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Midwest Regional Railroad Association

Midwest Regional Railroad Association. Sharon A. Daboin Deputy Secretary for Aviation and Rail Freight Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. PennDOT. 12,000 employees. Annual budget in excess of $5 billion. 5th largest state owned highway system.

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Midwest Regional Railroad Association

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  1. Midwest Regional Railroad Association Sharon A. Daboin Deputy Secretary for Aviation and Rail Freight Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

  2. PennDOT • 12,000 employees. • Annual budget in excess of $5 billion. • 5th largest state owned highway system. • One of the nation’s largest grant programs for mass transit, rail and aviation.

  3. AVIATION DEPUTATE

  4. Past PennDOT Initiatives • Purchased abandoned rail lines (1978-85) • 16 lines, 112 miles (13 sold) • Double stack clearance project (1992-95). • $35M (public) & $65M (private) • Coordinated with highway bridge replacements • Economic Impact of Railroads in PA (2005). • $54K – Avg. 2002 annual wage • $586K – PA business receive annually

  5. Current PennDOT Initiatives • PA Mobility Plan and Core Transportation System • Long-range transportation plan (25 yrs.) • Examines PA’s current transportation system • Addresses: • Connectivity between modes • Role of transportation in economic development, land use, safety, security and the environment • Freight strategies

  6. Current PennDOT Initiatives (Cont.) • provide local land use decision-makers practical hands-on guidance to better link transportation and land use planning

  7. Bureau of Rail Freight (BRF) • $30.5M annually in grants to shippers and RRs. • 2M carloads, 2004-05 • 5,145 miles of rail (5th in the U.S.) • Over 65 railroads (#1 in the U.S.) • 3 Ports (Deep Water, Great Lake, River)

  8. BRF Initiatives • Transportation Security Working Group • Comprehensive Goods Movement (Freight) Plan • 4-Year Plan for Rail Freight Investment • Properties Directory – Select Sites • MAROPS, I81 & I95 Corridors • Working with MPO/RPOs • Education and funding opportunities

  9. BRF Initiatives (Cont.) • Highway/RR Coordination & Relationship Building. • Joint Intermodal Training • Coordination on right of entry, liability insurance, sharing bridge information, etc. • Partnering with other State Agencies. • DCED and DEP, Biodiesel and Ethanol facilities

  10. irail (GIS) Initiative

  11. irail (GIS) Initiative

  12. Rail Freight Legislation • Act 119 of 1984: • Preserve and improve rail freight service by making grants, loans or other assistance to qualified applications. • Created a 24 member Rail Freight Advisory Committee (RFAC). • PennDOT, DCED, PUC, Legislatures, Railroads, Planning Organizations, Reps. for: coal, steel, chemical, food projects/agriculture, forest products, rail contractors/suppliers, intermodal transportation, & chamber of commerce.

  13. Rail Freight Advisory Committee • Subcommittees of the RFAC • Shipper • Safety & Security • Seminar • Strategic Planning • System Changes Task Force

  14. PA Rail Funding Programs • Rail Freight Assistance Program (RFAP) • $10.5 Million Annually (General Fund) • Matching Grants—70% State/30% Local • Issued to Railroads, Transportation Organizations or Municipalities • Types of Projects: • Maintenance—capped at $500K • Construction—capped at $100,000 • Projects are scored and ranked

  15. Project Ranking Criteria • Car loadings • Rail users served • Level of service improvements • Trucks diverted from highway • Jobs created/retained • Commodity movements • Safety • Economic Benefits

  16. RFAP Funding History

  17. PA Rail Funding Programs (cont.) • Capital Budget • $20 Million Annually (Bonds) • 70% State/30% Local • Project must be authorized in current Capital Budget Act • Funds larger projects – no funding cap

  18. Rail Freight Investment *anticipated

  19. Businesses and Railroads Assisted by RFAP & Capital Budget Grants

  20. Rail Jobs Created & Retained with RFAP & Capital Budget Investment

  21. Trucks diverted off the highway with RFAP & Capital Budget Investment

  22. Other Potential Funding Programs PIB, CMAQ, Section 130, DCED, Federal Tax Credit, Federal Loan Program, PPP

  23. Pennsylvania Infrastructure Bank • PIB - Low-interest loan program (1/2 Prime NTE 4%)with 10 year pay back period. A program for each mode. • Local match and/or interim financing.

  24. Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Program • Federal Highway Program ($100M/yr in PA). • For projects that reduce transportation related emissions in/border air quality non-attainment and maintenance areas. • Must pass an air quality analysis to qualify. • Funding and programming decisions are made through the MPO planning process.

  25. CMAQ Successes: • Construction of an intermodal yard (North Shore RR). • The Extension of a Rail Line to a Food Distribution Warehouse (York Railway). • The expansion of a new NS intermodal yard at the Port of Philadelphia Navy Yard. • The Construction of new rail to serve a power plant.

  26. PA Rail Highlights Western NY & Pennsylvania Railroad (WNYP) • Public and private funds invested to create a new bi-state rail corridor. • 10 MPH route transformed into 40 MPH route • Carloads increased from 400 in 2001 to over 43,000 in 2005. • Faster round trip helped to meet strong demand for coal, and added new customers (Chemicals). • Used Federal Tax Credit Program to match a $2M CB Grant

  27. PA Rail Highlights Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad (B&P) • Homer City Branch Line • 16 miles - 0ut of service since 1993. • B&P reactivated line to provide coal to Edison Mission Power Plant • Ph I - $4M CB, $2.3M RFAP, $6.7M RR • Reopened, July 2005 – 2M of 6M tons of coal by rail— 80K less trucks • Ph 2 – $4.25 CB, $3.75 CMAQ, $4.7M + locomotives and cars RR, $.5M Fed. Earmark

  28. Summary • Partnerships • Education • Collaboration • Connectivity • Innovation

  29. Summary THINK GLOBALLY PLAN LOCALLY

  30. Thank you. Questions?Sharon A. DaboinSdaboin@state.pa.us717-783-2026www.dot.state.pa.us

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