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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04161996 - C91 C.90, C.91, C.92 and C.93 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on April 16, 1996 , by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Rogers, Bishop, DeSaulnier, Torlakson and Smith NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None SUBJECT: Correspondence C. 90 LETTER dated March 7, 1996, from Michael M. Wolfe, Landman, Capitol Oil Corporation, 1545 River Park Drive, Ste 501, Sacramento, CA 95815, advising that the Corporation does not wish to accept the pipeline franchise granted to them by the Board of Supervisors on June 21, 1994. **** REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR C.91 LETTER dated March 22, 1996, from Elaine K. Kaiser, Chief, Section of Environmental Analysis, Surface Transportation Board, Washington, D.C. 20423-0001, advising the Board's Section of Environmental Analysis is preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) as part of its review of the control and merger application of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads, and that the EA will be issued in mid-April 1996 for public review and comment. **** REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND DIRECTOR, GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY C.92 CLAIM dated April 1, 1996, submitted by Douglas Mo, Shartsis, Friese & Ginsburg, One Maritime Plaza, 18th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111, on behalf of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., for refund of taxes for years 1986-1987 through 1995-1996. **** REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL, ASSESSOR, AND TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR C.93 LETTER dated April 1, 1996, from Bill McManigal, Chair, Transportation Partnership and Cooperation (TRANSPAC), 100 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523, requesting the Board authorize staff to participate at the TRANSPAC meeting of April 25, 1996, on transportation and land use issues surrounding the Pleasant Hill BART Station. **** REFERRED TO COMMUNITY DEVLEOPMENT DIRECTOR IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the recommendations as noted (****) are approved. c.c. Correspondents thereby certify that this is a true and coneetcopyof an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Public Works Director Board of Supeqlwsoothedsteshowa Director, GMEDA ATTESTED: .f,//4. /9. ?& Transportation Committee PHIL BATCHELOR perk of the Board of Supervlsors G�o County Counsel trnty Administrator Assessor By putY Treasurer-Tax Collector Community Development Director . RECEI� « MAR 2 5 1996 Surface Transportation Board Washington, D.C. 20423-0001 cosTA cosons ` Section of Environmental Analysis March 22, 1996 Ms. Gayle Bishop Board of Supervisors Chair Contra Costa County 651 Pine Street, Room 106 Martinez CA 94553 Dear Ms. Bishop: As we indicated to you in our letter of January 29, 1996, the Surface Transportation Board's Section of Environmental Analysis is preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) as part of its review of the control and merger application filed on November 30, 1995 by the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads. The EA will address possible impacts on air quality, noise levels, water quality, safety, biological resources, hazardous materials, and/or transportation systems associated with the proposed merger activities, including related rail line abandonments, rail and intermodal yard consolidations, increases in traffic density, and related rail line construction projects. The EA will be issued in mid-April 1996 and distributed for a 20-day public review and comment period. We will be forwarding two copies to you and request that you make at least one copy available for public review. Also enclosed is a Fact Sheet that provides general information about the proposed merger. Should you have questions, please call Steve Brooks at the project's toll-free environmental hotline at (800) 448-7246. We appreciate your.cooperation and assistance in the environmental review process for the proposed UP/SP merger. Sincerely, Elaine K. Kaiser Chief, Section of Environmental Analysis Enclosure �w �M�v,g March 1996 OP/SP Proposed Merger Fact Sheet - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - -T- -- - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - MERGER ' Surface Transportation Board—Section of Environmental Rnalgsis n November 30, 1995,the comments within 20 Union Pacific Railroad days after the EA is 0 Company (UP) and South- issued. SEA will ern Pacific Transportation Company consider all com- (SP)' applied to the Interstate Com- ments received in merce Commission(ICC)for author- response to the EA in ity to merge their operations into a making its final single Union Pacific Railroad Com- recommendations to pany in order to improve service the Board. The capabilities and increase operating Board will consider efficiencies. This proposed merger SEA's final recom- mendations and the now requires approval by the Surface Transportation Board(STB). The environmental \ _... . STB retains the former ICC's merger comments in making review authority.' its final decision in this proceeding. All written comments regarding the merits of the proposed merger are due The Board's Section of Environmen- The public can call SEA's Environ- by March 29, 1996 and should be tal Analysis (SEA)plans to issue an mental Hotline at 1-800-448-7246 or addressed to: Environmental Assessment(EA)in Phillis Johnson-Ball,Environmental mid-April 1996 for the proposed Project Manager,at 202-927-6213 Office of the Secretary concerning y questions regarding Surface Transportation Board merger. The proposed merger may Case Control Branch have impacts on air quality, noise the environmental review process for : Room 1324 levels, water quality, safety, biologi- the proposed merger and related 1201 Constitution Avenue,NW cal resources,hazardous materials, abandonment and construction Washington,DC 20423-0001 and/or transportation systems. The projects. Any written questions Attention:Finance Docket No.32760 EA will be prepared pursuant to the concerning the Board's environmen- Board's environmental regulations tal review process should be ad- Parties should include an original and (49 CFR Part 1105),the National dressed to: 20 copies of all written submissions. Environmental Policy Act, the- Elaine K.Kaiser To assist you in assessing the poten- National Historic Preservation Act, Environmental Project Director tial environmental impacts of the the Endangered Species Act, and Section of Environmental Analysis proposed merger, we have provided other related environmental statutes. Room 3219 the following information. Surface Transportation Board SEA will make the EA available for 1201 Constitution Avenue,NW At the present time,UP operates public review and comment. Inter- Washington,DC 20423-0001 about 18,181 route miles of rail line ested parties may file environmental Attention:Finance Docket No.32760 in 23 states. The UP extends from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' UP includes the following subsidiaries:Union Pacific Railroad Company and Missouri Pacific Railroad Company. SP includes the following subsidiaries:Southern Pacific Transportation Company,St.Louis Southwestern Railway Company,SPCSL Corp.,and the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company. s The ICC Termination Act of 1995,Pub.L.No.104-88,109 Stat.803(the Act),which was enacted on December 29,1995 and took effect on January 1,1996, abolished the Interstate Commerce Commission and transferred its railroad merger approval functions to the Surface Transportation Board. C,q I _ Seattle, Portland, Oakland and Los : expanded rail network with far : traffic in'and around intermodal Angeles, on the west, to Chicago, broader geographic coverage than facilities, and corresponding de- St. Louis, Memphis, and New either of the applicant carriers' creased levels of long-haul truck Orleans, on the east. SP operates : existing systems. Also, the proposed : traffic. Further, certain yards would approximately 16,700 miles in 15 merger would increase opportunities experience increased activity due to states.The SP extends from Portland for intermodal partnerships between the consolidation of yard activities at to Oakland and Los Angeles, and the combined company and motor a single location in areas where each from those three points east to carriers (i.e., connections between railroad now maintains its own yard. Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis and rail and trucking operations). These rerouting and consolidation New Orleans. UP and SP operate in : The proposed merger would result in activities would require some 14 common states: Oregon, Califor- construction at specific sites to a rerouting of train traffic within the nia, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Kan- maximize effectiveness and efficien- consolidated system, generating sas, Oklahoma,Texas, Iowa, Illinois, increased traffic cies. Site-specific construction . fic densities on some Missouri,Arkansas,Tennessee and rail line segments, decreases on projects are discussed later in this Louisiana. other segments and overall efficien- fact sheet. The combined UP/SP system would cies within the system. Also,there The rail line segments,yards, and operate over more than 34,000 route would be increased activity on intermodal facilities that are expected miles in 25 states. (See attached certain rail line segments and yards to experience changes in activity in map of the proposed UP/SP merged as a result of diversions from rail rail and truck traffic that may raise system.) The proposed merger and non-rail carriers. These changes potential environmental concerns are would enable UP/SP to create an would result in increased local truck : listed on the following pages. "Seame J Spoke Portland II f Minneapdis/ l�`� > 1 SL Paul � Milwaukee /✓_ J (� Weso Alazon 1 ` Chicago ' S Mardnez Lake l Oa City r To gt rinw r� I\ I Heringto Kansas Louis nY Oklah°rn lMemphi COlton C" Los Angeles hoenlx --� Dall 1 Paso ortl� IG de New Odeans \ eW[r pn ✓� UP/SP MERGED SYSTEM ~, ' Heavy lines indicate post-merger upgrades to major corridors C / KANSAS • Fort Worth to Dallas(UP) • Dallas to Big Sandy(UP) RAIL LINE SEGMENTS TO BE • Salina to Oakley(ITP) • Big Sandy to Texarkana(UP) ANALYZED ; • Herington to Lost Springs(UP) : • Fort Worth to Chickasha,OK(UP) • Denver,CO to Oakley(UP) • Lufkin to Shreveport,LA(SP) • Valley,NE to Marysville(UP) • Angleton to Bloomington(UP) ARIZONA • Stratford,TX to Hutchinson(SP) • Odem to Corpus Christi(UP) • Chickasha,OK to Wichita(UP) • Iowa Junction,LA to Beaumont(SP) • Yuma to Picacho(SP) • Lost Springs to Wichita(UP) • Lordsburg,NM to El Paso(SP) • Picacho to Tucson(SP) • Tucson to Cochise(SP) ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Cochise to Lordsburg,NM(SP) LOUISIANA UTAH • West Colton,CA to Yuma(SP) : • Iowa Junction to Beaumont,TX(SP) . Provo to Lynndyl(UP) • Livonia to Kinder(UP) • Ogden to Alazon,NV(SP) • Lufkin,TX to Shreveport(SP) Granger,WY to den UP O ARKANSASg ( ) • Pine Bluff to Brinkley(SP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Brinkley to Fair Oaks(SP) MISSOURI WASHINGTON • Fair Oaks to Paragould(SP) • Paragould,AR to Dexter Junction(SP) . Seattle to Tacoma(UP) • Paragould to Dexter Junction,MO(SP) ; • Tacoma to Portland,OR UP(trackage NEBRASKA rights on BN/SF) CALIFORNIA • Valley to Marysville,KS(UP) • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Long Beach to Slauson Junction(SP) ; • California Junction,IA to Fremont(UP) ; WISCONSIN • Slauson Junction to Los Angeles(SP) • • Oak Creek to St.Francis(UP) • Palmdale to West Colton(SP) NEVADA • West Colton to Yuma,AZ(SP) . • • • • • • • • • . . . . . • • • • • • • • Niles Junction to Oakland(UP) • Sparks to Winnemucca(SP) WYOMING • Oakland to Martinez(SP) : • Roseville,CA to Sparks(SP) ; . Granger to Ogden,UT(UP) • Martinez to Stockton/Lathrop(SP) • Ogden,UT to Alazon(SP) . Granger to Green River(UP) • Stockton/Lathrop to Sacramento(UP) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : • Green River to Rawlins(UP) • Sacramento to Roseville(SP) NEW MEXICO • Rawlins to Cheyenne(UP) • Roseville to Sparks,NV(SP) : • Lordsburg to El Paso,TX(SP) •Denver,CO to Cheyenne(UP) • Roseville to Marysville(SP) • Cochise,AZ to Lordsburg(SP) • Marysville to Dunsmuir(SP) • El Paso,TX to Dalhart,TX(SP) • Dunsmuir to Klamath Falls,OR(SP) . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OKLAHOMA COLORADOCHANGES TO RAIL YARDS • Chickasha to Wichita,Ks(UP) : • Dotsero to Bond(SP) • Stratford,TX to Hutchinson,KS(SP) • Bond to Denver(SP) • Fort Worth,TX to Chickasha(UP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Denver to Oakley,KS(UP) : ARIZONA • Denver to Cheyenne,WY(UP) • . . . . • • • . • • • • • • • • . • • • • • Nogales(Increased Traffic to Existing SP : OREGON Rail Yard) ILLINOIS . • Klamath Falls to Chemult(SP) • Phoenix(Increased Traffic to Existing SP • Chemult to Eugene(SP) Rail Yard) • Nelson to Clinton,IA(UP) • Eugene to Portland(SP) • Yuma (Increased Traffic to Existing SP • Nelson to Geneva(UP) • Portland to Oregon Trunk Junction(UP) Rail Yard) • Geneva to West Chicago(UP) • Dunsmuir,CA to Klamath Falls(SP) • West Chicago to Chicago-Proviso(UP) . Tacoma,WA to Portland UP(trackage • Galesburg to Buda(BN/SF) ARKANSAS. rights on BN/SF) • Buda to Nelson(UP) : • Texarkana(Phaseout of SP Facility) • Villa Grove to Chicago(UP) • . • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • TEXAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • El Paso to Dalhart(SP) CALIFORNIA IOWA Dalhart to Stratford(SP) • Lathrop(Increased Traffic to Existing SP • • California Junction to Fremont,NE(UP) Stratford to Hutchinson,KS(SP) : Rail Yard) • California Jct.to Missouri Valley (UP) El Paso to Sierra Blanca(SP) • Los Angeles Basin(Phaseout of SP"J" • • Vinton to Clinton(UP) • Sierra Blanca to Toyah(UP) Yard;Phaseout of SP Valla Automotive • Nelson,IL to Clinton(UP) • Toyah to Big Spring(UP) Facility) • Big Spring to Fort Worth(UP) : • Martinez(Increased Traffic to Existing SP Rail Yard) • Montclair(Increased Traffic to Existing • St.Louis: - WASHINGTON UP Rail Yard) - Lesperance St.(Phaseout of Existing • Niland(Increased Traffic to Existing SP UP Rail Yard) • Seattle(Increased Traffic at Existing UP Rail Yard) Rail Yazd) • Oakland(Phaseout of UP Auto Facility) NEVADA • Roseville(Upgrade and Expand Existing SP Rail Yard) • Carlin(Phaseout of Existing SP Rail • Sacramento Yard) - Haggin Yard(Increased Traffic to UPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' CHANGES TO INTERMODAL SP Facility) OREGON C - South Sacramento(Increased Traffic to . Salem(Increased Traffic to Existing SP FACILITIES UP Facility) Rail Yazd) - SP Yard(Phaseout of SP Facility) . Hinkle(Increased Traffic to Existing UP • • ' ' • • • . • . . ' ' ' ' . ' • Stockton(Phaseout of SP Facility) Rail Yazd) ARIZONA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • Bend(Increased Traffic to Existing UP _• Phoenix(Expanded SP Intermodal COLORADO Rail Yazd) Facility) • Grand Junction(Increased Traffic to • Portland: -Albina(Expansion of Existing UP Rail Existing SP Rail Yard) ARKANSAS • La Salle(Consolidate Automotive Yard) • Texarkana(New UP/SP Intermodal Facilities at UP Yazd) - Barnes(Expansion of Existing UP Rail : Facility) Increased Traffic to Existing UP Yard) • Rolla ( g • Pine Bluff(Phaseout of SP Facility) Automotive Facility) - Rivergate(Expansion of Existing UP Rail Yard) • • • . . . . . . . • . . • . . • • . • . . • • • • . • • • • . - Bonneville(Expansion of Existing UP CALIFORNIA ILLINOIS Rail Yard) • Benicia(Increased Traffic to SP Auto • East St.Louis(Phaseout of UP Madison Facility) Yazd) TEXAS • City of Industry(Phaseout of SP • Salem(Increased Traffic to Existing UP Intermodal Facility) Rail Yazd) • Amarillo(Increased Traffic to Existing SP . East Los Angeles(Expanded UP • Chicago Yazd) Intermodal Facility) - Canal Street(Increased Traffic is to • Bellmead(Increased Traffic to Existing . Lathrop(Increased Traffic to UP ExistingSP Rail Yazd) UP Rail Yard) • Brownsville(Phaseout of SP Yazd; Intermodal Facility) • • • . • • • • . • • • • . • • • • . Consolidation of Operations at UP Yazd) ' Los Angeles KANSAS • Carrollton(Increased Traffic to Existing - ICTF(Expanded Existing SP Intermodal Facility) • Herington(Increased Traffic to Existing SP Yard) - Transportation Center(Phaseout of SP SP Rail Yazd) • Dayton(Expansion of Existing SP Rail • Topeka(Phaseout of SP Rail Yard) Yard) LATC Intermodal Facility) •El Paso(Consolidation of Operations at ' Oakland . . . . . . Existing SP Yazd;Phaseout of UP Yazd) - UP Intermodal(Reconfigured UP LOUISIANA • Fort Worth(Increased Traffic to Existing Intermodal Facility) • Avondale(Consolidated Operations at UP UP Yazd) - SP Intermodal(Expanded SP Yazd;SP"New Yazd"to be sold to BN/ _ Broadway(Phaseout of SP Yard) Intermodal Facility) SF) • Harlingen(Phaseout of SP Yard) • Roseville(Increased Traffic to SP • De Quincy(Traffic Increased to Existing . Houston: Strang(Expansion of Existing Intermodal UP Rail Yard) SP Yard) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Lake Charles(Traffic Increased to • Texarkana(Phaseout of SP Yard) COLORADO Existing SP Rail Yard;Phaseout of UP . Waco(Consolidation of Operations at Denver Yard) Existing UP Yazd;Phaseout of SP Yard) - 40th Street(Expanded UP Intermodal • Lafayette(SP Facility to be sold to BN/ SF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Facility) • Livonia(Traffic Increased and Expanded UTAH - North Yard(Phaseout of SP Facility) UP Rail Yazd) • Salt Lake City/Ogden: - North YardlBelt Line(Phaseout of SP • Shreveport(Phaseout of SP Yazd) - Roper Yard(Consolidation of Automo- Automotive Facility) tive Operations to SP Facility) MISSOURI - Clearfield(Phaseout of UP Mainte- ILLINOIS nance Facility) • Chicago • Poplar Bluff(Increased Traffic at Existing SP Rail Yazd) - Canal Street(Expanded UP Facility) • - Forest Hill(Phaseout of SP Facilities • San Antonio(Phaseout of Existing SP In addition to the abandonments in Leased from CSX Intermodal) Facility) Colorado described above,discon- - Proviso(Expanded Global II(UP) • South San Antonio(Expansion of tinuance of service is proposed over Intermodal Facility) Existing UP Facility) the following rail line segments: • Dolton • Houston(Phaseout of SP Galena Park - Yard Center(Expanded UP Facility) Auto Facility;Combined with UP Sage to Leadville(DRGW),Mileage • Dupo(Expanded UP Intermodal Facility) Westfield Facility) 69.1,Docket No.AB-8(Sub-No.36X) • East St.Louis(Phaseout of SP Valley • Dallas(Expansion of Existing SP • Malta to Canon City(DRGW),Mileage Yard) Facility) 109.0,Docket No.AB-8(Sub-No.39) • Towner to NA Junction(DRGW), KANSAS UTAH Mileage 122.4,Docket No.AB-8(Sub- No.Kansas Cit SP Armourdale 38) City( ) (New UP/ Salt Lake City(Expansion of UP North SP Intermodal Facility) Yard Facility) • • . • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ILLINOIS •Edwardsville to Madison(UP),Mileage LOUISIANA WASHINGTON 15.0,Docket No.AB-33(Sub-No.98X) • Avondale • Seattle(Expansion of UP Facility) • DeCamp to Edwardsville(UP),Mileage - SP Facility(Expanded Existing SP 14.6,Docket No.AB-33(Sub-No.97X) Facility) • Barr to Girard(UP),Mileage 38.4, - UP Facility(UP Facility at Westwego to Docket No.AB-33(Sub-No.96) be Sold to BN/SF) • Shreveport a Port-Owned(Phaseout SP operations at PROPOSED ABONDONMENTS KANSAS Rail line abandonments are planned • Whitewater to Newton(UP),Mileage 9.0, MISSOURI as part of the proposed merger. Docket No.AB-3 (Sub-No. 132X) Seventeen(17)rail lines in eight • Hope to Bridgeport(UP),Mileage 31.2, • Kansas City,MO: Docket No.AB-3 (Sub-No. 13 1) - Neff(UP)(Ramp Closed;Expansion of states (AR,CA,CO,IL., KS,LA,TX, Existing Facility) UT),including 600 miles of track, In addition to the abandonments in • Kansas City,KS: would be abandoned. Abandonments -Armourdale(SP)(Conversion to are proposed at the following loca- Kansas described above, discontinu- ance of service is proposed over the Intermodal Facility) tions: following rail line segment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NEVADA • • . • • • • • • • • • . . . . . . • • • • Hope to Bridgeport(DRGW),Mileage • Reno/Sparks:(Phaseout of Existing UP ARKANSAS 31.2,Docket No.AB-8(Sub-No.37) Facility;Consolidation of Intermodal • Gurdon to Camden(UP),Mileage-28.7 Traffic at SP Facility) Docket No.AB-3(Sub-No. 129X) LOUISIANA . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • Iowa Junction to Manchester(UP), OREGON CALIFORNIA Mileage 8.5,Docket No.AB-3(Sub-No. • Portland: • Whittier Junction to Colima Junction 133X) -Albina(Expansion of Existing UP (UP), Mileage 5.2,Docket No.AB-33 Facility) (Sub-No.93X) TEXAS - Brooklyn(Phaseout of Existing SP •Magnolia Tower to Melrose(UP), Facility) Mileage 4.9,Docket No.AB-33(Sub-No. • Seabrook to San Leon(SP),Mileage 10.5, Docket No.AB-12(Sub-No. 187X) 94X) • Alturas to Wendel(SP),Mileage 85.5, • Suman to Bryan(SP),Mileage 13.1, TEXAS Docket No.AB-12(Sub-No. 184X) Docket No.AB-12(Sub-No. 185X) • Harlingen(New UP/SP Intermodal • Troup to Whitehouse(UP),Mileage 7.5, Facility) . ' ' ' ' . . ' ' ' ' . . . ' . . . ' . • • . Docket No.AB-3(Sub-No. 134X) • Marshall(Closure of UP Ramp) COLORADO • Mesquite(Phaseout of UP Automotive • Sage to Leadville(SP),Mileage 69.1, UTAH Operations) Docket No.AB-12(Sub-No. 189X) . Little Mountain Junction to Little • Midlothian(Increased Traffic at SP • Malta to Canon City(SP),Mileage 109.0, Mountain(UP),Mileage 12.0,Docket No. Automotive Facility) Docket No.AB-12(Sub-No. 188) • Port Laredo(Expansion of Existing UP • Towner to NA Junction(UP),Mileage -33(Sub-No.99X) Facility) 122.4,Docket No.AB-3(Sub-No. 130); • Texarkana(New UP/SP Intermodal Facility) I ' I it "I I I I I ' I 'I I S • Stockton:New connection from SP Mainline to El Pinal to UP Stockton Yard; PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION MISSOURI approximately 1,500 feet of new track • Dexter:Construction of a 2,062-foot PROJECTS construction extension to an existing siding at MP 189.9 on new right-of-way Twenty-five (25) rail line construc- . ' . . ' ' ' ' ' . ' ' ' ' ' ' ' . ' • Paront:Construction of an 8,000-foot tion projects in eight states (AR,CA, COLORADO extension to an existing siding at MP 47.1 CO,IL, KS,LA,MO,TX) are • Denver: on new right-of-way planned as part of the proposed - Connection from SP Moffat Mainline to SP Belt Line at North Yard;construc- merger. These projects involve tion of approximately 4,000 feet of new TEXAS construction of new rail line connec- rail line • West Point:Connection between the UP tions on new rights-of-way. The - Construction of a new connection Houston subdivision mainline and the SP construction of rail line connecting between UP Greeley Mainline and SP Ennis subdivision Flatonia line;construc- track is planned at the following Belt Line,and a siding extension of tion of two turnouts and approximately locations: approximately 5,000 feet of new rail 1,500 feet of new rail line • Houston: line - Connection between the SP mainline . ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' . 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' and HB&T line at Tower 26;construc- ARKANSAS ILLINOIS tion of two turnouts and approximately • Texarkana:New connection between UP • Girard:Construction of a new connection 1,000 feet of new rail line and SP to permit operation of trains between UP Madison subdivision and the - Connection between the SP mainline between Pine Bluff,AR(SP)and SP Springfield subdivision;approxi- and HB&T line at Tower 87;construc- Longview,Ti(UP); approximately mately 3,000 feet of new rail line tion of two turnouts and approximately 2,500 feet of new track construction construction and relocation of approxi- 800 feet of new rail line • Camden:New connection between SP mately 1,500 feet of existing track - Connection between the SP Lufkin and UP tracks;approximately 1,000 feet • Salem:Connection between UP Chicago subdivision and UP Settegast yard; of new track construction subdivision mainline and CSX mainline; construction of two turnouts, and • Pine Bluff: approximately 2,500 feet of new rail line approximately 1,400 feet of new rail - New connection(east)to permit construction line operation of trains between the SP Pine • Fort Worth:Connections between the UP Bluff yard and the UP mainline south to ' ' ' ' ' • ' ' • • ' ' • ' • ' ' ' ' ' ' . Fort Worth Subdivision mainline and SP Monroe,LA.;approximately 1,000 feet KANSAS Ennis Subdivision Fort Worth branch;(a) o new track construction • Hope:Connection between the UP f construction of two turnouts and approxi- - New connection(west)to permit Hoisington subdivision mainline and BN/ mately 570 feet of new rail line in the operation of trains between the UP SF;construction of approximately 2,000 northeast quadrant;and(b)construction Monroe subdivision north to Little feet of new rail line and two turnouts of two turnouts and approximately 650 Rock;approximately 1,500 feet of new . . . feet of new rail line in the southwest track construction LOUISIANA quadrant • Fair Oaks:Upgrade existing connection Kinder:Connection between the UP Lake ' Carrollton(SP):Construction of two new of UP to SP in southeast quadrant to 30 Charles Subdivision mainline and UP tracks and one track extension,involving mph standards;approximately 1,000 feet approximately 3,100 feet on new rail line. of new track construction Beaumont Subdivision mainline;con- struction of approximately 1,400 feet of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . new rail line and two turnouts CALIFORNIA • • Shreveport:Connection between the UP • West Colton:Two new connections,one Reisor Subdivision mainline and SP to allow trains off UP from Los Angeles Lufkin Subdivision mainline;construction IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS to operate east on SP towards Yuma and of two turnouts,approximately 1,200 feet one to allow eastbound trains off SP from of new rail line,acquisition of approxi- REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL West Colton to operate west on UP. The mately three acres of right-of-way,and first connection involves approximately the relocation of a US Highway 171 REVIEW PROCESS FOR THE PRO- 2,500 feet of new track construction;the overpass pier POSED MERGER YOU MAY CALL second involves construction of 6,300 feet SEA'S ENVIRONMENTAL HOTLINE of new track along SP •Lathrop:New connection between UP AT 1-$00-448-7246. and SP;approximately 2,500 feet on new track construction