Mel Massaro, FRA - CSG Midwest

The Council of State GovernmentsMidwestern Radioactive MaterialsTransportation Committee2010 Fall MeetingDecember 7 - 8, 2010Update Committee Memberson the FRA/DOEEvaluation of Shortline RailroadsTasked for the Transportation of SpentNuclear Fuel

REACTOR RAILROAD REGIONBig Rock PointLake State Railway* Tuscola and Saginaw Bay Railway4Brunswick US Government Railroad (Army) 3Byron 1 and 2 Iowa Chicago and Eastern Railroad 4Columbia Tri-City Railroad 8Comanche Peak 1 and 2 Fort Worth and Western Railroad 5Dresden 1, 2 and 3 Elgin Joliet and Eastern Railway 4Duane Arnold Iowa Northern Railway 4Farley 1 and 2 Chattahoochee and Gulf Railroad 3Ginna Ontario Midland Railroad 1Haddam Neck Providence and Worcester Railroad 1Hanford Tri-City Railroad 8Hope Creek, Salem 1 and 2Winchester and Western Railroad*Southern Railroad Co. of New Jersey2Humboldt Bay Northwestern Pacific Railway 7Maine Yankee Maine Eastern Railroad 1Millstone 1, 2, and 3 Providence and Worcester Railroad 1Morris Operations Elgin Joliet and Eastern Railway 4North Anna 1 and 2 Buckingham Branch Railroad 2Oyster Creek Conrail Shared Assets 2Pilgrim 1 Bay Colony Railroad 1Quad Cities 1 and 2 Iowa Chicago and Eastern Railroad 4Seabrook Springfield Terminal 1St Lucie 1 and 2 Florida East Coast Railway 3Susquehanna 1 and 2 North Shore Railroad 2Trojan Portland and Western Railroad 8Turkey Point 3 and 4 Florida East Coast Railway 3Vermont Yankee New England Central Railroad 1West Valley Demonstration Project Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad 2Yankee Rowe Springfield Terminal 1

Evaluation of Shortline Railroads• Task:• Identify Shortline Railroads Serving Nuclear Power Plants• Establish Contact Information with Railroads Officials• Field Review of each Railroad’s Physical and OperationalInfrastructure• Facilitate Upgrades to Meet Safe Acceptable Standards

Evaluation of Shortline Railroads• Began by Contacting 28 identified ShortlineRailroads• In September, 2007, we conducted a pilot assessment of theWinchester & Western Railroad, they would provide service to theHope Creek and Salem 1 & 2 power plants located in southern NewJersey

Evaluation of Shortline Railroads• Physical and Operational Infrastructure Survey InformationTRACK INFORMATIONCLASS ONE RAILROAD CONNECTION –CLASS of TRACK -RAIL WEIGHT≥100 LBS -

Evaluation of Shortline Railroads• Physical and Operational Infrastructure Survey InformationO P INFORMATIONMETHOD of OPERATION –Signaled Territory -Dispached -Joint Operations -

Evaluation of Shortline Railroads• Physical and Operational Infrastructure Survey InformationMECHANICAL INFORMATIONEQUIPMENT RESTRICTIONS -

Evaluation of Shortline Railroads• Physical and Operational Infrastructure Survey InformationGRADE CROSSING INFORMATIONNUMBER of GRADE CROSSINGSACTIVE -PASSIVE -

Evaluation of Shortline RailroadsCLASS 3 vs. EXCEPTED TRACK

Evaluation of Shortline RailroadsThe following maximum allowable operating speeds applyTrack ClassMaximum SpeedFreightPassengerExcepted 10 N/A1 10 152 25 303 40 604 60 805 80 90The word ''occupied'' in (e)(2) refers to paying and non-paying passengers. Itdoes not include train crew members, track maintenance crews, and other railroademployees who must travel over the track to attend to their work duties.

Evaluation of Shortline Railroads• The Department of Energy appropriated funding in2008 for a joint project with the Federal RailroadAdministration accompanied by the Counsel of StateGovernments to conduct a study of the 28 ShortlineRailroads serving Nuclear Power Plants.

Evaluation of Shortline Railroads• Two studies were conducted before funding for thestudy was suspended to budgetary constraints:Ginna NPP/Ontario Midland RailroadVermont NPP/New England Central Railroad

Evaluation of Shortline RailroadsGinna/Ontario and Midland Railroad

Evaluation of Shortline Railroads• No direct rail access to Ginna NPP• Class 1 connection - CSX• Approximately 28.6 railroad miles to CSXOntario Line - East/West Line (16.1 miles), FRA Track class 1Sodus Bay Line - North/South Line (12.5 miles), FRA Trackclass 2• Dark Territory• 28 Active/Passive/Private Crossings• Barge Slip near plant

Evaluation of Shortline Railroads• The shipment would require a Heavy Haulfrom Ginna to one of two perspectivesites;

Evaluation of Shortline RailroadsOntario Center Road (Route 350) Site 3.8 miles from Ginna

Evaluation of Shortline RailroadsKnickerbocker Road Site 4.8 miles from Ginna

Evaluation of Shortline Railroads80 lb. Dudley rail on the Ontario Line(milled using the open hearth process in the early 1900s)Because this rolling process was utilized, the rail has internal impurities,including slag, air pockets, and so on which makes the rail prone to breakswhen heavy lateral forces are imposed; heavy cars like the ones proposedto transport the spent fuel rods could have an adverse effect on this sizerail.

Evaluation of Shortline Railroads130 lb. PS rail on the Sodus Bay LineA series of S-curves between the CSX interchange and MP 18.0 on theSodus Bay Line have sharp curves of 10, 11, 12, and 13 degrees. A curvegreater than 8 degrees may limit the type of rolling stock able tonegotiate over them. A rigid frame triple axle truck could easily derailtrying to negotiate these curves.

Evaluation of Shortline RailroadsPhotographed and Documented all Bridges

Evaluation of Shortline RailroadsPhotographed and Documented all Crossings

Evaluation of Shortline RailroadsAreas of Concern:Ontario Line80lb. Dudley RailPoor Tie ConditionSodus Bay LineSharp “S” Curves at Interchange

§. 72.Zdravý kůň léků dostati nemá; neboť lékové tělo nemocné mění; jestliže tělo nemocnénení, tedy mění zdravé, tj.: činí jej nemocné. To též působí pouštění krví. Zdravému hovadupustiti jest věc zbytečná a škodlivá. S ubráním krve, ubereš i síly (živosti), a pročež jenv rozhorčení krve, v zápalu a v krevnatosti pustiti přísluší. Když po dobrém rozmyšlenízapotřebí uznáš pouštěti, pusť, neohlídaje se na předsudný pašijový týden, ani na S. Štěpána,nai na sudní neb lichní čas měsíce. Když kůň dobře živený, krevnatý jest, raději jemu uberobroku, a pracuj s ním.§. 73.Krve ubrati dvojí jest obyčej: 1. Sekání, (Scarrificiren) (zřezati, skrájeti;) když povrchnévřezání se koná, aby jen místně krvácelo, jakož se obyčejně koná u zevnitřního místovéhozápalu nožíkem ostrým.§. 74.2. Zatětím žíly, totiž, když průduch krvi za žíly, obyčejně z krevní, se učiní. Nejpříhodnějšíjest žíla hrdelní v každé potřebě, z které pojednou určitou hojnost krve pustíš, 4 – 5 liber,někdy pak v velmi palčivé nemoci, neb v velkém zápalu, i 8 – 10 liber. Jindá, a to dostinebezpečně, žílu na škráni sekali, u bolení očí, a jankoví; u dny střevní žílu ostružní; uvyplecení na ohbu nohy přední; na ocase, když bedra nemocná byla; u vytknutí spěnačkystranovniví aneb střemeními žilami pod kotníkem pouštěti a. t. d. Napřed žílu stlačiti slušíprstem neb okrajkem, aby se naplnila; potom pilně prohledej, aby srdečnici neranil, kteroužtobě její klepání vyjeví. Nástroj jest pušťadlo, kteréž buď na místo určité zasadíš, klepna naňdřevem neb násadou kladívka; aneb pušťadlo obyčejné k sekání perem, málo větší nežli učlověka, kteréž mnohem jistější jest. Před a po puštění nech hovado za několik hodin státi.§. 75.Jestliže dle úkazu kořen (Stecken der Wurzel) kejchavky (čemeřice) uvleci máš, tedy to čiňtímto způsobem: propíchna kůži na palec vzdáli od sebe, uvleč šištičku kořene řečeného,vlasinou otočeného, tak aby oba konce viděti bylo.§. 76.Kůži (kruh, kroužek) (Stecken des Leders) pak uložíš takto: vezma kus kůže podešvové,jako tážový tolar veliký, vyřež vprostřed díru; věneček ten neb kroužek obal koudelí, a mastíostrou k. p. terpentinem jej natra, vetkej pod kůži odloupenou, mezi předními stehny naprsích, a každodenně prstem v díru uvedeným otáčej.§. 77.Když chceš žíni neb séto (Eiterband) táhnouti, tedy učiň na určitém místě dvě rány, napalec dlouhé a od sebe vzdálené na píď (5 – 6 coulů), a uvleč pod kůži jehlou k tomuvyhotovenou, na prst tlustou dlouhou žíni, totiž provázek, buď z příze vlněné samotné, anebs vlasinami zmichanými; na obojím konci udělej uzel, a žíni na každý den jednou sem a tamprotahuj, neb ní pohybuj. Však pozor dej, ať kůň ji nevysouká, aneb ránu neodře. Necháš žínivězeti 10 – 14 dní dlouho, řídko déle, toliko u počasné nemoci, jako u zžidnutí, 3 – 4 neděle.

Evaluation of Shortline Railroads• Direct rail access to Vermont Yankee NPP• Class 1 connection – CSX• Approximately 51 railroad miles to CSXFRA Track Class 2 and 3• Amtrak Route• Major Bridge over the Connecticut River• 17 Crossings Active/Passive/Private• 13 Bridges

Evaluation of Shortline RailroadsConnecticut River Bridge

Evaluation of Shortline RailroadsUnder Grade Bridges

Evaluation of Shortline RailroadsOver Grade Bridges

Evaluation of Shortline RailroadsActive Crossings

Evaluation of Shortline RailroadsPassive Crossings

Evaluation of Shortline RailroadsPrivate Crossings

Evaluation of Shortline RailroadsSwitches

Evaluation of Shortline RailroadsClearances

Evaluation of Shortline RailroadsAreas of Concern:Amtrak RouteComprehensive Bridge Inspection

Evaluation of Shortline RailroadsConclusions,• Need For In-depth Look At Shortline Railroads Servicing NuclearPower Plants!• Options To Transport VIA Heavy Haul To Nearest Class OneRailroad!• Is Barge Or Legal Weight Truck An Option?If Rail Is The Logical Route• Are There Grants Available From FRA And State?• Would It Be Economically Viable To Upgrade The Railroad?• Should The Minimum Acceptable Standard Be Class 2 Track?

Evaluation of Shortline RailroadsThe Ginna NPP/Ontario Midland Railroad andVermont NPP/New England Central Railroad studiesfacilitated by:Lee Finewood – DOECort Richardson – NE CSGMel Massaro – FRAPresented by: Mel MassaroFederal Railroad Administration