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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 47

Railways of the Dominion

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Railways of the Dominion.

On the 30th June, 1877, the close of the fiscal year, there were in operation in the Dominion 5.340 miles of railway, besides 228 miles or United States roads worked by Canadian Companies, in all 5,574 miles. This shows an increase in the mileage of railways of 417 miles in the year. 80 miles are double track, viz: 79 on the Great Western, and 1 on the Canada Southern. The gauges are—
Miles.
5 ft. 6 in 539¾
4 ft. 8½ in 4,362
3 ft. 6 in 672½
The total capital raised by railways in operation up to 30th June, 1877, was $326,328,976, and the paid up capital of railways under construction was $19,621,140, making a total railway capital of $845,950,116. The increase as compared with 1876 was—
On railways in operation $8,808,806
On railways in construction 3,530,561
$12,339,067
The equipment of the railways in operation was as follows:—
Miles laid with Iron rails 2,783½
Miles laid Steel rails 2,765¼
Miles Wooden rails 25½
Length of sidings 688
No. of engines owned 981
No. of engines hired 14
No. first class cars hired 35
No. first class owned 462
No. second class and emigrant cars owned 291
No. baggage, mail and express cars owned 237
No. baggage, mail and express cars hired 4
No. cattle & freight cars hired 1,583
No. cattle & freight owned 12,129
No. platform cars owned 6,917
No. platform hired 10
No. coal cars owned 1,030
No. grain elevators 13
No. road crossings guarded 70
No. read crossings not guarded 6,001
No. overhead bridges 331
No. crossings of other railways 91
No. functions with railways 126
No. branch lines 58
Miles.
The train mileage was 19,459,813
No. of passengers 6,073,233
Tonnage of freight 6,859,796
The earnings of the railways in 1876 and 1877 were as follow:—
1876-77 1875-76
$ cts $ cts
Passengers 6,458,493 52 6,251,866 74
Freight 11,321.264 26 12,211,1,58 46
Malls & Express 744,741 46 703,994 01
Other sources 217,554 24 188,064 90
Total 18,742,053 48 19,358,084 11
The operating expenses in the same two years were—
1876-77 1875-76
$ cts $ cts
Maintenance 3,226,765 76 3,813,668 27
Working & rep'rs of engines 4,816,349 41 4,825,676 19
Working & rep'rs of cars 1,515,774 90 1,588,276 01
General operating charges 5,731,201 78 5,575,080 94
Total 15,290,091 48 15,802,721 41
The gross receipts in 1876-77 were $18,742,053 48
Gross expenses 15,290,091 48
Profit $3,451,962 00

which would give a dividend of $4 33 per cent, upon the bonded debt of $79,676,382, leaving nothing for share capital or Government or municipal advances. The gross earnings per mile amounted to $3,362 against $3,753 the previous year, and the operating expenses $2,764 against $3,064 in 1876.

During the year there were 428 accidents on the railways, viz:—111 killed and 317 injured; 302 of these were railway employees, and 23 passengers. The number of passengers carried was 6,073,233. The number or miles under construction at June 30th, 1877, was 1,967.

The amounts expended by the Dominion and Local Governments on railways up to that date was—
Dominion Government $63,296,380 78
Ontario Government 3,250,769 74
Quebec Government 10,295,506 00
New Brunswick Government 2,833.000 00
Nova Scotia Government 1,885,727 00
Total $81,561,383 00
By municipalities aid had been granted to the amount of $11,263,353 78, viz:—
In Ontario 96,968,853 78
Quebec 3,723,000 00
New Brunswick 296,500 00
Nova Scotia 275,000 00
Total $11,263,353 70
making the total amount of Government and Municipal aid $92,824,737, an increase over the preceding year of $8,971,372 00.
The following tables give the statistics of the railways that sent in their returns to the General Superintendent. Some of them, that officer complains, treat with almost complete silence his urgent and repeated applications, and the returns are necessarily somewhat imperfect:— page 45
Railways of the Dominion. 45 Name of Railway. Mileage. uge. Ordinary Share Capital paid up. Bonded debt paid up. Government Loan or Bonus. Municipal Loan, Bonus or Subscription. Total Subscribed Capital. Total paid up Capital. Floating Debt.

Railways Under Construction in Canada, July, 1877.

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Railways of the Dominion. Name of Railroad. Mileage Ordinary Share Capital paid up. Preference Share Cajntal paid up. Bonded Debt paid tip. Rate of Interest. Gov Loan or Bonus paid up. Municipal Loan or Bonus paid up. Total Cost of Railway and Rolling Stock. $ $ $ $ $ $ Albert........................ 51 642,000 ......... ......... 6 N.B. 455,000 b 670,000 1,767,000 *Brockville and Ottawa............... 86½ 485,000 ......... 848,000 7 O. 75,000 b 140,000 ......... Brantford, Norfolk & Port Burwell............... 34 30,000 ......... ......... 5 ......... ....... 380,000 Canada Central............ 105 40,000 ......... 1,330,000 6 ......... 42,500 ......... Canada Southern............... 322½ 15,100,000 ......... 11,197,189 7 O. 147,858 b 320,052 26,735,182 Carillon & Grenville............... 13½ 94,000 ......... ......... ......... ........ 100,000 Chatham Branch.................. 9 50,000 ......... ......... .... N.B. 32,000 b ......... 98,000 Cobourg, Peterboro and Marmora.................. 47 ......... 600,000 400,000 8 O. 18,000 b 102,000 1,400,042 †European and North American.................. 91½ 550,000 ......... ......... .... N.B. 1,180,000 60,000 ......... Fredericton............... 23 321,100 ......... 100,000 6 N.B. 230,000 b 80,000 ......... Grand Truck.................. 1388½ 53,403,668 61,829,433 20,476,379 .... D.L. 15,142,633 82,500 b 149,512,050 Atlantic and St. Lawrence........... ...... 5,000,000 ......... 3,484,000 .... ......... ......... 8,484,000 Buffalo and Lake Huron............ ........ ......... 2,555,000 3,715,982 .... ......... ......... 6,270,982 Chicago, Detroit and Canada G. T. Junction.................. ........ 1,074,736 ......... 1,095,000 .... ........... ......... 2,169,736 Great Western.................. 806¼ 26,595,539 2,461,335 17,392,152 .... ............ ......... 38,309,362 London and Port Stanley............ ........ ......... ......... ......... 7 ............ ......... ......... Wellington, Grey and Bruce.................. ........ 221,200 ......... 2,589,066 7 O. 241,276 b 682,000 b 3,280,256 London, Huron and Bruce............ ........ 22,210 ......... ......... 6 O. 178,630 307,494 1,401,841 Hamilton and North Western..................... 33 145,000 ......... ......... .... O. 67,000 165,000 850,570 Intercolonial.................. 744 ......... ......... ......... .... D. 35,632,249 ......... 35,682,249

Summary Statement of Capital, Mileage, Debt, &c., of Opened Railways.

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Railways of the Dominion. 47 Kington and Pembroke.............................. 47½ 106,000 ......... ......... .... O. 115,274 450,000 802,620 ‡ Levis and Kennebec..................... 70 1,085,024 ......... 486,666 .... Q. 108,300 62,000 ......... Massawippi Valley................................. 34½ 400,000 ......... 400,000 .... ......... ...... 400,000 Midland.............................. 129 834,114 ......... 2,237,172 6 O. 98,350 140,870 3,957,588 Montreal and Vermont Junction........................... 23 ......... ......... ......... .... ......... ...... ......... Montreal, Portland and Boston................................. 32 974,800 ......... ......... .... Q. 14,000 25,000 ......... New Brunswick.............................. 152 200,000 ......... 1,720,000 .... N.B. 76,000 23,000 ......... New Brunswick and Canada.............................. 120 1,178,000 610,000 170,000 6 N.B. 575,000 47,500 3,506,000 Northern................................. 107¾ 425,000 21,184 4,192,633 6 O. 196,188 631,980 ......... Petitcodiac and Elgin.................................... 14 8,000 ......... ......... .... N.B. 70,000 13,000 83,000 ‡Port Dover and Lake Huron........................... 63 80,000 ......... 167,900 7&8 O. 126,000 198,043 718,829 Prince Edward Island........................... 198½ .......... ......... ......... .... D. 3,403,367 ....... 3,403,367 Quebec and Lake St. John.............................. 25½ 112,210 10,000 100,000 .... Q,. 48,171 10,000 244,501 Quebec Central.............................. 61 295,985 ......... ......... .... ............ 100,000 770,639 St. Lawrence and Industry........................... 12 42,100 ......... ......... .... ............ ........ 64,016 St. Lawrence and Ottawa.............................. 59 ......... 789,909 730,000 6 ............ ......... 1,483,395 ‡South Eastern............................ 65 833,251 ......... 894,000 6 Q, 166,350 438,702 1,320,000 Stanstead, Shefford and Chambly............................ 43 ......... ......... .......... .... ............ ......... ......... Toronto and Nipissing........................... 105½ 193,350 ......... 769,000 7 O. 104,800 376,702 1,600,000 Toronto, Grey and Bruce........................... 191 773,085 ......... 1,999,726 6 O. 377,938 969,561 4,167,129 Welland.................................... 16¼ 798,712 ......... 957,273 6 & D...... ......... 1,226,391 Whitby and Port Perry.............................. 46 110,080 ......... 689,611 6 O. 94,957 222,005 1,181,790 Windsor and Annapolis............... 84 1,467,300 ......... 1,532,628 6 D. 1.089,896 ......... 3,719,989 Total................................. 5574¼ 113,702,126 68,876,867 79,674,382 59,659,300 5,689,299 299,240,741 * Not able to give information. † From last year. ‡ Last year's return.

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Railways of the Dominion. Name of Railway. Mileage. Total Train mileage. Passengers Carried. Tons of Freight handled. Average rate of speed of Passenger Trains. Passenger Fare per Mile. Earnings. Expenses. 1st class. 2nd class. cts. cts. $ $ Albert.................. 51 ......... not reported ......... ......... ...... ...... ......... ......... Brantford, Norfolk & Port Burwell.. 34 ......... do ......... ......... ...... ...... ......... ......... Brockville & Ottawa............ 86½ 233,890 51,860 85,505 20 3? ...... 210,211 119,127 Canada Central............ 105 113,312 80,170 34,666 22 3? 2 146,767 103,984 Canada Southrn............... 321½ 1,396,020 199,067 680,307 32 2¼ 1¾ 1,103,118 1,012,983 Carillon & Grenville............ 13½ 13,230 33,348 1,593 25 ...... ...... 13,904 12,271 Chatham Branch............ 9 21,500 ......... ......... 20 2¾ 1¾ 3,982 8,870 Coburg, Peterboro & Marmora....... 47 12,833 1,693 35,046 15 3 ...... 25,777 20,335 European and North American...... 91½ ......... 45,934 47,668 25 2½ 1¾ 98,443 62,527 Fredricton.................. 23 35,546 23,956 8,770 20 3 ...... 21,523 15,735 Grand Trunk............... 1,388½ 8,454,710 2,028,214 2,181,981 24 ...... ...... 8,715,991 6,721,390 Atlantic & St. Lawrence......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ...... ...... ......... ......... Buffalo & Lake Huron......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ...... ...... ......... ......... Chicago, Detroit & Canada G.T.J.. ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ...... ...... ......... ......... Great Western............ 866¼ 3,346,864 1,203,961 1,622,342 24 1¾ 3,757,762 2,967,001 London & Port Stanley...... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ...... ...... ......... ......... Wellington, Grey & Bruce......... ......... 361,112 443,606 154,015 21 do ...... 318,417 318,891 London Huron & Bruce......... ......... 107,936 123,214 41,207 18 do ...... 99,119 76,803 Hamilton & North Western......... 33 65,904 68,586 61,965 20 ...... ...... 91,834 10,904

Operations of Dominion Railways in Year Ending June 30th, 1877.

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Railways of the Dominion. 49 Intercolonial.................... 744 1,773,621 613,428 421,327 ......... 2 1¼ 1,154,445 1,661,673 Kingston & Pembroke............ 47½ 29,068 6,676 12,140 14 3 ...... 19,575 22,633 Lévis & Kennebec...... 70 ......... ......... ......... ......... ...... ...... ......... ......... Masawippi Valley...... 31½ 73,332 ......... ......... ......... 3 2 130,950 78,552 Midland............... 129 247,665 112,306 128,987 16 3 ......... 272,955 173,335 Montreal & Vermont J unction...... 23 133,007 62,708 402,169 24 4 2½, 3 163,476 113,911 Montreal & Vermont Junction...... 32 ............ ......... ......... 18 ...... ...... 8,229 ............ Montreal, Portland & Boston............ 152 ............ 22,786 37,825 22 ...... ...... 94,726 81,126 New Brunswick...... 120 146,725 33,416 121,327 20 3 ...... 171,610 132,921 Northern............ 167¾ 528,348 252,362 244,120 25,28 2 ...... 734,231 433,181 Petitcodiac A Elgin............... 14 9,014 2,500 9,094 15 3 ...... 5,794 5,145 Port Dover & Lake Huron............ 63 ......... ......... ......... ......... ...... ...... ......... ......... Prince Edward Island............ 198½ 192,737 93,478 41,039 16¼ 3 2 130,665 228,595 Quebec & Lake St. John.......... 803 ......... ......... ......... ......... ...... ...... ......... ......... Quebec Central......... 61 28,815 3,247 16,565 15 3¼ ...... 23,081 20,689 St. Lawrence & Industry......... 12 ......... 9,073 5,000 12 4 3 10,358 9,460 St. Lawrence & Ottawa............ 59 140,112 63,837 44,933 20 3 2 117,669 112,557 South Eastern......... 65 88,734 35,906 21,085 22 3 2½ 72,253 78,597 Stanstead, Shefford & Chambly.............. 43 104,752 45,831 45,378 20 3½ ...... 101,116 75,141 Toronto & Nipissing......... 105½ 1,194,537 96,081 93,741 20 ...... ...... 196,608 129,450 Toronto, Grey & Bruce............ 191 345,610 131,529 112,150 20 3 ...... 349,416 226,554 Welland......... 16¼ 45,131 63,033 66,575 22 3½ ...... 77,809 55,190 Whitby & Port Perry............... 46 41,620 29,654 46,221 20 2½ ...... 58,777 35,781 Whitby & Port Perry............ 129 164,498 91,773 55,075 22 2¾ ...... 183,612 164,778 5,574¼ 19,450,813 6,073,223 6,859,796 ......... ...... ...... $18,742,053 $15,290,091