Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1917 — Cost of Stopping Train. [ARTICLE]

Cost of Stopping Train.

A railroad in the southern part of the United States, in order to make it plain to its patrons why suburban trains are not stopped -whether There are passengers or not, has carefully computed the cost of stopping a train. The calculation was made that it costs about 60 cents to stop a freight train of 2,000 tons and then to speed it irp again to its normal rate of 25 miles an hour. This calculation was. of course, based .upon the price of coaL One-half of this expense represented the amount of coal burned; then there was the time wasted by the men. this being valued nt 10 cents. The wear and tear on the brakes and the start® ing mechanism was estimated at 20 cents. ——f~— — —