WP Mileposts May 1954 No. 58

WESTERN PACIFIC ~f!~p',~Sls Vol. V No . 10 MAY, 1954

Department of Public Relations WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD SACRAMENTO NORTHERN RAILWAY TIDEWATER SOUTHERN RAILWAY 526 Mission Street, San Francisco 5 ~ $1Dp lolL 7lo. 26 Lee " Flash " Sherwood Ed itor Arthur Lloyd, Jr., Associate Editor Member LD No. 26 made her last stop on "Golly, I'm so excited my boilers are A tnerican R a ilway Jl1 agazine Edit ors' Association O March 21. It was quite different fairly exploding. Such a lot of fuss International Counci l oj Inclustrial Editors from the thousands of other stops over me. But I guess I'm really a pretty Nor thern Califor ni a lndust'rial E ditors' Association to which she was accustomed. For one classy-looking engine, if I do say so * Milepost 58: A long Western Pacific " CFS" ( California Freight Special ) heads for Oakland. thing, it didn't take place on familiar myself, and I'm just a little over forty. rails-those of the Western Pacific. F or "Oh, oh, looks like the boys from the COVER CONTENTS another thing, the ride to her last stop press are coming over to look me over Soft ground made the goin g a little rough for PAGE was unusual in that she didn't travel and ask a few questions. Hi, fellas! the big truck. used to haul No. 26 on the last under her own power. But it was a leg of her journey to "Travel T own. " Prob Last Stop for No. 26...... 3 It's nice of you to come out here to ably nothing would have suited the little en pleasant and memorable journey that day. Lucky for us the rain stopped, g ine more than to be able to lend a hand, but "Travel Town"...... 7 her running days were over. brough t her to famous TmveL Town isn't it? It would have been a shame Arcade Trestle Reopens ...... 8 in Los Angeles' Griffith Park, and City if the rain had continued. I was a little WP Awarded Trophy...... 10 offici als, officers of other railroads, and worried about those nice uniforms of "Dear Mr. President" : ...... 11 the press were well represented to the Los Angeles Police Band and all U. S. Savings Bonds...... 12 pay her tribute in observance of their shiny instruments. And all the P .C.T.A.B. Elects Two WP Men ...... 13 WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD DAY in Los dignitaries, too. Course I'm used to Don't Be HALF SAFE! ...... 14 Angeles. rain . .. doesn't bother me one bit. But let h er tell you about it in her Mileposts in Gold ...... 15 Where was I built? own words-or at least in words she Brotherhood P resident Speaks might have used were she able to talk: "WELL, it was a rather proud day On Competition...... 16 "Gee, I was SUl'e scared when they . for the American L ocomotive Caboosing ...... 17 took me into the shops this time be Company when their work Adventures in Good Fishing...... 31 cause so many of us girls are getting ers tightened the last bolt on my r un New Railroad Book...... 35 scrapped. But imagine my surprise ning gear. That was in 1909, only a few WP Annual Picnic...... 35 when they started dolling me up like years before Jack Benny claims he was R ailroad Lines...... 36 new! And now, here I am slick as a born in Waukegan. Isn't he a card? I whistle and representing Western P a was one of several Class 21, a 2-8-0 ~7 cific at Tmvel Town in Los Angeles. con~olidated type of engine. Pretty 2 MILEPOSTS MAY, 1954 3 the loads got real heavy. But even beautiful and real sweet. The picture with a long freight behind me the going was 'No Defense.' I also took part in was easy, as the grade was only one 'Oh, Yeah,' in which Jimmie Gleason per cent and we just steamed along. was a star. You've probably all seen "I do remember a pretty wild ride Jimmie. He was a grand guy. one night. Guess my engineer was late or something, because we really took "N oTHING too exciting happened those curves. I was a little scared that after that. I just did my work, time. had a little vacation now and "Did you fellows know that I was then, and made a pretty good record No. 26 made the last part of her trip from Glendale to "'Travel Town" transported by the Belyea Truck a 'movie star' in my youth? I wasn't for myself. Did you know that in all my Company as a free public service. She traveled Santa Fe Stockton to Los Angeles, SP from there to Glendale. any Marilyn Monroe (whistle) , but the years with the W P I was never in a Hollywood picture people liked my wreck or a highway crossing accident? streamlined, too. Only weighed 239,300 the end of my trip, at least for the time looks and so did Monte Blue. He was And my records show that during the pounds when my paint was dry. It was being. You see, the Westeln Pacific the brave engineer in 'Limited Mail' forty-follr years I covered 999,806 only a couple of days later-I'll never wasn't even completed then. They way back in 1927. I was in another miles. In fact, my trip to Los Angeles forget the day- when someone placed drove the last spike on November 1, picture with Monte, too, and the hero actually put me over the million-mile a big tag on me and I heard him say I that year. Golly, how I would like to ine was Mae McAvoy, but you fellows mark. I guess I might still be working was going out West. I'd heard quite a have been there, but I was one of the wouldn't remember her. She was on the WP if it wasn't for the younger bit about that wild and woolly country. busiest engines you ever saw hauling A concert by the Los Angeles Police Band, directed by Officer } . Edmond Burr opened the official pro~ Imagine, Indians, real rough and tough construction trains. Say, was I proud! gram. They also played "I've Been W orking on the Railroad" and "Alabamy Bound," popular railroad cowboys who carried two six-shooters I felt wonderful, young, and had plenty tunes. tied down on their legs. Sounded real of spirit, too. I'll bet those engineers frightening, although it probably got a kick out of working me. wasn't nearly as bad as everyone said. "Well, it wasn't long before the rail Anyway, there wasn't much I could road was completed - the youngest do about it. transcontinental railroad in the coun "I met a lot of other engines on my try. One of the biggest thrills of my life trip West and before I had reached Salt happened when I hauled my first long Lake City- that was the biggest lake freight train down the Canyon. I'll bet I had ever seen-I learned I was going those old box cars never had such a to work on a new railroad, the Western smooth and fast ride. The Canyon was Pacific. Some of the other locomotives beautiful and one of the most spectacu told me I wouldn't be there long be lar ~ights I had yet seen. This was to be cause there were rumors that this new my home for many years to come. raih'oad wouldn't last long. They were "Things went along just fine. probably a little jealous. I wonder I hustled back and forth through the what those that are still around think Canyon, watched the miners panning about that now! We were soon cross for gold, saw the trees change color, ing the Nevada desert. Have you fel and heard a lot of interesting stories lows ever been there? It's wonder from my friends, the engineers and ful-so huge and so clean and the smell brakemen. Most of them liked me and of sagebrush makes you want to draw t,hey really treated me wonderfully. in every little breath of air. Ummmm! Kept me shining and well oiled and "Early the next morning I reached watered so I would keep going when

MILEPOSTS generation. Say, do you fellows really flaged to resemble a street car so she' th ink much of these new- fangled would not frighten horses plodding "TRAVEL TOWN" diesels? I don't. They may be more Los Angeles streets. streamlined and have a little more "I want to take this opportunity to On preceding pages the story is told In addition to "No. 26" and other strength than I ... what can you expect thank Western Pacific for their gener of the "last stop for No. 26," one of locomotives, one may see a 72-year of an old- timer (ha, ha?) ... and they osity in presenting me to the children Western Pacific's old steam engines old caboose, two antique Los Angeles tell me they don't eat the fuel the way of Los Angeles, as well as all the Los which began her career with the rail street cars, Pacific Electric interurban I did. But I never was one to diet like Angeles city officials and members of road during construction days, and is cars, a stage coach, a Missouri River these younger engines. I'll bet my last the recreation and park department now on permanent display at "Travel keel boat, and a P - 51 Mustang fighter puff that they will never make as pretty who worked so hard to make Travel Town" in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. plane. Also popular is a 102-year a picture as did I when my drivers were Town possible. Thanks, too, to all the As one of many attractions in the na old circus wagon, the first track- type tion's largest municipal park, "Travel tractor built by the AJlis- Chalmers • Town" was officially dedicated on Sun Company, an 1890 model Atlas steam day, December 14, 1952, for the enjoy engine, and one-horse and two-horse ment of folks of all ages, particularly buggies. children. Under direction of the De Other donations to "Travel Town" partment of Recreation and Parks, City include a Carnation Milk Company de of Los Angeles, the project is located livery wagon, Japanese "Zero" fighter on ten acres adjoining Riverside Drive plane, Standard Oil Company kerosene and additional space is available when tank wagon, and a Pacific Electric rail needed. grinder car and many other exhibits The display is open to the public too numerous to mention. daily from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. and ad Latest reports are that "Travel mission is free. Caretakers are avail Town" will soon receive a big Pacific able at all times to answer questions type locomotive from the Baltimore and lend a hand to anyone interested and Ohio, a Santa Maria Valley Rail in climbing aboard the historical equip road engine, an old diner from the At the end of her journey, No. 26, right, stands on display at "Travel Town" with a Los Angeles Transit ment. It is an excellent location for Union Pacific, and a complete narrow Lines street car, Santa Fe's No. 664 , Southern Pacific's No. 3025, and a Union Pacific Railroad caboose. picnics, and many families use the fa gauge train from the Oahu Railway & cilities for Sunday outings. Land Company, of Hawaii. flashing and smoke was rolling out railroad dignitaries and the crowd from my stack. And did you ever hear of 3,000 who came out to see these one of those diesels try to whistle? wonderful ceremonies. It has been a Oh, br-o-ther! wonderful day. "I guess I have been more fortunate "Now that my work is over I want PASSENGER SCHEDULES IMPROVED than a lot of my locomotive friends to thank you boys for listening to my w hom, I understand, have been story. Tell your readers to come out Effective April 25, the Califo1'nia Eastbound, No. 18 departs from Oak scrapped. Here I am all dolled up, and see me here at Travel Town, lo Zephyr began a more convenient one land Pier at 9: 58 a. m . Westbound, in good company- old 3025 from the cated at 5200 Hollingsworth Drive, any half-hour later departure from San No. 17 arrives at Oakland Pier at 3:45 Southem Pacific and No. 664 from day between 10 a. m. and 5 p. m. There, Francisco-Oakland eastbound, and a p.m. the Santa Fe and others. One little is no charge, and visitors may climb one-half-hour earlier arrival time at The Zephyrette, Trains 2 and 1, now up in my cab or in any of the other leave Oakland Pier at 5: 00 p. m. and chugger, California Motor .Locomotive those stations westbound, due to faster No. 2, built by Baldwin in 1882, arrived equipment on display. arrive there at 7: 05 a. m., to provide running time over the Westem Pacific. with me today. You might be inter "And that goes for all my friends at connection with D&RGW Trains 8 and ested to know that this tiny engine Western Pacific, too. I sure will miss There is no change in schedules east 7, The Prospector, at Salt Lake City. was, at the turn of the century, camou- them!" of Salt Lake City. All times are Pacific Standard Time. 6 MI L EPO STS M A Y, 1954 7 ------

Collapse of the Arcade Trestle, July 24,1951. - Photo courtesy Addison Laflin ARCADE TRESTLE REOPENS For the first time in nearly three lapsed in July of 1951, and authori Some of the construction equipment was brought by barge to rebuild this section of the new trestle. years a Sacramento Northern train zation to rebuild the structure was crossed the company's Arcade trestle given on March 3, 1953, after investi on April 6, carrying freight from Vaca gation of all economic factors, ville to Sacramento, The replacement, at a cost of ap First Sacramento Northern train crosses the new trestle on April 6, 1954. The original two-mile trestle, built proximately $1 million, consists of a in 1912 by the predecessor Oakland, new 12,634-foot creosoted pile trestle Antioch and Eastern Railway, col- with ballast deck and ten fill and rip rap fire breaks. The former 70-pound Construction work on the new trestle. rail has been replaced with 85- pound rail over the entire trestle, which will permit maximum loads to pass instead of limited loads allowed in the past. This means improved and faster serv ice for shippers, particularly those in the Vacaville-Suisun area. Following the collapse of the trestle, and during the course of reconstruction, detour movements of freight were handled via Stockton and Pittsburg over West ern Pacific and Santa Fe rails. This detour has been continued for loads for Pittsburg and south because of the removal from service of the ferry Ramon by the Coast Guard. 9 MILEPOSTS MAY, 195 4 WP AWARDED TROPHY FOR OUTSTANDING PUBLIC RELATIONS ACHIEVEMENT

For outstanding achievement among "The patTiotic citizenship of the public relations programs of 1952-1953, W esteTn Pacific RailToad in initiating the American Public Relations Associ its Blood Bank Cal· pTogm m and con ation awarded Western Pacific Rail tinuing its opeTation until the United road a silver anvil trophy as top winner States and the Red CTOSS declared the in the field of transportation at the emeTgency ended recommended itself traditional Awards Luncheon held in to the Committee of Judges as a pub New York City on April 6. lic Telations pTogl·am cleaTly meriting On hand, among 300 of the nation's the Silver Anvil TTOphy. The story "We wish we knew you so we could have never seen the CalifoTnia Zephyr public relations executives, to accept of the opel·ation is well known, how, see you and ask a big favor of you! except in pictures. the award for the company's successful soon afteT hostilities in Korea began, "We have been studying trains. We "Our teacher drove to Keddie to see operation of the "Charles O. Sweet the W esteTn Pacific tmnsfol·med one of even built a train and saw a movie all if we could visit the station and see wood" blood procurement car, was its business caTS into a blood-donation about passenger trains. We don't have your train. The station-master in vited Gilbert H. Kneiss, assistant to presi centel·, how-staffed by Red Cross a passenger train in our town and only us to come, but our teacher was awful dent, public relations. nUl·ses. and the cal· attendant-it was two of us have ever been on a train. disappointed b ecau se th e California The presentation of the trophy to moved all ovel· the Western Pacific tel"1"itoTy and widely on the tTucks of We live only about 15 miles from ZephYl· came in while she was there Western Pacific was accompanied by Keddie, California, but many of us and left so quickly that she hardly got the reading of the following citation: other westeTn Tai lroads, in its many stops obtaining mOTe than 25,000 pints to wave to the people on the train. of whole blood fOT aTeas otheTwise in She said it was wonderful though and accessible to the Red CTOSS to augment that she got a glimpse of red flowers on the tables in the diner-car and saw the supply sO vitally needed fOT the KOl·ean opeTations. Public and officials people sitting on top the train in the have been unanimous and unstinting Vista-dome. in their pmise. The Road is congmtu "Our parents, some of them, say they lated fOT visualizing the tTemendous will take us to K eddie to see every Public Relations potential of the well thing. We can get our pictures taken, executed operation." too, and even movies when we go. There are about twenty of us. Weare Gil Kneiss holds the citation accompanying the used to trips. We have been to the trophy, beir:g handed him by Daniel M. Koplik. executive director, A PRA. In the background are farm, grocery, bakery, and firehouse. J. E. Drew, director of public relations, Lever We have a list of the way we act and Brothers Company, and Paul H . Bolton, National A ssociation of Wholesalers, who acted as chair man The letter was carefully printed by the school chil of the Awards Committee. dren on both s ides of a huge 24" x 36" sheet of paper. the things we do and everybody says P. C. T. A. B. we act very nice. We don't run wild ELECTS TWO MEN and we are good. "Weare sending you a picture of "Kindergarten Class FROM WP Greenville Elementary School some of us. Weare mostly turning six G. S. Allen, superintendent of trans Greenville, California now. We were on our way to the library portation, and W. C. Emerson, trans that day. We have a dog named "Dear Kindergarten Children: portation inspector, have been elected Georgie, but we won't bring him. We "Thank you for writing me such a by the Pacific Coast Transportation also have turkeys and a rabbit, a nice letter. Advisory Board to serve for the next yellow bird, two white rats, and two "Certainly we want you to see our two years as chairmen of the Contact goldfish. Weare waiting for our frog Calif01'nia Zephyr because we are very Committee and the L.C.L. Subcom eggs to hatch and then we'll have tad proud if it and think it is the finest train mittee, respectively. They are the only poles (the frogs come later!). in the country. two committee chairmen represented "We wanted to ask you 'if we could "I will tell the dispatcher to hold the by the railroads for the ensuing term have you have the Califomia Zephyr train at Keddie ten minutes on April 23 of office. stop just a second or two longer on the so you can all see it. They will have The Transportation Advisory Board Cliff Emerson and Grant Allen. afternoon we go to Keddie (at 4: 15). to go pretty fast afterward to make came into being in the Middle West We hope we are not being nervy' up the time, but I think they can do it. dW'ing the 1880s, when, because of a plaints are heard at morning sessions Please answer if you are not too busy. "Hoping you and Miss Newcomb en shortage of cars to move crops, ship We plan to come to Keddie on April 23, joy your trip, I am of the meetings, held in March, June, pers decided to form an association to and October, alternating between 1954 (Friday). Love and thanks." Sincerely yours, aid themselves in the proper methods The Kindergarten Class F. B. Whitman." Southern and Northern California, and of unloading cars, cleaning them, and the various committees take them Greenville Elementary School * * * assisting the railroads in speeding up Greenville, California (Folders and orange sticks were into consideration for necessary cor the handling of freight cars. Since that rections. By (Mary Ann Newcomb, teacher) passed out to the children by the time Boards have been formed in other Dictated to the teacher. Zephyrette.) sections of the country and today thir U. S. SAVINGS BONDS roll period. Deductions for less than teen are active in this work. FIFTH MONDAY CLUB'S the full purchase price of one or more Railroad members of the Pacific SPRING DINNER AVAILABLE THROUGH bonds in anyone payroll period are Coast Board include Western Pacific, not permissible. Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, Union Pa A large turnout is expected at An PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS cific, Pacific Electric, San Diego & Ari gelo's Cafe, 4307 San Pablo Avenue, United States Savings Bonds playa EMPLOYEE AIDS PROGRAM zona, Los Angeles Junction, and others. Oakland, on May 8, when officers and Western Pacific holds membership in members of divisions, B. of L. E. and vital role in the Government's program During World War II, while serving to give our Nation a sound and honest two boards, the district between the G. I. A., and their friends meet for the with the U. S. Navy, Wilbur H. Han Fifth Monday Club's spring dinner. dollar. In addition, they offer the indi son, now savings bond clerk at general West Coast and Wendover with the Pacific Coast Board, and the district Brother J. H. Suske and his com vidual and his family an opportunity office, submitted and had accepted by from Wendover east with the Central mittee, Amelia Glanville of Tracy, and to establish a continuing plan of sound the U. S. Treasury Department, two Western Shippers Advisory Board. George T. Rutherford of Oakland have savings and investment. winning slogans urging employees to " As chairmen of their respective com planned an outstanding floor show and Through means of a payroll deduc participate in the payroll savings. One mittees, Allen reports on improve entertainment, and promise the gala tion plan, employees of the Western of these read: "Such employees are ments in service, new equipment, evening will long be remembered. Pacific, Sacramento Northern and better employees because with more extension of signaling, change in Elections will be held that evening Tidewater Southern may purchase personal security and freedom from schedules, etc., while Emerson reports for the offices of president, vice presi U. S. Savings Bonds by authorizing economic worry there is less absentee on the schedules and handling of dent, and secretary. deductions for the full purchase plice ism and personnel turnover, fewer L. C. L. shipments. Shippers' com- The dinner will begin at 6: 30 p. m. of one or more bonds in anyone pay- accidents, and greater responsibility." 12 MILEPOSTS MAY, 1954 13 paul Jenner jez: M ILEPOSTS IN GOLD "Don'l Be HALF Sofe!" MILEPOSTS congratulates the following employees to whom Service Pin "Do you know that, annually, nearly "Burns and cuts are a contributing Awards will be issued during the month of May, 1954: 29,000 persons die and 4,300,000 per source of home accidents-some most 35·YEAR PINS sons are injured from accidents occur Douglas S. Brown ...... __ ...... ______. . __ ... __.. .. Locomotive Engineer...... __ ...... Western Division serious. Never, never start a fire with Andrew B. Pelios...... Boilermaker Helper...... Mechanical Dept. ing in and about the home? kerosene or gasoline. Home dry clean Phillip F. Prentiss. .. ___ ...• Trainmaster...... Western Division Fred]. Seale. _____.. __ ...... ______. Locomotive Engineer._ .. _Western Division "Scares you, doe'sn't it? Too many ing should never be done indoors, and Lawrence J. Smith... ___ ...... ,Carman...... Mechanica~ l?~Pt. of us feel quite smug when we close the any materials classed as 'flammable' ~~li~~ ·H~a;~:;, ...... ~~~~~~ ~~ ~ ~~. ~i~~:~t~~ c~~;~~~~r...... """" .'.~~~ ~:~:~~ gi~i~i~~ doors of our homes each day on our should be avoided. Get rid of oily 30· YEAR PINS return from work thinking that there rags and other combustible material. Ray M. Compton...... CTC Maintainer ...... Signal Department Robert C. Cox ...... _...... Crane Engineer ...... Western Division is no further need for safety. On the Handle all knives and cutting tools Clarence H. Halverson ...... __ ...... Switchman ...... Western Division contrary, safety should begin at home. George H. Heintz ...... Mechanical Foreman...... Mechanical Dept. with extreme care. Heber D. Jones ...... L ocomotive Engineer...... Eastern Division "Just as a reminder I'd like to point Alma D. KendalL...... Locomotive Engineer...... Eastern Division "Repair, or have repaired by a Keith A . Ray...... _...... Locomotive Engineer...... Eastern Division out the major causes of injuries sus competent electrician, any frayed Aubrey C. Strickler...... Field Engineer...... _ ...... Engineering Dept. tained at home. A great many occur James L . T rollinger...... Conductor...... Eastern Division wiring, and don't overload your light George K. Wenig...... General Agent...... Chicago from falls from ladders. When did you i~g circuits with extension cords. Your 25-YEAR PINS last inspect your ladder for defects? gas and electric service man will check Fred C. B urrows ...... Blacksmith ...... Mechanical Dept. They should be repaired and there's Clarence F . Malstrom ...... Conductor...... Eastern Division your home without charge." Roland M. Morton ...... Locomotive Engineer ...... Eastern Division no better time than now. The house William T. Patterson ...... Conducto r ...... Eastern Division cleaning and painting season is now Joe F. Silva...... Clerk...... Western Division 20·YEAR PINS here, so be prepared before you go to James F. Barrett...... Clerk ...... Western Division work. Before you start, see that the John W. Brewer...... _...... Traveling Carpenter...... Western Division John W . Canfield...... Locomotive Fireman ...... Eastern Division spreader is fully extended and the foot Martin L. Canfield...... Track Laborer...... Western Division ing firm. The bottom of a straight Silviano Gurrola...... Track Laborer ...... Western Division A retellio S. L ipparelli...... Track Laborer...... Western Division ladder should be placed sufficiently far Frank Mlaker...... Clerk ...... Western Division George G. Poulous.. . .. Crossing Flagman ...... Weste rn Division from the wall or building to avoid tip Albert J . Toomey ...... Carman ...... Mechanical Dept. ping and the feet should be well an Libardo Sandoval ...... Section Laborer ...... Eastern Division chored to prevent slipping. Don't over 15·YEAR PINS Foy W. Cole...... Day Icing Foreman ...... Eastern Division reach! A friend of mine did just this, Willard H. Francis ...... Boilermaker ...... Mechanical Dept. fell, and a broken leg kept him from 10·YEAR PINS work for five months. ~;/~~yAc.d~i ~~~~fi'.·.--·· ' .... ~~~ .... ~ ...... ~ ....~ '. '.' ~'.: ~:~~~ .nist Helper ...... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. ~~~~~~ ~ :.~!n~cDli;?~~~ "Don't leave tools lying on the floor Norman L . Bode...... Reservation & Information Clerk ' ... Passenger Traffic Margaret A. Corcoran ...... Assistant Statistician...... Traffic Dept. or ground. Have a storage space for Walter F. Davis ...... Carman...... Mechanical Dept. tools and garden equipment, and al 5~~1~~ r.el;eee~~.~~.~ : ..~ .~ .· ...... ~~~ ..~ ~ ~~~ ~!~~~~~~~ .~~le Inspector ...... ~::tir~~~7~o~ePt . ways put them in their place after use. John F. Flynn...... General Diesel Supervisor ...... Mechanical Dept. Mildred H . Gates ...... Laborer. .. ~...... Mechanical Dept. "Stairways and hallways are always Brodis V. Green ...... Sheet Metal Worker...... Mechanica.l p~Pt. George W . Hinkle ...... Lead Iceman ...... Eastern DIVISion dangerous. K eep them free from all William M. Jenkins ...... _.... . Night Diesel Foreman...... Mechanical Dept. objects and have proper hand rails on ~~~rW~ t ·in~~~~ ~g ~~·· .. ·················· ···~~~ : ~!i~~~~~:.~~~~.~erv.i.~.~ ..~~ .~~~. ~ .:::::~ .. ::::::.:::::::~ ~:S~~~~~~~~ stairs. See that carpets and throw-rugs ~~:d~e:~~R~~,h~~~ : ...... -. ~!:;~~~~~.:. . ~ngineer ...... · ______. :·.·______.: ~ae~t~~~i~ai~Psit~ · are secure, do not have holes and that Herber t H. Singh...... _...... Relief Iceman ...... Eastern Division the edges lie flat. Caroline M. W olf ...... PBX O perator-Typist...... Eastern Division 14 M ILEPO S TS MAY, 1954 15 BROTHERHOOD HEAD CITES WAYS TO MEET GROWING COMPETITION

"Winning new friends for the rail we ought to enlist the cooperation of 6aboosing road industry is of utmost importance the million and a quarter railroad em in meeting the competition for passen ployees and the members of their fami lies to encourage 'travel by rail' by the ger business that lies ahead." SALT LAKE CITY are making their home at 2020 Gray So stated George M. Harrison, grand people of our co untry. In order to de J. B. Price Street. Our best wish es to you both! velop new customers for rail travel, we president, Brotherhood of Railway & Newcomer- A baby girl arrived at have got to get more people to travel. Illness hit our forces with all its fury. Steamship Clerks, F reight Handlers, the home of the Richard Blairs at Ala In order to get more people to travel, As a result, Conductor I. L. KILG ORE Express and Station EmploY'1es, in an submitted to major surgery on March meda on March 20. The proud grand we have got to get them to want to address before the Ninetieth Annual 17; Conductor FRANK R. BOULWEAR parents are Brakeman and Mrs. JAMES go more places and at rates and with Meeting of the American Association was confined to his home with influ E. WHITE. of Passenger Traffi c Officers at French services that will get us the volume enza; Fireman NO RMAN F . BROWN , The Western P acific Club enjoyed a Lick, Indiana, recently. that will make our passenger trans Engineer OTTO J . KELLY, and the wives delicious fried chicken dinner at El "There is an opportunity to cultivate portation operations somewhere near of Brakemen BARTY Q. PERKINS and Medio Hall on March 27, with 165 much more good will and much more profitable or perhaps with a little profit. A. G. WOODWARD are hospitalized for members present. The "chief chefs" interest in our customers," Harrison "I offer the cooperation of our or medical observation. We wish each of were STAN KISTER, PAT PATTISON, said. '''This can be done," he stated, ganization and I am sure I speak the them a speedy recovery. "WHITEY" DASELER and LES ROWLAND, "by (1) letting the customer know sentiments of all the other railway Conductor and Mrs. ELMER J. CAMP and all present will vouch for their we're glad to see him and appreciate labor unions in this direction to tackle BELL spent five delightful days in Los ability as chicken fryers. Vice Presi his business, rather than an attitude that problem and see what can be done Angeles, then on to San Francisco, dent MRS . LUCILLE DRYDEN was master that serving him is a chore; (2) being about it." across to Oroville for three fun-packed of ceremonies, presenting a short pro thoroughly familiar with our jobs. days spent with Retired Conductor and gram of music, songs and dances, fol Mrs. TOM Fox and, last but not least, "Our problem," he said, "is pr obably lowed by dancing to music by the High a stop at Winnemucca for a visit with one of the most competitive conditions School orchestra. their daughter while they were on Vacations h C\ve started and we existing in any particular line of busi vacation. ness. We are beset by the private auto learned that Brakeman JACK WOODS Brakeman ALVIN W. POWELL spent spent his around home; Conductor mobile, the airlines and the buses, and his vacation with his family in Salt E. L. FERGUSON and wife left on the I believe the situation is going to be Lake City. Alvin is working east out California Zephyr, April 26, for a tour come more difficult unless fundamental of Elko now and doesn't get home often. of eastern states for a visit with friends changes are made. Heartiest congratulations to Brake and relatives, which also included a "I believe we have got to do a better man and Mrs. ROBERT C. HEITKAMP on trip to Niagara F alls. Assistant Signal selling operation than we have been the birth of their fourth son on March Supervisor I. T. ESLINGER vacationed doing. That isn't said in criticism. It 16. Mother, dad, and the other chil at home to paint the exterior of his is offered as a suggestion to try to get dren are mighty fond of the little tyke. home, and L. J . "LEW" HAMBY, Zephyr some more business. OROVILLE brakeman, spent his at home putting in "Perhaps it might be well to have Helen R. Small a garden between showers and hoping more contacts with our organized N ewlyweds-C arm an JOSEPH A . to get in a little fishing. groups, where we can get audiences GARFIELD was married to Mrs. Ora G. Retired Conductor TOM Fox and his and get the personal touch. P erhaps "It is? Good grief I I'm on the wrong train!" Speak at Reno on March 2. The couple wife have returned to Salt Lake City 16 MILEPOST.S MAY, 195 4 17 pany for some time prior to coming A few new arrivals-boys for Car here. Carman R. V. STEED was called man C. BACHUS, Electrician Apprentice back to service to fill the vacancy. C. RADCLIFF, and Carman Apprentice HAROLD GONSALVES. SACRAMENTO SHOPS We know of two little kittens (barely Marcella Schultze a w·eek old) who were mighty unhappy Our shop nurse, Mrs. EDNA SPRATT, one Monday morning recently, but was On the committee in charge of have the best of homes now. Diesel planning and arrangements for the Foreman LES CLAPHAM found the kit Institute on Nursing Needs in Civilian tens, pretty well starved, locked in the Defense, held in Sacramento April 6 tool box of a diesel engine which had and 7. This Institute is being sponsored just arrived in the Shops for repair. by District No.7, California State Les' wife lushed over to take one home Nurses' Association; Unit J of Cali and MAE TOOMEY, our laboratory girl, fornia League for Nursing; and Nurs took over the feeding of the other ing Services of Sacramento Red Cross. kitten. And now, due to Edna's alertness, R. P. DUVALL , carman helper, has Carman WALTER PENNINGER has been sold his grocery store and now pos reunited with his family in Georgia sesses a ranch . Both he and Mrs. Du after an absence of nine years. An vall are hoping the ranch will be easier article appeared in the Sacramento to handle than the long hours required Union, reporting that D. Penninger at their grocery store. (Walter's brother) had written to the The bride and groom, Margaret Walters and Har Mayor of Sacramento seeking assist old Sym. center, pose for their picture with Muriel WINNEMUCCA ance in locating his brother Walter be Tsvetkoff and Herman Schultze, maid of honor and Doris Cavanagh Gary, 9, and Larry, 7, sons of Conductor and Mrs. best man, following their marriage in San Francisco. Sam R. Heath, of Oroville, think trains are swell, cause of a sister's illness. The letter May in Winnemucca means the and have lots of fun playing engineer and conductor. further stated that the family had not Humboldt RiveT Roundup sponsored heard from Walter since 1945 and the mony in the Swedenborgian Church by the Kiwanis Club. A half dozen after spending several winter months last they knew he was working in in San Francisco on March 20. Sheet county beauties vie for the queen's in "sunny" California. Sacramento for a railroad. And that's Metal Worker HERMAN SCHULTZE was crown, one of them being selected best man, so naturally this correspond Clerk W. B. LEWIS and \'life were re where Mrs. Spratt came in-immedi about a month before the three- day ent went along for the week-end, too! cent visitors in Winnemucca. ately notifying Walter after reading the spring western show which falls on article. Now, Walter is in Georgia re Our sympathy is extended to D. R. May 29, 30, 31, this year. We're glad to see J IM PARKS, car united \'lith his family. SARBACH, shop superintendent, and Ranch roundups on the Humboldt department painter, back at work after A few days ago it looked like "Old H. W. D'ORMAN, electrical foreman, date back to the days when early cattle an extended layoff because of illness. Timers On Parade." We saw Lou who each suffered a death in his family kings gave newspaper notice that ilie Friends received word that retired REEVES (showing the shops to several recently. Mr. Sat·bach left for Idaho, spring branding of beef would start in Conductor T. D. "BABE" LAPOINT friends from Oregon); M. SILVA (look and "Larry" rushed to Texas. some remote canyon in the county. In passed away at his home in Winne ing younger than ever); J. BODEN and Blacksmith Foreman E. ASBURY is those days cattle roamed the ranges mucca on March 21 at the age of 74. J . HALL; and JESS FIPPIN (says his gold intending to take advantage of that all year. Babe started with the WP in 1910 and mine looks promising and maybe he'll new three weeks' vacation, as we hear A week before retired Conductor retired in 1944. buy that Cadillac yet!) . Mrs. Asbury is "taking him on a trip" THEODORE D. "BABE" LAPOINT died here Carman A. S. PATTERSON retired on Sheet Metal Worker HAROLD SYM to New York City via the Southern Sunday, March 21, he gleefully re March 25. He had worked at Oroville and the former Margaret Walters were route and returning the Northern marked to some "rails" that he rated since 1945, but had been with the com- married at a beautiful candlelight cere- route. Have fun, you two! three duck dinners last year without 18 MILEPOSTS MAY, 1954 19 Seventeen guests attended dinner at the Log Cabin going hunting. A native of Michigan, rails of the WP in Nevada reached a in Portola, March 3, when Art Harris, B . of R. T . general chairman, extreme right belo~, presen~ed "Babe" came to Nevada when about distance of about 28 miles west of retired Conductor Charles Snyder WIth a Tram· 17 years of age. During 1910 he joined Winnemucca. C. W. ROOT, track- laying men's Lodge 45-year pin. With Ch ar~ie, in the pic ture on the left. are: William ThrailkIll . Sr., retIred the WP as a fireman and continued engineer, had a full crew of Greek conductor ; Jack Sebring, retired brakeman ; a,nd in service until retirement as a con- , and J apanese laborers. Spring Garden E. L. Wilks. retired conductor, whose total serVice ductor August 1, 1944. He died at the tunnel, in Plumas County, California, is 147 years. Guests attending the dinner were: Mr. and Mrs. Orville Rooney, Mr. and Mrs. Jack home of his daughter and son-in-law, was reported ready for trains. Cooper, Mrs. Cliff Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd George S. Hoskins, at the age of 74. Seaton, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Wilks, Mr. and Mrs. W . E. Taylor, MI'. and Mrs. Ed Thomas, Mr. a~d Besides his daughter, he is survived by SACRAMENTO FREIGHT Mrs. Thrailkill. Sr., Jack Sebring, A. W. Harns. a son, T. D. LaPoint, Jr., of Sacramento. STATION Fireman and Mrs. FRED ELLSWORTH N ancy De Risa have returned from a visit in Gridley, A Thayer baby crib was presented to California. Stenographer - Clerk VIRGINIA THRONE RUSTY RHODES, section foreman at by her co - workers at a surprise stork Venado for years, has gone to Palisade. shower. Virginia began her maternity DELMAR NYREHN is the relieving fore leave April 1. man on this division. Welcome to Patl:olman GEORGE CAS Back at Cholona is Section Foreman SELMAN, who has transferred here from JOHNNIE HERRON and family since the San F rancisco. Glad to have you with transfer of CLYDE MILLER to Kampos. us, George! Death of BERNARDO GUERRERO oc- ' Understand Yardmaster ORTELL J. curred in St. Joseph's Hospital, San ANDERSON raises ducks and tinkers Francisco, March 17. He served as a with machinery during his spare time. track laborer, both in Winnemucca and Sounds like real diversified hobbies, Venado. . OrtelL Engineer JOE MOORE is a grandpappy. Warehouse Foreman and Mrs. KEN Ruth Eliades gave birth to her first NETH R. VAN SKIKE spent the week Church in Portola under the auspices DOCK, clerk, March 15; PHILIP OELS, child, a daughter, in the Humboldt end in Santa Rosa visiting with rela of the Little Chapel of the Trees, with clerk, March 22; and L C. BALDWIN, Hospital, March 31. The father is in tives and playing Tripoly. Rev. Litov and Plumas Lodge, F . and icing supervisor, March 19. Korea. April birthdays were celebrated by A. M., co- officiating. The remains were Working out of their home terminal Accountant L. O. NERVIG , Industry taken by hearse to Memorial Park CHICAGO again are Fireman ADOLPH DEONIER Clerk THOMAS VACCARO , Car Desk Cemetery in Oroville for concluding Don Banks Clerk WILLIAM GLADNEY and Train and ACE QUIGLEY, temporarily at Por services and interment. Mrs. Zent Our former switchboard operator, Desk Clerk RICCO J . CERVETTI. tola; while Firemen FRED ELWELL and plans to make her future home in Oro GENEVIEVE SUMARJIEN, bid us adieu and DICK HARRISON were in Elko. ville. returned to her old homestead, Inter Former telegrapher, ELMER "SHEP" PORTOLA During last month, retired Conductor national Harvester , where sh e worked SHEPARD, now a prosperous motel Phyllis Laughlin E. L. WILKS and Carman A. L. TRUCKY before coming to WP. Remember, owner, took a tape recording of the Condolences to the family of WIL were patients in the hospital, but we Genevieve, on all routing papers " S alute to Winnemucca, Nevad a," LARD C. ZENT, roadmaster, who was are glad to learn they are both off the everything goes WP! written by DORIS CAVANAGH, which was killed on March 26 when his motor car hospital list now. "PAT" SULLIVAN, who h as been de broadcast on the KFI Ben Hunter collided with the Gerlach locaL Wil OROVILLE ROONEY, brakeman, is in livering office mail, filing, and on brief Show at Los Angeles. Original record lard is survived by his wife, Hattie, St. J oseph's for further medical care occasions relieving on the switchboard, ing was made by H. W. Lindsey, local a son, Kent, of Antioch, and daughters, and we hope to see him back real soon. has returned to her one true love, "Mr. power manager. Lucy, Virginia, and Ethel Mae. Serv Birthday greetings to HANCE MUR- Switchboard." Now united in wedded Forty-five years ago in May steel ices were conducted at the Community MAY, 1954 21 20 MI LEPOSTS bliss, she tells us very confidentially enjoyed one week in Las Vegas, relax division accountant, and SHIRLEY BICE, she plans to have a dozen live wires. ing at the famous Flamingo Hotel. She T & E timekeeper, who is also vice Here's hoping they all grow up to be said the weather was excellent and the president of the Sacramento chapter. long distance calls without a single entertainment wonderful. Her only Although it was just a preliminary to disconnect in the bunch. Along with complaint was "too good and too much the main event in Miami on May 18, 19, the wedding, "Pat" gets a dowry in food." and 20, where the National Convention the form of an increase in salary. The many friends of Engineer NOR will be held, their "from the clouds" We now have J ACK BALL delivering MAN SETTLEMOIR will be glad to learn description of the San Francisco meet mail, filing and wearing his paper clips that he is recovering at the Dameron ing boiled down to "it was wonderful!" to the bone, having raced to Chicago Hospital in Stockton. H e likes very The Arcade-Riverview trestle proj on the California Zephyr to bid in on much to have visitors, reports WALT ect, which closes the gap in the rails "Pat's" job. Next issue will bring an HARRIS, clerk. of the S N between Sacramento and interview with Jack, as he arrived after There's nothing so unusual about poin ts this side of the Sacramento the May issue deadline. O. E. LYLES, engineer, reading the River, has been completed and the first B & 0 Railroad Company magazine, freight rolled over the new line on STOCKTON because he was once a brakeman on April 6. their Pittsburgh Division. However, "Porter! There are my bags-and call a taxi, Virginia Rustan Say, don't forget the annual SN re please I"~ Our sympath y to th e family of while he was reading an article in the tirement party on Sunday, June 13, at March issue about a Robert L. Grubbs, Veterans' H all, West S acramento! Switchman EDWARD HARDY, who suf the Los Angeles office had become very of B & O's telegraph office, a brother fered a heart attack on duty and passed Why not look up some retired or ex canine-conscious, with practically away before reaching the hospital. His WP engineer reading the article over SNers who may not know about it Lyle's shoulder happened to be ROBERT everyone in the office suddenly ac body was shipped to Iowa for burial. and take them with you. Last year quiring a pooch. We now feel that L. GRUBBS! No relation. Latest report on LOYD REED, janitor, over 250 packed the hall and the din "Boss" CHARLIE F ISCHER has perhaps states that he is steadily improving completely drowned the music of our gone just a little overboard along this and is expected to be released from SACRAMENTO NORTHERN accordionist. line. He now has SIX dogs . . . "Chip" Dameron Hospital soon. Loyd suffered Milton Ziehn just had five pups. Anyone wanta buy a severe heart attack a few weeks ago Our efficient and well-liked steno LOS ANGELES a pup? Did we say buy? We think and has since been hospitalized. clerk, NANCY HARMON, now has the Frank Sell Charlie will now be glad to pay post FRANCES BLAIR, train desk clerk, sur opportunity to apply that efficiency to With all the bright sunshine in Cali age to anyone interested, but his two prised her friends and fellow workers another job since she and J ohn Taylor fornia it would not seem necessary ... sons, Randall and Bobby, will proba when she quietly motored to Reno and of Sacramento exchanged vows on but the corner of the office allocated bly have something to say about this. changed her name to Mrs. Everett G. April 25 and thence took up the chores to BERNIECE HOPKINS and the passenger Western Pacific Railroad was really Mintun in a civil double-ring cere of a ranch near Wheatland. Of course, department did seem a little dark at something at Travel Town, high mony on March 6. Understand the the extra hour of daylight will be an times (when the sun went under a lighted by the official presentation of honeymoon was spent in Los Angeles advan tage. misrouted cloud) and Berniece asked WP locomotive No. 26 by GIL KNEISS and Yuma, Arizona. Everett is a baker We extend our best welcome to that there be light! Her desk now at ceremonies also attended by Mrs. at Gravem Inglis Bakery in Stockton. WILMA CRUMLEY, who has been as boasts two new lights, which were so Kneiss, Mr. and Mrs. JOSEPH G. Congratulations! signed the position of general clerk in dazzling and intriguing to BILL COOK WHEELER, and Mr. and Mrs. FISCHER. Spring is here! So they tell me at the Sacramento office, recently vacated over in his corner that h e, too, now the Stockton freight office, where a by INA BENNETT. sports a new lamp suspended over his KED DI E little spring cleaning is under way. The Fifth District meeting of the desk. With a green shade, yet ... and, Elsie Hagan The two-tone green paint' job should Railway Business Women's Associ before someone makes a crack, we The many friends of VAN BEN look very neat and will be easy on ation, held in San F rancisco on March didn't have to get them to see through THUSEN, formerly of Winnemucca and everyone's eyes. 13 and 14, was attended by two of our the Los Angeles smog! recently of Keddie, wish him a quick ALlENE MEYERS, chief clerk, recently feminine SNers, namely, PEARL COOK, We reported several months ago that recovery from his injury. 22 MILEPOSTS MAY, 1954 23 Retired Conductor and Mrs. DON nitely his identity. A few weeks of SEGUR , SR., from Hillsboro, Oregon, riding our famous subways have re visited friends here for several weeks. turned Joe to his natural color. Brakeman and Mrs. WARREN DE PERL WHITE will long remember his LANEY have moved to Keddie from vacation for 1954, particularly a cer Oroville, and he is temporarily help tain day in Florida, where a comedy ing out at the Keddie Service Station. of errors took place. After a luckless Our deepest sympathy to the family day of fishing, he found he had locked of Mrs. NINA SIMMONS, who died from himself out of his car; thumbed a ride auto accident injuries a few weeks ago. to his hotel to secure duplicate keys; Before moving to Stockton they were returning to the car, which is a con residents of Keddie. vertible, he attempted to lower his On our sick list this month, but re car windows, which are hydraulically covering, are Engineers JACK SHANNON operated, only to find the fluid had and F . J. BOHANNON. drained; attempting to test the fluid, "0" Recent visitors were Trainmaster which puts up the car top, he succeeded FOR OAKLAND YARD and Mrs. PHIL PRENTISS from Oroville in getting the car roof back in place, Ad Gebala. stena-clerk at the Oakland and Mrs. Glen Metzdorf, wife of Con yard qffice, "snapped" a few of his WP but in the process broke two brand friends on the job recently. From the top ductor GLEN METZDORF from Stockton. new, beautifully handmade fishing rods around the clock are: Frank Dignan, Engineer and Mrs. DAVE WAKEMAN relief yardmaster; Tom Nelligan, yard with the collapsing roof. As a fitting master; Tony Day. chief yard clerk; Art have returned to Stockton after a very Rake, interchange clerk j • Geor~e Shat culmination to these events, upon his tuck switchman Jack Smtth, Tehef yard short stay in Keddie. entering the car the pocket of his master, and Ode Scroggins, .switchm~n Sacramento visitors were Brakeman trousers caught on the door handle ~~~~ ~~e:~~h~ih ~:~~;, ~~:~~~~n traa~~ and Mrs. L. C. GILBERT, Mrs. TOM GRIF and Perl sported the nicest pair of SUNA lo~al chairman; and Jean Mc FIN, and JOE CLINTON. The Gilberts Hardy interchange clerk. Quite a hand- shredded two-piece trousers you ever ~ome group of happy "rails. OJ came home with a beautiful new red saw back to the hotel. These cata car. strophic events set him back about a Mr. and Mrs. HERB WOMACK are get hundred bucks ... and remember, NO ting settled in their home here. Mrs. FISH! . Womack comes from the East and we JOHN STILL and wife, Marie, expect hope she will like our little town. to be home owners by May 1. They Mrs. GORDON GARDNER has returned claim they've hocked everything but to Keddie from Provo, Utah, where she Marie's brother, Charlie, for the down has been for the past two months while payment. her husband has been working as a crane operator at Sand Pass, Nevada. OAKLAND Hazel Petersen NEW YORK CITY We learned from IRMA PIVER that Alan Hudson KAY WINESETT, one of our Oakland JOE MASON and wife, Marge, re telephone operators, had a birthday a turned from their Florida vacation re few days ago and her husband gave cently and Joe, at least, was several her a car, and when Irma remarked, ... and that, TONY VILLEGAS, clerk . . . and that the very pretty time shades darker. In fact, we 'were about "How wonderful," Kay replied, "I'm at the Oakland store, announces that keeper in the Oakland coach yard these to ask this guy why he was sitting at not so sure about that. He gave the he is the very proud father of John days, is ANNABELLE TWEEDIE, who is Mr. Mason's desk when he showed us car to me for my birthday, but I'm Anthony Villegas, born March 14, 10 substituting while JIMMY DESAUTEL is his railroad passes to establish defi- paying for it-and it's in his name! pounds 4 ounces. vacationing in Washington. 24 MILEPO STS MAY , 1954 25 for some time with an attack of influ MARY NALLY , stenographer, wore a WENDOVER Esther Witt enza. Telegrapher GEORGE W. BARTO huge green bow tucked under her worked in her place. chin. Many thanks to Gardener DON A hearty welcome to WALTER PARKS RICHMOND from Assistant Accountant his wife and three children! WaIte: SACRAMENTO STORE MILDRED LEE and Secretary CLARISSE replaces HARRY P. RAWLINGS , who re Irene Burton DOHERTY for the little shamrock plants signed as manager of the W P Hotel. Telegrapher WILLIAM U. TATE, while Because of the thickness of the valley waiting On their desks. fog recently, GOND REID claims he got on vacation and extra time off, is help We're all r eal proud of our Chief onto the wrong road and landed in Clerk, DAN IRWIN . . Why? BecaUse his ing to conduct a geological survey in Long Valley near Gerlach. Sacramento, so he came out to visit safety slogan, " Think First-Safety u s at the new Sacramento store. We'll Telegrapher FRED W. KINSEY, dis First," was selected by the manage bet h e enjoyed it here, though, as our placed by Telegrapher WILLIAM U. ment for 1954. weather was perfect that day. TATE , has returned to his home in Lucky F airmont Hotel, San Fran EDGAR E. ENSELE and his wife are the Sacramento. cisco, for having had as its guests over proud parents of a baby boy. As Ed Glad to see Switchman COLEMAN the week-end of March 13 and 14 is on vacation, we are unable to find PETTIT back at work after being off Floraine Lovitt, Zephyrette. recently appeared on MAXINE NAISBITT, transportation clerk; out just how father came through the Jane Truax's "Homemaking" broadcast on KLX som e time from an injw·y. to tell of her experiences on the California Zephyr. ELSIE GONSALVES, stenographer; and ordeaL They met when Jane made a recent trip on the Yard Clerk FRANCIS K. BYRNE spent EILEEN FROST, traffic clerk, who at WILBURTA DOYLE 'S little daughter, streamliner. his vacation visiting relatives and tended a district party of the Rail Sharon, has been quite ill with a severe friends in S acramento and Winne way Business Women's Association. cold, and GEORGIA CHINDAHL was off SACRAMENTO mucca and celebrating his 17th birth While there the girls were bewitched for a few days due to the same compli Elsie Gonsalves day. bothered and bewildered by Bill; cations. Welcome NANCY FORD, stenographer, Daniels. JAMES D. DYCKHOFF of Elko relieved Fifty big congratulations to Mr. and subbing for ELAINE SCHMIDT who is Francis during his vacation. Hi, you strangers from the signal M rs. HARRY MESSER , who observed the away because of illness. Glad to have Congratulations to Elizab eth Ann department! General CTC Maintainer 50th anniversary of their marriage on you with us, Nancy, and h ello, Elaine, Worthy, daughter of Switchman and ARNO S :;HMIDT and CTC Maintainers March 23. They were married in Bush- we all wish you a speedy recovery. Mrs. HERBERT D. WORTHY, who was OWEN LEWIS and JOHN HENDRICKS are JAMES PEARCE, associate engineer, is crowned " Yearbook Queen" of the so busy making the change- over on the back at his desk again after attending Wendover School. CTC system in the dispatcher's office. the A.R.E.A. convention in Chicago. The welcome mat is out for Yard MARK CHILTON, junior field engineer, How you fellows manage to untangle Clerks JAMES P . O'CARROLL and CAROL has purchased a lot on which to build all that different-colored spaghetti D. JONES. a new home and soon the activity will wire is a puzzle to us. start. Should be no trouble for an "Cinerama Holiday," about which In spring a young man's fancy turns engineer! you read in last month's MILEPOSTS to love. Hope the rumors of an ap Robert Elliott, son of Division Engi was just that for ANNE IRWIN, stenog~ proaching marriage are true, CAROL neer CHARLIE ELLIOTT, pitched a five rapher to Signal Supervisor L. B. JONES, and congratulations! inning two-hit baseball game against "NICK" CARTER , and her daughter, Our sincerest sympathy to Engineer the strong Treasure Island team . Bob Cheryl. Anne tells us the only reason OTTO J. KELLEY on the death of his is hurling for the University of Cali she was invited along was because the sister, Mrs. Cecil Mary Gray of Wells. fornia varsity nine. picture company needed a baby in the Mrs. Gray passed away at the home of The wearin' 0 ' the green. was quite picture and, naturally, the baby had h er daughter, Mrs. Margaret Pender evident on March 17-green hair rib to have someone to watch over her. graft in Birmingham, Alabama. bons in the gals' hair, the m en sport However, Anne says she had a per Telegrapher ANNA BELLE ALBRECHT ing green ties. ED LINDLEY, roadway fectly wonderful trip and it was quite has returned to work after being off Mrs. and Mr. Harry Messer. clerk, wore a bright green jacket, and an exciting experience. MAY, 1.954 27 26 MILEPOST S nell, South Dakota, and came to Sacra enjoy "railroading" with Tidewater week of his vacation, they stopped in accountant, fell while visiting friends mento in 1926. Harry, 71, was born in Southern! Detroit to pick up a new Plymouth and broke one ankle and sustained a Odebolt, Iowa, and Mrs. Messer, 67, MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT and from all reports had a wonderful very bad sprain to the other. She is is a native of Bushnell. Harry has been trip. presently confined to the hospital, but Norma Joseph a WP employee for 27 years and at Chief Dispatcher G. W. NAYLOR spent expects to be released soon. present is billing and receiving clerk. Welcome to GLADYS HANNA and ROD practically the entire month of March Mrs. Maisie Huckaby, wife of Dis MAN BROWN. Gladys is stenographer They have four children: Leslie and in San Francisco working on a new patcher P . L. HUCKABY, recently bid clerk to Chief Clerk Hy O'RULLIAN Lowell, Sacramento; Mrs. Violet Ross, timetable. J. C. CALKINS, assistant us adieu when she resigned as telegra EI Portal Park, San Pablo; and Evelyn during JENNIE SIMMONS ' absence due chief dispatcher, worked the chief's po pher in the "KN" office in Elko. to illness, and Rodman is stenogra Pagani of Bodega Bay. Eight grand sition during George's absence. pher-clerk to E. T. CUYLER, assistant children and seven great-grandchil Mrs. Beth Hachquet, wife of Special SAN JOSE chief mechanical engineer. We all wish dren complete the fine family. Agent ALBERT HACHQUET, and secretary Lee Marshall JENNIE SIMMONS a speedy recovery to Chief Clerk LOREN AMES, journeyed We missed a fine opportunity to ob TIDEWATER SOUTHERN and hope she will be back with us soon. to Sl?arks to enter the State Bowling tain thirty or forty passengers for the JUNE BELEW has replaced HELEN RAILWAY Tourney and came out in tenth place California ZephY1· on March 16, when Dora Monroe SPENCER as stenographer-clerk to W. B. in the "B" singles. a San Jose City Lines bus, going south WOLVERTON, mechanical engineer, We're glad to see Engineer FRANK OTTO J. KELLEY, engineer, is confined on the Alameda about 7: 45 a. m., struck while Helen is on maternity leave. EDGERTON and Brakeman TOM THORLA to St. Mark's Hospital in SaIt Lake a car making a left turn and pushed ARTURO DE LA LLATA, first vice presi both back on their jobs after having City. We wish Otto a speedy recovery. it into the corner of our new ticket been off for some time due to illness. dent of the California Credit Union Clyde Hart, Jr., son of Engineer office. We know a great many people Reports from Modesto are that League, director of WP Employees' CLYDE HART, has returned from the are anxious to ride the streamliner GEORGE LYON, agent, indicates he is Federal Credit Union, and assistant Armed Services and is again working but we didn't think they would com~ feeling much better and expects to re timekeeper, presented his first claim as signal maintainer at Elko. in droves like that so early in the turn to work very soon. on his newly purchased two-tone green ELSIE HART, third trick telegrapher, morning. We doubt if the car will show A delightful surprise in the form of 1951 Oldsmobile '98 to his insurance Elko, was recently appointed as tempo its face On San Jose streets again as a baby shower was given your corre company. Seems two front hub caps rary local chairman of the ORT, East it was rather abused. ' spondent recently, on the afternoon of were slyly removed from his car dur ern Division. Congratulations, Elsie! CARL NIPPER, general agent, has one my departure and resignation from TS. ing his absence recently. less item to worry about now. It seems Those attending, in addition to the BILL ANDERSON, former WPer and ROBERT F. BREW, fOlmer telegrapher there was a house on one of our in regular Modesto forces, were General now S/ Sgt. in the U. S. Army, is on and dispatcher on the Eastern Division dustrial sites in Milpitas known as the Agent BOB TAYLOR and Traffic Repre his way to Japan, where he will be recently accepted an appointive po~ "Murphy House." Carl was doing his sentative FRANK LINDEE of Stockton; stationed for two years. Good luck, sition in the Research Department and best to sell or give away the house to Conductor BILL DAWSON; Brakemen Bill, and let us hear from you! has moved his family to San Francisco. anyone who would move it from the TOM THORLA and HARRY STUMBAUGH; LIDO LIBRO, electrician, received property. He had it sold once, too, but Engineer FRANK EDGERTON; Fireman ELKO word that his mother recently under before the deal was consummated it MARTIN JOHNSON; Agent BOB THOM Theda Mueller went surgery a short time ago and has was found that the new site for the SON, Manteca; Mrs. Jack Kenady and A baby daughter, Dorothy Ann, was recovered nicely. His parents reside house was not available. Due to the daughter, Mary; and Mrs. William St. born to Mr. and Mrs. J. L. DYCKHOFF, in Sparks, and his ·father works for age, condition, and youngsters' vandal Jeor. The event was he'd in Super furloughed clerk, on March 24. This the Southern Pacific. ism, Carl had quite a problem. But intendent JACK KENADY'S office, where makes the sixth child-four boys and T. E. MURPHY, conductor, recently everything turns out for the best .. . refreshments were served. two girls. Mother and daughter are was released from St. Joseph's Hospi the house burned down a few weeks After a long and most pleasant as doing fine. tal and while recuperating in the Bay ago. sociation, it is with some· reluctance Division Engineer and Mrs. CHARLES city he visited with his son, Gary, who Thanks to the efforts of all con that I relinquish my duties here in E. FORSETH left on the California is being transferred by the Navy from cerned, San Jose now has a new com Modesto. We all welcome BETTY RAND Zephyr to attend the A.R.E.A. con the Hawaiian to the Aleutian Islands. pany phone line direct to the general stenographer-clerk, and hope she will vention in Chicago in March. Using a Mrs. Sue Murphy, wife of assistant office switchboard in San Francisco. 28 · MILEPOSTS MAY, 1954 29 JOHN KENDALL, LEE LAWRENCE, ED " SAN FRANCISCO FIELDS and others were r esponsible for Rita Connolly, William Dutcher, Molly Fagan, getting this new circuit in operation Lawrence Gerring, Howard Jaeger, Gwen Monds, Maurice Notter, Mary Nichols, Carl during March. Rath, Bill Royal, Dudley Thickens, Frank Tufo. BILL GAGE, freight house clerk, was injured seriously in a car-train (not On Saint Patrick's Day, PETE SAENZ ' ours) accident. We understand he is co-workers in the Auditor of Revenues doing well at the Providence Hospital Department were pleasantly surprised in Oakland. when P ete announced that he was a father for the second time. K atherine BUD SOULE, yard office, announced Ann apparently wasn't expected or else the marriage of his daughter, Helen , Pete kept it a deep, dark secret, 'cause to Linn Van Aman at Reno on March 7. The gi·oom is with the U. S. Navy no one knew till the day daughter and is leaving Moffett Field for Fort arrived that Pete was an expectant father. Wayne, Indiana. Two days later, on the 19th, LOIS HOOE became a grandmother for the CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR first time. Sheila Rae, born to Lois' PULLMAN CONDUCTOR daughter, arrived early in the morn WINS FRP AWARD ing. Two hours later Sheila's picture was taken and "Granny" brought it into the office to show everyone. We predict Sheila will some day be a cover By gal. Maurice A. Notter BONNIE BARNHILL and MARILYN "For fun, excitement and real down- to-the- earth angling pleasure, don't CRAIG were really excited when a cast overlook those small, racy streams and out-of-the-way spots." ing director for "Cinerama Holiday" visited the auditor of revenues office "Too many fishermen and not and selected them to accompany the "WHO said fishing was finished in these parts?" chirped my enough fish," they had wept, laying special train from Oakland to Denver. companion as he gleefully the blame on everything, from in What could be more thrilling than a hefted a creel that sagged under the ride On our train and an opportunity creased population to bad game man weight of a dozen fat trout. to "star" in Cinerama? The girls had agement. Yet, here we were with no My pardner and I were on a small a wonderful time and were most en more than an hour's fishing behind us stream a mile or so west of Belden thusiastic about the service on the train and our limits practically in the bag. Resort, midway in the Feather River and the wonderful route it follows. As for the luckless anglers, a few Canyon, and by alternately taking They're convinced that, next to rail turns at casting to the pools and riffles direct questions had disclosed the fact For "friendliness and courtesy to passengers that roading, "there's no business like show that they had spent the better part of should be an example to other railroad employees" we were really h aving an angler's Detroit "Dickie" A. Dean, Pullman conductor on business." a week wasting their time on every the California Zephyr, received the Federation for holiday. But what had prompted my Railway Progress Courtesy Award of the month in ANN MARTIN will make her last trip "peg-leg" hole in the Feather River March. Here "Dickie" is having his FRP lapel friend's remark was the fact that less emblem pinned to his coat by L. R. Armstrong, as Zephyrette June 13 to become the than three hours before we had been between Pulga and the Queen Lily regional manager, The Pullman Company, while Camp Ground. Knowing the country H. C. Lincoln, superintendent, waits to hand him bride of Dr. H. C. Howard on July 2. listening to the wailings of two dis his $25 U. S. Savings Bond. Dean has been a Pull Following a three-month European gruntled anglers that good trout fish fairly well, I would venture to say that man employee since May 20, 1920, starting on Western Pacific's "Exposition Flyer." He has been tour the eye surgeon and his bride will ing in California was a thing of the particular stretch of water has enou gh on the California Zephyr since its inauguration on March 20, 1949. He is a resident of Oakland. make their home in Miami, Florida. past. angling hardware tossed at it during 30 MILEPOSTS MAY, 1954 31 net result of my curiosity that morn too long ago that three of us hiked the course of a season to stock a fair possess a spirit that make them a ing was eight plump trout taken on less into an isolated lake during the month sized tackle shop. credit to their finny tribe. than twenty- five yards of the stream. of July, only to find it still locked in Now I'm no expert on the subject, To find better fishing is largely a Because I could not conscientiously the icy grip of winter. However, such but to my way of thinking, good fish matter of exploration, and sometimes take more, I cleaned my catch and, experiences are the exception rather ing simply cannot exist on easily ac a little investigation on the part of the after carefully wrapping them in ferns than the rule, and even though they cessible streams which are naturally angler will lead to the discovery of to keep them fresh and sweet, I climbed do happen occasionally they are part subjected to a constant barrage of good trout water that has long been back out of the ravine to my car. An of the overall angling picture and go hooks, lines, sinkers, and the Lord only overlooked or ignored by other fisher hour later those eight trout had been to enrich this, the greatest of all out knows what else. Hence, the plight of men. Just such an incident happened transformed into a platter of golden door sports. two fishless fishermen. to me several years ago while on my brown tidbits and were facing me So if you care to take my advice for way to Lake Bowman. across a well-heeled breakfast table what it is worth to you, then this year Having been on the road the better at a roadside inn near Cisco. by - pass those easy - to - get - to places part of the night, I pulled off the high and spend a little time in searching out way a few miles east of Colfax just at the less frequented spots, If you do, dawn for a breath of fresh air and to I'm sure by the end of the season you shake the sleep out of my eyes. I must will agree with me that for fun, excite have been parked there for at least ment, and real down-to-earth angling, five minutes before being conscious of the small racy streams lead the way to the sound of gurgling water floating adventures in good fishing. up from a small wooded ravine below. Never able to resist the siren call of unknown water, I grabbed my rod and creel and plunged down the mountain side to investigate. I have never had the time or oc casion to fish that little creek since, OME three hundred feet below and but I'll wager the trout are still there, Swell hidden from the eyes of the as fat and greedy as ever, just waiting passer-by was a's pretty a stream to fill the creel of the first enterprising as anyone could ever want to find. It angler that comes along, wasn't large-you could jump across The angler who leaves the beaten it at almost any point-but its water path to fish the small streams and out Contrarv to a growing conviction was clear and cold and its course well of-the- way spots will not only be re that the d~ath knell has been rung on filled with pools and boulders that of warded in almost every case by a full trout fishing in California, there are fered excellent cover for shy, saucy creel, but he will have the privilege thousands of small streams in the State trout. I was elated! of pursuing his sport amid breath that can spell the difference between Making a tentative cast into the first taking scenery never to be found along an unsuccessful fishing trip and a suc pool above my point of entry, I was the bustling, commercialized highway. cessful one. I know of at least a dozen immediately rewar ded with an au Then, too, there is always present in the Belden area alone. To name one, thoritative tug at the end of my line the element of the unexpected. He there is Indian Creek. I have been on that netted a fat rainbow about eight might hook into a record-breaking old intimate terms with that beautiful little inches long. I muffed a strike in the lunker that has been dominating the stream for fifteen years and I can't re second pool, but on the third my fly stream for years. Who knows'? On call a single incident wh'en it failed fooled an ill-tempered ten-inch rain the other hand, he might come back to produce a limit of fish. True, the bow that lashed the water to a foam from his safari as empty-handed as a "Hello, fish market? This is Mrs. Jones . . . I've trout taken from its waters aren't large, before he finally wound up in my told you before whenever my husband goes fishing beggar on a Poor Farm. It hasn't been you're to CLEAN the fish he buys!" but they're fat and greedy and they creel. To make a long story short, the MAY, 1954 33 32 MILEPOSTS NEW RAILROAD BOOI( ANNUAL PICNIC SOON A complete, readable history of Cali Make your plans now to bring your fornia's Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods family and friends to Western Pacific's Railroad, which climbed the half-mile Annual Picnic to be held this year high mountain north of San Francisco again at Linda Vista Park at Mission for over thirty years, is now available San J ose on Sunday, May 23. Watch in book form, titled "Crookedest Rail for further announcements from com road in the World." mittee members. Written by Theodore G. Wurm and Alvin C. Graves, and published by Academy Library Guild, Fresno, Cali fornia, this is a story of the planning EXPRESSION OF THANKS and construction, the first train, branch lines, methods of operation, hotels and The family and I would like taverns. Description of all engines, to express our thanks through motor cars, passenger coaches and the MILEPOSTS to the Western Pacific odd gravity cars are detailed, as are employees and others who so the mountain's hikers, the Mountain generously donated blood to the Play, the Black Maria. It relives the Sacramento Blood Bank for Mrs. Week- end on Tamalpais and other spe McClintock during her recent ill cial events, the disastrous forest fires, ness and hospital conlinement. the excursions, the profitable and bad The Western Pacific Girls' Bowling Team from Elko finished in second place in the HB" League. but com L. D. MCCLINTOCK petition was a little too much for them in the Nevada State Women's Bowling Tournament held at Sparks years. You will meet the old- time on March 20 and 2 1, where they failed to place. The team: Standing-Elizabeth Tom, secretary to assist CTC Maintainer ant superintendent; Adelita Viscarret, stenographer. Signal department; Hilda Beck, wife of Switchman railroad men who rode the "wiggle Beck. Sitting; Marsha O'Carroll, former employee, and Dolly Knapp, who substituted for Jean Baldwin, trains" down 7 per cent grades over Pleasant Grove B&B clerk.< hundreds of curves. The book is re California plete with excellent photos. RAILROADS LII{E ~EMBIG

Although a few clearance problems had to be tion, are dwarfed by the big crane in the picture overcome to get this huge 300-traveling crane below, as is Bob Failing, clerk, district car fore around curves en route from Oakland to the U. S. man's office in Oakland, shown on Page 35 looking Army Engineers in N orth Dakota, two idler cars, over a flatcar load of parts which accompanied the one at each end of the loaded flat car, made it pos shipment. sible for W estern Pacific to handle the shipment. The crane was manufactured by Moffett Manu Sid Henricksen, president's office, and Oscar facturing Company, Albany, and steel fabricated by Larson, chief clerk to superintendent of transporta- Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland. See. 34.66, P. L. & R. WESTERN PACIFIC MILEPOSTS U. S. POSTAGE 526 Mission St., San Francisco 5, Calif. PAID Return Postage Guaranteed San Francisco, Calif. Pe rmit No. 5371

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Chicago & North Western to raise the roof of its seven-acre train shed at Chicago one foot to accommodate its new double-deck suburban passenger cars and Union Pacific's new dome-type equipment. • Erie Railroad Magazine now in its fiftieth year of publication . • Chesapeake & Ohio inaugurates a "Chessie Club" lounge service for coach passen gers on the George Washington between Cincinnati and Newport News.

Chicago & Eastern reviv~ ~: : '~adies ' D:y" ~are plan permitting ladies to travel round trip between 1'3 Indiana' ana 'Illinois communities and Chicago at one-way adult l '", coach fare Tuesdays only, • • • Wabash Railroad's $1.5 million yard modernization project at Detroit due for completion this year. • • • New York Central and Union Pacific to test new Evans six-car auto loader.

Pennsylvania Railroad using TV at Pittsburgh to speed up switching of mail cars. • • • Santa Fe's new dome equipped San Francisco Chief goes into operation between San Francisco-Oakland and Chicago June 6.

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