MBTA Fiscal & Management Control Board - January 25, 2016
MBTA State of the Service: Red Line
Slide 1: Title Slide
In the top right corner is the MBTA logo (black T in a black circle) to the left of the phrase
"Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority" in black. There is a thin green straight line
beneath these logos stretching across the top of the slide below the logo.
The term "MBTA State of the Service: Red Line Heavy Rail" is in black text in the center of the
slide beneath the green line.
Under this is the date "January 25, 2015" in black.
In the bottom left corner of the slide is the MassDOT logo (mass is green and in lower case, DOT
is in capital letters and in blue. Part of this logo includes the phrase "Massachusetts
Department of Transportation" in green.
At the bottom of the slide in the center, and in gray text is the term "Draft for Discussion &
Policy Purposes Only"
In the right corner is the slide number "1" in gray.
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Slide 2: Key Facts: Red Line
In the top left is the slide title "Key Facts: Red Line" in black.
In the top right corner is the MBTA logo (black T in a black circle) to the left of the phrase
"Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority" in black. There is a thin green straight line
beneath the logo stretching across the top of the slide below the logo and slide title.
On the left of the slide is a an MBTA map showing the 4 subway lines, the key bus routes, and
the ferry lines.
To the right are 7 bullets, several with sub-bullets.
First bullet: Over 280,000 trips each weekday - the MBTA's busiest line, and about 22% of MBTA
ridership.
Second bullet: Asset value: $2.2b
Third bullet: Overall SGR rating: 2.27
Fourth bullet: SGR Backlog: $1.5b
Fifth bullet: 22 stations
Sixth bullet: Right Of Way
Sub-bullet 1: 54 track miles (yard + revenue)
Sub-bullet 2: 165 switches, 16 signal bungalows
Sub-bullet 3: 64 bridges (31 transit, 22 road, 11 pedestrian)
Seventh bullet: 218 Red Line vehicles
Sub-bullet 1: 168 for peak service
Sub-bullet 2: 1.1 million miles per month
At the bottom of the slide in the center, and in gray text is the term "Draft for Discussion &
Policy Purposes Only"
In the right corner is the slide number "2" in gray
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Slide 3: Key Facts: Red Line
In the top left is the slide title "Key Facts: Red Line" in black.
In the top right corner is the MBTA logo (black T in a black circle) to the left of the phrase
"Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority" in black. There is a thin green straight line
beneath the logo stretching across the top of the slide below the logo and slide title.
On the right is a picture of a Red Line train entering a station. There are people on the
platform.
On the left of the slide there are four bullets on this slide, each with sub-bullets:
Bullet 1: Core frequencies
Sub bullet 1: Peak: every 4-5 minutes
Sub bullet 2: Off-peak: every 6-8 minutes
Bullet 2: Staff:
Sub bullet 1: Peak: Direct: 447
Sub bullet 2: Indirect: 813
Bullet 3: Parking
Sub bullet 1: 10 locations
Sub bullet 2: 8,600 spaces
Sub bullet 3: $14m in annual revenue
Bullet 4: Concessions / Leases
Sub bullet 1: 35+ active
Sub bullet 2: $1.1m annual income
In the bottom right corner of the slide is the number 3.
At the bottom of the slide in the center, and in gray text is the term "Draft for Discussion &
Policy Purposes Only"
In the right corner is the slide number "3" in gray
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Slide 4: Key Connections: Red Line
In the top left is the slide title "Key Connections: Red Line" in black.
In the top right corner is the MBTA logo (black T in a black circle) to the left of the phrase
"Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority" in black. There is a thin green straight line
beneath the logo stretching across the top of the slide below the logo and slide title.
In the middle of the slide is a map of the Red Line and the connections to it by other rapid
transit lines.
To the right of this image are several bullets. The header is Direct connections to:
Bullet 1: 97 bus routes
Sub-bullet: 9 key bus routes
Sub-bullet 2: 5 Silver line
Bullet 2: Orange Line
Bullet 3: Green Line
Bullet 4: Silver Line
Bullet 5: Southside commuter rail
Bullet 6: Fitchburg Line at Porter Square
Bullet 7: Mattapan Line
Bullet 8: Harvard underground bus way
Bullet 9: Rt. 128 Business Council Shuttles
Bullet 10: Brockton Area Transit
Bullet 11: EZ Ride Cambridge
To the left of the image is a listing of major destinations the Red Line also connects to:
Financial District, Seaport, Major tourist destinations, Major universities, Logan Airport, Kendall
Square, Mass General Hospital
At the bottom of the slide in the center, and in gray text is the term "Draft for Discussion &
Policy Purposes Only"
In the right corner is the slide number "4" in gray
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Slide 5: Ridership Trends: Red Line
In the top left is the slide title "Ridership Trends: Red Line" in black.
In the top right corner is the MBTA logo (black T in a black circle) to the left of the phrase
"Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority" in black. There is a thin green straight line
beneath the logo stretching across the top of the slide below the logo and slide title.
The slide consists of a chart. The Y axis is numbers ranging from zero to 300,000. The X axis is
fiscal years ranging from FY08 to FY15.
The chart's title is "Current trend is overall growth, especially in off-peak times. Average
growth: weekdays 2.0%, Saturdays 2.5%, Sundays 2.8%
There are 3 lines on the chart.
The bottom line shows Sunday ridership. It ranges from just below 100,000 in FY08 to above
100,000 in FY15.
The middle line shows Saturday ridership. It ranges from just below 150,000 in FY08 to just
above 150,000 in FY15.
The top line shows weekday ridership. It ranges from just below 250,000 in FY08 to under
300,000 in FY15.
There are two perpendicular lines on the graph. One labeled 22.0% Fare increase and the
second labeled 5% fare increase. The chart suggests that ridership has increased after these
increases.
At the bottom of the slide in the center, and in gray text is the term "Draft for Discussion &
Policy Purposes Only"
In the right corner is the slide number "5" in gray
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Slide 6: Ridership Volume: Red Line
In the top left is the slide title "Ridership Volume: Red Line" in black.
In the top right corner is the MBTA logo (black T in a black circle) to the left of the phrase
"Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority" in black. There is a thin green straight line
beneath the logo stretching across the top of the slide below the logo and slide title.
The slide consists of a chart and a picture. The chart is on the left and the picture is on the right.
The picture is of people in an MBTA station.
The chart consists of 11 rows and 3 columns. The top row contains the column headings. The
headings are "Station" "Station Entries (FY15)", and "Line"
Row 2: station- South Station; entries- 25,138; line- Red/Silver
Row3: station- Park Street; entries- 22,951; line- Red/Green
Row 4: station- Downtown Crossing; entries- 21,875; line- Red/Orange
Row 5: station- Harvard; entries- 21,336; line- Red
Row 6: station- State; entries- 16,714; line- Orange/blue
Row 7: station- Back Bay; entries- 16,663; line- Orange
Row 8: station- North Station; entries- 16,262; line- Orange/Green
Row 9: station- Kendall; entries- 16,202; line- Red
Row 10: station- Central; entries- 15,914; line- Red
Row 11: station- Forest Hills; entries- 14,248; ;line- Orange
To the left of the chart, under the picture, is a box with the phrase "6 of the top 10 weekday
rapid transit stations are along Red Line.
At the bottom of the slide in the center, and in gray text is the term "Draft for Discussion &
Policy Purposes Only"
In the right corner is the slide number "6" in gray
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Slide 7: Ridership Growth: Red Line
In the top left is the slide title "Ridership Growth: Red Line" in black.
In the top right corner is the MBTA logo (black T in a black circle) to the left of the phrase
"Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority" in black. There is a thin green straight line
beneath the logo stretching across the top of the slide below the logo and slide title.
The slide consists of a chart and a picture. The chart is on the left and the picture is on the right.
The picture is of people in an MBTA station.
The chart consists of 11 rows and 4 columns. The top row contains the column headings. The
headings are "Station" "Growth in Station Entries FY08-FY15", "Per cent Growth FY08-FY15",
and “Line”
Row 2: station- State; Growth in Station Entries FY08-FY15- 4,678; Per cent Growth FY08 –
FY15- 39%; Line- Orange/Blue
Row 3: station- Ashmont; Growth in Station Entries FY08-FY15- 4,442; Per cent Growth FY08 –
FY15- 93%; Line- Red
Row 4: station- Park Street; Growth in Station Entries FY08-FY15- 4,041; Per cent Growth FY08 –
FY15- 21%; Line- Red/Green
Row 5: station- Kendall; Growth in Station Entries FY08-FY15- 3,421; Per cent Growth FY08 –
FY15- 27%; Line- Red
Row 6: station- South Station; Growth in Station Entries FY08-FY15- 3,276; Per cent Growth
FY08 – FY15- 15%; Line- Red/Silver
Row 7: station- Ruggles; Growth in Station Entries FY08-FY15- 2,945; Per cent Growth FY08 –
FY15- 40%; Line- Orange
Row 8: station- Haymarket; Growth in Station Entries FY08-FY15- 2,528; Per cent Growth FY08 –
FY15- 24%; Line- Orange/Green
Row 9: station- Broadway; Growth in Station Entries FY08-FY15- 2,479; Per cent Growth FY08 –
FY15- 63%; Line- Red
Row 10: station- Central; Growth in Station Entries FY08-FY15- 2,347; Per cent Growth FY08 –
FY15- 17%; Line- Red
Row 11: station- Assembly; Growth in Station Entries FY08-FY15- 1,864; Per cent Growth FY08 –
FY15- n/a (new); Line- Orange
Below the picture on the right is a box with an arrow pointing to line 6 (station- South Station).
In the box is the statement:
6 out of 10 highest growth weekday rapid transit stations are along Red Line
In the bottom center of the slide is the phrase "Draft for Discussion & Policy Purposes only".
In the bottom right corner of the slide is the number 7.
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Slide 8: Usage vs. Planned Capacity
In the top left is the slide title "Usage versus Planned Capacity" in black.
In the top right corner is the MBTA logo (black T in a black circle) to the left of the phrase
"Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority" in black. There is a thin green straight line
beneath the logo stretching across the top of the slide below the logo and slide title.
The slide consists of a graph.
There is one chart on the slide. The chart is centered on the page. At the top of the chart in a
box is the chart title. The title is “Braintree Branch 8-8:30 AM, weekdays – March and April
2015.”
The Y axis of the chart is in numbers and ranges from zero to 8,000. The Y axis increases by
increments of 1,000. There is no label for the Y axis. There are 18 labels on the X axis. Each label
represents one MBTA station on the red line. From left to right, the X axis reads: “Braintree,
Quincy Adams, Quincy Center, Wollaston, North Quincy, JFK/UMASS, Andrew, Broadway, South
Station, Downtown Crossing, Park Street, Charles/MGH, Kendall, Central, Harvard, Porter,
Davis, and Alewife.” Below the X axis are two labels. On the bottom left of the page in a yellow
arrow pointing to the right is the label “Northbound Passenger Volume”. On the bottom right of
the page in a green arrow pointing to the left is the label “Southbound Passenger Volume”.
Each label on the x axis has two bars. One bar is yellow and one bar is green. The yellow bars
represent northbound passenger volume, while the green bars represent southbound
passenger volume. JFK/UMASS, Andrew, Broadway, South Station, Downtown Crossing, and
Park Street have the highest yellow bars. The green bar represents southbound passenger
volume. Park Street, Charles/MGH, Kendall, Central, Harvard, Porter, and Davis have the
highest green bars.
Running through the chart is a dotted line. The line runs parallel to the X axis at just over 3,000
on the y axis until it reaches the “North Quincy” value on the x axis. The bar rises to roughly
6,500 on the y axis until it reaches JFK/UMASS on the x axis. The line continues to run parallel to
the x axis at 6,500 on the y axis. Andrew, Broadway, and South Station have yellow bars above
the line. Central and Harvard have green lines above the bar.
Above the low line of the dotted line on the left side of the chart is a box. In the box is the
phrase “The dashed line shows planned capacity, assuming 6.5 trains per half-hour, even
distribution of passengers and even headways".
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Slide 9: Performance: Red Line
In the top left is the slide title "Performance: Red Line" in black.
In the top right corner is the MBTA logo (black T in a black circle) to the left of the phrase
"Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority" in black. There is a thin green straight line
beneath the logo stretching across the top of the slide below the logo and slide title.
The slide consists of a graph.
The Y axis is percentages and ranges from 60% to 80%. To the left of the y axis is the y axis title
“% of Trips Run Within 1 Minute of Scheduled Headway”. The X axis is dates ranging from July
2015 to November 2015. X axis values increase by each month. There is no label for the X axis.
The chart title is above the chart in the center of the page. The title is “Weekday Headway
Adherence: Per cent of Trains Operating within 60 Seconds of Scheduled Headway”.
There is one line on the chart. There is much variability among the line. The lowest value of the
line is roughly 66%. The highest value of the line is roughly 76%. A faded, straight red line runs
through the middle of the line graph. It slowly decreases from just over 72% in July 2015 to
exactly 72% in November 2015.
In the bottom center of the page is the phrase “Draft for Discussion & Policy Purposes Only”.
In the bottom right corner of the slide is the number 9.
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Slide 10: Fleet Performance: Red Line
In the top left is the slide title "Fleet Performance: Red Line" in black.
In the top right corner is the MBTA logo (black T in a black circle) to the left of the phrase
"Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority" in black. There is a thin green straight line
beneath the logo stretching across the top of the slide below the logo and slide title.
The slide consists of a graph.
In the top-center part of the page and above the graph is the graph’s title. The title is “Red Line:
Mean Miles Between Failures (MMBF). The Y axis ranges from 20,000 to 160,000 and increases
by 20,000. The X axis is a monthly timeline ranging from July 2014 to November 2015.
A red line running across the timeline shows the variation in MMBF from July 2014 to
November 2015. At its lowest point, the line rests just over 20,000 on the Y axis, between
January 2015 and February 2015 on the X axis. At its highest point, the line just reaches 140,000
on the Y axis and April 2015 on the X axis.
Running through the graph are two lines that span the X axis. The first line is a black dotted line
that hits just over 40,000 on the Y axis. Below the right end of this line is a label with the phrase
“Goal: 47,000”.
The second line in the graph is a red line that also spans the X axis. Like the dotted line, this red
line also starts just above 40,000 on the Y axis. However, this line increases as it spans the X
axis, ending just shy of 80,000 in November 2015.
On the right side of the graph is a box. At the top of the box is the phrase “Average July 2014November 2015”. Beneath this phrase are four lines. The first line says “Number 1 Fleet:
55,970”. The Second line says “Number 2 Fleet: 25,773”. The third line says “Number 2
(Rebuilt): 72,828”. The fourth and final line says “Number 3 Fleet: 108,088”.
In the bottom center of the page is the phrase “Draft for Discussion & Policy Purposes Only”.
In the bottom right corner of the slide is the number 10.
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Slide 11: Build Dates: Red Line
In the top left is the slide title "Build Dates: Red Line" in black.
In the top right corner is the MBTA logo (black T in a black circle) to the left of the phrase
"Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority" in black. There is a thin green straight line
beneath the logo stretching across the top of the slide below the logo and slide title.
The slide consists of a map of the Red Line in addition to two pictures.
The first picture is on the left part of the page. It is in black and white and depicts an old red line
car. The second picture is on the top right part of the page, and is in color. This picture depicts a
current red line car exiting a tunnel.
The map of the red line has 8 callout dates called out along the route. At the top of the route
between the Davis and Porter stations is a line pointing to the date “1985”. Below this and
slightly to the right, by the Central station, is a line pointing to the date “1912”. Further down
the line, now at Downtown Crossing station, is a line pointing to the date “1916”. Below this, at
the Broadway station, is a line pointing to the date “1918”.
At JFK/UMass station, the Red line forks into two lines: the Ashmont/Mattapan extension and
the Braintree extension. Running along the left side of the split is the Ashmont/Mattapan
extension. At Fields Corner station there is a line pointing to the date “1928”. Just below this at
the Capen St. station is a line pointing to the date “1929”. Running along the right side of the
split is the Braintree extension. Along this line at the North Quincy station is a line pointing to
the date “1971”. Further along the line at the Braintree station is a line pointing to the date
“1980”.
In the bottom center of the page is the phrase “Draft for Discussion & Policy Purposes Only”.
In the bottom right corner of the slide is the number 11.
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Slide 12: Assets Overview: Red Line
In the top left is the slide title "Assets Overview: Red Line" in black.
In the top right corner is the MBTA logo (black T in a black circle) to the left of the phrase
"Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority" in black. There is a thin green straight line
beneath the logo stretching across the top of the slide below the logo and slide title.
In the center of the page is a black and white diagram. The diagram consists of two trains in a
tunnel. On the top of the diagram is an opening in the tunnel, representing a ventilation shaft.
A dotted orange line points to the phrase “50 ventilation shafts, 67 ventilation fans”. Below this
and to the right is a signal wire. A dotted orange line points from this signal wire to the phrase
“1,788,371 feet signal wires”. Connected to the signal wire and on the right of the diagram is a
traffic signal. A dotted orange line points from this signal to the phrase “92 signals”.
Below the signal is a depiction of the mainline tracks, a top which sits a train with a conductor.
A dotted orange line points from the mainline track to the phrase “41.8 miles mainline track
and 3rd rail”. Connected to the mainline track and in the bottom right corner of the diagram is a
power cable. A dotted orange line points from the power cable to the phrase “200 miles of
power cable (DC)”. A dotted orange line points from the track to a phrase “54 track miles”. At
the base of the diagram is a black band representing the track bed. A dotted orange line points
to the phrase “143,669 tons ballast, 104,677 rail ties, and 5 miles concrete track bed”.
To the right of the diagram in a small, italicized font is the phrase “*drawing not to scale”. At
the top of the diagram to the left of the page is the phrase “218 vehicles (3 types). 1 repair
facility. 3 storage yards.”
In the bottom center of the page is the phrase “Draft for Discussion & Policy Purposes Only”.
In the bottom right corner of the slide is the number 12.
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Slide 13: Fleet: Red Line
In the top left is the slide title “Fleet: Red Line” in black.
In the top right corner is the MBTA logo (black T in a black circle) to the left of the phrase
"Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority" in black. There is a thin green straight line
beneath the logo stretching across the top of the slide below the logo and slide title.
The slide consists of a graph.
In the top-center of the page is the chart title “Fleet History”. Below this is the X axis, which is a
70 year timeline. The X axis ranges from 1960 to 2030 and increases by 10 year increments. On
the left side of the page is the Y axis. There are 3 values on the Y axis. At the top of the Y axis is
the first value “Number 1 Red Line (1969) 74 vehicles”. Below this is the second Y axis value
“Number 2 Red Line (1987) 58 Vehicles”. Below this is the third and final Y axis value “Number 3
Red Line (1993) 86 Vehicles”.
The graph shows 3 horizontal bars, one for each Y axis value. Each bar is divided into four
sections. Each section is represented by a color. At the bottom of the graph is the legend. On
the left is a pink bar. In the middle of this bar is the phrase “Service Life”. To the right of this bar
is a red bar. In the middle of this bar is the phrase “Overhaul”. To the right of this bar is a black
bar. In the middle of this bar is the phrase “Replacement”.
The graph describes the age of the 3 types of Red Line vehicles.
It suggests that the #1 Red Line car (1969) of 74 cars were overhauled just before 1990, reached
the end of its design life just before the year 2000 and will be replaced between about 2018
and 2022. These cars entered service just before 1970.
For the number 2 Red Line cars (1987) of 58 vehicles the graph suggests that the cars were
overhauled just after 2010, will reach the end of their useful life in about 2015, and will be
replaced between 2018 and 2022. These cars entered service in 1987.
For the number 3 Red Line cars (1993) of 86 vehicles the graph suggests that the cars were
overhauled just prior to 2020, will reach the end of their useful life in about 2025, and will be
replaced before 2030. These cars entered service in 1993
In the bottom center of the page is the phrase “Draft for Discussion & Policy Purposes Only”.
In the bottom right corner of the slide is the number 13.
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Slide 14: Challenges: Red Line
In the top left is the slide title "Challenges: Red Line” in black.
On the right side of the page is a picture. The picture depicts the entrance to an Wollaston
MBTA station on the red line.
On the left side of the page is a four point list. In the top left corner is the first major bullet
point “SGR Backlog”. Below this are three sub bullet points. The first sub bullet point is
“Vehicles”. The second sub bullet point is “Signals, Power, Track”. The third and final sub bullet
point is “Facilities”.
Beneath this is the second major bullet point “Passenger Boarding / Alighting Dwell Time”.
There are no sub bullet points.
Beneath the second major bullet point is the third major bullet point “System Bottlenecks”.
There are three sub bullet points. The first sub bullet point is “Alewife”. The second sub bullet
point is “Columbia Junction”. The third sub bullet point is “Park Street”.
Below this is the fourth and final major bullet point “Improvements/Maintenance”. There are
three sub bullet points. The first sub bullet point is “Track access points”. The second sub bullet
point is “Side tracks”. The third and final sub bullet point is “Equipment Storage”.
In the bottom center of the page is the phrase “Draft for Discussion & Policy Purposes Only”.
In the bottom right corner of the slide is the number 14.
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