Annual report of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company and its leased lines being for the year ending September 30th ...

(Albany :  Weed, Parsons & Co.,  )

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CHARACTERISTICS  OF ROAD.
 

Gauge of track.........

Weight of rails per yard.
 

Gauge.
 

4 ft. 8| in.
80 & 66 lbs.
 

Miles op Track.

Miles of steel rails (reduced to single track) in main line,    2,003.24

Miles of steel rails (reduced to single track) in branches,    1,346 • 24

Miles of iron rails (reduced to single track) in branches,        374.50
 

Total miles of rails (reduced to single track).
 

3,722.98
 

Length oe Bridging.
 


 


 

Lineal Feet
 

OF Bridging.
 


 

DIVISIONS.
 

In New York State.
 

Entire line.
 


 

Iron.
 

Wood.
 

Trestle.
 

Total.
 

Number.
 

Aggregate

leneti] in

feet.
 


 

3.558

7.773

29.546

83.064

21.175
 

3.826
5.243

6.277

4.784
 

.149
5.703

.800

7.585

48.165
 

6.533
18.719
30.346
46.926

74.134
 

105
208
203
279
654
14
 

6 533
 


 

18.719
30.346
46 936
 

N. J. Junction.....
 

76 260

3.577
 


 

95.116
 

19.180
 

63.403
 

176.648
 

1,463
 

182.861
 

Number oe Engine-Houses, Shops, Elevators and Employes.
 

Number of engiue-iiouses................

Number of machine shops.................

Number of car shops.....................

Number of elevators.....................

Aggregate capacity of elevators in bushels..
Average number of persons employed by the

company during the year ...        ........

Aggregate amount of salaries paid to same

for the year.......................
 

58

12

7

5

8,450,000

19,260

$10,502,460 01
 

60

13

7

5

3,450,000

20,170

fll,620,619 08
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