STATEMENT A. Business of Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road for the year ending November 30th, 1850. TONNAGE. Coal transported, tons of 2,240 lbs., Merchandise transported, tons of 2,000 lbs., Materials for use of Road, including earth, gravel, timber, rails, sills, cord wood, stone, brick, iron, &c. &c., in tons of 2,000 lbs., Total tonnage of Road for the year, including weight of passengers, in tons of 2,000 lbs., 1,351,507 63,625 157,450 1,743,680 Total amount of Coal transported to date, tons of 2,240 lbs., PASSENGER TRAVEL. Total number of passengers during year, 92,726 Total number of miles travelled by same, 4,235,796 Equal to, in through passengers, over whole length of Road, 46,041 do. transportation of U. S. Mail, express car, & other sources, 18,026 48 125,821 85 148,378 99 Total Receipts, $2,363,958 50 STATEMENT D. Number of Engines, Cars, and Running Machinery upon the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road, November 30th, 1850. CARS FOR FREIGHT AND GENERAL USE. 25 Eight-wheeled Covered House Cars. Box Cars. Open Platform Cars. Covered House Cars. 162 Four do. 258 do. do. Open Platform and Box Cars. In addition to the above, the Company own: 2 Small Passenger Cars, for use of Road. 9 Stationary Engines, from 8 to 60 horse power, for Driving Machinery, 10 Steam and Water Power Engines, for pumping at water stations, sawing wood, &c. 3 Portable Wood Cutting Steam Engines, at Port Carbon, Port Clinton, and Richmond. 7 Snow Ploughs. 23 Carts, Wagons, and Drays, for Hauling Wood, Coal and Merchandise. 46 Horses, for Hauling in Philadelphia and Richmond. 56 Coal Cars were altered into Wood Cars in Year. |