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CHARACTERISTICS  OF  ROAD.
 

Gauge of track.
 

Gauge.
 

4 ft. 8i in.
 

Miles op Tkack.

Miles of steel rails (reduced to single track) in main line,      1991.70

Miles of steel rails (reduced to single track) in branches,        390.12

Miles of iron rails (reduced to single track) in branches,        331.08
 

Total miles of rails (reduced to single track).
 

2702.00
 

Weight of Bails per Yard.

Weight of steel rails per j-ard in main line.............          65 lbs.

Weight of steel rails per yard in l)ranches...............56 to 65  "

Weight of iron rails per yard in branches...............          60  '^
 

Length op Bridgisg.
 


 


 

Lineal Feet of
 


 

DIVISIONS.
 

Iron
bridging.
 

Wood
bridging.
 

Trestle
bridging.
 

Total.
 


 

1.915

9.939

29.292

31.820
 

2.693
5.551
4.837
6.479
 

.149
7.095

7.585
 

4.657
 

Eastern Division....   ,.......
 

22.585
84.129
45.884
 


 

72.966
 

19.460
 

14.829
 

107.255
 

NuMBEE OP Engine-Houses, Shops, Blbvatoes and Employes.
 

Number of engine-bouses...............

Aggregate number of stalls in same.......

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

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

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

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

comp.any during the year.............

Aggregate amount of salaries paid to same

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

45
624
 

8,460,000

15,855

$8,401,208 32
 

48

508

0

4

3,450,000

14,744

1,162,623 65