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CURRENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN INTERCITY RAIL PASSENGER SYSTEMS NUMBER 8DECEMBER 2001 CONTENTS Chairman’s Letter . 2 Intercity Rail Passenger Systems Welcome to the Newsletter . 3 Update is now published exclu- sively on the Internet. The table A1E13 Workshop, Sessions, and Meetings: of contents offers links directly 2002 TRB Annual Meeting . 3 to each article, or you can scroll down to read the entire news- Virginia High-Speed and Intercity Rail Developments letter. Please keep your book- Focus on Several Corridors . 6 mark at http://www4.TRB.org/ Florida Moves Toward High-Speed Rail . 9 onlinepubs.nsf for upcoming editions. Status Report on the Maglev Deployment Program . 10 The Transportation Research Midwest Regional Rail Initiative Update . 12 Board is a unit of the National Research Council, which serves Surfing the Rails . 15 as an independent advisor to Partners Key to Rail Service in the federal government on sci- Puget Sound Corridor . 17 entific and technical questions of national importance. The Additional Rail Links . 21 National Research Council, jointly administered by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engi- neering, and the Institute of TRB 81st Annual Meeting, January 13–17, 2002 Medicine, brings the resources of the entire scientific and Washington, D.C. technical community to bear on http://www4.TRB.org/trb/annual.nsf national problems through its volunteer advisory committees. The Transportation Research Board’s Committee on Intercity Rail Passenger Systems (A1E13) is concerned with research that will lead to better planning and implementation of intercity rail passenger systems, with particular emphasis on the full range of high-speed systems, including new technology. Research will include demand analysis, financial considerations, economic effects (including consideration of user and social benefits), and public-private partnerships and should address impacts on other rail operations and the environment, coordination with other modes, rail–highway interfaces, corridor versus system concerns, technology assessment, and implementation strategies. Intercity Rail Passenger Systems Update is published intermittently by the Transportation Research Board to disseminate information about current research and development in intercity rail passenger systems. Ronald C. Sheck, editor; John C. Tone, Chairman; and Nazih K. Haddad, Vice Chairman, TRB Committee on Intercity Rail Passenger Systems; Elaine King, TRB staff. Any findings and conclusions are those of the authors and not of TRB. Submit news items to Intercity Rail Passenger Systems Update, Transportation Research Board, 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20418, telephone 202-334-3206, or e-mail [email protected]. 2 ALSO IN CHAIRMAN’S LETTER THIS ISSUE reetings to all members and friends of TRB Committee A1E13. The Chairman’s Letter GSeptember 11th terrorist attacks and the subsequent anthrax scare are # still reverberating throughout the United States. Increased interest in inter- Welcome to the city rail transportation is evident in Congress and the states, along with Newsletter added concerns for safety and security, and many legislative actions are # under consideration to address capital and operating issues. The deadline A1E13 Workshop, for Amtrak “self-sufficiency” is also fast approaching, and on November 9 Sessions, and Meetings: the Amtrak Reform Council (ARC) voted 6 to 5 that Amtrak will not meet 2002 TRB Annual the December 2002 deadline. The vote triggered a requirement that Amtrak Meeting develop a liquidation plan and that ARC develop a proposal for a restruc- # tured system; both plans are due to Congress 90 days from the date of the Virginia High-Speed vote. All these factors will give increased relevance to the January 2002 and Intercity Rail Developments Focus TRB Annual Meeting. on Several Corridors Committee A1E13 held a successful mid-year meeting in Milwau- # kee in May in conjunction with the High-Speed Ground Transportation Florida Moves Toward Association’s Annual Meeting. High-Speed Rail This newsletter will give you all an update on progress around the # country on key projects and studies. Thanks to your newsletter editor Ron Status Report on Sheck and those who have contributed articles. the Maglev Now is the time to make your plans to attend the January 2002 TRB Deployment Program Annual Meeting in Washington. You will find more details on committee # and subcommittee meetings in this newsletter. Rit Aggarwala and George Midwest Regional Rail Haikalis are planning two excellent sessions. Many of you will want to Initiative Update # attend and participate in the Railroad Capacity and Corridor Planning Workshop being sponsored jointly by A1E13 and several other commit- Surfing the Rails # tees, scheduled for Sunday, January 13, 2002, at 10 a.m. Hope to see you Partners Key to in D.C. Rail Service in Best regards to all, Puget Sound Corridor # Jack Tone Additional Rail Links 3 ALSO IN WELCOME TO THE NEWSLETTER THIS ISSUE elcome to the third electronic edition of Intercity Rail Passenger Chairman’s Letter WSystems Update, published by TRB’s Committee on Intercity Rail # Passenger Systems (A1E13). The Update is possible because committee Welcome to the members and friends provide materials. I would like to express my appre- Newsletter ciation to the following members and friends of the Committee who pro- # vided copy, comments, or information used in putting together this edition: A1E13 Workshop, Bob Kuehne, Nazih Haddad, Arrigo Mongini, Neil Moyer, Matt Paul, Sessions, and Meetings: Alan Tobias, Jack Tone, Randall Wade, and Warren Weber. Special 2002 TRB Annual thanks go to Elaine King and the editorial staff of TRB, who edit and for- Meeting mat the newsletter and post it to the TRB website. In 2002, we hope to # publish at least two issues of the Update. To do that, your help is needed. Virginia High-Speed Please e-mail me at [email protected], call me at 206-632-3443, or and Intercity Rail Developments Focus fax me at 206-632-3444 with your willingness to contribute a research on Several Corridors article or news item. The deadline for receipt of materials for the April # Update is March 1. Florida Moves Toward —Ron Sheck, Editor High-Speed Rail # Transit Solutions, Seattle, Washington Status Report on the Maglev Deployment Program # A1E13 WORKSHOP, Midwest Regional Rail SESSIONS, AND MEETINGS: Initiative Update # 2002 TRB ANNUAL MEETING Surfing the Rails # Sunday, January 13, 2002 Partners Key to Rail Service in Omni Shoreham Hotel Puget Sound Corridor # 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Additional Rail Links W26 Railroad Capacity and Corridor Planning Workshop Paul H. Reistrup, CSX Transportation, Inc., presiding Sponsored by Committee on Intercity Rail Passenger Systems, Committee on Electrification and Train Control Systems for Guided Ground Trans- portation Systems, Committee on Commuter Rail Transportation, and Committee on Guided Intercity Passenger Transportation Note: Numerous public agencies around the United States are actively studying or planning intercity passenger rail improvements and new ser- vices as well as new and expanded commuter rail operations. These stud- ies most often include utilizing existing railroad rights-of-way. This workshop is designed to provide background and guidance on railroad cor- 4 ALSO IN ridor planning, including capacity analysis techniques for joint passenger THIS ISSUE and freight operations. Case studies will be presented, together with a panel discussion including representatives from the Federal Railroad Adminis- tration and state departments of transportation, along with freight railroad Chairman’s Letter planning and operations leaders. The workshop is aimed at providing # “lessons learned” and realistic planning tools for considering new railroad Welcome to the passenger operations. Newsletter # A1E13 Workshop, Monday, January 14, 2002 Sessions, and Meetings: Omni Shoreham Hotel 2002 TRB Annual Meeting 8:00 a.m.–9:45 a.m. # Virginia High-Speed Session 119 and Intercity Rail Radical Departures: New Structures and Methods for Passenger Rail Developments Focus Rohit T. Aggarwala, Columbia University, presiding on Several Corridors Sponsored by Committee on Intercity Rail Passenger Systems # Florida Moves Toward Financially Internalizing Passenger Rail-Generated Nonuser Benefits: High-Speed Rail Environmental Case Study (02-4136) # Peter Schwartz, Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick & Co., Ltd., United Kingdom Status Report on the Maglev Deployment Program How Much Does New Passenger Rail Service Cost? (02-4070) # Foster Nichols, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc. Midwest Regional Rail Initiative Update Whose Railroad Is This, Anyway? Opportunities and Challenges in # Regionalizing the Northeast Corridor (02-2636) Surfing the Rails Rohit T. Aggarwala, Columbia University; Daniel Roth, FreightDesk.com # Partners Key to Buying into Amtrak: How to Fit American Railroads into Government’s Rail Service in Spending on Transportation (02-2333) Puget Sound Corridor Anthony Perl, University of Calgary, Canada # Additional Rail Links Noon–1:30 p.m. A1E13(1)—Subcommittee on Intercity Rail Passenger Intermodal Interface George Haikalis, Institute for Rational Urban Mobility, Inc., Chair A1E13(2)—Subcommittee on Socioeconomic and Financial Impacts of Intercity Passenger Rail Rohit T. Aggarwala, Columbia University, Chair 5 ALSO IN 1:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. THIS ISSUE A1E13—Committee on Intercity Rail Passenger Systems John C. Tone, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc., Chair Chairman’s Letter Nazih K. Haddad,
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