Axles condemned 577
Wheels condemned 754
Wheels burst 202
New axles used 1,102
New wheels used 2,783
Axles turned back 8,316
Wheels pressed on without turning axle 23,952
New brasses used 10,723
Cars narrowed (not including lever or push cars) 5,343
Engines narrowed 180
Average cost of new centers and crank pins, etc $264.46
Average cost of cutting off hub and pressing wheels and new pins 130.67
Average cost of pressing old tires on old centers 29.08
Average cost of pressing old tires on broad centers 31.83
Average cost of labor putting on new tires 22.94


COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF AVERAGE COST OF VARIOUS ITEMS OF WORK.

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| M. & | L. & | E.T., V.|Average. |
| O. R.R. | N. R.R. |& G. R.R.| |
|_________|_________|_________|_________|
| | | | |
Engines and tenders--per engine | $325.70 | $202.58 | $61.82 | $196.70 |
Pass., bag., and ex. cars--per car| 9.87 |[2] 5.81 | 4.73 | 6.80 |
Freight cars, per car | 4.40 |[3] 5.81 | 3.60 | 4.60 |