Southern California Regional Interconnector Project (Scrip) April 2014

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southern california regional interconnector project (scrip) april 2014

Overview Fact Sheet Regional Rail for Southern California Establishing Priorities The Southern California Regional Interconnector Project The legislation that authorizes the California High Speed (SCRIP) was born of the need for longer term rail solution Rail project also funds a Memorandum of Understanding for Southern California. Metrolink and Amtrak operations (MOU) between the CHSR Authority and several Southern at Los Angeles Union Station will increase over the coming California agencies, including Metro. The top priority under years. SCRIP will be an important part in the movement this MOU is the construction of interconnection tracks towards a statewide integrated passenger rail system. at Union Station to increase the overall capacity of the Furthermore, the construction of Measure R projects will station and prepare our region for the expected growth expand the bus and rail transit system in L.A. County, and of commuter and regional rail, in addition to providing will provide additional connections that will facilitate a larger additional capacity for future needs. passenger base, increasing the importance of Amtrak and The final Environmental Impact Report /Environmental Metrolink regional connections. Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for the Los Angeles Union The introduction of the California High Speed Rail (CHSR) Station Run-Through Tracks Project was completed in 2005. “Blended System” and the Initial Operating Segment (IOS) The environmental document identified the Purpose and enhances the need for additional throughput at Union Station. Need of the project as well as the appropriate mitigations Metrolink and Amtrak trains will provide connections between to address environmental issues. Since the approval of the the IOS terminal in the San Fernando Valley and the historic EIR/EIS document, the project has been renamed to the downtown L.A. station. The additional capacity created by Southern California Regional Interconnector. SCRIP will be needed to establish that connection. The CHSR project will ultimately connect directly at Union Station. This will provide additional ridership for local regional rail modes, further increasing the need for additional throughput. In particular, it is expected that high speed trains traveling from Northern California will provide ridership to Amtrak project benefits and Metrolink. > Improve operational e;ciencies and Laying Tracks for Future Demand scheduling reliability for trains using Union Station is a “stub-end” station; all commuter and Los Angeles Union Station by reducing intercity trains enter and exit the terminal through the five-track the constraint on train movements that throat at the north end. The SCRIP project will extend several results from stub-end operations. of the yard tracks to “run through” the station, exiting the > Improve pedestrian access and functionality south end, crossing over the 101 freeway, and ultimately joining of the passenger platforms, while also improving the railroad right-of-way along the west bank of the L.A. River. connectivity with other transit services. This track configuration will increase capacity by 40% to 50% > Increase the capacity of Union Station to and provide greater operational flexibility in scheduling trains, accommodate planned growth of Amtrak and as well as increase passenger loading with longer trains. The Metrolink train services. With the implementation addition of loop tracks adds the flexibility to move trains out of the Project, the station can accommodate an of the station between boarding/alighting and provides train anticipated train demand of 278 trains by 2025. storage closer to the terminal than the Central Maintenance Facility. Reconfigured tracks also will allow one-seat rides between destinations in the Metrolink and Amtrak service area and will greatly improve timing for through-moves at the station.

Project Schedule and Milestones

SCRIP will be designed and constructed april april in three phases: 2014 2015 phase 1 Update of environmental documents and preliminary engineering Notice to Proceed Environmental for environmental and preliminary phase 2 Development of final Plans, Specifications, and engineering work engineering complete and Estimates for the Project

phase 3 Design support during construction SCRIPSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL INTERCONNECTOR PROJECT

1 -southern LAUS Improvements/El california Monte Buswayregional 2 - US-101interconnector Crossing/Caltrans project 3 - Commercial/Ducommun (scrip) Street 4 - Rail Yard 5 - The Loop 1. union station improvements/el monte busway 2. us 101 crossing/caltrans 3. commercial/ducommun st 4. rail yard 5. the loop BUILDING PASTON INVESTMENT, DEFININGNEW SOLUTIONS Additional Benefits travel time and labor hours saved environmental benefits It is anticipated that the SCRIP Project will lead to When the Project is constructed, there will be fewer a reduction in commuter travel times, given the emissions as the current 15-minute turnaround time increased e;ciency of rail service in a run-through may potentially be reduced to a two minute dwell time track configuration as compared to the present stub- for passenger loading and unloading. In particular, end tracks. Currently, due to the stub-end operations, emissions of CO, NOx, and PM10 are estimated to be it takes an average of 15 minutes to turn trains around. lower with the Project as shown in the graphic below. For SCRRA alone, this 15-minute turnaround time In addition, an alternative mode of transportation translates to over 42 cumulative hours of idling time to and from the downtown Los Angeles area will be daily (169 Metrolink trains go into Union Station daily provided which will potentially decrease vehicular travel on weekdays). With the implementation of Positive Train and the emissions associated with vehicular travel, Control (PTC), the turnaround time is anticipated to further increasing the environmental benefits. further increase to 20 minutes per train, which would mean over 56 cumulative hours average daily delay. The implementation of SCRIP will eliminate the need comparison of locomotive emissions for trains to turn around, and therefore reduce the travel before and after scrip time, labor hours, and emissions associated with the current operations.

Emissions based on Emissions based on 15 min turnaround 15 min dwell time/ (idle) time/train for train for 84 trains + 169 trains 2 min turnaround Emissions After SCRIP december december time for 85 trains

2016 2019 CO = 419lb CO = 236lb

Final plans, Construction NOx = 1574lb NOx = 866lb specifications, complete PM10 = 28lb PM10 = 16lb and estimates Calculations are based on the following assumptions:

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