Half-title: Official German report on American railroads "Special expert private translation." Our travels in the United States. Short round trip. Overland tour.--Observations of a general character, especially as regards the traveling on railroads.--The railroad administration systems and the other more important relations of the different railroad systems to each other.--The organization of railroad administrations.--Officers and mechanics.--Institutions for the general welfare of the railroad employees.--Passenger and baggage traffic.--Freight traffic.--The relations of the railroads of the United States to the post office administration, to the Pullman Company and to the express and telegraph administrations.--Budget and finance.--State supervision of railroads.--Summary and general observations