Cooperative Research Programs Transportation Research Board 1 Transportation Research Board National Cooperative Rail Research Program AASHTO Standing Committee on Rail Transportation Jacksonville, Florida September 21, 2010

Cooperative Research Programs Transportation Research Board 2 TRB Cooperative Research Programs National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) l FHWA - AASHTO - TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) l FTA - APTA - TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) l FAA – ACI - AAAE – NASAO- ATA - TRB

Cooperative Research Programs Transportation Research Board 3 TRB Cooperative Research Programs National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP) l RITA - TRB Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program (HMCRP) l PHMSA - TRB

Cooperative Research Programs Transportation Research Board 4 Coming soon … National Cooperative Rail Research Program (NCRRP) l FRA – AASHTO – AAR – APTA – NARP - TRB

Cooperative Research Programs Transportation Research Board 5 Highways (NCHRP)$ 37.5 M Transit (TCRP)$ 10.0 M Airports (ACRP)$ 15.0 M Freight (NCFRP)$ 3.4 M HazMat (HMCRP)$ 1.1 M Rail (NCRRP) – Coming Soon$ 5.0 M Approximate Annual Funding levels:

Cooperative Research Programs Transportation Research Board 6 NCRRP--Basics Authorized in PRIIA Legislation $5.0 million per year starting in FY 2010 through FY 2013 To cover freight, intercity passenger (including HSR), and commuter rail (FRA-Regulated Systems) Applied, problem solving research National Academy of Sciences (i.e., TRB) to administer as per PRIIA Governing board to be selected by Secretary, USDOT FY 2010 funding from HSR pot ($5.0 Million)

Cooperative Research Programs Transportation Research Board 7 NCRRP--Status as of 9/21/2010 FRA-NAS NCRRP Memorandum of Agreement-- DOT/FRA Signature In Process NCRRP FY2010 Grant--FRA Approval in Process U.S. DOT Appointment of NCRRP Governing Board in Process Solicitation of Potential Research Topics Underway through FRA and Relevant AASHTO, APTA, TRB Committees First Meeting of NCRRP Governing Board Expected Late 2010/Early 2011 to Select FY 2010 Research Projects

Cooperative Research Programs Transportation Research Board 8 NCRRP– Governing Board 21 Voting Members - 4 Freight Rail, 1 Alaska Railroad - 1 Amtrak, 2 Intercity Passenger, 2 Commuter Rail - 4 State DOTs - 2 Railway Labor - 3 Private Sector and/or University - FRA Administrator, Associate Administrator of Railroad and Policy Development 7 Non-Voting, ‘Ex-Officio” Members - AAR, APTA, AASHTO, EPA, FAA, NARP, TRB

Cooperative Research Programs Transportation Research Board 9 Potential NCRRP Products: l Guides and Specifications l Software products l Product enhancements l New or improved models/tools l Guidebooks/handbooks l Improved operations and services l Testing/evaluation techniques

Cooperative Research Programs Transportation Research Board 10 Involvement in NCRRP l Submit a Potential Research Topic l Serve on a CRP Project Panel l Serve as a Research Contractor l Use the Research Results

Cooperative Research Programs Transportation Research Board 11 Related CRP Products/Projects NCHRP Report 657, Guidebook for Implementing Passenger Rail Service on Shared Passenger and Freight Corridors (Published 2010): Provides improved principles, processes, and methods to support agreements on access, allocation of operation and maintenance costs, capacity allocation, operational issues, future responsibilities for infrastructure improvements, and other fundamental issues that affect the ultimate success of shared-use passenger and freight agreements between public and private railroad stakeholders.

Cooperative Research Programs Transportation Research Board 12 Related CRP Products/Projects TCRP Report 130, Shared Use of Railroad Infrastructure with Noncompliant Public Transit Rail Vehicles: A Practitioner’s Guide (Published 2009): Provides a business case for the shared use of non-FRA-compliant public transit rail vehicles (e.g., light rail) with freight operations and offers a suggested business model for such shared-use operations. Identifies the advantages and disadvantages of shared-use operations and the issues and barriers that can arise in the course of implementation. Includes a section that identifies and evaluates available and emerging technology, operating procedures, and techniques that could be used to minimize the risks associated with sharing of track between non-FRA-compliant public transit rail vehicles and freight railroad operations.

Cooperative Research Programs Transportation Research Board 13 Related CRP Products/Projects NCFRP Project 30, Web-Based Screening Tool for Shared- Use Rail Corridors (contract pending) Objective: to develop a web-based tool to enable states and passenger rail operators to perform preliminary feasibility screening of proposed shared- use passenger and freight rail corridor projects

Cooperative Research Programs Transportation Research Board 14 Related CRP Products/Projects NCHRP Project 8-85, The Comprehensive Economic Effects of Highway-Rail At-Grade Crossing Crashes (RFP Active) Objective: to develop a usable model for evaluating the benefits of crossing changes intended to reduce crash costs. NCHRP Project 8-86, Capacity Modeling Guidebook for Shared-Use Passenger and Freight Rail Operations (final scoping pending) Objective: to develop a detailed guidebook on capacity modeling techniques for state transportation agency staff and other public entities

Cooperative Research Programs Transportation Research Board 15 National Cooperative Freight Research Program

Cooperative Research Programs Transportation Research Board 16 NCFRP Publications to Date NCFRP Report 1, Public and Private Sector Interdependence in Freight Transportation Markets NCFRP Report 2, Institutional Arrangements for Freight Transportation Systems NCFRP Report 3, Separation of Vehicle—CMV-Only Lanes NCFRP Report 4, Representing Freight in Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Models NCFRP Report 5, North American Marine Highways

Cooperative Research Programs Transportation Research Board 17 NCFRP Projects in Publication NCFRP Project 2, Impacts of Public Policy on the Freight Transportation System NCFRP Project 4/7, Operational and Low-Cost Improvements to Freight Transportation System Performance NCFRP Project 6, Freight-Demand Modeling to Support Public-Sector Decision Making NCFRP Project 12, Specifications for Freight Transportation Data Architecture

Cooperative Research Programs Transportation Research Board 18 NCFRP Projects Underway NCFRP Project 3, Performance Measures for Freight Transportation (October 2010) NCFRP Project 5/8, Framework and Tools for Estimating Benefits of Specific Freight Network Investment Needs (December 2010) NCFRP Project 11, Identification and Evaluation of Freight Demand Factors (December 2010) NCFRP Project 14, Truck Drayage Practices (October 2010)

Cooperative Research Programs Transportation Research Board 19 NCFRP Projects Underway NCFRP Project 15, Understanding Urban Goods Movements (January 2011) NCFRP Project 19, Truck Tolling-Understanding Industry Tradeoffs when Using or Avoiding Tolls (June 2011) NCFRP Project 20, Guidebook for Developing Sub- National Commodity Flow Data (March 2011) NCFRP Project 23, Economic and Transportation Factors for Siting Freight Intermodal and Warehouse Distribution Facilities (November 2010)

Cooperative Research Programs Transportation Research Board 20 NCFRP Projects Underway NCFRP Project 24, Preserving and Protecting Freight Infrastructure and Routes (February 2011) NCFRP Project 25, Freight Trip Generation and Land Use (April 2011) NCFRP Project 26, Freight Transportation Cost Data (September 2011) NCFRP Project 27, Reducing Freight System Emissions and Impacts through Environmental Benchmarking (June 2011)

Cooperative Research Programs Transportation Research Board 21 NCFRP Projects Underway NCFRP Project 28, Truck Idling Scoping Study (October 2011) NCFRP Project 29, New Dedicated Revenues for Freight Transportation Investment (November 2010)

Cooperative Research Programs Transportation Research Board 22 NCFRP Projects Pending NCFRP Project 17(2), Barriers and Constraints to North American Marine Highways NCFRP Project 22, Applying Benefit-Cost Analysis to Freight Project Selection: Lessons from the Corps of Engineers NCFRP Project 30, Web-Based Screening Tool for Shared-Use Rail Corridors NCFRP Project 31, Guidebook for Sharing Freight Transportation Data

Cooperative Research Programs Transportation Research Board 23 NCFRP Projects Pending NCFRP Project 32, Impact of Smart Growth on Metropolitan Goods Movement NCFRP Project 33, Public-Sector Sustainability Strategies Addressing Supply Chain Air Emissions NCFRP Project 34, Alternative Technologies for Ocean Container Freight Movements NCFRP Project 35, The Great Lakes Region Impacts on the Intermodal Freight System

Cooperative Research Programs Transportation Research Board 24 TRB website Information on NCHRP, TCRP, ACRP, NCFRP, HMCRP, NCRRP Search engine Project Info since 1988: Anticipated / Active / Completed CRP publication lists / ordering info Requests for proposals Registration form for notification of RFPs