ATD LINES RAILWAY BUSINESS CAR SERVICES-COACH YARD SERVICES: Amtrak Private Car Notice 1-2003 Parking Fees and Service Outages

Private Car Notice 1-03

Subject:

Parking Fees and Service Outages

Date: June 20, 2003 From: Don Cushine

In an effort to keep you more aware of changes, we will now issue Private Car Notices on a regular basis. These notices will be numbered sequentially and will include information that will hopefully assist us in keeping you informed in a much timelier fashion. These notices will be sent via e-mail and will also be posted on the AAPRCO web site.

I have a fair number of e-mail addresses but I am sure that there are some that I do not have. If you know of anyone who is not on this list, please send me an e-mail with the addition or change.

Parking Fees

Parking fees have increased at two locations (please see below). The City of New Orleans owns NOUPT and has imposed a 20% surcharge on all private car parking at that location. Also, effective July 1, 2003, the current commuter operating agreement terminates between Amtrak and the MBTA. Effective that date, they have imposed a $300 per day charge, per car.

New Orleans-effective immediately
A 20% surcharge (City of New Orleans charges) on the total cost of parking, ground power and occupancy fees while in NOUPT.

Boston-effective 7/1/03
A $300 fee (MBTA charges) per night, plus the regular ground power, occupancy and key facility fees.

Service Outages

It is that time of year when the railroads take an opportunity to upgrade their infrastructure. This is great news for the long haul but unfortunately; it impacts regular Amtrak service and private car operations in the heart of summer. Several of these current service outages that may impact operations are listed on the following page.

Trains 364/365 (The International)-CN/IC Track Work East of Lapeer, MI

A track project between Lapeer and Port Huron is currently underway with a scheduled completion date of Friday August 15, 2003. Track gangs are scheduled to work Monday through Friday between 9:30 AM-EDT and 4:30 PM-EDT. Train 364 will operate Chicago to Lansing Monday through Friday, passengers will detrain at Lansing and board a bus that will makes stops at Durand, Flint, Lapeer and Port Huron. After customs processing at Port Huron passengers scheduled for stops between Port Huron and Toronto will be bussed to Sarnia to board equipment representing train 364 Sarnia to Toronto.

Train 365 will operate Toronto to Sarnia Monday through Friday. Passengers will detrain at Sarnia, be bussed to Port Huron for customs processing then bussed to Lansing making stops at Lapeer, Flint, Durand and Lansing. At Lansing, passengers scheduled for stops between Lansing and Chicago will board equipment representing train 365 Lansing to Chicago.

Trains 364/365/367 will operate normal on Saturday, Sunday and Holidays.

Trains 11/14 (The Coast Starlight)-UP Track Work South of Eugene, OR

A track project on the UPRR between Eugene and Chemult is underway with an estimated completion date of Wednesday June 25, 2003. There is an absolute curfew between 7:00 AM-PDT and 7:00 PM-PDT. As a result of this, the following Coast Starlight service adjustments are necessary:

Train 14 originating at Los Angeles through June 24 will terminate at Klamath Falls; passengers will be bussed from Klamath Falls to Eugene to board a stub train representing train 14 from Eugene to Seattle. The equipment will be turned and serviced to represent train 11 between Klamath Falls and Los Angeles.

Train 11 originating through June 25 will operate as a stub train Seattle to Eugene, passengers will detrain at Eugene and be bussed Eugene to Klamath Falls to board equipment representing train 11 Klamath falls to Los Angeles.

Portland, OR – Station Track Work

Station track work is underway at Portland, OR, which is expected to be completed by mid-August. Private car moves into Portland are being discouraged until the completion of this work.