The Frisco Employes' Magazine, September 1927
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Pnge 4 September, 1927 pj%w~MPLOW~UNE Page 5 THE. FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE ROOM743FRlSCOBUlLDING :: ST.LOUIS WM. L. HUCCINS. Jr., Edftor MARTHA C. M80Rg. Assodata Edrror WM. McMIUN. Addnttdn: Mana#sr H. A PICKENS, Ad. Ed.-Ftfsco Mcchanfi J. J. KAPLAN. Adarrfs?n# SoCfeflor VOL. 1V SEPTEMBER. 1927 No. 12 > Permission is given to reprint, with or without credit. in part or in full, any article appearing in this Magazine Contents of This Issue PAGES Frontispiece .................................................................................................................................. 4 Frisco Ennine Makes Longest Run .................................................................................................... 6 Passenger Trains 96.6 Per Cent On Tim.................................... ................................................ 7 No Accidents at Memphis in July ................................................................................................. 8 Engineer Hammer Stays at Post Despite Injury ............................................................................ 9 Watermelon Crop Feted at Hope, Ark............................................................................................ 10 Frisco Acquires Two New Roads Acgust 15 ................................................................................. 11 News of the Frisco Clubs .................................................................................................................... 12-13 Greater Traffic Roll of Honor ............................................................................................ ;............. 14 Engineer MilIer Retires .......................................................................................................................... Solicitation from Industrial Standpoint............................................................................................ Everyone Can Help in Theft Reduction .............................................. .............................................. Frisco Handles World's Largest Individual Shipment ............................................................... Car Damage Decreases 38.8 Per Cent ................................................................................................ No Accidents for Forty-one Years, conductor'^ Record .............................................................. Loss of One Foot Fails to Stop Monett Railroad Cat .................................................................. "After the Vacationsw-a Cartoon...................................................................................................... (By John L. Godsey) For Meritorious Service...................................................................................................................... Good Fuel Performances Demand Well Conditioned Locomotives........................................ Frisco Fuel Econow Records ............................................................................................................ Pastime ................................................................... :.............................................................................. 28 Pension Roll .......................................................................................... .......................................... 29 Honiernakers' Page ........ .. .......................................................................................................................30-31 The Twilight Hour............................................................................................................................... 32-33 Flashes of Merriment.................................................................................................................... 34 Editorials ........................................................................................................................................... 35 Frisco Mechanic ..................................................................... ..... ............................................................ 36-38 A Page of Poetry......................................................................................................... ............... 39 (By Frisco Rhymsters) Frisco Family News .................................................................................... ........................ ...,.. .. ..... ... .. ..41-72 - THE FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE I The Frlsco Employes' Magazine 1s a monthly publlcatlon devoted prlmarlly tothe Interests of the more than 30 000 actlve and retlred employes of the Frlsco Llnes. It contalns 8tarles, Items of current news, personafi notes about employes and thetr families, artfcles dealing with Qarlous phases of rallroad work poems, cartoons and notices regarding the service. Good clear photographs aruitable for repro- ductlh are especially demired, and will be returned only when requested. All cartoons and drawings must be In black India drawing Ink. Employes are Invlted to write Brticlek for the mU!S%ln0. Contrlbutlons should be typewritten, on one Bldb of the sheet only, and should be addressed to the Edltor. Frisco Bulldlng, St. Louls, Mo. Dlstrlbuted free among Frlsco emDloyes. TO others. prlce 16 cents a copy: subscrlptlon rate 61.60 a -year. Advertising rates will be made known upon appllcatlon Page 6 wr,%jgmFMOW&~ZINE September, 1927 FRISCO ENGINE MAKES LONGEST RUN No. 41 00 Pulls Full Rating 2,940 Miles Without Knocking Fires- Two Round Trips, Kansas City, Mo., to Biumingham, Ala. ITH the announcement August that no special attention was given en- the lubrication of the engine was per- 11 of the longest freight coal gine 4100 before its 2,940 mile run fect. w burning locomotive run on rec- was made, and no special crews were Engine No, 4100 is a giant of loco- ord in America, the St. Louis-San used. At no time was there any in- motive power and is known as the Francisco Railway Company makes its dication of the engine raising water "Mikado" type, tonnage class 63. Cy- second remarkable contribution in two and when the plugs were removed at linder dimenssons are 27"x32" 63" months to the advancement of Ameri- Kansas City upon completion of the driver, 200 pounds steam pressure. The can railroading. remarkable run there was no sign of capacity of its tank is 20 tons of coal; On June 29 the Frisco announced mud in the leg of the boiler. Only an 11,700 gallons of water. The engine the completion of the long- weight on trucks is 25,870 est passenger coal burning pounds, weight on trailers locomotive run without en- 49,820 pounds; on drivers gine change-735 miles from 244,690 pounds, total weight Kansas City to Birmingham of engine 320,280 pounds; on the Frisco's famous Kan- weight of engine and tank sas City-Florida Special. 560,880 pounds. This engine Today that railroad an- is equipped with syphon, nounces the longest freight brick arch, table grates coal burning locomotive Nn with 35 per cent opening, in the history of railroad- with 70.3 square feet grate ing-4,940 m i 1 e s without area. It has a 6%" nozzle; knocking t h e locomotive 7 rows of brick in arch and fires. arch down to flue sheet, and On July 25. Frlaco engine is equipped with modern No. MOO, a coal burner, left stoker and booster. Kansas City, Mo., at 6:16 Thfs engine had made a p. m., destlned to Birming- total of 32,000 locomotive ham, Ala., a distance of 735 miles since receiving last mileq pulling a freight train. classified repairs and prior On August 4 at 1:00 a. m., to the mbove performance. the engine had its Ares At no tlme on the entire two knocked for the first time round trips was there any since it left Kansas City on delay due to engine condi- July 25, after completing tions. two round trips, a total of In making this run the en- 2,940 miles. A careful check gine was blown out a total of existing records made by of 196 minutes, an average the motive power depart- of 8.12 minutes on each sub- ment of the Frisco reveals division. The engine used a no similar records ever made total of 491,500 gallons of by coal burning locomotives. water. The engine was un- "The performance of en- der flre continuously from gine No. 4100 is a distinct 3:OO p. m., July 25, until advancement to railroading 1:00 a. m. August 4, a total in several respects," H. L. of 217 hours. After the com- Worman, superintendent of pletion of each 735 miles be- motive power said. "It mill tween Kansas City and be better understood when Birmingham the Rre was It is known that the aver- banked. At Birmingham 90 age freight locomotive run When Texas Lines employes heard of the remarkable run scoops of coal were used in America is somewhere in made by Frisco locomotive No. 4100 rccenfly, Donald McKee, from 7:15 a. m., July 27, un- the neighborhood of from one of their number, was insfiired to artistic efforts. The til 4:00 a. m., July 28. a to- 200 to 300 miles. At the mechanical dramkg appearing above was sketched by Frkco- tal of 1,350 pounds. conclusfon of that much worker McKee and dedicated to engine 4100 in honor o its On arrival at Kansas City mileage the locomotive is record performance. Mr. McKee resides at 1701 Enduly Ifinre at 4:30 a. m., July 30, on usuallv taken to the round- and has been with the Frisco for several years. completion of the flrst round house-and its fires knocked. trip, the flre was aIso bank- Ehgine 4100 made almost 3,000 miles average of 12 minutes was consumed ed, .using 870 pounds until 6:00 a, m. before its flres were knocked. Such a at each