Vol. II, No. 12 DECEMBER, 1941 102 Win Prizes N. Y .Veterans for Car Names Add 185; Hold of the "Empire" Annual Dinner The Fall dinner-meeting of Metro• Winners of the Empire State Ex• politan Chapter, New York Central press Contest, held recently among Veterans Association, was held at the students in high and junior high Railroad Branch Y.M.C.A., New York, schools, throughout New York State, November 12. E. W. Jordan, President were announced November 12, by F. of the Chapter, presided. E. Williamson, President of the New The dinner was unusually well at• York Central System. tended, particularly by new and re• As a result of the contest, which tired members. Report was made that aided in the selection of those dis• since January 1, 185 new members tinguished Governors for whom most had been secured, which more than off• of the cars in the new streamlined set the losses due to retirements, deaths Empire State Express will be named, and withdrawals. Of this number the following twenty-six car-names Trainmaster H. A. Offerman, Vice were determined: President of the organization, obtained 68 and William Dubelbeiss, of the COACHES- Hamilton Fish, Silas Marine Department at Weehawken. Wright,. William H. Seward, William L. Matey, David B. Hill, Daniel D. was responsible for 51. Tompkins, Morgan Lewis, Charles S. Preceding the entertainment a dis• Whitman, Reuben E. Fenton, Edwin cussion was held on the activities of D. Morgan. the recently formed "Retired Veterans' PARLOR CARS—Samuel Til- Get-Traffic Committee." The possi• den. Alfred E. Smith, Herbert H. bilities of increased freight and pas• Lehman, Levi P. Morton, Charles E. senger business developing from the Hughes, Nathan L. Miller. contacts acquired by these numbers since their retirement from active rail• DINING CARS—De Witt Clinton, road service was stressed and the oppor• George Clinton, Horatio Seymour, tunity afforded to continue to be John Jay. New York Central "boosters" was OBSERVATION CARS—Franklin considered by these pensioned veterans D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt. with enthusiasm. TAVERN-LOUNGE CARS — Gro- Assistant General Freight Agent, ver Cleveland. Martin Van Buren. Walter R. Dallow, a former President MAIL CARS—Alonzo B. Cornell, of the Chapter, participated in the John A. Dix. discussion. Since the formation of the committee John F. McDonald, retired Six additional coaches for the "Empire,'' which fifty years ago in• Office Engineer, has served as Tempo• augurated high-speed long-distance rary Chairman. His election as perma• rail transportation in America on its nent Chairman was voted. first historic run between New York Announcement was made that the City and Buffalo, will be numbered annual meeting and banquet of Metro• 2564, 2565, 2566., 2567, 2568 and politan Chapter will be held at the 2569. Hotel Biltmore, January 22, 1942. Although the contest was announced President Jordan announced also the for 100 prizes, to be three-day trips appointment of the following Nomi• by rail on the new stainless steel, nating Committee to select officers for deluxe super-streamliner to the fa• 1942: J. W. Dwyer, Executive Assist• mous Greenfield Village near Detroit, ant to Vice President, Improvements actually 102 winners were chosen by and Development Chairman, Charles the six judges, who each selected McLernon, Law Department, R. F. seventeen winning essays. Nineteen of Hoppenstedt, Treasury Department, F. the winners, the largest number from S. Babcock, Operating Department, any single city, live in Yonkers. H. J. Genett, Passenger Traffic De• Judges of the contest, who praised partment, Joseph Retta, Maintenance of the quality of all essays submitted by Way Department and Fred A. Yeager, the youthful competitors, were former Engineering Department. Congressman Bruce Barton, of New York City; Hon. Charles S. Desmond, of Buffalo, Judge of the Court of Freight Traffic Appeals, State of New York; Dr. C. L. Raper, Dean of Syracuse Univer• Changes Announced sity; Dr. Dixon Ryan Fox, President W. R. Dallow, Assistant General of Union College; Dr. Austin R. Freight Agent, New York, recently Coulson, Superintendent of Schools, announced the following appoint• Albany, and Frederic Ernst, Associate ments: Superintendent of Schools, New York O. H. Grimm, to be Assistant Gen• City. eral Agent, New York. At top is a photograph of one of the new Empire State Express super-streamliners as it went through its speedy H. W. Meyer, to be Perishable paces for newspaper photographers along the Hudson River. Symbolizing the golden anniversary of the first high• Agent, New York. Martin Gilligan, speed long-distance train in America, the streamliner will be on exhibition during the first week of December and T. M. Shallow, Assistant General will enter service December 7. Below is one of the six Parlor Cars of the new stainless steel "Empire." Each is Freight Agent, announced the ap• equipped with 35 deeply cushioned, movable lounge chairs. Three color schemes are used, with tan predominating pointment of F. P. Sheridan as Gen• in two, and blue in the third. The cars, each with a drawing room seating five persons, have panoramic, non-frosting Retired, Dies at 70 eral Agent at Utica, New York, suc• windows. ceeding L. Crane, who retired after Martin Gilligan, retired Assistant General Attorney, died November 3, HE two new super-streamliners of Central Terminal from 9:30 a.m. to Cleveland and Detroit; December 6, more than 44 years' service. at the home of his daughter, Mrs. T the Empire State Express, which 11 p.m. The streamliner will be ex• in Buffalo. Ralph Marilley, in Croghan, New have been acclaimed the world's finest hibited December 2, in Albany, Schen• The equipment of the exhibition York. Had he lived, Mr. Gilligan day coach trains, will enter regular ectady and Utica; December 3, in train will consist of the newly-styled C. E. Black Promoted would have celebrated his 71st birth• service between New York City, Syracuse and Rochester; December 4, Hudson-type locomotive, a mail-bag• C. E. Black was appointed Assis• day a few days later. Buffalo, Cleveland and Detroit on De• in Westfield and Erie; December 5. in gage car, two parlor cars, a tavern- tant to Manager, Passenger Transpor• Burial was in Glenwood Cemetery, cember 7, it has been announced by lounge car, a dining car. three coaches tation, with headquarters at New Watertown, New York, where he was F. E. Williamson, President of the B. & A. 100 Years Old and an observation car. York, it was announced by L. C. born November 12, 1870. New York Central System. Anderson, Manager, Passenger Trans• The Boston & Albany will mark Newspaper photographers were the Mr. Gilligan, who made his home portation. The appointment was effec• Christening of one of the two stain• its 100th Anniversary of the estab• first persons to see one of the new tive October 15. in Yonkers for many years, had been less steel queens of the rails was lishment of through service between Empire State Express trains, when a living with his daughter the past scheduled for Monday, December 1, Boston and Albany, on December special run was made in the vicinity two weeks. He had been in ill health in ceremonies at 9 a.m. in Grand 27. of Garrison on the Hudson River York City to Renssalaer and return. for the past year. Central Terminal, New York City. In 1841 two separate railroads, November 24. More than a score of Such was the advance interest stimu• the Boston & Worcester and the His service with the New York- Mrs. Herbert H. Lehman will christen photographers made hundreds of pic• lated in this finest of day trains, that Western Railroad, actually made Central began in 1894 and ended De- the train. President Williamson will tures of the train as it made several the link between the capitols of editors from more than 25 principal cember 1, 1940. preside and Governor Lehman will be Massachusetts and New York State. speedy runs before their cameras. cities east of Chicago were aboard. Besides his wife and daughter. the principal speaker. The ceremonies The Boston & Albany, as such, did The following day the train received Two rail veterans also were aboard. Mrs. Marilley, Mr. Gilligan left two are to be broadcast over the Columbia not come into existence until 1867. the enthusiastic approval of approxi• They were Robert E. Butterfield, It became an operating Line of other daughters and two sons. Broadcasting System. mately 125 newspaper and magazine famed Engineman, and Colonel Van the New York Central System in publishers, editors and reporters dur• Voorhees, a member of the original He was the father-in-law of John Following the christening, the train 1900. J. Fogarty, former Mayor of Yonkers. will be on public exhibition in Grand ing a "Press Preview" run from New crew of the "Empire." 2 Central Headlight When the Empire State Express made its first trip, practically every man (including Mr. Daniels) wore Central Headlight Information Booth whiskers. Published monthly for New York Central System employes and their families It was in the fall of 1891, that this in nine states and two provinces of Canada by the Department of Public Rela• BELOW are given the answers to a number of writer took his first ride on a railroad tions. Contributions are invited but no responsibility is assumed for their questions asked recently by some of our readers. train — a trip of about 20 miles to return. Editorial offices, Room 1528, 466 Lexington Avenue, New York City. They are printed here in the expectation that they will the county seat, where his father was a member of the Board of Super• Editor interest others besides those who made the inquiries: visors.