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Rail Capacity Enhancements |
Improvement Classification Level |
Estimated Cost |
Estimated Public
Benefit* |
Ratio:
Benefit/Cost |
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Third Main: Belt Jct to Spring Jct |
1 |
$104,000,000 |
NA |
NA |
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Siding Extensions — Lloyd Yard |
1 |
$4,000,000 |
NA |
NA |
|
Total Identified Improvements |
$108,000,000 |
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*No public benefits of individual rail improvements were identified.
Addition of Third Mainline from Belt Junction to Spring Junction
In the event the BNSF would agree to operate their traffic to/from Temple,
Texas on the UPRR Navasota Subdivision from Navasota on the BNSF Conroe
Subdivision to Spring Junction, then on the Palestine Subdivision toward
Houston, a third mainline would be required to facilitate this operation. With
two current mainlines between Belt Junction and Spring Junction, without the
BNSF train movements, an additional mainline may not prove to be a financially
sound improvement.
Cost
The estimated cost of a third mainline from Belt Junction to Spring Junction
on the UPRR Palestine Subdivision is $104,000,000 and is classified as a level 1
improvement, meaning that the improvement is a near-term rail improvement. This
improvement should undergo further testing to determine the extent of the
improvement’s impact on the region’s rail network, and to quantify the
associated public and private benefits that may be attained.
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Siding Extensions – Lloyd Yard
Currently, there are two approximately 3,000-foot siding tracks located to
the west of the Palestine Subdivision mainline tracks passing through Lloyd
Yard. At their current length, they are not of sufficient length to be used as a
staging area for trains inbound to Houston.
Analysis
Extending the two sidings west of the mainline through Lloyd Yard to a clear
length of approximately 9,000 feet, however, would provide Houston terminating
trains off the Navasota Subdivision a landing slot prior to being queued into
the flow of network traffic. Ultimately this would improve operations at Belt
Junction while reducing mainline blockage.
Cost The estimated cost of siding extensions for Lloyd Yard is $4,000,000 and is
classified as a level 1 improvement, meaning that the improvement is a near-term
rail improvement. This improvement should undergo further testing to determine
the extent of the improvement’s impact on the region’s rail network, and to
quantify the associated public and private benefits that may be attained. Back to top
Identified Improvements
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