Cost per Kilometer Analysis
AMSC  American Super Conductor can supply 125 Kilometers, for 6.8million at $250/kilowattmeter?  Should be as cheep as $50/kilowattmeter and still be profitable.
6.8 million divided by 125 kilometers equals $54,400/kilometer for the Nitrogen HTS wire.
1 mile = 5,280 feet      1 Kilometer = 3278 feet
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 72" wide x  1 Kilometer long. $655,600.00 $655,600.00 6 ' x 1 '  section of panel at $200.00 /foot
1 Kilometer Concrete 3'x3' x 1 Kilometer extrusion $87,413.00 $87,413.00 3' x 3' slip form  =  1092 yards / kilometer   @ $80.00 / cu.yard
1 Kilometer Steel tubing for Rail $352,712.80 $352,712.80
1 Kilometer Steel Tubing for Stanchion Poles $28,800.00 $28,800.00
1 Kilometer Steel Plating $153,607.08 $153,607.08
5 Kilometer Supplemental Conduit $100,000.00 $500,000.00
1 Kilometer Fiber Optics $16,000.00 $16,000.00 figured at $5 per foot but can be purchase at  $.35 per foot
0.25 Units/Kilometer Full Function Substation $1,000,000.00 $250,000.00 One every FOUR kilometers
1 Labor/Kilometer 100 people working simultaneously / 1 week $100,000.00 $100,000.00 $52k / Annual Salary equivalent  or $1K / week
1 Kilometer Solid-state Magnets $100,000.00 $100,000.00 $100 / meter ~~ $30/foot
Total cost of the InterState Traveler /Kilometers $2,298,132.88
 
Terminal Stations
Qty Units Description Cost Amount Notes
0 Each Grand Terminal Stations $4,000,000.00 $0.00 One Grand Terminal at each End
0 Each Local Terminal Stations  $250,000.00 $0.00
0 Each Car Ramp for Car Ferry $150,000.00 $0.00
0 Kilometer Sidetrack to Local Public Station (1Kilometer) $2,298,132.88 $0.00
0 Each Remote Public Station, and parking $100,000.00 $0.00  
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Interstate Traveler Public Cars
Qty Units Description Cost Amount Notes
0 Each Grand Public Car $1,000,000.00 $0.00
0 Each Commuter Public Car $500,000.00 $0.00
0 Each Car Ferry $250,000.00 $0.00
Detroit to Lansing & Detroit to Brighton via I94-US23
Qty Units Description Cost Amount Notes
1 Software  Car Control Systems $1,000,000.00 $1,000,000.00
1 Engineering One time bulk engineering cost $1,000,000.00 $1,000,000.00
147 Kilometer Rail Construction I96  Detriot Lansing $2,298,132.88 $337,825,533.36 Approx 91 miles 
0 Kilometer Rail Construction I94-US23 Detroit -Brighton $2,298,132.88 $0.00 Approx 62 miles
0 Kilometer Lansing to Muskegon 160 kilometers  $2,298,132.88 $0.00
2 Each Grand Terminal Stations $4,000,000.00 $8,000,000.00
40 Each Local Terminal Stations  $250,000.00 $10,000,000.00 Detroit, Redford, Novi, Brighton, Fowlerville, Lansing
20 Kilometer Sidetrack to Local Public Station (1Kilometer) $2,298,132.88 $45,962,657.60
40 Each Car Ramp for Car Ferry $150,000.00 $6,000,000.00
20 Each Remote Public Station, and parking $100,000.00 $2,000,000.00
20 Each Grand Public Car $1,000,000.00 $20,000,000.00
200 Each Commuter Public Car $500,000.00 $100,000,000.00
300 Each Car Ferry $250,000.00 $75,000,000.00
220 Total Commute Cars Total Cost for InterState Traveler Installation $606,788,190.96
300 Total Car Ferry
  Detroit to Lansing Click on the Yellow Cell for a Yahoo map from Detroit to Lansing  
Annual Support
Staff Unit Who they are Per Month / Unit All FTE / Month All FTE / Year
48 FTE/month FTE Operations and Support $8,000.00 $384,000.00 $4,608,000.00
Cost per Kilometer lock, stock, and barrel $4,127,810.82