WESTERN PACIFIC The Bicentennial Year MilepoSts SUMMER-FALL 1976 The Intermodal group also works closely with D. L. Loftus, Director In termodal Development (contracts, equipment, profit analysis), D. C. Pendleton, Manager Intermodal Pric ing (tariff changes) as weI! as WP's Operating Department (schedules and The "piggy-packer" with arms train operations), and Western Pa extend d ca n unload vans (or cific Transport Company (terminal trail r ) with the same ease it can I'wist a container from or loading, unloading and pick-up and to the railroad flat cars_ These delivery) . cars are designed to handle bOUl vans and containers for The Intermodal Sales Team coor the railroad. dinates and assists the WP sales offices across the country in making customer contacts, securing new profitable busi ness, and offering expertise in intel' modal sales and service. The Team's With the aid of the WP 'morning report· Miss eoverage includes a wide range of in Rita Connelly, Manager-Intermodal Service ad vises customers the latest schedules for ar termodal customers, such as: freight rival and delivery of their vans or containers. forwarders, shippers agents, shipping Rita is headquartered in the San Francisco associations, steamship lines, steam office. ship agencies, container companies, w.P. Establishes Intermodal Dept. brokers, local truck lines, trading companies and individual shippers_ The 'Team' maintains close associa t ion with the large northern Califor nia ports. Included on this list are the P orts of Oakland, San Francisco, The development and growth of sales team of experienced personnel Stockton and Sacramento. containers and trailers on flatcars, trained to handle the specialized needs Intermodal (container and trailer) commonly known in the industry as of the Intermodal customer. Headed t. raffic was a growth area for the West "piggyback" has had a significant im by Director William F. Schmidt, this ern Pacific in 1976 with a dramatic 40 pact on the transportation pattern in sales team works closely with shippers percent increase in traffic during the the railroad industry during the last to develop lower-cost containerization fi rst nine months of the year. "This decade. As a result, many "high and trailer programs and to provide represents one of the highest percent rated" commodities previously inf orma tion on sched ules, tariff age increases in the industry for the shipped by truck are now moving changes and customs procedures. year and I feel this is just the start of 'long-haul by rail. an upward trend in the future devel Beginning in the early sixties, West Other members of this sales team opment of our intermodal traffic" ern Pacific has been an aggressive are Charles R. McNeal-Manager In ~ ay s Bill Schmidt. Bill went on to S~y leader in the development of equip termodal Sales, Western Region (San Lhat "using 'Piggyback' offers a com ment design, expedited train sched Francisco) and William Leslie, Man pieL' t.ransportation package to a cus Another type of "piggyback" customer is the ules, and prompt service tailored to ager-Intermodal Sales, Eastern Re- Lo meI.' by providing reliable service- drayage companies. Manager Charles R. Mc Neal (left) talks with C. D. Alfred, Vice Presi the Tntermodal shipper. gion (Chicago) and Miss Rita Con oLh train and terminal- at a com dent, Cal-Pacific Co. (San Francisco) re garding The reorganization of WP's Inter nelly, Manager - Intermodal Service p Lit iv pri customer delivery schedules. mod ·1 D partmen Lin 1975 provided a (San Francisco) . Intermodal Department ...
Among the wide ran ge of inter· model customers served by the WP are the freight for· ward e rs Here Manager Ch arles R. McNeal (left) dis· cusses service routes to east· ern markets with V. E. Ho· burg, Bay Area Terminal Man .. ager, Universal Carloading & Di stributing Co. in San Fran· cisco.
Container leasing companies Members of the Intermodal Sales Team hold Manager·lntermodal Service; Charles R. Mc· provide still another type of frequent meetings with the directors of devel· Neal, Manager·lntermodal Sales; William F. rail intermodal customer. Man· opment and pricing to discuss new WP van Schmidt, Director·lntermodal Sales; D. L. ager Charles R. McNeal (left) and container programs. Key members of Loftus, Director·lntermodal Development, and discusses container commit· this team are: (I. to r.) Miss Rita Connelly, D. C. Pendleton, Manager·lntermodal Pricing. ments with SSI Container Cor· poration's Kathy Montelaro, Coordinating Manager Inter· modal Services, and James A. Weaver, Director· Intermodal Services.
Shipper associations play an important role in the move· ment of trailers and containers on the railroads. Bonnie J. Martinez (right), district man· ager, ITOFCA, INC. (at Ala· meda, Ca. ) discusses service commitments with Director W. F. Schmidt.
(left- with radio) and Office Manager Paul Brown. This stag ing area fo r containers and trai lers (vans) is directly at1j ace nt to railroad Ilatcar loadin area .
______•• JI [ I " ...'I ...., '-_~ _ _ .II .... [l AI I Intermodal Department ... Western Pacific's loading and unloading of containers and vans is handled by the WP Transport Company. To do this job efficiently. the most modern equipment available is in daily service at the 'pig ramp' in Oakland. Here WPT's modern 'piggy· packer' is load ing containers aboard WP's fast container train the "TOF" which makes direct through connections for eastern desti nations with the Union Pacific and Rio Grande Railroads at Sa It La ke City.
New accounts is a frequent topic of discussion at a inter· modal sales strategy meeting The steam-ship lines and the northern Califor Manager Charles R. McNeal (center) discusses in San Francisco. Present at nia ports playa vital role in the movement of container availability for the weekly WP east this meeting are (I. to r.) containers to and from Asia and Europe by bound 'minibridge' train the "COFC," with Charles R. McNeal. Rita M ship and across North America via railroad Sea· Land Service, Inc. - Oakland Terminal Connelly and William F "Bill" 'land bridge' and 'minibridge.' Fully loaded Manager, Richard L. Hill (left) and Marine Schmidt. this class ship will carry 1,096 (35' & 40') Manager W. M. Fauntlery. containers.
Septem ber 1. 1955 was the beginning of a revolutionary cooperative transport meth· od on the WP lines. In con· junction with the Great Northern (BN) and Santa Fe then. and later with the Union Pacific and Rio Grande R.R.s. piggyback se rvice got the railroads Into the highclass freight busi n ess formerly domi · nat d I)y truckers. Shown: the th n new WP "RiJil/ On arrival at the Port of Oakland, giant cranes A few minutes from dock side, WP Transport Roael " Servic . 110ist containers from the container ship onto Company's 'piggy·packer· removes container waiting fl atbed trucks for the short trip to the from the flatbed truck onto a waiting flat car. W I' rn Pacific "pic·ramp."
_c:...... IIl.. __ .... IIa.Aa.AI U L.AI I of intermodal dispatch and manager went on to the University of Denver of the customer service center. Rita and received a BA degree in Political is also active in such organizations as Science. the Womens Traffic Club of San Fran In 1973 Bill began work with the cisco and the Railway Business Wom UP as a management trainee in ens Association. Omaha. Other jobs with the UP in When not working as Manager of cluded legislative assistant in Wash the Intermodal Customer Service, ington, D.C. and Intermodal traffic Rita enjoys numerous outdoor activi agent in Chicago. ties along with swimming, hiking, and William F. Schmidt Charles R. McNeal Rita M. Connolly William Leslie, III Bill saw military duty from 1967 bicycling. Rita also makes her home until 1969 as a first lieutenant in Viet in San Francisco. Nam. While in Viet Nam Bill received a Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. Meet The W.P. Intermodal Sales Team MILEPOSTS welcomes William Les Bill's after work interests include lie, 3rd as Manager-Intermodal Sales camping, hiking, snow skiing, and East, headquartered in Chicago. Bill photography. Bill resides in the Windy William "Bill" F . Schmidt is Direc for railroads since 1960 when he was who was raised in Bronxville, N.Y. City of Chicago. tor of Intermodal Sales. Bill, who first employed by the C&O railroad as hails from Petaluma, CA. started his a clerk. In 1965 Chuck came to the railroad career in 1964 as a brakeman Alameda Belt Line, which is an affili while attending San Jose State Uni ate of WP. versity where he received his BS De After a short time with the ABL he gree in Business and Industrial Man came to WP in the Oakland office. For agement. the next four years Chuck held various Bill joined WP's management train clerical positions in the operating de ing program in December of 1966. partment. He was promoted to sales During the next 5 years he held vari representative at the San Francisco ous intermodal and staff sales posi office in 1970, and was Supervisor of tions in the Marketing Department. In Customer Service from 1972 until 1972 he was appointed sales manager 1975. in the Oakland District office. In Chuck was born and raised in Ohio. March of 1975 Bill was promoted to He and his wife Althea live in Con his present position as Director of In cord, CA. Chuck enjoys after work termodal Sales. activities that include golf, hunting Bill belongs to various traffic clubs and fishing. including the San Francisco Commer cial Club, The Transportation Club of San Francisco and The National * * * Railroad Piggyback Association. Bill enjoys the leisure time activi Rita M. Connolly has been promoted ties of trout fishing, skiing, and base to the position of Manager of Inter-· ball. While attending San Jose State, modal Customer Service headquar Bill was pitcher and co-captain of tered in San Francisco. Rita takes their baseball team. Bill resides in over her position with over 33 years Moraga with his wife Lana. with WP. Born in Rodeo, CA. she at n f w occasions during 1976, WP's first the "TOF," trailer-on-flat-car, and the "COFC," tended Berkeley schools. 1.1 int rmodal train tile "TOF" was headed container·on-flat-car trains on the Oakland to by 1)0111 red . white & blu e locomotives # 1776 Rita's first job with WP was a Salt Lake City runs, frequently returning on * * * iI "cl /1 1976 n i I-,own here on their ea t . the westbound WP train "S-PBF" (bay-piggy ha rles R. M N al is Ma nager of ·teno-clerk h - . 0 n ael vancccl to su h IWllnel 'U" ill tll o l en til " ,' I
Spirits were high with fun and en having the time of their life. A great tertainment prevailing at the first WP deal of thanks ought to go out to the Valley Golf Tournament and Picnic picnic committee who organized the May 8, 1976. Golf was the first order days activities: J. H. Brown, Direc of the day and was played at the Elk tor-Rules & Safety; G. M. Metzdorf, Horn Country Club in Stockton. A superintendent, SN & TWS; and R. F. picnic followed for all at the Micke Hobbs, Division Engineer. Grove Park and Zoo in Lodi. The golf tournament was one of the highlights of the day with 144 golfers playing. Both men and women com peted for the two 1st place perpetual awards, which are a steam locomotive bell and for the ladies a silver vase. Scores were computed on a mean average system. The low gross men's score was attained by Sam Latino, car inspector from Sacramento. Men's low net scores were won by the following: Don Thomas, who placed 1st. Don is son of Yard Master Bob Thomas of Sacramento. 2nd place was won by Oscar Carrea, clerk for the Tidewater Southern in Modesto. And in 3rd place was Bernie Coggins, terminal car su perintendent in Stockton. In the ladies division the low gross score was won by Nita Luebke, wife of W. G. Luebke, Director of Purchas ing. The ladies low net scores were Mrs. C. Wood, 1st place; Mrs. Walt Treanor, 2nd; and in 3rd place was Mrs. Bill Rumsey. After a day of golf everyone was ready for an old fashioned Bar-B-Que picnic lunch, featuring delicious ham burgers, hot dogs, and other delicacies with beverages for both young and old. Entertainment was furnished by "M udevilles Finest Dixieland Band" featuring our own Earl Miller on Sax ophone. All the youngsters were kept happy during the day wandering through Micke Groves Zoo and taking rides in t he amusement park. All in all the day W:lS a g l' at su c .swith all6 5p ople
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12 Mil PO-- T, ---- oi lMMI H IAI I I ' ''' Third Annual Graeagle Picnic The scenic Feather River Region was again the site of the Western Pa cific's Employee picnic. The golf tour nament was held at the Graeagle Mea dows Golf Club and picnic grounds. The day began with 140 golfers shooting for top honors. In the men's division Engineer George Couant had the men's "low gross." Ladies "low gross" was won by Mrs. Nita Luebke. The men's trophy was dedicated to the late Jim Terhorst, Division Superin tendent. Everyone enjoyed the hamburgers, hot dogs and the refreshments at the picnic grounds. Musical entertain ment was provided by the Sierra Countryman, who according to re ports played some of the best country music this side of the mountains. To sum it up the picnic was a winner! A great deal of thanks goes out to all who made the day possible and spe cial thanks to J. H. Brown, Director of Rules and Safety; G. M. Metzdorf, Su perintendent, SN & TWS; and R. F. Hobbs, Division Engineer.
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A serious derailment was averted on February 6, 1976 when (M of W) Laborer Alfredo Diaz (left) spotted this broken wheel on a loaded tank car approaching Pollock (milepost 132.4 south of Sacra mento) on tra in BN-139-3. The tra i n crew was immediately alerted and the car was set out at Pollock siding. Also in compliance with operating rule 109 were Foreman Junior Boyce (right) and Ma chine Operator Donald Hart (center) who are members of Extra Gang 402. These three men have NO IIlost time injuriesll for a combined total of 50 years service.
'I' }) ii;! i ' another in the series of "per- perform our work. The posters are 11II1IIiz d" 'afety posters distributed displayed at many "on line" terminals I . !t· m wi de l eaturing Western Pa to remind all of us to always THINK jjll' I' lll pl oy) " , with ex elJ ent safety ABOUT SAFETY, 1I ' I ' (II ' d ~ plJlILo'THph I at th ir j ous, MILEPOSTS would like to hear from 11111 l :i'oW II , dir 'cLu r oJ r l)1 ·s a nd yo u vvith ome of you!' own words on ill'I,I' , ;I c' \' 'I"\led Ihis (, "llIillllill)" .\) 1' 0- Saf·1v, P I as s 'nclin y 1.II' sl ()JT, fln f()' )'1.111 1 III dl'lJlitll ~ lrllll ' ;1 :-; 1\ 1"1': W ;I .\' 1(> () III' II x l i:;s ll , 1'11;ln1\ Y (lU , E li Lo l', 16 iO-UO:;:---i ~g~~~ .-+"C1> » 0 _ C1> WPT Safety Dinner ~ ~3 :E 0'"- r-~"'O (l) gAg""'Q The Western Pacific Transport (J) ~g~ o~ Company's Salt Lake Division office it '< ;-'I ro ... III ::J » '- held their first ann ual "safety ~ 3: Q) ~. Q) -c CD awards" dinner at the Roadway Inn III 0..(0(1):::::1=~ 8:~ n :'-OQ:;: Restaurant on October 9, 1976. The OJ ~-. c:;.- o'~C(f);§ dinner was attended by 34 employees OQ:;~cC/l -i and their wives. ... _ro,
WPT's new Director of Operations Gene West burg addresses the employees and their wives at the Roadway Inn Restaurant. SLC . La iO-UO:;:---i ~g~~~ .-+"C1> » 0 _ C1> WPT Safety Dinner ~ ~3 :E 0'"- r-~"'O (l) gAg""'Q The Western Pacific Transport (J) ~g~ o~ Company's Salt Lake Division office it '< ;-'I ro ... III ::J » '- held their first ann ual "safety ~ 3: Q) ~. Q) -c CD awards" dinner at the Roadway Inn III 0..(0(1):::::1=~ 8:~ n :'-OQ:;: Restaurant on October 9, 1976. The OJ ~-. c:;.- o'~C(f);§ dinner was attended by 34 employees OQ:;~cC/l -i and their wives. ... _ro,
WPT's new Director of Operations Gene West burg addresses the employees and their wives at the Roadway Inn Restaurant. SLC . La Gene Westburg Paul Brown Marvin Walton Bryan R. R. Whipple Dora Prophet James E. Perry
Marketing Appointments Br yan R. R. Whipple was promoted growing grapes and making wine. 10 Director of Equipment Planning at Bryan lives in Berkeley with his wife WP Transport Co. San Francisco. Bryan is a native of Krista and their 31/:! year old daughter Detroit, Michigan and attended the Marisa. University of Michigan at Ann Arbor MILEPOSTS welcomes Gene West later for System 99 Trucking in a sim t'('eei ving a B.S.E. degree (ind ustrial burg who was recently appointed Di ilar position. He also worked for three Engineering) in 1961, and then at MILEPOSTS welcomes Alan V. Sikora rector of Operations for W.P. Trans other trucking companies in Dock Su I Ili n i ng his Masters in Business Ad who was appointed Sales Representa port Co. Gene's trucking experience pervisory positions before coming to mi nistra tion in 1964, tive in the New York Territory. Al is well rounded. Gene, who was born WP Transport. Brya n's first position for a railroad joined WP in February of this year in Salt Lake City, was employed for Some interests Paul pursues are was a transpotration analyst and later following 4 years as sales representa P.LE. for 31 years. Gene worked in writing, handball, football, and work II advanced to a senior transportation tive for the KCS Railroad. various capacities from dock washer ing with a local Boy Scout Troop. analyst. In 1975 he was Vice-Presi Born in Morristown, New Jersey, to drivers supervisor, branch man :r,: t! 111t and General Manager of the Al went to high school in Denville, ager, and district manager at both In r ican Freedom Train Project Inc. N.J. He continued his education at Akron, Ohio and Oakland terminals. MILEPOSTS welcomes Marvin Wal h udquartered in Richmond, Califor Fairleigh Dickinson University in The past 2 years he worked for O.N.C. ton, recently appointed Sales Manager lila [or two years. Madison where he majored and at Freight Systems in San Leandro for WP Transport Co. Born in St. In January, 1976 Bryan came to tained a B.A. degree in English Liter where he was Terminal Manager. Louis, Mo., Marv attended schools ill \ ol'k for WP as Manager of Equip ature. Gene resides in Walnut Creek with his Hillsboro, Mo. He attended transpor III 'nt Development and was promoted His hobbies include skiing, gliding, wife and one daughter. tation classes at Golden Gate Colleg(' 10 his present position in October. camping, basketball, tennis, and in San Francisco. I I yUI1 keeps an active sched ule after mountain climbing. Al resides in his He is well versed in the truckin,l.{ 1\ IIl'k hours due to a number of organ i- hometown of Denville, N.J. industry after having gained experi 1 II iOllS he belongs to, which include MILEPOSTS welcomes Paul Brown as ence as traffic manager for Dymo In l it< , Ie la nelic Society of Northern Tra nsportation the new Terminal Office Manager at dustries in Emeryville, CA., District (': 1/1 f' I' ll ia where he holds the office of WP Transport. Paul grew up in Pon Sales Manager for LM.L. Freight side nt, the Scandinavian Col Dora Prophet is promoted to Super tiac, Michigan. He attended college at Lines and also regional sales manag 'I' lu b, the American Philatelic visor of Salvage Sales for WP in the Patten Theological Seminary and re for LM.L. ,'III i<'ly, and the Pacific Locomotive Freight Claims Department head ceived a B.A. in Divinity. He is pres Marv enjoys relaxing at his favor \ HO!'!, Li on. quartered in San Francisco. Dora was ently completing study for his Mas ite outdoor sport of golf. He res id\,.'1 IlI 'Y IIII ;" ot h I,' a'tivi t ie include raised in Racine, Wisconsin and got ter::; degree in Divinity. with hi~ family ill ,an Pabl , Ca ., IIIIIP '\l ll ·tillg. I' uuilliYlg old r a.iJ- her fir t secr etarial job with the J. I. Paul f;t arted working for Delta wi t h hi,; .~I II Mi"II;tI'1 an d dau hl\' I' 1 11,,,11 ': 11 ',, ( II' ownc< alld I11 clilil n illC< t wo a, 0 . :1::; se l'etary to the Chief 1.i n e ~
BICENTENNIAL-lii6 .. 19i6
During the early part of 1976, the now famous ex-SP steam locomotive number 4449 traveled the western states on a nationa I tou r with the American Freedom Train display. The # 4449
_.a:.:~I.I. H I AI I 1 76 7 Our Bicentennial Year - Part 2 ~/
Oakland's Mayor John Reading had the honor of christening the newly painted WP locomo· tive # 1776 in front of the old Oakland passenger station at noon on March 27, 1976. This event signaled the beginning of a three state tour with the BiCentennial Freight Train. During the following two weeks over 10,000 visitors in 11 cities would view the train and receive a special souvenir bro· chure. Above: Visitors at the Oakland depot gather to in the (new) Old Spaghetti Depot Restaurant. witness the official christening of # 1776. Be· The Port of Oakland also provided an ocean low: Fred A. Tegeler, VP·Administration, WP, going container with a multimedia present. gives a brief talk on the events about to take tion on how the port and the railroads coop place and introduces our distinguished guests. erate in moving freight. Following the ceremonies lunches were served OAKLAND March 2i~19i6
( II Saturday, March 27, a gathering protect freight from temperature ex 1) 1 Ollt okers watched Oakland's May tremes, loaned by Canadian Forest II I ,Iohn Reading smash a champagne Products, Ltd. of Vancouver, Canada; Ilid lit against the front of a freshly- a flat with two vans arranged piggy 1'"lld 'el I" d-white-and-blue locomo- back style, provided by Western 1111 ' Ii t he white froth bubbled to Transport Co. ; one of WP's specially I II 1'1' un I, everyone applauded this equipped cushion cars, with inflatable "" 1111 (. L ur nation's 200th birthday doors; and a WP caboose. The locomo lliei II iL wa that Western Pacific's tive sported the Great Seal of the Idl l'lill'l1n iul locomotive, "1776," was United States-our nation's coat of I Ii I I 11'11 el, arms-and, as an added touch, the I '1"lph'd L t h engine were five cars, engine's polished bell had a painted I" II dl'j'OI'fIL d in a different red crack down its side, simulating the II ill .Illd I.ILI ' color cherne. There famous crack in the liberty bell. /I 1l'l)\l'r vci (gTain) hopper car, lent The christening ceremony, although 11\ I' tlJIIlll 1l 'I'ral1 :4 )lur L L afring- t o up an event in it 'elf , also marked the be JI " II II", N ill iOllal Craill and F c II g illning or " 1776'1-\" two-week, 2,000- III IIIIIP II; :111 ill ~ lil il l e ci I;n x~'iir to mil tOil I' or al) Lh maj or Lown:4 0 11 t h
I .1. Oakland ... WP. From Oakland, the train even - tually chugged its way to Stockton, Oroville, Elko, Salt Lake City, San Jose, Sacramento and San Francisco, with several short daylight stops in between these poin ts, for the benefit of picture-takers: (i.e., Portola, Wen dover, Winnemucca and Livermore). The general public, however, was not the only group of people who dis played a sense of pride at seeing the glistening caravan. It was reported that, throughout" 1776's" initial run, WP trackmen and signal mainte nancemen would often smile and re move their hard hats as the train shot by. In many towns, groups of school children were given WP brochures and guided tours that explained how each car operated. It would seem inevitable, then, that a sister locomotive for "1776" would eventually come into existence-and this is exactly what happened when WP engine "1976" was unveiled in the Stockton yards, on May 6. There were no ceremonies this time. Two days later, on May 8, the two locomotives 11 11 th same program with the christening of Cavis, recheck clerk in the accounting depart· underwent their inaugural run to II" ( motive # 1776, in front of the old Oakland ment in the general office. In the official photo gether, from Oakland to Salt Lake 01 , II t: visitors were greeted by The Ca lifor of the group (above) Charles is the fourth III II , a full· throated barbershop sOciety from the right with the straw hat. City. A pair of GP40 class diesel elec " '( I1g whose members is our own Charles tric engines (formerly numbers 3540 and 3541), "1776" and "1976" have, since that time, been running about twice a week, leading other locomo tives on eastbound trains TOF and GGM. Sometimes they are together; but, for the most part, they pull sepa rate trains. The engines were together, again, during the July 4 celebration in San Francisco. During the festivities that week-end, "1776" and "1976" were on display at the Ferry Building and at the famed Fisherman's Wharf shar ing the spotlight with bicentennial cars and locomotives of other rail road who'e tra 'k~ 1"1.1 .11 through our nation. Oakland ...
Representatives at the official christening at Oakland were: (I. to r.) Charles Seifert. Pub· lic Relations Director, Port of Oakland; Jim leno, PR Direc· tor·Oakland Bicentennial Com· mittee; Mayor John Reading of Oakland; Fred A. Tegeler, Vice President· Administration, Western Pacific Railroad; Carl Rufelds, St. Trade Commis· sioner·office of Consulate Gen· eral·Canada, and Mario Ragu· sa, Sr., Locomotive Engineer ( # 1), Western Pacific R.R. Special Thanks go to the Oakland Police and Traffic Departments for the arrangements that made the railroad display location on Third Street possible for that day. Also, Thank You to the Oakland Council of the Boy Scouts of America for their assistance in providing addi· tional usher and crowd control. And, last but not least, to the men and women of the West· ern Pacific system who made it all happen. TO YOU we dedicate this Mileposts 'special issue.' STOCKTON March 29,19;6
As the exalted Eagle represents our Country, the 1776 and 1976, dressed in Red, White and Blue, represent our Company. My hat goes off to the Western Pacific for a splendid job on the painting and promotion of the lo comotives. This is truly in the 'Spirit' of our Nation's Bicentennial! Leonard W. Bond, the painter of the 1776 and 1976, said that when he was first assigned the project that he was a little nervous and worried as to whether he could meet the expecta tions of the company. Mr. Bond has been with Western Pacific since 1937. He started in the Sacramento shops as an apprentice painter and worked there until a year ago when he transferred to the Stock ton shops. It was there he created "The Spirit." He and his wife still live in Sacra mento. Mrs. Bond, after thirty years with Pacific Telephone, is enjoying her pension. They have two sons. One of them is an IRS Agent here in San Francisco. The other, Michael, is a former WP employee who was an electrician for six years before taking his trade to Boise, Idaho to work for Morrison and Knudsen. Mr. Bond is justifiably proud of the job he has done on the engines. When the 1776 was on tour last March and April she received much recognition. The road gangs would stand at atten tion and tip their hats as she rolled by. Engineers wanted to run her, and crews referred to her as "The Spirit." Stockton ...
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7 OROVILLE
March 30, 1976 BICENTENNIAL YEAR KEDDIE
March 31,1976 PORTOLA
March 31,1976 Portola ... ]PoI'tola ...
FeatheI' RiveI' & WesteI'n
July 4th CelebI'atiion
On July 4th, 1976, Western Pacific Engineer Norman Holmes, fulfilled a life's ambition. He had his own rail road. It was in February that Norman took delivery of his first standard gauge railroad cars-a 1917 flat car, a 1918 box car and a 1916 (rebuilt in 1943) bay window caboose-all re tired equipment from the WP. Two switches and some rail were bought from the Quincy RR, some of it orig inally from the Central Pacific RR work was pushed to complete the 1'lIiI dated 1881. Later more rail was road track and to paint the locomot iv acquired from the Feather River Lum red, white and blue. The track WII ber Co. at Loyalton. The switches and completed by the end of June and t h some rail were laid and the right of final paint was put on the engine .J III way graded for nearly a quarter of a 3rd. mile on his 15 acre Portola property. On July 4th at 2 :20 p.m. a silv A need for a locomotive was now spike was driven by retired Engl'. ( evident and a steam engine was most Dorithy, a simulated gold spiJ«. desirable, but they are very scarce Condr. Chris Skow, another sil now-20 years ago it would have been spike by Safety Supervisor different. A gasoline powered 35 ton Graham and the final gold spil(I' 4 wheel Plymouth Locomotive was lo Engr. Norman Holmes. PaRR S cated on the White City Terminal Co., issued and everyone was invited 1'0 near Medford, Oregon. It was trucked ride in the caboose. Six trips to Portola and unloaded November made, hauling some 100 PI'OII 1975. As soon as weather permitted (N. H.) track work was begun. On Memorial Day weekend a dozen railfan friends showed up to lay track. 450 feet of Feather River and Western Raili OA d Nn (1943 Plymouth Locomotive M L· of! tr:=.tck was laid in two days. Norman's Army and ex-White City Term. R.R.) III wife Barbara provided the meals and 1976 Gold Spike Ceremony- Amo nf.l , some of the help slept in the caboose rails attending were (I. to r.) t o p l OW ( Chris Skow, Engr. Grahaill Snyder , I " W' overnight. I.arson, Condr. Ron Collins, T r 111 , 111 1k As it was decided to go fo r a JUly Manit. (bo tto m row) nero NOrJIl n " III R&D Roadl11 aster AI ell)) tt r, ,tI"ly 4t h g 01e1 spik . r m l1 y as his parL o f M I Grllll[l lll, . 11 (1 R&O r nl'\' . . I OIlIIlIIY thr llatioll'S hil"C,i, l (' nllial 1'1 '1 ,l.ral io t), by N IIl1 n" 1I 0 1r11() . ELKO April 1, 1976 WENDOVER
April 2,1976 SALT LAKE CITY
April 3 .. 4,1976 Photo Album (#8)
"Patriotic Meeting"
The two red, white and blue diesel-electric Western Pa cifi c Railroad locomotives '\-tol .. met in a dramatic salute to .:\ the nation 's Bicentennial .t ·. May 19 on the famous Ked die W ye Bridge in the Feather River Canyon. The engines, No " 1776 and No" 1976, met iust a few feet from where the last spike of the line was driven on Nov. 9, 1909. Unit 1776 [left] was headed westbound from Bieber off the North ern Californi a extension (BN connection) while Un it 1976 [right] is also westbound on the Mainline from Salt Lake City. Heading the crew of Uni t 1776 was Engineer Jack San ford, relieved by Engineer Ralph Diggs with conductor H. Hayes. Unit 1976's crew was composed of Engineer Don Housen and Conductor Gi l Mc Garr. Background: by Eng i neer James Boynton of Quincy. Photo by: Dale Sanders of Oroville, Ca.
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On July 1, 1976, in prepa ration for the big July 4th weekend celebration, our committee volunteers were on hand to help assemble the colorful "center piece" for the 14 unit Bicenten nial Railway Exhibit. In the "Raising Of The Colors" are D. Ross Sullivan, Trav· eling Representative, San· ta Fe Ry.; Jim Mickelsen, Clerk, Western Pacific and your Editor adding his sup· port . . . "That flag pol was almost solid brass!" PG. The Union Pacific Flag car in photo, had just ar· rived in San Francisco from Omaha, Ne.; via UP-WP ferry Las Plumas. Ov r 110,000 people visited Th Exhibit during the four day ION celebration in San Fran cisco.
July 2 Exhibit Train was on display on the S.F. Port Railroad at Ferry Building. July 3, 4,5 Exhibit Train was on display on S.F. Port Railroad at Fisherman's Wh "
LOCOMOTIVES: CARS, FREIGHT: 1776 WESTERN PACIFIC R.R. USLX 476 (INSULATED BOX) 1976 WESTERN PACIFIC R.R. CANADIAN FOREST PRODUCT 3197 SOUTHERN PACIFIC R.R. PTLX 1776 (COVERED HOPPER) 5700 SANTA FE RAILWAY PULLMAN LEASING COMPANY 219 AMTRAK (NEW AMFLEET) UP 903007 (FLAT, "FLAG CAR") ':'233 CENTRAL PACIFIC R.R. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD STEAM LOCOMOTIVE, BUILT 1882 TTX- (FLAT) 2 PIGGY-BACK VAN ':'PACIFIC LOCOM. ASSOC. WESTERN PACIFIC TRANSPOR CARS, PASSENGER: CABOOSE: AM FLEET COACH AMTRAK 1776 SOUTHERN PACIFIC R.R . 474 WESTERN PACIFIC R.R . #143 "SI ERRA NEVADA (BUS. CAR) OWNER: BRYAN WHIPPlt
..uo&'o .....L...... A .. • .'''d SAN FRANCIS July 2?3?4?5~ 1976 t1!!!!!~~iiliiiiiiii;;"",,- By Bill Thompson After the initial tour the 1776 went back into main line service. Then the WP decided to Host a Bicentennial Railway Exhibit. Paul Gordenev, of WP's Public Relations, put a lot of long hard hours in, making the exhibi tion a success. His efforts paid off as the Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, Amtrak, Union Pa cific, the Pacific Locomotive Associa tion and the Western Pacific united in an effort (free of charge to the specta tor) to bring all the Bicentennial equipment together in one place for a spectacular exhibition at Fisherman's Wharf here in San Francisco. Thou sands of tourists, rail buffs, San Fran ciscans and general spectators were there to admire the locomotives. As I stood there watching employ ees all the way from Utah taking pic tures of their families posing with the engines I had a warm feeling ... and as I walked away it dawned on me, the Western Pacific was exposing its true charm as it had during the nostalgic years of its youth. San Francisco ... t:' l: THANK YOU ALL On behalf of the men and women of the Western Pa cific Railroad, Mileposts would like to express our sincere Thank You to the following organizations for their inval uable contributions of special equipment and assistance which combined to make our "Salute To Our Nation's Bi centennial" celebration during 1976 a grand success: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RY. CO. CANADIAN FOREST PRODUCTS, LTD. CITY OF OAKLAND CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO HENRY'S PHOTO SERVICE OAKLAND BI-CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORP. PACIFIC LOCOMOTIVE ASSOCIATION PORT OF OAKLAND PULLMAN LEASING COMPANY STATE OF CALI F.-DEPT. OF PARKS & REC. SAN FRANCISCO-PORT RAILROAD INC. SAN FRANCISCO TWIN-BICENTENNIAL, INC. SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION CO. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO.
Photographs Used MANY THANKS go to the following people who provided photographs used in this special issue of MILEPOSTS on our 1976 Salute to the nation's 200th birthday: Henry W. Brueck man, Vallejo, Ca.; Kyle L. Brehm, San Anselmo, Ca. ; Ted Benson, Modesto, Ca.; GERIE EICHNER, WP-Oakland; BOB LARSON, WP-Portola; Dale San ders, Oroville; CHRIS SKOW. WP-Por tola; JIM BROWN, WP-San Francisco, and D. Ross Sullivan, AT&SF-San Francisco. a M II ~O "C ----'''-_ ~".--~------~------~Q STATE RAILROAD MUSEUM at Sacramento
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At 3 :00 p.m., Saturday, September site north of the present Sacramento 25, 1976, the colorful Arcade Station, SP Station on "I" Street. first segment of the Californ ia State The original station's largest claim Railroad Museum( Sacramento) was to fame in the popular mind is, as the officially dedicated a nd opened to the central figure in the well-known oil public. This station is reconstructed painting of the Sacramento water on the site of the original Central Pa front in the 1870's by William Hahn cific station com pleted in 1867. The in the deYoung Museum in San Fran original station functioned as the cisco. Within a block and a half radius Transconti nen tal Railroad terminus from the station site, lie the Big Four from which location passengers com building, the home of Charles pleted their journey on adjacent Sac Crocker, Mark Hopkins, Collis P . ramento River Steamboats. This sta Huntington, and Leland Stanford, the tion as a "terminal" lasted only until builders of the Central Pacific; the B. the Fall of 1869, at which time the F. Hastings building (within which connecting rail line to Oakland, via were the offtces of Theodore Judah, the Stockton, was completed. Although visionary and engineer, who lobbied some trains continm:d to originate and Congress for and planned the Trans terminate in Sacramento, the major continental Railroad) ; the B. F. Hast through trains went through to, and ings and Adams express buildings, left from Oakland. The station also each of which did split duty as the served as terminus for both the Sacra terminus of the short lived Pony Ex mento Valley and California Pacific press. Within a very short distance Railroads until they were absorbed by southeast of the Station at Front and the Central Pacific. The station lasted "K" Streets, was the site of the driv until 1880 and then was r eplaced by a i ng of the first spi ke of the Tran con l11u·h laY'g"r station on:-;Lru·t d on a Lin ·'ld.a l l ~ai l J' oa cL
.... III ~ ,.... ~ ~ _ _ UMMI H I All I 'J/I ) 71 II> State Railroad Museum ... The major portion of the station boxcar sold to the Sacramento North building consists of a large arcaded ern Ry in the 1920's. Along the out train shed, within which are three side of the west wall of the station tracks with a number of antique rail (toward the river) lies a fourth track, road cars and locomotives. Included which originally would have been used are three locomotives built in 1875 and for railroad car storage. To the north 1876 for the Virginia and Truckee east of the station stands a "stiff leg" Railroad for its operations between steel rotating derrick that, although Reno and Virginia City; two passen not contemporary with the station, ger cars built before the turn of the was probably installed in the 1880's century, and the elegant private rail or 1890's. The derrick is not a recon road car GOLD COAST, built in 1906, struction, but is the only remnant of last used by the well-known writer and the freight docks which replaced the columnist, Lucius Beebe, with his original station in the 1880's and, partner, Charles Clegg. which in turn, were razed for the sta One of the wooden passenger cars tion reconstruction. was ex-Western Pacific number 402 The landscaping on the north, east, which was built in 1888 for the and west of the station, is such as to D&RGW railroad. In 1925 the car was recreate the "scene" of the station and sold to the WP and operated in branch its environs during its heyday of ap line service. proximately 1876, the Nation's Cen tennial. Along the east side of the building Inasmuch as the station at present are a number of reconstructed and re serves as the only exhibit facility of furnished waiting rooms, ticket and the California State Railroad Mu agent offices, and baggage rooms with seum, much of the railroad equipment all the paraphenalia of a major rail on display over the next three years road station in use in the 1860's and will not be contemporary to the sta 70's. The original Silver Place Eating tion structure. With the completion of Stand, the station restaurant, is oper the principal History Building, dis ated by a concessionaire. The station plays and exhibits within the station tracks are joined together on the will then be oriented more specifically north side of the station by an old toward the context of life and activity fashioned "stub switch," a type very of a busy California railroad station common in the nineteenth century but of the 1860's and 70's. replaced by a more reliable design The History Building, the principal after 1900. The tracks are then con exhibit building of the project, a very nected with the present-day Southern large contemporary structure to be Pacific Walnut Grove branch line, built behind the Big Four Building on which allows the convenient occa "I" Street, is in an advanced design sional movement of railroad equip phase, the funds for construction have ment in and out of the station. been designated from the State Parks On display outside the station to the Bond issue of 1974. Construction is North, is a recreated freight train of scheduled to begin sometime in later approximately 1920 vintage. This 1977, with completion and opening in freight train features two ex-Western 1979. A third part of the Museum, Pacific wooden cars. They are the an Engineering Building and rolling WP-75893, a stock car built in 1916, stock storage facility, is in the Master and the SN -2136, an originnl1914 WP Plan, but j . not y t f unded. 7? Mil POST • UMM H I All "lit. 73 §tmte RmHromd Museum. ...
A colorful part of the dedication Truckee #12 "Genoa." The two-day festivities was a Railroad Fair, fea exhibition brought 14,000 persons to turing displays of new and contempo Old Sacramento as rail transportation rary railroad equipment provided by took its rightful place in history of the the Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, West West as well as today's development ern Pacific Railroad, and Amtrak. of the West. The Museum is open Western Pacific was represented by daily-admission 50 cents. the (now famed) Bicentenniallocomo The California State Railroad Mu tive #1776 (GP-40; 3,000 hp) and seum complex, when completed, will piggy-back fiat with a WP Transport display over forty pieces of historical Company Bicentennial van and a Sea railroad rolling stock dating from land container. 1862. This rolling stock, restored to The September 25th dedication their original appearance, is from the ceremony included a one hour histori collection obtained over the last 40 cal and musical pageant, outlining years by the Pacific Coast Chapter of California land transportation to the the Railway and Locomotive Histori time of the arrival of the railroad. The cal Society. The Society is headquar pageant was climaxed by the opera tered at the Clift Hotel in San Fran tion under its own power, the 1873 cisco and holds meetings on the fourth locomotive "Jupiter" ex Virginia & Friday of each month at 8 p.m.
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A colorful part of the dedication Truckee #12 "Genoa." The two-day festivities was a Railroad Fair, fea exhibition brought 14,000 persons to turing displays of new and contempo Old Sacramento as rail transportation rary railroad equipment provided by took its rightful place in history of the the Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, West West as well as today's development ern Pacific Railroad, and Amtrak. of the West. The Museum is open Western Pacific was represented by daily-admission 50 cents. the (now famed) Bicentenniallocomo The California State Railroad Mu tive #1776 (GP-40; 3,000 hp) and seum complex, when completed, will piggy-back fiat with a WP Transport display over forty pieces of historical Company Bicentennial van and a Sea railroad rolling stock dating from land container. 1862. This rolling stock, restored to The September 25th dedication their original appearance, is from the ceremony included a one hour histori collection obtained over the last 40 cal and musical pageant, outlining years by the Pacific Coast Chapter of California land transportation to the the Railway and Locomotive Histori time of the arrival of the railroad. The cal Society. The Society is headquar pageant was climaxed by the opera tered at the Clift Hotel in San Fran tion under its own power, the 1873 cisco and holds meetings on the fourth locomotive "Jupiter" ex Virginia & Friday of each month at 8 p.m.
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76 Mil PO TS UMM R IAII l'HI! 77 Service Pin R. Mlakar · Brakeman Portola L. R. Hall Signalman Portola F. Moreno Car Foreman Stockton Anniversaries F. A. Tegeler V. P. Administration San Francisco F. F. Cisnero ... Laborer Stockton J. J. Valerga Chief Clerk San Francisco January-June 1976 O. O. Albritton Section Stockman Stockton E. S. Lacey Roadmaster Oakland
25-YEAR PINS 40-YEAR PINS Sacramento L. E. Hibbs, Jr. Claim Agent Portola V. R. Ackeret Ca r Inspector E. H. Williams Brakeman Sacramento A. A. Lucey Locomotive Engineer Winnemucca Salt Lake City J. V. Loginoff Clerk San Francisco S. L. Worthington Locomotive Engineer F. Courtney Clerk San Francisco V. L. Kimball Locomotive Engi neer Elko San Francisco J. Ojeda · La borer Milpitas T. Travins Clerk J. E. Moore · Resident Sales Representative Atlanta, GA. Stockman Sacramento N. Poncioni C. W. Wilkins Welding Foreman Oroville M. E. Gibson Locomotive Engineer . Portola Stockton R. D. Santiago Field Engineer San Francisco G. T. Clark Conductor J. M. Coggins Carman Elko Carman Oroville J. W. Walsh A. S. Moranoff Management Services San Francisco Locomotive Engineer Portola I. D. Gregory H. L. Grimshaw Sacramento Northern Yardmaster Sacramento W. J. Leavy Diesel Foreman Oroville 35-YEAR PINS J. B. Hansen Sa les Representative St. Louis, MO. Stockton J. R. Dabbs Machinist 20-YEAR PINS H. V. Meyer · Pa inter Sacramento Sacramento C. F. Lynch Car Foreman L. E. Boyce Track Foreman Western Division A. J. Stout Shop Su perintendent Sacramento R. A. Ditmanson Dispatcher Sacramento T. R. Jones Electrician Stockton L. R. Fitch Brakeman Oakland R. Schmidt Yardmaster San Francisco J. F. Manning Carman Portola H. C. Robertson Hostler Oroville J. P. Wilmoth Director Marketing Information San Francisco R. H. Thomas Sacramento Northern Yardmaster Sacramento C. S. Treml Carman Oakland J. W. Evans · Locomotive Engineer Portola W. S. Snapp Track Foreman Oakland L. R. Quigley · Brakeman Portola R. M. Edwards Machinist Stockton C. A. Morgan · Conductor Portola O. A. Herrera Carpenter Western Division V. A. Burch Carman Oroville P. Parkerson · Carman Oakland J. D. Work Brakeman Portola A. D. Delbosque Laborer Western Division D. C. Smith Brakeman Oroville J. A. Flores Track Foreman Wells, NE. J. L. Wallis Road Foreman Engines Elko R. R. Rios Clerk Gerlack H. K. Reese Agent Stockton H. J. Miller Engineer Oroville W. R. Gray Mechanical Foreman Elko E. D. Silva Track Foreman . Oakland J. R. Kump Electrician Elko H. D. McElhaney Machinist Stockton A. W. Bowers Carman Burmister C. W. Beadling, Jr. Sales Manager Philadelphia, PA. R. M. Wakefield Locomotive Engineer Portola L. C. Preston Sales Representative Oakland O. W. Perry Locomotive Engineer Elko J. M. Dyer Clerk San Francisco J. C. Dorithy Clerk Sacramento 30-YEAR PINS R. T. Peterson Brakeman Oakland M. B. Brunner Conductor Salt Lake City R. L. Paule Blacksmith Sacramento W. J, Tatomer Locomotive Engineer Elko W. R. Orton .Carman Stockton J. Yonan Brakeman Stockton J. H. Jones Roadmaster Oroville E. A. Hastings Locomotive Engineer Elko W. G. Herschler Signal Maintainer Sacramento D. L. Ward Brakeman Portola H. Hayes Terminal Trainmaster Sacramento R. H. Cassidy Conductor Stockton B. A. Stilwell Store Helper Sacramento R. Hernandez General Supervisor Lines Sacramento D. M. Diaz Hostler Helper Stockton T. M. Cutter Brakeman Stockton R. Allgeo Clerk ..... San Francisco j. C. Overholser Laborer Elko C. B. Lindsay, Jr. Clerk .. San Francisco S. P. Garteiz Laborer Winnemucca E. J.Johnson Patrolman Oakland C. M. Noriega Laborer Oroville B. J. Witucki .. Track Foreman Oroville F. G. Grenz .. Carman Stockton A. A. Bettencou rt Janitor Stockton 15-YEAR PINS W. J. Funk Store Helper Sacramento R. Lopstaill Clerk Stockton Y. Louie Revenue Accounting San Francisco W. Kirvill Clerk San Francisco W. B. Wolverton. Jr. Mechanical Engineer . San Francisco K. C. Bi'l IIlI1 H IIdll'" Clerk Elko
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J. M. Fulk locomotive Engineer Portola lO-YEAR PINS R. A. Bacon, Sr. Locomotive Engineer Portola R. Petersen · Locomotive Engineer Stockton D. M. Shirley · Conductor Portola T. Vaccaro Clerk Sacramento I. A. Castro · Supervisor Data Conversion San Francisco V. R. Dods, Jr. Conductor Portola J. A. Friedman · Sales Manager Oakland B. T. Price Conductor Elko D. L. Servia Laborer Portola H. Clausen Locomotive Engineer Winnemucca C. A. Suchan · Clerk and Mileposts Correspondent Salt Lake City H. F. Schultze · Sheet Metal Worker & Mileposts Corres. Sacramento P. H. Hernandez · Carman Sacramento C. L. Daniel Clerk. Stockton W. M. Hall Machinist Stockton K. M. Griffin · Attorney San Francisco F. P. Martin Laborer Western Division 35·YEAR PINS G. R. Madsen · TCS Maintainer Burmester Sacramento A. N. Alfonso Clerk Oakland R. Kinzel · Carman Milpitas L. O. Headley Carman Elko R. E. Stansberry Locomotive Engineer D. L. Fafoutis Clerk San Francisco R. M. Wakefield · Locomotive Engineer Portola San Francisco A. G. Amaya Laborer Sacramento E. M. Flahive Asst. Chief Clerk Reno P. Jumbo · Laborer Elko H. M. Buckley · Agent A. D. Romo Laborer Sacramento A. A. Thomsen · . Locomotive Engineer Portola Stockton M. J. Leigh Clerk Keddie H. D. Wolf Conductor . . Portola C. T. Babbitt Car Inspector Oakland C. F. McDonald Locomotive Engineer J. L. Murillo Laborer San Jose E. M. Dubrut Locomotive Engineer Stockton Sacramento B. M. Brown Division Engineer Elko W. D. Gladney Clerk Elko J. C. Riens Brakeman Sacramento J. G. Ford · . Clerk Salt Lake City E. Armendariz Laborer Stockton L. Porter Conductor J. Dennie Timekeeper San Francisco H. W. Fife · Conductor Elko K. F. Rankin Conductor Salt Lake City G. A. Oels · . Locomotive Engineer ... Portola Su perintendent·Ca rs San Francisco J. T. McLaughlin · Conductor Salt Lake City R. E. Shideler Locomotive Engineer . Fremont R. G. Sorensen · Laborer Sa It La ke City E. C. Newman · . Conductor Portola C. M. Hillyer Brakeman Oroville J. A. Vrismo · Locomotive Engineer . Portola L. I. Seek Machinist Stockton G. W. Snyder Asst. Vice President-Sa les Sa n Fra ncisco W. S. Ivey Clerk Stockton W. F. McGrath · . Wire Chief. Elko C. E. Carlock Track Inspector Sacramento T. A. Riggs Division Superintendent Elko L. Hyllen · Terminal Superintendent Sacramento J. C. Lusar · . Road Foreman Engines Stockton S. Fernandez Laborer Oakland J. H. Belmont · Locomotive Engineer Oroville A. G. Ray Locomotive Engineer Stockton H. W. Lightley · Locomotive Engineer, Mileposts Corres. Keddie A. R. Fonseca Brakeman Oakland J. F. Boynto n Salt Lake City D. D. Dyer Carman Sacramento B. Perri, Jr. · Conductor Locomotive Engineer Portola Dean R. Edwards Laborer Pulga , CA. G. I. Patterson Locomotive Engineer Milpitas C. R. McNeal Manager Intermodal Sales San Francisco R. W. Randall Supervising Buyer San Francisco C. E. Vice Carman Elko C. Moll Conductor Milpitas H. L. Callahan Track Foreman Elko A. J. Beaty Brakeman Sacramento J. B. Robinson Laborer Winnemucca D. I. Watts Locomotive Engineer Portola B. Hassel Brakeman Stockton W. H. Conant Brakeman Stockton T. J. Pooe Conductor Salt Lake Citv J. R. Meinig Conductor Oroville R. F. Williams Conductor Fremont A. L. Caroenter N. G. O'Neill Locomotive Engineer Portola H. A. O'Rullian · Manager·Budgets & Admin. (Operating) San Francisco J. S. Bettencourt Clerk Sacramento J. E. Bramse Locomotive Engineer Milp.itas W. A. Hoxsey Conductor Winnemucca T. T. Bramford Blacksmith Sacramento F. W. Johnston Brakeman Portola Service Pin Anniversaries Locomotive Engineer Salt Lake City A. E. Biggs J. P. Rice Locomotive Engineer Stockton W. H. Otis Locomotive Engineer Keddie July-December 1976 E. P. Miller Clerk Stockton
40-YEAR PINS 30-YEAR PINS F. W. Brandes Sa les Representative Sacramento J. B. Clark · Clerk Elko M. M. Snow, Jr. Locomotive Engineer Portola W. D. Smith TCS Maintainer Elko J. A. Grubbs Locomotive Engineer Stockton R. E. Lawton · Machinist Sacramento D. J. Irwin Manager-Freight Claims San Francisco J. F. Finley Manager Special Projects (Finance) San Francisco E. A. Thompson Supervisor Signals San Francisco M. E. Doll Clerk Sa n Fra ncisco C. W. Owen . _Conductor ...... Portola M. P. GorCiO Il , JI', Clerk San Francisco D. J. Fee · Brakeman . San Francisco M. Baont· , 0'1 Clerk San Francisco 80 MILL£'O TS SUMMlH .A11 I 'I/f, 81 July-December 1976
Service Pin Anniversaries
M. B. McFadden PBX Operator San Francisco lS-YEAR PINS Q. H. Hanchett Sacramento Northern Brakeman Sacramento J. J. Kociban Brakeman San Jose K. M. Carlson Clerk Sacramento J. H. Godat · Brakeman Stockton T. G. Rutherford Field Survey Engineer San Francisco W. J. Richard Clerk Oakland R. E. Schriefer Manager-Planning & Scheduling Stockton · Clerk San Francisco Clerk R. Ehrenthal C. A. Bates Sacramento Clerk San Francisco Asst. Chief Clerk N. R. Viale G. S. Heaney San Francisco Brakeman Sacramento Shop Superintendent H. W. Miller W. Gault Stockton Brakeman Stockton Clerk J. G. Freeman P. T. McDaniel San Francisco Welder Helper Stockton Clerk A. H. Beech J. M. Bruce San Francisco Section Stockman Oroville Section Stockman J. E. Madison C. A. Crain Oroville A. R. Soto Machinist Helper Elko J. D. Elkin Cashier Reno W. H. Holt Supervisor-Maintenance of Way Equipment Oakland D. A. Yniguez Brakeman Sacramento D. L. Morgan Wire Chief Sacramento Asst. Mgr. Revenue Accounting J. W. Mills, Jr. San Francisco R. Washburn Clerk San Francisco Sca Ie Inspector F. J. Hyatt Sacramento D. H. Larsen TCS Maintainer Sacramento Locomotive Engi neer H. A. Ruyle Portola Laborer Stockton Store Helper J. R. Rivera K. L. Wilcox Sacramento Brakeman Stockton Hostler Helper R. C. Shoemake V. M. Diaz Stockton M. L, Ward Clerk Sacramento 2S-YEAR PINS lO-YEAR PINS O. D, Hocker, Jr. Manager-Industrial Development San Francisco , , Chief Special Agent L. Monks W. S. Maintainer Stockton R. F. Stenovich San Francisco Sacramento M. I. Root · Clerk Sacramento R. L. Millhiser Master Mechanic .. Brakeman G. Noisat Clerk Oakland D. S. Moberg Stockton Winnemucca D. E. Dewit! · Brakeman Sa It Lake City R. O. Daniels Locomotive Engineer Conductor O. A. Ulrich Store Helper Stockton W, F. Filbeck Fremont Laborer C. C. Baugher Yardmaster San Jose J. T. Ruiz Stockton · Sacramento Northern Laborer B. G. Whitenton Electrician Stockton J. Loera Sacramento Clerk San Francisco G. A. Carroll · Brakeman Stockton M. F. Wilcox TCS Maintainer R. E. Sherwood Division Trainmaster Oroville K. R. Johnson Hayward Oroville K. A. Burke Clerk Chicago J. F. Goff · Brakeman Conductor H. L. Lemons, Jr. Yardmaster Oakland D. L. Peterson Portola R. D. Gass Brakeman Stockton E. L. Brown · Asst. Ma nager-Data Conversion San Francisco Brakeman B. R. Lamka · Conductor Stockton R. E. Carson Oroville R. D. Oxford Electrician I. A. Piver Clerk Milpitas Stockton E. P. Killip Track Foreman J. T. Switzer Switchman Sacramento Salt Lake City K. R. Reiswig Brakeman N. A. Joseph Clerk Sacramento Stockton J. G. Daniels Brakeman Stockton G. S. Eimore Conductor Elko 20-YEAR PINS L. J. Tofanelli Clerk San FrancIsco C. W. Brink Locomotive Engineer Stockton G. D. Gieber Signa I Inspector Wendover S. T. Wegner Carman Oakland W. J. Harkness Sales Manager Salt La ke City J. L. Eichner · Asst. Superintendent-Freight Claims San Francisco J. Baranesky Carman Oakland A. N. Giulio PBX Operator San Francisco J. A. Be rgstrom Clerk San Francisco K. Schake Machinist Keddie W. E. Wakeland Clerk Stockton G. E. Eichner Clerk Oakland D. J. Amos Conductor Portola M. M. Juarez Carpenter Sacramento R. E. Hale Brakeman Sacramento A. C. Caputi Clerk Sa n Fra ncisco W. P. Patterson Internal Auditor San Francisco H. P. Maciel ? Portola E. O. Hood Machinist Sacramento H. E. Meeker Asst. Director-Econ. & CGst Analysis San Francisco A. F. Chaplin Communication Supervisor Elko D. P. Withrow TCS Maintainer Sacramento H. A. Owens Brakeman Stockton P. W. Ward . Clerk San Francisco J. E. Nowlin .. Brakeman Stockton R. J. Holderman · Track Foreman Stockton J. O. Perrigo Brakeman Sacramento A. G. Gonzalez Laborer Sacramento F. J. Crandall · Conductor Stockton . A. Barnes Roadmaster Portola K, K. Jones .. Yardmaster Stockton B. Y. Lee Clerk San Francisco B. D, McElhaney , Machinist Stockton W. F. Schmidt · Director I ntermodal Sa les San Francisco W. F. Schober Superintendent·Train Operation San Francisco R. E. Dorsey Clerk San Francisco D. J. Landgraf Asst. Sales Manager Chicago M. G. Lusk . ,., Dispatcher Sacramento A. R. Mize Superintendent-Train Operation San Francisco J, C. Redd Clerk Portola O. J. Farmer Clerk Stockto n D. R. Dr n il 11 Brakeman Sacramento J. D. Collins , .. Brakeman Sacramento D, A. M ~ I n,l, , . , , . Clerk Oroville 82 Mil PO TS 83 Service Pin Railroad Retirement Information Anniversaries Railroad Retirement Changes 1976
On October 18, 1976, President creased most survivor annuities, it F ord signed into law a bill which also provided for greater dual benefit makes certain technical changes in the reductions. Because of these reduc Service Pin Awards were presented by Vice· Ra ilroad R.etirement Act of 1974. tions, and certain formula technicali President Marketing R. G. Meldahl (left) with T hese technical amendments are ties, the 1974 Act annuities of a few congratulations to Manager·lntermodal Sales C. R. McNeal (10 years), to Sales Representa· mainly for the purpose of correcting widows, also entitled to social security tive L. C. Preston (20 years) and to Sales Man· certain defects in the law which were benefits and l or other railroad retire ager J. A. Friedman (10 years) at the San not apparent upon enactment of the ment benefits, are for lesser amounts Francisco office. Also present at the awards was W. F. McGrath (right). Railroad Retirement Act of 1974. than were intended by the joint man They carry out more fully the intent agement - labor railroad retirement of the joint labor-management com recommendations. In some cases, a mittee that recommended the 1974 leg widow's annuity would be less than a islation to Congress. spouse annuity she received before her The technical amendments intro h llsband's death. duce certain minimum guarantees, The technical amendments provide make improvements in the formulas an effective spouse minimum guar for widows' annuities, exclude certain anty and a survivor formula liberali payments of supplemental sickness zation to correct these unintended benefits and travel and meal allow effects of previous legislation. These ances from railroad retirement taxes provisions are effective beginning No Assistant Vice President·Sales, William F. Mc· Grath (left) receives congratulations and a 35 to conform with existing practices and vember 1976. year service pin from VP·Marketing R. G. Internal Auditor W. P. Patterson (center) reo provide borrowing authority for the 2. How does the amended spouse Meldahl at the San Francisco office. ceives a 20 year service pin and congratula· Railroad Retirement Supplemental minimum guaranty work? tions from VP·Administration F. A. Tegeler as Account. George Bowers looks on. It guarantees a widow that her sur The following questions and an vivor annuity will be for an amount at f:lw ers describe these amendments and least equal to the amount of any wife's also explain some recently announced annuity she received at the time of her changes in the railroad retirement tax husband's death. Most widows receive base, earnings limitations and Medi substantially more than this spouse care coinsurance charges which be minimum. come effective in 1977. This is similar to the spouse mini mum guaranty that was in effect un L Are many widows affected by der the 1937 Act. While the 1974 Act these technical amendments? had provided for a spouse minimum, Only a small number of widows on it was not effective under certain con Clerk Jim A. Bergstrom (second left) receives Lhe Board's rolls at present are af ditions and a change in the law was Clerk Linda J. Tofanelli receives congratula· his 20 year service pin and congratulations rected by th amendments, about 3 out needed for certain, but not all cases, tions and her 10 year service pin from V.P.· from Vice·President Marketing R. G. Meldahl f ach 100. Whil the 1974 Railroad where there is entitlement to other Marketing R. G. Meldahl while W. F. McGrath as J. M. Ostrow (left) and W. F. McGrath (right) (left) and J. M. Ostrow look on. look on. R 'Lir(;III\' 1I1 1\ ,' 1 ~ lIb A tantia Jly in- benefits.
8 4 'I l l, 85 Railroad Retirement Board News ... 6. Has there been a change in the Railroad Retirement Board News ... those whose annuities are computed railroad retirement tax rate? 9. Will the Medicare coinsurance under a special guaranty formula. No, the employee tax rate remains charges a beneficiary pays for hos Most of those retired employees af 5.85 percent, the same as for social pitalization increase in 1977? fected by these earnings restrictions were notified accordingly earlier this 3. Were any other changes made in security taxes. However, beginning Yes. In 1977 a Medicare patient survivor annuity formulas? with January 1977, the amount of will have to pay the first $124 of his or year. Regardless of earnings, no railroad earnings subject to railroad retire her hospital bills, $20 more than the The technical amendments modified retirement annuity is payable for any ment tax increases from $1,275 per 1976 charge of $104. the annuity calculation formulas for month in which an annuitant works In addition, the patient's portion of widows who also receive a social se month to $1,375 per month. Only em for a railroad, nor are railroad retire the daily bill for hospital care between curity benefit and/ or a railroad retire ployees earning more than $1,275 in ment annuities payable to retired em the 61st and 90th days will be raised ment employee annuity. The 1974 Act any given month will pay higher ployees and their wives for any month from $26 to $31 and the patient's por requires substantial annuity reduc taxes; they, however, will receive in which they return to work for their tion of the daily costs for posthospital tions for widows with such dual bene higher earnings credits for future re last pre-retirement nonrailroad em care in a skilled nursing home between fit entitlement. In some cases, the tirement and survivor benefits. ployer. amount of such a widow's annuity was the 21st and 100th days will go up smaller than what she would have re from $13.00 to $15.50. 7. Do the earnings limitations some ceived under the 1937 Act. As a result If a beneficiary uses any of his "life Ra i Iroad Reti rement of the technical amendments, some of annuitants are subject to increase in time reserve" days, that is, the extra 1977? Tax Increase in 1977 these widows will receive increases in 60 hospital days a beneficiary can use their ann uities. Yes. In 1976, earnings above $2,760 when he needs more than 90 days of Beginning January 1, 1977, the in the year can reduce certain railroad hospital care in the same benefit pe maximum amount of railroad earn 4. How do these amendments affect retirement benefits by $1 for every $2 riod, he will pay $62 for each reserve supplemental sickness benefits and ings subject to regular railroad retire earned over $2,760, but benefits are day used, instead of $52 per day. ment taxes wil increase from $1,275 to tra vel allowances? not reduced for any month in which Higher Earnings Allowed $1,375 per month. The increase r e There is no real cha nge in the earnings are $230 or less. Beginning sults from a raise in the social security Board's treatment of such payments. in 1977, the annual earnings limita Railroad Retirement tax base. The amount of annual earn The Board's previous policy had been tion is raised from $2,760 to $3,000 ings subject to social security taxes that such sickness benefits and travel and the monthly limitation is raised Annuitants in 1977 was increased from a maximum of and meal allowances were not credit from $230 and $250. Railroad retirement annuitants $15,300 to $16,500 in 1977. By law, able or taxable for railroad retirement subject to earnings r estrictions are the railroad retirement monthly max purposes but such payments were not 8. Who is subject to these earnings allowed higher earnings in 1977. The imum is one-twelfth of the social se specifically excluded by the law. Now, limitations in 1977? 1976 limit of $2,760 is increased to curity annual maximum. the actual practice of the Board is sup These earnings limitations apply to allow such annuitants to earn $3,000 The 1977 tax rates for railroad em ported by law which is generally effec almost all survivor annuitants. They i 11 1977 before benefits are affected. ployees, 5.85 percent, and railroad em tive January 1975. also apply to some retired employees Annual earnings above $3,000 could ployers, 15.35 percent, are unchanged. and their wives, generally to those r educe certain railroad retirement Therefore, compared with 1976, addi 5. What type of borrowing author who are also qualified for social se benefits by $1 for every $2 earned tional taxes will be paid by railroad ity was provided for the Railroad Re curity benefits. Most of those retired over $3,000. However, no reduction in employers and employees only in tirement Supplemental Account? employees and wives who are subject benefits is made for any month in months when an employee earns in ex The technical amendments give the to the earnings limitations have been which earnings are $250 or less. The cess of $1,275. The maximum retire Board authority to borrow funds from notified by the Board as to how earn Hpecial earnings restrictions which ment tax increase will be $5.85 per the regular Railroad Retirement Ac ings will affect their annuities. apply to disability annuitants have not month for an employee and $15.35 for count for the Railroad Retirement As under previous law, the annuity changed. his employer, bringing the maximum Supplemental Account during any pe of any beneficiary is not payable for The earnings limitation applies to monthly regular retirement tax to riod in which the funds in the Supple any month in which the beneficiary al most all railroad survivor annui $80.44 for employee and $211.06 for mental Account are temporarily in works for a railroad, and retired em Lants. It also applies to some retired employers. The employees paying the sufficient for benefit payments. These ployees and their wives may not re railroad m ployees and their wives, higher taxes will, of course, receive funds are to be fully repaid with in turn to work for their last pre-retire g ner a lly III Ih08 who are also quali' higher earnings credits toward future tere t. ment nonrailroad employ r. fi CI fol' H(I('ill l H(' t'tll'i Ly b nefits and retirement and survivor benefits. Mil PO TS _ _ _ 86 8 7 Proctor. "Curly" held the position of Section Foreman for 25 years until he advanced to track supervisor in Elko. fI e was then promoted to Assistant Roadmaster in 1970 at Elko, the posi lion he held until his retirement in August of this year. "Curly" looks forward to enjoying retirement with his wife Gladys and his second love ... golf. the railroad in 1937 as a timekeeper at Jungo. In 1943 Frank entered mili SALT LAKE CITY tary service and in 1946 he was dis Carol Suchan charged and returned to WP as an accountant in Elko. Frank worked at various other jobs Locomotive Engineer Archie A. Lucey leaves the cab following his last run from Winne· in the yard office at Elko until retiring mucca to Elko. completing over 40 years ser a i}-Roadway Clerk in July of this year. vice. Archie and his wife Ardelia make their Continuing good luck to retired con Be will enjoy his retirement with his home in Winnemucca. ductors G. E. Fox, J. T. GAMBLE and wife Maxine, his daughter Linda's J. B. PRICE who have recently visited family and their two grandchildren Upon retirement Archie will enjoy at Roper and all are enjoying their re Chris and Dean. Frank will also keep time with his wife Ardelia and plans tirement. busy tending to his hobby of garden to spend time at his sons, Herb and We convey our sympathy to the ing and growing giant sunflowers. Charlie Clarno's Bottle Creek Ranch. family of Terminal Superintendent He will also spend time at his favorite F. M. RANKIN whose mother, Mrs. sports of hunting and fishing, which Maud Rankin, passed away February Assi stant Roadmaster K. T. "Curly" Rosen· Archie says "you can do a lot of in 41 19, 1976 at the age of 93. garten and his lovely wife Gladis will long reo years of retirement." mem ber their retirement dinner which was Condolences to the family of Con held at the Spreek Creek lodge. near Elko, Ne. ductor B. Q. PERKINS whose mother passed away May 21, 1976. Western Pacific Transport and Both Frank Oldham's and "Curly's" Western Pacific Sales Offices are now NEW YORK CITY retirement celebrations were held to headquartered in their new office at Bill Gurgurich gether at Spring Creek, near Elko, 2245 South Arnold Way, Salt Lake Welcome aboard Western Pacific Nevada, with over 75 people attend City. Railroad to Mr. AL SIKORA, newly ap ing. pointed Sales Representative, New Congratulations and best wishes to York City. Division Engineer THOBURN A. MER AI joins the New York Staff from IUTT who retired July 5th after over the Kansas City Southern Railroad, Retiring Roadway Clerk Frank Oldham and his 37 years of service. NYC, where he spent three years in wife Maxine enjoyed themselves with 75 ELKO friends and co·workers who attended the party Best wishes to ARCHIE LuCY who Sales. Henry Wallock in their honor. winds up 40 years of railroading with AI hails from a "Transportation Congratulations to K. T. "CURLY" WP. Archie, who was 62 in April, Family," closest being his father, Mr. ROSENGARTEN who retired with 39 KLa rted work with the railroad in 1936 Stan Sikora, who presently is Man years of service. "Curly" began work ItS a carman. In 1944 Archie was pro ager of New York Sales for the Port on the WP in 1937 as a laborer at Proc moted to locomotive engineer. For the of New Orleans. Best wishes to FRANK OLDHAM on tor. In 1942 he was promoted to Sec past 9 Y(' :I r R h has been making the The best to AI from the New York hi ' retirement . Fra nk began work for tion Foreman from Silver Zone to daily "1"1111 {"r0 1l1 'Winn mucca to Elko. Office. 8 Mil PO TS UMMI IlIAII I (t/t. 89 work. Sincerely yours, Harold T. (Bizz) Johnson, Member of Congress, House of Representatives, Washing ton, D.C. OROVILLE A. I. Reichenbach, Jr. Retirements over the past few months include the following: Switch Switchman man DONALD MORFORD, Welder CLAY Don Morford HEINEMAN, and Engineer HOWARD Q. proud Iy holds one of his PARKER. Howard started work July retirement 20 , 1925. Best regards to all in their gifts at the end of h is last day l'etiremen t. of work. Don We regret to report the passing of completed over Several happenings occurred in the 34 years ROBERT L. SHEPARD of the mechanical service. Oroville area during the past few department and retired Conductor months. The most spectacular was the ARTH UR 1. LANGLOIS. Our deepest re fire that burned down the old round grets to their families. house. Early in the morning of Sep Vacations have come and gone dur tember 10, 1976 the facility caught ing 1976. General Clerk M. A. Mc fire and burned to the ground. Noone LAIN is on a five week tour of the Car was hurt but much property damage oli nas; Chief Clerk JOE REED spent was sustained by the Solano Rail Car most of his fishing and searching for Company which leases the building Welder Clayton Lhe wily deer ... so far to no avail. Heineman and land. This historic landmark was Agent RICK REICHENBACH spent two shown here on the last actual old time roundhouse on weeks with the Army and three weeks his last day at theWP. work is looking dri ving about 6,000 miles around the forward to Conductor A. L. CARPENTER went country; Train Desk Clerk JOHN many happy fishing in the Sacramento River on Conductor Arden L. Carpenter (left) stands FOL KNER spent some time visiting in years of May 6th and wound up with a sturgeon proudly beside the seven foot two inch, 118 retirement pound sturgeon that he landed with the assist· Nebraska; Train Desk Clerk RAY after 31 years weighing 118 pounds and measuring ance of his friend Don Tatro while fishing in BYRD went deer hunting in Oregon as onWP. 7 feet 2 inches long. It took he and his the Sacramento River. rl id T&T Operator BOB STURM. friend Don Tatro 1 hour and 45 min In my meanderings locally I ran utes to haul the giant fish in. In the into Retired Engineer ART HECKALA, process of catching the fish Arden Currently we have another movie Retired Yardmaster R. O. "Boss" broke his fishing pole. Arden also re company in town making a picture BONNER and Retired Conductor RAY ceived a letter from Congressman titled "The Last Of The Cowboys," ERICKSON . Harold Johnson commending him for starring Henry Fonda. It concerns the Terminal Supt. CHRIS AADNESEN his catch. last run of an old trucker played by was transferred to Engineering at Locomotive Here is the text of the letter from Fonda. I(eddie and we wish him good luck. Engineer Howard Rep. Johnson: "That's quite a big . Q. Parker pauses Two of our local mechanical people, Trainmaster BOB SHERWOOD has been during his last day sturgeon. The picture in the Mercury MAURICE EVANS and JOHN RISLEY promoted to Division Trainmaster at before retirement Register certainly is clear proof that after almost a half have been promoted to Stockton. We r oville and R. P. MCCARTHY is down century of service they do things in a big way in your wish them all the best of luck. f rom Keddie to Trainmaster at Oro- with the WP. corner of California. I'm sure that Clerk HOWARD BELEW has been vi ll e. Welcome and good luck. you and Don Tatro will long remem taken into the dispatchers training in Every-oll e have a good Holiday Sea- ber your fine catch. Good luck on fu Sacramento and is doing very well. Hon; a lii I p I('as , (],Y'1 . ve caref u II y ... ture fi shing, and keep up the good Again Good Luck to Howard. Rl .1\. 90 Mil PO TS ______~ I ~JM~M~I ~Il~I ~A~I ~I ~I (~J /u( ~) ______91 Best wishes to engineer MYRL M. SNOW, SR. who retired June 30,1976, after 40 years service. Congratulations to Clerk HARRY D. PORTOLA "H AP" MANIT on his retirement JUly Karen Thomas 16, '76. "Hap" began as a yard clerk Conductor C. W. OWEN and Engi in Portola in 1937, neer R. A. BACON, SR. retired 8-17-76 Our best wishes for a happy retire and 9-1-76, respectively, both with 40 ment go to Conductor GERALD J. GER years service. Conductor L. T. VAN~ VA IS, who retired April 26, '76 after ALLEN retired 8-31-76 with 37 years over 33 years of service with no re service. portable inj uries. Van has made Hayfork, California Locomotive Engineer R. A. Bacon, Sr. gets his retirement home where his hobby congratulations from his proud son Engineer is dealing with small airplanes. Engi R. A. Bacon, Jr. on his last run after 40 years neer Bacon resides in Graeagle, Cali service. What could be more fitting than to have his son take over the controls of his train fornia and has recently purchased a to continue the rUIl on down the Feather River beautiful new motor home in which he Route. and his wife plan to travel extensively. Jeffery Thomas proudly holds his new brother Jason Christopher Thomas who was born to Clerk and Mileposts correspondent Karen Thomas of Portola, on February 13, 1976.
Congratulations to Clerk / Teleg rapher SHERRY BROWN and Locomo tive Engineer STEVE BROWN who are Retiring Conductor Jerry Gervais and now proud parents of a baby girl, Conductor L. T. Van love ly wife Agnes chat with Train Master Clerk Jamie, who was born in January, '76. Allen pauses in the Jan e McCormick in the Portola Trainmasters walkway of the office on Jerry's last day. Our congratulations to MILEPOSTS Western Motor Inn correspondent KAREN THOMAS and in Winnemucca, Ne, following his Our condolences to the family of her husband on the birth of their sec last trip thus ,rane Operator A. J. HOOD, who was ond son Jason Christopher. Jason was completing over 37 born on February 13, '76. years with W.P. killed in a motorcycle accident on May 29, 1976. He had worked for the WP Good luck to Brakeman LLOYD R. si nce 1969. QUIGLEY who retired May 9th, '76 We regret to report that retired after 35 years with the WP. onductor CHESTER G. ECKENROAD Congratulations and best wishes to died on April 14, 1976. Chester is the Conductor PETER J. THILL upon his father of Conductor H. G. ECKENROAD. retirement on April 30th after 34 Born September 29, 1976 to Brake Our sympathy to the family of re years with the WP. man E. S. Ross and wife J ohna, a Lired Assistant Division Engineer D. Happy retirement to Carman baby girl Amity, Syke. Grandparent Engineer J. D. SONZOGNI passed ' . "GLOW" HUTCHINSON who passed GLENN L. PINNEY after 29 years ser is Conductor BILLY JOHN BERG; away August 30,1976 after being hos away June 17, 1976 after a long ill vice at Portola. Great Grandparents, retired Engineer pitalized in Reno for several days in ness. Glen and his wife Janice had We wish to convey our sympathy to HERB and Annette BERG. connection with an injury which oc been residing in Quincy. the family of Conductor MELVIN R. Congratulations to Clerk/ Operators curred while he was working on his Best wishes to Locomotive Engineer STRANG who died May 9, 1976 after a J. C. REED and C. M. DUNN upon their home. He had worked as a Fireman ,JA MEs W. EVAN S who retired on dis long illness. Melvin worked most of graduation from Feather River Col and Engineer for 39 yean; and was aIJ ility Nov. !), 1975, after 34 years of his 33 years on the WP in the Portola lege. rlu e to r etire. oon. H l' vi(' '. Reno area on the Reno local.
9? Mil rp T,:"S~""_-h 9 3 pitcher like his brother painter 'MONTY,' but champion he was when it came to winning the Western Pacific STOCKTON SACRAMENTO Railroad Golf Tournament. The tro phy Sam got was almost as tall as he SHOPS was. Car foreman C. ALLEE, electrician STUEBEN and car foreman R. FLOJO Herman F. Schultze E. are now trying their hand at hitting the little white ball . .. 'move over Sam.' At a recent luncheon the store de The traveling bug is at work here, partment presented section stockman with more employees seeing the world. N. PONCIONI with his forty year ser Car Foreman GEORGE SPENCER and Elaine Obenshain, Wm. H. Lane vice pin and thirty year service wife Pat toured in Asia; Machinist awards to store helpers B. A. STILL JIM CHAPMAN and wife Cora visited WELL, W. J. FUNK, and K. L. WILL a number of Asian cities including COX. The presentations were made by Hong Kong; Diesel Foreman MICKEY Car Foreman Chuck Lynch (right) congratu B. G. MORRISON, storekeeper, W. G. PANTILONI and wife Lyld enjoyed see lates retiring Carman Richard Kinzol (center) LUEBKE, director of purchases and ing parts of Europe; Ship Clerk JEAN as feilow retiring Carman Frank J. Pelzman material and F. P. BROGDEN, manager SMITH and daughter, Charlene toured loo ks on. of purchasing. Mexico. And last but not least, yours Fishing was good for carman R. K. truly HERMAN SCHULTZE and my wife Congratulations to carman FRANK PULLIAM when he landed a 23 pound Marcella (former shop clerk) are J. P ELZMAN who retired July 30, '76, ling cod. "No record," he says, but it touring Central and South America completing over 48 years of service. was a nice catch. Carman SAM LA during October, 1976. More on our Frank's first job on the railroad was a TINO may not be a champion horse return in the next issue of MILEPOSTS. arman apprentice in 1928 when he was sixteen years old. He became a journeyman carman in 1936 and worked in Chico for the Sacramento Northern Ry. in 1938-39. Frank had Congratulations to our MILEPOSTS 11 0 reportable injuries during his ca correspondent and Mrs. WM. H. LANE I'eer which lasted nearly a half-cen on the arrival of their third daughter, Lury. Sheri Louise who was born on May 29, Best wishes to Carman VERNON R. 1976. Their other two girls, Brenda ACK ERET upon his retirement on July who is six and Kimberley who is foul', :W, 1976, after 40 years service. Vern think it is just great having a new was first hired in 1936 as a carman baby in the house. Sheri's grandpar appr entice in Sacramento and in 1941 ents, Carman and Mrs. V. A. BURCH moved to Oakland for five years. In of Oroville, as weI! as her maternal 1946 he r eturned to Sacramento, ad grandparents think she's just about it. vancing to journeyman carman, and Our deepest sympathy to the family HLayed in this city until his retirement. of Store Clerk JAMES G. RUSSELL who A long and happy retirement go out passed away September 25th, 1976. 10 Carman RICHARD KINZEL who com Carman R. K. Pulliam proudly holds up the 23 Carman Frank J. Pelzman (left) and fellow pi ted over 40 years of service on the pound ling cod he landed while fishing on a Carman Vernon R. Ackeret receive retirement charter boat off the coast of California. congratulations from Car Foreman Chuck WP . Lynch. Frank completed 48 years and Vern 40 years service with the WP.
Mil rpo T ~ _...... _--", 95 Congratulations to Clerk CARL D. "CURLEY" BROWN upon his retirement SACRAMENTO after more than 40 years with the WP. Best of Luck to Roadmaster W. L. A committee headed by Cy Bates and Lola Landerman CHAPMAN, who served as roadmaster Francis Anderson organized a dinner and other capacities at various loca party in "Curley's" honor which was tions on the WP until his retirement held October 29th at the Red Lion Inn on December 31, 1975. He'd been in Sacramento. Over fifty friends and working for the WP for 32% years. co-workers attended. "Curley" started in Elko in 1937 and worked nearly every job in nearly every office from San Francisco to Salt Lake City. "Curley" and his wife Lucille have Sales Representative for Charlotte, NC, J. E. been married over 41 years and have Moore (right) receives his 25 year service award, a diamond money clip, and congratu three children, two dau 2-" hters and a lations from General Sales Manager-East P_ R. son, and the family has grown to in McElheney. clude 13 grandchildren. "Curley " plans to retire in Sacramento and Recently Joe organized a very suc plans to spend more time fishin!!, cessful Sales Sweep in North Carolina bowling and gardening. and Virginia. Following the Sweep, Congratulations to Sacramento DICK McELHENEY, GSM-E; JACK Northern Brakeman WALTER T. KIM HOPPENJANS, Sales Manager Atlanta BLE who retired on May 9th after 28 and other team Sweep members years service wi th the SN. hosted a dinner party in Joe's behalf at which time the very attractive dia Clerk Earl "Curley" Brown opens a large A mond money clip was presented. Campbell Soup can filled with 40 silver dollars Roa dmaster Walter L. Chapman and his wife lepresentlng each year of service. "Curley" were quite surprised by the paper train his received other gifts Including a small can of frie nds made him for his retirement party in On June 13, 1976 JIM HANSEN, our "Curley·Noodle" soup donated by Camp Sac ramento. Walter started with the WP in Resident Sales Representative at bell Soup Company. Some of the well wishers 1943. were (I. to r.): "Curley," Cy Bates and Paul Memphis completed 25 years of ser Scott. vice with the W.P. Jim started with CHICAGO the W.P. in the Operating Department P. R. McElhany (Western Division) at Stockton in On March 16, 1976, JOE MOORE, our 1951. Since then he has held various Resident Sales Representative in sales positions in St. Louis, New York Charlotte, N.C. completed 25 years of and Shreveport. service with the W.P. Following a recent dinner party in his honor, DICK McELHENEY, Gen Sacramento Northern Brakeman Walter T. Joe started his career with the W.P. Kimble receives safety certificate and con as a Steno-ticket clerk in our Washing eral Sales Manager-East, presented gratulations after 28 years service from Super Jim with his 25 years service award. intendent Glen M. Metzdorf at Sacramento. ton, D.C. office in 1951. In 1953 Joe was promoted to Sales Representative Jim chose the very attractive necklace in Cincinnati and in 1958 he was pro and in turn presented it to his wife, moted to Resident Sales Representa Live in Charlott where he has been vcr :ii 11('('. UMMIRIAII IlI/h MI L I' l S _ ___ 97 Our best wishes go to retiring Steno Clerk IRMA PIVER. Irma worked at the Milpitas car department for the SAN FRANCISCO past two years and prior to the move Anna McManus, Dora Prophet, Ruth Stone to Milpitas she had worked for 28 years at Oakland. Some 76 people attended the dinner party in her honor which was held October 8th at the Blue Dolphin Restaurant in San Leandro.
Following a presentation with congratulations from General Sales Manager-East P. R. Me· Elheney to Sales Representative J. B. 'Jim' Hanson. Jim places his 25 year service award necklace on his lovely wife at a dinner in their honor.
Congratulations to JOHN HENNING SEN who was elected to the position of Secretary for the Transportation Club of Minneapolis/ St. Paul (area) for Steno Clerk Irma Piver opens the surprise gift box she received along with a safety jacket the 1976 year. at t he retirement dinner in her honor. She also rece ived the gold spike trophy, award pre Congratulations to H. G. "GIL" sented by the BRAC. JESTER who was elected to the board of governors of the Dallas Railroad Former WP Clerk Linda Bryson, daughter of Sales Association for the 1976-1977 Switchman and Mrs. Walt Bryson, poses with Steno-Clerk Madeline F. Cooney and Pricing term. her new husband Gary A. Serda after their Staff Asst. Richard E. Forst enjoy a quiet wedding in Oakland, Calif. We wish Gary and moment together after their beautiful wedding Linda many happy years of marriage. in San Francisco on August 21st.
Our best wishes for a speedy recov Our Best Wishes for a long and ery go to Engineer F. V. CASEY of the happy life together to Stenographer OAKLAND 25th street yard who has been off work Clerk MADELINE F. COONEY (at our Lu Wheeler for quite some time due to a heart San Jose Sales office) and Pricing attack. Staff Assistant RICHARD E. FORST We wish Switchman E. J. SMITH of (San Francisco) upon their marriage the Oakland yard a speedy recovery August 21, 1976. The double - ring from the heart attack he suffered on ceremony was performed at the First Congratulations to former WP In Nov. 14, '76. Unitarian Church in San Francisco. terchange Yard Clerk LINDA BRYSON Congratulations and many happy They honeymooned in California, Ore on her marriage to SP carman Grad years of retirement to District Special gon and Washington. The newlyweds A. Serda. The ceremony took place on Agent WILLIAM A. BERGMAN. Bill's will make their new home in San Lean October 13th, '76, at St. Elizabeth's last assignment was the July 4th cele Over 75 people attended the retirement dinner dro. Many happy returns go to MADE at the Blue Dolphin Restaurant in San Lean Catholic Church in Oakland. WP bration and railroad exhibit in San dro, Ca. to wish Clerk Irma Piver all the best LINE and RICHARD FORST from MILE Switchman WALTER BRYSON is the Francisco. He had completed over 37 to come. POSTS. proud father of the bride. years service with the WP.
8 Mil P s_ .... - UMMIHIAII 1'1/(' 99 Best wishes to Assistant Superin Happy Retirement goes out to Chief tendent of Quality Control WALTER H. AAR Clerk JOHN L. HICKS who re SNYDER who retired August 31st, '76, tired October 10th after more than 28 after 381/:! years service. Many well years with the WP. John had worked wishers attended a coffee and cake re for a number of years in the Sacra ception held in Walter's honor on his mento office. A retirement dinner was last day, at the San Francisco office. held in his honor November 6th at the We extend Congratulations and best Congratulations to Clerk ANNE K. Mansion Inn in Sacramento which of retirements to Clerk THEODORE MALFA upon her retirement July 30th, was attended by many friends and co "TED" TRAVINS who completed 30 '76, after 33 years service. A dinner workers. A coffee reception was also years service on July 30, '76. Ted party was held in her honor at the held on his last day in his honor at the makes his home in Concord, Ca'. Leopard Restaurant, with over 90 general office. Best Wishes for a happy retirement friends and co-workers attending. A Chief Clerk Jim Barrett (2nd from left) reo ce ives the 'gold spike award' from Bill Miller. to Chief Clerk JAMES F. "JIM" BAR coffee reception was held on her last General Chairman of BRAC, on the occasion RETT who retired on July 30th, '76 day at the office. On her retirement, of Jim's retirement after 42 years with the with over 42 years with the WP. Jim Anne plans to travel to Hawaii soon WP. Looking on are A. S. Skootsky (left) and Joh n Mills at the San Francisco office. makes his home in San Francisco. and later a visit to her favorite city Paris, France in 1977. She makes her home at 1241 Funston Ave., Apt. 108, San Francisco, CA. 94122.
Clerk John Hicks (left) receives the Certificate of Appreciation from Ma nager of Budgets & Administration H A. O'Rullian on John's last day at the 'GO' after 28 years with the WP, as Stan Haney (center) looks on.
Clerk Anne Malfa looks over her fancy cake decorations just prior to her cake and coffee party in honor of her retirement from WP after 33 years.
Best Wishes for a long and happy retirement go to Estimating Engineer Roy B. KUNDE on his retirement on A double retirement party with cake and coffee them best wishes were Alan Bray, Ed Iborg, was held in honor of the retirements of Clerk H. F. Hamilton, George McDearmid, Charles September 30 completing 29 years Theodore "Ted" Travins (center with WP cup) Cavis, "Ted," Elinor Madsen, A. S. Skootsky, service. with 30 years service, and Chief Clerk James "Jim," Kathy Wong. Harry Hanon, Marge . Barrett (right center) with 42 years service Bischoff, Nancy Metz, Jewel Petsas and John t t he San Francisco office. On hand to extend Mills (down in front) .
]00 Mil POSTS . UMMIIlIIIII 1')/11 101 ';";"--1_ - patience With 'prudence"
"Come up and see me sometime" "Prudence" is a 14 month old black, gold, gray and white colored cat and faithful companion of Janny Mac Harg of WP's medical department in San Francisco. Janny gave us the fol lowing bit of information about her cat with the personality plus. About her parentage-her mother was named Pancake, and the father wa s "of anonymous persuasion." "Prudence" never goes out as her owner does not want her to associate with those "strumpets" of the street. When "Prudence" first arrived at Lhe MacHarg home she quickly made H playmate out of "Hortense" the cat who is ei ght years her elder. Now, Clerk Anne Malfa receives the "gold spike Bill Miller, Kathy Wong, Bill Nix, Ruth Stone, after 14 months of suffering with her award" from BRAC General Chairman Bill "Anne," John Eichner, Dick Rauschmeier, young and playful companion, "Hor Miller at a Coffee & Cake reception in her Marge Bischoff, Dick Frager and Janny Mac· honor. Among the well·wishers were: Kathleen Harg. Lense" is ready for a visit to the Murphy, Bill Thompson, Andrea Thompson, 'catyatrist' .. , or (to us humans) the 'at psychiatrist. Adornments around the house were Also subject to change. There were Kam e 40 exotic plants, before "Pru- This photo was taken September. 1976 of 11 n ce," and now, since she has "Prudence" up in her tree .. . and so typical. "mowed the lawn," there are only a Pew plants left standing in the 450 Palmetto Ave. (San Francisco) Clerk John Hicks (center) joined by his lovely wife Wy · household. Our Cover netta (right center) at his reo This is a story that asks the stir WP's tra in "TO F" emerg es fro m tunn e l # 32 tirement cake and coffee reo ri ng question: will the older more re ception in the San Francisco and c rosses th e so uth leg of the fa mous office. Among the many well· K rved "Hortense" find PATIENCE Ked d ie "Y" bridge. This train is headed by wishers were: H. A. O'Rullian. IL nd happiness, . . in time-WITH the BiCentennial locomot ives #1776 and #19 76 Mildred Cox, Carlyn Barg, Joe t ra veling eastbound fro m Oakland t o Sa lt Dyer, Marie Bowers, "John," Klo w maturing, playful "PRU Stan Heaney, Wynetta Hicks, I)ENCE?" Happy New Year! Lake City d uring t he summer o f '76. Photo Wayne Pracht, Dona Fleet and by H enry W . Bru eckma n. Dennis White.
)02 Mil P TS----' - - ',IIMMI H I All I rl / I. 103 BiCentennial Around The USA and Calif. Eye Safety
FIRST AID FOR EYE EMERGENCIES
Are you prepared in case of any eye Burns-Whether caused by flame emergency? In spite of the best in eye or chemicals, a burn in the eye should protective programs, an eye accident be flooded with water immediately for may strike at any time-at home, at approximately 15 minutes. Hold the head under a faucet or pour cool water On vacation in "Southern Railway country," play, or on the job. and stopping at Danville, Ky., WP Locomotive It is estimated that each year there into the eye from a glass, pot, kettle, Engineer Bob Larson photographed our own are more than 422,000 eye accidents. etc. Do not use an open eye cup. WP Transport Co.'s Bicentennial piggyback Irailer headed south on a 'hot' Southern Ry . You never know when you may be Burns, especially those from chemi IIltermodal train. Bob was waiting for the called upon to aid someone injured. cals, should be examined by a doctor arri va l of the Freedom Train traveling through Knowledge of first aid for eyes may as soon as possible. Danville that June 12th afternoon and found a greeting from 'home' all painted red, white someday mean the difference between -- Safety News Letter nd blue. Closer to home, US Steel, Pittsburg, sight and blindness for you, a family National Safety Council Ca. works painted their locomotive # 76 up for our 200th birthday celebration. Shown in member, or a fellow worker. These photo are: Cornelius Chatmon (USS) dis special emergency tips are divided patcher; C. J. Trappe, Jr., Sacramento North- rn Agent (Pittsburg, Ca.); Frank Robles (USS) into four major categories for easy witchman, and Engineer Bill Marglin. (Henry reference. Brueckman photo.) Blows-For a blow to the eye or a "black eye," immediately apply cold compresses for about 15 minutes each hour. A black eye could mean serious internal damage to the eyeball and should be seen by a doctor. Specks-Do not rub any speck or foreign body that gets into the eye. Lift the upper lid over the lower lid and let tears wash out the particle. If the speck does not wash out, keep the eye closed with a light dressing and seek medical attention. Cuts - Bandage a cut eye lightly with a sterile gauze patch and get to a doctor immediately. Any eye with a WATCH YOUR. cut, puncture, abrasion, etc., should STEP'I not be washed with water. Do not try to remove an object stuck in the eye.
104 Mil PO TS of!effer6 Received
S.F. Railroad Exhibit and contributed to the bountiful cash On behalf of Mayor George Mos gift. cone, I want to congratulate you on I am so proud of the Service and the extensive display you staged for Safety A wards. I hope everyone work the benefit of the people of San Fran ing for the Western Pacific today will cisco. It was an impressive addition ha ve this happy experience of reach to our naval plans for the Embarca ing retirement in good health sur dero and we are most grateful to the rounded by good friends and family. collective group of railroads you rep "Bunky" and I are grateful that for resented. Many thousands of people thirty years my WP job put the jelly turned out to help us celebrate, and on our bread and butter! the city seemed alive with spirit and PS. Congratulations on the Wint. 75- enthusiasm, particularly over the Spr. 76 issue. It's the best yet. Fourth of July holiday weekend. Sincerely, Many thanks for your assistance. Irma Piver Sincerely, 19252 Almond Road Jean McClatchy Castro Valley, Ca. 94546 Executive Director San Francisco Big Part In My Job Twin-Bicentennial, Inc. I was very pleased with my picture in the last issue. But was disappointed More Than A Passing Mark that my wife Dorothy was not in the "A century ago the first tracks that through over 70 cities so many mil I wish to thank you and your com picture, nor was her name mentioned. )IOW are Southern Pacific were push lions of Americans can relive their pany for your contribution towards I believe that she should have been in g aside the wilderness. heritage and see AmeTican Freedom making 1976 and America's Bi-cen at least mentioned as she played a big What was it the Engines said, Train. tennial more than just a passing mark part in my job. She stayed with me P ilots touching, head to head Sincerely, of interest. Western Pacific's (GP- through hardships as well as the good F acing on the single track, J ames Richard Houghton 40): 1776 and 1976 have offered a times. She was a lot of help to me in Half a world behind each back? 16090 Wood Acres Road number of enjoyable hours viewing every way that a wife can be. These lines were penned by the im- L os Gatos, Calif. 95030 and photographing in the northern Sincerely yours, 111 0rtal Bret Harte heralding that day California railroad scene. A big thank R. G. Hobbs of 1869 when the Central Pacific you. P.O. Box 61 woo dburning locomotive from the Sincerely, Montello, Nevada 89830 West touched its pilot to the Union Carter D. Cram Somewhat Biased L acific coal burner from the East to I thank you very much for your kind Redding, California "THE BULLETIN" kignal completion of the first trans note of 10-76, and the extra copies of Your Winter '75-Spring '76 issue (,ontinental railroad. MILEPOSTS. I am sending one of them I Wish To Say Thanks mentions the history of railroads. Your Winter '75-Spring '76 issue to myoId friend-Mr. Martin Pom I am happy you have the section in Here is a part included in the SOUTH has in it photographs of famous phrey, Vice-President of the Frisco MILEPOSTS for notes from retirees, ERN PACIFIC'S FIRST CENTURY < oLl thern Pacific locomotives-includ Ry. at S1. Louis, Mo. I hope he lets the otherwise, it would be hard to find a when in August of 1955 I was becom ing the No. 4449-which in 1975 be Editor of Frisco's" All-Aboard" see it. way to say Thanks to everyone who ing editor of SOUTHERN P A fFf < cam a r f"urbi sh d engine in Oregon I can truthfully say that MILEPOSTS is participated in my retirement pa rty BULLETIN: n l1rl ill ,Apl'il fdarll'd a lon g .i our~e y No. ] in my book. .... , Mil L 0 TS' --IL-~ IIMMI . IU I When it was all over, the Bews ceme ~etterj ~eceiveal tery was the winner with two brand new graves. We got some sleep, after Maybe my good wife Ruth and I are that." somewhat biased when it comes to the Western Pacific Railroad. We have By R. M. Lowe many good reasons to be. Fifty years Back when it was fashionable to sit ago, we timidly pushed open a door around an old pot bellied stove on win leading to Mr. J . P. Quigley's office, in ter nights and tell stories, unforget San Francisco, and stuttered our way table Dave Judd, an early day Mor· into the WP family. We came back mon teamster, used to come to my through the same door with a pass to depot, and we'd have an "anecdotic Burmester, Utah, and orders to take jam." Light leaking through a crack over the agency at that point. We took in the stove door fit the mood per the ferry to Oakland (before bridges) fectly. Pointing a narrow finger at Pilot Peak , above and caught No.2. Newlyweds, they In 1906, the new W .P . rail line, Sil ver Zone Pass, Dave Judd's dusty extension called us, actually we were just two crawling across the Great Salt Lake of the W.P. lies bleached and deserted in the shadows of an autumn sunset grown kids, whispering and giggling. fiats, stalled temporarily just west of To the right of this trail, deep ruts of mul After 70 years of cold winds and hot suns, That bright new world back then was where the famous Bonneville race tip le trails, unadorned, except for coyote and leaning pine markers, in Bews little "Boothill" wild horse tracks, lead southwest around a cemetery, seem a bit tired and sleepy. a puppet, and we held the strings. track is today. Mounds of freight, corner of the Pequop Range, and on beyond Reading from right to left- the board lean In the category of railroads, that destined for the Ely mining district, Spruce Mtn. ing this way bears only the knife carved figure we knew about, our admiration was piled up on the Utah-Nevada line until History says this was the approximate route "1906." of such famous explorers as Bidwell in 1841. The tall second board reads, "J. Woods, for the powerful Santa Fe, but our teamsters showed up to move it. Dave The "Been Everywhere" John C. Fremont, who died April 21, 1908." love will always be for the WP. I could was one of them, so let's listen to his named Pilot Peak, after his guide, Kit Carson, ' Carvings on twin boards far left have been fou nd water on it, and wig-wagged John to erased by the desert wind. Directly above the write a book on the many experiences version: "We'd load up our wagons come on. "twins," a low saddle in the distant mountain we had for that year on the extra in the dark, and leave the salt flats at Not the first nor the last, but most tragic, range is where W.P. tied a loop in its rails, board from Salt Lake to Gerlach. A the first peep of daylight, with a heavy was the Donner party in 1846.- R. M. L. and called it "Arnold."-R. M. L close call came at the little Potash sta cargo for the 'Bews,' a station 45 Old Dave had a habit of staring into After Mark Requa's engineer, tion of Salduro, a few miles east of miles west on the Nevada Northern the fire after telling a story-sort of Adolph J udell, got the Nevada N orth Wendover, about where the Bonneville Railroad. It was mostly up hill the d ding his memories along shady lanes ern Railroad laid from Cobre, on the Race Track is today. 400 track work first day, b~t if we whipped up right that didn't include me, so l' djust wait S.P. line, to Currie's ranch, 63 miles ers went on a Saturday-nighter and smart, we'd make night camp at a patiently until he came back, and put south, toward Ely, regular tri-weekly threatened to burn down the extra spring, a little ways down from Silver the pump on him again. passenger service was started on June gang cars. When Tooele county sheriff Zone Pass. At the crack of dawn, and When I asked Dave if Indians ever 2, 1906. One local "wag" put it this and two deputies failed to quell the you could bet on it, we'd hear that ~av e him much trouble on the road, he way, "They tri to go down one week, riot, WP's special agent, Merrill, was familiar and despised, 'Rise and shine replied, "Nope, in fact, I never saw and tri to get back the next week." dispatched from Elko. He was just boys' from our overstuffed trail boss. but one band of Indians the whole On Oct. 3, 1907, a Western Pacific recovering from being shot in the The trip down from the pass was time. They crossed our trail about a work train eased up to Nevada North stomach by a Wendover cook. Never mostly a tight line and brake job. The mile ahead, with their ponies pointed ern rails, about two miles north of thr theless, he came up with a plan that mules loved their good friend gravity, ~out h. I calculated they were headed Bews, cut out a crossing, and named it worked-and how. but I didn't. Thick alkali dust, boiling for the Gold Hill country to get pinon Shafter. The next day, a W.P. special I got to quit before this t hing grows up around the rig like smoke from a nuts. Talkin' about trouble," Dave arrived from Salt Lake City, crossed into a story. grass fire, made us hide behind wet went on, "That hoodlum bunch and over to Nevada Northern rails, and P.S. We spent 17 years on the W.P. bandanas in order to breathe. We'd Lheir painted gals, whoopin' the night rode them down to Ely. From that day Last agency I worked was at the cattle usually pull up to the Bews' platform away in the 'Blind Tiger' saloon at the on, little Bews, with its boardin' house feeding station of Doyle, Calif. an hour before sun down. Me and my Bews, rumpled our sleep. But like the and honky tonk tiger, went slowly R.M.Lowe partner would 'pronto' the unloading, ld sayin' said, it's a long road that home to Mother Earth, leaving the Rl and be settin' at a long table eatin' has no turns ; and one night, the turn place to the first tenant, the Ancient Snyder, Okla. supper in the boardin' house, quite a ~h ow d np, when bleary eyes at the Wind, to solo among Boot Hill's pine 73566 ::; p 11 before lamp lip;htin' time." 'I lin n 'I ip;i' 1' s l art r1 trndin' I ad. markers. MIL e rs_ _ _ __ ,' " ... , 1'\ AI , U ...L William B. j> () /tllI s i.'!I , retired teleg Cecil G. Spoon, retired engineer, rapher, Tra y, 1I 1! kll oWIi. Stockton, September 5, 1976. Harold E. /(0 II drr II , rd ired locomo Aage J. Stender, retired section tive engine .l' , rov ill " May 7,1976. foreman, Santa Rosa, July, 1976. Asa W. Arnall, retired conductor, Charles Knarr, retired electrical Jess L. R ti , l' Li)' ' (I 10 'omotive en King A. Stubblefi eld, retired car· San Leandro, July 7,1976. helper, Oroville, June, 1976. gineer, Stockton, F ' I,)' ua)'y, 1976. man, Sacramento, April, 1976. Charlie A. Baca, retired carman, Oscar H. Larson, retired chief clerk, Richar'd B, J) i .1'lI ll . I' Lired Sacra Charles Sullivan, retired section Milpitas, June 19, 1976. Santa Rosa, April, 1976. mento North I'l l l'u il w