APPENDIX J.
The following table exhibits the number of miles of railroad in operation, and the number of miles constructed each year, in the United States, from 1830 to 1883 inclusive. It will be observed that nearly three-fourths of the total mileage have been constructed since 1869.
Year. Miles in Operation the the End of each Year. | Miles Constructed each Year. 1830 23 | 1831 95 72 1832 229 134 1833 380 151 1834 633 253 1835 1,098 465 1836 1,273 175 1837 1,497 224 1838 1,913 416 1839 2,302 389 1840 2,818 516 1841 3,535 717 1842 4,026 491 1843 4,185 159 1844 4,377 192 1845 4,633 256 1846 4,930 297 1847 5,598 668 1848 5,996 398 1849 7,365 1,369 1850 9,021 1,656 1851 10,982 1,961 1852 12,908 1,926 1853 15,360 2,452 1854 16,720 1,360 1855 18,374 1,654 1856 22,016 3,642 1857 24,503 2,487 1858 26,968 2,465 1859 28,789 1,821 1860 30,635 1,846 1861 31,286 651 1862 32,120 834 1863 33,170 1,050 1864 33,908 738 1865 35,085 1,177 1866 36,801 1,716 1867 39,250 2,449 1868 42,229 2,979 1869 46,844 4,615 1870 52,885 6,079 1871 60,293 7,379 1872 66,171 5,878 1873 70,278 4,107 1874 72,383 2,105 1875 74,096 1,713 1876 76,808 2,712 1877 79,089 2,281 1878 81,776 2,687 1879 86,497 4,721 1880 93,545 7,174 1881 103,334 11,142 1882 114,930 11,591 1883 119,937 6,608