May 2017 Error! No text of specified style in document. fff October 2017 September 2016 E r r o r ! No text of specified style in document. | i Indiana State Rail Plan Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ S-1 S.1 PURPOSE OF THE INDIANA STATE RAIL PLAN .................................................................................................. S-1 S.2 VISION, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................. S-1 S.3 INDIANA RAIL NETWORK ............................................................................................................................ S-3 S.4 PASSENGER RAIL ISSUES, OPPORTUNITIES, PROPOSED INVESTMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS ................................... S-7 S.5 SAFETY/CROSSING ISSUES, PROPOSED INVESTMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS ....................................................... S-9 S.6 FREIGHT RAIL ISSUES, PROPOSED INVESTMENTS, AND IMPROVEMENTS .............................................................. S-9 S.7 RAIL SERVICE AND INVESTMENT PROGRAM ................................................................................................ S-12 1 THE ROLE OF RAIL IN STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION (OVERVIEW) ................................................ 1 1.1 PURPOSE AND CONTENT .............................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM GOALS ............................................................................................... 2 1.3 ROLE OF FREIGHT RAIL IN THE INDIANA TRANSPORTATION NETWORK .................................................................... 3 1.4 FREIGHT RAIL SERVICES, INITIATIVES, AND PLANS ............................................................................................ 4 1.4.1 Federally Funded ................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.4.2 State Funded ......................................................................................................................................................... 5 1.4.3 Privately Funded .................................................................................................................................................... 5 1.5 ROLE OF PASSENGER RAIL IN INDIANA TRANSPORTATION NETWORK ..................................................................... 6 1.6 PASSENGER RAIL SERVICES, INITIATIVES AND PLANS ......................................................................................... 8 1.6.1 Passenger Rail Services ........................................................................................................................................ 8 1.6.2 Intercity Passenger Rail Initiatives and Plans ...................................................................................................... 8 1.6.3 Commuter Rail Initiatives and Plans .................................................................................................................... 9 1.7 INSTITUTIONAL GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE OF RAIL IN INDIANA ............................................................................. 9 1.7.1 INDOT’s Legislative Rail Authority and Organization ........................................................................................... 9 1.7.2 Institutional Governance Structure of Rail Programs beyond INDOT ...............................................................12 1.8 PUBLIC FUNDING AND FINANCING OF RAIL PROJECTS ...................................................................................... 13 1.8.1 State Rail Funding in Indiana .............................................................................................................................14 1.8.2 Federal Funding Sources ....................................................................................................................................16 1.8.3 Federal Financing Programs ...............................................................................................................................20 1.8.4 Local Funding of Rail Projects ............................................................................................................................22 1.8.5 Alternate Funding and Financing Options .........................................................................................................22 1.8.6 Uncertainty in Rail Funding and Financing ........................................................................................................24 2 THE STATE’S EXISTING RAIL SYSTEM ............................................................................................25 2.1 DESCRIPTION AND INVENTORY .................................................................................................................... 25 2.1.1 Capacity and Usage of Rail Lines in Indiana .....................................................................................................25 2.1.2 Height and Weight Capacity of Rail Lines in Indiana ........................................................................................30 2.1.3 Railroad Companies in Indiana ..........................................................................................................................32 2.1.4 Strategic Rail Corridor Network ..........................................................................................................................37 2.1.5 Inactive and Abandoned Rail Lines in Indiana ..................................................................................................38 2.2 FREIGHT MULTIMODAL CONNECTIONS .......................................................................................................... 41 2.2.1 Intermodal Terminals ..........................................................................................................................................42 2.2.2 Automotive Terminals .........................................................................................................................................43 2.2.3 Transload Terminals ............................................................................................................................................44 2.2.4 Grain Elevators and other Agricultural Facilities ...............................................................................................44 2.2.5 Ports and Waterways ..........................................................................................................................................44 2.3 IMPACT OF FREIGHT RAIL IN INDIANA ........................................................................................................... 45 2.3.1 Congestion Mitigation .........................................................................................................................................45 2.3.2 Safety ...................................................................................................................................................................46 2.3.3 Trade and Economic Development ....................................................................................................................46 2.3.4 Environmental: Energy Use and Air Quality .......................................................................................................47 2.3.5 Land Use and Community Impacts ....................................................................................................................47 2.3.6 Preservation of Road and Bridge Infrastructure................................................................................................47 2.3.7 Case Studies ........................................................................................................................................................48 2.4 PASSENGER RAIL SERVICES IN INDIANA ........................................................................................................ 49 2.4.1 Intercity Passenger Rail ......................................................................................................................................49 2.4.2 Commuter Rail .....................................................................................................................................................53 P a g e | i Indiana State Rail Plan 2.4.3 Excursion/Tourist Railroads ...............................................................................................................................53 2.5 PASSENGER RAIL STATIONS ....................................................................................................................... 54 2.5.1 Intercity Passenger Rail Stations........................................................................................................................54 2.5.2 Commuter Rail Stations ......................................................................................................................................54 2.6 PASSENGER RAIL RIDERSHIP AND PERFORMANCE .......................................................................................... 55 2.6.1 Intercity Passenger Rail Ridership and Performance .......................................................................................55 2.6.2 Hoosier State Ridership and Performance