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<br /> <br />5.Freight <br /> <br />Freight transportation in Ramsey is primarily served by one rail line and arterial roadways. <br /> shows the cBurlington Northern <br />Figure 9 <br />Santa Fe (BNSF) rail line passes through the southern portion of the city, adjacent to TH 10. <br />There are no large freight traffic generators or intermodal facilities within the city. Most truck <br />and rail traffic is passing through Ramsey on trips to, from, and through the Twin Cities. <br />Freight traffic generators within Ramsey are located along the BNSF rail line and TH 10. Freight <br />generators include concentrations of industrial and commercial land uses along the TH 10 <br />corridor. <br /> also shows Heavy Commercial Average Annual Daily Traffic (HCAADT) within the <br />Figure 9 <br />City of Ramsey. TH 10 carries the greatest number of heavy commercial vehicles (1,600 vehicles <br />per day). TH 47 also carries a substantial amount of heavy commercial traffic within the city. <br />The 2017 Regional Truck Highway Corridor study identifies TH 10 as a Tier 2 Corridor on the <br />regional freight network. <br />As of January 2015, the BNSF rail line carries approximately 54 trains per day. The Metropolitan <br />Council 2040 TPP notes that freight rail traffic has increased substantially since 2010. <br />Throughout the region, freight rail traffic is expected to increase, especially as the regional <br />population continues to grow. <br />With the recent construction of a grade separation at Armstrong Boulevard, there are three <br />remaining locations in the city where the BNSF rail line crosses public roadways at grade: <br />Alpine Drive, Ramsey Boulevard, and Sunfish Lake Boulevard. Each of these crossings is <br />controlled by flashing lights and gates. The Ramsey Boulevard crossing includes sidewalk and <br />the Sunfish Lake Boulevard crossing includes multi-use trail. <br />The Metropolitan Council 2040 TPP acknowledges several freight challenges that impact the <br />city and the region. As mentioned above, freight traffic is expected to increase and place <br />st-west traffic on the BNSF lines has <br />increased in recent years in part due to growth in the Bakken oil fields of North Dakota and <br />Montana. Safety is also an increasing concern, particularly rail safety as related to Bakken crude <br />oil being transported through the region on the BNSF lines. The volume of rail traffic has <br />therefore raised concerns about compatibility between freight traffic and adjacent land uses. <br />While land use adjacent to the ctes is generally compatible with these <br />uses (industrial, commercial, etc.), there are several areas of existing and planned multi-family <br />residential housing or mixed use that lie adjacent to the rail lines, particularly in the COR area. <br /> <br /> <br />Chapter 5 Transportation (DRAFT) Page X-32 <br />Adopted XXXXXX XX, 2017 <br /> <br />