Fuel and power statistics of class I steam railways in the United States

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA L-C I s. 30 :Q$'//

U111 lII IUI I lUl III ff1 I fi ii i NIII U II
, 31262085840899 INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
/ BUREAU OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS


FUEL AND POWER STATISTICS 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 THE MONTH OF JANUARY 1954 AND 1953


Statement No. M-230 (OS-E)

JANUARY 1954


f I -' T


EASTERN DISTRICT


POCAHONTAS REGION


EASTERN DISTRICT
INCLUDING
S.POCAHONTAS REGION


S~OTI RN REGION
.


I t V 7" T r ..


1953


I" 1954


S1954


WESTERN DISTRICT


t I I + F 4-4_ __ I __ __ _


$12 823 654
3 763 664
24 860 552
2 122 506
13 4 7
47 397
43 631653

311 319
9260 101
27 497 911
7 474 798
10664
1685 271
65 935 724
156 667 189
60 445 840
5597

318996
20 564 25
67 605 650
70 982 660
573 412
58 115 036
62 674

3 025712
81 390
2 824 541
262 924307

4026 321

$14 653 947
634 846
4 696 931
25 056 531

735 839


$3 204 31 8
2856
9 261034
1 921770
1482
8458
14 399 91 6

102 859
53310
12 387 236
5 763 814
1798

346154

50 612 60 7
39 034 080

106 754
21842703
65 097 109
364 764
52 325 324
0012

907 340
14 950
213 194
66 839 333

1550 451

$4 497 488
150 671
647 660
8 839 930

317 149


$6 214 815
17 123
8 68312 7
1872 344
2082
13 7 6 6
16 803 257

183 255
59 250
12 470111
7 137 89 3
1392
651756
49 146
49118133
40 003 ,52

210 000
152 118
19 541'112
67 242 052
199 532
52 785 471
12 004
1 505 048
50 995
225 478
83 524 093

1600 727

$7 515 725
374 646
648 07 5
8 510 042

312 461


$1 209 372

935 19
41027

78
2185 675

22 282

924050


161 42 3

6 301563
8 900 285

22 435

1557 325

9 264


272 702
5
3761
6 754 648
141883

$1499 131
62
13014
719 576

22 04 5


$1 592 448

814 308
41184

128
2 448 068

26 497
877 334


215 920

5 203 526
9440 880

25 066

1 525 949

9448


329 058
92
3063
8 395 763
138164

$1866 565
921
10 415
867 451

21670


S4 413 690
2 856
10196232
1 962 797
1482
8536
16 585 593

125 141
53 310
13 311 286
5 763 814
1796

507 577

50 914 370
47 934 36 5

129189
23 400028
63 097 109
374 028
52 325 324
8 012

1 18004 2
14 955
216 955
93 593 981

1692334

$5 996 619
150 73 3
660 74
9 559 506

339194


$ 7 807 26?
17 12,
9497 43
1913 526
2082
13 894
19251 325

209752
59 250
13 347 445
7 137 893
1 392

867 676
49 146
54 321 659
49 444 832

235 068
152 118
21067061
67 242 052
208 980
52 785 471
12 004

1834106
51 087
228 541
91 919 856

1738 891

$9 382 290
375 567
658 490
9 377 493

334131


S159 98 7
45 016
S4 539 339
78 584

2 939
5-82b &6.5

14 474
393006
4 216 65 0


233 58 7
494 060
25 561818


6853

15 336 587
.!
73 61 b
5 302 746

296 883
407
43 867
41 485 249

520 317

$1 294 98 5
1 b53
123065
4273013

122 119


,:


62 271
4 37,3 95 9
78. 459

4 879
S6194 372

25 023
478 663
4 219 25 8


314 582
672 987
246780860


17 766
22 408
14107 554

78 027
5 329 565

431302
830
23 024
42 305 432

476 657

$1856 416
3 854
80 389
4171085

106 932


$2 28
2 2
12 O
15b
870
17

23
3 l%4 5
10 4 7
ai~ 40

350 96
32 276 446
82 67157 5
9 973 733
2597

46 991
10 51151 4
35 126 101
3 847 94 5
318 286

42 58 8

489 776
27 212
1366 226
125 837 387

1 749 146

S2 180 051
242 309
2 659 535
11851364

303604


i AGGREGATES
1. Cost of fuel and power charged to yard and train services Total chazgea for,
1-01. Coal for steam locomotives (Accounts 382 and 394)
1-02. Fuel oil for steam locomotives (Accounts 382 and 394) .
1-0. Diesel" fuel (Accounts 382 and 394) ...........
S-04. Electric current (Accounts 383 384, 395, and 396).
1 '. 1-0~ Gasoline (Accounts 382 and 394) ............
1-0. Other fuels (Accounts 382 and 394).... .
1-07. Total ............. ............
2. Quantities of fuel and power charged to yard and train accounts:
Quantities consumed in yard switching service (Accounts 382, 383. and 384),
2-01. Coal by steam locomotives (net tons). . .
2-02. Fuel oil by steam locomotives (gallons) .
2-03. Diesel fuel (gallons) ..................
2-04. Electric current (kilowatt-hours) . .
2-05. Gasoline (gallons) ............... .
QuantLties consumed in road freight service (Accounts 394. 395, and 396),
2-06. Coal by steam locomotives (net tons) . .
2-07. Fuel oil by steam locomotives (gallons) .. ....
2-08. Diesel fuel (gallons)..... . .
2-09. Electric current (kilowatt-hours) . .
2-10. Gasoline (gallons) .. ....... .
Quantities consumed in road passenger service (Accounts 394, 395, and 396),
2-11. Coal by steam locomotives (net tons) . .
2-12. Fuel oil by steam locomotives (gallons) .
2-13. Diesel fuel by locomotives (gallons) .. .
2-14. Electric current by locomotives (kilowatt-hours) .
2-15. Diesel fuel by motorcar trains (gallons) .
2-16. Electric current by motorcar trains (kilowatt-hours)..
2-17. Gasoline by motorcar trains (gallons) / .
3. Quantities of all fuel and power purchased and produced: 2/
3-01. Coal purchased f.o.b. mines (net tons).....
3-02. Coal purchased f.o.b. points other than mines (net tons)
3-03. Fuel oil purchased (barrels) .
3-04. Diesel fuel purchased (gallons) ............
3-05. Electric current purchased and produced (kilowatt-hours)9
3-06. Gasoline purchased (gallons) . .
4. Total cost of all fuel and power at point of purchase and production:
4-01. Coal purchased f.o.b. mines .. ...... ..
4-02. Coal purchased f.o.b. points other than mines .. ..
4-03. Fuel oil purchased ..................
4-04.Diesel fuel purchased .................
4-0. Electric current purchased and produced. ....
4-06. Gasoline purchased# . . .
AVERAGES
5. Average cost of all fuel and power at point of purchase and production: ./
5-01. Coal per net ton (mine purchases) . .
5-02. Coal per net ton (other purchases) . .
5-03. Fuel oil per barrel (42 gallons) . .
5-04. Diesel fuel per gallon . .
5-05. Electric current per kilowatt-houro . .
5-06. Gasoline per gallon . . .
6. Unit costs of yard and train fuel and power (incl. freight and
handling expenses): 4/
6-01. Coal per net ton .........
6-02. Fuel oil per barrel .. .........
6-03. Diesel fuel per gallon . ... .
6-04. Electric current per kilowatt-hour . .
6-05. Gasoline per gallon . . .
7. Fuel and power consumed per yard-switching locomotive-hour:
7-01. Pounds of coal (steam locomotives) . .
7-02. Gallons of fuel oil (steam locomotives) .
7-03. Gallons of diesel fuel (diesel locomotives) .
7-04. Kilowatt-hours (electric locomotives) / .
7-05. Gallons of gasoline (gasoline and gas-electric locomotives) /
8. Fuel and power consumed per 1,000 gross ton-miles (including
locomotives and tenders)- road freight service:
8-01. Pounds of coal (steam locomotives) . .
8-02. Gallons of fuel oil (steam locomotives) .
8-03. Gallons of diesel fuel (diesel locomotives) .
8-04. Kilowatt-hours (electric locomotives) . .
9. Fuel and power consumed per passenger-train car-mile'- road passenger service:
9-01. Pounds of coal (steam locomotives) . .
9-02. Gallons of fuel oil (steam locomotives) .
9-03. Gallons of diesel fuel (diesel locomotives) .
9-04. Kilowatt-hours (electric locomotives) . .


.$4.84
$7.80
$1.66
9.53
18.28u4


$5.54
$1.65
9.85e
1.0779
17.039

93;
745
7.44
118
6.71

124
9.83
1.70
28.11

21.7
1.12
0.32
3.82


$4.96
$10.08
$3.04
10.189

20.461,


$5.77
12.25
10.87d
1.1999
15.114

30.O0
7.50
127
6.07

136
1.74
25.19
22.1

0.32
3.98


$4.99
$7.35
$2.87
10.19

19.52e

$5.95
$2.76
10.6841
1.1200
15.544

919
29.92
7.26
117
3.72

130

1.73
24.99
20.2
3.34
0.31
3.83


$5.50
$12.40
$3.46
10.65e

15.549


$5.87
10.64,d
0.46114


793
7.85



93
1.46
39.90
19.3

0.33
lg


$5.67
$10.01
$3.40
10.339

15.68&


$5.95
10.694
0.43694

758
7.57



87
1.32
40.75

19.4
0.31


$5.08
$10.08
$3.05
10.219

20.049


$5.79
$2.25
10.85(l
1.1614
15.114
9;6
30.00
7.52
127
6.07

118
e
1.70
27.04
21.5

0.32
3.98


$5.12
$7.35
$2.88
10.200

19.220


$5.95
$2.76
10.684
1.0834
15.5494

29. 1
7.28
117
3.72

116

1.68
26.98
20.1
3.34
0.31
3.83


$4.33
$4.06
$2.81
10.300
23.479


$4.55
$2.13
10.51d
1.4829

1040
8. 84
8.76



114
11.95
1.81

17.4

0.31


$4.30
$4.64
$3.49
9.869
22.U30


$4.69
92.23
10.159
1.4729!

1 086
91.47
8.28



117
12.26
1.77

20.9
2.08
0.31


$4.45
$8.90
$1.95
9.429

17.379

$5.10
$2.04
9.664
0.936
19.490

1 069
74.49
7.84
211
6.26

161
10,55
1.78
36.09

39.0
1.17
0.35
4.71


67
10 9 6

1
28
22ssl 493

7
8 72 9
9 1 2 8


03 013
65 213 591
77667 444
11 001 008
5597

66162
20 189 732
32 431 03 5
3 740 014
286 405

50 870

760 304
29 473
2 572 976
128 699 019

1 810 773

$3 415 241
255 425
3 956 052
11507 953

294 776


$4.49
4F.67
$1.54
8.949

16.28?


$5.18
$1.64
9.130
0.8660
17.345

1,015
74.54
7.34
167
7.63

150
9.80
1.70
34.67

30.5
1.12
0.34
3.72


LLII I I I I I I
SBased on total cost of fuel and power consumed regardless of when purchased.
Includes kilowatt-hours consumed per yard-switching hour by electric rail motor cars.
SIncludes gasoline consumed per yard-switching hour by gasoline rail motor cars.
SEffective January 1, 1951, carriers are not required to report electric current, purchased and produced.
Average not computed. Oil burning steam locomotives used primarily as helpers.
U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1954 0 270317 9


$7 857 200
2 315 54 7
27 160 66 5
2173 921
11 697
29 34 5
39 548 375

189 538
4 237 761
28 026 38 3
6 106 214
9021

1092132
32 77110 6
165 147 763
57 906 09
2597

183033
10 511 514
71 862 716
66 945 054
765 931
57 628 070
50 600

1 968 701
42 574
1627 048
260 916 01 7

3 961797

$9 471 65 5
394 695
3 443 274
25 683 88 3

765 11 7


$4.81
$9.27
82.12
9.84'

19.319'


$5.36
$2.05
10.22
1.1531
18.804

976
74. 5
7.81
130
6.22

128
10.57
1.75
28.26

24.1
1.17
0.33
4.02


/ Includes the equivalent for quantities of dictillate consumed by gas-electric motorcar trains. These
quantities are included with diesel fuel in computing item 6-03.
Includes all quantities purchased and produced, whether for locomotive, station, shop, or other use.
Based on total cost of all fuel and power purchased and produced during the period of report.
Excludes small quantities of gasoline which are individually billed.


UNITED STATES


ITEM
NO.


1-01
1-02
1-04
1-05

1-06
1-07

2-01
2-02
2-05
2-04
2-05
2-06
2-07
2-08
2-09
2-10

2-11
2-12
2-13
2-14
2-15
2-16
2-17

3-01
3-02


3-01
3-02
4-05
4-06
4-ol
4-02





5-01
4-o0





-o5
5-o6





5-01
5-02



6-O0
6-O


7-03
7-04

7-05

6-01
6-02
9-o0
9-N






9-01
9-02



9-04


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