. The railway library . pean states whose areas they approximate. Itshows at a glance the disparity in physical conditions between thiscountry and Europe, which the following table proves is not con-fined to area but extends to population—the ratio of railway mileageto population being nearly 6 to 1 more here than in Europe. By the aid of the following table in connection with the accom-panying map, the student can make many instructive comparisons: Summary Showing Population and Railway Mileage of theAmerican Group and European Countries Shown on theAccompanying Map. United States1910 Europe
. The railway library . pean states whose areas they approximate. Itshows at a glance the disparity in physical conditions between thiscountry and Europe, which the following table proves is not con-fined to area but extends to population—the ratio of railway mileageto population being nearly 6 to 1 more here than in Europe. By the aid of the following table in connection with the accom-panying map, the student can make many instructive comparisons: Summary Showing Population and Railway Mileage of theAmerican Group and European Countries Shown on theAccompanying Map. United States1910 Europe Division Population Miles ofRailway Population Miles ofRailway I n Ill IV V VI VII 6,552,68121,145,6299,985,3427,004,41811,771,64114,445,5282,225,6097,947,26310,892,056 8,12123,81526,17213,99627,97651,83013,93533,98741,028 21,756,00045,450,97134,565,19815,768,7977,868,000 105,269,00064,387,98430,402,000 119,193,000 13,76623,28610,4393,45610,43852,86341,277 VIII 17,45835,156 Total 91,972,137 240,831 444,660,940 208,139. 365 366 The Railway Library Mileage and Track of British Railways. During the year ending December 31, 1911, British railwaysshowed an increase of only 36 miles of line and 265 miles of trackof all kinds, as appears in the following statement of the length ofeach track for 1900 and the five years since 1906, inclusive, com-piled from returns to the British Board of Trade: Miles of Track of British Railways, 1911 to 1900. Description of Track 1911 1910 1909 1908 1907 1906 1900 Single track (miles) 23,425 13,207 1,520 1,200 238 142 67 120 14,660 23,389 13,189 1,517 1,192 236 143 70 115 14,460 23,280 13,121 1,500 1,175 230 138 67 111 14,350 23,209 13,048 1,435 1,141 208 122 59 94 23,112 12,963 1,385 1,103 195 117 51 87 14,145 23,063 12,934 1,363 1,091 186 111 47 75 14,032 21,85512,162 898 729 Fifth track 73 36 10 Eighth to 20th 213,069* Total trackage 54,576 54,311 53,972 53,669 53,189 52,904 48,834 •Sidings for 1900 computed from returns for 19
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