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Contracting Services for Intercity Passenger Rail

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:.

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Contracting Services for Intercity Passenger Rail

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  1. 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

  2. COMPETITION

  3. ‘Ma and Pa’ Operators?

  4. 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!

  5. AIPRO Contract Rail Operations in the United States Bombardier Herzog Transit Keolis Veolia

  6. Herzog Transit Services Inc. Active Rail Projects

  7. Challenges • Making a Return on Investment • Amtrak was given an Intercity Monopoly • Amtrak owns critical rights of way on the Northeast Corridor & Michigan • Only Amtrak has mandatory access at low cost to freight track • Liability issues generally benefit Amtrak but states control risk • Amtrak owns equipment and facilities which private operators do not

  8. Veolia Active Rail Projects

  9. 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

  10. Stakeholders & AIPRO Partners • States • Amtrak • Track Owning Railroads & Freight Interests • Labor • FRA & USDOT

  11. 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

  12. Thank You! Questions? www.passengerrail.org

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