California Passenger Rail Summit

April 29, 2015

LOSSANPacific Surfliner Rail Service Update

Current Service in the Corridor• 2nd busiest intercity passenger rail corridor in U.S.

• 150+ daily passenger trains• Amtrak• Metrolink• COASTER

• 41 stations served

• Annual ridership: 7.2 million

2.7 million (Pacific Surfliner); 4.5 million (Metrolink/COASTER)

• Seven right-of-way owners

LOSSAN Rail Corridor

• Added complexity

• Freight railroads (55%)

• County commissions/local transportation agencies (45%)

• 80 percent single track north of L.A.

• Approx. 50 percent single track in San Diego County; top speeds of 90 mph

Right-of-Way Ownership

Current Coordination Activities

• Coordinated schedule changes• Work window coordination• Rail 2 Rail program• Coordinated rail planning study

Joint Timetable

• All passenger trains schedules in one place• Highlights connection opportunities

Room for Improvement

• One corridor, three operators, multiple ticket types• No uniform technology (TAP/Compass card,

mobile, paper, barcode)

Transit Transfer Program

• Cap-and-trade application – one-year demo• Seamless transfer from Pacific Surfliner to

12 local transit operators at 27 stations• On-board sale of discounted Metro TAP pass

Statewide Perspective

• Three existing state-funded corridors

• 1 in 5 Amtrak passengers use California services

• Annual ridership 5.5 million+

• Three emerging corridors

• Need to ensure connectivity

Next Steps

• Complete negotiations of interagency transfer agreement with State of California Close coordination with San Joaquin corridor Expected approval in June 2015, transfer

beginning in summer 2015• Submit final business plan with key initiatives• Finalize staffing and transition plans • Work on statewide initiatives (equipment

purchase, integrated schedules and ticketing)• Continue to work with member agencies and

partners on regional/statewide coordination

Questions?

David GolonskiLOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency

dgolon@aol.com