Some Figures on the Cost op Train Service, 
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TABLE NO. 1. 
Cost and Statistics of Passenger Train Service “per Train-Mile” 
for Periods Ending June 30 , 1907 . 
1. Cost of Locomotive Service (in Cents). 
Name of railroad. 
Period ending 
June 30, 1907. 
Repairs on lo- 
comotives. 
Wages of en- 
gineers and 
firemen. 
Wiping and 
handling lo- 
comotives. 
Stores; oil, 
tallow and 
waste. 
Fuel for loco- 
motives. 
Other supplies 
and accounts. 
Total. 
Ft. W. & R. G 
6 years.. 
6 years.. 
5 years.. 
4 years.. 
7 years. 
7 years.. 
7 years.. 
7 years.. 
6 years. 
7 years.. 
6.87 
5.51 
1.36 
1.18 
12.02 
0.18 
27.12 
G. H. & S. A 
8.51 
6.82 
2.05 
0.45 
13.79 
1.20 
32.82 
H. & T. C 
6.39 
5.97 
1.94 
0.25 
7.88 
0.69 
23.12 
H. E. & W. T 
4.60 
5.16 
1.32 
0.23 
8.07 
0.75 
20.13 
I. & G. N.......... 
4.7) 
6.37 
1.68 
0.32 
9.44 
1.49 
24.01 
M. K. & T 
3.33 
5.91 
1.32 
0.27 
9.48 
0.77 
21.08 
St. L. S. W 
5.11 
6.44 
1.15 
037 
10.94 
0.28 
24.29 
S. A. & A. P 
3.93 
5.88 
1.61 
0.26 
6.66 
0.83 
19.17 
T. & N. 0.... 
6.45 
7 01 
6.04 
1.92 
0.39 
9.72 
0.52 
25.04 
T. & P....... 
6.32 
2.98 
0.53 
9.77 
1.80 
28.41 
Averaere 
5.51 
6.21 
1.86 
0.37 
9.81 
1.06 
24.82 
2. Cost of Other Train Service (in Cents). 
Name of railroad. 
Period ending 
June 30, 1907. 
Repairs 6n 
passenger 
cars. 
Wages of 
trainmen. 
Train sup 
p 1 ie s; o il, 
grease and 
waste. 
Heating and 
lighting cars. 
Cleaning cars. 
Other car and 
train expen- 
ses. 
Total. 
Ft. W. & R. G .' 
6 years.. 
4.60 
6.41 
0.26 
0.72 
1.83 
0.14 
13.96 
G. H. & S. A 
6 years.. 
8.14 
6.28 
0.18 
1.40 
1.65 
1.07 
18.72 
H. & T. C 
5 years.. 
5.36 
6.55 
0.08 
1.08 
1.51 
1.31 
15.89 
H. E. & W. T..... 
4 years.. 
4.16 
5.37 
1.10 
1.01 
2.58 
0.62 
14.84 
I. & G. N 
7 years.. 
4.67 
4.45 
0.24 
0.73 
1.19 
0.42 
11.70 
M. K. & T.... 
7 years.. 
3.07 
6.01 
0.12 
0.61 
1.03 
10.84 
St. L. S. W 
7 years.. 
5.14 
4.94 
0.29 
1.12 
1.59 
0.69 
13.77 
S. A. & A. P 
7 years.. 
3.78 
5.58 
0.45 
0.54 
1.40 
0.41 
12.J6 
T. & N. O 
6 years.. 
7.42 
6.85 
0.18 
1.02 
1.65 
0.84 
17.96 
T. & P 
7 years.. 
6.32 
5.19 
0.72 
0.91 
1.35 
0.51 
15.00 
Average.. 
5.19 
5.59 
0.31 
0.88 
1.15 
0.75 
13.87 
