Kansas Statewide Rail PlanKansas Department ofTransportationNovember 2017
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Table of ContentsChapter 1 Role of Rail in Kansas’ Multimodal System. 1-11.1 Introduction . 1-11.2 Kansas’ Goals for its Multimodal Transportation System . 1-11.2.1 Kansas State Freight Plan. 1-11.2.2 Kansas Long Range Transportation Plan, 2008-2030 . 1-21.2.3 Kansas State Transportation Improvement Program, 2017-2020 . 1-31.3 The Role of Rail within the Kansas Transportation System . 1-41.3.1 The Early Years. 1-41.3.2 The Current System Takes Shape . 1-41.3.3 Evolution of Passenger Rail Services . 1-51.4 Institutional Structure of Kansas’s State Rail Program . 1-61.4.1 State Planning Overview . 1-61.4.2 Kansas Department of Transportation. 1-61.4.3 Other Public Sector Rail Planning in Kansas . 1-91.5 Federal Funding and Grants . 1-111.5.1 Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grant . 1-111.5.2 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 . 1-121.6 State Authority to Grant Funding and Financing . 1-121.6.1 Legislative Authority . 1-121.6.2 State Rail Funding in Kansas. 1-131.6.3 State Provided Funding 2012-2016 . 1-141.7 Summary of Freight and Passenger Rail Services, Initiatives and Plans . 1-15Chapter 2 Existing Kansas Rail System. 2-12.1 Kansas’s Rail Network Description. 2-12.2 Class I Railroads . 2-12.2.1 BNSF Railway . 2-32.2.2 Kansas City Southern . 2-52.2.3 Norfolk Southern Railway. 2-52.2.4 Union Pacific Railroad . 2-72.3 Class III Railroads . 2-102.3.1 Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad Co. 2-112.3.2 Blue Rapids Railroad . 2-122.3.3 Boot Hill and Western Railway . 2-132.3.4 Cimarron Valley Railroad . 2-142.3.5 Garden City Western Railway, Inc. . 2-152.3.6 Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad . 2-162.3.7 KYLE Railroad Company. 2-182.3.8 Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad . 2-202.3.9 Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railroad . 2-202.3.10 South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad . 2-212.3.11 V&S Railway LLC . 2-232.3.12 Kansas City Terminal Railway Company . 2-242.3.13 New Century AirCenter Railroad. 2-252.3.14 Wichita Terminal Association Railroad, Inc. . 2-26i
Kansas Rail Plan Table of Contents2.4 Rail Freight Commodity Flows . 2-282.4.1 Freight Demand and Growth . 2-282.4.2 Freight Forecast . 2-292.5 Intercity Passenger Rail Network. 2-302.6 Passenger Stations in Kansas . 2-332.6.1 Lawrence . 2-332.6.2 Topeka . 2-352.6.3 Newton . 2-362.6.4 Hutchinson . 2-372.6.5 Dodge City . 2-382.6.6 Garden City . 2-392.7 Recent-Year Improvements at Amtrak Stations . 2-402.8 Tourist Train Network . 2-402.9 Changes to the Rail Network . 2-422.10 Intermodal . 2-442.10.1 Intermodal Facilities . 2-442.10.2 Transload Facilities . 2-452.10.3 Major Yards and Facilities Freight Rail . 2-462.11 Rail Safety and Security . 2-492.11.1 Positive Train Control . 2-492.11.2 Rail Security. 2-492.11.3 Grade Crossing Safety. 2-502.12 Rail’s Current Economic Impacts. 2-522.12.1 Economic Impact Terminology . 2-522.12.2 Economic Impacts . 2-532.13 Conclusions . 2-54Chapter 3 Passenger Rail Performance, Improvements, and Potential Investment . 3-13.1 Introduction . 3-13.2 Amtrak Performance Evaluation . 3-13.2.1 Ridership and Utilization . 3-13.2.2 Financial Performance . 3-33.2.3 On-Time Performance and Customer Satisfaction . 3-33.3 Passenger Travel Demand and Growth . 3-53.3.1 Travel Demand – Highways . 3-63.3.2 Travel Demand – Air Travel . 3-73.3.3 Travel Demand – Intercity Rail . 3-83.3.4 Highway Congestion Trends . 3-93.3.5 Airport Congestion Trends . 3-103.3.6 Potential for Intercity Passenger Rail . 3-103.3.7 Potential for Commuter Rail . 3-113.4 Passenger Rail Needs . 3-113.4.1 Improvements to Current Amtrak Performance . 3-113.4.2 Capacity . 3-113.4.3 Possible Improvements for Amtrak’s Southwest Chief . 3-123.5 Improvements to Existing Intercity Services . 3-133.5.1 Current Projects and Initiatives . 3-133.5.2 Potential Future Projects and Initiatives. 3-14ii
Table of Contents Kansas Rail Plan3.6 Proposed New Intercity Services . 3-143.6.1 KDOT Study of Potential New Passenger Rail Services and Corridors, 2000 . 3-143.6.2 Kansas City-Oklahoma City-Fort Worth Corridor . 3-163.6.3 Other Intercity Service Concepts That Could Serve Kansans . 3-243.7 Proposed Commuter Rail Service . 3-263.8 Passenger Rail Summary . 3-28Chapter 4 Freight Rail Performance, Improvements, and Potential Investment . 4-14.1 Rail Congestion Trends . 4-14.2 Trends and Forecasts. 4-14.2.1 Demographic and Economic Growth Factors . 4-14.3 Freight Rail Needs and Opportunities . 4-5Chapter 5 Rail Service and Investment Plan . 5-15.1 The Market (for Freight Rail) – Population and Economic Growth . 5-15.2 Freight Rail Project Needs . 5-15.2.1 Class I Railroad Investments . 5-25.2.2 Short Line Railroad Investments . 5-25.3 Future Tasks . 5-4Chapter 6 Stakeholder Engagement . 6-16.1 Introduction . 6-16.2 Guiding the Plan: How Stakeholders Provided Input . 6-26.3 Listening to Kansans: What KDOT Heard . 6-36.3.1 Consistent Statewide Themes . 6-36.3.2 Needs, Issue, Concerns . 6-46.3.3 Project Prioritization Process . 6-46.4 Forming Partnerships and Moving Forward . 6-66.5 Lessons Learned . 6-6iii
Kansas Rail Plan Table of ContentsList of FiguresFigure 1.1: Bureau of Transportation Planning . 1-7Figure 2.1: Kansas Freight Rail Network . 2-2Figure 2.2: BNSF Rail Network in Kansas . 2-4Figure 2.3: KCS Rail Network in Kansas . 2-6Figure 2.4: UP Rail Network in Kansas . 2-8Figure 2.5: Blackwell Northern Gateway Rail Network in Kansas . 2-11Figure 2.6: Blue Rapids Rail Network in Kansas . 2-12Figure 2.7: Boot Hill and Western Rail Network in Kansas . 2-13Figure 2.8: Cimarron Valley Rail Network In Kansas . 2-14Figure 2.9: Garden City Western Rail Network in Kansas . 2-15Figure 2.10: Kansas and Oklahoma Rail Network in Kansas . 2-17Figure 2.11: Kyle Rail Network in Kansas . 2-19Figure 2.12: Missouri and Northern Arkansas Rail Network . 2-20Figure 2.13: South Kansas and Oklahoma Rail Network in Kansas . 2-22Figure 2.14: V&S Railway Rail Network in Kansas . 2-23Figure 2.15: Kansas City Terminal Rail Network in Kansas. 2-24Figure 2.16: New Century AirCenter Rail Network . 2-25Figure 2.17: Wichita Terminal Association Rail Network in Kansas. 2-27Figure 2.18: Rail Percentages by Direction, 2014 .
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