Tri-state High Speed Rail Study: Chicago - Milwaukee - Twin Cities Corridor

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Tri-State Study of High Speed Rail Service
• Corporate Creators:
  TMS/Benesch Tri-State High Speed Rail Consultants
• Corporate Contributors:
  Illinois. Dept. of Transportation ; Minnesota. Dept. of Transportation ; Wisconsin. Dept. of Transportation. Social Media Peer Exchange Planning Team
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • High speed rail
  • Feasibility analysis
  • Technology assessment
  • Chicago
  • High speed rail
  • Milwaukee
  • Minneapolis (Minnesota)
  • St. Paul
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Chicago (Illinois) ; Illinois ; Minneapolis (Minnesota) ; Minnesota ; Wisconsin ; United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Illinois. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  This report, the Final Report for the Tri-State Study of High Speed Rail Service, describes the work carried out by TMS/Benesch in analyzing the potential for high speed rail in the Tri-State Corridor. Specifically, the study provides a pre-feasibility concept assessment of the role of high speed rail by analyzing the potential: Technology and route options; Environmental constraints; Ridership and revenue estimates; Operating options; Operating and maintenance costs; Capital costs; Financial and economic returns. This report presents a summary description of the study process, its findings, conclusions and recommendations. In carrying out the study, TMS/Benesch prepared a series of five Technical Reports which provide supporting documentation and analyses. The contents of the Technical Reports are described in Exhibit 1.2.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/13519/dot_13519_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.41 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:29dc81a2417f5637dc67898ea53e30632274c189d48957567468163f1dc38a49e0e8920189ab2e5fdd329debe48c90e7f94e20bfe21ef0781073a029b2dd0d89