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Ohio Statewide Freight Study/Plan

Ohio Statewide Freight Study/Plan. Ohio Department of Transportation with Parsons Brinckerhoff. Ohio $Imports. Trade imbalance – To gain economic balance, we must export. Ohio $Exports. Ohio’s No. #1 customer = Canada. National Freight System at a Glance. Ohio Rail System.

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Ohio Statewide Freight Study/Plan

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  1. Ohio Statewide Freight Study/Plan Ohio Department of Transportation with Parsons Brinckerhoff

  2. Ohio $Imports Trade imbalance – To gain economic balance, we must export

  3. Ohio $Exports Ohio’s No. #1 customer = Canada

  4. National Freight System at a Glance

  5. Ohio Rail System Amtrak Passenger Rail Service Rail Freight Traffic Density

  6. Statewide Freight Plan Ohio • Plan Development • Included in Ohio’s Long Range Transportation Plan AO 2040 Update and expansion of the 2010 Statewide Rail Plan • Freight Rail • Modal analysis included in the Statewide Freight Plan • Passenger Rail • Modal analysis covered within AO 2040 transit 6 May 30, 2012

  7. State Rail Freight • Ohio has a very strong rail freight system • Large amount of public and private investment over the last 10 years, especially in intermodal • Capacity to do more, within economic and service constraints • Shipment size • Customer accessibility to rail • Speed and reliability

  8. Freight Rail Issues • Abandonments or underuse – there are still rail lines which are in disuse, with the threat of abandonment • Represents overcapacity, yet the rail corridors may once again be needed • Marginal economics of some short line operators; lack of traffic to reinvest • Deficient infrastructure (especially short lines) such as inability to handle 286k pound cars; rail bridge and grade crossing deficiencies

  9. Freight Multimodal Needs • Short term: Strategic rail lines in shale oil country may need reactivation • Many short-line railroads need upgrades to handle standard 286K pound railcars • Railroads have the capacity and economic potential to absorb some growth • Natural gas reserves are spurring transportation fuel conversion and increased desire for fueling infrastructure. Inactive Rail Lines (blue) 9 SCORT

  10. Rail Strategies • Mode shift: • Good data on truck freight to gauge the commodity/distance that could be “divertible” to rail; • Expanding domestic intermodal via NS and CSX investments • Estimate benefits to highway system, and other public benefits • Reporting on rail freight deficiencies (“state of the system?”) to illustrate investment needs • New or expanding markets • Shale oil and gas • Agriculture export • Overweight highway loads

  11. Statewide Freight Plan Next Steps: MAP 21, SEC. 1118 Requirements for State Freight Plans • Freight trends, needs, and issues • Freight policies, strategies, performance measures to guide investment • Improved ability to meet national freight goals • Technologies and strategies to improve freight safety and efficiency • Improve facilities that ease the intermodal exchange of goods 11 May 30, 2012

  12. Statewide Freight Study / Plan Mark Locker The Ohio Department of Transportation Office of Statewide Planning & Research Manager Maritime, Freight & Logistics Mark.locker@dot.state.oh.us With the Help of Parsons Brinckerhoff May 30, 2012

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