Motive power and car equipment of class I steam railways in the United States

.)I c


Subject to revision


UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

S1 2 0 111111111u11111111 1r1 INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
3 1262 08854 1494 BUREAU OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS AND SrATISTICS


Statement No. M-240 (OS-F)

MAY 1952


MOTIVE POWER AND CAR EQUIPMENT OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES
Compiled from 158 reports representing 167 steam railways #

(CLASS 1 SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES INCLUDED)
FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 1952 AND 1951


* *,.Y," M"t y.. .


1 T


ITEM


AGGREGATES
1. Locomotives assigned to yard switching service at close of month:i
1-01. Number of steam locomotives . . .
1-02. Number of diesel-electric locomotives . .
1-03. Number of electric locomotives. . .
1-04. Number of other locomotives . . .
1-05 Total .. . ...................
1-06. Number serviceable (not stored) . .
1-07. Number serviceable stored . . .
1-08. Number unserviceable. . . .
2. Locomotives assigned to road freight service at close of month: p
2-01. Number of steam locomotives . . .
2-02. Number of diesel-electric locomotives .. . .
2-03. Number of electric locomotives. . .
2-0. Number of other locomotives . . .
2-05. Total . . ... ... ...
2-06. Number serviceable (not stored) . .....
2-07. Number serviceable stored . . .
2-08. Number unserviceable.. . . .......
3. Locomotives assigned to road passenger service at close of month:
3-01. Number of steam locomotives . . .
3-02. Number of diesel-electric locomotives . .
3-03. Number of electric locomotives. . .
3-04. Number of other locomotives . . .
3-05. Total . .... ............................ *
3-06. Number serviceable (not stored) . .
3-07. Number serviceable stored . . .
3-08. Number unserviceable. ........ ......................
4. Motorcars owned at close of month:
4-01. Number serviceable. . . .
4-02. Number unserviceable. . . .
4-03. Total ........ .............................
5. Freight cars on line at close of month:
Home cars,
5-01. Number serviceable . . .
5-02. Number unserviceable . . .
5-03. Total. . . . .
Foreign cars,
5-04. Number serviceable . . .
5-05. Number unserviceable ........ ....................
5-06. Total. . ... ...........................
All cars (home and foreign),
5-07. Number serviceable . . .
5-08. Number unserviceable . . .
5-09. Total. ......... ............................
6. Freight cars owned at close of month ....... ..................
7. Passenger-train cars owned at close of month:
7-01. Number serviceable. . . .
7-02. Number unserviceable. . . .
7-03. Total . . . .
AVERAGES

8. Percent unserviceable of total locomotives at close of month:
8-01. Locomotives assigned to yard switching service. .
8-02. Locomotives assigned to road freight service. .
8-03. Locomotives assigned to road passenger service. .
9. Percent unserviceable of rail motor cars at close of month .
10. Percent unserviceable of freight cars on line at close of month:
10-01. Home cars . . . .
10-02. Foreign cars. ........ ..........................
10-03. All cars (home and foreign) ....... ..................
11. Percent unserviceable of total railway-owned passenger-train cars. .
12. Miles per locomotive-day:
12-01. Serviceable road freight locomotives. . .
12-02. All road freight locomotives. . .
12-03. Serviceable road passenger locomotives. . .
12-04. All road passenger locomotives . ..
13. Miles per motor car-day:
13-01. Servicable motorcars .. . . ...
13-02. All motorcars . . .
14. Car-miles oer freight car-day:
14-01. Serviceable freight cars. . . .
14-02. All freight cars ... .... ...............
15. Net ton-miles per freight car-day. .....................
16. Percent freight cars on line of freight cars owned . .
17. Percent home care of total freight oars on line. . .


UNITED STATES


EASTERN DISTRICT


SOUTHERN DISTRICT


POCAHONTAS REGION


SOUTHERN REGION


WESTERN DISTRICT


___________________ I* I. 1- 1
1951


4743
6899
16S
12
11 82 5
10309
465
1049

11 16 5
5552
26
6
16986
12694
1466
2 8 4

2567
1591
261

4 41 9
33 94
3 0
64 D

2444
155
2599


799 8S 94
90 91 5
890 80 9

1056 40 7
7419
1063826

1856 3u 1
98 3.4
1954655
1774076

32474
2702
35 25 6


8.9
16.6
14.6
6.0

10.2
.7
5.0
7.9
124.5
92.8
258.4
198.4

94.7
88.5

45.3
43.0
902
110.2
45.6


6412
6094
171
15
12 6 9 2
10 930
429
1337

14 427
4 074
281
5
18 78 5
13 969
1166
3654

33311
1 308
269

4904
3748
26 L
891

2481
161
2642


689 854
81 9 70
771 624

189 263
9416
198 679

879 117
91 386
970 505
741 657

33 :509
3 08
36 :591


1887
3410
153
6
5456
4754
179
5' 3

S782
1850
195

5827
4339
44 9
1039
1 224
627
243

2 0 y 4
1722094
1 "/ 21
314

I L<- b
10 9
2 2.5 4


264214
53704
317 918

46! 452
35060
46L b12

729 66 6
56 764
786 450
728 694

16130
1844
18 03 2


19O'1


2593
3067
154
7
5 821
5 00 ;
169
647

4932
1 334
204

6470
4 807
391
1272

1523
462
247

2232
1710
89
433

2 145b
115
2258

226 923
46 212
275 135

558 15 5
3758
561 911

787 07 j
49 970
857 046
721 249

16 576
2 10b
18 681


195


345
219

564
459
45
60

857
214
16

1087
764
112
211

101
42


143
103
28
12

6

6

87 906
4975
92 881

37 976
201
38177

125882
5176
131058
157528

932
32
964


463
162


625
482
34,
109
1049
99
16

1164
815
51
298

160
24


184
125
15
44

6

6

88980
5 294
94 274

37 299
191
37 490

126 279
5485
131764
156 592

917
42
959


673
871


1544
1389
62
953

1652
1175


2827
2211
281'
335

245
324


569
457
56
76

159
7
166


108 796
8513
117309

151 593
893
152486

26038 9
9406
269795
263063

4116
275
4391


1951


1 039
713


1752
1533
66
155

2 3: 6
907


329
2582
119
592

362
30S


667
522
27
110
161
6
167

88 671
8704
97 575

156 674
1 222
157 896

245 345
992 6
255 271
255 181

4 215
282
4 495 S


1858
2399
16
6
4259
3707
179
373

4 872
2313
54
6
7245
5580
626
1239

997
598
18

1615
1246
124
243

154
5 9
193


338 976
23723
562701

401 3 8 6
5265
404651

740364
2690b
767352
624595

11 236
631
11 869


2 3517
2 152
17
8
4494
3 910
156
428

6060
1 734
61
3
7 858
5761
605
1492

1286
517
18

1 621
1591
134
296

169
42
211

283 280
21 760
5305 040

437 137
4249
441 382

720 417
2600 b
746 422
608 835
11 60 3
655
12 256


L + + I t


10.5
19.5
18.2
6.1

10.6
.8
4.6
8.5

122.0
91.2
243.3
184.8

97.8
91.4

46.5
44.4
965
113.1
39.2


9.6
17.8
15.0
4.9

16.9
.7
7.2
10.2

118.6
88.2
207.1
158.5

90.8
85.9

35.5
33.0
711
107.9
40.4


11.1
19.7
19.4
5.0

16.8
.7
6.0
11.3

116.9
87.1
202.7
153.7

93.8
88.5

34.7
32.6
742
116.1
32.9


10.6
19.4
8.4

5.4
.5
3.9
3.3
113.9
79.0
229.1
162.5

132.6
132.6

46.5
44.7
1,230
83.2
70.9


17.4
25.6
23.9


5.6
.5
4.2
4.4

119.4
83.5
208.6
139.8

104.6
104.6

51.8
49.5
1,393
84.1
71.5


6.0
11.9
13.4
4.2

7.3
.6
3.5
6.3

117.2
92.1
284.0
219.1

98.7
95.1

49.3
47.6
957
102.6
43.5


8.7
18.0
17.7
3.6

8.9
.8
3.9
6.3
109.0
85.1
259.2
199.1

102.5
98.8

51.1
49.2
1,023
100.0
38.1


_________________________________________________________ .1 .1 J .1. ________ d _________ _________ -


8.8
17.1
15.1
20.2

6.5
.8
3.5
5.3
133.8
98.9
317.5
2"6.4

143.1
112.1

53.4
51.5
1,022
122.9
47.3


9.5
19.0
16.3
19.9

7.1
1.0
3.5
5.3
132.3
98.2
289.8
222.4

143.3
115.0

56.8
54.9
1,118
122.6
40.9


ITEM No.


1-01
1-02

1-07
1-08


2-01
2-02
1-06



2-07
2-08

3-01
3-02


3-07
3-08
4-0O
4-02
2-073
2-08







5-01
5-02
5-03
3-04
3-05





3-o0

5-07
5-08

7-01
7-02
7-03
5-01
5-02
5-03

5-o4
5-05
5-o0

5-07
5-08
2-09


7-01
7-02
7-03


8-01
8-02
8-03
9
10-01
10-02
10-03
11
12-01
12-02
12-03
12-04

13-01
13-02

14-01
14-02
15
16
17


f Excjudeo Colorado and Wyoming Ry. Co., which filed no report because of steel strike.
Returns for diesel electric and electric locomotives represent the number of locomotives, i.e. any combination of locomotive units operated


under a single control at the close of each month.


i iy-.)z 1 ly;)l i IyDe i Ly;).L, i yDf 1 1 1 1 -,,- I -,,- -1


, %


1951






INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
ah 2 BUREAU OF TRANSPORT BONOMIC8 AND STAITInC


MOTIVE POWER AND CAR EQUIPMENT OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES
Compiled from 158 reports representing 167 steam railways #

(CLASS I SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES INCLUDED)

FOR FIVE MONTHS ENDED WITH MAY 1952 AND 1951


SOUTHERN DISTRICT
UNITED STATES EASTERN DISTRICT SOUTHERN DSRCE91 DISTRICT

ITEM 12 D 9115191C POCAHONTAS REGION SOUTHERN REGION DISTRICT ITEM No.

1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951


AGGREGATES *
1. Locomotives assigned to yard switching service at close of month:
1-01. Number of steam locomotives . .. ..
1-02. Number of diesel-electric locomotives . .
1-03. Number of electric locomotives.. .... ..... ..
1-04. Number of other locomotives . . .
1-05. Total . . . .
1-06. Number serviceable (not stored) . .
1-07. Number serviceable stored . . .
1-09. Number unserviceable. . . .
2. Locomotives assigned to road freight service at close of month:
2-01. Number of steam locomotives . ..
2-02. Number of diesel-electric locomotives . .
2-03. Number of electric locomotives ..... .......
2-0 Number of other locomotives . .. .......
2-05. Total . . . .
2-06. Number serviceable (not stored) . .
2-07. Number serviceable stored . . .
2-08. Number unserviceable ... . ...
3. Locomotives assigned to road passenger service at close of month:
3-01. Number of steam locomotives . . .
3-02. Number of diesel-electric locomotives . .
3-03. Number of electric locomotives. . .
3-04. Number of other locomotives .. . ..
3-05. Total . ....... ..............................
3-06. Number serviceable (not stored) . .
3-07. Number serviceable stored . . .
3-09. Number unserviceable. . . .
4. Motorcars owned at close of month:
4-01. Number serviceable. . . .
4-02. Number unserviceable. . . .
4-03. Total . . . .
5. Freight cars on line at close of month:
Home care,
5-01. Number serviceable . . .
5-02. Number unserviceable . . .
5-03. Total. . . . .
Foreign cars,
5-04. Number serviceable . . .
5-05. Number unserviceable . . .
5-06. Total. . . . .
All cars (home and foreign),
5-07. Number serviceable . . .
5-08. Number unserviceable . . .
5-09. Total. . . . .
6. Freight cars owned at close of month . . .
7. Passenger-train cars owned at close of month:
7-01. Number serviceable. . . .
7-02. Number unserviceable. . . .
7-03. Total . . . .
AVERAGES

8. Percent unserviceable of total locomotives at close of month:
8-01. Locomotives assigned to yard switching service .....
8-02. Locomotives assigned to road freight service. .
8-03. Locomotives assigned to road passenger service. .
9. Percent unserviceable of rail motor cars at close of month .
10. Percent unserviceable of freight cars on line at close of month:
10-01. Home cars . . . .
10-02. Foreign cars. . . .
10-03. All cars (home and foreign) . . .
11. Percent unserviceable of total railway-owned passenger-train oars..
12. Miles per locomotive-day:
12-01. Serviceable road freight locomotives. . .
12-02. All road freight locomotives. . .
12-03. Serviceable road passenger locomotives. . .
12-04. All road passenger locomotives .... . ..
13. Miles per motor oar-day:
13-01. Servicable motorcars.. ........ . ..
13-02. All motorcars . . .
14. Car-miles per freight car-day:
14-01. Serviceable freight oars. . . .
14-02. All freight care. . . .
1. Nt ton-miles per freight car-day. . . .
1. Percent freight cars on line of freight oars owned . .
17. Percent home cars of total freight oars on line. . .


5 089
6734
172
13
12 008
10 434
417
1157

11 852
5 314
261
4
17 431
13 033
1 274
3 124

2696
1 546
267

4 509
3466
318
725

2 412
186
2598

748 883
84 7 90
833 673

1 108 970
8 147
1 117 117

1 857 853
92 937
1 950 7 90
1 770 394

3 2 523
2 69
35 492-


6590
5 881
17 L
I u
12 659
10 93 53
3601
1 S6CI

14 ul
3 87 '
27 o
5
18 963
14 40-
6d4
3 674

3417
1270
26S

4955
S821
20o
929

2 45 L,
189
2647


624 449
78 22 u
702 67 7

1 234 971
9 721
1 244 69 2

1 859 420
87 94
1 947 369
1 734 865

33 451
3 100O
36 551


2077
3 318
155
7
5 557
4 852
136
569

4 u 50
1 766
189

6 005
4 480
392
1133

1289
587
249

2 125
1 620
145
360

2 093
140
2 233


254 490
49009
303 499

494 288
3 267
497 555

748778
52 276
801054
727 461

16 169
2 011
18 180


i- i


9.6
17.9
16.1
7.2

10.2
.7
4.8
8.4

125.2
93.6
259.4
199.4

93.2
86.6

45.2
43.0
916
110.2
42.7


10.8
19.4
18.7
7.1

11.1
.8
4.5
8.5

121.4
92.2
245.3
189.1

95.9
89.0

46.0
44.0
951
112.2
36.1


2 721
2 959
155
7
5842
5041
134
667

5137
1280
200

65617
5047
261
1309

1565
445
250

2260
1729
72
459

2123
135
2258


218 100
45 740
263 840

575 824
3774
577 5 9 6

791 924
49 514
841436
717 22 2

16 625
2 107
18 732


361
208


569
467
32
70

905
186
16

1 107
803
69
235

114
41


155
112
24
19

6
6


91 882
4 958
96 840

36 161
190
36 351

128 043
5 148
133 191
157 694

922
42
964


456
150

606
475
25
106
1052
104
16

1172
837
34
301

160
22


182
128
12
42

6

6

81 095
5516
86 611

38011
217
38 228

119 106
5733
124 839
156 347

933
40
973


744
847


1 591
1 425
54
112

1767
1 125

a 892
2 310
232
350

252
328

580
456
45
79

159
7
166

102 901
8 622
111 523

160 073
1037
161 110

262 974
9 659
272 633
261 267

4 158
Z83
4421


1086
6853

1 76,
1567
39
163

2: 42 0
8660

3285
2 600
7 o
610

386
304


690
535
19
135

160
7
167


84 833
8222
93 055

169 822
1102
170 924

254 65b
9 324
263 979
254 82 u

4229
295
4524


1 907
2 361
17
6
4 291
3 690
195
406

S130
2 237
56
4
7 427
5 440
581
1 406

1041
590
18

1 649
1 278
104
267

154
39
193

299 61C
22 201
321 811

418 448
3 653
422 101

718 058
25 854
743 912
623 972

11 294
633
11 92"


1. i i i ii. +


10.2
18.9
16.9
6.3

16.1
.7
6.5
11.1

121.2
90.4
209.9
160.0

89.5
83.9

35.3
33.0
713
110.1
37.9


11.4
19.8
20.3
6.0

17.3
.7
5.9
11.2

116.2
88.6
203.5
155.7
91.8
86.3

34.4
32.4
720
117.3
31.4


12.3
21.2
12.3

5.1
.5
3.9
4.4

117.4
85.1
221.5
16o.1

119.3
119.3

48.6
46.8
1,296
84.5
72.7


17.5
25.7
23.1

6.4
.6
4.6
4.1

117.3
83.8
2o6.9
145.5

101.5
101.5

51.7
49.3
1,365
79.8
69.4


7.0
12.1
13.6
4.2

7.7
.6
3.5
6.4

115.2
92.1
301.7
237.2

99.8
95.6

18.9
47.2
988
104.4
40.9


9.2
18.6
19.3
4.2

8.8
.6
3.5
6.5

109.2
86.3
268.2
209.2

102.1
97.9

49.9
48.1
1,030
103.6
35.3


I .L J I J d i


9.5
18.9
16.2
20.2

6.9
.9
3.5
5.3
133.8
98.0
310.3
240.5

136.8
109.1

53.5
51.6
1,039
119.2
43.3


* Cumulative figures shown in this statement represent averages of the number of units of eq
The averages are computed for each railway separately and then totaled.
, Excludes Colorado and Wyoming Ry. 0Co., which filed no report because of steel strike.
0 Returns for diesel electric and electric locomotives represent the number of locomotives,


uipment reported at the close of each month within the cumulative period.


i.e. any combination of locomotive units operated unaer a single control at the close of each month.
U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1952 0 200319


Statement No. M-240 (OS-F)


2327
2089
1 7
9
442
3 850

430

6 19-b
162E)
60
3
7 886
5 921
511
1454

1306
499
19

1 824
1426
103
295

169
47
216


240 421
18 750
259 171

453 314
4628
457 942

693 735
23 37 6
717 113
606 46 8

11 664
658
12 322


9.7
18.4
16.2
21.8

7.2
1.0
3.3
5.3

131.8
99.0
290.6
227.2

140.9
110.2

56.9
55.1
1,119
118.2
36.1


8-01
8-02
8-03
9
10-01
10-02
10-03
11
12-01
12-02
12-03
12-04

13-01
13-02

14-01
14-o2


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