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TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 5 Commuter Rail Operating Plan Introduction............................................................................................................................5-1 Service Concepts....................................................................................................................5-1 Minimum Service Option ......................................................................................................5-2 Potential Service Enhancements............................................................................................5-2 Operating Costs......................................................................................................................5-3 Revenue..................................................................................................................................5-6 Fare Box Recovery and Required Subsidy ............................................................................5-7 Required Facilities for Rail Service.......................................................................................5-8 Track Facilities and Railroad Capacity..................................................................................5-11 Rolling Stock .........................................................................................................................5-12 Summary of Capital Costs .....................................................................................................5-13 Operating Agreements ...........................................................................................................5-14 Institutional Structure.............................................................................................................5-14 Comprehensive Transit Integration........................................................................................5-15 Rail Link to Omaha Airport...................................................................................................5-16 Chapter 6 Express Bus Plans Introduction............................................................................................................................6-1 Express Bus Scenarios ...........................................................................................................6-1 Scenario A: Commuter Rail and Express Bus .......................................................................6-4 Scenario B: All Express Bus..................................................................................................6-8 Scenario C: Express Bus Lincoln-Omaha..............................................................................6-9 Rolling Stock .........................................................................................................................6-10 Comparative Summary of Express Bus Scenarios.................................................................6-10 Fare Box Recovery and Operating Subsidies ........................................................................6-10 Special Event Service ............................................................................................................6-11 Institutional Structure.............................................................................................................6-11 Comprehensive Transit Integration........................................................................................6-12 Chapter 7 Environmental and Social Implications Introduction............................................................................................................................7-1 Land Use ................................................................................................................................7-1 Recreation ..............................................................................................................................7-2 Noise and Vibration ...............................................................................................................7-2 Biological Resources .............................................................................................................7-3 Streams and Drainage ............................................................................................................7-3 Transportation........................................................................................................................7-3 Cultural ..................................................................................................................................7-4 Environmental Justice............................................................................................................7-4 Air Quality .............................................................................................................................7-5 Environmental Risk Sites.......................................................................................................7-5 Economic and Social Impacts................................................................................................7-6 Summary................................................................................................................................7-6 384180 NEBRASKA TRANSIT CORRIDORS STUDY Page TOC - 2 WILBUR SMITH ASSOCIATES
TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 8 Financial and Economic Analysis Introduction............................................................................................................................8-1 Financial Evaluation ..............................................................................................................8-1 Economic Evaluation.............................................................................................................8-13 Summary Findings and Evaluations ......................................................................................8-21 Chapter 9 Summary Findings and Evaluation Introduction............................................................................................................................9-1 Next Steps ..............................................................................................................................9-1 Lessons Learned.....................................................................................................................9-4 Appendix A Ridership Comparisons Appendix B Commuter Rail Costs Appendix C Bus Park-and-Ride Lots Appendix D NTRAC Members List of Tables and Figures Table 1-1: Relative Trips between Nebraska Cities ..............................................................1-1 Figure 1-1: Analysis Process Flowchart ................................................................................1-4 Figure 2-1: Intercity Travel Highway Traffic Volumes ........................................................2-2 Figure 2-2: Former Passenger Service Lines.........................................................................2-4 Figure 2-3: Principal Rail Routes Serving Eastern Nebraska Population Centers ................2-5 Figure 2-4: Current Intercity Transit Services.......................................................................2-6 Table 2-1: Origin and Destination Trips in the Kearney-Omaha Corridor............................2-9 Table 2-2: Origin and Destination Trip[s in the Norfolk-Omaha Corridor ...........................2-9 Table 2-3: Origin and Destination Trips in the Sioux City-Nebraska City Corridor.............2-10 Figure 2-5: Level of Service on Highways between Cities ...................................................2-13 Table 2-4: Corridor 1 Rail Specifics......................................................................................2-18 Table 2-5: Corridor 2 Rail Specifics......................................................................................2-19 Table 2-6: Corridor 3 Rail Specifics......................................................................................2-19 Table 3-1: 2010 Morning Rail Work Trips............................................................................3-3 Table 3-2: 2010 Commuter Rail Ridership on Nebraska Corridors ......................................3-2 Figure 3-1: 2010 Commuter Rail Ridership ..........................................................................3-4 Table 3-3: 2010 Commuter Bus Ridership in the Omaha/Lincoln Area ...............................3-7 Table 3-4: Current Intercity Rail Capture Rates in Selected Corridors.................................3-8 Table 3-5: 2010 Intercity Rail and Bus Trips ........................................................................3-10 Table 3-6: Ridership Summary for 2010 for the Alternative Operating Scenarios ...............3-11 Figure 4-1: Spectrum of Transit Technologies ......................................................................4-2 Table 4-1: Site Specific Requirements of Candidate Technologies ......................................4-9 384180 NEBRASKA TRANSIT CORRIDORS STUDY Page TOC - 3 WILBUR SMITH ASSOCIATES
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APPENDICES
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APPENDIX A - RIDERSHIP COMPARISONS
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Appendix B COMMUTER RAIL COSTS Appe
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Table B-2b Omaha Suburban Station E
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Appendix D NTRAC MEMBERS The follow
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