15
 

Description of Freight Moved.
 


 

1885.
 

1886.
 

Other agricultural products.....

Merchandise...................

Other articles.................
 

......tons,

......tons,

......tons.
 

780,090
748,235
2,745,335
090,525
1,474,056
1,534,045
2,822,805
 

1,050,021
817,414
2,097,452
938,458
1,793,672
1,841,498
3,579,686
 


 

10,802,967
 

12,718,101
 


 

Quantity Moted op Certain Specified Articles Included in
Foregoing Description.
 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

meats and
and steel,
 

provisions,
and iron ai
 


 

Fresh or pickled
Petroleum, and o

Lumber    ......

Pig and bar iron
 

. tons,

tons,
id
 

Iron and other ores......

Coal...................
 


 


 

tons,
 

738,430
1,810,505
446,593
303,607
246,329
724,010

282,127

123,936

2,384,424
 

789,203
1,737,359
496,174
273,810
255,599
954,734

330,104

218,234

2,905,492
 

Rates of Speed of Trains.
 

Average speed of ordinary passenger trains,
including stops.........................

Average speed of  express  passenger trains,
including stops......................

Average speed of ordinary freight trains,
including stops......................

Average speed of  fast freight trains, in¬
cluding stops.......................
 

Miles per hour.
 

Miles
 

per hour.
 

25
 


 

25
 

32
 


 

32
 

18 to 20
 


 

18 to 20