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Table ES.1 Actions by Goals and Strategies (continued)<br />
Goal Strategy Action Benefits Corridor Agency Timeframe Next Steps Cost<br />
3. Improve the reliability<br />
of overall move-<br />
EoH rail service<br />
A. Reduce barriers to<br />
ment of <strong>freight</strong> in the<br />
region by encouraging<br />
multimodal<br />
shipment<br />
Provide a minimum of<br />
17’ 9” TOFC clearance;<br />
eliminate weight and<br />
clearance restrictions on<br />
plate F cars and tri-level<br />
auto carriers (19’ 6”);<br />
expand eventually to<br />
23-foot double-stack<br />
clearance<br />
300,000 to 700,000 tons<br />
annually to Pilgrim;<br />
69,000 tons on Hudson<br />
Line<br />
Western<br />
Long Island<br />
Expressway<br />
I-87 NYS<br />
Thruway<br />
I-95 NE<br />
Thruway<br />
NYSDOT<br />
MTA<br />
PANYNJ<br />
NYCEDC<br />
Short to<br />
mid<br />
Complete “Hudson<br />
Line Railroad Corridor<br />
<strong>Transportation</strong><br />
Plan”<br />
Complete “East of<br />
Hudson Rail Freight<br />
Study”<br />
Conduct Pilgrim EIS<br />
$0.75 M for<br />
Westchester<br />
Avenue<br />
Clearance<br />
(Harlem River<br />
Yard to Oak<br />
Point)<br />
Complete Cross<br />
Harbor EIS<br />
Reduce operational<br />
conflicts between passenger<br />
and <strong>freight</strong> service<br />
on region’s<br />
railroads<br />
69,000 tons on Hudson<br />
Line; others TBD<br />
Western<br />
Long Island<br />
Expressway<br />
I-87 NYS<br />
Thruway<br />
I-95 NE<br />
Thruway<br />
NYSDOT<br />
MTA<br />
PANYNJ<br />
Short to<br />
mid<br />
Complete “Hudson<br />
Line Railroad<br />
Corridor<br />
<strong>Transportation</strong><br />
Plan”<br />
Complete “East of<br />
Hudson Rail Freight<br />
Study”<br />
N/A<br />
B. Evaluate the further<br />
expansion of <strong>freight</strong><br />
yards and warehouses<br />
(<strong>freight</strong><br />
villages)<br />
Assess potential to<br />
develop Harlem River<br />
as intermodal yard<br />
TBD<br />
Western<br />
I-684<br />
I-87 NYS<br />
Thruway<br />
NYSDOT<br />
MTA<br />
Short to<br />
mid<br />
Complete “Hudson<br />
Line Railroad<br />
Corridor<br />
<strong>Transportation</strong><br />
Plan”<br />
N/A<br />
I-95 NE<br />
Thruway<br />
Assess potential to<br />
develop Pilgrim State<br />
Hospital in Deer Park<br />
as a bulk and/or intermodal<br />
facility<br />
300,000 to 700,000 tons Long Island<br />
Expressway<br />
NYSDOT<br />
Mid to long Conduct Pilgrim EIS $87 M