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Regional Commuter Rail Feasibility Study
Completed September 2002
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Working
under the direction of MARC, the Commuter
Rail Feasibility Study will determine the realities of utilizing existing
rail corridors to help serve the transportation needs of the greater
Kansas City region.
About the Study
- Regional in scope, potentially addressing rail transit issues on both sides of the state line.
- Focused on the possibilities of utilizing existing railroad corridors for commuter rail. Use of existing rail corridors can make commuter rail transit much more financially attractive and logistically practical.
- Separate from other ongoing regional transit initiatives, but incorporates outcomes from each of those studies as available and appropriate.
- THREE PHASES:
Phase I - Initial Corridor Screening
Phase II - Detailed Assessment
Phase III - Recommendations and Implementation
Study Consultants
- R.L. Banks & Associates, Inc., Washington, D.C.
- Bucher, Willis & Ratliff, Kansas City, Mo.
- HNTB Corporation, Kansas City, Mo.
- Taliaferro & Browne, Inc., Kansas City, Mo.
- ETC Institute, Olathe, Kan.
- G Associates, Inc., Annandale, Va.
Study Documents
- Initial Corridor Screening (Part 1) (977KB, pdf)
- Initial Corridor Screening (Part 2) (1.3MB, pdf)
- Appendix A: Rail Line Inventory (136KB, pdf)
- Appendix B: Proposed Rail Line Improvements and Costs (71KB, pdf)
- Detailed Assessment of Feasible Corridors (384KB, pdf)
- Odessa-Kansas City (Corridor D - Part 1) (1.4MB, pdf)
- Odessa-Kansas City (Corridor D - Part 2) (992KB, pdf)
- Warrensburg-Pleasant Hill-Kansas City (Corridor E) (1.2MB, pdf)
- Topeka-Lawrence-Kansas City (Corridor H - Part 1) (1.4MB, pdf)
- Topeka-Lawrence-Kansas City (Corridor H - Part 2) (1MB, pdf)
- Implementation Strategy (384KB, pdf)
The preparation of this report was financed in part with funding from United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), administered by the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) and the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). The opinions, findings and conclusions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of USDOT, KDOT and MoDOT.