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Oklahoma Statewide Freight and Passenger Rail Plan

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<strong>Rail</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Rail</strong>-related Infrastructure Improvement Projects<br />

Table 17-3<br />

Proposed Class III railroad improvements—state-owned lines (continued on next page)<br />

Sponsors/<br />

Advocates<br />

<strong>Rail</strong>road(s)<br />

Operating<br />

or Owning<br />

Lines<br />

Project name/<br />

description Municipalities Counties<br />

1 AT&L AT&L Tie project Unknown Blaine<br />

Canadian<br />

2 AT&L AT&L Tie projects Unknown Blaine<br />

Canadian<br />

3 BNGR BNGR Grain shuttle facility<br />

site<br />

4 BNGR BNGR Grain shuttle<br />

mainline<br />

improvement<br />

5 BNGR BNGR Fertilizer<br />

distribution site<br />

Estimated<br />

Cost<br />

(thous<strong>and</strong>s) Benefits Program Status<br />

$268 Preserves state investment,<br />

2012<br />

improves capacity for shippers to<br />

use bigger cars; improved operating<br />

speeds reduce shipping time <strong>and</strong><br />

reduce crew costs<br />

$270 to<br />

$300<br />

Preserves state investment,<br />

improves capacity for shippers to<br />

use bigger cars; improved operating<br />

speeds reduce shipping time <strong>and</strong><br />

reduce crew costs<br />

Braman or Blackwell Kay $750 Benefit shippers through reduced<br />

shipping rates<br />

Braman or Blackwell Kay $1,000 Preserves state investment,<br />

improves capacity for shippers to<br />

use bigger cars; improved operating<br />

speeds reduce shipping time <strong>and</strong><br />

reduce crew costs<br />

Braman or Blackwell Kay $250 New service reduces shippers<br />

trucking costs<br />

Need to<br />

identify site<br />

Assumed<br />

improvement<br />

for project #5<br />

Need to<br />

identify site<br />

Multi-year<br />

2012–<br />

2016<br />

2012–<br />

2016<br />

2012–<br />

2016<br />

2012–<br />

2016<br />

May 2012 17-9

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