The Portland daily press., 1895-09-18
BOSTON & MAINE.
Some Interesting Statistics of the Year
Ending June 3Oth.

The report of the Boston & Maine for
the year ending June Both, is at hand
from which these interesting facts are
given:
''For new equipment received under
contracts, and built in our own shops,
there was expended (less cash received
for equipment sold) Sl67, 25O o93, and on
account of equipment in construction,
but not vet delivered, an appropriation
of $500, 600 was made, andathe total, $751;
$50. SO, included in the yea RS operating
expenses. There was expended during
the year, for repairs of locomotives, 1898, =
956 20, for repairs of passenger, baggage,
mail and express cars s SSSa o dos 20 - anu
sThe equipment consists of 566 locomo-
tiyes. 1928 passenger, baggage, mail and
express cars; 1914 freight cars; 206 Ca
boose cars; 142 tool and road cars; SO
snow plows.
''The operating expenses for mainten-
ance of way and buildings includes 81, 067, =
742 "a for repairs of road bed and track,
S214 O44. 81 for steel rails laid, S217 OBJ. 81
for ties laid, S193, 730 80 for maintenance
of bridges and $751; 952. 90 for main
tenanoe of buildings and structures
Fifty-seven miles (6749 tons) of new steel
rails have been laid in main tracks, and
35 miles (3701 tons) of partly worn steel
lines TO branches and sidings; SOB, 9l2
cross ties, and "a, $50 switch ties have been
laid and 10. 104 rods of fence have been
built during the year.
"Five important steel bridges and one
stone arch have been constructed, includ-
ing the steel viaduct, 100 feet long, made
necessary by the separation Of grades at
Chelsea Bridge in Boston; seven wooden
culyerts have been replaced with steels
stringers eight wooden bridges and i've
pile bridges have been renewed, and sew
eral trestle bridges have been filled. New
passenger stations have been QUILT at
Lynn, Walnut Hill, Collins Street and
Barton Landing, and new freight
houses at Charlestown (two), Old Or
chard. Barton Landing and Medford.
The Boston terminals have been com
pleted, and interlocking switch and
signal systems are now in process of con-
struction at Everett, Revere, West Lynn
and Swampscott functions.
''The main line of the Eastern Division
from Boston to Beverly az miles of
double track) is being ballasted, regarded
and relaid throughout with new rails
and ties. About one-half of this work
was done previous to June 3d. and the
cost thereof. SS9. $50, 80, included ID the
operating expenses of the year. For the
separation of grades at crossings of high
ways, s273, 531 70 has been expended dur
ing the year; but as in each case the
work is still in progress, or the final set
tlemont with the state and town partlcl-
pating in the cost has not been made, this
expense has not yet been distributed, but
is placed as separate item in the gen
eral balance sheet.
s'The immediate extension of the
second track of the Gloucester Branch
from its present terminus at Manchester,
Mass, to Magnolia, and the reconstruc-
ton of the passenger and freight stations
and yards at Manchester are necessary
for the expeditions handling of the large
and increasing traffic of that vicinity,
and this work has been authorized and
will be begun at once The total cost
will he about $780, 0O0 -