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NASTO Conference Baltimore — June 12, 2012

NASTO Conference Baltimore — June 12, 2012. Moving Goods: Freight Railroads are Moving the Economy. U.S. Supply Chain in 1912. Intermodalism in 1912. Railroad Signalmen in 1912. Freight Railroads in 1912. U.S. Postal Service in 1912. Affordability and Efficiency From Coast to Coast.

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NASTO Conference Baltimore — June 12, 2012

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  1. NASTO ConferenceBaltimore — June 12, 2012 Association of American Railroads

  2. Moving Goods: Freight Railroads are Moving the Economy Association of American Railroads

  3. U.S. Supply Chain in 1912 Association of American Railroads

  4. Association of American Railroads

  5. Intermodalism in 1912 Association of American Railroads

  6. Railroad Signalmen in 1912 Association of American Railroads

  7. Freight Railroads in 1912 Association of American Railroads

  8. U.S. Postal Service in 1912 Association of American Railroads

  9. Affordability and Efficiency From Coast to Coast ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS

  10. Class I Railroads Account for Most U.S. Rail Traffic… ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS

  11. …But Hundreds of Non-Class I Railroads Are Critical Too ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS

  12. Railroads Are the Leader in Freight Transportation (% of Ton-Miles) Railroads Trucks Water Pipeline Pipeline excludes natural gas. Source: U.S. DOT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS

  13. Railroads Now Hiring Class I RR Employment: Jan. 2005 – March 2012 2012 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011 2008 Data in 2010 are not directly comparable to data prior to 2010. Source: STB SLIDE 12 ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS

  14. Freight Railroads Hire Military Veterans Association of American Railroads

  15. Carrying the Things America Depends On Intermodal: 11.3 million trailers and containers Coal: 829 million tons Plastics, fertilizers, and other chemicals: 178 million tons And much more! Stone, sand, gravel: 125 million tons Farm products: 152 million tons Data are 2007-2011 averages. SLIDE 14 ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS

  16. Total U.S. Rail Carloads Average Weekly Originations 2006 (peak year) 2010 2012 Source: AAR ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS

  17. U.S. Rail Carloads of Coal Average Weekly Originations 2008 (peak year) 2010 2012 Source: AAR ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS

  18. Record Capital Spending Expected in 2012 U.S. Freight Railroad Capital Spending ($ Billions) Data are for Class I railroads. e – estimate Source: AAR SLIDE 17 ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS

  19. Why Freight Rail? Fuel Efficiency  Move a ton of freight 469 miles per gallon.  Four times more fuel efficient than trucks, on average.  Since 1980, double the freight on same amount of fuel! ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS

  20. Why Freight Rail? Less Highway Gridlock One train can haul the freight of several hundred trucks. That means less highway gridlock and lower highway spending. ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS

  21. Train accident rate  76% Employee injury rate  84% Grade crossing collision rate  82% Hazmat accident rate*  90% Why Freight Rail? Safe & Getting Safer RR Safety Trends: 1980-2011 *through 2009 Source: FRA, AAR ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS

  22. Railroads Are Safer Than Most Other Industries Injuries and Illnesses Per 200,000 Employee Hours Air Transportation Grocery Stores All Private Industry Manuf. Mining Data are for 2010. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS

  23. Railroads Respond to Natural Disaster Events -- Katrina Association of American Railroads

  24. Railroads Respond to Natural Disaster: 2010 “Snowmageddon” Association of American Railroads

  25. Railroads Respond to Natural Disaster -- 2011 Flooding Association of American Railroads

  26. Railroads Respond to Natural Disaster 2011 Flooding – Hurricane Irene Association of American Railroads

  27. Long-Term Demand for Freight Transportation Will Surge Billions of Tons of Freight Transported in the U.S. The U.S. DOT expects total U.S. freight movements to rise from around 16.9 billion tons in 2010 to 27.1 billion tons in 2040 – a 61% increase. Up 61% Estimated: 16.9 bil U.S. DOT projection: 27.1 bil Source: FHWA - Freight Analysis Framework, version 3, October 2010 ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS

  28. Association of American Railroads

  29. Federal Legislative Situation

  30. Surface Transportation Authorization Association of American Railroads

  31. What’s Being Said About Railroads “America’s freight railways are one of the unsung transport successes of the past 30 years. They are universally recognised in the industry as the best in the world.” ─ The Economist (July 2010) SLIDE 30 ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS

  32. www.aar.orgwww.freightrailworks.org(202) 639-2100 Association of American Railroads

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