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RAIL WAY SUBCOMMITTEE
MEETING
COMMITTEE ROOM - August 15,2000
1:30 P.M.
PRESENT: B. Young, Mayor, S. Shepard, Chairman, M. Williams, L. Beard, members,
U. Bridges, R. Colclough, J. Brigham, Commissioners, R. Oliver, Administrator, J.
Huffstetler, Traffic Engineering, Battn. ChiefH. Willis, Fire Dept., D. Dlugolenski,
Director EMA, Lt. Powell, Sheriff's Dept.
ABSENT: W. Mays, Mayor Pro Tern, member.
ALSO PRESENT: L. Bonner, Clerk of Commission, G. Eskola, Channel 6, Augusta
Chronicle.
Motion to approve Agreement with CSX and Norfolk Southern for installation of
four (4) Hydra Switches in an amount not to exceed $103,931.
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Mr. Shepard: After about 2 years of working on this we have come to a point
where we have some funds and most of the money we'll need encumbered but we have a
proposed agreement which has been drafted by CSX primarily and Norfolk Southern has
approved this also. It comes to us for your consideration today. We are dealing with the
two railroads in what we call joint facilities and that's when one carrier uses the other
carriers track and they have an office on each side that communicates with each other.
What we're going to do is buy or reimburse CSX for the hydra switches and the main
problem with the switch technology was accommodating two radio frequencies that we
utilize by each different carrier. This agreement will reimburse CSX for four switches,
one of which will be at the junction of the Spartanburg and Atlanta line which is on 11 th
Street. The next one is under the 6th Street overpass at Walton Way. The third one is at
Central Junction where the CSX and the NS lines branch off to each of the yards on
Laney Walker. The fourth line will be between lines in the CSX yard, the main line and
the small yard going down to the extra line in the yard. We ask that you approve this
agreement. The time frame to complete the work is about sixty to ninety days. Shall I
entertain a motion to approve the contract to approve that this body enters into this
agreement with CSX Transportation, Inc. and Norfolk Southern Railway for four (4)
Hydra switches in an amount not to exceed $103,931.
Mr. Williams: So move.
Mr. Beard: Second.
Motion carried unanimously.
With no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned.
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Lena J. Bonner
Clerk of Commission
AGENDA RAILWAY TRAFFIC SUBCOMM.
1:30 P.M.
COMMITTEE ROOM
AUGUST 15.2000
1. Motion to approve Agreement with CSX and Norfolk Southern for installation of four
(4) Hydra Switches in an amount not to exceed $103,931.
2. Other business.