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chapter Q
Transportation
RAIL TRANSPORTATION (Series Q 1-152)
Q 1-11. Railroad and other domestic intercity freight traffic,
by type of transportation, 1939-1957.
Source: 1939-1954, Interstate Commerce Commission, Inter
city Ton-Mile8, 1939-1954, Statement No. 568 (mimeographed),
1956; 1955-1957, ICC, Annual Report, various issues.
For description of estimates, see Statement No. 568.
Q 12-14. Indexes of transportation output, 1889-1953.
Source: 1889-1946, Harold Barger, The Transportation In
dustries, 1889 to 1946, National Bureau of Economic Research,
New York, 1951; 1947-1953, National Bureau of Economic Re
search, unpublished estimates by John W. Kendrick.
Sources of figures and methods of computation are described
in Barger's book. The components of series Q 13, passenger
traffic, are airlines, intercity buslines, waterways, and steam
railroads. For series Q 14, freight traffic, the components
are motor trucking, pipelines, waterways, and steam railroads.
Q 15-31. Railroad mileage, equipment, and passenger and
freight service, 1830-1890.
Source: Interstate Commerce Commission, Railway Statistics
Before 1890, Statement No. 32151 (mimeographed), 1932.
Before 1890, the principal source of continuous information
on railroads is the annual Poor's Manual of Railroads. The
figures in the Manual were revised in successive issues. The
Interstate Commerce Commission consulted the issues from
1869 to 1900 and evidently took account of the revisions.
Earnings and traffic figures are understatements of actual
level; mileage covered is shown in the table below. Similar
but not identical figures, with the degree of coverage similarly
indicated in terms of mileage, appear in Bureau of the Census,
Report on Transportation Business in the United States at
the Eleventh Census, 1890, part I.
Table I. Miles of Road Operated by Railroads
Roadsreportingearnings 1
Roadsreportingearningsand
Roadsreportingearnings >
Year
trafficstatistics
Year
1890 158,087153.945145,387137,028125,186
167,976153,689145,341136,986125,146
1879 79,00978,96074,11278,608
1889 18781888 18771887 18761886
1875 71,75969,27866,23767,82844,614
1885 128,820115,704110,414104,97192,97182,146
122,110118,172106,93896,762
18741884 18781883 18721882 187118811880. 1861. 8,836
1 Includes elevated railways.
All figures except those for series Q 15 and Q 17 are based
on reports of individual railroads for fiscal years ending in
the calendar year indicated. The period of time covered is
therefore not the same for all carriers included. Balance sheet
and equipment data pertain to the ends of such fiscal years.
Data for 1890 shown in these series do not agree with 1890
data shown for series Q 44-72 because of different sources.
Q 32. Freight service, ton-miles carried, 13 railroads, 1865-
1885.
Source: H. V. and H. W. Poor, Manual of Railroads, New
York City, 1888, p. XXVIII.
The roads represented are 7 eastern roads (Pennsylvania;
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne, and Chicago ; New York Central ; Lake
Shore; Michigan Central; Boston and Albany; New York, Lake
Erie and Western) and 6 western roads (Illinois Central; Chi
cago and Alton; Chicago and Rock Island; Chicago; Burlington
and Quincy; Chicago and Northwestern; Chicago, Milwaukee,
and St. Paul).
Q 33-42. Railroad property investment, capital, income, and
expenses, 1850-1890.
Source: See source for series Q 15-31.
See also text for same series.
Q 43. Miles of railroad built, 1830-1925.
Source: 1830-1879, Tenth Census Reports, vol. IV, Report
on the Agencies of Transportation in the United States, p. 289;
1893-1925, Railway Age, vol. 104, No. 1, Simmons-Boardman
Publishing Corp., New York, January 1, 1938, p. 66.
For a more detailed discussion of the problems of estimating
miles of railroad built, see E. R. Wicker, "United States Rail
way Investment in the Pre-Civil War Period," and George R.
Taylor, "Comments on E. R. Wicker's Paper," in Studies in
Income and Wealth, Princeton University Press, vol. 24 (forth
coming) .
The Tenth Census report (pp. 289-293, 300-375) contains
materials on history of construction which includes figures on
mileage built and existent, by groups of States, for individual
companies, annually from 1830 to 1880. Somewhat similar
data appear in Bureau of the Census, Report on Transportation
Business in the United States at the Eleventh Census: 1890,
part 1, pp. 3-5, 54-107.
According to the Bureau of the Census, information was re
ceived from every railroad known to exist in 1880. The letter
of instructions from the Superintendent of the Census to the
railroads said: "In cases ... in which the records have been
lost, the officers of such companies and roads are requested
to obtain . . . this information in the best form possible. The
recollection of officers and employees long in the service of a
road may be used ... if more reliable data be not accessible."
The Railway Age obtained its figures at annual intervals
from individual railroads and from State railroad commissions.
It is not clear just when a mile of road would be reported as
built. Construction of some lines extended over several years.
Each annual segment may have been reported when finished,
or nothing may have been reported until the whole line was
completed. The year of physical completion may have differed
from the year in which traffic was first carried. In such cases,
the mileage may have been assigned to either year.
The Census Bureau figures pertain only to miles in operation
in the census year. The figures for any year are, therefore,
understatements to the extent that mileage constructed in that
year may have been abandoned by June 1, 1880 (the date of
the 1880 Census).
423
Q 44-152 TRANSPORTATION
The change from year to year in miles operated (series Q 15)
or miles owned (series Q 16) is sometimes used as a measure
of miles constructed. The annual change in miles operated,
however, is also affected by acquisitions of trackage rights, as
a result of which the same line may be counted in the opera
tion of two or more railroads. Both the change in miles
operated and that in miles owned are affected by abandon
ments during the year (regardless of when constructed).
Q 44-152. General note.
The principal sources of these series are various issues of
two annual publications of the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion: For 1954-1957, Transport Statistics of the United States,
part 1; and for all years prior to 1954, Statistics of Railways
in the United States.
No attempt has been made to adjust the figures for the effect
of changes in methods of accounting and reporting; hence, the
data for the various years are often only approximately com
parable.
Although railroads regulated by the ICC are still described
legally as "steam railways," most train and switching opera
tions are now performed by Diesel locomotives, and some
divisions of the railways included are electrified. The Com
mission has also regulated a small and diminishing number of
railways of the interurban electric type which are not included
in the figures shown here.
Railway operating companies are those whose officers direct
the actual transportation service and whose books contain
operating as well as financial accounts. Lessor companies
maintain a separate legal existence, but their properties are
operated by the lessees. Proprietary companies are also non-
operating companies. Their outstanding capitalization is owned
by other railway companies. The term "circular" refers to
roads (operating or nonoperating) for which brief circulars
showing date of incorporation, mileage, and a few of the
facts were filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission.
They include intrastate roads and roads under construction.
The term "unofficial" is used to indicate roads for which
official returns were not received by the ICC—the figures hav
ing been taken from the returns by roads in prior years, and
items contained in railway and engineering periodicals and
newspapers, corrected in accordance with the best information
available.
Switching and terminal companies are those operating sepa
rately for joint account or for revenue. Services such as
those of switching and terminal companies are mostly per
formed directly by the line-haul carriers as an ordinary part
of their business. Line haul denotes train movements between
terminals and stations on main and branch lines of the road,
exclusive of switching.
Beginning in 1911, the ICC classified operating companies on
the basis of operating revenues. Those of Class I had annual
revenues above $1,000,000; Class II, above $100,000; Class III,
below $100,000. Beginning in 1956, the minimum for Class I
was raised to $3,000,000 and the other two classes were con
solidated. If the revenues of a company fall below the limit,
it is not reclassified until the decline appears to be permanent.
The relative importance of Class I railroads has increased since
1911 because of the growth of traffic and the absorption of
small roads in larger systems. The ratio of operating revenues
of Class I line-haul companies to the total revenues of Classes I,
II, and III was 96.48 percent in 1911, 97.45 percent in 1916,
98.07 percent in 1926, 98.76 percent in 1941, and 99.06 percent
in 1945.
A collection of definitions of words or phrases frequently
used in discussions of railway statistics has been issued by the
ICC, entitled Railway Statistical Terms, Statement No. 4119,
June 1941. For financial terms, see ICC, Uniform System of
Accounts for Steam Railroads.
Statistics of mileage in existence and stocks of equipment,
and balance sheet items, pertain to the end of the year
indicated.
Q 44-72. Railroad mileage, equipment, and passenger traffic
and revenue, 1890-1957.
Source: All series, except series Q 53-54, see general note
for series Q 44-152. Series Q 53-54, American Railway Car
Institute, Railroad Car Facts, New York, annual issues.
Q 45, mileage constructed. Miles on which operations were
begun during the year. Figures exclude relocated road or
road constructed to shorten distance without serving new
territory.
Q 46, mileage abandoned. Miles on which operation was
permanently abandoned during the year, the cost of which was
written out of the investment accounts or was scheduled to be
written out at the end of the year.
Q 49, track operated, first main track. Equivalent to miles
of road operated. Figures exceed those for series Q 47, road
owned, in some years because of two or more roads operating
on same line under trackage agreements.
Q 60, average tractive effort. Figures represent the force
in pounds exerted by locomotives, measured at the rim of the
driving wheels.
Q 61-63, passenger-train cars. Includes coaches and parlor,
sleeping, dining, club, lounge, observation, postal, baggage, ex
press, and other cars, as well as cars serving a combination of
purposes.
Q 64, freight-train cars. Includes cabooses as well as
freight-carrying cars.
Q 71, passenger revenue. Excludes revenue from services
such as handling of excess baggage or mail; sleeping and par
lor or chair car reservations; dining and buffet service on
trains ; station, train, and boat privileges ; parcel rooms ; storage
of baggage; or other miscellaneous services and facilities con
nected with the transportation of passengers. Passenger rev
enue depends upon the established tariffs (the published
schedules of rates and fares) and includes extra fares on
limited trains, additional railway fares for the exclusive use
of space, mileage and scrip coupons honored, or revenue from
the transportation of corpses.
Q 72, revenue per passenger mile. Represents figures for
series Q 71 divided by those for series Q 67.
Q 73-86. Railroad freight traffic and revenue, 1890-1957.
Source: See general note for series Q 44-152.
Revenue-tons and ton-miles exclude the movement of a rail
road company's materials and supplies on its own lines. A
carload is a shipment of 10,000 pounds or more of one com
modity from one shipper to one consignee.
Tons originated are tons identified as not having had pre
vious line-haul transportation by other rail carriers; such ship
ments include import traffic and traffic from outlying posses
sions of the United States received from water carriers at the
port of entry, and finished products from transit points. Ton-
miles are computed by multiplying the weight of each shipment
by the distance it moves and summing the products.
For definitions of Class I, II, and III roads, see general note
for series Q 44-152.
Q 75, products of agriculture. Includes not only raw farm
products but simple manufactures such as flour, corn meal,
cottonseed meal, cake, and linters. On the other hand, such
products as vegetable oils, sugar and molasses, canned fruits
424
RAIL TRANSPORTATION Q 77-124
and vegetables, and manufactured tobacco are included in
series Q 79, manufactures and miscellaneous.
Q 77, products of mines. Includes coke as well as coal and
other raw minerals.
Q 78, products of forests. Includes not only raw forest
products but lumber, shingles, lath; box, crate and cooperage
materials ; veneer and built-up wood.
Q 84, freight revenue. Includes revenue from the transpor
tation of freight and from transit, stop, diversion, and recon-
signment arrangements upon the basis of tariffs. Excludes
revenue from such activities as switching of freight-train cars;
water transfers of freight, vehicles, and livestock; movement
of freight trains at a rate per train-mile or for a lump sum;
storage of freight; demurrage; grain elevators; stockyards; or
other miscellaneous services and facilities connected with the
transportation of freight.
Q 87-88. Railroad passenger-miles per car-mile and per train-
mile, 1890-1957.
Source: Interstate Commerce Commission, Revenue Traffic
Statistics, December issues.
Figures for passenger-miles per car-mile for 1908-1919, and
for passenger-miles per train-mile for 1890-1932, were com
puted by the National Bureau of Economic Research from
figures for passenger-miles, car-miles, and train-miles presented
in Statistics of Railways in the United States.
Q 89. Passenger train-miles per train-hour, 1936-1957.
Source: Interstate Commerce Commission, Passenger Train
Performance, December issues.
The train-hour figures upon which these figures are based
are reckoned from the time a train leaves its original terminal
to the time it arrives at its final terminal. Time spent in
stopping to take on and discharge traffic and other delays on
the road is included.
Q 90-92. Railroad freight revenue ton-miles per loaded car-
mile, train-mile, and mile of road, 1890-1957.
Source : See general note for series Q 44-152.
Q 93. Freight train-miles per train-honr, 1920-1957.
Source: Interstate Commerce Commission, Freight Train
Performance, December issues.
For explanation of train-hour figures, see text for series
Q 89.
Q 94. Freight car-miles per car-day, 1921-1957.
Source : See general note for series Q 44-152.
Days of unserviceable cars are included in the divisor.
Q 95-102. Railroad property investment and capital, 1890-1957.
Source: See general note for series Q 44-152.
Q 95, investment, book value. Figures represent recorded
value, in the accounts of carriers, of land, fixed improvements
such as roadbed and track, rolling stock, maintenance machin
ery, etc., owned by them. Figures include property held
under contract for purchase.
Q 96, depreciation reserve. Figures represent the accumu
lated accounting allowance for loss in service value not
restored by current maintenance. The loss in value is incurred
in connection with the consumption or prospective retirement
of physical property in the course of service from causes
against which carriers are not protected by insurance, which
are known to be in current operation, and the effect of which
can be forecast with a reasonable approach to accuracy.
Q 100, funded debt unmatured. Funded debt is debt matur
ing more than one year from date of issue.
Q 101, net capitalization. Figures represent railway capital
outstanding, series Q 97, minus stocks and debt of railroad
companies held by other railroad companies.
Q 103-105. Railroad capital expenditures for additions and
betterments, 1921-1957.
Source: Association of American Railroads, Bureau of Rail
way Economics, Railroad Transportation, annual issues.
Additions comprise: Additional facilities such as equipment
(rolling stock), tracks, buildings and other structures; addi
tions to such facilities, such as extensions to tracks, buildings
and other structures; additional ties laid in existing tracks;
and additional devices applied to facilities such as airbrakes
applied to cars not previously thus equipped.
Betterments comprise improvements of existing facilities
through the substitution of superior parts for inferior parts
retired, such as the substitution of steel-tired wheels for cast
wheels under equipment, the application of heavier rail in
tracks, the strengthening of bridges by the substitution of
heavier members, and the application of superior floors or
roofs in buildings.
Q 1 03-116. Railroad income and expenses, and interest and
dividends, 1890-1957.
Source: See general note for series Q 44-152.
Q 106, operating revenue. Includes revenue from freight,
passenger, and other transportation and incidental services.
Q 107-109, operating expenses. Includes current deprecia
tion.
Q 110, tax accruals. Taxes imposed by any form of govern
ment whether based on an assessed value of the property, on
amounts of stocks and bonds, on earnings, income, dividends
declared, payroll, number of passengers, quantity of freight,
length of road, rolling stock, or other basis. Tax accruals do
not include special assessments for street and other improve
ments, nor special benefit taxes such as water assessments.
Q 111, operating income. Figures represent net revenue
from railway operations (series Q 106 minus series Q 107)
less tax accruals (series Q 110).
Q 112, net operating income. Figures represent operating
income (series Q 111) minus net payable balance of equipment
and joint facility rents. The equipment rents deducted at this
point are those for equipment leased for less than one year,
or interchanged. They are usually on a per day or per mile
basis.
Q 113, net income. Figures represent net operating income
(series Q 112) plus other income, minus miscellaneous deduc
tions and fixed and contingent charges. Fixed charges are
mainly rent for leased roads and equipment (i.e., equipment
leased for one year or more), and interest (except contingent
interest) .
Q 116, interest accrued on funded debt. Figures include in
terest not paid during year on debt in default of interest; ex
clude interest on debt owned by issuing company, or on debt
incurred for new lines, extensions, additions or betterments,
accrued before such property is completed or comes into
service.
Q 117-123. Railroad tax accruals, 1921-1957.
Source : See general note for series Q 44-152.
Other taxes (series Q 123) are largely property taxes
levied by State or local governments.
Q 124. Miles of railroad operated by receivers or trustees,
1894-1957.
Source : See general note for series Q 44-152.
425
Q 125-152TRANSPORTATION
Q 125-127. Railroad highway grade crossings, 1925-1957.
Source: See general note for series Q 44-152.
Specially protected highway grade crossings (series Q 126)
include crossings with operated gates, watchmen, or both, dur
ing at least part of day, and those with audible signals, visible
signals, or both; exclude those with fixed signs only.
Q 128-137. Fuel received, ties and rails laid, and purchases
by railroads, 1917-1957.
Source: Series Q 128-134, see general note for series Q
44-152. Series Q 135-137, Association of American Railroads,
Railroad Transportation, annual issues.
Q 128-130, fuel received. Figures include not only fuel for
operation of trains but fuel for station, shop, or other use.
Q 131, new rails laid. Figures include both rails laid in
replacement and rails laid in additional tracks, new lines, and
extensions.
Q 132-133, cross-ties laid. Figures for 1917-1926 include
only ties laid in replacement. In 1927, 78,340,000 ties were
laid in replacement only. Treated ties are those which have
been subjected to some preservative process, e.g., creosoting,
before being placed in the track.
Q 138-140. Pullman Company operations, 1915-1957.
Source: Interstate Commerce Commission, Statistics of Rail
ways in the United States and Transport Statistics in the
United States, part 2, The Pullman Company (Sleeping Car
Companies), various annual issues; except series Q 139, 1915-
1921, Office of Business Economics, Survey of Current Busi
ness, January 1939, p. 18.
Figures for series Q 139 exceed those in series Q 70, parlor
and sleeping car passenger-miles, mainly because travel of
railroad employees, etc. (for which railroad companies receive
no revenue) is not included in series Q 70; but if Pullman
accommodations are paid for, the travel is included in series
Q 139.
The number of Pullman employees (series Q 140) is the
number on the payroll at the end of the year.
Q 141-142. Railroad employees and compensation, 1890-1957.
Source: See general note for series Q 44-152.
An employee is defined as a person in the service of a rail
road, subject to its continuing authority to supervise and direct
the manner of rendition of his service. Persons such as law
yers engaged to render only specifically defined service for
specific cases and not under general or continuing retainer are
not classed as employees. For 1890-1914, the number of em
ployees is the number on the payroll at the end of the year.
Thereafter, the nature of the figures included for the smaller
(Class II and III) roads is not clear in the source. For Class
I roads they appear to be averages of 4 quarterly counts,
1915-1920, and of 2 quarterly and 6 months counts, 1921;
beginning 1922, they are averages of 12 monthly counts.
Q 143-152. Railroad accidents and fatalities, 1891-1957.
Source: Interstate Commerce Commission, Accident Bulle
tin, annual issues.
The Accident Reports Act approved May 1910 requires
the filing of monthly reports of railway accidents and au
thorizes the Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate
accidents. A reportable accident is one arising from the
operation of a railway resulting ... in the death of a
person; or in the disability of an employee for more than
3 days during the 10 days following the accident; or in
the disability of others for more than 1 day.
426
RAIL TRANSPORTATION Q 1-22
Series Q 1-11. Railroad and Other Domestic Intercity Freight Traffic, by Type of Transportation: 1939 to 1957
[In millions of ton-miles. A ton-mile is the movement of 1 ton (2,000 pounds) of freight traffic for the distance of 1 mile. Comprises public and private traffic]
Totaltraffic,volume
Railroads 1 Motor vehicles Inland waterways 1 Oil pipelines Airways 1
Year VolumePercentof total
VolumePercentof total
VolumePercentof total
VolumePercentof total
VolumePercentof total
1 2 8 4 6 6 7 8 9 10 11
1967 1,852,181 626,222 46 31 260,856 19 29 231,792 17 14 232,660 17 21 601 0.0441956 1,360,142 655,891 48 22 253,751 18 66 219,978 16 17 229,969 16 91 563 .041
1966 1,277,806 631,385 49 41 226,188 17 70 216,508 16 94 208,244 15 91 481 .0871964-..- 1,124,462 556,557 49 50 214,626 19 09 173,679 15 45 179,203 16 94 397 .0861963 1,204,098 614,199 51 01 '217,163 18 04 • 202,439 16 81 169.884 14 11 413 .0341962 1,144,264 623.373 54 48 194,607 17 01 168,367 14 71 157,502 IS 76 415 .0361951 1,178,076 666,863 65 68 188,012 16 96 '182,216 16 47 152,115 12 91 379 .032
1960 _. 1,062,637 596,940 56 17 172,860 16 27 163,344 16 37 129,175 12 16 818 .0301949. . 916,877 534,694 68 88 126,636 18 83 139.396 16 22 114,916 12 56 236 .0261948 1,044,978 647,267 61 94 116,045 11 10 •161,846 15 49 119,597 11 44 223 .0211947 1,018,651 664,523 65 24 102,095 10 02 146,714 14 40 106.161 10 82 158 .0161946 908,854 602,069 66 61 81,992 9 07 123,973 18 72 95,727 10 59 98 .010
1946 1,027,115 690,809 67 26 66,948 6 52 142,737 13 90 126,630 12 32 91 .0091944 1,088,266 746,912 68 68 58,264 5 85 150,155 13 80 132,864 12 21 71 .0071948..- 1,031.185 734,829 71 26 56,784 5 51 141,652 13 74 97,867 9 49 63 .0051942 929,004 645,422 69 47 69,896 6 45 148,565 16 99 75,087 a 08 34 .0041941 772,020 481,766 62 40 81,363 10 64 140,454 18 19 68,428 8 86 19 .002
1940 618,692 879,201 61 80 62,048 10 08 118,057 19 08 59,277 9 58 14 .0021989 543,634 838,850 62 84 52,821 9 72 96,249 17 71 66,602 10 23 12 .002
1 Revenue ton-miles. Includes electric railroads, express, and mail. * Ton-miles revised upward on basis of new data; not applied to previous years.
1 Includes Great Lakes. ' Part of these year-to-year changes resulted from coverage of waterways previously* Domestic revenue service. Includes express, mail, and excess baggage. in use but not covered.
Series Q 12-14. Indexes of Transportation Output: 1889 to 1953
[Weighted indexes, 1939-100]
Alltraffic
12
Passenger
13
Freight
14
Year
Alltraffic
12
Passenger
13
Freight
14
Year
Alltraffic
12
Passenger
13
Freight
14
1953.19521951
1950.1949194819471946.
194519441943
219
206182205203192
213222216
8
248 176
«
19121941.
19401939193819371936
19351934193319321931
183137
11010089101
98
7976706682
8
10810097103
99
8784767994
11410087101
92
7774686279
19301929192819271926
192519241923192219211920
1889
97110106106108
102981028881103
18.5
108118117119
121
120121122116115127
25.5
95108103102104
979196817296
16.5
1 Not available.
Series Q 15-22. Railroad Mileage and Equipment: 1830 to 1890
Year
Mileage
Roadoperated(Dec. 81)
Roadowned 1
16
Alltrack
(Dec. 31)
17
Equipment 1
Locomotives
18
Revenue cars
Total
19
Passenger Freight
21
Baggage,mail,
express
Year
Miles ofroad
operated(Dec. 81)
15
Year
Miles ofroad
operated(Dec. 81)
15
1890. .1889..
1888..1887.1886..
1386.1884.1883.1882.1881.
1880.1879.1878.1877.1876.
1875.1874.1873.1872.1871.
166,703161,276166,114149,214136,338
128,820125,346121,422114,677103,108
98,26286 , 55681,74779,08276,808
74,09672,38570,26866,17160,301
163,359159,934154,222147.953188,566
127,689126,119120,619114,428103,530
92,14784,39380,83279,20876,306
74,09672,62370,65157,32851,455
208,152202,088191,876184,935167,962
160,506166,414149,101140,878180,465
115,647104,766103,64997,80894,665
31,81230,56629,00627,27526,108
25,66224,35323,40521,88919,911
17,94917,08416,44615,91115,618
1,090,8691,080,6651,032,182•976,772
870,602
828,058820,954800,741750,933667,218
•556,930
496,718439,109408,082399,524
21,66421,47120,24719,33918,366
16,49716,64416,23014,93413,947
12,78912,00911,68312,053
•14,621
1,061,9521,061,1411,005,108950,889846,912
806,517798,399778,663780,435648,296
639,265480,190423,013392,175384,903
7,2537,0536,8276,5546,325
6,0446,9116,8485,5644,976
4,7864,6194,4133,854
1870.1869.1868.1867.1866.
1865.1864.1863.1862.1861.
1860.1859.1868.1857.1866.
1865.1864.1853.1852.1851.
52,92246,84442,22939,05036,801
35,08533,90888 , 17032,12081,286
80,62628,78926,96824 , 50322,076
18,87416,72016,36012,90810,982
1860.1849.1848.1847.1846.
1845.1844.1843.1842.1841.
1840.1839.1838.1837.1836.
1836.1884.1833.1832.1881.
1830.
9,0217,3665,9965,5984,980
4,6334,8774,1854,0268,586
2,8182,3021,9131,4971,278
1,09863338022995
1 Prior to 1882, includes elevated railways.* Prior to 1881, includes elevated railways.
1 Agrees with source ; however, figures for components do not add to total shown,mail, and <
427
Q 23-43 TRANSPORTATION
Series Q 23-32. Railroad Passenger and Freight Service: 1865 to 1890
Passenger service Freight service Freight service Freight service
Year
Passenger
revenue
Passengers
carried
Passengermiles
Revenue(passen
ger-mile)
Freightrevenue
Totalrevenue
Ton-miles
carried,all
roads
Revenueperton-mile
Revenueton-miles
pertrain-mile
Ton-miles
carried,13 railroads
Year
Passenger
revenueservice
Freightrevenue
Ton-miles
carried,13 railroads
YearFreightrevenue
Ton-miles
carried,18 railroads
tonscarried 1
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 23 27 32 27 32
$1,000 1,000520,439494,808451,354428,226382,285
Mil.12,52211,96511,19110.5711
9,660
Cenit2.1742.1692.2462.2762.194
$1,000 1,000691,344619,166590,857552,075482,245
Mil. Cents0.9270.9700.9771.0341.042
163.99159.91159.36156.16150.99
Bit. $1,000 $1,000 BO.14.4813.0710 688.758.74
$1 ,000 Bit.4.924.223.443.032 622.16
1890 272,321 734,822 79,193 1880___1879...1878.--1877-,.1876- -_
147.653 467,749 18701889 259.439 665,962 68,677 142,336 386,676 1869...
1868800,000
1888 251,356 639,201 65,423 124,637 365,4661887 240,543 636,666 61,561 125,205 347,705 18671886 211,930 550,359 52,802 136,121 361,137 1866
1885 200,884206,791206,837188,137173,357
351,428334,571312.687289,031
9,1348,7798,5417,688
2.1992.3562.4222.447
509,691502,870539,510485,778551,968
437,040399,075400,453360,490
49,15244,72544,06539,302
1.0571.1241.2241.236
143 59133.58125 86128.81
17.8316.8117.0916.2316.06
1875...1874...1873...1872..-1871...
139,105140,999137,384132,309108,899
363,960379,467389,036340,932294,430
7.847.737.486.42
1865
1884188318821881 5.57
' Revenue tons carried for 1870 are 72,500,000 tons; for 1861, 55,073,000 tons.
Series Q 33-42. Railroad Property Investment, Capital, Income, and Expenses: 1850 to 1890
[In thousands of dollars]
Year
Property investment and capital
Investmentin railroad
andequipment
33
Stock, mortgage bonds, equipment,obligations, etc.
Total
34
Capital stock
35
Bonded debt
Stockpaying
dividends
37
Income and expenses
Totaltraffic
earnings
Operatingexpenses
39
Netearnings
Interest and dividends
Dividendspaid
41
Interestpaid on
funded debt
EXCLUDING ELEVATED RAILWAYS
1890 _1889. -.
1887 _.1886
1885188418831882..
INCLUDING ELEVATED RAILWAYS
1890.1889..1888. -.1887
1886
1885.1884.1883.1882.1881.
1880.1879.1878.1877.1876.
1875-1874.1873.1872.1871.
1870.1869.1868.1867.
1863.1861.1860.1855.1861.1850.
8,789,2228,698,0818,344,3057,799,4727,254,995
7,037,6276,924,5646,684,7666,036,0905,577,997
4,653,6094.416.5114,166,3324,180,1924,086,663
10,020,9259,576,9409,281,9168.595,0418,089,268
7,775,8587,617,9867,423,0406,960,649
10,122,6369,680,9429,369,3998,673,1878,163,149
7,842,5337,676,3997,477,8667,016,7506.278,565
5,402,0384.872,0184,772,2974,806,202■4,468,592
4,658,2094,221,7643,784,5433.159,4232.664,628
2,476,8932,041,2261,869,5291,172,881
4,590,4724,447,1044,392,2874,146,9583,956,377
3,778,6103,726,6553,675,7933,478.914
4.640,2404.496,0994,438,4114,191,5623,999,509
3,817,6983,762,6173,708,0613,511,0368,177,376
2,708,6732.395,6472,292,2582,313,2792,248,359
2,198,6011,990,9971,947,6391,647,8441,481,460
5,055,2254,784,1734,585,4724,155,6283,853,748
3,740,2553,647,3133,479,4123,214,084
5,105.9024,828,3664,624,0354,186,9433,882,966
3,765,7273,669,1163 , 500 , 8803,235,5432,878,424
2,530,8752,319,4892,297,7912,255,3192,165,141
'2,459,607•2,230,766•1,836,904•1,511,579
1,086,040991,935950,520931,373822 , 192
765,311763,307807,113
524,880
498,822
342.071317,867297,307331,174297,312
266.489266.614291 . 588
83.57679,53278,94390,01380,094
77,67293.204101,579
224 , 500216,878205,288202.009182,885
179,681167,286
'171,414
1,721,0941,790.8421,769,7731,805,4881,675,670
1,304,8021,658,9191,713,7021,673,791
937,025
1,097,8471,002,926960,256940,151829,941
772,569777,396823 , 773770,210701,781
613,734625,621490,103472,909497,268
503,066620,466526,420466,241403,329
302,528301,933310,806
330,895342,609
346,921322 , 123301,631334 , 989300,604
269,494270,891298,367280,317272,407
255,558216,646187 , 576170,977186,453
185,506189,571183,811165,764141,746
85,07681,26380,24391,67381,654
77,67294,415102,063102,03193,344
77,11561,68153,62958,55668,040
74,29467,04367,12164,41856.467
226.800218,974207,124203,790189,036
187,426178,058173,140150,232128,587
107,866112,238103,16198,82193,660
756,223 416,658
1,149,481763,678
334,000
190,000130,000
228,700 105,300 32,125
424,792 299,263
318,126
84,25039,566
42,802
1 Includes other interest. 1 Sum of capital stock, bonded debt, and $55,092,192 Pacific R.R., U.S. subsidiary bonds. • Includes other debt.
Series Q 43. Miles of Railroad Built: 1830 to 1925
Year
1925192419231922192119201919191819171916
Miles
43
644679427324476314686721979
1,098
Year
1916191419131912191119101909190819071906
Miles
43
9331,6323,0712,9973,0664,1223,7483,2146,2125,623
Year
1905190419031902190119001899189818971896
Miles
43
4,3883,8325,6526,0265,3684,8944,5693,2662,1091,692
Year
18951894189318791878187718761876187418731872
Miles
43
1,4201,7603.0245,0062,4282,2802,6761,6062,6846,2177,439
Year
18711870186918681867186618651864186318621861
Miles
43
6,6605,6684,1032,4682,5411,404819947674720
1,016
Year
1860185918581857185618551854186318521851
Miles
43
1,5001,7071,9662,0771,4712,4533,4422,1702,2881,274
Year
1850184918481847184618451844184318421841
Miles
43
1,2611,0481,056
277180288605606
Year
1840183918381837183618351834183318321831
491386453348280138214116191
428
RAIL TRANSPORTATION Q 44-72
Series Q 44-72. Railroad Mileage, Equipment, and Passenger Traffic and Revenue: 1890 to 1957
[Includes intercorporate duplications. Unless otherwise noted, covers Class I, II, and III railroads, except that prior to 1908 includes returns for switching and terminal companieswhere applicable]
Number
ofoperat
ingrail
roads 1
1 1
415422
441443448454462
471481485
(M513
617
EM534543559
574600611631641
661678700709749
775809849MM929
947995
1,0231,0411,058
1,0851,1111,1311,1681,216
1.2431,2601,2971.2961,2981.312
1,3061,3161,3231,5641,491
1,3801.3141,2811,2191,213
1,2241,2061,1921,1581,111
1,1041,0431,0341.002
9911.013
Mileage
Constructed
Abandoned
16
Roadowned *
47
49 1.14974 613
105 60249 69450 66676 96571 456
33 755100 620
71 52979 70920 881
40 65146 70534 1,14988 2,88622 1,695
19 1,2841 1,697
86 1,62111 9 1.642
38 1,677
2.7 1,974
88 1,784122 2,016821 1.870602 779
460 954671 782916 710
Bit 797881 892
.795 7536:) .7 617441 537818 1,188881 687
220,670221,098221,758222,508223,42
223,779224,511225.149225,806226.438
226,696227.335227,999229,174231,971
233,670235,064236.842238,539240,104
241,822243.85245,703247.595248,829
249,052249,433249,309249,131249,138
249,398250,156250,222250,413261,176
252,8451253,1253,529253,626254.037
254,251263,789252,105249,777246,777243,979
240,293236,834233,468
229,95224,363
218,101213,904207,97"202,472197,237
193,346189,295186,396184,428182,777
180,657178,709176,461171,564168,403163,697'
Track operated
Total 1
48
386,996389,668
390,965392 , 580393 , 736394,631395,831
396,380397,232397.203397,355398,037
398.054398,437398,730399,627403,625
405,975408,350411,324414,672416,381
419,228422,401'425,664!428.402429,823
429,883429,054427,750424 , 737421,341
417,954415,028412,993409,359407,531
406.580403,891402,343400,353397,014
391,142387,208379,508371,238362,824
351,767342.351333,646327,975317,083
306,797297,073283,822274,106265,352
258,784250,143245,334242,013239,140
233,276229,796221,864'211,051207,446199,876
Firstmaintrack
49
Othermaintracks
50
232,177233 , 509
233.955234,342234,959235.545236,476
236,857237.564287 , 756288,209239,069
239.438240,21.7240,7451241.737244,263
245,740246.922248,474260.582251,542
252,930254,882256,741268,869259.999
260,440260,570260 , 646259,639268,815
268,631258,238258,084267.425258,362
259,941258 , 525258.507259,705259,705
269,211257.569256,547253,470249,852246.238
240,831235.402230,494227,465222,340
216,974212,243205.314200,155195,562
192,556187,635184.648183.284181,983
177,746175,691169,780162,397161,275156,404'
Yardtracksand
sidings
Roadoperated,
.71
37,12337.908
38,82539 . 52039,79439.97740,157
40.45640.63940.84540,95441,015
41,10641,17841,09341,13741,166
41,37341,44541 , 58941 , 67941,731
41,91642 . 10942,39742 , 55642,780
42,74242,71142,43242,07141.686
40,96239.91638,69737.88837,614
36,89486,73036,22835,066i34,325
33,86433,66232,37630,82729,36727,613
25,35424,57323,69922,77120,982
19,88118,33816,94815,82014,876
14,07513,38413,09612,79512,440
12,34812.16811,63310,84610,4289,760
New cars deliveredfor domestic use
gerservice 1
117,678118,251
118,185118,718118,983119,109119,198
119,067119,029118,602118,192117,953
117,510117,044116,892116,758118,196
118,862119.983121,261122.411123,108
124,382125,410126,526126.977127,044
126,701125,778124,772123,027120,840
118,361116,874116,212114,046111,565
109,744108,637107,608105,682102,984
101,86999,91098.28595.21192,01988,974
85,58282,37779,45377,74973,761
69,94266,49261,56068,22154,915
52,15349,22447,68945,93444,718]
43,18141.94140,46187.808135,74233 ,711
112,522115,749
120,711124,572128,943132,903139,178
147,511156.821160,140161.115161,407
161,920162,290162,429163.658167,951
170,175172,031173,616175.543178,403
Equipment *
Freighttrain
53
99,29067.080
37.54535,69681,02177.88395,993
43.99192 , 562112,64068,52241,9561
43,86443.00331,83662 . 873
80,623
62,34125,13216,47077,49846,612
7,61525,1762,1633,25213,203
74,920!81,59046,06063,37088,862
105,735113.711175,74866,28940,292
60,95594.98167,063115,706111,616
Passengertrain
.71
'•58,226■»97,626|
"176,049
705396
886349386117179
964
933891861
1,337
9311,003685418349
257276434629191
205276
977
323
1,5342,4551,5712,0872,814
2.4282,5172.034
9771,161
831126750
1,6841,344
Locomotives in service
Total ■
.7.7
'"1.513"3,589"2,654"2,509"3,362
32.39132,593
33,63335,03337,25139,69742,473
42, 951 143,272144.47444,34445,611
46,26346,30545.40644,67144,375
44.33345.17246,54447.65548,009
49,54151,42354,22856,73268,652
60 , 18961.26763,31165,34866,847
68,09869,48669,41468,51869 . 122
68,94268.97767,93666,0701
65,595
65,31466,50267,01265,69763,46362,463
60,01968,21957,69855,38851,672
48,35746,74343,87141.22589,584
37.66336.70336,23435.98635,960
35.69935,49234,78833,13632,139'30,140
Steam Electric !
2,6083,918
6,2669,04112,27416,73722 , 590
26,68030,34434,58136,94239,592
41,018!41.92141.98341.75541,911
42,41043,60445,21046,34246,923
48,47750,46553.30255,83157,820
59,40660,57262,64264,84366,381
67,71369,11469,00568,12168,733
68,55468,59267,56365,69965,263
65,02166,229
Diesel
,7N
697616
639
669718790817
827856867864867
885902907892895
900879
882872
868
884805789
764709
663621617467435
379
372409
897889
888885373371342
293273
Other
29 , 137 49
28,001 58
26 . 563 65
25,256 67
24,209 6522,118 52
19,014 52
15,396 4812,025 478,981 456,495 436.008 44
4,301 498,432 602,476 401,978 46
1,517 52
967 56
639 50
403 49
293 48
175 .73
130 50
104 49
85 52so 57so 43
77 43
25 39(•) • 52
(•) •38
11 20
1 5
1 Includes circular and unofficial.3 First track. Includes lessors, proprietary, circular and unofficial companies.
1 For railroads reporting track by class. Excludes circular and unofficial, figuresfor which cover road, first track only.
4 Class I line-haul railroads.' Includes switching and terminal companies.'For 1890-1927, number of locomotives; for 1928-1957, number of units, except
for steam locomotives. (A unit is the least number of wheel bases together with superstructure capable of independent propulsion, but not necessarily equipped with an
ntrol.)
7 For 1915-1922, identified as "other than steam," but all or almost all of the locomotives must be electric.
« For 1916-1956, represents steam locomotives and freight cars of Class I railroadsexcluding switching and terminal companies; for 1957, includes all Class I locomotives
including switching and terminal <» Diesel included with "Other."10 Calendar-year data.
429
Q 44-72 TRANSPORTATION
Series Q 44-72. Railroad Mileage, Equipment, and Passenger Traffic and Revenue: 1890 to 1957—Con.
Equipment •—Con.
Passenger-train carsin service
Railroadonly
61
29,56480,817
32,11833,03534,10634,94286,326
87,35938,00639,40689,05738,697
88,68338,21738,33138.44638,334
88,30888,97739,93140.94941,390
42,42644,88447,67750,59852,096
63,58453,83854,80055,72956,855
56,81457,46157,15956,82766,950
56,10256,29056,61155,93966,198
54,77465,81054,49252,71751,58349,906
47,17945.66445,29243,97342,262
40,71339,75238,14036,98785,969
34,71333,85033 , 59533,62633,003
33,11233,01881,38428,87627,94926,820
Class I railroadsand Pullman Co.
Total
62
32,231
35,45587,76839,53241,01142,406
43,87243 , 57844,44744,84145,687
46,86346 , 58845,764
Airconditioned
14,32314,651
14,78415,73316,23116,32016,602
16,74716,00815,24914,62813,967
12,68518,17613,165
Freight-train cars
in
Number
1,777,5571,738,631
1,728,7471,761,3861,801,8741,783,8621,777,878
1,745,7781,778,8111,785,0671,759,7681,768,400
1,787,0731,797,0121,784,4721,773,7351,782,678
1.684,1711,680,5191,731.0961,776,4281,790,043
1,867,3811,973,2472,072,6322,184,6902,245,904
2,322,2672,323,6832,346,7512,378,8002,403,967
2,414,0832,411,6272,379,1312,352,4832,878,510
2,888,4242,426,8892,397,9432,379,4722,829,476
2,313,3782,341,5672,849,7842,298,4782,229,1632,208,997
2,148,4782,086,8352,100,7841,991,6571,837,914
1,781,4091,692,1941,653,7821,546,1011,464,828
1,866,6311,295,6101,248,8261,221,7301,221,887
1,196,1191,205,1691,013,307966,998947,800918,491
Averagecapacity 8
65
Tom54.554.0
58.758.753.553.252.9
52.662.451.951.651.3
51.150.850.750.650.3
60.049.749.449.248.8
48.348.047.647.047.0
46.946.345.845.646.1
44.844.843.843.142.5
42.441.941.641.540.9
40.539.739.138.337.486.9
35.935.334.933.882.2
30.880.129.4
Passenger traffic and revenue
Passengers
1,000412,625429,994
433,808440,770468,262470,979485,468
488,019656,741645,536706,651794,824
897,384915,817887,674672,420488,668
456,088454,032454,608499,688492,493
448.059462,176434,848480,718699,227
707,987786,432798,476840,030874,689
901,963960,459
1,008,538989,609
1,061,131
1,269,9131,211,0221,122,9631,109,9431,048,987
1,015,338985,676
1,063,2491,043,6031,004,081997,410
971,683891,472890,010873,906797,946
738,835715,420694,892649,879607,278
576,831528,177601,067489,445511,773
507,421640,688698,561560,958531,184492,431
Passenger-miles
Total
67
Mil.25,91428,216
28,64829,81031,67934,03334,640
81.79085,13341,22445,97264,754
91,82695,66387,92558,74729,406
23,81622,71321,66724,69522,460
18,50918,06916.36816,99721,983
26,87631,16531,71833,79836,678
36,16736,36838,29486,81137,706
47,87046,83843,21240,10035,220
34,30932,47535,35734,673S3 , 13283,202
82,33829,10929,08327,71926,167
23,80021,92320,91619,69017,354
16,03814,59113,38012,25713,049
12,18814,28914,22913,36312,84411,848
Commutation 1
Mil.4,8284,841
4,7764,7684,7574,7554,866
4,9906,4785,8556,0115,857
6,4185,3445,2614,7614,088
3,9974,0124,0324,1164,188
4,1184,1634,3084,9866,018
6,6696,8986,6266,6506,605
6,5926,4076,4016,132
Coach •
Mil.16,87517,074
17,81417,68718,95519,75819,524
17,44320,27324,31527,66039,039
69,41563,28857,90980,91016,106
12,48511,11810,24712,417
Revenue
Parlorand
Bleeping
70
Mil.6,1856,275
6,4416,8507,9609,50410,226
9,3389,34911,01512,26119,801
26,91226,94424,67517,8539,166
7,2887,527
7,3548,126
Total
71
11.000736,408757,625
743.688767,987842,663906,838901,019
814,741862,139965,630965,005
1,261,416
1,719,3161,793,3221,665,8141,030,486
515,851
417,955417,716406,406443.532413,189
368.423346,870829,816377,611651,726
730,766875,929906,271980,528
1,049,210
1,064,8061,085,6721,158,9251,087,6161,166,252
1,304,8151,193,4311,046,166840,910722,359
689,627646,475703,484
" 695,988660,373657,688
628,992563,609566 , 833564.606610,033
472,695444,327421,706392,963361,356
323,716291,113266,970251,136266,563
262,246285,350301,492286,806281,179260,786
* Class I line-haul railroads.* Includes switching and terminal companies.* For 1916-1956, represents steam locomotives and freight cars of Class I railroads
excluding switching and terminal companies; for 1967, includes all Class 1 locomotivesincluding switching and terminal companies.
11 Excludes caboose cars.12 Class 1 and II railroads.
430
RAIL TRANSPORTATION Q 73-86
Series Q 73-86. Railroad Freight Traffic and Revenue: 1890 to 1957
[In Ions of 2,000 pounds]
Revenue freight originated (Class I railroads)
In carloads
Freight and revenue (Class I, II, and III railroads)
Revenue
Yearending—
Alltonnage
Products Manufactures
Less Revenue-tonsoriginated
Haulperton »Total
ofagriculture
Animals Products ofmines
Products offorests
thancarload
Ton-miles Per
ton '
Perton-mile
andproducts and
misc. 1
Total
73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
1,0001.880,3271,447,422
1,0001,874,8841,440,937
1,000 1,00011,07413,198
1,000 1,00077,49787,799
1,000 1,0005,4436,485
Mil.1.4491,621
Mil.621.907651,188
Miles429.20428.08
$1,0009,063,7499,088,687
Dol.6.265.97
Cents1.4571 396
1957 137.618 769,675 879,0201956 138,093 796,480 406,367
1955 1,396.3391,223,9691,884.3011.382,6041,477.402
1,389,3461,217,0061,376,046;1,373.2941,467,028
133,789131,783181,137138,416140,811
13,161IS , 12813,76814,60114,862
761,993650,074764,292752.699819,373
82,58476,65082,10783,48086,522
397,819346,420394,742384,097405,955
6,9936,9648,2559,31010,379
1,4591,2791,4481,4471,647
626.893652,197608,954617,942649,831
430.67431.65420.66426.93419.99
8,665,8797,914,8099,077,9968,915.1808,767,874
6.956.196.276.165.66
1.8821.4381.4911.4431.348
1954
195319521951
1950. 1,354,1961,226,5031,506,8781,537.5461,366,617
1,843,3081,213,9111,488,6121,514,9851,342,280
129,175140,383145,176168,168149,941
14,32115,28416,86519,71621,587
746,808658.759845,640847.807717,806
78,86069,25786,10487,02784,817
374,144 10,88812,59218,26622,56124,887
1.4211,2841.5801,6181,432
591,550529,111641,104657,878594,943
416.32412.02405.64407 . 82415.48
7,983,7647.151,2378,090,1947,140,8815,866,351
6.586.576.124.484.10
1.8411.8521.2621.086.986
1949.. 335,228394,827402,267368,079
194819471946
1945 1,424,9131,491,4911,481,2251.421.1871,227,650
1,404,0801,471,8661,462,3141.403,6121,209,559
159,571145,685148,971117,818100,178
28,74825,41822,93620,62016,810
732,942785,265797 , 163804 , 577684,433
75,60483,73180,89984,57071,540
412,215431,272412,345876,527336,603
20,83820,12518,91117,57518,091
1,4931,5651.5571,4981,296
684 , 148740,586730,182640,992477,676
458.14473.28469.07427.76368.54
6,617,2137,087,0836,865,7646,026,4164,609,760
4.484.534.41
.967
.957
.940
.940
.944
1944...19431942 4.02
3.481941
1940 1,009,421901,669771,862
994,728886,794757,470998,398942,538
88,82191,56495.89089,46086,648
15,45616,04914,76015,23316,209
670,220496,939408,836569,746541,488
68,22150,15643,97358,65853,156
262,010233,086194,512265,302245,037
14,69314,87514,39217,18816,292
1,069956820
1.0751.012
875,369385,876291,866362.815341.182
351.13351.21856.05337.43387.29
3,584,2013,297,0592,900,6763,428,4213,856,631
8.858.453.543.198.32
.965
.983
.994
.945
.984
1939.19381937 1,015.586
958,8301936
1935 789,627766,296698,943646,223894,186
775,688750,951684,692630,989871,412
76.83879,30681,70280,91797.487
15,12520,36317,65118,06521,632
445,136436,380395,065362,226501,903
42,48335,66033,16526,10943,024
196,506179,253157,009143,682207,866
14,03914,34614,35115,23422,774
832802733679945
283.637270.292250,651235.309311,073
341.05836.91841.77346.63829.23
2,831,1392,671,9012,528,9682,485,4763,302,324
8.403 833.453.668.60
.998
.9891.0091.0561.062
1934193319321981..
1930 1.153,1971,839,0911.285,9431,281,6111,336,142
1,128,6301,303,0481,248,989
1,243,1711,296,651
110,728116,348118,022113,842111,787
23,12924,90725,63426,00326,244
642,537737,879696,583713,402767,703
69,87194,85596,73799,351104,851
277,766380.064812,013291,073296,066
29,66736,04336,95438,44039,491
1,2201,4191,8711,8731.440
385.815460.189486,087432,014447,444
816.21817.17318.00814.75310.81
4,145,0154,899,1684,771,5624,728,8864,905,981
8.408.453.483.458.41
1.0741.0881.0941.0951.096
1929192819271926
1925 1,247,2421,187,2961,279,0301,028,745940,183
1,206,6551,146,7471,284,692980,516898,191
109,313116.687109,318111.787114,069
26,32427,74728,26426,28024,263
678,386637,582713,785532,998511,271
107,391108,094116,61889,05976,419
285,291256,737267,767220,442172,169
40,58740,54944,33843,22941,992
1.8511,2871.3881,1121,018
417.418391.945416,266342.188309,533
808.93304.44299.94807.77304.11
4,648,3644,437,3804,712,4954,086,7424,004,109
3 443.453.403.673.93
1.1141.1321.1321.1941.294
1924
192319221921
1920 '1,255,421'1,096,4491,263,3441,264,016
'1.208,367
•1,202,219
'1.045,1481,209,9571,210,247
•1,160,456
110,840115,083116,051104,629113,685
26,59535,49485,77731,86830,473
712,155589,951734,796732,653680,123
100,76594,07697,256
251,864210,256226,077240,269231,089
53,20251,30153,88753,76962,911
1,3631,1901,3771,8821,817
413,699867,161408,778398,263366,173
303.52808.60296 . 89288.18277.98
4,420,8333,624,8863,622.0522,897,4362,631,092
8.248.052 562.102.00
1.069.987.862.728.719
191919181917 100,838
98,8191916
JUNE 30
1916607,266574,000692,164506,306483,861
1,2631,0241,1301,1831,0311,003
343,477277,186288,637801,780264,081263,784
271.98270 . 69255.43255.15256.87254.10
2,469,0272,037,9262,126,717'2,198,9311,968,5591,925,991
1.961.991.88
'1.921.911.92
.719
.735
.737« .729.744.757
1916 '925,697'1,023,131'1.067,978
'926,990'901,573
'878,761'982,892
•1,026,817
'889.999•866,398
109,48398,825
26,00126,35225,66924,06422,833
76,67491,09498,76274,79679,845
157,085177,950196,947166,134163,380
46,93640,23941,16136,99136,175
19141913 102,658
86,43381,780
19121911
1910 1,026881870977896
265,017281,803218,382236,601215,878
249 . 68251.10258.94242.05240.89
1,926,5641,677,6141,665,4191,823,6621,640,387
1.881.901.901.871.83
.753
.763
.754
.759
.748
1909.. .1908.1907..1906
1905 785714715658584
186,463174 , 622173,221167,289147,077
237 . 56244.30242.35239.10251.98
1,450,7781,379,0031,838,0201,207,2291,118,543
1.851.981.871.841.92
.766
.780
.763
.757
.760
1904190319021901
1900 688502
141,597123,667114,07895,18995,328
242.73246.68
1,049,256913,737876,728772,849786,616
1.801.82
.729
.724
.758
.798
.806
18991898.1897..1896...
1895 85,228 729,993699,491829,054799,316786,794714,464
.839
.860
.878
.898
.895
.941
1894 80,33593,58888,24181,07476,207
1898
18921891...1890
1 Includes forwarder traffic beginning 1989. 1 Includes the following amounts of unassigned carload tonnage (thousands): 1911,> United States as a system, i.e., ton-miles or revenue of connecting roads is included 36,199; 1912, 82,266; 1918, 15,617; 1914, 14,671; 1915, 2,268; 1916, 1,367; and 1919,
in the numerator, but only tonnage originated in the denominator. 338.
4 Class I and II railroads.
[
431
Q 87-105 TRANSPORTATION
[Tons are of 2,000
Series Q 87-94. Railroad Passenger and Freight Operations: 1890 to 1957
Claw I, II, and III railroads except as follows: Series Q 87. Class I beginning 1911; series Q 88, Class I beginning 1983; and series Q 89, Q 93. Q 94,
Class I for all years]
Yearending—
Passenger service
Passenger-milesper—
Car-mile
87
Train-mile
Train-milesper
train-hnur
X9
Freight service
Revenue ton-miles per-
Loadedcar-mile 1
Train-mile
91
Mile
ofroad
92
Train-milesper
train-hour
•J.I
Car-miles
percar-day
94
Yearending-
Passenger service,passenger-miles
per—
Car-mile
87
Train-mile
Freight service,ton-miles pe
Loadedcar-mile'
Train-mile
Mileof
road
91 92
18.1 93 918.1 96 9
17.8 95 217 4 92 017.7 94 s
18.1 98 ■1
18.1 97 2
17.0 88 5
18.0 92 0
19.4 100 8
21.1 110 224.7 143 7
30.4 189 732.2 199 X
31.7 188 623.7 124 916.0 72 7
14.0 60 :)13.5 57 613.1 54 514.0 59 013.6 56 •1
11.2 47 510.9 46 710.2 42 59.8 39 910.5 44 7
11.3 48 912.5 54 412.9 55 118.5 57 914.2 60 4
14.8 61 :»15.3 62 l16.3 65 915.9 64 616.4 66 4
19.8 82 4
M 24*1 0
39 839 539 1
38 3
37 7
37 487 036 736 135 1
34 7
34 X
31 735 7
36 1
35 8
35 434 7
84 53 1 0
32.4231.98
30.9930.2730.66'31.0231.38
29.9729.4830.9030.6129.25
30.1830.6231.3629.7626.28
25.4024 5923.8024.6824.32
23.4923.1923.2622.5623.44
24.2824.5224.8124.6024.96
24.5524.4725.1824.3124.6026.71
1,369.561,347.21
1,296.861,216.541,219.031,210.901,211.06
1,131.471,044.881,080.301,052.43992 . 95
1,034.491,045.671.027.641
947 . 87827.48
764.30727.46676.57708.35687.49
646.17623 . 62619.13585.49652.87
699.27718.03705.86689.68688 . 56
662.53634.43632.32599 . 12566.74639.03
2,676,5732,789,340
2,679,4822,356,6462,592,1882,622,4632,748,700
2,496,9272,229,4302,695,7082,752,9152,488.499
2,852,6153.084,1958,032,1992,638,0671,950,166
1,525,6791,355.0521,171,6371,446,9211,363,406
1.119,2901,058.609972,262908,296
1,196,960
1,481,1991,727,7861,677,089l,668,800i
1,732,295
1,613,8621,518,5561,615,7411,330,4601,199,3281,597,133
1 This average is obtained by dividing the revenue ton-miles by the total loadedcar-miles, the latter item including some cars loaded with nonrevenue freight. Thismethod is necessary to preserve comparability with figures for the earlier years, andthe figures differ slightly from the average "net tons per loaded car" shown in the
18.818.6
18.618.718.217.617.0
16.816.916.216.016.0
15.715.715.415.816.6
16.716.716.616.115 X
16.015.915.715.6!14. 81
13.813.212.912.311.9
11.811.510.911.111.510.3
43.745.0
45 741. 2|44.344.045.0
43.640.846.146.943.5
47.750.649.747.441.6
35 632.328.532.930.7
25.824.221.319.824 5
28.732.331.230.380.4
28.526.827.823.522.4
DECEMBER 31-Con.
1919 20 5 84 7 25 44
1918 19 9 79 4 26 96
1917... 17 2 67 6 24 75
1916 16 5 69 2 22 88
JUNE 30
1916. 15 3 58 2 22 39
16 0 56 0 21 14
1914 16 4 58 4 21 1)9
1913 15 4 58 5 '21 12
1912 15 1 66 5 20 IX
1911. 16 6 67 9 19 74
1910 16 7 68 9 19 X4
1909 15 4 57 5 19 26
1908. 16 5 67 5 19 62
1907. 54 5 19 681906 62 6 18 92
1906 61 7 18 14
1904 49 8 17 72
1903. _ 49 2 17 60
1902 48 6 16 92
1901 46 1 16 65
1900 44 2
1899 41 2
1898 39 11897 36 61896 39 2
1895 38 81894 43 7
1893 42 41892 42 01891 41 7
1890 41 4
622 . 61620 . 68588 29552.26
536.67476.13446.96
' 445 . 43406 . 76383.10
380.38362 57351 . 80357.36344.39
322.26307 . 76
310 54296.47281.26
270.86243 . 62226 . 46204 . 62198.81
189.69179 . 80183.97181.89181.67175.12
1.423,3901,582,7981,638.2111,409,967
1,325.0891,075,9621.125,0841,190,3971.078,5801,053,566
1,071,086953,986974,654
1,052,119982.401
861.396829,476855,442793.351760,414
735.852659,565617,810519,079
479,490457.252551,232543,365502,705487,245
regular monthly statements of Freight and FaEEenger Service Operating Statistics
based on revenue and nonrevenue ton-miles and car-miles.2 Class I and II railroads.
Series Q 95-105. Railroad Property Investment, Capital, and Capital Expenditures: 1890 to 1957
Includes intercorporate duplications. Figures subject to general exception that prior to 1908, the returns for switching and terminal companies were included where applicableCapital expenditure represents total money outlay without deductions for property retiredl
Yearending—
Road and equipment
Property investment and capital (Clae
•Railroad capital outstanding 1
a I, II, III railroads and their lessors)
Net capitalization
Stockpaying
dividendsInvestment,book value 1 1
Depreciationreserve 1
TotalCommonstock
Preferredstock
Funded debtunmatured
95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102
dbcbmbbbSI (1,000 $1,000 Mil. do(. Mil. dot. Mil. dot. Mil. dot. Mil. dof. $1,000
1967 '34,614,617 7,800,925 18,695 6,660 1,420 10,615 14,682 6,465.3521956 '33,714,159 7,542,856 19,324 7.271 1,443 10,610 16,285 6,785,113
1955 '33,034,952 7,818,951 19,309 7,696 1,355 10,258 15,171 7,300,3861964 ■32,708,945 7,176,101 19,777 7,847 1,682 10,848 15,336 6,618,5391953 •32,416,356 7.009,768 19,967 7,545 1,929 10,493 16,365 7,252,2681952 '31,822,114 6,926,771 20,072 7,614 1,987 10,571 16,487 6,734,5901951 '31,077,781 6,837,120 20,272 7,491 2,006 10,775 16,489 6,700,472
1960 •30,174,312 6,629,150 20.399 7,492 2,002 10,905 15,618 6,768,6581949 '29,519,832 6,438,177 20,427 7,619 2,012 10,896 15,609 6,924,2951948 '28,664,759 6,279,892 20.302 7,643 2,016 10,743 15,467 6,446,8171947 '27.686,103 6,037.033 20,173 7,539 2,003 10,631 15,801 5,184,1821946. '27.277,974 5,800,975 20,646 7,738 1.980 10,832 15,509 5,221,681
1946 '26,967,756 5,549,720 20,891 7,748 2,004 11,144 15,667 5,383,1581944 •26,631,664 4,382,604 21,698 7,790 2,023 11,880 16,276 5,528,2711943 '26.146.458 •8,939,562
22,149 7,842 1,986 12,371 16,755 5,466,5661942 •25,838,351 8,661,670 22,742 7,882 1,959 12,901 17,315 5,356,928
'25.668.984 3,240,145 22,952 7,832 1,980 18.140 17.568 3,861,658
1940 •25,646,014 3,095,287 23,371 8,005 2,064 13,302 17,630 3,741,1321939 '25.588,157 8,102,779 23,609 8,025 2,050 13,534 17,698 3,190,1151938 •26,595,739 3,044,972 23,855 8,040 2,049 13,766 17,988 3,139,4861937 '25,686,082 2,950,848 24,123 8,064 2,060 14,009 18,319 3,890,1771986 •26,432,388 2,809,063 24.003 7,993 2,086 13,974 18,336 3,594,789
Capital expenditures for additionsand betterments (Class I railrcads)
Roadway
Total Equipment andstructures
103 104 105
$1,000
1,394,2611,227,857
$1,000
1,007,937821,357
$1,000
386,324406,500
909,621820,246
1,269,7971,340,9121,413,995
568,202498,726857,893935.090
1,050,849
341,319321.520401,904405.822363.146
1,065,8421,312,2001,273,484
864,689661,957
779.399981,320917,449565,901319,017
286,443330.880356,035298,788242.940
562,980560,112454,282534,897643,021
314,779328,281255,981349,374367,568
248.201231.881198.301185.523175,453
429,147262,029226,937609,793298,991
271,906133,388115,408322,877159,104
167.241128,641111.529
See footnotes at end of table.
RAIL TRANSPORTATION Q 95-105
Series Q 95-105. Railroad Property Investment, Capital, and Capital Expenditures: 1890 to 1957—Con.
«31—
Property investment and capital (Class I, II, III railroads and their lessors)
Road and equipment Railroad capital outstanding '
Investmentbook value 1 1
95
Depreciationreserve 1
11,000
'25,600,466'25,681,608'25,901,962•26,086,991
'26,094,899
'26,061,000'25,466,036•24,875,954
'24,458,871'23,800,740
•23,217,209
'22,182,267•21,372,858
'20,580,001•20,829,224
19.849,32019,300,12118,984,75618,674,29817,842,777
17,689,42517,441,42017,153.78616,588,60816,004,74615,612,879
•14,557,816
13,609,18418,218,76713,030,34412,420,288
11,961,34911,511,58710,973,50510,668,32110,406,095
10,263,8139,961,8419,760,5819,709,8299,500,328
9,208.4919,078,4718,937,546
•8,690.083•8,444,856•8. 138.6654
$1,000
2,771,4042,764,7262,707,9422,632.9222.520,788
2,860,7672,169,7362,043,9761,946,7981.811,002
1,681,2911,549,9691,408,4611,335.4531,237,030
1,081,8421,009,322936,979796,395628,934
571,360611,452435,835
'327,847'259,661'210,466
Total
Mil. dol.
24,24724,67024,72324,83724,844
24,33123,98328,74723,61428,677
23 . 64423,63622 , 83922,29022,292
21,89120,95020,78521,24921,049
21,09221,128•20,247■19,796
19,75319,209
18,41717,48816,76816,08214,670
13,80613,21312,60012 , 13411,688
11,49111,03410,81910,63510,567
10,34710,1919,8959,6869,2918,984
Commonstock
Mil. dot.
7,9877,994
8,0678,0678,031
8,0097,8537,8097,6837,560
7,6027,5397,3987,8077,275
7,2157,1937,2497,4547,594
7,6037,600
'7,804•7,232
7,2497,076
6,7106,2185,9115,9336,403
6,1815,0514,8774,7224,475
4,6224,3234,2694,3674,267
4,2024,1043,9828,9793,7968,803
Preferredstock
Mil. dol.
2,0362,0442,0422,0472,049
2,0742,0662,0341,9801,925
1,9371,9351,8521,8341,801
1,8981,8981,8061,8481,455
1,4561,395
•1,376
'1,8791,3741,396
1,4031,4681,4631,4241,401
1,3731,2891,2791,3021,831
1,3231,1921,119998970
760730687654655606
Funded debtunmatured
100
Mil. dol.
14,22414.53214,62414,72814,264
14,24814,06513,90418,95114,192
14,10514 , 16213,58913 , 14913,216
12,77811,85911,73011,94712,000
12,03312,183
•11,567•11,186
11,13010,738
10,3049,8029,3948,7257,766
7,2516,8736,4446,1106,882
5,6466,6195,4315,2705,340
5,8866.3575,2266,0534,8404,675
Net capitalization
101
Mil. dol.
18,84218,65318.83118.89418,941
19,06618,68018,51118.13718,234
18.19118,20217,81017,28017,083
16,99416,56016,46416,40216,883
16,33616,308
■15,759•15,866
15,12615,044
14,37613,91412,834
~"ii^672'
11,16710,71210,2829,9269,483
9,5489,4329,2979,1689,066
8,9008,6478,3328,2958,0087,577
Stockpaying
dividends
102
tl.OOO
3,412,9683,411,5203,119,2823,298,8227.325,664
7,702.0217.506,2657,159,9896,701,4276,473.280
6,278,5326,042,2686,646,0766,321,3475,059,844
5,075,0405,298,3215,138,8616,610,7745,430,123
5,279,4286,219,8475,667,0735,780,9825,581,2895,730,250
6,412,6784,920,1744,843,3714,948,7664,526,959
4,119,0873,643,4273,450,7383,337,6462,977.675
2,668,9702,239,5031,818,1181,603,5501,659,024
1,485,6181,767,9261,809,6011,825,7051,796,3911,698,132
Capital expenditures for additionsand betterments (Class I railroads)
RoadwayandTotal Equipment
structures
103 104 105
tl.OOO tl.OOO tl.000
188,802212,712103,947167,194361,912
79,33592,00615,45436.37173,106
108,967120,70788,498130,823288,807
872 , 608853.721676,665771.552885,086
328,269821,306224,301288,701871,922
644,339632,415462,864482,851613,164
748,191874,744
1,059,149429,273557,036
338,114493,609681,724246,509319,874
410,077381,185877,425188,764237,161
1 Includes proprietary.
1 1ncrease in investment over a period of years cannot be obtained accurately bysubtraction of 1 year's investment from that of another owing to reorganization,sale, or abandonment reclassification, etc.
* Includes depreciation on "Miscellaneous physical property/' prior to 1920. Amortization of defense projects included subsequent to 1940. and, beginning in 1950,includes amortization applicable to proprietary companies.
* Figures subsequent to 1914 include actually outstanding, nominally issued, andnominally outstanding securities in order that they may be comparable with those ofprevious years in which these items were not segregated. Funded debt unmatured
does not include equipment obligations subsequent to 1942. but they are includedherein to preserve the comparability of the figures.
1 For 1921-1924. includes investment of lessor companies; and for 1925-1957.investment of lessor and proprietary companies.
• Class I and II railroads and their lessor subsidiaries.
1 Class I railroads.- Includes $170,000,000, estimated reserve for accrued depreciation to put figure
on a comparable basis with those of other years.* Represents 1893 investments less increases each year on account of change in
classification in 1893.
433
Q 106-116 TRANSPORTATION
Series Q 106-116. Railroad Income and Expenses, and Interest and Dividends: 1890 to 1957
[In thousands of dollars. Includes intercorporate duplications. Unless otherwise noted, covers Class I, II, and III, railroads subject to general exception, that prior to 1908 the"or switching and terminal companies were included where applicable)returns for
Income and
operating experises
Yearending—
Operatingrevenue
TotalMaintenanceof way andstructures
Maintenanceof
Tax accruals
equipment
DECEMBER 31
106 107 108 109 110
1957 10,625,452 8,321,577 1,458,888 1,928,912 1,090,818
1956 _ 10,686,492 8,199,792 1,483,037 1,907,606 1,144,446
1955 10,229,600 7,724,496 1,412,877 1,798,579 1,100,920
1954. 9,484,015 7,460,507 1,376,478 1,704,985 877,304
1958 10,787,891 8,218,223 1,612,390 1,993,602 1,205,366
1962 10,702,877 8,134,811 1.546,613 1,965,327 1,282,144
1961. 10,611,612 8,122,521 1,505,488 1,956,438 1,223,644
I960.... 9,687,000 7,135,055 1,811,775 1,718,660 1,212,084
1949 8,680,791 6,968,296 1,309,857 1,617,800 845,089
1948 9,784,332 7,562,630 1,374,058 1,718,967 1,048,036
1947 8,784,214 6,869,806 1,234,978 1,568,124 949,273
1946 7,709,171 6,422,494 1,169,887 1,478,302 606,480
1945 8,986,954 7,115,891 1,431,221 2,167,678 835,484
1944 9,624,628 6,345,035 1,283,208 1,597,155 1,861,652
1948 9,138,419 5,714,804 1,125,873 1,449,356 1,862,940
1942 7,547,826 4,653,705 811,206 1,219,460 1,211,775
1941 5,418,972 3,709,921 615,533 1,000,376 555,970
1940 4,854,712 3,131,598 508,328 826,242 402,9631989 4,050,047 2.969,438 477,697 773,080 361,617
1988 3,616,072 2,762,681 431,021 688,529 346,2361987 4,226,325 3.165,154 508,319 834,820 331,013
1986 4,108,658 2,973,366 466,284 790,240 324,858
1986 3,499,126 2,630,177 404,105 688,678 240,760
1984 8,316,861 2,479,997 876,410 644,989 243,646
1983 3,138,186 2,285,218 331,653 605,409 253,622
1932.... 3,168,537 2,441,814 861,887 625,606 279,263
1931 4,246,385 3,273,906 544,300 825,923 308,492
1930 5,356,484 3,993,621 723,525 1,030,482 853,881
1929 _.. 6,373,004 4,579,162 877,067 1,216,046 402,698
1928 6,212,464 4,508,606 861,846 1,181,251 395,631
1927 6,245,716 4,662,521 895,063 1,234,655 383,112
1926.. _ 6,508.679 4,766,285 894,886 1,300,680 396,538
1926 6,246,884 4,633,497 844,186 1,278,227 365,790
1924 6,045,252 4,608,807 821,793 1,279,680 847,4371923 6,419,210 4.999,888 843,224 1,485,555 889,677
1922 5,674,483 4,509,991 755,030 1,269,971 308,145
1921 6,632,666 4,668,998 787,537 1,271,921 283,163
1920 6,310,151 5,954,394 1,069,436 1,613,950 279,272
1919 5.250,420 4,498,817 800,912 1,245,264 239,136
1918 4,985,290 4,071,522 673,084 1,120,611 229,533
1917 4,115,413 2,906,283 460,447 700,073 218,632
1916 3,691,065 2,426,251 439,195 609,105 161,825
JUNE 30
1916 3,472,642 2,277,202 421,501 570,326 150,015
1915 2,956,198 2,088,683 881,532 509,819 137,775
1914 3,127,780 2,280,416 •419,278 '632,189 140,470
1918 •3,193,118 •2,235,923 •421,232 •611,561 •122,005
1912 2,906,416 2,035,058 367,448 450,373 113,819
1911 2,862,855 1,976,332 366,025 428,367 102,657
1910 2,812,142 1,881,879 368,507 413.110 98,035
1909 2,473,205 1,650,034 308,450 363,913 85,140
1908 2,440,639 1,710,402 329,373 368,354 78,674
1907 2,589,106 1,748,516 343,545 368,062 78,7431906 2,325,765 1,536,877 311,721 328,655 69,064
1906 2,082,482 1,890,602 276,046 288,441 58,7121904... 1,975,174 1,338,896 261,280 267 , 185 56,8021903 1,900,847 1,257,539 266,422 240,480 53,5221902 1,726,380 1,116,249 248,382 213,381 50,0541901 1,588,526 1,030,397 231,067 190,300 46,708
1900 1.487,045 961,429 211,221 181,174 44,4461899 1,313,610 856,969 180,411 160,919 44,3971898 1,247,326 817,973 173,315 142,625 41,9291897 1,122,090 752,525 159,434 122,762 41,1191896 1,150,169 772,989 160,346 133,382 87,962
1896 1.075,371 725,720 143,976 113,789 88,1461894 1,073,362 731,414 143,669 112,895 36,5561893 1.220,752 827,921 169,258 136,876 35,0711892 1,171,407 780,998 164,189 128,712 32,7511891 1,096,761 731,888 153,672 117,048 32,0521890 1,051,878 692,094 152,719 114,039 29,806
Operamcor
tingncome
111
1,213,0571,342,254
1,404,1851,146,2031,364,3021,285,9221,165,447
1,239,861867,406
1,188,666965,136780,197
1,036,1301,317,9411,560,6751,682,3471,148,081
820,161728,992507,155730,158810,434
626,973692,034598,222446,417663,084
1,007,9071,389,9551,306,6201,198,5471,344,010
1,246,6221,086,5781,078,226854,779678,651
76,402511,546684,004988,776
1,102,171
1,044,603729,069706,844
'835,190767,540773,866
832,228738,032651,662
Net operating income
112
934,6451,083,708
1,144,847887,817
1,122,5121,091,657956,699
1,065,309693 , 957
1,014,815790,534624,868
858,8641,113,1531,370,5681,499,8641,009,592
690,554595,961376,866597,841675,600
606,415465,896477,326325,832628,204
874,1541,262,6361,182,4671,077,8421.229,020
1,186,728984,468974,918769,411601 , 139
12,101464,132646,223960,657
1,068,606
1,002,935694,276674,190
'805,266727,468744,669
805,097710,474634,794766,846719,824
633,168579,476690,056560,077511,421
481,171412,244387,424328,446339,219
311,505305,891857,760857,658332,822829,978
Net income 1
113
765,227908,416
958,849712,262939,887900,472767,934
854,951496 , 103767,949537,406334,966
602,260733,461946,160992,848557,672
243,148141,134-87,468146,351221,691
52 , 17723,28226,543
-121,630169,287
577,923977,230855,018741,924883,422
771,053623,399682,118434,459350,540
481,951496,609442,336658,225735,341
671,398354,787395,492
•546,761
463,125547,281
583,191441,063443,987488,014434,229
364,811317,808338,324314,989273,450
252,760177,225147,16785,80294,794
60,13360,174114,015120,091114,966106,270
Ratio of operatingexpensesto operatingrevenues
(percent)
114
78 3276.78
75.6178.6676.1876.0177.27
74.4280.2777.1978.2183.31
79.1766.6262.5461.6668.62
71.9173.0776.4074.8972.87
75.1774.7772.8277.0677.10
74.5671.8572.6774.6673.28
74.1776.2477.8879.4882.89
94 3685.6881.6770.6265.73
65.5870.6572.91
'70.0270.0269.28
66.9266.7270.0867.5366.08
66.7867.7966.1664.6664.86
64.6565.2465.5867.0667.20
67.4868.1467.8266.6766.7365.80
Interest and dividends 1
Dividendsdeclared
115
466.415476,083
476,207406,408446,145394,042378,674
848,811306,995835,813280,397283,171
295.294292,248263,919254,088239,438
216,522179,412136,270227,596281,733
202,568211,767158,790150,774401,463
603,150560,902610,018
'567,281473,683
409,645385,130411,882338,806466,482
881,103335,242339,186381,852866,561
342,109328,478451,653369,078400,315460,195
406,771821,072390,695308,089272,796
237,964221,941196,728185,392156,736
139,598111,01096,16387,11187,603
86,28895,615100,93097,61591,11887,072
1 Includes lessors.' Includes unusual items, amounting to $76,300,000, not representing cash.
' Class I and II railroads.1 Class I and II railroads and their lessor subsidiaries.
434
RAIL TRANSPORTATION Q 117-127
Series Q 117-123. Railroad Tax Accruals: 1921 to 1957
[In millions of dollars. Class I railroads)
U. S. Government taxes U. S. Government taxes
Total Old-ageretirement
Unemployment
insurance
Incomeand
excessprofits
Othertaxes
Total Old-ageUn
employment
insurance
IncomeAUother
Othertaxes
Year TotalAUother
Year Total retirement
andexcessprofits
117 118 119 120 121 122 123 117 118 119 120 121 122 123
1967 1.068.41,121.8
664.2728.6
258.7269.8
82.964.9
320.3892.0
2.4 404.2392.8
1938 840.8825.7319.8
75.466.791.8
47.126.147.8
6.94.68.8
18.982.080.7
8.66.15.0
265.4269.0228.0
1956 2.8 1987
19S51964
1,080.4861.3
1.185.01,261.81,208.3
700.9499.6822.4906.4855.8
262.6260.6266.8269.8264.1
21.320.021.221.622.0
414.8226.4633.1612.6567.1
2.72.61.32.42.6
879.5861.7862.6355.4847.6
1936
1935 286.9239.6249.6275.1803.5
24.719.819.811.910.2
18.914.312.7
6.86.66.6
212 2219.8230.8263.2293.8
1963 1934
1962 1933
1961 1932
19501949
1.194.6832.6
866.6517.8721.2654.0242.1
242.1233.8243.9232.2186.9
20.219.421.1121.2117.4
601.2261.6448.4
8.08.07.93.03.4
328.1814.7807.8282.4256.0
1931
1930 348.6896.7889.4876.1388.9
89.989.488.084.6
108.3
808.6307.2301.4291.6280.6
1948 1,028.6936.4498 1
1929....1947 297.6
-16.71928
1946 1927
19461944
823.61,846.01.849.21,198.8
648.01.560.41,578.6950.6323.3
119.8120.2110.085.569.1
110.8110.8101.685.669.0
806.71,804.41,335.1756.1178.8
11.925.081.824.611.4
275.6286.6270.7248.2223.9
1926
1926 358.5340.3331.9801.0275.9
86.673.477.161.987.8
272.0266.9254.8249.1288.6
1943 19241942 19281941 647.2 1922
19401939
396.4355.7
181.5118.7
68.260.8
58.228.7
69.982.8
6.26.9
214.9287.0
1921
Series Q 124. Miles of Railroad Operated by Receivers or Trustees: 1894 to 1957
[As of end of year. Class I, II, and III railroads]
Yearending-
Miles
124
Yearending-
Miles
124
Yearending-
Miles
124
Yearending—
124
Yearending-
Miles
124
Yearending—
DEC. 81
19571956
19661954196819o21961
19601949194819471946
1,0221,594
11,68511,60812,05411,94212,212
12,22312,67913,28322,75034,389
dec. 31—Con.
19451944194319421941
19401939193819371936
39,71460,49764,75866,90469,859
76,27077,01376,93870,88469,712
DEC. 31—Con.
19351934193319321931
19301929192819271926
68,34542,16841,69822,54512,970
9,4865,7035,256
16,75217,632
dec. 31—Con.
19251924192319221921
19201919191819171916
18,6878,10512,62315,25913,512
16,29016,59019,20817,37634,804
JUNE 80
191619151914191819121911
19101909190819071906
37,35380,22318,60816,2869,7864,698
6,25710,5309,6293,9268,971
JUNE 30—Con.
19061904190319021901
19001899189818971896
18951894
Series Q 125-127. Railroad Highway Grade Crossings: 1925 to 1957
[Class I railroads. Includes switching and terminal companies]
YearTotal
125
Speciallyprotected
126
Eliminatedduringyear by
separationof grades
127
YearTotal
125
Speciallyprotected
126
1967.1956.1955.1954.1953.1952.1951.
1950.1949.1948.1947.1946.
1945.1944.1943.1942.1941.
223,381224,619226,818226,622227,110227,291227,415
227,364226,791226,844226,501226,143
226,153226,357226,938227,496229,722
39,88439,32439,06088,52837,99037,24236,682
35,96835,24334,50733,78983,320
33,32133,21133,12433,07532,859
113728480539550
61
53262423
71437149182
1940.193919381937.1936
1935.1934193319321931.
193019291928192719261925
230231231232232
284234235237238
240242240236235233
.285,104400.322
231820,827035,017
,678809
158,633
32,42181,77531,44831,11980,466
80,20030,22630,62830,80931,052
30,28780,19029,21528,72427,92727,241
435
Q 128-140 TRANSPORTATION
Series Q 128-137. Fuel Received, Ties and Rails Laid, and Purchases by Railroads: 1917 to 1957
[Class I line-haul railroads]
Cross-ties laid Purchases
Newrailslaid Total Treated
Total,ind.
miscellaneous
FuelForest
products
Iron andsteel
products
131 132 133 134 136 136 137
1,000long tons 1,000 1,000
Mildot.
Mildot.
Mil.del
MO.dot.
698 25,12327,323
24,49726,848
1,8161,884
460477
128156
609613788
860886
27,173
25.72833,46234.23132,457
26,49024,53132 , 14432,91030,804
1,6371.4251,9201,8182,176
454438510539621
119114176177188
510406613513704
1,163970
1,145
1,222
1,2931,3831,4641,240
33,09132,92640,47240,20640,150
31,55331,19838,28187,92087,671
1,7401,6412,1831,9091,571
609664833692553
121142166172149
510454590504416
1,6281,5831,2931,2081,210
46,62461,25949,34463,24160,077
43,65747,69544,82247,93243,872
1,5721,6111.3941,2601,161
555686527426850
137159150115104
418432340354380
1,018886606
45,32646,41042,50849,73849,117
38,69889,65484,58989,67438,206
854769683966803
274257244294272
82706710577
264236127311239
1,038931
587639408407
1,030
45,26044,13138,00740,13754,449
83,93982,36726,81880,10741,851
593600466445695
233217181178245
576442
13515110495189
6276
1,6922,0372,1472,2122,210
69,32581,96484,58686,243■80,746
64,52964,72464,33162,963
1 55,658
1,0391,3301,2711,8961,659
307364385489473
185158161176186
305407375407507
1,9501,7911,7301,3901,464
82,71783,07384,43586,64286,522
60,09044,49041,65640,63036,072
1,3921,3431,739
459472618
170181
419366465
1,4122,3351,8832,047
86,82980,90376,13979,070
87,792
233
Year
1957.1956.
1955.1964.1953.1952.1951.
1950.1949.1948.1947.1946.
1945.1944.1948.1942.1941.
1940.1939.1938.1937.1936.
1935.1934.1933.1932.1931.
1930.1929.1928.1927.1926.
1925.1924.1923.1922.1921.
1920.1919.1918.1917.
Fuel received
Bituminouscoal
128
1,000short tons
8,16012,280
16,18815,96428,00537,82964,226
63,90664,67198,826109,884108,148
128,007135,579129,738120,910104,100
88,59581,81374,78491,71891,707
81,28679,49475,48774,67091,136
108,661124 , 152119,820180,606189,602
131,452126,340157,900120,664127,630
Fueloil
Mil.gal.
279443
613656
1,1531,6682,335
2,6192,6383.7594,0524,144
4,7064,7444,8024,1353,368
2,7522,5732,4262,8752,669
2,2822,1081,9431,9842,380
2,8703,2082,8472,9213,178
3,1143,0953,017
Dieseloil
130
Milgal
3,6333,639
3,4533,1603,0672,7592,323
1,9231,4861,170
785544
441316219174
114
7144
1 Figures for this and earlier years less inclusive than for later years.
Series Q 138-140. Pullman Company Operations: 1915 to 1957
Year
Averagemiles of roadover whichoperationsconducted
138
Revenuepassenger-
miles 1(millions)
139
Employees
140
Year
Averagemiles of roadover whichoperationsconducted
138
Revenuepassenger-
miles(millions)
139
19571956
19551954195319521961
19501949194819471946
19451944194319421941
19401939193819371936
85,068
87,472
89,12491,92094 , 51896,39099,592
102,722104,287104,940105.950100,653
95,765103,766104,128106,408108,034
109,595109,886110,728111,507111,622
5,3886,630
6,8827,2718,2009,3369,893
10,55810,54412,17213,51620,672
27,27628,26725,89119,07210,070
8,2148,4858,2709,1708,355
14,89016,793
18,06119,86621,62922 , 58823,862
22,82022,28623,72429,04636,982
41,601
89,70833 , 18226,69122,704
20,87721,33520,75023,40621,711
1935.1934.1933.1932-1931.
1930-1929.1928.1927.1926.
1926.1924.1923-1922.1921-
1920.1919-1918.1917.1916.1915.
112,117112,420112,298118,061125,703
129,578130,019128,753123,334126,907
126,840124,795124,794123,547
7,1466,8916,1426,7579,891
12,61614,05913,93814,09914,409
14,01613,08212,98211,75911,295
14,33413,72010,67911,0729,2858,926
1 1939-1957 includes Pullman operations on Canadian and Mexican railroads; excludes that of chartered car i
436
RAIL TRANSPORTATION Q 141-152
Series Q 141-152. Railroad Employment and Wages, and Accidents and Fatalities: 1890 to 1957
[Statistics on accidents and fatalities not strictly comparable because of changing definition of a reportable accident]
Year ending—
Employees 1
Number I
141 142
Railroad accidents and fatalities (all steam railroads)
Total
143
Injured
144 145
Injured
146
Employees 1
147
Injured
148
Other personB 3
Killed
149
Injured
150
Trespassers <
Killed
151
9991.058
1,0711.0781,2211,2421,292
237209345371378
1,4391,4341,3751,2911,169
1,0461.007958
1,1871,086
1,0141,027991
1,0621,283
1,6171,6941,6921,7761,822
1,7861,7951,9021,6701,705
2,0761,9601.8921,7861,701
1,6541.5481,710
•1.816
1,7161.670
1,6991.5031.4361,6721,621
1,3821,2961,3131,1891,071
1,018929875823827
785780874821784
749
$1,000
6,422,0805,387,631
5,045,2784,906,6845,380,8285,382,4895,328,072
4,644.8904,468,5454,820.7474,399,2964,218,680
3,900,9288,897,7663,556,1892,966,0622,860,369
1,990,6311,889,1301,771,0882,013,6771,873,819
1,666,2291,541,3131,424,3921,535,0662,124,784
2,588,6982,940,2062,874,4292,963,0348,001,804
2,916,1932,882,6583,062,0262,693,2922,823,970
3,764,2812,897,7692,665,0131,782,9651,506,961
1,403,9681,277,6631,381,117
•1,373,831
1,252,3481,208,466
1,148,725988,324
1,035,4381,072,386900,802
839,946817,599767.321676,029610,714
677,266622,968495,056465,6021
468,826
446,508
2,3932,678
2,8492,5753,0398,0113,459
3.4863,4263,8834,2854,608
4,8124,9086,0516,3376,191
4,7404,4924,6496,5026,550
6,2585,0206,1804,9055,271
6,6666,6906,6806,9927,090
6,7666,6177,3866,3256,996
6,9586,9789,28610,08710,001
9,3648,62110,30210,96410,58610,896
9,6828,72210,18811,83910,618
9,70310,0469,8408,5888,455
7,8657,1236,8596,4376,448
6,1866,4477,3467,1477,029
18,68828,676
27,84626,64729,21430,00184,464
33,26732,12348,10748,81952,026
61,51661,25160,34848,12337,829
29,60628,14427,27536,71384,723
28,10828,64127,61629,23286,671
49,44377,01386,205
104,817180,235
137,485143,739171,712134,871120,686
168,809149,053174,576194,805196,722
180,375162,040192,662200,308169,538150,159
119,60795,626104,230111,01697,706
86,00884,15576,65364,66263,339
60,32044,62040,88236,73138,687
88,74831,88940,39336,65233,881
1567
24304924ISO
180375979
188
16626727812248
8840813441
8038612746
61114•188
161
176153143203205
229273471301246
239199232350283299
324253381610369
687441355345282
849239221222181
170324299376
1,5662,756
2,2632,2472,5032,0498,184
3,4192,5458,6074,2464,714
4,8404,8545,1663,5013,009
2,5972,5802,3452,5942.648
1,9491,9452,0671,9122,104
2,6668,8463,4683,893
4,461
6,6436,0236,4636,7126.684
7,5917,4567,3167,5827,162
7,48810,91413,88716.13014,93812,042
12,46110,31111,55613,04110,764
10,4579,1118,2316,6834,988
4,1283,4422,9452,7952,873
2,3763,0343,2293,2272,972
195288
282235343386432
392450622791738
9721,0871,0721,006
807
683636513712720
600656633679
677
9771,4281,3291,6701,672
1,6991.6432,026
1, ~~1,
657446
2,5782,1383,4198,1992,941
2,6872,1623,2593,7163,6363,602
8,3822,6103,4054,5343,929
3,3613,6323,6062,9692,676
2,5502,2101.9681,6931,861
1,8111,8232,7272,5642,660
12,24619.608
19,01117,21920,17021,33924,266
22,58622,99331,96136,88039,472
48,68248,61346,97136,03225,866
18,35017,38316,56924,11422,409
16,74217,33815,93217,74223,368
86,87260,73970,87388,223
111,903
119,224125,319152,678117,197104,530
149,414131,018156,013174,247176,923
160,663138,092166,212171,417142,442126,039
95,67175,00682,48787,64476,701
66,83367,06760,48160,52441,142
39,64334,92331,76127,66729,969
25,69623,42231,72928,26726,140
1,4412,233
2,4562,8102,6472,6012,877
2,9142,9393,2023,4153,642
3,6843,5543,7014,2104,336
4,0743,9164,0554,7564,789
4,6284,4264,6964,2994,648
4,6276,1486,2606,3345,266
4,9964,9256,2214,4684,345
4,1514,6676,3966.5876,814
6,4386,2706,8116,8996,6676,495
6,9766.8596,4026.6966,330
6,8066,9736,8796,2746,498
6,0664,6744,6804,5224,406
4,1554,3004,3204,2174.076
4,259
6,812
6,6766,0816,5416,6137,004
7,2626,5857,5397,6937,840
8,0437,7848,2118,5908,964
8,6598,1818,36110,0059.766
9,4179,3689,5179,57810,209
10,90512,42811,86412,70113,871
13,26913,06613 , 18711,52110,571
11,30410,57911,24612,97612,647
12,22413,03413,56313,76112,15812,078
11,38510,30910,18710,83110,241
8,7187,9777,8417,4567,209
6,6496,2556,1766,2695,846
6,6775,4336,4356,1584,769
742
818
867870
1,0441,0431,142
215287445480635
1,5921,6501,7552,0132,195
2,0952,3522,3602.6542,801
2,7862,6972,8922,5772,489
2,4092,4242,4872,7262,661
2.5842,6562,7792,430
< See headnote for aeries Q 106-116.I on trains and travelers not on trains.
1 Casualties sustained in nontrain accidents included with "Other persons." Non-train aceidnU are those not caused directly by operation or movement of trains,locomotives, or cars, but attributable to shop machinery or use of tools and apparatusthat result in reportable casualties.
• Prior to 1921 casualties sustained by employees not on duty in nontrain acci
dents included with "Other persons."• Trespassers included with "Other persons" prior to 1922.• Class I and II railroads.
488910 O - M - 29 437
chapter Q
WATER TRANSPORTATION (Series Q 153-245)
Q 153-245. General note.
Basic governmental sources of historical merchant-marine
and water-traffic statistics include American State Papers:
Class IV, Commerce and Navigation, vols. 1 and 2, for 1789-
1823 ; the various annual issues of Foreign Commerce and Navi
gation of the United States, for 1821-1946, originally issued by
the Register of the Treasury and then by the Treasury De
partment, later by the Department of Commerce and Labor,
and finally by the Department of Commerce; the Annual Re
port of the Commissioner of Navigation, 1884-1923, the issu
ance of which followed a similar succession beginning with the
Treasury Department; annual issues of Merchant Marine Sta
tistics, 1924-1957, originally prepared by the Department of
Commerce as successor to the statistical section of the Annual
Report of the Commissioner of Navigation, and now issued
annually by the Bureau of Customs; and the various annual
issues of the Annual Report of the Office of the Chief of
Engineers, Corps of Engineers. The Statistical Abstract of
the United States, a secondary source, also contains historical
merchant-marine and water-traffic statistics. The Statistical
Abstract has been issued by the following agencies: 1878-1902,
Bureau of Statistics (Treasury Department) ; 1903-1911, Bu
reau of Statistics (Department of Commerce and Labor) ; 1912,
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce (Department of
Commerce and Labor) ; 1913-1937, Bureau of Foreign and Do
mestic Commerce (Department of Commerce) ; 1938-1957, Bu
reau of the Census (Department of Commerce) .
Congressional documents also contain historical series on the
merchant marine, foreign commerce, and related fields. For
1789-1882, a particularly valuable collection of documents was
found in the library of the Department of Commerce, bound
together under the title Decadence of American Shipping and
Compulsory Pilotage. The documents included are as follows:
Foreign Commerce and Decadence of American Shipping,
H. R. Ex. Doc. No. Ill, 41st Congress, 2d session; Causes of
the Reduction of American Tonnage and the Decline of Navi
gation Interest . . ., H. R. Report No. 28, 41st Congress, 2d
session; Foreign Commerce and the Practical Workings of
Maritime Reciprocity, H. R. Ex. Doc. No. 76, 41st Congress,
3d session; Causes of the Decadence of Our Merchant Marine;
Means for Its Restoration and the Extension of Our Foreign
Commerce, H. R. Report No. 342, 46th Congress, 3d session;
American Shipping, H. R. Report No. 1827, 47th Congress, 2d
session; American Merchant Marine, H. R. Report No. 363,
48th Congress, 1st session; Ship-Building and Ship-Owning
Interests, H. R. Report No. 750, 48th Congress, 1st session;
and reports of lesser interest, H. R. Misc. Doc. No. 37 and
Report No. 1848, both of the 48th Congress, 1st session.
Since 1921, publications of the Maritime Commission and its
predecessor agencies also should be consulted, particularly the
reports entitled, Ocean-Going Merchant Fleets of Principal
Maritime Nations, Iron and Steel, Steam and Motor, Vessels
of 2,000 Gross Tons and Over, issued quarterly or semi
annually, 1921-1941, and Employment of American Flag
Steam and Motor Merchant Vessels of 1,000 Gross Tons and
Over, issued quarterly, 1923-1941. Finally, the Bureau of the
Census (and its predecessor Census Office) has published the
results of five censuses of water tranportation, as follows:
1880, 1889, 1906, 1916, and 1926 (see general note for series
Q 153-190, below).
Q 153-190. General note.
Statistics on documented merchant vessels and shipbuilding;
are from Merchant Marine Statistics, various annual issues,
supplemented by records of the Bureau of Customs. Many
are from the 1936 issue. Some of the estimates from the
1936 report have been modified, however, as explained below
in table II. The text statements, and the correction of errors
found in the published tables are based on reference to the
primary sources, as follows: For 1789-1823, see American
State Papers: Class IV, Commerce and Navigation, vols. 1 and
2 (published in 1834) ; for 1821-1892, see annual issues of
Commerce and Navigation of the United States; for 1884-1923,
see issues of Annual Report of the Commissioner of Naviga
tion; for 1924-1945, see annual issues of Merchant Marine
Statistics.
Of the Maritime Commission reports cited in the general note
for series Q 153-245, above, the first, Ocean-Going Merchant
Fleets . . ., provides data for each leading maritime nation
on ocean-going merchant vessels of 2,000 gross tons and over,
showing number and tonnage of such fleets classified by age,
speed, size, boilers, engines, draft, etc., by major vessel type.
The second, Employment of American Flag Steam and Motor
Merchant Vessels . . ., shows for seagoing merchant vessels
of 1,000 gross tons and over the number and tonnage of such
vessels employed in U.S. foreign and domestic trade, arranged
by major vessel type, ownership (government and private),
and area of operation.
Census statistics on water transportation are not presented
here. For reports of these censuses, see Tenth Census Re
ports, vol. IV, Report on Agencies of Transportation, 1880;
Eleventh Census Reports, Report on Transportation Business,
part 1, "Transportation by Water"; Transportation by Water,
1906; Water Transportation, 1916; and Water Transportation,
1926.
The first census, for 1880, was limited to steam vessels.
The report of this census includes a detailed history of steam
navigation in the United States with separate discussion and
single-year construction statistics by geographic region, from
the beginning to 1880. (See T. C. Purdy, "Report on Steam
Navigation in the United States," Tenth Census Reports, 1880,
vol. IV.) The report of the shipbuilding census, also taken
the same year, includes a detailed technical history of ship
building in all aspects, with particular reference to sailing
craft. Single-year figures are shown for New England ship
building, 1674-1714, classified by type of vessel and place where
built. (See Henry Hall, "Report on the Ship-Building Industry
of the United States," Tenth Census Reports, 1880, vol. VIII.)
The Censuses of 1889 and 1906 included all classes of ves
sels. However, the 1889 Census included fishing vessels for
the Pacific Division only and the 1906 Census excluded fishing
vessels. The Censuses of 1916 and 1926 provided data for all
U.S., documented and undocumented, vessels and craft of 5
tons net register and qver, whether propelled by machinery or
sails, or unrigged, except that certain specified types of vessels
were excluded. (See Bureau of the Census, Water Transpor
tation, 1926, p. 5.) While the Census reports of 1850 and 1860
contain some statistics relating to water transportation, these
statistics apparently were collected by other agencies.
438
WATER TRANSPORTATIONQ 153-190
Data shown here are for documented merchant vessels only,
exclusive of yachts. The following definitions are those cur
rently applicable:
Documented vessels include all vessels granted registers,
enrollments and licenses, or licenses, as "vessels of the United
States," and as such have certain benefits and privileges.
Vessels of 5 net tons and over owned by citizens of the United
States and otherwise complying with the requirements for docu
mentation may be documented to engage in the foreign or
coasting trades or the fisheries.
Registers are ordinarily issued to vessels engaged in the
foreign trade or the whale fisheries. Historically, this group
has included the major portion of the whaling fleet.
Enrollments and licenses are issued to vessels of 20 net tons
and over engaged in the coasting trade or fisheries.
Licenses may be issued to vessels of less than 20 net tons
engaged in the coasting trade or fisheries.
Undocumented craft are those not registered, enrolled, or
licensed. Barges, scows, lighters, and canal boats, without any
propelling power of their own, operated exclusively in a harbor,
on the canals or other internal waters of a State, or on the
rivers or lakes of the United States, not in any case carrying
passengers, and vessels under B net tons are exempt from
the requirements of the laws governing documentation.
Gross tonnage refers to space measurement, 100 cubic feet
equalling 1 ton; it is not a measure of weight. Gross tonnage
is the capacity of the entire space within the frames and the
ceiling of the hull, together with those closed-in spaces above
deck available for cargo, stores, passengers, or crew, with
certain minor exemptions. Before 1865, 95 cubic feet equalled
1 ton, and the admeasurement method differed in other respects.
Changes in maritime law: Admeasurement method. "Ad
measurement" refers to the method of calculating gross ton
nage of ships or vessels. The first law of the United States
on the subject appears to have been enacted September 1,
1789 (1 Stat. 55). The enactment then made was reenacted
with certain minor amendments in the Acts of August 4, 1790
(1 Stat. 169), and of March 2, 1799 (1 Stat. 675), and as so
enacted was in force until January 1, 1865.
A basic change in admeasurement method was provided in
the act of May 6, 1864, effective January 1, 1865 (13 Stat.
70-72, R. S. 4153, 46 U. S. C. 77). The method described in
the act of May 6, 1864, appears to have been substantially
the same as that in force in 1945.
For the transition period, 1865-1868, the total tonnage fig
ures for the fleet are "mixed." During those years, the
total fleet tonnage was obtained by combining the "old admeas
urement" tonnage of vessels not yet readmeasured and the
"new admeasurement" tonnage of vessels which had been re
admeasured or newly built. For a recapitulation of the "old"
and "new" components of the fleet tonnage (not the same
vessels) for each year, 1865-1868, see Commerce and Naviga
tion, 1870, p. 798.
No table has been located comparing the tonnage of a sub
stantial number of vessels under "new" and "old" admeas
urement; hence, neither the magnitude nor the direction of the
change can be stated here. Apparently it varied for different
types of vessels. "Brigs, schooners, and sloops measure less
under the 'new' admeasurement . . . while ships, barks, steam
boats, and vessels having closed-in spaces above their hulls
have their tonnage largely increased." Further, the difference
between "old" and "new" was not believed to affect a compari
son of New England shipbuilding for the years 1855 and
1868. (See Treasury Annual Report, 1868, p. 496.)
Another type of change in maritime law affecting the sta
tistics is illustrated by the act of April 18, 1874 (18 Stat. 31),
which exempted the greater amount of canalboat and other
unrigged tonnage from documentation. (See U.S. Code, title
46, sec. 336.) For 1874-1876, the "balance sheets of tonnage,"
published annually in the source volumes, record the removal
of 879,000 tons of vessels for this reason alone. However,
Merchant Marine Statistics, 1936, lists 843,000 tons exempted
in 1876, whereas the 1876 balance sheet of tonnage specified
601,000 tons exempted. The reason for this discrepancy is
not clear. The tonnage exempted annually, 1874-1936, is
shown on pp. 54-55 of Merchant Marine Statistics, 1936.
At irregular intervals, steps were taken to remove from the
tonnage accounts those vessels lost, abandoned, captured, sold
to aliens, etc., which had not been officially reported for re
moval purposes. From the outset, the failure to remove such
vessels annually resulted in a cumulative error which inflated
the statistics of tonnage. When general clearances of this
cumulative error were made, the effect was concentrated in a
single year or a small group of years.
For a basic statement on this subject, see American State
Papers, cited above, vol. 1, p. 494, where Albert Gallatin, Sec
retary of the Treasury, outlines the problem and discusses
the first attempt (1800) to deal with it. Recurrently, in the
annual tonnage reports found in the source volumes, the prob
lem is discussed, the announcement is made that the rolls have
been finally cleared, and assurance is given that the problem
has been solved for the future. However, as late as 1867, in
spite of repeated clearances in earlier years, the "First Annual
Report of the Director of the Bureau of Statistics" stated,
"The tonnage returns were swelled with thousands of ghostly
ships—ships that had gone to the bottom years ago." (See
Annual Report of the Secretary of Treasury, 1867, p. 244.)
In 1869, the Register of the Treasury attributed the entire
decline of tonnage reported for 1869 to this factor. (See
Treasury Report, 1869, p. 300.) In the same year, Francis A.
Walker, Deputy Special Commissioner of Revenue in Charge
of the Bureau of Statistics, stated that the process of assign
ing a number to each vessel and the institution of an annual
list of vessels, as required by the Act of July 28, 1866, "has
succeeded in clearing from the lists of vessels ... a vast amount
of purely fictitious tonnage, which have been carried forward
from year to year [although] thousands of vessels which
this tonnage originally represented had been meanwhile lost at
sea, broken up, or sold abroad." (See Treasury Report, 1869,
p. 342.)
In the "balance sheets of tonnage" published annually in the
source volumes, clearances of cumulative error are generally
identified as "not heretofore credited" to distinguish them
from listings of removals of the various types routinely re
ported as having occurred during the given year.
Some of the more important clearances of this cumulative
error, and the tons of shipping thereby removed, were: 1800-
1901, 197,000; 1811, amount not stated but the effect is evident
in series Q 154; 1818, 182,000; 1829-1830, 604,000; 1837, 96,000;
1841-1842, 267,000 ; and 1855-1858, 945,000.
In later years, the terms "obsolete," "obsolete, not hereto
fore reported," and "correction of balance" found in annual
balance sheets of tonnage, frequently reflect removal of cumu
lative errors. Examples are (in tons): 1864, 188,000; 1866,
1,063,000; 1867, 260,000; 1868, 128,000; 1869, 338,000; 1870,
58,000; 1871, 103,000; 1881, 157,000.
Other factors which require that early merchant-vessel sta
tistics should be used with some caution are the following:
(1) In some instances, systematic differences in identically
described statistical series appear in the source volumes (see
439
Q 153-168 TRANSPORTATION
text for series Q 178-182) which reflect conflicting series of
figures, possibly originating from different primary sources of
data (see table II below) ; (2) transcription and typographical
errors have crept into historical tables in the source volumes
in the process of repeated recopying and retypesetting; (3)
statistically significant footnotes which appeared in early re
ports frequently were dropped in later years; and (4) caution
is suggested in referring back to the earlier volumes in the
search for explanations of discrepancies or major changes, since
the earlier data may reflect the same or similar errors.
In this volume (see table II below), a number of the copying
and typesetting errors have been corrected where the exact
nature of the discrepancy could be determined beyond reason
able doubt; several broad differences in figures have been
pointed out; and a few detailed tabular notes have been added
based on information in various annual issues selected largely
at random.
Table II. Merchant Marine Tonnage—Changes in Figures From
Those Shown in Source
["Source" is Merchant Marine Statistics, 1936]
Series No.
Q 158.
Q 164.
Q 156.
Q 161.
Q 162.
Q 163.
Q 165.
Q 166.
q 167.
q 168.
q 169.
q 170.
q m.
q 173.
q 174.
q 180.
q i8i.
q 182.
q 183
q 184.
q 185
q m
YearIn sourcevolume
In thisvolume
1868 > 28, 118 128,167
1886186818171815
'4,131,1164,318,309
•4,131,136
4,351,7584 1,339,912
1,368,182
• 1,399,912
1,368,128
192819131851
14,843,6795,335,541
582,607
14,346,6795,333,247
583,607
1868186318241817
2,476,0674,357,5371,867,4531,330,986
2,508,5164,679,5871,367,5531,390,986
19211913
1,232,7281,043,347
1,242,7281,045,641
1928 14,064,199 14,064,119
1858 2,801,408 2,801,148
1818 689,944 589,954
19271856
9,432,8692,447,663
9,532,8692,247,663
1883 101,666 101,636
1879187818411881
79,85686,44777,783170,189
79,88586,64777,878
107,189
19361868
12,611,7778,141,540
12,511,5238,174,935
187618781868
1,447,8441,061,9911,012,749
1,147,8441,056,0191,046,198
18731868
2,242,8901,962,279
2,242,8621,962,225
19321887
1,866,568683,721
1,856,553788,721
1868 481,271 481,218
1893 184,308 134,368
1894 87,824 87,827
19011895
83,7436,978
83,7836,948
189518941885
87,12790,09912,010
67,12780,099121,010
19171881
52,53654,888
62,52654,488
1881 59,801 69,861
191419101892
64,523184,23960,710
64,550174,28960,770
Q 153-168. Documented merchant vessels, by major classes,
material of which built, and trade, 1789-1957.
Source: Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, Mer
chant Marine Statistics, 1936, and Bureau of Customs, records.
(Series Q 163-164, 1884, Treasury Department, Annual Report
of Commission of Navigation, 1884, p. 161.)
See also general notes for series Q 153-245 and Q 153-190.
For 1789-1793, tonnage figures are the "duty tonnage," i.e.,
the tonnage of vessels on which duties were collected during
the year. (See American State Papers, cited above in general
note for series Q 153-190, vol. 1, p. 895.) The "duty tonnage"
appears to have been the tonnage on which duties were col
lected on registered vessels, including "the repeated voyages
of the same vessel," plus tonnage of the enrolled and licensed
vessels which paid tonnage duties once each year. (See Ameri
can State Papers, cited above, vol. 1, pp. 494, 498, 528.)
Beginning in 1794, "district tonnage returns" were used, de
rived from reports of District Collectors of Customs, which
gave the tonnage of vessels in each district based on registers,
enrollments, and licenses outstanding, as of December 31.
For 1794-1801, figures are district tonnage returns, with no
attempt to correct for the cumulative error caused by failure
to remove vessels lost, abandoned, sold to aliens, etc. (See
American State Papers, vol. 1, pp. 494, 499.) The figures for
1800-1801 ignore the first clearing of tonnage accounts which
took place during these years. (See American State Papers,
vol. 1, pp. 494-499, 527-531.) The correction for the cumula
tive error for registered vessels only would reduce the 1800
total to 819,571 tons and the 1801 total to 903,235 tons. The
sharp drop attributable to the clearing of tonnage accounts
would thereby be shifted back to 1800 instead of appearing in
1802.
For 1802-1818, the figures in series Q 154 consist of the
"corrected registered" tonnage plus the uncorrected enrolled
or licensed tonnage (see 1813 tonnage report in American State
Papers, cited above, vol. 1, p. 1017). The figures for 1811 and
1818 reflect two additional attempts to clear out the cumula
tive error of registered vessels improperly retained on the
registers. (See American State Papers, vol. 1, pp. 876, 958,
and vol. 2, p. 406.)
The figures shown below in table III are those which were
derived by a method authorized by Secretary of the Treasury
Gallatin. They were reported to Congress in the annual ton
nage reports in American State Papers as being the "actual"
or "more nearly correct" tonnage.
Table III. "Actual Tonnage" of Documented Vessels:
1800 to 1818
[In thousands of gross tons]
Year
181818171816.
18161814181318121811
18101809
Tons
1,1501,3411,264
1.2621,0291,0321,1271,131
1,3291,266
Year
1808.18071806
18051804180318021801
1800
Tons
1,1731,2081,166
1,085983917865850
768
1 Number of vessels. ' As shown in table 10, p. 16, of a' Aa shown in table 16, p. 80, of source. * As shown in table 10, p. 14, of s* As shown in table 16, p. 28, of source.
These were obtained by taking the "corrected registered ton
nage" and adding to it the "duty tonnage" for enrolled and
licensed vessels. Since duties were paid only once each year
on enrolled and licensed vessels, and owners were not likely
to pay duties on nonexistent vessels, it was reasoned that the
lower "duty tonnage" figure more accurately reflected the true
total for the enrolled or licensed craft than did the district
440
WATER TRANSPORTATION Q 163-203
returns of tonnage based on outstanding marine documents.
This correction for enrolled and licensed craft was dropped
after 1818, probably because, beginning 1819, the "duty ton
nage" for this group exceeded the district tonnage returns
for the group.
In American State Papers, vol. 1, p. 499, the tonnage de
scribed as "actual tonnage" in the comparative table for 1794-
1799 is, in fact, the district returns of tonnage without
correction of any kind. Elsewhere in the tonnage report for
1800 (pp. 494-499), and in tonnage reports for later years, the
term "actual tonnage" normally means the district returns
based on outstanding marine documents (registers, enrollments,
and licenses) corrected for cumulative error. In table III, the
term "actual tonnage" is used in the latter sense; the figures
are from annual tonnage reports, 1800-1818, in American State
Papers, vols. 1 and 2.
Q 163-164, vessels, by material of which built. The source
publication also classifies tonnage of each material by type
of propulsion (steam, motor, sail, canalboat, and barge).
Q 165-168, vessels, by trade in which engaged. The source
publication also presents the number of vessels engaged in
each type of trade as well as tonnage. The statutes do not
recognize for documenting purposes any fisheries except the
cod, mackerel, and whale. Vessels engaged in catching any
other fish, such as salmon or menhaden, are documented for
the mackerel fishery.
Figures in early reports identified as "registered," or as
"registered in foreign trade," commonly include the registered
vessels engaged in the whale fishery. Accordingly, figures on
"whale fishery" found in early reports should be examined
carefully to determine whether they represent the entire whal
ing fleet or only the "enrolled or licensed" portion. The term
"fisheries" as used in early volumes refers to cod, and later,
to cod and mackerel fisheries. It rarely includes the whale
fishery.
In terms of documentation as "registered," "enrolled," "li
censed," series Q 165-168 are composed broadly as follows:
Series Q 165 (foreign trade) represents the total "regis
tered" minus "registered whale fishery." The "registered"
whaling tonnage, is, however, included for 1794-1798.
Series Q 166 (coastwise and internal) represents the portion
of the enrolled or licensed group engaged in this trade. The
rest of the enrolled or licensed group is in series Q 168 (cod
and mackerel fisheries).
Series Q 167 (whale fishery) is the "registered whale fish
ery" portion of the registered fleet plus the "whale fishery"
portion of the enrolled or licensed fleet. For 1794-1798, how
ever, the registered whaling tonnage is not included here, but
in series Q 165.
Series Q 168 (cod and mackerel fishery) is the cod and
mackerel fishery portion of the enrolled or licensed fleet. The
rest of the enrolled or licensed group is in series Q 166
(coastwise and internal).
Q 169-174. Documented merchant vessels, by geographic re
gion, 1816-1957.
Source : See source for series Q 153-168.
See also general notes for series Q 153-245 and Q 153-190.
Q 175-177. Documented merchant vessels, by type of service,
1934-1957.
Source : See source for series Q 153-168.
Series Q 177 includes cable, cod, dredging, elevator, ferry,
flreboat, fishing, ice breaker, lightering, oil exploitation, oyster-
ing, passenger, pile driving, pilot boat, police boat, patrol boat,
refrigerator, towing, waterboat, whaling, welding, wrecking,
and miscellaneous. The source presents details for each of
these in recent years.
See also general notes for series Q 153-245 and Q 153-190.
Q 178-182. Merchant vessels built and documented, by type,
1797-1957.
Source : See source for series Q 153-168.
The source publication also presents statistics separately for
steam, motor, and sailing vessels, canalboats, and barges.
Statistics for motor vessels begin in 1893.
For 1938-1957, figures are not comparable with those for
earlier years and are probably understated. They represent
those vessels built during the 12-month period which were still
existent and documented as part of the merchant fleet at the
end of the period. Hence, they exclude vessels completed dur
ing the period which were lost, sold to U.S. Government, sold
to aliens, or otherwise removed from merchant vessel docu
mentation before the end of the period.
See also general notes for series Q 153-245 and Q 153-190.
Q 183-187. Merchant vessels built and documented, by region,
1817-1936.
Source: Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, Mer
chant Marine Statistics, 19S6, pp. 46-48, and table 2.
See general notes for series Q 153-245 and Q 153-190.
Q 188-190. Merchant vessels built and documented, by region,
1817-1850.
Source: Fold-in table on the history of shipbuilding (1817-
1868) at back of the Annual Report of the Secretary of the
Treasury, 1868.
Source also presents figures separately, for "The United
States," "The Lakes," and "Western Rivers." For a discus
sion of these data see the Annual Report. The source table,
with a more detailed discussion appears as Plate XXII in H. R.,
Ex. Doc. No. Ill, 41st Congress, 2d Session, where the period
covered is extended to 1869, and as Plate X (extended to
1870) in H.R. Ex. Doc. No. 76, 41st Congress, 3d Session.
These three series do not add to series Q 179.
See also general notes for series Q 153-245 and Q 153-190.
Q 191. Persons entering the United States by ship, 1933-1957.
Source: Treasury Department, Annual Report of the Secre
tary of the Treasury on the State of the Finances, various
issues.
Data include persons entering by documented vessels, ex
cluding ferryboats.
Q 192-203. General note.
Net tonnage capacity, as used here, refers to net or regis
tered tonnage of the vessel, not weight of cargo. The net
tonnage is what remains after deducting from the gross ton
nage (defined in general note for series Q 153-190) the spaces
occupied by the propelling machinery, fuel, crew quarters,
master's cabin, and navigation spaces. It represents, sub
stantially, space available for cargo and passengers. It is the
usual basis for tonnage taxes and port charges. The net ton
nage capacity of a ship recorded as "entered with cargo" may
bear little relation to actual weight of cargo. Gross tonnage
and net tonnage are both measures of cubic capacity, not of
weight, 100 cubic feet equalling 1 ton. These terms should
not be confused with the cargo ton of 2,000 pounds. Tonnage
figures shown in series Q 193 and Q 199 for U.S. vessels
entered and cleared, respectively, in foreign trade are greater
than the total tonnage of U.S. vessels documented for the
foreign trade because the "entered" and "cleared" series in
clude tonnage for each vessel as often as it "enters" or "clears"
441
Q 192-237 TRANSPORTATION
each year. The documented tonnage (series Q 154) includes
the tonnage of each vessel once for each year.
These figures include the tonnage of all types of watercraft
engaged in the foreign trade, whether entering or clearing with
cargo or in ballast, which are required to make formal entrance
and clearance under U.S. customs regulations. Vessels en
gaged in trade on the Great Lakes with Canada as well as in
trade with Mexico are also included. Vessels touching at a
U. S. port in distress or for other temporary causes without
discharging cargo, and Army and Navy vessels carrying no
commercial cargo, are not required by customs regulations to
enter or clear and thus are not included in the figures.
Vessels are reported as entered at the first port in the
United States at which entry is made, regardless of whether
any cargo is unladen at that port; arrivals at subsequent ports
are not counted. Vessels are reported as cleared from the last
port in the United States where loading of outward cargo is
completed or where the vessel cleared in ballast; departures
from prior ports are not counted.
Q 192-194. Vessels entered, all ports, 1789-1957.
Source: 1789-1820, Fred J. Guetter and Albert E. McKinley,
Statistical Tables Relating to the Economic Growth of the
United States, McKinley Publishing Co., Philadelphia, 1924, p.
39; 1821-1879, Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation,
Merchant Marine Statistics, 1938, p. 93; 1880-1888, Statistical
Abstract of the United States, 1908, p. 286; 1889-1916,
Statistical Abstract, 1916, p. 338; 1917-1930, Statistical Ab
stract, 1931, p. 474; 1931-1944, Statistical Abstract, 191,7, p.
558 (see general note for series Q 153-245 for the various
agencies which have issued the Statistical Abstract) ; 1945-
1946, Foreign Commerce and Navigation of the United States,
19U7; 1947-1957, Bureau of the Census, Vessel Entrances and
Clearances, Summary Report FT 975, various issues, and rec
ords.
Q 195. Total vessels entered at seaports, 1840-1957.
Source: 1840, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1946,
p. 546; 1844-1855, Statistical Abstract, 1878, p. 134; 1856-
1879, Statistical Abstract, 1880, p. 138; 1880-1957, see source
for series Q 192-194.
Q 196-197. U.S. and foreign vessels entered at seaports,
1856-1957.
Source: 1856-1879, see source for series Q 195; 1880-1957,
see source for series Q 192-194.
Q 198-200. Vessels cleared, all ports, 1821-1957.
Source: See sources cited for specific periods (except 1789-
1820) for series Q 192-194; the following page numbers apply
respectively to the sources cited: 93, 287, 475, 558, and 592.
Q 201. Total vessels cleared at seaports, 1840-1957.
Source: 1840 and 1850, Statistical Abstract of the United
States, 1946, p. 546; 1863-1879, Statistical Abstract, 1881, p.
138; 1880-1957, see source for series Q 192-194.
Q 202-203. U.S. and foreign vessels cleared at seaports,
1857-1957.
Source: 1857-1879, Statistical Abstract of the United States,
1881, p. 136; 1880-1957, see source for series Q 192-194.
Q 204-209. Value of waterborne imports and exports (includ
ing reexports) of merchandise, 1790-1946.
Source: 1790-1820, see source for series Q 192-194; 1821-
1858, Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, Merchant
Marine Statistics, 1936, p. 91; 1859-1866, Statistical Abstract
of the United States, 1895, pp. 399-400; 1867-1912, Statistical
Abstract, 1913, pp. 318-319; 1913-1923, Statistical Abstract,
1924, p. 417; 1924-1935, Statistical Abstract, 1946, p. 552 (see
general note for series Q 153-245 for the various agencies
which have issued the Statistical Abstract) ; 1943-1946, Bureau
of the Census, Foreign Commerce and Navigation of the United
States, annual issues.
The primary source of figures for 1790-1820 is J. R. Soley,
"The Maritime Industries of America," The United States of
America (N. S. Shaler, Editor), vol. II, 1894, pp. 522-527,
534, 536, 538. The report gives the percent of imports and
exports in U.S. vessels. Guetter and McKinley (cited above
for series Q 192-194) have derived absolute figures by apply
ing these percentages to total imports and exports of mer
chandise and specie. The primary source of figures for 1821-
1935 is Foreign Commerce and Navigation of the United States,
annual issues. Starting with 1943, import or export statistics
by method of transportation showing shipping weight, as well
as dollar value, have been compiled by the Bureau of the
Census.
Q 210-215. Waterborne imports and exports, by flag of car
rier vessel, 1921-1957.
Source: 1921-1945, Bureau of the Census, Foreign Commerce
and Navigation of the United States, annual issues; 1946-1957,
Bureau of the Census, releases and records.
Excludes cargoes (small in the aggregate) carried by ships
of less than 100 tons gross capacity prior to 1946. Beginning
in 1946 excludes Army and Navy cargo, and includes Alaska,
Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Beginning in July 1950 excludes
commodities classified for security reasons as "special cate
gory." From July 1953 to December 1955 and beginning July
1956, exports exclude shipments under $500 in value regard
less of shipping weight; for January-June 1956, exports ex
clude shipments under $1,000. Beginning 1954, imports ex
clude shipments under 2,000 pounds shipping weight.
Q 216-229. Waterborne cargo tonnage, foreign and domestic,
1924-1957.
Source: 1924-1953, Corps of Engineers, Annual Report of
the Chief of Engineers, part 2; 1954-1957, Annual Report of
the Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army, on Civil Works Activities,
part 1.
In 1954, part 2 of the Annual Report was superseded by a
separate publication entitled Waterborne Commerce of the
United States (published in several regional parts). Part 6
of this report, National Summaries, presents separate figures
for series Q 221-222 for "Canadian" and "overseas" for recent
years.
Cargo tonnage refers to the weight of cargo and should not
be confused with gross tonnage shown in series Q 153-190 or
the net or registered tonnage capacity shown in series Q 192-
203, which are measures of cubic capacity, not of weight. See
also text for those series.
Q 230-234. Waterborne bulk freight traffic on the Great
Lakes, 1900-1956.
Source: Lake Carriers' Association, Annual Report, 1956,
pp. 62-63.
Includes tonnage moving to or from Canadian or U.S. lake
ports, in Canadian or U.S. bulk carriers.
Q 235-237. Commercial ocean traffic on the Panama Canal,
1915-1957.
Source: 1915-1924, Governor of the Panama Canal, Annual
Report, 1948, p. 10; 1925-1957, Panama Canal Company,
Annual Report, various issues.
Does not include U.S. Government traffic.
442
WATER TRANSPORTATION Q 238-245
Q 238-242. Freight traffic on the Sault Ste. Marie canals,
1855-1900.
Source: Corps of Engineers, Statistical Report of Lake
Commerce Passing Through Canals at Sault Ste. Marie, 1931.
These series include traffic moving through the American
and Canadian canals. Figures for later years may be obtained
from various issues of Corps of Engineers, Annual Report,
part 2, Commercial Statistics. They are not shown here be
cause they pertain only to traffic between Lake Superior and
the other lakes and series Q 230-234 therefore provide more
comprehensive totals of Great Lakes traffic.
Q 243-244. Tonnage moved on New York State canals, 1837-
1957.
Source: State of New York, Department of Public Works,
Annual Report of the Superintendent, annual issues, and
records.
Q 245. Federal expenditures for rivers and harbors, 1822-1957.
Source: 1822-1882, Statement of Appropriations and Ex
penditures for Public Buildings, Rivers and Harbors, Forts,
Arsenals, Armories, and Other Public Works from March U,
1789 to June SO, 1882, U. S. Senate Ex. Doc., vol. 7, No. 196,
47th Congress, 1st Session (Treasury Department Doc. No.
373), pp. 521-522; 1883-1919, Federal Works Agency, records
(compiled from Treasury Department accounts) ; 1920-1957,
Corps of Engineers, Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers,
U.S. Army, part 1, vol. 1, annual issues (in 1954, changed
to Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army, on
Civil Works Activities, part 1).
Figures include expenditures for rivers, harbors, and flood
control prior to 1928. In 1928, expenditures for flood control
amounted to less than $13,500,000. Figures for 1929-1957 ex
clude expenditures for flood control. The figures include
amounts expended from emergency relief and Public Works
Administration funds, 1933-1937, but exclude $5,500,000 for
purchase of Cape Cod Canal, 1928, expended by and accounted
for by Treasury Department.
443
Q 153-168 TRANSPORTATION
Series Q 153-168. Documented Merchant Vessels, by Major Classes, Material of Which Built, and Trade : 1789 to 1957
[In thousands of tons except number of vessels. Gross tonnage of documented vessels of 6 tons or more. As of December 81, 1789-1834; September 30, 1835-1842; June 80,
1848-1940; January 1 thereafter]
Number
153
40,19139,499
39.24239,00838,07237,38936,745
36,08335,26433,84332,76031,386
29,79728,69027,61227,32527,075
27,21227,47027,15526,58826,392
24,91924,90424,86826,15626,471
26,21425,32626,38525,77826,343
26,36726,57527,01727,35828,012
28,18327,51326,71126,39726,444
26,70126,94327,07026 , 52825,991
26,74025,86825,42524,91126,006
24,68124,55824,42524,27324,057
23,33322,72822,70522,63322,908
23,24023.58624,51224,38323,899
23,46723 , 62323,28123,06328,534
Grosstons
29,42129,610
29,95880,76430,54680,41630,341
31,21532,18233 , 16737,83238,501
82,81825,79516,76213,86013,722
14,01814,63214,66114,67614,497
14,65414,86215,06015,83916,908
16,06816,47716,68316,88817.311
17,40617,74118,28518,46318,282
16,32412,9079,9258,8718,470
8,8897,9297,8877,7147,639
7,6087,8897,3656,9396,675
6,4576,2926,0875,7985,524
5,1654,8644,7504,7694,704
4,6364,6844,8254,7654,686
4,4244.3074,1924,1064,131
Major
Total
155
25.78526,251
26,79227.63127,50727,45927,424
28,32729,32830,46935,14935,928
30,24723,21714,05211,07211,047
11,35311,95212,00712,17012,267
12,53512,68712,86213,56813,528
13,75714,16214,34714,50714,848
14,97615,31515,82115,98215.746
18,82310,4167,4716,4336,070
6,9445,4285,3335,1805,074
4,9004,7494,7114.2793,975
3.7413.5953,4088.1772,921
2,6582,4762,8722,3592,307
2,2132,1892,1832,0742,016
1,8591,7661,6481,5431,623
Steam and motor
Steam
Total 1
156
23,78824,210
24,70625,48925.37725,35625,390
26,27327,22528,40132.94133,779
28,66921,67412,5479,7049,814
10,10210,76010,83511,05511,161
11,43311,59911,78812,49912,475
12,77513,30113,61413,87414,318
14,49614,87015,42615,60715,376
13,466
Coalburning
157
2,1902,204
2,2522,3212,3872,4052,441
507543606699884
2,9313,0143.0482,9653,058
3,1593,2508,3253,3223,371
3,4963,5393,6153,9914,103
4,2094,4624,5674,9196,870
5,5125.9216,6566,9087,069
7,651
Oilburning
158
21,59722,005
22,45423,16822,99022,95122,948
23,76524,68226.79630,24280,895
25,78718,6609,4996,7396,756
6,9437,5107,5107,5597,617
7,7487,8607,9718,3088,202
8,4298,7519,0028,9078,895
8,9318,9478,8708,6998,302
5,915
Motor
Total1
159
1,9982,041
2,0862,1422,1302,1032,038
2,0552,0992,0672,2082,149
1,5781,5431,5051,3691,233
1,2611,1921,1721,1161,105
1.1021,0871,0751,0691,053
982861730633530
481445397375374
357
Dieselandsemi-Dieselengines
160
1,8361,886
1,9071,9601,9511,9231,866
1,8851,9321,9022,0582,002
1,4881,3921,8611,2131,075
1,0901,0281,005878867
841824812810792
715609494397
254128
171615
24
Sailing ;
2434
4046556671
87879598
115129142166182
200221261312379
441500563625673
757825915989
1,092
1,1251,1851,2541,2881,294
1,2721,2001,2101,2781,811
1,3841,4331,5081,5391,698
1,6551,7111,7611,8141,899
1,9621,9451,9661,9421,933
1,8851,8251,8361,9041,928
1,9652,0232,1182,1782,172
2,1092,0992,1242,1702,210
Canal-boatsand
barges
162
3,6123,326
3.1253,0872,9842,8912,846
2,8062,7712,6112,5882,476
2,4522,4492,5682,6212,493
2,4662,4592,3842,1941,851
1,6771,6751,6351,6461,707
1,6541,4901,4211,3921,371
1,3041,2401,2091,1931,243
1,2281,2921,2441,1591,089
1,0611,0691,046995967
952928893845801
753751713679
(70
6225635426^6468
458472524512497
456443419393398
Material of
Metal '
163
27,93528,073
28,33628,98228,76128,55928,417
29,26330,21231,21135,89786,571
30,89823,83714,64711,64111.398
(')12,15912,13012,23312,263
12,48912,60112,73613,42118,344
13,51413,91014,06414,16014,473
14,49914,62714,77614,80514,426
12,4489,2366,8145,8565,476
5,8064,7334,6084,4334,299
4,1173,9253,8603,4383,115
2,8502,6692,4402,1801,901
1,5931,3761,2241,2071,090
970930896786742
627554494475
Wood
164
1,4861,637
1,6221,7821,7851,8571,924
1,9621,9691,9561,9361,929
1,9151,9592,1152,2182,329
(')2,4732,5212,4432,284
2,1852,2612,3242,4172,565
2,6542,5672,6192,7282,838
2,9073,1143,5103,6683,866
3,8763,6713,1103,0152,994
3,0853,1963,2783,2823,340
8,3913,4643,5053,6013,560
3,6073,6233,6473,6183,623
3,5723,4893,5263,5623,614
3,6663.7543,9303,9793,943
3,7988,7533,6983,6313,687
Trade in which engaged
Foreigntrade
165
17,26517,766
18,14818,97419,00719,28018,876
19,15420,65422,02126,53529,705
26,04318,6869,2864,1093,047
8,6883,3123,5513,8334,169
4,5604,5984,7015,0715,676
6,2966,9066,9347,8097,719
8,1518,7949,06910,72011,077
9,9256,6653,5992,4412,185
1,8631,0661,019923863
783879930861928
•44889879873
817837726793
822900
978
9281,000919989
1,088
Coaat-
andinternal
166
Whalefisheries
12,154 1 111,843 1 1
11,812 1 111,787 1 211,587 1 211,184 1 211,462 1 2
12,048 •11 211,526 1 311,148 1 811,294 1 38,791 1 S
6,766 1 87,105 1 47,471 2 69,744 2 610,654 14 7
10,352 20 811,288 21 U11,064 21 1610,798 20 2510,300 9 28
10,049 9 3510,220 9 8610,318 9 8710,728 2 8810,286 7 40
9.728 7 429,626 7 899,706 7 SS9,533 8 889,652 3 38
9,216 4 368,911 3 329,177 4 357,708 4 867,163 4 87
6,358 4 886,201 4 366,282 4 886,393 « 826,245 7 33
6,486 9 326,818 10 846,817 9 426,737 9 456,720 9 46
6,669 9 476,451 9 506,872 10 546,011 10 676,674 11 61
5,442 11 606,335 10 58
6,141 10 58
4,869 9 67
4,583 10 62
4,287 10 62
3,965 11 613,960 11 623,897 IS 67
8,790 16 69
8,729 IS 693,696 16 723,856 17 713,701 17 693,610 17 69
3,409 19 68
8,211 22 74
8,172 24 7«
8,011 26 80
2,939 28 81
i at c 1 of table.
444
WATER TRANSPORTATION Q 153-168
Q 153-168. Documented Merchant Vessels, by Major Classes, Material of Which Built, and Trade:
1789 to 1957—Con.
[In thousands of tons except i
1885_1884.1883.1882.1881.
1880.1879.1878.1877.1876.
1876.1874.1873.1872.1871.
1870.1869 _1868.1867.1866 _
Year
Total documented vessels
NumberGrosstons
154
23,96324,08224,21724,36824,065
24,71225,21125,264
25,386 I25,934
32,28532,48632,67281,11429,651
28,99827,48728,167
4,2664,2714,2354,1664,058
4,0684,1704,2134,2434,279
4,8544,8014,6964,4384,283
4,2474,1454,3524,3044,311
Major
Steamandmotor
1,4951,4661,4131,3561,265
1,2121,1761,1681,1711,172
1,1691,1861,1561,1121,088
1,0751,1041,1991,1921,084
Sailing 1
2,3742,4142,3872,3612,360
2,3662,4232,6212,5802,609
2,5852,4742,3832,3252,286
2,3632,4002,5093,1133,227
Canal-boats
and barges
162
397391436449442
490571524491498
1,1001,1411,1561,001909
808641644
Material ofwhich built
Metal '
430387
Wood
3,8363,885
Trade in which
Foreigntrade
1,2631,2771,2701,2591,297
1,3141,4521.5891,6711,554
1,5161,3901,3791,3591,364
1,4491,4961,4871,5161,388
Coastwiseand
internal
2,8952,8842,8382,7962,646
2,6382,5982,4972,5402,599
3,2203,2933,1632,9302,766
2,6382,5162,7022,6602,720
Whalefisheries
167
Cod and
mackerelfisheries
25 8327 8832 9633 7889 78
M 7840 8040 8741 9189 88
28 8089 7846 11052 98SI 98
88 9170 6378 8462 76
106 98
Year
18661864186318621861.
1860185918581857.1866.
186518641868.18621851
1860.1849.18481847.1846.
18451844184319421841.
184018391888.1837.1836.
188618841833.18321831
1830182918281827
Totaldocumentedvessels,grosstons
154
097986155112540
5,3545,1456,0504,9414,872
5,2124,8034,4074,1383,772
3,6353,3343,1542,8392,662
2,4172,2802,1592,0922,181
2,1812,0961,9961,8971,882
1,8251,7591,6061,4391,268
1,1921,2611,7411,6211,534
Major
Steamandmotor
155
,067978576710877
868769729706
878
770677605643584
628462428405848
326272237230175
195193155146
123123102
9169
8454394034
Sailing
161
4,0304,0084,5804.4024,663
4,4864,3764,3204,2354,199
4,4424,1263,8023,4953,189
3,0102,8722,7262.4342,214
2,0912,0081,9221,8631,966
1,9781,9011,8021.7421,737
1,7021,6361,5041,3491,198
1,1271,2071,7021,5801,600
Trade in which engaged
Foreign
trade
1,5181,4871,9272,1742,497
2,3792,3222,3012,2682.302
2,3482,1521,9101,7061,645
1,4401,2591,1691,047943
904900857824788
768702703683753
788749649614538
538593758702696
Coastwiseand
internal
166
3,3823,2452,9612,6172,705
2,6452,4812,4012,3372,248
2,5432,3222,1342,0561,900
1,7981,7701,6591,4891,316
1,2231,1101,0761,0461,107
1,1771,1541,041957873
797784744650640
517509843789
722
Whalefisheries
167
849599
118146
167186199196189
187182193194182
146180193194187
191169153152
157
187132125129146
981081027383
4057554642
Cod andmackerelfisheries
168
113159168204193
168157149140132
134147169183146
152125133109
116
98101737178
104108127127
110
142117111102107
98102
868474
Year
1825..1824..1823..1822..1821..
1820..1819..1818..1817..1816..
1815..1814..1813..1812..1811..
1810..1809..1808..1807..1806-
1805..1804..1808..1802..1801..
1800..1799..1798. .1797..1796..
1795..1794..1793..1792 ».1791 •.
1790 •1789 •.
Totaldocumentedvessels,grosstons
154
1,4231,3891,3371,3251,299
1,2801,2611,2251,4001,872
1,3681,1591,1671,2701,233
1,4251,3501,2431,2691,209
1,1401,042
949892948
972939898877832
748629521564502
478
Major
Steamandmotor
2322252323
221713
96
33321
11
(«)(»)
Sailing
1,4001,3681,8121,3041,276
1,2581,2431,2131,3911,366
1,3651,1561,1641,2681,231
1,4241,3501,2421,2681,209
1,1401,042949892948
972939898877832
748629521564502
478202
Trade in which engaged
Foreigntrade
665637600583594
584581590805
801
854675673759764
981907765840799
744661586558631
667657603598577
529439368411363
846124
Coastwiseand
internal
166
641642618624615
588571549525522
476466471478420
406405421349341
888318299290275
272247251237
218
184163122121106
10469
Whalefisheries
35334149
28
863217
61
11335
4459
11
8121238
36112
34
Cod andmackerelfisheries
168
81777869
72766965
48
8718203043
8634527059
57
4239
2930434135
8123313233
28
9
1 For 1920-1987, tonnage for vessels with electric screw included in total (seriesQ 156 or Q 159) but excluded from series Q 167, Q 168, and Q 160. Maximum suchtonnage included in series Q 166 is 201,246 in 1933 and maximum in series Q 159 is91,470 in 1934.
* Includes gasoline engines, not shown separately.' Includes canalboats and barges prior to 1868.* Includes iron, steel, composite, concrete, bronze, and aluminum.
4 Beginning 1937, excludes mackerel.' Increase due to documentation of 1 large vessel on Atlantic Coast.
7 Not available.> Less than 500 tons.' Figures for 1789 are for ships paying tonnage duties during the last 6 months of
the year. Figures for 1790-1792 are for ships paying duties at some time during the
year.
445
Q 169-174 TRANSPORTATION
Series Q 169-174. Documented Merchant Vessels, by Geographic Region: 1816 to 1957
[In I Gross tonnage of documented vessels ol 5 net tons or more. As of December 31, 1816-1834; September 30, 1836-1842; June 30, 1843-1940; January 1
Year
1967
1956
1955.1954195319521961
19501949194819471946
19451944194319421941. .
19401989193819371936
19361934193319321931
19301929192819271926
1926192419231922
1921
19201919191819171916
19161914191819121911
191019091908
19071906
19051904190819021901
19001899189818971896
189618941893.18921891
1890188918881887..
Seaboard
Totalteaboard
169
26,605,27726,952,075
27,405,31628.299,224128,184,20728,135,518|28,039,745
28,865,92629,406,62030,483,95935,237,635136,829,1891
30,306,04623,668,82114,713,95711,856,79511,776,026
12,063,51212,668,38912.666,14612,733,00812,511,523
12,699,94212,882,97013,076,68613,792,99412,967,859
13,131,04413 , 526 , 52213,727,51713,914,05414,305,686
14,390,41114,785,45915,387,96115,604,26415,320,307
13,065,1049,761,7417,003,6785,959,2725,574,082
5,432,6164,904,3304,800,4244,618,2794,543,743
4,459,2644,443,6114,468,8654,327,5374,272,580
4,220,0774,058,9433,969,5523,759,2673,568,470
3,340,7968,164,8063,050,5063,086,8093,105,287
8,118,2823,169,3038,265,1123,270,5378,221,541
3,066,9883,035,7773,012,7312,994,718
NewEngland
170
1,007,30611,091,349
1,191,0011,238,8331,204.4581,334,990;1,558,"
1919
It
i19856 18
1,504,9261,678,8981,719,3701,833,7661,644,493
1,471,881972,205|439,727544,235493,922
453,380418,425453,571514,967516,684
589,210619,833641,257708,226712,288|
798,092814,833878,083,917,930936,161
953,1931,013,8181,112,577983,953920,484
872,207616,056599,988603,970616,192
658,137767,421765,588765,476776,318
799,811827,779821,849784,314781,118
812,838794,866771,5351758,288750,244
770,578741,981774,965817,646857,219
845,918879,261907,085931,756944,493
Mid-AtlanticandGulf
coasts 1
171
18,634,32918,732,095
947,366 1956,609 1,009,426 1997,849 1
Pacificcoast 1
210,722908,005886,230,604,202408,777|
914,987639,141396,835339,674926,875
186,484596,614050,727372,242318,214
563,434778,725729.768630,476253,753
247,868311,792465,211970,014156,549
106,355447,388494,410746,872079,066
154,975343,841779,633146,7301931,951
866,612329,204756,988145,769826,832
651,859035,933985,540867,990794,825
722,862681,355684,702656,383651,427
586,629457,500385,838226,768104,395
957,314872,888778,774830,151810,097
833,863833,684900,605874,162836,191
691,231642,896603,416640,424
6,963.6427,128,631
7.003.5937,152,3867,093,5197,196,326,8,072,112;
8,446,0139,088,58110,367,75418,064,19514,267,821
11,647,6819,001,0024,223,5031,939,3181,963,890
2,046,6982,471,2392,482,8172,587,6662,741,086
2,862,8642,951,3452,970,2183,114,7543,089,022
3,226,5973,264,3013,355,0248,249,2523,290,459
3,282,2433,427,8003,495,7613,473,6813,467,872
3,326,2862,816,4811,646,6971,209,5331,131,058
1,122,6201,100,9761,049.296984,813973,605|
936,591934,477962,314886,840840,035
821,710806,677812,179774,211713,831
612,904539,937496,767439,012437,971
433,501456,358457,422464,619440,857
428,391436,272399,889.'156,145
Northernlakes
173
Westernrivers
569,387657.995
590,291616,132624,423'556,034566,096
628,267076,267079,447091,170182.866
061,456792,538620,292624,377640,790
669,389711,965739,074712,900766,674
778,054802,305813,570856 , 553766,545
758,321771,287778,341805,350844,473
853,019791,204758,401723,857839,614
138,690023,762797 , 503779,087760,8151
818,009882,922939,786949,924943,523
895,102782,481729,169439,741234,432
062,147019,208902,698816,511706,294
666,587446,348437 , 500410,103324,067
241,459227,400261,067183,582154,870
,063,063972.271874,102783,721
1,246,5911.100,045|
962,234848,931737.618724.787735,860
720,950698,976603,8551503.757488,524
445,779434,138427,506379,468304,798
285,287251,637246,145230,220218,490
180,760176,760169,901189,108|183,852
17k, 360'179,050182,203168,097160,988|
162,472163,894138,372134,847122,315
120,230121,797123,342132,6781134,752
138,804141,436146,308145,980167,957
153,716162,663167,411171,616167,957
174,319213,384215,095!222,124249,454
258,456!263,084261,732272,108|274,526|
281,219287,325|298,892310,802308,347
294,446299,427305,082|327,4051
Year
1886.
1885.1884.1883.1882.1881.
880.879.878.877.876.
876.874.878.872.871.
870.869.868.867.
865..864..863..862..861..
860. .859..858 __857..856..
855..854..853..852..861..
850..849..848..847..846..
845..844..843..842..841..
840.839.838.837.836.
886 1,735,393
884 1 (>)
Totalleaboard
169
3,033,673
8,169,9308,181,8083,150,5293,061,6563,000,802
2.989,1403.070,4163.150,8618,196,4228,266,736
3,696,8768.520,5973,489,1998,265,2513,163,862
3 , 163 , 5973,090,3723,174,9358,340,0958,616,248
4.179,9204,099,6104,381,9014,424,6124,888,140
4,723.0064,674,7994,648,0294,562,4084,626,309
4,876,720,4,631,2808,871,7163,566,2158,268,723
3.051,3902,874,0152.728,5162,463,5682,256,786
2,143,365'2,033,2371,940,0671,888,1341,936.702
2,014,214
(')1,836,5641,771,2561,773.125
NewEngland
170
833.832.831.
830...829...828...827...826...
825.824.823.822.821.
820.819.818.817.
1,629,8841,367,4111,214,914
1,146,929
(')1,691,7441,689,8621,500,910
1,396,6911,861,7761,311,5361,298,3851,264,648
1,245,4161,228,0681,194,372| 1,320,100
816. I 1,367,0721
Mid-Atlantic
Gulf
171
1,054,551
1.089,7601,142,3191,121,0391,095,1891,044,884
1,072,5801,094,7601,140,0131,146,3691,147,844
1,142,9961,076,8181,055,0191,053,4201,049,723
1,056,563'1,066,337,1,046,1981,008,0151,126,382
1,269,2471.340,5661.645,7431.805,2101,839,158
1,827,6711,832,5131,738,9841,776,9931,862,725
2,004,3641,806,2421,678,5091,657,2161.414,290
1,368,0491,289,2601,258,3141,124,7491.070,842
1,009,902962 , 572922,959916,237984,262
1,012,343
„m901,058,889,089877,371
896,748
811,430700,433676,957
581 , 173
786,971714,181706,167
640,651613,340600,487600,977580,407
564,816550.515527,768562,481569,093
Pacific
172
1,631,437
1,719,5621,704,8151,701,9251,664,0321,669,033
1,644,1991,706,3071,757,40-11,798,5071.864,496
2,224,6242,232,1622,242,8622,031,4831,946.704
1,916,6361,839,4611,962,2252,170,7952,208,841
2,756,8232.654,1472,617.9582,615,7202.959,041
2,810,2242,754,385!2.824,2012,700,6302,578,894
2,778.9012,622,5882,087,9351,906,2821,784,934
1,664,6861,584,0331,470,2021,338,8191,185,944
1,133,4631,070,6651,017,108972,897961,440
1,001,871
C)935,506882 , 167895,754
839,645
m718,454666,978638,967
564,756
(')904,773875,681794,743
756,040748,436711,049697,408!684,241
680, 600 1677,553666,604757,619787,979
347,685
360,608334,669827 , 565302,434286,386
272,361270,348252,934251,656253,395
229,257211,617191,318180,348167,435
190,398
184,574166,512161,286180,025
154,350104,897118.200103,68289,941
85,11187,90184,84484,78583,690
93,455102,450106,272102,71769.499
18,655722
Northernlakes
173
762 , 560
749,948733,069723.911711,269663.383
606,102697,376604.656610,160613.211
837,892842,381788,412724,493712,027
684,704661.366695,604'612.645;671.687
671.0041697,798631,456561,003478.788
468.123328.735260,698237, 9651
222,475!
205,894161 .020253,712217,087195,766
181,235173 , 525148,195134,03090,749
85,89772,45166.20761,33957.782
m60
48,598
!),262
34,64429,582
16.851(■)
16,67816,2849,080
13,183
(')10,2458,8039,293
7,0278,9107,3116,6497,150
7,4827,4926,8016,866
1 Includes Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands.1 Includes Alaska and Hawaii.
'No returns reported.
446
WATER TRANSPORTATION Q 175-182
Series Q 175-177. Documented Merchant Vessels, by Type of Service: 1934 to 1957
[In thousands of tons. Gross tonnage of documented vessels of 5 tons or more. As of June 30, 1934-1940; January 1 thereafter]
Freight(dry
cargo)Tanker
175 176
Allother
177
Year
Freight
(drycargo)
175
Tanker
176
Allother
177
Year
Freight(dry
cargo)Tanker
175 176
22,02422,280
22,29822,81822.60522 . 55622,59823,209
4,9344,945
5,2795.5205,4786,4515,3545,554
2,4642,386
2,3812,4272,4632,4092,3892,452
1949194819471946
1945194419431942
23,76624,04727,40728,087
23,93118,87811,3658,226
6,0014,1718,1968,336
6,8354,8023,1283,261
2,4144,9492,2302,077
2,0472,1152,2682,373
19411940193919381937
193619351934
8,1158,2678,6158,7028,671
8,7028,7488,887
3,0533,0283,0892,9892,881
2,6862,6682,674
Series Q 178-182. Merchant Vessels Built and Documented, by Type: 1797 to 1957
[Gross tonnage of documented v of 5 tons or more. As of December 31, 1797-1834; September 30, 1835-1842; June 30, 1848-1940; January 1 thereafter]
Year
1957..1956..
1955.1954..1953.1952.1951..
1950.1949.1948..1947.1946..
1945..1944..1943..1942.1941.1940 '
1940 '1939.1938.1937.1936.
1935.1934.1933.1932.1931.
1930.1929.1928.1927.1926.
1925.1924.1923-1922.1921.
1920.1919.1918.1917.
All vessels
NumberGross
ofvessels
tons
178 179
1,5821.385
585,048445,617
1,1161,1861,190990992
400,076589,317633,966437.378308,825
861978
1,1181,2691,275
194,370195.190200,290267.331548,262
1,7441,7231,9011,108
703705
6,313,9778,032,00910,431,7344,543,946
647,097446,894
819673753
1,9391,207
193,229339 , 899237,374471,364224,084
748724642722
1,302
62,91966,649190,803212,892386,906
1,020808969917924
254,296128,976267 , 180245,144224,673
9671.049
770845
1,361
199,846223,968335,791661,232
2,265,115
2,0671,9531,5281,297
8,880,6398,326.6211,300,868
664.479
Steamandmotor
180
248,801152,359
117,011369,016477,421313,296165.064
103.35885,288108.206186,109509 . 538
6,258,6088,009,27710,339,6704,504,398
586,443385,681
172,433269,188
(')113,66159,020
30,34126,916168,488164,620212,996
172,96975,725172,901181,504140,586
141,053145,493241,802597 , 137
2,071,221
3,660,0233,157,0911,090,996
513,243
Sailing 1
181
M10
n
739
129
14
87
1722
717»
603346IS62
210797230326
2,869914
17,44225,45991,743
182,18479,23483,62943,l«i
Canal-boats andbarges
336.247293,250
283,041220.291156,517124.082143,761
91.005109,86392,08481,20638,717
55,36922,60392,04139 , 53460,65461,126
20,77970,689
M357,164,
ttf!ix.',
32.52839,70022,26948,254173,858
81,11752,45484,04963,31483,824
55,92477 , 56176,54738,636102,151
88,43290,296126,243108,051
Year
1 Includes canalboats and barges prior to 1868.1 Jan. 1-Dec. 31.
1916
19151914191319121911
19101909190819071906
19051904190319021901
19001899189818971896
18951894189318921891
18901889188818871886
18851884188318821881
18801879187818771876
> July 1, 1939-June 30, 1940.* Not available.
All vessels
Steamandmotor
Canal-boats andbarges
NumberGrosstons
Sailing >of
vessels
178 179 180 181 182
987 326,413 250,125 14,765 60,523
1,1571,1511,4751.5051,422
225,122316,250346,155232,669291 , 162
154,990224,225243,408153,493227,231
8,02113,74928,61021,22110,092
62,11178,27674 , 18767,95553,839
1,3611,2471,4571,1571,221
342,068238.090614,216471,332418,746
257,993148,208481.624365,405315,707
19,35828,95031,98124,90735,209
64,71760,932100,61181,02067,829
1,0121,1841,8111,4911,580
330.316378,542436.162468,831483.489
197,702255,744271,781308,178273,691
79,41864,90889,97997,698126,165
53,19657,89074,39262,95583.733
1,4471,273952891723
393,790300,038180,458232,233227,097
202,528151,068105,838106,154138,029
116,46098,07334,41664,30866,236
74,80250,90740,20461.77123,832
694838956
1,3951,384
111,602131,195211,639199,633369,302
69,75483,720
34,90037,82749,34883,217144,290
6,9489,648
27,92323,88539,975
134,36892,531185,087
1,0511.0771,014844716
294,123231 , 184218,087150,45095.453
169,046159.818142,007100,07444,468
102,87850,57048,59034,63341,238
32.20421,24627.49016,7439,747
9201.1901,2681,8711,108
159,056226,514265,430282,270280,459
84,33391,328107,229121,843118,070
65,362120,621187,046118,798
9,36113 , 56521,15541,62981,18081,209
9021,1321,2581,0291,112
157,410193,031235,504176,692203,586
78,85486,36181,86047,51469,251
59,05766,867106,066106,331118,672
19,49939,80847,67822,74715,663
447
Q 178-190 TRANSPORTATION
Series Q 178-182. Merchant Vessels Built and Documented, by Type: 1797 to 1957—Con.
All
Numberof
178
1.3012,1472,2611,6431,765
1,6181,7261,8021,5181,898
1,7892,3881,816
8641,146
1.071875
1,2411,4431,703
2,0241,7741,7101,4441,367
1,3601,5471,8611,6981,420
1,038766482
1,021761
871899913972911
Gross
tons
179
297,639432,726359,246209,052273,227
276,953276,230286,304305,594336,146
394,523415,740811,045175,076233 , 194
214,798156,602244,712878,804469,393
583,460535,616426,572351,493298,203
272,218256,577318,075243,782188,203
146,018103,53763,617
129,083118,893
118,309125,260115,905125,913116,230
Steamand
180
62,460101,93088,01162,21087,842
70,62165,06663,94072,010125,183
146,433147,49994,23366,44960,986
69,37035.30565,37474,45974,866
78,12791,037109,40298,62478,197
66,91161,24166,65253,97951,778
40,92630,97617,62429,15827,941
19,81134,21923,60783,81126,630
Sailing 1
181
206,884216,816144,62976,29197,179
146,340149,029142,742233 . 584210,963
248,090268,241216,812119,627172,208
145,428121,297179,338304,345394,528
505,323444,679316,170262,869220,006
215,307195,336251,423189,753136,425.
105,09272,56146,99299,92590,950
98,49891,04192,29892,10289,600
Canal-boats and
barges
182
28,295114,479126,60670,56188,206
59,99261,13578,622
Year
1836 ».1834..1833..1832..1831. .
1830- -1829..1828..1827..1826..
1825. .1824..
1821.
1820.1819.1818.1817.1816.
1815.1814.1813.1812.1811.
1810..1809. .1808 •_
1807..1806..
1806.1804.1803.1802.1801.
1800.1799.1798.1797.
All va
Numberof
178
725957
1,1871,065712
648796886951
1,033
1,000798630639519
557876923
1,0871.431
1.329490871
(')
995767635
Gross
179
75,107118,389161,492144,54486,556
58,56079.40898,964106,456130,378
116,46492,79875,85777,56967,275
61,39486,67087.34687,626135,186
165.57929,75132,58385,148146,691
127,57591,39781,75599,783126,093
128,507103,75388,448
C)124,755
106,26177,92149,43566,679
Steamand
180
12,34713,90512,62017,38611,437
8,26910,2815,881
11,01012,818
9,1716,2163,7661,8613,017
5,5725,8243,6952,6432,926
546693
1,140118
1,145
45818278
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1 Includes canalboata and barges prior to 1868.« Not available.
1 9-month period.1 Figures by class of vessel do not add to the total for this year.
Series Q 183-190. Merchant Vessels Built and Documented, by Region: 1817 to 1936
[Gross tonnage of documented vessels of 5 tons or more. As of December 31, 1817-1834; September 30, 1835-1842; June 30 thereafter!
Year
1936
19351934193319321931
19301929192819271926
19261924192319221921
19201919191819171916
19161914191319121911
Seaboard
Total
183
175,398
49,05449,946181,593195,629356,771
193,116104,769181,681176,207159,668
123,933146,837262,769637,708
2,147,555
3,475,8722,815,7331,080,487
618,958275.749
203,156251,700247,818136,485190,612
NewEngland
184
711
1,910862
26,85152,16326,639
18,60112,76611,4346,5744,995
5,6153,17413,05756,973160,745
208,023177,75888,30262,52637,568
18,55114,98527,13123,05223,653
Mid-Atlanticand Gulf
185
166,671
38,45237,390151,823133,625287,884
148,65671,750146,532124,068131,994
76,784106,414199,026448,197
1,383,185
Pacificcoast
186
,931,514,274,472473,698298,958188,550
152,906200,220176,52381,329189,726
8,016
8,69211.6943,9199,741
41,248
30,86920,25328,71646,66522,669
41,53436,24950,686132,538613,625
1,336,3361,363,503
518,437167,47449,631
31,69936,49544,66482,10427,234
Northernlakesand
westernrivers
187
48,686
13,86516,7039,21017,36331,135
61,18024,20776,49968,93766,015
75,91878,13173,02223 , 524117,660
404,767510,888220,431145,62149,664
21,96664 , 55098,83796,184
100,650
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19101909190819071906
19061904190319021901
19001899189818971896
18951894189318921891.
1890.188918KX
18871886.
Seaboard
Total
183
167,829131,748266,937219,753146,883
230,716208,288288 , 196290,122291,616
249,006196,120112,879103,504102,644
67,12780,099102,830138,863237,462
169,091111,852105,12583,06164,458
NewEnglandcoast
Mid-Atlanticand Gulf
lakes
Pacificcoast
andwesternrivers
coasts
184 185 186 187
23,44227,23770,90344,42882,311
127,51781,752188,984140,13494,311
16,87022,75957,05035,19120,261
174,289106,342347,279
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119,37761,41766,97375,85282,971
91,224135,263177,887161,211163,977
20,11521,60843.33653,05954,568
99,600170,264147,966178,709191,978
72,17968,76123,94421,94289,582
135,47385,82539,14674,06752,143
41,85441,53449,7897,495
10,819
144,784103,91867,579128,729124,568
26,78328,66587,09160,624
106,491
33.20046,04252.01857,469
112,901
7,144 44,47651,0965,392
13,72120,77019,070 131.840
78,57739,98333,81324,03530,624
78,17953,93049,36649,88627,920
12,33517,93921,9569,1405,914
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Series Q 192-203. Net Tonnage Capacity of Vessels Entered and Cleared: 1789 to 1957
[In thousand* of net tons. For years ending September 20, 1789-1842; June 30, 1843-1918; December 31 thereafter. Excludes domestic trade]
Vessels entered Vessels cleared
All ports Seaports1 All ports Seaports 1
YearTotal
US'ls Foreignvessels
Totalu's'u Foreign
vesselsTotal
U.S.vessels
Foreignvessels
TotalUS'u
192 193 194 196 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 an
1957 162,925 35,898 127,027 146,144 81,189 114,966 162,578 35,118 127,460 145,954 30 . 569 115,886
1956 147,844 86,247 111.698 130.767 81,254 99,514 148,269 36,817 111,952 131,391 81,510 99,881
1955 128,405 34,321 94,084 118.807 30,407 83,400 129,368 34,407 94,961 114,806 80.615 84.192
109,524 33.860 76.664 97,198 30.138 67,065 109,899 33,579 76,321 97,674 29,969 67,706
1958 112,559 89,319 73,240 97,344 34.969 62,376 112,935 39,188 78,747 97,627 34,776 62.852
1952 116,375 45,223 71,162 101,263 40,732 60,532 114,797 43,726 71,071 99,703 39,273 60.429
1961 108,086 44,571 63,515 98,674 40,482 63,192 110,236 46,763 63,472 96,257 43,024 53.233
86,629 35,376 61,261 78,461 81.757 41,693 87,829 36,043 51,778 74.786 32,510 42,269
1949 85,700 41,251 44,451 74,701 37,626 87,076 84,286 39,681 44.604 73,063 36.136 36,927
1948 90,927 47,726 43,199 76,910 43.270 33,640 89,449 46,775 43,667 75,714 41,348 34.358
1947 93,796 53,627 40,170 80,889 49,044 31,844 97,160 54,088 43,072 84,508 49.558 34,949
1946_. 80,258 53,045 27,213 69,520 49,143 20,878 77,226 49.124 28,101 66,376 45,118 21,263
1S45 94,021 61,375 32,646 81,182 56,499 24,682 94,559 61,460 33,099 81,452 56,332 26.120
1944 81,860 48,071 33,789 66,305 42,196 24,109 87,385 53,050 34,335 71,717 46,919 24,798
1948 61,084 29,292 81,792 44,739 24,508 20,231 66,716 33,682 83,034 50,232 28,826 21.406
1942 43,942 13.611 30,331 28,258 10,826 17,982 47,706 16,354 31,852 31,976 13,149 18.827
1941 69,061 20,940 38,121 42,616 16,767 25,849 62 , 596 21,869 40,726 46,142 17,701 28,441
1940 58,544 19,220 39,324 45,393 15,740 29,652 62,171 20,248 41.923 48,996 16,766 82.230
1939 68,992 17,769 61,223 67,978 14,568 43,421 70,806 18,156 62,150 59,218 14,903 44,31670,516 19,020 61,496 59,223 16,899 43,324 71,286 18,829 52,466 60,064 15,742 44,322
1987 71,560 19,527 52,033 69,980 16,747 43,233 72,880 19,938 62,942 61,177 17,184 44,048
1986 66,972 20.682 45,290 55,038 17,610 37 , 528 66.066 20,069 45,997 65,881 16,967 38,414
1985 64,612 22,372 42,240 54,289 18,893 35,395 64,887 22,126 42.761 64,722 18,651 36,071
1934 63,787 23,192 40 , 594 53,132 19,186 33,946 63,702 22,799 40,903 53,162 18,901 84,261
1988 60,936 22,488 88,448 61,564 19,051 82,613 61.287 22,434 38,853 52,083 19,093 32.990
1982 64,837 24,278 40,569 55,229 20,643 34,587 64,446 23,865 40,582 54,900 20,204 34,695
1981 72,782 26,907 45,875 60,427 21,499 38,929 78,501 26,854 46,647 61,204 21,417 39,787
1980 81,263 31,866 49,387 66,499 24,620 41,879 81,807 31,560 49,747 66,500 24,154 42,346
1929 82,602 82,241 60,361 66,853 25.208 41,645 82,843 31,927 60,416 67,030 25,045 41,985
1928 80,211 31,285 48,926 62,809 22,991 39,818 80,667 31,734 48.933 63,331 23 , 180 40,161
1927 74.810 29,289 46,021 58,921 22,001 36,920 75,440 29,793 46,647 59,759 22,078 37,681
1926... 76,988 26,890 50,048 63,759 21,091 42,668 79,041 28,632 50,509 65,683 22,234 48,349
1926 69,378 27,947 41,481 65,636 21,148 34 , 487 70,229 27,808 42,421 67,160 21,394 35,766
1924 68,292 29,628 38,664 64,726 22,462 32,264 68,910 80,092 88,818 55,294 22,896 32,397
1928 66,819 27,725 38,594 62,775 20,984 81,791 66,624 27,932 88,692 53,215 21.806 31,9101922 65,191 81,738 88,453 61,701 23,633 28,068 64,839 31,759 33.080 51,799 23.755 28,044
1921 62,285 31,185 81,100 49,958 24,402 25,656 62,665 30,181 82,484 60,428 23,432 26,991
1920 64,104 82,119 31,985 61,531 26,225 25,306 67,817 34,053 83.764 54,980 27,875 27,106
1919 46,702 21,938 24,769 36,381 16,224 20,167 51 ,267 24,992 26,265 40,751 19,133 21,6171918 • 46,456 19,284 26,178 31,101 11,256 19,845 46,014 19,206 26,808 81,869 11,280 20,689
1917 50,472 18,725 81,747 36,521 10,898 25,623 52,077 19,146 32,931 38,094 11,339 26.766
1916 61,550 17,928 38,622 37,744 9,446 28,298 52,428 17,902 34,621 88,946 9.763 29,182
1916 . 46,710 13,275 33,436 35,032 6,830 28,202 46.886 13,418 83,467 35,468 7,110 28,347
1914 53,389 18,730 39,659 40,052 5,486 34,616 58,188 18,740 39,443 39.743 6,186 84,568
1918 50,639 13,073 87,567 37,973 5,241 32,732 51,152 13,946 37,206 37,566 6,289 32,277
1912 46,158 11,267 34,901 34,659 4,672 80,087 46,417 11,708 34,713 34,706 4,794 29,912
1911 42,675 9,693 32,982 32,457 4,302 28,156 42,487 9,768 82,684 32,299 4,427 27,871
1910 40,236 8,888 31,847 80,917 4,214 26,708 39,706 8,809 30,897 80,610 4,196 26,314
1909 39,058 8,771 30,287 30,243 4,403 26,840 38,196 8,492 29,705 29,604 4,216 25,389
1908 38,539 8,473 30,066 30,444 4,814 26,180 38,282 8,486 29,846 SO , 198 4,288 26,910
1907 36,622 8,116 28,607 29,248 3,924 25,324 35,990 8,093 27,898 28,499 8,797 24,702
1906 34,156 7,613 26,648 27,401 4,023 23,879 88,784 7,681 26,204 26,970 3,923 23,047
1905 80,983 7,081 23,903 24,793 4,120 20.673 81,168 7,208 23.955 26,020 4,269 20,760
1904 29,952 6,679 23,278 24,111 3,806 20,306 80,016 6,641 23,374 24,192 3,836 20,866
1908 31,094 6,907 24,187 24,698 8,881 20,817 81,316 6,975 24,341 24,823 3,931 20,892
1902 30,654 6,961 23,693 24,361 4,020 20,342 30,444 6,822 23,623 24,242 3,966 20,287
1901 29,768 6,381 28,887 24,791 8,980 20,811 29,820 6,417 23,408 24,889 4,020 20,870
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28,163 6,136 22,027 28,634 3,974 19,559 28,281 6,209 22,072 23,618 4,006 19,612
26,111 6,341 20,770 21,963 3,333 18,631 26,266 5,472 20,794 22,177 3,463 18,714
25,679 5,240 20,839 21,700 3,862 18,388 26,748 5,111 20,637 21,892 3,231 18,6611897 28,760 6,625 18,235 20,003 3,611 16,391 23,709 5,618 18,091 19,878 3,637 16,241
20,989 5,196 16,798 17,458 3,678 18,779 21,415 5,330 16,085 17,819 8,741 14,078
1896 19,295 4,473 14,822 16,725 8,677 13,049 19,751 4,604 16,246 17,024 3,616 18,4081894 19,990 4,666 15,385 17,026 3,649 18,376 20,272 4,740 16,632 17,806 8.747 13.560
19,682 4,859 16,223 16,679 3,493 13 , 186 19,761 4,403 16,357 16,825 3,637 18,28821,018 4,470 16,543 18,180 8,747 14,484 21,161 4,636 16,625 18,268 3,751 14.60718,204 4,381 18,823 15,894 3,670 11,724 18,261 4,465 13,805 16,411 8,716 11,695
1890 18,107 4,083 14,024 15,866 3,405 11,961 18,149 4,067 14.082 16,429 3,390 12,03915,952 3,724 12,228 13,812 3,128 10,184 16,343 3,988 12,355 18,672 3,342 10,32915,898 8,367 12,026 12,956 2,914 10,042 15,669 3,415 12,264 18,252 2,944 10,30816,816 3,366 12.461 13,532 2,871 10,661 16,763 3,259 12,494 18,611 2,771 10,74016,136 3,232 11,904 12,230 2,762 9,468 16,828 3,303 12,024 12,418 2,806 9,607
1885 _ 15,306 3,182 12,178 12,287 2,709 9,578 16,516 3,232 12,288 12,496 2,809 9,68816,069 8,202 11,867 12,085 2,821 9,264 16,206 3,237 11,968 12,206 2,846 9,86116,382 8,256 13,126 13,361 2,836 10,526 16,541 3,307 18,284 13,665 2,896 10,670
1882 17,601 3,341 14,260 14,656 2,968 11,688 17,767 3,318 14,439 14,846 2,936 11,9111881 18,319 3,254 16,066 16,631 2,919 12,711 18,470 3,376 16,094 16,794 3,040 12,754
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WATER TRANSPORTATION Q 192-203
Series Q 192-203. Net Tonnage Capacity of Vessels Entered and Cleared: 1789 to 1957—Con.
[In thousand* of net tons)
Vessels entered Vessel, cleared
AU ports Seaports > All ports Seaports 1
YearTotal
VS.vessels
Foreignvessels
TotalU.S.
vesselsForeignvessels
TotalU.S.
vesselsForeignvessels
TotalU.S.
vesselsForeignvessels
192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 20*
1880 18,011 3,437 14,674 16,261 3,140 12,111 18,043 8,897 14,646 16,296 8,078 12,218
1879 16,198 8,415 12,778 13,768 3,060 10,718 16,075 8,464 12,611 18,617 8,071 10,646
1878 14.464 3,642 10,821 11,531 3,009 8,521 14,808 3,872 10,935 11,844 3,196 8,647
1877 13,455 3,663 9,791 10,406 2,958 7,449 13,442 8,765 9,677 10,889 8,043 7,346
1876 12,511 3,611 8,899 9,716 2,928 6,788 12,665 8,732 8,923 9,839 3,037 6,802
1875 11,693 8.574 8,119 9.143 2,887 6,266 11.897 8,737 8,160 9,341 3,061 6,279
1874 - 13,092 3,894 9,198 10,010 2,915 7,096 13,189 8.982 9,207 10,058 2,961 7,097
1878 11,696 3,618 8,083 8,395 2,443 6,951 11,822 8,757 8,065 8,615 2,674 6.941
1872 10.806 3,712 7,095 7,770 2,585 6.186 10,784 3,682 7,061 7,789 2,598 5,141
1871 10,009 3,743 6,266 6,994 2,604 4,891 9,898 8,747 6,162 6,918 2,635 4,288
1870- 9,156 3,486 6,670 6,270 2,462 8,818 9.169 8,507 6,662 6,362 2.530 8,832
1869 8,750 3,408 5,348 6,032 2,459 3,573 7,754 8,381 4.373 6,114 2,502 3,612
1868.. 8,046 3,561 4,495 5.672 2,466 3,106 8.279 8.718 4,561 6.811 2,626 3,186
1867.. 7,774 3,466 4,319 6,266 2,146 8,121 7.886 8,420 4,465 5.501 2,270 3.230
1866... -. 7.782 3,872 4,410 5,008 1,891 8,117 7,822 3.883 4,438 6,161 2,030 3,181
1865 _ 6,161 2,944 3,217 3.827 1,616 2,212 6,620 3,025 3,595 4,161 1,710 2.450
1864 6.538 8,066 3,471 4,167 1,655 2,512 6,832 8,091 8,741 4,279 1,662 2,617
1868 7,255 4,615 2,640 4,205 2,808 1,898 7,511 4,447 3,064 4,343 2,266 2,077
1862 7,368 5,118 2,245 4,191 2,629 1,562 7,339 4.962 2,877 4,205 2,568 1,637
1861 7,241 6,024 2,218 4,659 8,025 1,534 7,161 4,889 2,262 4,410 2,874 1,536
1860 8,275 5,921 2,354 6,000 3.302 1,698 8,790 6,166 2,624 5,257 8,501 1,756
1859 7,806 5.266 2,540 4,918 3,328 1,585 7,916 6,297 2,618 4,867 3,316 1,652
1858 6,605 4,896 2,209 4,338 3,061 1,287 7,803 4,490 3,313 4,436 8,128 1.809
1867 7,186 4,721 2,465 4,848 3,482 1,361 7,071 4,581 2,490 4,882 3,483 1,398
1856.. 6,872 4,886 2,487 4,464 3,194 1,270 7,000 4,538 2,462 4,696
Vessels entered
Total
AU ports
i i Sea-U.S. I Foreign porta >
192
vessels vessels
193 194 196
Vessels cleared
AU porta
TotalU.S.
vessels
198 199
Foreignvessels
Seaports 1
201
Vessels entered, all ports
Total
192
U.S.vessels
Foreignvessels
193 1M
18551854185318521851.
1860.184918481847.1846
1845.1844.1843.1842.1841.
1840.1839.1838.1837.1836
1835.1834183318321831
1830.1829.1828.1827.1826
1826.1824182318221821
5,9455,8846,2826.2934,993
3,7494,3693,7993.3228,111
2,9462,8941,6782,2432,368
2,2892,1161.8952,0651,936
1.9941,6431,6081.3431,406
1,0991,0041,0191,0561,048
974952895889847
3,8613,7524.0043,2363,054
2,5732,6582.3932,1012,151
2,0361,9771,1441.5101,632
1,5771,4911,3031,3001,255
1,3531,0751,111950923
967873868918942
881850775788765
2,0842,1322,2782,0571,939
1,1761,7111,4051,220960
911917535733736
712
625592766680
641568497393482
132131150138106
10211910182
4,1784,3434,1673,9263,466
'3,0132,8902,5032,4292,022
2,0111,897
1,788
6,1796,0196,0665,2785,130
4,8614,4293,8658,379
8,189
2,9842,9181,7922,2772,871
2,3532,0902,0132,0231,990
2,0311,7121,6391,3621,244
1,1051,0781,0481,1121,052
1,0551,022931911888
4,069
3,9113,7673,2313,201
2.6332,7542.4612,2022.221
2,0542,0111.2681,5361,684
1,6471,4781,4091,2671,816
1,4011,1341,142975973
972945897981953
MO919811814806
2,1102,1082,2992,0481,930
1,7281,6761,4041,177968
M0907524740737
706612604756674
631578497388272
133133151131M
M1031209783
4,4354,5244,289
8,167
1,861
1820.1819.1818.1817.1816.
1816.1814.1813.1812.1811.
1810.1809.18081807.1806.
1805.1804.1803.18021801
18001799179817971796
17961794179317921791
17901789
880869917992
1,136
M8108351715981
989705586
1,2031,186
1,010944951944
1,007
804732610681722
637609611659
606234
801784755780877
70160
238668
M8
909605639
1,1161,044
922822787799
683625522608675
580526448415
355127
7986161212259
21748114
4733
8099488791
M122164148157
121108887347
5783164244241
261107
1 Comprises all porta except northern border ports.1 As of June 30; figures (in thousands of tons) for July-Dec. are as follows:
Series Q 192, 26,029; aeries Q 193, 11,006; series Q 194, 14,028; series Q 195, 16,113;
series Q 196, 5,747; series Q 197, 10,366; series Q 198, 25,472; series Q 199, 11,223;Q 200, 14,249; series Q 201, 16,112; series Q 202, 5,614; and series 4 203, 10,498.ported as 8,169 (thousands of net tons) in Statistical Abstract, 1967, p.56.
451
Q 204-209 TRANSPORTATION
Series Q 204-209. Value of Waterborne Imports and Exports (Including Reexports) of Merchandise: 1790 to 1946
(In millions of dollars. For yean ending September 30, 1790-1842; June 30, 1843-1915; December 31 thereafter. Includes gold and silver coin and bullion to 1879, importsand exports by land prior to 1871; and all waterborne foreign commerce of ports on the Great Lakes)
Imports Exports
Year TotalU.S. Foreign
vesselsTotal
U.S.
MM
204 205 206 207 208 20»
1865 249 74 174 366 93 263
1864 330 81 248 340 103 237
1863 253 110 143 332 132 200
1862 206 92 118 230 125 105
1861 336 202 134 249 180 69
1860. 362 228 184 400 279 121
1859 339 216 123 357 250 107
1868 283 204 79 325 243 81
1857 361 259 102 363 251 112
1856.. 315 260 66 327 232 96
1855 261 202 59 276 203 72
1854 301 215 86 276 191 84
1853 268 192 76 231 155 76
1852 208 156 63 210 139 70
1851.. 216 164 53 218 152 66
1850.. 178 140 38 152 100 52
1849 148 120 27 146 101 46
1848 165 129 26 154 110 44
1847 147 113 33 154 100 54
1846 122 106 16 113 87 27
1845 117 102 15 116 87 28
1844.. 108 94 14 111 78 33
1843 65 50 16 84 65 19
1842. 100 89 11 105 80 25
1841 128 113 15 122 95 27
1840 107 93 14 132 106 26
1839 162 144 18 121 96 26
1838 115 104 11 108 89 19
1837. 141 122 19 117 91 26
1836 189 171 18 129 97 32
1835.. 160 135 15 122 94 28
1834. 127 114 13 104 78 27
1833.. 108 98 10 90 68 22
1832 101 90 11 87 66 21
1831 103 94 9 81 66 16
1830 71 66 4 74 64 10
1829. 74 69 5 72 62 10
1828. 89 82 7 72 61 11
1827 79 75 5 82 72 10
1826 85 81 4 78 70 8
1825. 96 92 4 100 89 11
1824 81 75 5 76 67 9
1823 78 72 6 76 66 9
1822 83 77 6 72 61 11
1821. 63 58 5 65 55 10
1820 74 67 7 70 62 8
1819 87 67 20 70 68 13
1818 122 103 18 93 76 19
1817 _. 99 78 21 88 66 23
1816 147 107 40 82 56 26
1815 113 87 26 63 37 15
1814. 18 8 5 7 4 3
1813 22 16 6 28 18 10
1812 77 66 12 39 31 8
1811 63 48 6 61 68 »
1810. 85 79 6 67 60 7
1809 59 62 7 52 44 8
1808 67 63 4 22 20 3
1807 139 130 8 108 98 11
1806 129 120 9 102 90 11
1805 121 112 8 96 86 11
1804 85 77 8 78 67 111803. 65 56 9 66 46 9
1802 76 67 9 72 61 11
1801 111 101 10 93 81 12
1800 91 83 8 71 62 9
1799 79 71 8 79 68 101798 69 62 6 61 63 8
1797. 76 69 6 61 46 6
1796. 81 77 5 69 63 6
1795 70 64 6 48 42 6
1794 36 31 8 33 28 6
1793. 31 26 6 26 20 6
1792._ 32 21 10 21 13 8
1791 29 17 12 19 10 9
1790 23 9 14 20 | 8 12
Imports
Total
3,691
1,8131,4461,2871,1641,829
2,6353,8073,5503,6623,891
3,7163,1453,3122,7042,187
4,7313,4142,5772,5902,157
1,5261,7381,6981,6511,436
1,4671,2411,1231,3401,140
1,039923960847776
806664;>m;729744
699625822788804
749707692665611
556648700702625
653454454481465
641681647
623
462437372418446
U.S.
2,239
649528461431619
1,2061,1331,2151,195
1,1511,0121,040921765
1,9881,228
717733532
281199193171147
147151152177168
161132124
10293
1048294109117
108122127139127
125121124121119
113135136130134
149144146162143
168176176177163
153137123117112
1,452
1,164917826734
1,210
1,7372,6022,4182,4472,696
2,5662,1332,2721,7831,422
2,7432,1861,8601,8571,625
1,2451,6391,5051,3801,290
1,3191,090
9711,164
971
878791836745683
701582492620627
691604696649677
624586568543492
444513564572492
503310307330321
383406472445363
309301249301333
Exports
Total
207
7,7057,86011,38210,275
1,9731,8371,4711,3862,043
3,1684.3224,2774,0974,060
4,2244,0103,5393,2813,888
7,2527,0905,2266,4034,820
2,4662,0482,0751,8801,774
1,5161,4811,6701,6621,660
1,3551,3081,2811,2681,376
1,2841,1431,158986821
758843804997853
825714674695660
718714799738894
830729786695660
658708666662683
530439477461566
U.S.
4,6924,0525,5824,828
706658515476732
1174X7
473134401
1,4731,5321,3581,2611,402
3,1652,596
986946666
291170188152134
114108121142154
13097Ml8484
91796880
70
■27471
8179
7883677378
8299
10497117
109128167165168
156174172168190
200153175181214
Foreignvessels
3,0133,8085,8005,447
1,2681,179956909
1,311
2,0512,8352,8042,6632,649
2,7612,4782,1812,0202,486
4,0874,4944,2404,4574,155
2,1761,8781,8871,7291,641
1,4031,3731,5501,5211,396
1,2251,2111,1901,1741,292
1,1931,0651,090
906751
695769733916774
747631606
636615694641777
721601570580492
502534495394393
330286302281352
■Data are for years ending 3
aerie* Q 208, 200; series Q 209,June 30.i, 1,425.
Figures (in millions of dollars) for July-Dec. are as follows: Series Q 204, 817; aeries Q 206, 179; series Q 206, 638; series Q 207, 1,625;
452
WATER TRANSPORTATION Q 210-229
Series Q 210-215. Waterborne Imports and Exports, by Flag of Carrier Vessel: 1921 to 1957
[mi
Total
210
172,287169,472
141, 128120,686119,003107,421100,603
96,70377,37167,41659,20349,184
39,42633,32030,98827,393
44,66742,064
Imports
U.S.
211
34,58439,394
37,40986,29138,46841,68342,886
42,26841,36440,52887,68282,340
31,41626,20924,74017,899
17.32212,459
Foreignvessels
212
187,708120,078
108.71684,39580,53566,78857,767
54,43686,00726,88821,62116,844
8,0117,1116,2489,994
27,34529,595
Exports
Total
218
165,392144,766
112,44578,17880,649103,048115,690
62,68671,86688,312
124,81787,048
61,60866,21547,76641,670
60,92961,697
U.S.
214
28,91127,804
22,08318,87819,44880,41743,232
20,37926,13634,60161,06249,799
37,72934,00225,30216,227
12,93910,557
Foioreigneasels
215
136,481117,461
90,36169,80061,10172,63072,458
42,80646,72953,81063,25437,244
28,87421,21322,46326,443
47,99061,140
Year
193819371986
19351934193319321931
19801929192819271926
19261924192319221921
Imports
Total
210
36,75647,11048,003
88,04233,39229,76532,15640,168
63,27057,10353,08347,24660,049
48,31145,80748,49150,04487,167
U.S.
211
13,52714,96714,780
16,82014,29912,34014,92319,168
27,80128,26027,08924,03323,688
28,76024,96825,51831,28626,269
Foreignvessels
212
23,23032,143
22,22119,09217.41517,23221,000
25,46928,84425,99323,21226,411
24,55120,83922,97318,76810,898
Exports
Total
213
62,28661,10544,480
42,72842,36036,27235,66644,855
65.69964,37265,88963,76876,316
55,62658,53354,97047,60254,477
U.S.
11,60212,1899,660
9,78910,5679,8579,12612,396
16,70320,07121,60220,93919,177
17,60320,51518,13118,87120,784
i U. S. Army and Navy cargo, and Great Lakes.
Series Q 216-229. Waterborne Cargo Tonnage, Foreign and Domestic: 1924 to 1957
In thousands of short tons of 2,000 pounds. For definition of cargo tonnage, see text. Net totals are derived by <(1) Traffic between seaports and river points, and (2) "Other duplications," comprising principally coastwise and lake tother than the St. Marys Falls Canal and the Detroit River)
ations from unadjusted totals:
Year
1957.
194819471946
1944194319421941
19401939193819371936
19351934193319321931
1930192919281927
Foreign and do-
Nettotal
216
1,131,4011,092,913
1,016,136867,640923,548887,722924,128
820,684740,721793,2001766,817617,0
618,906605,928680,581589,900653,600
607,900569,400466,900683,100625,842
453,331414,3081394,1041342,489445,648
520,280583,800539,200532,500540,500
483,400463,700
Unadjustedtotal
217
878,803
870,282869,954804,104827,624920,634
836,416769,689664,751745,082649,860
543,270480,893447,244390,323493,442
591,331655,045608,001594,755602,196
548,200487 , 167
Foreign commerce
Total
218
358,540326,690
271,103213,844217,396227,326232,066
169,225165,358162,971188,256148,877
172,094153,736127,28499,221120,652
111,255112,667105,182114,41890,247
81,63977,89869,46670,42989,525
114,110
127,510!126,7681120,623181,293
108,5481101,562
Through seaports
Imports
219
176,236163,849
144,276|123,503120,595108,674101,813
96,29977,15868,07857,36647,948
44,52639,44133,07725,97454,616
40,74037,85433,88643,76437,607
33,94230,55327,67029,84387,376|
46,44851,59146,69043,388|44,834
42,79836,425
Exports
146,890126,448
95,40465,24463,78085,07297,603
43,64065,74065,404101,99676,589
100,33382,61363,08646,02340,605
49 , 56867,71155,47652,91037,164
33,92233,57031,19730,03938,841
48,14855,76166,15156,65069,859
49,25149,008
Great Lakes ports
Imports
221
10,11610,865
8,6815,9217,3877,2876,935
5,6834,8394,2194,7964,163
6,5118,0557,1204,4884,628
4,1184,9415,1104,1025,423
4.7164,2873, 03413,0724,016
7,5906,3868,5488,0986,424
7,8174,962
Exports
222
1 Figures for 1924-1946 are approximations, excluding duplications in domestictraffic. There are, however, some minor duplications in figures for foreign traffic.
i Includes figures for harbor traffic of New York, Philadelphia, and San Francisco;
local traffic of other seaports, and local traffic of lake porta.
25,29826,027
22,74219,17626,63526,29325,706
23,60317,62625,27024,09820,177
20,72423,62724,00122,73620,802
16,82912,16110,71013,63710,163
9,0599,4887,5667,4759,293
11,92413,77315,37912,48710,176
9,18711,167
Domestic commerce
Approximate nettotal '
223
772,862766.223
745,0381653,796!706,151660,396692,073
651,359575,363630,229578,561468,155
446,812452 , 192453,297490,679632,948
496,645456,733361,718468,687435,595
371,692336,410324,638272,060356,123
406,170456,290412,432411,977409,207
374,852352,138
Unadjustedtotal
224
729,926
698,188706,218676,820728,403799,982
726,161657,022559,569630,619659,613
461,631402,996377,778319,894403,917
477,221627,534481,233474,232470,903
439,652885,605
Between ports
Coastwise
196,419206,910
195,718187,240188,758184,207186,769
182,544161,431174,081153,098137,609
90,70570,80660,00974,016155,927
167,027150,983138,6451149,740132,516
115,561113,349110,67594,434113,949
117,821124,999119,264121,036108,023
106,09088,554
GreatLakes
Localtraffic ofseaportsand Great
226
182,150173,991
184,809145,364188,621164,112178,463
169,881145,592172,491163,180138,617
167,900164,971159,458172,606163,161
141,103113,30972,846135,0751115,250
83,628171,68568,91139,54471,788
109,791135,838119,301112,805115,791
110,62692,563
ports1
110,824114,364
112,863102,719102,562103,972112,029
106,906102,637
113,959112, (91,225!
97,822106,194106,278104,189
98,728
97,63287,71076,21691,05988,024
76,68360, 998 155,20764,845167,630|
79,41489,628176,72878,02088,2701
69.98177,2701
Betweenseaportsandriverports
228
281,066269,734
249,693217,061224,957216,644213,406!
190,789165,703169,698149,61581,668
87,07395,82193,68992, 748 185,368
70,21762,01456,03455,295|44,337
86,72034,89426,03027,24237,327
37,69141,99539,87040,66936,798
49,787134,101
On rivers,canals,and
connecting
' Excludes St. Marys Falls Canal traffic and additional Detroit River traffic, bothof which are already counted in Great Lakes traffic; also excludes duplications relatingto rivers and canals I'
««8910 O - 40 - 30 463
Q 230-242 TRANSPORTATION
Series Q 230-234. Waterborne Bulk Freight Traffic on the Great Lakes: 1900 to 1956
[In thousands of short tons]
Year
1956.1955.1954.1953.1952.1961.
1950.1949.1948.1947.1946.
1946.1944.1943.1942.1941.
1940.1939.1938.1987.1986.
1936.1934.1983.1932.1931.
1930.1929.1928.
Total
192,267193,759151,298199,697168,677189,750
177,953151,697185,612177,606147,956
176,083184,159176,663182,731172,287
145,216114,23076,118134,688114,415
82,88776,73971,37341,67374,149
112,629138,574127,831
Iron
on
231
89,81999,87168,090107,34683,90099,783
87,59177,90292,89087,24666,478
84,80190,91194,534103,12589,732
71,85850,48221,67670,11160,201
81,76624,91924,2183,997
26,284
52,17378,02860,458
Coal
232
57,37563,37846,36751,03546,28460,946
67,64040,93060,56458,06053,727
55,24660,16351,96962,53453,536
49,32040,36834,62344,31944,699
35,28985,47781,77724,85731,176
88,07239,25534,823
Grain
233
14,82010,78811,86614,31716,21513 , 160
9,82712,6439,87711,40910,198
18,71816,22911,8108,50211,887
9,64511,17210,6795,8297,434
6,7607,9518,7138,8909,480
9,86110,02116,372
Stone
30,75329,72224,97526,99923,27825,871
23,89620,32222,28220,89117,552
16,81816,85617,34018,57017,633
14,89312,2088,24114,42912,081
9,0827,3926,6663,9297,209
12,48816,27016,678
Year
19271926.
1926.19241923.19221921
1920.1919191819171916
19151914191319121911
19101909190819071906
19051904190319021901
1900
Total
120,760121,289
118,29298,047121,02989,45568,034
106,51991,762114,614116,102117,063
93,05072,940100,01887,17468,646
80,01571,95453,79174,74366,152
68,00840,33145,57144,37437,064
35,298
Iron
231
57,24065,663
60,57147,78766,12247,72724,977
65,56152,83968,49569.99872,603
51,87735,86454,95953,12935,987
47,78846,68628,47946,24542,015
87,49423,77426,48830,28422,576
20,799
Coal
2S2
84,79431,011
28,04925,86133,13719,86926,661
26,41026,42432,10281 , 19828,440
26,22027,28233,36224,67325,700
26,47818,61719,28821,48717,274
14,40112,87013,3519,1969,820
8,908
Grain
2*1
14,69312,087
13,82016,22311,85014,26712,470
6,7366,0926,5497,16210,656
11,0999,79411,6979,8726,959
5,8046,6616,0247,0116,863
6,1134,1876,7324,8944,668
6,691
Stone
JM
14,03312,628
11.3629,2269.9207,5923,926
7,8226,4077,4686,7495,554
3,854
Series Q 235-237.
[For years ending June 30. Includes oceangoingtonnage, or
Commercial Ocean Traffic on the Panama Canal: 1915 to 1957
it) for i_ vessels and foreign naval vessels of 300 net tons and over (Panama Canal iton displacement and over for vessels rated on displacement tonnage]
i rated on ne
NumberTolls
(J 1.000)
Cargo(1,000 long
tons)
oftransitsYear
235 236 237
1957 8,679 38,444 49,7021956 8,209 86,164 45,119
1955 7,997 33,849 40,6467,784 33,248 89,095
1958 7,410 81,918 36,0951952 6,624 26,923 83,6111951 5,693 28,906 80,073
6,448 24,430 28,8724,798 20,641 26,3054,678 19,957 24,1184,260 17,697 21,671
1946 8,747 14,774 14,978
1945 1,939 7,244 8,6041944 1,662 5,456 7,0081948. 1,822 7,857 10,600
Year
19421941
19401939193819371936
19851934193319321931
19301929
Number
oftransits
Tolls($1,000)
2,6884,727
5,8705,9035,6245,3876,382
5,1805,2344,1624,3625,370
6,0276,289
9,76218,158
21,14523,66123 , 17023,10223,479
23,30724,04719,60220,69524,626
27,06027,111
Cargo(1,000 long!
tons)
13,24,
2727,272826,
25,24181925
SO,30,
607951
29986738710860S
810704161799065
018648
1928..1927..1926..
1925..1924..1923..1922-.1921..
1920..1919..1918..1917..1916 '.
1915 '
Numberof
transits
235
6,2535,2935,087
4,6925,1583,9082 , 6652,791
2.3931,9481,9891,738
724
1,058
Tolls($1,000)
26,92224,212
21,39424,28517,50411,19211,269
8,5086,1646,4295,6212,403
4,367
Cargo(1,000 long
tons)
237
29,61627,734
23,95726,99319.56610,8*311,696
9,3726,9107,6267,0553.093
4,8
1 Canal closed about 7 months by slides. ■ Canal opened Aug. 15, 1914.
Series Q 238-242. Freight Traffic on the Sault Ste. Marie Canals: 1855 to 1900
[In thousands of short tons, except grain in thousands of bushels]
Year
Totaltraffic
Ironore
Coal Grain Stone
238 239 240 241 242
25,643 16,444 4,487 56,664 491899 25,256 15,328 8,941 88,398 391898 21,235 11,707 8,776 88,418 61897 18,983 10,684 8,089 80,814 6
16,289 7,909 3,023 90,706 18
16,068 8,062 2,674 64,547 2418,196 6,649 2,797 36,414 21
1893 10,797 4,016 8,008 46,887 1911,214 4,901 2,904 42,661 408,889 3,560 2,608 89,849 44
1890 9,041 4,776 2,177 18,262 481889 7,616 4,096 1,629 18,825 341888 6,411 2,671 2,106 20,619 84
Totaltraffic
Ironore
Coal Grain Stone
288 239 240 241 242
6,4954,628
2,4982,088
1,3631,010
28,87219,707
IS9
3,2572,8762,2672,0301,568
1,2861,186792987748
896706714480296
16,69712,5036,6774,2028,826
8•2(1
1,8221,061937913
1,074
677640566668610
1711119292126
4,6698,6782,1881,7282,396
I2
a82
Year
18871886
18851884188318821881
18801879.187818771876.
454
WATER TRANSPORTATION Q 238-245
Series Q 238-242. Freight Traffic on the Sault Ste. Marie Canals: 1855 to 1900—Con.
[In thousands of abort tana, except (rain in thousands of bushels]
Totaltraffic
Ironore
Coal Grain StoneTotaltraffic
Ironore
Coal GrainYear Year
238 239 240 241 242 238 239 240 241
1876 ._ 833666888746586
493428504383827
10161978147
1,4861,2702,4301,0131,686
8 1866 1822842371628816412257523416
14721418211346
120668126121
1874 (') 1864 118
1112
1441873 2
66
1863 78697713872214182
1872 18621871. _ 1861
18601870 640 410 16 364
324286249230
6 1869 9454
1869- 368299326239
239192223152
28262320
18681868 18671867 18561866 1855 1
1 Leas than 600 short tons.
Series Q 243-244. Tonnage Moved on New York State Canals: 1837 to 1957
[In abort tons of 2,000 pounds]
Year
1957195619551964196319521961
19601949194819471946
19451944194319421941
19401939193819371936
19351934193319321931
1930192919281827
All
243
Eriedivision,freight
originating
244
4,468,6394,858,0444.616,3998,869,3354,497,2314,487,8585,211,472
4,615.6133.949,7394,613,8173,790,0502,820,541
2,968,6822,506,8402,824,1608,539,1014,605,069
4,768,1604,689.0374,709,4886,010,4646,014,206
4,489,1724,142,7284,074,002 !
3,643,4338,722,012
3,606,4572,876,1603,089,9982,581,892
2,675,8633,063,2192,779,4912,396,2913,211,9323,112,4803,673,104
3,620,3462,685,6353,121,4112,614,6431,685,516
1,666,4471,729,4482,166,3932,760,6963,612,829
3,687,0863,643,7823,349,2504,173,7004,220,397
3,898,6063,646,1263,674,9513,186,0948,277,936
3,044,2712,422,2042,636,6842,047,774
Year
192619251924192319221921
19201919191819171916
19151914191319121911
19101909190819071906
19051904190319021901
19001899189818971896
All
243
Eriedivision,freight
originating
244
2,369,3672,344,0132,032,3172,006,2841,873,4341,270,407
1,421,4341,238,8441,159,2701,297,2251,625,050
1,858,1142,080,8502,602,0352,606,1168,097,068
3,073,4123,116,5363,051,8773,407,9143,540,907
3,226,8963,138,5473,615,3853,274,6103,420,613
3,345,9413,686,0513,360,0633,617,8043,714,894
1,935,2781,946,4661,691,7661,626,0621,485,109993,639
891,221842,164667,374675,083917,689
1,165,2361,361,7641,788,4531,796,0692,031,736
2,023,1852,031,3072,177,4432,415,5482,386,491
1.999,8241,945,7082,414,0182,105,8762,257,036
2,145,8762,419,0842,338,0202,584,9062,742,438
Year
18961894189318921891
18901889188818871886
1885188418831882
1881
18801879187818771876
18751874187318721871
18701869186818671866
All
243
3,500,3143,882.5604,331,9634,281,9964,563,472
5,246,1026,370,3694,942,9486,553,8055,298,982
4,731,7845,009,4886,664,0566,467,4285,179,192
6,467,6565,362,3725,171,8204,955,9634,172,129
4,859,9586,804,5886,364,7826,673,3706,467,888
6,178,7695,859,0806,442,2265,688,3266,775,220
Eriedivision,freight
originating
244
2,356,0843,144,1443,235,7262,978,8323,097,853
3,303,9293,673,6643,321,6163,840,5183,808,642
3,208,2073,389,6568,587,1023,694,3648,598,721
4,608,6513,820,0273,608,6343,264,3672,418,422
2,787,2268,097,1223,602,5358,562,5603,580,922
3,083,1322,845,0723,346,9862,920,6782,896,027
Erie
AU canalsdivision,freight
Yearoriginating
243 244
1866 4,729,654 2,628,4901864 4,852,941 2,635,7921868 5,657,692 2,965,3021862 5,698,786 3,204,2771861 4,607,685 2,500,782
1860 4,660,214 2,263,6331859 8,781,684 1,753,9541858 3,665,192 1,767,0041857 3,344,061 1,566,6241866 4,116,082 2,107,678
1855 4,022,617 2,202,4631854 4,165,862 2,224,0081853 4,247,858 2,196,3081862 3,868,441 2,129,3341851 8,582,733 1,966,265
1850. 8,076,617 1,685,0891849 2,894,732 1,622,4441848 2,796,230 1,599,9661847 2,869,810 1,661,5751846 2,268,662 1,264,408
1845 1,977,565 1,038,7001844 1,816,586 945,9441843. 1,513,439 819,2161842 1.236,931 712,3101841 1,521,661 906,442
1840 1,416,046 829,9601839 1,435,713 846,0071888 1,838,011 744,8481837 1,171,296 667.151
Series Q 245. Federal Expenditures for Rivers and Harbors: 1822 to 1957
[In thousands of dollars. For years ending June 30]
Year
1957..1956..1955..1954..1953..1952..1951..
1950..1949. .1948..1947..1946..
1945..1944 ..1943..1942..1941..
1940.1939193819371936
1935.1934.1933.1932.1931.
Total
245
545,032489,118455,612475,418272,130214,957204,699
190,456160,431115,72889 , 17079,542
57,14664,36684,36888,66486,530
107,082115,987135,92117r.,M25
106,239
162,376104,87376,78884,26080,903
73,970
1929192819271926
19251924192319221921
19201919191819171916
19151914191319121911
19101909190819071906
190519041903
Total
245
57,29970,19760,62063,464
69,88262,02547,47843,39357,166
47,188?3,07829,59430,48732,450
46,83450,76242,27585,86133,968
29,27334,57930,36123,31025,955
22,81422,54619.590
Year
19021901
19001899189818971896
18951894189318921891
18901889188818871886
18851884188318821881
18801879187818771876
Total
14,94819,544
18,73616,09420,79213,68618,119
19,944iy,8s«14,80413,02412,253
11,74011,2347,0077,7864,197
10,5588,23713,83911,6249,072
8,0808,2673,7914,6555,736
Year
18751874187818721871
187018691868...18671866
186618641863
18621861
18601859185818571856
18651854185318521861..
I860-.1849
Total
245
6,4346,7046,3124,9624,421
8,6283,6458,4671,217295
3061026587172
228290427268161
7919374894070
4226
1848.1847.1846.
1845.1844.1843.1842.1841.
1840.1839.1838.1837.1836.
1835.1834.1833.1832.1831.
1830.1829.1828.1827.1826.
1825.1824.1823.1822.
Total
245
2444
219
5293131118279
146780
1,0541,362
569598704538662
67462418813687
4026
455
chapter Q
HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION (Series Q 246-344)
Q 246-264. General note.
In 1894, the Federal Government created an Office of Road
Inquiry to initiate experiments and conduct inquiries con
cerning the best methods of road building. It was succeeded
by the Office of Public Roads, which is now the Bureau of
Public Roads (the latter was called the Public Roads Adminis
tration during 1939-1949). The Office of Public Roads made
surveys of highway mileage, revenues, and expenditures in
1904, 1909, and 1914.
In 1916, Congress passed the first of the many Federal-aid
highway acts, under which the Federal Government has con
tributed to the cost of constructing highways designated as
parts of the Federal-aid system. The Bureau of Public Roads
administers Federal legislation providing for the improvement,
in cooperation with the States, of roads on the Federal-aid
primary, secondary, and interstate highway systems. As the
principal road-building agency of the Federal Government, it
also cooperates with the Forest Service, the National Park
Service, and other Federal agencies in the construction of
roads in national forests, parks, and other areas.
Q 246-251. Mileage of rural roads and municipal streets,
1904-1957.
Source: 1904-1955, Bureau of Public Roads, Highway Sta
tistics, Summary to 1955, 1957; 1956-1957, Highway Statistics,
annual issues.
Rural roads, as used here, are defined roughly as those roads
located outside of incorporated communities or delimited places
generally having more than 1,000 inhabitants. Estimates for
earlier years for total mileage of rural roads are (in thousands
of miles) : 1904, 2,151; 1909, 2,200; 1914, 2,446.
Municipal and other mileage figures for 1934 and 1935 rep
resent only mileage on municipal extensions of State systems,
which are State administered. Mileage not on State or county
systems was initially included in 1936 (67,000 miles). Mile
age on local city streets was first included in 1941 (274,000
miles for that year). Municipal extensions are continuations
of State system roads through communities with more than
1,000 inhabitants. Although mileage in places having more
than 2,500 inhabitants was not originally included in Federal-
aid programs, those places have been eligible for such aid in
more recent years.
Q 252-254. Existing surfaced mileage, 1904-1957.
Source : See source for series Q 246-251.
High-type surfaced roads include bituminous penetration,
sheet asphalt, bituminous concrete, Portland cement concrete,
vitrified brick, and block pavements of asphalt, wood, and
stone. For some years, they also include dual-type surfaces
and a small amount of unclassified mileage. Low-type sur
faced roads include sand, clay, selected soil, untreated gravel,
bituminous surface-treated, mixed bituminous and treated
gravel, chert, shale, waterbound macadam.
Q 255-259. Mileage built by State highway departments,
1923-1957.
Source : See source for series Q 246-251.
Mileage built is mileage on which construction work creates
a newly located road or is regarded as significantly improving
the condition of an existing road. It does not include work
designed to maintain or restore the condition of an exist
ing road without material betterment. Mileage resurfaced or
rebuilt to higher standards is the bulk of mileage built. Con
struction of earth roads consists of aligning, grading, and
draining. See also text for series Q 252-254.
Q 260-264. Mileage and cost of Federal-aid highway improve
ments, 1917-1957.
Source : See source for series Q 246-251.
In 1912, the Congress authorized $500,000 for an experi
mental program of rural post-road construction. However, it
was not until the Federal-Aid Road Act of 1916 that the pres
ent cooperative Federal-State highway program was established
on a continuing basis. In order to accelerate the improvement
of the main traveled roads, Congress in 1921 authorized desig
nation of a system of principal interstate and intercounty roads,
limited to 7 percent of the total rural mileage then existing.
The use of Federal aid was restricted to this system, and to
rural mileage only.
Urban highway improvement first came in for its share of
the Federal-State program when the Federal-Aid Highway Act
of 1944 specifically authorized the use of funds for Federal-aid
highways in urban areas. In addition, the Act provided for
the designation of a Federal-aid secondary system and a Na
tional System of Interstate Highways. The Federal-Aid High
way Act of 1956 provided substantially increased sums for the
Federal-aid primary and secondary systems for a 3-year period,
and established a long-range plan for financing accelerated
completion of the 41,000-mile interstate system.
Federal funds are available for expenditure only on the
designated Federal-aid systems and, in general, must be
matched by an equal amount of State funds. However, under
the Federal-aid Act of 1954 the Federal share for the Inter
state System was raised to 60 percent, and under the 1956
Act the proportion was increased to 90 percent. Federal aid
may not be expended for maintenance. The cost of most
Federal-aid projects is paid initially out of State highway funds,
or in some cases by counties or other local governments. The
Federal share is paid as reimbursement to the States as work
progresses, with final payment made after completion.
Federal authorizations have usually been made on <jt biennial
basis and apportioned among the States for use within a 8-
year period. Figures for State funds shown here are based on
legal matching ratios determined by applicable Federal-aid
acts. In States having public lands in excess of 5 percent of
their total area, the Federal share is proportionally increased.
Q 265-279. State highway finances, 1890-1957.
Source: See source for series Q 246-251.
A State highway-user tax is defined as a special tax or fee
(except tolls) levied upon motor-vehicle users because of their
use of the highways. Highway-user taxes include motor-fuel
taxes, motor-vehicle registration and associated fees, and spe
cial taxes applicable only to motor carriers; these taxes are
separable and apart from property, excise, business, or other
taxes paid by the general public.
In many States, specific portions of the revenue from each
type of highway-user tax are allocated to particular highway
purposes. A number of States, however, place all highway-
user revenue in a highway fund, and a few have a general
State fund into wnich go all types of revenue. For the latter
group of States, each particular appropriation or expenditure
for highway purposes is considered to have been made from
456
HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION Q 280-344
motor-fuel taxes, motor-vehicle registration fees and motor-
carrier taxes in proportion to the relative amount of revenue
received from each of these three sources.
The largest share of receipts from State highway-user taxes
is expended on State highways, but a portion is also allocated
for local roads and streets, and a small amount used for non-
highway purposes.
Q 280-293. Funds contributed and disbursed for county and
other local rural roads, 1921-1956.
Source: 1921-1955, the principal sources used were Bureau
of Public Roads, Highway Statistics, Summary to 1955; The
Financing of Highways by Counties and Local Rural Govern
ments, 1931-1941 ; The Financing of Highways by Counties and
Local Rural Governments, 1942-51; 1956, in great part from
Highway Finance, 1948-1957. (Additional information obtained
from Bureau of Public Roads, annual published local finance
tables, 1921-1955, and records on file at the Bureau of Public
Roads.)
Q 294-309. Funds contributed and disbursed for streets in
incorporated and other urban places, 1921-1956.
Source: 1921-1955 (except for series Q 303, 1924-1939),
Bureau of Public Roads, Highway Statistics, Summary to 1955;
and annual published national summaries of urban finance data,
UF series. Series Q 303, 1924-1939, "Municipal Bond Sales,"
published by The Bond Buyer; 1956, in great part from High
way Finance, 1948-1957. (Additional information is on file
at the Bureau of Public Roads.)
Q 310-313. Motor-vehicle factory sales, 1900-1957.
Source: Automobile Manufacturers Association, Automobile
Facts and Figures, 38th edition, 1968.
Production of passenger cars was discontinued in February
1942 to economize resources for war purposes, but some vehi
cles remaining in factory stocks were sold under rationing
orders in subsequent war years.
Q 314-317. Motor-vehicle registrations, 1900-1957.
Source: 1900-1952, Bureau of Public Roads, Highway Sta
tistics, Summary to 1955; 1953-1957, same agency, records
(table MV-200, "Summary of Motor Vehicle Registrations by
Years").
Figures are based on reports and records of State motor-
vehicle registration departments. They include both privately
and publicly owned vehicles.
Motor-vehicle data in the early years of the century are in
complete, largely because few States required their registration,
and hence had no records of the number of vehicles using roads
and streets. As production of vehicles increased, shortly be
fore the first World War, so did the number of registration
laws. By 1921, all States had adopted some form of motor-
vehicle registration.
Accompanying the growth in motor-vehicle registrations has
been a corresponding diversity in the registration practices
among the States. In general, motor vehicles are classified as
private passenger cars, passenger carriers for hire, trucks,
trailers, motorcycles, and property carriers for hire. Several
States, however, still register buses with either trucks or
passenger cars. These differences have made it necessary for
the Bureau of Public Roads to supplement the data submitted
by the States with information obtained from special studies
and from other sources.
Q 318-320. Motor-fuel usage, 1919-1957.
Source: 1919-1955, Bureau of Public Roads, Highway Sta
tistics, Summary to 1955, p. 2; 1966-1957, same agency, records
(table G 221, Analysis of Motor Fuel Consumption).
Fuel consumption figures for which reports from State au
thorities were not available have been estimated by Bureau of
Public Roads. Motor fuel includes all gasoline used for any
purpose (private and public), except military, plus any diesel
or other fuels used solely for the propulsion of motor vehicles
on public highways. Exports from the United States are
excluded, and there is no duplication because of interstate
shipment. Tractor fuels are not included. Nonhighway con
sumption includes all use off the highway, such as aviation,
agriculture, marine, industrial, etc., and usually falls under the
exemption or refund provisions of the motor-fuel tax law.
Q 321-327. Miles of travel by motor vehicles, 1921-1957.
Source: 1921-1935, Federal Works Agency, records, and
Public Roads Administration, records (table VM-1 and table
entitled "Estimates of Vehicle-Miles Traveled, 1921 to 1947") ;
1936-1957, see source for series Q 246-261.
Q 328-329. State and Federal gasoline tax rates, 1930-1956.
Source : See source for series Q 246-251.
State average tax is weighted by net gallons taxed at the
various rates in the several States. No data are shown before
1930 because it was the first year in which all States had
motor fuel taxes in effect for the whole year.
The precise dates of the changes in the Federal tax are as
follows: June 21, 1932, 1 cent; June 17, 1933, 1.5 cents; Jan
uary 1, 1934, 1 cent; July 1, 1940, 1.5 cents; November 1, 1961,
2 cents ; July 1, 1956, 3 cents.
Q 330-341. Public transit mileage, equipment, passengers, and
passenger revenue, 1917-1957.
Source: American Transit Association, Transit Fact Book,
various annual issues; The Transit Industry in the United
States, Basic Data and Trends, 1943; mimeographed release
on number of passengers, dated January 3, 1938.
Figures are estimates based on reports for about 85 percent
of the industry, which includes local motorbuses, electric street
railways, elevated and subway lines, interurban electric rail
ways, and transit coach lines.
Mileage estimates for trolley coaches (series Q 331) are
miles of negative overhead wire. Mileage estimates for motor-
buses (series Q 332) are miles of route, round trip. Equip
ment owned, railway cars (series Q 333) includes surface,
subway and elevated cars. The estimates for 1933 and 1934
for equipment owned, motorbuses (series Q 335) are probably
understated. Revenue and nonrevenue passenger figures (se
ries Q 336-339) exceed revenue passenger figures (series Q
340) chiefly because of free transfers.
Q 342-344. Oil pipelines operated and oil originated, 1921-
1957.
Source: 1921-1953, Interstate Commerce Commission, Sta
tistics of Railways in the United States, various annual issues;
1964-1957, Transport Statistics in the United States, part 6,
Oil Pipe Lines.
Figures refer to pipelines operating in interstate commerce
and regulated by ICC. Oil originated, crude, series Q 343,
includes both gathering and trunk lines.
For a discussion of statistics of oil pipelines, see ICC, A
Review of Statistics of Oil Pipe Lines, 1921-1941, Statement
4280, mimeographed, 1942. The figure for mileage in 1938,
which appears to have been revised, is from this Statement.
Figures for barrels of oil carried are as follows, in millions:
1926, 831; 1926, 836; 1927, 989; 1928, 1,053; 1929, 1,156; 1930,
1,172; 1931, 987. In these figures, a barrel handled by two or
more pipelines in succession is counted each time it is handled.
In the figures for barrels originated, this duplication is avoided.
Q 246-264 TRANSPORTATION
Series Q 246-259. Mileage of Rural Roads and Municipal Streets: 1904 to 1957
Year
1967.1966.
1954.1953-1962.1961.
1949.1948.1947.1946.
1946.1944.1943.1942.1941.
1940.1939.1938.1987.1936.
1935.1934.1933.1932.1931.
1929.1928.1927.1926.
1925.1924.1923.1922.1921.
Total existing mileage
Total
246
1,000miles
3,4533.480
8.4183.3953,3663,3433,326
3,3133,3223,3233,3268,316
8.3193,8113,3113,3093,309
3,0173,0072,9922,9823,006
3,0603,050
Rural roads >
Total
247
1.000miles
2,9662,957
2,9542,9412,9252,9262,925
2,9222,9342,9292,9332,934
2,9892,9322,9302,9252,926
2,9202,9132,8982,8942,920
3,0323,0343,0298,0408,036
8,0093,0243,0163,0133,000
3,0063,0042,9962,9602.925
Stateadministered
Prima-
ry
248
1,000miles
891
387379377371367
363358350337842
339335333334332
329328327327
840
332325346358329
324314306293288
276261252227203
Secondary andcountyroads
249
1.000miles
2S2226
222218214219217
110206206212205
202200200199196
US194194189177
1731701358445
Countyroadaunderlocal
control
250
1.000miles
2,8432,342
2,8452,3442,3342,3352,341
2,8492,3702,3732,3842,887
2.3982,8972,3972,3922,398
2,3962,3912,3772,3782,403
2,6272,5392,6482,5982,662
2,6852,7102,7102,7202,712
2,7312,7432,7442,7332,722
Municipalandother
mileage
251
1,000
487
478
464454441418401
391388394393382
380379381884383
8784948886
1816
Existing surfaced mileage
Total 1
252
1,000
2,3712,828
2,2782,2282,1602,0701,998
1,9391.8651,8151,7851,780
1,7211,6651,6461,6301,607
1,8671,3181,2761,2821,175
1,080992914879830
884662626589550
521472439412387
Under Statecontrol *
High-typeroada
253
Miles
287281
270262252245236
227174172170
170
188167166165162
153151149144
181
12812411611086
8475686054
484134
Low-
typerosds
254
nu
ns335
840333332328323
316350338330817
812309306302296
286286277265262
246237195156146
142133125117109
879078
Mileage built by State highway departments
Total'
255
Miles
52,97167,454
63,55955,48852,88657,84751,471
55,48746,17641,96832,87021,718
16,27815,08015,97119,67382,634
32 , 59432,99636,32835,627
Roada under State control
Total
256
Miles
89,67544,016
41,12042,05341,74446,35441,864
44,26635,24185,08529,57920,858
14,82713,92414,69218,08130.554
29,69630,67134,60428,94582,274
26,81441,73033,47136,97144,634
86,27732 , 52229,25226,72326,652
28,15223 , 16420,311
Earthroads
257
IfOn
874486
694866
1,2641,2381,603
1,7841,5171,4031,013417
260289458
1,0881,843
1,4231,7201,1871,8283,361
3,2846,9176,2586,39410,096
7,8187,4518,6767,1617,060
5,8165,9576,814
High-type
surface
Miles
19,47620,726
17,67219,73017,80717,81116,122
13,3797,4877,7536,2244,900
8,9713,9254,4464,1706,304
6,2235,0215,7576,5324,706
3,8066,3867,41210,00912,513
10,7878,8478,7486,7336,132
Low-
Miles
19,82622,804
22, 75421,45722,67327,30525,139
29,10226,23725,92922,34215,541
10,6069,7109,78812,87822,907
23,04923,93027,66020,58624,207
19,72429,42719,80119,56822,026
16,67716,22411.82912,83918,360
6,686 11,1506,697 10,6105,628 8,869
Year
19201919191819171916
19151914191319121911
19101909190819071906
19061904
mileage,
total
1,000
313
276257244231217
190183176168
161154
1 Includes extensions of county, town, and township roads but excludes rural mileagenot under State or local control.
1 Includes all surfaced mileage whether under State or local control.a Includes State highway extensions within cities.
4 Beginning in 1937, includes special construction _Highway Departments on county and local roads notstreets other than urban extensions of State highwayinstitutional roads; etc.
as mileage built by StateState control; on cityon forest, park, and
Series Q 260-264. Mileage and Cost of Federal-Aid Highway Improvements: 1917 to 1957
1957.1966.
1966.1954.1958.1962.1961.
1960.1949.1948.1947.1946.
1946.1944.1943.1942.1941.
1940.1989.
Miles of highway
Totaldesignated i
part offederal
780,989765,920
749,166725,963704,150675,121664,464
648,989632,037611,882599,338566,787
808,741367,690388,706380,061816,482
286,482
Completedduringyear "
261
22,42423,609
22,57120,54821,13622,14717,060
19,87619,87621,72515,4736,067
3,0364,4787,7586,8989,784
11,649
11,776
Cost (81,000,000) •
Total
1,7141,444
1,2871,1461,078978772
753829763422147
101135273226274
268306
Federalfunda
968757
666591559505
880
880425397224
86
76109219143148
150176
Statefunds
746
687
621555619472882
864404366198
61
25265483
126
118130
Yearor
period
1988.1937.1936.
1935.1984.1938.1932.1931.
1980.1929.1928.1927.1926.
192519241928
19221917-1921.
Miles of highway
Totaldesignated i
part ofFedei
229,906226,829224,450
219,869212,496207,194205,026198,967
198,652189,853188,017187,035184,162
179,601174,607169,007
Completedduringyear "
261
11,76621,33012,258
12,81121,20818,21910,85516,902
10,3398,6819,76610,22010,728
11,00110,9467,49411,18812,919
Cost (81,000,000) '
Total
309
621238
242358264205
826
237197196189215
221205130186222
Federalfunds
183348226
21831122396
228
10080838498
10093678095
Statefunds
125173
18
24474111097
187117
113105122
12111273
106127
1 Includes estimates on Federal-aid primary system throughout, Federal-aid onsecondary systems beginning in 1942, and national system of interstate and defensehighways beginning in 1961. Estimates as of end of calendar-year.
s Comprises new and rebuilt mileage.
1 Represents actual expenditures of funda on calendar-year basis,money spent on public works and defense highways,secondary highways.
1935,mo,
458
HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION Q 265-279
Series Q 265-279. State Highway Finances: 1890 to 1957
[In thousands of dollars!
Year
1967.1956.
1955.1954.1953.1952.1951.
1950.1949.1948.1947.1946.
1945.1944.1943.1942.1941.
1940.1939.1938.1937.
1935.1934.1933.1932.1931.
7.067,5666,789,022
5,794,6596,913,563 3.648,5875,401,670!4,651,3064.051,205
1927
1926.
1925.1924.1923.1922.1921.
1920.1919.1918.1917.1916.
1915.1914.
Revenue
Receipts from current State imposts
Highway-user revenue
Total
4,644.5581'4,395, 173
4,014,449
Motor-fuel
2,894,7192.788,278
Motorvehicleand
carriertaxes
268
1,649,8391 ,606.895
2.533,126 1,481.323
3,420,5903,094.0502.863,225
3,613,387 12.587.079
3.278,9842,950,2452,345,0322,107,903
1.449,1471,361,0651,425,0771,572,2241,899,100
1,780,4711,611,0911,578,286,1,634,8181,690,886
1,330,5891,388,6471,182,0271,169,1211,389,970
1.296,8531,209,487998,098879,243825,348
783,159638,043632 , 674556,064430,210
358,145221,260139,730116 "87,217
90,69475, •"
2,337,0892.081,0461,838.7411,602,804
1,235,7801,136,9041,117,3771,321,3911,462.011
1.321,0821,226,9161,175,7581,195,6511,057,995
940.436883,717815,688838,351881,763
850,663778,950626.882559 "475,886
405,699305,274227,983164,464127,828
102.92166,719'61,478137,504!25,866
18,24812,385
2,301,7502,167,9561,958,1821.809,310
1,652,2951.473,3661,348,1221,196.4801,046.374
773.817684.944663 . 646855,271948,038
866,259816,629769,870767,467683,074
615,581566.140614,014614,077637,443
494,622431,364304,397268,771187,603
146,49280,44238 , 56612,7036,382
1,3641 "
Other '
1.346,8371,252,6341.135,8681,053,915
934,784863.723732,924642.261556.430
461.963451.960463,731466.120503,973
464.823410,287405 , 888428,184374,921
324,855818,577301,674324,274344.320
366,041347.596322,485300,919288,282
260,207224,832189,417151,761122,446
101,56764.69661,47837,50425,866
18,24812.386
Federalfunds 1
357,391392.623
295,103221.043213.299184.706158,192
125.080153,001144,16591,585176,494
87,23444.37956,42544.54145,742
38,19534.10933,46630.29825,820
24,88627,59343,74748,43847,634
55 . 19675,81957,61262,00149,267
56,17539,48762 . 48265.86169,721
97,56827.78730.23516,379
23,015
20,10426,160
Receiptsfromissue
of bonds,notes,etc.'
1 ,256,005776,664
670.2595H7 , 857
540,883485,273415,628
425,587429.198364,852288.336147.230
59.96491.918152,189164.930168.862
196,139203,830197,676264,087849,736
219,881364,812223 , 586138,857218,383
94.11177,95281,26280,16079,163
93,34392,97073.30879,74177,741
61,96611,7302,109
727,157,064.646
658,168.338.021,101,546798.625536.926
410,117303.177312.77389.349150.036
47.61772,18983,87333.029
204.857
202,286120,230'145,967111.559134,236
117,150103,06079,848104.650174,781
222,288191,229133,48490,979137,846
141,402101,66388,187143,004114,804
38,27234,3227,083
21,6984,809
25,31911,684
Allother *
182,456 7,702,319160,916 6,896,428
156,680118,056125,35288,65277,234
6,033,8801 3,102.9945,720,432 2,962,5624,884,6724,247,7813.980,534
65,57466.51947,4091287,021)2
31.339f
13,561,513
3.201,008874.070383,150
1,788,993
18,66215.67515.21318,33327,628
22,76926,00625,41933,22323,600
28,73619,46519,15838,82567,409
74,59585,53798,86896.41383,197
86,54098,65980,614102,99440,116
67,43381,70248.825
50,88833,627
27,02825,194
Disbursements
Total
273
For State-administeredhighways
Capitaloutlay
for roadsand
bridges
274
4,139,3223,661,979
1,302.0731,243,8031.309.3581,489,4531,888,861
1,678,0091,606,6721.619,0851,601,7601,578,496
1,257,8381,325,1871,219,6241.243,1531,393,590
1,380,5451,089.411983,924847,803747,141
761,914691,963493,317492 , 736444,413
368.146221.260139.730116.46987,217
90,69476,423
2.271,4341,941,8571,739,579
1.633,8591,361,9501,138,674882,361602,316
210,467210,328268,695401,694626,233
563,074600,113558,379689,242631,760
438,306580.369527,012569,511796,902
728,887675.476558,481418.820866,011
403,843397,648279.993287,461300,609
240,340124,98171,91861,62449,884
56,98653,880
Maintenance
275
812,426756,478
676,629647,765620.405602,554662.272
601,487488,037466 . 184375,097329,587
289.368258,958224.884216,705234,833
218,776211,927232,615|223,793222,001
187.122181,507181,565'179,722162.943
193.928173,601160.274139 . 130126,775
119.304104,80675.32976,34164.833
68,46853,09334,97527,64918,453
19,26414,527
Other '
276
903 , 523748,468
686.738653,303566,376472,472484,092
447,574355,816343,116348,497403.604
342,633290,059303,117263.759605,848
318,190337,022329,971270.695256.373
219,893191.176189,043190,123167,264
167,163136,90996,346129,867116.647
115,97289,85374,43654,30441,897
25,40619,26913,68110,2646,722
6,8446,200
Forcountyand localroadsand
streets
277
Allother •
278
1,347,6181,286.107
1,130.4441,044,167994,005905,487808.823
752,429735,340652.801537,349400,402
309.883297,808315.520359.358359,000
333,116333 , 575296,885312,820257.346
233,238216.354195,392195,563'217,067
200,016170,423140.807136,206116,074
101,19774,88867,45967,66929,546
29,68219,01614,71814.11710,203
7,6751,816
499.430493.411
438,075412,645432.453325.411386,768
326 . 164259,865273.295244 . 856158,084
149,722186,650197.142247,937263,937
244.853224,035201.235206,210211.016
179,279155.782126.612108.23449,414
Statehighwaydebt
27»
7,945.2087,495,903
6,618,5076.164,0004,015.4813,116,1202,475.803
2.141,0581,928,8301,735,3621,536,9391.671.577
1,637,9041,794.5071.869.5591.962,1312,069,639
1,159.0262,177,8882.250.1522,243.6482,210.385
169.299114,823
2,108,8392,038,5411,879,797
40,561 1.672.45533.00328,01624.28023,634
21,69824.768
6,1007.9617,628
4,2494,9114,6432,8161.955
2,035
1.438.9941,187,8011,085.867933,066
789,347678.321565.450473,214372,945
225,406191.441159.502154.005134.490
130,244105.494
Year
191319121911
191019091908
State high-wax debt
outstanding
279
94,21365,69752,479
38,36831,61524,478
Year
19071906
1905190419031902
State highway debt
outstanding
279
18,43116.434
15,43116,01414,56714,000
State highway debt
outstanding
1901
19001899189818971896
13.109
12,79712,23510,0858,2356,735
18951894189318921891
1890
State highway debtoutstanding
279
2.6351.385
5864840
11
■ Include* road, bridge, and ferry tolls; property taxes; appropriations from general
funds; and other State imposts.' Includes funds of Bureau of Public Roads and other agencies paid as i
merit to the States. Does not include direct Federal expenditures for highways.1 Includes refunding issues and toll reveni
' Includes administration, engineering and equipment; State highway police; interest on obligations for State highways; and retirement of obligations for State highways.
' Includes expenditures and funds transferred for nonhighway ]of collecting and administering highway-user revenue.
459
Q 280-293 TRANSPORTATION
Series Q 280-293. Funds Contributed and Disbursed for County and Other Local Rural Roads: 1921 to 1956
[In millions of dollars)
Year
195619551954195319521961
19501949194819471946
19451944194319421941
19401939193819371936
19351934193319321931
19301929192819271926
19251924192319221921
Funds contributed
Total'
1,7671,7651,5731,5411.4311,267
1,1991,1601.055
928729
584542581683
826
9371,0001,022
618654558
649784
819790835840776
688603572580624
Federalfunds 1
281
9077786748
4653412612
111634
96198
373401240841
9615425
(')1
State i
Total
282
864818779728648
608588539438355
280273292307827
818308289302
286
816223222208209
196154135125108
10244403022
Highway-user
imposts
281
680651628592554610
470443403346287
247234243266280
272258246245224
205218203204202
196154135125108
102
444030
Directexpenditures «
284
225186163160148112
108122
976932
1932
448735
86373U46
Other
282727272626
2523892336
1475
412
1113131211
10619
47
Local sources
Total
286
'744
810677683634
670
650518474464361
253255281800
809319332327
818
808277311441674
628636700715
668
681559532550602
Propertytaxes,generalfunds,andother
287
'606690569551521472
448408381349305
206242244257265
277281280279269
266251296389498
628525550534
499
487401403400400
Tollreceipts
288
'161514131312
12111087
65564
33
31
Borrowing'
122205
94119100
86
90ss8810749
661931
2935494749
4826155281
96111150181169
144158129
160202
Disbursements
Total
298
1,4821,3881,3131,2541,1601,038
966931870749801
448435421510
666
766832868704
771
496540432518648
701644659643588
544534521590596
Capitaloutlay 1
291
'646583540513456359
881358325261164
8090190828
447513647384
464
204252140177257
297257282289266
265256242330337
Maintenanceand
adminis-ltration
1 For 1940-1956, includes contributions from urban places not shown elsewhere.
(81 million in 1956).1 The following amounts of Federal work-relief funds (mainly Works Progress Ad
ministration) are included for 1933-1942, respectively (in millions of dollars): 26,160. 91, 839, 221, 889, 862, 296, 189, and 78.
1 Work performed directly by Stateincluded in disbursements.
• Refunding issues excluded after 1937.
' Estimated.• Less than 8600,000.
460
HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION
Series Q 294-309. Funds Contributed and Disbursed for Streets in Incorporated and Other Urban Places:
1921 to 1956
[In mUUona of dollars)
1956.1955.1954-1953.1952.1951.
1950.1949.1948.1947.1946.
1945-1944.1943.1942.1941.
1940.1939,1938.1937.1936.
1935.1934.1933.1932.1931.
1930.1929.1928.1927.1926.
1925.1924.1923.1922.1921.
Total'
1,4451,4731.3541,1951,104976
M8947788677614
408294
63970883761567a
4»0568438538741
911861843849
7S0
696578403176M7
Federalfunds 1
2M
n
8i
46105
168233367203164
103172
State
Total
M6
282274258223196177
176165
119109
5253587261
5356
II
2325181720
12141046
Highway-user
imposts
297
•250
238226197174166
161143103
9672
4645485964
5352464831
25181720
12141046
Directexpenditure
US
323632262221
2622161411
681013
7
91078
Local sources
Total
1,1161,1611,049932871767
728747647554424
847232217297368
897401407350867
352366386516716
847833845724
691573403876337
Highway-user
imposts
'585660483525
2823201712
11
ToUreceipts
301
•49
4643424137
8126242120
14
Property
generalrevenues,miscellaneous
302
'767736683646594523
612511482
894880
802220205255295
847382366335348
885337373474643
787725718730624
678482403376337
Borrowing 1
Rural
242 <86328 80273 86196 31201 31182 25
162 29187 30121 18122 1262 7
20 912 912 642 878 10
60 12
19 12
41 1016 6
19 11
17 1229 513 642 572 5
112122115115100
11891
Total
305
1,2131,1541,0611,007983889
802796679562
891
810321321404480
667665778
684648
461534420491668
799739728784680
682482403376337
Capitaloutlay 1
561531476443404866
866350267221106
5874
68159241
541375401
228286167211350
478429444453878
867285226213191
Maintenanceand
repair
897
505484459446413382
860350327267
194167171162155
189160156133166
146148
147166193
197196180182167
147130120116108
Interest
308
555249454442
4243403987
8952546668
6156555460
6875828788
9182746962
6445372920
Administration
928777737269
6458453521
1928282726
23252622
26
2425242732
8832303028
24222019
18
1 Includes since 1949 other items not shown elsewhere. s Refunding issues excluded
' The following amounts of Federal work-relief funds (mainly Works Progress Ad- ' Estimated.ministration) are included for 1933-1942 respectively (in millions of dollars) : 29, 172, ' Less than $500,000.
103, 264, 208, 867, 288, 167, 104, and 44.
1940.
461
Q 310-320 TRANSPORTATION
Series Q 310-320. Motor-Vehicle Factory Sales and Registrations, and Motor-Fuel Usage: 1900 to 1957
[Number sold includes sales of military vehicles. Value of sales does not include Federal excise taxes. Beginning 1937, standard equipment is included in the value
Motor-vehicle factory sales
Number
310
value
311
Motor trucks and buses 1
Number
312
value
313
Motor-vehicle registrations
Total
3U
Auto-
31S 316
Trucks
317
Motor-fuel
Total
318
Highway
319
No
19571956
19551954195319621951
19501949194819471946
1945
19441943
19421941
19401939198819371936
19351934193319321931
19301929192819271926
192519241923.
1922.1921
19201919191819171916
19151914191319121911
19101909
1908..19071906
19051904190319021901
1900
6,113,3445.816,109
7,920,186|6,558,8976,116,9484,320.7945.338,436
6,665,8636,119,4663,909,2703,558,1782,148,699
69.532610139
222.8623,779,682
3,717,3852,888,5122,019,5663,929.2033,679,242
3.273,8742,160,8651,560,6991,103,6571,948,164
2,787,4664,456.1783,776,4172,936,5333,692,317
3,735,1713,185.8813,624,7172,274,1861,468,067
1,905,5601,651,625943,436
1,745,7921,625,578
895.930648,139461,500356,000199,319
181,000123,99063,50043,00033,200
24.25022 , 13011,2359,0007,000
4,192
11.000
11,198,3799,764,971
12.452,8718,218,0949,002,5806,455,1147,241,275
8,468,1376.650,8674.870,4233,936,0171,979,781
57,255447102
163.8142,667,206
2,370,6541,770,2321,241,0322,240,9132,014,747
1,707,8361,140,478773,425616,860
1,108,247
1,644.0832.790,6142,672,6992,164,6712,607,365
2,458,3701,970,0972,196,2721,494.5141,038.191
1,809,1711,365,395801,938
1.053,506921,378
575,978420,838399,902335,000225,000
215,340159,766135,25091,62061,460
38,67023,35813,00010,3958,183
4,899
tl,000
1,107,1761,104,481
2,082,7232,077,432
1,249.0901,042,1741,206,2661.218,1651,426.828
2,020,9731,660,0192,089,0602,319,7892,323,859
1,337,1931,184,1851,376,2741,239.443940,866
1,707.7481,394.0351,880,4751,731,7131,043,247
655,683737,524699.689818.662
1,060,820
1,181,9561,700.9291,451,7941,427,4571,069,800
754.901700,877488,841891,016782,220
567,820489 , 787329,918537,815463,719
697,367576,205829,218228.303432.262
380,997326,782175,381137,624265,445
575,364881.909583,342464,793608,617
390,752622 , 534460.109420,131484 . 823
530,659416,659409,295269,991148,052
458,400318,581808,588226,050166,071
321,789224,731227,250128,16792 , 130
423,249371,423434 , 169220,983161,000
74,00024,90028,50022,00010,681
125,80044,21944,00043,00021,000
6,0003,2971.5001,000
800
9,6605,3342,5501,7801.440
750700
1,3801,273
67,131,07165.153,810
62,693.81958,510.25356,221,08953,265.40651,913,965
49.161,69144,690,29641,085,53137,841,49834,373,002
31,035.42030,479,80680,888,13433,003,65634,894,134
82,453,23331,009,92729,813,71830,058,89228,506.891
26,546.12625,261,71024,159,20324,391,00026,093.968
26,749.85326,704.82524,688.63128.308,47022,200,150
20.068,54317,612,94016,102.10512,273.69910.493.666
9.239,1617,576,8886,160,4485,118,6253,617,987
2,490.9321,763,0181,268,060
944.000639 , 500
468,500312,000198.400143,200108,100
78,80055,29032,92023,00014,800
8,000
55,906,19554.200,784
62,136,58348,461,21946,422,44343,817.68042,682,591
40,333,59186,453.35133,350,89430,845.35028,213,386
25,793,49325,566,46426,009,07327,972,83729,624.269
27,465,82626,226,37126,250,47725,467,22924 , 182 , 662
22,567,82721.544,72720,657,25720,901,40122,896.253
23,034.75323,120,89721.362,24020,198,33319,267.967
17,481,00115.436.10213,253.01910,704,0769,212,158
8,131.5226,679,1335,654,9524,727,4688,367,889
2,332,4261,664,0031,190,393901 , 596618,727
458,377305,950194,400140,300105,900
77,40054,59032,92023,00014.800
8,000
264,062258,764
255,249248.346|244,251240,485230,461
223,652208,929196,726187,457173,585
162 , 125152,592152,324135,957119,753
101,14592,28587,66483,13062,618
68,99451,53044,91843,47641.880
40,50733 , 99931,98227,65924,320
17,808
10.960,81410,694.262
10,302.9879,800,6889,554.3959,207,3419,000,913
8,604,4488,028,0167,537,9116,808.6915.986,081
5,079.8024.760,2504,726,7374.894.8625.150,112
4,886,2624,691,2714,476,5774,508,5334,261.611
3,919.3053,665,4533,457.0283,446,1233,655.835
3,674,5933,549,9293,294,4093,082,4782,907,863
2,569,7342,176.8381,849,0861.569,5231,281,508
1,107,639897,755605.496891.057250.048
158.50699,01567.66742,40420.778
10,1236,0504,0002,9002,200
1,400700
1,000gals.
56,954,59055.149,647
52,565,09949,118,91847,881,03745,037,33642,473,362
39,830,60636,440,03734,329,14731,680,50128.876,546
22,046,72719,292,04718,642,77322,438,92526,429.441
24,038,52522.571.88721,311.67521,115,44419,661,677
71,637,58016,557,92115.367,90515.427.34016,621,261
15,777,70715,051,03613,090,28211,936,89610,552,161
9.143,9657,809.1866,318,1776.014,0854,064,824
3,448,1642,747.030
1,000gals.
51.864,63150,214,299
47,730,57844,365,46642,731,84740,684,53038.128,851
35,652,9401S2,481,016|30,460,64128,215.705.
25,648,998
19,148,96816,429,66816,004,25019.939,88724,192,397
22,001,86620,714,35219,611,64319,455,45418,099,138
16.344,69715,414,89614.348,15214,339,15115,456,662
14,753,91114,139,30112,361.46011,331,32610,063,951
8,749,0757,497,0006,078,0004,841,0003,935,000
3,346,0002,672,000
1.000gala.
5,089.9594,935,348
4.834,5214.753,4534,649.1904.452.S064,345,011
4,177.6664,009,0213.868.5063.464,7963.227.548
2.897.7S92.862,3792.638,5232.499.0382,237,044
2,037,1691,857.4851,700,0321,659.9901.462,539
1,292.8831,143.0251,019,7531,088.1891.164.599
1.023,796911.735728,822605,570488,210
394.890312,186235.177173,035129,824
102,16475.030
1 A substantial portion of the number of trucks and buses (series Q 312)is not included.
only, without bodies; hence the value of bodies for these Q 813)
462
HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION Q 321-329
Series Q 321-327. Miles of Travel by Motor Vehicles: 1921 to 1957
Year
All motor vehicles
Totaltravel
321
Urbantravel
Ruraltravel
* vehicles
Urbantravel
324
Ruraltravel
325
Trucks and
Urbantravel
Ruraltravel
327
Year
All
Total Urbantravel
Rural
19571966
1955.1954.19531952.1951.
19601949194819471946
1946194419431942
1941
19401939193819371936
647,004627,843
603,434560,857544.433513,581491,093
458,246424,461397.957370,894340,880
260,173212,713208,192268,224333,612
302,188285,402271 , 177270,110262,128
296,699275,464
267,281248,639236.058224,118222,671
218,248205,364199,082184,088170,049
180.161110,760108,990138,235163,591
149,993142,253136,264138,072129,450
360,305852,379
336,153817,218308,375289,463268,422
239,998219,097198,875186.806170,831
120,012101,96399,202129,989170,021
162,195143.149134,913132 , 038122.678
266,563233,456
226,380206.169199,754189,987188,670
184,476175,686170,331158,770148,497
111,40193,67991,942119,653143,101
130,269122,805117,537118.216110,419
277,235278,287
265,667248,844240.046224 , 534207,579
183,218171,044153,617146,921136.153
92,83177,26474,592102,780135,658
121,988115,378109,145107,748100,602
40,13642,008
40.90137,47036,30434,13134,001
88,77229.67828,75125,31821 , 652
18,76017,07117,04818,58220,490
19.72419.44818.72719,85619,031
78,07074,092
70,48668,37468,32964,92960,843
56,78048,053'45,258•40,885■34,678
'27,181• 24, 699
'24,610■27,209■34,463
■30,207
27,77125,76824.29522,076
19851934193319321931
19301929192819271926
19261924192319221921
228 , 568216,663200,642200,517216,161
206,820197,720172,856158,453140.736
122,846104,83884,99567,69765,027
118,327112,613106,678106,366116,680
111,202107,409
110,241103,05095,06494,151100,571
95,11890,811
i travel on turnpikes not included in previously published figures. ■ Includes travel on turnpikes as well as travel by military
previously published figures.
vehicles, not included in
Series Q 328-329. State and Federal Gasoline Tax Rates: 1930 to 1957
[In cents per gallon. When 2 figures appear in a cell, the first is tax in effect at beginning of year, the last is tax at end of year]
Stateaverage
Federaltax
Stateaverage
Federaltax
Stateaverage
Federaltax
Year Year Year
328 329 328 329 328 329
1957 5.68> 5 .54
3 1947 4.254.16
1.51.6
1938 3 96
1966 2-3 1946 1987 8.913.85
1966 5.355.195.104.834.74
2222
1946 . 4.104.064.053.993.99
1.51.61.51.61.5
1986
1954 1944 1935 3.808.668.653.603.48
1943 19341962 1942 1933 1-1.5
0-11951 1.5-2 1941 1932
1950 4. 664.624.36
1.51.51.6
1940 3.963.96
1-1.61
1981
1949 1939 8.361948
1 Am of August 1 .
463
Q 330-344 TRANSPORTATION
Series Q 330-341. Public Transit Mileage, Equipment, Passengers, and Passenger Revenue: 1917 to 1957
Year
Mileage (Dec. SI)
Railwaytrack
Trolley
Ml
Motor
Equipment owned (Dec. 81)
Railway Trolley MotorTotal Railway
Trolley Motor (mil.)
1957.1956.
1955.1954.1953.1952.1951.
1950.1949.1948.1947.1946.
1945.1944.1943.1942.1941.
1940.1989.1938.1937.1986.
1935.1934.1933.1932.1931.
1930.1929.1928.1927.1926.
1925.1924.1923.1922.1921.
1920.1919.1918.1917.
5,0195,746
6,1976,7657,3528,5329,457
10,81311,93112,96414.97616,716
17,70218,08218,18118,17118,342
19,60220,60021,80028,77026,800
26,70028,500
3,0078,292
3,4283,6303,6633,7368,678
8,5183,3372,9052,6992,354
2,8182,2452,2482,2782,041
1,9261,5431,3981,166869
648423
102.400100,700
99,80099,000100,00099,60099,700
98,00096,40096,50095.30091,100
90,40087,70087,00085,50082,100
78,00074,30070,40067,00062,200
68,10054,700
12,75918,225
14,53215,60017,23419,17620,604
22,98624,72826,28030,15883,479
36,37737,19987,50537,50887,670
87,66240,37242,60545,31248,108
60,46654,11868,124
5,4125,748
6,1676,5986,9417,1807,071
6,6046,3665,6874,7073,916
8.7113,5618,5013,3853,029
2,8022,1842,0321,6661,186
678441810
60,80061,400
52,40054,00064,70065,98067,660
56,82057,03558,54066,91762,460
49,67048,40047 , 10046,00039,800
36,00032,60028,50027,50028,900
23,80018,70017,200
10,38910,941
11,62912,39213,90215,11916,125
17,24619.00821,36822,54023,372
23,26423,01722,00018,00014,085
13,09812,83712,64513,24618 , 146
12,22612,03811,82712,02518.924
16,66716,98516.98917,20117,284
16,65116,30116,31115,735
2,5222,766
8,0778,4014,0764,6016,290
6,1687,1859,11210,85211,862
12,12412,18711,8069,8568,602
8,3258,5398,7819,4689.824
9,5129,6009,2079.85211,688
13,07214,85814,61814,90116,225
15.16715,81215,65015,83114,674
16.64114,91614,24314,607
9931,142
1,2021,3671.5661,6401,683
1,6581,6611,5281,3561,811
1,2441,2841,176
899652
6S4445889289141
9668458718
1663
6,8747,048
7,2607,6248,2608,8789,202
9,42010,16210,72810.33210,199
9,8869.6469,0197,2454,981
4,2393,8538,4753,4898,179
2,6182,3702,0752,1862,813
2,4792,6222,4682.3002,009
1,484989661404
8,888 1,812 t8,766 1,846 .4
9,189 1,868 •9,858 1,410 0
11.086 1,448 612,022 1,488 112,281 1,411 «
18,846 1,888 a15,251 1.419 717.812 1,416 818.287 1.324 219.119 1.881 C
18.982 1,813 T18,735 1.296 •17,918 1.285 614,501 979 111,302 768 8
10,604 701 S10,262 681 59,985 C62 9
10,436 689 7
10,512 686 S
9,782 642.3
Series Q 342-344. Oil Pipelines Operated and Oil Originated: 1921 to 1957
Year
Milesof lineoperated
841
Oil originated
Crude
343
Refined
Milesof line
operated
342
Oil originated
Crude Refined Yearof line
operated
841
Oil originated
Crude
341
19571956
19561954195319621951
1950.194919481947.1946
19461944.
145,236142,686
140,374188,962138,900182,715181,162
128,689124,984124,092119,298116,544
118,361111,616
Mil. bbl.
2,1832,195
2,0381,8291,8611,8101,774
1,5251,4161,6861,4311,319
1,2921,277
Mil. 661.
868
586502435385846
197841227187154
150147
194319421941
19401939193819371936
198519841938
108,783106,485106,486
100,15698,68195.93896,61293,926
92,08793,07093,724
Mil bbl.
1,128981971
886808798885766
723557538
Mil. bbl.
14492
72706563
4486
19321931
19301929192819271926
19251924192319221921
92,78293,090
88,72885,79681,67676,07072,846
70,00968 , 18564,76067,84955,260
Mil bbL
608489
464
chapter Q
AIR TRANSPORTATION (Series Q 345-397)
Q 345-397. General note.
Only scattered data on air transportation are available for
years before 1926. Regular collection of national statistics
began with the establishment in that year of an Aeronautics
Branch in the Department of Commerce. In 1934 a Bureau
of Air Commerce was organized in that department. The Civil
Aeronautics Act of 1938 created the Civil Aeronautics Author
ity, an independent regulatory agency, which was reorganized
in 1940 into 2 separate entities, the Civil Aeronautics Board
and the Civil Aeronautics Administration. The latter's annual
Statistical Handbook of Civil Aviation is the source for the
statistics presented here.
Statistics of domestic scheduled airline operations cover
trunk airlines, local service airlines, helicopter carriers, and
territorial airlines except those operating in Alaska. Sched
uled intrastate airlines are not included anywhere, nor are
those operating locally in Alaska. Statistics of international
scheduled airline operations include not only operations to and
from foreign countries but overseas operations to American
possessions. They also include the service of Northwest Air
lines and Pan American World Airways between the United
States and Alaska. Some companies operate in both the do
mestic and the international fields, but the statistics are
segregated.
Operations of scheduled carriers of cargo only are generally
not included.
Q 345-351. Aircraft production and exports, 1913-1957.
Source: Civil Aeronautics Administration, Statistical Hand
book of Civil Aviation, 1958 edition. (A few of the earlier
figures are from the 1945 or 1948 edition.)
Q 352-362. Scheduled air transportation, domestic and inter
national, 1926-1957.
Source : See source for series Q 345-351.
Q 363-375. Scheduled airline revenues and expenses, 1938-
1957.
Source : See source for series Q 345-351.
Q 376-383. Airports, aircraft, pilots, and miles flown, 1926-
1957.
Source : See source for series Q 345-351.
Figures for airports and landing fields (series Q 376-377)
include civil, military, and CAA fields but exclude seaplane
facilities prior to 1953. Growth of airports after 1940 was
stimulated by Federal defense expenditures during the war
and by the Federal-aid airport program thereafter.
Estimates of the number of certificated pilots (series Q 379-
382) refer to persons certificated by CAA in the various classi
fications. Some may not have been actively engaged in the
classification for which they were certificated. The count of
certificated pilots after 1941 is not directly comparable with
the previous years as the Civil Aeronautics Regulations
were amended to permit pilot certificates currently effective on
April 1, 1942, to continue in effect indefinitely. This amend
ment expired on July 1, 1947. The number of commercial
pilots (series Q 381) rises sharply after 1944 because the CAA
awarded many veterans commercial certificates on the basis of
their military flying experience. The number of private pilots
(series Q 382) increased sharply after 1939 because of the
Federally subsidized civilian pilot training program which was
initiated in 1939. It gave preliminary training to hundreds of
thousands of men who went into the military service. Miles
flown (series Q 383) include business flying (by corporate
executives or employees or by individuals, including farmers,
on personal business), commercial flying (contract, charter,
crop-dusting, photographic, etc.), instructional flying, pleasure
flying, and other flying (testing, experimental, ferrying, Civil
Air Patrol, etc.). Separate data on these five categories are
given in the source.
Q 384-397. Air transportation accidents, 1927-1957.
Source : See source for series Q 345-351.
An aircraft accident is considered to be any occurrence,
while the aircraft is operating as such, which results in fatal or
serious injury to persons or appreciable damage to the aircraft.
The aircraft is considered to be "operating as such" from the
time the engine is started for purposes of flight until the flight
is completed; in the case of gliders, while they are under tow
or gliding.
Propeller accidents to persons are included. A collision be
tween two or more aircraft is counted as one accident
Data include military contract operations for 1956 and 1957,
but not for earlier years. Scheduled cargo carriers are in
cluded for 1949-1957, but not for earlier years.
465
Q 345-351 TRANSPORTATION
Series Q 345-351. Aircraft Production and Exports: 1913 to 1957
[For 1913-1925, production figures represent deliveries)
Production
Number of aircraft produced
Total
345
(•)(•)
S()BQ
m
«17,71786,670
•49,761
"96,818< 85, 898•47,836•26,277
12,8045,856|3,6233,7783,010
For U.S.military
(•)(•)
J
M2,1001,669
•47,714•96,318•85,898•47,836•19,433
' 6,019921925858858
Other 1
6,7467,205
4,8203,8894,1343,5092,477
3,5208,5457,80215,61786,001
2,047
2*1
a»)6,844
6,7864,9352,6982,9152,152
Value ofaU
products 1($1,000)
348
o
|o
o
0Q(')
"8,279,00010 16,047,000
"12,514,000'•6,817,000>• 1,804,000
'•870,000
247,906198,293114,09878,149
Exports •
Aircraft exported •
Number
2,0251,711
1,7141,0531,8771,180894
756881
2,2598,1262,302
7,59916,64413,86510,4486,011
3.5221,220875628627
Value(si.ooo)
248,943171,097
129,924102,73691,00326,62018,606
44,28727,16566,35474,47766,258
663 , 1291.589,8011,216,848879,995422,764
196,26167,11837,97721,07611,602
Value ofall
exports I
($1,000)
351
1,028,7291,064,838
727,549
(')
Q
(•)(■)
163,629172,190115,320
1,148,8522,825,9272,142,6111,857,845626,929
811,871117,80768,22839,40423,143
Year
1935..1984. .1933..1932. .1931..
1930..1929..1928..1927..1926..
1925..1924..1923..1922..1921..
1920..1919..1918..1917..1916..
1915..1914..1913..
Production
Number of aircraft produced
Total
345
1,7101,6151,3241,8962,800
3.4376,1934,3461,9951,186
789877743263487
328780
14,0202,148
411
1784a43
For U.S.military
336393331500853
836779847609478
445
317687226389
256682
13.9912,013
142
261614
Other '
1,3741,222
993896
1,947
2,6016,4148,4991,386
708
34460568748
729829136
1623429
Value ofaU
products 1($1,000)
348
42,60643,89283,35734,86148,640
60,84691,06164,66230,89717,695
12,775
(')13,142
(7)
7,431
m ,14,378|
<
(')790
(')
Exports 1
Aircraft exported *
Number
349
3334904062801140
8213481626350
8059488748
668520135
1523429
Value($1,000)
350
6,5998,196]6.3914,3591,813
4,8205,4851,760849303
511413309157315
598778206
1,0022,158
95818982
Value ofall
exports*($1,000)
351
14,29117,6639,1807,9474.868
8,8189,1253,6651,9041,027
784798
1,16318,1679,0844.1357,002
1.541226108
Civil1 Identified as "Shipments of complete civilian aircraft" for 1948-1957 :Aeronautics Administration, Statistical Handbook of Civil Aviation, 1958 edition.
' Value of aircraft, engines, parts, parachutes, etc.> 1918-1918, fiscal years, 1919-1967, calendar years. Data for the second half of
1918 are included with calendar year 1919.* Exclusive of gliders and barrage balloons. 1949-1957, civil aircraft only.• Total value of aircraft, engines, parts, etc. 1913-1921 include values of aircraft
and aircraft parts. Prior to 1922. engine values were not reported separately but wereprobably included with either "other" internal combustion engines or with "parts"of aircraft. Values for parachutes and their parts have been included only since 1932.
• Data not available for security reasons.
1 Not available.• Includes U.S.-financed aircraft manufactured in Canada.
• Includes military aircraft for Lend-Lease shipments.io Values are for military aircraft produced in the United States only. These data
were computed by the War Production Board in terms of August 1943 unit cost. Thevalues are not meant to measure output at current prices or expenditures. The 1940figure is only for the second half of that year; the 1946 figure covers only the first
8 months." No production other than military.
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AIR TRANSPORTATION Q 352-362
Series Q 352-362. Scheduled Air Transportation, Domestic and International: 1926 to 1957
[As of December 81 or for year ending December 81. All data reflect scheduled operations exclusively)
Averagepassenger-revenue
perpassenger-
mile
Number ofoperators
AircraftIn service
Routemileage
Persons
Yearemployed
352 353 354 355 356
1957DOMESTIC
80 1.494 ■88,825 $0.0530 119.333
80 1,347 ■84,189 .0632 103,489
1966 31 1,212 ■78,992 .0535 95.5481964 _ 82 1,176 ■78,294 .0640 84,766
32 1,189 •78,884 .0546 84,651
36 1,078 ■77,894 .0555 79,687
38 981 •78,913 .0560 72,898
88 960 •77,440 .0565 61,903
87 913 ■72,667 .0576 59,886
1948 31 878 •68,702 .0576 60,416
28 810 ■62,215 .0606 58,998
1946 24 674 •63,981 .0463 69,182
20 421 •48,616 .0496 50,313
19 288 47,384 .0636 81.198
19 204 42,537 .0527 29,654
19 186 41,696 .0628 26.910
19 370 46,163 .0504 19,223
1940 _ 19 369 42,767 .0507 15,984•18 •276 •36.654 .0510 •10,639
'16 1 260 '34,879 .0618 '9,008
22 291 32,006 .056 7,586
24 280 29,797 .057 7,079
26 363 29,190 .067 5,946
24 423 28,609 .059 4,201
25 418 28,283 .061 4,369
1932 32 456 28,956 .061 4,020
1981 89 490 30,857 .067 4,314
48 497 30,293 .083 2,778
1929L 38 442
M
.12 1,958
34 268 .11 "1,496
1927 18 (**) c) .1061926.. 18 (") .12
1957INTERNATIONAL
14 170 133,884 .0667 27,867
1956 IS 196 118,694 .0670 28,014
1955 16 147 114,005 .0668 26,655
16 161 112,488 .0679 24,776
1963 14 161 111,826 .0687 24,741
1952 13 149 110,465 .0704 24,385
1951 12 140 108,768 .0710 22,866
12 160 106,401 .0728 20,883
1949 13 177 109,011 .0772 21,108
13 176 105,853 .0801 24,192
1947 12 164 95,503 .0777 26,164
1946 9 147 66,419 .0881 27,872
1945 4 97 88,885 .0867 17,968
8 70 29,708 .0782 11,409
1943 8 70 27,211 .0792 9,625
1942 8 68 (■•) .0886 12,808
1941 3 83 !■•) .0861 7,286
1940 3 68 52,322 .0883 6,067
1989 2 84 43,455 .0857 6,275
1938 2 78 34,968 .0883 4,266
1937 2 92 81,979 4,000
1936.. 2 94 31,990 2,916
1985 22
1019986108100
31,26122,19219,40419.67419,643
2,4072,2761,9261,6901,863
19841983-.- a
aa
19821981
1930 a 1088357
19,256 6978871929 4
1928 ll
(")('•)
1927.. .
81926
Revenuemilesflown
784,752.000687,617,000
620,720,000550,648,000518,682,000458,668,848406,105,269
364,256,468351,646,414838,216,788325,054,389809,888,684
208,969,279138,732,219105,364,810111,340,622134.405,886
110,101,08982,924,92268,610,14366,791,07964,807,480
55,918,15141,525,66749,256,32045,893,52243,109,166
82,644,70322,728,86910,527,8705.856,1894,818,087
156.692.000146,903,000
131,535,000116,668,000110,052,000103,500,43597,664,162
93,830,809104,525,88498,053,44186,481,08259,876.572
32,608,70422,272,63818,457,86418,681,05914,410,358
9,651,7337.607,4747.042.5037,909,1686,904,246
7,949,5477,539,1065,867,1635,278,3654,537,241
4,800.5002,412,630
145,68014,300
Revenue passengerscarried
Duplicated 1
3,848,882
2,802,7811,784,7621,197,100985,084931,683
678,549•475,461•502,218•476,041•472,438
•384,506• 161,933•48,312•8,679•5,782
< 48,464.00041,788,000
38,026,00082,843,00028,721,00025,009,81522,652,179
17,845,00016,080,70418,168,09512,890.20812,213,446
6,676.2524,046,9668.019,7368,136,766•3,464,000
•2,623,000
'1,561,000'1,077,000
'887,000
Un-duplicated 1
359
•4,422,000
8,949,000
3,416,0002,875,0002,699,0002,865,2232,041,807
1,676,4771,520,0671,372.8561,359,7121,041,283
476,658341,496279,402269,345228.624
162,617129,028109,265
•112,324•87,723
•111,296•96,804•74,394•71,519•59,224
•82.999•11,472•1,401
Revenue
milesflown(1.000)
360
25.339,56022,861,824
19,819,22116,768.70614,760,30912,528,31810,566,182
8,002.8256,752,6225,980,9936,109,5086.947,956
3,362,4552,178,2071,634,1861,418,0421,884,733
1,052,156682 , 904479,844411,545■438,989
■316,836
'189,806■ 174,820■127,433• 106,952
•85,125
5,769,4726,126,062
4,420,1663,749,6343,385,5633.021,0012,699,847
2,206,8962,063,9981,888,9971,810,0451,100,741
447,968310,574244,229286,956162,824
99,79571,84553,208
•53,742•41,829
•46,085•36,844
'24,966•20,764•14,171
•18,622
Ton-miles flown
Expressand freight
266.483.000246,131,000
228.072,000188.271,000177,928,000160,825,972
143,624,865
151.861,080123,001,662101,876,56064,678,21338,610,717
22,196,85216.991,59815,636,81111,900,8325,268,661
3,476,2242,713,0992,182,4202,162,4881,866.798
1,097,602'•597,293'•422,860'•289,512>• 220,657
'• 100,666'•69,898'•58,918'• 12,841
'•996
123,336,000109,839.000
90,969,00082.332,00074,801,00072,673,86971,091,446
60,562,56856,158,64446,592,80132,896,41315,090,468
8,717,6116,207,1875,088,326
1 Duplication exists where (a) the same passengers were carried on more than 1route of an air carrier; and (b) where the same passengers were carried by more than1 air carrier.
• Duplication has been eliminated where the same passengers were carried on more
than 1 route of an air carrier, but still exists where toe same passengers were carriedby more than 1 air carrier.
1 Based on revised CAB procedures.* Enplaned passengers not strictly comparable to previous years due to change in
CAB reporting procedure.' Computed by CAA from reports of duplicated revenue passengers.
• Excludes Marine.
' Excludes Colonial and Marine.• Includes nonrevenue passenger-miles flown.
' Includes nonrevenue passengers.10 Excludes Colonial Airlines, Inc., and Hawaiian Airlines, Ltd." Excludes 224,236 ton-miles flown by U.S. Army." Excludes Colonial Airlines, Inc." Not available." Includes employees of Pan American Airways." Included with domestic air I
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Q 363-375 TRANSPORTATION
Series Q 363-375. Scheduled Airline Revenues and Expenses: 1938 to 1957
[In thousands of dollars. Figures in italics denote loss]
Year
19671956
195519541968 —19621961
19601949194819471946 ._
19461944...194819421941
194019891988
INTERNATIONAL
19671956 -.
19661964 •
196819521961
19501949194819471946
19451944194319421941
194019891988
Operating revenues
Total
Ml
1,515,1461,841,782
1,201,2661,042,798987,482817,680702,366
667,808486,034434,295364,840316,233
214,743160,928123,105108,24997,811
76,86465,94842,846
496,896•463,641
886,167859,491887,711315,141287,936
260,131274,165249,234209,009146,764
69,11138,88282,83940,87037,990
26,92219,65315,153
Passenger
1,342,6791,188,842
1,060,590906,840803,869695,456691,187
444,506388,931343,290308,576275,694
166,620116,44187,48174,81969.791
63,80834,84424,861
378,868< 348,841
296,442254,653232,867212,581184,692
160,672168,480151,338140,66291,417
38,86924,28719,33420,97114,021
8,8126,1664,435
Mail(includingsubsidy)
69,67661,922
55,53665,72664,48458,88767,422
63,78869,33359,30929,44520,982
33,69433,31724,21323,47022,696
20,09018,48216,798
28,919•36,232
27,22149,19163,74651,53258,218
65,68975,19757,33132,30025,061
12,2462,8893,6249,03916,478
13,43911,0668,699
Expressand
freight
67,22862,722
61,10249,90147,79142,82886,914
86,12227,98724,37219,37813,620
10,8858,3068,8826,9782,919
2,0781,6191,278
41,588•86,813
82,01329 , 78427,88526,91025,246
21,66422 , 12720,80917,62611,418
7,8156,4054,4014,3191,475
618562
Excessbaggage
367
18,45414,991
12,16810,6318,7047,3486,069
6,0774,4523,9533,6722,993
,031,720,260
7M
661846
9,127•8,191
7,3856,9975,2484,8223,809
3,2444,1784,1354,3883,296
1,5711,066808
306237219
Other
MS
17,18913,240
11,85610,68012,62213,15210,788
9,8105,3318,3713,8698,044
1,397888
1,3091,7221,139
07657625
38,390•30,065
23,09318,86618,45419,29020,977
18,86214,17815,62114,14316,667
9,1205,2354,6775,6056,639
3,4721,5811,338
Operating
Total
Ml
1,473,6651,242,438
1,077.122941,582850,448723,409696,363
494,646461,783431,634386,199822,219
180,626124,62296,66384,36689,919
•70,897
'61,392■43,866
469,005420,766
366,562333,337318,489304,423269,866
248,823252,863285,287209,294139,843
61,76639,22732,07935,22336,809
26,66618,20114,303
Aircraft
Total
906,312751,237
551,626487,876438,088861,464287,942
241,060223,193199,991169,165129.260
45,15034.61386,392
35,17926,29424,987
272,768237,901
171,427157,728151,308146,965129,221
122,776122,334110,99893,76652,045
22,91813,85311,992
i
8
Flying
371
464,614877,248
823,220279,971253,091208,665173,028
141,816127,398109,63688,84070,410
43,42128.23820,73921.86627,392
22,09815,80914,787
147,068129,058
108,95499,04491,75187,44275,102
70,98072,34767,16853.18982,027
15,2978,4718,074
A
now
Directmaintenanceflightequipment
372
> 289 , 546•261,679
185,487110,299102,40192,69671,687
67,84154,02849,03542,90388,273
16,39311,8939,1328,6649,789
7,4965,6516.845
'74,678■78,497
84,86730,85632,82733,04329,856
26,15826,31124,24121,99711.064
5,1993,0302.174
B
mww
Depreciationflightequipment
373
152,152112,816
92,91997,10682,69660,10343,232
41,40841,76741,32087,42225,667
9,4095,0194,7426,8627,751
6,6904,8344,906
51,02285,846
27,60627,82826,73026,48024,263
25,68823,67619,58918,5808,954
2,4221,8521,744
i
Groundand
indirectexpense
174
567,345491,192
626,498454 ,200412,356361,939807,421
253,586288,540231,643217,034192,969
111,40379,37260,95047,97444,987
85,02824,69218,878
196,414182,863
196,186175.610167,178157,456140,644
126,647180,529124,294115,52887,798
38,84725,87420,087
si
formerly reported as ground snd indirectoperating expenses for Colonial, for which "
i available.
■ Excludes Colonial,by type • Excludes Midet due to
• Not available.in reporting.
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AIR TRANSPORTATION Q 376-383
Series Q 376-383. Airports, Aircraft, Pilots, and Miles Flown: 1926 to 1957
[As of December 81 or for yean ending December 31, except as noted)
Airports and landing fields
Totalcivil
aircraft
Certificated airplane pilots Milesflown in
civil flyingother thanscheduledair carrier
Year Total Lighted TotalAirline
transportPrivate
376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383
2,000
1967 > 6.412 '1,713 "98,189 702,619 16,900 237,149 448,470 1,426,2861966-- '7,028 '1,399 "87,581 669,079 15,295 221,096 432,688 "1,815,000
1966 6,839 1,247 "86,320 648,201 13,700 211,142 418,369 '1,216,0001964 6.977 1,108 "92,067 613,695 13,341 201,441 398,913 1,119,2951968.. '6,760 • 1,050 "91,102 585,974 12,757 196,363 377,854 1,045,3461962 6.042 1.858 "89,813 581.218 11,857 193,575 376,286 972,0661961 6,237 (•) "88,545 580,574 10,818 197,900 371,861 975,480
1960 6,403 1,670 "92,809 (•) («) (•) '1,061,6001949 6,484 1,480 '92,622 525,174 9,025 187,769 328,380 1,128.9921948 6,414 1,521 «95,997 '491,306 '7,762 ' 176,845 '306,699 1,469,540
5.759 1,447 '94,821 •438,241 •7,069 •181,912 •244,270 1,502,4204,490 1,019 '81,002 400,061 7,654 208,251 189,156 874,740
1945 4,026 1,007 87,789 296,895 6,816 162,873 128,207 W1944 8,427 964 27,919 183,383 8,046 68,449 111,888 (•)
1943 2,769 859 27,180 173.206 2,815 63,940 106,951 (•)
1942 2.809 700 27,170 166,626 2,177 56,760 108,689 293 , 5931941 2,484 662 26,013 129,947 1,587 34,578 98,782 346,303
1940 2,331 776 17,928 69,829 1,431 18,791 49,607 264,0001939 2,280 786 13,772 33 , 706 1,197 11,677 20,832 177,868
2,874 719 11,169 22,983 1,159 7,839 13,985 129,8592,299 720 10,836 17,681 1,064 6,411 10,206 103,1962,342 706 9,229 16.962 842 7,288 7,822 93,820
1935 2,368 698 9,072 14,805 736 7,362 6,707 84,7661984 -.- 2,297 664 8,822 13,949 676 7,484 5,789 75,602
1933 2,188 626 9,284 13,960 654 7,635 5,771 71,2232,117 701 10,324 18,594 330 7,967 10.297 78,179
1981 - 2,093 680 10,780 17,739 ('•) 8,513 9,226 94,348
1980 1,782 640 9,818 15,280 (") 7,847 7,483 108,2701929. 1,550 (•) 9,922 10,430 (">) 6,165 4,265 110,0001928 1,864 59 5.104 4.887 ('°) (•) (•) 60,0001927.. _ 1,036
22,740 1,672 (10) (•) (•) 80,000
1926 (') m 18,747
' Continental United States, and Territories and possessions. ' As of May 1, 1949.' Includes gliders. • As of Apr. 1, 1948.• Active and inactive. • Not available. No surveys made during war years, because the Civil Air Regu-
4 Data estimated from trend since no ' jil survey was conducted for this year. lations were amended and aircraft owners were not required to submit reports.• As of Mar. 1, 1954. '• Airline transport rating became effective May 5, 1932.• Not available.
488910 O - 60 - 31 469
Q 384-397 TRANSPORTATION
Series Q 384-397. Air Transportation Accidents: 1927 to 1957
Domestic scheduled air carriers 1
Total
884
Number offatalaccidents
Total
ger-fatail-ties
Plane-milesflownperfatal
accident
187
fatalii
per100 million
milesflown 1
International scheduled air carriers 1
Totalaccidents
Numberof
fatalaccidents
Total
ger-fatali-
tiSS
391
Plane-milesflownperfatal
accident
Passenger-fatalities
per100 millionpassenger-
milesflown
Itt
Non-air-carrier flying operat
Totalaccident*
884
Fatalaccidents
SM
Fatali-
8M
■53
55
•48• 49
374445
39355644S3
40302323
n
so28234265
58
71100108118
881248525
4
4
84
56
11
558
88
81618
92111
4
32148
156168648148
88968319976
7848225535
SG9254044
16178
1925
841414
1
208,014,212178,967,936
80,042,626141,123,166
107,381,64679,600,92789,051,614
96,123,79544,622,00367,889,56540,832,06234,633,123
26,171,11127,768,03352,716,60022,354,93683,729,240
86,837,89041,616,81013,818,74013,368,2168,038,485
6,989,7695,190,7086,472,9242,868,3463,316,090
8,627,1891,082,327957,079
1,464,047
0.10.8
0.80.10 60.41.8
1.11.31.33.21.8
8.12.2133.78.8
8.01.84.58.810.0
4.78.04.814.923.4
28.2
•8
8
5581110
6812
'20
10231
2023
8
21101
oi312
02011
•36
0
8o
89431
480442040
17171008
0107
112
04061
0
89,812,240 0.6
144,921,621 0.04
59,260,08736,275,652102,634,782
47,956,761
0.18.01.1
8.1
60,144,89929,892,13630,355,567
16,304,35222,272,63818,467,864
8.7s.as.s
14,410,368 1.2
7,042,5032,847,5017,909,1583,462,123
12.818.013.94.8
3,769,553 10.9
6,278,3664,537,241
28.97.1
4,2023,474
3,3483,3813,2323,6673,824
4,6055,4697,8609,2537,618
4,6623,348
B.8718,8244,262
8,4712,2221,8611,9001,674
1,6031,4911,5891,9362,197
2,0291,5861,036263
428
sss
884393387401441
499562850882690
888169167143217
232203176184155
181184177207251
30028721595
800
ass
81*684635691750
871896
1,3841,3521,009
508257257220312
315274280261
253323299318398
504457362146
1 Includes scheduled revenue operators only.
1 Rates computed on basis of total passengers carried and passenger miles flownrevenue and nonrevenue. Applies to passenger-carrying service only.
* Excludes accident near Daggett, Calif., July 25, 1957; 1 passenger fatality, ibomb explosion.
• Includes 1 accident resulting in fatal injury to 4
1 Excludes sabotage disaster at Longmont, Colo., on Nov. 1, 1955 in which 5 crewmembers and 89 passengers were fatally injured.
1 Includes 1 ground collision between 2 air-carrier aircraft, 1 in scheduled passenger service and 1 in other revenue operations.
' No operational statistics for nonscheduled and personal flying are available (or
1943, 1944, and 1946.
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