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LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency Pacific Surfliner: Retiming Effort Update Santa Barbara County Association of Governments March 17, 2016

LOSSAN Rail Corridor 2

Right-of-Way Ownership • Freight railroads (55%) • County commissions/local transportation agencies (45%) • 80% single track north of Los Angeles • Right-of-way north of Moorpark owned by Union Pacific 3

Current Service in the Corridor • 100 daily passenger trains • Amtrak • Metrolink • Coaster • 41 Stations • Annual ridership: • 2.8 million (Pacific Surfliner) • 4.5 million (Metrolink/COASTER) 4

LOSSAN Growth of the Pacific Surfliner Pacific Surfliner Round Trips 14 Los Angeles to San Diego Los Angeles to Santa Barbara 12 Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo 10 8 6 4 2 0 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Planning: lay the foundation with study efforts 5

Peak Period Service: Efforts to Date • Explored options for additional operating slots – increased service levels • Evaluated use of existing facilities: Moorpark • Evaluated equipment needs • Analyzed retiming of Pacific Surfliner Trains • Ridership and Revenue Analysis • Operational Analysis 6

Complex Corridor - Constrained Infrastructure • Multiple owners/hosts • Complex train “meets” • Limited passing opportunities 7

Train “Meets” 8

Camarillo Station 9

Santa Barbara Subdivision Match Line Match Line 10

Current Effort • Joint effort with Metrolink, Amtrak, and LOSSAN Agency to develop schedules, through the retiming of existing trains, to provide peak period service • Provide 7:30 ~ 7:45 Arrival into Santa Barbara from the south • Provide 5:00 ~ 5:15 southbound departure from Santa Barbara • Hold Metrolink schedule and ridership harmless • Minimize unfavorable impacts to existing Pacific Surfliner service 11

Necessary Actions for Retiming • Complete schedule analysis • Amtrak review of draft schedule: operational feasibility, cost, and revenue • LOSSAN Board review and approval • Union Pacific Railroad operational plan review and approval • Public outreach and messaging 12

Questions Jennifer L. Bergener, Managing Director jbergener@octa.net 13