THE FUTURE OF FREIGHT RAILROADING Joseph Schwieterman Professor, DePaul University
WHO ARE THE RAILROADS? Dramatically reduced public understanding in just one generation
Urban/Industrial Passengers Nostalgia
GROWING EMPHASIS ON AWARENESS
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1980 EXTENSIVE DEREGULATION OF PRICES AND SERVICE
2004 THE EMERGENCE OF FOUR DOMINANT U.S. RAILROADS
2 ND CANADIAN CARRIER EMERGES
Speed Limits Federal government Highway Crossing Federal government Safety State funding & private railroads WHO MANAGES WHAT? Property Tax State government Commuter Rail Regional entities Noise Abatement & Blocked Crossings More local orientation
COAL
INTERMODAL
PETROLEUM
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Railroads and communities Mark Walbrun, PE
Technical Innovations in Railroad Operations and S afety Positive Train Control Four Quadrant Gates Operation Lifesaver Locomotive Cameras Train/ S ignal Event Recorders
Passenger and Freight Trains S haring Railroad Corridors All carriers meet FRA safet y requirement s Bet t er use of limit ed infrast ruct ure Opport unit ies t o share former freight -only lines t o meet new passenger t raffic demands PTC upgrades for passenger service enhances freight railroad service
Community Concerns Locomotive exhaust – Tier III and Tier IV requirements Noise – 70 Ldn threshold established by the S TB for merger changes and other mitigation S afety – anti-trespassing measures, grade crossing safety, and positive train control Traffic – grade crossing 20 seconds activation time, traffic signal coordination, typical passenger train gate down time less than a typical 120 second traffic signal cycle
Railr oads & Our Communitie s
About Me tro Stra te g ie s Se rvic e s Po lic y & I ssue Advo c a c y • Pub lic E ng a g e me nt • Pla nning & Pro je c t I mple me nta tio n • F re ig ht & Ra il Pro je c ts CRE AT E Pro g ra m • Co o k Co unty F re ig ht Pla n • Will Co unty F re ig ht Pla n •
City of Chic a g o - 2000 Blizza r d of 1999 Ma yo r Da le y le tte r to Surfa c e T ra nspo rta tio n Bo a rd (ST B) ST B fa c ilita te d me e ting s Chic a g o Pla nning Gro up/ Chic a g o T ra nspo rta tio n Co o rdina tio n Offic e CRE AT E Pro g ra m Blizza r d of 2014
Chic ago Re gion E nvir onme ntal and T r anspor tation E ffic ie nc y (CRE AT E ) Pr ogr am Pub lic o utre a c h a nd c o a litio n b uilding o n this $4.4B infra struc ture pro g ra m inc lude s e ng a g ing e le c te d o ffic ia ls a nd c ivic , b usine ss a nd c o mmunity o rg a niza tio ns to se c ure o ng o ing re g io na l suppo rt. PUBL IC AND ST AKE HOL DE R INVOL VE ME NT
CRE AT E : Ke e ping the Na tion’s E c onomy Moving Produce Autos Coal Petroleum Consumer Products Corn Note: Map not intended to be comprehensive. Only select flows displayed.
CRE AT E Pr og r a m Sta ke holde r s Co mpo sitio n Ra ilro a d – AAR re pre se nts a ll – Cla ss I ra ilro a ds, Me tra , Amtra k I llino is DOT – Se c re ta ry – o f T ra nspo rta tio n Chic a g o DOT – Co mmissio ne r – o f T ra nspo rta tio n Co o k Co unty – Supe rinte nde nt – USDOT (no n-vo ting ) – Re spo nsib ilitie s Se t po lic y fo r CRE AT E Pro g ra m – Re so lve a ll Pro g ra m issue s – Re pre se nt the CRE AT E pa rtne rship – Se e k re so urc e s to b uild the – CRE AT E Pro g ra m
Gr a de Se pa r a tions Sa fe ty Qua lity o f L ife Air Qua lity
Via duc t Pr og r a m L o c a tio ns in the City o f Chic a g o I mpro ve d ro a dwa ys, side wa lks a nd dra ina g e unde r ra ilro a d via duc ts E nha nc e d sa fe ty a nd se c urity fo r mo to rists, pe de stria ns a nd b ic yc lists 37 lo c a tio ns c o mple te d in 2006 14 lo c a tio ns c o mple te d in 2012 (USDOT T I GE R funding , $5 millio n) 11 c o mple te d in 2015/ 2016 (Sta te o f I llino is funding )
Via duc t Improve me nt Prog ra m Example le: 15 1530 S 30 S Racin ine Avenue Example le: 15 1530 S 30 S Loomis is Street Before Before After After
Qua lity of L ife Issue s 911 Critic a l Cro ssing Rig ht o f Wa y Ma inte na nc e Via duc t Prio ritiza tio n Stre e t Clo sure s
Cook County F r e ight Plan Prio ritize T ra nsit a nd Othe r T ra nspo rta tio n Alte rna tive s Suppor t the Re gion’s Role as Nor th Ame r ic a’s F r e ight Capitol Pro mo te E q ua l Ac c e ss to Oppo rtunitie s Ma inta in a nd Mo de rnize Wha t Alre a dy E xists I nc re a se I nve stme nts in T ra nspo rta tio n
Will County Community- F rie ndly F re ight Plan F re ig ht Mo b ility Ne e ds Wo rkfo rc e De ve lo pme nt Wo rkfo rc e Mo b ility L iva b le Co mmunitie s E ngage d Public E duc ational Outr e ac h L a nd-Use Pla nning F unding Oppo rtunitie s
Why is Coordination Important? I de ntifie s a ll pe rspe c tive s & unkno wn issue s L e a ds to po te ntia l c o lla b o ra tio n o ppo rtunitie s Builds c o mmunity suppo rt Ca n re duc e de la ys a nd c o sts Cre a te s o wne rship o f issue s a nd so lutio ns
L aur a Wilkison lwilkison@me tr ostr a te g ie sinc .c om T HANK YOU
National and Regional View of Rail Audrey Wennink October 11, 2017 metroplanning.org @metroplanners
Freight Flows by Highway, Railroad and Waterway, 2011 Source : Highways: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Freight Analysis Framework, Version 3.5, 2015; Rail: Based on Surface Transportation Board, Annual Carload Waybill Sample and rail freight flow assignments done by Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Inland Waterways: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Institute or Water Resources, Annual Vessel Operating Activity and Lock Performance Monitoring System data, September 2015. metroplanning.org @metroplanners
Chicago: The Nation’s Freight Rail Hub • 25 percent of all U.S. freight rail traffic touches Chicago • 44 percent of all intermodal units in the U.S. touch Chicago • 68 percent of intermodal units to/from the ports of Seattle/Tacoma touch Chicago • 45 percent of intermodal units to/from Los Angeles/Long Beach touch Chicago metroplanning.org @metroplanners
Intermodal Traffic 15.40 16 14 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units 12 10 Millions 8.34 8 6.82 5.77 6 3.46 4 3.35 2.39 2.39 1.95 1.79 2 0 metroplanning.org @metroplanners
East-West Eas st F Freight ht Rail G Gateways ys Ran anked b by Load aded R Rai ailcars p per y year ar 1. Chicago 1,343,000 railcars BNSF, CN, CPRS, CSXT, NS, UP 2. St. Louis 645,000 railcars BNSF, CSXT, CN,KCS, NS , UP 4. Kansas City 478,000 railcars BNSF, CPRS, KCS, NS, UP 5. Memphis 243,000 railcars BNSF, CSXT, CN, NS, UP 3. New Orleans 602,000 railcars BNSF, CN, CSXT, KCS, NS, UP Source – U.S. DOT Freight Analysis Framework 3, 2010; includes freight originating and terminating at gateways – does not include through- freight metroplanning.org @metroplanners
Metra Commuter Rail •11 rail lines •241 stations •691 weekday trains metroplanning.org @metroplanners
Amtrak metroplanning.org @metroplanners
Freight Rail Benefits • Increasing Fuel Efficiency : On average, railroads are four times more fuel -efficient than trucks. • Reducing Pollution : Moving freight by rail instead of trucks reduces greenhouse gas emissions an average of 75%. • Lessening Highway Congestion : A train can carry the freight of several hundred trucks — reducing highway gridlock, the cost of maintaining existing highways and the pressure to build expensive new highways • Delivering Global Competitiveness : Railroads haul approximately one-third of all U.S. exports, allowing American industry to be more competitive in the worldwide economy. metroplanning.org @metroplanners
CREATE Program • Economic Benefits of $31.5 Billion will be achieved if Program is fully built metroplanning.org @metroplanners
Sector Impact on Regional Employment • Transportation and Logistics is one of the key economic strengths of the Chicago region – Includes freight and limited interurban passenger transportation, and services that support these operations • Fourth largest business cluster in the region Source: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning metroplanning.org @metroplanners
Contact Audrey Wennink Director, Transportation Metropolitan Planning Council awennink@metroplanning.org 312-863-6004 metroplanning.org @metroplanners
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