Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-17
The Maine Commissioners
Make Annual Report.
Steam Roads Show Increase Of
S1,2O6,688.64 in Earnings.
Earnings Of Street Railroads Also
Show Good Increase.

Governor and Council. shows that The
number Of passengers carried over tine
steam railroads of Maine during the
past year was s,234, 730, against S,221 ,3S4
for the preceding year, an increase of
1886 in the number OF passengers car
ried. Tie gross earnings OF the steam
railroads Of the state for the past year
We're SIC, ,145.S3. against $iJ,394, 457 10
for the preceding year, an increase in
the earnings Of $l,206.6 $3.50.
The number of tons of freight hauled
in 1907 was 12.32l ,0n6 against l,S41, 3i1
for the preceding year, an increase in
tons hauled of 1850.
The number of passengers carried
one mill. fOr the past year was 23i.9o3.
sos against 222.41o.214 in 1906, a gain in
passengers carried one mile of u 49O,69
The number of tons of freight hauled
one mile for the year was 1,03342l ,I34
against 1901 ,254,S33 in 1906, L gam i'll
tons hauled one mile of 1851. $50.
The total passenger train mileage for
the year was 3,616,55G against 4,a51 ,941,
decrease in passenger train mileage
Of ISL, 39i miles.
The total freight train mileage for
1901 was 3,51l,S7 against 4,321,0-3 in
1866. 4 decrease in freight train mileage
of S62,1S0 miles.
The total mixed train mileage for the
year was 4i9.JSl against 4S2, 4U8 in 1896,
q decrease IL mixed train mileage Of
12,7l7 miles.
The total non-reVenue train E,ilease
for the year was 1902 S5 against l,6iS,-
COL in 1906, q decrease in non-revenue
train mileage Of 545,l16 miles.
The total mileage of all trains for the
year was S,1Q6,992 against 10,s0S.t06 in
1906, Q decrease in the mileage of all
trains Of 2,211, ala miles.
The total mileage of the steam roads
is 2,144.77, an increase in mileage of
51.2s miles over the preceding year.
This increase is made up by the con-
struction of the Schoodic Steam Rail-
road, from Millinocket to Midway.
eight miles ca branch of the Bangor &
Aroostook Railroad,) additional branch
track, of the Boston & Maine Railroad.
in Portland, SC miles, 4 branch track,
of the Canadian Pacific Railway at
Greenville. LES miles, a branch track Of
the Franklin &; Megantic Railway at
Alder Stream, 80 miles, the extension
Of the Somerset Railway to KiEeo sta
ton, So miles, a branch track of the
Washington county Railway at Wood
land, 10 miles, Ill adjustment of the
mileage of spurs, so called. by the
Washington County Railway, making Il
total of SOS miles increase in mileage.
There are IS street railways in the
State and their total mileage is 3S36i
miles.
Tbn r,e,s,, tl,a
movement OF trains, locomotives or
cars, as shown by the returns of rail-
road companies, the past year, were as
follows:
There were four passengers killed and
SIS injured. Two were killed and eight
injured by jumping on or off thrains,
locomotives, or cars, one killed at
stations, Ole killed and % injured from
other causes, IS injured from collisions,
% injured from derailments, and five
from falling from trains. locomotives
or cars. Last year two passengers
were killed ana SO were injured.
The ratio of passengers killed and
injured for the year 1907 was one killed
TO every 2.056, 492 and ore injured to
93,417 carried. The ratio OF passengers
killed was one to 5s,104. 0fO and one in
jurcd to 2,66S,346 passenger miles ac-
complished.
The number of trainmen killed
period was is killed and 1l3
injured. Three were killed and 70
injured from coupling and uncouplins,
four killed and 16 injured from coils
siors, four injured from derai'nents,
one killed from partings of trains, one
injured from locomotives or cars break
ing down, two killed and II injured
from falling from trains, locomotives
or cars, three killed and two injured
from being struck by trains. locOmO-
tives or cars. three killed and four in
jured from overhead distractions, one
killed and 81 injured from other causes.
Other employees, eight were killed and
80 were injured.
There was one trainnan killed to 12I
and one injured to 20 employer. The
total number killed and injured from
the movement OF trains, locomotives or
cars, was 50 killed and 304 injured.
There We're three more trainmen killed
and two less injured than in 1906.
During the same period Il trespasscrs
'NAS 'NA'A'' e'io II Ai't tASo-
passing, II injured. In the postal, cX-
press and Pullman service one was
killed and Fl injured.
During the past year five persons
We're killed and 40 were injured on the
street railways of the State. Many of
the injuries to passengers were very
slight
The gross income from the operation
OF street railways in Maine the past
year was s2,214, 269.91 against $780,
6S2a9 IN 1906, an increase of $1l3.63i p;
the operating expenses Were Sl,3S2, 49,
% against $1,3os, 3S41S. an Increase Of
SIS, S05.76; tine income above operating
expenses, S794.o49.23. an increase of
s37, S3093.
The total number of employees, by
steam railroads in Maine, during the |
year, including general officers. was
lo,l43 being 1898 more than in 1906. |
The total number of employees, inclui- |
ing general officers, was 16,451, an in
crease in employees of 1876.
The number OF days worked, cxc!ud |
ing general officers. was 2.050.16o !
en- in, IONS ipcr.a IN, !