Railroad Rehabilitation Program Summary

OVERVIEW

The Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) provides assistance to public and private entities for the rehabilitation of rail lines in the state of Ohio to improve safety and efficiency. For funding consideration, an applicant may need to provide some or all of the information below:

1. Physical description of the rail line/structures including:
   • Mileposts and end points of entire line;
   • Location map, track charts, and ZITS maps, of entire line;
   • Connections to other railroads from the line;
   • Rail users located along the line along with commodities shipped and received for the last
   three years;
   • Overhead traffic on the line by volume and commodity for last three years; and
   • Profit/Loss statements for operation of the rail line in the last three years.
2. Physical description of Rehabilitation Project including:
   • Description of work by milepost;
   • Detailed cost estimate of work; and
   • Description of how work will be performed (i.e., by bid, force account, etc.) Note: a pre-audit
   procedure may be required for all force account work.
3. Description of Project Benefits including:
   • Itemization of savings to railroad (i.e. reduced crew time, derailments, maintenance);
   • Description of benefits/importance of the project to rail users and overhead traffic;
   • Breakdown of the number of people employed by rail users;
   • Anticipated useful life of the improvement; and
   • Anticipated safety benefits resulting from the improvement.
4. Projection of future increased usage of the line by existing and potential new customers.
5. Description of industrial parks/sites located along the line including existing infrastructure.
6. Sources of revenue generated by the line.
7. For the last three (3) years:
   • Average net profit / mile
   • Average net investment / mile