Suit in equity to set aside Commission's order of November 29, 1933, authorizing the Oregon Short Line R. R. Co. to abandon its Talbot Branch, in Teton County, Idaho. (194 I. C. C.)

On October 2, 1934, the bill of complaint was filed, and on October 23, 1934, the Commission's answer was filed.

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

United States ex rel. Kroger Grocery & Baking Co. v. Interstate Commerce Commission.

For case history see page 89, this volume.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

United States ex rel. Chemical Lime Co. v. Interstate Commerce Commission. For prior case history see 1933 Annual Report, page 88.

APPENDIX C

STATISTICAL SUMMARIES

A. Statistics of railway development since 1923.

B. Statistics from monthly and other periodical reports of carriers.

A. STATISTICS OF RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT

Data for years preceding 1923 for most of the tables appear in prior reports. TABLE I.-Mileage operated and mileage owned by steam railways in the United States, not including switching and terminal companies, 1923-33

Includes mileage of some small companies that do not make annual reports to the Commission.

TABLE II.-Equipment of steam railways, including switching and terminal companies, in service at the close of each year, 1923-331

1 Privately owned cars and cars owned by the Pullman Co. are not included. In 1933, privately owned freight-carrying cars numbered 311,732, and cars owned by the Pullman Co. 8,457.

Class I steam railways.

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TABLE III.—Railway capital actually outstanding and net income, 1923-33: Steam railways, excluding switching and terminal companies

1 Intercorporate duplications not eliminated, but amounts shown correspond with the stock in the second preceding column.

TABLE IV.-Dividends, 1923-33: Steam railways, including lessor companies, but excluding switching and terminal companies

1 Includes figures for lessors and operating railways without excluding duplications on account of intercorporate payments.

Includes unusual items amounting to $76,300 (thousands), not representing cash.

TABLE V.-Reported property investment and certain income items, 1923–33: Operating steam railways, excluding switching and terminal companies

1 Includes investment of operating, lessor, and proprietary companies, except that the years 1923 and 1924 exclude proprietary companies and include some duplications in the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe system. Proprietary companies do not render annual reports to the Commission but information concerning them is given in reports of the operating companies.

2 This term as defined in the Interstate Commerce Act means "railway operating income, including in the computation thereof debits and credits arising from equipment rents and joint facility rents." Includes amounts received as interest or dividends on railroad securities owned by reporting carriers. See Statistics of Railways Statement No. 34.

These correspond approximately to what are commonly called "fixed charges." • Does not exclude duplication on account of intercorporate payments.

lessor companies.

6 Does not include returns for class II and class III railways.

7 Includes investment of lessor and proprietary companies, as follows:

Excludes dividends declared by

* Includes unusual items amounting to $76,300 (thousands), not representing cash.

TABLE VI.-Operating revenues, operating expenses, and taxes, class I steam

TABLE VII.—Number and compensation of employees, class I steam railways,

1 In 1933, $1,336,213,984 or 95.18 percent of the reported compensation was chargeable to operating expenses.

TABLE VIII.-Transportation service performed by steam railways, 1923–33, excluding switching and terminal companies

1 This average is affected by the changing ratio of commutation traffic to the total traffic.