Annual Reports of the Railroad Corporations in the State of MassachusettsDutton and Wentworth, state printers, 1851 - Railroads 1851-1856 include: Abstract of the returns of railroad corporations. |
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accommodation trains Aggregate length average per month Average rate baggage cars branch roads buildings and fixtures Capital paid carried one mile cost of road cover depreciation crossed at grade degrees of curvature feet Flag stations Floating debt freight trains Funded debt graduation and masonry hauled one mile including iron including stops land-damages and fences last report length of curve Length of road length of straight main road Maximum grade merchandise cars Norfolk County Railroad Number of passengers Number of tons paid since last passenger and baggage passenger cars past POWER AND CARS radius of curvature Railroad Company Rate of speed renewals of iron road and equipment Shortest radius speed actually attained speed adopted stops and detentions tons of merchandise Total amount expended Total degrees Total for maintenance Total present amount Total rise truss bridges wages and incidental wages of switchmen weight in tons Weight of rail Whole number wooden bridges
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Page 113 - THE YEAR.'* Miles run by passenger trains, Miles run by freight trains, . . Miles run by other trains, . . Total miles run, . . . Number of passengers carried in the cars, Number of passengers carried one mile, Number of tons of merchandise carried...
Page 96 - For waste and other material for cleaning, . For salaries, wages and incidental expenses, chargeable to passenger department, . For salaries, wages and incidental expenses, chargeable to freight department, For gratuities and damages, .... For taxes and insurance, ..... For ferries, For repairs of station buildings, aqueducts, fixtures, furniture, ...... For...
Page 110 - For amount paid other companies, in tolls for passengers and freight carried on their roads, specifying each company, .... For amount paid other companies, as rent for use of their roads, specifying each company, . For salaries of president, treasurer...
Page 151 - Aggregate length ofwooden truss bridges, Aggregate length of all other wooden bridges, Aggregate length of iron bridges, . Whole length of road unfenced on both sides, Number of public ways crossed at grade, - Number of railroads crossed at grade, Remarks, - • Way stations for express trains, Way stations for accommodation trains, Flag stations, Whole number of way stations, Whole number of flag stations...
Page 185 - ... in branch roads, ------ Total rise and fall in main road, Total rise and fall in branch roads, Shortest radius of curvature, with length of curve, in main road, ... Shortest radius of curvature, with length of curve, in branch roads, Total degrees of curvature in main road, Total degrees of curvature in branch roads, ---... Total length of straight line in main road, Total length of straight line in branches, Aggregate length of wooden truss bridges, Aggregate length of all other wooden...
Page 109 - ROAD. Length of road Length of single main track, . . . . Length of double main track, . Length of branches owned by the Company, stating whether they have a single or double track Aggregate length of sidings, and other tracks, excepting main track and branches, . Weight of rail, per yard, in main road, Weight of rail, per yard, in branch roads, (specify 'the different weights per yard,) Maximum grade, with its length, in main road, Maximum grade, with its length, in branch roads, Total rise and...
Page 105 - For oil used by cars and engines, For waste and other material for cleaning, For salaries, wages and incidental expenses chargeable to passenger department, For salaries, wages and incidental expenses chargeable to freight department, For gratuities and damages, . . . For taxes and insurance For ferries For repairs of station buildings, aqueducts, fixtures, furniture, ...... For...
Page 137 - Maximum grade, with its length, in main road, . Maximum grade, with its length, in branch roads, Total rise and fall in main road, .... Total rise and fall in branch roads, Shortest radius of curvature, with length of curve, in main road, . • Shortest radius of curvature, with length of curve, in branch roads, Total degrees of curvature, in main road, .- . Total degrees of curvature, in branch roads, . Total length of straight line, in main road, . . Total length of straight line, in branches,...
Page 144 - Maximum grade, with its length, in main road, ..-..Maximum grade, with its length, in branch roads, ------ Total rise and fall in main road, Total rise and fall in branch roads, Shortest radius of curvature, with length of curve, in main road, ... Shortest radius of curvature, with length of curve, in branch roads, Total degrees of curvature in main road...
Page 109 - Miles run by passenger trains, ... Miles run by freight trains, ... Miles run by other trains, Total miles run, . Number of passengers carried in the cars, Number of passengers carried one mile, - -, Number of tons of merchandise carried in the cars...