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FRA – Office of Railroad Policy and Development

Moving America Forward

F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N

Multimodal Movement of Freight

2017 SCORT Annual MeetingOakland, CA

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Stephen O’Connor



The State of Freight 22016 Report from AAPA & AASHTO

Overall Freight Needs Rail Needs

• 29 States • 10 States

• 6,202 Projects

• $258.7 billion in total needs

• 270 Projects

• $5.9 billion• Approx. 73% of surveyed

have on‐dock rail

State of Freight II Survey answers several basic questions:• Does your state have a freight plan?• Does your state have a freight office or program?

• Does your state have dedicated funding for freight projects?

• How many freight projects does your state have and what are the costs of these projects?

• Does your state have a freight advisory committee?



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Source: Assn. of American Railroads, “Railroad Facts (2016 edition),” p. 18

U.S. Freight Railroad Net Investment(Cumulative in billions of dollars)


Moving America Forward4

FY17: $500M

FY17: $25MFY17: $68M

FY17: $787MFY17: $199M

FY17: $5M

Federal-State

Partnership for State of

Good Repair

Restoration & Enhancement

TIGER

Consolidated Rail

Infrastructure & Safety

Improvements

INFRAPTC Implementation

Overview of FY17 Rail Funding SourcesFY17 Appropriations for Investment in High Performance Rail

FTA Program

FRA Program

OST Program



• $10 million in TIGER VII (2015)• Improvements to existing Truck‐to‐

Rail capability• Construction of new Rail‐to‐Water

facility• Includes both bulk agriculture and

intermodal freight• Includes a double rail loop and

extended sidings that can accommodate 90‐car unit trains

• Benefit‐cost ratio of 17.21 @ 7%

Port of Indiana ‐ Jeffersonville

Photo Credit: Brian Sieg – Google Maps

Applicant: Port of Indiana

Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 2015 (TIGER VII)



Cedar Rapids Logistics Park

• $25.7 million FASTLANE (2016) • Intermodal container terminal, rail‐

truck transload for bulk, and cross‐dock truck redistribution and consolidation

• Connections to seven Class 1 railroads• Close proximity to major regional air

freight hub• Benefit‐cost ratio of 26.5 @ 7%

Applicant: Iowa DOT

Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects (NSFHP) Program - FASTLANE 2016



• $7.7 million FASTLANE (2016) • Intermodal and freight rail

improvements, track and crossing upgrades.

• Growth of container traffic has exceeded 20% year to year

• Process 50,000 containers by 2020• Benefit‐cost ratio of 3.7 @ 7%

Applicant: Maine DOT

Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects (NSFHP) Program - FASTLANE 2016

Maine Intermodal Port



Previous TIGERs Primary Selection Criteria

• Safety• State of Good Repair• Economic Competitiveness• Environmental Sustainability• Quality of Life

Other selection criteria• Innovation• Partnership

Additional considerations• Geographic diversity among

recipients• Project readiness

TIGER 2017Primary Selection Criteria

• Same as previous rounds of TIGER• Criterion descriptions have been

updatedAdditional elements considered:

• Improved access in rural communities

• Improved infrastructure conditions

• Address public health• Promote regional connectivity• Facilitate economic growth

$500 million– applications due Oct. 16th



FASTLANEMerit criteria

• Economic outcomes• Mobility outcomes• Safety outcomes• Community and environmental

outcomesOther review criteria

• Cost share• Partnership and innovation



INFRAMerit criteria

• National and regional economic vitality

• Potential for innovation Safety Environmental review and

permitting Project delivery approach

• Leveraging of federal funding• Performance and accountability



$1.56 billion – Applications due Nov. 2ndBenefit Cost Analysis is KEY



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All RAILPROJECTS

FREIGHT SHORTLINE MULTIMODAL GRADECROSSING

PASSENGER RAIL

MILLIONS

Federal TIGER and INFRA Funds Awarded



• Population and economic growth means that the U.S. domestic transportation system needs to improve freight rail intermodal corridors.

• DOT analysis has shown that on average, Americans require our freight system to move between 40 and 63 tons of freight per person annually.1

– By 2025– 21 million more people2 –about 1 billion tons of freight

– By 2040– 53 million more people2 –over 2 billion more tons of freight

1. U.S. Department of Transportation, National Rail Plan (2010) & Beyond Traffic

2. Population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau

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Looking Ahead



F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O NF E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N

Open to Panel Discussion (Q&A)

Stephen O’Connor Freight Policy Division Chief, Office of Policy and Planning

Federal Railroad Administrationstephen.o’[email protected]

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