Steam railroads crossing highways at grade, over or under, steam or street railways at grade, over or under, upon all steam railroads in

The following table shows the Highway Grade Crossings} protected by Gates, protected by Flagmen, protected by Automatic Signals, and Unprotected, in Maine, for the year ending June 30, 1913.

ACCIDENTS UPON STEAM RAILROADS IN MAINE.

By referring to the two foregoing tables it will be seen that there were 305 protected grade crossings and 1,165 unprotected grade crossings in Maine on June 30, 1913.

The total number of persons killed and injured at stations and grade crossings by the steam railroads were fourteen (14) killed and one hundred and thirty-five (135) injured, divided as follows:

Two persons were killed and one hundred and sixteen (116) injured at stations; three (3) killed and ten (10) injured at protected grade crossings and nine (9) were killed and nine (9) injured at unprotected grade crossings.

Reference is had to the following table showing number of passengers, employees, trespassers and others who were killed or injured at stations, and protected and unprotected grade crossings in Maine for the year ending June 30, 1913.

ACCIDENTS AT STATIONS AND GRADE CROSSINGS DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1913.

28

73

5

Killed.

ACCIDENTS RESULTING FROM THE MOVEMENT OF TRAINS,

LOCOMOTIVES OR CARS.

Accidents in Maine resulting from the movement of trains, locomotives or cars, as compiled from the reports of the railroad companies for the year ending June 30, 1913, were three hundred and twenty-three (323),-fifty-six (56) killed and two hundred and sixty-seven (267) injured, classified as follows:

Railway employees, twenty-one (21) killed, one hundred eighty-four (184) injured; passengers, one (1) killed, thirtyone (31) injured; postal clerks, express messengers, Pullman employees, etc., four injured; other persons *thirty-four killed and forty-eight (48) injured.

In 1912 there were sixty-five (65) persons killed and three hundred and five (305) injured.

During the year ending June 30, 1913, there was a decrease of nine (9) persons killed and thirty-eight (38) persons injured.

ACCIDENTS ARISING FROM CAUSES OTHER THAN THOSE RESULTING FROM THE MOVEMENT OF TRAINS, LOCOMOTIVES OR CARS. Accidents arising from causes other than those resuiting from the movement of trains locomotives or cars were three hundred and nineteen (319) classified as follows:

Railway employees, two (2) killed, two hundred and seventyeight (278) injured; passengers, twenty injured; other persons, nineteen (19) injured.

In 1912 there were two hundred and fifty persons injured." During the year ending June 30, 1913, there was an increase of two (2) persons killed and sixty-seven (67) injured.

Reference is had to a detailed statement in appended tables giving accidents and causes.

* Of this number twenty-nine (29) persons were killed and thirty (30) persons were injured, while trespassing on the property of the railroads 'principally while walking on the tracks or stealing rides on trains.