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Comm Ties 1St Qtr 2002.Qxd Alaska Railroad Ongoing Projects: Anchorage Airport Rail Station Alaska Railroad Corporation 1st Quarter, 2002 Fairbanks Intermodal Facility www.alaskarailroad.com • (907) 265-2300 Fairbanks/North Pole Rail PUBLIC REVIEWS SPILL RESPONSE PLAN Relocation Study Public hearings scheduled in five railbelt communities Whittier Equipment he Railroad’s contingency plan (“C- As part of the C-plan, the Alaska Railroad Maintenance Facility plan”) for responding to spills is contracted with Alaska Chadux undergoing a public review process (www.chadux.com) to provide spill that began February 15 and will response coordination services. A major Anchorage-to-Wasilla end April 1. The C-plan was filed tabletop spill response drill with state and Track Realignment with the Alaska Department of federal governments took place in Environmental Conservation (DEC) November 2001, and a deployment drill on October 1, 2001, to comply occurred in December. More drills are Anchorage Capacity Study with the settlement reached planned for this year. T between the Railroad and the state following the Gold Creek spill. In addition to the public review, the plan is being reviewed for compliance with Denali Depot Improvements The Railroad and DEC will hold public requirements governing oil discharge hearings at five locations. Meetings start prevention and contingency plans (AS with an hour-long information session 46.04.030) and for consistency with the Anchorage Yard Expansion beginning at 6:00 p.m., followed by time Alaska Coastal Management Program (6 for comment from 7:00-9:00pm. Meeting AAC 80). It is posted on ARR’s web site at dates and locations are outlined below: www.alaskarailroad.com — and is also Ship Creek Improvements available in public libraries. Many fuel tank cars underwent For more information on the C-plan, public Improved Sidings & Signals repairs in 2001 comment, or public hearings contact Marc to reduce the Peterson at 265-2440. risk of derail- ment. Avalanche Program Community Date Location Seward March 12 AVTEC South Anchorage Double Track Anchorage March 13 UAA Merrill Field For updates or comments on Wasilla March 14 Best Western Lake Lucille Inn these projects, visit the Talkeetna March 19 Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge Alaska Railroad web site at Fairbanks March 21 Noel Wein Library www.AlaskaRailroad.com WILLIAMS PROJECTS TO REDUCE X-ING DELAYS Improvements at North Pole Refinery and Anchorage Port Facility wo projects involving Williams Petroleum facilities — one in Fairbanks, the other in Anchorage — will reduce traffic delays and improve safety at nearby crossings. In Fairbanks, the Railroad Tinstalled a self-restoring power Williams Petroleum fills 8-1/2 acres of tidelands around its port facility. switch near the entrance to the several minutes. With the new planned new loop track system. Williams’ North Pole Refinery, switch, delays have been reduced Three loop tracks would be laid significantly reducing traffic delays to a only few minutes. The on- during summer 2002 and would be at the 5th and 8th Ave. crossings. board engineer remotely controls up and running by fall. When the Previously, trains coming into the the switch on the way in, and the project is finished, the plan has facility would stop to allow a crew switch realigns itself when the train trains entering into the facility, member to get off and manually leaves the refinery. The Railroad moving into the loop track, and throw the switch. On the way out, funded this $13,000 project. crossing Ocean Dock Road less a crew member was left at the frequently than they currently do. switch to manually throw it back In Anchorage, Williams is footing into realignment. Then the train the bill for improvements to its The existing unloading rack can would back up to pick up the crew port-area facility, which receives accommodate only 14 cars at a member, again blocking traffic, trains that haul fuel from its North time, so the typical 70-car train has before leaving the facility for good. Pole Refinery. This summer, to be split into several segments. It 1 Williams filled in eight4 and a half takes more time to split, switch and Consequently, traffic at the two acres of tideland surrounding its unload, with train segments frequently 2 5 crossings often faced delays of facility, creating the foundation for a crossing Ocean Dock Road. 3 PROJECT OPEN HOUSES WRAP UP 2002 events provide venue for public dialogue he Railroad has wrapped construction activity, as well as plans up a series of public open for new facilities along the railbelt. houses to showcase its Another purpose is to solicit public proposed program of input. More than a dozen attendees capital projects (POP) for took time to write their comments 2002. A total of 431 regarding one or more projects people attended the events presented in the proposed POP. held Jan. 9 in Anchorage, 3 Jan. 16 in Fairbanks, Jan. Those who were unable to attend an T23 in Wasilla and Feb. 12 in Seward. open house, can access updated fact sheets at www.AlaskaRailroad.com. Project Manager Bob Hanson One reason for conducting open Public comment is accepted year- explains the Anchorage-to-Wasilla houses is to inform the public about round via email and other means. track realignment. STATE RAILROAD-RELATED LEGISLATION Various bills could affect leases, routes, operations he Alaska State Legislature is considering a a proposed 500-foot wide rail corridor stretching from number of bills this session that would affect the existing mainline track to the Canadian border. It the Alaska Railroad in several ways. would also allow the Railroad to investigate an extension from the border to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. Funding Railroad Leases. At the Railroad’s request, is not identified. The bill passed the House and was legislation was introduced this session to transferred to the Senate. At press time, the Senate increase the maximum railroad land lease from Transportation Committee had passed the bill and T35 years to 55 years. Land investors, forwarded it to the next and final committee of referral, particularly those planning to build, often need Senate Resources. a lease that is at least 50 years long. This enables investors to secure long-term financing and it creates a Natural Gas Pipeline Funding. In early February, more adventageous debt amortization schedule. Governor Tony Knowles introduced companion bills HB Railroad land that is not used for the track right-of-way 423 and SB 296 to authorize the Alaska Railroad (ROW) or to support rail operations, is available for Corporation to issue $17 billion in tax-exempt bonds to commercial and community use through leases and finance the proposed Alaska Highway natural gas permits. Over $10 million of the Railroad’s income pipeline. The railroad's ability to issue tax-exempt bonds comes from real estate revenue. to finance industrial development was authored by Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens and approved by Congress Rep. Lisa Murkowski sponsored HB298 — Legislative when it approved the transfer of the Alaska Railroad Approval of Railroad Leases. Her bill passed the House from federal to state ownership in 1983. According to unanimously, and was sent to the Senate, joining an ARRC President/CEO Pat Gamble, the tax-free bonding identical companion measure, SB 209, sponsored by capacity was designed by Congress to allow the railroad Senator Loren Leman. During early committee hearings to continue its role as an economic engine for Alaska. both bills were broadened to include all non-ROW land. Original bills only included lands in the Seward, Although the Alaska Railroad Corporation would serve Anchorage, Healy and Fairbanks reserves. as the conduit for issuing the tax-exempt bonds, neither the railroad nor the state would own the gas line nor be Canada Corridor. Rep. Jeannette James sponsored HB liable for the debt. That responsibility would fall on the 241 — Rail and Utility Corridor to Canada. The bill privately owned companies that will build, own, and would authorize the Railroad to delineate and evaluate operate the gas line. 2002 SUMMER SPECIALS: BOOK BY MARCH 31 AND SAVE Visiting family and friends should check out the Railroad’s summer Adventure Packages (two are described below). Rail fare discounts are available for reservations made by March 31. More details are available on-line at www.AlaskaRailroad.com. For more information, call 265-2494; or 800-544-0552 outside Anchorage. • Alaska by Daylight (8 days) — Rail from Anchorage to Seward for a dinner cruise, overnight, dog sledding and glacier land tour. Rail back to Anchorage and overnight. Rail on to Talkeetna for a jet boat safari and overnight. Rail on to experience Denali National Park and overnight. Rail to Fairbanks for a riverboat cruise, gold mine tour and overnight. Fly back to Anchorage. — $1,465 to $1,679 per person. • National Park Sampler (5 days) — Rail from Anchorage to Denali and overnight. Tour Denali National Park by bus and overnight. Rail on to Talkeetna and overnight. Motorcoach to Seward and overnight. Tour Kenai Fjords National Park and overnight. Rail to Anchorage and overnight. — $949 to $1045 per person. RAILROAD ENHANCES SECURITY PROCEDURES Visitors may notice new building access restrictions ince the terrorist Federal Railroad Admin- attacks on istration, Federal Transit September 11, the Administration, U.S. Railroad has closely Coast Guard and other reviewed existing government agencies are security policies and being implemented. procedures. A Long-term efforts call for number of the design and/or con- enhancements have struction of new facilities been made to provide better Receptionist Pamela and infrastructure with S Dotomain will assign security for facilities, better security features, visitors a security employees, customers and badge before they pro- such as blast-proof glass passengers. ceed into the Railroad and metal detectors. headquarters building.
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