CLASSIFICATION
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LOCÜMOTlVE-MILESlí
CAR-MILES, AND
TRAIN-MILES^^'"
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■ AS PRESCRIBE!) BY THE
INTERSTATE COMMERCE
COMMISSION.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH
¿iEÇTION ^pX)F THE ACT TO REGULATE^'
COMMERCE ft,
. FIRST ISSUE,
WASHINGTON
QOV«lWJ(EST PBÍNTIÍÍU OFWCK jœRI
' 1907
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CLASSIFICATION
OF
LOCOMOTIVE-MILES,
CAR-MILES, AND
TRAIN-MILES
AS PRESCRIBED BY THE
INTERSTATE COMMERCE
COMMISSION
IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 20 OF THE ACT TO REGULATE
COMMERCE
FIRST ISSUE
WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
1907
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION,
Hon. Martin A. Knapp, of New Yorl\ CJminnan.
Hon. JuDSON C. Clements, of Georgia.
Hon. Charles A. Prouty, of Vermont.
Hon. Francis M. Cockrell, of Missouri.
Hon. Franklin K. Lane, of California.
Hon. Edgar E. Clark, of Iowa.
Hon. James S. Harlan, of Illinois.
Edward A. Moseley, Secretary.
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At a General Session of the INTERSTATE COMMERCE
COMMISSION, Held at its Office in Washington, D. C.,
on the 3d Day of June, 1907.
Present:
Hon. Martin A. Knapp, Chairman,
Hon. JuDSON C. Clements,
Hon. Charles A. Prouty,
Hon. Francis iM. Cogkrell,
Hon. Franklin K. Lane,
Hon. Edgar E. Clark,
Hon. James S. Harlan,
Commissioners.
The subject of a Uniform S3'stem of Accounts to be
prescribed for and kept by carriers being- under consid¬
eration, the following order was entered:
It is ordered^ That the Classification of Locomotive-
Miles, Car-Miles, and Train-Miles and the text pertaining
thereto, prepared under the direction of this Commission
by Henry C. Adams, in charge of Statistics and Accounts,
and embodied in printed form to be hereafter known as
First Issue, a copi-^ of which is now before this Commis¬
sion, be, and the same is hereby, approved; that a copy
thereof duly authenticated by the Secretary of the Com¬
mission be filed in its archives, and a second copy thereof,
in like manner authenticated, in the office of the Division
of Statistics and Accounts; and that each of said copies so
authenticated and filed shall be deemed an origina! record
thereof.
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It is further ordered^ That the said Classification of Lo¬
comotive-Miles, Car-Miles, and Train-Miles with the text
pertaining thereto be, and is hereby, prescribed for the
use of carriers by rail (exclusive of electric railways) sub¬
ject to the provisions of the act to regulate commerce as
amended dune 29, 1906, in the keeping and recording of
the miles made by locomotives, cars, and trains; that each
and every such carrier and each and eveiy receiver or oper¬
ating trustee of any such carrier be required to keep all
mileage accounts in conformity therewith; and that a copy
of such First Issue be sent to each and everj- such carrier
and to each and every receiver or operating trustee of any
such carrier.
It is further ordered^ That the rules contained in said
First Issue of the Classification of Locomotive-Miles, Car-
Miles, and Train-Miles are, and by virtue of this order do
become, the lawful rules according to which the said mile¬
age accounts are defined; and that each and every person
directly' in charge of the accounts of any such carrier or
of an}' receiver or operating trustee of any such carrier is
hereby required to see to, and under the law is responsi¬
ble for, the correct application of the said rules in the
keeping and recording of the mileage accounts of any
such carrier; and that it shall be unlawful for any such
carrier or for any receiver or operating trustee of any
such carrier or for any person directly in charge of the
accounts of any such carrier or of any receiver or operat¬
ing trustee of an}' such carrier to keep any account or
record or memorandum of any mileage item except in
the manner and form in said First Issue set forth and
hereby prescribed, and except as hereinafter authorized.
It is further ordered. That any such carrier or any re¬
ceiver or operating trustee of any such carrier may sub-
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divide any mileage account in said First Issue established
as may be required for the purposes of anj- such carrier
or of any receiver or operating trustee of an}' such car¬
rier; or may make assignment of the total mileage made
by locomotives, cars, or trains to operating divisions, to
its individual lines, or to States: Provided, hoviever. That
a list of such assignments made by any such carrier or by
any receiver or operating trustee of any such carrier be
first filed in the office of the Division of Statistics and Ac¬
counts of this Commission subject to disapproval by the
Commission.
It is further ordered. That in order that the basis of
comparison between the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908,
and previous years be not destroyed, any such carrier or
any receiver or operating trustee of any such carrier
may, during the twelve months ending June 30, 1908,
keep and maintain, in addition to the mileage accounts
hereby prescribed, such portion or portions of its present
accounts with respect to locomotive-miles, car-miles, or
train-miles as may be deemed desirable by any such carrier,
or by any receiver or operating trustee thereof, for the
purposes of such comparison; or, during the same period,
may maintain such groupings of the mileage accounts
hereby prescribed as may be desired for that purpose.
It is further ordered. That any such carrier or any re¬
ceiver or operating trustee of any such carrier may, in
addition to the mileage accounts hereby prescribed, keep
any temporary or experimental accounts the purpose of
which is to develop the efficiency of operations: Provided,
however. That such temporary or experimental accounts
shall not impair the integrity of any of the mileage ac¬
counts hereby prescribed; and that any such temporary
or experimental accounts shall be open to inspection by
the Commission.
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It is further ordered^ That July 1, 1907, be, and is
hereby, fixed as the date on which said First Issue shall
become effective.
Edw. a. Moseley,
Secretary.
A true cop3':
Edw. a. Mosei.ey,
Secretary.
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INTRODUCTORY LETTER.
Interstate Commerce Commission,
Division of Statistics and Accounts,
Washington, June 3, 1907.
To Carriees:
This Classification of Locomotive-Miles, Cai--Miles, and
Train-Miles, with the text pertaining thereto, is issued in
accordance with an order of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, a copy of which will be found immediately
preceding this letter. The rules which the Classification
contains should be observed by carriers in the adjustment
of all entries in operating expense, in operating revenue,
or in any other accounts kept by them to which the rules
pertain.
The Classification here promulgated was worked out at
a confei'ence with accredited representatives of the Amer¬
ican Railway Association and of the Association of Amer¬
ican Railway Accounting Officers, and, with a few minor
exceptions, embodies the recommendations submitted by
them. It may be proper to say that the arbitraiy of six
miles per hour for switching locomotives is accepted tem¬
porarily, pending an investigation the purpose of which is
to determine whether or not this arbitrary conforms to
the facts. This investigation will be undertaken b3^ the
Division of Statistics and Accounts in coopei-ation with a
Subcommittee of the Committee on Statistical Inquir}' of
the American Railwa}' Association.
Henry C. Adams,
In charge of Statistics and Acconn ii:.
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COIN'TEISTTS.
Page.
1. Classification of Locomotive-Miles 12
Revenue Service:
i'reight locomotive-railes 12
Passenger locomotive-miles 12
Mixed locomotive-miles 13
Special locomotive-miles 13
Switching locomotive-miles 14
Nonrevenue Service locomotive-miles 14
II. Classification of Car-Miles 15
Revenue Service:
Freight car-miles 15
Loaded 15
Empty 15
Caboose 15
Passenger car-miles 15
Passenger 15
Sleeping, Parlor, and Observation 15
Other Passenger-Train Cars 15
Special car-miles 15
Freight—Loaded 15
Freight—Empty 15
Caboose 15
Passenger 15
Sleeping, Parlor, and Observation 15
Other Passenger-Train Cars 15
Nonrevenue Service car-miles 15
III. Classification of Train-Miles IG
Revenue Service:
Freight train-miles 16
Passenger train-miles 16
Mixed train-miles 16
Special train-miles 16
Nonrevenue Service train-miles 17
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TEXT (JE CLASSIFICATIOX OF LOCOAIOTIVE-MILES.
REVENUE SERVICE.
FREIGHT L0C0.M0TIVE-3IILES—
Includes miles run by locomotives oetween terminals or sta¬
tions with freight trains, also, miles run by locomotives between
terminals or stations, with or without cabooses, going for or
returning from this service; miles run by locomotives while
assisting freight trains either as pushers or double-headers; miles
run while hauling the second cut of a freight train doubled over
grades; miles run light by locomotives going to or returning from
assisting freight trains, as pushers or double-headers; miles run
light returning to train after having hauled the first cut of a freight
train doubled over grades; miles run light by locomotive of a
freight train to and from the next coaling station or water tank
for coal or water; miles run light to pick up or assist a freight
train at stations between train terminals; miles run to pick up
and haul dead freight-train locomotives into terminals; also, miles
run by locomotives coming from or going to enginehouses or turn¬
tables from freight-train service; provided, no miles be allowed for
this latter service if the distance be one-half mile or less in one
direction.
PASSEXGER LOCOMOTIVE-MILES—
Includes miles run by locomotives between terminals or stations
with passenger, mail, and express trains, also, miles run by loco¬
motives going for or returning from this service; miles run by
locomotives while assisting passenger, mail, and express trains
either as pushers or double-headers; miles run light by locomo¬
tives going to or returning from assisting passenger trains, as
pushers or double-headers; miles run light by locomotive of a
passenger train to and from the next coaling station or water tank
for coal or water; miles run light to pick up or assist a passenger
train at stations between train terminals; miles run to pick up
and haul dead passenger-train locomotives into terminals; also,
miles run by locomotives coming from or going to enginehouses
or turntables from passenger-train service; provided, no miles be
allowed for this latter service if the distance be one-half mile or
less in one direction.
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MIXED LOCOMOTIVE-MILES—
Includes miles run by locomotives between terminals or stations
with mixed trains, also, miles run by locomotives between termi¬
nals or stations, with or without cabooses or passenger-train cars,
going for or returning from this service; miles run by locomotives
while assisting mixed trains, either as pushers or double-headers;
miles run while hauling the second cut of a mixed train doubled
over grades; miles run light by locomotives going to or returning
from assisting mixed trains, as pushers or double-headers; miles
run light returning to train after having hauled the first cut of a
mixed train doubled over grades; miles run light by mixed-train
locomotive to and from the next coaling station or water tank
for coal or water; miles run light to pick up or assist a mixed
train at stations between train terminals; miles run to pick up
and haul dead locomotives from mixed trains into terminals; also,
miles run by locomotives coming from or going to enginehouses
or turntables from mixed-train service; provided, no miles be
allowed for this latter service if the distance be one-half mile or
less in one direction.
SPECIAL LOCOMOTIVE-MILES—
Includes miles run by locomotives in special revenue service,
such as locomotives hauling c!;artered trains, paid for either on
the basis of a rate per mile run or a lump sum for the train; cir¬
cus and theatrical trains run under contracts calling for payments
of specified amounts for transportation between designated sta¬
tions; chartered trains for the Federal or State Governments, car¬
rying troops, munitions of war, camp outfits, etc. ; miles run while
assisting special-service trains, either as pushers or double-headers;
miles run while hauling the second cut of a special-service train
doubled over grades; miles run by locomotives between terminals
or stations, with or without cabooses or passenger-train cars, go¬
ing for or returning from special service; miles run light by loco¬
motives going to or returning from assisting special-service trains,
as pushers or double-headers; miles run light returning to train
after having hauled the first cut of a special-service train doubled
over grades; miles run light by locomotive of special-service train
to and from the next coaling station or water tank for coal or
water; miles run light to pick up or assist a special-service train
at stations between train terminals; miles run to pick up and
haul dead locomotives from special-service trains into terminals;
also, miles run by locomotives coming from or going to engine-
houses or turntables from special service; provided, no miles be
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allowed for this latter service if the distance be one-half mile or less
in one direction.
SWITCHING LOCOMOTIVE-MILKS—
Includes miles allowed to locomotives while switching in yards
(but not at shops for shop purposes), and allowed to train locomo¬
tives for performing switching service at terminals or way stations.
Note A.—Switching miles should be computed at the rate of G miles per
hour for the actual time engaged in such service in excess of one hour at
any one station.
Note B.—Miles run by switching locomotives helping trains out of termi¬
nals as well as miles run light returning to the j'ard after such service
should be treated as " Freight," " Passenger," etc., according to the class
of the train helped.
NONREVENUE SERVICE LOCOMOTIVE-MILES.
Includes miles run by locomotives in the different classes of
service described under "Nonrevenue Service Train-Miles," and,
in addition, trial trips of locomotives, to be computed as follows:
(а) In case of trains of the freight class or of the passenger class
and trial trips of locomotives, locomotive-miles should he the
actual miles run by the locomotives.
(б) In case of trains of the work class the following rules
should be applied: AVhen orders are given to a work train to run
to a certain point, to work between certain limits and return, the
actual time-card mileage should be allowed between points named
in the running order and, in addition, 6 miles per hour for time
held between working limits. Work locomotives employed for
switching at shops for shop purposes, for spotting cars in gravel
pits, working with pile drivers, etc., should be allowed a mileage
of 6 miles per hour for the actual time in service.
BULES FOB COMPUTING LOCOMOTIVE-MILES.
1. All locomotive-miles made in hauling trains, except in helping
and work-train service, should be based on the actual distance run
between terminals, to be computed from the official time table or dis¬
tance table, as prescribed for train-miles.
2. Helping miles of locomotives should be based on the actual dis¬
tance made with trains in helping service or in doubling hills.
3. Work-train locomotive-miles should he computed according to
the rules prescribed for work-train miles.
4. Light locomotive-miles should he based on the actual distance
locomotives run light, or with only a caboose, for the entire distance
between terminals.
TEXT OF CLASSIFICATION OF CAR-MILES.
REVENUE SERVICE.
FREIGHT CAE-MILES.
Loaded—
Includes miles run by all loaded freight cars in freight service.
Empty—
Includes miles run by all empty freight cars in freight service.
Caboose—
Includes miles run by caboose cars in freight service.
PASSENGER CAR-MILES.
Passenger—
Includes miles run by home and foreign passenger cars, combi¬
nations of passenger and baggage, passenger and mail, and passen¬
ger and express cars, chair, and club cars, either in service or
deadhead.
Sleeping, Parlor, and Observation—
Includes miles run by home and foreign sleeping, parlor, and
observation cars, either in service or deadhead.
Other Passenger-Train Cars—
Includes miles run by home and foreign dining, café, and other
cars devoted exclusively to the serving of meals or other refresh¬
ments; by home and foreign Ijaggage, combination baggage and
express, and combinations of baggage, mail, postal, and express
cars; by home and foreign mail, postal, and express cars; also
b}' milk cars in passenger trains; either in servicie or deadhead.
SPECIAL CAE-MILES.
Freight, loaded—
Freight, empty—
Caboose—
Passenger—
Sleeping, Parlor, and Observation—
Other Passenger-Train Cars—
Includes miles run by the foregoing cars under their appropri¬
ate classes, in special revenue service as defined in the Classifica¬
tion of Train-Miles.
NONREVENUE SERVICE CAR-MILES.
Includes miles run by cars in nonrevenue trains as defined in
the Classification of Train-Miles.
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TEXT OF CLASSIFICATION OF TRAIN-MILES.
REVENUE SERVICE.
FREIGHT TRAIN-MILES.
Includes miles run by revenue-earning trains to transport
freight, which do not regularly include a car or cars devoted
exclusively or principally to revenue passenger business; also
miles run by trains consisting of empty freight cars and of trains
consisting of a locomotive and a caboose running light between
terminal stations on account of unbalanced traffic or other causes.
IVhen milk, express, baggage, or other cars are hauled in a freight
train, their earnings should be classed as freight earnings and the
miles of the train should be considered as freight train-miles.
Freight trains that regularly haul no passenger-service equipment,
but transport passengers in a caboose should be classed as freight
trains, as should also freight trains temporarily using a passenger
car in place of a caboose.
PASSENGER TRAIN-MILES.
Includes miles run by revenue-earning trains to transport pas¬
sengers, baggage, mail, and express, also miles run by trains
consisting of deadhead passenger equipment. When one or more
cai's other than regular passenger-train cars, such as milk cars,
cabooses deadheaded back, etc., are hauled in a passenger train,
the miles run by that train should be considered as passenger
train-miles.
MIXED TRAIN-MILES.
Includes miles run by revenue-earning trains to transport both
passengers and freight in cars, each of which is devoted exclu¬
sively to either passenger business or freight business.
SPECIAL TRAIN-MILES.
Includes miles run by revenue-earning trains, such as chartered
trains, paid for either on the basis of a rate per mile run or a
lump sum for the train; circus and theatrical trains run under
contracts calling for payment of specified amounts for transpor¬
tation between designated stations; chartered trains for the Fed¬
eral or State Governments carrying troops, munitions of war,
camp outfits, etc.
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NONREVENUE SERVICE TRAIN-MILES.
Includes miles run by trains which are not revenue producing,
such as:
(а) Of the Passenger Class: Pay-trains, official trains, inspec¬
tion trains for Railway Commissioners, special trains run to con¬
vey fire apparatus for use in saving the company's property from
destruction by fire, and trains run to convey employees to and
from work;
(б) Of the Freight Class: Material and supply trains; and
(c) Of the Work Class: Construction trains, trains hauling
gravel or other ballast, or engaged in bank widening, ballasting,
and other maintenance work; wrecking trains, repair trains, snow-
plows, and dangers.
RULES FOR COMPUTING TRAIN-MILES.
1. Revenue Train-Miles should be based on the actual distance run
between terminals and computed from the official time-table or dis¬
tance table, the same as passenger-miles, ton-miles, and car-miles.
2. Revenue passenger trains and revenue mixed trains may inci¬
dentally carry private cars, official cars, work or service cars, or cars of
related classes; and revenue freight trains may incidentally carry cars
containing railway material and supplies, or other freight which does
not earn revenue; but whole trains of such cars should be regarded as
nonrevenue trains and classed accordingly.
3. Nonrevenue Train-Miles should be based on the actual distance
run between terminals. When work trains are run between terminals
and not ordered to work at some specified point or within specified
working limits, the actual miles run should be allowed to them, the
same as to any other class of trains. When ordered to run to a certain
point to work at that point or within specified working limits, the
actual miles made while under running orders should be allowed to
them, and in addition an arbitrary mileage of 6 miles per hour for the
time working at the point or within the working limits named.
4. Each train and each section of a train run by a separate train
crew should be considered a separate train, whether liauled by one or
more locomotives for either the whole distance or a part of the dis¬
tance between the train terminals. There should be nothing added to
this distance to cover running from enginehouse to terminal, doubling
hills, running for water, switching or other work at way stations, or
for the service of helper or pusher locomotives or the extra locomotives
on double or triple head trains.
5. Mileage of trains detoured over foreign roads when hauled by the
locomotives and handled by the crews of the home company should
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be computed on the basis of miles actually run and classified by the
detouring line in its train mileage in accordance with the service
performed.
A true copy:
Edw. a. Moseley,
Secretary.
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