VOLUME 44 NUMBER 3 JUNE 1956 Getting the Job Done S'VERAe week; 'go I h,pp,",d to b, 'bo,d th, Olymp;'o Hiawatha when the Crew was confronted by one of those situations which can be expected to occur from time to time in mountain terri· tory. As our train came around a curve near Pipestone Pass Tunnel in Montana, the men in the cab of the electric locomotive saw that A. C. Dupuis there had been a rock slide up ahead. But there was not enough time Jl(J"ager to brake the train to a stop. The locomotive ran through the boulders Marc Creen Marie Hotton on the track, forcing the pilot back beneath the front trucks. It had Editor A.ssistant 1o EditQr to be removed before we could proceed. As I say, occurrences of this kind can happen in mountain rail­ UNION STATION-CHICAGO roading. I have also found that the skill and the fine attitude of PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT willing cooperation with which all members of that train and engine The Milwaukee Road Magazine is pub­ crew went about the job of solving the problem are not unusual lished for active and retired employes of The Milwaukee Road, to whom it is dis­ either. But they are certainly commendable. tributed free. It is available to others at 10c per single copy or $1.00 per year. It was especially interesting to me to observe that an older engi­ neer, not on duty, who was very neatly dressed, joined the operating IN THIS ISSUE crew without a moment's hesitation when he saw what needed to be Page done. The tools which he and the other men had at hand were hardly Getting the Job Done the ones needed for such a heavy job, but they tackled the job anyway, By President J. P. 1<i1ey .-------- 2 and in a surprisingly short time the train was again on its way. Comments From Our Customers----- 3 Quiz -------------------------- 3 Railroading is that kind of work. It won't wait. Emergencies and General Staff Meeting .---,------- 4 delays cannot be anticipated and figured into a long-range production 750 Honor Leo T. Crowley--------- 9 schedule like that of a manufacturing plant. The trains must roll, "Safe Day" Articles Win Safety and not only the men on the trains, but those in the shops, the men Council Award ----------------10 and women in the offices and at the ticket windows and in hundreds Appointments ----,--- ----- -----11 of other jobs must stand ready to help. That is the nature of the New Safeway Warehouse for Butte; To Be Served by the Milwaukee--13 business we're in. Did You Know?------------------13 Willing cooperation, even when not on duty; understanding of the Keeping Well: Poliomyelitis By Dr. Raymond Householder-----14 importance of the job to be done; and real ingenuity in doing it ... W. J. Whalen Marks 50th Year these things, which have always characterized Milwaukee Road men With the Milwaukee ·-----------15 and women, are among our greatest assets. Here's How We're Doing -----------16 At Everett, a Live Steamer-------- 17 It was reassuring to see them at work in the emergency just de­ Home Department ---------------18 scribed. I'm sure they will serve our railroad equally well in the Retirements -------------------21 busy months which lie ahead. Are You a Vet' -----------------21 About People of the Railroad-------25 THE COVER WINDOWS on the world . a world of travel delights. Noth­ ing on the railroads today offers COMMENTS FROM OUR vacationing America amountain­ top-to-canyon-floor view com­ CUSTOMERS parable to that f rom the unique Skytop Lounge of the Olympian Hiawatha. The camera picks up a few of the Skytop Lounge windows in an odd-angle view ,J VERY ENJOYABLE partment at the Union Station and with for a June cover design. three employes at the Fox Lake station, "Mrs. Carlson and I have just re­ anyone of whom could have told me turned from an extended trip on the it would be impossible to trace the brief­ .West Coast. We went out on the City case and that it would turn up as a mat­ of Los Angeles, then up to Seattle, and ter of routine. returned to Chicago on the City of San "Instead, I received a great deal of Francisco. Our accommodations were ar­ ,o!Jrtesy and found everyone willing to ranged for through your Mr. W. C. make an.· effort to give an extra service. Klomp [assistant to general passenger Late the following day one man took the agent] and they were perfect. The serv­ QUIZ trouble to call me and say the briefcase ice on your two trains was excellent, It had been found. Further than that, he personnel was most courteous, and all in left a note for the next day's crew ask­ ~ all, they made it a very enjoyable trip." ing them to try and get it on train 150, Clarence E. Carlson and the conductor of that train was will­ (Answ(l(s on page 26) Vice President ing to take the responsibility of accepting The First National Bank of Chicago it and handing it to me personally as the 1. Which has more railway mileage Chicago, Ill. train stopped in Northbrook. -Texas or Mexico? " . I would be happy if I thought the Fox Lake crew received word that 2. When the locomotive engineer of their extra efforts do not go unappreci· a moving train receives a bell-cord ated." signal or four short sounds, should Frank F. Soule, Jr. he reduce or increase speed? CERTAINLY A CREDIT Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. 3, Is the small board on the outside of "My wife traveled via 'Milwaukee' 135 South LaSalle St. from Spokane to Butte, leaving on Apr. Chicago, Ill, a freight car upon which are tacked 7 and arriving in Butte on Apr. 8-on shipping directions, warnings of your train No. 16. Her left leg was in dangerous lading, etc., called a a cast from the hip to the ankle, so it bulletin board, a card board or a was rather difficult f.or her to move poster board? around with any degree of efficiency. THE WONDER OF IT "The employes of your company have 4. Is the grouping of freight cars with always been courteous and considerate, "This is by way of thanking The Mil­ similar destinations or routings in a but I did wish to particularly bring to wauke Road and in particular the crew train called prior classification, of the Olympian Hiawatha that brought .your attention the fact that the Pullman grade sorting or clip hauling? conductor who rode that train was very us pleasantly, safely, smoothly through kind and considerate in seeing that my the scenic wonderland from Seattle to 5. Is the ignitron rectifier locomotive wife suffered no discomfort or incon­ Chicago recently. Mr. Bradford, our operated by electric power, steam venience. I am sorry I do not know him gracious porter, Mr. George A. \'{laage, power, or a.tomic power? by name*, but he is certainly a credit to the Pul1man conductor, and Mr. Smeby, yOUf organization." the dining car steward, transformed our 6. In which department of the f<l.il­ -'~ journey on the train as God transformed road are agricultural and industrial Robert E. Crangle the scenery. 40 East Broadway agents usually employed-Pur­ Butte, Mont. "A railroad fan from earliest child­ chasing, Traffic, or Engineering? hood, I never quite get over the wonder *The Pullman conductor's name is S. M. of railroading. The partisan enthusiasm 7. Do land monument signs along the Mundy, of Elmhurst, Ill.-Ed. for the engineer who carries us so safe­ railroad mark historic sites, right of ly round the curves and up the sides of way limits, or distances from zero mountains all through the night! Nor markers? do I ever cease marveling at the civil engineers whose minds could see the end 8. Generally speaking, which of these THANKS TO THE FOX LAKE CREW results of the transcontinental railroads, commodities loads the heaviest per climbing over one mountain range after car-live stock, potatoes, or coal? "I want to pass on a word of com­ another. mendation for the employes on your "We are returning to Seattle on the 9. In railroad operations, do the ini­ Fox Lake suburban branch. I am one of Olympian Hiawatha ... and I just wish tials eTe stand for centralized those commuters who leave things on that the same crew could carry us back." traffic control, closed train circuit, trains, and left my briefcase on train 141 Miss Edna Ida Asmus or car-to-car? recently when I got off at Northbrook. 1105 Spring St. I talked with your lost and found de- Seattle, WaJb. 10. Is the wooden beam on the floor of a freight car to prevent lading from shifting called an anchor beam, a holding sill, or a chock block? June, 7956 3 Operating and traffic officers, together with representatives of other departments, at the joint meeting. * new services * improved operation Twin Themes Occupy Top Officers at Three Day Part of the group at the speaker's table as Presi­ dent J. P. Kiley opened the joint meeting. Left to right: Mr. Kiley; W. J. Whalen, vice presi. dent-operation; P. H. Draver, vice president­ traffic; J. J. O'Toole, general manager-Lines East; others (partly obscured) are J. M. Cun­ ningham, general freight traffic manager, sales and service; W. G. Powrie, chief engineer; and F. G. McGinn, assistant general manager. 4 The Milwaukee Road Magazine At Top: Scene as general traffic department meet· Draver, vice president-traffic; and H.