Department of Transportation

DEIS

The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) is available for public review. Download the DEIS and appendices by clicking on the links below. Please note the DEIS public comment period is now closed. Public comments were accepted through Wednesday, April 30, 2014.

DEIS Electronic Files

Download the DEIS and appendices and learn how the high speed passenger rail service alternatives will affect mobility, safety, the environment, and economic growth. Files in Adobe PDF format on this page require the Adobe Reader. You can download the free Adobe Reader from the Adobe website. (www.get.adobe.com/reader/)

• Volume 1 – Main DEIS (30.67 Mb)
• Volume 2 – Appendix A (17.33 Mb)
• Volume 3 – Appendices B - H (45.20 Mb)
• Volume 4 – Appendices I - J (40.78 Mb)

Individual chapters and appendices are also available below:

Volume 1 – Main DEIS

• Cover Sheet and Table of Contents (7.91 Mb)
• Executive Summary (1.61 Mb)
• Chapter 1 – Introduction and Purpose and Need (1.40 Mb)
• Chapter 2 – Existing Transportation Conditions and Major Markets (5.47 Mb)
• Chapter 3 – Alternatives (10.02 Mb)
• Chapter 4 – Social, Economic, and Environmental Considerations (4.07 Mb)
• Chapter 5 – Financial Capacity (1.41 Mb)
• Chapter 6 – Comparison of Alternatives (559 kb)
• Chapter 7 – Comments and Coordination (948 kb)
• References (376 kb)
• Acronyms (438 kb)
• Glossary of Terms (441 kb)
• List of Preparers (341 kb)

Volume 2 – Appendix A

• Appendix A – Track Schematics (17.33 Mb)

Volume 3 – Appendices B - H

• Appendix B – Ridership and Revenue Forecasting (22.02 Mb)
• Appendix C – Alternatives Development and Screening Report (1.23 Mb)
• Appendix D – Rail Network Operations Simulation (8.44 Mb)
• Appendix E – Committed Highway, Bus, and Airport Improvement Projects (1.72 Mb)
• Appendix F – Capital, Operating and Maintenance Costs Estimating Methodology (225 kb)
• Appendix G – Existing Conditions Supporting Documentation (47.03 Mb)
• Appendix H – Draft Programmatic Agreement (4.08 Mb)

Volume 4 – Appendices I - J

• Appendix I – Agency Correspondence (47.39 Mb)
• Appendix J – CSXT and NYSDOT Agreements (347 kb)