COST OF RAILWAYS—DEPOTS. 
125 
Iron bridges, per running foot. 
Superstructure, per mile, single track... 
Engineering, per mile, main road. 
Total cost in complete running order, per mile, main road.-. 
Total cost in running order, deducting land damages, stations, See., per mile, 
main road..... 
Velocity of express trains, 34| 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. 
Graduation, per mile. 
Masonry and bridges. 
Superstructure, per mile. 
Engineering. 
Total cost in complete running order, per mile. 
Total cost per mile, excluding land, stations, &c. 
6 . New York Northern road — Ogdenshurg. 
Length, 118 miles. 
Grading and masonry, per mile... 
Superstructure... 
Bridges.-. 
Engineering. 
Total cost per mile, in complete running order. 
Total cost per mile, exclusive of land, stations, &c. 
Average of the six preceding roads. 
Graduation and masonry, per mile. 
Wooden bridges, per running foot. 
Iron biidges, per running foot .. 
Superstructure, including iron, per mile, single track. 
Engineering, per mile, main road .. 
Total cost per mile, main road, in complete running order... 
Total cost per mile, main road, in running order, exclusive of land damages, sta¬ 
tions, & c. 
$40 00 
$8,390 75 
$2,294 00 
$81,273 00 
$57,397 00 
$14,517 00 
$6,599 00 
$S,594 00 
$928 00 
$55,685 00 
$49,852 00 
$15,567 00 
$9,545 00 
$1,203 00 
$1,099 00 
$40,005 00 
$34,810 00 
$17,343 00 
$31 90 
$40 00 
$8,042 50 
$1,411 60 
$62,561 00 
$46,619 00 
Average of fifteen New England roads. 
Engineering, per mile of main road. $1,041 00 
Total cost, per mile of main road, exclusive of land damages, stations, &c. $36,305 00 
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 o 
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. 
