Branches owned by this company : West Eau Claire to Shaw's Mill. Ashland Junction to Ashland, including Shore Line ་ Stillwater Junction to Stillwater. Stillwater Junction to St. Croix Bridge.......... River Falls to Ellsworth.... Lake Crystal to Elmore Heron Lake to Pipestone.. Sioux Falls Junction to Mitchell. Luverne to Doon..... Coburn Junction to Ponca.... Emerson to Norfolk Merrillan to Neillsville.. Eau Claire to Chicago Junction Superior Junction to Itaska St. switch Wakefield to Hartington.... Total length of branches owned by this company.. Total length of road belonging to this company in Iowa......................... Total length of steel rails in track in Iowa, exclusive of sidings Weight per yard, steel...... Weight per yard, iron......... Gauge of track........ 2.74 5.69 3.30 4.55 24.82 44.00 55.10 130.90 28.00 15.82 46.50 14.00 80 62 60.57 33.76 550.37 17.44 160.04 188.44 96.08 88.37 1,295.51 74.54 216.63 20.90 56.16 95.00 50 lbs. .50 lbs. 4 ft. 81⁄2 in. ROAD AND BRANCHES BELONGING TO OTHER COMPANIES, OPERATED BY THIS COMPANY Superior Short Line R'y, Superior Junction to West Superior and Trans If any part of the road was first opened for operation during the past year, July 24, miles November 14, miles....................... June 27, miles.... Total miles of road operated by this company. 4.19 21.63 .82 90 1,393.21 74.54 Total miles of road operated by this company in Iowa not reported by any Number of persons regularly employed on all roads operated by this com- 5,398 Same in Iowa, approximated..... 437 Amount paid employes, including officials, on all roads operated by this RENEWAL OF BRIDGES AND CULVERTS IN IOWA. Amount of timber used in renewals of wooden bridges during the year (feet B. M.(............................ 70 52,000 Give the average number of years the trestle and pile bridges last on your 9 Give the average number of years that wooden truss bridges last on your Number of new ties laid in track during the year in Iowa............................................... 29,510 354.1 What is the average number of years that iron rails last in your track on main line in Iowa........ .t..... What is the average number of years that iron rails last in your track on branches in Iowa. 12 What is the average number of years that steel rails last in your track on main liue in Iowa... 10 What is the average number of years that steel rails last in your track on branches in Iowa... 12 6 What is the average number of years that ties last in your track in Iowe.......... CROSSINGS IN IOWA. What railroad crosses your road at grade, and at what locality? Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern, at Sibley. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, at Sheldon. Chicago & Northwestern, at Alton. Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern, Rock Rapids. Number of highway crossings at grade Number of highway crossings at which there are flagmen.... How many miles of fencing have you on your road in Iowa........ What is the total cost of the same... How many miles of new fencing have you built during the year 86 3 123.20 .70 27,596.80 1 14 Number of locomotives equipped with train brake...... 114 28.9 25.7 Number of passenger cars equipped with train brake, all passenger equipment Number of passenger cars equipped with Miller platform and buffer......................... 141 141 Miles run by construction and repair trains during the vear, locomotives........ 493,312 Total train mileage......... 6,094,950 CARS AND WEIGHT OF TRAINS. Average number of cars in passenger trains Average weight of passenger trains (exclusive of passengers) tons 4.77 123 19.92 219 Average weight of freight trains (exclusive of freight) tons PASSENGER TRAFFIC. Number of through passengers carried 149,802 Average rate per ton per mile received for through freight, cents.... 1 1.33 1.18 77 20.8 CÀR MILEAGE. Number of miles run by loaded freight cars east and north Percentage of empty freight cars hauled east and north to all freight cars hauled east and north.. Percentage of empty freight cars hauled west and south to all freight cars hauled west and south SPEED OF TRAINS IN IOWA. Rate of speed of passenger trains, including stops, miles per hour...................... TONNAGE OF ARTICLES TRANSPORTED. 36 9 2212 10% TONNAGE CROSSING THE MISSOURI RIVER TRANSFER AT SIOUX CITY, IOWA, FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1887. TONNAGE OF ARTICLES TRANSPORTED WITHIN THE STATE OF IOWA. |