Federal Railroad Administration Washington, DC – Raleigh – Charlotte – Atlanta (SEHSR) Multiple studies and upgrades are underway, along with an examination of new regional governance models, that will unite several southeastern corridor segments into a high-performance network from Washington to Atlanta. Arkendale-Powell’s Washington, DC Creek Third Track Long Bridge PE/NEPA $75 million (HSIPR) After decades of planning and incremental investment, FRA $6 million (HSIPR/TIGER) and the southeastern states are investing nearly $800 million in the SEHSR Corridor to improve and expand Washington-Richmond Tier-II EIS/PE existing passenger rail service south of Washington. $630 $44 million (HSIPR) million improves service between Raleigh and Charlotte with 4 daily frequencies, highway-rail grade crossing safety improvements, and new and modern stations. $90 million improves reliability for over 40 passenger and freight trains Richmond-Raleigh that operate south of Washington each day. These Tier-II EIS/PE $4 million (HSIPR) investments support future increases in speed to 90 mph Congestion Mitigation Richmond-Hampton Roads CSX A-Line/S-Line Tier-I EIS Complete and installation of electrical power when feasible. The $27 million (HSIPR) remaining funding advances planning and engineering for future investments to expand and improve performance Lexington Multimodal and governance of the Washington to Atlanta rail network. Station Area Plan $1 million (TIGER) Corridor Length States Population Characteristics DC, VA, NC, 730 miles 20 million Phase I () (Washington-Atlanta) SC, GA $38 million (TIGER)

Raleigh-Charlotte 3rd and 4th Frequencies $520 million (HSIPR) Charlotte Gateway Station $25 million (TIGER)

Estimate: $150 million

Atlanta-Charlotte Tier-I EIS $4 million (HSIPR) Hopson Road grade separation was recently completed along the SEHSR Corridor in Durham, NC. Federal Railroad Administration Washington, DC – Raleigh – Charlotte – Atlanta (SEHSR)

Corridor Projects Program Fiscal Year Year Complete Completion Status Federal Non-Federal Total (FY09-Present, $M) Corridor-wide Investments Richmond-Washington, DC Corridor PE/NEPA HSIPR 2010 2017 Planning/Design Underway $44.3 $11.1 $55.4 Richmond-Raleigh Corridor PE/NEPA HSIPR 2009 2016 Planning/Design Underway $4 $3.8 $7.8 Atlanta-Charlotte Corridor Investment Plan HSIPR 2010 2017 Planning/Design Underway $4.1 $1 $5.1 Targeted Investments Long Bridge HSIPR & TIGER 2009 & 2014 2016 & 2017 Planning/Design Underway $5.7 $0 $5.7 Arkendale-Powell's Creek Third Track HSIPR 2009 2016 Construction Underway $74.8 $0 $74.8 Congestion Mitigation HSIPR 2009 2017 Construction Underway $26.6 $0 $26.6 Raleigh Union Station Phase I and IB TIGER 2012 & 2013 2017 Planning/Design Underway $38 $19.2 $57.2 Lexington Multimodal Station Area Plan TIGER 2010 2016 Planning/Design Underway $.7 $.1 $.8 Charlotte Grade Separation Program HSIPR 2010 2017 Construction Underway $22 $21 $43 Charlotte-Raleigh Third and Fourth HSIPR 2009 2017 Planning/Design Underway $520 $0 $520 Frequencies The Piedmont Study TIGER 2014 2016 Planning/Design Underway $0.2 $.1 $0.3 TOTAL $740.4 $56.3 $796.7

Corridor Performance Ridership, FY15: 460,460 OTP, FY05: 62.3%

OTP, FY15: 60.1% Ridership, FY05: 265,269 +74% ridership -2% on-time Since 2005 FY05 FY10 FY15 The Piedmont service between Raleigh and Charlotte has increased Ridership On-Time Pct. service from twice daily to thrice daily.