. History of the Old Colony Railroad : a complete history of the Old Colony Railroad from 1844 to the present time in two parts . for 1892 of $368,; expenses, $238,; a decrease in taxes of $14,,and an increase in net earnings of $144, The earnings andexpenses of the Providence, Warren & Bristol Railroad are includedin the accounts of 1892. In the expense for the latter year is alsoincluded the balance paid to settle claims growing out of the Quincyaccident, which amounted to $75, Number of passengerscarried, 1891, 22,395,487; 1892, 23,870,419; tons of freight c
. History of the Old Colony Railroad : a complete history of the Old Colony Railroad from 1844 to the present time in two parts . for 1892 of $368,; expenses, $238,; a decrease in taxes of $14,,and an increase in net earnings of $144, The earnings andexpenses of the Providence, Warren & Bristol Railroad are includedin the accounts of 1892. In the expense for the latter year is alsoincluded the balance paid to settle claims growing out of the Quincyaccident, which amounted to $75, Number of passengerscarried, 1891, 22,395,487; 1892, 23,870,419; tons of freight car-ried, 1891, 3,; 1892, 3,708,480. The equipment on June 30, 1892, including that of leased lines,was: locomotives, 238; passenger and baggage cars, 552; parlorcars, 2 ; freight cars, 4,061 ; caboose and service cars, 392. Thewhole cost of new equipment for the year was $438, Newstations were built this year at Middletown, Steep Brook and CrystalSprings to replace those burned, and new stations completed atSouth Braintree and Fall River ; a new engine-house and turntablewere also built at South OLD COLONY RAILROAD. H9 The Walpole and Wrentham Branches were substantially com-pleted, forming a complete line between Dedham and second track was completed on the Cape division, between SouthMiddleborough and South Wareham, and some work donein the construction of two additional tracks between Boston andBraintree. The Fall River, Warren & Providence Railroad was sold underthe mortgage this year. The Old Colony owned all the bonds anda large proportion of the stock. The railroad and property coveredby the mortgage was purchased at the amount at which the stockand bonds stood on the books of the company, which was $355, Under the provisions of an act of the Legislature of RhodeIsland, a lease was taken of the Providence, Warren & Bristol Rail-road for a term not exceeding the termination of the lease of theBoston & Providence Railroad. F
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