Final 2015 and Addenda 2017 Contents Chapter S. Executive Summary ............................................................................................S-1 S.1 Purpose of the Statewide Freight Plan .............................................................................................. S-1 S.2 Importance of Freight to Wyoming ................................................................................................... S-1 S.3 Wyoming’s Freight System ................................................................................................................ S-2 S.4 Existing Freight Challenges ................................................................................................................ S-3 S.4.1 Weather ................................................................................................................................. S-3 S.4.2 Capacity .................................................................................................................................. S-4 S.4.3 Cost and Condition ................................................................................................................. S-5 S.4.4 Safety ..................................................................................................................................... S-6 S.5 Statewide Freight Plan Goals ............................................................................................................. S-7 S.6 Summary ............................................................................................................................................ S-8 Chapter 1. Wyoming Strategic Freight Goals ....................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1.1 Purpose of This Plan ............................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1.2 Organization of This Plan ....................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 MAP-21 and Statewide Freight Plans ................................................................................................ 1-2 1.3 National Freight Goals ....................................................................................................................... 1-3 1.4 Wyoming Statewide Freight Plan Goals ............................................................................................ 1-3 Chapter 2. Economic Context of Freight Transportation Planning ....................................... 2-1 2.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Overview of the Wyoming Economy ................................................................................................. 2-1 2.2.1 Wyoming Private Industry Employment ................................................................................ 2-2 2.2.2 Employment Location Quotients ........................................................................................... 2-8 2.3 Wyoming Key Industry Sectors .......................................................................................................... 2-9 2.3.1 Mineral Extraction ................................................................................................................. 2-9 2.3.2 Agriculture ........................................................................................................................... 2-26 2.3.3 Timber and Forestry ............................................................................................................. 2-30 2.3.4 Warehousing and Logistics .................................................................................................. 2-33 2.4 Analysis of Key Industry Supply Chains ........................................................................................... 2-36 2.5 Commodity Flow and Movement .................................................................................................... 2-37 2.5.1 Direction-Specific Wyoming Commodity Flows................................................................... 2-41 2.6 References ....................................................................................................................................... 2-48 Wyoming Department of Transportation Final September 2015 and Addenda 2017 i Chapter 3. Freight Policies, Strategies, and Institutions ...................................................... 3-1 3.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Freight Policy ..................................................................................................................................... 3-2 3.2.1 National Freight Policy ........................................................................................................... 3-2 3.2.2 State Freight Policy – Wyoming Connects ............................................................................. 3-3 3.2.3 Multi-state Freight Policy ....................................................................................................... 3-4 3.3 Federal Funding Sources and Programs ............................................................................................ 3-6 3.3.1 Current Federal Funding ........................................................................................................ 3-6 3.3.2 Potential Future Federal Funding ........................................................................................ 3-10 3.4 State Funding Sources and Programs .............................................................................................. 3-12 3.4.1 Current State Funding .......................................................................................................... 3-12 3.5 Freight-Related Institutions ............................................................................................................. 3-19 3.5.1 Metropolitan Planning Organizations .................................................................................. 3-19 3.5.2 Wyoming Pipeline Authority ................................................................................................ 3-22 3.5.3 Economic Development ....................................................................................................... 3-22 3.6 References ....................................................................................................................................... 3-23 Chapter 4. State Freight Transportation Assets and Operations .......................................... 4-1 4.1 Aviation .............................................................................................................................................. 4-1 4.1.1 Passenger Aircraft and Air Cargo Trucking ............................................................................ 4-1 4.1.2 Cargo Aircraft ......................................................................................................................... 4-2 4.1.3 Air Cargo Operations .............................................................................................................. 4-5 4.2 Rail ................................................................................................................................................... 4-11 4.2.1 Existing Rail Line Network Inventory ................................................................................... 4-13 4.2.2 Strategic Rail Corridor Network ........................................................................................... 4-50 4.2.3 Abandoned and Railbanked Lines ........................................................................................ 4-50 4.2.4 Wyoming Grade Crossings ................................................................................................... 4-51 4.2.5 Freight Terminals ................................................................................................................. 4-52 4.3 Highways .......................................................................................................................................... 4-55 4.3.1 Wyoming’s Highway Network ............................................................................................. 4-55 4.3.2 Annual Average Daily Truck Traffic ...................................................................................... 4-62 4.3.3 Truck Routes and Hazardous Materials ............................................................................... 4-63 4.3.4 Truck Terminals and Distribution Facilities .......................................................................... 4-64 4.3.5 Truck Parking and Fueling Facilities ..................................................................................... 4-65 4.3.6 Ports of Entry ....................................................................................................................... 4-67 Wyoming Department of Transportation ii Final September 2015 and Addenda 2017 4.4 Pipelines ........................................................................................................................................... 4-68 4.4.1 Pipeline Ownership