Gauge of track Miles of steel rails (reduced to single track) in main line Weight per yard of steel rails in main line (88 miles of 66 lbs. and Weight per yard of steel rails in branches.. balance 60 lbs.)....... Weight per yard of iron rails in main line...... Weight per yard of iron rails in branches. Length, in feet, of iron bridges on all lines... 4 ft. 8 in. 365.15 58.93 60 and 66 lbs. 60 66 60 56 and 60 3,965 13,624 11,760 Length, in feet, of wooden bridges on all lines. Length, in feet, of pile or trestle work in wood on all lines Miles of telegraph wire owned and operated. All owned by Western Number of miles of road built, with track laid on main line, and 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 Number of freight and other cars owned, namely: With eight Box freight.. Platform or flat 1,470 With four wheels. 9 447 Number of locomotive engines controlled by the corporation for use, but leased instead of owned. 50 Number of freight cars controlled by the corporation for use, but leased instead of owned, basis of eight wheels Number of freight or cattle-yards of two acres or more in area... 26 77.37 Average number of persons directly employed by the company dur ing the year..... 3,796 Aggregate amount of salaries and wages paid to same for the year. $1,872,968 38 DOINGS OF THE YEAR IN TRANSPORTATION AND TOTAL MILES RUN. Number of tons, of 2,000 pounds, of freight carried in cars 1,786,332 Number of miles traveled by passengers, or number of passengers carried one mile ("total movement of passengers ")... 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 passenger trains, including stops.. Rate of speed of same when in motion Average rate of speed adopted by express passenger trains, includ- Rate of speed of same when in motion DESCRIPTION OF FREIGHT MOVED. Products of the forest.... Products of animals.. Vegetable food.... Other agricultural products. Merchandise.. Other articles.. Total number of tons.. AVERAGE RATE CHARGED PER TON PER MILE ON FREIGHT. |