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Rail Master Plan RAIL MASTER PLAN Prepared for: Port of Benton and City of Richland January 2017 Prepared by: Tangent Services, Inc. with TBY, Inc. This page is intentionally left blank. Port of Benton / City of Richland RAIL MASTER PLAN Table of Contents Page 1. Introduction and Purpose ............................................................................................................. 1 2. Existing Conditions ....................................................................................................................... 2 2.1. Plan Sponsors ................................................................................................................... 2 2.2. Port and City Rail Tracks ................................................................................................... 2 2.3. Rail Line History and Carriers ........................................................................................... 2 2.4. Railroad Operations ......................................................................................................... 4 2.5. Rail Line Infrastructure ..................................................................................................... 6 2.6. Local Rail Users ................................................................................................................. 8 3. Industrial Properties ................................................................................................................... 10 3.1. Horn Rapids Industrial Park ............................................................................................ 10 3.2. Transfer Area .................................................................................................................. 10 4. Potential Rail Uses ...................................................................................................................... 13 4.1. Storage and Rail Distribution Center ............................................................................. 13 4.2. Vegetable Food Processing ............................................................................................ 14 4.3. Biofuels Manufacturing .................................................................................................. 15 4.4. Vegetable Oil Crushing ................................................................................................... 15 4.5. Cold Storage Warehouse ............................................................................................... 16 4.6. Inland Container Port ..................................................................................................... 16 4.7. Container-Dependent Industry ...................................................................................... 19 5. Projects ....................................................................................................................................... 21 5.1. Focus and Objectives ..................................................................................................... 21 5.2. Project Need ................................................................................................................... 21 5.3. Project Costs................................................................................................................... 22 5.4. Project List ...................................................................................................................... 23 5.5. Project Descriptions ....................................................................................................... 25 5.6. Project Timing and Prioritization ................................................................................... 36 6. Inland Container Port Sites ......................................................................................................... 37 6.1. Guidelines and Requirements ........................................................................................ 37 6.2. Possible Locations for an Inland Container Port ............................................................ 38 7. Quiet Zone Analysis .................................................................................................................... 41 TOC 1 Port of Benton / City of Richland RAIL MASTER PLAN 7.1. Quiet Zone Using Pre-Approved SSMs ........................................................................... 41 7.2. Quiet Zones Established Using Risk Analysis ................................................................. 42 7.3. Quiet Zone Using Alternative Safety Measures ............................................................. 43 7.4. Richland Quiet Zone Analysis ......................................................................................... 44 7.5. Quiet Zone Liability ........................................................................................................ 47 8. Financing ..................................................................................................................................... 49 8.1. Federal Funding .............................................................................................................. 49 8.2. State Funding ................................................................................................................. 52 8.3. Local Funding ................................................................................................................. 54 8.4. Private Funding .............................................................................................................. 55 8.5. Revenue Agreements ..................................................................................................... 55 8.6. Other Issues.................................................................................................................... 57 Supporting Materials Page Sources ................................................................................................................................................. 59 Key Agreements ................................................................................................................................... 60 Attachment “A”: Crossties, Surface & Lining ....................................................................................... 61 Attachment “B”: Rail Corridor Requiring Rail Replacement ............................................................... 64 Attachment “C”: Rail Corridor Requiring Crossing Upgrades – Concrete Road Crossing .................... 68 Attachment “D”: Rail Corridor Requiring Typical Track Section Upgrades .......................................... 71 Attachment “E”: Rail Corridor Requiring Structural Plate Over/Under Crossing ................................ 72 Attachment “F”: Crossing Improvements to Establish a Quiet Zone ................................................... 73 Attachment “H”: Mile Post Concordance ............................................................................................ 76 Attachment “I”: Preliminary Cost Estimates ........................................................................................ 77 Attachment “J”: Rail Weight Map ........................................................................................................ 83 Attachment “K”: Crossings Map .......................................................................................................... 84 TOC 2 Port of Benton / City of Richland RAIL MASTER PLAN List of Figures Page Figure 1: Port of Benton Rail Line .......................................................................................................... 3 Figure 2: Local Rail Network .................................................................................................................. 5 Figure 3: Rail Bridge Photos ................................................................................................................... 8 Figure 4: Horn Rapids Industrial Park .................................................................................................. 10 Figure 5: Transfer Area......................................................................................................................... 11 Figure 6: Railex Facility ......................................................................................................................... 14 Figure 7: Lamb Weston in Boardman, WA ........................................................................................... 15 Figure 8: Preferred Freezer Services .................................................................................................... 16 Figure 9: Greer Inland Port, South Carolina ......................................................................................... 18 Figure 10: BMW Greer Graphic ............................................................................................................ 19 Figure 11: Project Location Map #1 ..................................................................................................... 24 Figure 12: Project Location Map #2 ..................................................................................................... 29 Figure 13: Horn Rapids Park Projects - West ....................................................................................... 30 Figure 14: Spur to 80-acre Parcel ......................................................................................................... 31 Figure 15: Horn Rapids Park Projects – East .......................................................................................
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