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Oklahoma Statewide Freight and Passenger Rail Plan Draft PUBLIC RELEASE February 10, 2012 Oklahoma Statewide Freight and Passenger Rail Plan Prepared for: Oklahoma Department of Transportation Prepared by: Parsons Brinckerhoff Forward The Oklahoma Statewide Freight and Passenger Rail Plan is the result of a full year of research and study. While the plan meets congressionally-stipulated requirements, it evolved beyond that basic purpose with input from a large cross-section of stakeholders and parties interested in improving rail transportation in the state of Oklahoma. The input was obtained through public forums, a website, targeted group meetings of stakeholders, and interviews. The public and targeted group meetings were held both locally and regionally to afford interested parties an opportunity to learn about the planning process and to provide their perspectives on rail issues facing the state. Public outreach meetings were held in the following locations: x Enid x Lawton x McAlester x Oklahoma City x Tulsa A workshop for rail stakeholders and an open house for the general public were held at each location. In-depth interviews and meetings were also held with representatives of the following: ACOG Ardmore Industrial Authority BNSF Dolese Brothers Farmrail Heartland Flyer Coalition INCOG McAlester Army Ammunition Depot Mid-America Industrial Park State Chamber of Oklahoma Oklahoma Department of Commerce Office of the Secretary of Energy Oklahoma Dept of Agriculture Commodities Group Oklahoma Dept of Agriculture senior staff Oklahoma History Museum Oklahoma State Rail Association Oklahoma Trucking Association Port of Catoosa Port of Muskogee Representative Morrissette Tinker Air Force Base Union Pacific Railroad WATCO Wheat Growers Association The participants at these meetings shared their perspectives on rail problems and needed improvements in the state. In addition, all of the railroads operating in Oklahoma provided surveys detailing their infrastructure and business in the state. i THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK ii Table of Contents Forward ............................................................................................................................................ i Executive Summary .................................................................................................................. xi 1. Background ...................................................................................................... 1 2. Rail Industry Background ...................................................................... 5 2.1 Freight Rail ..................................................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Passenger Rail............................................................................................................................ 10 3. Oklahoma Freight Railroads ............................................................. 13 3.1 Class I Railroads ........................................................................................................................ 13 3.2 Class III Railroads .................................................................................................................... 18 3.3 Role of the State of Oklahoma ............................................................................................ 18 3.4 Railroad Profiles ....................................................................................................................... 19 4. History of Railroad Development in Oklahoma ................... 41 4.1 The Early Years – Development of Oklahoma’s Rail Network ........................... 42 4.2 Reshaping of Oklahoma’s Railroads ................................................................................ 44 4.3 Role of Oklahoma DOT in Rail Restructuring ............................................................. 46 5. Rail Transportation’s Role in the Oklahoma Transportation Network ........................................................... 49 5.1 The Role of Freight Rail in the Oklahoma Transportation Network ............... 49 5.2 The Role of Passenger Rail in the Oklahoma Transportation Network ......... 50 6. Impact of Rail Transportation ................................................ 55 6.1 Impact on the Environment ................................................................................................ 55 6.2 Energy Impact............................................................................................................................ 57 6.3 Quality of Life Impacts ........................................................................................................... 58 iii 7. Relationship of Oklahoma’s Freight Rail System to the Oklahoma Economy........................................ 59 7.1 Defining and Measuring Freight Rail Importance .................................................... 59 7.2 Oklahoma’s Economy and Key Industrial Groups .................................................... 64 7.3 Key Industrial Groups ............................................................................................................ 68 7.4 Freight Rail Employment, Earnings and Multiplier Effects ................................. 79 7.5 Oklahoma Rail Commodity Flows .................................................................................... 80 8. Overview of Oklahoma Rail Legislation .............................. 95 8.1 Oklahoma Rail Legislation History .................................................................................. 95 8.2 Public Private Partnership Law ..................................................................................... 107 9. Oklahoma Department of Transportation Rail Programs .............................................................................. 109 9.1 Rail Programs Division ....................................................................................................... 109 9.2 ODOT Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory and Project Management Tools ............................................................................................... 111 9.3 OK.RAIL System ..................................................................................................................... 112 9.4 School bus Inventory Data ................................................................................................ 116 9.5 Oklahoma Highway-Rail Crossing Crash Data ........................................................ 117 9.6 ODOT Graphical Resource Intranet Portal (GRIP) Database ........................... 118 9.7 State Owned Rail Infrastructure Inventory .............................................................. 120 9.8 ODOT Rail Programs Division Reports ....................................................................... 121 10. Multi-modal Transportation in Oklahoma ....................... 125 10.1 Rail Intermodal Transportation ..................................................................................... 125 10.2 Transloading ........................................................................................................................... 128 10.3 Major Industrial Parks/Logistics Centers ................................................................. 129 10.4 Port Facilities .......................................................................................................................... 135 10.5 Marine Trends ........................................................................................................................ 142 10.6 Port-Rail Opportunities...................................................................................................... 143 10.7 Foreign Trade Zones ............................................................................................................ 144 iv 11. Oklahoma Passenger Rail ....................................................... 159 11.1 History ........................................................................................................................................ 159 11.2 Overview of Current Rail Passenger Operations ................................................... 162 11.3 The Heartland Flyer.............................................................................................................. 162 11.4 Other Passenger Operations ............................................................................................ 190 12. Multimodal Connectivity - Passenger ................................ 191 12.1 Intercity Rail Connections ................................................................................................ 192 12.2 Commuter rail Connections ............................................................................................. 192 12.3 Intercity Bus connections ................................................................................................. 193 12.4 Planned Intermodal Improvements ............................................................................. 195 12.5 High-speed Intercity Passenger Rail ............................................................................ 196 13. Safety and Security .................................................................... 199 13.1 Security ...................................................................................................................................... 199 13.2 Safety ..........................................................................................................................................
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