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U.S. Railroad Industry Federal Railroad Administration

U.S. Railroad Industry Federal Railroad Administration. The Roles of FRA, DOT and the U.S. Rail Industry. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of Transportation FRA Organization Structure. Administrator. Public Affairs/ Civil Rights. Chief Counsel. Administration/

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U.S. Railroad Industry Federal Railroad Administration

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  1. U.S. Railroad Industry Federal Railroad Administration

  2. The Roles of FRA, DOT and the U.S. Rail Industry

  3. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of TransportationFRA Organization Structure Administrator Public Affairs/ Civil Rights Chief Counsel Administration/ Finance Safety Policy and Communications Railroad Development

  4. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of TransportationFRA Regions

  5. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of TransportationFRA Mission Statement • Promulgate and enforce rail safety regulations • Administer railroad financial assistance programs • Conduct research and development in support of improved rail safety • Develop national rail transportation policy • Administer grant agreements to Amtrak

  6. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of TransportationSelected 2006 Rail Freight Statistics • 140,490 miles of road owned by railroads • 23,732 locomotives* • 1.3 million rail freight cars* • 99 average tons per carload* • 186,957 workers [Class I – 168,438] • 2.0 billion ton-miles carried* • 32.1 million freight cars originated • $52.2 billion annual operating revenue • 11.3% rate of return on shareholders equity* *Class I only

  7. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of TransportationGIS – Rail Density Map (Volume in Millions of Tons)

  8. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of Transportation2002 Freight Comparisons [in 000,000 ton/km] Billions of ton/km Source: UIC

  9. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of Transportation2001 Passenger Comparisons [in pax/km] Source: UIC

  10. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of TransportationFreight Market Share .4% = Oil Pipelines

  11. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of Transportation Commodities Tons Carried Vehicles 1.9% Other Commodities 9.9% Waste 2.3% Metal & Metal Products 3.1% Lumber, Wood & Paper 4.7% Chemicals & Petroleum 11.8% Farm & Food Products 13.6% Minerals & Ores 9.2% Coal 43.6%

  12. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of TransportationU.S. Railroad Net Investment [cumulative in billions of $] Staggers Act

  13. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of TransportationU.S. Railroad Industry Staffing [in thousands] Others Class I

  14. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of TransportationStaggers Act: Productivity [ton-miles/employee-hour] Staggers Act

  15. Rail Rates • Rail freight rates adjusted for inflation declined an average of 0.6% per year • from 1990 through 2005 Staggers Act 1980 Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Producer Price Index for Line-Haul Railroads; Bureau of Economic Analysis, Implicit Price Deflator for Gross Domestic Product

  16. Rail, Maritime, andIntermodalism

  17. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of TransportationIntermodal Traffic • Intermodal traffic second only to coal • 1980: 3.0 million trailers and containers originated • 2005: 11.7 million trailers and containers originated • Double-stack container loads increasing, including expansion from the Midwest to the Eastern Seaboard • advantage of 1 train with a crew of 2 hauling 200 containers versus 100 truck drivers and trucks hauling 100 double trailers

  18. INTERMODAL GROWTH:LOADINGS IN MILLIONS OF UNITS Source: Association of American Railroads, “Railroad Facts”

  19. Freight Volumes Growing Faster than Passenger

  20. Issues Facing the Industry

  21. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of TransportationA Question of Congestion andCapacity Truck Freight Flows, All CommoditiesAll truck types; highway freight density in tons Rail Freight Flows, All CommoditiesRail freight density in tons

  22. The Future • Freight traffic is expected to double by 2020. • Population growth and economic growth mean that the domestic transportation system will be further strained. • Funding for expansion not identified. • Environmental issues will slow increases in capacity.

  23. Railroad Freight Growth 2003 - 2008 Rail ton-miles: 3.0 % per year Rail intermodal units: 4.9 % per year Rail tons carried: 2.2 % per year Rail carloads 1.9 % per year

  24. Rail Capacity Growth • Railroads are expanding workforces and infrastructure. • Rate of expansion determined by profitability. • Demand for intermodal and coal are the key factors. • Railroads reluctant to invest “speculatively” – will the demand be there in the future? • Railroad profits do not justify rapid increases in capacity.

  25. In Closing: Economic strength and trade relationships will increasingly define global influence in the 21st century…and influence can help guide change • 16th-19th century….age of locational advantage • 20th century…age of competitive advantage • 21st century…age of competitive & collaborative advantage

  26. The End http:\\www.fra.dot.gov

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