The Republican journal., 1884-12-25
Maine Central Railroad.
REPORTS OF THE PAST YEARS WORK AMI
PRESENT CONDITION OF THE ROAD.

REPORTS OF THE PAST YEARS WORK AND
PRESENT CONDITION OF THE ROAD.
The annual reports of the Maine Central Rail-
road, show a larger surplus than the preced-
ing year. Although the earnings have been less
there has been a large reduction in the operat-
ing expenses and the last quarter has shown an
increase in passenger earnings, attributable
largely to the opening of the Mt. Desert Branch,
upon which trains commenced running June
23d Of this year. The first three-quarters show
ed reduction in freight earnings of SIS, 792 10,
aud of passenger earnings $l.Sl5.45, but during
the last three months there has been gain of
Sl2,6l590 in freight earnings, over the cores
ponding period last year, while the passenger
earnings show gain, during the same period
of $52, ,02l.5
The company now operate 524.2 miles of road
as follows:
Portland to Vanceboro. $50 I
Cumberland lunct to Skowhegan. ,........... 90.7
Bath to Pennington. Observation-Disclosures. II 2
Crowseys Junct to Lewiston.... ...... ...... At
Burnham Junct. to Belfast. 33
Newport Junct to Dexter. Observation-Disclosures. ii 0
Brewer Junct to Bucksport...... ............ lS.l
Ptnobscot Switch to Mt. Desert Ferry........ Al
IUlal .55l, 2
BOB miles laid with steel, and track
Bridges and equipments are reported in excel
lent condition by the railroad commissioners
This road being wholly within the State. its
traffic is fair gauge of business throughout
other sections. The passenger earnings per
mile operated. have increased 80 per cent. dur
ing the past five years, and the freight earnings,
II per cent.
semi-annuaI dividends of per cent. each
were paid in February and August. The
trea>urerS report shows the earnings from
passengers, this year. to have been 81 197 4l2-
81; freight, 81 ,415 S44 IS; express, $40 900; ;
mails. S94, is; car mileage and extra bag
gage, S3,293 IA; earnings from rents, wharf
Hh..
have been $3.50. 1886, leaving the net earu-
ing, 81 l,076.0S0.33. Deducting interest and rents
leaves surplus of 1925 ,6S5.19. The total
bonded rent of the road i, $40 ,49l 900 the first
n>lament of which is due in 1890.
General Manager Pay>on fuckers report
furnishes the following abstract:
SUMMARY OF BUSINESS.
No of passengers carried. l2l43S0
Earnings of passengers. 81 l97,4l2 81
No Of passengers carried mile.... 40 9l5, 1866
Earnings pel passenger .9S 60 100 cts.
Average distance per passenger. 40 s. 100
Average earnings per passenger perm 0242 cts.
No OF tons freight carried. ........... 1JS, ,93I
Earnings tor freight. 40, ,s44 Is
NO. Of tons carried one mile. ..... 81 49, OU3
Average mileage OF one on............ 81 2I-l00
Average receipts per tUn.... ....... 81 81 46- 100
Average receipts per ton per me...... % 80 100
Earnings for mails, baggage, express,
c..'.''..'...'......- Sl43,ll4 80
Total gross earnings. 81 sl6,372 40
Train mileage
Passenger trains.-.. Observation-Disclosures. 925,345
frelsht TRAINS. 1i3,540
Nofhihs trains, switching, etc.,. 6il,21S
Average gross earnings per train per mile. IS 10
Average operating expenses per train nile. l.04 9-l0
Nct earnings per train mile....... -. .63 $40
Among the bridges rebuilt was the restIe al-
proach AT Brewer 1913 feet queen truss. Lincoln
Centre, - feet; Stringtr truss, Brewer. 2S feet;
overhead truss. Hobbs, - feet Ticonic bridge
Watervlle, received d new floor system, and
one was put in the draw span, kendu ,keag
bridge, Bangor: seven mile brook bridge at
Riverside has ben strengthened and other
bridges have received repairs, also 2,066 cuoic
yards OF masonry have been laid.
New buildings have been erected at Rich
mond, Bangor, Mattawamkeag, Danforth
Winthrop, Lisbon Falls, Livermore Falls and
lhorndike. At Augusta new roof has been
placed ON the engine house and new water tanks
suppiled and improvements made on water
stations at South Wnn. South Lincoln and
Mattawamkeag, IL 200 foot awning supplied at
DanVllIe junction, turn table built at Malta
Wamkeag, the double track extended from
Woodfords to Westbrook junction, IA mile and
une-lenth, a new set of crossing tracks over the
dorchester road put in.
During the past year there has been added to
the equipment of the road: s locomotives, from
Portland Company's Works; s passenger cars
from companl'S shops aud from Wa>on
Gar Works: , baggage and express cars from
Wa>on Car works: . baggage, mail and express
cars from company's shops; 3 freight saloon
cars. from company's shops; % patent rocker
dump cars from Keith Manufacturing CO.;
snow plow, from com mpany's shops.
The rolling stock of the road now consists Of
81 locomotive engines, 81 of which are equipped
With tram brakes. 81 passengers, - of which
are equipped with Miller platforms and buffers
and - with air brakes; 3S baggage, mail and
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