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CHARACTERISTICS  OF  ROAD.
 

Gauoe.

Gauge of track.......................................4 ft. 8| in.

Weight of rails per j'ard..............................          65 lbs.
 

Miles of TK.iCK.

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

Miles of steel rails (reduced to single track) in branches,        407.67

Miles of iron rails (reduced to single track) in branches,        321.08

Total miles of rails (reduced to single track).......       2720.45

Length oe Bridging.
 


 

LiNEAi, Feet of
 

DIVISIONS.
 

Iron
bridging.
 

Wood
bridging.
 

Trestle
bridging.
 

Total.
 


 

3.499

7.744

29.393

33.369
 

3.826

5.243

.800

6.137
 

.149
6.703

7.585
 

0.474
 

Hudson River Division......

Eastern Division...........

Western Division..........
 

18.090
30.093
40.081
 


 

72.904
 

14.996
 

13.437
 

101.387
 

ITXTMBBR OF  EkTGINE-HouSES,   ShOPS,   ELEVATORS   AND  EMPLOYES.
 

Kumber of engine-houses.   ...........

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

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

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

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

Aggregate capacity of elevators in bushels..:
Average numberof persons employed by the'

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

Aggregate amount of salaries paid to same

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

I
 

48
 

48
 

508
 

534
 

6
 

6
 

4
 

4
 

5
 

0
 

460,000
 

3,450,000
 

14,769                 15,309

9,406 34 I   $8,337,355 70