The Greatest Highway in the World Part 16

FACTS ABOUT THE NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY

The New York Central Lines comprise 14,242 miles of track. As part of the track equipment, there are 40,000,000 wooden ties, worth about $1 each. On these ties are 1,727,000 tons of steel rail, worth $96,000,000.

There are 32 tunnels, costing $10,000,000, and 19,000 bridges and culverts, costing $60,000,000. In the princ.i.p.al cities the New York Central's terminals cover about 4,800 acres, a.s.sessed at more than $100,000,000. The deeds for right-of-way for the section east of Buffalo alone number more than 30,000.

Pa.s.sengers carried annually 66,063,480 Freight carried annually (tons) 113,534,840 No. of employees (1919) 95,340 No. of locomotives 3,840 No. of pa.s.senger cars 3,500 No. of dining cars 70 No. of freight cars 144,840 Operating Revenues, 1910 $ 153,383,590 Amount paid employees (1919) 148,244,390 Taxes paid 17,376,120 Funded debt (bonds) 748,354,470 Stock issued 249,849,360 Actual investment 1,134,500,940 Excess of investment over outstanding securities 136,297,110 Operating Revenues, 1880 51,925,370 Operating Revenues, 1890 59,484,870 Operating Revenues, 1900 81,029,460 Operating Revenues, 1910 153,383,590 Operating Revenues, 1920 338,624,450

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