Big Diesel Order Will Swell Fleet By 261 New Units The Central has placed orders for 261 more units of Diesel-electric motive power to cost approximately $35,000,000. Of the total, 237 units are for New York Central service and 24 for the affiliated Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Rail• road. The order consists of 64 road freight units, two road passenger units, 148 yard switchers, 47 road switchers. Delivery of the new locomotives is expected to begin in the second quarter of next year and to be completed early in 1953. They will increase the Diesel- electric ownership of the New York Central and affiliates to 1,915 units with a total of 2,446,100 horsepower. The locomotives will be constructed by the Electro-Motive Division of Gen• eral Motors Corp.; the American Loco• motive Co.; Fairbanks, Morse & Co.; and Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corp. STANLEY STEAMER, vintage 1913, is ready to be loaded into box car at Central's 60th Street station, New York, for ride to Chicago. The 38-year-old model, which runs on steam generated by burning "white" gas, traveled under its own Sighted Prospect, power from Chicago to New York, but made the trip back by . Its 1,000- mile highway sprint, made in a race with a 1911 Stoddard-Dayton, took a little over three days, including stops every 40 miles to take on water, plus Sold Same on NYC meal and sleep stops and innumerable pauses for civic welcomes. The Stanley, The Central is asking employes to help driven by Jack Brause (at wheel), won. Both cars, valuable museum pieces, sell NYC service (see "Help Wanted" were shipped back to Chicago via NYC. Not suited to the special automobile box at right). George W. Sims, Operator box cars designed for more modern autos, they went in an ordinary box car. at Elnora, Ind., found recently that chances to give such help—which also helps make Central jobs more secure— come up when they're least expected. Driving to work, George passed the station of another railroad in Linton, HELP WANTED Ind. He saw a man come out, looking . . . from New York Central employes, Main Street where you shop offers puzzled. He asked if he could help. men and women, selling new custom• good sales prospects. Merchants will The man and his wife had to get to ers our less-than-carload service. be glad to know how Pacemaker St. Louis, where a relative was ill. What Product is leader in field; has many merchandise freight service speeds about ? George gave him the attractive features: fast, overnight goods to their shelves. schedules of NYC Nos. 41 and 11 from Pacemaker service between eastern Anyone who buys or sells probably near-by Terre Haute, Ind., pointed out seaboard and Buffalo; second day to also ships or receives, or both. That they're fine trains, gave returning times most big NYC points farther west; makes him a potential customer. If quick, safe handling at well-equipped on Nos. 12 and 40. you know him, why not tell him about stations; daily truck routes between our service? More tonnage in those "That's for us," said the man. "We're smaller stations and key concentra• cars will help keep names on the sure glad you came along." tion points. payroll. "So am I," said George. So is NYC. CONCERNING THE CENTRAL)

More Diesels for Utica More Beeliners have prices in general. Yet loose talk about the effects of freight rates con• NYC has begun construction of serv• The Central's fleet of rail Diesel pas• tinues. ice platforms for Diesel locomotives at senger cars continues to grow with Two alert New York Central men Utica, N. Y. Sanding equipment, flood recent installation of Beeliner service were quick to quash such talk recently. lights, and fueling facilities with a 200,- at two more System locations. Armed with the facts, they offered 000-gallon oil storage tank are included One of the Budd-built cars (price: ready rebuttal to reports that the re• in the installation, which will be used $140,000 each) shuttles back and forth cent small increase allowed in freight by road and switching engines assigned over the 161 miles between Massena, rates was to blame for higher meat in the Utica area. N. Y., and Syracuse, N. Y. Its fast prices. Greatly increased use of Diesels at acceleration and smooth, new type Edward J. Leenhouts, the Central's Utica makes the facilities necessary. braking action permit improvements Manager of Stock Yards and Agricul• Diesels now assigned to that point over schedules of the passenger trains tural Development, saw a newspaper number 14, and 31 more are scheduled it replaces. article reporting that retail lamb and to be based there, making Dieseliza- A Beeliner also has been placed in beef prices would go up about 1/12 tion of Utica operations complete. service between Buffalo and Niagara per pound. "Main reason for the hike," The new facilities are located near Falls and Suspension Bridge, N. Y. the article said, "is the increase in the present steam engine terminal, east There, this latest development in pas• freight rates." of the Utica passenger station. senger train travel cuts more than half Mr. Leenhouts got out his rate book an hour from former schedules. and did some figuring. Allowing for all Clevelanders Cited These two cars bring the Central's factors, he found that increased freight Beeliner fleet to 11, with similar cars charges added not more than 1/10 of The E. H. Harriman Award, given operating also on the & Albany, a cent per pound to the retail price of annually by the American Museum of Michigan Central, and Hudson Divi• meat in the city where the article Safety for outstanding accident pre• sion. appeared. He furnished this informa• vention performance, went this year As the St. Lawrence Division moves tion to the editor of the newspaper, to Union Terminals Com• toward complete Dieselization, new and an article was published setting pany. Chief reason for choice was servicing facilities for Diesel motive the facts straight. record of the Terminal's Power depart• power are being built at Watertown, R. H. Kinder, General Agent for the ment. N. Y., hub of Division operations. Central at Danville, Ill., noticed a Collectively, the men in the Power A million-gallon fuel oil storage tank similar article and took similar action. department have put in 690,355 hours and several additional yard tracks are Citing the specific case of a 20,520- at highly dangerous work and never included in the construction, along pound carload of cattle which he had lost a single hour because of accident. with a new yardmaster's office which just turned over to the consignee, he Their work involves handling cables will have a connecting building hous• pointed out that the total freight bill charged with as much as 1,100 volts. ing crew quarters. for the load, which had traveled from The crew (see picture) operates The new buildings are located in Cheyenne, Wyo., to Danville, was only presently under Foreman A. L. Luther. the Massey Street Yard, three miles $11.42 more under the new rates than It maintains and repairs all electrical from the Watertown passenger station. it would have been under the old. "On and mechanical equipment in two rail 20,520 pounds, this sure doesn't amount sub-stations, six circuit breaker houses, Quash Loose Talk on Rates to much, does it?" he asked in a letter and three high-tension power distribu• printed in the paper that carried the tion stations between Collinwood, O., Freight charges, always the smallest original article. and Linndale, O. part of the final selling price of most products, play a smaller part now than In 1949 the same group won an out• Hundred for Hudson standing achievement award from the ever before in the high level of com• Ohio State Safety Council on comple• modity prices. This is because freight October 1 marked the 100th anni• tion of 20 years without an accident. rates have gone up so much less than versary of the first train on the Hudson River Railroad between New York and East Albany, N. Y. (now Rensselaer, N. Y.). The railroad was chartered in 1846 by the New York legislature. Actual construction was begun in 1849 and in 1851 the line was completed along the east bank of the Hudson River. Up to that time it was the most expensive railroad in the country. Be• cause of difficulties encountered in tun• neling and filling in on the river bank, the 143-mile road cost an average of $83,000 per mile. The first train, pulled by a wood- burning engine, covered the distance in four hours—an average of 36 miles HONORED for safety: (front row, left to right) V. A. Murray, H. G. Schreiner, H. an hour, until then an unheard-of LaBoyteaux, tf. W. Opsic, J. A. Beal, J. R. Mann. (Rear row) C. C. Reed, W. E. speed in the Hudson River Valley. Moore, T. Lane, A. L. Luther, H. G. Folger, E. C. Newman, and H. B. Maddux. Observing the centennial, the Rail-

Page 2 New York Central Headlight Photo by Cleveland Press Photo by Rochester, N.Y., Democrat and Chronicle AMONG FIRST VISITORS to servicemen's lounge in Cleveland Union REFRESHMENTS are served to two visitors at Rochester Terminal were (left to right) Corporal Harold Wood, NYC Superintend• station lounge by USO vice president Mrs. Meyer ent W. H. Leahy, Private Charles Hanchera, Fred Baldwin, USO head. Braiman as NYC Superintendent N. J. Evans looks on. road Enthusiasts of " Gray" and feature wide, spoke of transportation problems in organized a special excursion, with circular vestibules. the region served by the St. Lawrence NYC operating a train to accommodate Leaving Cleveland at 7:40 a.m., and Division. He said, "I did not come here them. Their trip included a stop at serving the Ohio cities of Shelby, to ask for sympathy, but to explain Rensselaer, where the first train Galion, Delaware, Columbus, Dayton, that we, a competitive business, must stopped, and a run to Selkirk, N. Y., Springfield, and Middletown en route, live within our means." freight classification yard. Return route the new Mercury arrives in "Since the end of World War II the was over A. H. Smith Memorial Bridge at 1:50 p.m., cutting 35 minutes from railroads have been on a semi-starva• across Hudson River, then to Chatham, the schedule of the train it replaces. tion diet," he stated, ". . . although N. Y., and down the Harlem Division, On the northbound trip, the Mercury this has been one of the boom periods back to New York. leaves Cincinnati at 5 p.m., arriving in of industrial history." Cleveland at 10:50 p.m. Describing the odds against which USO Back in Stations the railroads are forced to work, the Diesels for 'Put' Harlem Central's chief executive pointed out Memories of World War II days were that subsidies to competing forms of stirred recently in Rochester, N. Y., Steam locomotives—4-6-0's that once transportation are depriving the pub• and Cleveland when USO lounges for hauled main line trains like the Twen• lic of increasingly better rail service service men and women were re• tieth Century—have been the trade• by "draining off revenues which the opened (see pictures) in NYC stations mark of the Central's Putnam Division, railroads need for additional improve• in those two cities. chugging through Westchester and ments." The build-up of the country's armed Putnam counties in New York on a Mr. Metzman and other NYC officials forces means an increasing number of single track line that once was planned attended a number of ceremonies (see young service people will be spending as a main link between New York and picture) marking the centennial. NYC short periods in unfamiliar cities, often Boston. Now the "Put's" steamers have participation in the event also included just waiting for the next train. In both been replaced by Diesels. a number of exhibits, among them Rochester and Cleveland the Central Once before, in the 1930's, Diesels famous locomotive No. 999, which has donated and decorated large sta• worked on the "Put" in freight service, spent a number of years in service on tion areas and is providing electricity but only for a brief period. Now, nine the St. Lawrence after setting a world's and janitor service. The USO furnishes new 1,200-horsepower Diesel road speed record in 1893. equipment and volunteer workers to switchers, purchased at a cost of $1,- staff the lounges. 140,000, will provide smoother, smoke- Lounge facilities include letter writ• free rail service for communities in ing accommodations, snack bars, sew• suburban New York. ing service, radio and television, in• Also to be completely Dieselized, formation, and tickets to entertainment the upper Harlem Division will use events. more than 20 Diesels of larger horse• power than those used on the Putnam Cleveland-Cincy Mercury Division. Some time in 1953, the Harlem will Coinciding with the change-over be Dieselized above North White Plains, from summer to fall-winter schedules N. Y., to Chatham, N. Y. the end of last month, NYC introduced the Cleveland-Cincinnati Mercury. Hits Subsidies in Centennial Speech The new train features the same streamlined equipment made popular Watertown, N. Y., and the rest of on the original Mercury between De• New York State's "north country" troit and Chicago. Included are air- staged a big celebration last month for conditioned coaches with glass-en• the centennial of the Rome, Watertown closed lounge compartments, buffet & Ogdensburg Railroad, now part of lounge coach, parlor car, and parlor the Central's St. Lawrence Division. GIANT CAKE replica of hotel and old observation car. All of the cars are In an address at the centennial din• station is cut by Mr. Metzman. With painted a distinctive gray called ner, NYC President Gustav Metzman him, J. C. Davis, Chamber of Commerce.

October, 1951 Page 3 EVERYTHING IN THE FOUR STACKS OF RECORDS IS ON MICROFILM IN THE TINY REEL HELD BY MRS. MARGARET GREENE

Our Vital Records Safe on Film

MONG the many things a railroad needs in order to op• half a million documents, some 400,000 index cards, and A erate, a very important one is records—deeds, maps, con• 8,500 maps. Among the items filmed were general ledgers, tracts, tax data, and dozens of other kinds of documents. The journals, tax reports, statistical and costs records, valuation Central has in its files tons of just such papers—all of them maps, and others. Vital papers less often used have been sent so important to the road's existence as a corporation and to intact to storage locations without being microfilmed. the conduct of its business that there would be serious Bulk of the reproduction was done in the Central's offices trouble if they were lost. at 466 Lexington Avenue, New York, under supervision of Most of the key files are in New York City. Like many the Comptroller's office. Equipment was rented from Rec- another firm, the Central has been asking itself: "What hap• ordak Corp. and operated by NYC people. The cameras— pens to the records if an atom bomb falls on Manhattan?" which look like streamlined sewing machines—"shoot" from Though earnestly hoping such a catastrophe never happens 60 to 100 pages per minute. They reduce a page to l/30th of there, or anywhere, NYC has been busy taking steps to pro• its original size, squeezing the contents of 3,000 eight-by- tect its vital documents against possible atomic attack. eleven-inch record sheets onto a reel of film only five inches Other key record points besides New York have been in diameter. For reading back, the film is placed in a viewing included in the protection program. First step was to rate machine, which produces a life-size image on a glass screen. files as to importance. The actually indispensable ones were For security reasons, the five on-line locations at which microfilmed and the film sent to remote and closely guarded vital NYC records are cached cannot be named here. They storage places. The originals stay in their home location, are spotted away from areas considered likely bombing where they are needed—some almost daily—for reference targets. Approach to them is barred by a 24-hour guard of or other use. If the worst comes and they are destroyed, special detectives, working with local police. Fireproof and the microfilm has legal status in their place. Already accepted virtually shatterproof, these vaults are safeguarding both by courts and other bodies, the use of microfilm reproductions the Central's continued status as a corporation and its ability received further approval in recent national legislation. to go on performing efficiently its vital transport role, even Within a period of three months this past summer, the if a destruction-bent enemy should loose his worst against Central microfilmed the staggering amount of more than our nation's business and industrial centers.

Page 4 New York Central Headlight LIFE-SIZE BLOW-UP of film's contents is projected on viewing BIG CAMERA, mounted overhead, is used for filming large screen by E. A. Mattson, Head Clerk in Comptroller's office, ledger sheets. Mrs. Ellen Roufosse, operating machine, turns in charge of record preservation program. Image on screen pages of book, "shoots" each page by pressing foot pedal con• above is detail from valuation map. The million-plus sheets nected to camera. Extra-big sheets, such as valuation maps, filmed so far are carefully indexed for quick, easy reference. are sent out for processing on special, oversize equipment.

PREPARATION of documents for filming COMPLETED ROLLS of film are packed in OUT OF THE VAULT come books headed is painstaking job. Staples must be re• steel chest by Helen Draney, then for storage. Highly important but not moved, wrinkles smoothed, unwanted shipped to one of five remote strongholds frequently used, they're stored in orig• marks erased. Here Florance Swanson established by NYC in program to safe• inal. Tony Catalano (left) and Larry mends tear in old but vital tax record. guard indispensable records from attack. Coll load them in large wooden cases.

October, 1951 Page 5 Centralines Railroad Quiz

(Answers and score ratings on page 13) The Powell family, of Syracuse, N. Y., have a total of 65 years' NYC service. Homer, Sr., 71, has 43 years. Sons Ernest 1. When did the first railroad locomotive equipped with and Homer Jr. have 10 and 12 years respectively. All are cab appear? Redcaps at Syracuse station . . . Residents a. 1861 c. 1824 of Kitchawan, N. Y., on the Putnam Divi• b. 1899 d. 1835 sion, joined railroaders to honor Harry A. Warner, 70, when he retired after 46 years 2. James Watt is popularly known as "inventor" of the as NYC Agent. All trains stopped at steam engine, although many had a hand in its early Kitchawan on Harry's day. While engines development. What inventor, even before Watt, built tooted, train crews and friends staged a a stationary steam engine? surprise party at the station and at the a. William Murdock c. Thomas Newcomen Warner home near the tracks, two miles b. Oliver Evans d. Richard Trevithick away. An easy chair with footstool and 3. Where, on the Central's main line, is the highest eleva• a portable radio were presented to Harry, MR. WARNER tion between Grand Central and Albany, N.Y.? along with cash and a baseball autographed by Harry's favorite New York Giants. Almost everyone in town signed a. 125th street c. 86th street a souvenir book for him and wished him well. b. Tivoli, N.Y. d. Rhinecliff, N.Y. NYC bowlers won $3,300 out of $8,900 in prizes at the 4. On the average, about how much does air-conditioning 1951 tournament of the American Transportation Bowling equipment add to the cost of a railroad ? Association. Next year's tourney is now being planned. It will a. $3,000 to $5,000 c. $8,000 to $10,000 be held in Buffalo, N. Y., at the new South Side Bowling b. $5,000 to $7,000 d. $13,000 to $15,000 Center. George H. West, Association National Secretary, says, 5. What year saw the completion of the first successful "The Center has 32 alleys straight across, and not a post in Diesel engine? the place!" About 350 railroad bowling teams are expected a. 1888 c. 1901 to participate . . . D. E. Mumford, NYC Superintendent of b. 1897 d. 1925 Safety, was elected chairman of safety section, Association of American Railroads, at group's 31st annual meeting in 6. How small a group, traveling on NYC lines, may be Detroit . . . Officers and men of 753rd Railway Shop Bat• granted a group-rate round-trip fare reduction? talion at Beech Grove, Ind., took their families on a picnic a. 10 c. 50 at farm home of Robert Hewitt, a sergeant in the outfit. b. 35 d. 25 The 100 who attended enjoyed the party so much they plan 7. What is a "farm" track used for? to make picnic an annual affair . . . Railroads operating into Indianapolis take turns handling guided tour each ye,ar a. Making up solid trains c. Holding cars awaiting through Union Station for city's teachers. This year 40 of agricultural com- classification teachers accepted invitation to spend day as Central's guests. modifies d. Unloading perishable They also received special material to help them convey b. Storing livestock cars merchandise railroad story to students. 8. In what year did the name, New York Central Railroad Women's public courts tennis championship at Trevor Company, first appear? Park, Yonkers, N. Y., was won recently by Elizabeth Kleis, a. 1826 c. 1845 Stenographer in Land & Tax department, New York. Al• b. 1853 d. 1849 though she lost first set of championship 9. When NYC Maintenance of Way men speak affection play, 5-7, Elizabeth rallied to take second ately of "Gravel Gertie," what are they talking about? and final sets, 6-3 and 6-2. When weather a. Comic strip character c. Legendary rail figure stops tennis, Elizabeth turns to skiing and b. Train with grating d. Ballast cleaning equip- bowling. She holds third place on NYC whistle ment Athletic Association women's bowling team in New York . . . Boy Scouts of 10. Which of the following is not railroad lingo for "ca• Crestwood, N. Y., on Harlem Division, boose?" discovered rotted logs in their scout cabin. a. Skooter c. Crummy Many of the scouts are railroaders' sons. b. Buggy d. Hack MISS KLEIS To help them out of predicament, NYC donated old rail ties. Howard L. Krueger, Claims depart• ment, New York, and several other scout fathers formed N. Y., on the West Shore. Mr. Youngs' son, in turn, took committee to furnish necessary muscle work and put cabin over as Agent there until the station was closed. After 46 in shape for fall activities . . . American Red Cross presented years of NYC service, Mr. Youngs is still on the job as NYC NYC with handsome engrossed certificate in appreciation of Agent at Saugerties, N. Y., also on the. West Shore. Central help in promoting fund drive through menus. Col. Harry E. Owens, of Mattoon, Ill., formerly with NYC, now serving with Army Transportation Corps in Japan, Retiring as Engineman on Syracuse Division after 44 years, sends along some interesting data on novel Japanese railroad William G. Stevens plans to expand his hobby of cultivating facilities. One tunnel, for instance, ends in a spiral, with ginseng. Native to Korea and Manchuria, this herb has been tracks making complete 360-degree curve. Between Aomori valued for centuries in the Orient as a potent drug . . . Rail• and Hakodate the entire train, minus engine, must be placed road police are faced with problems as challenging as those on a special ferry for a 5-hour sail across Tsugaru Straits. in your favorite 25-cent mystery novel. Chicago Junction Passengers enjoy upper-deck lounge and dining room. The Railway police, for example, solved "The Case of the Miss• Shinetsu Line is spotted with mountains. One stretch of it ing Ton of Butter" by tracing thieves through sale of a runs through 24 tunnels in five miles. On another Shinetsu single pound of butter in a small store hundreds of miles branch it normally requires 3 electric locomotives to move a from scene of the crime. The gimmick: store was selling it nine-car passenger train up the grades. Army has introduced way below market price . . . Alton Youngs, who joined U.S. rail techniques to Japan. NYC motion pictures on Central in 1904, followed his father as Agent at West Camp, safety have proved valuable in the program.

Page 6 New York Central Headlight Reservists Mix Rifles, Rails

HEN the Army calls them in an emergency, few men are W given an opportunity to choose their own job. Railroad• ers are among the lucky exceptions. They may enlist in rail• way reserve units and serve their country doubly well by applying their railroad know-how to military operations if the need for their services should arise. Aware of the vital role of transportation in warfare, the Central sponsors four reserve Army Transportation Corps units so that the Army may have the benefit of skills devel• oped in full-time civilian railroad training. Men from 18 to 35, regardless of former military service or draft status, are eligible to enlist in the Central-sponsored outfits: the 701st Railway Grand Division, 718th Railway Operating Battalion, 753rd Railway Shop Battalion, and 721st Railway Operating Battalion. All possessors of enviable World War II records, these "EASE UP" signal is given by Sergeant Vernon E. Johnson as groups hold regular meetings throughout the year in a num• flat cars loaded with tanks are moved from Pine Camp siding. ber of on-line cities. This summer the operating battalions As civilian, he's a Michigan Central Brakeman at Detroit. spent two-week training periods in Army camps. The 718th went to Fort Eustis, Va. Pictures on this page show training activities of the 721st at Pine Camp, N. Y. Recruits—those with no previous military experience— spent the two weeks in basic training. A soldier-railroader must be able to handle a rifle as well as a locomotive. At the end of this year's training session, the commanding officer of Pine Camp rated the 721st "excellent" in all respects. As closely as possible, members of the sponsored units are assigned to duties where they can make use of their civilian railroad experience. An NYC engineman will be an Army engineman and a Central brakeman will work as a brakeman on Army trains. But there is plenty of room for non• technical personnel, too. The Army railroad outfits have their share of paper work and need clerical forces as well as operating men. The men of the NYC-sponsored Army units, who are draft-exempt because of their membership, are ready any time to step over the gap from civilian life to Army rail• roading. They are prepared to serve the Army in wartime MAPPING PLANS, Major R. C. Gordon (left), battalion com• as they serve the public in peacetime—with efficient, safe mander, confers with Captain H. A. Skiff. At right, Sergeant Henry B. Platte phones unit's morning report to headquarters. rail transportation.

RIFLE DRILL is part of recruits' intensive basic training. Here ARMY DIESEL switches cars of equipment as an armored unit Lieutenant J. G. Hunt instructs (left to right) Privates B. prepares to move out of camp. Privates F. W. McGovern Mascatelli, M. Fortunoff, Corporal T. Parrish in fundamentals. (inside cab) and F. G. Bernardo are both Central Enginemen.

October, 1951 Page 7 HEADLIGHT HIGHLIGHTS

Rehearsing Ready, aim Mounting to cab Pretty package . . . with radio-TV star Steve Allen, Dudley Washington (left), NYC Train . . . and be sure to duck. These members of NYC Police department are marks• ... of NYC Diesel fulfilled life-long dream of ... on pick• Porter on Advance , goes over his own song, "Francesca men of proved ability. They all won membership on Line West Pistol Team by blind Rev. D. J. Uhlman, Springfield, O. Here he up truck is Beverly Michaels. Movie Mia." He won publication of the song on the program, "Songs for Sale," along scoring highest marks in firing range competition. All six have the same first gets boost from NYC Agent S. S. Collins (left), star is shown as she arrived in New with cash and a start in the highly competitive composing field. He wrote some name: Bill. Members of team are (left to right) Sergeant Ferrar, Patrolman Erx- and General Car Foreman J. J. Swan, as V. J. York for premiere of her new movie, poems after joining NYC in 1933, followed suggestion that he set them to music. leben, Sergeant Buday, Inspector Bunch, Patrolman Lemmons, Sergeant Stanley. Feth looks on from cab. Ride was to Cincinnati. "Pickup." The hero is a railroad agent.

Quick shower Diplomas Hot metal Husking bee . . . cleans Diesels at NYC's Collinwood, O. shops, where new ... go to two Central men on completion of studies at College . . . is poured for biggest casting ever produced at Central's . . . was in progress as committee got ready for fourth annual washing machine is located. Diesels go through washer at rate of of Advanced Traffic in Chicago. William J. Knorst (center), Elkhart, Ind., foundry. The job was a 20,000-pound face picnic of Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad veterans association. a mile an hour. After spray of special cleaner which loosens dirt, dean of the school, presents them to John J. Peltier (left), plate to be used in checking alignment of Diesel engine More than 1,500 members and guests attended affair, held at West four huge cylindrical brushes scrub behind engine's ears, whirling NYC Rate Clerk at Chicago, and J. Leroy Richcreek, Bill main crankshaft bearings at Collinwood, O., shop. Machining View Park, Pittsburgh. Corn husked by committee teamed with around 240 times a minute. Clean water spray is final step in job. Clerk at Whiting, Ind. They took traffic management course. of the giant casting was done in NYC shops at Jackson, Mich. barbecued ham for real picnic feast, with dancing and fireworks.

Page 8 New York Central Headlight October, 1951 Page 9 The Bomb and YOU Anybody Beat This Record? (This is the third in a series on how to protect yourself and family In Detroit, when talk among Central Mr. McNamara's first railroad job was in case of atomic attack. Suggestion: men turns to length of service, there's clip and save.) as Messenger in the Detroit general office never a question about who holds the If an atom bomb is dropped on in 1887. His monthly salary was $10. In your city, every piece of regular and record. 14 months he was Head Messenger at $15. emergency fire-fighting equipment Joseph W. McNamara has worked for He taught himself telegraphy and at 16 for miles around will be working the Michigan Central and NYC there for started "pounding the key" in the yards. overtime. A single attack might 64 years, and is be• When he was 24 and earning $65 a cause hundreds of fires. lieved to be the coun• month, Mr. McNamara decided it was Your firemen will do all they can, try's oldest railroad time to marry. He recalls paying $10 a but the primary responsibility for employe in point of month rent in those days. dealing with fire in your home rests continuous service. on you. You should provide emer• As a Messenger, the first time Mr. Mc• gency fire fighting equipment, and Mr. McNamara Namara was summoned to the office of all those in your family capable of missed work due to MC President H. B. Ledyard (a West doing so should learn to use it effec• illness only •once — Point man with a reputation for stern• tively. Such equipment should not three days in 1948. He ness), he fell on the polished floor. Ris• depend on electricity or public water can't remember what ing, he saw Mr. Ledyard's stern counte• supply. Both may be out. was wrong, but the MR. McNAMARA nance and, frightened, slipped again. Firemen will come to your aid as doctor made him stop walking the mile With that, the awed young messenger quickly as possible. Until they do, between his home and the office, some• bolted from the room. Thereafter he saw follow these rules: thing he had done daily for years. to it that he was busy at something else Close windows and doors to mini• mize draft. Stay out of thick smoke. Except for vacations, the only other whenever the president rang for a Keep away from weak partitions. time off Mr. McNamara has taken was Messenger. Use sand to quench oil fires. Start one day in 1897. He remembers the Mr. McNamara now is Record Clerk at top of house when searching for cause of that absence very well—he was of Installations on Lines East. P. S. fires. Don't play water on electric getting married. Mrs. McNamara, 76, is Hughel, Superintendent of Communica• wiring. Most important: Keep your as active as her 78-year-old husband. tions at Detroit, says, "He can hold his head to keep alive. He says, "It's lucky for me she can still own with people half his age, and he can handle the lawn mower." stay as long as he is able!"

Photo by Youngstown, O., Vindicator HER WORDS about Dad won Mary Jo Burns prize presented here by Youngstown DAD LOOKS BEST to Mary Jo when he's Junior Chamber of Commerce president Richard Connor. Dad is at extreme left. wearing work clothes and smoking pipe.

Wins Prize for Telling Why Pop's 'Tops'

A father's biggest thrill is knowing those of most children, when she wrote, money, then he reaches in his pocket that his youngsters consider him the "There is nothing outstanding about my and gives us more than we asked for." greatest guy in the world, no matter Dad, but he sure stands out with me!" Mary Jo is one of eight Burns children what. This thrill came in an extra big Her essay was entitled "My Engineer and in addition to her ability as an way recently to Central Locomotive En• Dad." In it Mary Jo said she particularly essayist she is something of a photog• gineer Herbert L. Burns, of Struthers, O. likes "the way he looks in his railroad rapher's model too. The 1950 calendar His 11-year-old daughter, Mary Jo, engineer clothes with his pipe in his of the NYC Mutual Relief Association thinks so much of her daddy she wrote mouth." carried a full color reproduction of a an essay about him and carried off first She also likes "the way he has of photograph of Mary Jo with her younger prize of a $50 defense bond in a contest making my mother smile when she is sister, Stephanie Sue. The picture was sponsored by the Youngstown, O., Junior blue and the way he is proud of her all taken by the girls' mother. Mrs. Burns Chamber of Commerce. the time and says what a lucky guy he is. is a member of the Youngstown Photo• Mary Jo summed up her feelings, and He acts hard-boiled when we ask him for graphic Society.

Page 10 New York Central Headlight SAFETY SHOW in main concourse of Cleveland Union Terminal has been drawing VIEWING speed recorder is C. F. spectators steadily since established. It's joint enterprise of Central and Nickel Plate. Wiegele, General Manager at Cleveland.

Display Shows Public How Rail Safety Works

An eye-catching exhibit, designed to to work the push-buttons governing the Terminal yard's usually heavy traffic. show passengers the whys and hows of moving displays. The theme of the exhibit is that a rail safety, is being jointly operated in Most intricate panel of the exhibit is train trip is safer than staying at home the Cleveland Union Terminal by the a duplicate of the Terminal's interlock• or traveling by any other means. Credit NYC and Nickel Plate railroads. ing diagram. It shows all train move• for this goes to safety-conscious rail Utilizing mock-ups and real devices, ments as the men in the interlocking employes and to the numerous safe• interested visitors can operate a track tower see them. It points out an im• guards provided by the railroads. relay, a full-size crossing gate with portant, although little known, safety The exhibit was officially opened in flashers, and a cutaway showing how a lesson to the public: all trains are con• July by C. F. Wiegele, NYC General searchlight type wayside signal works. trolled and protected by interlocking Manager and Manager of the Terminal, So far, over 20,000 persons have stopped levers in their movements through the and Nickel Plate President L. L. White.

Sick Children Use NYC on Indoor 'Trip' Most children find summer a season of fun at camp or recreation at home, but 43 youngsters in the chest service ward at Bellevue Hospital, New York, are less fortunate. Tuberculosis patients, they have nothing to look forward to but the dullness of hospital routine for a year, maybe two, three or more. Marion Tebble, Recreation Director of the ward, decided this year that since the young patients could not go away for a vacation, she would have a vaca• tion come to them. She chose NYC as the way they would CASTOR OIL, but not for tummy aches, will be end product of work to be done by "travel" and the Central gladly helped. these new farm machines, shipped west from Batavia, N. Y., via New York Central. First the youngsters saw "New York Calling," a color-sound movie produced by NYC's Motion Picture Bureau. Through the use of pictures and pam• This Will Mean More Castor Oil phlets provided by the Central, they studied trains and routes. A recent shipment of 50 combines from extensively on farms in this country. When bedtime came, they all pre• the Massey Harris Co. plant at Batavia, Castor oil, derived from the bean, is con• tended to go to sleep in a Pullman car. N. Y., traveled New York Central on 17 sidered an essential defense product be• Next morning at breakfast their hos• flat cars on its way to California and the cause of superior lubricating qualities. pital dining room was a "pretend" rail• harvest of an experimental castor bean The new combines will be used in the road dining car. crop which is intended to help the national fields to separate the bean from its stalk In a letter to the Central, Miss Tebble defense effort. during harvesting. Special features developed expressly says, "I cannot begin to thank you The Massey Harris Co., located on NYC lines, made the new-type machine at the for use on these machines include extra enough for bringing this joy to these request of the Department of Agriculture high table sides necessary to enable com• children, who face years of hospital life, for use in a governmental experiment at bines to dig deep down into rows of shut off from such experiences in growing the castor bean in this country. castor beans, which are tightly encased reality." Heretofore the crop has not been grown in heavy protective husks.

October, 1951 Page 11 Elkhart Yard Men Pitch In to Raise the Roof

In the old days they called it a "house raising." When a family needed a house, all the men of the neighborhood would pitch in and put it up while their womenfolk provided food. The men who work in the NYC yard at Elkhart, Ind., recently proved that olden times had nothing on 1951 for neighborly helpfulness. Lloyd V. "Rocky" Rockenbaugh, Yard Switchman at Elk• hart was building himself a house. After he finished the base• ment the family moved in—Mrs. Rockenbaugh, Ross, 8, Jo Anne, 5, and Rocky's grandfather, George Kennelly, 81. It was a temporary measure while Rocky went on with the house building. The weather got ahead of him and heavy rains started seeping through openings cut in the basement's covering when Rocky was starting to put up the frame. With the leaks getting bigger and the weather man forecasting more rain, things looked pretty damp to the Rockenbaughs. But then General Yardmaster William D. Gleason heard of Rocky's plight and posted a notice about it. After making certain all yard jobs were covered, he said okay when 13 volunteers asked for a day off without pay so they could hold a house raising (also without pay) for the Rockenbaugh family. In their single day's work the house was closed in and the roof completely shingled. Mrs. Rockenbaugh and several other ladies upheld the house raising tradition by seeing to RAFTERS and sheathing are put in place by Elkhart yardmen who the food. Among items consumed: 14 pounds of meat, 90 donated day's work to help "Rocky" Rockenbaugh build a house. cupcakes.

Army Reserve Unit Pats on the Back Detroit Mayor Hails Promotes NYC Men Rails' Role in City Letters have been received by the The 721st Railway Operating Bat• Central recently, commending the fol• Detroit celebrates the 250th anni• talion, Army reserve organization af• lowing employes: versary of its founding this year. Proud filiated with NYC, has announced several of the role played by railroads—es• promotions. Del Blank, Assistant Stationmaster at pecially NYC's Michigan Central—in (For more news of Central-sponsored Harmon, N. Y., who traced baggage and the development of the world's auto reserve units, and pictures of summer a pet dog that had been shipped to wrong capital, the Central publicized the event training activities, see page 7.) location for two children traveling on its dining car menus this summer. Heading the list with promotion to alone from to Scarsdale, N. Y. Mayor Albert E. Cole of Detroit wrote the rank of captain is W. E. Abriel, Mr. Blank not only comforted and re• the Central, expressing his appreciation Foreman at Harmon, N. Y. Electric Shop. assured the children, but arranged to of this move on NYC's part and added Promoted from 2nd lieutenant to 1st have them safely escorted home, with that "It brings to mind the tremendous lieutenant is J. G. Hunt, Equipment De• their baggage and dog following that contribution that the railroads have partment, New York. H. B. Platte, afternoon. made to the growth and greatness of Draftsman, New York, is promoted from L. G. Chamberjian, Depot Passenger Detroit ... it is like the air we breathe, Sergeant to Sergeant 1st Class. Agent at Cleveland Union Terminal, for so vital a part of our daily lives that we Advancing from Corporal to Sergeant diligence in checking the reason for the take it for granted." are E. F. Hughes, Clerk, Weehawken, delayed arrival of a man's elderly mother Also appreciative of the use of Cen• N. J.; and E. J. Sullivan, Clerk, and from Chicago (her train from farther tral menus to advertise the Detroit J. K. Winslow, Draftsman, both of New West was late for connection), and then Birthday Festival was Alfred Stern, York. Promoted from Private 1st Class assisted him to meet her on a later train. technical director of the celebration. He to Corporal are A. G. DeRusso, Car De• Also for combining with Assistant Agent wrote Central officials, "I think it is one partment, Albany, N. Y.; and R. Smalley, of the very best promotional pieces is• Electric Power Department, New York. Stanley Senkovis to straighten out situa• sued in connection with the celebration." J. L. Fallon, Freight Tariff Bureau, tion in which Cleveland man had put his New York, is promoted from Private to daughter on train to college but forgot• Private 1st Class. Moving up from Pri• ten to give her tickets. They wired mes• arranging shipment of, a bag that was vate E-l to Private E-2 are F. D. Abate, sage to conductor and arranged issue of mistakenly left in the station when the Electric Worker, North Bergen, N. J. En• replacement tickets en route. train left Dayton. The bag was put gine House; J. J. Ackley, Clerk, Passen• Warren P. Knbwlden, Division Pas• aboard the next train to Cleveland, and ger Transportation office, New York; senger Agent at Toledo, Ohio, for help the grateful passenger wrote: "They F. R. Cannella and R. P. Freund, Helpers, in publicizing the 50th anniversary ex• were all on their toes." North Bergen, N. J. Engine House; and hibition of the Imperial Vienna Art Edward Nallon, Dining Car Steward, R. W. Leske, Car Repairman, Wee• Treasures at the Toledo Art Museum. for personal interest in service to sol• hawken, N. J. Personnel on the Ohio State Limited, diers aboard Buffalo-St. Louis troop Information about joining NYC re• John R. F. Creadon, Clerk in the Station- train. Troop commander wrote, praising serve units can be secured by writing master's office at Cleveland, and an un• him for "personal contact with each sol• Personnel Department, 466 Lexington named assistant in the Stationmaster's dier to make certain he had sufficient Avenue, New York 17, N. Y. office at Dayton, O., for locating, and food and coffee."

Page 12 New York Central Headlight Club News Central Men Take New Posts A number of appointments took place Russell T. Walker was named to the in the Personnel and Public Relations post of Assistant to the Secretary of the At Ashtabula departments this month, headed by the company. The first annual picnic of the Ashta• naming of Walter G. Abriel as Assistant Freight Traffic appointments include bula, O., Athletic Association was held Vice President, Personnel and Public John H. Norwood as Freight Traffic Man• recently at the Austinburg farm of Relations. ager at Cincinnati, succeeding Joseph Robert W. Ticknor, Fireman on the Erie A. Keegan, recently retired; and Carl Division. Seven of the 500 who attended, W. Sunderbrink to succeed Mr. Norwood including members with their families as Freight Traffic Manager at Cleveland. and friends, carried off valuable prizes G. Howard Ingalls was named Assist• for their skill in games and contests. ant Freight Traffic Manager at Cleve• This year, the Association has sponsored land. a baseball team for the Ashtabula W. C. Wardwell was appointed Super• County Lake Shore League. intendent of Equipment for Lines East, Officers of the group are R. S. Dean, including the Boston & Albany Rail• John Piero, and James Savera. road, with headquarters at New York. MR. ABRIEL MR. BLOSSER Transferring from Chicago, S. T. At Rochester Raymond F. Blosser has been ap• Kuhn was named Assistant to General pointed Manager, Public Relations. He Superintendent, Equipment, with head• Members and guests of the Employes succeeds Clarence R. Dugan, whose re• quarters at New York. Succeeding him Recreation Association of Rochester re• tirement is noted on page 14, this issue. at Chicago as Superintendent of Equip• cently enjoyed the third annual golf Robert C. Bannister has been appoint• ment for the Indiana Harbor Belt Rail• tournament at Lake Shore Country Club. ed Manager of Personnel, succeeding road and the Chicago River & Indiana High spot of the tournament was the Mr. Abriel. Railroad, and Assistant Superintendent award of the Superintendent N. J. Evans James R. Brugger has been named of Equipment for NYC Line West, is Trophy to O. H. Isemann, Stationmaster, Director, Publications; and Cecil G. Mul- T. J. Lyon. who scored a neat 69. A special match doon, Jr. has been named Director, News R. F. Batchman and G. J. Flanagan play trophy cup was presented to F. Bureau. Norman M. Stone succeeds Mr. became Assistant Superintendents of Stafford, Trainmaster at Rochester, and Brugger as Editor of the HEADLIGHT, Equipment at New York. G. S. Glaiber E. Hale, Land & Tax Agent, Watertown, and Richard C. Marshall succeeds Mr. was appointed General Car Inspector, by A. C. Fullerton, president of the Muldoon as Public Relations Repre• with headquarters at New York. Association and chairman of the golf sentative at Cleveland. All named W. H. Chidley was appointed Master committee. above, except Mr. Marshall, have head• Mechanic and G. W. Nelson was ap• quarters in New York. pointed Special Assistant to Manager, At Springfield John E. Newman was appointed Di• Equipment, both with headquarters at Summer bowling championship of the rector of Labor Relations. John G. Castle New York. Athletic Club League at Springfield, O., was appointed Director of Training and J. A. Wetzel was named Superintend• was captured by the yard office, with Employment. Both are at New York. ent of the Diesel shop at West Spring• winners honored at a banquet by Gen• James B. Gray was appointed Com• field, Mass. The following appointments eral Yardmaster Tom Dougherty. merce Assistant in the Law department of Master Mechanics were made: R. J. at New York. Parsons at Albany, N. Y.; W. G. Ring- In the Operating department, Karl L. land at Avis, Pa.; F. E. Edwards at At Indianapolis Metzman was appointed Assistant Man• Harmon, N. Y. Assistant Master Me• The early history of the railroad in ager of Freight Transportation. Charles chanics appointed were C. L. Hall at Indiana was the subject of a talk by W. E. Black was named Assistant Manager Harmon, J. J. Cooney at Syracuse, N. Y. H. McKitrick Jr., Superintendent of the of Passenger Transportation. Both have Al T. Borgman was appointed Assist• Indianapolis Union Railway, at the re• headquarters at New York. ant Foreign Freight Agent at Chicago. cent meeting of the Marion Lodge No. 35 Also at New York, Francis A. Grogan William A. Hillman was made acting at Indianapolis. Officials from the vari• was appointed Assistant Secretary of General Agent, Freight department, at ous railroads in the city were special the New York Central Railroad Co., and Davenport, Iowa. guests. John Fitting Jr. was named Assistant Auditor, Station Accounts and Over• At New York charge Claims, with headquarters at In a campaign for an overall member• New York. ship of 5,000, the Grand Central branch, Trainmasters recently appointed in• Railroad Y.M.C.A., has launched its fall clude F. E. Weaver, Syracuse Division; membership drive. Before its close at the T. A. Seymour, St. Lawrence Division; end of November, "Y" officials are hoping H. F. Carey, Boston & Albany Railroad. to attract 1,450 new members. Campaign At Chicago, Tom Marshall was ap• chairman is J. M. O'Mahoney, the Secre• MR. BANNISTER MR. NORWOOD pointed Lieutenant of Police. tary of the NYC. 1. d (1835) On the West Shore 2. c (Thomas Newcomen) Appointment of Anthony Corbisiero, Quiz Answers 3. c (86th street) Stationmaster at Weehawken, to fill the 4. d ($13,000 to $15,000) recently vacated chairmanship in the 5. b (1897) credit committee of the West Shore Check your choices with the answers 6. d (25) Railroad Employes' Federal Credit given below. If you answered all 10 7. c (Holding cars awaiting classi• Union has been announced by president correctly, you're exceptional; if you got fication) John Kortes, Central Engineer. Mr. Cor• 7 to 9 correct, you're in the upper 8. b (1853) bisiero succeeds George Schaffer, Road brackets; 4 to 6, fair; 1 to 3, better than 9. d (Ballast cleaning equipment) Passenger Brakeman, who has resigned. nothing. 10. a (Skooter) October, 1951 Page 13 ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT W. A. SHEA, MR. DAYTON, MR. DAY MR. JOYCE MR. SLOCOMBE Gold Passes Go to 50-Year Veterans Recognition of completion of a half J. J. Hopkins, Yard Brakeman, all at W. J. Doherty, Telegrapher at Buffalo, century of service was recently given Albany, N. Y. who started with the Central at the age more Central employes with the award Francis Joyce, Switchtender on the of 15 as a Messenger. of gold passes. Those honored include: Syracuse Division. Charles W. Slocombe, Erie Division B. H. Dayton, Assistant Superintend• E. Duke Disque, General Agent, Pas• Locomotive Engineer working out of ent; Thomas Day, Train Announcer; and senger department, Jacksonville, Fla. Youngstown, O.

Tragedy, Joy in News of Men at War NYC Public Relations Chief For families of three New York Cen• Paul W. Bradley, Freight Brakeman on Retires After 50 Years tral men, recent months brought war the Western division. He received the After more than 50 years with the news of widely mixed tones, varying Bronze Star for contributing to the cap• Central, during which he served in a from tragedy to joyous relief. The news ture of a hill on May 22. His citation number of key capacities, Clarence R. included death, decoration for bravery, read, in part: "Company K was ordered Dugan retired last and recovery from a wound suffered in to attack and seize Hill 1024 in the month as Manager, combat. vicinity of Sosakri. Sergeant Bradley, Public Relations. His While his mother, sisters, and fiancee then a private first class, continuously headquarters were at prepared for his re• exposed himself to enemy fire to have New York. turn from Korea to his radio readily available in order that Mr. Dugan, a na• be discharged from the company might be able to contact tive of Springfield, O., the Army, word ar• all units without delay and keep the joined the Central as rived that Sergeant assault coordinated." a Stenographer in George P. Belkom, 26, Patrick J. Schuler, 22, of Cincinnati, 1901. Before becom• former Reservation- extra Brakeman on the Big Four, has ing Manager, Public MR. DUGAN Information Clerk at returned to work with the Central after Relations, in March, 1939, he had been Chicago, had been being wounded in Korea. He was among Assistant to Vice President and General killed in action. Three the first U. S. soldiers to go into combat Counsel, and Assistant to Vice Presi• weeks before, he had there. His outfit, the First Cavalry Divi• dent-Finance and Corporate Relations. called his home from sion, went into action on July 21, 1950, He also served as president of The three days after arriving in Korea. An SGT. BELKOM Tokyo, where he was Securities Corp. of the New York Cen• on rest leave, and enemy machine gunner hit him in the tral Railroad, and as president of the said that he was returning to Korea knee on July 24 and he was returned Clearfield (Pa.) Supply Co., a Central for a few days but expected to leave to Japan for treatment. Eventually he subsidiary. shortly after for the States. was sent back to the States for dis• Sergeant Belkom's mother, Mrs. Isa• charge. He recently returned to rail• bella Belkom, is a Switchboard Operator roading for the Central. for the Rock Island Lines at La Salle Street Station. His father, Charles Peter Belkom, died 16 years ago after work• W. C. Douglas, 71, retired Assistant ing 22 years for the Central. Vice President, Freight Traffic, Chicago; A sister, Mrs. Dorothy Belkom Brann, joined NYC 1895, retired 1948. is a Mechanical Device Operator in the Herbert L. Haggard, 54, Master Me• Central's Equipment Department. An• chanic, Indianapolis; joined NYC 1920. other sister, Patricia N., is a clerk in Carl H. (Herb) Peterson, 53, General the Rock Island's Freight department. Agent, Passenger Department, Detroit; Sgt. Belkom was engaged to Dorothy joined NYC 1917. DeJong, Central Reservation-Informa• William M. Richardson, 67, Auditor tion Clerk. of Expenditures, Utica, N. Y.; joined Decorated for bravery was Sergeant MR. SCHULER SGT. BRADLEY NYC 1910.

Page 14 New York Central Headlight Monthly Roll Shows Recent NYC Retirements

FAREWELL GIFT of $100 from fellow employes is presented to THE LAW honored retiring NYC Chief of Police M. J. Max A. W. Kuehner (right), who retired recently as Head Clerk in (second from right) at Detroit. At testimonial dinner were office of Auditor, Disbursements, at Pittsburgh. Making pres• (left to right) W. Carlson, secret service; J. J. Danhof, General entation is P. F. Kraber, Auditor, Disbursements. Mr. Kuehner Counsel, Michigan Central; Dan Leonard, commissioner of had 48 years of service on Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad. Michigan state police; Harry O'Connor, FBI head in Michigan.

Following is a list of New Diedrick, Andrew J., Conductor, er, Beech Grove, Ind. 22 11 Mackey, Louis G., Machinist Toledo Division 52 0 Ilovar, John, Laborer, Collin• Helper, Collinwood, O. 31 1 York Central employes who Dooley, William, E., Conductor, wood, O. 28 10 Manyo, Peter, Carman, Ashta• have retired from active serv• Indiana Division 41 1 Jackson, Louis H., Crane Oper• bula, O. 40 4 Doolittle, Robert W., Assistant ator, Elyria, O. 31 0 Marvel, Jacob, Locomotive En• ice recently. The figures to the Foreman, Syracuse, N. Y. 30 2 Jannasch, Harry A., Section gineer, Harrisburg, Ill. 48 1 right of each name indicate the DuBois, Florence B., Clerk, Buf• Laborer, Willow Creek, Ind. 32 6 Mason, Denie F., Locomotive falo 26 0 Jannasch, Rudolph A., Agent Engineer, Erie Division 44 1 years and months of service Eastwood, Scott, Machinist In• Willow Creek, Ind. 42 0 Mathews, Arthur, Laborer, Elk• spent with the Central. spector, Brewster, N. Y. 25 2 Johnson, Harry E., Car Inspector, hart, Ind. 22 9 Ercole, Frank, Section Foreman, Indianapolis 27 11 Middleton, Fred G., Assistant Brewster, N. Y. 39 1 Auditor, Chicago 31 2 Acquavia, Rocco, Section La• Jordan, Eugene W., Special Rep• Fahlbusch, Charles F., Locomo- resentative, New York 50 9 Miller, Edward C, Machinist, borer, Dunkirk, N. Y. 32 4 motive Engineer, Toledo Divi• Bellefontaine, O. 42 5 Aiello, Frank, Section Laborer, Koers, George H., Carman, sion 47 8 Beech Grove, Ind. 33 9 Miller, Harry K., Conductor, Chicago 15 4 Ferenc, Joseph A., Carman Ohio Division 42 0 Alf, George B.. Car Repairer, Koopman, Francis J., Locomo• Painter, McKees Rocks, Pa. 36 5 tive Engineer, Western Divi• Misovec, Kazimer S., Machinist, Sharonville, O. 33 3 Flesher, Harry, Locomotive En• Collinwood, O. 29 5 Alvi, Porfilio, Section Laborer, sion 39 5 gineer, Ohio Central Division 45 3 Krai, William F., Conductor, Mitchell, James H., Assistant College, Pa. 21 3 Flint, Fred, Laborer, Niles, Mich. 24 6 Western Division 38 10 General Land & Tax Agent, Anderson, Charles S., Teleg• Fresch, Peter S., Conductor, Kwitkowski, Joseph A., Car In• Chicago 35 5 rapher, Connellsville, Pa. 25 5 McKees Rocks, Pa. 29 0 spector, Rochester, N. Y. 40 4 Myers, Forrest V., Section Andrews, Howard G., Clerk, Friend, William, Disbursement Laidlaw, Andrew, Cook, Chicago, 21 3 Laborer, Waterloo, Ind. 29 10 Wauseon, O. 30 11 Accountant, New York 48 4 Latham, Edward G., Locomo• Nofflett, Charles W., Yardman, Andrews, Joseph F., Boilermaker, Gentile, Anthony, Mason, Elec• tive Engineer, Ohio Division 39 10 Gibson, Ind. 31 0 Elkhart, Ind. 31 7 tric Division 19 11 Lewis, Roland M., Index Clerk, Offenbecker, Nicholas, Section Aunela, Hemmi, Car Repairer, Gettel, Julius, Buildings & Detroit 25 7 Foreman, Battle Creek, Mich 28 11 Ashtabula, O. 36 9 Bridges Carpenter, McKees Lia, Vito, Machinist Helper, Orris, John, Cut Watchman, Bailey, Andrew H., Locomotive Rocks, Pa. 26 0 Linndale, O. 23 1 Pittsburgh 27 4 Engineer, Pennsylvania Divi• Gondeck, Joseph J., Locomotive Little, Luther R., Conductor, Mo• Overstreet, Christopher C, Busi• sion 33 8 Engineer, Western Division 45 8 hawk Division 48 11 ness Car Porter, Cincinnati 47 1 Baldwin, Caesar T., Section Grover, John A., Boilermaker Lloyd, James W., Boilermaker Passino, John N., Switchman, Stockman, West Albany, N. Y. 34 11 Inspector, Charleston, W. Va. 33 11 Helper, Brewster, N. Y. 38 6 West Springfield, Mass. 35 0 Barrett, Ezekiel, Assistant Signal Hamlin, Orlando B., Conductor, Loftus, Walter J., Gang Foreman, Pfeifer, John C Train Baggage• Maintenance, Fort Erie, Ont. 42 4 Syracuse Division 45 9 Selkirk, N. Y. 29 0 man, Hudson Division 40 10 Beach, Cope T., Conductor, Hanlon, George H., Chief Dis• Lottesto, Michael, Switchman, Prentice, Sidney A., Train Dis• Syracuse Division 50 5 patcher, Detroit 50 4 Englewood, Ill. 23 3 patcher, Detroit 42 10 Beadling, John, Locomotive En• Heck, Alexander H., Clerk, Pitts• Ludlow, Frank O., Section Fore• Riddle, Harry C, Machinist, gineer, McKees Rocks, Pa. 31 2 burgh 39 4 man, Angola, N. Y. 39 8 Beech Grove, Ind. 38 4 Bearnes, Ancel L., Train Dis• Hill, George E., Locomotive McCammon, Edwin L., Leverman, Roberts, Arthur N., Agent, Mat- patcher, Fostoria, O. 45 3 Engineer, Chicago 31 0 Indianapolis 34 0 toon, Ill. 36 7 Bedford, John L., Conductor, Hillman, William E., Foreman McLargin, Charles, Conductor, Roberts, Helen F., Ferry Ticket Watertown, N. Y. 44 7 Erecting Shop, McKees Rocks, Toledo Division 42 2 Seller, Weehawken, N. J. 33 2 Berard, Victor, Switchtender, Pa. 43 10 Roberts, Thomas F., Machinist Weehawken, N. J. 36 1 McMahon, James F., Traveling Hodges, Thurman R., Agent- Car Agent, Pittsburgh 31 11 Helper, Beech Grove, Ind. 27 11 Bertelsman, Paul B., Agent, Telegrapher, Ludlow Falls, O. 37 5 McMorrow, Francis J., Third Rosinsky, John, Section Laborer, Paris, Ill. 50 7 Hollis, Edward J., Detective Railman, New York City 41 1 College, Pa. 21 3 Blake, Thomas M., Conductor, Lieutenant, Cleveland 30 11 McPherson, Lewis N., Signal Ryan, John V., Conductor, Erie Ohio Division 40 9 Howery, Omer, Blacksmith Help• Boykin, Edward, General Yard- Foreman, Cleveland 22 0 Division 47 7 master, Bellefontaine, O. 43 11 Bozzacco, Salvatore, Assistant Foreman, Elkhart, Ind. 28 0 Brandt, William E. W., Con• ductor, Erie Division 43 11 Bridgforth, William, Section Laborer, Elkhart, Ind. 32 10 Brown, Edward I., Locomotive Engineer, Indiana Division 41 6 Budinich, Alois, Station Porter, New York City 27 9 Burke, Jesse R., Car Distributor, Columbus, O. 43 5 Carpenter, Clark C, Brakeman, Indianapolis 33 2 Carter, William G., Locomotive Engineer, Canada Division 45 5 Clapper, Amos, Carpenter, Al• bany, N. Y. 15 0 Colatarci, Salvatore, Section Foreman, Syracuse Division 40 0 Cole, James A., Patrolman, New RETIRING RECENTLY were (left to right) C. T. service; Daniel J. McDonell, Air Brake and York City 31 2 DeStefano, Anthony, Freight Beach, Syracuse Division Conductor who was Pipe Foreman at West Detroit engine house, a Handler, New York City 32 2 with NYC 50 years; William J. Veon, Pit In• 28-year man; Peter F. Mattimore, Clerk at DiCroce, Palmo, Section Laborer, Chatham, N. Y. 29 1 spector at Youngstown, O., with 45 years of Toledo, O., freight house, with NYC 53 years.

October, 1951 Page 15 Let's Know the Facts Slim Rail Earnings Spell Trouble OUR READERS Another in a Series by Gustav Metzman, President TELL US

INCE the end of World War II, the an average rate of return of only 3 1/2 S railroads of this nation have been per cent. Some Figures Do investing in expansion and improve• Dear Editor: ments at an average rate of one billion Rates Have Lagged I read in a magazine recently that dollars a year. They have put into serv• The basic cause of inadequate railroad three-quarters of all freight tonnage in ice nearly 400,000 new freight cars and earnings is the fact that the rates which the U.S. now goes by truck. Is this figure 13,000 new units of locomotive power. the industry is allowed to charge for its correct? I was under the impression that In response to the country's urgent de• services have not kept pace with the the railroads handled most of the total fense needs, they are right now quick• costs which the railroads must meet in freight tonnage in the U.S. ening the pace in renewing and enlarg• rendering those services. Wage levels SIMON E. HERRING ing their capacity to haul America's on eastern railroads have increased 133 Engine Dispatcher goods and people. per cent since 1939. The prices paid by Bellefontaine, O. And yet, I doubt that there is a single eastern roads for materials and sup• The figure given may be correct if you railroad which is satisfied that it has plies have gone up 138 per cent during done or is doing enough to better its include the 8,000,000 or so trucks used on the same period. Meanwhile, their farms and in local delivery service, and freight rates have increased only 73 per if you count a ton as a ton regardless of cent, and passenger rates only 43 per how far it's moved, across town or across This month's "Let's Know the cent. In the case of freight rates, par• the country. But, if you figure in ton- Facts" article is taken from remarks ticularly, the increase in actual rev• miles—taking into consideration not made by Mr. Metzman at a meeting enues is much less, because of downward only the tonnage hauled but also the of the New England Railroad Club adjustments on specific commodities. distance for which it is hauled—the pic• at Boston on Oct. 9. Ever since the war years, when freight ture is different. By this standard—the rates stood still (and were in fact rolled one that really counts in transporta• back) while other prices went up, the tion—the railroads in 1949 performed plant and its service. We all would like railroads have been at the tag-end of 533,648,000,000 ton-miles as against 93,- to do more, much more, in the service the procession in securing needed price 653,000,000 for motor trucks. of the public. The big obstacle that pre• adjustments. They never have caught vents most of us from doing so is the up with the inflationary spiral. Last Mistaken Identity inadequacy of railroad earnings under winter, under the impact of the latest Dear Editor: conditions as they exist today. With round of wage increases, plus materials It was nice to see the picture of New earnings at the meager levels presently price rises touched off by the Korean York State's Dairy Queen and a New allowed the railroad industry, it is im• outbreak, they asked the Interstate York Central Engineman sipping milk possible to set aside sufficient money Commerce Commission for an increase in the September issue, but you have for needed expansion, or to attract into in freight rates averaging 15 per cent. the Engineman's name wrong. He's the industry the investment funds to An interim grant amounted to 4 per Frank B. Huggins, not Ike DeLong as finance the larger-scale betterment pro• cent in the east, less elsewhere. Late you say. grams that should be carried out. this summer the final decision was an• HUDSON DIVISON FIREMAN Inherent in this financial malnutrition nounced. It scaled down the 15 per cent The Fireman is right, request to 9 per cent in the east and 6 which is being forced upon our railroads HEADLIGHT is wrong. is a threat to the very security of the per cent elsewhere, including the in• Mr. Huggins (right) nation. Rail transportation is vital to terim increase. Because of the factors piloted Missourian, every phase of our defense production mentioned before, the gain to individual train Queen took, program; only with strong railroads can roads in actual revenues will be about from Albany to Har• we sustain the gigantic defense effort one-third less than the theoretical per• mon; Mr. DeLong circumstances have forced upon us. centages. took it from there to New York. Confusion Heading for Collision Must Go Back to ICC in checking names Unless railroad earnings are allowed The increase granted does not close resulted in error. to go above the unrealistically low level the gap which inflation has widened be• to which they now are held, our indus• tween railroad costs and railroad in• try is heading for a collision with one come. Regrettably, it leaves the rail• of the basic facts of business life. An roads battling against almost hopeless enterprise cannot continue to expand odds in their efforts to maintain and fur• without adequate profits. And, at pres• ther improve the standards of service ent rates of profit, the railroads will not they provide the American public. That be able to carry out the expansion and is why the railroads have decided they Vol. 12 October, 1951 No. 9 the improvements which are needed for have no choice but to go back to the In• Published monthly by the Public Relations Depart• ment for New York Central System employes and them to perform their functon in the terstate Commerce Commission and their families in eleven states and two provinces defense program or, for that matter, to again ask that body to bring rates to the of Canada. Submission of material is invited. Editorial office: Room 1541, 466 Lexington Avenue, do their job under normal peacetime level originally requested. The increase New York 17. N. Y. conditions. they asked for in the first place is the EDITOR Both Congress and the Interstate one they needed and still need. Norman M. Stone Commerce Commission went on record ASSOCIATE EDITORS long ago as believing a rate of return Harry B. Spurrier Richard C. Marshall in the neighborhood of 6 per cent on Chicago Cleveland net property investment is fair and rea• sonable for railroads. Yet, during the PHOTOGRAPHERS postwar period, the railroads have had D. V. Hyde Ed Nowak