Transportation and communication in the United States 1925

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Identifikator:: 1767626746

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-195828

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Transportation and communication in the United States 1925

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: Gov. Print. Off.

Year of publication:: 1926

Scope:: III S., S. 508 - 549

Digitisation:: 2021

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Traffic

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RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION - 509 TRAFFIC Traffic Program. During 1925 there was a continuation of the concerted effort to handle traffic without delays and to meet all requirements for car supply. The success of the carriers is borne out by the fact that with practically no car shortage during the year, the average daily car surpluses were never less than 148,762 cars in any quarter, and that the percentage of unserviceable equipment was lower than during either 1923 or 1924. As compared with the ideal goal set up of reducing unserviceable freight cars to 5 per cent and unservice- able locomotives to 15 per cent, the carriers averaged 7.7 per cent and 17.9 per cent respectively, during 1925. Although the number of new locomotives and freight cars installed during 1925 was not Chart I—REVENUE FREIGHT ORIGINATING, BY DISTRICTS (CLASS 1 ROADS) MILLIONS OF SHC" 700T Tog 500 300 - 400 300 200 00 oh 1914 1915 1916 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 FISCAL YEARS ENDED JUNE 30 CALENDAR YEARS (2088-112), as great as in immediately preceding years, it compares quite favor- ably with other earlier years, and the average size of equipment units is constantly rising. Twelve shippers’ regional advisory boards have been organized by the American Railway Association. These boards, composed of representatives of production, distribution, consumption, and finance, in cooperation with the carriers, are voluntary public organizations, each representing a territory of common business and transportation interest. Their purpose is to promote the economic and transporta- tion welfare in each territory, assisting the railroads, individually and collectively. Bach of the regional boards is organized by com- modity groups to the end that the various business interests in sach section may be adequately represented. A great part of the

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