Annual Report 1919-1920

EQUIPMENT IN SERVICE

	Grand Total	Number added	Change of class	Number retired	Change of class	Grand Total	Number owned	Number held under equipment trust	Number held under other form of title
Locomotives
For freight service	31			3		28	28
For passenger service	8					8	8
Totals	39			3		36	36
Freight-train cars
Box cars	1399	2		26		1375	879	496
Flat cars	12			2		1	1
Stock cars	23				1	22			22
Coal and coke cars	7	1		17		54	54
Caboose cars	2	1				21	19	2
Totals	1524	4				1482	962	498	22
Passenger-train cars
Passenger coaches	10
Smoking cars	3					3	3
Baggage and express cats	2			1		1	1
Mail and baggage cars	3					3	3
Mail and baggage cars, steel underframe	2					2	2
Totals	20			1		19	19
Company service equipment
Ballast cars	41					41	41
Steel wrecking cranes	2					2	2
Derrick car	1					1	1
Other road cars	31	2		2		31	31
Totals	75	2		2		75	75

RAILWAY TAX ACCRUALS

	1920*	1919	Increase	Decrease
On the value of real and personal property	$90,460.59	$79,484.47	$810,976.12
On gross earnings, State of Ohio	$30,212.71	$39,264.04		$9,051.33
Railroad Commissioners’ assessment, State of Ohic	$470.33	$127,021.00	$343.12
Federal Government income tax	$39,285.00	$3,915.66	$35,369.34
Federal Government capital stock tax	$1,091.50		$1,091.50
Total	$161,520.13	$122,791.38	$38,728.75

MILEAGE STATISTICS

TRAIN MILEAGE REVENUE SERVICE	1920	1919	Increase	Decrease
Freight train-miles	441,363	355,568	85,795
Passenger train-miles	254,720	252,726	1,994
Special train-miles	42	107		65
Total revenue train mileage	696,125	608,401	87,724
Non-revenue train-miles	4,928	4,605	323
Total train mileage	701,053	613,006	88,047
LOCOMOTIVE MILEAGE
Freight locomotive-miles	451,162	364,019	87,143
Passenger locomotive-miles	259,748	256,790	2,958
Special locomotive-miles	42	107		65
Train switching locomotive-miles	58,708	72,447		13,739
Yard switching locomotive-miles	57,525	Err:502	7,993
Total revenue locomotive mileage	827,185	742,895	84,290
Non-revenue service locomotive-miles	4,928	4,605	323
Total locomotive mileage	832,113	747,500	84,613
CAR MILEAGE
Freight-train car-miles
Freight cars—loaded	12,356,067	9,411,524	2,944,543
Freight cars—empty	6,302,834	5,435,050	867,784
Caboose cars	441,363	355,568	85,795
Total freight-train car-miles	19,100,264	15,202,142	3,898,122
Passenger-train car-miles
Passenger cars	539,978	535,100	4,878
Sleeping, parlor and observation cars		1,304		1,304
Other passenger-train cars	264,655	259,131	5,524
Total passenger-train car-mile	804,633	795,535	9,098
Special-train car-miles
Freight cars—loaded	168		168
Caboose cars	42	107		65
Passenger cars	42		42
Other passenger-train cars		524		524
Total special-train car-miles	252	631		379
Total revenue car mileage	19,905,149	15,998,308	3,906,841
Non-revenue car-miles	34,479	58,869		24,390
Total car mileage	19,939,628	16,057,177	3,882,451

TRAFFIC STATISTICS

DESCRIPTION OF REVENUE FREIGHT MOVED*

COMMODITY	Number of Carloads	Number of Tons
PRODUCTS OF AGRICULTURE
Wheat	409	16,225
Corn	837	32,334
Oats	935	33,143
Other grain	63	1,887
Flour and meal	274	7,416
Other mill products	569	12,211
lia3r, straw and alfalfa	4,364	52,813
Tobacco	814	10,413
Cotton	325	4,861
Cotton seed and products, except oil	131	3,619
Citrus fruits	51	671
Other fresh fruits	467	6,718
Potatoes	111	2,061
Other fresh vegetables	97	1,476
Dried fruits and vegetables	29	528
Other products of agriculture	2,406	76,134
Total	11,882	262,510
PRODUCTS OF ANIMALS
Horses and mules	128	1,498
Cattle and calves	473	5,086
Sheep and goats	95	766
Hop	912	8,329
Fresh meats	9	103
Other packing-house products	22	460
Poultry	81	812
Eggs	213	2,313
Butter and cheese	23	272
Wool	6	72
Hides and leather	51	1,024
Other products of animals	35	634
Total	2,048	21,369
PRODUCTS OF MINES
Anthracite coal	326	14,901
Bituminous coal	27,287	1,301,940
Coke	156	4,889
Iron ore	4	164
Other ores and concentrates	154	5,440
Base bullion and matte
Clay, gravel, sand and stone	9,289	478,300
Crude petroleum	120	3,157
Asphaltum	48	1,603
Salt	643	19,986
Other products of mines	227	8,487
Total	38,254	1,838,867
PRODUCTS OF FORESTS
Logs, posts, poles and cord wood	410	9,987
Ties	282	7,714
Pulp wood	10	214
Lumber, timber, box shooks, staves and headings	7,144	191,199
Other products of forests	513	13,407
Total	8,359	222,521
MANUFACTURES AND MISCELLANEOUS
Refined petroleum and its products	1,203	32,140
Vegetable oils	126	3,478
Sugar, syrup, glucose and molasses	434	13,314
Boats and vessel supplies	6	159
Iron, pig and bloom	606	24,295
Rails and fastenings	36	1,113
Bar and sheet iron, structural iron and iron pipe	941	28,036
Other metals, pig, bar and sheet	87	2,523
Castings, machinery and boilers	694	15,125
Cement	1,475	58,093
Brick and artificial stone	265	7,959
Lime and plaster	417	12,107
Sewer pipe and drain tile	116	2,609
Agricultural implements and vehicles, other than automobiles	1,294	18,779
Automobiles and autotrucks	3,232	20,601
Household goods and second-hand furniture	174	1,468
Furniture (new)	170	1,388
Beverages	170	3,526
Ice	384	11,528
Fertilizers (all kinds)	401	11,861
Paper, printed matter and books	708	15,577
Chemicals and explosives	305	10,091
Textiles	51	737
Canned goods (all canned food products)	443	10,043
Other manufactures and miscellaneous	7,902	147,880
Total	21,640	454,430
GRAND TOTAL CARLOAD TRAFFIC	82,183	2,799,697
Merchandise-All L C L freight		63,456
GRAND TOTAL CARLOAD AND L C L TRAFFIC		2,863,153

COMPARISON OF REVENUE FREIGHT CARRIED

COMMODITIES	Year ended Dec 31, 1920* Tons	Year ended Dec. 31,1919 Tons	Increase Tons	Decrease Tons
Grain	83,589	104,222		20,633
Flour and other min products	19,627	13,244	6,383
Other products of agriculture	159,294	124,261	35,033
Live stock	15,679	16,959		1,280
Fresh meats and packing-house products	563	1,924		1,361
Other products of animals	5,127	21,420		16,293
Anthracite coal	14,901	16,343		1,442
Bituraisous coal	1,301,940	924,601	377,339
Ores	5,604	322	5,282
Other products of mines	516,422	744,534		228,112
Products of forests .	222,521	157,811	64,710
Manufactures and miscellaneous	454,430	384,879	69,551
TOTAL CARLOAD TRAFFIC	2,799,697	2,510,520	289,177
Merchandise All L C L traffic	63,456	64,623		1,167
GRAND TOTAL CARLOAD AND L C L TRAFFIC	2,863,153	2,575,143	288,010

Traffic Statistics

FREIGHT	1920*	1919	Increase	Decrease
Tons of revenue freight carried	2,863,153	2,575,143	288,010
Tons of company freight carried	145,404	148,674		3,270
Total tons of freight carried	3,008,557	2,723,817	284,740
Tons of revenue freight carried one mile	418,408,015	289,222,204	129,185,811
Tons of company freight carried one mile	10,943,293	15,232,032		4,288,739
Total tons of freight carried one mile	429,351,308	304,454,236	124,897,072
Miles of road operated in freight service	246	252		5.77 ┼
Tons of revenue freight carried one mile per mile of road	1,702,022	1,149,532	552,490
Tons all freight carried one mile per mile of road	1,746,537	1,210,072	536,465
Average distance haul of one ton of revenue freight(miles)	146	112	34
Average distance haul of one ton of all freight (miles)	143	112	31
Average number of tons of revenue freight per train mile	948	813	135
Average number of tons of all freight per train mile	973	856	117
Average number of tons of revenue freight per train mile	34	31	3
Average number of tons of all freight per loaded car mile	35	32	2
Average number of freight cars per train mile	43	43	1
Average number of loaded cars per train mile	28	27	2
Average number of empty cars per train mile –	14	15
Total freight revenue	$3,250,282.33	$2,556,769.12	$693,513.21
Average amount received for each ton of freight	$1.19	$0.99	$0.14
Average revenue per ton per mile	$0.00777	$0.00884	$0.00000	$0.00107
Average revenue per mile of road	$13,221.67	$10,162.04	$3,059.63
Average revenue per train mile	$7.36	$7.19	$0.17
PASSENGER
Number of interline passengers carried	37,881	37,526	355
Number of local passengers carried	279,390	276,478	2,912
Total number of revenue passengers carried	317,271	314,004	3,267
Total number of revenue passengers carried one mile	8,287,765	8,253,053	34,712
Miles of road operated in passenger service	206	206	0
Number of revenue passengers carried one mile per mile of road	40,162	39,993	169
Average distance each revenue passenger carried(miles)	26.1	26.3
Average number of passengers per train mile	33.0	33.0
Average number of passengers per car mile	15.0	15.0
Average number of passenger cars per train mile	3.2	3.1	0.1
Total passenger revenue	$242,960.07	$230,174.71	$12,785.36
Average amount received from each passenger	$0.77	$0.73	$0.03
Average revenue per passenger per mile	$0.03	$0.03	$0.14
Total passenger service train revenue	$358,875.51	$289,644.63	$69,230.88
Average passenger service train revenue per mile of road	$1,739.07	$1,403.59	$335.48
Average passenger service train revenue per train mile	$1.41	$1.15	$0.26
TOTAL TRAFFIC
Operating revenues	$3,642,727.75	$2,872,268.91	$770,458.84
Operating expenses	$3,059,505.32	$2,161,594.95	$897,910.37
Net operating revenue	$583,222.43	$710,673.96		$127,451.54
Average mileage of road operated	$245.83	$251.60		$5.77
Operating revenues per mile of road	$14,818.08	$11,416.01	$3,402.07
Operating expenses per mile of road	$12,445.61	$8,591.39	$3,854.22
Net operating revenue per mile of road	$2,372.47	$2,824.62		$452.15
*January-February: Federal control March-August: “Guaranty period” September-December:Corporate operation
┼ Decrease in operated mileage is road between Haviland and Grover Hill, operated during federal control under orders of U S. Railroad Administration