Technical Memo #5: Freight Movement System Initiatives Freight Movement System Initiatives and Project Analysis and Project Analysis Apene Tech Memo #5 Appendix G PAGE 0 Freight Movement System Initiatives and Project Analysis Intentionally Left Blank for Duplexing Purposes PAGE 1 Freight Movement System Initiatives and Project Analysis Table of Contents Appendix G: Projects .................................................................................................................................. 3 Projects Collected for the Scenario Workshop ........................................................................................ 3 Projects – November 2014 ...................................................................................................................... 8 Exhibit References Projects were collected from State Rail Plan and other publically available project lists as well as state departments of transportation. PAGE 2 Freight Movement System Initiatives and Project Analysis Appendix G: Projects Projects Collected for the Scenario Workshop Exhibit 1: GNC Initial Catalogue of Projects - May 2014 Oregon Albany and Eastern Railroad Sweet Home Branch, Sweet Home Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad Ashland to Montague, CA, Ashland Hampton Railway Entire Line Lake Railway Longview Portland & Northern Railway Entire line Oregon Pacific Railroad Liberal to Mollala, Liberal Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad Already abandoned part of line, Tillamook Portland & Western Railroad Astoria District –Forest Grove District, Astoria Wallowa Union Railroad Entire line Willamette & Pacific Railroad Abandoned in 2011; Dallas District Willamette Valley Railway Entire line Wyoming & Colorado Railroad Entire line BNSF: Upgrade to CTC BNSF Oregon Trunk – Chemult to Oregon Trunk Junction BNSF: Increased speed over the Willamette and Columbia River Bridges, Portland BNSF and UP North Portland Junction (UP & BNSF), Portland CTC Crates to Biggs Signal improvements – increased fluidity West Hayden Island Main Line Access, Portland Port of Portland T-4 Pier 1 Rail Yard Improvements, Portland Port of Portland West Hayden Island Unit Train Loops, Portland Port of Portland T-4 Soda Ash Storage Tracks, Portland UP Bonneville Yard Build-Out to support Port of Portland T-4, Portland Ramsey Yard Utilization, Portland South Rivergate Rail Access: Second Slough Bridge, Portland Port of Portland Marine Drive Grade Separation Project, Portland Port of Portland T-6 Berth 607 Grade Separation, Portland BNSF/UP/Portland Terminal Railroad – Mainline Access Improvement, Portland Peninsula Terminal Railroad: BNSF/PT Rail Connection at Shuttle Road Portland - Cathedral Park Quiet Zone, Portland Albany Rail Consolidation Project, Albany Ellingson Rd. SW, Albany 34th Ave. SW, Albany SW Queen, Albany PAGE 3 Freight Movement System Initiatives and Project Analysis Oregon –continued SE Madison, Albany SE Main St., Albany Santiam Rd. SE, Albany SE Geary, Albany SE Salem Ave., Albany NE Davidson St., Albany Double Track - Eugene Depot to Irving, Eugene Extend Siding at Coalca, Coalca Double Track -Willsburg Junction to Clackamas, Clackamas Double Track - T-5 (Bonneville Yard) to Barnes Yard, Portland Double Track - Penn Jct. to West Hemlock, Portland Double Track – Hinkle to Nampa, ID, Hinkle Double Track – Troutdale to Hinkle, Troutdale Double Track – Peninsula Jct. to Troutdale, Troutdale Double Track – Peninsula Jct. to North Portland Jct., Portland UP: North Portland Crossover Improvements, Portland UP Main Line: Track Realignment South of Albina (“6 MPH Curves”), Portland UP North Portland: Undoing the “X”, Portland Mosier 2 MT New 2MT section on Portland Sub – additional capacity, Portland Hinkle Gravel Tracks New tracks for bulk staging – additional capacity/fluidity at major yard, Hinkle Milam-Gibbon 2 MT New 2MT section on La Grande Sub – additional capacity, La Grande Graham Line Midpoint Siding New siding on Graham Line for meets/pass – increased fluidity, Graham East Portland Connection Additional connection to Graham Line –increased fluidity, Portland Hinkle 2nd Trim Lead Additional capacity/fluidity at major yard, Hinkle Siding Extensions – Bend to Oregon Trunk Jct., Bend Willbridge Crossover, Third Main Line – North Portland Jct. to Vancouver, WA, Portland Bieber Junction, Klamath Falls. At Grade Crossings- Kenton Line 9 crossing (B-5), Klamath Falls At Grade Crossings- Valley Main 6 Crossings (B-5), Klamath Falls At Grade Crossings- Canby Area 7 Crossings (B-5), Klamath Falls At Grade Crossings- Aura - Main St NE, Klamath Falls At Grade Crossings- Hubbard- D St, Klamath Falls At Grade Crossings- Woodburn 5 Crossings (B-6), Klamath Falls At Grade Crossings- Gervais 8 Crossings (B-6), Klamath Falls At Grade Crossings- Salem 17 Crossings (B6-7), Klamath Falls At Grade Crossings- Turner Area 4 Crossings (B-7), Klamath Falls At Grade Crossings Marion- Jefferson Area 6 Crossings, Klamath Falls PAGE 4 Freight Movement System Initiatives and Project Analysis Washington Realign Centralia Interchange between Tacoma Rail and Puget Sound and Pacific RR (PSAP), Centralia Cheney Siding Extension, Cheney Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad (PVJR) Improvements, Clark County Vancouver to Barberton Rail Improvements, Clark County Fife Siding Extensions, Fife CTC Islands - Ayer Sub, Hinkle, OR to Spokane Hoquiam Horn Spur Railroad Track Improvement Project, Hoquiam Seattle Sub Phase III, King County Cooperative Agricultural Producers Loading Tracks, Lincoln County CW Line Track Maintenance, Lincoln County Cascade and Columbia River Track Rehabilitation, Okanogan County On-Dock Rail Improvements, Port of Everett Rail Loop, Port of Longview Track Improvements, Port of Royal Slope Argo Yard Truck Roadway (East Marginal Way Truck Crossover, Port of Seattle New Mainline Connection, Port of Vancouver West Vancouver Freight Access, Port of Vancouver Build/Relocate Tracks, Port of Walla Walla Horn Rapids Rail Siding, Richland Geiger Spur Improvements, Spokane County Tacoma Rail – East Loop Track Rehabilitation, Tacoma Tacoma Rail – North Yard Track Upgrade, Tacoma Tacoma Rail – Port Pass Track Upgrade, Tacoma Tacoma Rail – Replace Yard Tracks 8 & 9, Tacoma Tacoma Rail – Taylor Way Yard Track Rehabilitation, Tacoma Tacoma Rail – West Loop Track Rehabilitation, Tacoma Tacoma Rail Yard Rail Replacement, Tacoma Sun Harbor New Siding, Wallula SR 432 Corridor Improvements, Longview Port of Grays Harbor Rail Car Storage, Port of Grays Harbor Moses Lake industrial rail development, Moses Lake Additional Arrival and Departure Tracks, Port of Tacoma Port Transfer Yard Connection, Port of Tacoma Comprehensive East-West Corridor Capacity Study, Puget Sound – Eastern Washington Port of Quincy Intermodal Terminal, Quincy CW Line Rail Relay & Rehabilitation - Phase I, Spokane County P&L Bridge Replacement & Repair - Phase II, Spokane County Sumner Connection, Sumner 37th & B ST NW Railroad Crossing Safety Improvements, Auburn PAGE 5 Freight Movement System Initiatives and Project Analysis Washington- continued South 212th St Grade Separation, Kent Citywide Intersection Safety Improvements, Marysville Construction of BNSF RR Bridge - SR 20 Corridor Freight Mobility & Revitalization Project Phase 2B,Sedro- Woolley Spokane North Spokane Corridor Railroad Realignment, Spokane Yakima Grade Separated Rail Crossing, Yakima Yew Street Grade Separation, Kelso South 228th St Grade Separation over UP tracks Phase III, Kent South 228th St BNSF /UP Grade Separation Phase III, Kent Canyon Road Northerly Extension / BNSF Railway Overcrossing, Tacoma Extend Pioneer St. (SR 501 to Port), Ridgefield Willis St (SR 516) Grade Separations, Kent Barker Road/BNSF Grade Separation, Spokane Valley SW 17th/Strander Boulevard Extension, Tukwila/ Renton 27th St Extension and RR Overpass, Washougal Relocate Terminal, Wenatchee Idaho Treasure Valley Freight Multi-Modal Transload Center, Multi-modal Rail Yard Improvements Railroad Crossing Safety Program High Cube Intermodal Service Rail Trespassing Deterrence Program P&L Short line Railroad Bridge Replacement and Shuttle Train Loader Facility, McCoy Treasure Valley Freight Multi-Modal Transload Center Railroad Crossing Safety Program Pocatello Dry Port, Pocatello High Cube Intermodal Service Bridging The Valley: Grade Crossing Improvement only (BNSF route) Minnesota Browns Valley Subdivision P-Line Subdivision Dresser, Duluth Osage, Duluth Rainy, Duluth Bemidji Subdivision PAGE 6 Freight Movement System Initiatives and Project Analysis Minnesota-continued MN&S Subdivision, Salvage Hartland Montgomery Rake Winona Illinois Illinois Western RR Interchange, Smithville/Greenville BNSF Rail Construction, East Dubuque Wisconsin Aurora Subdivision Capacity Projects, Ports - Crawford Aurora Subdivision Capacity Projects, Sullivan-Graff St Croix Subdivision Capacity Projects, Burns-Prescott St Croix Subdivision Capacity Projects, Mears-Trevino St Croix Subdivision Capacity Projects, E Winona-Winona Jct. Lakes Subdivision Grade Crossing Closures Foxboro Siding Extension, Foxboro Lights & Gates, Potosi Lights & Gates, Wyalusing PAGE 7 Freight Movement System Initiatives and Project Analysis Projects – November 2014 Exhibit 2: Projects - November 2014 Project Name State City RR Type of Project Total Project Description Year Project$ Railroad Crossing Safety Program ID Community Impact and Safety $5.4M Multiple projects listed in the Rail 2017 Improvements Crossing Safety Project List in Section 6, as detailed in the Idaho State Transportation Improvement Plan 2013-2017