Capital budget worksheet
Enter quantities, unit costs, and contingency. See the total and committed funding gap.
Open the budget worksheet ↗THE WORKBENCH
Small tools for real planning work.
Five browser-based railroad planning tools for project scopes, quotes, budgets, technology pilots, and capital plans. Download CSV or print to PDF.
Your work. Your download.
No account, database, or browser autosave. Work stays in the open page. Download an Excel-compatible CSV or use Print / Save as PDF before leaving. Each first prototype also supports a downloadable project file you can reopen locally.
Project scope builder
Organize project limits, quantities, exclusions, evidence, and dependencies in a downloadable scope worksheet.
Open the project scope builder ↗Contractor quote comparison
Compare entered contractor prices, known additional costs, inclusions, exclusions, and unanswered scope questions.
Open the contractor quote comparison ↗Technology fit checklist
Record a technology pilot, assess practical requirements, and estimate entered ownership costs before making a buying decision.
Open the technology fit checklist ↗Capital plan organizer
Organize projects by year, owner, funding stage, and dependencies. Review known totals and missing information.
Open the capital plan organizer ↗Small steps, useful records.
Start with a scope, compare quotes on the same basis, build the budget, and bring reviewed projects into a capital plan. Use the technology checklist when a new product is meant to make one of those tasks easier.
These tools organize your entries. They do not inspect assets, approve engineering, rank safety work, or select contractors. Review the outputs against your original project records.
Try a fictional project first.
Play a five-station learning challenge, then bring the same questions into your own planning worksheets.
Play Budget Express ↗