Austin’s Capital Metro Freight Operations and Maintenance Support Capital Metro’s freight network is one of the nation’s busiest public-owned freight corridors, handling about 40,000 carloads per year. The operating agreement with the freight carrier required Capital Metro to maintain all track and crossings in freight-only territory, resulting in significant claims by the freight carrier for derailments. LTK was retained to review the entire 160-mile freight network, a portion of which is shared with the passenger rail system, and to develop a future business model for freight-related operations and maintenance of the corridor. Based on that review, LTK developed a business plan that recommend a restructuring of responsibilities and shifted the risk of performance to the freight contracto

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