Alternative Solutions to Railroad Impacts on Communities: Phase II Summary Report: Case Studies

The study objective is to find low-cost solutions to the impacts of railroad/community conflicts occurring along the study corridor. To accomplish this objective, a three-phase work program is being conducted:
• In Phase I, a corridor-wide survey of rail/community conflicts was made. Problems were identified by community and a preliminary list of low-cost actions deemed to be potential solutions was developed.
• In Phase II, an in-depth analysis of problems in six representative corridor communities was conducted. Alternative low-cost actions to resolve the problems were identified and analyzed. Phase II culminated with selection of remedial actions to be implemented in each case study community as demonstration projects.
• In Phase III, the demonstration projects will be implemented and evaluated. The purpose of this phase is to establish the actual effectiveness of the projects in resolving problems and to determine the projects' applicability to other corridor communities.

This report summarizes the findings of Phase II.