The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-31
RAILRoAp srATIsTIos.
Interesting Ones From the Interstate
Commissioners Report.

The eighth statistical report of the in
terstate commerce commission, recent
y completed, contains much matter of
interest to railroad men. The report
shows that the total railway mileage in
the United States on June 30, 1895 was
$50, 651-41 miles, an increase of 1882
miles. The territory and states in which
the increase in mileage exceeds 100
miles are Arizona. 24741 miles; Illinois,
1S8- 20 miles; Pennsylvania, 1890 miles:
Maine, 1926 miles; Texas, 110.41 miles;
and Montana, los. 80 miles. The aggre-
safe length of all tracks in the United
states on June so, 1885, was 236, 894. 26
miles.
The number of railway corporations
on June 30. 1898. was 965, of which
lob maintained operating accounts
and 500 financial accounts. During the
year "A roads were abandoned. 8 merged,
% reOrganized, and 2S consolidated.
From the summaries given pertaining
10 the equipment of railways it appears
that the increase in number of locorno-
tives in service was 207 the total num-
Der on June 80 1895, being 1859. The
number of cars OF all classes reported,
being those owned by RAILWAYS was
1,270.561, which indicates a decrease of
1917, as compared with the previous
year The number of tons of freight
carried per freight locomotive in 1875
was 34SI7. showing an increase of >. 908
when compared with the corresponding
figures of 1894 The number of ton miles
per freight locomotive was I .25S S21, the
increase over the previous year beinA,
242.O66. The figures indicate increased
economy in transportation of freight.
The number of men employed by rail-
ways shows an increase of 1926. as
compared with last year, the number of
employees being 7S5 O34 on June 30 1895
The amount of railway capital on
June 80. 1895. is shown to be SO 9S5, 2O3,
l27, or S63,330 per mile of line. The in
crease during the year was S1SS. 129.312
The number of passengers carried by
ii
June go, 1895. was 507, 421, 362. which
shows a decrease of SO, 266. S37. The num-
Der or passengers reported as carried
one mile was L.. 19S. 446. III. a decrease of
:, 10y, Ssg. So being shown when compared
with figures for previous year The
number OF tons of freight carried as e
ported by railways was $50. 161.171.
which gives an increase of 50 514.618 for
the year. The number of tons carried
one mile was returned as s.. POI. SIS. S91
indicating an increase of 1892. 411.189
The gross earnings of the railways of
the United States for the wear ending
June 80. 1898, were $l,O75.371,46 an in
crease Of $2,009, 6G5 for the wear being
thus shown The expenses Of operation
for the same period We're S725- 20 AIS
which were s.. 693, 907 less than for 1Sql
The number OF railway ernDIo3-as
killed during the year ending June 20
1885. was ISL, and the number injured
was 1856. The figures compared With
those of the previous year show a de-
crease of 2.274 in the number injured
The number of passengers killed was
10, the number injured 1875. These
figures give for the veal a decrease of
154 in the number killed. and 659 in the
number injured. The number of pass
engerS Killed is remarka bly, small. The
smallest number killed in any OF the
preceding seven years was 2S6. in 1890
one enpIoye was killed for each 433
employed and one ernDIova y,-az i7i177-
ed for each 81 employed. OF The 49,
or employees known as trainrnen. that is
engineers, nremen, conductors, and Otb-
er employees whose service is NJ,
trains. it appears that one was l[iiIe5
for each l55 in the service, and one in
jured for each IL in the service tn
number of passengers carried for esot
passenger killed during the vea1. -.
2,SS4,SS2, and the number carried fo1.
each passenger injured was ~. 651 Tba
liability of passengers to accidents is
better shown in the fact that Il .6q6 ia
passenger miles We're accomplished for
every passenger killed and s. 1S1, s77 for