Scope ofWorl' 

Exhibit A 

Norfolk Southern Railway Company Scope of Work for 

Switch-Duty Locomotive Conversions in Atlanta, Georgia 

Revised 3/28/2014 

Upon the Effective Date and continuing through 24 months, unless terminated early under 

provisions of the CONTRACT, CONTRACTOR will perform tasks as described in the Project 

Proposal to reduce emissions from locomotives used for switching in Atlanta for purposes of 

improving air quality in Georgia. These tasks include: 

A Within 45 days of execution of the CONTRACT, CONTRACTOR shall provide to the 

Division a project schedule with specific dates for completing each Project-related task 

that is consistent with the timeline provided in the Project Proposal; 

B. CONTRACTOR shall (1) convert twenty (20) Tier 0 or lower locomotives with at least 

five (5) years expected remaining life ("Original Locomotives") as described in the 

Project Proposal to ten (1 0) mother/slug sets, where the "mother" locomotive will be 

EC0710 3000 horsepower locomotives meeting EPA Tier 3 switch-duty emission 

standards or better (i.e., with lower emissions) ("Converted Locomotiyes"), and (2) 

install locomotive technology to accommodate an electric layover system on the 

Converted Locomotives and install plug-in stations and associated yard infrastmcture to 

operate an electric layover heating system, all as fmiher described in the Project 

Proposal. While PM emissions are lower than EPA Tier 3 switch-duty cycle standards 

require, the EC071 0 3000 is cettified to the Tier 3 line-haul duty cycle because it 

exceeds 2300 horsepower; 

C. The CONTRACTOR shall maintain the Converted Locomotives sufficiently to assure 

each Convetied Locomotive remains operational for a period often years from the date 

after each Convetted Locomotive is retrofitted (the "Operating Period") and shall operate 

the Converted Locomotives at least 80% of each Converted Locomotive's operational 

hours in and armmd the Atlanta Terminal as described in the Project Proposal. The 

Operating Period and number of operational hours may be modified if the Converted 

Locomotive is damaged such that the CONTRACTOR and the DIVISION mutually 

agree that it can be removed from service, in which event CONTRACTOR shall be 

deemed to have satisfied its obligations under this CONTRACT with respect to such 

Converted Locomotive(s). The Division acknowledges that the Converted Locomotives 

may leave the Atlanta Tenninal for 92-day Federal Railroad Administration inspections 

and other maintenance, for Positive Train Control installation, or for other logistical 

contingencies. The Division understands that the CONTRACTOR does not permanently 

assign locomotives to particular yards, and actual locomotives required for switching will 

vary fi'om day to day depending upon rail traffic volume and locations, and depending on 

the availability of locomotives to meet operational needs. The CONTRACTOR shall 

inform the Division of all Convetied Locomotives that are removed from the fleet due to 

damage or inoperability. The ten-year period for each Convetted Locomotive will start 

on the date that the Convetted Locomotive is placed into revenue service. The 

CONTRACTOR shall not sell any Convetted Locomotive until the Operating Period has 

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passed or the Converted Locomotive has been determined to be damaged beyond repair 

or pe1manently inoperable. 

D. Initial Report: Before converting the locomotives, the CONTRACTOR shall submit an 

initial repmi containing the following information: 

(1) Work scope as provided in the Project Proposal. 

(2) Estimated emissions reductions. This estimate may use data as provided in the 

Project Proposal ifthere have been no changes in emission levels of the original 

and conve1ied locomotives from the Proposal. 

E. Post Conversion Report: The CONTRACTOR shall submit a post conversion repmi 

within one month (30 days) after each locomotive mother/slug unit is placed into service 

in the Atlanta Terminal. The report shall contain the following: 

(1) Estimated emissions levels, which may include regulatory tier requirements. 

(2) Locomotive numbers for the Original Locomotives and the Conve1ied 

Locomotives. 

(3) Pictures showing major components installed during the conversion. 

(4) ·Pictures of the completed Conve1ied Locomotives and their emissions labels. 

(5) Ce1iificationlassurance that emissions critical components were properly installed 

on the Converted Locomotives and are in working condition. 

( 6) Ifthe proposed time for completing the conversion is exceeded, an explanation of 

the delay. 

F. Running repmis will be submitted every six months for the first two years (commencing 

within six months after submission ofthe post conversion report) and annually for eight 

years thereafter. These reports may be combined for the locomotives conve1ied under 

this CONTRACT. The running rep01is will contain the following information: 

(1) Estimated emissions and fuel consumption, which may include estimates or 

calculations based on known information including data fi·om the Project 

Proposal. 

(2) Description or confirmation of general operating pattems of the Converted 

Locomotives . 

(3) Cetiification or assurance of proper operation and maintenance of the Conve1ied 

Locomotives, in pruiicular the emissions critical components. 

G. The CONTRACTOR shall submit any reports to the Division by electronic mail (e-mail) 

and shall provide two copies of the reports in the e-mail with one in Microsoft Word 

format and the second in a PDF format. The CONTRACTOR shall submit a hard copy 

of the report upon the Division's request. 

H. Notwithstanding anything to the contrru-y herein, in the Project Proposal or in the Request 

for Applications, CONTRACTOR shall have no obligation to conduct extra-operational 

studies or investigations or to generate data not generated in the normal course of 

business in order to compile the reports above or any other information requested by the 

Division under this CONTRACT. Fmiher, the Division aclmowledges the reporting 

limitations as set forth in the Project Proposal, and CONTRACTOR shall not be required 

to prepare or submit any data or information that is contrru-y to those limitations. 

Specifically, but not by way of limitation, CONTRACTOR does not determine actual 

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fuel usage by locomotive and as such cannot determine actual fuel used by each 

Converted Locomotive, and CONTRACTOR cannot determine or track actual duty cycle 

over the Operating Period for each Converted Locomotive. The CONTRACTOR will 

use estimates for such determinations and may use best available infmmation, which may 

include engineering estimates based on lmowledge and experience of such operations. 

I. CONTRACT funds will cover up to 70% ofthe total cost of the Project and will be 

distributed to the CONTRACTOR incrementally (not more than once per annual qumter) 

following completion of conversion task(s), provided the match has been satisfied for the 

incremental distribution. 

J. The CONTRACTOR shall only invoice the Division for expenses eligible for award 

funding. As pmt of the invoice, the CONTRACTOR shall cettify each task that has been 

completed. Upon completion of the Project, the CONTRACTOR shall submit a final 

invoice requesting up to the remaining funds for any unpaid task expenses provided that 

the total grant distribution for this project does not exceed sixteen million, four hundred 

thirty-eight thousand dollars ($16,438,000.00). The final invoice shall provide all the 

information as requested in the Method of Payment section of the CONTRACT. 

K. The CONTRACTOR shall only invoice the Division for eligible expenses resulting from 

the Converted Locomotive conversions as pmt of completing tasks as described by the 

CONTRACTOR's Project schedule (Exhibit B). 

L. The CONTRACTOR may not seek reimbursement or cost share consideration for certain 

ineligible cost, which would include management or similar fees used to accumulate and 

reserve funds for ongoing business expenses, unforeseen liabilities, or for other simi!m· 

costs. The CONTRACTOR may not seek fees for consultants in excess of five hundred 

eighty-seven dollars and twenty cents ($587.20) per day nor seventy-thtee dollars and 

fmty cents ($73.40) per hour. 

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