Performance (October 2018):
The Cost per Rail Passenger Trip of $2.46
in October was lower than the forecast by $0.59, or 19%. This favorable
variance was due to rail ridership exceeding the forecast by 0.2 million
unlinked passenger boardings and operating expenses coming under budget. The
2018 Fiscal Year-to-Date (months of July through October) Cost per Rail
Passenger Trip of $2.69 was lower than the forecast by $0.44, or 14%. This
favorable variance is due to rail ridership exceeding the forecast by 0.8
million unlinked passenger boardings and operating expenses coming under budget.