Key Considerations and Recommendations

1. Prioritize corridorsa based on viability for both passenger and freight

Seek mutal benefits

States must play a role

Federal signals must be cleaner

2. Acknowledge the true risks of partnership - both economic and regulatory

A different paradigm

Sharing the load - and foting the bill

3. Determine the impacts and opportunities for communitites

Positive Impacts

Negative Impacts

4. Build a working relationship based on mutual trust

Neutral third parties can bridge gaps in understanding

5. Understand gaps in key success metrics

6. Explore regulatory and performance metrics for continued success

Creating a fair, neutrual negotiating framework

Ensure freight operations and staffing levels allow statutory compliance with OTP metrics

Local solutions

7. Fund consistently for good planning