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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />INNOVATIVE FINANCING TECHNIQUES <br /> <br />The peer group experience, such as in San Diego and Miami, illustrates how ownership of the <br />right-of-way can be used to generate revenues for the commuter rail operating agency. <br />Several systems collect fees for access to telecommunications bandwidth on fiber optic lines <br />along the right-of-way or for trackage rights by freight railroads or Amtrak. Since the <br />Northstar line will be built on an existing BNSF railroad, such opportunitie~ are not available. <br />However, the Northstar operating agency may be able to derive rents or other fees from <br />station-area concession space or parking fees. <br /> <br />Peer group experience, such as in Dallas and Washington, DC, illustrates how outsourcing rail <br />operations to a private firm (or Amtrak) may result in lower operating costs. The primary <br />advantage of outsourcing is the competitive bidding process through which cost-reducing <br />innovations are introduced at regular intervals to the management structure and service <br />policies of the organization. <br /> <br />Northstar Commuter Rail Feasibility Study <br />March 23, 1999 <br /> <br />9-13 <br />Financial Analysis <br />