COST OF RAILWAYS—DEPOTS. 125 
Tron bridges, per running foot.........----------2----- 2-22 2-20-22 eee eee $40 
Superstructure, per mile; eiip tevinaele et tft 1 ra. 0. tat rt eee ere aioe = afte SS $8,390 
Engineering, per mile, main road......---------------------+-------+---- $2,294 
Total cost in complete running order, per Mil esmMaimwhOAd -\s/sfee eels teers oe $81,273 
Total cost in running order, deducting land damages, stations, &c., per mile, 
THAT ORME es oc Sin SEI eT eis ER etmcieiebe streets ote afb ie wpevel ens $57,397 
Velocity of express trains, 344 miles per hour. 
Velocity of accommodation trains, 25 miles per hour. 
Velocity of freight trains, 14 miles per hour. 
5. Vermont Central road. 
Length, 124 miles. 
Reta EL ROM. (eG INU). aa tera ee Setar soteimeiage Se sitianine saSie wb <cicmceme © $14,517 
1. ESaieinp aaavell he cee Sear eee Se Sele Ser See ec. eee eer $6,599 
SUIDERSELMCEMBE, DEE MUG». 5 foo a mja.a aja ost =rajefbinjaala Smumye <fe ies pmibin. min ope wine isin $8,594 
IL TET Seine a ae ee See ee ter ee Se MePIE Sere Aas Se aoe $928 
Total cost in complete running order, per mile......------------------+---- $55,685 
Total cost per mile, excluding land, stations, &c...-.---------------------- $49,852 
6. New York Northern road— Ogdensburg. 
Length, 118 miles. 
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Grading and masonry, per mile......-...----.- SCC ese SSSR oEpesereeHe $15,567 
Serpe MSM HIG ape ate ay tee esas apaiSa. Sala a\nralaveieicwein’e ww ciecs a ene vice ees a em vie $9,545 
el eS Peet erat tlaran aif actrees ii a= SS ecto oe ntienes eet se Sere $1,203 
[DOCSIS SOL cae CRP MnO Lt Rte“ G2 hee ee ee ie ae eee ae ee y $1,099 
Pormibecost per mile, Mm) Complete PUNGINE OLGEE ae on nnn n nie ayo nicinie a\seo isn = $40,005 
Total cost per mile, exclusive of land, stations, &c ........----- SSS Sona . $34,810 
Average of the six preceding roads. 
EN AMGME ANC MASOMnY PER MINE < .'. - ss cs sc cee we wen a en econ we sen ees $17,343 
Wooden bridges, per running foot... -- Pei ete pda -plonmmut stration. be $31 
Ikongbndsesn per nunmins 10Otej= sais ate eres ate says ee omit clarofa Sie wiereya-ler-felotelore eis $40 
Superstructure, includingiron,,per mile, single track < 3. -<)i2;. sjfoea oes sk ee $8,042 
BeIneeGing. peraimllesmalmenca die. arte ter mre ar =i a -tay fe clereyat= lee aa) -* $1,411 
Total cost per mile, main road, in complete running order.......----..+-+--- $62,561 
Total cost per mile, main road, in running order, exclusive of land damages, sta- 
EAGT S AOS Coenen = eNO ere e eae 2 aloes eee ee eee des aor ened opi $46,619 
Average of fifteen New England roads. 
Pmonreeias, pemiane Of nat road. 2-2 See OS Se UD $1,041 
Total cost, per mile of main road, exclusive of land damages, stations, &c. .... $36,305 
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The average of 36 Massachusetts roads gives as the velocity of passenger trains 23.8 miles per 
hour, and as the velocity of freight trains 13 miles per hour; and the average cost per mile of 
1,415 miles of road in the same State, as $43,659 85 per mile of main roads. 
DEPOTS, &C. 
For a large depot of an important road an area of about 50 acres is necessary, to accommo- 
date all the requisite shops, sheds, storehouses, &c. 
For ordinary way stations, about 5 to 10 acres. 
