Sounder Commuter Rail Program Overview

Martin Young Sound Transit

Sound Transit Modes

2 Sounder Commuter Rail Corridor

3 Corridor Characteristics

North-line South-line South-line Extens. •Everett-Seattle •Tacoma-Seattle • Lakewood-Tac •35 miles (BNSF) •39 miles (BNSF) •8 miles (ST) •3 Stations •1.2 mi. (Tac. Rail) •2 Stations •4 round trips daily •7 Stations •9-13 round trips daily •Peak direction •13 round trips daily •New layover facility only •7 car train sets •1 mi. 2.85% grade •Fully built out •Opened 2000 •Opens late 2012 on •3 car train sets property purchased •Opened 2003 by BNSF

4 Sounder North-line

5 Kent Station

6 Tacoma Dome Station

7 Event Service

• Mariners Baseball – 20 Week-end games / year • Seahawks Football – 8 Week-end games / year • Sounder FC Soccer – 4 Week-end games/ year

8 Capital vs. Operating Forecast (Budget 1997-2012)

• TOTAL = CAPITAL + OPERATING ($1.4 b = $1.2 b + $0.2 b) • Overall Budget is 85% Capital • Most original capital will be expended by end of 2012 • ST2 (Nov. ’08 vote) adds $250m

9 Railroad Access Costs

North-line South-line South-ST2 Track mi. 35 39 39 Trips 4 (r.t.) 9 (r.t.) 4 (r.t.) Term Permanent 40 Yrs Permanent Cost* $258 m $300 m $180 m Year 2003 2000-08 2008 *Capital paid to BNSF Railway

10 Track Improvements: Turnouts/Sidings

11 BNSF Agreements - Operations

ST coordinates: • Train Schedules and special services (Seahawks, Mariners) • Customer notification • Fare collection • Stations, P&R’s, Transit Centers • Security

BNSF provides: • Security • Train Crews – Locomotive Engineer, Conductors • Centralize Dispatch from Ft Worth, TX

12 Transit Operations Detail

Contingency Rail Admin. G&A 5% 17% Maint. of 9% Stations 3%

RR MOW/ Maint. Of Crew/Fees Equip./Fuel 31% 35%

13 CRT Capacity Equivalency

Sounder Commuter Rail Passengers •Ave Daily Ridership – 10k+, 5k per peak period •5 am to 8 am departure = 3 hours •5,000 / 3 (peak hours) = 1,650 passengers/hr. Interstate Freeway Lane • Ideal peak traffic flow – 45 mph = 1,800 vph •Equivalent to 2 sec. rule and 3600 seconds (60x60) •With congestion, closer to 35 mph and 1,500 vph •Ave occupancy of 1.1 = 1,650 passengers/hr. Benefits

• 2011 – 2.5+ million Annual Boardings • 2009 - Cumulative On-time Performance – 97+% • Special Event Service – Mariners, Seahawks, Other (Concerts, etc.) • More reliable service in inclement weather • Optimizes capacity and demand through train length

15 Challenges • O & M .Freight Volumes .Mudslides .Changing Federal Regulations .South-line Renegotiation after 30 yrs.

• Capital .Tacoma D-M Grade .Funding Partnerships .Station Construction 16 .

Rail Track & Signal Improvements  5.39 miles of third main track  65 crossings reconstructed  7.31 miles of existing track  4 crossings closed converted to third main track  164 power switch machines  19.94 miles of main track installed relocated and reconstructed  27 signal bridges  47.44 route miles of  166 ground signals Centralized Traffic Control  300 miles of signal cable signals  18.1 miles of increased train  38 high-speed crossovers speeds  171 additional turnouts

17 On-Time Performance

18 Average Daily Ridership

Sounder Ridership, 2000-present 11,000

10,000

9,000

8,000

7,000

6,000

5,000

4,000

3,000

Average Weekday Boardings Boardings Weekday Average 2,000

1,000

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