Cost per Kilometer Short Run
25 mile segment along grand river in Livingston County
InterState Traveler Rail Costs/Kilometer
Qty Units Description Cost Amount Notes
1 Kilometer AMSC HTS Super Conductor Wire $54,000.00 $54,000.00
1 Kilometer Solar Panel 36" wide x  1 Kilometer long. $200,000.00 $200,000.00 3 ' x 1 '  section of panel = ~ $100.00
1 Kilometer Concrete 3'x3' x 1 Kilometer extrusion $140,000.00 $140,000.00
1 Kilometer Steel tubing $500,000.00 $500,000.00
1 Kilometer Fiber Optics $10,000.00 $10,000.00 twice the price of $1 / foot
0.25 Units/Kilometer Full Function Substation $500,000.00 $125,000.00 One every four kilometers
1 Labor/Kilometer 50 people working simultaneously / two weeks $200,000.00 $200,000.00
1 Kilometer Solid-state Magnets $100,000.00 $100,000.00 $100 / meter ~~ $30/foot
Total cost of the InterState Traveler /Kilometers $1,329,000.00
Terminal Stations
Qty Units Description Cost Amount Notes
1 Each Grand Terminal Stations $4,000,000.00 $4,000,000.00 One Grand Terminal at each End
20 Each Local Terminal Stations (Including Cat-tail) $250,000.00 $5,000,000.00
1 Kilometer Sidetrack to Local Public Station (1Kilometer) $1,329,000.00 $1,329,000.00
1 Each Remote Public Station, and parking $100,000.00 $100,000.00  
$10,429,000.00
InterState Traveler Public Cars
Qty Units Description Cost Amount Notes
1 Each Grand Public Car $1,000,000.00 $1,000,000.00
1 Each Commuter Public Car $500,000.00 $500,000.00
1 Each Eight Seater Taxi $300,000.00 $300,000.00
Detroit to Lansing
Qty Units Description Cost Amount Notes
1 Software  Car Control Systems $250,000.00 $250,000.00
25 Kilometer InterState Traveler Rail Construction $1,329,000.00 $33,225,000.00
0 Each Grand Terminal Stations $4,000,000.00 $0.00
20 Each Local Terminal Stations (Including Cat-tail) $250,000.00 $5,000,000.00
0 Kilometer Sidetrack to Local Public Station (1Kilometer) $1,329,000.00 $0.00
0 Each Remote Public Station, and parking $100,000.00 $0.00
0 Each Grand Public Car $1,000,000.00 $0.00
10 Each Commuter Public Car $500,000.00 $5,000,000.00
0 Each Eight Seater Taxi $300,000.00 $0.00 $1,739,000.00
10 Total Cars Total Cost for InterState Traveler Installation $43,475,000.00 Cost per Kilometer lock, stock, and barrel
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48 FTE/month FTE Operations and Support $8,000.00 $384,000.00