Number of shares of ordinary stock (subscribed). Total shares of stock, of par value of $100 per share (subscribed). 1,853 1.853 37 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 NAMES AND RESIDENCE OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION. THE NAMES AND OFFICIAL ADDRESSES OF THE EXECUTIVE AND GENERAL 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. Number of shares of ordinary stock (subscribed) Total shares of stock. of par value of $100 per share (subscribed). 200,000 200,000 6,590 Amount of au- Amount actu- issue. 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 Freight and other cars... Athol branch.. Newton Highland branch. Total..... 1,442,400 00 438,358 28 411,400 00 $28,363,874 78 Gauge of track. Miles of steel rails (reduced to single track) in main line Weight per yard of iron rails in branches.. Length in feet of pile or trestle work in wood on all lines. EQUIPMENT. Number of locomotive engines for passenger service.. Total number of locomotive engines owned..... Average weight (with tender and fuel and water) of each kind of locomotive engines, viz.: With four wheels. Cattle...... Oil.. Coal. Service.. Gravel Caboose. Total number of freight cars..... 3,344 501 477 186 Number of freight or cattle-yards, of two acres or more in area.. 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. 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 374,347,455 25 |