CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS FOR THE REPLACEMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE CHICAGO RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM

Construction, maintenance and operating costs are discussed under the following headings: total capital cost- construction, vehicles, support facilities, staging, difficult construction, right of acquisition, and demolition of acquisition, and demolition of old facilities; annual operating and maintaining cost, and capital cost required to keep existing facilities open. Construction cost estimates for conventional 2-track rail rapid transit are expressed as per mile costs exclusive of stations. The construction types covered are tunnel, cut and cover, elevated, at-grade, and depressed. The vehicle cost is $456,000 per rapid transit car. The annual operating costs are calculated on a per vehicle-mile basis and include vehicle maintenance, fuel andpower, reserve for injuries and damages, labor-operators and trainmen, and fixed costs. The costs of keeping in operation the existing transit structures, stations and bus routes are also reviewed.

• Corporate Authors:

  Northeastern Illinois Regional Transportation Authority

  Planning and Development Department, P.O. Box 2858
  Chicago, IL  United States  60654
• Authors:
  • Permut, H
  • Zimring, M
• Publication Date: 1975-11

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: 23 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Construction management; Costs; Demolition; Equipment replacement; Excavation and tunneling; Fuels; Loss and damage; Maintenance management; Operating costs; Personnel; Property acquisition; Public passenger vehicles; Rapid transit; Vehicle maintenance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Acquisition; Construction costs; Maintenance costs; Replacement; Stage construction; Transit vehicles
• Old TRIS Terms: Capitalized costs; Support systems
• Subject Areas: Construction; Energy; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00141061
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: TR-75-02
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 6 1981 12:00AM