Some Figures on the Cost of Train Service. 
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TABLE NO. 6. 
Total Cost of Freight Train Service “per Car-Mile” (Equal to 
Loads)! (in Cents). 
Name of railroad. 
1 
1901 
1902 
1903 
1904 
1905 
1906 
1907 
Aver- 
age 
Ft. W. & R. G 
* 
4.32 
3.81 
5.39 
5.72 
6.34 
7.41 
5.49 
G. B. & S. A... 
* 
3.87 
4.10 
4.59 
4.31 
3.31 
3.88 
3.98 
H.& T.O 
* 
* 
3.72 
4.22 
4.00 
3.59 
4.14 
3.94 
H. E. & W. T 
* 
* 
* 
5.24 
4.71 
4.23 
4.74 
4.71 
I. & G. N 
2.86 
3.16 
3.51 
3.67 
3.42 
3.65 
3.83 
3.46 
M. K. & T 
2.66 
2.88 
3.34 
3 48 
3.39 
3.35 
4.23 
3.34 
St. L. S. W.... 
4.83 
5.18 
6.20 
6.42 
6.06 
6.53 
6.94 
6.06 
S. A. & A. P... 
3.75 
4.07 
4.42 
4.74 
4.01 
3.67 
4.15 
4.12 
T. & N. O...... 
* 
3.64 
4.94 
5.25 
4.60 
4.41 
4.96 
4.59 
T. & P 
3.35 
3.94 
4.02 
3.91 
3.92 
3.95 
4.68 
3.99 
Average 
3.21 
3.65 
4.03 
4.31 
4.05 
3.82 
4.38 
3.98 
t Includes empty freight cars rated 5 equal to 2 loaded freight cars. 
* No reports filed. 
TABLE NO. 7. 
Cost of Passenger Train Service “per 100 Revenue-Passenger 
Miles (in Cents). 
Name of railroad. 
1901 
1902 
1903 
1904 
1905 
1906 
1907 
Aver- 
age 
Ft. W. & R. G.... 
* 
106.51 
106.43 
101.00 
84.94 
71.11 
74.38 
86.25 
G. H. & S. A.. 
* 
88.97 
84.57 
72.73 
71.56 
74.50 
82.15 
81.27 
H.&T.C..... 
* 
* 
92.21 
91.55 
82.54 
72.28 
69.15 
80.45 
H. E. & W. T 
* 
* 
* 
97.46 
69.02 
55.52 
49.18 
65.54 
I. &G.N 
86.99 
98.46 
103.17 
112.38 
97.68 
95.16 
88.83 
96.87 
M. K. & T.. 
77.38 
80.13 
92.10 
87.00 
91.19 
78.19 
70.40 
80.74 
St. L. S. W 
94.51 
102.S2 
120.52 
141.37 
125.05 
128.45 
111.59 
117.56 
S. A. & A. P..... 
100.00 
103.18 
99.58 
106.40 
90.62 
76.46 
74.82 
90.78 
T. & N. O 
* 
61.64 
62.31 
73.94 
88.56 
83.96 
75.54 
74.46 
T. &P.... 
83.34 
83.33 
102.42 
99.49 
90.29 
85.13 
78.76 
87.93 
Average 
85.70 
87.41 
94.19 
96.89 
89.23 
82.21 
78.72 
86.98 
* No reports filed. 
TABLE NO. 8. 
Cost of Freight Train Service “per 100 Revenue Ton-Miles” (in 
Cents). 
Name of railroad. 
1901 
1902 
1903 
1904 
1905 
1906 
1907 
Aver- 
age 
Ft. W. & R. G 
* 
49.93 
58.26 
58.30 
65.76 
71.72 
64.67 
62.01 
G. H. & S. A. 
* 
22.58 
22.52 
24.70 
27.24 
19.59 
24.64 
23.58 
H. & T. C 
* 
* 
28.17 
29.93 
28.92 
24.47 
26.28 
27.45 
H. E. & W. T....... 
* 
* 
* 
42.71 
35.22 
27.28 
32.43 
33.56 
I. & G. N 
27.07 
28.70 
30.50 
32.16 
30.67 
31.30 
30.02 
30.20 
M. K. & T 
21.51 
23.75 
27.07 
28.97 
30.61 
29.06 
35.09 
27.94 
St. L. S. W... 
46.15 
46.49 
57.23 
57.01 
53.82 
56.55 
58.46 
54.04 
S. A. & A. P 
41.61 
45.08 
45.02 
43.50 
39.89 
35 33 
38.97 
41.17 
T. & N. O 
* 
24.32 
31.47 
32.58 
32.29 
28.54 
30.53 
29.87 
T. & P 
32.10 
37.70 
36.16 
36.17 
35.60 
34.76 
38.81 
35.75 
Average 
29.39 
28.24 
30.33 
31.62 
32,26 
28.42 
32.21 
30.53 
* No reports filed. 
