FREIGHT BUSINESS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1886, COMPARED WITH 1885. Receipts from express freight per ton per mile..... Average receipts per ton per mile from freight, not including express freight..... Receipts from express freight per ton... Number of tons of express freight per mile of road...... Receipts from through freight per ton.......................................................................................................... Receipts from local freight per ton.... Number of tons of through freight per mile of road... Number of tons of local freight per mile of road...... Number of miles each ton express freight carried. .85 Number of miles each ton through freight carried................... Number of miles each ton local freight carried..... 3.72 Average number of tons express freight carried each mail train... Average number of tons other freight carried per train mile.. TABLE D. DOINGS OF THE YEAR IN TRANSPORTATION, AND TOTAL MILES RUN. Number of miles traveled by passengers, or number of passengers carried one mile....... 9,719,246 220,037 Total movement of freight, or number of tons carried one mile........... Average rate of speed adopted by ordinary passenger trains (including stops), miles per hour....... 12,506,027 Rate of speed of same when in motion........... Average rate of express trains, including stops............ Rate of speed of same when in motion. ....... Average rate of speed adopted by freight trains, including stops.. Rate of speed of same when in motion..... Average weight in tons of passenger trains, exclusive of passengers and baggage.. 26 32 to 45 29 35 to 50 9 to 14 10 to 20 200 260 |