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”LOS ANGELES-BOSTON: 20h on High Speed”

As a summary of the economic-financial analysis carried out for the LA-BO itinerary, some data
are highlighted in the following sections.

a) Operating revenue
The average occupancy of the itinerary, of 5,979 km, is 8.83 Mp / y, which means an average
operating revenue of 13,990 M $ / y.
At the age of ten it could be in service from Los Angeles (CA) to Reno / Carson (NV) (927 km with
demand of 18.6 Mp / y), on the other hand, from Denver (CO) to Columbus (OH) (via Chicago /
Gary) (2,241 km with 5.4 Mp/y) and on the other hand, from Washington DC To Boston (MA) (847
km with 14.9 Mp / y). That is, 3,715 km, with an average operating revenue of 11,125 M $ / y.

b) Rolling stock required for the operation
The following mobile material (for circulation and minimum reserve), both for service (TAV),
and for assistance and rescue (VAL), is foreseen:
• Years 9 to 14: 50 TAV of 540 seats (348 seats and 192 beds / berths) and 26 VAL

• Years 15 to 50: 80 TAV of 540 seats (348 seats and 192 beds / berths) and 84 VAL

c) Operating costs

Annual operating costs are the sum of hourly costs (ch), linked to driving hours and kilometer
costs, multiplied by a factor (F) of annual hours of service.

The unit costs, updated to 2017, of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, are: cu h = 37 $ / h and
cekm = 2.57 $ / km F = 365 * (15 or 21). n = number of trains

Operating costs will therefore be:
≈ 300 M$/y (years 9 to 14)

≈ 765 M&/y (years15 to 50)

d) Construction Budgets

Los Angeles-San Francisco 15.312 M$ Preliminary design Farwest
San Francisco-Sacramento 6.910 M$ Preliminary design Farwest
Sacramento-Reno/Carson 6.806 M$ Preliminary design Canevar
Reno-Salt Lake City 13.686 M$ Preliminary design Nevut
Salt Lake City-Denver 19.905 M$ Preliminary design Utconmar
Denver-Kansas City 8.825 M$ Preliminary design Interplains
Kansas City-Jefferson/Saint Louis 4.345 M$ Preliminary design Interplains
Saint Louis-Springfield-Chicago/Gary 6.183 M$ Preliminary design Misilinoh
Chicago/Gary-Indianapolis-Cincinnati/H 5.088 M$ Preliminary design Misilinoh
Cincinnati/Hamilton-Columbus 1.957 M$ Prelimin. design Ohio/Potomac
Columbus-Pittsburgh 2.429 M$ Prelimin. design Ohio/Potomac
Pittsburgh-Washington D.C. 5.587 M$ Prelimin. design Ohio/Potomac
Washington/Dulles-New York 10.510 M$ Prelimin. design ChesananCharles
New York-Boston 9.374 M$ Prelimin. design ChesananCharles

Itinerary Los Angeles-Boston 116.917 M$ (Chicago way)

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