The Washington herald., 1909-04-12
ROADS GROWTH TOLD
The Pennsylvania Issues
Trackage Statistics.
SERVES HALF THE COUNTRY
In District of Columbia and the
Thirteen states Covered by the
system Reside More Than Fifty
Per Cent of Population of united
States-ImprOvements Planned.

Philadelphia. April ll.-lnterest attaches
to the Record OF Transportation Lines,
which has just been published By the
maintenance OF way department OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad. The report is in
the form OF a pamphlet Of forty-nine
pages, giving in considerable detail the
facts OF mileage and growth OF the
roads track. The figures are based on
the track conditions Of December 81, 1905
In the District OF Columbia and the
thirteen States IN which the Pennsyiva-
mia system is situated. more than one
hah OF the population Of the United
States resides. According to the esti-
mates OF the governors OF all the States
of the Union, the national population on
January last was ss.77o,126, while. ac-
cording 70 the same estimate, the popula-
ton Of the territory in which the Penn
sylvania system operates was 44,956.522-
Number of Passengers.
During the year 1905 the Pennsylvania
system carried 142.s76.77s passengers. av-
eraging more than three trips for every
man. woman. and child IN the thirteen
States and the District OF Columbia
The road IS operating 11.Z5G miles Of
direct line. This is increased by the
double tracked. three tracked and four
tracked portions. and by the great mile
age OF sidings and switehlngs. 10 q total
OF 23.977.41 miles OF single track.
/ On the lines east Of Pittsburg and Erie
there are 14so9.76 miles OF track. and on
the lines west there are 9.SSLs5 miles.
] 81 -Te.s
! pOrtance OF the freight traffic Of the road
may be learned from the fact that on the
lines east there are 4.Ti93 miles OF
siding.
The freight tonnage fo- the year
amounted. on al lines OF the system.
10 Ss4 90 81 tons. This is IN the proper
/ ton Of nearly eight tons for every per
son living in the States through which
the lines are operated Reduced 20 terms
OF ton miles. that is. counting each ton
as many times as there were miles over
which II was carried. this shows an az
gregate Of no less than 1853. .1s9 tons.
Thus, by a calculation Of averages, "a
2l6.3l9 tons Of freight passed over every
mile OF line IN the system during the
year.
Persons Carried Per Mile.
The number OF passengers carried one
mile during the year was S.55l. Ssl. 0s5. and
thus on an average S160eS persons were
passed over every mile Of the lines.
/ The increase Of trackage during the
year Is much less than would have been
the case IN a normal season. Thousands
| OF employees were laid or because Of the
hard times. but in spite Of this, 4O5 miles
Of new track were constructed. and rs
4 miles OF new lines were added 10 the
I system.
Excepting for the few miles west Of
( Altoona, the road is four-tracked from
/ New York % Pittsburg. Contracts have
\ been made for the widening OF bridges
and tunnels in this section. and Il IS
1 expected that the whole district will be
/ four-tracked within another year. Six
and eighty-siN one-hundredJhs miles OF
/ the fourth track were added az this
point during the year just closed
( In all the system there are now So
miles Of four-track road - miles OF
! triple track. 3S26 miles OF double track
and II Z35 miles OF single track.
Trnckage in Various States.
/ The following table shows the miles Of
operating line situated in the different
/ states reached by the system.