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  Having ridden the San Diego Trolley on more than ten occasions, whilst visiting San Diego, I can understand why it is hugely popular.  But it is not popular enough for the riders to cover the total operating expenses through the fare box, although they pay for a higher percentage of them than any American transit system that I have reviewed.  In FY08 fares covered 55 per cent of the Trolley's operating expenses.  That is comparatively high but well short of the total operating expenses.  San Diego Trolley Incorporated, which operates the system, paid $5.6 million for security compared to $6.3 million for traction power in FY08.  Or to state it differently, the cost of keeping the riders safe was equal to 88.9 per cent of the cost to power the trains.  I guess this is the price of operating a transit system in America's not so safe cities.  Amazingly, the equipment lease was only $86,000 in FY08.  It is projected to increase to $157,000 in FY09, but these low numbers must mean that the equipment has largely been depreciated.
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