Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-07
Annual Railroad Reports.

Annual Railroad Reports.
The following annual reports OF rail-
roads have been filed with the Board
of Railroad commissioners:
Ranseley Lakes & Megantio Railroad.
The annual report of the Rangeley
Lakes & Megantic Railroad Company,
which was filed at the State House
Friday shows that during the past
year the revenues from rail opera
tons were $4,979.30 against s5,O19So
for the preceding year, decrease OF
s10056; operating expenses, s12,036IS
against $5,559.67 for the preceding
year, decrease of ss,477.09 deficit
for the year, s7,O57.46 against a deficit
of $479S1 for the preceding year;
freight revenue. s3,033.s2; passenger
revenue, s1,2Ss.s1.
The operating expenses are divided
as follows: Maintenance Of way and
structures, $5.365.21; maintenance OF
equipment. s30464; transportation ex-
penses. s6.O5s.9S; general expenses,
s2S5.53
Other items in the report are as
follows: Number of passengers car
ried earning revenue 915: number OF
passengers carried one mile 1925;
number of passengers carried one mile
per mile of road, 3,90S; number OF tons
carried of freight earning revenue.
2,734: number of tons of freight car
ried one mile. 22,196; number of tons
of freight carried one mile per mile Of
road, 2.0S4 average amount received
for each ton of freight, $1.10966;
amount received for each ton of inter-
state freight, s.1366S; freight revenue
per mile of road, s2s4.S7; freight reve-
nue. per mile of road, $.47627; operat-
ing revenues per mile of road, s467.54:
operating revenues per train mile.
s.45013. operating expenses per mile
of road, s1,130.21: operating expenses
per train mile. sl0SS12; whole number
of stockholders in Maine, seven.
Fairfield and Shawmut Railway.
Fairfield & Shawmut Railway
Gross earnings from operation during
the past year, sS,O75.34; operating ex-
renses, s5,25993: net earnings from
operation. s2,S15.41 interest on float
ing debt, $1,471.50; passenger car
earnings. $6,761.75 maintenance If
way and structures, $74015: mainte-
nance of equipment, $1,197.55; trans
rortation expenses, $S22.20; operation
Of cars, $2,033.67 general expenses,
s466.36; passenger car mileage. 61,9S3;
car hours, 1899; fare pas
sengers carried, 14010 average fare,
revenue passengers. $.04s: gross earn
ngs per car mile, s1.35: operating ex-
penses per car mile, $0S4; operating
expenses and taxes per car mile. $.0S5
operating expenses per car hour.
s1.05; operating expenses and taxes
per car hour, s1.06; operating expenses
per cent of gross earnings, IS; aver
ige number of employees. including
during the year, five; aggre-
gate amount of salaries and wages
paid during the year, $3,016.
WaterviIle & Pennington
r. r.
Wiscasset, Waterville and Pennington
Company-Revenues from rail
perations. s76,5ls.66 against $7S914.66 for
he preceding year. decrease of 81
$500; operating expenses, $40. S3441
gainst s76112.19 for the preceding year, a
decrease of s5,27s.3s; net revenue. S. rs |
gainst 2,S01.s 81 for the preceding year, an
of $2,ss2.3 S: freight revenue. $64,-
1898; passenger revenue $6.371.9s; express
evenue. s3,63O.75; maintenance of way |
nd structures, s3s, $500: maintenance OF |
quipment, $9067SS; transportation ex-
enses. 24,271.12: general expenses, 81. &c., |
|; number of passengers carried earning |
evenue. 1902; number Of passengers car
led one mile. 20,659; number of passen- |
ers carried one mile per mile of road, |
$50: average amount received from each |
assenger. $.44S66; average receipts per
assenger per mile $.030S4; passenger SER
ice train revenue per mile of road, 500
i; passenger service train revenues per
rain mile, S.22l05: number of tons carried |
freight earning revenue. 1864; number
tons of freight carried one mile, 92l,-