Executive Summary - Northeast Indiana Passenger Rail Association
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Executive Summary - Northeast Indiana Passenger Rail Association
Northern Indiana/Ohio Passenger Rail Corridor Feasibility Study & Business Plan Executive Summary Page 1 Northern Indiana/Ohio Passenger Rail Corridor Feasibility Study & Business Plan Executive Summary 1 INTRODUCTION Chicago to Fort Wayne – Columbus Corridor Chicago to Fort Wayne Columbus Corridor Page 1 Northern Indiana/Ohio Passenger Rail Corridor Feasibility Study & Business Plan Executive Summary 2 USER BENEFITS Typical High-Speed Train Amenities1 1 For the purposes of this Feasibility Study and Business Plan, the term “high-speed” used throughout, refers to diesel – powered train sets reaching maximum speeds of either 110 or 130 miles per hour. This was the standard selected in 2004 by the 9 states participating in the Midwest Regional Rail Initiative plans for the Midwest rail network. Page 2 Northern Indiana/Ohio Passenger Rail Corridor Feasibility Study & Business Plan Executive Summary 3 TRAVEL TIME BENEFITS MARKET: Rail Ridership Forecasts (thousand) Rail Fare-Box Revenue Forecasts ($Millions 2012$) Chicago-Fort Wayne-Columbus Corridor Rail Trip Sources Forecast Travel Market Share Forecast Page 3 Northern Indiana/Ohio Passenger Rail Corridor Feasibility Study & Business Plan Executive Summary OPERATING PLAN: High-Speed Rail Increases Safety at Grade Crossings Page 4 Northern Indiana/Ohio Passenger Rail Corridor Feasibility Study and Business Plan Executive Summary PROPOSED TRAIN SCHEDULES2: Chicago, IL to Columbus, OH: Diesel 110 Option All times are CST; UPDATED for FT WAYNE STUDY 12/17/2012 Station - Read Down CHICAGO, IL - UNION STATION Gary, IN - Regional Airport Valparaiso, IN Plymouth, IN Warsaw, IN Ft. Wayne, IN Lima, OH Kenton, OH Marysville, OH Columbus, OH (Arr) Station - Read Down Columbus, OH (Dep) Marysville, OH Kenton, OH Lima, OH Fort Wayne, IN Warsaw, IN Plymouth, IN Varparaiso, IN Gary, IN - Regional Airport CHICAGO, IL -UNION STATION 2 Miles 300 302 304 306 308 310 312 314 316 318 320 322 0.0 23.0 44.3 84.7 109.8 148.7 208.1 243.2 275.2 303.7 5:00 5:24 5:38 6:01 6:18 6:47 7:31 7:54 8:26 9:00 6:00 6:24 7:38 8:22 9:45 7:00 7:24 8:38 9:22 10:45 9:25 9:49 10:03 10:26 10:43 11:12 11:56 12:19 12:51 13:25 10:00 10:24 11:38 12:22 - 11:30 11:54 12:08 12:31 12:48 13:17 14:01 14:24 14:56 15:30 14:30 14:54 16:08 16:52 18:15 16:00 16:24 16:38 17:01 17:18 17:47 18:31 18:54 19:26 20:00 17:00 17:24 18:38 19:22 20:45 18:30 18:54 19:08 19:31 19:48 20:17 21:01 21:24 21:56 22:30 19:00 19:24 20:38 21:22 - 21:00 21:24 21:38 22:01 22:18 22:47 23:31 23:54 0:26 1:00 Miles 301 303 305 307 309 311 313 315 317 319 321 323 0.0 28.5 60.5 95.6 155.0 193.9 219.0 259.4 280.7 303.7 4:55 5:29 6:01 6:24 7:08 7:37 7:54 8:17 8:31 8:55 6:48 7:32 8:46 9:10 6:00 7:23 8:07 9:21 9:45 9:30 10:04 10:36 10:59 11:43 12:12 12:29 12:52 13:06 13:30 10:30 11:53 12:37 13:51 14:15 11:30 12:04 12:36 12:59 13:43 14:12 14:29 14:52 15:06 15:30 14:00 15:23 16:07 17:21 17:45 15:59 16:43 17:12 17:29 17:52 18:06 18:30 16:30 17:53 18:37 19:51 20:15 19:45 20:19 20:51 21:14 21:58 22:27 22:44 23:07 23:21 23:45 20:30 21:53 22:37 23:51 0:15 21:30 22:04 22:36 22:59 23:43 0:12 0:29 0:52 1:06 1:30 Due to the increase in demand in the corridor there is a 50% increase in trains compared to the MWRRI project. Six (6) instead of four (4) express trains and six (6) instead of four (4) regular trains. Page 5 Northern Indiana/Ohio Passenger Rail Corridor Feasibility Study & Business Plan Executive Summary 4 COMMUNITY BENEFITS New Jobs will be Created Page 6 Northern Indiana/Ohio Passenger Rail Corridor Feasibility Study & Business Plan Executive Summary 5 COST BENEFIT RESULTS High-Speed Trains Generate Significant Economic Development Page 7 Northern Indiana/Ohio Passenger Rail Corridor Feasibility Study & Business Plan Executive Summary 6 STATION DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS New Train Stations will be Developed Milwaukee, WI Downtown Station Normal, IL Multimodal Transportation Center Champaign, IL Terminal Page 8 Northern Indiana/Ohio Passenger Rail Corridor Feasibility Study & Business Plan Executive Summary 7 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING IMPACTS Construction and Maintenance of High-Speed Rail Systems Generates Significant Construction Work Page 9 Northern Indiana/Ohio Passenger Rail Corridor Feasibility Study & Business Plan Executive Summary 8 CAPITAL INVESTMENT BY CORRIDOR Page 10 Northern Indiana/Ohio Passenger Rail Corridor Feasibility Study & Business Plan Executive Summary 9 ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS Page 11 Northern Indiana/Ohio Passenger Rail Corridor Feasibility Study & Business Plan Executive Summary 10 RETURN TO GOVERNMENT Page 12 Northern Indiana/Ohio Passenger Rail Corridor Feasibility Study and Business Plan Executive Summary 11 CONCLUSION High-Speed Rail will play a Major Role in Building the New Economy of the 21 st Century for the Corridor Page 13