INDEX. Abstract of street railway returns, 148-165. railroad returns, 174-210. Accidents, statistics of, in Massachusetts, 18-20, 62-69. in United States, 21, 70-78. to passengers during year, 18, 62. to employés, 18, 62-64. at highway crossings, 20, 64. to trespassers, 20, 64. in Great Britain, 21, 22. tabular statement of, for year, 62-65. for ten years, 67-69. train, classification of, 20, 66. persons killed and injured by, in United States for nine years, 21. on the Boston & Lowell Railroad at Woburn, 81. on the New York & New England Railroad at South Boston, 82. on the Troy & Greenfield Railroad at Zoar, 83. on the Old Colony Railroad at South Weymouth, 87. on the Fitchburg Railroad at Pequog station, 92. on street railways, 15. Annual returns of railroads, tabulated statement compiled from, 174-210. tabulated comparative results compiled from, 212- of street railways, abstract of, 148-165. Ashburnham Railroad, abstract of annual return of, 186. Assets and liabilities of railroads, 218 (see Abstract of returns of the several roads). Baggage cars, number of, 14, 219. cost of repairs of, per train mile, 214. Baltimore, imports and exports of, 61. Belmont, report on proposed grade-crossings in, 131. Berkshire Railroad, liabilities and assets of, 204. Board of Railroad Commissioners, hearings by, in excess of previous years, 35. informal hearings and proceedings by, exceed those on which reports are made, 35. Boiler explosions, 19. statistics of, 72. Boilers, testing of, 19. Bolles, Matthew, and others v. Boston & Providence Railroad, 114. Boston, foreign commerce of, second buly to New York, 17. terminal facilities at, 17. tonnage of vessels from foreign ports entered and cleared at, increased, 17, 61. imports and exports of, 61. domestic exportations of, 60. receipts of grain in, for ten years, 56-59. city of, application that railroads be carried over Charles-river and Warren Avenues, 109. Boston & Albany Railroad, cost of trains per mile run on, 10. earnings of, per train mile, 11, 12. average rates of fare and freight on, 12, 13. complaint of Otis Company of Ware and others against, rehearing on, 99. excellent condition of, and permanent improvements on, 49. abstract of annual return of, 182. Boston, Barre & Gardner Railroad, abstract of annual return of, 186. Boston, Clinton, Fitchburg & New Bedford Railroad, liabilities and assets of, 201. Boston & Lowell Railroad, cost of trains on, per mile run, 10. earnings per train mile, 11, 12. average fares and freight on, 12, 13. permanent improvements on, 49. abstract of annual return of, 182. Boston & Maine Railroad, cost of trains on, per mile run, 10. earnings per train mile, 11, 12. average rate of fares and freight on, 12, 13. good condition of, 50. abstract of annual return of, 182. report on petition for reduction of fares on, between Boston and Melrose Highlands, 102. time of running workingmen's trains on, 113. Boston & Mystic Valley Railroad, liabilities and assets of, 209. earnings per train mile, 11, 12. average fares and freight on, 12, 13. excellent condition of, 50. abstract of annual return of, 186. reports on petitions for stopping express train at certain stations on, 114.. report on petition for facilities for leaving trains at know-nothing stop near Boston & Albany Railroad, 115. report on petition of selectmen of Sharon for restoration of a train on, 121. Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad, abstract of annual return of, 202. petition of Coburn and others that Broad Sound Pier Railroad may cross at grade, 127. Boston, Winthrop & Point Shirley Railroad, abstract of annual return of, 202. Boyd, Joseph F., and others, petition for reduction of fares on Boston & Maine Railroad, 102. Branches of railroads, 174. Bridge-guards, law of 1881 relative to, generally complied with, 22. circular in relation to, 232. Bridges, cost of repairs of, per train mile, 11, 214. circular relative to track construction on, 136. Business, volume of, on railroads, 9. increase of, 6. Capital (see Stock). Cargo rates for transportation of coal, meaning of, in decisions of the Board, 100. by street railways, 15, 162. cost of repairs of, per train mile, 11, 214. per car, 215 (see Freight cars). Casualties (see Accidents). Cattle on track, accidents occasioned by, 21. Charlestown, application that Fitchburg Railroad in, be carried over streets lead- Chelsea Beach Railroad constructed, 3. liabilities and assets of, 209. Cheshire Railroad, abstract of annual return of, 190. good condition of, 50. Coal transportation, rates for, on Boston & Albany Railroad from Palmer to Collision, accidents by, 20. statistics of, 66, 70. on Fitchburg Railroad at Pequog station, 92. at crossing of Old Colony and New York & New England Railroads in on Boston & Lowell Railroad at Woburn, 81. on Troy & Greenfield Railroad at Zoar, 83. on Eastern Railroad at Salem, 86. in Salem Tunnel, 93. on Old Colony Railroad, with runaway engine, 87. on New York & New England Railroad at Hyde Park, 91. Comparison of statistics of 1873 to 1881, 220. Complaints, petitions, etc., reports on, 96-135. Conductor of train equally responsible with engineman for safety of train in cer- Congressional regulation of inter-State railroad traffic discussed, 36-43. constitutionality of, ques- tioned, 37. grave objections to, 37-41. Congressional legislation of a certain kind beneficial, 42. 10. earnings per train mile, 11, 12. average fares and freights on, 12, 13. improvements on, 50. abstract of annual return of, 190. complaint of selectmen of Northampton relative to station and grade-crossing of, 119. Connecting railroads in other States, corporations in this State cannot aid in con- struction of, 42. amendment of law relating to, suggested, 43. Construction of railroads, during year, 3, 48. cost of, 3, 218. new, 48. Contents of tables compiled from railroad returns, 142. Cost of railroads, 4. per mile owned, 4, 212. of street railways, 15. per mile owned, 166. of running trains, 7, 10. Coupling or uncoupling cars, accidents from, 20, 62. Crossings, highway, at grade, automatic appliances for, 20. number of, in the State, 15, 218. accidents at, 20. views of the Board concerning, 16. by projected road, to be determined before construction is commenced, 24. decisions on applications for, 129–135. (See Grade-crossings.) Damages by projected railroads, law to secure, 23. Damon, S. T., and others, relative to workingmen's train on Boston & Maine Railroad, 113. Danvers Railroad, liabilities and assets of, 209. Debt of railroads in Massachusetts, 4, 218. comparative statement of, for six years, 4. Debt of street railways, 14. per mile of track, 166. Deficit or surplus of railroad companies (see Returns of the several roads). Depot (see Station). street railway companies (see Returns of street railways). Derailment, accidents by, 20, 21. statistics of, 66, 70. of passenger train on the New York & New England Railroad at South Boston, 82. Discriminations in freight, no complaints of, 31. Dividends of railroads, 8. statistics of, 219, 220. amounts paid during nine years, 8 (see Abstract of returns). of street railways, 14, 160. Dorchester & Milton Railroad, liabilities and assets of, 209. Earnings of railroads, 5, 219. table of, since 1872-73, 6. per mile of road, 7, 213. per train mile, 11, 12, 213. average on principal roads, 216. of street railways, 15 (see Income). Eastern Railroad, average rates of freight on, 12, 13. cost per train mile on, 10. earnings per train mile, 11, 12. collision on, at Salem, 86. in Salem Tunnel, 93. permanent improvements on, 50. abstract of annual return of, 182. Eastern Junction, Broad Sound Pier & Point Shirley Railroad, petition of Coburn road at grade, 127. liabilities and assets of, 209. Employés, number of, on railroads, 14, 218. on street railways, 15, 164. injuries to, statistics of, 18. examination of, for color-blindness, 24 (see Color-blindness). Engineman and conductor responsible for safety of train in certain cases, 20. a law requiring, not expedient, 31, 32. to all parties not required by law of Massachusetts, 32-35. Equal terms, popular error as to the meaning of, in Massachusetts, 32-35. additions to, etc., 14. cost of, 4. per mile of road owned, 212. of street railways, 15, 162. cost of, 150. per mile of track operated, 166. Exigency for a railroad should be decided by some tribunal before private prop- erty can be taken, 25. views of the Board on, reiterated, 25-31. Examination of railroads, 48-55. Expenses, statistics of railroad, 5 (see Abstract of returns). per train mile, 213, 214. per mile of road operated, 213. average, 216. of street railways, 15 (see Abstract of returns of street railways). per mile operated, etc., 168. of office of commission, 139. Explosion of locomotive, 19. Export trade, facilities for, in Boston, 17. a substantial benefit to Boston and the State, 17. Exports of agricultural products from Boston, 60. of grain from Boston for ten years, 56–59. Fall River Railroad, abstract of annual return of, 190. Fall River, Warren & Providence Railroad, abstract of annual return of, 190. on street railways, 15. equal, for all persons not required by law of Massachusetts, 32-35. earnings per train mile, 11, 12. average rates of fares and freight on, 12, 13. measures of, to avoid grade-crossings, 17. complaint of selectmen of Weston against, relative to fares 31, 125. collision on, at Pequog station, 92. permanent improvement on, 51. abstract of annual return of, 182. grade-crossing of, by New London Northern Railroad, obvi- report on complaint relative to management of Wagner cars report on application of city of Boston for elevating tracks |