i PANAMA RAIL ROAD COMPANY. . 15 unloaded during the fiscal year. These cranes were in operation 26,666 hours and the total number of crane hours delay amounted to 654. All thirteen cranes were painted during the year and the electrical . equipment given a thorough overhauling. A three hundred kilowatt rotary converter, formerly installed in Miraflores Power Plant, was moved to Balboa Docks and installed for the supply of direct current at 220 volts to the five Shaw cranes, allowing Balboa Power Plant to be permanently shut down. The following is the recapitulation of all signal apparatus in service on the Panama Rail Road at the close of the fiscal year: 7 Interlocking plants with 134 active levers. 2 Switchstand signals. 112 Automatic signals. 15 Semi-automatic signals. 22 Power operated signals. 126 Track circuits, D. C 2 Fixed arm signals. 22 Derails, pipe connected. 34 Manual block and train order signals (arms). 260. Cells, track battery. 2086 Cells, caustic soda battery. 160 Cells, storage. 221 Oil lamps in signals. The following is statement of changes in telephone, telegraph and electrical equipment during the fiscal year: In SERVICE n SERVICE Juny 1914, | /NSPAUEmD. ov yone 30, 1915. MelemnhOmese. sucsc.c sas sie aitco he faeces 1,582 683 656 1,609 FBTR OIER Sec ier ece te Ciao cater elo seers 3,968 325 3.216 107773 Pine POLS Na ccaeee apices eee 1,998 110 L157. 951 Two-pin Cross Arms............. 633 — 33) 260 6-Pin Cross Arms................ 9,005 39 2,663 6,381 jS=Pin- Gross ATMS ee cic cocci iere etecese Loo 3 430 948 10-Pin Cross Arms...........)- 25. 4,660 a 4,500 160 Bare Copper Wire (Mi.)<......... 2,497.96 19 1,779.96 737 Bare Iron Wire (Mi.)............ 97.27 — 97 .27 sae Unsulated -WarexCHG)e fiegtoestecesece 5 1,880,115 208,254 710,751 1,377,618 Underhanging Brackets.......... 1,229 20 784. 465 Hepes Cable (Hto a2). es 2,450 2,225 oe 4,675 1LOSPir Cable: CRts in tee eee 5,881 6,387 2,807 9,461 202=Pre Cablec(Bts)< 5. ees se 16,052 4,091 15¢30- 18,413 Q5-RTre- Cable CHhits)n, vst seentos ce cee 3 2,720 6,082. 400 8,402 S0-Prie Cable: GHGs) sues hee lieresens 74,365 58,982 52,650 80,697 5Osbr7 Cable: (Rt. snes cee es 7,319 6,772 3,592 10,499 50-Pair Cable Trans-Isthmian (Ft.) — 247,810 — 247,810 G602Pr-CablerGht. access sere reo oe 9,592 3,153 784 11,961 1. 5=Pr7 CablenGhita)esae cree howe oie onee os 1,191 1,661 1,345 1,507 LOO=Pres@ablecGht:) aac ist eee es 12,646 4,855 284 17-207. 120-Pr. Cable (Ft.). 2... Reh ene 3,988 3,869 502 7,355 b20=SRr- CablesGits seme oe ects 3,160 —- — 3,160 200=Br Cable= Git.) ise cet aise 580 17,2598 160 17,673 =— 300-Pair-Cables (Rts) 1k eens se — 660 — 660 Telephone Exchanges...... Pope ee i LO 3 EI 11 Mercury Arc Rectifiers........... 6 3 3 6 Motor Generators.......... SS uees 5 — 5 — G@hargine Panels <- 22 a. 2. ewes 4 1 1 4 > Ringing Machines............ Se 3 3 — 6 Pole: @ Ham Gers ecco rc aro oncyemecore ai ene eee C =a 6 hg Storage Batterless .o