CENTRAL FACTS AT A GLANCE
 

1948                 1947                 1946                 1945                 1944

FINANCIAL POSITION

Investments in road, e^nijimcnt and

other properties  .............    Si,072,134,493   Sl,01T,9fJ5,622, Sil,00:J,7:iO,724 , ^   991,642,520   .S1,024,S26,557

Investments in affiliated and otiier                                                         j

......         466,445,352        464,407,457       454,388,556

......         188,193,906        214,225,933        213,542,892

......          125,587,362        130,204,245        107,878,310

utions.         589,947,760        565,604,0401      556,701,561
 

companies  ...........

Cnrrent  assets   .........

Current liabilities.......

Bonds and equipment  obli:
 

450,764,698        450,695,806

265,798,178 j       295,506,718

113,265,742 [       193,681,247

557,299,2811       560,955,121
 


 

779,860,755
667,342,966
54,161,593
37,221,591
42,573,259
14,727,096
85.577c

2.iy<,

1.8'X
 

703,340,527
606,536,857
52,435,502
24,519,561
41,318,932
2,306,082
86.24%

1.4%

0.39f
 

616,784,755
558,351,493
23,953,409
13,447,219
40,938,739
•10,449.268
90..5370

0.9%

None
 

654,363,799
580,680,970
6,423,158
49,944,321
44,075,835
24,412,525
88.74%

3.0%

3.6%
 

714,963,385
531,839,633
98,372,903
65,759,084
46,187,801
33,789,9.39
74.39%
 


 


 

Net railway operating income... .
 

Net income ...................

Operating ratio................

Return on depreciated property in¬
vestment (based on net railway
 

Profit (net  income)  in   relation  to
total income (operating revenues
plus   other  income)...........
 

4.9%
 

SIGNIFICANT FREIGHT FIGURES

Revenue freight tons............          184,730,006         188,015,638        171,932.0!)3         180.822.800

Revenue Ion-miles..............    41,926,445,859   43,570,786,75:3  40.215,577.150   44.363,014,939

Revenue per ton-mile...........                 1.34*^                    1.14f                   l.02(^                      .94^
 

196.186,843
i 1.921,983,273
.90^
 

SIGNIFICANT PASSENGER FIGURES
 

Kevenue passeuf^ers.......

Revenue passengcr-miles  . . .
Revenue per passenger-mile .
 

68,822,443
 

73.452.492
 

77,641.742
 

78.877.809
 

81,354,513
 

.326,449,260
 

6.079,433,127 ^
 

7,046,346,183
 

8,786,588.830
 

9,291,910,179
 

2.46(»
 

2.19c    1
 

2.10c
 

1.93(!
 

1.95f
 

EMPLOYES ANC
 

WHAT THEY RECEIVED
 


 


 

119,721
 

119,999
 

119,844
 

124,461
 

122,756
 


 

$432,857,738
 

$393,783,304
 

5372,646,206
 

.»3.37,418,287
 

$337,299,617
 

Average wage per employe......
 

3,616
 

3,282
 

3,109
 

2,711
 

2,748
 

Retirement and unemployment in¬
 


 


 


 


 


 

surance taxes (employe benefits).
 

24,311,754
 

31,985,446
 

22,801,631
 

20,253,230
 

20,133,547
 

Total average  wages  and benefits
 


 


 


 


 


 

per employe  ................
 

3,819
 

3,,548
 

3,300
 

2,874
 

2,912
 

STOCKHOLDERS AND WHAT THEY RECEIVED
 


 

57,263

$3,223,697

.50       1
 

60,099

::::,
 

02,717
••••   1
 

39,926

$9,671,091

1.50      1
 

61,460
$9,671,091
1.50
 

Total dividends declared........

Amount of dividend per share. ...
 

The NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD  COMPANY, 230  Park Avenue. New York  17, N. Y.