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Abstract:Intercity passenger transportation in Kansas, as in other Midwest states, is facing enormous
challenges resulting from rapidly changing market forces. These challenges include the
increasing environmental and capital costs of investment in highway systems, the loss or
increasing cost of air services for many cities as a result of air deregulation, and the
increasing competition for the limited funding available for transport investment. The
existing rail infrastructure within many states, including Kansas, has enormous capacity and
may provide an alternative passenger transportation system that would provide value and
utility to riders and support and encourage growth to the economy, businesses and
communities in the State of Kansas. To evaluate the potential that the rail system in the State of Kansas might offer in expanding passenger rail service, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) commissioned Transportation Economics & Management Systems (TEMS), in association with Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB), to carry out a feasibility study.
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