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VRE AT WORK PREPARING VIRGINIA RAILROADING FOR ITS NEXT QUARTER CENTURY T. R. (Tom) Hickey Chief Development Officer VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS April 4, 2017 VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS 1 1 TONIGHTS PRESENTATION Introduction

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VRE AT WORK

PREPARING VIRGINIA RAILROADING FOR ITS NEXT QUARTER CENTURY

  • T. R. (“Tom”) Hickey

Chief Development Officer VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS April 4, 2017

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  • Introduction

‒ Safety Briefing ‒ VRE Overview

  • VRE at Work

‒ System Plan 2040 ‒ Regional Rail ‒ Potomac Crossing (the “8-Mile Bridge”) ‒ Other Corridor Improvements

TONIGHT’S PRESENTATION

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WHO WE ARE

A commuter rail system

Running on CSXT, NS & Amtrak tracks

Serving Washington DC and Northern Virginia

Carrying long-distance commuters to DC, Arlington & Alexandria

Two lines, 90 miles

Adding peak capacity to I-95, I-395 & I-66 corridors

19,000 daily trips

Commuters that would

  • therwise drive alone in cars
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VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS

  • Virginia Railway Express

is a “joint project” of:

‒ Northern Virginia Transportation Commission ‒ Potomac & Rappahannock Transportation Commission

WHAT WE ARE

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VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS

WHAT WE ARE KNOWN FOR

Safe Operations High Customer Satisfaction Quality Service Reliable Service Strong Partnerships with Host Railroads

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Origin Ridership Destination Ridership

WHAT WE DO

  • L’Enfant busiest station

– Primary destination – Nearby offices – Metro connections

  • Crystal City, Union Station

& Alexandria – Next three busiest destinations

  • Busiest origin stations are

at the end of lines – Big park-ride lots

  • Most VRE passengers

have a car available!

VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS

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VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS

On a typical weekday VRE draws ridership from 39 Virginia Jurisdictions

Richmond Alexandria Fredericksburg Manassas Charlottesville Winchester

Washington DC

* Source: 2015 Master Agreement Survey

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58% 17% 13% 11% 1% 58%

VRE BUS METRORAIL AUTOMOBILE

OTHER

Peak Hour Trips from Virginia to DC across the 14th Street Bridges

(6:30 to 7:30 AM)

Source: Transportation Planning Board 2013 Central Employment Core Cordon Count

21,934 TOTAL TRIPS

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HOW WE OPERATE

  • VRE operates on tracks owned

and controlled by our three host railroads: – CSX Transportation – Norfolk Southern Railway – National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)

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VRE OPERATIONS

  • VRE communications center

in Old Town Alexandria – Coordinate station, train, and crew activities – Control customer service announcements and variable message signs – Monitor station safety and security

VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS

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VRE ROLLING STOCK

  • 20 MP36PH-3C locomotives

– 3600 hp prime mover – Head-end power equipped – 90 mph top speed – Purchase in 2010-2011

  • 91 gallery-style bi-level

push-pull railcars

– 21 cab cars – 70 trailer cars – 9 more trailer cars on order

  • 2 maintenance & storage yards

– Crossroads (Spotsylvania) – Broad Run (Manassas)

  • Midday storage in DC

VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS

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WMATA Metrorail

Used by about 17% of VRE riders Transfers extend the reach of rail

Amtrak Virginia Trains

Step-up fares available Faster ride for longer commutes

MTA/MARC Train Service

Fare Integration Exploring Opportunities for Through Running

REGIONAL COLLABORATION

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VRE SYSTEM PLAN 2040

A 25-year plan to double VRE ridership

  • A phased approach to growth

– Identifies short-term and long-term priorities – Identifies projects, initiatives, funding, partners – Transition from commuter rail to regional express rail

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VRE SYSTEM PLAN 2040

Adding rail capacity to grow to 50,000+ daily riders PHASE 1: Run Longer Trains

  • More railcars
  • More station parking
  • More train storage tracks
  • Second & longer platforms

PHASE 2 & 3: Run More Trains Earn additional train slots through capacity improvements

  • Third/fourth tracks on CSXT
  • Long Bridge Corridor

Expansion (“8-mile Bridge)

  • More parking, railcars
  • Manassas Line Capacity

Expansion

‒ Was Gainesville-Haymarket

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LONGER TRAINS =

LONGER PLATFORMS, MORE AUTO PARKING …AND MORE ‘PARKING’ FOR LONGER TRAINS, TOO

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  • Service concept based on

Paris’ Réseau Express Régional

– "Regional Express Network"

  • r "RER"

– Integration of rapid transit

  • perating principles into a

commuter rail environment

  • Bi-directional, all day service
  • Less frequent but faster than

journeys than by Metro

– Five Parisian commuter rail lines converted since 1977

REGIONAL RAIL VS. COMMUTER RAIL

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REGIONAL RAIL VS. COMMUTER RAIL

  • A shift in VRE’s operating model

to more frequent, two-way, all-day service

– A mix of non-stop express and local peak train services – Reverse-peak train service

  • Linking DC residents with

Northern Virginia job markets

– Midday & evening train service

  • North American examples

– SEPTA (Philadelphia) – GO Transit (Toronto) – NJ Transit (New York City) – MTA (New York City) – MBTA (Boston) – Caltrain (San Francisco)

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VRE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN

Six-Year Roadmap for Investment (FY2018- FY2023)

  • Asset Management/SOGR

8 projects – $73 million

  • Passenger Stations

19 projects – $317 million

  • Station Parking

5 projects – $108 million

  • Track & Signal Infrastructure

2 projects – $28 million

  • Maintenance/Storage Facilities

7 projects – $194 million

  • Other Projects

2 projects – $1.1 billion

  • Long Bridge & WPW Co. Extension

Total Six-Year Program: $1.7 billion

including capital reserve, rolling stock, asset management & state-of-good-repair projects

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OUR PROJECT APPROACH

VRE improves the RF&P corridor through strategic partnerships

  • Pursue a collaborative approach

to corridor/project management

‒ Corridor Improvement Task Force

  • VRE, CSXT & VaDRPT
  • A “VRE” improvement project

may be led by:

‒ VRE ‒ VaDRPT ‒ CSX Transportation ‒ DC Department of Transportation ‒ A jurisdiction or private developer …or any combination thereof

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OUR FUNDING APPROACH

VRE is a grant funded agency

  • VRE capital projects presently

funded in whole or in part by:

‒ Federal agencies

  • Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
  • Federal Highway Administration (FHwA)

‒ State agencies

  • Virginia Department of Rail & Public

Transportation

  • Virginia Department of Transportation

‒ Regional agencies

  • Northern Virginia Transportation

Authority (NVTA)

‒ VRE Capital Reserve

  • For “last dollar” matches
  • Limited to planning or “system” projects
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RF&P CORRIDOR RECONFIGURATION

Platform-track configuration are key to operational fluidity

Diverging moves rob a corridor of velocity and capacity. Trains must slow for crossing moves. Crossing moves block multiple tracks.

All RF&P Corridor stations south of AF are being reconfigured into side/island combinations

All tracks have access to a station platform. Dispatchers have the flexibility to use any track in the corridor. Fluidity is not lost in diverging moves between tracks.

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Franconia-Springfield ● Lorton ● Rippon ● Quantico ● Brooke ● Leeland Road

RF&P CORRIDOR RECONFIGURATION

Six RF&P stations being converted to side-island configuration.

…plus Potomac Shores

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LONG BRIDGE EXPANSION PROJECT

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Strategic transportation asset for the Eastern Seaboard

Links the North and the South Next crossing 75 miles away in WV

Owned by CSX Transportation Shared by passenger & freight

Typical Weekday Traffic 18 CSXT Freight trains 34 VRE Commuter trains 24 Amtrak trains

CSXT

Freight

24% VRE

Commuter Passenger

45% Amtrak

Intercity Passenger

32%

LONG BRIDGE EXPANSION PROJECT

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L’Enfant CSX Transportation Amtrak Passenger Station Interlockings Long Bridge Other Bridges

LONG BRIDGE EXPANSION PROJECT

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CSXT RF&P SUBDIVISION Virginia (VA) to AF TOTAL LENGTH: 7.9 miles

Passenger Stations Controlled Points RAILROAD OWNERSHIP CSX Transportation AMTRAK (WTC) Norfolk Southern

The “Eight-Mile Bridge”

POTOMAC CROSSING CORE CAPACITY PROGRAM

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  • Optimize the physical plant to minimize

freight-passenger train conflicts (“fluidity”)

  • Provide redundancy to maintain reliability

during maintenance or disrupted conditions

  • Provide for an equitably balance between

public-private investment in improvements

  • Protect all party’s interests regarding access,
  • perability, and continuing control

C O R R I D O R G O A L S

POTOMAC CROSSING CORE CAPACITY PROGRAM

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Operational fluidity over the “Eight-Mile Bridge” is attained by minimizing diverging or conflicting moves between VA and AF

Freight trains would primarily use Tracks 0 and 1. Train spacing set by movements through the Virginia Avenue Tunnel. Passenger trains would primarily use Tracks 2 and 3. Trains spacing set by movements through the First Street Tunnel.

Track 0 or 1 available if needed for non-stop Amtrak Intercity trains. Extra platform (Track 1) available at Alexandria to absorb delays.

POTOMAC CROSSING CORE CAPACITY PROGRAM

ALEXANDRIA

T O V I R G I N I A A V T U N N E L 3 2 1

CRYSTAL CITY L’ENFANT

L O N G B R I D G E

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L’ENFANT — TEMPORARY STORAGE TRACKS

LE LE VA VA

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Seventh St SW Sixth St SW D St SW Eliminate Ramp New VRE Elevator New VRE Elevator

L’ENFANT STATION — CONCEPT DESIGN

WMATA Main Entrance New WMATA Elevators (2)

  • Key design issues to be resolved in PE:

‒ Encroachment on Hancock Park (Reservation #113) ‒ Highway clearances for new bridges over 6th & 7th Sts SW

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CRYSTAL CITY STATION — CONCEPT DESIGN

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  • Key design issues to be resolved in PE:

‒ Relocate platform between Tracks 2 & 3 ‒ Lengthen platform to 700 feet

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The south end of Option 2 aligns well with pedestrian bridge at Reagan-National Airport

  • 700-foot linear distance
  • Potential impacts on NPS property
  • Bridge or tunnel (by others)

Example of a 850-foot tunnel with moving sidewalks, music and dynamic neon art under the runways at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport

CRYSTAL CITY STATION — CONCEPT DESIGN

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SLATERS LANE / ALEXANDRIA TRACK 1 ACCESS

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  • New crossover at Slaters Lane

and east platform expansion

  • Provides a third platform track for

VRE & Amtrak trains at Alexandria

‒ 50% increase in passenger train capacity/throughout ‒ NVTA regionally funded project ‒ CSXT completed track and signal design; ordering material

  • Anticipate construction in 2017

‒ Platform design 60% complete

  • Anticipate construction in 2018

AF

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Pedestrian Tunnel Cross-Section

EAST PLATFORM WEST PLATFORM METRO T U N N E L STATION

ALEXANDRIA STATION — CONCEPT DESIGN

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3

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MIDDAY STORAGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT

  • VRE has “temporarily” used

Ivy City Coach Yard since 1992 – Insufficient today

  • Restricts further growth

– Will diminish to zero

  • Agreement allows reduction in

VRE storage starting July 2018

  • WTY Master Plan

– Amtrak & VRE collaboration – VRE storage area needed for new Amtrak HSR trainsets – Amtrak proposed former Hecht Yard site for VRE

  • 5200 feet x 60 feet
  • Replaces storage for 13 trains
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  • 1500-foot connector with underpass

between C-Interlocking and NYASF

  • Adds capacity to Amtrak NE Corridor

‒ Removes 24 peak crossings of the NEC under New York Avenue bottleneck to a new dedicated track for commuter rail

UNION MARKET TRACK

MIDDAY STORAGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT

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D R A F T

Concept Design

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LIFECYCLE OVERHAUL & UPGRADE FACILITY

  • Integrated into Crossroad Yard

‒ Replacement storage tracks provide for longer trains

  • 33,500 square-foot maintenance building

‒ Extend lifecycle rolling stock maintenance

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  • T. R. (“Tom”) Hickey

Chief Development Officer 703-838-5428

THICKEY@VRE.ORG