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traffic mile

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  1. 1. Any unit of the total obtained by adding the passenger miles and ton miles in a railroad's transportation for a given period; -- a term and practice of restricted or erroneous usage. Traffic mile is a term designed to furnish an excuse for the erroneous practice of adding together two things (ton miles and passenger miles) which, being of different kinds, cannot properly be added. Hadley. Source: webster
  2. 2. Any unit of the total obtained by adding the passenger milesand ton miles in a railroad's transportation for a given period; -- aterm and practice of restricted or erroneous usage. Source: adambom

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