2. www.ncrr.com@NCRailroad

3. www.ncrr.com@NCRailroad WHO WE ARE 3

4. www.ncrr.com@NCRailroad NCRR INVESTS We will evaluate requests for NCRR investments in, but not limited to: – Engineering & design costs – Lead, siding and other tracks – Site Grading & Drainage – Rail Roadbed Construction – Railroad Signals – Rail loading facilities (transload, team track, etc.) – Rights-of-way identification 4

5. www.ncrr.com@NCRailroad NCRR INVESTS Factors weighed: – New job creation – Average wage of new jobs – Capital Investment – A company’s anticipated rail use – Competition – extent to which a company is considering locations outside north Carolina – Project location: ON or OFF the NCRR Corridor 5

6. www.ncrr.com@NCRailroad NCRR INVESTS 6

7. www.ncrr.com@NCRailroad NCRR INVESTS Information needed: PROJECT PARAMETERS – Jobs, Investment, timeline, company background, etc. the same information you would use to present to your commissioners, councils, or boards. RAIL LAYOUT – an aerial image of how the rail would be laid out on the site ESTIMATE OF RAIL COSTS – an estimate either from a rail provider or engineering firm (that a rail provider has approved) 7

8. www.ncrr.com@NCRailroad NCRR INVESTS 8

9. www.ncrr.com @NCRailroad Anna Lea Moore Vice President – Economic Development annamoore@ncrr.com NC Rail Forum: April 18 th – 19th