Contracting Services for Intercity Passenger Rail
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Contracting Services for Intercity Passenger Rail September 24, 2013 Ray Chambers • Executive Director – AIPRO Norm Jester • VP of Corporate Development – Herzog Transit James Seal • Government Affairs – Veolia Transportation
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Contracting Services for Intercity Passenger Rail. September 24, 2013. Ray Chambers Executive Director – AIPRO Norm Jester VP of Corporate Development – Herzog Transit James Seal Government Affairs – Veolia Transportation. COMPETITION. ‘ Ma and Pa’ Operators?. Every Year AIPRO Members:. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Contracting Services for Intercity Passenger Rail
September 24, 2013
Ray Chambers• Executive Director – AIPRO
Norm Jester• VP of Corporate Development – Herzog Transit
James Seal• Government Affairs – Veolia Transportation
COMPETITION
‘Ma and Pa’ Operators?
Every Year AIPRO Members:
Carry over 1 Billion Passengers Worldwide
In the United States it’s over 80 million passengers…
…and over 250,000 train movements!
AIPRO Contract Rail Operations in the United States
BombardierHerzog TransitKeolisVeolia
AGENCY LOCATION SCOPE Annual Passengers
Trinity Railway Express Dallas, TX•Operations•Maintenance•ROW Maintenance•Dispatch
2.4 Million
Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. Caltrain
San Jose, CA
•Operations•Maintenance•ROW Maintenance•Station Maintenance•Facility Maintenance•Revenue Collection
12 Million
New Jersey Transit Atlantic City, NJ •Equipment Maintenance 1 Million
North County Transit District. Coaster Oceanside, CA
•Operations•Maintenance•Fare Enforcement•ROW Maintenance•Signals and Communication 1.5 Million
Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority.MetroRail
Austin, TX•Operations•Maintenance•Dispatching•ROW Maintenance
575,000
San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission.Altamont Corridor Express Stockton, CA
•Train Operations•Equipment Maintenance
750,000
Denton County Transportation Authority. A-train
Lewisville, TX•Operations•Maintenance•ROW Maintenance•Dispatching
420,000
Port of Los Angeles. Waterfront Red Car Line
Los Angeles, CA•Operations•Maintenance•ROW Maintenance
87,167
North County Transit District. Sprinter
Escondido, CA •Train Dispatching•MOW Services 3.5 Million
Herzog Transit Services Inc. Active Rail Projects
Challenges
1) Making a Return on Investment2) Amtrak was given an Intercity Monopoly3) Amtrak owns critical rights of way on the Northeast
Corridor & Michigan4) Only Amtrak has mandatory access at low cost to
freight track5) Liability issues generally benefit Amtrak but states
control risk6) Amtrak owns equipment and facilities which private
operators do not
AGENCY LOCATION SCOPE Annual Passengers
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Boston, MA · Operations· Maintenance· ROW maintenance and construction· Signal and systems· Dispatch· Equipment maintenance· Customer Service· Marketing· Fare collection and enforcement
37 Million
South Florida Regional Transportation Authority Pompano Beach FL • Operations• Customer service
8 MillionNorth County Transit District
Sprinter Oceanside, CA • Operations• Equipment Maintenance 3.5 Million
Southern California Regional Rail AuthorityMetrolink Los Angeles, CA • Infrastructure Maintenance
13 Million
Veolia Active Rail Projects
PRIIA Laid the Foundation
• Section 209 – Cost Allocation Methodology & States Take Control of Destiny
• Section 217 – Provides Formal Process for Equipment & Facilities Transfer & Compensation to Amtrak
• Sec 301 – Capital Grants to States. AIPRO Proposes further Investment Tied to Competitive Reforms
Stakeholders & AIPRO Partners
• States
• Amtrak
• Track Owning Railroads & Freight Interests
• Labor
• FRA & USDOT
What’s Next?
• Competition Works Let’s all work together to innovate and create a High Performance Passenger Rail Network
• Vision One state needs to be the innovator and pioneer, the results will speak for themselves
Thank You!Questions?
www.passengerrail.org
