Eureka County, Nevada -- Yucca Mountain Information Office -- Report on the Carlin Rail Route Option, 1993

Issues Identification Report for the
Carlin Rail Route Option

Prepared for the Eureka County Board of Commissioners
by Planning Information Corporation
October 7, 1993

Executive Summary
Introduction
1. Overview of DOE's Rail Access Study
2. Historical and Existing Rail Routes in Central Nevada
  1. Eureka & Palisade Railroad
  2. Nevada Central Railroad
  3. Historical Nevada Northern Railway
  4. Historical Cortez Mines Adjunct
  5. Overview of Existing Railroads in Central Nevada
  6. SP and UP Joint Trackage Segment
  7. Existing Nevada Northern Railway
Status of the Carlin Rail Route Option
1. The Carlin Rail Route Option
  1. Overview
  2. The Carlin Rail Route Option in Eureka County
2. The DOE Rail Access Study To Date
  1. Preliminary Rail Access Study
  2. Conceptual Design Report
3. Future Consideration of the Carlin Rail Route Option
Issues Identification
1. Corridor Identification Issues
2. Conceptual Design Issues
  1. Alignment Definition
  2. Engineering Analysis
  3. Cost
3. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Issues
4. Issues of Particular Local Concern
  1. General Concerns
  2. Construction and Operation of the Railroad
  3. Environmental Issues
  4. Economic Effects
  5. Effects on Local Government
Conclusions
1. Findings
2. Alternative Alignments
3. Involvement in the DOE Rail Access Planning Process
References
1. Sources
2. Other References

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