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The New York Central Railroad Company The New York Central Railroad Company Report of the Board of Directors to the Stockholders for the year ended December 31, 1928 46G Lexington Avenue New York NEW YORK CENTRAL BUILDING PARK AVENUE AND 46TH STREET NEW YORK CITY ORGANIZATION OF THE NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY DECEMBER 31, 1928 DIRECTORS FREDERICK W. VANDERBILT EDWARD S. HARKNESS JACKSON E. REYNOLDS GEORGE F. BAKER ALBERT H. HARRIS PATRICK E. CROWLEY WILLIAM K. VANDERBILT BERTRAM CUTLER MY'RON C. TAYLOR HAROLD S. VANDERBILT WILLIAM COOPER PROCTOR CHARLES B. SEGER OGDEN MILLS* WARREN S. HAYDEN JAMES SIMPSONJ * Since deceased t Appointed June 13, 1928 The annual meeting of the stockholders for the election of directors is held in the city of Albany, New York, on the fourth Wednesday in January EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ALBERT H. HARRIS, Chairman GEORGE F. BAKER JACKSON E. REYNOLDS WILLIAM K. VANDERBILT CHARLES B. SEGER HAROLD S. VANDERBILT PATRICK E. CROWLEY OFFICERS President PATRICK E. CROWLEY New York Assistant to President HOWARD L. INGERSOLL New York Executive Assistant to President MARTIN J. ALGER New York Assistant to President FRANK H. HARDIN New York Engineering Assistant to President RICHARD E. DOUGHERTY New York Assistant to President CURTIS M. YOHE Pittsburgh Vice President ALBERT H. HARRIS New York Vice President GEORGE H. INGALLS New York Vice President RAYMOND D. STARBUCK New York Vice President HOWARD M. BISCOE Boston Vice President JOHN G. WALBER New York Vice President and General Counsel ROBERT J. CARY New York Vice President CHARLES C. PAULDING New York Vice President JOHN L. BURDETT New York Assistant Vice President CHARLES J. BRISTER Chicago Assistant Vice President JOHN K. GRAVES New York Assistant Vice President WILLIAM J. FRIPP New York Assistant Vice President ALBERT S. INGALLS Cleveland Assistant Vice President EDWARD HUNGERFORD New York Secretary EDWARD F. STEPHENSON New York Assistant Secretary JOSEPH M. O'MAHONEY New York General Treasurer HARRY G. SNELLING New York Assistant General Treasurer HENRY A. STAHL New York Assistant General Treasurer RUSH N. HARRY New York Treasurer EDWARD L. ROSSITER New York Assistant Treasurer SYLVESTER S. BLISS New York Assistant Treasurer ROBERT N. BROCKWAY New York Assistant Treasurer RUDOLPH P. AHRENS Cleveland Comptroller WILLIAM C. WISHART New York Assistant Comptroller LEROY V. PORTER New York Assistant Comptroller FREDERICK H. MEEDER New York General Treasurer, 466 Lexington Avenue, New York, transfers stock; pays dividends on stock registered in America; transfers registered bonds; pays interest on coupon and registered bonds Central Union Trust Company of New York registers stock in America Messrs. Morgan, Grcnfell & Company, 23 Great Winchester Street, London, E. C, England (London fiscal agents), transfer stock registered in England; pay dividends on stock registered in England National Provincial Bank, Limited, London, registers stock in England REPORT To the Stockholders of THE NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY: The Board of Directors herewith submits its report for the year ended December 31, 1928, With statements showing the income account and the financial condition of the company. The year's business Business handled in 1928 compared favorably with that in 1927. Traffic during the first six months was substantially less than during the same period the previous year, but a sharp recovery occurred during the last six months, which was a reversal, generally, of the trend in 1927. While the number of tons of revenue freight carried showed a decrease as compared with 1927, there was a slight increase in the revenues derived therefrom. Passenger revenues again showed a decrease from the preceding year although the number of passen• gers carried was greater, due to the increase in commutation passengers, indicating the continued growth of the suburban territory surrounding New York City served by the company's lines. Although there was a small decrease in operating revenues, total operat• ing income for the year was slightly greater than in 1927. The net income for the year, however, decreased more than $8,000,000 as compared with 1927. This decrease is atl rib- utable to the reduced receipts representing dividends upon the company's stock holdings, as set forth on page 8. The principal factor in the lessened dividend income was the re• ceipt in 1927 of an extra dividend of more than $9,000,000 upon the company's holdings of stock of The Michigan Central Railroad Company, while no extra dividend was paid by that company in 1928. The capital structure of the company was further improved during the year by the issue of an additional $41,975,900 of stock and the retirement of $50,000,000 of funded debt. This makes the ratio of capital stock to total capitalization 42-74 per cent as compared with 38-34 per cent at the end of 1927. The company continued during the year its large expenditures on improvements to roadway and structures and in purchase of equipment in order that its business might be handled more efficiently and economically and its passengers accommodated with greater comfort. A detail of some of the more important projects is given later in this report. 3 Annual Report INCOME ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR INCLUDING BOSTON AND ALBANY RAILROAD AND THE OHIO CENTRAL LINES .(SEPARATE INCOME ACCOUNTS FOR WHICH WILL BE FOUND ON PAGE i 57) Year ended Year ended OPERATING INCOME Dec. 31, 1928 Dec. 31, 1927 Increase Decrease 6,911*27 miles 6,906 21 mites 5 06 mites RAILWAY OPERATIONS operated operated Railway operating revenues 8381,733,244 32 $383,377,311 19 $1,644,066 87 Railway operating expenses 288,250,203 20 293,399,836 25 5,149,633 05 NET REVENUE FROM RAILWAY OPERATIONS $93,483,041 12 $89,977,474 94 $3,505,566 18 Percentage of expenses to revenues (75-51) (76-53) (102) Railway tax accruals $29,136,903 40 $25,193,779 94 $3,943,123 46 Uncollectible railway revenues 130,543 88 106,116 97 24,426 91 RAILWAY OPERATING INCOME $64,215,593 84 $64,677,578 03 $461,984 19 Equipment rents, net debit $5,082,960 30 $5,831,379 94 $748,419 64 Joint facility rents, net credit 3,089,488 42 2,977,628 96 $111,859 46 NET RAILWAY OPERATING INCOME $62,222,121 96 $61,823,827 05 $398,294 91 MISCELLANEOUS OPERATIONS Revenues $806,434 21 $844,401 48 $37,967 27 Expenses and taxes 771,857 88 799,356 42 27,498 54 MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING INCOME $34,576 33 $45,045 06 $10,468 73 TOTAL OPERATING INCOME $62,256,698 29 $61,S6S,S72 11 $387,826 18 NON-OPERATING INCOME Income from lease of road $121,460 21 $118,545 02 $2,915 19 Miscellaneous rent income 4,678,141 05 3,913,012 56 765,128 49 Miscellaneous non-operating physical property 1,670,448 10 218,305 67 1,452,142 43 Separately operated properties—profit 625,521 14 1,046,006 81 $420,485 67 Dividend income 19,604,392 20 31,260,564 75 11,656,172 55 Income from funded securities and accounts 3,251,582 82 3,230,591 21 20,991 61 Income from unfunded securities and accounts 4,330,899 54 2,551,845 74 1,779,053 80 Income from sinking and other reserve funds 187,673 12 168,311 39 19,361 73 Miscellaneous income 124,622 45 101,495 85 23,126 60 TOTAL NON-OPERATING INCOME $34,594,740 63 $42,608,679 00 $8,013,938 37 GROSS INCOME $96,851,438 92 $104,477,551 11 $7,626,112 19 DEDUCTIONS FROM GROSS INCOME Rent for leased roads $14,117,576 90 $14,360,838 39 $243,261 49 Miscellaneous rents 1,381,959 89 893,639 29 $488,320 60 Miscellaneous tax accruals 1,738,966 97 266,405 56 1,472,561 41 Separately operated properties—loss 52,899 70 52,899 70 Interest on funded debt 27,744,694 35 29,292,539 92 1,547,845 57 Interest on unfunded debt 752,012 48 334,765 77 417,246 71 Amortization of discount on funded debt 456,381 85 501,155 70 44,773 85 Maintenance of investment organization 3,777 75 5,266 60 1,488 85 Miscellaneous income charges 268,683 93 257,794 58 10,889 35 TOTAL DEDUCTIONS FROM GROSS INCOME $46,516,953 82 $45,912,405 81 $604,548 01 NET INCOME $50,334,485 10 $58,565,145 30 $8,230,660 20 DISPOSITION OF NET INCOME Dividends declared(8 per cent in 1928;7M per cent in 1927) $34,854,879 30 $30,462,783 11 $4,392,096 19 Sinking and other reserve funds 175,851 37 159,054 11 16,797 26 Investment in physical property 650 00 $650 00 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS OF INCOME $35,030,730 67 $30,622,487 22 $4,408,243 45 SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR CARRIED TO PROFIT AND LOSS $15,303,754 43 $27,942,658 08 $12,638,903 65 5 The New York Central Railroad Company Profit and loss account BALANCE TO CREDIT OF PROFIT AND LOSS, DECEMBER 31, 1927 $217,926,914 65 ADDITIONS: Surplus for the year 192S $15,303,754 43 Profit on property sold (net) 169,349 46 Profit on securities sold (net) 26,953,997 39 Sundry adjustments (net), unrcfundable overcharges, and uncollectible accounts 348,580 29 42,775,681 57 $260,702,596 22 DEDUCTIONS: Surplus appropriated for investment in physical property $230,763 37 Depreciation prior to July 1, 1907, on equipment retired during year 534,400 39 Loss on property retired 812,020 17 Cancellation of indebtedness of Raquctte Lake Railway Company account deficit from operation prior to January 1, 1928 326,795 71 1,903,979 64 BALANCE TO CREDIT OF PROFIT AND LOSS, DECEMBER 31, 1928 $258,798,616 58 Road operated The following is a comparative table of mileage operated: 1928 1927 Increase Decrease Miles Miles Miles Miles J Main line and branches owned 3,725-95 3,72001 5-94 Leased lines 2,632-25 2,632-54 -29 Lines operated under trackage rights 553-07 553-66 59 Total road operated 6,911-27 0,906-21 5-06 The increase in mileage of main line and branches owned is the net result of the acquisition of the Gary and Western Railroad between Ivanhoe and Gary and Western Junction, Indiana, 7-53 miles, heretofore used under trackage rights, and decreases due to sundry track changes and adjustments of measurement.
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