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Washington State Washington State Northern Columbia Basin Railroad Project Feasibility Study February 2006 Northern Columbia Basin Railroad Project Feasibility Study Prepared for the Washington State Department of Transportation By HDR Engineering, Inc. Railroad Industries, Inc. The Resource Group Consultants, Inc. Transit Safety Management, Inc. February 2006 Prepared by the Public Transportation and Rail Division Washington State Department of Transportation February 2006 For more information, contact: z Call the WSDOT Rail Office at (360) 705-7901 or 1-800-822-2015; z Write to the WSDOT Rail Office at WSDOT Rail Office, P.O. Box 47387 Olympia, WA 98504-7387; z Fax your comments to (360) 705-6821; or z E-mail your comments to [email protected] Persons with disabilities may request this information be prepared and supplied in alternate forms by calling the WSDOT ADA Accommodation Hotline collect 206-389-2839. Persons with vision or hearing impairments may access the WA State Telecommunications Relay Service at TT 1-800-833-6388, Tele-Braille 1-800-833-6385, or Voice 1-800-833-6384, and ask to be connected to 360-705-7097. Table of Contents List of Exhibits ........................................................................................................ iii Executive Summary ................................................................................................ v Chapter One: Introduction .................................................................................. 1-1 What is the Northern Columbia Basin Railroad Project? ...................................................... 1-2 Where is the project located?................................................................................................. 1-2 Who are the project partners? ................................................................................................ 1-3 What is the purpose of this feasibility study? ........................................................................ 1-4 Did project stakeholders review this report? ......................................................................... 1-4 What is contained in this report? ........................................................................................... 1-4 Chapter Two: Purpose and Need for the Project .............................................. 2-1 What is the purpose of the project?........................................................................................ 2-1 Is this project needed?............................................................................................................ 2-1 What would happen if the project wasn’t built? .................................................................... 2-3 Could the line be rehabilitated? ........................................................................................ 2-3 Chapter Three: Existing Railroad Facilities and Characteristics..................... 3-1 What are the current locations of the rail facilities? .............................................................. 3-1 How does the Columbia Basin Railroad and the BNSF Railway Company operate in the Moses Lake area?................................................................................................................... 3-6 What is Columbia Basin Railroad’s current customer base?................................................. 3-9 Chapter Four: Proposed Rail Improvements..................................................... 4-1 How were routes from the 2003 Task Force Study confirmed? ............................................ 4-1 Were the alignments screened for potential environmental impacts? ................................... 4-2 What design standards did the project team use for design of the segments? ....................... 4-3 What would be the general configuration of each new segment? ......................................... 4-3 Segment 1.................................................................................................................. 4-4 Segment 2.................................................................................................................. 4-5 Segment 3.................................................................................................................. 4-6 Segment 4.................................................................................................................. 4-7 Segment 5................................................................................................................ 4-10 Northern Columbia Basin Railroad Feasibility Study February 2006 Table of Contents Page i Segment 5b.............................................................................................................. 4-10 How much would it cost to build and/or abandon the segments?........................................ 4-12 Chapter Five: Economic and Operations Analysis of Segments..................... 5-1 How was the economic and operational analysis performed?............................................... 5-1 What were the general findings from the customer interviews?............................................ 5-7 What were the results of the financial analysis for rail options between Wheeler and Parker Horn?...................................................................................................................................... 5-8 Construction of Segment 1 and Abandonment of Segment 4 ................................... 5-9 Segment 1 with Partial Abandonment/Rehabilitation of Segment 4 ...................... 5-11 Rehabilitation of Segment 4.................................................................................... 5-13 What were the results of the financial analysis for rail options between Parker Horn and the Grant County International Airport?.................................................................................... 5-15 Rail Operations ........................................................................................................ 5-15 Return on Capital Investment .................................................................................. 5-15 Operating Costs........................................................................................................ 5-15 Break Even Analysis................................................................................................ 5-16 What were the results of the financial analysis for rail options between south of the Grant County International Airport and northeast of the airport? ................................................. 5-16 Rail Operations........................................................................................................ 5-17 Return on Capital Investment .................................................................................. 5-17 Operating Costs........................................................................................................ 5-17 Break Even Analysis................................................................................................ 5-18 What were the results of the financial analysis for rail options northeast of GCIA to the BNSF main line?.................................................................................................................. 5-18 Construction of Segment 5 from the north end of Segment 2 to Soap Lake ........... 5-19 Construction of Segment 5b from the north end of Segment 2 to Quincy .............. 5-21 What are the benefits and drawbacks for each of the segments?......................................... 5-23 Chapter Six: Regulatory Requirements ............................................................. 6-1 What ownership and operational issues need to be resolved prior to implementation of the Northern Columbia Railroad Project? .................................................................................. 6-1 What regulatory requirements pertain to the Northern Columbia Basin Railroad Project? . 6-6 Surface Transportation Board.................................................................................... 6-6 Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission.............................................. 6-8 Environmental Documentation .................................................................................. 6-8 Environmental Permits............................................................................................. 6-13 February 2006 Northern Columbia Basin Railroad Project Feasibility Study Page ii Table of Contents Chapter Seven: Implementation Process .......................................................... 7-1 Glossary ............................................................................................................... G-1 Appendices: A. Industrial Location Factors B. Cost Estimates for CBRW Track Rehabilitation, Upgrades and Maintenance C. Environmental Fatal Flaw Analysis Evaluation Matrix D. Railroad Design Standards and Criteria E. Detailed Description of Segments, Conceptual Engineering and Design Profiles F. Methodology for Calculating Right-of-way Costs G. Capital Cost Estimates for Each Segment H. Stakeholder Interviews I. Existing and Potential Columbia Basin Railroad Customer Interviews J. Chronology of Interview Appointments K. Stakeholder Comments on Draft Report List of Exhibits ES.1 General Location of Proposed Routes........................................................................... vi ES.2 Northern Columbia Basin Railroad Project Estimated Capital Costs..........................
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