Average length of sections-miles Average number of men in each section gang.. Average number of new ties per mile of road... New rails laid in track during the year in Minne- .....miles 91.42 ....miles 97.17 What roads belonging to other companies do your lines cross, where there are no transfer switches between the lines? Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway, at Hopkins and Watertown. Minneapolis & Pacific Railway, at Parker, Paynesville, Elbow Lake, Tintah and Hankinson. Northern Pacific Railroad, four miles west of Everest. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, at Graceville, Trent, Wahpeton, Aberdeen, Burch, Appleton and Hopkins. Chicago & Northwestern Railway, at Aberdeen, Riverdale and Watertown. Duluth & Manitoba Railway, east of Ives and south of Euclid, Grand Forks and Grafton. St. Paul & Duluth Railway, at Minneapolis. Little Falls & Dakota Railway, at Sauk Centre. Northern Pacific, Fergus & Black Hills Railway, at Breckenridge. Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie & Atlantic Railway, at Minneapolis. FENCING. Number of miles of fencing on the road and kind, 991.91 miles wire fence with rail top and 200.48 miles board fence. Number miles new fencing built during year, 198.38 miles. RAILROADS THAT CROSS AT GRADE IN MINNESOTA. Minneapolis & St. Louis at Minneapolis and Hopkins. Minneapolis & Pacific at Parker, Paynesville, Elbow Lake and Tintah. Northern Pacific at East St. Cloud, Moorhead and Glyndon. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul at Graceville, Trent, Hopkins & Appleton. Duluth & Manitoba at east of Ives and south of Euclid. St. Paul & Duluth at Minneapolis. Little Falls & Dakota at Sauk Centre. Northern Pacific, Fergus & Black Hills at Fergus Falls and Breckenridge. Minneapolis, Sault Ste Marie & Atlantic at Minneapolis. EQUIPMENT. Number of locomotives of more than 40 tons weight, exclusive of tender... 95 Number of locomotives of more than 30 tons weight, exclusive of tender... 132. Number of locomotives of more than 20 tons weight, exclusive of tender... Number of locomotives of more than 10 tons weight, exclusive of tender...None Number of first class passenger cars.. Number of second class passenger cars......................... Number of express and baggage cars...... Number of box, freight and stock cars......... Number of sleeping cars owned by the company. Number of business cars owned by the company. Number of hand and other cars.. 13 97 35 55 ..5, 787 30 3 .1, 953 291 DOINGS OF THE YEAR IN TRANSPORTATION. MILEAGE IN MINNESOTA. Total number of miles run by passenger trains during the year ending June 30, 1888, entire line......... 1,588,561 Number of miles run by freight and mixed trains during the year ending June 30, 1888, entire line........ The highest rate of speed allowed for express passenger trains... 35-40 20-28 The highest rate of speed allowed for mail and accommodation trains....... 35-40 Schedule rate of same, including stops.. 20-28 The highest rate of speed allowed for freight trains... 18 10-15 TARIFFS. Average rate per mile for through passengers during the year....... $.0246 .0246. .0130, .0130. |