Grade Crossings of Railroads by Street Railways, Pleasure Resorts, Joint Use of Tracks, . Locations, Use of Electric Power, etc., Miscellaneous Street Railway Matters,. F. Miscellaneous Reports and Orders, G.- Expenses of office, TABULATION OF RAILROAD RETURNS, Contents of Tables, COMPARATIVE AND SUMMARY RAILROAD TABLES, TABULATION OF STREET RAILWAY REPORTS, INDEX. Abolition of grade crossings (see Grade Crossings). train, number of, the last year, 28, 141. general summary of, for the last year, 29. number of personal injuries resulting from, 29, 142. ratio of, to total number carried, 29. to employees, 30, 142. at grade crossings, 31, 142, 144. at stations, 33, 144. ratio of, to number of crossings, 32. to trespassers, 33, 144. tabulation of, for the last year, 142-144. on street railways, 77–80. tabulation of, for the last year, 78, 410. as affected by use of electric power, special report on, 115. Alteration of railroad crossings with public ways, 126. Amesbury & Hampton Street Railway, lease to Exeter, Hampton & Amesbury (of N. H.), 158. Amherst & Sunderland Street Railway, increase of stock, 219. Amount of business (see Volume of Traffic). Annual returns, railroad, tabulation of, for the last year, 295. contents of tables, 296. comparative and summary statements from, 330 comparison of returns for years 1899 and 1900, 330. summary of returns for years 1894-1900, 332. reports, street railway, tabulation of, for the last year, 340–410. Anti-stock-watering laws, 93. contents of tables, 337. Assets and liabilities of railroad corporations, 7, 8, 272–278. of street railway companies, 60, 62, 340-350. Auction, sale of stock at, 119, 121. Blue Hill Street Railway, issue of stock, 221. extension into Norwood, 226. crossing of New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, 249. Board of Railroad Commissioners, organization of, iii. Bonds, railroad, amount of, 11, 12, 330. approval of issues of, 12, 119. street railway, amount of, 71, 345. approval of issues of, 71, 171-224. Boston, railroad passengers to and from, 15. decrease in number of, 15. receipts of flour and grain in, for the last ten years, 33-36. Boston & Albany Railroad, estimated cost of abolishing grade crossings on, 115. report to legislature on principal stockholders, and passenger and freight rates, 107-114. density of traffic on, 17. train service on, at Westfield, 100. change of location in Ludlow, Palmer and Belchertown, 138. change of grade, 124. safety appliances on, 134. lease of, to New York Central Railroad Company, 44. mileage books good on either road, 45. Boston Elevated Railway, 82-85. approval of plans for construction of, 83. report of consulting engineer in relation to, 83. petition of, relative to removal of tracks of West End Street Railway in Marlborough Street, etc., 277. approval of plans of, 281. increase of stock, 196. Boston & Lowell Railroad, issue of bonds, 120. Boston & Maine Railroad, density of traffic on, 17. better train accommodation on, at West Somerville, 99. grade crossing of, by Lexington & Boston Street Railway, 147. by Northampton & Amherst Street Railway, 153. change of grade of, 123. relocation of passenger station in Lowell, 118. safety appliances on, 135. Sunday trains on, 130. Boston & Providence Railroad, cost of abolishing grade crossings on, 38. Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad, fares on ferry of, 139. Boston Terminal Station, question of jurisdiction over, should be settled by legislation, 47. Branches of railroads, description of, 298-309. Bridges, railroad, report of bridge engineer on, 39-44. biennial reports of inspection of, 40. number and description of, on the several railroads, 40. comparative lengths of wooden, stone and iron, 41. work done on, by the several companies, during 1900, 42. cost of repair of (see Repairs). street railway, official examination of, 81. rules relative to loads, etc., 82. Bristol County Street Railway organized, 55. issue of stock, 208. Brockton & Plymouth Street Railway consolidated with Pembroke Street Rail way, 165. issue of stock, 209. increase of stock, 222. issue of bonds, 223. |