Report to Congress December 2017

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1 Report to Congress December 2017

2 Cover photo courtesy of Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority

3 December, 2017 The Honorable Bill F. Shuster Chairman Washington DC The Honorable Peter A. DeFazio Raking Member Washington, DC The Honorable John R. Thune Chairman Washington, DC The Honorable Bill Nelson Ranking Member Washington, DC Dear Chairman Shuster, Chairman Thune, Ranking Member DeFazio, and Ranking Member Nelson: We are pleased to transmit the State- s (SAIPRC) report to Congress as required by the Fixing America (the Methodology). First implemented in Fiscal Year (FY) associated with State-Supported routes. In FY 2017, State- s annual ridership and almost one- enue and capital and opera ng assistance to improve intercity passenger rail service, sa ety and reliability. Our corridors connect urban and rural America with Amtrak - Supported intercity passenger rail services with Amtrak. SAIPRC is the governance structure that allows the States and Amtrak, can ave s economy. -Supported intercity Sincerely, David B. Kutrosky Chairman, SAIPRC Managing Director, Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority Joseph H. McHugh Vice-Chairman, SAIPRC Vice President, State Supported Services Business Development

4 TABLE OF CONTENTS History Page 1 Mission, Vision & Membership Page 2 Goals Page 3 Accomplishments Page 5 to Congress Page 8 SAIPRC Workgroups Page 11 Appendix Page 12 History of the State-Amtrak Intercity The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law operated corridor passenger rail services. odology Policy which was implemented in Fiscal Year (FY) As funding - these passenger rail services. - - PRIIA. On December 4, 2015, Congress passed the Fixing America s Surface - establish a State- -Supported the SSRC as established by the FAST Act. - Congress. 1

5 The Mission, Vision and Membership of SAIPRC Mission of SAIPRC Vision of SAIPRC - - Membership SAIPRC San Diego Missouri Texas Vermont Virginia Washington State State Supported Rail Network 2017 State-

6 SAIPRC Goals 1. Drive Economic Growth through Improved Mobility 2. Grow Ridership and Revenue 3. Improve Customer Service and Experience Drive Economic Growth through Improved Mobility ity on our passenger rail system through be er on- -Supported link workers and companies in rural areas to jobs and Grow Ridership and Revenue The State-Supported corridors are a major source of Amtrak cused on a common goal to aggressively grow ridership on State-Supported Routes to 20 million passengers by SAIPRC members are therefore working together -term customer base while also that are needed to serve and expand the customer ership and revenue on the State-Supported Routes. Improve Customer Service and Experience Photo courtesy of Amtrak the State- - customer experience drives demand and ensures that long-term. a rider ments to tems. i es and they also upda ng the Quik-Trak cket ven ing kiosks where customers can purchase and/or print -Trak the new systems address State-Supported passenger needs. SAIPRC recognizes that customer- perience. 3

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8 SAIPRC s members have worked together for nearly a conference calls and in- State Some of the State- - Pennsylvania and California each carried well over one s -

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10 Capital Investment California trips from 7 to 7

11 In 2017, SAIPRC adopted the following recommenda- State-Supported intercity passenger rail service. 1. Dedicated Funding for Intercity Passenger Rail 2. Preserve Access Rights and Improve On-Time Performance for Intercity Passenger Rail Service 3. Fully Fund Amtrak and DOT Grant Programs 4. Advance Amtrak s Fleet Strategy 5. Maintain Funding for SAIPRC While a member of SAIPRC, FRA does not take a posi- signatory to the report. Dedicated Funding for Intercity Passenger Rail Major infrastructure projects require detailed planning, engineering and long- - providing long-term and predictable capital funding. s highways, airports and transit have received federal assistance through contract authority that is funded from a dedicated trust fund. s intercity passenger rail network. Amtrak and its related discre- - jects. Dedicated funding for intercity passenger rail capital infrastructure would allow for planning and Preserve Access Rights and Improve On-Time Performance for Intercity Passenger Rail Service Apart from the Northeast Corridor, most intercity passenger rail service operates over right of way owned by the freight rail industry, so that many State- Supported routes rely on the access rights provided to Amtrak by freight rail companies to provide service. which states that except in an emergency, intercity by or for Amtrak has preference over freight transpor- the Board orders otherwise.it is important for the and the host railroads to ensure that both passenger Improved on- shared by State-Supported Routes, Amtrak and the freight rail industry. Just as high-quality, dependable service is important to passenger rail customers, the same can be said for shippers that rely on just-in- delivery for goods and products. The following chart - State-Supported Routes over the last decade. Endpoint On-Time Performance for State-Supported Routes Amtrak fuel. SAIPRC supports the goal set in PRIIA of achieving OTP for intercity passenger trains, and it to ensure intercity passenger trains consistently achieve OTP 8

12 Fully Fund Amtrak and DOT Grant Programs SAIPRC supports funding for Amtrak s Northeast -State Partnership for State of Good Advance Amtrak s Fleet Strategy Table 1 -Supported Routes and determine Photo courtesy of CCJPA ment of a ten- - - tain Amtrak FY 2017 FY 2018 FY2019 FY2020 Northeast Corridor -Supported Routes) Total Amtrak $1495 $1,600 $1,700 $1,800 $5 Total Passenger Rail $1593 $2,025 $2,275 $2,450 9

13 PA Maintain Funding for SAIPRC - - Looking Ahead - - -

14 SAIPRC Workgroups

15 Appendix Work Group Foster data sharing between Amtrak and needs and encouraging the sharing of s - discussion of mar- on Amtrak s Quik-Trak kiosks and recom- on Amtrak s requested in Amtrak - - -

16 Reports Develop a Standard Set of Reports on Route Costs and Performance Data On-Time Performance Reports ecsi Reports APT APT Rule Changes -

17 This is FANTASTIC and relevant news for IN and would like to use Amtrak to get monthly passes available on the routes great news! -Hoosier State and Cardinal, Indiana - wi- - -Capitol Corridor, California like the freedom to move around the train; something you can't get in a car or on a bus or plane -Amtrak Cascades, Washington ll call the high density State-Supported Route system which is a s really where the long term opportunity is to -Richard Anderson Amtrak - routes carry almost half of Amtrak tal ridership and more than half a billion future of intercity passenger rail and the opportunity for Amtrak to make the s in railroad capacity on freight lines or t do it without Federal government -Wick Moorman Amtrak Co-CEO - 14

18 Photo courtesy WSDOT/David Honan Photo courtesy LOSSAN Photos courtesy of Amtrak Members 15

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20 Report to Congress December 2017