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Equipment Costs for Transit Vehicle On-Board (TV)

Note: Equipment list adjusted to 2008 dollars. The date in parentheses under the capital cost value and O&M cost value represents the dollar year from which the cost value was adjusted. All costs are in $K.

Unit Cost Element	IDAS #	Life Years	Capital Cost $K, 2008 Dollars (Source Year)	O&M Cost $K/year, Dollars (Source Year)	Description
Driver Interface and Schedule Processor Index: 2	TV001	10	0.2 - 0.3 (1995)	0.004 - 0.010 (1995)	On-board schedule processor and database.
Cell Based Communication Equipment Index: 1	TV002	10	0.14 - 0.23 (1995)	0.007 - 0.012 (1995)	Cell-based radio with data capacity.
GPS/DGPS for Vehicle Location Index: 2	TV003	10	0.4 - 2.0 (2002)	0.010 - 0.033 (2002)	AVL GPS/DGPS. Capital cost depends on features of unit. O&M cost (estimated at 2% of capital) is for unit maintenance and does not include annual telecom service fees.
Signal Preemption Processor Index: 2	TV004	10	0.2 - 0.4 (1995)	0.004 - 0.007 (1995)	On-board schedule processor and database. Complement to IDAS elements RS004 and RS005.
Signal Preemption/Priority Emitter Index: 2		10	0.4 - 1.9 (2005)	0.1 (2005)	Data-encoded emitter; manually initiated. Complement to Roadside Signal Preemption/Priority (see Roadside Control subsystem). Estimated O&M.
Preemption/Priority Transponder Index: 2			0.06 (2000)		Passive transponder mounted on underside of transit vehicle. Requires transit priority system at the Transit Management Center.
Trip Computer and Processor Index: 2	TV005	10	0.10 - 0.10 (1995)	0.001 - 0.002 (1995)	On-board processor for trip reporting and data storage.
Security Package Index: 2	TV006	10	2.8 - 5.0 (2005)	0.14 - 0.20 (1995)	On-board CCTV surveillance camera and hot button. The high capital cost represents a common installation of a digital event recorder system.
Electronic Farebox Index: 2	TV007	10	0.5 - 1.1 (1995)	0.03 - 0.05 (1995)	On-board flex fare system DBX processor, on-board farebox, and smart card reader.
Automatic Passenger Counting System Index: 2		10	0.85 - 8.50 (2005)		Low cost reflects the APC system as an add-on to an existing route scheduling or tracking system. High cost reflects the APC system as a stand alone installation. Cost is per vehicle and includes installation.