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Metra System On-Time Performance. Annual On-Time Performance 1984-2010. Ridership Trends November 2010 Metra Board of Directors Board Meeting January 14, 2011. Metra System Ridership Calendar Adjusted Including Free Trips November, 1983-2010. Ridership in Millions.
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Ridership TrendsNovember 2010 Metra Board of DirectorsBoard MeetingJanuary 14, 2011
Metra System Ridership Calendar Adjusted Including Free Trips November, 1983-2010 Ridership in Millions
Passenger Trips by Rail Line November 2009 & 2010 Passenger Trips
Monthly Tickets 2008 - 2010 Total Tickets Sold
Regional Employment TrendsJanuary 2007 - November 2010 Persons Employed (Thousands) Regional Unemployment TrendsJanuary 2007 - November 2010 Persons Unemployed
Average Auto Gas PricesCook County Average Cost Per Gallon
Metra System RidershipReported RidershipJanuary-December, 1983-2010* Ridership in Millions * Anticipated year-end ridership
Metra's Testing Timeline • 3 Phases • Phase 1 – Rail cars • Phase 2 – Station Platforms • Phase 3 – Engineer locomotive cabs, cab cars, and shops
Phase 1 – Rail Cars • Three sampling sites per train, first two cars after engine and rear cab car • Car A are the results I will show today. • Car B – 50% on average reduction from A. • Car C – 50% on average reduction from B.
Diesel Exhaust Components • Particulate matter • Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons • Carbon (elemental and organic) • Aldehydes • Benzene • Carbon monoxide • Nitric Oxide • Nitrogen Dioxide • Sulfur Dioxide
Metra In-House Committees • Car Group • Filters – MERV-13 • Test equipment to test air flow and air pressure is in shipment
Metra In-House Committees • Funding Group • DERA Grant • AESS, 24 Locomotives • Prototype new technology locomotive Tier 3 or Tier 4 as available