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Cost Effectiveness <br /> <br /> Commuter rail vs. busway <br /> <br />Capita/cost and peak hour capacity <br /> <br />Peak hour capacity Capital cost <br /> <br />Rail <br /> <br />3 trains x <br /> 600 seats <br /> <br />1,800 seats/hour <br /> <br />$302 million <br /> <br />Bus rapid transit <br /> <br />36 buses x <br />50 seats <br /> <br />1,800 seats/hour <br /> <br />$525 million <br /> <br />Anton, Lubov & Associates, Inc <br /> <br />Cost Effectiveness <br /> <br /> Total cost for 15 years <br /> (PV in 2007 $) <br /> <br />Capital cost <br /> <br />Operating cost <br /> <br /> Commuter rail <br /> <br /> $302 million <br /> <br /> $200 million <br /> ($15.2 million/w) <br /> <br /> $502 million <br /> <br />Anton, Lubov & Associates, Inc <br /> <br />Bus rapid transit <br />$525 million <br /> <br /> $224 million <br /> ($17 million/w) <br /> <br /> $749 million <br /> <br /> <br />