WESTERN PACIFIC Jl!!!!p.~Sls J Vol. VII, No. 4 NOVEMBER, 1955

13 e partment of Public Relations WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD SACRAMENTO NORTHERN RAILWAY TIDEWATER SOUTHERN RAILWAY 526 Mission Street. San Francisco 5 Lee "Fla sh" Sherwood. Ed itor Arthur Lloyd, Jr.• Associate Editor

Member HERE was a bit of nostalgia among campaign slogan -"Your ONE Big American Railway Magazine Editors' Association many old-time townsfolk of Oak­ Give for 288 Causes." I nternational Counoil of Industrial E ditor s T NOl'the.·n Oalifornia Industrial Editors' Association land, San Leandro, Hayward and Those who came, saw and listened, Niles on October 13. And there was and others who heard about it in the • Milepost No. 76: Western Pacific's main line by-passes Tracy not far from here. also a tug at their h earts. daily press and over radio and TV, For their children and grandchil­ dren, brought up with modern things, COVER CONTENTS Page there was an air of wonder, which like­ wise brings a tug at the h eartstrings. From the front of the J' Genoa," Cathy Mac .. Railroading for 288 Causes.... . 3 Donald, one of United Crusade's UTorchy" girls, And it was for these reasons - an joins representatives from the United Bay Area Directors Meet in Reno ...... 6 appeal to the hearts of old and young Crusade in waving to the California Zephyr at Promotions and Transfers ...... 7 San Leandro. -that Western Pacific, at the request BLE Extends Carrier-Union of the United Cr usade, turned rail­ W ES T£}iN " ", (:f FI C ..Mileposts PR Activity...... 9 roading back 83 years to bring atten­ Mileposts in Gold...... 10 tion to another appeal to the h earts - support for the 1955 United Crusade What Daddy Does...... 11 drive. Dear Editor; ...... 14 There was a warm spot, too, in the There's Nothing Like a Hobby.. 16 boiler of the "Genoa," a colorful little 1954 Annual Report Wins engine built in 1872 and once the pride First Award ...... 17 of the now abandoned Virginia & Caboosing ...... ~ 18 Truckee Railroad. Full of steam she Sports . .~ .... ~ ..... ~ ...... ~ .... ~ ...... 28 did herself proud at the head end of Tips on Benefit Claims...... 30 an old Sierra Railroad coach built in 1902 and a 1918 W P gondola. Aboar d In The Good Old Days ...... 31 were colorfullY costumed representa­ This little fellow missed the special at San Lean­ Railroad Lines...... 32 tives of the East Bay United Fund, dro, and with his mother rushed all the way to Ha yward just so he could donate $5 to the ~~ 7 whose job was to publicize this year's Crusade.

2 MILEP OSTS NOVEMBER, 1955 3 learned that "It's ONE big give be­ United of Richmond-We st Contra cause in five counties almost all of the Costa, San Mateo United Crusade and voluntary community service needs East Bay United Crusade-have been can be met through Crusade's single combined to form one United Bay drive. It's BIG because five former Area Crusade. Crusade organizations have merged Heading up the drive for WP per­ and al·e asking for $10,691,640 to meet sonnel solicitations are 1. M. Ferguson, their minimum needs. And it's YOURS company chairman, assisted by F. J. because it serves every man, woman Rauwolf. They will be assisted at Sac­ and child in the area. Crusade is not ramento, Salt Lake City, San J ose, 'charity' in the sense of a generation and Stockton by Chairmen Frank Nott, ago. All of us, whether penniless or Ray Coulam and George Lorenz, well-to-do, have an urgent personal Charles Myers and Ivan McAtee, re­ interest in the search for cures for spectively. Other WP railroaders serv­ disease which are supported by much ing this year are G. H. Kneiss, publicity of the money that will be solicited." committee, and S. W. Fordyce and Community leaders from all of the Harold Klein as loaned executives to areas are giving freely of their time, assist local firms in going all out in this their talent, and their energy, and year's campaign. In addition, the many through efforts such as these and the departmental chairmen are making Old 334, one of seven steam locomotives now owned by WP, return,ed to service in Septemb er as response from people in every walk of every effort to better last year's con­ o stationary boiler for the American Home Foods Co. in Oakland. Reti red Engineer Pat Cron in t ook life, United Bay Area Crusade is now tributions. As in past years contribu­ over the controls, a ssisted by Fireman Carl Workman. Sh e'll return to Stockton fo r future calls. the third largest of some 600 united tions may be made through a company funds in the U. S. United Community payroll deduction plan. This may be Campaigns are conducted in every arranged through your supervisor. Old and New in WP Service state in the Union and in 64 Canadian Beca use of increased expense in communities and other countries who conducting the campaign this year and also conduct "united way" campaigns One of WP's newest 1,750-horsepower general purpose (GP-9) single-unit road locomotives delivered because the needs of each agency is recently, and now in service. Eight w ere purchased at a cost of approxi mately $ 1 V2 mill ion. for their welfare services. greater than ever before, your support It is largely because of the efforts of is urgently requested. Behind "Big our president, F. B. Whitman, that five Give" theme is the thought that every Bay Area counties - San Francisco, donor can support 288 community Mar in United Crusade, Campaigns services with a single gift once a year.

One of th e schools which visited the special du ri ng its stop for a pro gram a t San Le andro. Directors Meet in Reno Promotions and Transfers At the last meeting of the Medical Nine Western Pacific directors, ac­ Len Harris of Reno, shippers and busi­ Board Roger L. Randall was appointed companied by several WP officials, ness men of Reno and other dignitaries business manager of the Western Pa­ boarded a special train at Oakland on for cocktails and dinner at the Pros­ cific medical department, to succeed October 3 to attend a regular meeting pector's Club. The party departed from Anne H . Crowder who is retiring on of the company's board of directors at Reno late that evening for Oakland. November 30 after 32 years of service. Reno, Nevada, on October 4. Principal items voted upon by the The meeting took place in the board directors were approval of the 1956 Randall, who has represented the room of the First National Bank. roadway and equipment moderniza­ W P unlicensed marine personnel along The group then left for Virginia City tion budget of six million dollars. with others for the past six years, is where they were guests at a luncheon Major items of the budget were a native of Portland, ·Oregon. He is given by Lucius Beebe, publisher, and $2% million fo r new rail renewals and married and the father of four sons. Charles Clegg, editor, co-partners of slightly less than $1% million for con­ In addition to his union background the TerritoriaL Enterpl'ise, Nevada's crete lining of five main line tunnels. here and in the Columbia River area first newspaper. A quarterly dividend of 75 cents per with the towboatmen, Roger is a Returning to Reno, they were joined share on the common stock was also graduate of Reed College and has done b y Governor Russell of Nevada, Mayor approved. graduate study, research and writing in the field of labor economics at both Johns Hopkins University and Uni­ versity of California. During and di­ rectly after World War II, he served consecutively with the Regional War Labor Board in Seattle and in per­ sonnel work with the Bonneville Power Administration in Portland. In R. L. Randall 1947 he returned to organization work with his own union and was trans­ familiar with the problems of health ferred to the San Francisco division in and welfare plans. 1949 where he spent the next three * * * terms of office. A . L. Herbert, former assistant sig­ His interest in the problems of group nal engineer, is appointed signal engi­ medical-hospital plans developed out neer for Western Pacific effective of the successful launching of the October 1, succeeding F. A. Tegeler health and welfare plan by the non­ who has been assigned to other engi­ railroad towboat and bargemen in the neering duties. Bay Area, jointly administered by the Herbert was born May 25, 1908, at employers and the IBU and thus is Somerset, Pennsylvania, and was

On the opposite page, grouped in front of the Territorial Enterprise are: Directors A lbert J. Hettinger, Jr., and Theodore Wiseman; President Whitman; C. K. Faye; Directors 8eniamin C. Carter, Benjamin Graham, W. P. Fuller III, Lindsey W. Cochran and Peter Cook, Jr. Next are F. B. Stratton; H. R. Coulam (head just appearing,); Lucius Beebe; F. R. Woolford; C. W. Dooling; G. H. Kneiss; H. C. Munson; G. W. Curtis; Charles Clegg; J. F. Lynch; E. T. Cuyler; C. L. Droit; and F. M. Rowe. Lucius Beebe's I'T .. 80ne Towser," fron.' center, was honored to be included in the picture with this group.

NOVEMBER, 1955 7 education at Elko and in 1938 hired out on a WP survey party as chainman. BLE Extends Carrier-Union PR Activity H e served as a telegraph operator on the Western Division from 1940 until Arthur B. Shenefelt, director of The union's chief executive, Brown, he entered the Army in J anuary of public relations for the Brotherhood said the action was taken as part of 1942, and until his discharge in J anu­ of Locomotive Engineers, Cleveland, "a broad program under way to extend ary, 1946, served as master sergeant has "hired out" as a locomotive fireman coordinated public relations activity instructor of communications. on the Great Northern Railroad at between caI'l'ier managements and the Returning to the railroad in Febru­ Minneapolis, according to Guy L. rail union. ary, 1946, he served as train dispatcher Brown, grand chief engineer of the "We have differences with manage­ on the Western Division until the nation's senior rail union. ment, and with other unions," Brown Spring of 1948 when he entered the An arrangement was worked out admitted. "But our similarity of pur­ signal department as assistant signal­ between G N management officials and poses and areas of fundamental agree­ man. After advancing through various the union, Brown revealed, to give the ment extend far beyond these matters. positions on line he came to general former New York Times and Associ­ ... Because the Great Northern oper­ office as junior draftsman, served as ated Press newsman "practical oper­ ates both steam and diesel power over draftsman, junior assistant engineer, ating experience." all types of terrain, I asked this road senior assistant engineer and office en­ Shenefelt, who has served nearly to cooperate in providing Shenefelt's gineer until the time of his present four years with the BLE in his present initial experience. appointment. capacity, was presented to the division "Maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea ( Continued on Page 9) members by G N General Chairman one of these days to invite management H. W. Haskins of St. Paul, and the Local public relations people in to get a BLE Division 150 at St. Paul acted on closer look at union problems," the Shenefelt's application. labor chief added. A. L. Herbert

graduated from Waite High School, States to enter the U. S. Air Service. Toledo, Ohio, in 1926. He began rail­ P romotions an.d Tran.s f ers . . . His first railroad experience was road service in that year with the McNeill lives in San Francisco with with the Canadian Pacific and the Pennsylvania Railroad as assistant his wife, Llewellyn, and son, Mark, 4. Grand Trunk. H e came west in 1923 He was a "ham" operator during the signalman, advancing to signal fore­ and worked with a signal gang for man. H e joined Western Pacific in 1943 1936- 1948 period, and while in Elko the Southern Pacific at Oakland. Five Bruce had his own radio repair shop as a signalman at Keddie and after years later he was sent to their general serving in several signal positions be­ and hired out as a motion picture office as draftsman, later became chief projectionist. came assistant signal engineer on July draftsman working on circuit design. 1, 1952. * * * He left SP in 1947 as a CTC engineer. Herbert lives in San Rafael with his W . J . Pearson is assigned to the wife, the former Frances Duffy. newly created position of office and H e hired out as a circuit designer His headquarters will be in San estimating engineer-signals, effective and estimating engineer with the WP Francisco. October 1. His former position as esti­ that year, became draftsman, and then * -)(. * mating engineer is abolished. estimating engineer, which position h e has held for the past five years. A newly created position of assistant A native of England, where Bill was to signal engineer has been assigned born on February 12, 1898, h e came to Bill lives in Alameda with his wife, to B. L. McNeill, Jr., effective Oct. 1. the United States at the age of 16. He Ina Elizabeth, an Oklahoma girl he Bruce was born at Yuma, Arizona, soon returned to Eng:and to serve married while in the ail' service. The couple have three children and eight on January 29, 1920. He received his B. L. McNeill, k , a nd W. J. Pea rson with the Canadian army during World War I after which he returned to the grandchildren. 8 MIL EPOSTS NOVEMBER, 1955 9 MILEPOSTS IN GOLD Ten-year- old Linda Marie Vizina is our artist this month and to Linda goes a new one dollar bilL MILEPOSTS congratulates the following employees who will receive Service Linda's letter, which accompanied Pin Awards during the month of November, 1955: her drawing and picture, said: "My school is J oseph Bonnheim in Sacra­ 3S-YEAR PINS Louis Evans __ ...... ___ Carman ______. ___ .. ___ _. _.. ___ .. Mechanical Dept. mento_ This is my best picture and George Vedder...... _. . _. ___ ... __ . ____ ~ General Bookkeeper ______.. 8an Francisco I'm holding my baby sister. My brother 30_YEAR PINS and sister are shown with me_ My Edward M. Hansen ____ ... .. ____ . ______. __ .... __ .. .. ___ .. Chief Ticket Clerk.. __ ...... S an Francisco Robert A . Henderson ______.. _____ . ___ __ ... .. Trainmaster...... Keddie daddy used to work for the WP rail­ Jose Hernandez __ .... . _____ . __ Laborer ____ ...... __ _...... Mechanical Dept. road; now he works for the Sacra­ HatTY Main, Jr. ______.... _ ...... ____ ... __ .Locomotive Engineer ... ______. _____ ... "___ ...... Western Division Carl W. Mangum ______...... __ ... __ ... __ .. __ .. ___ .. General Agent ...... ___ __ ...... _. ... _...... _Oakland mento Northern as a car inspector." Fred McMullin ...... General Agent ...... Portland Any children of Western Pacific, 2S-YEAR PINS Sacramento Northern and Tidewater Nick Hirbish ...... Engine Watchman ...... Mechanical Dept. Arthur H. Lund...... Traffic Manager-Central Region ...... Chicago Southern railroaders can win a new Edward C. Richardson ...... T raffic Representative ...... Kansas City Charles C. Story ...... Assistan t Engineer ...... 8an Francisco one dollar bill by sending to the editor a drawing showing their daddy at work 20-YEAR PINS Kenneth D . Lewis ...... Secretary-Clerk. President's Office . ... San Francisco on the railroad_ Don't forget to enclose Holding her baby sister, Li nda is shown with her Bill J- Lindley_.. _ ._ Locomotive Engineer ...... Western Division a picture of yourself and tell the editor brother and sis te rs. Thomas Plesko ...... Traffic Represen tative...... Seattle your age and name of your school! IS-YEAR PINS William D . Eyre ...... Locomotive Engineer... .. Eastern Division Robert W. Harlan _...... Industrial Agent ...... San Francisco Anthony W. QuilL ...... Assistant Chief Clerk AESA Machine Bureal!...... San Francisco IO-YEAR PINS Joseph A. Anderson ...... Clerk ...... Western Division Abby A. Bagdasarian ...... Carman ...... __ .. Mechanical Dept. Harold M . Barry ...... ,Carman...... Mechanical Dept. Charles E. Barton ...... _~"" ..Traffic Representative...... Omaha W altct;- V. Blecher...... Clerk...... Western Division Jack W . Corbin ...... Machinist Helper...... _...... Mechanical Dept. Edward N. Evans ...... Hostler Helper...... Mechanical Dept. Tom Gasones ...... Blacksmith Helper .... __ ...... _Mechanical Dept. Ellen Hamilton. Mrs ...... Supervisor-Slip Bureau ...... _...... San Francisco Calvin F . House .. __ .... Clerk...... Western Division Stanley A. Johnson ...... Carman...... " ...... _...... Mechanical Dept. Edward G. Kaufman .. O tto T_ Klemp ... __ _ ...... ~~~~~~~~::;;:~...... -...... ~ ...... ~ ~~~~:rn~cDli!?:i~~ Alta Locke. Mrs...... Statistical Clerk...... San Francisco Joe Mackey...... Robert F . Murray ...... ~.~~:: ~~~~ ..Car Porter...... ::::::::: W~~;mCDi!?:i~~ Vincent A. Nusse.. . _~ ... Brakeman...... __ ...... ___ ...... Eastern Division Ezequiel Olmos .. .._ ... _.... _.. __ _.... __ ._ ._ .Laborer ._...... Mechanical Dept. Lela M. Paul, M rs ...... Division Clerk ..... San Francisco Luster Peters ...... _. Carman...... ___ .. _. ____ .... Mechanical Dept. ] esse R. Pittman ...... Brakeman...... Western Division Albert G. Poage...... Switchman ...... _...... _Western Division George Pollock ._ ...... Fireman ...... Western Division Maclobio C. Salaz ...... yard Clerk ... _...... Eastern Division David R. Schm.idt...... Carman...... Mechanical Dept. Oliver P. Sondree...... ~. Car man...... Mechanica~ "-!>~Pt . Freeman J. Stephens ...... Brakeman...... Eastern Dlvislon John D. StilL. ... _._. __ ._. _. _____ ...... General Agent...... New York City W esley H. Williams ...... Clerk...... Western Division Harvey A. Wiltsey...... Carman...... Mechanical Dept. Elizabeth Woosley, Mrs...... Interline Clerk...... San Francisco NOVEMBER, 195 5 11 10 MILE PO ST S Oldsmobile Special A WP 14-car special brought a host of mixed glamour to Oakland during September, the first Oldsmobile n ew­ car announcement tr ip to be made by rail since World War II. "Live" stars included Patricia Wilkes, Broadway, TV and radio actress, and Chita Ri­ vera, sensational dancer who appeared in "Call Me Madam," "Can Can," and several TV shows. Along with other entertainers the girls h elped publicize the 1956 Oldsmobiles in Bay Area sh owings. They were greeted at Oak­ land by J eff Cowen, Berkeley Con­ vention & Tourist Bureau, and Bob McKown, advertising representative. 250 Rail Fans Take Excursion Cecil Staley, dining car inspector, The first W P train to cross over the new linda and C. P . Ho cto~', passenger traffic The California-Nevada Raih'oad Historical that city. Six members of WP's traffic de­ overpass at' Marysville broke the tape shortly be­ Society sponsored an excursion over West­ partment made th e tour as an education al fore noon on August 24. The new structure will representative, accompanied th e group ern Pacific from San Francisco to Reno on trip. The special is shown above on the In­ help to eliminate a dangerous !Jrade crossing. from Salt Lake City. September 23, 24 and 25, with side trips to side Gateway Route. Traffic employees who Oroville Mercury photo. Loyalton and Biebe.r. At Loyalton, steam made the trip, shown below, were: Roy Gar­ locomotives of the Clover Valley Lumber rison, Fresn o; R. E. Searle, San Francisco; Company were spotted for pictu re taking Lee Marshall, San J ose; Dean Dorsey, Fres­ purposes and Harold's Club in Reno hosted a no; Jim Duyn , Oakland; and Paul For kgen, party for the group during the stopover in San Francisco.

NOVEMBER, 1955 13 the exception of Karl Muhl all of those mentioned above have departed this "vale of tears." E. K Christian IWESTERN PAGmC \ (/JU11L I~ Storekeeper Stockton * * * . 10 ADD FEEDERS [diloJL: Dear Sir: Just a flash from the Pacific North­ west. On September 15 Mrs. Hill and Construction Plans Said to t Deems and Cor Forerr-an Patmore. myself were surprised by a visit from I Include 500 Mil~s of I Dear Sir : retired Conductor W. D. Edgerton and \ "'~E---- The wrecker engineer was J im Bo­ wife. Not much new that'would inter­ r Branch Lines. I found this old paper in a Western kus. The two men on top of the tender est our old associates on the WP but I P acifi c building that was being moved. making a hitch are Bill Saunders and fifteen-inch Rainbow tr out interest us very much. Spl:!ci:l l t(, . Th e Tribune. I thought you might like to see the Johnny Garret. The two on the ground SAN F RANCISCO, . ri"eb. 17.- P lans for piece about Western Pacifi c in a 1920 are Deems and Car Foreman Patmore, Please keep counting Mileposts. impor tant extc,n slons of th~ ,,"es tern Pa­ Salt Lake City paper. The latter was always the niftiest RoyF. Hill cific r a il road i h ~, California, . "as . soon as dresser on the job, wore better clothes 510 South 50th Street the road reverts :' t o private ownership on 1 George L. Nelson March 1, h ave b,een preparcQ in '- New Section Foreman to work than most of us did on Sundays. Tacoma 8, Washington I York by leading , stock . a nd bondhol(ler s Section 66 In those days the passenger engi­ of the ra ilroad In con!er e nce 'W ith its r Low, Utah neers had regular assigned engines and p ~ e s id Cl ~ t . Charles +,1. , L eve l , .-of this Two fri ends were on a train that was being ~ it y~ accor"d111g ', to a,dvlces :}'ca c:hi hg h ere * * * here are a few I can remember: the Ito day from ]\;ew Xork. .. ' . held up. As the robbers came near, one of the Dear Sir: 101 was Karl Muhl's (he is now living men became nervous. He reached in his pocket, . According to tileae ad ~'j (;es, 'which hayo drew out a bill and held it toward his friend. much interest in San F!'and sco in Los Gatos) ; Engine 86, Engineer I~' ~:~e a t e d Your picture of the 101 lying on ° Here, Sam/' he said, " here's the $10 lowe r uill'oud cir cles , Oll e of t h~ pr inr.! pa.'I f e ed- Bresee; Engine 89, Henry Conerty; I. ers ' to be co nst ruc t ~d will tap t ho horn its side (September MILEPOSTS) has you." f .of the rich Sa nta. C l &r~. "val1t::y , r u nning' prompted me to bring out the remain­ Engine 99, Bert Dyer; Engine 100, Jim t;f rom ,Niles t o San J o ~ e . n.n d Los . 'Ga tos. A staid gentleman was upset by the dress of t It.:.is pr.ovosed a !so, t he advJces state. to der of those pictures taken by photog­ Marr; Engine 102, Ed Bently. These the modern girls at the rodeo. I r u ~ ' a. bra nch from .~ t ocktOi) ,&.{3 fat south I rapher Jukes, . . and perhaps it isn't were the Elko-Gerlach engines. With " Just look at that young person with the .l . a, s'. r:;;::?~~ e o ther ' f e ~u~rs · c o-n t ~m.p la teu ! generally known at this late date but short hair and the blue ieans," he remarked to the N.ew repu!"t' kha. tes. One J a:s ,. '1i; · e l1~ '. ~~Qrir a bystander. " ls it a, boy or a gi rl?" Io f thom I s to. run fruIt Lodf 1:0 ".'151.eto." I there were two lady passengers. These Bill Saunders and Johnny Garret make a hitch. t t\"venty m iles. tappL'1.g ', the ~ ,i·l C. lf P~lta were the two sisters of the day hostler, li lt's a girl; she's my daughter!" I q:>u ntry.". Anoth€:r ,j s ~o ex tond ~" eI-ghteen I " Oh, please forgive me, sir. I had no idea you : ~i l?~r~rO~r ~ tg; ~:o ~~ .. , ~

14 MILEPOSTS NOVEMBER, 1955 15 1954 Annual Report this locomotive engineer Wins First Award Western Pacific's thirty-ninth an­ knows from experience nual report was judged the b est in its class in the final ratings by an inde­ pendent board of judges in the fifteenth annual survey of Financial World, a national weekly magazine. There's Nothinl Like a Hobby The bronze "Oscar of Industry" was presented to M. M. Chr isty, assistant to the president, at the annual awards banquet in the grand ballroom of the include converting a 180 Packard to been made, one of which was sold for Hotel Statler in New York on Monday steam. Still, don't be surpt'ised if one $140,000. evening, October 24. Weston Smith, day you see Ed chug-chugging down McGhauey entered engine service originator and director of the annual Oroville's streets in a converted 1929 at Stockton on September 10, 1925. He report su rveys, made the presentation, Franklin, complete with fancy paint now lives in Oroville where he moved which attracted some 1,400 business Engines and music seem to be a part job which HCC members seem to pre­ from Portola in 1952. He credits his and financial leaders from all over the of Edward McGhauey's life, either as fer. wife, Ellen, for h elping him get started U. S., Canada and Latin America. a hobby -machinist rebuilding ancient Ed's love for music began in child­ with his h obbies. A total of 5,000 annual reports were automobiles for members of the Horse­ hood when he studied the violin, later Oh yes, Ed is also a "ham" operator considered this year in this interna­ less Carriage Club, creating master becoming a teach er of this instrument. -call number W6HDE. tional competition and 1,895 qualified violins, or as an engineer running Not satisfied with that, he recently for the final scr eening. These were Western Pacific's big diesel locomo­ spent 300 hours creating a new golden­ judged in 100 industrial classifications tives over the western division. brown Stradivarius-Misch a model for bronze trophies. The Delaware & Since he bought a 1922 Stanley violin, which experts h ave declared Hudson and the Chicago, Indianapolis I and Louisville railroads placed second Steamer in 1944, McGhauey has manu­ has a remarkable tone and carrying £actUl'ed burners fol' 17 other Stanley power. To get away from the usual and third. owners in the United States and Can­ high pitch of the violin, h e incorpo- , The chairman of the jury making ada. To h is knowledge, there is no rated some of the tones of a viola the final selections was Dr. Pierre R. other place in the country where these which gives the instrument a tone Bretey, editor of The Analysts Journal. burners may be obtained, although the somewhere between that of a clarinet He was assisted by Shelby Cullom American Steam Car Company in and flute. The top is one piece of Swiss Davis, president of The National F ed­ Newton, Massachusetts, still makes spruce wood. Back and sides are of eration of Financial Analyst Societies; Kennard Woodward, president of the parts for converting gas-operated cars maple. Both :woods were imported, Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance to steam. Ed has also made many cut about 1910 and since then aged. burners for other makes of cars for Company; and John Kanelous, dis­ The color comprises 13 coats of var- tinguished artist. The screening of people who like to own and drive an­ nish, one coat filler, two coats of size, cient automobiles. reports was under the direction of followed by thorough hand rubbing. Nathan Bowen, president of the New His latest steam cal' p l'oject in­ He took as his model one of the first York Society of Security Analysts, volves a 30-horsepower White engine violins ever created by the great Inc., with the cooperation of six divi­ and boiler, with parts from a 1941 De master Stradivarius, made in 1716. sion chairmen and 16 investment spe­ Soto body and chassis. Future plans Since that time eleven hundred have cialists, all members of the Society.

16 MILEP O STS NOVEMB ER , 1955 17 We hope Engineer PAUL W. RUSSELL, Elko, will have a quick recovery from his recent illness and be back with us (1a&oosiIl9 soon. SACRAMENTO FREIGHT STATION SALT LAKE CITY Pacific Northwest sent Engineer and Nancy De Riso J. B. Price Mrs. HARRY H. FULLER back to the Welcome back to Stenographer­ A recent passenger on the California states and down the sunny coast to Clerk ELSIE GONSALVES, formerly from Zephyr so appreciated the kindness California and thence home. the superintendent's. office. We cer­ tainly missed you. and courtesy of Conductor GUY PARRY Agent and Mrs. JOHN W. NAYLOR and that the conductor and his wife were family enjoyed the spacious outdoors A welcome also to A. E. ALLISON, of Yellowstone National Park during stenographer-clerk, formerly em­ invited to the passenger's home in Philadelphia and given a sight-seeing vacation, while the cosmopolitan flavor ployed in the signal department. trip around the city while on vacation. of San Francisco fascinated Brakeman B est wishes to ODETTE M. GOUGH on Brakeman and Mrs. SAMUEL L. and Mrs. DON B. CROSBY. her new job in the dispatcher's office. WAGSTAFF vacationed in New York Yard Clerk ESTHER WITT, Wendover, Odette was formerly a stenographer­ reported a wonderful vacation spent clerk. Jake Eph raim and City and after purchasing a new car Gerald Coffey above. at Grandin, Missouri, in the heart of enjoyed the sights in the middle-West. It was good to see former Stenogra­ Fred Sweeney at right. Conductor and Mrs. ORVAL F. HAYS , the Ozarks, which included a visit with pher-Clerk VIRGINIA THRONE who vis­ like "Ike," went to Colorado to enjoy her sister and two nephews. ited our office with her two sons, Mar­ a vacation spent in fishing. tin, age 2, and Kurt Christopher, born June 29. Another vacationing fisherman was Engineer SHELBY J . PERRY who, with Head Demurrage Clerk BENJAMIN T. his wife, camped out in the scenic spots MAIER has been off on sick leave for in Idaho. several months and it was nice to see After visiting with his folks in Mon­ him recently. traffic representative on the south side tana, conductor JAMES W. DANIEL and Cashier and Mrs. FRED E. PETERS territory and Jake, in turn, took over his wife went prospecting for uranium. again participated in the Auburn­ FREDDIE ROBBINS' "Loop" territory. Engineer and Mrs. ROLLA F. HOWELL Georgetown "jeep caravan" and, if C. W. WILKIE comes from Washington, had their vacation saddened by a death possible, stated they enjoyed it more D. C., to replace Jerry Coffey on the in the family. Our deepest sympathy than any previous year. north side territory. is extended to the Howells. Train Desk Clerk and Mrs. CLAUDE JIM BAKER was in San Francisco E. FINLEY spent their vacation visiting That extra chest expansion displayed only a few days when he received word various parts of Southern California. by Engineer VERN L. MECHLING is due that his wife underwent an emergency to being the father of a son and heir. operation which obliged his immediate However, the odds are still against CHICAGO return to Chicago. Mrs. Baker is hap­ father and son, there being three Dan Dutkiewicz pily well on the road to recovery and daughters and the miss us on the fairer September was the month of pro­ will join Jim on the Coast in the near sex side of the family. motions. JERRY COFFEY is now chief future. Fireman A. E. BIGGS spent his vaca­ Hans J. La rsen, Jr., son of Conductor and Mrs. clerk replacing JIM BAKER who was JOHNNY REIGEL, traffic representa­ tion - of all places - in the hospital Hans J. Larsen, recently received a bachelor of pr@moted to chief of sales and service tive, recently returned from his vaca­ professional arts degree from Art Center School at San Francisco. FRED SWEENEY, chief tion at Manatowisch Waters, Wiscon­ having his sinus trouble corrected. in Los Angeles. He will return to Los Angeles to Snow on the Canadian side of the engage in architectural work. rate clerk, replaced JAKE EPHRAIM as sin, with a "tall one." He claims he had

II MILEPOSTS NOVEMBER, 1955 19 a tussle with a "big one" which got Engineer HAROLD BASHFORD spent a away after a vicious 10 rounds of bat­ vacation in Weed, where he and h is tling. Johnny, so he says, can't begin wife enjoyed hunting for deer. to guess its length nor its weight, and Bill Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. JOHN as he has no proof guess we'll just have MOORE , was home on Navy leave after to take his word for the near-catch. boot training. He returned to San Now JACK BOQUIST, chief export Diego to study electronics. Bill's clerk, vacationed in Minocqua, Wis­ brother, John, just returned to Great consin, and says he has movies of a Lakes Training Station for further 27 -lb., 42-inch muskie. If he had a training. still picture we'd like to see it as we Another of our boys is home. Alan doubt if we'II ever see the movies. AlI Hanley , son of Agent PETE HANLEY, is in all, both these stories sound fishy. home from overseas and after 30 days JIM WARREN, traffic representative, wiII return for anoth er overseas as­ headed up Canada way for vacation. signment for completion of his time. He and his wife were much enthused SAM OSBORNE and his wife have and planned to see as much as they taken over the Keddie store, ARTHUR possibly could. ABEL and his wife h aving had to give DON BANKS is also on vacation which it up because of illness. took place in the good old "back porch" Trainmaster R. A. HENDERSON and of the USA. Road Foreman BOB McILVEEN super­ vised a recent breakfast safety meeting KEDDIE at the Quincy Hotel for train and en­ Elsie Hagen gine men. With our railroaders a n xiously Yardmaster and Mrs. CHARLEY SELF HNothing to worry about, Ma'am- I have n't missed a train yet!1I awaiting the opening of deer season, went to Milwaukee to attend the con­ a word of caution may now be appro­ vention of the 31st Engineers of World priat~. Be certain only a deer is in War I. ELKO since the latter part of August for an the line of your sights before firing, Our sincere sympathy to PAUL FER­ Henry W allock operation, and we alI hope his recover y and be careful with fires a nd smok­ RELL, train desk clerk, whose father Engineer W. J . NELSON passed away is speedy. ing. The fire hazard is still with us, passed away in Hayward; also, to Mrs. while at Wendover on September 5. Engineer BILL THOMPSON and Fire­ and w hile early rains may help the PETE HANLEY, whose mother passed He had worked in engine service since man AL WHEAT are off for the big Elk situation, extreme care is urged for away recently. 1923. up in Idaho. Good shooting, fellows. the prevention of forest fires. Mrs. BILL STUBBLEFIELD served as A new shotgun was presented by We hope by the time this is off the J ACK SAPP, signal department, has postmistress during vacation period. WP employees at Elko and Winne­ press Laborer Roy WOOLVERTON is out been transferred to Elko. We're sorry HARRY NELMS and his wife are vaca­ mucca to NICK STENOVICH, car inspec­ of Elko Hospital and ready for his try Jack and his family couldn't have tioning in Missouri, visiting for about tor, on his retirement August 31. Nick for a buck. stayed with us longer. a month with relatives and friends. says h e and his dog will be hard to find CHARLIE RHINES, assistant CTC Our deepest sympathy to Roadmas­ We hope to see PAT SULLIVAN, build­ from now on. maintainer, has b een transferred to ter CHET BARRY who lost his sister, ing and bridge inspector, back on the D. A. DAVIS, night diesel foreman, is Winnemucca; E. L. WALL has been Mrs. Rodriques, in an auto accident job soon when he recovers from a spending a vacation in California. promoted to assistant CTC supervisor over the Labor Day weekend. strained leg injury. We have word that Fireman PAUL at Elko succeeding Rhines; and D. J . Roadmaster RAY CHAPMAN was away RUSSELL is getting along much better. SAPP, general CTC maintainer , tran s­ recently attending a maintenance-of­ Be friendly with folks you know-if it wasn't Paul has been in St. Mark's Hospital ferr ed here from K eddie. way convention in Milwaukee. for them you'd be Q stranger. NOYEMB ER, 1955 21 20 MILEPOSTS TI DEWATER SOUTHERN baby brother she has been expecting instead she was lovingly holding on to Betty Rand for some time. the arm of a complete stranger. As usual, BOB THOMSON, Manteca PETER DEL MORO, our statistica l There are two new faces around our agent, got his deer the first day of the clerk, is not much for conversation offices. WILLIAM SMALES and DO N season this year. This fellow never recently, having had an operation on ERICKSON, assigned by our San Fran­ misses. his tongue. Although it was not a very cisco offi ces to make a survey of the B&B F oreman NICK WESTFALL and serious operation, it was quite painful. method of operating our clerical forces. his wife are enjoying a late vacation. We're all glad to know that he is re­ I am sw ·e these two personable young At last report they hadn't bagged a cuperating nicely. gentlemen are receiving all the co­ deer but are still trying. Nick says HELEN SPENCER, steno to Mechanical operation desired. they will take time out from hunting Engineer W. B. WOLVERTON, is back We would like to express our ap­ to v isit Reno. among us after three weeks' vacation, preciation to our management for the LINK Hupp, Turlock agent, is nurs­ and with two very nice lines. One is opportunity afforded our employees ing a broken toe. Rumor has it that he quite nice to listen to and the other is to submit applications for the "Student kicked at a prowling animal and hit nice to look at. Training Program." We trust the re­ the fence instead. sults will bring to light the fact that J ACK GRANGER , our happy bachelor, Superintendent JACK KE NADY is busy we have capable employees in our has slimmed down his chances of re­ department. as can be serving as Cubmaster for a "Alright, be in a hurry! See if I core." maining as such, having purchased a local cub scout pack. sleek new Mercury hardtop. sence, PAUL E. STOKES, of Wendover, NEW YORK CITY WENDOVER has taken over Bill's duties. MARY JOAN INGRAHAM, steno to our Alan Hudson master mechanic, had such a wonder­ Esther W itt Elizabeth Ann Worthy, daughter of We recently welcomed a new addi­ ful time attending the State F air, that Just before the snowflakes we dream Switchman and Mrs. HERBERT D . tion to our staff in the person of WORTHY, is attending Cypress High for a moment she forgot all about the CHARLES "CHUC K" D 'ANNA. Unlike his of now begin to fall, there are some of nuptial ring she was wearing and our employees still enjoying vacations School in Magna, and Eugene Shea, immediate predecessors, "Chuck" hails almost took home a strange man. While in the Middle West. son of T&T Lineman and Mrs. THOMAS from the N ew York milieu, calling SHEA, is attending Judge Memorial admiring one of the many sights she Hackensack, New J ersey, his home. Conductor and Mrs. GLEN W. J OH NS ­ High School this year. decided to hold on to her husband, but While writing this column, Mr . CUR­ TON and family traveled through th e The J . B. PRICES took off September TISS RISK, retired WP conductor who state of Colorado visiting scenic spots 25 fo r a three weeks' vacation, which "Before he came to W P he lived in Texas!" used to ride Trains 39 and 40- the and then on to Salina, Kansas, and Al­ will include Mexico City and Acapulco. "Exposition Flyer"- dropped in to see liance, Nebraska, to visit with friends what our office looked like. The ex­ and relatives. MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT periences Mr. Risk told us while he Conductor and Mrs. KIRBY L. RESER Rod Rodriguez served on the train during the War and family went to southwest Missouri Draftsman ROBERT CUNHA has an when she carried seventeen or eigh t­ to visit the home folks and take in the een cars, was most interesting. sights of the beautiful Ozarks. added touch to his ever present smile, and for good reason - his charming The World Series brought many W P Brakeman and Mrs. CHESTER R. BUR ­ wife presented him with a bouncing vacationers to our city and we were NETT and family went to Montana and 6%-pound daughter. Congratulations! happy that many of them stopped to after visiting with their son, enjoyed MARION EBBERT , assistant accountant> see us. (EDITOR'S NOTE: We doubt that the beauties of Glacier and Yellow­ is back to normal again, his wife hav­ our correspondent was so happy after stone National parks. ing presented him with a 6- lb. 11 oz. the way those "Bums" lambasted the Telegrapher WILLIAM U. TATE, of daughter. Marion's only problem now Yanks, particularly after the predic­ Gerlach, went to San Francisco for is to convince his 3-year old daughter tions h e made in the last issue. No medical treatment and during his ab- that she has a baby sister instead of the doubt the New York florists did a fine business.) 22 MILE POSTS NOVEMBER, 1955 23 Mom is more than worried as she has SACRAM ENTO SHO PS gineer; and to the family of MANUEL never had the illness. BETTENCOURT, furloughed machinist Marcella Schultze GEORGE LUTJEMEIER is on leave of helper. Gloria Bitz, daughter of HENRY BITZ, absence and with Mrs. Lutjemeier will sheet metal worker, became the bride Carman HENRY EVERS, who plays be spending their time at Marysville, of Jack Lindeman at a beautiful Sep­ drums with the American Legion Kansas. band, also appeared this past summer tember ceremony in the Westminster ERIC BORS bid on and received the season with the North Sacramento Presbyterian Chapel in Sacramento. new position of locomotive crane oper­ Municipal band at the Del Paso Park Our best wishes to Gloria and Jack; ator, and CLAUD CRAIN is now fork lift Sunday concerts. also to Henry, who is currently on operator. leave of absence because of illness. We were very sorry to hear of the We hope, too, that Carman WALLY death of WILLIE ADAM 's brother and POND, now home recuperating from SACRAMENTO STORE extend our sympathy. major surgery, will be back with us Irene Burton soon. THURMAN MOZINGA and his wife "You mean I don't need a seat belt up here?" First day of hunting, Electrician ED spent their vacation visiting at Kansas STOCKTON STEUBEN, in true Davy Crockett style, City, St. Joseph, Omaha and Denver, Elaine 0 ben shain neer W. C. JARRELL whose mother, caught himself a "bar." To finish off and LEE WILLIS and her family enjoyed Fireman I. V. FINLEY, his wife and Pearl Garrard, passed away in Green­ the day, h e picked off a four -pointer a wonderful week at Lake Tahoe. son, David, vacationed at Yellowstone, ville, Georgia, at the age of 82. while returning home. SILVERIO HERNANDEZ resigned his Idaho, Yosemite, traveling 3,000 miles. Engineer R. C. "RUFUS " KENNEDY Our deepest sympathy to Boiler­ position to accept a position at Mc­ While at Ogden he visited with former passed away suddenly on October 2 maker Foreman TRUMAN FASSETT upon Clellan Field. Guess Chico liked Army Fireman EVERETT THURMAN. and we extend our sincere sympathy the death of his father, GEORGE E. FAS­ life so well he is returning as a civilian. Roundhouse Clerk MAE ELLIOTT en­ to his family. SETT, 90, a r etired WP stationary en- We had the good fortune to help joyed a wonderful vacation visiting Clerk MIRIAM GRUDE is a proud JACK WRAGG celebrate his birthday Grand Canyon, Carlsbad Caverns and grandmother for the second time. Edith while Jack was here with JOHN MOR­ Old Mexico. Ann was born to h er daughter, Lois, GAN and JAMES FINLEY helping with Our sympathy to Brakeman N. G. and Bob Rauzi on September 19, tip­ inventory. Jack almost missed out as PENDERGRAFT, whose brother, Paul, ping the scales at 7 Ibs. 14 oz. H er we thought we were to celebrate the passed away recently. Also, to Engi- little sister is Susan. birthday of one of the other gentlemen. Clerk FRANCES MINTUN is the proud However, if he can return in December " YOU want uppe r 7? You're kidding!" mother of Laurie Lee, born September we will celebrate his birthday at that 6. Lamie weighed 6 Ibs. 8 oz. time. ED and JULIA HAWKINS were in Yel­ lowstone Park for their vacation and SAN FRAN CISCO Ed said the highlight of the trip for Rita Connolly. Molly Faga.n. Lawrence Gerring Gwen Monds, Cad Rath, Bi11 Royal, Al Towne, him was a forty-mile journey down Frank Tufo. the Snake River with a group of fisher­ G. W. CURTIS, superintendent west­ men. They also visited a brother in ern division, received a postcard from Idaho. GEORGE KEYES , retired San Jose agent, HENRY J . MADISON spent part of his sent from Hamilton, Bermuda, on Sep­ vacation at home and we understand tember 10 and forwarded to the editor. his new car is now in wonderful run­ George is having a wonderful time but ning condition. says, "I'll take the good old USA any WILBURTA DOYLE's little daughter, time. Traffic is operated on the left side Ed "Davy Crockett" Steuben and his IIbor." Sharon, fell victim to the mumps, and N OV EMBER, 19 55 25 24 MIL EPOST S which is confusing and it seems like everyone is trying to r un into each Winsome Ann Windsor Rogers ar­ oth er. Leave h ere next week for r ived on October 5 to take up residence Boston." as a permanent non-paying gu est at the home of Assistant E ngineer and DAVE SOMERS, boat and transfer clerk Mrs. GARDNER S. ROGERS. at the waterfront office, r etired Sep­ tembel' 8 and sailed September 10 ANDY F. OLANO , file clerk-engineer­ aboard the S.S. Orcades for Sydney, ing, and Miss Walker are now "Mr. Australia. H e will then go by rail to and Mrs." The wedding took place at Adelaide, Melbourne and P erth by Reno on October 8. way of Kalgoorlie-a month's tour­ JOHN H. COUPIN, assistant to vice then by ship from Fremantle to Cape­ president - traffic, was elected secre­ town, South Africa. During a three tary-treasurer of the S ", n Francisco months' stay he will tour by rail to Region Chapter, Association of Inter­ Victoria Falls, Durban and Johannes­ state Commerce Commission Practi­ burg. Sailing u p the west coast of tioners, for the ensuing year. Ray, again, a s a warrior in "Aida." A non-smoker himself, it was un­ Africa he will tour the British Isles, Fred Kruger as "Eggerson." the Scandinavian countries and the usual to see ERIC THOMSEN, engineer­ continent, and return home via Quebec Ray is displaying his talents with the ing inspector, distributing cigars on and Minnesota, visiting relatives and San Francisco Opera Company which Prior to Army life, Fred was with October 18. Reason? His wife Adell MGM Studios where he also directed doing a little fi shing in the old home opened on September 15. He will be presented him with a daughte; Ellen' MGM Studios' Little Theater as well town ar ea. All in all Dave will b e gone featured in numerous operas playing born the day before. The coupie hav~ as appearing in the plays. He returned another daughter, Kathy, aged three. about one year . such parts as a Torero in Cal'men, a Her oic Soldier in Aida, a vengeful to railroading after Wor ld War II as The freight traffic depar tment has headsman in Andl'ea Chenier, an secretary to Superintendent G. W . some real outside talent in RAY Ro­ "No, thanks, that's how I got here ... smoking Oriental Slave in Louise, a Fearful CURTIS at Sacramento and in 1953 was in bed." MANO, stenograph er's pool, and FRED Apparition in Macbeth, and a Bishop appointed secretary to M. W . ROPER , KRUGER, secretary to M. W. ROPER. in Tasca. in which position Fred says he is very happy and grateful. Fred is now appearing in T. S. Eliot's Confidential Clerk at the Repertory Confidential Clerk opened at the Playhouse, B each and Hyde streets. Playhouse on September 9 and closes That he was successful on opening on November 20 with performances night may be confirmed by the follow­ each Friday, Saturday and Sunday ing newspaper critics' comments: evenings. Fred will have opportunities "Fred Kruger is exceedingly amusing to put in a plug for Western Pacific ... the finest characterization in the when he appears for interviews on Len Curley's "Palace Corner" radio pro­ play." "Fred Kruger as a retired clerk, gram (KCBS) and by Sid Chatton a placid English civil servant type, (KFRC). H e will also a ppear in a TV gives a pricelessly funny perform­ interview on "San Francisco Tonight" ance." "In the part of Eggerson, Fred with Don Sherwood. Kruger's character acting is of distinc­ The third Georgia Tech engineering tion." ... and many others. While in graduate to recently join WP's engi­ the Army he was in charge of overseas neering department is JAMES E. EIDSO N, professional entertainment, as a cap­ JR. Jim and his wife, Mary Elizab eth, tain, stationed in Washington, D. C. Ray Romano as a toreador in "Carmen." live in San Francisco. 26 MILEPOSTS NOVEMBER, 1955 27 ( ), ( ) (( I

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\ The F eather River zelsberger, Transportation, 215; and fr' I keglers were out in Pete Casey, Zephyrs, and Harry Kulas, front by three games Split Pick-Ups, tied with 214. after seven weeks of A 173 average gave Eddie Brath, pin smashing in Feather River, top honors in that scor­ Western Pacific's ing, followed by Harry Kulas, 168; J oe San Francisco Lombardo, Feather River, and Pete Bowling League. Casey, 167; Harry Munson, Feather Tied with Transportation for second River, 164. place was the Split Pick-Ups. Mile­ Individual high-game leaders for the posts held down third spot, four games seventh week contest were M. Levine, behind the leader, the California Mileposts, 216; Pete Casey, Zeph yrs, Zephyrs and Traffickers were tied for 214; Joe Lombardo, Feather River, the next position five games behind, 207; Harry Munson, Transportation, while the Silver Dollar maple -polish­ 203; and Harry Stade, Feather River, Western Pacific is Besides Anglo, the rails will meet ers had a job cut out for them, needing 199. again represented teams from Bank of Califolnia, Crocker eight games to catch up. Individual high series for that week in the Men's Indus­ Bank, Levi Strauss, Macy's and Golden Leaders in individual high games were copped by Munson with a 561; trial Basketball State. during league play to date are John Casey, with 527; and Lombardo, who Leagu e of San Players are Bob Baylor, Al Beban, Graser, Split Pick-Ups, with a nice rolled 517. Francisco, and ac­ 234; Tony Comar, Silver Dollar, 225; Thirty-five regulars and five alter­ cording to team Bob Hanson and Ron Tobenelli, all of Mel Levine, Mileposts, 216; John Zit- nates make up the league. manager and player, Bill Martin, auditor of revenues department; Bob treasurer's office, their hopes are high. Kling and Billy Martin, manager, Recently compiled figures on 1954's the course, 43 were involved in acci­ Despite a first game loss by eight treasurer's office; Buck Eidson, engi­ hunting casualties show that three dents-one out of every 29(,). Youths points to a sharp-shooting Anglo Cali­ neering department; and Bob Kostner, youths out of the 17,000 who took the who had hunter safety training were fo rnia bank quintet, the rails are far Oakland freight traffic department. State's hunter safety course last year 19 times safer than those who did not from discouraged and are determined John Susoeff, Eighth and Brannan are known to have been involved in have the training. to wind up the season on top. Streets, is coach. shooting accidents. This was one out of every 5,675 who took the course. A tough drill sergeant was working during Man may criticize woman, but w e know at giving a waiter a four-bit tip' because he smiled a hot afternoon session with a listless platoon. Of the 12,500 hunters under 16 years least three things in her favor. (1) Sh e never af her. (3) No one ever heard of a woman who Finally he called a halt and shouted, " You guys of age who had been licensed in a wastes $2 worth of shotgun shells trying to shoot would pay $25 to hire a boat to get whe_e fish think you're soldiers? Why, I've seen better a 25-cent rabbit. (2) You never heard of her are nOf. previous year and did not have to take drilling by little cans of beer on televisionl" NOVEMBER, 1955 29 28 MIL EPOSTS Tips on Benefit Claims

A better understanding of how rail­ ployee can draw more in either type of roaders can claim benefits under the benefit in a benefit year than his total Railroad Unemployment Insurance railroad earnings in the base year. Act was made available by the Board's To get unemployment benefits, an Chicago office recently. employee must register with an un­ Unemployment and sickness benefits employment claims agent. These agents can be paid only to "qualified employ­ are usually railroad foremen, super­ ees." This means that only employees visors, or station agents. An employee who earned at least $400 in railroad usually registers once a week. employment during the "base year" To get sickness benefits, an employee can draw cash benefits for periods of must file an application and a state­ unemployment or sickness in the bene­ ment of sickness with the Board within fit year. The year began July 1, 1955, 10 days of the first day for which he and extends through June 30, 1956. wishes to claim benefits. To make sure (The base year for the current benefit that he will not lose any benefits, he year is calendar year 1954.) should mail his application not later The amount of benefits an employee than the seventh day. Application gets depends upon how long he is sick blanks are available from employers, or unemployed and on his daily benefit labor organization officials, or any rate. The rates range from $3.50 for Railroad Retirement Board office. employees who earn from $400-$499 in the base year, to $8.50 for those who The Board also said that employees earn $4,000 or more. Also, an employee who have received a Certificate of is guaranteed that his daily benefit Service Months and Wages (Form rate will not be less than half of his BA-6) for 1954, should attach it to their Andy Murphy, Western Pacific agent was employed at San Francisco station regular rate of pay for his last railroad first application for benefits, keeping at Eighth and Brannan Streets, in San as a cooper from November 21, 1910, job in the base year. On a weekly basis, the stub for their own records. This Francisco, sent in this old-time picture until July 31, 1937, when he retired the benefits range from $17.50 up to a will help the Board to expedite an of the Western Pacific wharf in San from the company. maximum of $42.50. employee's first payment. An employee Francisco. To the best of his knowl­ His son is Harold I. Weckerle, ware­ Benefits can be paid for as many as who does not have a certificate, and edge, Andy believes the wharf at the house foreman, who has been in West­ 26 weeks in a benefit year after a one­ who becomes sick or unemployed, foot of Brannan Street is the present ern Pacific service since April 4, 1922. week waiting period. However, no em- should file his claim anyway. Pier 34. Early-day U. S. Navy vessels may be The man second from the right, with seen in the background, anchored in leg cr~ssed, is Thomas R. Weckerle. He San Francisco Bay. Approaching the pearly gates, a woman asked An American visitor was rather perturbed be· Saint Peter, "Do you know if my husband is cause his stories of the wonders of his country A salesman was impressing passengers in A New Yorker relurned to Manhallan after a here? His name is Smith ," "Lady," replied Saint made lillie impression on his English friends. the club car by talking dryly of the slate of his vacation in Texas. He greeted his wife hand­ Peter, "we have a lot of Smiths here. You'll He could not seem to bring home to them the business. somely by presenting her with six mink coals, have to be more specific." "Joe Smith," answered gigantic size of his state or, for that matter, the "last year yellows were off a half a million Iwo new Cadillacs and about $100,000 in crisp, Ihe lady. " Lois of those, too. You'll have to superior speed of American transport. "You and blacks were up four million." new currency. have more identification," said ·Saint Peter. know," he said at last, "you can get into a train Impressed, one passenger inquired, "What's " And where did you get these fine things and "Well," said the lady, "when Joe died he said in Texas at dawn and 24 hours later still 'be in your line?" all this money?" she demanded suspiciously. that if I was ever untrue to him he'd turn over Texasl" " Me?" answered the little fellow. "I sell jelly. Ult was easy, honey. I was in Houston during in his grave." "Ohl" replied Saint Peter, "you "Ah, yes," remarked his friends, "we've got beans."-C&O Tracks. Halloween and went out playing '"trick·or.treat'!" mean 'Pinwheel' Smith." some slow trains in this country, too." NOVEMBER, 31 30 MILEPOSTS 1955 Sec. 34.66, P. l. & R. WESTERN PACIFIC MILEPOSTS U. S. POSTAGE 52 6 Mission St., San Francisco 5, Calif. PAID Return Postage Guaranteed San Francisco, Calif. Perm it No. 5371

Form 3547 Requested

With Union Pacific trains now rolling over their tracks in Chicago, Milwaukee to spend several million up-grading its Chicago-Omaha main line.

North Western will now create new passenger service between Chicago and Omaha and concentrate on further freight service improvements. • • • Common-carrier piggy-backing begin~ this month on Norfolk & Western.

52,803 freight cars on order September, compared with 42,888 in August, and 13,013 a year ago. • • Spokane, Portland & Seattle orders 15 diesel~ from American Locomotive Co. and Electro-Motive. • Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac orders two Pullman-Standard lightweight coaches for through service. Begins new employee magazine "Rail-O-Gram." • New Haven firs~ eastern railroad to lay continuous welded rail. • • Railway & Locomotive Historical Society to run Tiburon-Healdsburg excursion No­ vember 20 to honor retirement of one of Northwestern Pacific's oldest engineers.