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Registration is now available for the October 16 Talking Freight Seminar. ******************************************************************************************************************************************** Date/Time: October 16, 2019 1:00 - 2:30 pm ET Topic: AASHTO Freight Rail Study Support Services - Understanding and Addressing Freight Rail Needs Registration: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/fpd/talking_freight/index.htm Description and Presentations: In 2018, the Association of American State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) completed its Freight Rail Study Support Services project. This study was a follow up to AASHTO's 2002 Freight Rail Bottom Line Report, which examined freight rail operations in the U.S., how those operations support freight transportation needs and the U.S. economy, and potential opportunities for greater coordination between public sector transportation agencies and private sector freight rail carriers. The more recent project was an effort to revisit the findings of the 2002 study, determine what changes have occurred in the freight rail industry since then, and examine what public-private partnerships have been developed over the last 15+ years. Based on the 2018 study findings, freight rail remains an important component of the U.S. freight transportation industry, one where relatively small investments can provide significant transportation and/or economic benefits. However, the freight rail industry in some ways has also matured significantly since the early 2000s, as operational improvement and coordination initiatives that were in the process of being implemented at that time have become well established. This webinar will discuss some of the findings of the 2018 AASHTO freight rail study and talk about some of the efforts state DOTs have made to work with freight carriers to improve freight rail operations within their states. AASHTO Freight Rail Study Support Services Overview This presentation will provide an overview of the AASHTO Freight Rail Study Support Services and include information about how State Departments of Transportation can work with freight rail carriers to improve operations within their states. SPEAKER: * Matt Dietrich, Ohio Rail Development Commission, Executive Director State DOT Perspective on Freight Rail Funding Programs This presentation will discuss grant programs developed by the Iowa DOT that can be used to fund freight rail priorities throughout the state. SPEAKERS: * Amanda Martin and Laura Hutzell, Iowa Department of Transportation, Rail Transportation Bureau ******************************************************************************************************************************************* If you have not yet participated in Talking Freight, I encourage you to do so. These monthly seminars, sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration, are held via web conference, which means that you view the PowerPoint presentations over the Internet while listening to the presenters over your computer or the telephone. There is no cost involved and you do not have to leave your desk to participate. More information about Talking Freight is available at http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/fpd/talking_freight/index.htm Links to past presentations and recordings are available on http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/freightplanning/talking.htm. Talking Freight seminars are eligible for 1.5 AICP Certification Maintenance Credits (for AICP members). In order to receive credit, you must attend the full seminar and login to the seminar with your full name or type your full name into the chat area during the seminar if you are in a room with a group of people. Visit the AICP web site<http://wwwcf.fhwa.dot.gov/exit.cfm?link=http://www.planning.org/cm/> for more information about AICP Certification Maintenance Credits. In addition, those who are interested can obtain a certificate for 1.5 PDH hours. If you have any questions about the webinar content, please contact Chip Millard, FHWA Freight Office, at 202-366-4415 or [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. If you have any questions about the technology aspects of the webinar, please contact Jennifer Symoun, Toxcel, 703-754-0248, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Jennifer Symoun, PMP | toXcel Director, Transportation Technology Office: 703.754.0248 (x8208) [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> | toxcel.com<http://www.toxcel.com/>