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UPDATE a Publication of the Michigan Railroads Association FALL 2020 MRA RAIL UPDATE A publication of the Michigan Railroads Association Photo Courtesy of Kyle Korienek Kyle of Courtesy Photo WHY THE USMCA WILL BENEFIT FREIGHT RAILROADS & THEIR CUSTOMERS rom the car you drive to the food you eat, A staggering 42% of all rail traffic is connected As outlined by a trade coalition of U.S. domestic and international trade helps make to international trade, much of which occurs companies and associations, U.S. trade with FAmerican life possible. across Canada, Mexico and the United States. Mexico and Canada: This trade, which happens across North America, Because of this connection, capital intensive Supports millions of jobs: Trade with Canada depends on manufacturing and services, railroads — which privately invest $26 billion and Mexico supports 11 million American jobs transporting goods to market and then selling annually to maintain and modernize their in every state in the Union and 49 U.S. states them via various physical and digital retail count Canada or Mexico as one of their top means. American businesses and major rail shippers — including automobile makers, energy three merchandise export markets. producers, agricultural growers and even beer Drives U.S. export growth: U.S. goods exports makers — need the certainty and benefits of to Canada and Mexico have expanded far tariff-free trade across North America to keep more since the 2007-2009 recession than U.S. delivering for the American people. exports to any other country in the world, With the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement accounting for about 40% of the growth in (USMCA) now law governing trade between overall U.S. goods exports in dollar terms. the United States, Canada and Mexico, freight Quadrupled in the past 25 years: Trade with railroads will continue their work to keep supply 140,000-mile network — have focused part of chains moving, fuel economic recovery from their investments towards some of the busiest Canada and Mexico reached nearly $1.3 trillion the coronavirus pandemic and execute a vision regions for cross-border trade. in 2017, and the two countries buy more than toward the future. U.S. trade with Mexico and Canada benefits the one-third of U.S. merchandise exports. Freight rail plays a fundamental role in trade. nation in many ways. CONTINUED ON pagE 2 FROM THE PRESIDENT IN THIS ISSUE ail Safety Week (Sept. Lansing. Identical bills that would create a new 21-27) was celebrated 80/20 cost-share competitive grant program O peration Lifesaver Rvirtually this year managed by MDOT have been nearly unanimously Update . 2 due to Covid19 concerns. approved by both the House and Senate. Jon Cool, President We want to thank Operation Moving Michigan . 3 @MI_FreightRail We are very encouraged that the legislature Lifesaver’s MI Director, Sam has taken such a strong supportive position L ocal Grade Crossing Crowl, and law enforcement to bring a solution to this longstanding public agencies across our state for helping to spread infrastructure issue. Thank you to all of the Surface Program . 4 rail safety messaging. stakeholders who have been a part of this effort There has been quite a bit of progress on the that will help Improve some of our state’s busiest Rail During COVID-19 . 5 Local Grade Separation Program legislation in crossings. Updated MRA Website . 6 CONTINUED ON pagE 2 Fall 2020 MRA RAIL UPDATE 1 CONTINUED FROM pagE 1: WHY THE USMCA WILL BENEFIT FREIGHT RAILROADS & THEIR CUSTOMERS Is vital for U.S. manufacturers: U.S.- manufactured goods exported to Canada and 50,000 “Today, much of CN’s customer service Mexico support the jobs of more than two rail jobs, worth over $5.5 involves trans-border trade. CN has invested billion in annual wages and million men and women at more than 43,000 close to $20 million dollars in the Ferndale manufacturing firms across the United States. benefits, depend directly on international trade Intermodal Yard over the past five years and Most U.S. manufacturing sectors (38 out of 42) continues to invest in expanding the Ferndale and most states (46 out of 50) count Canada Intermodal Yard’s footprint and promote or Mexico as their first- or second-largest The USMCA provided a much-needed update to safety, security, and environmental well- foreign purchasers. NAFTA and modernized North American trade. being. NAFTA and the new USMCA agreement Is essential for farmers and ranchers: U.S. The North American Free Trade Agreement have laid the groundwork for these cross- agricultural exports to Canada and Mexico (NAFTA) made the trade that freight rail border investments in Michigan and others quadrupled from $8.9 billion in 1993 to $39 supports possible. Passed in 1993, NAFTA has relevant to the auto industry, such as the billion in 2017 and the two countries are top boosted U.S. manufacturing, opened new current expansion of the Ferndale Intermodal markets for U.S. grains, dairy products, meats, markets for farmers and positively transformed Yard and the Flint Auto Compound.” fresh fruits and vegetables. Nearly one-third supply chains. Yet that agreement needed to of U.S. agricultural exports went to our North be updated, which leaders from United States, CN’s David Woodruff, Assistant Vice President American neighbors in 2017. Canada and Mexico did through the USMCA. and Head of U.S. Public & Government Affairs. MICHIGAN OperatiON LIFESAVER Update rashes in Michigan have declined over year-to-date for the period of January to CJuly. Collisions are down from 24 in 2019 to 20 for 2020. However, trespasser incidents are up from two to seven for the same period. Nationally crashes are down by 19% over the YTD and trespasser incidents are down 4%. OLI National (oli.org) is promoting the results of its 47 year existence that crashes are down from over 12,000 in OLI’s first year (1972), to about 2,200 in 2019, an 82% improvement. In Michigan, there were as many as 650 crashes and up to 40 OLAV Louis deKoster teaches rail safety at a truck fatalities a year in the 1970’s. In 2018, Michigan driver training class. Photo Credit: Shauna Peltin. recorded its first year with no crash related the CN Railway have been used to paint our fatalities. message on sidewalks near schools and other MI Operation Lifesaver has been utilizing Zoom high foot traffic areas. meetings to communicate rail safety. Some of In the Upper Peninsula, OLAV Louis deKoster the events involving MI-OL volunteers recently has continued to make small in-person include: presentations to truck driver classes and others. Sam Crowl, OL State Director, painting sidewalk safety Two classes were held for new Operation messaging in metro Detroit. Photo Credit: Curtis Lifesaver Authorized Volunteers with eight new Suicide prevention placards have been made Stewart. OLAVs now able to make presentations. with durable material and posted at areas MI-OL applied for and received Federal Railroad where intentional acts have occurred in the For more information about Operation Administration (FRA) financial grants for over past. Lifesaver and its many programs and $8,000 to be used for radio and cell phone PSA posters have been mailed to most of the happenings - please visit www.mi-ol.org. banner ads. state’s truck driver schools promoting the ‘Blue Contact Sam Crowl, State Coordinator, at: New ‘See Tracks - Think Train’ stencils from sign’ or ‘Emergency Notification System’ (ENS). [email protected] or 248-823-7037. CONTINUED FROM pagE 1: FROM THE PRESIDENT Thank you, also, to all of the legislators who have in its 5th year and, by all accounts, has been The MRA has updated its website with worked on this legislation. We truly appreciate a successful policy decision that helps local some new information. Browse over to the collaboration. governments partner with railroads to maintain michiganrailroadsassociation.com to see the surface condition at local crossings. (Not new emergency, economic development and We are hopeful that Local Grade Separation state routes). permitting information. Railroad contacts have legislation will reach the Governor’s desk by the Please see the information contained in this also been updated on the site. Take a look and let end of the year. newsletter for more details and call Kris Foondle us know what you think. The Local Surface Crossing Program is now at MDOT with specific questions. Fall 2020 MRA RAIL UPDATE 2 MOVING MICHIGAN FeaturiNG INDIANA NORTHEASterN RAILROAD COmpaNY Litchfield Jonesville Coldwater Quincy Allen Hillsdale Bankers MICHIGAN Reading Branch County Montgomery TO Ray DETROIT IN 2185 with a loaded grain train. Photo Credit: Troy Strane. Hillsdale County Fremont Steuben n proximity of where Michigan, Indiana and INDIANA County Ohio borders all come together lies a shortline OHIO Angola Irailroad operation that serves this tri-state LaGrange County area. Indiana Northeastern Railroad stretches nearly 106 miles in length with its mainline Pleasant Lake Eden Ashley resembling a “Z” on the map as it originates South Milford Helmer Williams Montpelier with interchange partner Norfolk Southern at Hudson Hamilton County Montpelier, Ohio, and terminates to the northwest Noble County in Coldwater, Michigan. Branches from the main Dekalb County TO FORT allow the railroad to reach Litchfield, Michigan, waYNE and the railroad’s owners in South Milford, Indiana. Indiana Northeastern Railroad began operations best interest to become the owner of the entire all its mainline to rail capable of handling 286,000 in 1992, evolving from its initial operation, the rail network and reorganized the new railroad lb. car loadings. Pigeon River Railroad, through the purchase and into the Indiana Northeastern. Indiana Northeastern and its grain facilities are acquisition of several lines formerly operated by Improved management of assets and resources also capable of faster car loading and participate the Hillsdale County Railroad.
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