RAIL SYSTEM INVESTMENT ANALYSIS: SAMPLE EVALUATION OF A LOCOMOTIVE REBUILDING PROJECT

The report is a case study showing how a railroad might calculate an internal rate of return for an investment project involving the replacement or rebuilding of worn-out equipment. Although the technical approach and format of the analysis conform to the requirement of Federal Railroad Administration regulations governing the Title V financial assistance program, the approach is applicable to any asset replacement analysis.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also PB80-214943. Prepared in cooperation with Banks (R. L.) and Associates, Inc., Washington, DC.
• Corporate Authors:

  Ernst and Ernst

  1225 Connecticut Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20036

  Asst Secretary for Policy & International Affairs

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1979-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 49 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Cash flow; Construction; Costs; Depreciation; Economic analysis; Expenses; Financial capital; Fleet management; Government funding; Investments; Locomotives; Planning; Railroads; Reconstruction; Return on investment
• Uncontrolled Terms: Construction costs; Replacing
• Old TRIS Terms: Analytical techniques; Capitalized costs; Fixed investment; Fleet planning
• Subject Areas: Construction; Economics; Finance; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00326028
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-P-10-79-02 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-OS-60097
• Files: NTIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 19 1981 12:00AM