Norfolk Southern: Creating Options for Central Ohio

Chris Luebbers22 July 2010

AtlantaAustell

Inman

Charlotte

Chicago47th Street

63rd Street

Landers

Calumet

Ashland Ave

Columbus

DetroitLivernois

Delray

SavannahMason ICTF

Port Wentworth

Miami

CincinnatiGest Street

Sharonville

Harrisburg/ Rutherford

Front Royal

NorfolkNorfolk Int’l Terminal

Portsmouth Marine Terminal

Newport News Marine Terminal

APM Terminal

New Orleans

Memphis

Dallas

Huntsville

Jacksonville

Charleston/ Marine Terminal

Georgetown

Kansas City

St LouisLouisville

Buechel

Appliance Park

Baltimore

Greensboro

Toledo

Decatur

Taylor

Cleveland

Pittsburgh

AyerAlbany

Buffalo

Titusville

NY/NJCroxton Erail

Elizabeth Marine Terminal

NYCT PNCT

Bethlehem

Morrisville/Navy Yard

Shreveport

Ft Lauderdale

Birmingham

MeridianNS Intermodal Network

Intermodal Network

Haulage Extensions

Intermodal Terminals

On-Dock Access

NS Intermodal NetworkIntermodal Network

Haulage Extensions

Intermodal Terminals

On-Dock Access

Norfolk Southern’sIntermodal Network

Service, Price and Options

• In today’s environment, shippers are considering service, price and routing options in their supply chains

• Increasing demand for higher quality, truck-like intermodal services

• Routing Options involve International and Domestic Traffic– West Coast Ports– East Coast / Panama Canal vessel services– Domestic services for all regions of the US

NS Projects Benefit Central Ohio

Northeast

East

West

South

Central Ohio

NS Projects Benefit Central Ohio

Chicago Ashland Ave and

the CREATE Projects to Points

West

Heartland Corridor to Norfolk

Columbus to Cincinnati Clearance Project

Additional Support Track at

Toledo for service to

NY/NJ

Rickenbacker Terminal

Columbus Rickenbacker4 Support Tracks (14,000’)

3 Pad Tracks (9,300’)

Expanded Leads to/from Mainline

125 Acres – Expandable up to 300 acres

1,888 Wheeled Parking Spots

408 Stacked Spaces (2 high)

High Speed Automated Gate System

4 Overhead Cranes / 1 Sideloader

Equipment Maintenance Building

Annual Lift Capacity 250,000

Neighboring Lots are owned by CRAA and may be

developed for CY facilities, etc.

Rickenbacker Global Logistics Park

The Rickenbacker logistics park and FTZ integrates Intermodal, carload, air freight and logistics capabilities

15,000 acres of existing or planned development , Over 39 million sq ft of existing development

Located 18 miles from Columbus

Anchored by NS’ new Intermodal facility and the Rickenbacker airport

Heartland Corridor

The Heartland CorridorPublic-Private Partnership

Chicago

Columbus

PritchardRoanoke Norfolk

Detroit

The Heartland Corridor

First Trains September 9, 2010!

Central Tunnel Project Status

Total Complete as of 7/15/10 % Complete

Tunnel Length (Linear feet) 28,843 21,602 75%

Number of Tunnels 28 25 89%

Number of other obstructions 25 24 96%

Cowan Tunnel - Before

Cowan Tunnel - After

Heartland Corridor

The Heartland Corridor and Heartland Secondary Projects

Public-Private Partnership

Chicago

Cincinnati

Columbus

PritchardRoanoke Norfolk

Detroit

The Heartland Corridor and Secondary Projects

First Trains September 9, 2010

Heartland Corridor Secondary Projects

• Columbus - Cincinnati Clearance Project– 5 mainline clearance projects between Columbus and Cincinnati – Estimated Completion Q2 2011– Allows for double stack service between Columbus and Florida and

the Southeast Ports

• Toledo Yard and Rickenbacker Track Expansion– Addition of support tracks will allow blocks of traffic to be switched

between trains– Estimated Completion Q2 2011– Improved flow through Toledo for Columbus traffic to/from Chicago

and NY

Chicago Interchange

• NS inherited Ashland Ave. Yard in Chicago in the Conrail transaction– Provides highly efficient connectivity to western carriers

• The CREATE projects will significantly build upon the Ashland Ave. interchanges by improving approaches to the facility on both ends

– Brighton Park Interlocking– Englewood Flyover

• The Indiana Gateway Project will improve the NS mainline in and out of Chicago

• NS has two options for routing trains between Chicago and Columbus

Chicago Interchange Operations

Norfolk and Norfolk Ports

Jacksonville and Jacksonville Ports

Savannah and Savannah Ports

Charleston and Charleston Ports

Chicago

Northern New Jersey

Columbus Rickenbacker

Pacific Northwest Points

Pacific Southwest Points and NorCal

Miami and South Florida

Current and Potential NS Intermodal Services For

Central Ohio

Creating Options for Central Ohio

• The Heartland Corridor will be completed in August, but NS continues to invest in projects that will leverage the benefits of the Heartland Corridor for Central Ohio

• NS has sufficient and expandable Intermodal terminal capacity in the heart of Central Ohio

• NS provides multiple options for efficient Intermodal services to points East, West and South– Double stack routes to New York/New Jersey and Norfolk– Efficient interchange in Chicago to reach points West– Potential to reach Florida and the SE ports