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Estimation of Operating and Maintenance Costs for Transit Systems
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1992-12-01
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By KPMG Peat Marwick ...
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Abstract:This report provides guidance regarding the development and application of operating and maintenance (O & M) cost models and supplements the Federal Transit Administration's "Procedures and Technical Methods for Transit Project Planning". An operating and maintenance cost data base containing representative information for motor bus, rail rapid, light rail, and commuter rail modes is presented. The data base provides 1) labor productivity and unit cost information that can be directly applied in structuring O & M cost models and 2) aggregate costs per unit of service for major functional areas at peer transit properties that can be used to test the reasonableness of modal results. This report draws on the operating experience of many transit systems contained in Section 15 data reported to FTA, in detailed budgets of several representative transit systems that operate light rail, and previously developed cost models. The report begins with a discussion of ten principles of operating cost models used on alternative analysis and preliminary engineering. Next, the sources of information that may be utilized in structuring O & M cost models are reviewed, including a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of each source. The O & M cost data base is then described, including the sources of data, organization, and potential application. Finally, guidelines for the documentation of O & M cost models are discussed.
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