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Acworth Argentine Austria Average miles operated Belgium British Buenos Aires built canals Capitalization or cost carried one mile Charges Commission concessions construction per mile cost of construction Czechoslovak crowns December 31 deficit Employees and equipment expenses Net operating France freight carried French funds gauge Germany government ownership increased India Indian Railway interest June 30 Manchuria March 31 ment miles of line miles of railroad National Railways Number of employees Number of freight Number of locomotives Number of passenger operating ratio Operating ratio-per cent Operating revenues Operating Paraguay passenger cars passenger cars Number passenger mile-all classes passenger-all classes Passengers carried-all classes Passengers carried-first class private companies private management private railroads rail Railway Age Railway Company Railway Gazette railway system receipts per passenger receipts per passenger-all Results of operation revenues Average receipts revenues Operating expenses roads South Africa square miles standard gauge tion Tons of freight traffic transportation
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