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Intercity Passenger Rail

Intercity Passenger Rail. Three successful systems: California’s Capitol Corridor The Cascades Virginia Railway Express. Trains are a great way to see America. Inter-city rail offers many amenities. Trains take cars and trucks off our highways.

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Intercity Passenger Rail

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  1. Intercity Passenger Rail Three successful systems: California’s Capitol Corridor The Cascades Virginia Railway Express

  2. Trains are a great way to see America

  3. Inter-city rail offers many amenities

  4. Trains take cars and trucks off our highways Trains took 16 million vehicles off Virginia highways in 2001 • 3.6 million passengers • 189 million tons of freight

  5. Trains take cars and trucks off our highways Virginia Railway Express takes one lane of traffic off I-66 and I-95 during peak hours every day

  6. Trains take cars and trucks off our highways A single freight train takes 280-500 trucks off the roads.

  7. Want a bigger share of passenger transport 44% Commuter trains 35% Long-distance trains 23% Local bus 23% Airlines 11% Local car 11% Long-distance car Want a bigger share of freight transport 63% Freight RR 35% Air Freight 24% Trucks *Harris poll: Americans want more rail options

  8. Intercity Passenger Rail • Where convenient, reliable new service is started, ridership explodes

  9. San Jose to Sacramento16 stations in 8 Northern California Counties

  10. Unique California StationsFresno Station

  11. 1,165,300 riders in 2004 In six years: Ridership gains of 152% Revenue increase 110% Number of daily trains increased 200% (from 8 to 24) Locally controlled and managed Amtrak provides operations State funded

  12. “Kids Ride Free”

  13. School Field Trips Use the Train

  14. Eugene, OR to Vancouver, BC

  15. Cascades Route Map

  16. Facts about The Cascades • Over 603,000 riders in 2004. • Met its 12-year ridership goal in 3 years • Ridership grows 2-4% every year • State funded by Oregon & Washington • Trains designed for high speed (limited to 79 mph for safety) • Tilting technology keeps riders comfortable • Seats are turned for return trip

  17. Cascades Talgo trainsets

  18. North Carolina New Mexico Florida Illinois Wisconsin New York Virginia Senate START Commission: “Virginia should review its role in creating passenger rail alternatives in light of the private sector’s decision not to provide such service.” Other states making significant public investments in intercity passenger rail

  19. TDX Route Map

  20. Virginia Railway Express

  21. VRE Service Network 80 mile system NS track to Broad Run CSX track to Fredrxburg 2004: 19 engines; 68 coaches Locally owned and managed AMTRAK operation

  22. Ridership has doubled since 1993 Carries 3.3+ million riders annually Takes one lane of traffic off I-95 and I-66 daily during peak hours National reputation for customer service, on-time performance & efficiency VRE Performance

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