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DEDUCTIONS FROM THE FOREGOING RESULTS.

If we exclude the City Roads, we have as follows: Average number of miles traveled by each passenger,

37.44

Average number of passengers in each train,..
Average number of miles each ton of freight

69.72

was transported,....

113.95

Average number of tons in each freight train,..

74.85

Aggregate movement of passenger trains is equivalent to passing over the road,. . . . . Aggregate movement of freight trains is equivalent to passing over the road,.

Average number of trains passing daily over the road, about.....

3,898 times.

5,570 times.

26

Average cost, per mile of road, for maintaining

roadway,

...

$4,577 35

Average cost, per mile of road, for repairs of

machinery,.

2,991 70

Average cost, per mile of road, for operating

road,...

6,287 34

Average cost, per mile of single track, for main

taining roadway,...

2,789 82

Average cost per mile of single track, for re

pairs of machinery,..

1,823 40

Average cost, per mile of single track, for ope

rating road,. . . .

3,832 04

Average sum received for carrying one passen

ger one mile,.....

Average sum received for transporting one ton of freight one mile,...

2.42 cents.

2.853 cents.

Average cost, per mile, for carrying each passenger,.

1.863 cents.

Average cost, per mile, for carrying each ton of freight,..

1.952 cents.

Average number of miles of travel for each pas

senger killed,.............

40,203,823

Average number of miles of travel for each passenger either killed or injured,

6,387,523

Average number of passengers carried for each one killed,...

1,073,804

Average expense is 75.99 per cent of all the

earnings.

The following table shows the date when the several Railroads

of this State were opened for public travel : In 1831. The Mohawk and Hudson, 17 miles,...

Miles opened each year.

In 1832. The Saratoga and Schenectady, 22 miles, and

1 mile of the New York and Harlem..

In 1833. 1 mile of the New York and Harlem,.
In 1834. The Ithaca and Owego, 29 miles, and 2 miles
of the New York and Harlem,. . .

In 1835. The Rensselaer and Saratoga, 25 miles,..
In 1836. The Utica and Schenectady, 78 miles,..
In 1837. The Tonawanda, 44 miles; the Lewiston, 3
miles; 15 miles of the Long Island, and 2 miles of
the New York and Harlem,..

17

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In 1838. The Hudson and Berkshire,.

31

In 1839. The Syracuse and Utica, 53 miles, and 2 miles of the New York and Harlem,.

55

In 1840. None.

In 1841. 46 miles of the New York and Erie and 5 miles of the Long Island,.........

51

In 1842.. The Albany and West Stockbridge, 38 miles; the Auburn and Rochester, 78 miles; the Schenectady and Troy, 21 miles; 10 miles of the Long Island, and 6 miles of the New York and Harlem, 153 In 1843. The Auburn and Syracuse, 26 miles; the At tica and Buffalo, 31 miles, and 7 miles of the New York and Erie,..

64

In 1844. 52 miles of the Long Island, and 12 miles of the New York and Harlem,..

64

In 1845. The Cayuga and Susquehanna, 29 miles; the
Buffalo and Niagara Falls, 22 miles; the Troy and
Greenbush, 6 miles, and the Skaneateles and Jor
dan, 5 miles,..

In 1846. 8 miles of the New York and Erie,..
In 1847. 25 miles of the New York and Harlem,.....
In 1848. The Saratoga and Whitehall, 40 miles; the
Oswego and Syracuse, 35 miles; 140 miles of the
New York and Erie, and 29 miles of the New York
and Harlem,..

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Miles opened each year.

In 1849. The Chemung, 17 miles; 59 miles of the
New York and Erie, and 75 miles of the Hudson
River, .

151

In 1850. The Northern Ogdensburgh, 118 miles; the New York and New Haven, 14 miles; 78 miles of the New York and Erie; 18 miles of the Watertown and Rome, and 69 miles of the Hudson River, 297 In 1851. The Canandaigua and Elmira, 47 miles; 128 miles of the New York and Erie, and 52 miles of the Watertown and Rome,...

In 1852. The Buffalo and State Line, 69 miles; the Troy and Boston, 26 miles; the Plattsburgh and Montreal, 23 miles; the Sixth Avenue, 4 miles; 51 miles of the New York and Harlem; 20 miles of the Watertown and Rome, and 44 miles of the Buffalo, Corning and New York,.

In 1853. The Albany Northern, 33 miles; the Troy and Bennington; 5 miles; the Troy Union, 2 miles; the Canandaigua and Niagara Falls, 99 miles; the Buffalo and New York City, 91 miles; the Rochester, Lockport and Niagara Falls, 77 miles; the Sackett's Harbor and Ellisburgh, 18 miles, and 46 miles of the Buffalo, Corning and New York,.......

In 1854. The Syracuse and Binghamton, 80 miles; the Flushing, 8 miles; the Brooklyn City, 17 miles, and the Third avenue, 4 miles,..

227

237

371

109

In 1855. 26 miles of the Black River and Utica, and 30 miles of the Potsdam and Watertown,..

56

In 1856. 9 miles of the Black River and Utica, and 241 miles of the Potsdam and Watertown,.

331

In 1857. 2 miles of the Brooklyn City, and 21 miles of the Potsdam and Watertown,.

23

In 1858. 11 miles of the Buffalo, New York and Erie,..
In 1859. The Genesee Valley, 15 miles; the Ninth
Avenue, 34, and the Broadway Railroad of Brook-
lyn, 42,.

11

231

Miles opened each year.

In 1860. The Atlantic and Great Western in New York, 49 miles; the Staten Island, 13 miles; 4 miles of the Brooklyn Central and Jamaica; 5 miles of the Brooklyn City, and 1 mile of the Ninth Avenue,.. In 1861. 4 miles of Brooklyn City, and 5 miles of the Warwick Valley,....

In 1862. Coney Island and Brooklyn, 10 miles; 5 miles of the Brooklyn City and Newtown; 171 miles of the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburgh, and 5 miles of the Warwick Valley,....

72

9

38

56

In 1863. Albany and Susquehanna, 35 miles; Brooklyn
Bath and Coney Island, 4 miles; Forty-second
Street and Grand Street Ferry, 7 miles; Rochester
City and Brighton, 63 miles; Utica City, 2; Van
Brunt Street and Erie Basin, 1 miles,. . . .
In 1864. Albany and Susquehanna, 1 mile; Broadway
and Seventh Avenue, 8 miles; Brooklyn, Bath and
Coney Island, 2 miles; Central Park, North and
East River, 19 miles; Forty-second Street and
Grand Street Ferry, 1 mile; Long Island 54 miles;
Harlem Bridge, Morrisania and Fordham, 5 miles;
Troy and Cohoes, 31⁄2 miles; Utica City, 2 miles,.. 471
In 1865. Adirondack Company, 25 miles; Albany Rail-

way, 3 miles; Albany and Susquehanna, 46 miles;
Oswego and Rome, 18 miles; Saratoga and Hudson
River, 26 miles,....

In 1866. Albany and Susquehanna, 16.52 miles; Brook-
lyn and Rockaway Beach, 3.50 miles; Buffalo, Brad-
ford and Pittsburgh, 8 miles; North Shore, 6.25
miles; Oswego and Rome, 10.58 miles; Albany Rail-
way, 2.48 miles; Bleecker Street and Fulton Ferry,
3.50 miles; Brooklyn City, 0.75 miles; Dry Dock,
East Broadway and Battery, 4.72 miles,...

Respectfully submitted,

J. P. GOODSELL,

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State Engineer and Surveyor.

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