USE OF PRODUCTIVITY MEASURES IN PROJECTING BUS AND RAIL TRANSIT OPERATING EXPENDITURES

This paper presents a model for projecting bus and rail operating costs that incorporates measures of productivity and performance typically used in the transit industry. The model was based on the recent experience of large, North American bus and modern rail transit operations as well as on data from vehicle manufacturers. A set of equations is presented that describes costs in specific aspects of operations and maintenance functions as a function of the quantity of service provided (e.g., vehicle miles and platform hours). Examples of the application of the model for the Houston Transitway Alternatives Analysis are presented. Areas for further model development and research are discussed briefly. (Author)

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• Authors:
  • Holec Jr, James M
  • Peskin, Robert L
• Conference:
  • 60th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1981-1-12 to 1981-1-16
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 40-49
• Monograph Title: Transit planning and management
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 797
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus lines; Equations; Level of service; Mathematical models; Operating costs; Productivity; Rapid transit
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00341780
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309032113
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Dec 22 1981 12:00AM