Why We've Had Lay-Offs Was Making the Last Run of a Steamer to Be Seen on the B

NEW YORK CENTRAL "system

MAY, 1951

Diesel Car for NIC; See Last of Steam On Boston & Albany Service improvement events on two lines of the New York Central System have emphasized recently the progress of the Central's modernization program. On the Michigan Central, NYC's fifth .'ail Diesel passenger car was put into :ervice. On the Boston & Albany, that road's last steam-powered train sol• emnly chugged across the state of Mas• sachusetts, marking completion of the line's Dieselization. The MC's new Diesel car replaced the former equipment of steam-powered trains No. 333 and 334, which ran be• tween Detroit and Bay City, Mich. With the new car, the runs have been ex• tended to terminate northbound and originate southbound at Midland, Mich., instead of Bay City. The MC's Diesel car differs from the ones previously purchased and placed in service by the Central in that it has LAST STEAM LOCOMOTIVE to ride on the Central's Boston & Albany Railroad was baggage and mail compartments in addi• No. 3004, which pulled the New England Wolverine from Boston west amid cere• tion to passenger space. monies and sentiment. Diesel at left was pulling westbound New England States. Farewell to Steam All along the line, determined crowds Let's Know the Facts gathered in the cold afternoon drizzle as the New England Wolverine, west• bound from Boston, made its stops. Locomotive No. 3004, on the head end, Why We've Had Lay-Offs was making the last run of a steamer to be seen on the B. & A. At every station there was a cere• -Another in a Series by Gustav Metzman, President- mony. Bands played, town officials mounted to the cab and talked with HIS YEAR has brought us a number ness was taken away from us and put Engineman Fay Swartz, photographers of unpleasant surprises. Last Jan• on trucks. Some of it isn't back yet; took pictures, radio and newspaper rep• Tuary the outlook appeared quite fa• some may never come back. resentatives conducted interviews. vorable for the Central and for the When switching started again, it was There were many good words spoken people whose jobs depend on the Cen• a long and expensive job to clean up the for Diesels and progress, but here and tral's health. But, before 1951 was very congestion that the stoppage had caused. there a pensive voice lamented what old, the picture began to change. In order to catch up with the backlog one newspaper called "the interment of First there was the "sick strike" that and repair the damage to our service romance." tied up key switching centers and with the least possible delay, we had As for Engineer Swartz and his Fire• slashed revenues during the closing days to sacrifice some of the economy and man, J. Coleman, they enjoyed the cere• of January and the early part of Feb• efficiency that otherwise would have t monies and said they also were going ruary. Expenses went right on, but in• been possible. As some indication of th - to enjoy running the B. & A.'s Diesels. come fell sharply. Much freight busi• {Continued on page 16) the Tilly Foster Iron Mine, though Tilly had died in 1842 and none of his descend• ants seem to have been in the company. Even with Tilly gone, Central station ONCERNING THE lists still show a good supply of thought- provoking place names. Samples: Em- baras.s, 111.; Possum Glory Junction, Pa.; Acup, W. Va. New Bridge Over Harlem orders. Among them will be 2,500 hop• present 15 directors for the customary per cars, l,0u0 box cars, 1^000 gondolas, one-year term has been proposed. MU Car Delivery Completed The Central is going to build a new, 500 flat cars, 50 tank cars, and the 200 Following the custom begun last year, four-track, multi-million dollar bridge cabooses. The others—1,000 hopper cars NYC will run a special train to Albany More than one-third of the Central's across the Harlem River in New York and 1,000 gondolas—will go to the Pitts• from New York for the accommodation commuters in the New York electrified City. It will replace an existing struc• burgh & Lake Erie Railroad. of stockholders in that city and sur• zone will ride this summer in air-con• ture which carries all NYC trains going The 50 tank cars will be used for rounding areas, where the greatest num• ditioned comfort provided by NYC's new to or coming from Grand Central Ter• transporting fuel oil used by the Cen• ber of Central stockholders have their multiple-unit cars (see picture, this minal^ also all New Haven Railroad tral's Diesel-electric locomotives. Prin• addresses. A reduced fare of $3.50 (in• page). Delivery of the last car in the trains which use GCT. cipally, they will carry oil from refiners' cluding tax) for the round trip will be 100-car order was made recently. Used The bridge will be a vertical lift type tanks to storage and use points on the in effect on the special train. in solid trains to take advantage of (see picture, opposite page), with the Central, and from NYC's own large stor• Last year a considerable number of special operating features, the new 340-foot center section moving up to age tanks to points of smaller use. stock-owning Central employes made coaches are used in 47 trains every permit passage of water craft. The ex• the trip to the meeting. weekday, 38 on Saturdays, and 34 on isting bridge swings open to allow ves• Sundays. On weekends, half or more of sels to pass. Comfort for Crews electrified zone commuters will enjoy the Rail-Truck Links Speed Service comfort of the new equipment. Work is beginning on the first phase A new dormitory and restaurant Besides air-conditioning, the cars have of the project, the sinking of five con• building for road crews is part of the Steadily the Central has been increas• fluorescent lighting, double-pane safety crete piers into the riverbed. Completion plan for NYC's big Diesel servicing ing its use of highway truck service, windows, electrically cooled drinking of the entire structure is scheduled for facility at Stanley yard, near Toledo, O. coordinated with rail movement, to water, and other features. 1954. It is expected that about 15,000 The new building will have 86 individ• speed movement of less-than-carload tons of steel and 70,000 barrels of ce• ual sleeping rooms, a restaurant seating freight. Last month two more good- ment will be used. 44 people, and an assembly room that sized areas got the benefit of this sub• Fixing Up for Freight Opening and closing cycle of the new will accommodate 120. It is intended for stituted service, saving one or more days ARCHITECT'S DRAWING shows how new Harlem River bridge will bridge will take only four minutes, as road crews of the Ohio Central Division, on l.c.l. moves. To further improve service in a bid look. Plans call for completion in 1954 (see story, opposite page). compared with nine minutes required by Big Four, and Michigan Central who Watertown, N. Y., is focal point of for more less-than-carload business, the the present bridge. The new one will be will terminate runs at Stanley under one of the new truck operations. Five Central is going to revamp the West built immediately to the west of the ex• plans for full Dieselization of operations routes fan out to serve St. Lawrence Street freight house at Syracuse, N. Y., isting one. for smoother, more efficient handling of into that point. Division points as far north as Massena, l.c.l. freight. carrying package freight in both direc• A wider trucking platform for work• tions between smaller NYC stations and ing the house tracks, a new and wider Toledo Facility to Be Enlarged Three New Diesel Shops the key station at Watertown. driveway for motor trucks bringing in Facilities for handling iron ore are More Diesel maintenance facilities are Four new truck routes based on and taking out freight, and a loud going to be expanded at the big Toledo, on the way, keeping step with the steady Kingston, N. Y., complete the chain of speaker system are among improve• O., coal and ore docks operated jointly increase in NYC's use of Diesel power. substituted service to and from smaller ments to be installed. by the Central and the Baltimore & Ohio At Collinwood, O., a traction motor and points on the Central's West Shore Road Improved service, especially as a re• Railroad. Two new Hulett unloaders— generator repair shop will be established between Jersey City, N. J., and Albany, sult of coordinated rail-truck movement, each able to scoop 20 tons of ore at a and facilities installed for giving Diesels N. Y. Earlier this year the service was has increased l.c.l. business in the Syra• time from the hold of a steamer—are general overhaul. A building formerly installed between Jersey City and points cuse area. Streamlining of the freight being ordered for installation prior to used as the mill room will be converted as far north as Congers, N. Y. house there will enable NYC to give top A FULL HUNDRED of these new, air-conditioned multiple-unit coaches opening of the 1953 Great Lakes ship• for the new shop. Besides the speed-up resulting from grade service to existing business and in are now in New York area commuter service (see story, this page). ping season. At DeWitt yards, near Syracuse, N. Y., use of truck transport in place of way addition should attract still more traffic. The present pair of 15-ton Huletts where a fueling and inspection point was cars, NYC people on the St. Lawrence (see picture, opposite page) will be re• installed two years ago, a repair shop Division have another selling point to modeled to provide increased capacity will be put in. It will handle heavy push with shippers. New car lines Two More Big Boys during the 1952 season. After installa• maintenance work on the Line East's big scheduled from Watertown to key cities Already a leader in ownership of the tion of the new, larger-capacity ma• fleet of road freight Diesels, also on road on the Central offer further savings of big, heavy-duty cars used for hauling chines, at least one and possibly both of and yard switchers of the Mohawk, time on outbound l.c.l. shipments. giant electrical transformers, NYC is the 15-ton unloaders will be kept in Syracuse, and Pennsylvania Divisions. adding two more to its fleet. The new At Buffalo, a new shop will be built service. Tilly Was No Lady ones will have 168-ton capacity, greater Improvement of the facilities, which for maintenance of road and yard than any of the 35 transformer cars the were opened three years ago, is designed switchers assigned in the Buffalo area One of the many colorful names that Central now owns. Transformers are to keep pace with planned increases in and at Batavia and Rochester. It will be are sprinkled through Central station being built bigger all the time, and steel mill capacity. located at the Sycamore Street wye. lists was scratched off a few months ago freight cars have to keep up with them. Work on the new buildings at Syra• with discontinuance of passenger train cuse and Buffalo is expected to begin stops at Tilly Foster, N. Y., on the Put• Orders Placed Early this summer. nam Division. Lack of business led to Hot and Cold Waiter closing of the station, which the Brew• In order to insure a steady flow of Safety took a shellacking one cold day ster, N. Y., American Legion post has last winter when a Central dining car needed new freight cars from manufac• Central's Owners to Meet moved away to use as its headquarters. waiter smoked a cigarette in bed at the turers next year, the New York Central Annual meeting of the Central's For those who wonder what kind of crew dormitory in Chicago. He fell System has placed orders, for delivery owners—the people who hold shares of person the town is named for, it may asleep with the fag still burning; it set in 1952, for 7,050 freight cars. stock in NYC—will be held May 23 at come as a shock to know that Tilly was the bed afire. When he awoke amid In addition, an order has been placed Albany, N. Y. By attending in person a man. He bought a farm there in 1830, smoke and flames, he jumped through a for 200 cabooses, to be delivered later or by sending in proxies, stockholders perhaps because of iron ore deposits on window, cutting his arm 10 stitches' this year. will vote for the directors who will over• the property. He didn't mine the ore; but worth. Barefoot in the snow, he caught The New York Central will receive see conduct of the Central's business for when a company was formed to do so a a dose of frostbite. f ,250 of the cars included in these latest the coming year. Re-election of the couple of decades later, it called itself May, 1951 hige 2 New York Centra! Headlight RAIL FLAWS are ferreted out electron• FEELING ITS WAY over every inch of the rail, this sensitive mechanism on the detector ically by detector car. Here crew* have car spots interior flaws not visible to the eye, sprays oil to mark their location for im• alighted to check indicated trouble spot. ENGINEMAN'S FOOT must stay on pedal while mediate follow-up by more detailed inspection. NYC owns a detector car, rents others RUNNING REPORT on condition of track running. If he should be stricken, his foot being tested is received on instruments in would release pedal, which would stop train. one end of car. Operator* watches closely.

To Help Safe Men Be Even Safer

ACH TIME a crew is sent to take a train over the road, a vote of confidence is cast in the members of that crew and in all other railroaders who have any• Ething to do with the safe movement of trains. Human lives and- millions of dol• lars worth of equipment and property are being entrusted to a group of men in the faith that those men will do their jobs competently and carefully. TRAIN STOP, activated by device at front TRACKSIDE INDUCTORS like this one will TO LET INDUCTOR "know" he 1 To back up the efforts of the safe men who move its trains, the Central pro• aCtiVa vides a host of safety aids. In selecting and training men for jobs, it insists on ^e^ br?kGS lf f train St°P mechanism on en- served signal, engmenS* operateTfort gineerdoesnt acknowledge caution signal. gine if caution signal isn't acknowledged. staller. If he didn't, train would stop. PERIODIC CHECK on trackside inductors the physical fitness and mental alertness that safe operation requires. It con• is made by special test car*. They must stantly reminds its people to work safe and be safe. And it provides, at great meet standards well above working needs. expense, an array of mechanical devices that go as far as practical technology can to insure against accidents. Some of these devices are shown here.

""Members of the detector car crew shown examining rail are (left to right) Robert Winchester, Gerald J. Lyons, Charles Hallett. Watching instruments in detector car is H. P. Williams Jr. Peter Smith, Foreman at Har• mon, N. Y„ is the man demonstrating forestalling device, installing engine recording tape, and inserting jour• nal alarm cartridge. Shown in inductor test car are L. M. Black (left) and J. P. Stevely. Reading engine recording tape is Ted Koczorowski. Symcm£

RECORD OF THE RUN is kept on tape, ACTUAL TAPE READING shows how train speed (wavy black line) decreased as engine- which shows engine's speed at all times on man responded to signal indications, then resumed speed. Thin, short vertical lines at run. Here roll is installed in Diesel.* regular intervals are mile marks. Short strokes below show where engineman forestalled. CENTRAL OFFICE in Buffalo, to which all TO GUARD against overheated jour• CLOUDS OF SMOKE and pungent odor Page 4 completed tapes are sent, uses instruments nals, passenger cars and locomotives are are emitted by alarm if heat in journal box New York Central Headlight to check each against standard for run.* equipped with smoke and odor alarms.* becomes excessive. Next step: stop train.

May, 1951 Page 5 Centralines Railroad Quiz

Grand Central Terminal continues to be a favorite sight• Try your hand at these railroad questions. Check seeing spot, not only for tourists but also for residents of New one of the four answers suggested below each ques• York and nearby communities. In a recent month, the GCT tion, then compare your answers with those on page 14. Engineering office conducted guided tours of the Terminal for a total of 1,116 visitors . . . Interviewed by the Rochester, N. Y., 1. In what year were the Atlantic and Pacific oceans first Democrat & Chronicle for an article in its joined by a railroad? "My Job" series, Rochester Division En- a. 1855 c. 1869 gineman, G. A. Blakely said, "Definitely" when he was asked, "Do you like your b. 1865 d. 1876 job?" . . . Frederick N. Nye, Assistant to 2. Who makes out a "wheel report"? General Freight Traffic Manager at New a. Wheelwright c. Master Mechanic York, spoke before the Syracuse, N. Y., b. Conductor d. Car Inspector Traffic Club April 16. His subject was 3. To aid in the defense effort, U.S. railroads are trying to "Railroads in the National Emergency" . . . increase the amount of transportation performed by their "It was like Buckingham Palace on equipment. What goal are they trying to reach in average wheels," wrote Harold H. Hartley, business MR. NYE daily mileage per freight car? editor of the Indianapolis Times, after a a. 50 miles c. 100 miles trip on the Southwestern Limited recently. The ride, the b. 16 miles d. 34 miles room, the food, the service, and the crew all were swell, he 4. Where on the New York Central System, until 1934, did a told readers of his column. . . . Karl Emmanuel, General Man• horseman have to ride down the track before each loco• ager of the Peoria & Eastern Railway, and a retired colonel motive, waving a red flag to warn of the approaching in the Army Transportation Corps Reserve, has been re• train? elected president of the Indianapolis chapter, National Defense a. Mattoon, 111. c. New York City Transportation Association. b. Buffalo, W. Va. d. Evansville, Ind. 5. Which of the following is most likely to talk about a The lady's heart was heavy. Her new spring hat had blown "prototype"? off as she boarded the NYC Harlem Division local train at THREE LAYERS of skirt give VERY USEFUL is this lace tunic, OKAY FOR OFFICE is rayon THE TOP COMES OFF this Mt. Vernon, N. Y., bound for New York City and some shop• a. Stenographer c. Telegrapher checkerboard effect to this worn here over dress by Hil- summer dress shown by Vivi• two-piecer to give halter ef• ping. The conductor couldn't stop the train and go back for evening gown on Helen Dra- dred Butler, who works in an Adams, of Equipment En• fect. Model is Mrs. Esther it, but he did the next best thing. At Grand Central he took b. Dispatcher d. Model railroader ney, Clerk in Accounting. Valuation Engineering office. gineering. Stole goes with it. Miller, of Safety department. the lady to the lost and found department. The attendant took a description of the hat and telephoned the Mt. Vernon 6. What is a drill track? station. There the agent sent a section man out to look. Near Woodlawn he found the hat, looking very chic between the a. One serving an oil wellc. One used for back and rails of track 2. When the lady returned to Mount Vernon b. One on which engine- forth switching moves Sew Your Own, Rail Business Gals Told that afternoon, it was waiting for her at the station, not a men practice running d. One use.d for storage single feather out of place. 7. In 1924, a Central affiliate put into use the first car retarder. Where did this happen? Railroad gals in the New York area follow in making her own clothes. Lots show remarked, "we love our railroad, turned their thoughts to wardrobe mat• of fun and substantial savings in money but a gal wants some social life, too." New address for the Central's freight traffic office at Colum• a. Chicago c. Detroit bus, O.: 418 North High Street . . . Eagle-eyed readers of the ters at a recent meeting of the Railway were promised for those who tried it. Quiet footnote: the models, including Safety department's Green Sheet were quick to howl when b. Gibson, Ind. d. Indianapolis Business Women's Association. The re• The accent was on business clothes, four NYC girls (see above), didn't make the January issue had only four social security numbers sult was a fashion show with a practical but there was a good sprinkling of se• the creations they wore at the show. buried in its columns instead of the usual five. (If you find 8. In railroad slang, what is meant by "balling the jack"? twist: all the creations were from pat• lections also for after-office-hours wear. "It all came up so fast," they said, "we your number you get five silver dollars.) Quite a few readers a. Banking your pay c. Running fast terns which any needle-wise gal could "After all," as the commentator at the didn't have time." wrote in and volunteered their numbers for future use. To b. Cussing the foreman d. Stowing freight make amends, the Green Sheet hid an extra winner in the 9. What was the Central's total tax bill in 1950? March issue. a. $25,000,000 c. $59,000,000 J. Russell Grant, recently retired Assistant General Pas• b. $37,000,000 d. $68,000,000 senger Agent at New York, has been elected an honorary They Say It Happened Positions Filled in Law Department member of International Skal, a society of traffic and trans• 10. What is a merchandise car's "sailing day"? portation people . . . Paul Hopkins, NYC Attorney at Cleve• a. Day it leaves point of c. Day it arrives at desti- Effective last month were several work in Indiana, Illinois and states land, and Agnes Dunlop, Clerk in the Law department there, origin nation A railfan in Chicago wanted to do new appointments in the Central's Law west of Illinois. were married this month. b. Day it reaches trans- d. Day it makes its first something in honor of New York Cen• department, as well as a number of Also with headquarters at New York, fer point trip tral locomotive No. 999, which set a changes in other departments. Leo Manville, Assistant General At• More than 1,000 people turned out for a family safety world speed record in 1893. He bought Gerald E. Dwyer has been named torney since 1933, has been named As• rally held last month by the Boston & Albany at Brighton, an apartment building located at 239 General Attorney at sistant to General Counsel, and Francis Mass. Entertainment was furnished by B. & A. folks . . . Lake Shore Drive, renumbered it 999. New York, and Mar• L. Brown has become Assistant Gen• Lines West Vice President J. J. Brinkworth addressed two When the Skaneateles, N. Y., Shortline vin A. Jersild has eral Attorney. Since 1946, Mr. Brown groups in Cleveland last month: the Greater Cleveland Safety Railroad went completely Diesel last been appointed to the has served as Attorney in the General Council and the Railroad Y.M.C.A. Boosters Club. He also year, the, artist who lettered its one loco• same position at Chi• Solicitor's office. spoke in New York before the alumni of Manhattan College motive had spelling trouble. He left out cago. Formerly As• At Detroit, Frank E. Bobbins has been at their annual banquet . . . L. B. Elliott, who retired as the second-last "e." The railroad ac• sistant General At• named Assistant Auditor Freight Ac• Assistant District Engineer, Big Four, the first of this year, cepted the locomotive anyway. torney, Mr. Dwyer counts, and is succeeded as Chief has taken up the slide rule again. He's doing engineering for has served in the Traveling Auditor by Lome M. Sevey, a construction firm . . . Dexter Lake, who retired as a Con• Frisco Lines has discovered what it Central's Law de• formerly a member of the Comptrol• ductor at New York after more than 50 years of service, cele• believes to be the shortest haul in rail• partment since 1933. ler's Traveling Auditors staff. brated the wind-tip of his rail career by buying a bicycle. roading. It is a twice-weekly haul of Mr. Jersild, with MR. DWYER Newly appointed General Storekeep• "Was afraid I might not get enough exercise now that I'm a carload of batteries from a factory in the Central since 1922, had been As• er, with headquarters at Detroit, C. H. not working," he said. He remembers hauling trainload after Memphis, Tenn., to an automobile as• sistant General Counsel in Chicago Dayton succeeds A. M. Gage, retired. trainload of rock up Park Avenue during excavation for Why was this locomotive known all over the world? sembly plant across the street. A Diesel since 1933, and had been in charge of E. P. Brown was appointed to the post Grand Central Terminal. For answer, see page 14. switcher does the work. Total trackage the Chicago office since February of of Trainmaster on the Pennsylvania Di• Page 6 New York Central Headlight involved: 150 feet. The shipper says it's this year. In his new position, Mr. Jer• vision. J. H. Cook was named Assistant the most economical way. sild will supervise the Central's legal Trainmaster at Springfield, O.

May, 1951 Page / 1

HEADLIGHT HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH

Photo by Elkhart, Ind., Truth Photo by Watertown, N. Y., Times Photo by Utica, N. Y., Daily Press Chickens in the Car All Aboard First Call Train Info . . . were hatched in the morning in Ver• . . . meant the big moment for Jimmy . . . from new telephone system in Cen• c . . is easy for passengers and train- mont, same afternoon were aboard NYC Stull (left) and Bobby Hershberger, two tral's passenger station at Watertown, meeters to read from new board recently train No. 33 en route to poultry farmers younger brothers who tagged along when N. Y., is placed by Mrs. Mary A. Leonard installed in the Central's passenger sta• in midwest. Baggageman David Finch second and third graders of Elkhart, Ind., for Superintendent H. G. Farnham. The tion at Utica, N. Y. Posting the board is had 222 boxes of peepers aboard this trip. school took Central train to South Bend. new dial setup replaces manual board. Irving Simons, Train Caller at station.

New Fashion Notes Engineman's Holiday Honking the Horn I . . are struck in summer uniforms which Central's Train Passenger Represen• . . . included some railroad sightseeing f o - John Bach- sugar-carrying lines of the Islands. Trains run through ... of a Diesel locomotive was fun for Cub scouts from tatives will wear starting later this month. Nancy Fish, one of four assigned ran, Engineman at Grand Central Terminal, New York, the plantations picking up newly cut cane. Mr. and Shaker Heights, O., who toured Central's shops at Col- to Empire State Express, is previewing the 1951 summer outfit here as she goes when he and his wife visited Hawaii recently. John Mrs. Bachran spent two and a half weeks in Hawaii linwood, near Cleveland. Irvin Lippe, editor of over coach diagrams with Walter Godfrey, Assistant Stationmaster at Grand posed with (but didn't drive) this locomotive of the and visited their son, William J., who lives there with B.R.T.'s Trainmen's News, who accompanied party, is Central. Togs are azure blue. Newly designed is hat, after Hattie Carnegie beret. Heliconia and Hibiscus Railroad, one of Ithe principal wife and year-old-son. He's with visitors bureau. in cab with his son Stuart (pulling cord) and pal.

'age 8 New York Central Headlight May, 1951 Page 9 True to Trust, Sons Keep Father's Vow Alive Up among the peaceful grazing lands of the northern Hudson River valley, two New York Central men are faith• fully carrying out a promise made by their father 56 years ago. The trust still being discharged by brothers Edward and Louis Grogan, of the Central's Maintenance of Way de• partment, is the devoted care of two simply marked graves that lie next to the Harlem Division track near Phil- mont, N. Y. This service to the memory of two EVERY-DAY ITEMS used in demonstration READING BRAILLE is no cinch, discover William Buttron, I. W. Martin, F. J. Kossuth, people whom they know only by legend are shown to group by Mr. Chittenden. Louis Sitterman, F. C. Ruskaup, T. J. Lyon while taking part in blindfold session. has become a tradition in the Grogan family. It began when their father, Michael Grogan, was asked by two eld• erly ladies to make an unusual pledge. What's It Like When Your Sight Is Gone? Section Foreman for the Central at Philmont, Mike Grogan had often How much are your eyes worth? How E. F. Chittenden, of Unitcast Corp., noticed the ladies while he was working much are you out if you lose them? one of the originators of the skit, con• the stretch of track along the old Snyder Twenty-five Central people got dra• ducted the demonstration. Himself once homestead. Every so often, in spring matic answers to these questions recent• sightless but since recovered, he took and summer, they would ride up in a ly when they took part in a session of up safety education as a life's work. horse-drawn rig, alight near the two make-believe designed to show what it's Each participant was provided with a lonely headstones that stood near the like to be blind. Sitting in a darkened cigarette, book of matches, tooth brush, track, and rake and weed the tiny plot. room, their eyes covered, they found it can of tooth powder, two shoe laces (a After such a visit in 1895, the ladies isn't easy to light a cigarette, pour tooth round one for black shoes, flat one for timidly approached Mike. They were* powder onto a brush, tell one suit of brown), two swatches of cloth (to rep• they said, the last living descendants clothes from another, or distinguish resent different suits), and a page print• of the man and wife buried there—John black shoes from brown when you don't ed in Braille. Snyder, who had died in 1820, and Han• THEIR FATHER promised these trackside graves would be cared for, and Edward have the use of your eyes. Fumbling, spilling, burning fingers, nah, who had followed him in 1833. Grogan (left) and his brother Louis are seeing to it that his promise is still kept. Department heads, staff officers, and puzzling over raised dots on a piece of They lived in Hudson, N. Y. Because others concerned with safety on the Cen• paper, the participants were inclined to of their age they wouldn't be able to was not to be neglected. Ed and Lou Track for the upper. They have been tral, they went through a routine de• agree with the main point the demon• make the trip to Philmont again, and both had gone to work in the Central's assigned away from the Harlem several veloped by two Toledo men as a means they wondered if he would look after Maintenance of Way department. They times during their service with the Cen• stration tried to put across: your eyes the graves for them. promised their father they would carry tral, but in their absence other NYC of stressing the value of eye-protection are your most important possession; you SAFETY GOGGLES, used on every job in• devices, especially safety goggles. Mike not only said yes; he promised on the family tradition he had begun. men took over their long-standing trust should guard them carefully. volving eye risk, are key to protection. that as long as there were Grogans in They have done so ever since. and cared for the graves. Philmont the graves would be cared for. On Decoration Day this year, the well- Ed, with a son working for the Cen• He never saw them again, but Mike weathered stones that mark the resting tral, and Lou, with two boys in NYC thought of the ladies often as he faith• place of John and Hannah Snyder will service, are confident that the pledge fully tended the trackside plot through be bright with wild flowers picked in made by their father, now dead, will Birthday Quiet, but Greetings Warm Riley Completes First Decade, the years. Many were the times he nearby fields. Two tiny flags will flutter be kept for many more years to come. "In fact," says Ed, "knowing railroad Proved Popular from Start told the story of their request to his sons, over John's grave. Legend has it that The Central's April 17th anniversary— also recalled that John M. Hughes, a Edward and Louis, who tagged along as he fought in the American Revolution. men as I do, I think that as long as marking 125 years since the granting of brewer from Cleveland's "flats," was The James Whitcomb Riley, NYC's he did his caretaking chores. Ed Grogan is Supervisor of Track for there's a New York Central there will a charter to the Mohawk & Hudson Rail• among the distinguished passengers on daytime streamlined all-coach service in In 1933, Mike Grogan retired. But the the lower portion of the Harlem Divi• be people willing to do this little service road—came and went without official the first train run by the Mohawk & both directions between Chicago and trust he had assumed 38 years before sion. Lou is Assistant Supervisor of to the memory of those who are gone." fanfare, since the Central had decided Hudson, drawn by the famous locomo• Cincinnati, chalked up its 10th birthday to forego formal celebration in view of tive DeWitt Clinton. April 28. the national emergency. A decade after its inauguration, the But the occasion did not go unnoted. •Indianapolis News: "To wish it (Cen• Riley was holding its place as one of the tral) well is to extend a birthday greet• trains were delayed up to 13 minutes Cost-of-Living Pay Rise OK'd, Virtually all newspapers published in ing to an old friend and good neighbor." most steadily popular rail services on while Agent Sullivan and others coaxed cities on the Central's lines prominently the Central and in the whole country. Pats on the Back them out. Valued thoroughbreds, the mentioned the anniversary. A few of the • Syracuse, N. Y., Post-Standard: "The Timed to give Cincinnatians an after• Tops Ceiling by V/24 an Hour Central is our biggest asset. ... It is the noon in Chicago and return the same dogs are shoestring on which their many well - wishing comments are Letters have been received by the owner hopes to build a kennel to sup• Approval by Economic Stabilization quoted here: largest taxpayer in Onondaga County." day, it quickly developed a host of loyal port herself and two sons. Administrator Eric Johnston gave the •Utica, N. Y., Observer-Dispatch: "The customers among business and profes• Central commending: •Cincinnati Times-Star: "One of Cin• sional people. G. W. Bonner, Dining Car Steward on George F. Foote, Passenger Represen• go-ahead late last month for the first cinnati's best friends is quietly celebrat• New York Central helped develop the the New England States, for being tative at Cleveland, for handling last- cost-of-living wage adjustment for rail• ing its birthday. . . . Cincinnati is happy state . . . the big cities of the state will When the Riley was introduced in minute changes in travel plans of a road non-operating employes. to blow a horn of its own in salute to a be found along the Central's right of 1941, it was equipped with cars built in "most obliging" when singer Hildegarde the Central's Beech Grove, Ind., shops. and members of her show troupe rode passenger who was heading east on the The raise, amounting to six cents per railroad whose life has been a strong way. The railroad's part in building his train. Commodore Vanderbilt when notified hour, effective April 1, required ap• factor in making this a modern, pro• them is obvious." In 1948, as part of the Central's large- of a death in Chicago that made it proval because it carried non-op hourly gressive nation." scale post-war passenger service mod• J. J. Boyle, Engineman; J. D. Sullivan, Pictures of early rail equipment were ernization program, it was completely Agent; C. Menshausen, Assistant Engi• necessary for him to return there. wage rates three and one-half cents •Cleveland Press: "The 125th mile• featured by many papers. re-equipped with stainless steel cars. neer, Signal department; and other un• Gus King, Engineman on Ohio Cen• past the 10% (above Jan., 1950, levels) stone rates a salute, longer and louder Many radio broadcasts also took note All seats on the Riley are reserved. named Central employes, for saving the tral Division, for alertness that enabled ceiling prescribed by government policy. than the whistle on the Central's might• of the Central's anniversary, in spite of Its normal passenger load is between lives of two Great Danes who got on him to see, and stop his engine short of, The cost-of-living adjustment—based iest locomotive can give." The Press the absence of formal observance. tracks near 138th Street station, New a small boy who was lying between the on the Bureau of Labor Statistics con• 300 and 400. rails. The lad said he was there "be• sumer's price index—was part of the Page 10 York City, and wouldn't get off. When New York Central Headlight trains stopped to avoid hitting them, cause the older boys told me I could do agreement signed Mar. 1 by the rail• dogs crawled under engine trucks and it and the train wouldn't hurt me." roads and non-op unions. Page II May, 1951 More Called from NYC Jobs for Armed Forces Calls to duty with the armed forces Edward M. Sullivan, Frank Szymanski, Anthony P Romeo, Albert J. Thomas, August N. Thomas, JolKl Vesci, Richard G. Wydro. A. Thomas, Martin D. Treo, Rudolph A. Wojtowicz, continued to take NYC people from CHICAGO: Eugene Auz, Leonard T. Bolbat, Stephen John Yagich. F. Buschkamper, Julius A. Colotta, Richard Ginnis, GARDENVILLE, N. Y.: Edward J. Przepiora, Wil• their railroad jobs during the past Steve R. Hanicits, Frank P. Nesaksitis, Robert M. liam J. Saskowski, Richard A. Sobocinski, Glenn M. month. Among those recently going on Ryan, Bruce J. Wallace. Wolfert. CINCINNATI: William G. Koth, William D. Schiller, GIBSON, IND.: L. M. J. Boyd, Raymond W. Gleener, furlough from the Central to enter mil• Charles T. White. Richard T. Krisman, Lewis J. Maine, Clarence G. CLEVELAND: James N. Jamieson, Barber E. Jones, Wiening. itary service are the following: Stanley Kazek, William E. Sayles, Leon C, Taylor Jr., ILLINOIS DIVISION: Henry M. Campbell, James Jerry J. Wright. S Campbell, John T. Fozart, Billy D Erwin, Claude AIR LINE JUNCTION, O.: Orvin D. Lamke, Valen• COLLINWOOD, O.: Harold L. Brown, Charles H. A. Lloyd Jr. tine J. Mikolajczyk, John H. Plath. Hubbell, Joseph A. Kocin, Jerry V. Pike, Robert L. INDIANAPOLIS: Elza G. Ammerman, Wilson J. ALBANY;. N. Y., AREA: John Edward Auger, John Terrell, Harry M. Turner. Beene, Wayne K. Champ, Homer J. Sandusky, John W. Carter, Adam J. Good, Charles E, Gray, James DETROIT: Forrest Allison, Edwin Biebel, Francis A. R. Schaller. M. Jones, Joseph S. Leggiero, Douglas P. Lynch, Burke, Walter C. Chittenden, Thomas W. Coffee Jr., JACKSON, MICH.: Francis J. Dalton Jr., Charles Thaddeus B. Perry Jr., James J. Sullivan, Alvin G. Woodrow Dixon, James R. Douglass, William H. K Fowle, Wayne E. Harrington. Whitehurst. George, Clarence E. Harris, Richard G. Heimbecker, LINNDALE, O.: Lester I. Coble, Melvin C. Klein, ASHTABULA, O.: James G. Baron, George A. John V. Hyland Jr., Gerald Markey, Richard J. Ralph W. Ring. Colucci, Anthony J. Esposito, Arthur W. Maki. Mathias, Collin L. Neumann, Robert J. Osmond, McKEES ROCKS, PA.: Edward T. Andrasko, James BEECH GROVE, IND.: John Penton, Claude L. Leonard J. Richard, Frank P. Stritzel, Lester E. R. Barkley Jr., Edward C. Blatz, Thomas C. Brawdy Harper Jr., Tollison Lusk Jr., Herbert L. Neuhausel, Strong, Edward Tylutki, Elmer C. Uebbing, Stanley Jr., Joseph Dubish, Robert V Hartsorn, George A. Robert J. Pickel. K. Winchester, Peter P. Zelkoff, Anthony P. Zenobio. Jencik, Joseph Komorofski, Peter P. Leone, William L. BELLEFONTAINE, O.: Frederick G. Cox, Benjamin EAST BUFFALO, N. Y.: Remus J. Cocco, Richard W. Loreski, George R. Mamros, Robert E. Moore, Edmund I. Killian Jr., Glen D. Miller, Raymond P. O'Donnell, Cortright, Richard S. Drozdowski, Robert R. Kaz- M. Popiden, Russell E. Ross, Fred G. Schubert, Fili- Clifton Thornton Jr. mierczak, Arthur D. Lask, James Nitsche, Walter J. berto J. Vito. BOSTON AREA: William F. Bates, William G. Rusek, Harry Rush. NEW YORK CITY AREA: Mitchell Abramchuk, Cooper, Daniel P. Purcell, George W. Sullas. EAST SYRACUSE, N. Y.: John Abulencia, Michael Philip J. Alterio, James R. Alvado, William J. Boylan BUFFALO AREA: Raymond W. Baran, William V D'Agostino, William E, Leonard, Richard S. Marris, Jr., Lawrence H. Brendel, Thomas J. Byrne, Samuel Burke, Edward T. Cieslica, James P. Connolly, Vincent Robert E. Merry, Robert E. Murray. A. Chapman, Mack Coleman Jr., Louis D'Angelo, J. Doney, Stephen E. Gabor, Francis C. Gmerek, EAST YOUNGSTOWN, O.: Francis W. Bannon, Frank DeCesare Jr., Rocco A. DiRenno, Arthur Fargo, James W- Gmerek, Robert L. Gross, Eugene V. Heftka, Domenic Callipare Jr., Edward R. Carney, Peter C. Joseph C. Ferguson, James F. Flaherty, John J. William R. Light, Joseph A. Locastro, Anthony B. Cioci, Lawrence J. Conti Jr., John A. Delessandro, Flynn, Harry Freeman, George T. Kane, Arthur W. Majkowski, Roger A. Manth, John Marszalski Jr., Frank Fanelli, Alfonso J. Fray, Michael R. Giangola, Lewis, Ike Mosley, Richard A. Mullin, Guiseppe V. Arthur A Matyjasik, Bernard J. Pilecki, Raymond D. Bernard Gorvet, Richard V. Harvey, Loran W. Martin, Musorrafiti, Sylvester Norris, Walter G. Nowakowski, Roehner, Dennis J. Shannon, Bernard W. Sheffer, George D. Pino Jr., Robert D. Redding, Frank J. Robert E. Peterson, Joseph Sasso, Martin See, Harry P. Shepard, Edward J. Stein, Albert L. Stipo, Frank G. Wassil, Robert J. Whalen, Francelle O. Wright. PITTSBURGH: Richard C. Amrheim, Lloyd L. Cun• ningham, Walter H. Emrich, Robert K. Grinnen, Hen• ry F. Hall, Richard S. Jameson, Carl L. McDougle, William G. Smith. TWO SIGNS LIKE THIS GREET WORKERS AT BEECH GROVE GOING TO WORK AT WEST ALBANY, YOU CAN'T MISS THIS SELKIRK, N. Y.: Maurice H. Clough, Sherwood P. Kerker, George J. Lather Jr., William J. Nunziato. SPRINGFIELD, MASS.: Orien M. Nichols, Carmino E. A. Serafino, Allan R. Walker, John I. Walmer. SPRINGFIELD, O.: Bennie F. Headen, George Moore Jr., Marvin E. Titer. SYRACUSE, N. Y.: Edmund J. Arbaszewski, Larry Central Shops Say Safety with Big Boards W. Barry, Louis H. Bettinger, John A. Capella, Guidono F. Cutri, Robert J. Green, LaVerne M. Hen• derson, James Nesci, John E. Radley. TOLEDO, O., AREA: James R. Albright, Robert M. Two of the Central's biggest repair runners of others scheduled to appear name of each department on each day Bielawski, Paul Delong, Nathaniel Ensley, James S. points—West Albany, N. Y., and Beech Fulford, Donald E. Miller, John A. Oliver, Donald D. soon at a number of other major points that it has no reportable accident. If it Peabody, Donald A Schmude, Frank R. Windisch. Grove, Ind.—are using billboard adver• around the System. has an accident which may prove re• UTICA, N Y.: Donald E. Pudney, Edward R. Roback, Charles S. Zurakowski. tising techniques to promote safety. In addition, the Beech Grove locomo• portable, a red light flashes instead of WEEHAWKEN, N. J.: Donald T. Alosio, Willie F. Shops at these points have erected big the green. If the accident does prove re• Dennis, Edward Jarahian, Henry G. Krizek. tive shop has an electrically illuminated WEST ALBANY, N- Y.: Arthur G. Engwer, Raymond outdoor boards to display the giant post• safety "scoreboard" on which the day- portable, a red light burns permanently E. Flood, Charles L. Gavin. WEST COLUMBUS, O.: Herbert L. Cronin, William ers issued monthly by the National to-day records of its 10 departments are under the department's name for the F. Lentz, Charles T. Rupe. Safety Council. Two boards at Beech displayed. rest of the year. Shop people are con• WESTERN DIVISION: William C. Eisen, Clarence G. Hassig Jr., Milo L. Ruetz. Grove and one at West Albany are fore- A green light flashes opposite the vinced it helps prevent accidents. WORCESTER, MASS.: John J. Flynn, Joseph F. Mc• Donald, James C. Trainor. ALSO: John P. Burns, Aliquippa, Pa.; Richard L. Smith, Avis, Pa.; Garland G. Ransom, Batesville, Ind.; Arthur E. Collings, Birmingham, Ala.; James Mangiaracina, Robert L. Sinise, Blue Island, 111.; James A. Paul, Brewster, N. Y.; William F. Rafter, Clarence Center, N. Y.; John J. Collins Jr., J. Arling• ton Miller, Clearfield, Pa.; Robert L. Station, Con- The Passionate Penman—They Swoon When He Scribbles nersville, Ind.; Kenneth L. Allen, Corning, N. Y.; Donald Q. Coulter, Corning, O.; Charles J. Finnegan, Coxsackie, N. Y.; Morris D. Willows, East Alton, 111.; Salvatore L. Guerra, East Boston, Mass.; Albert J. Look out, girls! There's something into greater detail. "Your writing indi• Krawczyk Jr., John G. Michels, Englewood, 111.; new in the field of romance. Before it's cates a very sensuous nature," it warned, James R. Smith, Fairborn, O.; Joseph A. Brady, Framingham, Mass.; Edward R. Hern, Fultonham, O.; done, this may make your thick-ton- but added that "if this can be translated Henry J. Klos, Paul R. Lazarus, Harriet, N. Y.; Marvin J. Gothard, Hobson, O.; Pasquale N. Buttino, Thomas siled crooners seem about as exciting as into creative work, it can be used very O. West, Hudson Division; Maurice E. Lewman, Wil• an evening at home when the television constructively." liam E. Teegarden, Indiana Division; Kenneth F. Whitaker, Ivorydale, O.; John E. Brooks Jr., Kalama• isn't working. Among the things which give Ameri- zoo, Mich.; Richard L Deardorff, Kenton, O. The new secret weapon is handwrit• co's jottings so much jolt, according to ALSO: Charles F. Allen, Harry A. Cline, Louisville, Ky.; Donald C. Knight, James W. VanScyoc, Mattoon, ing. It was discovered by Americo the analyst, are "the very forward slant, WELCOME to the new Toledo Railroad "Y" is extended to visitors attending 111.; Charles A. Wiseman, Michigan City, Ind.; Donald J. L. Easter, Michigan Division; William B. Lewis, Mt. Meneghini, Messenger-Stenographer for the deep black pen pressure, the high conference. Brakeman L. J. Maison (left) shakes hands with G. Castle. Carmel, 111.; Douglas G. Tucker, Mt. Vernon, N. Y.; the Central at Chicago. He sent a sample upper loops, the long rhythmic strokes, Ronald L. Ferris, Newark, N. Y.; Samuel A. Amato, Newell, Pa.; Edwin J. Oliger, N. Bergen, N. J.; Elson of his penmanship to a Chicago news• and the flying t-bars." A note of cau• E Wheeler Jr., N. Grafton, Mass.: Robert P. Lazelle, Norwalk, O.; Carl Kasunic, Nottingham, O.; Robert paper's handwriting analyst, and dis• tion was added about the t-bars, how• A. Noyes, Ohlman, 111.; Frank Guiliano, Oneida, N. Y.; covered that there's dynamite in his ever: "They are usually on the wrong Map Railroad T Plans Harry S. Walker, Ormiston, Pa.; William Fraley, Paulding, O.; George W. Hart, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; fountain pen. side of the stem. This shows procras• William R. Boule, Robert McGugins, Rensselaer, N. Y.; Secretaries of the Railroad Y.M.- secretary of the Toledo Railroad "Y". Michael P. Samonia, Ripley, N. Y.; Donald L. Froman, Right off, the paper sent him $50 for tination." Robinson, 111.; William M. Dukes, Donald P. Rushlow, having an unusually interesting hand. The size of Americo's signature also C.A.'s which render service at 25 Other Central people attending, Rochester, N. Y.; Kenneth Reinshuttle, Saginaw, points on the New York Central in addition to branch secretaries, Mich.; Aubrey L. Gallant, St. Thomas, Ont.; Robert Then it selected his writing for discus• impressed the expert. It took up so E. Seward, Jimmie D. Thomas, Sharonville, O.: Robert System met last month at Toledo, O., included J. G. Castle, Assistant to Holman, Sycamore, O.; Paul E. Schumacher, Transit, sion in a special St. Valentine's Day much room there wasn't space to re• N. Y.; Edward L. Crosbie, Lome N. Money, Water- article on the handwriting of love. produce it in the newspaper. (A smaller to go over program plans. While Vice President, Personnel and Pub• town, N. Y.; Spencer M. Adam, Charles K. Rhodes, there they inspected the Railroad lic Relations, New York; Oscar Ise- Wesleyville, Pa.; John J. O'Brien, West Springfield, "Speaking of love brings up the version, condensed for the HEADLIGHT, "Y" facilities on the second floor of man, Stationmaster, Rochester, N.Y.; Mass. AMERICO AND (BELOW) HIS SIGNATURE question of ardor," the paper's expert appears at left.) the new Central Union Terminal as W. F. Farrell, Chief Road Foreman said. "The handwriting of Americo Americo confesses he's a little con• guests of J. H. Spooner, Superin• of Engines, H. C. Van Bergen, Train• Meneghini expresses such fervent feel• fused about his new-found power, but tendent of the Toledo Division, and master, and S. W. Spencer, Transpor• Will Send HEADLIGHT ing that it demands attention." he's very happy about the $50. "Now I James R. Winterhalter, executive tation Inspector, all of Elkhart, Ind. On request, the HEADLIGHT will be sent His script was loaded, the expert went really believe that old saying about the to any Central employe in the armed on to say, with "ardent feeling, impul• pen being mightier than the sword," he forces. Please mail requests to HEADLIGHT. sively expressed with vivid symbolism says. The cash will help him continue Page 12 New York Central Headlight and dramatic gestures." study in the field of music education. A personal letter to Americo went Postscript: Americo is married.

May, 1951 Paae 13 Club News Answers

At Cleveland Railroad Quiz Members of the Cleveland chapter, Check your choices with the answers Railway Business Women's Association, given below. If you answered all 10 cor• enjoyed their annual dinner dance April rectly, you're exceptional; if you got 7 7. Louis B. Seltzer, editor of the Cleve• to 9 correct, you're in the upper brack• land Press, was principal speaker. ets; 4 to 6, fair; 1 to 3, better than nothing. At Detroit 1. a (1855) [By a railroad in the Mrs. Bessie Neely (below), Revision Republic of Panama] Clerk at the Detroit freight station, is 2. b (Conductor) the new president of that city's chapter 3. a (50 miles) of R.B.W.A. Amy Madden, elected 4. c (New York City) treasurer, is another NYC representative Gets Gold Pass 5. d (Model railroader) among officers of the Detroit chapter. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Barton (see picture 6. c (One used for back and forth above) were guests of honor at a lunch• switching moves) eon recently at which Mr. Barton re• 7. b (Gibson, Ind.) ceived his gold pass in honor of 50 years 8. c (Running fast) of service with the Central. 9. d ($68,000,000) Mr. Barton is Stationmaster at Syra• 10. a (Day it leaves point of cuse, N. Y. His entire NYC career has origin) seen him assigned at the Syracuse pas• Tell-a-Photo senger station. He started there as an CASH GIFT is presented to Head Timekeeper IN NEW YORK, Frank Tuthill, GENERAL STOREKEEPER A. M. Gage (right), Usher, was advanced through a number This locomotive was famous because, C. E. Haag (right), retiring at Pittsburgh, Chief Clerk to GCT Manager, who retired recently at Detroit, is congratu• of posts to Assistant Stationmaster, then as No. 999, it set a world speed record of by P. F. Kraber, Auditor of Disbursements. retired from post last month. lated by General Manager K. A. Borntrager. to Stationmaster, having filled that post 112.5 miles per hour in 1893. Rebuilt At New York since 1925. with smaller driving wheels and renum• The Colonel F. E. Williamson Post bered, it spent some years in local pas• tor, Watertown, N.Y. 37 4 Engineer, Pennsylvania Divi• tive Engineer, Canada Division 34 8 senger service on the Pennsylvania Di• Following is a list of New Creasser, Charles W., Gang Fore• sion ,50 6 Schultz, Charles, Store Foreman, 6593, Veterans of Foreign Wars, in• man, Indianapolis 28 6 Hoey, James A., Conductor, Detroit 51 3 vision before being put into storage as York Central employes who Boston Division 54 4 Sheerer, Joseph S., Locomotive stalled officers recently. Re-elected won, 14,274 pins to 14,172. A return have retired from active serv• Crocker, Charles E., Traveling Kaufmann, Conrad L., Plumber Engineer, Ohio Central Di• commander was James J. Lee (above). mass match on Youngstown alleys was an important historical exhibit. Car Agent, New York City 48 5 & Pipefitter, New York City 16 11 vision 35 5 ice recently. The figures to the Cummings, Paul L., Conductor, Kuney, Ellis L., Locomotive Engi• Shuman, George G., Boilermaker, Other officers are Albert Turtoro, John scheduled between the two teams. St. Lawrence Division 36 7 neer, Toledo Division 47 9 W. Albany, N.Y. 28 1 right of each name indicate Curtis, Edward A., Section La• Ledwon, Jacob J., Section Fore• Sine, Roy T., Conductor, Illinois McManmon, Peter Kiernan, Howard the years and months of serv• borer, River Division 38 7 man, Buffalo Division 47 11 Division 43 3 McCarthy, William Burns, George Mar• At St. Louis Dausman, Harry W., Clerk, E. St. McCarthy, Joseph D., Switch- Sircoulomb, George M., Building Hits Seaway Defense Claims; ice spent with the Central. Louis, 111. 28 6 tender, Montrose, Can. 28 10 Maintainer, Cleveland 15 1 tin, Michael Campbell, Robert Matteson, New York Central members of the Agnew, William A, Janitor, White Davenport, Harlen P., Conductor, Majewski, Benedict B., Machinist, Smith, Joseph, Laborer, New F. H. Woolfall, LeRoy Kimball, Danny Railway Business Women's Association, Plains, N.Y. 32 6 Indiana Division 30 6 Toledo, O. 24 4 York City 30 5 Anderson, John A., Air Brake In• Denman, Harry, Conductor, West• Manns, Walter A., Locomotive Snyder, William M., Gang Fore• Lee. The Post meets monthly. St. Louis chapter, were entertained at Likens to 'Fifth Leg on Dog' spector, Allston, Mass. 22 6 ern Division 39 2 Engineer, Toledo Division 45 3 man, Elkhart, Ind. 49 8 Biggar, George C, Assistant Sig• Doran, Ella M., Accountant, Marshall, Alonzo H., Brakeman, Sonnenburg, Charles A., Stower, dinner by girls of the Accounting de• Attempts to "palm off the St. Law• nal Supervisor, Weehawken, Utica, N.Y. 44 3 Canada Division 38 4 Gibson, Ind. 28 0 On the IHB partment. In keeping with the chapter's N.J. 48 5 Edwards, Percy C, Conductor, Metcalf, William O., Locomotive Steneck, John W., Conductor, rence seaway as a defense project" Boddy, James P., Inspector & Re• Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 41 10 Engineer, Boston Division 38 5 New York City 51 4 The recently formed Pioneers club on custom, members whose birthdays fell were attacked by NYC Vice President pairman, Marcy, O. 25 3 Fischer, Louis, Machinist, W. Metzger, Frederick J., Conductor, Stewart, Everett A., Machine Bojarski, Anthony J., Car Repair• Albany, N.Y. 26 10 Mt. Carmel, 111. 40 4 Runner, Dewitt, N.Y. 28 8 the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad held within the month were guests of honor Boynton S. Voorhees last month in a er, Detroit 25 6 Fitch, Frank, Carpenter, Niles, Miller, Edward J., Signal Main- Stone, Clarence R., Agent, Valley a dinner recently. Membership buttons and received gifts. Helen Halloran and Bonacci, Giovanni, Section Pore- Mich. 28 9 tainer, Mohawk Division 44 11 Cottage, N.Y. 45 6 speech before the Bankers Club of Cin• man, Rochester, N.Y. 32 6 Fortino, Filippo, Laborer, Elk• Moran, Daniel, Section Foreman, Tanner, Earl E., General Super• were passed out to the 200 IHB veterans Ella Rund were April birthday girls. cinnati. Bovee, Charley E., Telegrapher, hart, Ind. 37 5 Arkville, N.Y. 46 11 visor, Buildings & Bridges, Erie Division 33 10 Frazzini, Dominick, Section Fore• Moran, Joseph F., Switchtender, New York City 46 0 (30 years of service are required for "Actually, the proposed seaway would Brown, William H., Conductor, man, Wesleyville, Pa. 41 5 Selkirk, N.Y. 33 2 Taylor, John O., Switchman, Chi• eligibility) who have joined. Earliest At Collinwood Putnam Division 47 10 Fritz, John, Carman Helper, Col• Nappi, Giuseppe, Trucker, New cago 30 4 be just about as useful for defense as a Bulaski, John J., Passenger Car• linwood, O. 22 5 York City 27 0 Tilton, Henry R., Conductor, Pioneer at the dinner was Wire Chief Roundhouse won the 1950-51 cham• fifth leg on a dog," he told his listeners. man, W. Albany, N.Y. 40 9 Furlan, Leopold, Car Repairer, Newman, Charles E., Conductor, Ohio Central Division 44 3 Percy L. Wright (right, below, with Burroughs, John E., Waiter, Buf• Linndale, O. 35 9 Indiana Division 44 0 Tobin, Richard F., Chief Train pionship in the Railroad Y.M.C.A. bas• "Winter ice would preclude its being falo 28 4 Garrison, George C, Watchman, Nichols, Otto C, General Yard- Dispatcher, Syracuse, N.Y. 48 10 Night Chief Clerk Mrs. Margaret Eich- ketball league at Collinwood, O. A used at all for five months of the year," Byrne, William W., Crossing Weehawken, N.J. 16 10 master, Collinwood, O. 41 10 Tuthill, Frank, Chief Clerk, New Watchman, New York City 59 0 Gasaway, William A., Locomotive Otto, Wallace B., Machinist, Col• York City 49 0 ner and General Manager R. H. Mc- trophy was presented to them by As• he said. "In the seven months that it Cassell, Owen R., Brakeman, In• Engineer, Ohio Division 45 1 linwood, O. 37 7 Wicks, John, Freight Trucker, Graw). Mr. Wright has been with the diana Division 47 4 Gray, Joseph, Section Foreman, Peters, Robert M., Switchman, Schenectady, N.Y. 24 0 sistant General Manager W. F. Davis at could be open, it would be a prime target Catlin, Addison C.» Locomotive Mt. Carmel, 111. 38 9 Blue Island, 111. 14 10 Wozniak, Edward J., Locomotive IHB 54 years; Mrs. Eichner, 31 years. a dinner recently. for enemy planes using the Polar route." Engineer, St. Lawrence Divi• Haag, Charles E., Head Clerk, Pugh, Charles A., Agent, Whar• Engineer, Western Division 45 10 sion 47 3 Pittsburgh 34 11 ton, O. 37 2 Young, James W., Conductor, In• Noting that "a single bomb . . . could Cheney, Bert B., Red Cap, Roch• Hardy, Albert, Section Laborer, Rector, Hugh H., Section Fore• dianapolis 30 11 At Buffalo ester, N.Y. 20 8 Indianapolis 22 11 man, Ohio Division 27 7 Zadrovitz, Steven, Section La• immobilize any such seaway," he pointed Coleman, Michael, Conductor, Hervey, Robert S., Auditor of Rowse, George E., Mail Sorter, borer, Cleveland Division 28 5 The Buffalo chapter, R.B.W.A., has to the British railroads' wartime record Western Division 16 1 Revenue, Pittsburgh 49 5 Worcester, Mass., 39 6 Zammiello, Nick J., Section Fore• four NYC representatives on its slate of of speed in repairing bomb damage and Countryman, Claude D., Conduc• Hodgen, Robert A., Locomotive Sandham, William M., Locomo• man, River Division 35 0 officers for the coming year. They are flexibility in routing around damage. Mrs. Lucy J. Holbrook, Mrs. Virginia Walsh, Mrs. Dorothy Kennedy, Mrs. Elma Clark. Membership of the Buffalo chapter now totals 315. Deaths Installation took place at the annual spring luncheon, held this year at the Transit Valley Country Club. Edward A. Curtis, 70, retired Baggage Master, Boston & Albany Railroad. Among MRS Veterans John M. Hart, 95, retired Engineman, On the P. & L. E. Railroaders who served with Military one of first to drive Twentieth Century More than 28,000 pins were knocked Railway Service units during World War Limited; retired 1917. over during the recent bowling match II are reminded that the MRS Veterans William F. Huser, 47, Assistant Super• that pitted 30 keglers from the Pitts• Association will hold its annual conven• intendent Dining Service, Cleveland; burgh & Lake Erie Railroad athletic tion in Cleveland Sept. 21 and 22. De• joined NYC 1923. association at Youngstown, O., against 30 tails can be had by writing R. H. Albert Rozell, 73, retired Statistician, RETIRED recently was Albert DESIGNER Joseph C. Barry OUT WEST, at Hillsboro, 111., RECENTLY retired was Grover members of the association at McKees Major, chairman, at Hotel Hollenden, New York City; joined NYC 1903, re• Stecker, Electrical Worker in (left) New York, checks out E. C. Benson, Signal Main- Monroe, Cleaner at 33rd Rocks, Pa. The McKees Rocks platoon Cleveland, O. tired 1944. Grand Central, New York. with boss, D. B. Thompson. tainer, ended NYC career. Street freight house, N. Y. Page 14 New York Central Headlight May, 1951 Page 15 Let's Know the Facts (continued from page 1) OUR READERS Why We've Had Lay-Offs TELL US strike's effects, it is a matter of record With costs soaring, rates lagging, and that, during the first three months of business volume off, the Central was this year, the Central lost nearly $8,000,- caught in a squeeze. In the interests of Word from Camp 000. In February, the month most di• the three groups for whom the Central Dear Editor: rectly affected by the strike, there was management must look out—the owners I received recent issues of the HEADLIGHT a loss of more than $10,000,000, which of the road, the employes, and our cus• and was very pleased to get them. Thank was only partially offset by relatively tomers—something had to be done. Just you so much. I would like you to do me small showings "in the black" for Jan• as any family must, the Central had to a favor, if you would, and publish this uary and March. keep its expenses in line with its reve• message from me to the men of the Penn• nues. With less work to be done, and sylvania Division: To make "I enjoyed working with you men. I matters worse, less money coming in with which to meet hope to return to my old job and try to freight traffic payrolls, some employes had to be give all my best service to the New York has not been laid off. Central Railroad." running at the PVT. DOUGLAS H. DANN volume we had There Was No Choice Co. A., 317 Signal Construction hoped for, As President of the Central, I sin• Camp Gordon, Ga. while the level cerely regret that this was necessary. of costs has But there was no choice. If a railroad Speaking of Slogans risen to a new Dear Editor: is to provide good, steady, secure jobs Saw a box car the other day which read, high. The prices for anybody, if it. is to render adequate "Be specific—Ship Union Pacific." Here's we eastern rail• service to the public and play its role one for you: "Why Be Experimental?— roads must pay in the preparedness program, if it is to Ship New York Central." for materials bring its owners a fair return on their W. F. PAYNE and supplies investment, it must be in sound condi• Detroit now have risen tion. To maintain the Central's financial 1 3 7 % since MR. METZMAN soundness, expenses had to be reduced. Found the Sound 1939, while railroad wage rates now are Approximately 5,000 employes have Dear Editor: 138% above the '39 level. been f urloughed because of the situation Al Davino found "The Thing," according to the February HEADLIGHT. Well, my son On the revenue side, freight and pas• I have described. It is my earnest hope found the "boom de boom." senger rates have lagged far behind that conditions from here on will be He was playing outside not long ago soaring cost levels. Freight rate in• such that no further lay-offs will be when he thought he heard something creases granted by the Interstate Com• necessary; that, on the contrary, it will funny in the sound of the train going over merce Commission since 1939 amount be possible to offer jobs again to people the Central's tracks near our home. When to only about 66% for the Central and now on the furlough list. Whether or his father came home from work (he's a other eastern roads. Because of various not this will be possible depends, of section man on the Central), he told him. course, on the future turn our business While we were having supper a train factors—such as the lowering of certain went past. My husband said it sounded rates to meet competition—the average takes. Railroad jobs are tied very close• funny to him, too. Then he kept repeating revenue actually received by the Cen• ly to railroad traffic volume; if we can something he had heard at a safety meet• tral for hauling a ton of freight one build up our freight and passenger busi• ing about "an idea isn't worth a d mile has risen even less. As closely as ness in the months ahead, we should if it's kept inside the head and nothing is can be estimated at this point, taking be able to look forward to improvement done about it." into consideration the 4% interim rate in the job situation on the Central. It was dark and raining, but he went increase effective April 4, revenue per out and looked at the track. He found a ton-mile of freight service performed is There's Something We Can Do broken rail. He called the tower and was told to go out and stand at the spot with only about 55% higher now than it was There is something each of us can a lantern until the repair crew came. in 1939. During the same period, basic do to help bring this about. We can all They soon arrived and made the neces• passenger rates of eastern railroads, in• get behind the campaign which the Cen• sary repairs. cluding the Central, have gone up only tral's Traffic department is waging for We got a nice letter from Mr. Cox, the about 40%. more business. In our own jobs, we can Division Engineer, commending my hus• work to make Central service even bet• band and son for what they had done. ter and more attractive to shippers and passengers, so that more people will buy MRS. JOSEPH P. ROMEO their transportation from us. Beyond Geneva, O. our individual jobs, we can become salesmen and saleswomen for the Cen• of individual persons like yourself. The tral among our friends, relatives, neigh• effort you make, toward doing your job Vol. 12 May, 1951 No. 5 bors, and merchants. If they can tell a little better each day, toward getting Published monthly by the Public Relations Depart• from our talk that we're proud of Cen• new customers for the Central every ment for New York Central System employes and their families in eleven states and two provinces tral service, they may be influenced to time you have the chance, can be multi• of Canada. Submission of material is invited. try it themselves. If they find out more plied by a lot of other people doing the Editorial office: Room 1541, 466 Lexington Avenue, New York 17, N. Y. about NYC service—through our telling same thing. Together, those efforts can them—they may begin using it. Nobody do more than anything else to write an EDITOR knows all the factors that make up a insurance policy on railroad jobs, in• James R. Brugger ' customer's mind when he's buying a cluding your own. ASSOCIATE EDITORS railroad ticket or routing a shipment of Harry B. Spurrier Henry Doherty freight, but you can be one of them if Chicago New York you'll just make the effort. Cecil G. Muldoon Cleveland If you're tempted to think the rail• road business is too big to be influenced uuuj PHOTOGRAPHERS by just one person like yourself, remem• President D. V. Hyde Ed Nowak ber that our entire company is made up