It is to be regretted that the writer has not at hand information regarding other roads, that fuller statements and comparisons might be made and the showings be of greater value.
The figures of the Mobile & Ohio are added, having been compiled from the annual report of that road.
MOBILE & OHIO RAILROAD. (_Compiled from Annual Report._)
________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | Number | Cost of | Cost of | Total |Average| |Changed.| Labor. | Material | Cost. | Cost. | |________|__________|__________|__________|_______| | | | | | | Engines and tenders. | 47 |$ 8,031.42|$ 7,276.86|$15,308.28|$325.70| Pass., bag., ex. cars.| 55 | 439.37| 104.25| 542.62| 9.87| Freight cars, 1,361. }|1,468½ | 5,719.03| 739.57| 6,458.60| 4.40| Freight trucks, 107½.}| | | | | | Lever and push cars. | 143 | 1,427.55| 476.93| 1,904.48| 13.32| | | | | | | | Miles. | | | | | Track (inc. sidings). | 583.5 | 17,109.53| 7,275.14| 24,384.87| 41.79| Bridges. | 583.5 | 1,896.60| 190.00| 2,086.60| 3.58| Track tools. | 583.5 | 170.72| 1,405.74| 1,576.46| 2.70| Shop tools. | 583.5 | 419.70| 2,982.90| 3,402.60| 5.83| Temp. side tracks. | 12.09| 1,958.94| 372.37| 2,331.31| 192.83| Switching cars. | | 1,398.18| 16.50| 1,414.68| | Car hoists. | | 2,499.38| 4,419.34| 6,918.72| | |________|__________|__________|__________|_______| | | | | | | Total cost. | |$41,069.42|$25,259.60|$66,329.02| | Total average cost | | | | | | per mile. | | | | |$113.68| ______________________|________|__________|__________|__________|_______|
LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD. (_Compiled from Annual Report._)
Miles of track--Main line 1,893.7 --Side track 196.3 ------- 2,090.0 Cost Track. Total. per Mile. Section labor--Before day of change $28,106.60 --On day of change 20,090.42 --After day of change 19,713.19 ---------- $67,910.21 $32.49 Carpenter labor 3,799.19 1.82 Spikes 20,873.70 9.99 Switches 6,331.85 3.03 Tools 2,749.50 1.31 Hand cars and sundries 5,691.39 2.72 ----------- ------ Total $107,855.84 $51.36
_Equipment._ Average Number. Total. Cost. Locomotives 264 $53,480.98 $202.58 Cars (300 of these passenger--3.5%) 8,537 49,577.20 5.81 ----------- -------- Total cost $210,414.02 Total average cost per mile $100.67