Iowa Rail

PASSENGER RAIL DOCUMENTS TIMELINE

Documents are listed in reverse chronological order of their development or release. Each document is a product of the time and constraints under which it was created. Typically large scale developments or improvements begin with generalized studies or long-range plans and become increasingly more detailed and accurate over time. Consequently, later studies or actions often expand upon, revise, or update earlier information and caution should be used when reviewing earlier documents.

2020

• Iowa City-North Liberty Commuter Rail Conceptual Feasibility Study - Final
  
• Phase 2 Iowa City-North Liberty Passenger Rail Conceptual Feasibility Study
  
• Phase 1 Iowa City-Cedar Rapids Passenger Rail Conceptual Feasibility Study
  

2013

• Chicago to Council Bluffs-Omaha Regional Passenger Rail System Planning Study
  Environmental and service development study Web pages
• Draft Service Development Plan for Chicago to Council Bluffs-Omaha Regional Passenger Rail (December 2013)
  A general concept for the passenger rail route and how it might operate and be implemented

• Record of Decision – Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement Chicago to Council Bluffs-Omaha Regional Passenger Rail System Planning Study (August. 2013) Acceptance by FRA of the environmental impact study

• Chicago to Council Bluffs-Omaha Regional Passenger Rail System Planning Study Tier 1 Service Level FINAL Environmental Impact Statement (May 2013)
  Study determined preferred route and identified possible impacts on natural and human environment

2011

• Business Plan Chicago to Iowa City Intercity Passenger Rail Route (March 2011)
  A plan for regional and local support for anticipated annual operating and maintenance cost
• Business Plan Highlights, Business Plan Chicago to Iowa City Intercity Passenger Rail Route (March 2011)
• Business Plan Chicago to Dubuque Intercity Passenger Rail Route (March 2011)
  A plan for regional and local support for anticipated annual operating and maintenance cost

2010

• News release – Iowa receives $400,000 for rail planning (October 2010)
  Rail component for Iowa Statewide Travel Demand Model
• News release – Iowa and Illinois receive $230 million for Chicago-to-Iowa City intercity passenger rail route (Oct. 25, 2010)
• Joint Iowa/Illinois Application for Chicago to Iowa City passenger rail service (Aug.2010)
  Successful application for $248 million in High Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail federal funding to establish intercity passenger rail from Chicago to Iowa City (awarded $230 million)
• Grant Application – Iowa Statewide Travel Demand Model – Rail Component (May 2010)
  Application for High Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail federal funding to develop a passenger and freight rail component to Iowa's Travel Demand Model
• News release – Iowa receives two high-speed passenger rail grants (Jan. 28, 2010)
  • Award for Chicago to Council Bluffs Omaha Planning Study
  • Award for Ottumwa Sub crossover improvements

2009

• Unsuccessful application for Recovery Act federal funding to establish intercity passenger rail from Chicago to Dubuque
• Service Development Plan for the Midwest Regional Rail System (September. 2009)
  A business plan for implementation of a Midwest Regional Rail System

• Chicago to Iowa City Intercity Passenger Rail Service Tier 1 Service Level Environmental Assessment and associated documents (September 2009)
  Study determined preferred route and identified possible impacts on natural and human environment. The Service Development Plan sets out a general concept for the route and how it might operate.

2008

• Feasibility Study on Proposed Amtrak Service from Chicago to Iowa City, Iowa, via Quad Cities (April 2008)
  Additional study extending passenger rail from Quad Cities to Iowa City
• Feasibility Report on Proposed Amtrak Service Quad Cities-Chicago (January 2008)
  Initial Amtrak study of passenger rail service from Chicago to Quad Cities

2007

• Feasibility Report on Proposed Amtrak Service Chicago-Rockford-Galena-Dubuque (June 2007)
  Initial Amtrak study of passenger rail service from Chicago-Rockford-Galena-Dubuque

2006

• Benefiting Iowa's Economy (2006)
  A brochure summarizing the benefits to Iowa of the Midwest Regional Rail Initiative's (MWRRI) regional rail plan
• Economic Benefits of the Midwest Regional Rail System (2006)
  An eight-page pamphlet summarizing the benefits of the MWRRI regional rail plan
• Midwest Regional Rail System Midwest Regional Rail Initiative Benefit Cost and Economic Analysis (November 2006
  An examination of the economic impact of implementing the MWRRI's regional rail plan
• Cedar-Iowa River Rail Transit Project Feasibility Study (November 2006)
  A study of passenger rail service between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City

2004

• Midwest Regional Rail System, A Transportation Network for the 21st Century – Executive Report (September 2004)
  A comprehensive plan to improve and expand passenger rail service in the Midwest

1998

• Iowa Rail Route Alternatives Analysis (June 1998)
  Evaluates the potential for rail passenger service on three key routes in Iowa