AR, O&A 9/30/1862 S

Annual Report of the Orange & Alexandria RR
as of September 30, 1862,
Superintendent's Report
 
General Superintendent's Report
 
General Superintendent's Office, Orange & Alexandria Railroad Co.
Lynchburg, October 1st, 1862
 
John S. Barbour, Esq.
President O. & A. R. R. Co.
 
Sir,
   The annual report of the year ending September 30th, 1862, is respectfully submitted.
   The revenue earned in the several months of the year is as follows:
Months Passengers Gov't Troops Gov't Freight Ind'l Freight
1861 October 9,469.42 37,428.13 33,950.19 5,567.37
  November 15,903.78 9,087.20 29,695.23 9,666.13
  December 19,218.22 8,068.27 28,681.26 13,591.82
1862 January 20,184.66 22,896.62 29,246.34 8,318.28
  February 16,636.41 29,729.50 20,819.29 6,961.35
  March 5,908.04 13,488.22 57,496.79 1,316.48
  April 3,472.45 13,268.74 28,979.45 1,092.24
  May 5,947.42 6,818.14 6,009.55 3,367.87
  June 7,469.93 20,757.78 6,470.79 1,485.91
  July 7,385.30 4,104.08 7,669.72 1,597.40
  August 14,581.90 32,291.14 19,711.61 2,473.92
  September 16,451.32 26,495.49 17,851.78 5,523.28
  Total 142,628.85 224,433.31 286,582.00 60,962.00
 
Months Express Mail Telegraph Total
1861 October 2,408.40 1,562.27   90,385.73
  November 1,963.02 1,537.50   67,852.86
  December 2,676.16 1,537.50 114.47 73,887.70
1862 January 2,649.14 1,537.50 51.75 84,884.29
  February 2,720.25 1,537.50   78,404.30
  March 473.45 1,537.50 56.68 80,277.16
  April 351.32 887.92   48,052.12
  May 703.34 887.91 11.30 23,745.53
  June 485.72 887.92 146.18 37,704.23
  July 793.32 887.91 9.43 22,447.16
  August 907.16 887.92 1.44 70,855.09
  September 870.65 887.92 670.51 68,750.95
  Total 17,001.93 14,577.27 1,092.06 747,247.12
   The revenue of this year is $143,221.68 more than that of last year.
   The expenses of working and maintaining the road for the same time, have been:
For maintenance of Road $36,058.50
               "              Motive Power 64,469.00
               "             Cars 12,067.03
For Transportation expenses 82,733.24
   "   Salaries, rent, taxes, &c. 25,385.37
     Total $220,713.14
Total Revenue $747,247.12
Total Expenses 220,713.14
   Net Revenue $526,533.98
 
Ratio of expenses to revenue, 29 1/2 per cent.
 
Construction and new work by the Company, during the year ending September 30th, 1862
Buildings at Lynchburg Depot $2,528.39
Ice house                " 320.42
Siding                     " 136.64
     "     at New Glasgow 11.40
     "     at Tye River 18.24
Sloping Cuts on Extension 2,795.71
Engine House, Shops, and Siding at Gordonsville 884.35
Repairsman's house at Rapidan 92,66
Buildings at Manassas 1,608.34
Turn-table at Culpeper 703.60
     Total $9,099.63
 
Chargeable to Confederate States
Labor Material and Bills Total
Switches at Manassas, Culpeper and Rapid Ann 219.85 203.21 423.06
Trestle-bridges east of Manassas 134.17 134.17
            "            at Rapid Ann, Cedar Run  Rapp'k 387.06 387.06
Gathering machinery near Bristol 75.98 75.98
     Total 817.06 203.21 1,020.27
 
Road Department
Repairs of Road-bed and Railway $33,350.62
             "   Bridges 2,707.88
     Total $36,058.50
   Early in March, the road was used from Manassas Station west. After that time, it was used from Culpeper Court-house west, with the exception of about two months, during which time the road east of Orange Court-house was in the possession of the enemy. In September, the Rapid Ann and Cedar run streams were crossed by trestle bridges, which are strong structures, but liable to be washed away by heavy freshets. The track between Culpeper and Gordonsville is in a very fair condition; and as new cross-ties are being put in the track, it will be kept in safe running order. The road between Charlottesville and Lynchburg is in admirable order in every respect.
Machinery Department
   The report of last year showed thirteen locomotives in actual use and available outside of the enemy's lines. During the year, the engine Warrenton blew up at Gordonsville, from an over-pressure of steam, while standing, causing an injury to the engineman and fireman.
   A temporary machine shop has been erected at Lynchburg, where the engines are overhauled and kept in tolerably good order. Several of them, however, require extensive repairs.
Expenses under the head of Repairs of Engines, for labor and material $17,617.95
Construction of machine shop, attendance of stationary engine, coal, oil, and watchmen 6,716.43
   Other expenses for the maintenance of motive power have been incurred, as follows:
Repairs of engine house, coal, oil, and lights $156.21
Repairs of water stations, coal, oil, and hose 1,355.39
For pumping and wooding 9,071.68
For oil, tallow, and waste 6,322.16
     Total $16,905.44
   The fuel used for all the engines amounts to 9,639 1/2 cords of wood, costing, prepared for use, $22,802.03, and coal, costing $427.17, making $23,229.13.
   There are 1,211 3/4 cords of wood on hand, valued at $2,872.03.
   For the maintenance of cars, the following expenditures have been made:
Repairs and oil for passenger cars $4,861.67
       "             "       freight cars 7,205.36
   In the matter of cars, we have greatly suffered by the system of interchanging, and other causes, made necessary by the state of affairs. At the commencement of the war, we had sixteen passenger cars; at present, we have but twelve, one having been left in Alexandria, undergoing repairs, at the time of the invasion of that place, and three injured and still unreturned by the Virginia Central Railroad Company.
   We also had one hundred and fifty freight cars, and have now only one hundred and fifteen. The deficiency is explained by the destruction and burning on the Manassas Gap and Centreville Railroads, while under control of Government, and burned at Bristoe, Catlett's, and Rappahannock stations; also, a number taken by the Government to points south of Richmond, with several destroyed on the Virginia Central Railroad. The balance of our car equipment consists of five baggage and four mail cars.
   We are experiencing considerable difficulty in procuring good wheels, and without some relief, a number of our cars will be obliged to be taken out of service.
Transportation Department
   The expenses for conducting this service have been:
For salaries, labor, fuel, lights, &c., at stations $26,161.61
   "   Repairs of stations 319.56
   "   Conductors, enginemen, &c., passenger trains 14,923.26
   "             "                "                 freight and troop trains 24,946.71
   "   Use of Virginia Central R. R. 13,997.10
     Total $80,348.24
   There has been carried, during the year, an immense amount of freight; but it is impossible to report the tonnage, as a large amount of it was army freight.
   There have been transported 34,230 passengers westwardly, and 33,799 passenger eastwardly, making the total number of regular passengers 68,029. During the same time, 167,437 military passengers have been carried, and part of the time, the sick were carried by an ambulance train, under contract with the Government, by the car, and the number was not reported.
   This department has been taxed to its uttermost, and the work been performed without the breaking of a single car, or an injury to a single person, except from their own carelessness.
   For general management and miscellaneous expenses, the sum amounts to $25,385.37, including salaries, taxes, losses and rent.
   I can only say, in conclusion, that the result of the past year's operation is gratifying in its net revenue. In its freedom from accident in the working department, great credit is due to the officers and men, to whom, by their energy, faithfulness and care, this result is mainly attributable.
Respectfully,
H. W. Vandegrift
Chief Eng'r and Gen'l Super'dt

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