DRAFT RAIL OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE PLAN REVISION 3 September 2007 Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Transit Project TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 RAIL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PLAN......................................................1 1.1 PURPOSE OF THE PLAN.............................................................................................1 1.2 OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES .....................................................................................1 2.0 ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS ........................................................................3 3.0 SYSTEM DEFINITION & SYSTEM ELEMENTS..........................................................9 3.1 LRT ALIGNMENT AND ORIENTATION.....................................................................10 3.2 LRT OPERATING ENVIRONMENT............................................................................10 3.3 STATIONS ....................................................................................................................11 3.4 LRT STATION PARKING FACILITIES.......................................................................11 3.5 LIGHT RAIL VEHICLE .................................................................................................12 3.5.1 VEHICLE GENERAL DESCRIPTION .........................................................................12 3.5.2 VEHICLE KEY PARAMETERS ...................................................................................12 3.6 TRACK STRUCTURE..................................................................................................16 3.6.1 TRACK ARRANGEMENTS.........................................................................................20 3.6.2 JUNCTIONS..................................................................................................................20 3.6.3 TERMINALS .................................................................................................................20 3.6.4 INTERMEDIATE CROSSOVERS................................................................................21 3.6.5 POCKET TRACKS .......................................................................................................21 3.7 SHOP & YARD FACILITIES........................................................................................22 3.7.1 DESCRIPTION OF FACILITIES ..................................................................................24 3.7.2 MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT SHOP ..................................................................24 3.7.3 MOE FUNCTIONS........................................................................................................24 3.7.4 CENTRAL STORES FUNCTIONS..............................................................................24 3.7.5 GENERAL OFFICE FUNCTIONS ...............................................................................26 3.7.6 SERVICE AND CLEANING AREA .............................................................................26 3.7.7 LRV WASHER ..............................................................................................................26 3.7.8 YARD TRACKS ............................................................................................................26 3.7.9 MAINTENANCE OF WAY SHOP COMPOUND ........................................................27 3.7.10 SITE ACCESS AND INTERNAL CIRCULATION ROADS........................................27 3.8 SYSTEMS .....................................................................................................................27 3.8.1 SIGNAL SYSTEM.........................................................................................................27 Operations and Maintenance Plan i Revision 3 Central Phoenix/East Valley LRT Project September 2007 3.8.2 TRACTION ELECTRIFICATION SYSTEM (TES)......................................................30 3.8.3 COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS .................................................................................34 3.8.4 AUTOMATED FARE COLLECTION SYSTEM ..........................................................35 3.9 TRAFFIC CONTROL....................................................................................................35 3.9.1 INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................35 3.9.2 TRAFFIC SIGNAL PLANS ..........................................................................................37 4.0 OPERATING POLICY ..................................................................................................38 4.1 ROUTINE RAIL OPERATIONS...................................................................................38 4.1.1 SERVICE HOURS ........................................................................................................38 4.1.2 ROUTE STRUCTURE..................................................................................................38 4.1.3 OPERATING STRATEGIES ........................................................................................38 4.1.4 PASSENGER LOADING STANDARDS.....................................................................39 4.1.5 SERVICE FREQUENCIES...........................................................................................39 4.1.6 TRAIN CONSIST SIZE.................................................................................................39 4.2 PATRONAGE FORECASTS .......................................................................................40 4.2.1 MAG RIDERSHIP FORECASTS.................................................................................40 4.2.2 PEAK PERIOD RIDERSHIP ........................................................................................40 4.3 INTERMODAL PLANNING AND COORDINATION ..................................................45 4.3.1 INTERMODAL CONNECTIONS .................................................................................45 4.3.2 COORDINATION..........................................................................................................45 5.0 OPERATING PLAN......................................................................................................46 5.1 RUN TIMES AND SCHEDULES .................................................................................46 5.1.1 TRAVEL TIME ESTIMATE ..........................................................................................46 5.1.2 TRAVEL TIME SIMULATION MODEL .......................................................................47 5.2 TRAIN SCHEDULES....................................................................................................49 5.2.1 PEAK.............................................................................................................................49 5.2.2 OFF-PEAK ....................................................................................................................49 5.3 RAIL FLEET SIZE ........................................................................................................52 5.4 FLEET OPERATING STATISTICS .............................................................................52 6.0 SPECIAL EVENT RAIL OPERATIONS......................................................................53 6.1 SERVICE FEASIBILITY ...............................................................................................53 6.2 MINOR IMPACT EVENTS ...........................................................................................56 6.3 MODERATE IMPACT EVENTS ..................................................................................56 Operations and Maintenance Plan ii Revision 3 Central Phoenix/East Valley LRT Project September 2007 6.4 MAJOR IMPACT EVENTS ..........................................................................................57 7.0 OPERATING MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE...............................................58 7.1 OPERATING MANAGEMENT.....................................................................................58 7.2 OPERATING MANAGEMENT TOOLS.......................................................................59 7.2.1 THE CP/EV LRT RULE BOOK....................................................................................59 7.2.2 STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES ...............................................................59 7.2.3 OPERATING ORDERS................................................................................................59 7.2.4 BULLETINS ..................................................................................................................59 7.2.5 OTHER DOCUMENTS.................................................................................................59 7.2.6 EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS .....................................................59 7.3 NORMAL OPERATOR PROCEDURES.....................................................................59 7.3.1 INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................59 7.3.2 REPORT FOR DUTY - GOING INTO SERVICE ........................................................60 7.3.3 GENERAL ROUTINE FOR TRAIN OPERATOR .......................................................60 7.3.4 ON-BOARD EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS ........................................................................60 7.3.5 PASSENGER ACCOMMODATIONS .........................................................................60 7.4 RADIO COMMUNICATION PROCEDURES..............................................................60