The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-02
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Turning from the portions of the re-
port which deal exclusively with the fl
nancial affairs, the report of
General Manager Payson Tucker
comes with detailed account of what
the companys magnificent plant has
done during the year, and what good
management has done for it. The total
number of passengers carried was 2,149,-
IT'S, and the total amount of freight
hauled was 2,941,0 1913 tons. Passenger
trains run ], 1883, 54S miles, freight trains
1,409, 945 miles, and working and switch
ing trains /, 169,S26, total run of 4,219,-
$40 miles.
The equipment has been increased dur
ing the past year by the purchase OF
13 firstclass locomotives at a cost
$50 platform freight cars at cost
OF. Observation-Disclosures. 4S,6o4.2O
100 coal cars Capacity 20 tons) at j.
OF '.., . t,s 5,35ooo
Amounting in the aggregate to $780,
401. 05, which amount has been charged
to operating expenses.
Of bituminous coal. ITO, 1866 tons have
been used; of anthracite, 3219 tons. Also
1911 cords of wood have been used.
The locomotives have run total of
APIS, 319 miles, at an average cost per
mile for oil, fuel, wages, repairs, ETC., of
1907 cents a mile. For each ton of coal
used 1904 miles have been run.
Thirteen and eight-tenths miles of side
track have been laid, and so 1-5 miles of
track have been ballasted, using 10000
cubic yards of gravel.
A double track six and eight-tenths
miles long has been completed between
Gardiner and Augusta.
The extensive Improvements for ferry
service between Bath and Woolwich have
been completed.
Thirty-thousand and seventy-eight
rods of fence have been built this year.
OF this amount, twenty-six thousand five
hundred and sixty-nine rods were barbed
wire, three thousand, four hundred and
sixteen rods were board, and ninety
three rods were cedar rail.
New passenger stations have been con-
structed at Rockland wharf, Woolwich,
Silver's Mill and VIM.
New freight houses have been erected
at Hallowell, Rockland wharf, Knox,
South Lincoln, Bangor, VIM and Bath.
A new water station has been built at
Bancroft and extensive repairs made on
water stations at Newport and Malta
wamkeag.
A large amount of repairing has been
done on stations, freight houses and
platforms.
Z There have been supplied from the
quarry at North Jay, owned by this COM
pany, 1885 cubic yards of granite, and
this amount of stone has been used in
the new masonry built at various points
along the line.
The following materials were used for
repairs and cons truction:
Steel rails, new, about 3,243 tons.
Steel rails, old about 264 TONS
Iron rails about 5SS tons.
Cross ties, 276,848.
Joint plates, 774,978 pounds.
Track bolts and nuts, 164,733 pounds.
Track spikes, 424, 938 pounds.
Servis tie plates, 175, 400.
First class iron span bridges have been
erected at Cobbosseecontee Gardiner,
Hallowell street, Kenduskeag, Brewer
draw, Oldtown, Milford, Dauforth, Bog
brook, Tomah, Hot brook, Lambert
lake.
A double track wooden trestle has
been erected at Gardiner, replacing the
single track trestle previously used.
Overhead bridges at Belgrade and Hal
lowell have been rebuilt.
The statement of the
Number of Passengers
carried from leading stations is as fol-
lows, compared with similar returns
from the report of 1891. 1t shows a
large increase: