florida east coast raiway past & future
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The history and the future of the Florida East Coast Railway.TRANSCRIPT
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FEC History
• Henry Morrison Flagler
• Key West Extension
• 1935 Hurricane
• 1963 Labor Strike
• End of Passenger Service
• Global Marketplace
FEC Rail Corridor
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Tampa
St. Petersburg
Fort Lauderdale /Port Everglades
Port of Palm Beach
Port of Miami
Daytona Beach
Jacksonville Beach
Fort Pierce
Cocoa Beach
MiamiMiamiMiamiMiamiMiamiMiamiMiamiMiamiMiami
OrlandoOrlandoOrlandoOrlandoOrlandoOrlandoOrlandoOrlandoOrlando
JacksonvilleJacksonvilleJacksonvilleJacksonvilleJacksonvilleJacksonvilleJacksonvilleJacksonvilleJacksonville
Titusville Interm odal Term inal
Ports & Terminals
NS Track
CSX Track
FEC Track
FEC Highway Services
4
95
10
75
95
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Strength Through Innovation
• Key West Extension
• End of Train Device “red man”
• TOFC to Gunderson Well Cars
• Concrete Ties
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FEC Mainline & Performance
• 351 Mile Class One Mainline (60 to 80 MPH)o Continuous Welded Rail on Concrete Ties
• Record Setting On-Time Performanceo 2000 Consecutive Days Without Service Failure for UPS
• One of The Safest Railroads in The United Stateso Repeated Winner of The E.H. Harriman Award
• Location, Location, Locationo Passes Through The Heart of Many Coast Cities
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PANAMA CANAL ROUTE: PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (UP, BNSF)
Price –Inflation Trend:
- Alameda Corridor Fees
- Environmental Fees
OVER-UTILIZED ROUTE:
- Captive UP & BN Rail Route
- Congestion & Capacity Issues
SOUTH FLORIDA
( FEC-JAX-CSX/NS)
Price-Stability:
- No corridor Fees
- No Environmental Fees
UNDER-UTILIZED ROUTE:
- FEC & Connections to CSX / NS
- Surplus Capacity
- SB Loaded Export Opportunity
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SHIFTING FROM LAND-BRIDGE TO REVERSE LAND BRIDGE
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The Panama Canal Expansion
• Panama Canal expansion will allow larger vessel passage (expected completion in 2014)− Currently can accommodate 4,800 TEU vessels− Post expansion, Canal will accommodate +13,000 TEU vessels which will
allow for faster all-water times to the East Coast for the more cost efficient “large vessels” (larger vessels are 30% more cost efficient)
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Port of Miami Prepares For Mega Container Shipswith Nine (9) Super Post Gantry Cranes for large vessels
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• Seaports vs. River portso Maintaining 50ft Deptho Loading Equipmento Clearance Issueso Traffic Congestion
• Improvement Fundingo FED TIGER II $22.7Mo Florida DOT $11.0Mo Miami-Dade $3.0M
o FECR $11.0M
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Tremendous Potential From A Single Container Ship Per Day.
Double- Stack Well-Cars In Unit Trains
120 Car Unit Trains Will Be Under 7500 Feet and Will Hold 480 TEUs.
One 12,000 TEU Mega Container Ship = 24 to 26 Intermodal Unit Trains.
1 Double-Stacked Well Car Holds 4 TEUs
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The South Bay Extension
• Same Track Miles To Fort Pierce
• Over 350 Crossing Grades avoided
• Greater Speed Would Reduce Trip By one hour
• Reduce Congestion On Both Railroad and Highways
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Thank You For Your Attention!
Images & Artwork Provided By:
• Florida East Coast Railway (slides 1, 4, 8, and logo)
• Florida East Coast Railway Society (Banner Photos) • Google Earth (Maps & Aerial Views) (Slides 7 & 9)
• John Robbins (Slide Format) (Artwork On Slides 2, 5, 6, and 10)
• Richard A. Shores Collection (Lower Photos Slide 3)
• Seth Bramson Collection (Photo Slide 3)
• South Florida East Coast Corridor Study (Slide 9)
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