– Todd Popish THE STATUS OF – Kristin Brier PASSENGER RAIL IMPROVEMENTS IN Kansas – John Maddox THE REGION – Rob Lippert AND PLANS FOR THE Minnesota – Dan Krom FUTURE Missouri – Bryan Ross STATE REPORTS North Dakota – Rebecca Geyer Wisconsin – Arun Rao Equipment Update – Jennifer Bastian

MIPRC 2020 Annual Meeting │ November 10-11 THE STATUS OF PASSENGER RAIL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE REGION Illinois – Todd Popish AND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

STATE REPORTS

MIPRC 2020 Annual Meeting │ November 10-11 Illinois DOT Update Todd Popish Intermodal Project Implementation

3 Normal Passenger Rail in Illinois

• operates 56 daily trains in and through Illinois.

• Amtrak serves nearly 5 million riders at Illinois stations.

• Illinois subsidizes 30 state- sponsored trains that provide service in 4 regional corridors, with 2 million annual riders.

4 Normal Amtrak Illinois Corridors

Chicago - St. Louis • 4 daily round trips – Quincy IL Zephyr/Carl Sandburg • 2 daily round trips Chicago – Carbondale Illini/Saluki • 2 daily round trips Chicago – (jointly supported with WisDOT) • 7 daily round trips (6 on Sundays)

5 Amtrak Operations – COVID-19 Service Levels

 Working with Amtrak, we swiftly reacted to COVID-19, adjusting service levels to be commensurate with demand, abiding by all Amtrak safety protocols and addressing COVID-19 impacts to stations and services in real time throughout this year.  On 3/21/20, we reduced our 3 Downstate corridors to a half level of service.  1 daily round trip on Chicago-Quincy “IL Zephyr” (from 2 RT)  1 daily round trip on Chicago-Carbondale “Illini/Saluki” (from 2 RT)  2 daily round trips on Chicago-St. Louis “Lincoln Service” (from 4 RT).  Working with WisDOT, our funding partner for the Chicago-Milwaukee “Hiawatha Service”, we temporarily replaced train service with corridor length bussing and then restored various levels of train service throughout April-June.  Currently sit at roughly half service, 4 daily round trips (from 7 RT).  Our services are currently cashless to protect both customers and onboard employees, we have instituted reservations on all corridors to ensure social distancing can be ensured onboard, adjusted train length for demand, and reduced some food offerings to reduce spoilage.

6 Amtrak Operations – CARES Act

 The CARES Act was extremely beneficial to helping us navigate through the dire financial impacts of COVID-19, as even half levels of intercity service are quite expensive with ridership and revenue declines remaining in the 70-90% range, depending on the corridor. CARES Act funding allowed us to maintain a basic level of service in Illinois and saved IDOT several million dollars in May and June to close out our fiscal year, and is expected to save us roughly $8.5M for the first six months of State Fiscal Year 2021, at which point the CARES Act relief funding will run out.

7 Amtrak Operations – Current Funding

IDOT still expects it will need to utilize most of its annual state appropriation to pay for our train operations, and that is with an expectation of not returning to full service until April 1, which will be evaluated further as we near that date.

8 Amtrak Operations – Future Funding

 We are supportive of additional financial assistance from Congress for Amtrak, including state-supported and long- distance business lines’ recovery funding.  Starting Oct 1, with Amtrak reducing long distance service to 3 days a week, our State now has even less rail travel options for our residents, which also means less long-distance riders connecting to our regional intercity trains.  We also recognize that some of our peer state-supported services around the nation will struggle to keep even basic levels of service running through the end of this fiscal year.  For IDOT, having no further federal support may hinder our ability to bring back full-service levels sooner and be able to sustain those levels of service if ridership and revenue do not recover quickly as we advance through FY21 and into FY22.

9 Chicago to St. Louis High Speed Rail Project

IDOT continues to work with our partners (Federal Railroad Administration, Union Pacific Railroad, Amtrak) on the implementation of 90 mph service on the Chicago to St. Louis corridor.

10 ‘Rebuild Illinois’ Capital Plan

 $45B capital plan for infrastructure, state facilities, education, and environmental projects  Passed by IL General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Pritzker on 6/28/19

 Rail highlights:  Additional $225M to complete Chicago- service expansion project  $275M to reinitiate Chicago-Rockford service expansion project  $100M for Chicago-Carbondale corridor improvements  $122M for Springfield 10th St Improvement project  $400M for the Chicago CREATE program

11 Chicago to Quad Cities Passenger Rail Service

 Work on preliminary engineering and environmental compliance continues in conjunction with our partners on the project, namely the Federal Railroad Administration and the Iowa Interstate Railroad.  Additionally, IDOT is in negotiations with the Iowa Interstate Railroad on construction and maintenance agreements needed to proceed with the project.  Once those agreements have been reached and preliminary engineering is completed, we will move into final design and then construction.  Until that occurs we are not able to give a timeline for completion of the project and initiation of service.

12 Chicago to Rockford Passenger Rail Service

 Prime Consultant WSP USA is under contract and has begun outreach to host railroads Metra and Union Pacific Railroad to determine the improvements required to bring passenger rail service back to Rockford.  The steps that need to be completed prior to the implementation of service include completion of preliminary engineering and environmental compliance, final design and construction. Additionally, IDOT will need to reach agreement with Union Pacific and Metra on construction and maintenance.  Until preliminary engineering is completed we are not able to give a timeline as to when service will begin.

13 Chicago to Carbondale Improvements

 Prime Consultant Quandel Consultants, Inc. is under contract.  The proposed improvements would increase capacity and flow on the corridor with the goal of improving on time performance for our state supported trains ().  While specific details on the improvements will need to be agreed to by IDOT and the CN railroad (the host railroad on the corridor), they will likely include sidings and sections of second track in areas where trains frequently meet, causing delays.

14 Chicago Terminal Study

• FRA grant to Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT), and Metra

• Study will yield recommendations for: improved intercity passenger rail service in the Midwest; long-distance Amtrak trains; and planned expansion of Metra rail service

• Study will supplement rail planning efforts: • Chicago/Joliet corridor • CREATE program • (CUS) Master Planning Study

15 Thank you!

16 THE STATUS OF PASSENGER RAIL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE REGION Indiana – Kristin Brier AND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

STATE REPORTS

MIPRC 2020 Annual Meeting │ November 10-11 MIPRC– Indiana Update Kristin Brier, Multimodal Director Indiana Department of Transportation

November 10, 2020 Indiana State Rail Plan

19

N. IN Commuter Transportation District (NICTD)

• Board of Directors is chaired by INDOT Commissioner • Receives $18 million from Commuter Rail Fund and $5 million from Public Mass Transit Fund • Two expansion projects underway: Double Track NWI and West Lake Extension

21 South Shore – Double Track NWI • Double tracking between Gary and Michigan City • FTA approval to enter engineering 2/2020, expect construction to start 5/2021 South Shore - West Lake Extension • Extends service from between Dyer and Hammond, including 4 new stations. • $354.6 million grant agreement with FTA – October 2020 • Virtual Groundbreaking Ceremony – October 27, 2020

23 Regional Collaboration

Lead stakeholder in FRA’s Midwest Regional Rail Planning Study

Supported two successful CRISI grant applications submitted by Ohio Rail Development Commission

24 Local Trax Update

• Goal: eliminate railroad crossings, increase commuter safety, and improve fluidity in Indiana communities • 12 projects awarded $121 million in state funds ($157.5 million total project cost) • Jason Holder, Program Manager – [email protected]

25 Amtrak in Indiana • services provide thrice-weekly service between Indianapolis to Chicago with stops in Crawfordsville, Lafayette, Rensselaer and Dyer • Amtrak’s long distance services, Limited and , have stops in Waterloo, Elkhart and South Bend • The Wolverine, Michigan’s state service has stops in Michigan City and Hammond Thank you! Kristin Brier Multimodal Director, [email protected]

Venetta Keefe Rail Programs Office Manager, [email protected]

27 THE STATUS OF PASSENGER RAIL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE REGION Kansas – John Maddox AND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

STATE REPORTS

MIPRC 2020 Annual Meeting │ November 10-11 Kansas Passenger Rail Update

November 10 and 11, 2020 Kansas Passenger Rail Initiatives

• Tiger 9 • All agreements in place • Budget = $25,000,000 • Lead Agency – Colfax County, New Mexico • Partners – Colfax County, NMDOT, CDOT, KDOT, Amtrak, BNSF, Amtrak, Local Communities and Passenger Rail Commissions • Project components in Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico • Project Location: Dodge City, KS to Albuquerque, NM • Work began in Ingalls, KS in September 2020 • Rail replacement, crossing improvements and turnout improvements • Construction through 2021 Kansas Passenger Rail Initiatives

• CDOT/KDOT CRISI Positive Train Control Project • All agreements will be in place by the end of the year • Project Budget = $11,000,000 • Lead agency – CDOT • Partners – CDOT, KDOT, BNSF and Amtrak • Project components in Kansas and Colorado • Project Location: Dodge City, KS to Las Animas, CO • Work to begin in 2021 • Installation of PTC • Construction through 2021 Short Line Rail Improvement Fund

The program is for the purpose of facilitating maintenance, rail relay and the rehabilitation of track, bridge, industrial leads and sidings on Class II or III (short line) railroads in Kansas

• Component of the new IKE Transportation Program • Qualified Applicants: Short Line Railroads and Shippers Located on Short Line Railroads • 30% Match • 70% Grant • Projects: Maintenance; Spurs/Sidings; Mainline Track Rehabilitation • $5 Million Annually for SFYs 2021, 2022 and 2023 • SFY 2021: 13 Projects – Nine Shippers and Four Short Line Railroads • Total: $7.1 Million - $5 Million in Grants and $2 Million in Match Funds • Rail Carload Increase from Previous Year – 7,022 • Truckload Equivalent – 28,088 Thank You!

John W. Maddox, CPM Kansas Department of Transportation [email protected] THE STATUS OF PASSENGER RAIL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE REGION Michigan – Rob Lippert AND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

STATE REPORTS

MIPRC 2020 Annual Meeting │ November 10-11 Michigan Update MIPRC 2020 Annual Meeting

MDOT Office of Rail November 10, 2020 Ridership & Revenue Update

Michigan Services Ridership and Revenue $35,000,000 900,000

800,000 $30,000,000 700,000 $25,000,000 600,000

$20,000,000 500,000

400,000

Revenue $15,000,000 Ridership

300,000 $10,000,000 200,000 $5,000,000 100,000

$- 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Fiscal Year

Revenue Ridership Chicago-/Pontiac Passenger Rail Corridor Program • MDOT – led multistate (Indiana, Illinois & Michigan) effort to produce Chicago-Detroit Pontiac Corridor Investment Plan • FRA rescinded Notice of Intent for EIS on November 30, 2018 & will not issue Final EIS or Record of Decision • Work will continue at the project level as defined in the Service Development Plan which guides planning for the corridor Integrated State Long Range Plan: A Unified Plan With Multiple Purposes Five plans integrated into one single long range plan First of its kind in the nation Provides multimodal perspective on transportation issues with consistency Estimated Completion: October 2021 PTC Implementation and Speed Increases • 110 MPH between Porter, IN and Kalamazoo for more than 7.5 years (Feb. 2012)

• I-ETMS on the Michigan line started operating in Revenue Service Demonstration in October 2020

• Currently finishing final testing and approvals to get to 110 MPH: – Western end; Kalamazoo to Battle Creek expected to start in Q1 2021 – Then Battle Creek to Jackson at conclusion of Rail & Tie Production season in Q4 2021 – Then Jackson to Ypsilanti once curve modifications are completed – just received grant for this work. – And finally the eastern end; Ypsilanti to Dearborn in 2022 HSIPR Kalamazoo-Dearborn Service Development • The $196.5 M ARRA grant that originally set the course for 110 MPH • Work included: – Rehabilitation of track – Replaced 250 bungalows – Removed 35 private grade crossings – Closed 6 of the129 public grade crossings – Reconstructed 79 public grade crossings – Replace signal systems – Installing PTC 2018 SOGR Grant Funding

• $23.4 M SOGR grant funding to match $23.4 M in State funding • Work includes: – Rail, crosstie and track surface rehabilitation between Battle Creek and Dearborn • Replacement of 80,000 ties • Replacement of 162,000 lineal feet rail – Replacement of two bridges in Jackson 2019 CRISI Grant Funding

• $750K CRISI grant funding to match $750K including State and Amtrak funds • Work includes: – PE/NEPA work for a new connection on CN-owned segment in Battle Creek – Will reduce congestion and allow for new track for Battle Creek station stop 2019 SOGR Grant Funding

• $6.5 M SOGR grant funding to match $6.5 M in State funding and Amtrak funds • Work includes: – Track and signal infrastructure reliability improvement projects over the entire corridor – Install 23 back up generators – Replace 17 switch heaters and bring in natural gas – Replace 26 gate mechanisms – Replace 10 turn outs 2020 CRISI Grant Funding

• $23.4 M CRISI grant funding to match $14.6 M in State funding and $1.0 M from Amtrak • Work includes: – Trespass prevention and pedestrian safety enhancements between Kalamazoo and Dearborn – Enhancement includes adding fencing and improving select grade crossings – Addressing high pedestrian incident locations in Kalamazoo, Albion and Ann Arbor 2020 SOGR Grant Application AWARDED!

• $15.6 SOGR grant funding to match $12.5 M in State funding and $3.0 M in Amtrak funds • Work includes: – Modifications to 42 curves – Improving 16 public and 8 private at-grade crossings – Replacing 80,000 feet of existing curve worn rail and lighter rail sections Thank you! THE STATUS OF PASSENGER RAIL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE REGION Minnesota – Dan Krom AND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

STATE REPORTS

MIPRC 2020 Annual Meeting │ November 10-11 Minnesota Passenger Rail Projects Update

Dan Krom| Passenger Rail Program Director November 10, 2020

mndot.gov Twin Cities Milwaukee- Chicago (TCMC)

• Adds additional trip to existing Chicago-Seattle/Portland route • Over 155,000 new riders annually Chicago- Twin Cities • Most using for regional travel: 70% of ons/offs in Wisconsin are travelling to locations within that corridor segment • Existing stations; convenient times that complement the Empire Builder schedule • Reduced travel time

49 Twin Cities-Milwaukee-Chicago (TCMC)

• Capital cost estimate of $53m • Construction only - $40.7m MN, $12.3 WI

• CRISI grant award $31.8m • final design &construction • Restoration & Enhancement Grant • operating assistance for 3yrs. of operations

• Next Steps: • Submit Phase 2 environmental • Service development plan • Develop state & fed. agreements • Final design, construction

50 Twin Cities-Milwaukee-Chicago (TCMC) Minnesota Capital Improvements

Winona - $ 19.3m • Extend Tower CK siding • Update existing siding at Amtrak Winona Depot • Winona Depot platform improvements (Amtrak) Mississippi River Bridge, River Junction -$20.8m • Convert yard track to signaled main track • Upgrade river bridge switch Midway Maintenance Facility $540k • Design work for potential light maintenance facility at the former Amtrak St. Paul station

51 Northern Lights Express -NLX

• Intercity passenger rail service- 4 round trips/day, up to 90mph • Connects Minneapolis and Duluth • Coon Rapids • Cambridge • Hinckley • Superior • 150 miles • Existing BNSF tracks

52 Northern Lights Express - Status

2009 Feasibility Study Alternatives analysis studies complete in 2012 Tier 1 EA completed , FONSI – 2013 Completion of PE/NEPA Tier 2 Project Level EA, FONSI – February 2018 Grassy Point Bridge rehabilitation - $3m in state bonding -2020 Next steps • Secure capital and operating funding • Complete all necessary agreements with BNSF and Amtrak • Final design and construction If funding is provided, service could start 2 1/2 years as after receiving full funding.

mndot.gov 53 State Funding Issues

• State fiscal challenges for FY’21 and projected budget shortfall for the FY’22- FY’23 biennium • Passenger rail activities are funded from state general funds and general obligations bonds • 2020 Legislative session, Governor Walz included $10m in G.O. bonds for TCMC • Gas tax and vehicle license fees are constitutionally dedicated to roads and bridges • Request Office operating general funds appropriation for SFY’ 22 – ’23 to continue project development • Exploring other potential dedicated funding options

54 Thank you again!

Dan Krom [email protected] 651 366-3193

mndot.gov 55 THE STATUS OF PASSENGER RAIL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE REGION Missouri – Bryan Ross AND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

STATE REPORTS

MIPRC 2020 Annual Meeting │ November 10-11 MISSOURI RIVER 2020 MIPRC Meeting RUNNER UPDATE

/MissouriRiverRunner @MoRiverRunner @MoRiverRunner : Overview

• 283 MILES BETWEEN ST. LOUIS AND KANSAS CITY WITH CONNECTIONS TO THE LIN C OL N , , A ND S OU T HW EST C HIEF TRAINS • 8 STOPS IN BETWEEN, INCLUDING JEFFERSON CITY (STATE CAPITAL) • MISSOURI RIVER RUNNER IS TWO DAILY ROUND TRIPS • TYPICAL CONSIST: LOCOMOTIVE, BUSINESS/CAFÉ CAR AND TWO COACHES • 2014-2018 AVERAGE ANNUAL RIDERSHIP: 176,000 • AVERAGE FARE: $32.47 Missouri River Runner: COVID-19 Era Impacts

• Service was reduced to one daily round trip starting on March 30 • Service frequency remains reduced • Through September, ridership is down ~77% • SFY 2021 Legislative appropriation was $8.0 million • Typical appropriation is $9.1 million • Estimated lost fare revenue for March – September is $2.7 million • Beginning in Summer 2020, two additional coach cars were added to our consist to increase train capacity and continue allowing for passenger social distancing • On-time Performance has increased from the same period last year (81% for March – September) • SFY 2014: 2% MISSOURI • SFY 2017: 5% RIVER • SFY 2018: 5% RUNNER: • FARE SFY 2019: 5% INCREASES • SFY 2020: 5% • SFY 2021: Planned 5% increase was suspended Missouri River Runner: Looking Ahead to 2021

Without additional Federal relief funds: • Earliest possible resumption of two daily round trips: July 2021 • Dependent on state appropriation; service could remain reduced until July 2022

With additional Federal relief funds: • Two daily round trips could resume in April 2021

Additional Notes: • Maintain additional 2 coach cars in the consist for the foreseeable future • Internal assumption is ridership will plateau at ~40% of our 5-year ridership average without the resumption of the second daily round trip

THE STATUS OF PASSENGER RAIL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE REGION North Dakota – Rebecca Geyer AND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

STATE REPORTS

MIPRC 2020 Annual Meeting │ November 10-11 Intercity Passenger Rail Progress and Future Plans in North Dakota

MIPRC 2020 Annual Meeting November 10-11, 2020 Amtrak Empire Builder  Amtrak’s Empire Builder line operates tri-weekly between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest along major portions of the Lewis and Clark Trail. The Empire Builder has seven stops in North Dakota.

 North Dakota’s portion of the line offers spectacular sites, such as the Gassman Coulee Trestle bridge near Minot and historic depots (year built) at Williston (1910), Stanley (1902), Minot (1905), Rugby (1907, also on the National Registry of Historic Places), Devils Lake (1907), and Fargo

66 (1906); many are newly renovated. Passenger Rail Service Status and Improvements  Prior to October 19, 2020, Amtrak offered two daily trains along the North Dakota portion of the Amtrak Empire Builder route. On October 19, 2020 services dropped to tri-weekly:

Train #7 (Westbound) departs Chicago, IL: Monday/Thursday/Saturday Train #8 (Eastbound): departs Seattle, WA: Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday Train #27 (Westbound) departs Chicago, IL: Monday/Thursday/Saturday Train #28 (Eastbound) departs Portland, OR: Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday

67  Update to North Dakota’s Long-Range Transportation Plan can be found here: transportationconnection.org  Despite the pandemic, stakeholder outreach is strong.  Innovative storytelling tools and surveys  The Plan’s goal is to publish a brief, useful document for easy reference.  Appendices will be available that document technical information collected.

68 ND Statewide Freight & Rail Plan  Preparing North Dakota’s Statewide Freight & Rail Plan beginning soon, and the process is anticipated to last approximately 18 months.  Will be a combined, PRIIA compliant plan for two modes: . Freight: Updating the North Dakota State Freight Plan, adopted in 2015, and amended in 2017. . Passenger & Freight Rail: ND State Rail Plan was adopted in 2017.  RFP is anticipated to be published by mid-Nov 2020  Final plan is to be adopted no later than Nov 2022

69 Rebecca J. Geyer AICP, PMP NDDOT – Planning/Rail Manager Thank You!!! 701.328.2675 [email protected]

70 THE STATUS OF PASSENGER RAIL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE REGION Wisconsin – Arun Rao AND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

STATE REPORTS

MIPRC 2020 Annual Meeting │ November 10-11 Wisconsin Passenger Rail Plans & Projects Update MIPRC Fall Annual Meeting November 10th, 2020 Milwaukee- Chicago Hiawatha Service Status and initiatives

73 Hiawatha Service Performance and COVID-19 Impacts • Last year reached a record high of 880,000 riders • 85% lower ridership now than in comparable months in 2019 • Fiscal year ridership down 54% (Oct 2019-Sep 2020) compared to previous fiscal year • Operating 4 round-trips M-F, 3 on Sat-Sun, down from 7 RT daily • Lack of multi-ride, business, and commuter travel are 85% key drivers for the sharper decrease on the Hiawatha costs • AM peak trains are very low ridership recovered by fares • PM trains have good ridership around the weekends • Mid-week ridership is lowest • Comeback to pre-COVID levels expected beginning in 2022

74 Milwaukee-Chicago Hiawatha Expansion Increase to 10 Round-trips Daily Ongoing Progress

• Incremental build of infrastructure requirements – grant awards • Continue analysis with host railroads of infrastructure alternatives to projects removed in Illinois Next Steps (after modeling is complete and projects are agreed upon) • Environmentally clear newly agreed-upon infrastructure • Agreement with host railroads on projects • Apply for federal grant for design and construction • Add frequencies up to 10 RT daily

75 Milwaukee-Chicago Corridor Federal Grant Awards (2019-2020) Milwaukee Airport Rail Station Expansion • $10.1 million project • $5.05M FRA CRISI; $4M WI; $1M Amtrak; $50K CP Rail

• Adds 2nd platform with overhead access and elevator towers BEFORE AFTER • Benefits: Capacity and reliability; Accessibility; Safety • Project required for increased frequencies • 30% design complete; final design ongoing; construction in 2022-2023. CTC Signaling Installation Milwaukee • $5.2 million project • $2.6M FRA CRISI; $2.6M WI • Upgrades signaling to Centralized Train Control (CTC) • Benefits: reliability, safety, speed increase • Project required for increased frequencies 76 Milwaukee-Chicago Federal Grant Awards (2019-2020) Next Generation Single Level Equipment Acquisition: Hiawatha • $39M million project; $26M FRA; $13M WI • Adds 6 coaches/ 3 cabs to Midwest pool for use on Hiawatha BEFORE AFTER • Reliability, accessibility, lower maintenance costs • Adds up to 58 additional seats to Hiawatha trains • Delivery estimated 2024 Muskego Yard Freight Bypass of MIS • $54M project: $26M FRA; $20M WI; $8M Amtrak • Bypass for freight trains of Milwaukee Intermodal Station • Two new mainline CTC signalized through-tracks with 25 mph freight speeds and new or upgraded bridges • Adds capacity for additional passenger trains • Project required for increased frequencies 77 Twin Cities-La Crosse- Milwaukee- Chicago (TCMC)

78 Twin Cities-Milwaukee-Chicago (TCMC) 2nd Daily Train WisDOT, MnDOT, Amtrak, IDOT, La Crosse Area Planning Committee, Ramsey County, FRA • Additional daily round-trip serving all Empire Builder (EB) stops between Chicago and St. Paul • Extension of existing Hiawatha • Operates at a maximum of 79 mph • Daytime schedule complements EB schedule • 30 minutes shorter travel time than EB Builder • Reliable on-time performance due to shorter distance, fewer railroads.

79 Twin Cities-Milwaukee-Chicago (TCMC) 2nd Daily Train Grant Awards • FRA Restoration and Enhancements Grant • $12M towards first 3 years of operating support for TCMC service • FRA Consolidated Railroad Infrastructure and Safety Improvement Program (CRISI) grant • $31.8M for FD/construction of 5 railroad infrastructure projects in MN and WI to implement TCMC service. 80 Twin Cities-Milwaukee-Chicago (TCMC) Status Progress to date • Feasibility study (forecasts for ridership, revenues, costs) • Operations analysis • Capacity modeling and infrastructure needs • Concept engineering and capital cost estimates for infrastructure: $54M total project cost • Pre-NEPA activities (Purpose and need, alternatives analysis, initial outreach) • Federal grant applications submitted in February and June for operating support assistance and construction of railroad infrastructure improvements needed to implement. Current work in progress (Completion November 2020) • Service Development Plan • Environmental clearance

81 TCMC Next Steps Next Steps and Timeline • Complete railroad agreement (December 2020) • Secure state-state agreements and matching funds (spring-summer 2021) • Execute FRA grant agreement (September 2021) • Final design (2022) • Construction (2023-2024) • Start of service (late 2024)

82 Thank You Arun Rao, Passenger Rail Manager +1-608-266-3015 [email protected] Wisconsin Department of Transportation THE STATUS OF PASSENGER RAIL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE REGION Equipment Update – Jennifer Bastian AND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

STATE REPORTS

MIPRC 2020 Annual Meeting │ November 10-11 Midwest States Equipment Procurement

January 22, 2018 Procurement Background Equipment is jointly owned by the Midwest States Consortium ◦ Comprised of IL, MI, WI & MO Manufactured by Siemens Corporation in Sacramento CA ◦ 33 Charger Locomotives ◦ 88 Passenger Railcars Branded as “Amtrak Midwest” WI currently in procurement process to add additional cars and cab cars Where in use

Chicago, IL – Milwaukee, WI Chicago, IL – Carbondale, IL Chicago, IL – Quincy, IL Chicago, IL – St. Louis, MO St. Louis, MO – Kansas City, MO Chicago, IL – Grand Rapids, MI Chicago, IL – Port Huron, MI Chicago, IL- Pontiac, MI

Future routes Chicago, IL – Moline, IL Chicago, IL – Rockford, IL Railcars

• 137 single-level passenger railcars ordered from Siemens, 49 to Caltrans and 88 to the Illinois Department of Transportation for Midwest • Manufactured in Sacramento, CA • 100% Buy America • Will replace railcars currently being used by Amtrak in the Midwest Styles of cars for Midwest

Single Level Passenger Railcar

◦ Coach Car ◦ Semi-Permanently coupled coach car ◦ Business/Coach ◦ Café/Coach IDOT Planned Consists

1A 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A 1B 5A 1B 3A 1A 1B 5A 1B 3A 1A 1B 5A 1B 3A 1A 1B 5A 1B 3A 1A 1A 5A 1B 3A

1B 5A 1B 3A 1B 5A 1B 3A 1B 5A 1B 3A Semi-Permanently Coupled Coaches

Semi-permanent coupling Walkway between the semi-permanently coupled cars.

The married pairs allow smooth, open transition between the two cars Car Enhancements

Increased ADA enhancements ◦ Integrated wheelchair lifts ◦ Fully ADA compliant washrooms ◦ Allows for freedom of movement for ADA customers between cars

Outlets at seats USB ports at seats Onboard information system Customer wi-fi Enhanced Food Service areas Bicycle racks incorporated into cars Car Interior

Leather Business Class Seating – 3 Seats Across

Coach Class Seating- 4 Across 32 inch wide aisles for wheelchair access in all cars Car Interior

Bike racks / Luggage Rack

Passenger Information System Car Interior

Bathrooms are roomy, and meet all ADA requirements Car exterior

Sliding steps Wheelchair Lifts

Wheelchair lifts will be included on both the Café/coach car and the Business/coach car. With a lift on each side of the car, they can be accessed if the platform is on either side. Café Car

Café is in the final design phase. Some items that are being added are additional storage for food, beverages and emergency water stores. 32” aisles are throughout this car, with four turning locations for wheelchair users. Production Status 13 Cars currently in Chicago, 5 more scheduled to leave Sacrament this month. Schedule highlights

• High speed testing completed on • California corridor testing complete • Midwest corridor testing is planned for 3rd quarter of 2020 • Revenue service planned to start 1st quarter of 2021 • All cars will run first 30 days on the Chicago to St. Louis route before moving to other corridors. This will release the existing cars to Amtrak for redistribution. • At full production up to 4 cars a month will arrive • Café cars are scheduled to arrive 2nd quarter of 2022 • Full fleet scheduled to be in place by mid 2023 Questions? Comments?

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