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South County Commuter Rail Operations Plan SOUTH COUNTY COMMUTER RAIL SERVICE OPERATIONS PLAN PROVIDENCE TO WESTERLY, RI JULY 2001 RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION South County Commuter Rail Service Rhode Island Department of Transportation Operations Plan Providence to Westerly, RI Prepared by: Edwards and Kelcey, Inc 95 Cedar Street, Suite 101 Providence, RI 02903 In Association With: Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade and Douglas, Inc One State Street Providence, RI 02908 July 2001 RIDOT South County Commuter Rail TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY......................................................... ES-1 Introduction ............................................................... ES-1 SECTION 1.0 OPERATIONS PLAN..................................................1-1 1.1 Operational Overview............................................1-1 1.2 Facilities Overview ..............................................1-7 1.3 Introduction to Service Alternatives ................................1-12 1.4 Stand-Alone Commuter Service (Alternative 1) ......................1-14 1.5 CDOT Service Extension (Alternative 2)............................1-18 1.6 MBTA Service Extension (Alternative 3) ...........................1-19 SECTION 2.0 SERVICE OPTIONS, OPERATING ASSUMPTIONS AND COSTS .............2-1 2.1 Introduction ....................................................2-1 2.2 Alternatives 1A and 1B: Rhode Island DOT Stand-Alone Service (Pawtucket or Westerly Layover Facility) ........................................2-2 2.3 Alternative 2: Shore Line East Service Extension......................2-5 2.4 Alternative 3: MBTA Service Extension.............................2-7 SECTION 3.0 EQUIPMENT NEEDS..................................................3-1 3.1 Introduction ....................................................3-1 3.2 Motive Power Technology ........................................3-1 3.3 Passenger Coach Technology ......................................3-2 3.4 MBTA Equipment ..............................................3-2 3.5 Shore Line East – CDOT Equipment................................3-7 3.6 Rhode Island DOT Stand-Alone Service .............................3-9 3.7 SCCRS Railroad Equipment Requirements..........................3-10 3.8 Equipment Identification ........................................3-13 SECTION 4.0 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS ...............................................4-1 4.1 Introduction ....................................................4-1 4.2 Rhode Island Financial Condition ..................................4-3 4.3 Overview of Transportation Funding ................................4-5 4.4 Funding Mechanisms for Rhode Island ..............................4-7 4.5 Financial Projections for South County Commuter Rail ................4-21 SECTION 5.0 ECONOMIC EVALUATION ............................................5-1 5.1 Introduction ....................................................5-1 5.2 Economic Impact Analysis ........................................5-1 5.3 Benefit-Cost Analysis...........................................5-11 5.4 Community and Environmental Benefits............................5-24 SECTION 6.0 EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL OPERATORS ...........................6-1 6.1 Introduction ....................................................6-1 6.2 Definition and Trends............................................6-1 6.3 Institutional Characteristics .......................................6-1 6.4 Rhode Island Service Concerns ....................................6-3 6.5 Operator Contract...............................................6-4 RIDOT South County Commuter Rail SECTION 7.0 RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY (RIPTA) IMPACTS AND SERVICE PLANNING .................................................7-1 7.1 Overview......................................................7-1 7.2 Existing Services ...............................................7-1 7.3 Future Passenger Requirements....................................7-2 7.4 Summary......................................................7-5 SECTION 8.0 IDENTIFICATION OF LABOR PROTECTION OBLIGATIONS...............8-1 8.1 Overview......................................................8-1 8.2 Protection Guidelines............................................8-1 8.3 Labor Protection................................................8-1 8.4 Protection For Existing Mass Transit................................8-2 8.5 Service Description..............................................8-2 8.6 Potential Impacts................................................8-5 8.7 Mitigation .....................................................8-6 SECTION 9.0 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................9-1 9.1 Findings ......................................................9-1 9.2 Recommendations...............................................9-2 APPENDIX Stringlines and Timetables Operating and Maintenance Costs Equipment Specifications Sources and Uses of Funds Labor Obligations RIDOT South County Commuter Rail LIST OF TABLES Table ES-1 Capital and Operating & Maintenance Costs ............................. ES-13 Table ES-2 SCCRS Uses and Sources for Capital Investments ......................... ES-13 Table 2.1.1 SCCRS Cost Summary (Yearly) ..........................................2-1 Table 2.2.1 Alternative 1A Stand-Alone Intrastate Service with a Pawtucket Layover ..........2-3 Table 2.2.2 Alternative 1B Stand-Alone Intrastate Service with a Westerly Layover ...........2-4 Table 2.3.1 Alternative 2 SLE Service Extension ......................................2-6 Table 2.4.1 Alternative 3 MBTA Service Extension ....................................2-8 Table 3.4.1 MBTA Locomotives ...................................................3-4 Table 3.4.2 MBTA Passenger Coaches ..............................................3-7 Table 3.5.1 Rail Rolling Stock Unit Summary Shore Line East Equipment ..................3-8 Table 4.1.1 SCCRS Capital Costs ...................................................4-3 Table 4.3.1 Average Annual Funding by Category 1998-2003 ............................4-7 Table 4.3.2 Actual Apportionments by Category 1998-2001 ..............................4-7 Table 4.4.1 Proposed Bond Issuance by Transportation ................................4-10 Table 4.4.2 Allocation of FTA Funds to Future Projects ................................4-16 Table 4.4.3 Possible Funding Options for SCCRS .....................................4-22 Table 4.5.1 Total Project Costs ....................................................4-25 Table 4.5.2 Daily Ridership Forecasts ..............................................4-25 Table 4.5.3 MBTA Zone-Based Fare Structure .......................................4-26 Table 4.5.4 Average Revenue Per Passenger Trip .....................................4-26 Table 4.5.5 Year 2000 Farebox Revenue Projections ..................................4-27 Table 4.5.6 Year 2000 Parking Revenue Projections ...................................4-27 Table 4.5.7 Sources and Uses of Funds During Implementation (Year O) ..................4-29 Table 4.5.8 State Operating Assistance .............................................4-30 Table 4.5.9 Sources & Uses of Funds in Year 2025 ....................................4-30 Table 4.5.10 Minimum Farebox Recovery Ratios ......................................4-31 Table 4.5.11 Annual Subvention Payments Required ...................................4-32 Table 5.2.1 Capital Cost Summary ..................................................5-4 Table 5.2.2 State-Wide Economic Impact Multipliers ...................................5-5 Table 5.2.3 Commuter Rail Capital Costs by Expenditure/Multiplier Category ...............5-5 Table 5.2.4 Gross Total State-Wide Economic Impacts ..................................5-7 Table 5.2.5 Net “New Money” State-Wide Impacts (33% Federal Funding) .................5-8 Table 5.2.6 Net “New Money” State-Wide Impacts (50% Federal Funding) .................5-8 Table 5.2.7 Annual O&M Costs ....................................................5-9 Table 5.2.8 O&M Expenditure Multipliers ..........................................5-10 Table 5.2.9 Gross Total Economic Impacts ..........................................5-11 Table 5.2.10 Net “New Money” State-wide Impacts ....................................5-12 Table 5.3.1 Auto Accident Costs ..................................................5-14 Table 5.3.2 Benefit-Cost Evaluation ................................................5-17 Table 5.3.3 South County Commuter Rail Economic Analysis Alternative 1A ...............5-19 Table 5.3.4 South County Commuter Rail Economic Analysis Alternative 1B ...............5-20 Table 5.3.5 South County Commuter Rail Economic Analysis Alternative 2 ................5-21 Table 5.3.6 South County Commuter Rail Economic Analysis Alternative 3 ................5-22 Table 5.3.7 South County Commuter Rail Economic Analysis Alternative 3A ...............5-23 Table 5.3.8 Sensitivity Analysis Summary ...........................................5-26 Table 6.3.1 US Commuter Rail Operations by Operator and Ownership Of Assets ............6-2 Table 6.3.2 Contract Operator .....................................................6-3 Table 7.2.1 Selected RIPTA Route Diagnostics ........................................7-2 RIDOT South County Commuter Rail Table 7.3.1 Rhode Island South County Commuter Rail Outlying Stations - Passenger Boardings and Alightings Year 2020 ..............................7-4 Table 8.5.1 Bonanza Inbound Service Schedule ........................................8-3
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