UP / Metra Overview

UP / Metra Overview
Wes Lujan, Assistant Vice President, Public Affairs
October 21, 2014
Chicago
To
Wisconsin
UP - Metra Commuter Territory
West Line Challenges
• Extreme mix of passenger & freight
• Two curfew “windows” per day
To Harvard
and Janesville
• Daily rail “traffic jam” backup into
and across Iowa
Lake
Bluff
UP North Line
70 Metra Trains
8 UP Trains
• Unable to support growth
• Preservation of Metra Performance
Barrington
UP Northwest Line
70 Metra Trains
2 UP Trains
Arlington Heights
Wilmette
Des Plaines
To Belvidere
Chrysler Plant
Evanston
UP West Line
(Geneva sub)
60 Metra Trains
52 UP Trains
EJ&E
Geneva
Wheaton
Clybourn
Proviso/
Global II
Park
MP 15
West Chicago
Elburn
MP 44.00
Mayfair
Elmhurst
Routes to connecting
Roads and other UP lines
North Ave
Oak Park
IHB
Elburn
Coach Yard
Elk
Grove
Kedzie
Ogden Jct.
Global I
Ogilvie
Transportation
Center
Canal St.
UP West Line – Geneva sub
Critical route to Chicago Gateway
Importance of Geneva Sub
Critical to Union Pacific
Seattle
Eastport
• 25% UP Carloads thru Chicago
Portland
Duluth
Powder
River
Basin
• 70% Traffic Local to Chicago
Twin Cities
Chicago
Omaha
SLC Denver
Oakland
N. Platte
• Access to UP’s major customer
facilities
• 5 Coal Plants
Kansas
City
• 6 Intermodal Ramps
• 4 Auto Facilities
St. Louis
LA
West
Colton
Memphis
Phoenix
Calexico
Ft. Worth
Nogales
• 2,500+ Small Business Shippers
• Connections to Eastern Roads
• Routes from West Coast Ports
Dallas
• Coal Route from Wyoming
El Paso
San Antonio
Eagle Pass
Laredo
Brownsville
Houston
New
Orleans
Critical to Metra
• 60 Weekday trains
• 30,000 daily riders
2013 Business Mix
by Freight Revenue $20.7 Billion
Strengthening the Franchise
2014 Estimate
* Includes cash capital, leases and other non-cash capital.
UP / Metra West Line project
Historical Context and Objectives
• Original Agreement in 2008
• Developed jointly by UP and Metra
• 3 of 4 phases are funded and almost complete
• Addresses a shared fluidity problem on the West
Line (UP Geneva sub)
• Reduces gate down time in West Line communities
• Significant reduction in idling trains
• Preserves Metra Performance as freight traffic grows
• Eliminate commuter curfews for freight trains
• Makes Geneva sub capabilities = BNSF Aurora sub
• Estimated Project Costs increased as additional
design and engineering completed
UP / Metra - West Line
2014
3rd Main Track
Design/
Construction
Project Background Timeline
2011-2014
Universal
Crossovers
Constructed
Steps
2011-2014
Station Safety
Upgrades
2010-2011
Signal
Modernization
Half Block Upgrade
• Safety
• Fluidity
2009-2010
Project
Design
Dec ‘08
Joint
Investment
Agreement
2007
UP/Metra Joint
Joint Evaluation
and Improvement
Recommendation
Dec ‘06
UP/Metra Agree to
Joint Study &
Computer
Simulation
Sept ‘06
Metra request
For Long Term
Plan
Time
• Performance
• Maintainability
• Recoverability
UP/Metra West Line Project
$165 million, split 50/50
Cost
$MM Comments
Project Elements
1) Station and Safety upgrades
2) Signal System modernization
3) 2 new Universal Crossovers
4) 3rd ML construction
$24
$20
$32
$89
Two stations to finish in 2014
Operational in July 2011
Lombard-Nov 2011, Wheaton-Apr 2014
Requires design in 2014
MP 19.4
EJ&E
MP 24.5
Eola
Melrose Park
MP 11.3
River
Forest
Melrose
Park
Maywood
Provo
Jct.
Vale
MP 10
Oak Park
Park
MP 15
Bellwood
Turner
MP 29.5
Berkeley
Elmhurst
Villa Park
Lombard
Glen Ellyn
College Ave
Wheaton
W.
Chicago
Kress
MP 32.10
Winfield
West
Chicago
Proviso
Global II
Coach
Kedzie
Yard
MP 3.6
BRC
Elburn
Coach
Yard
Peck
MP 38.20
La Fox
Elburn
MP 44.00
Geneva
$165
Ogden Jct.
Ogilvie
Global I
UP/Metra West Line Project
Station Safety Improvements
• Complete Pedestrian Gate coverage
– On Road or Ped crossings adjacent to platforms
• End of Platform Diversions
– Channel commuter flow away from tracks
– Eliminate mid platform pedestrian crossings
– Direct flows behind pedestrian gates
• Another Train Warning System
– Alert commuters that a 2nd train is entering station
– Prevent unsafe behavior
• Inter Track Fencing
– Extensions beyond platform areas
– Address flows from parking areas
• 3 New Commuter Grade Separations
UP/Metra West Line Project
Station Improvements – Another Train Warning Sign (ATW Sign)
52 devices installed at 8 stations to date
Operating Scenario
When either no train or one train is approaching or present - Lights and audible warning are off
When one train is approaching or present and another train approaches –
1) Red “Danger” illuminates and flashes continuously
2) White “Another Train Coming” illuminates steady
3) Audible warning sounds continuously
4) All remain active until only one train is detected in the area
UP/Metra West Line Project
Cab Signal
Signal Modernization – Half Block application
Completed in 2011
Previous
“Restricting”
3 mi. signal block, Restricting signal – 20 mph
Cab Signal Change
Cab Signal Change
As Improved
1.5 mi. signal block,
Approach signal, Passenger - 40 mph
Cab Signal Change
1.5 mi. signal block,
Restricting signal – 20 mph
Cab Signal Change
• Shorter blocks allow trains to follow more closely
• Train speeds in blocks increase
• More capacity and fluidity
• 15% reduction in delay
Cab Signal Change
UP/Metra West Line Project
Additional Crossovers
15 miles between sorting locations
Before
7 passenger stations in former segment with no sort capability.
Proviso
W. Chicago
Turner MP 29.5
Park MP 15
After
5 miles between sorting locations
Turner MP 29.5
Wheaton MP 24.5
Spring 2014
Grace (Lombard)
MP 19.4 2011
• Flexibility to pass slower or disabled trains
• Routing option around tracks closed for maintenance outages
• 10% reduction in delay
Park MP 15
UP/Metra West Line Project
Complete the 3rd Main Track
• Remove 2 critical bottlenecks (gaps)
• Fluid movement between Elburn – Kedzie
Unrestricted use of all 3 tracks for the full distance
50% reduction in freight train idling time
10% reduction in train delay, 11% reduction in “gate down” time
• Critical Incident Recoverability
57% delay recovery improvement from a major outage (crossing accident, broken rail etc.)
10% On time performance improvement on days with an outage
Melrose
Park
Maywood
Melrose Park
MP 11.3
Oak Park
Provo
Jct.
Ogilvie
Vale
MP 10
River Forest
MP 24.5
Park
MP 15
Bellwood
Turner
MP 29.5
Berkeley
Kress
MP 32.1
W. Chicago
MP 19.4
Proviso/Global II
Elmhurst
Villa Park
Lombard
Glen Ellyn
College Ave
Wheaton
Winfield
West
Chicago
1.6 mile gap
Kedzie Coach
MP 3.6 Yard
BRC
Elburn
Coach
Yard
Peck
MP 38.2
Geneva
Elburn
MP 44.00
La Fox
6.2 mile gap
Ogden Jct.
CREATE B-2 Project at Bellwood
Complement to the West Line Project
• 3 miles of 3rd Main Track
• 2 new stations
• Grade separated freight connection
• Minimizes Metra – Freight conflicts
UP/Metra Geneva Sub Station safety upgrades
Improve passenger safety and facilitate multiple train moves