Transit rail : potential rail car cost-saving strategies exist : report to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Contributor:

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Local transit--Economic aspects--United States.

Local transit.

Railroads--United States.

Railroads.

Street-railroads--United States.

Street-railroads.

Local transit--Economic aspects.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 36 pages) : illustrations, maps

Other Title:

Potential rail car cost-saving strategies exist

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2010]

Summary:

Rail transit offers society a number of benefits, including reduced congestion and pollution and increased mobility. However, rail systems and cars are costly: Transit agencies can pay more than 3 million dollars per car, often using federal funds. As requested, this report describes (1) characteristics of the U.S. market for transit rail cars, (2) the federal government's role in funding and setting standards for transit rail cars, and (3) challenges transit agencies face when procuring rail cars. GAO recommends that the Secretary of Transportation direct DOT to work with APTA to (1) develop a process to systematically identify and communicate opportunities for transit agencies with similar needs to participate in joint procurement and (2) identify additional opportunities for standardization, especially for new systems.

Notes:

Title from PDF title screen (GAO, viewed Mar. 15, 2011).

"June 2010."

Includes bibliographical references.

"GAO-10-730."

OCLC:

707932553