The Portland daily press., 1891-11-30
HOW WE TRAVEL.
Figures About the Railways, Their
Finances and Equipments.

WASHINGTON, November 29.-The third
annual report on statistics of Railways In
the United States," issued from the sta
tistician's office of the Inter state Com
merce Commission has been issued. It
covers the operations for the year ending
June 80, 1890. and states that the railway
mileage In the United States June 80. 1890,
was 1863, ,597. .O5 miles. The increase in mile
age brought into operation during the year
was 603060 miles. Michigan shows the
largest increase during the year, being
489.0S miles. The total length of track for
the United States, including all tracks.
sidings and spurs, is 209.060 miles. The
number of railway corporations June 30.
1890. was 1897. OF these 81 are classed as
private roads, with total mileage of 816.
Nine hundred and twenty-seven are OpeI-
ating companies, and 735 are subsidiary
companies, whose mileage is leased to 9TH
eI companies.
The total number of locomotives in the
United States Is 29,928, of which 1884 are
passenger and .140 are freight locomo-
tives. The number of cars used on the
railroads of the United States is 1,164, ,138,
of which 265ll are in the passenger SER
vice. The number of tons of freight car
ried one mile per freight engine is 4,72i,-
-
mile per passenger engine is 1,4l3,142. In
the New England States, group 1, there
are % locomotives per 100 miles of line.
The number of locomotives fitted with the
train brake is 20, 162, and with the auto
matte couplers 955. The number of cars
fitted with the train brake is 1924, and
with the automatic coupler 114,346. The
total number of men employed on the rail
roads of the United States is 749, ,301, an in
crease of 45.55S over 1889. In the New
England States the average number of
men per 100 miles of line is TIC. The total
capitalization of the railway property in
| the United States is calculated at $9.694.-
4S3, 400 or $50. .481 per mile. The increase
In railway capital for the year ending June
| 80. 1890. was $444, ,264, ,798. OF tbls amount
| $3.50, ,000, 900 at least was due to an increase
| in capitalization on lines already In exist
encP.
The capitalization of railway property,
says the report, is largely In excess OF its
market value. The aggregate amount paid
In interest on railway bonds during the
year ending June 80, 1890, was $106, ,967 9S4.
The number of passengers carried by the
railways of the United States during the
year was 492, ,430,S65. The aggregate num-
The number Of tons OF freight carried dur
| ing the year was 636. AL ,617, and the num-
Der OF tons carried one smile, 1920, ,O47, ,29S.
The revenue from passenger train run
one mile is $1.08041. The cost of running
a passenger train one mile is 80984 cents.
The revenue from freight train running
one mile is 81 65 434. the average cost of
running freight train one mile. Is $105.7t1
The total number of persons reported ny
railways as killed during the year was
$500; the total number injured was 29034 !;
Of the killed, 2451 werel employees, 2S5 pas
seDgers and 1884 'other persons; Of the
injured, 22,390 were employees, 2.444 passen-
gers and 900 unclassed Tha trainman
represent but IS per cent. Of the employees
but 58 per cent of the casualties were sus-
tanned by them. The most common acct
dent resulted from coupling and unc0up-
ling cars; 3.2l0 casualties being traced to
this source.