Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-19
PENNSY STATISTICS.
Enough Rolling Stock to Make a Train
725 Miles in Length.
HINTS ON ITS IMMENSE BUSINESS.
Heirs Of an Eccentric Dead Man Searching
for Hidden Wealth.
STATE PRESBYTERIAN sYNoD's WORK
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE prspArcr

SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.I
ALTOONA, October 18.-During the visit
to this city of the American and foreign
steel and iron manufacturers, each of the
party was presented with book by the off,
cials of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, in which valuable information and
motive power statistics were contained.
The dimensions of each of the loco
motive shops were set forth. which showed
total floor area of 367, ,314 square feet.
This department is under the supervision OF
Mr.. George w. Strattan, general master
mechanic. The number of mechanics en-
ployed is placed at $3.50. The number was
much larger previous to the order to curtail
expenses.
The car shops show a total floor area of
1868, $50 square feet. 1t requires 1, ,7SO hands
to man these shops. This department has also
been cut down in numbers and is directed by
Mr.. John P. Levan, general foreman and one
of the oldest officials in the employ of the COM
pany.
I. The Juniata locomotive shops, under con-
struction. has total floor area of 1l8 9S5 square
feet. 1t is estimated that over 800 mechanics
will be required to run these shops. The mas
ter machanic is Mr. H. D. Gordon. The grand
total floor area of the shops is S54, $50 square
feet, and occupies 1877 acres of ground.
THE MEN EMPLOYED.
The whole number of hands employed in the
Eastern system of shops from Altoona to
Washington. D. c., is 1890: in the Western
system from Allegheny to Pendleton, O.,
6,617: grand total of q, ,S07 men, The number of
engnemen and firemen employed on the
Eastern system is, enginemen {, 49S; firemen,
2,73l; Eastern system. eDginemen. l.l69; fire.
men, ,23; grand total of 1871 employees Pas
senger locomotives used ON the Eastearn sys-
TEN, 62S freight, 1,345; Western system. pas
senger, ISL; freight, $50; grand total, 1904.
This power is sufficient TO move 10000 tons.
Passenger equipment: Cars Eastern system,
l6l2 Western system. 532: baggage, postal and
express cars, Eastern division, 36l, Western
system, 245 grand total, 2, $50 Total seating
capacity of passenger cars, l15 776; total carry
ing capcity. 1880 tons.
Freight cars, box. 1882; stock, 2Ol5; gondola,
1856; miscellaneous, $3.50. Western system,
box, % 542; stock, 427; gondola, Is. i15;. mscel
laneous. 1,7S7. Grand total, 107,5l3 total carry
ing capacity, 2600,s5 tons. The floating equip
ment Tor the Eastern system is 2i3.
SOME SURPRISING FACTS.
Mileage of equipment in 1889: Eastern sys-
tenn, locomotives. 56, 1855 TAI; passenger cars, &c.
6S3 444; freight cars. 72l. .122,55Z Western sys-
tenn, locomotives 26 $50 1892: passenger cars, A.
7l4,S9s; freight cars 345,574.25a Grand total,
12S2, 1885, S4l
II the rolling stock was placed in one train
its length would be 725 miles. 1t would require
four tracks between London and Liverpool
upon which to stand the rolling stock. The To-
comotive mileage was equal to 8, the passenger
car mileage to IA. and the freight car mileage
to l7O trips around the world each day. There
are needed every year $50 new locomotives to
meet the demands OF the service. The freight
cars have a capacity to move 600 acres of coal
feet thick at one time.