| Nifty Fifty: Railways of the Pacific Northwest |
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CBQ |
CMStPP |
GN |
NP |
SP |
SPS |
UP |
| Freight Revenue |
199,932,606 |
209,924,036 |
195,579,886 |
147,282,410 |
506,030,095 |
24,139,130 |
389,289,637 |
| Passenger Revenue |
17,679,514 |
17,538,857 |
11,068,436 |
6,229,980 |
47,060,108 |
963,756 |
33,159,662 |
| Total Operating Revenue |
245,247,561 |
255,541,649 |
221,722,945 |
167,228,070 |
598,262,728 |
26,738,515 |
465,283,516 |
| Net Income |
33,761,655 |
15,171,193 |
28,184,939 |
19,510,767 |
50,839,062 |
1,901,155 |
69,761,550 |
| Operating Ratio |
66 |
78.2 |
71.6 |
72.9 |
73.1 |
69.8 |
70.3 |
| Gross Ton-Mi. per Frt. Tr. Mi. |
52,231 |
40,619 |
43,837 |
45,388 |
47,999 |
36,813 |
62,290 |
| Additions and Betterments |
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| For Locomotives |
9,502,353 |
13,629,230 |
16,964,509 |
4,978,592 |
34,305,257 |
3,318,776 |
5,631,277 |
| For Freight Cars |
7,967,462 |
729,956 |
351,833 |
5,450,923 |
23,297,260 |
9,292 |
22,072,495 |
| For Passenger Cars |
4,841,063 |
158,907 |
8,997,953 |
474,018 |
16,895,917 |
1,676,833 |
13,517,665 |
| Total for Equipment (Incl. Misc.) |
22,524,912 |
16,976,950 |
26,981,893 |
11,247,281 |
74,853,004 |
5,110,664 |
46,100,272 |
| Total for Road |
12,351,193 |
6,730,553 |
7,860,684 |
6,567,676 |
2,993,426 |
998,386 |
13,769,910 |
| Revenue Tons Carried |
49,056,732 |
50,164,902 |
54,109,595 |
28,007,770 |
87,776,202 |
7,799,915 |
51,460,101 |
| Revenue Ton-Miles (Billions) |
17 |
16 |
16 |
11 |
58 |
2 |
30 |
| Revenue per Ton-Mile (Cents) |
1.19 |
1.29 |
1.22 |
1.31 |
1.4 |
1.22 |
1.29 |
| Revenue Passengers Carried |
9,686,619 |
7,309,607 |
1,546,035 |
920,865 |
12,371,693 |
159,513 |
2,190,630 |
| Revenue Pass.-Mi. |
748,698,898 |
787,156,378 |
494,256,016 |
275,007,583 |
2,300,000,000 |
39,172,276 |
1,400,000,000 |
| Revenue per Pass.-Mi. (Cents) |
2.36 |
2.23 |
2.24 |
2.27 |
2.09 |
2.46 |
2.33 |
| Weight of Rail |
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| Miles Under 100 Pounds |
5,222 |
3,209 |
5,557 |
4,166 |
6,053 |
377 |
4,346 |
| Miles 100-129 Pounds |
3,817 |
6,746 |
2,656 |
2,745 |
5,202 |
481 |
1,133 |
| Miles 130 Pounds and Over |
305 |
1,078 |
91 |
330 |
1,713 |
20 |
4,730 |
| Mileage |
9,344 |
11,033 |
8,304 |
7,241 |
12,968 |
878 |
10,209 |
| Dining/Buffet Revenue |
1,905,387 |
1,947,782 |
1,403,033 |
807,895 |
7,184,771 |
49,878 |
4,475,785 |
| Dining/Buffet Expense |
2,820,033 |
2,995,814 |
2,470,605 |
1,102,378 |
9,389,058 |
92,344 |
8,213,329 |
| Locomotives |
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| Steam Freight |
389 |
656 |
370 |
410 |
926 |
35 |
769 |
| Steam Passenger |
153 |
114 |
121 |
31 |
199 |
9 |
98 |
| Steam Freight/Passenger |
36 |
0 |
0 |
93 |
272 |
4 |
45 |
| Steam Switcher |
79 |
67 |
77 |
127 |
175 |
0 |
63 |
| Electric Freight |
0 |
94 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Electric Passenger |
0 |
14 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Electric Switcher |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Diesel Freight |
188 |
141 |
201 |
96 |
524 |
34 |
238 |
| Diesel Passenger |
94 |
63 |
85 |
42 |
55 |
4 |
98 |
| Diesel Freight/Passenger |
0 |
0 |
40 |
69 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Diesel Road Switcher |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
| Diesel Switcher |
166 |
154 |
97 |
0 |
231 |
32 |
192 |
| Other Locomotives |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Total Locomotives |
1,108 |
1,307 |
1,011 |
868 |
2,383 |
118 |
1,539 |
| Frieght Cars |
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| Box |
21,629 |
31,547 |
21,517 |
19,672 |
35,763 |
1,724 |
25,716 |
| Flat |
1,623 |
5,296 |
2,576 |
4,779 |
8,439 |
805 |
2,726 |
| Stock |
3,571 |
3,737 |
2,043 |
1,789 |
2,855 |
0 |
4,129 |
| Gondola/Hopper |
16,003 |
17,076 |
11,906 |
8,466 |
15,720 |
100 |
7,335 |
| Hopper |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8,438 |
| Tank |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2,473 |
0 |
1,078 |
| Refrigerator |
0 |
1 |
40 |
2,029 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
142 |
0 |
54 |
| Caboose |
589 |
786 |
433 |
422 |
1,209 |
70 |
752 |
| Total Freight Cars |
43,415 |
58,443 |
38,515 |
37,177 |
66,610 |
2,699 |
50,228 |
| Passenger Cars |
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| Coach |
287 |
386 |
179 |
150 |
743 |
18 |
334 |
| Combination |
47 |
68 |
12 |
35 |
12 |
0 |
28 |
| Parlor |
3 |
43 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
| Sleeping |
17 |
59 |
67 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
210 |
| Dining |
32 |
48 |
41 |
18 |
133 |
3 |
117 |
| Club/Lounge/Observation |
14 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
71 |
0 |
72 |
| Postal |
23 |
42 |
13 |
9 |
85 |
13 |
99 |
| Other Head-End |
577 |
439 |
466 |
244 |
614 |
19 |
387 |
| Rail Motorcar |
29 |
13 |
30 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
| Motorcar Trailer |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| Steam Generator |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Articulated |
42 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total Passenger Cars |
1,071 |
1,104 |
822 |
478 |
1,664 |
55 |
1,283 |
| Company Service |
5,000 |
3,357 |
3,444 |
4,362 |
5,360 |
508 |
2,987 |
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| Source: |
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| Lewis,
Robert G. Handbook of American Railroads. New York: Simmons-Boardman, 1951. |
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| Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railroad, pp. 52-55, excluding
Colorado and Southern |
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| Railway
and the Fort Worth and Denver Railway. |
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| Chicago,
Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, pp. 61-63. |
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| Great
Northern Railway, pp. 103-105. |
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| Northern
Pacific Railway, pp. 174-175. |
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| Southern
Pacific Company, pp. 207-209, including the Texas and New
Orleans Railroad, |
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| but
excluding the Northwestern Pacific Railroad and the St. Louis Southwestern
Railway. |
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| Spokane,
Portland and Seattle Railway, pp. 213-214. |
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| Union
Pacific Railroad, pp. 224-226. |
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