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A Long W a y f rom Thai land ••• is At tan i t Phot i suwan, who is getting a briefing on operat ions of Centra l ' s traffic control Board at Cleveland by Dispatcher T h o m a s Kosarik . The 19-year-old exchange student 's one-year visit to the United States is sponsored by the Amer i can Field Service. Also at tending briefing are Freder ick Goerz ( le f t ) , Building Main tenance Dept. , Cleveland, and Cha i rman of the Olmsted Falls Chap te r of the Field Service; and T o m Bretz, Communica t ions Dept . , Cleve­land, Publicity Cha i rman for the Olmsted Falls Chapter .

New Y o r k Central Golf Association . . . at Indianapol is presents the champions for 1964. Winners were presented t rophies at a recent get-together. F ron t row, from left: E . R. Casterl ine, George Morgan , Fred Mann ing and Mike Purichia , Team Champions . Mr . M a n n i n g was also individual point winner . Individual champions , from left: A. M. H a b o u s h (who accepted award for James Hamer , low gross winner of Vice Presidential Flight; J. L. Risley, low gross (Presidential F l i g h t ) ; Bob Garwood , low net (Championsh ip F l igh t ) ; T o m Wetter , low gross (Championsh ip F l i g h t ) ; Ra lph Baker, low net (Presidential F l i g h t ) ; and James M c G r e g o r , low net (Vice Presidential F l i gh t ) .

Headlight NOVEMBER, 1964

Vol. 2 5 N o . 10

Printed in U . S . A .

IN THIS ISSUE NEWS BRIEFS 3 MOVING NEW AUTOS . . . . 4 SAFETY ALONG THE CENTRAL . . 5 PROMOTIONS 6 BUDGET MEETING 7 FLEXI-VANS MOVE THE MAIL . . 8 HEADLIGHT HILITES 11 PATS ON THE BACK 13 RECENTLY RETIRED 14

NORMAN M. STONE Manager, Publications & Advertising

GEORGE BOHOT, Editor

SYDNEY OXBERRY, Art Editor

EDITORIAL ASSOCIATES

John E. Salter , Syracuse Har ry B. Spur r ier , Chicago

Donald A. Newman, Cleveland Farwell C. Rhodes, Jr. , Indianapolis

Robert W . Schuette, Boston Fred A. Huber, Jr., Detroit

HEADLIGHT is published by the N e w York Central System for its active and retired employes and their families. Al l commu­nications should be addressed to the HEADLIGHT editorial office: Room 1446,466 Lexington Ave, New York 17, N. Y. Mem­ber: American Railwa) Magazine Editors Associat ion, New York Association of Industrial Communicators, International

Council of Industrial Editors.

ON T H E C O V E R : What a way to go! Before leaving G r a n d Central Ter­minal, Engineer Denman Stone is pre­sented a new B. W. Raymond railroad chronomete r by pretty Jackie Carl ing. Miss Carl ing makes award in behalf of the Elgin National Watch C o m p a n y . The firm celebrating its 100th birth­day this year said 21-jewel t imepiece is a 20th Century version of familiar pocket watch first produced by Elgin a century ago. Since 1960, 42 U .S . rail­r o a d s - i n c l u d i n g the C e n t r a l - h a v e ap­proved the B. W. R a y m o n d for rail use. Mr . Stone has been an Engineer for Central 42 years, the last 25 on the famous 20th Cen tu ry Limited.

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NEWS BRIEFS CARLOADINGS FOR NEW YORK CENTRAL . . . during September reached a total of 259,355, an increase of 18,305 cars (or 7.6 per cent) over September a year ago .

In the commodity classifications, revenue loadings of coal cars totaled 79,719 during September, an increase of 7,514 cars (or 10.4 per cent) over the same month last year. Figures for coke loadings reached 6,182 revenue cars loaded, up 1,655 cars for an increase of 36.6 per cent.

Iron and steel products showed total revenue car loadings at 16,721 cars. This represents an increase of 3,945 cars, an increase of 30.9 per cent.

DURING THE NINE-MONTH PERIOD . . . from January 1st through September of 1964, revenue carloadings for the Central totaled 2,221,652. The total represents an increase of 40,754 cars for percentage increase of 1.9 per cent.

Most significant ga in during this 10-month period w a s in automobile loadings, which totaled 192,229 revenue carloadings, an increase of 15,188 carloadings. Percentage increase is 8.6 over the s a m e nine-month period in 1963.

Running a close second were revenue car loadings for coal. The commodity showed a total of 649,558 carloadings. This is an increase of 15,145 cars over the 1963 period.

THE SAFETY RECORD OF U.S. RAILROADS. . . h a s been described as "miracle of technological progress" b y Interstate Commerce Commissioner Everett Hutchinson. Commissioner Hutchinson praised the railroad industry in a recent talk at which he presented a number of national safety awards.

He pointed out that the railroads' $18,500,000,000 modernization program since World War II h a s introduced all kinds of n e w equipment and facilities. The n e w equipment, and facilities, according to Mr. Hutchinson, are engineered not only for greater efficiency and improved transportation service, but also for new peaks of safety.

In 1963, he reported, U.S. railroads achieved a passenger safety record twice a s good as the one set in 1962 and "considerably better than the safety performances during the two previous years."

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NET INCOME FOR CLASS I RAILROADS. . . for the second quarter of 1964 h a s been estimated at $195,000,000, an increase from the $188,000,000 in the same period of 1963.

The Association of American Railroads, in releasing the figures, a lso announced that estimated net income for the first six months of 1964 is $339,000,000. This is the highest for that period since 1957, the AAR said.

GRAIN FLEET OF THE FUTURE . . . for the N e w York Central will include a fleet of 3000 giant covered hoppers. This amount, of course, is a goal planned for the years ahead . At present, however. Central has 500 of the "whopper hoppers" on order . . . 400 from the Rochester (N. Y.) plant of Despatch Shops, Inc. Delivery will be early in 1965. Despatch is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Central.

The other 100 will be built by ACF Industries, Inc., and are to be delivered by January 1st, 1965.

Central would build up its hopper fleet to the 3000 figure to handle its grain and grain products business developed through mi leage rates.

• • • ATLANTIC STATES SHIPPERS . . . Advisory Board p layed host recently to 12 fellow-regional Boards at the 28th annual meeting of the National Association of Shippers Advisory Boards, in Washington.

Members of the various shipper groups held discussions on such topics as freight loss and d a m a g e and the supply of railroad freight cars.

The Boards now h a v e some 20,000 members, made up primarily of top traffic and transport officials of industry, agriculture and commerce. The industry members—between their respective companies and organizations—ship about 85 percent of the United State's annual carload freight. The organization w a s formed in 1937.

• • • UNITED STATES SUPREME C O U R T . . . recently upheld a lower court ruling that the Interstate Commerce Act does not bar railroads use of low-level, all commodity trailer-on-flat-car rates in a terminal-to-terminal service plan. Under terms of the plan, the shipper agrees to provide either trailers or trailers and flatcars.

• • • INVESTMENTS IN NEW EQUIPMENT . . . b y railroads in the United States is on the rise, according to the Association of American Railroads.

"The railroads in 1964 are buying enough new rolling stock to stretch from Washington, D.C., to Montreal," the A.A.R. said.

Reference w a s made by the Association to such new rolling stock as giant freight cars and tank cars. The Central already has some of this type of equipment in service, with additional n e w rolling stock scheduled for delivery early in 1965.

• • • Correction

In last month's "News Brief" on modernization of the Youngstown-Ashtabula branch line, it w a s reported that "the single-track line carried 33 tons of freight during 1963". The word "million" w a s inadvertently omitted from the text. The corrected sentence should be: "the single-track line carried 33 million tons of freight during 1963".

November, 1964 3

Let's Talk About Moving New Autos by John A. Hoen, Assistant Freight Claim Agent, Detroit

A very bright spot in the ra i l road in­dustry today is the ever-increasing move­men t of automobi les by rail. This year 's number of finished autos moving over the rails from assembly plants in the United States will be the largest vo lume of automobi le movemen t ever handled by the rai l roads.

Just a few years ago, Centra l had only about four per cent of the automobi le t ranspor t ing business.

Today , Cent ra l t ranspor ts almost 50 per cent of all autos produced in the U.S . With est imated product ion set at 8,000,-000 units, this means Centra l will move more than 300,000 carload shipments . A t present , N Y C originates more auto traffic than any other railroad in the U.S.

Rail movements of raw m a t e r i a l s -

plus movemen t of par ts to assembly p l a n t s - w i l l almost double N Y C ' s 300,-000 car load shipments of finished au to products .

Rates are established to make this traffic at tractive to the cus tomer and profitable to the rai l roads. Actually, this is only part of the auto story.

Let 's talk about how finished autos must be t ranspor ted so that the m a n u ­facturer , the dealer, and the buyer get perfection . . . that al l- important quali ty these three groups want ( A N D D E ­M A N D ) in a new auto.

Every N e w York Central employee in­volved in movemen t of finished autos can do a great deal to help Centra l keep its port ion of this traffic and perhaps even to help increase that percentage.

The only way to do this is to m a k e cer­tain that the entire sh ipment arrives on t ime and damage-free.

Never before has the Cent ra l handled a p roduc t which placed it so clearly in the spotlight to deliver wi thout damage . . . or else. T h e "or e lse" simply means the shipper will get someone else to move his autos . . . and also means loss of business to the Centra l .

T o m a n y people, buying a new auto is among the largest investments they will make in their lifetime. Thus , the t ransac­tion always receives plenty of at tent ion. It also can mean plenty of discontent and aggravat ion, too. A slight scratch or a small dent suddenly becomes quite mean­ingful to the manufac ture r , the dealer, and the buyer .

The manufac tu re r insists on perfec­tion. T h e dealer demands perfection. The buyer will buy noth ing bu t perfec­tion.

Wha t greater d e m a n d can there be for "quality t ranspor ta t ion?"

T o o many complain ts from dealer to manufac turer about damaged autos will reduce this traffic and will cost the Cen­tral a considerable amoun t in paymen t of freight claims. In addit ion, Centra l ' s reputat ion for "quali ty t r anspor ta t ion" is severely damaged in such c i rcumstances .

Customer Gets the Best

You and I and each person involved in t ranspor t ing new autos over our rail­road must give the cus tomer the very best, the ul t imate in t ranspor ta t ion . All of us must feel a sense of pride and re ­sponsibility to do everything in ou r power to make sure he gets the very best t ranspor ta t ion.

Always r emember . . . the t ruck lines want this business. T h e business is ours because we can deliver at lower cost. However , the flow of business toward us can be reversed by too many damaged cars and late shipments .

Au to manufac tu re r s can not—and will not—tolerate damage . W h o , then , must provide perfection in t ranspor t ing these new autos?

The answer is: You and I. Freight claim payments are the largest

waste of hard-earned dollars k n o w n to the rai lroad industry. Delivering damage-free autos is the logical way to stop this needless waste.

"Damage- f ree" means "Qual i ty Trans ­por ta t ion" . . . and this is exactly what all of us on the Cent ra l must—and will provide the manufac tu re r who ships fin­ished autos via the N e w Y o r k Cent ra l . ^

He Knows the Value of Safety Shoes The m a n on the left has every reason to be a firm believer in the value

of wearing safety shoes. Stanley Coraz , Arc Welder Opera to r at the Pi t tsburgh & Lake Erie M / W Shop, McKees Rocks , Pa., has been wear­ing safety shoes for over 30 years . H e avoided serious injury recently when he was prepar ing to weld a 24 x 30-inch sheet of steel. T h e sheet fell from the work table on to his left foot. The safety shoe withstood the impact and the steel skidded off his foot.

In the pho to , William Hetr ick, Supervisor of Equ ipment , is presenting M r . Coraz a new pair of safety shoes plus a membersh ip certificate in the Golden Shoe Club.

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All the pho tographs on this page have a c o m m o n theme — safety. In more specific terms, each photo deals with safe work practices somewhere along the 10,000 miles of right-of-way of the N e w Y o r k Central .

Each year, N Y C employee groups along the line win a wide variety of safety awards, citations and certificates. T h e awards serve a very good purpose : they spotlight the m a n y safe work habits of Centra l ' s ra i l roaders .

SAFETY MEET INGS, such as this one held at Wabash, Indiana, give important recogni­tion to accident-free performances by Central employees. Front row, from left: Marvin Stoner; C. L. Vetor, F. M. Shoemaker, C. E. Shoemaker, O. J . Hatfield, John Lehman, Standing, from left: Goldus Crumbaugh, Jack Farquer; Harold Ekstam, Clifford Strickler, Will iam Hawley, E. K. Beemer, E. L. Whinery, Hugh Pitts, Christy Lehman. Messrs. Crum­baugh, Hawley, Pitts and Lehman retired recently after many years with the Central.

POLICE DEPARTMENT of Southe rn District won award from National Safety Council. From left: George Hoff­man, District Police Supt., and Dist. General Manager Will iam Salter, who has since moved to Detroit.

CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION has been awarded to New YorR District Stores Department at Harmon by National Safety Council. From left: Ben Coons, General Foreman, Stores Dept., Gordon Bradfield, Dist. Storekeeper; and Edwin Jacoby, Storekeeper, Hudson Division.

EASTERN DISTRICT Police Dept. won Safety Council's award. From left: Frederick Schoedel, District Safety Supv., and District Police Chief Charles Macinick. Bill Colarocco took the photograph.

SAFETY TROPHIES and other awards won by Michigan Divi­sion and Detroit Division were displayed recently in Michigan

Central Terminal, by Michigan Central Credit Union.

November, 1964

Employes M o v e In to N e w Pos t s o n N Y C E N G I N E E R I N G D E P A R T M E N T

Robert F. Lawson has been appointed Engineer—Maintenance of W a y Depar t ­men t at N e w York . Pr ior to his recent appoin tment , Mr . Lawson was serving as Assistant to Genera l Manage r of the Eas te rn District at Syracuse.

Mr . Lawson—a native of Springfield, Ohio—joined service there in 1940 in the M / W Depa r tmen t . Fo r the next seven years, he served in various engineer ing positions at Ma t toon , Chicago, Ind ianapo­lis, Cleveland and G a l i o n , O h i o . I n 1 9 4 7 , h e w a s a p ­pointed Assistant Di­vision Engineer at R. F . Lawson S p r i n g f i e l d . L a t e r Mr . Lawson served as Division Engineer at Ma t toon and Chicago; as Methods Engineer at Indianapol is ; and as Assist­ant District Engineer at Cleveland. At Cleveland, Mr . Lawson was promoted to the position of District Engineer . H e then went to Syracuse in the same capac­ity and was named Assistant to Genera l Manage r in June .

N O R T H E R N D I S T R I C T

William B. Salter has been appointed Genera l Manager of the Nor the rn Dis­trict, with headquar te rs at Detroi t . Rich­ard B. Hasselman has moved to Indian­apolis as General Manager (see South­ern Dis t r i c t ) . Mr . Salter moved from Indianapolis where he was Genera l Manage r of the Southern District. H e joined Central in 1925 at N e w York . After service at Buffalo, Ka lamazoo , Chicago and St. Thomas , Ont. , he be­came Genera l Manage r in 1949 of the Toron to , Hami l ton & Buffalo Railroad, a Central subsidiary. Mr. Salter then be­came Assistant General Manager at Syracuse and, later, Manager of Trans ­por ta t ion at N e w York . F r o m this post he moved to Indianapolis as Genera l Manager .

W . B. Salter R. B. Hasselman M r . Salter is Indiana ' s senior reservist

for the Interstate Commerce Commis ­sion's Defense Executive Reserve.

S O U T H E R N D I S T R I C T

Richard B. Hasselman is the new Genera l Manage r of the Southern Dis­trict, with headquar te rs at Indianapolis succeeding Mr . Salter who has moved to Detroi t as Genera l Manager . Mr . H a s ­selman, 38, is N Y C ' s youngest Genera l Manager . H e has been with Central 17 years, beginning as a student engineer at N e w York. In 1957 he became Division Super in tendent of Centra l ' s Boston & Albany Division. Later he was District Transpor ta t ion Super intendent at Cleve­land. In 1960 he was n a m e d Genera l Super intendent of Yards and Terminals and then became Genera l Manager of Ind iana H a r b o r Belt and Chicago River & Indiana Railroads, Centra l affiliates. H e moved to Detroi t in December , 1963.

Eugene Gibson, a nat ive of Har r i s -burg , Ill., has been n a m e d Assistant Genera l Manager—Employee Relat ions. H e succeeds E. A . Wettstein, ret ired. M r . Gibson joined service in 1945 and has served in various clerical capacities at Har r i sburg , Danvil le and Mat toon , Ill., and Springfield, Ohio . In 1958 he transferred to the Employee Relat ions D e p a r t m e n t at Indianapol is .

Alex H. Spatz has been p romoted to Executive Assistant in the Genera l M a n ­ager 's Office, succeeding Fred L. Cover-ston who has retired. A native of Cin­cinnati , Mr . Spatz began his rai l road career 47 years ago with the Big F o u r Rai l road pr ior to its affiliation with Cen­tral . H e was promoted from District Supervisor of Contracts . Previously he had served as Statistician, Special Agent and Special Accountan t on the Genera l Manager ' s staff. H e moved to Indian­apolis in 1953.

James C. Van Cleave has been ap­pointed District Personnel Assistant at Cleveland. Mr . Van Cleave succeeds William Armond who was promoted to the System staff in N e w York . The new District Personnel Assistant is from Mat toon , Ill., and joined Centra l in 1955. Since 1961 he has been assigned to District Headquar te r s at Indianapol is .

T w o Div is ions Merged Merger of the Indiana and Illinois

Divisions became effective October 1. Indianapol is is headquar te rs for the con­solidated division, now known simply as the Illinois Division. (Ma t toon was head­quar te rs for the old Illinois Division.)

Gerald E. Maas, former Superinten­dent of the Indiana Division, was ap­pointed Super intendent of the new division. Supt. Maas has been with N Y C since 1932 and served as both Tra in­

master and Transpor ta t ion Superinten­dent of the old Illinois Division before his appo in tment as Indiana Division Super in tendent in 1960.

G. E. Maas R. C. Harrison

Raymond C. Harrison has been ap­pointed Division Super in tendent of the Ohio Central Division with headquar te r s at Columbus . A native of Dayton , Ohio, Mr . Har r i son has been with N Y C since 1941 . Before his Chicago assignment, he served as Termina l Super in tendent at East St. Louis, Ill., and as Transpor ta ­tion Super intendent at Indianapol is and N e w York . Mr . Har r i son succeeded William A. Sprunk (see Peor ia & East­ern R a i l w a y ) .

E A S T E R N D I S T R I C T

Jay M. Gilmore has been n a m e d Divi­sion Super intendent at Buffalo succeed­ing Robert V. Brinkworth, who has moved to Chicago as Division Super­intendent (see Wes te rn District) . Mr . Gi lmore had been Division Superinten­dent at Toledo. H e joined Central in 1948 as an Assistant Engineer at Spring­field, Ohio, and was named Division En-gineer at Indianapo­lis in 1957. He then held posts in the Engineering Depar t ­ment at N e w Y o r k and Detroi t and in 1962 was appointed District Engineer of Truck & Structures at Detroi t . H e was named to the Toledo post in 1963.

Donald F. Dillon is the newly-appointed Tra inmas te r at Massena, N . Y . Mr . Dil lon joined Cent ra l in 1948 as a Ticket Clerk at Syracuse. In 1956 he transferred to the Opera t ing D e p a r t m e n t at Travel ing Car Agent , Syracuse. Sub­sequently he served as a Billing Clerk, Assistant Supervisor of Car Uti l izat ion, District Service Supervisor, and Assist­ant Tra inmas te r .

In June 1963 he moved to Schenec­tady as Agent—Assistant Tra inmas te r , the post he held prior to his p romot ion .

(Continued on page 10)

J. M. Gilmore

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IN NEW YORK'S BILTMORE HOTEL, NEW YORK CENTRAL OFFICERS GET DOWN TO BUSINESS AT SYSTEM-WIDE BUDGET MEETING

Budget Meeting Plans '65 Improvements N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l ' s t o p o f f i c e r s

gathered in N e w York Sept. 18-19 to plan the 1965 capital improvements budget of the rai l road so that available m o n e y can be used for projects that will br ing to N Y C ' s operat ions the greatest boost in safety, revenues and economy.

This year 's meet ing was at tended by over 200 Centra l officers and was pre­sided over by N Y C President Alfred E . Pe r lman .

T h e meet ing 's main purpose was to discuss major improvements to the rail­road ' s equ ipment , buildings and other facilities — improvements that will help m a k e a better, s tronger N e w York Cen­tral , able to p roduce improved trans­por ta t ion services for its customers and provide the best kind of job security for its employees — security based on a heal thy business organizat ion.

Pas t per formances rev iewed

A t the meeting 's outset M r . Pe r lman reviewed some of the giant forward steps Centra l has taken in the past ten years in moderniz ing the rai l road and improv­ing its product—transportat ion services.

A m o n g the fields he ment ioned as hav­ing seen especially outs tanding progress on the Centra l are the use of electronics in opera t ions and in data processing, and new concepts of market ing . H e also placed high on the list N Y C ' s technical research and personnel development p ro ­grams.

"Picking the right people for the right job and helping them to do their best is one of our most impor tan t tasks ," the Centra l ' s chief executive said.

Whi le N e w Y o r k Centra l has come a

long way in the past ten years, much remains to be done to improve still fur­ther the rai lroad's financial heal th and its competi t ive position.

The meet ing also heard a review of 1964 operat ions and forecasts of what can be expected in 1965 in talks by all of the company ' s vice presidents.

Mr . Pe r lman led the meet ing through a discussion of some 450 individual pro­posals for capital improvements on the Central itself before going on to consider separate budgets for the Pi t tsburgh & Lake Er ie ; the Indiana H a r b o r Belt; and

E V E R Y I T E M in budget was carefully reviewed and discussed at meeting.

the Toron to , Hami l ton & Buffalo rail­roads—all affiliates of the N Y C System.

Projects considered covered a wide range in each phase of the Central ' s operat ions , from new rail and rout ine repairs to existing bridges, to centralized traffic control installations and new spe­cialized freight cars . Es t imated costs of some of them ran well over a million dollars, while others were figured to cost only a few thousand dollars.

Al l new i tems examined

T h e plan of the meet ing called for the Central officer sponsoring each item listed in a 104-page proposed budget to justify his request on the basis of what the project would do to improve safety, improve N Y C service, increase revenues, or reduce operat ing costs. P repar ing for the meeting, the general managers of N Y C ' s operat ing districts held prelimi­nary budget sessions in their own dis­tricts, where the most urgent projects were listed for considerat ion at the System-wide meet ing.

No t all of the proposals could receive a s tamp of approval , for the grand total cost of all of them would run several t imes the amount of the Central ' s annual net income. M a n y items were tabled for further study and reconsiderat ion at a later t ime. Some were turned aside en­tirely. Only those showing the greatest promise of improving safety, increasing revenues or reducing operat ing costs m a d e the final list. A n d of these, the most pressing i tems will be selected for action in 1965 depending upon the amoun t of money N Y C has available for improvements dur ing the year.

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F l e x i V a n h e l p s p o s t o f f i c e i n s w i f t c o m p l e t i o n o f a p p o i n t e d rounds

A T P O S T O F F I C E Flexi-Van is loaded with mail that won' t need rehandl ing until it reaches its dest inat ion.

Richard J . W e l s h Manager, Mail & Express Traffic

Most of us, when we think of mail, th ink of business or personal type let­ters. This is only natura l , but the fact is that most of the nearly 70 billion pieces of mail handled each year by the United States Post Office is in the form of bulk mail . Tha t is: packages . . . catalogues . . . advertising circulars . . . publicat ions, and so on. Billions of items!

Fo r the short haul , some of them move by highway. M a n y high priority items take to the air. But most bulk mail travels by rail.

Moving the mail swiftly, dependably, with precision, is a t remendously com­

plex job that calls for close t eamwork between Post Office personnel and mod­ern t ranspor ta t ion organizat ions, like N e w York Central . Together , they m a k e this familiar credo a s tatement of fact :

"Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds."

Role of Central People N e w Y o r k Central people play a

p rominent role in helping the Uni ted States Post Office make its mot to a reality.

Inevitably, as the nat ion has grown— with industry expanding, popula t ion

New York Central people and the flexibility of Flexi-Van service are important factors in helping the Post Office move mountains of mail.

booming—the vo lume of mail has grown. The Post Office D e p a r t m e n t has had to find more efficient ways of handl ing this growing volume, and of improving mail service at the same t ime.

W h e r e once a single mail car did the job, today entire t rains move out from large populat ion centers carrying nothing but mail . As the volume cont inues to grow, keeping up with t omor row be­comes a major concern for those who must make sure that the mail gets th rough. New techniques . . . new de­vices . . . new methods of handl ing . . . cataloguing . . . expedit ing . . . constant exper imenta t ion . . . innovat ion . . . evaluat ion.

Fo r the t ranspor t facilities which work with the Post Office Depa r tmen t , like New York Centra l , no th ing less will suf­fice. Move from the possible . . . to the probable . . . to the workable . Save t ime . . . boost efficiency. Ei ther that , or invent a 28-hour day!

T h e mail has to move . A n d it does move. Mounta ins of it . . . with speed and precision. But the search, by the Post Office and by the Centra l , for new w a y s -still better ways—to move the mail is a never-ending process.

One of the latest working answers the Post Office has found is Centra l ' s Flexi-Van equ ipment ingeniously combin ing the best elements of rail and highway t ranspor t .

Flexi-Van has been a big step forward in mail handl ing. Unti l Flexi-Van came

along about the best you could do with surface mai l : First , you loaded Post Office D e p a r t m e n t t rucks at the Post Office loading dock. Then you moved the t ruckload of mail by road to a rail point where it all had to be re-handled again, then, unloaded from the mail t ruck, and re-loaded into a rail car . Tha t m a d e three handl ings before the mail was even ready to begin the main par t of its journey.

Before the mail could get back onto the road to the Post Office at the other end of its tr ip, it had to be re-handled twice m o r e : first, unloaded from the t rain, and then re-loaded into a mail t ruck for delivery to its final dest ination.

T h e problem was obvious : By the t ime the mail was finally unloaded at the end of the line it had been handled and re-handled, loaded and un-loaded a total of six times—once at each end and four t imes along the way.

Those four re-handlings en route cost plenty in te rms of t ime, speed of de­livery, breakage and just plain wear and tear on the mail .

F lex i -Van Does i t Be t te r T h e n when the Central presented

Flexi-Van to Post Office officials they recognized a way to eliminate those four wasteful re-handl ings en route .

Wi th Flexi-Van the sequences of events begins the s ame : loading mail at the Post Office loading dock. But from there on, the difference is d ramat ic .

M O S T o f volume in Post Off ice is bulk mail, which Flexi-Van handles wi th great efficiency, and minimum of t ransfers .

As a h ighway van, Flexi-Van carr ies the mail from Post Office to rail loading point . A n d here it shifts from highway wheels to Flexi-Van rail car. There ' s no un-loading or re-loading of the mail in­side the van. It stays right where it is and moves on its way wi thout being re-handled at all!

On arrival at its rail te rminal area, Flexi-Van again eliminates any need for unloading and re-loading its contents as it shifts back to h ighway wheels and moves out for delivery to the Post Office with its cargo still undis turbed.

The Flexi-Van load of mail which arrives at the Post Office loading dock, instead of having been re-handled four t imes since it left its original Post Office source, has not been re-handled at all.

Fo r the Post Office Depar tment—and

for the people to whom the mail is ad­dressed— Flexi-Van means faster delivery and safer delivery, with breakage mini­mized by the el imination of all the han­dling and re-handling en route .

T o boil it d o w n : Doing it the old way, a load of mail had to be loaded and un­loaded six t imes. First into a t ruck at the point of origin. Then out of the t ruck at the rail loading point and into a rail car . Then at the other end, out of the rail car again, and into another t ruck for the last leg of the trip, and finally out of the t ruck again at the final destination.

Ge t confusing when you try to tally it all up? Gets expensive, too, in te rms of t ime and money. But now with Flexi-Van, loading and unloading are reduced by 200 per cent.

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AT TRAINSIDE, FLEXI-VAN SLIDES EASILY BETWEEN HIGHWAY AND RAIL WHEELS WITHOUT DISTURBING MAIL MOVING SWIFTLY THROUGH TRAFFIC TO POST OFFICE, FLEXI-VAN PERMITS EASY MOVEMENT OF MAIL

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Flexi-Van—continued

The mail is loaded into the Flexi-Van at the point of origin and out again at the final destination. And that ' s it.

Those are the facts, and they are revo­lutionizing the t ranspor ta t ion of bulk mail . But the story doesn' t end there. Today , the flexibility offered by Flexi-Van service is becoming greater still. Unti l now the s tandard length of a Flexi-Van unit has been 40 feet. But now a new sub-size is widely available—the 20-foot length. Wi th the increased flexibility this gives, a single rail car can be loaded for several destinations, vastly broaden­ing Flexi-Van's useful applications. It works like th is :

Say the car is made up in N e w York . The re is a 40-foot van for Chicago and,

let's say, a 20-foot van is added, labelled "Buffalo." Finally another 20-footer is added for Cleveland.

N o w here is flexibility. On this one rail car there are three separate, self-contained mail shipments for three dif­ferent cities.

Re-handl ing T ime Cut At Buffalo, the 20-foot unit is shifted

to h ighway wheels for delivery to the Post Office, and mail going from Buffalo to Chicago replaces it in another 20-foot van. T h e other mail is left un touched , and two hours of re-handl ing t ime are saved.

At Cleveland, there 's another similar brief t ransact ion as that city's mail is

taken off for delivery and replaced with another 20-footer for Chicago. This now makes a full car load of mail for Chicago. F r o m several different points of origin a single carload of mail is delivered and not once was any load re-handled along the way. Tha t is Flexi-Van flexibility.

Across the coun t ry that flexibility is being used to fuller advantage by the Post Office D e p a r t m e n t as it goes about its ever-expanding job—a race with t ime and a growing business and booming popula t ion . . . a search for increased efficiency . . . for better, faster ways of moving the mail .

One of these better , faster ways has proven to be N e w Y o r k Centra l ' s Flexi-Van.

Promotions—from page 6 WESTERN DISTRICT

Robert V. Brinkworth, Division Su­per in tendent at Buffalo the last three years, has been appointed to a similar post at Chicago. A native of Buffalo, Mr . Br inkwor th joined Centra l 23 years ago as a Mater ia l Inspector in his hometown. Later , he served in the Engineer ing De­pa r tmen t at N e w Y o r k and at Albany . I n 1 9 4 9 h e w a s named Transpor ta ­tion Inspector at Syr­acuse. Mr . Brink-wor th also served as Tra inmas te r at Pit ts-field, Mass. , and Al­bany. H e then be­came Division Tra inmas te r at Albany.

R. V. Brinkworth

In 1950 M r . Br inkwor th re turned to Buffalo as Assistant Super intendent . H e was p romoted to Te rmina l Superin­tendent of the electronically-controlled Fron t ie r Y a r d in 1958. In 1960 he be­came Division Super in tendent of the Boston & Albany Division, with head­quar ters at Springfield, Mass.

PEORIA AND EASTERN William A. Sprunk has been appointed

Genera l Manager of the Peor ia & East ­ern Railway, an N Y C affiliate, at Indian­apolis. M r . Sprunk succeeds John D. King, ret ired.

Mr . Sprunk began service with Cen­tral in 1929 as a Locomot ive F i r e m a n and once teamed with his father, the late Will iam G. Sprunk, as F i r e m a n and E n ­gineer on the 20th Cen tu ry Limited. T h e younger Sprunk was Division Super in­

tendent of the Ohio Division at Spring­field pr ior to its merger with the Ohio Centra l Division in 1962.

FREIGHT SALES & SERVICE Thomas E. Reynolds, fo rmer Super­

intendent of the Illi­nois Division, has b e e n a p p o i n t e d Freight Sales M a n ­ager—Automotive in Detroi t . Mr . Reyn­olds has been with the rai lroad since 1946. H e formerly served as Division S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of the Wes te rn Division at Chicago and of the Lake Division at Cleveland. H e was assigned to M a t t o o n in 1961 .

T. E. Reynolds

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H E A D L I G H T

Western District Winner . . . Jerry O 'Connor and wife wave a cheery greeting to friends as they arrive on Tra in N o . 2 at G r a n d Central Terminal . M r . O 'Connor , Conduc to r on "The Chicagoan" , won trip to N e w York World ' s Fai r after being named winner of Western Distr ict 's A n n u a l Courtesy Award .

Massachusetts Port Authority . . . has designated November as "Por t of Boston Expor t Mon th" . G r o u p of t ransporta t ion and shipping-interest guests were taken on tour of Boston har­bor aboard S.S. New Boston. F r o m left: C. Russell Wal ton , Eastern G a s & Fuel Associates; David Walker , Boston Tow Boat C o m p a n y ; Herber t H . Ha rwood , Executive Representat ive, N e w York Centra l ; and T h o m a s G. Brown, Jr. , State Street Bank & Trust Company and member of the Port Author i ty .

Certificate of Retirement . . . and gold pass are presented to Fred G. Yost ( c e n t e r ) , Assistant General F o r e m a n of Car Depar tmen t at G r a n d Central Termina l . Mr . Yost—who served his entire rai l road career at G r a n d Central—was guest-of-honor at re t i rement luncheon where he received farewell gifts from co-workers . F r o m left: Chester Shook, Master Mechanic at N e w York ; M r . Yost ; and John J. Danhof, Jr., Hudson Division Supt.

Half a Century of Railroading . . . won a gold pass for F r a n k M a n n a ( c e n t e r ) , Machinist—Wheel Inspector , Pi t tsburgh & Lake Erie Rai l road. Mr. M a n n a , w h o joined P&LE as Machinist Helper in 1914, is in Service Shop of Equ ipment Depar tmen t , McKees Rocks , Pa. Present ing gold pass in presence of co-workers is P&LE's C. H. Derner , Master Mechanic—Locomotive Depar tmen t . F o r many years , Mr . M a n n a has been the P&LE wheel and axle expert .

November, 1964 11

Hilites C O N T I N U E D

We/come fo Grand Central Terminal . . . was recently given to members of Board of Directors of Technische Werke Der Stadt Stuttgart A.G. G e r m a n visitors toured Uni ted States, studying a number of gas & electric companies and building developments and associated public utilities organizations. Address of welcome was made by Vice President Douglass Campbell (back row, left) of Public Relat ions & Advert ising Depar tmen t . G r o u p also was taken on tour by Termina l Manager Stephen Keiley (back row, second from lef t ) .

Heroic Efforts . . . by J. E. Morse ( le f t ) , and E. C. Lane was decisive factor when a small fire broke out on Tra in N o . 8. Mr . Morse, Por ter on Ca r 85, and Mr . Lane , Por ter on Car 84, quickly extinguished the fire. N Y C has cited both men for their handl ing of the situation.

Poster Project Gets Underway . . . in Michigan as joint p rogram of Rai l road Safety Officers' Association and Michigan Depar tmen t of Public Instruct ion. Safety poster ( inset) is now posted above driver 's head in most of state's 7800 school buses. Bernard Smith (cen te r ) is Centra l ' s Safety Supervisor for the N o r t h e r n District at Detroi t . Wi th him are E. George Schutt (left) & Haro ld B. Wagner , both consultants with the state agency. Mr . Smith is C h a i r m a n of the Associat ion.

Presentation of Gold Pass . . • was made recently to Lou K r o h n ( c e n t e r ) , Passenger Engi­neer in the Electr ic Division between G r a n d Central and H a r m o n , N . Y. Mr . K r o h n entered service in 1914 as a Machinis t Helper at G r a n d Centra l . F r o m left: Dona ld Swan-son, Transpor ta t ion Super in tendent ; Mr . Yost ; Davis Patr idge, H u d s o n Division Road F o r e m a n .

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Letters Bring Pa t s o n t h e Back for NYC People T h e n u m e r o u s letters of c o m m e n d a t i o n

wri t ten by cus tomers of the Centra l il­lustrate an impor tan t po in t : cus tomers appreciate courtesy.

A lady c o m m u t e r f rom Bronxville, N . Y. , has wri t ten a letter of c o m m e n d a ­t ion citing Conduc to r George Gissel-brecht of Salisbury Mills, N . Y . " A kind, polite word and a smiling face may seem un impor t an t to some ," she writes, "bu t it can m e a n a great deal to the daily c o m m u t e r . "

She also writes that if there is such a title as "Conduc to r of the Year , " M r . Gisselbrecht would get her vote.

T h e N e w Y o r k Central — with other leaders of the rai l road industry—helped carry 600 Det ro i t w o m e n opinion leaders on a 100-mile, four-hour "grand t o u r " of the city's industrial complex.

George M . Casady, Assistant Vice President—Freight Sales & Service, said that the event, "Ladies D a y on the Rail­roads , " was a project of the Railroad C o m m u n i t y S e r v i c e C o m m i t t e e of Grea te r Detroi t "in recognit ion of wom­en's increasing interest in and influence on our economy. Mr . Casady is Chair ­m a n of the Commi t tee .

T h e tour offered most of the w o m e n their first view of Detroi t at work .

T h e Centra l was among the rai l roads that helped supply equ ipment for the 10-coach "Ladies Day Special ." On the first leg of the tour , the t ra in operated south over the Centra l , and then over the

In a letter to A. H. Smith, Manager , Dining & Sleeping C a r Service, a recent passenger had this to say: " I c o m m e n d you for the cont inued high caliber of service on the Ohio State Limited which I ride with some regulari ty. Service, of course, reflects the at t i tude of those ren­dering the service. Y o u are for tunate in having individuals such as Frank Lynch and Walter Senior in your h i re . "

* * * T h e Passenger D e p a r t m e n t has re­

ceived a " thank y o u " letter from a recent passenger on an N Y C excursion train t o N i a g a r a F a l l s . " E v e r y t h i n g r a n

Detroi t & Toledo Shore Line to River Rouge and Tren ton . Then the Special proceeded via Detroi t Termina l Rail­road, G r a n d T r u n k Western and the Central through the center of the newly-developed industrial areas of W a r r e n and Sterling Township .

"It 's the first rail tour ever ar ranged anywhere for w o m e n policy make r s , " Cha i rman Casady explained. "Our pur­pose was to show these Detroi t area women how t ranspor ta t ion serves the multi-billion-dollar industrial c o m m u ­nity that has grown up a round the rail­roads—and how to get the most for their t ranspor ta t ion dollar ."

Interstate C o m m e r c e Commiss ioner Virginia M a e Brown spoke to the "Ladies D a y " guests during the tour. Mrs . Brown, of West Virginia, is the first w o m a n ap­pointed to the I C C , oldest regulatory body in the Federal Gove rnmen t .

smoothly , the t ra in was clean, the buses we h a d at Wel land, Ontar io , were great. N e w Y o r k Cent ra l people should cer­tainly be p roud of their ra i l road ."

F r o m Pleasantville, N . Y., a newly-retired commute r writes: "After 38 years as a N . Y. Cent ra l commute r , I want to say ' thank you ' . I've enjoyed it."

Courtesy of personnel aboard the E m p i r e State Express so impressed a lady passenger that she wrote a letter of commenda t ion to the C o m p a n y : "I shall long r emember the courtesy and con­siderat ion of Conduc to r Michael Don­ahue, Brakeman Norman Seelig and all the other member s of the train 's crew. Each one deserves praise ."

" T h a n k s for a job well d o n e " has come from George Neues , a ret ired Cen­tral employee. Mr . Neues , formerly of the Transpor ta t ion D e p a r t m e n t at N e w York , is now Transpor ta t ion Manage r for the Herald Tribune Fresh Air Fund. This year the F u n d sent 10,443 children away for vacat ions.

Wri tes Mr . Neues : " W e wan t to ex­press our apprecia t ion to all who helped. Dave Hart and his boys took excellent care of us, as did my pal, Whitney Wat­son at Syracuse. Joe McAvoy , Walter Godfrey and the Force at G r a n d Central did a wonderful job for us. Ed Adams and Herb Watson in the Ticket Office filled our orders prompt ly and were al­ways ready to help in emergency.

" A special word of thanks to the force at Albany Station. They did a wonderful job when D & H 34 came in with cars filled with our chi ldren in several places in the train. It was necessary to transfer the children or miss the connect ion. Missing the connect ion would have mean t several hundred anxious parents at G r a n d Central Termina l wait ing for Tra in N o . 96 . "

Anesi Heads K i w a n i s P r o g r a m

Ernie Anesi, Shop Manager at DeWit t Diesel Termina l , East Syracuse, will be in charge of a special ra i l road p rogram presented N o v e m b e r 30 by the DeWit t Kiwanis Club.

Mr . Anesi—active in the Kiwanis and other communi ty affairs in the area—will talk on opera t ion of the te rminal and type of main tenance per formed. H e will also present a film on opera t ion of F ron ­tier Ya rd at Buffalo and an animated car toon on Avon Y a r d at Indianapol is .

Mrs. Virginia Mae Brown addresses guests of Detroit's "Ladies Day on the Railroad" in Michigan Central Terminal. Mrs. Brown, an Interstate Commerce Commissioner, is the first woman ever appointed to the ICC, the Federal Government's oldest regulatory body.

'Ladies Day Special' Uses NYC Equipment

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RET IREMENT CERTIFICATE was presented re­cently to Otto H. Grimm (right). Division Freight Sales Manager at New York. John G. Patten, Vice President—Freight Sales, made the pres­entation. In 1922, Mr. Grimm joined Michigan Central at Buffalo, and in 1935 began service with Central as Freight Agent at New York.

HAROLD J. CRISWELL (second from left). Road Electrical Foreman at Collinwood, Ohio, has completed 50 years of service. From left: Rufus Lermond, Supv., Engineering & Electrical Main­tenance; Mr. Criswell; B. M. Hickok, B & B Supv., Collinwood; William Baerthlein, Lake Div. Engineer.

BELOW: Book of farewell cards and messages was presented to Arthur J. Lorenz (right) when he retired recently as Chief Claims Agent at New York. Mr. Lorenz joined Central in 1916 as a Clerk in the General Yardmaster's Office, Air Line Junction, Ohio. Making presentation is Maurice Ray, General Claims Attorney.

(Compiled by Leonard H. Rose, Director of Employee Benefits)

N E W Y O R K D ISTR ICT Alexander , G. Checker, N e w -

burgh, N . Y. Arthur , J. H., Brakeman,

W e e h a w k e n , N . J . Batt les , F . J . , Ass t . Gen.

Bookkeeper, N e w York Berg , E. G., Eng ineer , Put -

man Divis ion Carlson, I. I., Reservat ions

Clerk, Grand Central Ter­minal

Carpenter , K. C , Eng ineer , River Divis ion

Cerbasi, R., Laborer, River Divis ion

Conroy, P . J. , Gang Leader, N e w York

Costello, T. J. , Checker, N e w York

Dellevalle, D. , Trackman, Hudson , N . Y.

Dudrap , E. H. , Ass i s tant Foreman , Harmon , N . Y.

Durant , E. E . , Ass i s tan t F o r e m a n , Harmon , N . Y.

Enr ight , J . J . , Electr ic ian, Mott H a v e n , N . Y.

Enter le in , G., Electrical Worker , H a r m o n , N . Y.

Espos i to , F. , Stevedore, N e w York

Ferro , P . , Mason, B&B, River Divis ion

F r a n c i s , F . A. , General Su­pervisor , Contracts , N e w York

Green, F. W. , Stevedore, N e w York

Hall , E . , Marine F ireman, W e e h a w k e n , N . J.

Harsz , K. H. , Car Cleaner, Grand Central Terminal

Haubenneste l , J . W., Shop Engineer , Harmon, N . Y.

Hauck, E. M., Charwoman, N e w York

Heidi , H. , Chief Power Super­visor, N e w York

Hoch , A. , Gang Leader, Wee­h a w k e n , N . J.

Keenan , G. W., Ass i s tant General Foreman, W e e h a w ­ken , N . J.

Ladd, M. F. , Extra Yardmas-ter, N e w York

L a n g e , A. E. , Boi lermaker, W e e h a w k e n , N . J.

L e w i s , G. H. , Stevedore, Wee­hawken , N . J.

Lombard, R. R., Supervisor , Inventory Control, N e w York

Mackey, W. A. , Trucker, N e w York

Maxwel l , S. A., Tele. Oper­ator, N e w York

Meyer, W. F. , Eng ineer , N o r t h Bergen , N . J.

Neuburger , A. J . , Clerk, N e w York, N . Y.

Owens , U. , Mail Handler , N e w York

Romero, L. , M of W Laborer, Li t t le Ferry, N . J.

Samot , F . W., Deckhand, W e e h a w k e n , N . J .

Santange lo , G. J . , Deckhand, W e e h a w k e n , N . J.

Schnell , P. T., S tenographer , N e w York

Schussler , F . , Machinist , Har­mon Electric Shop

Scripter , C. R., Ass i s tan t F o r e m a n , H a r m o n , N . Y .

Sedlak, J. , Engineer , Hud­son Divis ion

T h u m a n n , E . A., Cable Spl icer, N e w York

Trent , W. O., Telegrapher Leverman , Electr ic Divi ­sion

Trenske , F . P . , Brakeman, Hudson Divis ion

Venus , C. P . , Engineer , Nor th Whi te Pla ins , N . Y.

Weiner , M. C , Stevedore, N e w York

Weins te in , C , Patro lman , N e w York

Zmirak, P . , F ireman, W e e ­hawken , N . J .

E A S T E R N D ISTR ICT Allen, R. S., Clerk, Beacon

Park, Mass . Baker , F . L. , Car F o r e m a n ,

Chatham, N . Y. Baldwin, O. C , Conductor,

Albany, N . Y. Bartel la , B, , Patro lman, Buf­

falo Bost ic , B. J. , Conductor, West

Springfield, Mass. Brennan , W. J., Train Bag­

g a g e m a n , Worcester, Mass. Cahill, G. M., Ticket Clerk,

W e s t Springfield, Mass . Capponi , N . E. , Carman, East

Rochester Car Shop Carney, J. D. , Passenger Con­

ductor, Boston Chase, D. M., Eng ineer , Bea­

con Park, Mass. Christie, R. H., B a g g a g e m a n ,

W a t e r t o w n , N . Y. Connor, A. J. , Stat ion Mas­

ter, Springfield, Mass . Costantini , D., Trackman,

Selkirk, N . Y. Coulter, R. K., Yardmaster ,

Rochester, N . Y. Dent ino , C , Ass i s tant Fore­

man , Syracuse, N . Y. Diris io , A. , Crossing Watch­

man , Churchville, N . Y. Dombroski , E. , Pa tro lman ,

Buffalo Dunn, C. E. , Eng ineer ,

W a t e r t o w n , N . Y. D u n n , A. J., Head Comp­

tometer Operator, Ut i ca , N . Y.

Dwyer , E . R., Eng ineer , Worcester , Mass.

Fal lon, R. M., Clerk-Messen­ger, Selkirk, N. Y.

F a r n s w o r t h , A. L., Eng ineer , Massina, N . Y.

Flegal , J. C , F ireman, Av i s , Pa.

Flohr, E . H., Cashier, Nor th Tonawanda , N . Y.

George, P . , Station F i r e m a n , Rochester, N . Y.

George, J . , Repairer, Roches­ter , N . Y.

Gird, S., Car Cleaner, Boston Grover, A. J. , Clerk, Spring­

field, Mass. H a a s , N . W., Brakeman, Sus­

pens ion Bridge, N . Y. H u n k i n s , R. R., F i reman ,

U t i c a , N . Y. Kal inowsky, N . , Laborer,

Springfield, Mass. Karrk, J., Car Repairer , Sel­

kirk, N . Y. Keefe , E . F. , Clerk-Stenog­

rapher, Boston Lafauci , G., Laborer, DeWit t ,

N . Y. Lessen, S., Conductor, Syra­

cuse Divis ion Lewis , L. C , Ticket Clerk,

Rochester , N . Y. Marchocki, A. J . , Car In­

spector, Boston Matteson , W. A. , Road

Brakeman, Selkirk, N . Y. Metcalf, G. E. , Distr ict Super­

visor, Budget , Syracuse , N . Y.

Meyer, C. C , Painter-Car­penter , East Buffalo, N . Y.

Moore, D . L., B&M Trucker, Albany, N . Y.

Morrison, P . N . , Clerk, Clear­field, P a .

Murphy, S. M., Foreman , Locomotive , Syracuse , N . Y .

O'Connor, G. G., Inspector-Repairer , E a s t Syracuse , N . Y.

Ows ian , E. L., S ignal Helper , Buffalo

Pal lot ta , O., Crossing W a t c h ­man , Fa irport , N . Y.

Parade is , H. N . , Ass i s tan t F r e i g h t Claim A g e n t , Buf­falo

Prible , J . E. , Invest igator , Buffalo

Richardson, H. L. , Clerk, Springfield, Mass.

Riley, O. C , Car F o r e m a n , Buffalo

Rogers , T. L. , Checker, Buf­falo

Rooker, M. E . , Sect ion Fore­m a n , P o r t Byron, N . Y.

Sheehan, L. M., Clerk, Ut i ca , N . Y.

Sheldon, D. T., Sr., Eng ineer , Mohawk Divis ion

S igworth , C. L., E x t r a Car Cleaner, Albany, N . Y.

W a g n e r , A. M., Clerk, Ut ica , N . Y.

Warner , R. E . , Eng ineer , Syracuse , N . Y.

Webb, I. V., Clerk, Ut ica , N . Y.

Westermeyer , W. O., Swi tch­man, East Buffalo

Wood, A. R., B a g g a g e Truck­er, Rochester , N . Y.

Wroblewski , L. C , Carman, Buffalo

Zaharchuk, I., Extra Laborer, E a s t Buffalo

W E S T E R N D ISTR ICT Ackroyd, C. E. , Brakeman,

Cleveland Amstutz , D. , Brakeman, Air

L ine Junct ion , Ohio Anderson , G. P. , Carman-

Helper , Ashtabula , Ohio Arki lander , N . E. , B&B Fore­

man , Ashtabula, Ohio Asp lund , E . R., T r a c k m a n ,

Indiana Harbor, Ind. Bajkovec , L., Oiler, Collin­

wood Shop Barrett , T. S., Pr inter Oper­

ator, Cleveland Benn , L., B&M Trucker,

Cleveland Brooks, R. I., Telegrapher ,

Andover , Ohio Burrell , J. L., Relief Stat ion

Master , Cleveland Bus, J . , Electr ic ian, Collin­

wood Shop Capitena, P. , Machinist , Ash­

tabula, Ohio Caruso, D. , Carman-Helper ,

Ashtabula , Ohio Clem, R. C , Car Inspector ,

Lyons , Ill. Cooper, R. G., Eng ineer ,

Lenndale , Ohio Corson, D. D. , Eng ineer ,

Western Divis ion Danie ls , F . H., Ass i s tan t S ig­

nal Maintainer , Wesley-ville, Pa .

Davi son , R. P. , Chore Bay Oper. , Cleveland

Drago , F. , B&M Trucker, Cleveland

Dunnel l , F . F . , Yard Brake-man , Cleveland

Lynch , W . F. , Engineer , Cleveland

Ferguson , J. D. , Construct ion Inspector , Chicago

F i n c h , C , Motor Trucker, Coll inwood Shop

F i n e r a n , W. E . , Yard Brake-man , Collinwood, Ohio

Fi tzgerald , P. X. , Gang Fore­man , Ashtabula Shop

Froehl ich, W. C , Foreman, Transportat ion , Cleveland

Giudice, C , Laborer, Collin­wood Diesel Terminal

Grant , W. W., B&M Trucker, Cleveland

Gross, M., Steno-Clerk, Divi ­sion Eng ineer , Chicago

H a l g a s , A., Carman-Helper , Ashtabula , Ohio

Harrold, C. F. , Yardmaster , Toledo, Ohio

Heidenreich, F . H. , General Foreman , Coll inwood, Ohio

Hertzfe ld , M. P . , Eng ineer , Toledo Divis ion

Jacoby, P. , Inspector-Repair­er, N o t t i n g h a m , Ohio

J e r n i g a n , J . D . , Passenger Conductor, Air Line Junc­t ion, Ohio

Kubitschek, J . , Coach Car­man, Chicago

Lindsay , T. H. , Conductor, Kankakee , Ill.

Manzo, E. , Laborer, Cleve­land

Mazza, E. , Carman Leader, Ashtabula, Ohio

McMekin, T. M., Eng ineer , Toledo Divis ion

McMullen, W. A. , Leverman, Cleveland

Mirous, J. C , B a g g a g e m a n , Ashtabula , Ohio

Morton, C. M., Brakeman, A ir Line Junct ion , Ohio

Murnane , A. V., Rate Clerk, Chicago

Office, H. E. , Eng ineer , Lake Divis ion

Prelc , F. , Machinis t Helper , Collinwood Diesel Terminal

Rasher , H. H. , Yard Clerk, Sheff, Ind.

Ruddy, M. C , Clerk, Cleve­land

Sabala, E. , Laborer, M of W, Cleveland

Scott , W. F , Conductor, Lake Divis ion

Snellbaker, D. J. , Fre ight Conductor, Air L ine Junc­t ion , Ohio

S tange , W. H., Foreman, B&B, Toledo, Ohio

Stokes , J. P. , Yard Clerk, Eng lewood , Ill.

S w a n n , P., Carman, Ashta­bula, Ohio

Szabo, D. , Laborer, M of W, Carson, Ohio

Tolles, F . C , S w i t c h m a n , Toledo, Ohio

W a r n e r , H. F. , Signal Super­visor, Englewood, Ill.

Welsh, W. J. , Eng ineer , Wes -leyville, Pa .

Whi te , A. E. , E x t r a Yard-master , Collinwood, Ohio

Wi lk ins , C. S., Ass i s tant Bag­g a g e Agent , Cleveland

W y a t t , N . , M of W Foreman , Mart in , Ohio

S O U T H E R N DISTR ICT Arthur , L. R., Telegraph Op­

erator, Indianapol is Black, E. H. , Te legraph Op­

erator, Indianapol is Chapman, W. C , Car Repair­

er, Duane , Ind. Crumbaugh, G. S., Agent ,

Wabash , Ind. Strohl, Victor C , Locomotive

Eng ineer , Mattoon, Ill. Davis , G. W. , Car Repairer ,

Riverside, Ohio David , P. L., Supervisor of

Track, Harr isburg , Ill. Davidson, L. J . , Crossing

W a t c h m a n , Mitchell , Ill. Ducharme, M. A. , Stenog­

rapher , St. Louis , Ill. D u n c a n , E . M., Laborer,

Cory, Ind. F i sher , L. S., Maintenance

Foreman , Kenton , Ohio Robinson, E . G., Yard Clerk,

Bel lefontaine , Ohio Giinther, W. M., Operator

A g e n t , Houston , Ohio Grigsby, S. L., Yard Conduc­

tor, B loomington , Ill. Grindley, H. W. , Section

Foreman, Oakland City, Ill. H u r s t , F . W. , Clerk, Paris ,

ILL.

Huston , L. S., Yard Conduc­tor, Indiana Divis ion

Ingersol l , W. J . , Ag en t -Telegrapher , Roll in, Mich.

J a m e s , D. C , Eng ineer , Ohio Divis ion

Jones , E . V . , W a t c h m a n , Wood River, Ill.

Krites , R. E . , Carman, Belle­fonta ine , Ohio

Longstaff, W. G., General Foreman, Hobson, Ohio

Miessen, F. , Machinis t , Beech Grove, Ind.

Morgan, E . J . , A g e n t , Ind. O'Donnell, M. J. , Motor

Trucker, Kankakee , Ill. Perry, A. D. , Eng ineer , In­

diana Divis ion Pfeiffer, R. L. , Tal lyman,

Eas t St. Louis , Mo. Pohl, F . A., Pipefitter Helper ,

Beech Grove Car Shop Port , D. , Fre ight Conductor,

Ohio Divis ion Quinn, W. F., Distr ict Fre ight

Claim Agent , Indianapolis Reasoner , H. H. , Pipefitter,

Beech Grove Shop Sawyer , D. B., A g e n t , Fos-

toria, Ohio Scheeler, M., Boi lermaker, In­

dianapol is Shockley, D. L., Car Inspec­

tor, Br ightwood, Ind. St ienecker , E . W. , General

Bookkeeper, Indianapol is S t rawn , J., Boi lermaker,

Beech Grove, Ind. Wir th , E. C . F Conductor, Ohio

Divis ion Ziegler, E . G., Yard Conduc­

tor, Cincinnat i , Ohio

N O R T H E R N DISTR ICT Boyd, J. E . , Yard Conductor,

Detroi t B r o w n , R. W., Machinist

Helper , St. Thomas , Ont. Camp, L. B., Locomot ive En­

gineer, Ni les , Mich. Chambers, A. , Sect ion La­

borer, Chelsea, Mich. Clause, L. A. , A s s i s t a n t A u ­

ditor, Passenger Revenue, Detroit

Coady, R. F. , Yard Conduc­tor, Detroit

Dav i s , R. H. , Stat ion Eng i ­neer, Jackson, Mich.

Dire , A. , B&M Trucker, De­troit

D o w n i n g , H. J . , Clerk, De­troit

Eckle , G. H. , Tel Operator, Detroit

Es te s , P. , Sect ion Laborer, Jacksoon, Mich.

Farmer , J. E. , Car Inspector, Jackson, Mich.

Har t , H. J., Yard Clerk, Bat­tle Creek, Mich.

Holmes , H. W., Lead Electri­c ian, Bay City, Mich.

Hurd, C., Laborer, Jackson E n g i n e House

Johnson , J. M., Steno-Clerk, Welland, Ont.

Koons , H. C , Leading Signal Maintainer , Jackson , Mich.

Leveless , V . R., Clerk, Hart s -Dale , Ind.

Mathieson, N . S., Clerk, De­troit

Murdakos, W. , Laborer, Jack­son, Mich.

N e w a r t , H. W. , Caller, De­troit

Osmus , R. W. , Crew Dis ­patcher, Jackson , Mich.

Packard, E. J. , Ass i s tant Chief Clerk, Detroi t

Packard , M. E . , Clerk, De­troit

Pr ime , L., Laborer, Mont­rose, Canada

Reilly, F . V . , Clerk, Detroit Roy, V . T., Trucker, Detroit Sanders , W. R., Electr ic ian,

St. Thomas , Ont. Schroeder, L. C , Car Repair­

er, Jackson, Mich. Schrader, H. R., Supervisor

Track, St. Thomas , Ont. Shivers , W. , Laborer, De­

troi t Thompson , A. , Laborer, Wel­

land, Ont. Trav i s , E . , Laborer, Canada

Divis ion Val l imont , W. J., Yard Con­

ductor, Detroit

IT 'S RET IREMENT T IME for four engineers of the Pennsylvania Division, shown with H. R. Obleman (center). Trainmaster at Clearfield. From left: C. S. Simcox, John W . Henry, both of Clearfield; Mr. Obleman; Gustave Pelka, Philipsburg; and J. J. Savel, Clearfield.

Vonderwerth , F. J. , Foreman B&B, Detroit Wel ls , O. J. , Yard Conduc­tor, Ni les , Mich.

Wilson, D. J., Leading Sig­nal Maintainer, Kalamazoo, Mich.

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

Ames , K. M., Tra inman , Mc-Keesport , Pa.

Jan i t ch , J. B. , Ass i s tant Foreman, N e w Castle Junc­t ion, Pa.

Brown, T. H. , T r a i n m a n , Eas t Y o u n g s t o w n , Ohio

Chew, W. R., Chief Clerk, McKees Rocks, Pa .

Dig iovanni , F . , Laborer, Nor th Bergen, N . J.

Dressier, J. W., Car Inspec­tor, Pi t tsburgh

Formichella, F. J. , Yardmas­ter, Struthers, Ohio

H e e g , L. , Chief Clerk, Brad-dock, Pa.

Lemic , C. F. , Crossing Gate-m a n , McKees Rocks , Pa .

Mart in , L. E. , Clerk, P i t t s ­burgh

McGreevy, B., Clerk, Brad-dock, Pa .

Novalk , J., Store House At­tendant , McKees Rocks, Pa .

Palahunik, W., Painter Help­er Car, McKees Rocks, Pa .

P lut to , G. A.. Car Inspector , Glassport, Pa .

Rose, T. R., Brakeman, Mc­Kees Rocks, Pa .

Rozzi , J. J., Fre ight Car Re­pairer, Struthers , Ohio

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

Bridges , P . , Laborer, Locomo­t ive , Blue Island, Ill.

Maier, J . J. , F i r e m a n , Chi­cago

Mull igan, J. P. , Inspector & Repair , Norpaul , Ill.

Taylor, D. H. , Clerk, Gibson, Ind.

Z immerman, H. J. , Account­ant , H a m m o n d , Ind.

CHICAGO R I V E R & I N D I A N A

Kegerreis , R. C „ Gang Fore­man Locomotive , Chicago

AT SYRACUSE, Stanton Palmer (right). General Car Foreman, con­gratulates Will iam Miller (left) and Lloyd Brown on their retirement. Mr. Miller, Traveling Industrial Inspector, has 50 years service. Mr. Brown, a Car Inspector, retires with 47 years service. Mr. and Mrs. Brown hold model of one of the trains the two men have served.

BELOW: Friends and co-workers helped Robert C. Hendrick (center) observe his recent retirement after serving almost 46 years as a Clerk in the Director of Budgets & Statistics Office at New York. A native New Yorker, Mr. Hendrick devoted his entire railroad career to the Budgets & Statistics Office.