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57 The responsibilities of a sponsoring public agency planning intercity passenger rail do not end after planning, design, and construction are complete. Providing oversight, performing service quality assurance functions, and acting as a liaison between the traveling public (individual citizens)
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58 Guidebook for Intercity passenger rail Service and Development IPH provides rolling stock, onboard service and amenities, and marketing support for the train. The operations crew (engineer and conductor)
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Operations and Maintenance: Service planning 59 in response to special requests by the sponsoring entity)
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60 Guidebook for Intercity passenger rail Service and Development Contracting for Operations Several options exist for operation of a new intercity passenger rail service. Public agencies have the theoretical choice of • Contracting with Amtrak to operate the service • Contracting with a freight railroad or other private passenger rail operating company • Self-operating the service either directly or through a subsidiary As described in Chapter 2 and Appendix B, there have been frustrations involved in establishing PRIIA Section 209 Amtrak cost formula granularity in determining the total cost charged to states for services, and choosing an appropriate contract operator may be even more complex than in the past.
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Operations and Maintenance: Service planning 61 with one entity to operate the trains, another to handle ticket sales and station functions, another to maintain the locomotives and coaches and clean the cars, and another to maintain the tracks and signals. Thus, a rail service can be performed by one entity or divided among several organizations with coordination by the sponsor.
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62 Guidebook for Intercity passenger rail Service and Development • Define, in advance, responsibilities for public communication and interface with the media to avoid conflicting story lines and public disputes that can carry over into the political arena. This is particularly important in the context of emergency response or other service disruption scenarios.
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Operations and Maintenance: Service planning 63 under 30 years old. Despite multiple cosmetic and mechanical upgrades, they still are perceived by passengers (and the sponsoring state entities)
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64 Guidebook for Intercity passenger rail Service and Development • Vermont DOT, lead state sponsor of the Vermonter service hosted by Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, considered procuring its own self-propelled DMU cars or DMUs to replace the conventional Amtrak-provided Amfleet rolling stock. Because DMUs are self-propelled and do not require a locomotive, they consume less fuel for short train lengths, and Vermont (along with its operator, Amtrak)
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