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Financial Identification Number: 412994-2-22-01 Central Florida Commuter Rail TransitTrack Assessment and MaintenancePlan Report – Final
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Track Assessment and Maintenance PlanReport
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No.1 INTRODUCTION 12 INSPECTION CRITERIA 33 FIELD INSPECTION FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 84 TRACK MAINTENANCE PLAN 295 CONCLUSIONS 30TABLES
Table 1 – FRA Track Safety Standards for Class 4 Track 5Table 2 - Estimated Cost of Engineering/Maintenance-of-Way Function 30Table 3 – Summary of Recommended Improvements 31
FIGURES
Figure 1 – Regional Location Map 2Figure 2 – Existing Double Track 61 Mile Corridor 4
APPENDICES
Appendix A – CSX Track Charts and TimetableAppendix B – Detailed Inventory Data TablesAppendix C – Grade Crossing Condition ReportAppendix D – Track Maintenance Plan
Financial Identification Number: 412994-2-22-01 Central Florida Commuter Rail TransitTrack Assessment and MaintenancePlan Report – Final
JANUARY 2007
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Introduction
1.1 PURPOSE OF REPORT
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is serving as the lead agency in the preparationof an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Central Florida Commuter Rail Transit(CFCRT) project. The CFCRT project sponsors include the Florida Department ofTransportation (FDOT), the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (LYNX),and Volusia County Public Transit System (VOTRAN).The Alternatives Analysis (AA) study phase of the CFCRT project (completed in June 2004)concluded that the CFCRT was the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA). The full buildoption of the CFCRT, shown in Figure 1, is 60.8 miles long extending along the CSXT “A”Line from the DeLand Amtrak station in DeLand in the north to Poincianna Blvd in thesouth.The CFCRT will provide a bi-directional service on weekdays only, at 15-minute peakperiod and 60-minute mid-day and evening service frequencies. Commuter rail servicewould be operated with diesel-multiple unit (DMU) cars. The communities directlyimpacted by the CFCRT are DeLand, Orange City, DeBary, Volusia County, Sanford, LakeMary, Longwood, Altamonte Springs, Maitland, Winter Park, Orlando, Edgewood,Meadowoods, Orange County, Kissimmee and Osceola County.In support of FDOT’s acquisition of the railroad right-of-way for operations of thecommuter rail service, an assessment of the existing conditions of the rail corridor wasconducted. A track condition assessment and material inventory of the 61 miles of mainlinetrack, 18.5 miles of second mainline track, sidings and adjacent yard tracks and 126 at-gradecrossings within the CSXT Sanford Subdivision between MP 749.7 (DeLand AmtrakStation) and MP 814.1 (Poinciana Industrial Park) was carried out by the Earth Tech Teambetween November 14, 2006 and November 30, 2006. This report serves as a summary ofthe corridor track structure evaluation and includes the following:
Descriptions of the inspection criteria and requirements.
An assessment of the present condition of the existing mainline track structure andits adherence to Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Track Safety StandardsClass 4 track.
Recommendations necessary to upgrade the sidings and yard tracks proposed to befuture CFCRT Mainline to FRA Class 4 mainline track in order to remain incompliance with FRA requirements.
An estimate of the present value of the railway infrastructure (track structure) in the61 mile corridor.
Recommendations for an annual track maintenance plan.
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