Passenger train performance of class I steam railways in the United States - 1949

Subject to revision





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PASSENGER TRAIN PERFORMANCE OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES

Compiled from 101 reports of passenger train statistics representing 110 railways#
(SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED)
FOR THE MONTH OF JANUANH 1949 AND 1948


Statement No. M-213(os-B)

JANUARY 1949


Aprj,5


UNITED STATES EASTERN DISTRICT SOUTHERN DISTRICT WESTERN DISTRICT ITEM
ITEM POCAHONTAS REGION SOUTHERN REGION NO.

ET 0________11949 1948 1949 1948 1949 1948 1949 194 1949 19


AGGREGATES
1. Miles of road operated at close of month. ........ . .
2. Train-miles:
2-01. Steam locomotive-propelled trains . . . .
2-02. Diesel-eleotric locomotive-propelled trains . .
2-03. Electric loconotive-propelled trains . . . .
2-04. Other locomotive-propelled trains .. . .......
2-0. Total locomotive-propelled trains .. . .......
2-06. Motorar-propelled trains. . . . . .
2-07. Total train-miles . . . . . .
3. Road motive-power miles:
Looomotive-miles
3-01. Principal...........................
3-02. Helper (excludes *B" and trailing AI unit) . .
3-03. Light . .. .. . .. .. . .
3-0. Total looomotive-miles . . . .. . .
-O Total, stea only . . . . . .
Total, diesel-electric only.................. .
3-07. Total, electric only .. . . . . ..
08. Total, other (dleel and gasoline motor and gessoline-esltrio) .
-09. Train-switching miles, steam locomotives only . .
10. Train-switching alles, diesel-electric locomotives only. ..
3-11. Train-switohing miles, electric locomotives only . .
3-12. Train-switohing miles, other looomotves . . .
3-13. Train-switohing miles, total. . . . .
Motor oar-miles (self-propelled units only),
3-14. Total motorcars . . . . . ..
3-15. Total road motive-power miles (train switching excluded) .
4. Passenger-train oar-miles:
In looomotive-propelled trains,
4-01. Passenger coaches .. . . . . .
4-02. Sleeping and parlor care . . . . ..
4-0. Club, lounge, dining, and observation care . . .
4- Business car .... . . . .
4-05. n-,l prr.s ana ggsag csrs. and c-oInrl c. onr .ua n ps*nr. . ..
06. Combination psseager cars (ail. express, or btaese with passenasr).
4-07. Freight-train ars . . . . . .
4-08. Total in all locomotive-propelled train . . .
4-09. Total in coal-burning, steam locomotive trains . ..
4-10. Total In oil-burning, steam locomotive trains . .
4-11. Total in diesel-electric locomotive train . . .
4-12. Total in electric locomotive trains . . .
4-13. Total in other locomotive trains .. . . .
In motorcar-propelled trains,
4-14. Passenger coaches ................ ...
4-15. Sleeping and parlor car . . . . .
4-16. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oars . .
4-17. Business oars . . . . . ..
4-18 11. express and tae c ar. an clnaoncaars oua er than b(seener ... .
4-19. Combination passer cars (mil, express, or basgse with p ssuaer)
4-20. Freight-train oars .. . . . . ..
4-21. Total in motorcar-propelled trains .. . . .
4-22. Total passenger-train oar-miles, all trains .. . ..
4-23. Total car-alles of passenger coaches used as cabooses .. .
5. Train-hours:
5-01. Coal-burning steam locomotive-propelled trains ... ..
5-02. Oil-burning steam locomotive-propelled trains . .
5-03. Diesel-electrio locomotive-propelled trains . ..
5-. Eletroi locomotive-propelled trains . . ..
5-05. Other locomotive-propelled trains . . . .
5-0. Total locomotive-propelled trains . . . .
5-07. Motoroar-propelled trains . . . . ..
5-08. Total train-hours . . . . . ..
6. Ton-miles:
6-01. Gross ton-miles, locomotives and tenders (thousands). ...
6-02. oro0s ton-llesa, carsand cnwa In alI nasMenr rains, (unuada.. .* .
6-0R oross ton-les. rrelgt-tiain cars and contents Include. in 8-02 (Mtouaan-.) .
6-04. Net ton-miles of freight In passenger trains . . .

AVERAGES
7. Train-liles per mile of road per day . . . ..
8. Motive-power miles per train-milel
8-01. With locomotives . . . . . .
8-02. With motorars . . . . . .
9. Percent light of total locomotive-lles ... . . .
10. Car-miles per train-mile in locomotive-propelled trains:
10-01. Passenger coaches . . . . . .
10-02. Sleeping and parlor oars .. . . ...
10-03. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oars . ....I
10-04. Other passenger-train oars* . . . ..
10-05. Total care in locomotive-propelled passenger trains ..
11. Car-mles per train-alle in aotorcar-propelled trains:
11-01. Passenger coaches* . . . . . .
11-02. Sleeping and parlor care. .. .. . . .
11-08. Club, lounge, dining, and observation care . ....
11-0. Other passreger-traln car* . . . .
11-05. Total cars in motorcar-propelled passenger trains . .
12. Total oar-miles in all passenger train per tran-le . .
13. Train-miles per train-hour, all trains . . . .


157 943
17 622 875
11 578190
1710 470
16 457
30 927 992
3013277
33 941269

30 927 992
571378
885 260
32 384 630
18 834 890
11 717125
1 815 877
16 738
35 44 3
15310
26 498

77 251
7 808 720
40 193 350

81527045
82 605 831
27 452 828
925 604
96 319 052
8 347 828
1270 614
298 448 802
102102 396
47 417 478
129075 529
19698342
155057
9076 960
34 44 6
24 03 9
2397
1143 041
1 318 931
13712
11 613 526
310062 328
977 338

382 195
134179
257373
37 261
420
811 428
112 762
924190
9281167
21572 432
45101
C 362 488


160 090

21253 614
9 303 425
1 766 62 6
998
32 324 663
3 197 258
35 521 921

32 324 659
765 620
917 338
34007 617
22 732 523
9 396 577
1877 507
1 010
43 410
13 738
31 114

88 262

8 216 095
42 223 712

87 867 000
83 321 917
26 829 561
930 975
97063 307
8 921926
1765 572
306 700 058
124 941788
58 814 737
102 984 372
19 953 939
5 222
9478171
32 986
26 914
1770
1227 696
1384 611
31728
12 183 876
318 883 934
1040 382
460 152
158 662
204 782
38 781
39
862 416
118 240
980 656

9104 476
21407 304
59 3 1
10851 694


33 575

6 642 216
3 579 000
1645189
11 866 40 5
1744 984
13 61138 9

11 866!40 5
265'95 8
502:739
12 635 02
7 263 06
3 632225
1 738 971
14 734
4753
26498

45 985
6 298 910
18 934 012

33 756 736
31914 922
8125 547
247 896
35015555
4 566 968
231 812
113 859 43 6
55 570 871
173 599
39076 420
19 0 38 54 6
-

7 387 56 5
85
7 30 8
1'72
177 236
829 14 3

8 402 282
122 261 718
888 610

188 510
133 7
79 77 7
35 12 7

304 751
68 40 9
373 160
3 23812 9
8 345150
67181
3190 972


33 983
8 711 398
2 319 032
1 708 021

12 738 451
1834169
14 572 620

12 738 451
468 631
532422
13 739 504
9573 026
2 356162
1810 316

22 7 75
2722
31 114

56 611
6 591 642
20 331146

37187 783
32 206 109
7 677 971
184 099
36 382 766
4 805 544
486 397
118 930 669
74668 165
62 232
24891 989
19 306 283

7 720 800
858
7 462
156
210 919
853 694
8 793 689
127 724 558
943 293
248 575
730
52 262
36 89 3

338 460
71174
409 634

3 359 691
8689131
16095
5011 953


5 972

938 740
92 667

16 45
1047 864
22 758
1070622

1047 864
16 695
28 545
1093 104
981 765
93 921
680
16 73 8
1 696


1696
22 758
1115 862

2 753 420
2 428 673
790 550
33 913
2 820 863
455 457
1298
9 284174
8 325 774

803343

155 057





39 651
39 651
9323 825
10 76 6
27 735

2 577

420
30 732
883
31 615

342205
698 829
25
340


6011
1058 475
78 442

998
1 137 915
23 661
1161576

1137 915
29055
29 093
1196 063
1114 411
79 942
700
1010
2055
125

2 180

23 661
1 219 724

3186 241
2 347102
679 954
49 298
2 808 481
530 227
14181
9 615 484
9006 948
603 314

5 222
5 398



30 892
119
36 409
9651893
12 131

31 373
2055

39
33 467
1007
34 474

356 434
723 388
406
320


30 710
2 483368
2 513 471

4 996 839
337 227
5 334066

4 996 839
43 999
72 263
5113101
2 578 425
2 534 676

98 6
186

1172

577 755
5 690 856

13 357 783
13 981 40 7
4 985 05 8
199 584
16 539 735
1 810014
48377
50 921 958
19459299
1 241677
30 220 982


1051348
33 125
5307
398
153063
10 24 0
1 253 481
52 175 439
34397
73 795
3287
57 66 9

134 751
12 18 5
146 93 6
1616109
3 730 281
1549
500 00 8


31 273
2 848 825
2 315 889

5 164 714
341935
5 506 649

5164 710
55 605
73590
5 293 905
2 965 775
2 328130

967
180

114
602 721
5 896 626

13 931122
13 963 629
4 901 396
200 888
16 364 270
2 001 839
105 294
51468 438
22 436 301
1427 803
27 604 334


1106 645
31 550
10 797

150 675
10 680

1 310 347
52 778785
31 479

86 060
3 871
52 642

142 573
11 822
154 395

1346 516
3 070 457
2 950
582 633


87 686
7 558 551
5 393 052
65 281
13016 8814
908308
13 925 192

13016 884
244 726
281713
13 543323
8010 794
5 456 303
76 226

18027
10 371

28398

909297
14 452 620

31659106
34280 829
13 551 673
444 211
41 942 899
1 515 389
989127
124 383 234
18 746 452
46002 202
58974 784
659 796

638047
463
11 424
1827
812 742
439 897
13 712
1 918 112
126301346
43 565

92 155
129555
117350
2134

34119 4
31285
372 479

4084724
8 798 172
34 809
4671088


88 823
8 634 916
4 590 062
58 605
13 283 583
997 493
14281076

13283 583
212 329
282 235
13 778 145
9079 311
4632 343
66491
17 613
10 711

28 324

998071
14 776 216

33 561854
34805077
13 570 040
496 690
41507 790
1 584 316
1159 700
126 685 467
18 830 374
57 324 702
49 884 735
645 656

645 328
578
8655
1 614
866 102
489 345
31 609
2043 231
128 728 698
53 479

94 144
154 061
97 823
1 888

347 916
34 237
3882153
4041 835
8 924 328
39 940
5 256788


I I I I i I I I


5.6
1.02
1.7i!

2.85
1.4





.10
.02
.47
3.72
9.73
36.3


5.1
1.04
1.00
2.1

2.
2.6
1.

.916



2.11
9.07
37.4


5.2
1.04
1.00
2.0

2.59
2.62
1.02
3.22
9.54
.89
.01
1.12
2.05
9.01
37.4


1

2-01
2-02
2-0


2-07

3-01
3-02



3-og
3-09

3-10
3-01

3-12
3-08
3-09
3-10
3-11
3-12
3-13
3-14
3-15

4-01
4-02
a4-
4-02

4-07
4-08
4-0o
4-09
4-11
4-12
4-13
4-14
4-14

4-17
4-18
4-19
4-20
4-21
4-22
4-23

5-01
5-02

5-05
5-02
r- 07
-08
6-01
6-02
6-
6-9


7
8-01
8-02
9
10-01
10-02
10-03
10-04
lo-o

11-01
11-02
11-03
11-04
11-05
12
13


equally between passenger coach-miles and other passenger-train oar-elles.


SIn making this computation the car-miles of combination passenger cars have been divided
SExcludes Missouri and Arkansas Ry. Co. Road not in operation.


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U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1949 O 600181





Subject to revision


ITEM


AGGREGATES
1. Miles of road operated at olose of month ......... . .
2. Train-ailes:
2-01. Steam locomotive-propelled train . . . .
2-02. Diesel-electrio locomotive-propelled trains . . .
2-0. Electric looomotive-propelled train . . . .
2-. Other locomotive-propelled train* .. . ........
2-05. Total looomotive-propelled train . . . .
2 Motorear-propelled trains . . . . .
2-07. Total train-iles . . . . . .
3. Road motive-power miles:
Looomotive-allee
3-01. Principal........................ ..
3-02. Helper (excludes "B" and trailing "A" units) . .
3-03. Light . . . . ... .. .
3-04.Total locomotive-ailes . . . . .
3-05. Total, stea only .....................
3-06.Total, diesel-eleotrio only.................
3-07. Total, electrlo only . . . . .
-08. Total, other (diesel and gasoline otor an gsollne-elatria) .
-09. Train-switching miles, steam locomotives only.. . .
-10. Train-switching miles, diesel-eleotrio looomotives only. .
3-11. Train-switching miles, eleotrio locomotives only . .
3-12. Train-switching miles, other locomotives . . .
3-13. Train-switching liles, total . . . .
Motor oar-miles (self-propelled units only),
3-14. Total motoroars .....................
3-15. Total road motive-power miles (train switohing excluded) .
4. Passenger-train oar-miles:
In looomotive-propelled trains,
4*01. Passenger coaches .....................
4-02. Sleeping and parlor oars ...................
4-0S. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oars . . .
4-04.Business oars ................. ..... .
4-05 all, zre. an b se a cu ars.n c Dtlnat1on c` r o her .W 0ouse. r..........
4-6 Cmbltion pessner cars (ail. express, or bagga with passeau r) .
4-07. Freight-train oars ......................
4-08. Total in all locomotive-propelled train . . .
4-09. Total in coal-burning, steam looomotive train . .
4-10. Total in oil-burning, steam locomotive trains . .
4-11. Total in diesel-electrio locomotive train . . .
4-12. Total in electric locomotive trains . . .
4-13, Total in other locomotive train . . . .
In motoroar-propelled trains,
4-14. Passenger coaches . . . . . .
4-15. 81eeping and parlor ar . . . . .
4-16. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oars . . .
4-17. Business oars . . . . . ..
4-18. M11. eIxpre ans Dau 0ae ara. an ccabIntl c ctar obr than psunser .. .
4-19. Combiustion passe-er sers ( i., uprss. or bCago with pass oer)
4-20. Freight-train ar . . . . . .
4-21. Total in motorcar-propelled train . . . .
4-22. Total passenger-train oar-ailes, all trains . . .
4-23. Total car-miles of passenger coaches used as cabooses.....
5. Train-hourst
5-01. Coal-burning Iteam loooaotive-propelled trains. . .
5-02. Oil-burning steam locomotive-propelled trains . ...
5-03. Diesel-electrio looomotive-propelled train . . .
5-4. Electric looootve-propelled trains ... . . .
5-05. Other locomotive-propelled trains... . . .
5-06. Total looomotive-propelled trains. . . . ..
5-07. Motoroar-propelled train . . . . .
5-08. Total train-hours ......................
6. Ton-ailes:
6-01. Oross ton-ailes, locomotives and tender (thousands) . .
6-02. Oroas ton-lles cars nd coantt. U all pesnr ramlns ( usau s). .
6-03, Oross ton-alles. trmlst-traln cars and contents Included in ,-02 (tcusan.s) .
6-04. Net ton-miles of freight in passenger trains ........

AVERAGES

7. Train-miles per mile of road per day . . . . .
8. Motive-power miles per train-alel*
8-01. With looomotives . . . . . .
8-02. With motoroars . . . . . .
9. Percent light of total looomotive-ailes. .... . . .
10. Car-miles per train-aile in looomotlve-propelled trains:
10-01. Passenger ooaohes*. . . . . . .
10-02. Sleeping and parlor oars .. . . . ..
10-03. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oars ..........
10-04. Other passenger-train cars . . . . .
10-05. Total cars in looomotive-propelled passenger trained ..
11. Car-miles per train-aile in motoroar-propelled trains:
11-01. Passenger coaches* . . . .
11-02. Sleeping and parlor oars. .................
11-03. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oars...........
11-04. Other passenger-train oars* . . . ..
11-05. Total oars in motorcar-propelled passenger trains . ..
12. Total oar-alles in all passenger trains per train-mile . ...
13. Train-miles per train-hour, all trains . . . .


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FOR 1HE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 1949 AND 1948
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UNITED STATES


EASTERN DISTRICT


SOUTHERN DISTRICT


POCAHONTAS REGION


SOUTHERN REGION


I 4 1 4 .4


1948


1949


WESTERN DISTRICT


'1 .1 .5. I. .1. .5. .5. __________ __________


157 86 5

15 220 73 6
10 400 829
1503 707
19042
27144 314
2791448
29 935 762

27144 613
415194
731343
28 289150
16171227
10 511 50 6
158722 3
19194
32 614
13027
22 327

67 96

7 252 594
35 541744

68191 635
69551078
23042 192
834 699
89091923
7 347 058
1 305 291
259363876
87 332 37 5
39 969 727
114 414 910
17 477 94 7
168 917

8 379 631
31 750
23306
1178
1082 610
1 213 291
16 207
10 747 973
270 111 84 9
902 750

334 60 6
115018
231 556
32 729
507
714 416
102 916
817332

813030 2
18 538 087
45 552
8155 319


159 851

19 365 106
8 801015
1637 091

29803 212
2 966 270
32 769 482

29 803 212
693754
830 247
31 327 213
20 702 274
8 887 518
1737 421

40 530
12 986
26 972

80 488

7 525 577
38 852 790

76 729 245
75 549 544
24 758 294
898 481
93 706 585
8 109 388
1 813 385
281 564 922
112 287 268
54 567 929
96 233 604
18476 121

8 717 355
34 148
26 000
1459
1150 520
1269678
25 223
11 224 383
292 789 305
1093 369

416 089
147 724
193 670
35 671

793 154
110 096
903 250
8 710 088
20 320 46 8
59 961
9 938 214


33 57
5 745 709
3 259 801
1 454 20 5

10 459 715
1 613 259
12 0;72 974

10 459 715
197 924
3 4 871
110 2 510
62 9340
3 32042
1 531128

L.3 948
4 666
12 32 7

;40 941
5 863 789
16 96 299

28 514 817
264 3399
6 82 785
101 589
33 2.6 910
4 0 4 920
2)1 744
99 5,6 164
47 486 582
166127
34 971 667
16 981 788


-1

6 808 187
728
6592
185
172 530
775 24 5

7 703 468
107 309 632
819 291

164 187
!1218
1935
O 886
I -
28 8226
2 627
0 853

2 9 3 550
71 501
9324
3 449 918


33 911

4 "749 216
2 313 088
1 581 218

11643 522
1698043
13341565

11643 522
417 443
473 290
12 534 255
8 517169
2 344 952
1672134

20 842
3015
26 972

50 829

6018066
18 552 321

32 355 555
28447 271
7077 956
174 794
35 447 451
4 318 386
678 309
108499 724
65 808 206
58 312
24 696 647
17 936 559

7077 981
741
6 872
156
186624
793 584

8065 958
116 565 682
972 575

221 439
712
51 101
33 825

307 077
66 688
373 765

3138 207
7 991 623
21 270
4 594 131


5972

805 68 7
80081

19 042
904 810
20 897
925 707

904 810
10 798
21888
937 496
836 580
81 222
500
19194
1540
10O

1550

20 897
958 393

217905 7
1989195
648 08 9
28048
2 607577
395 490
124 6
7 848 702
7011787
667 998

168 917





34034

34 034
7 882 736
9 407

23 728

2155

507
26 390
878
27 26

292 657
576 910(
36
782|


6012
974 224
70 153

1044 377
16 240
1060 617

1044 377
28 229
29 048
1101 654
1029 640
71 434
580
2055
150

2 205

16 240
1 117 894

2 763 947
2135 596
622 824
44 707
2 660 755
487 769
9491
8 725 089
8191455
533 634


4277



18 095

22 372
8 747 461
13 033

29026

1746

30 772
721
31 493
327 933
655 385
282
18 680


30 710
2 153 595
2 302 800

4 456 395
319 069
4 775 464

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35 27 5
60 987
4 552 657
2 231 680
2 320 977

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980

539 408
5 092 065

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12 510 680
4 438 30 4
180 46 9
15 379 528
1 607 968
37 215
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46 557 067
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64 435
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53 294

120 390
10 784
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3 284 719
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31 105
2 627 211
2 181 122

4 808 333
315 951
5124 284

4808 333
50 604
60 047
4 927 984
2 728 865
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4 603 096
200 915
15 957 962
1 839 394
65 510
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20 873 448
1264 439
25 837 527


1019 291
31 359
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138 925
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49180 713
47 837
79 399
3 473
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132 422
10 7 78
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1 506 395
3465 760
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87 60

6 515 74
4 758 14
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11 323 394
838 22 3
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11 323 693
169 97
253 97
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6 883 627
4 807 265
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838 500
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28 597 804
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434 593
37 857 908
1 328 680
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15 916 508
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258 862
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31957 968
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1930 754
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91 273
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PASSENGER TRAIN PERFORMANCE OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES

Compiled from 101 reports of passenger train statistics representing 110 railways #
(SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED)


ITEM
NO.


* In making this computation the car-miles of combination passenger oars have been divided equally between passenger coaoh-ills and other passenger-train oar-miles.
# Excludes Missouri and Arkansas Ry. Co. Road not in operation.


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Statebat No. M-213(os-B)

FEBRUARY 1949








INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
BUREAU OF TRAN OT aONOaICS AND STATIICS


PASSENGER TRAIN PERFORMANCE OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES


Stateea tNo. M-213(os-B)


Compiled from 101 reports of passenger train statistics representing 110 railways f
(SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED)
FOR TWO MONTHS ENDED WITH FrBRUARY 1949 AND 1948

UNITED STATES EASTERN DISTRICT SOUTHERN DISTRICTWESTERN DISTRICT ITEM
ITEM POCAHONTAS REGION SOUTHERN REGION NO.
1949 1948 1949 1948 19 1949 194 19 1948 1949 194
AGGREGATES
1. Miles of road operated at lose of month#. . . .... .157 904 159 971 33 575 33 947 5972 6 012 30 710 31 189 87 647 88 823 1
2. Train-miles:
2-01. Steam locomotive-propelled trained . . . 32 843 611 40618720 12 387 925 16460614 1 744 4 27 2 032699 463696 5 476 036 14074296 16 649 371 2-01
2-02. Diesel-electrio locoootive-propelled train. . . 21 979 019 18 104 440 6 838 801 4 632120 172 74 8 148 595 4 816 27 4 497 01 10 151199 8826 714 2-0
2-0. Electrio looootive-propelled trains. . . ... 3214180 3403717 3 099397 3289239 114783 114478 2-03
2-04. Other looootive-propqlled train . . ..... 35499 998 35499 998 2-04
2-05. Total looomotive-propelled train... . . ..... 58072 309 62 127 875 22 326123 24 381973 1952 674 2 182 292 9453234 9 973 047 24 340278 25590 563 2-O
2-06.Motorcar-propelled trains ................... 5 804725 6 163528 3358243 3 532 21 43655 39 901 656 296 657 886 1746531 1 933529 2-06
2-07. Total train-ile . . . . . 63 877 034 68 291403 25 684366 27 914 185 1996329 2 222193 10 109530 10630933 26086809 27 524 092 2-07
3. Road motive-power miles:
Looomotive-ailes
3-01. Principal .......................... 58072608 62 127 871 22 326123 24 381 973 1952674 2182292 9 453334 9973043 4 340 577 25 590 563 01
-02. Helper (excludes B" and trailing "A" units) . 984 572 1459 374 463 88 886 074 27 4 93 57 284 79 274 106 209 413 923 409 807 02
SLit ........................... 1616603 1747585 897610 1005712 50433 50141 133250 142 637 535310 541095 3-03
.Total looootiv-miles .. . ....... ..... .. 60 673783 65 334 830 23 687 615 26 273 759 2030 600 2297 717 9 665758 10 221 889 25 289810 26 541465
-05. Total, steal only .................... 35006117 43434797 13483246 18090195 1818345 2144051 4810105 5694 640 14894421 17505911
5-06. Total, dieeel-electrio only. ..... . .... 22 228631 1I 284095 6 934 267 4 701114 175143 151376 4 855 653 4 527 249 10 263 568 8 904 356 3-0
3-07. Total, electric only ... 3 403103 3 614 928 3 70 102 3482 450 1180 80 131821 131198
S08. Total, other (al*e31 saa arenas meter sad e liie*letri) 35 932 1010 35 932 1010 -
09. Train-switohing miles, steam locomotives only* ....... 68 057 83940 28 68 43617 3 23 6 4 110 1 756 1 860 34383 343 53 09
10.Train-ewitching miles, diesel-electrio locomotives only... 30417 26724 9419 5737 2090 275 396 348 18512 20364 -10
-11. Train-switching miles, eleotrio looomotives only .. ... 48 825 58086 48 825 58086 11
3-12. Train-switching miles, other looomotives . . -
3-13. Train-witehing miles, total . .... . . 147 299 168 750 86 926 107 440 5326 4385 2152 2208 52 895 54 71 7 3-13
Motor oar-miles (self-propelled units only),
3-14. Total motoroars ........ .......... 15061314 15 741672 12152699 12 609 708 43655 39901 1 117 163 1157606 1747797 1934457 3-14
3-15. Total road motive-power mil*e (train switching excluded) 75 735 097 81 076502 35 840 14 3888467 2 074 25 5 2 337 618 10 782 921 11 379 495 27 037 60 2 475922 3-15
4. Passenger-train oar-miles:
In looomotive-propelled trains,
4-01. Paseenger ooaohes . . . . . 149 718 680 164 596 245 62 301553 69 543 336 4 932477 5 950188 24 575246 26 230 950 57 909404 62 871769 4-01
4-02. Sleeping and parlor care .... . . . 152 156 909 158 87146 58 368321 60 653 380 441786 8 4 482698 26 492087 26 972 338 62 878 633 66 763045 4-02
.4-0.. Club, lounge, dning, and observationar . . 50495 020 51 587 655 14 978 332 14 755 929 1438 639 1302778 9423362 9 504 492 24 654 6 7 26 04 456 4-0
4-04. Business oars . . . . . 1760 303 1 829456 459485 358 893 61 961 94005 380 053 401 803 876 804 974 755 4-04
05. ...... 185410975 19076989 68262465 71830217 5428440 5469236 31919 26 3 32322 232 79800807 8114807 05
Co-06. Cmmation Penmar ear, (itl, eree. or b tsape ith assease). 15694 86 17 031 314 8581 88 9123 93 850947 1 017996 3 417982 3 841233 2844069 3048155 4-0
4-07. Freight-train care . . . . . 2 575905 3 578 957 473556 1164 706 2 544 2367 85 592 170 804 2 014213 2219775 4-07
4-08. Total in all looomotive-propeled rain . ... 557 812 67 8 588 264 980 213 405 600 227 430 393 17 132 876 1840 573 96 293 585 99 443 852 230 980 617 243 050 162 4-08
4-09. Total in coal-burning, steam locomotive trains .... 189 434 771 237 229056 102 9974 53 140 476 371 15 337 561 17 198 403 36 436 797 43 309 749 34 662 960 36244533 4-09
4-10. Total in oil-burning, steam looomotive trains .. .. .. 87 387 205 113 382666 339726 120544 2 265 399 2 69242 84 782080 110 569 880 -10
4-11. Total in diesel-electric looomotive trains ......... 243 490439 199 217 976 74048087 49588636 1 471 341 1 136 948 57 591389 53441861 110379622 95050531 4-11
4-12. Total in eleotrio locomotive trains. . . 37 176 289 3843006 36 020 334 37 244 842 1 155 955 1185 218 4-12
4-13. Total in other locomotive trains ........ 323 974 5 22 323 974 5 222 4-13
In motorcar-propelled trains,
4-14. Passenger ooaobes . . . . . 17 456 591 18 195 526 14 195752 14 798 781 9675 2 033231 2 125 936 1227608 1261134 4-14
4-15. Sleeping and parlor oar. . ......66 196 67134 1586 1599 63559 62 909 1051 2626 4-15
4-1C. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oars ........ 47 345 52 914 13 901 14334 14 640 19 801 18 804 18 779 14-1
4-17. Business oars . . . . . 3575 3229 357 31 2 398 2820 2917 4-17
4-18. mali. express am u care, m comunamM on. othu peer .... .. 2225651 2378216 349766 397543 307313 289600 1 568572 1691073 4-18
4-19. Coebinatlon pmaseaor ears (mail, exprree, or b ag ie with"esgrw) 2 532222 2 654 2 160438 1 647278 73685 48987 19780 17400 834369 940624 4-19
4-20. Freight-train oars .......... . . 29 919 56 951 119 29 919 56 832 4-20
4-21. Total in motoroar-propelled trains .. . ..... 22 3614 9 23408259 16 165750 16 859 84 7 685 58 781 2 438 921 2 515 646 3 683143 3973985 -21
4-22. Total passenger-tLin or-milee, all trained. . ... 580 174177 611 673239 229 571 350 244 290240 17 206 561 18399354 98 732 506 101 959 498 234 663760 247 024 147 -22
4-23. Total car-miles of passenger coaches used as cabooses. .. 1 880088 2133 751 1 707 901 1915868 2017 3 25164 62503 79316 89 511 113403 -23
5. Train-hours
0. Coal-burning stea* loaomotive-propell*d trains . . 716 801 876 241 352 697 470014 51463 60399 138 230 165 459 174411 180 369 01
SDieselellectrli looomotive-propelled trains. . . 488 929 398452 151712 103 363 4 732 3 801 110 96 3 102 192 221 522 189096
lectrio looomotive-propelled trains ... . . 69 991 74452 66 014 70 718- 3977 3 734 -
5. Other looomotive-propelled trains. ............. 92 7 39 -92 7 39
5-06. Total looomotive-propelled trains* .. ............... 1 525845 1655 57 572 97 645 537 57 122 64239 255 141 274 995 640604 670 799 06
Motorar-prolld ains.* .2.................. 15 678 228 336 131036 13 862 1761 1728 22 969 22 600 59912 66 146 07
5-o8.Total train-ours . ... 1 741523 1883 906 704 014 783 399 58883 65 967 278110 297 595 700 516 736 945 08
6. Ton-milest
6-01. Gross ton-miles, locomotives and tenders (thousands) ..... 17 474 99 18142 69 6 05 2030 6 55610 634 862 684367 3 031114 3 122 842 7 603 814 7779388 6-01
6-02. oro.a ton-.ils. c.ar nd counu ian ll pasun1 r trais (tus) . 39 962 461 42 497 938 15 335 367 16 797 907 1 275 739 1 378 773 7 015 000 7 185 634 16 336 355 17 135 624 6-02
6-03. .. t..on-mles. ri nt-mi Cr.and cot ents ilu. in -o (ouad 90 697 11964 18 086 37 647 61 68 2 612 4784 69938 76 526 6-0,
6-04. Net ton-miles of freight in passenger trains ........ 16 517 807 20 789 908 6640 890 9 606084 1 122 19 000 717 965 960 833 9 157 830 10 203 991 6-0
AVERAGES
7. Train-miles per mile of road per day . . . .. 6.9 7.1 13.0 13.7 5.7 6.2 5.6 5.7 5.0 5.2 7
8. Motive-power miles per train-mile:
8-01. th locomotives . . . ..... ..... .1.04 1.05 1.06 1.08 1.04 1.05 1.02 1.02 1.04 l.04 8-01
8-02. With motorar ...... ........................ 259 2.55 3.62 357 1.00 1.00 1.70 1.76 1.00 1.oo 8-02
9. Percent light of total looomotive-miles ...... ......... 2.7 2.7 3.8 3.8 2.5 2.5 1.4 1.4 2.1 2.8 9
10. ar-miles per train-ile in looomotive-propelled trains:
10-01. Passenger eoaches...... . . ..... 2.71 2.79 2.8 3.04 2.74 2.96 2.78 2.82 2.44 2.52 10-01
10-02. Bleeping and parlor car .... . . . 2.62 2.56 2.61 2.49 2.26 2.05 2.0o 2.70 2.58 2.61 10-02
10-03. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oar. . .... .. .8 .3 .67 .61 .74 .60 1.00 .1 1.01 1.02 10-03
1-04. Other passenger-train ears* . . . . 3.6 3.4 .0 2.78 3.6o0 .7 .27 0-
10-05. Total oars in looomotive-propelled passenger trains 9.61 9.47 9.56 9.33 877 8s.4 10.19 9.9 9.9 950 10
11. Car-miles per traia-ile in motoroar-propelled t ainst! 7
11-01. Paenger oah . . . . 3.23 3.17 4.147 4.42 .4 .86 3.11 3.24 .94 .90 11-01
11-02. Sleeping and parlor ears ................. .01 .01 .10 .10 11-02
11-03. Club, lounge, dining, and observation ars ......... .0101 .02 .0 .01 .0 11-0
11-04. TOther paeger-train oar*. ............. .6o .6.3 .35 .814 .61 49 .1.14 1.12 11-04
11-05. Total oars in notorcarpropelled paenger trained ... 385 3.90 4.81 4.77 1.68 1.47 3.7282 2.11 2.o6 11-05
12. Total oa-miles in all passenger trains per train-aile ....... g9;08 8 .94 .7 8.62 8.28 9.77 5 .97 12
13. Train-alles per train-hour, a 1 trains. . . . .... .36.7 36.2 36.5 35 33.9 33.7 36. 7 372 37.3 13


* In making this computation the car-miles of combination passenger oar have been divided equally between passenger ooaoh-miles and other peasenger-train ear-ailes.
SExcludes Missouri and Arkansas Ry. Co. Road not in operation.
r Represents an average of the mileage reported at the close of eaob month within the period.


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3 1262 08852 0613 BUREAU OF TrUANSRTBOONOWC S AND STATISTCS

PASSENGER TRAIN PERFORMANCE OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES
Compiled from lOlreports of passenger train statistics representing 110 railways#
(SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED)
FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 1949 AND 1948


Statement No. M-213 (os-B)
MARCH 1949


IY UNITED STATES EASTERN DISTRICT SOUTHERN DISTRICT WESTERN DISTRICT ITEM
ITEM POCAHONTAS REGION SOUTHERN REGION NO.
1949 1948 1949 1948 1949 1941 1949 1948 1949 1948
AGGREGATES
1. Miles of road operated at lose of month ........ ..... 157 761 159 967 33 b6 5 33911 5 972 6 012 30 617 31 10 87607 88959 1
2. Train-miles:
S-01. Steam locomotive-propelled train* . . . .. 16425759 18843 849 6149095 7257159 899369 962 819 2 64 913 2494 707 7012382 8129164 2-01
2-02. Diesel-eleotric locomotive-propelled trains .. ...... 11 943 904 10 226 235 3 602 52 2913 960 89 912 87 150 2 537018 2A10 411 5714449 4814 714 2-02
2-0. Electric looomotive-propelled trains . . . 1 632 9- 6 1 736 524 1 576 795 167978 56131 56566 2-0
2-04. Other looomotive-propelled trains .. ......... 2335 3 352 23323 352 2-
2-05. Total locomotive-propelled trains...... 3...0025 912 30806760 11328415 11850677 1012 604 1050 321 4901931 4905 118 12782 962 13000444 2-05
2-0. Motorar-propelled train . . . . 318 944 3301564 179704 1882 250 20062 14678 362 896 340778 1003382 1063 858
2-07. Total train-miles ........... .......... 5 33209856 34108324 13126019 13733127 1032666 1064999 5264827 5245896 13786344 14064302 2-07
3. Road motive-power miles:
Locomotive-lles
3-01. Principa l.................. ........ 30025998 30806767 11328415 11850877 1012604 1050321 4901931 4905118 i 783048 13000451 3-01
3-02. Helper (excludes B" and trailing 'A' units) . .. 379 94 9 511 247 213 56 278526 13 979 23 767 34781 33583 117633 175 371 3-02
3-03.Light .......................... 745537 822 463 432 62 463 300 25 756 25 625 67664 6815 L 219555 265383 3-03
3-04. Total locomotive-miles . . .. . . 31151484 32140477 11 974533 12592703 1052339 1099713 5004376 5006856 13120 236 13441 205 3-04
0:Total, stea only ..................... 17342038 19961544 6657722 7853600 937729 1010005 2447499 2577343 7299088 8520596 3-01
-0Total, diesel-eleotrlo only. . . . ... .1060 721 10 339258 3654380 2 964 018 90710 88855 2556877 2429 513 575875'4 4856872 3
3-07. Total, electric only . . . . .. 1725245 1839 317 1662431 1775085 420 495 --62394 63737 3-.07
S08. Total, other (diesel and gasoline motor and goli -elestriic) 2348 35 23480 358 3-08
09. Traln-ewitching miles, steam locomotives only . ... 34803 40430 15336 20041 1714 2035 794 811 16959 17543 3-09
3-10. Train-switching miles, diesel-electric locomotives only.. 18077 15459 6391 4254 200 348 216 11338 10789 3-10
3-11. Train-switohing ales, electric locomotives only . 2701 25 983 23701 25 983 --- --11
3-12. Train-switohing miles, other locomotive . . 3-12
3-13. Train-switoing miles, total . . . . 76581 81872 45428 50278 1714 2235 1142 1027 28297 28 332 3-13
Motor oar-miles (self-propelled units only),
3-14. Total motorcars ................... .. 8056593 8433147 6429 81 6747893 20062 14678 602992 605965 1003758 1064611 3-.14
3-15. Total road motive-power miles (train switching excluded) 39208077 40573624 18 404 14 19340596 1072401 1114391 5607 368 5612 821 14123994 14505816 3-15
4. Passenger-train oar-aile:
In loconotive-propelled trains,
4-01. Passenger coaches ..................... 7. 943735 80527763 30277910 34015.139 2405593 2763181 12205157 12648083 29055075 31101360 4-01
4-02. Sleeping and parlor oars .................. 75895198 78735513 28086884 29444037 2188374 2319086 13593160 13577275 32 026780 33395115 4-02
4-0. Club, lounge, dining, and observation care . ... 25990768 26231 240 7 400 38 7287 84 708325 657660 4955753 4843889 12 926302 13442167 4-0
4-. Business oare .. . . . . . 979755 914 346 212747 198724 26306 36 289 222069 220 447 518633 458-886 4-0
4-0. .M. l..prss ndbagage. r.an. inat..c. other tr.an upanr ............. .. 99267791 101294875 36 242 93 38205512 2 947 143 2872904 17182 614 17327769 42 895 741 42888690 4-05
4-06. Combination passer cars (ssl, o*prssl, or bagame with passenger 8029412 6 422 754 4 376087 4695840 439396 494528 1769528 1834149 1444 401 1398237 4-06
4-07. Freight-train oars..................... 1308665 1694590 211 08 497231 725 8557 43336 76124 1053296 1112678 4-07
4-08. Total in all locomotive-propelled trains .. ...... 285415324 297821081 106 807 617 114344007 8715862 9152 205 49971617 50527 7 36 119920 228 123 797 133 4-08
4-09. Total In ooal-burning, steam locomotive trains . ... .. 91636408 108151685 49964348 62477195 7768869 8380087 1847034 6 20408785 15432845 16885618 4-09
4-10. Total in oil-burning, steam locomotive trains . .. 44 583715 56001 303 170476 65903 1260869 1 234454 43152370 54700946 4-10
4-11. Total in diesel-eleotrlo locomotive trains . . 130165 514 113641569 38411877 32341 865 736 213 769 014 30 240402 28884497 60777022 51646193 4-11
4-12. Total in electric locomotive train . . . 16 818 907 20023 420 18 260 916 19459044 557 991 564376 4-12
4-13. Total in other locomotive trains . . . 210 780 3104 210 780 3 104 4-1
In motoroar-propelled trains,
4-14. Passenger coabes . . . . . 9 285267 9701 011 7497 606 7889046 1687 1100666 1116 40 686 995 693638 4-14
4-15. Sleeping and parlor oars . . . . .. 733735 34 827 806 806 32 319 3 684 610 337 4-15
4-16. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oars . .. 31 627 31 975 7912 8289 10 431 11 346 13284 12 340 4-1
4-17. Business ears . . . . . .. 3238 906 17 156 1334 1732 750 4-17
4-18. aln. xprnu .. bmter, aT nd combinati crs other tan p~nser .......... 1 308916 1327611 187 985 212 625- 181 392 143 249 939539 971737 4-1
4-19. Coebluation passe or oars (ml1. eess., or besgg with pssener) 1345050 1 398 614 858 669 869 110 29714 18948 8050 8180 448617 502376 4-19
4-20. Freight-train oars . . . . .. 24081 30521 108 24081 30413 4-20
4-21. Total n motorar-propelled trains . . . 1 0 31 914 12525 4 6 5 8553 150 8 980 140 29714 20 635 1334192 113099 2114858 2 211 591 -21
4-22. Total passenger-train oar-iles, all trains . ... 29744728 310 46546 115 60767 123324 147 8745576 9172 840 51305809 51 840 835 122035086 126008724 4-22
4-23. Total oar-ailes of passenger coaches used as caboose. 924 269 10 42 840 848 731 933109 11067 15 762 12 475 41 232 51 996 52 737 4-2
5. Train-hours:
5-01. Coal-burning steam loooaotive-propelled train . . 353 865 394 081 177087 207 906 26599 28 370 69839 75711 80340 82094 5-01
02. Oil-burning steam locomotive-propelled train. . . 12574 8 155 302 1350 751 336 3 3510 121035 151041 5-02
0. Diesel-electrio locomotive-propelled trains . ... 264186 223 674 80089 63 373 2420 2188 58 634 55 238 123043 102875
4. Electrio looomotive-propelled trains. . . . 352 7 8 37706 33 432 35891 1846 1815 -0
5-0o. Other looomotive-propelled train . . ..... 2b 15 625 15 5-05
Total locoaotive-propelled trains . . .... 779702 810 778 291958 307 92 29 644 30 573 131 836 134 45 29 6264 337 825 5-0
5-07. Motorcar-propelled trains . . . . 117723 122567 69 95 73027 372 645 13020 12 228 34436 36 667 507
5-08. Total train-hours . . . . . 897425 933 345 361 53 380 948 30016 31 218 144856 146687 360 700 374 492 -0
6. Ton-miles:
01. ross ton-iles, locomotives and tenders (thousands) . 9029552 8979116 3138707 3189 842 332 479 328 7 81 1569583 1 490 019 3988783 3 970 474 6-01
o02.oro toaon-aiea, Urs Imd coa in t 11 an.r trnln (thaouun... .... 20432 881 21510706 7656946 8432774 649894 687808 3625353 3647881 8500688 8742243 6-02
0Or. as ton-l1,tni. tsi,-tr ,cars a conutt Includa ein -o (tho .... 43 884 56947 8873 17160 20 246 1212 2284 34079 37257 6-03
Net ton-miles of freight In passenger trains . .. 8615410 12 347 679 2 847 006 5368143 340 262 290 555 580 5505774 6424 156 6-04
AVERAGES
7. Train-miles per mile of road per day . . . 6.8 6.9 12.6 13.1 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.1 5.1 7
8. Motive-power miles per train-allel
8-01. With looootives . . . . . .104 1.0 1.06 1.06 1.04 1.051.02 1.0i 1.03 1.03 8-01
8-02. with motoroar. . . . . . ... 2.53 2. 33.59 1.001. 1. 1.78 1. 1.
9. Percent light of total locomotive-iles . . . .2.4 2.6 .7 2.4 2.3 1.4 1.4 1.7 2.0 9
10. Car-miles per train-mile in locomotive-propelled trains:
10-01. assenger oache* ...... . . . ..2.60 2. 2. 3.07 2.59 2.7 2.67 2.77 2.3 2. 10-01
10-02. Sleeping and parlor oars . . . . ... 2. 24 2.22 .6 2.21 2.7 2.77 21 2. 10-02
10-05. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oars . .... .61 .70 .63 1.1 ..1 10-0
10-04. Other passenger-train cars* . . . . 3. 3 .i 41 3.6 3 :.00 3.73 3. 3.1 3. 10-0
10-05. Total oars In looomotive-propelled passenger trains .. 95 9 9.43 9.65 .7110.19 .93 52 10-
11. Car-miles per train-mile in motorcar-propelled trains:
11-01. Passenger coaches* . . . . .. 3.13 3.15 4.41 4.42 .74 .76 3.o4 3.29 .91 .89 11-01
11-02. Sleeping and parlor ears, . . . . ..01 01 .0 .10 11-02
11-03. Club, lounge, dining, and observation cars . . .1- .0 03 .01 .01 11-05
11l-04. Other passenger-train cars . . . . 62 .61 .35 .35 .74 65 *2 .43 1.16 1.15 11-04
11-05. Total oars In motorcar-propelled passenger train . 3.78 3.79 4.76 4.77 1.4S 1.41 3.68 3.85 2.11 2.08 11-05
12. Total car-iles in all passenger trains per traln-mile . . 8.96 9.10 8.79 8.98 6.47 8.61 9.75 9.88 8.85 8.96 12
13. Train-alles per train-hour, all trains . . . .. 37.0 36.5 36.3 3.0 34.4 34.1 36.3 35.8 38.2 37.6 13

In king this computation the car-miles of combination passenger cars have been divided equally between passenger coaoh-miles and other passenger-train car-alles.
# Excludes Missouri and Arkaneas Iy. Go. Road not in operation.







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Statemt No.M-213(os.B)


INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
bUREAU O'P RANSeO* BOONOhICS AND STAISInC


PASSENGER TRAIN PERFORMANCE OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES
Compiled from 101 reports of passenger train statistics representing 110 railways d
(SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED)
FOR THREE MONTHS ENDID WITH MARCH 1949 AND 1948

UNITED STATES EASTERN DISTRICT SOUTHERNDISTRICWESTERN DISTRICT ITEM
ITEM ___ _POCAHONTAS REGION SOUTHERN REGION NO.
____19199 1948 1949 419 1944 1949 194 1949 194
AGGREGATES
1. Miles of road operated at lose of aonth . . . .157 857 159 977 33 572 33 935 5 972 6 012 30 679 31 61 87 634 88 869 1
2. Train-mlles:
2-01. Steam loooitive-propelled train . . 49 269370 59 462 569 18537020 23 717 773 2 645 3796 2 995 518 7 001 876 7 970 74 21 086 678 24 778 53 2-01
2-02. Diesel-electrio looomotive-propelled trains. ....... 33 922923 28 330 67 10 441326 7 54698 262 66 235 745 7 35328 6 907 422 15 865 648 13641428 2-02
2-03. lecotria loooootive-propelled trains . . ... 4 847 103 5140 041 4 676 189 4 968997 170914 171044 2-03
2-04. Other looomative-propelled trains . . . 58-822 1350 58 822 1350 2-
2-05. Total looootive-propelled train .. . . . 88 098 218 92934635 33654 55 36232850 2 96527 3 232 613 14 35516 5 14 87816 37123240 38591007 2.
20. Motorcar-propelled trains. ......... 8 988 669 9465092 5 155 847 5414 462 63717 54 579 1019192 998 664 2 749 913 2 997387
2-07. Total train-le .. . . ............ 97 086 887 102 399727 38 810 38 41 647 312 3 028995 3287 192 15 374 357 15 876829 39 873153 41588 394 -07
3. Road motive-power ilest
Looonotive-siles
3-01. Prinipal. .................. . 8 098 603 92 934 638 33 654 535 36 232 850 2 965 27 3 232 613 14 355 165 14 878161 37 123 625 38 591014 -01
3-02. Helper (ekoludes B" and trailing A"' unite) ......... 1 364 521 1970621 677430 1164600 41472 81051 114055 139792 531556 85 178 802
5-03. Light .......... ................. 2 362 140 2570048 1 330 178 1469012 76189 83 766 200 914 210792 754865 806478 3-03
3-04. Total looomotive-ailes . . . . ... 91 825 264 97 475 307 35 662 14 5 38 866462 3 082 939 3397430 14 670 134 15 228745 38 410046 39 982670 3.04
Total, team only . . . . ... 52 348155 6339634 20140 968 25 943 795 2 756 074 3154056 7 257 604 871983 22 193 509 26026507
3. Total, deseml-electrio only. .... .. .. ....... 34 289352 28 623353 10588647 7 665132 265853 240 231 7412 530 6956762 16 022322 13 761228
3-07. Total, eleotrio only . . . . ..... 5 128 345 5454245 4 932 530 5 257535 1600 1775 194 215 194 9 35 f
09. Total, other (diesel and. gaelie totor a a eellselectril) 59412 1368 59412 1368 -
09. Train-switohing ailes, steam locomotives only. . 102 860 124 370 44 018 63658 4950 6145 2 550 2671 51 342 51 896 -0
3-10. Train-switobing miles, diesel-eleotrio looomotives only. .. 48 494 42183 15 810 9991 2 090 475 744 564 29850 31153 -10
3-11. Train-switching miles, electric loomotives only . 72 52 6 84 069 72 526 84 069 i
3-12. Train-switching ailes, other looomotive . ... 312
3-13. Train-switching miles, total . . . 223 880 250 622 132 354 157 718 7 040 6620 3294 3235 81192 83 049 3-13
Motor oar-miles (self-propelled units only),
3-14. Total otoroars ............. ........ 23117907 24174819 18 58248 193557601 63717 54579 1720155 1763571 2751555 2999068 3-14
3-15. Total road motive-poer ailes (train switohing excluded) 114 943171 121 650126 54244625 58224063 3146656 3452009 16 390289 16992316 41161601 42981738 3-15
4. Passenger-train oar-miles:
In locomotive-propelled trains,
4-01. Passenger coaches . . . . . 223 662415 245124008 92 579463 103556477 7 338070 8713369 36 780403 38879033 86 964479 93973129 4-01
4-02. Sleepingand parlor oars .... . . . ... 228 052107 237 606974 86 455 205 90 097417 6 606 242 6801784 40 085 247 40 549 613 94 905413 100158160 02
4-03. Club, lounge, dining, and observation ar . . 76 48578 77 818, 9b 22 378720 22043453 2 146964 1.960438 14 379115 14348381 37 580989 39466623 4-03
4-0.Busines oars ....................... 2740058 2 743802 652 23 557617 88267 130294 602122 622250 1397437 1453 641
4-0. .r .sur. .e ..r.o. nrs r...... 284769229 292289641 104 504758 110035729 8375583 8342140 49101877 49650001 122787011 124261771 4.
4-06. .Coabistion eager cars (S.l. ress. or beg with passenear).. 23724298 25454068 12 957 975 13 819770 1290343 1512524 5187510 5675382 4288470 4446392 4-0
4-07. reight-traincars..................... 3 794 107 5048673 684864 1661937 3269 32229 128928 24692 2 977046 3107579 4-07
4-08. Total in all looomotive-propelld trained ..... ..... 843228002 886086061 320 213 17 341 774400 25 848 738 27492 778 146 265 202 149971588 350900845 366847295 4-08
4-09. Total in ooal-burning, steam looomotive train . 281 071179 345 380741 152 961 801 202 953 566 23 106 4 25 578490 54 907 143 63718534 50095805 53 130151 4-09
10. Total in oil-burning, steam looomotive train . 131 970 920 169 83 969 510 202 186 447 3526 26 3 926696 127 934450 16527026 4-1
4-11. Total in diesel-electrio loooiotive trains .... . 373 655 953 312859545 112 459964 81930501 2207 554 1905962 87 831 791 82326358 171156 644 146696724 4-11
4-12. Total in electric looomotive trains . . ... 55 995 196 58453 480 54 281 250 56 703 886 1713946 1749594 4-12
4-13. Total in other locomotive trains . . . 534 754 832 564754 4-13
In motoroar-propelled trains,
4-14. Passenger oaohes ...... ............. 26 741858 27 896537 21 693358 22 6087 7 11362 3 133897 3242576 1914603 1954772 4_14
-15. lepng and parlor car . . . ....99931 101961 2392 2405 95 878 96 593 1661 2963 14-1
4-16. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oare ........ 78972 84889 21813 22 623 25071 31147 3208 31119 4-16
4-17. Business oars. . . ............ 6 813 4135 529 468 1732 4 552 3667 4-17
4-18. al. ,pr. ad e cars. a coa cbnti car- oUr aS M.Pser ......... 5 3 534 56 7 3705 827 537 751 610 166 488705 432 849 2508111 2 662 810 4.-
4-19. CCoaambton passenger car (mil. express, or aa with psseeger) 3877 272 4 052 903 2 463057 2 516 388 10 399 67 935 27 830 25 580 1282986 1443000 4.19
4-20. Freight-train oar . . . . . 54 000 87 472 10 119 -54 00 87245 4-20
4-21. Total in motoroar-propelled trains ........... 34393413 35 933 724 24 718 900 25 839 97 103399 79 416 3 773113 3 82874 5 798001 6 185 576 4-21
4-22. Total passenger-train oar-miles, all trains. ....... 377 621415 922 019 78 344932 117 367614.387 25952137 27572194 150 038 315 15 800 33 356 698 84 373 032 871 4-22
4-23. Total o1ar-l es of passenger ooaohes used as oabooses. .... 804 357 3 176591 2 556632 2 848 977 31 240 40926 74 978 120548 141 507 166140 14-2
5. Train-hours:
1. Coal-burning steam looomotive-propelled train* . .. 1070666 1270322 52 784 677920 78062 88769 208069 241170 254751 262463 5-01
02. Oil-burning steam looomotive-propelled train. . . 374 945 461688 905 2193 9 311 10 854 361729 448641 02
SDiesel-electrio locomotive-propelled train . . 75115 622 126 231 801 166 736 7152 5 989 169 597 17 430 344 565 291 971 -
SEleotrio looomotive-propelled trains* ............. 105 268 112 158 99445 106 609 823 5549
Other looomotive-propelled trains. .................... 1 55 L 54 1 552 54 0
5-o Total looomotive-propelled trains. .... ........ 2 305 546 2466 348 864 935 953458 86 766 94 81 386 977 409454 966 86 1008 624 50
07. Motorar-propelled tain. . . . 333401 350903 200 931 210 889 2133 2373 35989 34828 9434 102 813
5-08.Total train-hour ..................... 2 638941 2817251 1065866 1164347 88899 97185 422966 444282 1061 216 1111437
6. Ton-milees
6-01. Gross ton-miles, looomotives and tenders thousandse) ... .. 26 504545 27 12176 9 343 910 9745944 967 341 1013148 4 600 697 4612 861 11 592597 11 749 812 6-01
6-02. oro ton-l.es.a. cas -wcd e~n. m.11 p.seunr tri. (~as) . 60 404 900 64 018191 22 992313 25230682 1 925 633 066 581 10 640 752 10834037 24 846 202 25 886 891 6-02
6-03. oros. ton-azill, rra.l-tratm ctr Ma cotts ioe md e (ths) .. 126 585 165 271 26 659 54 807 81 934 3 824 7068 96021 102 46 6-
6-04. NMt ton-ailse of freight in passenger trains ........ 25133 217 33 137 787 9486789 14 974227 1462 19 000 980 255 1516413 14663 604 16628 147 6-0
AVERAGES
7.: Tain-miles per mile of road per day .................* 6.8 7.0 12.8 3.5 5.6 6. 5.6 5.6 .1 .1 7
I. Motive-power alles per train-ailest
6-01. With looomotivee . . . . .... 1.04 1.0.06 1.07 1.04 1.05 1. 1.02 1.01 1,0 8-01
8-02. nWth actoroars ............. .57 2.. 3.60 3.5 1.00 1:00 16. 1.7 1 oo 8-o0
9. Percent light of total looomotive-aile .............. . 2.6 2. 3.7 25 2.5 ..4 2.0o .00 9
10. Oar-males per tain-mile in looomotive-propelled trains
10-01. Passenger coaches*. . . . .. .. .. ... 2.67 2 2.94 2.69 2.93 2 4 2.80 2 10-01
10-02. 81eeping and parlor cars . . . . 2.59 2 2.57 2.23 2.10 2 9 2 2.C4 2' 10-02
10-0 Club, lounge, dining, and observation oars*... *. : ...6 72 .61 1.00 : 1.02 100
10-90. Other passenger-train ars* . . . . 3.10 3.31 3.32 32 3.07 2 8 3.64 3. 3 3 10-0

11-01. Passenger coaches* . . . . . 3.19 3.16 4.45 4.42 .81 .3 3.09 3.26 .93 .9 11-01
11-02. 81eeping and parlor oare . . . . ... ... 01 .01 7 .09 .10 -95 9 11-0
11. Ca- e pOer pssng-il t in otoro.. ..propelled 6.a1n.0
11-08. Club, lounge, dining, and observation car. ...... . .01 .01 02 010 11-0;
ll-o. Other passerger-train oars* . . . . .61 .61 4 1 0 U 1 1 11-04
11-05. Total cars in motorcar-propelled passenger trains . .83 3.80 4. 4.77 1.62 10 3. 2 211-05
12. Total oar-miles in all passer trains per train-aml . . .04 .00. 3 7 1
13. Train-alles per train-hour, all tains . . . ... .6.8 363 364 35.8 34 1 33.8 37 13


i n nkiing this computation the ear-mile of combination passenger cars have been divided equally between passenger oooah-miles and other paseenger-train oar-miles.
SExoludeA Missouri and Arkansas Ry. Co. Road not In operation.
Represents an average of the mileage reported at the close of each month within the period.


U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE:1949 O 800181





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PASSENGER TRAIN PERFORMANCE OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES


Statest No. M-213 (Os-B)
APRIL 1949


Compiled from 101 report of passenger train statistics representing 110 railways#
(SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED)
FOR THE MONTH F0 APRIL 1949 AND 1948

SOUTHERN DISTRICT
UNITED STATES EASTERN DISTRICT SOUTHERN WESTERN DISTRICT ITEM
ITEM POCAHONTAS REGION SOUTHERN REGION NO.
1949 1948 1949 19481949 1948 1949 1949 1948 1949 1948 19 1948
AGGREGATES
1. Mile of road operated at olose of month . . . 157 553 159 937 33 50 9 33 911 5 972 6012 30 617 31 105 87 455 88 909 1
2. Train-mlles:
2-01. team locomotive-propelled trains . . ... 15167542 16622 81b 5684284 6216685 859313 878834 2048641 2128658 6575304 7398638 2-01
2-02. Diesel-electrio looomotive-propelled trains. .. 195 741 10 389 362 3 816110 3106 573 82 206 94 237 2 489 615 2 289 715 5 807 810 4898 837 2-02
2-03. leotrio looooti-propll tain . . ... 1578 281 1642 960 1522002 1590269 -- 56279 52 691 2-0
2-04. Other looomotive-propelled train$ . . . 17 642 1 370 17 642 1 370 0
2-5. Total loooti-propelled train . . .. 28959206 28656 07 11022396 10913527 959161 974 441 4 538 56 4418 373 12 4 39393 12350166 2-0
20. otorar-propelled trains .. . ....... 3084 558 3283836 1740 662 1850 375 17537 21 891 337 761 332745 988598 1078 85 -0
2-07. Total tran-mless . . . 3i 043764 31940 343 12 763058 12 763 902 976698 996332 4 876017 4751 118 13427991 13428 991 2-07
3. Road motive-power ales:
Looomotive-lsles
01. Principal. .......................... 28959206 28656507 11022396 10913527 959161 974441 4538256 4418 373 12 439392 12350166 01
02. Helper (excludes 'B" and trailing "A units) . .. 344740 356791 192585 171276 13948 18112 23227 24008 114 980 143 395 02
-i M 0Light ........................... 723849 759836 425,134 424067 26194 23517 61059 63 28 211462 249224 -0
T3otal looootitv-mile ........... . 0027 795 29773 134 11640 15 11508 870 999303 1016070 4622 542 4505 409 12 7683 12742785
0. Total, teaonly . . . . ... 16026460 17542 490 6163412 6678587 897771 917749 2112539 2197 239 6 852 736 7748915 3-05
S5. Total, diesel-eleotrio only. . . .. 12 317 731 10 492 7 86 3870 952 3153 268 83 125 96 115 51000 3 2 308 170 5 853 651 4935 233 5 -0
UL_ 3-07. Total, electric only .. . . .......... 1665 837 1736 392 1605751 1677 015 640 740 59446 5637 07
SI -0. Total, other (dieeel and gsMelime ater sat goeeieleotri) 17 767 1 466 17 76 1466 08
O -09. Train-switohing miles, steam locomotives only-.. . 33605 35 670 15533 17 620 1656 1724 618 444 15 798 15 882 -09
N -10. Train-switohing miles, diesel-eleotric locomotives only.. .15799 14 720 4847 3084 26 140 366 420 1056C 11076 3-10
> 1; 3-11. Train-swithaing miles, eleotrio looomotives only ... 22 40 6 23 187 2 40 6 23 187 -- -11
S' 3-12. Train-switching miles, other locomotives . . 12
Z < 3 -13. Train-switohing miles, total . . . ... 71 810 73 577 4 786 43 891 1682 1864 984 864 26 358 26 958
D Motor ear-niles (self-propelled units only),
M 3-1F. Total motoroars .. .. . . ....... 7 835347 8318773 6 264205 6629 929 17537 21891 563852 587152 989 753 1079 801 3-1
3 -15. Total road motlve-power miles (train witching exolude ) ... 37863142 38091907 17 904j320 18138799 1016 840 1037 961 5186394 5092 561 13755586 13822586 3-15
4. Passenger-train oar-alles:
In looomotive-propelled trains, 1
4-01. Passenger ooaohes .... ....... .. ....... ... 73 874143 75 594 847 31298,566 31897960 2 40635 9 2499 685 11655759 11696387 28 513459 29 500 815 4-01
4-02. Sleeping and.parlor ears . . . ... 71918418 74602 906 27143 954 28 16 525 2041460 223 871 11694847 11854 261 31038157 32 78 249 4-02
-0. Club, lounge, dining, and obraton ar . ... 24 956195 24 962 81 7 35Q468 7022268 657 679 664 834 4 383 515 4420 265 12 564 533 12 855 446 4-0
Business ar . . . . . 981441 891 543 219068 177989 45 827 42 405 212 493 198 436 504053 472713 4-
4-.C in. siosre ~. a rs. arm cr~ni ar CT o.ur npessae .r........ 98859139 97652455 35 748 932 36588437 2815222 2747780 16542396 16138223 43752589 42178015 4-05O
n Co. action P e (sllr pears (aAl eres, r asW* ith aeusa). 7 618 898 7 797 03 4190;58 5 4 366198 398092 437 283 1624618 1679 330 1 405 603 1 314492 4-0
4-07. Freight-train ears . . . . . 1299865 1572 708 215362 474 800 733 1917 48501 56731 1035269 1039 260 4-07
4-08. Total in all looomotive-propelled trains . . 279508099 28307457 106166 935 108744177 8365372 8647775 46162129 46043633 118 813663 119638990 4-08
4-09. Total in ooal-burning, steam looomotive trains ...... 84459342 95254 44L 46 649,391 54984710 7523034 7766295 16156315 18148392 14130 602 14 355048 4-09
4-10. Total in oil-burning, steas looootive trains . 43547013 53094033 186464 99459 873786 963 560 42 486763 52031014 4-10
4-11. Total in dieselelectrio looootive trains . . 132 833 802 115 655 207 41 397 881 35127067 679 897 868680 29132028 26931 81 61625996 52 727779 4-11
4-12. Total in electric loomotive trains . . ... 18505 501 19058090 17 933199 18532 941 572302 525 149 4-12
4-13. Total in other locomotive trains . . . 162 441 12 800 162 441 12 800 4-1l
In motc-aar-propelled trains,
.4-14. Pa;enger coaches ................... 9032 845 9526939 7 3411453 7756180 4885 1030168 1077231 661224 688643 4-14
l4-1. Sleeping and parlor oars . . . ... 2 .3609 35131 1i250 832 20439 32 680 1920 1619 4-15
4-16. Club, long, dining, and observation oare . ... 29337 31165 2 24 7496 10248 11055 11865 12.614 4-1
4-17. Business oar ......................... 2 880 2 364 !172 574 339 2369 1790 4-1
4-18. ila. pr.m DwsM -. sm cociation ra o.rp ....ur .. 1293018 1 33 840 1801442 209978 167 850 148984 944726 974 878 4-1
4-19. Cebiltios paoe e oars (rBl.'sqress. or beags with ups uea) 1302611 1452491 824;319 865-144 25174 28 305 10520 10 466 442598 548576 4-19
4-20. Freiht-train oars . . . . ... 31 98 8 36 488 31 988 3648 4-20
4-21. Total in motoroar-propelld trains . . ... 11 716 288 12 418 418 8 354860 840 204 25 174 33.190 1 39 564 180416 096 690 2264608 4-21
4-22. Total passenger-train oar-miles, all trains. . .. 291224387 295492 993 114 521795 117 584 381 8 390546 8 680 965 47401 693 47324049 120 910 353 121 903 598 4-22
4-23. Total oar-miles of passenger coaches used as cabooses. 936 639 908 811 872!659 824 146 10 991 12 937 2 908 38736 50081 32 992 4-23
5. Train-hours: I
-01. Coal-burning steama looomotive-propelled trains . . 3824101 33990 164i270 179666 85670 25964 61454 64356 72707 70004 5-01
Oil-burning steam locomotive-prpelled trains ....... 119 945 144 912 146 2 .708 2 493 2 964 115 990 141 240 0
Diesel-electrio looomotive-propelled trains . ... 270 840 227603 84 374 67 533 2 232 2 26 58 795 52 813 15 439 104 996
.Eleotrio looomotive-propelled train . . ... 34229 35 912 32 418 34 233 -- 1811 1 679
5. Other looomotive-propelled trains. . . . 515 34 5-05
5- Total looomotive-propelled trains. . . . 749630 748 451 282524 282 140 28417 28259 122 742 120 13 315 947 317 919 506
5-07. Motorar-propelled trains .. . ......... 113983 120859 67411 71403 765 886 12372 12037 33 435 36533 5-0
-0. Total train-bours . . . . ... 863613 869 310 349935 353 543 29182 29145 135114 132170 349382 354 452 5-08
6. Ton-miles:
6-01. oross ton-miles, locomotives and tenders (thousands) . 8687652 8357440 3046029 2906431 314 631 305 148 1440986 1366983 3 886006 3778878 6-01
6-02. oross ton-s.ltes., rsa intent in a pallu rr tu(rlas uan). . 19777254 20419 436 7576 421 8029 264 623423 652 591 3 321253 3310 121 856157 8427 460 6-02
6-03. oro.. too-i.. tr. f -trai .. rIa co ntetS lened to 2-e (tous .. 4838 55 196 8 275 18 950 20 60 1413 1666 34 130 34 520 6-o0
6-. Net ton-iles of freight in passenger trains . . 8938492 15055595 5099 975 7 860 391 612 15780 319197 382 333 5518708 6797 091 6-0
AVERAGES
7. Train-miles per mile of road per day . . .. ...... .. 6.8 6.7 12.7 12.5 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.0 7
8. Motive-power miles per train-miles
8-01. With looomotivs . ... . . .. 1.04 1.04 1.06 1.05 1.04 1.04 1.02 1.02 1.03 1.03 8-01
8-02. With motoroars . . . . . . 2.54 2.53 3.60 3.58 1.00 1.00 1.67 1.76 1.00 1.00 8-02
9. Percent light of total loomotiv-lles .. . . . 2.4 2.6 3.7 3.7 2.6 2.3 1.3 1.4 1.7 2.0 9
10. Car-miles per train-ile in locoaotive-propelled trains:
10-01. Passenger coaches . . . . .... 2e68 2.77 3.0 3.12 272 2.79 2.75 2.84 2.35 2.44 10-01
10-02. Sleeping and parlor cars. ... .. . . 2.48 2.60 2.6 2 2.1 2 2.58 2.68 2.50 2.61 10-02
10-0 Club, lounge, dining, and observation oars. . . .86 .68 .97 1.00 101 1.0 .4 -
lo-o0. Other passnger-train eare* . . . . .5 3.5 3 3.51 3..19 38 .89 3.61 351 1-0
10-05. Total cars in looomotive-propelled passenger trains . 9 9. 9.6 9.96 8.72 8.87 10.17 10.42 9.55 969 10-05
11. Car-miles per train-mlle in motoroar-propelled trains
11-01. Passenger coaches* . . . . ... 3.14 3.12 4.46 4.43 .72 .87 3.07 3.25 .89 .89 11-01
11-02. Sleeping and parlor oars, .... . . . ...01 .01 .0 .10 11-02
11-0. Club, lounge, dining, and observation ars. . . .01 .01 .03 .03 .01 .01 11-0
11-0. Other passenger-train cars* ... .......6 .3 .35 .72 .65 .51 .7 1.18 1.16 .-04
11-05. Total cars in motorar-propelled passenger trains . 3.80 3.78 4.80 4.78 1.44 1.52 3. 3.85 2.12 2.10 11-05
12. Total oar-miles in all pssnger trains per txrn-mle ... . 9.09 921 8.59 8.71 9. 9.95 9.00 9.08 12
13. Train-miles per tran-hour, all trains . . .... 37.1 .7 36.5 36 33.5 32 36.1 35.9 38. 37.9 13

SIn making this computation the oar-miles of combination passenger cars have been divided equally between passenger aqh-rt.les and other passenger-train ar-miles.
# Excludes Missouri and Arkansas Ry. Co. Road not in operation.





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Statent No. M-213 (osB)


INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
BUREAU OP TRANrORWOOMICS AND STATWST1C


PASSENGER TRAIN PERFORMANCE OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES
Compiled from 101 reports of passenger train statistics representing 110 railways #
(SWITCHING AND TERMINAL' COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED)
FOR FOUR MONTHS ENDED WITH APRIL 1949 AND 1948

UNITED STATES EASTERN DISTRICT SOUTHERN DISTRICT WESTERN DISTRICT ITEM
ITEM POCAHONTAS REGION SOUTHERN REGION NO.
1949 1948 1949 19"6 1949 1948 1949 194 ~ 1949 1948
AGGREGATES
1. Miles of road operated at lose of mont.# . . .... .157 781 159 942 335554 33929 5 972 6012 30 664 31 147 87 5911 88854 1
2. Train-silems
2-01. tea locomotlve-propelled trais . . . 64 436912 76085384 24221304 29 934 458 3 503109 3874352 9050517 10099401 27 661982 32177173 2-01
2-02. Diesel-eleoto looomotive-propelled trains. . ... 46 118 664 38 720037 14 257436 10652 653 344 866 329982 9 842 904 9 197 137 21 6734 58 18 54026 2-02
2-03.-lctro looootva-propelled trains . . 6 425 384 6 783 001 6 198 191 6 559 266 27193 22373 2-03
2-0. Other loooaotle-propelld train ........ 764 64 2 720 76 4 64 2 720 2-0
-05. Total looomotive-propelled trains .. . ....... 117 057424 121 59114; 44676931 47146377 3924439 4207054 18893421 19296538 49 62 633 50941173 2-0
2-66.Motoroar-propolled trains. .. . ........... 12 073 227 12 74892 6 896 509 7 264837 81254 76470 1 356953 1331409 3 738511 4076 212 2-
2-07. Total train-les ............... ............... 129 130 651 134 340070 51 573440 54 411214 4005693 4283 524 20250374 20627947 53 301144 55017385 2-07
3. Road motive-power miles:
Locomotive-alles
1. Principal. ............ . . ... 117 057 809 121591145 44 676 931 47146377 3 924439 4207054 18893421 19296534 49563018 50 941 180 1301
2. Helper (exoludes *B" and trailing 'A' units) ...... 1 709 261 2 327 41 2 870 023 1 335 876 55 420 99 163 137 282 163 800 646 536 728 573 -02
Lit .. . ............... .... 3085989 3329 884 1 755 306 1893079 102 383 107283 261973 273820 966 327 1055702 0
Toal looootive-les . . . . 121 8530.59 127 248 441 47 302 260 50 375 332 4082242 4413 500 19 292 676 19 734 154 51175 881 52 725 455 3
Total, steal only . . . . ... 68 374 615 80 938 831 26 304 380 32 622382 3 653 845 4 071805 9 370143 10469 222 29 044 247 33 775 422 -
Total, diesel-electrio only. .. . ....... .. 46 607 083 39 116139 14459599 10 818 400 348978 336 346 9 922 533 9 264 932 21 875 973 18 696 461 30
7. Total, eleotrio only ................... 6 794 182 7 190637 6 538 281 6 934550 2 240 2515 -253661 253572
08. Total, other (diesel and polie otor a aseaelectri) 77179 2834 77 179 2 834 3-d
09. Train-switohing miles, team locootives only . 13646 160040 59551 8127 6 606 7869 3168 3 115 67 14 67 778 3-09
Train-switohing miles, diesel-electrio looomotives only. 64 293 56 903 20 657 13 07 2 116 615 1 110 984 40410 42229 3-10
3-11. Train-switching ales, electric locomotives only . 94932 107 256 94 932 107 256 3-11
12. Train-switching miles, other looomotives . . -3-12
13. Train-switohing miles, total . . . ... 295 690 324 199 175 140 201609 8722 8484 4 278 4099 107 550 110007 3-13
Motor oar-miles (self-propelled units only),
3-14. Total motoroars .. . .............. 30953254 32493592 24 846 685 25 987 530 81 254 76 470 2 284 007 2 350 723 3 741308 4078869 -14
3-15. Total road otive-powr miles (trin witching xluded) 152 806 313 159 742033 72 148945 76 362 862 4 163496 4 489 970 21 576 683 22 084 877 54 917 189 56 804 324 3-15
4. Pasosnger-train oar-miles:
In looomotive-propelled trains,
4-01. Passenger coach ..... . . . . 297 536 558 320 718 85b 123878 029 135 456437 9 744429 11213054 48436162 50 575 420 115 477 938 123473944 4-01
4-02. Sleeping and parlor oars .... . . 299 970 525 312 209 880 113 599159 118 313942 8647702 9 055 655 51 780 094 52 403 874 125 943570 132 436 409 4-02
40. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oars . . 101441983 102 781 708 29 729188 29 065 721 2804643 2625 272 18 762 630 18768646 50145 522 52322069 4-03
4-4.BuLsneos oar 3 721 499 3 635 340 871 300 735 606 134094 172 699 814 615 820 686 1 901490 1906 3544-
4-05. I. rs oarns r.........ou.. ... ..r.. ...nr......... 383628368 389 942096 140253690 146624166 11190805 11089920 65644273 65788224 166539600 166439786 4-05'
4-06. Combttion ps r uar (s11, upre. or bsae with p "seng).. 31 343 196 33 251 371 17 148 560 18 185 96 1 688 4 35 1949 807 6 812 128 7 354 712 5 694 073 5760 884 4-0
4-07. Freight-tTin oare .... . . ......... 5 093 972 6 621381 900 226 2136737 4 002 34146 177 429 303 659 4 012 315 4146839 4-07
4-08. Total in all loooote-popelled train .......... 1122 736101 1 169 160 636 426 380 152 450 518 577 34214110 36 140 553 192 427 331 196 015 221 469 714 508 486486285 4-08
4-09. Total in ooal-burning, steam looomotive trained . ... 365 530 521 440 635 186 199 611192 257 938 76 30 629464 33344785 71063458 81866926 64226407 67 485199 4-09
4-10. Total in oil-burning steam looootive train . ...... 175 517 933 222 478 696 666 285 906 4 400 054 4 890256 170 421 213 217 301840 4-10
4-11. Total in diesel-eleotrio loooaotive trains . ... 506 489755 428 514 758 153 857 845 117 057 568 2 887 451 2774642116 963 819 109258039 232 780 640 199424503 4-11
4-12. Total in electric looootive train . . . 74 500 697 77 511 570 72 214449 75 236 827 2 286 248 2274743 4-12
4-13. Total in other looomotive trains . . . 697 195 21 126 697195 21 126 -- 4-1
In motoroar-propelled trains,
4-14. Passenger coaches . . . . ... 35 774 703 37 423 476 29 034 811 30444007 16 247 4 164 065 4 319 807 2 575 827 2643415 4-14
4-15. Sleeping and parlor care .. . ........... 123540 137092 3642 3237 116 317 129273 3581 4582 4-15
4-16. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oars .. ...... 108 309 116054 29 037 30119 35 319 42 202 4 953 43 733 4-1
4-17. Business oars ....................... 9 693 6499 701 1042 2071 6921 5457 4-17
4-18. ma. ex..p wM u c-r. m cmaulmt c o Ur m pU.r..... 4 827 585 5039667 718 193 820146 656555 581 833 3452 837 3637 688 4-1
4-19. Oemblatlon passeser ears (al. e press, or bassge vith passer) 5 179883 5 505 394 3 287 376 33 81 532 128 573 96 240 38350 36046 1 725584 1991576 4-19
4-20. Freight-train oars . . . . ... 85 98 123 960 108 119 85 98 123 733 4-20
4-21. Total in Motoroar-propelled trains ...... .. 46 109701 48 352 14 33 073760 34 680191 128573 112 606 5 012 677 5109 161 7 894 691 8450 184 4-21
4-22. Total passenger-train oar-mile, all train. . .... 1168 845 802 1217 512 778 459 453 912 485 198 768 34 42 683 36 253159197 440 008 201124 382 477 609199 494 936 469 4-22
4-23. Total oar-ailes of passenger ooaohes used as oabooses. .. 3 740 996 4 085 402 3 429 291 3 673 123 42 231 53 863 77 886 159 284 191 58 8 199 132 4-23
5. Train-hourst
5-01. Coal-burning st*a looomotive-propelled trains . .... 1 394 767 1610312 694054 857 586 103 732 114 733 269 523 305 526 327 458 332467 7 -01
-02. 011-burning steel looomotive-propelled trains . . 494 890 606 600 5367 2 901 11 804 13 81 8 477 719 589 881 02
Diesel-electrio looomotive-propelled trains . . 1 023 955 849 729 316 17-5 234 269 9 384 8 250 228 392 210 243 470 004 396 967 03
e. lotrio looomotive-propell*e trains .... . . 139497 148 070 131 863 140 842 -- 7 634 7 228 04
SOther looomotive-propelled trains. . . .... .2067 8 2 067 88 o05
Total looomotive-propelld trin. . . . 3 055176 3 214799 1 147 4 9 1 25 598 115183 123 071 509719 529 587 1 282 815 1326543
07. Motoroar-propelled trains .. .............. 447 384 471762 268 342 282292 2898 3259 48 361 46865 127783 139344 507
08.Total train-our .. ............... 3 502 560 3 686 561 1415 801 1517 890 118081 126330 558080 576 452 1 410 598 1465 889 08
6. Ton-ailes:
6-01. Gross ton-iles, locomotives and tenders (thousand) . 35 19219 8 35479205 12 389939 12652375 1 281 972 1318 296 6041684 5979844 15478603 15528690 6-01
6-02. 0ro0a ton-.lI. cTar, d comwtu n Inwl pae.r tlr ( aouiandl. .... .. 80 182 154 84437 626 30 568 74 33259946 2 549056 2 719172 13 962 005 1414415 33 102 359 34314350 6-02
6-03. r on-... .rr-, n cr .onn i ..... . 170421 220467 34 934 73 757 101 994 5 237 8 734 130149 136982 6-03
6-04. Net ton-illtl of freight In passenger trains .. . .. 34071709 48 193 382 12 587 871 22834618 2074 34780 1299452 1 898 746 20 182312 23425 2386-04
AVERAGES -
7. Train-miles per mil of road per day . . . ... 6.e 6.9 12.8 13.3 5.6 5.9 5.5 5.5 5.1 5.1 7
8. Motive-power miles per train-miles
8-01. With looomotives . . . . . ... 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.04 1.05 1.02 1.02 1.03 1.04 8-01
8-02. With motoroars . . . . 2.56 2.55 3.60 3.58 1.00 1.00 1.68 1.77 1.00 1.00 8-02
9. Percent light of total locoootive-miles . ........ 2.5 2.6 3.7 3.8 2.5 2.4 1.4 1.4 1.9 2.0 9
10. Oar-amles per train-mile in looosotive-propolled trains:
10-01. Passenger coaches*. . . . . . 2.68 2.77 2.96 3.07 2.70 2.90 2.74 2.81 2 2.48 10-01
10-02. Sleeping and parlor ar.... .......... 2.56 27 2. 2.20 2 274 2.72 2.54 2.60 0-
10-0 Club, lounge, dining, and obration oar. . .. 5 7 2 .71 2 99 1.01 1.03 o-
10-04. Other passnger-train oar@* .9 . . . 3 7 3 35 3.32 310 2 91 3.70 3 3 336 10-04
10-0. .Total oar in loooaotive-propelled passeroer trains 9.59 92 9.54 9.56 8.72 6.59 10.16 10.16 94 9.95 10-05
11. Car- e per train-ilo in motorear-propelled trains
11-01. Passenger ooao . . . . . 3 3.1 4.45 4.42 .79 .4 3.0o 3.26 .92 ..9 11-01o
11-02. Sleeping and parlor oears'................... .01 .06 .10-- 11-02
11-03. Club, lounge, dining, and observation cars. . . .01 .01 -3 01 11-0
11-0. Other passonger-ti on .61 . . . .5 1.4
11.o. passenger- o .,............................. .. 3.2 ..61 35 3:.79.63 1:2 1:14 ,1:
11-05. Total oars in motoroar-propelled passenger trains . 3.82 3.7 4 80 47 1 1 :9 4 2 11-0
12. Total oar-les In all passer trains per tr in-mile. . 905 9.:6 8.91 .?2 8:57 8 975 9 .6 .00o 12
13. Train-miles per train-hour, a11 trains .... .. .. .. ... 36.9 36.4 36.1 35.8 339 33.9 36.3 37. 37.5 13


S In making this computation the ear-miles of combination passenger oare have been divided equally between passenger coch-miles and other paisenger-trin oar-miles.
$ Excludes Missouri and Arkansas Ry. Co. Road not in operation.
# Represents an average of the mileage reported at the lose of each month within the period.


L. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1949 0- 800181


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Subject to reviion


FOR THE. MONTH OF M*Y 1949 MID 194846 _____9


UNITED STATES


EASTERN DISTRICT


SOUTHERN DISTRICT=


POCAHONTAS REGION


SOUTHERN REGION


WESTERN DISTRICT


ITEM
NO.


_____________________1949 1948 i 1949 1948 1949 1948 1949 1948 1949 i94|__


AGGREGATES
1. Miles of road operated at close of month . . . ....
2. Train-miles:
2-01. Steam locomotive-propelled trans . . . .
2-02. Diesel-eleotrio locomotive-propelled trains . .
2-0e. Electric looosotive-propelled trains . . . .
2-04. Other looomotive-propelled trains . . . .
2-05. Total looomotive-propelled train . . .
2-06. Motoroar-propelled trained . . . . .
2-07. Total train-miles . . . . . .
3. Road motive-power lles:
Looomotive-ailes
3-01. Principal . ......
3-02. Helper (excludes 'B" and tailing "A" unit) ....
.3. Light . . . . . .. .. .
STotal looomotive-mile . . . . .
3-05. Total, steam only ................. ..
-06. Total, dlesel-eleotrio only. . . . ..
3-07. Total, electric only .. . . . . ..
-8. Total, other (die lnd g line otr ead eaoli electr) .
-09. Train-swltching miles, steam locomotive@ only. . .
3-10. Train-switching miles, diesel-eleotric looomotives only. ..
3-11. Train-switching miles, electric locomotives only . ..
3-12. Train-switohing miles, other looomotves . . .
3-13. Traln-switching mles, total . . . ..
Motor oar-miles (self-propelled units only),
3-14. Total motorcar . . . . . .
3-15. Total road motive-poer miles (train switching excluded) .
4. Passenger-train oar-miles:
In locomotive-propelled trains,
4-01. Paseenger coaohee . . . . ..
4-02. Sleeping and parlor oars . . . . ..
4-0. Club, lounge, dining, and observation car . . .
4-04. Busineaa cars . . . .. ..
4-05. ai, xpr ad b.tgalge ca., 0 arsl oUanr Ctan C Othc ra nr an .......
4-06. Cemblnation passenger cars (mail, press, or bagase with passenger).
4-07. Freight-train care . . . . ...
4-08. Total in all looomotive-propelled trains...........
4-09. Total In coal-burning, steam locomotive trains . .
4-10. Total in oil-burning, steam locomotive trains . .
4-11. Total in diesel-electrio locomotive train . . .
4-12. Total in eleotrio locomotive trains . . .
4-13. Total in other locomotive trains .. . . .
In motoroar-propelled trains,
4-14. Passenger coaches .. . . . . .
4-15. Sleeping and parlor car. . . ........
4-16. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oars. . .
4-17. Business car . . ............
4-18. Mall. exprmas am Ea cM. m co e na.tia car other ta, mpsenar ........ .
4-19. Ceabiation paseeager care (ail, u*press, or basgge with passenger)
4-20. Freight-trari oare . . . . ..
4-21. Total in motorar-propelled trains . . ..
4-22. Total paasenger-train oar-miles, all trains . .
4-23. Total oar-miles of passenger coaches used as cabooses. ...
5. Train-hourst
5-01. Coal-burning steam locomotive-propelled train . .
5-02. Oil-burning stea looomotive-propelled train. . .
03. leel-eleotrio looootive-propelled train . ....
5-04. Electric looomotive-propelled trains . . . .
5-~0 Other looomotive-propelled trains. . . . ..
5-0 Totr.'. looomotive-propelled trains . . . .
5-07. Motoroar-propelled trains . . . . ..
5-08. Total train-hours . . . . ...
6. Ton-miles:
6-01. Gross ton-miles, locomotives and tenders (thousands). .
6-02. or a t.-. l esa, can-sand rounta in all pane.r tmlna (thoauaandal ..
6-03. 0-as, tto -- le.:re'.: t-.ra: cars er.d cnTer:a Ir.tueded in 0-0S (t02 tu a) *.
6-04. Net ton-miles of freight in passenger trains . . .

AVERAGES
7. Train-miles per mile of road per day . . . . .
8. Motive-power miles per train-aile:
8-01. with locomotive . . . . . .
8-02. With motoroar . . . . . .
9. Percent light of total locomotive-miles. . ........
10. Car-miles per train-mile in looomotive-propelled trained;
10-01. Passenger coaohe* . . . . . .
10-02. Bleeping and parlor oar . . . .... .. .
10-03. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oare . .
10-04. Other passenger-tran ar . . . .
10-05. Total oare in looootive-propelled passenger trains ....
11. Car-miles per train-mile in motoroar-propelled trains:
11-01. Passenger coache* . . . . . .
11-02. sleeping and parlor oars . . . . .
11-03. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oars . .
11-04. Other passenger-train oars . . . . .
11-05. Total oars in motorcar-propelled passenger train . .
12. Total oar-miles in all passener trains per train-mile .. .. ..
13. Traln-miles per train-hour, all trains. . . . .


157 497
14657077
18 903 910
1 594 713
16 476
29172.178
3088 994
32 261172.

29172 520
334 157
699 681,
30 206 358
15 585 064
1i 923 92 3
1 680 76 9
16 60 2
32 68 0
17 376
21 07 6
71 132
7 914 480
38120 83

75 729 950
68 710 988
24 726 771
969356
9' 898 079
7 588 429
1 332329
278 956 502
78 899 699
4; 866 84 5
138 933 580
18098 542
157 836

9137 955
31 831
24 54 9
3429
1 316 922
1284054
29 902
11 828 642
290 785 144
956 704
310 4 6
119 899
290 048
33 956
517
754 886
115 456
870 34 2
8 694 800
19 666 931
45 466
8 665 9-12


159 851
18 105 941
10.598 311
1653 384
2688
30360 324
3 320 322
33680646

30 360 324
400 723
797 447
31 558 494
19097 938
10 707 114
1750727
2715
37 035
15 110
25 158
77 303

8 382 126
39 940 620

81081753
73 724 586
25477 457
883 411
100003 873
8 156 527
1610 01
290 937 617
102 571935
52 081 549
117 222 189
19037 368
24 576
9 633748
34 652
30 740
1694
1 340 728
1450 69
36506
12528767
303466 384
978 33b

383 416
140170
233 760
36 430
102
793 878
122 737
916 615
8826031
20864 949
56 086
15 498 495


33 509

5 466583
4 208 29,4
1 535 904

113210 78
1 757 06
12 967 847

11 210 9358
180 16;0
424 343
11 815 44t
5 930 212
4 266 2910
1 618 939

13 70 7
5 74.7
21 07,6
40 3
6 337 9:15
1 153 3 5,

31 815 282
27 301 91
7 297007
217 51~
36025 36p
4284 320
196 94
107137 721
44 293 713
195 416
45111 G29
17 536 970

7 423 20,9
2340
6 299
45
178 514
8 31 78

8 442 52
115 580 251
883 05t

158 084
1460
94 94
32 08

286 57-
68 74
355 32$
3 0 75 941
7 640 294
7 45*
2 586 99


33 907
7023 260
3 283 888
1600 514

11907662
1841 943
13 749 605

11907 662
205 042
456 409
12 569113
7 549 683
3 329 108
1690 322

16 967
3388
25 158
45 513

6629422
19198 535

35 272 859
28 855157
7 637 393
220 685
36 958 477
4 721 306
499 920
114165797
58 879 014
149 433
36 634 753
18 502 597

7 751 903
806
7 323
533
206 50b
852 055

8 819 12 L
122 984 922
887 935

199 528
818
72 012
34 720
307 086
71 830
378 916
3160 031
8 398 303
19 239
8 564 561


5 921
858 672
86145
16 478
961 295
20158
981 453

961295
16 972
22 891
1001158
896 751
87 145
660
16 602
1761
24

1785

20158
1021316

2 415 514
1 978 327
632 001
40 377
2 812 315
408 081
1378
8 287 993
7 441040

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31 774
8 319 767
10 775

25 548
2263
517
28328
938
29266

316 973
616 481
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984 323
71 426
2 688
1058 437
23 375
1081 812

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24 970
1 103138
1027141
72 549
733
2 715
2 052
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2 196
23 375
1 126 513

2 704 571
2 137 071
666 000
46 924
2 752 696
458 250
3 531
8769043
8157 585

586 882
24 576
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35 228
8 804'271
13 961
29 352
1786

102
31 240
980
32 220
331 431
663 627
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1 754796
2 545 26 6

4 300 062
324 731
4624 793

4 300 062
24099
55 714
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1931116
2 448 759

1314
558

1872
568 324
4 948199

11 444 96 9
8 877 434
5 910070
208 928
15 955098
1 519 787
32 035
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13 402 85 3
141 60 6
28 403 862.


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25 592
11 346

171 747
10 570
1248 774
43197 095
11552
55 742
628
61 892

118 262
11 85 5
1 30 117
1 337 416
2 972 561
979
269109


31105
2 322 898
2142 698
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4465 596
355 032
4820 628

4465 596
27 315
66071
4 558 982
2 397 765
2 161 217

403
432

835
628065
5 187 047

12 140 030
9477 113
3 877 538
172 334
16 077 577
1 663 809
58 994
43467 395
18 718 893
400 116
24 348 386


1163 916
33122
11 346
168 217
1 990
-
1 378 591
44845 986
36 589
72 229
1 348
50 919

124 496
12 688
137 184
1 390 177
5085 739
1798
443 141


87 458

6 57702 6
6 064 205
58 809
1 700040
987 039
13 687 079

1a 700225
112 926
196 73 5
1.009 884
6 826 985
6121729
61 170

15 898
1104 7

26 945
988 083
13 997 967

30054 18.5
30 553 936
12 887 693
502 540
45105 897
1 376 241
1101 968
12158 460
1: 762 093
4Z 529 823
64 728 972
561 572

685 227
3899
6 980
2972
966 661
409 930
29 902
2105 571
12. 688031
51322
71 092
117 811
1 30 947
1 867

321 717
33 920
355 637
3 964 470
8 437 595
36 998
5 809 80 8


88 827
7 775 460
5100 299
52 870

12 928 629
1099 972
14028 601

12 928 629
148 63 b
249 997
13 327 261
8123 349
5 144 240
59 672

17 613
11146

28 759
1101264
14 428 52 5

30964 293
33 255 245
13 296 526
443 468
44 215 123
1313 162
1047 565
124535 382
16 816 443
51 532 000
'55 652 168
534 771

710 927
724
12 071
1161
966 006
568 428
36 506
L 295 823
126831 20:
39 850
82 307
138 004
109 043
1702

331056
37 239
368 29
3 944 392
8 717 280
34 948
6 490 793


1
2-01
2-02
2-03
2-04
2-06
2-07

3-01
3-02
3-04
3-11

3-1
3-08
3-09
3-10
3-11
3-12
3-13

3-14
3-15

4-01
4-02

4-07
4-06
4-07
4-o0
4-o7

4-09
4-10
4-11
4-12
4-13
4-14
4-15
4-16
4-17
4-u8
4-20
4-21
4-22
4-23

5-01
5-02

5-01
5-05
5-06
5-07

6-01
6-02
6-a
6-


6.6 6.8 12.5 13.1 5.3 5.8 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.1 7

1.o4 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.04 1.04 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.03 8-01
2.56 2.52 3.6l 3.60 1.0oo 1. 1.75 1.77 1.00 1.00 8-02
2.3 2.5 3. 3.6 2.3 2.3 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.9 9
2.73 2.80 3.03 3. 6 2.72 2.77 2.84 2.90 2.42 2.10-01
2.32 2 2 2.06 .02 2.6 2.122.41 2.57 l0-02
.85 .8 .65 .66 .63 .91 .87 1.01 1.03 10-
3.32 is 2:8 .21 10-
3.59 3.46 3.4 3.32 3.18 2.86 94 83 351 10-0
9.56 9.58 9.56 9.59 8.62 8.28 9.76 9.73 9.57 9.3 10-05
3.17 3.12 4.46 4.44 .79 .90 3.19 3.28 .90 .90 11-01
.01 .01 .08 .09 11-02
.01o .ol .03 .03 .o .o 11-0
.01 .01
.64 .62 34 .35 .79 .61 .3 .4 1.19 14 1-
S33 3.77 4.0. 4.7 1 3.88 2 .1 2.09 115
019.01 8.91 89 8.8 819.3 9.30 909 12
1 36.7 36.5 36.3 33.5 33.6 35.5 35.1 38.5 38.1 13


UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA


3 1262 08852 0910 INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
32 uau oW ~0RAUsOORT 0 OIMC AMND rAMnrCS


PASSENGER TRAIN PERFORMANCE OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES

Compiled from 101 reports of passenger train statistics representing 110 railways #
(SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED)


ITEM


3Aug o


Satemmt No. M-213 (os-B)
MAY 1949


In making this computation the ocr-miles of combination passenger cars have been divided equally between pasaenpgr ooaQh.les and other passenger-train oar-ales.
# Exoludes Missouri and Arkansas Ry. Co. Road not in operation.


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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
MUMAU OF TRMANIUIT bOAOMIC AMD TATMEIIA


PASSENGER TRAIN PERFORMANCE OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES


Compiled from 101 reports of passewWar train statistics represntini -10 railways
(SWflCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES NOT NCLUDID)
FOR FIVE MONTHS uSOED WIT WMAY 1949 AND 191 4

SOUTHERN DISTRICT
UNITED STATES EASTERN DISTRICT .. SOUTHERN DISTRICT WESTERN DISTRICT ITEM
ITEM __ POCAHONTAS REGION SOUTHERN REGION NO.

9__948 199 1948 19i 194 1949 19


AGGREGATES
1. Mtles-:t rad operated at oloe of month . . . .
2. Train-mleot
2.1o. Seam t loom tive-proplled tral. ... .............. ..
2-01. 9t loooMotivri-proplled tr.i .. . . .
2-02. Delell-elootrio jocmotiv#-proplld train . ....
2-0;c. Blotrio looootlve-popeled trin ............
2-0. Other loooaotive-propelld traip .. . .......
2-0 Total looootie-propolla train.. ..............
2-06. tora- lld trains . . . . .
2-07. Total -train-*ilo .. . . . . . .
3. Road motive-poerElleai
ci. i . . . . . . .
l. Ipr (Coxludi r Bo and trs lingl units).* . ..
Tol- 1loconotiv-ilS ...... ..............
0.Total, stea only . . . . .
Total. de ealo-lootrLO only. .. . ........
S. otal, eleotrio only .. .... . ....
06Total, other (isele sat oep4ilas -ter -- e Asi nlotMu .
Train-litohing le*., steam locomotives only . .
10. Train-wlt ohrg miles, dieeol-eleotric locomotives only.
3-11. Train-switching miles electric locomotiivo only .. ...
-12. Traln-isitohing leother loomoti . .. .......
1. Train-rswtohing iles, total .. ...........
Motor oar-mles (slf-propellod units only),
3-11. Total motorcars .. ... . . . ..
3-15. Total road notive-powr diles (train pitching exoludd)
4. Passenger-train oar-lloes:
In looootl;ve-propelled trains,
4-01. Pa r oahe . . . . .....
4-02. sleeping an parlor car . .. . .....
4- lub, lounge, mining, and ooervaton ars . . .
Business o ..rs .. . . . . ...
4-0 ll m ,l- m ud ti&g p ca r. and ebntlep o a e octar ha n M *..... *
4-0. flo a Mrr canr (a1., ., or ap 1with Wea.-r-,)..
4-07. Frighbt-tln oars . . . . . .
4-0 Total in il looomotive-propelled trains. . ...
4-09. Total in oal-burning, steam locomotive trin . .
41. Total in oilburning, team locoootive trains . .
4-11. Total in diesel-electrio locomotiv train* .. . .
4-12. Total in electric locomotive trains . . .
4-13. Total in other looootive train . . . .
In motoroar-propelled trains,
4-114, Pasenger ooach . . . . . .
4-15. Sleeping and parlor ar . . . . .
4-16. Olub, lounge, dining, and observation oars . . .
4-17. Busine scare . . . . . .
4-17. nosiness .cre........................
4-18. o. .lxp uI o bmo ea nc cm I tinal. cs O.,r ut pa.n. r .. .
4-19. 1Osiatoin pasemsr sr (ail. express, or ba owitha pssea r)
4-20. rhiSdit-trai. oare . . . . ...
4-21. Total in motoroar-propolloe tri . ... . .
4-22. Total p unger-,traia oar-alles, all trains. . . .
4-23. Total car-mnie of pasenger coao ..c used a aboo ..
5. Traln-hourt ,
5 o. al-burningl stea looootive-propelled trains'.. .. .
Oil-burnineg *tea looooti*v-propelld train. . .
-0 Diool-leiotrio loooaotirv-propell4 trains .. . .
-gl. trio looomottiv-propelled train . . ..
-.Other looootlve-propelled train .. . ......
1-0. Total looorotive-propelled trains. .. . .
07. Motoroa-pro~plloa train .... . . ..
-08.Total train-hour . . . .
6. Ton-mil1ss
G~ O: ross ton-mile., looomotives and tender* thousands ) . .
6.03G ros. ton-bit.., rtot-tm c M- n con to iwiw ina* -o (aanan..). .
oross bon-llbtb 4rs anl contas mI. lbIn88 0-OR ( cbU4 .)d.. .
S 0 Not ton-milos of freight in passenger trains . .

AVERAGES
Train-miles per mile of road -per day . . . . .
8. motiv-power siles per train-mile1
6-01. With looomotives .......................
5-02. With motorcarsn ........................
9. Percent light of total locomotive-iles. . . . .
10. Oar-lles per train-mill in looonotivo-propolled trains%
10-01. Passngr oohese . .....................
10-02. sleeping and parlor oars ........ .. .... ...
10-03. Olub, lounge, dining, and observation oar. . . .
10-04. Other pssorngr-train ars* . . . . .
10-05. Total oars In loooaotive-propelled passenger trains ....
11. Car-miles per trln-alle in motorcar-propelled trains:
11-01. Passenger ooaobhe . . . . .....
11-02. sleeping and parlor ar . . ... .....
-0l3. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oar.................
12-04. Other passger-traln oar . . . . .
11-05. Total oars in motoroar-propelled passenger trains ..... .
12. Total oar-miles in all passenger trains per train-il ........
13. Train-milee per train-hour, all train . . . .


157724
79 093989
39 022 57
8 020097
92 942
146 29 602
15 162 221
161 391 823

146 230 329
2 043418
:3 785 670
152 0594.17
83 959 679
59 531006
8 474 951
93 781
169145
81 669
116 00 8
366 822
38 867 734
190 927 15 1

373 266 508
368 681 513
126 168 754
4 690 655
483 527 04 7
38 931 625
6 426 301
1401 692 603
444 430 220
218 384 778
645 423 335
92 599 239
855 031

44 912 656
155 371
132 858
13 122
6 144 507
6 463 937
115 890
57 938 34 3
1 459 630 946
4 697 695
1 705 270
614 789
1 314 338
1734 53
2 584
3 810434
562 840
4 373 274

43 886 998
99 849 395
215 887
42 737 621


159 92 5

94 191 32 b
49 318 348
8 436385
5 408
151 951466
16 0693250
168 020 716

151 951469
2 728135
4127 331
156 806 935
100 036 761'
49 823253
8 941364
5 549
197 07 b
72 013
132 414
401502
40 875 710
199 682 653

401 800606
385 934 466
128 259 165
4 518 756
489 945 969
41407 896
S 231391
1460 098 253
543 207121
274 559 551
545 736 941
96 548 938
45 702

47 057 224
171 744
146 794
8193
6 380 395
6 956 093
160 466
60 i 80 909
1 520 979 162
5 063 737
1 993 728
746 770
1083 489
184 500
190
4 008 67 7
5 94 4 9 9
4603176
44 305 236
105 302 940
276 553
63 691 67 7


33'5445

29 687 887
18 465730
7 73409 5

55 887 712
8 6 5357'5
64 541,287

55 8871869
1050183
2 179 649
59 117 701
32 234 592
18 725 889
8 157 220
73 258
26404
116 008

215 670

31 184 600
90 302 301

155 693 311
140 900 450
37 026 195
1 088 821
176 279 059
21 432 80
1 097174
533 517 880
243 904 905
892-0-82
198 969474
89 751419

36 458 020
5 982
35 260
1158
896 707
4 119156
41 516 283
575 034 163
4 312 34 1

852 17 5
6 827
411456
163 952

1 434410
337-085
1 771495
15 465 880
38 209 338
42 388
15 174:86


33 924
36 957 718
,13 936 541
8 159 780

59 054039
9 106 780
68 160 819

59 054 039
1540918
2 349 488
62 944 44!
40 178065
14 147 50
8 624 872
98 245
16 465
132 414

247 122
32 616 952
95 561397

170 729 296
147 169 099
36 703 114
*056 291
183.582 643
22 9072 74
2 636 657
564 684 374
316 617 290
435 339
153 69 321
93 739424

38 195 910
4043
37 442
1 575
1026 651
4 233 587
108
43 499 31
608 183 690
4 561 0558
1057 114
3 719
306 281
175 570
1 542 684
354 1"2 2
1 896 806

15 812 406
41 658 614
92 996
31 399 17 9


5 9" 2

4 36 i781
4, 431 0l

92 940
4885 74
101412
4 987 14'6

4 885 734
72 392
3.2 2874
5 083400
4 550 596
436 123
2 900
93781
8 367
2 140

10 307

101412
5 184 812

12 159 9431
10 626 029
3 436 644
174 4 7
14 003 120
2 096 516
5 380
42 5022103
38 070 504

3 516 568
855 031





160 34 7

160 347
42 662 450
53 006
129 280
11 64 7
2584
143 511
3836
147 347
1 598 945
3 165 537
136
2074


6012

4 858675
401 408

S408
5 26 491
99 845
5 365 336

5 265 491
118 894
132 253
5 516 638
5'098 946
408 895
3248
5 549
9 921
759

10 680
99 845
5 616 483

13 917 625
11192 726
3 291 27 2
219 623
13 842 616
2 408 057
37 677
44 909 596
41 502 370
3 361 524
45 702
23 249



124 466
119
147 834
45 057 430
67 824

144 085
10036

190
154 311
4239
158 550
1 649 727
3 382 799
1095
34 780


30 653
10 805 313
12 388 170

23 193483
1681684
24 875 167

23 193483
161381
317 687
23 672 551
11 301 259
12 371292

4482
1668

6150
2 852 331
26 524 882

59 881 131
60 657 528
22 672 700
1 023 543
81 599371
8 331915
209464
234 375652
84 466 311
4 541 660
145 367 681


5 193 584
141909
46 665
2071
828 302
48 920

6261451
240 637 103
894 3 0

325 265
12 4 32
290 284

627 981
60 216
688 197

7 379100
16 934 566
6 216
1 568 561


31139
12 422 299
11 339 835

23 762134
1 686 441
25 448 575

23 762130
191 115
339 891
24 293 136
12 866 987
11 426 149

3 51 8
1416

4 934

2 978 788
27 271924

62 715 450
61880 987
22 646 184
993 020
81 865 801
9 018 521
362653
259 482 616
100 585 819
5 290 372
133 606 425


S5 483 723
162 395
53 548

750050
38 036
6487 752
245 970 360
195 873
377 75
15 16
261162

654 083
59 553
713636
7 370 022
17 229 891
10 532
2 341 882


87 564
34 23.9 008
27 737 663
286002
62 262673
4 725 55
66 988 223

62 263 24 3
'759462
1 163 060
64 18 8765
35 873 23 2
27 997 702
314 831
83 038
51457

134495

4 729 391
68 915 156

145 532 123
156 497 506
63 033 215
2 404 030
211 645497
7 070 314
5 114 283
591 296 968
77 988 500
212 952.036
297 509 612
2 847 820

3 261054
7480
50 933
9893
4 419498
2 135 514
115 890
10000 262
601 297 230
242 910
398 550
595 530
600 951
9501
1 604 532
161703
1 766 235

19 443 07 3
41 539 954-
167 14 7
25 992120


b. 6B50

439 952 633
23 640 564
2 76 6 0

S63 869 60
5 176 184
69 045 986

63 869 809
877 208
1 305 699
66 052 716
41 898 771
23 840 701
313244
85 391
53 37

138 766
5 180133
71 232 849

154 438 23 7
165 691 654
65 618 595
2 349 822
210 654 909
7 074 046
5 194 404
611 021667
G4 301642
268 833 840
255 076 671
2 809 514

3 354 342
5306
55 804
6 618
4 603 694
2 560004
160 239
10 746007
621 767 674
238 982
414 774
727 88b
506 010
8930
1 657 599
176 58b
1834184

19473 082
43 031 63
3.71 93C
29 916 031


.4 1 .4 I 1 1 I 4


5.41
1.02
1.70
1.3
2. 6

3:
10.11

3.10

.1o
9.7
36.1


_ _ I __ __ I .L .L __ J


5.4
1.02
1.7
1. i

2.83





.10

3 6

35.7


5.1
1.03
1.00

2.39
2.51
1.01
3. 49
9.50
.92

.011
2.12
8.98
37.9


5.1
1.03
1.00
S2.0

2.4 7
2.59

9.5
.90

01
2.08


1

2-01
2-O0















-12
2-07














3-15

4-01
4-02

t~i

4-07

4-10
4-11
4-12
4-13
4-14

3-15



4-21
4-0









4-22
4-82
4-03









6-02
4-0


7
8-01
8-02
9



10-0
to-05
11-01
11-02

11-05
12
13


In imking this computation the oar-miles of combination passenger oars have been divided equally between passenger oKoh-miles and other passenger-traib oar-ailes.
SExolude Missouri and Arkansas Ry. Co. Road not in operation.
I Represents an average of the mileage reported at the lose of eaoh month within the period.


U. S OOVERNMNT PRINTING OFFICE:1949 0 850181


Sttta-t I *M-213(os.B)







E1 /


Sub., t to r7vi
Subject to revision


UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA


IIlltlIII lllllIIIII IillHI lIII INTERSTATE C OM RCll COMMISSION
3 1262 08852 1066 INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
BUBAu o TRANIVPOtr 0NOMASM AND STATnrICS


PASSENGER TRAIN PERFORMANCE OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES

Compiled from 101 reports of passenger train statistics representing 110 railways #
(SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED)


Statamet No. -213 (os-B)

JUNE 1949


ITEM


AGGREGATES
1. Miles of road operated at lose of month .. . .......
2. Train-miles:
2-01. Steam locomotive-propelled train . . . .
2-02. Diesel-electrio locomotive-propelled trains . .
2-03. Electric looomotive-propelled train . . ...
2-04. Other locomotive-propelled train . . . .
2-05. Total locomotive-propelled train . . . .
2-06. Motorcar-propelled trains . . . . ..
2-07. Total train-iles* . . . . . .
3. Road motive-power miles:
Looomotive-ailes
3-01. Principal.. .. .... .. .. ... ... ... ..
3-02. Helper (excludes 'B8 and trailing "A units) .. . .
-0 Light . . . . . . .
3-04. Total looomotive-ailes . . . . .
3:02. Total, steam only . . . . . .
0.Total, diesel-eleotric only................ .
3-07. Total, electric only .. . . . . ..
-08. Total, other (diesel and psMolis motor d ollm-eletre) .
09. Train-switching miles, steam locomotives only-. . .
3-10. Train-switching miles, diesel-electric locomotives only. .
3-11. Train-ewithbing miles, electric locomotives only. . .
3-12. Traln-witohing miles, other locomotives . . .
3-13. Train-switohing miles, total. . . . ..
Motor oar-miles (self-propelled units only),
3-14. Total motoroars. . . . . . .
3-15. Total road motive-power miles (train switching excluded) .
4. Passenger-train oar-iles:
In looomotive-propelled trains,
4-01. Passenger coaches .....................
4-02. Sleeping and parlor oar. . . .........
4-0. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oars .. . .
4-04. Business ears . .. . .
4-05 all. exprtee and baggese car,. anr cFblnaO, cara other thrn paSea er ...... .
06. Combination posar ars (rl, express, or b~sae with pasener). .
4-07. Freight-train cars .. . . . . ..
4-08. Total in all locomotive-propelled train . . .
4-09. Total in coal-burning, steam locomotive trains. . .
4-10. Total in oil-burning, steam locomotive trains . .
4-11. Total in diesel-eleotrlo locomotive trains . ..
4-12. Total in eleotrlo locomotive trains . . ..
4-13. Total in other looomotive trains .. . . .
In motoroar-propelled trains,
4-14. Passenger coaches .... . .........
4-15. Sleeping and parlor oars .. . . . ..
4-16. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oars .. . .
4-17. Business care ...... .... ............... .
4-1 Mail, expnrs a bOauae e .ars. n cmmlnma ion cars crar Uun pasener ........ .
4-19. Combliabtio paseeger cars (mail. *pross or bag p with pas*nger)
4-20. Freight-train oare . . . . ...
4-21. Total in motoroar-propelled trains. . . .
4-22. Total passenger-train oar-miles, all train*. . ..
4-23. Total oar-miles of passenger coaches used as cabooses .
5. Train-hours:
5-01. Coal-burning steam locoootivg-propelled trained . ...
50 Oil-burning steam locomotive-propelled trains . ..
Dieel-electrio locomotive-propelled trains . . .
5-04. Electric looomotive-propelled trains . . ..
5-05. Other looomotive-propelled trains . . . .
5-06. Total looomotive-propelled trains . . .....
5-07. Motoroar-propelled trains . . . . .
5-08. Total train-hours ...... ....... . ... .
6. Ton-miles:
6-01. Gross ton-miles, locomotives and tenders (thousands) ..
6-02. oross ton-llnes, ars e a coen. u u all psenser tran l (tuands) . .
6-03:. ross lon-mile, rrighlt-ctrin cara ad comments included in -X (thousadaa .
6-04. Net ton-miles of freight in passenger trains . . .
AVERAGES

7. Train-iles per mile of road per day . . . . .
8. Motive-power miles per train-ailes
8-01. With locomotives . . . . . .
8-02. With motorcars . . .. . . .
9. Percent light of total locomotive-ailes . . . .
10. Car-miles per train-nile in locomotive-propelled trains:
10-01. Passenger ooachee*... . . . . .
10-02. Sleeping and parlor oars . . . . ..
10-03. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oar*. . ...
10-04. Other passenger-train oare . . .........
10-05. Total care in looomotive-propelled passenger trains .....
11. Car-miles per train-mile in motorcar-propelled trains:
11-01. Passenger coache . . . ........
11-02. Bleeping and parlor are . . . ....
11-03. Club, lounge, dining, and observation car. . . .
11-04. Other passenger-train oar* . . . . .
11-05. Total oars in motorcar-propelled passenger train . .
12. Total car-liles in all passenger trains per train-mile .. . ..
13. Train-miles per train-hour, all trains . . . ..


FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 1949 AND 1948


UNITED STATES


EASTERN DISTRICT


SOUTHERN DISTRICT


POCAHONTAS REGION I


SOUTHERN REGION


WESTERN DISTRICT


1949 1948 1949 1941 -1949 1949 1949 1948 1949 19'4


157 604

14 270 953
12 816 18C
1 526 2285
14 802
28 628 22
308164 7
31 709 86 7

28628360
360 55 S
740 25
29 729186
15145 000
1. 960 867
1 608 419
14 900
30 04
.17 135
21 80 ?

68 990

8139 467
31 868 65 3

7b 886 14
69 820 76 2
24 560 639
927180
100 599 874
7 35131
1398204
281 544 121
78 137 512
46 0 73 84 (
139 900 477
17 292 15
140127

9 405 501
38 54 7
22 377
3271
1284161
1 265 760
32 117
12 051 734
293 595 85 5
931 62

295 216
120 777
290 74
32 76
459
739 96 6
115 650
855 616
8 584 793
19 944 66
47 323
8 45119 6


6.7

1 o4
2.64
2.5

2.81
2.44
.86
3.67
9.83
3.26
.01
.01
.62


37.1


.5. .5


160 065
17 994 283
10 394 946
1 651 521
5206
30045 956
3 344127
33390 083

30045 956
443 710
833 906
31323 572
19067 973
10 502 245
1748 093
5 261
38 9 6 3
15 304
26 542

80 829
8600 569
39 924 141

81 936 87
76 565 211
25 750 916
907 42
97 589 534
7 847 959
1476 959
292074 677
102 695 617
53 791 121
116 826 331
16 711 36|
50 439

9920 507
33 618
28 901
3207
1 384 171
1462 642
35 517
1 868 563
304 943 440
939 432
380 565
138 469
230 519
36 066
126
785 745
123 569
909 314
8 781 553
21131 572
51 348
14 182 19S


33 509

5 319 698
4141862
1 461 94 9

10 930 709
175 451
1I690160

10 936 827
191 262
431361
11 553 450
5 802 95 6
4 203 87 3
1 546 621

11 554
5 089
21 60 7

39050

65721809
18 125 639

31 481751
27190 46 7
7181762
242121
35 635 097
4 087 613
168336
105 987 74 7
4J 794 279
217 288
45 275 415
16 700 76 5

7 747 733
9 b2l
2be1
6 747
172
188 841
824 05 6

6 770 070
114 757 817
849 629

152 890
1501
94215
30 937

279 54 3
69315
348 858

3014 580
7 591 735
4265
2 22; 270


33 888
6 976 242
3263 647
1599072

11841161
1864 905
13 706 064

11841161
227 170
471 572
12 539 903
7543725
3 309 378
1686 800

17 674
4225
26 542

48 441
6 85112-5
19 391 028

35 394 200
2 793 974
726 57 b
226 693
36 217 576
4543488
401000
114 303 512
58 874 630
147 426
37128 23 c
18 155 220

8042090
819
7667
196
208 857
860 200

9 119 629
123423 341
862 107

197 496
717
72 276
34 546

304 83-
72 441
377 276

3 151 814
8 494 520
15 813
6 839 207


5 921

813 530
93022

14 802
921354
18454
939 808

921354
9781
20 101
951236
841578
94 078
680
14 900
1662
8

1670

18 454
969 690

2 296 856
1745 915
589122
34066
2 698 234
393435
68
7 757 696
6 901513

716 056

140 127





29 852

29 852
7 787 54 8
10 255

24 241

2361

459
27061
862
27 923

298 897
575 511
2
20 4


6012

945 473
73 836

5 206
1024 515
22 983
1047 498

1024 515
20 604
26 322
1071441
990 661
74 929
590
5 261
2014
125

2 139

22 983
1094 424

2 729 732
2053 236
650 188
47 808
2 673 713
434 111
1479
8 590 267
7 972 696

567 132

50 439

5386



27 872

33 258
8 623 525
12 821

28 170
1749

126
30 045
1003
31 048

321 411
655 955
41
400


30 607

1525 376
2 540 974

4066350
325152
4 391502

4066350
10 110
49 485
4125 945
1 564 712
56123 3

414
517

931

56944 5
4695390

11063672
8138 233
5 663 593
190 851
14 421 069
1 495 967
22 790
38 996175
11 612 035
80 498
27 303 642


1031 728
32 800
10 980
737
171 894
6 98 6

1 255 125
40 251300
16 005

48 127
476
62 456

111059
11 717
122 776

1 257 254
2 783 654
781
263 281


31 242

2184 393
2079 382

4 263 77
358 981
4622 756

4 263 775
24 279
61 019
4 349 073
2 252 837
2096236

414
468

882

628 249
4 977 322

11912 607
8848 835
3 581 522
182 743
14 758 749
1624 590
44129
40 953175
17 126 544
429 806
23 396 625


1158 222
32 451
9 882
168 971
5 390

1 374 916
42 328 091
31 467

67 964
1 371
49 906

119 241
12 786
132 027

1 318 129
2 907 483
1163
317 772


87 567
661214 9
6 040 32 2
57336

12 709 807
978 590
13 688397

1 709 837
149 40 6
239312
13098555
6 935 754
6 101 683
61118

16 418
10 921

27339

97937 9
14 0 77 934

32 043 870
32 746148
1. 126 162
46014 2
47 844 b74
1374297
1 207 010
128 802 50 3
15 829 685
45 776 060
66 605 364
591394

626040
3226
4 650
2362
923426
404 86 6
32 117
1 996 087
130 799190
55 740

69 958
118 800
131 716
1 829

322 30
33 75 6
356059
4014062
8 993 76 8
40 275
5 966 441


I t 4 4 4 I 1 ii


7.0

i.o4
2.57
2.7

2.86


3.41
9.72
3.19
.01
.01
.63
3."
9.1
36.


13.5
1.06
3.67
3.8

3.18
2. 2

.9:65
9.65
4.55


4.89
9.01
36.3


5.2
1.03
1.00
1.8

2.58
2. 8
1.03
3.
10:.1

.85

2:0

1.1


In making this computation the oar-miles of combination passenger cars have been divided equally between passenger coaoh-mile and other passenger-tran oar-miles.
SExcludes Missouri and Arkaneas Ry. 0o. Road not in operation.


ITEM
NO.


88 923
7886175
4 977 881
52 449

1; 916 50b
1097 260
14013 7 6

12 916 505
171 657
274 993
13 363 15 b
8 280750
5 021702
60 703

18 881
10 486

29 367

1098 212
14461 367

31 900 334
35 869166
13 792 631
450 181
43 939 496
1245 7 70
1030 345
128 227 922
18 721 747
53 213 889
55 734 138
558 149

714 809
348
11 332
3011
1006 363
569 180
35 517
2 340 560
130 568 483
33 037

86 935
136 381
106588
1720

331 624
37 339
368 962

3 990 199
9073 614
34 331
7024 819


1

2-01
2-02
2-0
2-05
2-06
2-07

3-01

3-90



3-09
3-10
3-11
3-12
3-13

3-14
3-15

4-01
4-02

4-o0
4-o0
4-07
4-08
4-09
4-10
4-11
4-12
4-13
4-14
4--1
4-10
4-11
4-0
4-20
4-21
4-22
4-23

5-0
r-1


5-08


6-01
6-02
6-


7
8-01
8-02
9
10-01
10-02
10-0
10-05
11-01
11-02

11-05
12
13


5.3
1.03
1.00
2.1

2.:2F
2.78
1.07
3.:48
9.93
.91

.01
1.18
2.13
9.32
38.0


* .5 .5 I- .5 I J 1


6-






155


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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
BUreAU OF TRANBoWr OOMIWO AND STAWTWB


PASSENGER TRAIN PERFORMANCE OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES


Compiled from 101 reports of passenger train statistics representing i10 railways
(SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES N(OT INCLUDED)
FOR SIX MONTHS eIDD WITH JUNE 1949 AND 191d
SOUTHERN DISTRICT
UNITED STATES EASTERN DISTRICT SOUTHERN DISTRICT WESTERN DISTRICT ITEM
ITEM POCAHONTAS REGION SOUTHERN REGION NO.
1949 191948 1949 1948 1949 1948
AGGREGATES
1. les of road operated at lose of month#. . . ..... .. 157704 159948 33 53.0 33916 5955 6012 30645 3116 756 8 65 88862 i
2. Train-amles: I
2-0.. tea looootive-propelled trains . . . 93 364 94 112 185 608 3500778 43 935 960 5175311 5804148 12330689 14606692 40 51 157 47 838 808 2-01
2-02 Diesel-electrio locomotive-propelled trains . . 71 38 754 59 713294 22 607 59 17 200 81,8 524 033 475244 14929144 13 419 217 33 777 98.5 28 618 445 2-0
2-03. oSletrio looomotive-propelled trains . . . 9 546 382 10 087 906 9 20304 9 758 852- 43338 329054 2.03
2-04. Other looomotive-propelled trains . ....... 107 74 4 10 614 107 744 10 614 0
2-05. Total looomotive-proplled tlin. .... .. ..... 174857822 181997422 66 81842 70 895200 5807088 6290006 27259833 28025 909 497248 7678630
2-0. Motorer-propelled train. . . . . 18 243 86 19413 377 10 413 02 10 971683 119866 122 828 2 006 836 2 045 42 5704 140 6273444 2-
2-07. Total train-ile . . . ...... ... 193 101690 201410799 77 23144 81 866 883 5 926 954 6 412 834 29 266 669 30071331 80 676 620 8305975 2-07
3. Road motive-power miles:
Locomotive-miles
3-01. Priniopai... . ......... .... 174 858697 181997425 66 81869 70 895 200 5807088 6290006 27 259833 28025905 74973080 76786 314 01
3-02. Helper (excludes *B' and treiling '"A units) ........ 2 403 977 3171 84 1 24144 1768 088 82 173 139498 1714 91 215394 908 06 1048865
SLight .. 4525929 4 61237 2 6110 2 821060 145375 158575 367172 400910 1 402 372 1580 69 3
Total oooatie-ile. ..... 181 786 603 190 130 507 70 67115 75 484 348 6 034 636 6 588079 27 798496 28 642 209 77 284 320 79415 871
". Total, steam only .. ......... . .... 99104679 119104742 3803754 47 715 790 5 392174 6089607 12865971 15119 824 42 808 986 50179 521
Total, diesel-electrio only. .... . ....... 72 491 873 60 335 498 2292976f 17 456 886 530 201 483 824 14 932 525 13522 385 34099385 28 862403 3-0
-07. Total, eltr only . . . . . 10083 370 10 9 457 9 70384 1031167 3580 3838 375 949 373 947
Train-switohing aIles, steas looomotives only . 199 193 236 058 84 8 1 115 919 10 02 9 11 935 4 896 3 932 99455 104 272 -09
0. Train-switching miles, diesel-electrio looomotives only. 98 804 87317 32 09 20688 2 148 884 2 185 1 884 62 378 63861 3-10
1. Train-switahing mles, electric looootives onl . 137 815 158 956 137 81 158 956 -11
T12. Tran-switching miles, other looomotives . . 3-12
-. Train-swithing miles, total . . . .435 812 482 351 254 72' 295 56 12 177 12 819 7 081 5 816 161 834 168 133 3-13
Motor oar-alles (self-propelled units only),
3-14. Total motorcars ...................... 47007201 49476287 37 75678.9 39468077 119866 122 828 3 421776 3607037 5 708770 6278345 3-14
3-15. Total road motive-powr iles (train switching excluded) 22 795 804 239 606794 108 427 94 114 952 425 6 154 502 6 710 907 31 220 272 32 249 246 82 993090 85694216 3-15
4. Passenger-train oar-iles:
In looosotive-propelled trained,
4-01. Passenger ooaohes . . . . ... 450 152 657 483 737,48 187 17 06 206 123 496 14 456799 16 647 357 70 944 803 74 628057 177 575 993 186 338 571 4-01
4-02. Sleeping andparloroars.................. 38502 76 462 499677 16809091 176963073 12371944 13 245962 68 79576 70729 82 189243654 201560820 4-02
4-0. 0lub,1 ounge, dining, anober ion ar . . 150729 93 154010081 4420795 44 429689 4 025 766 3941460 26336293 26227706 76 159377 79411226 4-3
4-04.Busineesoar ...................... 5618035 5426181 1 33093; 1182984 208 537 267431 1214394 1175763 2864172 2800003 4-04
...: .1l. ne bu r..s d ebati ca oth. r t r.......... 584 126921 587535503 211 914 7 5 21980021 6 16701354 16516329 96020440 9662455 259 490371 254594405 4-0
action passeger cars (ll pre, or ba with paseeger).. 46 262 937 49 255 857 25 520 4 9 27 450 762 2 489 9 51 2 842 168 9 827 8 8 2 10 643 1 1 8 444 611 8 19 816 4-00
-07. Fright-trincare....................... 7824505 9708350 126551 3037663 5448 39156 232254 406782 6321293 6224749 4-07
-08. Total in all looomotive-propelled trains . ... 1 683 236 724 L 752 173 130 639 505 62 670 987 886 50259799 5349986327337182 280435 791 720 099471 739249590 408
4-09. Total in ooal-burning, Iteam loomotive trained . ... 522 567 73 645 902 738 287 699184 375 691 20 44972017 49475066 96078 346 11771236 3 93818185 103023389 4-09
4-10. Total in oil-buraing, steam locomotive train . ... 264 458 624 320 350 672 1 109 57 522765 4622158 5 720 178 258727096 322 047 729 4-10
4-11. Total in diesel-electrio loomotive trains . . 76 323812 662 563 272 244244889 190 820 557 4 292 624 3928656 172671323 157003250 364114976 310 810 809 4-11
4-12. Total in electric locootie train . . ........ 109 891 9 b 115 260 307 106 452 184 111 892 644 3 439 214 3367663 4-12
4-13. Total in other looomotivo trains . . ...... .99 15 b 96 141 995 158 96 141 13
In motoroar-propelled trains,
4-14. Passenger ooaehee. . . . . ... 54 311 15v 56 977 731 4 44 205 75) 46 238 000 28 635 6225 312 6641945 3 887 094 4069151 4-14
4-15. 81seplng and parlor oars. . . . .... 193 910 23 362 8 50 4 862 174 709 194 846 10 706 5654 4-15
4-16. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oars . ... 155 235 175 9 42 00 4512 57 645 63430 55 583 67136 I4-1
4-17. Business oare . . . . . ... 16 393 11400 1 330 1771 2 808 12 25 5 9629 4-17
4-18. m n, xm n-wfMe cars, a moti a oUrr tun pU r m..P....... 7 428668 7 764566 10 85 54 1 235 488 1000 196 '919 02 5 342924 5610057 1-18
4-19. Ombnlotion psener cr (mail, uprss, or bae with passer) 7 729697 8 410 735 4 943 21 5 093 787 190 19 9 152 338 55 906 43 426 2 540 380 3129184 4-19
4-20. Freight-train oare .. . . . . 140 007 195 983 108 119 148007 1.95 756 4-20
4-21. Total in motoroar-propelled trains ....... .. 69 990 07 7 73 749 472 50 286 35 52 619145 190 199 181092 7 516 576 7 862 668 11 996 94 9 13086 567 4-21
4-22. Total passenger-train oar-miles, all trains. ...... . 1 753 226 801 1 625 922 602 609 791 98 731 607 031 50 449 998 536809580 5 280888403 288298459 732 096 4 0 752 336 157 -22
4-23. Total oar-miles of passenger coaches used as cabooses. . 5 62 324 6 003 169 5 161 97 5423 165 63261 80645 105443 221 340 298 650 272019 4-.0
5. Train-hours:
0 al-burning tea looomotive-propelled trains . . 2 000 4 86 2 374 293 1 005 06 1 254 610 153 521 172255 373 392 445 719 468 508 501709 01
5 Dio*l-eleotrio looomotive-propelld trains. . . 1 605 086 1 314008 505 67 378 557 14 008 11785 352 740 311068 732 667 612598
Electric looomotive-propelled trains ........ .... 206 219 2 20 566 194 88 209 916 11330 10650
-05. Other looomotive-propelled trins............... 3043 316 -3 043 316 -
Tol looootive-propelled tin . . . 4 550 4 O0 4 794422 1 713 9 1 847 519 170 572 184 356 739 040 773 324 1 926 835 1 989223 50
07. Motoroar-proplled trins* .................. 678490 718068 40640 426563 4698 5242 71933 72 339 195459 213 924 07
ON. Total train-houre .. . . 5,228 890 5 512 490 2 120 35 2 274 082 175 270 189 598 810 973 845 663 2 122 294 2 203147 08
6. Ton-miles:
6-01. Gross ton-milee, locomotvee and tenders (thousands) .... 52490 313 53 086 789 18 400 1964 12 0 1 897 84 2 1 971 138 8 654 876 8 688 150 23 457 13 5 23463281 6-01
6-02. oro.. t.-... 1 o r-sa e 1. a puanr tra (thenOd. .. .. 119 7 82475 126434 51 45 801 07 50 153 134 3 741048 4 038 754 19 718 220 20137 380 50 522 134 52105244 6-02
6-03. oros son.-.r,. rnlstta-um cars c .oontiu1U ie~m ot (aumiu.6) .. 263 210 327 900 48 65 108 608 138 1136 6 9 97 11 695 207422 206 261 603
4-04. Net ton-alles of fright in passengr trains. ......... 51 16 7 817 77 67407 17 396 13 35 2383 86 2278 35180 1831842 2 659659 31 958 561 36 940 850 4
AVERAGES -
7. Train-ales per mile of rad per day . . . ... 6.8 6.9 12.7 13.3 5.5 5.9 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.1 7
8. Motlve-power amles per train-mile
8-01. With loocotives . . . . . 1.04 1.04 1.06 1.06 1.04 1.05 1.02 1.02 1.03 1.03 8-01
8-02. With. . . . . .. 2. 2.55 3.63 3.60 1.00 1.00 1.71 1.76 1.00 1.00 8.02
9. Percent light of total loomotve-le ... ... ......... 2.5 2. .7 3.7 .4 2.4 1.3 1.4 1.8 2.0 9
10. Oar-miles per train-idle in looomotive-propelled trainsl
10-01. Passenger ooaohee*.. . . . . 2.71 2.79 2.99 3.10 2. 2.87 2. 82.5 2. 2 2.46 10-01
10-02. sleeping and parlor oars . . . .... 2.51 2.5 2. 2.50 2.13 2.11 2.52 2.5 2.52 2.6 10-02
10-03. Olub, lounge, dining, and observation oars. ......... 6 .5 .66 .63 1.0 1.0 1 0-
10-04. Other passengen-tain oars* .... ............ 3.51 3.39 3.38 3.31 3.1 2.89 3.75 3 3. 32 104
10-05. Total car n looootiv-proplled passeger trins 9.6 96 9.57 9.58 10.01 9. 63 1 00
U. Car-iles per train-atle in motoroar-propelled train s
11-01. Passenger ooahoe* . . . . . 3.19 3.15 4.49 4.45 .79 .85 3.12 3.26 .90 .90 11-01
11-02. Sleeping and parlor oars. ..... . . . .01 .01 11-02
1-03. Club, lounge, dining, and observation r oa. r ......... .01 .01 .0 .01 11-03
11-04. Other pasenger-trin oars* ..... . . ....62 .62 .5 .9 .62 .16 1110
11-05. Total oars in motorcar-propelled passenger trains 3.84 3.80 4. 4.01.59 1.7 38 2.10 2 11-
13. Train-ailes per train-hour, tra trsins ................ 6.9 36.5 3396.0 3.8 6.1 3. 3.0 77 1
36.5 a6.36.0 33.8 33.8 36.1 35.8 3.0 37.7 13


SIn king this computation the car-miles of combination passenger oars have been divide equally between passenger ooaohmb-les and other pssengr-train oar-lles.
I Exolues Missouri and Arkansas By. Co. Road not in operation.
I Represents an average of the mileage reported at the close of each moath within the period.


U. & GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE:1949 0- 850181


Statemt No. M-213 (o.B)








INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
UREMAU OWF tUANSIOrT00 NOMICS AND rSATWUeS

PASSENGER: TRAIN PERFORMANCE OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES


Statenmt No. M-213 (osB)
JULY 1g49


Compiled froa 101 reports of passenger train statistics representing 10 r-ailgayls #
(SWITCHING AND TERIlNAL COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED)
PoR TH M ONMH or aJVtl1949 AnD ,948

EASTERN DISTRICT E SOUTHERN DISTRICT
S UNITED STATES EASTERN DISTRICT SOUTHERN WESTERN DISTRICT ITEM
I TEM r____ : POCAHONTAS REGION SOUTHERN REGION NO.
1949 19 4 1949 1948 1949 1948 1949 1948 199 ~ 1948
AGGREGATi
1. Miles of road operate 4 t olose of soaTth . . . ... 157484 159 872 33S09 55 60 5921 6011 30 605 31048 87 44 BE 983 1
2. Trailh-4i4e.s I .
2-01. Steam locoootive-propelled trains .............. 14 6 72344 19136 301 5 4 71 '186 7465 971 837343 9901 1 1500o128 2228583 86308 8 4u1626 201
2-02. Diseel-eleotrio looowotlve-propelled trains.. . .. 17 371711 10997876 4 354 35 3440 p92! 99504 84 95 2640321 2 22,,977 277 581 5843 01 2-02
2-03. Electrio looiotive-propelled trains ... . ... 1 566 137 177 720 1 07 219 '1681420 58 91 56 30 2-03
2-0. Other locomotive-propelled trains .. . . .. 4361 14 587 4361 14587 .' -0
2-05.stat loooaotiTe-propelled trains ... ........... ... e91453 388644 11 333 2 1 8 see3 941o08 1 089663 4140Q449 4457560 13199584 3 750 4
2-06. Motorsar-propelled tins. .. ... . . 5092 705 3389421 1776 725 1 928 756 15 954 25 94 31929 338094 980 799 :109666 2
2-07. Total train-miles...... .. . . .. 32 707258 35275 05 13110035 14 517 072 957162 1115 608 4459678 4795654 14180383 14847 571 2-07
3. Road motive-power miles
Looomotive-slles
3-01. Prinapal. ..... ,. .... 62141736 31886484 113354.97 12588 316 941208 1 089 663 4140449 4457 60 13199584 13750 944 -01
02. Helper (exolud es B" and traling "w*, units) ... 427830 497 063 209351 247034 11 785 19269 15846 26 884 190 68 203876 7 02
0. Light ............ ............... 08 723 919338 464224 5130201 22 561 27535 52128 66998 269 810 314 604 0
-0. Toallooomotive-ml. ...... ... .... 30 85 2. 1 33302.688 120070052 13345551 975554 1136467 3 9842 4551442 13660262 14269425 3-
)-0. Total, steamonly ... .. .. ., ...' ........ 15655358 2 326977 5986180 8078520 869765 1034 873 1545292 2303902 7254121 8909682 3-05
-. Total, diesel-eleotric only... .... .. .13 529 ,45 11 14 660 4 422 650 3487 682 100 490 86003 2 6635131 2 247 540 6 343374 5293 49 3-0
3-07. Total, electric only .. . ... 1661837 1846300 15982822 1779 20g 910 843 .' 6270 66 246 -07
08. Total, other (10i2e aa ad Psed11 otor st N uea1 tq) 4451 4748 4389 1474 6
-09. Train-switohing miles, steamlopomotives only. ....... 33 712 39435 14452 17096 1732 2046 446 409 1706 2 19884 3-09
-10. Train-switching miles, diesel-qloctric looomotives only. 1770.3 16368 5544 4950 1355 144 522 546 11502 10748 3-10
3-11. Train-switohing miles, electric locomotive only .. 24 84 29.934 24848 29 934 3-11
3-12. Train-swltch.ng miles, other locomotives .. . -12
3-13.,Train-swit htingles, total ..* * * ..* 762 63 85757 44844 51980 1867 2190 968 955 2054 ,30632 3-13
Motor oar-miles (sslf-piopellsd units only),
3-11.. Total amotorars..s ...... ......... ........ 171410 8931261 .6619579 77211 977 15954 25945 554258 596087 981g61 1097252 311-
3-1. Total road maOiv-power miles (train switching excluded) 39 22 701 42 234 14 18 626 631 20557 528 991 50 8 1 162 422 4 762 681 5 147 59 14 641 8 15 36 6 77 3-15
4. Passenger-train oar-miles:
In looomotive-propelled trains,
4-01. Passe ger coohes .... . . . ... 8708470 93932 141 36360353 41580 359 '2654 718 3171864 12508585 13572370 35561046 35607 548 4-01
4-02. leeptng and parlor oar . . . ..... 7.05o 268 80927020 27463954 30459028 1684 916 374 131 8355541 93248.38 355 51057 3876 029 4-02
4-0. Club, lounge, dining, and observation .c... ........ 26 26351 27 348181 7391306 8046163 6004 6794 90 3 835880 5 737 200 14 392 36 14885 528 4-0
4-. Buine ar 779255 820741 158820 217 835 32044 43118 150450 3,48032 437 94 411756 4-
t2. u. exprte nd ba wer. endc, a eontin ctrs other tmn pe..asser .........., 98 221 195 99600 380 34752 64'5 36 994 237 2 685142 2 719'31 14 0 21 413 '14 712 4 64 46 761 95 45 174 366 4-
4-0 Combination p~.smenr carm (mll, express. r bgsagi with.pssensr). 734617 8 392 468 938,94 5 4937245 389362 459 349 1549133 1680044 1 468 7 1315 830 4-0
4-07. Freight-train care . . . . 1 i37 66 1536 206 151998 333 807 201 !1760 3115 42 661 1054313 1157 978 4-07
4-0b. Total in all loomotive-propelled train........ .......293 951 656 312 557 137 110 818 031 18 568 666 8053 287 9 448 825 4045.158 4 .I7,609 135 2888 137 322 03 b4-08
4-09. Total in ooal-burning, steam locomotive train ........ 80 25 7756 111328642 45137 654 64234212 7179 15t 8 577111 11 627 56 4 17424 400 16 311 3 21092 919 4-09
4-l. Total in oil-burning, steam lQo0motlve trains. .... 413 080 787 57029.744 251741 164 128 8771 A41 415 4854627 56 384 201 4-10
4-11. Total in diesel-eleotrio looomotive trainsl....... .. 147 102 948 184 150 44 47 775 6-3 38 888 328 83435 5 718 912 2874182 3 25311794 69 751 15 59 21 390 4-11
4-12, Total in eleotrio locomotive trains . . 17 672 485 1989552,5 4 1705301.3 19282 000 61947 613525 4-12
4-13. Total in other locomotive trains . . . .39 680 152 802 39 680 152 802 5 4-13
In motorcar-propelled trains,
4-14, Passenger coaches.. ................ .. * 529 679 10 371998 7 915705 8549833 6 691 1007736 1125 930 606 23 689 543 4-14
4-1. Sleeping anA parlor oars ... ......... 39594 35 766 157.0 806 33566 33166 445 1794 4-15
4-1 Club, lounge, dining, and observation cars.* * ** 21122 31 19 6 812 7149 11346 11 392 964 12 658 4-11
4-17. Business oare ........ . ......... 42.2 1 886 172 320 -- 32 410 1534 4-1
4-18S. In. epresse' as rs, andcobinationcar: ot..eru .npusen ........ r ..... 1 227 931 1 378,950 179057 218 539 171419 165.5 7 877455 1001054 04-1l
49. Cdabintssiopsess eer car(mt. express., owr bsW with passenger) 1296 94 1487 6 3 8083-4 878 403 272,3 30873 6040 5720 455368 57 64 4-19
4-20. re t oar * * * 31 610 34 604 16 31441 34 604
inFe it-traid oar.............. ............. 3160 34604 169 31441 34 604 4-"20
4-21. Total in motoroar-propelled trains ... . .......... 1151 12i2 13342041 8 911 63.0 964905-0 27232 37 565 1230276 1341597 198 2044 2313 2 4-21
5 '4- 2. rol pse e"t sin osrl le allrann.. ...... o 192 8 325 899 78 119 1 051 132i 17718 80804 ,9 9486390 416824 4 445920 137 21033 139635 86 -22
-R23; Total car-miles or passenger coaches uaed as cabooses. 904 4841 946806 8363 V2 869049, 7820 -11552 43542 32330 56 00C 3387 .4-23
5.01 goal-burning ste looootive-propelled trains ......., .. 3.....30104 403 327 157.107 210 22 24 908 29 426 46 950 67 9 72 051 95 a 01
o0 Ol-burning sa looolote-propelled trans. .... 123077 144 88 1 522 79 2 1 590 121 19 142 49
-O: Dse-elootrio lod~tiv-propelld trains. 304055 244245 98 944 76,52 258 2 157 65315 53 525 137214 112 04
-0. Olera looomotvo-propelled trlns..*.. I 35 449 37 75 31 G 33 359,56 16:6 17- 9
5-0. Other locomotive-propelled trai1.35. 348 135 348 -
5-06. Total looomotlve-propolled trains. a 761780 830 55b 289 0 32392" '
-0. otal looomoiv-popell tri .... * .........761780 830 555 280 206 32399; 27 623 31 931 112 627 123 089 33238324 351 536 0
5-07. Motorar-propelled trains. . . 116085 125478 70240 74317 780 1141 11500 12 626 3349 37 394 -0
6. -To0 Tonal.s train-ho ..... .. ,,.. .. .. 877805 956033 3594 46 398 314 28 409 3, 072 124127 135715 365 823 388930 5-
6. Ton-'41sex' -
6-01. roje ton-mile leea .tl ,wfsa &*tear~a thousandsa). ; 8*,8926 01 9337 386 3094612 3334 48 304489 ...348 152 1 98188 1376862 4229318 4277944 6-01
6-02.- 9ii a r o-..... .r................i...r2 . 20 791 183 2.58773 7 892 991 9 065049 509 69 7188 34 881993 3073 361 9 416930 9730 487 6-02
M6-,. o Io.I,-.. .S iaq cad. .o MIA, ,d ...E I .N.. .. 42 67 53 7 76 565 13432 8 48' 936 1 86 .35 766 38969 -03
.- netto n-l ieLo TWgl tpptsr.t to i ....r .* .. ... 115 30 14518200 2127270 5941168 1777 2 820 267851 400700 5716632 8173712 6-0
AVRMAGES
7. Tral-mles per mile of ro pe day. .. . . 6.7 7.1 12.6 13.8 5.2 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.2- 5. 7
8. Motive-power miles per train.lleo"
8-01. with locomotives.. . .. . . . o. ..o4 1.06 1.06 1.04 1.04 1.02 1.02 1.03 0 0.01
8-02. Wth motoroars . . . ...... . .6 2.64 3.73 3.74 1.00 1.00 1.74 1.76 1.0 -.o
9. Percent light of total looomotive-mites ... . ..... 2.6 2.8 3.9 3.8 2.3 2.4 1.2 1.5 2.0 -.2 9
10. Car-ales per train-mile in looonotive*-ropelled trains
10-01. Passenger coaches*. . .. . . . 3.06 .08 3.38 3.50 3.03 3.12 3. 3.23 2.75 .64 10-01
10-02. sleeping and parlor oars . . ....... 2.47 2 2.42 2 2.18 2.02 2.09 2. 2. 10-02
10-03. Club, lounge, dining, and observation ar .. ....... 6 .6 .6 .4 62 .98 1. 18 10-0
10-04. Other passenger-train are*. . . . ... ,417 3.2 32 3.15 3.09 2.75 3.1 3.52 336 10-0
10-05. Total cars in locomotive-propelled passenger trains 9.93 9.80 9.73 9.74 8.56 8.67 9.77 9.70 10.24 9.99 10-05
1. Car-miles per train-aile In motoroar-propelled trains: 9
11-Ol. Passenger coaches* .... . . . .. 3.29 3.28 4.68 4.66 .85 .85 3.17 3.34 .85 .s 11I-01
11-02. Sleeping and parlor oars, .. . . . ..... .01 .01 .11 .10 11-02
11-03. Club, lounge, dining, and observation care s.......... .01 .01 .01 .04 .03 11 11-0
11-04. Other passenger-train cars* ... . . . .61 33 .34 .85 .60 50 1.1 1.2 11-04
11-05. Total oars In motorcar-propelled passenger trains 33 3 5.02 5.00 1. 1.45 3.85 3.97 202 2.11 11-05
12. Total oar-lles in all passenger trains per ti in-mile ... ... 94 9 9.114 8.50 935 929 68 .40
13. Train-miles per train-hour, all trains ... . . .... 37.3 6.9 36.4 337 33.7 35935. 3 38.8 38.2 13

In asking this computation the oar-miles of combination passenger are have been divided equally between passenger ooahb-males and other pasernger-train oar-miles.
# Excludes Missouri and Arkansas By. Co. Road not in operation.


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PASSENGER TRAIN PERFORMANCE OF CLASS STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES

Compiled frpm 101 reports ptf paaeger train statistics representing 110 railwaps 4
(SWITCHING AND TEMINAI/L 0MPANIB NOT INCLUDED)
yOR S8V= JEO=THS sNDMD WPITHg JULM 1949 AND 1948


U.S. DEPOMTORY |


ITEM


AGGREGATES
1. Miles of road operated at lose of month ..... .. . .
2. Train-mlles:
2-01. Steam locomotive-propelled train* . . . .
240. Dieslellectrio looomotive-propelled trains . . .
2-03. Electric locomotive-propelled trains ...... .
2-04. Other looomotive-propelled trains .. ....... ...
205. Total locoootlve-propelled trains .. . . .
2-06. Motorcar-propelled train. ..... .. .. . .. . .
2-07. Total train-iles . . ... . . .
3. Road motive-power miles
Loconotive-liles
3-01. Principa...........................
3-02. Helper (excludes *B" and trailing "A' units) . .
3-03. Light ....... ..... . . . .
3-04. Total looomptive-ailes . . . .
3-0. Total, stea only. . . .. .
Total, diesel-electril only. .... ...........
3-07. Total, electric only . ...............
0. Total, other (diesel and pelle amotor sad aeolli lectri) .
09. Train-switohing miles, steam locomotives only. . ..
10. Train-ewithoing miles, diesel-electrio locomotives only .
3-11. Train-switohing l, eleotrio locomotives onl . .
-12. Trnan-switohing le:s, other loooaotives . ....
3-1). Train-witohing miles, total .. .. . . .
Motor oar-mles (self-propelled unite only),
3-14. Total motoroar . . . . . .
3-15..Total road motive-power ailes (train switching excluded) .
4. P eenger-t~ran oar-ailes
In looomotive-propelled trains,
4-01. Passenger coaches. . . . . .
S'.02. Sleeping and pallor ears .. .... ................
4-03. Club, lounge, dining, and. obsevaton ears ........ ..
4-.. Business ar* nd. . . . . .
mail. -,... annes-ea o- csr, ......... .
-. Comimstion pageqr cars (ma. upqe, or agwe with paseaoer)..
4-07. Treight-train cars . . . ..........
4-08. Total in all loooaotive-propelled trains .. ......
4-09. Total in coal-burning, steam locomotive train . ..
4-10. Total in oil-burning, steam locomotive trains ... .... .
4-11. Total in diesel-electrio locomotive train ..... .. ....
4-12, Total in eleotrio loooaotive trains ...........
4-13. Total in other looomotive trains ..... . . .
In motoroar-propelled trains,
4-14, Passenger coaches . ..................
4-15. Sleeping and parlor oars . .. .. .............
4-16. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oar . ..
4-17. Business oars ....... ............... .
4-18 l tll. npnress besa cars. ama combinatimn arn oser ra puaenger .. ...... .
4-19. Combination paseeuer ea (mas press. or beas with pasunger)
4-20. Freight-tran oMrs . . . . . .
4-21. Total in motoroar-propelled trains ............
.42. Total passenger-train oar-iles, all trains...... .
4-23 Total car-ailes of passenger coaches ed as cabooses. .
5. Trai-h ours:
5-01. Coal-burning steam locomotive-propelled trains . .
5-02. Oil-burning stea* looonotive-propelled trains. . ..
5-3. Diesel-electric looomotive-propelled trains . ..
Eleotrio looonotive-propelled trains*. ....... .. .
05Other looomotive-propelled trains .. . . ....
S Total looomotive-propelled trains .. .. ..............
07. Motoroar-propelled trains* . ........ ....
08. Total train-hours ..... . . ..
6. Ton-miles:
6-01. Gross ton-niles, locomotives and tenders (thousands) ....
6-02, Or0e tion-ilas. ears ar d Econs in all pasn r trains (thousa(daiM.. *
6-03. ross ton-miles rri-tratin cers ad contents clud la 6-02 (o a.) *
6-04. Met ton-miles of fright in passenger train* .......
AVERAGES
7. Train-miles per mile of road per day .. . . .
8. Motive-power miles per train-ailet
8-01. With looomotives . . .. ... .
8-02. With motoroars ..... .
9. Peteent light of total locoaotive-miles, .... ... .. .
10. Oar-ales per train-mile in looomotive-propelled trains;
10-01. Passenger coaches*. . . .. .. . .
10-02. Sleeping and parlor oars . ........... ... .
10-03. lub, lounge, dining, and observation oar. .. ... ... .
10-0. Other passenger-train cars' .... ... .... . ..
-10-05. Total oar in looomotive-propelled passenger trains .
11. Car-mles per train-aie in motorcar-propelled trains:
11-01. Passenger coaches* . . . . .
11-02. Sleeping and parlor oar,. ..... ............
11-0). Olub, lounge, dining, and observation oar .. . ..
11-04. tr passenger-train oars* ... . . .
11-05. Total ars in motoroa-propelled passenger trains . .
12. Total oar->iles in all passenger train per train-mle . .
13. train-mil.. per train-hour,, all train . . . .


UNITED STATES


.EASTERN DISTRICT


SOUTHERN DISTRICT


POCAHONTAS REGION


SOUTHERN REGION


WESTERN DISTRICT


C ..I 4. 6__ r t 1 I I


1949


1949


1948


ITEM
NO.


4 -- I .8 S I 4- I -- 4 4 -.


157 674
108 037 286
85 210465
11 112 51is
112105
204 472 375
21 336 573
225 808 94 6

204 473435
2 831807
5 334652
212 639 894
114 760037
86 021 518
11 745 207
113 13
232 905
116 507
162 663
512 075
55 178 611
267 818 505

537 237 559
511 558 544
176 955 744
6 397 L90
682 348 34 1
53 629 154
9 062 175
1 S77 188 605
602 823 4 8-
313 339411
932 426 985
127 563 883
1 034 838
63 847 83 8
233 512
176 357
20 685
8 656 599
9 026 651
179 6 il
82 141259
2059 329 864
6 533 80
2 301 500
858 64 3
1 909 14 1
239716
3178
5 312180
794 515
6 106 695
61 416 814
140 573 656
305 7.77
59 302 3-47


6.6
1.04
2.59
, 2.5.
2.76
2.50


S eo
3.20
.01
O1l
.62
3.85
3.120
* T.0.


159 936I
131 321 909
70 711 170
.11 825 66
25 201
213 883 io o
22 802,798
236 686 704

213 885 909
3 668 90b
5 879 2 0
223 432 637
139 431 719
71439 603
12 535 757
25 558
275 493
103 70,
188 890
568 088
58 407 54 U
2.1l 84018b

577 669 62
543 426 697
181 358 26
6 246 922
607 135 883
57 648 32b
11244 556
2 064 730267
757 231 380
385 380 416
786 713,696
135 155 832
248 943
67 349729
241 128
206 694
9 143 514.
9906373
230.587
87 091 f2 5
2 151 821 70
6 949 975
2 777 9 0
1 039 14-,
1 558253
258321
664
5 624 977
843 546
6 468.523
62 424 175
149 022 ,4.2
381676
92 3 92275


33s3S
40 479 al 3
86 961 97
S10 710 263
,78 151 733
12 189749
90 341 48 2

78 152193
.1 450 776
3075 234
82 678203
44 023 728
27 352 412
11 302 063
99 264
37 637
162 66 3
299 564
44 376 36 8
127 054 7 1

293 535 41.5
195 554 8,71
51 599 R63
1489752
246 667 4,01
29 459 4.3 8
1 417 5908
749 725 614 8.
332 836 8318
1 361 "11
292 020 5-02
123 505 197

52 121r45 8
10 0o 3
48 6a9
1 502
1 264.605
5 751 5,26
59 197 983
.08 921 631
5 998 24 2
1 168 1:t2
9 8100
604 64 5
226 5,2
I- *
2 003 159
476 640
2 4797979
21 574 972
,53 694 064
54. 50
19 523406


33 914
51401 931
20 641 313
11 440 272
83 483 516
12 900439
96 383 955

83 483516
2 015 122
3331261
88 829 899
55 794 310
20 944 708
12 090 881
133 01 5
25 638
188 890
347 543
46 680054
135 509 953

247 703 855.
.207 422 095
- 52 475 852
140081 9
256 794 456
32 388007
3371470
801 556 554
439 926132
746 893
229 708 885
131174 644

54 787 833
5668
52 278
2091
1 448027
5 974 190
10-8
62 268 19-5
863 824 7,49
6 292 214
1 465 30.2
5 264
455 080
245 872
2 171 518
500 88<0
2 672 39b
S22298 648
59 218183
122 241
44179 554


5 950
6 012 654
623 537
112105
6 748 296
135 820
6 884116

6 748 296
93 958
167 936
7 010 190
6 261 939
630 691
4490
115070
11 761
2283

14 044
135 820
7 146 01o0

17 111 517
14 056 86-0
4 632 570
240 581
19 386 4 9 6
2 879 313
5649
58 312 986
52 151169
5 126 979
1 034 038




217431
217 43 1
58 530417
71081
178 4 2 7
16 590
3 178
198 195
5484
203 679
2 202 331
4 340 317
14 6
4 0,5 5


6 01 2
6 794 269
560199
25 201
7 379 669
148 773
7 528 442

7 379 669
158 767
186 110
7 724 546
7 124 480
569 82 7
4 681
25 558
13 981
1028

15 009
148 773
.7 873 31.9

19 819 221
15 620 093
4 620 750
310549
19 235 642
3 301 517
40916
62 948 688
58 052 17 7
4 647 568
248 943
35 327



183 211
119
218 657
63 167 345
92 197
201 681
13 942
664
216287
6383
222 670
2 319 290
4 757588
1 184
37 800


30 640
13 830 817
17 569465

31 400 282
2 326 06 5
33,726 347

31 400 282
187 337
419 300
32 006 919
14 411263
17 595 656

5 34 2
2 707

8 049
3 976 034
35 982 953

83 453 388
77 151 302
30 172 17 3
1 364 844
110 042 078
11 377 015
263410
313 824 210
107 705 910
4 704 929
201 413 371


7 233 048
208 275
68 991
2808
1171615
61 946
169
8 746 852
322 571062
109785
420 34 2
13 270
418 055

851667
83433
935100
9 953058
22 600 213
7933
2 099 693


31 14.0
16 835 275
15 648 194

32 483 469
2 383 516
34 866 985

32483 465
242278
467153
33 192 896
17 423 726
15 769 170

4 34
2 430

6 771
4 203124
37 396 020

88 200 427
80054 660
29 964 906
1 3237795
111 337014
12 323155
449 443
323 653 400
135 16 763
6 201 593
182 315 044


7 767 875
228012
74 822
32
1084 378
49 146
9 204 26
332 857 665
259 670
513693
18 12 7
364 593

896 413
84 965
981 378
10 065 012
23 210 741
13 021
3 060 359


87 549
47 714 24 2
40055 566
402 256
88 172 064
6 684 939
94 857 003

88 172 664
1099736
1 672182
90 944 582
50 063107
40 442 759
438 654
62
116 53 8
73.880

190 418
6 690 389
97 634 971

213 137 039
224 795 511
90 551738
3 302113
306 252 366
9 91 388
7 375 606
855 327 761
110 129 571
307 273 371
433 866 133
4 058 686

4 493332
15 164
58 547
16 375
6 .20 379
2 995748
179448
13 978 993
869 306 754
354 650.
540 559
835523
869 881
13196
2 259159
228 958
2 488117
27 686 45 3
59939 04
243 188
37 675 193


88 87 C
56 290'434
33 861464
385 354
90 537 25
7 370 07
97 907 32!

90537 25S
1252 741
1 95 298
93 685 296
59 089803
34 155 898
440 19b
124 15;
74 609

198 76!
7 375 597
101060 893

221 946119
240 329 849
94 296 754
3 211759
299 768 771
9 635 646
7 382 727
b76 571625
124 116 308
378 431 930
370 042199
3 981188

4 758 694
7448
79 794
11 163
6 61.1111
:3 701 826
230 360
15 400 396
891 972021
305 894
596 914
1 006 758
724638
12449
2,340 759
P51 318
2 5929,77
27 741 22
61 835 731
245 230
45 114 562


.4. 4 ~ I_ 1 I


6,9
1.04


2.86
2;54




.01

36a
3.82
39.o1


i In ing t-hi Coaputatlon the oar-iles of ooabination Pan r ars have been dlivied equasy between
i e eludes IIoui anrd Aruanauel jp. gO. r ad not In operleon. t o
A Represents an average of the mileage reported at the olos of eaoh month within the period.


12.7


3.
3.05




4.51

* r
*


13.3
1.06
3.62
3.8
3.16


;9.6
*bj
24


.34
36.4_


5.5

1.00
2.4

22.08




.80

1.60
8.50
33.8


5.9


2.4
2.91
2.12





.39


-33.8


5.3
1.0.
1.7
1.4




9.96
3 O
1;!g


passenger ooaeoae les another pasenger-train oar-miles.


5.1
1.03
1.00
1.8

2.47
2.
1 2
1.3


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1 ^


5.2


.00

2:

:9.68
.90
- 9


7
8-01


10-01
10-02
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10-02
10-05

11-02
11-03
11-05
12
13


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UJvrKlVlI Y OF FLORIDA "I V l U -

IIlllllIJillIIlllIil iiji1i INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
3 1262 08852 0928 3a MU Totu t aWL OaMMAI DrAnLIMSCAM



PASSENGER TRAIN PERFORMANCE OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES


Steat N.o. M-213 (oBB)

AUGUST1949


ITEM


AGGRECATES
1. Miles of road operated at lose of month ..... ... .
2. Train-mlles:
2-01. Steam looomotive-propelled trains .. ....... ..
2-02. Diesel-eleotrio looqotive-propelled trains .. .... .
2-03. letro loootie-propelled train . . . .
2-04. Other locomotive-propelled train . . . .
2-05.Total locomotive-popelled train ... . . ...
2-06. Motorear-propelled train*. . . . . ..
2-07. Total train-ailes.. .... .. . . .
'3. Road motive-power miles:
Looomotive-ailes
01. Princip ..........a..............
02. Helper excludes* 8" and trailing A unit) .......
Lig t . .. .. . .. .. . .
Total loooaotive-niles . .............. .
Total, team only . . . .... .... ...
Total, diseol-elsotrio only..................
3-07. Total, electric only .. .............. .. .
08. Total, other (1esel sad gasell5 mlter ant gam lae-eleeta) .
9. Traln-switchtng ailes, stean looomotivss only.. ...
10. Train-swtohing miles, diesel-electrio looomotives only. .
3-11. Train-switohing miles, eleotrio looomotves only . .
i-12. Traen-switthing ailes, other looomotives . . .
3-13. Train-swithing ailes, total'. ..... .. . .
Motor oar-miles (self-propelled units only),
3-14 Total motoroas . .. . .
3-15. total road Notive-poler niles (traifswitohing excluded) .
4. Passenger-train oar-tiles
In looomotive-propllled trains,
4-01. Passenger coaches . . . . . .
4-02. 81oping an "parlotr art ............... .. ...
4-034 Club, lounge, dtiing, and observaton ars .. ... .
-04. Bulsner ar .. .. . . . ..
4-0. a nl, expia sUsbamge cars, nd cobiawo. ca o ter thua pusewr .... .. .... .
Ce4biastion aeeesr cars (mail. p press. or bgae with passerr. .
4-07. Freight-trin oars . .. .. . .
4-08. Total in all locootive-propelled trains . . .
4-091 Total in coal-burning, steaa looomotive trains . .
4-10. Total in oil-burning, steam locomotive trains . .
4-11. Total in diesel-eleotrio looomotive trains . . .
4-12. Total in eleotrio locomotive trains .. . .
4-13. Total in other locomotive trains ... ... . .
In notoroar-propelled trains,
4-14. Passenger ooa0hes . ....... .. .. .
1l. sleeping an0 parlor oar .. .. .... ...
4-16. Club, loung, dinng, and observation oars ... ..
4-17. Business or* ... ..... ... . .
4-18. r1, expnu n, a e l iu ctad runnu iton carn o-er bn plene ... ...... .
4-19. Cobiastolom aseaser are (mEl. uprss, or lagsage with pasege) *.
4-20. Freight-tin oar . . . . . .
4-21. Total in otro1ar-propelled trains ........... ..
4-22. Total passenger-train oar-liles, all trains ... .. ...
4-23. Total car-ailes of lpalengr ooaohe used as oabooses .....
5. Train-hours
1. Coal-burning steam looomotive-prppelled trains* ... .... ..
Oil-burning steam loooaotive-propelled trains*. . ...
~ Diesel-eleotri looqootive-propelled trains .. .....
Electrioloooomotie-propelled trains ............
Other looomotivoepropelled trains ....... .......
Total looomotive-propelled trains. ..... ........
07. Motoroar-propelled trains* ..................
08. Total train-hours ............................. .
6. Ton-miles:
6-01. Gross ton-miles, looomotivee and tenders (thousands) .....
6-02. aro.. con-.ln., ear aWd cOntnu tsn al puasseir trnln (thouenda). .
6 rwo03 t.-oi.. rlt-tvrj dn -end co.nttso aIcluted in 0-0 (olusat.nd). .
6-4. Nt ton-mille of Tfreght in passenger trains . . .
AVERAGES
7. Train-iles per mile of road per day . . . .
8. Motive-power miles per train-milet
801. With looomotives . .. . ... ... .. ..
8-02. With motoroars ... . .......... ... ...
94- Percent light of total looootive-miles. .... ..... .. .
10. Oar-mile per train-mile i ftlooomotive-propelled trainsa
10-01. Passenger oohe . . ... .. . .
10-02. Sleeping and parlbr ears. .. .. . . .
10-03. Club, lounge, dining, and obseraton oar. .... .. .. ..
10-04. Other plasenger-t ll oeare . ...... <.. .....
1-.0-. Total oars e looobotive-proplled passeoi er trainssi ....
11. Cardilit'per train-m le it aotoroar-peopelled trains
11-O1. Passenger ooaoh0es .; . .. .
l-0. Sle eping and parlor cars,.. ... ... ..... . .
11-03. Club, lounge, dn n, and obseration car .... .......
11 -0. Other passenler-t oar*1 . .. . .
S11-05. Total oars i sotAaripropelled passenger trains .. ..
1M. Total car-ailes in all pasxbner trains per train-mile . .
13. Train-miles per train-houre,- l traine.. . .... . .


Compiled from 99 reports of pasmmgeso lt tadietisti representing 108 railways
(SWcITOINa ANxaTBBi cOxPANISB NOT INCLUDED)
ToR 2. U 'OUl;AuGUST 1949 AND 1948


S UNITED STATES


*i*ASfi N DISTRICT
,0'1


SOUTHERN DISTRICT


POCAHONTAS REGION


SOUTHERN REGION


WESTERN DISTRICT


" "~ i4 194i8 I l9g9 1948 119 419 19 199194 149 19.48


151 874
14 076 830
13094 33.3.
1 533 924
10 6
28 705 19 3
3094836
31 800029

Z28 705196
414 666
777.655
29 897 517
1&006057
13 257 633
1633 65 5
172
34 62
17 4.5
23 561
75,548
8234237
38 131 754

82 086204
70 438 10 5
25 642 535
810191
94 870935
7 273103
1199248
282 920318
78 212 045
43 630 419
143 559427
17 517-579
848
9 546 598
32 516
19190
5574
1174 449
1327 286
28 93 6
1 1 3454 9
295 054 867
893 218
296 404
115169
299 614
32 968
3
744158
116 421
860 579
8 590 499
19 989 710
40 324
7 943 506


6.8



3.0l
2. 5




3.30
.01
.60
S3.92
9.28
37.0


154134
18 373361
10 978 024
1 719 672
5 294
31076 359
3 342 068
34 4184 2

3107"6 35
476785
89894s
32452096
19 540 546
11085791
1820 401
5 350
39-12
26 7 52
20 7 7-6
84 6 5
8 774:0 8A
41 28& 1T88

92 179 93 3
78 566 51
26 760 365
799 10>1
100 328 520
8 107 446
1681251
308 423 140
109 573 890
54631 006
124 468 806
19697 692
5174
10 239 87'9
30 51.7
2076
1 3019 73
1432 239
36 076
13079 770
321502 910
960 361
392 980
135 168
245 044
37 613
160
810 966
124090
935055
9140 513
22 106 610
55 18 9
14 365 298


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5 447
S.4 34






11 26
1 475




3184 4
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66 73
45



4429




34 4a87
2660a1
7 310.
180)
36 71M6
S40 4-
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109 51M
45 2934
4710 7
16 8

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118
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.307

z2


33 807
7 321 713
35~& 548
& 664 122
.
1'2 487 385
1 895 419
,14 388 80.2

12487 383
226 678
496 934
13 210 99
7 9107820
3 544 967
1755 308
17 23 7
5 210
28: 776
512 223
7013 524
20 224 519

40 926 991
29 555 553
7 895 398
230 847
38 2099184
4794.143
508-638
122 120 754
63 698'g0 7
164 078
39155 298
19102 471

8 3076300
1 1.7 7
7466
1.70
192 940
869 88 3
9 379 266
131 500 0R80
898 816
206 417
,7533
78 08 3
35 532
321 081
74 563
395 64
3 304 825
8 9367 90
16 15 5
7 598-830


5 921
822 131
99 702

921 833
14168
936001

921 833
10,830
18 964
951 627
850 207
100 760
66 0
1 76 5
5

1 770
14168
965 795

2 530 800
1559302
562 319
332 21
28 672 774
364 559
1053
7 724028
6 887 583
836 445






25 816
25 816
7 749 844
4185
24 682
2 639

27 32
685
28 006
295 469
573 0 1 3
35
414 42


6 011
987 443
95 809
5 294
1088 546
22 356
1110 902

1088 546
19 798
29 873
1138 217
1 034 830
97 397
640
5 350
1 870
24

1 894
28 356
1160 573

3132 147
2 270161
687 020
41 402
2 771734
455 174
3036
9 360 674
8493 841

815 088
51745
5 852


238
27 452
33 542
9 394 216
10 933
29 115
2 628
160
31 903
968
32 871
347 000
710 209
88
5 172


30402
1474 526
2 620156

4094 682
336 611
4 43129 3

4094682
11867
50 570
4157119
1514 994
2642125

596
444

1040
611 836
4 768 955

12 208329
8102 607
3 722 604
159 612
14044211
1 518 54 8
288363
39784 274
11162 991
89341
'28 531 948


1113391
28112
11346
170 140
10 847
986
1 334 822
41119096
2388
46 748
457
65030

112 235
12 174
124409
1 264 296
& 837 222
1 00 5
283 844


SI I- I 4.4 I I .l


7.2

2.63
2.8

3.10

3438
9.92
3.28
.01
.01
.60

9.38
36.8-


13.7
1.06
3.70
3.


.62
3:1
9.78
4.62



36.4


5.1
1.0o
1.00
2.0


.6
3.13
8.38
.91


1:91
8.28
33.4


6.0
1.05
1.00
2.6

3.09






.62

33.8


30 934
2 155 059
2 303 437

4458496
390 158
4848 654

4458496
29747
64 361
4 552 604
2 230 267
2 322 337

409
546



703 368
5 255 972

13 676 725
9468,404
3830 852
131 647
14861 168
1670 811
44 336
43683 943
17106 344
325 161
26252 438


1277 496
35 032
11 346
398
174 497
9937
1508 706
45192 649
35 236
67 592
1 228
55 245

124 065
13 409
137 474
1377 642
3113 518
1756
519 583


82126
6 338 585
6026284
60 30'9
106
12 425 284
936473
13 36175 7

12 425 284
185 726
253442
12 864 452
6701281
6097120
65 879
17'2
17 12
11 552

28 675

937 8 5
13 801537

33 459 513
34169 918
14046 453
436 733
41 437 631
1348347
998 297
125 896 892
14 867 571
43 309 49
67 0 8358
635 396
84
565 701
2 610
5 40 2
823 432
45; 950
27 950
18780451
127 774 937
15 776
68 061
11324.
132 434
1 899
3
315 64 5
31720
347365
3 955 10 9
8 826176
32 934
5 390 197


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1.04
1.00
2.0




" 1013
.85


2.01
.56
10.1)


SIn king this computation the oar-miles of ooabination passenger care have been diYTld equally l,tweep IA wigp 0.194ie s and other passenger-train oar-nlls.
SExoluaes Missouri and Arkansa I R. Co. Road not in operation. Also Missouri Illinois tBy. Co. d Mlesour .O. whiph filed no reports.


835,82
7 909 15 3
5 077 230
55 559
13 041933
1034 135
14076068

13041 933
200 566
307 781
1355.0 280
8 364 729
5121098
64 453

19.6 3
10 973

30 586
1034 838
14.585 118

34444074
317 272 398
14 347095
395 205
44 486 434
1187 318
1125245
133257 769
20 274 798
54 141767
58 245 982
595 222

648 901
801
11 70 b
1 50 8
934 9.6
524 967
36 076
2158 256
135416 025
15 376
89 856
133 187
109 088
17 81
333 912
35 150
369 06A
4 111 046
9 346093
37 19;0
6 641713


ITEM
NO.


1
2-01
2-02


20ol
2-07

3-01
3-02





3-11
3-12
4-09
3-10
3-11
3-12


3-13

4-o1

4-0
4-04


4-09
4-10
4-11
4-12
4-13
4-14
4-1
4-11
4-1

4-0
4-21
4-22
4-23

5-01
0O2





6-01
6-02
6-0
I*0t


7
8-01
10-02



U)-o
9'
10-01
10-02

10-01
11-01
11-02
11-05
12

13


5.4 .
1.04
1.00
e.3




10.22
.88


2.09
9.62
38.1


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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION Statmet Nh. M.213( e.B)
UJRIwAU Ow iANw1RrlanoCB AmND IWM1W


PASSENGER TRAIN PERFORMANCE OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES
Compiled from 99 reports of assenger train statistics reprenUting 108 railways ,
(SWITCHING AND TBERINIAL COPANIEB NOT NI fLODD)
M: OR S5 NTOMONTHS B nDaVYITH AWUST 1949 AMD 198
.SOUTHERN DISTRICT
ITE UNITED STATES EASTERN DISTRICTSOUTHERN STR WESTERN DISTRICTTEM
SITEM :?n, POCAHONTAS REGION SOUTHERN REGION NO.
S949 194 1949 1948 19149 194 1949 1948 19- 9 291..
AGGREGATES
1. Mils of road opeate at 010olo of oohtb . . 152 666 1584 93 33448 33829 -947 6012 30 609 31iii5 662
2. M0iln-eoload p a of .t [t 1. 1 .
2-01. Itea locomotlwe-propelled train ........... 19 57 015 145 812 700 45 92116 50 721 78. ; 834.785 7 781 712 15 305 34 3 18990334 51 5S 2 6018 87 2-01
2-02. Di sel-electrie loom otlve-propqlledins. ...... ...... 96 427 748 00477 89 31 310008 24142861 73 239 656008 2018962 1 7951 631 44 t 800 37 27390 2-02
2 E-0. rlsotrio looootive-propelled trains ... . ... 126466443 13 545898 18 183 8 13104394 11 0 3049 46256 440 904 000
20 Othor looo.ot.ve-propollod traino .............. .. 112 211 3049b 5 i105 30 4950 i04
-. Total looo. .1.vprold trains .. . 228 756 ? 239 &383 89 41517 95.96903 7 670129 846S815 35 469496 36 94196 96 9176197 48766 2-05
2-06. otlr a-propolld trlnoS ..... .. ..... 24 186 06 25 869924 13 967649 14 767 87 149 98 171129 8662 676 2 773674 7 40574 8a' 157249 2-0
2-07. Toal tin-ules. .......... .... . . .252942478 265 59470736307 103382.776 110736 909 7820117 8 639344 38 157640 39715639 103 581945 106644 416 -07
3. Road motlve-power miles:
3-01. Princil ............ . . 228.757-0: 8239866386 89 415 18 .95 9690357 7 670 18.89 8468215 35494964 36941961 96 176 98 48?73 301
-. LlIE t 061 ................... :. 6030 21 6699.784 35299&3 3828,195 186900 215 983 469870 531514 1 874619 23124092
-0. Total looomotive-les . ... ...... .. 238 029 74 8250634963 94 602 Q0 .102 03903 7 961 817 8 862 76 3 6164038 37745500 99301787 101987 68
-0. Total, steamonly ..... .... ...... 127 156'9 154 942 32 49 963490 6370316 7. 11a 14 6 8159310 15926257 19653993 54 15507 63425 854
-0 tal, I 1-e-oleotrlo only. ... ... ... 973_805s7 6130557 31 764401 24489675 731451 667824 0237781 18091507 44641944 58057146
-07. Total, elSotro only ......... ......... 135378 86 14356158 12869179 13846189 5150 5321 504533 504648 -7
TN.otal, ophel' (Wodm ad Sasmoto ad Velal 1130 304 30908- 113070 30908 d234 .
0.. Tra-olaw .ilg traslp ,10motY,.o onl ..... ......267467 314:.622 114 3t2 150252 13 524 1 I851 59,6 3- .. 663 1 -4' 16 ,7 a
10. Traua-swhaig mils, dresl-e eotrio locomotives only. ;. 133938 12045a 430 1 30848 886 1058 3151 96 .8538 4 85588 3-10
S-1. Tsan-swltabing miles, eleotrio locomotives only ..186 24 217666 186 ,84 217666 .-11
-12. Train-oswItching miles, other-looonotives........... .2 5
13. Train-swithing miles, total .... ............. 587623 658746 3436.7 398a7696 15814 16903 9089 7786 219093 8351 ; 3
Motor o"-Itles ("if-propelled units only), 1 )-1
-124. Total otorcars t............. oi. .... 63167500 66906698 5101783 53665592 149988 171129 4587870 49 p6.49 7411810 8163479 3-14
3' -15. Total rosa otive-power miles (trion switching excluded) .. 301 197 219 317 54165 145 619 902 155704624 8111805 9033 892 4075i 908 42 51992 106713597 11015147 3-15
I4 Passengertrain osar-mle*
In looonsotiv-propobled trains,
4o-01. sengeroohees. ..... .. . . 611008657 659766717 25802297r7 2886882880 196482317 228951368 95 661711101 877 152 237681646 246 309377 4-01
4-02. 8- 3iin anr pa.orB are ...... .. . .....57378 396 611646534 222 161 149 236977646 1566 1662 17F8902548 85253909 89523 064 250757177 267255566 4-02
S.,laub o r st ing, and obse vtton oars ......... 200463804 204 589771 58 91042 60371250 5194889 5307 770 3 89477 33795 58 102463716 105114993 4-03
4. Sne r.... ............. 7041416 6916590 1670 3!7 1631666 273802 351951 1 52445 1455442 3572781 3477531 -0
..r .......... 757822130 770785469 283383728 895001614 8059270 2800737 18408628 918619818 2 388292848 327518297 4-
4. ltio e ros (ml. epr.sso or h .). 59987 916 64 5759 3 33 501 087 3718150 S 8243872 3 756 691 12 899556 13 993966 10 347394 9643146 4-0
47 1ght-tain rsr ... .................. 10260236 12 9228..1 1 589 03"o 3 880 108 6702 43 952 291773 493779 8 372 724 a 04 872 4-07
'4-0T8. To#n salllootle-propeied tinn ..... ..... 2820372555 2331143748 859 238.7.7"8 92 675256 66037,014 72 309 36 353 608484 367337343 941488285 9678237,84 4-08
9. ITA in oa@-burning, steam loomotive talin.. ....... 674 393 786 860 225409 378 130 135 503 680 987 59 038 75 66 46 018 118868901152 243 107 118 355395 137 815 297 4-
Totl, in oil-bulrn steam loootlve trains....... 341943 877 415478 186 1 592 d9-8 910971 4 7947r- 65g6754 335556909 408040461 4-10
4-11 ot in l ltro looooi tin........... : 1057917744 900285937 339 127935 268 8641t83 5963424 5 462 65 229 945 313 2083 567 482 482 881051 417391616 4-11
4-12. otal in eletrio looomotive train . . .. 145 081462 154853 b 2 140 387380 1508277115 4694082 4576410 4-12
4-13. totall in other locomotive trns . . . 1035 686 300 688 1034 83 300 688 -848 4-13
In motoroar-propelled trains,
-l1. lPasonger eahes.... .. .. 73 285740 77487928 59 959280 63067477 41179 8346439 9045371 4980021 5333898 4-14
14 -l. Lpingans parorr ................. 266028 278138 118:67 684 236387 863044 1777 4 8249 4-15
-16. Slub, lounge, dining, and observation oar .. ...... 195 547 237 411 56663 59 744 80337 86168 58 547 91499 4-
4-17. Business car . ............... .. . . 26 259 15 36 1674 2261 2808 430 21777 12671 4-17
4- a. n1r. eato b.La aW co Uinti mn9.97r .thun Dmimsr ... 6 9 6720 9 10289898 1415 798 1612981 23 3 341 755 1258875 6939737 7417804 4-1l
4-1 .: tbltastion eaptar (mal. o prs or =sag iths passage) 10184.027 11131129 6 589199 6 6842073 243247 210663 72793 59083 3278788 4019 310 4-19
'4-20. Fielght-train oa ......................208553 266665 108 119 1155 207398 266436 ,4-20
-21. Totain motorar-popelled trns ....... . .. 93863444 99 706,52 6 6 034 4 8 71 591489 243 247 2 199 10081674 10 718 971I 15504042 17 149867. 4-21
4-22. Total passeongr-trin oa-mles, Ial trlaine.. ** .......2314 235999 2430850271 927273253 995264 74 66280261 72 561 561363690 158 378 0503174 056 998 327 984973651 4-22
4-23. Total oar-nloMs or passenger odnobes used o babooes. .... 7 195353 7756319 6869 161 7 191030 75266 103 130 112 173 294 906 138753 1672 .3 14.3
5 T5-0. Ol-burning steam looomotive-propolled tains .... 42 3 69478 3144.39' 1 18314 167163 203109 230 796 467090 581285 580 9s9 64t 67 9 5-0
-02.-lburnilng ste looomotive-propelled tLns . 932966 1089147 11314 6017 1372 19355 907925 1063775 -0
-03. Diesl-sltrio locomotive-propelled tain. 2 170666 1778313 704 126 5331-3' 19229 16570 483085 419 838 964 286 0b 742
5-04. Eltrlo loooootive-propellre tr ins. .. .. ... ....... 272686 295 934 257 591 281 704 15095 14230
-.Other locomot Ve-proplled traslns................. ..3181 .... 824 -- 3175 824 .. 3. .to
'. Total 6 Ocoooooolve-propoiod train @. .... '.- .. .. '4 8 9489.7 6 308,610 2 2891 3,65 2 492 516 225, 516 248190 963 902 I 020 4' 468 18 Ea. 2E47,42
-S. Motorear-proello trains . ........ ...... 901376 956501 547 214 574156 6169 7351 95607 98374 252386 .7766,0 07
,5- .iTotalrain-hou . . .. .. ..... 6850347 7 726511 2838 519 3 066 672 231 68 255541 1059509 1118852 2720574 2 884.046
6. -Ton-iLost .
6 s. roes ton-miles, locomotTves and tenders (thousands) .... 68 797629 70206079 24 650 57 25 603188 0. 24979800 2666290 11 217"354 11442654 30431878 30 4 93 94 .-01
01. oro ...-m.sMacm n pear ua (a). 15257 592081 167 849881 61442115 68154080 4 91333 0 5467797 25 437435 26 524259 65799201 67 903737 02
6-(63.':orot, on-i-.i, tiat-.mln oru Isunmuiua m <- (aaumd 346059 436 71 60 87 138396 181 1272 8938 14 777 276069. 2 .3 2 6-4 3
S-0.o: Mtton-les of n' fiT 1ghn pasenger trains .. .... 67 225947 106 713183 21795089 51588060 819 a 4297 2 383537 337994 43039184 51702209
AVERAGES
7. Tran-miles per mil of road per day . . ........ .6.8 7.1 1.7 13.4 5.4 5.9 5.1 5.2 5.2 .' *'.- .T
8. Motive-pow#r aile per trial n-l lel
-01. With loomotives ... ........... .... 1.04 1.04 1.06 1.06 1.04 1. 1.02 1.02 1.03) 1.04 8-01
8-02. Wth motorcarn ... .. ; ....... .... 2.61 2.5.5 .63 1.00 1. 1.72 1.77 1.00 1.0
9. Pe.ront light of total lo6 aotive-ailes. .. .. ....... ..5 2.7 3.7 3. 2.3 2.4 1.3 1.*, 1.9 .I
10. Oarm1ls per train-al* In looomotive-propelled train s
16o1. .Passenger coahs .............. ....... 2.0
1-01. pin prlor a ....... . . .... ...... 2.80 2 3. 3 2 1. 1 1 0-01
10-03. uib, lounge, dining, and observation oars.... ..... ...... .68 .63 17 1. 10-0
10-04. Otier pass gwr-traln cars* :. . . . .3 3.8 3.28 3.12 2.86 3.7 3 3. A 10-
10-05. Total oarc in loomotive-propelled passenger tIlns .. 91 9.72 9.61 9.62 8.61 8.54 9.9 994 9 9 1
11. Oar-mile per train-mle in aotoroar-propelled trAinst :
11-01. Passenger caches* . . .... . .. . 3.24 3.21 4.53 4.50 .81 .85 3.15 3.27 .89 .90 11-01
11-02. 1leeping and parlor ars . .. . . .01 ."01 1-
11-03. Club, lounge, dining, and observation car. ... . ..01 .01 .01 11-0
11-04. Other passe r-tn ars* . . . . .61 .61 34 3 .62 1.1 16 l
11-05. Total ars in motorcr-proplled passenger trains . 3.88 3.85 4. 4.85 1. 1.47 3.9 3. 2.10 110
12. Total oar-iles in all pasn trains per tNin-lle. .. .... 95 9.1 8.9.9 8. 952 1
13. Tin-miles per tain-hour.a trin . . . .... 36.9 36.36. 36.1 33.8 33.8 360 35 37 13


SIn asking this computation the car-miles of combination passenger oar have been divided equally between passenger ooh*-tles and other passenger-train oar-miles.
SExoludes Missourl and Arkansas y. 0o. Road not in operation. Also Missouri Illinois Ry. 0o. and Missouri Paiofio RBy. which filed no report.
SRepresents an average of the mleage reported at the olose of eaoh monthh within the period.


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PASSENGER ,TRAIN PERFORMANCE bF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES

Compiled from 101 reports of paewger train statistics representing 110 railways
(8WITHOING AND TAfMEINA0r COOPANEB NOT INCLUDED)
0R THu MOUwTH OF *PTUME 1949 AND 1948


Sttemt N. M.-213 (o-B)
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L ITEM__ POCAHONTAS REGION SOUTHERN REGION NO.

1949 198 1919 198 19 1948 1949 1948 1946 1494 194.848 1949 19
AGGREGATES
1. Miles of road operatedat olose of month . . . 151428 159403 3311 33 879 5 90 6011 30401 30 934 81908 88659 1
2. Train-mtles:
2-01. Stealootiv-propelled trains . . . 1321185 176604 5078 25 6999904 806834 932198 1422358 204149 590403 786886 2-01
2-02. Diesel-electrio looomotive-proplled trin. . 1 710768 91 9040 4157:52 3341778 88932 94388 2 53575 2230700 5 9289 8 5243621 2-02
-03. -eotri looomotive-propolld train . . . 1 48056 1667682 1 423 250 61321 2- 63 57 419 54 421 -03
2-04. Other looomotlve-propelled train ........... -- 2-224
2-05. Total loootive-propelled train*. .. .......... 827403219 30245 874 10658 ~27 11954943 895766 1033 808 3958114 4272195 1189038 12984 928 -05
2-06. Motoroar-propelled trains. ................. 2 886346 317001S 1683.44 1775080 14057 23594 317301 342 909 871444 1028 432 2-0
2-07.Total train-.iles. ................... 30 289 53 33415 889 12342 71 13730 025 909823 1057 402 4275 41 4615104 12 761 82 14013360 2-07
3. Road motive-power mles:
Looo*otive-ailes
-01. Prinip. . . .. . . . 27403190 30246039 10658 27 11954943 895766 1033 808 3958114 4272195 11890383 12985093 3-01
3-02. Helper (eoxlude 8 and trailing "A units) . . 409461 466 i3 229 21 224 778 10 910 20 39 13260 24 45 156070 196494 3-02
-0.Light ... ............. ...... 696714 83548 39 95 466889 22784 29476 46231 61692 231204 277426 303
3-0. Total looootive-miles . . ... . 28509365 31547645 11284 43 12646610 929460 1083683 401760 4358339 12277 657 1345901 3-04
Total, stes only . ...................... 14087794 1874972 5566 80 7558968 838706 979 805 1463110 2109063 6 219298 810 889 3-05
total, dieel-eletrio only. .. . .... . 12 862 64 11023645 4221 68 3385584 90074 95 968 2554495 2249 27 5996 627 5292 8173-
-07. Total, eleotrio only . . . . . 1558707 1766 97 1 496 95 1702 08 680 610 61732 64 307 .o07
08. Total, other (diLeal andV gela sater and assellae-eeistrie) .. 7 300 7300 308
.Train-switching mle., steam looomotives only. ..... .. 31 47 37 8221 13 38 16 8 5 1 64 1 82 354 404 15 841 1850 309
1. Train-switohing miloe, diesel-electric looomotives onl. 17272 15 8 5 773 4 536 2 144 602 510 10895 10 395 3-0
3-11. Train-switching mlel, electric looomotives only . .23010 272 2523 010 2757 -- 3-11
3-12. Train-switching Llee, other locootives . . -312
3-13. Train-switobing ies, total . . . 71 7s 80063 4 421 48278 164 1 973 956 914 26 3 2898 3-13
Motor oar-milee (self-propelled units only),
3-14. Total motorers . . . ... .. 7473384 8210 307 6037 32 6554122 14057 23 594 550263 602 327 871932 1030264 3-14
3-15. Total road motive-power iles trainn swithing excluded) 35 982 749 39 757 952 17 321 75 19200732 943 517 1107277 4567868 4960666 13149589 14489.271-7 3-15
4. Pasoenger-train oar-miles:
In looomotive-propelled trained,
4-01. Paenger coaches . . . . ... 78 469517 88276565 3 546113 38165730 2 457210 2986 59 11817 874 13024 451 31668320 34099793 1-01
4-02. sleeping aa parlor cars . . . ... 66 449082 75439186 25 881 07 2922603 1577 826 1999 358 7429614 8651788 31560335 35562007 4-02
4-0 lub, loue, dining, and observation oars . ... 24554602 25873214 7102077 750 167 537 743 651217 3569852 3677920 la 344 930 13 963 910 4-0
4-4. Business oar ................. .... 855319 901474 19947 252a88 35 826 42786 167025 159561 452717 446242 4-0
.4-. u*nn u a bemag c a cabinate E~ other tu anPussr .. ....... 94220527 100312709 35 9813 90 39588201 2718029 2725536 14347855 14831876 41173253 4316709 4-05
*.-4O. 8ogtatleoasees r ears (mall, eqren, lerewithessaew). 6 848 571 7915 271 3835 25 4571929 385 677 45111 1 40548 1 594063 1 221 887 1298 161 0
4-07. reight-tain oars ... . . . . 1281512 1871738 177 96 38448S 1421 6793 17181 27925 1085714 1152 535 4-07
4-08. Total in all looomotTve-propelled trainn....... .... 72 679 130 300290157 105 7253355 119 79 430 7 69373 8 863 39 38754 88 41967 584 120507156 129689744 -08
4-09. Total in ooal-burning, stea looomotive trains ...... 773789 96 106371303 42891-35 62801 402 6996256 8033420 11129004 1637 714 12773074 19163767 4-09
4-10. Total in oil-burning, steam looomotive trains . ... 41 671 878 51 7465 57 182 83 143 227 706 271 787 41 413 971 50959 643 4-10
411. Total in diseal-electrio looomotive trains . ... 140 195309 122 919766 4619004 37872 310 697 476 753 20 27550 814 25323 083 65 756 815 58 971172 -11
4-12. Total in eleotri locomotive trains . . ... 17 021 974 19 547 653 16 458 8 18 952 49 563296 595162 4-12
4-13. Total in other looomotive trains .. ......... 76 778 76 77 4-1
In motoroar-propelled train,
4114. Passenger coaches .................... 8636225 9446867 7112354 7698661 5950 991603 1104946 532208 637310 4-14
41l5. leaping and parlor oars .. . . . ... 36000 3047 1462 819 31466 32880 2872 2348 4-15
4-16. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oars ....... 19752 2967 7 24 751 10980 9454 1548 12707 4-1
4117. Business oare ......... ............ 2259 3340 1~7 314 2087 3026 4-17
1-, "ul, am"preuu u a s one mr u asme nrm rmr ......a 4.... 7 1092 44 1283503 164 98 20 330 16749 3 161 618 759972 918555 -18
4-19. Omablntsio ptasus ers (m1l. e sres* or ts u e wth sessger) 1237 600 1408 384 777 404 840 90 24 935 27010 10 410 10 300 424 851 530 168 -19
1-ao. Freight-train ar* . . . . . .2424 34 210 24242 34 10 4-20
4-21. Total in motoroar-propelled trains ............ 11048 525 1224202 8 0 63 78 8751540 24935 32960 1212012 .1319198 1747780 2138 324 4-21
4-22. Total pasenger-trzin ar-tle, all trains. ..... . 283 727 6 312 55817 113 787 1 3 128 520970 777 8 7 8896 35 39966899 432 86782 122254936 131828068 4-22
4-23. Total car-miles of passenger coaches used as cabooses. 898 874 1 03382 893089 951963 3 503 11 045 397 30 674 1 885 40 143 4-23
5. Train-hours:
SCoal-burming stea looomotive-propelled trained . .. 277743 380 288 14728a 197 317 24050 27 552 44796 64 379 61612 91 040 01
0il-burning steam looomotive-propelled trains* ......... 108 620 127 909 1237 674 3 974 107 058 126254 -02
Diesel-electrio looomotive-propelled trains ......... 289 85 244 0!S 94 539 74 981 2350 2 740 61 827 54 228 131 142 112 114
leotrio locoootive-propelled trains ... ....... ... 331 77 3 36 34 632 183 1754
0 Other looomotvle-propelled train .. . .. 16 15 5
Total locoootie-propelled trin. . . ... 70799 788 804 ;.73002 307604 26400 30457 106948 119581 301643 33116 5-0
7. Motorca-propelled tin .. . . . 108701 117023 66 87 68979 68 1039 11398 12148 29739 34857 -07
0 Total trnou . . . . 816694 905 82 339817 376583 27088 31496 118346 131729 331382 366019
6. Ton-alles$
6-01. Gross ton-liles, locomotives and tenders (thousands) .... 7 972 071 865721 2 89221g 3 193 06 288469 328483 999316 10 80 214 3 792067 4055 45 6-01
6-02. oroe, o-1.er,, uncemtin au .I pum nmuer (tous .. . 19269145 21602160 7521533 8781021 574026 670354 2741871 2 97203 8432015 9183582 6-02
6-03. ro..s ton-.ni..., trt-trin car~. a oo unwts Inlo in-o (ou usd) 4546 94*6 70 11 16 174 42 188 617 903 37799 77031 6-0
6-04. et ton-miles of freight in passengertraine* ....... 866241 145333 9 3026370 7401452 672 1200 237040 28 983 5398335 6648291 6-
AVERAGES
7. Train-m-les per mile of roa per day .... . .. ... 6.7 7.0 9 1.4 1 3.5 5.1 5.9 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.3 7
S. Motive-power miles per train-mile:
.-1. nth 0loomotiesr .....t........ ....... .. 1.0 1.04 ls 1.06 1.04 1.05 1.02 1.02 1.03 1.0:4 8.01
-0:. Wth motoroas . . . .. .: ::2. 2.59 359 3.69 1.00 1.00 1.73 1.76 1.00 1.00 8-0
9. Percent light of total loomtvle-iles .. .. . . 2.4 2.6 3.5 3.7 2.5. 2.7 1.2 1.4 1.9 2.1
10. Car-miles per train-alle in locomotive-propolled trains
10-01. Passenger ooaches.. .. . ...... . 2. 3.38 2.4 3.3..163.4 2.71 2.6 10-01
10-02. keeping ad parlor oars . .422 1.6 1 1. 02 2..5 2.24 10-02
.63.+ ._) 1.+o ...0..-03 ... ,,.o **o,,,
10-03. Club, lounge, d1intg, ano.d .obsrvation oars... . .90 .9 .86 1. 1. 1-
10-04. Other passenfge-train ars ... .. . .. . 3 .9 3. 3. 3.2 3.29 2.9 3.84 0 3.55 3. L 10-04
1005. Total are in looootive-propelled assenger train 9.5 9.9 9 10. 8.59 .57 9.79 9.82 10 9.99 05
11. Car-miles per train-mile in motorar-propelled traIns
11-01. Passenger odaohe, . . . . . ..3.21 3.20 41146 4.58 .89 .83 3.14 3.24 .85 .88 11-01
11-0. 8leeping and parlr ar ... . . . . .01 .01 .10 .0 11-02
11-03. Club, lounge, diningand observation ears. . . .01 .01 .03 .01 11-03
11-04. Other passnr-tr ars* ... . . . .6 .88 .7 5 1.12 1. 11-04
11-05. Total cars in *otoiear-propelled passenger trains . 3. 3.8 4 4.3 1.77 1.:O 3. 3. 2.01 2.08 11.o0
12. Total oar-ales in a passenger twin pe troain-adle . . *F2 9.35 2 9 8.4 8.41 935 .3 9.58 9.41 22
13. Train-iles per trin-hourall tans . . . . 37.1 39 3 36.5 33.6 33.6 36.1 35.0 38.5 38.3 13

In making this computation the car-mllqs of combination passenger oar have been divided equally between passenger ooobahlle* and other passenger-train oar-aies.
i Exclude Missouri and Arkansas Ry. Co. Road not in operation. Also 1949 figures exclude llssouri-Illinois By. Co. and MIIrourt Pacifi y. Co. which filed no reports.
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1949 19 194 1948 1949 1' 19 49 198 199 1948


AGGREGATES .
1. Miles of road operated at lose of month . ... .......
2. Train-ailees ;
2-01. team looomotive-propelled t in . ... . ....
2-02. Diesel-eleotri loeootlve-propelled tains. .. .
2-0o. kotro o loopeti ve ,ropsll train .. . . .
2-04. Other lodootive-propelle train . . . .
8 -05 Total looootive-propelled trains . ............
2-06 Motoroar-propelled trains . ... .. .
2-07. Total train-miles. .. . . . .. . ..
3. Road otive-power miles:
Locoomotive-iles
1. Principal. . . . . . . .
elper (ezxludes *B2 and t ailing "'A units) ...... ..
Lh. t. . . . . ........
STot1 looomotive-ales ...... . .....
Total, steam only, . ....... .......... ....
STotal, dieel-eletrieo only. .. .... . .
3.07 Total, eleotrie only . .. .
08-Total, other (dLesal atd gasel aen er am gelt.e-. te)oc .
Train-swithing miles, steam looomotlive only. .......
Train-switobing miles, diesel-eleotrio looomotivee onl y.
).'I. Train-switching miles, eleotrio looootives only. ....
3-12. Train-switohing miles, other locomotives . . .
3-13. Train-switching miles, total . . .....
Motor oar-miles (self-propelled unite only),
3-14. Total motoroar . . . . . ..
3-15.Total road motive-power miles (train switohing excluded) .
4. Pasengep-train car-nles:
In looomotive-propelled trains,
4-01. Passenger coaches* .* .....................
4-02 Blee*ping and parlor oar ...... ............
4-03. Club, long, ining, ,and observation oar .. .......
.4-04 Bui ness car . . . . . .*
4-. msnes ascr..anid etio ars o tr tma pssen.r .......... .
4-07. Freight-tzran care .... .......... ........ .
4-08. Total in all locomotive-propelled trained ....... .
-09. Total In coal-burning, eteas locomotive trains .......
4-10. Total In oil-burning, team locomotive trains .....
4-11. Total in eel-electri looomotive trains .......
4-12. Total in eleetrio looomotive train ............
4-1). Total in other locomotive train .............
In notoroar-propelled trains,
4-14, Passenger cooahes . ..................
115. Sleeping and parlor oars .. ......... ........
4-16. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oars ...... .
14-17. Business oar . . . . . ..
.4-18. alli ,.Uprn an i beAM cs, a. combination cas or than puass . .
4-19. Oarbination Pesseager eas (sl. express, or age with sueenger)
4-20. -Freight-train oari* ... .... . . . .
421 Total in motoroar-propelled rain ........ ...
4-22. Total passenger-trali oar-aile*, all train ....... .
4-23. Total oar-miles of passenger coaehe ued as aboose .
5. Train-hour.:
Coal-burning steam looootive-propelled trains ... .... .
.Oil-burning steam looomotive-propelled trains.. ......
D-:esel-eleotro looomotive-propelled trains .......
Eleotrio looomotive-propelled t s rai ..... ......
SOther looomotive-propelled train. ........... .
Total looomotive-propelled trains. ...............
07. Motorcar-propelled trains .. . . .......
S08. Total train-houre ..... . .........
6. Ton- llesl
6-01. Oroee ton-ailes, locomotives and tenders (thousands) ....
6-02. or".. .on-i1is. W. n4~o laa 11 aMlhir n.laO*t..ris ( .o .
6-03.- r ton-d lle.nE US0l 1n ud eoa"2oU inclined n -e2 (uoMd...a) * *
6-0:. Nt ton-llee of freight in passenger trained . .
AVERAGES
7. Train-iles per mile of roa per day . . . . .
l. Motive-power mles per train- ilei
8-01. Wth looomotives ............ . . .
8-02. With motorcars ....... . . . .
9. Peoent light of total loeo0otive-ales. ...... . . .
10. Oar-ale, per train-iale in looomotive-propelled train.:
10-01. Passenger coaohe. . . . . . .
10-02. Sleeping and parlor oars. ... ....... .. .
10-03. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oar. ...........
10-04. Other passenger-trin are* . . . . .
10-05. Total cars in looomotive-propelled passenger tain . .
11.' Car-leo per teain-Alle in aotoroar-propelled trains
11-01. Passenger ache . . . . . .
11-02. Sleeping and parlor oar. .. . . . .
11-03. Club, lounge, dining, and observation cars. . . .
S11-0. Other passenger-trn oars* .. . . . .
11-05. Total cars in motoroar-propelled passenger train* . ..
12. total ar-aliles in all passenger trains per train-mile . .
13. Tain-miles per train-hour, all train .. . . .


156 877
135 674 943
111 293361
14 127,012
112 211
261 207 527
27 354446
288-561 973

261 208 13
3 659 628
6 816 046
271 683 812
144 217 314
112 415 625
14 937 56
113 304
298 944
151 204
209 234
659382
70 922 923
342 606 735

699 869 359
649 528 429
227 466 136
8 093 533
874 452 663
67 878 709
11 542 927
2 538 831756
755 857 164
401031022
218 80444 8
162 1034 36
1035 686
82 044 964
302 028
215 299
28518
10 940 095
11 618 823
232.795
105 382 522
2 644 214 278
8 358 894
2 878 196
1 088 526
2 504 068
3044 5
3181
6 778429
1021009
7 799438
76 222 54 3
180 317 839
391 581
75 914 570


159 866
167 867 340
92 839 219
15 212 980
37 717
275 907 256
29 353 104
305 260 360

275 907 424
4 618 590
7 6235323
288 149 337
178 197 604
93 790 392
16 123133
38 208
351 843
136043
244 923
732 809
75 430164
363 579 501

759 726122
698 855 483
234 437106
7 972 343
890 162 85 B
735 18 000
14 4 97 90
2 679 469 808
974 363 091
493 8330 83
1036 494 990
174 401178
377 466
87 052 117
314 185
267082
18 702
11 750 642
12 7741599
300873
112 478820
2 791 948 008
8 956 732
3 555 660
1 309 510
2 052 331
3 32 32
S989
7 241,810
1086121 7
8 328 027
78 401 83S
193 195 383
53. 177
121 108 211


33495
50 99 786
35 467 240
13 607 02
100 074 054
15 685,.05
115 759 $59

100074 065
1886 240
3 92640
105 886+713
55 530o17
35 991.969
14 365474
127 9.8 0
48 8 4
209 234
386 0.4
57 089,076
162 975,789

290 569 090
248 0424 56
66 0124 99
1 870 124
319 365 113
37 536.612
1 766 233
964 962 127
421 022 37 3
1 775 536
385 318160
156 846 058

67 105746
13 529
63 887
1846
1 614 899
7 366.60 3
76 166 503
1041 128 6,30
7 762,2'5
1 465 619
12 5 51
798 665
287 531
2 564 367
615 54 4
3179 911
27 542 81
69 017 920
67 882
24 821 399


33 907
65 723 548
27 484 639
14 717 655
107 925 84
16 575 20
124 501044

107 925 842
2 466 578
4295084
114 687 504
71 263998
27 875 259
15 548 247
166 737
35 384
244 923
44704 4
60251964
174 939 468

326 796576
266 203681
67 951417
1884 551
334 591 841
41754 079
4 264593
1043 446 738
566 426 441
1 054198
306 736 493
169 229 606

70 798 388
7 664
67254
2 575
1 848 561
7 688 979
108
80 407 29
1123 854 267
8 142 993
1 869 036
6691
608 144
316336

2 800 207
644 615
3444 88 2
28 796 533
76 937 485
154 570
58 989 512


5 942
7 641 619
812 17 1
112105
8 565895
164 04 5
8 729 940

8 565 895
115 69
209 684
8 891277
7 950 852
821 585
5 830
113070
15170
2 290

17460

164 04 5
9 055 32.2

22 079 527
17 193 988
5 732 632
309 628
24 777 299
3 629 549
8 123
73 730 746
66 035 008
6 660 900
1 034 83 8





268 182
268182
73 998 928
78 769
227 159
21 579
3178
251 916
6 857
258773

2 786 269
5 487 356
223
8869


6012
8 713 9210
750396
37 717
9 502023
194 723
9696 746

9 502 023
198 964
245459
9 946 446
9 139 11 5
763192
5 931
38 208
17 680
1196

18 876

194 723
10 141169

25 937 959
19 889 61 2
5 958 987
394 737
24 732 912
4 207 809
50 745
81172 761
74 579 438
6 215 857
377 466
47129


238
237673
119
285159
B1457 920
114 171
258 348
19 310
980
278 64 7
8 390
287 037
2 994 773
6138151
1460
44172


30 586
16 727.701
22 725 377

39 453078
2 979 977
42 433055

39 453 07 8
212 46 4
516101
40 181 643
17 589 367
22 792 276

6292
3753

10045
5 138133
45 319 776

107 479 591
92 683523
37 464 629
1 6914 85
138 454 144
14 3Q 045
308 954
392 363371
129 997 905
.4 869 339
257 496 127


9 338102
267 853
91 317
2808
1 509 24 8
83'20 3
1155
11293686
403 657 057
112 5.70
511 886
14052
544 912

1070 850
107 005
1177 855
10 286 206
28 179 006
9555
2 620 577


. 4 4 I 4 I I I


31 094
21 031 82.
20 182 3,31

41 214 16C
3 116 583
44 330 743

41 214 156
296477
593 206
42 103 839
21763056
20 340 783
-

5 154
3 486

8640
5 508 819
47 612 658

114 901603
98174 852
37 473 67S
1 615003
141 030058
15 588 02 S
521 704
409 304 92 7
168 615 821
6 798 543
233 890 568


10 150 31 7
295 924
95 62
430
1420 493
69 383
12 032 169
421337096
325 580
645 664
20 329
474 064

1 14005 9
110 52
1250581
10 518 458
29 291462
15 680
3 668 925


.1 .L________ 1 _________ .L ________ .1.


6 854
60 305835
.52 288 57 3
519984
106
113 114 500
.8 525 119
121 639 619

113 115 100
1445 286
2 163853
11 724 17 9
63 346 926
52 810 755
566 265
234
149 502
96 327

245 829
8 531669
125 255 848

279 741 151
291 608462
118 256 376
4 282 296
391 876107
12 611503
9 459 617
1107 775512
138 801 878
394 386 147
569 329261
5 257 37 8
848
5 601116
20 646
60 095
23 864
7 815 955
3 900 835
231 640
17 654151
1125 429 663
405 305
673 532
1 061 923
1 138 912
16 986
3
2 891296
291 603
3 182 899
35 607 252
77 653557
313 921
48 463725


88 853
72 348 053
44 421 853
4.95 325
117 265 831
9 466596
126 731 82-7

117 265 403
1656571
2 489574
121 411.548
7.6 031435
44 811158
568-955
162 272
95 977

258249
9474658
130 886 206

292 089 984
314587338
123053 024
4 078 052
389 808 041
12 268 083
9 660 860
1145 545 382
164 741391
485 980 344
489 652075
5 171572

6 056 283
10 597
104 206
15 697
8481 350
4 784 564
300646
19753 343
1165 298 725
373 984
782 612
1 273 490
950 811
15 984
3 02' 89?
322f690
3345587
36 092 071
80 828 285
359 467
58 411602


5.2
1.04
1.00
2.1
2.4

3:9
9.77
.09
.ol
1.15
2.09
9.19
37.9


1
2-01
2-02
9-04
2-06
2-07

01
02
3-*

3?01

309
3-10
3-11
r 12
-13
3-14
3-15


4-02
4-


4-07
4-08
4-09
4-10
4-12

4-14
4-1

4-10
4-1

4-21
4-22
"4-3


5-01

5-0



6-01
6-02
6-a


7
8-01
8-02
9
10-01
10-02
10-03


11-01
11-02
11-o3
11-0
12
13


INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION Satemt NM M-213(OeB)
BUREAU OF TRmANS qo00N0MIC8 AND SATAW1W


PASSENGER TRAIN PERFORMANCE OF CLASS, STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES

Compiled from 101 reports of pameenger train statistics representing 110 railways i
(SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED)
FOR NINX MONTHS ENDED WITH EPTEHBER 1949 AND 1946


I In making this computation the oar-miles of combination pa*enger o ars have been divided equally between passenger oah-miles and other. pa..enger-twain oar-miles. .,
l EzludesaMissouri an Arkansas R. Co. Road not in operation. The 199 figure include eight months' operation of the Misaouri-IUinoi y. .o, nd Missour Pac oific y. Co. due to strike effective Sept. 9, 1949.
# Represents an average of the mileage reported at the close of eaoh month within the period.
U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE :1949 0 850181


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PASSENGER TRAPIr PERFORMANCE OF CLA S 7I.tA RAILWAYS IN THEitJNITED STATES

'Cdoiled from loireports of paauhjer tral stata.ticf representing 110 railways
(SWITCHING AND T i 0i0l' NOT INCL1JDED)
FOR THE IMONT OP OCTOBh 1949 AND 1948


NITED STATES


AGGRhGATES
1. Mile of' road operated it lose of month -. ... .. .. ....
2. Traipn-nloe: .' d .
2-01. Steam locoqtlve-prppelld trainS .. ... .. . ..
2-02. Dilesl-eleotrlb locomotive-propelled trains.. .. .. ...
2-03. Olatric lodootive-propelled trained . . ..
2-04. Other looomotle.-propelled trains . . .
2-05. Total looomotlvd-propelled trains . . ..
2-06. Motoroar-propelleA tain. .......... ......... .
2-07. Total traln-milel. .......... ....... ......
3. Boad motive-power milesl
Looomotlve-Rell .
o Principallt. ... .. :.......................
~- lper (excludes. B and trailing "A" unit) . .
0-Light i.. ..... ................
0. Totallo te-il ....... . . .
-0 Total,ste only . . . .. ...... .
0 Total, diodel-tleOtrlo only.. ... . .
3-07. Total, eleotrLo only . . .
Total, other ( ari a- i aSrtU t Ri -- 1ll)
09. train-switobing Iles, stal looomotlves onlyl . .
*3-I0. Traln-l ing illes, dtel'l-eleotrbo looomotives only. .
3-11. Train-switching miles, eleotr looomotive only . .
S 3-12. Train-switohing dle, other locopotives .. ........
3-13. Traln-smitohing mile, total .. ... .......
Motor oar-.les (satl-propelled units only),
)-14. Total motoro-rs . .. .
3-15. Total roads dtive-powr iles, (train switohig excludee) de
4. Paisenger-triin oar-.iles
In looomotlve-propelld trsias,
4-01. Passenger coaohe . .
41-02. keeping and parlor oa .. .. . ....
4-0. Club, lounge, dining, and observeto oare .......
Businss oare .. .. ..... ..
4- M.-Hlixpeu snd.ke cars aad eormltin ca oOther thm ser ..........
Collalton aspeur cars (m1.: riia, or tmagpg with paseMenr).
4-07. Preight-trin eair . .. . . . .
-08. Total in ail looomotive-propelled. trins .... ......
-O09. Total in coal-burning, steag locoti tve train . .
4-10, Total in oil-burning, stea loobmtive trains .. ...
4-11. Total in dlesel-eleotrio looombotve tirn .... .
4-12. Total in eleotri6 locomotive trains . . .
4-13. Total in other locomotive trains . . .
In motoroar-propellUed trains,
4 144 Passenger doabes . .. .
S -15. Seeping and parlor cars .,. ,
4-16. Olub, lounge, dining, and opservlti6n oear* :; *. *
4: *-17. Business oar .............. .... ....
4-18. n11 hal ss ea n Mi ag r. eo a c, llom ai .m Oa O.l. EB, p lr & ..... p. on
4-19. Ombmtion passenger cr (ml, niPrss, or tiagp with' pisse ) w)
4-20. Frelght-train oare .. .... .. . .
S4-21. Total in motoroar-propelled trains ... .. .
.4-22. Total passnger-trin oar-mile, all tai. .. .. .
4-23.+ otal oar-mlesl of passengr 0oahs e aed s os ao6**s. .
5. Train-hoursl .
Coal-burning sloaa looootive-ropelled train . .
Oil-burning Stead looomtive-upll. t rain. .
03 Disel-electri tloloootive-pr4pl trains . ..
Ileotrio looomotve-propelled train . . .. .
Other looomotive-propelled trains . .. . .
Total looomotl**propelle train. . . ..
O Motoroar-prokll& trains ... . . ... .
S total train-ure . . .
6. Ton-males:
6-01. GrOes ton-miles, looomotives and tenders (thousand
6-02. orss con-mei.e, mear e.aC n Ui t M1 r iaU (uwa l s* *
6-. tro on-mil1e.. treoilstmlc t ar ; mr.com lIei d in e- (O ; ..i a ,* .
0.et ton-ales of freight in passenger trains . .
AVUAGES
7. Trainb-ml per mle of road per day . . . .
8. otlive-poer miles per traln-miles
8-01. With looomotries .. . . .. .. .... ..
8-02. With oatoroare ... ... .. .. . .
9. Percent iUght of total looootive-ile........ .. .. .
10. Car)-M1es per, traln-11e in looowtive-propelled Mtralai s
01. Passenger ooaohes *, ... ... . ,. .
10-02. Sleeping and parlor oar . . .. . .
10-03. 0lub, lounge, dining, and observation ars. . .. .
10-0. Other passefer-trln eare . ..... . .
S 10-05. Total ears in locombtive-propelled puassger train ....
11. Car-mles per train-ile in potoroar-propelled train
11-01. Paeaenger coarhae .. .. . ..... .
S11-02. Sleeping al parlor ears, ... ... . . .....
S11-0. Club, lounge, n and oberati ar. . . .
: -0. Oher panger- oare ... .. .....
11-05. Total car in motorpir-propelled passenger train . ...
12. Total oar-lles in all passenger tai per i pe train- . .
13. rain-miles per train-hour, la tain . .. . .....


26 t
+ 'a.o4| :






.901
.0

.63
3.79,
9.310
S 37.0-,


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EASijRN DISTRICT


SOUTHERN DISTRICT


POCAHONTAS REGION


SOUTHERN REGION


., WESTERN DISTRICT


a -4


151 381
145 585 1 9
1 125 993
1 524 796
27 235 920
?i 946 44
30 182 36 8

27 235 920
351 674
666 514
26 254 190
13 366 502
13 288 972
1604 634
32,301
16 9si 7
22 788
72 00 6
7 568250
35 822 35 8

71 452 500
65 302 93-2
24 264 739
896 26 b
99 568.C47
6 745 85 8
1 458 6241
869 689 768
69 637 116
39 385 686
142 861 669
17 805 293

8661b348
36985
9 2 9
4, 28
t 2 35 704
1 239 2 1
-:. 25974
.11 166 57V
80 856 34
914 248
262 629
108 352
300' 754
32; 925
704 660
110054
814714
7 870 'aA
t 19 025536
47 97
6 758 414


6C9
1.04
2.6

2460
2.%d4
.87
9.79
3416
401
.01
.63
S 382


159 503
17 604'4 41
11 4037 89
1653 592
a16 q I
30 678 473
'32826646
33 905' 21

30678654
444 29
823 14b
31946054
18 6b 213
11 520 83e
1753164
16 84-1
37. 268
15 547
25 968
78 783
8266547
4 0 2122 601

- 7;8 l4.7:Sl4
: 6147 316
S2 576 77,9
100:9 15'4
104 848 590
7 983 07 7
1811,572
300 264 432
10 000 217
49 952 254
126 882 730
19 258 50'o
170 725
S432 663
43 725
218 666
1 76b
1 95 169
1 495 12 6
32 648
18 321p 46
S312 586 39:
1093 351

3 15 1
2549A1
5
37b5
798, 12
1107 04
918 516
S8 763'7-
21 5 52 8 8
_. 1.3 _4
3 ,6248


33 211
r, 4 1 421
4 880297
1 429 74 5
210 43146 ;
S 1694 891
S2126354

10 4o1463
203 701
392092
11027256
5175 662
S4347367
1504327
13576
5 951
22 78
,42 315
6 OB3 993
17 111 4 9

"29 4'7i ;a4-7
'26 005o0Z
7 1,7104b
189 956
3 a 084- Q
3 748: 6177
151 14 b
104 8233L4
40 51i., 605
1,65 77te
47 260 3,
lu 804 633


'/'2


1 r! 3313
8,0
7"4 14
; 80a0 o90
112 843 .14
904 778
137 33

0 00 8 3.

67353
3 7393.L
353 :9-
2 840 45 f
7 497 b 7 t
S91' 17


I I .


1948


-r


33 86
6 938 304
346713
1595 83-
12 91277
1 795 324
13 796 b80

S12 001277
231, 86
473736
12 706 699
7505777
3515 524
16-85 98
16 205
4120 5
25 968
46 293
6586 28a2
19 2,93 18 i

,34597 66
S30 041 S
7 911 65
247 16
40474 654.
4 565 T7 7
.403.316
118 244-72;e
60 911 b3c
185 64
S38 565 60t
18 6 9 "240

7675 3 3
606
7 .2 9.
r 14
209 t2 k
878 7 72
,8772 096
.127 014 620
982 646
196.9i
640
76 635
33867 9
308 26(
70 059
378 345
3 210 351
8693 326
16 622
6 934 190


- 1946


*' 90 8
808.962
S87 785

8967531
16281
913032

896 7-5
10 596
21 921
929 634
840 553
89081

S6.4


1 64




, A158404-2
94 915

'Ll 54.559'
339 58 3
26504
2 839990
381 245
3036
7 628 967
7 002.750
626 217
-


-'

29. 36
29336
65830.3
3 72'9
23 940
2 2:5 5

26 195
669
26 864
28905 8
567 850
S92
2 810


19149- -


S 6011
'98 7 73
'100 91
16 651
3 0463 s3
24 932
1071272

1046 33S
20 500
27 854
1094 693
974 532
102 612
707
16 842
1736
65
I co
1 001
24 932
S1119628

" .714 028
2 093 724
695 822
47 532
2872 202
478 808
1948
8 904 064
8000 591
732 748
170 72 5
2 837
-


34 I'il
36 948
8 941012
11 1,12
27 6,0.8
2776
3-7 5
30 7'5 9
90,4
31 6.63
330 728
672 553
56
340


.4 4 4 a a


1.06
3.51



.69
3.5
10.05


9 3
.k* .


13.1
1.06
3,67
3.7

3,07


9 85

4:53

I-
.36
89
-.34.5


5.0
1.04,
1.00
2.14

2.73

23.41.

.90'
8.51


.90

1.80
S.39
38L4


5.7
1.05
1.00
2.5
2.82
2.00
.67
3.01
8.51
.80

.68
1.48
8.35
33.


4.6
1.01.
1.76
1.2 ++
2.90
1.95
.90
4.06
9.82

3.16
.11
.01
.53
3.:80
9.39
36.1


5.0
-1.02
1.70
1.5
2.99
2.17
.90
%989-
3.12
.10
at
.03
9.44
35.3


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1.03
S.00 '

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3.73





9.391
38.3


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2.06
1.14

9.22
386.2


30 569
143747,5
2 641164

4 Q 78 639
007 498
4386137

4 0 78 63 9
5 8913
49,2.95
4133 825
1 470 98 P
i 662 843

7,50
7i800
228

958
539701?
4 673 534

11 134 607
7 951 940
3 651187
189543
15 673 53 7
i 407 231.
28 977
40 037022
11 647 945
93082
28 29.5.99
-

S964A147
33 728
2 74 5'
1. 21,5
153 974
12 982
124
1 168.709
41 205 75-1
319
.45 187
.. 389
65052

11062
10 913
121 541
1026 437
2 817.68 2
3-705
211 873


St I NOBER. -213(oSB)
OCTOBER 194


ITEM
NO.


30 98 6
154 4I16
2 304 557
,, -
4 458 973
355 920
4812 893

*4 44589 73
30 877
67004
4 556 854.
2 232 629
, .2 3,4 22

434
: ; ., 5. 4

-974

,,,,602'A 7 2
..602.472
5159 326

12 560 099
9666911
4 045 736
174 519
16 138 580
1.505623
26A 4.7
44 117,943
17 343 00b
338 187
26 436.7 51
< ",

1098836
S3368
S, 10 24
'169g 705
10 680
5112315
*.45.441109.4
36 276
67. 18L36
54 67.

123 614
12 725
136 339
1-131 214
3119 437
306 860


8-01
08-02


10-02


1-01
to-


11-01
11-02

12
13
V0O


..n. sigths....t.nteoa-ie.o.omiaio.ase.r...hveb..dvde..alybtwe a +gro ., mi4ad'ohr aenuytai a-ml.


*n making this computatlon the oar-mileo of oomblnatlon passenger oars have be A dvided equally boae- n psNsengis .aoo i a other pac en*r-tral n ear-mles.
i Exoludes Missouri and Arkansas By. Co. Road not in operation. Alto 1949 figures exclude Missourl-nllinols R.R. Co. dd Mi -ouri Paciflo R.R. Co. which filed no reports.


';* / *' '!


I I I


81 692
5 617 ;. 1
-,6 16 744,
S ,95.05; 2
.L1 Uo9067
927 771
1 756 64.5


1,31120
20-3280 t
12 163 3923
5879,40,5
.6183 481
.4., 100309
16 30 7
S16347
10 753

9.. s 'o .s

13 091 66

.8 590-40.1
29 762 921
1,. .902 924
490 65
424970 51
1 20 765
1 Z75-66 3
117 200455
10-4,13 a81is
39126 830
66 6 790'4 7
920 660

6- 3 "52 5 5;
.... + .. .: L 1

:P.?24

-88359l 7
408 177
258-as
1 948826
119 140 69gS
5422


.:'' 1 53983

5* 018C
1 21136
332 716
7714207
8 814 42'9
.. 5. 913
4 629214
..36-9


08 64b:
7 682 9P46
:-5 451 W7 S
-57 7.5.7
13 171 884
1052 27
14224. 415.

13-178206
160 992
3 54-5B l
13587 608
7942 274
5578475
.66859
le
18 893
10:822

S29 71
1'052 86.
14 640 469

-38-015 937
!' 34 3.44685
-13.923 363
5. 539 943
S45 363154
1- 4-32.7 68
1379 833
128 999703
17 4478 5
49 488 224
61147426
619 :.66

.655 667
11 3 o0
1451S
915 ,84
571099
..-: 32.648
,2'189 764
131180 4-67
61 3.-
88 87
186 249
-.119 a202
S1 82 6
356 1q.
3690-16
I .
4090 88
S9 067 0o
6 49 70'b
6 579 09 6


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2-02
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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
BaUEAU OF TRCAUNOIr WOONOtM AND SATIfICW

PASSENGER TRAIN PERFORMANCE OF CLAISI STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES


SbtmcqI N.. N-213 (osB)


Compiled rrom 101 reports of passenger train statistics .representing 110 ratw~lpays
(SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES NOT INVJiGDED)
,FOR TEN 11ClTRS ENDED rITH OCTOBER 1949 AND 19 '
SOUTHERN DISTRICT
... + UNITED STATES R EASTERN STRICTSOUT STRCT WESTERN DISTRICT ITEM
ITEM ...J.. .POCAHdiT'l REGION SOUTHERN REGION 1O.
l199 2 198 1949 1948 19 491 1948 1949 1948 1949 1948a
-'* -- ";''....-. ------ '- -R E OA 1S .--
1. Miles of road operated at oloe of onth . . . .15 329 1595 838 3344 33903 5 939 6012 30 585 3104 86336 883
2-01. team 16ooo tlve-propelled traln . . 148260072 185421781 55 721 .07 7 661 85 2 8450 58 9642 683 18 165176 23186 24 .65 92108 79 431 001 2-01
'2-02. Diesel-electrlo looootive-propelled trains . . 124419354 10424300d 39 74753 30 ~91777 89 960 851 11 25 366 541 28 486 88 58 405 316 499 3035 2-02
2-03. Electric looomotlve-propelled trains .i. ..... . 16651 10 16 66 572 15 03677 16 313 490 546 615037 5 30
: 2-04. Other looowotlve-propelled t . . . 11 211 436 ... 112105 54 36E 106
2 T Total looomtlve-popell t n ............ 288 443447 30658572 110 505517 119 119 11 946~646 10548362 43531 717 45 673 133 124 943567 1304371 j
2-06. otoroar-propelle train. .. 3.. .. ... 3300894 32 S79 752 17 380196 18370726 180'326 219655 3287475 3470502 9452897 10518860 o
,2-07. t otl torain-les ........ .... .. .. .. 18744341 339 169481 127885713 138297864 9642:972 10768017 46819192 49143636 134396464 140955983 2-07
Looomotive-ll .
Pri.noipl ....... ... ... ...... 88 4440,58 306 586078 110505528 119927119 9462646 10548362 43531717 45673129 124944167 .130 643746 01
03024i~eir (e oluade -"s. Ana trli ng 'A units). . 4 0113-02 5 062 845 2 089 ~4 2698464 126660 219464 218355 327354 1576346 1,817563
3 i-i ... J. . ... . ...... .. 7482560 8446468 4318 o6 4768820 231605 273 31 565396 660210' 2367059 2744125 3-0
T. Total loooatie-ailes.. . .. ..... . 299 9379 320 095391 116 91396 187 39440 9880911 11041139 44 315468 46660693 2o 887572 134 999156 3-0
5. To, tU only .... ..... ..... .... 157583816 196852817 60705732 78769775 8791405 10113640 18860349 23995685 69226330 S 83973709 0
-. Total, diesel-eletrio only...... .. 165 9597 "105 311228 40 38,436 3153978 910606 865 804 25 455119 02266500 8S 9944?6 5038963 3
3-07.TotaoelectriaOnly . ........... 16542203 17876297 158 9801 '17233. 847 5830o 6630 652 65 14
EO. Total, other (rCalmd u_ _gltaeteornm d..dM.r. 113 304 55049 115070 55049 4 1. .
09. Train-switching 1mies, tea looomotives onl . ... 331245 389111 141556 182942 1q 81 19416 7022 558 a65 849 186 4
3-11. Train-~2i0 lnlg les, leotr o looolotives only ... ,- 23 02 2 80 891 232022 270 89 -
12. Ttran-witohlng mles, other looootives . .- -
t rain-sito hinpg mile, ots..o.)*..* **......*. .*** 731388 811592 428 363 493337 19108 20677 11003 9614 272 914 287964 -1
Motor o r-llos (slftpropell11 unite only), 2894
3-14. Total motoroars ... . ..... ............ 78 491173 83696711 63 173069 66838246 180 326 219655 5677842 6111291 9 459935 10 527 519 -11
4. m15. TotL road 0 -oe"r alles-(train lswit cinexoluded) 3 378429-09 403792102 100087038 194232649 10001237 11260794 49993310 2 771984 138 347 506 ,14552667b 3-15
In Zooomotive-prop lledt n.as,
-01. Passenger ooaohes ........ ......... 771321 859 841614068 320042017 361394436 24334086 88651987 11861419 127461702 308 33153. 8 24 105 941 4-01
4 -02. aeepling ad.paor asks .. .. ... . 714 831 3 775 002199 274 047485 296 245 677 18 778030 1983336 100635463 107841763 321 370.383 348932 02 4-02
Club, lon, ogha obseration ars . .. ... 251 730 87 261 032885 73183544 75865 27 6272215 6654 809 41 115 816 41 5. 44 151159300 136976 38
1 w f" i .. . . 9 . ... 8 989 801 898197 2 060080 2131711 336132 442269 1 88102 1789 52 4 712 561 4 617'95-
n" 'sn,16t(dedJ ,l-a" ru ab ia4ou--r tryUZ"W I......1.. 9, 974021310 995011442 357449715 375066495 27617897 27605114 15410768 11571686 3 434846617 43517119b 14-
?" 1'ts (m Mes. or tW~ "with jaises)d .* 74 624 6-7 81 801 07tr 41 085229 '46 319 955 4 010794 4686617 15 708 276 17 093 65 15 820 26 8 ,13700851 4-0
407. Frellh-tl inoW. .... ...... . 15 0017'51 16 309474 1 917 381 4 667909 11.159 52 693 3379!1 548179 10 75 280 11040693 4-07
S4-08.ota in all loomtive-propelled trainer ... ....... 2-808521 584 2979734240 1069 78545 1161689460 81359713 90076 825432 400393 453422870 1224975967 1274545085 b4-08
4-09. total in oal-burning, steam loeowotive tmlne.. ... .... .8 494 82 1078363'308 461 534 978 627338-277 753037 758 82580029 141 645 850 185 958 826 149 275 696 182 486176 4
4-10. Total in oal-burli lteoa looomoti* train .... 440416 710 543785337 1941312 1 10 041 496242 81 7 136 720 453512977 5354668 568 4.
11 Total in dieel-eleotrie locomotive trains *...... 1561666117 1163 377-720 432 57470 345 302296 7287117 6 948 605 85 798122 260 327 316 636 008408 550 799503 4-11
4-12. Total in elotrio loco otiv train ...... ... . 179 908 782 193659684 13 730 691 107 868 846 61780 5790 838 412
I4- 1. Total in other lroomotive trains .. . ...... 1 035686 548 91 1 034 88 548 191 848 -790..-1
Ia motoroar-propelled trains,
4-14, Passengercoach*e *.................... 90660312 96484780 74124094 78473721 49966 10302249 11249153 6233960 6711940 4-14
1 Sleepingandt arlor oare. . . . 338 11 349910 5 36 8470 301575 329606 21170 11834 c41
-16 ub, lounge, dining, a obseration oars ..* 225 128 295945 7097 74549 94062 105 870 60095 115526 4-1
1.. 1. Business an ... .. ........ ...... .. 33146 206467 201 2889 4023 430 27 10 1714 4-1
-lua. m ."Wg ,an am MI.r am r mu.m ............ .12 17579 13 0 45 811 1 813 225 2058183 2,3 1 663082 3 590 198 8 699552 93597 19 2 4-1
4 ., Cobiaationu assm era (mdil. epn, or a a witheh r) 12 857 834 14 269727 8 16117 8 561707 9718 71 784 9618 0 63 4 303 04 5356 173 419
40. Freiaht-tan Aarm .. ... . . ........... 258 769 333521 10I 1 '9 1 279 2574 0 3394 20
r 14. To In qs rbprop.llod tr ains .... 116 549 10 124 800161 84 186793 9 17967 46 297 51 22 12 4695 20 19 6095 943107 14-
4-22. otalpaertiainoar-all", all train..s........ 92b..2 928 070 6025 31Q4 534 401 1153 9772 244 1 250 869 087 81657,231 90 398 932 444 862 78 8466 778'9 124 578,34 .1296 4688192 4-22
8. To1 a amopasmenger oaohes2e7 as 1a4bodes. ,* 9 27514 2 1005008 a 667 02 6 9 125 6.41 4 9 125 28 112 ,189 "'i 85. 410 727 4357 99 4--3
'0.oa1-bur anag ta tloooonatispropelled4 tr ain' .. ..3140 82 3936686 1602,852 5 2 25 51099 '3 28595 557073 ,713477 729801 8714bi '
ME 8tea lqoo"tiv-propollsd trainA. 1196 87, 1428525 1,387 E 7331 -0-1444 "41 2145b 1.4 1. 1659 1399739 0
..sl-: *atr log qAplvo-prqeJlled trains ;. ..... 28048 82 2 Z305 822 896277 684 98, 3 941283.42 '1 226 47 1 46.094 528714 i:'6
letrlo looosqti-propslled trains .... ... 35738 368025 317 61 .50 21 : 117 Q-70 0
SOthor looofj te-po lied trains. .............. 38 1364 ':1 8 1364
Total looo vI-pr6pe=1* train. .............. : .. 7 483.08 8040622 2 830 624 3 1084-3 2782111 309 4*6 1181478 1263 673 3 192676 3359050 5-
'0. MotortorEcap O lle4inll .............. .... 1131063 1205921 682 80 7 714,6.74 7 586 9 294 117 918 123247 322739 355876 07
t Tq.al atyan- ..? .. .. ...... .~.. 614 92 15 46543 3 513 504 3 82367 2856 3 7 318 700 1 299396 1386 920 3515615 37177,76 0
6-01.; rods ton-mile, looootives and tender (thouans) . 84 092 7 6 07 165008 3036 38 272 3 006.886 3 07532 8 3325501 11 312,6.4-3 11649672 3 1519 40 18 949 6-01
re.. r o-I*l.".lre IA 0 .I all p nr mi. (n. .. -..i. .* * 199 313 601 214 747768 76 515495 85 630 811 6 055 206 6810704 3099668 8 3 410 899 85 746 812 89 895354 6-02
0,rbas o. -...ar-r-. r.. :a.IM.a ina"(-mo) 1 82 439554 594508 75145 1712 9 315 1516 13 260 16588 350834 405212
-. et ton-Mlopl of ftraigt l passenger trains . ... .. 82672 84 134 728 699 26 73591 65 923 7j 11'679 44 53 2 83 450 3 )69 785 53098 935 64 p796e 6-
'. a.i.,,o of r d' P r da y . .... .-------- --------------
S7. an-S le r -Ie o mr . .... . . 6.7 7.0 12.6 13. 5.3 59 5. 5.2 5.1 .5.2 .. .7.
Sf i botIv*es . .... : .......... . 1.014 1.04 1. 0 1.05 1.02 1.02 103 ".03 001
m-ot. W ri t or ro ..as., .. ..... : : : : 59 : 3.63 3.6 1.00 1.00 3 1.76 1.00 8-02
9'A Piroent lt of total loo otie-mile. . ........ 2.5 2. 3.76 3.7 2.4 2.5 1..
10. Oar-mile per train-Ule o loooaotive-propelled tain 37 2. 5 1. ..
1-01. Passe.... o .. .. . . . . 2.0 2.88 3.08 3.21 2.7 2.94 2.91 .l 2.
10-03. ClubI, l 'n* ri s, a berv 2O.8 2.. 2.. . .4. 2. 2.
11-0 O r 3. p.e639-tan oa rs*0. . . . . :3 9 3: 5
lo- .3 3.,- 1 4-- 3......... .... 17 2..6 7: "3
S 11-05, Totors ~ n lootorea-propelle puasenger trains .7 9.72 968 3.8 9.69383 4 9.93 977 1 '00
11-01.senger -c.9.2 .1. ....................3.0 3 .853.15 : a.9,11-01


Otal oap-miles in all pas r trains per traln-Me .. ........ 9.1 .02 8. 1 .9 -05.
3. Tian-milesn per tan-he hr, Io train *..... ........ .... *37.0 36. 36.4 .2 ..035.209.
train-hour.a t.i..... .33.8 36.0 35.14 38.2 37.9 13


SIn aking this computation the oar-ile.0 of embination passenger cars have be divided equally between passenger ooao*-riles and other passnger-train oar-ales.
% Excluded Missouri and Arkansas Ry. Co. Road not in operation. The 1949 figures include eight nonthd operations-of thHMissouri-Illinois R.R. Co. and Missourl Pacific R.R. Co. due to strike effective Sept. 9, 1949.

U. L GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE:1949 0 850181


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PASSENGER TRAIN PERFORMANCE OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES

Compiled from 101 reports of passenger train statistics representing 110 railways %
(SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED)
FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 1949 AND 1948


ITEM


AGGREGATES
1. Miles of road operated at close of month . . . .
2. Train-miles:
2-01. Steam locomotive-propelled trains . . . .
2-02. Diesel-electrio locomotive-propelled trane. . .
2-03. Electric locomotive-propelled trains . . . .
2-04. Other locomotive-propelled trains ..............
2-05. Total locomotive-propelled trains ..............
2-0b. Motorcar-propelled trains . . . . ..
2-06. Motoroar-propelled trains...................
2-07. Total train-miles. . . . . . .
3. Road motive-power miles:
Locomotive-miles,
3-01. Principal. .................. ........
3-02. Helper (excludes "B" and trailing "A" units) . .
3-03. Light . . . . . . .
3-04. Totallocomotive-miles............. . . .
3-05. Total, steam only .....................
3-06. Total, diesel-electric only:.................
3-07. Total, electric only . . . . .
3-08. Total, other (diesel and gaMoline motor and gasollne-elctric) .
3-09. Train-switching miles, steam locomotives only- . .
3-10. Train-switching miles, diesel-electric locomotives only. .
3-11. Train-switching miles, electric locomotives only . .
3-12. Train-switching miles, other locomotives . . .
3-13. Train-switching miles, total . . . .
Motor oar-miles (self-propelled units only),
3-14. Total motorcars . . . . . .
3-15. Total road motive-power miles (train switching excluded) .
4. Passenger-train oar-miles:
In locomotive-propelled trains,
4-01. Passenger coaches .....................
4-02. Sleeping and parlor oars...................
4-0 Club, lounge, dining, and observation ars . . .
4-0 Business care . . .... . . .
4-05. Mall. express and baggage cars, and cmblnatlon cars oetnr tan passenger ........
4-06. Combination passenger cars (mil, express, or baggage with passenger). .
4-07. Freight-train cars......................
4-08. Total in all locomotive-propelled train . . .
4-09. Total in coal-burning, steam locomotive trains. .......
4-10. Total in oil-burning, steam locomotive train . .
4-11. Total in diesel-electric locomotive trains . . .
4-12. Total in electric locomotive trains . . .
4-13. Total in other locomotive trains . . . .
In motorcar-propelled trains,
4-14, Passenger coaches . . . . . .
4-15. Sleeping and parlor car . . . . .
4-16. Club, lounge, dining, and observation cars . . .
4-17. Business cars ................. .
4-18. Mall, express anid amagSe cars, ad cnbinatlon cars oear ln puasenger...... .. .
4-19. Combination passenger car (mail, express, or baggage with passenger)
4-20. Freight-train cars . . . . . .
4-21. Total in motorcar-propelled trains . . . .
4-22. Total passenger-train oar-miles, all trains . .
4-23. Total car-miles of passenger coaches used as cabooses .
5. Train-hours:
5-01. Coal-burning steam locomotive-propelled trains . .
5-02. Oil-burning steam locomotive-propelled trains . .
5-:. Diesel-electrio locomotive-propelled train . . .
5- Electric locomotive-propelled trains .. . . .
5-05. Other locomotive-propelled trains . . . .
5-06. Total locomotive-propelled trains . . .....
5-07. Motorcar-propelled trains . . . . .
5-08. Total train-hour . . . . . .
6. Ton-miles:
6-01. Gross ton-miles, locomotives and tenders (thousands). .
6-02. ro.ss con-siles, cars and contents in all passenger trains (thousands) *..
6-0:. Gross to-niel,. treight-train cars and contents included in a-oE (thousand) .
6-0 Net ton-miles of freight in passenger trains . ..

AVERAGES
7. Train-miles per mile of road per day . . . . .
8. Motive-power miles per train-milel
8-01. With locomotives . . . . . .
8-02. With motorcars .. . . .............
9. Percent light of total locomotive-miles .. . .......
10. Car-miles per train-mile in locomotive-propelled trains:
10-01. Passenger coaches* . . . . . .
10-02. Sleeping and parlor cars . ... . . .
10-90. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oars . . .
10-04. Other passenger-train ear* . . . . .
10-05. Total cars in locomotive-propelled passenger trains. .
11. Car-miles per train-mile in motorcar-propelled trains:
11-01. Passenger coaches ...........
11-02. Sleeping and parlor oars, .. . ..........
11-03. Club, lounge, dining, and observation cars . .
11-04. Other passenger-train cars . . . . .
11-05. Total cars in motorcar-propelled passenger train . .
12. Total car-miles in all passenger trains per train-ile . .
13. Train-miles per train-hour, all trains . . . .


UNITED STATES


155 53 9

11387 259
13 233 629
1489315
26110103
2 884 89
28995 076

26107 039
297 423
61132 6
27015 788
12 066 54 6
13 380 062
1569180

27 529
17 912
22 429

67 870

7 397 260
34 413 04 b

68 604 48 3
63 766 504
23 541 787
863 66 9
96 370 241
6 405 06 9
1466355
261018106
62 862 062
37 966 25 5
142 697 095
17 492 696

8 366 623
38 753
7265
5479
1189 764
1 239 929
22 196
10 87000 9
271 888 117
845 679

229 90 5
105 523
302 014
32 022

669464
107 892
77735 6

7605 325
18 422 581
47 684
7104322


6.2

1.03
2.56
2.3

2.44
.90
3.85
10.00

3.12
.01

.63
3.77
9.38
37.3


EASTERN DISTRICT


SOUTHERN DISTRICT


POCAHONTAS REGION


SOUTHERN REGION


1 1 r t r +


159 350

16 921 973
11063 530
1638 56
19 295
29 64 367
3090733
32 734100

29643 367
432 183
764 425
30839 9751
17 910776
11172 875
1 736 855
19 469
35 389
14 818
25 469

75 676

7 901312
38 741287

78457 591
72180 791
25 300 649
940 783
102 144 251
7 758 672
1809 793
268 592 530
i9 844 514
47 011 100
122 331 87
19 214 385
190 660

9012 427
33 570
31 052
2464
1222 359
1431672
35 550
11769 095
500 361 625
984 490

356 484
122 293
245 334
35 511
423
772 045
114 637
886 682

8476 361
20 657 420
60 597
1i190 254


33 16 9

4047396
4149 657
1 392 382

9589437
1643 301
11 32 736


9 589 437
180 44 7
360 133
10 1 30 017
4 446 417
4 214 04 6
1 469 552

11 54 0
6494
22 429

40 463

5 930 36 6
16 06038 3

27 728 072
25 004 501
6 917239
166 783
55192 759
3 498 003
216 523
96 723 940
36 266 189
117 290
45 764 496
10 575 965


6 843119
1280
7024
172
174 480
783 b07

7 809 582
106 533 522
805 640

119 021
1114
94 889
29 20 5

244 229
65 190
309 419

2631281
7022 462
7 853
2 710 64


33 822

6626 923
3 397 492
1581 522

11605 937
1731076
13 337 015

11 605 937
220 999
444 213
12 271149
7156 971
3442 707
1671471

15 432
4050
25 469

44 951

6296650
18 567 799


33 571125
28 782193
7 607 051
222 350
38 621 017
4414 302
368 943
113 586 981
57440646
121 613
37427156
18 597 566


7 309 941
806
7281
172
189 048
848 084

8 355 332
121942 313
874 841

188 329
548
75 503
33 710

298090
67 294
365 384

3104 146
8 336 362
14 502
6 289 502


5567

693567
74 416

767 982
20 706
788 689

767 983
7 820
18 618
794 421
718 481
75 509
431

1 201
26

1227

20 70 6
815 127


2059340
1 438 541
490 48 3
35 483
2603 978
308358
9184
6 945367
6 426151

519 216







38 034

38 034
6 983 401
4634

20 079

1826


21 905
838
22 74

255 55 5
516322
272


6011

902 909
r~ 500

19 295
1018704
21 846
1040 550

1018 704
18 938
26 251
1063 893
946165
97 829
430
19 469
1683
38

1721

21 846
1085 739

2 622 288
2000659
749 524
46 556
2 868 434
471 151
9 938
8 768 550
7801055

776 835

190 660





34 660

34 660
8 803 210
13 033

26 950

2592

423
29 965
931
30 896

331135
663 840
284


30 38 8

1193433
e 576 301

3 769 734
283 883
4053 617

3 769 734
9489
47 420
3 026 64 5
1 227147
2 599496

202
726

928

508173
4 334 816

10 264005
8067 143
3 437 547
176 705
15 024 798
1 328 594
15 821
38 314 613
9806176
94 357
28 414 080


907522
32 702

976
1 36 627
11 272
338
1089 437
39 404050
2 613

38 315
447
63 323

102 085
10159
112 244

963 87 9
2 70815 2
626
262 689


30 873

2 103 614
2 226 055

4 329 669
334119
4663 788

4 329 669
30 514
62 243
4422 426
2176 730
2 245 696


444
510

954

578719
5001145

11 803 811
9265 832
3 768 831
178 246
17087 966
14 74 508
49 7 76
43628 970
17471 228
204 250
25 953 492


1064 559
32 680
10 980
766
156 933
12 619

1278 537
44 907 507
36 190

66 898
721
51 810

119 429
11999
131 428

1101680
3068 240
1 586
334 167


WESTERN DISTRICT


86 415

b 452 841
6 433 25 5
96 933

11 983 029
937 00 3
12 920032

11979 885
99 06 7
185155
12 264 707
5 674 501
6 491 009
99197

14 586
10 66 6


25 252

938015
13 202 722

28 553 06 6
29 256 23 9
12 696 516
484 698
45 548 726
1 270 114
1 224 827
117 034188
10 363 54 6
37 754 60 6
67 999 30 3
916 731

615 982
4 771
241
4331
878 65 7
407 116
21 85 8
1 932 95 6
118 967 144
32 792

52 490
103 96 2
141 976
2 817

3012415
31705
332 950

3 754 517
8 175 665
38 933
4130 985


88 644

7 288 527
5 343 4 85
57 047

12 689 057
1003692
13 692 74

12 689057
161 732
231 716
13082507
7630 910
5 386 643
64 954

17 830
10 220

28 050

1004 097
14 086 604

30460 367
32 132 107
13175 243
493 631
43 566 834
1 398 711
1381 136
122608029
17131 585
46685 237
58 174 390
616 817


637 927
84
12 792
1526
876 378
536 309
35 550
2100 566
124 708 595
60 434

86 307
121 024
115 429
1 801

324 561
34 413
358 974

3 939 400
8 588 978
44 225
5566565


r v 1 4 4 4 4


11.3
1.06
3.61
3.6

2.61
.72
3.87
10.30

4.41


34.
4.75
9.48
36.3


4.4

1.02
1.79
1.2
2.90
2.14
.91
4.21
10.16

3.22
.12

3:50
3.84
9.72
36.1


5.0
1.02

91qi
2.90

2.14:
10.08

3.21
.10
.03
3 93
3.83
9.63
35.5


f


Statement No. M-213 (os-B)

NOVEMBER 1949


ITEM
NO.


7
8-01
8-02
9
10-01
10-02
10-03
10-09k
10-05

11-01
11-02

11-05
11-04

12
13


o In making this computation the car-miles of combination passenger ears have been divided equally between passenger ooach-miles and other passenger-train oar-lles.
SExcludes Missouri and Arkansas Ry. Co. Road not in operation.





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Pep 2


Sttment No. M-213 (o-B)


SOUTHERN DISTRICT
UNITED STATES EASTERN DISTRICT SOUTWESTERN DISTRICT ITEM
ITEM POCAHONTAS REGION SOUTHERN REGION NO.

1949 1948 1949 1948 1949 19481949 1 i94 1949 19


AGGREGATES
1. Miles of road operated at close of montb. . . . .
2. Train-mileso
2-01. Steam looomotive-propelled train . . . .
2-02. Diesel-electrio looomotive-propelled trains . .
2-03. Eleotrio loopaotive-propelled trains . . . .
2-04. Other looomotive-propelled train . . . .
2-05. Total looootive-propelled train . . . .
2-00. Motoroar-propelled trains . . . . .
2-07. Total train-miles.......................
3. Road motive-power miles:
Looomotive-ailes
S01Principal.........................
02. Helper (excludes "BU and trailing *A unit) .... .
a Light . . . . . . .
: Total locomotive-iles . . . . .
Total, stea only .................... .
Total, tdeeel-electric only. . . . .
3-07. Total, electric only .......... ..........
08. Total, other (desel and gasellas mter and sielim-eleeti) .
09.Train-switohing niles, steam locomotives only . .
10. Train-swtohing miles, diesel-electric locomotives only. .
3-11. Train-switohing miles, electric looomotives only . .
3-12. Train-switching miles, other locomotives .. ......
3-13. Train-switching miles, total . . . .
Motor oar-iles (self-propelled units only),
3-14.. Total motorcar . . . . . ..
3-15. Total road motive-power miles (train switching excluded) .
4. Pasenger-train oar-iles:
In looomotive-propelled trains,
4-01. Passenger coaches .................... .
4-02. Sleeping and parlor oar . . . . .
4-03. Club, lounge, dining, and observation cars . . .
4-09. Bulness oar . . . . . .

4_07. Cowtion psseager cars (m1i. press, or 1age with pasenger). .
4-07.Freight-train ar ....... ...............
4-08. Total in all looomotive-propelled train .. .....
4-09. Total in coal-burning, steam locomotive train . .
4-10. Total in oil-burning, steam locomotive trains . .
4-11. Total in diesel-electrio looomotive train . . .
4-12. Total in electric looomotive train . . .
4-13. Total in other locomotive trains . . . .
In motorcar-propelled trains,
4-14, Passenger coaches .................... .
4-15. Sleeping and parlor oars .................. .
4-1. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oar . . .
17. Business oar . . . . . .
4-1 Hall uxpresm bae cars. sad combintion cau other tan pauengr ......... .
4-19. Combination passenger oars (n, uepr.s, or bayge with passenger)
4-20. Freight-train ar . . . . . .
4-21. Total In motoroar-propelled trains . . .
4-22. Total pasenger-train oar-miles, all trains . .
4-23. Total car-miles of passenger o ,ahe used a aboo . .
5. Train-h6urs!
5-01. Coal-burning steam looomotive-propelled trains . .
5-0. Oi1-burning steam looomotive-propelled trains . .
Diesel-electrio looomotive-propelled trains . . .
SEloetrio looomotive-propelled train . . . .
Other locomotive-propelled trains . . . .
5-0 Total looomotive-propelled train . . ......
5-07. Motoroar-propelled train .... . . . ..
5-08. Total train-hours . . . . .
6. Ton-ailes:
6-01. Groes ton-miles, locomotives and tenders (thousand) . .
6-002. Grosa ton-a-il, cars content. in alln opusnrra uinsr (tho.asns) .. *. *
6-0 Gros's to-mles,. frit-tiniM Wrs and ontantsI. laed. in 02(moand) ..
6-0. Net ton-ailes of freight In passenger trains . ....

AVERAGES
7. Train-miles per mal of road per day .. . . . .
8. Motive-power miles per train-siloe
8-01. With looomotives . ........................
8-02. With motoroars* ........................ .
9. Percent light of total looomotive-iles . . . .
10. Oar-iles per train-mdle in looomotive-propelled train:
10-1. Passenger coaches* . . . . . .
10-02. Sleeping and parlor car . . . . .
10-03. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oars . . .
10-04. Other passenger-traln oarse .. . . . .
10-05. Total oars In looomotive-propelled passenger trains .. ..
11. Car-meiie per train-dile in motorcar-propelled trains:
11-01. Passenger ooaehes* . . . .....
11-02. Sleeping and parlor oare .. . . . .
11-0. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oar. . . .
11-0. Other passeger-train cars . . . . .
11-05. Total oars In motorcar-propelled passenger train . .
12. Total oar-iles in all passenger trains per train-mile . ..
13. Train-miles per train-hour, all train . . ; . .


157 150

159 814 331
137 773 727
17 141 136
112 211
314 841405
33 207 333
348 048 7 3

314 838 861
4 311 275
8 097 505
327 247 638
169 822 649
139 200 302
18 111383
113 304
358 774
186 033
254451

799 258
85 909 979
413 157 617

840 581343
779 077 870
275 414 831
9 863 508
1071 726 193
81096175
14 468 506
3 072 228426
888 673 282
479 618 820
1 505 499 213
197 4014 25
1035 686

99 040 510
376866
232 393
38 025
13 354 874
14 131 573
280 965
127 455 506
3199 683 932
S10 134 253

3 372 360
1 305 29
3 109 306
36940b
3181
8 159 54 3
1 239 831
9 399374
91 565 273
217 93972
485 760
89 777 306


159 786

202 343 754
115 306 538
li 505 141
73 o 63
336 229096
35 670 485
371 899 581

336 229445
5 495 02 L;
9 210 893
350 935 366
214 763 593
116 484103
19 61315S2
74 b18
424 50b
166 408
296 3 6

887 268
91598 023
442 533 389

9 20 07165 9
647 183 b90
2b6 314 534
9 922 280
1097 155 69 3
U9 559 74 7
18119267
3 268 326 770
1.178 207 82
590 796 437
1 285 709 593
212 874067
738 651
105 497 207
383 480
326 998
22 931
14 268 17 u
15 701399
369071
136 569 256
3 404 896 026
11 034 b1I

4 301786
1 554 402
2 551 140
403 536
1787
8 812 651
1 320 558
10133 209

95 572 964
235 380 415
616 021
146 918 931


33457

59 768 605
43 897 194
16 429166

120094 965
19 032 025
139 126 990

120 094 965
2 270 38 8
4 678 633
127 043 986
65 152 149
44 552484
17 339353

153096
61279
254451
468 826

69 111963
196 155 949

347 770089
299 052066
80 100 783
2 226 863
392 642454
44 583 232
2133 904
1168 509 391
497 801167
S058 602
478 342 966
190 306 656

80 975 74 1
16 64
77 995
2190
1 972 669
8 968 18
92 013431
1 260 522 822
9 472 66
1 721873
14 992
991166
346 82;2

3 074 853
748443
3 823296
33 017 34 2
83 538 54
81 511
29 446 564


33 895
79 288 775
34 349 269
17 895 012

131533 056
20 101 802
151 634 858

131 b33 056
2 919 463
5 213 033
139 665 552
85 926 746
34 833 490
18 905 316
198 374
43554
296 360
538 288

73134 896
212 600 44

394 965563
325 027 870
63 470 326
2 354 061
413 687 512
50 734 257
5 036 85
1 275 276 441
684 778 923
1 301654
382 729 452
206 466 412

85 783 662
9276
81 830
3061
2 247 231
9 409 791
108
97 534 959
1 372 811400
10 000 482
2 254 294
7 879
760 469
383 925

3 406 567
781 960
4 188 535
55 111029
93 964 78b
185 694
72 213 204


5 905
9 144 14 8
974 37 6
112 105
10 230 629
201032
10 431661

10 230 629
134 480
250 223
10 615 332
9 509886
986 115
6261
113 070
18 019
2 316

20 335
201032
10 816 364

26 393486
20 216 571
6 762 698
371615
30 221275
4 319152
20 343
88 305 080
79 463 909
7 806 333

1 034 838





335 552
335 552
88 640 632
87 132
27117 8
25 660

3 178
300 016
8364
308 380
3 330 882
6571528
587
11 679


6012
10 545 592
947 811
73 662
11567 066
241 501
11 808 567

11567 064
238 40z
299 56 4
12 105 03 Z
11 059 81 3
963 633
7068
74 518
21 099
1 299

22 398
241 501
12 346 533

31274 275
23 983 995
7 404 333
488 825
30 473 54 8
5 157 768
62 631
98 845 375
90 381084
7 725 440

738 851

49 966


238
306 444
119
356 767
99 202 142
138 320

312 906
24 678

1787
339 371
10 225
349 596

3 656 636
7 474 544
1 800
44 512


30 567
19 358 609
27 942 842

47 301451
3 571558
50 872 809

47 301451
227 844
612 816
48 142111
20 087 4 96
28 054 615

7224
4707

11 931
6 186 015
54 328 126

128 878 203
108 702 606
44 553 36 3
2 057 733
169 132 479
17 036 870
353 752
470 715 006
151 452 026
5 056 77 8
314 206 202


11 209 771
334 277
94 06 2
4 999
1 799 649
107457
1617
13 551 832
484 266 838
115 502
595 38
14 88
673 287

1 283 563
128 077
1 411 640
12 276 522
33 704 820
13 886
3 095139


31065
25 289 859
24 712 943

50002 80
3 804 622
53 807 424

50002 798
357 868
722 453
51 083 119
26 172 415
24 910 704

6032
4536

10 568
6 690010
57 773 129

139 265 513
117 107 595
45 288 245
1 967 768
174 256 604
18 568 160
597 955
497 051 840
203 430 054
7 340 978
2C6 280 808


12 313 71 2
362 286
116 850
1196
1 747 131
92 682
14 633 657
511 685 697
398 046
780 375
22 176
580 551

1383 102
135 246
1 518 348
12 751352
35 479139
18 174
4 303 952,


T t 4 4 8 1


5.2
1.02
1.76
1.4

2.97
2.34
.91
3.71
9.94

3.25
.10
.03
.47
3.65
9.51
35.4


87 22 1

71 542 969
64 959 315
711 970
106
137 214 360
10 402 918
147 617 278

137 211 816
1 678 563
2 555 830
141 446 209
75 073118
65 607 086
765 769
234
180 4 3 5
117 731

298-16"6
10 410 969
151 857 178

337 539 625
351 106 627
143 997 987
5 207 297
479 729 985
15 156 921
11 960 507
1 344 698 94
159 956180
472 503 440
705 143 712
7 094769
84U
6 854 69b
25 941
60 336
31436
9 582 556
4 720 37 (
27934 8
21 554 691
1 366 253 640
456 937
783 921
1 275 4 11
1419193
22 583a
3
3 501111
354 947
3 856 058

42 940 527
94124 888
389 77 6
57 223 984


L _I_ _ _


88 814
87 219 528
55 296 515
610 12 9
143 126 172
11 522 560
154 648732

143 126 52b
1 979 295
2 975 843
148 081663
91604 619
55 776 276
700 760

198 995
117 01 9

316 014
11 531616
159 613 279

354 566 308
381 064130
150 151 630
5 1116286
470 738 0 9
15 099 56 2
12 421 829
1 397 153 114
199 617 761
582 153 805
608 973 893
6 407 655

7 349 867
11 91 8
128 31 U
18674
10 2735 57
5 892 482
368 844
S4 043 673
1 421 196 787
497 733

954 211
1 524347
1 185.44 2
19 611
3 683 611
393 119
4 076 730

44 053 94 7
98 461947
410 353
70 357 265


7
8-01
8-02
9'
10-01
10-02
10-05
10-0
10-05
11-01
11-02

l1-05
12
11


U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1950 0 850181


INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
BUREAU OF TRANSPORT ECONOMIC AND STATSTIC


PASSENGER TRAIN PERFORMANCE OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES

Compiled from 101 reports of passenger train statistics representing 110 railways %
(SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED)
FOR ELEVEN MONTHS ENDED WITH NOVEMBER 1949 AND 1914


Sn ming this oomputaton the oar-miles of combination passenger cars have been divided equally between passenger coach-miles and other passenger-train oar-miles.
SRExrlueens an our and Arkansas Ry. Co. Road nt itn operation.
' Represents an average of the mileage reported at the close of each month within the period.





1
2-01
2-02

2O

2-07


-02
g



3-09
3-10

3-12
3-13
3-14
3-15

4-01
4-02
4-
4-
4-02

4-07
4-0o
11-09
4-10
4-11
4-12
4-13

4-11

4-119

411-13
4-20
4-21
4-22





5-O0
5-02






6-01
6-02
6:-
6-St


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Subject to reviioo


UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

1IIII III IIIIIII 1 II I li II ll I 111111
3 1262 08852 0839 INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
URmAU OWTlURAWrm aCONUoICS AND STAT1SFIC


PASSENGER TRAIN PERFORMANCE OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES


Statemt No. M-213(os-B)

DECEMBER 1949


Compiled from 101 reports of passenger train statistics representing 110 railways $
(SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED)
FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 1949 AND 1948
I I


UNITED STATES


EASTERN DISTRICT


SOUTHERN DISTRICT


POCAHONTAS REGION


SOUTHERN REGION


1 4 I I J.


19q4q


.-__ I -- 4 194


WESTERN DISTRICT


1. Mile of road operated at oloas of month . . . ...
2. Train-miles:
2-01. Steam locomotive-propelled train . . . .
2-02. Diesel-eleotrio loomootive-propelled trains.. . .
2-03. Eleotrio looomotivTe-propelled trains . . . .
2- 0. Other looomotive-propelled trains . . . .
2-05. Total looomotive-propelled trains . . . .
2-06. otoroar-propelled trains . . . . .
2-07. Total train-ailes........................
3. Road motive-power miles:
Locomotive-alles
3-01. Principa ............ .............
-02. Helper (excludes 'B" and trailing "A" units) ......
3-0 .Light ................. ........
-0. Total loootive-iles. ............ .. ...... .
Total, steam only .. ............. ...
Total, diesel-electrio only. ..... ..........
3-07. Total, electric only . . . . .
-0l. Total, other (die5 l ad -mol s otor aa L -eI i) .
09. Train-switohing Ble, steam locomotive only. . .
3-10. Train-switohing miles, diesel-eleotrio looootites only. .
3-11. Train-witching miles, electric locomotives only . ..
3-12. Train-switohing miles, other locomotives .. ......
3-13. Train-switohing miles, total . ................
Motor oar-miles (self-propelled units only),
3-14. Total motoroar . . . . . .
3-15. Total road motive-power miles (train switching excluded) .
4. Passenger-train oar-miles:
In locootive-propelled trains,
4-01. Passenger coaches .. . . . . ..
4-02. Bleeping and parlor oare .. . . . .
4 Club, lounge, dining, and observation oar . . .
4-2. Business oars .*. . *. . .* *... *
40 Hill. O, Uaps and bage cars, and Cablaon car. other t paengr . . .
C-mbination t asseasr cars (sail, press, or tboa with p*aseger)..
4-07. Fright-train oare .....................
4-08. Total in all locomotive-propelled train . . .
4-09. Total in coal-burning, steam locomotive train. ......
-10. Total in oil-burning, steam locomotive trains.......
4-11. Total in dieseel-eleotrico looomotive trains . . .
4-12. Total in eleotrio locomotive train . . .
4-13. Total in other locomotive trains .. . . .
In motoroar-propelled trains,
4-14. Passenger coaches. . . . . .
4-1. Sleeping and parlor oars .. . . . .
4-16. Club, lounge, dining, and observation care . . .
4-17. Business oar. .......................
-18. Mail, axpnss anm o c and o m bin am at carn onbar than psengr .........
4-19. Cabnlatlon passe r oear ((ell, urWes. or baggg with passenger)
-20. Freight-tran oars . . . . . .
4-21. Total in motoroar-propelled trains . . .. .
4-22. Total paener-train ar-miles, all train. . . .
1-23. Total oar-miles of passenger coaohoe used as caboose* .. .
5. Train-hours
-01. Coal-burning team looomotive-proplled train. . .
2. Oil -burning steai loooaotive-propelled trains .. ....
5-03. DiCel-eleotrio locoootive-propelled train . . .
04. lotrio loooaotive-propelled train . . . .
5-0 Other locomotive-propelled trains. ...............
50. Total looomotive-propelled trains .. . .
-07. Motorcar-propelled tran. .. ..............
5-0. Total train-hour ... . . ......... .
6. Ton-miles:
6-01. Orols ton-Lloee, looomotives and tender (thousands) . .
6-02. oroal ton-Ilas, car.ad coaet. In all paaaenr tprai.sn (throOaa). .
6-03-or tn-all.t- frelut-tr l n n, and cUtmst ita MIUed in 6"Z (,.atn.l).* .......
6-04. l t ton-iles of freight in passenger trains . . .

AVERAGES
7. Train-mles per ile of road per day . . . . .
S. Motive-power miles per train-aile:
8-01. With looomotives .........................
8-02. With motorar ..........................
9. Percent light of total locoootive-ille. . . .. .
10. Oar-dleso per train-mile in looomotive-propelled trains:
10-01. Passenger ooaho. . . . .. . ..
10-02. Sleeping and parlor ars . .. . . .
10-03. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oar. . . .
10-04. Other passoenger-train oars* . . . . .
10-05. Total oars in locomotive-proplled passenger trains . .
U1. Oar-iios per train-mile in motoroar-propelled trains:
11-0. Passenger oocaoh . . . . . .
11-02. sleeping and parlor oar, . . . . .
11-03. O0ub, lounge, dining, and obseration car. . . .
11-04. Other passenger-traln aars . . . . .
11-05. Total oars in motoroar-propelled passenger train . .
12. Total car-miles In all passenger trains per train-mile . .
13. Train-miles per train-hour, all trains . . . .


154 536
13 894 822
13 865 351
1653 816
29 413 989
2 843 692
32 257 681

29 417133
379 517
742 598
30 539 246
14757092
14031594
1750562
32199
18302
25 28
75 789
7613023
38 152 271

79437 028
68185 896
25 231185
727 862
108 193 410
7 220 580
5500 836
294 496 797
79 262 628
42100 820
153 888190
19 245 159

8633537
40 401
7357
2168
1129175
1 216 440
20 062
11049140
305 545 937
1090 84
296 87
116221
316 511
35 60
765 211
107 460
872 671
8618 611
20 447039
144 282
20 801 218


6.7
1.04
2.68
2.4
2.82

3.83
2.32
.66
10.of

3
.61


159 387
18663 527
11 775 924
1776 511
20 022
32 235 984
3073 027
35 309 011

32 235 984
529 327
874 472
33639 783
19840557
11 895 306
1883 475
20 445
37 915
15 333
26 667

79 915,
8160 757
41800 540

87 251459
76 396160
27 110 601
799 695
113 273 110
8406 270
4 984 280
318 221 575
112 333 395
52 807 688
132 566 475
20 305025
208 992
9 462113
33 909
26755
1650
1 148082
1 383 345
27 539
12083 393
330 304 968
1308 89
415 051
135758
263 662
38 848
445
853 764
115 285
969 049
9 273 408
23 112 225
136140
21456 021


_____1_


33 14
5114 63E
4422 4450
1 554 930
11092 015
1685 526
12 777543

11092 015
215 972
429 799
11737 786
5 595118
4 494 669
1647 999
12 964
7001
25 288
45 25
6 213 48
17 951 26

32 402552
26678477
7 447 477
128 440
38 071 872
3 83902$
1045554
109613395
43 621094
110 431
47 660 673
18 221197

7 150 38
905
723
172
176 622
786 911
8122 230
117 735 625
1065 613
149 614
951
102 483
32 725
285 77$
66 885
352 656
3050459
7760129
28 947
2 265 409


33779
7095 826
3687 805
1 718 108
12501739
1793 250
14294 989

12 501 739
253 509
496 284
13251532
7696926
3 737 269
1 817 337
15 864
4042
26 667
46 573
6621 290
19872 822

36 339 321
29296680
7 960 677
1.86 57 5
40 376 395
4 631122
1 388161
120 178 931
60 199 199
193 931
401435 856
19641 945

7 762 787
819
8164
172
202 087
843 347
8817 376
128 996 307
1227 081
204 345
718
83 963
36 946
325 972
70 338
396 310
3 355 012
8 769 795
40 667
5474 655


5462
815 001
95 876

910 877
8352
919229

910 877
11725
24 969
947 571
849112
97706
753

1 419


1419
8 352
955 923

2 530733
1668 965
526303,
28384
3173 171
436 64 7
85 814'
8 450 017
7 480 715
969 302






16 600
16 600
8 466 617
4 927
24115
2 527

26 642
320
26 962
307 847
619 659
2 541


;I I I I


6011
1055 949
102 257
20 022
1178 228
15 977
1194 205

1178 228
22 398
30 262
1 230 888
1105 503
104 040
900
20 445
1 852
25

1877
15 977
1246 865

3071689
2153777
857 294
34 121
3438747
574 906
166 354
10 296 888
9 238 858
849 038
208 992





25 244
25 244
10 322 13
13 363
31 536
2790
445
34 771
734
35 505
378 293
771 340
4777
340


29 705
1761 845
2 702 742

4 464 587
297 821
4762 408

4 464587
19349
57 528
4 541464
1 814 72
2 726 741

932
264

1196
536 690
5078154

12 644029
10 376 297
4 309 739
166 659
17122 932
1589468
736 45 5
46 945 579
14031 776
656 798
32 257 005


961094
3130 6
120
153354
12 688
140
1158 702
48104 281
5024
54 580
2086
64 874

121540
10 698
132 238
1186 754
3 232 879
20 635
3 868 60 4


t I tI I |


12.4
1.06





6 1

4.48



14:2


5.2
1.02
1.80
1.3
3.01
2.32
.97
10. 5

3:12



* l
3 .0


5.5
1.03
1.80
1.4

3.00

3.93
1o0.39

3.37
.10
.02
.46


5.2
1.03
1.00
1.7

2. 1
1.00
3.9
10.00



1.18
2.06


IIIIII I I I I I i1 11


'n irlg this ooutation the Us r-liles of combination passenger care have been divide equally between passenger oooah-ailes and other passenger-train car-miles,
E Excludes Aissoauri and Lr ansas Ry. Co. Road not in operation.


30 818
2 557 815
2 388 801

4 946 616
323 319
5 269935

4946 616
59 544
70 370
5076530
2668977
2407 553

1004
192

1196
582 613
5659 143

13 951696
11612 641
4 519 36C
175 473
18 399 803
1727112
1002182
51 388 267
21895 343
844 401
28 648 523


1077 324
32 160
5 307
138 845
22 248
1275 884
52 664 151
24 396
78 766
2 326
55 926

137 018
11 706
148724
1291 859
3601 272
31 897
9021 906


5.3
1.03
1.00
2.0
2.
2i
1.0
3.1
10.02

.92
.01
1.12
2.0

T7.I


ITEM


ITEM
NO.


86 223
6203343
6 644 283
98 886
12 946 510
851 991
13 798 501

12 949 654
132 471
230 30 2
13 312 427
6 498139
6 712 478
101 810
16 884
11037

27 921
854 499
14166 92 6

31 859 714
29 462157
12 947 66 6
404379
49 825 435
1 355 442
3633 013
129 487 806
14129043
41 333 591
7: 001 210
1023 962

522060
8190
1 996
799199
400 241
19 922
1 751.60 8
131 239 414
15 284
68 566
113184
146 627
2 877

331 256
29 55 7
360 813
4073 551
8 834 372
92 159
14 667 20 5


7
8-01
8-02
9
10-01
10-02
10-0
10-05
11-01
12-02
11-o03

12
&T





88 779
7 953 937
5 597 061
58 403
13 609 401
940 481
14549882

13609 401
193 876
277 556
14080 833
8369151
5646 444
65 238
19 195
11 074

30 269
940 877
15 021710

33888 753
33 333 062
13 773 270
403 526
51058 165
14735130
2 427 583
136 357 489
20 999 995
51 769 356
62 925 058
663 080

622 002
930
13 284
1478
807 150
492 506
27 539
1 964 889
138 322 378
44 053
100 404
132 714
120 983
1 902
356 003
32 507
388 510
4 248 244
9 969 818
58 799
6 959120


1
2-01
2-02
2-0
2-01




3-01
2-07





3-OS
3-07
3-08
3-09
3-10
3-11
3-12
3-13
3-14
3-15

4-01
4-02

4-02
4-0o
4-0
4-01
4-09
4-i
4-11
4-12
4-13
4-14

4-17
4-1
4-19
4-20
4-21
4-22
4-23

5-01


5-0



6-01
6-02


l1 49








INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
BUREAU OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS

PASSENGER TRAIN PERFORMANCE OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES


Statement No. M-213(os-B)


Compiled from 101 reports of passenger train statistics representing 110 railways i
(SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED)
FOR TWELVE MONTHS ENDED WITH DECEMBER 1949 AND 1948

UNITED STATES EASTERN DISTRICT SOUTHERN DISTRICT WESTERN DISTRICT ITEM
ITEM POCAHONTAS REGION SOUTHERN REGION NO.

1949 194g 1949 1948 1949 1948 1949 1948 1949 1948
AGGREGATES
1. Miles of road operated at lose of month ........ ..... 156 89 159 751 334 31 33 886 5 868 6012 30 494 31042 87 10 5 88 81l 1
2. Train-miles:
2-01. Steam loomotive-propelled trains . . ... 173 709 861 221 007 281 64 883 948 86 384 601 9 959149 11601 541 21 120 454 27 847 674 77 746 310 95 173 465 2-01
2-02. Diesel-electric locomotive-propelled train . .... 151 639 07 8 127 082 462 4 319 644 38 037074 1 070252 1050068 30 645 584 27 101744 71 603 598 60 893576 2-0
2-0. Electric locomotive-propelled trains . . .. 18 794 952 20 281652 17 984 096 19 613 120 810 856 668 532
2-04. Other locomotive-propelled trains . . ... .. 112 211 93 68 112 105 93 685 -106 -
2-05 Total locomotive-propelled trains . . . 344 256102 368465 080 131 187688 144034795 11141 506 12745 294 51 766038 54949418 150 160 870 15673557-3 o
2-0. Motoroar-propelled trains . . . .... 36051025 38 74351 20 717 553 21 95052 209384 257478 3869179 4127941 11254909 12 463041 L
2-07. Total train-iles. . . . . . 380 307 127 407 208 592 151 90524 1 165929847 11 350890 13002 772 55 635 217 5907735 161 415 779 169 198 614 2-07
3. Road motive-power miles:
Locomotive-miles
3-01. Principal ... .. ... .. ........ 344 256 702 368 465 429 131 187 688 144 034795 11141506 12745294 51766038 54 949 414 150 161470 156 735 926 01
3-02. Helper (excludes 'B and trailing "A units) ........ 4 690 792 6 024 35 2 486 360 3 172 97 146 205 260 800 247193 41741 1811034 2 173171 -02
3-03.Light . . . . . . 8840100 1008536 108432 5709317 75192 29826 670344 79282 2786132 3253399 3-
3-04. Total looomotive-miles. . . . .. 357 787 594 384 575149 138 782480 152 917084 11562903 13335 920 52 683 575 56 159 64 154 758 636 162 162 496
3-05. Total, steam only .................... 184580449 234 604150 70747975 93623 672 10 358998 12165316 21902 219 28841392 81571257 99 973 770 -3
3-06. Total, diesel-electric only .. . ......... 153 231896 128 379 40 49 047153 38 570759 10 83821 1067673 30 781356 2731825 72 319566 61422 720
3-07. Total, electric only. . . . . .. 19 861 94 5 21496627 18 987 352 20 722653 7 014 7 968 867 579 766 006
3-08. Total, other (dliesl and gasoline motor and gsollm lcteo) 113 304 94 963 113 070 94 963 234
3-09. Train-switching miles, steam locomotives only. . .. .90 973 462 415 166060 214 23 19438 22951 8156 703 197 319 218190 -09
3-10. Train-switching miles, diesel-electrio locomotives only. 204 335 181 741 68 280 47 596 316 1324 4 971 4728 128 766 128093 3-10
3-11. Train-switching miles, electric locomotives only . 279 739 323 027 279739 323027 1
3-12. Train-withing miles, other locomotives . . 11
3-13. Train-switching miles, total . . . . 875047 967183 514079 584 861 21754 24275 13127 11764 326087 346 283 -1
Motor ear-miles (self-propelled unite only),
3-14. Total motorcars . . . . 93 524002 99758780 75 326445 79756186 209384 257478 6 722705 7 272 683 11265468 12472493 -1ll
3-15 Total road motive-power miles (train swithing excluded) .. 451 311 596 484 333 929 214 108 92 5 232 673 270 11 772 287 13 593398 59 406 280 63 432 27 166 024 104 174634989 3-15
4. Passenger-train oar-miles: -
In locomotive-propelled trains,
4-01. Passenger coaches . . . . ... 920 020 730 1007 323 116 380 175 000 431 304 884 28 924 159 34 34964 141 522 232 153 217 209 369 399 339 388 455061 4-01
4-02. Sleeping and parlor cars . . . ... 847 263 766 923 579 750 325 730 54 3 354 324 550 21885536 26137 772 119 078903 128 720236 380 568 784 414 397 19 4-02
4-03. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oare. . ... 300646016 313425135 87548260 91431003 7289001 8261627 48863102 49807605 156 945653 163924900 4-0
4-0. Business care .... . . . . . 10 591 630 10 721 97 2 355 563 2540636 399999 522 946 2 224392 2143241 5 611676 5515 152 4-
4-052. Mil. ex"res and bgaae cars, an calinationcar. other than passenger ..... 1179919603 1210428803 430714326 454063907 33394446 33912295 186 255411 192656407 529555 420 529796194 4.
4-06. Combination m esr cars (mll, presss, or b gag withpassenger). 88 3167 55 97 966017 48 422 255 55 365 379 4 755799 5732674 18626 338 20 295 27 16 512 36 16 572 6 9 4-0
4-07. Freight-train cars ..................... 19 969519 23103547 3179 635 6 425013 106 157 228985 1 090 207 1 60013 15 593 520 14 849 41 4-07
4-08. Total in all locomotive-propelled trains . . 3366 728019 3 586 548 345 1278 125582 1 395 455 372 96 755 097 109142263 517 660 585 548 440107 1 474 186 755 1533 510 603 14.0
4-09. Total in coal-burning, steam locomotive trains . ... 967 938706 1290541217 541 425057 744978 122 86944624 99619942165483802 225325397 174085 223 220617756 409
4-10. Total in oil-burning, steam locomotive trains . 521 719 640 643 604 12 2 169 033 1 495 585 5 713 576 8 185 379 513 837 031 633 923 161 4-10
4-11. Total in diesel-eleotrio locomotive trains .... . 1 659 387 403 1 418 276 060 526 003 639 422 873 308 8 775 635 8 574 478346 463 207 314 929 331 778 144 922 671 98 951 4-11
4-12. Total in electric locomotive trains . . .. 216 646 584 233 17909 208 527853 226 1083 57 8 11731 7 070 735 4-12
4-13. Total in other locomotive trains . . . 1 035 686 947 843 1 034 838 947 843 848 4-13
In motoroar-propelled trains,
4-14. Passenger coaches .. . . ......... 107 673747 114959320 88 126 124 93546449 49966 12 170 865 1 391036 7 376758 7 971869 4-14
4-15. Sleeping and parlor ars . . . ........ 417 267 417 38 17 553 10095 365 583 394 446 34 11 12 84 U 4-.I
4-1. Club, lounge, dining, and observation oars . . 239750 353 753 85 22 89 994 94182 122157 60 336 141 602 4-1
4-17.Business car ........... . . . ...40793 24581 2362 3233 4999 1196 33432 20152 417
4-18. Mail, express nd bOggaL c, and co.tination cars other tan psener ............. 14 48404 9 15 416 25 2 2 14 9 291 2 449 318 28 1 953003 1 885 976 10 381755 11 080 720 4-18
4-19. Coabinatlon passenger ears (mil. presss, or bage with pssnger) 15 348 013 17 084 744 9 755 099 10 253 138 352 152 331 688 120145 114 930 5 120 617 6384988 4-19
4-20. Freight-train oars. . . . . . 301 027 396 610 -108 119 1757 299270 396383 420
4-21. Total in motorcar-propelled trains . ..... 138 504 646 14865649 100 135 661 106 352 335 352 152 382011 14 710 534 15 909 741 23 306 299 26 008 56 4-21
4-22. Total passenger-train car-iles, all trains ...... 3505 232665 3735 200994 1378 261 243 1 01 807707 97 107249 109524274 532 371119 564 349 848 1497493 054 1 559519 165 4-22
4-23. Total carl-iles of passenger coaches used as cabooses. .... .. 11 225 087 12 343 476 10 538 281 11 227 563 92 59 151683 120 526 422 444 474 221 541 786 4-23
5. Train-hours:
5-01. Coal-burning steam locomotive-propelled trains 3 669 257 4 716 837 1 871 507 2 458639 295 293 344 442 64996 859 141 852 4 9 1054615 5-01
5-02. Oil-burning steal locomotive-propelled trains* ...* .. 1 421 512 1690160 15 943 8597 16 974 24 502 1388 595 1657061 5-02
5-.Diesel-electri loomotive-propelled trains.. .... 3425817 2 814 80o 1093649 844432 28187 27468 738161 636477 1565820 1306425 :-0
5-04.Electric looomotive-propelled trains ........* 405 007 442384 379 547 420 871 25460 21513 ;08
5-05. Other looomotive-propelled trains... . ..... 3181 2 232 3178 2232 3 -0
-0 Total looootve-propelled trains. . . . 8924774 9666 415 3 360646 3 732539 326 658 374142 1405103 1520120 3832367 4 039 614 5-0
5-07. Motoroar-propelled trains . . . ... 1.347 291 1435 84 815 328 8523 06 8 684 10959 138775 146952 384504 425626 07
5-08 To tal train-hours ......... . . . 10272065 11102258 4 175974 4584845 335342 385101 1543878 1667072 4216871 4 465 240 08
6. Ton-miles:
6-01. Gross ton-ailes, locomotives and tenders (thousands) .... 100184 047 104 846 372 36 067 964 38 466041 3 638 729 4 034 929 13463276 14 043211 47 014 078 48 302191 6-01
6-02. oros -ton-mls.,. cars and conaentr .n .a1 sser trains (raosnds. .. .. 28 386 948 258 492 640 91298862 102734580 7 191187 8245884 36 937 69 39080411 102 959 200 108431765 6-02
6-0 Oroas to n-ile.afrlt-in C.ars and ontenta Inclddin se (toa.nds.) .. 630047 752161 110463 226361 3128 6577 34521 50071 481935 469152 6-0
6- Net ton-miles of freight in passenger trains ...... 110 578 524 168 374 952 31 711 97 3 77687859 11 679 44 852 6 963 743 13 325 858 71 891129 77 16 383 6-0
AVERAGES
7. Train-miles per mile of road per day . . . ... 6.6 7.0 12.4 13.4 5.3 5.9 5.0 5.2 5.1 5.2 7
8. Motive-power miles per train-alle
8-01. With locomotives* ... . . . . 1.04 1.04 1.06 1.0 1.04 1.05 1.02 1.02 1.03 1.03 8-01
8-02. With motorcars. ......................... 2 3.64 3.6 1 .00 1.00 .6 1.00 1.00 8-02
9. Percent light of total locoaotive-mls. .......... ...7 3.7 2.4 2.5 13 1 1.8 2.0 9
10. Oar-miles per train-alle in locomotive-propelled trains:
10-01. Passenger coachese.... .................... 2.g0 2.87 33 1 2.81 2.92 2.91 .9 22 2. 10-01
10-02. Sleeping and parlor oars . . ........ 2.46 2. 1 .4 46 1. 2.05 2.30 2:34 2F3 2* 4 -
11-03. Club, lounge, dining, and observation cars ... .... .01 .01 1-0
11-0. Other passenger-train cars* . . . ... .39 3. 49 3.36 :2 9 3.2 3 2 2 07 .6 10-
10-05. Total car* in locomotie-propelled passenger trains 7. 9.73 9.7 9.69 .68 1.4 10 99 9.82 .
11. Car-miles per train-mile in motrecar-propelled trains:9.110.009.8
11-01. Passenger coaches* .............................. 3.20 3.19 4.49 4.51 .84 .84 3.16 32.88 .90 11-01
11-02. Sleeping and parlor carse.....................01 .01 09 :1 11-02
11-03. Club, lounge, dining, and observation coar............ .01 .01 -- .02 .03 .01 .01
ll-0.. Other passerger-train coars .....................343o6452 41.1-11
11-05. Total oars in motorcar-propelled passenger trains .......... 364341.68 1.4 80 .2 20' 21-
12. Total car-iles in all passenger trains per train-mile . ... 9.22 9.17 9.o 8.56 8.42 57 2.' 1105
13. Tran-le per train-hour, all trains. . . . ... 37.0 36. 36..8 33.37


SIn making this computation the car-miles of combination passenger cars have been divided equally between passenger coach-miles and other passenger-train oar-miles.
f Excludes Missouri and Arkansas Ry. Co. Road not In operation.
Represents an average of the mileage reported at the close of each month within the period.


U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1950 0 850181


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