Amtrak Government Affairs: June 2019

Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2018

Commonwealth of Virginia

Amtrak Service & Ridership

Amtrak operates about 25 trains daily in Virginia. These include the following National Network trains:

• The Auto Train (daily Lorton, VA-Sanford, FL) • The Cardinal (tri-weekly New York-Washington, DC-Charlottesville-Cincinnati-Chicago) • The Crescent (daily New York-Charlottesville-Atlanta-New Orleans) • The Palmetto (daily New York-Richmond-Savannah) • The Silver Meteor (daily New York-Richmond-Miami) • The Silver Star (daily New York-Richmond-Tampa-Miami)

Amtrak also operates state-supported trains through Virginia:

• The Northeast Regional (daily Roanoke/Norfolk/Newport News/Richmond-Manassas/Fredricksburg-Alexandria-Washington-Philadelphia-New York-Boston)

• The Carolinian (daily New York-Washington-Richmond-Raleigh-Charlotte). During FY18 Amtrak served the following Virginia locations:

City Boardings & Alightings Alexandria 188,961 Ashland 29,077 Burke Centre 7,497 Charlottesville 133,936 Clifton Forge 1,951 Culpeper 14,509 Danville 6,934 Fredericksburg 97,549 Lorton (Auto Train) 224,812 Lynchburg 58,160 Manassas 30,340 Newport News 99,920 Norfolk 47,243 Petersburg 31,563 Quantico 31,078 Roanoke* 51,698 Richmond - Main Street 48,384

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Richmond - Staples Mill 346,642 Staunton 5,160 Williamsburg 57,212 Woodbridge 21,799 Total Virginia Station Usage: 1,534,425 * Service began on October 31, 2017, during FY 2018

Host Railroads & On Time Performance

Amtrak relies heavily on the cooperation of other railroads in order to operate routes using tracks that are not owned or controlled by Amtrak. Host railroads are statutorily required to provide Amtrak trains “preference” over freight transportation. However, on time performance on most host railroads is poor and continues to decline largely due to hosts ignoring their statutory responsibilities. Listed below are the Amtrak services that operate in Virginia with each service’s host railroads and on-time performance (OTP) in FY18:

Service Host Railroads FY18 OTP Northeast Regional (Roanoke)

Norfolk Southern and Metro North 73.9%

Northeast Regional (Richmond/Newport News/Norfolk)

CSX, Norfolk Southern, and Metro North 85.6%

Auto Train CSX and Florida Central Rail Corridor 70.9%

Cardinal CSX, Norfolk Southern, and Buckingham Branch Railroad

53.5%

Crescent Norfolk Southern 31.3% Palmetto CSX 57.9%

Silver Meteor CSX, Florida Department of Transportation, and Florida Central Rail Corridor

43.6%

Silver Star CSX, Norfolk Southern, Florida Department of Transportation, and Florida Central Rail Corridor

37.6%

Carolinian CSX and Norfolk Southern 52.8% “On-time performance” represents the percentage of stations at which the train arrives within 15 minutes of the scheduled arrival time.

Amtrak Guest Rewards

At the end of FY18, there were 402,153 members of the Amtrak Guest Rewards program in Virginia. This is a 11.5% increase from FY17.

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PRIIA Section 209 and State-Supported Services

The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-432) required, by October 2013, an equitable arrangement of cost sharing between Amtrak and state or public agency partners that provide funding for short-distance, intercity train services. During the 2013 regular session of the Virginia General Assembly, the previously authorized Intercity Passenger Rail Operating and Capital Fund (IPROC) was funded with a dedicated mechanism through legislation that called for restructuring the existing state sales tax. This fund is used by the Department of Rail and Public Transportation to support both the operation of the Amtrak Virginia services and qualifying intrastate capital needs for rail infrastructure. The IPROC legislation is the first known dedicated funding source to be created by a state to support intercity passenger rail operations and capital projects. Subsequently, agreements were reached with all parties, including Virginia, by the 2013 deadline, and the services continued to run without interruption.

State Partnerships

On October 31, 2017, the Lynchburg service was extended to Roanoke. Capital improvements were made to the Norfolk Southern route and a new station platform built in downtown Roanoke. This is Roanoke’s first Amtrak service since 1979.

Auto Train

Amtrak’s Auto Train service operates daily between Lorton, Virginia (outside of Washington, D.C.) and the Auto Train terminal off I-4 in Sanford, Florida. This unique service carries passengers and their vehicles on a 16½ hour overnight trip from Northern Virginia to Florida. Passengers ride in Superliner coaches and sleepers, while their vehicles are transported in auto carrier cars at the rear of the train and are delivered to them upon arrival at the Sanford terminal.

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Russell Isle of Wight

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Montgomery YorkPrince Edward

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Roanoke

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Gloucester

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CumberlandMiddlesex

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Westmoreland

Albemarle

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Orange

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Rappahannock Prince WilliamFauquier

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Fairfax

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Damascus

Nickelsville

Independence

Trout Dale Fries

Stuart

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Rural Retreat

Honaker

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Halifax

Boydton

Scottsburg

Pocahontas

Clover

La Crosse

Boones Mill

Branchville BoykinsNewsoms

Peterstown

Drakes Branch

Capron

Alberta

Charlotte Court House

Jarratt

Troutville

McKenney

New Castle

Stony Creek

Windsor

Fincastle

Pamplin Burkeville

Ivor

Surry

Dillwyn

Goshen

ScottsvilleColumbia

Cheriton

Craigsville

Eastville

Urbanna

Nassawadox

White Stone

Mineral

Monterey

KellerWachapreague

Mount Crawford

Bowling Green

Stanardsville

Warsaw

Accomac

TangierParksley

Madison

Port Royal

Montross

Bloxom

Saxis

Remington

Washington

Edinburg

TomsBrook The Plains

Middleburg

Boyce

Atkins

Bassett

Ferrum

Daleville

Timberlake

Bellwood

Montrose

Glen Allen

Stuarts Draft

Jolivue

Crimora

Dale City

Emory

Wallace

WhitetopArarat

Broadford

Austinville

Brosville

Woolwine

Blairs

Henry

Hiwassee

Jewell Ridge

Dry Fork

Amonate

Harman

Bland

Callands

Bastian

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Crystal Hill

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Whaleyville

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Paint Bank

Dinwiddie

Isle of Wight

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Amelia CourtHouse

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Prince George

Glen Wilton

Chula

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Cumberland

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Arrington

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Yorktown

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New Canton

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Williamsville

Gwynn

King William

HanoverKing and QueenCH

Saluda

Apple Grove

Deltaville

Mustoe

Hewlett

McDowell

Ruther Glen

Mount Sidney

Center Cross

Pauls Crossroads

Lancaster

Ladysmith

Brokenburg

Reedville

BurgessHeathsville

Paytes

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LewisettaKinsale

Linville

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King George

Lignum

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GoldveinSta�ord

Basye

Je�ersonton

Arcola

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MartinsburgHarpers Ferry

Rockville

Culpeper

CliftonForge

Wytheville

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Franklin

Abingdon

Galax

Marion

South Boston

Vinton

Bedford

Farmville

Covington

Buena Vista

Lexington

Ashland

Big Stone Gap Norton

RichlandsTazewell

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Rocky Mount

South Hill

Emporia

Bridgewater

Orange

Luray

Dumfries

Warrenton

Strasburg

Gate City

Castlewood

Chilhowie

CoeburnWise

Lebanon

Saltville

Dublin

Chase City

Pearisburg

AltavistaBlackstone

Crewe

Waverly

Amherst

West Point

Elkton

Shenandoah

Colonial Beach

Chincoteague

Woodstock

Berryville

Pennington Gap Hillsville

Clintwood

Cedar Blu�

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Clarksville

Chatham

Gretna

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Lawrenceville

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Glasgow

Cape Charles

Exmore

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Gordonsville

Tappahannock

Onancock

Broadway Stanley

Timberville

Mount Jackson

Middletown

Stephens City

Lovettsville

Bristol

Martinsville

Radford

Christiansburg

BlacksburgSalem

Petersburg

Colonial Heights

Hopewell

Poquoson

Williamsburg

Waynesboro

Staunton

Charlottesville

Harrisonburg

Fredericksburg

Manassas

Front Royal Fairfax

Herndon

Winchester

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Washington

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AMTRAK ROUTES IN VIRGINIA

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