WESTERN PACIFIC M.!~~p'~Sls PROGRESS e:4[; :lhe Sorel Ptan.t
Engineering "news" was made last ties were important features of the cul Department of Public Relalions month when Western Pacific's main vert job, the increased capacity over WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD track on the San Jose branch was cut, existing natural drainage being neces three large diameter culverts installed, sary because of the additional run-off SACRAMENTO NORTHERN RAILWAY TIDEWATER SOUTHERN RAILWAY 526 Mission Street, San Francisco 5 and the line restored to service, all in from pavement and buildings in the an elapsed time of 14 hours. developed areas. The triple Multi Lee "Flash" Sherwood, Editor Arthur Lloyd, Jr., Associate Editor The job was just one of the many Plate Pipe-Arch, mor e than eight feet AIent ber Al1terican Railway Magazine Editors} Association engineering problems being overcome in diameter, is to carry the Berryessa JJe?1~b e)' Northent California Tndustrial Editors} Association daily during construction of the Ford Creek and Arroyo De Los Coches, the Motor Company's assembly plant at principal waterways of the area, under Milpitas and the new 500-car yard to the tracks. Berryessa Creek is, in ad serve it. Latest engineering depart dition, carried under Landess Road CONTENTS ment report on the entire project 1S by a similar system, and other small Page right on schedule! drainage culverts, as well as yard Improvement, realignment and en drainage, will be required. Progress at 'the Ford Plant 3 largement of existing drainage facili- A 14-inch water line from Hetch Arm Chair Railroading. 5 Because of the need for additional drainage facilities to carry off heavy seasonal rains and run-off The Teachers Brought the Apples .. 8 from the surrounding hills, Western Pacific built this big approximately 2%-mile long drainage ditch. They're Talking About It YeL. 10 Law Staff Increased. 12 Dependent Hospital Insurance Highlights 13 Sacramento Northern Reorganization .. 13 Paul Jenner sez: "Don't Be HALF Safe!" . 14 Mileposts in Gold ...... 15 In Memoriam. ..16 WP Will Remember.. 17 Caboosing 20 Sports ...... 33 Railroad Lines 36
• M ilepost 54: A Western Pacific 1st CPS (Cali/oTnia F?'eight Special) mils thTOUgh Alta mont Pass bound jor Oakland 'Wtt.h n traHlload of general merchandise and ?nanujactured goods rushed jr01n the Chica'clo wnd St. Louis gateways.
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To most people, motor-car patrol) and to housewives and W i I bur C. in particular, HO Hardy (motor-car simply means mush. maintainer) had to But to a certain reconstruct their Taken from just inside the Ford property line, this view shows the huge switching yard under construction group of individu by Western Pacific at the north end of the Ford assembly plant. It's a long, long way to the other end. sleeping quarters als, numbering in into a one above the the many thousands Hetchy will be connected this month, chinery to be installed by Ford is ex other bunk-bed ar and the sewer system will be com pected to arrive in April. and located in most rangement at the Wilbur Hardy parts of the world, pleted by March 1. The Ford building will cover forty opposite end of the Frank Buckholtz H 0 (h a If "0") Grading of the entire yard has been acres, with provisions for large future car in order to pro- means nothing more than a reduced completed with a four-inch layer of expansion. Western Pacific's immedi vide operating room for their minia carbon copy of a full-scale operating sub-ballast, and track laying is 35 per ate construction calls for a yard with ture Western Pacific railroad. railroad. It would be difficult to estimate cent completed in the yard and 100 500-car capacity, plus storage, repair, When viewing the layout, it is diffi the number of miles of railroad track per cent within the Ford plant. Con engine and caboose tracks, as well as cult to conceive how they might ever struction material being used in the interchange with the Southern Pacific. that are laid in living rooms, basements, enlarge the operation, but hardly a new assembly plant is being brought Provision in the design was also made and attics of several continents. Robert week-end or vacation goes by when for future expansion to a 100-car ca Montgomery at one time had so much in on the track leading into the south Frank isn't rearranging the maze of pacity yard when traffic requires. trackage he cut holes in his walls so end of the building. At the present electrical wiring, planning new track At the present rate of progress the trains could run from room to room. time, steel erection of the huge as construction, adding new equipment, plant will be ready for the assembly Individuals have spent small-sized or installing some new gadget for a sembly plant is more than 40 per cent of cars about September 1, in time for fortunes on their railroad layouts, and bigger and better railroad. completed and equipment and ma- the 1955 models. though many owners get their rail Buckholtz, with WP since 1936, does roads into operation only at Christmas From Western Pacific's side of the Ford property line, huge assembly plant under construction looks small. most of the wiring and construction, time, the real "zorch" operators have and he is assisted by Hardy, a WP em permanent installations. ployee since 1935, who might be called One rather unique layout is owned the operating manager. Both enjoy and operated right in our own back nothing more than showing off their yard and, so far as is known, it is the fascinating hobby and when they aren't only operation of its kind on the West out on the line a visit to their bunk car ern Pacific. Built on a small scale between working hours will give you about two years ago in one end of a an hour or more of real enjoyment and WP bunk car set out behind the old you'll probably leave the car shaking Keddie station, the layout has grown your head in a state of bewilderment. to such an extent that it now occu So pull up a chair-there's the two pies nearly one-half of the entire car. long whistles and the signal's clear! In fact, Frank Buckholtz (canyon (Photos on Pages 6 and 7.)
JANUARY, 1954 5 Considering the limited space in which they have to work, this little railroad is an operating dream. A little of the detail may be seen in these two close-up pictures, again taken from each end of the layout. These photos, taken from each end of the layout, show the complete operation. Two years ago it con Above, may be seen the waterfall in the rear under which the main line has been tunneled. A de luxe hotel sisted of two trains, a "Casey Jones" engine, a freight, a "goat" and a section house. Now rolling may be seen surrounded by palm trees on the opposite side of the picture, while three ships and a submarine arou.nd the tracks: and switching ~ack and forth are 11 trains, including a Budd "Zephyrette," two Cali (under water) await their turn to pass through the locks. A long freight is passing through the tunnel f~)fnla Zephyr trams, motor car, dIesel switcher, two steam switchers, Mallets, Mikes, articulated locomo and another tra in is backed along the dock. One of the crossovers may be seen just in front of the hotel. tives, all WP models. There are two main lines, three sidings, seven yard tracks, a roundhouse. turntable, Below, the "Zephyrette" is just leaving a passing track to follow one of the California Zephyrs, which, ice house, two crossovers, 27 switches, waterfalls, lake, channel and locks. Electrically operated on DC, in turn, is running behind a freight h;aving the picture at the lower left corner. An array of various 12 volts., aided by a compressor converted from a refrigerator motor, the trains whistle. smoke pours from steam power is shown on the turntable and in front of the roundhouse, which were run out for the pic th.e engme and roundhouse stacks, headlights shine, and the boats pass through electrically operated locks. ture. The white object just below the roundhouse is a snow plow, and a tiny motorcar stands just before EIght rheostats and two panel control boar.ds opera te main line and yard tracks with the flick of a switch. its house alongside the two tanks. An amazing array of electrical wiring runs beneath the entire table. Once each year the tables are turned and the teachers return to school, not to the little red schoolhouse on the hill, but to the plants of the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker-and to Western Pacific Railroad. They come prepared to look and to listen and they return to their schoolrooms with volumes of knowledge for their students. As part of the 1953 Annual Business Education Day program, WP played host to those who teach our children The electrically operated wheel lift fascinated teachers at Oakland . . at Oakland, San Francisco, and Sacra mento during October and November. . . and they enjoyed a lunch served from Western Pacific's commissary. On October 21, the Oakland teachers E. E. Gleason, chief mechanical officer; William J. rode the California Zephyr to Niles Berkhart, superintendent of schools; C. P. Sheetz, teacher, Sacramento Junior College, panel members. and returned to the Oakland coach yard for luncheon, a visit through the premises and a showing of "Destina tion, America," which followed a panel discussion conducted by WP officials. A similar program was held at the Sacramento Shops on November 24, and on November 6 at San Francisco WP joined with SP and Santa Fe as hosts for the day, conducted tours, served luncheon, and talked shop.
Sacramento teachers assemble for a trip through Sacramento Shops. n -- ' ~ 1 =.....~ ~ -.TE A( 'iE~ S-: ""' .-~ >Nt WFtr t¥: vC{1 '" John Nolan was moderator for panel discussions at San Francisco.
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,"0 ABOUT IT ",t , YET
The usual stillness that comes after time was allowed for pre-dinner re dark in the picturesque little mountain freshments and the chance to shake town of Greenville received a rude hands with a lot of acquaintances seen awakening on the evening of No only once each year. The three to four vember 6. Not at all alarming, though hours of fun got under way following quite unusual, the cause for all this introductions by Emcee C. L. Peckin commotion was 108 representatives of pah, administration assistant for the the U. S. Forest Service, California U. S. Forest Service at Quincy, high Division of Forestry, and Western Pa lighted by the presentation of various cific Railroad. Swarming down on the forms of "Oscars" for work performed Hideaway Lodge, a unique and rustic "beyond the call of duty." Typical of We're sorry we couldn't get all of the 108 assembled guests in the picture. restaurant that would appeal to most these awards was the "Burning Per any big-city diner, the boys were pre mit Award" presented by Roadmaster with members of the Forest Service pared for a large evening of fun. Chet Barry to Johnny Murray, Green through the unanimous vote of all WP by reporting any sign of fire or other Before "putting away" a real man ville District Fire Chief, who led all section crews in the Feather River incidents which might have been sized sizzling hot steak dinner, ample other fire chiefs for this distinction (?) Canyon. Special Agent E. L. "Mac" McCann, who possibly has received in serious. ~rwin .Bosworth. Plu~as Forest range manager, earned the coveted "Wrangler of the Year" award for the past the most "unique" citations The evening was over and Green hIS danng horsemanship and overtime hostler services. here presented by Plumas Fire Chief Rupe Asplund. of all, received the "Big E" award from ville once again returned to peace and Link Peckinpah. Said Link, upon pres quiet. entation: "You are awarded this flashy A little "gag" for "Mac" and his collection. blue ribbon topped by an elaborate rosette for Excellency of Effort for your fine job in arranging these din ners down through the past ten years. This, despite the fact that some ad mirers think the 'E' stands for error!" Seriously, according to Chief Special Agent Boebert, WP was inadvertently responsible for only five small fires in the canyon during 1953, believed to be the best record in the history of the company. Much credit for this fine record is due to WP train and engine crews who were particularly careful in handling burning fuses, lighted ciga rettes and matches, and cooperated
JANUARY, 1954 11 LAW STAFF INCREASED DEPENDENT HOSPITAL Newest member of Western Pacific's Although once an enthusiastic tennis law department is H. Cushman Dow, addict, this sport has given away to INSURANCE HIGHLIGHTS recently an attorney for the San Fran tournament bridge, principally because cisco law firm of Pillsbury, Madison, of insufficient spare time, much of For those who have availed themselves of Western Pacific's Group D ependent and Sutro. His appointment as at which is now required for attention Hospital Insurance Plan, here's how the Plan paid off in average benefits for torney for the railroad became effec- to his two children, Jimmy, 3%, and 607 claimants during the first year it has been available: tive October 15, Valerie, 9 months, and in making im 1953. provements to his home in Palo Alto, CLASS OF NO. OF ,-PAID BY INSURANCE CO., ,..------PAID BY PATIE NTS----., "Cush" is a na as desired by Mrs. Dow from time to CLAIM CLAIMS TOTAL HOSP ITAL DOCTOR TOTAL HOSP ITAL DOCTOR tive of Hacken time. Under $300 . .... "" 504 $ 94.56 $ 55.61 $ 38.95 $ 23.75 $ 7.11 $ 16.64 sack, New Jersey. $300 - $600 -. -- ... 88 408.66 238.97 169.69 97.83 37.74 60.09 He has a rather unique hobby and, Following his de Over $600_. .. _ ._. 15 870.96 675.73 195.23 278.75 171.24 107.51 like all members of The Phoenix So Average all parture from that claims .. _ ...... 607 $159.28 $ 97.52 $ 61.76 $ 40.79 $ 15.61 $ 25.18 ci ty in 1920 at the ciety (fire chasers) of San Francisco, age of one, when he is a sucker for the sound of a fire his family moved engine siren. "It gets in the blood like to Boston, he received his high school railroading," claims Cush. "I have a education at Danbury, Connecticut, call system whereby I am notified of SACRAMENTO NORTHERN and then attended Admiral Faragut any three-alarm fi res, and many are Naval Academy in New Jersey. Hav the times I have piled out of a warm ing enrolled in Naval ROTC while at bed in the middle of the night at the REORGANIZATION tending Yale University from 1937 to sound of an alarm." Aided by fire line 1941, he was called into active service badges given the members by the Fire The following is a reprint of matter of corporate finance between President Rex T. Kearney's self the Sacramento Northern and its in June, 1941, and later served aboard Commission, the "fire chasers" often explana tory letter addressed to parent company, the Western Pa the USS CleveLand and USS AtLanta assist the firemen and serve the Red " Sacramento Northern Railroaders cific. It will have no effect whatever during World War II. It was while in Cross Disaster Committee by advising on November 30. upon the operation of the Sacra the service that he met Betty Burrow, them of n eeds for food, clothing, shel daughter of his commanding officer, To Sacramento Northern Rail mento Northern or the jobs of its ter and first aid. They also work hand employees. On the contrary, it will a nd they were married in May, 1942. roaders: in hand with Civil Defense units. strengthen our position and permit After leaving the service in Febru The San Francisco chapter of The "Sacramento Northern Railway us to operate as a successful short ary, 1946, as Lieut. Commander, Cush Phoenix Society, one of many in the has instituted proceedings in the line carrier." immediately entered Harvard Law United States, is limited to twenty-six United States District Court at San Sincerely yours, School and after concluding his legal members and, according to Cush, there Francisco to accomplish a long REX T. KEARNEY education in June, 1948, came to San is a long waiting list. needed corporate reorganization. On D ecember 22, Federal Judge Francisco to begin his practice. Dur "It is with the thought that if this Louis E. Goodman in San Francisco, ing the last two years of his employ should come to your attention with appointed as trustees to supervise ment with Pillsbury, Madison, and Two hunters of the same camp met on a out any explanation, it might cause the reorganization, Harry A. Mit Sutro, Cush was assigned almost ex for est trail. "Hey, Joe," shouted Frank, "have you some concern as to the future chell, Mayor of Atherton, former clusively to handling legal matters for the other guys gotten back to camp?" of the railroad and the stability of president of Western Pacific, and the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph "Sure," replied Joe, "the whole bunch re your job that I am writing you this Sacramento Northern, and Richard Company, even to the point where he turned about an hour ago." letter. E. Guggenhime, a San Francisco had his permanent office in the phone "Gee, that's good," sighed Frank, " then I "This r eorganization is purely a attorney. company's building. just shot a deer!"
12 MILEPOSTS JANUARY, 1954 13 9'auf genne't 6~: r MILEPOSTS IN GOLD "Don'l Be HALF Sofe!" "Nineteen hundred and fifty-three is gone- the holidays are over-now we MILEPOSTS congratulates the following employees to whom Service Pin are settling down and resuming the Awards will be issued during the month of January, 1954: routine of daily work. Will this daily routine of yours be a safe routine ? 40-YEAR PINS
Have you thought about safety when c. O. Coats .... 4_ __...... _.Locomotive Engineer"...... __ .... ______... ______...... Eastern Division C. R. Folline .. _ .... __ .Locomotive Engineer ...... __. .. Western Division making all those New Year's reso Roy B. Gorham .. _.. .. ~ .. __ Locomotive Engineer lutions? If you haven't, then it would Alfred Vrismo .. __ ... _.. . Locomotive Engineer ... : : :~ :: : : ~ :: :: ~ : : : : ~::::rnn ~~;i~fonn be wise to take a minute and think 35-YEAR PIN about it now. Donald S. Brown __ .. _Locomotive Engineer...... Western Division "I could give you all kinds of figures 30·YEAR PINS and statistics about our safety record Phelan E. Cronan ...... ,."...... ,Locomotive Engineer ...... Western Division for the past year. If I did, you prob "Our records indicate that most of Mrs. Anne H. Crowder.. .. Secretary, Medical Department ...... San Fra.ncisco ably wouldn't read this article because William J. Ferguson...... Car W recking Foreman...... Mechamca.l p~Pt. the accidents during 1953 were under Rollo F. HowelL ...... - .. .-... r ~~~~~~.~~ ~~ . ~ngineer. . .. ~ ·. ~ &:::;;n D~i~i~~~n statistics are a dull business and a very the control of the individual- in other ~~:il~~~ N~~V}f~p~~' ...... Vice President-Traffic ...... _...... San Francisco uninteresting. I'm' not even going to words, the individual could have pre *Mrs. Alma Schroeder...... Chief Clerk, Chief Special Agent's Dept ... .. San Francisco tell you how many accidents, report ( *Received pins in December) vented the accident. Of course, there 25 · YEAR PINS able and non-reportable, we had be are accidents beyond the control of cause if I did you would probably be Leonard F. Avery...... Chief Clerk, Aud. of Rev. Dept...... _San Francisco anyone, usually referred to as Acts of Mrs. Pearl Cunha ...... n ...... Clerk, T ransportation Department ...... San Francisco so sta rtled that you'd fall off your chair Jose Hernandez...... Track Laborer ...... _...... Western Division God, but it has been proven over a Jose Quintero...... Hostler Helper...... _Mechanical Dept. and that would be another accident. period of many years that 87 out of Charles L. RowelL...... Switchman...... Western Division Willard Walters...... _...... ~Car For eman...... Mechanical Dept. Let's just say that it was not good and every 100 accidents could have been that 1954 offers a challenge and oppor prevented. Let's make 1954 a SAFE ,. 20·YEAR PINS tunity to all of us to become more year- for you, for your fellow workers, William J. Brockman...... Section Foreman...... _.. E astern Division Peter Citron . .... _...... Foreign Freight Agent ...... ~~r~~ngi~~ion safety minded. your family, and the railroad. Laurel J. Fisher ...... _Section Foretnan...... , ...... "Let's put it this way: I'm not try Glen Fletcher ...... _...... B&B Carpenter...... Western Division ''I'm not a poet, fellows, but we might Gerald S. Scott...... Machinist ...... ~ ...... Mechanical Dept. ing to sell you anything, I'm not offer put it this way: ing any prizes, nor running any con 15-YEAR PINS Just take a minute and think a while. tests, nor comparing one department Frank G. Lindee ...... Traffic Representative.... _..... Stockton A re you practicing safety for every Selmer O. Ostby...... Lab-orer. ~ ....• ~ ....._ ...... Mechanical Dept. against another... . I'm just trying to Alphonse A. Schuetter ...... _Extra Gang Foreman ...... _ ...... _Eastern Division mile? Jean Teaverb.ugh...... Patrolman...... Chf. Sp. Agt. Dept. tell you to stay safe. If you follow good George J . Welch...... Asst. Auditor of Revenues ...... San Francisco safety practices for the coming year N ew Year's resolutions are not much while performing your every-day good IO-YEAR PINS Unless they accomplish what they Oscar D. Atkinson...... Locomotive Fireman ~ .. _ ...... , ...... Western Division duties, your reward will be in the con John L. Berschens...... Ticket Clerk, Passenger Dept ... _ ...... San Francisco dition of your own body. Also, as a should. Howard F. Brecht...... Assistant Roadmaster ...... _. ~Western Division Western Pacific railroader you're es A re you striving to keep the record sential to the smooth operation of the clear? road and you can't very well perform Round the clock safe practice in high your duties from a hospital bed. Be gear? safe, think safety, practice safety, and Yes, please don't be a statistic this f~~i~i~:~-i _,~~~~!~l~~~=I~-~ ~~~')~]; after a while it will become automatic. year. __ ( Continued on Page 16)
14 MIl.EPOSTS JANUARY, 1954 15 :~f _In Memoriam }~~~- WP WILL REMEMBER "When a man devotes his life to an indsutry, he has ~~ ~ £~;'~j.;"~~A-:;" -~;... :--..:;~, ,-;..i-~~r~.N:i.;..;__ - ~;;~'=-,A --:.-;----~;.- _:_--_-7.-~;;.;«- truly paid that industry his greatest compliment."
On behalf of all employees of West Daniel A. Irwin, agent-telegrapher, ern Pacific and its affiliated companies Niles. On behalf of all employees of W est Albert B. Howard, r etired laborer, MILEPOSTS extends sincerest best *Georg Makatas, track worker, Oro ern Pacific and its affiliated companies, November 7, 1953. wishes for future happiness to the fol ville. MILEPOSTS extends sincerest sympathy Robel-t W. Kennedy, retired machin lowing employees who recently re * Vern L. Marley, brakeman, Keddie. tired: to the loved ones of the following ist helper, date unknown. George L. Mihas, track laborer, Oro George V. Lutgen, retired brake whose death has been reported: Harvey E. Barlow, check clerk, ville. man, November 16, 1953. Stockton. Edward H. Burdick, retired carman, Will H. Miller, patrolman, Stockton. Jesus C. Magana, section laborer, November 2, 1953. *HaTvey Chase, switchman, San November 19, 1953. Harrison C. Powers, stationary Ralph L. Clark, retired Alameda Jose. Hal'ry J. Miller, r etired carman, D e engineer, Oroville. Belt Line switchman, October 6, 1953. Raymond W. Coleman, lease clerk, cember 6, 1953. <·ElmeT L. Wade, hostler helper, Ancel R. Cook, brakeman, Decem San Francisco. William V. Philpott, clerk, November Oroville. ber 1, 1953. CaTl L. GeTmann, assistan t chief 6, 1953. clerk, San Francisco. * Left service prior to retirement. MU1-tin M. Diaz, hostler helper, Oc Ernest SpilLard, retired carman, No tober 27, 1953. vember 10, 1953. Alma G. Folline, kitchen helper, Eugene Sullivan, retired roadmaster, October 18, 1953. December 3, 1953. Silvester Gonzalez, carman, Decem William G. Turner, retired section IN THE NEWS ber 10, 1953. laborer, November 2, 1953. Joseph Guerin, retired clerk, N 0- Charles H. White, retired switch vember 19, 1953. man, date unknown. R. L . Gohmert, freight claim agent, tal Station at Davis, in conducting the Guy M. Haskell, retired engineer, Lestel' B. Yarrington, retired shop has been elected chairman for the Second Annual Fruit and Vegetable December 13, 1953. laborer, December 3, 1953. Pacific Coast Claim Conference. The Short Course to be h eld on that campus election was announced following the during April, 1954. semi-annual m e eting held in San R. L. Runge, general agent at Fresno, MILEPOSTS IN GOLD Francisco in November. was elected president of the Fresno (Continued from Page 15) During the session, primary con Transportation Club at a dinner meet sideration was given to the study of Madeline G. Miller...... __ .. ___ ...... Clerk . .. __ . __ ..... _... . ,...... _. _._ ...... " . . , . ._.Western Division ing in November. Adam Morandin...... Clerk __ ...... Western Division loss and damage prevention methods "The valley region is recognized as Lela E. Owen...... Clerk. ... ___...... Eastern Division along educational lines. Problems as Tommie W. Parker...... Loco·motive Fireman .... Eastern Division one of the· greatest agricultural pro Sam Prest...... Laborer...... Mechanical Dept. sociated with the safe handling of Thomas P. Ramirez...... Section Laborer...... Western Division ducing sections in the entire United Jacqueline M. Redant...... Clerk...... Eastern Division furniture, grain, frozen foods, coal and Joseph W. Rogers.. ..Switchman...... Western Division States," said Brigadier General Robert Leslie D. Rowland...... Locomotive Fireman.. . .. Western Division coke, explosives and infiammables, Shelton L. Sorenson .. .. _...... Locomotive Fireman...... Eastern Division canned goods, etc., came in for ex H. Wulie, retired, the director of the Mrs. Elsie Stevens...... Clerk, Aud. Rev. Dept...... San Francisco Oscar J. Streeter...... Clerk ..... _...... _Eastern Division tensive consideration. Port of San Francisco. "We, in San Daniel A. Tatomer...... Brakeman_. . Eastern Division Francisco, look for an even greater de Albert B. Townsend...... Brakeman ...... Western Division Steps were also taken to join the velopment of this fertile area in the ~!~~~~.~rt~~.~~ .~.·'-'-'-:":::.·...... _.-...... -.· .. .- .. : ~::.-.. .-~::.- ::~ ~le~~~.~.~~~~ ..~~~~ .:~.::~ . :. :: : : ~.: : ::: :::::: : ~-:~~~~ g~~i~~~-~ University of California College of Floyd A. Yokum...... _...... Signal Maintainer...... _ ...... Signal Department Agriculture, Agricultural Experimen- years to come."
16 MILEPOSTS JANUARY, 1954 17 MECHANICAL STORE DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT
SACRAMENTO DECEMBER,1953 Mrs. Munson; H. C. Munson; E. E. Gleason; Mrs. Gleason; and Dave Sarbach. Mrs. Sarbach; E. T. Cuyler; Mrs. Cuyler; H. J Madison; and Mrs. Madison.
H. A. O'Rullian, Emcee; Songs by these third place Edwards, roundhouse foreman, wife and daughter; Mrs. Mrs. Tomlinson, wife of winners of a recent N a W. E. Roger, carman helper. carman; Cliff Bennett, tional contest for Barber blacksmith; June Belew, Shop Quartette singing shop clerk, lead the com- was a highlight of the en- munity singing, tertainment., . ~ , ~'~",_,$1, ' ,: ~' " . / ~,r, . , . .. .~ .
18 MILEPOST,';' JANUARY, 1954 19 GERRY COFFEY also struck oil and Charlotte Reser, daugh ter of Conductor Kirby built a beautiful home in Lombard. Reser, was chosen Elko's If you are at all familiar with the dis Winter Queen, and offi cially opened the begin trict, I'm sure you'll agree it's one of ning of the Christmas the most beautiful. Gerry's one ob season by turning on the 6a&oosing jection is the lighting system. It seems lights for the street deco rations during a Decem the area is so heavily wooded that the ber evening ceremony. street lights aren't too effective, so he's Photo courtesy Elko Daily Free Press. CHICAGO member to their household-a Ger become rather efficient in the Braille Don Banks man shepherd by the name of Dawn System in feeling his way home after he gets off the train. To start the New Year off right, Von Fleit, II. In case there's any doubt, things a little more balanced in his here's wishing everyone a very Happy it's a dog-not a new form of D. P. 1£ I survive another thirty days in household. Vincent Paul's arrival and Prosperous New Year! Although only five months old, some this fair (cough) windy city, you'll be made it one girl, one boy. where along the line he must have read hearing from me again. Nineteen hundred and fifty-four cer Wilma, five - year - old daughter of "Mein Kampf," for in his Hitler-like tainly seems to catch one of our fellow LINO MICHELI, perishable inspector, fashion he is every bit the master. taxpayers in a prosperous light, for ELKO underwent an emergency appendec Things keep disappearing one by one. Rosalie Enke BILL MCGRATH has moved his family tomy recently and we hope she is well Undoubtedly, stock piling for the time into a brand-new home. Temporarily New around Elko depot is TOM on her way to full recovery. the "master race" takes over. located in Evergreen Park after his GRAVES, who relieved Agent J. F. Numerous changes came about in the JAKE EPHRAIM looks none the worse return from San Francisco, he is now "MAC" McELROY while Mac was on va clerical departments when ANDY NOR for wear from his Florida-Havana trip. within our city limits again. He is still cation. Tom has now bid in the car GAARD returned from an extra gang He returned with a healthy tan and a far enough out though that he will distributor job at Elko and will take timekeeping job, and JACK STREETER carload of rum. They quoted him such have to keep his mule pack intact over when CECIL DUCK leaves for his returned from a GI leave. Andy is now a good rate - and being a railroad for transportation to and from the new position as agent at Winnemucca. working in the timekeeping depart man-he just coul
20 J i\N"U j\I~V 1 5 4 21 after a siege in the hospital. We also FRANK LINDEE, traffic representative, wish a speedy recovery to FREEMAN who was injured with Bob, is also on STEPHENS, brakeman, who is on the the mend and back on the job. sick list. MERYLE REIGNER, rate clerk, who re It was very nice to see GRACIE GAY cently underwent surgery, is recuper NOR, telegrapher, and ALTHEA EVANS, ating at home and from latest reports service bureau, who momentarily is doing fine. C. W ARTER is relief clerk. stopped here while en route from San Welcome back to GLADYS EVANS, who Francisco to Reno. transferred from Oakland. Could it MRS. ETHYL OWENS, roadmaster's be possible that you missed your old clerk at Winnemucca, spent a week friends, Gladys? Hope so! end in Portola, and it was nice to meet LAWRENCE DANIELS is taking the her for the first time after having place of Check Clerk McATEE, while worked with her through the PBX Mac enjoys a "destination unknown" board for the past three years. vacation. Pheasant and duck hunters had an STANLEY DINKEL, general agent at excellent season, according to Train Seattle, was a recent visitor here. master V. H. EDWARDS and the rest of Roundhouse Clerk JIM HIGHTOWER'S our hunters, including EVERT HUM wife presented him with a baby daugh PHREYS and PHILIP OELS, crew clerks; ter on November 27. Name: Lynne JOE M. REED, relief clerk; DICK ApPLE Carol. Congratulations, Jim! GATE, fireman; and PAT SULLIVAN, B&B Understand Switchman BURL HAMIL foreman, and others. TON has been swinging a mean brush Mrs. Mable Denlinger, sister of paint, that is-and is doing a fine job Yardmaster C. M. BEEM, is spending redecorating his home. the winter at the Beem residence. Mrs. BARBARA MOFFITT, transit clerk, spent R. B. Luce, sister of FLOYD MILLER, SR., the final week of her vacation house conductor, has moved to Portola to cleaning in readiness for Christmas. make her home. The first annual dinner party, com Don Ray, son of Engineer KEITH, memorating a memorable trip to the and ERMAN RAY, a Chico State College New Orleans Mardi Gras last Febru student, was one of the thirty players ary, was held at the home of Engineer invited to Mexico City to play football. and Mrs. O. E. LYLES, November 15. in Reno on October 14. They will make Belated November birthday greet Although Chico lost the game, the boys Most of the group who made the trip their future home in Salt Lake City. ings to PAUL ELIESON, B&B supervisor; had a wonderful trip which included were present to renew memories, enjoy MRS. AVA MOORE, telegrapher; NICK Welcome to our new employees: a bullfight and various other enter cocktails, smorgasbord, and a buffet LAUGHLIN, brakeman; and PAT SULLI JOSEPH C. ONEY, third telegrapher; tainment. dinner, and compare a large assortment FREDERICK COULTER, crew clerk; and VAN, B&B foreman. of colored pictures taken on the trip. JOHN RILEA, relief clerk No.4; DAVE Friends of SI PERKINS, agent at Niles, STOCKTON The house was decorated with minia FULTON, electrician, whose home will be sorry to learn that he is in Virginia Rustan ture freight trains loaded with pepper terminal is Oakland; HUGH KAIL, elec Portola Hospital. We hope he will soon R. R. TAYLOR, general agent, is well mints. trician helper; H. E. SPROLL and R. C. be on the way toward recovery. Loy on the way to complete recovery and Taking a December vacation, Relief GALLMEISTER, carmen; FRANK VIGNON, HIBBS, special agent, is back to work we hope he will soon be back to work, Clerk and Mrs. STILES MARTIN spent roundhouse laborer; and J. E. WITH again after surgery, and Conductor following injuries sustained in the auto their time in Los Angeles and Phoenix ROW, relief laborer. ARCHIE FERGUSON has returned to work accident mentioned in the last issue. visiting relatives, then on for a few 22 MILEPOSTS JANUARY, 1954 23 days in Mexico. Son, Larry, journeyed San Francisco agency. Bob is stationed to Seattle to visit with other relatives. in Germany, where he expects to befor Engineer 1. V. FINLEY is proudly an at least another year. He is in charge nouncing the arrival of an 8-pound of a Transportation Traffic Regulation granddaughter, born at Anchorage, Group and would be glad to hear from Alaska, on December 5. Daughter any of his old friends at the following Nancy's husband is serving in the address: Hdqtrs. 8th Transp. Traffic Armed Forces stationed there. Con Reg. Group, APO 403. care Postmaster, gratulations! New York, N. Y. Happy New Year, Bob! OAKLAND The coach yard has a new relief E SCARBIL c~ntre escarbilles. Courtesy LA VIE du RAIL, Paris, France. Hazel Petersen clerk in the person of HILGER WALKER, Retired Engineer and Mrs. BENNIE who is soon to be mar ried. Welcome oft-repeated tales of her happy, happy The W. P. A. C. had their annual fish HUFF write from Windsor, Canada, that and congratulations, Hilger. girlhood in Bonnie Scotland. Conver derby and Draftsman BOB CUNHA had sation might run so: the audacity to show off a little 21f2- they enjoyed an excellent trip to Chi Interchange Clerk and Mrs. Awl' Will: "Mrs. Wood, yOu become better pound striped bass' Our prize winners cago on the California Zephyr. Bennie ROKE plan to spend the remainder of looking every day." say they use that size for bait. The states the horns on the Canadian Na the holiday seaSOn in Waterbury, Con Mrs. Wood: "Goad sake! If I live winner took first place with a 28- tional sound so much like the moose necticut, visiting relatives and friends. to be a hundred I will be a beauty." pounder, caught by Machinist BOWL call that the cow moose come down Their son, Arthur, a scriptographer in (Editor's note: The Scotch pro ING. Second prize went to Machinist to the railroad and on several oc the Air Force is still stationed in Ger nounce God "Goad.") DRUMMOND, third prize to Carman casions have been killed. They plan many. to visit Emporia, Kansas; Moline, Illi WOOLMAN, and fourth prize to Black HENRY W. HOBBIE, city ticket office, SACRAMENTO SHOPS smith BANFORD. nois, and then return home in time for is on a belated vacation. He says he Ray Fender New Year's- maybe. W.P.A.C. has moved into the new is doing nothing but staying home, but Reno seems to be paying off to some lunch room and it is really looking Switchman Russ DOOLAN and wife it is r umored his Missus has worked of our car department employees. Car nice. They wish to express their ap vacationed in Reedsport, Oregon, and out several projects that may- or may Foreman JOE STOUT made so much preciation to Western Pacific for this enjoyed many feasts of venison. not-interest him. One thing, he's money one week- end that he went accommodation. We wish a speedy recovery to JEAN going to be busy! back again next week-end with his Guess TV sets didn't sell too well, McHARDY, interchange clerk, who was CHARLES G. TRYOR, ticket clerk, wife and they celebrated their wed as Carman FRANK UGRIN is now de rushed to St. Joseph's for an emer motored to El Paso to visit his son, ding anniversary. voting his spare time to selling silver gency operation. He is getting along Richard, night chief dispatcher for Carman SAM MARTELLO is another ware. See Frank if you want any nicely. the S P there. Richard was formerly a lucky one with the silver cart wheels. HIGH-GRADE Sterling. WP operator and dispatcher. Charles GLADYS EVANS decided Stockton In fact, Sam even built a cabin at Lake Two machinist apprentices have suits her much better than Oakland finally ended up in Chihuahua, Mexico, Tahoe so he could hear that familiar finished their time and are now full and returned to her old job in the after visiting his son. Nice vacation, rattle. fledged machinists. Congratulations to valley town. ALBERT VALLE has taken senor. Blacksmith BOB WHIT and his wife ART MORTEN and Lou LASELL. her job as expense clerk at Oakland GEORGE A. MIX, passenger represen have a new addition to the family. Welcome to F. COLEMAN, a new ma freight station. Welcome, Albert. tative, is completely recovered from A son, born November 22. Congratu chinist foreman from Oroville. HARRY E. JOHNSON is the new car his major operation and "Cowboy" is lations, Bob! A very Happy New Year to all the desk clerk, 4 p. m . to 12 midnight, at now in good shape. That's news we Quite a sportsman is Blacksmith people of Western Pacific! San Francisco agency. That boy really like to hear. BENNETT. He got his limit of pheasants gets around. WILL WOOD, B&B secretary-clerk, on opening day and then went fishing KEDDIE JIM DILLON, agent, rece ived a spent his vacation in Salt Lake City to try his luck still further. Elsie Hagen Christmas card from Lt. Col. ROBERT with most of those days spent beside Speaking of fishing, the draftsmen Fireman and Mrs. CRAWFORD LEWIS, G. YOUNGBLOOD, on military leave from his 98-year-old mother, listening to can't hold a candle to our shopmen. from Winnemucca, visited here with 24 MILEPOSTS JANUARY, 1954 25 Agent and Mrs. V. V. SCOTT enjoyed their daughter, Mrs. Charles Nelms STRANG and their families spent WENDOVER having their daughter, Jean, her and family, and all drove to San Fran Thanksgiving in Oroville and hunted Esther Witt husband and son from Fresno, and cisco for a visit. pheasant. Conductor ED DUNN is also Prize fights on TV have drawn quite daughter Virginia and her family for BOB McILVEEN, road foreman, and a recent vacationer. a few Elkoans to our fair city. Most Christmas. his wife are very proud grandparents. JOE WILSON, tunnel foreman, is in recent visitors being Conductor and Head Bill Clerk THOMAS G. MORAN'S The parents, son and daughter-in-law, Portola Hospital convalescing from a Mrs. R. E. JONES and Brakeman and mother, Mrs. Marcella Moran, arrived live in Los Angeles. serious fall from a tunnel jumbo. Mrs. L. A. GARDNER in the home of from Omaha to spend the winter him, Engineer and Mrs. BOB SMALL at Could it be that the new Chevrolet Switchman and Mrs. DAN W. LEE, and his daughter and grandchildren. tended the Stockton reunion with Roadmaster CHET BARRY is driving was Dispatcher and Mrs. J ACK GEIST in the EVELYN WYATT, stenographer, visited those who made the Mardi Gras trip a Christmas present? home of Switchman and Mrs. COLEMAN with her family at Ripon; CHARLES F. to New Orleans last year. Conductor and Mrs. JAMES BURROWS PETTIT. BENINGHOFF, claim clerk, visited his Brakeman TOM GRIFFIN left for a went to Arizona for some elk hunting WILLIAM TATE, telegrapher from daughter, Mrs. J. H. Wilson, at Placer recently. Gerlach, was in Wendover recently couple of weeks in Chicago; Brakeman ville; and Industry Clerk THOMAS VAC W. A. LASHELL and HUGH AUSMUS There were a number of family showing off a n ew Buick, and Switch CARO, who finds time to very neatly spent their vacation recently fishing in gatherings in Keddie for Thanksgiving man and Mrs. W. R. UMSHLER are the bind our records, visited his brother Oregon; and C. CAUGHY, roundhouse and Christmas, and those without proud owners of a new Cadillac in Santa Rosa. foreman, went hunting for pheasant. homes here enjoyed delicious dinners a beauty. Welcome back to VIRGINIA THRONE, Other pheasant hunters were Brake in the Keddie Hotel restaurant. We had a few lucky deer hunters from the superintendent's office. She again this year. D AN and SHIRLEY LEE, man CLAUDE STRAHAN and Yardmaster and husband·, J ack, spent Christmas BARNEY KENNY. Claude also spent a SACRAMENTO switchman and telegrapher, each with relatives at Lincoln, California. FREIGHT STATION bagged their limit the first day out. few days visiting his daughter, Gail, in Demurrage Clerk and Mrs. KENNETH N aney De Riso Switchman E. T. "BARNEY" LAVELLE San Francisco. M. CARLSON announced the arrival of had to make two trips for his, and our Brakeman ALDEN THOMAS and family Most of our office staff spent Christ Paula Ann, 7 pounds 9 ounces, on No erstwhile Agent, LEO WATERS, nearly ' vacationed in the Bay Region, and mas at home with their families, and vember 14. wore his legs down to nubbs before Brakemen VIRGIL SIMPSON and MEL several had visitors for the holidays. V. O. "BUD" WOODRUFF, train desk he was lucky enough to bag one-the clerk, is very proud of his new grand day before season closed. son, Michael Eugene, born on No vember 19 and weighing 7 pounds 10% Lucky elk hunters were Conductor and Mrs. J . W. "WOODY" D ANIEL. ounces. Head Demurrage Clerk BENJAMIN Woody says his only complaint is the Missus got the first one. T. MAIER and Bill Clerk JOSEPH V. MURPHY are wearing very new and at Former Yardmaster T. W. JONES, tractive moustaches. Wonder if they looking pert and chipper, called on his received moustache cups for Christ many WP friends while in town visit mas? ing his daughter, former Yard Clerk We are sorry to lose JAM ES M. Mrs. JERRY LUSK and family. SUTHERLAND, who has been our jani A recent visitor in the home of tor for several years, and h as done an Signal Maintainer and Mrs. THEAS N. excellent job. He retired December 1 GARFIELD was Mrs. Delora Gould of and the force planned a little surprise Alameda, California. to honor him. TOM SNOW of Elko is our round Birthday greetings to VOLNEY V. house foreman, while ROBERT COLVIN SCOTT, agent, J anuary 10; CHARLES E. is taking life easy for two' weeks. ECK, bill clerk, J anuary 13 ; and W. R. We're glad to welcome back to our PARKS , yardmaster, J anuary 19. forces Switchman WALTER UMSHLER, J AN VARY, 1954 27 must be paying off. Jane went to Las the Maintenance of Way & Structures, new pup last month. "Mike" Hopkins Vegas for a short vacation, and later Power Department, General Office, is a blond cocker, and "Buzz-Bomb" spent a week-end at Fresno. Dispatchers and Car Inspectors. Hamer is a wire-hair. LILLIAN STEB Construction is going ahead rapidly SN and WP employees in the general BINS (mother of "Pepe" Stebbins), at the Ford plant and WP yard and office combined resources to put on a Berniece and Joe hustle back from just to make sure it continues so, Agent super-duper Christmas party at the lunch these days to discuss the latest CARL NIPPER and Traffic Representa La Rosa Restaurant on December 19. and best formulas for pedigreed tive JOHN CARROLL are wearing out the W. A. BLUE, clerk, pheasant-hunted pooches. This free service is available roads with their many trips to and on his vacation. "Didn't get them all," to all WP employees upon request. from Milpitas. he reports. Be sure to stop in at our office and Agent PRITCHARD, Woodland, is in SACRAMENTO STORE say hello whenever you have occasion good shape after an operation at Sutter Irene Burton to visit San Jose. Hospital, and JOE JONES , dispatcher, W e are happy to report that the is convalescing at home after a recent Store Department collected over $100 SACRAMENTO NORTHERN operation at Mercy Hospital. more for United Crusade this year than Milton Ziehn Happy New Year to all MILEPOSTS last. JOE JONES, dispatcher, pleasantly readers' Little Ronnie Reid, son of C. B. REID, surprised us with the announcement underwent a tonsillectomy, and Marie of his recent marriage at Carson City LOS ANGELES "Here's your hot coffee, dear." Frank Sell Nelson, wife of VERNE NELSON, under to Miss Margaret Newman of Sacra went surgery recently, and we're glad mento. DORIS and WILBUR WEST took the last who has been off over a year with a day of the ir vacation to hunt the to report that both are well on the road back injury; also, Telegrapher JACK NANCY HARMON, clerk, has an elusive pheasant. W e say elusive, be to recovery. GODWIN, who has been off for some nounced her engagement to John Tay cause they came home with eleven We extend a hearty welcome to H. O. time with a leg injury. lor of Sacramento, and we understand REINSCH, a displaced person, who was wedding bells will ring in the spring quail, but no pheasant! We under; A hearty welcome is extended to stand, just to make things more com sponsored by a Mrs. Crain of North of 1954. Telegrapher and Mrs. JACK FORST, and plicated, that Doris refuses to eat quail Sacramento. Hans, with his wife and to Switchman DAVID T. LYNCH, new NAOMI KENNEDY, clerk, has r esigned because she's afraid they might be re three little girls, arrived here Novem- comers to Wendover. to enter employment with the U. S. lated to the family of pet quail that As the New Year rolls in we wish Bureau of Reclamation. Naomi and make their home under the camellia " My clock's stopped again." to take this opportunity to wish each her husband, Hugh, have recently trees in the West's back yard. opened the Sierra View Funeral and everyone a Prosperous and Happy Prize for the cutest remark of the New Year! Chapel at Carmichael. month goes to BILL COOK'S wife, Chief Clerk ANDY ANDERSON made Margar et. Barbara, Bill's daughter, is SAN JOSE a fast trip to D etroit, returning with a a leathercraft artist of no little ski'l Lee Marshall new Ford station wagon; SHIRLEY BICE, and she recently made her dad a very JANE WADE, our genial secretary, T&T timekeeper, has a new sharp handsome hand-tooled belt with the earlier this year became a co-owner looking Plymouth; and that shiny complete California Zephyr running of a beauty shop at 134 East Empire Chevrolet we all admire belongs to its length. It suddenly occurred to Street, which they now have named Superintendent HAROLD MULFORD. Mrs. Cook that she was seeing every "The Compact." Over the Christmas Sacramento Norther n employees day now something she had never seen holidays they served all customers have gone over the top in contributing before-the California Zephyr going wine and fruit cake. We were wonder to the United Crusade in this area, over WILLIAM'S LOOP! ing why all our feminine residents with the trainmen and enginemen still The dog fever is spreading in the Los were looking so b eautiful lately and to be heard from. We give due credit Angeles office. BERNIECE HOPKINS and now we know why. The beauty shop to the generosity of our employees in JOE HAMER each became owner of a 28 MILEPOSTS JANUARY, 1954 29 ber 5 from Austria. Previous to com warts reached the seventh hole, cut ing to this country he served seven their game to a nine-holer. Did you years with the Army Quartermaster ever try to keep track of a white golf SPORTS Corps. When asked how he liked liv ball on a snow-covered golf course? ing in this country, Hans smilingly re Probably why they invented red paint. plied: "This is a great country and HOWARD BUSSELL was one of the so different from what life was in lucky (or so he tells us) 200 standees Austria." allowed in at the seventieth opening HORACE LATONA is mighty happy night of New York's world-famed these days. On a recent three-day Metropolitan Opera House for a per fishing excursion down around Isleton, formance of Gounod's "Faust," which, he landed twelve bass, weighing nearly incidentally, was also performed on the 171 pounds. Compared with the luck first opening night, October 22, 1883' other Store Department fishermen Happy New Year from Times have, Horace has reason to be jubilant. Square! AL MADAN, LEE WILLIS, and HORACE WINNEMUCCA LATONA were honored with an ice Doris Cavanagh cream and cake party in celebration of their respective birthdays, De New Year resolutions are easily cember 18. broken. How long would you keep this one: "Persistent devotion to truth Our deepest sympathy is extended and upright dealings." to RALPH DANIELSON, Oakland, on the Anne Malfa, Ruth Stone, Tony Quill, Willie Brown and Marie Cassou. Holiday time took Roadmaster DAN loss of his mother; to RALPH PHINNEY LAUGHLIN and family to Sunol; Road Western Pacific employees made a inability to attend the final matches. for the sudden passing of his wife, Mae; master Clerk ETHEL OWEN to Sacra good showing in their first San Fran and to DALE and PARKER ROBINSON , Other WP participants were: H. De mento; and Yard Clerk, MIKE MI cisco Recreation Department a1mual whose father passed on at the age of 86. lahousaye, W. Dutcher, M. Bapatsicos, CHAELS to Reno. table tennis tournament, held at Funs R. Miller, Martha Murphy, B. Quint, NEW YORK Pre-holiday visit was paid by Fire ton Playground during November. and Jeanette Summerfield. Alan Hudson man ADOLPH DEONIER'S wife to daugh Marie Cassou, auditor equipment ter, Beryl, and family at Los Angeles. service accounts, and John Summer RAY GREVE'S recently acquired Agent C. C. DUCK has returned to field, traffic, reached the singles finals, frenzy for golf is either infectious or Winnemucca after servicing as travel and Willie Brown, AESA, teamed with he's inflicting it on all and sundry, in ing freight and passenger agent at Elko Marie in the women's doubles, only to cluding 22-month-old daughter, Carol. for six years. He had been WP agent lose out in the semi-finals. One recent week-end morning he here from September, 1942 to June, Marie lost to Hester Chinn, Bank of dragged his somewhat reluctant con 1947. America, and John dropped his chance freres, ART POTVIN and ALAN HUDSON for the championship to B. Figone, off their snug and warm beautyrests While BILL S TEPHE NSON was acting agent, ADOLPH MOEGELIN from Denver Pacific Gas & Electric Co. D. Racta and and onto a wind-swept pub'ic course. B. Gorman, Pacific Telephone & Tele But did near-gale winds deter our worked as one of the telegraphers. Retired Conductor and Mrs. JACK graph, eliminated Willie and Marie in a heroic traffic reps in their valiant close doubles match. efforts t6 improve their skill for next DEEMS h ave returned from a visit to Others, who won pre liminary year's fairway contests? Not these their eldest son, Harold, in Glen Oaks, matches the week before, had a fine hearties' However, the elements won Long Island, New York. opportunity to win out in the finals, a half victory when a blinding snow New 8-pound 14-ounce boy, born but forfeited their chances because of storm, which commenced as o~r stal- November 3 to Fireman and Mrs. FRED Action on the court. Photos by M. Notter. JAN lJARY, 1954 30 MILEPOSTS 33 Ernest Mancuso. West ern Pacific engineer, won the $40 first place cash 20-UP CLUB award in the Third An nual 20.- U P Club Bass The 20-UP CLUB was born in 1951 Derby for his 22~-pound catch made at Columbia and launched as an annual bass derby Cut on November 9. He also won the $20 second for We stern Pacific employees and place cash award with a their families, the idea of Engineer 22-pound bass, pulled in on November 18 at the O. E. Lyles. The derby begins S ep same location. Third place winner was Ed tember 1 and ends December 18 of ward Hardy. switchman. who won a Pfleuger reel each year, but one may become a for his 20~-pound catch 20- UP CLUB member by catching made on October 11 at Middle River. George M. and checking in a bass of 20 pounds Henyan, yardmaster, won a g lass rod for a or more at any time of the year after 17 -pound bass caught on October 23 at Light 3, signing as a contestant. Cash and other and John Hightower, prizes are awarded for the largest bass S. N. fireman, hooked a I5-pound bass at Disap checked in during the derby. pointment Slough on N ovem ber 1. good for a Present champion of the Club is PHeuger reel. George Pollock, fireman, for his 30- Ample proof that there pounder, George F. Williams, engi are more fish in the sea, neer, was the first to make the exclu particularly out around sive club and Mrs. Laurel Spoon was Farallone Islands, are the first feminine member. these pictures of one At the close of the Third Annual day's catch by, left row Derby only six members are on the down: Sam Fordyce, roster: George F. Williams, engineer, executive assistant; for a 24-pound bass caught on No Frank Ferguson, audi vember 2, 1951; Edward Hardy, tor capital expendi switchman, who hooked a 21-pounder tures; and Corliss A. on November 2,1951; Laurel L. Spoon, wife of Engineer Spoon, for her 27% Bercaw, Electro - Mo pound catch made on November 16, tive Division, General 1951; James E. Hightower, clerk for a Motors Corporation. 21-pounder caught on November 27, Above, center: Dr. 1951; a 30-pound bass caught by George Ruth Fleming. Right Pollock, fireman, on April 1, 1953; and row, down: Lee Gos a 20%-pound bass caught by Ernie ney, comptroller and Mancuso, engineer, on April 26, 1953. Winners of Western Pacific Amuse general auditor; Leo Diplomas and identifying cards were m ent Club's annual fishing derby were Delventhal, research given to all members of this club at specialist; and Floyd B. S. Bolling, machinist helper, and A. E. Drummond, machinist, who re a dinner held during December. E. Wayne, Philip Mor spectively hooked 26- and 24-pound Judges for the 1953 derby were ris representative. bass. Carman Woolman and Black George F . Williams, engineer; Andy smith Banford won third and fourth Stene, conductor; and Robert E. prizes. Travel, machinist.
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Erie appliies Scotch light numerals to switch stand targets in new Woodruff yard for easy visibility at night.
Chicago & Northwestern orders 16 double-deck air-conditioned 170-passenger suburban coaches, largest capacity passenger cars in country.
Missouri Pacific now has 936 mobile and 53 base stations in train radio use. Pennsylvania orders twenty 50-ton· . cushion-under. frame box cars. Chesapeake & Ohio to install traffic control system on its Pere Marquette district between Ludington, Mich., and Saginaw.
Newest railroad employees' magazine is Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern's monthly· "Reporter.". . Texas & Pacific installs combination walkie-talkie and public address system on wreck train; effective over quarter-mile radius.
Santa Fe will soon install road train radio in all freight trains operating between Chicago and Kansas City.
• • 0 St. Louis-San Francisco Railway wins for second time National Safety Council award for firm or industry conducting the best off-the-job and home safety program during year.