REPORT BOARD DIRECTORS PANAMA RAILROAD COMPANY. 1s
MAINTENANCE OF WAY AND STRUCTURES.

The total expenses have decreased $86,175.36 as compared with
the previous year, or 14.88 per cent. |
The total trackage in miles June 30, 1909, was:

OPERATED LINE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Main line: !
Colon-to Ranamag sete eee ae ee ee ea 47. 27°
Balboa Branches scaics Coen Ges ee eer ee ees 2. 46
3 49. 73
Second main line:
Meer Hill torCulebracc. io a 26. 95
Pedro, Miguelto: Balboa Junction. 3:.52.2.....2 2 5. 69
32. 64
Atlantic terminal: )
OlON ee ae ees eee RE OU Ci i eee ee ee 5. 16
Cristobalvand Mount Hope.) 5) i 2 eee 25. 02
30. 18
Pacific terminal:
AQ Gere ee eG PN aya SG a ey aes areca ed 6. 96
Balboa ores a a Ce ee 6. 19
| ! 13. 15
Intermediate sidinos. etc 22s ee bee a ee 14. 52
; 140. 22
RELOCATED LINE.
Permanentsttacks sc re ee ee ee lees 20. 48
Temporary tracks.) 2) ose a ee eee eos 30. 96.
otal under control of the Panama, Ratlroad..).204 2... 2.2.50 a. 191. 66

The activities of this department, which is charged not only with
the maintenance of the operated property, but also with the construc-
tion of the relocated line, is peculiarly affected by the movement of

the commission’s dirt trains, the total ton mileage of which is esti-

mated between 180,000,000 and 200,000,000 for the year ending June
30, 1909, and for which no credit is given in the various operating
statements submitted herewith. Details of these activities are as
follows, viz: 3

OFFICE ENGINEER WORK.

The engineering force in the office consisted of an office engineer,
five draftsmen, and a blueprint boy. All designing, mapping, index-
ing, and caring for records, and all blueprinting, was done in this
office for both the operated and relocated line of the railroad, also all
mapping for the land department. |

On September 238; 1908, the engineering work in connection with
land matters was placed under the engineering department, and this
work was handled by the office engineer. Three parties were engaged
in resurveying and laying out town sites and staking lots for lessees.
New surveys have been made and maps platted of all existing town
sites on the Panama Railroad lands, 13 in all, as follows: Colon, New
Gatun, Bohio, Frijoles, San Pablo, Empire, New Empire, Camacho,
Golden Green, New Culebra, West Culebra, Cowpen, and Panama.

In order to bring all frog, switch, and track material on the Isth-
mus, both Panama Railroad and Isthmian Canal Commission, to the
same standard, so that it will be interchangeable, some changes were

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