September 8, 200816 yr Author http://www.rtands.com/breaking_news.shtml#Feature2-9-08 September 5, 2008 Study: EJ&E sale would hurt mostly upscale towns Some affluent white folks in the suburbs are the only ones who stand to lose if the EJ&E Railroad is sold to the Canadian National Railway, local newspapers report. That's the contention of two University of Chicago professors in their study of the proposed $300-million sale of the EJ&E line that encircles the Chicago area from northwest Indiana to Waukegan. Read more at the link above "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 18, 200816 yr Author One of my college roommates works for Norfolk Southern as a locomotive engineer. Bastard makes $80,000 per year. I know, I could apply there, too... http://www.railwayage.com/breaking_news.shtml#Feature2-9-18 September 17, 2008 Norfolk Southern, BLET sign six-year agreement Norfolk Southern and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Tuesday signed a labor agreement offering the railroad's 5,000 engineers a pay increase of 19% during a six-year period. Read more at the link above: "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 19, 200816 yr One of my college roommates works for Norfolk Southern as a locomotive engineer. Bastard makes $80,000 per year. I know, I could apply there, too... Pretty good money. From what I've heard, it comes with something of a price, especially until you've been around long enough to get off the extra board. One of my near-neighbors is a locomotive engineer on NS, but I haven't talked with him much about his work. He's something of a renaissance man, as are a few other locomotive engineers I've met over the years. He's well-read, an avid cyclist, and creates beautiful summer gardens in his back yard.
September 19, 200816 yr An excellent story from CNN about why railroad business is booming: <iframe src="http://www.cnn.com/video/savp/evp/?loc=dom&vid=/video/living/2008/09/17/lemon.railroads.back.on.track.cnn" height="393" width="406" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>
September 29, 200816 yr Author http://www.railwayage.com/breaking_news.shtml#Feature4-9-29 September 26, 2008 UP sees continued high capital outlays Union Pacific is on target to spend $3.1 billion on capital improvements in 2008 "and although we are still evaluating the demand environment, we currently expect to invests something close to that amount again in 2009," Union Pacific Chairman Jim Young told the Surface Transportation Board last month, in a letter responding to the board’s request for information about service plans for the rest of this year and capacity needs. Full story at link above: "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 3, 200816 yr http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2008/09/29/daily27.html Thursday, October 2, 2008 - 9:24 AM EDT Genesee & Wyoming closes deal for Ohio railroad system Business First of Columbus Connecticut railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc. has closed a deal to buy the 445-mile Ohio Central Railroad System for $234.3 million. Full story at link above:
October 30, 200816 yr Letter to Washington Enquirer: U.S. Needs More Trains 24 Oct 2008 AAR President and CEO Ed Hamberger wrote in a letter to the editor of the Washington Enquirer: WASHINGTON EXAMINER October 23, 2008 Does the United States Need More Trains? Yes: Rail reduces congestion, pollution By Edward R. Hamberger The U.S. needs more transportation, and it needs it now. Highways, railways, ports and airports are all straining to keep up with demand. Bad as conditions are now, they will only get worse without prompt, forward looking action. At the same time, we need to find solutions to a number of environmental issues that are tied to transportation. There is no single solution. Futuristic technology like Maglev may have a role to play, but the cost would be immense and would largely come from public sources. The technology itself is unsuited for the mix of heavy bulk commodity trains, swift merchandise freight trains and fast passenger trains that ply the nation's rails. So if we are to keep today's transportation problems from becoming tomorrow's transportation crisis, rail must be part of the solution. Railroads help reduce fuel consumption. Last year, trains moved a ton of freight an average of 436 miles per gallon of diesel fuel - the equivalent of moving it from Baltimore to Boston on just one gallon. On average, freight trains are three to four times as fuel-efficient as trucks. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, freight trains are also cleaner than trucks, emitting only a third as many greenhouse gases to move the same volume equivalent distances. Freight trains also help beat congestion. A single intermodal train can take 280 trucks off the highways. Freight trains save money for taxpayers and consumers. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials says that if all rail freight traffic were shifted to trucks tomorrow, current rail shippers would pay an additional $69 billion per year and an extra $128 billion would have to be spent on highway improvements. Demand for rail service is growing. The two busiest years in history for freight railroads were 2006 and 2007, and Amtrak recently announced that its 2008 fiscal year was the busiest in its history. Commuter railroads across the country are also reporting large passenger increases. Yet one major stumbling block lies in the path of growth for both freight and passenger rail: capacity, or more accurately, lack of it. Portions of the rail network are already approaching capacity. With the demand for rail transportation expected to almost double by 2035, conditions will worsen unless capacity is increased. Railroads already invest heavily to renew the system and increase capacity. Over the past 10 years, almost 18 percent of their revenues have gone into improvements, compared with less than 4 percent on average in manufacturing. Yet by itself, even that amount isn't enough. A Cambridge Systematics study last year found that $148 billion needs to be invested to expand capacity in the freight rail network by 2035 to keep up with demand. The good news is that freight railroads can raise at least 70 percent of that amount by themselves, according to the study. The bad news is that a gap of $1.4 billion a year between what can be invested and what should be invested remains. One way to help bridge the gap is through a modest program of tax incentives. Bi-partisan legislation proposed in this Congress would extend a 25 percent incentive to anyone who invests in projects that add capacity to the nation's rail network. Another way is through public-private partnerships in which the public pays for public benefits and the private sector pays for its benefits. A number of public-private partnerships to expand both freight and passenger rail capacity have already been successfully developed in California, the Pacific Northwest, Chicago, North Carolina and between the East Coast and the Midwest. America's future prosperity depends heavily on transportation. Expanding rail capacity will help insure that prosperity while providing environmental benefits. The time to expand rail capacity is now. Edward R. Hamberger, a former assistant secretary of transportation, has been president and CEO of the Association of American Railroads since 1998. http://www.aar.org/Pressroom/News/2008/10/102308_washenq_LTE_ERH_Morerail.aspx
October 31, 200816 yr Author We'll probably see more of this for a while..... http://www.railwayage.com/breaking_news.shtml#Feature1-10-31 October 30, 2008 U.S. freight traffic and volume declines Freight traffic on U.S. railroads declined 4.7% during the week ended October 25 in comparison with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported. Volume of 34.5 billion ton-miles fell 3.9% from the comparable period a year ago. Volume in the East declined by 4.5%, while the decline in the West was even larger at 4.8%. Intermodal volume fell 4.1% from the comparable period a year ago. Read more at the link above: "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 31, 200816 yr Value of U.S. goods ground transported in North America climbs in August, USDOT says Progressive Railroading In August, the value of trade moved via surface transportation modes between the United States and Canada and Mexico totaled $72.3 billion, up 4.5 percent compared with August 2007’s total, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The value of U.S. trade also rose 0.9 percent vs. July’s total. About 88 percent of U.S. trade by value with Canada and Mexico moves via rail, truck and pipeline. Full story at: http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=18476
November 3, 200816 yr Author http://www.rtands.com/breaking_news.shtml#Feature5-11-3 October 31, 2008 NS intermodal terminal recommended for expansion The 19-member Joint Intermodal Tast Force for Transportation and Logistics recommended NS’ intermodal terminal in South Toledo, Ohio, as the focus for expansion of freight warehousing and logistics activities in the Toledo area. Read more the link above: "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 3, 200816 yr Railroads top trucks in key shipper survey Railwayage.com "Rails proving resilient; outlook less favorable for trucks." That's the way Morgan Stanley sums up the results of its latest survey of more than 350 U. S. and Canadian freight shippers. The investment banking house has conducted the survey semi-annually for eight years. Some major findings of the new survey, released Oct. 31: --"Shippers see more value from rail, which is supportive of long-term pricing." Read more at: http://www.railwayage.com/breaking_news.shtml
November 11, 200816 yr In Depth October 23, 2008, 5:00PM EST text size: TT Burlington Northern and the Revival of Railroads The last depression bankrupted them. Now they're positioned to thrive. A look at the nation's most progressive railroad, Burlington Northern Santa Fe By Emily Thornton Last April, Warren E. Buffett flew to Kansas City, Mo., to join Matthew K. Rose for a ride in a vintage 1930s railcar. Buffett, the billionaire investor from Omaha, and Rose, the chief executive of Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BN), munched on hamburgers and jelly beans as they chugged 430 miles up to Chicago. Along the way, they talked about Burlington Northern's unlikely turnaround and how the once-stalled railroad could build on its recent momentum. Read more at: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_44/b4106058122336.htm
November 12, 200816 yr Author Good article. Thanks for posting it. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 19, 200816 yr Author This CSX route passes through Youngstown, Akron, Lodi, Willard, Tiffin, Fostoria and Defiance.... http://www.rtands.com/breaking_news.shtml#Feature3-11-19 November 18, 2008 CSX calls for public and private sector cooperation CSX Intermodal President Jim Hertwig urges more cooperation between public and private sectors to quickly address emerging trends in global trade and the critical need for expanded transportation and distribution infrastructure. Full story at the link above: "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 2, 200816 yr Though this report covers more than just rail, it is a good indicator that industry is ... and will be ... moving more freight by rail. USDOT: Value of goods moving north, south across U.S. borders goes up in September www.progressiverailroading.com The value of trade moving via surface transportation modes between the United States and Canada and Mexico in September totaled $71.8 billion, down 0.6 percent from August’s level but up 7.5 percent from September 2007’s total, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The modes include rail, truck and pipeline. Read more at: http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=18861
December 2, 200816 yr Many hope railroad revival will bring jobs to Warren Published:Tuesday, December 2, 2008 Youngstown Vindicator By Ed Runyan WARREN — Soon, residents of Warren’s North End will again hear the rumble of freight trains heading south into town from the former Copperweld Steel mill in Warren Township. Trains will pass through their neighborhood and back out of town to the east, carrying steel. Read more at: http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?style=newstyles3.css&Section=&ID=443604&Category=9
December 8, 200816 yr Author The booming growth has officially stopped..... http://www.railwayage.com/breaking_news.shtml#Feature2-12-8 December 5, 2008 Rail carload traffic tumbles 10% in November Reflecting a sharply worsening economy, U.S. railroad carload traffic was down 10.1% in November and intermodal traffic dropped 7.9%--"by far the largest monthly declines since we stated keeping track of monthly traffic in 1997 and probably since well before then," according to John Gray, senior vice president of the Association of American Railroads. Full story at the link above: "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 8, 200816 yr Author http://www.rtands.com/breaking_news.shtml#Feature4-12-8 December 5, 2008 Pennsylvania Governor Rendell supports National Gateway At a National Gateway coalition event hosted by CSX Chairman and CEO Michael Ward, Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell announced his support for the National Gateway’s goal of creating a state-of-the-art, double-stack transportation corridor connecting manufacturing centers in the Midwest with deepwater ports on the East Coast. Read more at the link above: "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 9, 200816 yr from www.railwayage.com Fitch finds railroads strong in a weak economy Fitch Ratings finds the railroad industry "well positioned financially to confront the challenges of a weakened U. S. economy." For 2009, Fitch forecasts "a relatively favorable pricing environment, strong liquidity, and ongoing capital markets access." Full story at: http://www.railwayage.com/breaking_news.shtml
December 15, 200816 yr Author Good to see Pennsylvania spending some respectably-sized amounts on freight rail..... http://www.rtands.com/breaking_news.shtml#Feature4-12-15 December 12, 2008 Pennsylvania investing $38.5 Million in rail freight Governor Edward Rendell said Pennsylvania is investing $30 million as part of PennDOT’s Rail Freight Capital Budget/Transportation Assistance program and a separate $8.5 million in Rail Freight Assistance grants. Read more at the link above: "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 15, 200816 yr Pennsylvania has a long history (under Gov. Rendell) of supporting rail projects (mostly freight... but some passenger as well).
December 15, 200816 yr Article published Monday, December 15, 2008 CSX still plans new Wood County terminal despite troubled economy By DAVID PATCH BLADE STAFF WRITER The slumping regional and national economies may be dragging down railroad freight traffic, but CSX says its plans for a new intermodal terminal near southern Wood County's North Baltimore will stay on track. Full story at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081215/NEWS16/812150329/-1/NEWS
December 27, 200816 yr Some good historical freight footage here. An acquaintance posted this link to a professional film from 1974, produced as part of the effort to persuade Congress to invest capital in Penn Central. This film likely contributed to the formation of Conrail, which resulted in a a viable, profitable enterprise that ultimately was sold to CSX and NS. http://www.lubetkin.net/blog/2008/12/penn-central-1974-movie.html
December 27, 200816 yr Wow! What a great film find. Ironic today that our problem isn't bad track and equipment, but not enough good track and equipment.
December 28, 200816 yr Author Awesome film. I remember that my father got so worried about derailments on Penn Central that he would stop the family car maybe 50 feet back from the tracks whenever we approached a railroad crossing with a train on it. He was a train nut like me, but in the 1970s he used to say "I don't know whether to watch or run." "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 28, 200816 yr In that era the Broadway Limited had a major derailment in the yards east of the depot in Fort Wayne. I didn't try to go and see it because the yards were heavily secured, and I heard that it wasn't possible to get within sight of the wreck because of parked freight cars.
December 28, 200816 yr Seeing those boxcars rocking back and forth on that bad PC track sure brought back memories. I recall that at one point the Louisville-Indy-Logansport line was embargoed by the ICC because the track was unsafe at any speed. This led to all sorts of reroutings for the James Whitcomb Riley, later the Cardinal across Indiana.
December 30, 200816 yr Seeing those boxcars rocking back and forth on that bad PC track sure brought back memories. I recall that at one point the Louisville-Indy-Logansport line was embargoed by the ICC because the track was unsafe at any speed. This led to all sorts of reroutings for the James Whitcomb Riley, later the Cardinal across Indiana. I grew up on the edge of Erie-Lackawanna territory in Indiana, and often had to wait for their freight trains at rural road crossings. In the sixties, before they went in the dumper, I used to see their trains on the stretch between Decatur and Huntington, Indiana. It was a long, flat straightaway and they ran fast. I could sit at a rural road crossing and watch them barrel past, the cars straight upright and steady as a rock. Unfortunately they were going hungry because of diminishing rail freight traffic, and when they suffered massive storm damage to large parts of their ROW in Pennsylvania, they were unable to recover. With the Conrail merger, most of the old Erie was abandoned.
December 30, 200816 yr I live in Hyde Park of Cincinnati, and trains still run on those tracks a few times a week it seems. I always enjoy falling asleep or napping to the sound of the engines passing by, such a sonorous sound.
January 14, 200916 yr This is a big article in the Washington Monthly. Back on Tracks A nineteenth-century technology could be the solution to our twenty-first-century problems. By Phillip Longman http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2009/0901.longman.html “All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.” -Friedrich Nietzsche
January 15, 200916 yr ^Incredibly well written article. Very thorough and logical conclusions. I expect Obama to at the very least resolve the Chicago bottleneck during his 4 years. Not sure how much more he'll push for beyond that for rail.
January 15, 200916 yr This is a big article in the Washington Monthly. Back on Tracks A nineteenth-century technology could be the solution to our twenty-first-century problems. By Phillip Longman http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2009/0901.longman.html That's one of the most comprehensive, factual, and well-informed articles I've read on the topic.
January 15, 200916 yr I forwarded this to some staff I know at ODOT. Great piece of work by the author.
February 2, 200916 yr Norfolk Southern layoffs so far total 150 in Ohio Monday, February 2, 2009 1:57 PM Updated: Monday, February 2, 2009 02:52 PM By Dan Gearino THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH A drop in rail traffic has led Norfolk Southern Corp. to lay off 150 railroad workers in Ohio, including a reduction in shifts at the Buckeye Yard on the West Side. Full story at: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2009/02/02/railroad_layoffs.html?sid=101
February 2, 200916 yr There is an execellent article on the state of the freight rail industry in the new edition of Trains Magazine by Don Phillips. Long story short; there will be a slight downturn in rail freight traffic, but it is expected to rebound because shippers realize they can get a far better value for their dollar by shipping by rail.
February 3, 200916 yr Its official, Chicago will be less convoluted for freight trains: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-cn-railroad-close_02feb02,0,1665102.story Freight train traffic to shift in March in wake of rail merger CN's acquisition of EJ & E is completed after yearlong debate By Richard Wronski | Tribune reporter February 2, 2009 More freight trains will be rolling through suburbs lining the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway starting March 4 now that the line has been acquired by the Canadian National Railway, the Montreal-based railroad said Sunday. After more than a year of regulatory review, public hearings and contentious debate, the CN closed its $300 million deal to purchase the EJ&E and took over the line Sunday morning. CHOPPED
February 18, 200916 yr Check out this video on Cincinnati's railroad that it owns - the Cincinnati Southern Railway. Apparently it pays off to the tune of $14 million a year for the City. http://www.wlwt.com/video/18707079/
February 21, 200916 yr Author http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1235208805176220.xml&coll=2 Berea begins Front Street bridge construction to eliminate rail-related traffic tie-ups Saturday, February 21, 2009 Karen Farkas Plain Dealer Reporter Berea- Train whistles on Front Street will soon be silenced. After years of delays, work began this week on an $18 million project to build bridges over two sets of tracks just north of the Browns practice facility. More at the link above: "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 21, 200916 yr Author "It could be devastating," he said. "Look what happened to Euclid Avenue [during reconstruction]. I'm going to try to stay open." What a moron! Another person who relies on the PD for news on what's happening downtown... Two already shaky Euclid Avenue businesses closed -- the Cleveland Athletic Club and a restaurant near CSU. But while the PD reported that while the CAC was faltering, the Union Club across the street was gaining business. Not a peep about that. Hmmm, I guess reporting that would have been contrary to the PD's anti-downtown agenda. Comment on this quote/PD bias here........ http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,13110.msg370751.html#msg370751 Anyway, I'm glad to see this project moving forward. For three years I lived less than 1,000 from the Front Street crossings. It wasn't the train horns that bothered me. They came so often that you didn't notice them anymore. What bothered me was coming back from the grocery store in downtown Berea with frozen food on a hot day and getting stopped at the crossings by a slow train, or by several trains in a row. It was a gamble, or I could take Rocky River Drive, but when Front Street was blocked by trains, Rocky River Drive would get backed up. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 23, 200916 yr Toledo City Council OKs funds for study on intermodal Economic impact is topic By Ignazio Messina, Toledo Blade, February 23, 2009 Toledo City Council has unanimously approved $15,000 for the city’s share of a required intermodal economic impact study. James Tuschman, chairman of the Joint Task Force for Intermodal Transportation and Logistics, said council’s approval last week of the economic impact study will enable the city to become part of grant applications for intermodal funding at Airline Junction. Read full story at the link above:
February 24, 200916 yr Portune to oppose federal rail regulation bill Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune will travel to Washington, D.C., Thursday to oppose a pending rail freight regulation bill, as part of National Railroad Day. Full story at: http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2009/02/23/daily20.html
March 17, 200916 yr Article published March 17, 2009 Officials seek intermodal funds Toledo administrators request nearly $9M from the state By DAVID PATCH BLADE STAFF WRITER Toledo officials have submitted a grant application to the Ohio Department of Development seeking nearly $9 million to pay for most of the cost of modernizing the Norfolk Southern intermodal yard in South Toledo. Full story at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090317/NEWS16/903170358
March 17, 200916 yr There is an execellent article on the state of the freight rail industry in the new edition of Trains Magazine by Don Phillips. Long story short; there will be a slight downturn in rail freight traffic, but it is expected to rebound because shippers realize they can get a far better value for their dollar by shipping by rail. They'd get even better value in Ohio if Patton would support the 3-C corridor project... 4/5 of the benefit will be for freight rail.
March 30, 200916 yr /columbus/stories/2009/03/30/story6.html?b=1238385600%5E1801577 Dispute over railroad rules raises hackles Business First of Columbus - by Adrian Burns A hotly contested effort to revamp regulation of rail industry competition and carriers’ pricing could have broad implications for a portion of Central Ohio’s economy that has bet its future on the shipping business. One bill has been introduced in Congress and another may soon be reintroduced that together seek to impose increased competition among rail carriers while giving industrial shippers a regulatory framework that they argue would lead to lower prices on many shipments. Read more at the link above:
April 24, 200916 yr Author Here's a PBS story on rail bottlenecks that's well worth viewing if you haven't already seen it.... http://www.aar.org/NewsAndEvents/News/2009/04/042209_PBSExaminesFreightRailBottlenecks.aspx "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 27, 200916 yr Better rail link to Cincinnati in the works Business First of Columbus - by Adrian Burns Friday, April 24, 2009 Millions of dollars in railroad investment and an improved rail connection with Cincinnati may be on the way to Central Ohio. State officials expect Norfolk Southern Corp. by mid-2010 to complete a project allowing the railroad to run higher-capacity freight trains between Cincinnati and Columbus. The project could cost up to $9.6 million, including $6.1 million in upgrades at the company’s intermodal rail yard near Rickenbacker International Airport and $2 million in other rail modifications in Central Ohio, according to public documents filed with the state. The project would boost the capacity of Ohio’s cargo rail system, take trucks off of Interstate 71 south of Columbus and open the door for more rail shipments in and out of Central Ohio, backers say. The work also would contribute to the region’s attempts to shape itself as a key inland logistics and shipping center, an economic development effort backed by area business organizations and state policymakers. Read more at http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2009/04/27/story1.html
May 3, 200916 yr Norfolk Southern idles 70 at West Side site Sunday, May 3, 2009 3:22 AM By Dan Gearino THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH A continuing drop in rail traffic is leading to further cuts at Buckeye Yard on the West Side. Norfolk Southern Railroad is temporarily ceasing its operations there Monday, leading to the idling of about 70 workers, said spokesman Rudy Husband. The company will transfer some of the work to Watkins Yard on the South Side. Read more at: http://dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/05/03/buckeye_yard.ART_ART_05-03-09_B3_SQDO9AI.html?sid=101
May 4, 200916 yr Last I read, no iron ore has been shipped on the Great Lakes in 2009. Cleveland BOF has been idle for a while now, they don't expect to start up operations until Fall 2009 at the earliest.
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