====================================+============+============ | | Item | 1889 | 1899 | | | | ------------------------------------+------------+------------ Miles of line | 153,385| 187,534 Miles of all track | 195,958| 250,784 | | Net capitalization (m) | $7,366,745| $9,432,041 Net capitalization per mile of line | 48,021| 51,764 Net capitalization per mile of track| 37,593| 38,527 | | Gross earnings from operation (m) | 964,816| 1,313,610 Gross earnings per mile of line | 6,290| 7,005 Expenses of operation (m) | 644,706| 856,968 Expenses of operation per mile of | | line | 4,204| 4,570 Net earnings from operation (m) | 320,101| 456,642 Net earnings per mile of line (m) | 2,086| 2,435 Ratio of expenses to earnings | 66.81| 65.24 | | Receipts from freight (m) | $254,041| $291,113 Receipts from passengers (m) | 642,662| 913,737 Receipts from mail (m) | 21,901| 35,999 Receipts from express (m) | 19,778| 26,756 | | Passengers carried (m) | 472,171| 523,176 Passengers carried one mile (m) | 11,553,820| 14,591,327 Receipts per passenger per mile | | (cents) | 2.165| 1.978 | | Freight tons carried (m) | 539,639| 959,763 Freight tons carried one mile (m) | 68,727,223| 123,667,257 Receipts per ton per mile (mills) | 9.22| 7.24 | | Locomotives, number | 29,036| 36,703 Locomotives, weight (tons) | 1,161,440| 1,945,259 | | Passenger cars (number) | 24,586| 33,850 | | Freight cars, number | 829,885| 1,295,510 Freight cars, capacity (tons) | 16,597,700| 34,978,770 | | Average tons in train | 179| 243 | | Employes, number | 704,743| 928,924 Employes, compensation |$389,785,664|$522,967,896