FAIRPORT, PAINESVILLE & EASTERN
DIESEL ERA TRAFFIC DATA
The information
on this page is meant to supplement the discussion of the FP&E's
diesel era operations (see here). When you look over the traffic data below, it
underscores just how busy the FP&E was—especially
considering that most of the switching was done on a relatively small part of
the railroad (the area around the Diamond's Painesville Works).
Most of
this data I compiled from the FP&E's Annual
Reports to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio; the last two sections,
which give detailed traffic data for 1964 and 1965, came from the background
documents of ICC Finance Docket 23980.
(For more information about all of these documents, see my FP&E
Resources page.)
Cars Handled
The FP&E Annual Reports give a tally of cars handled,
broken down into four different categories.
Fortunately Randall Jackson (whom I introduced on my FP&E
Operations page) sent me detailed descriptions of each of the categories so
that the charts that follow will make more sense. The four categories are:
Cars
Handled Earning Revenue – Loaded: All loaded cars interchanged
to or from NKP/N&W,
NYC/PC, and B&O; all loaded FP&E
hoppers going from the Diamond's Stone Dock to the Diamond's lime kilns; all
loaded FP&E hoppers going from the Diamond's Coke
Plant to the Diamond's lime kilns (via the West Yard); and all cars that were
partially loaded in one location and moved to another location to complete the
loading.
Cars
Handled Earning Revenue – Empty: Cars assigned to a specific
department in an industry and moved to another location at the direction of the
industry. (Scott's Note: I am guessing
that these are cases where the FP&E charged a
customer for moving an empty car because the customer "changed their
mind" on where they wanted to have the car spotted).
Cars
Handled Not Earning Revenue – Loaded: Cars loaded with FP&E company materials such as ballast, ties, sand,
etc.
Cars
Handled Not Earning Revenue – Empty: All empty cars inbound
from NKP/N&W, NYC/PC,
and B&O that were to be subsequently loaded and
shipped outbound; all empty FP&E hoppers going
from the Diamond's lime kilns to the Diamond's Stone Dock; all empty FP&E hoppers going from the Diamond's lime kilns to the
Diamond's Coke Plant (via South Hill Track and East Yard); and any empty cars
outbound to NKP/N&W,
NYC/PC, and B&O that came in loaded but could not
be reloaded for outbound shipments due to loading restrictions (any cars from
railroads other than NKP/N&W,
NYC/PC, and B&O could not be loaded unless the
load went in the direction of the owning railroad).
Chart
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|
Cars
Handled |
1945 |
1946 |
1947 |
1948 |
1949 |
1950 |
1951 |
1952 |
|
Cars
Handled Earning Revenue - Loaded |
75,168 |
80,300 |
80,160 |
79,124 |
63,239 |
63,442 |
77,161 |
74,908 |
|
Cars
Handled Earning Revenue - Empty |
531 |
537 |
436 |
430 |
573 |
522 |
637 |
428 |
|
Cars
Handled Not Earning Revenue - Loaded |
357 |
147 |
134 |
100 |
80 |
69 |
73 |
68 |
|
Cars
Handled Not Earning Revenue - Empty |
68,683 |
74,135 |
72,958 |
72,583 |
57,870 |
57,910 |
70,448 |
67,541 |
|
Total
|
144,739 |
155,119 |
153,688 |
152,237 |
121,762 |
121,943 |
148,319 |
142,945 |
Chart
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|
Cars
Handled |
1953 |
1954 |
1955 |
1956 |
1957 |
1958 |
1959 |
1960 |
|
Cars
Handled Earning Revenue - Loaded |
77,013 |
70,077 |
78,068 |
78,010 |
73,341 |
64,954 |
75,067 |
68,111 |
|
Cars
Handled Earning Revenue - Empty |
403 |
599 |
482 |
320 |
348 |
336 |
369 |
325 |
|
Cars
Handled Not Earning Revenue - Loaded |
55 |
48 |
47 |
55 |
42 |
39 |
43 |
47 |
|
Cars
Handled Not Earning Revenue - Empty |
68,752 |
62,704 |
69,215 |
69,697 |
66,166 |
58,716 |
66,060 |
60,701 |
|
Total
|
146,223 |
133,428 |
147,812 |
148,082 |
139,897 |
124,045 |
141,539 |
129,184 |
Chart
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|
Cars
Handled |
1961 |
1962 |
1963 |
1964 |
1965 |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
|
Cars
Handled Earning Revenue - Loaded |
68,775 |
N/A |
68,588 |
66,586 |
62,892 |
64,443 |
66,927 |
71,444 |
|
Cars
Handled Earning Revenue - Empty |
228 |
N/A |
514 |
487 |
555 |
538 |
558 |
571 |
|
Cars
Handled Not Earning Revenue - Loaded |
38 |
N/A |
38 |
31 |
30 |
5 |
8 |
40 |
|
Cars
Handled Not Earning Revenue - Empty |
63,482 |
N/A |
63,361 |
62,648 |
61,118 |
63,156 |
66,062 |
70,016 |
|
Total
|
132,523 |
N/A |
132,501 |
129,752 |
124,595 |
128,142 |
133,555 |
142,071 |
Chart
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|
Cars
Handled |
1969 |
1970 |
1971 |
1972 |
1973 |
1974 |
|
Cars
Handled Earning Revenue - Loaded |
61,675 |
56,737 |
54,181 |
52,654 |
45,613 |
48,201 |
|
Cars
Handled Earning Revenue - Empty |
1,228 |
1,190 |
1,097 |
1,005 |
826 |
1,367 |
|
Cars
Handled Not Earning Revenue - Loaded |
21 |
10 |
13 |
16 |
25 |
35 |
|
Cars
Handled Not Earning Revenue - Empty |
62,034 |
56,243 |
52,380 |
50,238 |
41,851 |
45,111 |
|
Total
|
124,958 |
114,180 |
107,671 |
103,913 |
88,315 |
94,714 |
1964 Revenue Traffic
The data below
covers all "Cars Handled Earning Revenue" for 1964—both loaded and
empty. I am presenting the data in a
stepped format: each number on a "step" is composed of the numbers on
the next "step" down. For
example, the "Revenue Carloads" figure (67,073) is composed of the
"Interchanged" figure (36,763) plus the "Interstation and Intrastation" figure (30,310); the "Interstation
and Intrastation" figure (30,310) is composed of
the "Interstation" figure (20,774) plus the "Intrastation"
figure (9,536); and so on.
67,073 Revenue Carloads
36,763 Interchanged
18,094 Originating on FP&E (17,277
from Diamond Alkali)
2,424 To B&O
5,658 To NYC
10,012 To N&W
18,699 Received by FP&E
(13,562
to Diamond Alkali)
11,151 From B&O (mostly coal)
2,622 From NYC
4,896 From N&W
30,310 Interstation
(between FP&E stations)
and Intrastation (within a FP&E station)
20,774 Interstation
1,176 Originating at a FP&E
station
36 To B&O
(Grand River station)
70 To NYC (Perry station)
34 To N&W (Perry station)
1,036 To another FP&E
station
19,598 Received at a FP&E
station
22 From B&O
(Grand River station)
12 From NYC (Perry station)
58 From N&W
(Perry station)
19,506 From Diamond Dock (Grand River
station)
9,536 Intrastation
(mostly
Alkali station)
1965 Loaded Revenue Traffic
The data below
covers only "Cars Handled Earning Revenue – Loaded" for 1965; for some
unknown reason the empty revenue carloads for the year were not included in the
table that this data came from. As
above, I am presenting the data in a stepped format.
62,892 Loaded Revenue Carloads
37,950 Interchanged
18,084 Originating on FP&E (17,109
from Diamond Alkali)
2,611 To B&O
6,730 To NYC
8,743 To N&W
19,866 Received by FP&E
(14,264
to Diamond Alkali)
10,768 From B&O (96% coal)
3,663 From NYC
5,435 From N&W
24,942 Interstation
(between FP&E stations)
and Intrastation (within a FP&E station)
17,427 Interstation
1,383 Originating at a FP&E
station (1,175 from Alkali station)
35 To B&O
(Grand River station)
87 To NYC (Perry station)
54 To N&W
(Perry station)
1,207 To another FP&E
station
16,044 Received at a FP&E
station (16,005 to Alkali station)
14 From B&O
(Grand River station)
11 From NYC (Perry station)
14 From N&W
(Perry station)
16,005 From Diamond Dock (Grand River
station)
7,515 Intrastation
(6,655
within Alkali station)
Created by Scott Nixon
October 2010