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Number of shares of ordinary stock (subscribed).

Total shares of stock, of par value of $100 per share (subscribed).
Number of stockholders..

1,853

1.853 37

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Superstructure, including rails.

Engine and car-houses, machine-shop, machinery and fixtures...

Land, land damages and fences

Engineering and agencies.

Locomotives, engines and fixtures..

Freight and other cars..

Total.

CHARACTERISTICS OF ROAD.

Main line of road from Carthage, Jefferson county, N. Y., to Russell, St. Lawrence county, N. Y..

Gauge of track

EQUIPMENT.

Number of locomotive engines for freight service..

Average weight (with tender and fuel and water) of each kind of locomotive engines, viz.:

Freight engines..

BALANCE SHEET AT THE END OF YEAR.

Construction and equipment

Contractors' account

Total....

$87,542 84

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NAMES AND RESIDENCE OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION.

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THE NAMES AND OFFICIAL ADDRESSES OF THE EXECUTIVE AND GENERAL

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Communications intended for this company should be addressed, George Gilbert, Carthage, N. Y,

BOSTON AND ALBANY.

(Date of charter, November 2, 1870.)

First. Act of Commonwealth of Massachusetts establishing the Western Railroad Corporation March 15, 1833. Second. Castleton and West Stockbridge railroad, incorporated by the State of New York May 5, 1834.

Third. Name changed to Albany and West Stockbridge Railroad Company by act of May 5, 1836. November 11, 1841, a permanent contract of transportation was made by the Western Railroad Corporation and the Albany and West Stockbridge Railroad Company for the operation of the latter by the former.

Fourth. By act of Commonwealth, of Massachusetts, passed May 24, 1867, the Western Railroad Corporation and Boston and Worcester Railroad Corporation were consolidated under the name of the Boston and Albany Railroad Company under authority of act of State of New York, passed May 20, 1869, and by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, passed May 23, 1869, the Boston and Albany Railroad Corporation of Massachusetts, the Albany and West Stockbridge Railroad Corporation of New York, and the Hudson and Boston of New York, were united and consolidated and became the Boston and Albany Railroad Company. This was consummated November 2, 1870.

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Number of shares of ordinary stock (subscribed)

Total shares of stock. of par value of $100 per share (subscribed).
Number of stockholders...

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200,000 200,000 6,590

Amount of au- Amount actu-
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ally issued.

issue.

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Passenger and freight stations, buildings and fixtures..

Engine and car-houses, machine-shop, machinery and fixtures...

Land, land damages and fences....

Engineering and agencies....

Locomotives, engines and fixtures

Passenger and baggage cars.

1,182,731 13

5.795,293 04

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Freight and other cars...

Athol branch..

Newton Highland branch.

Total.....

1,442,400 00

438,358 28

411,400 00

$28,363,874 78

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List of Branches Owned, Leased and Operated. (Built.)

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Gauge of track.

Miles of steel rails (reduced to single track) in main line
Same in branches owned, and lines leased or operated
Weight per yard of steel rails in main line.
Weight per yard of steel rails in branches..

Weight per yard of iron rails in branches..
Length in feet of iron bridges on all lines.
Length in feet of wooden bridges on all lines..

Length in feet of pile or trestle work in wood on all lines.

EQUIPMENT.

Number of locomotive engines for passenger service..
Number of locomotive engines for freight service..
Number of locomotive engines for switching service.

Total number of locomotive engines owned.....

Average weight (with tender and fuel and water) of each kind of locomotive engines, viz.:

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With four wheels.

Cattle......

Oil..

Coal.

Service..

Gravel

Caboose.

Total number of freight cars.....

3,344

501

477

186

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Number of freight or cattle-yards, of two acres or more in area..
Aggregate area of same in acres....

11

193.59

Miles of track laid in same...

53.73

Average number of persons directly employed by the company dur

ing the year....

5,138

Aggregate amount of salaries and wages paid to same for the year.. $3,009,952 65

DOINGS OF THE YEAR IN TRANSPORTATION AND TOTAL MILES RUN. Number of miles run by passenger trains.

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Number of tons, of 2,000 pounds, of freight carried in cars.

3,325,517

Number of miles traveled by passengers, or number of passengers

carried one mile ("total movement of passengers").....

167,402,441

Number of miles one ton of freight was carried, or number of tons
carried one mile ("total movement of freight").
Average rate of speed (miles per hour) adopted by ordinary passen-
ger trains, including stops.......

374,347,455

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