Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 122 pages of information about Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 122 pages of information about Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887.
20,873.70 9.99
Switches 6,331.85 3.03
Tools 2,749.50 1.31
Hand cars and sundries 5,691.39 2.72
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   Total $107,855.84 $51.36

Equipment.
Average
Number.  Total.  Cost. 
Locomotives 264 $53,480.98 $202.58 Cars (300 of these passenger—­3.5%) 8,537 49,577.20 5.81
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Total cost $210,414.02
Total average cost per mile $100.67

EAST TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA & GEORGIA SYSTEM.

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___________________ | | | | | | | Number | Cost of | Cost of | Total |Average| | Changed.| Labor. | Material | Cost. | Cost. | |_________|__________|__________|___________|_______| | | | | | | Engines and tenders. | 180 |$ 8,227.47|$ 2,904.30|$ 11,131.77|$ 61.82| Pass., bag., and mail | | | | | | cars. | 168 | 734.93| 59.67| 794.60| 4.73| Freight cars and | | | | | | cabooses. | 5,175 | 17,425.57| 1,224.08| 18,649.65| 3.60| M. of W. cars. | 439 | 2,038.44| 549.47| 2,587.91| 5.89| | Miles | | | | | | Track. | | | | | Track (inc. sidings). | 1,532.7 | 27,718.17| 40,912.09| 68,630.26| 44.78| Bridges. | 1,532.7 | 1,808.57| 200.00| 2,008.57| 1.31| Track tools. | 1,532.7 | 194.48| 2,573.83| 2,768.31| 1.80| Storage tracks, inc. | | | | | | taking up. | 37.02| 9,825.41| 1,481.59| 11,307.00| 305.44| Shop tools. | | 472.20| 2,728.30| 3,200.50| | |_________|__________|__________|___________|_______| | | | | | | Total cost. | |$68,445.24|$52.633.33|$121,078.57| | Total average cost | | | | | | per mile. | | | | |$ 79.06| ______________________|_________|__________|__________|_____
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Axles condemned                                                     577
Wheels condemned                                                    754
Wheels burst                                                        202
New axles used                                                    1,102
New wheels used                                                   2,783
Axles turned back                                                 8,316

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