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MILEPOSTS believes that no W estern Pacific railroader can read the story of the tumultuous greeting accorded our first through passenger train without experiencing both a real thrill and a sense of rededication to the high purposes of our railroad Vol. 1/ , No. I AUGUST, 1950 Milepost No. 13 which inspired this great public tribute. This month marks the fortieth anniversary of that occasion as it also marks the Department of Public Relations first birthday of MILEPOSTS. Vie are, therefore, observing both occasions by reprinting WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD the following account of the welcome to our first train from the S

CORRESPONDENTS : Bill McGrath, Chicago; Nevada Michelson, Elko ; Robert Munce Jr .. Los Angeles; Hazel Petersen, Oakland : Heien Small. Oroville j Fred Kreuger, Sacramentoj Madge Slaughtner. Sacramento Shops; Irene Burton, Sacramento Store; Gordon Halvorsen, Sacramento Northern; Jimmy Collins, Bob Gonsalves, Salt Lake City; Rita Conolly. Molly Fagan, Lawrence Gerring, Jim Mills. Maurice Notter, Carl Rath, Dudley Thickens, San Francisco; Chas. H . Myers, San Jose; Virginia Rustan, Gene Trace, Stockton ; Dora Monroe, Tidewater Southern; Francis Davis, W endover. It was a proud train, all bright and shiny, that waited in the Salt Lake City Union Depot as the invited ~7 newshawks gathered to start their trip. MILEPO STS 2 MILEPOSTS 3 At Quincy Junction (then called Hartwell) the Quincy Western Railroad provided a special, complete with band, to take the visitors to the Plumas County seat, off the main line of the W . P.

kin bring back their battle-stained San Francisco to Salt Lake is wound colors in honor and the pride of victory. about the hearts of a half million It was a swift moving picture of in­ people. Yesterday I would rather have spiration and uplift, a triumph of peace been Schlacks or Levey or Lomax or and progress, the completion of a hard­ Virgil Bogue than anybody in all the won conquest over time and distance, Americas. * the celebration of mountains mastered What happened at Oakland yester­ and deserts defied. Best of all, per­ day was the logical and yet unexpected haps, was the fact, gloriously proved * NOTE : C. H . Schlacks was first vice-presi. and made magnificently manifest, that dent; C. M. Levey, vice-president and general man­ Cool drinks in the observation car as the train sped along ... ager; E. L. Lomax, general traffic manager; and the new steel ribbon which runs from Virgil Bogue, vice-president and chief engineer .

. . . may have inspired this "ring-around the rosy" during the stop at Elko.

The delegation pa~ades behind the band down Main Street, Quincy. 4 MILEPOSTS MILEPOSTS 5 At Intake, the party got out to see the new dam and then posed in front of No. 94. special did. We under guessed crowds by thousands and the spirit and temper railroad history. You can get turgid with a profitable number of passengers of these crowds was by volumes. Natu­ speeches and solemn resolutions en­ aboard, besides the other business of rally, the men who built and are run­ dorsing new enterprises of almost any getting and hauling as much freight Goodbye to Quincy I ning this new commercial enterprise respectable sort, but you can't turn as possible. Its managers will, how­ are bidders for the favor of the public out the people, old and young, rich and ever, not quickly forget their exciting climax of the remarkable demonstra­ they seek to serve. If that memorable poor, frilled and plain, of territory big and somewhat sentimental yesterday. tion that began Sunday morning high run in from the San Joaquin to the enough for a European principality to Possibly the explanation of some up in the Sierra. Whoever saw that Oakland terminus means anything at whoop it up for another of several rail­ part of yesterday's demonstration is to mountain rancher of the Beckwith all, they have it-have more of it than roads unless you can convince them be found in what might be termed the pass render his shotgun salute to the they will know what to do with. that it is another kind of railroad. You commercial insurgency of the new first passenger train of the new over­ Nothing like the Western Pacific ex­ can't manufacture to order any such railroad. It proclaims itself independ­ land line should have foretold the tre­ perience of yesterday ever happened 200 miles of sentiment as greeted the ent and promises what it asks­ mendous finale. None of us on the before. Nothing like it is set down in Western Pacific yesterday. a square deal. It says that it has noth­ Already the Western Pacific has ing and wants nothing to do with the settled down to the prosaic and exact­ Government, which it holds to be the ing business of getting one through people's business. Quite frankly it de­ train a day delivered on schedule time clares that it is not here to cut rates in Salt Lake and one in San Francisco, or to grab what any other road has got,

Acto..: At Blairsden. Passenger traffic manager E. L. Lomax tells the welcoming committee what W estern Pacific N o. 92 took over at 0 roville. will mean to them. 7 6 MILEP OS TS MILj>PO STS The thought of being served by a new transcon­ tinental railroad so inspired the townspeople throughout the Valley, that from miles around they brought gifts of fruit, melons and flowers for the visitors aboard the Western Pacific train. Surely that isn't a bottle the lone male is trying to smuggle aboard with his paper I

. Marysville citizens extend welcome. The paving seems a little behind schedule.

8 MILEPOSTS MILEPOSTS 9 The crowd at Stockton from the observation platform.

but that it is on the railroad map for the roofs, screamed and yelled in wild the purpose of making and getting frenzy of delight. From factory and business of its own, treating one patron workshop there burst a shrill chorus of with as much consideration as another raucous whistling. Bands blared, bells At Livermore the whole town was down at the depot . .. including the fair sex who arrived in the "Bus and all of them with fairness. pealed, gongs clanged. And across the to All Parts of Town." The people who know about the tracks there wedged and squirmed Western Pacific believe in it-believe and stamped and shouted a pack of that it strikes a new note and marks humanity which, regardless of the hot the beginn,ing of a new era in the sun or the clouds of dust flying into transportation industry. The many their faces, waited with waving arms thousands who waved flags, handker­ as the slowly moving engine bore down chiefs, aprons, and dish cloths yester­ upon them, coming to a halt within a day from Oroville to Oakland were few feet of the front rank. evidence of that much, at least. While Parade and pageantry there were, it keeps its early promises, it should and pomp there ought to have been; be entitled to expect continuance of but program arranged by human mind the good will it now enjoys in such could not stand against the heav­ brimful measure. ing, pushing and recklessly joyous With an acclaim, riotous, un­ crowd. Therefore, the pomp vanished. restrained and unrestrainable, Oak­ Speeches were lost in din, eloquence in land gave welcome yesterday to the uproar. The parade which should have first Western Pacific passenger train paraded before the grandstand for the to enter within its gates. Thousands edification of the visitors, nosed itself banked on thousands of men and gingerly against the heaving, howling women and children, filling the streets, throng, wavered irresolutely and came crowding the enclosed places, dotting to a dead halt. The police lines snapped 10 MILEPOSTS like threads and the thousands threw mass and swung back the crowd and themselves to the spot under the tri­ then in feverish anxiety held it back. umphal arch to pat the iron flanks of For about five solid, heavy minutes the panting engine. They decked its the crowd waited silently. The cloud glistening, shining front with garlands. of dust gradually began to settle upon They pitched roses on its hot boilers. their heads, and a hot sun poured into They clambered to the coal bunkers, their faces. Suddenly, a grimy indi-· and fathers brought their little ones vidual, balancing himself on the pre­ to its side so that the baby fingers carious heights of the roof of a factory might touch the forerunner of the new across from the grandstand and who road. had been keeping watch from his lofty The train came in on time at 4: 15 p.m.; but long, long before th e crowd had formed. They lined the streets from early in the afternoon, but as the day advanced surged by a common im­ pulse to the new depot site, where had been erected a triumphal arch. There they gathered and kept on gathering. Squads of police charged and bat-

Oakland staged a reception for the first Western Pacific train that has probably never been equalled- anywhere at any time. This is Third and Washing­ ton, as the 92, garlanded with roses, slowly neared the end of the journey. tened and flattened; begged, implored, and commanded to give room; but the crowd still kept on gathering. The many thousands of tramping, shuffling feet raised a volume of dust which enveloped the enthusiasts, but none That isn't a cauliflower ear-it's a W. P. feather would give way. and the ribbons were pinned on by various chambers of commerce en route. Around the grandstand, reserved for a special few, the crowd surged, and position, gave a maniacal outcry. He in interims of surging, shouted. As the danced up and down and flung his appointed time approached, the surg­ arms to the four h eavens. Also he ing died down, the murmuring, shout­ shout~d in great excitement to com­ ing and talking ceased. All eyes turned rades below. His answer came. to the east. In the grandstand, digni­ n came with an ear-splitting shriek fied dignitaries forgot the imposing from a steam whistle at full blast. And adornments of silk hats and frock coats, as the whistling rose and fell, from far and hoisted themselves upon chairs down the line was heard the distant and tables. clang clang of the warning engine bell. Down the track, the police banding The silence departed. A smashing themselves desperately rushed into the roar went up. The brass bands tore MILEPOSTS 13 Boyle, the engineer who brought the turn his countenance away from the train in, poked a grinning countenance grandstand to the crowd massed be­ through the window and was immedi­ neath than he was cheered on his own ately made the target for a volley of account. Ultimately he began reading flowers, and the same was done to fire­ his address of welcome, but he had man T. E. Putnam when his visage was might as well have cracked jokes for seen. all the good it did to the crowd. The The committee in charge of the ar­ shouting would not cease, and neither rangements had planned for a little would the whistling from the factories. formal speech making after the train The crowd was there to celebrate had been brought to a halt. The plans the event in its own benign way, and might have been very well in their as those in the rear could not hear a way, but there was one drawback-the word they kindly saw to it that excite­ crowd would not stop shouting. Walter ment should not be allowed to lack. F. Mackay, president of the Oakland Mackay introduced Mayor Mott, who Chamber of Commerce and chairman took his stand on a chair, and no sooner of the Committee on Arrangements, did his popular face gain the recog­ tried to obtain peace by holding up nition of the crowd than he was his right hand in the time-honored cheered. He was cheered again when manner. The crowd took it to be the the chair broke. The speakers, how­ signal for another burst of cheers and ever, defied the uproar. They had their ripped out additional yells. Then he speeches and they made them. arose on a table, but no sooner did he The same unrestrained jollity which

The train was broken at Broadway. so the parade could go through. This is Breuner's float. their way into the din. Automobile its face proclaiming the newness of it. horns, street-car gongs, anything and Bit by bit it passed through the everything which would create a noise throng. From each side came a shower was brought into play. The massed of flowers, which grinning brakies, thousands lining Washington Street, ' negligently balancing on the cow­ unable to see, knew by the spontane­ catcher, caught and pinned in their ous shout that the longed for moment grimy shirts. In brand-new lettering had arrived, and catching the shout it carried its name: No. 92. sent it rocketing down the street. 'Ninety-two!' shouted the crowd. Block by block it was caught up and 'Come on, ninety-two!' hurled along till it reached the center As the engine passed under the tri­ of the city and there gathered in umphal arch the shouting crackled greater volume than ever. forth with redoubled vim. A few feet Into the wave of shouts slowly beyond, two girls held a string of moved the train, policemen before it flowers across the track, and as it clearing the way. The engine bell passed they flung upward, and the gar­ swung and fell with a steady clang land settled upon the iron brow'. and gently, timidly, the monster en­ The moment it came to a halt, from gine crept along the unfamiliar path, the crowd there broke forth men and its brasswork shining and the paint on women with more flowers. Michael 14 MILEPOSTS marked the events at the grandstand cheered and gave welcome until the was in evidence in the industrial pa­ sound of their voices had died in the rade. Flowers, fruit, and candies were distance. These celebrations through­ IN GOLD scattered among the crowd from the out the great West, culminating in this MILEPOSTS wagons. There followed a lot of scram­ magnificent demonstration in Oakland, bling and a lot of pushing, but above have touched all of us. Your reception Western P acific congratulates the following employees to whom Service Pin all there followed a lot of laughter. ..." has been supreme. I have never seen Awards were made during the month of July, 1950: . Responding to the many formal anything like it. I can't find words to welcoming addresses, Vice President express my sentiments or to thank the 40·YEAR PIN Schlacks said in part: good people of this city. So far as the C. L. Droit...... __ ...... Corporate Secretary.... _ · ...... San Francisco "Our trip from east to west has been Western Pacific Company is concerned, 3S·YEAR PIN a continuous celebration. All along the I promise you ... that it will contribute E. R . DuBrutz...... _. Switchman...... __ ...... Western Division route, even at points where we could its full share toward the upbuilding 30·YEAR PINS not stop, were gathered hundreds, who and development of California." James B. Currey ...... __ ...... Secretary to Vice-Pres., Traffic...... San Francisco Mason P . Gordon ...... Claim Clerk...... Western Division Frank M. Nelson ...... Locomotive Engineer...... Eastern Division A. H . Whitten...... Locomotive Engineer...... · ...... Western Division 2S-YEAR PINS 1Jn 1Wlrmortam Sam Dietz...... B & B Carpenter ...... · ...... Eastern Division Jose Hernandez ...... Hostler Helper...... Mechanical Dept.

Tidewater Southern train dispatcher MARTIN J . McLAUGHLIN, switchman for the 20·YEAR PINS v. J. CarL...... Traffic Representative ...... Detroit CLARENCE H. BOOTH, retired since January 28, Alameda Belt Line, recently passed away. J. L . Condon ...... General Agent...... Detroit 1949, died June 8, 1950. Mr. Booth entered Mr. McLaughlin entered service on May 3, service on October 12, 1937. 1941. He leaves a son, Martin T. McLaughlin, IS·YEAR PINS J. B. Corven ...... Val. Engr. Acct...... Engineering Dept. Our Chicago traffic department advises of Phoenix, Arizona. Earl Dufour ...... Carpenter Helper...... Western Division that representative CARL 1. HUFFORD died on STONEWALL J. MOTT, machinist, who re­ B. J. Flood...... Clerk ...... Western Division July 12, 1950. Mr. Hufford joined Western tired January 12, 1941, after more than 27 A. LipparellL ...... Track Laborer...... Western Division Pacific on August 1, 1942. years' service with the company, died June IO-YEAR PINS ALDEN E. HUMPHREY, fireman, died July 2, 18, 1950. Albert L. Gonsalves...... Carman...... Mechanical Dept. 1950, and is survived by his widow, Mrs. MICHAEL J . O'SULLIVAN, machinist, died on Carl A . Sandstrom...... Section Foreman ...... Western Division ...... Mechanical Dept. Letha Humphrey, of San Leandro. Mr. July 20, 1950. Mr. O'Sullivan had intermit­ John F. Weber...... Carman ...... Humphrey entered company service on Oc­ tent service with Western Pacific since tober 9, 1943. Jan uary 3, 1921. SACRAMENTO NORTHERN THOMAS W. KISTLER, formerly employed as Western Division brakeman JOHN REED, a car repairer at Elko, and who has been who retired January 1, 1947, with 15 years' Once each year, employees of the Sacramento Northern are awarded service retired since June 1, 1937, died recently, the service, died recently, the exact date of his pins earned during the year prior to June 30. MILEPOSTS congratulates the fol­ date of his death being unknown. Mr. death being unknown. lowing employees who received service pin awards from the Sacramento North­ Kistler entered company service November Retired since April 9, 1947, track laborer 2, 1922. FAIN ROBERTS died on June 17, 1950. Mr. ern J une 30, 1950: Retired since October 26, 1945, section Roberts entered company service December 3S-YEAR PIN 20-YEAR PINS foreman GUST T. KOGEONES died May 10, 5, 1942. F. D . Vincent ...... Engineer W. R. Anderson...... Chief Clerk, VP & GM WILLIAM M. SAMPLE died June 19, 1950, F . T. Ayala ...... Trackwalker 1950. His service with the company dates 30·YEAR PINS after having retired from service as switch­ V . Calava ...... Sectionman back to April 16, 1918. He is survived by P. O . Abraham ...... Engineer G. K . Laumer...... Supt., Equipment three sons and one daughter. man on September 27, 1948. Mr. Sample en­ R. V. Evans...... B & 0 Foreman G. F. Miller ...... Lineman tered company service September 9, 1942. J. C. Obenchain...... Conductor R. S. Sant...... Lead. Sub. Maintainer Engineer GEORGE A. LOVE, who began serv­ The death of OTTO A. STUDT, roundhouse W. R. Parks .. ... Yardmaster J. B. Tennant ...... Agent ice with the company on August 18, 1910, T . Porter...... Brakeman C. F . Van Dusen ...... Engineer foreman, was reported on June 1, 1950. Mr. died July 11, 1950. O. H . Schindler...... Engineer Studt entered service of the company March W. T . Van Cleave...... yardmaster IS-YEAR PINS HENRY B. MCCRAY, switchman, died on 22, 1914 and retired July 4, 1941. 2S-YEAR PINS J. N . Brat...... Watchman M. J. Cisneros ...... Watchman June 16, 1950, and is survived by his widow, Richard T. Wilson, for~erly em­ F. Azvedo ...... Laborer. Chico Shops Mrs. Anne C. McCray, of Oakland. Mr. F. P . Brower ...... Brakeman S. S. Long...... Supt., Transportation McCray entered Western Pacific service ployed as cook, and retired since April J. W . Davis ...... Agent A. A . DeLong...... Conductor IO-YEAR PIN July 29, 1937. 3, 1948, died on February 13, 1950. E . B. Wasson...... Warehouse Foreman M . T . Pantalone...... Machinist Helper, Chico Shops 16 MILEPOSTS MILEPOSTS 17 WP WILL REMEMBER ... "When a man devotes his life to an industry he has truly paid that industry the greatest com· This issue of MILEPOSTS marks the pliment possible." beginning of Volume 2 and the start Now retired after serving Western of its second year of publication. Pacific well are: As any editor will tell you, his publi-: cation is good only so long as it con­ Pete D. Balabanis, track laborer, tinues to be of interest to its readers. Marysville. We have earnestly tried to improve James W. Barnard, telegrapher, each issue and, from the letters we Elko. have received, we feel that we have George N. Beeny, Agent, S. N ., succeeded in some small way. Par­ Chico. ticularly encouraging are the letters Charles D. Croix, steward, Oakland. received from old-timers who have Roy V. Evans, B.&.B Foreman, S.N., since retired, such as Thomas Fox, Sacramento. H. E. Coulter, Fred Huffman, Dr. Kil­ Anton Gallardo, section laborer, gore, Miss Dragoo, and others, who Fruitvale. have so kindly expressed their ap­ preciation. Others, still in service, such Cass E. Hall, track laborer, Red as Harold Brothers and G. R. Travis, House. have likewise written in, and many Fred R. Huffman, conductor, Oak­ have verbally expressed their enjoy­ land. ment of MILEPOSTS, all of which is most John F. Jeffrey, chief draftsman, San gratifying. Francisco. We should also give a big hand to Alson R. Kilgore, chief surgeon, San the correspondents along the line and Francisco. in the offices who have co-operated by James A. Manahan, boilermaker, giving much of their time to contribute Wendover. bits of news of our many railroaders John B . Rinehart, boilermaker both on and off-line. Without their as­ helper, Stockton. sistance "your magazine" would be Fred Swanson, conductor, Stockton. colorless indeed. We recently began mailing MILE­ POSTS to your home. We hope you like Our supply of the September this method of distribution and that 1949, March 1950, and May 1950, your families will likewise be inter­ issues of MILEPOSTS has been ex­ ested. Reproduced above, across the page beginning at the top left, are the first twelve hausted. Thanks for your continued interest­ covers of Western Pacific MILEPOSTS. In support of the name chosen for your It would be much appreciated and if there is any way in which we magazine, there is reproduced on Page 2 of each issue a photograph ~f the cor­ if those having an extra copy of responding milepost. While we are indebted to our San Jose Branch for· the first these issues would send them to can make MILEPOSTS more interesting to you, please do not hesitate to ad­ five pictures, we are now rolling along the main line and each issue finds us one the Editor. mile nearer Salt Lake City, the eastern terminus of Western Pacific's 928 miles vise the editor of your comments or Thanks for your assistance. of main line track. criticisms. MILEPOSTS 19 18 MILEPOSTS ing and one at the Pasadena Shrine Club. Both gatherings were well at­ tended and the comments of those who saw the picture had the W. P. repre­ eaboosing sentatives glowing with pride. BOB MUNCE, MILEPOST'S Los Angeles correspondent, deciding that it was a Oakland it bluntly, a game leg. Next time, Fred, shame that some others weren't able to enjoy the wonders of living in Assistant special agent BILL BERG­ try riding the trains. "DEE" MURRAY, switchman, came Southern California, spent his vaca­ MAN just could not believe what they tion by personally delivering a bucket­ were saying about the women's new back from Hat Creek with his full quota of rainbow trout. Isn't that the ful of Los Angeles climate to corre­ bathing suits, so he hied himself to spondent BILL MCGRATH in Chicago. Catalina Island on his vacation to find limit? Our world traveler, switchman (Editor's note: We, here in San Fran­ out for himself. cisco, can easily understand how a NELSON MAUDE, Twenty-fifth Street LARRY WHITAKER, has sent post cards from Montreal, England, France, bucketful of that heavy stuff could clerk, has been living in his new home easily be packaged, but up here around in Colma for about five weeks now. Switzerland, and Rome. He sails soon from Liverpool for the U. S. A. the Bay Area, of course, where the air GEORGE COOPE, switchman, also has a is so light-but why go on!) new place at San Mateo, and they are Leaving J uly 12, San J ose yard­ both very happy about the whole thing. master PAUL MURPHY'S vacation took Oroville him to Portland and Seattle. Not so happy, however, is EARL Conductor A. W. DRYDEN and wife We welcome four new switchmen to WARREN, switchman, who said good­ have a new son, A. W. J r., who ar­ Oakland-DoN CORDER, J OE NEPODAL, bye to his wife-off to Minnesota to rived June 22, weighing an even seven CHARLES STOLZY, and BILL HIGHSMITH, Bernard G. Fry, Signal Gang No. 7, receives $1.00 visit friends and relatives. pounds. for this photo of Pat Caulfield, signalman, while and one to San Francisco - FRANK working on eTC installations at Portola yard. Yardmaster FRED THOMPSON and After weeks of thinking the day wife just returned from a long trip to FREDENBURG. Los Angeles would never arrive, carman D. P. ED­ his job real soon. Meanwhile, Harry Death Valley, Las Vegas, Boulder WARDS and wife finally took off for a is breaking in a new DeSoto. Dam, and Mount Shasta. A cripple DORIS HILL, clerk, has been ap­ wonderful vacation to Vancouver, B. C. After making their home in Portola pointed editor of the Women's Traffic ever since, his doctor diagnosed the Brakeman E. L. PENINGER took de­ for the past 18 years, conductor L. J. case as "auto gaspedalitis" or, to put Club of Los Angeles publication, livery of a new Plymouth a few days HAMBY and wife have moved to Oro­ TrafJicgrams. after the switchmen's strike was called. ville, where they purchased a home WALTER MITTELBERG, general freight Penny wasn't sure about keeping it, and a three- acre tract in the Villa agent, San Francisco, was in town to but now thinks he will. Verona District. Could it be the long conduct the July 13 meeting of the PBX operator E. J. NEWBROUGH has sunny days that bring the Hamby's Pacific Railway Club. As usual, he been granted a 60-day leave of ab­ down from the Sierra? did a "bang-up" job. sence and during a part of that time Machinist helper PAT LORANZANA LEO DELVENTHAL, JR., transportation his plans call for some time in San has purchased a home near Palermo, inspector from up North visited Los Francisco and then an extended trip while machinist WAYMAN KELLEY lo­ Angeles recently and provided some of through Oregon and Idaho, returning cated in Thermalito. Both employees our local shippers with constructive via Salt Lake, accompanied by the recently transferred here from Winne­ advice on the loading of freight cars. Missus. mucca. July in Los Angeles was highlighted Lineman FRED O. HARVEY is on sick Happy days are just ahead for car­ Meet the members or WP's Hospital Board. ~rom by two showings of the color film Cali­ the left: C. L . Droit. Dr. Cushman,.Dr. KIlgore leave from his duties and is being re­ man B. F. SMITH, who is retiring from (retired) , C. E . Whitman, C. O . DavIs and !I. C. fornia Zephyr-one at the Los Angeles lieved by HARRY TAYLOR. Fred's health duties in the car department at Oro­ Munson. Frank James was absent when the pIcture Transportation Club's regular meet- was taken. is improving and he should be back on ville. 20 MILEPOSTS MILEPOSTS 21 0" --- .. ______.,.

Relieved by assistant trainmaster Sacramento Northern ' G. H. E VANS of Stockton , trainmaster Our sympathy is extended W. A. J . J . McNALLY took the remainder of BLUE, personnel clerk, whose father his vacation during the last week in passed away recently. July, after having it interrupted by the We were sorry to learn of the death strike. "Just went fishin'," said "The of P . G. "Pop" DEYO in Fresno early Master." in J une at the age of 87. Pop began Radio engineer G. J . WARE, who has service with the Company March 23, been working in San Francisco these 1911, and retired during 1936. past months, is enjoying his vacation Trainmaster H . J . JULFO RD, w ife and in Oroville with his family and getting daughter, dr ove to Seattle for a two caught up on the "little odd Jobs" the weeks' vacation. Visited Grand Cou­ better half h as been saving up for him. lee and enjoyed a boat trip to Van­ Store De partment couver, B . C., returning h ome July 9. J ULIUS FRICK was presented with a 30-year pin recently. N eedless to say, Eight h and Brannan Fricky is very proud of his railroad FRANCES ZIEGLER, switching and car service. Our congratulations. desk clerk, has b een away from h er Vacations ar e now in order and desk one month w ith an injured knee, GLADYS MORTON took a week of hers spending some time in the h ospital. for some time well spent at home, with Home convalescing now, we under­ a few side trips to make it interesting. stand she is progressing nicely and will THURMAN MOZINGO and MARTIN return to her desk soon. Another $1.00 goes to Barney Fry for this photo COUGHLIN are also on vacation. Thur­ JOHN J. McINERNEY, assistant ac­ of Signalman Calvin Sailor, also taken at Portola yard. man went to Oklahoma to visit rela­ countant, and Lieutenant Colonel· in tives and Mart is in Salt L ake City. th e active reserve, consoles himself JOHNNY DURAN and family have each day with Everett England, rate moved into their new home at 5200 clerk, a nd First Class S eaman in the

Quite an interesting contrast is shown in the photo Thirty-eigh th Avenue. active reserve. They follow the Korean below of two locomotives taken by N ell Brown, HARRY MESSER has been confined to conflict with much interest day by day. roundhouse laborer at Portola, for which she re­ ceives $1.00. The little ]. W . Bowker, fa~ous f~r his home for a few days with the usual ARNOLD SKOOTSKY, h ead export its service on the Virginia & Truckee RaIlroad, IS dwarfed by one of WP's big 2-8-8-2 Mallets. summer cold. clerk, says he is enjoying his new h ome tremendously out in the Sunset district. We understand ZILDA NESWOOG, re­ lief clerk, had her doctor in stitches with h er cute little stories while en­ Courtesy of Notre Metier, Paris, France. joying (?) her' stay in the h ospital fol­ lowing a recent operation. But we'll D eborah, on July 5. Congratulations, bet the doc got even! Al and Pat! The subtle humor of demurrage Stockton clerk ERNIE DAVIES was missed dur­ Candy and cigars greeted the freight ing his two weeks' vacation. However, offic e staff the day following their re­ his desk was well filled by ALTHEA turn from an "unsolicited vacation" EVANS, who has h er own brand of when AL EVANS, former claim clerk, humor as well as charm and feminine announced the birth of his daughter, pulchritude. 22 MILEPOSTS MILEPOSTS 23 After handling a two weeks' assign­ It didn't take traffic representative ment in a very commendable manner, GENE MACOMBER long to learn we assistant cashier PETE CALCATERRA, is weren't kidding about the Stockton well qualified to give advice on what heat. After one day, we noticed him to do when your wife is on vacation carrying his coat. and you are at work. Also, if you want STAN DINKEL, also trainmaster, and to get your wife home fast, send her his family were lucky enough to spend the local paper with an item torn out! their vacation at Pinecrest, where the Any fellow who would travel 600 heat didn't penetrate the altitude. miles each week-end for several weeks When we asked WALT HARRIS what deserves to be ribbed-and B. B. he did during the strike, he stated in " BUN NY" HARDING gets his share. his best Southern drawl, "Ah had a job Seems to be a certain Bakersfield girl at the S. P ." H ow about that! named Barbara. JACK PETERS just returned from va­ Word comes that steno-clerk to cation, spending a few days in San terminal trainmaster NOLTE is resign­ Francisco, but mostly getting re­ .... After nearly five years' service with the company, Edith Barry gave up her secretarial duties in the traffic ing to take over housewife duties. department for housekeeping duties at home. A surprise luncheon was g iven at St. Julian Restaurant by acquainted with his family. How two co-workers-Marge Moore, Margaret Schaeffer, Lois Heiman, Ruby Gore. Ruth Schneider (Edith Barry), Good luck, VELMA PRENTISS, the yard Bonnie Fleishell, Beverly Bailey, Dura Chesley, Peg Corcoran, Ellen Young, and Olga Cagna. Ed~th of his boys play the piano is really served as secretary. vice-president and president of the Western Pacific Club during her stay with W .P . office will really miss you. something, according to their music You wouldn't recognize Stockton teacher. San Francisco pending assignment on bulletin. yard following a complete new paint Another musical employee is EARL MAJOR WILLIAM MANNING, who holds Genial JIM COTTER, system wire job. Both inside and out, the atmos­ MILLER, ·yard clerk, who not only plays down the leased wire job, is taking a chief, busier than a beaver, lining up phere is bright and cheery. the saxophone in an orchestra, but is two weeks' refresher course at the traffic on the new leased circuit. Quite Understand trainmaster BILL tea.ching himself how to play the piano. Presidio and expects to go on National an operation and speedy, too; one tele­ HOWELL managed to see not one, but Haven't had a chance to talk to Guard maneuvers later in the season. gram, filed at 1: 57 p.m., was ans..:vered two big league baseball games while ELEANOR HARRIGAN since her return MARY TRICKETT, clerk-telegraph, just and the answer placed on the sender's attending the Railroad Convention in from vacation, but if we know Elly, she returned from a vacation looking very desk within four minutes after it was Chicago last month. No rain, either. had a good time. fit and happy. Husband, Paul L., ex­ filed! In between time he makes esti­ After relieving assistant trainmaster pected a Navy discharge, but has been mates on new equipment needed. HENRY STAPP at Oakland recently, as­ San Jose retained due to present activities. Her If you haven't noticed, that's a nice sistant trainmaster GRANT EVANS went We hear MRS. WINTON V. HANSON place was taken by genial MAX "THIRD new shiny 3D-year service pin on CARL to Oroville to relieve trainmaster Mc­ has been making a few alterations on MAN THEME SONG" FREGOSO. How he RATH'S lapel these days. He'll be glad NALLY during his vacation. Quite a her husband's uniform. As a Major in loves that tune! to show it to you. man, this Evans. the Air Force Reserves, he might need Max, in turn, was relieved by a new­ ANN OSDOBA is spending her vaca­ Strange, how you get used to people. it soon, and a couple of inches off the comer, DICK CZEIKOWITZ, JR. , son of tion this year by taking a boat trip to Because A. MONTELLI would always chest measurement and about three chief clerk CZEIKOWITZ. Dick, J r., is Alaska. Lucky girl! stop for a little brief on the war situ­ inches added to the waist line should a model plane builder and operator The office wishes HARRY PERRINE, ation, we needed two days to find out do the trick. of no little renown, winning second chief clerk Signal Department, a rapid what was missing while Monte was on Revising clerk FRED W. BRANDIES has honoq in last year's competition. Now recovery from his recent major oper­ his two weeks' vacation. accepted a position in the rate depart­ he flies around the building with tele­ ation at St. Joseph's. He will be on the You'd think a "Roundtable Dis­ ment at San Francisco and leaves as grams! sick list for at least six weeks. cussion" on psychology was taking soon as his relief arrives in San Jose. Relief wire chief CARL BAUMAN bid While BILL HEARD, signal draftsman, place at noontime, when those who HERMAN C. STEVENS, Oakland, is re­ in third trick wire chief job at "SR" spent the recent period of idleness prefer to bring their lunches get their lieving R. C. PRATT, yard clerk, while Sacramento. His former position in cruising through the tall timber of heads together and discuss the subject. the latter is on vacation. general office is temporarily vacant, Northern California, MAURICE NOTTER 24 MILEPOSTS MILEPOSTS 2S idled his time away harassing the trout on June 30. A trip up the Redwood June 4, after completing the course in population in the Belden area. Highway in a n ew Buick concluded the the Evening D ivision, which he at­ JOHN QUINN, engineering, after honeymoon. tended from th e fall of 1946 to the end walking the streets lately "looking for CLIFF NORDEN's calendar r eads: "To of January, 1950. His work included a nice three-room apartment in San Whom It May Concern: Have gone foreign trade and basic transportation, Francisco," finally hit the jackpot. fishing. Back August 17." and this attendance supplemented his "Glad that job is over," says John. A trip East to New J ersey with his previous study at the University of Visitors'Day. DICK GLOSTER, invited wife, Lois, and two children, J ohn and Colorado at B oulder, and Northwest­ to lunch with his old pal, JIMMIE GRACE, Mary, to visit his parents and grand­ ern at Evanston. by PETE PETERSON. With Callhan Con­ mother, took care of JOHN MILLER'S DAVE COPENHAGEN passed around the struction Co., Dick is busily engaged vacation. An assistant engineer, he cigars and candy July 20 to announce having fire h ydrants, pipe, etc., in­ says it was good to get back to San the arrival of Bruce, 734 pounds, his stalled in the Presidio. Well tanned, Francisco. (Frank Woolford, please third son. TOM PHILLIPS, just home from a suc­ take note.) EDITH MACOMBER, on leave of absence cessful fishing trip to Blairsden, and An annual delegate to the Philip­ from the freight traffic department, has JEFF JEFFREY, just retired, en route to pine Mahogany Association conven­ joined her husband in Stockton, where the Garden Club luncheon, where he tions, GEORGE PURCHASE traveled to they are having a n ew home built. picks up "ideas" for his varicolored D enver for this year's meeting. Recent vacationists in the traffic de­ tuberous begonia garden. CHARLIE STORY spent his vacation partment were MARGARET SCHAEFER, Chief engineer FRANK WOO LFORD fishing at Yellowstone with his wife. who traveled East, and RUBY GORE, visited New Orleans for graduation "Fishing good, but mosquitoes were who spent h er time in Oregon. pretty bad," claims Charlie. exercises of Mrs. Woolford's daughter W endover at Sophie Newcombe School, then for Prior to his annual bridge inspec­ CHARLES PFENNING, relief telegra­ a visit with relatives at Little Rock, tion, bridge engineer A RT CAR LSON pher, has b een transferred to Elko to A r kansas, returning home via Kansas spent a few days working on his new break in as dispatch er. Sorry to lose City, St. Louis, and D enver. Frank Burlingame home. Returned with a you, but we wish you and yours the says, "San Francisco is lovely, but nice tan, blisters, and no embonpoint best of luck. Just before departing from Oakland Pier on the New Orleans and Little Rock are su­ or girth around his middle. Taking over for correspondent Pfen­ California Zephyr recently. General Eisenhower perior!" Says who? gladly posed with General Passenger A gent James G etting his garden in shape for ning temporarily, FRANCIS A. DAVIS Hickey for this exclusive Milepost photo. Another flower gardener is E. P . competition in San Mateo's Fall Fiesta, will send in Wendover news for the he would prefer the freight to the PETERSON, who has his blooms so well HARRY CARVER, a draftsman, spent his Caboosing column. Your assistance ZephY1', but you should see him "doll under control that he and the Missis vacation at home. His display of will be appreciated. up" wh en he takes out the enjoyed a trip to Montana early in flowers in the Drafting Department SHIRLEY ·LEE , second trick telegra­ Zephyr! From the amount of ballast being June. "Didn't lose a flower," claims reveals his success in walking off with pher, and husband, Dan, just returned spread out along the line, Western Pete. the majority of this show's prizes each from a vacation to Yellowstone. How Pacific will have one of th e finest mad­ Following his marriage to Patricia year. lucky can some people get? beds in the country when completed, Lenane on May 27, CLIFF GERSTNER, Back in the office again is JIMMIE S. M. BUSH, from "down yonder" in claim observers. With freights boom­ draftsman, motored in a new Pontiac PIERC E, in between an engineering Florida, is now temporary relief oper­ ing through here, business must be to Salt Lake City, Lake Tahoe, Reno, course at Santa Clara. His daughter, ator at Wendover. Welcome to our city! good, keeping up Western Pacific's and Las Vegas. Becoming quite an ex­ Patricia, now h as a b a by sister, First trick telegrapher, ELLIS'S reputation as the fastest freight service pert with the camera, too, as his color Sherleen. daughter, just returned from Elko, of any Class A railroad in the U. S. A. slides show. BOB S EARLE received a Bachelor of where she spent several days visiting Another draftsman married recently Science D egree in general business ad­ friends. Sacramento Shops was BRUCE MCCLURE, who walked ministration at the graduation exer­ A certain freight conductor on this MRS. MARCELLA KAHL is filling in down the aisle with Colleen Crabtree cises of University of San Francisco, division would h ave you believe that temporarily as vacation relief. A swell 26 MILEPOSTS MILEPOSTS 27 gal, and we wish we could have her MEDLOCK, now on a six months' leave with us permanently. of absence. BUD KIMBALL, chief timekeeper, Elko spent his week's vacation up in the Strange as it may seem, everyone is Northwest, visiting Portland. glad to be back on his own desk after (This is the second of a series of articles about thirteen days of idleness, each one a Western Pacific's General Chairmen. Personalities TRUDY MACDONALD is back from va­ of the employees serving as General Chairmen for little wiser, terribly broke, and with a the other railroad labor organizations. as well as the cation. Instead of going to Ohio as 14 chairmen who are not WP employees, will appear new appreciation for his individual job in future issues of MILEPOSTS.) originally planned, her folks came that he has always taken for granted. West to see her. FRANK OLDHAM and his wife, MAXINE, Mr. Gleason's secretary, CHARLIE returned from Rochester, Minn., after Born at Buffalo, New York, October JERAULD, spent four days of his vaca­ consulting Mayo Bros. Clinic in regard 19, 1891, a modest young fellow just tion working on his new home which to Maxine's long-suffering illness. out of high school went to work for the he hopes to have ready for occupancy Maxine's mother, Mrs. Dean Kendall, Pennsylvania Railroad at Buffalo in the 15th of August. accompanied them on their trip. 1905. Working intermittently for sev­ CLAUDE ARMSTRONG , assistant ac­ ANTOINE P RIMEAUX has taken a leave eral years, A. W. Harris learned his countant, just returned from his vaca­ of absence to work with Firestone railroading the hard way, assisted tion, and we have a new steno-clerk Company. along the way by his father, an assist­ in the mechanical engineer's office, CARL PACINI suffered a painful back ant superintendent for the Pennsy. FRANCES ELMO, who replaces MRS. PAT (Continued on Page 31) It was not until 1909 that Art first came to California to continue a train service career that has found him working for nearly every principal railroad in the country, building up a background of experience that was to A. W. Harris serve him well in years to come. After hopping around the country, Art found quarters in the Pacific Building, San himself back in California with an as­ Francisco. His experience with the signment on Western Pacific's Western Brotherhood dates back to 1910, and Division in the early part of 1925, since that time he has served that or­ where he continued until transferred ganization in various capacities. to the Eastern Division in the summer A family man with no hobbies, Art of 1926. It was during this period, Art lives in ' nearby Richmond with Mrs. recalls, that western railroads each Harris and one son, A. W., Jr., now a year were hauling approximately senior at the University of California. 70,000 carloads of California grapes to The activities of his 21h-year-old eastern markets, and his duties found granddaughter necessitates consider­ him frequently riding these long trains able correspondence with his stepson, over the road. who resides in Los Angeles, as · does his stepdaughter. Returning to the Western Division in 1928, Art accumulated 20 years of seniority with the company before ac­ WHAT RA.ILROA.DERS KNOW­ cepting the General Chairmanship of Release no information concern­ This is not a flying saucer pilot nor a Man fro~ Mars, but hidin~ beneath all that 1975 glamor is Assistant the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen ing movements of military person­ Roadmaster Charlie Miller, who made quite a hit in the big SlIver State Stampede parade held in Elko during June. The tin suit comes equipped with can opener for emergency requirements. in 1945, a full-time job, with head- nel and materials!

28 MILEPOSTS MILEPOSTS 29 Sports Cahoosing ..• (Con tinued from Page 30) (Continued from Pa!:e 28) • SPORTS • The "hit parade" for the four games injury recently when he picked up a was as follows: tray of . .. we don't know! PLAY ER AB R H RBI Pet. BILL BREW, secretary to the Salt Mills. John, Ib ...... 9 5 5 6 .555 Lake trainmaster, has been promoted SACRAMENTO 20, SAN FRANCISCO P etersen, H arper, c ... 8 3 4 4 .500 Johnson, Don, p 4 2 2 2 .500 to traveling auditor on the Eastern STOCKTON 3 Ditty, Jack, If ...... 7 4 3 0 .428 In the final game of San Francisco Palladino, T ony, 55 ...... 12 3 4 0 .333 Division. Recreation Department's Recreation Quill, Tony (Mgr.), Util ... 4 0 1 1 .250 Employed as machinist for many The WPAC night softball team took Dullea, John, 3b ... 10 1 1 0 . 100 ~ 1 to 0 lead in the annual Sacramento­ League, Western Pacific's San F ran­ Ebnew, Dick, rL .. I() 1 1 1 . 100 years, more lately night foreman at the Coles, Jim, 2b...... 12 3 I 3 .083 Stockton series by blasting out a 20 cisco softball team dropped a 13 to 7 Ditty, Bob, p ...... 13 2 I 6 .077 roundhouse, ART JOHNSON recently game on August 4 to the Balboa Home Dillon, Jim, Jr., cf... 8 0 0 0 .000 passed away. Our deepest sympathy to 3 victory over the Stockton nine Hanson, Bob, r£... 8 0 0 I .000 Saturday, July 22, on the Stockton and Auto Supply team, winners of the to Louise and family. field. The game was nip and tuck dur­ League. Total, 4. games...... 105 24 23 23 JOHNNY ETCHEBEHERE suffered a ing the first four innings, but the bats "With a little more luck we might chipped elbow bone, torn ligaments, of the Capital City nine started boom­ have come out a winner in the last BASKETBALL STARTS SOON and pulled muscles during a picnic ing in the fifth to break up the game, game also," claimed Tony Quill, team softball game. Ted Williams, anothel' Many teams, including Western great ball player, suffered a similar and one lone tally in the last half of manager. "The team collected some P acific, are now practicing for the fif­ accident recently. the seventh and final inning did little nice bits, but they weren't bunched at teenth annual Industrial Division to help Stockton's score. CAROLINE WOLF, general clerk, just the right time to give us the runs we Men's Basketball Tourney, which gets The two Latinos, Cunha and O'Rul­ needed." "While the turnout was nor­ returned from a month's vacation in vnder way September 18 at San Fran­ the Hawaiian Islands. "A very delight­ lian, led the Sacramento nine at bat mally good, vacations and the layoff cisco's Kezar Pavilion. ful trip," claims Caroline. and Cr oy and Lusar starred for th~ made it a little difficult to get a team Divided into seven divisions, the Master mechanic WILLIAM PARRY has losers. Two homers by V. Latino and together for one or two of the games," railroaders will compete in Class C. his left hand in a cast due to a falling one each by Cunha and O'Rullian and said Quill, "but the gang tried hard to Schedules are now being worked up win and they'll be waiting for another jack while assisting in the loading of a triple by M. Latino did much to push and will be announced in a later issue chance next year." an emergency car. Hopes to have the r uns across for the winners. of MILEPOSTS. Trophies will be awarded cast removed soon. With a won 2, lost 2, and tied 1 the winner and runner-up teams, and SACRAMENTO ERWIN VAUGHAN, secretary to the AB H R record, the railroaders finished the individual awards will go to 10 players Q' Rullian, cf _. ____ . __ 3 2 3 superintendent, not only takes a Stadler, c ...... ___ ...... ___ ...... _.... 3 League in a tie for third place with on the teams at the conclusion of the I 2 month's vacation, but returns driving Cunha, 3b ...... 4 2 3 the 600 Club nine. tournament. The winners and runners­ Latino, M" Ib ...... __ . ___ . __ ...... 6 2 3 a new Cadillac. It's not how to get a Latino, V. , p ...... __ 5 3 4 Game scores were as follows: up will meet in a two-out- of-three Schenk, s...... 4 I 2 new Cad that bothers us, but how do Latona, 1£ ••.•. _... __ . __ • 5 1 1 ir~~~e;: l:d~fic } ...... Forfeit games championship series for title Konvalin. rf ...... _._ .... 4 you get a month's vacation? 1 2 Western Pacific...... 4 honors in each division. Silva, 2b ...... 0 0 0 RONNIE THORPE, ALLAN' S son, re­ Schenley Industries 2 Last year the WP five finished up in Western Pacific...... 0 turned from two weeks at Camp Cooke, TOTALS ...... 34 13 20 Mario's Bar ...... 9 fourth place after losing two games by Western Pacific...... 13 California, weighing 16 pounds heav·ier. STOCKTON 600 Club ..... 13 just one point, thereby losing a chance Western Pacific...... 7 The Nevada National Guard appar­ AB H R Balboa Home & Auto Supply 13 for the playoffs. With four years' ex­ Stealing, p ...... 4 1 0 ently feed their men well. 31) perience now behind them, hopes are Hightower, c .. . _____ ... __ ...... ______...... 2 0 1 (Continued on Page Lusar, 1 b ...... _. __ .. 4 0 high for a successful 1950 season. Croy, ss ._...... _ ...... 3 0 " Tickets are now available for all Dullea, Local 315; Minette Pope, Local Heckala, 3b ...... 2 0 Two battered old wrecks of humanity were sitting seasonal games, excluding the cham­ 333; Bee Peterson, Local 465; Tony Phipps, If ...... 3 1 1 together on a bench in the city park, when one Carman, rf ...... __ ...... 3 1 0 informed his neighbor: " I'm a man who never took pionship playoffs, and holders are en­ Palladino, Local 332; Jim Mills, Local cf ...... 2 0 0 Schank, advice from anybody." Benedict, 2b ...... _. ... 2 1 1 titled to 50 admissions for only $1.00. 497; Lee Sherwood, Local 492, and John " Shake, old fellow," said the other, "I'm a man Tickets may be purchased from John Suseoff, Eighth and Brannan. TOTALS ...... 25 6 who followed everybody's advice." MILEPOSTS 31 30 MILEPOSTS Sec. 34.66, P. L. & R. WESTERN PACIFIC MILEPOSTS U. -'S. POSTAGE 526 Mission St., San Francisco 5, Calif. 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Completion of the Burlington's "Centennial Cutoff" in 1951 will shorten the Chi­ cago-Kansas City line by nearly 22 miles and provide day-time operation of fast Zephyr-type trains between those cities.

Camera fan tourists traveling between, Lapland and the Arctic Circle on Sweden's new Midnight Sun Express find the train has a unique, specially designed and fully equipped photographic darkroom, complete with expert instructor. • Henry Bausback, Missouri Pacific chef, received a $1,000 U. S. Savings Bond for winning H. J. Heinz Co's. nationwide Magic Onions National Recipe Contest with his recipe for Magic Onion Pie. • Seven hundred music critics in the United States and Canada have voted the Railroad Hour the best operatic program on the air, according to a poll conducted by Musical America Magazine. • • Designed to take the fuss and bother out of "Operation Vacation," the New York Central System has issued a "Year 'Round Vacation Guide" keyed to answer travelers' questions in advance; • • A " midnight snack" service has been created on the Milwaukee Road's Pioneer Limited operating overnight between Chicago and Minneapolis. • • Teaching boys and girls how to keep from getting hurt was the purpose of a new school program launched this spring by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad through­ out its 13-state territory.