THE CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY SYSTEM 755

16.—Reconciliation between the Public Accounts, Mar. 31, 1950 and 1951, and the Balance Sheet of the Canadian National Railway System,1 Dec. 31, 1950

Canadian Public Accounts Public Accounts National Item Mar. 31, 1950 Mar. 31, 1951 Balance Sheet Dec. 31, 1950

Canadian Government Railways— Capital expenditure 379,976,555 380,846,166 379,877,514 Working capital 16,771,980 16,771,980 16,771,980 Canadian National Railways— Federal Government equity: Canadian National Railways capital stock 18,000,000 18,000,000 18,000,000 Canadian National Railways securities trust stock 378,518,135 378,518,135 378,518,135 Temporary Loans 725,327,515 746,945,543 723,075,534 Miscellaneous investments— stock purchased prior to Confederation—not shown in Canadian National Railways balance sheet.... 121,740 121,740 Transactions between Dec. 31,1949, and Mar. 31,1950: Advanced by Federal Government 8,043,027 3,261,236 3,261,236 Additional temporary loans not shown in Canadian National Railways balance sheet 23,870,009 Expenditure by Federal Government not in Canadian National Railways balance sheet— Grand Trunk Railways stock purchased prior to Confederation 121,740 Canadian Government Railways—Capital expend­ iture 968,652 Totals 1,526,758,952 1,514,464,800 1,544,161,800

1 Includes Canadian Government Railways.

Mileage and Traffic.—At Dec. 31, 1951, steam-railway track mileage of the Canadian National Railways (including lines in the United States and Newfoundland but exclusive of the Northern Alberta Railways and Toronto Terminals Railway, which are controlled jointly by the Canadian National and the Canadian Pacific Railways) was 24,273 • 4 miles. Including the Thousand Islands Railway, 4-51 miles, controlled but operated separately, the total steam-railway mileage was 24,277-9. The grand total, including 72-9 miles of electric lines, was 24,350-8 miles.

17. -Train Traffic Statistics1 of the Canadian National Railways (Canadian and United States Lines), 1950 and 1951

Mileage and Traffic 1950 1951

Train Mileage- 22,387,001 24,412,847 45,458,577 48 353 158 Totals, Train Miles No. 67,845,578 72,766,005

Passenger-Train Car Mileage- Coaches and combination 62,834,7962 70,811,169! 596,160 660,448 Parlour, sleeping and dining cars tt 59,121,097 62,968,188 <( 84,312,328 90,041,623 Totals, Passenger-Train Car Miles No. 206,864,381 224,481,128

1 Excludes electric lines. 2 Excludes work service.