Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-13
OUR RAILROADS.
Annual Report Of The
Maine Commissioners,
Showing Business Done by Rail-
roads During the Year.
Gross Earnings Show an Increase o.
$662,523.70 Over 1904.

The State board of railroad commits
siOners has submitted to Governor
Cobb its 47th annual report, of which
the following is an extract:
The operations of 90 railroads oper-
ated by steam and 10 street railways
operated by electricity, with the excep-
ton of one which is operated by horse
power, are covered by the report.
Of the 20 roads operated by steam,
seven are narrow or two-feet gauge.
1t will be observed that there is one
less humber of street railways in Oper-
alton, which is accounted for by the
suspension of operation of the Show
began and Norridgewock Railway, 5.15
miles. There has been constructed the
Rocl,land. South Thomaston and Owls
Head Railway, 4.35 miles, which Is not
in operation.
The returns to June 80. 1905. show an
increase over 1904, of 4.03 miles in the
mileage of steam roads.
There, however, has been constructed
and put in operation during the year.
500 miles of road by the Somerset Rail-
way, and IA additional miles were re-
IL ,
Increasing the Norway branch of said
railway from 1.36 to 1.50 miles. The
Rumford Falls and Rangeley Lakes
Railroad Co. took up the track of the
branch from HOughtOrs to Township
L, 4.31 miles. This branch was used for
numbering operations. The result of
these changes makes, as stated, the adj
ditional gain in mileage of steam rail-
roads, 4O3 miles The total mileage to
June 80, 1905, was 2,022.63, against O.
0lS60 in 1904
The mileage Of the narrow gauge
railroads continues the same as in 1904,
1897 miles.
The gross earnings in Maine for the
year ending June 30. 1906, were 1885,
S7515. against S132W .351 AS, in 1904 am
increase in gross earnings of $780,. 20.
The number of passengers carried for
the year ending June 30, 1905. was
7.125 53G, against 1872 ,O19 in 1904. u gain
in passengers carried of 1882
The number of tons of freight hauled
for the corresponding year was 1885,
GA. against 9,96O.95o, in 1904, gain in
tons hauled of 391, 72i
The total passenger train mileage for
the year ending June 80. 1905. was A.
2J9.il0, against 4.3o4, 200 in 1904, which
is 1890 miles less than in 1904.
The total freight train mileage for the
corresponding year was 3,SSO,62l,
against 3,Sc5,3cl in 1904. a gain in mile
age Of 5J,2G0.
+ The number of passengers carried one
mile for year ending June 80, 1905. was
20i, 7S6.SS1, against 200, .27C in 1901, a
gain in passengers carried one mile of
1915 GOJ.
The number of tons of freight hauled
. one mile for the corresponding year
was So 025.0ia, against $685. IA in 1901.
n gain in tons OF freight hauled one
mile Of 57,639.375.
The total mixed train mileage for 1905
was 414.iS?, against ilS.139 i'll 1904. a
gain in mixed train mileage of 1924.
and making the total revenue train
mileage S.65i.114 against S,54S.300 in
, 1904. gain in revenue train mileage of
lO6.4i4 miles.
! The total nOn-roVcnue train mileage
for 1908. was 1.3SS.222 miles, against
o.1O2213 in 1904. which was 714,051 miles
less than in 1904. The total mileage of
all trains for the year was 1905. 926.
which was 6O7,G31 miles less than for
the year 1901.
! An examination of tho following
table will disclose the fact that the in
creased cost Of operation Of all tho
roads which operate partly or wholly
in Maine. WAS Sl.i59, 91T.G7 being $54.-
.S.3G,.42 in 1905. against $50 16S 3S1.15 in
1904. OF this incre ascd cost of expenses
the Boston & Maine Railroad Co. cx-
pended $1,341 .S3o.i3 as follows:
Increase in maintenance of
WAY aui structures go. $67cc,G7 II
equipment ................... S57,3,o.S 50
Increase III Conducting trans
/ portaticn Observation-Disclosures. 1n.741. Il
Increasing the expenditures in
the three departments .........N.3I. 1913
but decreasing in general expenses"
S23.9249n. leaving the increase in eX-
renditurcS rs stated. 1854. SEAS. Tic
Maine Central Railroad Co. reduced its
expense Of operation 225,39l.0l. The in
crease iii maintenance of way and
structures" was s1iO,33s.15: increase in
Conducting transportation" So $50 &c:
Increase in general expenses" s33-
$3.50. or S226.6I3.3 81 but reducing its cx-
p"nSc of maintenance of equipment"
Sio2,G1I3c; reducing the expense of OPP
Grafton. as stated, $225.341.O1.
There are as returned, 1410 crossings
at grade. against 1425 in 1904. The num-
Der of highway crossings, at grade, ap-
pear 10 be - less than in 1904. The re-
turns of the Maine Central Railroad
show 80 less crossings a t grade than in
1901. This is accounted for from the
fact that in 1904 private crossings were
returned as highway crossings" Nine
are added to the Phillips and Rangelcy
Railroad, being the number on line OF
the Eustis Railroad. part of the system.
The Canadian Pacific: Fourteen addi-
tioral crossings are returned, an error
III the returns Of either in 1904 or 1905.
Accidents at grade crossings We're
some in excess Of those in 1904. Six
were killed and five injured by those
not trespassing and one injured of
those trespassing. against five killed i'm
1904; one trespassing and four not tres
passing.
This is ore killed and one injured to
every 225 grade crossings. This is GER
tainly a very small list of casualties
considering the daily passage of trains