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Passenger RailAgreements That Work
Pan Am/NNEPRAStanding Committee on Rail
TransportationSeptember 13, 2011
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About NNEPRA
Business managers of the Downeaster
• Partnerships• Promotion• Performance• Passengers
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The Amtrak Downeaster
• 5 Round Trips Daily – Portland – Boston*
• Operated by Amtrak• 116 mi / 79mph
– 78 Miles Pan Am Railways– 36 Miles MBTA
• 2 Sets of Equipment• 8 Intermediate Stations• 3 States
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It’s All About Partnerships
Operating Partners hold agreements with NNEPRA for Downeaster service.
• Amtrak• Pan Am Railways• MBTA• Epicurean Feast• Station Communities
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Our Pan Am Partnership
In the Beginning• 1990’s initiative to restore
passenger rail• Required upgrade to Pan Am
Line – then Guilford• Not the smoothest of projects
– Distrust – Disagreements & Litigation– Delays & Overruns– Poor public image
Changes were needed for the future.
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The Basics
Framework for a Good Relationship
• Consideration– Be respectful and earn
respect in return• Communication
– Set expectations early– Talk regularly
• Compensation– This is a business deal.
Everyone should have something to gain.
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Agreement Structures
3 Types of PAR Agreements • Operating
– Daily Service • Capital Maintenance
– Annual• Capital Project
– Solves a Problem
• Structured to be results oriented• Expectations/Outcomes for all
are clear• Risk is shared
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Operating Agreement
• Amtrak/PAR + NNEPRA– Amtrak very important partner– Be realistic: what works on paper
doesn’t always work in the field. – Everyone should have an
opportunity to succeed. • Operating Plan
– # Frequencies, stops, travel time• Incremental Maintenance
– Fee per car mile• On Time Performance
– Based on travel time– Rewards & Penalties
• Reconciliation
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Capital Maintenance
• PAR & NNEPRA + Amtrak– Base amount- inflates annually– Supports operating agreement
• Annual Workplan– Developed by PAR with input from
Amtrak and NNEPRA– Can be Flexible/Dynamic – Verified by independent firm– SOGR: Crossings, B&B, Ties, Ballast
• Contract Structure– Fixed fee for work elements paid by
% complete– Materials spec’d by PAR, verified,
then procured by NNEPRA– Oversight by NNEPRA/Contractor
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Capital Projects
• PAR & NNEPRA + Amtrak– NNEPRA presents a problem– PAR indentifies solution– Amtrak/Contractor verify
• Project Outcomes:– Reduce Travel Time: Kennebunk Project– Add 5th Round Trip: Capacity Project– Need to Turn Trains: Wye Project– Brunswick Service: Expansion Project
• Contract Structure– Work Elements – Fixed fee to PAR for L&E– NNEPRA estimates & procures materials– NNEPRA/Contractor oversight & verification
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Results
• Great Service– Safe & Reliable– Ridership doubled since 2005
• Successful Projects– All On Schedule & On Budget– Commitments honored
• 20 minute travel time reduction• Additional frequency• Expanded service• Operational improvements
• Developed Mutual Trust• Good Public Image
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AND GETTING THE JOB DONE.12
WE’RE WORKING TOGETHER