Urban Freight Railroad Operations2012 Freight in the Southeast ConferenceChris Luebbers – Norfolk SouthernMarch 15, 2012

The Ideal Environment

The Reality

• Railroads and urban areas must co-exist– Mutual Benenfits

• Issues To Consider– Pedestrian / Motorist Safety– Incident Response– Congestion and Pollution

Mitigation– Public Rail Transport– Inter-city Passenger Rail

AtlantaAustell

Inman

Charlotte

Chicago47th Street

63rd Street

Landers

Calumet

Ashland Ave

Columbus

DetroitLivernois

Delray

SavannahMason ICTF

Port Wentworth

Miami

CincinnatiGest Street

Sharonville

Harrisburg/ Rutherford

Front Royal

NorfolkNorfolk Int’l Terminal

Portsmouth Marine Terminal

Newport News Marine Terminal

APM Terminal

New Orleans

Memphis

Dallas

Huntsville

Jacksonville

Charleston/ Marine Terminal

Georgetown

Kansas CitySt Louis

LouisvilleBuechel

Appliance Park

Baltimore

Greensboro

Toledo

Decatur

TaylorCleveland

Pittsburgh

AyerAlbany

Buffalo

Titusville

NY/NJCroxton Erail

Elizabeth Marine Terminal

NYCT PNCT

Bethlehem

Morrisville/Navy Yard

Shreveport

Ft Lauderdale

Birmingham

Meridian

NS Intermodal NetworkIntermodal Network

Haulage Extensions

Intermodal Terminals

NS Intermodal NetworkIntermodal Network

Haulage Extensions

Intermodal Terminals

Norfolk Southern’sIntermodal Network

The Chicago Story

NS Chicago 47th St Terminal

CREATE Project Locations

CREATE Englewood Flyover

• A rail-rail bridge flyover will be constructed for the north-south Metra Rock Island line over the east-west NS-AMTRAK line.

• Eliminates significant delays between Metra, AMTRAK & NS trains which average 78, 14 and 46 trains per day, respectively.

• 30 mph speed restriction through Englewood Interlocking currently for NS & AMTRAK – planned increase to 50 mph.

• Passenger train volumes at Englewood could increase 50% within a few years.

• More efficient train operations for

nearby 47th and 63rd Street Intermodal Terminals.

Serving APMT Virginia

APMT Virginia

Urban Rail Issues

• The safety of the people in the communities we serve is paramount to our industry

• The interaction of rail and urban populations presents a number of challenges and opportunities

• Only through dialogue will we be able address these issues