The charts show the cost-benefit breakdown of the proposed regional high-speed rail corridors. Constructing 110 mph routes by upgrading existing track, locomotives, and rail cars provides clear benefits for each corridor. For each $1 spent on the Texas corridor, $5.70 of benefits are returned. The St. Louis-Chicago route alone yields a cost:benefit ratio of 1:5.2.
See previous posts for descriptions and calculations. of routes, costs, and benefits.
Corridor
|
Track Length
|
Annualized Construction Costs (per
mile)
|
Total Annualized Construction Costs
|
Total Net Rider Benefits
|
Return
|
Texas
|
260
|
0.227
|
59.1
|
337.6
|
5.7
|
Florida
|
385
|
0.227
|
87.5
|
120.9
|
1.4
|
Southeast
|
490
|
0.397
|
194.5
|
500.7
|
2.6
|
Great Lakes
|
320
|
0.177
|
56.6
|
118.6
|
2.1
|
Midwest
|
892
|
0.108
|
96.5
|
299.9
|
3.1
|
Corridor
|
Track Length
|
Annualized Construction Costs (per
mile)
|
Total Annualized Construction Costs
|
Total Net Rider Benefits
|
Return
|
STL-CHI
|
284
|
0.108
|
30.7
|
159.2
|
5.2
|
All numbers in millions of dollars
Annualized costs equals total costs divided over 20 year period
Total net rider benefits equals cost savings plus time savings minus operating costs multiplied by number of passengers
Annualized costs equals total costs divided over 20 year period
Total net rider benefits equals cost savings plus time savings minus operating costs multiplied by number of passengers
