Metra System On-Time Performance Annual On-Time Performance 1984-2010.

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Metra System On-Time Performance

Annual On-Time Performance

Ridership Trends November 2010 Metra Board of Directors Board Meeting January 14, 2011

Metra System Ridership Calendar Adjusted Including Free Trips November, Ridership in Millions

Passenger Trips by Rail Line November 2009 & 2010 Passenger Trips

Monthly Tickets Total Tickets Sold

Regional Employment Trends January November 2010 Persons Employed (Thousands) Regional Unemployment Trends January November 2010 Persons Unemployed

Average Auto Gas Prices Cook County Average Cost Per Gallon

Metra System Ridership Reported Ridership January-December, * Ridership in Millions * Anticipated year-end ridership

Diesel Emissions

Metra's Testing Timeline 3 Phases Phase 1 – Rail cars Phase 2 – Station Platforms Phase 3 – Engineer locomotive cabs, cab cars, and shops

Phase 1 – Rail Cars Three sampling sites per train, first two cars after engine and rear cab car Car A are the results I will show today. Car B – 50% on average reduction from A. Car C – 50% on average reduction from B.

Diesel Exhaust Components Particulate matter Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons Carbon (elemental and organic) Aldehydes Benzene Carbon monoxide Nitric Oxide Nitrogen Dioxide Sulfur Dioxide

Metra In-House Committees Car Group  Filters – MERV-13  Test equipment to test air flow and air pressure is in shipment

Metra In-House Committees Funding Group  DERA Grant AESS, 24 Locomotives Prototype new technology locomotive Tier 3 or Tier 4 as available