brook, consisting principally of new floors and guard timbers. The track, roadway and bridges on the New Canaan branch are in good condition.

On the Danbury branch 15,000 new ties have been placed in the track during the past year. The change in the highway at the Norwalk mills, obviating two grade crossings, has been completed and the work of eliminating two dangerous grade crossings south of Georgetown station, in progress at the time of our last report. Two grade crossings south of Redding station have been eliminated by the construction of one overhead crossing. A new freight house and tracks have been established at Bethel, northerly of the passenger station, and the old combination passenger and freight station is to be remodeled and used exclusively for passenger purposes hereafter. The Litchfield branch is in good condition. A retaining wall at Roxbury Falls which collapsed during the past season has been rebuilt in a substantial manner. The station grounds at Bantam station have been extended and graded to afford more convenient access to the station than heretofore existed.

On the Highland division between the New York State line and Southbury, 3.59 miles of new steel rails have been laid, and 59,900 new first-class ties and 12,906 second-class ties have been placed in the track of the entire division. The relocation of the line of the Berkshire division between Hawleyville and Brookfield Junction, and from Brookfield Junction to Brookfield, and the elimination of the grade crossings heretofore existing thereon is an important improvement, so far as the operation of the road and the safe use of the highways by the public are concerned.

On the Berkshire division 6.15 miles of new steel rails have been laid from a point 2,600 feet south of Kent station to a point 2,538 feet south of North Kent station, and from a point 3,852 feet south of Lime Rock to a point 6,722 feet north of Falls Village station, and 63,250 new first-class ties and 7,775 second-class ties have been laid in the track of the entire division; also seven new bridges have been erected.

On the Naugatuck branch 33,400 new first-class ties and 5,550 second-class ties have been laid in the track. A new connection of the Naugatuck branch with the New York, New Haven & Hartford main line at Naugatuck Junction is being constructed, with less curvature than the connection formerly existing there to facilitate the transfer of a larger amount of traffic than heretofore. The Watertown branch is in good condition, also the track and bridges of the Waterbury and Meriden branch. A steel bridge is being

erected over the Potatuck River near Sandy Hook station to replace the last wooden Howe truss bridge existing on the Midland division west of Waterbury. The Hanover grade crossing at the North Newtown station is being eliminated by carrying the highway under the tracks of the railroad, work upon which is now in progress. The double tracking and changes in line, involving the elimination of all the grade crossings between Hawleyville and Botsford's on the Berkshire division, is well under way, constituting one of the important and expensive improvements now in progress, and when extended over the Botsford branch to Shelton will constitute a continuous double track line from the Poughkeepsie bridge into New Haven for the constantly increasing business over that line, which now amounts to about 1,500 freight cars daily. Four new bridges have been erected on the Derby branch between Derby and New Haven during the past year. The double tracking of the Midland division between Waterbury and Bristol is well advanced. The tunnel, 3,500 feet in length, encased with cement sides and roof, will be ready for use early in the coming year, and the grading of the changed line and the bridge structures are rapidly approaching completion. When completed all grade crossings between Waterbury and Bristol will be eliminated, and the grades, curvature, and distance materially reduced. A new granolithic platform has been placed around the station at Bristol, and several new bridges erected between Bristol and Forestville. A number of the open culverts between Bristol and New Britain have been covered with iron beams and cement floors. New concrete arches are to be placed under the tracks now carried by wooden trestles north of Elmwood and Parkville stations.

On the Hartford division between New Haven and Springfield 51,000 new ties have been placed in the track during the past year, and one-half mile of new 100 pound steel rails has been laid south of Berlin station, and one mile on each side of the Connecticut River bridge at Warehouse Point. A new freight station, 40 x 300 feet, and yard have been provided at Wallingford west of the main track and north of the passenger station, removing the freight traffic from in front of the passenger station. A highway grade crossing north of Yalesville station has been eliminated by carrying the highway under the railroad tracks, and Kelsey's crossing north of Berlin station has been abolished by carrying the highway over the tracks on an overhead bridge. The station grounds at the south end of the Meriden passenger station have been paved with asphalt. A new southbound passing siding, capacity 60 cars, has been laid

about two-thirds of a mile south of Windsor station, and a similar siding, of same capacity, south of Thompsonville station. A brick arch over a highway south of Thompsonville has been extended at both ends, built of concrete. Humphrey Street in New Haven, is being extended under the tracks of the railroad necessitating the removal of the Cedar Hill station north and west of its former location. A new engine house is contemplated at the freight yard north of Cedar Hill, also a yard for the storage of track material and supplies at the east end of the same yard beside the Air Line tracks. The Connecticut Company is erecting a two story car barn at Cedar Hill, 450 feet long by 250 feet in width.

On the Northampton branch two grade crossings south of Milldale station have been eliminated by building a parallel highway and carrying one highway under the railroad tracks. A grade crossing north of Plainville station has been abolished by carrying the highway under the tracks. A deck truss bridge over the Farmington River north of Farmington has been replaced by a deck plate girder bridge of four spans with concrete piers. A highway grade crossing about three miles north of Farmington station has been abolished by carrying the highway over the track on an overhead bridge. New 80 pound steel rails have been laid in the track between Mount Carmel and Cheshire. Two grade crossings near Weatogue station in the town of Simsbury are being eliminated by carrying the highway over the railroad on a bridge and discontinuing the other crossing. Also a grade crossing in the town of Granby has been eliminated by carrying the highway over the railroad on an overhead bridge. The bridges between Plainville and Northampton are being strengthened or renewed to a capacity of 200,000 pounds, which involves the strengthening or renewal of some eight different bridges in the state of Connecticut. The number of new ties placed in the track in Connecticut has been 26,500, and five and one-half miles of new steel rails weighing 80 pounds per yard have been laid.

The Connecticut Central branch, formerly so-called, is in good condition. A new station building has been erected at South Windsor to replace one that was burned, and a new concrete arch built to take the place of bridge No. 2, the abutments of which needed renewing. The Melrose and Rockville branches are also in satisfactory condition. On the line extending from Hartford to Willimantic about ten miles of new steel rails have been laid in the vicinity of Bolton, Hop River, and Putnam, and many of the open culverts have been supplied with cast-iron drain pipe with

ceinent buttresses at ends and a solid roadbed over the same. About nine miles of the track has been thoroughly ballasted in the vicinity of Bolton, Andover, Hop River, and Manchester. Some important improvements are in progress on the Air Line between New Haven and Willimantic, notably the rebuilding of the bridge over the Connecticut River at Middletown, with a structure capable of carrying safely the heaviest traffic. Between New Haven and New London seven and one-half miles of new steel rails have been laid and 52,900 new ties placed in the track during the past year. The curvature of the main track at Branford station has been reduced from four to three degrees. Buell's crossing east of Clinton station has been eliminated by carrying the highway over the railroad on a highway bridge. A new floor has been placed on the bridge over Winthrop's Cove in New London, and repairs have been made on various bridges between New Haven and New London. On the Norwich and Worcester branch about 200 tons of new steel rails have been laid on the curves north of the tunnel between Taft's and Jewett City, and repairs have been made on eight of the bridges on the branch north of Groton in this state, and several grade crossings on the line have been eliminated. The track and bridges on the line from East Thompson to Willimantic are in good condition, and in Thompson and Hampton grade crossings have been abolished.

On the Providence branch from Willimantic to Oneco the track and bridges are in excellent condition. The last of the wooden bridges on this line near Moosup has been rebuilt with two steel girder spans in place of the wooden Howe truss formerly spanning the river. Grade crossings have been removed in Oneco, Canterbury, Lisbon, Versailles, and at Camp station in South Windham, now in process of construction. During the last year work has been in progress on the Valley branch strengthening the bridges between Hartford and Saybrook Junction to a capacity of 200,000 pounds per lineal foot (so that in case of an interruption of service trains can be diverted over this line if necessary), involving the rebuilding or strengthening of twenty-three different bridges on the line between the points named.

Two grade crossings in the town of Essex have been eliminated by constructing one new overhead highway bridge.

Summary of operations of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad for the year ending June 30, 1910:

Gross operating revenue, $60,693,667.55; passenger revenue, $24,885,864.74; freight revenue, $30,110,588.30; operating ex

penses, $38,689,215.76; net operating revenue, $22,004,451.79; maintenance of way and structures, $7,132,375.64; maintenance of equipment, $6,461,772.22; number of new ties laid, 710,890; tons of steel rails laid in Connecticut, 9,429; number of employees (including officers), 33,096; compensation of same, $23,596,607.26. The operating expenses were 63.74 per cent. of the gross earnings, and the maintenance of way and structures, 18.43 per cent. of the operating expenses.

CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND RAILWAY.

The improvements in the general condition of the track, roadbed, and bridges of this line are very marked. Much ballasting has been done and the alignment and surface of the track much improved. Many of the bridges have been repaired, renewed, and painted. Three and a quarter miles of new steel rails have been laid near Grant station. Five new locomotives have been purchased and put into service.

The result of the operation of the road for the year ending June 30, 1910, has been as follows:

Gross operating revenue, $3,022,720.19; passenger revenue, $337,955.81; freight revenue, $2,520,890.59; net operating revenue, $1,289,487.53; operating expenses were $1,733,232.66; maintenance of way and structures, $510,912.08; maintenance of equipment, $268,929.41; number of new ties laid, 131,214; tons of steel rails laid, 3,928; number of employees (including officers), 1,524; compensation of same, $1,046,812.74. The operating expenses were 57.34 per cent. of the gross operating revenue, and the maintenance of way and structures 29.48 per cent. of the operating expenses.

NEW LONDON NORTHERN RAILROAD.

During the past year 24,800 new ties have been placed under the track and two new steel girder bridges have been erected, designated as Nos. 21 and 36. Two smaller bridges within the limits of the station grounds at Stafford Springs have also been renewed, and repairs have been made on various other small bridges at various other points on the line. A highway crossing in the town of Willington has been cleared of shrubbery and trees which obstructed the view of the crossing by those approaching it on the highway, rendering it more safe for public travel.

The results of the operation of the road for the year ending June 30, 1910, have been as follows: