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Calculating the financial impacts that occur when there are service annulments and disruptions is <br />challenging for the same reasons mentioned for Amtrak Cascades (i.e., other factors such as <br />ticket prices, automobile fuel prices and on -time performance of train service). The table below <br />compares ridership and revenue data for Amtrak long-distance trains that traveled within <br />Washington state for the past four seasons. The 2010-2013 time periods were impacted by <br />outages on the Empire Builder line. <br />Table 6. Amtrak Long Distance Trains 7, 8, 11, and 14 <br />Ridership and Revenue Data from 2009-2013 <br />October — June <br />Ridership <br />Revenue <br />2012 - 2013 <br />247,259 <br />$29,615,975 <br />2011 - 2012 <br />243,438 <br />$29,007,289 <br />2010 - 2011 <br />218,625 <br />$25,567,097 <br />2009 - 2010 <br />239,832 <br />$25,296,150 <br />Currently Funded Capital Projects <br />Recently, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded $16.1 million to WSDOT to <br />identify, design and construct slope stabilization improvements. WSDOT and BNSF are <br />collaborating on environmental and engineering work. These long-term improvements will be in <br />various stages of design and construction from 2013-2016. <br />Current Practice of Managing Landslide Impacts <br />As the owner of the rail corridor, BNSF is ultimately responsible for the operational and <br />maintenance aspects of the track structure. BNSF routinely inspects and maintains the slopes, <br />ditches, retaining structures and tracks to minimize impacts to railroad operations when <br />landslides occur. BNSF also uses an extensive network of slide fences through much of the <br />corridor. When the wires of a slide fence are severed by landslide debris, an indication is <br />provided to the BNSF dispatcher and train crews are signaled accordingly. Inspection and <br />monitoring of the rail corridor between Seattle and Everett is heightened during the rainy season. <br />When a landslide occurs that blocks one or more tracks (referred to as a blocking event), BNSF <br />imposes an automatic 48-hour moratorium on passenger rail service through the impacted <br />segment of the corridor. Alternate bus service is then deployed for riders. Impacts to riders vary, <br />ranging from longer commutes to missed appointments and work days. <br />Over the years, BNSF has invested millions of dollars in installing slide fences, building <br />catchment walls and widening ditches to contain the landslide debris and stabilize the slopes. <br />10 <br />