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CHAPTER 5 – COMMUTER RAIL PLAN longer distances (and consequently paying higher fares), 2) the use of economical DMU technology, and 3) one-main crews, among other things. Table 5-8: 2010 Financial Performance for Lincoln-Omaha Commuter Rail Service Operating Service Ridership Forecast Fare Box Recovery Cost per Train Mile Revenue per Train Mile Subsidy per Train Mile Lincoln-Omaha Low 16% $40.30 $6.38 $33.91 High 22% 40.30 9.00 31.30 Source: Wilbur Smith Associates In total terms, the required operating subsidy for the commuter rail service in 2010 could total between $3.9 million and $4.2 million. This subsidy will decrease over time with growth in ridership. REQUIRED FACILITIES FOR RAIL SERVICE A rail service between Omaha and Lincoln will require station facilities (including parking), a storage and service facility, and probably selected track capacity additions such as new or extended sidings. A preliminary listing of these needs is provided below. The analysis endeavored to keep the total number of stations to five, in order to minimize running time. Each station stop typically adds about 3 minutes of run time. While this analysis assumed a mid-route stop at Gretna, it could just have easily been Ashland. Indeed, if merited, an Ashland stop could be added in a service expansion. Station Facilities Omaha: Use of the current Amtrak station, adjacent to the historic Burlington Station, is assumed. Some off-street parking would be desirable, but most Omaha originating passengers may find the suburban station equally convenient for auto access. Also desirable would be bus stalls for shuttles to pick up arriving passengers for furtherance to downtown work centers, as well as delivering originating passengers for their trips to Lincoln. Two TVMs would be located here. The estimated cost is $872,000. Omaha Suburban: The station will require a boarding platform, a passenger shelter for inclement weather, two TVMs, lighting, bus stalls, and parking. A location at Giles Road would provide convenient access for most Omaha area riders choosing to drive and park. Cost: $1,137,000. Gretna: The station will require a boarding platform, a passenger shelter for inclement weather, a TVM, lighting, and parking. A potential location would be ½ mile north of 204 th Street and Highway 370. Cost: $763,000. An alternative station site could be in Ashland. Lincoln Suburban: The station will require a boarding platform, a passenger shelter for inclement weather, two TVMs, bus stalls, lighting, and parking. A location in the general vicinity of northwest Lincoln is assumed. For costing purposes only, a site near Cornhusker Highway and 48 th Street was utilized. Cost: $1,306,000. 384180 NEBRASKA TRANSIT CORRIDORS STUDY Page 5 - 8 WILBUR SMITH ASSOCIATES
CHAPTER 5 – COMMUTER RAIL PLAN Lincoln: Use of the current Amtrak station (Union Station) is assumed. The station will require a platform with lighting, a shelter for weather protection, two TVMs, and bus stalls. Some off-street parking would be desirable, but most originating passengers from Lincoln could use the suburban stop to access the service by auto. Cost: $504,000. The total preliminary cost estimate for station improvements is $5 million, inclusive of contingencies. Details on these costs appear in Appendix Table B-2. Lincoln Maintenance and Omaha Service Yards Each train set, at the end of the last evening run, will pull into a facility where crews will clean and service the equipment. It is assumed that a maintenance facility or car shop will be in Lincoln. The Lincoln shop facility is intended to perform all maintenance except periodic or emergency heavy maintenance that can best be done by a full-scale railroad car shop. It is anticipated that UP or BNSF would be contracted to carry out heavy maintenance at either one’s nearest car shop. The Lincoln shop would be operated by a contractor, which might be Amtrak, Herzog Transit Services, Colorado Rail Car (if it builds the DMUs), or any other qualified bidder. Lincoln Maintenance Facility The Lincoln facility requirements and cost estimates are described below. A schematic of the facility appears as Figure 5-1. The basic elements of the car shop include: A 1,700-foot siding off of the mainline track where the rail service equipment will be stored mid-day and overnight. This includes two switches in the main line. The facility itself will have three tracks: a 1,200-foot run through track linking with the siding and two stub-end tracks, totaling 1,500 track feet. This track arrangement will permit two train sets to be maintained without one blocking the other, and will also provide room for fleet expansion. Facility track feet will total 4,400 feet. The facility will include a 250-foot by 500-foot insulated prefabricated metal shop building with a cast in-place concrete floor, work bench/shop area, small office area and utility / restroom area. The building is of sufficient size to allow for a fleet expansion supporting enhanced services requiring more than four train sets. The area around the building will be paved. There will be a paved access road to the facility tracks. The areas on each side of, and between, the rails will be paved to facilitate all weather vehicular access to the rail equipment. The site improvements around the facility – including the building and surrounding yard area, access roads, and rail equipment tracks – will be illuminated. The maintenance facility will be furnished with the appropriate maintenance tools and necessary supplies and equipment for routine servicing and cleaning of the rail equipment including four 100-ton screw jacks, crane or hoist, and welding, grinding, bending and machining equipment, and including head-end power (HEP), the electrical “hook-up” required to provide electricity to the equipment’s systems and prevent freeze-up. The facility will have its own electrical generator in case of a local power failure. 384180 NEBRASKA TRANSIT CORRIDORS STUDY Page 5 - 9 WILBUR SMITH ASSOCIATES
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Appendix D NTRAC MEMBERS The follow
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