AASHTO CORT Annual Meeting Kansas Rail Improvement Projects October 5, 2020 John W. Maddox, CPM Freight and Rail Program Manager Kansas Department of Transportation The Kansas Rail System • Class I Railroads and Miles Operated • BNSF – 1,142 • UP – 1,563 • KCS – 18 • NS – 3 Miles of Trackage Rights • TOTAL Miles Owned and Operated = 2,726 • Switching Railroads and Miles Operated • Kansas City Terminal Railroad – 27 • Wichita Terminal Railroad – 9 • TOTAL Miles Operated = 36 The Kansas Rail System In 2019 short line railroads in Kansas • Short Line Railroads and Miles Operated hauled • Baldwin City Southern Railroad – 11 167,527 carloads • Blackwell Northern Gateway – 18 • Blue Rapids Railroad – 10 = 670,108 TLEs • Boot Hill and Western Railroad – 10 • Cimarron Valley Railroad - 179 • Garden City Western Railroad – 45 • Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad – 554 • KYLE Railroad – 282 • Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad – 8 • Nebraska Kansas Colorado RailNet – 62 • New Century AirCenter Railroad – 5 • South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad - 267 • V&S Railway - 25 The Kansas Rail System • TOTAL Short Line Miles Operated = 1,476 • 35% of the rail network in Kansas is owned by Short Lines • K&O Operates on 166 miles of lines leased from Class I • KYLE operates on 139 Miles of lines leased from Class I • TOTAL Short Lines Miles Owned and Operated = 1,781 Rail Improvement Programs in Kansas • Rail Service Improvement Fund (RSIF) • Statutory • $5 million annually • Grants or loans • Benefit-Cost Ratio of 1.0> required • Applicant match amounts minimum of 40% up to 50% • Qualifying entities: railroads; shippers; local units of government; port authorities created under Kansas statute • Project types: major rehabilitation; system expansion; railcar/locomotive purchase; 286K upgrades • Quarterly performance measure reporting for three years from project completion Notice of Acceptance date • RSIF funds CAN be used as match funds for federal rail grant programs Rail Improvement Programs in Kansas • Short Line Rail Improvement Fund (SLRIF) • Statutory • $5 million annually for SFYs 2021, 2022 and 2023 • Grants • Applicant match amount 30% • Qualifying entities: short line railroads and shippers located on short line railroads • Project types: major rehabilitation; system expansion; maintenance; 286K upgrades • Annual reporting for three years for project completion Notice of Acceptance date SFY 2021 RSIF Projects • 10 applications received totaling $22,995,232 in project costs • 9 applications approved totaling • $21,864,682 in total project costs • $10,975,979 in grant funds • $10,888,885 in recipient match funds • 6 short line railroads, 3 shippers • Project budgets from $300,000 to $4,524,280 • Project types: major rehabilitation; 286K upgrades; bridge improvements; capacity enhancement SFY 2021 SLRIF Projects • 17 applications received totaling $15,600,952 in project costs • Project announcements pending • $7,142,855 in projected total project costs • $4,999,999 in projected grant funds • $2,142,856 in projected recipient match funds • Projected budgets from $35,000 to $1,639,698 • Project types: major rehabilitation; 286K upgrades; bridge improvements; capacity enhancement and new construction (siding improvements, extensions and construction) • Projected new railcars generated: 7,022 (28,088 TLEs) 286K Initiative Projects • Funding through the RSIF • $17,988,357 in total project costs • $11,230,001 in grant funds • $6,758,356 in recipient match funds • Applicant match amount 40% - 50% • 4 short line railroads • Project budgets from $1,877,300 to $7,201,950 • Project types: major rehabilitation; rail replacement; bridge improvements Only 30% of the short line rail network in Kansas is 286K compliant TIGER and CRISI Projects • TIGER 9 • Project lead – Colfax County, NM • Project Partners – CCNM, NMDOT, CDOT, KDOT Amtrak, BNSF • Rail relay, crossing improvements, turnout improvements • KDOT match funds - $1,000,000 • CRISI PTC • Project lead – CDOT • Project Partners –CDOT, KDOT, Amtrak, BNSF • PTC installation on the BNSF/Amtrak Southwest Chief line from Dodge City, KS to Las Animas, CO • KDOT match funds - $1,023,750 KDOT-ODOT-SKO CRISI Project Project Budget • Replace 34 miles of jointed rail Sources and Uses with heavier CWR • Install 151,685 crossties • Add 60,390 tons of ballast Federal Match • Surface 1,062,864 track feet Project Components KDOT ODOT SKO Total • Improve 29 bridges 1. Tulsa Sub Rail Replacement 12,869,719 1,000,000 1,677,101 15,546,820 2. Tulsa Sub Ties and Surface 10,037,880 10,037,880 • Improve multiple crossings and 3. Tulsa Sub Crossings 1,050,000 1,050,000 turnouts 4. Tulsa Sub Turnouts 462,900 462,900 925,799 • Improve track speed from 10-mph 5. Moline/Neodesha Sub Tie & Surface 9,896,890 9,896,890 to 25-mph 6. Port of Catoosa Lead Tie & Surface 414,989 414,989 • 286K compliant 7. Bridges 2,305,504 2,305,504 • Includes major rehabilitation on 8. OK Grade Crossing Safety Port of Catoosa (Tulsa, OK) lead Improvements 450,000 450,000 Totals by Source 27,000,000 1,000,000 450,000 12,177,880 40,627,880 Individual Contribution as % of Total 66.46% 2.46% 1.11% 29.97% 100.00% Federal/Non-Federal Match as % of Total 66.46% 33.54% 100.00% Federal/Non-Federal Match $ Total 27,000,000 13,627,880 40,627,880 Current KDOT Rail Project Totals • Projects under construction or will be under construction no later than November 2020 Project CRISI Project (KDOT, ODOT, SKO, TPOC and FRA) • Includes work in Kansas, Oklahoma and the Port of Catoosa Project Projects Budget (Tulsa) • KDOT is the grant recipient and will administer the project in coordination with the FRA, ODOT, SKO and TPOC SFY2021 RSIF 9 21,864,682 CRISI PTC Project Projected SFY 2021 SLRIF 7,142,858 • Includes installation of Positive Train Control (PTC) in Kansas 286K Initiative 4 17,988,357 and Colorado CRISI Project 1 40,627,880 • KDOT match funds: $1,023,750; TOTAL Budget - $11,002,143 CRISI PTC (KS Portion) 1 9,509,410 TIGER 9 Project • Includes rail replacement and rehabilitation in Kansas, Colorado TIGER 9 (KS Portion) 1 5,017,464 and New Mexico • KDOT match funds: $1,000,000; TOTAL Budget - $25,300,000 GRAND TOTAL 29 102,150,651 Rail Projects Map SFY2020 TIGER 9 Project Locations: 36 of 105 Kansas Counties (34%) Project (Kansas Portion) SFY2021 SRIF Short Line and Shipper Project Locations SFY2021 SLRIF Shipper Project Locations KDOT-SKO CRISI Project Locations (Kansas Portion) SFY2020 286 Initiative Projects SFY2020 CRISI PTC Project (Kansas Portion) SFY2021 SLRIF Projects Pending Program and Project Benefits Since 2000 the KDOT and RSIF programs have been used on 98 projects: • Increased operating speeds • Crew time utilization • SLRIF projects pending • Utilization of railcars (286K fully loaded and locomotives) • 85 state rail projects • Reduced fuel consumption • 13 federal grant projects (match funds: ARRA, • Reduced environmental impacts TIGER, CRISI) • Velocity/throughput of loaded railcars TOTAL PROJECT • Railcar turn time DOLLARS • Improved customer service (to shippers and local farmers) $459,252,440 • Improved safety on mainline infrastructure and sidings (loans, grants, KDOT match • Reduction in truck traffic funds, recipient match funds) • Reduced roadway and bridge damage/maintenance • Expanded rail carload capabilities • Local and regional economic impact • Local and regional economic development opportunities Questions? 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