. Annual report of the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Illinois . ith those in foree at local stations. We denominate through freight as that originating at one terminal and passing beyondanother; or from beyond one terminal and stopping at another: also between terminals andjunctions, covering business to and from important points reached in c( )nnecdou with otherlines. All other freight is local. We have Ave machine shops in Illinois, located as follows: Chicago,2; ;; Amboy, 1. The ear works at Chicago emplov 523 men; Weldon shops, 377: Ceiitralia, 150;

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. Annual report of the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Illinois . ith those in foree at local stations. We denominate through freight as that originating at one terminal and passing beyondanother; or from beyond one terminal and stopping at another: also between terminals andjunctions, covering business to and from important points reached in c( )nnecdou with otherlines. All other freight is local. We have Ave machine shops in Illinois, located as follows: Chicago,2; ;; Amboy, 1. The ear works at Chicago emplov 523 men; Weldon shops, 377: Ceiitralia, 150; Amboy, 178 ;Clinton, 52. Rei)airs are done at each of the above named shops. New engines are built at Weldonand Chicago. New cars ard built at car works. Chicago. For the most pai-t work done at these shops is for the Company^ lines in Illinois, but asthe equipment cannot all be assigned, the cost of repairs to the unassigned portion is pro-rated on a mileage basis. The gross number of tons of Illinois coal carried for the year ending June :J0, 188*uamounted to 653,350 tons. 261. a 2 ^cS :2a c3 ■ i^iZce . D Oi;, a:ii1^2 :i a ^8^ § §- §= §;§ S i= S S o 2 £^ ^:= ^^^ tp S^i ® aj ^

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