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Vermont Rail Feasibility Study Vermont Rail Feasibility study Vermont Agency of Transportation Final Report March 1993 Submitted by LS Transit Systems, Inc. In association with R.L. Banks & Associates, Inc. Resource Systems Group, Inc. CGA Consulting Services VERMONT RAIL FEASIBILITY STUDY FINAL REPORT Table of Contents Section Paae No. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background Rail Services Considered Passenger Rail Feasibility Capital, Operating and Maintenance Costs Environmental lmpacts Evaluation of Options Shelburne Road Demonstration Project Synthesized Service Alternative Conclusions and Recommendations 1. INTRODUCTION Background Passenger Rail Service Freight Rail Service Policy Issues 2. PASSENGER RAIL FEASIBILITY Introduction Physical Inventory lntroduction Methodology Central Vermont Railway Washington County Railroad Vermont Railway Clarendon & Pittsford Railroad Green Mountain Railroad Operational Service Plans Commuter Service Shelbume Road Demonstration Service Amtrak Service Options Tourist Train Service Options Service Linkages Ridership/Patronage/Revenues Forecasting Rail Ridership Estimating Demand for Commuter-Type Service Estimating Demand for Inter-CiService Estimating Demand for Tourist Service Fares and Revenue Projections Ancillary Issues Economic and Environmental Impacts Short and Long-Term Facility and Rolling Stock Needs Train Control, Signaling and Communications Grade Crossings Safety Cost Estimates Capital Costs - Trackwork VERMONT RAIL FEASIBILITY STUDY FINAL REPORT Table of Contents (continued) Section Paae No. Capital Costs - Train Control, Signaling and Communications .Capital Costs - Commuter Stations Capital Costs - Rolling Stock Operating and Maintenance Costs Funding Issues Shelbume Road Demonstration Project Investment in Upgrading the Core Railroad Network Action Plan Shelbume Road Demonstration Project Tourist Train Implementation Preliminary Market Plan Evaluation of Options Amtrak Connections Commuter Service Shelburne Road Demonstration Project Synthesized Service Alternative Synthesized Service Plan 3. FUTURE UTILIZATION OF RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE lntroduction . Freight Transportation Introduction Operating Analysis Market Analysis Institutional Analysis Rail Corridor Utilization - Present and Future Existing Utilization Future Utilization Preservation 4. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS General Railroad Analysis Passenger Service Analysis Freight Service Analysis APPENDICES A. Vermont Public Transit System Plan 6. Vermont Rail Potential Market Assessment Executive Interview Summary Inquiry List Survey Results Vermont Rail Study Task 4 - Assessment of Potential for Rail as Tourism Resource LIST OF TABLES Number Title Paae S.l Annual Ridership and Revenues - Commuter Options 5.2 Annual Ridership and Revenues - Shelbume Demo S.3 Capital Cost Summary S.4 Operating and Maintenance Cost Summary - Commuter Corridors S.5 . Shelburne Road Demo S.6 Recommended Vermont Core Railroad Network 1.1 Railroad Abbreviations 2.1 Maximum Authorized Speeds for Passenger Trains 2.2 Typical Component Service Lives 2.3 Potential Commuter Station Locations 2.4 Vermont Commuter Rail Service Plan Corridor Travel Times 2.5 Vermont Commuter Rail Service Plan Schedules 2.6 Preliminary Operating Schedule - Demonstration Service 2.7 Travel Times and Distances 2.8 Schedule - Burlington-Albany Round Trip 2.9 Schedule - Burlington-Whitehall Round Trip 2.10 Travel Times, Stations, and Schedules 2.1 1 Springfield-Burlington Extension Via Rutland 2.1 2 Springfield-Burlington Extension Via Montpelier 2.13 Tourist Train Travel Time 2.14 Tourist Attractions by Location 2.1 5 Daily One-Way Trips 2.1 6 Origins and Numbers of Employees Who Work in Waterbury and Montpelier 1996 PM Trips with lo-, 20-, 30- and 40-Minute Delays 2003 PM Peak-Hour Trips Comparison on Population and Ridership for Rural Illinois and Vermont Towns Served by Amtrak Actual Model-Estimated Arntrak Ridership for Illinois and Montrealer Stops Annual Ridership Estimates for New Vermont Amtrak Stops Commuter Fare Structure for VRE and MNCWLIRR Proposed Commuter Fares Projected Revenues in Each Corridor Shelbume Demo Annual Farebox Revenues Societal Costs of Urban Automobile Travel Societal Costs of Urban Automobile (1992) Average Annual Vehicle Miles Displaced and Estimated Societal Cost Savings From Proposed Commuter Rail Estimates of Per Mile Emissions for 'Three Major Air Pollutants for Proposed Corridors, Auto and Rail Estimates of Net Annual Reduction in Emissions Net Annual Savings of Gasoline Resulting From Commuter Rail Push-Pull Train Consists Initial Investment Capital Costs - FRA Class 2 Capital Cost Estimates for FRA Class 2 Normalized Maintenance Initial lnvestments for FRA Class 3 Normalized Maintenance Capital Cost Estimates for Staged Program for FRA Class 3 Normalized Maintenance Initial lnvestments To Upgrade Track to FRA Class 3 Maintenance Program Capital Costs for Signals and Communications Grade Crossings LlST OF TABLES (continued) Number Title Paae Interim Station with 50-Car and 25-Car Parking Spaces 2-1 04 Burlington Terminal Station 2-1 06 Operating Costs for Each Commuter Service 2-1 09 Estimated Maintenance Costs for Commuter Service 2-110 Total Annual Operating and Maintenance Costs 2-110 Initial Year Revenues and Costs 2-119 Capital Costs by Conidor 2-1 21 Shelbume Demo Capital Investment Requirements 2-1 23 Initial Year Revenues and Costs - Shelbume Demo 2-1 24 Schedules for Synthesized Service Plan 2-127 Principal Railroads Currently Operating Freight Service in Vermont 3-4 New England Lines by Mileage and Class 3-8 Vermont's Lines by Mileage and Class 3-9 Individual State Freight Volumes 3-13 Distribution of Tonnage and Carloads by Route 3-14 Distribution of Traffic in and Through Vermont by Car Type 3-1 4 Volumes of Commodity Groups on Major Routes 3-1 5 Trends in Vermont Rail Traffic 3-16 Trends in Traffic of Vermont Railroads 3-1 7 Tonnages Originating and Terminating in Vermont by Commodity Group 3-24 Hazardous Materials Moving by Rail in Vermont - Annual Carloads 3-25 Hazardous Materials in Vermont - September 1992 3-26 Major Commodities Shipped by Rail Between U.S. and Canada 3-41 State Expenditures on Rights-of-way 3-47 LIST OF FIGURES Number Paae S.l Project Map After S-2 1.1 Vermont Transportation Goals and Policies 1-9 2.1 Proposed Commuter Rail Senrice After 2-36 2.2 Typical lntermediate Station - 25 Parking Spaces After 2-43 2.3 Typical lntermediate Station - 50 Parking Spaces After 2-43 2.4 Burlington Terminal After 2-43 2.5 Proposed Amtrak Service After 2-49 2.6 Proposed Tourist Train Service After 2-57 3.1 Trends in Vermont Rail Traffic by Type 3-16 3.2 Trends in Canier Vermont Traffic 3-18 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The preparation of this report has been financed by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) of the United States Department of Transportation with funds allocated to the State of Vermont under the lntermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) Surface Transportation Program. Local funds were provided by State of Vermont Transportation Funds. The contents of this report reflect the results of the consultants' analysis and project reviews by the Vermont Agency of Transportation and the Vermont Rail Council. LS Transit Systems, Inc., staff and its subconsultants would like to acknowledge the assistance and guidance given them by Vermont citizens and organizations with an interest in the study. Among those who provided assistance were the Vermont Rail Council, the Vermont Agency of Transportation, the Central Vermont Railway (CV), Clarendon & Pittsford Railroad (CLP), the Green Mountain Railroad (GMRC), Lamoille Valley Railroad (LVRC), the Vermont Railway (VTR), the Washington County Railroad (WACR), the Chittenden County Transit Authority, the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, the Vermont Public Transportation Association and the Vermont Attractions Association. The Vermont Rail Council appointed by Governor Howard Dean provided policy direction and is the forum for the development of recommendations to the Governor on railroad issues for the State of Vermont. Council members are: Dona Bate ........................................................E xDirector, Central Vermont . ....................................................................... Transpoation Associatton Christopher Burger ........................................... Genera Manager, Central Vermont Railway William J. Cimonetti ........................................... Legislator Rebecca Day ....................................................Brattleboro Selectboard Kenneth Enzor ................................................. Director, Distribution and Customer ........................................................................i s ,Omya Ned Farquhar................................................... hiveDirector, Vermont Natural ........................................................................Resources Council Patrick J. Garahan .............................................Set,Vermont Agency of Transportation Jerome M. Hebda .............................................President and General Manager, Green ........................................................................Mountain Railroad Roch Maclntyre................................................. Macnre Fuels Bobbe Maynes .................................................Direor, Vermont Departmentof Travel and . ........................................................................Tourism Richard T. Mazza............................................... Legislator Curt McCormack
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