The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18

of passengers carried one mile was 207,-
1856 S8l against 200 all, 276 in 1904. gain
10 passengers cal ried one mile of 1875.
COS.
The number of tons of freight hauled
one mile was 842, OPS 049 against 794 1856,
ia in 1904, a gain in tons of freight
hauled one mile of 81, 639,275 The total
mixed tain mileage was 4, 4 6S3 against
Ais, 1850 in 1904, gain in mixed train
mileage of 55 944 and making the total
revenue train mileage 6,654,7l4 against
1854, 800 in 1904. gain in revenue train
mileage of 106, Ala miles The total non
revenue train mileage was l 1888 222 miles
against 102, 273 in 1904, which was TIA,
051 miles less than in 1904. The total
mileage of all trains for the year was
10, 042 936, which was GOT, 837 miles less
than for the year 1904
The increased cost of operation of all
the roads which operate wholly or partly
IN Maine WAS 81, 459,977 81, being S54,-
628, 1865 AZ in 1905 and S53, les 387 10 in
1904 OF this reased cost in expenses
the Boston & Maine Railroad Co. ex-
pended 81, BAT 1872 AZ as follows: In
crease in maintenance of way and struc-
lures, 1912 675 IL; increase in mainten.
ance of equiument, $557 $40 so; increase
in conducting transportation. SILL
741 Al; increasing the expenditures in
the three departments, 81, 81 ,757 38. but
decreasing in general expenses, $23,-
924 90, leaving the increase in expendi
lures, 81 347. 49, As The Maine Central
Railroad Co reduced its expense of
operation, $225, 1901 OIL. The increase in
maintenance of way and structures WAS
$l40, 1913 10; increase in conducting trans
portation, $50 $50 rs; increase in gener.
al expenses, $33 679.40, or $226, 673.31
but reducing it's expense of maintenance
of equipment 1852 Ola -, reducing the
expenses of operation 1925 ,341.0l.
The transportation expenses were Ie
duced as whole $500 619 30 The gen
eral expenses were increased on all roads
S32, 29S SO, The average passenger fare
per mile on all standard gauge roads do
ing business in Maine for the past year
was 842 cents. The average freight
rate per ton ON all standard gauge roads
doing business in Maine for the past
year was 1913 cents. The average freight
rate per ton mile upon the seven narrow
gauge roads was 489 cents and the
average passenger rate was 3.543 cents
for the year 1905.
There are returned 14l0 crossings at
grade against 1925 in 1904 The number
of highway crossings at grade appear tc
be 10 less than in 1904. The returns of
the Maine Central railroad show 3S less
crossings at grade than in 1904 This is
accounted for from the fact that in 1904
private crossings we're returned az
"highway crossings"
Accidents at grade crossings were
some in excess of those in 1904 Six
we're killed and five injured by those
not trespassing and one injured of those
trespassing, against five killed in 1904,
one trespassing. This is one killed and
one injured to every 236 grade crossing
This ia certainly very small list of
casualties considering the daily passage
of trains over the large number of grade
crossings
During the year there were no pass
epgers killed on steam railroads but 81
we're injured.
Ten of the injuries were caused by the
derailments of trains, two from falling
from trains, locomotives or cars, nine
from jumping from trains, locomotives
or cars, one at station and nine from
other causes In 1904 there was one
passenger killed and Is injured. The
ratio of passengers killed and injured
during the year WAS none killed to 207.
1855. S8l and one injured to 8 TOP sos
passenger miles accomplished. There
were none killed to 7,725, 1888 carried and
one injured to 249, 204 carried.
Sixteen train men we're killed and
seventy injured Coupling and uncoup-
ling was responsible for five killed and
l2 injured; derailmenis, two killed and
three injured; parting Of trains, one in
jured falling from trans locomotives
or cars. three killed and II injured
jumping on or off trains, locomotives or
cars, two killed and eight injured;
struck by trains, locomotives or cars,
two killed and two injured; overhead
Instructions, one Killed and four MUIR
ed; other causes, one killed and 20 in
iured There were three more trainmen
killed and four more injured than in
1901.
There was one trainman killed to l04
employed and one injured to % employ
ed In 1904 there WAS one trainman
killed to 1877 employed and one injured
to % employed OF other employees
there we're three killed and 81 injured
making a total of employees killed and
injured, 10 killed and 81 injured. There
we're IS trespassers killed and 20 injur-
ed and not trespassing, nine killed and
20 injured. In 1904 there were eight
trespassers killed and II injured; not
trespassing, eight killed and five III
jured
In the operation Of street railways for
the past year there were eight persons
killed and 10 injured OF this number
two passengers were killed and II in
jured. The death of the two passengers
ana nine of the injured was caused
from their own misconduct or careless
ness" 63 being injured from causes be-
yond their control OF the 63 injured
81 were injured on the Portland railroad,
81 OF whom were injured in the accident
which occurred upon lie Portland rail.
road in collison with train on the
Portland a Roches er division of the
Boston u Name railroad at Forest Ave.
The injuries To the "a mentioned were
so slight that it is doubtful if they
should appear in the Inst of casualties on
that road. six other persons were killed
and seven injured from their own mis-
conduct or carelessness For the year
1904, five persons were killed and 81 in
jur5d OF those killed, none were pas
sengers, but of the 5 injured, 80 were
passengers. 30 being from causes be
yond their own control
The total number of employees on the
railroads operated by steam in Maine for
the past year. including general officers.
was SITS, being 402 more than in 1904
The numbers of employees, excluding