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North Carolina Short Line Railroads Presentation to the NC Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee March 8, 2018 US SHORT LINE RAILROAD QUICK FACTS 603 SHORT LINES 47,500 ROUTE MILES (29% OF TOTAL RAIL NETWORK) PRIMARILY

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North Carolina Short Line Railroads

Presentation to the NC Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee

March 8, 2018

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US SHORT LINE RAILROAD QUICK FACTS

  • 603 SHORT LINES
  • 47,500 ROUTE MILES (29% OF TOTAL RAIL NETWORK)
  • PRIMARILY PROVIDE “FIRST MILE / LAST MILE” SERVICE
  • HANDLE 1 OF OUT 5 RAILCARS SHIPPED IN THE US
  • SERVE NEARLY 10,000 CUSTOMERS

Short Line or Class III Railroad: Has a length of less than 350 miles and earns less than $35 million revenue annually.

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Source: ASLRRA

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  • HAUL FREIGHT – 99,438 CARLOADS
  • PASSENGER SERVICE – 200,000 PASSENGERS
  • SPECIAL EVENT TRAINS
  • TRANSLOAD FACILITIES
  • TRACK MAINTENANCE
  • SIGNAL MAINTENANCE
  • RAILCAR REPAIR

NC SHORT LINE RAILROAD SERVICES PROVIDED

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  • CHEMICALS
  • DRY WALL
  • PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
  • STEEL
  • PLASTICS/RESINS
  • LUMBER
  • RUBBER
  • PAPER PRODUCTS
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS
  • MACHINERY
  • CEMENT
  • COAL/FLY ASH
  • GRAIN
  • AUTOMOBILES
  • AGGREGATES
  • FERTILIZER
  • WOODCHIPS
  • ETHANOL
  • WOOD CHIPS
  • ROAD SALT

RAIL FREIGHT IN NORTH CAROLINA

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NC RAIL USER NETWORK

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MAJOR RAIL USERS

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RAIL FREIGHT IN NORTH CAROLINA

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NC SHORT LINE NETWORK

22 Short Lines operating in 56 counties

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BENEFITS TO THE ECONOMY

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  • PRIVATE
  • FRA
  • NCDOT
  • RAIL INDUSTRIAL ACCESS

SOURCES OF FUNDING

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  • MANY LIGHTER DENSITY, RURAL ROUTES LACK THE INDUSTRY STANDARD 286,000 LB

CARRYING CAPACITY

  • MAJOR COST: OLDER BRIDGE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS UPGRADING/REBUILT
  • OLDER WORKFORCE / TRAINING FOR YOUNGER GENERATION & EMPLOYEES TO

GENERATE SPECIFIC SKILLS (ENGINEER, CONDUCTOR, SIGNALMAN, MECHANICAL, DISPATCHER, ELECTRICAL)

  • INDUSTRIAL TURNOVER IN RURAL AREAS
  • TRUCK SIZE AND WEIGHT THREAT

TRENDS AND CHALLENGES

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  • SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – NEW INDUSTRY, EXPANSIONS, AND

RETENTION

  • RECURRING FUNDING FOR FRRCSI FUNDS
  • INCREASE FUNDING / INCREASE STATE’S PORTION OF THE 50/50 GRANT MATCH
  • EXPANDED COMMUNICATION BETWEEN NCDOT RAIL DIVISION, EDPNC, AND THE

SHORT LINE’S

  • TRANSLOAD FACILITY DEVELOPMENT
  • EXPAND APPLICATION OF FUNDING TO INCLUDE: INVESTMENTS IN STRUCTURES,

TECHNOLOGY, PTC COMPLIANCE

PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE

WHAT CAN YOU DO???

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NC SHORT LINE CONTACTS