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Appendix 10-B: Long Range Rail Program Narrative Spreadsheets Wisconsin Department of Transportation Long Range Rail Investment Program - Intercity Passenger Rail ID Host Railroad Location Name Description Project benefits Proposed project funding sources Correlation of amount of public funding Notes to benefits Public benefits Private benefits Total cost Federal State Other Preserves smooth operations of freight through the station. Reconstruction of the platform between the two main line tracks at 8” above the top of the rail will allow continued, Public funding will result in: a fully Improved accessibility and uninterrupted freight service. accessible station for the public, compliance with ADA. Reconstruction of the especially for those with disabilities; Final design of new Increased station capacity. platform adjacent to Track full compliance with federal ADA Milwaukee Intermodal Improved safety in station. #4 will allow level boarding requirements; greatly improved public Milwaukee- Existing Amtrak Hiawatha Station Passenger Concourse - More convenient and to private cars parked there. transportation facility in terms of P-1 CP Chicago Service CY 2013 comfortable rail travel. Improved access and safety. $2,306,000 $1,980,000 $326,000 $0 comfort, convenience, and safety. Source: WisDOT Preserves smooth operations of freight through the station. Reconstruction of the platform between the two main line tracks at 8” above the top of the rail will allow continued, Public funding will result in: a fully Improved accessibility and uninterrupted freight service. accessible station for the public, compliance with ADA. Reconstruction of the especially for those with disabilities; Construction of new Increased station capacity. platform adjacent to Track full compliance with federal ADA Milwaukee Intermodal Improved safety in station. #4 will allow level boarding requirements; greatly improved public Milwaukee- Existing Amtrak Hiawatha Station Passenger Concourse - More convenient and to private cars parked there. transportation facility in terms of P-2 CP Chicago Service CY 2013-2014 comfortable rail travel. Improved access and safety. $20,000,000 $ 9,300,000 $ 10,700,000 $0 comfort, convenience, and safety. Source: WisDOT Improved rail service at station with faster and Short-term: 2010-2015 easier boarding and alighting of trains. Allows Public funds will: help improve rail Construction of expanded more train doors to be open service at the station with faster and platform at Milwaukee for entry and exit. Allow for faster boarding and easier boarding and alighting of trains; Airport Rail Station (Mile Post Accommodates longer trains alighting of trains and longer allow for the accommodation of longer Milwaukee- Existing Amtrak Hiawatha 78.4) - CY 2012-2013 that accommodate more train lengths, improving trains that accommodate more Source: 2009 ARRA grant award estimate in P-3 CP Chicago Service (Complete) passengers. operations. $994,000 $678,000 $316,000 $0 passengers. YOE $ (2010 $) Construction of new cross- Improved operations and overs on Canadian Pacific reliability for freight rail Public funds will improve reliability of right-of-way at Truesdell services. Reduces potential the passenger rail mode for the public Milwaukee- Existing Amtrak Hiawatha (Mile Posts 50.1 and 53.6) - Improved reliability of conflicts between freight and by improving speed and on-time Source: 2009 ARRA grant award estimate in P-4 CP Chicago Service CY 2012-2013 (Complete) passenger rail services. passenger trains. $13,377,000 $13,377,000 $0 $0 performance. YOE $ (2010 $) Replacement of equipment will improve performance, Replacement of existing reliability, efficiency and the single-level cars and amenities of rail travel, locomotives on the attracting more riders, and Hiawatha Service, with new making operations more bi-level cars and fuel-efficient efficient. Increases seating locomotives through the capacity while not ARRA-funded Midwest increasing operating costs. Public funding of the project improves Preliminary estimate based on contractual equipment procurement. New locomotives are more Improved and more efficient reliability and efficiency of publically prices for coach cars and cab/baggage cars for Equipment will be fuel efficient and have lower operations for freight and funded passenger rail services, and the Midwest/California equipment procurement Milwaukee- Existing Amtrak Hiawatha incorporated into the emissions. Improves ADA passenger operators. makes rail travel more efficient, and preliminary estimates for locomotives. P-5 CP Chicago Service Midwest pool of equipment. access. Improved access and safety. $47,000,000 $47,000,000 $0 $0 comfortable, convenient, and reliable. Source: WisDOT Wisconsin Department of Transportation Long Range Rail Investment Program - Intercity Passenger Rail ID Host Railroad Location Name Description Project benefits Proposed project funding sources Correlation of amount of public funding Notes to benefits Public benefits Private benefits Total cost Federal State Other Implementation of improved intercity passenger rail service improves mobility, provides Improves infrastructure that an alternative to congestion, freight trains will operate on. Final design and construction supports economic Improves operations for Public funding for the implementation of infrastructure development, creates jobs, freight companies. Reduces of expanded intercity passenger rail improvements to reduces transportation potential conflicts between service improves mobility, supports accommodate up to 3 costs, supports energy freight and passenger trains. economic development, creates jobs, additional daily Hiawatha efficiency and efforts to Improves safety and reduces transportation costs, supports Chicago-Milwaukee corridor Service round-trips between reduce greenhouse gas reliability. Lowers energy efficiency and efforts to reduce Milwaukee- improvements (Midwest Chicago and Milwaukee at emissions, and supports transportation costs for greenhouse gas emissions, and Cost estimates for these improvements are P-6 Chicago Regional Rail Phase 1) speeds up to 90 mph. livable communities. some businesses. TBD TBD TBD TBD supports livable communities. being finalized and will be released in 2014. Public finding will result in improved service and schedule options for existing Wisconsin station communities. The Chicago-Minneapolis/St. Paul corridor will become a 2 daily round- Short-term: 2010-2015 trip corridor increasing trip options. Implementation of Reliability and train on-time improved intercity performance will be significantly passenger rail service improved on the 2nd frequency. improves mobility, provides Increased passenger activity at stations Minnesota DOT is the lead agency. Funding for final design and an alternative to congestion, Potentially improves will encourage economic activity in Implementation depends on the outcome of construction of infrastructure supports economic infrastructure that freight station communities. Expanded feasibility study and NEPA/preliminary improvements to development, creates jobs, trains will operate on. passenger rail service improves engineering studies (if necessary). Cost accommodate one additional reduces transportation Reduces potential conflicts mobility, supports economic estimates for improvements are being round-trip on the Empire costs, supports energy between freight and development, creates jobs, reduces developed as part of the feasibility study and Second Round-trip Frequency: Builder corridor between efficiency and efforts to passenger trains. Improves transportation costs, supports energy RTC capacity analysis and will be completed in Chicago-Milwaukee- Chicago and Minneapolis/St, reduce greenhouse gas safety and reliability. Lowers efficiency and efforts to reduce 2014. A NEPA study may be required depending Minneapolis/St. Minneapolis/St. Paul Empire Paul serving existing emissions, and supports transportation costs for greenhouse gas emissions, and on the type and amount of infrastructure P-7 CP Paul-Chicago Builder Corridor Wisconsin stations. livable communities. some businesses. TBD TBD TBD TBD supports livable communities. improvements. The selected route alternative of the Milwaukee- Minneapolis / St. Paul Tier 1 EIS, being completed by Minnesota DOT, is the current Amtrak Empire Builder route. The Midwest Regional Rail Initiative route alignment through Madison is identified as a future route alignment for the Chicago-Minneapolis/St. Paul corridor. Additional environmental work between Madison and Portage would be required if this route alignment moves forward. The Milwaukee to Madison segment of that Implementation of new and route has an independent Environmental expanded intercity Public funds will result in the Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact passenger rail service implementation of new and expanded from the Federal Railroad Administration, Final Design and Construction improves mobility, provides Improves infrastructure that intercity passenger rail service that: enabling service on the Madison-Milwaukee- Long Range: 2030 Plan Horizon of Minneapolis / St. Paul to an alternative to congestion, freight trains will operate on. connects two major economic centers Chicago segment to potentially occur prior to or Milwaukee corridor segment supports economic Improves operations for of the Midwest, serves other major separately from the overall corridor. A route infrastructure to development, creates jobs, freight companies. Reduces
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