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Table of Contents Appendix G: Projects ...... 3 Projects Collected for the Scenario Workshop ...... 3 Projects – November 2014 ...... 8
Exhibit References
Projects were collected from State Rail Plan and other publically available project lists as well as state departments of transportation.
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Appendix G: Projects
Projects Collected for the Scenario Workshop
Exhibit 1: GNC Initial Catalogue of Projects - May 2014 Oregon Albany and Eastern Railroad Sweet Home Branch, Sweet Home Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad Ashland to Montague, CA, Ashland Hampton Railway Entire Line Lake Railway Longview Portland & Northern Railway Entire line Oregon Pacific Railroad Liberal to Mollala, Liberal Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad Already abandoned part of line, Tillamook Portland & Western Railroad Astoria District –Forest Grove District, Astoria Wallowa Union Railroad Entire line Willamette & Pacific Railroad Abandoned in 2011; Dallas District Willamette Valley Railway Entire line Wyoming & Colorado Railroad Entire line BNSF: Upgrade to CTC BNSF Oregon Trunk – Chemult to Oregon Trunk Junction BNSF: Increased speed over the Willamette and Columbia River Bridges, Portland BNSF and UP North Portland Junction (UP & BNSF), Portland CTC Crates to Biggs Signal improvements – increased fluidity West Hayden Island Main Line Access, Portland Port of Portland T-4 Pier 1 Rail Yard Improvements, Portland Port of Portland West Hayden Island Unit Train Loops, Portland Port of Portland T-4 Soda Ash Storage Tracks, Portland UP Bonneville Yard Build-Out to support Port of Portland T-4, Portland Ramsey Yard Utilization, Portland South Rivergate Rail Access: Second Slough Bridge, Portland Port of Portland Marine Drive Grade Separation Project, Portland Port of Portland T-6 Berth 607 Grade Separation, Portland BNSF/UP/Portland Terminal Railroad – Mainline Access Improvement, Portland Peninsula Terminal Railroad: BNSF/PT Rail Connection at Shuttle Road Portland - Cathedral Park Quiet Zone, Portland Albany Rail Consolidation Project, Albany Ellingson Rd. SW, Albany 34th Ave. SW, Albany SW Queen, Albany
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Oregon –continued SE Madison, Albany SE Main St., Albany Santiam Rd. SE, Albany SE Geary, Albany SE Salem Ave., Albany NE Davidson St., Albany Double Track - Eugene Depot to Irving, Eugene Extend Siding at Coalca, Coalca Double Track -Willsburg Junction to Clackamas, Clackamas Double Track - T-5 (Bonneville Yard) to Barnes Yard, Portland Double Track - Penn Jct. to West Hemlock, Portland Double Track – Hinkle to Nampa, ID, Hinkle Double Track – Troutdale to Hinkle, Troutdale Double Track – Peninsula Jct. to Troutdale, Troutdale Double Track – Peninsula Jct. to North Portland Jct., Portland UP: North Portland Crossover Improvements, Portland UP Main Line: Track Realignment South of Albina (“6 MPH Curves”), Portland UP North Portland: Undoing the “X”, Portland Mosier 2 MT New 2MT section on Portland Sub – additional capacity, Portland Hinkle Gravel Tracks New tracks for bulk staging – additional capacity/fluidity at major yard, Hinkle Milam-Gibbon 2 MT New 2MT section on La Grande Sub – additional capacity, La Grande Graham Line Midpoint Siding New siding on Graham Line for meets/pass – increased fluidity, Graham East Portland Connection Additional connection to Graham Line –increased fluidity, Portland Hinkle 2nd Trim Lead Additional capacity/fluidity at major yard, Hinkle Siding Extensions – Bend to Oregon Trunk Jct., Bend Willbridge Crossover, Third Main Line – North Portland Jct. to Vancouver, WA, Portland Bieber Junction, Klamath Falls. At Grade Crossings- Kenton Line 9 crossing (B-5), Klamath Falls At Grade Crossings- Valley Main 6 Crossings (B-5), Klamath Falls At Grade Crossings- Canby Area 7 Crossings (B-5), Klamath Falls At Grade Crossings- Aura - Main St NE, Klamath Falls At Grade Crossings- Hubbard- D St, Klamath Falls At Grade Crossings- Woodburn 5 Crossings (B-6), Klamath Falls At Grade Crossings- Gervais 8 Crossings (B-6), Klamath Falls At Grade Crossings- Salem 17 Crossings (B6-7), Klamath Falls At Grade Crossings- Turner Area 4 Crossings (B-7), Klamath Falls At Grade Crossings Marion- Jefferson Area 6 Crossings, Klamath Falls
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Washington Realign Centralia Interchange between Tacoma Rail and Puget Sound and Pacific RR (PSAP), Centralia Cheney Siding Extension, Cheney Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad (PVJR) Improvements, Clark County Vancouver to Barberton Rail Improvements, Clark County Fife Siding Extensions, Fife CTC Islands - Ayer Sub, Hinkle, OR to Spokane Hoquiam Horn Spur Railroad Track Improvement Project, Hoquiam Seattle Sub Phase III, King County Cooperative Agricultural Producers Loading Tracks, Lincoln County CW Line Track Maintenance, Lincoln County Cascade and Columbia River Track Rehabilitation, Okanogan County On-Dock Rail Improvements, Port of Everett Rail Loop, Port of Longview Track Improvements, Port of Royal Slope Argo Yard Truck Roadway (East Marginal Way Truck Crossover, Port of Seattle New Mainline Connection, Port of Vancouver West Vancouver Freight Access, Port of Vancouver Build/Relocate Tracks, Port of Walla Walla Horn Rapids Rail Siding, Richland Geiger Spur Improvements, Spokane County Tacoma Rail – East Loop Track Rehabilitation, Tacoma Tacoma Rail – North Yard Track Upgrade, Tacoma Tacoma Rail – Port Pass Track Upgrade, Tacoma Tacoma Rail – Replace Yard Tracks 8 & 9, Tacoma Tacoma Rail – Taylor Way Yard Track Rehabilitation, Tacoma Tacoma Rail – West Loop Track Rehabilitation, Tacoma Tacoma Rail Yard Rail Replacement, Tacoma Sun Harbor New Siding, Wallula SR 432 Corridor Improvements, Longview Port of Grays Harbor Rail Car Storage, Port of Grays Harbor Moses Lake industrial rail development, Moses Lake Additional Arrival and Departure Tracks, Port of Tacoma Port Transfer Yard Connection, Port of Tacoma Comprehensive East-West Corridor Capacity Study, Puget Sound – Eastern Washington Port of Quincy Intermodal Terminal, Quincy CW Line Rail Relay & Rehabilitation - Phase I, Spokane County P&L Bridge Replacement & Repair - Phase II, Spokane County Sumner Connection, Sumner 37th & B ST NW Railroad Crossing Safety Improvements, Auburn
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Washington- continued South 212th St Grade Separation, Kent Citywide Intersection Safety Improvements, Marysville Construction of BNSF RR Bridge - SR 20 Corridor Freight Mobility & Revitalization Project Phase 2B,Sedro- Woolley Spokane North Spokane Corridor Railroad Realignment, Spokane Yakima Grade Separated Rail Crossing, Yakima Yew Street Grade Separation, Kelso South 228th St Grade Separation over UP tracks Phase III, Kent South 228th St BNSF /UP Grade Separation Phase III, Kent Canyon Road Northerly Extension / BNSF Railway Overcrossing, Tacoma Extend Pioneer St. (SR 501 to Port), Ridgefield Willis St (SR 516) Grade Separations, Kent Barker Road/BNSF Grade Separation, Spokane Valley SW 17th/Strander Boulevard Extension, Tukwila/ Renton 27th St Extension and RR Overpass, Washougal Relocate Terminal, Wenatchee
Idaho Treasure Valley Freight Multi-Modal Transload Center, Multi-modal Rail Yard Improvements Railroad Crossing Safety Program High Cube Intermodal Service Rail Trespassing Deterrence Program P&L Short line Railroad Bridge Replacement and Shuttle Train Loader Facility, McCoy Treasure Valley Freight Multi-Modal Transload Center Railroad Crossing Safety Program Pocatello Dry Port, Pocatello High Cube Intermodal Service Bridging The Valley: Grade Crossing Improvement only (BNSF route)
Minnesota Browns Valley Subdivision P-Line Subdivision Dresser, Duluth Osage, Duluth Rainy, Duluth Bemidji Subdivision
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Minnesota-continued MN&S Subdivision, Salvage Hartland Montgomery Rake Winona
Illinois Illinois Western RR Interchange, Smithville/Greenville BNSF Rail Construction, East Dubuque
Wisconsin Aurora Subdivision Capacity Projects, Ports - Crawford Aurora Subdivision Capacity Projects, Sullivan-Graff St Croix Subdivision Capacity Projects, Burns-Prescott St Croix Subdivision Capacity Projects, Mears-Trevino St Croix Subdivision Capacity Projects, E Winona-Winona Jct. Lakes Subdivision Grade Crossing Closures Foxboro Siding Extension, Foxboro Lights & Gates, Potosi Lights & Gates, Wyalusing
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Projects – November 2014
Exhibit 2: Projects - November 2014 Project Name State City RR Type of Project Total Project Description Year Project$
Railroad Crossing Safety Program ID Community Impact and Safety $5.4M Multiple projects listed in the Rail 2017 Improvements Crossing Safety Project List in Section 6, as detailed in the Idaho State Transportation Improvement Plan 2013-2017 Rail Trespassing Deterrence Program ID Community Impact and Safety 1) Identify key railroad yards, 2018 Improvements interchange points, and major structures that may need to be secured from open public access. 2) Partner with local jurisdictions to identify security strategies including education, enforcement, and awareness. Railroad Crossing Safety Program ID Community Impact and Safety $16.5M 1) Continue Work with rail line owners 2034 Improvements and local jurisdictions to identify high risk grade crossings that meet the Railroad Crossing Safety Program requirements. 2) Increase awareness of program. SE Main Avenue/20th Street/21st Street MN Moorhead BNSF Community Impact and Safety $40M This project would construct three Railroad Grade Separation Project - Moorhead, Improvements highway underpasses and construct a Minnesota- TIGER VI “wye” rail connection. Constructing the project will improve Corridor regional freight rail and vehicular mobility. Estimated project cost is $40 million
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Project Name State City RR Type of Project Total Project Description Year Project$
Killdeer bypass ND Killdeer Community Impact and Safety Improvements Four-lane bypass on US 2 at Minot ND Minot Community Impact and Safety Improvements New Town NW bypass ND New Town Community Impact and Safety Improvements Northeast bypass around Williston ND Williston Community Impact and Safety Improvements four lane Highway 85 from Williston to the SD ND Williston Community Impact and Safety border Improvements
Port of Portland Marine Drive Grade Separation OR Portland Community Impact and Safety Project Improvements
Port of Portland T-6 Berth 607 Grade OR Portland Community Impact and Safety Separation Improvements
Portland - Cathedral Park Quiet Zone OR Portland Community Impact and Safety Where grade separations are not Improvements feasible or affordable, quiet zone projects maintain safe at-grade crossings without the noise from train horns. Gateway Mall Access Improvements WA Aberdeen Community Impact and Safety Channelization improvements and Improvements access revisions to alleviate identified traffic problems caused by access issues to this regional destination. Improvements would reduce vehicle delays at side access driveways; improve safety by changing access control at some mall driveways and providing a dedicated emergency vehicle access route that is not blocked.
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Project Name State City RR Type of Project Total Project Description Year Project$
37th & B ST NW Railroad Crossing Safety WA Auburn Community Impact and Safety Design, coordination, permitting and Improvements Improvements construction of improvements at the 37th St NW BNSF Railroad crossing. Include construction of a pre-signal and related signal modification at B St NW, advanced railroad pre-emption, and traffic monitoring cameras.
I-5 Exit 274 Interchange PS&E Design WA Blaine Community Impact and Safety PS&E for revisions to the partial Improvements interchange at Exit 274 (I-5) to a full tight diamond configuration. The design process will include geometric alignment, structural design, required right of way acquisitions, hydraulic report, environmental review/permitting and NEPA, for construction, bid ready documents. The design will be based on data from the Border Circulation Analysis from the IMTC and the completed Interchange Justification Report (approved by FHWA - Jan, 2010).
543 Border Truck Route Improvements WA Blaine BNSF Community Impact and Safety This project involves design and Improvements construction of improvements to the SR 543 freight corridor serving the Pacific Highway truck border crossing to include, an upgraded signal at the Boblett Street intersection, ITS elements to support dynamic lane assignment into the border, and an additional truck lane to support FAST trucks and reduce large truck queues during excessive border delays.
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Project Name State City RR Type of Project Total Project Description Year Project$
Columbia Shores Portal WA Clark County Community Impact and Safety Reconstruct and widen existing portal. Improvements
SR 432 Corridor Improvements WA Cowlitz County Community Impact and Safety Rail and highway improvements. Short- Improvements term elements: Preliminary analysis, final design, environmental, engineering for rail and highway. Long- term: ROW and CN - Single point urban interchange and rail improvements
DuPont-Steilacoom Road WA DuPont Community Impact and Safety Scope of the project has not been fully Improvements defined, as the project will need to be integrated with various potential improvements along the I-5/JBLM corridor near DuPont. Widening Improvements to DuPont-Steilacoom Rd are anticipated to accommodate expected growth in the City of DuPont and nearby areas. The existing road is two lanes with left turn pockets.
Yew Street Grade Separation WA Kelso Community Impact and Safety Provide safe crossing of busy BNSF Improvements rail line. Benefits will mostly accrue to roadway users, but there may be community and rail safety benefits from the grade separation.
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Project Name State City RR Type of Project Total Project Description Year Project$
South 212th St Grade Separation WA Kent Community Impact and Safety This project will construct RR grade Improvements separation at the BNSF and UP rail line. Benefits will mostly accrue to roadway users, but there may be community and rail safety benefits from the grade separation.
South 228th St BNSF /UP Grade Separation WA Kent BNSF/ Community Impact and Safety This is phase III of a project to grade Phase III UP Improvements separate S. 228th St from UP mainline traffic. It will decrease congestion, enhance safety, improve mobility, and provide connection to 40M sq. ft. of industrial space. Benefits will mostly accrue to roadway users, but there may be community and rail safety benefits from the grade separation. Willis St (SR 516) Grade Separations WA Kent Community Impact and Safety Grade separate Willis St from BNSF Improvements and UP to provide link through the warehouse/industrial center of Kent. Project will reduce delays, eliminate at- grade conflicts and allow increased train speeds. Benefits will mostly accrue to roadway users, but there may be community and rail safety benefits from the grade separation. S. 212th Street BNSF Railroad Grade WA Kent BNSF Community Impact and Safety “Grade Separated Railroad Crossing” Separation Improvements
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Project Name State City RR Type of Project Total Project Description Year Project$
South Lander Street Grade Separation WA King County BNSF Community Impact and Safety This project develops a grade Improvements separation of the Lander St. roadway and the Burlington Northern mainline railroad tracks between 1st Ave. S near the Starbucks Headquarters and 4th Ave S. This grade separation will alleviate the growing rail blockages on this important east-west arterial street. South Lander Street is located east of the Port of Seattle, in the Duwamish Manufacturing and Industrial Center. South Lander Street is a FAST Corridor Partnership project and a FMSIB project, and anticipates future federal funding. The bridge is to be four lanes wide, with a 10-foot-wide sidewalk on one side.
SODO Rail Corridor Grade Separations WA King County Community Impact and Safety Improve access to manufacturing and Improvements industrial center and Port facilities
SR 432 Rail and Highway Realignment WA Longview BNSF Community Impact and Safety Rail and highway improvements. Short Improvements Project Improvements Term Elements: Preliminary Analysis, Final Design, environmental engineering for rail and hwy. Long Term: ROW and CN – Single Point Urban Interchange and Rail Improvements.
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Project Name State City RR Type of Project Total Project Description Year Project$
Citywide Intersection Safety Improvements WA Marysville Community Impact and Safety The Citywide Intersection Safety Improvements Improvement Project will upgrade pedestrian signal displays, retroflective backplate tape to signal heads, upgrade mast arm signage, add intersection lighting and improve railroad preemption at various signalized intersections within the City of Marysville.
Extend Pioneer St. (SR 501 to Port) WA Ridgefield BNSF Community Impact and Safety Railroad overcrossing for new road, Improvements with benefits accruing to roadway users. Project will result in community and rail safety benefits.
Pioneer Street Railroad Overpass WA Ridgefield BNSF Community Impact and Safety Construction of a vehicle/pedestrian Improvements overpass over the BNSF Railway (BNSF) north-south mainline in the City of Ridgefield, Washington, and removal of two existing grade crossings. Major work elements will be over-crossing structure, retaining walls, new roadway, curbs and sidewalks, illumination, traffic signal, storm sewers and replacement of lift station. Phase 1 of this project includes approximately 200' of Pioneer Street west of Main Avenue adjacent to Overlook Park. Phase 2 of the project includes approximately 850' approach road on west side of project. Phase 3 includes the construction of the over- crossing structure.
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Project Name State City RR Type of Project Total Project Description Year Project$
Bigelow Gulch Projects 2-6 WA Spokane County Community Impact and Safety Bigelow Gulch Rd. Project 2 - urban Improvements boundary to East Weile Road, Widen to four lanes with center turn lane Bigelow Gulch Rd. Project 3 - East Weile to Jensen, Widen to four lanes with center turn lane Bigelow Gulch Rd. Project 4 - Old Argonne Rd to Evergreen Rd, Widen to four lanes with center turn lane Bigelow Gulch Rd. Project 4A - Forker Connector, Bigelow Gulch overpass at Forker Rd Bigelow Gulch Rd. Project 5 - Forker Connector, Widen Forker from Progress to Bigelow Gulch Rd to four lanes with center turn lane Bigelow Gulch Rd. Project 6 - Forker Connector Widen Forker to four lanes with center turn lane from Evergreen to Wellesley, including intersection improvements at Wellesley and Sullivan Sullivan Road Bridge WA Spokane County BNSF Community Impact and Safety Sullivan Road Bridge – construct new Improvements bridge over Trent (SR290) and BNSF railroad tracks. Barker Road/BNSF Grade Separation/ TIGER WA Spokane Valley Community Impact and Safety This project reconstructs Barker Road VI Improvements to pass over three BNSF tracks and SR 290. This will allow the City to petition to close Flora Rd crossing. Benefits will mostly accrue to roadway users, but there may be rail safety benefits from the grade separation.
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Project Name State City RR Type of Project Total Project Description Year Project$
SW 17th/Strander Boulevard Extension WA Tukwila / Renton Community Impact and Safety This project includes construction of a Improvements railroad underpass, and will provide better cross-valley transportation access by extension of an arterial that connects the cities of Tukwila and Renton. The extension will connect Renton to the Tukwila Longacres Station (Sounder and Amtrak Cascades) and will provide an alternative truck route, removing 55,000 vehicles from nearby I-405 and SR-167 as well as 40% of the traffic on the parallel course of South 180th Street.
27th St Extension and RR Overpass WA Washougal Community Impact and Safety RR grade separated overpass, bike Improvements lanes and sidewalk. Benefits will mostly accrue to roadway users, but there may be community and rail safety benefits from the grade separation.
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Project Name State City RR Type of Project Total Project Description Year Project$
SR14—15th, 27th and 32nd Street Interchange WA Washougal Community Impact and Safety This project is a three-phase project Project Improvements involving the completion of the recent improvements to HWY 14 to extend the work through Washougal, enhancing safety and providing improved access to the Port of Camas-Washougal and the City of Washougal, toward our mutual economic development goals. This includes some kind of interchange at 27th Street, with a connector to E Street including a new grade separated railroad crossing (important to add another grade separated crossing to the one other we have for safety and access, especially given the anticipated increase in freight) and ultimately improvements from there north on 32nd St/Stiles Road to an area designated for future employment development.
Relocate Terminal WA Wenatchee Community Impact and Safety Relocate terminal from south of Improvements Orondo Street to Appleyard. Reduces blocking of at-grade crossings in the city.
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Project Name State City RR Type of Project Total Project Description Year Project$
US 2 Corridor and Connections to Wenatchee WA Wenatchee Community Impact and Safety The interchange of US 2/SR 285 will Improvements be reconstructed to allow eastbound traffic on US 2 to connect directly to the Odabashian Bridge, eliminating the existing loop ramp. In addition, the traffic signal at US 2/Easy Street would be eliminated to allow US 2 to operate as a fully limited-access freeway between Monitor and SR 28 in Douglas County. Easy Street would be reconstructed to cross over US 2 to maintain connectivity between the Olds Station and Sunnyslope subareas. New interchange ramps and local circulation roadways would be constructed to maintain capacity and connectivity between US 2 and the City of Wenatchee, as well as to/from the Olds Station and Sunnyslope subareas.
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Confluence Parkway WA Wenatchee Community Impact and Safety The Confluence Parkway is a two-lane Improvements arterial corridor will be constructed by extending Miller Street south of the Wenatchee River to connect to Euclid Avenue and US 2. The Miller Street intersection with the North Wenatchee Avenue would be modified to add capacity to provide for southbound traffic on Miller Street south of Maple Street. The new arterial will directly benefit regional traffic, freight, and Intercity transit service. A new bridge would be constructed over the Wenatchee River reducing the bottleneck on the existing bridge. Improvements include under-crossings of Miller Street with the mainline BNSF railroad tracks and with Walla Walla Avenue. The Loop Trail will be relocated and upgraded to enhance visibility and access near Hawley Street. North of the Wenatchee River the new roadway will connect to an improved Euclid Avenue to provide regional access with US 2.
Yakima Grade Separated Rail Crossing WA Yakima Community Impact and Safety Construct two underpasses under BNSF Improvements mainline. It will be critical to improve truck freight movement, emergency vehicles and vehicles into/out of downtown area. Benefits will mostly accrue to roadway users, but there may be community and rail safety benefits from the grade separation.
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Project Name State City RR Type of Project Total Project Description Year Project$
US 12/Old Naches Highway WA Yakima Community Impact and Safety Improvements
P&L Short line Railroad Bridge Replacement ID McCoy Economic Development $12.5M 1) Upgrade the P&L branch bridges to 2034 and Shuttle Train Loader Facility the level required by the Federal Rail Administration (FRA) in order to accommodate 286,000 lb. (286K) rail cars and 2) provide reliable rail access to a new private sector $17 million commercial grain storage and loading facility at McCoy.
Pocatello Dry Port ID Pocatello Economic Development Phase 2: Design and construct inland 2034 dry port facility.
Treasure Valley Freight Multi-Modal Transload ID Economic Development $15.5M Develop 50 acre transload facility with 2018 Center 50,000 square foot warehouse facility
Multi-modal Rail Yard Improvements ID Economic Development Construct facilities as identified F14-A 2018 Multimodal Facility Analysis and Feasibility Assessment
High Cube Intermodal Service ID Economic Development Establish high-cubed double stack 2018 intermodal service in Idaho, as based on finding and priorities identified in F- 16A, Cost Benefit Analysis.
Treasure Valley Freight Multi-Modal Transload ID Economic Development Phase 3: Develop adjacent 100 acres as 2034 Center a rail-based industrial park
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Project Name State City RR Type of Project Total Project Description Year Project$
High Cube Intermodal Service ID Economic Development Continue to implement high-cubed 2034 double stack intermodal service capability in Idaho, as based on finding and priorities identified in F-16A, Cost Benefit Analysis.
Kalispell/ FCEDA Rail Park MT Kalispell BNSF Economic Development $24.0M This project would construct a regional rail park creating a location for existing businesses to consolidate and expand operations, and for new businesses to locate to the region and access the Corridor. (TIGER request: $9.9 million)
Port of Seattle Terminal 46 Modernization- WA Port of Seattle BNSF Economic Development $70.1M Terminal 46 (T46) is as an integral part TIGER VI of seaport operations, handling approximately 20 percent of the Port’s container terminal volume. This project would allow a second Post-Panamax ship to berth at Terminal 46. The Port of Seattle is one of the key ports on the Great Northern Corridor. (TIGER Request: $21 million).
Port of Quincy Intermodal Terminal WA Quincy Economic Development $18M The project would expand the Infrastructure Expansion TIGER VI infrastructure at the Port of Quincy Intermodal Terminal to accommodate the growing demand for temperature controlled domestic intermodal freight and to eliminate the blockages of the Corridor when serving the port. The Port of Quincy is an inland port located on the Great Northern Corridor. (TIGER request: $16.2 million).
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Grant County Port District No. 1 Industrial Park WA Quincy Economic Development Improvements to the Grant County Port No. 4 Intermodal Terminal Infrastructure District No. 1 Intermodal Expansion Project Yard/Terminal at Industrial Park No. 4 to include the installation of over 6,000 feet of rail track extension within the Intermodal Yard/Terminal and also east of Industrial Park No. 4, turnouts, and rail appurtenances; the construction of a rail track bridge over a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation major canal and irrigation wasteway; improvements to the intersection of the rail track extension and County Road “O” NW to the east of Industrial Park No. 4; the placement of approximately 34,000 tons of granular material over three acres of the Port District’s Intermodal Yard to accommodate the expansion of container storage facilities; and the purchase of accompanying properties east of the current intermodal terminal for rail track right-of-ways.
Connecting the Inland Pacific Hub Multimodal WA Spokane BNSF Economic Development $7.04M The proposed project would replace Centers to the Global Marketplace worn rail, rebuild right-of-way, and rebuild seven at-grade crossings along 6.9 miles of the state-owned CW Branch. These improvements will enable the CW Branch to handle 286,000 pounds of gross weight on rails (GWOR) railcars and allow 25 miles per hour over the rebuilt rail segment. The CW Branch connects to the Great Northern Corridor, providing the region
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access to the national rail system and the global marketplace. (TIGER request: $6.04 million).
Project Name State City RR Type of Project Total Project Description Year Project$
Willmar Connection and Industrial Spur - MN Willmar BNSF First/Last Mile Improvements $54.7M This project would construct a new rail Willmar, Minnesota- TIGER VI connection and industrial spur. The project will provide greater rail network fluidity and capacity relieving rail congestion in the Twin Cities and on the Corridor. (TIGER request: $17 million).
Pembina/Emerson Gateway Project (land port ND Pembina First/Last Mile Improvements $12.4M This project is for infrastructure of entry) -TIGER VI improvements of northbound access on Interstate-29 in North Dakota to the Canadian border to complete the final phase of improvements for this essential international border crossing.(TIGER Request: $7.6 million)
West Hayden Island Main Line Access OR Portland First/Last Mile Improvements
Port of Portland T-4 Pier 1 Rail Yard OR Portland First/Last Mile Improvements Improvements
Port of Portland West Hayden Island Unit Train OR Portland First/Last Mile Improvements Loops
Port of Portland T-4 Soda Ash Storage Tracks OR Portland First/Last Mile Improvements
UP Bonneville Yard Build-Out to support Port OR Portland First/Last Mile Improvements of Portland T-4
Ramsey Yard Utilization OR Portland First/Last Mile Improvements
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South Rivergate Rail Access: Second Slough OR Portland First/Last Mile Improvements Bridge
Port of Portland Marine Terminal Freight and OR Portland First/Last Mile Improvements $26.8M The proposed project includes grade Jobs Access Project - Portland, Oregon- TIGER separating Rivergate Boulevard and an VI important rail lead in the Port of Portland port complex. The project is located in Rivergate Industrial District and includes two of the port’s busiest marine terminals within the Portland metropolitan area. The Port of Portland is one of the key ports located on the Corridor. (TIGER request: $11.6 million).
Grade Separated Crossing of BNSF Yard WA Auburn BNSF First/Last Mile Improvements This project will grade-separate the crossing of the BNSF Railyard, either from SR-18 to 6th Street SE or from 15th Street SW to A Street SE. The first alternative would realign the SR-18 eastbound ramp, grade separate the main north/south line and the Stampede Pass line and connect to 6th Street SE. The second alternative would provide a new corridor from 15th Street SW to A Street SE in the vicinity of 12th Street SE and 17th Street SE, either via an overpass or underpass of the BNSF Railyard. This new east/west connection will improve access and circulation associated with the potential redevelopment of the BNSF yard as an intermodal freight facility.
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Port of Chehalis Rail Infrastructure WA Chehalis First/Last Mile Improvements 2014 – 2019 Plan to expand rail Development infrastructure within the Chehalis Industrial Park to attract businesses to create jobs in our community. Double Ending Washington United Terminals WA Fife First/Last Mile Improvements Improving train movements within the Intermodal Yard Tideflats require connecting the northerly end of the existing Washington United Terminals Intermodal Yard to the rail line on the west side of Port of Tacoma Road. Project includes building 3,750 track feet, relocation of existing truck gate, guard house, cameras/optical recognition readers, railroad crossing, and utility modifications to support the gate relocation and rail installation. Double Ending Pierce County Intermodal Yard WA Fife First/Last Mile Improvements Improving train movements along the SR509 rail corridor requires connecting the easterly end of the existing Pierce County Terminal Intermodal Yard to the North and South lead tracks. Project includes extending 12 tracks 1,300 feet east, constructing a railroad bridge across Wapato Creek and relocating existing 230 kV overhead power lines. Port of Grays Harbor Rail Car Storage WA Grays Harbor County First/Last Mile Improvements Design and construction of a rail car storage yard to relieve rail conflicts in downtown Aberdeen from train switching movements across at-grade street crossings. Construct two new rail sidings.
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BNSF Intermodal Railyard Access WA King County First/Last Mile Improvements Construct a new access to the BNSF Regional Distribution Center
Duwamish Avenue S Rebuild/East Marginal WA King County First/Last Mile Improvements Rebuild and make operational / ITS Way Grade Separation Rebuild improvements to Duwamish Avenue S, Duwamish Ave Bridge and S Spokane St
Duwamish Corridor Concept WA King County First/Last Mile Improvements Create a connection between the UP Argo yard and the BNSF Harbor Island line using a combination of UP and BNSF trackage. Requires agreement between BNSF and UP to permit co- production over their respective lines. Project was originally proposed in the Port of Seattle’s January 1997, Intermodal Rail Access Study.
Upgrading and Improving the Connell Rail WA Connell First/Last Mile Improvements Columbia Basin Railroad interchanges Interchange with BNSF Railway at Connell, Washington, which is located on the very busy BNSF’s Lakeside Subdivision which runs between Spokane and Pasco, Washington. Four inland ports in Washington State are directly affected by this interchange on the BNSF at Connell. As a result, the Rail Interchange and its configuration need to be upgraded and improved to accommodate the tremendous growth in rail traffic
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Northern Columbia Basin Railroad Project- WA Moses Lake First/Last Mile Improvements The Northern Columbia Basin Railroad TIGER VI Planning (NCBR) rail project is a $23 million project that will improve rail service to businesses in Moses Lake. By improving rail access, this project will provide an alternative transportation mode for the freight that currently moves in and out of the area by truck. Increased options will help reduce transportation costs for the local business that can use rail to move their goods and supplies.
Rail Loop- 2015 expansion WA Port of Longview First/Last Mile Improvements Complete construction of second loop track capable of handling 110 car unit trains from the BNSF and UP mainline to the Port’s waterfront and West Industrial Park properties.
Additional Arrival and Departure Tracks WA Port of Tacoma First/Last Mile Improvements Construct additional tracks to arrive and depart trains which will increase capacity in support of current and anticipated freight rail volumes.
Port Transfer Yard Connection WA Port of Tacoma First/Last Mile Improvements New connection from the Port Transfer Yard to existing tracks along Lincoln Avenue providing a direct access route to US Oil and reduce road/rail congestion on Port of Tacoma Road
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Project Name State City RR Type of Project Total Project Description Year Project$
West Vancouver Freight Access WA Port of Vancouver First/Last Mile Improvements This project consists of 21 independent elements, including construction of a new dual carrier rail access into the port, rail system enhancements, relocation of facilities and utilities and improvements to roadways. Harbor Island Access Improvements WA Spokane UP First/Last Mile Improvements Rebuild and make operational/ITS improvements to 11TH Ave SW, SW Florida St, 16th Ave SW and Klickitat Ave SW. Project does not include non- City right of way (T18 access portions).
Tacoma Rail Yard Rail Replacement WA Tacoma First/Last Mile Improvements Remove and replace old worn (85 lb.) rail with 115 lb. Rail, 30% crosstie replacement, and surface
Canyon Road Northerly Extension / BNSF WA Tacoma BNSF First/Last Mile Improvements Construct a new overpass of the BNSF Railway Overcrossing Railway mainline from Pioneer Way to 62nd Avenue East. Also arterial roadway extension of Canyon Road from Pioneer Way across the Puyallup River. Will increase capacity for roadway freight and goods movement and provide a more direct route to the Port of Tacoma from the manufacturing and industrial businesses in the Fredrickson and Sunrise/Thun Field employment centers.
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Project Name State City RR Type of Project Total Project Description Year Project$
Additional Arrival/Departure Tracks WA Tacoma First/Last Mile Improvements Additional Arrival and Departure Tracks. Port Transfer Yard Connection WA Tacoma First/Last Mile Improvements This project would install a new connection from the Port Transfer Yard to existing tracks along Lincoln Avenue providing a direct access route to US Oil and reduce road/rail congestion on Port of Tacoma Road. Port of Tacoma Road Rehabilitation Project WA Tacoma First/Last Mile Improvements The project will include replacing the existing roadway with either asphalt or cement concrete. The new roadway surface will be designed to accommodate heavy haul vehicles. Existing curb and gutter will be replaced or added as necessary to provide continuous curb and gutter. Sidewalks and driveways will be provided/replaced where missing or damaged. All elements will be improved to ADA standards. Other roadway amenities will be provided as necessary including but not limited to storm drainage, street lighting, channelization, permanent traffic signal and landscaping.
Port of Tacoma Pier 4 Reconfiguration- TIGER WA Tacoma First/Last Mile Improvements In alignment with the Port of Tacoma’s VI Strategic Plan objective to improve Port business assets to meet market demand, the Port is pursuing the redevelopment of the General Central Peninsula (GCP) terminal complex including the upgrade of Pier 4.
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Freight Movement System Initiatives and Project Analysis
Project Name State City RR Type of Project Total Project Description Year Project$
Tacoma Rail East End Yard Reconfiguration WA Tacoma BNSF/UP First/Last Mile Improvements East End Yard Reconfiguration
Tacoma Rail Classification Yard West-end WA Tacoma BNSF/UP First/Last Mile Improvements West End Reconfiguration Project Reconfiguration
West Vancouver Freight Access WA Vancouver BNSF First/Last Mile Improvements Establish new freight rail entrance to the Port from the BNSF Railway mainline, a grade separated entrance to T-5 and construct internal rail track storage to accommodate unit trains.
Bridging The Valley: ID Rail Capacity Enhancements $268M 1) Work with KMPO to identify 2034 Grade Crossing Improvement (BNSF route) and funding for benefit cost analysis and Realignment of UPRR mainline prioritization of Bridging the Valley projects. 2) Engineering and construction
Bridging The Valley: Grade Crossing ID Rail Capacity Enhancements 1) Work with KMPO to identify 2034 Improvement only (BNSF route) funding for benefit cost analysis and prioritization of Bridging the Valley projects. 2) Engineering and construction
BNSF Rail Construction IL East Dubuque BNSF Rail Capacity Enhancements $6M New Rail Infrastructure after 2017
Illinois Western RR Interchange IL Smithville/Greenville IWRR Rail Capacity Enhancements $4M Construct interchange between IWRR 2014 and BNSF/CSX
Dresser MN Duluth CN Rail Capacity Enhancements $13.1M Fix weight restrictions
Osage MN Duluth CN Rail Capacity Enhancements $20.6M Fix weight restrictions
Rainy MN Duluth CN Rail Capacity Enhancements $34.0M Needs modern signalization
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Freight Movement System Initiatives and Project Analysis
Project Name State City RR Type of Project Total Project Description Year Project$
MN&S Subdivision MN Salvage CP Rail Capacity Enhancements $24.4M Improve Class 1 Track
East Metro Rail Fluidity Project-BNSF/ UP MN St. Paul BNSF Rail Capacity Enhancements $100M A rail grade separation of BNSF and Rail Grade Separation- TIGER VI Planning Union Pacific rail lines. When completed, this project will relieve congestion and improve rail capacity in the Minneapolis -St. Paul region of the Corridor. Browns Valley Subdivision MN BNSF Rail Capacity Enhancements 54.6M Fix weight and speed restrictions
P-Line Subdivision MN BNSF Rail Capacity Enhancements $1M Fix weight and speed restrictions
Bemidji Subdivision MN CP Rail Capacity Enhancements $29.6M Fix weight restrictions and bridge
Hartland MN UP Rail Capacity Enhancements $18.7M Fix weight and bridge restrictions
Montgomery MN UP Rail Capacity Enhancements $10.4M Fix weight and bridge restrictions
Rake MN UP Rail Capacity Enhancements $4.1M Fix weight and bridge restrictions
Winona MN UP Rail Capacity Enhancements $2.2M Improve track Class
BNSF: Increased Speed Over the Willamette OR Portland BNSF Rail Capacity Enhancements and Columbia River Bridges
Portland & Western Railroad Astoria District – OR Astoria Rail Capacity Enhancements Forest Grove District
Oregon Pacific Railroad Liberal to Mollala OR Liberal Rail Capacity Enhancements
BNSF and UP North Portland Junction (UP & OR Portland BNSF Rail Capacity Enhancements BNSF)
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Project Name State City RR Type of Project Total Project Description Year Project$
BNSF/UP/Portland Terminal Railroad – OR Portland Rail Capacity Enhancements Train movement through Lake Yard is Mainline Access Improvement. currently managed by hand-thrown switches causing slow and impeded movement for switching, mainline freight and Amtrak trains into and through Lake Yard. The proposed project would replace hand thrown switches between the mainline and yard tracks with automated power switches Third Main Line – North Portland Jct. to OR Portland BNSF Rail Capacity Enhancements Vancouver, WA
Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad Already OR Tillamook Rail Capacity Enhancements abandoned part of line
BNSF: Upgrade to CTC BNSF Oregon Trunk – OR BNSF Rail Capacity Enhancements Chemult to Oregon Trunk Junction
CTC Crates to Biggs Signal improvements – OR Rail Capacity Enhancements increased fluidity
Hampton Railway Entire Line OR Rail Capacity Enhancements
Longview Portland & Northern Railway Entire OR Rail Capacity Enhancements line Peninsula Terminal Railroad: BNSF/PT Rail OR Rail Capacity Enhancements Connection at Suttle Road
Wallowa Union Railroad Entire line OR Rail Capacity Enhancements
Willamette & Pacific Railroad Abandoned in OR Rail Capacity Enhancements 2011; Dallas District
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Project Name State City RR Type of Project Total Project Description Year Project$ Willbridge Crossover. OR BNSF Rail Capacity Enhancements Upgrade from No. 11 power double crossovers. Project would increase train velocity by allowing higher train speeds through the crossovers. With federal funding, ODOT is preparing the PE/NEPA project to 30% designs with expected completion March 2014 Skagit River Bridge Replacement and Roadway WA Burlington BNSF Rail Capacity Enhancements This planning grant would perform Improvements- TIGER VI Planning planning, preliminary engineering design and environmental permitting to replace the Skagit River Rail Bridge and to conduct feasibility studies for local roadway/rail improvements in the City of Burlington. The Skagit River Rail Bridge replacement has been identified as a state and regional priority due to concerns arising from the flooding risk the debris accumulation at the bridge poses to the community, to the movement of freight and passengers, and to the nearby I-5 highway bridge. The Skagit River Rail Bridge is located between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia, a primary north/south rail route on the Great Northern Corridor
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Freight Movement System Initiatives and Project Analysis
Project Name State City RR Type of Project Total Project Description Year Project$ Realign Centralia Interchange between Tacoma WA Centralia PSAP Rail Capacity Enhancements Build a new connection between Rail and Puget Sound and Pacific RR (PSAP) Tacoma Rail and PSAP at Blakeslee Junction, and associated track re- alignment. Will reduce congestion for both rail and automobile traffic in the area. Cheney Siding Extension WA Cheney UP Rail Capacity Enhancements Add Track- Increase Fluidity
Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad (PVJR) WA Clark County Rail Capacity Enhancements General improvements along 14 miles Improvements of rail corridor, consisting of spot tie, rail, and ballast installation.
Vancouver to Barberton Rail Improvements WA Clark County Rail Capacity Enhancements Replace approximately 3500' if needed about 1000 crossties, ballast, surface and dress, etc., replace switches and improve road crossing
Fife Siding Extensions WA Fife UP Rail Capacity Enhancements Port of Tacoma - Additional Capacity
Seattle Sub Phase III WA King County UP Rail Capacity Enhancements Seattle Sub Phase III
Comprehensive East-West Corridor Capacity WA Puget Sound – Rail Capacity Enhancements Revisit 2006 Washington State Rail Study Eastern Washington Capacity Study to address evolving capacity needs between Puget Sound and eastern Washington. Study will examine full range of freight and passenger needs and potential options. CW Line Rail Relay & Rehabilitation - Phase I WA Spokane County Rail Capacity Enhancements Replace worn rail, rebuild right-of-way and improve aged at-grade highway/rail grade crossings along 6.9 miles of the CW Branch of the PCC Rail System. Will enable load-bearing weight capacity up to 315,000 pounds and allow 25 miles-per-hour over the rebuilt rail segment.
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Project Name State City RR Type of Project Total Project Description Year Project$ P&L Bridge Replacement & Repair - Phase II WA Spokane& Whitman Rail Capacity Enhancements Coordinate with $21 million plus County private investment in new grain terminal by McCoy Grain Terminal LLC to replace or repair 15 bridges along the first 32 miles of the P&L branch of the PCC Rail System
Sumner Connection- Long-Term Potential WA Sumner Rail Capacity Enhancements Construct connection between the UP project and BNSF main lines in the Sumner area using partial existing right-of-way. Allows UP trains to operate over BNSF for the full distance between Black River and Reservation (Tacoma). BNSF trains to and from the Tideflats would operate over UP between Fife Yard and Sumner, and UP could directly access Stampede Pass. Requires agreement between BNSF and UP to permit co-production over their respective lines.
Aurora Subdivision Capacity Projects WI Sullivan -Graff 6 m BNSF Rail Capacity Enhancements
St Croix Subdivision Capacity Projects WI Burns - Prescott 1 m BNSF Rail Capacity Enhancements Connects existing double track sections n/a
St Croix Subdivision Capacity Projects WI E Winona - Winona BNSF Rail Capacity Enhancements Jct. Foxboro Siding Extension WI Foxboro BNSF Rail Capacity Enhancements Siding extension to accommodate n/a longer trains St Croix Subdivision Capacity Projects WI Mears - Trevino 1 m BNSF Rail Capacity Enhancements
Aurora Subdivision Capacity Projects WI Ports-Crawford 2 m BNSF Rail Capacity Enhancements 8 miles of double track n/a
Lakes Subdivision Grade Crossing Closures WI Various locations BNSF Rail Capacity Enhancements Improved safety n/a
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