1. ACACSO November 2011 Memphis, TN

2. Tacoma Rail Yesterday

3. 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

4. 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

5. Tacoma Municipal Street Railway

6. 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

7. 1920’s: Tacoma Municipal Belt Line

8. 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)

9. 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

10. Tacoma Rail Today

11. 1998: Tacoma Rail 1998 2004 2005

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

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

14. 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

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

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

17. Track Infrastructure: Tidelands 1979

18. Track Infrastructure: Tidelands 2007

19. 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

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

21. Locomotive Fleet Year BuiltPurchased HP MakeModel TMBL 1521 19825/3/2003 1,500EMDMP-1500 TMBL 1522 19825/3/2003 1,500EMDMP-1500 TMBL 1523 19825/3/2003 1,500EMDMP-1500 TMBL 1524 19825/3/2003 1,500EMDMP-1500 TMBL 2001 19606/1/1992 2,000EMDGP-20 TMBL 2100 20118/26/2011 2,100NRE3GS21B-DE TMBL 2005 19565/31/2001 2,000EMDGP-20 TMBL 2006 19562/25/1998 2,000EMDGP-20 TMBL 3000 19685/26/1999 3,000EMDSD-40 TMBL 3001 19856/11/2001 3,000EMDSD-40-2 TMBL 3801 19795/3/2005 2,000EMDGP 38-2 TMBL 3802 19796/29/2005 2,000EMDGP 38-2 TMBL 4001 19659/30/2005 2,300EMDGP-40-M TMBL 4002 196512/30/2005 2,300EMDGP-40-M 21

22. 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 Locomotive Repowers

23. 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

24. TMBL 2100 24

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

26. Community Partnerships Tacoma Rail Open House - Annually Educational Institutions Customer Workshops

27. Open House - 2011 27

28. Special Excursions / Events Wolf Haven Train Tall Ships Train Grand Luxe NW Trek Train LRIW Conference 28

29. Special Excursions / Events 29

30. Questions Janene Franklin: (253)396-3293 http://www.tacomarail.com 30