Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-23
returns: The Lawrence Lumber Co. Of
Jonesboro. Ne.
Annual Report of the
Boston & Maine Railroad

~A AsSpUIt VI the
Boston & Maine Railroad
The railway operating revenues of
the Boston & Maine Railroad Company
Tor the past year. according to the an
nual report which was filed at the Of
fee Of the Public Utilities Commission
at the State House. Wednesday were
$52 .075.42 against $46,673,04S.S4 for
the preceding year, an increase of So
402.379.05; the railway operating ex-
penses for the year amounted to $780,
1871 .95S.47 against s35,s09.7 71.5s for the
preceding year. an increase Of $2S8, 1885,
SO: the net revenue from railway oper-
atoms during the year amounted to
$15,sT, 1892 against $40. 763, 277.26 Cor the
preceding year, an increase of S5,114,-
1926; the railway operating income
for the past year amounted to $13,SSs,-
577.Ss against s,779, 109.91 for the preced-
ing year, an increase Of $4,8S9,677.9
The operating expenses of the road
for the past year were as follows:
Maintenance of way and structures,
s5,9s6, 602.56; maintenance Of equipment.
t6,5 ,04356; traffic, 1921. 1912; trans
portation expenses (railline), $21,742.-
53446; transportation expenses (water-
line), $14.531.45; miscellaneous opera
tons. 06.157.42; general expenses. ST.
23S, 291.90.
Included under the head of main
tenance of way and structures are the
following: Superintendent. s250,03s.0s;
roadway maintenance, 1868. COG. "A;
bridges, trestles and culverts, SSH 1867. :
80: ties, 01,07769; rails, $572, 500. 80;
track laying and surfacing. 1885,. S21 90;
right-of-way fences, s79,555.Ss; cross
ings and signs. s222. 977.41; station and
office buildings, 3O1.6422s; roadway
buildings, $19,472.36; water stations,
$56.9S9.63; fuel stations, s35, 1880; shops
and engine houses, $114,345.5O; wharves
and docks, $31,923.19; coal and ore
wharves, $22.59i.67; telegraph and tele.
phone lines. $2s,222.7s; signals and in
terlockers, $219,6S2.61; power distribu-
ton systems. 13,463.2s; miscellaneous
structures, $23.456.s9: roadway ma
chimes, s25, 5S012; small tools and sup
plies. $59,624.11: removing snow, ice and
sand. s29S,3SS.O2; injuries to persons,
$35,671.33: insurance. $50, 72O42
The following items are included un-
der the head of maintenance of equip
ment: Superintendent, s144,549.34; re-
pairs of steam locomotives, 81. 42O, 467. 81;
depreciation Of steam locomotives,
ssl9, 923os; repairs of freight train cars,
$2.052. 1888; depreciation Of freight
train cars, $685., 564.99: repairs of pas
senger train cars. 5000, $751; SO; depreci-
alton of passenger train cars, $168, OO2.-
Al; injuries to persons. s55,6o426; in
surance, $67,075lO; stationery ana
printing. s10.l27.4o.
The following items are included un-
der the head Of traffic: Superntend-
ence, $179,120.35: outside agencies, $780,
S74.15; advertising. $114.64S.l0; station
cry and printing. sN,03O.7S.
included under transportation are
the following: Superintendent, $685.
23179: dispatching trains, sl1o.62l.5S;
station employees, $3.50, 5000; station
supplies and expenses, 1924 9.90; yard
masters and yard clerks. S464,lI5l;
ward conductors and brakemen. ST.
279 9o9. G6: yard switch and signal tend
ers, s1So, 505.56: yard enginemen, S10S,-
042.1G; fuel for yard locomotives. $685.
730. SO; engine house expenses. slS4lo6-
80; train engincmen, s., 331 .0Sl.65: train
motormen, $51, 1eS. SO; fuel for train To-
comotives, s4.164.0 4025; water for train
locomotives, $173, 1898; lubricants for
train locomotives. s52.3996o; engine
house expenses, s6S3,597.aS; trainmen,
50. s65 Ais: signal and interloc%er OPP
ention. s573,534.s6: crossing protection,
SASS, 6S0.77; damage to property, sl32,-
21474; injuries to persons, $236.64l 96;
loss and damage to freight 1919 ,42S2l.
Other items in the report are as fol-
! Iowa: Revenue passengers carried. AZ
51s,T45; revenue passenger miles. 19s,
69,644; freight revenue. s31. 1864, cSs.5S;
passenger revenue, $14,7s1 ,I22.10: pas
seneer service train revenue. $l','9o,
O07. 10: operating revenues. s5l.sli, o43. -
GENERATING expenses, s3G,021, 37s.44: miles
hauled of revenue freight. i11.77; miles
hau,ed of non revenue freight, 5S.2l'
miles hauled Of all freight, lj1.os;
MILES carried of revenue passengers,
1S7s: revenue per ton Of freight. 81
o06 90. revenue per ton-mile OF freight
$.ol079: revenue per passenger a'"1'o'
revenue per passenger mile. S'olool ;
number of tons of grain carried, l.lol,-
2o7. interest on funded dept, $l''19,
547. so: interest on unfunded DEBT, 1884,
497.2 excess baggage revenue. Slo2'
1873. 10; mail revenue, s475,41o.5o; express
revenue, s1,5ss457.s2; milk revenue
$3.50 15n. 10; switching revenue. sos, =
"a: special service train revenue. ss9
1890: dining and buffet revenue. slOa,-
1856. 10: station, train and boat privil-
eyes. s124,95416: parcel room receipts
Sal. 3Oa. IS; demurrage. si55.4l2.74; grain
elevator. s1s7 ,7o0O5; rents Of buildings
and other property. sls1.91.c6; storage
OF freight. s133,767.74: storage of bag
r., on Ell oe- "a