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Southwest Chief Routing Ray Lang Chief, State Government Relations September 14, 2013

Southwest Chief Routing Ray Lang Chief, State Government Relations September 14, 2013. Current Southwest Chief Route. Colorado. Kansas. La Junta. New Mexico. Route Miles Under Review (632.4) Remainder of SW Chief Route

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Southwest Chief Routing Ray Lang Chief, State Government Relations September 14, 2013

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  1. Southwest Chief RoutingRay Lang Chief, State Government RelationsSeptember 14, 2013

  2. Current Southwest Chief Route Colorado Kansas La Junta New Mexico Route Miles Under Review (632.4) Remainder of SW Chief Route At stake: service in 9 communities across three states with over 66,000 passengers in FY12

  3. Current Southwest Chief Route - Kansas Current Route in Question Garden City 3

  4. Current Southwest Chief Route - Colorado Lamar La Junta Jansen Current Route in Question 4

  5. Current Southwest Chief Route – New Mexico Raton Lamy Las Vegas Madrid Current Route in Question 5

  6. KS Portion Under Review Kansas Infrastructure Needs Hutchinson, KS to Colorado Line (244 miles) Garden City Maintenance and Capital Needs • 244 miles of supplemental track maintenance • BNSF funds to 30mph • Public supplements to 79mph • 244 miles of rail relay (rail, turnouts crossings) needed within the next ten years • Once rail relay completed, supplemental track maintenance will not be needed Work and Cost Data provided by BNSF Hutchinson, Dodge City and Garden City generated 17,845 riders in FY 12

  7. Lamar La Junta Jansen CO Portion Under Review Colorado Infrastructure Needs Dual Use Maintenance (105mi) • Inspection, Rail and Signal (BNSF funds to 79 mph) Supplemental Track Maintenance (63.9 mi) • BNSF funds to 30 mph • Public funds to 79 mph Sole Use Maintenance (13.2 mi) • Inspection, Rail and Signal (public funds to 79 mph) Capital Needs • Once rail relay completed, supplemental track maintenance will not be needed • BNSF will pay for bridgework and has lowered costs from sole use to supplemental with opening of coal mine at Jansen, CO in mid-2011 Work and Cost Data provided by BNSF Lamar, Trinidad and La Junta generated 13,272 riders in FY 12

  8. New Mexico Infrastructure Needs Raton Dual Use Maintenance (22.8 mi) • NMDOT funds to 79 mph Sole Use Maintenance (183.44 mi) • Inspection, Rail and Signal (public funds to 79 mph) Lamy NMRailRunner Line (57 mi) • NMDOT funds to 79mph Las Vegas Madrid NM Portion Under Review Sole Use Maintenance (13.2 mi) • Inspection, Rail and Signal (public funds to 79 mph) Work and Cost Data provided by BNSF Raton, Las Vegas and Lamy generated 34,534 riders in FY 12

  9. Conclusion Decisions and financial commitments will be needed in 2014. Costs must be funded starting January 2016 at the latest. If they are not in place, steps will need to be taken to operate the train via a different route between Newton and Albuquerque by 2016. Colorado Kansas New Mexico Oklahoma Texas 9

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