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AASHTO Freight Academy AASHTO Freight Academy Freight Rail Economic Development Freight Rail Economic Development
Libby OgardPrime Focus
LLC
Columbus, Ohio
September 24, 2013
Peer Review - Scan of Freight Rail Programs
FloridaNorth CarolinaPennsylvaniaOhioMichiganWisconsinNorth DakotaMinnesotaIowaKansasOklahoma
Selected Benchmark States
StateSmall Railroads
Total Miles Operated Class 1
Small Railroad
Percent Small Railroad
Est. State Employment
State & Local Taxes
Carloads Handled
Truck Equivalents
Est. Pavement Damage Savings
Cars per mile
Jobs per car (000)
IL 36 7119 4468 2651 37.2 2,410 13,450,000 1,509,000 4,331,000 188,000,000 569 1.60IN 36 4371 2714 1657 37.9 1,357 6,318,000 869,000 2,494,000 109,000,000 524 1.56IA 13 3902 1982 1920 49.2 768 8,032,000 354,000 1,017,000 44,000,000 184 2.17MI 21 3763 2229 1534 40.8 655 416,000 295,000 847,000 37,000,000 192 2.22MN 17 4480 2019 2461 54.9 767 2,016,000 262,000 753,000 33,000,000 106 2.93NY 33 3161 1534 1627 51.5 1,806 163,000 151,000 433,000 19,000,000 93 11.96OH 33 5305 3248 2057 38.8 885 14,000 337,000 967,000 42,000,000 164 2.63PA 51 4942 2171 2771 56.1 2,499 489,000 483,000 1,386,000 60,000,000 174 5.17WI 7 3503 864 2639 75.3 252 871,000 70,000 202,000 9,000,000 27 3.60
FL 12 2908 1701 1207 41.5 821 291,000 277,000 795,000 35,000,000 229 2.96KS 10 4890 2890 2075 42.4 345 35,000 277,000 794,000 35,000,000 133 1.25OK 16 3275 2011 1264 38.6 344 nr 211,000 607,000 26,000,000 167 1.63OR 15 2394 1102 1292 54 259 28,000 48,000 137,000 6,000,000 37 5.40Source: AAR 2011 Fact Book
Rail Infrastructure
Railroad /Highway Connections
Land Acquisition
Site Improvements
Industrial DevelopmentPuzzle
Rail Development is a TEAM Effort
Customer Attraction
Agency Leadership
Requires Leadership and a Vision
Grain Tonnage Outbound Flows
Duluth Inbound Gravel Movements
FreightMoves In a Network. All Modes Must Work Together
Railroad Renaissance
Videos of Rail Development Stories
Rail Shipper Tool Kit
Rail 101• Getting Started• Types of Service• Network Maps• Providers• Commodity Flows• Development Guidelines• Land Use Considerations• Resources
