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RAIL SYSTEM PLAN December 2018 Table of Contents 2015 FLORIDA RAIL SYSTEM PLAN December 2018 Table of Contents FLORIDA RAIL SYSTEM PLAN - 2018 UPDATE The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Freight and Multimodal Operations Office (FMO) present this 2018 update of the 2015 Florida Rail System Plan. As new challenges have had a great impact on the needs and future projects identified in the 2015 Rail System Plan, FDOT prepared this update. CHALLENGES • New State Rail Plan Guidance was created in 2013 to set a standard format and elaborate on required elements of the plan to include a 5-year update cycle, and a requirement for states seeking capital grants under Sections 301, 302, and 501. See https://www.fra.dot.gov/Page/P0511. Thereafter, FDOT prepared a 2015 Rail System Plan that was completed in December 2015. The Plan was not published at that time, as major industry changes were expected and no public outreach had yet been conducted. • Major industry changes occurred that impacted most of the rail mileage in Florida: o CSX hired Hunter Harrison in spring of 2017, and radically changed the company by imposing precision-scheduled railroading instead of a hub-and-spoke system. This approach has been continued by CSX leadership through 2018. o Grupo México Transportes (GMXT), the leading rail freight transportation company in Mexico, successfully completed the acquisition of Florida East Coast Railway in 2017. o Brightline began service in 2018 between West Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, and Miami later in the year, and with plans to connect to Orlando and potentially to Tampa in the future. APPROACH • The FAST Act (Title 49, Section 22702) passage in December 2015 changed the 5-year update cycle to a 4-year update cycle. • FDOT initiated this 2018 update to revise the inventory and needs aspects to reflect current conditions. • This updated version of the plan was shared for public review, edited based on feedback, and is now published as the 2015 Rail System Plan - 2018 Update to meet Florida statute and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) requirements. • As industry changes continue to impact the rail industry in Florida, FDOT will address any changes in needs and future projects in the next full Rail System Plan update. These industry changes include the intention for CSX to sell track between Pensacola and Jacksonville to Florida Gulf and Atlantic Railroad, as well as Brightline partnering with Virgin Group. ii Florida Rail System Plan – 2018 Update FDOT TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................... viii Introduction .................................................................................................................................... viii Florida’s Rail System ....................................................................................................................... viii Rail Impacts ........................................................................................................................................x Rail system Plan Development Process ............................................................................................. xi Florida’s Rail Vision, Goals and Initiatives .......................................................................................... xi Capital Investment Programs and Future Studies ............................................................................ xii Chapter 1 ROLE OF RAIL IN STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION .................................................. 1-1 Florida’s Goals for its Multimodal Transportation System ............................................................... 1-1 Rail Transportation’s Role .............................................................................................................. 1-2 Institutional Structure of Florida’s State Rail Program ................................................................... 1-2 Florida Department of Transportation Rail Functions ......................................................... 1-2 Regional and Local Organizations ........................................................................................1 -3 Florida’s Authority to Conduct Rail Planning and Investment .............................................. 1-6 State Authority for Grant, Loan and Other Rail Financing .............................................................. 1-6 A Summary of Freight and Passenger Rail Services in Florida ......................................................... 1-7 Chapter 2 FLORIDA’S EXISTING RAIL SYSTEM ........................................................................ 2-1 Descriptions and Inventory............................................................................................................. 2-1 Existing Freight and Passenger Rail System ........................................................................ 2-4 Major Freight and Passenger Facilities .............................................................................. 2-14 Objectives for Passenger Rail Service ................................................................................ 2-22 Performance Evaluation of Passenger Rail Services .......................................................... 2-24 Public Financing for Rail Projects and Services .................................................................. 2-28 Ongoing Programs and Projects to Improve Safety and Security ....................................... 2-33 Economic and Environmental Impacts .............................................................................. 2-38 Trends and Forecasts ................................................................................................................... 2-44 Demographic and Economic Growth Factors .................................................................... 2-44 Freight Demand and Growth ............................................................................................. 2-48 Passenger Demand and Growth ........................................................................................ 2-50 Fuel Cost Trends ................................................................................................................2-51 Rail Congestion Trends ..................................................................................................... 2-52 Highway Congestion Trends ............................................................................................. 2-55 Land Use Trends ................................................................................................................2 -57 FDOT Florida Rail System Plan – 2018 Update i Table of Contents Rail Service Opportunities, Needs, and Investments ..................................................................... 2-57 Freight Rail Opportunities .................................................................................................. 2-57 Passenger Rail Opportunities .............................................................................................2-58 Freight Rail Needs .............................................................................................................. 2-61 Passenger Rail Needs .........................................................................................................2- 63 Chapter 3 PROPOSED PASSENGER RAIL IMPROVEMENTS & INVESTMENTS ........................... 3-1 Short-Range Improvements ............................................................................................................ 3-1 Amtrak ................................................................................................................................. 3-1 Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA) Studies ........................... 3-1 All Aboard Florida ................................................................................................................3-4 Tri-Rail .................................................................................................................................3-9 SunRail............................................................................................................................... 3-12 Long-Range Improvements .......................................................................................................... 3-12 Amtrak ............................................................................................................................... 3-12 Tri-Rail ............................................................................................................................... 3-12 SunRail............................................................................................................................... 3-14 Other Potential Improvements ..................................................................................................... 3-14 Amtrak ............................................................................................................................... 3-14 All Aboard Florida .............................................................................................................. 3-20 Atlanta – Jacksonville Connection ...................................................................................... 3-20 First Coast Commuter Rail ................................................................................................. 3-23 Tampa Commuter Rail ......................................................................................................
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