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2007-08 – 2017-18 California State Rail PlanBond-Funded Freight Rail Projects Outside California.The Sheffield Flyover/Kansas City, Missouri elevates a three-mile section of theeast-west BNSF mainline and Kansas City Terminal Railroad (KCT) throughdowntown Kansas City. The flyover eliminates conflicts with the UP andKansas City Southern (KCS) and benefited up to 250 train movements per day.The project cost $75 million and was funded by the BNSF, KCT, and the State ofMissouri, which formed a Joint Transportation Corporation to issue IndustrialDevelopment Bonds. The 20-year bonds are to be repaid through railroadrevenues.The Argentine Connection, also in Kansas City will elevate the east-west BNSFmainline at Santa Fe junction between the KCT mainline in Missouri and theBNSF Argentine Yard in Kansas. The project would eliminate a number of railcrossings and at-grade rail-highway crossings. The project, with an estimated costof $60 million, will have a similar public-private partnership as the SheffieldCrossing project using Industrial Development Bonds.FEDERAL PROGRAMSOne of the most significant programs coming out of the Safe, Accountable,Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) was the Projects of National and Regional Significance (PNRS) program.This program is designed to fund major freight-oriented transportation projects ofnational and regional importance. It is in some ways modeled after thedevelopment of the very successful Alameda Corridor, which opened in 2002.The Alameda Corridor is a 20-mile triple-tracked fully grade-separated railcorridor linking the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to major intermodal railyards located near downtown Los Angeles.The project consolidated three rail lines and eliminated more than 200 at-gradecrossings. It reduces great amounts of vehicle congestion, reduces both vehicleand locomotive emissions, provides modern access to the international Ports ofLong Beach and Los Angeles, reduces the volume of trucking activity, andstimulates economic development.The project cost $2.4 billion and was funded through a multi-level public-privatepartnership. Funding was provided by $1.16 billion in revenue bonds;$400 million in federal loans which were supported by surcharges on loadedcontainers; $394 million from port authorities; $347 million from the Los AngelesMetropolitan Transportation Authority; $130 million from state and federal grants;and $400 million from federal highway funds for street and highway overpasses.The federal loan aspect of the project was also the basis of the TransportationInfrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, which has used to support several railprojects in the nation.250
Chapter XVIII – FundingUnder the PNRS, three projects are notable in this discussion. A continuation ofthe Alameda Corridor project, the Alameda Corridor East (ACE) provides for131 grade separations and other grade crossing improvements over the three mainUP and BNSF rail lines radiating east of Los Angeles through the counties ofLos Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside. The project will facilitatethe movement of international traffic from the Ports of Los Angeles and LongBeach as well as domestic traffic to and from Southern California. Theapproximate cost of the project for the grade separation portion alone is currentlyestimated at $4.6 billion. $125 million in PNRS funds were earmarked for thegrade separations. If you count all federal bill earmarks, a total of $210.5 millionwas earmarked in that legislation for ACE grade separation projects.The Heartland Corridor Project focuses on the upgrade of the Norfolk Southernline between Norfolk, Virginia and Columbus, Ohio through West Virginia toprovide double-stack clearance capability with tunnel improvements and otherprojects. The benefit would be the increase in intermodal freight rail traffic andthe reduction of highway congestion on a multi-state highway corridor.The federal contribution will be slightly less than $100 million in total.The State of Illinois and City of Chicago have joined with passenger and freightrailroads serving the Chicago region to establish the Chicago RegionEnvironmental and Transportation Efficiency Program (CREATE).The major goals are to improve efficiency of the railroads, improve safety, provideair quality benefits and reduce highway and rail traffic congestion. In total, theprogram is a $1.5 billion public-private partnership effort. Although not fullyfunded, $100 million in PRNS funding is earmarked for the project. To date thefive Class I railroads involved have committed $100 million, while Chicago hascommitted $30 million and the State of Illinois $100 million pending legislativeapproval.Other Rail Investment ProgramsRail funding through the federal government has also been provided under bothSAFETEA-LU and its predecessor, the Transportation Equity Act for the21 st Century (TEA-21). Under Section 9003 of SAFETEA-LU, Rehabilitation andImprovement Funding, priority will be given to projects that enhance service andcapacity for shippers in the national rail system. Quite often these funds arecomplemented by funds from other levels of government.Among other programs, which have funding and could benefit freight rail, are:• Section 130 Rail-Highway Grade Crossing Program. Under this program,the entire cost of construction of projects for the elimination of hazards ofrail-highway crossings can be funded.• Congestion Management and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ).This program provides funding for projects to improve air quality in non-251
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