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Small Railroads: Big Agenda
Inland Rivers Ports & Terminals, Inc.Annual MeetingShreveport, LAApril 30, 2015
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Short Line Industry
558 “Short Lines”:
Class III railroads: Revenues < $31.9 M
Class II railroads: Revenues $31.9 M - $398.7 M
Switching and Terminal Railroads
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Growth of Short Line Route Miles
More Than 465% Route Miles Growth Over the Course of 30 Years . . .
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Class I Railroads vs. Number of Short Lines
(Short Lines can interchange with more than one Class I)
Class I Number of Short Lines
BNSF 190
CN 19
CP 9
CSX 254
KCS 14
NS 256
UP 223
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Short Lines vs. Class I Interchanges
Over 300 Short Line Railroads Have More Than One Class I Connection
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Historically
Coal
Farm Products
Minerals & Ores
Chemicals
Metal Products
Pulp, Paper, Lumber
Food Products
Short Line Commodities
Feb 2014 – Feb 2015
Chemicals 8.0%
Intermodal 13.9%
Grain 12.6%
Metals & Products 0.1%
Aggregates 20.2%
Paper Products 1.1%
Petroleum Products 2.0%
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Rail Industry Carloads
Class I's – Short Line Traffic Only – Available Data
RR H1 2012 H1
2013 Variance
BNSF 609,756
684,472
+12.3%
CN 109,104
119,274
+9.3%
CSX 392,548
403,989
+2.9%
NS 516,659
528,963
+2.4%
UP 774,485
825,076
+6.5%
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Class II / III Annual Financial Slice
Revenues: $3.3+ Billion
Capital Expenditures: $920+ Million
Maintenance Expenditures:$800+ Million
Federal Tax Credits 2004 – 2013:
$1.5B in infrastructure and equipment
Federal, State and Local Taxes of $410+ Million
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Short Line Operating RevenueComparison, 2012 - 2013
Two Consecutive Periods of Growth
Two Consecutive Periods of Decline
Decline Followed by Growth
Growth Followed by Decline
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Source of Funds
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The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association
Membership:
• Railroad: Class II & Class III railroads
• Associate Business
• Sustaining
• Tourist & Excursion Railroad
• Plant & Switch Contractors
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RR Member History by Decade1983 - 2013
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ASLRRA’s Mission
Represents Interests of Small Railroads Before:
Congress
Federal Agencies
Class I Railroads
State & Federal Courts (Amicus)
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ASLRRA’s Mission
Education & Compliance
Railroad “U”
Regulation Compliance Seminars
Webinars
Compliance Templates
Alerts and publications
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ASLRRA’s Mission
Meetings
Annual Convention
Four Regional Meetings
General Counsel Symposium
Finance & Administration Conf.
Railroad Day On The Hill
Numerous FRA Compliance Seminars
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Member Driven
Committees
Executive Finance & Administration Legislative Policy General Counsel Safety & Training Police & Security Technology Human Resources Mechanical Small Railroad
Volunteers
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