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requirements. This causes an overstatement of deficiency in equip- 
ment. Both surpluses and shortages are reported as aggregates, for 
the same days, owing to the fact that there may be a shortage in one 
region and a surplus in another, generally due to differences in certain 
seasonal factors. 
Chart IIIL—CAR LOADINGS, SURPLUSES, AND SHORTAGES OF CARS, BY 
QUARTERS (CLASS I ROADS) 
THOUSANDS OF CARS 
1000 
Fa 
Car Loodings ~ Nee 
ROO 
S00 
400 
nfs 
Yerage 
200 
= Shortage -Daily Average 
200 
1921 [922 
1923 
Lisboa Lt 
1924 1925 od 
Table 8.—Revenue Car Loadings and Surpluses and Shortages of Cars of Class 
I Railways, by Quarters 
Period 
\verage weekly loadings: 
January-March_.._____________. 
April-June. _______ TTT 
July-September. ___~___~_7 7777" 
October-December... "7 
erage daily surpluses: 
January-March. .___.____.__.__ 
April-June... ._.._ "77 
July-September... ___" 
October-December... ._____~ 
srage daily shortages: 
Tanuary-Mareh. o.oo... ___. 
ADHI-JUne. ooo eeeeeammn on 
July-September..._..._........ 
Detober-December. ovo eeoeo 
1018 | 1990 | 
702, 894 
761, 511 
316, 634 
237 18% 
317, 186 
334, 485 
147, 449 
371 521 
11, 721 
39, 520 
50, 888 
33. 308 
8, 027 
4250 
2067 
3 ORR 
1,570 
2, 969 
12,188 
32 264 
81, 280 
96, 057 
13, 212 
35. 820 
1021 
603, 533 
743, 845 
303, 787 
723’ A023 
370,195 
436, 206 
278, 712 
120, 039 
781 
301 
1,835 
nD LOR 
1099 
761, 626 
778,895 
868, 218 
O15 4920 
301, 000 
309, 668 
118,271 
6. 468 
504 
1,519 
51,000 
(38. E04 
1993 
$70, 518 
976, 059 
.022, 903 
G82. 221 
20, 568 
29, 923 
69, 664 
190. 104 
73,975 
27,019 
9,735 
8 128 
1004 
1925 
391, 385 
302, 088 
962, 830 
tT 
005, 018 
204, 030 
, 042, 253 
1. 025. 484 
196, 469 
332. 097 
255,729 
161. 501 
265,078 
327, 368 
216, 150 
148. 762 
3,008 | 260 
197 58 
237 444 
69] 1193 
Source; American Railway Association