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Imperative for Passenger Rail

Mobility

¢ Improve mobility of labor to/from Nashua

¢ Improve flow of tourists, patrons of the arts, retail shoppers and others to Nashua

* Increase students to/from educational institutions in Nashua, Lowell, Cambridge,
Boston

* Increase modal connectivity with road, bus, bike, walking systems in Nashua

* Increase transit ridership/mode-share by expanding existing rider base and
attracting new riders

¢ Increase travel options to/from Downtown Nashua and area industrial parks
* Integration with Taxi/Uber/Lyft options, walk routes, and bike trail
° Link to Performing Arts Center and GAD events

¢ Increase options for Manchester Airport access and provide a Manchester Airport

to Boston Logan Airport link via passenger rail
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Imperative for Passenger Rail

Environmental and Social

* Mitigate adverse environmental impacts resulting from increased congestion on
roadways (e.g. decrease CO2 emissions) and position Nashua as leader in
environmental sustainability

¢ Support development patterns/lifestyle choices that retain and attract younger
demographic
° Offer transit choices for residents of all ages through retirement

¢ Promote Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) to mitigate patterns of sprawl
development

¢ Strengthen Nashua’s connections to an increasingly global economy and diverse
cultures and communities

¢ Provide more eco-friendly transportation to/from Boston

Passenger Rail Options for Nashua

1. NH Capital Corridor — led by State of NH in partnership with Mass
DOT/MBTA to operate passenger rail from Concord to Boston with

one or more stops in Nashua

2. Boston Surface Railroad Company - a public-private partnership
(PPP) to operate passenger rail from Concord to Boston, with one

stop in Bedford and one in Nashua

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NH Capital Corridor

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¢ 2005 Nashua re-introduced phased oes \\
approach to extend MBTA Commuter ee
Rail Service from Lowell to Nashua on — QL
existing rail meet

¢ 2007 State efforts kickstarted to re-
introduce passenger rail service from
Concord, Manchester, and Nashua to
Boston as option

¢ 2015 Capital Corridor Rail Analysis —

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* Outlined range of transit alternatives and eee MOA ANNE i
economic benefits (see study) EE ie , SE
* Total capital investment to bring ae ps
passenger rail to Capital Corridor ae boa
estimated at 9245.6M — although could ee acemem Po oe
be reduced to $72M é- BGT so
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reduce capital investment to $72M (see note)

NH Capital Corridor

¢ 2017-2018 Next step to raise $4
million of federal funding to complete
project development phase

* engineering analysis for upgrading the
rail corridor

* calculation of more definitive costs
associated with project

* environmental impact statement
* detailed financial plan

¢ 2018 - HB2018 part of NH 10 year
transit plan included S4M of federal
funding to complete project
development phase for Capital
Corridor (S4M drawn from existing
funds from federal govt.)

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NH Capital Corridor

¢ 2018 - HB2018 Passed NH House to
access S$4M in federal funding for
project development phase

e 2018 - NH Senate voted to remove
S4M in federal funding

¢ Capital Corridor project stalled
until development phase
completed

¢ New efforts likely in 2019 to “re-
insert” S4M funding for project
development phase

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Boston Surface Railroad Company

¢ 2017 - Boston Surface Railroad
Company (BSRC) apereaches
Nashua to establish a public-
private partnership (PPP) to
operate passenger rail serving
Nashua

* BSRC is private company with
financing from private equity and
federal transit grants and loans

¢ Part of broader inter-city rail
system that includes Worcester-
Providence and Lowell-Worcester
service

Map of BSRC Intercity Routes - Planned

Concord

Bedford (4)

Nashua

Lowell @®)

‘) Woburn

Worcester )} Boston

Woonsocket

Providence

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Boston Surface Railroad Company

¢ Plans to use existing rail Right of
Way (ROW) with minimal
improvements to launch service —
“bronze plated vs. gold”

¢ Service schedule based on existing
commuter market and driven by
demand

¢ Using renovated and refurbished
operating equipment (rolling stock)

¢ Intercity, interstate service qualifies
BSRC as a Federally Regulated and
Federally Preempted private
railroad

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Boston Surface Railroad Company

¢ Anticipated ridership from
Bedford, NH to Lowell (assumes
4% capture of commuter base)
* Year 1— 600 passengers
¢ Year 5 — 1,600 passengers
° Year 10 — 9,700 passengers

° A portion of this ridership will
come from one stop in Bedford
and one stop in Nashua

¢ Planned startup of Bedford to
Nashua to Lowell route in 2023

Ridership Projection
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000 - a
5,000 ; vA

System Wide BNH-LMA = mem \WR- PVD commen (YOR - PVD

Source: BSRC Ridership Projections

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Boston Surface Railroad Company

Map of Existing Right-of-Way Ownership

° Right-of-Way will be a mixture of —
leased and acquired access Ss —_—_ Beir
i aS Nashua
rights =

* BSRC will focus on getting tracks G® .
“commuter ready”- service to "|
justify safety and comfort and (T) ee ne O
Capacity needed for commuter wy
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Providence

Note: Pan Am Railways owns the freight and dispatch rights for
Concord, NH to Lowell, MA and Massachusetts Bay
Transportation Authority (MBTA) owns the passenger rights for
Concord, NH to Lowell, MA

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