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Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2011

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Florida and the Auto

z In Fiscal 2011, the carried nearly 260,000 passengers, removing over 126,000 vehicles from highways connecting Florida with the Northeast z A much larger and more comfortable Auto Train station opened in Sanford early in Fiscal 2011 (October 2010)

Amtrak Service & Ridership Amtrak operates four long-distance through Florida: • The Auto Train (daily Lorton, Va.-Sanford, Fla.) • The (-Orlando-) • The Silver Star (daily New York-Orlando-Tampa-Miami) • The (tri-weekly -Orlando via , Pensacola and Jacksonville)* *Sunset Limited service suspended east of New Orleans.

During FY11 Amtrak served the following Florida locations*: City Boardings + Alightings Deerfield Beach 31,338 Deland 28,663 Delray Beach 12,696 Fort Lauderdale 58,907 Hollywood 39,069 Jacksonville 74,733 Kissimmee 47,823 Lakeland 24,696 Miami 94,556 Okeechobee 3,976 Orlando 179,142 Palatka 13,872

Amtrak Government Affairs: December 2011

Sanford (Auto-Train Station) 259,944 Sebring 19,988 Tampa 140,785 West Palm Beach 66,303 Winter Haven 26,188 Winter Park 34,858 Total Florida Station Usage: 1,157,537 (up 7.5% from FY10)

*Rail service to Chipley, Crestview, Lake City, Madison, Pensacola, Tallahassee suspended 8/27/05.

Procurement/Contracts Amtrak placed orders valued at $14,171,205 for goods and services in Florida in FY11. Much of this amount was in the following locations:

City Amount Fort Lauderdale $ 2,271,181 Jacksonville $ 2,672,454 St. Augustine $ 2,963,198

Employment At the end of FY11, Amtrak employed 736 Florida residents. Total wages of Amtrak employees living in Florida were $49,831,268 during FY11.

Major Facilities Amtrak operates the Hialeah maintenance facility in Miami, which services and performs light overhauls for , , and Heritage cars for Silver Service trains, as well as the Sanford maintenance facility which services the -equipped Auto Train.

Amtrak’s Southern Division, which is responsible for Amtrak’s operations in the Southeastern , is headquartered in Miami. Amtrak also has train and engine crew bases in Miami, Sanford and Jacksonville, an on-board service crew base in Hialeah, and contractor-operated commissaries in Hialeah and Sanford.

Auto Train Amtrak’s Auto Train service operates daily between Lorton, (outside of Washington, D.C.) and the Auto Train terminal off I-4 in Sanford, Florida. This unique service carries passengers and their vehicles on a 16½ hour overnight trip from Northern Virginia to Florida. Passengers ride in Superliner coaches and sleepers, while their vehicles are transported in auto carrier cars at the rear of the train and are delivered to them upon arrival at the Sanford terminal. During FY 2011, Amtrak’s Auto Train carried 259,944 passengers (6.4% increase over FY10) and 126,281 vehicles (6.8% increase over FY10).

2 Amtrak acquired new auto carrier cars in 2005 to replace the up to 50-year old auto carriers previously operated. The new auto carriers increase the maximum number of sedans that can be carried on each train from 187 to 250, and the maximum number of minivans and SUVs from 29 to 120. Amtrak’s capital plan (which is subject to federal funding levels) includes additional capital investments to overhaul Superliner cars and P-42 diesel used on the Auto Train. During FY10, repairs were made to hurricane damaged equipment and the hydraulic loading ramps were replaced. Additionally, the new Sanford terminal waiting room and ticket office was opened in early FY11.

Station Improvements • Miami: Florida DOT has begun construction on the $1.5-billion Miami Intermodal Center, which may open in 2012. It is designed to bring Amtrak, Tri-Rail, Metro Rail, car rentals, and other transportation services together in one location, connected to Miami International Airport by people mover.

• Sanford: Amtrak conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony on October 18, 2010, celebrating the renovation of the Sanford Auto Train station. The new facility is quadruple in size thanks to the $10 million project, which used ARRA stimulus funds.

• Okeechobee: Amtrak has constructed a new shelter station, complete with ADA-compliant platform. Okeechobee is served once a day in each direction by the Silver Star.

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--Amtrak Government Affairs, summer 2011