The
LIRR's high density commuter traffic was primarily coaches, but combines
were used instead of head end cars for whatever express, mail and baggage
was carried - almost every photograph of a commuter train in the era seems
to have, at least, one combine in the consist. |
1947 PASS STATISTICS |
|
LIRR |
M&SL |
Rutland |
RF&P |
|
Miles having Passenger Service |
345 |
902 |
407 |
117 |
|
|
|
|
|
Passengers (000's) |
112,802 |
106 |
378 |
3,040 |
|
Avg Miles Hauled |
18.9 |
58.4 |
68 |
100.8 |
|
|
with locos |
2,138 |
22 |
796 |
1,775 |
without locos |
5,094 |
680 |
|
|
TOTAL |
7,232 |
702 |
796 |
1,775 |
|
Average Speed |
32 |
27 |
20 |
39.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
Average Cars per Train (Car Miles/Train
Miles) |
|
Mail, etc. |
0.22 |
0.14 |
4.93 |
3.66 |
Combine |
0.46 |
0.17 |
0.38 |
0.43 |
Coach |
6.82 |
0.84 |
1.38 |
3.68 |
Sleeper |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.48 |
3.61 |
Club, etc. |
0.01 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.93 |
Business |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.02 |
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
7.52 |
1.17 |
7.18 |
12.34 |
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of Passenger Car Miles |
|
Mail, etc. |
2.9 |
12.2 |
68.7 |
29.7 |
Combine |
6.1 |
14.9 |
5.3 |
3.5 |
Coach |
90.7 |
72.1 |
19.2 |
29.9 |
Sleeper |
0.1 |
0.4 |
6.7 |
29.3 |
Club, etc. |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
7.5 |
Business |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
Density (Per Miles of Passenger Track
Operated) |
|
Passenger Train Miles |
20,692 |
778 |
1,955 |
15,174 |
Passenger Car Miles |
157,559 |
910 |
14,031 |
187,192 |
|