New-York tribune., 1891-04-22
A YEARS TRAFFIC on THE PENNSYLVANIA.
,,srpr,srs IN THE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT


NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. THE ROAD.
philadelnhia April 21.-The annual report Of Gen.
eraI Manager Charles E. Pugh, OF the Pennsylvania
railroad for tic year ending December 81 $780, just
,ssied furnishes a great mass OF important detail
rhe port covers the operations not only OF the main
line between philadelphia and Pittsburg, but likewise
those OF the United Railroads OF NewJesey the Phlla
delpha and Erie division and the Delaware and
Raritan Canal In reviewing the report all reference
10 earnings and expenses is omitted, the statistics
covering those items having been made public some
time ago.
During tho year 2O,066,26s passengers of all kinds
we're carried over the limo between Philadelphia and
Ptsburg being an increase 1889 OF 22O6 S61 or
1874 per cent. The average distance travelled by
each passenger in 1890 Is 65-100 miles against
10 1s1Oo in 1880. Between the same points there
were moved Of all kinds Of freight 7001310 tons,
being AN increase Of 5,49o1o1, or 1o97 per cent In
addition there were 2416540 tons OF fuel and other
materials for company's transported during the
year. The through oil shipments eastward aggregated
1891 ,201, being decrease of 403837. The oil ship
ments TO local points however largely increased the
figures for 1890 being 092 barrels, against 3o20oo
for 1885, The coal and coke shipments combined
amounted to 2o158577, being increase Of 29SSo30
TONS or II 410 per cent. The coke shipments alone
increased 1G per cent, and the coal shipments In
creased IS per cent over those Of 1880.
Unusually large expenditures were made in the
maintenance Of the way department during the year.
The roadbed, tracks and bridges were all maintained
In good standard condition, and improved by repairs,
renewals and beterments There Ice miles OF new
single track added and 30 364 tons Of new steel rails
were used for repairs renewals and new tracks The
total number OF miles OF single track in use on the
Pennsylvania Railroad division including sidlngs,
branches owned and leased and branch sidinGs, was
3,170.
Heavy expenditures also made for new bridges,
repairs to old ones, tile erection Of new stations both
freight and passenger the Improvement and enlarge
mcnt Of shops and wlarves, etc.
Over the United Railroads Of New-Jersey there were
carried 81 305,1S7 passengers, being An increase OF
1000, ,212. The average distance travelled by each
passenger was seventeen and ffteen-one huhdredh
miles, OF freight Of all kinds there were moved over
the same lines 14,o53,26s tons, an increase OF
1851 1855 TONS 0.13 per cent in addition there
were 764S71 tons OF fuel and other materials for the
companys use transported At the close Of the year
there were 1,130.43 miles Of track In use on the
United Railroads Of NewJersey, 61ls5 OF which are
on the New-York division.
Through the Delaware and Rartan Canal there
were transported 12o9668 tons Of freight, decrease
Of 90 601 tons.
over the Philadelphia and Erie division there werc
carried in 1890 243s, 1927 passengers ap increase OF
254,416. OF freight there Were moved l7''oo'i4o
tons, an Increase Of 15s4 t,o porrsv,von,a Rail-
road division United Railroads Of SeTJoESey rs sgS aa
PHILADELPHIA Erie division on looVl
comurlsed 1872 locomotives, 007 being the first
named division. During the year ttty-seven new
Standard locomotives were added to the equipment.
t6e passenger equipment comprises 1,040 passenger
coaches % excursion cars, rs baggage lO2 express,
dining, Is parlor 40 emgr9nt and 80 postal CO Gafs eso
IN Ali I4s4 The freight equipment comprises 81 sos
cars including 1862 gondoas and oght~heeIed e3an
cars 6O4 cabin cars lilo tank cars, ond $50 four
wheeled coal cars. ., -,
General Manager Pugh says that tho operations OK
the Fmployes' Voluntary Relief Department continues
to be successful