The master mechanic selects and immediately controls all engine-runners and firemen, and keeps performance sheets of all locomotives, showing miles run, cars hauled, wages paid, coal and oil consumed, and other details giving results accomplished by different runners and firemen, and by different types of engine, or on different divisions or roads. Premiums are often paid the runners and firemen accomplishing the best results.

_Report of Performance of Engines, Repairs, and all other Costs Incident thereto, for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1888._

The American Railway — Part 97

[Key for column headings. Column A has been repeated in each Part.]

The American Railway — Part 97

A. Number of Engine. B. Passenger C. Freight. D. Gravel or Construction. E. Switching. F. Total. G. Eighth Cords of wood. H. Bushels Coal. I. Cost of Fuel.

The American Railway — Part 97

[Table--Part 1 of 4] --+----------------------------------------+------------------------- | MILES RUN. | FUEL. +-------+-------+-------+-------+--------+----+--------+----------- A.| B. | C. | D. | E. | F. | G. | H. | I. --+-------+-------+-------+-------+--------+----+--------+----------- 1| --| 12,084| 4,253| 64| 16,401| 118| 10,699| $1,090 25 2| --| 2,672| 11,779| 954| 15,405| 193| 10,913| 1,131 77 3| 5,402| 14,471| 408| 120| 20,407| 189| 10,590| 1,101 08 4| 28,643| 4,168| --| --| 32,811| 297| 11,875| 1,212 20 5| 28,275| 4,490| --| 72| 32,837| 301| 12,961| 1,335 31 6| --| --| --| 32,370| 32,370| 33| 10,360| 1,042 26 8| 3,229| 11,799| 4,779| --| 19,807| 150| 13,233| 1,356 30 9| 1,050| 23,203| --| --| 24,253| 155| 16,344| 1,663 41 10| 874| 24,729| --| 96| 25,699| 158| 17,039| 1,741 67 11| --| --| --| 23,609| 23,609| 205| 7,661| 811 00 12| 1,527| --| 4,369| 12,060| 17,956| 142| 8,875| 918 75 30| 41,345| --| --| --| 41,345| 237| 17,702| 1,821 37 31| 37,450| --| --| --| 37,450| 215| 16,695| 1,716 56 32| 4,233| 13,516| --| 120| 17,869| 115| 10,918| 1,117 10 34| 13,742| 5,217| --| 1,224| 20,183| 149| 6,691| 704 07 --+-------+-------+-------+-------+--------+----+--------+------------ |165,770|116,349| 25,588| 70,695| 378,402|2657| 182,556| $18,768 13 --+-------+-------+-------+-------+--------+----+--------+------------

A. Number of Engine. J. Gallons of Engine Oil. K. Signal Oil. L. Head-Light Oil. M. Lbs. of Cyl. Oil. N. Car Grease. O. Waste. P. Packing. Q. Gallons Kerosene.