Inventory of State and Federal Passenger and Freight Rail Programs (2017)

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  177    APPENDIX 5 CASE STUDY CANDIDATES       1. Short Line Case Study – Appalachian Regional Short Line Rail Project (WV, KY, TN)    Criteria: Multi‐state, Short Line, TIGER I, Public Private   Lead: State of Kentucky, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet   Total Project: $22 million  2. Commuter Rail Case Study ‐ Colorado RTD Eagle P3    Criteria: Transit, Public Private   Lead: Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD)   Total Project: $2.2 billion  3. CSX, Freight, Commuter Service ‐ Class 1 track swap Winter Haven, Florida     Criteria: Public Private, Passenger: Commuter rail, intercity and Freight   Lead: Florida DOT   Total Project: $1.3 billion  4. Multi‐State Passenger Rail Project ‐ Heartland Flyer Extension (Kansas City – Wichita – Oklahoma City    – Fort Worth Corridor)   Criteria: Passenger, Higher Speed Rail, Phased approach, multi‐state, Amtrak   Lead: states of Kansas and Oklahoma, in cooperation with Texas and Missouri   Total Project: $132.5 million (infrastructure)  5. Class 1 Rail Freight Project ‐ DIFT‐ Detroit Intermodal Freight Terminal    Criteria: Freight, Intermodal Terminal, Class 1s, Earmarks, TIGER Grants, Public Private   Lead: Michigan DOT (MDOT)   Total Project: $870+ (2006 estimate) – Largest Public Private Venture in Michigan History  6. Rail Transit Project ‐ Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation    Criteria: Transit, Map 21: New Starts    Lead: Honolulu Rail Transit Project   Total Project: $5 Billion  7. Freight, Transit and Short Line Project ‐ Port of Miami Rail Project    Criteria: Freight, Transit, Short Line, Port   Lead: Port of Miami   Total Project: $50 million  8.  Multi‐State Passenger ‐ Charlotte – Raleigh – Richmond – Washington DC   Criteria: Passenger, HSR, multi‐state corridor   Leads: North Carolina DOT and Virginia DOT   Total Project: $620 Million  9. Port MacKenzie Rail Extension  Criteria: Freight  Lead: Matanuska‐Susitna Borough (MSB) and the Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC)   Total Project: $320 Million   

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