Passenger Rail Development Activities AASHTO Annual Meeting October 18, 2013 Serge Phillips, MnDOT Federal Relations Manager.

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Passenger Rail Development Activities AASHTO Annual Meeting October 18, 2013 Serge Phillips, MnDOT Federal Relations Manager

Presentation Overview Update on Corridor Development Activities –Twin Cities to Chicago High Speed Rail (HSR) Corridor –Minnesota to Chicago – 2nd daily frequency study –ZIP Rail (Rochester corridor) –Passenger facilities development –Northern Lights Express (Duluth corridor)

Phase I Projects ( ) Phase II Projects (Future Expansion) Other Freight Lines

Twin Cities To Chicago High Speed Rail Corridor Development Work Twin Cities To Chicago High Speed Rail Corridor Development Work

Twin Cities – Chicago HSR Corridor Preferred route currently being studied in Tier 1 EIS.

Tier 1 EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) Evaluate only the one build alternative along with the no-build alternative Identify environmental consequences and measures necessary to mitigate environmental impacts in site specific detail Conceptual engineering, Station location analysis Track concepts - Route assessment using high rail completed from Milwaukee to Red Wing Ridership - Rail Traffic Controller (RTC) modeling Mil. to Mpls. to validate conceptual engineering for potential capacity upgrades Capital cost estimate, Operating cost

St. Paul to Minneapolis HSR Connection Union Depot to Target Field Station –Vital link to intercity passenger rail network –Heavy freight rail usage (5% nation’s rail traffic daily) Integrated into the TC to Mil. HSR Tier 1 EIS –AA to identify the preferred alignment –RTC modeling to be extended to Minneapolis Regional maintenance facility study will be done separately

Twin Cities to Chicago HSR Project Timeline Milwaukee to Twin Cities Segment: –Tier 1 EIS to be completed by end of 2014 –Preliminary Engineering –Design / Construction 2016 – 2018 Twin Cities to Chicago service begins * Subject to funding availability, successful negotiations with railroads, securing necessary federal approvals, minimal environmental mitigation factors, ability to secure necessary R/W, identified operating and maintenance funding, equipment availability, and continued legislative support. *

Minnesota – Chicago Second Daily Passenger Train Feasibility Study One additional train along the existing Empire Builder corridor at conventional speeds Operating scenarios, Chicago to: – St. Cloud – Target Field Station – Northstar commuter rail station in lieu of Target Field Station – Union Depot, St. Paul RTC model, ridership, revenues, operating /capital costs To be completed by December 2013

Zip Rail - Rochester to Twin Cities Direct high speed connection between Twin Cities and Rochester (ultimately 150+mph) Initial feasibility study work building on previous studies Partnership between Olmsted County Regional Railroad Authority, MnDOT and FRA Determine feasibility, identify a general corridor, initiate high level environmental work. Route analysis wkshp. Study completion date mid 2014

Northern Lights Express Re-establish regional passenger rail service from Minneapolis to Duluth 155-mile corridor on existing BNSF track Train speeds up to 110 mph Proposed 16 trains per day (eight round trips )

NLX Corridor Map

NLX Current Project Status Tier 1 Service Level Environmental Assessment FRA Issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) August 21, 2013  $5M of ARRA funds for PE/NEPA & $3M State Bond Funds Project Manager Oversight consultant – November 2012 Financial Planning, Ridership and Revenue consultant– September 2013 Public/Private Roadway consultant – April 2014 Station PE and corridor NEPA consultant – April 2014 Maintenance Facility consultant – Spring/Summer 2014 Begin PE in Railroad Right of Way – Fall 2014 Anticipate completion of PE/NEPA February 2016

Passenger Rail Facilities St. Paul Union Depot –Lead agency Ramsey Co. RRA –Multimodal hub –Construction completed in Dec –Amtrak’s return 2013 Target Field Station –Lead agency Hennepin Co. RRA –Multimodal facility LRT, commuter rail, bus –Adjacent to the Twins Stadium –Phase 1 completion by 2014

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