Seattle Private Passenger Railcar and Station Project

49 U.S.C.A. § 24311 Acquiring Property By Eminent Domain	RCW 90.40.010 United States Eminent Domain
RCW 81.53.180 Railroad Eminent Domain	RCW 81.36.010 Right Of Eminent Domain
Chapter 8.20 RCW Eminent Domain By Corporations	RCW 79.36.590 Easement Reserved In Later Grants
RCW 8.20.070 Public Private Way Of Necessity	RCW 8.20.020 Notice-Contents-Service-Publication
RCW 8.20.080 Trial, How Conducted	Eminent Domain United States
49 U.S.C. 10101 Rail Transportation Policy	49 U.S.C. § 10501 General Jurisdiction
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When it comes to railroad eminent domain usage, it's not a question of if they will get the property required for rail transportation operations, but rather fair compensation .

Washington State law delegates the right of railroads to take property through eminent domain use , which have long been considered a public use .

The Railway Business Car Services/RBCS is a Class II Railroads as defined by the Surface Transportation Board, is a railroad with an annual operating revenue of less than $20 million.

THE RBCS operates as defined by Shortline Railroad which is entitled to all legal status as any Railroad Companyis an entity that operates a railroad track and/or Train trains. Such a company can either be Private or Public . Some railway companies operate trains, private railroad cars or passenger cars and the track siding.

The RBCS will enter in to contract with Amtrak Private Rail Operations to provide movement for RBCS passenger railcar Fleet under National Railroad Passenger Corporation Authority.

This will include working with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway to developing a new rail-served facility can be challenging, especially when it comes to navigating through all the necessary processes. RBCS can rely on BNSF to help guide RBCS through all aspects of 3 phases to developing a new site, including evaluating and selecting the best options for RBCS

The RBCS Facility will be located at: 1750 Occidental Ave South, Seattle, Washington 98134, Parcel: 766620.6085 Map

As such the RBCS Rail Operations will comply with:
Amtrak Tariffs:

National Operations Center Requirements and

BNSF Requirements:

Industrial Track Agreement (ITA)

Lease of Land for Construction / Rehabilitation of Track (CL)

Contractor’s Right of Entry Agreement (CROE)

Industry Track Lease Agreement (TL)

Design Guidelines For Industrial Track Project

BNSF Railway Corporate 2650 Lou Menk Drive Fort Worth, TX 76131-2830 Directory: 1-800-795-2673	BNSF Western Division Office 2454 Occidental Ave. South Seattle, WA 98134 Office Directory
National Railroad Passenger Corporation Amtrak Private Car Department Phone: 1-302-683-2297	Am. Assoc. Private Car Owners 622 N. Reed Street Joliet, Illinois 60435 Phone: 1-815-722-8877
Railroad Passenger Car Alliance P.O. Box 455 Centreville, MD 21617 Phone: 1-443-262-8709	National Railroad Passenger Corporation 60 Massachusetts Ave., NE Washington, DC 20002
U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration Financial Assistance Passenger Rail 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590	Sterling Rail Railroad Equipment 2905 Ranch Road 620 North Austin, TX 78734 PH: 1-512-263-1953
Sonny Kwan Commercial Real Estate 1534 1st Ave S, Suite 100 Seattle, Washington,98134 Office Phone: 1-206-687-7980 Phone: 1.206.819.8228	American Train Destination Lines Railway Business Car Services Directory
Seattle City Council PO Box 34025 Seattle, WA 98124-4025 Phone: 1-206-615-0061	Metropolitan King County Council 516 Third Ave., Rm. 1200 Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: 206-296-1000
Christopher R. Hansen Valiant Capital Management 1 Market Street, Steuart Tower # 2625 San Francisco, CA 94105 Phone: 1-415-659-7201	SoDo Business Association PO Box 94056 2732 3rd Avenue South Seattle, WA 98124-9456 1-206-292-7449
Christopher R. Hansen WSA Properties, LLC Corporation Services Company 300 Deschutes Way SW, # 304 Tumwater, Wa 98501 Phone: 1-415-659-7201	State Passenger Rail Office Washington State Department of Transportation 310 Maple Park Avenue SE P.O. Box 47300 Olympia, WA 98504-7300 Staff Directory
Transportation Club of Seattle P.O. Box 88427 Steilacoom, WA 98388 Phone: 253-584-2131	National Railway Historical Society 100 North 20th Street, Suite 400 Philadelphia, PA 19103-1462 Phone: 1-215-557-6606
American Shortline-Regional Railroad Assoc. 50 F Street, N.W. Suite 7020 Washington, DC 20001 Phone: (202) 628-4500	Tourist Railway Association Suzanne Grace,Executive Director P.O. Box 1189 Covington, GA 30015 Phone: 1-770-278-0088
Association of American Railroads 425 Third Street, SW Washington, DC 20024 Phone: 1-202-639-2100 Contact Directory	U.S. Railroad Retirement Board 844 North Rush Street Chicago IL, 60611-2092 Phone: 1-877-772-5772
WS Department of Labor & Industries P.O. Box 44000 Olympia, Wash. 98504-4000 Phone Directory	WorkSource 2024 3rd Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Phone: 1-206-436-8600
Employment Security Department 212 Maple Park Ave. SE, Olympia, WA 98504 Phone: 1-360-902-9500	Access Washington
Christopher R. Hansen WSA Properties, LLC 90 NW Dogwood Street #101 Issaquah, Wa 98501 PARCEL #: 766620.6285	Multi Tenant Warehouse Clearwater Ridge Inc 1900 Occidental Ave South Seattle, Wa-98134 PARCEL #: 766620.6115
Christopher R. Hansen Valiant Capital Management One Market Street, Ste #37 San Francisco, California, 94105 Phone: 1-415-659-7217 Phone: 1-415-659-2049	Shenandoah Northern Company 318 Nancy Lynn Lane, Suite 8 Knoxville, TN 37919 Phone: 1-865-212-0196
Railroad Financial Corporation 676 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: 1-312-222-1383

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NRPC-AMTRAK MAINTENANCE FACILITIES

Ozark Mountain Railcar P.O. Box 167 Kirbyville, MO 65679 Phone: 1-417-336-2401	Western Railway Equipment Services PO Box 478 Congress, AZ 85332 Phone: 1-877-427-0275
Sterling Rail Railroad Equipment 2905 Ranch Road 620 North Austin, TX 78734 PH: 1-512-263-1953	David Thebodo P.O. Box 2019 Fairfield, Iowa 52556 Phone: 1-641-472-2020
D.F. Barnhardt & Associates 812 Terry Lane Key West, FL 33040 704-436-9393	JFS Railcar Inc Phone: 1-816-500-7792
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Seattle Planning Commission Review of the Proposed Sports Arena Duwamish Manufacturing-Industrial Center	Seattle Planning Commission Review Proposed Sports Arena Duwamish Mfg-Industrial Center July 27, 2012 Report
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The Intent of Seattle Railway Business Car Services/Seattle RBCS, is to introduce the private railcar services to the Pacific Northwest by offering private rail coach transportation service for:

Charters,

Leasing,

Rentals Contracts,

Event Carrier Services,

Specialized Tours, and

Siding Services for National Private Passenger Coach and Passenger Train Industry
for:

Interchange Siding and Extended Stay Passenger Coach Facility Support Services.

The Proposal is for Seattle Railway Business Car Service to acquire a fleet of 10 or more passenger coach of various type for operations in Amtrak National Route Services, including connecting routing to Canada And Mexico Rail Services. This includes connecting to rail line community route over existing operating rail to shorline railroad.

The Business Plan of Seattle RBCS is to secure facility property in Seattle, Washington, within "Passenger Railroad Industrial Complex" that would provide proficient and reasonable access to King Street Station and Amtrak Maintenance Facility for interchange and connecting yard services.

Property of Necessity Located At: 1750 Occidental Avenue South, Seattle, Washington, within the SoDo District, existing Seattle Railroad Passenger Service Yard Complex is the most proficient site for Railway Business Car Services Operations.

This Site Offers Most Proficient & Convenient Switching Operations for Amtrak Terminal Switching Convenience connecting private passenger rail traffic to:

Empire Builder Tariff Route,

Coast Starlight Tariff Route,

Non-Amtrak-BNSF Tariff Rail Line Communities,

Amtrak-BNSF-Shortline Railroad Tariff Connecting Rail Line Communities.

Loss of Proficiency and Convenience of Rail Switching Operation or deviate from the RBCS Plan, would devastate the capacity to provide interchange or connecting services to Amtrak. As the Seattle Railroad Industrial Complex near King Street Station and South Holgate Street would improve Amtrak Switching capacity to be more expedient. Ascurrentt private passenger coach switch cause existing train departures to be delayed, thus reducing 'On-Time Performance".

King Street Station Terminal Switching Performance for private passenger coach can take of to 20 minutes or more per coach. Current Amtrak Maintenance Yard is not suitable for private passenger coach switching and that limited track siding exist in such Seattle Coach Yard.

Current Private Coach Passenger's are force to egress from a busy dangerous coach maintenance yard that was design for industrial operations, not passenger safety, nor comfort. The RBCS Facility would provide siding switching and a place for private car traveler's to relax in RBCS Lounge, while the coach is being serviced. During departure switching time the coach would be positioned for Amtrak Switching to destination train.

Railway Business Car Services, known as RBCS, has a vision to realize the tremendous potential of Private Railroad Passenger Industry by providing private railway transportation services that consistently meet corporate, government, military, private industry and consumer expectations of Railway Business Car Services.

A Vision Statementcan only be as great as the individuals and dedication who work and strive toward living the vision, with deep values and diversity of professional leadership which comprise the goals and determinations to build reliance of strong rail line community economic development growth that embrace the future of railway business industry:

Mutual Understanding with customers, clients and industry, then doing what it takes to meet the challenges and expectations.

The Empowering Vision Toward Leadership with corporations and rail line communities with one another, giving attention to concerns for business and rail line community well-being, with respect for talents and achievements to improve railway business performance.

Building A Vision Of Confidence to improve rail line community business services by striving for ideals and business performance of transportation efficiently.

Visionary Celebration of railway community heritage and building on success on business traditions to shape rail line community promising of balanced and environmental sound transportation future.

Visionary Success Is The Determination of rail private passenger coach transportation industry is evident when a company's vision is dedicates to fulfill the highest expectations of rail line communities and key business stakeholders are satisfied with:

Railway Business Car clients will discover and find it easy to do business with private passenger coach services and other railway services, receive 100% on time, quality service, accurate and timely information regarding business rail travel, and the best rail line community transportation value.

Railway Business Car Employees and corporate business services work with a diligent attitude for performance, safe and secure transportation environment, being focused on continuous improvement, share in the opportunity for personal and professional growth available to all team and corporate members being served, and taking pride within the association with theAMERICAN PRIVATE RAILCAR INDUSTRY.

Railway Business Car Services will earn financial returns that exceed business expectation and the general market as a result of ATD LINES superior determination in growth, an railway business operations will provide equitable returns on invested capital that is greater than company's cost of capital.

The Rail Line Communities that railway business car serve will benefit from private passenger coach sensitivity to business interests and to the environment in general, determined to adherence to the highest legal and ethical standards, and the participation of ATD LINES and employees in community business activities.

THE VISION IS DEDICATION TO RAILWAY PRIVATE COACH TRANSPORTATION

Various Financing Options are available to finance the Seattle Railway Business Car Facility Project:

Public & Private Investments,

Venture Capital,

Partnership Investments,

WSDOT Rail & Marines Division, USDOT Grant Appropriations,

USDOT Federal Railroad Administration RRIFF Programs,

USDOT FRA Rail Passenger Financing Programs,

Current Financing Option Selected is to work with United States Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration:

Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing Program provides direct federal loans and loan guarantees to finance development of railroad infrastructure

The USDOT-FRA-RRIF LOAN PROGRAM can finance:

Acquire, improve, or rehabilitate intermodal or rail equipment or facilities,
including track, components of track, bridges, yards, buildings and shops;

Refinance outstanding debt incurred for the purposes listed above; and

Develop or establish new intermodal or railroad facilities.

Direct loans can fund up to 100% of a railroad project with repayment periods of up to 35 years and interest rates equal to the cost of borrowing to the government.

Eligible borrowers include:

Railroads,

State and local governments,

Government-sponsored authorities, and

Corporations,

Joint ventures that include at least one railroad, and

Limited option freight shippers who intend to construct a new rail connection.

The RRIF program was established by the "Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century" and amended by the "Safe Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act": a Legacy for Users.

Under RRIF program the FRA Administrator is authorized to provide direct loans and loan guarantees up to $35.0 billion. Up to $7.0 billion is reserved for projects benefiting freight railroads other than Class I carriers.

Up to $7.0 billion is reserved for projects benefiting freight railroads other than Class I carriers.

Pre-Applications Communication has been established with "Office of Railroad Development" to further discuss the funding of RBCS Project for a loan guarantee under the RRIF Program.

FRA-RIIF Scheduled Communications: September 3, 2012 7:am PDT
FRA-RIIF Scheduled Conference: November 14, 2012 1-2:PM EST

PRIVATE PASSENGER RAILCAR COACH YARD SERVICES

NATIONAL PARKS

WASHINGTON STATE PARKS

US FOREST CAMPGROUNDS

US FOREST SERVICES

PASSENGER FERRY DIRECTORY

PASSENGER SHIP DIRECTORY

Private Railroad Passenger Coach were originally built or converted to a business car for private individual, corporate use or chartered to families or special groups, including wide use by railroad executives. These private passenger railcars could be added to a any frieght or passenger train or pulled by a private locomotive.

Private passenger railcars provide a splendid environment, with fine furnishing, epicurean dinning and sleeping accommodations with complete privacy for its passengers.

Private railroad passenger coach are used by railroad officials, dignitaries,politicians, wealthy individuals, businessmen,entertainers, Corporations and travel tour companies for wonderful travel and entertainment accommodation.

Upon the begining of rail transportation in the United States to this day, private passenger coach are widely used accross our long haul railroads, shortlines and tourist railways, as long as a track exists, private railcar will travel over them.

Charteringthese magnificent renovated historic or newly build private cars has become an part of the North American Travel Industry in Canada, USA and Mexico.

The private railcar industry has grown to with development of industry associations, leadership organization and operating museums, include specialized rail passenger industry magazines, newsletter, books and trade publications.

The passenger railcar industry as developed professional markets of photographers, writer, historians, engineers,

American private passenger railroad industry is regulated under the Federal Railroad Administration with regulatory compliance rules require private railcar head-end power and train control technology. Although some private cars have self-contained electrical generate power system and mass storage systems for fuel, water and food, thereby can travel great distances or be transported freight railroad lines,as well as Amtrak, before having to be re-supplied.

EXPERIENCE WASHINGTON

GO NORTHWEST VISITOR GUIDE

NORTHWEST

ACCESS WASHINGTON

NORTHWEST TRAVEL ADVISORY

THE RAILWAY BUSINESS CAR SERVICES OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

Plans to introduce the private railcar industry to the Pacific Northwest and beyond, with a major private passenger railcar facility, in Seattle historical SoDo District, with in the "Passenger Railroad Industrial Complex"

Providing private passenger coach owners with necessary re-stocking supplies, mechanical support, coach cleaning services, Laundry and concierge services, long-short term siding, interchange switching, and siding facility stationing for visiting quests or pre-boarding traveler lounge services. Including complete visiting private touring steam/emd locomotive services and luxury tour train support services.

The Seattle based railway business car service will operate 10 or more of its own private passenger coach for Washington State destination rila line communities or north American rail travel charter options to Canada and Mexico, with national rail travel to American rail line communities.

PASSENGER RAILCAR COACH YARD SERVICES

EVENTS

SPORTS-WA

CHARTERS

RBCS Event Train Chartering will provided private railcar charters and multiable coach train composition to North American Rail Line Communities.

RBCS Extensive Experience with wide rail line community contact base allows RBCS to select the best onboard services and handling the complex scheduling every detail for passenger comfort, dinning requirements and destination program activities.

FESTIVAL CALENDAR

WASHINGTON STATE EVENTS

US TOURISM

SEATTLE DEMOGRAPHICS

SEATTLE TRAVEL

SEATTLE ATTRACTIONS

EVENT CALENDAR

PRIVATE CHARTERS

CORPORATE CHARTERS

SPECIAL EVENTS CHARTERS

SPORTS FAN CHARTERS

The Railway Business Car Services/RBCS private passenger coach yard facility project represents a significant investment in the region and will return the private rail services to the city of Seattle, besides attract new tourism opportunities. The re-introduction and development of the Rail facility will create thousands of construction jobs, employ hundreds of professional full time railroad employees to operate, maintenance and administrate the private railcar services, to which will add to Seattle’s already considerable Business and commerce by attracting additional tourism transportation opportunities toward new visitors to Seattle.

The Railway Business Car Services/RBCS private passenger coach yard facility project benefits the City and County in a number of direct and indirect ways without risk to taxpayers or negative impact to the SoDo Railroad Business and Industrial Complex. The private passenger coach yard facility development will create new construction jobs, railroad construction jobs, railroad employee opportunities, including ancillary economic business opportunities and new rail transportation activity to generate new tax revenues that support schools and other city public priorities, and the private passenger coach yard facility will be privately owned asset for the King County Property Taxation.

The Railway Business Car Services/RBCS private passenger coach provides public-private partnership has significant benefits for the City, County and the Pacific Northwest Region. The RBCS Project is a sound FRA-RRIF Program Loan investment with little risk. The RBCS Rail Facility Development and Private Rail Coach Operation of the facility will create thousands of jobs and bring new railroad transportation services to the city of of Seattle. Most notably, the investments made by FRA-RRIF will be repaid through revenues from the RBCS new transportation rail services and those private passenger railroad companies, Amtrak and Operating railways who choose to use the RBCS Facility.

The Railway Business Car Services/RBCS private passenger coach provides significant railroad partnership between existing freight and passenger systems thus, urging the prompt implementation of the FRA-RRIF Loan Program. Private Passenger railroads, like other forms of rail transportation, require capital investments. Prompt implementation of the RRIF program to the RBCS will help private passenger railroad meet capital requirements and better serve the railroad industry.

For Example: Amtrak, State Operated Railroads, Shortlines, Commuter Rail and Long Haul Railroads are building a rail projects under "Full Funding Grant/Loan Agreement with the Federal Transit Administration".

The Railway Business Car Services/RBCS private passenger coach operations could use the RRIF Program to maintain continuity in spite of "Railroad Development, Rehabilitation and System Improvements" for a balanced transportation network and greater business and rail service opportunities. A RRIF loan guarantee could bridge the gaps in funding to help the private passenger coach railroad industry leverage with federal, state, and local funds to complete the RBCS Facility Project sooner, thereby reaping public safety, railroad proficiency and operational benefits to be applied.

The Railway Business Car Services/RBCS private passenger coach operational program benefits the freight and passenger railroads.

For Example: Many private passenger coach railroads operate over track owned by freight railroads, including Amtrak, Commuter Rail and State operated passenger services. If freight railroads (Class I,II,III) and Amtrak have access to RRIF Loans, it is more likely that track infrastructure will be well-maintained by the freight railroad owner. Improved maintenance of track and yard infrastructure means greater public safety benefits, increased proficiency and greater "ON-TIME Performance" for railroads service operations using the same track.

Maximize the benefit for "Railroad Development, Rehabilitation and System Improvements" The RRIF program will allow the Railway Business Car Services/RBCS private passenger coach operations to obtain necessary loan guarantees at favorable interest rates and terms of repayment.

The Railway Business Car Services/RBCS private passenger coach service under the RRIF Loan Program will provide accessible operations to National Passenger Railroads Network, including rail line community shortline railroads, which will "promote economic development" and improved high speed rail economic benefit, including increased rail line community business opportunities, enhanced employment opportunities, proficient railroad operations, environmental use of renewable fuels and the application of emerging new technology, that impact improved passenger peroration..

WELCOME TO RAILWAY BUSINESS CAR SERVICES

RBCS COMMERCE OPPORTUNITIES RBCS will be purchasing a wide variety of products and services in support of its national private passenger coach operations. RBCS PROCUREMENT DIVISION provides suppliers opportunity to solicit and to express interest, specific to that business opportunities.

RBCS is in the process of planning for the construction, renovation, repair and/or upgrade of proposed RBCS Facility Operations in Seattle, Washington. To implement and accomplish RBCS Facility Development Program, toward accessible design and proficient building Management

The "RBCS Vision" for Private passenger coach services for Seattle, Washington and preparing for High-Speed Rail Services.“By investing in RBCS Vision", will provide so many good benefits for Seattle and Washington State Rail Line Communities.

RBCS CREATING EXCELLENT CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFACTURING JOBS to spurring Seattle and Washington State economic development toward the future transportation opportunities and services. The RBCS will making our rail lines communities more livable and improving environmental impact, while providing the opportunity to compete in the world transportation and tourism markets.

RAILROAD JOBS LISTINGS

LETS CREATE PACIFIC NORTHWEST JOBS

Business & Economic Opportunity

Disadvantaged Business & Enterprise Program

Disabled Americans & Veteran Business & Enterprise Program

Small Business Partnership Program

Equal Opportunity Programs

RBCS Rail Industry Partnership Program

RBCS Rail Food & Beverage Industry Program

Sports & Entertainment Industry Program

Travel & Tourism Industry Program

Tour & Charter Industry Program

Construction and Maintenance

Contractor's Registry

RBCS Facility Partnering Program

Pollution Control Systems

Applied Technology Systems

Solar Energy Systems

ALternative & renewable Fuel Systems

Equipment & Fleet Maintenance

Yard Maintenance

Waste Management

Facility Design and Engineering

Building Design

Landscape Architecture

Transportation Enhancement Activities

Energy Conservation Program

Engineering Services

Structure Design

Construction/Maintenance

Earthquake Design Engineering

Material Controls

Environmental

Environmental Analysis

Environmental Impact Statements

Environmental Safety

Environmental Disaster Management

Environmental Hazardous Material Control

Equipment & Fleet Acquisition

Equipment Cataloging

Parts Management

Equipment Renovations Management

Repair Shop Management

Shop Tooling Management

Legal Counsel Liaison

Legal Expert Railway Consultants

Legal Rules and Regulations

Regulatory Compliance

Initial Statement of Reasons

Notice of Proposed Policy Rule making

Finance-Banking & Investments

Loans & Grant Management

Banking & Accounting

Investment Portfolio Management

Advertising and Media

Outdoor Billboard Ads

Radio & TV Media Ads

RBCS Travel Package Development

Contract Print Advertisement

RBCS Logo Use

Property & Project Management

Real Estate Acquisition

Trackage Rights Contracting

Contract Rental Property

RBCS Management

Rail Services

Research and Innovation

Right of Way and Trackage Rights

Rail Traffic Operations

Traveler Information

Procurement, Contracts and Purchasing

Project Delivery

Construction

Design

Engineering Services

Environmental Analysis

Project Management

Right of Way & Land Surveys

Contracts under $250,000

Office Engineer

Procurement and Contract Purchasing

RBCS Rail Transportation Administration

Utility and Transportation Commission

RBCS Transportation Permits

RBCS Transportation Planning

RBCS Transportation Programming

RBCS Transportation Systems Information

NOT LIMITED TOO

West Rail Construction Company
P.O. Box 820626
Vancouver, WA 98682
Phone: 1-360-260-0668
Estimated Track Construction Costs:
$1.2M

Chris Hansen
1750 Occidental Ave South
Seattle, Washington 98134
Parcel #: 766620.6285
King County Property Value:
$19,303,400

Sterling Rail Railroad Equipment 2905 Ranch Road 620 North Austin, TX 78734 PH: 1-512-263-1953 10 Passenger Coach & EMD Switcher Estimated Rail Equipment Costs: $12M	Seattle Architect & Design Firm Pending Submitted Estimate
Seattle Commercial Construction Firm Pending Submitted Estimate	Seattle Environmental Landscape Firm Pending Submitted Estimate
Seattle Electrical Engineering Firm Pending Submitted Estimate	Seattle Electronic Engineering Firm Pending Submitted Estimate
Seattle Office Furniture Firm Pending Submitted Estimate	Seattle Interior Decor Firm Pending Submitted Estimate
Seattle HVAC Firm Pending Submitted Estimate
Multi Tenant Warehouse Clearwater Ridge Inc 1900 Occidental Ave South Seattle, Wa-98134 PARCEL #: 766620.6115 King County Property Value: $8,174,800

STOCK EXCHANGES 2012

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16,302

12,693

NASDAQ

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5,460

8,914

London

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3,526

1,890

Tokyo

Japan

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3,275

2,866

Hong Kong

2,633

913

Shanghai

China

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2,314

2,176

TMX Group

Canada

Toronto

2,044

1,121

Deutsche

Germany

Frankfurt

1,392

1,101

Australian

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Sydney

1,348

800

Bombay

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Mumbai

1,203

India

Mumbai

1,178

442

Swiss

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502

BM&F Bovespa

Brazil

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1,162

751

Korea

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1,114

1,297

Shenzhen

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1,098

2,007

Spanish

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Madrid

964

731

JSE Limited

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Johannesburg

835

287

Moscow

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300

Singapore

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215

Taiwan

Taipei

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1-Applicant Identification

2-Incorporation Status

3-Contact Information

4-Other Participant(s)

6-Project Description

7-Project Purpose

8-Description Affected Facilities-Equipment

9-Project Components-Scheduled Completion

10-Project Timing

11-Railroad and Project Map

12-Collateral Description

13-Financial Claims Involving U.S. Government

14-Debits and Credits with U.S. Government

15-Market Analysis

16-Traffic

17-Cost Savings and Other Benefits

18-Safety Improvements

19-Description Maintenance Program

20-Environmental Impacts

21-Financial Statements

22-Financial Projections

23-Credit Rating

24-Business Plan

25-Management Team

Applicant Photograph

Rail Yard News

Studies

Sample Projects

PRIVATE PASSENGER RAILCAR YARD SERVICES

PROGRAM INFORMATION

PORCARI STATEMENT

RRIF-DOT REVIEW

ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE JOB ACT 2012

OPTION FOR RAIL FINANCING

GLOSSARY

PRE-LOAN APPLICATION eCOMMUNICATIONS

Applicant: Railway Business Car Services
Amount of loan request: $200, 000, 000.00 ( Current Estimate)
Date: September 21, 2012

1. Applicant Identification
[260.23(a)]

Legal Entity Name:Railway Business Car Services
Address: 321 High School Road NE, Ste: D3-292
City: Bainbridge Island
State: Washington
Zip: 98110 PH: 206-780-6885
eMail: atdlines@usa.com

2. Incorporation Status
[260.23(b)]

American Train Destination, herein known as ATD Lines, was organized and structured to participate in the railway/railroad industry in both freight and passenger operations, services and general understanding with specific interest toward the private passenger railroad industry.

Date of incorporation: (1997)
Place of incorporation: Washington State

Attachment 2a:
List of Applicant’s owners and percentage of stock ownership

Louis Charles Hoffmann Alloin,Applicant

Percentage of Stock Ownership 100%

Attachment 2b:
Affiliated Companies, Subsidiaries, Parent, Companies Sharing Common Ownership

American Train Destination Lines, Parent Company

Railway Business Car Services

Railway Imaging Services

Railway Advertising Services

Railway News Services

Railway Road-Railer Freight Services

Railway Itinerary Planning Services

National Train Day Association

National Railroad Photography Club

Seattle Railroad Historical Society

If the Applicant is not a corporation, provide a brief description either:

Attachment 2c.
Description of Organization:
This Corporation is a profit membership corporation, organized and operated exclusively for Class II & III railway/railroad, private passenger railcar operations, railway events operations, railway/railroad services, railway/railroad organization to enhancing rail line community rail access, with all mutual understandings,: including: scientific, educational, , railroad promotions and contributional organization of rail exhibitions, including charitable purposes as defined by Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), including, but not limited to:

(a) protecting American Train Destination Lines intellectual property consisting of the virtual machine, tools, libraries, and computer language implementations collectively known as “American Train Destination Lines”;

(b) cultivating an open source rail line community development in Washington State, railway/railroad operations of all kinds and environmental stewardship of trackage right of ways, railway/railraod service leadership of complementary tools, libraries, extensions, applications, and computer language implementations;

(d) educating members of the general public in the application of American Train Destination Lines;

(e) advancing American Train Destination Lines through railways/railroads, governmental/Industrial leadership affairs, scientific research, development and mutual understandings of Rail line community operations as applied to railway/railroad services; and

(f) Aiding, supporting, and assisting by gifts, grants, contributions, or otherwise, other persons or organizations of any kind, provided that such activities are consistent with the foregoing purposes.

(g) Aiding, supporting, and assisting by fundraising, acceptance of gifts, grants, contributions, or otherwise, other donations from persons or business cooperational agreements from organizations of any kind, provided that such activities are consistent with the foregoing purposes.

3. Contact Information
[260.23(c)]

Name: Louis Charles Hoffmann Alloin
Title: Founder, CEO
Address: 321 High School Road NE, Ste: D3-292
City: Bainbridge Island
State: Washington
Zip: 98110
Phone: 206-780-6885 Directory
FAX:206-780-6885
Email: rbcs@usa.com

4. Other Participant(s) in Loan Application
[260.23(d)]

Other participants: YES

If yes, please describe the relationship between the Applicant and such other railroad or participant in the project, including financial statements (if applicable) and financing arrangements, portion of the work to be performed by each participant, and anticipated level of usage of the equipment or facility of each participant when the work is completed.

Other participant description in Private Passenger Railcar Operations provided:

National Railroad Passenger Corporation/Amtrak CNOC

Burlington Northern Santa Fe/BNSF Tariff/Track Requirements

National Class I, II, II Railroads

National Short Lines

Canadian Railroads

Federal Railroads of Mexico

Not Limited Too

Attachment 4:
of Other Participants:
It is mutal understand in terms of historical and current railroad operations that Class I, II, II Railroad of all types within North American Continent between Canada-United State-Mexico provide services to the Private Passenger Railcar Industry. As the Railway Business Car Services is a Class-III Railroad Operations, for operations of private passenger coach, for signal use or multiple coach operations and event train configurations, based in Seattle Washington.

Executive Summary

Provide a separate executive summary of the application, outlining the project and the recent traffic volumes moved and gross and net revenues, as:

Attachment 5:
The Railway Business Car Service conducted a photographic survey of potential property sites in the Historical King Street Station Area between Jackson to Lander Streets within the SoDo District Amtrak Railroad Business Passenger Yard Industrial Complex. Several potential sites were reviewed outside the Amtrak Railroad Business Passenger Yard Industrial Complex to west and east of King Street Station and Amtrak existing mmaintenancefacility. Sites east and west posed specific problems with accessing/switching to Amtrak Railroad Business Passenger Yard Industrial Complex/King Street Station. BNSF also objected to potential sites to east and west of Amtrak Railroad Business Passenger Yard Industrial Complex

Historical the area between Jackson-Royal Brougham-Atlantic-Holgate and Lander Street have been passenger train coach yards, with some railroad transfer warehouse on the outer perimeter of Occidental and Third Avenues South .

The best suitable site for the Railway Business Car Services Facility is:
Parcel #: 766620.6285,
Street Address: 1750 occidental Ave South, Seattle, Washington 98134

The proposed site plan is to acquire said parcel (RCW 81.53.189) as a necessity to RBCS Operations and interactional business relation with Amtralk/NRPC and BNSF traffic switching and movements provide most proficient rail operations for all rail traffic business partnership to exist fluently with public safety standard for all rail traffic operations.

The Existing warehouse structure also provides the ability to start private coachoperationn with minmal-renovation, while a more extensivstructuralal modification are performed foin structure maintenance shop, office complex, supply storage and other internal structure partitions.

Future Expansion Properties to South, within the Amtrak Railroad Business Passenger Yard Industrial Complex will provide additional track yard and warehouse capacity
PARCEL #: 766620.6115
Street Address: 1900 Occidental Ave South, Seattle, Wa-98134

Amtrak FY 2003 CNOC Private Passenger Coach Traffic:

Amtrak’s CNOC Private Car Movements::

Jan: 43

Feb: 59

Mar: 64

Apr: 99

May: 161

Jun: 139

Jul: 154

Aug: 100

Sep: 133

Oct: 226

Nov: 111

Dec: 69

Total: 1358 Private Coach Movements

Amtrak’s CNOC Private Car Miles:

Oct: 114,075

Nov: 51,649

Dec: 19,971

Jan: 22,481

Feb: 24,914

Mar: 46,422

Apr: 80,052

May: 65,881

Jun: 82,402

Jul: 82,846

Aug: 36,300

Sep: 107,876

Total Private Car Miles: 734,869

Amtrak’s CNOC Private Car Revenue:

Jan: 34,551

Feb: 35,846

Mar: 65,717

Apr: 113,247

May: 101,038

Jun: 115,877

Jul: 106,649

Aug: 53,638

Sep: 144,630

Oct: 141,361

Nov: 75,282

Dec: 27,554

Total Amtrak’s CNOC Private Car Revenue: $1,015,391

6. Project Description
[260.23(e)(1)]

Attachment 6a:
Project Description:

Detailed Description Of Amount And Timing Of Requested Financial Assistance:

The Purpose of The Requested Financial Assistance:

Itemized Summaries:
- By Location,
- Each Work Activity,
- Material Quantities For Each,
- Corresponding Cost Estimates For Labor And Material, (shown separately)

Unit Costs And Assumptions Used As Basis For The Cost Estimates:

Presenting information in a table format is desirable, but any well-organized and easily readable format is acceptable, provided the necessary information is included.

Track work for sidings and yards should be shown on separate lines from that done on main tracks, and subtotals provided when useful: as for main, sidings, yard - or for totaling work shown on individual tracks in a yard or in separate spans of a bridge. For rail replacement, weight of existing rail in the segment should be shown, and with that table, assumption for salvage value or explanation of other disposition (as: relay in another location).

For projects that include major rehabilitation, upgrade, relocation, or construction of any infrastructure, provide drawings and/or illustrations adequate to permit an independent review of cost estimates as:

Attachment 6b:
Drawings/Photographs:

CURRENT CAR SIDING

CURRENT YARD

HISTORICAL YARD

ADS

PARCEL MAPS

PURCHASE:

IMAGES #1

IMAGES #2

IMAGES #3

This would include work such as rehabilitation or construction of buildings, bridges, yards and terminal facilities; power, water, fueling, environmental mitigation, and signal systems; major earthwork or drainage work; and roadbed stabilization. Photographs of the site or existing structures are often helpful as well. Also, provide documentation of how the cost estimate was developed (e.g., applicant’s experience, estimates by qualified engineers, proposals by firms to undertake the work, etc..)

Also, using the space below check all that apply and enter approximate cost and loan request:

Project Elements Total Cost: $

Loan Request: $200,00,000.00

Line or Company Acquisition: $

Line rehabilitation or upgrade: $

Bridge Rehabilitation or Upgrade: $

Rail Equipment Acquisition: $12,000,000.00

Locomotive: $

cars: $

Other: $

Equipment Rehabilitation: $

Other Facility Acquisition or Upgrade: $29,474,000

MOE shop: $

Storage: $

Office: $

Other: $

Refinancing (see below): $

Other: Please describe: $

Total: $

Attachment 6c:
Refinancing: NONE

Documentation Copy For Original Loan: NONE

Original Loan Date: NONE

Original Lender: NONE

Original Loan amount: NONE

Original Purpose: NONE, and

Oemaining Balance: NONE

7. Project Purpose
[260.23(e)(1)]

Attachment 7:

Enhance Public Safety:
Currently, Private Passenger Railcars, do have the option to use the limited 2 side track at King Street Station, which are share with BNSF Corporate Train, Sound Transit Communiter Trains, WSDOT Talgo/Cascade Coachs and Amtrak Special Charter Services.

King Street Station Siding for Private Railcar Traffic, does become congested and competitive for siding, in which case Interchange Coach are sided in Amtrak/Sound Transit Maintenance Yard, as there is just limited space.

In all current siding locations available to private railcar passenger, does pose a "Public Safety Risk", do to lack of services and lack of proper facility's.

As City Seattle Government owns King Street Station, thus having no concern for private coach passenger, the Seattle City Council also show no interest in public safety toward such coach passenger (Testimony by Mr Alloin, to City Council). It as been observed that families & children traveling in private coach use the busy traffic at King Street Station for a playground and Corporate Railroad Trains and Coaches use King Street Station for repairs, coach cleaning and supply deliveries.

Public Safety for travel private coach passenger who are unable to use King Street Station, do to congestive traffic, no other alterative but to be sided in Amtrak "Busy" Coach Maintenance Yard Traffic. Again, passenger, families & Children have to egress to South Holgate Street or Walk to King Street Station via the Busy Yard Traffic and use the Train Yard as a playground.

Promote Economic Development:
The Railway Business Car Services will provide economic development opportunities to Seattle and all rail line Communities in Washington. The RBCS will increase employment opportunity growth and increases business and commerce industry growth in the region. This includes domestic tourism to increase, as 30,000,000 current rail riderships have interest in our private rail services and provide current private rail passenger the opportunity to use RBCS while in Washington State or Pacific Northwest, which will increase RBCS competitiveness by:

Rationalization output to get rid of high cost out of State Private Railcar Services.

Relocating private rail coaches in Seattle to lower cost of operations.

Process innovation in travel tourism industry.

Providing a private rail product of innovation services and destination packages.

Incorporating the latest technology into investment opportunities in coach operations.

Tapping into existing air and passenger ship Seattle market.

Seeking out new market opportunities in Washington State rail line communities and the region.

Improving relationships with Seattle suppliers and customer to the private rail industry.

It is expected, that RBCS will attract new rail patrons do to its availability in region for traffic between Oregon, California and Montana will experience increased traffic.

This will include static railcar italicization, for the general public to experience special occasion onboard one of our coaches.

Enhance International Competitiveness of U.S. Companies:

Globalization and trade liberalization coupled with rapid advances in information and communications technology have resulted in an unprecedented intensification of market competition worldwide.

The RBCS International tourism Trade must be about improving and continuously improving private railcar competitiveness; all our strategies, plans, programs, and policies must be directed toward raising our productivity.

The RBCS private railroad passenger services, will provide more rail transportation opportunities for international tourism trade to Washington, by offering international visiting guest the opportunity to explore rail travel.

RBCS will provide rail travel services to Canada and Mexico, for both domestic and international tourism.

Preserve or Enhance Rail Service to Small Communities or Rural Areas:
The Railway Business Car Services, will provide rail line communities the opportunity to participate in domestic and international tourism, including event transportation service to rail line community attractions and events.

Increase Rail Traffic:
The RBCS will impact Amtrak CNOC private passenger car traffic revenues services. The Railway Business Car Services will also increase traffic over non-Amtrak Routes, such as shortlines and local traffic of long haul railroad. It is expected that rail line community shortline railroad, will great experience revenue traffic, thus benefiting the shortline and terminal railroad operations.

Reduce Operating Costs:
The RBCS expects to lower its operating cost by the application of new and emerging energy saving applied technology to coach operations and facility environmental management.

Permit Use of Higher Load Rail Cars:
RCBCS will use higher occupancy coach, where such equipment can operate over Amtrak intercity services. However, in most cases standard pullman coach have greatest opportunity to travel to rail line community, do to restriction is height over some lines, where bridge and tunnels have not been renovated for higher occupancy coach.

Other:

8. Description of Affected Facilities and Equipment
[260.23(e)(2)]

Attachment 7:
Description of Affected Facilities or Equipment:

The Railway Business Car Service, would have significant and beneficial impact to Amtrak private coach switching operation.

Current, Amtrak private coach switching, can delay departure or arrival of scheduled trains at King Street Station, by 20 minutes per private coach.

9. Project Components and Schedule for Completion
[260.23(e)(3)]

Attachment 9:
Describe of project component:
I. FRA-RRIF Loan Application Submitted & Approved
II. Temporary Rental Administration Office Secured.
III. Administive Office Work Force Hired.
IV. Project Design & Architecture Blue Prints Approved.
V. Contract Biding Announced.
VI. Contract & Purchasing Awarded Announced.
VII. Facility Structure Renovation Begins.
VIII. Track Yard Construction Begins.
IX. Equipment, tooling & Maintenance Shop Supplied.
X. Fleet Coach Delivered.
XI. Employee Operational Training.
XII. Advertising and Media program Announcements Begin.
XIII. Charter Reservations Begin.
XIV. GRAND OPENING.

Project Component: PENDING	Cost ($000)

10. Project Timing
[260.23(e)(4)]

Provide commencement and completion dates and estimated timing of the expenditure of the proceeds of the financial assistance being requested for the overall project and by project component

Project Planned Commencement Date: Upon FRA-RRIFF Loan Approval Date.

Project Planned Completion Date: Estimated 18 Month

Attachment 10:
Expenditure Schedule is provided:

Project Component	Expenditure Amount ($000)	Beginning/Ending Dates

11. Railroad and Project Map
[260.23(e)(5)]

Provide a map of the existing railroad (even if the project is not line-related) with location of project indicated, if appropriate.

A railroad map is provided:
Attachment 11: Railroad and Project Map

ENLARGE MAP: 1750 OCCIDENTAL AVE SOUTH-98134/PARCEL: 766620.6285 CURRENT PROJECT SITE

ENLARGE MAP: 1900 OCCIDENTAL AVE SOUTH-98134/PARCEL: 766620.6115 FUTURE EXPANSION SITE

PDF: WA-MAP

KING COUNTY ASSESSOR OFFICE: PARCEL VIEWER

12. Collateral Description
[260.23(f)]

List and describe the collateral offered to secure the financial assistance sought and provide its liquidation value. Include the assets to be acquired, rehabilitated, or improved with the proceeds of the loan requested.

If a general mortgage on the entire business is being offered, provide the going concern value of the business.

Collateral description is provided:

Attachment 12
Collateral Description

Below

Collateral Description	Net Liquidation Value ($000)	Basis of Valuation*

*Indicate "Basis of Valuation" as follows:
A = Independent Appraisal
B = Applicant's Estimate
C = Current Replacement Cost
D = Other (Describe Here: )

13. Financial Claims Involving the U.S. Government
[260.23(g)(1)]

Railway Business Car Services, parent company, nor any division, department or subsidiary have no claims against the U.S. Government.

Claims involving the U.S. Government are listed:
NONE

Attachment 13:
No Claims Involving the U.S. Government

14. Debits and Credits with the U.S. Government
[260.23(g)(2)]

Railway Business Car Services, parent company, nor any division, department or subsidiary has no debits, loans or credits with the U.S. government (NONE).

Attachment 14: No Debits and Credits Involving the U.S. Government

15. Market Analysis
[260.23(h)(1)]

To the extent such information is available, provide all market analyses and studies that have been performed to determine

Present and Future Demand:
For the Rail Services or Facilities Involved In Project:

1). Seattle Supports growing rail travel in Pacific Northwest
2). Amtrak Fleet Strategy Plan Version 3.1
3). Amtrak Provides flexible and adaptable approach to fleet management
4). Amtrak Roster Menu
5). WA Post: Amtrak buying new locomotives, rail cars
6).
7).
8).

Financing Is Justified:
by present and future probable demand for rail services or facilities:

Project Will Meet Existing Needs:
for such services or facilities, and

Project Will Provide Shippers or Passengers With Improved Service:

No supporting market analyses available

Attachment 15:
Market Analyses

Below

16. Traffic
[260.23(h)(2)]

Provide historic levels of traffic moved by Applicant for the past five years, by commodity. If the Applicant has not owned the property for the five years, please provide traffic levels of prior owner. Also, provide a discussion and appropriate analysis that demonstrates the projected level of traffic can be accommodated on the applicant’s system as proposed, including connections to other carriers.

Attachment 16a
Traffic
In table below

Commodity	Current	Current Year Minus 1	Current Year Minus 2	Current Year Minus 3	Current Year Minus 4

Item 1
Originated
Terminated
Overhead
Local

Item 2
Originated
Terminated
Overhead
Local

Describe the impact of the project upon the projected freight or passenger traffic to be originated, terminated, or carried by the Applicant for the next five years, including assumptions and justifications for projected changes.

Data and information regarding the traffic impact:

Attachment 16b:
Traffic Impact

In table below

Commodity

Current

Current Year Plus 1

Current Year Plus 2

Current Year Plus 3

Current Year Plus 4

Item 1

Originated

Terminated

Overhead

Local

Item 2

Originated

Terminated

Overhead

Local

Please explain the bases for the above projections, including a list of assumptions made and description of the data used in establishing those assumptions.

17. Cost Savings and Other Benefits
[260.23(h)(4)]

Describe the cost savings or any other benefit to the applicant that would accrue from the project.

Attachment 17:
Cost Savings and Other Benefits

Below

18. Safety Improvements
[260.23(i)]

Railway Business Car Service/RBCS rail safety education programs will be dedicated to keeping employees, citizens safe around RBCS trains and yards by implementing positive safety policies.

Attachment 18:

FRA General Safety Manual
Operation Lifesaver

Railway Business Car Service/RBCS has no safety violation to report.

18. Safety Improvements. Description of Applicant's Maintenance Program
[260.23(j)]

Describe the your maintenance program for your entire rail system and planned maintenance program for the equipment or facilities financed by the proceeds of the financial assistance

Attachment 19:
Maintenance Program

Below

20. Environmental Impacts
[260.23(l)]

Provide information relevant to the potential environmental impacts of the project in the context of applicable Federal laws:

If you believe your project has no potential for environmental impact and that it should be categorically excluded from detailed environmental review (please refer to section 4(c) of FRA’s Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts [accessible from the RRIF home page on FRA’s web site] for additional information), the applicant should submit a completed FRA Categorical Exclusion Worksheet as Attachment 20 – Environmental Worksheet.

If you believe your project may have potential environmental impacts or for a project that does not fit into of the existing categories of excluded actions (please refer to section 4(c) of FRA’s Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts [accessible from the RRIF home page on FRA’s web site] for additional information), you will need to consult with the FRA environmental analysis staff to determine whether an Environmental Assessment or an Environmental Impact Statement may be required for the proposed project.

If you believe your project may have potentially significant environmental impacts, the applicant should consult with FRA’s environmental analysis staff before submitting any assessment of environmental impacts because of special requirements that apply to the preparation of environmental impact statements.

Note: an application is not complete until FRA has concluded that the proposed project meets FRA’s obligations under NEPA and related laws, regulations and orders.

21. Financial Statements
[260.25(b)(1)]

Attachment 21:
Financial Statements, Balance Sheets and Income Statements (audited if available, otherwise complied or reviewed by an independent Certified Public Accountant) for the past 4 full years of operation (or all that is available if applicant has not been in operation for that period) and the current partial year up to the date of this application.

Also provide a statement of capital expenditures undertaken each year during that period.

22. Financial Projections
[260.25(b)(2)]

Attachment 22:

Financial Projections,
Balance Sheets,
Income Statements
Cash Flow Statements projected for each of the next 5 years, after giving effect to the savings to be generated by the project to be funded with proceeds of the funding requested in this application.

Also include a statement of yearly planned capital expenditures for the next 5 years.

23. Credit Rating
[260.23(n)]

Applicant has a credit rating from a nationally recognized rating agency

Agency:
Rating:
Date:

Attachment 23:
Credit Rating

Applicant does not have a credit rating

Note: If you have a credit rating, skip items 24 and 25. If you do not have a credit rating, please continue to complete the remaining items.

24. Business Plan
[260.25(a)

The Railway Business Car Services/RBCS Plan, goals, objectives, and strategies in this plan are based upon a review of trends, conditions, and social issues that will influence future investments in Washington State's Private Rail Transportation System.

These include:

The role of private rail transportation services is to increasing the state’s economic competitiveness;

Projected increases in population and the impact of this population will create demand for private rail passenger services;

Ensuring business and tourism demand for passenger rail system mobility within private rail industry;

Enhancement of all sectors of rail system can support the critical roles the private passenger rail industry provides in emergency preparedness;

The need to maintain rail infrastructure and corridors by planning for the preservation;

Insure rights of way access for for private rail industry for future appropriate use;

The physical, environmental, and financial constraints associated with adding capacity to the transportation system;

The balance between adding capacity to the transportation system while supporting community livability goals such as compact growth and transit-oriented development;

The role that private rail passenger industry can play in support of our national environmental initiatives, including the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, increased energy efficiency, and land conservation.

Railway Business Car Services/RBCS Plan includes a statewide vision for Washington State's rail transportation system that recognizes the vital role that private railcar passenger industry will play as part of a multimodal, interconnected transportation system if Washington State is to be well positioned to compete in global trade and tourism opportunities.

The Railway Business Car Services/RBCS Vision also lays the foundation for rail investments to support rail line community values, improve the quality of life for Washington State's residents and visitors, and ensures the sustain ability of the state’s environment and natural resources. The Private Rail Passenger Industry has participated in several Amtrak and Operating Museum key events that have lead to a rebirth of private passenger railway services nationally and reviews the purpose and role of the Amtrak Rail System Plan. Furthermore, the RBCS purpose of the Private Rail Passenger Services is towards key societal and demographic trends that private rail passenger are part of growing Amtrak Operations that utilize private railcars.

The Railway Business Car Services/RBCS rail service roles and responsibilities of privately–owned rail companies to provide rail service in Washington State and nationally. The goals, objectives, and strategies of this plan which together form a policy framework for the FRA investment of resources in our rail system in partnership with private rail interests and other public entities.

The Railway Business Car Services/RBCS Policy Framework is organized around the five goals as follows:

Safety and Security

The Railway Business Car Services/RBCS should identify and support rail safety improvements and coordinate with appropriate rail industry partners to identify and implement security and emergency response plans;

Quality of Life and Environmental Stewardship

The Railway Business Car Services/RBCS Rail and land use planning should be integrated at the state, regional, and local levels. Further, the environmental benefits of private passenger rail services should be evaluated and transportation and environmental decisions should be integrated into the statewide, regional, and local planning processes.

Maintenance and Preservation

The Railway Business Car Services/RBCS Maintenance and preservation of private passenger rail service infrastructure and modernization of the private passenger rail system will remain a high priority.

Mobility and Economic Competitiveness

Investments in Railway Business Car Services/RBCS private passenger rail system should support economic growth. Railway Business Car Services/RBCS will invest in rail system capacity improvements towards the interstate and intrastate movement of passengers and enhance national/international tourism, including business/commerce opportunities for public benefit can be demonstrated. Railway Business Car Services/RBCS capacity should be preserved for future needs, including the evaluation of all low traffic rail lines, shortlines rail line community traffic, along with abandoned rail corridors for future rail use.

Sustainable Investments

Railway Business Car Services/RBCS Public Awareness of the need for state and regional investments in private passenger rail is an important component of Railway Business Car Services/RBCS goal to become increasingly competitive economically and its ability to keep pace with investments in private passenger passenger rail services occurring elsewhere in the nation. Opportunities for funding rail projects should be aggressively pursued in cooperation with leaders at the local, regional, state, and national levels.

Specifically:

a). Railway Business Car Services/RBCS should capitalize on opportunities at the local, regional, and state levels to capture federal dollars for rail projects;

b). New and innovative revenue sources and financial investment tools to fund rail improvements should be identified;

c). Public-private partnerships should be considered when in the public interest;

d). Railway Business Car Services/RBCS Rail Plan consists of two elements:

The Policy Element

The Railway Business Car Services/RBCS Policy Element, establishes a vision for private passenger rail transportation in Washington State and a policy framework of goals, policies, and strategies to guide future Railway Business Car Services/RBCS rail investments and decisions.

The Investment Element

The Railway Business Car Services/RBCS Investment Element will identify an inventory of needs, establish priorities for the investment of federal, state, private funds using the policy framework of the Policy Element, and will set forth future action steps necessary to implement the plan.

Railway Business Car Services/RBCS Vision of Rail Transportation

Railway Business Car Services/RBCS plan is for a safe, secure, and efficient private passenger rail service providing mobility, improving quality of life and promoting economic opportunities and environmental sustain ability for Washington State.

Railway Business Car Services/RBCS plan will provide Washington State residents, visitors, and businesses enjoy improved quality of life, increased economic opportunities and competitiveness, smart growth in and around urban centers, and greater environmental sustain ability. Railway Business Car Services/RBCS plan will contributing significantly to all of these by providing safe, and increasingly seamless, interconnected passenger mobility throughout the Washington State, its regions and in many cases its rail line communities, as well as efficient connections to national and international markets. It does this through thoughtful investment strategies, effective public/private and public/public partnerships,and full integration with other modes of transportation.

The Rebirth of Private Passenger Railcar Industry

The history of Private Passenger Railcar Industry spans over 170 years and is intricately part of the rail transportation growth and development. Most of the significant Private Passenger Railcar activities occurred in the first half of the 20th century with the opening of transcontinental railroad gateway linking the United States to the boom in railroad construction.

Rail Investment activities declined during the second half of the 20th century, due to the construction of the National System of Interstate Defense Highway System which provide a false pretension that the automobile was to be "only preferred choice" for personal passenger mobility movement to established rail line communities.

In 1980's, and under the Reagan Administration various events occurred to mark the rebirth of railroading, including:

The Staggers Rail Act of 1980 deregulated the industry allowing railroads to compete in the transportation marketplace and abandon unprofitable lines;
Growing Auto environmental pollution emphasized the need for a renewed role for rail passenger service;
Growing highway and airport congestion emphasized the need for a renewed role for rail passenger service;
American Association of Private Railcar Owners creating and renewing need for private passenger rail industry;
Railroad Passenger Car Alliance creating renewed interest in passenger rail industry;
American Train Destination Lines taking a leading development in lobbying/promoting rail services and railroad information;
Creation of Railway Missile Defense System;
Creation of National Dinning Train Program;
Legislation creating the High Speed Rail Transportation Commission (1984);
Recent USDOT initiatives to create or expand commuter rail service, regional rail transportation, streetcar transit projects, operating heritage museum excursion, shortines railroad preservation of services, tourist railway improvement.

Purpose and Role of the Railway Business Car Services/RBCS Plan

The Railway Business Car Services/RBCS is responsible for developing the Seattle Private Rail Car Facility. According to Amtrak Private Owned Coaches, the private passenger rail industry is to include an identification of National Railroad Passenger Corporation priorities, programs, and funding levels required to meet statewide and national priorities that include private coaches services. The Railway Business Car Services/RBCS Plan must be updated every two years. Further, in recognition of the role that the Railway Business Car Services/RBCS participates in the overall rail passenger transportation system, the plan must be consistent with the Amtrak Rail Transportation Plan that identifies goals, objectives, and strategies to guide national private passenger rail transportation investment decisions.

In 2008, significant USDOT federal rail legislation was enacted. The legislation is comprised of three Acts:

The Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008
The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008
The Clean Railroads Act of 2008.

This legislation contains a number of provisions related to rail safety in the United States, reauthorizes Amtrak and provides funding authorization to encourage the development of new and improved intercity passenger rail service, and links federal rail grants to state rail plans that comply with certain minimum plan content requirements. Thus, it is important that the Railway Business Car Services/RBCS and Washington State Rail System Planning is compliant with these minimum requirements to ensure state eligibility for certain federal rail funding programs.

Railway Business Car Services/RBCS Plan is one of unique rail modal planning efforts of the Railway Business Car Services/RBCS; including:

Intermodal Passenger Transport 2nd Ave Yard Project
Seattle-Whiiter, Alaska Spartan Plan and
Seattle Pier 48 Plan
Railway Business Car Services/RBCS Washington Private Railcar Services.
The Railway Business Car Services/RBCS Plan is an integral part of the Intermodal Passenger Transport System. The Washington Railway Business Car Services/RBCS a statewide interconnected system of high-priority transportation hubs, corridors, and connectors within Amtrak, Shortlines, tourist railways, operating historical museum railroads and operating railroad. Recognizing the important economic impact of the rail line community systems, facilities are designated on objective measures of transportation and economic activity.

The Railway Business Car Services/RBCS Plan also has a close connection to Washington State's economic, environmental, and rail line community planning. Therefore, it is important for the the Railway Business Car Services/RBCS Plan to support the various components of Washington State's statewide planning framework including, but not limited to:

Washington State Strategic Plan for Economic Development;
Washington State Intermodal System Plan;
Washington State Transportation Plan;
Washington State Aviation System Plan;
Washington State Marine Plan;
Washington State Metropolitan Transportation Plans;
Washington State Regional Policy Plans;
Local government comprehensive plans;
Transit development plans;
Other rail and freight plans.

25. Management Team
[260.25(f)]

Provide a description of your management team, including the rail experience of the top managers, management’s plans for growth, and the your work force.

Provided: Attachment 25:
Management Team

Thank you for completing the RRIF Loan Application. Please be aware that after reviewing your application, the Administrator may require that you submit additional information necessary to complete the application [260.23(n)]. An analyst will contact you.

Date: September 21, 2012
Submitted by: Louis Charles Hoffmann Alloin
Title: Founder, CEO

Please submit the original application with four paper copies and a CD with the electronic version of the Application and supporting documents and attachments. Your completed application package should be sent by overnight delivery to:

RRIF Application
Federal Railroad Administration
Office of Innovative Finance (RDV-12)
Mailstop 20
1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20590