Passenger traffic statistics (other than commutation) of class I steam railways in the United States, separated between ...

INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
Subject to revision Bureau of Transport Economics and Statistics


Statement No. M-250
August 1950


PASSENGER TRA31IO STATISTICS (OTHER THAN COMMUTATION) OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES
Separated between Coach Traffic and Parlor and Sleeping Oar Traffic

Compiled from 106 reports representing 115 steam railways
(Switching and Terminal-Companies not included)

Por the month of August 1950 and 1949


AGGREGATES AVERAGES
District Passenger revenue Number of revenue Number of revenue passengers Revenue per passenger- Revenue per passenger Miles per passenger
and .. whol-dollars) .. .passengers carried carried one mile .mile (cents); per roe (dollars) per road
region In parlor In parlor, In parlor--- In In parlor In In parlor In In parlor
In coaches and In coaches and In coaches and coaches nd sleep- and sleep- cahn and sleep-
_____________________ sleeping cars _____ sleeping cars ______.. sleeping care ing cars e_ ing cars_ ieg cars

UNITED STATES (TOTAL):

1950 .............. $44,073,819 $27,638,828 17,884,812 2,008,326 1,835,176,994 892,023,050 2.40of 3.100 $2.46 $13.76 102.6 444.2
1949 .............. 49,188,083 22,764,418 20,734,833 1,893,620 2,112,368,771 756,138,913 2.33 3.01 2.37 12.02 101.9 399.3

Percent of change 10.4 + 21.4 13.7 + 6.1 13.1 + 18.0 + 3.0 + 3.0 + 3.8 + 14.5 + 0.7 +11.2

EASTERN DISTRICT:

1950 .............. 23,491,856 10,016,513 12,902,395 816,936 814,011,691 253,238,306 2.89 3.96 1.82 12.26 63.1 310.0
1949 .............. 25,370,164 9,o040o,215 14,841,078 877,899 941,615,993 255,311,802 2.69 3.54 1.71 10.30, 63.4 290.8

Percent of change 7.4 + 10.8 13.1 6.9 13.6 0.8 + 7.4 + 11.9 + 6.4 + 19.0 0.5 +6.6

Southern District:
POCAHONTAS REGION,
1950 .............. 1,183,179 641,743 331,475 72,239 44,644,293 17,048,923 2.65 3.76 3.57 8.88 134.7 236.0
1949 .............. 1,452,604 486,108 465,050 63,912 58,236,585 14,033,361 2.49 3.46 3.12 7.61 125.2 219.6

Percent of change 18.5 + 32.0 28.7 + 13.0 23.3 + 21.5 + 6.4 + 8.7 + 14.4 + 16.7 + 7.6 + 7.5

SOUTHERN REGION,

1950 .............. 5,568,460 3,157,236 1,464,983 295,049 270,913,458 99,729,470 2.06 3.17 3.80 10.70 184.9 338.0
1949 .............. (333,235 2,455,181 1,665,267 264,733 292,181,265 85,733,563 2.17 2.86 3.80 9.27 175.5 323.8

Percent of change 12.1 + 28.6 12.0 + 11.5 7.3 + 16.3 5.1 + 10.8 + 15.4 + 5.4 + 4.4

WESTERN DISTRICT:

1950 .............. 13,830,324 13,823,336 3,185,959 824,102 705,607,552 522,006,351 1.96 2.65 4.34 16.77 221.5 633.4
1949 .............. 16,032,080 10,782,914 3,763,438 687,076 820,334,928 401,060,187 1.95 2.69 4.26 15.69 218.0 583.7

Percent of change 13.7 + 28.2 15.3 + 19.9 14.0 + 30.2 + 0.5 1.5 + 1.9 + 6.9 + 1.6 + 8.5


NOTEZ: Statistics of commutation passenger traffic are published in Statement No. M-220, Revenue Traffic Statistics.




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TRAFFIC STATISTICS (OTMR THAN C0MUTATION) OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES
Separated between Coach Traffic and Parlor and Sleeping Car Traffic

Compiled from 106 repoqrs representing 115 steam railways
(Switching and Teriinal Companies not included /


For eight months nxied with August 1950 and 1949


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District Passenger revenue Number of revenue Nuibeir of revenue passengers Revenue per passenger- Revenue per passenger Miles per passenger
andd (whole dollars) passengers carried -. carried one mile mile (cents) per road (dollars) per road
region In parlor In parlor In-parlor In In.parlor In parlor I In parlorI
In coaches and In coaches and In'c aches and coaches and sleep- and sleep- and sleep-
.. sleeping carslei ..s__sleeping caress loeepping cars ine cccarinecoce tng cars

UNITED STATES (TOTAL):
1950 ............. $283,328,189 $194,875,730 123,405,089 14,535,454 11,496,054,877 6,001,490,769 2.461 3.250 $2.30 $13.41 93.2 412.9
1949 ............. 336,014,297 203,122,083 154,261,469 16,100,398 14,030, 225,395 6,518,184,753 2.39 3.12 2.18 12.62 91.0 404.8

Percent of change 15.7 4.1 20.0 9.7 18.1 7.9 + 2.9 + 4.2 + 5.5 + 6.3 2.4 +2.0

EASTERN DISTRICT:

1950 ............. 153,942,663 85,100,499 91,125,226 6,987,092 5,?256t361,904 2,156,091,257 2.93 3.95 1.69 12.18 57.7 308.6
1949 ............. 178,580,235 86,250,822 112,805,718 7,873,231 6,515.,755,238 2,402,708,416 2.74 3.59 1.58 10.95 57.8 305.2

Percent of change -13.8 -1.3 -19.2 -11.3 -19.3 10.3 + 6.9 10.0 + 7.0 + 10.7 -0.2 + 1.1

Southern District:
POCAHONTAS REGION,

1950 ............. 7,314,678 4,695,431 2,193,309 654,275 279,355,417 131,360,898 2.62 3.57 3.33 7.18 127.4 200.8
1949 ............. 10,067,603 5,164,224 3,399,700 730,411 399pL103,378 151,017,345 2.52 3.42 2.96 7.07 117.5 206.8

Percent of change 27.3 9.1 35.5 10.4 30.1 13.0 + 4.0 + 4.4 + 12.5 + 1.6 + 8.4 2.9

SOUTHERN REGION,,

1950 ............. 36,207,214 28,194,829 9,199,543 2,357,055 1 ,683!919,878 913,572,441 2.15 3.09 3.94 11.96 183.0 387.6
1949 ............. '5,00o,502 29,523,429 12,012.027 2,550,667 2,04 ,724,750 958,379,107 2.20 3.08 3.75 11.57 170.1 375.7

Percent of change 19.5 4.5 23.4 7.6 17.6 4.7 2.3 + 0.3 + 5.1 + 3.4 + 7.6 + 3.2
WESTERN DISTRICT:

1950 ............. 85,863,634 76,884,971 20,887,011 4,537,032 4,276,417,678 2,800,466,173 2.01 2.75 4.11 16.95 204.7 617.2
1949 ............. 102,365,957 82,183,608 26,o044,024 4,946,089 5.07 '342,029 3,006,079,885 2.02 2.73 3.93 16.62 194.8 607.8

Percent of change 16.1 6.4 19.8 8.3 15.7 6.8 -0.5 + 0.7 + 4.6 + 2.0 + 5.1 +1.5


NOTE: Statistics of commutation passenger traffic are published in Statement No. M-220,


Bevenue Traffic Statistics.

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