Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) Before and After Cost Study

Lea & Elliott will conduct an in-depth study of the cost effectiveness of implementing a Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) system at a selected US public transit agency. Using the San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) Market Street (Metro) Tunnel CBTC application for the study also allows examining the effectiveness of a phased implementation, which in this case started with a limited take-over of the conventional train control system and eventually phased into fully automated control under CBTC.

• Record URL:
  http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/CBTC_before-after_cost_effectiveness_study_-_Report_FTA-TX-26-7005_2010_01_-_101025_final_draft1_(3).pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Much thanks to Lea & Elliott. Please see the final report at the Project URL.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $200000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  TX-26-7005

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Centolanzi, Patrick

• Performing Organizations:

  Lea + Elliott

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• Principal Investigators:

  Martin, Charles

• Start Date: 20090608
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20100608
• Source Data: RiP Project 22540

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic train control; Before and after studies; Public transit; Railroad transportation; Research projects
• Geographic Terms: San Francisco (California)
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01464162
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Transit Administration
• Contract Numbers: TX-26-7005
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:37PM