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When chartered?

DESCRIPTION OF ROAD.

If your road has been consolidated with any other or others, state when the branches were chartered and when the consolidation occur red:

Georgia Air Line Railroad, chartered March 5th, 1856.

Air Line Railroad in South Carolina, December 20, 1856. (12 Stat. L., 508.)

Air Line Railroad in North Carolina, August 3d, 1868.

Agreement of consolidation Atlanta and Richmond Air Line Railway Company dates from 1870.

Agreement of consolidation Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Railway Company made April 4th, 1877.

When present charter expires?

When road opened for public use?

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Construction commenced at both ends and operated as fast as con

structed.

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Kind of train brake in use on your road: Westinghouse Automatic Air Brake.

Number of locomotives equipped with train brakes: 10.

Number of cars equipped with train brakes: 32.

Number of miles of steel rail: 40.

Number of miles of steel rail laid since October 1st, 1879: 18.25.

Number of miles of fencing: 80.

Cost of fencing: $7,523.04.

Estimated cost of fencing entire road: $62 per mile.

Number of bridges: Iron, 11: wooden, 2; combination, 0.

Number of bridges built since October 1st, 1879: Iron, 0; wooden, 4 spans; combination, 0.

Aggregate length of bridges: Iron, 3,150 feet; wooden, 1,450 feet; combination, 0.

Number of trestles: 35.

Aggregate length of trestles: 13,717 feet.

What signal is given when crossing highway: two short blows twice, thus:

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Number of crossings of highway: 0; at grade: 0; under: 0; over, 0. Number of crossings of highway without sign: 0.

Gauge: 5 feet.

Carrying capacity of freight cars: 20,000 pounds; 30x9x8: 2,160 cubic feet.

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Miles run by other trains, included in freight trains..

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Total passenger mileage, or number carried one mile...........8,602,272

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Local freight mileage or number of tons local freight carried one mile, 2,694,217.

Through freight mileage or number of tons through freight carried one mile, 24,768,332.

Total freight mileage or tons carried one mile, 27,462,549.

Average amount received for each ton local freight, $2.57. Average amount received for each ton through freight, $2.81. Average amount received for each ton through and local freight, $2.76.

Average rate per ton per mile local freight, $0.04.

Average rate per ton per mile through freight, $0.01-6.
Average rate per ton per mile all freight, $0.01-9.

Charge for loading and unloading freight trains, $0.00.
Speed of passenger trains per hour, 26 miles.

Speed of freight trains per hour, 15 miles.

Failure of passenger trains to meet schedule time at junctions and termini.

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Cotton in bales-Number of bales, 168,826....

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ACCIDENTS.

Below tabular statement give the cause and circumstances of each accident, with the finding of jury of inquest; also a detailed account of all train accidents.

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1 H. C. Turner.... October 31, 1879. Gaffney.

2 A. J. Rumley.... October 28, 1879. Seneca Bridge.... 3 Benj. Hunt....... Jan. 12, 1880...... Central.

4 M. E. Mason ..... June 16, 1880..... Cowpens... 5 Nip Doy.. July 26, 1880..... 151 Mile Post. 6 Will Abbott...... Sept. 26, 1880.... 1941 Mile Post.

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