RESOLVING UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD INTERMODAL CONCERNS FROM TRIMET'S INTERSTATE MAX LRT LINE

During the final design of Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon's (TriMet's) Interstate MAX project, a light rail transit (LRT) station was located at an intersection that serves as the main truck access to the Albina Intermodal Freight Yard of Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) and to the River Street businesses in the Lower Albina Industrial District. The railroad raised concerns about the impact the station location might have on truck movements on Interstate Avenue at Russell Street, particularly with respect to inadequate signal time and turning radii. In addition, the local businesses were concerned with the cumulative impacts of the LRT project along with the UPRR's own train yard improvements at Russell Street and a proposed City of Portland railroad grade separation project over the UPRR tracks to improve traffic movements from the River Street businesses to Interstate Avenue. In response to these concerns a traffic model was developed that simulated the intense truck activity along Interstate Avenue within the Lower Albina Industrial district, currently and in the future, which also incorporated the three overlapping projects. Through this detailed, iterative traffic simulation modeling effort, a series of design modifications to the two public projects were made to mitigate the traffic concerns, maintain the UPRR Intermodal Yard entrance, and reinforce the Lower Albina District as an industrial sanctuary with improved access to the River Street businesses.

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• Authors:
  • Ryan, J
  • Rabiner, K K
  • Trumbull, J
• Conference:
  • Experience, Economics, and Evolution--From Starter Lines to Growing Systems. 9th National Light Rail Transit Conference
  • Location: Portland, Oregon
  • Date: 2003-11-16 to 2003-11-18
• Publication Date: 2003-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 289-299
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Circular
  • Issue Number: E-C058
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0097-8515

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access; Business districts; Design; Grade separations; Industrial areas; Intermodal terminals; Light rail transit; Location; Rail transit stations; Railroad grade crossings; Simulation; Traffic mitigation; Traffic models; Truck traffic
• Identifier Terms: Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon; Union Pacific Railroad
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00972165
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: E-C058
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 6 2004 12:00AM