Transcriber Note: The table below is a continuation of the table above. These two tables were on facing pages in the original text.
| Operating Expenses | Per Cent Expense to Revenue | Passengers Carried | Average Journey Miles | Freight Tons Carried | Average Haul (Miles) | Per Cent Net Revenues to Capital | Country. |
| $372,103,990 | 63.7 | 1,725,631,620 | 7.8 | 491,595,056 | 25.0 | 3.32 | United Kingdom |
| 476,290,080 | 73.6 | 1,361,655,150 | 14.1 | 461,296,759 | 61.6 | 4.51 | German Empire |
| 183,444,503 | 55.9 | 474,335,306 | 19.9 | 156,504,353 | 78.8 | 4.18 | France |
| 216,987,500 | 67.8 | 116,441,000 | 73.2 | 156,129,875 | 151.1 | 3.73 | Russia in Europe |
| 120,103,800 | 70.8 | 223,717,302 | 19.1 | 151,941,132 | 53.7 | 3.27 | Austria |
| 53,309,000 | 67.6 | 107,171,000 | 21.4 | 61,483,000 | 69.5 | 3.6 | Hungary |
| 73,735,071 | 82.6 | 64,276,501 | 25.0(f) | 32,635,763 | 66.0(f) | 1.4 | (a)Italy |
| 27,750,936 | 48.6 | 41,846,249 | 26.0(f) | 22,662,548 | 69.4 | 4.5 | Spain |
| 4,426,236 | 45.3 | 13,446,043 | 20.0(f) | 3,775,559 | 54.0(f) | 3.3 | Portugal |
| 21,624,840 | 66.3 | 46,452,445 | 16.8 | 31,961,244 | 43.4 | 4.24 | Sweden |
| 3,727,620 | 69.1 | 10,679,732 | 15.5 | 4,501,455 | 35.4 | 2.55 | Norway |
| 9,344,430 | 84.5 | 20,818,639 | 21.7 | 4,726,757 | 55.1 | 2.92 | (a)Denmark |
| 38,428,809 | 64.4 | 181,216,314 | 14.0 | 72,494,073 | 43.5 | 4.72 | Belgium |
| 19,174,400 | 83.6 | 42,319,000 | 18.4 | 15,924,600 | 53.8 | 1.93 | Holland |
| 26,311,883 | 67.3 | 97,752,465 | 12.8 | 17,411,711 | 69.5 | 3.7 | Switzerland |
| 9,587,468 | 60.0 | 8,193,037 | 42.2 | 6,796,315 | 55.9 | 3.54 | Roumania |
| 104,600,082 | 72.1 | 32,683,309 | 62.0 | 66,842,258 | 197.0 | 2.51 | Canada |
| 56,198,080 | 67.7 | 41,911,512 | 25.2 | 27,933,828 | 115.9 | 3.95 | Argentine |
| 17,875,971 | 51.2 | 101,115,739 | 23.3 | 18,312,223 | 78.7 | 8.9 | (a)Japan |
| 86,408,000 | 60.2 | 321,169,000 | 37.7 | 62,398,000 | 159.1 | 4.33 | British India |
| 14,380,252 | 58.7 | 52,051,556 | 11.1 | 9,298,929 | 68.4 | 4.36 | New South Wales |
| $1,935,812,951 | 66.1 | 5,084,882,919 | 16.52 | 1,876,625,438 | 66.7 | 3.71 | Total |
| 1,669,547,876 | 69.75 | 890,009,574 | 32.66 | 1,532,981,790 | 142.5 | 4.17 | United States |
| (a) State only. | |||||||
| (b) Including Siberian. | |||||||
| (c) 1906-7. | |||||||
| (d) State only. 2,543 miles. | |||||||
| (e) Exclusive of switching and terminal companies (1,626 miles). | |||||||
| (f) Estimated. | |||||||
From the data here furnished it is possible to arrive at a close approximation of the passenger and freight rates in the countries named. The average passenger journey and freight haul in the United States is nearly twice as long as the average for the rest of the world. In comparing net results it should be remembered that rentals and taxes should be deducted from the American figures.
For further details of the railways of Canada, the United Kingdom and the German Empire, for which complete statistics are available, the reader is referred to succeeding pages.
Here the writer would acknowledge the courtesy of the Railway Department of Canada for advance copies of the Dominion railway statistics for 1909.
Railways of Canada.
| Statistics of the Railways of the Dominion for the Years Ending June 30, 1907, 1908 and 1909. | |||
| 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | |
| Miles of line operated | 22,608 | 22,966 | 24,104 |
| Second track | 1,096 | 1,211 | 1,464 |
| Yard track and sidings | 4,092 | 4,546 | 4,761 |
| All tracks | 27,796 | 28,723 | 30,329 |
| Capital cost: | |||
| Stock | $588,563,591 | $607,425,349 | $647,534,647 |
| Funded debt | 583,369,217 | 631,869,664 | 660,946,769 |
| Government railways | 100,958,402 | 109,423,104 | 111,545,903 |
| Subsidies | 162,017,157 | 166,291,482 | 188,963,337 |
| Total capital cost | $1,434,908,367 | $1,515,009,599 | $1,608,990,656 |
| Per mile of line | 63,910 | 65,968 | 66,752 |
| Passenger traffic: | |||
| Passengers carried | 32,137,319 | 34,044,992 | 32,683,309 |
| Passengers carried 1 mile | 2,049,549,813 | 2,081,960,864 | 2,033,001,225 |
| Average journey (miles) | 64 | 61 | 62 |
| Average passengers per train | 56 | 54 | 51 |
| Mileage of passenger trains | 30,220,461 | 31,950,349 | 32,295,730 |
| Mileage of mixed trains | 5,971,414 | 6,210,807 | 7,061,580 |
| Receipts from passengers | $39,184,437 | $39,992,503 | $39,073,488 |
| Receipts per passenger mile (cents) | 1.911 | 1.920 | 1.921 |
| Freight traffic: | |||
| Tons carried | 56,497,885 | 63,019,900 | 66,842,258 |
| Tons carried 1 mile | 11,687,711,830 | 12,961,512,519 | 12,961,512,519 |
| Average haul (miles) | 183 | 206 | 197 |
| Freight train mileage | 38,923,890 | 40,476,370 | 40,304,906 |
| Average tons per train | 260 | 278 | 278 |
| Receipts from freight | $94,995,087 | $93,746,655 | $95,714,783 |
| Receipts per ton mile (mills) | 8.12 | 7.23 | 7.27 |
| Miscellaneous receipts | $12,558,689 | $13,179,155 | $10,268,065 |
| Total receipts | 146,738,214 | 146,918,313 | 145,056,336 |
| Expenses of operation: | |||
| Way and structures | $20,887,092 | $20,778,610 | $21,153,274 |
| Maintenance of equipment | 21,666,373 | 20,273,626 | 21,510,303 |
| Conducting transportation | 57,325,543 | 62,486,270 | 54,284,587 |
| General expenses | 3,869,664 | 3,765,636 | 3,853,094 |
| Traffic expenses | — | — | 3,798,824 |
| Total expenses | $103,748,672 | $107,304,142 | $104,600,082 |
| Ratio to earnings | 70.72% | 73.04% | 72.11% |
| Net receipts | $42,989,552 | $39,614,171 | $40,456,251 |
| Percentage to capital cost | 3.00% | 2.61% | 2.51% |
| Gross receipts per mile | $6,535 | $6,398 | $6,018 |
| Gross expenses per mile | 4,621 | 4,672 | 4,339 |
| Number of employes | 124,012 | 106,404 | 125,195 |
| Compensation | $58,719,493 | $60,376,607 | $63,216,662 |
| Proportion of gross earnings | 40.02% | 41.10% | 43.58% |
| Proportion of operating expenses | 56.61% | 56.27% | 60.43% |
| Average per employe per year | $473 | $569 | $505 |
Railways of the United Kingdom.