in
federal funding.
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Passenger Rail Project ExampleSecond Quantico
Creek Bridge
7/19/06
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Southeast High Speed RailTier II - Raleigh to
Richmond (168 mi.)

• May 2003 Notice to Proceed
• July/Aug 2003 9 Public Workshops
• 2004/2005 Environmental Field Work
• Preliminary Engineering
• Public Involvement
• Dec. 2005 REF Grant to extend to Richmond
• Oct. 2007 Complete Draft EIS
• April/May 2008 Public Hearings
• Aug. 2008 Complete Final EIS
• Dec. 2008 Record of Decision from FRA

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Studies Underway

• Update of the Washington, DC/Richmond Third Track
  Study
• right-of-way
• environmental issues
• phased implementation plan
• legal and regulatory issues
• cost of electrifying the corridor
• Report due December 1, 2006
• Acca Yard Study
• Major bottleneck for both freight and passenger
  trains
• Model rail operations from Baltimore to South
  Carolina
• Study Completion date April 2007
• Norfolk Southern and DRPT joint study of the I-81
  rail corridor in VA and beyond
• Joint study initiative to identify rail
  improvements and establish public and private
  benefit benchmarks
• Study Completion date Summer 2007

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