Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Millions of Ton-Miles, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Annual

The Six Railroads Are--(1)--Illinois Central (2)--Chicago And Alton (3)--Chicago And Rock Island (4)--Chicago, Burlington, And Quincy (5)--Chicago And Northwestern (6)--Chicago, Milwaukee And Saint Paul. Data For 1889-1890 Were Computed By Summing The Ton-Miles Of The Six Individual Railroads. Source: Poor'S Manual Of Railroads, 1888, Pp. Xxvii-Xxix; 1889, P. Viii, And Volumes For 1890 And 1891

This NBER data series a03003k appears on the NBER website in Chapter 3 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter03.html.

NBER Indicator: a03003k