FY2017 PROPOSED BUDGET

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Proposed FY2017 Budget
Chapter 3
Rail Transportation
Approved Proposed
Actual Actual Budget Budget
(Dollars in Thousands) 2014 2015 2016 2017 Change Variance
PERSONNEL COST $178,769 $196,868 $214,977 $205,280 ($9,697) -4.5%
NONPERSONNEL COST $1,782 $1,754 $1,861 $2,549 $688 37.0%
TOTAL COST $180,551 $198,622 $216,838 $207,829 ($9,009) -4.2%
BUDGETED POSITIONS 1,623 1,663 1,661 1,661 - 0.0%
Purpose
The Office of Rail Transportation (RTRA) strives daily to provide our customers with a safe,
courteous, and capable transit experience that demonstrates our renewed commitment to the
mission of the Authority and to the region's riding public.
Responsibilities
The Office of Rail Transportation (RTRA) provides rail service across 117.5 miles of track and 91
stations, 40 of which are in Washington, D.C., 26 in Maryland and 25 in Virginia. The Silver Line
Phase II will add 11.4 miles of track and six additional stations in Virginia. RTRA is responsible
for all facets of rail operations including station operations (ROSO), train operations (RTTO), rail
operations control center (ROCC) including maintenance operations center (MOC), training
(ROQT), and planning/scheduling (ROSC).
FY2017 Business Plan
• Employee Injury Rate - Less than 4.6 injuries per 200,000 work hours
• Customer Injury Rate – Less than 1.8 per million passengers
New To FY2017
Six rail training instructor positions and $700K of services were added to the FY17 budget in
support of FTA SMIs R-1-2-a, R 1-12-a, R-2-18-b and R-2-17-c.
Transit Infrastructure and Engineering
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