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Vol . 2 6 No . 9

P r i n t e d in U .S .A.

IN THIS ISSUE N E W S A N D V I E W S 3

N Y C O V E R H A U L I N G F A C I L I T I E S I N

W E S T V I R G I N I A A R E A . . . . 4

C O M P U T E R I Z E D T R A C K M A C H I N E . 5

P R O M O T I O N S 6

H E A D L I G H T H I G H L I G H T S . . . . 8

P A T S O N T H E B A C K A N D

R A I L R O A D H I S T O R Y . . . . 1 0 N Y C G I V E S T E L E S C O P I C E Q U I P M E N T

T E N D E R C A R E 11

S W I T C H I N G 12

R A I L R O A D R E T I R E M E N T N E W S A N D

F I R E P R E V E N T I O N W E E K . . . 13

R E T I R E M E N T S 14

N O R M A N M. STONE Manager, Publicat ions & Advertising

H A R O L D J. SCHNEIDER, Editor

S Y D N E Y O X B E R R Y , Art Editor

E D I T O R I A L A S S O C I A T E S

John E. Salter, Syracuse

Frederic H. W o o l f a l l , Cleveland

Farwell C. Rhodes, Jr., Indianapolis

James Foley, Chicago

Robert W . Schuette, Boston

Fred A. Huber, Jr., Detroit

HEADLIGHT is publ ished by the New York Central System for its active and retired employees and their families. Al l commu­nications should be addressed to the HEADLIGHT editorial office: R o o m 1446, 466 Lexington Ave., New York, N. Y. 10017. Member: American Railway Magazine Editors Association, New York Association of Industrial Communicators, Interna­tional Council of Industrial Editors.

O N T H E C O V E R : Careful Car Han­dling is doubled in this picture, as twice as many cars seem to go over the h u m p at N e w York Central 's Big F o u r Yard near Indianapolis . You ' re seeing double of course. Ed Nowak , the photogra­pher, obtained the effect of the two yards from the reflection in the h u m p tower 's glass wall.

Bound for a Hawaiian Holiday. . . these Central employees and members of their families ready for take-off on the first leg of a 15 day tour, which took them to Los Angeles, San Fran­cisco and Honolulu. Working out details for the vacat ion trip were the Male Travel Bureau, Inc. in New York City and Central 's Robert Chev-lowe, Treasurer of the Athletic Association, who works in the Budgets and Statistics Office in N e w York.

Contest W i n n e r . . . receives his reward in Nor the rn District per diem contest. Studies and meetings on the subject of per diem spurred the contest, which was directed by William B. Salter, General Manager and C. J. Healey, Supervisor of Freight Transpor ta t ion. The contest which bore a $100 prize, was for the "term or phrase which most effectively illustrates the cost factors associated with the words per diem". Mr. Salter (left) is shown presenting Daryll I. Aver of the Freight Claim Depar tment with his $100 check for his winning slogan "Money Spent for Equipment Rent" .

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NEWS and VIEWS along the Central

Jumbo Covered Hopper Introduced to Grain Shippers

Five new jumbo covered hoppers carrying 20,000 bushels of corn left Kansas, Ill. recently as the N e w York Central introduced its giant car to grain shippers in the southern Illinois area.

The large hoppers , together with new lower freight rates, are enabling grain companies to ship and sell grain com­petitively in other areas of the country. Primarily, the shipments are expected to open the big feeder and poultry mar­ket in the southeastern states to Illinois grain.

NYC OFFICIALS and grain dealers watch as Central's new jumbo covered hopper is loaded with 4 ,000 bushels of corn.

The market has been served by grain t ruck delivery and the new rail rates have been reduced to be competit ive and to encourage sales by local elevators in the area to this new market .

At the present t ime, the new service is being used specifically to carry shelled corn to the southeast states area. Later, the hoppers may be expanded to other t rade.

Not only are the hopper cars twice the size of a s tandard box car, they can be loaded twice as fast. In corn, they hold 4,000 bushels in their 4,700 cubic foot interior.

NYC Carloading Rose In August, Report Shows

New York Central carloadings for the month of August , 1965, totaled 252,502, an increase of 730 (or 0.3 per cent) from August a year ago.

In the eight-month period from Janu­ary 1st to August 3 1 , 1965, New York Central car loading totals climbed to 1,986,719, an increase of 24,422 (or 1.2 per cent, from the same eight-month period in 1964.

NYC's F lexi-F lo System Del iver 's F i rs t Silica Flour

N e w York Central 's new F L E X I - F L O freight service for the transportat ion of dry bulk commodit ies scored two "firsts" recently in Rochester with the delivery of 120 tons of silica flour from Maple-ton, Pa.

The shipment marked the first use of the Central 's 125-ton pressure differen­tial hopper car for a commodi ty other than cement , and the first interline F L E X I - F L O movement originating on another railroad.

Since the inaugurat ion of N Y C ' s new service last year and the opening of its first eastern terminal in Rochester in September, cement has been the only commodi ty carried and all F L E X I - F L O movements have been confined to the Central 's own lines. The silica flour was produced by the Pennsylvania Glass Sand Company at Mapleton, Pa., where the F L E X I - F L O car was loaded for ini­tial movement over the Pennsylvania Railroad and delivery to N Y C at New­berry Junct ion, Pa.

An outstanding feature of the new

service was demonstrated at the N Y C ' s transfer terminal on Atlantic Avenue when 20 tons of the silica flour were transferred through a hose by com­pressed air from the F L E X I - F L O rail car into a highway trailer in 10 minutes.

The fine aggregate silica flour is being used by the C o m a e Company for the product ion of auto clave masonry units, such as sand and Solite concrete blocks. The units are produced in a high-pres­sure, s team-curing process using a spe­cial 130 ft. long, 11 ft. diameter tube. Comac is the first company in central New York to use the process.

Combining low-cost, long-haul rail t ransport with rapid truck delivery, F L E X I - F L O service was inaugurated last year with a fleet of 25 pressure-differen­tial cars and transfer terminals at Indian­apolis, Rochester, Buffalo and Syracuse. A new terminal is now in operat ion at F ramingham, Mass., and the Central is taking delivery on a second equipment order for 75 additional F L E X I - F L O cars. T h e new service is also being of­fered to volume shippers of other bulk commodit ies such as chemicals, plastics, grain, flour and sugar.

O N HAND to witness operation of New York Central's Flexi-Flo dry bulk unloading system were (left to right) Earl Wadhams, Lease hauler for Bonded Freightways; Donald R. Lawson, NYC's Manager of Construction Industry Services; Daniel Cosgrove, Supervisor, Flexi-Flo Terminal; John E. Oldfield, Terminal Trainmaster and George P. Turner, District Freight Salesman, all from Rochester, N. Y. On top of trailer was Donald Boughton, driver for Bonded Freightways.

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NYC Overhauling Facilities in West Virginia Area

C A R C A P A C I T Y A T N I T R O Y A R D T O B E M O R E T H A N D O U B L E D A T A C O S T O F $ 1 1 9 , 0 0 0 .

N e w York Central is spending three-quar ters of a million dollars to "beef u p " its Charleston, W. Va. area facilities to serve the expanding K a n a w h a Valley industry.

A n impor tant by-product of the ex­pansion and rehabil i tat ion will be more expeditious and efficient movement of t rain traffic th rough Charleston.

It will enable N Y C to serve freight customers better, and to improve the traffic s i t u a t i o n in s ide t h e c i ty of Charleston.

Total cost of the p rogram will be $741,000 of which $501,000 is in the form of capital improvements and $240, 000 in heavy maintenance.

Most of the work has been under way at three locations for the past few months . It includes:

1. N Y C ' s Dickinson Y a r d 12 miles south of Charles ton is being upgraded at a cost of $442,000.

2. Central 's spending $119,000 to more than double the car capacity of N Y C ' s yard at Ni t ro .

3. Five miles of N Y C ' s main line dual t rack inside Charleston is being rehabili-

DUAL TRACK in Charles­ton is being rehabilitated and 32 grade crossings resurfaced at a cost of $180 ,000 .

By F a r w e l l C . Rhodes , J r .

tated and 32 grade crossings resurfaced at a total cost of $180,000.

The big project at Dickinson Yard will include: • Razing of the old Dickinson Freight Station, built in 1901, and replacement with a modern $29,000 air-conditioned yard office. • Construct ion of a new $53,000

efficient freight car spot repair facility. • Construct ion of a new $30,000 dual track locomotive sanding and fueling facility which will have facilities for servicing ten diesel units simultaneously. • Installation of a new $37,000 yard intercom and public address system. • A t rack modernizat ion program, in­volving a bridge extension construction

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of 2,000 feet of new track and replace­ment of 90-pound rail with more dur­able 105-pound rail.

The Ni t ro project will boost that yard 's car capacity from 145 to 315 through installation of 8,500 feet of new track and 12 new switches, and reloca­tion and shifting of 6,231 feet of present track.

More than a million dollars ' worth of construction equipment has been put into the Charleston crossing repavement and track improvement program. One $54,000 track plow is being used to simultaneously lift the track, scoop out dirty ballast and eject worn-out rail ties.

N Y C is a major hauler of coal, chemi­cals, building material and groceries in the K a n a w h a Valley area.

It has served Charleston industry since about 1885 when the old Toledo & Ohio Central Railroad which operated there became a part of the New York Central . D I C K I N S O N Y A R D i s B E I N G U P G R A D E D A T A C O S T O F $ 4 4 2 , 0 0 0 .

NYC First: Computerized Track Machine The New York Central is the first rail­

road to place in service a fully com­puterized track maintenance machine .

The multiple-unit device automatically raises, surfaces and lines t rack under the fool-proof guidance of an "on-board" computer . Costing $85,000, the equip­ment is capable of complet ing nearly 1,800 feet of t rack work each hour .

The inaugurat ion of this u l t ra-modern machinery permits the Central to surface and line approximately 20 miles of t rack a week with a single operator riding the tamper and a five-man t rack crew.

The new machinery, built by Tamper ,

Inc., is presently operat ing on New York Central 's right-of-way in the eastern por­tion of the state of Ohio.

The high-speed equipment consists of a projector- carrying buggy which moves down the rails some 100 feet ahead of the powerful tamping unit. The com­puter device rides on a separate buggy immediately behind the tamper .

The projector continuously t ransmits an infra-red beam into a receiver scope extending from the computer buggy. The information fed into the computer is digester and instructions are instantly relayed to the tamping unit.

The tamper 's hydraul ic legs then raise the t rack to a desired level as its steel tamping feet reach under the ties com­pacting the ballast to a pre-determined firmness. At the same time, the multi-ton tamper shifts the t rack to obtain proper alignment.

Power for shifting the t rack is pro­vided hydraulically by a horizontal cyl­inder mounted on front of the tamping machine . This thrust continues until the infra-red beam is intercepted by a black­board-like mechanism located near the legs of the tamper . W h e n the beam is interrupted, the cycle stops.

COMPUTERIZED MAINTENANCE

New York Central is the first railroad to utilize a fu l ly computerized track maintenance machine. The multiple-unit device, shown at left, automatically raises, surfaces and lines track un­der the fool-proof guidance of an "on-board" com­puter. The new machine will surface and line approxi­mately 20 miles of track a week with a single operator and a five-man crew.

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Employees Move Into New Posts on NYC

PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING

Frederic H. Woolfall has been ap­pointed to the position of District Public Relations Director , with headquar ters in Cleveland, O., his terri tory will be in the Western District.

Mr. Woolfall joined the Central as an office boy and following various promot ions was granted a leave of ab­sence in 1933 to become Assistant Executive Secretary of the Eastern Regional Coordinat ing Commit tee . Re­turning to the Central in 1937, Mr . Woolfall became Research Assistant in the president 's office. In 1959 he was appointed Administrat ive Assistant to Vice President-Operat ion and in 1963 he joined the Public Relations Depar t ­ment as Public Relations Representa­tive, the position he held prior to his present appointment .

Frederic H. Woolfal l Joseph B. DiCarlo

FREIGHT SALES AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT

Joseph B. DiCarlo has been promoted to the position of Freight Sales Manager with headquar ters in Chicago, Ill.

A native of Kankakee , Ill., Mr . Di ­Carlo began his career with the Centra l as a Yard Clerk in the Operat ing Depar t ­ment in 1951. In 1959, he was selected as a management trainee in the Freight Sales Depar tment and in 1960 was ap­pointed District Freight Sales Manager in Chicago. In 1964 he was appointed Assistant Freight Sales Manager at Cleveland, O., the position he held prior to his present appointment .

MARKETING DEPARTMENT

Daniel M. Callaghan has been ap­pointed to the position of Assistant Di­rector of Equ ipment Planning with head­quarters in New York.

Mr. Callaghan joined the Central as a Car Inspector at Detroit in 1945. In 1951 he was promoted to Lubricat ion In­spector and in 1952 to Assistant General Car Inspector. In 1953 he went to Lan­sing, Mich., as Equipment Fo reman and

in 1954 re turned to Detroit as District Lubricat ion Inspector. In 1956 he was appointed Genera l Car Fo reman and in 1964 District Supervisor-Car, the posi­tion he held prior to his present appoint­ment.

Daniel M. Callaghan Don Palladino

OPERATING DEPARTMENT

Don Palladino has been appointed to the position of Chief Inspector, with headquar ters in New York .

Mr. Pal ladino joined the Central in 1942 as a Pa t ro lman in New York and in 1951 he was promoted to Sergeant and in 1956 to Capta in of Police, the position he held prior to his present appointment .

TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT

John L. Chester has been appointed to the position of Manager of Freight Train Operat ion, with headquar ters in New York .

Mr. Chester joined the Central in 1963 as a Freight Transpor ta t ion In­spector and in January 1964 was pro­moted to Assistant Tra inmaster at Port­age, Ind. In March 1964 he was ap­pointed General Yardmas te r at Collin-wood, O. the position he held prior to his present appointment .

John L. Chester Howard M. Tischler

Howard M. Tischler has been ap­pointed to the position of Manager of Coal and Ore Transpor ta t ion , with head­quarters in New York .

Mr. Tischler joined the Central as a Clerk at Selkirk Yard in 1957 and in 1960 became Freight Transpor ta t ion In­

spector in New York . In 1963 he was appointed Methods Engineer at Syra­cuse and in 1964 he became Chief Su­pervisor of Freight Tra in Operat ions at New York. In January 1965 he was pro­moted to Tra inmaster at Elkhar t , Ind., the position he held prior to his present appointment .

FREIGHT CLAIMS

Robert A. Eberz has been appointed to the newly created position of Manager of Freight Claims with headquar ters in Syracuse, N . Y., his territory will be the Eastern and N e w York Districts.

Mr. Eberz joined the Centra l as a clerk in the Freight Claims office at Syra­cuse in 1941. H e has also served as Spe­cial Agent , Freight Claims Division, Albany; District Freight Claims Agent, Ka lamazoo , Mich, and Syracuse, N . Y. H e was appointed Assistant Freight Claims Agent, Syracuse in 1964, the position he held prior to his present appointment .

Robert A. Eberz Norman R. Berner

Norman R. Berner has been appointed to the newly created position of Manager of Freight Claims, with headquar ters in Cleveland, O., his territory will be in the Western District.

Mr . Berner joined the Centra l as a clerk in the Freight Claims office at Buffalo in 1942. H e has also served as an Investigator of Freight Claims, a Special Agent for Freight Claims and as District Claims Agent, Buffalo. H e was ap­pointed Assistant Freight Claims Agent in 1959, the position he held prior to his present appointment .

John A. Hoen has been appointed to the newly created position of Manager of Freight Claims, with headquar ters in Detroit , Mich., his territory will be in the Nor the rn District.

Mr. Hoen joined the Central as a clerk in the Freight Claims office at Buffalo in 1940. He has also served as Special Agent-Freight Claims at Detroit . H e was named District Freight Claims Agent in 1955, the position he held prior to his present appointment .

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Joseph H. Maitre has been appointed to the newly created position of Manager of Freight Claims, with headquar ters in Indianapolis, Ind., his terri tory will be the Southern District.

Mr. Maitre joined Central in 1941 as a clerk in the Mar ine Depar tment in N . Y. H e has also served as a District Claims Adjustor; Assistant District Freight Claims Agent, both in N e w York. He was named District Freight Claims Agent at Indianapolis in 1964, the position he held prior to his present appointment .

John A. Hoen Joseph H. Maitre

David B. Fleming, Jr. has been ap­pointed to the newly created position of Manager of Freight Claims-Prevention, with headquar ters at Buffalo, N . Y.

Mr. Fleming joined the Central 's Sig­nal Depar tmen t in 1936 at Syracuse. H e has also served as Assistant Engi­neer; Assistant Supervisor of Construc­tion at Syracuse and as Assistant Super­intendent of Transpor ta t ion at Albany. H e became Division Superintendent of Transpor ta t ion at Albany in 1957 and was named Assistant Freight Claims Agent at Buffalo in 1963, the position he held prior to his present appointment .

David B. Fleming, Jr. Joseph A. Phelan

Joseph A. Phelan has been appointed to the newly created position of Assist­ant Manager of Freight Claims, with headquar ters in New York . His terri tory will be in the N e w York District.

Mr. Phelan joined the Central in 1943 as a Ticket Seller in the Passen­ger Traffic Depar tment , N . Y. He has also served as a Claims Investigator at Kalamazoo, Mich.; District Claims Ad­juster, Syracuse and Assistant District Freight Claims Agent, Indianapolis , the position he held prior to his present appointment .

Robert R. Trometer has been ap­pointed to the newly created position of Supervisor of Freight Claims Services, with headquar ters in Buffalo, N . Y.

Mr. Tromete r joined the Central in 1947 and has held various positions in the Freight Claims Depar tment at Buf­falo prior to his present appointment .

NEW YORK DISTRICT

Jerome G. Pfaller has been appointed to the position of Division Engineer with headquar ters in New York.

Mr. Pfaller joined the Central in 1952 as Assistant Engineer in Mat toon, Ill. He has held various positions in the Engineering Depar tment since and in 1961 he was appointed Division Engi­neer at Toledo, O., the position he held prior to his present appointment .

Robert R. Trometer

SOUTHERN DISTRICT

Lowell W . Probasco

Lowell W. Probasco has been ap­pointed to the position of Executive As­sistant to the Genera l Manager with headquar ters in Indianapolis , Ind.

Mr. Probasco began his career with the Centra l in the Maintenance-of-Way Depar tmen t at Columbus , O. in 1929. H e has held the positions of Assistant Tra inmaster at Rainelle, W. Va. and Tra inmaster at Hobson, O. In 1957 he was appointed Assistant Transpor ta t ion Superintendent at Charleston, W. Va. and in 1962 Terminal Superintendent , the position he held prior to his present appointment .

Robert W. Lang has been appointed to the position of Terminal Superin­tendent with headquar ters in Charles­ton, W. Va.

Mr . Lang has been with the Centra l since 1939, starting as a Freight De­par tment Clerk in New York. H e served as Assistant Tra inmaster at Erie , Pa., Tra inmaster at Elyria, O., Supervisor of

Freight Transporta t ion at Cleveland, Transpor ta t ion Superintendent at Chi­cago and Columbus , O. and Terminal Superintendent at East St. Louis, Ill., the position he held prior to his present ap­pointment .

NORTHERN DISTRICT

John B. Kuhnie, Jr. has been ap­pointed to the position of Assistant Gen­eral Manager Employee Relations for the Nor the rn District with headquar ters in Detroit , Mich.

A native of Detroit , Mr. Kuhnie joined the Central in 1943 as a Crew Caller. His entire rail career has been in Detroit , where he has held the positions of Dis­patcher , Chief Timekeeper , Examiner , Assistant Supervisor of Wage Schedules. In 1962 he was named Supervisor of Wage Schedules, the position he held prior to his present appointment .

WESTERN DISTRICT

Robert V. Brinkworth has been ap­pointed to the position of Superintendent of the Lake Division with headquar ters in Cleveland, Ohio.

Mr . Brinkworth began his railroad career as a Material Inspector at Buffalo in 1941 . H e was named Tra inmaster at Pittsfield, Mass. in 1950 and Terminal Super intendent at Front ier Yard in 1958. In 1961 he became Division Su­perintendent at Buffalo and in 1964 was appointed Superintendent of the West­ern Division at Chicago, the position he held prior to his present appointment .

Donald A. Swanson

Robert W . Lang John B. Kuhnie, Jr.

Donald A. Swanson has been ap­pointed to the position of Division Su­per intendent of the Western Division with headquar ters in Chicago, Ill.

Mr . Swanson joined the Central in 1949 as a Car Inspector and Repairer at Toledo, O. Following various p romo­tions in the Mechanical Depar tment , he was assigned to a special task force of the Association of Amer ican Railroads on January 1, 1960. In October of that year, he was named District Car Inspec­tor at Syracuse, N . Y. and in 1962 was appointed Master Mechanic at Chicago. In January 1965 he was appointed Transpor ta t ion Superintendent of the Lake Division at Cleveland, O., the position he held prior to his present appointment .

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Robert V. Brinkworth

Bridge Tournament Winners . . .

of the Athletic Association of Manhattan pose with the Harold Vanderbilt Cup. First Prize winners are, from left: Milton H. Aldrich, Design and Cons t ruc t ion Depar t ­ment, and Ruth K. Myers, Finance Department. Run-ners-up are Muriel E. Hayes, Law Department and Ed­ward Barrett, Office Machine and Equipment Policy Com­mittee.

New York Central . . . was co-host with a group of Westboro, Mass. citizens on a special tour from Boston to the Westboro area. The tour's purpose was to promote the industrial development poten­tialities in the Westboro area. Guests riding the special in­cluded industrial real estate brokers, bankers, industrialists, state and local officials, and newsmen. The tour stopped briefly in Westboro for this pic­ture. NYC men are Conductor J. J. Soby and Brakeman R. M. Binks (far left), and B&A Di­vision Superintendent Ernest C. Cross (far right). Leaning out of the engine are J. J. Boike, Engineer and J. T. Hol-ihan, Fireman.

HEADLIGHT Highlights Promoting Industrial Development . . . in the Greater Syracuse area, was the purpose of this meeting, as members of the New York Central's Industrial Develop­ment, Real Estate and Freight Sales & Service Departments met with Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce and other

community leaders in the Syracuse area to present them with a new New York Central "site-seller" brochure featuring aerial photographs, topographical maps and detailed informa­tion on ten parcels of land totaling more than 6,000 acres in the Syracuse area.

Big Four Baseballers • • • NYC employees in Indianapolis, entered for the third straight year a citywide softball program. The NYC team finished among the top eight out of 88 teams last season. Team members are front row, left to right: William Preston, Jr., Ron Wetherington; Jerry Toler; Mike Tindall and Ray Crawford. Second row, left to right; Ken Cannon; Frank Wynne; Paul Gulliet; Bob Hill; Dave Martin; Jim Stewart; Frank Chambers and Wyman Jones.

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Safety Awards were Presented . . . to various department heads on the P&LE recently by President Curtis D. Buford. Above Mr. Buford (left) presents award to General Super­intendent A. J. Henderson for Best 1964 Performance among P&LE's Departments. Mr. Buford was also the recipient of a Certificate of Com­mendation from the National Safety Council, since from 1961-64 the P&LE operated 32,430,728 passenger miles without injury to a passenger in a train accident.

NYC Presents Trophy • . . to the Springmeier Shipping Company, Inc., a St. Louis freight forwarding firm, highlight­ing the loading of its 10,000th Flexi-Van. Receiving the trophy is Thomas H. Walrond (left), President of Springmeier, and present­ing it are I. J. Bader (right), Asst. Vice President of Frt. Sales & Serv., and Joseph A. Robertson, Mgr. of Flexi-Van Sales & Serv.

"Fresh A i r " Vacationers . . . arriving in Syracuse aboard the Empire State Express included 9-year old Robert Herring (center, wearing cap) , of Brooklyn, N. Y. He was one of 315 boys and girls vacationing in the Syracuse area under the annual program sponsored by The New York Herald Tribune Fresh Air Fund. Standing behind Bobby is DeWitt Terminal Trainmaster William H. Bennett, whose son, Bud (holding sign) rode the Empire as a "Fresh Air" escort, assisting Bea Leder-man (4th Left) Cazenovia District Chairman for the Fresh Air program. Bobby was a guest of the Bennett family during his vacation.

October, 1965 9

Letters Bring Pats on the Back for NYC People J. E. Salter, District Public Relations

Director , H. K. Genett, Asst. Passenger Sales Manager , T. P. McGuinness, Trainmaster and G. H. Miller, Road Fo reman from Syracuse were the sub­ject of a letter of commendat ion from an official of the Nat ional Railway His­torical Society, received by A. E. Perl-man , President, which stated, "This society sponsored an excursion train over the Central 's Auburn Branch. It was successful beyond our wildest ex­pectations—due in no small par t to the terrific cooperat ion of the N Y C and all its employees who part icipated in the preparat ion and operat ion of this t rain."

Patricia Schellhase, Ticket Seller at the La Salle Street Station in Chicago is the subject of a letter of commenda t ion from an executive of a fund raising company who wrote of his delay to Detroi t to close a large contract . "It would have been impossible had it not been for the aid of your agent, Patricia Schellhase. Her service, above and beyond the call of duty, was thoughtful, courteous under stress, exercised in good judgment and reflects the high standard of operat ion for which we all strive," the executive wrote .

A passenger on the Twentieth Century Limited wrote complimenting coach

porter J. Lewis, Car # 2 who extended a very thoughtful helping hand to two wet and weary travelers who were caught in a small hurr icane before boarding the train. T h e passenger wrote, "This couple were soaked from head to foot. They had one small suit­case containing a change for the lady. All their baggage had been shipped ahead as they were enroute overseas, which left the gentleman in an uncom­fortable situation. Por ter Lewis provided him with a clean white coat and trou­sers, and proceeded to dry the man ' s own clothing. When they arrived in H a r m o n the Porter re turned his clothes which by now had dried. The situation though serious was most humorous be­cause the gentleman wore the N Y C uniform the entire t r ip ."

* * * A letter of appreciat ion was received

recently from the Cincinnati Railroad Club, they wrote, "In cooperat ion with T. J. Brown, Superintendent , Cincin­nati Terminal , the railroad enthusiasts group received permission to view the recently renovated Sharon Yard and its new attending services."

"Represent ing the N Y C and host to the group was Dale Ramey, Genera l Yardmaster at Sharon Yard . The wel­come and consideration presented by Mr. Ramey was very enjoyable and ap­

preciative by the guests and they were well informed about the operat ions and overall scheme about the yard and how it fits into the railroad freight movement here in the Cincinnati area."

A commute r on the Har lem Division who planned to take up residence outside New Y o r k State wrote , "I have been a commute r on the Har l em Division for almost twenty years and I must say that, despite minor and infrequent in­conveniences, I have enjoyed what I consider the best Metropol i tan commut­ing. T h a n k you with every wish for con­tinuing success."

* * * A kindergarten teacher wrote a letter

of commenda t ion to E . F. Kuhn, Man­ager, Suburban Sales, N e w Y o r k about the success of two class trips Croton-H a r m o n to Tar ry town. T h e teacher wrote, "Thank you very much for mak­ing our kindergarten trip to H a r m o n so enjoyable. All the personnel were so warm and friendly and made the chil­dren feel welcomed indeed. I wish you could see all the rai lroading activity that is going on in our classroom now—all of of us have become enthusiastic Rail­roaders ."

PROMOTIONS—cont inued Philip J. Burkart has been appointed

to the position of Transpor ta t ion Super­intendent, with headquar ters in Cleve­land, O.

Mr . Burkar t joined the Central as a Switchtender at Coll inwood, O. in 1941. In 1942 he became a Yard Brakeman and in 1951 Yard Conductor and in 1953 Yardmaster . In 1956 he became Genera l Yardmas te r at Elkhart , Ind. In 1957 he was promoted to Tra inmaster at Cleveland, O. and in 1960 to Assist­ant Transpor ta t ion Superintendent . In 1961 he went to Coll inwood, O. as Tra inmaster and in 1962 to Stanley Yard . In 1964 he was promoted to Ter­minal Superintendent at Toledo, O., the position he held prior to his present appointment .

Eugene M. Daly has been appointed to the position of Terminal Superintend­ent of the Toledo Division, with head­quarters in Toledo, Ohio.

Mr. Daly joined the Central in 1942 at Jackson, Mich. , and subsequently held a number of posts in the passenger and operat ing depar tments . In 1964 he was appointed Asst. Transpor ta t ion Su­perintendent at Fair lane, the position he held prior to his present appointment .

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A capsule history of New York Central—No. 5

Heritage of Progress By 1842 there was a cont inuous

series of rails from Albany to Buf­falo. The harassed traveler, how­ever, passing over seven different railroads, had to change cars six times and look after his baggage six times. In an effort to ease the strain on travelers, the two companies be­tween Syracuse and Schenectady began to pool their equipment and run trains through without changing at Utica. This was helpful, but still left a number of changes—the most irritating being the one at Rochester , which involved a journey across town from one station to the other.

A further effort at coordinat ion was made by Henry B. Gibson, president of the A u b u r n & Roch­ester. In a letter to Erastus Corning, president of the Utica & Schenec­

tady, he proposed "uniformity of ar rangements and fares upon the rail road west of Albany." This would allow passengers to "pay their fare as far as they pleased from one prin­cipal office on the l ine." H e also proposed that they be "allowed to check their baggage to such desti­nation as they pleased" and that they be furnished with 'a metal ticket for this purpose, a duplicate of which would be at tached to the bag ."

In January , 1843, twenty-three officials representing all the roads from the upper Hudson Valley to Lake Erie, met at Albany and drew up a set of resolutions for through passenger service. Travelers were to be permitted to buy through tickets and check their baggage to their des­tinations.

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NYC GIVES

TELESCOPIC

EQUIPMENT

TENDER

CARE

GOING OVER . . . last minute details for shipment of Project AMOS telescope from Detroit to Hawaii are (left to right) Joseph J. Czarniowski, District Freight Salesman, John F. Degges, Division Freight Sales Manager, Ira W . Pence, Jr., Technical Administrator for Project AMOS, and George M. Casady, Assistant Vice President-Freight Sales and Service.

By James

A closer look at space objects will be possible when nearly 100 tons of tele­scopic equipment manufac tured in De­troit is assembled atop a mounta in in Hawai i .

The equipment , loaded on two hydra-cushioned flat cars and valued at $1.2 million, departed Detroit on New York Central train BF-7-DSL-1 early this

Foley

summer for its trip across the country. Because of the delicate nature of the

instruments, Central claim depar tment men accompanied the shipment on the first leg of its journey to St. Louis. Clete Doran rode along from Detroit to To­ledo where E. K. Boyd took over to Indianapolis. H a r r y R. Hall was the chaperone from Indianapolis to St. Louis

PROMOTIONS—cont inued Leroy F. Fox has been appointed to

the position of Division Engineer of the Toledo Division with headquar ters at Toledo, O.

Mr. Fox joined the Central in 1956 and has held a variety of positions in the Engineering Depar tmen t in Indiana and Illinois. In 1963 he was appointed Division Engineer of Track at Colum­bus, O., the position he held prior to his present appoin tment .

Donald M. Kadel, Jr. has been ap­pointed to the position of Assistant Ter­

minal Superintendent , with headquar­ters at Elkhart , Ind.

Mr . Kadel joined the Central in 1956 as a Car Cleaner in N . Y., in 1961 he became Freight Transpor ta t ion Inspec­tor and in 1962 Assistant Tra inmaster at Detroi t . In 1963 he was promoted to Genera l Yardmas te r at Coll inwood, O. and in 1964 Termina l Tra inmaster at Englewood, Ill. In January 1965 he was appointed Chief Supervisor Freight Tra in Operat ions at New York , the position he held prior to his present appointment .

DEST INAT ION HAWAII . . . Space objects of the future will be observed by these telescopes which left Detroit on the Central.

where the telescopes were switched to the Southern Pacific Railroad.

The equipment arrived in perfect con­dition at Oakland, California, where it was loaded aboard Matson Lines "Ha­waiian F a r m e r " for the ocean voyage to Hawai i . At Honolulu , the scopes were loaded on barges for movement to the island of Maui . The final stage of the 4,500 mile journey to the top of Mount Haleakala was accomplished by a tank retriever.

Manufac tured by Century of Detroit under a sub-contract to the University of Michigan, the telescopes were con­ceived and designed by the Infra-Red Physics Lab of the Institute of Science and Technology of the University of Michigan. Optics for the scopes were made by Tinsley Laborator ies , Inc. of San Francisco.

T h e classical casegrain 48-inch tele­scopes are part of Project A M O S , A for A R P A , the Advanced Research Projects Agency, M. for Midcourse, and OS for Optical Station. Ira W. Pence, Jr. of the Michigan Institute is technical adminis­t ra tor for the project.

Once in place on top of 10,000 foot Moun t Haleakala , which means "House of the S U N , " the telescopes will be used to perform many astronomical observa­tions, part of which will be the ability to determine the tempera ture of heavenly bodies, along with observing extra-ter-restial bodies and space objects.

The telescopes are the first to be manu­factured for the A R P A project. A larger 6 0 " scope, also being manufactured by Century, was shipped in the same fashion late this summer .

Division Freight Sales Manager John F . Degges and District Freight Salesman Joseph J. Czarniowski were instrumental in arranging these shipments for the Central .

October, 1965 11

Switching: IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL RAILROADERS

1. Q—What is Interior Switching? (Intra-plant moves.)

A—An Interior Switch is the move­ment of a car after placement loaded, partly loaded or empty, within the yard or plant of an industry from one desig­nated spot to another designated spot. All requests for Interior Switching moves shall be furnished in writing by the in­dustry at time of movement .

2. Q—Are all Interior Switches charge­able?

A - N o .

3 . Q—If a loaded car is placed for un­loading at one spot, then is switched to another spot for reloading, is this an Interior Switch?

A—No, as this is first p lacement of empty car.

4. Q—If an owner's empty car is placed at an industry and then ordered to a repair, cleaning, storage, or hold track at that industry, and moved to a loading track or rack, is this an Interior Switch?

A—Yes, but not a chargeable one.

5. Q—Is the movement of a loaded car from the loading dock or rack to the storage or hold track within the plant a chargeable switch?

A - Y e s .

6. Q—What must be done to accom­plish an Interior Switch?

A—No Interior Switch (Intra-plant move), either chargeable or not charge­able, should be made without written request properly signed by the industry and the rai lroad conductor accepting orders , showing date and t ime cars were spotted or pulled, engine number , and conductor ' s signature. On completion of tour of duty these orders should be turned over to the agent of station serv­ing the industry.

7. Q - W h a t is a Terminal Switch? A—A car received from an industry

on our line for delivery within the

This is the final article based on material con­tained in a booklet prepared for use by New York Central operating personnel.

switching district in which loaded, to a foreign connect ion for road haul move­ment or a car received from a connect­ing line on which it received a road haul for delivery to an industry on our line within the switching district of the point of delivery.

8. Q—What is meant by road haul? A—A railroad handling cars in road

haul movement receives a percentage of the through rate applicable to the ship­ment involved.

9. Q—Do we have to pay per diem on cars handled in terminal switching service?

A - Y e s .

10. Q—How can we protect ourselves for the per diem on cars handled in terminal switching service?

A—By a terminal switching reclaim under the provisions of Per Diem Rule 5.

11 . Q—What procedure is necessary under Per Diem Rule 5 to protect our­selves for the per diem in such instances?

A—The agent 's forces must fill out the prescribed reclaim form presenting same to the connection road haul carrier to have our line reimbursed for the per diem accrued.

12. Q—What is local switching? (Intra-terminal switch)

A—Local switching is a movement of a car from one industry on our line to another industry on our line within the same switching district.

13. Q—What is Inter-Terminal Switch­ing?

A—Car moved from an industry on our line to an industry on a connection line within the same switching district.

14. Q—What is Switching District or Crosstown Move?

A—Same as Inter-Terminal Switch.

15. Q—What is intermediate switching? (Transfer switch)

A—Intermediate switching is mov­ing a car from one railroad via our line to another rai lroad.

16. Q—What is meant by interline move? A—When two or more railroads are

involved in the movement of a car .

17. Q—What is the use and purpose of Form T-27?

A—The switch list prepared by the agent for the yard conductor to move cars for placement at the ind ustry desig­nated. Yard conductor should show date, time cars were spotted, engine number , and upon complet ion of the work, sign and turn list over to the agent of station serving the industry. On cars released for movement out of the industry, yard conductor should require a switch list, signed by the representat ive of the in­dustry, showing load or empty. After work has been completed he should date, sign and turn list over to agent of station serving the industry.

18. Q—What revenue does the New York Central derive from the various types of switch movements listed above?

A—The specific switching charges vary depending upon location and type of service performed.

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From Railroad Retirement Board

Railroad Employees and Their Families Covered by Health Insurance Legislation

Railroad employees and their families are eligible for the same hospital and medical benefits as other older persons under the heal th insurance bill that was signed into law by President Johnson on July 30, 1965.

T w o health insurance programs for aged persons were established by the new legislation. The first is a hospital insurance plan that will pay most of the costs of hospital and related care. The second is a voluntary medical insurance plan that will pay a substantial part of doctor bills and certain other medical expenses. Both programs will start in July, 1966.

The hospital insurance plan will be financed by special taxes on employees

and employers. Railroad employees and employers will pay these taxes at the same rates as persons covered by the social security system. The voluntary plan will be financed by premiums of $3 a mon th from those persons who choose the additional coverage and by matching contributions from the Federal Government .

All persons aged 65 or older who are receiving a monthly benefit from the Railroad Ret i rement Board will auto­matically participate in the hospital in­surance program. They will receive lit­erature in the mail describing the new health insurance programs, along with a form on which they can apply for the supplementary medical insurance cov­

erage. If a beneficiary enrolls in the sup­plementary plan, the p remiums will be deducted from his monthly checks.

Persons not receiving monthly bene­fits are also eligible for health insurance coverage. Railroad employees 65 and over can obtain information about par­ticipating in the health insurance pro­grams at any Railroad Retirement Board office. Proof of age will be required along with an application.

Beginning in 1966, railroad employees and their employers will pay special taxes ea rmarked for the hospital insur­ance program. The hospital insurance tax rate for each will start at 0.35 per­cent in that year and will gradually rise to 0.8 percent in 1987 and later years.

Fire Prevention Week — October 3-9,1965 F r a n k L. Manganaro , Chief, Fire Protection and Prevention

On a w a r m Sunday evening in Octo­ber 1871, a brief lapse in carefulness sparked a fire at a modest mid-western home. It didn' t seem part icularly threat­ening or uncontrol lable, but it was. Thir ty hours later, 2,100 acres of Chi­cago were a blackened, smoldering waste. More than 200 of its citizens had perished, 100,000 were homeless and almost 17,500 buildings were in ruins. Direct losses amounted to $168,000,000, the indirect loss—incalculable.

The week in which October 9th falls, the anniversary of the Chicago confla­gration, is annually observed nationally as F I R E P R E V E N T I O N W E E K . It is to remind us of the needless work and tragedy caused by fire.

The observance originated in 1911 as Fire Prevention Day at the suggestion of the Fire Marshal ls ' Association of N o r t h Amer ica . Fire Prevent ion Week was first officially proclaimed in 1922 in both the Uni ted States and Canada . Its message is this : Fires should not just be considered deplorable accidents, but the consequences of neglect and careless­ness. Fire Prevention Week is a t ime to check defenses against fire both in our homes and in our places of work, to make sure our personal habits are fire-safe ones. Remember , fire prevention is your responsibility.

Fires are Every hour fire destroys or dam­

ages 67 American homes. Every hour and twenty minutes,

one person—most frequently a child or elderly person—dies in a dwelling fire.

These figures, from Nat ional Fire Protection Association research, are the measure of our failure to heed fire hazards, and the measurable result of our failure to correct them.

There is no mystery about the causes of most home fires. A care­lessly discarded cigarette is left to smolder in an overstuffed chair, a portable oil heater is refilled while burning, electrical circuits are over­loaded and overfused, uncleared rubbish becomes a breeding place for fire.

T h e causes of most fire deaths in homes is no mystery. They occur when the simple rules of safety from fire are violated—smoking in bed, leaving children alone in the house, neglecting to teach youngsters that

Failures matches and lighters are not play­things.

A critical failure is being unpre­pared for fire emergencies in the home—no family planning of escape routes, no periodic family fire drill to make sure that both adults and children can act quickly and with­out panic.

Fires represent failure. F i re Prevent ion Week is a time

to recognize this fact, and to a c t -to remove hazards, to reform habits.

Y o u r actions and atti tude now can make you and your family safe from the tragic consequences of fire in the months ahead.

October, 1965 13

A COLORFUL career spanning 45 years of NYC service came to a close as Arthur J. Crookshank (left). Assistant Vice President-Pricing retired. Arthur E. Baylis, Vice President-Staff presented the re­tirement certificate and extends his good wishes.

BEST W I S H E S were in order recently as Merele L. Root (with engineer cap) Assistant Terminal Foreman of Frontier Diesel Terminal, Buffalo, retired. Present at the ceremonies at which a gift was presented by his fellow workers are, left to right E. H. Nadolny, General Chairman, American Railway Supervisors Asso­ciation, J. Supple, Terminal Foreman, Mr. Root and J. Hammer, Foreman.

Compiled by Leonard H. Ros

Retired Director of Employee Benefits

N E W Y O R K DISTR ICT B a r n a r d , A. M., Chief E x ­

p o r t Clerk , N e w Y o r k B i rd , C. O., Sen io r E n g i n e e r ,

N e w York Boland , M. J . , B r a k e m a n ,

G r a n d C e n t r a l T e r m i n a l Ca t l e t t , W . S., W a t c h m a n ,

W e e h a w k e n , N . J . C a u u h m a n , W. , S tevedore ,

W e e h a w k e n , N . J . C h r i s t i a n s e n , E . , C a r p e n t e r ,

W e e h a w k e n , N . J . C o m e a u , A. A . , M a c h i n i s t ,

H a r m o n , N . Y. Cur ley , J r . , G. C , D e c k h a n d ,

W e e h a w k e n , N . J . Diehl , L . E . , J a n i t o r , B r o n x ,

N . Y. Dige lo rmo, V. , C a r m a n , H a r ­

m o n , N . Y. E r b s m e h l , F . E . , L e v e r m a n ,

G r a n d C e n t r a l T e r m i n a l Foley, J r . , E . J . , Loca l S to re ­

k e e p e r , N e w Y o r k F o n t a i n e , W . J . , Chief P e r

Diem Clerk, Buffalo, N . Y. G r a m b o , K. L. , P a i n t e r , N e w

York H a y e s , T . E . , A g e n t , K i n g s ­

ton , N . Y. H u g h l e y , W. C , S leep ing C a r

A t t e n d a n t , N e w Y o r k J a c o b s e n , E . G., M a r i n e M a s ­

t e r , W e e h a w k e n , N . J . K r a f t , E . A. , S igna l M a i n -

t a m e r , E lec t r i c Divis ion L a m a n n a , R., T r a c k L a b o r e r ,

E lec t r i c Divis ion L a m m , H . A. , E lec t r i ca l

W o r k e r , W h i t e P l a i n s N . Y.

L e n t , G. F. S e c r e t a r y , N e w Y o r k

McAuliffe, J . , Clerk , G r a n d C e n t r a l T e r m i n a l

P e c k h a m , J r . , R. H . , E n g i ­nee r , N o r t h B e r g e n , N . J .

Roseboom, W . , Mechan ica l F o r e m a n , N e w York

Senese , P . , Mai l H a n d l e r , N e w York

St ickles , R. H . , T e l e g r a p h e r L e v e r m a n , N e b u r g h , N . Y.

T e r g e s e n , O. E . , C a r p e n t e r , W e e h a w k e n , N . J .

T h u r i n , C. J . , Chief Clerk , P o u g h k e e p s i e , N . Y.

V a n d e r s t e u r , J . J . , P a i n t e r , H a r m o n , N . Y .

Zeller, D. A., D e c k h a n d , W e e h a w k e n , N . J .

Zoller , H . L. , M a c h i n i s t , B r e w s t e r , N . Y .

E A S T E R N DISTR ICT Bird , W . C , Clerk , Sy racuse B o u m a n , J . H . , P a t r o l m a n ,

Buffalo B r a d y , W . H . , E n g i n e e r , Buf­

falo B r o n n e r , C. W . , E n g i n e e r ,

Sy racuse Divis ion

Bumbolo , F . , S t e a m C r a n e F o r e m a n , U t i c a , N . Y.

B u r t , C. E . , E l e c t r i c a l W o r k e r , A lbany , N . Y.

Day , R. , Conduc to r , Bos ton ,

D u n n e , H . C , Clerk , Buffalo Dzik, B . S., L a b o r e r , U t i ca ,

N . Y . E d w a r d s , F . D. , M a c h i n i s t ,

E a s t Sy racuse , N . Y. F a r n s t r o m , W. H . , Boiler­

m a k e r , W e s t Spr ingf ie ld , Mass .

F a r r , F . D. , B r a k e m a n , Sel­k i r k , N . Y.

F i s h e r , J . M., Chief Tele­p h o n e O p e r a t o r , Buffalo

F l a v i n , H . F . , M a c h i n i s t , W e s t Spr ingf ie ld , Mass .

F o n t a i n e , C. E . , Conduc to r , Bos ton Division

F r a n c i s , G. J . , D i s p a t c h e r , W e s t Spr ingf ie ld , Mass .

Gifford, Sr . , R. H . , E n g i n e e r , M o h a w k Divis ion

Goegge lman , A. A. , L a b o r e r , Roches te r , N . Y.

H a r t , T. L. , L a b o r e r , Adi ­r o n d a c k Divis ion

H e g a r , R. A. , C r e w Dis ­p a t c h e r , Buffalo

Kaczor , W . J . , Checker , Buffalo

P a l l a d i n o , A. , T r a c k m a n , M i n o a , N . Y.

P a l m e r , S. E . , Conduc to r , M o h a w k Division

Root , M. L. , A s s i s t a n t T e r ­m i n a l F o r e m a n , Buffalo

S c h m i t t , C. A., M a c h i n i s t , Buffalo

Schul tz , F . W. , E n g i n e e r , Buffalo

S p r i n g , C. L. , C a r m a n , E a s t Roches te r , N . Y.

S tudley , G. P . , C a r Clerk , Pi t tsf ield, Mass .

Taneff, T. , B o i l e r m a k e r Welde r , E a s t S y r a c u s e

Tiffany, R. J . , F r e i g h t Claim A g e n t , Buffalo

T u r n e r , C. E . , C a r m a n H e l p e r , E a s t R o c h e s t e r

Turpeff, V . , B o i l e r m a k e r , E a s t Sy racuse , N . Y.

Vai l , E . E . , Clerk , W o r c e s ­t e r , Mass .

V a n d e r h o r s t , G., Mechan ica l F o r e m a n , A l b a n y , N . Y.

V a n s i c k e l , R. J . , B r a k e m a n , Buffalo

W a l k e r , J . G., T i cke t Clerk, S c h e n e c t a d y , N . Y.

W a l k e r , M. H . , Conduc to r , C o r n i n g , N . Y.

W e b e r t , L. W. , T i c k e t A g e n t , W a t e r t o w n , N . Y.

Wel l s , H . A. , Conduc to r , W o r c e s t e r , Mass .

W e t h y , R. G., E n g i n e e r , Buf­falo

W h i t e , M., F i r e m a n , P e n n ­sy lvan ia Divis ion

Wi lde , A. E . , Cross ing W a t c h m a n , U t i c a , N . Y.

Wi l l i ams , R. E . , R a t e Clerk, U t i c a , N . Y.

W i n t e r s , J . , S t o c k m a n , Bos­t o n , M a s s .

W r i g h t , C. A. , A g e n t , S t . L a w r e n c e Divis ion

W E S T E R N DISTR ICT B a r o n , J . P . , I n s p e c t o r , Ash ­

t a b u l a , O. Boyer , H. E . , F i r e m a n , To ­

ledo Divis ion Bozzu to , D. , L a b o r e r , E lk­

h a r t , I nd . B r a n t l e y , L . , P u n c h a n d

S h e a r O p e r a t o r , Collin­wood, O.

B r e n n a n , J . F . , F o r e m a n , Cleveland, O.

B r o o k s , E . L . , F o r e m a n , L a k e Divis ion

C a n n o n , A. W. , Ass t . S igna l I n s p e c t o r , L i n n d a l e , O.

VETERAN of 48 years of NYC service BEST W ISHES were extended to Floyd C. Hollenbeck, Train Dis-Alex H. Spatz (right) gets gifts galore patcher, Buffalo Division after 43 years of service. Left to right upon his retirement as Executive As- are Jeremy Taylor, Division Superintendent, Mr. Hollenbeck, sistant to Southern District General Robert J. Slater, Transportation Superintendent, presenting the Manager, Richard B. Hasselman (left). retirement certificate and Milton W . Palmer, Chief Dispatcher.

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RECENTLY RETIRED Wilson W . Ayrault (left), former New York Central Freight Agent at Oswego, N.Y., is being con­gratulated by Bert L. Strohl, Division Superintendent at Rochester, New York.

VETERAN EMPLOYEE Irving W . Anderson, Machinist at Croton-Harmon, N.Y., retires after 49 years of service. Left to right are J. S. Fadale, General Superintendent of Shop, presenting certifi­cate, Charles Rogler, Local Committeeman for the Machinists, Mr. Anderson and Rudolph Kent, Local Chairman for the Machinists.

B u r m a n , C. W . , M a c h i n i s t , St . T h o m a s , O n t .

Crosby, F . , C a r Cleaner , De­t ro i t

D a r o n , J . J . , C a r I n s p e c t o r , Ni les , Mich.

Duso , C. F . , A i r B r a k e Re ­p a i r e r , Bay Ci ty , Mich.

F e r n s , E . L. , E n g i n e e r , Can­ada Division

Hol loway, R., L a b o r e r , G a r y , Ind .

Ke r r , A., Car R e p a i r e r , C a n ­ada Division

Moore , W. S., T e l e g r a p h e r , Wel land , On t .

Purce l l , J . E . , A s s i s t a n t Chief Clerk, D e t r o i t

Schubach , C. C , Conduc to r , De t ro i t

S m i t h , H . G., Clerk , De t ro i t S p e a r m a n , W . E . , Conduc to r ,

De t ro i t S te in . M. E. , Clerk, De t ro i t Toze, W. C , C a r m a n , W i n d ­

sor , On t . V i n t o n , I. R., Mach in i s t ,

Jackson, Mich. Wheeler , H . T. , E n g i n e e r ,

Detroit W i n t e r s , C , L a b o r e r , N a s h ­

ville, Mich. W o o d m a n , G. A. , Moto r C a r

O p e r a t o r , W h i t e P i g e o n , Mich.

Cel lars , J. M., S e c r e t a r y . Cleveland, 0.

C h i t t e n d e n , J. A. , E l ec t r i ­c i an , Eng lewood , Ill.

ClarK, Sr . , T. F . , Rece iv ing Clerk , Ch icago

Cohen , A., Distr ict F r e i g h t , Denver , Colo.

C u r t i s , Wm. , Conductor, W e s t e r n Division

D e a r m o n d , R., Machinist, Collinwood, O.

Defelice, F . F . , Machinist H e l p e r , Coll inwood. O.

Dupay , A. J . , Y a r d m a s t e r , A s h t a b u l a , O.

El l io t t , E. W., F i r e m a n , Toledo Division

Ely, T. K., M a c h i n i s t , Col­l inwood, O.

Farrell, J . J . , T i cke t Seller, Chicago

Goodrich, C. A. , B r a k e m a n , Elkhart, Ind .

Hart, M. U. , S t e n o g r a p h e r , Toledo. O.

J o n e s . W. D. , F i r e m a n , P o r t ­a g e , Ind .

AMONG RECENTLY retired employees of NYC are, top left: E. H. O'Keefe, District Transportation Super­intendent, Detroit, Mich. Center: Lewis W . Webert, Ticket Agent, Watertown, N.Y. Right: Arthur F. Reed, Cost and Methods Supervisor at Collinwood, Ohio.

Kiebler , A. H. , Gang Leade r , Rockport, o.

Lee , H. , T r u c k e r , Cleveland McCoy, J . B. , Conduc to r ,

Cleveland, 0 . McCready , H. P . , Conduc to r ,

Cleveland, O. Miller, H. H., Conduc to r , To ­

ledo Wes t Division Rohe , J . L. , L a b o r e r , S t r y k e r ,

Ohio R u p p e l , G. L. , E l ec t r i c i an ,

Toledo, O. Schefer , C. E. , E l e c t r i c i a n ,

Chicago S c h u m a c k , J . J . ,

Eng lewood , Ill. Sul ie r , C. A. ,

Toledo, 0 . T r i e c h m a n , J .

Toledo, O. W a r d l e , L . L. ,

Y o u n g s t o w n , O. W a t k i n s , R., L a b o r e r , Knox ,

Ind . Y u r i c k , J . L. , C h e c k m a n ,

Cleveland, O.

S O U T H E R N DISTRICT Ada i r , R. R., P a t r o l m a n ,

I n d i a n a p o l i s , Ind. Au l t , G. H . , E n g i n e e r , S h a r -

onvil le , O. Bai ley, R. B. , A i r B r a k e

F o r e m a n , Beech Grove, Ind .

C h r i s t e n b e r r y , F . R., F i r e ­m a n , D u a n e , Ind.

D o w n s , H . , L a b o r e r , A i m , Ind .

Conduc to r ,

Y a r d m a s t e r ,

H . , Clerk,

B r a k e m a n ,

E. F. DAVIS (right) General Fore­man, Locomotive and Car Dept., East St. Louis, III. retires after 43 years service. H. E. Ring, Dist. Transp. Supt. congratulates him.

Due ing , W. E., A s s t . Gen. F o r e m a n , E . St . Louis , Ill.

F locken , H . R., C l e r k . Kind-lay, O.

F r a n k e , W . R., C l e r k . East Al ton , Ill.

Greenlee , E . T., B r a k e m a n , Hobson , O.

Groves , T. R., L a b o r e r , Ohio Division

H u d s o n , S., Laborer, River­side, O.

H u r s t , F . , Engineer, Ind ian­apol i s , Ind.

J o h n s , W . H. . Agen t , Illinois Division

Kei th , G. B. , B r a k e m a n , Ohio Division

M a c l n n e s , M., Asst . F o r e m a n , Beech Grove C a r Shop

McCutcheon , W. H . , Cross­i n g M a n , K e n t o n , 0 .

P e t e r s o n , A. , Mach in i s t He lpe r , Beechgrove, Ind .

Rice, W. L., E n g i n e e r , Cin­c i n n a t i , O.

S e t t l e . G. L., M a c h i n i s t , I n ­d i anapo l i s . Ind.

Storm, T. R., Conductor, I l l i ­n o i s D i v i s i o n

Thomasson, C. L . , M a c h i n i s t , D i c k i n s o n , W. V a .

Vaughan, D. W. , W i r e Chief, C i n c i n n a t i , O.

W e a v e r , T. J . , L a b o r e r , Cor­n i n g , O.

W h i t a k e r , C. C , Conduc to r , Ill inois Division

W h i l e . Sr . , H . , L a b o r e r , Beech Grove C a r Shop

N O R T H E R N DISTR ICT Abdoll in , S., L a b o r e r , J a c k ­

son, Mich. A r r a n d , F . H . , B a g g a g e m a n ,

S t . T h o m a s , O n t . B a r o n , J . J . , E n g i n e I n s p e c ­

to r , Ni les , Mich . B e n n e t t , C. L . , W i r e Chief,

St . T h o m a s , O n t .

P I T T S B U R G H & LAKE ERIE

Alcorn , J . C , Te l ephone O p ­e r a t o r , E . Y o u n g s t o w n , O.

B a r r e t t , H . , T r a i n m a n , E a s t Y o u n g s t o w n , O.

Calv in , H . J . , T r a i n m a n , E a s t Y o u n g s t o w n , O.

Cropley , W. L . , Real E s t a t e and T a x A g e n t , P i t t s b u r g h , P a .

P a l a d e c h u k , P . , C a r I n s p e c ­to r , P i t t s b u r g h , P a .

V e r n a t t e r , D. B. , E n g i n e e r , H a s e l t o n , P a .

Wi l l i ams , H . C , T r a i n m a n , Newel l , P a .

I N D I A N A H A R B O R BELT

B u r t o n , E . , L a b o r e r , Gibson, Ind .

Gerk , J . A. , P a i n t e r F o r e ­m a n , Blue I s l and , Ill.

H e r r i c k , A. F . , Y a r d m a n , Blue Is land, Ill.

H u m m e l , C. W. , D i s t r i c t S ig­nal E n g i n e e r , Gibson, Ind .

J o h n s o n , A. , L a b o r e r , Gibson, Ind .

Kie r sey , E . H . , E n g i n e e r , Gibson, Ind .

L i p p m a n , H . A. , A g e n t , N o r -pau l , Ill.

P a t t e r s o n , S. J . , Y a r d m a n , Blue I s land , Ill .

S h a n n o n , M. J . , S w i t c h m a n , N o r p a u l , Ill .

S t u h l m a c h e r , G. E . , Painter, Blue I s l and , Ill .

CHICAGO R IVER & I N D I A N A

Ahle r s , H . Chicago

K u t n a r o w s k i , Chicago

A. , F o r e m a n ,

P . , C a r p e n t e r ,

RETIRING after 30 years service William H. Knobloch, Lube Oil Tester at Technical Research Dept., DeWitt, N.Y. is congrat­ulated by R. H. Wright (left). Manager Research Lab. at Collinwood, Ohio.

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October, 1965 15

Would you like to take

a walk?

I like to take a walk with railroad men, and I'll

tell you one reason why. I want to remind them

that a brisk walking speed, 4 miles per hour, is the

maximum safe speed for coupling cars.

So when you roll these freight cars down the yard

track, think of walking with me, and let that guide

you in judging safe speed.

Then you'll be sure to please me, your pal,

Miss Careful Handling.