The Commonwealth of Massachusetts SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION JANUARY, 1919 Part III.-Statistics and Returns to December 31, 1918 WRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS 1919 10 1920 LAW LIBRARY The Commonwealth of Massachusetts RAILROAD STATISTICS. Annual returns for the year ended December 31, 1918, have been received from thirty-five railroad corporations, also Federal returns from five of these corporations. The return of the receiver of the Boston & Maine and the corporation have been consolidated and made one return. Returns have been received from a canal company and a sleeping car company, and Federal returns have also been received from these companies. During the year the Nantucket Railroad was dismantled and sold, and has, therefore, been dropped from the list. There was returned the past year a net decrease of 9.03 miles of railroad line located in this Commonwealth, caused by additions, remeasurements and abandonments. There was a decrease of 2.73 miles of second main track, and an increase of 6.02 miles of third main track and 7.66 miles of side track. There are now in Massachusetts 2,124.47 miles of main and branch railroad line. The total length of railroad track within the Commonwealth, including second, third and fourth main track and side track, is 5,006.97 miles. STATISTICS. The following compilations of statistics are from the returns of the several railroad companies to the Commission for the year ended December 31, 1918. The 4.32 miles of road owned by the Hartford & Connecticut Western, located in this Commonwealth and operated by the Central New England, are not included in the following tables and statistics. The following table gives the length of railroad line and track in this Commonwealth on December 31, 1918, as compared with the previous year: Railroad Mileage in Massachusetts, December 31, 1917 and 1918. The total length of railroad line owned by the Massachusetts companies in and out of the Commonwealth is 4,254.711 miles; and the total length of railroad track so owned is 9,258.884 miles. The miles of main and branch line, of second, third and fourth main track, and of side track, owned December 31, 1918, and the increase over the previous year, are stated in the following table: Mileage Owned by Reporting Companies, December 31, 1917 and 1918. 1 Includes 18.09 miles of electric street railway. 2 Includes .61 of a mile of fifth track and .54 of a mile of sixth track. 3 Includes .94 of a mile of electric street railway. Includes 19.03 miles of electric street railway track. • Decrease. Mileage Operated. The length of railroad line operated by the Massachusetts companies, within and without the Commonwealth, including roads operated under lease or contract as well as roads owned, is 5,164.141 miles, and the total length of track so operated is 10,740.503 miles, - as shown in detail, with the increase over the previous year, in the next table: Mileage Operated by Reporting Companies, December 31, 1917 and 1918. Miles of Railroads Owned and Operated December 31, 1918. |