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Railways show gains in traffic but not in income in 1912
1912 reports from the Bureau of Railway Economics show East lines up 7.2 percent in revenue but expenses rise 8.3 percent and taxes 8 percent, while South lines incur a 4 percent drop in operating income and West lines offset prior losses with an 8.4 percent gain.
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Bureau of Railway Economics
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