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North Louisiana Passenger Rail Feasibility Study Stakeholder Meetings July 16, 2015 Ruston: 6:00 7:30 PM Bossier City: 11 a.m.-12:30 PM Bossier Parish Community College Lincoln Parish Library 6220 E. Texas Street 910 N. Trenton Street

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Stakeholder Meetings

July 16, 2015

Bossier City: 11 a.m.-12:30 PM Bossier Parish Community College 6220 E. Texas Street Ruston: 6:00 – 7:30 PM Lincoln Parish Library 910 N. Trenton Street

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Purpose of Study

Conduct an assessment of potential passenger rail service between Shreveport, LA and Vicksburg, MS by evaluating:

− Route alternatives − Operating characteristics − Ridership − Infrastructure needs − Station locations − Estimated costs

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  • Introductions
  • Study Scope
  • Stakeholder Involvement
  • Study Findings

− Operating Plan − Infrastructure Improvements − Ridership and Revenue − Capital and Operating Costs

  • Next Steps

Agenda

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  • Project Management
  • Infrastructure analysis and cost estimates
  • Schedules, stop locations and operating costs
  • Subsidy requirements

Team Roles

  • Ridership and revenue projections
  • Stakeholder meeting coordination
  • Local coordination
  • Shreveport/Bossier Terminal
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  • Route infrastructure assessment
  • Cost estimates
  • Ridership and revenue estimates
  • Development of schedules and stops
  • Estimate operating and start-up costs
  • Estimate state subsidy requirements
  • Terminal location in the Shreveport/Bossier City
  • Stakeholder involvement
  • Final report

Scope of Work

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  • Second set of outreach meetings to present study
  • findings. The invitation list included key regional

stakeholders such as:

− Elected officials − Agency leaders − Business community leaders − Employers − Colleges and universities − Freight railroads − Amtrak

  • Final e-mail newsletter summarizing study distributed to

stakeholder list

Stakeholder Involvement

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Operating Plan

  • 170 mile corridor
  • Two daily round trips; Shreveport/Bossier City to

Vicksburg, MS

  • Interim stops: Ruston and Monroe
  • 79 mph
  • Station locations

– For illustrative purposes only – Subject to future alternatives analyses in each community

  • Facilities

– Layover – Maintenance

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Schedules

READ DOWN READ UP 101 103 Station 102 104 7:30 AM 5:00 PM Shreveport/Bossier City, LA 10:05 AM 7:32 PM 8:25 AM 5:55 PM Ruston, LA 9:09 AM 6:39 PM 8:59 AM 6:30 PM Monroe, LA 8:38 AM 6:09 PM 9:56 AM 7:34 PM Vicksburg, MS 7:40 AM 5:10 PM

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Operating Plan-Stations

  • Identified multiple potential station locations
  • Coordinated with local planning staff
  • Representative station location

– To confirm feasibility and develop capital costs

  • Formal alternative station site analysis required

before selecting a preferred station location

– Detailed station analysis typically occurs during environmental (NEPA) study

– Includes formal public input

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Operating Plan-Stations Maintenance Facilities

  • Station needs
  • Station cities
  • Maintenance/layover facility

– Shreveport/Bossier City station site or existing freight facility to reduce capital costs ̶ Station platform ̶ Traffic access ̶ Canopy ̶ Parking ̶ Lighting ̶ Safety related improvements ̶ Shreveport/Bossier City ̶ Monroe ̶ Ruston ̶ Vicksburg

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  • Site requirements

̶ Approximately 9 acres ̶ Room for station facility, parking, platforms, overnight storage track ̶ Availability of land ̶ Availability of public utilities

  • Location requirements

̶ On, or with direct access to KCS Mainline ̶ Walking access to casinos, motels and hotels, and other attractions ̶ Accessibility to local and regional transportation network

Shreveport/Bossier Station Analysis

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Conceptual Shreveport/Bossier City Station

Note: Passenger terminal building, platform, and parking are included in conceptual plan to understand maximum site constraints.

  • Traffic Street Station without

maintenance facility

  • Traffic Street Station with

maintenance facility

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Shreveport/Bossier City – Future Considerations

  • Shreveport

Intermodal Transit Facility

̶ Local bus ̶ Regional bus ̶ Taxi ̶ Bike path access

Future Intermodal Transit Facility

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Conceptual Ruston Station

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Conceptual Monroe Station

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Conceptual Vicksburg Station

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Existing Rail Infrastructure

  • Meridian Speedway

̶ Joint venture between Kansas City Southern and Norfolk Southern ̶ Key east/west freight route

  • Existing tracks from Shreveport -

Vicksburg

̶ Maintained at FRA Class 4 standards ̶ Several locations with reduced speeds ̶ 20 sidings ̶ More than 60 business tracks serving freight customers

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Infrastructure Improvements

  • Nine miles of new track

̶ Extend existing sidings

  • Six miles of track rehabilitation
  • Seven bridge replacements
  • Grade crossing improvements
  • Assumes freight railroad

upgrades to signal system

Additional coordination with KCS and NS required to confirm proposed improvements

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Rolling Stock

  • Utilize Amtrak equipment

̶ 1 Locomotive ̶ 2 coach cars (70 seats each) ̶ 1 Non-powered control unit (cab/baggage car) ̶ 3 train consists ̶ 2 Operational ̶ 1 Spare

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Capital Cost Estimates

  • FRA Standard Cost Categories
  • High level cost estimates with 35% contingency
  • Cost Estimates for:

̶ Track improvements ̶ Bridges ̶ Signals ̶ Right-of-way ̶ Stations ̶ Layover and Support Facilities

  • $85,400,000
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  • State tax sources
  • Grant and loan programs

̶ PRIIA established an 80/20 (federal/state) cost share ̶ Federal funding availability is subject to future appropriations

  • Innovative funding techniques

̶ Public-private partnerships, economic development districts, tax increment financing districts and bonding

  • Identify financial instruments that can capture

economic value from the new development of stations and their surrounding areas

Capital Funding

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  • Estimate costs directly associated with train
  • perations:

̶ Train crew and other labor costs ̶ Fuel ̶ Maintenance of equipment ̶ Operation and maintenance of stations ̶ Host railroad access fees

  • Estimate shared costs:

̶ Administrative overhead ̶ Ticketing ̶ System marketing

  • $9,644,000 Annual O&M Costs

Operating Cost Estimates

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  • Annual Ridership/Revenue

̶ Shreveport-Vicksburg ̶ 81,500 annual riders ̶ $1,353,000 annual revenue ̶ With Dallas/Ft. Worth connection ̶ 181,000 annual riders ̶ $3,365,000 annual revenue

Ridership and Revenue Projections

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  • Stand-alone Shreveport-Vicksburg service

Daily Ridership

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Daily Ridership

  • Shreveport-Vicksburg service, with Dallas/Ft. Worth

Connection

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The difference between the operating cost and passenger revenue must be subsidized.

  • States are typically responsible for covering
  • perating subsidy (per federal legislation)
  • Potential use of federal CMAQ grant funding to offset
  • perating costs

Operating Subsidy Requirement

Annual Estimated O&M Costs (9,644,000) Annual Forecasted Revenue + 1,353,000 Annual Operating Subsidy $ (8,291,000)

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  • Publish formal report – July/August 2015

̶ Input from technical memoranda, stakeholder meetings, KCS and partner railroads

  • Investigate Future Potential Corridor Analysis
  • Coordination with Amtrak East Texas Study (Ft. Worth-

Shreveport) and other regional stakeholders

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  • Ft. Worth/Dallas, TX -Meridian, MS (possibly Birmingham, AL)

̶ Service development planning and environmental study (NEPA) ̶ Formal station/facilities site alternatives analysis ̶ Formal coordination with KCS Rairoad

Next Steps

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Southern Rail Commission Vision

Next Steps