Excerpt from Transportation by Rail: An Analysis of the Maintenance and Operation This monograph is based on the experience of the writer in the construction, maintenance and operation of rail-ways for many years, during a large part of which he had the accounts kept to suit his special method of analyzing the cost of maintenance and operation. The present method of accoun'ting, as established by the Interstate Commerce Commission, does not admit of the application of this method of analyzing oper ating expenses, and therefore the present cost of the several units of service cannot be accurately st'ated; but general managers who wish to know the exact cost of each unit of service on their roads can no doubt have their accounts kept so as to admit of the application of the method of analysis indicated in the following pages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.