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The High Speed Rail Experience in the Northeast An Amtrak Perspective

The High Speed Rail Experience in the Northeast An Amtrak Perspective. Drew Galloway, AVP NEC Infrastructure and Investment Development NASTO 2012 Rail Conference - Baltimore, MD. Overview. “The Good”. “The Bad”. “The Ugly”. Regional Success. The Good. The Bad. The Ugly.

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The High Speed Rail Experience in the Northeast An Amtrak Perspective

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  1. The High Speed Rail Experience in the Northeast An Amtrak Perspective Drew Galloway, AVP NEC Infrastructure and Investment Development NASTO 2012 Rail Conference - Baltimore, MD

  2. Overview “The Good” “The Bad” “The Ugly”

  3. Regional Success The Good The Bad The Ugly • Nearly $ 3 Billion in HSIPR Grants • Projects in (almost) every state • Includes Spine and Connecting Corridors

  4. Seemingly a Surprise with Every Twist and Turn • Many, many moving parts… The Good The Bad The Ugly • PRIIA • ARRA • NEPA • The “Empty” Pipeline • “Tell me the Rules, and I’ll play the Game”. • Perception the “Rules” changed

  5. “Let’s Talk SOA” The Good • Performance obligations between State and Federal Government for long periods • Varying Host Railroad positions • Amtrak partnership and resource commitment The Bad The Ugly

  6. Vision for the Future Paradigm Shift • Importance of the “Region” to all stakeholders • Value of Intercity / HSR service to region • Economic Incentive • Agglomeration Affect • NEC Commission as voice • Importance of “Project Pipeline”

  7. One strategy that has worked • All Operators • Intercity • Commuter • Freight • Investment Principles • Reliability • Redundancy • SOGR • Capacity • Trip Time Program with MUTUAL BENEFITS COMMON INVESTMENT

  8. Wrap-up Thanks for your time Drew Galloway - Amtrak

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