Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency Update South Coast Subregional Planning Committee | June 9, 2021 Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor 351-mile rail corridor through six counties Hosts busiest state-supported Amtrak route in United States What is – AND – LOSSAN? The LOSSAN Agency 11-member Board of Directors Nine member agencies Manages and administers Pacific Surfliner service Managing agency: Orange County Transportation Authority LOSSAN Rail Corridor Overview 41 stations (10 commuter only)
3 passenger rail operators; 2 freight operators
7 right-of-way (ROW) owners (55-percent freight owned)
8m annual trips (5.1m commuter/ 3m Pacific Surfliner)
Over 220 daily trains (freight + passenger) As of February 2020, the LOSSAN Agency was managing: 10 revenue trainsets 27 daily trains (26 between San Diego and Los Angeles, with 10 that extended north to Goleta or San Luis Pacific Obispo) On March 23, 2020, in response to the significant Surfliner ridership drop that resulted from the COVID-19 Service pandemic, service was reduced to: 6 revenue trainsets 12 daily trains (12 between San Diego and Los Angeles, with 4 that extended north to Goleta only) On June 1, 2020, one roundtrip was restored to San Luis Obispo, allowing 6 trains to extend north of Los Angeles) Pacific Surfliner Ridership Trend Positive ridership trend going into summer Initial service recovery planned for June 28, 2021, which will restore 6 trains between San Diego and Los Angeles 2 trains were planned to be extended north to What’s Next Goleta, but additional review is required by for Service Metrolink Recovery? Service recovery and growth is limited by equipment and infrastructure Grant funded capital projects have continued to move forward during the period of reduced service Heavily used, but constrained rail corridor 80-percent of corridor north of Los Angeles is single-track 30-percent of corridor in San Diego County is single-track $5.4 billion in capital needs Double-track, station improvements, signals and Challenges communication upgrades and High ridership demand, but limited ability to grow Opportunities service Shortage of additional equipment Limits on operating slots on freight railroads Single-track constraints on capacity, travel and reliability State of California is investing the future of passenger rail travel The LOSSAN Agency has been awarded nearly $380 million in grants since 2015 to implement capital or Operating and operating improvements to the Pacific Surfliner service. Capital Additional infrastructure capacity Improvements Expanded layover and maintenance facilities Station and corridor safety improvements Corridor optimization, reliability, and network integration Additional Infrastructure Capacity Installation of Centralized Traffic Control and powered sidings between Goleta and San Luis Obispo Replacement of century old Operating and track infrastructure and trestles Capital Extending or constructing Improvements passing sidings and second platforms at stations in Santa Barbara County (Carpinteria) and Ventura County (Oxnard) Coordination on additional track & signal capital improvement projects with host railroads Expanded layover and maintenance facilities Pacific Surfliner is supported by three outlying layover facilities and one primary maintenance Operating and facility Capacity expansion is Capital necessary to support service Improvements growth Design contracts underway or in negotiations for facility expansions in San Luis Obispo, Goleta, and San Diego Central Coast Layover Facility Capacity to store up to five trainsets
Support servicing and light maintenance of Pacific Surfliner on north end of corridor
Preserves railroad heritage of site Goleta Layover Facility Expansion Initial capacity to store two Pacific Surfliner trains
Future expanded capacity to support three trainsets San Diego County Maintenance and Layover Facility Capacity to store up to seven revenue trainsets
Primary maintenance and servicing facility for Pacific Surfliner Station and Corridor Safety Improvements Corridor hardening improvements including bluff stabilization Operating and Enhancements or modifications to stations Capital Coordination with NCTD on Improvements installation of safety fencing along right-of-way in San Diego Coordination with stakeholders on Link Union Station project Optimization and Capital Improvements Corridor Optimization Study Develop optimized and integrated operating strategies that reflect the existing and planned levels of service and are consistent with the State Rail Plan Operating and Review capital investment plans to prioritize and identify solutions for overcoming barriers to Capital implementation Improvements Network Integration and System Enhancements Integrated ticketing (Metrolink and NCTD) Passenger Information Display Systems (PIDS) Wi-Fi system and equipment enhancements Implement & continue Acquire additional Implement corridor incentive programs with equipment to support optimization effort to help host railroads to improve service growth improve service reliability on-time performance
LOSSAN Improve fare and trip Add infrastructure capacity planning coordination with to support service growth connecting transit and Agency and reliability Priorities commuter rail operators
Preparing the corridor for the 2028 Olympics QUESTIONS?