Some Figures on the Cost op Trai^ Service. 
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2. Cost of Other Train Service (in Cents). 
Name of railroad. 
Period, ending 
June 30, 1907. 
Repairs on freight 
cars. 
Wages of train- 
men. 
Train supplies; 
oil, grease, 
waste, etc. 
Other car and 
train expenses. 
Total. 
Number of empty 
freight car-miles 
per 100 loaded 
car-miles. 
Ft. W. & R. &.... 
6 years.. 
8.20 
9.60 
0.36 
0.26 
18.42 
69 
G. H. & S. A. ........................... ............ 
6 years.. 
17.51 
9.98 
0.42 
0.49 
28.40 
37 
H. &T. 0 .................... ................ ......... 
5 years . 
13.42 
10.40 
0.31 
1.84 
25.97 
45 
H. E. & W. T.. ................................. ...... 
4 years.. 
10.61 
9.32 
2.72 
0.23 
22.88 
57 
I. & GK N..... ................................ ............ 
7 years.. 
15.39 
11.51 
0.34 
0.70 
27.94 
48 
M. K. .............. ......................... 
7 years.. 
7.71 
7.24 
0.32 
1.12 
16.39 
54 
St. L. S. W.. ................................. ......... 
7 years.. 
17.75 
11.65 
0.55 
0.32 
30.27 
55 
S. A. & A. P...... ...... ........... .................. 
7 years.. 
8.13 
10.19 
0.39 
0.38 
19.08 
61 
T. & N. O........... ........................... ........ 
6 years.. 
28.02 
13.68 
0.48 
j 0,53 
42.71 
61 
T.&P... ......... ............................. ......... 
7 years.. 
10.31 
10.56 
1.04 
0:45 
22.36 
53 
Average................... .................... 
13.31. 
10.14 
0.55 
0.72 
24.72 
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3 . Summary of Cost and Statistics . 
Name of 
railroad. 
Period ending 
June 30, 1907. 
Total cost of freight train 
service (in cents). 
Average number 
cars per train.* 
Average num- 
ber tons of 
revenue 
freight. 
Average number 
train-miles per 
ton of coal.t 
Average number 
car-miles per ton 
of coal* t. 
Per 
train- 
mile. 
Per 
car- 
mile.* 
Per 100 
revenue 
ton-mil es. 
Per 
train. 
Per 
car.* 
Ft. W. & R. G... 
6 years.. 
57.32 
5.83 
62.01 
9.90 
93.1 
9.4 
14.19 
140.5 
G-. H. & S. A 
6 years.. 
81.37 
3.98 
23.58 
20.43 
345.1 
16.9 
11.98 
244.7 
H. & T. O.. ........ 
5 years.. 
66.95 
3.94 
27.45 
17.26 
244.1 
14.1 
13.30 
226.4 
H. E. & W. T 
4 years.. 
58.76 
4.71 
33.56 
12.50 
175.1 
14.0 
15.10 
188.3 
I. & G.N...... ...... 
7 years.. 
65.66 
3.46 
30.20 
18.82 
217.3 
11.6 
15.08 
284.0 
M. K. & T. ....... 
7 years.. 
54.15 
8.34 
27.94 
16.21 
193.8 
11.9 
1 1.60 
187.9 
St. L. S. W. 
7 years.. 
83.02 
6.06 
54.04 
13.70 
153.6 
11.2 
9.96 
136.4 
S. A. & A. P 
7 years.. 
54’. 31 
4.12 
41.17 
13.19 
131,9 
10.0 
15.70 
207.1 
T. & N. O.. ......... 
6 years.. 
89.88 
4.59 
29.87 
19.5? 
300.9 
15.4 
13.40 
262.3 
T. & P.. ............ 
7 years.. 
63.03 
3.99 • 
35.75 
15.80 
176.2 
11.0 
12.98 
205.0 
Average.... 
67.40 
3.98 
30.53 
16.91 
220 8 
13.1 
12.69 
214.7 
* Loaded freight car basis. Empty freight cars included and rated five empties equal to 
two (2) loads. ' 
t Fuel oil included and rated four (4) barrels equal to one (1) ton of coal, used by 
locomotives. 
