Chapter LXIII: Appendix: K

The following table gives the number of miles of railroad in operation in each State and Territory in the United States during the years 1865, 1870, 1875, 1877, 1879, 1880, 1881, and 1882 respectively.

STATES AND TERRITORIES. 1865. 1870. 1875. 1877. 1879. 1880. 1881. 1882.

Maine . . . . . . . . . 521 786 980 989 1,009 1,004 1,027 1,056 New Hampshire . . . . . 667 736 934 964 1,019 1,014 1,021 1,038 Vermont . . . . . . . 587 614 810 872 873 916 918 920 Masschusetts . . . .. 1,297 1,480 1,817 1,863 1,870 1,915 1,959 1,967 Rhode Island . . . . 125 136 179 204 210 211 212 212 Connecticut . . . . . . 637 742 918 922 922 922 959 962 New England . . . . . 3,834 4,494 5,638 5,814 5,903 5,982 6,096 6,155

New York . . . . . . . 3,002 3,928 5,423 5,725 6,008 6,062 6,332 7,037 New Jersey . . . . . . 864 1,125 1,511 1,661 1,663 1,602 1,781 1,870 Pennsylvania . . . . . 3,728 4,656 5,705 5,902 6,068 6,166 6,331 6,857 Delaware . . . . . . . 134 197 272 272 293 275 275 282 Maryland and Dist. of Columbia . . . . . . 446 671 929 944 966 1,005 1,030 1,063 West Virginia . . . . . 365 387 615 638 694 691 706 813 Middle States . . . . 8,539 10,964 14,455 15,142 15,679 15,891 16,455 17,922

Virginia . . . . . . . 1,407 1,449 1,608 1,635 1,672 1,897 2,224 2,446 Kentucky . . . . . . . 567 1,017 1,326 1,509 1,595 1,592 1,734 1,807 North Carolina . . . . 984 1,178 1,356 1,426 1,446 1,463 1,622 1,759 Tennessee . . . . . . . 1,296 1,492 1,630 1,656 1,701 1,845 1,902 2,067 South Carolina . . . . 1,007 1,139 1.335 1,406 1,424 1,427 1,479 1,517 Georgia . . . . . . . . 1,420 1,845 2,264 2,339 2,460 2,438 2,540 2,874 Florida . . . . . . . . 416 446 484 485 519 557 702 973 Alabama . . . . . . . . 805 1,157 1,800 1,802 1,832 1,845 1,859 1,909 Mississippi . . . . . . 898 990 1,018 1,088 1,140 1,133 1,188 1,309 Louisiana . . . . . . . 335 450 466 466 544 675 937 1,032 Southern States . . . 9,129 11,163 13,287 13,812 14,333 14,872 16,187 17,693

Ohio . . . . . . . . . 3,331 3,538 4,461 4,878 5,521 5,824 6,321 6,931 Michigan . . . . . . . 941 1,638 3,446 3,477 3,673 3,981 4,326 4,654 Indiana . . . . . . . . 2,217 3,177 3,963 4,057 4,336 4,020 4,406 5,018 Illinois . . . . . . . 3,157 4,823 7,109 7,334 7,578 7,900 8,309 8,752 Wisconsin . . . . . . . 1,010 1,525 2,566 2,701 2,896 3,169 3,471 3,824 Minnesota . . . . . . . 213 1,092 1,900 2,194 3,008 3,390 3,577 3,974 Dakota Territory . . . 65 275 290 400 1,320 1,733 2,133 Iowa . . . . . . . . . 891 2,683 3,850 4,134 4,779 5,401 6,165 6,968 Missouri . . . . . . . 925 2,000 2,905 3,198 3,740 3,964 4,206 4,500 Indian Territory . . . 275 275 275 279 285 350 Arkansas . . . . . . . 38 256 740 767 808 889 1,033 1,533 Texas . . . . . . . . . 465 711 1,685 2,210 2,591 3,257 4,926 6,007 Nebraska . . . . . . . 122 705 1,167 1,286 1,634 1,949 2,273 2,494 Kansas . . . . . . . . 40 1,501 2,150 2,352 3,103 3,446 3,655 3,866 Colorado . . . . . . . 157 807 1,045 1,208 1,576 2,193 2,772 New-Mexico Territory . 118 745 1,034 1,076 Wyoming Territory . . . 459 459 465 472 500 564 613 Idaho Territory . . . . 220 182 251 472 Utah Territory . . . . 257 506 506 593 747 782 967 Montana Territory . . . 10 110 267 659 Western States and Territories . . . . . 13,350 24,587 38,254 41,160 46,963 52,649 59,777 67,563

Nevada . . . . . . . . 593 601 627 720 738 894 948 California . . . . . . 214 925 1,503 2,080 2,209 2,201 2,315 2,643 Arizona Territory . . . 183 401 549 765 Oregon . . . . . . . . 19 159 248 248 295 561 627 807 Weashington Territory . 110 197 212 250 434 434 Pacific States and Territories . . . . . 233 1,677 2,462 3,152 3,619 4,151 4,819 5,597

RECAPITULATION. New-England States . . 3,834 4,494 5,638 5,814 5,903 5,982 6,096 6,155 Middle States . . . . . 8,539 10,964 14,455 15,142 15,679 15,891 16,455 17,922 Southern States . . . . 9,129 11,163 13,287 13,812 14,333 14,872 16,187 17,693 Western States and Territories . . . . . 13,350 24,587 38,254 41,169 46,963 52,649 59,777 67,563 Pacific States and Territories . . . . . 233 1,677 2,462 3,152 3,619 4,151 4,819 5,597

Grand Total . . . . . 35,085 52,885 74,096 79,089 86,497 93,545 103,334 114,930