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January 1956 RN PACIFIC Bob Vose photos, from Black Star Vol. VII, No. 6 JANUARY, 1956 *Milepost No. 78 Depa rtme nt of Public Relations WESTER N PACIFIC RAILROAD SACRAMENTO NORTHERN RAILWAY TIDEWATER SOUTHERN RAIL WAY 526 Mission Street, San Fra ncisco 5 Lee "Flash" Sherwood, Editor Arthur Ll oyd , Jr., Associate Ed itor Member Anterican Railway Magazitte E ditors } AS80oiulion Intm'national Council of Indust,"i aZ Rdlto,'s Northe"n Califor nia Industrial Editors' Assooiation What Are * Milepost No. 78: About one-half mile to the east, the main line possos by a State of California Dual Vocational Institution, a rehabilitation center for iuvenile and adult dolinque nts. These People Looking At? • • • COVER CONTENT S Train No. I, westbound Zephyrelte, pulls into Winnemucca, Nev., on its run between Salt Lake Page City and Oakland. Agent C. C. Du ck is ready to put on baggage and express as passe ngers walk An Accident! __________ ______________ . ________ __ __ __ 4 out to board th e se lf. propelle d car. Promotions and Transfers __ 7 .Mi1epoSls WP Will Remembel'. ________ __ ____ __ ______ ____ 11 In Memoriam ______________ . __ . ___________________ __ 13 The MEN Who Came to Dinner..______ 16 Portola Hospital Grant... __ 17 Wha t Daddy Does 18 Mileposts in Gold _______ ____ . __ __ . 20 Christmas Gave Them Hope 2 I Caboosing ____ __ ____ . ____________ __ ________ 22 Loss and Damage Cost Reduced. __ . __ 3~ ~7 2 MIL EPOST S JANUARY, 1956 3 railroads. Among all the 125 Class I to be considerably higher than that line- haul railroads in the United found in a great many large industries. AN ACCIDENT! States WP was at the bottom of the The facts are that pel·sonal injuries barrel-l05th place! occur only because of human or me­ T happened quickly! Moments be­ work, perhaps tired from his daily Because MILEPOSTS is your railroad­ chanical failure. H uman fa il ure is I fore, the man lying on the floor chores, but nevertheless hale and ers' magazine, it is deeply concerned nothing less than- had, as usual, been busy at his hearty. over these mounting injuries to its work. That he might be suddenly in­ Fortunately, this person was not a Carelessness-performing work in a friends and readers, and it believes haphazard manner. volved in an accident was probably the Western Pacific employee. However, these increasing numbers of injuries last thought in his mind. Why, for years too many WP railroaders were in­ Inattention- failure to pay attention can be greatly reduced, if not entirely to the work being done. he had been doing the same work in jUl·ed during 1955 and in years pre­ liquidated, if everyone working on the the same way, day in and day out. viously, despite the precautions taken Negligence-failure to abide by railroad makes up his or her mind safety rules. He knew his job well, he knew th e to lower the number of injuries as we that above all else they will go through tools of his trade, and he had never in would all like. According to a National Unwillingness-refusal to cooperate the year 1956 without suffering a per­ with fellow workers. all those years received so much as a Safety Council report, Western Pacific sonal injury. scratch. ranked as high as sixth place among There is no good excuse for being Why, then, this accident? How did Group "C" (8 million to 20 million Ow do we go about this? careless. If a job is wOlth doing at all, it happen? Who was to blame? Just man-hours) of Class I line-haul rail­ H First, why do injuries occur? it is worth doing carefull y. such questions as these are being asked roads in 1923; in 1954 (latest available Not because railroaders enjoy There is no good excuse for in·.llen­ nearly every day in industries through­ report) WP ranked 20th out of 22 being injured. Not because railroad tion. There's a time and a place for out th e country. Something went work is any more hazardous than that everything, and only one thing a l a wrong. Someone was injured - per­ in a good many other industries. And time can hold your full attention. haps near death. Undue suffering is certainly not because railroad workers ( Continued on Page 6) felt not only by the injured person but are any less intelligent than workers in by his family and loved ones. They any other industry. In fact, the intelli­ expected to see him return home from gence quotient among railroaders is apt It may be quicker to climb up over the end of a There is no excuse for eve r ope rating, a grind ... car but it's a lot safer to use steps provided ing w heel w ithout goggles to protect the eyes. for tha t purpose, as demonstrated by R. C. Furl­ Harold Field, blacksmith al Oa kland yard, dem­ ney, ca rman at Western Pacific's Oakland yard. onslra les the w rong and right way on this job.' 4 MILE PO STS JANUARY, 1956 5 Slippery floo rs. are hazardous. Oil or g re ase of one of the above reasons. Not once railroad. The company will make every should be wiped up imm edia tely a s Charles would any of the injuries have oc­ practicable effort to assist in the re­ Gonzales, sheet metal worker, is doing here. curred if the person involved had been duction of personal injuries and it is careful, attentive, mindful of safety not too much to ask ea~h and every An Accident . • . rules and willing; or if mechanical railroader to do likewise. It is up to There is no good excuse for negli­ failures had been predetermined and you whether or not you will avoid in­ gence. If you don't believe in rules or corrected. jury during 1956. MILEPOSTS would like safety programs tell your supervisor MILEPOSTS knows that Western Pa­ nothing better than to be able to report so before you begin work. cific management is just as much con­ next January that Western P acific There is certainly no good excuse cerned in the safety and good health of Railroaders worked through an entire for unwillingness. its employees as it is in the operation year without a single injury. You can Mechanical failure is nothing less of its trains and the futUI'e of the make that possible! than- Faulty equipment - equipment in ne d of repair, or in need of re'­ placement. PROMOTIONS If you know of any unsafe conditions or equipment, tell your supervisor so before work is begun so that it may be corrected. AND The records show that in every in­ stance when a Western Pacific rail­ roader has been injured, it was because TRANSFERS L. J. Gosney R. E. La rson Two new vice presidents were California Bodies Scottish Rite, and elected by Western Pacific directors at the Islam Shrine, is presently a direc­ Nevel' expose your eyes to an acetylene torch. a special meeting held in San Francisco tor of the Transportation Club, and is Charles Gonzales flinches in the picture below, on December 14. They are Leo J. a member of the Commercial Club and but with his goggles on his eyes are protected. Gosney who will become vice president the Comptrollers' Institute. and comptroller, and Roy E. Larson Besides fishing, boating and golf, who will have the title of vice president Lee is a whiz at dominoes. He will and treasurer. collect any sort of "gadget," which he Gosney is a native of Lyonsville in loves to take apart to see how it works, Tehama County. He entered railroad and now has his eye on photography service in 1923 as an office boy for the as a hobby. Sacramento Northern and worked up * * * through various accounting positions Larson is a native of San Francisco to be taken into the parent company who joined Western Pacific in 1917 as in 1931. He has been comptroller and a clerk. He advanced through various general auditor for Western Pacific financial positions and was made as­ since September, 1950. sistant treasurer in 1943 and treasurer Gosney married the former Alice in 1948. Larson has been instrumental Couture and they make their home in in the two recent refinancing opera­ San Francisco. He is a member of tions that have given Western Pacific Fairmont Lodge, No. 435, F&AM, the a much improved capital structure. 6 MILEPOSTS JANUARY, 1956 7 Roy lives in San Francisco with his Dinks," a social group of freight and C. P . Hoctor, passenger traffic repre­ wife, Ruth, and they have one daugh­ passenger traffic men. He has served sentative, is appointed assistant gen­ ter, Mrs. Barbara Sheffield of Sacra­ as co-chairman for WP golf tourna­ eral passenger agent, effective J anuary mento, and a granddaughte r, G a il, ments and became a member of the 1. nearlyone. "Hole-In-One Club" by sinking his Hoctor was born at San Francisco on drive during the WP tournament last He is a member of the Transpor ta­ August 20, 1916. After completing a fall. Jim is an expert in barbecuing tion Club, Commercial Club, and thc business course at Heald's Busin ss and enjoys gardening. Financial Officers-San F rancisco Bay College he entered the employ of the Area. His work has been his m ain Among the many VIP's with whom American Express Company in 1936 as a clerk. He left that firm in 1939 as hobby, although when time permits he he has traveled are the former Presi­ a salesman to join Western Pacific's enjoys a n opportunity to fish or golf, dent Truman, and President Eisen­ passenger department in August, 1939.
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