The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-16

Northern Railroad company sustained an operating loss for the year of $313, 41O.70.
 The surplus Of all railroads at June 30. 1914 was $4,065,514s4, q de- crease of $6,211, 5s for the year
 During the year the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad com pany reports the following import ant extensions. additions or improve ments in the state of Connecticut:
 Double tracking and elimination of. grade crossings between Berkshire Junction and New Milford. This work consists Of the elimination of seven grade crossings. the improve nent of alignment and grades, new railroad bridge at Still River, new, station at BrookfieId and the re- modelling and relocation of the presz e1at Sti1l River station. Double tracks tracks are in service and highway, traffic at the location of the grade crossings has been diverted over the new bridges. The changes at the Still River station are completed and the new station at Brookfie1d will be. completed during the coming year. E1ectrificatious of freight yards and sidings between Stamford and New York, the e1ectriffcation of the liar lem River and Van Nest yards in- cluding all freight sidfnss, west of Stamford have been completed and electric switching including freight. service inaugurated in these yards. The electrification of the main line tracks, the freight yards at South Norwa1k and Bridgeport and the sid inss at intermediate points has been completed and placed in operation, the commercial passenger service hav- inb been inaugurated on June 22, 1914. At June 30, 1914, 38. passsn- ger trains are being operated eIectrf-' ca11y between New Haven and New York and approximately A freight trains are being hauled daily by cleo trfe Locomotives between Harlem River, Bridgeport and New Haven This includes approximately 50 per cent of the train service between Stamford and New. Haven week days and on Sundays the entire passenger train service.
 The South Manchester Railroad company is the only operating trtra- state railroad. During the year this company which operates a. mileage of 194 miles carried 11B,O12 passengers earning revenue. The three remain ing operating roads which are inter state roads carried S8, ,09S passen- AFT, ,444 over that reported 9, year ago.
 The average amount received from each passenger carried by each of the reporting companies was as follows: Central New England Rail-
 way company s .397SS Central Vermont Railway
 company .5os71 New York, New Haven and
 Hartford Railroad company .31429 South Manchester Railroad
 company .04411
 The total tonnagaRof freight earn ing revenue carried by all railroads for the year was 31, ,T77,151 tons
 The average amount received for each ton of. freight by each of the re- porting companies was as follows: Central New England Rail-
 way company .54637 Central Vermont Railway
 company 7577s New York, New Haven and
 Hartford Railroad company 1.2ss22
 company .2ssas
 Street Railway Companies.
 rwenty-two street railway compa- nies report to the com mission. four teen of which are operating compa- nies and eight are r-operatfng.
 The Bridgeport and Danbnry E1ec- tric Railway company and the Water bury and hilIda1e Trarnway company present reports of their operations this year for the first time. Tn addf- ton to these the New York, New F4a- ven and Hartford Railroad company reports the operation of three of it's short lines known as the Canaan line, the Suffield line and West Thompson line which form connections with the Berkshire Street Railway company, tba Springfield Street Railway com