Georgia State Rail Plan appendix

Appendix
Table of Contents
Appendix A Profile of Georgia's Rail Network Appendix B Rail Economic Impacts Appendix C Commodity Movements Appendix D Howell Junction Description Appendix E Passenger and Freight Rail Projects Appendix F Outreach Elements and Comments

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Table of Contents
Appendix A Profile of Georgia's Rail Network .......................................................................................... i A.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 1 A.2. Class I Railroads....................................................................................................................... 1 CSX Transportation (CSXT)............................................................................................................. 3 Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) .................................................................................................... 20 Major Class I Railroad Yards in Georgia....................................................................................... 38 A.3. Class III Railroads................................................................................................................... 42 Genesee and Wyoming, Inc......................................................................................................... 44 OmniTRAX, Inc. ............................................................................................................................ 46 Atlantic Western Transportation................................................................................................. 47 B. R. Anderson ............................................................................................................................. 47 Pioneer Railcorp .......................................................................................................................... 48 Independent Short Line Railroads ............................................................................................... 48 A.4. Rail-Port Connections ........................................................................................................... 79 Port of Savannah ......................................................................................................................... 79 Port of Brunswick ........................................................................................................................ 79 Port of Columbus......................................................................................................................... 79 Port of Bainbridge........................................................................................................................ 80 Cordele Inland Container Port..................................................................................................... 80 A.5. Amtrak Stations..................................................................................................................... 80
Figures and Tables
Figure 1: Class I Rail Lines in Georgia.......................................................................................................... 2 Figure 2: CSXT Subdivisions in Georgia....................................................................................................... 5 Figure 3: Norfolk Southern Districts ......................................................................................................... 22 Figure 4: Major Class I Railroad Yards in Georgia..................................................................................... 39 Figure 5: Short Line Railroads in Georgia ................................................................................................. 43 Figure 6: Port of Savannah Rail Connections............................................................................................ 81 Figure 7: Port of Brunswick Rail Connections........................................................................................... 82 Figure 8: Port of Columbus Rail Connections ........................................................................................... 83 Figure 9: Port of Bainbridge Rail Connections.......................................................................................... 84
Table 1: Short Line Railroads Operating in Georgia, 2014........................................................................ 42 Table 2: Characteristics of Georgia Amtrak Stations................................................................................ 85
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A.1. Introduction
Freight railroads operating in Georgia are described below. These descriptions provide the individual rail lines' name and endpoints as designated by the railroad, its total length, connections with other carriers, operating speeds, signal systems, and other information pertinent to the rail lines. Track characteristic of CSXT and NS lines (i.e., signalization, track configurations, maximum allowable speeds, etc.) were from track charts and employee timetables acquired from other than railroad sources; CSXT and NS did not provide this information.
Most Class I railroad operations are controlled by automatic signal systems. The two most common systems are Centralized Traffic Control (designated as "CTC" for CSXT and "TC" for NS) and Automatic Block Signaling (ABS). Centralized Traffic Control is commonly found on high- or medium-density lines. Centralized Traffic Control is a series of electronic switches, or interlockings, that are designed so that conflicting train movements cannot be authorized. A train dispatcher remotely controls signals and powered switches, generally over a long section of railroad. Train operators observe the controlled signals to authorize train movements. Automatic Block Signaling (ABS) consists of a series of signals that govern blocks of track between signals. Under ABS, signals are automatically activated by the condition of the block beyond the signal, providing restrictive signal aspects to move between blocks so that safe braking distances are ensured if two trains attempt to enter the same block.
Rail lines without automatic signal systems are operated by DTC Track Warrants for CSXT or Track Authorities for NS. Track Warrants or Track Authorities are used primarily on medium- and lowdensity lines. They provide for a train dispatcher to verbally instruct the train to proceed, usually via radio. The dispatcher designates the stations or mileposts between which the train may move.
A.2. Class I Railroads
Class I railroads operating in Georgia are shown in Figure 1.
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Figure 1: Class I Rail Lines in Georgia
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The following are profiles of each Class I railroad.

CSX Transportation (CSXT)
A summary of statistical information for CSXT operations within Georgia is as follows:

Line owned: 1,420 miles

Line operated under lease: 118 miles (i.e., W&A Subdivision)

Line operated under contract: 1 mile Line operated under trackage rights: 75 miles Total mileage operated: 1,614 miles Line owned, not operated, by respondent: 147 miles

CSXT Interchanges Interchanges are locations where railroads meet and exchange railcars. CSXT has the ability to interchange freight rail traffic with two Class I carriers (NS and BNSF) and several Class III railroads (short lines) in Georgia. Designated interchange point locations and connecting carriers are listed below:

Albany Georgia & Florida (GFRR) Anguilla Junction Golden Island Terminal
(GITM) Atlanta BNSF Railway (BNSF) accesses
Atlanta by a haulage rights agreement over CSXT from Birmingham, Alabama Atlanta NS Augusta NS Bainbridge Georgia Southwestern (GSWR) Barnett Georgia Woodlands (GWRC) Brunswick NS Columbus Columbus & Chattahoochee (CH) Columbus GSWR Cordele Heart of Georgia (HOG) Cordele NS Covington Great Walton (GRWR) Dothan, Alabama Chattahoochee Bay (CHAT) East Cordele Heart of Georgia (HOG) Elizabeth Georgia Northeastern (GNRR) Foley, FL Georgia and Florida (GFRR)

Fulco Junction Fulton County (FCR) Gainesville NS Jesup NS Kingsland St. Marys (SM) Madison NS Saffold Chattahoochee Industrial (CIRR) Savannah Georgia Central (GC) Savannah Golden Isle Terminal Wharf
(GITW) Savannah NS Savannah Riceboro Southern (RSOR) Savannah Savannah Port Terminal (SAPT) Social Circle GRWR Thomasville GFRR Valdosta NS Valdosta Valdosta (VR) Vidalia GC Waycross St. Marys West (SMWR) Yulee, Florida First Coast (FCRD)

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CSXT Trackage Rights and Joint Trackage CSXT's has trackage rights over the following line segments and connecting railroads: Quitman Foley / Springdale, Florida GFRR; approximately 10 miles in Georgia. North Oglethorpe Albany NS Albany District; 55.4 miles. Milledgeville Harlee Junction NS Eatonton District; approximately 8 miles. Savannah NS; approximately 2 miles. CSXT Divisions and Subdivisions in Georgia CSXT's Georgia network is comprised of parts of three operating divisions: Atlanta, Jacksonville, and Florence. CSXT subdivisions in Georgia are shown in Figure 2 below. Each subdivision is described in the charts below.
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Figure 2: CSXT Subdivisions in Georgia
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The following subdivisions are components of the CSXT Atlanta Division:

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage Subdivision Route / Mileage FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals
Operational Authority
Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density (2011 data range) Average Number of Trains per Day (2013) Commodities Transported

Abbeville Subdivision Atlanta Division CSXT CSXT Seaboard Air Line (SAL) NE Tucker, Georgia Abbeville, South Carolina; 119 miles Class 4 One main track with sidings 50 mph NA Yes Automatic Block Signals (ABS) with Control Point Signals (CPS) at some siding switches (per 2010 ETT) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 28-33 MGT
14.1 (Atlanta-Salak) Intermodal, automotive, and general merchandise freight

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator
Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger
Wayside Signals
Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density (2011 data range) Average Number of Trains per Day (2013)
Commodities Transported

Atlanta Terminal Subdivision A Atlanta Division CSXT CSXT Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis (NC&StL) / Louisville & Nashville (L&N), Georgia North Elizabeth, Georgia-Lithonia, Georgia; 44.5 miles Class 4 One and two main tracks with passing sidings 50 mph NA Automatic Block Signals (ABS) with Control Point Signals (CPS) at some siding switches; CSXT Rule 193 (Circle Connection-Kirkwood, Atlanta) Track Warrant Control (TWC) / Direct Traffic Control (DTC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) Unknown
Unknown Intermodal, automotive, and general merchandise freight traffic (part of CSXT's Southeastern Corridor)

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SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage Subdivision Route / Mileage FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger
Wayside Signals
Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density (2011 data range) Average Number of Trains per Day (2013)
Commodities Transported

Atlanta Terminal Subdivision B Atlanta Division CSXT CSXT Seaboard Air Line (SAL) Tucker, Georgia-Huff Road (Atlanta, Georgia); 14.3 miles Class 4 One main track with passing sidings 45 mph NA Automatic Block Signals (ABS) with Control Point Signals (CPS) at some siding switches Track Warrant Control (TWC) / Direct Traffic Control (DTC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) Unknown
Unknown Intermodal, automotive, and general merchandise freight traffic

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger
Wayside Signals
Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density (2011 data range) Average Number of Trains per Day (2013)
Commodities Transported

Atlanta Terminal Subdivision C Atlanta Division CSXT CSXT Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast (ABC) Tilford (Atlanta, Georgia)-Peachtree City, Georgia; 38.0 miles Class 4 One main track with passing sidings 55 mph NA Automatic Block Signals (ABS) with Control Point Signals (CPS) at some siding switches Track Warrant Control (TWC) / Direct Traffic Control (DTC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) Unknown
Unknown Intermodal, automotive, and general merchandise freight traffic

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SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger
Wayside Signals
Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density (2011 data range) Average Number of Trains per Day (2013) Commodities Transported

Atlanta Terminal Subdivision D Atlanta Division CSXT CSXT Atlanta & West Point (A&WP) Jones Avenue (Atlanta, Georgia)-Stonewall, Georgia; 16.6 miles. Joint with NS from East Point to Atlanta (6.4 miles) Class 4 One main track with passing sidings 50 mph NA Automatic Block Signals (ABS) with Control Point Signals (CPS) at siding switches Track Warrant Control (TWC) / Direct Traffic Control (DTC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) Unknown
Unknown General merchandise freight traffic

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage Subdivision Route / Mileage FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger
Wayside Signals
Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density (2011 data range) Average Number of Trains per Day (2013) Commodities Transported

Atlanta Terminal Subdivision E (Inman Park Belt Line) Atlanta Division CSXT CSXT Seaboard Air Line (SAL) Belt Junction, Georgia-Kirkwood, Georgia; 2.8 miles Class 2 One main track 20 mph NA Automatic Block Signals (ABS) with Control Point Signals (CPS) at siding switches Track Warrant Control (TWC) / Direct Traffic Control (DTC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) Unknown
Unknown General merchandise freight traffic

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SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Heritage Line
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger
Wayside Signals
Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density (2011 data range) Average Number of Trains per Day (2013) Commodities Transported

A&WP Subdivision Atlanta Division CSXT CSXT Atlanta & West Point (AWP) in Georgia Stonewall (Atlanta, Georgia) M&M Subdivision (Montgomery, Alabama); 157.6 miles Class 4 One main track with passing sidings 50 mph NA Automatic Block Signals (ABS) with Control Point Signals (CPS) at some siding switches Track Warrant Control (TWC) / Direct Traffic Control (DTC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 25-43 MGT
16.9 (Atlanta-Lagrange), 9.2 (Lagrange-Montgomery) Intermodal, automotive, and general merchandise freight

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density (2011 data range) Average Number of Trains per Day (2013) Commodities Transported

Camak Subdivision Atlanta Division CSXT CSXT Georgia (GA) Camak, Georgia, to End of Track (Milledgeville, Georgia); 47 miles Class 2 One main track with sidings 25 mph NA None Track Warrant Control (TWC) / Direct Traffic Control (DTC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (19'2" ATR) 5.45 MGT
Unknown Coal and merchandise freight traffic

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SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage Subdivision Route / Mileage FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority
Maximum Allowable Gross Weight
Clearances Current Traffic Density (2011 data range) Average Number of Trains per Day (2013)
Commodities Transported

Cartersville Subdivision Atlanta Division CSXT CSXT Seaboard Air Line (SAL) Cartersville - Cedartown, Georgia; 36.1 miles Class 2 One main track 25 mph NA None Track Warrant Control (TWC) / Direct Traffic Control (DTC) 286,000 lbs. (Cartersville-Stilesboro, Georgia, segment only) Not double stack compliant 0.16-0.27 MGT
Unknown Coal, hauled in unit trains for Georgia Power's Plant Bowen west of Cartersville. Common sources for this coal include mines in Kentucky and Indiana.

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage Subdivision Route / Mileage FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density (2011 data range) Average Number of Trains per Day (2013) Commodities Transported

Etowah Subdivision Atlanta Division CSXT CSXT Louisville & Nashville (L&N) Etowah, Tennessee Junta, Georgia; 89.3 miles Class 4 One and two main tracks with sidings 60 mph NA Yes Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack COFC restricted (18'2" ATR) 31-39 MGT
11.9 General merchandise freight traffic

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SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density (2011 data range) Average Number of Trains per Day (2013) Commodities Transported

Gainesville Midland Subdivision Atlanta Division CSXT CSXT Gainesville Midland (GM) Midland (Athens, Georgia) - Gainesville, Georgia; 38.3 miles Class 2 One main track 25 mph NA None Track Warrant Control (TWC) / Direct Traffic Control (DTC) 286,000 lbs. (Cartersville - Stilesboro segment only) Double stack compliant (18'2" ATR) 2.0-2.15 MGT
Unknown Unknown

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density (2011 data range) Average Number of Trains per Day (2013) Commodities Transported

Georgia Subdivision Atlanta Division CSXT CSXT Georgia (GA) Lithonia (Atlanta, Georgia) Harrisonville (Augusta, Georgia); 145.6 miles Class 4 One main track with sidings 50 mph NA Automatic Block Signals (ABS) Track Warrant Control (TWC) / Direct Traffic Control (DTC) 286,000 lbs. (Cartersville - Stilesboro segment only) Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 11-18 MGT
4.5 General merchandise freight traffic

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SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage Subdivision Route / Mileage FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger
Wayside Signals
Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density (2011 data range) Average Number of Trains per Day (2013)
Commodities Transported

Lineville Subdivision Atlanta Division CSXT CSXT Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast (AB&C) Parkwood, Alabama Manchester, Georgia; 179.4 miles Class 4 One main track with sidings 50 mph NA Automatic Block Signals (ABS) with Control Point Signals (CPS) at some siding switches Track Warrant Control (TWC) / Direct Traffic Control (DTC) 286,000 lbs. (Cartersville - Stilesboro segment only) Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 39.75-47.25 MGT
22.8 (Parkwood-Lagrange); 19.1 (Lagrange-Manchester) Intermodal, automotive, and general merchandise freight traffic (part of CSXT's Southeastern Corridor)

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage Subdivision Route / Mileage FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger
Wayside Signals
Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density (2011 data range) Average Number of Trains per Day (2013) Commodities Transported

Manchester Subdivision Atlanta Division CSXT CSXT Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast (AB&C) Peachtree City, Georgia Manchester, Georgia; 40.9 miles Class 4 One main track with sidings 55 mph NA Automatic Block Signals (ABS) with Control Point Signals (CPS) at some siding switches Track Warrant Control (TWC) / Direct Traffic Control (DTC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 23-26 MGT
11.4 General merchandise freight traffic

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SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density (2011 data range) Average Number of Trains per Day (2013)
Commodities Transported

W&A Subdivision Atlanta Division State of Georgia CSXT Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis (NC&StL) Lookout (Wauhatchie), Tennessee North Elizabeth, Georgia; 117.3 miles Class 4 One and two main tracks with sidings 60 mph NA Yes Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 29-62 MGT
16.4 (Wauhatchie-Junta), 25.5 (Junta-Atlanta) Intermodal, automotive, and general merchandise freight traffic (part of CSXT's Southeastern Corridor)

The following subdivisions are components of the CSXT Florence Division:

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage Subdivision Route / Mileage FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density (2011 data range) Average Number of Trains per Day (2013) Commodities Transported

Augusta Subdivision Florence Division CSXT CSXT Charleston & Western Carolina Railway (C&WC) Augusta, Georgia Yemasee, South Carolina; 85 miles Class 4 One main track with sidings 49 mph N/A Yes Track Warrant Control (TWC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) Unknown
Unknown Unknown

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SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density (2011 data range) Average Number of Trains per Day (2013)
Commodities Transported

Charleston Subdivision Florence Division CSXT CSXT Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) Florence, South Carolina-Central Junction (Savannah, Georgia); 198.1 miles Class 4 One and two main tracks with sidings 60 mph 79 mph Yes Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 30 MGT
Unknown Hosts Amtrak long-distance trains (Silver Meteor and Palmetto services); carries intermodal and general merchandise freight traffic (part of CSXT's I-95 Corridor)

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density (2011 data range) Average Number of Trains per Day (2013)
Commodities Transported

Columbia Subdivision Florence Division CSXT CSXT Seaboard Air Line (SAL) Elmwood Junction (Columbia), South Carolina-Central Junction (Savannah, Georgia); 138.0 miles Class 4 One main track with sidings 60 mph 79 mph Yes Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 18-19 MGT
Unknown Hosts Amtrak long-distance trains (Silver Star service); carries intermodal and general merchandise freight traffic

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SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger
Wayside Signals
Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density (2011 data range) Average Number of Trains per Day (2013) Commodities Transported

McCormick Subdivision Florence Division CSXT CSXT Charleston & West Carolina (C&WC) Salak (Greenwood), South Carolina-Augusta, Georgia; 63.0 miles Class 3 One main track with sidings 40 mph NA Automatic Block Signals (ABS) with Control Point Signals (CPS) at Martinez, Georgia, siding switches. Rest of line in Georgia is void of signals. Track Warrant Control (TWC) / Direct Traffic Control (DTC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (19'2" ATR) 28-29 MGT
Unknown Coal and general merchandise freight traffic

The following subdivisions are components of the CSXT Jacksonville Division:

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage Subdivision Route / Mileage FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density (2011 data range) Average Number of Trains per Day (2013) Commodities Transported

Bainbridge Subdivision Jacksonville Division CSXT CSXT Seaboard Air Line (SAL) Tallahassee, Florida-Bainbridge, Georgia; 39.6 miles Class 2 One main track with sidings 25 mph NA None Track Warrant Control (TWC) / Direct Traffic Control (DTC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (19'2" ATR) 3.39 MGT
Unknown General merchandise freight traffic

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SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density (2011 data range) Average Number of Trains per Day (2013)
Commodities Transported

Brunswick Subdivision Jacksonville Division CSXT CSXT Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) Waycross (Brunswick Junction), Georgia-Brunswick, Georgia; 51.7 miles Class 3 One main track 40 mph NA None Track Warrant Control (TWC) / Direct Traffic Control (DTC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 1.97-2.06 MGT
Unknown Automotive, wood pellets, and general merchandise freight traffic

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density (2011 data range) Average Number of Trains per Day (2013) Commodities Transported

Dothan Subdivision Jacksonville Division CSXT CSXT Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) Montgomery, Alabama-Thomasville Yard, Georgia; 208.0 miles Class 3 One main track with sidings 40 mph NA None Track Warrant Control (TWC) / Direct Traffic Control (DTC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 8.35-11.66 MGT
3.6 General merchandise freight traffic

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SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage Subdivision Route / Mileage FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density (2011 data range) Average Number of Trains per Day (2013)
Commodities Transported

Fitzgerald Subdivision Jacksonville Division CSXT CSXT Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast (AB&C) Manchester, Georgia-Waycross, Georgia; 199.2 miles Class 4 One and two main tracks with sidings 60 mph NA Yes Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 54-70 MGT
31.6 Intermodal, automotive, and general merchandise freight traffic (part of CSXT's Southeastern Corridor)

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage Subdivision Route / Mileage FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density (2011 data range) Average Number of Trains per Day (2013)
Commodities Transported

Jesup Subdivision Jacksonville Division CSXT CSXT Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) Jesup, Georgia-Folkston, Georgia; 72.7 miles Class 5 One and two main tracks with sidings 60 mph 70 mph Yes Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 25-70 MGT
38.9 (Waycross-Folkston), 12.7 (Jesup-Waycross) Intermodal, automotive, and general merchandise freight traffic (part of CSXT's I-95 Corridor and Southeastern Corridor)

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SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density (2011 data range) Average Number of Trains per Day (2013)
Commodities Transported

Nahunta Subdivision Jacksonville Division CSXT CSXT Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) South Ogeechee (west of Savannah, Georgia)-Dinsmore, Florida; 125.2 miles Class 5 One and two main tracks with sidings 60 mph for general freight; 70 mph for intermodal 79 mph Yes Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 18-49 MGT
28.1 (Burroughs-Jesup), 15.1 (Jesup-Folkston) Hosts Amtrak long-distance trains (Silver Star and Silver Meteor services); carries intermodal, automotive, and general merchandise freight traffic (part of CSXT's I-95 Corridor and Southeastern Corridor)

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger
Wayside Signals
Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density (2011 data range) Average Number of Trains per Day (2013)
Commodities Transported

Savannah Subdivision (East Route) Jacksonville Division CSXT CSXT Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) Savannah (Central Junction), Georgia-South Ogeechee, Georgia; 19.6 miles Class 5 One and two main tracks with sidings 60 mph for general freight; 70 mph for intermodal 79 mph Automatic Block Signals (ABS) with Control Point Signals (CPS) at some siding switches Track Warrant Control (TWC) / Direct Traffic Control (DTC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) Unknown
Unknown Intermodal and general merchandise freight traffic (part of CSXT's I-95 Corridor)

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SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger
Wayside Signals
Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density (2011 data range) Average Number of Trains per Day (2013)
Commodities Transported

Savannah Subdivision (West Route) Jacksonville Division CSXT CSXT Seaboard Air Line (SAL) Savannah (passenger station), Georgia-Burroughs, Georgia; 9.7 miles Class 5 One main track with sidings 60 mph for general freight; 70 mph for intermodal 79 mph Automatic Block Signals (ABS) with Control Point Signals (CPS) at some siding switches Track Warrant Control (TWC) / Direct Traffic Control (DTC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) Unknown
Unknown Hosts Amtrak long-distance trains (Silver Star and Silver Meteor services); carries intermodal and general merchandise freight traffic (part of CSXT's I-95 Corridor)

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage Subdivision Route / Mileage FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger
Wayside Signals
Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density (2011 data range) Average Number of Trains per Day (2013) Commodities Transported

Thomasville Subdivision Jacksonville Division CSXT CSXT Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) Thomasville, Georgia-East Waycross, Georgia; 106.3 miles Class 3 One main track with sidings 40 mph NA Automatic Block Signals (ABS) and Control Point Signals (CPS) at siding switches between Ruskin and West Waycross Track Warrant Control (TWC) / Direct Traffic Control (DTC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 5-16 MGT
5.9 General merchandise freight traffic

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Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
A summary of statistical information for NS operations within Georgia is shown below:

Line owned: 1,712 miles

Line operated under lease: 0 miles

Line operated under contract: 0 miles

Line operated under trackage rights: 9 miles

Total mileage operated: 1,721 miles

Line owned, not operated, by respondent: 352 miles

NS Interchanges NS has the ability to interchange freight rail traffic with one Class I (CSXT) and several Class III railroads (short lines) in Georgia and with other Georgia short lines outside of the state. Designated interchange points and connecting carriers are as follows:

Adel GFRR Albany GFRR Albany GSWR Albany Hilton & Albany (HAL) Americus GSWR Anguilla Junction GITM Ardmore Ogeechee (ORC) Atlanta CSXT Augusta CSXT Brunswick CSXT Brampton Allegheny and Western Railway
(AWRY) Columbus Columbus and Chattahoochee
(CCH) Columbus - GSWR Chattanooga, Tennessee Chattanooga and
Chickamauga (CCKY) Cordele CSXT Dover Georgia Southern (GS) Dublin GC

Fort Valley GS Gainesville CSXT Helena HOG Hilton Chattahoochee Industrial (CIRR) Hilton Chattahoochee Bay (CHAT) Junior State Athens Line (ABR) Machen Cater Parrott Railnet (CPR) Macon GC Madison CSXT Midville GS Midville HOG Savannah CSXT Savannah SAPT Savannah GC Tennille Sandersville (SAN) Toccoa Hartwell (HRT) Valdosta CPR Valdosta CSXT Valdosta Valdosta (VR) Wadley Louisville & Wadley (LW)

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NS Trackage Rights NS has the following trackage rights: Southern Junction (Brunswick) Anguilla Junction CSXT (Brunswick Subdivision); approximately 9 miles. NS Divisions and Districts in Georgia The NS network in Georgia is comprised of parts of three operating divisions: Georgia, Alabama, and Piedmont. NS districts (NS parlance for subdivision) in Georgia are shown in Figure 3. The districts are identified in the charts below by their division.
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Figure 3: Norfolk Southern Districts
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The following districts are components of the NS Alabama Division:

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density (2013) Average Number of Trains per Day Commodities Transported

AGS North District Alabama Division NS NS Alabama Great Southern (AGS) DeButts Yard (Chattanooga, Tennessee)-Irondale Junction (Birmingham, Alabama) via Northwest Georgia; 135.7 miles Class 4 One / two main tracks with passing sidings 50 mph NA Automatic Block Signals (ABS) Track Warrant Control (TWC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'3" ATR) 20 40 MGT Unknown Intermodal and general merchandise freight traffic

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage Subdivision Route / Mileage FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances
Current Traffic Density (2009 data range)
Average Number of Trains per Day
Commodities Transported

Cedartown District Alabama Division NS NS Central of Georgia (CG) Green, Georgia-Senoia, Georgia; 91.4 miles Class 3 One main track with passing sidings 40 mph NA None Track Warrant Control (TWC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'3" ATR) 1 5 MGT (Green-Carrollton); Unknown (Carrollton Senoia) Unknown Coal trains serve a power plant south of Carrollton, Georgia, at Wansley.

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SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage Subdivision Route / Mileage FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density Average Number of Trains per Day Commodities Transported

Central of Georgia District Alabama Division NS NS Central of Georgia (CG) Newby (Columbus, Georgia)-Leeds, Alabama; 138.7 miles Class 4 One main track with passing sidings 50 mph NA Automatic Block System (ABS) Track Warrant Control (TWC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'3" ATR) Unknown Unknown General merchandise freight traffic

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage Subdivision Route / Mileage FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density Average Number of Trains per Day
Commodities Transported

East End District Alabama Division NS NS Southern (SOU) Austell, Georgia-Birmingham, Alabama; 148.2 miles Class 4 One main track with passing sidings 50 mph for freight and 60 mph for intermodal 79 mph Yes Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'3" ATR) 20 40 MGT 35 45 Freight unknown; hosts Amtrak long-distance trains (Crescent service); carries intermodal and general merchandise freight (part of NS's Crescent Corridor)

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SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage Subdivision Route / Mileage FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances
Current Traffic Density
Average Number of Trains per Day Commodities Transported

Greenville District Alabama Division NS NS Central of Georgia (CG) Hall, Georgia-North Columbus, Georgia; 12 miles Class 1 One main track with passing sidings 15 mph NA None Yard Limits 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'3" ATR) 1 5 MGT (Columbus-Barin); Unknown (Barin-North Columbus) Unknown General merchandise freight traffic

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage Subdivision Route / Mileage FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density Average Number of Trains per Day Commodities Transported

M&G District Alabama Division NS NS Central of Georgia (CG) Columbus, Georgia-Nuckols, Alabama; 13 miles Class 3 One main track with passing sidings 30 mph NA None Yard Limits and Track Warrant Control (TWC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'3" ATR) Unknown Unknown General merchandise freight traffic

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The following districts are components of the NS Georgia Division:

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances
Current Traffic Density
Average Number of Trains per Day Commodities Transported

Albany District Georgia Division NS NS Central of Georgia (CG) Central of Georgia Junction (Macon, Georgia)-West Albany, Georgia; 105.9 miles Class 4 One main track with passing sidings 50 mph NA Automatic Block Signals (ABS) Track Warrant Control (TWC) / Direct Traffic Control (DTC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 5 10 MGT (Albany-Fort Valley); 10 20 MGT (Fort Valley Macon) Unknown General merchandise freight traffic

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density Average Number of Trains per Day
Commodities Transported

Atlanta North District Georgia Division NS NS Southern (SOU) DeButts Yard (Chattanooga, Tennessee)-Rockdale (Atlanta, Georgia); 147.2 miles. Class 4 Two main tracks and one main track with passing sidings 50 mph for general freight; 60 mph for intermodal 79 mph Yes Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'3" ATR) 40+ MGT 50 60 Freight unknown; Hosts Amtrak long-distance trains (Crescent service); carries intermodal and general merchandise freight (part of NS' Crescent Corridor)

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SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class
Number of Main Tracks
Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density Average Number of Trains per Day
Commodities Transported

Atlanta South District Georgia Division NS NS Southern (SOU) Inman Yard (Atlanta, Georgia)-Brosnan Yard (Macon, Georgia); 93.8 miles Class 4 One / two/ three main tracks and one main track with passing sidings 50 mph for general freight; 60 mph for intermodal 60 mph Yes Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'3" ATR) 40+ MGT 25 35 Intermodal and general merchandise freight. Plant Scherer in Juliette, Georgia, located north of Macon along the Atlanta South District, is one of the largest coalburning electric utility plants in the United States and the destination for unit coal trains from Wyoming's Powder River Basin.

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density Average Number of Trains per Day Commodities Transported

Augusta District Georgia Division NS NS Central of Georgia (CG) Augusta Junction (Millen, Georgia)-Piedmont Division (Augusta, Georgia), Georgia; 53.8 miles. Track joint with CSXT in Augusta, Georgia. Class 4 One main track with passing sidings 49 mph NA None Track Warrant Control (TWC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 5 10 MGT Unknown General merchandise freight traffic

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SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density Average Number of Trains per Day Commodities Transported

Brunswick District Georgia Division NS NS Southern (SOU) Brosnan Yard (Macon, Georgia)-Dock Junction (Brunswick, Georgia), Georgia; 182 miles Class 4 One main track with passing sidings 49 mph NA None Track Warrant Control (TWC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 5 10 MGT Unknown Automotive and general merchandise freight traffic

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances
Current Traffic Density
Average Number of Trains per Day Commodities Transported

Camak District Georgia Division NS NS Savannah & Atlanta (S&A) S&A Junction (Waynesboro, Georgia)-Warrenton, Georgia; 47.5 miles Class 3 One main track with passing sidings 40 mph NA None Track Warrant Control (TWC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 1-5 MGT (Waynesboro-Stapleton); Unknown (StapletonWarrenton) Unknown General merchandise freight traffic

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SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density Average Number of Trains per Day Commodities Transported

Cohutta District Georgia Division NS NS Southern (SOU) Cleveland, Tennessee-Cohutta Junction, Georgia; 14.5 miles Class 3 One main track 35 mph NA Automatic Block Signals (ABS) Track Warrant Control (TWC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 1 5 MGT Unknown General merchandise freight traffic

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density Average Number of Trains per Day Commodities Transported

Columbus District Georgia Division NS NS Central of Georgia (CG) Columbus Junction (Fort Valley, Georgia)-Columbus, Georgia; 71 miles Class 4 One main track with passing sidings 49 mph NA None Track Warrant Control (TWC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 10 20 MGT Unknown General merchandise freight traffic

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SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage Subdivision Route / Mileage FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density Average Number of Trains per Day Commodities Transported

Dublin District Georgia Division NS NS Wrightsville & Tennille (W&T) Tennille, Georgia-Dublin, Georgia; 36.3 miles Class 2 One main track 15 mph NA None Track Warrant Control (TWC) 263,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) Unknown Unknown General merchandise freight traffic

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances
Current Traffic Density
Average Number of Trains per Day Commodities Transported

Eatonton District Georgia Division NS NS Central of Georgia (CG) M&E Junction (Gordon, Georgia)-Eatonton, Georgia; 37.7 miles Class 2 One main track 25 mph NA None Track Warrant Control (TWC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 1 5 MGT (Milledgeville-Harlee); Unknown (M&E Junction-Milledgeville and Harlee-Eatonton) Unknown Coal and general merchandise freight traffic

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SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density Average Number of Trains per Day Commodities Transported

Fairbanks District Georgia Division NS NS Central of Georgia (CG) Fairbanks Junction (Rome, Georgia)-Krannert Junction, Georgia; 8.4 miles. Class 1 One main track 10 mph NA None Track Warrant Control (TWC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 1 5 MGT Unknown General merchandise freight traffic

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class
Number of Main Tracks
Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances
Current Traffic Density
Average Number of Trains per Day Commodities Transported

Griffin District Georgia Division NS NS Central of Georgia (CG) Spring (Atlanta, Georgia)-Rutland Junction (Macon, Georgia); 97.3 miles. Joint with CSXT from East Point to Atlanta (6.4 miles) Class 3 One / two / three main tracks and one main track with sidings 30 mph NA Automatic Block Signals (ABS) and unsignaled segments Track Warrant Control (TWC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 20 40 MGT (Atlanta East Point); 1 5 MGT (East Point Macon) Unknown General merchandise freight traffic

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SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage Subdivision Route / Mileage FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density Average Number of Trains per Day Commodities Transported

Krannert District Georgia Division NS NS Southern (SOU) Fox (Rome, Georgia)-Krannert, Georgia; 11.7 miles Class 2 One main track 20 mph NA Automatic Block Signals (ABS) and unsignaled segments Track Warrant Control (TWC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 1 5 MGT Unknown Coal, steel, and general merchandise freight traffic

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density Average Number of Trains per Day Commodities Transported

Macon District Georgia Division NS NS Southern (SOU) Macon Junction (Macon, Georgia)-Valdosta, Georgia; 152.5 miles Class 4 One main track with passing sidings 50 mph freight and 60 mph intermodal NA Automatic Block Signals (ABS) Track Warrant Control (TWC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 20 40 MGT 20 30 Intermodal and general merchandise freight traffic

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SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage Subdivision Route / Mileage FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density Average Number of Trains per Day Commodities Transported

Madison District Georgia Division NS NS Central of Georgia (CG) Mogul, Georgia-Madison, Georgia; 68.4 miles Class 2 One main track with passing sidings 25 mph NA None Track Warrant Control (TWC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 1 5 MGT (Mogul-Postell); Unknown (Postell-Madison) Unknown Stone, general merchandise freight traffic

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage Subdivision Route / Mileage FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density Average Number of Trains per Day Commodities Transported

Moores District Georgia Division NS NS Georgia & Florida (G&F) Augusta, Georgia-Moores, Georgia; 14.1 miles Class 2 One main track 20 mph NA None Track Warrant Control (TWC) 263,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) Unknown Unknown Unknown

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SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage Subdivision Route / Mileage FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density Average Number of Trains per Day Commodities Transported

Navair District Georgia Division NS NS Southern (SOU) Valdosta, Georgia-Navair, Florida; 65 miles Class 4 One main track 49 mph NA None Track Warrant Control (TWC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 1 5 MGT Unknown Chemical, general merchandise freight traffic

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage Subdivision Route / Mileage FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density Average Number of Trains per Day
Commodities Transported

Norcross District Georgia Division NS NS Southern (SOU) Norcross, Georgia-Howell (Atlanta, Georgia); 16 miles Class 4 Two main tracks 50 mph for freight and 60 mph for intermodal 79 mph None Track Warrant Control (TWC) 315,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'3" ATR) 40 MGT Unknown Freight unknown; hosts Amtrak long-distance trains (Crescent service); carries intermodal and general merchandise freight (part of NS' Crescent Corridor)

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SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances
Current Traffic Density
Average Number of Trains per Day Commodities Transported

Savannah District Georgia Division NS NS Central of Georgia (CG) and Savannah & Atlanta (S&A) Macon Junction (Macon, Georgia)-Dillard Yard (Savannah, Georgia); 186.4 miles Class 4 One / two main tracks with passing sidings 49 mph NA Automatic Block Signals (ABS) Track Warrant Control (TWC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 20 40 MGT (Macon-Millen); 10 20 MGT (MillenSavannah) 25 35 Intermodal and general merchandise freight traffic

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage Subdivision Route / Mileage FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density Average Number of Trains per Day Commodities Transported

Thomaston District Georgia Division NS NS Central of Georgia (CG) Barnesville, Georgia-Thomaston, Georgia; 15.8 miles Class 2 One main track 25 mph NA None Track Warrant Control (TWC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) Unknown Unknown General merchandise freight traffic

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SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density Average Number of Trains per Day Commodities Transported

Valdosta District Georgia Division NS NS Southern (SOU) Langdale Yard (Valdosta, Georgia)-Jacksonville, Florida; 108.2 miles Class 4 One / two main tracks with passing sidings 60 mph for intermodal; 50 mph freight NA Automatic Block Signals (ABS) Track Warrant Control (TWC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 19 MGT 10 15 Intermodal and general merchandise freight traffic

The following districts are components of the NS Piedmont Division:

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density Average Number of Trains per Day Commodities Transported

Columbia District Piedmont Division NS NS Southern (SOU) Andrews Yard (Columbia, South Carolina)-Augusta, Georgia; 82 miles Class 4 One main track with passing sidings 49 mph NA None Track Warrant Control (TWC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) Unknown Unknown General merchandise freight traffic

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SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage Subdivision Route / Mileage FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances
Current Traffic Density
Average Number of Trains per Day Commodities Transported

Greenville District (Lula-Center Branch) Piedmont Division NS NS Southern (SOU) Lula, Georgia-Center, Georgia; 32 miles Class 4 One main track 35 mph 79 mph None Track Warrant Control (TWC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 1 5 MGT (Lula-Commerce); Unknown (CommerceCenter) Unknown General merchandise freight traffic

SUBDIVISION: Division Owner Operator Line Heritage
Subdivision Route / Mileage
FRA Track Class Number of Main Tracks Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Maximum Authorized Speed Passenger Wayside Signals Operational Authority Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Clearances Current Traffic Density Average Number of Trains per Day
Commodities Transported

Greenville District (Main Line) Piedmont Division NS NS Southern (SOU) Greenville, South Carolina-Inman Yard (Atlanta, Georgia); 150.9 miles. (Becomes Norcross District for southernmost 16.0 miles, Norcross to Howell wye.) Class 4 One and two main tracks with passing sidings 50 mph for freight and 60 mph for intermodal 79 mph Yes Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) 286,000 lbs. Double stack compliant (20'2" ATR) 20 40 MGT 30 40 Freight unknown; hosts Amtrak long-distance trains (Crescent service); carries intermodal and general merchandise freight (part of NS's Crescent Corridor)

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Major Class I Railroad Yards in Georgia
Figure 4 below shows the location of CSXT and NS rail yards and intermodal facilities located in the state. A brief description of each facility is also provided below.
CSX Transportation
Major Yards
CSXT identifies three locations in Georgia as major yards, defined as yards key to the CSXT system. They are described as follows:
Rice Yard in Waycross is CSXT's largest yard in Georgia, occupying more than 700 acres. Waycross is a strategic location on the CSXT system, located at the convergence of two major corridors: the I95 Corridor linking the Northeast and Southeast (stretching from New York to Miami) and the Southeastern Corridor linking CSXT's western gateways of Chicago, St. Louis, and Memphis to Atlanta and markets in the Southeast. The hump classification yard has 64 tracks used to sort and classify merchandise carload traffic. In 2013, the yard processed 667,807 cars, making it the second busiest freight classification yard on the CSXT system.
Tilford Yard in Atlanta is a hump classification yard with 40 classification tracks. The yard occupies more than 300 acres and classifies merchandise carload freight by destination for the Atlanta region, plus the Carolinas-New Orleans and Chicago-Southeast corridors.
Southover Yard in East Savannah is a merchandise carload freight yard with 36 tracks that occupies more than 200 acres. It sits along CSXT's I-95 Corridor linking the Northeast and Southeast, and is used to switch I-95 Corridor traffic and local freight for the Savannah region.
Intermodal Facilities
CSXT operates three intermodal facilities that handle the transfer of trailers and containers between road and rail modes. They are described as follows:
Fairburn Yard, located 25 miles southwest of Atlanta, is CSXT's largest Atlanta-area intermodal yard, with six loading tracks totaling 25,500 feet, and an annual volume of more than 240,000 lifts. Opened in 1999, the facility occupies 200 acres.
Hulsey Yard in Atlanta performs in excess of 125,000 lifts a year. Its four loading tracks total 16,000 feet. Opened in 1988, it handles Atlanta region intermodal traffic and also sorts CSXT intermodal traffic carried to and from western railroads at Chicago via CSXT's Southeastern Corridor.
Savannah Yard performs between 50,000 and 100,000 lifts per year. Its two loading tracks total 4,800 feet. The railroad holding company Genesee and Wyoming operates the facility.
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Figure 4: Major Class I Railroad Yards in Georgia
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Other Facilities
CSXT operates four TransFLO bulk transfer facilities, as outlined below:
Atlanta 284 unloading spots; handles chemicals (liquid or dry), asphalt, foods (liquid or dry), plastics (dry), and petroleum products.
Augusta 46 unloading spots; handles acids, chemicals (dry), plastics (dry), petroleum products, and minerals.
Dalton 65 unloading spots; handles plastics (dry).
Savannah 45 unloading spots; handles asphalt and chemicals (liquid).
CSXT has an auto distribution center in Lawrenceville, with a capacity to unload 450,000 vehicles per year.
Norfolk Southern Railway
Major Yards
Norfolk Southern identifies two yards in Georgia as "major yards," out of 29 system-wide. These are:
Inman Yard in Atlanta is a flat-switched yard containing 65 classification tracks. The yard was once used to classify merchandise traffic, but today handles primarily intermodal and automotive traffic, along with local merchandise carload traffic.
Brosnan Yard in Macon is a hump classification yard containing 50 classification tracks. The yard is a hub for merchandise carload traffic moving across the NS system destined to and from shippers in Georgia and surrounding states. Brosnan Yard builds trains for local yards in Albany, Augusta, Brunswick, Savannah, and Valdosta.
Intermodal Facilities
NS operates three intermodal facilities in Georgia, as described below:
Inman Yard in Atlanta serves intermodal shippers on NS's Crescent Corridor connecting Northeast cities with gateways in Memphis, Jacksonville, and New Orleans. The yard also serves shippers on NS' Meridian Speedway linking Atlanta with western railroad connections at Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. Inman Yard handles about 250,000 lifts per year.
Whittaker Yard in Austell is the southeast hub of NS's intermodal service. Austell is located on NS's Crescent Corridor 14 miles west of Atlanta, where the main lines to Birmingham and Chattanooga diverge. The yard also handles California-bound traffic traveling on NS's Meridian Speedway linking Atlanta with western railroad connections at Dallas-Fort Worth; and it builds trains for NS terminals in Chicago, Kansas City, and Cincinnati, plus container terminals in Savannah and Charleston, South Carolina. Opened in 2001, the terminal occupies 450 acres and contains 20,600 feet of loading tracks.
Dillard Yard in Savannah has 1,246 feet of loading track and handles domestic intermodal traffic for the Savannah region, with a volume of about 15,000 lifts per year. One train-pair serves Savannah from Whittaker Yard in Austell.
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In addition, NS subsidiary Triple Crown Services operates a RoadRailer intermodal terminal at East Point Yard in Atlanta. RoadRailers are specialized truck trailers capable of riding on rail bogies as well as rubber tires.
Other Facilities
NS operates one auto distribution facility in Georgia. Poole Creek (Atlanta) occupies 40 acres and has spots for 56 railcars. Poole Creek handles vehicles manufactured by Chrysler, Ford, Hyundai, Mazda, and Suzuki, along with used cars.
NS also serves two private auto distribution facilities.
Brunswick occupies 144 acres and has spots for 65 railcars. The ramp serves the Port of Brunswick, currently the third-busiest auto-processing port in the U.S.
Commerce is where NS serves the Southeast Transportation System's Inland Processing facility, which receives North America-made Toyota and Lexus vehicles for distribution to dealers in Georgia, northern Florida, and the Carolinas.
Norfolk Southern has three bulk transfer facilities in Georgia.
Augusta: 44 railcar spots; handles aggregates, liquid bulk, and dry bulk. Serves eastern Georgia and South Carolina.
Doraville: 77 railcar spots; handles aggregates, liquid bulk, and dry bulk. Serves the Atlanta region. East Point (South Atlanta): 80 railcar spots; handles aggregates, liquid bulk, and dry bulk. Serves the
Atlanta region.
Additionally, NS's Dalton, Tennessee bulk transfer facility serves shippers in northwestern Georgia. The facility has 135 railcar posts and specializes in transferring plastics for the nearby carpet industry, but also handles aggregates, liquid bulk, and dry bulk.
NS's Jacksonville bulk transfer facility serves southern Georgia, as well as northern Florida. The facility has 57 car spots; handles aggregates, liquid bulk, dry bulk, lumber, and steel.
Other NS Georgia facilities include:
System welded rail plant in Atlanta Operations and Service Support center in Atlanta Crew management center in Atlanta Eastern, Northern, and Western region operations offices in Atlanta National Customer Service Center in Atlanta Police Communications Center in Atlanta Training center in McDonough
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A.3. Class III Railroads
Each Class III railroad is listed in Table 1 and depicted in Figure 5 on the following pages.

A brief description of each of the short line railroads operating in Georgia is provided. In instances where the railroads are part of a holding company, they are grouped together by corporate parent.

The appendix concludes with datasheets for each short line, showing such details as ownership, miles owned and operated, commodities handled, improvement needs, etc. In the spring of 2014, the short line operators were asked to confirm all data appearing in the datasheets. Twenty-five of the 29 short line operators did so. No physical inspections of short lines was conducted.

Table 1: Short Line Railroads Operating in Georgia, 2014

Route

Route

Miles

Miles

Railroad

SCACa

Parent Company

Ownedb Operated

1 The Athens Line, LLC

ABR B.R. Anderson

0

22

2 CaterParrott Railnet, LLC

CPR CaterParrott Railnet, LC

0

64

3 Chattahoochee Bay Railroad

CHAT Genesee and Wyoming Inc.

2

2

4 Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad

CIRR Genesee and Wyoming Inc.

15

15

5 Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway Co.

CCKY Genesee and Wyoming Inc.

0

47

6 Columbus & Chattahoochee

CCH Genesee and Wyoming Inc.

0

0

7 First Coast Railroad

FCRD Genesee and Wyoming Inc.

0

8

8 Fulton County Railway, LLC

FCR OmniTRAX

STc

0

9 Georgia and Florida Railway, LLC

GFRR OmniTRAX

94

222

10 Georgia Central Railway, LP

GC

Genesee and Wyoming Inc.

171

171

11 Georgia Northeastern Railroad Co., Inc.

GNRR Independent

75

98

12 Georgia Southern Railway

GS

Pioneer Railcorp

0

74

13 Georgia Southwestern Railroad, Inc.

GSWR Genesee and Wyoming Inc.

59

225

14 Georgia Woodlands Railroad, LLC

GWRC OmniTRAX

17

17

15 Golden Isles Terminal Railroad Inc.

GITM Genesee and Wyoming Inc.

0

12

16 Golden Isles Terminal Wharf

GITW Genesee and Wyoming Inc.

ST

0

17 Great Walton Railroad Co., Inc.

GRWR B.R. Anderson

10

10

18 Hartwell Railroad Co.

HRT B.R. Anderson

10

58

19 Heart of Georgia Railroad Inc.

HOG Atlantic Western Transportation

0

140

20 Hilton and Albany

HAL Genesee and Wyoming Inc.

0

56

21 Louisville and Wadley

LW

Independent

10

10

22 Ogeechee Railway

OCR Independent

0

22

23 Riceboro Southern Railway, LLC

RSOR Genesee and Wyoming Inc.

0

33

24 Sandersville Railroad

SAN Independent

9

9

25 Savannah Port Terminal Railroad, Inc.

SAPT Genesee and Wyoming Inc.

ST

0

26 Southern Electric Railroad Co., Inc.

SERX Southern Company

3

0 d

27 St. Marys Railroad

SM

Independent

14

14

28 St. Marys West Railway

SMWR Independent

23

23

29 Valdosta Railway, LP

VR

Genesee and Wyoming Inc.

10

10

Totals

522

1,362

Notes:

a Standard Carrier Alpha Code, an industry standard two- to four-letter abbreviation

b Rail miles shown for each carrier includes owned, leased and trackage/haulage rights route mileage.

c ST - Switching &Terminal Company, no route miles. Terminal miles- FCR 22, GITW 7, SATP 19. In addition to its route

miles, GITM has 24 Terminal miles

d Miles operated by NS

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Figure 5: Short Line Railroads in Georgia
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Genesee and Wyoming, Inc.
Genesee and Wyoming Inc. (G&W), based in Darien, Connecticut, owns and operates short line and regional freight railroads in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands. Operations currently include 111 railroads, with more than 15,000 miles of owned and leased track and approximately 2,500 additional miles under track access arrangements.
In Georgia, G&W operates 13 local or switching and terminal railroads controlling 601 route miles or 43 percent of Georgia's short line mileage. Additionally, through its subsidiary Rail Link, G&W serves the Ports of Savannah and Brunswick including operation of the CSXT Intermodal Facility in Savannah.
Chattahoochee Bay Railroad The Chattahoochee Bay Railroad (CHAT) was formed in 2006 when G&W acquired the Chattahoochee and Gulf Railroad (CGR) from Gulf and Ohio Railways and combined it with the adjacent Hartford and Slocomb (H&S) Railroad out of Dothan, Alabama. CHAT is a 26-mile short line freight railroad that operates from Dothan to Hilton; about two miles of which are in Georgia. In Georgia, it interchanges with the Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad (CIRR) and NS at Hilton. Commodities transported include chemicals, forest products, and food and feed products, generating 5,500 carloads annually.
Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad Chartered in 1961 and opened in 1963, the Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad (CIRR) is a 15-mile short line that operates from Hilton to Saffold, connecting with the CHAT, CSXT and NS, and other G&W lines in southwest Georgia. Previously owned by Georgia Pacific Corporation, the CIRR line was acquired by G&W in 2003. About 20,000 carloads are handled annually. Commodities transported include chemicals, coal, forest products, steel and scrap.
Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway Co. The Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway (CCKY) is a 49-mile railroad connecting Chattanooga to Lyerly on the former Central of Georgia Chattanooga Division line. About 47 miles of this railroad are in Georgia. CCKY leases the 49 miles from Lyerly to Chattanooga from GDOT. At one time it also operated the NS line from Chattanooga to Hedges, but it is currently out of service and no longer part of CCKY. Headquartered in Lafayette, CCKY handles about 2,000 carloads annually comprised mainly of chemicals, farm products, metals, and plastics. It interchanges with NS in Chattanooga.
Columbus and Chattahoochee Railroad, Inc. The Columbus and Chattahoochee Railroad (CCH) operates between Mahrt and Girard, Alabama. While all line-haul operations are conducted in Alabama, the railroad does interchange traffic in Georgia at Columbus with another G&W carrier.
First Coast Railroad Based in Fernandina Beach, FL, the First Coast Railroad (FCRD) is a 32-mile short line railroad established by G&W in 2005. It operates on former Seaboard Air Line Railway tracks between Seals and Fernandina Beach via Yulee, Florida, of which about eight miles are operated in Georgia. FCRD interchanges with CSXT in Yulee and the St. Marys Railroad (SM) at Kingsland.
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Georgia Central Railway, LP The Georgia Central Railway (GC) operates over the former Macon, Dublin and Savannah Railroad (Macon to Vidalia) as well as former Seaboard Air Line Railway tracks from Vidalia to Savannah. As of 2005, it has been owned by G&W through its subsidiary Rail Link. The 171-mile short line generates 15,000 carloads annually and interchanges with CSXT in Savannah, Heart of Georgia Railroad (HOG) in Vidalia, and NS in Macon. Commodities transported include, coal, corn, fertilizer, grain, kaolin, lumber, newsprint, plastics, pulpwood, scrap metal, scrap paper, and woodchips.
Georgia Southwestern Railroad, Inc. Georgia Southwestern Railroad (GSWR), which began operations in 1989, controls former Central of Georgia and Seaboard Air Line Railway trackage in southwestern Georgia and southeastern Alabama. A total of 247 miles, comprised of a combination of ownership, trackage rights and leases, are located in Georgia. GSWR was acquired by G&W in 2008 with its main offices in Dawson. It handles some 13,000 carloads annually, mainly chemicals, ethanol, peanuts, food products, and scrap metal. It connects with CSXT at Bainbridge, with HOG at Americus, and with NS at Albany, Americus, and Columbus.
Golden Isles Terminal Railroad Inc. Golden Isles Terminal Railroad (GITM) began operations in 1998, replacing the Colonel's Island Railroad Company. Its operations include 12 miles of main line track between Anguilla Junction and the Georgia Ports Authority's Colonel's Island Terminal of the Port of Brunswick and 24 miles of on-terminal trackage. GITM handles 10,000 carloads per year generated principally by automobiles, chemicals, and grain. Its primary connections are with CSXT and NS at Anguilla Junction, with NS using trackage rights to reach the Junction from Brunswick.
Golden Isles Terminal Wharf Golden Isles Terminal Wharf (GITW) operates seven miles of former CSXT trackage serving industries located on the Savannah Wharf and interchanges with CSXT at Southover Yard in Savannah. Operating as one of G&W's Rail Link carriers, it is functionally a switching and terminal railroad that began operations in 2004. Commodities handled include chemicals, food and feed products, metals and minerals, petroleum products, pulp and paper, wood pellets and other bulk commodities.
Hilton and Albany Railroad, Inc. The Hilton and Albany Railroad (HAL), established in 2011, operates 56 miles of former Central of Georgia track between its namesake towns. It handles NS and on-line agricultural and aggregate traffic and connects with three other G&W lines GSWR, CHAT and CIRR. Interchange with the Class I network occurs with NS at Albany.
Riceboro Southern Railway LLC Riceboro Southern Railway (RSOR) is a 19-mile short line operating on former Seaboard Air Line Railway tracks. It connects Riceboro and Savannah via 14 miles of CSXT trackage rights. RSOR transports pulp and paper products, chemicals, and wood chips.
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Savannah Port Terminal Railroad, Inc. Savannah Port Terminal Railroad (SAPT), a switching and terminal railroad of G&W's Rail Link subsidiary, was established in 1998 to operate 18 miles of tracks in the Georgia Ports Authority's Garden City terminal and Port Wentworth area interchanging with CSXT and NS. The trackage was previously operated by the Savannah State Docks Railroad. SAPT handles approximately 26,000 annual carloads transporting chemicals, food products, intermodal containers, and pulp and paper.
Valdosta Railway, LP Valdosta Railway (VR) operates from Valdosta to Clyattville over 10 route miles of former Georgia and Florida Railway (original G&F) tracks. Established in 1992 as the successor to the Valdosta Southern Railroad, the railroad was acquired by G&W in 2005. An interchange with CSXT and with NS is located at Valdosta. It transports chemicals, pulp and paper products as well as forest products.
OmniTRAX, Inc.
Based in Denver, Colorado, OmniTRAX is a privately held company that provides railroad, intermodal, and industrial switching operations as well as port services. OmniTRAX operates 17 local railroads in 10 states and three Canadian provinces. In Georgia, the company operates three lines: Fulton County Railway (FCR), Georgia and Florida Railway (GFRR), and Georgia Woodlands Railroad (GWRC), totaling 239 route miles and 22 terminal track miles.
Fulton County Railway, LLC The Fulton County Railway (FCR) was originally built in 1956 by the Atlantic Coast Line to provide access to the (then new) Fulton County Industrial Park. Based in Atlanta, this switching and terminal railroad operates over 22 miles of industrial trackage that connects with CSXT at Fulco Junction. The industrial park is home to more than 40 rail-served warehousing and light manufacturing companies. FCR handles more than 8,000 cars annually with commodities handled including food products, liquor, metals, asphalt, plastics, paper, and packaging products.
Georgia and Florida Railway Georgia and Florida Railway (GFRR) was previously known as Georgia and Florida Railnet prior to its acquisition in 2004 by OmniTRAX. GFRR is a network of approximately 254 miles of track radiating from its Albany headquarters, and extending into northwestern Florida over former CSXT trackage. Of the 254 network route miles, 222 miles are located in Georgia. GFRR connects with both Class I railroads: CSXT at Thomasville and Foley, Florida, and with NS at Adel and Albany. Commodities transported include corn, beer, scrap metal, wood pulp, peanuts, fertilizer, chemicals, clay products, aggregates, malt, syrup, clay, cement, ethanol, cottonseed, and paper totaling some 21,000 carloads per year.
Georgia Woodlands Railroad, LLC Established in 1988, the Georgia Woodlands Railroad (GWRC) became an OmniTRAX property in 1992. Out of its base in Washington, the railroad operates 17 miles of track between Washington and Barnett, where it connects and interchanges with CSXT. The railroad handles some 570 carloads per year, transporting plastic pellets, woodchips, lumber, butane, and other commodities.
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Atlantic Western Transportation
Based in Americus, Atlantic Western Transportation (AWT) is the holding company of the Heart of Georgia Railroad (HOG). AWT owned the Georgia Midland Railroad (GMR) until early 2010 when it was sold to Georgia Southern Railway (GS). AWT also operates Southeast Railcar located at Plains on the HOG.
Heart of Georgia Railroad, Inc. The Heart of Georgia Railroad (HOG) was created in 1999 to lease and operate 179 miles of track owned by the Georgia Department of Transportation between Mahrt, Alabama and Vidalia. The railroad expanded in 2004 to include the Midville to Vidalia line, but that line is currently operated by Georgia Southern Railway (GS). The railroad currently operates 140 miles between Vidalia and Preston; the rest of the line is out of service. The HOG connects with Class I railroads CSXT and NS as well as local railroads GC and GSWR. Interchange occurs at three points Vidalia with GC and NS, Cordele with CSXT, and Americus with GSWR and NS. A variety of commodities are hauled including food and feed products, chemicals, plastic pellets, aggregates, bricks, cement, intermodal containers, metallic and mineral ores, lumber, grain, pulp and paper products, wood, scrap metal, and fertilizer. Total movements amount to around 7,500 annual carloads. An intermodal container transfer facility is operated by Cordele Intermodal Services at Cordele, which is served by HOG.
In addition to the freight services provided, HOG also hosts the SAM Shortline passenger excursion train, which is named in honor of the Savannah, Americus, and Montgomery Railroad Company. The SAM excursion train is operated by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) under the guidance of the Southwest Georgia Railroad Excursion Authority. The cars are owned by the Excursion Authority, and the engines are owned and operated by HOG.
B. R. Anderson
Bennie Ray Anderson owns three short line railroads in Georgia: the Athens Line (ABR), the Hartwell Railroad (HRT), and the Great Walton Railroad (GRWR). Based in Social Circle, the Great Walton Railroad is the parent company and operator of both the Athens Line and Hartwell Railroad. These railroads operate in Georgia over a combined 106 miles.
The Athens Line, LLC The Athens Line (ABR) leases 38 miles of former NS track running between Madison and Junior State via Athens, but only operates 20 miles with the remainder out of service. Established in 2001 and headquartered in Social Circle, it operates in Clarke, Jackson, and Oconee Counties. Interchange operations occur with NS at Junior State. ABR moves 600 carloads annually with the primary commodities being coal, paper, plastic, and oil.
Great Walton Railroad The Great Walton Railroad (GRWR) has operated a 10-mile line between Monroe and Social Circle since 1987. It handles 3,650 carloads annually of various commodities, including plastics, chemicals, pulp and paper products, and lumber. GRWR interchanges with CSXT at Social Circle.
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Hartwell Railroad Based in Bowersville, the original Hartwell Railroad (HRT) operated a 10-mile line from Hartwell to Bowersville. Originally a three-foot gauge line, it was re-laid to standard gauge in 1905 after coming under the control of the Southern Railway. Local interests operated the line from 1924 until 1990, when Benny Ray Anderson took control. In addition to its original line, the Hartwell now operates the 48-mile former NS line from Elberton to Toccoa, interchanging with NS at the latter point. HRT traffic includes grain products, granite, lumber, oil, plastic pellets, starch and talc products, and woodchips, generating 6,500 carloads of freight annually.
Pioneer Railcorp
Based in Peoria, Illinois, Pioneer Railcorp is a railroad holding company that owns short line railroads and other railroad-related businesses, including a railroad equipment company and a contract switching services. The company's wholly owned short line railroad subsidiaries, "Pioneer Lines," collectively total 24 rail operations in 13 states with over 600 miles of track. In Georgia, Pioneer Railcorp owns the Georgia Southern Railway (GS).
Georgia Southern Railway Georgia Southern Railway (GS) operates three lines in Georgia: 30 miles between Perry and Roberta; 16 miles between Midville and Swainsboro; and 28 miles between Metter and Dover, for a total of 74 route miles. The primary commodities moved are sand, asphalt, plastics, lumber, grain, scrap, fertilizer and stone aggregates, generating about 5,000 carloads per year. GS interchanges with NS in Midville, Fort Valley, and Dover.
Independent Short Line Railroads
CaterParrott Railnet, LLC CaterParrott Railnet (CPR), a Georgia-based company, was founded in 2005 and operates three line segments: Willachoohee Valdosta, which comprises its Valdosta Subdivision; and the combination of the Newborn Machen and Machen Madison segments, which comprise its Madison Subdivision. The Valdosta Subdivision, a segment of the original Georgia and Florida Railroad, is subleased from the GFRR, which in turn leases it from GDOT. The Madison Subdivision is comprised of former Central of Georgia trackage formerly operated by the Squaw Creek Southern (SCS). The two subdivisions total 74 route miles. Traffic is interchanged with NS at Valdosta and Machen.
Georgia Northeastern Railroad Co., Inc. Georgia Northeastern Railroad (GNRR) was established in 1987 with 68 miles of former Louisville and Nashville track between Marietta (Elizabeth) and Ellijay obtained from CSXT. GNRR purchased the tracks from Marietta to Tate and leased the tracks from Tate to Ellijay. In 1990, GNRR was sold to its current owners. In the mid-1990s, GDOT purchased the line north of Ellijay and began working with GNRR to re-establish service. GNRR currently operates 98 route miles from Elizabeth (Marietta), where it interchanges with CSXT, to McCaysville. It handles 5,000 annual carloads consisting of chemicals, metallic ores and minerals, food and feed products, steel and scrap, pulp and paper, and lumber. In addition to its freight services, GNRR established a new subsidiary in 1998, the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway, a tourist railroad.
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Louisville and Wadley Louisville and Wadley Railway (LW) was incorporated in 1961 to purchase the 10-mile Louisville and Wadley Railroad from the Central of Georgia. The railroad leases rail cars but its trackage is currently out-of-service.
Ogeechee Railway The Georgia Midland Railroad (GMR) in 2008 sold the Ardmore to Sylvania branch line to the Ogeechee Railway Co. (OGEE). The short line has 22 route miles of track leased from GDOT and interchanges with NS at Ardmore. It generates 250 carloads annually, comprised principally of grain and fertilizer.
Sandersville Railroad The Sandersville Railroad (SAN) was chartered in 1893 as a subsidiary of the Central of Georgia Railroad to operate over a four-mile line built by Central of Georgia between Tennille and Sandersville. In private ownership, the line was extended another five miles in 1957 to a kaolin mine near Sandersville. Today, the railroad nicknamed The Kaolin Road operates the same nine miles between Tennille, where it connects and interchanges with NS, and the mines and processing plants to the north (Kaolin). Its principal commodities include kaolin clay, chemicals, plastic and lumber and wood products. The railroad operates a transloading facility and controls a fleet of over 400 cars for bulk commodities.
St. Marys Railroad, LLC Organized in 1924 as the successor to the Atlantic, Waycross and Northern Railroad, the St. Marys Railroad (SM) consists of an 11-mile track from St. Marys to Kingsland, where it interchanges with FCRD. A three-mile branch connects to the Kings Bay submarine base. In 1940, the railroad was purchased by Gilman Paper Company to service a new Kraft paper mill at St. Marys. Currently SM is owned by Boatwright Companies. Its principal commodities consist of pulp board, plastic pellets, waste paper, scrap and steel generating 600 to 1,000 carloads per year. It also operates the St. Marys Express over the railroad for tourists.
St. Marys West Railway Based in Waresboro, St. Marys West Railway (SMWR) operates the former Atlantic Coast Line's 23-mile route between Pearson and Waresboro, near Waycross. The railroad's principal business consists of storage and safe harbor for locomotives and cars, loaded or empty. Car cleaning and transloading comprise other components of its basic business. Capacity exists for 2,200 pieces of rolling stock and unit train sets can be accommodated. CSXT is the connecting railroad.
Southern Electric Railroad Company, Inc. Southern Electric Railroad Company, the railroad subsidiary of Southern Company, constructed an approximate 2.6 mile line in 1995, originating at a point on NS' Savannah District main track, some five to six miles south of Springfield, and terminating at a connection with the Georgia Power - Plant McIntosh (formerly Savannah Electric Power Company - SEPCO) industrial spur at a point on the CSXT's A-Line near Rincon, now known as SEPCO Junction. The railroad does not operate trains itself. All trains are operated by NS via trackage rights. The railroad serves Plant McIntosh as well as Georgia Pacific - Savannah River Mill, via the industry spur between SEPCO Junction and the Plant McIntosh.
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RAILROAD: Alpha Code: Operator: Parent Company: Contact: Phone: Email: Company Website: SERVICE AREA Counties: Principal Stations: RAIL TRAFFIC Principal Commodities: Annual Carloadings: GEORGIA ROUTE MILES
Line Segment
Junior State (Center) to Athens Athens to Watkinsville Watkinsville to Bishop Bishop to Madison

Athens Line LLC, The ABR Athens Line LLC, The Athens Line LLC, The Bennie Ray Anderson 770-464-0761 Bennie.ray@greatwaltonrailroad.com www.greatwaltonrailroad.com

Jackson, Clarke, Oconee, Morgan Athens, Bishop, Watkinsville

Chemicals, paper, coal 600

Segment Length
7
9 3 19

Operated
7 9 3 2.5

Out of Service
16.5

Owned

Leased
7 9 3 19

Trackage Rights

Line Heritage
SOU
CG CG CG

Total

38

21.5

16.5

38

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

Class II MP32 to MP38.6; Class I MP92 to MP106.2

Operating Speed:

Restricted Class II 20 mph; Class I 10 mph

Signal System:

Line density:

Weight Limits:

286,000 lbs MP 32 to 38.6; 263,000 lbs MP 92 to 106.2

Clearance Restrictions:

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

Railroad:

Center

NS

FACILITIES Type:

Location:

IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS Description:

Estimated Costs:

Notes: Start up in 2002
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Line Segment
Willacoochee to Valdosta Madison to Shady Dale Newborn to Shady Dale

Cater Parrott Railnet, LLC CPR Cater Parrott Railnet, LLC Cater Parrott Railnet, LLC Jamie Cater/Chris Parrott 229-326-9628/229-251-6804 jamie@cprailnet.com/chris@cprailnet.com cprailnet.com

Atkinson, Berrien, Lanier, Lowndes, Jasper, Morgan, Newton Valdosta, Barretts, Nashville, Willacoochee, Shady Dale, Madison, Newborn

Paraffin Wax, Seed, Plywood, MDF 1,050

Segment Length 43 21 10

Operated
43 21

Out of Service
10

Owned

Leased
43 21 10

Trackage Rights

Line Heritage
CG CG CG

Total

74

64

10

74

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

Willacoochee-Valdosta; Class II; Shady Dale-Madison; Excepted; Shady Dale-Newborn;

Excepted

Operating Speed:

25 mph & 10 mph, respectively

Signal System:

n/a

Line density:

Weight Limits:

286,000 lbs

Clearance Restrictions:

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

Railroad:

Shady Dale

NS

Valdosta

NS

FACILITIES Type:

Location:

IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS Description: Willacoochee Line MP 53.5 54.0 Flooding Issue Willacoochee Line MP 30.6 73.0 Replace Crossties Willacoochee Line MP 44.0 50.0 Replace Defective Rail Willacoochee Line MP 65.0 -72.0 Replace Defective Rail

Estimated Costs: $128,000 $775,000 $2,126,000 $2,767,000

Notes: Willacoochee to Valdosta line owned by GDOT Factories CPR Serves - employ 1,564 people and are dependant on rail service to stay located in those communites Shady Dale just outside of Machen

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Line Segment
Hilton to GA State Line

Chattahoochee Bay Railroad, Inc. CHAT Chattahoochee Bay Railroad Inc. Genesee and Wyoming Inc. Jerry Vest 412-963-1805 jvest@gwrr.com www.gwrr.com

Early Hilton

Chemicals, Forest products, food and feed products 1,713 (in 2011)

Segment Length
2

Operated 2

Out of Service

Owned 2

Leased

Trackage Rights

Line Heritage
CG

Total

2

2

2

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

Generally Class II

Operating Speed:

25 mph except 10 mph in Georgia

Signal System:

Operates with Track Warrants

Line density:

Daily service, five days per week

Weight Limits:

286,000 lbs

Clearance Restrictions:

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

Railroad:

Hilton

NS

Dothan, AL

CSXT

FACILITIES Type: Car Storage Lumber load/reload

Location:

IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS Description: Track capacity expansion

Estimated Costs: $1,000,000

Notes: Acquired by G&W in 2006 24 miles total from Hilton,GA to Dothan,AL
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Line Segment
Hilton to Saffold

Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad CIRR Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad Genesee and Wyoming Inc. Jerry Vest 412-963-1805 jvest@gwrr.com www.gwrr.com

Early Hilton, Saffold, Cedar Springs

Chemicals,Coal,Forest products,steel & scrap, pulp & paper 12,452 (in 2011)

Segment Length 15

Operated 15

Out of Service

Owned 15

Leased

Trackage Rights

Line Heritage GA Pacific

Total

15

15

15

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

Class II

Operating Speed:

20 mph

Signal System:

Operates under Yard Limits

Line density:

Eight crew starts weekly; seven days per week service

Weight Limits:

286,000 lbs

Clearance Restrictions:

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

Railroad:

Hilton, GA

CHAT/NS

Saffold, AL

CSXT

FACILITIES Type: Car Storage Car Repair

Location:

IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS Description: Track capacity expansion

Estimated Costs: $2,500,000

Notes: Acquired by G&W in 2003
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Line Segment
TN Border to Berryton

Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway Co. CCKY Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway Co. Genesee and Wyoming Inc. Jerry Vest 412-963-1805 jvest@gwrr.com www.gwrr.com

Catoosa, Walker, Dade Chickamauga, Berryton

Chemicals, metals, plastics, farm products 860 (in 2011)

Segment Length 47

Operated 47

Out of Service

Owned

Leased 47

Trackage Rights

Line Heritage
CG

Total

47

47

47

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

Class I

Operating Speed:

10 mph

Signal System:

Operates under Yard Limits

Line density:

Daily service, five days per week

Weight Limits:

263,000 lbs

Clearance Restrictions:

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

Railroad:

Chattanooga, TN

NS

FACILITIES Type:

Location:

IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS Description: Upgrade six bridges to handle 286,000 lb weight limit Track upgrades for industrial development

Estimated Costs: $19,800,000 $1,000,000

Notes: Acquired by G&W in 2008 Trackage Owned by GDOT in GA & TN

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Line Segment
See note 2

Columbus & Chattahoochee CCH Columbus & Chattahoochee Genesee and Wyoming Inc. Jerry Vest 412-963-1805 jvest@gwrr.com www.gwrr.com

Girard, AL, Mahrt, AL Mahrt, AL

Bricks, chemicals, forest products 2,000 (estimated)

Segment Length

Operated

Out of Service

Owned

Leased

Trackage Rights

Line Heritage

Total

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

Class II

Operating Speed:

25 mph

Signal System:

Operates with Track Warrants

Line density:

Forty crew starts weekly; seven days per week service

Weight Limits:

286,000 lbs

Clearance Restrictions:

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

Railroad:

Columbus

NS

FACILITIES Type:

Location:

IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS Description: Track upgrades

Estimated Costs: $1,500,000

Notes: 1. Acquired by G&W in 2012 2. No trackage in GA but interchanges in Columbus

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Line Segment
Seals to FL State Line2

First Coast Railroad Inc. FCRD First Coast Railroad Inc. Genesee and Wyoming Inc. Jerry Vest 412-963-1805 jvest@gwrr.com www.gwrr.com

Camden Seals, Kingsland

Chemicals, Coal, Forest Products, Pulp and Paper, Metals and Petroleum Products 13,662 (in 2011)

Segment Length
8

Operated 8

Out of Service

Owned

Leased 8

Trackage Rights

Line Heritage
SAL

Total

8

8

8

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

Class I (In Georgia, Seals to Kingsland, Excepted Track Status)

Operating Speed:

Generally 10 mph

Signal System:

Operates with Track Warrants

Line density:

In Georgia, as needed. 14 crew starts per week, seven days per week service

Weight Limits:

263,000 lbs. on line in Georgia. Main line in Florida 286,000 lbs.

Clearance Restrictions:

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

Railroad:

Yulee, FL

CSXT

Kingsland

SM

FACILITIES Type:

Location:

IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS Description: In Georgia, Upgrade Track to FRA Class I Standard

Estimated Costs: $2,500,000

Notes: 1. Acquired by G&W in 2005 2. Approximatley 32 total miles; 8 miles in Georgia & 24 miles in Florida
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Line Segment
Fulco Jct.-Industrial Park Trackage

Fulton County Railway, LLC FCRD Omnitrax Omnitrax Ernie O'Brien 404-505-7785

www.omnitrax.com

Fulton Fulton Industrial Park

Variety-Serves Fulton County Industrial Park 8,200

Segment Length
ST1

Operated

Out of Service

Owned

Leased

Trackage Rights

Line Heritage
ACL

Total

22

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

FRA Class 1

Operating Speed:

Signal System:

Line density:

Weight Limits:

263,000 lbs

Clearance Restrictions:

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

Fulco Jct.

Railroad: CSXT

FACILITIES Type: Car Storage

Location: Fulco Yard

IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS Description:
Rehabilitate 3 bridges Install 10,000 ties, surface track Renew crossings

Estimated Costs: $ 200,000 $2,198,398 $ 490,250

Notes: 1. Switching & Terminal Company, no route miles but 22 miles of terminal trackage

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RAILROAD:

Georgia and Florida, LLC

Alpha Code:

GFRR

Operator:

Omnitrax

Parent Company:

Omnitrax

Contact:

Todd Gruenemeier

Phone:

229-435-6629

Email:

Company Website:

www.omnitrax.com

SERVICE AREA

Counties:

Dougherty,Mitchell,Colquitt,Thomas,Worth,Loundes,Cook,Brooks,Berrien,Madison,Taylor

Principal Stations:

Moultrie, Quitman, Camilla, Bridgeboro

RAIL TRAFFIC

Principal Commodities:

Wood Pulp,Beer,ethanol,farm products, aggregate,chemicals,clay products

Annual Carloadings:

21,000

GEORGIA ROUTE MILES

Line Segment

Segment Length

Operated

Out of Service

Owned

Leased

Trackage Rights

Line Heritage

GA-FL state line to Adel1

38

38

LOP & SG2

Sparks to Albany

58

58

GN3

Albany to Camilla

20

20

ACL

Camilla to Thomasville

36

36

ACL

Albany to Sylvester

21

21

ACL

Moultrie to Ganor

9

GN

Moultrie to Schley Jct

6.5

6.5

GN

Moultrie to Norman Jct

4

4.0

GN

Sparks to Valdosta

29.8

29.8 4

GS&F

Total

222.3

222.3

93.5

99.0

29.8

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

FRA Class I

Operating Speed:

Signal System:

Line density:

Weight Limits:

286,000 lbs**

Clearance Restrictions:

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

Railroad:

Albany

NS & CSXT

Thomasville & Foley, FL

CSXT

Adel

NS

FACILITIES

Type:

Location:

IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS Description: Albany to Thomasville: Rehabilitate 17 bridges, install 28,000 crossties, surface track and renew crossings Albany to Sparks: Rehabilitate 13 bridges, install 18,850 crossties, surface track and renew crossings Adel to GA State Line: Rehabilitate 9 bridges, install 19,000 crossties, surface track and renew crossings

Estimated Costs: $6,523,417 $5,867,559 $6,606,702

Notes:

**except-Valdosta,GA to Barretts,GA & Nashville,GA to Willochoochee,GA 1. Actual terminus Foley, FL for total length of 83 miles, CSXT has trackage rights from Quitman to Foley of which about 10 miles lie in Georgia 2. Live Oak, Perry and South Georgia 3. Georgia Northern 4. Over NS
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RAILROAD: Alpha Code: Operator: Parent Company: Contact: Phone: Email: Company Website: SERVICE AREA Counties: Principal Stations: RAIL TRAFFIC Principal Commodities: Annual Carloadings: GEORGIA ROUTE MILES
Line Segment
Macon to Dudley
Dudley to Lyons Lyons to Savannah

Georgia Central Railway, L.P. GC Georgia Central Railway, L.P. Genesee and Wyoming Inc. Jerry Vest 412-963-1805 jvest@gwrr.com www.gwrr.com

Bibb,Twiggs,Laurens,Treutlen,Montgomery,Toombs,Tattnall,Evans,Bryan,Chatham Macon,Dublin,Vidalia,Claxton,Pembroke,Savannah

Coal,Chemicals,farm & food products,forest products,stone,plastics,paper products 13,781 (in 2011)

Segment Length
57
35 79

Operated
57 35 79

Out of Service

Owned

Leased

Trackage Rights

Line Heritage M,D &
S/SAL

Total

171

171

171

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

Class II

Operating Speed:

25 mph

Signal System:

Operates with Track Warrants

Line density:

Thirty-three crew starts per week, seven days per week service

Weight Limits:

263,000 lbs

Clearance Restrictions:

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

Railroad:

Savannah

CSXT

Lyons/Dudley

HOG/NS

Macon

NS

FACILITIES

Type:

Location:

Car Storage

IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS Description: Complete bridge upgrades for 286,000 lb weight limit Upgrade Main line tie condition Improve track capacity for industrial development Upgrade 13.3 miles of Main line rail
Notes: Acquired by G&W in 2005

Estimated Costs: $1,500,000 $3,500,000 $1,000,000 $5,300,000

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RAILROAD: Alpha Code: Operator: Parent Company: Contact: Phone: Email: Company Website: SERVICE AREA Counties: Principal Stations: RAIL TRAFFIC Principal Commodities: Annual Carloadings: GEORGIA ROUTE MILES
Line Segment
TN State Line to Ellijay Mineral Bluff to Blue Ridge Ellijay to Talking Rock Talking Rock to Tate Tate to Elizabeth (Marietta)

Georgia Northeastern Railroad Co. Inc. GNRR Georgia Northeastern Railroad Co. Inc. Georgia Northeastern Railroad Co. Inc. Wilds Pierce 678-384-6343 wpierce@gnrr.com www.gnrr.com

Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens, Cherokee, Cobb Copperhill/McCaysville, Blue Ridge, Ellijay, Talking Rock, Tate, Canton, Marietta/Elizabeth

Chemicals, limestone, marble, corn, soy, steel, wallboard, lumber, corn syrup, aluminum 4,500

Segment Length 29
3 15 10
41

Operated
29 3
15 10
41

Out of Service

Owned 9
15 10 41

Leased
20 3

Trackage Rights

Line Heritage
L&N L&N L&N L&N
L&N

Total

98

98

75

23

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

Class I

Operating Speed:

15 mph for passenger trains in the Blue Ridge & McCaysville Blocks & 10 mph for all freight

trains.

Signal System:

Verbal Block System (VBS)

Line density:

Light Density line

Weight Limits:

286,000 lbs in Elizabeth (Marietta) and 270,000 lbs for remainder of the railroad

Clearance Restrictions:

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

Railroad:

Marietta/Elizabeth

CSXT

FACILITIES Type: Car Storage (175-200 ea)

Location: Mineral Bluff Lead

IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS Description: Upgrade rail line from Marietta to Tate to increase the weight limits on the railroad to 286,000 lbs

Estimated Costs: Marietta to Woodstock: $134,000 Woodstock to Canton: $835,000 Canton to Ball Ground: $256,000

Notes: Blue Ridge Scenic Railway is a subsidary to GNRR and operates between Blue Ridge and McCaysville/Copperhill)

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RAIL TRAFFIC Principal Commodities: Annual Carloadings: GEORGIA ROUTE MILES
Line Segment
Dover to Metter Roberta to Perry Midville to Kirby

Georgia Southern Railway Company GS Pioneer Railcorp Pioneer Railcorp Nathan Johns 309-697-1400 njohns@pioneer-railcorp.com www.pioneer-railcorp.com
Bulloch, Candler, Crawford, Peach, Houston, Emanuel Midville line; Swainsboro, Modoc; Dover line; Statesboro, Register, Pulaski; Ft.Valley line;Rollo Sand Pit, Fort Valley, Perry
Lumber, stone, scrap, asphalt, plastics, sand, grain, fertilizer

Segment Length 28 30 16

Operated
28 30 16

Out of Service

Owned

Leased
28 30 16

Trackage Rights

Line Heritage
CG CG G&F

Total

74

74

74

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

Operating Speed:

Signal System:

Line density:

Weight Limits:

286,000 lbs

Clearance Restrictions:

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

Railroad:

Midville, Ft.Valley and Dover

NS

FACILITIES Type: Car Storage/Storage in Transit Team Tracks

Location: All Branches All Branches

IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS Description: Continued maintenance to maintain and improve capacity in order to continue to provide cost effective rail service to smaller volume rail users located on lower density lines.

Estimated Costs: $250,000+ per year

Notes: Lines are owned by Norfolk Southern but leased and maintained by GS.

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RAILROAD:

Georgia Southwestern Railroad, Inc.

Alpha Code:

GSWR

Operator:

Georgia Southwestern Railroad, Inc.

Parent Company:

Genesee and Wyoming Inc.

Contact:

Jerry Vest

Phone:

412-963-1805

Email:

jvest@gwrr.com

Company Website:

www.gwrr.com

SERVICE AREA

Counties:

Quitman,Randolph,Calhoun,Early,Miller,Decatur

Principal Stations:

Georgetown, GA, Bainbridge, GA

RAIL TRAFFIC

Principal Commodities:

Aggregates,Chemicals,Ethanol,peanuts,food products,scrap metal

Annual Carloadings:

7,259 (in 2011)

GEORGIA ROUTE MILES

Line Segment

Segment Length

Operated

Out of Service

Owned

Leased

Columbus-Americus

64

31

33

59

Americus-Smithfield

12.5

12.5

Smithfield-Ga/AL Border

59

59

59

Smithfield-Albany

23

23

Cuthbert-Bainbridge

68.3

68.3

68.3 1

Lynn-Bainbridge

1.5

1.5

Bainbridge-Saffold

30

30

Columbus-Cusetta

24.6

24.6

24.6 1

Dawson-Sasser

9.3

9.3

9.3 1

Total

292.2

225.3

66.9

59

161.2

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

Class II

Operating Speed:

25 mph

Signal System:

Operates under Track Warrants

Line density:

Twenty crew starts per week, five days per week service

Weight Limits:

286,000 lbs

Clearance Restrictions:

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

Railroad:

Vidalia4

HOG

Albany4

NS

Bainbridge4

CSXT

FACILITIES

Type:

Location:

Car Storage

Team Tracks

IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS

Description:

Estimated Costs:

Improve Main line tie condition, Lynn subdivision

$2,000,000

Expand track capacity for Industrial development

$1,500,000

Replace 40.5 miles of rail, Smithville and Cusetta Subs

$16,200,000

Trackage Rights 5 12.5
23
1.5 30
72

Line Heritage
CG2 CG2 CG2 CG2 SAL2 SAL2 ACL2 SAL2 SAL2

Notes:

1.Leased: 1-GDOT;2-NS;3-CSXT;4-GA Port Authority 2. ACL-Atlantic Coast Line; CG-Central of GA; GF-GA & FL; SAL-Seaboard Airline 3. Acquired by G&W in 2008 4. Does not include junctions w/G&W railroads

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Line Segment
Washinton to Barnett

Georgia Woodlands Railroad, LLC GWRC Omnitrax Omnitrax Erik O'Brien 706-678-3000

www.omnitrax.com

Wilkes, Warren, Taliaferro Washington & Barnett

Plastic pellets, wood products, petroleum gases 570

Segment Length 17

Operated 17

Out of Service

Owned 17

Leased

Trackage Rights

Line Heritage
GA

Total

17

17

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

FRA Class I

Operating Speed:

Signal System:

Line density:

Weight Limits:

263,000 lbs

Clearance Restrictions:

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

Barnett

17
Railroad: CSXT

FACILITIES Type: Bulk Transfer Distribution Railcar Storage
IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS Description:
Rehabilitate 4 bridges Install 8,500 ties, surface track Renew crossings

Location:
Estimated Costs: $3,800,000 $1,736,556 $ 437,750

Notes:

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RAILROAD: Alpha Code: Operator: Parent Company: Contact: Phone: Email: Company Website: SERVICE AREA Counties: Principal Stations: RAIL TRAFFIC Principal Commodities: Annual Carloadings: GEORGIA ROUTE MILES
Line Segment
Anquilla Jct to Colonels'Island Terminal (Mydharris)

Golden Isles Terminal Railroad Inc. GITM Golden Isles Terminal Railroad Inc. Genesee and Wyoming Inc. Jerry Vest 412-963-1805 jvest@gwrr.com www.gwrr.com

Glynn Anquilla Jct.Ports Auth. Colonels Island Terminal

Automobiles, chemicals, food and feed products 19,279 (in 2011)

Segment Length

Operated

Out of Service

Owned

12

12

Leased 12

Trackage Rights

Line Heritage
GPA

Total

12

12

12

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

Class I

Operating Speed:

10 mph

Signal System:

Operates under Yard limits

Line density:

Fifty-Four crew starts per week, seven days per week service

Weight Limits:

286,000 lbs

Clearance Restrictions:

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

Railroad:

Anguilla Jct

CSXT and NS

FACILITIES Type: Car Storage Transloading
IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS Description: Improvements determined by Georgia Port Authority

Location: Port Terminal-Autos, Grain
Estimated Costs:

Notes: G&W acquired rights of CISD in 1998 including 24 miles of terminal trackage Track owned by Georgia Ports Authority

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Annual Carloadings: GEORGIA ROUTE MILES
Line Segment
North Tower to Savannah Wharf2

Golden Isles Terminal Wharf GITW Golden Isles Terminal Wharf Genesee and Wyoming Inc. Jerry Vest 412-963-1805 jvest@gwrr.com www.gwrr.com

Chatham North Tower-Savannah Wharf

Chemicals,Food & feed products,metals & minerals,petroleum, pulp & paper, wood pellets, bulk freight included in GITM

Segment Length
7

Operated 7

Out of Service

Owned 7

Leased

Trackage Rights

Line Heritage

Total

7

7

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

Class I

Operating Speed:

10 mph

Signal System:

Operates under Yard limits

Line density:

included in GITM

Weight Limits:

286,000 lbs

Clearance Restrictions:

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

Savannah

7
Railroad: CSXT

FACILITIES Type:

Location:

IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS Description: Upgrade Track Structure for Increased Capacity

Estimated Costs: $1,600,000

Notes: 1. G&W aquired in 2004 2. Switching & terminal Compnay, no route miles
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RAILROAD: Alpha Code: Operator: Parent Company: Contact: Phone: Email: Company Website: SERVICE AREA Counties: Principal Stations: RAIL TRAFFIC Principal Commodities: Annual Carloadings: GEORGIA ROUTE MILES
Line Segment
Monroe to Social Circle

Great Walton Railroad Co. Inc. GRWR Great Walton Railroad Co. Inc. Great Walton Railroad Co. Inc. Bennie Ray Anderson 770-464-0761 Bennie.ray@greatwaltonrailroad.com www.greatwaltonrailroad.com

Walton Social Circle, Cleaton

Chemicals, pulp, paper, lumber, plastics 600

Segment Length 10

Operated 10

Out of Service

Owned 10

Leased

Trackage Rights

Line Heritage
GA

Total

10

10

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

Excepted

Operating Speed:

Signal System:

10 mph

Line density:

Weight Limits:

286,000 lbs

Clearance Restrictions:

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

Social Circle

10
Railroad: CSXT

FACILITIES Type:

Location:

IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS Description:

Estimated Costs:

Notes:
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Line Segment
Toccoa to Bowersville wye Bowersville wye to Hartwell Bowersville wye to Elberton

Hartwell Railroad Co. HRT Hartwell Railroad Co. Hartwell Railroad Co. Bennie Ray Anderson 770-464-0761 Bennie.ray@greatwaltonrailroad.com www.greatwaltonrailroad.com

Stephens, Franklin, Hart, Elbert Royston,Bowman, Toccoa, Lavonia, Bowersville

Grain, granite, lumber, wood, oil, plastic pellets, starch, talc, DDG, limestone 6,500

Segment Length 24
10

Operated 24 10

Out of Service

Owned 10

Leased

Trackage Rights

24

24

Line Heritage
SOU HRT
SOU

Total

58

58

10

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

Class II MP0 to MP32(near Royston), MP32 to MP48 excepted

Operating Speed:

Class II 20 mph, 10 mph on excepted track

Signal System:

Line density:

Weight Limits:

286,000 lbs Class II track, 263,000 lbs on excepted track

Clearance Restrictions:

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

Railroad:

Toccoa

NS

FACILITIES Type:

Location:

IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS Description: Proposed connection to CSXT just east of GA 17 (Bowman Highway)-1,360 TF New Track w/gradework, 1-No.10 Turnout;Power with control point, 1,000 TF of CSXT realignment

Estimated Costs: $1,500,000

Notes:
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Principal Stations: RAIL TRAFFIC Principal Commodities:
Annual Carloadings: GEORGIA ROUTE MILES
Line Segment
AL State Line to Americus Americus to Cordele Cordele to Helena Helena to Vidalia

Heart of Georgia Railroad Inc. HOG Heart of Georgia Railroad Inc. Atlantic Western Transport Brad Lafevers 229-924-7662 blafevers@awtransport.com www.awtransport.com

Stewart, Webster, Sumter, Crisp, Wilcox, Dodge, Telfair, Wheeler, Montgomery, Toombs, Emanuel Lumpkin, Richland, Preston, Plains, Leslie/Desoto, Rochele, Rhine,Helena,Cordele,Americus

Aggregate, brick, cement, intermodal, chemicals, metalic ore, food & feed, steel & scrap, paper, lumber, pulp 7,500

Segment Length 58.5 32 52 35

Operated
21 32 52 35

Out of Service 37.5

Owned

Leased
58.5 4 32 52 35

Trackage Rights

Line Heritage
SAL SAL SAL SAL

Total

177.5

140

37.5

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

Class II

Operating Speed:

25 mph

Signal System:

Line density:

Weight Limits:

263,000 lbs

Clearance Restrictions:

Height at Lee Street overpass Americus 17'

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

Railroad:

Americus

NS/GSWR

Cordele

NS/CSXT

Helena

NS

Vidalia

GC

FACILITIES

Type:

Location:

177.5

Car Repair Intermodal Service5 IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS Description: Bridge Repair 53 bridges Cordele to Vidalia Replace ballast deck portion Oconee and Okmulgee Bridges Replace ties and surface Cordele/Vidalia Grade Crossing Repair

Plains Cordele
Estimated Costs: $3 Million $6 Million $7.5 Million $800,000

Notes:

2. Sam Shortline operates tourist line on HOG from Archery to Cordele 3. Track between Mahrt, AL to Preston, GA out-of-service due to lift bridge over Chattochoochee River 4. All tracks in GA owned by GDOT as well as 1.5 miles in AL 5. Cordel Intermodal Services w/direct service to Port of Savannah

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Line Segment
Hilton to Albany

Hilton and Albany Railroad, Inc. HAL Hilton and Albany Railroad, Inc. Genesee and Wyoming Inc. Jerry Vest 412-963-1805 jvest@gwrr.com www.gwrr.com

Dougherty, Calhoun, Early Hilto, Albany, Arlington

Farm and Fodd products, Aggregates, paper products 4,000 (estimated)

Segment Length 56

Operated

Out of Service

Owned

Leased 56

Trackage Rights

Line Heritage
CG

Total

56

56

56

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

Class II

Operating Speed:

25 mph

Signal System:

Operates under Track Warrants

Line density:

Five crew starts per week, five days per week service

Weight Limits:

286,000 lbs

Clearance Restrictions:

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

Railroad:

Albany

NS/GFRR

Arlington

GSWR

Hilton

CHAT/CIRR

FACILITIES

Type:

Location:

Car Storage

Car Repair

IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS Description: Upgrade 52 miles of Main line rail

Estimated Costs: $22,300,000

Notes: Acquired by G&W in 2011
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Line Segment
Louisville to Wadley

Louisville & Wadley Railway Company LW Louisville & Wadley Railway Company Louisville & Wadley Railway Company Billy Gibson 478-252-5980 478-252-1365
Jefferson

Segment Length 10

Operated

Out of Service 10

Owned 10

Leased

Trackage Rights

Line Heritage
CG

Total

10

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

Operating Speed:

Signal System:

Line density:

Weight Limits:

Clearance Restrictions:

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

Wadley

10

10

Railroad: NS

FACILITIES Type: Car Storage

Location:

IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS Description:

Estimated Costs:

Notes: 1.Gibson Jct. to Louisville, 8 miles abnadoned in 1971 2. All tracks appear to be removed except wye tracks across Railroad Ave

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Line Segment
Sylvania to Ardmore

Ogeechee Railroad OCR Ogeechee RR GDOT Tom Clark 912-562-3216 duckee@pineland.net

Effingham and Screven Newington and Sylvania

Grain and Fertilizer 250

Segment Length 22

Operated 22

Out of Service

Owned

Leased 22

Trackage Rights

Line Heritage
CG

Total

22

22

22

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

Excepted

Operating Speed:

10 mph or less

Signal System:

n/a

Line density:

Weight Limits:

232,000 lbs

Clearance Restrictions:

21 feet except for overhanging trees

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

Railroad:

Ardmore

NS

FACILITIES Type:

Location:

IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS Description: A:Upgrade rail and ties MP 36.3 to MP 46.0 (Incl.2 turnouts) B;Upgrade ties MP 46.0 to MP 55.7 (Incl. 4 turnouts) C:Upgrade rail and ties MP 55.7 to MP 58.5 (incl. 15 turnouts)

Estimated Costs: $5,230,000 $1,100,000
$5,530,000

Notes: Sections A and C under improvement needs include removal of 85 lb rail and replacement with 100 lb rail-minimum Section B has 90 lb rail All three sections require heavy brush control

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Line Segment
Riceboro to Richmond Hill Richmond Hill to Savannah

Riceboro Southern Railway, LLC RSOR Riceboro Southern Railway, LLC Genesee and Wyoming Inc. Jerry Vest 412-963-1805 jvest@gwrr.com www.gwrr.com

Bryan, Liberty Richmond Hill, Riceboro

Aggregates, Brick, Cement, Chemicals, Coal, Food and Feed Products, Forest Products, Steel 4,220 (in 2011)

Segment Length 19 14

Operated
19 14

Out of Service

Owned

Leased 19

Trackage Rights
14

Line Heritage
SAL SAL

Total

33

33

19

14

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

Class II

Operating Speed:

20 mph

Signal System:

Operates under Yard limits

Line density:

Twenty crew starts per week, five days per week service

Weight Limits:

263,000 lbs

Clearance Restrictions:

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

Railroad:

Richmond Hill

CSXT

Savannah

CSXT/GC

FACILITIES Type:

Location:

IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS Description:

Estimated Costs:

Notes: Acquired by G&W in 2005

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Line Segment
American Clay Co to Tennille

Sandersville Railroad Company SAN Sandersville Railroad Company Sandersville Railroad Company Ben Tarbutton III 478-552-5151 Ext. 208 bjtiii@sandersvillerailroad.com www.sandersvillerailroad.com
Washington Sandersville, Industry
Kaolin, Chemicals, plastic pellets, lumber, wood products, kaolin, soda ash

Segment Length
9

Operated 9

Out of Service

Owned 9

Leased

Trackage Rights

Line Heritage
CG;4 miles

Total

9

9

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

Operating Speed:

Signal System:

Line density:

Weight Limits:

286,000 lbs

Clearance Restrictions:

None

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

Tennille (4x daily)

9
Railroad: NS

FACILITIES Type: Bulk Transfer Distribution (e.g.plastic pellets, soda ash, lumber) Weigh-in-motion scale
IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS Description:

Location: Estimated Costs:

Notes: Large fleet of cars (200+) for bulk commodities & wood chips
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Line Segment
Garden City Terminal Area2

Savannah Port Terminal Railroad, Inc. SAPT Savannah Port Terminal Railroad, Inc. Genesee and Wyoming Inc. Jerry Vest 412-963-1805 jvest@gwrr.com www.gwrr.com

Chatham Garden City Terminal, Port Wentworth, GA Ports Authority

Chemicals, Food Products, Intermodal, Paper and Pulp, Forest Products, Machinery 32,119 (in 2011)

Segment Length 19

Operated 19

Out of Service

Owned

Leased 19

Trackage Rights

Line Heritage
SSDK

Total

19

19

19

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

Class II

Operating Speed:

20 mph

Signal System:

Operates under Yard limits

Line density:

Nineteen crew starts per week, seven days per week service

Weight Limits:

286,000 lbs

Clearance Restrictions:

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

Railroad:

Savannah

NS/CSXT

FACILITIES Type:

Location:

IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS Description: Improvements determined by Georgia Port Authority

Estimated Costs:

Notes: 1. G&W acquired rights of SSDK in 1988 2. Switching terminal company; no route miles 3. Trackage owned by GA Ports Authority

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Line Segment
Rincon CSXT Connection to NS Connection1

Southern Electric Railroad Company Inc.

SERX

Southern Electric Railroad Company Inc.

Southern Company

Jeremy E. Cole

Dennis Heinen

205-257-6979

912-401-2762

JCOLE@southernco.com

djheinen@southernco.com

www.southernco.com

Effingham

Coal 5,000
Segment Length
2.62

Operated

Out of Service

Owned 2.6

Leased

Trackage Rights

Line Heritage

Total

2.6

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

Class I Industry Track

Operating Speed:

10 mph

Signal System:

Line density:

Weight Limits:

Clearance Restrictions:

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

2.6 Railroad:

FACILITIES Type:

Location:

IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS Description:

Estimated Costs:

Notes: 1. All trains operated by CSXT and NS via Trackage Rights 2. There are three track segments between the NS connection and Georgia Power - Plant McIntosh. The Southern Electric Railroad
Company segment originates at the NS main line, crosses the CSXT at grade near SERX MP 2.5 and then terminates at the Georgia Power industry spur's "wye" connection with the CSXT. The 2 mile track segment from the CSXT "wye" connection to the Georgia Pacific Savannah River Mill is jointly owned by Georgia Pacific and Georgia Power company. The 4.3 mile track segment from the Georgia Pacific Savannah River Mill to Georgia Power Plant McIntosh is owned by Georgia Power.
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Line Segment
Osborne St. (St Marys) to Kingsland Kings Bay Base to Kingsland/St.Marys Rd Connection

St. Marys Railroad, LLC SM St. Marys Railroad, LLC St. Marys Railroad, LLC Ashley Baker 800-873-2020 abaker@boatrightcompanies.com www.stmarysrailroad.com

Camden Kings Bay Submarine Base

Pulp board, poly pellets, waste paper, scrap & steel 1,600

Segment Length
11

Operated 11

Out of Service

Owned

3

3

Leased

Trackage Rights

Line Heritage Gilman Paper Co
Gilman Paper Co

Total

14

14

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

Operating Speed:

Signal System:

Line density:

Weight Limits:

286,000 lbs

Clearance Restrictions:

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

Kingsland

14
Railroad: FCRD

FACILITIES Type: Team Track

Location: St. Marys

IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS Description:

Estimated Costs:

Notes: Operates a tourist railroad on main track
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Line Segment
Just East of Pearson to Waycross

St. Marys Railway West, LLC SMW
St. Marys Railway West, LLC A. Michaels James 847-772-8461
smw-rail.com
Atkinson, Ware

Car Storage

Segment Length
23

Operated 23

Out of Service

Owned 23

Leased

Trackage Rights

Line Heritage
ACL

Total

23

23

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

Operating Speed:

Signal System:

Line density:

Weight Limits:

286, 000 lbs

Clearance Restrictions:

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

Waycross

23
Railroad: CSXT

FACILITIES Type: See notes below

Location:

IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS Description:

Estimated Costs:

Notes: Storage & safe harbour for empties and loads (2,200 ea.car type) Transloading sites close to US 82 Car cleaning
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Line Segment
Valdosta to Clyattville

Valdosta Railway, L.P. VR Valdosta Railway, L.P. Genesee and Wyoming Inc. Jerry Vest 412-963-1805 jvest@gwrr.com www.gwrr.com

Lowndes Valdosta, GA

Paper products, Food and Feed Products, Forest Products, Chemicals 5,436 (in 2011)

Segment Length 10

Operated 10

Out of Service

Owned 10

Leased

Trackage Rights

Line Heritage
G & F

Total

10

10

TRACK CHARACTERISTICS (as necessary by line segment)

FRA Track Class:

Class I

Operating Speed:

10 mph

Signal System:

Operates under Yard Limits

Line density:

Weight Limits:

263,000 lbs

Clearance Restrictions:

INTERCHANGE POINTS

Location:

Valdosta

10
Railroad: CSXT/NS

FACILITIES Type: Car Repair

Location:

IMPROVEMENT NEEDS/PLANS Description: Upgrade track capacity

Estimated Costs: $1,000,000

Notes: Acquired by G&W in 2005
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A.4. Rail-Port Connections
CSXT and Norfolk Southern, as well as selected short line railroads, serve terminals at the state's water and inland ports. A description of each port's rail operations appear below. Maps of the rail networks at major ports are provided in Figure 6 and Figure 7.
Port of Savannah
At the Port of Savannah's Garden City Terminal, CSXT has exclusive access to the Chatham Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF), with three working tracks totaling 6,015 feet and one storage track totaling 12,406 feet. Bulk port traffic is received in interchange from the Savannah Port Terminal Railroad.
Norfolk Southern serves two different terminals at the Port of Savannah.
At the Garden City Terminal, NS has exclusive access to the Mason ICTF, with five working tracks totaling 15,000 feet and three storage tracks totaling 7,500 feet. NS also switches the Ocean Terminal at the Port of Savannah handling containers, break bulk, roll-on / roll-off, and heavy lift cargo. Other port traffic is received in interchange from the Savannah Port Terminal Railroad, a Genesee and Wyoming subsidiary.
Port of Brunswick
CSXT serves the Port of Brunswick's Colonel's Island Terminal, via the Golden Isles Terminal Railroad, a Genesee and Wyoming subsidiary. Colonel's Island Terminal is one of the largest auto-handling ports in the U.S., and contains a rail-served auto distribution center. The terminal also has a rail-served agribulk facility. The Port of Brunswick has a depth of 32 feet, covered storage of 400,000 square feet, and 66 acres of outside storage. CSXT operates a unit train of wood pellets loaded in Waycross to the port for export to a European energy producer.
NS serves the Port of Brunswick's Colonel's Island Terminal, via the Golden Isles Terminal Railroad, a Genesee and Wyoming subsidiary. Colonel's Island Terminal is one of the largest auto-handling ports in the U.S. and contains a rail-served auto distribution. The terminal also has a rail-served agri-bulk facility.
Port of Columbus
The Port of Columbus is becoming landlocked as low water levels on the river system prohibit barge traffic because of a lack of necessary draft. Thus the ports have transformed to become rail-highway transfer points for goods movement.
The Port of Columbus terminal consists of 14 acres. It is served by the Georgia Southwestern Railroad (GSWR) interchanging with CSXT and NS, and by trucks. There are approximately 1,800 feet of storage track and 11,750 feet of working track on the terminal. The port handles primarily ethanol and other liquid bulk cargo. The port currently is leased to a private operator, Nustar Energy. The port's infrastructure is seen in Figure 8.
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Port of Bainbridge
The Port of Bainbridge consists of 107 acres. It is served by GSWR interchanging with CSXT as well as by truck. There are approximately 1,100 feet of storage track and 20,000 feet of working track. The port handles primarily dry bulk commodities. The port's rail infrastructure is seen in Figure 9.
Cordele Inland Container Port
Cordele Intermodal Services operates an inland container port in Cordele that provides shippers in western Georgia and the Florida Panhandle rail access to the Port of Savannah. Opened in 2011, the Cordele Intermodal Center is switched by the Heart of Georgia Railroad, which interchanges with both CSXT and Norfolk Southern. The primary commodities sent by rail from Cordele to Savannah include kaolin, cotton, peanuts, and plastics. Cordele handled 3,500 containers in 2013 and is anticipated to handle more than 6,000 containers in 2014. A figure of the existing facility appears in Chapter 2 and the proposed build-out in Chapter 3.
A.5. Amtrak Stations
The matrix in Table 2 below summarizes the existing Georgia stations and specifics regarding amenities, location, type of station, and other information.
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Figure 6: Port of Savannah Rail Connections

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Figure 7: Port of Brunswick Rail Connections

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Figure 8: Port of Columbus Rail Connections

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Figure 9: Port of Bainbridge Rail Connections

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Location: Owner
Address
Flag Stop? Served By:
Platform Type Length Construction Shelter Lighting Platform Amenities Passenger Safety ADA
Depot Hours
Seating Capacity
Restrooms Vending Ticketing
Telephones Shared Uses
Parking
ADA Parking Facilities Intermodal Other

Atlanta Station Facility and Platforms owned by Southern Ry, A&C Div. 1688 Peachtree St, N.W. Atlanta, GA 30309 No
Crescent
Single 610 ft Asphalt Covered Platform Fully Lit
Benches; HC platform area, lifts
Yellow Safety Stripe
Waiting room, platform and restroom wheelchair accessible
7:00 AM - 9:30 PM
120 Inside 4 Outside Yes Yes Staffed Counter, Baggage Service, Quik-Trak Kiosk Payphone
None
33 Short Term Spaces
1 Accessible Space
MARTA Bus Rt. #110 $6 Million in ADA Compliance and State of Good Repair Needs. No Long Term Parking is Available. Station is a former Suburban Stop located north of Downtown Atlanta.

Table 2: Characteristics of Georgia Amtrak Stations

Gainesville

Jesup

Savannah

Station Facility and Platforms

City of Jesup Facility

Facility and Platforms Savannah

owned by Norfolk Southern RR

CSXT RR Platforms

Economic Development Auth.

116 Industrial Blvd,

176 N.W. Broad St.

2611 Seaboard Coastline Dr.

Gainesville, GA 30501

Jesup, GA 31545

Savannah, GA 31401

No

No

No

Crescent

Silver Meteor, Silver Star

Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Palmetto

Single

Single

Single

181 ft

45 ft

1,000 ft

Asphalt

Asphalt

Concrete

Canopy Adjacent to Depot

Canopy Adjacent to Depot

Covered Platform

Fully Lit

Partially Lit

Fully Lit

None

Benches

None

None

Yellow Safety Line

Yellow Safety Stripe, Tactile Strip

Waiting room, platform and restroom wheelchair accessible

Waiting room, platform and restroom wheelchair accessible

Waiting room, platform and restroom wheelchair accessible

7:00 AM 8:30 AM & 8:00 PM 9:30 PM
24 Inside
Yes Yes
None
Payphone

6:30 AM to 8:00 PM
18 Inside 6 Outside Yes Yes
None
None

12:00 AM 1:30 PM 4:15 PM 11:59 PM 80 Inside 30 Outside Yes Yes Staffed Counter, Baggage Service, Quik-Trak Kiosk Payphone

Norfolk Southern RR Offices

Wayne County Board of Tourism Welcome Center, Community Meeting Space and Office Space

None

16 Short Term Spaces

17 Short Term Spaces

200 Short or Long Term Spaces

2 accessible spaces None

4 Accessible Spaces None

4 Accessible Spaces CATS Route 29

$1.2 Million in ADA Compliance and State of Good Repair Needs. Station Has New Roof and Improved Electrical System.

Station Purchased in 2010, Rebuilt and Restored in 2012 by the City of Jesup. (Cost $836,000)

$4.5 Million in ADA Compliance and State of Good Repair Needs. Station Located West of the City of Savannah.

Toccoa Facility City of Toccoa Platforms Norfolk Southern RR 160 N. Alexandria St. Toccoa, GA 30577 Yes
Crescent
Single 131 ft Asphalt Canopy Adjacent to Depot Fully Lit
Bench
Yellow Safety Stripe Waiting room and platform wheelchair accessible, not all other station facilities accessible 6:30 AM 7:30 AM & 9:00 PM 10:30 PM 10 Inside 2 Outside Yes None
None
None Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce, Welcome Center, Gift Shop, County Historical Society
35 Short Term Spaces
2 Accessible Spaces
None
Station Restored by the City of Toccoa in 2005 (Cost $994,000)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 1

2 Approach, Data Sources, and Movements ............................................................................................ 1

2.1 Impact Approach and Terminology .......................................................................................... 1

2.1.1

Activities ..................................................................................................................... 1

2.1.2

Types........................................................................................................................... 2

2.1.3

Measures .................................................................................................................... 2

2.2 Data Sources and Models ......................................................................................................... 3

2.2.1 2.2.2

WAYBILL Sample ........................................................................................................... 3 IMPLAN ........................................................................................................................ 3

2.2.3

Combined ................................................................................................................... 4

2.2.4

Visitor Data ................................................................................................................. 4

2.3 Freight Tonnage and Value ....................................................................................................... 4

2.4 Passenger Rail Assumptions ..................................................................................................... 6

2.4.1

Passenger Transport ................................................................................................... 6

2.4.2

Passenger Visitor Expenditures .................................................................................. 6

3 Rail Economic Impacts ........................................................................................................................... 7

3.1 Transport Service Impacts ........................................................................................................ 7

3.2 Transport User Impacts............................................................................................................. 9

3.2.1

Visitor Impacts .......................................................................................................... 10

3.2.2

Freight User Impacts.................................................................................................11

3.3 Total Rail Activity Impacts.......................................................................................................12

3.3.1

Impacts as Percentage of Economy..........................................................................13

3.3.2

Employment by Industry .......................................................................................... 14

4 Conclusion............................................................................................................................................15

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Economically-Relevant Freight Movements ................................................................................. 5 Table 2: Passenger Rail Visitor Expenditures .............................................................................................. 7 Table 3: Transport Service Impacts.............................................................................................................8 Table 4: Transport User Impacts...............................................................................................................10 Table 5: Rail Impacts, 2011 ....................................................................................................................... 13 Table 6: Georgia Economic Measures, 2011 ............................................................................................14 Table 7: Impacts as Percentage of Georgia Economy...............................................................................14 Table 8: Rail Employment Impacts by Industry ........................................................................................15

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APPENDIX B: RAIL ECONOMIC IMPACTS
1 INTRODUCTION
Economic impacts of rail activity in Georgia emanate from firms providing transportation services, industries that use such services to trade goods, and visitors to Georgia via rail. Of these activities, freight-users generate the most significant impacts.
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) WAYBILL SAMPLE freight database is used to analyze Georgia goods movements. WAYBILL-derived, inbound, outbound, and intrastate commodity volumes and values are applied, together with the IMPLAN economic model, to determine how commodity movements generate direct economic impacts in Georgia. Additionally, visitors to Georgia via rail (spending on accommodations, food and beverages, recreational activities, etc.) also yield direct economic impacts. Further, indirect impacts associated with suppliers, and induced impacts associated with the re-spending of income, are also quantified. Combined, the direct, indirect, and induced comprise total economic impacts, with each measured in terms of employment, income, value-added (i.e., Gross State Product), output, and taxes. The following section outlines the methodology employed, relevant commodity/input data, and modeling results.
2 APPROACH, DATA SOURCES, AND MOVEMENTS
The analysis approach follows generally-accepted industry standards by identifying and categorizing the range of economic impacts directly and tangentially related to rail transportation. The following subsection outlines this methodology, data sources, economic model, and the applied assumptions for freight and passenger movements.
2.1 Impact Approach and Terminology
Economic impacts of rail are categorized into two broad activities: transport service-providers, and transport users. For each activity, three types are quantified: direct, indirect, and induced. And for each type, five measures are derived: jobs (employment), income, value-added, output, and taxes. Activities, types, and measures are defined below.
2.1.1 Activities
Georgia rail-related economic impacts are categorized into service-provider and user impacts. Rail transport services would be curtailed in the absence of rail activity (elimination of goods or passenger movements). Transport user impacts pertain to industries using freight modes to transport goods or the industries supporting visitors to Georgia travelling by rail.
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Transport-Service Providers Impacts associated with the provision of rail transport (e.g., the rail
industry) include a wide range of primarily modal transport activity, but also may include other support administrative operations. Service provider impacts are based on existing transportation industry information in the IMPLAN model (e.g., "transport by rail"). It reflects both the freight (e.g., CSXT) and passenger (i.e., Amtrak) operations.
Transport Users Impacts associated with shippers/receivers of freight and the industries that
supply goods and services to out-of-state visitors traveling via rail.
Freight Users Impacts associated with shippers/receivers using the freight rail for goods movement (e.g., intermediate and final goods, etc.), excepting the rail industry itself. Rail users have several options available to transport freight and could possibly substitute other modal transport (truck and/or water) if rail services became unavailable. However, the choice to use railroads to ship/receive freight indicates cost and/or logistical advantages, and as such, removal of such advantages would negatively affect rail users.
Visitors Similarly, economic impacts arise in industry sectors that service visitors to Georgia who arrive by passenger rail (i.e., Amtrak). Rail visitors have several transport options and could possibly substitute other modal transport (highway and/or air) if rail services became unavailable. However, the choice to travel via Amtrak indicates cost, convenience and/or amenity advantages, and as such, removal of such advantages would negatively affect rail users and the industries serving them.
2.1.2 Types
Transport-services and users each consist of three types (and a combined total):
Direct Impacts from the provision of rail transport (i.e., "transport-services"), as well from the
firms/industries that use such rail transport services to ship and receive goods or service out-ofstate visitors (i.e. "transport users").
Indirect Impacts associated with the suppliers that provide intermediate goods and services to the
directly impacted industries.
Induced Impacts associated with the re-spending of earned income from both the direct and
indirect industries in the study area.1
Total Aggregated direct, indirect, and induced types.
2.1.3 Measures
Each type is measured in terms of five economic metrics:2
Jobs/Employment Measured in terms of full-time-equivalent (FTE) job-years.
Income Wage/salary earnings paid to the associated jobs.
1 Note that the indirect and induced impact types are often referred to, jointly, as multiplier impacts. 2 Note that all monetary measures are presented in constant 2011 dollars terms (i.e., income, value-added, output, and taxes).)
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Value-Added Net additional economic activity (i.e. total output less gross intermediate inputs),
synonymous with GRP (gross regional product); includes employee and proprietor income, other income types, taxes, etc., required to produce final goods and services.
Output Total sales value associated with all levels of economic activity (comprised of gross
intermediate inputs and value added, combined).
Taxes Various taxes on production and imports (sales, property, excise, etc.), fines, fees, licenses,
permits, etc. resulting from business economic activity.
2.2 Data Sources and Models
Reflective of various production sectors, freight rail user impacts are typically much greater than those related to transport-service, and especially dwarf the visitor-related impacts. Generating comprehensive freight user-related estimates requires converting commodity movement data into direct industry output estimates. This is done by bridging the STB WAYBILL commodity movement data and the IMPLAN economic model.
2.2.1 WAYBILL Sample
Based on traditional Standard Transportation Commodity Classifications (STCC) developed for railroads, and by the Surface Transportation Board (STB), the WAYBILL provides detailed movement data by commodity at the county level. It uses a 2% stratified sample of carload waybills for all domestic rail traffic submitted by carriers that terminate 4,500 or more revenue carloads annually. STCC data were obtained from the WAYBILL at the four-digit level to ascertain the economic impact associated with firms that export locally produced goods, and/or import materials used in the production process (intermediate goods) or sold as finished products (final consumption). Although the WAYBILL database provides freight rail volumes, values for the movements are not supplied; as such, values per ton for commodities from the TRANSEARCH database pertaining to other geographies were applied to WAYBILL database for Georgia, effectively serving as a proxy estimate for the directional commodity movement values.
2.2.2 IMPLAN
The IMPLAN v3 model, produced by the Minnesota IMPLAN Group, Inc., is an economic modeling, input-output based, social account matrix software. It is used to estimate the economic impacts to a defined geography (i.e. Georgia) ensuing from expenditures in an industry or commodity3. A social account matrix reflects the economic interrelationships between the various industries (and commodities), households, and governments in an economy and measures the economic interdependency of each industry on others through impact multipliers. Multipliers are developed within IMPLAN from regional purchase coefficients, production functions, and socioeconomic data for each of the economic impact variables and are geographically-specific. IMPLAN data and industryaccounts closely follow the conventions used in the "Input-Output Study of the U.S. Economy" by the
3 Note that all results presented pertain only to one-year static impacts for year 2011 flows (in year 2011 values), and do not provide any dynamic or feedback changes.
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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. IMPLAN is one of the most commonly accepted models used for economic impact analysis and estimation throughout the country.
Additionally, IMPLAN provides commodity-to-industry production and absorption matrices that enable the quantification, for example, of how inbound commodities are used (absorbed) across Georgia industries in the respective production processes to create final goods and services, or by institutions for final consumption. Further, algorithms were developed for this analysis to translate commodity (Standard Transportation Commodity Classification, or STCC) data into IMPLAN industry categories. Such data and translation processes are used to estimate the impacts associated with directional commodity movements.
2.2.3 Combined
The WAYBILL commodity detail (supplemented with proxy values for the directional commodity tonnage movements) is bridged with the IMPLAN economic model to assess the economic interrelationships underpinning the Georgia economy, and to derive the economic impacts of freight. WAYBILL data provides the requisite commodity detail for translation into detailed economic interrelationships between commodities, industries, and institutions in the economy, made transparent via the IMPLAN model.
IMPLAN does not identify commodity movements (only the underlying commodity to industry structure), and the WAYBILL does not provide the economic interrelationships necessary to determine how the commodity movements interact within the economy. As such, the two sources are combined to derive the freight-related economic impacts to Georgia. Lastly, both the commodity detail and the IMPLAN economic reflect year 2011 activity.
2.2.4 Visitor Data
Expenditures were estimated for out-of-state visitors arriving by Amtrak, based on various sources. Amtrak "Fact Sheets" were used to estimate passenger movements; and, travel expenditure data and overall visitor characteristics, compiled in the "Longwoods Travel USA, 2011 Overnight Visitor Final Report", guided estimates for expenditures per visitor.
2.3 Freight Tonnage and Value
Freight tonnage volumes and commodity values used in the economic analysis are based on the data and findings presented in Section 3.2.2 of Technical Memorandum 5. Economically-relevant directional movements include outbound (originating within Georgia, terminating beyond), inbound (originating beyond Georgia, terminating within), and intra (originating and terminating within Georgia). However, through traffic is not directly applicable to freight users based in Georgia, and are thus excluded; albeit, such movements bear on the magnitude of freight transport service providers in Georgia.
For economic analysis, various considerations to the data presented in Task 3.2.2 were made:
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Commodity Detail To facilitate translation between WAYBILL commodity categories to those of
IMPLAN, commodity flow data are analyzed from a detailed four-digit STCC code level, whereas the freight flow analysis is aggregated at the two-digit STCC level4;

Intrastate Movements Are combined with outbound movements, since both reflect industry
production within Georgia; and,

Flow Anomalies Certain commodity flows within the WAYBILL database were deemed anomalous
when Georgia economic industry data did not report associated user industry production and/or absorption (depending on directionality) of such commodities. In specific instances (for certain commodities, by direction), WAYBILL reports movements that exceed the existing economic relationships, per the IMPLAN model. In such instances, the WAYBILL-based data were proportionately scaled back, such that, once the concordance was conducted, the resulting impacts are realistically constrained within the existing economic measures for Georgia in 2011.

While the detailed commodity freight flows (i.e., four-digit STCC) are evaluated in the economic impact calculations, the consolidated tons and value movements (i.e., two-digit STCC) are summarized in Table 1.

Table 1: Economically-Relevant Freight Movements

STCC2

Commodity

14 Nonmetallic Minerals 46 Misc. Mixed Shipments 32 Clay, Concrete, Glass, or Stone 26 Pulp, Paper or Allied Prods. 24 Lumber or Wood Prods. 28 Chemicals or Allied Prods. 40 Waste or Scrap Materials 20 Food or Kindred Prods. 49 Hazardous Materials 42 Shipping Containers
Remaining Commodities Total
11 Coal 01 Farm Prods. 46 Misc. Mixed Shipments 20 Food or Kindred Prods. 28 Chemicals or Allied Prods. 26 Pulp, Paper or Allied Prods. 49 Hazardous Materials 32 Clay, Concrete, Glass, or Stone 14 Nonmetallic Minerals 37 Transportation Equipment
Remaining Commodities Total
Source: Based on STB Waybill Sample.

Tons
Amount Percent
7,639,980 23.9% 5,130,440 16.1% 4,003,645 12.5% 3,266,632 10.2% 2,727,438 8.5% 1,947,912 6.1% 1,915,092 6.0% 1,403,360 4.4%
906,900 2.8% 737,920 2.3% 2,269,189 7.1% 31,948,509 100.0%
17,495,433 34.3% 7,108,176 13.9% 5,437,400 10.7% 4,746,629 9.3% 3,840,904 7.5% 2,431,040 4.8% 2,266,197 4.4% 1,697,245 3.3% 1,226,668 2.4% 858,804 1.7% 3,901,578 7.6%
51,010,074 100.0%

Value (in millions)
Amount Percent
$85 0.2% $25,866 60.0%
$396 0.9% $2,989 6.9%
$436 1.0% $2,863 6.6%
$492 1.1% $954 2.2%
$70 0.2% $49 0.1% $8,889 20.6% $43,090 100.0%
$667 1.2% $1,336 2.4% $27,356 49.7% $3,674 6.7% $6,721 12.2% $2,038 3.7%
$177 0.3% $308 0.6%
$26 0.0% $7,017 12.8% $5,677 10.3% $54,997 100.0%

Average Value/Ton
$11 $5,042
$99 $915 $160 $1,470 $257 $680
$77 $67 $3,917 $1,349
$38 $188 $5,031 $774 $1,750 $838
$78 $181
$21 $8,170 $1,455 $1,078

4 STCC4 and STCC2 are commodity aggregation designations, with STCC4 reflecting more detailed commodity sub-categorization, whereas STCC2 reflect higher level category subtotals; the freight flow analysis presents STCC2 results for the sake of simplifying and presenting multidimensional results; however, the economic analysis necessitates the greater commodity detail because of the detailed commodity-toindustry economic model structure.
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Outbound/Intrastate - Combining outbound and intrastate rail movements, 31.9 million tons of
freight, valued at $43.1 billion, originates in Georgia. Nonmetallic Minerals, Miscellaneous Mixed Shipments, and Clay, Concrete, Glass, or Stone comprise the majority (55.1%, combined) of originating freight tonnage. A majority of the outbound/intrastate value is concentrated within the Miscellaneous Mixed Shipments category, which are predominately containers with a heterogeneous composition of goods. And, such undefined commodities are mapped into the economic model by allocating the value of such miscellaneous good movements across the various existing physical goods production within the existing economy.
Inbound - In 2011, 51.0 million tons were moved into Georgia, valued at $55.0 billion. Coal is the
largest commodity by volume, which, in combination with the next largest commodities (Farm Products) comprise almost half of all inbound freight movements (48.2%). Similarly to outbound/intrastate movements, the largest economically-relevant inbound freight commodity by value is the Miscellaneous Mixed Shipments, comprising almost half of all inbound value. Correspondingly, such non-defined commodities are reallocated to the various existing industries within Georgia that absorb physical products into the production process, in proportion to the existing economic composition of imported physical products to the region.
2.4 Passenger Rail Assumptions
Impacts associated with rail passenger are compiled using various data sources including IMPLAN, Amtrak, Longwoods Travel USA, and Consultant experience.
2.4.1 Passenger Transport
IMPLAN industry data provides various economic measures associated with the direct provision of rail transport in Georgia (e.g., employment, output, etc.). Unfortunately, such data are not subcategorized by passenger versus freight transport. As such, to estimate the passenger share of direct transport service impacts required evaluation of the Amtrak "Fact Sheets" for Georgia5 in year 2013, which provide total employment and labor income for Amtrak passenger rail transport service. Such Amtrak data exclude any freight transport activity, and is comparable to the overall industry sector IMPLAN totals. Consequently, the difference between the IMPLAN rail transport industry sector totals (i.e., 6,080 jobs) and the estimated direct passenger transport activity impacts (i.e., about 40 rail jobs6) provides an estimate for direct freight rail provision activity impacts (i.e., 6,040 jobs).
2.4.2 Passenger Visitor Expenditures
Out-of-state visitor expenditures reflect Amtrak passengers arriving in Georgia (information culled from the Amtrak Fact Sheets)7. Such information, in conjunction with visitor profiles and Consultant experience, is used to estimate the share of rail passenger movements that are visitors (i.e., out-ofstate) and average visitor spending. Specifically, total annual passenger movements for the five
5 Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2013; State of Georgia. Retrieved from: http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/GEORGIA13.pdf 6 This is also confirmed by Amtrak's Fact Sheet (2013), which provides an estimate of 43 Georgia residents directly employed by Amtrak in the provision of its passenger service in the State. 7 It should be noted that some additional economic impacts attributable to intrastate passenger movement by rail may exist as some tourismrelated economic activity is induced by rail, but quantifying such impacts is beyond the scope of this study.
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Georgia stations totaled 192,085 in 2013. Since each passenger typically embarks (boards) and disembarks (alights), it is necessary to divide total passenger movements by two to estimate the actual number of Amtrak passengers (96,043). It was estimated that half of the boarding passengers are outof-state visitors for the Atlanta and Savannah stations (the two predominate Amtrak stations in Georgia); and, 35% visitors for the other three, non-metropolitan stations. Assuming an average expenditure visit duration of 4.4 days and an estimated visitor expenditure per day amounting to between $95 and $145 (depending on station), a total Amtrak visitor expenditure to Georgia is estimated to amounting to $28.9 million, as summarized in Table 2.

Table 2: Passenger Rail Visitor Expenditures

Total Passenger Movements 1 Total Boardings
Percent Visitors (Out-ofState)

Atlanta Gainesville

99,005

6,464

49,503

3,232

50.0%

35.0%

Total Visitors Days in Region per Visitor 2

24,752 4.4

1,131 4.4

Total Visitor Days Daily Exp. per Visitor 2

108,907 $145.00

4,977 $120.00

Total Annual Expenditure

$15,791,457 $597,274

1 Amtrak Fact Sheet 2011

2 Longwoods Travel USA, 2011 Overnight Visitor Final Report

Jesup 10,692 5,346

Savannah 71,658 35,829

35.0%
1,871 4.4
8,233 $95.00
$782,120

50.0%
17,915 4.4
78,824 $145.00
$11,429,451

Toccoa 4,266 2,133

Total 192,085
96,043

35.0%
747 4.4
3,285 $95.00
$312,058

48.3%
46,415 4.4
204,225 $141.57
$28,913,000

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Rail impacts almost 673,000 total jobs across Georgia, reflecting the various impact activities and types (direct plus multipliers) for that employment measure. A vast majority of these total employment impacts arise from rail users who move goods via the freight system, with the fractional balance attributable to transport services and visitor impacts.
The ensuing discussion details the composition of the employment impact estimates, as well as the other impact measures (e.g., output, value-added, income, and taxes). Impact types (e.g., direct, indirect, and induced) and measures are first presented for rail transport-services, and then for freight and visitor users.
3.1 Transport Service Impacts
Provisioning rail transportation to Georgia yields a direct employment impact of 6,080 jobs, comprised of 40 passenger-related transport jobs and 6,040 freight transport jobs. As reflective of the multiplier impacts, the indirect and induced effects associated with rail operations yield an additional 15,650 jobs (8,060 and 7,590 indirect and induced, respectively) throughout the State. Combined, an estimated 21,730 people owe their jobs, directly or tangentially to the physical movement of freight or passengers by rail, which excludes rail visitor impacts or freight user impacts associated with the shippers/consignees that ship/receive goods (as quantified in the following subsection).

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As gleaned from the summary impacts, presented in Table 3 by activity, measure (output, jobs, etc.) and type (direct, indirect, etc.), the passenger-related transportation service impacts constitute less than 1% of all Georgia rail transport impacts. Summary findings shown in the table indicate that the freight movement is a larger relative contributor to economic activity (as a physical provider of service, rather than a facilitator, with impacts associated with users, per the subsequent discussion) than the passenger component, which is relatively trivial.

Table 3: Transport Service Impacts

Measure and Type Output 1

Passenger Freight Services Total

Direct

$16.9

$2,379

$2,396

Indirect

$7.4

$1,045

$1,052

Induced

$6.6

$921

$927

Employment 2

Total

$30.9

$4,344

$4,375

Direct

40

6,040

6,080

Indirect

60

8,000

8,060

Induced

50

7,540

7,590

Labor Income 1

Total

150

21,580

21,730

Direct

$4.4

$612

$616

Indirect

$3.0

$420

$423

Induced

$2.2

$310

$312

Total Total Value Added 1

$9.6

$1,341

$1,351

Direct

$6.8

$948

$955

Indirect

$4.1

$578

$582

Induced

$3.9

$554

$558

Total

$14.8

Tax on Production and Imports 1

$2,080

$2,095

Direct

$0.3

$35

$36

Indirect

$0.2

$28

$28

Induced

$0.3

$49

$49

Total

$0.8

$113

$113

Source: Based on IMPLAN data.
1 in millions of 2011 dollars. 2 emp. rounded to the nearest 10 job-years; and, totals may not sum

exactly due to rounding.

Direct Combining the passenger and freight providers yields a direct impact of 6,080 jobs, earning
$616 million in labor income, producing $955 million in value-added activity, which equates to $2.4 billion in economic output; with taxes on such direct output equating to $36 million.
Total Including the Georgia multiplier effects, transport service-related activity impacts total
21,730 jobs, earning $1.4 billion in labor income, who produce $2.1 billion in economic valueadded, which equates to a total economic output of $4.4 billion, and yields a tax impact of $113 million to the state and federal governments.

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3.2 Transport User Impacts
Provided below (per Table 4) are the impacts to Georgia from rail users, including passenger and freight activities. Passenger-related activities reflect expenditures within the region by out-of-state visitors, based on Amtrak passenger movements and assumptions regarding visitors (versus residents), average length of stay, average visitor expenditure per day, and an allocation to various expenditure categories (e.g., retail purchases, ground transportation, entertainment and recreation, lodging, and food purchases). Freight-related activities reflect the extent to which inbound goods via rail are absorbed into the existing production processes as intermediates into the final production of saleable goods and services, and how outbound/intrastate goods via rail are produced by the various existing industries in the region. A compositional breakdown of the directional-related freight user impacts is also calculated and provided within Table 4. Combining the passenger and freight users (inclusive of both economically-relevant freight directions: inbound and aggregated outbound/intrastate) yields the following combined impacts:
Direct Passenger and freight users, combined, yields a direct impact of 320,200 jobs, earning
$15.5 billion in labor income, producing $26.3 billion in value-added activity, which equates to $71.2 billion in economic output; with taxes on such direct output equating to $2.0 billion.
Total Including the multipliers, transport user-related activity impacts total 650,900 jobs, earning
$30.8 billion in labor income, who produce $52.0 billion in economic value-added, which equates to a total economic output of $118.0 billion, and yields a tax impact of $4.0 billion to the state and federal governments.
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Table 4: Transport User Impacts

Measure and Type Output 1

Freight

Passenger

Outbound/ Intrastate

Inbound

Subtotal

User Total

Direct

$25.3 $30,666 $40,543 $71,209 $71,235

Indirect

$10.2 $11,462 $14,152 $25,614 $25,624

Induced

$11.8

$7,444 $13,714 $21,158 $21,170

Employment 2

Total

$47.3 $49,664 $68,317 $117,981 $118,029

Direct

380

78,810 241,000 319,820 320,200

Indirect

80

66,540 90,790 157,330 157,410

Induced

100

60,930 112,270 173,200 173,300

Labor Income 1

Total

550 208,460 441,890 650,350 650,900

Direct

$9.6

$4,631 $10,833 $15,464 $15,474

Indirect

$3.7

$3,598 $4,629 $8,228 $8,231

Induced

$4.0

$2,503 $4,611 $7,114 $7,118

Total Total Value Added 1

$17.4 $10,792 $20,014 $30,806 $30,823

Direct

$14.6

$8,689 $17,624 $26,313 $26,327

Indirect

$5.9

$5,650 $7,313 $12,963 $12,968

Induced

$7.1

$4,476 $8,245 $12,721 $12,729

Total

$27.6

Tax on Production and Imports 1

$18,862 $33,135 $51,997 $52,024

Direct

$1.9

$262 $1,758 $2,019 $2,021

Indirect

$0.4

$399 $466

$865

$866

Induced

$0.6

$396 $729 $1,125 $1,126

Total

$2.9

$1,113 $2,897 $4,010 $4,013

Source: Based on IMPLAN data.
1 in millions of 2011 dollars.
2 emp. rounded to the nearest ten job-years; and, totals may not sum exactly due to

rounding.

3.2.1 Visitor Impacts
As per Table 4, the passenger-related rail user impacts are dwarfed by the freight user impacts, which is intuitive, considering (only exclusively) the volumes on each respective rail purpose, with freight rail operating in a multiple-fold order-of-magnitude differential above passenger rail movements. However, the impact differential is not only a function of the relative volumes, but also of the value carried. In addition, the passenger-related user impacts reflect spending in narrowly-concentrated (mostly) service industries, whereas the freight-related user impacts are dispersed throughout various industries in the economy, including those almost entirely rail dependent for successful operations (e.g., a coal-fired power plant, such as the Robert Scherer Power Plant in Monroe County, GA8). As such, the narrowly-focused passenger user-related impacts are overshadowed by the more broadlyencompassing freight-related impacts.
8 Georgia Power. Plant Robert W. Scherer. Retrieved from: http://gp.cseinteractive.com/docs/about-us/Plant%20Sherer%20Brochure.pdf
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Direct Passengers and the tourism-related spending yield a direct impact of 380 jobs, earning $9.6
million in labor income, producing $14.6 million in value-added activity, which equates to $25.3 million in economic output; and yielding taxes on such direct output of $1.9 million.
Total Including the multipliers, passenger-related user activity impacts a total of 550 jobs, earning
$17.4 million in labor income, who produce $27.6 million in economic value-added, which equates to a total economic output of $47.3 million, and yields a tax impact of $2.9 million to the state and federal governments.
3.2.2 Freight User Impacts
In addition to the transport-service impacts detailed above, many consignees and shippers heavily rely on rail service to receive and/or ship freight; in doing so, they generate significant impacts. While these firms/industries are not entirely dependent on rail for shipping freight (as alternative modes are available, such as trucking), it is hard to envision continued operations without such access. In fact, rail access is often instrumental in major manufacturing business location decisions.
If railroads did not accommodate demand, consignees and shippers could use other modes (i.e., truck, water, air, etc.) to transport freight. However, the use of other modes would likely entail higher transport costs (due to longer transport distances, price, logistics, etc.), and could increase overall demand (and resulting handling costs) for all users of other modes (both the diverted rail users as well as current users). The long-term result would be a migration of industry away from Georgia to other locations with relatively better rail accessibility, and better modal options/mix.
The following analysis identifies the economic impacts associated with firms in Georgia that rely on freight rail transport. To estimate such impacts associated with rail tonnage movements requires an understanding of how the various inbound and outbound/intrastate commodities are used or produced by various industries to generate output, income, and employment. To do so, the IMPLAN commodity-to-industry matrices and other algorithms were applied to estimate direct impact measures. Indirect and induced multipliers were then applied to the direct impact estimates to derive total economic impacts.
As previously presented in Table 4, the economic impacts to Georgia can be traced to the firms that ship (outbound/intrastate) and/or receive (inbound) freight via rail. Of these freight user impacts, the majority are attributable to inbound freight terminating in Georgia, as opposed to outbound freight destined beyond Georgia (i.e., between 54 and 87% of the freight-user impacts are inbound-related, depending on impact measure and type considered).
Outbound/Intrastate 31.9 million tons of freight originating in Georgia is either shipped via rail
out-of-state (22.9 million tons) or internally (9.0 million tons); almost 95% of which are economicallyrelevant movements9. Combined, rail freight originating in Georgia is valued at $43.1 billion (see Table 1), and generates an estimated 208,460 total jobs.
9 About five percent of such outbound/intrastate rail volumes (i.e., 1.7 million tons) pertain to waste and hazardous materials with no affiliated economic activity, and thus, do not corresponding trace through the impact calculations.
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Inbound Of the 51.0 million tons of inbound freight originating beyond Georgia, about 3.1 million
comprises waste and hazardous materials that generate no discernible economic output; however, the remaining 47.9 million tons of freight, valued at $54.8 million are used by Georgia industries and institutions to generate 441,890 total jobs. Inbound freight user impacts are comprised of final demand and intermediate demand, where: final demand goods are distributed via wholesale or retail outlets, or through direct sales, with economic impacts stemming from the trade margins associated with the transfer of goods from suppliers to end-users; and, intermediately demanded physical commodes imported via rail are used/absorbed by Georgia industries in their production processes based on relative commodity absorption patterns.
Freight User Directional Overlap Impact overlap issues arose between outbound/intra and
inbound commodity conversion to economic impacts10. To avoid double-counting impacts, such potential overlaps were identified at an aggregate level and subtracted-out of the analysis to ensure conservative estimates. Such potential overlaps comprise between 7% and 29% of the total unadjusted freight user impacts, depending on the impact measure and type.
Direct Combining the directional components of freight users (and reflecting removal of the
potential overlap) yields a direct subtotal impact of 319,820 jobs, earning $15.5 billion in labor income, producing $26.3 billion in value-added activity, which equates to $71.2 billion in economic output; with taxes on such direct output equating to $2.0 billion.
Total Including the multipliers, freight user activity impacts total 650,350 jobs, earning $30.8
billion in labor income, which produce $52.0 billion in economic value-added, which equates to a total economic output of $118.0 billion, and yields a tax impact of $4.0 billion.
3.3 Total Rail Activity Impacts
Rail service is essential to Georgia's economy. While the basic provision of rail service generates a modest 6,080 direct jobs (21,730 including multipliers), rail users generate 320,200 direct jobs, a significant majority relating to freight users (compared with passengers). Impacts to Georgia by rail activity (transport services and users, differentiated by passenger and freight rail purposes), by impact measure (output, employment, labor income, value-added, and taxes), and by type (direct, indirect, induced, and total) are summarized below in Table 5.
10 As an example, when commodities, such as seed, are imported by a grain producer, the user impacts quantified allocate a share of the inbound seed to the grain industry and then estimate the industry-associated output. Potential overlap arises when the grain is subsequently transported outbound by rail, since impacts are also estimated for outbound rail movements. So in effect, the output associated with the grain industry would be counted twice: once associated with the inbound movement of seed and fertilizer, and second with the outbound movement of grain.
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Table 5: Rail Impacts, 2011

Measure and Type Output 1

Rail Transport Services Pass. Freight Services Total

Rail Transport Users Pass. Freight Users

Total Pass. Freight

Direct

$16.9 $2,379

$2,396 $25.3 $71,209 $71,235 $42.3 $73,588

Indirect

$7.4 $1,045

$1,052 $10.2 $25,614 $25,624 $17.6 $26,658

Induced

$6.6 $921

$927 $11.8 $21,158 $21,170 $18.4 $22,079

Total $30.9 $4,344 Employment 2

$4,375 $47.3 $117,981 $118,029 $78.3 $122,326

Direct

40 6,040

6,080 380 319,820 320,200 420 325,860

Indirect

60 8,000

8,060 80 157,330 157,410 140 165,330

Induced

50 7,540

7,590 100 173,200 173,300 150 180,740

Total Labor Income 1

150 21,580

21,730 550 650,350 650,900 700 671,930

Direct

$4.4 $612

$616 $9.6 $15,464 $15,474 $14.0 $16,076

Indirect

$3.0 $420

$423 $3.7 $8,228 $8,231 $6.7 $8,647

Induced

$2.2 $310

$312 $4.0 $7,114 $7,118 $6.2 $7,424

Total $9.6 $1,341 Total Value Added 1

$1,351 $17.4 $30,806 $30,823 $26.9 $32,147

Direct

$6.8 $948

$955 $14.6 $26,313 $26,327 $21.4 $27,261

Indirect

$4.1 $578

$582 $5.9 $12,963 $12,968 $10.0 $13,540

Induced

$3.9 $554

$558 $7.1 $12,721 $12,729 $11.1 $13,275

Taxes 1

Total $14.8 $2,080

$2,095 $27.6 $51,997 $52,024 $42.5 $54,077

Direct

$0.3

$35

$36 $1.9 $2,019 $2,021 $2.2 $2,055

Indirect

$0.2

$28

$28 $0.4

$865

$866 $0.6

$894

Induced

$0.3

$49

$49 $0.6 $1,125 $1,126 $1.0 $1,174

Total $0.8 $113

$113 $2.9 $4,010 $4,013 $3.7 $4,123

Source: Based on IMPLAN data. 1 in millions of 2011 dollars. 2 employment rounded to the nearest ten job-years; and, totals may not sum exactly due to rounding.

Total
$73,631 $26,676 $22,098 $122,404
326,280 165,470 180,890 672,630
$16,090 $8,654 $7,430
$32,174
$27,282 $13,550 $13,286 $54,119
$2,057 $894
$1,175 $4,126

Direct Combining the various rail-related activities yields a direct impact of 326,280 jobs, earning
$16.1 billion in labor income, producing $27.3 billion in value-added activity, which equates to $73.6 billion in economic output; and yielding taxes on such direct output of $2.1 billion.
Total Including the multipliers, the various rail-related activities total 672,630 jobs, earning $32.2
billion in labor income, who produce $54.1 billion in economic value-added, which equates to a total economic output of $122.4 billion, and yields a tax impact of $4.1 billion.
3.3.1 Impacts as Percentage of Economy
It is important to contextualize the preceding economic impact estimates, as it is difficult to visualize millions of jobs and billions of dollars, etc. As such, the economic impacts are compared with the existing economic composition of Georgia in 2011, by the same economic measures as the presented economic impacts, per Table 6.

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Table 6: Georgia Economic Measures, 2011

Economic Measure Output 1
Employment Labor Income 1 Total Value Added 1 Tax on Production and Imports 1
Source: IMPLAN
1 in millions of 2011 dollars.

Value $761,737 5,201,858 $268,204 $435,283
$26,773

Total economic impacts related to rail movements in Georgia range between 12.0% (labor income) to 16.1% (economic output) of the statewide economy, depending on measure, as seen in Table 7. Again, the largest relative contribution to the statewide economy from rail pertains to the freight users (with inbound/absorbed commodities exceeding outbound-related impacts), with the transport services and passenger-related impacts a mere fraction of freight.

Table 7: Impacts as Percentage of Georgia Economy

Measure and Type

Rail Transport Services Pass. Freight Services Total

Output

Direct

0.002% 0.3%

0.3%

Indirect

0.001% 0.1%

0.1%

Induced

0.001% 0.1%

0.1%

Total 0.004% 0.6%

0.6%

Employment

Direct

0.001% 0.1%

0.1%

Indirect

0.001% 0.2%

0.2%

Induced

0.001% 0.1%

0.1%

Total 0.003% 0.4%

0.4%

Labor Income

Direct

0.002% 0.2%

0.2%

Indirect

0.001% 0.2%

0.2%

Induced

0.001% 0.1%

0.1%

Total 0.004% 0.5%

0.5%

Total Value Added

Direct

0.002% 0.2%

0.2%

Indirect

0.001% 0.1%

0.1%

Induced

0.001% 0.1%

0.1%

Total 0.003% 0.5%

0.5%

Taxes

Direct

0.001% 0.1%

0.1%

Indirect

0.001% 0.1%

0.1%

Induced

0.001% 0.2%

0.2%

Total 0.003% 0.4%

0.4%

Note: Based on IMPLAN data.

Rail Transport Users Pass. Freight Users

0.003% 0.001% 0.002% 0.006%

9.3% 3.4% 2.8% 15.5%

9.4% 3.4% 2.8% 15.5%

0.007% 0.002% 0.002% 0.011%

6.1% 3.0% 3.3% 12.5%

6.2% 3.0% 3.3% 12.5%

0.004% 0.001% 0.001% 0.006%

5.8% 3.1% 2.7% 11.5%

5.8% 3.1% 2.7% 11.5%

0.003% 0.001% 0.002% 0.006%

6.0% 3.0% 2.9% 11.9%

6.0% 3.0% 2.9% 12.0%

0.007% 0.001% 0.002% 0.011%

7.5% 3.2% 4.2% 15.0%

7.5% 3.2% 4.2% 15.0%

Pass.
0.006% 0.002% 0.002% 0.010%
0.008% 0.003% 0.003% 0.013%
0.005% 0.003% 0.002% 0.010%
0.005% 0.002% 0.003% 0.010%
0.008% 0.002% 0.004% 0.014%

Total Freight
9.7% 3.5% 2.9% 16.1%
6.3% 3.2% 3.5% 12.9%
6.0% 3.2% 2.8% 12.0%
6.3% 3.1% 3.0% 12.4%
7.7% 3.3% 4.4% 15.4%

Total
9.7% 3.5% 2.9% 16.1%
6.3% 3.2% 3.5% 12.9%
6.0% 3.2% 2.8% 12.0%
6.3% 3.1% 3.1% 12.4%
7.7% 3.3% 4.4% 15.4%

3.3.2 Employment by Industry
In Table 8, the employment impacts to Georgia from the combined transport services and user-related impacts are presented by industry (according to the North American Industry Classification System, or NAICS, at the two-digit industry aggregation level).
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More than 50% of the total (reflecting both the direct and multiplier) 672,640 employment impacts stemming from rail are concentrated within the top five NAICS-defined industry sectors: Manufacturing, Retail Trade, Accommodation and Food Services, Health and Social Services, and, Administrative and Waste Services. In the case of Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and Accommodation and Food Services, the direct employment impact exceeds the multiplier impacts, indicating that such industries are more directly dependent on rail services than other industries (e.g., Health and Social Services, and Administrative and Waste Services), which are more indirectly dependent on rail via the industry interconnections in the economy through the more directly-impacted industries.

Table 8: Rail Employment Impacts by Industry

Description 31-33 Manufacturing 44-45 Retail Trade 72 Accommodation and Food Services 62 Health and Social Services 56 Administrative and Waste Services 48-49 Transportation and Warehousing 81 Other Services 54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 23 Construction 42 Wholesale Trade 52 Finance and Insurance 53 Real Estate and Rental 11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fish, and Hunting 51 Information 61 Educational Services 55 Management Of Companies 71 Arts- Entertainment and Recreation 92 Government and Non NAICS 22 Utilities 21 Mining
Total
Source: Based on IMPLAN data.

Direct 94,251 64,567 31,206 20,499 13,263 20,086 11,941
7,028 20,611 11,813
864 2,218 10,617 4,297 3,152
615 2,017 3,348 3,167
719 326,277

Indirect 12,925
4,510 7,432
195 27,507 15,667
7,163 20,588
9,024 10,214
9,778 10,401
9,068 4,455
228 8,087 2,307 2,835 1,559 1,525 165,470

Induced 2,714
33,027 20,568 32,459 10,686
4,392 17,379
7,693 1,874 5,946 13,484 10,661
765 2,897 6,952
924 5,206 2,371
722 170 180,891

Total 109,891 102,104
59,206 53,153 51,456 40,145 36,483 35,310 31,509 27,973 24,126 23,280 20,450 11,649 10,332
9,625 9,530 8,554 5,448 2,414 672,637

4 CONCLUSION
Rail facilitates the movement of both goods (freight) and people (passengers), and such movements are associated with economic activity: freight movements reflect the reallocation of intermediate goods for production and final goods for consumption; and, passenger movements are linked with personal consumption patterns. Both such movements are supported by rail and can be captured by economic impact metrics via tracing the movement volumes, translated into applicable values (and, subject to economic/geographic factors) through the various interrelationships within the economy.
As the rail passenger and freight volumes are translated into economic impacts, the analysis demonstrates that rail activities provide a vital role in Georgia's economy. Such economic impact analysis provides a complementary perspective for traditional freight-related analysis that

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predominately emphasizes the volume (units and/or tons) of the movements and the capacity of the transportation route.
An economic analysis amends such traditional freight analysis by supplying an alternative means to assess the relative importance of freight rail. In instances, the volume of a certain commodity movement is substantial and would thus be considered relevant from a traditional freight analysis perspective; however, that same high-volume movement may be a low-value (per weight) commodity with little economic relevance (e.g., certain waste material movements). Consequently, not all traditionally-assessed freight movements (from a volume perspective) would be considered equally relevant, as compared with other freight movements observed from an economic perspective. In effect, volumes do not always translate into relevant values, and into direct economic impacts (and thus, into total impacts, reflective of multiplier effects as economic activity permeates through the economy).
Impacts, as measured in terms such as: employment, income, value added, and output, span all industries and reach every region of the state:
Employment Economic impacts of rail extend beyond the 6,080 direct employed in the provision
of rail transport (both passenger and freight). When the freight and visitor user impact activities and multiplier impacts are included, rail-related employment in Georgia totals 672,630 jobs, which represent 12.9% of the 5.2 million jobs statewide.
Income $32.2 billion earned by these total impacted employees represent 12.0% of Georgia's
total labor income.
Value-Added And, the combined value-added impact, $54.1 billion, associated with the rail
services and users represent 12.4%of the state's Gross State Product (GSP).
While it would be erroneous to conclude that all of these impacts are entirely and solely dependent on rail, and would disappear if rail completely disappeared (assuming absolutely no modal substitutability), the findings do show that that rail service facilitates business throughout the State. Specifically, these impacts highlight the magnitude of freight rail use by manufacturers across the state, as well as dealers, retailers, and others who transport materials, component parts, and products.
Of the rail activities analyzed, passenger-related economic impacts are relatively insignificant in comparison to the comparatively large-scale freight-related impacts; and, the rail users (especially the freight users, including both outbound/intrastate and inbound movements, pertaining to production and absorption, respectively) far exceed the economic impacts associated with provisioning the services that facilitate the movement of both people and goods. In conclusion, the rail industry provides some economic activity, in itself; but, it facilitates far more economic activity via the services rendered to people and industries, particularly by enabling the movement of goods necessary to conduct economic pursuits.
B-16 GEORGIA STATE RAIL PLAN

APPENDIX C
Commodity Movements
C
GEORGIA STATE RAIL PLAN

Table 1: Rail Summary, 2011

STCC2

Commodity

Tons Amount Percent

01 Farm Prods.

12,281,520 6.5%

08 Forest Prods.

44,000 0.0%

09 Fresh Fish or Marine Prods.

7,600 0.0%

10 Metallic Ores

1,102,768 0.6%

11 Coal

58,890,868 31.1%

13 Crude Petrol. or Natural Gas

0 0.0%

14 Nonmetallic Minerals

11,293,898 6.0%

19 Ordnance or Accessories

71,012 0.0%

20 Food or Kindred Prods.

13,942,607 7.4%

21 Tobacco Prods.

0 0.0%

22 Textile Mill Prods.

171,080 0.1%

23 Apparel or Related Prods.

954,840 0.5%

24 Lumber or Wood Prods.

4,876,540 2.6%

25 Furniture or Fixtures

157,600 0.1%

26 Pulp, Paper or Allied Prods.

11,419,748 6.0%

27 Printed Matter

84,160 0.0%

28 Chemicals or Allied Prods.

19,460,791 10.3%

29 Petroleum or Coal Prods.

1,974,904 1.0%

30 Rubber or Misc Plastics

550,200 0.3%

31 Leather or Leather Prods.

14,480 0.0%

Clay, Concrete, Glass, or

32 Stone

9,439,261 5.0%

33 Primary Metal Prods.

4,742,884 2.5%

34 Fabricated Metal Prods.

250,640 0.1%

35 Machinery

151,480 0.1%

36 Electrical Equipment

285,440 0.2%

37 Transportation Equipment

3,566,306 1.9%

Instrum., Photo Eq., Optical

38 Eq.

33,480 0.0%

39 Misc Manufacturing Prods.

105,000 0.1%

40 Waste or Scrap Materials

4,867,856 2.6%

41 Misc Freight Shipments

174,121 0.1%

42 Shipping Containers

2,271,880 1.2%

43 Mail or Contract Traffic

32,320 0.0%

44 Freight Forwarder Traffic

78,120 0.0%

45 Shipper Association Traffic

8,200 0.0%

46 Misc Mixed Shipments

16,404,744 8.7%

47 Small Packaged Shipments

32,360 0.0%

48 Waste

134,880 0.1%

49 Hazardous Materials

9,323,991 4.9%

50 Secondary Traffic

4,080 0.0%

60 Unclassified

0 0.0%

Total

189,205,659 100.0%

Source: Based on the STB Waybill Sample data for 2011.

Units

Amount Percent

124,436

3.2%

520

0.0%

480

0.0%

11,264

0.3%

510,168 12.9%

0

0.0%

111,366

2.8%

1,860

0.0%

255,699

6.5%

0

0.0%

10,320

0.3%

88,480

2.2%

67,692

1.7%

14,120

0.4%

238,096

6.0%

5,640

0.1%

235,181

6.0%

23,907

0.6%

42,320

1.1%

1,480

0.0%

101,701 55,764 23,320 9,800 27,120
180,252

2.6% 1.4% 0.6% 0.2% 0.7% 4.6%

2,960 9,800 68,704 10,843 275,840 3,200 5,880
400 1,288,256
3,200 1,840 131,852
360 0
3,944,121

0.1% 0.2% 1.7% 0.3% 7.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 32.7% 0.1% 0.0% 3.3% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

Value (in millions)

Amount Percent

$2,650

1.3%

$90

0.0%

$57

0.0%

$1,845

0.9%

$2,247

1.1%

$0

0.0%

$212

0.1%

$12

0.0%

$10,316

5.1%

$0

0.0%

$812

0.4%

$5,498

2.7%

$1,082

0.5%

$571

0.3%

$10,769

5.3%

$442

0.2%

$30,817 15.2%

$2,129

1.0%

$2,897

1.4%

$342

0.2%

Average Value/Ton
$216 $2,042 $7,537 $1,673
$38 $0
$19 $171 $740
$0 $4,747 $5,758
$222 $3,626
$943 $5,250 $1,584 $1,078 $5,266 $23,640

$1,388 $7,776 $1,609 $1,272 $1,980 $29,998

0.7% 3.8% 0.8% 0.6% 1.0% 14.8%

$147 $1,640 $6,420 $8,394 $6,936 $8,412

$334 $815 $1,234 $415 $152
$87 $5 $1
$82,615 $7 $8
$744 $0 $0
$203,229

0.2% 0.4% 0.6% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 40.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

$9,987 $7,766
$254 $2,382
$67 $2,680
$66 $83 $5,036 $207 $61 $80
$0 $0 $1,074

Table 2: Rail Outbound, 2011

STCC2

Commodity

Tons Amount

01 Farm Prods.

441,696

08 Forest Prods.

24,480

09 Fresh Fish or Marine Prods.

2,880

10 Metallic Ores

215,232

11 Coal

0

13 Crude Petrol. or Natural Gas

0

14 Nonmetallic Minerals

4,480,013

19 Ordnance or Accessories

8,664

20 Food or Kindred Prods.

1,260,856

21 Tobacco Prods.

0

22 Textile Mill Prods.

67,640

23 Apparel or Related Prods.

244,080

24 Lumber or Wood Prods.

1,231,856

25 Furniture or Fixtures

36,480

26 Pulp, Paper or Allied Prods.

2,870,072

27 Printed Matter

13,440

28 Chemicals or Allied Prods.

1,364,272

29 Petroleum or Coal Prods.

29,280

30 Rubber or Misc Plastics

207,040

31 Leather or Leather Prods.

800

32 Clay, Concrete, Glass, or Stone

3,587,220

33 Primary Metal Prods.

354,628

34 Fabricated Metal Prods.

58,360

35 Machinery

22,160

36 Electrical Equipment

79,240

37 Transportation Equipment

528,796

38 Instrum., Photo Eq., Optical Eq.

2,040

39 Misc Manufacturing Prods.

36,800

40 Waste or Scrap Materials

1,430,228

41 Misc Freight Shipments

13,600

42 Shipping Containers

420,320

43 Mail or Contract Traffic

8,400

44 Freight Forwarder Traffic

40,040

45 Shipper Association Traffic

400

46 Misc Mixed Shipments

4,259,480

47 Small Packaged Shipments

0

48 Waste

3,680

49 Hazardous Materials

713,268

50 Secondary Traffic

880

60 Unclassified

0

Total

24,058,321

Source: Based on the STB Waybill Sample data for 2011.

Percent 1.8% 0.1% 0.0% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0%
18.6% 0.0% 5.2% 0.0% 0.3% 1.0% 5.1% 0.2%
11.9% 0.1% 5.7% 0.1% 0.9% 0.0%
14.9% 1.5% 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 2.2% 0.0% 0.2% 5.9% 0.1% 1.7% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0%
17.7% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0% 0.0% 0.0%
100.0%

Units

Amount

Percent

5,516

0.7%

280

0.0%

160

0.0%

2,280

0.3%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

43,483

5.8%

72

0.0%

29,864

4.0%

0

0.0%

4,560

0.6%

21,840

2.9%

18,436

2.5%

2,920

0.4%

69,980

9.4%

880

0.1%

19,700

2.6%

440

0.1%

16,000

2.1%

80

0.0%

40,052

5.4%

5,068

0.7%

5,520

0.7%

2,120

0.3%

7,360

1.0%

26,524

3.6%

120

0.0%

2,720

0.4%

18,424

2.5%

1,023

0.1%

51,920

7.0%

840

0.1%

2,480

0.3%

40

0.0%

327,760

43.9%

0

0.0%

40

0.0%

17,416

2.3%

40

0.0%

0

0.0%

745,958

100.0%

Value (in millions)

Amount

Percent

$129

0.3%

$50

0.1%

$22

0.1%

$6

0.0%

$0

0.0%

$0

0.0%

$55

0.1%

$1

0.0%

$882

2.3%

$0

0.0%

$249

0.7%

$1,370

3.6%

$336

0.9%

$109

0.3%

$2,733

7.3%

$70

0.2%

$2,014

5.3%

$25

0.1%

$1,123

3.0%

$19

0.1%

$360

1.0%

$569

1.5%

$437

1.2%

$238

0.6%

$507

1.3%

$4,119

10.9%

$24

0.1%

$278

0.7%

$370

1.0%

$21

0.1%

$28

0.1%

$23

0.1%

$3

0.0%

$0

0.0%

$21,457

56.9%

$0

0.0%

$0

0.0%

$58

0.2%

$0

0.0%

$0

0.0%

$37,685

100.0%

Average Value/Ton
$292 $2,042 $7,537
$30 $0 $0
$12 $171 $700
$0 $3,679 $5,615
$272 $2,980
$952 $5,224 $1,476
$844 $5,425 $23,769
$100 $1,604 $7,485 $10,757 $6,394 $7,790 $11,866 $7,543
$259 $1,549
$67 $2,680
$66 $83 $5,037
$0 $63 $81
$0 $0 $1,566

Table 3: Rail Inbound, 2011

STCC2

Commodity

Tons Amount

01 Farm Prods.

7,108,176

08 Forest Prods.

0

09 Fresh Fish or Marine Prods.

0

10 Metallic Ores

131,720

11 Coal

31,233,575

13 Crude Petrol. or Natural Gas

0

14 Nonmetallic Minerals

1,226,668

19 Ordnance or Accessories

27,804

20 Food or Kindred Prods.

5,044,459

21 Tobacco Prods.

0

22 Textile Mill Prods.

12,120

23 Apparel or Related Prods.

147,560

24 Lumber or Wood Prods.

495,888

25 Furniture or Fixtures

39,240

26 Pulp, Paper or Allied Prods.

2,431,040

27 Printed Matter

22,840

28 Chemicals or Allied Prods.

3,840,904

29 Petroleum or Coal Prods.

604,596

30 Rubber or Misc Plastics

145,160

31 Leather or Leather Prods.

640

32 Clay, Concrete, Glass, or Stone

1,697,245

33 Primary Metal Prods.

429,460

34 Fabricated Metal Prods.

55,960

35 Machinery

72,520

36 Electrical Equipment

66,560

37 Transportation Equipment

858,804

38 Instrum., Photo Eq., Optical Eq.

7,600

39 Misc Manufacturing Prods.

49,440

40 Waste or Scrap Materials

727,256

41 Misc Freight Shipments

35,920

42 Shipping Containers

804,840

43 Mail or Contract Traffic

1,200

44 Freight Forwarder Traffic

19,160

45 Shipper Association Traffic

0

46 Misc Mixed Shipments

5,437,400

47 Small Packaged Shipments

25,880

48 Waste

0

49 Hazardous Materials

2,266,197

50 Secondary Traffic

2,800

60 Unclassified

0

Total

65,070,632

Source: Based on the STB Waybill Sample data for 2011.

Percent 10.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 48.0% 0.0% 1.9% 0.0% 7.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.8% 0.1% 3.7% 0.0% 5.9% 0.9% 0.2% 0.0% 2.6% 0.7% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1.3% 0.0% 0.1% 1.1% 0.1% 1.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 8.4% 0.0% 0.0% 3.5% 0.0% 0.0%
100.0%

Units

Amount

Percent

68,912

5.5%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1,320

0.1%

269,658

21.3%

0

0.0%

11,870

0.9%

248

0.0%

88,855

7.0%

0

0.0%

1,200

0.1%

14,080

1.1%

7,308

0.6%

3,680

0.3%

44,040

3.5%

2,000

0.2%

46,948

3.7%

6,659

0.5%

11,240

0.9%

80

0.0%

16,417

1.3%

5,076

0.4%

5,480

0.4%

2,800

0.2%

6,200

0.5%

44,952

3.6%

760

0.1%

5,160

0.4%

11,340

0.9%

2,640

0.2%

95,960

7.6%

120

0.0%

1,800

0.1%

0

0.0%

449,880

35.6%

2,720

0.2%

0

0.0%

34,676

2.7%

280

0.0%

0

0.0%

1,264,359 100.0%

Value (in millions)

Amount

Percent

$1,336

2.4%

$0

0.0%

$0

0.0%

$4

0.0%

$1,191

2.1%

$0

0.0%

$26

0.0%

$5

0.0%

$3,811

6.8%

$0

0.0%

$68

0.1%

$798

1.4%

$79

0.1%

$162

0.3%

$2,038

3.7%

$122

0.2%

$6,721

12.1%

$670

1.2%

$723

1.3%

$13

0.0%

$308

0.6%

$998

1.8%

$345

0.6%

$517

0.9%

$443

0.8%

$7,017

12.6%

$90

0.2%

$413

0.7%

$157

0.3%

$120

0.2%

$54

0.1%

$3

0.0%

$1

0.0%

$0

0.0%

$27,356

49.0%

$5

0.0%

$0

0.0%

$177

0.3%

$0

0.0%

$0

0.0%

$55,773

100.0%

Average Value/Ton
$188 $0 $0
$30 $38
$0 $21 $171 $755
$0 $5,645 $5,405
$160 $4,121
$838 $5,361 $1,750 $1,109 $4,982 $20,846
$181 $2,325 $6,161 $7,133 $6,657 $8,170 $11,866 $8,353
$216 $3,327
$67 $2,680
$66 $0
$5,031 $207 $0 $78 $0 $0 $857

Table 4: Rail Intrastate, 2011

STCC2

Commodity

Tons

Amount

Percent

01 Farm Prods.

79,380

0.8%

08 Forest Prods.

10,720

0.1%

09 Fresh Fish or Marine Prods.

1,600

0.0%

10 Metallic Ores

287,576

3.0%

11 Coal

0

0.0%

13 Crude Petrol. or Natural Gas

0

0.0%

14 Nonmetallic Minerals

3,159,967

33.4%

19 Ordnance or Accessories

0

0.0%

20 Food or Kindred Prods.

142,504

1.5%

21 Tobacco Prods.

0

0.0%

22 Textile Mill Prods.

0

0.0%

23 Apparel or Related Prods.

0

0.0%

24 Lumber or Wood Prods.

1,705,664

18.0%

25 Furniture or Fixtures

0

0.0%

26 Pulp, Paper or Allied Prods.

396,560

4.2%

27 Printed Matter

0

0.0%

28 Chemicals or Allied Prods.

583,640

6.2%

29 Petroleum or Coal Prods.

7,240

0.1%

30 Rubber or Misc Plastics

2,000

0.0%

31 Leather or Leather Prods.

0

0.0%

32 Clay, Concrete, Glass, or Stone

1,160,640

12.3%

33 Primary Metal Prods.

0

0.0%

34 Fabricated Metal Prods.

0

0.0%

35 Machinery

0

0.0%

36 Electrical Equipment

0

0.0%

37 Transportation Equipment

44,984

0.5%

38 Instrum., Photo Eq., Optical Eq.

0

0.0%

39 Misc Manufacturing Prods.

0

0.0%

40 Waste or Scrap Materials

484,864

5.1%

41 Misc Freight Shipments

6,800

0.1%

42 Shipping Containers

317,600

3.4%

43 Mail or Contract Traffic

0

0.0%

44 Freight Forwarder Traffic

0

0.0%

45 Shipper Association Traffic

0

0.0%

46 Misc Mixed Shipments

870,960

9.2%

47 Small Packaged Shipments

0

0.0%

48 Waste

0

0.0%

49 Hazardous Materials

193,632

2.0%

50 Secondary Traffic

0

0.0%

60 Unclassified

0

0.0%

Total

9,456,331

Source: Based on the STB Waybill Sample data for 2011.

100.0%

Units

Amount

Percent

916

0.4%

120

0.1%

160

0.1%

2,904

1.4%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

29,889

14.4%

0

0.0%

1,576

0.8%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

17,636

8.5%

0

0.0%

6,244

3.0%

0

0.0%

6,312

3.0%

80

0.0%

200

0.1%

0

0.0%

11,960

5.8%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1,968

1.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

9,364

4.5%

680

0.3%

38,440

18.6%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

76,000

36.7%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2,504

1.2%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

206,953

100.0%

Value (in millions)

Amount

Percent

$12

0.2%

$22

0.3%

$12

0.2%

$9

0.1%

$0

0.0%

$0

0.0%

$30

0.5%

$0

0.0%

$72

1.2%

$0

0.0%

$0

0.0%

$0

0.0%

$213

3.4%

$0

0.0%

$255

4.1%

$0

0.0%

$849

13.5%

$8

0.1%

$8

0.1%

$0

0.0%

$100

1.6%

$0

0.0%

$0

0.0%

$0

0.0%

$0

0.0%

$94

1.5%

$0

0.0%

$0

0.0%

$122

1.9%

$23

0.4%

$21

0.3%

$0

0.0%

$0

0.0%

$0

0.0%

$4,410

70.3%

$0

0.0%

$0

0.0%

$13

0.2%

$0

0.0%

$0

0.0%

$6,273

100.0%

Average Value/Ton
$157 $2,042 $7,537
$30 $0 $0
$10 $0
$507 $0 $0 $0
$125 $0
$644 $0
$1,455 $1,089 $3,766
$0 $87
$0 $0 $0 $0 $2,094 $0 $0 $251 $3,327 $67 $0 $0 $0 $5,063 $0 $0 $65 $0 $0 $663

Table 5: Rail Through, 2011

STCC2

Commodity

Tons Amount

01 Farm Prods.

4,652,268

08 Forest Prods.

8,800

09 Fresh Fish or Marine Prods.

3,120

10 Metallic Ores

468,240

11 Coal

27,657,293

13 Crude Petrol. or Natural Gas

0

14 Nonmetallic Minerals

2,427,250

19 Ordnance or Accessories

34,544

20 Food or Kindred Prods.

7,494,788

21 Tobacco Prods.

0

22 Textile Mill Prods.

91,320

23 Apparel or Related Prods.

563,200

24 Lumber or Wood Prods.

1,443,132

25 Furniture or Fixtures

81,880

26 Pulp, Paper or Allied Prods.

5,722,076

27 Printed Matter

47,880

28 Chemicals or Allied Prods.

13,671,975

29 Petroleum or Coal Prods.

1,333,788

30 Rubber or Misc Plastics

196,000

31 Leather or Leather Prods.

13,040

32 Clay, Concrete, Glass, or Stone

2,994,156

33 Primary Metal Prods.

3,958,796

34 Fabricated Metal Prods.

136,320

35 Machinery

56,800

36 Electrical Equipment

139,640

37 Transportation Equipment

2,133,722

38 Instrum., Photo Eq., Optical Eq.

23,840

39 Misc Manufacturing Prods.

18,760

40 Waste or Scrap Materials

2,225,508

41 Misc Freight Shipments

117,801

42 Shipping Containers

729,120

43 Mail or Contract Traffic

22,720

44 Freight Forwarder Traffic

18,920

45 Shipper Association Traffic

7,800

46 Misc Mixed Shipments

5,836,904

47 Small Packaged Shipments

6,480

48 Waste

131,200

49 Hazardous Materials

6,150,894

50 Secondary Traffic

400

60 Unclassified

0

Total

90,620,375

Source: Based on the STB Waybill Sample data for 2011.

Percent 5.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.5%
30.5% 0.0% 2.7% 0.0% 8.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.6% 1.6% 0.1% 6.3% 0.1%
15.1% 1.5% 0.2% 0.0% 3.3% 4.4% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 2.4% 0.0% 0.0% 2.5% 0.1% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6.4% 0.0% 0.1% 6.8% 0.0% 0.0%
100.0%

Units

Amount

Percent

49,092

2.8%

120

0.0%

160

0.0%

4,760

0.3%

240,510

13.9%

0

0.0%

26,124

1.5%

1,540

0.1%

135,404

7.8%

0

0.0%

4,560

0.3%

52,560

3.0%

24,312

1.4%

7,520

0.4%

117,832

6.8%

2,760

0.2%

162,221

9.4%

16,728

1.0%

14,880

0.9%

1,320

0.1%

33,272

1.9%

45,620

2.6%

12,320

0.7%

4,880

0.3%

13,560

0.8%

106,808

6.2%

2,080

0.1%

1,920

0.1%

29,576

1.7%

6,500

0.4%

89,520

5.2%

2,240

0.1%

1,600

0.1%

360

0.0%

434,616

25.2%

480

0.0%

1,800

0.1%

77,256

4.5%

40

0.0%

0

0.0%

1,726,851 100.0%

Value (in millions)

Amount

Percent

$1,173

1.1%

$18

0.0%

$24

0.0%

$1,826

1.8%

$1,056

1.0%

$0

0.0%

$101

0.1%

$6

0.0%

$5,551

5.4%

$0

0.0%

$495

0.5%

$3,330

3.2%

$455

0.4%

$301

0.3%

$5,742

5.5%

$249

0.2%

$21,232

20.5%

$1,426

1.4%

$1,044

1.0%

$310

0.3%

$619

0.6%

$6,209

6.0%

$827

0.8%

$516

0.5%

$1,030

1.0%

$18,768

18.1%

$220

0.2%

$125

0.1%

$585

0.6%

$252

0.2%

$49

0.0%

$61

0.1%

$1

0.0%

$1

0.0%

$29,392

28.4%

$1

0.0%

$8

0.0%

$496

0.5%

$0

0.0%

$0

0.0%

$103,499 100.0%

Average Value/Ton
$252 $2,042 $7,537 $3,899
$38 $0
$42 $171 $741
$0 $5,419 $5,912
$315 $3,677 $1,004 $5,204 $1,553 $1,069 $5,324 $23,769
$207 $1,568 $6,069 $9,083 $7,377 $8,796 $9,227 $6,654
$263 $2,135
$67 $2,680
$66 $83 $5,036 $207 $61 $81
$0 $0 $1,142

SCTG by Industrial Sector
Natural Resources Live animals/fish Cereal grains Other ag products Building stone Natural sands Gravel Nonmetallic minerals Metalic ores Coal Crude petroleum Logs Subtotal
Manufacturing Animal feed Meat/seafood Milled grain products Other food stuffs Alcoholic beverages Tobacco prods Gasoline Fuel oils Coal - n.e.c. Basic chemicals Pharmaceuticals Fertilizers Chemical prods Plastics/rubber Wood prods Newsprint/paper Paper articles Printed prods Textiles/leather Nonmetal min prods Base metals Articles - base metal Machinery Electronics Motorized vehicles Transport equip. Precision instruments Furniture Misc. mfg. prods. Subtotal

Table 6: Rail Outbound and Inbound, 2012 and 2040

Outbound

Tons (Thousands)

2012

2040 Change

0.0

0.1

0.1

295.5 111.9 -183.6

133.0 369.4

236.4

10.2

22.1

11.9

81.6 224.2

142.6

7,114.3 6,224.9 -889.4

5,939.5 4,746.6 -1,192.9

163.1 173.2

10.1

11.1

10.7

-0.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

60.4

51.5

-8.9

13,808.7 11,934.6 -1,874.1

Percent

Total CAGR

2014% 11.5%

-62%

-3.4%

178%

3.7%

117%

2.8%

175%

3.7%

-13%

-0.5%

-20%

-0.8%

6%

0.2%

-4%

-0.1%

-100% -100.0%

-15%

-0.6%

-14%

-0.5%

Inbound

Tons (Thousands)

2012

2040

Change

0.0

0.0

0.0

7,026.1 10,464.9 3,438.8

1,253.0 717.6

-535.4

23.4

49.3

25.9

78.9

32.3

-46.6

5,944.7 8,936.1 2,991.4

2,089.0 2,614.7

525.7

27.8

26.1

-1.7

55,228.5 21,073.9 -34,154.6

11.6

23.4

11.8

22.3

20.7

-1.6

71,705.3 43,959.0 -27,746.3

297.6 3.7
16.4 342.0
67.1 0.1
339.5 27.4
815.3 894.7
0.1 1,243.0
147.1 231.0 754.6 2,275.8 584.2
2.6 155.5 574.8 690.3
13.3 81.1 13.8
8.8 109.6
1.3 35.5 10.1 9,736.3

527.9 7.6
53.8 1,854.2
63.7 0.0
339.9 25.1
434.0 1,278.8
0.5 465.9 597.4 391.7 714.0 3,579.3 875.6
5.8 164.3 892.6 736.8
30.9 360.1
37.1 10.1 260.9
4.3 195.3
19.4 13,927.0

230.3 3.9
37.4 1,512.2
-3.4 -0.1 0.4 -2.3 -381.3 384.1 0.4 -777.1 450.3 160.7 -40.6 1,303.5 291.4 3.2 8.8 317.8 46.5 17.6 279.0 23.3 1.3 151.3 3.0 159.8 9.3 4,190.7

77% 105% 228% 442%
-5% -100%
0% -8% -47% 43% 400% -63% 306% 70% -5% 57% 50% 123% 6% 55% 7% 132% 344% 169% 15% 138% 231% 450% 92% 43%

2.1% 2.6% 4.3% 6.2% -0.2% -4.0% 0.0% -0.3% -2.2% 1.3% 6.6% -3.4% 5.1% 1.9% -0.2% 1.6% 1.5% 2.8% 0.2% 1.6% 0.2% 3.0% 5.5% 3.6% 0.5% 3.1% 4.4% 6.3% 2.4% 1.3%

1,328.1 41.3
374.5 1,483.9
132.5 0.1
339.9 226.1 1,601.4 5,099.4
0.1 2,926.9
347.9 1,168.3 1,278.2 2,522.5
115.4 2.0
118.2 945.1 828.6
5.8 84.0 91.9 106.2
5.5 0.3 8.3 32.0 21,214.4

1,417.9 129.9 620.2
2,355.4 523.6 0.0 340.6 103.7 899.9
4,696.1 0.8
3,493.9 1,388.6 1,587.5 1,559.4 4,159.5
234.1 2.8
102.3 2,409.8
819.6 14.4
394.3 139.8 191.4
23.6 0.8
41.6 81.8 27,733.3

89.8 88.6 245.7 871.5 391.1 -0.1
0.7 -122.4 -701.5 -403.3
0.7 567.0 1,040.7 419.2 281.2 1,637.0 118.7
0.8 -15.9 1,464.7
-9.0 8.6 310.3 47.9 85.2 18.1 0.5 33.3 49.8 6,518.9

Percent

Total CAGR

NA

NA

49% 1.4%

-43% -2.9%

111% 2.7%

-59% -3.1%

50% 1.9%

25% 0.8%

-6% -0.2%

-62% -3.4%

102% 2.5%

-7% -0.3%

-39% -1.7%

7% 215%
66% 59% 295% -100%
0% -54% -44%
-8% 700%
19% 299%
36% 22% 65% 103% 40% -13% 155% -1% 148% 369% 52% 80% 329% 167% 401% 156% 31%

0.2% 4.2% 1.8% 1.7% 5.0% -2.8% 0.0% -2.7% -2.0% -0.3% 8.0% 0.6% 5.2% 1.1% 0.7% 1.8% 2.8% 1.1% -0.5% 3.4% 0.0% 3.3% 5.7% 1.5% 2.1% 5.3% 4.3% 5.9% 3.4% 1.0%

Other Waste/scrap Mixed freight Unknown Subtotal
Total Source: FAFv3.5 forecasts.

2,506.5 7.3
42.1 2,555.9
26,100.6

1,536.5 13.1
176.7 1,726.3
27,587.8

-970.0 5.8
134.6 -829.6
1,487.2

-39% 79% 320% -32%
5.7%

-1.7% 2.1% 5.3% -1.4%
0.2%

1,899.4 201.0 8.1
2,108.5
95,028.0

2,480.3 402.0 30.9
2,913.2
74,605.7

580.9 201.0
22.8 804.7
-20,422.3

31% 100% 281%
38%
-21.5%

1.0% 2.5% 4.9% 1.2%
-0.9%

APPENDIX D
Howell Junction Description
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APPENDIX D: HOWELL JUNCTION DESCRIPTION
1 INTRODUCTION
Howell Junction (Jct.), located approximately two miles north-northwest of the center of downtown Atlanta, is among the most congested railroad junctions in the southeastern U.S. Figure 1 very generally depicts Howell Jct., and is later explained in more detail. The grade separation of railroad-railroad (RR-RR) grade crossings and other track rearrangement or improvements have been proposed at Howell Jct. to increase rail network capacity, particularly with respect to the accommodation of commuter or other new passenger train operations that would share use of freight railroad track at Howell Jct. This discussion describes the track arrangement at Howell Jct. and identifies some Howell Jct. circumstances that contribute to rail network congestion.
2 TRACK ARRANGEMENT
Howell Jct. is most narrowly defined as the CSX Transportation (CSXT) Howell Control Point (CP).1 The central element of the Howell CP is the RR-RR grade crossing of a Norfolk Southern (NS) single main track and CSXT double main track. The Howell CP also includes a crossover (between the CSXT double main tracks) located adjacent to and northwest of the RR-RR crossing, CSXT main track turnouts to two connection tracks, and the signals controlling train movements through the CP. The turnout located adjacent to and southeast of the RR-RR grade crossing is the north end of a track connecting CSXT and NS.2 The other turnout is located northwest of the crossover, and is the south end of a connection track to the CSXT line through Athens.
A broader definition of Howell Jct. includes the adjacent CSXT 10th Street CP that is located approximately 1,000 feet southeast of Howell CP. The 10th Street CP consists of another NS single main track at-grade crossing of CSXT double main track, and associated signals.
1 CP has generally replaced the term interlocking. A CP is an arrangement of controllable signal apparatus (as opposed to automatic signal apparatus) used to control train movements. The Howell CP may also be known as Howell Tower. The term Tower is a holdover from decades ago when Howell CP switches and signals were controlled by an operator situated in a small tower over-looking the Howell CP location, instead of remote control of switches and signals by train dispatcher or operator.
2 The CSXT-NS connection is generally similar to a crossover between the CSXT No.1 main track and the NS No.1 main tracks, except that the CSXT and NS tracks are located approximately 300 feet apart, and the connection track is approximately 1,000 feet long. Multiple main tracks are usually numbered such that the No.1 main track is the right hand track in a southbound or westbound direction. That is not the case with the NS main tracks between the Howell-NS and Constitution CPs, where the right hand northbound main track is No.1 main track.
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Figure 1: Howell Junction

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The general CSXT and NS track arrangement within the broadly defined Howell Jct. are similar in a few ways:
CSXT and NS have heavy traffic density multiple main track routes oriented generally
northwest-southeast that are generally parallel to each other. Northwest is railroad north for both railroads. The CSXT route is that of the former Western and Atlantic (W&A) between downtown Atlanta and Chattanooga.3 The NS route, known as the H-Line because its mileposts use an "H" suffix letter, connects Chattanooga and Brunswick via Austell, Atlanta, McDonough and Macon.
Each railroad has a southwesterly medium-heavy traffic density line approaching Howell Jct. that
has triangular-shaped connecting tracks to the railroad's northwest-southeast line, e.g. each railroad's southwesterly approaching line splits, with the two curving connection tracks forming two legs of a triangle, with the northwest-southeast lines as the triangle bases. The southwesterly approaching lines for both railroads are railroad south.
The curving connection tracks are sometimes referred to as wye tracks because the approaching line and the two curving connection tracks form the letter "Y" in plan view. See Figure 1 Inset. The southwesterly NS line approaching Howell Jct. passes through Gainesville.4 The southwesterly CSXT line at Howell Jct. passes through Athens.5
Turnouts to / from each railroad's northwest-southeast line and the south end of each railroad's
largest Atlanta yard CSXT's Tilford Yard or NS' Inman Yard are located at the northwest end of Howell Jct.
The CSXT W&A and NS H-Line each are used by multiple through routes through Atlanta. The
H-Line northwest of Howell Jct. carries traffic to or from Birmingham in addition to Chattanooga. The W&A route southwest of Howell Jct. carries traffic to or from Augusta, and is the principal route for traffic to and from and Montgomery.
The general overall arrangement of Howell Jct. may be described as CSXT's and NS' generally similar track arrangements that are side-by-side, with the CSXT W&A main track segment crossing the NS wye tracks. Figure 1 depicts the general Howell Jct. route structure and identifies Howell Jct. CPs. It does not depict multiple tracks, or crossovers between multiple tracks. Figure 2 is a depiction of the Atlanta Terminal from a 1999 CSXT Atlanta Division Timetable.6 It lacks NS track details such as multiple tracks and crossovers, except for that portion of the NS H-Line between Howell Jct. and East Point where CSXT trains operate.
3 The W&A is owned by the State Properties Commission, and has been leased to CSXT or CSXT predecessors for over one hundred years. The present lease expires 31 Dec 2019.
4 The line is the former Southern Railway's principal trunk line. The trunk line is the west wye track, and is co-located with the H-Line between Howell Jct and Austell, where the former Southern Rwy trunk line diverges west to Birmingham.
5 The Athens Line refers to freight traffic. Proposed Athens Line commuter service would include construction of a new connection between CSXT and NS approximately 2.5 miles northeast of Howell Jct at Armour Yard. Athens Line commuter trains would use the new connection, and would thus approach or depart Howell Jct on the NS Gainesville Line. Athens Line (or NS Gainesville Line) commuter service would either use the NS south wye to cross CSXT at Tenth St CP, or would use a new connection to CSXT, dependent on downtown Atlanta Multi-Modal Passenger Terminal platform location.
6 Track changes have been made since that time, including the removal of the South Wye CP and East Switch CP crossovers.
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Figure 2: CSXT Atlanta Terminal (Howell Tower slightly left and above page center)
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3 SOURCES OF CONGESTION
The primary sources of Howell Jct. congestion are the RR-RR crossings, particularly the CSXT Howell CP RR-RR crossing. All NS Gainesville Line traffic to, from, or through Atlanta, including Amtrak Crescent traffic, must cross all CSXT traffic to or from CSXT's Augusta line (former Georgia Railroad), and generally would cross traffic to or from CSXT's Montgomery line, the former Atlanta and West Point Railroad (A&WP). Orders of magnitude of railroad traffic at the CSXT Howell CP are two dozen trains per day on the NS Gainesville Line, and three dozen trains per day on the W&A.7 Though these train volumes are substantial, they would be more manageable without some of the exacerbating circumstances identified below.
(1) The Howell and 10 Street CPs are CSXT-controlled, thus CSXT controls of movement of NS trains at those CPs.
(2) The proximity of other CPs to even the broadly defined Howell Jct., notably including the CSXT Jones Avenue-NS Spring CPs located approximately 1.5 miles toward downtown Atlanta from Howell Jct., where there may be NS-CSXT train movement conflicts.8
CSXT and NS, though competitors, have reason to cooperate where there are conflicting movements. Each railroad has its own priorities, however, and even the best information-sharing and cooperation result in a less unified prioritization and expeditious operation than when only one railroad is involved. The proximity of the Jones Avenue-Spring connection to Howell Jct. is an issue in that CSXT and NS cooperation for some train movements at Howell extends to or from the Jones Avenue-Spring connection, where CSXT connects to NS, and continues on NS between Spring CP and East Point, where CSXT uses trackage rights to access its A&WP line.9
(3) The NS double main track Gainesville Line becomes single main track between the Birmont and Howell-NS CPs, and is thus single main track through the Howell CP RR-RR crossing. Single main track precludes simultaneous bi-directional train movements between the H-Line northwest of Howell Jct. and the Gainesville Line.
Gainesville single main track at Howell Jct. is of itself a bit of a bottleneck independent of the RR-RR crossing that amplifies the bottleneck, e.g. the congestion caused by one-direction at a time train movement is amplified by the taking of turns with CSXT W& A traffic at the RR-RR crossing.
(4) The relatively close proximity of the Amtrak Peachtree Station (or an Athens or Gainesville commuter line Atlantic Station Commuter Rail Station, if such trains will use a RR-RR crossing) to Howell Jct.
7 The higher train traffic volumes typically cited for Howell Jct traffic include traffic passing through the broadly defined Howell C.P., but without actually using a Howell Jct RR-RR grade crossing, such as H-Line traffic or traffic between the Athens Line and W&A north.
8 The Jones Avenue CP name is derived from the Ivan Allen Blvd overpass, formerly Jones Ave, of both the W&A and H-Line, that is located near the north CSXT end of the connection.
9 Trackage rights is technically not the proper term in that the Spring-East Point segment is jointly owned by CSXT and NS, but operated and maintained at joint CSXT-NS expense by NS.
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The proximity of the Amtrak station is an issue in that southbound passenger trains are likely to hold up other Howell Jct. movements a longer period of time than if the Amtrak station were located some distance away from Howell Jct. Signals for Amtrak trains are lined through Howell Jct. well in advance of passenger trains, precluding other train movements. Amtrak delay and/or inconsistent travel time is more likely in connection with line-of-road station stops, particularly departures. Also, the Crescent operates on NS, but the Howell CP is controlled by CSXT.
(5) Atlanta is an NS and CSXT crew change location.
(6) Atlanta is a major terminal where CSXT and NS originate many trains. Northbound terminating and southbound originating trains at Tilford and Inman Yards are of particular importance because the south ends of the yards are located within Howell Jct.
Inman Yard is an intermodal yard. Tilford Yard is one of CSXT's 11 "hump yard" classification yards where there are an especially large amount of train originations and terminations.10 Locomotive (train) refueling by tanker truck of locomotives on main track is not an extraordinary occurrence in the Atlanta Terminal, and may impact other trains' movements through Howell Jct.
Federal regulations limiting train crew's hours of service (HoS) may cause an arriving through or terminating train to be stopped in place until the train has been re-crewed. A train dispatch miscalculation, or an unexpected or unforeseeable event, may cause the stop to occur prior to arrival at usual crew change locations or the yard, clogging main tracks track in or near Howell Jct. Such stopped trains may in turn block or impede movement of other trains.
Train crew change and originating trains otherwise introduce uncertainty that adversely affects Howell Jct. operation. There may be delay in re-crewed through trains, or originating trains, getting underway, even when HoS is not an arriving train concern, e.g. crew unavailability or delay, equipment trouble, especially in the case of originating trains, etc.
(7) CSXT's "Slide" track into Tilford Yard, the south end of which is herein considered part of Howell Jct., is of special concern.
The slide is an approximately 2,000-foot-long track on a (RR steep) 3.2% descending grade, with a CSXT-CSXT RR-RR grade crossing located approximately one-half way between the "top of the slide" and Tilford Yard. The track geometry requires slow (8 mph maximum per 1999 Timetable) careful steady northbound train handling into Tilford Yard. Trains unexpectedly having to stop on the slide incur delay in the care required to stop, and in the care prior to recommencing movement.
(8) Howell Jct. routes that skirt the RR-RR crossings may impact movements at the RR-RR crossings directly or indirectly.
Train movement southbound from the Athens Line (Huff Road CP) to Tilford Yard via the Top of Slide CP, or through to the tunnel to the Manchester Subdivision, for example, bypass the Howell and 10 Street CPs, but affect any CSXT movement at those CPs to the extent that northbound movement to
10 Arriving trains with cars for classification are slowly pushed over a small manmade hill, with the cars are uncoupled at the crest of the hill and allowed to roll down the hump into the appropriate tracks for originating trains.
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Tilford Yard from the Augusta or A&WP lines must be held, or is subject to delay if the Athens Line train is delayed on the slide.
(9) Interyard movements between Tilford or Inman Yards, and each railroad's multiple other yards within Atlanta.
Interyard movements of cars or light locomotives involve communication and coordination between train crews or Yardmasters, and the Train Dispatcher (CSXT) or Operator (NS). The Train Dispatcher or Operator may have less notice or less certain knowledge concerning interyard movements than line-of-road movements, even though interyard movements may routinely occur at more or less regular times of day. The Train Dispatcher or Operator may have less notice because the yard work occurs out of purview.
NS, in addition to Inman Yard, operates intermodal Whitaker Yard (H-Line north of Austell) and Armour (Gainesville Line north of Howell Jct.), South (H-Line south of Spring CP), Industry (S-Line south of Spring CP), and Forest Park (S-Line south of Interstate 285) Yards in metro Atlanta. CSXT, in addition to Tilford Yard, operates the Hulsey (Augusta line just east of downtown) and Fairburn (A&WP) Intermodal Yards, and Howell Yard (Athens Line), a CSXT bulk commodities terminal facility in metro Atlanta. The latter is of special significance because it is located only one-half mile from Howell CP.
4 NEW PASSENGER TRAIN OPERATIONS
The proposed general location of the passenger train platforms for the proposed downtown Atlanta Multi-Modal Passenger Terminal (MMPT) has evolved over years of planning. Initial plans situated the platforms along the W&A and the Circle Connection Track just west of the Five Points MARTA Station. The initial MMPT platform locations would allow passenger service to bypass Howell Jct. (except for the Birmont CP) enroute to a new No.3 W&A main track as depicted in Figure 3.
The initial plans, however, anticipated intercity and Athens and Gainesville Line commuter trains to the MMPT would utilize the northeast quadrant of the Atlanta Beltline.11 The initial MMPT platform locations became less desirable upon the recent development of the northeast quadrant of the Beltline, because the northeast quadrant Beltline development is incompatible with commuter or intercity passenger service operations on Beltline right-of-way.
More recent MMPT planning has considered relocation of the platforms to be along the NS H-Line near Philips Arena approximately three blocks west of the Five Points MARTA Station. An advantage of the H-Line platforms is they would facilitate through passenger train service south from the MMPT to the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, and/or central Georgia.12 H-Line platform relocation would exacerbate Howell Jct. congestion by requiring passenger trains crossover the W&A to the NS H-Line, adding to congestion at the 10 Street CP as depicted in Figure 4. Passenger train use of the 10th Street RR-RR crossing elevates the benefit of grade separation.
11 The Atlanta Beltline is a project to develop a 22-mile-long rail (or in some places former rail) corridor encircling central Atlanta as a multi-use trails with pedestrian friendly (light) rail transit.
12 The H-Line platforms, however, will not accommodate through Amtrak Crescent route service use of the MMPT without backing or locomotive runaround from one end of the train to the other.
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Figure 3: Passenger Train Route to CSXT W&A MMPT Platforms
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Figure 4: Passenger Train Route to NS H-Line MMPT Platforms
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5 GRADE SEPARATION CONCEPT
Even rudimentary development and evaluation of conceptual grade separation of the Howell Jct. RR-RR grade crossings is a major undertaking in and of itself that would include extensive modeling of the existing network and operations. Concept development and evaluation would involve the engineering and train operational feasibility of grade changes necessary to establish an order of magnitude of 33 feet difference in elevation of the top of rails at Howell Jct. RR-RR crossings involving six routes, e.g. the three routes of each of the two wyes, instead of the four routes of a more simple diamond RR-RR grade crossing.13 Broadly the W&A and H-Line are each on 0.5% upgrades for the 7.5 miles from their Chattahoochee River crossings to downtown Atlanta. Howell Jct. is located about five miles from the Chattahoochee River, and each railroad's grades are very nearly the same between Howell Jct. and the Jones Ave-Spring CPs. Howell Jct. is boxed in by Huff Road (Athens Line), Howell Mill Road (Gainesville Line), and W. Marietta St (W&A and H-Line south) overpasses that are located approximately 0.3 miles from RR-RR grade crossings. Other constraints include the Marietta Boulevard overpass located approximately two-thirds of a mile, and the CSXT Manchester Line tunnel under the W&A H-Line located approximately 0.9 miles west of the Gainesville Line RR-RR grade crossing.
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APPENDIX E PASSENGER AND FREIGHT RAIL PROJECTS
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Short-Range (1-4 Years) Rail Investment Program

Project Name Address ADA Deficiencies at Georgia Passenger Stations
Update Atlanta Region Commuter Rail Studies
Downtown Atlanta Rail Passenger Station
Analysis of Alternative Locations for New Atlanta Amtrak Station
Analysis of Expanded Conventional Service between Atlanta and Charlotte along the Existing Crescent Route

SHORT-RANGE RAIL PASSENGER PROJECTS (Page 1 of 2)

Project Description Upgrade Amtrak stations at Atlanta, Gainesville, Jesup and Savannah to meet ADA passenger station standards Update existing studies and conduct comprehensive alternatives analyses necessary to implement priority route(s) Conduct preliminary engineering and design necessary to locate and provide access to an intercity passenger station in Downtown Atlanta Investigate new locations for Amtrak station service the Crescent; a station that provides for optimal ADA compliance and multimodal access

Project Benefits Provide full access to existing Amtrak facilities and services and improve safety at stations
Establish a comprehensive plan for implementation of rail commuter service
Provide improved passenger access to Amtrak, intercity bus and potential rail commuter service
Increase access to and ridership on intercity passenger rail routes

Estimated Cost ($ millions) $11.7 $1.5
$0.5
$0.5

Conduct a feasibility

assessment of additional Increase access to and

train frequencies

ridership on intercity

$1.0

between Atlanta and

passenger rail routes

Charlotte

Potential Funding Source State and local sources, Amtrak
Federal, state, local sources
Federal, state, local sources
State and local sources, Amtrak
Federal, state, local sources

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Appendix E - Passenger and Freight Rail Capital Projects

SHORT-RANGE RAIL PASSENGER PROJECTS (continued page 2 of 2)

Project Name

Project Description

Tier 1 NEPA

Analysis of New

Initiate Tier 1 NEPA

Higher Speed

process with FRA as lead

Service-Atlanta-

agency

Columbus Service

Tier 2 NEPA for the Continue NEPA planning

Proposed Higher for this potential

Speed Atlanta-

intercity service

Chattanooga

between Atlanta and

Service

Chattanooga

Tier 2 NEPA for the Proposed Higher Speed AtlantaCharlotte Service

Continue NEPA planning for this potential intercity service between Atlanta and Charlotte

Explore feasibility of a

Study Pilot Shuttle Bus Intercity Feeder Service

shuttle bus service to provide intercity feeder service between Macon and Atlanta to connect

to Amtrak routes

Short-Range Passenger Total

Project Benefits
Increase access to and ridership on intercity passenger rail routes
Specify the detailed environmental impacts of the potential service
Specify the detailed environmental impacts of the potential service
Increase access to and ridership on intercity passenger rail routes; use as a test case for additional services

Estimated Cost ($ millions) $0.5
$17.1
$25.0
$0.5 $58.3

Potential Funding Source
Federal, state, local sources
Federal, state, local sources
Federal, state, local sources
Federal, state, local sources

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Appendix E - Passenger and Freight Rail Capital Projects

Project Name Chattooga and Chickamauga Rwy. Improvements
Georgia & Florida Rwy. Flood Remediation Georgia & Florida Rwy. Tie Improvements
Georgia & Florida Rail Replacement
Georgia Northeastern RR Tie and Crossing Improvements
Georgia Northeastern RR Rail Replacement Georgia Northeastern RR Bridge and Track Rehabilitation
Georgia Southwestern RR Tie Improvements Georgia Southwestern RR Track Rehabilitation
Heart of Georgia RR Bridge Upgrades
Heart of Georgia RR Track Rehabilitation

SHORT-RANGE RAIL FREIGHT PROJECTS

Project Description
Rehabilitate the rail line between Summerville and Lyerly
Repair flood damage between MP 53.3-54.0 (Willacoochee)
Replace crossties between MP 30.6 and 73.0
Replace damaged 85-lb. rail with 100-lb. rail between ProPex and PetroFlex Depot
Replace crossties and upgrade crossings in Pickens, Gilmer, and Fannin Counties
Replace defective rail between Marietta and Tate
Upgrade bridges and track structure to address structural deficiencies
Upgrade crossties on main line segment

Project Benefits
Upgrade track condition for increased operating efficiency
Maintain quality of service to existing users
Maintain quality of service to existing users
Increase safety and service quality
Upgrade track condition and improve operating and crossing safety
Upgrade track condition and improve operating safety
Upgrade infrastructure condition and improve operating safety
Upgrade track condition and improve operating safety

Estimated Cost ($ millions) $3.0 $0.775 $0.775 $2.0
$1.0 $1.225
$1.0 $2.0

Upgrade Lynn

Upgrade to track to

Subdivision between

increase FRA track

$4.0

Lynn and Cuthbert

class

Upgrade FRA track

Upgrade 53 bridges

class and ability to

between Cordele and

accommodate

$3.0

Vidalia

286,000 lb. car

loadings

Improve operating

Upgrade rail line

efficiency and increase

between Nunez and

FRA track class

$2.5

Vidalia

Potential Funding Source Federal, state, local sources
Federal, state, local sources
Federal, state, local sources
Federal, state, local sources
Federal, state, local sources
Federal, state, local sources
Federal, state, local sources
Federal, state, local sources
Federal, state, local sources
Federal, state, local sources
Federal, state, local sources

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Appendix E - Passenger and Freight Rail Capital Projects

SHORT-RANGE RAIL FREIGHT PROJECTS (continued page 2 of 2)

Project Name

Project Description

Heart of Georgia Tie and Crossing Improvements

Replace deficient cross ties and upgrade crossings between Cordele and Vidalia

Ogeechee RR Rail Replacement

Replace defective rail and turnouts between MP 36.3 and 46.0

Ogeechee RR Track Rehabilitation

Upgrade track infrastructure between Ardmore and Sylvania

Atlanta Region Rail Capacity Study

Analyze potential for additional capacity for existing freight and new passenger services serving Atlanta (with Howell Junction as central component)

Economic Impact Analysis of Short lines

Analyze the economic contributions of Georgia's 29 Class III railroads, specifically their impacts on transportation cost savings and jobs

Detailed Needs Analysis of Georgia Short Lines to Handle FRA Track Class 2 Speeds and 286,000-lbs. Loaded Car Weights

Analyze the track and bridge requirements to handling faster speeds and higher car weights on all of Georgia's short line railroads.

Short-Range Rail Freight Total

Project Benefits Improve operating efficiency and crossing safety
Improve operating efficiency and safety
Improve operating efficiency and safety
Improve operating efficiency and safety
Enable strategic and prioritized public investments in short lines to optimize positive economic impacts
Improve operating efficiency and safety

Estimated Cost ($ millions) $7.0 $5.2 $4.3 $2.0
$1.0
$1.0 $41.8

Potential Funding Source Federal, state, local sources
Federal, state, local sources Federal, state, local sources
Federal, state, local sources
Federal and state sources
Federal and state sources

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Appendix E - Passenger and Freight Rail Capital Projects

SHORT-RANGE GRADE CROSSING PROJECTS

Project Name
CSXT Grade Crossing Signal Installations in Bartow County
CSXT Grade Crossing Signal Installation in Ben Hill County St. Marys RR Crossing Signal Installation in Camden County Georgia Northeastern RR Crossing Signal Installation in Cherokee County
CSXT Grade Crossing Signal Installations in Coffee County
NS Grade Crossing Signal Installation in Clayton County
NS Crossing Signal Installation in Dade County
NS Crossing Signal Installation in Douglas County
NS Crossing Signal Installation in Early County

Project Description
Install new crossing signal systems at CSXT crossings at CS 759/Carter St. and CS 551/King St. in Adairsville
Install a new crossing signal system at CSXT's crossing at CD 152/Lilac Rd. near Fitzgerald
Install a new crossing signal system at St. Marys RR crossing at SR 40 Spur near St. Marys

Project Benefits
Establish new active warning systems at two locations
Establish a new active warning system at one location
Establish a new active warning system at one location

Install a new crossing signal system at GNRR's crossing at CR 132/ Jordan Rd. in Nelson

Establish a new active warning system at one location

Install new crossing signal systems at CSXT crossings at CR 296/Mitchell Rd. and CR 100/ Chaney Rd. near Douglas
Install a new crossing signal system at NS' crossing at CR208/Old Dixie Hwy. near Forest Park
Install a new crossing signal system at NS' crossing at CR 236/Carroll Rd. near Trenton
Install a new crossing signal system at NS' crossing at CR 210/N. Baggett Rd.
Install a new crossing signal system at NS/HAL's crossing at CS 63/Arlington Ave. at Blakely

Establish a new active warning system at two locations
Establish a new active warning system at one location
Establish a new active warning system at one location
Establish a new active warning system at one location
Establish a new active warning system at one location

Estimated Cost ($ millions) $0.5 $0.25 $0.25 $0.25
$0.5
$0.25 $0.25 $0.25 $0.25

Potential Funding Source Highway Safety Improvement
Program (HSIP) HSIP
HSIP
HSIP
HSIP
HSIP
HSIP
HSIP
HSIP

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Appendix E - Passenger and Freight Rail Capital Projects

Project Name
Georgia Southern RR Crossing Signal Installations in Emanuel County
CSXT Crossing Signal Installations in Fulton County
NS Crossing Signal Installations in Haralson County
Georgia Central RR Crossing Signal Installation in Laurens County
NS Crossing Signal Installations in Monroe County
CaterParrott Railnet Crossing Signal Installation in Morgan County
CSXT Crossing Signal Installation in Morgan County
Georgia Southwestern RR Crossing Signal Installation in Muscogee County

SHORT-RANGE GRADE CROSSING PROJECTS (continued page 2 of 3)

Project Description
Install new crossing signal systems at GS' crossings at CS 843/Green St., CS 814/ E. Pine St., and CS 818 S. Coleman St. in Swainsboro
Install new crossing signal systems at CSXT crossings at CS 2049/Vine St. and CS 2046/Harper St. in Palmetto
Install new crossing signal systems at NS crossings at CR 279/John Allen Rd. and CR 91/Nitra Rd.
Install a new crossing signal system at GCR's crossing at CR 531/Old Macon Rd.
Install new crossing signal systems at NS crossings at CR 34/ Rumble Rd. in Smarr, CS 625/Indian Springs Rd. in Forsyth, and CR 35/Old Macon Rd. near Smarr
Install a new crossing signal system at CPR's crossing at CS 603/Lions Club Rd. in Madison
Install a new crossing signal system at CSXT's crossing at CR 22/Double Bridge Rd. in Madison
Install a new crossing signal system at GSWR's crossing at CS 566/Oakview Ave. in Columbus

Project Benefits
Establish a new active warning systems at three locations
Establish a new active warning systems at two locations
Establish a new active warning systems at two locations
Establish a new active warning system at one location
Establish a new active warning systems at three locations
Establish a new active warning system at one location
Establish a new active warning system at one location
Establish a new active warning system at one location

Estimated Cost ($ millions) $0.75
$0.5 $0.5 $0.25 $0.75 $0.25 $0.25 $0.25

Potential Funding Source
HSIP
HSIP HSIP HSIP HSIP HSIP HSIP HSIP

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Appendix E - Passenger and Freight Rail Capital Projects

SHORT-RANGE GRADE CROSSING PROJECTS (continued page 3 of 3)

Project Name
NS Crossing Signal Installation in Muscogee County
Georgia Southern RR Crossing Signal Installation in Peach County Georgia Northwestern RR Crossing Signal Installation in Pickens County
NS Crossing Signal Installation in Putnam County
CSXT Crossing Signal Installations in Richmond County
Heart of Georgia RR Crossing Signal Installation in Telfair County
CSXT Crossing Signal Installation in Thomas County
Heart of Georgia RR Crossing Signal Installation in Wilcox County

Project Description
Install a new crossing signal system at NS' crossing at CS 1193/3rd Ave. in Columbus
Install a new crossing signal system at CS's crossing at CS 617/Tulip Dr. in Fort Valley
Install a new crossing signal system at GNRR's crossing at SR 53 in Tate
Install a new crossing signal system at NS' crossing at SR 16/ E. Sumter St. in Eatonton
Install new crossing signal systems at CSXT crossings at CR 2566/Wrightsboro Rd. and CR 479/Arthem Rd. in Augusta
Install a new crossing signal system at HOG's crossing at Main St. in Milan
Install a new crossing signal system at CSXT's crossing at CS 636/Covington Ave in Thomasville
Install a new crossing signal system at HOG's crossing at CR 144/Bowen St. in Abbeville

Other Locations TBD

Warning system upgrades

Short-Range Grade Crossing Total

Project Benefits
Establish a new active warning system at one location
Establish a new active warning system at one location
Establish a new active warning system at one location
Establish a new active warning system at one location
Establish a new active warning system at two locations
Establish a new active warning system at one location
Establish a new active warning system at one location
Establish a new active warning system at one location
Establish new active warning systems at various locations

Estimated Cost

Potential

($ millions) Funding Source

$0.25

HSIP

$0.25

HSIP

$0.25

HSIP

$0.25

HSIP

$0.5

HSIP

$0.25

HSIP

$0.25

HSIP

$0.25

HSIP

$27.5

HSIP

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Appendix E - Passenger and Freight Rail Capital Projects

Long-Range (5-25 Years) Proposed Rail Investment Program

LONG-RANGE RAIL PASSENGER PROJECTS

Project Name

Project Description

Conduct Engineering and Design Related to Construction of the Atlanta Multimodal Passenger Terminal

Conduct preliminary engineering and design necessary to advance to construction of the MMPT

Conduct Engineering and Design Related to Implementation of Incremental Commuter Rail Service

Conduct preliminary engineering and design necessary to implement priority commuter rail services

Conduct Engineering and Design Related to Improved AtlantaCharlotte Intercity Passenger Rail Service

Conduct preliminary engineering and design necessary to implement "high speed" rail intercity passenger service between Atlanta and Charlotte

Conduct Engineering and Design Related to Improved AtlantaChattanooga Intercity Passenger Service

Conduct preliminary engineering and design necessary to implement "high speed" rail intercity passenger service between Atlanta and Chattanooga

Construct a New Atlanta Amtrak Station

Construct a new station to serve Amtrak's Crescent route

Long-Range Passenger Total

Project Benefits Completed terminal will serve as the region's major intercity and commuter rail and intercity and regional bus terminal
Implementation of commuter rail services will provide additional passenger alternatives and reduce highway and related impacts
Implementation of upgrade service will reduce travel times and provide additional frequencies
Implementation of new service will reduce travel times and provide additional frequencies
Provides improved access and intermodal efficiency

Estimated Cost ($ millions) $50
$50
$50
$50 $35 $235.0

Potential Funding Source
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD TBD

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Appendix E - Passenger and Freight Rail Capital Projects

LONG-RANGE RAIL FREIGHT PROJECTS

Project Name
Continue Design of Atlanta Region Rail Capacity Study Recommendation
CaterParrott Railnet Improvements CaterParrott Railnet Tie Improvements CaterParrott Railnet Rail Improvements
Chattahoochee Bay RR Improvements
Chattahoochee Industrial RR Improvements
Chattooga and Chickamauga Rwy. Bridge Improvements Chattooga and Chickamauga Rwy. Track Improvements Columbus & Chattahoochee RR Track Improvements First Coast RR Track Improvements

Project Description
Conduct planning, preliminary engineering and design to identify and implement infrastructure and operational changes necessary to reduce rail congestion. (with Howell Junction as central component)
Address existing flooding issue between MP 53.5 and 54.0 (Willacoochee)
Replace crossties between MP 30.6 and 73.0
Replace defective rail between MP 44.050.0 and 65.072.0
Construct a track expansion to address existing and future capacity constraints
Construct a track expansion to address existing and future capacity constraints
Upgrade six bridges to accommodate 286,000 lb. weight loadings
Upgrade track and bridges between TrionNoble
Upgrade track where required
Upgrade track to FRA Class I

Project Benefits
Increase operating efficiency of both freight and passenger service
Secure service and increase operating efficiency Maintain and increase service and operating quality
Increase operating safety and efficiency
Increase capacity and access to additional shippers
Increase capacity and access to additional shippers
Increase operating and cost efficiency for railroad and shippers
Increase FRA track class and increase operating efficiency
Increase FRA track class and increase operating efficiency
Increase safety and operating efficiency

Estimated Cost ($ millions)
$5.0
$0.128 $0.775 $4.893
$1.0 $2.5 $19.8 $16.0 $1.5 $2.5

Potential Funding Source
TBD
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

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Appendix E - Passenger and Freight Rail Capital Projects

LONG-RANGE RAIL FREIGHT PROJECTS (continued page 2 of 3)

Project Name
Georgia Central Rwy. Bridge Improvements
Georgia Central Rwy. Tie and Track Improvements
Georgia Central Rwy. Rail Improvements
Georgia & Florida Rwy. Track Rehabilitation
Georgia & Florida Rwy. Rail Improvements
Georgia Northeastern RR Bridge and Track Rehabilitation
Georgia Southern Rwy. Track Improvements
Georgia Southwestern RR Track and Bridge Improvements
Georgia Southwestern RR Rail Improvements
Golden Isles Terminal Wharf RR Track Improvements
Hartwell RR Track Connection

Project Description Upgrade all rail bridges to accommodate 286,000 lb. weights Replace deficient ties and upgrade track over the length of the railroad
Replace deficient rail over 13.3 miles
Rehabilitate track between Valdosta and Ray City Replace defective rail between MP 44.050.0 and 65.072.0 Upgrade track and bridges to increase FRA track class and accommodate 286,000 lb. weights
Upgrade track where necessary
Upgrade track and bridges between Colquit and Carnegie
Replace defective rail along 40.5 miles of Smithville and Cusetta Subdivisions
Upgrade track over length of the railroad
Construct a 1,360 foot track connection with CSXT

Project Benefits Increase operating and cost efficiency for railroad and shippers Increase safety and operating efficiency and increase FRA track class
Increase safety and operating efficiency
Increase operating efficiency
Increase safety and operating efficiency
Increase operating and cost efficiency for railroad and shippers
Increase operating efficiency and increase FRA track class Increase operating efficiency and accommodate 286,000 lb. weights
Increase safety and operating efficiency
Increase operating efficiency and increase FRA track class
Increase operating efficiency

Estimated Cost ($ millions) $1.5 $4.5 $5.3 $15.0 $4.893
$5.5
$0.25 $20.0
$16.2
$1.6 $1.5

Potential Funding Source
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
TBD
TBD TBD
TBD
TBD TBD

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Appendix E - Passenger and Freight Rail Capital Projects

LONG-RANGE RAIL FREIGHT PROJECTS (continued page 3 of 3)

Project Name

Project Description

Heart of Georgia RR Bridge Improvements

Replace Oconee and Okmulgee ballast deck bridges

Heart of Georgia RR Track and Bridge Rehabilitation
Heart of Georgia RR Grade Crossing Improvements
Hilton and Albany RR Rail Improvements
Ogeechee RR Track Improvements

Upgrade track and bridges between Richland and Abbeville
Upgrade grade crossings as necessary
Replace deficient rail over 52 miles
Replace defective rail, ties and turnouts between MP 46.0 and 58.5

Ogeechee RR Track Upgrade track between

Upgrade

Ardmore and Sylvania

Valdosta Rwy. Track Improvements

Upgrade track over the railroad as necessary

Ongoing Maintenance of GDOT Owned Short Line Railroads -
Lump Sum

Grade Crossing Improvements Lump Sum ($9M per Year)

Long-Range Rail Freight Total

Project Benefits Increase operating efficiency and accommodate 186,000 lb. weights
Increase operating efficiency and increase FRA track class
Increase crossing safety
Increase operating safety and efficiency
Increase safety and operating efficiency
Increase operating efficiency and increase FRA track class Increase operating efficiency and increase track class
Increase operating efficiency and increase track class
Establish new active warning systems at various locations

Estimated Cost ($ millions) $6.0
$52.0 $0.8 $22.3 $6.63 $4.0 $1.0
$877.8
$189.0 $1,289.9

Potential Funding Source
TBD
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
TBD
TBD

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APPENDIX F
Outreach Elements and Comments
F
GEORGIA STATE RAIL PLAN

2015 Georgia State Rail Plan
Steering Committee
1) Norfolk Southern Corporation Joel E. Harrell, III Resident Vice President 1200 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta, GA 30309 P: 404-897-3131, M: 404-273-6490, E: Joel.harrell@nscorp.com Alternate: Renee LoSapio E: renee.losapio@nscorp.com
2) CSX Transportation Craig Camuso, Regional VP State Government Affairs 1950 Marietta Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30318 P: 404-350-5227, M: 678-699-2335, E: craig_camuso@csx.com Alternate: Jennifer Southwick Kinsella, Director Public Partnerships P: 904.359.322 E: jennifer_kinsella@csx.com
3) Federal Highway Administration Andrew Edwards 61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Suite 17T100 Atlanta, GA, 30303 P: 404-562-3659, E: Andrew.Edwards@fhwa.dot.gov
4) Federal Railroad Administration John Winkle 1120 Vermont Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005 P: 202-493-6067, E: john.winkle@dot.gov
5) Federal Transit Administration Keith Melton 230 Peachtree NW, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30303 P: (404) 865-5614, E:Keith.Melton@dot.gov
6) Center of Innovation for Logistics Page Siplon, Executive Director 210 Technology Circle, Savannah, GA 31407 P: 912-966-7867, E: PSiplon@georgia.org Alternate: Sandy Lake, Associate Director P: E: SLake@georgia.org
7) Georgia Ports Authority Griff Lynch, COO P.O. Box 2406, Savannah, GA 31402 P: 912-964-3955, E: glynch@gaports.com Alternate: Randy Weitman, P.E., Manager of Engineering Services P: 912-964-3916, E: RWEITMAN@gaports.com
8) Georgia Railroad Association Charles Tarbutton, President P: 478-552-5151 x210, E: ctarbutton@sandersvillerailroad.com Alternate: Lynne and Mark Middleton, Executive Directors P: 770-289-3554, E: lynne@middletonpa.com, mark@middletonpa.com

Georgia Department of Transportation Division of Intermodal

6/25/2015

9) Association County Commissioners of Georgia Shaun Adams, Associate Legislative Director 50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30303 P: 404-589-7824, E: sadams@accg.org Alternate: Dave Wills, Government Relations Manager P: 404-683-1816, E: dwills@accg.org
10) Georgia Municipal Association Lamar Norton, Executive Director 2011 Pryor Street, SW, Atlanta, GA 30303 P: 678-686-6273, E: lnorton@gmanet.com Alternate: Justin W. Kirnon, Government Relations Associate P: 678-686-6255, E: jkirnon@gmanet.com
11) American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association Jo E. Strang, Vice President for Regulatory Affairs 1120 G St New, Washington, DC 20005 P: 202-585-3432, E: jstrang@aslrra.org
12) Georgians for Passenger Rail Gordon Kenna, Chief Executive Officer 479 Cherry Street, Macon, GA 31201 P: 404-643-1168, E: gkenna@georgiarail.org
13) Amtrak Todd Stennis 1001 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70113 P: 504-528-1639, E: StenniT@amtrak.com

Georgia Department of Transportation Division of Intermodal

6/25/2015

GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Georgia State Rail Plan
Environmental Justice Stakeholder Interviews Excerpt for Final Report as of 07/23/14
Environmental Justice Stakeholder Interviews Excerpt for Final Report
Prepared for: Georgia Department of Transportation
Division of Intermodal
Prepared by Dovetail Consulting under contract to CDM Smith
Submittal Date: July 23, 2014

GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Georgia State Rail Plan
Environmental Justice Stakeholder Interviews Excerpt for Final Report as of 07/23/14
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
In 2008, Congress passed the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act (PRIIA) with the expressed intent of improving passenger rail service in the United States. In order for Georgia to seek federal assistance for either passenger or freight improvements, it is required to develop an updated state rail plan. In support of the GSRP and consistent with its mission to provide high quality transportation, GDOT is developing a comprehensive Georgia State Rail Plan (GSRP). The goals of the GSRP are to:
Support the state's economic growth and competitiveness; Ensure safety and security; Maximize the value of Georgia's assets, getting the most out of the existing network; and, Minimize impact on the environment.
1.2 Environmental Justice Outreach
To stimulate meaningful dialogue about freight and passenger rail service expansion, the GSRP Project Team included a critical task, Environmental Justice (EJ) stakeholder interviews. This program requires skillful application of a set of public involvement techniques for effective communications, assertive outreach, and public education to ensure that public participation in the GSRP is broad and inclusive. The EJ stakeholder interview is one such technique designed to engage aging, minority and low income community stakeholders in the project decision-making process. This report provides a summary of the purpose, approach, findings and recommendations of the EJ stakeholder interview process.
2.0 PURPOSE
2.1 Purpose
The main purpose of the EJ stakeholder interviews is an early exchange of information on project goals, the planning process, and sensitive aspects of the project that are difficult to bring forth and address in a public meeting setting. Given the historical barrier of consensus on freight and passenger rail service in the State of Georgia, the EJ interview technique was most effective in enhancing the GSRP Project Team's understanding of potentially contentious viewpoints and accurately documenting and responding to these concerns.
2.2 Strategic Objectives
The GSRP EJ stakeholder interviews had the following strategic objectives: 1. To learn which aspects of freight rail and intercity rail transportation are of greatest concern to EJ stakeholders and their constituencies. 2. To learn how EJ stakeholders perceive freight rail and intercity rail planning efforts and use these plans in their work. 3. To identify EJ stakeholder's communication preferences, needs, and the process by which they gather ideas regarding freight rail and intercity rail transportation policies and activities. 4. To explore how EJ stakeholders perceive freight rail and intercity rail transportation issues as applicable to them. 5. To identify what will motivate EJ stakeholders to commit to help achieve GSRP Project Team's objectives. 6. To identify how the GSRP could advance EJ stakeholder's transportation efforts. 7. To identify what EJ stakeholders are willing to do to support the GSRP Project Team's efforts. 8. To learn what EJ stakeholders perceive as the most important benefits and characteristics of the GSRP.

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Environmental Justice Stakeholder Interviews Excerpt for Final Report as of 07/23/14
3.0 APPROACH
3.1 Interview Process
An interviewer from Dovetail Consulting conducted eleven (11) interviews between May and July 2014. To open the session, the interviewer gave background information on the goals and objectives of the Georgia State Rail Plan. Each interview was confidential and lasted less than one hour. The interviewer posed questions from a standard interview guide that included prompts to probe specific, detailed rail transportation issues. The interview guide focused on seven main areas of discussion:
Rail Freight Transportation: equity issues concerning rail transportation Intercity Rail Passenger Service: equity issues concerning rail transportation Environmental Justice: awareness of environmental justice and opinions on equity in rail transportation Funding: thoughts on current rail transportation funding levels, possible sources of additional funding Communication Methods: sources of rail transportation information, programs, public involvement
recommendations Plan Support: willingness to support the GSRP, areas of least and most support Key Message: benefits of rail transportation, building project credibility, most important message for the GSRP
3.2 Stakeholder Identification
A stakeholder interview is a one-on-one discussion with an individual recognized as a community leader, elected or appointed official, agency staff member and/or neighborhood activist from across the state.
While the interview list is not fully inclusive of all key decision makers throughout Georgia, the pool of interviewees was designed to represent a broad and diverse set of Environmental Justice communities. Interviewees were selected to represent:
African American Asian American Latin American Elderly/Aging Low income Disabled Advocates for the interests of environmental justice populations
As a selective public involvement technique, the interviews were understandably not the most far-reaching public participation activity. During other aspects of the project, many more groups and individuals were invited to participate and provided input into the development and implementation of the GSRP. Table 3.2 provides the specific list of individuals that were interviewed for the GSRP.

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GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Georgia State Rail Plan
Environmental Justice Stakeholder Interviews Excerpt for Final Report as of 07/23/14
Table 3.2 List of Stakeholders Interviewed

Last Name, First Name Brown, Dr. C. MeGill Butler, Helen Gayle, Aisha
Gruner, America Smith, Nathaniel Tucker, Roz Ustrud, Kelsey Velez, Eli Williams, Sherry Wong, Lani Yuen, Joshua

Title Pastor Director TDM Technology Administrator, Mobility Service Division President Chief Executive Officer Senior Program Specialist Executive Director Director of Youth Services Chief Executive Officer Chair of Board of Directors President

Organization Second African Baptist Church Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda Atlanta Regional Commission
Coalition of Latin Leaders Partnership for Southern Equity Area Agency on Aging Disability Resource Center Latin American Association Hathor Strategic Consulting Group National Association of Chinese Americans Organization of Chinese Americans

4.0 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
Based on the input gathered from stakeholder interviews, several key findings emerged concerning the transportation priorities and outlook for the State of Georgia, environmental justice, communication methods, and most important issues for GSRP Project Team to consider in the development and implementation of GSRP. The remainder of this section lists the questions for each of the seven areas of discussion, the major finding, and paraphrased quotes from representative interviews.
RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION
What rail freight transportation issues are of greatest concern to your organization?
Economic Development. EJ stakeholders would like to see rail freight used to develop the surrounding communities.
Opportunities available for job creation related to the rail industry Positive impact on communities through land purchasing and fair prices for that land Socioeconomic impact on communities that rail travels through Job creation: use the procurement process and development of rail cars to create jobs Opportunity in built environment: use where the railcar goes to jumpstart communities

Equal Opportunity. EJ stakeholders want to see equality across communities.
Create opportunities for small, minority, and women-owned businesses Enable education of the Hispanic population Goods and services need to reach the people and communities who need it It would be a problem if supplies can't reach the manufacturers

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Quality of Life Impact. EJ stakeholders expressed concern over the daily impact of freight rail in their communities.
Freight trains in our area routinely block the main street, often during peak traffic hours, increasing congestion.

INTERCITY RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE
Do you agree that the several fast-growing metropolitan areas in Georgia require improved rail corridors to accommodate future transportation needs?
Do you have any thoughts on what corridors and/or metropolitan areas should be better served / connected? What intercity rail passenger service issues are of greatest concern to your organization? What caused your organization to do what it has to address rail freight and/or rail passenger transportation issues?
Mobility and Connectivity. EJ stakeholders want intercity rail passenger service that connects critical areas together.
The ability to get on a train would open up commerce and allow citizens to move Our community depends on public transportation for moving from state to state The Southern region needs to become more connected Locals here are going to D.C. and New York, but there's nothing in between, nothing in the state Economic activity requires people to move from place to place, and there's not much of an infrastructure in place Need to provide motility for the upcoming generation Cities need connectivity The priority is passageways between major cities

Affordable Transportation Alternatives. EJ stakeholders want to see intercity rail passenger service that is affordable for all communities.
As fossil fuel costs increase, it's more of a challenge to afford gas Amtrak is more affordable Most of the people taking Amtrak are heading North and can't afford to fly Rail should serve lower income folks Individuals who would take passenger rail are low-income who cannot afford a flight Rail service is used by income constrained citizens, who have families and want to travel, but can't afford to travel

Lack of Access. EJ stakeholders want all communities to have access to rail passenger service.
Distressed, special needs, disabled persons are all better served by trains than other forms of transportation People need access to transportation The greatest concern is lack of access There is a need for public awareness and education on how to use the system The community needs help getting to the station, so a system that incorporates local transportation to the station would be good

Priority Rail Corridors. EJ stakeholders offered the following suggestions for rail corridors to be connected:
Atlanta Chattanooga Atlanta Savannah Atlanta Florida (Orlando, Miami)

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GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Georgia State Rail Plan
Environmental Justice Stakeholder Interviews Excerpt for Final Report as of 07/23/14
Atlanta Columbus Atlanta Macon Atlanta North Georgia Atlanta Augusta Atlanta Gainesville Atlanta Charlotte

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Are you aware of equity issues in public transportation, referred to as Environmental Justice (EJ)? Do you think that rail freight transportation in the area served by your organization is equitable in terms of access,
convenience, affordability, etc.? Do you think that intercity rail passenger service in the area served by your organization is equitable in terms of
access, convenience, affordability, etc.? Do you perceive any quality of life issues for EJ communities that may be caused by increased freight train
volumes? Are you aware of any EJ populations, groups or neighborhoods in your area that should be contacted by the
Georgia State Rail Plan team?
Address Inequities in Rail Transportation. EJ stakeholders are largely aware of equity issues in public transportation.
Yes, there are equity issues I don't believe rail freight transportation is equitable Intercity rail passenger service isn't equitable because it doesn't match the needs of the people I want rail service to meet the needs of all citizens as a whole Look at equity in terms of inclusion People at or below the poverty line need help, especially with medical transportation needs The Latin American community is neglected in this area

Increase Access to Rail Transportation. EJ stakeholders want to see improved equity in terms of increased access to public transportation.
Access is an important component Accessibility The Amtrak station is on the outskirts of the city, and I don't know if there's any transportation to get there Many immigrants cannot get a driver's license, so it is difficult to move around without public transportation We are more concerned with access than equity Sometimes, there is no access to public transportation at all Intercity rail does not serve enough

Potential Environmental, Community, and Quality of Life Issues. EJ stakeholders identified the following potential problems associated with increased freight volumes:
Divided communities, delays at crossing, and noise are all possible issues The environment must be considered Fumes or emissions could be a potential problem Smog is a possibility Possible health concerns with the freight being transported Seasonal homeless population catching freight trains has always been an issue

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GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Georgia State Rail Plan
Environmental Justice Stakeholder Interviews Excerpt for Final Report as of 07/23/14
Noise, disruption to traffic, but that's a small price to pay Danger in what the trains carry, potential hazard from spills
Additional Stakeholders. EJ stakeholders suggested that the GSRP Project Team contact reach out to these groups:
Citizens in outlying counties who must travel to get to work Aging community People who will be directly impacted Residents who will be affected Whoever is in the proposed path (project corridor) Chamber of Commerce they have a business perspective and role in bringing commercial groups together Neighborhood associations Educational institutions, schools Local government
FUNDING
What are your thoughts on rail funding levels?
Support for Funding. Most EJ stakeholders support increased rail funding.
More funding should be allocated to public transit to expand access to more people High quality service can be provided to low income families, but it requires extra funds Easy to say yes, but where does money come from? If there is new money, do it. I'd like to have more funding Yes, there's more we could do Yes, we need to make passenger rail more convenient within the state, as it's currently limited Yes, increased funding would be nice Anything that increases transportation of people and goods is a positive thing The current level is probably not as good as it could be Rail funding levels are not adequate because Savannah port is expanding. Increased cargo demands more rail Yes, there's a potential for a public/private partnerships
COMMUNICATION METHODS
Where does your organization find out about rail transportation issues that it addresses or is interested in? Where or from whom do you get your ideas for transportation-related programs or policies? What ways do you recommend the Georgia State Rail Plan project team use to reach the persons affected by this
plan or your membership?
Community. Most EJ stakeholders find out about rail transportation from listening to their community.
Families come to us and complain about the poor transit system in Georgia, especially compared to the reliable systems they're used to from their original countries We hear from citizens Individuals who have been affected good or bad People call us about transportation People in community and businesses

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GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Georgia State Rail Plan
Environmental Justice Stakeholder Interviews Excerpt for Final Report as of 07/23/14
We listen to the community and community stakeholders

Transportation Officials. EJ stakeholders use local transportation authorities for information.
Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) Amtrak

Internal Communication. A few EJ stakeholders develop transportation initiatives internally.
The transportation division serves on many committees and meets with divisions of government to discuss the issues Initiatives are developed in-house We are collaborative with other groups We did our own disability assessment

News. EJ stakeholders also get information from the local and national news media.
Read information from social media, general information Internet, local websites News media

Candor. EJ stakeholders suggested that the most effective method of communication is honesty.
Be honest People don't engage when they don't feel that they're being taken seriously Face-to-face engagement must remain a part [of the planning process] Partner with organizations that community trusts and respects
Strategic and intense outreach program with people, communities

Focused and Direct Communications. EJ stakeholders recommended that the GSRP Project Team use a directed approach in communication.
Just get a few good sources, not an overwhelming amount of feedback If the project team wants input, then they must meet people where they are Older people, we must go to where they listen, e.g., NPR and public radio Radio, because some people don't read the paper Younger people use social media Newsletters and direct mailings Chambers of Commerce

Specialized Approach for Latin Americans. EJ stakeholders offered specific advice on effective communication with the Latin American community.
An effective strategy is surveys at Place Fierta. On a Sundays, this market has Latin Americans from all over the State of Georgia Contact Latin American professionals because they'll have a different perspective than the low income families The consulate and the embassy would be a good place to get information

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GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Georgia State Rail Plan
Environmental Justice Stakeholder Interviews Excerpt for Final Report as of 07/23/14
Keep in mind the need for bilingualism

PLAN SUPPORT
At what level would you be interested in assisting with the Georgia State Rail Plan or addressing issues covered in the plan?
What could be done to garner the most support for the Georgia State Rail Plan? How does your organization hope to benefit from possible results of the Georgia State Rail Plan? Where do you envision the least amount of support? How do you recommend GDOT counteract these issues? What would make the Georgia State Rail Plan credible to you or the people you represent? What would be the greatest barriers to promoting the Georgia State Rail Plan to you or the people you represent?
EJ Stakeholder Support. EJ stakeholders were overall very willing to participate in the development of the GSRP.
Review report to see its inclusiveness. Willing to take an online survey and comment on the draft report Want to provide feedback Willing to participate Would definitely provide comments on plan, spread the word through social media If opportunity to assist in convening a conversation, would like that Would take a look at the draft plan Yes, would complete survey, comment on draft report, and motivate other leaders

Public Education. EJ stakeholders urged the Project Team to educate the public on the existence and benefits of the GSRP.
Having a media plan is important A couple of free radio, TV, newspaper interviews, that can work People are not aware that the project team is doing a plan or even know what it is Campaign to educate the people and community on the plan because people don't know what it is or where to look for information Basically just get the point out there...no one makes the connection between transportation of goods and their own life Greatest problem that can occur is if the project team believes their communication is successful, without checking Educate the Latin American community on the improvements that are planned and how it can help them achieve their aspirations Get it out there to people, show them this new avenue of transportation If people don't know about the plan, they won't be willing to participate Educate the public on the long-term viability of the rail plan

Fact-Based Analysis. EJ stakeholders want the Project Team to demonstrate factual analysis of costs and benefits.
Show that the benefit justifies current cost Demonstrate the pros and cons of the plan Find out what needs to be done. Quality of life increases because people can move about faster, save time, do more, enjoy life more Need an answer for quality of life impact, but also show how new opportunities open up It has to be more than getting from point A to point B A better system means better jobs, better opportunities, and it's better for Georgia as a whole

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GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Georgia State Rail Plan
Environmental Justice Stakeholder Interviews Excerpt for Final Report as of 07/23/14
Show evidence in the plan that it considers the needs of all citizens
Plan Authenticity. EJ stakeholders recommend an honest approach in order to effectively garner support.
Listen to the people, be open and honest with them Open communication on how the plan will benefit the community Attach faces and real experiences to the narrative Use human stories, success stories Especially recent immigrants without driver's license, we want them to be able to take advantage, to increase their mobility Galvanize the groups in need
Broad Appeal. EJ stakeholders suggest designing the GSRP so that the benefits to the people are readily apparent.
People need to see what's in it for them The system must be designed with affordability in mind, so low income users can afford it
Most people complain about traffic. A relief plan to reduce traffic is wonderful and would be supported.
Economic Development. EJ stakeholders want to use the GSRP to foster economic development
Opportunity to use plan to connect to other areas of state: government, business, health, environment Use nodes along the corridor to jumpstart communities
Plan Resistance. EJ stakeholders warn that there will be difficulty convincing people who see the GSRP as unnecessary.
There won't be support from people who don't see a need for it People who don't see a necessity for it People don't care unless it affects them. No one thinks about what it's like to have a disability Car-centric folks who don't see economic and environmental benefits Folks who don't want rail in their backyards Resistance would come from communities where rail is present and nothing is happening for them Those higher on the economic scale will be less enthusiastic If plan is not environmentally friendly, there will be resistance The plan may have trouble in the political arena People who don't believe the plan meets their needs
Plan Credibility. EJ stakeholders need to see a robust plan that plainly presents the benefits in order to make the GSRP credible.
Must have an overall plan to improve, not just fixes here and there A plan that is holistic and fully integrated To be credible, the team must show that they have done their research and they understand the needs of the community Meet the needs of the whole community without putting all of the burden on the poor. Robust community engagement process, robust job strategy, robust health impact assessment Must have data present, must articulate the facts The plan would not be credible if it's all fluff, no facts

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GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Georgia State Rail Plan
Environmental Justice Stakeholder Interviews Excerpt for Final Report as of 07/23/14
Proven statistics. Network of benefits from area to area, because they're each different. Tie information to what's happening

Lack of Public Interest. EJ stakeholders consistently cited a lack of public interest as a major barrier to promoting the GSRP.
The first barrier is people not knowing about it. Second problem is if the project team is not genuine Getting enough people and the right people excited is going to be hard Feeling as if it's the same old thing will make it hard to support. Looking for innovation, outside the lines, include people, create benefits. Lack of information can be a big barrier. If people don't know what the plan is about, no one is going to be talking about it Marketing, language barrier

Funding Stakeholders worried that a lack of funding would prevent effective implementation of the GSRP.
We have to seriously think about funding Funding Greatest barrier: cost factor, cost-benefit analysis

KEY MESSAGE
If it were left up to you to promote the Georgia State Rail Plan, what benefits or characteristics would you emphasize?
All things considered, what is the most important message that GDOT should consider in developing the Georgia State Rail Plan?
Promote Economic Opportunity. EJ stakeholders emphasized the economic benefits that everyone will receive from an updated GSRP.
If the plan focuses on freight, promote job and business creation Focus on involvement, number of jobs and opportunities There are economic benefits to the plan, not just for corporations, but also people This affects people in various communities, not just businesses, but individual people and individual neighborhoods If citizens are going to be inconvenienced (i.e., by cost and construction), then they must see that benefits outweigh the costs: new businesses and jobs, and access to those opportunities. The amount of dollars put into the project means more than just taking cars off the road. It must have tangible benefits Basically, it benefits a large group of people. It's the transportation of goods to the largest group of people Focus on long-term implications. Really focus on the role that the plan plays in economic development Economic growth and mobility. Georgia staying competitive with jobs for us and our children allows us to be one of the best

Promote Connectivity. EJ stakeholders saw connectivity between communities as a key strength of the proposed plan.
Show equity, community growth, and how the plan serves the people Core message is equity The idea of making Georgia more accessible and affordable to everyone If the plan focuses on interstate, intercity rail, discuss the amenities used to serve all populations

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GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Georgia State Rail Plan
Environmental Justice Stakeholder Interviews Excerpt for Final Report as of 07/23/14
Accessibility. Definitely accessibility. Concentrate on affordability and connecting communities From the social aspect, the system should work more efficiently and reaches more communities Keep in mind the people aspect. How does this affect me other than my commute?

Promote Mobility. EJ stakeholders suggested discussing the relationship between the plan and providing mobility over one's lifetime.
Tie the message to longevity. We're all living longer. For example, when someone's 80, they can hop on a train to Nashville, and that's great Services for the aging, disabled. Everyone gets older. With this plan, people won't be stuck, and they can get to where they want to go throughout their lifetime

Promote Congestion Relief. EJ stakeholders also talked about congestion relief as an effective way to relate the plan to the people.
Reduced traffic on the highway, improves quality of life Emphasize the benefits of reduced commuting times If you can sell the project to us, reduced traffic is a great way to sell the plan

Promote Facts and Benefits. EJ stakeholders wanted to ensure that the GSRP is firmly based on tangible facts made plain to the community.
Keep the message at the level of the people so that they can understand the benefits. An education and information program to encourage people to use it When it's in writing, people can see and measure success better Focus on the facts. Be realistic about the cost estimates. Be prudent, see reality. Connect special interests. Build relationships

5.0 CONCLUSION AND NEXT STEPS
The EJ stakeholder interviews were a tremendous learning opportunity. The candid responses provided insight into the most important aspects of freight rail and intercity rail transportation. Specifically, EJ stakeholders seek:
Economic Development Opportunities Improved Equity and Access to Rail Transportation Increased Mobility and Connectivity Affordable Transportation Alternatives Public Awareness and Education tailored to EJ Communities Authentic, Credible, Fact-Based Plan
With the EJ stakeholder interview process complete, progress has been made, opinions have been heard and consensus has emerged. There is still much work to be done. It is essential that the GSRP Project Team continue to work to create a shared vision of freight rail and intercity rail transportation for the State of Georgia. The understanding generated by this open dialogue must strengthen and deepen as the next phase of project unfolds. While this portion of the project reflects the issues raised by EJ stakeholders, many challenges lay ahead regarding the funding and implementation of GSRP.

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GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Georgia State Rail Plan
Environmental Justice Stakeholder Interviews Excerpt for Final Report as of 07/23/14
Nonetheless, GDOT remains firm in its commitment to public involvement and the promise to provide transportation choices for all Georgia's citizens.
In closing, GDOT would like to thank the individuals who participated in the GSRP EJ stakeholder interview process.
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GDOT Rail Stakeholder Survey
1. Please enter your zipcode:
2. From what perspective are you completing this survey?
Private Industry Public Sector
Private Citizen Other (please specify)

Response Count
119

answered question

119

skipped question

0

Response Response

Percent

Count

3.4%

4

9.2%

11

83.2%

99

4.2%

5

answered question

119

skipped question

0

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3. How interested are you in the improvement or expansion of rail passenger service in Georgia?

Very Interested Somewhat Interested
Slightly Interested Not Interested

Response Response

Percent

Count

82.6%

95

11.3%

13

1.7%

2

4.3%

5

answered question

115

skipped question

4

4. What aspects of intercity passenger rail service should the state emphasize?

Very Important

Improve intercity service (service reliability)

66.0% (70)

Somewhat Important
25.5% (27)

Expand existing service (more destinations, higher service frequency, new lines)

77.4% (82)

17.9% (19)

Implement new passenger rail services

84.0% (89)

12.3% (13)

Slightly Important
4.7% (5)
2.8% (3)
2.8% (3)

Not Important

Rating Average

Rating Count

3.8% (4)

3.54

106

1.9% (2)

3.71

106

0.9% (1)

3.79

106

Other (please specify) 4

answered question

106

skipped question

13

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5. Why would you choose to utilize intercity rail passenger service?

Very Important
Cost (fares) 51.9% (55)

Somewhat Important
37.7% (40)

Travel time 54.7% (58)

35.8% (38)

Station Access (parking, transit service and bike/ped access)

60.4% (64)

28.3% (30)

Avoid driving/Airports 78.3% (83)

17.0% (18)

Comfort/productivity on train 55.7% (59)

34.0% (36)

Slightly Important
5.7% (6) 5.7% (6)
7.5% (8)
2.8% (3) 6.6% (7)

Not Important

Rating Average

Rating Count

4.7% (5)

3.37

106

3.8% (4)

3.42

106

3.8% (4)

3.45

106

1.9% (2)

3.72

106

3.8% (4)

3.42

106

Other (please specify) 4

answered question

106

skipped question

13

6. What characteristics of intercity passenger rail service are important to you?

Very Important
Travel time 59.4% (63)

Reliability (on time performance) 73.6% (78)

Frequency of service 66.0% (70)

Sustainability (environmental friendly, energy efficient)

46.2% (49)

Access to more destinations 74.5% (79)

Somewhat Important 34.9% (37) 24.5% (26) 27.4% (29)
29.2% (31)
21.7% (23)

Slightly Important
4.7% (5) 1.9% (2) 5.7% (6)
17.0% (18)
2.8% (3)

Not Important

Rating Average

Rating Count

0.9% (1)

3.53

106

0.0% (0)

3.72

106

0.9% (1)

3.58

106

7.5% (8)

3.14

106

0.9% (1)

3.70

106

Other (please specify) 1

answered question

106

skipped question

13

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7. Why would you choose to utilize commuter rail service?

Very Important
Cost (fares) 51.9% (55)

Somewhat Important
39.6% (42)

Travel time 61.3% (65)

29.2% (31)

Station Access (e.g. parking, transit service and bike/ped access)

61.5% (64)

30.8% (32)

Avoid driving/highway congestion 87.7% (93)

10.4% (11)

Comfort/productivity on train 54.7% (58)

36.8% (39)

Slightly Important
5.7% (6) 7.5% (8)
4.8% (5)
0.0% (0) 5.7% (6)

Not Important

Rating Average

Rating Count

2.8% (3)

3.41

106

1.9% (2)

3.50

106

2.9% (3)

3.51

104

1.9% (2)

3.84

106

2.8% (3)

3.43

106

Other (please specify) 1

answered question

106

skipped question

13

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8. What aspects of commuter rail service are important to you?

Very Important
Affordable fares 60.4% (64)

Somewhat Important
33.0% (35)

Slightly Important
2.8% (3)

Not Important

Rating Average

Rating Count

3.8% (4)

3.50

106

Travel time savings 63.2% (67)

25.5% (27)

9.4% (10)

1.9% (2)

3.50

106

High frequency of service 62.5% (65)

31.7% (33)

5.8% (6)

0.0% (0)

3.57

104

Sustainability (e.g.,

environmentally friendly, energy 43.4% (46)

33.0% (35)

17.0% (18)

6.6% (7)

3.13

106

efficient)

Easy access to Downtown Atlanta 67.0% (71)

20.8% (22)

4.7% (5)

7.5% (8)

3.47

106

Avoiding parking fees in Downtown

Atlanta 56.6% (60)

21.7% (23)

8.5% (9)

13.2% (14)

3.22

106

Other (please specify) 4

answered question

106

skipped question

13

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9. How important are each of the following goals regarding improving freight rail transportation?

Very Important
Enhanced economic development 57.8% (63)

Truck diversion from highway to rail 62.4% (68)

Reduce highway congestion 76.1% (83)

Improved environmental sustainability

48.6% (53)

Balanced transportation system (e.g. reduced reliance on highways)

62.4% (68)

Somewhat Important 32.1% (35) 25.7% (28) 16.5% (18)
29.4% (32)
26.6% (29)

Slightly Important
6.4% (7) 6.4% (7) 3.7% (4)
13.8% (15)
4.6% (5)

Not Important

Rating Average

Rating Count

3.7% (4)

3.44

109

5.5% (6)

3.45

109

3.7% (4)

3.65

109

8.3% (9)

3.18

109

6.4% (7)

3.45

109

Other (please specify) 3

answered question

109

skipped question

10

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10. In what areas would you prefer the state focus rail investment?

Very Important

Crossing safety improvements (e.g., flashing lights and gates,
medians, striping)

41.3% (45)

Somewhat Important
37.6% (41)

Slightly Important
18.3% (20)

Not Important

Rating Average

Rating Count

2.8% (3)

3.17

109

Rail line safety improvements

(e.g., improvements to bridges,

track upgrades to prevent 46.8% (51)

37.6% (41)

11.9% (13)

3.7% (4)

3.28

109

derailments)

Short line railroad improvements

(e.g., higher loaded car weights, tie 26.6% (29)

36.7% (40)

30.3% (33)

6.4% (7)

2.83

109

replacement)

Freight main line capacity

improvements (e.g., double 37.6% (41)

36.7% (40)

22.0% (24)

3.7% (4)

3.08

109

tracking, more passing sidings)

Intermodal expansion (e.g.

increased use of rail to transport 52.3% (57)

31.2% (34)

13.8% (15)

2.8% (3)

3.33

109

containers and truck trailers)

Industrial access (e.g., more spurs

to plants and warehouses, more 33.9% (37)

42.2% (46)

18.3% (20)

5.5% (6)

3.05

109

transload facilities)

Access to ports (e.g., improved

port rail connections, more storage 47.7% (52)

33.9% (37)

14.7% (16)

3.7% (4)

3.26

109

yards at ports)

Other (please specify) 8

answered question

109

skipped question

10

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11. Would you support state funding for rail improvements?
Yes No

Response Response

Percent

Count

91.7%

100

8.3%

9

Comment 24

answered question

109

skipped question

10

12. Would you support increased taxes and bonding to fund a dedicated rail improvement program?

Response Response

Percent

Count

Yes

89.0%

89

No

11.0%

11

Comment 17

answered question

100

skipped question

19

13. What level of annual funding for a state rail program do you see as most appropriate?

Response Count
63

answered question

63

skipped question

56

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14. Are there specific rail improvements or projects that you would like to recommend? (e.g., main line capacity improvements, maximum loaded car weight improvements, quiet zones, grade separations)

Response Count
66

answered question

66

skipped question

53

15. The following is the draft preliminary State Rail Vision for Georgia: "A safe and energy efficient state rail system that enables the economic well-being of Georgia by expanding access and enhancing mobility for people and goods in an environmentally sustainable manner." Please provide any comments you have regarding this statement in the box below:

Response Count
47

answered question

47

skipped question

72

16. Are there other comments or suggestions you would like to convey?

Response Count
45

answered question

45

skipped question

74

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30309

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30306

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31763

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31201

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31220

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30204

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30324

9

30019

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12 30011

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16 30040

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Page 1, Q2. From what perspective are you completing this survey?

1

County Commissioner

Jul 24, 2014 8:15 AM

2

County Goverment

Apr 28, 2014 6:55 AM

3

Utility

Apr 25, 2014 6:54 AM

4

Private citizen completing survey just taken - technical interruption - should start Apr 24, 2014 5:51 PM

with question #11

5

short line operator

Apr 21, 2014 10:24 AM

Page 3, Q4. What aspects of intercity passenger rail service should the state emphasize?

1

Tallahassee and Albany GA needs to be connected to allow North to South

travel

Jul 25, 2014 9:49 PM

2

Savannah/Macon/Atlanta/Chattanooga

Jun 15, 2014 5:36 PM

3

GA had great pasenger tran service many years ago. Lets put it back together.

May 22, 2014 8:59 AM

4

Amtrack through South Georgia

Apr 24, 2014 4:15 AM

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Page 3, Q5. Why would you choose to utilize intercity rail passenger service?

1

Global environmental impact

2

reducing city traffic

3

It is a ecologically responsible mode of transport.

4

adequate number of destinations

Jun 2, 2014 2:52 AM May 22, 2014 8:11 AM Apr 28, 2014 7:35 AM Apr 16, 2014 2:52 PM

Page 3, Q6. What characteristics of intercity passenger rail service are important to you?

1

Access to the station, Access to the city after getting off the trail. In other words, Apr 28, 2014 7:35 AM

train and bus complement each other.

Page 4, Q7. Why would you choose to utilize commuter rail service?

1

environmental impact

Jun 2, 2014 2:53 AM

Page 4, Q8. What aspects of commuter rail service are important to you?

1

environmental impact

2

Avoid Atl gridlock

3

access to outside suburbs and outside jurisdictions

4

Easy access to other major business districts around metro Atlanta and North

Georgia

Jun 2, 2014 2:53 AM Apr 28, 2014 7:36 AM Apr 21, 2014 10:38 AM Apr 17, 2014 8:24 PM

Page 5, Q9. How important are each of the following goals regarding improving freight rail transportation?

1

Loved the availability of trains and travel in Germany

2

Increasing freight transport speeds

3

This should NOT be government sponsored. Anything government does with

taxpayer dollars is WASTED! This should be a private venture only!

May 22, 2014 7:53 AM Apr 17, 2014 8:26 PM Apr 16, 2014 4:18 PM

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Page 5, Q10. In what areas would you prefer the state focus rail investment?

1

Passenger infrastructure and facilities

2

Passenger service from Albany to Atlanta

3

Eliminate switching in Barnesville, move it to Collier

4

DOUBLE GATES - ALL CROSSINGS

5

Getting trucks off the road would help some with traffic and pollution

6

Passenger Rail!

7

Increasing more hub for passenger ridership to bring GA together

8

NO area! This should NOT be government sponsored. Anything government

does with taxpayer dollars is WASTED! This should be a private venture only!

Jul 29, 2014 2:25 PM Jul 25, 2014 9:51 PM Jul 24, 2014 8:18 AM May 22, 2014 10:15 AM May 14, 2014 10:48 AM Apr 21, 2014 5:51 AM Apr 17, 2014 8:36 PM Apr 16, 2014 4:18 PM

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Page 6, Q11. Would you support state funding for rail improvements?

1

State wide funding through taxes, or taxes from regions directly affected from the Jul 28, 2014 10:00 PM

work would be nice.

2

If there was fairness in getting service to Southwest Georgia with high speed rail. Jul 25, 2014 9:53 PM

South Georgian's do not want to pay support for systems in Atlanta or other

regions. Access for all of Georgia is important, not just Savannah to Macon to

Atlanta.

3

GDOT ,HASNT SPENT GDOT MONEY EQUAL IN MIDDLE GA

Jul 24, 2014 3:04 PM

4

#1. Education #2. Port #3. Rail

Jun 15, 2014 5:39 PM

5

For freight, commercial only!!!!

Jun 1, 2014 7:49 AM

6

Yes

May 22, 2014 5:41 PM

7

If it can't pay it's own expenses, we don't need it.

May 22, 2014 10:28 AM

8

Georgia has the traffic, distances and routes that could and should support

May 22, 2014 9:36 AM

better intermodal, high-speed passenger and commuter rail...thus far, everything

but the political will to make these improvements happen.

9

I would support state funding for rail improvements especially if it included

May 22, 2014 9:04 AM

passenger trains connecting various GA cities to Atlanta. This commuter rail is

greatly needed to connect with the BeltLine transit and the streetcar system

when it is built out. People will once again be able to ride transit from their

suburban cities to their office in downtown.

10 as long as it run from Ga to Tenn airports because travel to them is AWFUL and May 22, 2014 8:12 AM parking is WORSE

11 We need a dedicated, sustainable funding source for short lines & new industries.

May 13, 2014 7:52 AM

12 We changed from a "highway" to a "transportation" department decades ago, now we need to change the funding and focus on alternate forms of surface transportation. There should be at least three viable (cost and time parity) transportation choices for every trip, whether across town or across the nation.

May 4, 2014 1:42 PM

13 as long as it is an equal share of cost to all citizens.

Apr 24, 2014 4:16 AM

14 it has to come from somewhere. we all benefit from a balanced network

Apr 21, 2014 10:44 AM

15 Maybe, but don't want all money going to Atlanta. Rural Georgia needs commuter rails.

Apr 19, 2014 1:39 AM

16 I <3 rail

Apr 18, 2014 9:35 PM

17 I would support significant state funding for rail projects, particularly expanded passenger service.

Apr 18, 2014 8:57 AM

18 This is a vital project to make GA more economically vital since a disconnected Apr 17, 2014 8:42 PM GA leaves a poor economic strategy in the future for GA. Big business consider it an important feature when their employees are able to travel with ease to and

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from work. They tend to avoid areas with poor state transportation systems.
19 I support state funding for rail improvements through the utilization of distancebased user fees, private investment (direct revenues from real estate development, sales and out-leases of rail projects out to private investors,etc) and targeted Value Capture taxes (Tax Increment Financing, self-taxing Community Improvement Districts, Tax Allocation Districts, etc).
20 Most definitely! It is an investment in the future and the only real source of funding available.
21 State should also invite private business to bid on rail lines.
22 Georgia has an unbalanced transportation system in terms of funding. Too much money goes to roads; more needs to go to rail. I understand the state Constitution prohibits using gas taxes for transit/rail. It's time to change that.
23 NO!
24 I favor commuter rail from atlanta suburbs to central atlanta

Apr 17, 2014 8:31 PM
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Page 7, Q12. Would you support increased taxes and bonding to fund a dedicated rail improvement program?

1

I support both new taxes for rail and reallocating some existing revenue --

particularly the gas tax -- to rail

Jul 29, 2014 2:27 PM

2

Very important

Jun 15, 2014 5:40 PM

3

Yes but with a defined term limit for tax increase.

May 22, 2014 5:41 PM

4

probably

May 22, 2014 4:57 PM

5

Would have include passenger rail components!

May 22, 2014 7:54 AM

6

If we do not upgrade our rail to Asian and European minimum standards quickly, May 4, 2014 1:43 PM

we will be left behind economically.

7

Given a insightful plan to establish modern forward looking and thinking vision.

Apr 28, 2014 7:38 AM

8

Unsure. Would have to learn more

Apr 25, 2014 10:14 AM

9

Yes depending on the amount of the proposed increase.

Apr 24, 2014 5:55 PM

10 as long as it's fair and shared equally among all citizens. Better yet set it in a

Apr 24, 2014 4:19 AM

sales tax format (say a fraction gas tax .5 cents) so that out of state travelers will

foot some of the bill.

11 we have fallen behind other states. it is going to take sacrifices to catch up. we Apr 21, 2014 10:45 AM will see returns in the end.

12 only if the rail line connects with existing service.

Apr 21, 2014 10:36 AM

13 Only for passenger rail - not freight rail as this would only put more money into the railroad company's pockets.

Apr 21, 2014 5:52 AM

14 It would be worth it if more jobs were to follow with an improved state-wide transportation system.

Apr 17, 2014 8:43 PM

15 I would support increased taxes and bonding to fund a dedicated rail

Apr 17, 2014 8:35 PM

improvement program. But increased taxes and bonding should not necessarily

be the only sources of revenue for freight and passenger rail improvements.

Private investment and distance-based user fees ABSOLUTELY MUST be a

central part of the funding equation.

16 Absolutely!

Apr 17, 2014 3:54 PM

17 State sales tax ONLY, NOT income taxes

Apr 17, 2014 10:57 AM

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Page 8, Q13. What level of annual funding for a state rail program do you see as most appropriate?

1

Unsure

2

$500M to $1B annually (can include federal matching funds, etc.)

3

$500 Mil

4

It should be decided by vote. Let the public vote on it.

5

Don't have a clue

6

$35,000,000

7

50-100 million

8

100 percent

9

?

10 Bonds and tax revenue. Fund for rapid improvements.

11 unsure

12 modest sales tax increase

13 based on usage. 1.5x 'saved' roadway fuel taxes

14 $500,000,000

15 Affordable for all users

16 not sure - more than is presently done

17 ??

18 $100M+

19 Do not know.

20 Undecided

21 Multi-Billions

22 Doesn't matter

23 I really cannot say

24 Unknown

25 ?

26 Raise the gas tax to fund it 1% to rail and another 2% for roads

27 Federal Government

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28 $3-5M/yr 29 $500 million 30 $10,000,000,000 31 I am not sure. Maybe double or triple, or even more of last budgeted year. 32 $10 Million 33 $3.5 billion annually 34 I think a 1% increase in income tax would do 35 Not familiar with levels of annual funding. 36 Include in transportation tax 37 a 1/2 cent gas sales tax. 38 $500 million+ 39 whatever the funding is for highways. 40 1% sales tax 41 not sure how to answer. 42 $100 million 43 $50,000,000 plus 44 High 45 MUCH HIGHER! 46 equal to at least 30% of road funding 47 TBD 48 50% of highway expenditures 49 25MN 50 $500M 51 Not educated enough on this issue to make an estimate. 52 As much as could be financially responsible to allow 53 I'm sure it will be several million dollars as a whole. 54 $25 to $50 million

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55 Unlimited (from private sources)

Apr 17, 2014 8:37 PM

56 $2-4 Billion dollars or more (yes, Billion with a B)

Apr 17, 2014 3:56 PM

57 Penny sales tax

Apr 17, 2014 10:57 AM

58 Equal to roads

Apr 17, 2014 9:45 AM

59 As much as needed to get a high speed rail system connecting Georgia's cities Apr 17, 2014 9:20 AM

60 Depends

Apr 17, 2014 8:20 AM

61 $500,000,000

Apr 17, 2014 3:17 AM

62 Unsure

Apr 16, 2014 2:55 PM

63 Not sure

Apr 16, 2014 1:28 PM

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Page 9, Q14. Are there specific rail improvements or projects that you would like to recommend? (e.g., main line capacity improvements, maximum loaded car weight improvements, quiet zones, grade separations)

1

Line expansions to more destinations within Metro Atlanta

Jul 30, 2014 4:11 AM

2

- Main line capacity improvements on the proposed commuter/intercity rail

Jul 29, 2014 2:43 PM

corridors through Atlanta - Grade separation of Howell Junction - Major hub

stations in the Atlanta area (the downtown MMPT, an Airport-area station on the

Lovejoy/Macon corridor, and a station in the Armour Yard area to serve the

Crescent and other northside service)

3

State-Commuter Rail

Jul 28, 2014 10:05 PM

4

High speed rail service line from Tallahassee, to Albany, to Macon and beyond.

Jul 25, 2014 9:58 PM

This would serve SW Georgia!!

5

More passenger rail service

Jul 25, 2014 2:53 AM

6

CROSSINGS

Jul 24, 2014 3:08 PM

7

Move switching operations from Barnesville to Collier

Jul 24, 2014 8:21 AM

8

Passenger rail and commuter rail are vital

Jul 20, 2014 7:59 PM

9

travel for everyday use, like from Athens to Atlanta, with a couple of stops in

between

Jun 21, 2014 4:03 AM

10 Lovejoy Line improvements

Jun 17, 2014 5:12 AM

11 Capacity improvements and improve access to underserved areas and then use Jun 15, 2014 5:46 PM rail for economic development

12 Further improvements in rail crossing safety

Jun 4, 2014 11:43 AM

13 Increased port to city transportation of passenger and goods.

Jun 2, 2014 2:57 AM

14 Shortline operations from Valdosta through Douglas on to Hazlehurst and Vidalia, GA

May 28, 2014 5:28 AM

15 Atlanta to Athens

May 27, 2014 3:00 PM

16 The state need to work with MARTA to impove the bus and rail lines

May 27, 2014 1:17 PM

17 Rail lines from outside Metro Atl. to Atl. and other major cities in Georgia such as May 27, 2014 8:30 AM Savannah, Augusta etc.

18 Expansion of existing service destinations

May 22, 2014 5:43 PM

19 mains

May 22, 2014 5:02 PM

20 Passenger rail into/out of the Atlanta region to points far beyond MARTA. Leverage heavy rail, like is done in California (Caltrain) and south Florida connecting cities.

May 22, 2014 11:46 AM

21 Elevating rail line crossings or elevating roads above rail line crossings to reduce May 22, 2014 10:50 AM or eliminate traffic waits at rail road crossings and accidents between vehicles

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and trains.

22 main line capacity improvements, increased intermodal capacity, AND a basic (3-4 line) commuter rail network to test viability.

May 22, 2014 9:39 AM

23 More quiet zones in populated areas

May 22, 2014 9:29 AM

24 Connect Atlanta to Athens, Macon, Augusta and Savannah with passenger rails May 22, 2014 9:07 AM and have shorter lines that operate to and from the Atlanta suburbs and exburbs.

25 Savannah to Atlanta passenger service is needed

May 22, 2014 8:45 AM

26 no

May 22, 2014 8:17 AM

27 a rail going from Atlanta to Chattanooga airports stopping in the cities on the way May 22, 2014 8:14 AM and picking up folks!

28 I-85 corridor North from 985 to Downtown Connector, intercounty use of Marta/rail

May 22, 2014 8:14 AM

29 More quiet zones or having quiet zones at certain hours

May 22, 2014 7:59 AM

30 Rail crossing on Suwanee Dam Road, Suwanee GA. Need to develop rail as an May 22, 2014 7:57 AM overpass and route traffic below.

31 none at this time

May 13, 2014 7:57 AM

32 Provide 5-10 minute peak period headway commuter rail between Athens and Atlanta.

May 4, 2014 2:01 PM

33 I view commuter rail for the greater Atlanta area as proposed in the 2009 rail plan to be of primary importance.

Apr 29, 2014 6:18 PM

34 High speed commuter rail that follows the same route as Interstate 285.

Apr 29, 2014 4:58 PM

35 Rail lines to Miami and Naples Florida, East and West Coast. Intrermodal freight Apr 28, 2014 7:52 AM expansion in Valdosta, (to the N & NW) Jessup / Waycross / Brusnwick. to the NE. High Speed Passenger Rails Chattanooga to Atl, Macon, Savannah. High Speed Passenger Charollette to NOLA. Then a High Speed in the I95 corridor.

36 Rail service to all meto cities in the state

Apr 28, 2014 7:01 AM

37 Yes. Please consider a quiet zone around the many crossings between US Hwy Apr 24, 2014 6:01 PM 84 and Gornto Rd in Valdosta/Remerton Ga.

38 I think we better start now because it will only get worse.

Apr 24, 2014 11:09 AM

39 Unfamiliar

Apr 24, 2014 8:57 AM

40 Over passes

Apr 24, 2014 4:21 AM

41 Columbus to Atlanta High Speed Rail service

Apr 23, 2014 12:35 PM

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42 Increased mainline rail capacity in the Atlanta area that can increase our economic productivity and allow the development of passanger rail

Apr 22, 2014 11:06 AM

43 Double-tracking to allow for commuter and higher-speed passenger rail service Apr 21, 2014 10:31 PM on the Atlanta-Macon-Jacksonville corridor.

44 grade separation capacities.

Apr 21, 2014 10:47 AM

45 commuter rail line to Athens, Woodstock, griffin, newnan, conyers and douglasville

Apr 21, 2014 10:40 AM

46 More Quiet Zones

Apr 21, 2014 10:32 AM

47 Tie replacement, increase in car traffic, lights/gates/bells at grade crossings.

Apr 21, 2014 10:28 AM

48 Frequent passenger service to SC, NC

Apr 21, 2014 6:50 AM

49 Passenger rail (commuter first)

Apr 21, 2014 5:55 AM

50 No

Apr 19, 2014 1:41 AM

51 Expand MARTA with more Frequency - Very inefficient currently. Expand rail into northern suburbs to reduce traffic on roadways.

Apr 18, 2014 11:26 AM

52 Marta rail access with access out to Duluth/Buford GA

Apr 18, 2014 9:01 AM

53 Commuter rail into Cobb County connecting Cumberland/Braves Stadium, Marietta Square, Town Center Mall and KSU

Apr 18, 2014 8:06 AM

54 I live near a train crossing but it is same and doesn't affect my daily life.

Apr 18, 2014 4:51 AM

55 It would be good to have quiet zones near schools and hospitals but that may

Apr 18, 2014 2:24 AM

not be possible. I live 3 miles from the railroad but can still hear the train whistle

clearly. For some reason south and southwest GA is left out of the passenger

rail improvements in the plan. Albany and Valdosta should be included.

56 A East to West Hub station for a GA rail system would improve traffic problem greatly: such as Cobb County to Doraville station, connecting I75N to I85N.

Apr 17, 2014 8:57 PM

57 1) The implementation of privately-funded high-speed freight rail and passenger Apr 17, 2014 8:42 PM rail service between Atlanta and Savannah so that a high-speed freight rail link is established between ATL and the Savannah seaport. 2) The establishment of privately-funded high-speed high-capacity passenger rail transit service between Atlanta and Athens, between Atlanta and Chattanooga, and between Atlanta and Perry by way of Macon, Warner Robins, Bonaire and Kathleen.

58 Completely double-track the CSX line through Cobb County and improve its

Apr 17, 2014 3:58 PM

speed to open enough capacity to run commuter rail and improve freight service.

Begin construction of commuter rail along the most major corridors (Cobb and

Gwinnett Counties) as well as the rest of Metro Atlanta's rail lines.

59 Condemnation for grade separations

Apr 17, 2014 11:04 AM

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60 MMPT in downtown Atlanta and smaller stationsa t major employment center, eg: Lenox, HJIA, Northlake, etc.

Apr 17, 2014 9:47 AM

61 Main line capacity improvements, grade separation, Multi-Modal Passenger Facility, Commuter rail in the Atlanta Metro

Apr 17, 2014 9:40 AM

62 State wide high speed rail projects. Connecting Atlanta to Savannah, especially, Apr 17, 2014 9:21 AM as it will help tourism between the cities and give easy business commuting access.

63 Commuter & Intercity Rail

Apr 17, 2014 8:21 AM

64 AMTRAK needs a new Atlanta station! It is cramped for the number of passengers it serves and elderly people need to traverse a long staircase to reach the tracks. Elevator service is available but it makes the train dwell too long in this station. Please, can the state of Georgia support a new Amtrak station?

Apr 17, 2014 3:20 AM

65 more deatinations, frerquent service

Apr 16, 2014 2:56 PM

66 Commuter rail

Apr 16, 2014 1:30 PM

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Page 9, Q15. The following is the draft preliminary State Rail Vision for Georgia:
"A safe and energy efficient state rail system that enables the economic well-being of Georgia by expanding access and enhancing mobility for people and goods in an environmentally sustainable manner."
Please provide any ...

1

Words are cheap. Make it happen.

Jul 28, 2014 10:05 PM

2

It should be well being of ALL Georgia!

Jul 25, 2014 9:58 PM

3

ga is well behind doing what rail did in 50.sixties

Jul 24, 2014 3:08 PM

4

Seems like it could cover everything that needs to be done related to rail in GA.

Jul 24, 2014 8:21 AM

5

Like it.

Jun 15, 2014 5:46 PM

6

I agree with the vision statement

Jun 11, 2014 7:51 AM

7

Sounds good, as long as by "Georgia" you mean to represent the entire

population of Georgia and not just metro Atlanta.

Jun 4, 2014 11:43 AM

8

emphasis on environmentally sustainable manner

Jun 2, 2014 2:57 AM

9

Until we get a better way of travel we will always have traffic issues.

May 27, 2014 1:17 PM

10 i agree

May 22, 2014 5:02 PM

11 Remember that there are people south of Macon. It should be accessible to all May 22, 2014 4:59 PM Georgians at an affordable rate.

12 Replace the phrase 'enables the economic well-being of Georgia' with 'facilitates May 22, 2014 2:48 PM Georgia's economic growth.'

13 Safe, energy efficient and environmentally sustainable are great goals. That

May 22, 2014 11:46 AM

said, I would take a traditional diesel train that's less environmentally friendly if it

meant expediting the process.

14 Other states have shown that this statement makes economic sense ... what GA May 22, 2014 9:39 AM needs is the political will to make progress!

15 Sounds great!

May 22, 2014 9:07 AM

16 Sounds good. With the port of Savanah expanding it makes sense for business May 22, 2014 8:21 AM to support rail expansion to move freight faster through the system.

17 sounds great to me! Please move forward on this.

May 22, 2014 8:17 AM

18 that put everything in prospective but some folks could not understand it so use May 22, 2014 8:14 AM easier words that make sense to them

19 Provide expanded rail access to Georgia patrons for fast and exceptional service May 22, 2014 8:14 AM

20 I like it!

May 22, 2014 7:59 AM

21 I like that mobility of people is first but hope that is evident later

May 22, 2014 7:57 AM

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"A safe and energy efficient state rail system that enables the economic well-being of Georgia by expanding access and enhancing mobility for people and goods in an environmentally sustainable manner."
Please provide any ...

22 A safe and energy efficient state rail system that enables the economic wellbeing of Georgia by expanding access and enhancing mobility for people and goods in an environmentally sustainable, multi-modal manner.

May 13, 2014 7:57 AM

23 Revise to: "A safe and energy efficient state rail system that enables A

Apr 29, 2014 4:58 PM

POSITIVE economic well-being of Georgia by EFFECTIVELY expanding access

and enhancing mobility for people and goods in an environmentally sustainable

manner."

24 Atlanta mtero, maintain MARTA with the idea to be World Class. Doraville

Apr 28, 2014 7:52 AM

Station redevelopment. Clayton county annex. Commuter toparrallel major

road ways, I20, I 75, I85. Evolve Concept 3 to Concept 4. Do not plan based on

current situation. Plan to support ideal case in 2070.

25 energy-efficient should be hyphenated

Apr 25, 2014 10:14 AM

26 More emphasis should be placed on economic development e.g. Georgia's strategic location with respect to the port of savannah and its future improvements with respect to the widening if the Panama Canal.

Apr 24, 2014 6:01 PM

27 Too wordy

Apr 24, 2014 11:09 AM

28 A state rail system is a necessity for those of us living in Marietta and other

Apr 24, 2014 8:57 AM

Metro Atlanta towns. It would significantly minimize congestion and travel time.

The overall traffic is overwhelming and results in more MVA's. There are people

who desire to go to Atlanta for sightseeing, entertainment, shopping, etc. Since

there is no alternate mode of travel (other than the buses), those people,

including myself make the decision not to drive to Atlanta to avoid the traffic.

29 Would like more info about what is meant by an energy efficient rail system.

Apr 24, 2014 4:20 AM

30 good. covers all points.

Apr 21, 2014 10:47 AM

31 rail transportation for freight and passengers is important.

Apr 21, 2014 10:33 AM

32 Fairly comprehensive brief mission statement.

Apr 21, 2014 10:32 AM

33 Good vision plan statement.

Apr 21, 2014 10:28 AM

34 remove "safe and energy efficient" remove "in an environmentally sustainable manner."

Apr 21, 2014 6:50 AM

35 More emphasis on people versus goods. Tax payers should not have to foot this Apr 21, 2014 5:55 AM cost as it has little benefit to them.

36 I think this is probably to tax all of Georgia for North Georgia improvements.

Apr 19, 2014 1:41 AM

37 agree

Apr 18, 2014 2:41 PM

34 of 39

Page 9, Q15. The following is the draft preliminary State Rail Vision for Georgia:
"A safe and energy efficient state rail system that enables the economic well-being of Georgia by expanding access and enhancing mobility for people and goods in an environmentally sustainable manner."
Please provide any ...

38 That is definitely NOT what the state of Georgia is exhibiting with its state rail program/plan.

Apr 18, 2014 11:26 AM

39 It will also improve economic sustainability as fuel costs grow and individual

Apr 18, 2014 9:56 AM

motor transportation becomes more expensive. In countries where automobiles

are not commonly affordable, rail and bus transportation is key.

40 Improving mobility for all would benefit the state of GA tremendously, both for its Apr 18, 2014 9:01 AM citizens and tourists.

41 I would agree

Apr 18, 2014 8:06 AM

42 That about sums it up.

Apr 18, 2014 4:51 AM

43 A nice vision. Are the people of the state willing to commit to the funding of such Apr 18, 2014 2:24 AM a project?

44 This statement hits on many key points on why Georgia needs a State wide system.

Apr 17, 2014 8:57 PM

45 I like it!

Apr 17, 2014 8:42 PM

46 "To expand safe and efficient mobility options for people and goods in the interest of the economy and of the environment."

Apr 17, 2014 11:04 AM

47 It's very vague

Apr 16, 2014 1:30 PM

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1

The MARTA lines are good, but need to be expanded to include more parts of

Atlanta. More people can use the rail to get to more of their destinations, it will

greatly help everyone navigate the city safely and efficiently

Jul 30, 2014 4:11 AM

2

Please include SW Georgia! Dont hang us out to dry. If gas prices force rail use Jul 25, 2014 9:58 PM

and we do not have it in place for SW Ga, it will be too late or too expensive.

3

I live in Macon so passenger trains to Atlanta and Savannah would enable

Maconites access to the Amtrack system.

Jul 25, 2014 2:53 AM

4

you cant move on if you gdotdoent build roads rail thru middle gamiddle ga has Jul 24, 2014 3:08 PM

been lacking in bulding roads thru one side of the cty of bibb,other way saying

their is no good way to from one side of bibb cty

5

No

Jul 24, 2014 8:21 AM

6

Please Hurry

Jun 29, 2014 6:28 AM

7

Work on best rail system for economic development and transportation for

Georgians. Don't let other states beat us!!!

Jun 15, 2014 5:46 PM

8

To remain competitive, we must invest in passenger and freight rail and not rely Jun 11, 2014 7:51 AM

solely on the federal govt for funding.

9

I am glad we are having this discussion regarding an overdue rail like for the

state.

May 27, 2014 1:17 PM

10 I can't comment on freight and intercity, but in terms of the Atlanta region, I think May 23, 2014 5:54 PM rail has to be thought of in terms of the most important X miles of new rail. What would we build if we could only build 5 miles? 10 miles? There's no doubt in my mind that the most meaningful 8 or 9 miles of new rail we could add would run between the Medical Center MARTA station and the Cobb Galleria/Cumberland area. This was true before the Braves announced their move, and it's even more obvious now.

11 no

May 22, 2014 5:02 PM

12 Let's stop talking about it and start doing something about it. I've lived in

May 22, 2014 11:46 AM

Georgia my whole life and have heard discussion about rail for all 35 years of my

life. Nothing has happened. Please hurry this up.

13 Buses not rail

May 22, 2014 10:29 AM

14 Good luck with this project and process ... many Georgians see the need to

May 22, 2014 9:39 AM

move people and goods faster and with fewer delays than is now possible here!

15 Find a way for Republicans to get on board with rail. I think the way to do it is highlighting the business shipping aspect of it.

May 22, 2014 8:21 AM

16 The job market is suffering because the city is nearly immobile. This will strengthen the economy of Georgia tremendously. I hope this gets up and running very soon!

May 22, 2014 8:17 AM

17 nope

May 22, 2014 8:14 AM

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18 Need rail access for northern Gwinnett cities to Downtown.

May 22, 2014 8:14 AM

19 We really need to use rail more in this state for commuters

May 22, 2014 7:59 AM

20 We have needed more rail instead of abandoning tracks

May 22, 2014 7:57 AM

21 Metro Atlanta especially (and nearby by metro areas) needs intercity rail. So

May 14, 2014 10:57 AM

many people keep moving here from everywhere else in the country and

internationally since Katrina and the economic fall. There is a higher

unemployment rate as well as a growing underemployment rate (higher than the

Labor department says since they only include people that can get

unemployment assistance). Solutions are needed that can help people survive

the gas prices, the raised prices of higher goods and services, and bring people

together.

22 Best of luck with the rail plan.

May 13, 2014 7:57 AM

23 If high speed commuter rail is created in GA first, it may allow for more funding

Apr 29, 2014 4:58 PM

from General Assembly because they would see it as additional support for them

to stay in office (because their constituents are happy from it).

24 Transportation infrastructure is a long lead planning item. Vision matters. And coherent Comprehensive plan is needed. At local universities, there is world class planning capability. Leverage it. Atlanta is a text book opportunity for effective regional plan, (Current passenger rail plan is missing Newnan to LaGrange. Please add them.) Also, in the current Atl metro plan, there will need to be a loop around the perimeter at around 65 miles radius. In 5 years China put in 6000+ miles of electrified HS rail, at the rate of 3 miles per day. Ridership is off the charts. In Japan, the train arrives on time and stop at a designated location to open the doors at a designated spot. that is the global standard today. 80 years ago you could ride a train anywhere in Georgia. to any county seat in the state. So there is precedent.

Apr 28, 2014 7:52 AM

25 Thank you for helping.

Apr 24, 2014 6:01 PM

26 Keep calm and rail on.

Apr 24, 2014 11:09 AM

27 Extending the rail system to Marietta and other metro areas would enhance travel to Atlanta, thus increasing state revenue.

Apr 24, 2014 8:57 AM

28 more over/under pass funding to help allow emergency and citizen traffic to flow Apr 24, 2014 4:21 AM more freely in congested areas.

29 I am more interested in rail travel for people in our area. My daughter used the

Apr 24, 2014 4:20 AM

rail system in D.C. every day some years back, and it was safe, and comfortable

and accessable.

30 MMPT please. Lenox over atlantic station for new amtrack stop.

Apr 21, 2014 10:47 AM

31 not at this time.

Apr 21, 2014 10:33 AM

32 Frequent passenger service to SC, NC

Apr 21, 2014 6:50 AM

33 It appears that only freight improvements will come out of this plan, or more

Apr 21, 2014 5:55 AM

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specifically, only improvements to the short lines, since most are state owned. This seems mis-leading.

34 No

Apr 19, 2014 1:41 AM

35 This can't be done shortly but should be a focus of the present and future administrations. Part of being a modern city means having sufficient mass transit.

Apr 18, 2014 9:01 AM

36 In the powerpoint which talks about proposed passenger rail trains, once again, Apr 18, 2014 4:51 AM the folks in Atlanta have completely left out south and southwest Georgia. People in Valdosta and surrounding area are not going to drive to Columbus or Brunswick.

37 Don't forget the Albany and Valdosta areas when making the plans for passenger rail.

Apr 18, 2014 2:24 AM

38 This long range project could expand GA economically but it would also improve Apr 17, 2014 8:57 PM the quality of life in GA. GA has proven more roads are NOT the answer for it to grow further.

39 Funding from distance-based user fees and heavy private investment IS THE WAY FORWARD!!!!

Apr 17, 2014 8:42 PM

40 Commuter rail is crucial to Metro Atlanta. It balances cost with capacity in a way Apr 17, 2014 3:58 PM that no other transit mode can by utilizing existing rights of way.

41 In the near term (next 5 years), tangible improvements in freight service are more economically beneficial than passenger service.

Apr 17, 2014 11:04 AM

42 Part of all money collected on HOT lanes should be diverted to fund passenger Apr 17, 2014 9:47 AM rail in the state. Raise the gas tax and divert part of its funds to rail.

43 We need to bring back the commuter trains from Gainesville to Atlanta!

Apr 17, 2014 4:00 AM

44 Georgia needs to invest in passenger rail - especially the Atlanta region. It's sad Apr 17, 2014 3:20 AM that the capital of Georgia has NO commuter rail and that MARTA is funded by 2 counties through local sales taxes no state support. What a shame!

45 Please look at the W-A-S-T-E of tax payers hard-earned tax dollars thrown away Apr 16, 2014 4:23 PM on AMTRAK. Do not saddle hard-W-O-R-K-I-N-G taxpayers with this "State Rail" albatross! We are taxed enough!

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Norfolk Southern Corporation 3 Commercial Place Norfolk, VA 23510 -9207

Jackie Corletto Director Strategic Planning
757 629 -2855 Jackie.Corletto@nscorp.com

November 25, 2014

Justin C. Fox Senior Project Manager CDM Smith 220 Montgomery Street, Suite 1418 San Francisco, CA 94104

Via Certified Mail & E -Mail to foxjc @cdmsmith.com

Re: Norfolk Southern comments to be included in the Final Georgia State Rail Plan

Dear Mr. Fox:
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the November 17, 2014, draft of the Georgia State Rail Plan. Norfolk Southern welcomes working with Georgia and others on the continued development of freight and passenger service and infrastructure throughout the State. It is evident that a significant amount of work has gone into development of this draft. As a result, Norfolk Southern's comments are fairly limited.
Norfolk Southern does not endorse or oppose in principle the list of proposed passenger services that is described on pages 25 and 26 of the Draft. Notwithstanding that, Norfolk Southern questions the statement on page 26 concerning the Atlanta Multi -Modal Passenger Terminal, as there is nothing inherent in any of the listed passenger services that "requires" the establishment of a downtown Atlanta Multi -Modal Passenger Terminal. The discussion on page 26 seems to be contrary to the more appropriate and extended analysis and conclusions set forth on page 101 concerning the different aspects of various potential station locations.
Norfolk Southern notes that many of the studies and proposals discussed in Sections 3.3, 3.4, 5.5.1 and 5.5.2 are out of date and /or based upon assumptions that do not apply. Further, please be aware that Norfolk Southern does not permit passenger operations on its lines in excess of 79 mph, and passenger operations in excess of 90 mph require a separate right -of -way. Any discussion in the draft that is based on studies or actual proposed operations that would run contrary to this principle should be corrected. Because of the foregoing, Norfolk Southern cannot endorse the studies discussed in these sections.

Operating Subsidiary Norfolk Southern Railway Company

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Finally, we note that there is insufficient available capacity on Norfolk Southern tracks in and about the City of Atlanta (generally inside the Interstate 285 perimeter) to add passenger service. The rail lines in the proposed, so- called "Gulch" area are densely populated with freight trains. Those rail lines today carry no passenger trains. If this corridor is being considered for any passenger service, then additional right -of -way along this corridor would have to be acquired.
We ask that these comments be included in the final release of the Georgia State Rail Plan.
Please contact me if you have any questions. Thank you for your attention to this plan.
Sincerely,

ackie Corletto

cc:

Harry Boxier

Joel Harrell

John Edwards

Lee Cochran

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ANAND DAVE <avdave@hotmail.com> Thursday, August 28, 2014 6:09 PM hboxler@dot.ga.gov; Fox, Justin C Rail Suggestions/General Comments for input into State Rail Plan.

Dear Mr. Boxler and Mr. Fox,

For incorporation into the GA State Rail Plan to voice my support for near term action to expand passenger rail in Georgia, I offer the following comments and opinions on passenger rail in Georgia.

1) Georgia should prioritize a high-speed passenger rail link between Atlanta and Macon with stops in Clayton county and easy rail connectivity to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. -This will solve the current congestion deathlock on Atlanta. -Provides increased economic access to people without cars. -Such an investment is needed to balance the metro Atlanta growth patterns, which favor growth on the north side of Atlanta and creates a poverty pocket on the south side of Atlanta and congestion/urban sprawl throughout Atlanta. -Reduces barriers for companies to set up businesses in Georgia, as companies can spread throughout Georgia and enjoy lower taxes/cost of living due to not having to locate in Atlanta. -This reduces the need for the Macon Regional Airport, which essentially flies heavily taxpayer subsidized flights from Macon to Hartsfield-Jackson.

2) Since Warner Robins (Robins Air Force Base) is a major employment area in Georgia, with many vanpools riding to Robins AFB, the planned Atlanta to Macon rail corridor should be expanded to have a terminus in Warner Robins. Please note that the vanpools originate from the Macon and Metro Atlanta area.

3) Georgia DOT and state of Georgia should actively pursue of policy of sharing commuter rail with existing freight rail. Simply put, building dedicated commuter rail links is too expensive and will not happen. It would be better to share the commuter rail and provide taxpayer funds to improve signaling, rails, traffic management, etc to increase rail throughput and guarantee safety.

4) Georgia DOT should aggressively pursue using Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) railcar technology to lower the cost and infrastructure barriers to passenger rail in Georgia. This involves obtaining waivers to use the cost effective Europe-based DMUs versus the expensive, overengineered FRA compliant DMUs. Since DMUs are scalable and have the least impact to the infrastructure, it is easier and quicker to use a DMU on existing rail track. If the barriers are low enough, private investment of DMU railcars are possible versus public investment.

5) The state of Georgia should conduct several pilot programs in which it buys several DMUs and enacts pilot rail service for select intercity and commuter rail routes. This can not only determine feasibility, but can be a good way to gage public reaction at a minimal investment.

Thanks for reading and I sincerely appreciate your time.
Very Respectfully, Anand V. Dave 404-583-0585

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Boxler, Harry <hboxler@dot.ga.gov> Wednesday, April 16, 2014 11:41 AM 'Jon Caime' Fox, Justin C; Bob Thomas; Dwayne Dye; Kristine Hansen-Dederick (hansendederick@sycamoreconsulting.net) (hansendederick@sycamoreconsulting.net) RE: Rail Plan

Thank you for your valuable input, Jon. We will certainly take your input into consideration and also add your name to our State Rail Plan list of contacts.

Harry Boxler, AICP | Rail Planner, Division of Intermodal Georgia Department of Transportation 600 West Peachtree Street, NW | Atlanta, GA 30308 hboxler@dot.ga.gov | www.dot.ga.gov T: 404.631.1225 | F: 404.631.1935
From: Jon Caime [mailto:pwdirector@hartcom.net] Sent: Monday, April 07, 2014 12:16 PM To: Boxler, Harry Cc: foxjc@cdmsmith.com; Bob Thomas; Dwayne Dye Subject: Rail Plan
I will not be able to attend the open meeting but I wanted to be able to provide input to the State Rail Plan. Hart and Elbert County have been working with the GADOT and the Hartwell Railroad to reestablish a connection with the Class 1 line of CSX in Elberton. This connection is currently in the works and once complete will have a shortline (Hartwell RR) that will be connected two class 1 railroads (Norfolk Southern in the North and CSX in the South). We would like to have this considered when planning for long range rail plans for Georgia. It is entirely feasible that Georgia can directly compete with the newly constructed inland port in Greenville SC by constructing an inland port in our area. Having direct connection to two class 1 RRs in Hart/Elbert County makes this a feasible option for Georgia to compete with SC for inland port commerce. In addition, this could help alleviate truck congestion in Atlanta by rerouting port traffic to our region. We ask that you please consider this in your rail planning.

Jon Caime P.E.
Jon Caime Hart County Administrator pwdirector@hartcom.net www.hartcountyga.gov

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Boxler, Harry <hboxler@dot.ga.gov> Monday, April 20, 2015 7:20 AM 'Joe Arbona' Jerry Vest; Fox, Justin C RE: State Rail Plan Comment

Thank you for your input, Joe. We'll certainly look into this.

Harry Boxler, AICP | Rail Planner, Division of Intermodal Georgia Department of Transportation 600 West Peachtree Street, NW | Atlanta, GA 30308 hboxler@dot.ga.gov | www.dot.ga.gov T: 404.631.1225 | F: 404.631.1935
From: Joe Arbona [mailto:joe.arbona@gwrr.com] Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 6:31 PM To: Boxler, Harry Cc: Jerry Vest Subject: State Rail Plan Comment
Harry,
Thank you for giving the members of the Georgia Railroad Association the opportunity to comment on the Georgia State Rail Plan draft.
Overall, it is a very well done rail plan.
A key point that should be included in the proposed future dedicated rail improvement program should be to allow the participation of non-state owned short line railroads that provide a public benefit. It seems that it is stated in the plan, but not clearly enough at times.
We also have a minor correction on page 29 of the document (or pg. 45 of the PDF) regarding the GITM. It is no longer a "Rail Link" property. We changed that name to Coastal Region. However, for public purposes, we suggest stating it this way: ...(GITM), another Genesee & Wyoming operation...
Please let me know if you have any questions or comments regarding these points.
Thanks again.
Sincerely,
Joe Arbona Assistant Vice President, Government Affairs Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services, Inc. 13901 Sutton Park Dr. S., Ste. 150, Bldg. B Jacksonville, FL 32224 Office: 904-900-6264 Mobile: 904-352-9377

Email: joe.arbona@gwrr.com
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Boxler, Harry <hboxler@dot.ga.gov> Wednesday, April 22, 2015 12:47 PM 'David Haynes' John Orr; Cain Williamson; Daniel Studdard; Patrick Bradshaw; Fox, Justin C RE: 2015 Georgia State Rail Plan - Draft Release

Hi David,

Thank you for your input; we appreciate ARC's thoughtful observations.

Harry Boxler, AICP | Rail Planner, Division of Intermodal Georgia Department of Transportation 600 West Peachtree Street, NW | Atlanta, GA 30308 hboxler@dot.ga.gov | www.dot.ga.gov T: 404.631.1225 | F: 404.631.1935
From: David Haynes [mailto:DHaynes@atlantaregional.com] Sent: Friday, April 17, 2015 5:03 PM To: Boxler, Harry Cc: John Orr; Cain Williamson; Daniel Studdard; Patrick Bradshaw Subject: RE: 2015 Georgia State Rail Plan - Draft Release
Harry,
Thank you for providing the opportunity for ARC staff to review the draft Georgia Rail Plan. We believe improving freight rail services and implementing intercity/commuter passenger rail services are vital to the future success of the Atlanta region and the state. ARC supports the recommendations of the draft plan and offers the following suggestions when finalizing the document:
Section 8 of Chapter 5 presents a great deal of information about various components of the short-range and long-range programs. While the recommendations are nicely summarized at the end of the section, making sense of how the components relate to each other via the text is a challenge. It may be helpful for reader comprehension to present the summary table at the beginning of the section, then go into the details.
Progress on the project to relocate the existing Amtrak Atlanta station from Brookwood to the SRTA parcels at 17th/Northside has been minimal to date. If that concept is no longer viable or has lost momentum, it would make sense for the state to investigate co-location opportunities with MARTA Northeast line stations. The plan already recommends a study to explore possible locations for a replacement to the Brookwood station, but it could specifically emphasize MARTA Northeast line rail access as a key criteria for identifying potential sites in this future effort.
The plan needs to reference the expansion of MARTA into Clayton County and the inclusion of some sort of premium transit service (likely commuter rail) to the county as part of the agreement. The likelihood that such a service would likely terminate at East Point, rather than at a non-existent MMPT in downtown Atlanta, would need to be addressed.
Regarding the MMPT, the most recent concept is too expensive to implement under current financial realities. ARC suggests a future study be identified in the plan's program of projects

that looks at a multiple station alternative to the MMPT that emphasizes cost effectiveness and MARTA rail station co-location opportunities. Furthermore, ARC recommends that future designs emphasize scalability (phasing), since large-scale investments of this nature frequently cannot be implemented all at once, especially when there is no secure and dedicated revenue source. ARC recognizes this draft was done before the end of the 2015 Georgia legislative session and finding a way to discuss the impacts of HB170 may be tough at this late stage. But given the monumental shift in state (and potentially local) transportation funding created by the law, the plan cannot appear to ignore this recent development. In fact, the lodging tax alone is expected to generate almost $200 million annually and won't be constitutionally restricted to roads and bridges as the motor fuel tax is. Even dedication of a portion of those funds to commuter/intercity rail could dramatically accelerate the overall program.
Please let me know if you have any thoughts or questions about these comments. We look forward to seeing the final plan and being a partner with GDOT in helping to turn the rail plan into reality in the coming years.
David W. Haynes
Regional Planning Manager | Transportation Access and Mobility Division
Atlanta Regional Commission regional impact + local relevance
40 Courtland St. Atlanta, GA 30303 P| 404.463.3280 F| 770.344.5965 dhaynes@atlantaregional.com www.atlantaregional.com
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From: Boxler, Harry [mailto:hboxler@dot.ga.gov] Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 4:12 PM To: Boxler, Harry Subject: 2015 Georgia State Rail Plan - Draft Release
Hello,

The Georgia Department of Transportation is pleased to announce the release of the Draft 2015 Georgia State Rail Plan.
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) developed this State Rail Plan for the purpose of guiding the state's rail freight and passenger transportation planning activities and project development plans over the next 25 years (year 2040). It describes the state's existing rail network and rail-related economic and socio-economic impacts. It also describes the State Rail Plan process, Georgia's Rail Vision and supporting Goals, proposed short- and long-range capital improvements, studies, and recommended next steps to address the issues identified.
This Plan is intended to meet the requirements established by the federal Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA) to qualify for future federal funding for rail projects. It is also intended to be compliant with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) State Rail Plan Guidance of September 2013.
The purpose of this notification is to invite and encourage your participation by reviewing and providing any comments you may have on the draft Plan. Please submit written comments via email or letter, before April 21, 2015.
The Draft State Rail Plan is available for review online at: http://www.dot.ga.gov/IS/Rail/StateRailPlan

Next Steps

Once the public comment period ends, GDOT will review all comments and make revisions to the Plan as appropriate.

Final approval is scheduled for June 2015.

GDOT Contacts Please send your questions and comments to the following representatives:

Harry Boxler, Natalie Dale

AICP

Media &

Rail Planner,

Government

Division of

Relations

Intermodal

Georgia

Georgia

Department of

Department of

Transportation

Transportation

600 West

600 West Peachtree Peachtree Street,

Street, NW

NW

Atlanta, GA 30308 Atlanta, GA hboxler@dot.ga.gov 30308
ndale@dot.ga.gov
Thank you for your participation!
Harry Boxler, AICP | Rail Planner, Division of Intermodal Georgia Department of Transportation 600 West Peachtree Street, NW | Atlanta, GA 30308 hboxler@dot.ga.gov | www.dot.ga.gov
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Boxler, Harry <hboxler@dot.ga.gov> Monday, April 20, 2015 1:26 PM Fox, Justin C FW: 2015 Georgia State Rail Plan - Draft Release pic18467.gif

Harry Boxler, AICP | Rail Planner, Division of Intermodal Georgia Department of Transportation 600 West Peachtree Street, NW | Atlanta, GA 30308 hboxler@dot.ga.gov | www.dot.ga.gov T: 404.631.1225 | F: 404.631.1935
-----Original Message----From: RJones@columbusga.org [mailto:RJones@columbusga.org] Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 4:12 PM To: Boxler, Harry Subject: RE: 2015 Georgia State Rail Plan - Draft Release
Harry:
Concerning the state rail plan and Columbus' High Speed Rail program, the following should be included in the plan:
This information should be included in section 3.3.6 of State Rail Plan to more accurately describe the options.
Source: CHSR Report, February 2014
Route 2
1. Emerging Passenger Cost: $0.28/mile + $5 boarding fee Total Fare: $33.50 4 Trip Time: 1 hour, 56 minutes Capacity: 4 Trips/Day 6 cars, 288 passengers Operating Ratios 2030: .83 2040: .88 2050: .95
Route 5
1. Regional Passenger Cost: $0.40/mile + $5 boarding fee Total Fare: $41.42 Trip Time: 1 hour, 26 minutes Capacity: 5 Trips/Day 6 cars, 360 passengers Operating Ratios

2030: 1.15 2040: 1.24 2050: 1.36
2. Express Passenger Cost: $0.40/mile + $5 boarding fee Total Fare: $41.42 Trip Time: 1 hour, 1 minute Capacity: 6 Trips/Day 8 cars, 432 passengers Operating Ratios 2030: 1.21 2040: 1.34 2050: 1.50
Thanks.
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Rick Jones, AICP Director of Planning Columbus Consolidated Government 706-225-3936
From: "Boxler, Harry" <hboxler@dot.ga.gov> To: "Boxler, Harry" <hboxler@dot.ga.gov>, Date: 04/07/2015 09:31 AM Subject:RE: 2015 Georgia State Rail Plan - Draft Release
REMINDER:
Please submit written comments via email or letter, before April 21, 2015.
Thanks
Harry Boxler, AICP | Rail Planner, Division of Intermodal Georgia Department of Transportation 600 West Peachtree Street, NW | Atlanta, GA 30308 hboxler@dot.ga.gov | www.dot.ga.gov T: 404.631.1225 | F: 404.631.1935
From: Boxler, Harry Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 4:12 PM To: Boxler, Harry Subject: 2015 Georgia State Rail Plan - Draft Release
Hello,

The Georgia Department of Transportation is pleased to announce the release of the Draft 2015 Georgia State Rail Plan.
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) developed this State Rail Plan for the purpose of guiding the state's rail freight and passenger transportation planning activities and project development plans over the next 25 years (year 2040). It describes the state's existing rail network and rail-related economic and socio-economic impacts. It also describes the State Rail Plan process, Georgia's Rail Vision and supporting Goals, proposed short- and long-range capital improvements, studies, and recommended next steps to address the issues identified.
This Plan is intended to meet the requirements established by the federal Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA) to qualify for future federal funding for rail projects. It is also intended to be compliant with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) State Rail Plan Guidance of September 2013.
The purpose of this notification is to invite and encourage your participation by reviewing and providing any comments you may have on the draft Plan. Please submit written comments via email or letter, before April 21, 2015.
The Draft State Rail Plan is available for review online at: http://www.dot.ga.gov/IS/Rail/StateRailPlan
Next Steps
Once the public comment period ends, GDOT will review all comments and make revisions to the Plan as appropriate.
Final approval is scheduled for June 2015.
GDOT Contacts Please send your questions and comments to the following representatives:

Harry Boxler, AICP

Natalie Dale

Rail Planner, Division of Intermodal Media & Government Relations

Georgia Department of Transportation Georgia Department of

600 West Peachtree Street, NW Transportation

Atlanta, GA 30308

600 West Peachtree Street, NW

hboxler@dot.ga.gov

Atlanta, GA 30308

ndale@dot.ga.gov

Thank you for your participation!

Harry Boxler, AICP | Rail Planner, Division of Intermodal Georgia Department of Transportation 600 West Peachtree Street, NW | Atlanta, GA 30308 hboxler@dot.ga.gov | www.dot.ga.gov
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Boxler, Harry <hboxler@dot.ga.gov> Monday, April 20, 2015 1:47 PM 'Jessie.Gatti@dot.gov' adam.denton@dot.gov; Fox, Justin C RE: Georgia Draft State Rail Plan

Thank you for your feedback, Jessie. We will have a response to you as soon as possible.

Harry Boxler, AICP | Rail Planner, Division of Intermodal Georgia Department of Transportation 600 West Peachtree Street, NW | Atlanta, GA 30308 hboxler@dot.ga.gov | www.dot.ga.gov T: 404.631.1225 | F: 404.631.1935
From: Jessie.Gatti@dot.gov [mailto:Jessie.Gatti@dot.gov] Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 1:56 PM To: Boxler, Harry Cc: adam.denton@dot.gov Subject: Georgia Draft State Rail Plan
Hi Harry,
I have reviewed the Draft Georgia State Rail Plan and am writing to provide you with a few comments. Overall, the plan is very comprehensive and does a great job of illustrating the state of the rail network in Georgia. Below are some questions/comments that would be helpful to address in the final plan.
- Chapter 1: Make sure to identify Georgia's State Rail Transportation Authority (SRTAA) and State Rail Plan Approval Authority (SRPAA). This information is necessary for plan approval.
- The SRP should also contain information about MARTA as a commuter rail service. The plan seems to define commuter rail as rail that travels through multiple municipalities/counties, which can be true, but it also includes local rail and metro systems, such as MARTA. Please provide information for MARTA such as ridership, funding sources, routes, planned improvements, etc.
- Chapter 3 &4, The SRP should incorporate planning activity related to rail not only at the state level, but also the county and municipal level. Please make sure the activities of all entities within the State are incorporated into the plan.
- Pg. 12, The plans states there are 29 Class III railroads, but only identifies 28 (27 local railroads and one switching or terminal carrier).
- Pg. 36, Does Georgia take any specific action in monitoring Amtrak Services (PRIIA 207) (i.e. keep a record of performance, communicate with Amtrak if service drops below standards)? If so, please describe.
- 2.2.5, Does this section discuss funding for the on-going Atlanta Chattanooga High Speed Ground Transportation study?
- Pg. 70, The travel demand discussion could also include roadway level of service, travel time, and fuel costs to describe conditions motorists face, and how competitive rail could be with personal automobile in large metro regions where relevant.
- Pg. 130, Please provide a description of all Proposed Freight Projects and Proposed Safety and Security Projects.

- Pg. 135, The program effects section should include specific effects to the extent possible on the elements listed in the guidance, such as State's transportation system, public and private benefits, rail capacity and congest, etc.
- Pg. 137, The discussion on passenger rail economic benefits seems to focus more on freight rail. - Pg. 140, Passenger and Freight Capital Financial Plan: To the extent possible, please provide
financing information on a year-to-year basis for short-term projects.
As a minor formatting note, it would be helpful if the number of sections in the document matched the numbering provided in the SRP guidance.
Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions or concerns.
Thanks,
Jessie Fernandez-Gatti Community Planner U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration Office of Railroad Policy and Development 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 202-493-0454
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Norfolk Southern Corporation Strategic Planning Three Commercial Place Norfolk, VA 23510
April 17, 2015
Harry Boxier, AICP Rail Planner, Division of Intermodal Georgia Department of Transportation 600 West Peachtree Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30308
Re: Proposed Passenger Projects

Jackie D. Corletto
Director Strategic Planning
757- 629 -2855 757 -533 -4884 - Fax Jackie.Corletto @nscorp.com

Harry:
First of all, thank you for the opportunity to comment on the March 2015 Draft of the Georgia State Rail Plan. It is evident that a lot of hard work, time and coordination were put into this document.
A summary of the Norfolk Southern edits on the freight sections is as follows:

Section 2.2.1 Figure 2: Class I Rail Lines and Amtrak Routes. Two segments are misrepresented on the map: a) the branch west of Griffin, GA and b) the segment between Machen - Madison, GA. (See marked up map attached.)

Section2.2.1 Table 2: Short Line Railroads Operating in Georgia. Row 22 Ogeechee Railway's reporting mark is ORC (not OGEE). This should be corrected throughout the document.

Section 2.2.1 Figure 2: Short Line Railroads in Georgia. GWSR railroad between Ochillee and North Americus has been discontinued. This also appears in Section 2.4.1 Figure 32: Short Line Segments Incapable of Handling 286,000 lb. Railcar Weights. (See marked up map attached.)

Section 4.2.1: Should read as follows:
o "...The analysis compared volumes of freight trains per day (reported by CSXT for 2013 and reported by NS for 2013)...."
o "...The practical capacity limits for the limits for the respective signalization and track configurations were taken from.... NS has a

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methodology for calculating fluid theoretical capacity and those are the numbers reflected in Table 50"
Section 4.2.1: Under the Norfolk Southern section, reference to Figure 3 of Appendix A should be revised as needed given the new data in Table 50: Norfolk Southern Principal Main Line Capacity Analysis. The paragraph before this table needs to be omitted because NS is providing train count ranges. (See next item.)
Table 50: Norfolk Southern Principal Main Line Capacity Analysis. (See new table information in the attachment.)
Section 4.6.1: Concepts for Stakeholder Outreach. For my clarification, is there a reason that the projects listed in Table 52 or other sections where Class I's recommend improvements are not included in this table (i.e. Howell Interlocker)?
Appendix A Figure 1: Class I Rail Lines in Georgia. Two segments are misrepresented on the map: a) the branch west of Griffin, GA and b) the segment between Machen - Madison, GA. (See marked up map attached.)
Appendix A (A -20 -A -21): Norfolk Southern Railway. Please see various edits on attachment.
Appendix A Figure 3: Norfolk Southern Districts: Two segments are misrepresented on the map: a) the branch west of Griffin, GA and b) the segment between Machen - Madison, GA. (See marked up map attached.)
Appendix A (A- 23 -A37): All Subdivision information needs to be changed to reflect the new train count data provided in Table 50 (attached). In addition, please include in the document the data source of the track characteristics listed for each segment because NS was not the source of this information.
Norfolk Southern comments on the passenger sections are a little more generic, but can be summarized as follows:
Many of the concerns and comments described in our November 24, 2014 comments relating the passenger service and facilities discussion in the November 17, 2014 draft Georgia State Rail Plan are equally applicable to the current (March 2015) draft. Concerning many of the proposed passenger services described in the draft, we are not going to try to make specific comments because each should be reviewed on its merits. In any event, most of the described proposed passenger services or projects arise out of, or are supported by, certain studies and proposals that are also discussed in the draft. Generally, those studies and proposals are out -of -date and /or are based on assumptions (including applicable maximum authorized speeds) that simply do not apply, so reliance

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on those studies and proposals to support proposed passenger services or projects may be misplaced. (The March 2015 draft also adds, in Section 5.8.1, suggestions to introduce new or more focused environmental reviews on proposed intercity passenger services, but to the extent these Section 5.8.1 environmental review proposals also rely on out -of -date or erroneous studies, those new studies would only serve to perpetuate rather than solve the underlying issues in the prior studies.) Finally, much of the discussion concerning the proposed Atlanta Multi -Modal Transit Center remains essentially untouched in the current draft notwithstanding our earlier comments.
The March 2015 draft contains new and extensive discussion of a 2012 feasibility study report regarding Amtrak service between two sets of city pairs: Macon and Atlanta, and Chattanooga and Atlanta. Although this feasibility study apparently focused extensively on Norfolk Southern lines and capacity, Norfolk Southern was not involved. Because of that, we cannot comment extensively on the validity of the study or the reported results, but we do note that a fundamental (but erroneous) underlying study assumption was that up to 72 additional passenger trains could be accommodated on existing freight railroad infrastructure without any track improvements. Therefore, proposing long range passenger projects based on this feasibility study, as is the case in Section 5.8.2, is probably not advisable.
Please feel free to reach out to me (757- 629 -2855) for any questions regarding the changes to the freight sections; or to John Edwards (757- 629 -2838) with any questions regarding the changes to the passenger sections.
Thanks again,
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Manchester to Woodland double track segment
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From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments:
Please see below.

Boxler, Harry <hboxler@dot.ga.gov> Monday, April 20, 2015 12:27 PM Fox, Justin C Mack, Stenley K.; Heckler, Ariel L FW: 2015 Georgia State Rail Plan - Draft Release Track Layout Plan.pdf; SERX comments - J Cole 4-20-15.xlsx

Harry Boxler, AICP | Rail Planner, Division of Intermodal Georgia Department of Transportation 600 West Peachtree Street, NW | Atlanta, GA 30308 hboxler@dot.ga.gov | www.dot.ga.gov T: 404.631.1225 | F: 404.631.1935
From: Cole, Jeremy [mailto:JCOLE@southernco.com] Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 3:21 PM To: Boxler, Harry; Dale, Natalie Subject: RE: 2015 Georgia State Rail Plan - Draft Release
Mr. Boxler, I have reviewed the DRAFT Georgia Rail Plan, paying special attention to information pertaining to Southern Electric Railroad Company (SERX). There were several errors and misunderstandings regarding Southern Electric Railroad and the industry spur belonging to SERX's sister company Georgia Power.
I have attached my required updates/revisions to the DRAFT in an excel file. I have also attached a "Track Layout Plan" to help describe the distinction between SERX and the Georgia Power/Georgia Pacific industrial spur near Rincon, as well as a corrected description of the Southern Electric Railroad Company for page A-49 of Appendix A.
Please contact me once you have had time to review so that we can make sure that everyone is on the same page. I do not want/need the wrong information to be published in the Rail Plan nor any misunderstanding with agencies such as FRA regarding operations, ownership, or regulations involving SERX.
Thank you,
Jeremy E. Cole, PE
Vice President - General Manager Southern Electric Railroad Company, Inc.
205-257-6979 EMAIL: jcole@southernco.com
This communication, including any attachments, may contain confidential and privileged information that is subject to Southern Company's Information Governance Policy. The information is intended solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient, you are prohibited from any use, distribution, or copying of this communication. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender and then delete this communication in its entirety from your system.

From: Boxler, Harry [mailto:hboxler@dot.ga.gov] Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2015 8:32 AM To: Boxler, Harry Subject: RE: 2015 Georgia State Rail Plan - Draft Release
REMINDER:
Please submit written comments via email or letter, before April 21, 2015.
Thanks
Harry Boxler, AICP | Rail Planner, Division of Intermodal Georgia Department of Transportation 600 West Peachtree Street, NW | Atlanta, GA 30308 hboxler@dot.ga.gov | www.dot.ga.gov T: 404.631.1225 | F: 404.631.1935
From: Boxler, Harry Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 4:12 PM To: Boxler, Harry Subject: 2015 Georgia State Rail Plan - Draft Release
Hello,
The Georgia Department of Transportation is pleased to announce the release of the Draft 2015 Georgia State Rail Plan.
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) developed this State Rail Plan for the purpose of guiding the state's rail freight and passenger transportation planning activities and project development plans over the next 25 years (year 2040). It describes the state's existing rail network and rail-related economic and socio-economic impacts. It also describes the State Rail Plan process, Georgia's Rail Vision and supporting Goals, proposed short- and long-range capital improvements, studies, and recommended next steps to address the issues identified.
This Plan is intended to meet the requirements established by the federal Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA) to qualify for future federal funding for rail projects. It is also intended to be compliant with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) State Rail Plan Guidance of September 2013.

The purpose of this notification is to invite and encourage your participation by reviewing and providing any comments you may have on the draft Plan. Please submit written comments via email or letter, before April 21, 2015.
The Draft State Rail Plan is available for review online at: http://www.dot.ga.gov/IS/Rail/StateRailPlan

Next Steps

Once the public comment period ends, GDOT will review all comments and make revisions to the Plan as appropriate.

Final approval is scheduled for June 2015.
GDOT Contacts Please send your questions and comments to the following representatives:

Harry Boxler, Natalie Dale

AICP

Media &

Rail Planner,

Government

Division of

Relations

Intermodal

Georgia

Georgia

Department of

Department of

Transportation

Transportation

600 West

600 West Peachtree Peachtree Street,

Street, NW

NW

Atlanta, GA 30308 Atlanta, GA

hboxler@dot.ga.gov 30308

ndale@dot.ga.gov

Thank you for your participation!

Harry Boxler, AICP | Rail Planner, Division of Intermodal Georgia Department of Transportation 600 West Peachtree Street, NW | Atlanta, GA 30308 hboxler@dot.ga.gov | www.dot.ga.gov

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1

2 next to last

4th line

Southern "Railway" not Railroad

2

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1st

Southern "Railway" not Railroad

3

12 next to last

first 2 lines

Check the math. 27 local + 1 switching = 28 total

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Table

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Standard Carrier Alpha Code is "SERX"

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Line 26

Route miles owned = 3; Route miles operated = 0

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Table

Footnote d

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Map

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Map

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SERX trackage is ONLY the approx. 3 miles between the NS - Savannah District mainline and the CSX - Columbia Subdivision mainline near Rincon, GA. The SERX originates at the NS mainline, crosses the CSX at grade near MP 2.5 and then terminates at the Georgia Power industry spur's "wye" connection with the CSX. Remove red highlight east of CSX mainline. Map on page A-2 is correctly delineated.

9

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27

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85

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2nd 1 and 3 Legend

"Chattooga" and Chickamauga Railway, not "Chattanooga" "GSWR" not "GWSR" - 2 locations in 1st bullet Standard Carrier Alpha Code is "SERX"

SERX trackage is ONLY the approx. 3 miles between the NS - Savannah District

mainline and the CSX - Columbia Subdivision mainline near Rincon, GA. The

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SERX originates at the NS mainline, crosses the CSX at grade near MP 2.5 and then terminates at the Georgia Power industry spur's "wye" connection with

the CSX. Remove red highlight east of CSX mainline. Map on page A-2 is

12

correctly delineated.

should read, "Coal trains serve a power plant south of Carrollton, Georgia, at

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Wansley." (Coal units at Plant Yates were recently decommissioned or

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converted to natural gas.)

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Standard Carrier Alpha Code is "SERX"

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Table

Line 26

Route miles owned = 3; Route miles operated = 0

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Map

Legend

Standard Carrier Alpha Code is "SERX"

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A-43

Map

SOU ELEC

SERX trackage is ONLY the approx. 3 miles between the NS - Savannah District mainline and the CSX - Columbia Subdivision mainline near Rincon, GA. The SERX originates at the NS mainline, crosses the CSX at grade near MP 2.5 and then terminates at the Georgia Power industry spur's "wye" connection with the CSX. Remove red highlight east of CSX mainline. Map on page A-2 is correctly delineated.

19

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5th

heading and 1st line "Chattooga" and Chickamauga Railway, not "Chattanooga" - 2 locations

last

heading

"Railroad" not "Railway"

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A-49

last

Replace existing paragraph with the following: "Southern Electric Railroad Company, the railroad subsidiary of Southern Company, constructed an approximate 2.6 mile line in 1995, originating at a point on NS' Savannah District main track, some five to six miles south of Springfield, and terminating at a connection with the Georgia Power - Plant McIntosh (formerly Savannah all Electric Power Company - SEPCO) industrial spur at a point on the CSXT's A-Line near Rincon, now known as SEPCO Junction. The railroad does not operate trains itself. All trains are operated by NS via trackage rights. The railroad serves Plant McIntosh as well as Georgia Pacific - Savannah River Mill, via the industry spur between SEPCO Junction and the Plant McIntosh."

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Alpha Code: Phone:
Line Segment Total

SERX Dennis Heinen - phone number is 912-401-2762 - please update Delete second line segment - ("Rincon CSXT main to GA Power Plant McIntosh") this is not SERX trackage - see footnote 2 "2.6" not 8.9

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Footnote 2

There are three track segments between the NS connection and Georgia Power - Plant McIntosh. The Southern Electric Railroad Company segment originates at the NS mainline, crosses the CSX at grade near SERX MP 2.5 and then terminates at the Georgia Power industry spur's "wye" connection with the CSX. The 2 mile track segment from the CSXT "wye" connection to the Georgia Pacific Savannah River Mill is jointly owned by Georgia Pacific and Georgia Power company. The 4.3 mile track segment from the Georgia Pacific Savannah River Mill to Georgia Power Plant McIntosh is owned by Georgia Power.

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April 21, 2015
Via Email and Regular Mail Mr. Harry Boxler Rail Planner, Division of Intermodal Georgia Department of Transportation 600 West Peachtree Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30308 hboxler@dot.ga.gov
Re: Comments Regarding Draft 2015 Georgia State Rail Plan
Mr. Boxler:
On behalf of the Southern Environmental Law Center, please consider the following comments regarding the Draft 2015 Georgia State Rail Plan. SELC works throughout the Southeast to promote a more balanced transportation program, including greater development of passenger and freight rail. Investment in rail transportation provides a more efficient and less polluting option for moving people and goods throughout our region.
We strongly encourage the Georgia Department of Transportation to approach the 2015 State Rail Plan not just as a requirement to be met but as an opportunity to make the business case for increased rail investment in Georgia. Doing so will require building on the excellent analysis contained in the Draft Plan in several key respects. Specifically, the final State Rail Plan should provide: (i) a detailed review of the state rail programs in peer states; (ii) a more detailed analysis of the benefits of key projects; (iii) a framework for prioritizing the state's many competing rail needs; and (iv) specific funding programs to be implemented in Georgia. Adding these components will change the plan from a snapshot of Georgia's rail program as it currently stand into a business plan for future infrastructure investments.
Review of Peer States
The State Rail Plan should begin by providing a survey of the rail programs in peer states, with a particular emphasis on states that are making robust investments in their freight or passenger rail system. This peer survey should consider the amount of state funding for rail, the sources of funding, the state's goals for its rail program, and the methods used to evaluate and prioritize potential projects. Georgia's effort to develop a more robust rail investment program need not reinvent the wheel; it can take the lessons learned in other states and adopt the programs and policies that have proven successful. However, to do so Georgia must first have information on how it compares with other states and what other states are doing. Thus, a survey of the rail programs in key states will inform much of what the 2015 State Rail Plan seeks to achieve.
Funding

A peer review will be particularly important in the identification of state level funding programs and the policies to administer the use of such funds. The Draft State Rail Plan discusses at length the various funding streams currently available for rail projects under federal and Georgia law. (Draft Rail Plan at 43-48). The Draft Plan also states that Georgia will undertake a "comprehensive examination of all potential financing sources and alternatives" at some future date. (Draft Rail Plan at 137). Limited funding is one of the key obstacles to enhanced rail investment in Georgia, but the Draft Plan does not recommend any means to increase the funding available. Drawing upon the review of peer states, the State Rail Plan should provide concrete recommendations for funding programs that could be implemented in Georgia to increase the resources available for rail investment. Simply put, unless additional resources for rail investment are identified, much of the analysis in the Draft Plan is little more than an academic exercise.
Recent developments in the Georgia General Assembly create the opportunity for more robust and reliable, rail investment in the state. The Georgia General Assembly passed a bill that will supplement the state's transportation revenue with income from a variety of fees, including an electric vehicle fee, a heavy vehicle fee, and a hotel fee. Combined, these fees are estimated to generate in excess of $200 million in revenue annually. And unlike state motor fuel tax receipts, revenue from these fees will not be subject to the constitutional provision limiting their use to roads and bridges. The potential availability of these unrestricted funds makes it even more important for the State Rail Plan to consider examples of how other states administer funds for their rail programs.
Project Prioritization
The Draft State Rail Plan identifies a number of capital rail projects, both freight and passenger, and categorizes these potential projects as short range or long range projects based on anticipated funding. Given the limited funding historically available for capital rail projects, the vast majority of these potential projects are lumped together in the long range category. But the Draft Plan does not prioritize these long range projects into any order, so if new funds become available there is no clear basis for deciding how they will be used. Again drawing from the review of peer states, the State Rail Plan should provide guidance on prioritizing these projects by conducting a cost/benefit analysis for all major capital projects. This prioritization framework could use analysis similar to the data provided in Section 2.2.7 of the Draft State Rail Plan, but provide the data on a project-specific level. With the benefit of project-specific data (such as cost, ridership, population served, vehicle trips avoided, economic benefit, etc..), the various long term projects can be objectively compared and prioritized based on their potential return on investment.
Beyond a general effort to prioritize long term projects based on performance, the State Rail Plan should also prioritize projects that meet statewide policy goals. There are three areas where the potential for multifold public benefits justifies the elevation of a project to a statewide priority.
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Designing a Solution to Howell Junction
The State Rail Plan should initiate a study to develop a solution for the rail congestion and delay at Howell Junction. The Draft Plan stresses the importance of this location to rail traffic throughout the state and stresses the need for a comprehensive solution, similar to the CREATE project in Chicago and the Rail Gateway project in New Orleans. (Draft Rail Plan at 96). Given the importance of Howell Junction to both freight and passenger rail service statewide, the State Rail Plan should take the first step and initiate the planning, design, and engineering necessary for a comprehensive solution to the problems at Howell Junction. Even if funds are not currently available to fully implement the project, if a solution is identified, designed and engineered, it can be constructed as funding becomes available.
Diverting Freight Traffic From Interstates to Rail
The State Rail Plan should also prioritize projects which are intended to divert freight traffic from roads to rail. The Draft Plan recommends policies which "[i]ncrease the movement of goods by rail and emphasize rail-related intermodal and other rail improvements to ensure a diverse and robust rail network." (Draft Rail Plan at viii). The State Rail Plan should expand on this policy recommendation by identifying and prioritizing actual projects which increase the percentage of Georgia's freight traffic transported by rail rather than Georgia's highways and interstates. Specifically, data from the Statewide Freight and Logistics Plan should be used to identify systemic obstacles to greater freight traffic by rail and identify projects which address these obstacles. Projects with the greatest potential to mode-shift freight traffic from roads to rail should then be prioritized for funding. And particular weight should be given to projects which remove truck traffic from metro Atlanta's congested interstates. Such a shift substantially benefits the traveling public by reducing congestion on our interstates and avoiding the need for costly interstate expansion projects.
Developing a Commuter Rail Program
The State Rail Plan should also prioritize the development of a commuter rail program. The Draft Plan's policy recommendations call for the development of "a commuter rail plan emphasizing an incremental approach and coordination with Amtrak and MARTA services. (Draft Rail Plan at viii). And as the Draft Plan further notes, preliminary planning around commuter rail service (particularly intercity service and regional service into Atlanta) has already been completed. (Id. at 115-120).
However, the Draft Plan does not provide a path forward to begin delivering these projects. More granular, detailed information is necessary to make the business case for these projects, such as cost/benefit information for the different routes, ridership estimates, projected congestion reduction, and economic development potential around station areas. A dedicated funding stream must be identified to support the construction and operation of such commuter rail lines. Finally, GDOT must begin exploring governance structures to facilitate the coordination of the various federal, state, local, and private entities potentially involved in commuter rail projects.
The SunRail commuter rail program in Florida and the Northstar program in Minnesota provide useful examples of states that have recognized the value of commuter rail and have
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begun operating projects serving their major metro areas. With the benefit of project-specific data, and drawing up on the funding structures and governance models tested in peer states, Georgia can begin delivering the best performing projects in the "incremental" fashion recommended by the Draft Plan. Fund and Empower State Rail Agency
The State Rail Plan should also call for the funding and empowerment of the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority as the legal entity to implement Georgia's investment in passenger rail service. The GRPA was established "for the purpose of construction, financing, operation, and development of rail passenger service and other public transportation projects within and without the State of Georgia." O.C.G.A. 46-9-271. However, GRPA is currently unfunded and inactive. The State Rail Plan should recommend that GRPA be funded and empowered as the state entity to manage, deliver, and operate commuter and intercity passenger rail projects in Georgia. CONCLUSION
Thank you for your hard work in preparing the draft 2015 Georgia State Rail Plan and for your consideration of these comments. If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me at (404) 521-9900 or bgist@selcga.org.
Sincerely,
Brian L. Gist
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Miller, Terry <Terry.Miller@dnr.ga.gov> Wednesday, April 22, 2015 12:32 PM Boxler, Harry Fox, Justin C RE: 2015 Georgia State Rail Plan - Draft Release

Thanks!

I just realized a mistake.. it's Southwest Georgia Railroad Excursion Authority (I left out Georgia!)

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Terry A. Miller, Manager of SAM Shortline Excursion Train Georgia DNR - State Parks & Historic Sites Division 109 East 9th Avenue - Cordele, Georgia 31015 Office (229) 276-0755 | Fax (229) 276-0816 | Cell (229) 322-6159 Email: Terry.Miller@dnr.ga.gov www.SAMShortline.com | Facebook.com/SAMShortline | Twitter.com/SAMShortline ________________________________________ From: Boxler, Harry [hboxler@dot.ga.gov] Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 3:29 PM To: Miller, Terry Cc: Fox, Justin C Subject: RE: 2015 Georgia State Rail Plan - Draft Release

Hello,

We certainly can update the text. Thanks for the input.

Harry Boxler, AICP | Rail Planner, Division of Intermodal Georgia Department of Transportation 600 West Peachtree Street, NW | Atlanta, GA 30308 hboxler@dot.ga.gov | www.dot.ga.gov T: 404.631.1225 | F: 404.631.1935

-----Original Message----From: Miller, Terry [mailto:Terry.Miller@dnr.ga.gov] Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 3:28 PM To: Boxler, Harry Subject: RE: 2015 Georgia State Rail Plan - Draft Release
Harry, Could we possible update the description of SAM Shortline on page 19-20 of the rail plan. It apprears to be outdated information.
This would be the current description:
SAM Shortline Operated by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources under guidance from the Southwest Railroad Excursion Authority, the SAM Shortline is a state-owned tourist railway that offers a relaxing ride through the quaint towns of Georgia's Coastal Plain. The longest excursion is 82 miles round-trip. SAM Shortline runs on Fridays and Saturdays and other selected weekdays, from February through the Christmas. SAM Shortline operates over the Heart of Georgia Railroad and leases engine services from HOG.
Operating from the Georgia Veterans State Park, the SAM Shortline offers excursions beginning in either Downtown Cordele or the State Park, traveling though Leslie, Americus, Plains and Archery. At layover stations passengers have time to explore the town. Plains is the family home of former President Jimmy Carter and the site of the railroad station that was his campaign headquarters. Six excursions of varying lengths are operated in a monthly rotation or to coincide with local events.
The Watermelon Express operates from Downtown Cordele and Plains (82 miles round-trip). The Americus Explorer operates from Downtown Cordele to Americus (62 miles round-trip).

The Thronateeska Limited operates from Downtown Cordele to Americus with a stopover in Leslie (62 miles round-trip). The Presidential Flyer operates from the Georgia Veterans State Park to Archery with a stopover in Plains (70 miles round-trip). The Peanut Express operates from Georgia State Veterans State Park to Plains with a stopover in Leslie (66 miles round-trip). The Sumter Special operates from Georgia State Veterans State Park to Plains with a stopover in Americus (66 miles round-trip). SAM Shortline also operates special seasonal excursions, private charters and a Day Out With Thomas event during the year.
Thanks and sorry for the delay! ______________________________________________________________
Terry A. Miller, Manager of SAM Shortline Excursion Train Georgia DNR - State Parks & Historic Sites Division 109 East 9th Avenue - Cordele, Georgia 31015 Office (229) 276-0755 | Fax (229) 276-0816 | Cell (229) 322-6159 Email: Terry.Miller@dnr.ga.gov<mailto:Terry.Miller@dnr.ga.gov> www.SAMShortline.com<http://www.SAMShortline.com> | Facebook.com/SAMShortline | Twitter.com/SAMShortline ________________________________________ From: Boxler, Harry [hboxler@dot.ga.gov] Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 4:12 PM To: Boxler, Harry Subject: 2015 Georgia State Rail Plan - Draft Release
Hello,

The Georgia Department of Transportation is pleased to announce the release of the Draft 2015 Georgia State Rail Plan.
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) developed this State Rail Plan for the purpose of guiding the state's rail freight and passenger transportation planning activities and project development plans over the next 25 years (year 2040). It describes the state's existing rail network and rail-related economic and socio-economic impacts. It also describes the State Rail Plan process, Georgia's Rail Vision and supporting Goals, proposed short- and long-range capital improvements, studies, and recommended next steps to address the issues identified.
This Plan is intended to meet the requirements established by the federal Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA) to qualify for future federal funding for rail projects. It is also intended to be compliant with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) State Rail Plan Guidance of September 2013.
The purpose of this notification is to invite and encourage your participation by reviewing and providing any comments you may have on the draft Plan. Please submit written comments via email or letter, before April 21, 2015.
The Draft State Rail Plan is available for review online at: http://www.dot.ga.gov/IS/Rail/StateRailPlan
Next Steps
Once the public comment period ends, GDOT will review all comments and make revisions to the Plan as appropriate.

Final approval is scheduled for June 2015. GDOT Contacts
Please send your questions and comments to the following representatives:
Harry Boxler, AICP Rail Planner, Division of Intermodal Georgia Department of Transportation 600 West Peachtree Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30308 hboxler@dot.ga.gov<mailto:hboxler@dot.ga.gov<mailto:hboxler@dot.ga.gov%3cmailto:hboxler@dot.g a.gov>>
Natalie Dale Media & Government Relations Georgia Department of Transportation 600 West Peachtree Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30308 ndale@dot.ga.gov<mailto:ndale@dot.ga.gov<mailto:ndale@dot.ga.gov%3cmailto:ndale@dot.ga.gov>>
Thank you for your participation!