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Doii^'GS OF THE Year in TRAwspORTATioisr, AND Total Miles Run.

Number of miles run by passenger trains............          5,086,311

Number of miles run by freight trains..............        11,567,707

Number of miles run by switching and working trains         5,568,759

Number of passengers (all classes) carried in cars ....          8,270,857
Number of miles traveled by passengers, or number of

passengers carried one mile......................      330,802,:^23

Number of tons of 2,000 pounds of freight carried iu
cars:

Railroad company's freight....................              496,605

Other freight................................        10,533,038

Total movement of ireight, or number of tons carried
one mile:

Eailroad company's freight.........   -........          51,639,636

Other freight................................  2,525,139,145

Average rate of speed adopted by ordinary passenger

trains, including stops (miles per hour)...........                       25

Eate of speed of same when in motion..............                       30

Average rate of speed adopted by express trains, in¬
cluding stops.................................                       30

Rate of speed of same when in motion..............                       35

Average rate of speed adopted by freight trains, includ¬
ing stops......................................                       12

Eate of speed of same when in motion..............                       15

Number of through passengers carried..............              123,023

Number of way passengers carried..................          8,147,834
 

Classification and destination offreiglit,  moved:

From New York through west...............              347,251 tons

To New York through east..................          1,690,880    "

New York Central division through west.......              333,808

New York Central division through east.......          1,745,660

Live stock..................................              607,306

Oil.......................................              430,975

Coal......................................          1,639,506

Way.......................................          3,688,657

Expresses and News Company...............               48,905
 

Total...................................        10,533,038 tons.
 

The rate of fare for passengers, charged for the respective classes per
mile, as follows:

For first-class through passengers..................                   1.92

For first-class way passengers.....................                   2.00

For second-class through passengers................                   1.62

For second-class way passengers.....................                   1.63

For emigrant through passengers...................                   1.25

For emigrant way passengers......................                   1.26

Average for all classes of through passengers........                   1.60

Average for all classes of way passengers............                    1.63

General average for all through and way passengers..                    1.61