Wisconsin

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Wisconsins Passenger RailDevelopment Program
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Existing Service
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Milwaukee-Chicago Hiawatha Service
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Hiawatha Service

• Chicago-Milwaukee Hiawatha service supported
  since 1989 by Wisconsin and Illinois
• Hiawatha carried over 430,000 passengers in 2003
  up 9 over 2002
• Ridership in February was 32,808 -- highest
  February total in 10 years
• Double digit increases in ridership and revenue
  for last 9 months 2002-2003

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Hiawatha Service

• On-time performance continues to be the best on
  the entire Amtrak system
• 95.5 percent 12 months ending in Sept.

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Recent Initiatives
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Recent Initiatives

• Hiawatha frequency increased from 6 to 7
  roundtrips in October 2002
• Greatest number of frequencies outside of
  Northeast Corridor and California
• 600 a.m. departure from Chicago and 730 p.m.
  departure from Milwaukee
• Allows full day in Milwaukee
• Facilitates future air connections at GMIA

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Recent Initiatives

• Hiawatha marketing program
• 500K CMAQ grant announced Dec. 15
• 2 year program beginning July 04
• Until recently, no Hiawatha-specific marketing
• Ridership surveys Dec. 02 and July 03 showed
  word-of-mouth as primary information source
• Co-op opportunities with Amtrak, Midwest
  Airlines, GMIA and Wisconsin Tourism Division

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Milwaukee Amtrak Station Rehab
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Milwaukee Amtrak Station Rehab

• Redevelop Milwaukee Amtrak Station as an
  intermodal terminal gateway to downtown --
  7.37 million
• 1.4 million purchase of existing station using
  Milwaukee-Madison bond funds
• 2.6 million FTA grant and state match -- Kohl
  earmark
• 1.4 million from developer Milwaukee
  Intermodal Partners
• 2.9 million CMAQ grant for platforms and train
  shed announced December 15
• 470,000 land purchase for Greyhound facilities
  and parking

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Milwaukee Amtrak Station Rehab

• Developer will design, build, lease, manage, and
  operate facility
• Greyhound Bus will also occupy facility
• Other operators possible
• Development contract executed October 2003
• Final design 2004
• Construction Spring 2005
• Project completion Spring 2006

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Milwaukee Intermodal Terminal
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Site Plan
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Gateway to Downtown Milwaukee
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Train Shed and Platform Rehab
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Passenger Rail Station at General Mitchell
International Airport

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General Mitchell Intl Airport Station

• Amtrak, Midwest Express Airlines, GMIA, CP Rail
  and WisDOT
• Interline air-rail ticketing transfer
• Midwest Express Chicago as a destination
• Additional revenue for passenger rail service
• 145,000 Preliminary Engineering and
  Environmental Study Parsons-Brinckerhoff
• 6.5 million Kohl earmark for design and
  construction

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General Mitchell Station
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General Mitchell Station
Remote B
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GMIA Passenger Rail Station

• Environmental Assessment and PE completed
• FONSI signed by FRA
• CP Rail track construction underway
• Final design completed bids to be opened May 20
• Station and platforms under construction June
  2004
• Construction to be completed November 2004

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Sturtevant Station

• Replace and relocate current station 1 mile north
  in Sturtevant Industrial Park
• 2.1 million -- 1.69 million CMAQ -- local funds
  for remainder
• Village of Sturtevant approved funding May 11
• Construction will start this summer

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Midwest Regional Rail Initiative in Wisconsin

Rail service, top speed 110 mph
Rail service, less than 110 mph
Feeder bus service
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MWRRI Phase 1 Madison-Milwaukee-Chicago

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Incremental Approach

• Madison-Milwaukee-Chicago Phase I Service
• Infrastructure 227 mil.
• Equipment 89 mil.
• Total Capital Cost 316 mil.
• Federal funds required before proceeding
• 20 State Share 63 mil.

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Rail Alignment and Roadbed Improvements Watertown
to Madison Roadbed
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Talgo
Siemens
Bistro car
Modern Equipment Technology
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Implementation Activities Milwaukee-Madison
Corridor

• 3.01 million Milwaukee-Madison Corridor
  Environmental Assessment and Preliminary
  Engineering Study
• Final public hearings held
• FONSI document prepared
• 4.2 million HSR grade crossing improvements
  state line to Madison

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Implementation Activities Milwaukee-Madison
Corridor

• 7 million corridor purchase Watertown to Madison
  
• 32 miles purchased from WSOR/CP Rail -- December
  2003
• 5.2 million initial installment, remainder 2004
• 2.0 million positive train control project
• Advanced technology signal and control system
• Freight and passenger collision warning and
  protection
• Cooperative project with CP Railway

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Wisconsin Investment

• 4.8 million Milwaukee-Madison EA/PE
• 1.4 million purchase Milw. Amtrak Station
• 470,000 land for intermodal bus facilities
• 4.0 million Station Renovation
• 2.9 million train shed and platform improvements

• 6.5 million GMIA Station
• 2.1 million Sturtevant Station
• 4.2 million for HSR crossing improvements
• 7.0 million purchase of HSR corridor Madison to
  Watertown
• 2.0 million PTC project Milwaukee to Madison

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Wisconsin Investment

• Wisconsin has committed 35.5 million for
  intercity passenger rail development projects

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Next Steps

• Federal funding is essential
• Testimony by WisDOT Secretary Busalacchi, Senate
  Commerce Committee, October 2, 2003
• The Milwaukee-Chicago Corridor can serve as an
  anchor for future high-speed rail development in
  the Midwest
• A high-speed extension of Amtraks Hiawatha
  Service to Madison would be an effective
  demonstration of state-of-the-art passenger rail
  service
• Wisconsin has taken the first steps
• A Federal funding partner is required

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Congressional Action is Still Needed

• A passenger rail funding program has not been
  included in Senate and House TEA 21
  reauthorization bills
• Limited rail funding may be included in the
  conference committee bill
• Congressman Young, TI Committee Chair, indicated
  his continued support for rail in the House mark
  up
• TEA 21 reauthorization is not assured
• A separate rail funding bill may have to be
  pursued next year

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