No. 835. DRIVER AND PEDESTRIAN ACTION IN ACCIDENTS: 1950 To 1966 [Percent distribution. See headnote, table 833]

1 Cutting in; improper passing; no or improper signalling; movement of driverless car; miscellaneous. 2 Standing on safety isle; getting on or off other vehicle; riding or hitching on vehicle; miscellaneous. Source: The Travelers Insurance Companies, Hartford, Connecticut; annual report, The Travelers Book of Street and Highway Accident Data.

No. 836.

DEATHS FROM MOTOR-VEHICLE ACCIDENTS-PLACE OF DEATH, BY STATES:

Source: Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service; annual report, Vital Statistics of the United States.

No. 837. RAILROADS-SUMMARY STATISTICS: 1930 To 1965

Prior to 1960, excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Includes intercorporate duplications. Sce also Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series Q 44-124]

[As of December 31.

ITEM

Total, reporting railroads.

Operating companies 1.
Road owned, first track "

Miles operated: 3

...miles. 249, 052 233, 670 223, 779 217, 552 215,090 214,387 212, 059

574

471

407

395

395

380

372

211, 384

Road, first track.

226, 753

370,636 226, 015

34, 800

32,719

32, 153

31, 535

31, 113 113, 508

Miles of road operated by receivers

Excludes all duplications; also excludes some mileage in Canada.

* Includes some duplication under trackage rights and some mileage in Canada.

4 Excludes circular and unofficial.

1930-1950 average for steam locomotives only; beginning 1960, all locomotives.

Covers class I railroads, excluding switch and terminal companies. Excludes caboose cars.

Includes lessors.

* Increase in investment over a period of years cannot be obtained accurately by subtraction of 1 year's investment from that of another owing to reorganization, sale or abandonment, reclassification, etc. Includes lessor companies and proprietary companies except those which are part of systems filing consolidated annual reports. 10 For 1950 and later years, includes amortization of defense projects and proprietary companies. Comprises actually outstanding, nominally issued, and obligations. 12 Series discontinued. 13 Class I railroads. Source: Interstate Commerce Commission; annual report, and Accident Bulletin.

nominally outstanding securities, and equipment 14 Includes highway grade crossing casualties. Transport Statistics in the United States, Part 1,

No. 838.

RAILROAD COMPANIES, BY CLASS: 1950 TO 1965
[Prior to 1960, excludes Alaska and Hawaii. See text, p. 552, for explanation of class limits]

X Not applicable.

1 Classification terminated in 1956.

2 Includes operating, lessor, proprietary, circular, and unofficial companies.

Excludes those in systems which file consolidated reports combining mileage, investment, and other items on a net system basis.

Source: Interstate Commerce Commission; annual reports, Statistics of Railways in the United States, and, beginning 1955, Transport Statistics in the United States, Part 1.

No. 839. RAILROADS EQUIPMENT IN SERVICE: 1950 To 1965

[Prior to 1960, excludes Alaska and Hawaii. See also Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series Q 53-65]

NA Not available. 1 Class I railroads.

2 Excludes caboose cars. 3 Class I railroads and Pullman Company.

Source: Interstate Commerce Commission; annual report, Transport Statistics in the United States, Part 1.

No. 840.

RAILROADS (CLASS I)-FUEL AND POWER CONSUMED AND RAILS AND
TIES LAID: 1950 To 1965

[Line-haul railroads only. See text, p. 552, for explanation of class limits. See Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series Q 128-137, for related data]

No. 841. RAILROADS-MILES OF ROAD OWNED, STATES: 1940 TO 1965
[As of December 31. Data are for actual length of line in each State without duplication]

Source: Interstate Commerce Commission; annual reports, Statistics of Railways in the United States, and, beginning 1960, Transport Statistics in the United States, Part 1.

No. 842.

RAILROADS (CLASS I)-REVENUES, EXPENSES, INCOME, AND CAPITAL
EXPENDITURES: 1950 TO 1966

[In millions of dollars. See text, p. 552, for explanation of class limits. See also Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series Q 103-117]

No. 843.

RAILROADS (CLASS I)-SELECTED FREIGHT STATISTICS: 1950 TO 1966 [Excludes switching and terminal roads. Tons of 2,000 pounds. See text, p. 552, for explanation of class limits. See also Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series Q 93]

NA Not available. 1 Revenue and nonrevenue freight. Source: Interstate Commerce Commission; annual report, Transport Statistics in the United States, Part 1, and unpublished data.

No. 844. RAILROADS (CLASS I)-CARS OF REVENUE FREIGHT LOADED, BY PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES: 1940 To 1966

[In thousands. Figures are 52-week totals. See text, p. 552, for explanation of class limits)

Source: Association of American Railroads, Car Service Division, Washington, D.C.; annual report, Cars of Revenue Freight Loaded. Weekly reports are published currently.

No. 845. RAILROADS (CLASS I)-SELECTED PASSENGER STATISTICS: 1950 TO 1966 [See text, p. 552, for explanation of class limits. See also Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series Q 87-89]

Source: Interstate Commerce Commission; Annual Report, and Transport Statistics in the United States, Part 1, and unpublished data.