$307,841.84

217,605.63 127,951.90

Balance at commencement of year as so changed
Balance September 30, 1886 (deficit)

(The railroad and property of this company has been leased to the Boston & Maine Railroad, and has been operated by said railroad since January 1, 1886; consequently comparisons of earnings, expenses, etc., cannot be made with the previous year.)

ANALYSIS OF EARNINGS.

From local passengers, three months (all passengers
starting from or stopping at any station on this
road)
From through passengers, three months (to and
from other roads over and beyond this road)
From express and extra baggage

From mails

$21,150.21

26,599.08

2,393.54

3,017.65

From other sources, passenger department

555.01

Total earnings from passenger department

53,715.49

From local freight (all freight starting from or stopping at any station on this road)

24,405.09

From through freight (to and from other roads over and beyond this road)

86,108.53

From other sources, freight department.

ment

4,604.73

Total earnings from freight department
Total transportation earnings

Rents for use of road, nine months

Income from all other sources, viz.:

115,118.35

168,833.84

187,500.00

12,708.52

Premium on bonds

Rent of land and buildings

Total income from all sources

$2,208.52
10,500.00

$369,042.36

Total liabilities (as per books of the company)

Present or Contingent Liabilities not Included in the

Balance-Sheet.

Bonds guaranteed by this company, or a lien on its

road, viz. :

Nashua & Rochester.

Total (not included in Balance-Sheet)

$4,797,347.50

$575,000.00

$575,000.00

MILEAGE, TRAFFIC, ETC.

Passenger-train mileage, three months, to January

1, 1886 .

62,339

Freight-train mileage

65,762

Total revenue train mileage

128,101

Number of local passengers (including season)

71,596

Number of through passengers (to and from other
roads going over and beyond this road)
Total number of passengers carried ́.

37,257

108,853

Local passenger mileage (local passengers carried

one mile)

868,520

Through passenger mileage (through passengers

carried one mile).

910,241

Total passenger mileage

1,778,761

Number tons local freight

16,523

Number tons through freight (to and from other roads going over and beyond this road)

Main line of road from Worcester, Mass., to Rochester, N. H. .

Main line of road in New Hampshire

Total length of steel rails in tracks, not including steel-top rails

[Weights per yard, 56 to 60 lbs.]

Roads and Branches belonging to other Companies
operated by this Company under lease or contract.
Total miles of road operated by this company to
January 1, 1886

Total miles of road operated by this company in
New Hampshire to January 1, 1886

STATEMENT OF EACH ACCIDENT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

November 6, 1885.-Patrick Keating, freight conductor, was injured while coupling cars at Hampstead. Not seriously injured.

November 29.- James Coffey killed at Ash-street crossing in Nashua by falling in front of switch-engine, cars and engine passing over his body.

GENERAL INFORMATION.

66

66

66

Maximum weight of locomotives in working order.
Average
Maximum weight of tenders full of fuel and water

66

Maximum weight of passenger cars

66

66

mail and baggage cars

8-wheel box freight cars.

Length of heaviest engine and tender, from center of forward truck-wheel of engine to center of rear wheel of tender

Total length of heaviest engine and tender over all Number of locomotives equipped with train brake . [Kind of brake, Westinghouse automatic.]

Number of cars equipped with train brake

[Kind of brake, Westinghouse automatic.] Number of passenger cars with Miller platform and buffer

BRIDGES.

Number of trestle bridges of 25 feet length and up