BERKSHIRE RAILROAD CORPORATION.

[The Report of this Railroad (not received at date of printing), will be found on a subsequent page. See Index.]

REPORT

OF THE

BOSTON AND ALBANY RAILROAD CORPORATION,

FOR THE TEN MONTHS ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1870.

COST OF ROAD AND EQUIPMENT.

21. For graduation and masonry, per last report,

22. For graduation and masonry, paid during the past

year, •

23. Total am't expended for graduation and masonry,
24. For wooden [and iron] bridges, per last report,
25. For wooden [and iron] bridges, paid during the
past year,.

26. Total amount expended for wooden bridges,
27. Total amount expended for iron bridges, (if any,)
[included with wooden,]

28. For superstructure, including iron, per last report, 29. For superstructure, including iron, paid during the past year,

30. Total amount expended for superstructure, in

25,090,320 00

5 to 6 per cent.
4,108,020 00

cluding iron,

3,847,094 59

31. For stations, buildings and fixtures, per last report,

1,661,082 58

98. Rate of speed adopted for express passenger trains, including stops,

99. Average rate of speed actually attained by express passenger trains, including stops and detentions, .

100. Rate of speed adopted for accommodation trains,
101. Rate of speed actually attained by accommoda-
tion trains, including stops and detentions,
102. Average rate of speed actually attained by special
trains, including stops and detentions,

103. Average rate of speed adopted for freight trains,
including stops,

104. Estimated weight in tons of passenger cars (not
including passengers,) hauled one mile, .
105. Estimated weight in tons of merchandise cars
(not including freight,) hauled one mile,

EXPENDITURES FOR WORKING THE ROAD.*

106. For repairs of road, maintenance of way, exclusive of wooden bridges, and renewals of iron, .

32,885,728

30,383,615

30 miles per hour.

32 miles per hour.
25 miles per hour.

25 miles per hour.

15 miles per hour.

42,021,424

178,645,788

$704,727 28

* All items under the headings marked with an asterisk, are required by law for "the total miles of road operated by this company."