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Capital MetroRail: Successful Launch and Lessons Learned Doug Allen Interim President/CEO Capital Metro  Presented at APTA Rail Conference June 8, 2010
Austin rocks! •  Point 1 •  Point 2 •  Point 3 •  Point 4  •  Point 5 or more
Except when you’re stuck in traffic… Texas Transportation Institute:  Austin  Most congested medium size city in America
Capital Metro to the rescue
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Capital MetroRail ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Red Line ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Capital MetroRail Stations Leander Station Lakeline Station   Crestview Station Plaza Saltillo Station MLK, Jr. Station Howard Station
Capital MetroRail system features ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Capital MetroRail Vehicle: Stadler DMU Type 4 Sleek profile Advanced crash energy management Stronger, safer carbody Self-propelled, Diesel/Electric:  all functions powered by electricity Custom AC system, reflective windows specific to hot Texas climate Pending: FRA tank cage Automated Passenger Counters Security cameras Wi-Fi
 
Federal Railroad Administration  Waivers and documentation issues ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
MetroRail Implementation
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March 2009 Original Start Date: Postponed
What went wrong? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],SYSTEMS INTEGRATION Systems did not function as intended
What was done? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Solving issues ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],–   Signal maintainer expertise  –   Insulated joints –   Timer adjustments –   Shunting management –   Installed radio-based system –   Cellular for backup –   Dedicated server –   Software changes; freight logic +
Completing Readiness ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Lessons Learned
Challenges to opening the line stemmed from lack of project organization, expertise and management, not deficiencies in system concept. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],1 LESSON
Challenges to opening the line stemmed from lack of project organization, expertise and management, not deficiencies in system concept. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],2 LESSON
Challenges to opening the line stemmed from lack of project organization, expertise and management, not deficiencies in system concept. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],3 LESSON
Challenges to opening the line stemmed from lack of project organization, expertise and management, not deficiencies in system concept. 4 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],LESSON  Communicate
Successful Launch
March 22: Open for business!
The “War Room”
Capital MetroRail early trends ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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MetroRail Next Steps
Next Steps ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Capital Metro: doing our part to keep Austin rockin’
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2010 APTA Rail Conference: MetroRail Successful Launch and Lessons Learned

Editor's Notes

  1. Talk about history on this slide: From referendum to opening: 5.5 years Existing tracks
  2. Fun info about these photos: Top left-hand picture: Even Spike, the mascot from the Round Rock Express minor league baseball team cam out to ride on Day 1. The couple in the middle photo has lived by one of our stations for 15 years and they said that they had been waiting for years to ride the train. On the day that this photo was taken, they just came out to ride for fun! Black Star beer co-op--the first cooperatively-owned brewpub in the country located by our very own Crestview Station!--held the Rail n’ Ale Beer Social the first week we opened.