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The O&M cost model was run for the Northstar Commuter Rail Concept B system plan and the overall results are shown below. All costs are in FY 1999 dollars. The annual total and line item detail O&M costs are shown in Table 1. Included in the table are indications of cost-effectiveness (e.g., cost per train-hour). . Commuter Rail Annual Operatinl! and Maintenance Costs (in FY 1999 Dollars) . Train Operations and Maintenance . Track Maintenance and Use .. Operating Agency (Station Maintenance, Diesel Fuel, Insurance, Staff, etc.) $3,854,000 1,818,000 3,855,000 Total for Commuter Rail $9.527.000 Feeder Bus Operations and Maintenance The feeder bus network that was developed to provide service to the Northstar Commuter Rail system is detailed in Table 2. The bus operations plans reduce Metro Transit bus service frequencies on existing express routes that duplicate the commuter rail service. Existing bus route alignments are modified to connect to commuter rail stations, and service frequencies are modified on some routes to provide strong bus connections to the commuter rail service. Table 2 summarizes the Concept B feeder bus plan and annual O&M costs. Metro Transit's operation in the corridor would decrease by four peak buses and $36,000 in annual operating costs. Anoka County's operations would increase by six peak buses and . $297,000 in annual operating costs. The River Rider operations would increase by five peak buses and $225,000 in annual operating costs. The Tri-Cap operations would increase by 2 peak buses and by $90,000 in annual operating costs. St. Cloud MTC's operational changes would be made without increasing the existing budget. The proposed plan would operate approximately 19,000 net annual bus-hours at a net annual O&M cost of $576,000 in the Northstar Corridor, including the reductions in service that would be realized by the Metro Transit. However, it is assumed that Metro Transit's service reduction of 4 peak buses would not be available to the other Northstar Corridor transit operators. Therefore, a total of 13 peak buses would be required in the corridor for Concept B. Feeder Bus Annual Operatinl! and Maintenance Costs (in FY 1999 Dollars) . Metro Transit . Anoka County . River Rider . Tri-Cap ($36,000) $297,000 225,000 90,000 Total for Feeder Bus $651.000 The feeder bus component of the Northstar Corridor Rail System is part of the overall transit plan for the corridor and will be addressed in the financial analysis. . Draft Commuter Rail Technical Feasibility Study December 1998 6-2 Operations and Maintenance