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PROPOSED STATION INTERIOR VIEW© 2015 Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Renewed Union Station Plans


THE MIDWEST HIGH SPEED RAIL ASSOCIATION’S VISION FOR A NEW RAILROAD STATION AT O’HARE.

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Unlike CTA, Metra’s right-of-way has room for additional tracks

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Metra’s Milwaukee West Line

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Alternate Express Route

Track and electri�cation upgrades for faster speeds

Extension to SouthSuburban Airport site

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A-5 Flyover

Grand Ave.

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Union StationImprovements

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Toronto’s Airport Express train tested on Rock Island

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Order of Magnitude Capital Costs

CrossRail is very phaseable because it is a collection of many projects which have independent utility. We have grouped the projects by segment, though there are individual projects within each segment as well. Union Station expansion, a new station at O’Hare, the A-2 Flyover and the 16th Street Connector are the most urgent.

O’Hare Conrac Station $25,000,000

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O’Hare – B12 $125,000,000

• Purchase 5 miles of ROW • Install electrification

• Construct 2 new mainline tracks • Separate 1 highway crossing

• Install Positive train control • Replace 3 stations

B12 – A2 $790,000,000

• Reconstruct existing mainline tracks and add fourth main

• Replace 79 bridges

• Install Positive train control • Reconstruct 8 stations

• Install electrification • A-5 Flyover

• Separate 13 highway crossings

A2 Flyover — Critical project, impacts 7 Metra routes $250,000,000

A2 through Union Station $260,000,000

• Reconstruct existing mainline tracks and add fourth main

• Install Positive train control

• Install electrification

• Build though platforms • Separate 1 highway crossing

16th Street Connector — Needed for St. Louis 110 project $325,000,000

• New connection to St. Charles Airline • Install electrification

• 16th Street Flyover • Replace 16 bridges

• Install Positive train control

McCormick Place/Michael Reese Station complex $50,000,000

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McCormick Place — Kensington $675,000,000

• Reconstruct existing mainline tracks • Replace electrification

• Replace signaling • Replace 16 stations

South Chicago Branch — Assumed no needed improvements

Hegewisch Branch $15,000,000

• Construct 1 new station at Altgeld Gardens • Add pocket track at Hegewisch station

Blue Island Branch $15,000,000

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Total $2,530,000,000

(These estimates were conducted by MHSRA staff for discussion purposes only Rolling Stock and fare collection systems assumed to be financed by operators.)

Estimated Annual Ridership

Past studies have examined each of the proposed segments separately, which fails to provide a clear picture of the power of a coordinated system. Together, these projects will generate more ridership, revenue and benefits than any of them can yield independently.

Using existing studies, the Midwest High Speed Rail Association developed ridership estimates to demonstrate the addi-tive effect of each segment.

Low Estimate High Estimate

I-90 Corridor Loop–O’Hare: 1,680,000 1,920,000

O’Hare–Elgin: 3,304,000 4,704,000

Rockford extension: 826,000 1,529,000

I-90 Corridor Total: 5,810,000 8,153,000

I-57 Corridor Metra Electric improvements: 10,000,000 11,000,000

Champaign extension: 1,566,000 2,285,000

I-57 Corridor Total: 11,566,000 13,285,000

16th Street Connector Crosstown commuter rail: 1,461,000 1,956,000

O’Hare–Champaign: 154,000 212,000

Rockford–Champaign: 19,000 40,000

16th Street Connector Total: 1,634,000 2,208,000

Core Ridership 19,010,000 23,646,000

Other Ridership Impacts Sixteen exisitng Amtrak and Metra routes would see direct impact from CrossRail Chicago.

Amtrak Carbondale

Amtrak St. Louis

Amtrak Milwaukee

Amtrak Detroit

Milwaukee District North Line 7,040,845

Milwaukee District West Line 6,830,685

North Central Line 1,684,587

South Shore

Union Pacific North

Union Pacific Northwest

Union Pacific West

Sources:

Express Airport Train Service Business Plan, September 2006. STAR Line Alternative Analysis, June 2012. Kankakee County Commuter Rail Feasibility Study, January 2005. Chicago to St. Louis 220 mph High Speed Rail Alternative Corridor Study, September 2010.Northern Illinois Commuter Rail Initiative Commuter Rail Feasibility Study, November 2004


Revenue Sources City Benefits

Potential PPP Structure

CrossRail Chicago

Obtains financing

Acquires needed RR Assets

Manages construction

Contracts for infrastruc-ture operation and maintenance

Develops approved planned development

Track access fees

State funds

Federal funds

Increased real estate taxes

Increased tourism

More tradeshows

Southside redevelopment

Improved access to jobs

New Southside transit service

Development Rights

Upcoming funding opportunities to prepare for:

State capital bill

Federal transportation bill

Airport Express operating surplus

Increased Passenger fares

Relevant Nationwide Cases

THE HISTORIC DENVER UNION STATION WAS REOPENED IN JULY 2014 USING A SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP). THE STATION AND THE SURROUNDING 19.5 ACRES WILL SOON BE THE HUB OF DENVER’S NEW FASTRACKS COMMUTER RAIL NETWORK AS WELL AS ITS RE-GIONAL AND EXPRESS BUS NETWORKS.

• All Aboard Florida: New Miami – Orlando passenger route financed with real estate develop-ment and passenger fares.

• Denver Eagle P3: Precedent setting P3 financing 23 mile airport line.

• Detroit M1: Non-profit organization formed in 2007 to lead design, construction and operation of 3.3 mile circulating streetcar.

• Portland TriMet Airport Max: Real Estate development financed more than 40% of 5.5 mile light rail extension to airport.

• Toronto Union Pearson Express: Metrolinx, Toronto’s regional transit authority, created a subsidiary to construct and operate a 23-mile long airport train using tracks shared by GO commut-er trains and freight trains.


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The Federal Railroad Administration has established three categories to explain the safety requirements for each level of service. They are:

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NOT TO SCALE


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Core Express 125 mph and aboveAchieving 3-hour or better travel times between major cities will require average train speeds over 150 mph. That means Midwestern states will need to construct new tracks dedicated to lightweight, electri-cally-powered trains without any level highway crossings.

Regional 90–125 mphWith a few exceptions, separate tracks will be needed above 90-mph. Highways need to pass above or below the tracks when trains are traveling above 110 mph.

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BlendedUnder Development

Railway Type


Major Land Development Sites

Travel Timefrom Chicago

1 hours

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Core Express 125 mph+


Amtrak/Conventional Rail

Existing Amtrak

Cincinnati

Columbus

Omaha

Lansing

Detroit

Madison Milwaukee

Minneapolis-St. Paul

Cleveland

Toledo

Pittsburgh

O’Hare

Des Moines

IndianapolisSpring�eld

Jefferson City St. Louis

Kansas City

Chicago

43 Million within 3 Hours of Chicago

Midwest Annual Savings:

760 million gallons of gas

$3 billion travel time cost

3.3 million tons of CO2e

$13.8 billion additional sales in Chicago every year


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