ACACSO November 2011 Memphis TN Tacoma Rail Yesterday

ACACSO November 2011 Memphis, TN

Tacoma Rail Yesterday

A Streetcar named Tacoma… • • • Tacoma Railway & Motor Company – 1889 Tacoma Railway & Power Company – 1899 Tacoma Municipal Street Railway Built a tideflats “street railway for the workingman” 1914: Agreement – City built track over bridge & maintained – TR&PC provided streetcars & conductors – City lost money 11 th Street in Tacoma - 1908

War Added Business • Shipbuilding – Workers needed transportation to tideflats • Streetcars excessively overcrowded – “Honest man’s car line” • Tacoma Railway & Power Co. – Wanted out • January 1, 1919; City official owners/operators of the transit and freight operations

Tacoma Municipal Street Railway

Disaster Strikes • Buyouts, defaults, takeovers, worker strikes and tragedies • July 4 th, 1900 – trolley derailment killed 43 • Dec 30, 1925 – streetcar plunged off bridge killing 5 • June 24, 1928 – 3 alarm blaze destroyed trolley barns and 22 streetcars • July 1929 – fire destroyed bridge trestle 6

1920’s: Tacoma Municipal Belt Line • 1918: Freight service began – 40% logs • 1924: Freight negotiations with connecting carriers – contract established Nov 1924 • Switching revenue nearly doubled within one year • 1925: (April 8) Name changed to Tacoma Municipal Belt Line -TMBL • TMBL control shifted to Public Utilities • Freight continued to grow • Passengers continued to decline

Demise of Passenger Service • 1924 - 1947: two different jobs – switching freight and moving people • 1937: Streetcar fleet converted to buses • 1938: April 8 last street cars ran in Tacoma • 1941 – 1945: 17 million passengers carried on buses • 1947: Discontinued passenger service – Entire bus fleet needed replacement – Chamber of Commerce urged City Council to discontinue – Turned over to Tacoma Transit Co. (Pierce Transit)

History in Print • The story of the Tacoma Municipal Belt Line Railway: Proudly serving Tacoma since 1914 John S. Ott • History from 1885 - 1993 9

Tacoma Rail Today

1998: Tacoma Rail 2005 1998 2005 2004

Cost of service approach Cost # of Platforms Taxes Labor Misc. Revenue Debt Service Supplies Services Assessments Cost # of Railcars 12 BNSF & UP = Intermodal Rate BNSF & UP = Commercial Rate

Our Hierarchy City Council Tacoma Public Utilities Board Federal Railroad Administration Requirements General Government TRMW Washington Utilities Transportation Commission Tacoma Rail

Traffic Types • Intermodal Traffic – Serve 4 main intermodal yards/terminals • Commercial Traffic – Serve 41 commercial customers • Rail vs. Truck – Port of Tacoma moves roughly 60% of containers by rail • 1 train = approximately 250 trucks • Mainline partners: BNSF and UP

Organization • Train Operations 24/7 • 5 Rail lines /3 Divisions • 94 Employees • Crew Assignments • Locomotive Power • Mechanics • Track/Maintenance • Administration – Safety – Regulations Compliance – Customer Interactions

Tacoma Rail Divisions TMBL – Tidelands Division – Capital Division TRMW – Mountain Division Tidelands Mountain Capital

Track Infrastructure: Tidelands 1979

Track Infrastructure: Tidelands 2007

Capital Division • 3 Rail Lines – Olympia/Belmore – Quadlok – Lakeview • Separated by the BNSF Mainline • Started Service 11/16/2004 • Over 35 miles of track Capital

Mountain Division • Tacoma to Frederickson • Frederickson to: – Chehalis – Morton • 13 line haul customers • 142 track miles 20

Locomotive Fleet TMBL 1521 Year Built 1982 21 Purchased 5/3/2003 HP 1, 500 Make EMD Model MP-1500 TMBL 1522 1982 5/3/2003 1, 500 EMD MP-1500 TMBL 1523 1982 5/3/2003 1, 500 EMD MP-1500 TMBL 1524 1982 5/3/2003 1, 500 EMD MP-1500 TMBL 2001 1960 6/1/1992 2, 000 EMD GP-20 NRE 3 GS 21 B-DE TMBL 2100 2011 8/26/2011 2, 100 TMBL 2005 1956 5/31/2001 2, 000 EMD GP-20 TMBL 2006 1956 2/25/1998 2, 000 EMD GP-20 TMBL 3000 1968 5/26/1999 3, 000 EMD SD-40 TMBL 3001 1985 6/11/2001 3, 000 EMD SD-40 -2 TMBL 3801 1979 5/3/2005 2, 000 EMD GP 38 -2 TMBL 3802 1979 6/29/2005 2, 000 EMD GP 38 -2 TMBL 4001 1965 9/30/2005 2, 300 EMD GP-40 -M TMBL 4002 1965 12/30/2005 2, 300 EMD GP-40 -M

Locomotive Repowers • 2011 Project – Two EMD 710 ECO – One NRE Gen Set Locomotive • Multiple engine layout • Grant Partnership – EPA & Puget Sound Clean Air Agency $2. 5 Million grant – WSDOT $450, 000 zero interest loan • $4. 3 million project

Benefits • Fuel savings: Anticipated reduced fuel consumption (35 – 55% activity driven) • Automatic engine start/stop control (Idle reduction technology) • “GREEN”: Ultra low emissions from diesel engines which meet EPA Tier 2 standards – Nitrous Oxide and particulate matter emissions reduced by 85%-95% • Tractive effort – Microprocessor controlled traction – Pull more tonnage with less horsepower 23

TMBL 2100 24

Union Pacific Locomotive Servicing Statistics • Started September 2006 Ø 135 locomotives per month Ø 5, 900 locomotives total • 736, 000 gallons of fuel Ø Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel • Saving 4 -6 hours per UP train New facility Ø Complete 2012 Ø Grant funded