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COMPARISON OF OPERATING COSTS

OF LIGHT RAIL AND BUSES

TRI MET, PORTLAND, OEGON

MAX INCURS 15% OF OPERATING COSTS WHILE CARRYING

ONLY 12% OF RIDERS.

DAILY BOARDING RIDES

 

BUSES (EXCLUDING FEEDER RIDES)                  175,066          87.68%

MAX        24,600   12.32%

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BOARDING RIDES EXCLUDING FEEDER RIDES   199,666  100.00%

FEEDER RIDES        4,747

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  TOTAL DAILY BOARDING RIDES    204,413

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COSTS

 

 

BUS

     BUS OPERATIONS      52,971,519

     BUS MAINTENANCE     28,267,571

     LESS:MAX FEEDERS*    3,517,653          

    __________      77,721,437          78.48%

 

RAIL

     TRAINING             1,723,523

     OPERATIONS           3,202,596

     MAINTENANCE          6,542,921

     ADD:MAX FEEDERS*     3,517,653          

     _________      14,986,693          15.13%

 

SPECIAL NEEDS                                 6,320,843           6.38%

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      TOTAL DIRECT COSTS                     99,028,973         100.00%

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NONOPERATING COSTS

     GEN MGR'S OFFICE     1,933,959

     PUB & MEDIA RELATION   830,932

     FINANCE              7,152,740

     HUMAN RESOURCES      2,176,657

     MARKETING            4,761,320

     ADMIN - OPERATIONS   2,397,715

     LIGHT RAIL PLANNING  3,927,935

     OPERATIONS PLANNING  1,719,128          24,900,386

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TOTAL COSTS        123,929,359

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Source: Tri Met Financial statements and Tri Met Census for 1994, date of last census.

 

Feeder costs allocated on basis of percentage of vehicle hours  applied to bus direct operations and maintenance costs.