The motive power and equipment have been well maintained and are in good condition. During the year ending June 30, 1914, the company purchased five new locomotives of the modern super-heater type for freight service. Thirteen box cars, sixty-eight flat cars, and three caboose cars were received to replace similar cars destroyed, and contracts have been awarded for 134 box cars, eighty-nine flat cars, two stock cars, and four caboose cars for delivery before the first of next February.

In addition to cars reported in previous years, 729 cars have been equipped with standard appliances as required by the Federal regulations.

BOSTON AND MAINE RAILROAD.

Besides the maintenance repairs to the road bed, track and buildings, permanent improvements were made at various points along the road.

At Biddeford, station settees were added, tannery track removed, and two out-buildings and four tenements were abandoned.

At Saco, a crossing at grade was put in, the grist mill track extended, and a siding removed.

Repairs were made on the express building at Kennebunk, the passenger siding extended at Wells Beach, the Shackley track at Springvale removed, and the siding at Elms station abolished.

On the York Harbor and Beach division the track at Navy Yard Bridge in Kittery was raised and bridges number 236 and 232 were rebuilt.

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY, ATLANTIC DIVISION.

STATE OF MAINE.

The road bed, track, and buildings of this company are in excellent condition,

On the Brownville sub-division 13.255 new ties were put in the track. Between mileage 97.40 and 98.40 new eighty-five pound rails were laid replacing those of eighty pound. At

Knights a spur four hundred feet long was constructed, and at mileage 91.63 a siding for N. B. Grey seven hundred feet long was built.

On the Moosehead sub-division thirty-three thousand new ties were put under the track, and twenty-three thousand tie. plates were put under the rails. Between mile posts 17 and 21.4, 24.3 and 25.3, 38.3 and 39.3, new eighty-five pound rails were laid replacing rails weighing eighty pounds,

At Somerset Junction two new sidings were built connecting with the Kineo Branch of the Maine Central Railroad, and at mileage 73.56 a siding was built for the Bald Mountain Co. At Onawa the siding was extended westerly four hundred feet.

Eighteen inch cast iron pipe culverts were put in at mileage 10.57 and 20.58. Thirty inch triangular concrete pipe culverts were put in at mileage 21.71, 22.85, and 60.69. A standard four foot concrete arch culvert was put in at mileage 23.74, and at mileage 24.36 a Standard four foot rail top culvert was built. At Bressua concrete foundations were put under two section houses, and at Ray a shelter house was built.

The bridges at mileage 17.2 and 28.29 were painted and decks repaired, while at bridge 63.5 the western abutment was renewed.

On the Aroostook Subdivision 6,045 ties were put in the track. Between mileage 19. and 22.5, and mileage 30.5 and 32. the fifty-two pound rail was replaced by rail weighing eighty pounds. At mileage 22.31 a standard four foot concrete arch culvert was built and at mileage 11.94 the crib work was repaired.

At Presque Isle the station platform was rebuilt. The rolling stock is in better condition than heretofore.

GEORGES VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY.

Notwithstanding the fact that quite a number of new ties were laid during the year, the road bed and track of this company are in only fair condition. The track needs ballasting and lining. We renew our recommendations of last year that the company renew the ties where needed.

During the year the company spent in the maintenance of road-bed and track $800, and in the maintenance of rolling stock and equipment $500.

GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.

Only ordinary maintenance repairs to road bed and track, rolling stock and equipment were made in Maine to keep them in first class operating condition. Permanent improvements were made as follows: Five miles new 80-pound rail were laid between Falmouth and North Yarmouth. At Mechanic Falls a coal trestle five hundred feet in length was built for the Poland Paper Company. At Portland on Back Cove Bridge motor equipment was installed. An overhead gangway was built between sheds Nos. four and five, and dredging slips erected.

LIMEROCK RAILROAD COMPANY.

During the year this company has replaced the greater part of the trestle which was destroyed by fire in October 1913. The eight dump cars which were destroyed in the same fire were also rebuilt. With the exception of the above work, only general repairs have been made to keep the road bed, track, rolling stock and equipment in good condition.

MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY.

A large amount of maintenance repairs were made by this company during the year as follows:

New eighty-five pound steel rails were relaid in the main track, single track basis-between the following places:

Between Augusta and Kennebec (West Bound)
Between Half Way and Pittsfield

.60 miles

1.87 miles

Relay eighty-five pound steel rails were relaid on the main track, single track basis-at the following places: Between Oakland and Waterville North Rail only

Between Waterville and West Benton

Between Lincoln Mills and Moodys

Between North Jay and East Wilton

Between Fairfield and Emery Hill (Wyman's

Crossing)

Between Corinna and Moodys

Total

.78 miles

.15 miles

1.32 miles

4.60 miles

.08 miles

3.17 miles

10.10 miles

Relay seventy-five pound steel rails were relaid on the main

The main line between Austin Jct. and Bingham, 76 of a mile was relaid with relay seventy pound steel rails; also the track between Bemis and Camp Two, 3.20 miles and the track of the Maine Trap Rock and Contracting Co. .69 miles were relaid with relay sixty-seven pound steel rails.

Three hundred and thirty-seven thousand, eight hundred and forty-two cross ties, fourteen thousand and sixteen switch ties and five thousand six hundred and forty-six bridge ties were used during the year.

New side track aggregating fifty-six thousand two hundred and forty-five feet was built and twelve thousand eight hundred and ninety-four feet taken up.

Fifty-two thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven cubic yards of gravel were used in reballasting 23.84 miles of track. Three thousand, five hundred and forty feet of board and 196,844 feet of woven wire fencing were built during the year. New bridges were built at the following places:

Sunkhaze, through plate girder, single track, I span, length 105'-0".

Olamon, deck plate girder, single track, I span, length 80′-0′′. Passadumkeag, through truss, single track, I span, length,

139′48′′.

Mattawamkeag, through truss, single track, 3 spans, length

432'-0".

Molunkus, through plate girder, single track, I span, length 105'-0".

Bancroft, through truss, single track, 2 spans, length 248'-0". Danforth, through plate girder, single track, I span, length 105'-0".

Goding's Crossing, deck I-Beam, single track, I span, length 26'-0".

Oakland Underpass, deck plate girder, single track, I span,

28'-5".

Augusta

Through plate girder, I span

Deck plate girder, 6 spans
Deck Riv. Truss. 5 spans

length 1,240′-0′′.

Johnson Brook, Deck I-Beam, I span, length 17'-6".
Bog Brook, deck plate girder, I span, length 26'-0".
Dexter Pond, deck plate girder, length 32'-9".

Stinchfield, deck plate girder, I span, length 17′-9′′. Sixteen bridges in various parts of the system were strengthened.

Three new overhead bridges were built as follows:

Spring Street, through girders, 5 spans, 193'-3′′. Vaughn Street, through truss, 3 spans, 125'-0". Great Works, through truss, 4 spans, 145'-0". and the overhead bridge at Burbanks was repaired.

Twenty-three thousand three hundred and seventy-nine cubic yards of masonry were laid for cattle passes, abutments, piers, parapets, foundations and for culvert improvement, of which amount twelve thousand five hundred and ninety-six cubic yards were used for the piers and abutments of the Kennebec