Appendix K: Vision Passenger and Freight Projects

Strasburg Railroad Company

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Appendix K: Vision Passenger and Freight Projects K-1 This page intentionally left blank Table K-1: Ongoing Passenger Rail Studies and Plans in Projected Study Agency Description Study Completion This study will complete a Tier I EIS analysis of three NEC FUTURE: A alternatives for Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor (NEC) which Federal Railroad Rail Investment would either 1) maintain and improve existing NEC service, Administration 2016 Plan for the 2) increase rail’s role in the corridor, or 3) transform the (FRA) Northeast Corridor NEC with a high speed rail system to dramatically cut travel times between major destinations. Greater Region DVRPC, Noted as an ongoing study in DVRPC’s Fiscal Year 2016 Montgomery Planning Work Program as one of “Other Major Planning Quakertown and Bucks Projects in the DVRPC Region.” Sponsored by TMA Bucks Rail Restoration County Planning (a local Transportation Management Association). Builds on TBD – Alternatives Commissions, TMA previous Quakertown Rail study. Analysis of Bucks County, SEPTA Plan to create a single, intergrated vision for 30th Street Amtrak, Brandywine Station and the surrounding area in Philadelphia. The Realty Trust, master planning process involves three main elements of Spring 2016 District Plan Drexel University, analysis: transportation, the station and associated facilities, PennDOT, SEPTA and commercial opportunities. A project to assess passenger rail options for the Delaware Avenue corridor, with a focus on extending existing/ Delaware Avenue modernized SEPTA trolley service southward from Girard Waterfront Trolley DVRPC TBD Avenue/Frankford Avenue and the possibility of sharing Feasibility Study existing freight tracks through a temporal separation arrangement similar to NJ Transit’s River Line service. Development of a concept plan for a redesigned and expanded Ivy Ridge Station in Philadelphia, including Ivy Ridge Station DVRPC structured parking, integrated bus, auto, and bike/ped TBD Intermodal Study access, and support for station-area or station-integrated development. Study to evaluate and develop near- and long-term Radnor Station strategies to improve connectivity between the Radnor DVRPC TBD Connectivity Study Regional Rail station and the Radnor Norristown High Speed Line (NHSL) station.

Appendix K: Vision Passenger and Freight Projects K-1 Table K-2: Completed Passenger Rail Studies and Plans with Currently Unfunded Projects in Pennsylvania Estimated Capital Costs Study Agency Description (in 2015 dollars) and Ridership Study of an extension of the SEPTA Norristown Regional $29.7 to DVRPC, Rail line along a Norfolk Southern-owned freight line $290.7 Norristown Line Montgomery to Pottstown and Reading, PA. Three alternatives million; Service Extension County Planning were recommended for consideration. (Source: DMJM 292,500 to 1.4 Study Commission Harris for DVRPC and Montgomery County Planning million riders/ (MCPC) Commission, 2009, R6 Norristown Line Service year Extension Study Final Report) Conceptual proposal to restore former passenger rail service along the corridor by extending service past Elwyn Line Costs not the future Wawa Terminal (already under construction) Extension from Chester County, evaluated; to downtown West Chester, with service to Westtown, Wawa to West DVRPC, SEPTA 1,910 riders/ Cheyney, Locksley, and Glen Mills. (Source: DVRPC, Chester day 2011, Wawa to West Chester Regional Rail Extension Ridership Forecast) Lansdale- Proposal to restore Regional Rail service between Quakertown $182 million, Lansdale and Quakertown, with three alternative build Corridor DVRPC 3,700 to 6,700 alternatives. (Source: DVRPC, 2011, Draft Lansdale- Alternatives riders/day Quakertown Corridor Alternatives Analysis) Analysis Rebuild existing AVR freight line to accommodate Allegheny new commuter service from Arnold to Pittsburgh, with Allegheny Valley County, SPC, potential service to the downtown Pittsburgh Amtrak $142.2 Railroad (AVR) Westmoreland station via the Norfolk Southern . (Source: HDR million; 2,700 Commuter Rail County Transit on behalf of Westmoreland County Transit Authority, riders/day Authority (WCTA) 2009, Allegheny Valley Railroad and Norfolk Southern Commuter Rail Interim Study) Commuter service between Greensburg and the Pittsburgh Amtrak station would be provided via the Greensburg- existing Norfolk Southern (NS) Main Line, one of $87.9 million Allegheny County, Pittsburgh the most heavily used freight lines in Pennsylvania. 1,500 riders/ SPC, WCTA Commuter Rail (Source: HDR on behalf of Westmoreland County Transit weekday Authority, 2009, Allegheny Valley Railroad and Norfolk Southern Commuter Rail Interim Study)

PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT of TRANSPORTATION K-2 Table K-2: Completed Passenger Rail Studies and Plans with Currently Unfunded Projects in Pennsylvania, cont. Estimated Capital Costs Study Agency Description (in 2015 dollars) and Ridership A 4.2 mile rail shuttle within Pittsburgh along an active Pittsburgh Rail City of Pittsburgh freight line owned by CSX and leased by Allegheny $81 million; Connection, Department of City Valley Railroad. (Source: WR&A and Pittsburgh City 3,434 riders/ Lawrenceville to Planning Planning, 2010, Pittsburgh Rail Connection: Connecting weekday Hazelwood Hazelwood to Lawrenceville) Conceptual proposal included in the West Virginia State West Virginia Estimated Pittsburgh- Rail Plan for a commuter rail service along an existing Department of capital costs Morgantown CSX freight line from Pittsburgh to Morgantown, WV. Transportation and ridership Commuter Rail (Source: 2013, West Virginia State Rail Plan Commuter State Rail Authority not evaluated. Rail Feasibility Assessment) City of Pittsburgh, Identified as “Potential Facility” for construction to create Pittsburgh Grand $5 million; Southwestern a multimodal hub connecting transit stations in downtown Central Multimodal ridership not Pennsylvania Pittsburgh. (Source: SPC, 2011, 2040 Transportation and Transportation Hub evaluated. Commission (SPC) Development Plan for Southwestern Pennsylvania) Identified as “Illustrative MajorTransit Proposal” to build Butler County to Estimated a commuter rail system from Butler County to the North Pittsburgh North Butler Transit capital costs Shore area of Pittsburgh. (Source: SPC, 2011, 2040 Shore Commuter Authority and ridership Transportation and Development Plan for Southwestern Rail not evaluated. Pennsylvania) Examination of options for improving train service between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, including regular $1.5 to $13.1 Keystone West station stops at Lewistown, Huntingdon, Altoona, billion; 88,945 High Speed Rail PennDOT Johnstown, and Greensburg, and Lewistown and flag additional Study stops at Tyrone and Latrobe. (Source: 2014, Keystone riders/year in West High Speed Rail Study) [See Chapter 2 for 2035 additional information] $55.9 million; Annual Extend SEPTA service along the existing Amtrak Paoli-Thorndale DVRPC, Chester operating Keystone Corridor to two existing Amtrak stations in Line Extension to County Planning cost $1-2 Parkesburg and Coatesville and a new station at Atglen. Atglen Commission million;1,415 (Source: 2012, Atglen Station Concept Plan) riders/day in 2020

Appendix K: Vision Passenger and Freight Projects K-3 Table K-2: Completed Passenger Rail Studies and Plans with Currently Unfunded Projects in Pennsylvania, cont. Estimated Capital Costs Study Agency Description (in 2015 dollars) and Ridership Build a new train station along the Keystone Corridor Estimated in Paradise Township. The new station would allow $5 million; Paradise Township passengers to transfer from Amtrak service to the Lacaster County additional Station Proposal Strasburg Railroad, which offers tourist train service riders not in this predominantly rural area of Lancaster County. estimated (Source: 2006 proposal by local and state agencies) Assessment of feasibility of, and issues associated with, the creation of a new stop in Rockwood, Pennsylvania Rockwood, PA $1.7 million; for Amtrak’s Capitol Limited service, which travels along Amtrak Station Somerset County 2,540 riders/ CSX Transportation’s Baltimore to-Chicago line. (Source: Proposal year Michael Baker Jr., Inc. for Somerset County, PA, 2012, Rockwood AMTRAK Train Station Feasibility Study) Improvements to Amtrak’s Capitol Limited train, including $5 million; Capitol Limited construction of new switching equipment in Pittsburgh to 20,400 through service to Amtrak permit through service along route of the train. (Source: additional Amtrak, 2010, PRIIA Capitol Limited Performance riders/year Improvement Plan) $650 million; Proposal to restore commuter rail service between Commuter Rail 3,200 project Scranton, Pennsylvania and New York, NY. (Source: NJ Service from boardings Transit, 2006, – Pennsylvania Lackawanna Scranton to New Jersey Transit / average Cut-Off Passenger Rail Service Restoration Project: New York via (NJT) weekday Environmental Assessment) [NJ Transit has authorized Lackawanna Cut- in 2030 construction of a 7-mile section of the line to Andover, Off (Excluding NJ] Andover, NJ) Extension of NJ Transit for 17 miles $718.7 from existing terminal in High Bridge, NJ to Allentown million; Raritan Valley via an existing freight line. Proposed stations include $3.6 million Commuter Rail Northampton Easton, Bethlehem, and Allentown. (Source: SYSTRA in annual Extension to County Consulting, Inc. for County of Northampton PA, 2010, operating Allentown Central New Jersey/Raritan Valley Transit Study – costs 1,600 / Pennsylvania Component Final Report) day in 2030 Tri-County Proposal to create a commuter rail system in the greater $650 million; Harrisburg Regional Planning Harrisburg area to supplement existing Amtrak Keystone potential Commuter Rail Commission service. (Source: Harrisburg Area Transportation Study, ridership not System (TCRPC) 2014, 2040 HATS Regional Transportation Plan) yet modeled

PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT of TRANSPORTATION K-4 Table K-3: Freight Rail Vision Projects Estimated Railroad / Corridor Project Description Capital Costs (in 2015 dollars) Class I Projects Add second main track from Newtown Junction to CP Wood on CSX $102.9 CSX/I-95 - Southeast (Source: DVRPC Long-Range Vision for Freight) Add second main track from CP Belmont to CP Arsenal on CSX $202.2 CSX/I-95 - Southeast High line / CSX Trenton line (Source: DVRPC Long-Range Vision for Freight) Add second main track from Delaware State Line to CSX Trenton $40.0 CSX/I-95 - Southeast Line on CSX Philadelphia Subdivision (Source: DVRPC Long-Range Vision for Freight) Add dedicated freight track from Wilmington to Philadelphia (Source: $582.6 CSX/I-95 - Southeast DVRPC Long-Range Vision for Freight) CSX/NS/I-95- Keystone Industrial Port Complex () rail improvements $32.0 Southeast/ (Source: DVRPC Long-Range Vision for Freight) NS Eliminate 14 overhead bridges and other obstructions in Pittsburgh $80.0 that prevent double stack trains from taking a direct, high speed route NS Main Line through the city. This would improve schedules by two to three hours. (Source: Southwest Pennsylvania Council MPO) Acquisition and maintenance of existing CSX main line railroad TBD from the Allegheny and Beaver County lines. This rail line has been CSX earmarked for abandonment by the CSX railroad, which could require two existing manufacturing businesses to relocate. (Source: SPC 2040 Plan) Class II Projects Reactivate unused freight rail line between DuBois and Curwensville $30.0 to connect to existing RJ Corman and Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroads along the old C&M Junction Railroad in Clearfield County. Re-build Buffalo and Pittsburgh 20 miles of railroad and retrofit bridge carrying Short Cut Road Railroad (BPRR) to allow for continuous train movements. Establish Regional Rail Authority to manage re-established connection. (Source: The North Central Regional Planning and Development Commission) Class III/Short Line Projects Pennsylvania Bethlehem Branch Improvements: Dedicated Freight and Passenger TBD Northeastern Railroad Lanes for a portion of the Line, ideally between Lansdale and (PN) Hatfield. (Source: PN) Bethlehem Branch Improvements: Feasibility of current Lansdale TBD PN freight yard arrangement and location (rearranged following the 1981 termination of passenger service). (Source: PN) Renovation of short line rail system to connect industrial sites to TBD Various Class I carriers. (Source: SPC 2040 Plan)

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