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Technical Memorandum No. 4 Project No. C SWOO-242 Data Collection and Evaluation of Railroad Project May 18, 2005 Table of Contents Page Introduction.....................................................................................................1 Literature Review .........................................................................................1 Previous Studies...........................................................................................5 Ongoing Studies............................................................................................8 Additional Data Collection.................................................................................. 10 No-Build Data ................................................................................................. 43 Build Data ................................................................................................... 50 Evaluation of the Railroads Costs.......................................................................... 57 Executive Summary – Public Involvement Results....................................................... 60 Study Glossary ................................................................................................ 82 List of Figures 4.2.1 Existing Train Counts – Year 2004 – State.................................................. 19 4.2.2 Existing Train Counts – Year 2004 – Denver ............................................... 20 4.2.3 BNSF Segment Id’s State ..................................................................... 21 4.2.4 BNSF Segment Id’s Denver ................................................................... 22 4.2.5 UP Segment Id’s State ........................................................................ 23 4.2.6 UP Segment Id’s Denver ...................................................................... 24 4.2.7 Existing Train Volumes – 2004 - BNSF – State ............................................. 25 4.2.8 Existing Train Volumes – 2004 - BNSF – Denver ........................................... 26 4.2.9 Existing Train Volumes – 2004 - UP – State ................................................ 27 4.2.10 Existing Train Volumes – 2004 - UP – Denver .............................................. 28 4.2.11 Railroad Yard Map - 2004 - State ........................................................... 31 4.2.12 Railroad Yard Map - 2004 - Denver ......................................................... 32 4.2.13 Existing Land Use- 2004 ...................................................................... 40 4.2.14 Sample Corridor – Existing Land Use Noise Receptors ................................... 41 4.3.1 No-Build Train Counts – Year 2030 – State................................................. 44 4.3.2 No-build Train Counts – Year 2030 – Denver............................................... 45 4.3.3 No-Build Train Volumes – 2030 – BNSF – State ............................................ 46 4.3.4 No-Build Train Volumes – 2030 – BNSF – Denver .......................................... 47 4.3.5 No-Build Train Volumes – 2030 – UPRR – State ........................................... 48 4.3.6 No-Build Train Volumes – 2030 – UPRR – Denver.......................................... 49 4.4.1 Build Train Counts – Year 2030 – State..................................................... 51 4.4.2 Build Train Counts – Year 2030 – Denver................................................... 52 4.4.3 Build Train Volumes – 2030 – BNSF – State................................................. 53 4.4.4 Build Train Volumes – 2030 – BNSF – Denver .............................................. 54 4.4.5 Build Train Volumes – 2030 – UPRR – State ................................................ 55 May 18, 2005 4.4.6 Build Train Volumes – 2030 – UPRR – Denver .............................................. 56 List of Tables 4.2.1 BNSF Master Train Counts – No-Build....................................................... 11 4.2.2 BNSF Master Train Counts – Build .......................................................... 12 4.2.3 UPRR Master Train Counts – No-Build ...................................................... 13 4.2.4 UPRR Master Train Counts – Build........................................................... 14 4.2.5 Existing BNSF Track Data – 2004 ............................................................ 15 4.2.6 Existing BNSF Train Data – 2004............................................................. 16 4.2.7 Existing UPRR Track Data – 2004 ........................................................... 17 4.2.8 Existing UPRR Train Data – 2004 ............................................................ 18 4.2.9 Existing BNSF Yard Data – 2004.............................................................. 29 4.2.10 Existing UPRR Yard Data – 2004 ............................................................. 30 4.2.11 Existing At-grade Crossings .................................................................. 33 4.2.12 Existing At-grade Crossings .................................................................. 34 4.2.13 Existing At-grade Crossings .................................................................. 35 4.2.14 Existing At-grade Crossings .................................................................. 36 4.2.15 Existing At-grade Crossings .................................................................. 37 4.2.16 Existing At-grade Crossings .................................................................. 38 4.2.17 Existing At-grade Crossings .................................................................. 39 4.2.18 Land Use Acres................................................................................. 42 4.5.1 The Railroad Project – Cost .................................................................. 58 4.5.2 Capital Cost Summary Comparison ......................................................... 59 All information and assessments contained herein are the sole responsibility of the Consultant. Although many other parties contributed substantially to the report, they shall not be held accountable for its accuracy. May 18, 2005 4.1 Introduction To accurately identify and understand the issues affecting the Proposed BNSF/UP Front Range Infrastructure Rationalization Project it is necessary to compile and review a large amount of data. This involved an extensive search through relevant completed studies and ongoing projects both in Colorado and elsewhere as well as associated websites and libraries of listings. This technical memorandum is a reference for all future technical memorandums associated with this study as well as any future related phases of this project. As noted in the table of contents, Section 4.1.1 includes a listing of all sources and websites that were accessed and reviewed for this study. The next section, 4.1.2 includes a summary of any relevant completed studies. Section 4.1.3 lists the relevant ongoing studies, summarizing those that were found most beneficial. The remainder of this Technical Memorandum includes the results of data collected, displayed graphically where possible, along with a review of the cost estimates provided by the two Class 1 railroads. A glossary of words and phrases associated with this study are included in Section 4.1.6. Most documents listed are available in hard copy form. Studies related to passenger rail are summarized in Technical Memorandum No. 7. URL’s for relevant newspaper articles are referenced on our project website at http://www.dot.state.co.us/railroadstudy/. 4.1.1 Literature Review This project required the input of several different professionals reviewing various topics. The sources sited below were relevant for the indicated topic. Detailed summaries of selected documents are included in Sections 4.1.2 and 4.1.3. Railroad Operations • Bridging the Valley Transportation Study, Ongoing. • Colorado State Rail Plan – Rail Bypass Feasibility Study, State Department of Highways with FRA, URS-R L Banks, 1979 • Metro Vision 2025 Interim Regional Transportation Plan, DRCOG, 2002 • Eastern Colorado Mobility Study, Felsburg, Holt, and Ullevig with DMJM, Jacobs, Cambridge Systematics, and Infrastructure Management Group, 2002 • Orlando Freight Relocation Study (ongoing study), HDR, 2003 • DM&E Powder River Basin Expansion Project, Burns and McDonald, 2000 • Colorado Transportation Profile, U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2002 • TransPort Market Overview, Ross Consulting Group, 2002 • Alameda Corridor Project, DMJM and Moffat & Nichols, 1995 Websites: • BNSF System and Division Maps http://www.bnsf.com/about_bnsf/html/division_maps.html. • FRA Office of Safety Analysis http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/officeofsafety/. • UPRR industrial development site http://www.up.com/re.shtml. Environment • Eastern Colorado Mobility Study, Felsburg, Holt, and Ullevig with DMJM, Jacobs, Cambridge Systematics, and Infrastructure Management Group, 2002 • Bridging the Valley Transportation Study, Ongoing. • North Front Range 2025 Regional Transportation Plan, DRCOG Page 1 May 18, 2005 • DM&E Powder River Basin Expansion Project, Burns and McDonald, 2000 • Alameda Corridor Project, DMJM and Moffat & Nichols, 1995 Economic Impact/Property Value • Indiana Rail Plan, Parsons • Economic Impact of Railroad Abandonment: Carrington-to-Turtle Lake Rail Line, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute and the Department of Agriculture Economics at North Dakota State University, by Honeyman et al., 1996 •