SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAIL:

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAIL IT JUST KEEPS GROWING
AND GROWING . . . METRO ATLANTA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE COMMUTER RAIL SYMPOSIUM By David
Solow Chief Executive Officer September 7, 2007
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History

• Southern California Regional Rail Authority
  (SCRRA) is a joint powers authority
• Formed in 1991 pursuant to SB 1402
• Members LACMTA, OCTA, RCTC, SANBAG, VCTC
• Ex Officio Members SCAG, SANDAG, Caltrans
• Operating Name is Metrolink
• Started service on October 26, 1992

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Current Status

• 7 Routes
• 55 Stations
• 388 Route Miles (unduplicated)
• 145 Daily Weekday Trains
• 41,680 Average Weekday Trips in July 07 (2,400 in
  92/93)
• Average trip length 37.2 miles
• 56.5 Revenue Recovery (16 in 92/93)
• 38 Locomotives ( 1 leased locomotive 15 on
  order)
• 139 Rail Cars ( 16 leased cars 107 on order)

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DAILY OPERATIONS ON SCRRA OPERATED LINES
145 Metrolink Trains 28
Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Trains 6
Amtrak Long Distance Trains 77 - 98 UP and BNSF
Freight Trains 256 - 277 Trains 22
Coaster Trains (Dispatch only) 278 - 299
Trains/Weekday
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Metrolink Shared Mileage
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Passenger Rail Statistics (2005)
Services operate with Amtrak access rights
avoidable costs
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Commuter Rail 101The Plan

• Youre responsible for the entire trip
• Plan for success
• Know your freight partner

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Commuter Rail 101The Plan (cont.)

• K.I.S.S.
• You sell one product O.T.P.
• Steal and visit

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The Operation

• Keep your friends close and your banker closer
  youre in it for the long haul
• Marketing doesnt stop on day one
• Your reach is beyond the train station

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Your Impact

• The competition is the highway, not other transit
  modes
• An additional track costs 1.5 to 3.5
  million/track mile
• An additional lane of interstate highway costs
  3.5 to 7.8 million/lane mile (2005)

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• In Los Angeles, Metrolink adds capacity equal to
  one lane on parallel freeways during peak hours
  and more than twice that capacity if the freeway
  is congested.

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Your Impact (cont.)

• Positive impact on the local environment
• Long term impact on local development

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