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Agenda Item #6 Virginia Rail Update Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation State Rail Plan Passenger and Freight Rail Initiatives Virginias 2013 State Rail Plan

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Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation

Virginia Rail Update Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization

Agenda Item #6

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Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation

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State Rail Plan Passenger and Freight Rail Initiatives

  • Virginia’s 2013 State Rail Plan identifies

passenger and freight rail improvements in various corridors

  • Phase 1 projects are funded in the state’s Six-Year

Improvement Program (SYIP)

  • Total cost of planned improvements through 2040

exceeds $6.9 billion

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Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation

Virginia Rail Projects

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Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation

Rail 2015-2020 SYIP by Program

($ in millions)

FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 Total Enhancement

$41 $31 $34 $13 $12 $8 $139

Passenger

61 50 67 40 30 9 257

Preservation

14 13 5 4 2 1 39

Total

$116 $94 $106 $57 $44 $18 $435

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Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation

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Passenger Rail Service In Virginia Present and Future

5  Amtrak VA – Lynchburg, Richmond/Norfolk  Amtrak Regional – 2 Newport News, 2 Richmond

 All go into Northeast Corridor  All same seat to Boston

 Amtrak Long Distance – Cardinal, Crescent, Carolinian, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star  Auto Train

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Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation

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Virginia Regional Amtrak Passenger Service Projected Population Areas

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Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation

State Sponsored Conventional Speed Train Service

Up next:

  • Roanoke extension
  • Additional Norfolk

Service

  • Train 2 to Lynchburg

Lynchburg Service 2009 Richmond Service 2010 Norfolk Service 2012

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Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation

IPROC Program Highlights

  • Intercity passenger rail operations and

capital: $72.9 M

  • Based on existing 6 trains FY2015 – 2020
  • Roanoke Amtrak service extension: $95.8 M
  • Norfolk Amtrak service: improvements to

accommodate 2 more trains: $82.3 M

  • New Newport News Station: $20 M
  • Lynchburg to Alexandria Speed

Improvements: $9.2 M

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Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation

Southeast High Speed Rail

  • SYIP - funded

– Tier II EIS from Richmond to DC - $55M – Arkendale to Powells Creek 3rd Main construction - $75M

  • Future Phases -

unfunded

– Tier II EIS from Richmond to Hampton Roads – Capacity improvements to initiate service

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Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation

Arkendale to Powells Creek ARRA Funded Stimulus Project

  • $75M 100% Federal ARRA

Stimulus Funded Project

  • 11 Mile Third Track Design

Build Project

  • CSX will construct for DRPT
  • Project completion 9/2017

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Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation

Richm ond to Washington

115 mile segment (approximately) Extends from Centralia northward through Arlington along CSX’s RF&P line Projects to increase operating speed to 90 mph:

  • Construct additional main line
  • Station improvements
  • Signal improvements
  • Curve geometry
  • Acca Yard/Bellwood Subdivision

Potential improvement areas:

  • CSX Peninsula Subdivision
  • Buckingham Branch Railroad
  • A combination of the CSX “A-line” and “S-line” to cross the

James River and bypass Acca Yard

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Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation

SEHSR Status

Hampton Roads

  • Tier I Record of

Decision 2012

Potomac River

  • Tier II Kick-Off

2014

Raleigh

  • Tier II Record of

Decision Expected 2015

Richm ond to…

2020

Kicking off

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Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation

RAPS Tier I EIS Findings

RAPS Tier I EIS recommended an incremental development approach

  • Minimize impacts by using existing rail infrastructure, corridor

and railroad right-of-way

  • Reduce expected initial capital investment
  • Generate benefits of higher speeds in achievable timeframes
  • Add 4 new high-speed round trips to the corridor

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Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation

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How Fast We Plan to Go

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Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation

Tier II EIS Analysis

Tier II early screening will consider potential alignments outside

  • f current rail right-of-way

Much of the detailed alternatives analysis for Tier II will be conducted in 5 to 20 mile sub-sections Designs speeds will be 90 mph maximum speeds for RAPS inside of the right of way.

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Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation

Future Major Rail Capital Projects

Richmond to DC High Speed Rail Improvements Purchase of the S-Line ROW Petersburg to NC Line Roanoke Extension Additional Service to Norfolk and Lynchburg Richmond to Norfolk High Speed Rail Richmond to Raleigh High Speed Rail Newport News Station Terminal Virginia Port Access Rail Infrastructure Long Bridge Replacement

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Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation

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Thank You!