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The Ohio & Lake Erie Regional Rail Ohio Hub Study TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM & BUSINESS PLAN July 2007 Prepared for The Ohio Rail Development Commission Indiana Department of Transportation Michigan Department of Transportation New York Department of Transportation Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Prepared by: Transportation Economics & Management Systems, Inc. In association with HNTB, Inc.
The Ohio & Lake Erie Regional Rail - Ohio Hub Study Technical Memorandum & Business Plan Table of Contents Foreword...................................................................................................................................... viii Acknowledgements..........................................................................................................................x Executive Summary.........................................................................................................................1 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 System Planning and Feasibility Goals and Objectives................................................... 1-3 1.2 Business Planning Objectives.......................................................................................... 1-4 1.3 Study Approach and Methodology .................................................................................. 1-4 1.4 Railroad Infrastructure Analysis...................................................................................... 1-5 1.5 Passenger Train Operations Analysis .............................................................................. 1-6 1.6 Travel Demand and Ridership and Revenue Forecasts ................................................... 1-6 1.7 Financial and Economic Feasibility Analysis.................................................................. 1-6 1.8 Project Implementation and Funding............................................................................... 1-7 1.9 Institutional Arrangements for Project Implementation .................................................. 1-8 2. Engineering Assessment and Capital Cost Estimates................................................. 2-1 2.1 Engineering Assessment Process..................................................................................... 2-2 2.2 Cost Estimate Assumptions, Standards, and Definitions................................................. 2-2 Track Work ...................................................................................................................... 2-3 Realignment and Superelevation of Curves..................................................................... 2-4 Bridges and Tunnels ........................................................................................................ 2-5 Stations, Terminals, and Maintenance Facilities ............................................................. 2-5 Highway/Railroad Grade Crossings ................................................................................ 2-6 Signals and Communications (Train Control) ................................................................ 2-8 Fencing and Treatment of Bike Trails ............................................................................. 2-9 2.3 Infrastructure Improvement Costs ................................................................................. 2-10 2.3.1 Infrastructure Improvement Categories and Unit Costs..................................... 2-10 2.3.2 Contingencies ..................................................................................................... 2-13 2.3.3 Placeholders........................................................................................................ 2-13 2.4 Infrastructure Improvement Costs by Corridor and Route Segment ............................. 2-14 2.5 Cleveland-Pittsburgh via Youngstown .......................................................................... 2-14 Segment 1: Cleveland-Ravenna..................................................................................... 2-15 Segment 2: Ravenna-Warren ......................................................................................... 2-19 Segment 3: Warren-Youngstown................................................................................... 2-20 Segment 4: Youngstown-New Castle ............................................................................ 2-21 Segment 4: Youngstown-New Castle ............................................................................ 2-22 Segment 5: New Castle-Pittsburgh ................................................................................ 2-23 2.5.1 Cleveland-Pittsburgh via Youngstown Capital Cost Summary ......................... 2-24 2.6 Cleveland-Pittsburgh via Alliance ................................................................................. 2-26 Segment 1: Cleveland-Ravenna..................................................................................... 2-27 Segment 2: Ravenna to Alliance.................................................................................... 2-28 Segment 3: Alliance to Beaver Falls.............................................................................. 2-28 Segment 4: Beaver Falls to Pittsburgh........................................................................... 2-30 Table of Contents i
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