Amtrak Government Affairs: June 2019

Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2018

State of West Virginia

Amtrak Service & Ridership

Amtrak operates two National Network trains in West Virginia:

• The Capitol Limited (daily Washington-Martinsburg-Pittsburgh-Cleveland-Chicago) • The Cardinal (tri-weekly New York-Washington-Charlottesville-Charleston-Cincinnati-

Indianapolis-Chicago) During FY18 Amtrak served the following West Virginia locations:

City Boardings & Alightings Alderson 433 Charleston 11,251 Harpers Ferry 7,638 Hinton 5,836 Huntington 10,296 Martinsburg 10,784 Montgomery 347 Prince 2,162 Thurmond 285 White Sulphur Springs 5,230 Total West Virginia Station Usage: 54,262

Host Railroads & On Time Performance

Amtrak relies heavily on the cooperation of other railroads in order to operate routes using tracks that are not owned or controlled by Amtrak. Host railroads are statutorily required to provide Amtrak trains “preference” over freight transportation. However, on time performance on most host railroads is poor and continues to decline largely due to hosts ignoring their statutory responsibilities. Listed below are the Amtrak services that operate in West Virginia with each service’s host railroads and on-time performance (OTP) in FY18:

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Service Host Railroads FY18 OTP Capitol Limited CSX and Norfolk Southern 41.1%

Cardinal CSX, Norfolk Southern, and Buckingham Branch

53.5%

“On-time performance” represents the percentage of stations at which the train arrives within 15 minutes of the scheduled arrival time.

Amtrak Guest Rewards

At the end of FY18, there were 13,561 members of the Amtrak Guest Rewards program in West Virginia. This is a 11.4% increase from FY17.

Stations

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) requires that stations in the intercity rail transportation system be made readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. In response, Amtrak developed an ADA Stations Program to bring the stations it serves (and for which it has ADA responsibility) into compliance with ADA requirements and to provide the best possible service to passengers with disabilities in the shortest timeframe and most integrated and efficient way possible. At Alderson, Charleston, Hinton, Huntington, Montgomery and Thurmond, Amtrak is developing designs to address the non-ADA compliant components; accessible routes from the public right of way to the parking and between parking and the station, ramps and stairs; modifying station entrances, and restrooms, new platforms and city identifier signs, and ADA required signage for stations and parking. Construction on projects at these locations is expected to begin in 2019.

Cardinal Conference

At the request of business and local interests on the Chicago-Indianapolis-Cincinnati-West Virginia-Washington portion of Amtrak’s Cardinal route, Amtrak held an event called the Cardinal Conference on September 23, 2016, in Cincinnati. The intent of the conference was to build a coalition of communities, universities, and other public and private interests similar to grassroots coalitions on other Amtrak routes. The aim was to seek service improvements for the Cardinal and build tourism and commercial relationships on the route to further economic development. As a result of the Cardinal Conference, the West Virginia Legislature authorized the state to join a five-member-state ‘commission’ with a goal of improving the Cardinal service. The legislation was signed into law by Governor Jim Justice in April 2017.

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MonroeWyoming

Summers

Mingo RaleighLogan

Boone

Fayette

Greenbrier

LincolnWayne

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PutnamWebster

Pocahontas

BraxtonRoane

PendletonMason

Calhoun

Jackson

GilmerUpshur

Randolph

LewisWirt Hardy

TuckerBarbourGrant

Ritchie

Wood Doddridge

TaylorHarrison

Pleasants

JeffersonHampshire

Tyler BerkeleyMarion

Mineral

Morgan

Wetzel

Preston

Monongalia

Marshall

Ohio

Brooke

Hancock

Holden

Daniels

Prosperity

Harts

Powellton

Alum Creek

Elkview

Craigsville

Sissonville

Mineralwells

Fort Ashby

Whitehall

Squire

Maybeury

WharncliffeCamp Creek

Lindside

Stirrat

Lenore

Waiteville

Fireco

Kopperston

WebbBald Knob

Kiahsville

Danese

Prichard

Clintonville

Ridgeview Racine

Lavalette

Trout

Mount Nebo

Blakeley Zela

Minnehaha Springs

Glenwood

Frost

Swandale Birch RiverJerryville

KennaWalton

Slaty Fork

Strange Creek

Gandeeville

Green Bank

Diana

Cottageville

Valley Head

RosedaleMillstone

Pickens

Cleveland Wildell

Circleville

Rock Cave

Rockport

TannerBrohard

Abbott

Bemis

Mellin

Alum Bridge

Upper Tract

Kanawha Petroleum

OnegoBowden

Hodgesville

Mathias

New Milton

Wick

Baker

Old FieldsScherr

Fellowsville

Delray

Proctor

Augusta

Rippon

Slanesville

Cuzzart

Moundsville

Princeton

Oak Hill

Nitro

Elkins

Bridgeport

New Martinsville

Hurricane

Point Pleasant

RavenswoodBuckhannon

Weston

Grafton

Keyser

Welch

Williamson

Hinton

Lewisburg

Madison Fayetteville

Summersville

Ripley Spencer

Philippi

Petersburg

Saint Marys

Moorefield

Kingwood

Romney

Charles Town

Wellsburg

Logan

Wayne

Hamlin

Winfield

Marlinton

Glenville

Harrisville

Parsons

New Cumberland

PinevilleUnion

Clay

Sutton

Grantsville

Franklin

Elizabeth

West Union

Middlebourne

Bath

AddisonMilton

Richwood

Stonewood

Paden City Mannington

Gary

Mullens

OceanaSophia

Chapmanville

Alderson

Rainelle

AnstedSmithers

Cedar GroveMarmet

Clendenin

Buffalo

New HavenBelington

Rivesville

Terra Alta

Cameron

War

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IaegerNorthfork

Davy

Matoaka

Matewan Gilbert

Man

KermitMitchell Heights Pax

Meadow Bridge

Sylvester

West Hamlin

Quinwood

Falling Spring

Hillsboro

Cowen

Leon

Gassaway

Durbin

Flatwoods

Reedy

Huttonsville

BurnsvilleBeverlyWomelsdorf

Auburn

Harman

Jane Lew

Ellenboro

Lost Creek

Hendricks

Thomas

Lumberport

Wardensville

Smithfield

Bayard

Rowlesburg

WorthingtonNewburg

Pine Grove

Elk Garden

FairviewMasontown

Capon Bridge

LittletonBlacksville

Brandonville

Paw Paw

Hedgesville

Bluefield

Beckley

St. Albans

Vienna

Clarksburg

Fairmont

Martinsburg

Weirton

Parkersburg

Morgantown

Wheeling

HuntingtonCharleston

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