Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 2.11.1995

Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Proposed Construction of a Rail Connector for Fort Campbell, KY

Fort Campbell, Kentucky, requires rail service to deploy rapidly throughout the world. The U.S. Army owns 17 miles of track from Fort Campbell to the town of Hopkinsville, KY, and approximately three miles of track in the town of Hopkinsville. Currently, a lengthy switching procedure is required to move a train, necessary during contingency operations and possible during major exercises, to or from Fort Campbell. Fort Campbell cannot rapidly deploy the 101st Airborne Division and other units with the existing switching restrictions in Hopkinsville. The Army action analyzed in this Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) is the construction of a rail connector between the government-owned line and the CSX line in Christian County, Kentucky. The environmental and socioeconomic impacts associated with alternative locations for this proposed rail connector are analyzed. Five alternative alignments, including the No-Action Alternative, have been evaluated: The No-Action Alternative requires no change in the existing configuration or operation of the rail lines, or construction of any new ones. With the No-Action Alternative, trains from Fort Campbell would continue current operation