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Tower 55 Fact Sheet Tower 55 Fact Sheet Project: Tower 55 At-Grade Improvements Due to the volume, trains come to a complete stop prior to crossing Tower 55 and must be staged in sidings miles away : Fort Worth, Texas Location as they approach and work their way through the intersection. Tower 55’s current track and signaling configurations restrict train speeds, and delays near the tower can exceed 90 Overview minutes per train. These significant delays impact rail and passenger vehicle traffic. Tower 55 is one of the nation’s busiest and most congested rail intersections. Located just south of downtown Fort Worth, When critical shipments are forced to slow or stop as they Texas, Tower 55 holds vital national and international reach Tower 55, the congestion can result in lengthy diversion significance, connecting freight and passenger travel between routes that increase fuel consumption and greenhouse gas the West Coast, Southeast, Midwest, Gulf Coast, Mexico and emissions. Canada. Solution To alleviate congestion and enhance the flow of freight through Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, North Central Texas Council of Tower 55, Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and city and regional Governments (NCTCOG), the city of Fort Worth, and the governments developed plans to strategically link Texas’ major Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) worked together economic centers with key domestic and international markets. to secure a Transportation Investment Generating Economic Problem Recovery (TIGER II) grant – a supplementary discretionary grant awarded for capital investments in surface transportation At and around Tower 55, multiple rail movements converge. As projects – to make Tower 55 enhancements. many as 100 passenger and freight trains travel through the area every day, carrying high-priority intermodal goods, The new intersection will boost the local economy, create jobs agricultural products, low-sulfur coal, and industrial and and tie together the fastest growing markets in Texas, manufactured goods. positioning Tarrant County as a strategic crossroads for goods movement in Texas and the southern U.S. - Benefits Project Elements Constructing a third north-south main line track through Tower 55. Building and improving staging tracks near Tower 55 to allow more efficient train flow through the area. Enhancing signal arrangement, track alignment and switches to promote faster Livability train movements. Improving drainage. Creates greater safety improvements and reduces vehicle crossing delays. Building several new bridges. Project Partners Union Pacific – $39M – $37M BNSF – $34M Tiger II Grant Economic NCTCOG – $2.5M Development TxDOT – $1M City of Fort Worth – $1M Generates nearly 900 jobs throughout the 2-year life of the construction project. Tower 55 Current Traffic Flows Every day, more than 100 trains pass through Tower 55 Tower 55 Overview Movement Volumes by Direction Trains Per Day Amtrak / AT&SF 5/1/13 – 6/23/13 Source: CAD for control points at N,S,E,W Tower 55 Environment N Station Total : 106.6 Eliminates gallons of fuel use 10.6 165 million 0.8 movements per day 1.8 UP 71.9 over 20 years following completion T&P Station 3.4 BNSF 27.0 of Tower 55. 2.0 2.0 Amtrak 6.0 7.9 0.1 Other 1.7 5.0 2.2 Dallas Sub to 1.0 Davidson Dallas Sub to 14.9 12.6 Arlington 15.1 4.4 10.5 1.0 2.0 5.4 0.1 0.0 0.4 1.0 Amtrak BNSF Competitiveness UP NOT TO SCALE To Temple Remedies one of the most significant transportation choke points in the U.S., and avoids nearly $667 million in transportation costs. .
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