Briefly Noted

ANNUAL REPORT TO STOCKHOLD­ Office Section formed recently by the ERS issued by the Milwaukee Road for National Highway Post Office Society. 1962 received a second place award in The new section will provide NHPOS the railroad industry classification of members with advance notice of special this year's annual report survey con­ RPO events, together with cacheted en­ ducted by Financial World magazine. It velopes, and publish news and articles is the highest award won in the competi­ concerning RPO activities. Full infor­ Vol. 51 September-October 1963 No.4 tion by 11 Chicago-based railroad. Design mation is available from Frank Mason, theme of the report was the Road's new NHPOS, Box 142, Salem, Mass. 1 computer, suggesting the importance of I the role which electronic data processing 1 plays in the day-to-day operation of the SHIPPER-GRAM CONTEST WIN­ railroad. NER in the industry-wide competition 1 sponsored by the American Railway Magazine Editors Association to draw SYMBOLIZING A COLORFUL PAST, MARIE HOTTON , attention to the railroads' loss and dam­ Milwaukee Road caboose No. 039 was age prevention efforts was Lincoln C. Managing Editor 1 ! presented to the new La Crosse Short .; Parkinson of Stockton, Calif., a loco­ Line Railroad a t a celebration in that motive engineer for the Western Pacif­ II. _ city Sept. 21. President William J. PUBLIC RELATIONS i ic; the prize-winning entry, "Your Freight We'll Handle Damage-Free, DEPARTMENT i With On-Time Arrival for the Con­ i~ signee". A check for $1,000 was pre­ Union Station-Chicago ! sented to Engineer Parkinson at the i: 41st annual ARMEA conference III 1 Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 19. The Milwaukee Road Magazine is pub­ lished for active and retired employes of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Company, to whom It is distributed free. It ,s available "ROUTE 66" television crews were all to others at $1.00 per year. Retired over the Milwaukee Road depot in Min­ employes moy continue to receive it without cost by sending their addresses 1 neapolis Aug. 2 to film scenes for a show to the circulation department, 824 Union Station, Chicago 6, III. to be billed as "Kiss the Monster-Make 1, Quinn spoke at the ceremony in which Him Sleep". Milwaukee Road employes the cupola-type veteran and a CB&Q who mingled with the actors to provide steam locomotive were dedicated as the authentic railroad background included contents I nucleus of a permanent railroad exhibit Stationmaster J. J. Taylor and Super­ in Copeland Park. No. 039 was built at intendent F. J. Kuklinski. The Milwaukee Sets the Pace for Dubuque Shops in 188:3 (initial cost Traffic Research ------4 1 I $846.93 compared to today's price of '1 Rail-Bus Network Expands; New about $21,000) and retired when the HONORED FOR SAFETY, The Mil­ Schedules Established to Service j waukee Road has been named to receive Off-Track Areas ------7 Milwaukee converted to all-steel ca­ booses. For a time it served as a drover­ a National Safety Council Public Safety Meet the Winners of Our Shipper­ sleeper for herdsmen bringing their Activities award in recognition of its gram Contest! ------8 I stock from grazing land in the West to safety program for employes and the Heart Study Cars Spotted on Midwest markets. general public during 1962. The Road Milwaukee ------11 j was commended for its extensive use of "All Abo-o-ard for the Cinder Ella'" 12 films and other safety materials in off­ COLLECTORS OF PHILATELIC the-job safety efforts, participation in Chicago Gateway Center i RAILROADlANA will have their inter­ safety activities of such groups as Gets Underway ------13 ests served through a new Railway Post schools and service clubs, and trespass- Shop Tour Broadens Accounting I Know-How ------14 Appointments ------15 I""."""""""""", """""""""""""""""",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,"",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,''I'I''''''''''',, William Wallace Retires; Honored by Passenger Traffic Fraternity- - -17 1 THE COVER

Retirements ------18 1.j ALTHOUGH times change, railroad scenery has j always intrigued camera fans, as witness these About People of the Railroad ------19 .J ladies braving the windswept observation plat­ form to capture it in theil' little black box. Our I covel' is by courtesy of Jim SCfibbins, ticket seller I in Milwaukee, who photographed the Afternoon Hiawatha from a highway bridge near Camp Mc­ Coy, Wis. The sandstone bluffs which form the backdrop are typical of Wisconsin's "dfijtless w , , , • • " area", esse1?tially the same today as it was imme­ ,.~ .•...... ," :'.; "f :., <~. : «t diately following the Ice Age. ing meetings with school cl).ildren. On­ the-job safety was recognized also with It Happened on The Milwaukee Road the 1962-63 second place award of the Greater Kansas City Safety Council, presented to the locomotive and car de­ partments of the Milwaukee-Kansas City Joint Agency for leadership in in­ dustrial accident prevention.

ANNUAL TRANSPORTATION SCHOLARSHIP award of $1,000 in the Division of Commerce, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, has been estab­ lished by TRAINS magazine in the name of the Association of Railroad Advertising Managers. The pm'pose of the scholarship is "to develop increased knowledge in the economic and applied aspects of the merchandising of trans­ portation and subsidiary services in the United States and Canada, with empha­ sis on rail transportation". Eligibility will be based on qualifications for ad­ mittance to the graduate school to ob­ tain a Master's Degree. From Agent J. O. Irvin, Cedar Falls, Wash. This is a railroad town of nine company-owned houses, pins a hotel for trainmen and the depot. The nearest stores are at North Bend six miles dis­ Notice Filed of Passenger tant. Because we are located within the Train Discontinuance on watershed from which Seattle draws the Aberdeen-Deer Lodge Line largest share of its drinking water, hunting and fishing are prohibited, which THE Milwaukee Road filed notice with probably accounts for the abundance of the Interstate Commerce Commission on wild life (animal type) found here. Aug. 30 of its intention to discontinue Every evening it's common for raccoons passenger train service between Aber­ to visit certain homes for a handout. We deen, S. D., and Deer Lodge, Mont., due are quite used to it. to the extremely heavy losses it has con­ Even deer have been known to enter tinued to sustain from providing the serv­ a house to get at their favorite food. The ice. The trains involved, Nos. 15 and 16 last case that comes to mind is that of an over-ambitious fellow who sauntered into now operating between Minneapolis and the section foreman's kitchen-Alex Deer Lodge, will continue to serve the Brain, now retired-and helped himself area between Minneapolis and Aberdeen. to a box of apples. Mrs. Brain and the Hearings held by the commission fol­ kitchen broom got a real workout that lowing a similar notice filed in January day. of this year proved to be inconclusive Another story, as Substation Operator unusual on this part of the railroad. The when the commission disclaimed juris­ VllDAlstine tells it, is that one day while woman feeding the deer is Mrs. Adolph diction. That action resulted from a he was at work and eating lunch at his Gorsky, wife of the division lineman, difference between the commission and desk it was necessary to go into the 'whose home is also shown being invaded the railroad in the interpretation of com­ operating' room. When he returned he by raccoons, intent on a free meal. mission rules affecting the posting of ad­ was just in time to see a large deer stalk­ Perhaps I better quit before people vance notice. ing calmly out the door, munching on his wonder where the truth ends and fiction The notice filed Aug. 30 pointed out toast. begins. However, this is no place to live The pictures appearing here illustrate that although the continuation of the if you want to raise a garden. Roses, in­ happenings which are not considered service throughout the summer has been cluding the thorns, are eaten even with the ground, and fences don't help in the known to be in question and although least. I know, on account of the fence vigorous efforts have been made to pro­ I built around the agent's house-the mote traffic on the trains, their patronage ance, but not for a longer period than only good purpose it serves is to give the has been very light, with the Aberdeen­ four months beyond the date when the deer jumping practice. Deer Lodge operation continuing to discontinuance otherwise would have be­ (Do you know a true story? a humor­ show a loss in excess of $1,400,000 in come effective, unless otherwise ordered. ous anecdote? about something that hap­ the 12 months ended with May, 1963. Dates fixed for the hearings are Oct. 28 pened on the milroad? Share your ex­ In an order issued by the ICC Sept. 17, at the Alonzo Ward Hotel in Aberdeen, perience with your fellow employes. the railroad was notified to continue the Oct. 31 in the U. S. Court rooms at Butte, Contributions should be addressed to service pending public hearings and a Mont., and Nov. 4 in the Elks Building, "Interesting Happenings" Editor, 824 decision on the proposed discontinu­ Miles City, Mont. Union Station, Chicago 6, Ill.) September-October, 7963 3 '"' U:FIC FORWARDED BY INDIVIDUAL PATRONS IN EACH TERRITORY

~D~ET~'A~IL~RE~PO:R~T~O~F;1JU"U~~;~==~~~J=~§:~~~~~J=r===~TE~R~MrINJUNCTIONS OFF --r"__ t. r.;~~4_-r ~O~RI~GrlN~ArTllN~G:"-----l • , Ill", ~W/B ON GOING v DATE w COMING CARRIER ERR STATION ~ CARRIER 0 N OFF T 8 STATION :;; CONSIGl'lOR • VI MO DAY TERR 45 IHO MOU C T PAPER 500 2182 OW YOR! • MPLS 1067 G'I'W 12 :3 6 1 51 MOTa !NC NEW YORi! 26 51 MPLS 1067 GTW 12 7 6 MOrro INC 12 NEW YOBE 6 26 51 MPLS 1067 GTW • 7 MPLS MOTO INC GTW 12 NEW tORi! 6 26 51 1067 7 /. .t'> ,.., \Il)T.~ MOTO INC • • DETAil REPORT OF TRAFFIC RECEIVED BY INDIVIDUAL PATRONS IN EA eJ W/B DATE TERMINATING ON JUNCTIONS OFF --! w '":J ~ COMING GOING •

• 12 NEW YOR NY DELA ROUS RI 6599 1067 E-L 0 9 6 28 7 7 6 26 12 N&W YOR NY FRAN FAIR 1067 GTW 51 7 6 26 12 NEW YOR NY FRAN FAIR 1067 GTW 51 • 1 6 26 12 !fEW YOR NY :i'RAN FAIR 1067 GTW 51 1 6 28 12 N.ll...... YOR 1'1 FRAN FAIR 1067 GTW 51 • 9 6 26 12 NEW YOR NY MAYW FOOD 3365 1699 PRR 72 7 6 26 12 NEW YOR NY_ 1J.Z CO 1067 NYC /13. _' • ...... ~7,6...... 2..:,7~1;.2 ..;::: - 106.2 '"'''lB--' -- - II The Milwaukee Sets the Pac

HE Milwaukee Road recently attained portant benefits for the company and its Or "Can we afford to make a rate ad­ T one of the major goals of a long­ customers: better sales service to ship­ justment on Commodity A? How much range research program when a new sys­ pers; more effective apportionment of tonnage would be affected?" tem of comprehensive traffic analysis salesmen's selling time; and faster and The Milwaukee was the railroad in­ reports reached the point of full opera· more intelligent consideration of rate ad­ dustry's pacesetter for the system, which tion. justment proposals. had been researched since 1958 under The comprehensive system, based on By way of example, it helps sales rep­ the general direction of W. W. Kremer, data developed through the Road's com­ resentatives and rate personnel carry out vice president-traffic. Development and munications-oriented computer equip­ their jobs by placing at their fingertips processing of the reports was progressed ment, is designed to produce three im­ the answers to questions such as; under the supervision of T. H. Des­ "How much revenue does the railroad noyers, director of traffic research, as­ actually get when it handles a carload of sisted by W. J. Donahoe, traffic analyst, Commodity A for the XYZ Company? and the research department staff. Should I solicit more such traffic, or As a new approach to solving tradi­ would we be better off if I concentrated tional problems, the reports contain three on selling other movements?" features which are unusual in railroad traffic analysis. First, they cover carloads terminated as well as originated. Second, they are based on accounting data rather W. W. Kremer, vice pre sid e nt-traffic than on car movement records. Third, (right), discusses the new traffic analysis they show the total revenue produced by system with T. H. Desnoyers, director of each carload, and-perhaps most im­ traffic research (left), who initiated the portant of all-the Milwaukee's esti­ development and processing of the re­ ports, and W. J. Donahoe, traffic analyst mated proportion of that revenue. in the research department. These innovations are an improvement 4 The Milwaukee Road Magazine ~--_or----;---

REPORT FOR 4TH PERI OD J'lJ'd 196'3 DE TAl L CARLoAD NUMBER OF ESTIMATED CAR n. CWT FREIGHT TL-- -+--...... ,---!COMMo § VAN CARS - OR CHARGES REVENUE INITIAL VAN NUMBER CLASS l? NUMBER ; :::>NSIGNEE INITIAL 1,650* 1,019 '3,7.38­ 631­ 205* 89 567 225 {tLL PAPE 64144 ~ 1.l25 425 567 225 FM" MILW 59 617 ) ~nw !A~~ 444 425 567 225 UP 9242 617 1,000 1,100 407 ~ FAll. BO 1611" ~ 2 801- 1,082 ~ FAI~,..~~:IL~W~_..~...... 2,27S­ , 18R* - 1,188 ...... 400­ 1~-~ .,T'l.'!I"_~ I".nMlLW Q6~!l:'3 617 ­ ! ~ITORY DETAIL CARLOAD REPORT FOR 4TH PERIOD JUNE 196) I

1ORIGINATING CAR ~ NUMBER OF w ... COMMo ~ VAN CARS • OR CWT FREIGHT REVENUE ~ CLASS l? INITIAL VAN NUMBER N

.'"'~ [~G CA CALI CO ~::o '"' "Al 1· 811·, 1, .582- 186 ~ MN ""'Muw 64144 6f?1l1l 425 567 225 ~ HN MoTaMOTO '11\IN UP 59444 617 425 567 225 MN MOTO INC BO 9242 617 ~ 425 567 225 • MN MOTO INC ~w 16115 ~ 1,000 1,100 4C? h· ~275* 2,801- 1,082 ~RAN CA FOOD INC H13WX 64006 763 1* ~~ --. 1,314- 217 ~.J. VW,RX 420 2LS 6'i'i* 209 ...... ~ """4.l.. -...... ~ --, - -

• BASIS OF NINE REPORTS :~or Traffic Research The basic form for the traffic anal­ ysis system is the "Detail Report of Traffic Forwarded-and Received on time-worn methods in that the cover­ terline Forwarded, Intermediate. and -by Individual Patrons in Each age of terminated traffic gives sales of­ local Received. All information is taken Territory" shown above. The "for­ fices in destination territories informa­ from waybills, using the same data col­ warded" part, on pink paper, and tion on any business they may originate lected at the Chicago-Fullerton Avenue the "received" part, on yellow for the railroad. In addition, the reli­ computer center for accounting purposes. paper, show the same information ance on accounting rather than car move­ The use of accounting data rather than except that the position of origin ment data insures upward of 95 per cent car records has the effect of providing a and termination data is reversed. accuracy, and the inclusion of estimated closer check on the accuracy of final re­ The cars circled on both illustrate revenue figures helps salesmen calculate ports and eliminating cOrrections which how the system works. Three cars the results of their efforts in dollars, and reliance on car records would require. were waybilled June 26 and one not just in carloadings, which can be Because much of the Milwaukee's traf· on June 28 in Milwaukee sales territory 51 at Minneapolis and misleading in terms of both tonnage and fie is in commodities susceptible to di­ consigned by MOTO INC. to the revenue. version and reconsignment, most of the FRAN FAIR company in New York The same figures are equally informa­ information is taken from the last pos­ City. The commodities, 617 and tive to rate personnel in evaluating rate sible point of movement. .For instance, 623, were motor vehicles and changes. By revealing the Road's over­ on Interline Received traffic-that which parts; loaded in MILW 64144, UP

all traffic pattern, they assist in deter' originates on another 0 railroad but ter. 59444,809242 and MILW 16115' mining with speed and accuracy the reo minates on the Milwaukee-and local turned over by the Milwaukee t~ lationship between the amount of ton­ Received-business the Milwaukee both the Grand Trunk Western at junc­ nage which would be involved and the originates and terminates-it is taken at tion 1067; weighed a total of effect on the Milwaukee's revenues. This the destination station when the freight 227,500 pounds; and produced ~a factor alone is invaluable in expediting bill is made out. On Intermediate busi­ total freight revenue of $2,801, of which the Milwaukee's propor­ customer service. ness-traffic for which the Road is a tion was approximately $1,082. The reports analyze four classes of bridge carrier-it is picked up from the carload freight-Interline Received, In- station where a car leaves Milwaukee September-October, 1963 5 nue of each commodity between the var­ ious rate territories. The reports are distributed to the traf­ fic organization on the basis of informa­ tion required to carry out assignments. The weekly and monthly Agency Sum­ mary go to all 54 sales offices, the Com­ modity Summary and the Originating Commodity Report to the rate depart­ ment. The monthly Agency Summary and Originating and Terminating Ter­ ritory Summary are distributed to re­ gional traffic managers, and the Patron Summary to traffic offices involved in specific movements. The launching of the reports marked another progressive step in the Milwau­ kee's constantly expanding program to realize the full service potential of its T. H. Desnoyers, director of traffic research (left), confers with staff members of the traffic research department. From left: Traffic Analysts W. J. Donahoe, C. F. high speed electronic data producing Wilson and W. G. Orr, and Junior Traffic Analyst P. C. Dorin. installations.

rails. The only exception to the "last given territory. President Quinn Heads Loyola possible point" rule is on Interline For­ 3) A "Commodity Summary", show­ "Great Teaching" Fund Drive warded Traffic-that originating on the ing for the railroad as a whole, the total Milwaukee but terminating on another carloads of each commodity handled for railroad-for which information is taken the month and year to date. This also at the origin station. includes tonnage and revenue figures and At present the system consists of nine comparisons with the prior year, to help reports. The basic tabulations are con­ pinpoint fluctuations in traffic movement. tained in a "Detail Report of Traffic For­ 4) An "Originating and Terminating warded-and Received-by Individual Territory Summary", which shows total Patrons in Each Territory". This report cai-loads of all commodities originated is issued four times a month for the and terminated in each sales territory. benefit of the Road's 54 sales offices. This report likewise covers monthly and The "forwarded" section lists each car­ cumulative cars, tonnage and revenue load originating in or forwarded from a figures, and prior year comparisons, thus given territory over a period covering showing comprehensively how each of­ seven to ten days; the "received" section' fice is performing compared with prior gives identical data for each carload re­ performances. ceived in or delivered to a specific ter­ 5) A "Patron Summary" showing car­ ritory during the like period, but with loadings originated by or delivered to STARTING in October, President William some changes in the order of presenta­ shippers, including stations, connecting J. Quinn will spearhead a fund-raising tion (see illustration on page 5). carriers, ' com mod i t y, weight, freight drive for Chicago's Loyola University, The same information is extended in charges, and the Milwaukee's revenue. having accepted the chairmanship of the six rep~ issued monthly, which are: 6) A "Patron Recap" of shippers, 1963-64 Businessmen for Loyola Univer­ 1) An "Originating Commodity Re­ listing carloads forwarded and received, sity campaign. In the picture above he port" showing details of carloads origi­ moved plant-to-plant, and total cars is shown (right) accepting the BMLU nated by state, station, and patron. At handled, plus estimated total revenue attache case which symbolized the trans­ present this pertains to originated traffic, and average revenue per car. This re­ fer of leadership from Charles Vrtis of but plans provide for expansion to in· port, coupled with the Patron Summary, Glore, Forgan & Co. (left), who was clude some traffic terminated. It covers shows quickly if the Road is gaining chairman of the previous campaign. In commodities in every ICC classification. traffic, losing it to competitors, or re­ the center is T. M. Thompson, chairman 2) An "Agency Summary" showing ceiving its fair share. of the board of the General American by commodities the total business origi­ Two final reports, issued semi-an­ Transportation Co., who was named vice nating and terminating in each sales ter­ nually, are primarily for the use of rate chairman of the current drive. ritory. Details include carloads, tonnage, officers. Designed to show where rates Mr. Quinn's appointment was an­ and revenue for the current month, plus can be adjusted to win more revenue, nounced by the Very Rev. James F. Ma­ cumulatively for the year, and compare they are a "State-to-State Traffic Flow guire, president of Loyola University, at each with the corresponding period of Analysis" by commodities, and a "Traffic a meeting of the BMLU executive com­ the prior year. This report can be used Rate Territory Study". The former shows mittee in August. The purpose of the to check on reasons for unusual in­ commodities originated and terminated drive is to raise $450,000 from Chicago creases or decreases in the movement of by states, with tonnage and revenue; the area business firms to support Loyola's any specific commodity from or to a latter covers carloads, tonnage and reve­ "Great Teaching Program". 6 The Milwaukee Road Magazine Rail-Bus Networ,k Expands; CGL-Centr~1 Greyh.ound lines GBC-Glenvle'll Bus' Co. New Schedules Established JTL -Jetterson Transportation line~ MUT-Mil'llaukee Motor Transport PRBC-Peoria Rockford Bus Co. SBL-Stewarl Bus Line To Serve Off-Track Areas WCL- Wisconsin Coach Lines WNTC-Wisc. Northern Transp.Co. AN announcement that both the east­ bound and westbound Afternoon Hia­ wathas would make regularly scheduled stops at Wabasha, Minn., beginning Sept. 29 focused attention on an activ­ ity being carried out by the Milwaukee Road to attract patronage from areas lacking direct passenger train service. While the Milwaukee has been obliged to discontinue some branch line trains with no traffic potential, it has not overlooked the flexibility offered by ROUTE OF' THE a rail-bus relationship. The result today SUPER DOME HIAWATHAS is an extensive feeder bus service timed . AND to the operation of trains between Chi­ BUS LINE CONNECTIONS cago and Minneapolis-St. Paul which RAIL...... enables it to serve many communities BU5---­ CHICAGO near the main line. At Wabasha, for instance, a 41-seat air conditioned bus operated by the Stewart Bus Lines of Eau Claire, Wis., Rochester, stopping at St. Mary's Hos­ Early results from this arrangement picks up travelers to and from Eau pital. led to the establishment of additional Claire, via convenient stops at Durand The rail-bus program was launched rail-bus routes (see map) which have and Mondovi, Wis. Rail tickets are in 1957 when the Road contracted with worked to the advantage of travelers honored on the bus. the Central Greyhound Lines to operate who otherwise would find it necessary Again, at Winona, Minn., arrange­ air conditioned buses between Madison to use different transportation. One of ments worked out with the Jefferson and Watertown, Wis. (later changed to the most recent is that established since Transportation Lines provide a com­ Columbus, Wis.), following the discon­ the discontinuance of C&NW passenger fortable way to travel to and from the tinuance of Madison-Milwaukee passen­ trains between Chicago and Minneapo­ Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Air ger service by the C&NW. The feeder lis, whereby the Wisconsin Northern conditioned limousines connecting with buses enabled residents of the area to Transportation Company connects with both the Morning and Afternoon Hia­ make connections with the Hiawathas Hiawathas 2 and 5 and "local" 58 at wathas at the Milwaukee Road station to and from Chicago and the Twin Cit­ La Crosse, Wis. Air conditioned buses in Winona operate direct to downtown ies. provide daily two-way service between La Crosse and Duluth, Minn., stopping at Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, Spooner. and Superior, Wis., and intermediate towns. Rail-bus schedules have been estab­ lished also between St. Paul and Austin, Minn., and other intermediate points in Minnesota; between Milwaukee and Janesville and Beloit, Wis.; and have been added to commuter operations north and west of Chicago. On still another schedule, the Road's "City" trains benefit from an arrangement with the Scenic Stage Line in which rail tickets are honored for travel to and from Davenport, la., and Freeport and Savanna, Ill. The program has been progressed through an extensive advertising and promotional campaign, and special news bulletins. Studies are continuing toward additional feeder service and convenient transfer points, in line with the demand A Wisconsin Northern Transportation Company bus picks up passengers from the from people who prefer to ride on Morning Hiawatha at the Milwaukee Road station in La Crosse, Wis. trains. September-October, 7963 7 Meet the Winners of Our SHIPPER-CRAM CONTEST

UR railroad's Shipper-gram contest freight. Now meet the winners, all of O which closed July 1 produced a flood whom were invited by letter to express of suggestions for personalizing the need their personal attitude toward loss and to handle freight carefully. As a result, damage prevention: it was difficult to confine the selection of the winners to only one employe on Service Is All We Have to Offer, each division. But It's the Best Money Can Buy The following report of the outcome of the contest in which Robert A. Sturm, agent-operator at Sun Prairie, Wis., was duplicated the successful effort in our the system winner (see the July-August 1962 Careful Car Handling slogan con­ issue of The Milwaukee Road Maga­ test of Engineer Harold W. Lewis, Spo­ zine), covers all employes who finished kane, Wash. The repeat winner on the ahead of the field and have since pock­ Coast Division has 21 years of service, eted a $25 United States Savings Bond starting at St. Maries, Ida., as a work for their efforts. As announced previ­ equipment oiler. He became a fireman in ously, Agent Sturm's entry, judged the 1943 and was rated an engineer in 1955. best on the La Crosse Division, also Summarizing his interest in claim pre­ H. W. lewis-Coast Division earned for him the grand prize of a vention, he said, "I entered the contest $100 Bond, plus the opportunity to because the freight claim problem affects compete in the industry-wide contest all railroad jobs-carelessness causes conducted by the American Railway freight damage, freight damage offends Magazine Editors Association. shippers, without shippers there would The national contest, in which most be no need for trains, without trains no of. the North American railroads par­ need for the men who handle them." ticipated, was sponsored by the ARMEA on a continuing program aimed at curb­ To Serve You Better Is Our Endeavor, ing loss and damage to freight. The As Rail Transportation Is Greater Milwaukee was represented in it by Agent Sturm's proclamation that "We're Than Ever on the move, we're careful, too. We'd like to move your freight for you." which won the Aberdeen Division In the selecting of our company's prize, was submitted by another 1962 . winners, this combination of words was slogan contest winner, Agent 1. E. cited as capturing neatly the general Schmidt of New Leipzig, N. D. Mr. idea of a Shipper-gram: a message di­ Schmidt, who has been with our road rected to shippers which lets them know since 1950 (agent at New Leipzig since L. E. Schmidt-Aberdeen Division that the railroads want their patronage 1958), was understandably surprised by and that their freight will receive first his second victory. Speaking from per­ class care. The judges of our contest, sonal experience in the agent-shipper who represented the interest of both relationship, he wrote, "You can quote shippers and the railroad in this goal, me as saying that claim prevention and were W. D. Sunter, general freight traf· customer satisfaction should never be fic manager-sales and service; R. J. out of mind when we handle freight." Kemp, assistant to vice president-claim prevention, refrigerator and merchandise When Shipping Freight ,From Coast to service; E. C. Madden, general traffic manager of the Zenith Corporation; W. Coast Let American Railroads Be J. Marshall, executive director of the Your Host Chicago Candy Association; and A. J. Carr, manager of the traffic department took precedence on the Iowa Division. of the Quaker Oats Company. The winner was Henry T. Jensen, Some employes entered as many as freight car inspector at Council Bluffs, two dozen Shipper-grams. Significantly, and a Milwaukee Roader since 1929 who nearly all of the winners submitted sev­ worked with a bridge gang, as a coach eral, and the majority are employes who cleaner, a box packer and a carman be­ have had actual experience in moving fore advancing to his present position. H. T. Jensen-Iowa Division 8 The Milwaukee Road Magazine With regard to claim prevention meas­ At Your Service Night and Day; ures, he cited the need to handle freight Send Your Freight the Rail Way carefully starting right at the loading dock, but particularly in judging car speeds: "Switch it safe, and save a paid off in the Chicago Terminals for claim." John R. Mahalek, chief clerk-cashier in the Terre Haute, Ind., freight office. Mr. Mahalek, who also won a prize in our Prompt and Gentle, That's Our Aim; loss and damage prevention contest of All You Shippers Stand to Gain 1954, is a veteran of the former CTH&SE line with 50 years of service on positions that included chief clerk by Thomas J. Dooley, an engineer at at Bedford, Ind., traveling auditor of Chestnut Street Yard, placed first in the station accounts, cashier at Terre Haute, Milwaukee Terminals. Tom Dooley, and his present work since 1954. Draw­ who started with the Road in 1913, ing on experience, he said, "I have al­ L J. Dooley-Milwaukee Terminals worked up through messenger, machin­ ways recognized the importance of ist apprentice, call boy and fireman to handling freight carefully. My feeling engineer in 1921. Because the most im­ in this matter is that it is not just the portant factor in damage prevention is right way, but the only way. proper handling in yards, he has a per­ sonal stake in it, but emphasized that careful switching must be backed up by correct loading and movement en route. "These are key elements in successful railroading", he said.

Perfect Shipping Is Our Aim; Careful Handling Prevents Claims

won out on the Milwaukee Division for Sectionman Earl Andrews. A Mil­ E. J. Andrews-Milwaukee Division J. waukee Roader since 1935, he has worked as an engine watchman, freight house helper, coal shed operator, and the last 10 years on maintenance of way­ track. He also inspects cars for delivery to shippers, and "There is nothing like damage-free service to promote good Jane Boggs-Twin City Terminals customer relations", he said.

Damage-Free Makes It Pay; Ship Want Safe Delivery, Handling, Speed? Your Freight the" Rail Way Ship By Freight, We'll Meet Your Need

entered by Edward F. Kusch, manager won the Twin City Terminals prize for of the mail bureau in the Chicago-Ful­ Jane Boggs, a telephone operator in lerton Avenue office building, was Minneapolis. Jane, who is a comparative . E. F. Kusch-General Offices judged the best Shipper-gram by a gen­ newcomer to railroading, put her feel­ eral office, system or off line employe. ing about claim prevention this way: "I Mr. Kusch's familiarity with loss and feel very strongly that the railroads are damage goes back to 1913 when he vital lines of our country, and that by started railroading in the freight claim constantly striving for better, faster and department. Jobs on which he has since safer handling of our customers' goods served include head of the conductors' we are not only strengthening our own collection bureau, relief agent, freight position but that of our nation, as well." checker, mileage and rate clerk, and his present one starting in 1952. Said he, Do Y<>u Want the Very Best? Give Us "In my nearly 50 years with the Road I Your Shipment, We'll Do the Rest have been aware of the millions of dollars going down the drain in freight claims, and I think this is a vital area was the winning Shipper-gram submit­ in which to improve customer confi­ ted by a Dubuque & Illinois Division dence; to start retaining instead of employe. The successful contestant was J. R. Mahalek-Chicago Terminals draining." Mrs. Mike (Marilyn) Cravatta, a Mil­ Septe~ber-October, 7963 9 Marilyn Cravalla-Dubuque & Illinois T. J. Lloyd-Iowa, Minnesota & Dakota

waukee Roader in the car department Le Center, Minn. Mr. Lloyd, who has at Savanna, Ill., since 1953, her present been with our road since 1947, had relationship being that of clerk to the various jobs on the former I&SM Di­ E. W. Stewart-Rocky Mountain Division car foreman. The fact that her husband vision and was the agent at Cleveland, is the chief yard clerk at Savanna per­ Minn., before going to Le Center in was the prize-winning entry from the sonalizes the consciousness of careful 1959. Expressing the viewpoint of the Rocky Mountain Division, earning a car handling for the Cravattas. "It's a agent who deals directly with the patron $25 Bond for Agent E. W. Stewart of necessity, if the railroad industry is to when a shipment is damaged, he said, Two Dot, Mont. An employe with 16 progress", Marilyn stated. "In the ever increasing competition for years of seniority, Mr. Stewart was a freight traffic, customer satisfaction and relief operator at various Montana sta­ Freight Is the Business in Which We claim prevention must go hand in tions and agent at Danvers before trans­ Excel. Give Us a Chance and We hand." ferring to his present job in 1953. Will Serve You Well Conscious of the fact that freight dam­ age leads to loss of business and even­ was best-of-contest on the Iowa, Minne­ Factory to Warehouse, Coast to Coast, tually takes a toll of railroad jobs, he sota & Dakota Division, and was sub­ Rail Transportation Can Help You wrote, "For our patrons, the best in mitted by Agent Thomas J. lloyd of the Most damage-free service is none too good."

COMMENTS ali along the way . . . and I want to thank FROM OUR CUSTOMERS you for any help which came through the Chicago office." KIND, HELPFUL, CONSIDERATE personally smoothed their travel schedules Mrs. Elizaheth Donath, Teacher Education and Placement, "1 would like to call your attention to a by securing accommodations when it seemed Winona (Minn.) State College trainman in your employ by the name of impossible to do so . . . "1 am sure his personal attention ... has Stanley Cunningham ... 1 boarded the City of San Francisco at Marion, la., and later, in saved many expense dollars for the State of California as well as many anxious moments the diner, 1 became very ill. A gentleman for our agents. He is certainly of limitless TRAVELING WITH UPRIGHT CITIZENS was called by the steward to help me back to value to your organization." my seat ... and this gentleman suggested we (From a letter concerning a service per­ call a doctor. Dr. Wm. C. Keating, Jr., Superintendent formed hy A. L. Parsons, Minneapolis coach "..• The trainman-Mr. Cunningham­ California Medical Facility yard foreman) at once took care of that. He was so kind, Department of Corrections "I want to thank you very much for hav­ so helpful and considerate, and took care of Vacaville, Calif. ing turned in the billfold with contents in­ me so nicely, that 1 thought someone in au­ thority should know it." tact that was found on the Hiawatha from Chicago. Mrs. Eva Summers COOPERATION ALL ALONG THE WAY "In these days when dishonesty makes Arlington Heights, Ill. "This year our college had a dignitary from headlines it is indeed gratifying to know Cambodia observing us. He left Winona that there are some honest people . .. It is recently for Washington, D. and finally c., also extremely gratifying to know that when SAVER OF EXPENSE DOLLARS for his own country. He was much concerned about the travel problems between Winona you are traveling the Hiawatha you are with a group of upright citizens." "1 should like to express our appreciation and Washington, especially the problem of for the courtesies and services which your transferring depots in Chicago; his under­ Fred J. Lacker Peoria, Ill. Mr. William Stiyer, station passenger agent standing of the English language was very in Chicago, has extended to our agents during limited. the past five years. Mr. Stiyer has never "Through our local agent, Mr. Ross Nixon failed to expedite transportation for them [passenger and ticket agent], arrangements One thing Little League baseball teaches and their charges. He has sensed the agents' were made to facilitate the transfer, with the is how to be a good loser. Unless, of needs from a custodial standpoint and has very fine cooperation of the railroad personnel course, you're a pm·ent. 10 The Milwaukee Road Magazine Heart Study Cars Spotted on Milwaukee; Employes Participate in Follow-up Tests

A GROUP of Milwaukee Road employes business car outfitted with laboratory are serving as subjects for a research equipment, and another which is used project which echoes concern over a na­ for dressing rooms and offices. The lat­ tional health problem. In two railroad ter is the Milwaukee Road's "Snoqual­ cars spotted at various terminal points, mie", which was recently converted to they were examined recently for factors that purpose. suspected of touching off heart attacks Employes who are participating in the in middle aged American males. project were chosen as representative in­ The tests were the second of a series dividuals in both sedentary and physical­ being made by a research team of the ly active groups, including supervisors University of Minnesota department of whose exertion is predominantly mental. physiological hygiene, in a long-range In the course of the examinations they study of reasons why heart disease is the are interviewed concerning dietary and 'leading cause of death among men in the smoking habits, activities on and off the 40 to 60-year age bracket. The project, job, and their own and hereditary med· which has been in field operation since ical histories. Tests performed on them 1958, is sponsored by the· U. S. Public include an electrocardiogram, X-rays of Health Service and the American Heart chest, heart and lungs, and examinations Association, under the supervision of Dr. for blood cholesterol. An important part Ancel Keys, one of the country's leading of the program is exercising on a tread­ heart specialists. Starting with 280 vol­ mill, to measure how the heart responds unteers from the Minnesota Transfer 'to exertion. Company, it now involves some 3,000 The over-all research plan calls for railroad employes at 26 rail centers in the completing the examination part by Jan. North and West. Milwaukee Road par­ 1, 1965, and follow-up studies continu­ ticipants include personnel in Minne­ ing for several years afterward. Results apolis and St. Paul, Minn., Milwaukee will be compared with tests being made and La Crosse, Wis., and the Chicago among railroad men by researchers in Terminals area. several European countries. Railroad employes were selected for the study because their tendency to re­ Top: lewis E. Bednar, locomotive depart­ main with one company over a period of ment clerk at Milwaukee Shops, has a many years offers researchers an oppor­ workout on the treadmill. Checking the tunity to evaluate long-standing behavior instruments is Walter Carlson, junior patterns. Other considerations were the scientist, of Minneapolis. (Milwaukee fact that railroad jobs cover all grades of Sentinel photo). physical activity and responsibility, plus the availability of Railroad Retirement Center: leo la Fontaine, 'manager of Board records for analyzing vital statis­ mail, baggage and express, Chicago, is tics by occupation. interviewed by laboratory Technologist , Acting director of the study is Dr. Martha McGowan. The wall decoration is a souvenir of the research team's stay Henry L. Taylor, physiologist on the in Milwaukee. Minnesota heart research center staff who supervises a team of seven-a phy: sician, a junior scientist, and five labora­ Right: Norman Wright, back-up man at the Western Avenue-Chicago Yard, is tory technologists. Examinations are con­ tested for blood chole,sterol determina.' ducted in a mobile unit consisting of a tion by Medical Techno'iogist Jean Witt.

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September-October, 1963 11 When the whistle blows, the neighborhood youngsters come running. "All Abo-o-ard for the Cinder Ella!"

IMAGINE having a train of your own, road equipment is more than enough factory-built amusement park engine of and right in your own back yard! Need­ to encompass both big and little rolling the 4-4-0 American type, weighing less to say, when the whistle blows, stock. ''I've been interested in railroad­ 1,000 pounds. It was purchased, to­ every kid in the neighborhood comes ing ever since I was a small boy", he gether with two passenger cars and 600 running. says. "I went from toy electric train feet of one-foot gauge track, from a The big attraction is the miniature sets to haunting the Milwaukee Road's private owner in Hyde Park, N. Y., in "Puget Sound Eastern Railway" owned yards until I got a railroad job as a 1957. by Coast Division Engineer Lawrence teen-ageL" On the straightaway the engine can Griffin of Everett, Wash., who holds a He attained his boyhood ambition to do about 30 miles per hour, but Engi­ yard engine assignment at that point. become an engineer in 1943. In 20 neer Griffin holds it down to no more The Griffin home adjoins the playground years of engineering he's covered most of the Coast Division west of the of the Madison School, and when he Passengers wait patiently while the fires up his steam locomotive, Cinder Cascades, on the passenger run out of Cinder Ella takes on coal at the bunker Ella, he seldom rides alone. The train Tacoma, steam-powered loggers, and next to the station platform fronting the accommodates up to 15 passengers. diesel-electric freight hauls. machine shop. The pole and wires showing here are part of a catenary Engineer Griffin's enthusiasm for rail­ His Cinder Ella is {l two-horsepower system Engineer Griffin has built in anticipation of electrifying his miniature Photos by Eric Wahleen railroad. Copyright, 1963, The Seattle Times Company

Preparing to fire up, Engineer Grif­ fin allaches a vac­ uum c I e a n e r blower to a pipe extension atop the locomotive stack, to create a draft. At right in the four-stall en­ gine house is a gas-driven loco­ motive he built himself.

12 The Milwaukee Road Magazine than 10 miles per hour on his type of Chicago Gateway Center Gets Underway layout. Since he acquired it he has logged almost 500 miles of travel. A counter on one wheel logs the mileage. Engineer Griffin launched his one­ man railroad in 1954, starting with a %-inch model of a Pennsylvania K4 of the 4-6-2 type. At that time the right of way consisted of a 300-foot oval of 3~­ inch rail elevated on a trestle for ease in riding and working on equipment. Today the system has a main line of 515 feet of track plus 385 feet of aux­ iliary trackage, laid with 12-pound rail. The layout includes a turntable, coal bunker, water tank, a shop equipped with lathes, a drill press, welding equip-

Participating in the ground breaking ceremony were, left to right: S. J. Cooley, vice president·industrial and real estate development; E. O. Schiewe, vice president and general counsel; C. E. Crippen, vice president-finance and accounting; Robert V. Tishman, president of Tishman Realty & Construction Co., Inc.; B. J. Ornburn, assistant chief engineer-structures; V. E. Glosup, assistant vice president-operation and chief engineer; and F. L. Freeman, special representative to vice president-operation.

THE construction of Gateway Center, the cago and North Western stations and ad­ $100 million office building complex to jacent to the hub of all expressways con­ be erected on air rights straddling the necting with the downtown section of the Chicago Union Station, got underway city. In addition to these unique trans­ Sept. 24 at a ground breaking attended portation advantages, its construction is by Milwaukee Road officers. Mayor Rich­ expected to further stimulate the rapid ard J. Daley was the principal speaker at growth in business activity now under­ the ceremony, which was witnessed by way in the west section of the business At work in the Everett, Wash., yard, a large group of civic leaders. district. New structures recently com­ Engineer Lawrence Griffin waves from The project is being developed by pleted in the immediate vicinity include the cab of a 1,200 horsepower diesel­ Tishman Realty & Construction Co., Inc., the Morton Salt Building, the Hartford, electric switch engine. on a plan which calls for a group of three America Fore and Mutual Trust build­ high-rise office buildings to be located ings, and the U. S. Gypsum Building. ment and so on, and a four stall engine over the tracks on the west bank of the house. Chicago River between Madison and A unique facility is a 28-foot tunnel Monroe Streets. The first structure will between the garage and the property be a 20-story office building containing line fence, which serves to shelter the 750,000 square feet of space, which is passenger cars when they are not in use. scheduled for occupancy by the begin­ A sign above it, "Tunnel 51", is the ning of 1965. number plate from a long-abandoned This building, to be called 10 S. River­ wood braced tunnel east of Maple side Plaza, will be surrounded by a Valley, Wash. 50,000 square foot esplanade. It will be Engineer Griffin spends most of his constructed of steel, with unique 45-foot leisure time building equipment for the bays providing virtually column-free Puget Sound Eastern, and running it floors of approximately 35,000 square i .-\ for the entertainment of the neighbor­ feet. A 750-car garage will house ten­ hood youngsters. In anticipation of ants' and visitors' vehicles. electrifying the line, he has erected a The building will be supported by small catenary system in his back yard. caissons placed between the tracks in the .. Occasionally he also does repair work station train sheds. Engineering and con­ on engines brought to him by other struction techniques will follow the pat­ owners of miniature locomotives. tern employed on similar structures so as Always eager to further juvenile in­ not to disrupt rail traffic during the terest in steam railroading-now prac­ foundation stage. The architects are {(I'm ten'ibly sorry, but you tically a ~hing of the past-he has Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. really should weal' safety issued many passes over the years. This The site of Gateway Center is within shoes on the job [n year about 500 are in circulation. a block of both the Union and the Chi­ September-October, 1963 13 underway and then escorted through the Shop Tour Broadens Accounting Know-How various departments.· There they had an opportunity to observe first hand the ma­ terials, labor and supplies for which they perform accounting, yet rarely see, ex­ cept in the form of timeslips, chargeout documents or invoices. According to F. H. Miller, auditor of expenditure, the effects of the broaden­ ing experience were felt almost at once. With regard to accounting transactions he said, "The result has been that each now assumes a physical shape in the mind's eye and the character of a real per­ son or article. In addition, the fact that our people met folks with whom they talk on the telephone but never see created a more friendly and personal re­ lationship-the intangible quality that welds people into a good working unit."

Bureau heads of the office of auditor of expenditure and others participating in the Milwaukee Shops tour on Sept. 17 are, left to right: E. H. Sowle, paymaster; G. L. Wood, general superintendent of the car department; A. W. Hallenberg, assist­ ant chief mechanical officer; A. A. Koester, inspector of stores (rear); J. H. Manders, assistant to auditor of expenditure; Bureau Head H. P. Wisniewski; R. E. Risberg, Randy Duncan, Former AII­ assistant auditor of expenditure (rear); Bureau Head A. A. Elwart; W. C. Wilson, American Quarterback, assistant ouditor of expenditure (rear); Bureau Head R. L. Litka; F. H. Miller, auditor of expenditure (rear); Bureau Heads N. J. McGinley and J. R. Dennison; J. J. Drinka, Joins Law Staff assistant chief mechanical officer; Bureau Head J. M. Cortese (rear); E. F. Volkman, assistant general storekeeper;.J. F. Johannes, inspector of stores; and F. A. Upton, HEARST R. DUN­ chief mechanical officer. CAN JR., known to football fans as the Un i v e r­ DOES a railroad accountant charging out nue accounting center recently made a sity of Iowa's a "spicer drive" actually know what it field trip to Milwaukee Shops. To former Ali-Amer­ is? Chances are he doesn't-unless he's heighten the meaning of accounting fig­ ican quarterback also a mechanic. More often than not, ures-to bridge the gap between the desk "Randy" Duncan, his knowledge is limited to the fact that and the operating end of the railroad­ was appointed it has something to do with the genera­ groups of supervisors selected from the Milwaukee Road Hearst R. Duncan Jr. tors on passenger cars, and there the mat­ auditor of expenditure's force toured the assistant solicitor ter rests. huge shop facilities on Sept. 6 and Sept. for the state of This is a typical example of little 17. Iowa July 1. He recently joined the things which fell into perspective when Upon arriving at the shops, the con­ Des Moines law firm of Duncan, employes in the Chicago-Fullerton Ave- tingents were briefed on the programs Jones, Hughes, Riley and Davis, of which his father is the senior member. The elder Mr. Duncan, who has repre­ sented the railroad in legal matters in Iowa for many years, will continue in the capacity of state solicitor. Randy Duncan earned nationwide acclaim as the key player of the Uni­ versity of Iowa Rose Bowl game in 1957 and again in 1959. He was named All-American quarterback in 1958. Following his graduation from Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1959, he studied law at the University of British Columbia, Southern Methodist University and Drake University, re­ ceiving his Juris Doctor degree from the latter in June of this year. Mean­ . while he played professional football with the British Columbia lions of Vancouver and the Dallas Texans. He Using locomotive as a training aid, F. A. Upton (right) and A. W. Hallenberg explain is a member of the Iowa, American, and the function of a speed recorder drive. the Polk County (Ia.) Bar associations. 14 The Milwaukee Road Magazine APPOINTMENTS

Purchases and Stores Division Tenn., is appointed general agent Birm­ ingham, Ala., with jurisdiction over both Effective Sept. 1, 1963: agencies and headquarters in Memphis. H. H. Melzer, chief engineer of tests, G. P. Hamilton, traveling freight and is appointed assistant chief purchasing passenger agent, Vancouver, B. C., is officer with headquarters in Chicago. appointed division freig'ht ag'ent, Aber­ c. C. Dilley H. H. Melzer deen, Wash., following the retirement law Department of H. D. Collingwood after 44 years of service. l.. Effective Sept. 1, 1963: Philip M. Hackbarth is appointed at­ Operating Department torney with headquarters at Chicago, III. Mr. Hackbarth is a native of Chi­ Effective Aug. 1, 1963: cago who received his A.B. degree from Wilfred Sommer, chief clerk to super­ Dartmouth College with majors in eco­ intendent of the sleeping and dining nomics and geology, and an M.B.A. car department, is appointed assistant from the Amos Tuck School of Business to superintendent of the sleeping and M. L. Benzer W. M. Freund Administration (Dartmouth) with a dining car department. major in accounting. He received his Edward Novak, dining car inspector, LL.B. from the :Ylichigan Law School in is appointed chief dining car inspector. 1960, since which time he has served as general attorney with the United States Effective Sept. 1, 1963: Securities and Exchange Commission. M. L. Benzel', assistant engineer of G. F. Keenan, chief clerk in the local tests, IS appointed chief engineer of freight office, Minneapolis, is appointed tests. adjuster in Minneapolis. G. ,J. Barry, superintendent of the Effective Aug. 16, 1963: Milwaukee Road-Kansas City Joint Agency, Kansas City, Mo., is appointed J. F. Johnson, adjuster in Minne­ acting superintendent of the Iowa Di­ P. M. Hackbarth P. A. Techel apolis, is appointed district adjuster vision with headquarters at Perry, Ia., with headquarters at Perry, Ia., follow­ following the assignment of M. Garelick ing the death of K K. Taylor. The dis­ to special duties. trict adjuster's office at Des Moines, Ia., J. J. Nentl, superintendent of com­ is discontinued. muter service, is appointed acting super­ intendent of the Aberdeen Division with Mechanical Department headquarters at Aberdeen, S.D., in place of R. H. Love, assigned special duties. Effective Sept. 1, 1963: B. J. McCanna, assistant superintend­ J. J. Drinka, assistant to chief me­ ent of the Chicago Terminals, is ap­ chanical officer, is appointed assistant pointed superintendent of the Milwau­ chief mechanical officer with jurisdiction kee Road-Kansas City Joint Agency R. J. Coleman L. F. Mack Jr. over locomotive, car and mechanical en­ with headquarters at Kansas City. gineer organizations, with headquarters W. M. Freund, assistant superintend­ at Milwaukee Shops. ent of the :Milwaukee Division, Green intendent of transportation with head­ Bay, Wis., is appointed assistant man­ quarters in Chicago. Traffic Department ager of the mail, baggage and express R. W. Poor, traveling car agent, Ben­ department with headquarters in Chi­ senville, is appointed assistant to super­ Effective Aug. 16, 1963: cago. intendent of transportation with head­ W. A. Zimmerman, assistant manager K. O. Schoeneck, assistant superin­ quarters in Chicago. rail-highway sales, Chicago, is appointed tendent of the Chicag'o Terminals, is E. P. GalilIer, train dispatcher, Perry, district representative rail-highway sales, appointed assistant superintendent of Ia., is appointed assistant to superin­ Cleveland, Ohio. the Milwaukee Division with headquar­ tendent of transportation with head. E. A. Solvie, city freight agent, Cleve­ ters at Green Bay. quarters in Chicago, following the as­ land, Ohio, is appointed assistant dis­ S. C. PUlford, trainmaster of the Chi­ signment of R. A. Middleton to other trict representative, rail-highway sales, cago Terminals, is appointed assistant duties. Chicago. superintendent of the Chicago Terminals S. J. Barry, yardmaster of the Chi­ Division with headquarters at Bensen­ cago Terminals, is appointed assistant Effective Sept. 1, 1963: ville, III. trainmaster of the Chicago Terminals C. C. Dilley, traffic manager-Southeast R. P. Huntsman, traveling car agent, Division with headquarters in Chicago. Region, St. Louis, Mo., is appointed pas­ Tacoma, is appointed acting superin­ R. B. Hegge, conductor on the Mil­ , senger traffic manager, Chicago. tendent of transportation with head­ waukee Division, is appointed assistant R. W. Bigelow, general agent, Birm­ quarters in Tacoma, in place of R. E. trainmaster of the Chicago Terminals ingham, Ala., is appointed assistant gen­ Beck, assigned to other duties. Division with headquarters at Bensen­ eral agent, Vancouver, B. C. J. A. Wosinski, traveling car agent, ville, Ill. Peter Braun, general agent, Memphis, Chicago, is appointed assistant to super- J. J. Schwantes, train dispatcher, Mil­ September-October, 1963 1S waukee Division, is appointed assistant trainmaster of the Milwaukee Division with headquarters in Milwaukee, in place of S. O. Jones, assigned special duties. J. T. Gregerson, special representative to general superintendent of transpor­ tation, is appointed assistant trainmas­ ter of the Dubuque & Illinois Division with headquarters in Davenport, Ia., in place of H. J. Mahoney, assigned spec­ ial duties. F. B. Cederholm, chief dispatcher, Tacoma, is appointed trainmaster of the Coast Division with headquarters at Tacoma, in place of IV. F. Plattenberg­ er, assigned special duties. R. L. Crist, switchman, Savanna, Ill., is appointed assistant trainmaster of the Dubuque & Illinois Division with head­ quarters at Savanna, in place of J. R. Lt. Col. H. C. Minteer (right) passes his unit's colors to Col. J. Goodnow, Werner, assigned special duties. Wisconsin Sector Commander of the 14th U. S. Army Corps Area, who in R. C. Stark, chief clerk to agent, turn passed them to Maj. J. W. Mulhollon. The ceremony took place at Galewood, is appointed assistant ag'ent the Army Reserve training center on South Logan Avenue in Milwaukee. of the Chicago Terminals with head­ quarters at Bensenville, following the H. C. Minteer Retires From Army Reserves retirement of C. H. Kunberger. R. J. Coleman, agent at Freeport, Ill., HARRY c. MINTEER, division engineer of the Milwaukee Division and com­ is appointed agent at Davenport, Ia., mander of the 757th Transportation Battalion with the reserve rank of followi~1g the retirement of R. G. Mc­ lieutenant colonel, retired from the active Army Reserves Aug. 8. He was Gee. succeeded as commanding officer of the Milwaukee Road Shops-affiliated P. A. Techel, assistant agent at Cedar unit by Jack W. Mulholloll, supervisor of diesel reclamation, who is a Rapids, Ia., is appointed agent at Free­ major in the Reserves. port, Ill. Mr. Minteer was commissioned in the Reserves in 1935 and saw active L. F. Mack Jr., ticket agent at Aber­ service during World War II in the European Theater witll the 291st deen, S. D., is appointed assistant agent Field Artillery Battalion. He became commander of the 757th in January, at Cedar Rapids, Ia. 1954, since when its force has been built from 50 to 330 men. Most of them were present for the ceremony at whic11 he relinquished command Police Department and went on the retired Reserves list. Mr. Mulliollon is a veteran of the Army Air Force, also in the European .. Effective Aug. 16, 1963: Theater. His military record includes two tours of combat duty, during F. J. Bushey, special officer, Seattle, which he made 54 bombing missions over Germany. is appointed captain of police with headquarters at Aberdeen, S. D., fol­ lowing the resignation of J. W. Morgan to engage in his own business (see "po­ lice department" personal news). Railroads Support "Visit U.S.A. Program"

To help the United States Travel Serv­ and the United Kingdom 50 times more. ice attract overseas visitors to our The reasons for establishing the serv­ shores, all passenger carrying railroads ice were (1) that over $1.1 billion more in this country and Canada are giving was spent by Americans traveling foreign tourists a 15 per cent reduction abroad than by visitors to the United in coach class fares from all ports in States. According to Secretary of Com­ both countries to any interior point, and merce Luther H. Hodges, this alone ac­ returning to a port. The arrangement counted for 40 per cent of the American allows stopover privileges to any point imbalance of dollars. (2) Recognition en route within a three-month limit. of the fact that travel improves world The creation in 1961 of the travel understanding; that an increase of over­ service as a branch of the Department seas tourists increases the number of of Commerce with an appropriation for people exposed to this country's demo­ the first year of $2,500,000 recognized cratic form of life. the fact that the United States has been According to the Travel Service, every remiss in attracting tourists from city and town in the United States can abroad. In 1960, for example, out of expect overseas visitors. Researc11 has 25 countries with travel promotion established that travelers do not want budgets of $20,000 or more, the United to visit metropolitan areas alone, they States ranked 23rd, surpassing only want to meet Americans in their homes Cyprus and San Marino. The Congo in order to get a look at our way of appropriated three times more than the living. United States, Russia 23 times more, Government spokesmen point out that 16 The Milwaukee Road Magazine retirement reception held in the grand William Wallace R.etires; Honored by ballroom of Chicago's La Salle Hotel on the evening of Sept. 27 by more than Passenger Traffic Fraternity 200 representatives of railroads, airlines, steamship companies, travel agencies and A CAREER of more than 44 years in the other members of the travel fraternity. field of passenger traffic was rounded Speakers at the affair included all of the out on Sept. 30 when William Wallace Road's vice presidents. retired as the Road's general passenger He was also honored at a luncheon traffic manager. One of the travel in­ in Chicago on Sept. 27 which was spon­ dustry's most widely known personalities sored by a group of passenger traffic and spokesmen, his departure from rail­ officers from all over the United States. roading was marked by good wishes His fraternal ties in the travel field in­ from friends throughout the country. clude the American Association of Pas­ Bill Wallace, a native of Aberdeen, senger Traffic Officers, the American S. D., started with the Road in the din­ Association of Railroad Ticket Agents, ing car department there in 1919 upon the Chicago Traffic Club, Rotary, the returning from military service he hav­ Chicago Passenger Club and the City ing enlisted the day of the outbreak of Passenger Agents Association, and many World War 1. His outfit in France and other passenger organizations through­ Germany was the 39th Infantry-4th out the country. The good wishes of leo T. Crowley, Division. Mr. Wallace and his wife Mae will chairman of the board of directors The year 1920 found him in Chicago, (right), and President William J. Quinn continue to make their home at 1808 .where in 1929 he was appointed city (left) are extended to William Wallace South Boulevard in Evanston, Ill. Fol­ passenger agent. In 1937 he went on the upon his retirement. lowing nearly 45 years of railroading, road as traveling passenger agent with Mr. Wallace is looking forward to ex­ headquarters in Detroit, and in 1946 the head of the department with the ercising his green thumb in his beau­ advanced to the position of general pas­ title of general passenger traffic manager tiful garden and spending more time senger agent of the Road's western re­ on July 1, 1959. with his family, which includes two' gion with headquarters in Seattle. He be­ In recognition of his long service to daughters, Margaret in Evanston and came assistant passenger traffic manager the Road as well as the interests· of Mrs. Lynn (Barbara) Kannenberg of in Chicago in 1948 and was advanced to tourism, .he was guest of honor at a Davis, Calif., and four grandchildren.

in addition to aiding the cause of de­ examples of what the Travel Service letic events, and other examples of typi­ mocracy, Americans who entertain for­ urges Americans to do: cal Americana. eign travelers will be helping their Play open house to visitors--entertain The Travel Service points out that community. According to the United them in your homes. Volunteer to serve through a little effort you can improve States Chamber of Commerce, the bene­ on committees conducting "welcome visi­ your community's standing as a tourist fit to a community of attracting several tors" programs. Talk to friends, neigh­ attraction and help project a true image dozen tourists a day throughout a year bors and relatives of what they might do of the United States to other nations: is economically comparable to acquiring to make them feel at home. Assist in ar­ "Friendly Americans will win America a new manufacturing industry with an ranging tours to shopping centers, friends I" annual payroll of $100,000. Here are model homes, drive-in restaurants, ath- Noting an increase of more than 18 per cent i.ri overseas visitors to the U.S. during 1962, Secretary of Commerce Hodges said, "The cooperation between industry and g'overnment in selling the 'Visit the U.S.A! program is one of the prime factors behind this increase. We Multilingual informa­ are certain that continued cooperation tion booths are open­ will result in an additional increase in ing in cities through­ 1963." outthe United States. In New York City's Rockefeller Center more than 2,500 vis­ "TRANSPORTATION-USA", the itors from all parts of United States Information Agency ex­ the world took ad­ hibit which drew an audience of 600,000 vantage of informa­ during six-week tours in Russia and tion service during Yugoslavia, has been scheduled for its first month of op­ showings in Rumania. Dates for the tour eration. are Sept. 27-0ct. 8 in Bucharest and Nov. 9-23 in Braslov. The exhibit, pre­ pared originally for use in the Soviet Union, has 5,000 square feet of displays. September-October, 1963 17 Edmund J. (Eddie) Galvin EDMUND J. (EDDIE) GALVIN, 77, known to thousands of travelers as the chief usher in the Chicago Union Sta­ tion, died Aug. 19 in St. Anne's Hos­ during July-August, 1963 pital. He had been in failing health about a month. General Office &System Employes Dragin, M Car Cleaner .. Seattle, Wash. Eddie's retirement this year on Mar. Hall, H. W Engi~eer .. Ta~~ma, :: 1 concluded exactly 60 years of serving Applehans, W. E••. : .. I.B.M. Oper Chic~?o, !!1. Harvey, I. D Engineer .. Brodbeck, E. U. .. DIctaphone Oper . Johnson, E. S. . Fireman.. " the traveling public during which he Hall, L. L. Kaump, C. F Asst. Engineer.. U Supv. Mailroom-Mail-Baggage & Sikes, L. E Oper.-Agt Raymond, became known as Chicago's No. 1 red­ Express •• Ziegweid, F. L SWitchman .. Tacoma, cap. He started in February, 1903 in Hughes, I. C. Asst. Bur. Head-Accounting .. Dubuque & Illinois Division the station which was replaced by the Kennedy, A. M.•...... •... Clerk .• present terminal in 1925, and was Kleeman, C. J Spec. Accountant. . Blankenberg, L. J...•..•. Fireman .. Dubuque, la. Kuper, G. J Bureau Head .• Bockelman, L. W Engineer .. Bensenville, III. made chief usher in 1928. In addition Triggs, T. W. . Chief Inspector .. Coleman, L. E..•...... Dispatcher .. Ottumwa, la. to supervising the handling of baggage, Vanderlocht, A. K. Hopp, H. E Engineer .. Preston, Minn. Asst. Bur. Head-Accounting .. Johnson, A. L. •• Loco. Engineer .. Kansas City, Mo. he filled the role of unofficial greeter Me CauleY,F. T..Crossing Watchman .. Dubuque, la. to the great and near great, and friend Chicago Terminals Me Gee, R. G. . •••.•..... Agent .. Davenport, " Pearson, H. L. Cashier ..Ottumwa, " and confidant to countless travelers who Christie,- F. L. .••••..Switchman .. Bensenville, III. Smith, R. A. • •.••...•. Pipefitter .. Savanna, III. entrusted him with personal missions. Dulen K. V.....•..•.... Engineer ..Chicago, U Tressel, J. J Checker .. Dubuque, la. Foley; P. J Frt. Checker. . " U Washburn, R. H.••.... Yardmaster .. Ottumwa, " His office contained dozens of auto­ Kunberger, C. H•.... Asst. Agent. . Bensenville, " Lange, E. F Signal Maintainer .. Chicago, " Iowa Division graphed photos and mementos from Le Gros, L. W.•.•...... Chief Clerk " " statesmen, industrialists, bankers, stage Pavelich, F•.•...... Frt. Handler.. U U Barrow, C. . Clerk .. Madrid, la. Ranallo, D•.••. Electrical Helper .. BensenVille, " Brown, T. A ; Switchman .. Council Bluffs, and screen stars and others whose Ruppert, G. A; •••••••••Janitor. . U U Eads, E. R.....••..Asst. Foreman .. Jefferson, " travels were eased by his genial atten­ Simmons, A. B••.•...... Engineer .. Chicago, " Feltus, L. L. Fireman .. Perry, " South, J. ·E•••••.•... Machinist . Bensenville, " Lingel, B.•.•.•.•..•.'••. Carpenter .. Delmar, " tion. SWiatek, J. • ..•...•....Carpenter ..Chicago, U Wall, E. C. . ...•....••.. Dispatcher •. Perry, U A bachelor, he is survived by three Aberdeen Division Iowa, Minnesota &Dakota Division nieces and a nephew, Isabelle, Mary Bain, F. A.•..•••....Carman ..Aberdeen, S. D. Bourdelais, H. J••...•. Engineer .• Sioux City, la. and Thomas Barry, and Sister Mary Bullock, J. H Flagman. . II II Buntjer, L. J. Loretta Cecile BVM. Funeral services Gisi, J. A Stock Yd. Laborer.. ," U Warehouse Foreman .. Mankato, Minn. Gossman, P•..•..•. Sec. Foreman .. Lemmon, " Hamilton, C. W••...... Lineman .. Canton, S. D. were held in Ascension Catholic Leif, F. H Clerk .. Milbank, U Johnson, C. A...... Mach. Helper .. Austin, Minn. Church, Chicago, and burial was in McDermott, R. V•••. Fireman .. Farmington, Minn. Leafstone, J. V•..••... Engineer .. Sioux City, la. Ryan, R. E Engineer .. Aberdeen, S. D. Lusk, C. Mo. • ••••••••• Engineer .. Marquette, U Calvary Cemetery. Theide, L. J.•.••••• Engineer .. Montevideo.. Minn. Mc Coy, R. H.•...••...•.Cashier ..Austin, Minn. Parker, E. A•• lce House Laborer .. Mason City, la. Coast Division Lei Crosse Division Collingwood, H. D. Pedersen, J. . ... Sec. Laborer .. Harlowton, Mont. Div. Frt. & Pass. Agt. .. Aberdeen, Wash. Alder, L...... •..•••.Caller ..Janesville, Wis. Soderstrom, H.0. Apker, H. A.•..... Engineer .. Minneapolis, Minn. Shop Laborer .. Deer Lodge, Berg, C. E Asst. Engineer .. La Crosse, Wis. Biedrzyck, A. P•...... Machinist. . Wausau, " Terre Haute Division Conway, W. D.....Jt. Yd. Clerk ..Janesville, U Knutson, C. J.••.••••• Engineer .. St. Paul, Minn. Bailey, P. V Operator .. Springhill, Ind. THE BACK COVER Majeske, F. J. . ..••. Engineer .• Milwaukee, Wis. Hiddle, C. G Engineer .. Terre Haute, " McWithey, D'. D..... Mach. Helper .. Tomah, " Miller, W. H Sec. Laborer .. Bedford, " Protz, H. F...•...... Machinist.. U " Stockrahm, W. F Clerk .. Terre Haute, " Schively, F. W Sec. Laborer .. Wabasha, Minn. Schubring, G. O Engineer .. Wausau, Wis. Strohn, G. L Brakeman .. Milwaukee, " Twin City Terminals Anderson, V. F.. Car Inspector .. Minneapolis, Minn. Milwaukee Division Franson, A. S. .. Car Inspector .. St. Paul, " Hauger, H. T Carman .. Minneapolis, This advertisement-you'll see it in Maze, W. H•..•..••...... Conductor .. Elgin, III. Jacobson, P. O.. Checker Clerk. . " Palm, G. J Sec. Laborer .. Menasha, Wis. Lucak, J Sec. Laborer. . " trade magazines this fail-sum­ RestiVO, T. J Mach. Helper .. Janesville, " Perron, G. J..•.... Mail Sorter .. St. Paul, marizes visually the creativity of Rouse, D. J...... •...Carman .. Green Bay, Sessions, T. G. t~,~ our railroad's employes who came Rndhse. Foreman .. Menominee, Mich. up with the electronic data proc­ Whitman, J. T Brakeman .. Green Bay, Wis. AGEMENT-LA:BO~ Winter, D. G..Crossing Watchman .. Oshkosh, " RAIL M-AN essing system that has revolution­ PARTNERSHIP initiated by the Rail­ ized the handling of freight claims Milwaukee Terminals & Shops road Retirement Board in 1956 to find and settlements. The text explains Depka, E. E Carman .. Milwaukee, Wis. work for railroad employes idled by ad­ how it works; how we assign a Faulkner, F. E••....Conductor. . " " verse economic conditions has resulted permanent account number to each Holder, C. H. . Machinist. . Horn, A. F Car Inspector .. in placing more than 213,000 in new jobs claimant; then, semimonthly, send Lewis, F. G. . Foreman .• -141,500 on the railroads and 71,900 in him a statement of his account Lindemann, -E. C Tinsmith .. other industries. Management and labor showing claims flied, settled and Meinke, N. J...Acetylene Cutter .• Roessger, G. H•.... Chief Clerk .• officers have developed a plan on a local pending, together with one check Schnoebelen, A. E. level which involves transfers to other instead of individual checks, for Baggage Checker .. Vollendorf, E. T Carman .. seniority districts or departments on the all claims allowed. Responses from Werner, O Lineman .. same railroads in identical or different shippers show that the system Wilson, E. O..Crossing Watchman .• Yerke, R. G••••.•.... Engineer .• work. In the last two fiscal years, 15,000 helps them maintain their own rec­ employes facing layoff were transferred ords more effi'ciently, too. Rocky Mountain Division under this plan, in many cases without Auske, M. . •.••••.. Brakeman .. Mobridge, S. D. loss of working time. The Milwaukee Road Magazine Coast Division EAST ;END Melvin F. Bell, Correspondent c/o Assistant Superintendent, Spokane Former Passenger Brakeman Howard A. Kipp and his wife welcomed a son Aug. 6, his dad's 27th birthday. Grandpa Howard B. Kipp is weighmaster in the Spokane Yard. Former Engineer Lou Dulik died July 20. He began work with the Milwaukee as an engineer in September, 1908 after transferring here from the Midwest. Be­ fore retirement in July 1955 he was working on the Beverly helper out of Cle Elum, Wash. Conductor Donald Payne of Malden, Wash., was drowned at Othello on July 20. Funeral services were held in Malden. Former Brakeman L. B. "Red" Dunson who retired on disability May 6, 1954 died The seven veterans pose at the municipal auditorium in Sioux City beside a steam recently. He is survived by his wife at locomotive similar to those they had piloted during many of their years of service. their home in Spokane and one son in From left: H. J. Kruck, J. J. McGrane, J. V. leafstone, H. A. Peterson, H. J. Bour­ Dallas, Tex. delais, G. W. Wallmc1n and E. J. Whelan. Vacations are in full swing: Cashier Gordon Davis and his wife spent theirs in Hawaii ... M. F. Bell and family Seven Engineers Retire; Served Total of 377 Years toured Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah and Idaho ... Traveling Time Inspector A COMBINED experience of 377 years in John V. Leafstone, 54 years: started Wayne Rentel and family visited in Ore­ the service of the Milwaukee Road is as a machinist helper in 1909; trans­ gon and then entertained his sister and represented in the group of seven Sioux ferred to the operating department as City locomotive engineers above, who a fireman in 1911; made engineer in were honored jointly at a retirement 1918. luncheon in Sioux City Sept. 9. Assist­ Henry J. Kruck, 54 years; employed ABOUT ant Superintendent R. L. Martin did as a machinist helper in June, 1909; the honors at the luncheon and present­ went firing in July of that year; pro­ ed each with a final "Train Order 347" moted to engineer in 1918. PEOPLE which acknowledged their long and val­ Harry A. Peterson, 54 years: started ued contribution to railroading. in station service in 1908; became a Four of the veterans had held their fireman in 1911; advanced to engineer OF THE engineer rating for the same length of in 1918. .time-"--45 years. The senior member of George W. Wallman, 53 years plus: the group is John J. McGrane, who started in 1905 with the C.St.P.M.&O.; worked briefly for the Great Northern employed by the Milwaukee as a fire­ before entering the Milwaukee's service man in 1910; promoted to engineer in in 1906. He became a fireman in Septem­ 1918. ner taml1y from Virginia at the Rentel ber of that year and was promoted to Harry J. Bourdelais, 50 years: started home in Spokane ... Auditor Joe Dede and wife visited in the Midwest . . . engineer in 1910. His railroad career in­ as a fireman in 1913; became an engi­ Operator P. W. Tift of Plummer spent cluded serving as general chairman of neer in 1919. his time at National Guard summer camp the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi­ The "last trip" train order they re­ in Wisconsin ... Agent George LaValley neers-Chicago. The other record holders ceived read in part, "The cars of good of Moses Lake worked on his summer were: fellowship you have set out along the home at Priest Lake, Ida. . . . E. V. Edward J. Whelan, 55 years of serv­ way entitle you to the vacation you "Ernie" Broullire, lineman at Plummer, ice: started with the Great Northern in have so honorably earned. Accept this visited in Arizona . • . Mary K. Smith, 1907 and transferred to the Milwaukee hi-balJ as.a token of good luck, and offi{:e of assistant superintendent, Spo­ kane, enjoyed the peace of her lake cabin as a hostler helper in 1908; became a our best wishes for a long and enjoyable ... and R. F. Newcome visited Canada. fireman in 1909; promoted to engineer rest." Mrs. Doris Gill, PBX operator at the in 1916. Spokane Union Station, brought to a close 20 years of service when she and her husband, Archie, moved to Atlanta, Ga., in July. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Phillips added an­ in traveling engineer's office, was the has resigned to accept a position as chief other sori, Dean Russell, to their brood leading pitcher for his team and league clerk with the Rock Island in Spokane. of four boys and one girl on July 6. Guy at age 10. Mike won seven games, lost Joyce Ann Ferrell died in Malden, is a fireman out of Spokane. none, and struck out 65 opponents to lead Wash., May 31. She is survived by a Engineer Don Breeden, who was seri­ his Spokane Valley Peewee League. With daughter, Mrs. Freddie Wilson, a son, ously injured in an auto accident in a healthy .500 batting average he also GarY, two grandchildren, her mother, September, 1961 has recovered very well aided his team's victories. Mrs. H. W. Terrien, all of Malden, and a and is now working with the legislation Lee Larson, newly appointed chief brother, Harold Lewis of Liberty Lake, committee of the B.L.F. & E. He has just clerk to the general agent, and his wife Wash. Funeral services and interment returned to Spokane after a two months welcomed their first born, a daughter, were in Spokane. stay in Washington, D.C. July 25. Mrs. T. E. Akey (Otie) died in a Spo­ Mike Ruscio, son of Joe Ruscio, clerk Jim Price of the general agent's office (Continued on page 22) September-October, 7963 19 Retirement-How It Feels to Lead a New Life

looked forward to the day when I could pack up and leave the part of the country where snow and ice and biting winds predominate, during a great part of the year. So here I am living in the land of orange juice and sunshine [you can write to Harry at 1414 Euclid, Apartment 7, Santa Monica, Calif.J, spending my days swimming, fishing and sunning on the beach. "For another, I had always wanted more time to pursue an old hobby of mine-painting in oil and water CONGRATULATIONS ON HIS 45th YEAR OF SERVICE are extended to B. J. Rana 110, Harry S. Sandberg resumes painting, colors. This is a hobby that can be section foreman in the Chicago Terminals a hobby carried over from his young­ carried on wherever an individual (left), by Division Engineer R. W. Middle­ er years. decides to live, and there are a lot of ton, together with a 45-year Silver Pass. good subjects to practice on out here. Mr. Ranallo began working in Chicago on As the result of retirement coming to "You can tell myoId cronies that June 1, 19) 8 and has been a foreman many people much earlier than it I never miss the alarm clock; that since 1924. did in the past, more thought is being in my opinion, goi.ug places and do­ given now than before to the question ing things I was unable to do while of "After retirement-what~" For working is a very agreeable way of anyone who thinks that dropping out life." of the parade sounds dull and empty, there is something to be learned from the experience of Harry S. Sandberg, who retired on Jan. 1, 1963 as an engineer on the St. Paul hump job, having worked at the yard since it was built. "I had been anticipating my retire­ ment for quite a number of years," he writes, "and at the age of 65, after 48 years of service on the La Crosse Division, I decided it was time' to start doing some of the things I had "Cattle on the Crossing" in oils. For SURPRISE PARTY was held recently by the always wanted to do during my active the most part, however, Mr. Sand­ Galewood freight office force in Chicago to railroad career. berg paints landscapes and nature honor Rate Clerk John J. Kerwin (right) "For one thing, I had always studies. upon achieving 50 years of service. Pre­ senting him with a Gold Pass for himself and Mrs. Kerwin is Agent F. H. Joynt.

years; and Rudy Weber, Hector, Minn., 46 years. Below: G. C. Groves, tra inmaster-travel­ 'ing engineer of the division, presents a Gold Pass to G. C. Martinson, agent-oper­ ator at Tower E-14, Hopkins, Minn. Dur­ ing Mr. Martinson's 50 years of service he has never had an on-the~job injury.

45-YEAR EMPLOYE Clarence Gaulke, yard THEY HELPED TO SET THE SAFETY clerk in the Gibson District in Milwaukee, RECORD. Three Aberdeen Division agents receives a Silver Pass along with the con­ posed with the Safety Trophy when it was gratulations of Agent R. E. Chalifoux, taken on tour recently to show to employes Fowler Street (left), and Assistant Agent wha were instrumental 'in making that Vernon Schleisman. He started in 1918 as division the safest on the railroad in 1962. a warehouse and yard clerk at North The men and their safety records are, Milwaukee and worked briefly at Chestnut from left: Willard Beck, Olivio, Minn., 46 Street before going to the Gibson District years; L. J .. Jorissen, Danube, Minn., 45 where he has spent the major part of his service. ' 20 The Mi{waukee' Road Magazine MAIL SUPERVISOR RETIRES. L. L. Hall, supervisar of the Road's central mailing bureau in the Chicago Union Station (right), reminisces with Leo La Fontaine, manager of mail, baggage and express, at a retirement party in his honor July 19. He is holding the railroad's NIMS (Na­ LAST DAY ON THE JOB, C. J. Kleeman, special accountant in the office of vice presi­ tionwide Improved Mail Service) citation dent-finance and accounting (frant, fourth from left), was honored by his Chicago for cooperating with the U. S. Post Office Union Station co-workers at a luncheon to mark his retirement Aug. 31. At his right Department program to eliminate rush here is R. N. Edman, chjef statistician. Mr. Kleeman had 48 years of service in the hour mail. Mr. Hall was assistant foreman accounting department, starting in 1915 at Dubuque, la., where his father, Jacob, was of the Union Station Company mail de­ general fareman of stores for many yeors. He worked at Savanna and Cedar Rapids also partment before joining the Milwaukee's until 1931 when he was transferred to Chicago, and had been an assistant district mail bureau in 1929. Upon retiring, he and accountant and traveling auditor before being advanced ta special accountant in 1959. Mrs. Hall visited relatives in Canada, He will continue to live in Chicago. after which they planned to move to Milwaukee. ON THE MARRIAGE CALENDAR recently ~ were Robert Van Gundy, telegrapher at St. Paul Yard, and Miss Laurel Radtke. The happy couple are pictured following the wedding in St. John's Lutheran Church, Ashippum, Wis.

~ SURVEYING NEW RAIL MUSEUM SITE in La Crosse, Wis., was one of the last assignments of Carl E. Berg, assistant di­ vision engineer of the La Crosse Division, befare he retired Sept. 30. At right is In­ strumentman D. L. Mulock. Mr. Berg had been with the Road since 1920, serving on engineering positions in Minneapalis, Chi­ cago, Savanna, Austin, Miles City and Aberdeen before transferring to the La Crosse area. His friends on the railroad marked his retirement at a dinner party held at The Commodare in La Crescent, Minn., Sept. 13. (La Crosse Tribune photo)

45-YEAR VETER­ AN H. E. Harris, traveling freight agent at Spokane, Wash. (second from left), is pre­ sented with a Silver Pass by L. H. Du­ gan, vice president and western coun­ sel. S tan din g by are P. J. Cullen, assista nt general freight traffic manager, Seattle (right), and D. J. Sullivan, g e nero I SILVER PASS EMPI.OYE Dorothy M. Par­ agent, Spakane. sons, switching abstract clerk at the Gale­ Mr. Harris sta rted wood freight office, Chicago, is shown with the Road in 1918 while he was attending high school, working in the Spokane ware­ receiving her symbolic token of 45 years hause after school haurs. After serving on various pasitions in the local office and yards of service from Agent F. H. Joynt: The he became a rate clerk in the Seattle general freight deportment in 1942 and city freight force surprised :her with a Kaffeeklatsch agent there in 1945. He has filled his present position since 1951. and an orchid corsage. September-October, 1963 21 ' here's how ""e'r. doing @ ~ : ,:;:aw;;..;;:m«"'~"'(f.;ij;r;;;*\.o!\SJdO..~IlJ'IfiiIW.QJi.~ ~• ....fii

AUGUST I E. IGHT MON'rHS 1963 1962 1963 1962 , ' RECEIVED FROM CUSTOMERS for hauling freight, passen­ gers, mail, etc $20,305,193 $22,848,050 $146,635,154 $148,455,396

PAID OUT IN WAGES 9,254,568 9,402,750 69,369,108 70,963,216 PER DOLLAR. RECEIVED 41.2 47.3 47.8 PROMOTED to city freight agent in Min­ (cents) •..•..•.....•.•...• 45.6 neapolis July 16, Gary W. Gunder, chief Payroll taxes on account of clerk in the Portland, Ore., traffic office, Railroad Retirement Act and was honored by his Portl,and co-workers Railroad. Unemployment In­ 819,089 6,184,833 6,280,627 and their wives at a farewell dinner in the surance Act " . " • 827,313 Aero Club and presented with a wrist PER DOLLAR RECEIVED watch. Shown at the dinner are, from left: (cents) •..•..•.••..•..•••• 4.1 3.6 4.2 4.2 R. S. Brown, traveling freight and passen­ ALL OTHER PAYMENTS ger agent; Mr. Gunder; D. W. Goodwin, city freight and passenger agent; A. W. for operating expenses, taxes, Baker, traveling freight and passenger rents and interest. . . • . . . . . • 9,558,652 10,232,132 72,768,650 74,657,067 agent; R. J. Daniel, general agent; and PER DOLLAR RECEIVED L. W. Cashner, city freight and passenger (cents) 47.1 44.8 49.6 50.3 agent. Mr. Gunder started with our railroad in 1945 as a relief agent-operator on the NET INCOME $664,660 $2,394,079 Coast Division and transferred to the traf­ I fic department in 1958 as chief clerk at Aberdeen, Wash. He had been chief clerk NET LOSS I$1,687,437 $3,445,514 in Portland since April, 1960. REVENUE CARS LOADED AND RECEIVED FROM CONNECTIONS:

Number of cars ..•...... •• 93,657 106,280 701,334 I 715,069 Decrease 1963 under 1962 .. -12,623 -13,735

(Continued from page 19) and a long convalescence ... Vernon kane hospital June 20. Funeral services Petermeyer, city freight agent at Oak­ were held in the Malden Congregational land, Calif., vacationed with his family in Church and burial was in Pine City Seattle and visited this office in August. cemetery. She is survived by her hus­ PURCHASING DEPARTMENT: Chief band and her mother, Mrs. J. H. Mitchell, Clerk Mary Roberts, her husband and in Malden; a brother, Pat Mitchell of two sons, Bill and Darrell, vacationed in Spokane, and five sisters, Mrs. Paul California and made a complete tour of Rumburg, Mrs. Ed Moe, Mrs. Gladys Disneyland while there. Tesch, Mrs. Wayne Graham and Mrs. REAL ESTATE AND INDUSTRIAL COAST EXTENSION PIONEER, Engineer Vera Actor. DEPARTMENT: Linda Bloom was wel­ Fred W. Krebs was presented recently with Brakeman Donald W. Payne of Malden comed as a new employe. a 50-year pass. He hired out as a fireman died in Othello July 20. He is survived REGIONAL DATA OFFICE: Jack on the old Columbia [; Idaho Division in by three daughters, six grandchildren, a Wise was assigned to the position of 1913 and became an engineer six years brother and a sister. He was a member disbursement clerk, vacated by John later. All of his working years have been of the Railway Trainmen, Malden, and Murphy, and John Robben was the suc­ spent on the Idaho section of the present Moose Lodge No. 161, Spokane. Funeral cessful bidder for lead machine oper­ Coost Division, currently on a run out of services were in the Rosalia Christian ator's position ... George Gravelle, for­ Malden, Wash. Pictured with him are Mrs. Church and interment in the IOOF mer yard clerk, and Sharon Branum are Krebs· and their son Roy, a conductor who Cemetery, Rosalia. newcomers to the machine room . . . also works out of Malden. Sympathy was extended to Dorothy SEATTLE Clover, relief clerk, on the recent death Agnes Horak, Correspondent of her stepfather at Tacoma . . . A luncheon was given at the Roosevelt another week at Banff and Lake Louise, ASSISTANT GENERAL ADJUSTER'S Hotel Aug. 24 in honor of Myrtle Kruse Canada . . . Leda Roberts, secretary to OFFICE: Claude Peterson, retired as­ who ended 21 years service in January. the traffic manager, vacationed in south­ sistant general adjuster at Seattle, under­ She last worked as assistant cashier in ern California ... Kay Miller, secretary went serious surgery in Providence the regional office, with prior service in to assistant traffic manager, motored to Hospital in August, but is now recovering the agency and general offices in Seattle. Oregon and California points in July ... quite well at his home, 5005 Park Place, A crystal salad bowl was presented by Audrey Hotten, tariff distribution clerk, Seattle. her co-workers. and Mr. Hotten flew to Tennessee and GENERAL AGENT'S OFFICE: We are TRAFFIC AND RATE DEPART­ returned via North Dakota ... Former happy to welcome Jack Conllll, general MENTS: Lillian Harris, secretary to the Seattle traffic department employes who agent, back to the office. He met with an assistant general freight traffic mana~er, reversed procedures and vacationed here auto accident some time ago incurring enjoyed a week's vacation at Kalaloch recently were: H. A. Robinson, TF&PA back injuries which necessitated surgery on the Olympic Peninsula, followed by at San Francisco; J. W. Werner, TF&PA 22 The Milwaukee Road Magazine years, Milwaukee, Wis.; J. G. Wind, 61 ating at home following back surgery. years, La Crosse, Wis.; A. C. Alieh, 47 Mrs. Amelia Murphy, 88, mother of years, St. Paul, Minn.; H. A. Apker, Warehouse Foreman William Murphy, 46 years, Minneapolis, Minn.; G. L. Madison, died May 5 after a long illness. Amundson, 51 years, Prior Lake, Minn.; She was a member of the Women's Club. G. H. Bourgette, 52 years, St. Paul James B.-Cummings, 66, former ware­ Park, Minn.; Pat Cook, 56 years, St. Paul, house trucker, died enroute to a Madison Minn.; and P. Carter, 45 years, J. J. Kel­ hospital July 30, the result of a heart ley, 55 years, Ed Nelson, 56 years, and attack. He was crossing flagman at Madi­ A. D. Sutton, 51 years, all of Minneapolis. son at the time of his death. His wife, Catherine, two daughters and two sons MADISON AREA survive. Francis L. McKune, ticket clerk at Florence Mahaffey, Correspondent c/o Agent, Madison, Wis. Madison for the past 12 years, died July 18 after a brief illness. Mrs. Carl Knope, wife of retired engi­ Retired Car Clerk Stanley McGrath neer, is recovering at home at this writ­ dropped in to bid us adieu before leaving ing after several weeks hospitalization for California to make his home. due to a heart attack. Thomas Boyd, grade A rate clerk in the GUEST OF HONOR at a cake and coffee Retired Switchman C. B. Corcoran is regional office, has resigned and moved party marking his promotion from dis­ in Madison General Hospital at this writ­ his family back to Chicago, their former bursement clerk in the Seattle regional ing, but reported to be getting along well. home, where he will work in the rate data office to chief clerk to general agent David William King, two year old department of Montgomery Ward and at Portland, are., John W. Murphy is grandson of your correspondent, is recov­ Company. offered refreshments by Joyce Goldie. His ering from pneumonia, the after effects Retired Car Foreman H. R. Jones of co-workers presented him with a wallet as of swallowing charcoal lighter fluid. Madison visited here Aug. 24 before a parting gift. David's mother is the former Marilyn going to Florida for the winter. Bill Mahaffey, daughter of Fraght Service Williams, now shop superintendent for Inspector C. E. Mahaffey. URTX Refrigeration Company of Mil­ at Cleveland, and R. L. Johnson, DF&PA Mrs. Yvonne Ninneman, comptometer waukee, and O. L. Roberts, car foreman at Sioux City, Ia. operator in the regional offke, is recuper;' at Janesville, did a wonderful job of Nicolette, daughter of Dr. J. F. DePree, our chief surgeon, was married July 20 in Fort Lawton's Chapel on the Hill to Army Lieutenant Charles R. Welsh. The groom is the son of Colonel and Mrs. Charles E. Welsh of Norfolk, Va., and a graduate of West Point. Nicolette at­ ~-~!.~~-~~_!~~-~- -­ tended the University of Washington and JANUARY-SEPTEMBER 1963 compared with same period in 1962 is a former Seafair Princess. % of Total NUMBER OF CARLOADS Revenue loading of these commodities obtained INCREASED NINE MONTHS INCREASE La Crosse Division from I commodities 1963 1962 1963 % of LA CROSSE AND WEST shown in 1963 over 1962 I over 1962 in<:rease Corinne Bauer, Correspondent I Superintendent's Office, La Crosse 13.9% Grain and Soya Beans ..... 73,996 I 73,647 + 349 + .5% 2.5 All Other l'roducts of Mi~s . 16,396 I 16,321 + 75 + .5 Edward M. Maloney, 86, retired boiler­ Agri. Imp'. Machinery and I maker from the La Crosse roundhouse, 2.1 Parts ...... 14,546 I 13,160 + 1,386 + 10.5 1.7 Forwarder Traffic 23,076 22,972 104 .5 died July 2. Mr. Maloney had 45 years All Other Products' ~f' ..... I + + service when he retired. He is survived 1.3 Agriculture ...... 16,677 I 15,850 827 5.2 by his widow -Anne; two sons, Thomas I + + J. of New York City and Ned of Scotia, 21.5% 144,691 I 141,950 +2,741 +1.9% N.Y.; three daughters, Kathryn, Mrs. loading of these commodities DECREASE Edward Kevin, Mary, Mrs. Albert Funk NINE MONTHS Jr. of La Crosse, and Evelyn, Mrs. Byron DECREASED 1963 % of 1963 1962 under 1962 detrea.. Conway of Wisconsin Rapids. Burial in 1963 under 1962 was in the Catholic Cemetery at La Forest Prod. (Excl. Logs & 59,843 63,314 - 3,471 - 5.5% Crosse. 12.7% Pulpwood) ...... Operator J. P. Rieber has received a 6.2 Iron and Steel ...... 38,769 42,446 - 3,677 - 8.7 45-year Silver Pass. He has worked at 4.9 Coal and Coke ...... 58,885 64,786 - 5,901 - 9.1 34,546 36,092 - 1,546 4.3 Grand Crossing, La Crosse, for a num­ 4.8 Automobiles and Parts ..... - Meat and Packing House ber of years, and his son, Roland (Babe), 2.9 Products ...... 23,366 25,883 - 2,517 - 9.7 is a train dispatcher at La Crosse. 2.7 Gravel, Sand and Stone .... 38,588 41,938 - 3,350 - 8.0 Engineer Ross A. Lapham made his last 2.5 Grain Products ...... 38,601 39,957 - 1,356 - 3.4 trip on No. 16 into Milwaukee Aug. 29. 2.2 Oil and Casoline ...... 23,548 27,171 - 3,623 - 13.3 He was met by General Road Foreman 2.0 Fruits and Vegetables (Fresh) 18,356 20,086 - 1,730 - 8.6 of Engines Don Miller, M. Wangberg, All Other Anima,ls and - 1,016 9.8 assistant superintendent of air brakes, 1.9 Products ...... 9,301 10,317 - 1.6 Logs and Pulpwood ...... 33,607 38,660 - 5,053 - 13.1 and Tom Kubal, master mechanic. Mr. Cement, Lime, Plaster and Lapham ended more than 50 years serv­ 1.6 Stucco ...... 12,456 13,702 - 1,246 - 9.1 ice when he retired Sept. 1. He and his 1.6 Liquors, Malt ...... 14,668 14,859 - 191 - 1.3 wife expect to keep busy on their farm 1.0 Merchandise ...... 22,191 26,645 - 4,454 - 16.7 at Holmen, Wis. .5 Live Stock •••••••••••• II' 4,758 8,116 - 3,358 - 41.4 The following engineers retired on All Other Mfgs. and 212,771 215,059 - 2,288 1.1 Sept. 1, due to the 70 year age limit 29.4 Miscellaneous ...... - ruling: 644,254 689,031 -44,777 -6.5% John Kiefer, 53 years of seniority, 78.5% Menomonee Falls, Wis.; E. A. Knuth, 51 100.0% 78'8,945 830,981 -42,036 -5.1% September-October, 1963 23 getting the "old gang" together and 20 He is planning to move near Phillips, former car department employes and Wis., and do some fishing and hunting. SERVI NG TH EAMERICAN their wives honored Mr. Jones with a He is thinking tentatively of buying a RAI LROADS WITH cocktail hour and dinner at the Conti­ small resort to keep himself and family nental Club in Madison. After the dinner busy. QUALITY GLASS AND and presentation of a gift, chairs were Retired Engineer Herman A. Manthey, gathered in a circle for a typical railroad 82, died in Portage, Wis., Aug. 10 after BUILDING PRODUCTS bull session when memories of the "good a long illness. When Mr. Manthey re­ old days" were recalled. Mrs. Jones was tired in 1956 he had 53 years service as FOR OVER 30 YEARS undergoing medical treatment in J anes­ section laborer and engineer. He is sur­ ville and could not attend the party. vived by his wife, two sons, Harlan of ~ 2100 S. Peoria St. John J. Lietz, 73, a retired engineer Wantagh, N.Y., and Conductor Elmer of from the Madison Division, died Aug. 21 Ixonia, Wis.; two daughters, Mrs. Ralph V Chicago, Illinois after a long illness. Winter of Elm Grove and Mrs. Bernard Heberlein of Portage; ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Phone: MOnroe 6-9800 for Mail Handler G. W. Peterson was mar­ Prices and additional details ried to Lois Pratt at Portage, Wis., on Aug. 17. A wedding dinner was served at Clark's Inn, Briggsville, Wis., for mem­ bers of the immediate family. Mr. Peter­ son works in Portage and they will make their home there. AIR. BARNES &GOI Milwaukee Division SECOND DISTRICT Rita J. Molitor, Correspondent PRINTERS Office of Agent, Green Bay Weare sorry to report the following deaths: Mrs. Robert Held, widow of train dispatcher at Green Bay, died June 30. She is survived by two sons and two 8111 N. St. Louis Ave. 45 YEARS OF SERVICE with our roilroad daughters ... Mrs. Matt Haen 'passed were observed recently by Arthur Janz, en­ away July 16. Her husband, a retired gineer on the Lo Crosse Division (right), section laborer, survives ... Mrs. Henry SKOKIE, ILL. shown here receiving 0 Si Iver Poss in rec­ Derouin, widow of retired engineer, died ognition of his veteran status. Presenting recently ... Mrs. Kate Carlier, mother the pass is Traveling Engineer E. L. Hubbs. of Wilbur Carlier a former employe at .:.,------1' Menasha, Wis., also died recently. EAST END Sympathy was extended to Mr. and VIERLING STEEL WORKS Natalie R. Brunt, Correspondent Mrs. William Rahn whose newborn son Assistant Superintendent's Office, Portage died. Bill is lieutenant of police at Green Chicago, III. Bay. Retired Conductor Frank Linscott, 87, died July 10 in Waukesha Memorial Hos­ FiRST DISTRICT + pital. Mr. Linscott was born in Portage and had about 60 years service when he R. E. Hoogland, who left the position BURKHARDT STEEL GO. retired in 1952. After his retirement he of yardmaster at Rockford, Ill., in March lived in Oconomowoc and Watertown, to accept employment with the Federal Denver, Colo. Wis. He was a member of the Fort Win­ Government on the Panama Railroad, nebago Lodge F&AM. Two daughters, writes that he looks to the Magazine to Mrs. David Leach of Portage and Betty keep him posted on news of his Milwau­ FABRICATORS Linscott of Watertown, one son, Francis kee Road friends. For their information, of O<:onomowoc, a brother, Raymond of too, he writes that the government­ Structural Steel Buildings owned railroad, on which he is serving Milwaukee, seven grandchildren and and Bridges seven great grandchildren survive. as a conductor, is a very desirable place to work: "Although we have only 48 !.:.-.l~_O_I_._._I_._'I_._'- Trainman G. L. Strohn retired Aug. 1. .:. miles of railroad, from one side of the isthmus to the other, and travel that distance in 85 minutes, the line is a very busy one. We have eight passenger UNION SPRING & MANUFACTURING trains each day, and two regular freights, CO. and there are two switch engines on each side of the isthmus. There is a very Springs - Journal Box Lids close and personal feeling between em­ ployes, and we all exchange news of what is happening on 'our railroad'." Wear Plates - Pedestal Liners For entertainment, the family partici­ pates in swimming, golf, bowling, tennis, Spring Plates fishing and boating, in addition to which the children are active in basketball, baseball, football, volleyball and aquatic sports. There are numerous opportuni­ ties, too, he writes, to go hunting in the General Office and Works interior of Panama. Employes who wish to keep in touch with the Hooglands New Kensington, Penna. should address them at Box 1200, Balboa, Canal Zone. 24 The Milwaukee Road Magazine olic Church. A reception followed, after which they left for a honeymoon in Don't Judge Florida. A reception in the gardens of "The Gasoline Quality Homestead" in Evanston followed the marriage of Hope, daughter of Arthur By Octane Alone! Bartosch, to David Bell. After a wedding A Megatane rating measure. 21 of trip to points west, the Bells will live in your mota,;'1 needs Evanston. August 9 was marked with a big "R" for Ethel Brodbeck of the central typing bureau. It signified her retirement after 42 years' service. Co-workers and friends helped celebrate the occasion with an of­ fice luncheon and open house. She was showered with many beautiful gifts and good wishes. Josephine Goetz, Margaret Porton and Sue McGowan, former em­ ployes, came to extend good wishes, and Kitty McCants, who was on vacation, brought her grandson Jeffrey to liven the party. A testimonial dinner was given at Math Iglers on Sept. 5 with Ethel as the GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY was honored guest. Get Mobil observed recently by Mr. ond Mrs. Fred Nancy Weaver, Judith Schneider, Bauer of Albert Lea, Minn., with an open Connie Macaluso and Cheryl Weseman high Megatane house for which all of their six children ,,;ere recently welcomed as neW' employes. and 25 grandchildren were able to be pres­ Rated gasolines ent. Among others who attended were Mrs. OFFICES OF AUDITOR OF FREIGHT THE HIGHER THE MEGATANE RATING Ernest (Corinne) Bauer, the Magazine's ACCOUN:rS AND FREIGHT SETTLEMENfTS THE BETTER YOUR. MOTOR WILL RUN correspondent at La Crosse, Wis., and her Joe Manzella, Correspondent husband, a nephew of the Bauers. Fred Bauer retired as a locomotive engineer in Rose Hendrickson, former secretary to [M~ilJ 1958 after more than 50 years of service. J. L. Ripling~r, auditor of freight settle­ ments, is now at home awaiting the stork. Marion Kaberlein was showered with Mile after mile, your motor will know the Chicago General Offices gifts and warm wishes when she left the difference when it's Mobil. OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF PASSENGER local and interline balance bureau to be ACCOUNTS a "lady in waiting". BRAKE BEAMS Helen Yankowski of the. interline Mildred Newell, Correspondent bureau and her husband Victor were UNIT TYPE Howard, son of called back from their European vaca­ POSITIVE® TYPE H a r r y Simon, a tion because of the death of Helen's and senior student at father. the University of Sympathy was extended to A. Gentzcke, BRAKE BEAM PARTS Illinois S c h 0 0 I assistant to the director of revenue ac­ CASTINGS of Medicine, has counting, on the sudden death of his Standard Malleable been e I e c ted to sister Aug. 20. It is always a pleasure to have former Super.Y (Alloy) Malleable membership in Pearlitic Malleable Alpha Omega employes visit our office with their chil­ Alloy Cast Iron Alpha, honorary dren, as did Jacqueline Burnett and her '/4 to sao lb.. to meet cus,omef's' medical frater,nity. two small sons, Jeff and Russell, re­ requirements Howard Simon Selection of stu­ cently. dents is based on James Pitera of the overcharge claim CHICAGO MALLEABLE CASliNGS CO. personal integrity, potential for leadership bureau added a son, James Jr., to his 1225 West 120th Street Chicago 43, III. and scholastic achievement. family July 15. And your former cor­ Joan, daughter of Roy C. Tiedje, auditor of passenger accounts, was graduated from Illinois State Nor m a I University with a high scholastic average. She is now teaching first grade in Cary, Ill. Analysis, Procurement and Management of Industrial Mrs. Shirley Wasnick, daughter of and Personal Insurance Programs Fanny Ware and mother of a nine months old baby boy, was recently graduated from Northwestern University. Diane and Robert Rappe are proud parents of a son, Robert, born July 28. LANNAN & CO. The William Butlers vacationed in the beautiful Sturgeon Bay area . . . Ebba Anderson in sunny Florida . . . the Fred INSURANCE Dittmans and the Roy Schiffers enjoyed traveling in the West, the former on a \VA bash 2-7187 vagabond camping tour. Dorothy Griffith's husband James sailed from Germany Aug. 31 after having com­ • £HI£AGO • pleted two years overseas duty in the armed forces. MINNEAPOLIS • PITTSBURGH • NE\V YORK Mary Hayden was married to Frank Bednarczyk July 27 in St. Priscilla's Cath­

September-Oc.tober, 1963 25 Ann Kennedy, retir­ ing recently as a timekeeper in the of­ F·IRST fice of the auditor of expenditures, Chica­ aI/-steel welded go, is surrounded by well wishers, namely brake beams (from left): W. C. Wil­ son, assistant auditor of expenditures; H. C. Johnson, assistant comptroller; F. H. Mil­ ler, auditor of expen­ ditures; E. H. Sowle, exceed A.A.R. spec's paymaster; and W. P. Getz, chief clerk. Greatest advance in bralee beam engineering - BOXWELD all· steel welded beams for unit or respondent, Ted Pulsha, announced the director of industrial and real estate hanger type suspension-provide arrival of Ted Jr. July 27. development, was married to Carolyn superior strength at minimum J. Jacobson, director of revenue ac­ Holzwarth of Hazel, S. D., at Kellerton weight. Integrated construction counting, presented Herb Rennhack of Evangelical United Brethren Church in the review bureau with a Gold Pass on Hazel Sept. 1. Among those present at eliminates need for bolts, nuts, completion of 50 years service. Co­ the ceremony, in addition to Mr. and rivets or keys for assembly of workers gave Herb a Savings Bond and Mrs. Stoll, were A. F. Reuland, division primary parts. personal friends presented many gifts in­ freight and passenger agent at Aberdeen, cluding a bouquet 'Of "gold" roses. Herb S. D., and Mrs. Reuland. The young is now a lead review clerk. couple will make their home in Seattle ~~rn~ Congratulations to our ball players who where Bill is employed by the State ~RAILWAV won the Hamlin Park championship. The Highway Department. He is a 1963 EMBA team won another trophy, bring­ graduate of South Dakota State College PRODUCTS CO. ing its collection to seven in eight con­ with a degree in civil engineering, and 332 S. Michigan Avenue, CMcogo 4, lIIinoi5 secutive years. ' his wife is studying to be a medical TWA was the magic carpet that took technician. She is continuing her studies • Elsie Dreher of the switching bureau to at the University of Washington. a dream come true. From Chicago to New York then on to Paris where a visit AUDITOR OF EXPENl>ITURE'S OFFICE FIRST to the Palace of Versailles was one of the highlights of Europe. From Paris Ruth D. Brauneis, Correspondent to protect steel Elsie crossed through the Gothard Pass Assistant Comptroller F. H. Miller and with glass in the Alps to Italy where she visited wife became the parents of their fifth Milan, Pisa, Rome, Florence and Venice. son on July 3. They also have one daugh­ in domestic water heaters: From Italy Elsie and her companion went ter. The new baby was named Mark. A. O. Smith Permaglas water by motor coach to Austria, Germany, Ann Kennedy, timekeeper, retired July heaters (gas or electric) last Amsterdam, Holland' and SWitzerland, 12 ending 18 years of service. A party longer, assure scale and dlrt­ the last named being the outstanding was given in her honor July 11 at Biaset­ free water. Glass lining pre­ country of all. ti's Restaurant. There was also an office vents corrosive attack regard­ party at which she received many gifts. less of local water conditions. INDUSTRIAL lj- REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Ann plans to live with her 'daughter Shirley who is personnel officer of the In commercial water heaters: Martin L. Bardill, former assistant 345th Medical Battalion at Fort Camp­ Big-volume. hlgh.recovery division engineer at Western Avenue bell, Ky. BtLrkay water heaters provide who left the railroad in 1953, returned Recent visitors to the office were Flora a plentiful. dependable sup­ Aug. I, having been appointed industrial Collier of Minneapolis and Eleanor ply of hotwater for car wash­ engineer with' headquarters in Chicago. Moran who lives in Lancaster, Wis. ing, station restaurants and George Kuper was honored at a retire­ many other jobs. A host of his Milwaukee Road friends welcomed him back. ment dinner at Zum Deutschen Eck (for­ in mechanized industrial bulk William J. Stoll, son of E. J. Stoll, merly Weber's Hall) July 29. Among storage units: For trackside storage of bulk materials - granular. flaky or pulverized. hygroscopic. SYMINGTON WAYNE corrosive or contaminable. Wisconsin Bearing Co. edible or non-edible. Glass­ protected steel linings. Me­ 1310 So. 43rd Sl. MILWAUKEE, WIS. CORPORATION chanical bottom unloading. Branch Warehouses Symington Division A. O. Smith can also engineer glass APPLETON, WiS. - RACINE, WIS. Designers & Manufacturers protecred stnl into many other prod­ Of Steel Castings For ucrs. Write for faels now. MARQUETTE, MICH. In Warehouse Stocks RAILWAY EQUIPMENT Through reseor

26 The Milwaukee Road Magazine 3/4 OF A CENTURY OF.•• RAILROAD APPROVAL!

) RETIRING FROM THE ACCOUNTING H0 SPITA L VOLUNTEER. Miss Minna DEPARTMENT, Irene Hughes, assistant Drebes, bookkeeper for what was the bureau head of the payroll bureau in the freight auditor's office in Chicago when auditor of expenditures office, poses with she retired in 1954 ofter 47 years with our R. E. Risberg assistant auditor of expendi­ roilroad, checks a chart with Sherwin tures. She had 53 years of service, start­ Kaplan, chief pharmacist at Ravenswood ing in the superintendent's office in Min­ Hospital, Chicago. Since 1960 she has neapolis as a stenographer and transferring contributed 2,500 hours of volunteer serv­ in 1940 to the Chicago department, where ice to the hospitol. She works three doys she became assistant bureau head in a week in the office on filing, typing and 1952. She will make her home in Way­ bookkeeping tasks. (Chicago Tribune zata, Minn. photo)

those attending were H. C. Johnson, E. IL of Frank Frick, retired, who formerly NOWI . Sowle, M. J. Schlee, E. Villella and S. worked in the material bureau. Be modern with the BALL Farley. At an office party July 31 he was Friends and co-workers of S. F. presented with a gift of money. George (Frosty) Akers were shocked to learn began work in 1915 as night supervisor of his death Aug. 26, especially since he of the freight auditor's machine room. was believed to be recovering satisfac­ Trainmaster He left the company in 1917, later en­ torily from surgery performed earlier tered the Army, and returned to the in the month. Services were held at WRiST WATCH Road in September, 1919. He was trans­ Drake Funeral Home and interment was ferred to Western Avenue in 1940. In in Akron, la. His wife, a daughter, and OFFICIALLY APPROVED BY 44 1951 he returned to Fullerton Avenue to grandchildren survive. Frasty began work in the statistical bureau; in 1956 work with the Road Sept. 1, 1920 holding - AMERICAN RAILROADS he became assistant bureau head of the various clerical positions in the superin­ The same accepted, tested and ap­ bookkeeping bureau, and on Mar. 25, tendent's office at Sioux City, la. In 1932 1959 was appointed bureau head. He and he transferred to the district office in proved standard of accuracy estab­ Mrs. Kuper will live in Florida. Chicago and from 1940 to 1947 worked lished by Webb C. Ball in the late Among those who attended the NARBW in timekeeping, statistical and bill and 1890's ... Still your assurance of convention in Florida recently were voucher bureaus. He was a traveling accuracy in the NEW, MODERN Leona Dietrich, Mary Oehm and retired time inspector from 1947 to 1961 at whiCh Trainmaster ® WRIST WATCH. employes Grace Larsen, lone DeCamp time he was appointed traveling account­ and Frances SChmugge. With the excep­ ant. tion of Leona and lone they later vis­ Your correspondent and her husband 21 JEWELS ited at San Juan, P.R., and St. Thomas, George celebrated their 40th wedding • Synchronized second-hand setting V.I. anniversary Sept. 1. • Complete shield protection against Ed Villella was appointed to succeed magnetism George Kuper as bureau head of the • Inca-bloc shockproof bookkeeping bureau, and Josephine Fisk • Unbreakable mainspring was appointed assistant bureau head of i!

Hose and Belting for All Purposes • Diesel Cool'ing System and Steam Generator Water CHICAGO RAILROAD SUPPLY COMPANY Treatments 336 So. Jefferson St., Chicago 6, III. EUROPEAN EXCHANGE SCOUT. Eagle Scout Richard W. Simmons (left), son of • Combustion Catalysts General Roadmaster R. G. Simmons, was among a group of 42 American Boy Scouts • Fuel Oi,1 Stabili~ers and their leaders who were chosen to EDWARD KEOGH spend a month in Sweden the past summer on an exchange basis with 92 Swedish • Weed, Grass & Brush Control PRINTING COMPANY Scouts. The American group were domiciled Chemicals in camps and homes allover Sweden and Printers and were given an opportunity to visit Stock­ • Wheel Flange Lubricators holm and London. The Scout escort at Planographers right is "Gramps" McCanna, a retired Applying Dry ¥olybdenum patent attorney. Disulfide Stick Lubricant 925 W. Jackson Blvd. AUDITOR OF EQUiPMENT ACCOUNTS Phone: MOn. 6-0733 Loretta Popernick is recovering from NALCD CHEMICAL COMPANY Chicago 7, Illinois surgery at this writing. 6216 W. 66th Place • Chicago 38, Hlinois Sympathy was extended to Joseph Franz, retired bureau head, whose wife PROMPT AND EFFICIENT SERVICE Frances passed away recently.

FREIGHT CLAIM DEPARTMENT Youngstown Steel Sides for Freight and Refrigerator Cars Robert A. Schlueter, Correspondent Youngstown Corrugated Steel Freight Car Doors Victor Yankowski and wife Helen spent Camel Roller Lift Fixtures Refrigerator Doors & Fixtures a month touring Europe. Allen Osmundsen and wife Marian Youngstown Steel Door Co. and Camel Sales Co. joined the ranks of home owners when OFFICES they moved into their new house in Elm­ 332 S. Michigan Ave. The Arcade hurst, m. Chicago Cleveland Co-workers helped Harold Miller cele­ PLANTS-Hammond, Indiana • Youngstown, Ohio brate his 40th anniversary with the com­ pany when they served cake and coffee and presented gifts on July 23. STRETCH THE WORK-LIFE OF Clarence Johnson welcomed his ninth grandchild when his daughter gave birth YOUR ROLLING STOCK WITH ... to a boy July 11. Recent hospital patients included James Stephens, Victor Yankowski and Joe Robinson.' • GRIFFIN -1 , Cast Steel Wheels OPERATING DEPARTMENT , ••• for better balance ••. G. C. Harder, Correspondent longer wear ••• Office of Vice President-Operation tougher flange Linton L. Hall, superintendent in the mail room since September, 1929 retired and tread .•• Aug. 1. Mr. and Mrs. Hall planned to only two tape sizes. spend some time in Canada and then make their permanent home in Milwau­ kee. Carmen Marzulla, a veteran employe in the mail room, succeeded Mr. Hall as supervisor. . Weare sorry to announce the sudden death of Mrs. Margaret V. (Gregg) Givens on Aug. 13. Marge had been file clerk in the office of vice president­ operation for 35 years. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Thomas Riedl of Villa Park, Ill., and three grandchildren.

28 The Milwaukee Road Magazine handling mail, have been transferred to the new U. S. mail operation with their headquarters at Wausau. They make the round trip each night to Portage to take mail off Train 57 and to take Flexi-Vans KERIIE with mail for Chicago to Train 56 in con­ nection with the new ZIP system. The new mail operation has made Portage a very busy place around 10: 30 P.M. and CABLE 1:00 A.M. For dependability in actual Sympathy was extended to Beverly Perkins on the death of her stepfather. use, no other cable matches We were sorry to lose Stanley Brendal Kerite. We believe you will who resigned to accept a position in his be impressed by the evi­ home town of Milwaukee. dence. Write.

POLICE DEPARTMENT THE KERI'TE COMPANY General OHIce-30 Church Street, New Yorlc 7, N. Y. On Aug. 15 Captain of Police John W. SALES OFFICES, Albuquerque, Ardmore, Morgan of Aberdeen, S.D., resigned his Pa., Birmingham, Boaton, Chicago, Cleve­ position to engage in a business of his land, Denver, Glendale, Cal., Houston, Lake Wales, Fla., Portland, ..~ own, having purchased a bulk oil station Ore., St. Louis, Salt Feted by his co-workers when he retired at Ashley, S.D. He will be district dis­ Lake City, San """d!O• on July 31, George L. Kuper, assistant tributor for the Conoco Oil Company. ")0' Francisco, Seattle. 1: bureau head of the bookkeeping bureau Captain Morgan entered the service of ~ I:D:IDiI in the auditor of expenditures office the railroad in 1952 at Miles City and it'. 'be KERITE in.ulation (center), shares the spotlight with F. H. was appointed captain of police at Aber­ ,bat malee. 'be dillerence Miller, auditor of expenditures (left), deen on Sept. 1, 1960. His many friends and M. J. Schlee, chief clerk to auditor of and members of the police department expenditures. For more about this affair, wish him good health and success in his read the Chicago general offices-auditor new venture. of expenditure news. AUDITOR OF CAPITAL EXPENDITURES' OFFICE BUCKEYE Geraldine C. Doherty, Correspondent Requiem Mass was said in Our Lady of CAST STEEL PRODUCTS Victory Church, Chicago, and interment A welcome was extended to Walt C. was in Queen of Angels Cemetery. Mahaffa, assistant engineer, who trans­ A.A.R. COUPLERS Mrs. V. P. Sohn, wife of retired gen­ ferred to this office Aug. 1. Walt had DRAFT YOKES eral superintendent of transportation, worked for 15 years in the division engi­ . TIWCK FRAMES @ died Sept. 3. Services were held in St. neer's office in Perry, Ia. TRUCK BOLSTERS B Joseph Church, New Hampton, Ia., and Julia Lucas, engineer accountant in @ CUSHION-RIDE TRUCKS interment was in that town. Her husband, our valuation bureau, has returned from FREIGHT CAR CASTINGS two sons, Richard W. of Bradenton Fla., a European safari. She toured six coun­ UNDERFRAME END CASTINGS and Robert L. of Santa Monica, Calif., tries-France, Holland, Germany, Swit­ SIX AND EIGHT-WHEEL TRUCKS three grandchildren, three sisters and one zerland, Italy and Austria. Highlights of brother survive. her trip were the Folies Bergere in Paris, the Louvre, and The Hall of THE BUCKEYE STEEL CASTINGS MILWAUKEE MOTOR TRANSPORTATION Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles. The COMPANY COMPANY Black Forest in Germany, known for COLUMBUS 7, OHIO Marfan Petersen, Correspondent its scenic beauty, impressed her very Office of Assistant Vice President Ulene, wife of MMTC Terminal Man­ ager Clarence Goldsmith of Milwaukee, underwent major surgery July 29 in Mount Sinai Hospital, Milwaukee. At this writing, we're happy to report that she is recuperating at her home in Milwau­ kee. We were sorry ·to see our vacation re­ lief boys, Jacque Lewis, Steve Thompson and Don Kinsfather, leave us to go back to school. They did a good job and we'll miss them. The St. Paul Flexi-Van Strip person­ nel are busy these days getting settled in their new office. Now that the new bowling season is about to begin, we'd }iketo offer our be­ lated congratulations to the Billings team Who won first place in their league last season (after being declared the winners by a narrow margin and replaying the series to win by a very substantial mar­ gin), and to Bud Calabria of Council Bluffs who won a bowling ball bag at the Aberdeen tournament. Drivers Hilleshien and Mensing, who formerly worked out of La Crosse, Wis., September-October, 1963 29 much. An audience with Pope Paul VI finished the painting job for him in about were Mrs. Charles Springer Jr., wife of and a tour of Vatican City made her three hours. At last report he was re­ Perry section crewman, Retired Con­ trip complete. cuperating nicely. ductor L. R. Santee, and Mrs. Lloyd Richard Superson, joint facility ex­ W. E. Failor, chief clerk in the super­ Bailey, wife of engineman. aminer, won first place in the Milwaukee intendent's office, returned to work in Walt Mahaffa, chief clerk in the divi­ Road Golf Tournament. He was awarded July after spending ten days in the Dallas sion engineer's office at Perry since 1957, a beautiful trophy as a result. L. J. County Hospital in Perry . . . Retired was appointed to a position in the auditor Gawron, joint facility examiner, won Freight House Foreman A. V. Airhart, of capital expenditure's office in Chicago second place and received a cash award. who underwent surgery in Mercy Hos­ Aug. 1. He plans to move his family to Chicago. ·------,----."...".------~1 Earl Mastin, formerly clerk in the agent's office, Perry, but more recently city freight agent in Minneapolis, has been appointed traveling freight and passenger agent, Aberdeen, S.D. Mrs. J. M. Reel, widow of a former Iowa Division conductor, was guest of honor at a party in her daughter's home on the occasion of her 84th birthday July 27. Many of her long time friends were present. Sympathy was extended to. the Charles Susich family on the tragic death of their 21-year old son Donald in a plane accident shortly after leaving San Diego, Calif., for a visit home. Donald's funeral was held in Perry Aug. 20 and inter­ ment was in Violet Hill Cemetery. His father is an employe of the Perry car department. J. E. Buresh, roadmaster's clerk at Marion, died suddenly in August. Mrs. Nels Nihlen, wife of retired yard clerk, underwent major surgery in Methodist Hospital, Des Moines, Aug. 20 and at this writing is reported to be doing well. Section Laborer H. F. Propp who lives in Woodward and has worked on the Madrid section since May 31, 1962 was recently presented with his Silver Pass. During his vacation in August he decided not to return to work, but instead applied for his pension. The Perry group of the National Asso­ ciation of Retired and Veteran Railroad Dlulti-purpose tie taDlper employes and the local chapter of the Women's Club both resumed their meet­ a tremendously valuable machine on any railroad! ings in the Veterans Club House the first week in September. YARD WORK: It will do 90% of all reo PRODUCTION TAMPING: An excellent Retired Agent-Operator M. A. DeVoe, quirements faster and better than can machine for moderate to high raise 89, died recently in the Lutheran Home be done by any other method and cut work. Produces complete consolida­ in Perry. He served the Road for 67 costs to a new low minimum. Tamping tion of ballast in out-of-face raises, years and at one time was train dis­ units are laterally adjustable by hy­ with maximum stability right under patcher at Marion. Funeral services were draulic rams for positioning in any the rail. desired location ... excellentfortamp­ held Aug. 28 in the Workman-Timeon Funeral Home, Perry, and graveside ing turn-outs as well as yard work. No other machine offers such a wide range of usefulness. It can be most prof­ and Masonic rites at Olin, Ia., Aug. 29. JACK TAMPING: It's powerful. fast, itably utilized every working day in the One son Bruce, now agent at Perry, a efficient-easily keeps ahead of pro­ year. Let us furnish complete details. grandson and four great grandchildren, duction tampers. also two sisters, Mrs. Mabel Seegar of SPOTTING AND SMOOTHING: The Oklahoma and Mrs. Elma Gilmore of great power and speed of the tamping JACKSON Anamosa, Ia., survive. units make it ideal for spotting and smoothing in any ballast in any VIBRATORS, :: condition. LUDINGTON. MICHIGAN. U.S.A. R3-2A Aberdeen Division EAST .END pital, Des Moines, is doing well and, at Martha MoehrIng, Correspondent Iowa Division this writing, hopes to go home soon . . . Asst. Superintendent's Office, Montevideo MrDDLE AN'D WEST Retired Train Dispatcher Arthur Olson Two station wagons filled with mem­ has returned to his home in Perry from bers of the Ladies' Trainmen of Monte­ D. E. Lee, Correspondent Agent, Woodward, la. Mercy Hospital, Des Moines, where he video recently called at the summer was taken for surgery after his right arm home of Retired Conductor Rusty Miller Conductor A. A. Jenkins of Perry, who was broken in a fall on the bleachers and wife at Glenwood, Minn. There was had started to paint his house just prior while viewing a ball game in Waukee an afternoon of visiting and eating, and to being laid up recently with a foot in­ recently. Eleven years ago he suffered a it wasn't just tea and crumpets either. jury, had a pleasant surprise when a crew break of the same arm ... Others who Engineer Art O'Neil had real reason of his railroad friends got together and were recently hospitalized in Des Moines for being footsore following the recent 30 The Milwaukee Road Magazine SIDE FRAMES AND BOLSTERS ASF RIDE CONTROL FREIGHT CAR TRUCKS James P. Loar Jr. displays the bookcase he constructed for his special Scout COUPLERS AND YOKES project. With him are his parents, Special Officer and Mrs. Loar, and Rev. Martin C. Lopahs of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Round Lake, III. DRAFT SILL END CASTINGS CAST STEEL BRAKE BEAMS Employe's Son Ea,rns Unique Scout Award UNIFRATE* BRAKES ASF RIDE CONTROL@ PACKAGES By Dorothy Lee Camp SIMPLEX@ UNIT SNUBBERS Office of Assistant Agent, Bensenville, III. -The trademark "Unifrate" is the property ot American Steel A RARE Scouting award offered by the Lutheran Church-the Pro Deo F.oundr;es Incorporated et Patria medal and certificate--was conferred recently on James P. Loar Jr., a son of Special Officer Loar of the Chicago Terminals. The requirements for the special merit award are religious knowledge, service, and the construction of an accepted project. Encouraged by his parents, James began working for the award two Present Day. years ago under the guidance of Rev. Martin C. Lopahs of St. Paul SAFETY Requirements Lutheran Church, Round Lake, IlL In the field of service, he devoted 150 DEMAND the Best hours to doing landscaping and painting at the church, and in being gen­ Equipment erally helpful to the pastor. As his special project, a picture of which had to be sent to Scout head­ quarters in I\'unneapolis, James constructed a bookcase. It is made of the LAKESIDE finest ash, and is unique in the respect that it contains 66 "books", each a facsimile in wood of the holy records of the Bible. When it was finished FUSEES he presented it to the church as a teaching aid. Fill the Bill James became a Cub Scout at the age of nine and now holds an Ex­ plorer rating. After earning his Star merit badge, he plans to continue Safe Dependable Efficient in Scouting as a leader and adviser. LAKESIDE RAILWAY FUSEE (;O~IPANY Beloit, Wisconsin

Minneapolis Aquatennial parade. He was a member of one of the marching units--­ three miles per parade. Art admits his conscience hurt more than his feet, how­ MILWAUKEE MOST ever, the reason being that he was a NEW MODERN member of the Army Engineer. Corps during the war but in the parade he car­ COMMUTER BRAKE ried a Navy flag! Safety Engineer C. O. Post has been CARS EQUIPMENT GB Unit covering the division with his movie 26 Valve Cobra Shoe machine and his coffee pot and now we are more safety minded than ever. The From the air supply to the friction on the wheels-WESTINGHOUSE Aberdeen Division is holding its ·breath. At this writing we're at the top of the AIR BRAKE COMPANY enhances its position as the leader list for the 1963 safety record. Retired Conductor Walt Lewis died in the Best In Braking! We are proud that our equipment was specified June 30 after being confined to his home on the new Double Deck cars for this important function for several years . . . Retired Brakeman Phil Miller of Ortonville died July 1 at SAFE BRAKING! the age of 81 ... Retired Agent Worthen September-October, 7963 31 ..---...,.------;------:;----;------­

D. Smith, who retired at Montevideo in Agent Bill Swan of Glencoe 'has been 1956, died suddenly at his home in Min­ spending the summer in the hospital due neapolis July 27 of a heart attack' ... to a heart attack. Engineer Lawrence Mrs. John Lanning, Sr., passed away in Reeve Jr. has also taken an extended va­ July. She was the wife of a retired sec­ cation due to ticker trouble. . tion employe and the mother of Lineman Retired Brakeman Ben Kreiner and his John Lanning Jr.... Miss Rose Rush wife have moved to 2002 Banks, Superior, passed away after a short illness. She was Wis., for the present. It's Jessie's old very active in Milwaukee Women's Club home and they are getting it ready for activities over the years ... Conductor sale. Floyd Lund lost his only two sisters in New brakemen on the Aberdeen Di­ a highway accident Aug. 17 near Minne­ vision this summer are Floyd Jacobsen apolis. Two families were wiped out in and Rene Bijold ... Donald J. Sjoquist the crash that killed seven people. is a new fireman. We like to think that one of the reasons Engineer Jess Schaller and his wife why the Minneapolis-Montevideo annual recently celebrated their silver wedding picnic held each year at Lake Nokomis anniversary. They also recently became Park in Minneapolis was such a success grandparents to Timothy, son of Fireman this year was because Clayton Severson Michael Schaller. of our Minneapolis regional office was Retired Passenger Brakeman Archie WASHINGTON, D. C., NUPTIAL CERE­ president of the organization. The 1964 Alger and his wife have moved to Anoka MONY ot St. Thomas the Apostle Church officers are Engineers George Ryman, and are now residents of Maple Manor. on June 22 united Leo Lo Fontaine, man­ president, and Conductor Lloyd Charter, Passenger Brakeman Fred Falk and ager of our mail, baggage and express de­ secretary-treasurer. That should insure his wife have reached the proud status partment in Chicago, and Mrs. Marie Cross another successful event! of grandparents. The little charmer is Cole of Washington. Mr. La Fontaine's called Melissa Ann and she belon$s to brother Charles acted as best man. Follow­ their daughter Charlotte. ing a reception at the Sheraton-Park Hotel, the couple spent a three-week honeymoon Milwaukee Terminals in the province of Quebec. FOWLER STREET STATION Pearl Freund, Correspondent Richard, son of R. H. Heileman, traffic John Skubal, chief yard clerk who was manager of the A. O. Smith Corporation, confined to St. Francis Hospital due to operated the auto messenger run again 'HE 'aRCH an apparent slight stroke, is reported up this summer. He attended summer school YOU NEEDI and is now a full time student at the Used by railroad meR for 35 years. Creates up to and around at home and coming along 350% brighter light than ordinary flash-magnified all well at this writing. During his absence University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, around by unique lens. Excellent standby signal light. hoping to complete his college work in Perfect for home, boat, auto & camping. Money back his duties were assigned to Earl Arndt, guarantee. 6" size $2.80 ppd. Reg. size $2.95 ppd. yard clerk at Reed Street District. three instead of the usual four years. Write for quantity discounts. Add 4% sales tax in His ultimate goal is traffic management. California. Give one for Christmas! Laurel, daughter of Agent Chalifoux, was helping out on the messenger desk Carload Bill Clerk Thomas J. Ogden Dept. C, P.O. Box 211 has been attending evening classes at the MAY LIGHTS Cormichael, California during August. She left to attend senior classes at John Marshall High School. University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, since March when he completed a three and a half year stretch in the Navy. He is in the pre-commerce school, majoring Our Sp~cially Is in personnel management. CREOSOTED David Naylor, carload bill clerk, was Re·Refining Used Diesel Engine Oil claimed by the Navy Sept. 16 and, after MATERIALS induction, expected to be stationed at Also San Diego, Calif. His position was as­ and signed to Bruce MacDonald, train clerk. Suppliers of High Quamy Re·Refined Sympathy was extended to Jerome Hofkes, rate clerk, on the death of his Car Journal Oil COAL TAR mother, Mrs. Eleanore Hofkes, July 23 PRODUCTS at Boyd, Wis. Six sons, Francis, Charles, Bernard, Eugene, Edmund and Jerome MOTOR OILS REFININe were pall bearers. There are also three COMPANY Republic Creo8oting daughters surviving, Marion, Murcille Minneapolis and Ruth. Mrs. Hofkes was a life long 7601 W. 47th St. Lyons, III. resident of Boyd and was buried in St. Joseph Cemetery there.

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32 The Milwaukee Road Magazine MUSKEGO YARD & UNION STATION 45TH YEAR OF Grace M. Johnson, Correspondent SERVICE is commem­ Office of General Superintendent orated with the pres­ entation of a Silver Karen, daughter Pass to A. W. Buetow, of Milwaukee Ter­ schedu Ie supervisor for minal Fireman A. the freight car shop Krause, was a most in Mi Iwaukee (second successful 4-H from left), by G. L. Club entrant this Wood, general super­ year at the May­ intendent of the co r fair County Fair. department. Witnesses In the field of pho­ are R. D. Hoffmon tography she re­ (left) and J. A. Rosa r, ceived the cham­ pion purple secretary and chief Karen Krause clerk, respectively, to ribbon, one blue Mr. Wood. and two red ribbons. For her entries in 1 enameling on copper she received two blue and one red ribbon. Quite an ac­ complishment for a 16 year old novice Charles Miotke, 55, check clerk at Mrs. Janice LeFevre has returned to entrant. House 7, died July 25. He is survived by work as a comptometer operator. She Retired Engineer James Moroney and his widow Ethel, a daughter Carol, and had spent some time previously in the wife celebrated their golden wedding a sister, Blanche Fischer. Services were regional office and the traffic department anniversary in a ceremony at St. Veron­ held in the Evangelical Lutheran Church depot. i~a's Church, Milwaukee, Sept. 29. A of the Reformation and burial was in Newcomer Camille Nowicki, daughter buffet supper was served at White Tower Wisconsin Memorial Park. of Expense Clerk Walter Nowicki, worked Hotel. Among the out of town visitors Ed Tecoreau, check clerk, has been off the past summer as a keypunch oper­ were their daughters Mrs. Eileen Plesents duty two months due to illness. ator. She was a 1961 graduate of Holy and children from Cheyenne, Wyo., and Susan Ann is the new arrival at the Angels Academy and is attending Mount Mrs. Edward Herro of Brookfield, and Ed Dahnkes. She was born Aug. 29 in Mary College this year as a freshman their son, James Jr. of St. Francis, Wis. St. Joseph Hospital. Ed is in LCL bill­ majoring in sociology. Since his retirement as engineer at Mil­ ing and has a son David, aged 3, and Isabel Young, our new keypunch oper­ waukee Terminals in February, 1952 Mr. a daughter Kim, 5 years old. ator, was formerly employed by North­ Moroney has been dividing his time be­ Junior Sportsman David Wait, 10 year western Mutual Life Insurance Company tween gardening and raising honey bees old son of Lowell Wait, C&O rate and in the same capacity. and canaries. Last year he raised 20. bill clerk, was named 1963 boys' play­ ground champ at the South Milwaukee playgrounds. He was to receive a 10 inch trophy as a memento to mark his ex­ cellence in baseball, basketball, track, golf, tennis and archery. ]il~ Grain Clerk Lloyd Christianson took RESS his family on a trip across Lake Michi­ gan on the C&O car ferry and thence to ~ the Straits of Mackinac and across the POOR & COMPANY new bridge. Railway Products Division ;11 SO E. Jackson BlVd., Chicago 4, I Mary McCormick, revising clerk, her .1 Ill. i", husband Bob of the traffic department, I ~ and their son Timmie took a motor trip ~1!i ~ through northern Wisconsin. At Lady­ ~ P. & M. PRODUCTS smith they attended the investiture of a W• IMPROVED FAIR RaIl Anchors II niece, Noreen McCormick, into the Servite Order as Sister Mary Kathleen. They also visited the Robert Neumans RAI~::~~~::::::D~UCTS~I ;t'. at Minneapolis where Robert is city ,' freight agent and his wife an employe , • Compromise voints _ 0 :----.:::: j..: ~ of the freight office. Gerry recently com­ -j ~, ~ ~ ~ pleted a course as a dental assistant and eFlbre received her diploma from Wayne School, Ill1t4M~AINTEN~N~~ec:~~I:~~~:e~:~c~t~~TS a division of LaSalle Extension Univer­ it sity, Chicago. Before moving to Min­ /~! • Meco RaIl Layers tM. ~~ neapolis, she was employed as auto ~:~ • Meco Br'ush Cutters ~,\;,. messenger in the agency at Milwaukee. !i L: ~ • MACK Reversible " 1'1] Mrs. Barbara Hogan, keypunch oper­ r:i ::::::::----=:: Switch Point Protectors ~~ ator, is on leave awaiting the stork. After a successful eye operation, Mil­ ~~ ton Straka, cashier, is recuperating at &1l.J11A. ~ '°'0 ,.,;MJ 1'~..1." ~ home. Vernon, husband of Bette Whitford, [~j ~ . I is back at work on a part time arrange­ ~9 ment following surgery at Mt. Sinai Kt PEERLESS EQUIPMENT PRODUCTS Hospital. ~ ~P • Draft Gears ~1 Vern Melcher is confined to St. Joseph Hospital with a heart difficulty at this ~ ~ writing. Mrs. Mary Bartelt is on leave of ab­ " 552R sence because of illness. September-October, 7963 33 1fC POWER PARTS COMPANY DIstrIbutors 'or United States Rubber Company YOU/RE and Kaiser AlumInum & ChemIcal Sales, Inc. Serving the Railroad Industry 24 WORTH A hours a day, continuously for over twelve years. All orders are shipped the same FORTUNE, day as received. Our motto is "Fire Wagon Service" on all orders. IF ••• POWER PARTS COMPANY 1860 No. Wilmot Avenue, Chicago 47, illinois You are able to con­ Telephone SPauldIng 2-460l) tinue producing a regular Emergency sorvlce and dellvory available any tIme of day or night. income. For example, if you are age 40 and make $500 a 50 YEARS OF ACCIDENT-FREE SERVICE month you wi II earn $150,­ Still Greater earned a pat on the back recently for W. 000 by the time you are 65. H. Swan, agent at Glencoe, Minn. He The big "IF" is an accident PROTECTION started in 1913 at Shakopee, Minn., and or sickness which can take has been at Glencoe since 1954. Currently for CARS and LADING he is recuperating from an illness, but you off the payroll for expects to return to work soon. The picture CARDWELL WESTINGHOUSE months, years, or forever. A FRICTION DRAFT GEARS was taken by District Safety Engineer C. O. Post. Provident income replace­ to absorb hori:l:ontal shocks ment plan will assure you CARDWELL FRICTION BOLSTER and your family the things SPRINGS The James McNultys are proud parents you meant to have even if to absorb vertical and lateral ahocka of Bryan Patrick born Sept. 9. disability or death stops • Switclunen Davy Moore Jr. and Ed CARDWELL WESTINCHOUSE CO. Chesnick have both resigned and plan your earning power. CHICACO to live in California. CANADIAN CARDWELL CO., LTD. Harold Shaw is in St. Michael's Hos­ Your Provident agent will MONTREAL pital at this writing to undergo surgery. be glad to tell you about Retired Switchman Al Held on one of these plans. his recent visits reported that he hikes five miles a day to go fishing. He looks Write "Treated Products for Life" wonderful and says he feels the same. Railroad Division Walt Bigelow, who spends the greater RAI LROAD part of his time in Florida, recently en­ joyed a month at Banff. Cross and Switch Ties Mrs. Agnes Soyka, 73, died in Cedar­ PROVIDENT burg, Wis., Sept. 7. Two daughters, Marie PILI N G Jaye of Cedarburg and Dorothy Benna LIFE AND ACCIDENT of Ironwood, Mich., also five grandchil­ POL ES dren survive. Interment was in Holy INSURANCE COMPANY Cross Cemetery at Cedarburg. Some of LUMBER our readers may recall that, as Agnes Holub, she worked as secretary to Super­ Chattanooga intendent E. H. Bannon at the Milwaukee INDIANA WOOD PRESERVING CO, Terminals. Terre Haute Elmer W. Bodien of West Allis retired Indiana Sept. 1 after 51 years of service. He started as a fireman on Jan. 22, 1912 after following several other occupations and deciding in favor of railroading, and had been an engineer since 1918. He and his wife Olive have a son who lives in West Allis also, a daughter in California, and three grandchildren. Mr. Bodien intends P. D. Carroll Trucking Co. to travel and do some fishing. CIDCAGO, IIllNOIS 1M&. D Division ESTABUSHED 1880 AUSTIN-SIOUX CITY AREA Sophia P. McKillip, Correspondent Performing Pick-up and Delivery Service Office of DF&PA, Sioux City for Railroads in Chicago Leo Moore, agent at Menno, S. D., for 36 years and a Milwaukee Roader for 47 Pool Car Distributors - Receiving and Forwarding years, died July 19 in Sioux Valley Hos­ pital, Sioux Falls, where he was being treated for a heart attack. He is survived by his wife and a daughter, Mrs. Dale 34 The Milwaukee Road Magazine Sympathy was extended to the family of John F. Barnett, 65, retired conductor of Mason City, who died Aug. 24. Sur­ You Get viving are his wife and two grandchil­ dren. EXTRA Mrs. A. Mackey, wife of carman at Attention Mitchell, S.D., your reporter and other members of the McKillip family wish to Here express their thanks for the spiritual bouquets sent and the sympathy ex­ pressed on the death of NealA. McKillip of Mitchell Aug. 30. After 38 years in the telegraph department, Otto Werner retired as division lineman. LAST OF THE WALTER BROTHERS He has been spe­ RETIRE. Ed Walter (left) watches cial lin e man at his brather Lou erase his name from the communica­ the call board at Mason City, la., as t ion s laboratory, both retired at the end of August. Milwaukee Shops, With two of their brothers, New­ Milwaukee, for the Phillips takes pride in operat. berry and the late Harry, they had past three years. Otto Werner ing SERVICE stations • • • a total of 218 years of railroad During his years service. Lou had 60 years, starting with the Road he has headquartered at not just filling stations. At in the roundhouse at Sanborn, la., Davis Junction, TIl., Milbank, S.D., and Phillips stations you can ex­ and advancing to engineer in 1909. Mason City, la. At a farewell party in pect ... and get ... efficient­ He had served on the lawa legisla­ his honor Otto was presented with a tive board of the B. of L.E. for 18 purse from Chicago office employes and car care, high quality prod­ years and had been its secretary for signal and communications laboratory ucts, and the kind of friendly the last 15 yea rs. Four of his five people in Milwaukee. Mr. and Mrs. Wer­ attention that helps make children met him at the end of his ner will continue to live in Mason City last run in Mason City. and he plans to devote some time to his driving a pleasure. Drive in Ed Wal,ter, who had 57 years of hobby of drawing, oil painting and water soon where you see the fa­ service with our raad, was rated an colors. engineer in 1912. He was lacal miliar Phillips 66 shield and chairman of the Brotherhood for 18 see what we mean. years. Four of his five children were Chicago Terminals an hand to congratulate him when GALEWOOD he retired. A son, Jack, is a con­ ductar on the Milwaukee. (Mason Charlene A. Grosse, Correspondent City Globe-Gazette photo) Galewood Station has been a mighty busy place recently. The LCL operation formerly handled here was relocated at Division Street, and Montgomery Ward & "M F" Anderson, Sioux Falls, son Leo, of Scat­ Company moved their combined 'Ward­ - land, S. D., and seven grandchildren. Fu­ fleet and rail operation from Division • Lock Nuts (3 types) neral services were held at the Menna Street to Galewood. John J. Socha, gen­ Auditorium, and interment was in Mount eral foreman at the Galewood freight • Water-tight Bolts Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, with house for many years, was transferred Masonic graveside rites. to Division Street so that he might con­ • Lock-tight Floor Clips Charles A. Dondelinger, Sioux City, tinue overseeing the LCL handling, while died July 31 after a long illness. He was John F. Schroeder,' formerly foreman at • Collar Bolts a retired pipefitter. His widow and one Division Street, is now general foreman daughter survive. for the Galewood Wardex operation. George E. Seguin of Elk Point, la., All of the furloughed employes in Dis­ Maclean-Fogg lock Nut Co. who retired in 1951 because of ill health, trict 31 have been recalled and there are CHICAGO, ILL. died Aug. 4. He is survived by his widow also many new faces around the freight and four daughters. house.

EACH REPLICA (SHOWN IN ACTUAL SIZE) IS AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING: TI E BAR ~ · $2.50 KEY RING . 2.50 LARIAT Sport TIE 2.95 MONEY CLIP . 2.95 V & T H RENO" 0·6·0 SWITCHER TIE BAR & CABOOSE LINKS SET 6.00 Choice of Rich Gold or Silver Finish Accented with Black. Handsomely Gift-Boxed Add 10% Fed Tax to all Items (Salry. no C 0.0.) RAILROAD MEN'S SPECIALTIES CASEY JONES Dept. M-3, P.O. Box 328, Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. GEEP DIESEL September-October, 1963 35 GO,LD AND SI·LVERPASSES AWARDED Gold 50-Year Passes Anderson, Vanner, Hogan, E. H., loco. engineer ---Miles City, Mont. car inspector ------Mlnneapolis, Minn. Johnson, A. L., Baar. E. F., ret'd. agent ------Oshkosh, Wis. ret'd. loco. engineer --·------Kansas City, ·Mo. Beaubien, S. N., cashier ------Chicago, III. Johnson, I

·Railway Freight Cars of All Kinds Patrick J. Foley, checker at the freight W. Raymond Bishop, car records super­ For Main Line or Plant Service house, retired July 31. He and George visor and, until very recently, your Gale­ Wendland, another freight house retiree, wood correspondent, assumed the duties Leased Cars Available at Fraction have been making the rounds of the ball of chief clerk in this office Sept. 1, effec­ of Per Diem Rate parks to enjoy the national pastime. tive with the promotion of R. C. Stark. Mrs. Ruth Wilson presented Slip Bill Mrs. Charlene A. Grosse, secretary to UNITED STATES RAILWAY Clerk Binford J. Colquhoun with his Agent F. H. Joynt, is replacing Ray as fourth grandson when she gave birth to Magazine correspondent and any articles EQUIPMENT GOMPANY Joel Dwain in Wichita, Kans., July 7. or tidbits of information you have to offer 231 So. La Salle St. Gene Mueller, rate and bill clerk at should be addressed to her at Galewood Chicago 4, Ill. Phone: Dearborn 2-7235 Bensenville Yard, announced the arrival Freight Office, 1900 N. Central Avenue, of a daughter Aug. 10. Chicago. Elizabeth, wife of Bill Clerk Richard J. Abeita, gave birth to a son, Andrew Phillip, July 24. Congratulations were extended to Ken­ CARTER BLATCHFORD neth Graham, machine operator clerk, on his recent marriage. Division of Sympathy was extended to Irving A. Rome, auto mail clerk, whose brother CONTICCA INTERNATIONAL Harold W. died recently. Harold was a freight house employe before his retire­ CORPORATION ment on disability. The appointment of Chief Clerk Rich­ 901 Ridgeway Avenue TW 6-6261 ard C. Stark to assistant agent at Ben­ Aurora, Illinois senville, upon the retirement of C. H. Kunberger Sept. 1, was the occasion of a RAIL JOINT REFORMING to surprise party at Galewood. Mr. Stark meet new bar specifications. was presented with a Hamilton wrist ((I could neVel' tell those twins Also, heavy stampings and watch and one of the hand-tooled leather apM·t ttntil one fM'got to wear his Chemicals. wallets which are the special handiwork safety goggles!)} of Fred E. LaRue, station accounts at Galewood. 36 The Milwaukee Road Magazine is the most sincere expression we know "THANK YOU" to convey our appreciation of your friendliness and assistance the past thirtY-five years. Here's Our Anniversary Special for EMPLOYEES of the MILWAUKEE ROAD With Monthly Premium deducted from pClycheck-(Clt no extrCl chClrge)­ Our continued growth and increasing surplus have made it possible for us to deposit with the State Insurance Commissioner over $400,000.00 for the protection of all members and issue this special anniversary NON-CAN­ CELLABLE-NON-ASSESSABLE-GUARANTEED PREMIUM - coverage of $3,000.00 the principal sum payable in case of death from any cause, to named beneficiary as a MONTHLY INCOME OF $300.00 for 10 consecutive months without interest or cClrrying chClrges CIt our SpeciClI AnniversClry RClte, Clccording to Clge: Croup 4 Croup 3 Each dependent Croup 2 Dependent Wife child under 18 Employee (maximum) (maximum) In Active Service $1,000.00 $500.00 Monthly premium for $3,000.00 Dependents of Insured Member Ages under 39 Inc. $3.75 $1.75 .50 Ages 40-59 Inc. $6.75 $2.25 Ages 60-64 Inc. $9.75 $4.25 Ages 65-69 Inc. $13.75 $6.25 (to determine age, subtract year of birth from this the present year) AGE OF APPLICANT DETERMINES RATE-NO MEMBERSHIP FEE - NO MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS SPECIAL OPTIONS 1 On leaving active service, retire- Dependent wife surviving When dependent child is no lang­ • ment or other reasons, Insurance 2• the insured, may cantinue 3• er a dependent, the coverage may be continued without change her caverage for an addi- may be continued for an addi­ and at same premium-mailing tional monthly premium of tional monthly pre m i u m of premium direct to Home Office twenty-five cents. twenty-five cents and the right either monthly, quarterly or in to apply for additional insurance any manner you find convenient. under age group. Offered by EMPLOYEES MUTUAL BENEFIT' ASSOCIATION OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA a legal reserve life insurance association insuring more than 15,000 Milwaukee Road employees and their families MAIL•.• THIS•__ • APPLICATION• • NOW TO:••••••• ._r EMPLOYEES MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION, 1457 GRAND AVENUE, ST. PAUL 5', MINNESOTA I hereby apply for insurance coverage as follows: (please print) My first name is ..••••••••••••••••••••••••••(Initial) .••••.••.••• (Last Name) •...... •..•..••••..•••.•...•...•.•••••••••••••••• Address •.•••.•.••••.••.•..••.••••..••.••••••••.••••••.•••••.••.•.••..•...••••....•...••..•.•...••..•••.•..••.•••••••••••••. (Street and Number) (City or Town) (Zone) (State) Date of birth Age Height. Weight Sex . Occupation •..•...•••••...... •..Social Security No. • .•••••••••••.•.•.•.••••••.... Payroll No. • ••••••.••••••• Work No.••••••••• THIS APPLICATION IS FOR A $3,000.00 LIFE INSURANCE POLICY ON MY LIFE. m~n~~~n~r:~ium The beneficiary is to be .••••.•.•.•.•••••••.•.•...•. 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I , , . , . , ...... •. .. . Signature of applicant ~------_._------_.... --_._------_. __ .__ ._------~ September-October, 1963 37 BENSENVILLE ceived a Gold Pass in August. His first Delores Barton, Correspondent work was as file clerk in the freight claim department at Fullerton Avenue. General Yardmaster L. E. Sampson of In 1916 he transferred to the operating Bensenville recently received his 45-year department, and to engine service in 1917. Silver Pass. He started with the Road in In recognition of 50 years of service, 1916 at La Crosse and transferred to the Enginee'r Art Murawska received a Gold Chicago Terminals in 1920. His father Pass recently. Mr. Murawska is well was also a Milwaukee Roader ... Teleg­ known for his Peony Farm in River rapher C. J. Brumfield of Bensenville Grove and, upon retirement Sept. 1, he who works at Tower B-17 also received began to devote full time to his hobby. his Silver Pass. His son Clarence is also In connection with his flower raising a telegrapher at Tower B-17 ... Chicago activities Art has traveled extensively Terminal Engineer E. A. Nummer re- and has many "originals" to his credit.

Research has mar/e-anr/lep/­ Marlyn Kay Bachelor, statistician in the general superintendent's office at Bensen­ ville, III., and Robert Sullivan, yard clerk National First in ratoar/speoialties at Bensenville, pictured at their church wedding on June 29. For the story, read the Chicago Terminals news from Maga­ • Dependability of National's specialties has been established over zine Correspondent Delores Barton. the years through a planned program of applied engineering devel­ opment - backed by quality controlled production and precision Sympathy was extended to the families testing. National's great research, development and production of Retired Switchman John Jenkinson facilities will continue to be dedicated to achieving even greater and J. Morrisey, who both died recently standards ofperformance, safety and service forAmerica's Railroads. ... also to the family of D. W. "Smokey" Stover who died suddenly Sept. 3 •.. to the family of Pump Repairer Frank Manella who death OCCUlTed July 29 ... and to Switchman George Kelley and son on the sudden death of wife and mother. Chicago Terminal Engineer Ralph V. Dulen retired July 13, ending 51 years' service. He and Mrs. Dulen plan to do a little traveling and enjoy life in gen­ eral . . . Switchman Fred Christie also retired in July. Sharon, daughter of General Superin­ tendent Brown, left Sept. 3 for Denver, Colo., where she will attend Loretto Heights College. She plans to become a teacher. Switchman W. K. Blackburn and wife announced the birth of their first child, Karen Marie, on July 16. Irene Scheele visited the office recent­ ly. Her convalescence is slow, but we hope she will be back at work by the time this Magazine comes from the press. Word has been received that Dave Farquhar, retired PFI at Bensenville, suffered a slight stroke but is now con­ valescing at his home in Necedah, Wis. Engineers E. W. Anderson, W E. Har­ ris, Frank Morris, F. Karnatz, Art Mur­ awska, E. W. Sobanski and Paul Westedt of the Chicago Terminals retired Sept. 1. Between them they had chalked up 347 years of service rr.n.porf."on Product. D/vl.lon Switchtender Walter Kaak retired Sept. ~------'------I 1. I COUPLERS.YOKES.ORAFT I NATIONAL I Assistant Superintendent Bud McCanna GEARS. FREIGHT TRUCKS. I I was promoted to the superintendency at .JOURNAL BOXES. ROLLER I CASTINGS I BEARING ADAPTERS. NAT- I Kansas City Sept 1. Bud had been in Bensenville since 1958 ... Another trans­ .UIH IONALSPEEDLOADERCON­ I COMPANY I L I TAINER HANDLING SYSTEM ~I CI.v.'.n.dl. Ohio --~I fer was that of Ken Schoeneck who went to Green Bay Sept 1. Sam Pulford, who has been trainmaster A-7099.\ at the Union Depot since 1955, was pro­ moted to assistant superintendent, and 38 The Milwaukee Road Magazine agent replacing Mr. Kunberger who re­ tired Sept. 1. Richard was formerly chief clerk to Agent Joynt at Galewood. John Morrissey, 83, who retired in 1946 after 35 years of service as a switchman in the Chicago Terminals, died Aug. 9 in a Seattle hospital. Funeral services were held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Glenview, Ill. Surviving are a son, Reverend Vincent Morrissey of Wilton Junction, Ia., a daughter, Mrs. Kathleen Damlos, a brother and five grandchildren. Mr. Morrissey is remem­ bered as a member of the tenor section of The Milwaukee Road Choral Club for many years.

Contributed by Dorothy Lee Camp

RETIRING AS ASSISTANT AGENT AT Retired C&M Conductor Jim Murphy BENSENVILLE, ILL., C. H. Kunberger (left) wos honored by obout 90 fe Ilow is faithful in sending along a Tucson, Ariz., paper-to make us envious of the employes and well wishers at a party held sunshine? He would like to hear from a in the Goy Spot in Chicago. Genera I Super­ intendent R. R. Brown was master of cere­ few more of his railroad friends, and monies for the affoir, at which he was may be addressed c/o Miss Jeannette presented with wallet fulil of greenbacks. Murphy, 717 E. Speedway, Tucson. Shown here with him and Mrs. Kunberger La Verne, wife of General Yardmaster is R. E. Chalifoux, agent at the Fowler Harvey Riedel, is home following surgery Street station in Milwaukee. and recovering nicely. Waldo (Wally) Grosnick and daugh­ ters (except Judy) vacationed in some Permanen.t installation of the northern states and Canada. Judy requires no maintenance. and her mother were at home busily preparing for Judy's wedding. Steve Barry moved up to the position of Glen Phillips and wife Evelyn are ERICO PRODUCTS, INC. trainmaster Another new trainmaster is happy to have their daughter "Twinkie", 2070 E. 61 sl Place. Cleveland J, Ohio R. Burt Hegge who came to us from husband and daughter back in Franklin IN CANADA: ERICO INCORPORATED the J-Line. Park where they have just purchased 3511 Dundas S•. , WUI, TOlonlo 9, Onlaria Mr. and Mrs. James Bachelor cele­ their own home. The La Valles have been brated their 55th wedding anniversary living in Milwaukee. Oct 1. Jim retired as a machinist in the Clyde Pifer, middle trick operator at Bensenville roundhouse 14 years ago and B-17, and wife welcomed a baby daugh­ now makes his home in Terre Haute, Ind. ter, Nancy Ann, July 20. Awaiting her at Gl'ain Doors Marlyn Kay Bachelor, statistician in home were two brothers, Robert and the general superintendent's office, and Michael Ted. She also has two grown Railroad Cross Ties Robert Sullivan, yard clerk, were mar­ sisters living in Indiana. ried June 29 in Peace Church, Bensen­ A call for a bit of relief with my Hardwood Lumber ville. The groom's brother Bill, an IBM mother's care met with a ready response operator at Bensenville, was best man. from members of the "Cheer Ups" of the Timbers A reception and dinner for about 85 Franklin Park Methodist Club. Many of - guests followed the ceremony. The these ladies are wives of railroad men honeymoon was spent in Florida and the of the Indiana Harbor Belt, the Soo Line VVEBSTER LU~BER couple are now living in Bensenville. and the Milwaukee. Mrs. Wade Steel is Among retired employes who attended head of this very active group, and my CO~PANY the reception were Jim Bachelor, Frank thanks go to all members. Pior, Bill Baumgartner, Louis Johnson, Yard Clerk Marty McGuire reports and, of course, Grandfather Gus Ruppert that, after successful surgery on one eye, 3410 University Avenue S.E. who retired from the superintendent's his mother, who is in Florida, is soon to office July 1. undergo a similar operation on her other Minneapolis 14,Minnesota Richard Stark is the new assistant eye. ,------_-.-_------~, INDIANA'S MODERN COAL MINE & WASHERY AMBER JACKET QUALITY COAL Originating on 6" Lump-6" x 4" Washed Egg-4" x 2" Washed Nut The Milwaukee Road Washed and Dried Treated Stokercoal 1 V2 II X 3/8 II 3,4 II X 3/8 II WASHED The Perfection in Preparation and Si,;e Capacity 3,500 Tons Daily Low Ash-High Heat Content. Porous Pancake Clinker-Easily Removed Sterling-Midland Coal CO.8 So. Michigan Ave" Chicago, III.

'------1------_.1September-October, 1963 39 WESTERN AVENUE STORES & LOCOMOTIVE DEPARTMENTS LaVergne Dean, Correspondent Sympathy was extended to the family of Chick Breen, retired counterman, who passed away in August in Burlingame, Calif. . . . Also to Store Department Chauffeur Chester Marxen and brother Henry R, storekeeper in Milwaukee, on the death of their mother Anne, who WHATEVER YOU DO, passed away in September at the age of 82. The new chief clerk in the district BANK AT THE storekeeper's office is John R Brizzolari. Counterman John Schmidt was recent­ ly married, but we have no details. FIRST • George Waage, sleeping car conductor WISCONSIN on the Olympian Hiawatha until that service was discontinued, has been see­ RETIRED FROM I&D DIVISION. Conductor ing the scenic West as an automobile William H. Maze is taking life easy these tourist. On a recent trip from Chicago days at home in Elgin, III., having retired to Seattle, while taking in sights not ac­ recently from the Chicago-Marion run. This cessible by rail, he also visited all. of the picture was taken at Fred Harvey's in the railroad's divisions along his former Chicago Union Station and contributed by route. his son Ned, a clerk at the Bensenville DIVISION STREET Yard office. Carolyn DiCicco, Correspondent , Wisconsin's largest Lloyd LeGros, chief clerk, retired July Twin City Terminals bank 16 with 50 years and nine months of service-all at Goose Island, where he Word has been received that William started as a messenger and general utility E. Gillick, 67, retired yard conductor, passed away Apr. 6 from a stroke. He Next-door neighbor to man. Lloyd plans to divide his time be­ tween Chicago and his summer home in was born and reared in Minneapolis and all Milwaukee Fox Lake. Emil A. Arleo succeeded him had 48 years of service with the railroad. as chief clerk. Surviving are his wife, Gertrude, a son, Wardex Operation, House 6, Division William, and four grandchildren. Street, was moved to Galewood and the FIRST LCL operation formerly at Galewood was transferred to House 6 on Aug. 5. John Rocky Mountain Division WISCONSIN Socha is general foreman of LCL and EAST END Ann Zenger and Herman Hanson are the D. B. Campbell, Correspondent route clerks at House 6. Ass!. Superintendent's Office, Miles City NATIONAL After nearly two years at Goose Island, Assistant Superintendent K. O. Schoeneck Division Storekeeper Edward V. Gull was transferred to Green Bay, Wis., is currently president of Miles City Aerie BANK Sept. 1. 885 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Ralph Williams, stower at House 6, Other Milwaukee men who hold office OF MILWAUKEE died Aug. 13 after a long illness. in the lodge are: Martin KeIrn, chaplain; At this writing, Switchman Floyd Virgil Rask, treasurer, and Harold Keith­ Peterson is making plans to undergo ley, trustee. Member surgery at the Veterans Hospital. Mr. and Mrs W. H. Bartley and Mr. Federal Deposit Sympathy was extended to Hugh and Mrs. J. E. Burrows were recently Insurance Basom, whose wife died Aug. 21, and to honored on the occasion of their 50th Corporation Nora, wife of Switchman Donald W. wedding anniversary. Stover who died Sept. 3 in Wesley Funeral services were held in the First Memorial Hospital. Presbyterian Church of Miles City June

EVERYTHINC FOR SIGNODE SERVES THE MILWAUKEE ROAD WELDING AND Signode One-Piece Grain. Doors • Carload Bracing CUTTING Methods • Steel Strapping for Recoopering • Car Doorway Bracing and Signode Retaining Strips • Gas & arc welding equipment and supplies • Aircospot, Aircomatic, Heliweldlng, inert-~as­ For latest methods and equipment, write Signode Steel Strap­ shielded arc welding equipment and supplies ping Co., Dept. MR, 2600 N. Western Ave.. Chicalw 47, III. • Oxygen. acetylene, shielding gases and elec­ trodes • Cas cutting machines AIR REDUCTION SALES CO• THIS SIAL MIANS l1li SfCUIlHY IN SHIPPING • division of Air Reduction Co., Inc. 3100 So. Homan Avenue Chicago 23, Illinois 40 The Milwaukee Road Magazine [I Br ~'{ ly ~y NEWLY WEDDED. Kenneth H. Graham, ~,J Galewood machine operator, and Thoma­ sine (Tommie) Ellen Kilroy, a secretory for the INA Insurance Company in Chi­ cago, who exchanged vows recently at St. Simeon's Catholic Church, Bellwood, III. qtTTi~ M~ A reception for 250 was held at The II WERt SO Tangier's Club in Melrose Pork. The newly­ BVS/N£,SS W£'yt ~AO TO ~£ £VfRe,' weds spent their honeymoon in Florida and AVRIL98Lt EitXtJII£ WE, CtJULD a£TlJrr are now living in Bellwood. Kenneth is a son of Howard S. Graham, section foreman ;,05 at Galewood. PI ( Advfrlisement) :PI He is survived by a son, two daughters, 'J>I sons, seven grandchildren and three 5 fo- Mrs. Guy O. Comstock. Two great grandchildren. Services were con­ seven grand(:hildren and eight great :PI daughters, Betty Lou of Miles City and ducted in the Miles CIty Funeral Home grandchildren. Services were conducted Bernice, Mrs Keith Trout, of Deer Lodge, by Rev. Herbert Burdsall and interment by Rev. John B. Fitz in Graves Funeral survive. Interment was in Custer County was in Custer County Cemetery. Home and interment was in Custer Cemetery. Funeral services were held July 25 for County Cemetery. Retired Machinist Michael F. Walsh, Mrs. Katherine Guidice who died unex­ 73, died June 6 in a Miles City hospital. pectedly at the home of her daughter in He was born in Dubuque County, Ia., Loveland, Wyo. Five daughters, two sons and was married to Eva Darcy in Blue and 22 grandchildren survive. Rev. Leo A young lady who taught kindel'gartefl Island, Ill. The family came to Miles Tormoehlen of Concordia Lutheran got engaged to the school p'rincipal-an City in 1931 where Mr. Walsh worked Church in Forsyth, Mont., officiated at event pl'edicted by every little five-year­ for the Road until retirement a few years the services in Graves Funeral Home, old in her class. One day she appeared ago. He is survived by his wife, a son, Miles City, and burial was in Custer sporting a magnificent diamond on her a daughter, two sisters, two brothers and County Cemetery. finger. 10 grandchildren. Requiem Mass was Floyd McElhany, 95, retired machinist "Gosh", exclaimed one little boy. "Is said in Sacred Heart Church and inter­ who had been in failing health for some ment was in Calvary Cemetery. time, died July 23 in a Miles City hos­ that ring for real?" Herbert Niles Desper, 69, died July 9 pital. He came from Augusta, Mich., to "It certainly is", she assured him. in a Miles City hospital after a brief Miles City in 1921 and worked as a ma­ "Okay", he conceded. {{Then let's see illness. He was born in Creve Coeur chinist for the Road until his retirement. it squirt water." Lake, Mo., and came to Montana in 1926, settling near Ekalaka. In 1943 he moved to Miles City and worked for the Road until his retirement. Two brothers sur­ vive. Funeral services were held in the Masonic Temple, Ekalaka, and burial was in the lOOF Cemetery there. Retired Agent Jesse Amos Hiers, 80, died July 20 in a Bozeman, Mont., hos­ pital, after a long period of ill health. He was a native of Edgar, Ill. Most of his adult life was spent as a telegraph operator and he was agent at Lavina, UNION REFRIGERATOR TRANSIT LINES Mont., at the time of his retirement two years ago. A daughter, a son, two broth­ 4206 N. GREEN BAY AVE. ers and five grandchildren survive. Funeral services were conducted in the Milwaukee 12, Wisconsin Graves Funeral Home by the pastor of the First Methodist Church. Interment was in Custer County Cemetery. John R. Boyd Sr., retired bla(:ksmith helper aged 80, died July 12 in a Miles City hospital. In 1918 he brought his family to Miles City from his native Michigan and entered the employ of the Milwaukee from which he retired in 1948. He is survived by three daughters, two September-October, 1963 41 "ACTIVITIES FOR WIVES" during the 18th annual international conference and ENDING 51 YEARS OF SERVICE TO workshop of the Radio and Television THE DAY on Aug. 29, Floyd Phillips, News Directors Association in Minneapolis switching engineer at Mason City, 10., Sept. 1 1- 14 featured a tour by land and is congratulated by his san-'in-Iaw, As­ water of the scenic Hiawatha Volley. sistant General Manager D. O. Burke, Boarding the Afternoon Hiawatha at Min­ Chicago. He started as a fireman on neapolis, they traveled to lake City, Aug. 29, 1912, and was promoted to Minn., thence by motor launch down the engineer in 1918, working out of Mason Mississippi to Lake Pepin, and returned City and Mitchell, S. D., in both pas­ by the some route. This picture was token senger and freight service. While at at the Rood's station in Lake City. (Lake Mitchell, he was state leg'islative chair­ City Graphic photo) man of the B. of L.F.&E. for 14 years. Retirement plans call for a little traveling and spending time in the garden of his home at Clear Lake, 10. (Mason City SHIPEE SHAPEEI When the crossing tower Globe-Gazette photo) on the main street of Eau Claire, Wis., got a new paint job recently, local mer­ ll"'~""':';"f '." chants expressed their approval by sending t!-.J ­ Agent R. L. Knutson this king-size greet­ ing cord. It was designed by Joel Benyas, owner of the Hollen Clothing Company store near the crossing, and carried his signature, together with those of Jim Mechler, Homer C. Show, Clayton E. High, Art Kubena, Fronk Mooney and Eugene Conley.

SILVER SERVICE PASS marking 45 years of Milwaukee railroading is presented to G. M. Dempsey, assistant superintendent of safety (center), by Vice President­ Operation F. G. McGinn. At left is Super­ intendent of Safety A. W. Shea. Starting in 1918 in the comptroller's office, Mr. Dempsey transferred to the operating de­ portment in 1923 as a statistician, and became chief .clerk of the safety depart­ ment in 1929! He was appointed general inspector-division of safety in 1939, and to his present position in 1956. He is a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers and chairman of the Committee GRANDPA'S TREAT. Hermon Hein of Freemon, S. D., wonted his grandchildren to know on Motor Vehicle Traffic Safety at Rail­ the fun of riding on a train. He mode sure by buying tickets for the lot of them and rood Grode Crossings of the Notional taking them on a trip from Canton to Sioux Falls on the Milwaukee Rood's Arrow. There Safety Council. were 17 grandchildren and four adults on the jaunt. (Sioux Falls-Argus leader photo) 42 The Milwaukee Road Magazine .... i i XX iii XXX i i j 1 i i XII II j IIi i A111 A1111 i XXXX AXX 11 XXIXXX;::W!

ANYONE YOU KNOW? Milwaukee Raaders wha remember the traveler at the right hos been identified os E. F. Bow­ the cellulaid callar, the iron derby and the gaad five cent man, chief clerk to assistant general passenger agent. The cigar may alsa remember some of these employes who once ticket seller in the foreground is known to be O. R. Monge, staffed the old St. Paul city ticket office at 365 Robert who retired as city ticket agent and now lives in California, Street. Apparently the picture was posed for publicity, for and the one at the left is ... ?

CRACK CARRIERS OF THE MINNEAPOLIS STAR AND TRIB­ paper's circulotion department (seated at window). The car­ UNE on a three-day sightseeing tour via Milwaukee Road riers were port of a group of 60 whose enterprise in obtaining trains, were having a glorious time here en route to Milwaukee new subscribers qualified them for an "all expenses paid" va­ to watch the Braves play the Houston Colts. Their adult escorts cation Aug. 15-17. The train trip, aboard the Hiawathas, in­ are H. I. Lindblom, district passenger agent, Minneapolis cluded stopovers at Wisconsin Dells, Chicago and Milwaukee, (standing) , and Edward Mason, district supervisor in the news­ and riding home on the Pioneer Limited. September-October, 1963 43

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