Collaborative and Participary Planng of The Future of High Speed and Commuter Rail on the Northeast Corridor Joseph H. Boardman President and CEO, Amtrak
A densely-populated region, with neighborhoods and urban cores, provides economic and quality of life justification for high quality terconnected rail services The NEC day High Speed Reliable All Weather Service Stations Defe Neighborhoods Amtrak Infrastructure Supports 125-150 mph service 1
What they have.. AVE Class 102 tra built by Talgo and Bombardier for RENFE (Spanish national rail operar) 2005.on the Paracuellos de Ribera viaduct, part of the Madrid-Barcelona high speed le, opened 2003 Infrastructure and Equipment Each Maximize Highest Operatg Speeds 2
and what we have Electric catenary added and bridge deck rebuilt, 1999 ACELA built by Bombardier and Alsm for Amtrak 2000 Widened with cantilevered addition 1910 Double-tracked 1860...on the Cann Viaduct built by George Washgn Whistler for the Bosn & Providence Railroad 1835 Equipment Design Must Account for Existg Infrastructure Constrats 3
By World Defition: NEC Operation is High Speed Does not clude about 400 miles of miscellaneous yard tracks 16-30 31-60 61-80 81-90 91-110 111-125 126-150 Total Le 15 mph (Cl I) mph mph mph mph mph mph mph Track (CL II) (CL III) (CL IV) (CL V) (CL VI) (CL VII) (CL VIII) Miles NEC Ma Stem 4.7 18.8 68.4 145 144.6 273.7 267.6 195.4 1118.2 Percentage 0.4% 1.7% 6.1% 13.0% 12.9% 24.5% 23.9% 17.5% 100.0% About About 65.9% 65.9% of of the the Amtrak-owned Amtrak-owned NEC NEC Ma Ma Stem Stem trackage trackage usable usable for for 110-150 110-150 mph mph service service Amtrak Amtrak is is the the only only company company America America that that matas matas track track for for 110+ 110+ mph mph service service 24.7% 24.7% Bosn Bosn New New York York Operation Operation is is High High Speed Speed (125+ (125+ MPH) MPH) 44.9% 44.9% Bosn Bosn Washgn Washgn Operation Operation is is High High Speed Speed (125+ (125+ MPH) MPH) 65.7% 65.7% New New York York Washgn Washgn Operation Operation is is High High Speed Speed (125+ (125+ MPH) MPH) 4
but it depends on century-old frastructure 1907 1907 $225 million $225 million Most Most active active 4K 4K opengs/yr opengs/yr Fatigue issues Fatigue issues 1906 1906 $550 $550 million million SOGR SOGR and and capacity capacity needs needs Connecticut River Bridge Susquehanna River Bridge 1906 1906 $1.5 $1.5 billion billion Major Major bottleneck bottleneck 420 420 tras/day tras/day Portal Bridge 1907 1907 $100 $100 million million 2 2 nd nd most most active active Reliability Reliability & & fatigue fatigue issues issues Niantic River Bridge Replacement proceedg Pelham Bay Bridge 1907 1907 $210 $210 million million 1873 1873 $1.2 $1.2 billion billion Major Major bottleneck bottleneck 30 30 mph mph speed speed restriction restriction Water Water filtration filtration problems problems B&P Tunnel 5
The Situation Northern New Jersey Portal Bridge 70 mph speed restriction 75 mph terriry 90 mph terriry North River Tunnels Weehawken Portal 90 mph terriry North River Tunnels 60 mph speed restriction Greatest operational challenge on the NEC Density and Capacity (Amtrak, NJT, LIRR) Operatg geography Infrastructure age Service disruptions here ripple through the system, causg further disruptions at distant termals: Miami Chicago New Orleans Newark Penn Station Manhattan At peak, 1 tra enters each tunnel every 120 seconds 6
In spite of these challenges Amtrak Amtrak carries carries more more people people than than all all of of the the airles airles put put gether gether between: between: New New York York and and Washgn Washgn (65%) (65%) New New York York and and Bosn Bosn (52%) (52%) We re We re operatg operatg a vital vital transportation transportation lk lk that that can can uch uch 150 150 mph mph but but we re we re runng runng on on century-old century-old frastructure frastructure How How do do we we solve solve this this problem problem and and how how do do we we grow? grow? Air-Rail Market Share Air-Rail Market Share Washgn New York Air-Rail Market 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 37% 45% 56% 50% 50% 51% 55% 56% 63% 61% 69% Fiscal Year Acela service troduced 86% growth New York Bosn Air-Rail Market 20% 27% 41% 35% 39% 38% 36% 41% 49% 50% 52% Air Rail Air Rail MOW equipment on the North End of the NEC Fiscal Year Acela service, electrification, and 125 mph Regional service troduced 160% growth 7
Next Gen HSR Bosn Next Gen HSR North Hartford Next Gen HSR South Wash D.C. Next Gen HSR BOS NYC Phila. NEC Gateway Newark - NYC 160 mph Service south of NYC Acela II Doubles HSR Fleet Capacity 35% Increase Acela Capacity NEC Steps HSR Vision and augmentg capacity for Commuter Partners, such as NJT 8
The NEC of the future The NEC Master Plan published 2010 Collaborative process with states, commuters, and freights Designed expand existg network and feeders accommodate (by 2030): - 59% growth tal passenger ridership - 41% growth tal passenger tras - Increases speed on existg ROW 160 mph for Acela This is a participary and collaborative plan, but has the followg constrats: Essentially improvements on existg alignments Projected growth will max out capacity by 2030 Total cost (thru 2030) exceeds $50B 9
Amtrak s Next Generation HSR Feasibility Study Route: Super Express 4 Sps Next-Gen Alignment Standard Express 18 Sps (A/B sp pattern, Next- Gen Alignment) Shorele Express 11 Sps Keysne Express 6 Sps Stations Served: Bosn New York Philadelphia Washgn As above, other sps will clude: Hartford Danbury Newark Wilmgn Baltimore - Bosn New York (via NEC alignment) servg: Providence New Haven Stamford - Direct service New York Washgn (via Next-Gen alignment) - New York Philadelphia (via Next-Gen alignment) - Keysne Corridor Harrisburg 10
NEC Master Plan and the Next Gen HSR Plan Projected Ridership Master Plan Total cost about $42B ($52B with normalized replacement cluded) Will basically keep up with growth demand Next Gen Total cost (thru 2040) of $117B Will generate $900M operatg surplus 2040 Projected Trip Times 2:42 NYC - DC 1:36 2:15 NYC - BOS 1:24 3:08 3:35 Existg Master Plan (2030) Next-Gen HSR Plan 11
Why does the Amtrak team work every day convey need for these vestments? BTU/passenger mile 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 Comparative Energy Intensities 2,398 2,656 2,995 3,437 3,641 4,348 Amtrak Comuter Rail Aviation Mode Au Persona l Truck Passenger capacity per meter of width Transit Bus Source: US DOE Persons per hour 10000 9000 8000 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 Source: International Union of Railways 5200 200 1500 Au Bus Bus lane (separate) 9000 Rail 12
Begng the process, the visiong, and the conversation We have a vision but vision needs be matched a plan that is: Attaable Affordable Needs of Partners Generates returns quickly Provides the public with a useful transportation solution that builds support for the completed project Amtrak has identified the first two stages of a plan: NEC Gateway Project New York-Philadelphia segment These improvements will provide the NEC with the capacity it needs for a century come 13
Openg the Door: The NEC Gateway Project Keysne of the plan creatg capacity where it s most needed Involves major capacity expansion Add extra tracks between Newark and Penn Station Build two new tunnels under the Hudson River Build Moynihan Station Add extra commuter rail capacity at Penn Station When commuter services get vestment, high speed services get operational fluidity 14
New York-Philadelphia dedicated HSR Le The mimum operable segment concept: Existg le would be improved raise speeds 160 mph (short term) Separate HSR le could be built provide dedicated 220mph express service (mid- long term) Each improvement will generate Initial rounds of improvement will greatly crease capacity Subsequent rounds will crease speed, provide jumpg-off pot for later rounds of HSR construction 15
What do we need? A solution for the future not a strategy from the past Capacity for growth An frastructure improvement that will last for a century A strategy that will safeguard our mobility and conserve oil Rail is the progressive, hightech, energy-efficient solution for morrow 16
Collaborative and Participary Planng of The Future of High Speed and Commuter Rail on the Northeast Corridor Thank You Joseph H. Boardman President and CEO, Amtrak