Contracting Commuter Rail Services, Volume 2: Commuter Rail System Profiles (2018)

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23 The new commuter rail system comprises four lines that converge at Denver Union Station: • University of Colorado A Line (opened in April 2016): a 22.8-mile corridor between the Denver Union Station and Denver International Airport that passes through east Denver and Aurora. From Union Station, this line serves seven other stations at 38th & Blake, 40th & Colorado, Central Park, Peoria, 40th Ave & Airport Blvd-Gateway Park, 61st & Peña, and Denver Airport • B Line (opened to Westminster in July 2016): a 41-mile corridor between the Denver Union Station and Longmont that will pass through north Denver, Adams, Broomfi eld, and Boulder Counties in the future. From Union Station, this line will serve seven other stations at Westminster, Church Ranch, Flatiron, Louisville, Boulder Village, Gunbarrel, and downtown Longmont • G Line (anticipated opening in late 2018): an 11.2-mile corridor between the Denver Union Station and Ward Road in Wheat Ridge that will pass through northwest Denver, Adams County, and Arvada. From Union Station, this line will serve seven other stations at 41st & Fox, Pecos Junction, Clear Creek & Federal, 60th & Sheridan at Arvada Gold Strike, Olde Town Arvada, Arvada Ridge, and Wheat Ridge & Ward The Regional Transportation District (RTD) is the regional transit authority created in 1969 to meet the public transportation needs of people in all or part of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfi eld, Denver, Douglas, Jeff erson, and Weld counties in Colorado. RTD operates six rail lines, 140 bus routes, the SkyRide bus service to the Denver International Airport, a curb-to-curb demand-response service, and 70 park-and-ride lots. In 2004, voters approved the largest transit expansion plan in the United States—RTD FasTracks— to expand transit modes and upgrade transit services. RTD FasTracks includes plans to build 122 miles of commuter rail and light rail, 18 miles of bus rapid transit, and 21,000 parking spaces at light rail, commuter rail, and bus stations; and to enhance bus service for bus/rail connections across the eight-county district. RTD Regional Transportation District Denver, CO HISTORY RTD purchased most of the N Line right-of-way from Union Pacifi c Railroad. RTD FasTracks selected DTP as the Eagle P3 contractor for a 34-year concession. Construction began. FTA selected the University of Colorado A Line and G Line for a public–private partnership pilot program, which was the origin of the Eagle P3 project. Voters approved the RTD FasTracks Program. RTD awarded a design–build contract to RRP to complete the N Line to Eastlake & 124th, with options to extend as funds become available. DTP will maintain the vehicles and operate the N Line. The N Line construction began in summer 2015. Eagle P3 received a Full Funding Grant Agreement from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Construction began on the fi rst 6.2-mile electrifi ed segment of the B Line between Union Station and Westminster. The remainder of the line will use diesel-powered commuter cars. The B Line was added to the Eagle P3 project. The University of Colorado A Line opened on April 22. The B Line opened on July 25 from downtown Denver to Westminster. RTD FasTracks will begin construction on the B Line between Westminster and Longmont when funding becomes available. 2009 2010 2007 2004 2013 2015 2011 2012 2016

24 Contracting Commuter Rail Services, Volume 2: Commuter Rail System Profiles • N Line (anticipated opening in 2019 or later): an 18.5-mile corridor connecting the Denver Union Station with 48th & Brighton at National Western Center, Commerce City & 72nd, Original Thornton & 88th, Thornton Crossroads & 104th, Northglenn & 122th, Eastlake & 124th, York & 144th, and North Thornton & Highway 7. The line will serve Commerce City, Northglenn, and Thornton RTD is developing the commuter rail system in partnership with Denver Transit Partners (DTP). DTP is the RTD-selected concessionaire for the public– private partnership called Eagle P3. The Eagle P3 partnership is between Fluor Enterprises, Inc. (a unit of Fluor Corp.); Denver Rail (Eagle) Holdings, Inc., a unit of John Laing plc; and Aberdeen Infrastructure Investments (No. 4) USA LLC, a unit of Aberdeen Global Infrastructure Partners LP. Other team members include: Balfour Beatty Rail Inc., ACI, Ames Construction, and HDR. RTD awarded the Eagle P3 project to DTP on July 9, 2010. Under the concession agreement, DTP designs, builds, finances, operates, and maintains the University of Colorado A, B, and G Lines; the commuter rail maintenance facility; and the Denver Union Station’s signals and power systems. DTP electrifies over 36 miles of commuter rail and 15 stations including the Denver Union Station. DTP finances certain design–build elements. The total capital cost of the Eagle P3 project is $2.2 billion. RTD awarded a design–build contract to the Regional Rail Partners (RRP) in 2013 to complete the N Line to the Eastlake & 124th Station, with options to extend as funds become available. RRP is a joint venture consisting of Balfour Beatty and Graham, with Stantec Consulting as the lead designer and Parsons Brinckerhoff as the sub-designer. Under the Eagle P3 project, DTP purchased 66 vehicles from Hyundai Rotem to serve the four commuter rail lines. DTP will operate and maintain rail vehicles and infrastructure for all four Denver RTD commuter rail lines. RTD’s governing body is a 15-member elected board of directors, with each director elected by district for a 4-year term. Each director district contains approximately 180,000 residents. The board of directors is actively involved in the decisions that guide the FasTracks Program. The RTD Board of Directors approved the creation of the FasTracks Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) in 2005. CAC consists of 17 members who are residents of the eight-county district. CAC advises RTD on matters relating to the implementation of the FasTracks Plan. PERFORMANCE STATISTICS Service Data in RY* 2016 Unlinked Passenger Trips: 4,317,405 Passenger Trips per Passenger Car Revenue Mile: 2.60 Annual Operating Cost: $46,714,223 Passenger Car Revenue Miles: 1,663,629 Operating Cost per Passenger: $10.82 Total Directional Route Miles: 59 Operating Cost per Passenger Car Revenue Mile: $28.08 Annual Total Passenger Miles: 41,853,964 Passenger Miles per Passenger Trip: 9.69 *Report year: for each report year, the National Transit Database (NTD) collects data refl ecting the reporter’s operation in the same fi scal year. Performance Measures in 2016 Data source: NTD. For each report year, NTD collects data reflecting the reporter’s operation in the same fiscal year. RTD began commuter rail service in April 2016. Data to report performance were available only for partial RY 2016. CONTRACTED SERVICE GOVERNANCE General Contracted Service Informa on

RTD 25 Contracted Service Matrix The matrix below illustrates the responsibility for major service functions for RTD. The capital letters A and D represent the RTD in-house staff and the independent contractor (DTP), respectively. In this case, B for the host railroad and C for Amtrak are not applicable. A—Agency; B—Host Railroads (RRs); C—Amtrak; D—Independent Contractors (RR or Non-RR) A B C D Train Operations Maintenance of Infrastructure Maintenance of Equipment Specifi cally: Train Dispatching Services Train Operations Maintenance of Equipment Facilities Maintenance Maintenance of Way Provision of Electric Traction Signals and Communication Positive Train Control Maintenance Station Operations and Maintenance Non-revenue Equipment Provision Safety Management Security Services Environmental Services Management/Oversight Services Materials Management Services Risk Management Assessment Customer Service Functions Marketing Communications Ticketing/Sales Revenue Collection Information Technology Systems Accident/Fatality Investigations/Support Supplemental Work Other (na)