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Federal Railroad Administration
High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program
March 14, 2011
A bold vision for passenger rail
Within 25 years, our goal is to give 80
percent of Americans access to highspeed rail.
–President Barack Obama, January 25, 2011
We cannot compromise. The rest of the
world is not compromising… [highspeed rail] means America laying track
for a better future.
–Vice President Joe Biden, February 8, 2011
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Key changes to passenger rail programs
• Strong focus on developing “world-class” high-speed rail (125-250+ mph)
• Opportunities for private sector participation and greater competition
• Investment in Northeast Corridor and in rail station accessibility by bringing all
stations into ADA compliance
• Upfront investment in replacing aging equipment that will increase reliability, boost
domestic manufacturing and create jobs
• Better and more comprehensive administration by consolidation and integration of
previously-disconnected passenger rail programs
• Realigns Amtrak budget according to business lines (State corridors, Northeast
Corridor, long-distance routes), thus increasing the transparency of Amtrak’s federal
funding
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6-year program investment relatively modest versus our competitors
*Average annual Federal/national expenditures or proposed expenditures for the given program years.
** Percent of GDP based on average annual Federal/national investment compared to that country’s annual GDP in first year of the period shown. GDP figures used are: 2012 projected
U.S. GDP, as estimated by the Congressional Budget Office (U.S. HSR System), 1963 U.S. GDP (U.S. Interstate System), 2009 Spain GDP (Spain HSR), and 2010 China official exchange rate
GDP (China HSR).
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FY 2012 budget proposal for passenger rail programs – Crosswalk from FY10
Category
Network Development
High-Speed Corridor Development
FY 2010
Enacted ($M)
FY 2012
Request ($M)
$2,500
$4,000
2,418
3,137
Station Development
0
U.S. Rail Equipment Development
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Capacity-Building & Transition Assistance
System Preservation & Renewal
Amtrak Operating & Capital
Public Asset Backlog Retirement
Develop infrastructure, stations, and
equipment for new or upgraded
240 corridors; build institutional capacity;
provide transitional operating
245 support
80
378
$1,565
$4,046
1,280
285
Maintain publicly-owned assets;
0* work towards eliminating SGR/ADA
2,982 backlog; provide support for national
service priorities (e.g. long-distance
914 trains)
National Network Service
0
State of Good Repair & Recapitalization
0
150
$4,065
$8,046
TOTAL
Mission
*Activities previously funded under this line item are now included in other Network Development and System Preservation & Renewal
account activities.
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FY 2012 budget – summary of investments by activity
Other Activities
(e.g., capacity-building, Amtrak legacy debt)
$658M | 8%
Northeast Corridor
State-of-Good Repair
$834M | 10%
Equipment Overhaul
& Replacement
$1,208M | 15%
ADA
$1,184M | 15%
Total FY12
Investment:
$8,046M
High-Speed Rail
Infrastructure & Stations
$3,377M | 42%
National Network
Service (e.g., congestion
grants, long-distance capital
and operations)
$785M | 10%
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What passenger rail programs are proposed?
Category
Network Development
High-Speed Corridor Development
FY 2010
Enacted ($M)
FY 2012
Request ($M)
$2,500
$4,000
2,418
3,137
Station Development
0
U.S. Rail Equipment Development
2
Capacity-Building & Transition Assistance
System Preservation & Renewal
Amtrak Operating & Capital
Public Asset Backlog Retirement
378
$1,565
$4,046
285
National Network Service
0
State of Good Repair & Recapitalization
0
TOTAL
Develop infrastructure, stations,
and equipment for new or
240 upgraded corridors; build
institutional capacity; provide
245 transitional operating support
80
1,280
$4,065
Mission
Maintain publicly-owned assets;
0* work towards eliminating
SGR/ADA backlog; provide
2,982 support for national service
914 priorities (e.g. long-distance
trains)
150
$8,046
*Activities previously funded under this line item are now included in other Network Development and System Preservation & Renewal
account activities.
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High-Speed Corridor Development – $3,137M & Station Development –$240M
OBJECTIVE: To build a three-tiered national network of passenger rail corridors and link the system to
communities by building modern intermodal stations connected to transit and other modes.
Core Express – Connect large urban areas up to
500 miles apart within 2-3 hours on electrified,
dedicated track (125-250+ mph)
Regional – Connect mid-sized urban areas up to 500
miles apart with service on dedicated and shared
track (90-125mph)
Emerging – Connect smaller communities with
service on shared track (up to 90mph)
Station Development – Connect the passenger rail
system to communities by building intermodal
stations linked to transit and other modes
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U.S. Rail Equipment Development – $245M
OBJECTIVE: To make a substantial and coordinated investment in passenger rail rolling stock to lower
costs, promote interoperability, stimulate manufacturing, and compete globally
1. Lower costs of passenger rail rolling stock
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by achieving economies of scale
2. Encourage the domestic rail manufacturing
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industry by increasing confidence to invest
and expand
3. Facilitate standardization and
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interoperability by developing design
standards and prototypes
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4. Encourage a robust secondary market by
maintaining standardized equipment in a
state of good repair
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5. Increase responsiveness to demand
fluctuations by enabling equipment leases
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Capacity-Building and Transition Assistance – $378M
Capacity-Building
Transition Assistance
• OBJECTIVE: To help build professional
expertise and institutional capacity in the field
of rail transportation
• OBJECTIVE: To encourage the success of
existing State-supported passenger rail
operations and new corridor operations
• Capital assistance for:
• Operating assistance for:
• Technical assistance and training
programs
• Implementing PRIIA §209, Statesupported routes
• R&D to speed innovation
• Start-up phase of new corridors
• Available to government and private entities
• Available to States and service operators
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What passenger rail programs are proposed?
Category
Network Development
High-Speed Corridor Development
FY 2010
Enacted ($M)
FY 2012
Request ($M)
$2,500
$4,000
2,418
3,137
Station Development
0
U.S. Rail Equipment Development
2
Capacity-Building & Transition Assistance
System Preservation & Renewal
Amtrak Operating & Capital
Public Asset Backlog Retirement
378
$1,565
$4,046
285
National Network Service
0
State of Good Repair & Recapitalization
0
TOTAL
Develop infrastructure, stations,
and equipment for new or
240 upgraded corridors; build
institutional capacity; provide
245 transitional operating support
80
1,280
$4,065
Mission
Maintain publicly-owned assets;
0* work towards eliminating
SGR/ADA backlog; provide
2,982 support for national service
914 priorities (e.g. long-distance
trains)
150
$8,046
*Activities previously funded under this line item are now included in other Network Development and System Preservation & Renewal
account activities.
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Public Asset Backlog Retirement – $2,982M
OBJECTIVE: To work towards eliminating the backlog of deferred maintenance on the Northeast Corridor
and other publicly owned rail assets; to complete ADA accessibility to passenger rail stations; and to
replace passenger rail rolling stock
Backlog retirement – Corrects years of
underinvestment by accelerating the
reduction of backlog projects on the
Northeast Corridor.
ADA compliance – Completes rail station
accessibility projects by 2015.
Rolling stock replacement – Supports
major, multi-year investment in replacement
of state corridor service train equipment.
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National Network Service – $914M
OBJECTIVE: To provide operating and capital financial assistance to Amtrak to support national-priority
long-distance route service, and to support national backbone passenger rail systems
Realigns Amtrak funding – Increases
budget transparency by separating longdistance route business line from state
corridors and Northeast Corridor business
lines.
Capital and operating – Support for
Amtrak’s network of long-distance routes.
National “backbone” assets – Supports
capital assets such as reservations,
security, training, maintenance and
mechanical systems and facilities.
Rail congestion grants – Funds removal
of key bottlenecks from priority locations
on privately owned rail corridors.
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State of Good Repair & Recapitalization – $150M
OBJECTIVE: To ensure public assets function as designed to provide safe and reliable passenger rail
service and replacing those assets at the end of their useful life
Life-cycle costs – Funding is allocated
as an annual share of the total cost over
the infrastructure or fleet’s entire useful
life.
Illustrative shifts in investment levels over
25-year program
Investment
State of Good Repair – “A condition in
which the existing physical assets… are
functioning as designed within their useful
lives and are sustained through regular
maintenance and replacement
programs.”
Time
Public Asset Backlog Retirement
Expanding role over time – Assets from
completed Network Development projects
will become eligible for SGR&R funding
once entering revenue service.
State of Good Repair & Recapitalization
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Amtrak funding in the FY 2012 proposal
Amtrak’s legacy capital and debt service
activities will continue to be direct grants
to Amtrak in FY 2012.
The operating grant will be split into a
$459M direct grant to Amtrak for longdistance routes, and a $200M grant directed
to States to support PRIIA Sec. 209
transition.
This proposal fully funds the services Amtrak
currently provides through direct grant
funding, while also positioning Amtrak to
play a vital role in the implementation of the
National High Performance Rail System.
Budget Alignment Along Business Lines
Long-distance routes – Provides direct
operating and capital grants to continue
national network services.
State corridors – Proposes temporary
operating assistance to States to facilitate
PRIIA Sec. 209 implementation, which
allocates the costs of these corridors to States.
Northeast Corridor – NEC operating
surpluses are reinvested in NEC capital needs.
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Crosswalk from FY 2010 Passenger Rail Programs to FY 2012
Crosswalk from FY 2010 Passenger Rail Grants to
National High Performance Rail System
NATIONAL HIGH-PERFORMANCE RAIL SYSTEM
APPROPRIATIONS
ACCOUNT
Amtrak Operating Grants
Amtrak Capital / Debt Service Grants
FY 2010
ACTUAL
FY 2012
REQUEST
($ millions)
($ millions)
$563
$1,002
Northeast Corridor state of good
repair backlog
General
Capital
Northeast Corridor state of good
repair annual
State corridor, Northeast Corridor
equipment overhauls
National Network Service (S)
D
$200
Capacity Building & Transition Assistance to States (N)
D
National Network Service (S)
D
$3,742
D*
$150
State of Good Repair & Recapitalization (S)
D*
$155
U.S. Rail Equipment Development (N)
D*
Public Asset Backlog Retirement (S)
D*
Public Asset Backlog Retirement (S)
D
Public Asset Backlog Retirement (S)
D
--
$834
Americans with Disabilities Act
compliance
$144
$1,184
$264
$280
$10
$10
$2,500
$3,645
Federal Oversight
Capital Assistance for High-Speed
Rail Corridors and Intercity Passenger
Rail
†
Public Asset Backlog Retirement (S)
State corridor, Northeast Corridor
equipment replacement
Debt Service
$3,137
†
†
National Network Service (S)
†
$240
$90
$178
$4,066
D = Direct;
C = Competitive
$459
$684
$584
Network Development (N);
System Preservation and Renewal (S)
FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE
$659
$445
National long-distance network
PROGRAM AREA
$8,046
†
FRA
High-Speed Corridor Development (N)
C
Station Development (N)
C
U.S. Rail Equipment Development (N)
C
Capacity Building and Technical Assistance (N)
C and FRA
Total
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Includes part of DOT’s $50 billion upfront investment--$2.5 billion for ADA compliance, corridor equipment replacement, and state of good repair backlog reduction; $3 billion for highspeed corridor development and capacity building and transition assistance.
* Competitive financial assistance in future.
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A comprehensive approach to winning the future
Infrastructure
Stations
Equipment
Capacity
Reinvestment
National High
Performance
Rail System
Amtrak
Maintenance
We need to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the
rest of the world.
–President Barack Obama, January 25, 2011
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