Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887Various
Science
Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887
Various
Science -- Periodicals
LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD.
(_Compiled from Annual Report._)
Miles of track--Main line 1,893.7
--Side track 196.3
------- 2,090.0
Cost
Track. Total. per Mile.
Section labor--Before day of change $28,106.60
--On day of change 20,090.42
--After day of change 19,713.19
---------- $67,910.21 $32.49
Carpenter labor 3,799.19 1.82
Spikes 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
----------- ------
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
----------- --------
Total cost $210,414.02
Total average cost per mile $100.67
EAST TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA & GEORGIA SYSTEM.
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