Research Article
May 1977
Operating and Maintenance Costs for Rail Rapid Transit
Authors: Roger P. Roess, Martin F. Huss, and Claire S. KwicklisAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Transportation Engineering Journal of ASCE
Volume 103, Issue 3
Abstract
The prediction of operating and maintenance costs for rail rapid transit systems is treated from two different approaches. A detailed model for estimating those operating and maintenance costs associated with vehicle operation was developed as part of a procedure to optimize rapid transit car design. The model involves the use of many underlying microscopic variables that must be provided as input data. For the early stages of alternative planning and evaluation, a more macroscopic technique, unit cost modeling, is presented and calibrated. While less precise than the first technique, these models can be used to provide quick order of magnitude estimates upon which first-cut comparisons may be reasonably based. The relationship between labor productivity indices and unit costs is also explored, although data did not permit a complete treatment of this area.
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Transportation Engineering Journal of ASCE
Volume 103 • Issue 3 • May 1977
Pages: 421 - 439
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© 1977 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: May 1977
Published online: Feb 5, 2021
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Roger P. Roess
Asst. Prof. of Transportation Engrg., Polytechnic Inst. of New York, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Martin F. Huss
Transportation Analyst; Tri-State Regional Planning Commission
Claire S. Kwicklis
Asst. Prof. of Transportation Engrg., Polytechnic Inst. of New York, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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