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APPENDIX 6
Vehicle Cost Drivers
Vehicle cost factors are summarized in the two tables below, the first, "Vehicle Systems &
Component" table that lists the "hard" costs of rolling stock, by noting the relative cost contri-
bution of materials, systems and components that comprise a typical rail car. The second table,
"Peripheral Support Elements" similarly reviews the "soft" or indirect support costs of typical
vehicle procurements.
Vehicle Systems &
High Low Average Median
Components
Car Body 37% 24% 28% 30%
Windows 2% 1% 1% 1%
Seats 1% 0.59% 1% 1%
Trucks & Suspension 12% 6% 8% 7%
Wheels & Axles 2% 1% 1% 1%
Couplers 4% 1% 3% 2%
Train and Car Controls 5% 2% 3% 3%
Power Collector 0.38% 0.30% 0.30% 0.29%
Auxiliary Electrical
Equipment 7% 2% 5% 6%
Propulsion 27% 10% 22% 20%
Friction Braking 8% 6% 6% 6%
Doors 11% 4% 6% 7%
HVAC 9% 6% 6% 7%
Communications 3% 2% 2% 2%
Information Signs 2% 2% 2% 2%
Lighting 2% 1% 2% 2%
Peripheral Support
High Low Average Median
Elements
Car Assembly 10% 1% 6% 7%
Truck Assembly 1% 1% 1% 1%
Mock-ups 1% 0.03% 0.25% 0.20%
Contract Management 7% 1% 3% 2%
Design & Engineering 8% 1% 4% 3%
Testing 2% 1% 1% 1%
System Assurance 3% 1% 1% 1%
Warranty 1% 0.19% 0.67% 0.53%
Field Support 2% 0.24% 1.16% 1.17%
Manuals 2% 1% 2% 1%
Training 1% 1% 1% 1%
Special Tools, Test and
4% 2% 3% 3%
Diagnostic Equipment
Spare Parts 5% 3% 4% 4%
Other 3% 0.03% 1.21% 0.57%
Duty & Taxes 3% 0.06% 1.27% 0.98%
Total Percentage of Overall
27% 11% 19% 18%
Vehicle Procurement Cost
NOTE: The totals of the high and low columns do not add up to 100% because they aggregate the highs and lows. The
average and median cost columns total 97 to 98% due to rounding errors
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