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

Subject to revision


UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

3II 1 262iI 088i54 I0 UAUO1T1A111 INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
3 1262 08854 0405 BUREAU OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS


MOTIVE POWER AND CAR EQUIPMENT OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES
Compiled from 162 reports representing 171 steam railways

(CLASS I SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES INCLUDED)


FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1943 AND 1942


.j.b~. -~--


ITEM


_____ 1943 1942 1943 1942 1943 1942 1943 1942 193 1942 _____


AGGREGATES
1. Locomotives assigned to yard switching service at close of month:
1-01. Number of coal-burning steam locomotives ....
1-02. Number of oil-burning steam locomotives. . .
1-03. Number of electric locomotive units. . ........
1-04. Number of gasoline, gas-electric, and diesel 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:
2-01. Number serviceable (not stored). . . . .
2-02. Number serviceable stored. . . . . .
2-03. Number unserviceable. . . . . . .
2-04. Total. ...... ....................
3. Locomotives assigned to road passenger service at close of month:
3-01. Number serviceable (not stored). .. ..........
3-02. Number serviceable stored. . . . . .
3-03. Number unseiviceable. . . . . . .
3-04. Total. . . . . . . . . .
4. Rail motorcars owned at close of month:
Electric motorcars,
4-01. Number serviceable. . . . . . .
4-02. Number unserviceable. . . . . .
4-03. Total. . . . . . . . .
Other motorcars,
4-04. Number serviceable. . . . . . .
4-05. Number unserviceable. . . . . .
4-06. Total. . . . . . . . .
Total motorcars,
4-07. Number serviceable. . . . . . .
4-08. Number unserviceable. . . . . .
4-09. 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 motorcars at close of month:
9-01. Electric motorcars.. . . . . . . . . . . .
9-02. Other motorcars. . . . . . . . . . . .
10. Percent unserviceable of freight ears 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 motorcar-day:
13-01. Serviceable motorcars (all types). . . . . . . . .
13-02. All motorcars (all types). . . . . . . . . . .
14. Car-miles per 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 cars of total freight cars on line. . . ................


UNITED STATES


EASTERN DISTRICT


I I SOUTHERN DISTRICT


POCAHONTAS REGION


SOUTHERN REGION


WESTERN DISTRICT


ITEM No.


10 579
1 361
165
1 447
13 552
12 312
171
1 069
19 162
283
2 585
22 030
5 764
139
802
6 705


2 098
120
2 216

458
108
566

2 556
228
2 784

786 604
41 025
827 629

1 190 896
6 205
1 197 101

1 977 500
47 230
2 024 730
1 754 362

33 3Z5
1 8Z5
35 150


11:
12.0

5.4
19.1

5.0

2:3
5.2
125.6
109.0
218.6
188.0

110.7
102.1

Zo0.5
49.3
1,03Z
1i5: 9


10 570
1 400
168
1 213
13 351
11 803
336
1 212

18 108
688
3 119
21 915

5 403
290
1 081
6 774

2 105
113
2 218
472
125
597

2 577
238
2 815

949 283
57 975
007 258

001 709
6 058
007 767

950 992
64 033
015 025
742 134
32 933
2 035
34 968


.1~:
lz.2
16.0

5.1
20.9


3.2
5.8
123.1
101.5
205.2
163.3

102.2
94.1

46:
894
115.7
50.0


5 890
10
157
618
6 675
6 062
65
548

7 449
108
1 087
8 644

2 481
72
394
2 947

1 955
114
2 069
128
49
177

2 083
163
2 246

317 721
19 777
337 498

546 349
2 29-9
548 648

864 070
22 076
886 146
772 107

17 161
1 086
18 247


12:.
13.4

5.5
27.7


2.5
6.0

122.6
105.5
165.1

10O4.5
97.3
44.1
43.

38.1


5 866
15
161
524
6 566
5 801
158
607

7 205
235
1 274
8 714

2 317
153
493.
2 963.


1 959
110
2 069
133
47
180

2 092
157
2 249

392 034
31 223
423 257

494 611
2 499
497 110

886 645
33 722
920 367
767 477

16 916
1 205
18 121


16.6



7.4
.5


121.9
100.5
193.6
150.5

92.4
86.5

41.5
4o0.0
796
119.9
46.0


1 657
24

172
1 853
1 707
10
136
3 084
11
340
3 435

982
18
116
1 116

135
5
140

38
4
42

173
9
182

92 348
3 696
96 044

163 240
610
163 850

255 588
4 306
259 894
230 077

4 125
196
4 321


3.6
9.5

3
1.7
4.5
125.4
112.6
222.2
195.7
118.1
112.9

54.1
53.3
1,105
113.0
37.0


1 581
23

139
1 743
1 594
14
135
2 959
25
368
3 352

992
23
161
1 176

137
3
140

38
8
46

175
11
186

108 823
4 744
113 567

145 898
627
146 525

254 721
5 371
260 092
228 853

4 048
212
4 260


7.7
11.0
13.7

2.1
17.4
4.2
.4
2.1
5.0

125.9
110i.
194.5
163.5
113.4
107.3


543.7
1004
113.7
43.7


2 614
1 327
8
655
4 604
4 151
91
362

7 779
149
1 051
8 979

2 110
45
271
2 426

8
1
9
285
54
339

293
55
348

303 754
16 131
319 885

454 090
3 152
457 242

757 844
19 283
777 127
612 058
11 101
507
11 608


7.9
11.7
11.2

11.1
15.9
5.0
.7


130.4
112.7
245.0
212.0

148.1
126.7

55.2
53.8
1,083
127.0
41.2


2 714
1 362
7
548
4 631
4 030
157
444

7 136
410
1 352
8 896

1 919
106
414
2 439

9

9
293
70
363

302
70
372


9.6
15.2
17.o


19.3

5.3

1:9
124.8
100.2
225.8
178.2
160.

131.4

53.5
51.7
910
119.4
53.4


7
1
8

7
1
8

72 781
1 421
74 202

27 217
144
27 361

99 998
1 565
101 563
140 120

938
36
974


lN.
9.7

12.5

1.9
.5
1.5
3.7

107.6
93.5
207.2
185.8

152.8
152.8

51.4
5 .6
1 554
72.5
73.1


6.6






.14

4:9
108.6
92.Z
19o.6

168.1

178.8
178.8

51.6
50.7

76.35
76.3


________________________________________________________________ I. __________ __________ .J. __________ L L .1


8-01
8-02
8-03
9-01
9-02

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


Statement No. M-240 (OS-F)
APRIL 1943







INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
BUREAU OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS


Statement No. M-240 (OS-F)


MOTIVE POWER AND CAR EQUIPMENT OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES
Compiled from 162 reports representing 171 steam railways

(CLASS I SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES INCLUDED)

FOR FOUR MONTHS ENDED WITH APRIL, 1943 AND 1942


SOUTHERN DISTRICT
UNITED STATES EASTERN DISTRICT POAOTSR WESTERN DISTRICT
ITEM POCAHONTAS REGION SOUTHERN REGION ITEM No.
1943 j 1942 19443 1942 1933 191e 19143 1942 1943 1942 ______


AGGREGATES
1. Locomotives assigned to yard switching service at close of month:
1-01. Number of coal-burning steam locomotives. . . . . . .
1-02. Number of oil-burning steam locomotives. . . . . . .
1-08. Number of electric locomotive units . ........ . . . ..
1-04. Number of gasoline, gas-electric, and diesel 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:
2-01. Number serviceable (not stored). . . . . . . . .
2-02. Number serviceable stored. . . . . . . . . .
2-03. Number unserviceable. . . . . . . . . . .
2-04. Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. Locomotives assigned to road passenger service at close of month:
3-01. Number serviceable (not stored). . . . . . . . .
3-02. Number serviceable stored. . . . . . . . . .
3-03. Number unserviceable. . . . . . . . . . .
3-04. Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. Rail motorcars owned at close of month:
Electric motorcars,
4-01. Number serviceable. . . . . . . . . . .
4-02. Number unserviceable. . . . . . . . . .
4-03. Total. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other motorcars
4-04. Number serviceable. . . . . . . . . . .
4-05. Number unserviceable. . . . . . . . . .
4-06. Total. . . . . . . . . . . .
Total motorcars,
4-07. Number serviceable. . . . . . . . . . .
4-08. Number unserviceable. . . . . . . . . .
4-09. 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 motorcars at close of month:
9-01. Electric motorcars. . . . . . . .
9-02. Other motorcars. . . . . . . .
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 motorcar-day:
13-01. Serviceable motorcars (all types). . . . .
13-02. All motorcars (all types). . . . . . .
14. Car-miles per 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 cars of total freight cars on line. . . . .


Page 2


10 556
1 374
164
1 429
13 5253
12 303
202
1 018
19 134
304
2 594
22 032
5 773
155
804
6 732

2 105
113
2 218
465
102
567

2 570
215
2 785

7835 242
40 532
823 774

205 297
7 003
212 300
988 539
47 535
0.3? 074
754 986
33 385
1 773
35 158


7.5
11.8
11.9

5.1
18.0
4.92
2.3
5.0
124.7
108.3
218.9
187.7
108.3
100.0
48.1
47.0
1,001
1 6.o0
40.5


10 577
1 392
167
1 182
13 318
11 671
576
1 271

17 893
815
3 185
21 893
5 464
344
1 100
6 908

2 120
98
2 218
481
126
607

2 601
224
2 825

932 479
57 395
989 874

990 933
5 941
996 874
923 412
63 336
986 748
727 811.
32 920
2 017
34 937


.5
15.9
4.4
20.8
5.8j
:6
3.2
5:8
119.7
97.8
202.5
160.2

99.6
91.7
44.9
483
115.0
49.8


5 882
10
156
616
6 664
6049
76
539
7 402
126
1 121
8 649
2 487
86
393
2 966

1 960
109
2 069
135
45
180
2 095
154
2 249

325 062
19 458
544 520
554 7753
2 554
557 327
879 835
22 012
901 847
773 145
17 175
18 244


8.1
13.0
13.3
5.3
25.0

5.6

214
5.9
121.5
103.9
195.5
103.9
102.1
95.1
141.6
40.6
871
116.6
38.2


5 871.
15
159
513
6 558
5 733
189
6536
7 075
349
1 5301
8 725

2 300
196
519
3 015


1 974
95
2 069
136
47
183
2 110
142
2 252

387 801
530 939
418 740
486 5354
2 331
488 865
874 335
33 270
907 605
761 055
16 947
1 188
18 155


19:9
17.2
4.6
25.7

7.4
.5


117.o
94.9
193..2





71:1
143.4




38.0
714
la


1 648
23
170
1 841
1 714
10
117
3 107
10
328
3 445
988
17
104
1 109

137
3
140
39
53
42
176
6
182

90 922
3 591
94 5153
169 454
704
170 158
260 376
4 295
264 671
230 120
4 126
162
4 308


6.4
N9?

2.1
7.1
3.83
.14
4:2
126.3
113.9
220.5
196.5
118.5
114.6
54.0
53.1
1,117
115.0
35.7


1 598
24
1538
1 760
1 589
23
148
2 895
32
3689
3 316
1 015
31
156
1 202


110784
4 777
115 561
134 323
648
134 971
245 107
5 425
250 532
226 703
4 0331
216
4 249


8.4
11.7
13.0
2.1
14.9
4.1
.5
2.2
5.1

119.8
104.6
190.4
160.7

113.7
107.6
50.4
49.3
913
110.5
146. 1


2 605
1 5341
8
641
4 595
4 146
109
340
7 783
155
1 028
8 966
2 105
49
289
2 4453


299 118
16 113
315 231
453 378
3 567
456 945
752 496
19 680
772 176
611 952
11 144
488
11 632


7.4
11.5
11.8
II.1
16.0
5.1
.8
2.5
14.2
128.7

247.4
213.2

146.3
123.1
52.6
51.2
1,046
126.2
40.8


2 700
1 5353
8
530
4 591
3 978
153
460
7 113
400
1 381
8 894
1 975
110
409
2 494

9

9
296
72
368
305
72
5377


10.0



19.6

.8
3.2
5.0

124.
99.:
221.2
175.2

158.3
128.0

51.4
49.8
875
118 .
51.6


68 14C
1 37C
69 51C
27 692
178
27 87C

95 832
1 548
97 38C
139 769

94 C
34
974


5.2
12.0
8.4



2.0
.6
1:6
3.5
110.2
95.:4
202.0
182.2

143.7
143.7
56.8
55.9
199
71.:


83 787
1 502
85 289
25 209
84
25 293
108 996
1 586
110 582
135 908
886
35
921


6.6
11.9
8.1



1.8
1:4
3.8
102.5
86.6
183.8
162.3

158.3
158.3

45.9
45.2
1,182
81.4
77.1


U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1943 0- 475219

*Cumulative figures a shown in this statement represent averages of the number of unit of equipment reported at the cloe of each month within the cumulative period. The averages are computed for each railway separately and then totaled,


8-01
8-02
8-03
9-01
9-02
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