PENN CENTRAL POST William H. Moore, President of Penn Central, discussing freight revitalization program with Penn Central employee.

"If I didn't think Penn Central was going to make it I wouldn't have taken the job." * * * * "I want the shippers of this country to know one thing: We need and want your business. And we're going to prove to you that we can give you the kind of service and efficiency you've been demanding." * * * * "We must renew our determination to stick to schedules. I intend to see that our trains run on time. We are determined to restore the confidence of our shippers, win their respect and earn the privilege of carrying more of their shipments." * * * * "The appointment of trustees and the selection of a new president bring no new magic into the picture. The railroad must do a better job than ever before. Fortunately, Penn Central peo• ple have better tools than ever before to work with. New yards, among America's finest. Major upgrading of older yards. Many new cars and locomotives. Modernized repair shops. New track- work machinery. Expanded use of computers. Innovations in marketing. New transportation techniques." * * * * "Everyone who works for Penn Central, regardless of his job, should realize that he is a service salesman. We can sell our service by improving the quality of our own performance, and our team• work with others."

These are some statements from you. Each Penn Central rence. "I am not going to sit by William H. Moore, the new freight sales representative is in• here and listen to shipper com• President of Penn Central structed to write a report of plaints for very long," Mr. Transportation Company, as he every customer complaint so he Moore said. "And that won't be traveled across the 20,000-mile can personally see it and do because I'm going to stop listen• Penn Central System, meeting something to prevent a recur• ing. It's going to be because This advertisement is appear• in key locations with employ• shippers are going to stop hav• ing in trade publications read by ees, shippers, public officials ing reason to complain." freight shippers. In these words and the press. Penn Central is a revitalized the Railroad's President solicits You'll hear a great deal more railroad. Give us your business. their business and pledges to from Mr. Moore. We'll move it. provide superior service. And Bill Moore wants to hear And that's a promise! He can carry out this pledge if PENN CENTRAL Penn Central people back him up with the efficient, courteous and reliable performance that wins customers and keeps them.

STRETCHED BOXCARS STRETCH FIVE MILES

Here's a gleaming string of rebuilt box• with fork-lift trucks, an important plus cars coming out of Penn Central's shops for economy-minded customers. at Beech Grove, Ind. The current car program calls for 515 Each of these cars was originally 40 feet cars like these, which, end to end, would long. They're each now 50 feet long. The stretch almost five miles. Beech Grove men did this magic by cut• Meanwhile, at Samuel Rea Shop, Hol- ting the cars in half and inserting new lidaysburg, Pa., PC men are rebuilding center sections. and modernizing 643 freight cars, includ• The men of Beech Grove are long-time ing 52-foot gondolas and 40- and 50-foot specialists in this type of renovation. Dur• boxcars. ing the past five years they have per• All these cars are scheduled to be in formed the stretch act on more than 4000 service before the end of the year. boxcars. "This is a first step in our program to Stretching the cars increases the cubic improve service to shippers and expand capacity by 25 percent, permitting heavier our capacity to handle efficiently the ris• loading by shippers. Extra-wide doors ing volume of freight we hope to attract," make possible fast loading and unloading said President William H. Moore. A nationwide problem: POLLUTION Here are PC men doing something about it

You'd think it was a TV commer- to control pollution of the soil cial: around locomotive fueling stations. Hungry bacteria, like the en• "These bacteria have an odd char• zymes in detergents, gobbling up oil acteristic—they eat oil," explains and grease spots.... Frank L. Manganaro, PC's manager It's what's happening in a new of environmental control. experiment by Penn Central people "You spread them on oil spots, and the bacteria change the oil into a soluble protein that is washed away by the rain. It won't hurt the fish in nearby streams. It's so harm• less, in fact, that you could eat it F. L. Manganaro shows cut-away view of new fueling nozzle which prevents oil drip. without ill effect. "And the bacteria themselves are getting rid of them. developed techniques for fire-fight• harmless to humans, animals and Now the bacteria have suddenly ing crash crews and a protective plants." become good guys, and are being water curtain used by the Air Force You get into all kinds of strange put to work in the war against oil to surround fuel storage areas. He things when you're a manager of pollution of the ground. joined the railroad six years ago as environmental control. "But that's only part of our tac• manager of fire prevention and pro• This position was established on tics," says Mr. Manganaro. "We're tection, and still handles this as• the Penn Central six months ago—a also developing methods to prevent signment in addition to his anti• first on American railroads. It re• oil from getting into the ground in pollution work. flects the growing awareness that the first place." He and his associates investigate all industries and citizens must get One method is being tested at the any reports of violation of pollution into the act to prevent mankind locomotive fueling station in Collin- laws on the Railroad. If they find the from polluting itself out of exis• wood Yard, Cleveland. Max A. Fer• charge is true, they take steps to• tence. guson, Penn Central civil engineer, ward correcting the condition. If But anti-pollution efforts are not places plastic trays that catch any they find it isn't true, they round up new on Penn Central. Over the past spilled oil and funnel it to a collec• evidence to prove their point. 10 years, for example, the Railroad tion point, where it can be taken Penn Central was charged with has spent an estimated S10 million out and used. oil seepage from a diesel fueling on measures to prevent discharge of Another device is an improved station into the Hudson River at petroleum and other wastes into type of nozzle to prevent dripping Harmon, N.Y. The railroad agreed streams and rivers. from hoses when fueling diesel loco• it was responsible, and corrected "Railroads cause far less pollution motives. A training program on the situation. than most industries, but we want proper use of hoses and nozzles is But at another place, where the to do a better job than we've been now being conducted for employes railroad was charged with polluting doing," Frank Manganaro says. at Penn Central's diesel "service a river, Mr. Manganaro and his as• "And we're already making im• stations." sociates proved that the oil came portant strides." Mr. Manganaro's anti-pollution from another company. He works with scientists from the campaign sends him roaming all A PC coal dock recently was Penn Central Research Laboratory over the railroad. Fortunately he is blamed for air pollution. Scientists at Cleveland, Ohio. Doing the bac• by nature a hustling type—a ruddy- from PC's Cleveland lab collected teria tests were James C. Story, faced 195-pounder, who keeps in trim air samples and showed that the manager of bioengineering research, by swimming and water-skiing. He source was not the coal dock but a and Robert T. Noonan, chief chemist. once played semi-pro football, and nearby power plant. Their fellow scientists jokingly got a bid to play with the Detroit "Fighting pollution is a long, called them Bugman One and Two. Lions—"but my father talked me tough battle," declares Frank Man• The bacteria, called Desulpho out of it." ganaro. Vibrio, were considered nothing but For 11 years he did fire preven• "But we have a strong incentive. nuisances ten years ago. They got tion work for the National Aeronau• The environment belongs to all of into fuel tanks, clogging filters and tics and Space Administration and us, railroad people as well as every• James C. Story gathers samples of earth causing leaks. The railroad scien• the Republic Aviation Corporation, body else. It's up to all of us to take to determine any seepage of diesel oil. tists developed a chemical way of working on the Apollo project. He care of it."

Explorers on the rails Iron Horsemen Explorers are a teenage extension voted exclusively to the study of Penn Central officials and employes Ever hear of the Ferro- of the Boy Scouts. railroading. for sponsoring this very worthwhile Equinological Society? They're youths of high school age It's the first of its kind in the coun• and highly educational activity," said That, friends, is Latin for who want to learn, to build, to make try. Robert W. Seymour, district execu• Iron Horse. a contribution to their country. It went into action recently at the tive of Scouting's Central Indiana It's the name chosen by a Some Explorer posts specialize in Penn Central shops in Beech Grove, Council. group of railroad enthusiasts at one career field, and are sponsored Indiana. Shop personnel will guide To get the post started, shop em• Franklin and Marshall College, by an industry, business, or profes• and instruct the 20 members of Ex• ployes donated $250. The money was at Lancaster, Pa. sional society. plorer Post No. 680. presented in their behalf by Gor• Recently they visited the die• Now here's an Explorer post de• "We are extremely grateful to don L. Zeider, general superinten• sel locomotive shop at Altoona, dent of Beech Grove Shops. Pa. Later the secretary, Peter "The world of railroading is a pro• Rickershauser, wrote a letter of gressive, highly sophisticated indus• appreciation: try in need of talented young men," "Our guide, Mr. L. E. Shuff- Mr. Zeider said. stall, was very friendly, consid• "We feel that our program will erate and informative, as were give the boys a good taste of rail• all other Penn Central em• roading, and perhaps spark their in• ployes we came in contact with. terest in railroading as a professional Penn Central personnel struck career." us as efficient and businesslike. Elton H. Geshwiler, Beech Grove's The shops were clean, the mo• mayor, lauded the program. rale appeared good. We had, at The shop employes were presented day's end, only praise for the with a plaque from charter members Penn Central we witnessed at of the post, in appreciation for their Altoona and Juniata." interest and assistance. LOSS: $6,000,000 PER WEEK

Penn Central Transportation Company lost $233,691,000 in the Railroad revenues were actually higher than last year. But first nine months of 1970. That was an average loss of approxi• expenses, including wages and supplies, increased far more. The mately $6,000,000 each week. The figures were reported to the result was that the loss in nine months of 1970 reached $233,- United States District Court by the Company's four Trustees. 691,000, compared with $49,032,000 in 9 months of 1969.

THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 1970 These were the sources of

REVENUE from freight, passenger, mail, express and other operations $1,277,465,000

DIVIDENDS and other payments from subsidiaries, such as Pittsburgh

and Lake Erie and other railroads, trucking companies, and the

Pennsylvania Company, which receives dividends from sub•

sidiary real estate companies 24,130,000

PROFIT on sales of real estate and other investments 17,776,000

OTHER INCOME—from railroad-owned hotels, rents from tenants in

railroad-owned office buildings, concessions in passenger stations,

parking lot fees, interest on securities held by the Railroad 25,970,000

Total amount of income $1,345,341,000

These were the expenses

PAYMENTS TO EMPLOYES in the form of wages, fringe benefits, and

contributions by the Railroad to the employes' Railroad Retire•

ment accounts $ 837,236,000

COSTS of materials and supplies, use of other railroads' tracks, insur•

ance, loss and damage claims, special services such as snow

removal, and other costs 432,363,000

TAXES due to Federal, State and local governments 47,458,000

RENTS for use of cars and locomotives owned by others, and for tracks, yards, stations and other facilities not owned by the Railroad 152,261,000

FIXED CHARGES, which include interest on debts, interest due to rail•

roads which PC leases, and payments for cars and locomotives

which the Railroad buys on time 109,714,000

Total amount of expenses $1,579,032,000

NET LOSS $ 233,691,000

No better reply New Appointments She was at Penn Station, New York, purchasing a ticket

SYSTEM OFFICES Security Department CENTRAL REGION for a trip to Richmond, Va., on Sales & Marketing Department Lowry, W. F. Inspector—Special Pergrin, D. E. Director—Administration a later date. She saw the redcap Investigations, New York Strohl, B. L. Alexander, W. E. Manager—Marketing captain, Mercer E. Eaton, and Consumer Produce and Waste Material Morgan, H., Jr. Inspector—Special Asst. General Manager—Operation mentioned the problem she Cohea, R. C. Freight Sales Manager- Investigations, Philadelphia Allegheny Division Merchandise Traffic, New York Claims Department Naylor, W. W. SupervisorTrack, Lewistown might have with luggage. DeLozier, D. R. Kelly, R. J. Asst. Chief Claim Agent, Williamsport Division He wrote down her name Rudy, G. A. Material and Equipment Engineer Sales Representative, Portland, Ore. Cleveland —Mrs. G. C. Dougherty—and Halligan, T. P. Watterson, C. W. District Claim Agent, EASTERN REGION Baer, H. E. Construction Inspector the departure date, and told her Freight Sales Manager—Beverages, New York Cleveland Catching, W. R. Director—Administration all she need do was to an• Hedden, K. W. WESTERN REGION Davidson, W. L. Superintendent- Sales Representative, Indianapolis Hammye, W. L. Examiner, Toldeo nounce her name when she Labor Relations and Personnel Hyberg, B. T. Pattison, R. K. Director—Administration Fossett, N. J. Asst. Examiner- came to the station on the day Asst. Director—Pricing Staff Rose, J., Jr. Asst. Supervisor- Labor Relations and Personnel of her trip. McSherry, T. A. Director—Administration Personnel, Cleveland O'Donnell, R. J. Examiner—Labor Sure enough, as soon as a taxi Sanders, M. S. Asst. Manager- Skiba, D. J. Asst. Industrial Engineer Relations and Personnel Marketing Development Automotive driver delivered her at the Chicago Division Robins, J. G. General Manager—Operations Stanley, J. J. Manager—Pricing ramp, and called out her name, McCullough, D. R. Selfe, J. E. Asst. Industrial Engineer Strunk, T. L. Office Manager, Louisville Terminal Trainmaster, Elkhart Slater, R. J. General Superintendent- a redcap stepped forward. Varnell, O. P. Manager—Staff Services Neal, R. G. Transportation Analyst Transportation "He was George P. Clark, Nussrallah, J. R. Asst. General Foreman—Car Swift, F. L. Asst. General Foreman- Systems Development Department Number 23," she wrote. "His Young, R. H., Jr. Trainmaster, Elkhart Locomotive, Enola thoroughness reflected his 'boss," Dooley, B. M. Associate Computer Analyst Cleveland Division Philadelphia Division Edwards, C. D . Sr. Business Systems Consultant Crowl, S. A. Trainmaster (Night), Rockport Lyons, P. J. Supervisor Structures Mr. Eaton. He arranged a meet• Jablonski, E. J. Associate Systems Analyst Hahn, J. L. Road Foreman Pekasiewicz, A. J. Asst. Supervisor Structures ing place in the station, after Johnson, W. W. Kilrain, D. C. Trainmaster, Kinsman Street Seaman, G. R. Trainmaster, Morrisville Manager—Systems Development Administration assuring me that my luggage Lustig, S. H. Transportation Supervisor Harrisburg Division was secure. From there on Kessler, G. A. Director—Systems Reed, J. E. Trainmaster, Riverbed Yard Siegrist, R. H. Transportation Supervisor Development Administration and Standards Fort Wayne Division Staplin, D. E. Asst. Supervisor Track everything was a breeze. Macri, A. C. Accounting Specialist Cheeseman, R. W. Master Mechanic Stiles, F. W. Asst. Trainmaster, Shiremanstown "Wherever I went, I told this Taylor, C. F. Associate Computer Analyst Deeds, H. J. Asst. Division Engineer Stout, P. K. Transportation Supervisor, Enola fabulous story. Tedrow, D. W. Asst. Trainmaster, Marion Talbot, F. C. Trainmaster, Lancaster Engineering Department "When thanking Mr. Eaton, Toledo Division Chesapeake Division DiSante, A. V. Maintenance of Way Analyst Diviney, D. L. Asst. Engineer Autro, C. W. Road Foreman his reply was: 'We try to do our Glickenstein, H. M. Sr. Design Engineer- SOUTHERN REGION Clair, C. G. Asst. Supervisor Track, Chester best." Communications and Signals St. Louis Division New Jersey Division "No official of the Penn Cen• Journey, C. W. Stenographer—Clerk Perry, H. D. Supervisor- Simpson, H. Road Foreman tral could have given a better McMeen, W. J. Chief Operator—Detector Car Communications and Signals Philadelphia Commuter Area Powidzki, K. C. Agreement Engineer Ziegler, R. H. Supervisor—Structures DiCiocco, M. C. Asst. Supervisor Stations reply."

3 New Future for Passenger Service

The passenger picture has sud- sor their commuter services. The denly brightened. TurboTrain may be getting a new Washington is stepping in to pre• lease to keep it running. serve intercity service. It is authoriz• Rarely have there been so many ing new financial aid for commuter important developments in rail pas• service. The states of New York and senger service. Connecticut are contracting to spon• Here is the story, in five parts. 7. New Federal Corporation

ongress has approved and Presi• amount of contribution it has made. C dent Nixon has signed a bill The corporation will have 15 creating the National Railroad directors. Eight will be chosen by Passenger Corporation. President Nixon, with the consent This new agency will take over of the U. S. Senate. Three will be all or most of America's intercity elected by the railroads holding rail passenger services (not includ• common stock. Four will be elected ing commuter trains). by the owners of preferred stock— The first step will be for the U. S. which will be offered for sale to the Department of Transportation to general public. decide the routes needed for a basic Congress granted $40 million to national passenger system. get the corporation started. It au• The new corporation will then thorized the corporation to borrow draw up contracts with individual up to $100 million, with Government railroads to provide this service at guarantees, to modernize equipment a fee. and upgrade roadbeds. In addition, Each railroad's own employes will Congress authorized guarantees of The new commuter pact for the New Haven line is signed by President William H. run the trains and will draw their $200 million in loans for railroads Moore. With him are State Senator Anthony B. Gioffre, Governor Rockefeller, and paychecks from their railroad, as at that want to participate in the new William J. Ronan, of Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York Times photo.) present. program but are short of cash. "We commend the Congress for The aim of the new corporation lines. enacting legislation to establish a will be not only to preserve and The agreements, which still must National Rail Passenger Corpora• improve service but to make a profit receive the approval of the Inter• tion," said President William H. and pay dividends to its stock• state Commerce Commission, pro• Moore. holders. After July 1, 1973, the vide the following: "We are ready to cooperate." corporation will be allowed to drop The Connecticut Transportation The U. S. Department of Trans• trains that lose money. However, Authority will lease 106 miles of the portation is already preparing the it will continue money-losing trains line within the state's boundaries. list of routes it considers to be if a state or local government be• The Metropolitan Transportation required to meet the country's needs. lieves the trains are necessary and Authority, a New York State agency, Local and state officials and other in• is willing to make up at least two- will buy 14 miles of the line, from terested parties will have an oppor• thirds of the losses. the Connecticut border south to tunity to suggest changes in the list. Secretary Volpe applauded this Woodlawn Junction, N. Y. Then, in January, John A. Volpe, action of Congress "to revitalize Both states will pay a rental for Secretary of Transportation, will intercity rail passenger service." the tracks from Woodlawn Junction make the final decision. "This act envisions a national to Grand Central Terminal. The corporation will take charge system of intercity passenger service Penn Central Transportation of the service on May 1. as a means of transportation Company will operate the service After that, the participating rail• superior in terms of speed and for a fee of $100,000 a year. roads will be relieved of the financial convenience to that offered today, PC employes will continue to run losses they have been having in and of the quality currently being the trains and maintain the equip• passenger service. But they will have provided by the Metroliner between ment. to pay to get in on the program. New York and Washington," he said. The two states will receive all the Each railroad will have to contribute Thomas M. Goodfellow, president fares and will make up any losses an amount based on what it has been of the Association of American Rail• on the service. losing on passenger service. The roads, said: "The question is not The states expect to receive contribution will be in cash or in whether America's railroads can Federal funds to help them buy 144 passenger equipment or in service. help in the massive job of moving new high-speed commuter cars. They In return, the railroad may either people. We know they can, once will also improve stations, tracks take common stock in the new corp• there is recognition of the financial and other facilities. At Hartford, Conn., commuter pact is oration or a tax deduction for the problems involved." William H. Moore, president of signed by Chairman Frank M. Reinhold, Penn Central Transportation Com• Conn. Transportation Authority, with Gov• pany, hailed the signing of the new ernor Dempsey's approval (UPI photo). service contract as "the beginning 2. Funds for Commuter Lines of a new era in public transporta• The two states' transportation tion." authorities, Mr. Moore said, "will be president Nixon has signed a new the cost, the Federal Government "New York, under Governor able to do things that are beyond law providing funds to help big- two-thirds. Rockefeller, and Connecticut, under the financial ability of Penn Central city areas improve commuter ser- The grants would be mainly for Governor Dempsey, long have rec• or any private enterprise. vices. new rolling stock—railroad cars, ognized that commuter rail service "Special credit must be given The new law, called the Urban subway cars or buses. The loans is, in fact, a public service, and Governor Rockefeller and Dr. Mass Transportation Assistance Act, would be for land and stations. retention and improvement of this William Ronan (chairman of the authorizes the Government to make President Nixon, in signing the operation requires public support," Metropolitan Transportation Au• grants and loans up to $3.1 billion new law, said it would enable the Mr. Moore said. thority) for their vigorous support during the next five years. United States "to meet the chal• "Every community and every of better mass transportation and for The money would go to cities and lenge of the urban frontier just as person will benefit from better trans• their cooperative efforts which have other local governmental agencies, we did the challenge of the western portation facilities. The dollars led to this pact—a pact that could which would use it to preserve and frontier in the last century." spent on public rail transportation set the precedent for many metro• improve railroad, bus and subway He said the legislation was moved are today's best buy." politan areas of the United States." service. through Congress with full support The grants would be on a match• by both parties and with the co• ing basis. The city or other local operation of railroad Management agency would put up one-third of and Labor. 4. Aiding New York Service

n addition to the New Haven line, intent to take over these two lines; Ithere are two other major com• and the four Trustees of Penn 3. Aiding New Haven Service muter lines tunneling north from Central Transportation Company Grand Central Terminal, New York: have agreed. he states of New York and Con- January 1. The Hudson Line runs 72 miles to The tentative agreement has been necticut have signed agreements This stretch of Penn Central line Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; the Harlem given approval by U. S. District to take over commuter service on serves about 25,000 commuters a day. line runs 77 miles to Dover Plains. Judge John P. Fullam, who is in the line between New York City It has been a heavy money-loser, The Metropolitan Transportation charge of the reorganization of the and New Haven, Connecticut, on like all the Railroad's commuter Authority has signed a letter of Company. It also requires the Continued on Page Five Continued from Page Four approval of New York State's fixed fee of $125,000 a year to operate departments of transportation, and the service; and a rental of $600,000 audit and control. a year for Grand Central Station. The two lines serve about 40,000 PC employes would run the trains commuters daily. and maintain them. The agreement provides that the The Authority would buy 80 new Metropolitan Transportation au• cars and lease them to the Railroad. thority would lease these two lines The Authority would receive all at $1 a year. It would pay Penn the fares and pay all the expenses of Central Transportation Company a the service. 5. Continuing TurboTrain

he experimental runs of the TurboTrains. T TurboTrain between Boston and The service had been provided as New York were scheduled to end an experiment to determine the on October 22. But an announce• efficiency and appeal of these ultra• ment by President Richard M. Nixon modern trains, which are powered has given the program a new lease by aircraft-type engines and have on life. other advanced features. The President said the runs will Penn Central Transportation Com• be continued in hopes that "within pany has been operating Turbo- approximately three months, the service under a two-year contract, Department of Transportation and which expired October 22. its Federal Railroad Administration "In addition to conducting a suc• will be able to consummate an agree• cessful experiment, proving that ment with the United Aircraft new, clean, fast, safe trains will be Corporation and the Penn Central used by the traveling public," Presi• "It is an experiment that succeed• demonstration program might in• Railroad to develop an expanded dent Nixon said, "we have also ed to the point where it is now volve additional cars as well as demonstration." provided a service that has come to almost a necessity." changes in design to improve the United Aircraft owns the two be accepted, used and counted on. He added that an extended dependability of the trains. mm They didn't forget Eddie Sholtis

hey were climbing up the walls T . . . over the roof ... in and out the windows. Wild party? Nope—just a lot of railroaders helping out a fellow railroader who's down on his luck. More than 40 Penn Central people gave up a free Saturday to repair and paint the home of Edward Jon Martin Sholtis, a passenger con• ductor, retired on disability. They once worked trains with Eddie. This He was stricken with acute rheu• day Trainman Karl Kise and Conductor matoid arthritis in 1956, and has been Jack Phillipson repair his back porch. confined to a hospital bed or a wheel chair ever since. had wrecked the back porch. "A wonderful guy," says Betty Betty Kendler and Passenger Con• Kendler, who works as a passenger ductor Jack Phillipson decided to do trainman on the New Jersey Divi• something. sion. "I've known him all these years They lined up volunteers. They and he's never lost his warmth, Everyone lends a hand in the long-overdue repairs to Eddie's home in Bay Head, NJ. obtained 12 gallons of excess paint friendliness and good humor. from Penn Central. The Monmouth- "A lot of railroaders stop by from Ocean County Development Council time to time to cheer him up. But donated lumber. Nearby stores con• he gives them a lift." tributed a porch roof and a TV an• Vandalism? No—altruism. Visitors noticed that Mr. Sholtis's tenna. Other materials were donated Youngsters armed with white. The Crusade of Mercy home, in Bay Head, N.J., was getting by railroaders. brushes and white paint emblem was put on the front. run down. It hadn't been painted or At 8 a.m., on a sunny Saturday, made a mess of an innocent Then the diesel spread the repaired in ten years. Gutters and the PC people began trooping in. Penn Central diesel at Chicago. fund-raising message as it down spouts were rusted. Termites They came from New York City, They daubed their names, traveled about in its regular Long Island, Woodbridge, Trenton, slogans and cartoons, while switching chores. Philadelphia and other cities. news photographers recorded Robert E. Sullivan, general Conductor Frank Ernest, who the weird scene. superintendent of transporta• works on Metroliners, started put• The purpose? To publicize tion in PC's Western Region, ting in windows. Chicago's annual Crusade of explained that the railroad's Richard Velotti, a trainman be• Mercy, which raises money for financial situation prevented it tween New Brunswick and New city-wide charities. from making a corporate gift York, and Robert Jones and John The youngsters were sons and this year. Murphy, of the North Jersey Shore daughters of Penn Central em• "So we decided to use this route, started roofing the porch. ployes. After they messed up method to help the campaign William Dinwoodie, a trainman, the locomotive enough for pub• by encouraging contributions painted the bathroom. licity purposes, PC painters among our personnel and the Conductor Joseph Riether came from Al Ulis, a conductor on New covered it with a clean, all-over general public," he said. Philadelphia and Trainman Barnett Wal• Brunswick locals, painted the hall• lace from New York to help an old friend. way. "Eddie and I started railroad• ing together in '42," he said. By the end of the day, the rail• roaders had painted the whole house, inside and out, and finished the nec• essary repairs. Eddie Sholtis beamed at them. They remember Eddie Sholtis as a tall, rugged-looking man. Before starting on the Pennsyl• vania Railroad, he had been a semi- pro football player, and a lifeguard. He studied singing, hoped to become a Metropolitan Opera baritone. Illiness put an end to all that. "A lot of commuters have never Eddie Sholtis gets a progress report from forgotten Eddie Sholtis," said Betty Conductor Jack Phillipson, Trainman Kendler. Betty Kendler and Mrs. Sholtis (at rear). "Neither have a lot of railroaders." REPORTS FROM ALL OVER

Railroads needs —It is high time the Government The vandalism problem —Teenagers in Man• began treating railroads the way it treats the railroads' hattan continue to harass PC trains with rocks, sling• competitors—airlines, truck lines and barge lines—which shots, target pistols, iron bars, bottles and other mis• benefit from billions of dollars of Government expendi• siles. An article in the New York News calls the prob• tures each year. lem "teenage guerrilla warfare." One train had four win• So declared George A. Smathers, general counsel for dows smashed on a single trip from Grand Central Ter• America's Sound Transportation Review Organization minal to North White Plains, N. Y. In an 8-month period, (ASTRO). there were 24 cases of youngsters playing "chicken" on Addressing the Western Railway Club in Chicago, Mr. the tracks, forcing the enginemen to make emergency Smathers pointed out that nearly a third of the 71 major stops, jolting passengers. railroads ended 1969 with a net loss, and the industry's Railroad police are seeking greater assistance from In a letter to Railway Age maga• rate of return fell to the lowest level since the Depres• public authorities in curbing the vandals. They also are zine, Walter J. Kelley, Jr., PC dis• sion. urging all employes to notify the PC police department trict sales manager at Phoenix, Ariz., "And at the end of the first six months of 1970," he whenever they observe or hear of vandalism. wrote: said, "40 of the 71 major railroads had deficits in working "I'm sick and tired of hearing capital." about picking up the pieces of the shattered Penn Central. Mr. Smathers urged Federal guarantees of railroad Savings Association —After the Railroad filed "The Penn Central is far from loans to improve rights-of-way and to purchase loco• for reorganization last June, there were unusually heavy shattered. This railroad has the best motives and freight cars. He proposed that a transporta• withdrawals by some members of the Penn Central Em• sales force in the business, and is tion fund be set up to aid all forms of transportation ployes Mutual Savings Association. This association, looking forward eagerly to getting equally. He also urged that Congress outlaw any state which has about 23,000 PC employes as depositors and back on the track and we will do tax laws that discriminate against railroads as compared assets of more than $16 million, had to suspend further just that. with other industries. withdrawals. However, depositors continued to have full interest credited to their accounts. "The motto here is CAN DO and Recently E.M.S.A. signed an agreement providing that not WHAT SHOULD WE DO? For the Industrial Valley Bank and Trust Company will ac• all those who come to bury us, I quire the Association's assets and resume and expand suggest they go out for a short beer banking services. Under the agreement, depositors would while we get reorganized." be assured of 100 percent return of their deposits, with interest, over a period of years. D. D. Vuolo, PC freight agent at Morrisville, Pa., attended one of the The agreement is subject to the approval of qualified meetings President Moore has been members of E.M.S.A., as well as of the Pennsylvania holding with employes. Later Mr. State Department of Banking and the Federal Deposit Vuolo wrote a message to employes Insurance Corporation. in his jurisdiction. Some excerpts: "We all have gripes and this is Anti-pollution —The Connecticut Department of healthy, but at this meeting we saw Transportation has authorized the use of state funds to that our new President, Mr. Moore, install anti-pollution measures at Penn Central's power is willing to listen personally and plant at Cos Cob, Conn. The plant provides electric work towards solving the problems. power to trains on the New Haven line to New York. "Our giant industry has been crushed under the weight of expan• Giant eye—This steel container protects a 17 1/2-ton sion, capital investments, the tight money economy and inflation, among mirror manufactured by Owens-Illinois at Toledo, O. The big race—Two reporters of the Philadelphia other pressures. The mirror, made of Cer-Vit glass, is 158 inches in dia• Inquirer left their building at the same time, en route to "With a new leader who is willing meter, making it the second largest telescope mirror in the newspaper's Washington office. One went by Metro- to listen and work together with us the world. Penn Central people gave it careful handling. liner, the other by plane. Result: The plane rider won to solve the problems, we owe it to The photo shows a check of the bracing at Indianapolis, by 15 minutes. His total time, including taxis, was 2 1/4 him, and will benefit ourselves, if we as the mirror headed for Tucson, Ariz., where it will go hours. The Metroliner rider took 21/2 hours. join hands and, with patience and through two years of grinding and polishing. Then it will But the plane rider paid a fare of $20, compared with confidence, WORK TOGETHER." be shipped to Chile for installation in a mountain ob• the Metroliner fare of $10; and his taxi bills totaled $8.75, servatory, giving a new view of the heavens. compared with the other reporter's $2.75. Clifford Harmon Vallone, of This trial, the Inquirer editorialized, "dramatized the Drexel Hill, Pa., writes: feasibility of making short-haul passenger service com• "A relative of mine, employed by Boost for Safety—Figures for the first nine petitive with other forms of transportation." months of 1970 show a System-wide reduction of 81/2 per • Penn Central, hands me his copy of cent in the rate of employe injuries. "This is a very en• your valued paper after he is finished couraging improvement," said Joseph A. Bonelli, man• with it. My attention was invited to ager of safety. "It shows there is increased attention to your May article on Harmon station. safe work practices and compliance with time-tested I am virtually sure this station was safety rules." named for the late Clifford Harmon, Among Penn Central's 23 divisions, Canada Division the pioneer aviator who established is first with only one lost-time injury during the first the Harmon trophies for outstanding nine months. The other divisions, ranked from the low• aviators. My father and he were very est injury rate to the highest, are: good friends, and my father named Allegheny, St. Louis, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Colum• his first-born son in his honor." bus, New Haven, Williamsport, Cincinnati, Chesapeake, Indiana, Boston, Fort Wayne, Syracuse, New Jersey, Robert J. Swan, of Long Beach, Michigan, Toledo, Chicago, Buffalo, Cleveland, Phila• California, writes: delphia, Valley, Detroit. "Thank you for The Post. All credit to PC for the Metroliner, for How PC does it—Computer experts from 19 rail• the Empire Service goodwill, for roads gathered in Philadelphia recently and heard how Mr. Perlman's new job—Alfred E. Perlman saying a good word for trains when Penn Central people are extending the use of computers has been named president of the Western Pacific Railroad, the right people foot the bill. You've to boost efficiency and customer service. Some of the effective December 1. Mr. Perlman was president of the got a good crew, including your key visitors, who came from as far as San Francisco, in• New York Central at the time of the merger. He became punchers!" spected PC's Data Center (above) and the Metroliner president of the merged Penn Central and was later computerized reservation system which gives faster-than- named vice chairman. ever service to customers. Penn Central Transportation Com• pany publishes this tabloid magazine for its employes. Address any com• munications to Penn Central Post, 6 To improve Metroliners—The u. s. Depart• Penn Center Plaza, Phila., Pa. 19104 ment of Transportation is making plans with Penn New TrailVan train—TV9M is the newest train Central for a research and development program to im• hauling loaded truck trailers and containers on a fast MANAGER—EMPLOYE PUBLICATIONS prove the reliability, maintenance efficiency and comfort schedule from the New York area to Chicago. A 4 a.m. Joseph Shallit level of Metroliner trains. departure from PC's yard at North Bergen, N. J., means STAFF WRITER PC people can promptly move freight loaded by shippers Joseph K. Harvey late in the day or evening. Previously, such freight had to STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Criminal negligence—An 18-year-old New York wait 12 or more hours for the next train west. Nelson M. Stickler youth was found guilty of criminal negligence in the fatal shooting of George Burns, a Penn Central passen• CONTRIBUTING EDITORS ger trainman, last year. This is the lowest degree of Publication award—The Penn Central Post has William E. Baird, Pittsburgh homicide, carrying a maximum penalty of four years in received the Distinguished Achievement Award of the Joseph R. Ewing, Washington prison. The youth admitted he was holding the .22-caliber Association of Railroad Editors "for excellence in pre• Robert S. McKernan, New Haven rifle that fired as Mr. Burns' train was pulling into the senting feature material in a bright and innovative style." Cecil G. Muldoon, New York Saul Resnick, Chicago 125th Street Station in New York, but he said the rifle The award was made at the Association's annual con• Farwell C. Rhodes, Indianapolis went off accidentally. vention.

6 CHRISTMAS at Logansport, Ind,

Santa arrives early and stays late at Logansport, Ind. He comes in the afternoon of December 19 to distribute joy and laughter and gifts to the children of Penn Central employes. Then he sheds his uniform and joins the adults in an evening of dancing, dining and good fellowship. The double event is sponsored each year by the Penn Central Family Club of Logansport. Santa is Sam S. (Snuffy) Smith, a yard conductor who is hefty enough to play Santa without any artificial Mrs. Fred Granger who admits to 83 years stuffing. Santa unmasked! Conductor S. S. Smith. receives gift as oldest lady at the party. Running the show with the help of a bustling committee is Donald C. Shaffer, a freight conductor with 25 years' service. "It's a lot of work, and a lot of "You're nice but your beard is so itchy!" fun," he says. "And the Christmas party is only one of the many things our Family Club does." Last July, the club sponsored a beach party for employes and their families at a nearby lake, and about 3000 persons attended. In September, there was a picnic specially for retired employes. The club sponsors a Little League team, and every few years gives blood via the Bloodmobile. "Sale of PC jewelry and other methods are used to raise necessary funds," says Conductor Shaffer. "And we get a lot of help and cooperation from our trainmaster, N. A. Gerdeman." Pictures on this page were taken "But Santa, our house hasn't any chimney." during last year's party. After the kids are safely home, their elders take to the floor to display their talents.

Every year, a giant tree goes up at the Pan Am Building, next to PC's Grand Central Terminal, and all offices are invited to place gifts for distribution to various New York charities. Seen below, after delivering gifts from the PC Treasurer's Office, are Phyllis Connor, secretary; Douglas Jones, bond transfer assistant, Shar• on Hall and Pat Daly, credit repre• sentatives. More than 4000 gifts were distributed last year to Catholic, For the past three years, PC peo- Protestant and Jewish agencies. ple at 466 Lexington Ave., New York, have joined in "Operation Shop Early." The purpose: To send gift items to servicemen in Vietnam. In photo above, Ruth Gensler, per• Switchman L. M. Miller and wife sign in at Logansport party with 6 of their 9 children. sonnel secretary, receives donations from J. W. King, examiner; Linda Giordano, secretary; and Arnold Berwanger, supervisor-personnel. Below, Miss Giordano and Miss Gensler fix up the tree. anta's going down the chimney as S Clair Nowicki applies the final touch to a Christmas candy house. Mr. Nowicki, a Michigan Division trackman, has been making the confectionery delights for the past ten years and donating them to local hospitals and organizations. This year's houses are going to the Cold- water Michigan Home for Retarded Children and his Division's Christ• mas party. About four evenings of work and 30 pounds of many kinds of candy go into each house, which Mr. On the cover: It's all in the con• Nowicki "glues" together. centration as Laura and Karla Laing Mr. Nowicki's holiday creations trim the tree for Logansport's big also include Delia Robbia wreaths Christmas party. They're daughters and garlands which decorate doors of PC Conductor James L. Laing. and fireplaces of his friends.

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