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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

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