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db dat doc a03003b U.S. Revenue Per Freight Ton-Mile, All Railroads 1888-1935
db dat doc a03003ca U.S. Railroad Revenue Freight Ton-Miles 1890-1916
db dat doc a03003cb U.S. Railroad Revenue Freight Ton-Miles 1916-1943
db dat doc a03003d U.S. Revenue Per Freight Ton-Mile, All Railroads 1882-1911
db dat doc a03003e U.S. Revenue Tons of Freight Carried One Mile, All Railroads 1882-1911
db dat doc a03003f U.S. Revenue Per Freight Ton-Mile, Thirteen Railroads 1865-1890
db dat doc a03003g U.S. Freight Ton-Miles, Thirteen Railroads 1865-1890
db dat doc a03003h U.S. Revenue Per Freight Ton-Mile, Seven Railroads
db dat doc a03003i U.S. Tons of Freight Carries One Mile, Seven Railroads 1865-1891
db dat doc a03003j U.S. Revenue Per Freight Ton-Mile, Six Railroads 1865-1890
db dat doc a03003k U.S. Freight Ton-Miles, Six Railroads 1865-1890
db dat doc a03005d Great Britain Tons of Freight Carried 1871-1913, 1919-1949
db dat doc a03007b France Railroad Freight Traffic, Interet General 1851, 1853-1935
db dat doc a03007c France Canal and River Freight Traffic 1847-1913, 1915-1937
db dat doc a03010ca U.S. Revenue Per Passenger-Mile, All Railroads 1888-1916
db dat doc a03010cb U.S. Revenue Per Passenger-Mile, All Railroads 1916-1935
db dat doc a03010da U.S. Railroad Passengers Carried One Mile 1889-1916
db dat doc a03010db U.S. Railroad Passengers Carried One Mile 1916-1935
db dat doc a03010e U.S. Revenue Per Passenger-Mile, All Railroads 1882-1911
db dat doc a03010f U.S. Railroad Passengers Carried One Mile, All Railroads 1882-1911
db dat doc a03010ga U.S. Revenue Passengers Carried, Pullman Company 1875-1916
db dat doc a03010gb U.S. Revenue Passengers Carried, Pullman Company 1911-1937
db dat doc a03012a U.S. Total Transit Passengers 1919-1933
db dat doc a03012ba U.S. Total Revenue Passengers Carried By the Transit Industry 1917-1927
db dat doc a03012bb U.S. Total Revenue Passengers, Street Railways and Buses 1926-1939
db dat doc a03019a U.S. Number of Messages Sent, Western Union Telegraph Company 1867-1912
db dat doc a03020 U.S. New York State Canal Traffic 1837-1942
db dat doc m03001 U.S. Revenue and Non-Revenue Net Ton-Miles of Freight Hauled 04/1907-06/1914; 04/1916-07/1942; 10/1942-08/1943
db dat doc m03002 U.S. Freight Cars Loaded FIRST,1962 - THIRD,1966 01/1918-O7/1974
db dat doc m03002a U.S. Average Load Per Freight Car, Class I Steam Railroads 01/1918-08/1943
db dat doc m03003 U.S. Railroad Freight Ton-Miles, Revenue, Seasonally Adjusted 08/1866-12/1922
db dat doc m03003aa Great Britain Railway Freight Traffic, Total, Including Free Hauled 01/1931-04/1939
db dat doc m03003ab U.S. Revenue Per Freight Ton-Mile, Class I Railroads 07/1907-06/1914; 04/1916-12/1925
db dat doc m03003ac U.S. Revenue Per Freight Ton-Mile, Class I Railroads 01/1920-04/1956
db dat doc m03003h U.S. Revenue Per Freight Ton-Mile, Seven Railroads
db dat doc m03004 U.S. Eastbound Freight Shipments, Chicago 09/1887-06/1900
db dat doc m03005 Great Britain Freight Receipts, Selected Railways 03/1878-07/1914
db dat doc m03005a Great Britain Railway Freight Traffic, Total, Including Free Hauled 01/1920-12/1931
db dat doc m03005ba Great Britain Railway Freight Traffic, Other Than Coal 01/1920-12/1931
db dat doc m03005bb Great Britain Railway Freight Traffic, Other Than Coal 01/1931-04/1939
db dat doc m03006a Germany Carloadings Per Working Day, Prussian-Hessian and Oldenburg Railroad 12/1904-12/1913
db dat doc m03006b Germany Carloadings Per Working Day 04/1909-06/1926
db dat doc m03006c Germany Carloadings Per Working Day, Prussian-Hessian and Oldenburg Railroad 01-10/1924,12/1924-09/1935
db dat doc m03007a Germany Earnings of Prussian-Hessian Railways From Freight 04/1887-12/1913
db dat doc m03007aa France Freight Carloadings, Main Lines, Daily Average 01/1920-12/1929; 07/1930-07/1939
db dat doc m03007b Germany Freight Earnings of German Railroads, Reichsbahn 04/1919-10/1934
db dat doc m03008a U.S. Freight Car Shortage 05/1907-09/1914; 02-12/1915; 01/1918-12/1930
db dat doc m03008b U.S. Freight Car Shortage 01/1915-11/1917
db dat doc m03009a U.S. Freight Car Surplus 05/1907-09/1914; 01/1915-11/1917
db dat doc m03009b U.S. Freight Car Surplus 02/1915-11/1943
db dat doc m03010 U.S. Railroad Revenue, Passenger-Miles, Total 03/1919-09/1956
db dat doc m03010a U.S. Revenue Per Passenger-Mile, Class I Railroads 03/1919-01/1954
db dat doc m03010ba U.S. Revenue Transit Rides, Subway and Street Railways, New York City 07/1907-12/1927
db dat doc m03010bb U.S. Revenue Transit Rides, Subway, Street Railways, and Buses, New York City 01/1927-09/1942
db dat doc m03010h U.S. Number of Revenue Passenger-Miles, Pullman Company 01/1915-08/1943
db dat doc m03010i U.S. Passenger Revenues, Pullman Company 01/1913-11/1943
db dat doc m03011 U.S. Revenue Passengers Carried By Pullman Company 01/1915-11/1940
db dat doc m03011aa Great Britain Railway Passenger Traffic Excluding London Underground 07/1920-04/1939; 01/1944-12/1948
db dat doc m03011ab Great Britain Passenger Journeys Originating, British Railways 01/1947-12/1952
db dat doc m03011b Great Britain Railway Passenger Traffic, London Underground Railways 07/1920-04/1939
db dat doc m03012a Germany Earnings of Prussian-Hessian Railways, Passengers 04/1887-12/1913
db dat doc m03012b Germany Earnings of German Railroads, Passenger and Baggage, Reichsbahn 04/1919-10/1934
db dat doc m03012c U.S. Railroad Revenue Passenger-Miles, Commutation, Class I Railroads 07/1921-06/1956
db dat doc m03012d U.S. Railroad Revenue Passenger-Miles, Other Than Commutation, Class I Railroads 07/1921-03/1948
db dat doc m03012ea France Paris Metro Traffic, Tickets Issued 07/1900-12/1911
db dat doc m03012eb France Paris Metro Traffic, Tickets Issued 11/1910-12/1931
db dat doc m03012ec France Paris Metro Traffic, Tickets Issued 03/1930-12/1938
db dat doc m03013 U.S. Freight Rate Index 01/1900-12/1925
db dat doc m03013c U.S. Wheat Freight Rates, Rail, Chicago To New York, Domestic 01/1890-12/1942
db dat doc m03013d U.S. Wheat Freight Rates, Rail, Chicago To New York, Export 01/1890-12/1943
db dat doc m03014a U.S. Index of Street Railway Fares 01/1914-04/1936
db dat doc m03014b U.S. Index of Street Railway and Bus Fares 01/1933-12/1943
db dat doc m03015a U.S. Railroad Gross Earnings, Seasonally Adjusted 01/1866-12/1914
db dat doc m03015b U.S. Railroad Gross Earnings, Seasonally Adjusted 01/1886-12/1890
db dat doc m03015ba U.S. Railroad Gross Earnings 01/1886-12/1890
db dat doc m03015bb U.S. Railroad Gross Earnings 01/1870-12/1879
db dat doc m03015bc U.S. Railroad Gross Earnings 01/1879-12/1886
db dat doc m03015bd U.S. Railroad Gross Earnings 01/1890-12/1902
db dat doc m03015be U.S. Railroad Gross Earnings 01/1902-12/1909
db dat doc m03016 U.S. Total Operating Revenue of Railroads, Class I Ralways 07/1907-12/1961; 02,05,08,11/1962,1963
db dat doc m03016a U.S. Operating Revenues of Railroads, Passenger 07/1907-05/1956
db dat doc m03016b U.S. Operating Revenues of Railroads, Freight 07/1907-07/1956
db dat doc m03017 France Receipts From Railways, Seasonally Adjusted FIRST,1898 - SECOND,1914 01/1898-07/1914, 01/1921-06/1937
db dat doc m03018a U.S. Total Operating Revenues, Telephone Companies 10/1915-05/1934
db dat doc m03018b U.S. Total Operating Revenues, Telephone Companies 01/1933-12/1948
db dat doc m03018c U.S. Total Operating Revenues, Telephone Companies 01/1942-12/1948
db dat doc m03018d U.S. Total Operating Revenues, Telephone Companies 01/1948-12/1961
db dat doc m03019a U.S. Total Operating Revenues, Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies 01/1920-12/1942
db dat doc m03019b U.S. Total Operating Revenues, Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies 01/1942-06/1956
db dat doc m03021 Germany Kiel Canal Traffic 07/1895-03/1935
db dat doc m03022 U.S. Vessels Cleared in Foreign Trade 07/1893-10/1941
db dat doc m03024 Great Britain Tonnage Cleared, British and Foreign 01/1846-08/1939
db dat doc m03025 Great Britain Tonnage Entered, British and Foreign 01/1846-08/1939
db dat doc m03026 France Vessels Cleared FIRST,1892 - FIRST,1934 01/1892-07/1939
db dat doc m03027 France Vessels Entered 01/1892-07/1939
db dat doc m03028 U.S. Panama Canal Traffic, Cargo 08/1914-09/1915; 12/1915-1/1916; 04/1916-06/1953
db dat doc m03029 Great Britain Suez Canal Traffic, Cargo 07/1872-06/1914; 01/1919-08/1937
db dat doc m03030 U.S. Index of Freight Carloadings, Total ,Frb 1/1919-6/1953
db dat doc m03031 U.S. Index of Freight Carloadings, Miscellaneous 07/1920-06/1953
db dat doc m03032 U.S. Index of Truck Tonnage For General Freight Carriers, Seasonally Adjusted 01/1955-03/1964
db dat doc m03033a Great Britain Index of Shipping Freight Rates, British Routes 01/1920-08/1939
db dat doc m03033b Great Britain Index of Shipping Freight Rates, British Routes, Seasonally Adjusted 01/1920-08/1939
db dat doc m03034 Great Britain Ocean Freight Rates On Grain, New York To Liverpool 01/1887-07/1914; 09/1914-10/1916; 01/1921-09/1939
db dat doc m03035 U.S. Miles Per Revenue Passenger Per Road, Commutation, Class I Railroads 07/1921-12/1942
db dat doc m03036 U.S. Miles Per Revenue Passenger Per Road, Non-Commutation, Class I Railroads 07/1921-12/1942
db dat doc m03038 U.S. Railway Tax Accruals, Class I Railroads FIRST,1962 - FOURTH,1963 07/1907-12/1961; 02,05,08,11/1962,1963
db dat doc m03039 U.S. Operating Expenses, Maintenance and Equipment, Class I Railroads 07/1907-04/1942
db dat doc m03040 U.S. Railway Operating Expenses, Total, Class I Railroads FIRST,1962 - FOURTH,1963 07/1907-12/1961; 02,05,08,11/1962,1963
db dat doc m03041 U.S. Freight Car-Miles, Loaded 01/1918-08/1943
db dat doc m03042 U.S. Freight Car-Miles, Empty, Class I Railroads 01/1920-08/1943
db dat doc m03043 U.S. Percent Loaded of Total Freight Car-Miles, Class I Railroads 01/1920-12/1942
db dat doc m03044 U.S. Percent Westbound of Total Loaded Freight Car-Miles, Class I Railroads 02/1920-06/1942
db dat doc m03045 U.S. Freight Train-Miles, Class I Railroads 01/1920-08/1943
db dat doc m03046 U.S. Net Ton-Miles Per Train-Mile, Class I Railroads 01/1920-08/1943
db dat doc m03047 U.S. Tons of Coal Or Equivalent Consumed in Road Freight Services, Class I Railroads 01/1920-09/1943
db dat doc m03048 U.S. Revenue Ton-Miles Per Ton of Coal Consumed in Freight Service, Class I Railroads 01/1920-06/1942
db dat doc m03049 U.S. Freight Train-Hours, Class I Railroads 01/1920-08/1943
db dat doc m03050 U.S. Train-Miles Per Train-Hour, Freight Service, Class I Railroads 01/1920-03/1943; 06-08/1943
db dat doc m03051a U.S. Passenger Train-Miles, Class I Railroads 01/1920-12/1929
db dat doc m03051b U.S. Passenger Train-Miles, Class I Railroads 01/1929-08/1943
db dat doc m03052a U.S. Passenger-Miles Per Train-Mile, Class I Railroads 01/1920-12/1929
db dat doc m03052b U.S. Passenger-Miles Per Train-Mile, Class I Railroads 01/1929-08/1943
db dat doc m03053 U.S. Tons of Coal Consumed in Road Passenger Service, Class I Railroads 01/1920-08/1943
db dat doc m03054 U.S. Passenger-Miles Per Ton of Coal Consumed in Passenger Service, Class I Railroads 01/1920-06/1942
db dat doc m03055 U.S. Revenue Ton-Miles Per Serviceable Freight Locomotive, Class I Railroads 01/1920-03/1943; 06-08/1943
db dat doc m03056 U.S. Revenue Ton-Miles Per Serviceable Freight Car, Class I Railroads 01/1920-03/1943, 06-08/1943
db dat doc m03057a U.S. Passenger Car-Miles, Class I Railroads 01/1920-12/1935
db dat doc m03057b U.S. Passenger Car-Miles, Class I Railroads 01/1935-08/1943
db dat doc m03058 U.S. Loaded Freight Car-Miles Per Train-Mile 01/1920-08/1943
db dat doc m03059a U.S. Passenger-Miles Per Car-Mile, Class I Railroads 01/1920-12/1935
db dat doc m03059b U.S. Passenger-Miles Per Car-Mile, Class I Railroads 01/1935-08/1943
db dat doc m03060 U.S. Railway Equipment and Joint Facility Rents, Net, Class I Railroads 01/1917-03/1943; 06-08/1943
db dat doc m03061a U.S. Passenger Car-Miles Per Train-Mile, Class I Railroads 01/1920-12/1930
db dat doc m03061b U.S. Passenger Car-Miles Per Train-Mile, Class I Railroads 01/1930-08/1943
db dat doc m03063 U.S. Total Passenger Locomotive Miles 01/1921-07/1943
db dat doc m03064 U.S. Traffic Units Per Man-Hour Worked By Railway Employees For Whom Hours Are Reported, Seasonally Adjusted 07/1921-12/1942
db dat doc m03065 U.S. Railway Operating Expenses Per Traffic Unit, Seasonally Adjusted THIRD,1957 - FOURTH,1961 07/1907-12/1960
db dat doc m03066 U.S. Revenue Ton-Miles Per Locomotive Assigned To Freight Service, Seasonally Adjusted 02/1920-08/1943
db dat doc m03067 U.S. Revenue Ton-Miles Per Freight Car On Line, Seasonally Adjusted 01/1920-08/1943
db dat doc m03070 U.S. Road Freight Locomotive Miles, Principal and Helper 01/1920-12/1943
db dat doc m03071 U.S. Revenue and Non-Revenue Passenger-Miles, Domestic Airlines 07/1931-12/1941
db dat doc m03072 Germany Revenue Ton-Kilometers, Reichsbahn 04/1921-12/1937
db dat doc m03073 Germany Revenue Tons Origninated, Reichsbahn 04/1921-12/1937
db dat doc m03074 Great Britain Wagon-Miles, Total, Loaded and Empty FIRST,1931 - FIRST,1939 01/1920-12/1931
db dat doc m03075 Great Britain Loaded Wagon-Miles FIRST,1931 - FIRST,1939 01/1920-12/1931
db dat doc m03076 Great Britain Ratio of Loaded Wagon-Miles To Total Wagon-Miles FIRST,1931 - FIRST,1939 01/1920-12/1931
db dat doc m03077 Great Britain Average Wagon Load FIRST,1931 - FIRST, 1939 01/1920-12/1931
db dat doc m03078 Great Britain Freight Train-Miles FIRST,1931 - FIRST,1939; FIRST,1944 - FOURTH,1952 01/1920-12/1931
db dat doc m03079 Great Britain Net Ton-Miles Per Freight Train-Mile FIRST,1931 - FIRST,1939 01/1920-12/1931
db dat doc m03080 Great Britain Freight Train-Hours FIRST,1931 - FIRST,1939 01/1920-12/1931
db dat doc m03081 Great Britain Freight Train-Miles Per Train-Hour FIRST,1931 - FIRST,1939; FIRST,1947 - FOURTH,1952 01/1920-12/1931
db dat doc m03082 Great Britain Aggregate Coal Consumption By Freight Steam Locomotives FIRST,1931 - FOURTH,1935 08/1921-12/1931
db dat doc m03083 Great Britain Net Ton-Miles Per Pound of Fuel Consumed By Steam Locomotives in Freight Service FIRST,1931 - FOURTH,1935 08/1921-12/1931
db dat doc m03084 Great Britain Freight Train Receipts, All Freight FIRST,1931 - FIRST,1939 01/1920-12/1931
db dat doc m03085 Great Britain Total Coaching Train-Miles Including London Railways FIRST,1931 - FIRST,1939 01/1920-12/1931
db dat doc m03086 Great Britain Total Coaching Train-Hours FIRST,1931 - FIRST,1939 01/1920-12/1931
db dat doc q03003 U.S. Railroad Freight Ton-Miles, Revenue FIRST,1960 - FOURTH,1963 01/1920-12/1960; 02,05,08,11/1961,1962,1963
db dat doc q03011a Great Britain Railway Passenger Traffic, Excluding London Underground, Seasonally Adjusted FIRST,1931 - FOURTH,1938 07/1920-04/1939; 01/1944-12/1948
db dat doc q03015 U.S. Gross Earnings of Railroads FIRST,1869 - FOURTH,1883
db dat doc q03015b U.S. Gross Earnings of Railroads FIRST,1882 - FOURTH,1909
db dat doc q03032 U.S. Index of Truck Tonnage For General Freight Carriers, Seasonally Adjusted FIRST,1946 - FOURTH,1960
db dat doc q03062 U.S. Revenue Tons Originated, Class I Steam Railways, Total FIRST,1920 - FIRST,1943
db dat doc q03068 U.S. Railroad Freight Tons Originated, Carload, Seasonally Adjusted FIRST,1920 - FIRST,1943
db dat doc q03069 U.S. Revenue Freight Tons Originated, Less Than Carload FIRST,1920 - THIRD,1943
db dat doc q03074 Great Britain Wagon-Miles, Total, Loaded and Empty FIRST,1931 - FIRST,1939 01/1920-12/1931
db dat doc q03075 Great Britain Loaded Wagon-Miles FIRST,1931 - FIRST,1939 01/1920-12/1931
db dat doc q03076 Great Britain Ratio of Loaded Wagon-Miles To Total Wagon-Miles FIRST,1931 - FIRST,1939 01/1920-12/1931
db dat doc q03077 Great Britain Average Wagon Load, Seasonally Adjusted FIRST,1944 - FOURTH,1952
db dat doc q03078 Great Britain Freight Train-Miles FIRST,1931 - FIRST,1939; FIRST,1944 - FOURTH,1952 01/1920-12/1931
db dat doc q03080 Great Britain Freight Train-Hours FIRST,1931 - FIRST,1939 01/1920-12/1931
db dat doc q03082 Great Britain Aggregate Coal Consumption By Freight Steam Locomotives FIRST,1931 - FOURTH,1935 08/1921-12/1931
db dat doc q03082a Great Britain Aggregate Coal Consumption By Freight Steam Locomotives FIRST,1935 - FIRST,1939
db dat doc q03083 Great Britain Net Ton-Miles Per Pound of Fuel Consumed By Steam Locomotives in Freight Service FIRST,1935 - FIRST,1939

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