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| PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT ALL FREIGHT TRAFFIC GENERATED FROM HUMBOLDT, TRINITY, MENDOCINO, AND SONOMA COUNTIES WILL TRAVEL THROUGH ALL SUBSEQUENT SOUTHERN COUNTIES BEFORE REACHING THE NATIONAL RAIL SYSTEM CONNECTION, NEAR NOVATO. |
| NCRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAYS THE JUNE 2006 SMART REPORT OF 6 TRAINS PER WEEK, WITH AS MANY AS 12 CARS PER TRAIN WAS WRONG ! |
May 31, 2007Mitch Stogner
The final SMART EIR issued in June 2006 reduced the freight frequency to 6 trains per week, or 1 southbound and 1 northbound train 3 days per week, based on information NCRA provided in May 2006. The SMART EIR also states that the freight trains will be 12 cars in length. We explained to SMART staff that NCRA's May 06 estimates were based on very limited information, since we did not have an operator or an operations plan at the time the estimates were provided.
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| IT'S REALLY 6 TRAINS PER DAY, WITH AS MANY AS 60 CARS PER TRAIN ! |
May 31, 2007Mitch Stogner
The NCRA EIR for Operations on RRD estimates 1 round trip per day to outhaul 1000 to 1300 tons of garbage for 6 days (60 cars) (Petaluma —Lombard), 1 round trip per day merchandise train (25 cars) (Willits – Lombard) as well as "cumulative impacts" of 2 roundtrips from the Canyon and 1 roundtrip from Willits, all carrying rock 7 days per week.
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| HERE'S THE LIMITED INFORMATION THAT WAS AVAILABLE TO SMART ON MARCH 2005 |
| WE CALCULATED THE TOTAL FOR THE MARCH 2005 NCRA ESTIMATES TO BE 391 RAILCARS PER CALENDAR DAY |
| HOWEVER, SINCE RAILCARS MUST BE RETURNED TO RELOAD, THE DAILY TRAFFIC ESTIMATE IS REALLY 782 RAILCARS. |
| WHEN ASKED ABOUT PROJECTED TRAIN LENGTH, THE NCRA HAS EXPRESSED MANY NUMBERS RANGING FROM A LOW OF 15 CARS TO A HIGH OF 60 RAILCARS PER TRAIN |
| IT REQUIRES 52 TRIPS PER DAY FOR A 15 CAR LENGTH TRAIN TO HAUL 782 TOTAL RAILCARS |
| IT REQUIRES 13 TRIPS PER DAY FOR A 60 CAR LENGTH TRAIN TO HAUL 782 TOTAL RAILCARS |
| NCRA 2005 - 40,000 RAILCARS PER YEAR FOR AGGREGATE PRODUCTS |
March 16, 2005
NCRA Strategic Plan and Progress Report California Transportation Commission Meeting
Island Mountain Aggregate Haul: Evergreen Natural Resources is in the permitting process of developing a prime-grade aggregate quarry that has an estimated production rate of six million tons per year or four million cubic yards of material. Assuming 100 cubic yards per car, this would result in 40,000 cars per year...
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| NCRA 2005 - 12 RAILCARS PER DAY FOR SONOMA COUNTY GARBAGE |
March 16, 2005
NCRA Strategic Plan and Progress Report California Transportation Commission Meeting
Sonoma County Garbage Haul: In the “Assessment of Long-Term Solid Waste Management Alternatives for Sonoma County”7 prepared January 2006, the consultant concludes, “Considering that the costs for rail transport vs. highway vehicle transport are fairly comparable (within 7 to 8%) with the added benefits discussed above, WBR [waste by rail haul] should definitely be considered as a longterm out-haul option.” The report estimates that Sonoma County would ship 12 railcars a day ...
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| NCRA 2005 - 7,000 RAILCARS PER YEAR FOR TRADITIONAL CLIENTS |
March 16, 2005
NCRA Strategic Plan and Progress Report California Transportation Commission Meeting
South-End Traditional Clients: Historically, the NWP has provided service to several companies: lumber mills, granaries, wood products, building products, and produce. In the Parsons rinkerhoff Economic Feasibility Report for NCRA (PBreport), the low forecast shows 43 shippers in the South-End, the largest include Mead Clark Lumber in Santa Rosa with 700 cars per year, Piedmont Lumber in Calpella with 555 cars per year, and Standard Structures in Windsor with 550 cars per year. The total number of railcars projected in the low forecast scenario for the South-End was 4,051 cars. Using an average revenue per rail car of $500, a conservative forecast would generate $2,025,000 annually. Recent operator projections for these same raditional clients indicate 7,000 cars per year after the first year of operation...
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| NCRA 2005 - 1,000 HUMBOLDT BAY OCEAN CONTAINERS PER DAY |
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March 16, 2005
NCRA Strategic Plan and Progress Report California Transportation Commission Meeting
One estimate has suggested that if the railroad is reopened and the port container handling facilities are upgraded, up to 1,000 containers per day double-stacked could be moved to and from the Port of Humboldt Bay to the national rail system.
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| A RAILCAR CARRIES 4 CONTAINERS (DOUBLE STACKED). THEREFORE, 1,000 CONTAINERS PER DAY = 250 RAILCARS PER DAY. |
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