Author: Chicago And Alton Railroad Company

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-29

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 9780332240602

Excerpt from Thirty-Seventh Annual Report of the President and Directors of the Chicago and Alton Railroad Company: For the Year Ending December 31, 1899 The average distance traveled by passengers was 51 60 miles, or of a mile less than in 1898. The average fare per mile paid by all passengers was cent, against cents in 1898. The average fare per mile paid by local passengers was 1 98 cent. The average fare paid by through passengers was 1 84 cent. From the above statements it will be seen that the average fare paid by through and by local passengers is very nearly the same per mile. The freight transported during the year was tons, increase compared with 1898, tons, or per cent. Freight carried one mile in 1899, tons, increase tons, or per cent. The average rate per ton-mile, was cent in 1898 and cent in 1899. The average distance which freight was transported was in 1898, miles, and in 1899 miles. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.