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A Freight Plan for the NYMTC Region 5.3.1 Strategy 3.A – Reduce Physical Barriers to East-of-Hudson Rail Service Action 1 – Provide a Minimum of 17’ 9” Trailer-on-Flatcar Clearance on the Eastof-Hudson Rail Network and Reduce Other Physical Barriers 1 Description Providing 17’ 9” trailer-on-flatcar (TOFC) service to the entire East-of-Hudson freight rail network, and eliminating weight and clearance restrictions for plate F cars (17-foot) and tri-level auto rack cars will enable the region to accommodate most modern rail equipment, including bulk and single-stack container-on-flatcar (COFC) cars. This could be a possible step toward eventually providing double-stack clearance to a minimum of 20’ 8” or a maximum of the newest national standard 23 feet, although no formal plans beyond TOFC clearance have been advanced or funded by the operators and owners of the affected railways. The initial steps, as shown in Figure 5.5, would include the following five railroad segments: • CSX Selkirk Yard (near Albany) via the CSX/MNR Hudson Line and the Oak Point link to Harlem River Yard in the Bronx. Rail traffic entering the region today from West-of-Hudson origins must cross the Hudson at Selkirk because, with the exception of limited carfloat service, cross-harbor connections are lacking. The MNR Hudson Line is the only route into the region. Although a temporary fix to achieve TOFC clearances on one track was achieved in summer 2003, as of December 2003 TOFC traffic had still not moved on the line due to institutional issues regarding the drayage of trailers between Harlem River Yard and Hunts Point. A contract has been let by NYSDOT and MNR to achieve a permanent fix at the Sugarhouse utility in Yonkers. PANYNJ funding has been identified for additional work to achieve TOFC clearance on two tracks for the entire route, but no contract has yet been let. • Access to Hunts Point Market in the Bronx from Harlem River Yard. Rail access to this major freight hub is constrained by two overhead bridges at East 149 th Street and at Legget Avenue near Oak Point Yard. PANYNJ funding has been identified to remove these constraints. The route between Oak Point yard and Hunts Point Market is grade-separated where it crosses Amtrak’s Metropolitan Division. As such, there are no vertical clearance issues with Amtrak’s overhead electrification. In addition, the Bruckner-Sheridan Project EIS is evaluating alternatives to access Hunts Point Market from the Harlem River Yard. These alternatives do not impact the existing bridge at East 149 th Street and Legget Avenue. Once of these modified alternatives (3B) calls for new railroad tracks, another (3A) for an exclusive truck route, and a third (3C) is for mixed traffic via Port Morris. 1 Canada Pacific trains require 18-foot clearances. Cambridge Systematics, Inc. 5-25

A Freight Plan for the NYMTC Region Figure 5.5 East-of-Hudson Rail Freight Barriers Cambridge Systematics, Inc. 5-26

A Freight Plan for the NYMTC Region<br />

Figure 5.5 East-of-Hudson Rail Freight Barriers<br />

Cambridge Systematics, Inc. 5-26

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