124 CHARACTERISTICS AND COST OF RAILWAYS. 
Superstructure, per imilevof single tracks). “6.0005... CUT eee ee eee $7,243 78 
Engineering, per mileof main road.......---.030--- 0-00 Saensecsonseses $1,105 74 
Total cost of road in comple te running order, per oie Of mainroad seer eee oe $64,214 56 
Total cost of road in running order, exclusive of land damages and stations, per 
mile ofsmain TOAd... S..c0s. eet dese ase cee eee os- ce oe eee eee $60,042 52 
Velocity of express trains, 35 miles ; accommodation trains, 28 miles; freight trains, 15 miles 
per hour. 
2. Boston and Lowell railway. 
Length of road, 26 miles, all double track ; branches, sidings, &c., 163 miles: equivalent to 
68% miles single track. Maximum grade, 10 teet for 6 miles; total rise and fall, 190 feet; 
minimum radius of curvature, 1,975 feet ; total degrees of curvature, 665°; weight of rail per 
yard, 56, 60, 63 pounds ; 9 way stations, 22 engines, 22 passenger-cars, 11 bags age-cars, 308 
freight-cars ; miles run in one year, 275,681. 
Graduation and masonary, per mile of main road....-.---.---------------- $15,475 00 
Wooden bridyes, (2/397 feet.) per running foots. A222 22 St ser ESL Le $18 81 
Superstructure, per mile of single track: F222 22 bP ee ee eee eee ee ee ae $4,967 60 
Bupineering, per mile iofi miata roadenes OND 2 AE BUR ID Se be cee $1,632 35 
Total cost of road, equipment, &c., in complete running order, per mile of main 
mond lan. ets 28! be Bitte ea Ae fc SMO Se Ae Ae ee $78,636 00 
Total cost of road in running order, exclusive of land damages and stations, per 
MULEOL MAIN TOAC = 2 s,a\o0 ere a wctoieiee Sele cinis o dee ele eee Oe $39,090 34 
On the road the land damages and cost of depots, stations, &c., were enormous. Velocity 
of express trains, 35 miles ; accommodation, 25 miles; freight, 12 miles per hour. 
3. Boston and Maine railway. 
Length of road, 74 miles, of which 464 double track; branches, sidings, &c., 294 miles: 
equivalent to 1034 miles single track. Maximum grade, 474 feet for three-fourths of a mile ; 
total rise and fall, 1,498 feet; minimum radius of curvature, 1,050 feet; total degrees of curva- 
ture, 1,98S° ; weight of rail per yard, 56 and 60 pounds; 18 way-stations; 28 engines; 35 
passenger-cars, 13 baggage-cars, 585 freight-cars; number of miles run in one year, 516,828. 
Graduation and masonry per mile of main road.........-.-----.---------> $11,920 00 
Woodenibridges, (9,619 feet;) per footVi tc. .v.5 seb. ee eee eer $38 61 
Superstmucture, per mile of single trachkocc se. cho cso ocala Eee eae $9,517 67 
Total cost, in complete running order, per mile of main road.......--------- $55,558 71 
Total cost in running order, exclusive of land damages, stations, &c., per mile 
OU THONN ORG: 2% sss ccs ore eta, cio woidrece nate che etree ae eee ee ee $38,525 78 
Velocity of express trains, 36 miles per hour. 
Velocity of accommodation trains, 24 miles per hour. 
Velocity of freight trains, 11 miles per hour. 
4, Boston and Providence railway. 
Length, 434 miles, of which 15} double track; sidings, branches, &c., 19 miles: equivalent 
to 784 miles single track. Maximum grade, 374 feet; total rise and fall, 505 feet; minimum 
radius of curvature, 1,910 feet ; total degrees of curvature, 342°; weight of rail yer yard, 56 to 
58 pounds; 26 way-stations; 20 engines; 31 passenger-cars; 9 baggage-cars; 125 freight- 
cars ; number of miles run in one year, 305,734. 
Graduation and masonry, per mile, main road........ 0 SS = $17,625 50 
Wooden bridges; *per Minnie toot! <2 < ot See Be ae Rise te pees cease $32 00 
