Amtrak – Courtemanch

Amtrak – Courtemanch

Improvements to Cross Border Services • Trip time and on-time performance are key drivers of ridership and financial performance. • Objective is to improve trip time and reliability. – Right of way improvements. – Facilitate expedited customs and immigration processes. • Amtrak is addressing all existing and potential operations. – Seattle – Vancouver – New York City – Niagara Falls – Toronto (VIA Rail Canada) – New York City – Montreal – Future Washington – New England – Montreal – Future Chicago – Toronto 1 New York – Toronto Improvements • Whirlpool Rapids Bridge Rail Operations Control • Hudson Line Control – Installing double track between Albany and Schenectady by the end of 2017. – Installed fourth station track in Albany/Rensselaer; all other Albany station work to be complete by the end of 2016. • Niagara Falls International Railway Station and Intermodal Transportation Center – Project of the City of Niagara Falls, NY. – Locates at new station adjacent to Whirlpool Rapids Bridge. – Includes an integrated full service CBP facility. – Construction to be substantially complete May 31. – Anticipated inauguration of service mid-July. – Much administrative and logistical work remains to be done. – Greater travel distance will lengthen schedules and preclude current crew turns. – Eastbound trains will leave later unless a yard crew is approved and trained. – Equipment maintenance will remain at current location. 2 New York / Vermont – Montreal Improvements • Right of Way Improvements – U.S. – Hudson Line improvements underway. – Vermont – Restoration of rail and ties complete. – Massachusetts – Reroute via “Knowledge Corridor” complete. – Connecticut – Double track New Haven – Hartford underway. – Track conditions – Rouses Point, NY – Lacolle, QC. – Track and bridge conditions – St. Albans, VT – Canadian Border. • Right of Way Sterile Corridor Issues – Canada – Track conditions – NY and VT Borders – Southwark, QC. – Bridge conditions in Canada. – Power switch and signals at Cantic, QC. – Controlled interlocking with Central Maine and Quebec RR. – Civil speed restrictions at St. Jean, QC. – Additional access for Vermonter to Central Station. • Preclearance Facility – Montreal Central Station – Underground enclosed facility adjacent to Track 23. – Enclosed high-level platform provides climate protection. – Requires vertical access to concourse. – Complex station ownership issues involved. – Construction feasibility and timeline established by Canadian architect. 3 .

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