San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-06
ANNUAL RAILWAY STATISTICS
AS REPORTED BY THE INTERSTATE
COMMERCE COMMISSION.
The Total Mileage, Number of Rail
way. Corporations. Employees in the
Service, Employees Killed During
the Year, and Other Reliable Sta
tistics.

or the Interstate commerce COM
mission, giving the statistics of
railways in the United States
for the year ending June 30, 1898.
The following is brief summary
of the report:
The total mileage of railways in
the United States on June 30, 1893,
was 176,461.07, being an increase
during the year of 4,S97.55 miles.
The corresponding increase during
the previous year was 3,l60.7S, from
which it appears that there was
some revival in railway construc-
tion during the year covered by
the report. The state Of Washing
ton leads in construction with
556.32 miles; Montana shows an
increase of 1896 miles; Minnesota
of 406.69 miles, and West Virginia
of 3650l miles. The other states
which show an increase in mileage
in excess of 100 miles are Califor-
mia, Florida, Indiana, Michigan,
Missouri, New York, Ohio, Penn
sylvania, Texas, Wisconsin and
Wyoming.
The total number of railway cor
porations in existence June 80,
1898, was 1890, being an increase
of 6S during the year covered by
the report. OF this number 752
were independent operating roads
and 939 maintained operating ac-
counts.
The total number of locomotives
on June 30, 1898, was 34,7SS, being
an increase of 1862 during the
year. OF these, 1857 were passen-
ger locomotives, 1889 freight loco
motives, and 1902 switching loco
motives, the remainder being I'M
classified. The total number Of
cars owned by the carriers making
report was l,ll9,S7S, to which
should be added 154, 06S leased cars,
making total Of l,273,9i6
cars operated directly by
the carriers. This shows an
increase in the number of cars di-
rectly controlled Of 1854 during
the year. OF the total number Ct
cars, 1884 were in the passenger
service, and l,047,577 in the freight
service. The number Of passen-
gers carried per passenger locomo-
tive was &C., 26S and the number OF
passenger miles per passenger loco
motive was l,5SS,6Ol.
The total number of employees in
the service of railways on June 30,
1898, was S73,602, being an increase
of 52,lS7. or this total of employees
1854 are assigned to the work of
general administration 256,2l2 to
maintenance of way and struc-
lures, l75,464 to maintenance OF
equipment, and 1877 ,9l5 to conduct
ing transportation, the remainder,
S,627, being unclassified by the
carriers making report.
The aggregate of property proper
ly classified as railway capital was
on June 80, 1893, $l0,506, 1885, lO,
which shows railway capital equal
to $63,42l per mile of line. The
amount of stock outstanding was
81, SOS, 1885, 1S, of which S3,9S2,OO9,-
6O2 was common stock, the re-
mainder, $6S6,925,S16, being pre-
ferred stock. The funded debt out
standing was $5,225,6S9,S21.
The total number of passengers
carried during the year ending
June 80, 1898, was 593,560,6l2. Pas
senger mileage during the same
year was IA, 229, 101,0S4. The aver
age journey per passenger was
1897 miles. The number of tons
of freight reported by the railways
for the year was 745, l19,4S2. Ton
mileage was 93,5SS, Ill, 1888.
The gross earnings from opera
lions on the railways of the Unit
ed States for the year en- ding June
80, 1898, was 81, 220,751,S74, being
an increase of $i9,344, 53l over
gross earnings reported the pre-
vious year. Operating expenses
during the year were SS2l ,92l, 299
being an increase of SAG, 1903
over the previous year.
The number of railway employees
killed during the year was 2,721
being greater by 173 than those
killed during the previous year.
The number of employees injured
was 31,729, being greater by g.
462 than the number injured
the previous year. The number
of passengers killed during the
year was 299, being less by " than
the number killed the previous