§8 Some comparisons
A few comparisons may interest some of you. Relative sizes of the Central New England, the Poughkeepsie and Eastern and the Newburgh, Dutchess and Connecticut are indicated below. It is difficult to choose a year but 1905, just two years before the latter two roads were merged into the CNE System, seems to be as representative as any. The data are taken from "The Report of the Railroad Commissioners, 1905."
Comparative statistics
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CNE |
P&E |
ND&C |
Miles of owned and leased track |
234 |
40 |
59 |
Total train mileage |
768,103 |
94,239 |
157,890 |
Tons of freight moved |
1,055,926 |
24,930 |
114,411 |
Number of rolling stock, owned and leased |
359 |
42 |
231 |
Average number of employees |
581 |
79 |
155 |
Accidents, including three employees killed and one passenger injured |
41 |
1 |
1 |
Profit (or loss) |
($86,491) |
$2,347 |
$29,412 |
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