Directors and officers ilepoSfs inspect the railroad HIRTEEN Western Pacific directors While in Salt Lake City, Western Volume XV ii, No.3 MAY. JU NE, 1965 *Milepost No . 163 T (including three officers) and 14 Pacific's directors and officers had an other officers left Oakland on May 11 orportunity to tour the W P-D&RGW by special train for an informative, rail facilities and areas of industrial Public Relations Department closeup look at the railroad under development in the Salt Lake City their direction. After arrival in Salt region by Western P acific and other WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD Lake City the following morning, th e SACRAMENTO NORTHERN RY. rail lines serving the area. TIDEWATER SOUTHERN RY. ... directors held their regular monthly meeting aboard the train at Union 526 Mission Street . . . ~ , ' San Francisco. Calif. 94105 ~ Depot. Later, the entire rarty joined . , ~ ; -' . COVER PICTURE Lee " Flash" She rwood. Editor with directors and officers of the D &R GW, SP, and UP, to attend Utah The "Directors' Srecial" made a stop Railroad Day, a meeting called by at Milerost 75.6 to rick ur Director Utah's Governor Calvin L. Rampton. Lindsey W. Coch ran, president of The "Directors' Special" gave the Cochran Co., I nc., Tracy, packers, party an opportunity to observe many shippers and distributors of fresh veg *Milepost No . 163: of the industries located along the rail etables. He has been a director of th e A country chu rch about road and tour certain on-line rrop railroad since 1953. midway between Sacramento erty. Stops were also made in the and Marysville. Much to Director Cochran's surprise, Feather River Canyon to view areas he was highly elated and honored in damaged by last winter's heavy storms having the former station sign at that and the construction work necessary roint on the railroad changed from MANIFEST to return the line to its former condi Rhodes to Cochran. Page tion. The photo, taken by a staff photog For information, each member of the Directors and Officers Inspect the Railroad .. . 3 rapher of the Tracy Press, shows Di group was given a descriptive 12-page You've Got to Watch Your Reputation ...... 4 rector Cochran (right) receiving con pocket - sized booklet which pointed Freight Claim vs. Loss & Damage Prevention...... 5 gratulations from P resident F. B . out the princiral points of interest Well, Anyway ... Railroads Delivered ...... 6 Whitman, as M. M. Christy, executive along the railroad, including the names "North American Adventure" a Rail and Water Tour 7 vice president and general manager, of all industries located on the railroad Appointed to New Positions ...... 8 smiles his approval. Others in the photo since January 1964. Heads of various Joe Kirch Retires at Kansas City .. 9 are A. W. Carlson, engineer of bridges departments were present to further Boosters on 1st Titan 3-C May Have Been Shipped by WP 10 and structures (placing the new sign) , advise the directors and answer their Blood Donor for 15th Time...... 10 questions. F. A. Tegeler, treasurer and assistant Retirements .... 11 vice president-finance (behind Chris Dear Editor: ._...... 12 Utah Railroad Day was called by Governor Rampton for the purpose of ty), and at extreme right, Director Milerosts in Gold ...... 14 W. P . Fuller III. Caboosing .. _. 16 obtaining the hell' of the four major MILEPOSTS is grateful to Samuel H . A Short Story 26 rail lines serving Utah in expanding Matthews, co-publisher of the Tmcy In Memoriam ...... 27 the state's industrial possibilities and develoring tourist potential. P1'ess, for making this picture available. Railroad Lines ...... Back Cover MAY·JUNE, 1965 3 2 ~ 7 MI LEPOSTS Freight Claim vs. Loss & Damage Prevention By W. C. Em erson Loss and Damage Prevention Officer
HESE two subjects are discussed tions can and will reduce the need for T daily. Yet, only a few people ever a freight claim settlement. This re You've got to 'watch study the problems encountered. quires close cooperation among all the In order to avoid the problems of personnel working in this field. y our reputation .. . a claim, the first thing to consider is A recent incident occurred at West how best can it be prevented. To ac ern Pacific when our sales department complish this we must establish a line brought us a shipper problem wherein of communication. When our customer some very expensive test material was Yon know how people talk? has a transportation need, he has an to be transported from an eastern ori immediate need for the efforts of the One misstep and they're all gin via our piggyback service to Cali Loss and Damage Prevention Depart fornia. The first move was to see a huzzing . What I'm ref erring ment of his serving carrier. How will sample of the product, study and take he seek out this service; by communi measurements, and then plan a load to, of c ourse, i s handling cating with the office direct, or through ing method and design the type and his sales and service representative? kind of bracing. To complete the cycle, f re ight shipments. You dam By working out various loading pat a line of communication was estab terns and size and type of containers, age one or two, and the word lished with actual origin carrier and we can and will reduce the hazards of the manufacturing engineer represent get s ar o und. P retty s oon, the various modes of transportation ing the builder of the material. Our the product may encounter from origin suggestions were passed on and when there's less husiness coming until it reaches its final destination. This may be half- way around the the movement of 15 trailer loads was your way. And that's had. world or further. delivered, our claim experience was Freight loss and damage prevention held to the bare minimum. Similar So won't you please handle officers depend on communication to material routed adversely has an esti establish the efficiency of their plan mated claim experience of a quarter every shipment with utmost ning, and through this close coopera of a million dollars. tion they can better service their Loss and damage prevention-plus care? Then all shippers will customers. Supervised loading and communication - REDUCES freight supervised reporting of arrival condi- continue to think well of you claims. -and so will I, your Miss Care Chamber of Commerce Transportation Club ful Handling. elects Carl Mangum elects Ken Cochran Carl W. Mangum, WP's district sales Ken E. Cochran, WP's district sales manager at Oakland, Calif., was elected manager at Portland, Ore, was elected a director of the Oakland Chamber of vice president of the Vancouver Commerce for a three-year term. Carl (Wash.) Transportation Club. Ken has been with WP since September 1, has been with WP since June, 1949 1925, and district sales manager at and district sales manager since Sep Oakland since January·l, 1939. tember 1, 1963.
4 MIL [ POSTS MAY.JUNE, 1965 5 Well, anyway .. . tons, the added weight of a derrick or Well, anyway ... (Continued from Page 6) crane on the pier to lift the items to a WP flatcar could have caused a haz railroads delivered repairs. When the customer learned ard. After several discussions between that the generator was water damaged transportation engineers of Todd Ship HE first part of this story comes he refused acceptance. As a result an yards, GE and WP, it was decided T from Jack B. Gore, San Francisco insurance company stepped in and the that the only way the machinery could sales representative, from information machinery was returned from P earl begin its cross country trip to Mis furnished by General Electric's engi Harbor to the Todd Shipyard in Ala souri was to first lift it from the pier neering department. meda for safe keeping. End of Part 1. to a floating derrick-equipped barge. About a year and one-half later the Back in November 1963, GE's Lynn, This was done and the load crossed St. Joseph Light & Power Company, Mass., plant manufactured a 40- ton Oakland estuary to Encinal Terminal's steam turbine and 83-ton generator St. Joseph, Mo., learned of the ma chinery and a purchase was made. 9th Avenue pier, Oakland. After two for a consignee in Okinawa. It was days of proper blocking and bracing by shipped to the West Coast by rail. So Now, the second part of the story from Oakland Sales Representative Horace Todd Shipyar d personnel under the far, so good. En route across the Pa expert supervision of WP's Car In cific, however, the vessel encountered Lohmeyer. spector Jim Vicari, the 123-ton load storms and heavy seas. The generator Since the 16' -long, 13' - high, and left on flatcar WP-2154 for St. Joseph, broke loose from its lashings in the 10'6" -wide turbine and the 13'6" - long, hold, damaged the vessel to the extent 11' -high, and 10'6" -wide generator Missouri. that the hold was flooded, and the ves comprised a total weight of some 123 End of story. sel put back to Midway Island for temporary repairs. The vessel then proceeded to P earl Harbor for further (Continued on Page 7) "North American Adventure" Photos left, from top: Turbine is lowered to barge deck for trip across Oakland Estuary from ERE'S a golden opportunity to behind steam on the quaint 23-mile Todd Shipyards, Alameda, to Encinal Terminal, H criss- cross the United States by Oakland. Note generator in background on deck. Reader Railroad. There will be a stop rail, enjoy three backwoods rides be 40~ton turbine is gently centered on flatcar. at Baltimore to visit the renowned hind steam locomotives, visit the Ready to go by rail except for tie ing down. Baltimore & Ohio Transportation Mu World's Fair, ride a Great Lakes Below: Horace W . Lohmeyer, sales representa seum, and two days in New York. tive, Oakland, and Dave B. Swihard, General steamer, and see Glacier Park. After a ride along the Hudson River Electric Co. field engineer, make final check . This annual "North American Ad and a visit at Niagara Falls, the group venture," sponsored by the Pacific will board the South American for a Coast Chapter, Railway & Locomotive four-day delightful cruise ending at Historical Society, heads east from Duluth, Minn. The tour party will then Oakland on August 18 by California travel westward by Great Northern, Zephyr. At Grand Junction, Colo., the stopping at Glacier Park for two days. party will travel by motor coach to A one-day stopover at Portland, Ore., Durango for a ride to Silverton in will be spent riding the 21-mile Vero 1880 vintage cars over the steam nia, South Park and Pacific behind powered narrow-gauge railroad. Re steam. The tour ends at Oakland in joining the sleeping cars at Salida, the mid-morning, September 6. tour heads east through the Arkansas Additional information is available River's Royal Gorge and on to the from travel agents, and all W P ticket "Piney Woods" of Arkansas to ride offices.
MAY-JUNE, 1965 7 Appointed to new positions Appointments •. • cember, 1952, as chief clerk at Cincin D. J. "Duey" Kerper was appointed (Continued from Page 8) nati. He was appointed sales repre to the newly created position of assist sentative there in September, 1954, ant to manager of purchases and stores, Bohne, following 13 years' service and was promoted to resident sales effective April 1. His duties for the with the Southwestern Freight Bu representative in Memphis in May, reau, commenced his W P service as most part will be to maintain the rail 1957. He and his wife, Wanda, have chief clerk in the St. Louis office in road's store inventory by computer four children, Reese, Lynn, Carol and August, 1950. He became sales repre Kim. method, and processing all inventory sentative there in 1952 and then resi * * * transactions. dent sales representative at Minneapo Gene Schmittgens was raised and "Duey" came to Western Pacific on lis, Minn., in 1954. Further promotions educated in St. Louis where he began February 1, 1964, as a systems analyst included promotion to general agent his railroad career in 1953 . .His railroad in the information systems section. He at Modesto in November, 1956, and experience includes various positions then district sales manager at Wash previously worked for about one year D. ~. Kerper U. F. Bohne in account, overcharge claim, and in General Electric Company's com ington, D.C., in April, 19'60. freight traffic departments. He also has puter department in Phoenix, during Ursul and his wife, Re (short for a certificate in transportation and traf which time he received a business Aurelia) , are already making new fic management. Gene joined Western training course in GE's X-ray depart friends in Kansas City. Pacific as chief clerk in the St. Louis ment at Milwaukee. He spent six years * * * office in 1956 and was transferred to during schooling with the Dubuque Following railroad service with both Chicago as sales representative in 1959. Packing Company's management the C&O and the Milwaukee, Hoppen He and his wife, Mary, are the proud training program. Just recently jans became a WP employee in De- parents of seven children. "Duey" received his diploma as Cer tified Professional Data P rocessor from the National Data Processing Manage ment Association. This is comparative Joe I{irch Retires at I{ansas City to a C.P.A. J. W. Hoppenjans E. P. Schmittgen. He completed his business adminis Joseph J . Kirch, district Omaha, Nebraska in 1948 tration degree in finance at Notre photography, swimming, and golf sales manager at K ansas and, in 1957, when terri Dame University in August, 1960. That among his hobbies. City, retired on May 1 tories were reassigned his same month he married the former * * * after having worked 37 office was moved to Kan Dixie Anne White, and they have Western Pacific's marketing division years for Western Pacific. sas City where he re three children, Anne Marie, 3% years, announced the following appointments Joe's employment be mained as general agent John Harry, 2 years, and Timothy effective May 1. gan in April, 1928 as chief and later district sales manager until the time of Angelo, four months. He was born in Ursul F. Bohne became district sales clerk to the general agent at St. Louis, Mo. In Sep his retirement. Iowa on January 22, 1939 and considers manager at Kansas City, Mo., succeed tember of that year he be While Joe's plans are Dubuque, Iowa, his home town. ing Joseph J. Kirch who retired April 30. came passenger and somewhat indefinite, he is "Duey" is a member of the Knights J. W. Hoppenjans became district freight traffic agent. In looking forward to de of Columbus, the Notre Dame Alumni sales manager at Washington, succeed 1932 he was promoted to voting some time to his Association, and the S.F. Chapter of ing U.F. Bohne. position as traveling favorite sport, fishing. He Data Processing Management Associ E. P. Schmittgens became sales rep freight and passenger agent, and five and Mrs. Kirch also plan to spend ation. While at college he ran a photo resentative at Memphis, Tennessee, years later he was moved to Kansas more time now with their two daugh concession covering college activities. transferring from the Chicago office. City as resident traveling freight and ters and one granddaughter. He lives in Concord, and includes (Continued on Page 9) passenger agent. Joe's many friends wish for him Joe next became general agent at good health and happiness. 8 MILEPOSTS MAY-JUNE, 1965 9 Boosters on 1st Titan 3·C may have been shipped by W P The world's most powerful rocket, ditional shipments have originated on Titan III-C, was launched for the first the WP and followed a northerly route time on June 18 from Cape Kennedy. to the Cape. The initial thrust of 2.65 million pounds The mighty Titan rocket, able to (20 million horsepower) was provided orbit up to 12 tons (20 tons with modi by two solid-fuel boosters manufac fications) ignites at an altitude of 24 In behalf of all employees of Western Raymond W. Pierce, locomotive en tured by United Technology Center, miles with a 474,000- pound thrust. It Pacific and its affiliated companies, gineer, Stockton, 39 years 8 months. Sunnyvale, Calif. is capable of a variety of missions, from MILEPOSTS extends sincerest best William D. Rucker, carman, Sacra The first shipment of these 250-ton low earth orbits of manned house wishes for happiness to the following mento, 20 years 5 months. boosters to Cape Kennedy over a trailer- size laboratories, to deep space railroaders whose application for an Frank J. Salinas, track laborer, Oro southern route, originated on the WP probes to Mars, Venus, or beyond. nuity have been received: ville, 14 years 6 months. at Milpitas last December (January The project puts together several Pedro V . Amparan, carman, Sacra Frank E. Vaughn, B&B foreman, February MILEPOSTS) . Since then, ad- "firsts" in the young space age. mento, 29 years 10 months. Sacramento, 18 years 8 months. Herman A. Baumert, Jr., locomotive engineer, Winnemucca, 42 years 7 Blood donor for 15th time months. Retirement Board John J. Brown, locomotive engineer, improves its services The Medical Department's blood A. W. "Tony" Quill, manager of the Salt Lake City, 47 years 6 months. The use of electronic data processing drive in San Francisco on May 28 was data processing center, shown below James C. Caughey, machinist, Oro equipment and impr oved management a success in more ways than one. Not receiving his AM-FM radio from ville, 46 years 10 months. techniques have sharply reduced the only did the drive help to replenish President F. B. Whitman who drew the Roger J. Collins, locomotive engi time required by the Railroad Retire the department's ever-dwindling winning ticket from those given to all neer, Oroville, 44 years 9 months. ment Board to process retirement, blood reserve, but the winner of the donors. survivor, unemployment and sickness drawing was eminently deserving of John E. Corvin, valuation clerk, San "No doubt about it, I'm highly Francisco, 37 years 10 months. claims. According to a RRB release, the prize. pleased about winning this wonderful Max Gonzalez, switch tender, Stock more than one-half of the claims for It was the 15th donation given by prize," said "Tony," "but it's also a ton, 18 years 7 months. retirement annuities are paid within great pleasure to know that my con 30 days. Just three years ago only John E. Hartwell, locomotive engi tribution to the reserve can help to one-third were handled that quickly. neer, San Francisco, 23 years 7 months. make someone well again." Nearly one-half of the claims for un "We're most happy that the prize Clifford Hedge, machinist, Oroville, employment benefits are paid within went to such a deserving winner," 29 years 7 months. four days, double the number paid that said Maxine Landuyt, medical de George M . H enyan, yardmaster, promptly three years ago. partment secretary. While this special Stockton, 24 years 7 months. A transition from manual processing drive aided our reserve immensely, Joseph J. Kirch, district sales man of unemployment and sickness claims there is always need for donations in ager, Kansas City, 37 years. in seven r egional offices to centralized between drives if we are to maintain Jack Latham, brakeman, Oroville, computer processing in the Board's a reserve. 38 years 8 months. Chicago headquarters is now being A drive will be held in Sacramento Seth L. Manca, locomotive engineer, completed. The few delays which oc in the near future and will be an Elko, 40 years 11 months. cur can generally be traced to incom nounced later. The lucky donor, of Lawrence E. McElroy, carman, plete or inaccurate information sup course, will also win a radio. Stockton, 24 years 1 month. plied with the claim, said the Board.
10 MILEPOSTS MAY-JUNE, 1965 11 Old Friend or pleasant way of doing business than You may not have been notified re your man showed me. garding the death of Robert R. Hare in I'll say it again-this indeed is the Paradise, Butte County, on May 6 at way to run a railroad. Would that there the age of 71. He was a mechanic with were more Western Pacifics! the Sacramento Northern in Chico. :J)ear {;Jitor: Paul Magilligan When WP took over the shops he was 755 K eeler A venue transferred to Sacramento as a ma Berkeley, Calif. 94708 chinist and worked there for some time. * * "Bob" was a boyhood friend of mine. Best in the West His mother taught our country school ICC Decision Good News at Long Bar in Yuba County when I I wish to take the time to write a was a 7th grader. He and his sister, My wife and I wish to thank you for few lines about your fine railroad and Alice, also went to the school which keeping us on your mailing list. I re your thoughtful train crew. I made a boasted an attendance of eight or ten tired in 1955 and sure have enjoyed trip about two weeks ago on your fine scholars. MILEPOSTS. California Zephyr between San Fran I want to congratulate you on the When we read about the ICC de cisco and Salt Lake City. Riding this fine job you are doing and some day cision to let the WP operate their own train is just like riding in a fine rock would like to write you a part of the railroad it was wonderful news. ing chair, and the train crew makes history of my service starting as round you feel just like being at home. We have made two trips to Chicago I am 73 years old and a retired rail house clerk at machinist helper's rate aboard that wonderful California in Oakland on July 8, 1911. The helper road roadmaster and worked for ten ZephY1' and enjoyed each trip im railroads including the Union Pacific. rate was then 23 112 cents an hour. Rea mensely. But I must say that the Western Pacific son for that rate was that there was Charles L. Rowell no established position as roundhouse is the best in the West. 3230 24th Street I wish to say a very nice word for clerk. That's nearly 54 years ago and Sacramento, Calif. 95818 oh, how proud I am of the progress Conductor Jim Murray and his crew. made by the WP, my only source of * * * Ben Hogan 2955 E. Clay A venue livelihood all these years, including Florence and Clarence Droit Need More WP's about 11112 years on pension. Fresno, Calif. 93701 I'd sure like to drop in and see you our daughter, Betty, with the State When any product is as good as * * * some time and those remaining whom Department, our 50th wedding anni yours, I believe that thanks are in I hold in high esteem and the young versary at Maxims in Paris on May 28. order. This is the way to run a railroad! Grateful for pension fellows I read about in MILEPOSTS. My We were No. 2 family to sign up at For instance, we've used the chair cars First, I apologize for not having very best to you. Leisure World in Walnut Creek and to and from Chicago many times and sooner replied to your letter concern E. E. Gleason moved in during December 1964. It's it's always a pleasure. And we've seen ing my retirement. However, this was 4232 52nd Street a wonderful spot and we have not re the California Zephyr go flashing down unavoidable as I was called out of Sacramento, Calif. gretted our decision to make our home the track in the Valley and it's as clean state due to illness and subsequent and polished as could be. death to a member of my family. * * * here. There is a great deal of activity and I have never been busier. I am lt takes a lot of people to accomplish I decided to accept retirement after 50th Wedding Anniversary presently secretary of the High 12 Club, all that, of course. We happened upon 45 years in engine service, the last 34 Florence and I are leaving May 19 largest ever chartered in the world. one of the best when we called to see years with Western Pacific and "hang for a trip through the low countries Clarence L. Droit if we could get eastbound seats on 'em up," so to speak. However, if I had in Europe, Brussels, the chateau coun 1501 Rockledge Lane #3 June 23 or 22. We're no further along to do it over again under the same try in southern France, and London. Rossmoor Leisure W orId than being on a waiting list, but I would circumstances, I would, as I enjoyed While overseas we will celebrate with Walnut Creek, Calif. 94529 be hard put to recall a more courteous (Continued on Page 15)
12 MILEP OSTS M AY·JUNE, 1965 13 IS-YEAR P INS Charles L . Allee...... • Carman ...... Sacramento Carl E. Cook...... • Carman ...... Sacramento Dr. Glenn F. Cushman ...... Chief Surgeon...... San Francisco MILEPOSTS IN GOLD Frank B. Dignon...... Switchman ...... \Vestern Division L. R. Glascock...... Sales Representative...... Denver, Colorado Donald E. Hart...... Section Laborer ...... \Vestern Division !1alv\Villiamin J .A .Hurley Highsmith...... SwitchmanSection Laborer ...... ,--,--,','--,,',--,,',--"--,',',',',',',,',',',',',',',',',',', ',::::~:::::::::: : ::::::: ~:~:~~:~ gi~i:~~~ NIarshal1 L. Ingram ...... Carman ...... Stockton MILEPOSTS congratulates the following railroaders who are eligible for Service Felton N. Jones...... Waiter ...... Dining Car Department Sam J. Latino...... Carman ...... Sacramento Pin Awards during the months of May and June, 1965: Abraham Lymas ...... Laborer ...... Sacramento Hans H. Pautke ...... ~. Carpenter, n&n #4 ...... Eastern Division 4S-YEAR P I NS Albert \-V. P laas...... H&B Helper, TG # 1...... Westerl1 Division Scott J. Putnam...... Flreman ...... Eastenl Division Howard n. Gaskins ...... _...... Electrician Helper ...... Oroville Robert B. Redus...... Transportation Analyst...... San Francisco Mason P . Gordon, Sr... Rate and Bill Clerk .... _ ... _.... __ ... __ ...... ___ . __ ...... Fremont Floyd E. Robinson.. ' ...... W elder ...... " \"estern Division Frank James...... General ChaIrman, B rotherhood of RaIlway Clerks ...... Sall Jose Raymond E Swets...... ' ...... Switchman ...... W estern Division Carl H . RatlL...... 1\lanager·\Vire Chief Communications Center ...... _ .. ___ Sao Francisco Stanford Tankersley ...... Carman .... Stockton vV illiam L. States ...... _.... Conductor ...... __ ...... vVestern Division l\rlotlte O. Wade...... Carman Oroville \Vi lliam I-I. Wise...... __ .. __ ...... L ocomotive Engineer...... \Vestern Division IO-YEAR PINS 40-YEAR P I NS \V. E. Barker, Sr...... S,vitehman ...... \\'estern Div ision Carles R. Gonzales ... Sheet Metal Worker ...... """""""""" Oakland \v. Bryson...... Switchman ...... '" ...... W es tet·n Division Guy J. Hardy ...... Loeomotive E ngineer ...... \"Iestern Division R. J. Call1al'illo ...... Laborer ...... \"ester n Division Daniel J. Laughlin...... Roadmaster ...... "." .. ,"""',."""Oakland G, F, Campbell.... ______.. __ ' .. __ ,______.,C lerk ____ , ... ______.. , , Orovill e Frank M . R owe.. . .. Distt·jet Sales :Manager ...... Reno Jack A. D otson...... Machinist ...... Oroville B. Torres ...... Traek Labot·er...... W esterll D ivision D. L. Gregson...... Clerk ...... Stockton 3S-YEAR P I NS Jack C. Hastings...... Cannan ...... E lko J . D. Henderson...... Switchman . . ... Western Division 1:1iguel D. Cobian ... Seetion Foreman ... E lko Joe A. Dotson ...... Blacksmith ...... Oroville f~nE~ l:in~hn:.~.t.~...... ·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.~·.· ~~~t~~;~~ ...... ~ .. ~ ...... ~.... ~~~~~~~ gi~: ~ ~ i ~~ ..ss' teer,r,n,... ODD a,: M. ~1cCullough ...... Laborer ...... \Vestern Division X~~h~n~~ ~~~~ . ~ ~~~~.~~:::~~~:: .~~:: :~~~:: :::: :~:::~~~ ~~l~~~e~~or C~~ ' P~~t~~~: ...... ::::: ...... ".,.,.,.\: ~e vk,\s~l:o~nd J. \\T. 1\-fendenha1L...... Brakeman ...... W estern Division James M. Kilgour ...... Conductor ' V Glenn E. 1lortotl...... Locomotive Engineer.. . .. Eastern Division Willard H. Lerner...... Carman ...... OroviHe H. E. Palmer...... Switchman ...... \V estenl Division H. F. Stapp ...... Conductor ...... \-Vestern Division Edward F. Serrano...... Laborer ...... Oakland 30-YEAR PINS \\T. A. SherrilL...... Chief Clerk·1\larketing ...... Sacramento W . M. Thompson ...... _.C onductor ...... Western Division Joseph F. Hal11er ...... District Sales Manager...... San Francisco John Y. Todecheene...... Extra Gang Foreman, EG #8] ...... Eastern Division J. \V. Jones...... 2nd Cook...... ,',',""""',' .. ,',',...... ', ',',' ...'.""" D",i",',i,t,l"g"ECaasr'eD"',ePDar,tvm"se"onnt Raleigh 1-1. Judd ...... Locomotive Engineer.. . H. C. Parrish... .. Yardmaster ...... _...... P ortola 2S-YEAR PINS 1iiro \V. JiraL ...... Carman ...... Sacramento Ge~)rg e 1\lcDaniel...... Track Supervisor ...... W estern Division Dear Editor: ..• I expect to travel some with my wife B. Osborne ...... Vvaiter ...... Dining Car Depm·tment Edward C. Hydel·...... Cannan ...... Sacramento (Continued from Page 13) later this year and then return home 20-YEAR PINS .1 to take it easy. Adell Battle ..... Coach Cleaner...... Oakland every minute of my railroad career. L. C. P arkinson Clayton \,V. D ' A rcy ...... :yIachinist ...... Orovil le A highlight of my career, of course, Angelina J. Domingo ...... Stenographer·Clerk ...... Elko 834 West Vine Street Elizabeth C. Fagan ...... Stenographer-Clerk-Mileposts Correspondent ...... San Francisco .I was in winning the Loss and Damage Stockton, Calif. John H. Haeberle...... Fireman ...... V\' es tern Division Ferris V. Henderson ...... Chief, Retirement and Unemployment Bureau ...... San Francisco Contest national award sponsored by l\-111dred I·Iunter ...... Ticket Clerk ...... Oakland the American Railway Magazine Edi Juanita Jensen ...... Secretary to Sales Manager...... Stockton Acie J ohnson...... 2nd Cook...... Dining Car Department tors' Association and being sponsored Your pass is good on Hugh B. Kell ...... Carman ...... Oroville by Western Pacific to go to Cleveland John D. Krause...... Brakeman ...... \Vestern Division Little Long Island Rail Road Georg e M. Lewis...... Car and Derrick Foreman...... ElkQ to accept the award. \Villiam S. "fi.1.anning...... Telegrapher ...... Sa11 Francisco I would like to convey through MILE Pass holding employees of bona fide standard Anna 1\1. :Mitchelt...... Coach Cleaner ...... Oakland ra ilroads anywhere in the country attending the Andrew J. Pickens ...... Tr ain Desk Clerk...... Oakland POSTS my thanks to Western P acific Julius Pruitt ...... Waiter...... Dining Car Department World's Fair in New York may take his entire Annabell Ranney...... ]r. File Clerk...... San Francisco management, especially the Board of family for a free ride on the Little Long Island B etty Tonelli...... Interline Ticket Clerk...... San Francisco Rail Road. The pint-si.zed line runs around about Dewey E. Troupe...... Switchman ...... Eastern Division Directors, for awarding me a pension L eon Wells...... 2nd Cook...... Dining Car Department under the P rovisional Retirement P lan 1,000 feet of 16-inch gauge track encir~ling the James A. Wherla nd...... _. Dispatcher ...... Sacramento LlRR'. exhibit in the Federal and State area of J\.131'Y E. Wyatt...... _.Stenographer-Clerk . _...... Sacramento as this makes retirement much more the Fair. Regular fare is 25c. The exhibit has (Continued on Page 15) secure financially. additional features you'll enjoy.
14 MILEPOSTS MAY-JUNE, 1965 15 to see first hand the many features Jim Train Desk Clerk WILBUR STUBBLE has been telling us about. FIELD, J R., his wife and daughter, spent Appearing none the worse from ill their vacation in New York visiting effects, our Chief Clerk Hy O'RULLIAN the Mrs. Stubblefield's family. r eturned to the office after undergoing Agent and Mrs. PETER HANLEY are ea&oosing surgery on an arm recently in Sutter grandparents again. Their daughter, General Hospital. Jane, now Mrs. A. F . Chase, presented a daughter, J oan Marie, on April 26 at ELKO George is sporting a beautiful tan KEDDIE Danville, California. J oan has a sister, Elsie Hagen Jennifer. Theda Mue ller which makes us believe he spent most of the time "sleeping in the sun." J ust a few days later, Mrs. Hanley's Fireman WALTER THACKER, who re father, W. E. nes, died at his home in We were saddened by the death of Engineer SETH MANCA turned in his tired a short time ago, has been a Engineer J . A. BROWN'S wife, Allene, San J ose. He was 84 years of age and book of rules and other company prop patient in a Reno hospital but reports had been ill for some time. We extend during May. She had been sick for erty after having them in his posses are that he is much improved. several months but her death was still our sympathy to Mrs. Hanley and her sion for 41 years. He retired on May 9. W. H. KINNEAR, who became yard family. unexpected. She will be missed by her After that many years of railroading master following the death of BEN many, many friends in the community Seth will find it rather difficult to ad NOAH, vacationed in Tennessee. WINNEMUCCA as she was active in many charitable just to leisure living and we hope he FRANK MOHATT, roundhouse fore Ruth G. Smith organizations and community and can pursue some of the hobbies which man, is back at work after spending church projects. To John and his fam he has not had time to develop. Fireman and Mrs. ALVIN SWETT are ily, our sincere condolences. several weeks in Plumas District the parents of a son born February 20. Hospital. DEL GUNDERSON has recently joined MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT The baby, named Terry, is the fourth the staff in "KN" office and is wor king Conductor JAMES L. RUSH and Mary son for the Swetts, who also have one Clara R. Ni chols as relief telegrapher. An experienced T. Delay were married during Easter daughter. operator, Del comes from the Northern EDw ARD L. EDDY, roundhouse clerk Week. Mrs. Rush is a school teacher. Mr. and Mrs. GARY HOXSEY of Poca Pacific at Shelby, Montana. at Wendover, Utah, died on May 9 Retired Road Foreman and Mrs. tello, Idaho, are the parents of a MRs. LOIS MANCA, stenographer in from a heart attack. As he formerly ROBERT McILVEEN have moved to Oro daughter born April 15. The new ar the chief dispatcher's office, has been worked in the office of chief mechani ville after having made their home rival is the gr anddaughter of Conduc absent the past month because of ill cal officer, Sacramento, many of his here for a while. We hope Bob will be tor and Mrs. W. A. HOXSEY of Winne ness. She is in the San Francisco bay former friends send their condolences able to keep up his hobby as a ham mucca. The baby's father was formerly area recuperating at the home of her to Mrs. Eddy. operator. a fireman for WP and is now attending daughter. LOUIS DEL MORO, A.A.R. clerk, has Engineman and Mrs. CHARLES OTIS, Idaho State University at Pocatello. MRS. LOUISE MAJOR is working the been assigned to the roundhouse former Keddie residents, have moved Engineer HERMAN A. "DUTCH" BAU relief position in the chief dispatcher's clerk's position formerly held by Mr. to Oakland from Sacramento where MERT retired on April 29. He hired out office which is permanently assigned Eddy. they had been living for several years. as a fireman on the eastern division on to MRS. PATTY HOBBS. Patty has stepped They will miss being close to their two "Betsy," the second laboratory car October 4, 1922, and was promoted to up to Lois Manca's position during grandsons, Scott, age 1, and Richie, destined for tests on the 'Bay Area engineer on October 15, 1937. In the Lois' illness. age 3, who remain in Sacramento. Rapid Transit District's test track at spring of 1937, Herman and his family BLANCHE MILLER recently spent her Our deepest sympathy to the family Concord, is about ready to leave the moved to Winnemucca, built a home, two rest days at Sparks getting ac of Brakeman LUCHIN C. "BLACKIE" and have lived here since that time. Shops. This leaves one car, "Agnes," quainted with her new grandson. ADAMS of Oroville who died on April "Dutch" and his wife, Millie, have Blanche's daughter, Dyan Odel, and yet to be completed by our forces. 5, and to the family of retired Loco two children: Engineer G. A. "JERRY" family live in the Sparks-Reno area. JIM QUICK, personal records clerk, motive Engineer DAVID A. FALLEN of BAUMERT of Winnemucca, and Diana Car Foreman and Mrs. GEORGE LEWIS said his wife lets him drive their new Stockton who died on March 1. Both Hughes of Salt Lake City. They also just returned from a two weeks' vaca sporty 1965 automobile occasionally, so "Blackie" and "Dave" wel'e long time have two grandchildren. They will tion enjoyed in the San Jose area. we hope to soon have an opportunity residents of Keddie. spend some time traveling in their
16 MILEPOSTS MAY-JUNE, 1965 17 travel trailer but will continue to make been employed by WP for the past STOCKTON 18. He returned to the RI and worked their home here. 20 years as brakeman. He leaves his Elaine Obenshain with our Chief Mechanical Officer E. T. Mrs. Rose Malis, mother of Fireman wife, Myrtle, three sons, William Pow Yardmaster GEORGE M. "JuG" HEN CUYLER'S father and General Diesel CHARLIE MALIS, died in Elko on May 6. ell of Portola, Walter A. Powell, Oro Supervisor JOHN FLYNN. He came to Funeral services were held May 10 in ville, and Loren L. Powell of Graeagle. YAN retired May 1 with 24 years 7 months' service. He started with the WP in May, 1941. He and his wife St. Paul's Catholic Church in Winne Funeral services were under the aus have two daughters, six grandchildren, mucca. Mrs. Malis was a native of pices of the Oroville Lodge, B.P.O.E. CB&Q as brakeman in 1919 and moved to California 7% years later. He then and one great granddaughter. A trip Austria. Besides her son, she is sur The Oroville Junior Chamber of to Hawaii is planned for August. vived by three daughters, 10 grand Commerce sponsored another annual worked for the Pacific Electric, South Retired Conductor FRED GUY died children, and nine great grandchildren. Feather Fiesta Days celebration the ern Pacific and Virginia & Truckee, Humboldt County Sheriff Delbert last week of May. William Drury, of and did switching with retired Super on May 10. He retired in 1949. He is Moore resigned effective May 15. He TV fame, The Vh·ginian, was the main intendent of Transportation GRANT S. survived by seven children, six grand was employed as a fireman on the attraction. Wonderful crowds every ALLEN on Boulder Dam. He came to children, and two great grandchildren. Southern Pacific for ten years before day witnessed contests, kiddie parade, Miss Jacqueline Claire Hamilton, becoming Chief of Police of Winne grand parade and selection of a Beauty daughter of Engineer and Mrs. J. P . mucca, succeeding his father, "Chub" Queen, dances, rodeo, boat races and HAMILTON, was married to John Har Moore, on July 1, 1932. He was ap entertainment for all. Visitors from out old Mattice on April 10 in the chapel pointed Sheriff in 1949. The former of town made the trip to Oro Dam Site of Highlands Inn, Carmel. A reception sheriff is a brother of Engineer RAy to view the progress. and luncheon followed in the Point MOORE and Conductor E. P. MOORE. Congratulations to Roundhouse Lobos Room. The bride was graduated Deputy Sheriff Leonard Clausen has Clerk HARVEY G. Dopp! Harvey was from Lincoln High School and has been appointed sheriff upon Moore's married to Betty Sue Hitte of Oroville been affiliated with Fashion Debs, Ani retirement. Leonard is a brother of in the St. Thomas Catholic Church on Club, and Job's Daughters. She is em Engineer HAROLD CLAUSEN and Brake May 15. They are at home at 47 Green ployed by Sears-Roebuck Co. Her man WALTER CLAUSEN . bank Avenue, Oroville. husband graduated from Stagg and at- Yardmaster R. O. "Boss" BONNER OROVILLE retired April 1 after 43 years of serv Helen R. Small ice. At his retirement he was pre sented with complete equipment for Conductor C. H. LUTHER spent a 16- fishing including a fine rod and reel. day trip across the entire country with Bus Driver ALBERT SHEPARD also re his wife and son, Pvt. Roger Luther, tired April 1 and his friends and co Yardmaster George Henyan who is stationed at Fort Benning, Ga. workers presented him with a fine They travelled by air, rail, bus and Roto-Tiller to keep him busy in his WP as a switchman in September, automobile, flying first to Atlanta, garden. 1941, and spent his last day as assistant then north to Washington, D.C. In New Best wishes to both of these men for yardmaster at the Port of Stockton. York they visited the World's Fair, a long and happy retirement. While future plans are undecided, un stopped to visit in Boston, and then doubtedly he and his wife will find went on to Salem, N.H ., where Luth more time to spend with their three er's relatives took them over the entire Ad in East Berlin Communist newspaper: "Will daughters, 10 grandchildren, and two trade my luxurious villa for a hole in the wall," state and through the White Moun great grandchildren. tains. Before TV nobody knew what headaches Car Classifier LAWRENCE E. lVICEL Brakeman LUCHIN C. "BLACKIE" looked like! ROY retired May 31 with 24 years' serv ADAMS died in Oroville on April 5. He ice. He started railroading with the was born on June 21, 1902, in Brad Show me a man who has both feet firmly on Rock Island as machinist helper in fordville, Ky. He had lived in Butte the ,ground and I'll show you a man who is 1916. He was at the front line in France County the past seven years and had trying to sink an important putt. during World War I before the age of Mr. and Mrs. John Mallice 18 MILEPOSTS MAY-JUNE, 1965 19 Scholarship Federation, and member mean that he is cutting ties and won't tended Stockton College and is em nix to tell them to phone their neigh of the National Honor Society. be seeing us again-in fact, we hope to ployed locally by Ad Art. bor who advised them of the fire. A Richard Rouse, son of Sales Repre see Mrs. Griffith with him next time Switchman and Mrs. JERRY FREEMAN few clothes and dishes were saved in sentative and Mrs. ROBERT W. ROUSE, around. announced the arrival of a daughter, the $8,OOO-damage fire. recently won a speech contest in the Engineer JOHN J . BROWN retired af Lora Lee, on May 17. They have a son, 28th Annual Lion's ter 48 years of W P service. He hired Jerry Lee, one year old. SACRAMENTO STORE International Club out as fireman on December 5, 1917, Brakeman JOHN W. RICKMAN, JR ., Jack W. Miller Student Speech and was promoted to engineer on May began military leave on April 13 for Manager of Stores and Mrs. H . J . Contest in competi 5, 1924. He went from freight to pas service in the U.S. Army. MADISON enjoyed a nice trip to Chicago tion with students senger with the advent of the Zephyr Section Laborer MAX GONZALES re where he attended a 3-day convention of Sacramento high ettes and thence to the Calit01·nia tired on May 28 after service which of the A.A.R. Purchases & Stores schools, and later Zephyr. We wish for him many happy began on November 9,1946. Division. participated in the retirement years. LEE WASHBURN , from the Sacra JIM MADISON spent a week of his va Zone Contest at Elk Wendover forces were saddened mento Northern, is now trainmaster cation at home while his parents visited Grove. A very ac again on May 9 when Roundhouse for the Tidewater Southern. Chicago. tive student, "Dick" Clerk EDWARD L. EDDY died from a Hugh Wright, 22-year-old son of Hearty congratulations to LAVO N is senior class president, editor-in heart attack. Our deepest sympathy is Switchman and Mrs. HUGH V. WRIGHT, ROBISON on the birth of her first grand chief of the school paper, Banner, pres extended to his wife, Dorothy, and two a Sacramento State College senior and child, Vicki Rae. ident of the education association, an step-daughters, Diane and Dorene, and part-time reporter for the Sacramento Chief Clerk AL MADAN has been in active member in the Spanish Club, also his mother, brothers and sister. Union, won first place in editorial St. Joseph's Hospital in San Francisco and a Junior Statesman. His past ac On their return trip from Los An writing award at the California Inter for two weeks undergoing tests ' prior tivities include being elections com geles to Salt Lake, retired Engineer collegiate Press Association conven to an operation some time in June. We mittee chairman, delegate to the 1964 CECIL G. TRUMBO and his wife stopped tion in Berkeley in April. He was all hope that the operation will be suc Governor's Conference, vice president to say hello. Cecil promised to return awarded the Babs Murnan Memorial cessful and that AI's health will b e of the Red Cross, and a member of the for a longer visit in the near future. Award. Hugh's editorial was on a much improved. Banner staff. He will attend the Cali Brakeman FRANK B. CALLAHAN is lecture by Episcopal Bishop Richard C. CRAIN enjoyed his vacation with fornia Lutheran College to complete back with us again after an absence of Millar d on events in Selma, Ala., and a trip, by train, to Tennessee to visit plans for a career in the Lutheran several months following a heart at was written in competition with stu relatives. He arrived in Chicago the Church. tack. We hope good health continues dents from other colleges and univer day of the cyclone and witnessed much to be his. sities throughout the state. An hour of the damage which occurred in that WENDOVER-SALT LAKE CITY We wish a speedy recovery for Con time limit was placed on the writing. part of the country. Esther Witt, J. 8. Price ductor JAMES L. COLLINS who under He served the past year as copy editor Our two ardent fishermen, AL DABBS went surgery recently. Seems as for the college newspaper, The State and HORACE LATONA have been busy Retired Division Engineer H. H . though good health tries hard to pass Hornet, and was a leader in revamping wetting their lines at every chance "BERT" ELLIOTT was a welcome visitor Jim by, but so far he is ahead and we the newspaper's style and policy man since our weather has improved and on his way to McGill, Ely, and Ruth, hope that it continuous. uals. He has worked for The Union we expect good reports from now on. Nevada. There were many scenic spots Our sincere sympathy to the family as a copy boy and reporter for two that he had to forego when with the of retired Conductor GUY PARRY, who years. SACRAMENTO railroad, but now that he has leisure died May 19 in a Salt Lake hospital. While Section Foreman and Mrs. Gene M. Moore, son of Telegrapher time he is enjoying traveling and see He will be sadly missed by one and all. H. L . NASK were vacationing in New A. W. MOORE, was accepted and given ing the sights. We have missed "Bert" An ardent baseball fan left our ranks Mexico, thcir home in Stockton was a most generous scholarship. He will and hope that he enjoys many years when Conductor Roy BUTLER retired. destroyed by fire-arson caused by report to Yale University, New Haven, of travel and good h ealth .. We wish him many happy years of juveniles who broke in the night be Conn., on September 13 for entrance Another visiter was retired Engineer retirement and hope that he will be fore and night of the fire. The Nashs as freshman. A three-time winner of THOMAS F . GRIFFITH, in Wendover to able to attend some of the games that were en route home when Arizona the Stockton Record spelling contest, sell his property. We hope this doesn't he listened to so devotedly. State Police stopped them near Phoe- Gene is a life member of the California MAY-JUNE, 1965 21 20 MILEPOSTS Welcome back was extended to Con quainted with his grandchildren. Many Congratulations, too, to CHARLES G. Amos, he is survived by two sons, John ductor BERNARD T. PRICE who has been of his winters will be spent in Califor "BUD" HARTJE, JR. , manager of WP's Amos III and Robert M. Amos, of absent because of illness. W e missed nia and Arizona where he should feel trailer - on - flatcar service, who was Oakland, and their families. his lingo for quite some time! at home with our many other retired elected a regional vice president of Retired Conductor ELMER J . CAMP personnel. the National Railroad Piggyback As BELL is wished an early recovery from Agent LEO P. WATER 'S daughter, sociation. The election took place at major surgery. Though we don't get to Mitzi, announced the arrival of Eliza Chicago on April 14. The new organi see much of the retired members of our beth Grace Lewis on May 14. Other zation was formed last January. forces, we do like to hear from them children are Cody, Peter and Deedee. Sales Representative FRANK MURPHY and are sad when the news isn't the The month of May was a happy one and his wife, KATHLEEN, secretary to best. for the Don Ed Sand bergs. First, Don Chief Surgeon, DR. G. F. CUSHMAN, Another smiling face that will be was appointed the new principal of returned in May from a vacation in old missed is that of Engineer ROLLA F. Grantsville High School, where he at Mexico. They enjoyed several days at HOWELL, who retired after 41% years tended school, grad Mazatlan, which they think is more of WP service. "Bish," as we favorably uating in 1947. He beautiful than Acapulco or Waikiki, referred to him, hired out as fireman has been teaching at spent a short time in Puerto Vallarta, on October 4, 1923, and was promoted the school since then visited the lovely spa, Ixtapan de to engineer on October 20, 1940. H e graduating from the la Sal, where they enjoyed thermal University of Utah baths. The remainder of their time was in 1953. He was vice spent in Mexico City. president of the ALTA THOMAS, retired passenger ac Tooele County counting department employee, and Brenda, Walter Teachers Associa her husband, Roy, have moved in holding Linda Sue, tion in 1962-63 and Rossmoor Leisure World at Walnut above, and left, president in 1963- Creek. They spent four months during Raymond Jeannes Don Sandberg 64 and was an offi- the past winter traveling. cer of Utah Education Association. Marketing Division employees were ARKIE JEANES, a On May 16 Don and his wife, Lois, saddened in the death of JOHN L. AMOS key punch operator announced the arrival of a daughter, II, 62, on May 8. During his 40 years of in the data process Dawn. Happy over the occasion of railroading, John, freight pricing man ing center for the having five grandchildren in the Sand ager, became widely recognized for his past two and one berg home are Cashier and Mrs. HAR commerce and rate making ability. half years, pre VEY NAYLOR of Wendover. The other Born in Memphis, Tennessee, he was sented her husband, grandchildren are Mark, Larry Dean graduated from the University of Cali Walter, with their third child, Linda and Kendall and a sister, Joni. fornia with an AB degree. His career Sue, on February 13. She weighed nine Mr. and Mrs. Rolla Howell began in Salt Lake City with the Un pounds two ounces. The other two ion Pacific. He joined WP on April 15, children are Raymond, 6 years, and was in freight service, then returned SAN FRANCISCO 1929, in the field of commerce. He was Brenda, 4 years. Walter is a carpenter to freight with the abolishment of the George Bowers, Je,an Bruce, Elizabeth Fagan a founder-member of the American for Eichler Homes. Lawrence Gerring, Carl Roth, Frank Tufa Zephyrettes, and just this past J anu Society of Traffic & Transportation, and CLIFFORD E . WARNER, assistant gen ary he was successful bidder on the Congratulations to WILLIAM F. PA a member of the San Francisco Trans eral auditor since 1953, left Western California Zephyr. "Bish" is looking DEN, freight claim agent, on his election portation Club. John's activity, as an Pacific on June g. to accept a position forward to considerable travel, both as 1st vice chairman, A.A.R. Freight instructor of traffic courses for 21 years with the Interstate Commerce Com this country and Canada. Presently he Claim Division. The election took at Golden Gate College, gained for him mission in Denver, Colo. Since joining is taking great delight in his garden place during the 74th annual session a host of friends within the traffic fra WP in August, 1947, he also held the and yard and becoming more ac- of the division at Dallas on May 4-6. ternity. Besides his widow, Louise M. positions of auditor of disbursements
22 MILEPOSTS MAY.JUNE, 1965 23 and assistant to general auditor-taxes. Cliff was with the San Francisco Bu reau of Internal Revenue for five years prior to coming to Western Pacific. Potter's Hideaway in Fairfax was the scene of a passenger department picnic on May 29. The potluck outing was hosted by MAX A. POTTER, chief rate analyst, and his wife, who fur nished the refreshments and enter tained the group with a performance by Max's trick performing horse, "Ra Above: After receiving a gift presented by Ed daar," whom Max refers to as "the DeMotte (left) and Johnny Etchebehere (right) thinking man's horse." What "Radaar" John Corvin had picture taken (opposite page) thought about the members of the pas with other department members. From left are: senger department, he is keeping to Lenore Studt, Gabrielle Schlemminger, Vinnie himself, but he did say he and every Doyle, Irene Strobridge, Lillian McDonald, Mil ford Parker, Ed O'Neil, (John), George Bowers, one had a fine time. Mildred Cox, Marge Bischoff, Edna Brown, Lo Phyllis Jill Carle rene McCargar, Cherry Goodrich, and Patricia Montana. description of "the uniquely exotic and one to Canada, one to Colorado, and ton, daughter of As charmingly suffocating personality of possibly to New Mexico and Texas," sistant Chief Special San Francisco's and Oakland's China Roger told his friends. Mrs. Collins Agent and Claim counting department, as was that of his towns." Frank worked for WP as re said that Roger's grandmother, Martha Agent and Mrs. father, Steve Corvin, and brother, Joe. lief clerk at Oakland from August 6, Conners used to run the Feather River ELMER H . CARLETON, 1963, to February 1, 1965. With his Hotel at Portola where the railroad was installed as $1,000 grant, which came with his men boarded around 1910-1926. Roger Worthy Advisor of OAKLAND John V. Leland award, he hopes to receive his B.A. has a number of first, second and third the Tamalpais As from Santa Barbara UC campus. sembly Number 191, cousins, and other relatives, presently Marine Captain HENRY J. "JOE" ROGER J . COLLINS, locomotive engi International Order of Rainbow for working for WP. FITZPATRICK died suddenly on April 12. neer, has retired. He first worked as Girls on May 28. The installation was He was 57. Joe entered service as a a call boy in Portola about 1917, then held at Fairfax Masonic Temple in deckhand on tugboats April 2, 1930, hostler and machinist helper. He be Larkspur. Bible Escort for Jill was was promoted to Captain on July 26, gan firing in July, 19'20, at Portola and Michele Etchebehere, daughter of As 1943, and was Master of the MV Las about 10 years later worked out of sistant Auditor of Disbursements and Plumas at the time of his death. He Mrs. JOHN ETCHEBEHERE. Jill graduated Stockton and later from Oakland, San was not married. Jose, and San Francisco. He became from Terra Linda High School on June Yardmaster J . W. PATTON, absent for 18 and plans to attend College of Ma engineer in 1930 and began running several years because of illness, was the California Zephyr in 1958. The rin, majoring in home economics. a welcome visitor at the trainmaster's streamliner was about nine hours late CHARLES K. FAYE, assistant vice pres office on June 11. "Pat" lives at 2195 the day of his last run, April 30, and ident-freight sales, was reelected a di Virginia Street, Reno. rector of the San Francisco Zoological A 25-year-old Oakland writer, he was met after midnight at Oakland Society for a term of three years. FRANK CHEW CHIN, JR ., has been named by Terminal Trainmaster ANDY E. JOHN E. CORVIN, valuation clerk, re winner of the 1965 Joseph Henry J ack STEEN and Russ PORTERFIELD with a tired May 31 after a service just two son Award on the basis of his partially gift envelope. "My wife, Virginia, and I have a pretty big garden at our Oak months short of 38 years. John's en completed novel title "A Chinese Lady Conductor C. E. Fisher (left) and Brakeman L. D. tire service with WP was in the ac- Dies." The book portrays the author's land home but we do pIa"" a few trips, Taylor (right) made last run with Roger Collins.
24 MILEPOSTS MAY. JUNE, 1965 25 A Short Story ~ -= -~~~~~ I n Memoriam ~~~ ILL and Bob were fishing buddies. increase in every category-campfires, B They seldom returned home with smokers, debris burning, machine use, "!i::_~~~.::,:.:_~~.:~-: _<_.~-.'·~;'_--_'_-_-~" ____ WF-.---='_ ------.-..... :.. ".' out their limits. Not only because they incendiaries and miscellaneous. Keep were good at the sport, but because an eye on that "miscellaneous"! It in they had once discovered a secluded cluded 785 fires started last year by 11 lake known to few anglers. They were children playing with matches. good woodsmen, too, and appreciated In behalf of all employees of Western Eugene M. McQuaide, retired switch the beautiful forests surrounding the HE 1965 forest fire season is here. Pacific and its affiliated companies, man, March 1965. small lake from where deer and other T Green springtime grass has turned MILEPOSTS extends sincerest sympathy Frank C. Miller, retired yard clerk, forest animals watched their every brown and forests are beginning to dry. to the loved ones of the following February 1965. move. "This is sure a great spot," said Newspapers, radio, television, schools, employees whose deaths have been Oliver I. Minor, retired lineman, Bill as he packed to leave. "Sure is," service clubs and other agencies are reported: April 1965. replied Bob. "Too bad we have to go. spreading "Smoky Bear's" warning John L. Amos II, freight pricing Tom P. Nall, retired locomotive en This is really livin', but we'll be back "Be Extra Careful with Fire." manager, May 8. gineer, March 26. again next year." E. L. McCann, WP's district special David Cameron, retired locomotive John F. Norman, retired B&B helper, Little did Bill and Bob then know agent-claim agent at Oroville, has this engineer, February 1965. June 6. that next year they would be looking request to make. "All Western Pacific Hazel M. Develey, retired cashier, William A. Parker, retired baggage for a new fishing spot. A month or so railroaders in train and engine services May 10. man-janitor, April 20. after they had packed out, inexperi and those working along the roadbed Joseph J. Dunlap, retired carman, Guy Parry, retired conductor, May enced deer hunters found the little should begin now, as they have so co June 5. 19. lake while trailing a wounded deer. operatively done in the past, to keep Joseph E. Dunn, structural engineer, Gilbert R. Patterson, retired loco They camped out for the night and left a sharp eye for any sign of fire and June 3. motive engineer, May 28. again right after breakfast over an report it as quickly as possible." "Mac" Mark M. Durham, Alameda Belt Manuel Ramirez, retired track open fire. Whether by inexperience or has devoted years of hard work, with Line clerk, June 16. laborer, May 19~5. c a relessness, they overlooked one outstanding success, in assisting the Edward L. Eddy, roundhouse clerk, Nuno F. Ramos, retired carman, golden rule of the forest-"Make Sure forest services in forest fire prevention, May 9. April 30. Your Campfire Is Out!" and he is grateful for the assistance Bernard J . Farrell, retired brake William J. Reader, retired conductor, The area surrounding Bill' s and received from his many friends on the man, date unknown. May 30. Volney V. Scott, retired agent, June Bob's once-loved fishing spot is now railroad and elsewhere. He also has George T. Fevrier, retired marine 13. desolate. Where a thick stand of tall, good advice for those who visit the engineer, June 9. green trees once stood and grew there forest areas. "Douse camp fires. Use Prior F . Shaw, retired Sacramento Jack E. Fielder, retired brakeman, is nothing now but stumps, ashes and the ash tray in the car. Be careful with Northern bridge tender, May 1965. March 1965. debris. The deer and other forest ani trash fires. Keep matches out of reach Edward P. Soulies, transfer table mals that escaped the conflagration are from children." Charlie E. Graham, retired brake operator, April 23. living elsewhere. It will be some time "Smoky Bear," and Bill and Bob, man, March 1965. Raymond V. Taisan, retired track before the trout in the lake will again will be grateful, too! Robert R. Hare, retired machinist, laborer, March 1965. play hide and seek with a fishing fly May 6. Fred Wall, retired switchman, Feb or lure. Maurice F. Lawson, ticket agent, ruary 1965. This story is an imaginative one, but R emember! June 15. it could be true. In 1964, for example, Vern L. Marley, retired brakeman, the divisions of forestry services fought Only YOU Can Prevent April 1965. The railroads' freight load is equal to picking 5,519 man-caused fires, up 1,329 fires Lester B . Martin, r etired machinist, up every day all the furniture and furnishings from the preceding year. There was an of America's 56-million family households and Forest Fires! June 7. moving them 10 miles. MILEPOSTS MAY-JUNE, 1965 27 WESTERN PACIFIC MILEPOSTS 526 Minion Street Bulk Rate San Francisco, Calif. 94' 05 U.S. POSTAGE .PAID Return Requested San Francisco, Calif. Permit No. 5371
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While the railroads spent $1.5 billion of their own money for fuel, material and supplies in 1964 (up 5% from 1963 and highest since 1957) the government was spending 10 times that amount for facilities for other forms of transportation. * * * REA Express ordered 2,400 more of its popular Unit-Pak container cages which will bring their total ownership of Unit-Paks to 5,255. * * * Expecting its 1965 summer travel to be heaviest since World War II, Cana- dian National will run its Super Continental as two separate trains, one each between Vancouver-Montreal and Vancouver-Toronto. * * * Aeronca Manufacturing is producing for Southern Railway four-unit, octagon- shaped, all-aluminum hopper car mounted on eight axles with 260-ton, 9000- cubic-foot capacity. * * * Pennsylvania Railroad is investing $42 million in unit-train equipment this year, including 3,000 100-ton coal hoppers. * * * Louisville & Nashville celebrating 10th piggyback service anniversary this year showing increase in 10 years from less than 500 trailerloads to 65,000 trailers in 1964.