Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-30
OuR RAILWAYS.
The Work They Did and the Cost o
Operating fer the Past Year.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 80 The third an
nnal report on statistics Of rsilways in Il q
United States has been issusd from The
stz zi.t'eisn's tfiee Of the interstate eem.
rnerce commission, and gives comprehen-
sive statistics covering the operations Of
the railways fer the year ending June 50,
1880, and statement of the earnings from
the passenger and freight service. with the
oberaiisg expenses and fixed charges for
i1s months, eadiag March 81, 1881.
The report states that the railway mile
sge in the United States. June 30, ls90,
vas 1853 597 o. mi!es. The increase in
mileage brought into operation during the
year was $3.50 co miles, Michigan show the
largest Increase duriBg tie sesr, being
4s9 0s miles The total length of track
for the Unised stes, including
all tracks, sidings and spurs, 10 2o9. :
060 miles. The number CT railway
corporations June so. 1890. was 1871.
OF thete 81 are clsfssd ss privste rosis.
with total milesge Of sl6. Nine hundred
and tweniy-seven are operating companies,
and 73j are subsidiary companies, whose
mileage is leased TO other companies.
fweliy-tso companies, representing . mile
age Of 1876 10 miles, have reorganized
during the year.
Eigh;y four companies, with q mileage Of
sl0l 81 miles, united with other comp snies
during the year and disappeared as inae-
pendent companies. Forty railway eorpo-
rstions operate II s72 63 miles of line. or
Il 5lsper cent Of the total mileage. Sew
enty y-ieur companies receive 1887 .000, 900
Of the total gross income of ali railways in
this cGun,ry, which is 81 ,G5l. s77 632.
The total number of locomotives in the
ua.ied States 10 go ops. Of which 1884 are
passenger snd IS, 40 are freight loeomo-
uves. The humber Of cars used on tie
railways Of the United States is l,l64, ,l3S,
of which 26,5il are in the passenger GER
vice. The number Of tons Of freight carried
one mile yer freight engine is 72l, ,627,
aad the nmb4r OF passengers carried one
mile per passenger engine is 4l3, l42.
In the New EGG and states, group /, are
2S iec motives per 100 miles OF line. Mum
bef Of c3motiyes fitted with tfsia brske
is 20 l62; with automatic coupler, 955;
numoer Of cars itted with train brake is
l5S 24i sId With automatic coupler 1l4,.
$40 The total number of men employed
on railways in the United S:stes is 49,
sol, and increase Of 10 sos over 1880. In
he New Enslsnd STATES the average mum
Der of men per 100 miles of lice is l6
The total csplhtsliz alton Of railway
property in the United States is calculated
at 50 1874 io3, ic0 or $60, iSi per mile. The
inc ease IN rsilwsy cspitsl for the year
OF This amount Ss50, ,G00, $50, at least, Is
cue to the incNsse 10 capitalization on lines
already ID existence.
~ Il
s,n.ed by stocks 10 As 50 rer cent. The
amount VI stoek per mile of line is $685.
322; amount Of outstanding obligations,
incu ling bonds, ETC., So, 2G2.
The capitalization of railway property,
rays the report, is largely in excess OF its
market value. The aggregate amount paid
IN interest on railway bonds during the year
ending June 30, 1890, WAS Sl06 .967 9St.
10 the sum of thess amounts be capitalized
at . per cent, it shows the value Of railway
properly considered as an investment,
Sc, ,SG7, rs, ,420, equivalent to S42,63 per
mile OF line.
The humber Of passengers carried by the
railways OF the United States during the
year was 492 430,s65 The aggregate
number Of miles traueied was II S47, 1856
GI7. The number of tons of frt light car
RED during The esr was 6SG a ,6l7 mum
ber of tons carried one mile, ~ 207 ,047 1913.
The number OF passengers carried one mile
sf line Tor the railway Of the entire country
was - 75l. The number Of tons of freight
carried enc mile per mile line was iS7,2t5
The number of passengers carried one mile
per mite Of line in the New England states
was 2S3. $50. The revenue per passenger
per mile OF line for all the road was ? l67
cents. The average cost OF carrying one
passenger one mile WAS 9i7 cents.
The revs nue. for carrying atom Of freight
OF e mile is 94l cents; aud the cost of carry
ing ton Of freight one mile is Goa cents.
The rove Tue from passenger train run one
mile on all raj ways is Sl.0S OIL; and the
cost of running passenger train one mile
il 80 9S4 cents. The revenue from
freight tsain running one mile is sl.65.-
1874; and the average cost of running
freight train one mile is 81 ,05 I'll.
The total number Of persons reported by
the railways killed during the year, $500;
lhe total number jured was 29,03i. ar
the killed 245l were employees, 2S5 psssen-
gers ard 1884 "other persons OF the
injured 22,390 were employees, 2i4i pas-
sengefs and 1200 unclassided. The train
men represent but Is per cent. of the en-
plo5es and 5S per cent of the casualties
are sustained by them. The most common
accident results from coupling and un-
coupling cars, 3210 casualties being traced
to this source, 500 Of which were fatal. OF
Ih number the ifainmen sustained 6Si@
ac idents 265 being fatal,