Construction Costs and Operating Characteristics of Vintage Trolleys

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• Creators:
  Jewell, Marta
• Corporate Creators:
  KPMG Peat Marwick
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Transit Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Capital Costs Institutional Arrangements Operating Costs Reproduction Costs Restoration Costs Service Characteristics Streetcars Trolley Cars Trolleys Trolley Service
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-T-92-20
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  00627883
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Transit Administration
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ; NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Rail Transit ; NTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-Economic Impacts ; NTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-Funding ; NTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-Transit Economics and Finance ; NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-Surveys ; NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-Transit Planning and Policy ; NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-Travel Demand ; NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-Management Systems
• Abstract:
  Today, the United States is witnessing a growing renaissance of vintage trolley systems. Vintage trolleys have been successfully integrated into the public transportation systems in several cities. Businessmen in many areas have pursued vintage trolley service as a means to stimulate local business in redeveloped or historic areas. Vintage trolley services can contribute to the success of the local tourist and convention business. If operated on a regular schedule in a downtown area, the trolley service can also attract local riders. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) implemented this study to research the institutional arrangements, service characteristics and costs associated with vintage trolley systems currently being operated in order to provide a base of information with which to make informed funding decisions for future projects. FTA also requested that comparable information be obtained for several downtown bus circulator systems which might bean alternative to the implementation of vintage trolley services. Appendix A contains a detailed description of each vintage trolley system, including ownership and operation of the system, background information on the development of the service, route and equipment operated, service characteristics, capital projects, operating and maintenance costs, revenues, future plans for the trolley service, and a contact person. Exhibits 1, 2 and 3 present a summary of key information for each vintage trolley operation. 5,174k, 104p.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection FTA 50th Anniversary Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2821771453eefd1ec33b9ca8b3464c266efb7fc495f2687ee933dcfc5724b213
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/13820/dot_13820_DS1.pdf
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