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Appendix D - Case Studies of Passenger Rail Service Developments and Processes
Appendix D - Case Studies of Passenger Rail Service Developments and Processes
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D-30 D.7.5 Cost Escalation D-30 D.7.6 Intercity Passenger Rail D-31 D.7.7 Commuter Operations D-32 D-1 A P P E N D I X D Case Studies of Passenger Rail Service Developments and Processes
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• A process developed by the BNSF Railway for quality management of commuter rail services, initially applied in Chicago. • The highly collaborative approach used by the NNEPRA in developing the Downeaster service between Boston and Portland, Maine with the participation of state and local governments, Amtrak and host railroads.
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The Amtrak intercity service in the area, known as the Pacific Surfliner, connects Los Angeles with San Diego and San Luis Obispo. The corridor, also known as the LOSSAN corridor, is owned by the county transportation authorities along the route between San Diego through Los Angeles to Moor Park, acquired from the Santa Fe and UP in 1991–1992 for SCRRA and NCTD commuter rail services, as described above.
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offers six round trips daily, two of which originate in Sacramento and four which originate in D-4 Guidebook for Implementing Passenger Rail Service on Shared Passenger and Freight Corridors
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The second commuter rail service in the region, the ACE, grew out of a grass-roots effort by local governments to improve transportation in that region of San Joaquin County. County taxpayers voted a $0.005 sales tax for transportation in 1990 and identified the ACE as a top priority.
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Each individual work effort moves the corridor in the direction of the Vision Plan and is required to be consistent with the long-term evolution of the corridor. D-6 Guidebook for Implementing Passenger Rail Service on Shared Passenger and Freight Corridors
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High on-time performance, growth of ridership, and improved service frequencies are the rewards of "doing things right" from a facility management perspective in the West Coast's busiest mixed-use corridors. Case Studies of Passenger Rail Service Developments and Processes D-7
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The first initiative described is the Cascades intercity service between Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon, with more limited service northward to Vancouver British D-10 Guidebook for Implementing Passenger Rail Service on Shared Passenger and Freight Corridors
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The net result from all this effort is that between its inception in 2000 and 2008 ridership on Sounder commuter services grew to 2.67 million. D.3.3 The Cascades Intercity Service Increased interest in intercity passenger rail service in Washington State took root in the late 1980s.
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Considerable energy was then expended in probing the inevitable differences between the two assessments. Today the service D-12 Guidebook for Implementing Passenger Rail Service on Shared Passenger and Freight Corridors
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In addition service was extended to two round trips from Seattle to Vancouver British Columbia and three round trips from Portland to Eugene, Case Studies of Passenger Rail Service Developments and Processes D-13
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Investments are concentrated on five corridors that link all the railroads entering Chicago, and include rail-to-rail grade separations, grade crossing elimination, new connections between lines, additional track, and improved traffic control systems. D-14 Guidebook for Implementing Passenger Rail Service on Shared Passenger and Freight Corridors
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BNSF Railway is a leading North American organization in setting standards for service performance measurement. This expertise, applied to both commuter and intercity passenger rail Case Studies of Passenger Rail Service Developments and Processes D-15 Table D-1.
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The same issue was in play across the entire network where such heaters were used, but was first identified in the shared-use territory. D-16 Guidebook for Implementing Passenger Rail Service on Shared Passenger and Freight Corridors
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It is not surprising, then, that new trackage specifically dedicated to isolation of passenger operations from these choke points is a high priority for development of reliable passenger operations. It might be noted that on-time performance for commuter rail services in major communities served by BNSF (Seattle, LA, and Chicago)
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• The service has been successful, attracting a growing ridership, especially in recent years, as well as increasing the fraction of operating costs covered by farebox revenues. D-18 Guidebook for Implementing Passenger Rail Service on Shared Passenger and Freight Corridors
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There had been no passenger rail service in Maine since 1965, except for a VIA–Rail Canada that passed through northern Maine en route between Montreal and Halifax. July 1991: Strong support for a Maine citizens mandate directing the state government to implement passenger rail services in Maine encouraged the legislature to adopt the initiative before it came to a vote.
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D-20 Guidebook for Implementing Passenger Rail Service on Shared Passenger and Freight Corridors Reporting Year1 2001– 2002 2002– 2003 2003– 2004 2004– 2005 2005– 2006 2006– 2007 2007– 2008 2008– 2009 Ridership (1000s) 1652 260 255 250 330 346 442 4553 Percent Change 1 Reporting years run from July to June to coincide with State of Maine fiscal years.
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Difficulties started when NNEPRA, Amtrak, and State DOT officials approached the railroads over which the service was to operate to negotiate the access agreements, and with Guilford, details Case Studies of Passenger Rail Service Developments and Processes D-21
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For example, NNEPRA obtained a $500,000 grant from the FRA fiscal Case Studies of Passenger Rail Service Developments and Processes D-23
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Until recently, New Hampshire state transportation agencies and legislators had little interest in passenger rail transportation and would not contribute any funding or apply for grants to supD-24 Guidebook for Implementing Passenger Rail Service on Shared Passenger and Freight Corridors
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NNEPRA benefits from having considerable independence from State government agencies, with more responsibilities and control over the details of the service than is usual for agencies that oversee state-sponsored intercity passenger rail services. NNEPRA puts great emphasis on maintaining close contacts with all stakeholders, holding regular meetings, and being respectful of the concerns and positions taken by the stakeholders.
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Long-term cost estimates may be used by service opponents as evidence that an agency is opening the door to a financially ruinous set of infrastructure investments. D-26 Guidebook for Implementing Passenger Rail Service on Shared Passenger and Freight Corridors
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Freight rail corridor owners are meanwhile trying to protect the value of their franchise and to ensure that, at minimum, the passenger operator does not burden the economics of the overall rail operation over the line in question. This section will describe the principal elements of a service fee arrangement for use of freight carrier-owned trackage by a passenger rail service provider.
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on a quarterly basis; D-30 Guidebook for Implementing Passenger Rail Service on Shared Passenger and Freight Corridors
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• When service falls below target levels, the incentive clock "re-sets" for incentive payments to again be in play. Case Studies of Passenger Rail Service Developments and Processes D-31
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Finally, the inclusion of federal funds as part of a commuter new-start package requires substantial up-front agreement with the host freight carrier for release of FTA planning monies at various stages of the project. D-32 Guidebook for Implementing Passenger Rail Service on Shared Passenger and Freight Corridors
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