Light Rail Transit Capital Cost Study

Schneck, Donald C.; Amodei, Richard M.; Ferreri, Michael G.

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Light Rail Transit Capital Cost Study

1991-04-05
By Schneck, Donald C. ; Amodei, Richard M. ; Ferreri, Michael G.

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English

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Creators:

Schneck, Donald C. ; Amodei, Richard M. ; Ferreri, Michael G.
Corporate Creators:

Booz Allen Hamilton
Corporate Contributors:

Gibbs & Hill ; Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade & Douglas ; United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Office of Technical Assistance and Safety
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Publication/ Report Number:

UMTA-MD-08-7001-91-1
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21949/1527602
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Abstract:

The Fixed Guideway Capital Cost Study is an attempt to develop a capital cost data base of actual unit costs to construct and procure the various assets necessary to operate mass transit busway and rail systems. The report documents the initial effort at this overall objective by concentrating on the light rail mode of passenger rail systems. The term light rail refers more to this mode’s relative simplicity and operational flexibility rather than actual vehicle weight or cost. With an overhead power supply source, light rail systems can operate in mixed traffic and various alignment configurations. Service can be operated in single or multi-unit trains of standards and articulated vehicle fleets that permit close service level design in line with passenger demand. Seven light rail systems that were developed over the past ten years, were the focus of this project. However, only five of the system operating agencies responded with pertinent capital cost information that formed the basis of this study.
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PDF
Funding:

MD-08-7001
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/30466/dot_30466_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 9.95 MB]
Collection(s):

US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:81956f72971f311d71e740cc773c4ee1e54715ac309a37248651ecd99d13c2f6

File Language:

English

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