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Amtrak’s Rights and Relationships with Host Railroads September 21, 2017 Jim Blair – Director Host Railroads
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Amtrak’s Rights and Relationships with Host Railroads
September 21, 2017Jim Blair – Director Host Railroads
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Today’s Amtrak System
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• Northeast Corridor (NEC)
• 457 miles
• Washington‐New York‐Boston
• 11.9 million riders in FY16
• Long Distance (LD) services
• 15 routes
• Up to 2,438 miles in length
• 4.65 million riders in FY16
• State‐supported trains
• 29 routes
• 19 partner states
• Up to 750 miles in length
• 14.7 million riders in FY16
Amtrak’s Services
Northeast
Corridor
Long
Distance
State-
supported
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ST. PAUL / MINNEAPOLIS
OAKLAND
SAN DIEGO
LOS ANGELES
HOUSTON
SAN ANTONIO
DALLASFT. WORTH
ALBUQUERQUE
SACRAMENTO
PORTLAND
VANCOUVER
SEATTLE
DENVER KANSAS CITY
SALT LAKE CITY
MEMPHIS
ATLANTA
NEW ORLEANS
TAMPA
MIAMI
JACKSONVILLE
CLEVELAND
INDIANAPOLIS
ST. LOUIS
CHICAGO
MILWAUKEE
NEW YORKPITTSBURGH
BALTIMOREWASHINGTON
PHILADELPHIA
TORONTO
BOSTON
MONTREAL
Grand Rapids
Bakersfield Oklahoma City
Spokane
Harrisburg
Charlottesville
Newport News
Richmond
Springfield
Rutland
AlbanyPontiac
Port Huron Niagara Falls
St. Albans
Brunswick
FDOT
VTRNECR
Pan Am
MBTAMetro-North
SCRRA
Metra
Operatedby VIA Rail
SCRRA / BNSF / SDN
Railroads
Amtrak (incl. Leased)
Union Pacific
BNSF
CSXT
Norfolk Southern
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National
Other Railroads
Amtrak Route SystemTrack Ownership Excluding Terminal Railroads
BuckinghamBranch
MDOT
Hoffmans
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Conrail
NMRX
Amtrak’s Host Railroads
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Amtrak’s Host Railroads
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CLEVELAND
NEW YORKPITTSBURGH
BALTIMOREWASHINGTON
TORONTO
BOSTON
MONTREAL
New HavenNew Rochelle
Poughkeepsie
Schenectady
Rouses Point
Worcester
Providence
Haverhill
Harrisburg
Charlottesville
Newport News
Richmond
Springfield
Rutland
AlbanyPontiac
Port HuronNiagara Falls
St. Albans
Brunswick
MBTA(Boston to RIState Line Dispatched by Amtrak
Pan Am
New England Central
VermontRailway
Metro-North
Operated by VIA Rail
Railroads
Amtrak(incl. Leased)CSXT
Norfolk Southern
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National
Other Railroads
Amtrak NEC Route SystemTrack Ownership Excluding Terminal Railroads
BuckinghamBranch
Hoffmans
Norfolk
Petersburg
MiDOT
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Host Railroads by Mileage
• 97% of Amtrak route miles are on host railroads
• 20,000 host railroad miles
• 700 Amtrak miles
• 70% of Amtrak train-miles are on host railroads:
• BNSF Railway (6.69 million train-miles)
• Union Pacific Railroad (6.09 million train-miles)
• CSX Transportation (5.85 million train-miles)
• Norfolk Southern Railway (2.36 million train-miles)
• Canadian National Railway (1.45 million train-miles)
• Metro-North Commuter Railroad (1.34 million train-miles)
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Backdrop: Amtrak’s Statutory Rights
• The Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970 and subsequent amendments, now codified at 49 U.S.C. §§ 24101 et seq., provides Amtrak with rights on host railroads, including:
San Joaquin near Merced, CA
– Access to any rail line in the US.
– Use of host railroad facilities.
– Payments based on host’s incremental cost.
– Amtrak preference over freight transportation.
– Additional trains.– Accelerated speeds.– Condemnation authority.
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“Operating Agreements” with host railroads
• 37 negotiated Operating Agreements with 30 different railroads translate statutes to host-specific terms and conditions including:
– Operation of existing service
– Service standards
– Implementing new service
– Liability apportionment
– Dispute resolution
– Payment amounts and terms for services provided by the host
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Myths of Amtrak Access
• By Federal law, Amtrak is granted access to the entire national rail network.
• Including host railroad property such as station buildings, platforms, and other facilities.
• There is no fee for access to the national network granted to Amtrak.
• This access is not restricted to routes where Amtrak already has or previously had service.
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Preference Over Freight Transportation
• Rail passenger transportation provided by Amtrak has “preference over freight transportation in using a rail line, junction, or crossing….”
• A host may seek to have preference modified by the STB by demonstrating that providing preference “materially will lessen the quality of freight transportation provided to shippers”.
• No host has sought to demonstrate this.
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Amtrak Payments to Host Railroads
• Incremental cost reimbursement
• The short-term avoidable cost incurred by the host due to the presence of Amtrak operations on its rail lines.
• Sometimes includes host railroad staff employed due to the presence of Amtrak.
• Quality Payments/Performance penalties.
• Operating agreements seek to incent good performance and penalize poor performance.
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Performance Influenced by Host Railroads
* Unused Recovery Time Not Included.
Host72%
Amtrak22%
Third Party *6%
Primary host delay categories:
• Freight Train Interference
• Slow Orders
• Passenger Train Interference
• Signals
• Routing
• Maintenance of Way
Primary Amtrak delay categories:
• Passenger-related
• Locomotive failure
• Crew & System
Sources of Amtrak Train Delay
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Liability Arrangements with Host Railroads
• Standard liability coverage• Amtrak has a unique contractual
no-fault liability arrangement with its host railroads, an excellent safety record, and a decades-long history of standing behind its liability commitments to hosts. This combination provides the lowest-cost liability arrangement.
• Amtrak extends these arrangements to state sponsors by contract.
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Amtrak is also a “Host” Railroad
• Six freight railroads operate on Amtrak Lines• Norfolk Southern
• CSX
• Providence & Worcester
• NECR
• Pan Am
• Conrail
• Most operations at night.
• These railroads pay Amtrak’s fully allocated costs.
• Regular coordination on industrial development, engineering design, operations planning.
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Amtrak as “Host”
Amtrak’s Rights and Relationships with Host Railroads
September 21, 2017Jim Blair – Director Host Railroads
