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53 CHAPTER 7 Implementation Plan to Sustain the Community of Interest 7.1 Success of the Project Community of Interest A total of seven Class I railroads operate in the United States. As is evident from Figure 5.1, of these seven railroads, UP, BNSF, NS, and CSX are dominant, and Genesee & Wyoming is the largest short line railroad.
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54 The project activities were focused on taking the innovations to beyond the tipping point. Working with the members of the COI, the StarIsis team has created a collaborative environment and focused the activities of the community of interest members in a way that can quickly and easily evolve and be scaled up to successfully support the national deployment efforts.
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55 interest, collaboration, and participation of the COI in the solutions are not only maintained, but also continue to thrive. 7.3 Ensuring Long-Term Sustainability of the Community of Interest One of the important deliverables required by the project is an implementation plan for the long- term sustainability of the community of interest.
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56 7.3.1 Participation and Collaboration Two important aspects that are critical to sustaining the community of interest of stakeholders to achieve the objectives of the project are participation and collaboration. Not only will the participation from both transportation agencies and railroads need to continue at the current levels, but also the discussions need to continue to be collaborative so that the outcomes are productive and wins for both parties.
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57 7.3.4 Multi-tier Engagement Another important factor is ensuring that the right people at the appropriate levels of both organizations and from FHWA and FRA are engaged in the COI. The right level of engagement will vary across states.
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59 Central COI: Systematic Infusion and Growth at the Central Level In addition to the successful dissemination done through this project, the accomplishments of this project reflect the successful partnership that has been created among the members of the current COI. Retaining and enhancing this partnering environment will expedite the championing of project innovations and catalyze the information sharing among peers in transportation agencies and railroads.
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60 achieve the long-term success required to sustain the strategies that will proactively and continuously address challenges on projects involving transportation agencies and railroads. Figure 7.2.
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61 create the momentum necessary to get each state and some local agencies to adopt best practices and thereby increase the numbers of adopters of the best practices toward making them routine practices. Funding Funding continues to be an issue for public agencies, so it is also important to fund the cost associated with member travel and participation in these meetings.
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62 Ensure project management and facilitation support is available to the COI members. Systematically add new members and expand the number of stakeholders in the COI.
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