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'The timetable for implementation ol <br />~he routes and the quantily of <br />locomotives, coaches and cab cars <br />required for those routes may affect <br />the decision regarding a <br />maintenance lacili~" <br /> <br />Maintenance of commuter rail locomotive and roiling stock maintenance may be <br />handled by a third-party contract until the third commuter rail corridor is being <br />implemented <br />The commuter rail sponsor will equip its CMF site and assume maintenance <br />responsibilities for locomotive and rolling stock maintenance on implementation <br />of this third corridor (based on the initial-year equipment complements by corridor <br />from the Twin Cities Commuter Rail Study) <br />Examine areas in which bus, LRT and commuter rail projects can share <br />maintenance functions and/or procure common equipment to benefit from <br />economies ol scale <br /> <br />The timetable for implementation of the routes and the quantity of locomotives, coaches <br />and cab cars required for those routes (if different from what was recommended in the <br />Twin Cities Commuter Rail Feasibility Study) may affect the decision regarding a <br />maintenance facility. Examples of both approaches (a facility built by the commuter rail <br />owning entity versus contracting with one of the area railroads/suppliers for this service) <br />may be found in the peer commuter rail properties. <br /> <br />Safety and Security <br /> <br />The commuter rail sponsor and its contractors must commit to providing a safe operation <br />as well as a safe and secure environment for the passengers. This sense of safety and <br />security must be provided in the park-and-ride lots, in and around the stations, as well as <br />on the trains. <br /> <br />Recommendations aimed at ensuring the provision of service in the safest manner <br />possible as well as providing a secure environment for passengers and employees while <br />on or around the commuter rail system are: <br /> <br />Commit to providing service in a safe and secure manner, <br />Participate in the APTA Rail Safety Audit Program, <br />Designate a state agency to implement the State Safety Oversight of Rail Fixed <br />Guideway Systems in Minnesota. This agency must not be the same one that <br />serves as the commuter rail sponsor, <br /> <br />Commuter Rail System Plan 4-12 <br /> <br /> <br />