Suitability for Roads (Natural Surface)~Sangamon County, linois

Description

The ratings in this interpretation indicate the suitability for using the natural surface
of the soil for roads. The ratings are based on slope, rock fragments on the surface,
plasticity index, content of sand, the Unified classification of the soil, depth to a
water table, ponding, flooding, and the hazard of soil slippage.

The ratings are both verbal and numerical. The soils are described as “well suited,”
"moderately suited,” or “poorly suited” to this use. "Well suited” indicates that the
soil has features that are favorable for the specified kind of roads and has no
limitations. Good performance can be expected, and little or no maintenance is
needed. "Moderately suited” indicates that the soil has features that are moderately
favorable for the specified kind of roads. One or more soil properties are less than
desirable, and fair performance can be expected. Some maintenance |s needed.
"Poorly suited" indicates that the soil has one or more properties that are
unfavorable for the specified kind of roads. Overcoming the unfavorable properties
requires special design, extra maintenance, and costly alteration.

Numerical ratings indicate the severity of individual limitations. The ratings are
shown as decimal fractions ranging from 0.01 to 1.00. They indicate gradations
between the point at which a soil feature has the greatest negative impact on the
specified aspect of forestland management (1.00) and the point at which the soil
feature is not a limitation (0.00),

The map unit components listed for each map unit in the accompanying Summary
by Map Unit table in Web Soil Survey or the Aggregation Report in Soil Data Viewer
are determined by the aggregation method chosen. An aggregated rating class is
shown for each map unit. The components listed for each map unit are only those
that have the same rating class as listed for the map unit. The percent composition
of each component in a particular map unit is presented to help the user better
understand the percentage of each map unit that has the rating presented.

Other components with different ratings may be present in each map unit. The
ratings tor all components, regardless of the map unit aggregated rating, can be
viewed by generating the equivalent report from the Soil Reports tab in Web Soil
Survey or from the Soil Data Mart site. Onsite investigation may be needed to
validate these interpretations and to confirm the identity of the soil on a given site.

Rating Options

Aggregation Method: Dominant Condition
Component Percent Cutoff: None Specified
Tie-break Rule: Higher

9/21/2010

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Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey


Illinois Historic

‘=——=—=—=-= Preservation Agency
FAX (217) 782-8161

1 Old State Capitol Plaza + Springfield, Illinois 62701-1512 * www.illinois-history.gov

Various Counties

Chicago to St. Louis
High Speed Rail Project
Exact Route Not Yet Selected
IHPA Log #011091109

May 4, 2012

Kevin Seals

Hanson Professional Services Inc.
1525 S. Sixth St.

Springfield, IL 62703-2886

Dear Mr. Seals:

We have reviewed the April 24, 2012 letter report prepared by Fever River Research
for the Springfield Rail Corridor Study, 10°" Street Corridor. Despite the
recommendation of the consultant, it is our decision that neither the Fireproof
Storage House at 1000 E. Monroe nor the Peabody Coal Office Building at 2135 s. 9TM
Street retain sufficient integrity for listing on the National Register of Historic
Places.

We look forward to consulting further as the project progresses.

Sincerely,

Anne E. Haaker
Deputy State Historic
Preservation Officer

c: Brad Koldehoff, Illinois Department of Transportation

A teletypewriter for the speech/hearing impaired is available at 217-524-7128. It is not a voice or fax fine.


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Peabody Coal Company Office, 2135 South 9u Street


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‘The sol surveys that comprise your AO! were mapped at 1:12,000.

Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for accurate map
measurements.

Source of Map: _ Natural Resources Conservation Service
‘Web Soll Survey URL: _hitp:/iwebsoisurvey.nres,usda.gov
Coordinate System: UTM Zone 16N NADBS

‘This products generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data as of
the version date(s) listed below.

Soil Survey Area: Sangamon County, tina's,
‘Survey Area Data: Version 4, Aug 1, 2006

Date(s) serialimages were photographed: 6/15/2007; 6/21/2007;
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‘The orthophoto or other base map on which the scil lines were
compiled and digitized probably difers from the background
imagery displayed on these maps. As a result, some minor shifting
‘of map unit boundaries may be evident.

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Table 5
Recommendations for Significant Properties Identified by the Illinois Historic Structures Survey (IHSS)

Tenth Street Corridor
NR
Figure Criterion Effect Recommendation

Property Name [Description] Address No. *
Springfield Furniture Factory 819 North llth 110-112 Cc No Effect NFW
Sacred Heart Rectory 722. South 12th 208 Aand C No Effect NFW
Sacred Heart RC Church South 12th&Lawrence 209-210 A and C No Effect NFW
Concordia Seminary North 12th & Enos 116-118 A and C No Effect NFW
[Dutch Colonial Revival House] 823. North 8th Cc No Effect NEW
[Italianate Frame House] 718 South 8th 162 Cc No Effect NFW
(Victorian Frame House] 1314 South = 8th Cc No Effect NFW
Abraham Lincoln Home South 8th & Jackson 154 A, B, C, and D No Effect NFW
GIPS Co. General Warehouse 217 North 9th Cc No Effect NFW
[Frame House] 809 North 9th 129 € No Effect NFW
[Frame House] 901 North 9th 129 c No Effect NFW
[Frame Queen Anne Cottage] 919 North 9th 129 Cc No Effect NEW
[Brick Italianate Commercial] 1001. North 9th 128 A and C No Effect NFW
Peabody Coal Company Office 2135 South 9th 251 Cc Adverse Effect Mitigation
Weaver Building 2150 South 9th 253 Aand C No Effect NFW
Tles Park Shelter East Ash & 6th 183 AandC No Effect NFW
Lincoln School 1115 East — Capitol 186-187 A and C No Effect NFW
St. John's Hospital 800 East Carpenter A and C No Effect NFW
[Frame Queen Anne House] 802 East Edwards Cc No Effect NFW
[Frame Queen Anne House] 814 East Edwards (a No Effect NFW
([Gabled Ell Frame House] 806 East — Enterprise ey No Effect NEW
[Gabled Ell Frame House 1201 East Jackson € No Effect NFW
(Brick Greek Revival Church] 801 East Miller 138 AandC No Effect NFW
Fireproof Storage House No.3. 1000 East Monroe 150-152 AandC Adverse Effect Mitigation
Great Western RR Depot East Monroe & 3rd 147-149 A,B, andC No Effect NEW
Lanphier HS Gymnasium 1121 East North Grand 63-64 A and C No Effect NFW

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Table 4

Pre-1861 Buildings Survey

NR
Property Name Address Criterion Effect Recommendation*
920 South 11th A, C and/or D No Effect NFW
1019 South 11th A, C and/or D No Effect NFW
1104 South 11th A, C and/or D No Effect NFW
1122 South 11th A,Cand/orD —No Effect NFW
1124 South 11th A,Cand/orD —_No Effect NFW
519 South 12th A, C and/or D No Effect NFW
805 South 12th A, C and/or D No Effect NFW
809 South 12th A, C and/or D No Effect NFW
901 South 12th A, C and/or D No Effect NFW
902 South 12th A,Cand/orD No Effect NFW
1209 South 12th A, C and/or D No Effect NFW
1219 South 12th A, C and/or D No Effect NFW
725 North 8th A, C and/or D No Effect NFW
Beedle House 411 North 8th A, C and/or D No Effect NEW
Lyons House 413 South 8th A, C and/or D No Effect NFW
Dean House 421 South 8th A, C and/or D No Effect NFW
Corneau House 501 South 8th A, C and/or D No Effect NFW
Sprigg House 507 South 8th A,Cand/orD —_No Effect NFW
Cook House 508 South 8th A, C and/or D No Effect NFW
Miller House 511 South 8th A, C and/or D No Effect NFW
DuBois House 519 South 8th A,Cand/orD ——-No Effect NFW
Shutt House 523 South 8th A, C and/or D No Effect NFW
612 South 8th A,Cand/orD —No Effect NFW
703 South 8th A, C and/or D No Effect NFW
Abraham Lincoln Home South 8th & Jackson A,B,C,andD No Effect NFW
913 South 9th A, C and/or D No Effect NFW
Morse House 818 East Capitol A, C and/or D No Effect NEW
810 East Edwards A, C and/or D No Effect NFW
1201 East Edwards A, C and/or D No Effect NEW

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U.S, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration
CHICAGO REGIONAL OFFICE

111.N. CANAL ST., SUITE 855
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606-7208

NOV 2 ~ 2010

Mr. James W. Moll, P.E., S.E.
Assistant Vice President

Hanson Professional Services, Inc.
1525 S. Sixth Street

Springfield, IL 62703

Dear Mr. Moll:

Thank you for your letter dated September 3, 2010 requesting Economic Development
Administration (EDA) comments which regards to the Springfield Railroad Corridor Study.
EDA’s mission is to generate jobs, help retain existing jobs, and stimulate industrial and
commercial growth in economically distressed areas. This is accomplished through grant
programs that are available to rural and urban areas experiencing high unemployment, low
income, or other severe economic distress.

At this point, EDA does not have any concerns or issues that need to be addressed regarding
the high-speed rail service from Chicago to St. Louis. If you have any other concerns or
questions, you may contact Robin D. Bush, Coordinator, Environmental & Strategic Analysis

at 312-353-8143 ext. 146,

EDA encourages investments that will significantly benefit areas experiencing or threatened
with substantial economic distress and has the potential to increase high wage jobs and
private sector investment. We appreciate your recognition of EDA and its programs.

Sincerely,

FE Sie

C. Rob jawyer
Regional Director



Historic
Preservation Agency

FAX (217) 782-8161

1 Old State Capitol Plaza + Springfield, Illinois 62701-1512

Various Counties
Chicago to St. Louis
High Speed Rail Project
Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Tier 2 Evaluation of Springfield Rail Improvements Project
IHPA Log #011091109

August 20, 2012

Joseph Shacter

Illinois Department of Transportation
Division of Public and Intermodal

100 W. Randolph St., Suite 6-600
Chicago, IL 60601-3229

Dear Mr. Shacter:

We have reviewed the referenced documents in accordance with our responsibilities
pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as
amended. First, let me say that I really appreciate the time and effort that the
Federal Railroad Administration, the Illinois Department of Transportation and the
various consultants have devoted to this project to ensure cultural resources are
fully considered during this planning process.

These documents adequately identify historic resources and possible effects that
will occur as a result of project implementation.

We understand that for the Phase I for the project as a whole from Joliet to the
Mississippi River, a literature search for historic properties was all that was
performed but that a more in depth look at properties and affects to them will be
completed as a part of the Phase II Environmental Impact Statement.

For the Springfield Tier 2 portion, we concur that the 10‘ street Corridor will
have minimal adverse effects to historic properties as compared to the 3°° Street
corridor. We urge the 10 Street Corridor be adopted as the preferred alternative.

We look forward to continuing a more detailed consultation as the project moves into
the next phase of planning.

Sincerely,

Anne E. Haaker
Deputy State Historic
Preservation Officer

c: Brad Koldehoff, Illinois Department of Transportation
Andrea Martin, U.S. Department of Transportation
Walter Zyznieuski, Illinois Department of Transportation



September 3, 2010

Mike Stratton

Executive Director
Springfield Park District
Bunn Administrative Office
2500 South Eleventh Street
Springfield, IL 62703

Re: — Springfield Railroad Corridor Study
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois
Hanson No. 09L0179A

Dear Mr. Stratton:

Hanson Professional Services Inc., on behalf of the City of Springfield and Sangamon County,
Illinois, and in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA), is requesting any concerns or issues that should be addressed
regarding the Springfield Railroad Corridor Study. This study will be incorporated into a Tier |
Environmental Impact Statement for high-speed rail service from Chicago to St. Louis, which
IDOT and FRA are currently initiating.

The Springfield Railroad Corridor Study is evaluating potential alternatives to improve rail capacity
through Springfield to accommodate the proposed high-speed passenger trains from Chicago to
St. Louis and the anticipated growth of freight traffic. Freight traffic through Springfield is expected
to nearly double over the next ten years, and high-speed passenger train service between Chicago
and St. Louis is planned to pass through Springfield in the near future. The study area extends
from approximately Stanford Avenue on the south to Sangamon Avenue on the north within the
City of Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois (see Figure 1).

There are currently three north-south railroad corridors through Springfield. Generally, these
corridors exist along Third Street (Union Pacific), Tenth Street (Norfolk Southern), and Nineteenth
Street (Canadian National). There are 73 at-grade crossings along these three corridors in the
study area, which create traffic congestion and safety issues when trains traverse the city (see
Figure 2). The Union Pacific Railroad is constructing a new intermodal rail yard near Joliet, Illinois,
which is anticipated to increase freight traffic on the Third Street corridor up to 22 freight trains per
day. IDOT has received federal funding to construct a high-speed (110 mph) rail line from Chicago
to St. Louis that will pass through Springfield. The combination of up to 18 passenger trains and 22
Union Pacific freight trains would require a second track on Third Street to accommodate a total of

40 trains per day.

A minimum of two build alternatives to accommodate this increase in rail traffic are being studied.
The first build alternative involves adding a second track on the Third Street corridor to handle
possibly 40 freight and passenger trains per day. The second build alternative considers moving
the Third Street trains, and possibly the Nineteenth Street trains, to the Tenth Street corridor, which
would consolidate the entire City’s rail traffic into one railroad corridor. Consolidating all the trains
along the Tenth Street corridor would require a total of three to five tracks to handle increased rail



Illinois Historic

Preservation Agency
FAX (217) 782-8161

1 Old State Capitol Plaza ¢ Springfield, Illinois 62701-1512 * www.illinois-history.gov

Various Counties

Chicago to St. Louis
High Speed Rail Project
Exact Route Not Yet Selected
IHPA Log #011091109

May 4, 2012

Kevin Seals

Hanson Professional Services Inc.
1525 S. Sixth St.

Springfield, IL 62703-2886

Dear Mr. Seals:

We have reviewed the April 24, 2012 letter report prepared by Fever River Research
for the Springfield Rail Corridor Study, 10% Street Corridor. Despite the

recommendation of the consultant, it is our decision that neither the Fireproof
Storage House at 1000 E. Monroe nor the Peabody Coal Office Building at 2135 Ss.
Street retain sufficient integrity for listing on the National Register of Historic

Places.

gth

We look forward to consulting further as the project progresses.

Sincerely,

Anne E. Haaker
Deputy State Historic
Preservation Officer

¢c: Brad Koldehoff, Illinois Department of Transportation

A teletypewriter for the speech/hearing impaired is available at 217-524-7128. It is not a voice or fax line.


Illinois Historic
"=—===e Preservation Agency

| FAX (217) 782-8161
ue “S 1 Old State Capitol Plaza ¢° Springfield, Illinois 62701-1512 * www.illinois-history.gov
Sangamon County

Springfield

Springfield Railroad Corridor Study
Third St., 10th St. and 19th St. Tracks between Stanford Avenue and Sangamon

Avenue
IHPA Log #017090710

October 4, 2010

James W. Moll

Hanson Engineers Incorporated
1525 South Sixth Street
Springfield, IL 62703

Dear Mr. Moll:

Thank you for your letter concerning the Springfield Railroad Corridor Study
requesting our comments in accordance with section 106 of the National Historic

Preservation Act of 1966, as amended.

This study should take into account effects of any corridor studied on resources of
historic, architectural and archaeological significance, particularly those listed
on the National Register of Historic Places. You should also be aware that there
are several National Historic Landmarks within the study area. Should any possible
adverse effects be proposed in proximity to these resources, the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation and the National Park Service will need to participate in the

106 consultation process.

We look forward to discussing this with you further as the study progresses.

Sincerely,

Anne E. Haaker
Deputy State Historic
Preservation Officer

¢e: Blythe Semmer, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

A teletypewriter for the speech/hearing impaired is available at 217-524-7128. It is not a voice or fax line.


Habitat Descriptions for Federal Threatened and Endangered Species in
Sangamon County, Illinois

Indiana bat - The endangered Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) is known to occur in several Illinois
counties. Potential habitat for this species occurs statewide. Therefore, Indiana bats are
considered to potentially occur in any area with forested habitat in any county in Illinois.

Indiana bats migrate seasonally between winter hibernacula and summer roosting habitats.
Winter hibernacula include caves and abandoned mines, Females form nursery colonies under
the loose bark of trees (dead or alive) and/or cavities, where each female gives birth to a single
young in June or early July. A single colony may utilize a number of roost trees during the
summer, typically a primary roost tree and several alternates. The species or size of tree does
not appear to influence whether Indiana bats utilize a tree for roosting provided the appropriate
bark structure is present.

During the summer, the Indiana bat frequents the corridors of small streams with riparian
woods as well as mature upland forests. It forages for insects along stream corridors, within
the canopy of floodplain and upland forests, over clearings with early successional vegetation
(old fields), along the borders of croplands, along wooded fencerows, over farm ponds, and in

pastures.

Suitable summer habitat in Illinois is considered to have the following characteristics
within a % mile radius of a project site:

1) forest cover of 15% or greater;

2) permanent water;
3) potential roost trees with 10% or more peeling or loose bark

If the project site contains any habitat that fits the above description, it may be necessary to
conduct a survey to determine whether the bat is present. In addition, a search for this species
should be made prior to any cave-impacting activities. If habitat is present or Indiana bats are
known to be present, they must not be harmed, harassed, or disturbed when present, and this
field office should be contacted for further assistance.

Eastern prairie fringed orchid - The eastern prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera leucophaea)
is listed as threatened for Sangamon County, Illinois. It occupies wet grassland habitats.
There is no critical habitat designated for this species. Federal regulations prohibit any
commercial activity involving this species or the destruction, malicious damage, or removal of
this species from Federal land or any other lands in knowing violation of State law or
regulation, including State criminal trespass law. This species should be searched for
whenever wet prairie remnants are encountered.

Sheepnose mussel - The project lies within the range of the freshwater sheepnose mussel
(Plethobasus cyphyus) that is declining throughout its national range and is currently a Federal
Candidate species. Significant declines relative to its historical distribution and its small


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e. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency should be contacted to determine if the
proposed project may impact areas designated as floodway. Mr. Ron Davis is the Illinois State
Hazard Mitigation Officer. His address is: 1035 Outer Park, 1 Floor, Springfield, Illinois
62704. You can reach him by calling 217/782-8719.

No other concerns surfaced during our review. Thank you for the opportunity to comment
on your proposal. If you need more information, please call Mr. Randy Kraciun of our
Environmental and Economics Branch, telephone 309/794-5174.

You may find additional information about the Corps’ Rock Island District on our website at
http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil . To find out about other Districts within the Corps, you may
visit: http://www.usace.army.mil/about/Pages/Locations.aspx. .

Sincerely,

Lipo
eth A. Barr

Chief, Environmental and
Economics Branch


Springfield Park District

September 24, 2012

Mr. Kevin Seals, Partner/Chief Environmental Scientist
Hanson Professional Services Inc.

1525 S. Sixth St.

Springfield, IL 62703-2886

At the September 19, 2012 Park District Board meeting, the Park
Board unanimously approved a motion to authorize its Executive Director
to forward a letter of concurrence to your office noting its support of the
Federal Railroad Administration’s recommended alternative (2A) in the
Tier 2 Draft Document for the Springfield Rail Improvements Project as a
consequence of the “Revised Alternative” attached hereto. Our
recommended modification of the proposed overpass along North Grand
Avenue at Robin Robert’s Stadium/Lanphier Park to provide better
vehicular access to the existing entrances for stadium parking has been
incorporated and the Board of Trustees concurs with the Revised

Alternative.

Executive Director, Springfield Park District

Attachment

GENERAL OFFICE

Bunn Park

2500 South Eleventh Street
Springfield, IL 62703
www.springfieldparks.org
phone: (217) 544-1751
fax: (217) 544-1811

ADMINISTRATION
Michael Stratton
Executive Director

Elliott McKinley
Director of Parks

Derek Harms, CPRP
Director of Recreation

Mark Bartolozzi
Director of Finance & HR

‘TRUSTEES
Leslie A. Sgro
President

Gray Herndon Noll
Vice President

Mark Beagles

Ted Flickinger

Tina Jannazzo

Brian Reardon

Sara Wojcicki Jimenez

OFFICERS
Michael Stratton
Secretary

Daniel K. Wright
Attorney

Joseph W. Hills
Treasurer

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‘Sultability for Roads (Natural Surface)-Sangamon County, Illinois

Suitability for Reade (Natural Surféce)- Summary by Mep Unit Bengeino County, inate:
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‘symbol : (perosnt) (numerte Adi
values),
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to 2 percent
Low strength
slopes, frequently (0.50)

flooded

Wetness (0.50)
‘Beaucoup (3%) |Ponding (1.00)
Flooding (1.00)
‘Wetness (1.00)

Low strength
(0.50)

‘Sawmill (3%) Ponding (1.00)
Flooding (1.00)
Wetness (1.00)

[Low strength
(0.50)

34514, Lawson silt loam, 0 to | Poorly sulted Lawson (92%) | Flooding (1.00) 52.6 0.5%

eo ites Loy smam

\Wetness (0.50)
Comfrey (2%) |Ponding (1.00)
Flooding (1.00)
\Wetness (1.00)

Low
(0.50)

Zook (1%) Ponding (1.00)
Flooding (1.00)
|Wetness (1.00)

Low
(0.50)

Otter (1%) Ponding (1.00)
Flooding (1.00)
Wetness (1.00)

Low strength
(0.50)

Sawmill (1%) Ponding (1.00)
Flooding (1.00)
|Wetness (1.00)
Low strength
(0.50)
T2424, Kendall sit loam, 0 to | Moderately suited | Kendall (88%) Wetness (0.50) 14.5 0.2%

2 parcent slopes,
Low strength
—_— (0.50)

pSery Natural Resources ‘Web Soil Survey 9/21/2010
Conservation Service ‘National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 6 of 8


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Kevin Seals
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From: Steil, Russ [Russ.Steil@illinois.gov]

Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 4:33 PM

To: Kevin Seals .

Subject: RE: Springfield Railroad Corridor Study/Hanson No. 09L0179A

Thank ou for your reply, Mr. Seals. Russ Steil

From: Kevin Seals [mailto:KSeals@hanson-inc.com]

Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 3:54 PM

To: Steil, Russ

Ce: Jim Moll; Rebeccah Bennett; Atia Thurman

Subject: RE: Springfield Railroad Corridor Study/Hanson No. 09L0179A

Mr. Steil, thank you for your comments regarding the Springfield Railroad Corridor Study. We will take your comments
into consideration during our analysis of various alternatives. We anticipate sharing our study alternatives with the
public at an informational meeting later this fall. Please check our project website periodically for details. Feel free to

contact us at any time for more information about this project.

www.springfieldrailroad.com

<GP HANSON

Engineering | Architecture | Planning | Allied Services

Kevin M. Seals

Partner/Senior Environmental Scientist
Hanson Professional Services Inc.

1525 S. Sixth St.

Springfield, |L 62703-2886

Phone: (217) 747-9222 Cell: (309) 267-7205

www.hanson-inc.com
Hanson - Hands On.TM It's how we work,

From: Steil, Russ [mailto:Russ.Stell@illinois.gov]
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 2:53 PM

To: Kevin Seals

Subject: FW: Springfield Railroad Corridor Study/Hanson No. 09L0179A.

From: Steil, Russ
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 2:35 PM

To: 'ksals@hanson-inc.com'
Subject: Springfield Railroad Corridor Study/Hanson No. 09L0179A

Dear Mr. Seals;



IDNR Project Number: 1105477

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IL Department of Natural Resources Contact

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14N, 6W, 23
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14N, 6W, 27
45N, 4W, 7

15N, 4W, 19
15N, 5W, 1

15N, SW, 3

415N, 5W, 5

45N, 5W, 7

15N, 5W, 9

15N, 5W, 11
15N, SW, 13
45N, 5W, 15
15N, 5W, 17
15N, 5W, 19
45N, SW, 21
15N, 5W, 23
415N, 5W, 25
15N, SW, 27
15N, SW, 29
15N, SW, 31
15N, 5W, 33
15N, 5W, 35
45N, 6W, 1

415N, 6W, 11
15N, 6W, 13
15N, 6W, 23
15N, 6W, 25
15N, 6W, 35
16N, 4W, 31
16N, SW, 32
16N, SW, 34
16N, 5W, 36

Impact Assessment Section

217-785-5500

Division of Ecosystems & Environment

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IONR Project Number: 1105479

16N, 5W, 19 16N, 5W, 20
16N, 5W, 21 16N, 5W, 22
16N, 5W, 23 16N, 5W, 24
16N, SW, 25 16N, SW, 26
16N, SW, 27 16N, 5W, 28
16N, 5W, 29 16N, 5W, 30
16N, 6W, 24 16N, 6W, 25
17N, 4W, 7 17N, 4W, 8
17N, 4W, 9 17N, 4W, 16
17N, 4W, 17 17N, 4W, 18
17N, 4W, 19 17N, 4W, 20
17N, 4W, 21 17N, 4W, 28
17N, 4W, 29 17N, 4W, 30
17N, 4W, 31 17N, 4W, 32
17N, 4W, 33 17N, 5W, 8
17N, SW, 9 17N, 5W, 10
17N, 5W, 11 17N, 5W, 12
17N, 5W, 13 17N, SW, 14
17N, SW, 15 17N, 5W, 16
17N, 5W, 17 17N, 5W, 19
17N, 5W, 20 17N, 5W, 21
17N, SW, 22 17N, 5W, 23
17N, SW, 24 17N, 5W, 25
17N, 5W, 26 17N, 5W, 27
17N, 5W, 28 17N, 5W, 29
17N, 5W, 30 17N, 5W, 31
17N, 5W, 32 17N, 5W, 33
17N, SW, 34 17N, 5W, 35,
17N, 5W, 36

IL Department of Natural Resources Contact
Impact Assessment Section

217-785-5500
Division of Ecosystems & Environment

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Kevin Seals _ _

From: Hamer, Steve [Steve.Hamer@lllinois.gov]
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 3:07 PM

To: Kevin Seals

Subject: Springfield Railroad Corridor Study

Kevin: [received the above referenced project letter from Hason's this week. The best way to get a response is to
submit it through our Eco-cat database review which is online at the IDNR website. It will give you a sign-off letter if
nothing is present within a mile or | may have to review and provided answer later. | will keep an eye on the projects that

come through to be sure you get response asap. Call if questions. Hope all is welll!!

Steve Hamer

Division of Ecosystems and Environment
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield, Illinois 62702-1271

Phone: 217-785-4862

Fax: 217-524-4177


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traffic. Other reasonable alternatives will also be considered such as relocating rail traffic to a new
corridor.

We look forward to your response to this request. If you have any questions regarding the

preparation of the Springfield Railroad Corridor Study or would like to discuss the project in
more detail, please contact Kevin Seals or me at (217) 788-2450 or kseals @hanson-inc.com.

Sincerely,

HANSON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC.

James W. Moll, P.E., S.E.
Assistant Vice President

Attachments

cc: George Weber — Illinois Department of Transportation
Wendy Messenger — Federal Railroad Administration
Chairman Andy Van Meter — Sangamon County
Mayor Timothy Davlin — City of Springfield



‘Suitability for Roads (Natural Surface)—Sangamon County, Iilinois.

‘Sultablilty for Roads (Natural Surface)—~ Summary by Map Unit Sangamon Cqunty, llinole

Mop unit | Map unit name Reting Component name | Rating reasons | Acres in AOi| “Percent of
eymbo! (poreont) (numeric AOt

iw ‘Water Not rated | Water (100%) 13.8 0.1%
| Totals for Ares of interest 9,620.8 100.0%

Sultantity for Roads (Natural Sertagg}-- Summary by Rating Value
Rating 7 ‘haree AG Poroent of AOI

‘Moderately sulted 53144 85.2%
Poorly suited 3,243.1 33.7%
Null or Not Rated 1,083.2 14.1%
‘Totals for Ares of interest 9,620.8 100.0%

$52) Netural Resources ‘Web Soil Survey B2172010
Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 7 of 8


LA Department of Pat Quinn, Governor
Agricult ure Thomas E. Jennings, Director
Bureau of Land and Water Resources
‘State Fairgrounds © P.O. Box 19281 © Springfield, IL 62794-9281 © 217/782-6297 © TDD 217/524-6858 © Fax 217/557-0993,

September 17, 2010

Mr. James W. Moll, P.E., S.E.
Hanson Professional Services Inc
1525 South Sixth Street
Springfield, Illinois 62703-2886

Re: Springfield Railroad Corridor Study
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois
Hanson No. 09L0179A.

Dear Mr. Moll:

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) appreciates the opportunity to submit concerns
and issues regarding the Springfield Railroad Corridor Study for its consistency with IDOT’s
Agricultural Land Preservation Policy as well as its compliance with lilinois' Farmland
Preservation Act (505 ILCS 75/1 et seq.).

The study area extends from approximately Stanford Avenue on the south to Sangamon

Avenue on the north within the City of Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois. Because the
entire study area is within Springfield's corporate boundaries, the selection of a corridor will

not result in any agricultural impacts.

Therefore, the IDOA has no comments to offer towards the evaluation and selection of a
high-speed railroad corridor through Springfield, Illinois.

Sincerely,

Rice D Trane)

Steven D. Chard, Acting Chief
Bureau of Land and Water Resources

SDC:TS

cc: Sangamon County SWCD
Agency project file


United States Department of the Interior

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Rock Island Field Office
1511 47" Avenue
Moline, linois 61265
Phone: (309) 757-5800 Fax: (309) 757-5807

November 9, 2010

Mr. James W. Moll, P.E., S.E.
Hanson Professional Services, Inc.
1525 South Sixth Street
Springfield, Illinois 62703

Dear Mr. Moll:

This is in response to your letter of September 3, 2010, requesting our comments on the
proposed Springfield Railroad Corridor Study. This study will be incorporated into a Tier I
Environmental Impact Statement for high-speed rail service from Chicago to St. Louis. This
study will evaluate alternatives to improve rail capacity through Springfield to accommodate
the proposed high-speed passenger trains from Chicago to St. Louis and the anticipated growth
of freight traffic. The study area extends from approximately Stanford Avenue on the south to
Sangamon Avenue on the north within the City of Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois. For
the purposes of this letter we will provide information relative to the portion of the project

described above.

Our data indicate that the species on the enclosed list may occur in Sangamon County.
Descriptions of the habitat requirements are included with the list. You may use these
descriptions to help you determine if there is suitable habitat within your project area.

In order to determine if your project “may affect” species on the enclosed list, we invite you
to use a new tool the Service has designed to help with the consultation process — the Section
7(a)(2) Technical Assistance webpage

(http://www. fws. gov/midwest/endangered/section7/s7process/index.htm). By following the
instructions, you can determine what your action area is, whether listed species may be found
within the action area, and if the project may affect listed species. You will find several
products on the site that can streamline the consultation process for this and future projects.
When determining if listed species may be located within a project area, you can download
county specific species lists for all of the states in Region 3. Species specific best management
practices will also eventually be available. Example letters and templates are available to assist




located within and on the fringes of the city, and they were a prominent element in the
day-to-day life of its residents—in physical (in terms of their presence on the landscape)
as well as both demographic and economic. Coal provided jobs to Springfield residents,
fueled their factories and trains, heated their homes, and cooked their food. Yet, only a
handful of coal-mine-related buildings are known to remain standing in the city today.
One of these is the Mine Rescue Station at 609 East Princeton Avenue which has been
listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Another is the Peabody Mine Office
discussed here, which lies a short distance north of the rescue station. The Peabody Mine
Office’s potential eligibility under Criterion C relates to it being a representative example
of a mine office. Offices at many coal mines in Illinois were quite diminutive and
functional. Compared to these, the Peabody Mine office is high-style and likely architect
designed. The construction of such an office—modest yet imposing in its own right—
probably was driven by the mine’s transfer from a locally owned company to one of
national scope (i.e. Peabody). The exterior integrity of the office is relatively good,
though it has been comprised by the addition of vinyl windows on the east and north
elevations and the infilling with concrete block of window openings on the west
elevation. The building’s interior integrity is not known. The location, design, setting,
materials, and workmanship on the building still remains readily evident, but the historic
feeling and association of the building has been compromised by the fact that the
remainder of the mine surface complex has been demolished. The absence of these
additional structures impacts the building’s ability to convey its historic use as a mine
office, though the relative proximity of the Mine Rescue Station mitigates this to some
degree. Indeed, one wonders whether the selection of the site for Springfield’s mine
rescue station (one of a few in the state) was determined in any way by the location of

this particular mine.


UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability
Ilinois State Geological Survey

615 East Peabody Drive MC-650

‘Champaign, Hl. 61820

September 23, 2010

Mr. James W. Moll

Hanson Professional Services Inc.
1525 S. Sixth Street

Springfield, IL 62703

Re: Springfield Railroad Corridor Study
Hanson No. 09L0179A

Dear Mr. Moll:

There are several areas of concerns in the Springfield area for corridors for high speed rail construction
that our staff have raised. The Springfield area has many abandoned underground coal mines as shown
in: http://www. isgs.illinois.edu/maps-data-pub/coal-maps/topo-mines/springfield.pdf and
http://www.isgs.illinois.edu/maps-data-pub/coal-maps/counties/sangamon.shtml . Coal mine subsidence
has occurred and continues to occur over many of these mines in the Springfield area causing damage to
buildings and roadways. During the last year, it was reported that suspected coal mine subsidence had
derailed a freight train in southwestern Will County showing that subsidence can have an effect on rail
traffic. This location had depressions develop under the railroad bed causing the derailment.

Other general concems are the standard soil properties and their related issues: Attached isa USDA Web
Soil Survey that was custom made for the area of interest in downtown Springfield. From a surface soil
standpoint, there are only the usual issues with high water tables and clay rich, poorly drained loess soils
(such as Sable Silt Loam). The attachment is for road construction and assumes laying a road directly on
the A horizon of the soil without any removal of soil or addition of fill for the railroad. The red areas on
the map are the normal type of poorly drained soils that are all around the state and can be easily

remediated,

Also construction through an urban area will encounter contamination issues associated with past
historical use of the properties or nearby properties.

If you have any questions or need clarification, please let me know.

Sincerely,

Asim

E. Donald McKay Il, , RPG
Director and State Geologist

217-333-4747 « fax 217-244-7004 « tty 217-244-6677


Thank you for the information regarding the Springfield Railroad Corridor Study and the request for my input. | submit
ne following
observations:
The consolidation of 3 Street and 19" Street corridors to the 10" Street Corridor streamlines the traffic but presents life
Safety and property issues.
Currently, | think there are only two existing underpasses which accommodate the 10" Street Corridor; Cook Street and
So. Grand. What role does the underpass at 6" and Princeton play? What role does the underpass on Sangamon Ave
support?
The waiting period, time delays, traffic stoppage on the 10" Street Corridor and the location of five tracks serving multiple
freight trains carrying hazardous materials while sharing the proximity with high speed passenger trains sets the stage for

certain disaster. The mercantile and residential areas along the 10" Street Corridor would suffer serious, long lasting
adverse impact. Emergency Response vehicles would lose precious arrival times and the potential for vehicular accidents

would increase.

Where would the new corridor be located? | respectfully submit that RELOCATING RAIL TRAFFIC TO A NEW
CORRIDOR would be most reasonable.

Respectfully,
Russ Steil
Regional Coordinator, IEMA

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Floyd R. Mansberger

C) that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of
construction or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high
artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose
components may lack individual distinction; or

D) that have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in
prehistory or history (36CFR60.4 Criteria for Evaluation).

Three sites within the corridor are currently listed on the National Register individually
(Table 1). One of these—the Abraham Lincoln Home—is also National Historic landmark.
The proposed undertaking will have No Effect on these properties.

Fourteen sites within the corridor are considered contributing resources to an existing
National Historic District (Table 2). All are located within the Abraham Lincoln Home
National Historic Site (one of them being Lincoln Home itself). Similarly, the proposed
undertaking will have No Effect on these properties also.

Eight properties designated as City Landmarks are present within the corridor (Table 3).
Most are residences located in the Lincoln Home neighborhood (and hence also have
National Register status). The proposed construction will have No Effect on any of the City

Landmarks in question.

Thirty-four properties inventoried as Lincoln-era structures (pre-1861) are located within the
corridor (Table 4). This number includes the fourteen houses previously noted as
contributing to the Abraham Lincoln Home National Register District. Many of these
houses, although they retain fairly poor architectural integrity, are potentially eligible for
listing on the National Register because of their archaeological significance (and thus would
be eligible due to Criteria A, C, and/or D). The proposed undertaking will have No Effect on

these properties.

The Illinois Historic Structures Survey identified thirty-one structures within the corridor
(Table 5). The majority of these structures, most of which would be eligible for listing on
the National Register under Criterion A and C, will not be affected by the proposed
undertaking (No Effect). Only two of these structures will be impacted by the proposed
construction. These are: 1) the Fireproof Storage House at 1000 East Monroe; and 2) the
Peabody Coal Company Office Building at 2135 South 9" Street. Both are considered
potentially eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A
(Social History) and C (Architecture). These two buildings lie within the proposed project
right-of-way, and will be adversely effected by the proposed project. . Due to their size and
location, remedial options to preserve the buildings in place (by avoidance) and/or
marketing the properties to other individuals (for relocation) are not feasible. To mitigate
this effect, we recommend that Illinois Historic American Buildings Survey Documentation
packages (Level III) be prepared for both of these structures prior to their proposed
demolition. Such an action would result in a No Adverse Effect.

P.O. Box 5234 © Springfield, Illinois 62705 © 217-525-9002 © email: fmansberger@comcast.net
Web site: IllinoisArchaeology.com


Applicant:
Contact:
Address:

Project:
Address:

Description: Railroad Corridor Study

Hanson Professional Services Inc. IDNR Project #: 1105477

Greg Moushon

1525 South Sixth Street

Springfield, 1L 62703

Date: 12/02/2010

Springfield Railroad Corridor Study

South Sixth Street, Springfield

Natural Resource Review Results

This project was submitted for information only. It is not a consultation under Part 1075.

The Illinois Natural Heritage Database shows the following protected resources may be in the vicinity of the project

location:

South Fork Sangamon River INAI Site

Black-Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Franklin'S Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus franKiinii)

Kirtland'S Snake (Clonophis kirtlandi)
Lined Snake (Tropidocionion lineatum)

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

Location

The applicant is responsible for the
accuracy of the location submitted
for the project.

County: Sangamon
Township, Range, Section:

14N, 5W, 1
14N, 5W, 3
14N, 5W, 5
14N, 5W, 7
14N, 5W, 9
14N, SW, 11
14N, 5W, 13
14N, 5W, 15
14N, 5W, 17
14N, 5W, 19
14N, 5W, 21
14N, 5W, 23
14N, 5W, 25
14N, 5W, 27
14N, 5W, 29

14N, 5W, 2

14N, 5W, 4

14N, SW, 6

14N, 5W, 8

14N, 5W, 10
14N, 5W, 12
14N, 5W, 14
14N, 5W, 16
14N, 5W, 18
14N, SW, 20
14N, 5W, 22
14N, 5W, 24
14N, 5W, 26
14N, 5W, 28
14N, 5W, 30

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APPENDIX V [REVISED]
LISTS OF SIGNIFCANT PROPERTIES:
TENTH STREET CORRIDOR



IONR Project Number: 1105479

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ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

1021 North Grand Avenue East, P.O. Box 19276, Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276 @ (217) 782-2829
James R. Thompson Center, 100 West Randolph, Suite 11-300, Chicago, IL 60601 © (312) 814-6026

Doucias P, Scort, Director

Pat QUINN, GOVERNOR

217-782-0547
September 16, 2010

Mr. James W. Moll, P. E., S. E.
Assistant Vice President

Hanson Professional Services, Inc.
1925 S. 6” Street

Springfield, Illinois 62703

Dear Mr. Moll:

The Agency has reviewed the proposed study for the Springfield Railroad Corridor Study
for high-speed rail service from Chicago to St. Louis.

The Agency has no objections to the proposed project; however a construction site activity
stormwater NPDES permit for more than one acre being disturbed during construction from
the Division of Water Pollution Control will be required. For questions, you may contact

- Al Keller, 217-782-0610.

A permit from the Division of Public Water Supplies may also be required if any water mains
are relocated due to the construction of rail. You may contact Jerry Kuhn, 217-782-9470,
with questions relating to PWS permits.

Solid and hazardous waste must be properly disposed of or recycled.

Sines a

‘isa Bonnett
Acting Deputy Director

Ce:Steve McClarty
Freight Section Chief
Bureau of Railroads ‘
100 West Randolph St., Ste 6-600
Chicago, IL 60601

Rockford » 4302 N. Main St, Rockford, IL 61103 « (815) 987-7760 Des Plaines * 9511 W. Harrison St., Des Plaines, IL 60016 « (847) 294-4000
Elgin © 595 5. State, Elgin, Il 60123 » (647) 606-3131 Peoria * 5415 N, University St,, Peoria, IL 61614 ® (309) 693-5463
‘Champaign « 2125 5, First St, Champaign, It 61820 © (217) 278-5800

Bureau of Land — Peoria © 7620 N. University St, Peoria, IL 61614 « (309) 693-5462
Collinsville © 2009 Mall Street, Collinsville, I 62234 « (618) 346-5120 Marion © 2309 W. Main Si, Suite 116, Marion, IL 62959 » (618) 993-7200

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
ROCK ISLAND DISTRICT CORPS OF ENGINEERS
PO BOX 2004
ROCK ISLAND, IL’ 61204-2004

October 8, 2010

Planning, Programs, and
Project Management Division

Mr. James W. Moll, P.E., S.E.
Assistant Vice President

Hanson Professional Services Inc.
1525 S. Sixth St.

Springfield, Illinois 62703

Dear Mr. Moll:

I received your letter dated September 3, 2010, concerning the Springfield Railroad Corridor
Study, Springfield, Illinois (Hanson No, 09L0179A). Rock Island District Corps of Engineers
staff reviewed the information you provided and have the following comments:

a. Your proposal does not involve Rock Island District administered land; therefore,
no further Rock Island District real estate coordination is necessary.

...b. Any proposed placement of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States
(including jurisdictional wetlands) requires Department of the Army authorization under Section
404 of the Clean Water Act. We require additional details of your project before we can make a
final determination of permit requirements. When the boundaries of the proposed project area
have been determined, please complete and submit an application packet to the Rock Island

District for processing.

c. The Responsible Federal Agency should coordinate with Ms. Anne Haaker the Illinois
State Historic Preservation Officer, 1 Old State Capitol Plaza, Springfield, Illinois 62704 to
determine impacts to historic properties.

d. The Rock Island Field Office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service should be contacted
to determine if any federally-listed endangered species are being impacted and, if so, how to
avoid or minimize impacts. The Rock Island (County) Field Office address is: 1511 - 47th
Avenue, Moline, Illinois 61265. Mr. Rick Nelson is the Field Supervisor. You can reach him

by calling 309/757-5800.


Thirty-four properties inventoried as Lincoln-era structures (pre-1861) are located within the
APE (See Table 4 within the attached April 24, 2012 letter). This includes the fourteen
houses previously noted as contributing to the Abraham Lincoln Home National Register
District. Thirty-two are potentially eligible for listing on the National Register under
Criteria D. The proposed undertaking will have No Effect on these 32
properties due to their distance (over 400 feet) from the proposed undertaking.

The two Lincoln—era structures that will be impacted by the proposed undertaking: (1) the
former Fireproof Storage House No. 3 and (2) the Peabody Coal Company Office building
have been determined not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (see attached
letter from the Illinois SHPO dated May 4, 2012). Therefore the proposed undertaking will
have No Effect on Historic Resources.

The assessment of the greater 10 Street project area did not evaluate the potential for
archaeological resources. Areas containing potentially significant archaeological resources
include the former coal-mining communities of Starne and Iles Junction, the rail yard and
shops of the Great Western/Wabash Railroad, as well as pre-Civil War domestic
neighborhoods of downtown Springfield. Given the potential for National Register eligible
archaeological resources in the project area and the current inability to access these areas to
conducted archaeological surveys, FRA is requesting the Illinois State Historic Preservation
Officer (IL SHPO’s) occurrence with an “Conditional No Adverse Effect” determination,
provided that that adequate archaeological surveys will be completed prior to construction
and in coordination with the IL SHPO. If archaeological resources are identified that are
determined eligible for the National Register and adverse effects cannot be avoided, an
MOA will be developed and implemented in coordination with the IL SHPO. Section 4.5.2
of the FEIS states that archaeological surveys will be conducted, as necessary, per
agreement with the IL SHPO (Springfield Rail Improvement FEIS Page 4-28).

In accordance with 36 CFR Part 800 Protection of Historic Properties; the FRA has
determined that this project would have a Conditional No Adverse Effect on historic
properties. With information known at present, FRA intends to make a conditional de
minimis impact finding for effects to historic properties that are protected under Section 4(f)
of the US DOT Act (49 USC 303) based on your written concurrence in the Section 106
determination. A final determination will be made upon the completion of archeological
investigations.

Please respond to this office within 30 days of receipt of this request. In accordance with 36
CER 800.4(d)(1)(i), if a response is not received within 30 days, the FRA will consider our
responsibilities under Section 106 fulfilled.


Please contact Colleen Vaughn, FRA Federal Preservation Officer at 202-493-6096 or
colleen.vaughn@dot.gov or Andrea Martin, regional environmental lead at 202-493-6201
or andrea.Martin@dot.gov if you would like to discuss the project further.

Sincerely,

\

David Valenstein
Division Chief, Environment and Systems Planning

cc: Louise Brodnitz ACHP; Brad Koldehoff, IDOT; Andréa Martin, FRA

Enclosures


NR

Figure Criterion Effect Recommendation
Property Name [Description] Address No. *
{Queen Anne Cottage] 1021. East ~—Phiillips Cc No Effect NFW
Ridgely Interlocking Tower 1501 Percy Ave. 52-55 A and C No Effect NFW
Mine Rescue Station 609 Princeton Ave. 261 Aand C No Effect NFW
Municipal Substation 1013 East Reynolds 127 Not Eligible No Effect NFW
First Brethren Church 2117 South _Yale 246-247 A and C No Effect NEW

*NFW=No Further Work need


isolated remaining populations continue to be threatened due to habitat loss and degradation.
This species is currently going through the listing process and may be included in the list of
threatened and endangered species in the near future.

The sheepnose mussel is primarily a larger-stream species occurring mainly in shallow shoal
habitats with moderate to swift currents over coarse sand and gravel but includes mud, cobble,
and boulders as well. This includes larger rivers with deep runs, while those specimens found
in streams occur mainly in stable flow refuges with little sediment turbidity.

At a minimum, project evaluations should contain delineations of whether or not sheepnose
mussel habitat occurs within project boundaries. In cases where the species is known to occur
or potential habitat is rated moderate to high, surveys may be necessary. Please contact this
office for further information should this species or their habitat be suspected. Habitat for the
sheepnose mussel can be found in Sangamon County.


IDNR Project Number. 1008349

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Fireproof Storage House No. 3 at 1000 East Monroe Street is a three-story, brick
commercial building, which appears to have been constructed in two episodes between
1896 and 1917. The northern two-third of the building is the original structure (dating to
circa 1900) and features a pressed-metal cornice and segmental-arched window and door
openings. The southern third of the existing building represents an addition; it follows
the original stylistically, aside from having flat lintels as opposed to segmental arched
ones. Based upon its designation (“‘No. 3’), the building would seem to be one of several
such warehouses operated by the same firm offering fireproof storage to its clientele (the
locations of these others being unknown at present). Fireproof Storage House No. 3 was
inventoried by the Illinois Historic Landmark Survey and is considered potentially
eligible to the National Register of Historic Places under Criteria A and C. Its
significance under Criteria A relates to the area of commerce. Warehouses such as this
played an essential role in Springfield’s economy up through the middle twentieth
century, serving as intermediaries in the exchange of goods being transported by rail into
and out of the city. They were located in close in proximity to the railroad and often had
their own siding, thus easing the transfer of goods between building and rail car. This
connection between warehousing and rail ultimately was severed by the growth of the
trucking industry. Warehouses were no longer bound to the railroads, and in the modern
era were more likely located on the edge of the city than within in its central core. Many
older warehouses were rendered obsolete (due to age, size, or location) and were
demolished. Fireproof Storage House No. 3 is one of the very few that still survives in
Springfield today and represents an excellent early-twentieth-century example of this
particular building type—thus making it potentially eligible to the National Register
under Criterion C. The exterior integrity of Fireproof Storage House No. 3 is very good
overall. The window and door configuration has not been altered (though several have
been boarded over), and most of the original wood sashes remain in place. Rail (or truck)
platforms still remain in place on the east side of the building. A modern, steel-frame
warehouse presently is attached to the east of Fireproof Storage House No. 3, but this
does not significantly detract from the original structure’s historic feeling and association.
The interior integrity of the building is not known, however. Lack of interior integrity
would compromise Fireproof Storage House No. 3’s eligibility under Criterion C.

The Peabody Mine Office at 2135 South Ninth Street is a one-story, flat-roofed, brick,
Classical Revival/Moderne-style commercial building dating to circa 1930. It has a
corbelled brick cornice and front entrance that set within a “clipped” corner and is framed
with Bedford limestone. This property was inventoried by the Illinois Historic Landmark
Survey and is considered potentially eligible under Criteria A and C. Its eligibility under
Criterion A relates to industry—specifically coal mining. The building apparently was
used as an office by the Peabody Coal Company at its “Woodside No. 53 Mine”, which
extended beneath a large section of the southeastern corner of present-day Springfield.
This mine was opened in 1887 and first operated by the Central Coal Company before
passing in succession to the Woodside Coal Company (1891-1915), Springfield District
Coal Company (1915-1924), and finally Peabody (1924-1944). Coal mining was a major
industry in Sangamon County during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and
played a critical role in the growth of Springfield during this period. Multiple mines were


DENVER RIVER RESEARCH

Floyd R. Mansberger

Several properties not identified by the previous surveys were identified by the present study
as being potentially eligible to the National Register of Historic Places (Table 6). The
majority of these properties are potentially eligible as per Criterion C (Architecture), and
some may be eligible under Criterion A as well. The list includes both individual properties
and several potential historic districts (albeit very small districts). None of these additional
resources identified by the present study will be affected by the proposed construction,
however. As such, the proposed undertaking will have No Effect on these properties.

This assessment of historic resources within the greater Tenth Street (and/or Alternative 2A)
project area has not considered the potential for archaeological resources (Criterion D of the
National Register criteria). It is our opinion that areas of new right-of-way should be
subjected to a Phase I archaeological survey to identify potentially significant archaeological
resources. Several of these potentially significant archaeological resources discussed in the
report include the former coal-mining communities of Starne and Iles Junction, the rail yard
and shops of the Great Western/Wabash Railroad, as well as pre-Civil War domestic
neighborhoods of downtown Springfield (ref. Figures 83-85 of report),

In summary, two standing structures considered of significance are located within the
proposed corridor. They are the 1) Fireproof Storage Building at 1000 East Monroe, and 2)

the Peabody Coal Company Office Building at 2135 South 9" Street, both of which are
considered National Register eligible under Criterion A and C. As noted above, mitigation

is recommended for these two structures.
Should you have any questions, please give me a call.
Thank you.

Sincerely,

Floyd Mewes bev

Floyd Mansberger

P.O. Box 5234 e Springfield, Illinois 62705 © 217-525-9002 © email: fmansberger@comcast.net
Web site: IllinoisArchaeology.com


‘Sultability for Roads (Natural Surface)-Sangamon County, Illinois

Suitability for Roads (Natural Surface)

Suleablitty for Roado (atural Surface) Summary by Map Unk — Sengemon County, Iinots
Mop unit | Map unit name Rating Component nemo | Rating ressons | Acres in AO!| Porcent of
symbol! (percent) (nemorte. AOL
ap2 Hickory loam, 10t0 | Poorly suited Hickory (01%) ‘Slope (1.00) 11.6 0.1%
18 percent slopes,
Low strength
eroded . (0.50)
Mareelies (2%) ‘Slope (1.00)
Low strength
(0.$0)
Attias (2%) ‘Stope (1.00)
Wetness (0.80)
Low strength
(0.50)
oF Hickory sit loam, 18 | Poorly sulted Hickory (81%) ‘Slope (1.00) 22.3 0.2%
to 35 percent
Low strength
slopes rin
1A Keomah sit loam, 0 |Moderately sulted | Keomah (90%) Watness (0.50) 109.5 14%
to 2 percent slopes ioe
(0.50)
43a, ipava silt loam, 0 to 2|Moderately suited | tpava (88%) [Low strength 2,987.0 31.0%
percent slopes (0.80)
|Wetness (0.50)
454 Denny siktioam, 0 to |Poorty suited [Denny (94%) Ponding (1.00) 19 0.0%
paca spas Wetness (1.00)
Low strength
(0.50)
68a Sable silty clay loam, | Poorly sulted Sable (04%) [Ponding (1.00) 2,817.2 29.3%
gear cont |Wetness (1.00)
Low strength
(0.50)
868 ‘Osco sitt loam, 2 to 5 {Moderately sulted | Osco (90%) Low strength 1,077.9 14.2%
percent slopes (0.50)
}86C2 Oscosittloam, to 10 | Moderately evited | Osco (20%) ‘Low strength 32.4 0.3%
percent slopes, (0.50)
‘Slope (0.50)
1190 Eco silt loam, 10 to | Poorly suited Elco (97%) | Stope (1.00) 32 0.0%
18 percent slopes a
(0.50)
11902 Eco sitt loam, 10 to | Poorty sulted Elco (84%) ‘Stope (1.00) 98.2 1.0%
18 percent slopes,
eroded Low strength
(0.50)

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Suitability for Roads (Natural Surface)-Sangamon County, Illinois

‘Sultsbiity for Reede {ftetural Surfeco)~ Summary by Map Unk — Sangamon County, Minole

‘Mop unit
symisol

Map vaR name

—_

‘Component nama
~  (peraent) ~

Retlag reesens |
(numer
velwee)}

‘Aareg in AOI

630C2

Naviys sitt loam, 5 to
10 percent slopes,
eroded

Moderately suited

Naviys (83%)

[Low strength
(0.50)

14.2

‘Slope (0.50)

Rozetta (3%)

Low strength
(0.50)

|Stope (0.50)

Bunkum (2%)

Low
(0.50)

Stope (0.50)

[Wetness (0.50)

Passport (2%)

Low strength
(0.50)

‘Slope (0.50)

Wetness (0.50)

01%

705B

Buckhart ailt loam, 2
10 5 percent slopes

Moderately sulted

Buckhart (93%)

Low strength
(0.50)

62.4

0.6%

B01C

‘Orthents, silty, rolling

| Moderately sulted

Orthents, sity (88%)

Low strength
(0.50)

16.4

'Stope (0.50)

Rozetta (3%)

Low strength
(0.80)

Buckhart (3%)

Low strength
(0.80)

Ipava (3%)

Low strength
(0.50)

'Wetness (0.50)

0.2%

Landfilis

‘Orthents, landfitt
(00%)

15.7

0.2%

30748

Radford silt loam, Oto

2 percent slopes,
frequently flooded

Poorly suited

Radford (80%)

Flooding (1.00)

Low strength
(0.50)

Wetness (0.50)

‘Sawmill (8%)

Ponding (1.00)

Flooding (1.00)

|Wetness (1.00)

Low strength
(0.50)

0.3%

Natural Resources
Conservation Service

‘Web Soil Survey

National Cooperative Soil Survey

72172010
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Applicant: Hanson Professional Services Inc. JDNR Project #: 1008349
Contact: Jeffrey L. Bushur Date: 04/13/2010
Address: 1525 South Sixth Street

Springfield, IL 62703

Project: Springfield Railroad Corridor Study
Address: Sixth Street, Springfield

Description: Determine how to accomodate rail traffic through Springfield.

Natural Resource Review Results

This project was submitted for information only. It is not a consultation under Part 1075.

The Illinois Natural Heritage Database shows the following protected resources may be in the vicinity of the project
location:

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

Location

The applicant is responsible for the
accuracy of the location submitted
for the project.

County: Sangamon

Township, Range, Section:

15N, SW, 3 15N, 5W, 4

15N, 5W, 9 15N, 5W, 10
16N, 5W, 14 16N, 5W, 15
16N, 5W, 22 16N, 5W, 23
16N, 5W, 27 16N, 5W, 28
16N, SW, 33 16N, 5W, 34

IL Department of Natural Resources Contact
Impact Assessment Section
217-785-5500

Division of Ecosystems & Environment

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Q

U.S. Department 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
of Transportation 0 Washington, DC 20590

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a

Federal Railroad
Administration

Anne Haaker

Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer
Historic Preservation Agency

Union Station Floor 1

Springfield, IL 62701

RE: Tier 2 Springfield Rail Improvements Project: Conditional No Adverse Effect on
Historic Properties determination

Dear Ms. Haaker:

Since issuance of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Tier 2:
Springfield Rail Improvements Project, a Preferred Alternative has been identified in the
Final EIS, to be published shortly. The Preferred Alternative for this project is the 10"
Street Corridor (Alternative 2A).

The results of the cultural resources review for the Preferred Alternative are documented in
both a Technical Report entitled: Phase J Cultural Resources Evaluation: Springfield Rail
Improvements Project, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois (Fever River Research,
2011), herein referred to as the ‘Cultural Resources Report’, and the Tier 2: Springfield
Rail Improvements Project EIS, which were previously provided to you for review and
comment.

Three sites within the Area of Potential Effects (APE) of the 10" Street Corridor are
currently listed on the National Register individually (See Table | within the attached letter
from Fever River research dated April 24, 2012). One of these—the Abraham Lincoln
Home—is also a National Historic landmark. The proposed undertaking will have No
Effect on these properties due to their distance from the proposed undertaking.

Fourteen sites within the APE are considered contributing resources to an existing National
Historic District (the Abraham Lincoln Home National Register District; See Table 2
within the attached April 24, 2012 letter). The proposed undertaking will have No Effect
on these properties since they will not be impacted by any proposed construction activities.

Eight properties designated as City Landmarks are present within the APE (See Table 3
within the attached April 24, 2012 letter). The proposed construction will have No Effect
on these properties due to their distance from the proposed undertaking.


Mr. James W. Moll, P.E., S.E. 2

with documenting “no effect” determinations and preparing requests for “not likely to
adversely affect” concurrence.

These comments are provided as technical assistance in accordance with the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (87 Stat. 884, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq).

National Wetland Inventory maps indicate that there may be wetlands within and adjacent to the
project area. These areas may be affected by the proposed project. The Corps of Engineers is
the Federal agency responsible for wetland regulation, and we recommend that you contact them
for assistance in delineating the wetland types and acreage within the project boundary. Priority
consideration should be given to avoid impacts to these wetland areas. Any future activities in
the study area that would alter these wetlands may require a Section 404 permit. Unavoidable

’ impacts will require a mitigation plan to compensate for any losses of wetland functions and
values. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Clock Tower Building, P.O. Box 2004, Rock Island,
Illinois, 61201, should be contacted for information about the permit process.

If you have any questions regarding our comments, please contact Heidi Woeber of my staff at

(309) 757-5800 extension 209.
Since
bit

Richard C. Nelson
Field Supervisor

Enclosure

C6y ILDOT (Weber)
ILDNR (Hamer)

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CORRESPONDENCE



Table 1
National Register Properties (Individually Listed)

Property Name Address Effect Recommendation**

Lincoln Colored Home 427 South 12th No Effect NFW

Lincoln, Abraham, Home* South 8th No Effect NEW

Mine Rescue Station 609 East Princeton Av. No Effect NEW

* Also a National Historic Landmark
**NFW=No Further Work need
Table 2
National Register Properties
(Contributing Resources to District)

Property Name Address Effect Recommendation*
Beedle House 411 South 8th No Effect NFW
Lyons House 413 South 8th No Effect NFW
Dean House 421 South 8th No Effect NFW
Corneau House 501 South 8th No Effect NFW
Sprigg House 507 South 8th No Effect NFW
Cook House 508 South 8th No Effect NFW
Miller House 511 South 8th No Effect NFW
DuBois House 519 South 8th No Effect NFW
Shutt House 523 South 8th No Effect NEW
Robinson, Henson House 520 South 8th No Effect NFW
Allen, Solomon, Barn 530 South 8th No Effect NFW
Lincoln, Abraham, Home South 8th No Effect NFW
Morse, James, House 818 East Capitol No Effect NFW
Amold, Charles House 810 East Jackson No Effect NFW

*NFW=No Further Work need

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IDNR Project Number: 1105477

Disclaimer

The Illinois Natural Heritage Database cannot provide a conclusive statement on the presence, absence, or
condition of natural resources in Illinois. This review reflects the information existing in the Database at the time of
this inquiry, and should not be regarded as a final statement on the site being considered, nor should it be a
substitute for detailed site surveys or field surveys required for environmental assessments. If additional protected
resources are encountered during the project's implementation, compliance with applicable statutes and

regulations is required.

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DPV ER RIVER RESHARCHT

Floyd R. Mansberger

April 24, 2012

Kevin Seals

Hanson Professional Services, Inc.
1525 South Sixth Street
Springfield, Illinois 62708-3787

re: Springfield Rail Corridor Study
Springfield, Illinois
Revised Conclusions and/or Recommendations
Tenth Street Corridor

Dear Kevin:

As per your request, Chris and I have modified our tables summarizing the potential historic
resources for the greater Tenth Street Corridor (and/or Alternative 2A). Additionally, we
have added a sixth table showing potentially significant properties identified by the current
survey (but not identified in previous studies). This information was added to better identify
the potential historic significance of each property, and to offer comments as to the potential
effect the proposed undertaking will have on the resource, as well as recommendations for
potential mitigation effects.

As with all historical properties assessed within the context of cultural resources
management, the value of the architectural and archaeological resources within the Tenth
Street Corridor is determined by their eligibility for listing on the National Register of
Historic Places. Eligibility to the National Register is based on four broad criteria that are
defined by the National Park Service and used to guide the evaluation process. These

criteria state that

The quality of significance in American history, architecture, archaeology,
and culture is present in districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that
possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling,
and association, and

A) that are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to
the broad patterns of our history; or

B) that are associated with the lives of persons significant to our past; or

P.O. Box 5234 © Springfield, Illinois 62705 © 217-525-9002 © email: fmansberger@comcast.net
Web site: IllinoisArchaeology.com


Applicant:
Contact:
Address:

Project:
Address:

Description: Railroad Corridor Study

Hanson Professional Services Inc. JONR Project #: 1105479

Greg Moushon

1525 South Sixth Street

Springfield, IL 62703

Date: 12/02/2010

Springfield Railroad Corridor Study

South Sixth Street, Springfield

Natural Resource Review Results

This project was submitted for information only. It is not a consultation under Part 1075.

The Illinois Natural Heritage Database shows the following protected resources may be in the vicinity of the project

location:

Carpenter Park INAI Site

Carpenter Park Nature Preserve
Franklin'S Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus franklinii)
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

Location

The applicant is responsible for the
accuracy of the location submitted
for the project.

County: Menard
Township, Range, Section:

17N, 5W, 7

17N, 5W, 18

County: Sangamon
Township, Range, Section:

16N, 4W, 5
16N, 4W, 7
16N, 4W, 17
16N, 4W, 19
16N, 4W, 29
16N, 5W, 1
16N, 5W, 3
16N, 5W, 5
16N, 5W, 7
16N, 5W, 9
16N, SW, 11
16N, 5W, 13
16N, 5W, 15
16N, SW, 17

16N, 4W, 6
16N, 4W, 8
1J6N, 4W, 18
16N, 4W, 20
16N, 4W, 30
16N, 5W, 2
16N, 5W, 4
16N, 5W, 6
16N, 5W, 8
16N, 5W, 10
16N, 5W, 12
16N, 5W, 14
16N, 5W, 16
16N, 5W, 18

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Table 3

City Landmarks
Property Name Address Effect Recommendation*
Claus Grocery Store 1700 South 11th No Effect NFW
Lincoln Colored Home 427 South 12th No Effect NFW
Robinson, Henson, House 520 South 8th No Effect NFW
Allen, Solomon, Barn 530 South 8th No Effect NFW
Lincoln, Abraham, Home South 8th & Jackson No Effect NFW
Morse, James, House 818 East Capitol No Effect NFW
Arnold, Charles, House 810 East Jackson No Effect NFW
Old South Town Theater Marque _1110__East South Grand No Effect NFW

*NFW=No Further Work need

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Property Name

Address

NR

Criterion Effect _ Recommendation*
801 East Miller A, C and/or D No Effect NFW
1105 East Miller A,Cand/orD No Effect NFW
1106 East Miller A,Cand/orD —_—No Effect NFW
1122 East Miller A, C and/or D No Effect NFW
1121 East Reynolds A, C and/or D No Effect NFW

*NFW=No Further Work need

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Suitabilty for Roads (Natural Surface)-Sangamon County, Illinois,

‘Sultabitity for Roads (Natural Surface) Summary by Map Unit — Sangamon County, Iinole
Mapuntt | Map unit name Rating ‘Component namie || Rating reasons | Acres in AO! | Percent of
symbol (percent) (numeric AOt
7 values)
11903 _|Elco silty clay loam, |Poory sulted Elco (04%) ‘Slope (1.00) 49.1 0.5%
10 to 18 percent ca
slopes, severely ey
244A Hartsburg silty clay | Poorty suited Hartsburg (85%) | Ponding (1.00) 67.7 01%
loam, 0102
percent slopes |Wetness (1.00)
Low strength
(0.50)
Drummer (3%) Panding (1.00)
Wetness (1.00)
Low strength
(0.50)
Harpster (1%) Ponding (1.00)
\Watness (1.00)
Low strength
(0.50)
257A Clarksdale sit loam, |Moderately suited | Clarksdale (93%) | Wetness (0.50) 22.4 0.2%
0 to 2 percent
slo Low strength
pes (0.50)
2798 Rozetta siitioam, 2 to |Moderately suited | Rozetta (91%) Low strength 642.1 6.1%
5 percent slopes (0.50)
2802 __| Fayette alitioam, 5 to| Moderately suited | Fayette (95%) Low strength 326.1 34%
10 percent slopes, (0.50)
4 ‘Slope (0.50)
280D2 _| Fayette sitt loam, 10 |Poorly suited Fayette (95%) ‘Slope (1.00) 07 0.0%
to 18 percent
erodes Low strength
slopes, eroded ety
533 Urban land Not rated [Urban land (100%) 1,033.6 10.7%
5496 Marseilles sift loam, | Poorly suited Marseilles (97%) | Slope (1.00) 53.5 0.8%
36 to 60 percent
Low strength
ones (0.50)
56762 __| Eikhart silt loam, 5 to |Moderately sulted | Elkhart (97%) Low strength 95 0.1%
10 percent stopes, (0.60)
‘Slope (0.50)
ipave (3%) Low strength
(0.80)
Wetness (0.50)
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