October 1960 #135
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fraternal groups in name only, but WANTED! points will be given you for tips on individuals traveling in groups such as ilepoSls More Passengers these. H ere's what I'm giving away: Volume XII , No. 3 OCTOBER, 1960 ' Milepost No. 135 y NAME'S Jim Hickey. I'm director 1st Prize-a $100 U. S. Savings Bond. M of our passenger sales and it's my 2nd Prize-a $50 U . S. Savings Bond. job to get as many people as is possible Department of Public Relations 3rd Prize-a $25 U. S. Savings Bond. to ride the California Zephyr. During 4th Prize-a $25 U. S. Savings Bond. WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD the busy summer months we frequent SACRAME NTO NORTHERN RY. 5th Prize-a $25 U. S. Savings Bond. TIDEWATER SOUTHERN RY . ly don't have space for all those who 52b Mission Street want to ride this train. During the off 6th Prize - two box seats to any San Francisco 5, California season it's a different story. That's why Giants' home game. Lee "Flash" Sherwood, Editor I want to give away money. I want to 7th Prize - two box seats to any A. L. Lloyd, Associate Editor keep the California Zephyr as well Giants' home game. filled as is possible all year long. I'm 8th P rize -two box seats to any willing to pay for your help. Giants' home game. I'm running a contest beginning Oc 9th Prize - two box seats to any tober 15 and ending April 30, 1961. The Giants' home game. contest is open to all WP and subsidi 10th Prize - two box seats to any ' Milepost No. 135: ary company railroaders and pension Giants' home game. Industrial area south ers, except employees active in pas of Sacramento. If you need more TIP CARDS, you senger sales. can get them from me or from your Here's how you can get some of my department head. My suggestion is "dough." Fill out and send me one of that you get started sending in TIP the TIP CARDS stapled in the center CARDS right away. This "dough" is F EATU R E S of this issue of MILEPOSTS for each per Page burning a hole in my pocket! son or persons you think might want Skirting Lake Almanor on WP's Inside Gateway Route to Pacific to ride the California Zephyr. They Northwest .......................................... .. ........................................... .... Front Cove1' must travel a distance of 500 miles or Mileposts more round trip, or a distance of 250 economizes WANTED! More passengers .. 3 miles or more one way, and make the For reasons of urgent economy, this MILEPOSTS economizes ............... 3 trip before June 1, 1961. You will re issue of MILEPOSTS has been reduced to How We're Doing ...... 4 ceive two points for each person named 16 pages. Beginning with the next who makes a round trip; one point for issue, the magazine will be issued bi Who pays for our vacations? ........ 4 each person making a one-way trip; monthly by combining two issues into What made this passenger train a success?. 5 and one-half of these points for each one. This trend will probably continue through the year 1961. Additional sav 6 child aged five to twelve. Family Plan Mileposts in Gold . ings are being accomplished by in tickets will be given full credit as indi Deal' Editor: 7 corporating changes in the mechanics cated above. Caboosing .. .. 9 of publication. No points will be given for reduced There will be some changes in con Sports .......... .. .. 15 rates such as apply to the clergy, char tents to provide space for the most in Railroad Lines .................. .. ........ Back Cover ity, and half fares on passes. No points formative and most interesting activi will be given for convention, sales or ties about your railroad. ~7 2 MILEPOSTS OCT 0 B E R, 1 96 0 3 Sweeping a round a Canadian Pacific cur ve such How We're Doing as this one nea r Penticton afforded "Ca ri boo Country Special" passengers unlimited view s. Recent wage increases and other result in little traffic diversion to com rising costs, plus the present decline petitive transportation. ern Alberta; and Pacific Great Eastern. in traffic, have seriously lowered WP's * * * cash position to the point where dras California Zephyr's average load in In addition, excellent cooperation was contributed by the citizenry of the tic measures of economy must be, and August 1960 amounted to 100.5 percent small towns and cities visited during are being, enforced. of train's capacity,compared with 102.3 percent in August 1959. the tour. * * Equally important was the outstand Net income for August 1960 showed * * * ing performance by every member of Trains 1 and 2 made their last $142,780 increase over same period in the Pullman Company and WP dining runs on October 2. In authorizing WP 1959; but for first eight months 1960, car department crews. These 38 rail to discontinue the trains, the Inter net income is nearly $1 million less roaders took personal pride in giving state Commerce Commission stated: than in same 1959 period, made more the passengers the kind of service they "The relatively small use of these unfavorable since the 1959 net was What made this expected, were entitled to, and for trains by the public does not justify considerably reduced because of the which they paid, and they worked hard the heavy financial losses to the car passenger train to perform that service. The passengers steel and copper strikes. rier, which amounted to more than were unanimous in their praise for the $254,000 in 1959 and $85,000 in the first a success? * * * efficient and conscientious service per Tariffs covering a general freight four months of this year." he fourth annual "Cariboo Country formed by these men. xate increase of about one percent, to * * * T Special" was a sellout. It made become effective October 24 pending The 18-car special left Oakland on "Cinerama Holiday," in which the money for six railroads and the Pull the morning of August 27. Before ar ICC approval (hearings now in prog Calif01'nia Zephyr stars, opens on Oc man Company, it created additional riving back in Oakland on September Tess), are estimated to add about $497, tober 24 for its second run at San work for employees, and it brought 5, the train had covered more than {)OO to annual gross revenues; should Francisco's Orpheum Theater. much good will to Western Pacific 5,000 miles through three states and which originated the all-expense tour. two Canadian provinces. Each year the Not every passenger train can claim "Cariboo Country Special" follows a Who pays for our vacations? those distinctions today. slightly different route after leaving ost of us enjoyed from one to three sible service at the lowest possible cost. Here are some of the reasons behind Vancouver, B. C. Two overnight stops M weeks' vacation this year while One way to insure that our railroad, the train's success. were made this year, one going at Cal receiving pay for the time not worked. rather than a competitor, gets that The tour was attractive to the trav gary, Alberta, and one returning at It is estimated that WP's cost for our business is by giving our best while on eling public. They enjoyed unusual Vancouver, B. C. vacations this year will amount to the job during the days we are not on scenery, good food, and fine service. Of the 210 passengers (more than in about $1,182,000. vacation. More and more competitors They avoided travel on crowded high any previous year) , 26 were repeating That's a lot of pay for time not would like to get the business we have, ways. Careful advance planning made the tour. Of those 26, one came from worked and, quite probably, few of us and they are making it more and more certain that no detail was overlooked Hartford, Conn., and one came from stop to think who pays for the cost. difficult for us to keep the business we to provide the passengers with the best Denver, Colo. Five other Denverites That cost is paid by our customers, now have, and to obtain the new busi possible tour for their money. were on the tour this year, as were two for it must become a part of the cost of ness we need. The five railroads over which the from Douglas, Ariz.; three from Cin our services. It's the business we have, and the special was routed, in addition to cinnati, Ohio; two from Ada, Mich.; Just what does this mean to us? business we must get, that provides our Western Pacific, gave each other splen and two all the way from Winter Park, It means that our railroad has to ob jobs, our vacations, and our other em did cooperation. The five railroads were Fla. tain a lot of business to pay for that ployee benefits. Great Northern; Spokane, Portland & The majority of the 210 passengers, bill. That business can only be obtained Our customers are good to us-let us Seattle (and its Oregon Trunk Railway on debarking at Oakland, expressed a by giving our customers the best pos- be good to them. operation); Canadian Pacific; North- desire to make the trip again. 4 MILE POSTS OC T 0 B E R, 1 960 5 MILEPOSTS IN GOLD ::bear {;ditor: MILEPOSTS congratulates the following railroaders who will be eligible for Service Pin Awards during the month of October, 1960; 3S-YEAR PI NS ..