Show RAILROAD FIGURES IT is said that at least car fender patents have been taken out OF the miles of railroad in the united states in 1889 or nearly one half were west of the mississippi sis sippi river THE length of new railroad built during the year ended on june 30 was miles and during the next succeeding year as miles Is nearly all the american cities the street railway companies say that the rapidly extending use of tho bicycle hab hur their business greatly the past 13 years nearly miles of narrow gauge railroad have been either converted to standard or abandoned entirely in the states shops of the baltimore ohio and to be built at cumberland aid will be the most exten country the building alone will cover square feet |