Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-18
COnnecticut's Railroads.

Interesting Ftgures-The Annual Re- ports Just Made. All the railroads in the State, with the sx- ception of the New York and New England, | the Norwich and Worcester and New Haven and Northampton roads, have handed in at the railroad commissioners office the annual l returns required by law for the year ending September 30. The following figures taken from them will be of interest: NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN ROAD. From passenger transporta-
 From freight transportation. 2,Oe5,s5 62 \ Total operating expenses. S,so367s e7 Net earnings .s2. ,1sS 67 The total number of passengers carried was 6 1897, 1885, and the total number of miles 1 travelled 3,697, 211. It should be borne in mind that the returns of this road this year 1 include the Shore Line division. THE CONNECTICUT WESTERN.
 Total operating expenses. $316 470 20 From passenger transportation h. .s11o, ,11O 30 From freight transportation. .. 1S4 ,078 24 Net deficit. 9.s63 Al l The total number of passengers carried was 241, TOY, and the total miles run 3O9, ,4s9. l While the earnings of this road are $4o,- 681. 65 more than last year, the operating ex- penses have also increased $49, ,S92. 54. This 1 large outlay has been expended in improving I the road, greatly bettering it's condition. THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY ROAD.
 From From passenger transportation .s1o2 ess 25 ' From freight transportation. 77,930 13 I Total operating expenses. 195,oss s2 Net earnings. .p 1o9 T9 Total number of passengers carried, ESQ., | 994, and total miles run, 22S,O2 THE AIR ROAD. Groa
 From From passenger transportation s74s45 oi From freight transportation. 74,O65 Os l Total operating expenses. 11s,262 s6
 Net earnings. $194, ,76s 61 Total passengers carried 94, 378, and total miles run ITO, 5O6.
 THE OTHER ROADS. The gross earnings of the New York, Prov idence and Boston were $1 ,O65, $50. 31, and l the operating expenses $561 1875 62, making | the net earnings B5O4, 274 69. Total passen- gers carried 1,O26, ,495, and total miles run l 641 ,353.
 were $62. 931 S3. and the operating expenses, ] $53, ,393. 83, making the net earnings $S, 538. Total passengers carried 16,524, and total l miles run 9, ,93O.
 l Gross earnings of New London Northern l 9587, ,3S4.4S, and total operating expenses l $519, ,312.18, leaving net earning of $68, l O72 30. Total passengers carried 42O, O66, and total miles run 565, 96S.
 l Gross earnings of Housatonic road $746,-
 327 76 and operating expenses $567 200. 58,
 making net earnings $179, 127.1S. Total pas.
 sengers carried $40, AIS, and total miles run l 539, ,47O.
 l Gross earnings of Naugatuck road $714,- 1 89S O1, and operating expenses $463, 1865 O1 ;,
 making net earnings $251, ,O32.91. Passen-
 gers carried 415, ,391, miles run 362, ,746. Gross earnings of New Canaan road $15,-
 108 63, operating expenses $9, ,26s. 56, net
 earnings $5,s4o.O7, passengers carried 41,- | 369, miles run 19. .25O.
 Gross earnings of Danbury and Norwalk
 road $2OO, 993 90, expenses SIPS, ,OO2 67, net
 earnings $72, ,99O 73 passengers carried 346,- 784, miles run 123, 732.
 CONDITION OF THE DIFFERENT ROADS.
 The railroad commissioners have also made | their annual report of the condition of the 1 different roads. On the New York and
 New Haven road, New York division, they
 find the irregularities in the alignment
 and surface of the track more noticea-
 ble by reason of the excellent condi- nizing the fact that the large traffic on
 this road renders it more difficult to keep 1 the line and surface perfect, they
 assert that the amount of the traffic only
 makes the demand for the best possible track 1 the more imperative. The Shore Line di. | the Middletown division much improved by | steel rails.
 They find the track, road bed and super | structure on the New England road generally
 in good condition, giving evidence of careful | attention. They again refer to the inconven- fence of using different time than the other roads, and for the second time recommend
 that the standard legal time be adopted. The l commissioners also call attention to com
 plaints of unreasonable delays in the trans
 portation of passengers and freight, and re-
 mind them of their obligation to make sched- ule time.
 They report that for the first time in sev- eral years they find no improvement in the l Air Line road, but rather deterioration. They find the Connecticut Western much