2004 Passenger Rail Component of the Florida Rail Plan
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final report 2004 Passenger Rail Component of the Florida Rail Plan prepared for Florida Department of Transportation prepared by Cambridge Systematics, Inc. 4445 Willard Avenue, Suite 300 Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815 June 2005 final report 2004 Passenger Rail Component of the Florida Rail Plan prepared for Florida Department of Transportation prepared by Cambridge Systematics, Inc. 4445 Willard Avenue, Suite 300 Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815 June 2005 2004 Passenger Rail Component of the Florida Rail Plan Table of Contents Executive Summary .............................................................................................................. ES-1 1.0 Introduction.................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Purpose................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Authority ................................................................................................................ 1-2 1.3 Contents.................................................................................................................. 1-3 2.0 Need for Passenger Rail Services............................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Population Growth............................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Roadway Congestion............................................................................................ 2-4 2.3 Airport Congestion............................................................................................... 2-8 2.4 Rail – Underutilized Alternative......................................................................... 2-11 3.0 Description of Existing Passenger Rail Services..................................................... 3-1 3.1 Amtrak.................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1.1 History ........................................................................................................ 3-1 3.1.2 Current Amtrak Status ............................................................................. 3-2 3.1.3 Florida Route Descriptions ...................................................................... 3-2 3.1.4 Ridership..................................................................................................... 3-5 3.1.5 Economic Impact....................................................................................... 3-8 3.1.6 Travel Times in Comparison to Automobiles and Planes................... 3-8 3.2 Commuter Services............................................................................................... 3-9 3.2.1 Current Operations................................................................................... 3-9 3.2.2 History ........................................................................................................ 3-11 3.2.3 Ridership..................................................................................................... 3-11 3.2.4 Other Rail-Based Transit Systems........................................................... 3-12 3.3 Diesel Multiple Units............................................................................................ 3-13 4.0 Status of Proposed Passenger Rail Systems............................................................. 4-1 4.1 Florida Intercity Passenger Rail Service............................................................. 4-1 4.1.1 Background ................................................................................................ 4-1 4.1.2 Assessment of Potential Corridors for Florida Intercity Passenger Service ......................................................................................................... 4-2 4.1.3 Florida Intercity Passenger Service Vision Plan.................................... 4-4 4.1.4 Financial Analysis and Benefits............................................................... 4-5 4.1.5 Conclusion.................................................................................................. 4-7 4.2 Commuter Rail Services....................................................................................... 4-7 4.2.1 South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (Tri-Rail) .............. 4-7 4.2.2 Orlando ....................................................................................................... 4-10 4.2.3 Tampa ......................................................................................................... 4-11 Florida Department of Transportation i 7429.030 2004 Passenger Rail Component of the Florida Rail Plan Table of Contents (continued) 4.3 High-Speed Rail..................................................................................................... 4-12 4.3.1 Background ................................................................................................ 4-12 4.3.2 The Florida Overland Express Public/Private Partnership ................ 4-13 4.3.3 Florida High-Speed Rail from 2000 to Present...................................... 4-14 4.3.4 The Future of Florida High-Speed Rail .................................................. 4-15 4.4 Freight Rail Initiatives Potentially Impacting Passenger Service................... 4-16 4.4.1 CSX Transportation Background and Strategic Plan ........................... 4-16 4.4.2 Florida East Coast Railway Strategic Plan............................................. 4-20 4.4.3 Network Gaps............................................................................................ 4-21 5.0 Other Issues and Summary ......................................................................................... 5-1 5.1 Federal Opportunities.......................................................................................... 5-1 5.2 Public-Private Opportunities............................................................................... 5-5 5.3 Summary ................................................................................................................ 5-6 Glossary .................................................................................................................................. G-1 ii Florida Department of Transportation 7429.030 2004 Passenger Rail Component of the Florida Rail Plan List of Tables ES.1 Summary of Florida Amtrak Passenger Rail Service............................................... ES-5 2.1 Florida is Now One of the Most Densely Populated States in the Country ......... 2-4 2.2 Florida Passenger Enplanements 2003....................................................................... 2-10 3.1 Summary of Florida Amtrak Passenger Rail Service............................................... 3-4 3.2 Top Amtrak Ridership States ...................................................................................... 3-6 3.3 Florida Amtrak Ridership by Station......................................................................... 3-7 3.4 Comparison of Modal Travel Time for Select Florida Cities .................................. 3-9 3.5 Tri-Rail Timeline of Major Events .............................................................................. 3-11 4.1 Potential Travel Markets for Intercity Passenger Rail Service................................ 4-3 4.2 Phase 2 – Projected Service, Ridership, Costs, and Revenues ................................ 4-6 5.1 Federal Transit Administration Grant Programs ..................................................... 5-2 Florida Department of Transportation iii 2004 Passenger Rail Component of the Florida Rail Plan List of Figures ES.1 Projected Population Growth...................................................................................... ES-3 ES.2 Tri-Rail Commuter Rail System Map......................................................................... ES-6 ES.3 Diesel Multiple Unit Pulling Two Bi-Level Commuter Coaches in Tri-Rail Test... ES-7 ES.4 Florida Intercity Passenger Rail Service Vision Plan ............................................... ES-9 ES.5 Combining State and CSX Transportation Freight/Passenger Strategies Might be Synergistic ..................................................................................................... ES-13 2.1 Projected Population Growth...................................................................................... 2-2 2.2 Projected Population Growth within Florida by Region......................................... 2-3 2.3 Annual Hours of Delay on Florida’s Highways....................................................... 2-5 2.4 Florida Highway Congestion, 1998 ............................................................................ 2-7 2.5 Florida Highway Congestion, 2020 ............................................................................ 2-8 2.6 Florida Intrastate Scheduled Flights .......................................................................... 2-11 3.1 Amtrak Routes and Stations in Florida...................................................................... 3-5 3.2 Tri-Rail Commuter Rail System Map......................................................................... 3-10 3.3 Annual Tri-Rail Ridership ........................................................................................... 3-12 3.4 Diesel Multiple Unit Pulling Two Bi-Level Commuter Coaches in Tri-Rail Test... 3-14 3.5 Double-Deck Diesel Multiple Unit