Regional Intermodal Rail Project

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Regional Intermodal Rail Project
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• Regional Ports of Entry
• Santa Teresa New Mexico
• Paso del Norte Northbound
• Friendship Southbound
• Bridge of the Americas
• Zaragoza

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Cross-Border Trains 3 trains / per
day Through-City Trains 50 trains / per day
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Burlington Northern Santa Fe Rail Yard
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Union Pacific Central Yard
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Union Pacific Chamizal Yard
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Union Pacific Paisano Yard
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Union Pacific Alfalfa Yard
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An integrated long-range transportation program
that enhances linkages, creates increased goods
movement and promotes economic growth in the
Region through a major alignment and improvement
of the rail and highway transport system and its
associated facilities.
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• Strengthen cross-border effort to cooperatively
  address transportation issues vital to the
  region
• Allow for international network to
  capitalize on goods movement (55.6 million in
  commodities passed through El Paso in 2001)
• Provide for a safer, more efficient and
  multi- modal transport system

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• Address air quality, drainage and transport
  connectivity
• Improve mobility and access management
• Allow for quality of life initiatives
  redevelopment opportunities

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Conceptual Rail Options New loop rail access
New intermodal container transfer facilities
New interchange facilities New international
customs facility New border rail connections
New existing trackage depression
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Regional Intermodal Rail Project January 2003
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Union Pacific Central Rail Yard
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Union Pacific Central Yard Redevelopment
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Union Pacific Central Yard - Redevelopment
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Near Piedras St. Bridge - Before
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Near Piedras St. Bridge - After
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• City Actions Taken
• Hiring of consultant for Feasibility Study
  Implementation Plan preparation Moffatt
  Nichol Engineers, December 2002
• Project Inclusion in Regions Metropolitan
  Transportation Plan, January 24, 2003
• Project support by regional legislators
  Transportation Policy Board
• Cross-border technical rail meetings held

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• City Actions Taken
• Submission of 241 million Congressional
  funding request under TEA-21 Reauthorization
  Bill, February 28, 2003
• Submission of 1 million Federal Demonstration
  Project grant to cover planning feasibility
  studies, February 28, 2003
• Submissions sponsored by US Congressman
  Silvestre Reyes, endorsed by US Congressman
  Stevan Pearce

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• Moffatt Nichol Engineers Report
• 3 Phase Project Scope
• - Federal funding submission
• - Technical economic evaluation studies,
  preliminary feasibility study
• - Final feasibility study and implementation
  plan
• Study driven by two primary factors
• - Initiatives in Mexico to mitigate rail impacts
  in downtown Ciudad Juarez
• - Transportation funding bill reauthorization

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• Moffatt Nichol Engineers Report
• Submitted July 18, 2003 (Interim Draft)
• Briefings to El Paso City Council
  Transportation Policy Board, August 2003
• Conclusions
• - Current rail operations are reasonably
  efficient
• - BNSF UPRR have sufficient reserve capacity
  to meet current needs forecasted growth
  for near term

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• Moffatt Nichol Engineers - Report
• - Local customer service would be degraded if
  rail operations were relocated to more
  distant locations
• - Proposed projects would provide a primary
  benefit in the future when growth has
  reduced service level requirements

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• Moffatt Nichol Engineers - Report
• Most viable recommended projects for further
  study
• 1 New border crossing at Santa Teresa
• 199 million (US) 95 million (Mexico)
• 2 EPIA Intermodal Facility
• 58 million (US)
• 3 Dallas Yard (west) Redevelopment
• 35 million (US)
• TOTAL 292 million (US) 95 million (Mexico)

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• Moffatt Nichol Engineers - Report
• Other long-term projects
• TOTAL 921 million (US) 80 million (Mexico)
• City cost through preliminary report
  submission 675,689
• Contract suspended, October 2003

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