Mark Walbrun - Data Interchange for Air-Rail Managers
Mark Walbrun - Data Interchange for Air-Rail Managers
Mark Walbrun - Data Interchange for Air-Rail Managers
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Integrating <strong>Rail</strong>road and<br />
<strong>Air</strong>port Engineering to<br />
Design <strong>Air</strong>-<strong>Rail</strong> Links<br />
IARO <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> Best Practices Conference<br />
June 15, 2007<br />
<strong>Mark</strong> C. <strong>Walbrun</strong>, P.E.
Types of <strong>Air</strong>-<strong>Rail</strong> Links<br />
• Joint <strong>Rail</strong>road-<strong>Air</strong>port Terminal Design<br />
– Train Plat<strong>for</strong>ms in Terminal Building<br />
• Downtown Shuttle Service<br />
• Direct Regional <strong>Rail</strong> Service<br />
• Intercity Network Connections<br />
• Supplement <strong>Air</strong> Service
<strong>Air</strong>port Access Purpose & Need<br />
Travel Tim e ( Minutes)<br />
120<br />
100<br />
80<br />
60<br />
40<br />
20<br />
0<br />
Travel Time Comparison<br />
600<br />
630<br />
700<br />
730<br />
800<br />
830<br />
900<br />
930<br />
1000<br />
1030<br />
1100<br />
1130<br />
1200<br />
1230<br />
100<br />
130<br />
200<br />
230<br />
300<br />
330<br />
400<br />
430<br />
500<br />
530<br />
600<br />
630<br />
700<br />
730<br />
800<br />
830<br />
900<br />
930<br />
Time of Day<br />
• Reliability<br />
• Speed<br />
• Com<strong>for</strong>t<br />
• Economy<br />
• Land Use<br />
• <strong>Air</strong> Quality<br />
• Security<br />
CTA Blue Line Service<br />
Kennedy outbound from the Loop to O'Hare <strong>Air</strong>port<br />
CTA O'Hare Express Service<br />
Kennedy inbound from O'Hare <strong>Air</strong>port to the Loop
<strong>Air</strong>port Engineering<br />
Designing <strong>Air</strong>-<strong>Rail</strong> Links
Key Aviation Terms<br />
• <strong>Air</strong>port Layout Plan (ALP)<br />
• Runway Protection Zone (RPZ)<br />
• Obstacle Free Zone (OFZ)<br />
• Object Free Area (OFA)<br />
• Runway Safety Area (RSA)<br />
• 14CFR77c (35’ Above Runway Surface)<br />
• <strong>Air</strong>port Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) Visibility<br />
Sight Lines
<strong>Air</strong>port Layout Plan (ALP)
Runway Protection Zone (RPZ)<br />
• Area Clear of<br />
Incompatible Uses to<br />
Flight Operations<br />
• Trapezoid Beginning 200<br />
feet From End of<br />
Runway<br />
• Geometry Varies by<br />
Runway Use, 20:1 to<br />
50:1 Slopes
Runway Protection Zone (RPZ)<br />
Allowable Uses<br />
• Automobile Parking<br />
• Highways<br />
• <strong>Rail</strong>road Tracks<br />
• Container Storage<br />
• Non-Wildlife Attractants<br />
Non-Allowable Uses<br />
• Fuel Storage<br />
• Residences<br />
• Churches<br />
• Schools<br />
• Hospitals<br />
• Office Buildings<br />
• Shopping Centers<br />
• Train Stations
Obstacle Free Zone (OFZ)<br />
• Refers primarily to moveable objects<br />
• No protrusions above the runway safety edge<br />
elevation<br />
• Width is 400 feet centered along each runway<br />
<strong>for</strong> major airports<br />
• Length is 200 feet beyond each end of each<br />
runway
Object Free Area (OFA)<br />
• Refers primarily to fixed objects<br />
• No protrusions above the runway safety edge<br />
elevation<br />
• Width is 800 feet centered along each runway<br />
<strong>for</strong> major airports<br />
• Length is 1000 feet beyond each end of each<br />
runway
Runway Safety Area (RSA)<br />
• Clear, graded, drained area capable of<br />
supporting aircraft, fire fighting equipment, and<br />
snow removal equipment<br />
• Free of objects higher than 3 inches above<br />
grade line of runway safety edge<br />
• Width is 500 feet centered along each runway<br />
<strong>for</strong> major airports<br />
• Length is 1000 feet beyond each end of each<br />
runway
Runway Geometry<br />
• Widths from 75 feet to<br />
150 feet<br />
• Shoulders from 10 feet to<br />
25 feet<br />
• Maximum 1% Grade<br />
Longitudinally<br />
• Pavement Thickness<br />
Varies 24”-30”
Below Grade Approach<br />
Reference FAA – AC<br />
150/5300 – 13<br />
Section 7: Runway and<br />
Taxiway Bridges<br />
“Where Closing or<br />
Rerouting is not<br />
Practical, Consider<br />
Bridging a Runway or<br />
Taxiway Over a Highway<br />
or <strong>Rail</strong>road”
Under-Grade <strong>Rail</strong> Tunnel<br />
Width<br />
Recommended is Runway Width plus Safety Areas<br />
Unusual Allowance is Runway Width plus Shoulders
Runway Bridge Design<br />
• 873,000 lb Load Today<br />
• 1,000,000 lb Load in Future<br />
• Design <strong>for</strong> Both Static & Dynamic Load<br />
• Curbs at Edges to Prevent <strong>Air</strong>craft from Being<br />
Blown Off Bridge<br />
• Anti-Freeze Protection<br />
• Jet Blast Protection
Summary <strong>Air</strong>port Considerations<br />
• Check RPZ <strong>for</strong> Clearance Angle<br />
• No Trains in OFZ<br />
• Tracks OK in OFA if Below Runway Grade<br />
• No Tracks in RSA<br />
• Below Grade in RSA Must Support Aviation<br />
Static and Dynamic Loads<br />
• Open Trench OK Outside of RSA<br />
• Need FAA Approval Anyway!
<strong>Rail</strong>road Engineering<br />
Designing <strong>Air</strong>-<strong>Rail</strong> Links
<strong>Rail</strong>road Route Identification
<strong>Rail</strong>road Horizontal Alignment
<strong>Rail</strong>road Horizontal Geometry<br />
• Determine Passenger Train Speeds in Area<br />
• Will All Trains Stop at <strong>Air</strong>port?<br />
• Shared Freight Train Operations?<br />
• Typical Maximum 12.5 Degree Curve if All<br />
Trains Stopping at Station<br />
• Balance Curve Minimization with Infrastructure<br />
Relocation
<strong>Rail</strong>road Vertical Alignment
<strong>Rail</strong>road Vertical Geometry<br />
• Use 1%-1.5% Maximum if Freight Trains Will<br />
Use Alignment<br />
• Use 2%-3.5% Maximum if Only Passenger<br />
Trains Will Use Alignment<br />
• Use New AREMA Vertical Curve<br />
Recommendations<br />
• Vertical Clearance Issues
Coordinate Terminal Access
Coordinate <strong>Rail</strong>road Improvements<br />
•
<strong>Rail</strong>road Plat<strong>for</strong>m Design
Plat<strong>for</strong>m Considerations<br />
• Low or High Level<br />
• Compatible Finishes<br />
• Screen Doors<br />
• Compatible HVAC<br />
• ADA Compliance<br />
• Baggage Handling<br />
• Vertical Circulation
Plat<strong>for</strong>m Waiting Areas
Passenger/Baggage Circulation
On-<strong>Air</strong>port Transit Integration
<strong>Air</strong>port Fare Controls
Typical Fare Collection System<br />
• Vending <strong>for</strong> Meeters/Greeters<br />
• Accepts Credit and Fare Cards<br />
• Accepts <strong>Air</strong> Boarding Pass<br />
• Clear Passage <strong>for</strong> Luggage
Other Considerations<br />
• Security Issues<br />
– Tunnel Access<br />
– Surveillance Plan<br />
– Baggage Handling<br />
– Landside/<strong>Air</strong>side Environment<br />
• Location Issues<br />
– Plat<strong>for</strong>ms Close to Ticketing/Gates<br />
– Access to Other Terminals<br />
– Fare Collection Systems <strong>for</strong> Multiple Services
Downtown <strong>Air</strong>line Terminal
Multi-Modal Modal Interfaces
Dedicated <strong>Air</strong>port Equipment
Traveler Friendly Trains<br />
• On Board Carry-On Storage<br />
• Indirect Lighting<br />
• Climate Control<br />
• Com<strong>for</strong>table Seating<br />
• Work Areas/Laptop Power<br />
• Video Screen Flight <strong>Data</strong>
A Sense of Awe & Orientation
Successful Examples<br />
• Hong Kong Intl<br />
• London Heathrow<br />
• Kuala Lumpur<br />
• Oslo Gardermoen<br />
• Tokyo Narita<br />
• Zurich International<br />
• Paris Charles de Gaulle<br />
• Amsterdam Schipol<br />
• Copenhagen Intl<br />
• Geneva International<br />
• Munich International<br />
• Frankfurt International<br />
• London Stansted<br />
• London Gatwick<br />
• Paris Orly<br />
• Brussels International
Paris CDG <strong>Air</strong> – <strong>Rail</strong> Terminal
Paris CDG <strong>Air</strong> – <strong>Rail</strong> Terminal<br />
HIGH-SPEED LINE
Lyon <strong>Air</strong> – <strong>Rail</strong> Terminal
Frankfurt Terminal Integration<br />
RAILWAY<br />
STATION
Frankfurt <strong>Air</strong> – <strong>Rail</strong> Terminal
Back in the US Work<br />
Continues<br />
• Newark <strong>Air</strong>-<strong>Rail</strong><br />
Terminal with<br />
Monorail Connection<br />
<strong>for</strong> Continental –<br />
Amtrak Thru Service<br />
• TF Green <strong>Air</strong>port in<br />
Rhode Island
US <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> Links<br />
• ANC – AKRR<br />
• ATL – MARTA<br />
• BWI – MARC/ATK/LRT<br />
• BOS – MBTA HRT/BRT<br />
• BUR – Metrolink CR<br />
• CHI – CTA ORD/MDW<br />
• CLE – GCRTA<br />
• DFW – TRE<br />
• FLA – Tri-<strong>Rail</strong> MIA/FLL/WPB<br />
• LAX – Green Line LRT<br />
• MKE – Amtrak<br />
• MSP – Hiawatha LRT<br />
• JFK/EWR – <strong>Air</strong>Train<br />
• PHL – SEPTA CR<br />
• PDX – Red Line LRT<br />
• SFO – BART<br />
• SBN – NICTD CR<br />
• STL – Metro LRT<br />
• DCA - Metro
South Bend <strong>Air</strong> – <strong>Rail</strong><br />
Terminal
Chicago <strong>Air</strong>port Express
For More In<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
• International <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> Organisation<br />
– Best Practises Worldwide<br />
– www.iaro.com<br />
• Transportation Research Board<br />
– TCRP Report 62<br />
– www.trb.org<br />
• Federal Aviation Administration<br />
– Advisory Circulars (Regulations)<br />
– www.faa.gov
Integrating <strong>Rail</strong>road and<br />
<strong>Air</strong>port Engineering to<br />
Presented By:<br />
Design <strong>Air</strong>-<strong>Rail</strong> Links<br />
<strong>Mark</strong> <strong>Walbrun</strong>, P.E.<br />
Vice President – Passenger <strong>Rail</strong> and<br />
Transit<br />
TranSystems Corporation<br />
222 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 2320<br />
Chicago, IL 60606<br />
Tel: 312-669-9601 Fax: 312-669-9606<br />
E-Mail: mcwalbrun@transystems.com
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