NJTPA TCAM Project

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Public/Private Partnerships Diesel Locomotive
Engine Retrofit Project by the NJTPA, PANYNJ, CSX
and NS Railroads
Liz DeRuchie Principal Planner North Jersey
Transportation Planning Authority
FHWA Talking Freight Webinar July 20, 2011
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The NJTPA Region

• fourth largest MPO in the nation
• northern and central New Jersey
• 6.6 million people
• 3.2 million jobs
• 4200 sq. miles
• 13 counties and 2 cities
• 384 municipalities

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NY
PA
Northern and Central New Jersey
NYC
23,000 Mile Road network 250 Bus Routes 390
mile, 10-Line 150-Station Commuter Rail 14 mile
Rapid Transit, 15 mile Light Rail Lines 18 Ferry
Routes, 58,000 Park-and-Ride Spaces 4,800 Roadway
/ 600 Rail Bridges Airports, Intercity Bus,
Rail 3 crossings to Manhattan Sidewalks, Bicycle
Paths, Paratransit Largest Atlantic Container
Port 400 Million Tons of Freight by Truck
Annually 25 Million Tons of Freight by Rail
Annually
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NJTPA Mission

• The NJTPA is the regional transportation planning
  leader and technical and informational resource
  for the people of northern New Jersey that
• Creates a vision to meet the mobility needs of
  northern New Jersey
• Develops a plan for transportation improvement
  and management to fulfill the vision
• Prioritizes over 2 billion in federal funding
  annually to make that plan a reality, and
• Links transportation plans with economic growth,
  environmental protection, growth management,
  safety and security, and quality of life goals
  for the region.

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2035 Regional Transportation Plan
Regional Transportation Goals
Goal 1 Protect and Improve the Quality of
Natural Ecosystems and the Human
Environment Goal 2 Provide Affordable,
Accessible and Dynamic Transportation Systems
Responsive to Current and Future Customers Goal
3 Retain and Increase Economic Activity and
Competitiveness Goal 4 Enhance System
Coordination, Efficiency, and Intermodal
Connectivity Goal 5 Maintain a Safe and
Reliable Transportation System in a State of Good
Repair Goal 6 Select Transportation Investments
that Support the Coordination of Land Use with
Transportation Systems
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Transportation Clean Air Measures (TCAM) Project

• Purpose
• plan pro-actively
• take initiative
• support NJTPA goal of protecting and improving
  the environment
• focus on air quality benefits
• augment ongoing environmentally beneficial
  programs
• advance innovative approaches to reducing
  transportation-related emissions
• Outcomes
• select measures with greatest benefits and
  chances for success
• develop actions for implementation
• include actions not being generated through other
  avenues

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Project Approach

• Selected consultant
• Formed technical working group
• Identified/Screened potential TCAMs (52)
• Evaluated candidate TCAMs (20)
• Developed action plans (9)
• Currently implementing action plans (5 to date)
• Key to the success of this project was to
  establish and nurture key partnerships as early
  as possible

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Formed Technical WorkingGroup

• Key step
• Identify broadest possible group
• - Help select the consultant team
• - Guide the project
• - Provide technical expertise
• - Help select prioritize final TCAMs
• - Became implementers of the final action plans
• Probable implementers
• - Initially included USEPA, NJDEP, NJDOT, NJ
  Transit, TMAs (all public)
• - Later expanded to include PANYNJ, NJTA, NJDOE,
  Conrail and NJMTA
• - Continue to add new partners as opportunities
  develop (NJRC Assoc)
• Power in partnerships
• - Smart place and time to forge key partnerships

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Public/Private Partnerships

• Program to Retrofit or Replace
• Diesel Locomotive Engines for Freight
• Action plan recommended promoting and funding the
  retrofit or replacement of diesel locomotives for
  freight
• - Reduces VOCs, NOX, PM 2.5, GHGs
• - Reduces noise levels
• - Responds to community concerns
• - Reduces fuel consumption extend engine life
• Looked for existing opportunities
• - PANYNJ developed a comprehensive Clean Air
  Strategy
• - Purpose is to reduce emissions in advance of
  regulations
• - For rail, PANYNJ identified replacing five
  switching locomotives with GenSets
• - This initiative tied in perfectly with this
  TCAM

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Public/Private Partnerships

• Program to Retrofit or Replace
• Diesel Locomotive Engines for Freight
• Found Power in Partnerships not one of these
  agencies could have accomplished this project on
  their own
• - PANYNJ
• - CSX Rail Road
• - Norfolk Southern Rail Road
• - NJTPA
• Leverage Funds
• - PANYNJ provided 600,000
• - CSX Rail Road provided 300,000
• - Norfolk Southern Rail Road provided 300,000
• - NJTPA provided 1,800,000
• - Funding the replacement of two engines

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Public/Private Partnerships

• Program to Retrofit or Replace
• Diesel Locomotive Engines for Freight
• Complement other efforts
• - CSX , Norfolk Southern NJDEP are also
  funding the replacement of the three other
  switching engines at Port Newark/Elizabeth

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Public/Private Partnerships

• Engaging other agencies can be enhanced by
• involving them as early as possible so that the
  project is known, understood and seen favorably
• highlighting the benefits of the project (eg.
  fuel savings, reduced emissions, favorable press
  coverage, improved public relations etc.)
• creating energy/buzz that attracts interest and
  support - people want to be involved

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Public/Private Partnerships

• Securing a firm commitment from all agencies can
  be done through
• financial commitments regardless of the amount
• commitments of staffing resources
• resolutions of support

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Public/Private Partnerships

• Common sense approach to the project management
• Identify overall project team with a key project
  manager from each agency
• Identify project timeline with specific tasks,
  deadlines and responsible parties
• Meet regularly in person or via conference call
  to discuss progress and resolve issues

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Public/Private Partnerships

• 2007 NJTPA undertook the TCAM study
• 2009 NJTPA met with the PANYNJ to discuss
  possible implementation of project
• 2009 NJTPA gains solid commitment from PANYNJ,
  CSX and NS ( , staff time, letters)
• 2010 NJTPA Board of Trustees recommends and FHWA
  approves project
• 2011 two retrofitted locomotives scheduled for
  delivery December, 2011

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Thank You!
Liz DeRuchie973-639-8446liz_at_njtpa.orgwww.njtpa.
org