TRAIN OPERATION Sample Clauses

TRAIN OPERATION. (1) Subject to such requirements and limitations as may be set out in this MASTER AGREEMENT, upon the request of the OPERATIONS BOARD, the COMMISSIONS shall enter all appropriate agreements necessary to initiate and operate the commuter rail services, to provide associated parking facilities, and to provide an adequate insurance program as set forth in Section VII below. (2) The contracts authorized hereby shall provide, at a minimum, three trains per line with the capacity to carry at least 75% of initial estimated ridership on a line each federal government workday, with an intended goal of four trains per line, on specified schedules. Such contracts shall further provide the option, to be approved by the COMMISSIONS, to add service and additional cars to each line within the agreed-upon financial limits set forth herein. Ridership estimates are provided in Appendices A1 and A2. (3) The COMMISSIONS shall be responsible for obtaining necessary initial approvals by regulatory authorities for the commuter rail services, but each PARTICIPATING JURISDICTION shall be responsible for all necessary local permits and approvals in connection with construction of platforms, stations, terminals, and parking lots in its jurisdiction.