Central Railroad Magazine

Vol. X—No. 10 CONTENTS The level of railroad wages has advanced so much more than the level of George P. McCallum freight rates that the railroads now have to perform more than twice as much Pulp and Paper Industry 4 freight service as they performed 20 years ago to pay the average hourly wage EdiLor-in-Chief of an employee. William A. Wheeler Photo Contest Winners 8 Associate Editor Emeritus Bangor Ingenuity 10 In 1900 the average compensation per employee was 62.9 cents per hour. And Socrates Award 11 the average revenue for hauling a ton of freight one mile was slightly under 1 cent—0.999 cents to be exact. Therefore, the railroads had to perform the equivalent of hauling a ton of freight 63 miles to pay the average hourly wage of an employee. In 1953, the average compensation per employee was $1,917 FROM THE EDITOR and the average revenue per ton-mile was 1.478 cents. Therefore, the railroads We never cease to be amazed at that seasonal phe• in that year had to perform the equivalent of hauling a ton of freight 130 miles nomena on our railroad — "the campers." More than to take in enough money to pay the average hourly wage of an employee. 4,000 boys and girls of all ages have just passed through our portals, tanned, healthy, returning lo their * * * homes in the East and Midwest after a Summer in Maine or New Hampshire. The railroads were among the first Industries to make use of the telephone. Way back in January our passenger department and Only fourteen months after Alexander Graham Bell transmitted his historic the Pullman Company had to plan for this annual in• telephone message to Watson on May 10, 1876, his associates made the first flux around the Fourth of July, and exodus Labor Day installation of telephones in a railway shop in Altoona, Pa. Three years later, weekend. Some 300 Pullman cars are requisitioned, the telephone was being used to supplant or supplement the telegraph in the long hours of planning train moves, preparing trans• dispatching of trains. portation notices and tickets, go into the camp move• * * * ment. COVER It must be some kind of a tribute to us, our rail• road, our states, our personnel who time the compli• Riding in comfortable air conditioned passenger cars, one is likely to con• A sight to please the eye cated moves so smoothly; that year after year, as surely trast his home refrigerator with the passenger car mechanism. The average of operating men was train as Spring blooms and leaves turn in the Fall, parents home refrigerator has a cooling capacity of about 200 pounds of ice daily. A RD-1 recently hauling out of everywhere entrust us with their children's health and passenger car unit, on the other hand, has a cooling capacity of 16,000 pounds tivermore Falls for Rumford of ioe daily—or about 80 times as much as the average home refrigerator. The welfare for this wonderful season. with 1 1 1 cars registering railroad unit must be constructed of heavy and expensive material so it will 6,000 tons, a record load. stand up under years of hard and exacting use. Train and engine crew were Engineman E. C. Haley, Fire- Published Monthly by Man Compton, Brakeman H. THE MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY Maine Central and Portland Terminal purchased 7-081,535 gallons of diesel Green and F. R. Dodge, fuel oil last year at an average of 10.22 per gallon. and Conductor H. F. Jewell. 222 St. John Street Portland, Maine Use of diesels on Maine Central has produced this startling reduction in coal purchases: 2,650 tons last year as compared to 20,739 in 1952. There were 3,822 on the average, employed on Maine Central and Portland Terminal last year. 2 3 Paper and pulp makers have a bil• stock, and straw were the principal New England to attempt to compete lion-dollar industry in New England raw materials. But as the industry for the markers of these other regions. that annually puts some $123 million grew, supplies of these materials were New England does not need to. It is into the pockets of 43,615 Yankee inadequate to meet the demand. still the unchallenged leader in the workers. By the latter part of the nineteenth field of fine specialty papers, and in It is one of the region's oldest manu- century, paper pulp on a commercial that field lies a promising future. ir\ri facturing activities and has been con- scale was made from wood. Today The demand for paper is perhaps 0/7/7' v," /f' tributing vigor and vitality to the wood fiber is the raw material in more greater today than ever before. New Yankee economy since 1730. It thrives than 90 per cent of all paper and pa- uses for paper and needs for new types without fanfare, yet its statistics are perboard. are being discovered continually. The eye-openers. Spruce, fir, and poplar were the pre• mills in other reas with their high• ll Few outside the business realize ferred woods for the making of pulp. speed, wide width machines might at New England, whose three northern first glance seem to put New England DOil fir that New EnSlan

(This is the first part of an article to run in two install• ments of the Magazine extracted from The New Eng• ender, magazine of the New England Council, discussing the vitally important role of the pulp and paper industry in the New England economy. It is especially enlighten• ing to Maine Central readers since we depend on this industry for 40 per cent of our revenues—The editor).

e boughs of the Pine Tree State, I International Paper Company plant Madison is served by Maine Central, ; Pine Tree Route. in New England papermaking has been carls, gummed papers, carbon paper, the development of technical grades1 and shoe innersoles. of wrapping papers. In no other sec• The industry in New England is un• tion of the country are so many spe• doubtedly much better off than had it cialized grades produced. Heart-seal- tried to compete with the mass-pro• able wraps and other frozen food duction areas and continued to pro• wrappers, protective wrappings to duce only a few standard grades. meet various specifications, corrosion This is not to imply that there have and rust-preventing papers, weather• been no problems. Cost of pulp pro• proof and waterproof types have duction has been a real difficulty to proven very important. the region's paper manufacturers. Other papers which reflect the times New England, where the diminishing in which we live are teletype and stands of spruce and fir have receded other high-speed communication tapes, gradually further away from the paper cigarette filters, sensitized check pa• mills, has been at a disadvantage both per, and thin condenser papers for in respect to supplies of softwoods and use in radar and electronic equipment, wood pulp production costs. fluorescent lamps, and other electrical But Yankee ingenuity is meeting devices. these problems. Scientific research has These are the fruits of research made possible the extensive use of both by the primary manufacturers hardwoods for pulp. and by the large number of converter companies who make the base products Costs & Quality. Cost is still a fac• into an astonishing variety of products tor. But research continues, and new —envelopes, tablets, paper cups and methods which lower costs and im• dishes, boxes and cartons, playing prove quality are gradually enabling 7 6 That Marvelous Railwaf*Q*x Express Agency Digest of an article entitled "Anything Goes," by John T. Cunningham, in the July- August issue of "Wheels," published by ACF ODE TO A Industries, Inc., reproduced by special per• MAGAZINE CORRESPONDENT mission of Editor, Joseph Rice. I set at my desk, racking my brain, Some news to write up and send in on You want to ship ladybugs or ele• the train. phants or giraffes. As I set there and ponder, not a soul You've set up a schedule for millions says a word. of dollars worth of art masterpieces But after I've mailed it, they say, to appear in 15 United States cities. "Hhave you heard?" You want your Louisiana straw• Ellis E. Walker berries to travel rapidly and safely to bring high prices in the Spring markets. What do you do? Elementary. Call up the nearest Railway Express agent. Just say: "I FROM THE MAIL BAG want to ship an elephant, or a Van The Winners Gogh painting, or a skunk or a flock Mr. D. W. Pomerleau of homing pigeons." Let Railway Ex• Agent - Newcastle Photo contest winners in the Maine Central's contest on the last steam run press do the worrying. After all, Mr. Karl McDonald, manager, of announced this week were First Prize—Samuel Vaughan, Pride's Crossing, R.E.A. assures the public that "Any• The Philadelphia Orchestra Associ• Mass., whose somber, well composed, shot of the 470 ready to leave Union thing Goes." ation, Philadelphia, Pa., writes as fol• Station, Portland, above captured all of the feeling of the last run; and Second lows under date of August 6th: Railway Express takes a chance on "May I take this opportunity to Prize—Ray Philbrick Jr., staff photo• carrying anything - from delicate commend the especially courteous grapher of the Lewiston Evening orchids to race horses; from white service of your agent at the Journal, for his action shot at left. mice to polar bears. Lions, tigers, Damariscotta.Newcastle station. Be• monkeys, bees - all get Railway Ex• ing Manager of the Philadelphia Vaughan was presented a silver lov• press handling. Fruit shippers rely Orchestra, I am involved in approxi• ing cup with the legend: "Presented heavily on the experience and repu• mately 25,000 miles of travel each by the Maine Central Railroad to tation of Railway Express. year and as a consequence, am Samuel Vaughan Photo Contest Win• Each year Railway Express is called always impressed when the railroad ner, Last Steam Train, June 13, 1954. upon to load and ship more than 1,000 representatives make extra efforts carloads of strawberries from a single to please the public. Philbrick received a $25 U. S. Savings parish in Louisiana. "Mr. Pomerleau went to great Bond. Not long ago Railway Express was trouble to exchange reservations called upon to transport on an ex• for me on the Bar Harbor Limited A small number of entries were re• tended tour 27 oil paintings worth and I am grateful to him and wish ceived in the contest but were of un• $7,000,000. They had to be heavily to have you know of his exceptional usually high caliber and of such pro• guarded throughout the tour and courtesy and cooperation". fessional quality that judges were hard carried in cars with exact tem• put to pick a winner. Judges were F. perature and humidity requirements. It is a pleasure to get such a Nobody knows how many different letter of commendation and certainly Erwin Cousins, managing editor of the commodities move by Railway Ex• indicates you are doing a good job in Portland Evening Express; Murray press. The slogan "Anything Goes" is making friends for our Railroad. Shephard, film director, WCSH-TV, broad enough to take care of just Such service is surely appreciated Creighton Gatchell, general manager, about anything under the sun, and by everyone. WGAN-TV, President Miller and Geo• Railway Express lives up to its S/Willard E. Pierce rge H. Hill. slogan. Superintendent 8 9 Bangor Ingenuity

ATTRACTIVE AND EFFICIENT are these boards used for issuing gaskets at the Bangor Engine House with designer J. L. Blethen, left.

By L. P. Severance New Efficiency Peak Storekeeper J. L. Blethen saw the American railroads operated at a need for a more efficient method of new high record of efficiency in 1953, issuing repair gaskets for all types according to reports for that period of engines on both the mechanical by the Bureau of Railway Economics MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD and air brake. He came up with a set of the Association of American Rail• of six, two-sided boards size 4 ft. by roads. The above ad which appeared in the August "Trans• 6 ft. Not only did they handle more tons portation Issue" of exclusive "Town and Country" maga• These boards were set on a large of freight per train in 1953 than ever swivel attached to an upright post before, but those trains were moved zine has won the Socrates Award for the best transporta• within the Stores Department. On the at a high record speed and the aver• tion ad of the month by Transportation Ad-Views, trade boards are printed the gasket number age output of transportation per train paper of transportation advertising. as well as the outline of the particular per hour was the greatest on record. one painted on the grey background. Class I railroads in 1953 moved an The conveted award, an outstanding tribute to the Whenever a certain gasket for a average of 23,443 net ton-miles of Maine Central advertising department, is highly competi• special air brake or mechanical part freight per train hour. This was more tive and is selected on a nationwide basis from the adver• is needed by the mechanic he merely than three times as great as the aver• tisements of all transportation agencies in the Country, reaches for the particular one and in• age for 1920 and approximately one- stalls it without further delay. This third above that for the year 1943. large and small, from steamship and air lines, to taxi cab eliminates the necessity of contacting The average in 1953 also was an in• companies. the foreman on duty to make out a crease of 878 net ton-miles above the The Socrates Award was given, the trade magazine said: requisition to present to the store• average in 1952. keeper. Each day the boards are The average speed of freight trains "Because the end of the era of steam power on the Maine checked and the depleted stock is re• in 1953 also was greater than in any Central is symbolized in the ad it points to the com• filled for another 24 hour period. preceding year, amounting to 18.2 pletely modern power now employed. The boards were built by Carman miles per hour for all freight trains. A. H. Johnston and Stores Laborer In 1952 the average was 17.6 miles. Because the main idea—replacing of the old with the Frank Toole (who incidentally are In 1943 the average was 15.4 miles. new—is real proof of the company's slogan: 'A symbol camera shy and would not allow their More freight cars per train were of progressive railroading.' picture to be taken). To date they have handled than ever before, the average proved very satisfactory and Stores being 63.2 cars compared with 61.6 Because the artwork is excellent. A strong impression Clerk Blethen was commended for his cars in the preceding year and 35.6 of dignity is conveyed for the locomotive, honored "for contribution to progress by General meritorious service." Foreman R. O. McGarry. cars in 1920. 10 11 years have been spent on the Port- land-Bangor run. He knows every grade, every curve, every straightaway as well as he knows the floor of his attractive Three men of the Maine Central home at 53 Parsons Rd. family whose combined service to• Born at Bass River, N. B., Jan, 2, 19 Firms Head Maine's Economy taled 145 years, and ages, 223 years, 1878, Campbell came to the United sought retirement last month. States in 1899 and was first employed Nineteen Maine companies produced They were Simeon L. "Sim" Pro- at the Bath Iron Works. He lived 44 per cent of the state's industrial vencher 75, who first entered service at Brunswick then and went to work output in 1953, the Maine Labor and as a telegrapher at Burnham Junction for the railroad while there. He also Industry Department reported this in 1907 and who came to the Portland married his wife, Ellen, a New• month. Terminal as a telegrapher in the "PA" foundland girl, there on June 1, 1905. The 19 made products valued at Trains] office at Union Station in 1913, after They have one daughter, Mrs. 10 to 60 million dollars each, for a 47 years of service. A resident of 164 Florence Campbell Files, one of the total of 513 million. This was a 51 Massachusetts Ave., Portland, white- seven Republicans nominated for the million dollar increase for these same thatched, active, Sim looks forward State Legislature from PortlanU last companies from 1952 production, the to a much deserved rest in retirement. June. department said. Forty-six years on one job is the NO SPECIAL PLANS Total product value for the state record of Lester S. Lincoln, 75, of 81 Campbell is looking forwad to his last year was $1,169,000,000. Hampshire Street, Auburn, who has retirement but he has no special plans been a crossing tender at Auburn for his leisure time. He has no spe• 38,00Th0e 1WORKER9 companieS s reported a total since he entered service in 1908. cial hobby but may do some travel• of 71 establishments, in which 38,000 Fifty-two years of faithful service ing. He drives a car and there's a workers were paid 138 million dollars was recorded by Walter N. Farren, sister, Mrs. James Hanson at Augusta in wages. This means, the department 73, crossing tender at Oakland. He and another, Mrs. Daniel MacDonald said, that 40 per cent of the state's entered service in 1902 as a trackman at St. Albans, Vt. Then there are industrial wages were paid to 32 per at Cherryfield, worked on the Portland relatives at Prince Edwards Island. cent of the total of 120,000 work• Terminal at Deering Junction, was a Both sisters married railroad men. ers, in less than 4 per cent of the foreman at Waterville, went back to Campbell received his gold pass for total number of establishments. the in 1927 until he 50 years service last year. That could Ten of the 19 were engaged in the went to Lewiston where he became a take him a long way should he get paper industry, four in textiles and crossing tender in 1937. tired of motoring. the other five in food products, foot• Maine Central loses steam Also retiring was Arthur B. Harri- Campbell is a member of the wear, fabricated metals, machinery man, a trackman at Olamon for nearly'' Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and shipbuilding, respectively. "Trains", the magazine of railroad• 40 years. and the Trowel Club, a railroad or• There were 23 additional firms ing whose September cover, above, ganization composed of Masons. producting between 5 and 10 million features the last steam run on Maine (From Portland Evening Express) dollars worth of goods each in 42 Central, gave the historic event glamo• Herbert Campbell stepped down establishments, for a total of 166 rous coverage in the issue with a six from the cab of a locomotive for the COMMERCIAL million dollars. last time today—into retirement. It Commissioner Marion E. Martin page spread of excellent photographs marked the end of 51 years of rail• A solicitor of advertisements for a said in a statement: "The larger of the trip. roading, 47 of them at the throttle. local paper called at the village gro• companies of Maine are to be com• cer's. Upon presenting his card, he mended for their excellent record but In addition to the cover, the spread As the big Diesel eased to a stop was surprised when the grayhaired we must always keep in mind the opens with a shot of news and TV Union Station at 10:25 a.m., a group proprietor said: "Nothing doing. Been remaining 1,750 establishments of a cameramen "shooting" Engineer Ar- of railroad officials, fellow-workers established eighty years, and never smaller size which produced the rchie Towle oiling up prior to de• and other friends were on hand to advertised." other 42 per cent of the state's total parture at Portland. One of the finest welcome the 76-year-old veteran of "Excuse me, sir, but what is that product in 1953. This combination of shots of steam in action graces a page Maine railroading. building on the hill?" asked the large and small plants make a varied and three-quarters taken between STARTED IN 1903 traveler. and balanced manufacturing econo• Pittsfield and Newport Junction. Campbell joined the Maine Central "The village church," said the gro• my." Railroad in July, 1903, working as a cer. Photos of the 470 entering Bangor, fireman until 1907 when he bacame "Been there long?" asked the other. NAMES NOT LISTED President Miller and a rail fan, a map an engineer. He has been over most "About three hundred years." The statistics are from the "1953 of the system, a fine shot of the train of the MC iron in the state and up "Well," was the reply, "they still Census of Maine Manufactures," at Augusta and another passing the over the at one or ring the bell. issued by the Department of Labor old ball signal in Union Station Yard, another. But most of his railroading and industry a month ago. Portland, completes the layout. I? 13 THE NEWLY BUILT home of Eastern Division Engineer Frank Lobley presents a pretty picture. Marie Blake, daughter of Laborer and Mrs. Mechanical Department J. E. Blake was married on July 12 to Sgt. Michael Mansueto, Woodbridge, N. J., and By L. P. SEVERANCE Dow Air Force Base, Bangor. They will make A FUZZY PHOTO but necessary to print be• John B. Trundy, one of the veteran engineers their home in Bangor until April 1955 when who hauled trains on the Eastern as well as the Sgt. Mansueto will receive his Air Force dis• cause Juanita Stubbs, daughter of Carman and Portland Division, died recently after a long ill• charge. After that they will remove to Wood- Mrs. Lewis Stubbs, Bangor, was so proud of the ness. In late years, "Jack" as he was better bridge, N. J. where Mr. Mansueto will enter into 19 inch striped bass she caught all by herself known, was on the Etna Extra out of Bangor. the restaurant business with his father. while fishing with her Dad near their home on Previous to that he was on a Rockland passenger Locomotive Engineer Richard A. "Dick" the at Hampden. train out of Portland. Watson, was killed accidentally near his forty Engineers W. J. "Bill" Hickson, and R. W. acre farm home in East Brewer while erecting George E. Hughes and R. E. Smith Jr. Also Hooper are back on their respective jobs after an antenna for his ham radio set. Dick only L. J. Hartery, Jr. Electrician at Bucksport. being on the sick list for a spell. Bill on the recently had acquired the farm and was at• George Jellison had his regular vacation. R. J. Bucksport Extra and Ralph on 16 & 1. tempting to attach the antenna to the top of LaForge substituting in his place. At Northern We hope that at printing time Engineer Hazen a utility pole when he came in contact with a Maine Jce Carmen H. L. Quimby, H. F. E. King will be back on the job after being live power line. Dick joined the Maine Central Brown, and L. R. Jellison have also enjoyed hospitalized at writing time. family as a Fireman on February 10, 1944 and their annual vacation. was set up to Engineer on December 26, 1950. Two new faces in our midst as Coach MARRIED RECENTLY was the former Marie Dick was a conscientious railroader. Diligent and Cleaners, Guy N. Carroll Jr. and Charles F. Blake, daughter of Laborer and Mrs. Blake to intensive study enabled him to score highly Adams. Michael Mansueto. in the examinations that gained him pro• motion to Engineer. Pal bearers at his funeral A roast turkey banquet was served to the were: Engineers M. J. Nix, G. R. Adams, S. C. VanceboTo machinists of Local 1642 and guests recently at Boynton, T. W. Larkin, L. J. Higgins, P. D. the I.O.O.F Hall in Hermon. McGinley. By HARRY DAVIS H. H. Hutchings was chairman of the com• i A recent visitor to our point was Retired On June 3rd, Operator Keith A. Gray, third mittee and as toastmaster, introduced F. L. Engineer and Mrs. Harvey "Rickety Ike" Colby trick, here was married to Mary Ann Vernon, Davis and J. I. Donnellan of Boston. Mr. Davis of Warrington, Florida. Ike is strictly a farmer eldest daughter of Clerk Donald E. Vernon. is General Chairman of district 42 and Mr. this year raising potatoes, tomatoes, peas and -- Keith is son of Second Trick Operator A.M. Donnellan a Grand Lodge Representative for occasionally—a little bit of Cain. Gray. On July 8th, Keith was called for military the New England States. Dancing was enjoyed by service and is now in training at Fort Dix, N.J. all after the banquet until midnight. Jane Blanchard, daughter of General Agent W. L. Blanchard is employed for the summer Forrest R. Smith recently joined the Motive Bangor Car Department at Kimball House, Northeast Harbour, Maine. Power Department to replace Electrician W. F. Following is list of those on vacations since Bird who transferred to the Signal Department By C. A. JEFFERDS my last item of news: Clerks B. C. Nason, at Waterville. Smith was formerly in the En• A new addition to our family in the birth of R. E. Smith, W. M. Russell, M. M. Beers, gineering Department at Bangor and Waterville. Garry Michael Smith, born June 28, 1954 to C. S. Prescott, Operators-George Conlogue, GRANDCHILDREN of Engineer Fred Gray, Coach Cleaner and Mrs. Ralph E. Smith Jr. K. A. Gray and A. M. Gray, Enginehouseman Eastern Division, are Linda, 7, left, and Larry, Our Assistant Car Foreman James H. Ifill is M. R. Hilchie, Trackman W. L. Varney, Signal• 9, right. sporting a new car, which he christened by going man J. E. Conrad. AUTO TRADERS: E. E. Glidden, E. A. to Pennsylvania with his wife and faimly during Janitor Donald Russell has purchased the his vacation. property of John O. Taylor, on Water Street. Those getting rested up for the next fifty Peasley Jr., J. E. Roach, M. R. Dorr Our genial Stenographer Charles H. Loftus Cold weather, rains and resulting high water weeks work are: R. O. McGarry, J. R. Mc- Steenblik. has returned to work after being off account of are having quite serious effect on growth of Manus, M. J. Hartery, P. S. Hatt, C. E. OUGHTTOTRADEHER: Come on Bill! ! ! ! illness. Our formerStenographer Lena G. Fried• gardens, and also on conditions for fishing. Quimby, F. C. Mooney, E. O. Hatch, R. A. About sixty employes and their guestsU sa:t man, substituting in his place. Locomotive Fireman R. E. Susee is seriously Moran, G. A. Grant, C. B. King, A. Cyr, in on a hot chicken supper sponsored by the Those who have had their vacations since ill at his home at this writing—others that F. H. McTigue, H. C. Colburn, K. E. Johnston, local Laborers Union at the Veterans of the last issue are: Carmen W. E. Batchelder, D. continue on the sick list include Cashier W. E. G. M. Hathaway, N. B. Harding, S. C. Allen, Foreign Wars hall at East Hampden. President E. Lambert, F. J. Stubbs, M. Sheppard, J. J. Beers, Enginehouseman W. E. Coulter and re• C. H. Mayo, L. W. Snyder, W. L. Wetherbee, E. E. Glidden, with his committee of H. J. Goggin, R. E. Wheeler, L. J. Conners, W. T. tired Yard Brakeman C. W. Hanson. P. P. Vance, F. J. McManus, F. E. Ware, D. E. Taylor and J. E. Blake were responsible for Walker, E. J. Honey, George W. Graves, L. E. The following have recently purchased new Lawrence, E. D. Wheeler, A. J. Ryan, W. M. the fine evenings entertainment including a Mathews, Carman Helper E. W. Drew, Coach automobiles, Deputy Collector of Customs H. E. Rice, L. E. Smith, L. W. McLaughlin, R. H. varied dance program that rounded out the Cleaners G. H. Shirley, J. F. Milliken, B. Pratt and Retired Yard Brakeman C. W. Hanson, H. A. Skillin, and me too. evening. Kocmiersky, M. L. Jewett, J. F. Vanidestine, Hanson.

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L former Machinist Wallace Lord. Stores Department Clerk John Welch took his vacation and tells me he accomplished quite a lot of odds and ends of work around the house. Machinist Helper, Milfred Goodwin, and IN 1926 a tilted Portland family visited New York City during his va• camera recorded this cation and while there was on the radio program force at the old B&B "Phrase that pays". They were fairly suc• shop on Commercial cessful winning a six months supply of various Street. Left to right; Rigby Engine House products including tooth paste and soap Elsie Monroe, Ernest By ALBERT B. WETMORE powders, and a puppy with a supply of dog Brown, Gus Nistrom, Stores Department employes, Francis Haldane ration for their daughter Barbara. Hiram Hatch, Her• had a few days at clerking during the period Machinist Walter Anderson has changed cars, man Bothal, Miss of bidding on the job vacated by the death of and is the proud owner of a car of the Marshall, Bill Hart• Leroy Kane, which finally ended up by Thomas heavier type. ford, Miss Berry. Foley from thy Freight Sheds being the new man We at the engine house who know Chief to come to the engine house. Clerk Everett Tebbetts a Bartlett were very General Foreman Welch was stricken with sorry to hear of the accident to their son a case of heart trouble about one week after his Harvey who was on the way home from Fort wife's death. He was apparently getting along Meade, Maryland to visit them. We all hope for nicely, and then he had a relapse and died. his quick recovery. We, his fellow workers at the engine house will With the opening of the local race track, miss him. Scarborough Downs, much interest is shown Railroad Veterans was held Sunday, July 25, The boys who own farms had a very busy by those who like the nags. Portland at Snowberry's, Pine Point, with about one month during July, with the hay to be made, Welding Supervisor, and Chief Boiler In• Freight Office and Freight House hundred and fifty members and guests present. and various other tasks which accompany farm spector Richard Thompson visited the shop dur• A Splendid entertainment was presented by ing the latter part of the month. By MARJORIE QUIGLEY and Tommie and Peter Mulkern, talented sons of life. I refer mostly to Laborer Arthur Thompson, Yard Clerk Francis Mulkern, and a very fine Machinist Helper, Maurice Weeks, and Ma• ALICE MCLAUGHLIN Hill-Billy group. Several prizes were awarded of chinist Eugene Annett. Among those who have been absent recently canned products from the Snowberry company, Terminal Car Department due to Illness include Freight Cheeker Clinton and Vice-President William M. Small acted SERVING IN THIRD By HUGH F. FLYNN D. Kane and Loaders and Callers Timothy J. very efficiently as master of ceremonies and SIGNAL COMPANY, Crwoley, Bartley J. Flaherty, Head Delivery auctioneer. Among the guests was William E. Telephone Section, Laborer Bill Conrad is still out sick but is Clerk Michael G. Norton and Rate and Way• Tingley, former Delaware and Hudson employe, Third Infantry Divi• coming along fine. Also out sick is Carman bill Clerk Herbert L. Ross. All have resumed who is now representing the Railroad Depart• sion, in Korea is Cor• Helper Hector Casey who has been ill for a their duties with the exception of Clinton ment of the International Correspondence poral James W. Hay- long time. We wish both a complete recovery. ("Butsie") Kane and Timothy Crowley. Hope to Schools, Scranton, Pa. With everyone's co• ward, Furloughed Sig• Carman Helper Henry Stockhouse is now out see you back soon, boys. operation the party was a complete success in nal Helper, Portland and around after major surgery at the Osteo• Loader and Caller George C. Purdy who is every way. Let us all hope we may have as Terminal Company. pathic. He is the proud father of a baby still off duty due to recent illness was a visitor nice a time in future years, and have it at Corporal Hay ward daughter born Aug. 4, 1954. at the Freight Office and Freight House lately, Snowberry1 s, too. who has been in serv• A visitor to the shop was Carman Carl Carter and is gaining steadily and satisfactorily. Glad ice nealy two years is home on leave from the U. S. Army. to hear you are feeling so much improved, Correspondent Mrs. Alice A. McLaughlin spent in a signal company General Foreman Tom Airey and family en• George, and hope to see you back soon. her annual leave at Camp Kokatosis, Raymond, and < in keeping in joyed their vacation at their New Hampshire Among those enjoying annual vacation leaves Me., which she enjoyed very much. practice along former Jgideaway. include Waybill Machine Opeartor Roland F. Rate and Waybill Clerk and Mrs. John R. employment lines will Blacksmith Roland MacPherson took his va• Chiasson, who with his mother, Mrs. Alphonsine Stanton spent their annual vacation at East undoubtedly benefit cation and visited his ailing mother "Down Jensen, is visiting relatives in Quebec City; Otisfield, Provincetown and Kennebunkport, himself upon return East". Furloughed Boilermaker Charles Jackson others are Assistant Freight Cashier James E. which was very much enjoyed by both. to railroad work. covered his position during his absence. Malia, Freight Checkers Martin Honan, Freight Cashier and Mrs. Charles A. Another visitor to our paradise was Carman Michael J. Noonan, Donald K. Gillies, Loader Anderson enjoyed their annual leave at their Machinist Helper Joseph Ashley, and Mrs. John Savage who has been absent for over a and Callers Coleman J. Mulkern, Philip H. summer home at Old Orchard Beach. Ashley took a vacation trip to Montreal, and year due to sickness. Robinson, Frank S. Lawrence and Fred C. Congratulations are in order to Head Clerk Quebec. Also taking in the fair at Moncton. Laborer Asa Worcester is now feeling much Stanton. James J. Hason, Billing Department, who be• They also took other short trips after arriving better having been in and out of the Maine Freight Checker Paul V. Bourque is working came a grandfather to Robert G., Junior, home. General for surgery. at Cumberland Mills in place of Henry J. July 1, all of whom are receiving congratulations A pretty wedding took place during the month. We have two or three fellows who rae con• Kenny, who is working at the Cashier's office on this occasion. When Elizabeth Miller, daughter of Machinist templating entering some sort of bathing contest. in the absence of Jimmie Malia. Demurrage Clerk Daniel H. Sullivan and his George Miller, was married at Millville, N. J., One of them figures he might win a prize. Among those attending the splendid Field sister Blanche are the latest Television fans, to William Stannon George, and Mrs. Miller Gang Leader Gus Proctor purchased a new Day of the Association of Railroad Veterans, which they both enjoy immensely with their made the trip. washing machine. at Snowberry's, Pine Point, July 25, included new T.V. set. Blacksmith Bronick Tatarczuk purchased a car Stenographer Marjorie J. Quigley and Loader for his son. It was their first car. The report and Caller Patrick A. Mulkern, both of whom has it a Rolls-royce. report a most enjoyable time. We all give our sympathy to Laborer James Changes have been made at the Freight Ashley whose wife died July 3. A floral tribute WHICH? Office recently, including the installation of was sent from the boys at the engine house. Willie: "Mon, is it true what the fluorescent lights, which are much enjoyed by The Safety board is still climbing and it one and all. now reads at this date 179 days without preacher says — that we come from Loader and Caller and Mrs. Coleman J. accident. dust and will return to dust?" Mulkern have moved into their lovely new By IRENE EL WELL Laborer Milton Coombs, and Norman "Yes dear, that's what the Bible home on Broadway, South Portland. Best Mr. Arthur Partridge, foreman at Portland Browne, Plumbers Helper have had their teeth says. Why?" wishes to you both, Mary and Colie. garage, was recently on another fishing trip to extracted in preparation for new dentures. Freight Clerk and Mrs. Edwin C. Noyes are Molasses Pond. He is telling now about "the We had visitors at the shop. Former Ma• Willie: "Well, I just looked under entertaining their son, Edwin C, Junior, who is one that got away". chinist Henry McGill, Former Machinist Donald my bed and there's somebody there, enjoying his annual vacation with his family, Laurel Ames was among those on vacation Tracy now with the Grand Trunk located either coming or goin'." at the completion of which he will resume his this past month. On one of those vacation days at Island Pond, Vermont. Don was ac• duties in Hartford. he invited several of the gang over for a cook- companied by his wife, the daughter of a The annual Field Day of the Association of out dinner on his back lawn. A nice time was 16 7 had by all. He even sent back some beautiful about going through the Customs at the roses for the garage office. Canadian Border! moved from Bangor to Oakland, Mrs. Hooper's Powell Taylor also had a few days vacation. Clerk 'Bucky' Gato has also returned from former home. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor have been entertaining his vacation. While he is not talking too much When Captain Emile Morin takes his friends Mrs. Taylor's sister and family from Penn• about where he spent his holidays, he does fishing out to the "Two Light" he figures they sylvania. mention that the horses at Scarborough can take a little rough water, but Phil Baker Robert Hunter took a trip up through Ver• Downs are being well fed and shod these days! and Roy Garland couldnot, so, had to row mont, New Hampshire, and Northern Maine as "GeeGee" Williams of the Assistant Treasur• them ashore. (Sea sick) part of his vacation. er's Office came back with a good-looking tan Baggage Master and Mrs. William Curran, Irene Elwell was recently on a trip to Bar after his usual summer trip on National Guard with Mr. and Mrs. Mahaney made a trip by Harbor, after several years of waiting. It duty. auto to Quebec, returning, visited in Portland, would have been beautiful if the rain hadn't Others in the Accounting Department who and Salem, Mass. Mr. Curran is employed at come down in torrents all the while she was enjoyed some of their vacation during mid• Bangor Union Station, Mr. Mahaney employed there. summer were: Marty Holmes, Frank Woodbury, at Northern Maine Jet, for the Bangor George Lowell, bookkeepers; Leo Jackson, Aroostook R.R. cashier; Paul Crawford, Clerk. Car Inspector Roger Cabana and Mrs. Cabana We are pleasantly surprised every so often celebrated their Thirteenth Wedding anniversary with calls from "Bill" Henry, Harry Stetson, August 1, Many more to You both. and C. A. Plumly. Retirement certainly agrres Yard Master John O'Toole and his wife, and with all three. "Plum" says son Charles is daughter Mary, made a trip by auto to St. having a grand time seeing Paris, Spain, etc, this Anne Shrine, in Quebec. Mineral Offices summer when his ship docks in that vicinity. Station Baggage Master and Mrs. Archie Everyone seems to be taking a summer vaca• Colpitts of Bangor, made a trip to Elgin N.B, tion. Linwood Lamson and Marion returned visiting Mrs. Colpitt's sister. to Pinewood Camps at Canton, this year. Mr. Mrs. Harold Clark, wife of Portland Terminal By MARY MORSE and ERNESTINE GRIMES and Mrs. Elijah Ryder journeyd to New Yard Master, was a delegate to the Ladies Assistant Treasurer Horace Budd enjoyed an Brunswick, Mary Plummer spent hers at Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Railroad Train• outing at Sebasco Estates with a group from Boothaby Harbor, Maine; Alice Eliason took a man, held at Cleveland, leaving Cleveland, ac• St. John Commandery. For a wonder the trip down east, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brown companied by Harold, made a trip to Ontario, weather was fairly goad, the food fine, and all in traveled to Prince Edward's Island for two Canada. all he had an excellent day. weeks, and Millard Bailey and Earle Hodgkins Conductor and Mrs. Poupart have returned It is hoped that Clerk Charles Hager has spent theirs with their families. from Cleveland, doing committee work, after finally licked the jinx which has been following Sympathy is extended James Born, Engineer of a period of six weeks. him these past months. He has returned to Structures, on the death of his father. Conductor and Mrs. Wortman of the Eastern work after dislocating his shoulder from a fall We are glad to hear that Al Kennedy is MARRIED RECENTLY was Richard C. Pick- Sub Division and Mrs. Higgins, Station Agent off a pier near his lobster boat. It almost seems better after his long siege of illness. Josephine ney of the Cole brook Section to the former at Thorndike, on the Belfast and Moosehead that he must have nine lives after all the Krawczyck has been substituting for Al. Mary Ann Thompson of New York City. Dick, Lake R.R attended the picnic of the Maine catastrophes he has gone through, but we're Sorry to lose Lenny Starbird again, as he has 23, employed as a trackman since 1950, served Association of Railroad Veterans, held at Snow- all keeping our fingers crossed for him, anyway. accepted employment in Equador, South ten months in Korea with the Fifth Regimental berrys, Pine Point, July 25. A great big apology to Theresa Slattery, America, on another railroad. Combat Team. His bride was employed as clerk - last month we inadvertently missed the Wilbur Lampson was certainly welcomed after secretary for the Blue Cross in New York. She fact that she had been on a real exciting being off so long with shingles. is a graduate of Theodore Roosevelt High School. vacation trip. Among some of the scenic areas Vivian Elliott wishes to express her appreci• (Drolet Report). she visited were Niagara Falls, Lake Placid, ation for the kindness extended her on retire• ''Santa Claus Village", and Montreal. We ment and the many expressions of sympathy in understand she can tell some interesting stories, her recent bereavement.

Waterville Shops By STEVE By JOHN J. KEATING Because of the vacation period news items are Conductor and Mrs. James Monahan, made a less than usual this month. trip by auto to Cape Cod. Paint Shop Sweeper and Mrs. Armand Rossig- Ralph Stone, formerly train dispatcher on nol announce the engagement of their daughter, the Somerset and Portland Division, employed Leonette, to Pfc. Gerard Fortin of Hartford, by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, as General Conn. Miss Rossignol was graduated from Manager, with office at Savannah, has been Waterville High in 1954. Mr. Fortin is with promoted to Asst. to the Vice-President, with the US Army in Korea. THE BIG THREE at office at Norfolk, "To You, from all of Us, Lots Portland Union Sta• of Luck". tion that keep the Sympathy to the families and relativest of the customers happy, the following membei s of our family who died thi wheels turning and last month: Engineman John Trundy, of Bangor; operations in high "Doc" Elliot, of Portland; motor operator; gear include left to Yard Conductor George Farnham of Waterville; right, Fabulous Fred Train Conductor Peleg Bradford, Portland; Fire• McGee, ticket agent; man Charles Dennis of Fairfield. Leonette Rossignol and the New York Trainman Emile Morin's mother was a patient flash, Pullman Agent at a local hospital for surgery. Tommy Dowd; and Trainman Edward Clark has purchased a new Jovial John McNally, car, and the turn in was purchased by Conductor Stationmaster. Leonard King. Engineman Ralph Hopkins made a trip to Chicago to visit his daughter, and returned with his grandson for a little visit. Engineman Ralph Hooper has been off duty on account of illness. He and Mrs. Hooper have

19 Blacksmith John Bucknam has been a patient Waterville Station at the Thayer suffering from severe nose bleeds. By M. W. FLYNT Carman Ted Jewet has returned from summer Miss Carolyn Morin, daughter of Emery Morin, Section Foreman substituting for Mrs. training with the National Guard at Camp Beverly Cook on car desk during vacation. Drum N.Y. Ted is a loot'nant. Clyde Luce now a full fledged stenographer transferring from night clerk. Phillip Steele Painter Don Gerald has returned to work covering night clerk position. after a seige of 25 days at the Osteopathic With regret we have to report the death of Hospital. Don has been away from the shops two old and valued employes. George Farnham, for two months. senior yard conductor and Charles Dennis, locomotive engineer. The surviving relatives Painter and Mrs. Bill Mingo have been visiting have the sympathy of all. relatives in North Carolina. Steam Loco. 470, which is on display near our station is attracting much attention. Beaming Bill Otis has returned after surgery Operator Rene Michaud recently purchased at the Thayer. (Bill has had a tape recording and is now occupying a new home in Winslow. of all details of the operation and will be LEONARD ST. PIERRE wh» was graduated Operator Charles MacCrillis off several weeks pleased to play it for those interested enough from St. Dominic High School, Lewiston, last due to illness his position being covered by to call at his office.) June, has been working as Trackman in Engi• Operator E. S. Anderson while Operator D. K. Piper Percy Grant has returned home alter neering Dept. during summer vacation and Stack working night job. a major operation at the Thayer and is re• Venise St. Pierre, graduated from Lewiston High Ticket Clerk Mrs. Ruth Brochu on leave of covering slowly. He plans to return to work School last June also, has been working in absence Mrs. Eleanor Beeh covering. in September. Freight Office as a substitute during vacations. Your correspondent would much appreciate They are the children of Assistant Track Fore• items of interest also photos. Such may be left at man Jean St. Pierre. Ticket Office. service. We all wish he and Mrs. Frost years of enjoyment. "Mel" was presented a gift of money by General Agent P. E. Fuller on behalf Gardiner of the other employes at this station. By M. L. SANBORN Lendall "Bud" Haskell, who last June Station Agent David Cameron has been giaduated from New York State Teachers Col• spending week-ends at his summer camp in lege, is relieving in the freight office during Harps well. vacations. Operator Eben Lord has bid off the operator's Conductor Dick Green is running the Au• job at Readfield for the summer. gusta road switcher, relieving Conductor George Operator R. F. Tracy enjoyed a vacation V. Green who is off as a result of accident. this month. Mr. Tracy spent some of his Engineman O. R. Hibbard has returned to IN 1919 at Bemis Gilbert Fournier, Bob Ellis vacation getting his vegetable garden in shape work on the Augusta switchr. Orville says he and Charles Dana looked like this! between frequent rain showers. did his haying in a rowboat. Freight Clerk Clyde Cooper has been an in• Clerk "Athie" Bryant has returned from passenger station. Also visiting Clerk Newcomb terested spectator at some of the twilight base• vacation spent at her newly purchased home this month was L. A. Burr and family our agent ball games in Winthrop and vicinity. on Lake Cobbosseecontie in East Winthrop, at Harmony. Baggageman Olin Gordon and wife motored Maine. L. A. Stevens, section man, in C. Lymans' to New Jersey during his week's vacation Wilbur C. Bryant, former M. C. Trans• crew, East Livermore, bunted into A. C. and visited relatives there. Olin got lost only portation employes, has bid in Baggage and mail Hodsdon's crew at Livermore Falls displacing once having made a wrong turn at the George job left vacant by retirement of Mel Frost. R. A. Bamford. Washington Bridge in New Jersey and after Phil Spruce and F. Hammond grinder and driving around finally got back on the right road. nut runners are now doing work in around Crossing Tender Hiram Walker enjoyed two Livermore Falls. weeks' vacation at his home in Brunswick. Wilton Hiram got caught up on most of his home work, but would have liked to have had another By ANN NEWCOMB Rockland week to finish up all the loose ends. Spare Operator W. O. Burdwood and P. A. White By F. L. CARSLEY Ci ossing Tender N.H. of Hallowell relieved relieved Agent E. E. Newcomb during his an• Among those on vacation. Section Foreman Hiram. nual vacation. Operator W. W. Dudley of Leeds is covering Pete White, section foreman, at Jay spent his Earl Miller. Conductor Frank Prescott, Con• the second trick while Operator Lord is in vacation at Bear Pond. ductor Al Atkins and Engineman C. M. Over- Readfield. Station at West Farmington was recently lock. Signal Foreman Maintainer George "Windy" Curtis is going to spend most of his planned closed; Agent Goddard of Farmington carrying Chief Clerk L. M. Mc Curdy. Billing Clerk vacation in the "Windy City "-Chicago. George on the business. and Mrs. I. F. Brackett. Natch Inspector and and his wife plan to visit all the sights worth THIS IS Susan Henry, 2 daughter of Carpenter C. D. Dyke, section foreman, Farmington and Mrs. Carl Morse attended the Railroad seeing. George has ideas as to how the country and Mrs. Ernie Henry, Bartlett, now working part of crew are now off on vacation. Veteran's Field Day •* pine Point- should be run and no doubt the Chicago politi• with Swett's"B&B crew out of Waterville. Engine on train 24 at Farmington broke down cians will be anxious to learn just how it is recently having to wait for a unit off RD 1 to Mrs Elizabeth Kinney is employed as Ticket done in Maine, from such an able informant. come up from Livermore Falls and haul them Clerk at the Ticket Office during the Summer Signal Helper Fred Pickens has a good stove Augusta to Portland. season. for sale. Also Fred is in the market for a crib M. A. Tuttle, sectionman, is kept busy on off and high chair. Fred expects to be quite busy By ELLIS E. WALKER hours with his large vegetable garden. I believe Conductor M. E. Lake of the Switcher off covering his job while his boss, Geerge, has Stenographer Susie O. Comeau is on vacation, he planted beans for Burnham and Morrill Co. duty several days account sickness. gone to Chicago, but Fred should get along all part of which will be spent participating in Frank Hobart of Brighton, Mass., and son right as working conditions will be more quiet. favorite form of recreation, bathing (?) at Old Chester of North Jay were at Livermore Falls It was nice to see the Miniature Train at Section Foreman Albert Allaire and his crew Orchard Beach. recently visiting Clerk R. M. Newcomb. Frank .the Lobster Festival again year as its have been working in the Farmingdale Crossing Baggage and Mail man, Melvin F. Frost, re• is a former baggageman at the Livermore Falls always a big hit. this month. tired to take pension on July 16, after 32 years I Tankers On The Move

Every hour last year enough rail• owned by private companies are de• road tank cars were loaded with signed especially to move compressed petroleum, chemicals and other pro• or liquefied gases under high pressure. ducts to make up four solid freight Most car-mounted tanks are built of trains consisting of 66 cars each, ac• flange-quality boilerplate steel. De• cording to traffic statistics released pending on their use, tanks may be today by the Association of American lined with such material as lead, Railroads. nickel, rubber, wax, zinc, tin and To move this traffic in liquids and glass. There also are all-aluminum and gases, the railroads and private car chrome-steel tanks. owners had in operation at the end Many tank cars - particularly those of 1953 almost 166,000 tank cars. This transporting such commodities as represented an increase of nearly asphalt, heavy fuel oil and nylon 6,000 cars over the preceding year. salts -- are fitted with steam coils Since the end of World War II, the for heating contents to achieve a free tank car fleet has been expanded by flow in cold weather. Other cars may 20,000 cars. have a tank insulating jacket to keep Of the total number of tank cars heat in or out, as the need may dic• in operation today, 158,000 -- or ap• tate. Insulation materials used in this proximately 95 per cent -- are owned connection include cork, rock wool, by private companies other than rail• felt and fiberglass. roads. This is a distinct departure Although the railroad tank car idea from the status of most of the more dates back to 1835, the first such at than 2,000,000 freight cars on the Titusville, Pa. In this case, a flat car railroads. was fitted with two wooden tanks Private ownership of tank cars in shaped like inverted bath tubs and operation today, 158,000 -- or approxi• bolted to the car floor. mately 95 per cent -- are owned by These "rotary" oil cars, which had a A true picture capturing the mood of Vacationland are these yachts private companies other than rail• capacity of some 2,000 gallons, were on a starboard tack in the sun and shadows of a late August afternoon. roads. This is a distinct departure replaced in 1868 by the present type from the status of most of the more of horizontal, cylindrical steel tanks We're moving into Indian Summer now, the time for Autumn Foliage than 2,000,000 freight cars on the fitted with a dome to allow space Festivals and Tours, Harvest Feasts, Sulky Racing and Old Time Coun• railroads. for the expansion of liquids. In Private ownership of tank cars contrast to the approximately 4,000- try Fairs. According to the U. S. Department of Commerce, Weather seems to work best because the ma• gallon capacity of these early cylin• Bureau annual meteorological summary, "Maine has the most health• jority are operated in specialized drical tanks, today's tank cars have a service for special commodities, capacity of two, three and even four ful climate in the United States and equals any in the world, not only while ordinary freight cars owned by times as much. in the summer but also, contrary to popular belief, in the winter. This the railroads are used in general service and carry a wide range of is a wonderful time to enjoy Maine and New England. products. If they are used for different commodities; the tankers have to be HUMM? cleaned thoroughly after each load to Graucho Marx asked a lovely tennis eliminate possibility of contamination. star appearing on his program about her training for future tournaments. Leading the list of privately-owned "I need to improve my form and tank cars in chemical service, while speed," she replied. another 19,000 were built to transport "If your form improves," said vegetable oils, fats, fish oils and a host Croucho, slyly, you are going to need of other miscellaneous products. all the speed you can muster." More than 22,000 of the tank cars 22 23 SAFETY PAYS It's a man-sized job on this old earth To get on your own and prove your worth, But it's tougher still to have a mishap And face the world with a handicap. No matter how smart you think you are, You cannot depend on your lucky star To keep your limbs and eyes intact, Or to keep your skull from being cracked. It takes constant care and a mind that's alert To stay on the job and avoid being hurt. A beautiful epitaph can't be read By the man it's written for after he's dead. The age-old plea, "wish that I had . . ." Is no relief when you're hurt and sad And you dream of an eye that once could see, Or think of a limb that used to be. It's worth far more, as the days go by, To give safety a break and honestly try To avoid the cost of careless ways, And prove to the world that SAFETY PAYS. (T alien from Tinsmith's Magazine and sent into Mr. Quigley by Malcolm D. Billington, GF, Rigby).