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Rail Update Rail Update (Michigan Operation Lifesaver News continued from page 4.) Email: [email protected] • Web: www.michiganrailroadsassociation.com Web: • [email protected] Email: of Williamston, OL Presenter, who made over482-9225 FAX • 482-9413 (517) • 48933 Michigan Lansing, • 601 Suite Square, Washington N. 120 MICHIGAN Michigan Celebrates Faster Passenger Trains, Improved Stations And More a dozen safety presentations; Ken Gilsdorf, Su- By: Janet Foran, MDOT Office of Communications pervisor, Community Affairs & Safety- CSX, was given a special plaque for over 20 years Amtrak and the Michigan Department of of Outstanding dedication as a Presenter and RAIL Transportation (MDOT) recently received Trainer for OL. Ken is retiring soon but will federal approval to increase maximum Amtrak remain active in OL in Michigan. train speeds in western Michigan and north- Recent Guest Speakers at MI-OL quarterly UPDATE ern Indiana to 110 mph following the success- meetings at Durand Union Station include: A publication of the ful implementation of the Incremental Train Michigan Railroads Association Control System (ITCS) on Amtrak-owned • Roy Deitchman – VP, Amtrak - Washing- track between Kalamazoo, MI and Porter, IN. ton DC Passengers aboard Amtrak’s popular Wolverine SPRING 2012 • Tom Drake – VP, CSX - Brighton, MI Rahn Stokes, from Spring Arbor, MI, third generation Dale Gartner, from Williamston, MI and retiree of Prestige and Blue Water services will benefit from these • Farol Henkle – Volunteer , Steam railroad worker and retired from Norfolk Southern, receiving Delivery, receiving outstanding presenter award from Sam improvements in service. outstanding presenter award from Sam Crowl, Michigan Crowl, Michigan Operation Lifesaver Coordinator. Railroad Institute - Owosso, MI Operation Lifesaver State Coordinator. (Photo by Rahn Stokes) To highlight this successful launch, federal, • Tim Hoeffner – Director, Office of Rail, (Photo by Pete Probst, Jr.) Short Line Railroads Critical To Rural Michigan state and local officials joined with Amtrak MDOT - Lansing, MI There are 550 short line railroads operating over 50,000 miles in the carloads of goods annually—nearly one of every four carloads moving on and MDOT in a demonstration of the new November. Future meetings will be held as United States. Michigan has 23 short lines that operate over 2,000 miles the national rail network. 110 mph service on the Wolverine line be- • Terry Ludbin – Manager, CSX - follows: tween Porter and Kalamazoo. View a video Boardman, OH of track or over 52 percent of the state’s total railroad network. May 11, 2012 at the Durand Union Station, Short lines are what keep the vast majority of rural and small town news release from the event titled “Rail offi- • Mike Reed – Special Deputy - August 10, 2012 at the Washtenaw County Most of today’s short lines are former light density branch lines of the America connected to the national railroad network. Rail is the cheap- cials demonstrate new 110 mph Amtrak” on Iosco County, MI Sheriff’s Office in Ann Arbor and November large Class I railroads. They were marginal or money losing lines and est way to move bulk products 300 miles or more. If Michigan grain MDOT’s YouTube channel at www.youtube. • Amy Roddy – City Manager – most were headed for abandonment prior to various changes in federal farmers want to market their product to chicken growers in the south- Amtrak train preparing to depart from Battle Creek, MI 9, 2012 at the Durand Union Station. For those interested in learning more com/michigandot. Durand, MI law, most notably deregulation of the railroad industry in 1980. eastern United States, they need to get their cars to one of the eastern Anyone wishing to become involved in or becoming active in The ITCS installed on the line between Dearborn segment from Norfolk Southern buses, shuttles, limousines, taxis and cars, and • Mark Thompson – Sergeant, Michigan Michigan OL should contact Sam Crowl – Michigan Operation, contact There have always been short lines, but U.S. Class I railroads to do that. Chances are Kalamazoo and Porter was developed by Railway, with support of a federal grant and will serve as a gateway to The Henry Ford. State Police - Brighton, MI OL State Coordinator State Coordinator at 248-823-7037 or email today’s short lines are far different from they can’t get there from here without using General Electric Transportation Systems with technical assistance from Amtrak. Sam Crowl at (248) 823-7037 or Short lines are what keep the MDOT recently released a railroad crossing Michigan Operation Lifesaver holds quar- [email protected] or visit MI-OL web short lines from the past. They come in their local short line. Even if they could find assistance from Amtrak, MDOT and the Fed- [email protected] or MI-OL.org vast majority of rural and small In addition to the purchase and upgrades, safety video on its YouTube channel called terly meetings in February, May, August and page at www.MI-OL.org. all different shapes and sizes. Some pri- enough trucks to make the move, the in- eral Railroad Administration (FRA). ITCS MDOT agreed to build a double track on “Railroad Crossing Safety in Michigan - It’s creased transportation costs would severely Railway, Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad Co., Lapeer Industrial Railroad, Marquette Rail, Michigan Shore Railroad Co., Mid-Michigan Railroad Co., Norfolk Southern Corp. Southern Norfolk Co., Railroad Mid-Michigan Co., Railroad Shore Michigan Rail, Marquette Railroad, Industrial Lapeer Co., Railroad Ishpeming & Superior Lake Railway, vately owned, some government owned, town America connected to the continually monitors the condition of signals, the busiest freight segment of the line east of up to every driver.” Go to www.youtube.com/ State Lake Co., Railroad Lansing & Jackson Co., Railway Eastern & Huron Railroad, Central Lakes Great Co., Railroad Eastern Rapids Grand Railroad, Elk Grand Co., Railroad Superior Lake & Escanaba Co., Railroad jeopardize their ability to compete in those Railroads Association are are Adrian & Blissfield Railroad, Ann Arbor Railroad, Charlotte Southern Railroad Co., CN Railroad, Consolidated Rail Corp. (Conrail), CP Rail System, CSX Transportation, Detroit Connecting Connecting Detroit Transportation, CSX System, Rail CP (Conrail), Corp. Rail Consolidated Railroad, CN Co., Railroad Southern Charlotte Railroad, Arbor Ann Railroad, Blissfield & Adrian are are Association Railroads some traded on the national stock ex- switches and crossings, and is a full-featured, Ypsilanti to ensure adequate capacity for both michigandot to view. The video urges motor- national rail network. Michigan Rail Update is a publication of Michigan Railroads Association, 120 N. Washington Square, Suite 601, Lansing, Michigan 48933. President: Robert J. Chaprnka. Phone (517) 482-9413. Members of the Michigan Michigan the of Members 482-9413. (517) Phone Chaprnka. J. Robert President: 48933. Michigan Lansing, 601, Suite Square, Washington N. 120 Association, Railroads Michigan of publication a is Update Rail Michigan change, some are large regional entities, and markets. vital positive train control system with a freight and passenger operations. The new ists to pay close attention when approaching display in the locomotive control cab. track will benefit production operations of a railroad crossing and includes pedestrian some are family owned businesses. Michigan Challenges Facing The Short Lines Ford Motor Co., among others. crossing safety tips from Operation Lifesaver even has an employee owned railroad. “The 110 mph service sets the stage for expan- Allowing Class I railroads to spin-off their marginal and money- and facts about state laws. The narrator cau- sion of accelerated service from Kalamazoo to In station news along the Amtrak route, the Why Short Lines Benefit Shippers losing lines instead of abandoning them made good sense. While Dearborn by 2015, helping us meet the de- tions, “Passenger and freight trains use the Battle Creek station renovation project is ex- these lines couldn’t make money under the big railroad cost struc- mands of the next generation of travelers,” said same tracks, but travel at different speeds. Short lines are admittedly a very small piece of the national transpor- pected to be completed by this spring. A ture, they could make profit as smaller, local railroads. They got their State Transportation Director Kirk T. Steudle. groundbreaking for the Dearborn intermodal Don’t fool yourself that you can determine the tation system. Their importance is not their size but who and where MDOT is in the late stages of completing passenger station also will be held in the spring. speed of a train.” they serve. They are literally the “first mile-last mile” for over 14 million (Continued on page 2) the purchase of the 135-mile Kalamazoo-to- The new facility will serve city and intercity MDOT also recently created a Twitter page dedicated to Michigan rail news. The social media site, at www.twitter.com/MDOT_Rail, U.S. DOT approves 110 mph Amtrak service gained over 150 followers in just its first week A Strong Transportation Infrastructure of tweeting. During the 110 mph trip in michiganrailroadsassociation.com web: Lake Huron RAIL SERVICE LAPEER February, live tweets were sent by staff as [email protected] Is Necessary For Michigan’s Success PORT HURON WOLVERINE GRAND RAPIDS FLINT passengers experienced the higher speeds for 482-9225 (517) Fax: WISCONSIN BLUE WATER LANSING SARNIA A sound and modern transportation infrastructure is ment and warned that doing nothing was unacceptable. the first time. (517)482-9413 Phone: PERE MARQUETTE DURAND HOLLAND PONTIAC necessary to attract and retain jobs. Michigan needs a Last fall a House Transportation Committee workgroup 110 MPH SERVICE TROY- ROYAL It has been a busy time in Michigan for rail, BIRMINGHAM OAK transportation system that moves people and goods safely, confirmed the recommendations of the Task Force. 0 5 10 20 48933 Michigan Lasning, BATTLE DETROIT with more to come in the near future. Miles BANGOR CREEK reliably and efficiently in order to increase productivity Lake St.
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