Southern Rail Operations Study (SEROps) Phase I & II

2008Summary Report, Phase IPDFTech ReportRail transitCommutingRailroad facilitiesTransportation planningInfrastructureResearch HubUnited StatesNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaGeorgiaFloridaI-95 Corridor CoalitionCambridge SystematicsI-95 Corridor CoalitionNorth Carolina. Dept. of TransportationSouth Carolina. Dept. of TransportationGeorgia. Dept. of TransportationFlorida. Dept. of TransportationUS Transportation CollectionThis Summary Report documents the first phase of the SEROps study. Phase I investigated the regional rail transportation network in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina as a system, and it engaged a diverse group of rail stakeholders to identify several broad factors and trends that are impacting the efficiency of the system today and will affect the ability of the region\u2019s freight and passenger railroads to attract additional traffic in the future. Subsequent phases will entail the identification of specific infrastructure, operational, and institutional chokepoints that are most severely impacting the efficiency of the region\u2019s rail system and the identification of projects, strategies, and initiatives that will allow the Southeastern states and the I-95 Corridor Coalition to address these systemwide issues and chokepoints across jurisdictional, interest, and financial boundaries. By engaging rail stakeholders in the region, describing key trends and issues affecting freight and passenger rail in the Southeast, and identifying the high-level infrastructure, operational, and policy issues hindering effective freight and passenger rail service in the region, the results of this phase of the SEROps study provide a foundation that will facilitate and guide these future efforts