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High Speed Passenger Rail
for Indiana
August 21, 2012
About HEC
• Education and advocacy for stronger
environmental policies –state, federal, local
• Statewide network of thousands linked by
email, programs, personal outreach
• Offices in Indianapolis, Lafayette and
Valparaiso
Amtrak in Central Indiana
• Chicago to Indy (Hoosier State route)
• Chicago to Washington DC (Cardinal route)
• Chicago to New York (Cardinal route)
50 mph average speeds
Current Amtrak Service:
- Chicago to Indianapolis: 4 hr 50 min
- Indianapolis to Cincinnati: 3 hr 7 min
Cardinal: 17% growth between 2006 and 2011
Hoosier: 85% growth between 2006 and 2011
Federal Funding for Passenger Rail
• Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act
(PRIIA)
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Passed by U.S. Congress in 2008
Establishes grant program for states; 80/20 match
All states must have an approved State Rail Plan
Established framework for High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail
Program (HSIPR)
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
– Passed U.S. Congress in 2009
– $8 billion appropriated for high speed and
intercity rail
Midwest Regional Rail Initiative
• Effort of 9 Midwestern states, including Indiana
• Planned 3,000-mile high-speed rail system to
connect Midwest cities including:
– Chicago, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Minneapolis, St. Louis
• HSR plan for Indiana includes:
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Chicago to Detroit route
Chicago to Cleveland route
Chicago to Indianapolis to Cincinnati route
Feeder bus routes to expand system
Midwest Regional Rail System
Elements of the MWRRS
• Make use of existing freight and commuter rightsof-way
• Upgrade existing rights-of-way to permit high
speed operations and integration with freight
service
• Introduction of trains operating at speeds up to
110 mph
• Improved travel times and frequencies
Elements of the MWRRS – cont.
• Provision of multimodal connections and
feeder bus routes
• Generate revenues
equal to or greater than
operating costs
• Regional service in 100
to 500 mile corridors
Conveniences of High Speed Rail
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Faster, more reliable train service
Downtown to downtown service
Increased service frequency
On-board amenities
Chicago – Indianapolis - Cincinnati
• Proposed stops include:
Gary, Lafayette, Indianapolis
Airport, Indianapolis (downtown),
Shelbyville, Greensburg
• 4 hours 8 minutes travel time
– Chicago to Indianapolis:
2 hr 41 min
– Indianapolis to Cincinnati:
1 hr 27 min
• 5-6 daily round trips
• $700 million in
capital costs
Needed Infrastructure Improvements
• Upgrades to FRA Track 6
• Grade crossings
• Bridge improvements
• Sidings
• Improved signaling
(Positive Train Control)
What will Indiana gain?
Jobs and Economic Development
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Efficient connection to major urban centers
Expanded regional labor market
Increased commercial activity near rail stations
More business for Indiana manufacturers and
service providers
• 4,540 new permanent jobs in Indiana
• $86 million of extra household income in
Indiana
Quality of Life for Residents
• Mobility and choice
• Relief from highway
congestion
• Increased productivity
• Time savings
• Safety
In the past 30 years: Amtrak experienced 0.04
fatalities per 100 million passenger miles, compared to
1.29 fatalities per 100 million passenger miles for
automobiles
Energy Savings and
Fewer Greenhouse Gases
• Current transportation system
consumes 70% of U.S. oil
demand
• Rail is 17% more fuel efficient
than airplanes and 21% more
fuel efficient than vehicles on a
per passenger mile basis.
• Reduce dependence on foreign
oil
Cleaner Air
• 60% of ozone pollution in central Indiana is
from motor vehicles
An Efficient Use of Land
• One HSR track can
transport as many people
as 10 highway lanes
• Fewer impacts on habitat
and water resources,
compared to expanding
highways and airports
• Encourage downtown,
compact development
Communities that have
capitalized on passenger rail
service
Uptown Normal Transportation Center
Normal, IL
• $22 million TIGER grant
• Multimodal transportation
hub connecting aviation,
rail, bus, automobile, and
pedestrian facilities
• Improves efficiency of
transportation network for
residents/visitors
• Catalyst for economic
activity in Normal
Brunswick Maine Street Station
Brunswick, ME
• $35 million in federal
stimulus funds
• Multimodal, mixed-use
development
• Centered around Amtrak
service extension from
Portland to Brunswick
• Public/private partnership
Union Station
Meridian, MS
• $5.1 million in federal and
state grants, including the
MS DOT
• Multi-modal hub
• Resulted in $8 million in
private reinvestment in
downtown ‘Depot District’
Newark Rail Station
East Lansing, MI
• $6.3 million grant from
Federal Transit
Administration
• Multi-modal hub for rail,
local transit, MegaBus,
pedestrians
• Will be stimulus for
economic growth
Where is Indiana?
High speed rail milestones
• 2002– INDOT’s Indiana Passenger Rail
Initiative Public Meetings
• 2009 -- Coalition support for HSR stimulus
funds
• 2009 --Indiana signs on to MW states
agreement
• 2010 – Indiana receives $71 million federal
grant for share of Chicago – Detroit
improvements
Rail Investment
Amtrak in Indiana
• 100% federal
• Virtually no state money
15 other states provide state support for capital and
operating
What’s Next?
Environmental Studies
• NEPA
• Preliminary engineering plans
Opportunities for HSR
• Neighboring states moving forward –
Michigan, Illinois
• Availability of federal funding
Laying tracks for HSR
Look to Illinois model
• Mayors, city & county officials
• Chambers and EDCs
• Universities & Colleges
• Business – manufacturing, services,
commuters
Indiana coalition
• State legislators
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Sen. Sue Landske, Rep. Randy Truitt, 7
others
• Mayors
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Valparaiso, Lafayette, Carmel, Greencastle
• Chambers of Commerce
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Lafayette, Crawfordsville, Gary
• Non-profits
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Indiana High Speed Rail Association, HEC
Find us on
Facebook.com/hecweb
twitter.com/hec_ed
and at www.hecweb.org
HEC contacts:
Tim Maloney
[email protected]
Emilie Pinkston
[email protected]
Indiana High Speed Rail Association
www.indianahighspeedrail.org