1. RAIL – SAFER, FASTER, CHEAPER, CLEANER THINKING BEYOND PAVEMENT www.railsolution.org

2. Truck Volume 2002 Affordable Mobility EF

3. Truck Volume 2035 Affordable Mobility EF

4. USA 2050 Affordable Mobility EF Suffering from Gas Pains?... Suffering from Gas Pains?...

5. ... Congestion?

6. ... and Ugly Splotches?

7. Rx : Take a railroad dating from 1880s…

8. This is your great grandfathers railroad. Rx : Take a railroad dating from 1880s…

9. Before Double track it and smooth the curves…

10. Double track, reduced curvature Before Double track it and smooth the curves… After

11. Grade separate and electrify it…

12. Add convenient multimodal passenger connections… Concept - Harrisburg International Airport Concept - Harrisburg International Airport Artist: Craig Thorpe

13. Add attractive, highway- competitive intermodal freight services…

14. Demonstrate this in the Interstate-81 Corridor… ©2008 Craig Thorpe. Compliment of Cooper Consulting.

15. Export as model for the National Steel Interstate System. Export as model for the National Steel Interstate System. ©2008 Craig Thorpe. Compliment of Cooper Consulting.

16. This is your grandchildrens railroad.