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T h e n e w d o r m i t o r y h a s 53 b e d r o o m s , p l u s s h o w e r s , r e c r e a t i o n r o o m s , d i n i n g r o o m a n d k i t c h e n to s e r v e N Y C f r e i g h t c r e w s l a y i n g o v e r a f t e r r u n s f r o m b o t h e a s t a n d w e s t of G a r d e n v i l l e , o n e of t h e C e n t r a l ' s p r i n c i p a l c lass i f i ca t ion y a r d s .

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c r e w d i s p a t c h e r ' s office w i t h a n e w i n ­t e r - c o m m u n i c a t i o n s s y s t e m . W i t h t h e n e w s y s t e m , t h e c r e w d i s p a t c h e r c a n s i m p l y flick a s w i t c h to o p e n a d i r e c t c o n n e c t i o n w i t h a n y i n d i v i d u a l b e d r o o m or t h e r e c r e a t i o n or d i n i n g r o o m s . T h i s a v o i d s t h e n e c e s s i t y of s e n d i n g a m e s ­s e n g e r to ca l l c r e w s .

T h e n e w d o r m i t o r y is t h e t h i r d p a r t of a t h r e e - p h a s e p r o j e c t m o d e r n i z i n g t h e C e n t r a l ' s f ac i l i t i e s a t G a r d e n v i l l e . E a r ­l i e r a n u m b e r of t r a c k c h a n g e s w e r e m a d e in t h e y a r d a n d a n e w d i e se l l o c o ­m o t i v e f u e l i n g s t a t i o n a n d fue l s t o r a g e d e p o t w e r e c o n s t r u c t e d t h e r e .

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n o w b e i n g d i s t r i b u t e d b y N Y C ' s S a f e t y d e p a r t m e n t to a l l c o n d u c t o r s , y a r d -m a s t e r s , f r e i g h t s t a t i o n f o r e m e n a n d c h e c k e r s w h o , w i t h t h e c r e w s u n d e r t h e i r j u r i s d i c t i o n , su f fe red no r e p o r t ­a b l e i n j u r i e s in 1951 or 1952. C o m p l e t e i n d i v i d u a l r e c o r d s for 1953 w i l l n o t b e a v a i l a b l e for s e v e r a l m o n t h s .

T h e ce r t i f i ca t e s e x p r e s s t h e C e n ­t r a l ' s a p p r e c i a t i o n a n d c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to t h e i n d i v i d u a l s r e c e i v i n g t h e m a n d to t h e m e n w h o m t h e y r e p r e s e n t .

W h e n i n d i v i d u a l r e c o r d s for 1953 a r e c o m p l e t e d , s i m i l a r ce r t i f i ca te s wi l l b e a w a r d e d to t h o s e w h o t u r n e d in p e r ­fect s a f e t y p e r f o r m a n c e s for t h a t y e a r .

T h e S y s t e m ' s o v e r - a l l s a f e ty r e c o r d i m p r o v e d s l i g h t l y in 1953 o v e r 1952. T h e r a t i o of o n - t h e - j o b i n j u r i e s p e r m i l l i o n m a n h o u r s w o r k e d in 1953 w a s 9.33, c o m p a r e d w i t h 9.99 in 1952.

B e s t 1953 s a f e t y r e c o r d a m o n g t h e l a r g e r c o m p o n e n t s of t h e S y s t e m w a s t u r n e d in b y M i c h i g a n C e n t r a l w i t h a r a t i o of 7.14. B ig F o u r w a s s e c o n d w i t h 7.83. L i n e W e s t w a s n e x t w i t h 8.57. f o l l o w e d b y L i n e E a s t w i t h 11.31. T h e s e d i s t r i c t s h e l d t h e s a m e r e s p e c ­t i v e p o s i t i o n s in 1952.

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E x c e p t for M i c h i g a n C e n t r a l , L i n e E a s t a n d B o s t o n & A l b a n y a l l d i s t r i c t s in 1953 h a d b e t t e r r a t i o s t h a n in t h e p r e v i o u s y e a r .

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o v e r , " as t h e s a y i n g goes . T h e g e n e r a l d e c l i n e in i n d u s t r i a l p r o d u c t i o n r e ­d u c e d r a i l r o a d traffic s h a r p l y . F o r t h e C e n t r a l t h i s m e a n t a d r o p of m o r e t h a n $9 m i l l i o n in o p e r a t i n g r e v e n u e s for t h e m o n t h , c o m p a r e d w i t h J a n u a r y , 1952.

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N Y C w e s t b o u n d p a s s e n g e r s a r r i v i n g at L a S a l l e S t r e e t S t a t i o n in C h i c a g o on t h e T w e n t i e t h C e n t u r y L i m i t e d or t h e C o m m o d o r e V a n d e r b i l t m a y h a v e t h e i r b a g g a g e p i c k e d u p at t h e t r a i n a n d d e l i v e r e d t o t h e i r a c c o m m o d a t i o n s on a n y of five B u r l i n g t o n t r a i n s l e a v ­ing for t h e w e s t f r o m U n i o n S t a t i o n .

T h e s a m e s e r v i c e is a v a i l a b l e to e a s t -b o u n d p a s s e n g e r s m a k i n g c o n n e c t i o n s w i t h t h e C e n t u r y or C o m m o d o r e . A c h a r g e of 50 c e n t s p e r s u i t c a s e is m a d e to c o v e r t h e cost of t h e t r a n s f e r .

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r e g u l a t i o n f r o m t h e r a i l r o a d s a n d t h e y w i l l do a n e v e n b e t t e r j o b of m e e t i n g t h e n a t i o n ' s g r o w i n g t r a n s p o r t a t i o n n e e d s . "

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T h e C e n t r a l ' s P r e s i d e n t e m p h a s i z e d t h a t t h e r a i l r o a d s do n o t s e e k to do a w a y w i t h a l l r e g u l a t i o n . T h e i r o b j e c ­t i o n s a r e r a i s e d o n l y to r e g u l a t i o n s w h i c h a r e o u t m o d e d a n d r e g u l a t i o n s w h i c h go b e y o n d t h e p u b l i c i n t e r e s t .

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" I n p a r t , " h e c o n t i n u e d , " t h a t f a i th s t i l l r e m a i n s to be v i n d i c a t e d . F o r t h e s e r i o u s h a n d i c a p s of o u t m o d e d r e g u l a ­t ion a n d u n e q u a l c o m p e t i t i v e o p p o r ­t u n i t i e s w h i c h b e s e t t h e r a i l r o a d s e i g h t y e a r s ago a r e , for t h e m o s t p a r t s t i l l w i t h u s . "

" F a i r p l a y , " M r . W h i t e t o ld t h e t r a n s ­p o r t a t i o n a n d traffic m e n , " w o u l d e l i m ­i n a t e t h e u n r e a s o n a b l e d e l a y w h i c h a t ­t e n d s g e n e r a l f r e i g h t r a t e a d j u s t m e n t s . I t w o u l d r e s t o r e to r a i l r o a d m a n a g e ­m e n t t h e r i g h t to e x e r c i s e m o r e of i t s o w n b u s i n e s s j u d g m e n t . I t w o u l d r e c o g n i z e t h a t u s e r s of t r a n s p o r t a t i o n fac i l i t i e s b u i l t w i t h p u b l i c m o n i e s m u s t p a y t h e i r fa i r s h a r e of t h e cos t of u s i n g t h o s e fac i l i t i e s for c o m m e r c i a l p u r ­p o s e s . "

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T h e S i g n a l , M a i n t e n a n c e of W a y , D i s t r i c t E n g i n e e r a n d P o l i c e H e a d q u a r ­t e r s d e p a r t m e n t s h a v e m o v e d i n t o s p a c e in t h e Big F o u r B u i l d i n g a t 105 S. M e r i d i a n St . , I n d i a n a p o l i s . T h e s p a c e w a s f o r m e r l y o c c u p i e d b y t h e of­fices of t h e G e n e r a l M a n a g e r , A u d i t o r a n d D i v i s i o n E n g i n e e r of t h e P e o r i a & E a s t e r n R a i l w a y . T h e P&E offices h a v e b e e n m o v e d to t h e L e m c k e B u i l d i n g , 106 E. M a r k e t St. , I n d i a n a p o l i s .

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T h e R e d C r o s s w i l l a s s i g n m o b i l e u n i t s t o t h e N Y C - P u l l m a n B l o o d B a n k for t h r e e d a y s in M a y to m a k e c o l l e c ­t i o n s . A l l N Y C a n d P u l l m a n e m p l o y e s in t h e N e w Y o r k m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a a r e e l i g i b l e to r e c e i v e b l o o d f r o m t h e b a n k a n d t h o s e w h o s ign u p to m a k e d o n a ­t i o n s m a y a l so r e c e i v e h e l p for m e m ­b e r s of t h e i r f a m i l i e s in t i m e of n e e d .

T h e b a n k is a d m i n i s t e r e d b y a c o m ­m i t t e e m a d e u p of r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of m a n a g e m e n t , e m p l o y e s a n d l a b o r o r ­g a n i z a t i o n s . T h r o u g h F e b . 28, 1954, c o l ­l e c t i o n s f r o m l a s t y e a r ' s c a m p a i g n w e r e u s e d t o h e l p 111 p e r s o n s , w h o r e c e i v e d a t o t a l of 291 p i n t s of b lood .

NYC Resumes Excursions R e s u m i n g a succes s fu l t r a v e l i n n o ­

v a t i o n s t a r t e d l a s t fa l l , N e w Y o r k C e n ­t r a l is a g a i n s p o n s o r i n g f o u r - d a y e x ­c u r s i o n s f r o m C h i c a g o to N e w Y o r k .

T h e a l l - e x p e n s e " l o n g w e e k - e n d " t o u r s i n c l u d e n o t o n l y r a i l t r a n s p o r t a ­t i on , b u t a l so m e a l s e n r o u t e , h o t e l a c ­c o m m o d a t i o n s , a n i g h t c l u b v i s i t a n d s i g h t - s e e i n g .

T h e n e x t s c h e d u l e d e x c u r s i o n s w i l l l e a v e C h i c a g o M a r c h 25 a n d A p r i l 22. S t o p s w i l l b e m a d e in b o t h d i r e c t i o n s a t G a r y , L a P o r t e , S o u t h B e n d a n d E l k ­h a r t , I n d .

T r a n s p o r t a t i o n on t h e t r i p s w i l l b e on t h e C e n t r a l ' s s t r e a m l i n e d , r e s e r v e d s e a t c o a c h t r a i n , t h e P a c e m a k e r . H o ­t e l a c c o m m o d a t i o n s w i l l b e a t t h e H o t e l C o m m o d o r e , a d j a c e n t t o G r a n d C e n t r a l T e r m i n a l in N e w Y o r k .

T h e a l l - e x p e n s e p r i c e of $87 for a d u l t s a n d $65.35 for c h i l d r e n five y e a r s o ld a n d u n d e r 12 w i l l i n c l u d e t r a i n f a r e , t h e 15 p e r c e n t f e d e r a l t r a n s p o r ­t a t i o n t a x , d i n n e r a n d b r e a k f a s t a n d r e s e r v e d s e a t s on t h e t r a i n b o t h w a y s , h o t e l a c c o m m o d a t i o n s , a n e v e n i n g a t t h e L a t i n Q u a r t e r , a d a y of s i g h t s e e ­ing , a l l t r a n s f e r s a n d b a g g a g e h a n d l i n g .

S I G N I N G vote of confidence in NYC management are (from left, at table) Mar i lyn Mul l in , Stenographer; Red Cap Wi l l iam Dimery; Red Cap Captain Marion Dandy, Conductors J . D. Murphy and Fred Hotchkiss. Wai t ing turn are Ralph Gollner, Safety Secretary to Superintendent; Red Cap I. W . Coleman; Bernard Reilly, Clerk. Signatures were collected in New York.

Employes Voice Faith in Management C e n t r a l e m p l o y e s h a v e v o l u n ­

t e e r e d s t r o n g s u p p o r t for t h e c o m ­p a n y ' s m a n a g e m e n t in i t s r e s i s t ­a n c e to t h e t a k e - o v e r a t t e m p t of R o b e r t R. Y o u n g . T h e y s t a r t e d a s p o n t a n e o u s m o v e a t N e w Y o r k to v o i c e con f idence in t h e S y s ­t e m ' s p r e s e n t m a n a g e m e n t a n d i ts P r e s i d e n t , W i l l i a m W h i t e .

T h e S p r i n g f i e l d , Mass . , Daily News a n d t h e Buffa lo Courier-Express r e p o r t e d t h a t N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l e m p l o y e s in t h o s e c i t i es w e r e a l so e x p r e s s i n g t h e m s e l v e s in f a v o r of t h e c o m p a n y ' s p r e s e n t m a n a g e m e n t . T h e s e e x p r e s s i o n s p r a i s e d M r . W h i t e ' s r e c o r d of a c h i e v e m e n t as a r a i l r o a d e r .

T h e C e n t r a l ' s b o a r d of d i r e c ­t o r s t u r n e d d o w n M r . Y o u n g ' s d e ­m a n d t h a t h e b e m a d e c h a i r m a n of t h e b o a r d a n d chief e x e c u t i v e officer of t h e C e n t r a l . S h o r t l y a f t e r t h a t d e v e l o p m e n t c o n d u c ­t o r s , a s s i s t a n t c o n d u c t o r s , b r a k e -m e n , c r e w d i s p a t c h e r s , r e d c a p s a n d o t h e r e m p l o y e s o n t h e H u d ­son a n d H a r l e m d i v i s i o n s b u s i l y g a t h e r e d s i g n a t u r e s on a d e c l a r a -t i o n - o f - c o n f i d e n c e s t a t i n g :

" W e , t h e u n d e r s i g n e d N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l e m p l o y e s , h e r e b y cas t a ' v o t e of c o n f i d e n c e ' for P r e s i d e n t W i l l i a m W h i t e a n d t h e p r e s e n t a d m i n i s t r a t i o n .

" W e fee l t h a t , a l t h o u g h w e do n o t a l w a y s a g r e e o n a l l i s sues , t h i s a d m i n i s t r a t i o n is m a k i n g a n h o n ­

es t a t t e m p t to m a k e t h e N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l t h e N o . 1 r a i l r o a d i n A m e r i c a . "

T h e e n t h u s i a s m w i t h w h i c h t h e p r o c l a m a t i o n w a s r e c e i v e d is i n d i ­c a t e d b y t h e s p e e d w i t h w h i c h i t w a s s i g n e d . D u r i n g t h e first ha l f -h o u r , 35 e m p l o y e s w e r e a s k e d to s i g n a n d 34 d i d so. O v e r 100 s i g ­n a t u r e s w e r e a d d e d in t h e f irs t t w o d a y s .

M r . W h i t e l e a r n e d of t h e p r o c ­l a m a t i o n o n l y a f t e r t h e f irst 35 r a i l r o a d e r s h a d s i g n e d it . H e s a i d h e p a r t i c u l a r l y a p p r e c i a t e s t h i s e x p r e s s i o n of con f idence " b e c a u s e i t c o m e s f r o m m e n w h o r e a l l y k n o w t h e r a i l r o a d b u s i n e s s a n d w h a t i t t a k e s to b e a r a i l r o a d e r . "

A f t e r c o n s i d e r i n g M r . Y o u n g ' s r e q u e s t t h a t h e b e m a d e i t s c h a i r ­m a n , t h e C e n t r a l ' s b o a r d of d i ­r e c t o r s u n a n i m o u s l y d e c i d e d t h a t i t w o u l d b e i n i m i c a l to t h e b e s t i n t e r e s t s of t h e c o m p a n y to g r a n t t h e r e q u e s t .

T h e b o a r d e x p r e s s e d con f idence i n M r . W h i t e a n d t h e po l i c i e s h e h a s i n s t i t u t e d s i n c e b e c o m i n g N Y C ' s P r e s i d e n t a n d b e l i e v e s t h e s e po l i c i e s , if p e r m i t t e d to c o n ­t i n u e , w i l l b e of benef i t t o t h e c o m p a n y , i t s e m p l o y e s a n d s t o c k ­h o l d e r s . T h e b o a r d a l so e x p r e s s e d t h e be l ie f t h a t t h e r e w o u l d b e a n a d v e r s e effect u p o n t h e m o r a l e of N Y C e m p l o y e s s h o u l d M r . Y o u n g ' s r e q u e s t b e g r a n t e d .

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P A C I N G CAR in yard. Conductor Dick Acton tests his judgment of its speed before it couples to standing car. Brisk walk is close to four miles an hour, fastest speed at which it is safe to couple. Howard

'Perfect Shipping My Job,' Says Freight Conductor

MAKING sure that the cars I handle get through the yard without damage to the freight is one of the

most important parts of my job as a Yard Conductor." That's how Dick Acton feels about his work at 33rd Street Yard, New York.

Actually, the entire performance of the Central's serv­ice as a freight carrier depends on the performance of men like Dick. A Central man 42 years, he is proud of his yard's high place on the System-wide honor roll for impact-free handling.

Dick's work and that of thousands of other NYC em­ployes who handle freight will be spotlighted next month when the Central joins other railroads in observing "Per­fect Shipping Month." Throughout April railroaders will be reminded of the importance of careful car handling through posters and leaflets.

New program organized

A program is shaping up for the formation of local Action Committees to keep an eye on road, yard and station freight operations. Made up of employes from many different departments, the committees will seek ways to improve NYC freight handling in their local areas. The committees will get started during Perfect

Maier, of Freight Loss & Damage Prevention Bureau, clocks exact speed as other men jot down guesses. Practicing this way, they get to know how to gauge speeds accurately for impact-free handling.

P R O U D of yard's good record. Conductor Dick Acton (right) greets Trainmaster Charles Holmes beneath honor roll certificate in yard office, " i t ' s up to the men who handle the cars to cut damage," :*3ys Dick.

Shipping Month and continue to function on a year-round basis.

A speed judgment test will be used to help employes in yards learn how to judge correctly the speeds at which cars are coupled. In the test, small torpedoes are placed on a rail, a car length apart. Those taking the test are asked to count the number of seconds between the time a car's wheels set off the first torpedo and the second. At the same time a stop watch is used to clock the exact speed of the car. With the help of cards bearing speed data, the yard employes are then requested to estimate the car's speed. These estimates are compared with the

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stop watch reading and the men can see for themselves how accurate their speed judgment is.

Talking about the forthcoming campaign in the yard locker room after taking a speed judgment test, Dick Acton said, "I used to wonder how my work affects the freight in the cars I switch. After all, I work outside the cars and rarely come in direct contact with the freight. Just the same, I know the freight in these cars is my bread and butter."

Shipments checked to destination

His interest aroused, Dick says he began investigating the relationship between his work and the contents of freight cars. One day after seeing a cut of cars through the yard, he decided to check and see what happened to some shipments after they reached their destinations.

"I was real proud," he says, "when I heard a dealer boasting to a customer that he had made good on a prom­ised delivery of a new stove. I realized the part I had played in that sale by easy handling of the car in which the heater was shipped.

"My face was red, though, when I heard some re­marks made by a lady who runs a gift shop when she found some broken pieces in a special order of china. The carton had a hole in the side big enough to put your foot through. I knew that I was the 'New York Central ' she was talking about."

Dick visited a plant that builds motors and saw small fragile parts unloaded from cases that had moved safely through his yard. With these parts delivered on time and in good condition, the factory would be able to meet a deadline on delivery of motors to an important new cus­tomer. With service like that more of the firm's business was sure to move NYC.

Back in the yard Dick took a new view of his work. He began to note more carefully than before the contents of each car and as he pulled coupler pins he tried to picture the people who were waiting for the freight and what their reactions would be if it didn't arrive in good condition.

"It's up to me to see that they get their freight in good shape," Dick says. "I keep this in mind as I judge the distance a car will roll and how fast it should be going to

" B R O K E N goods can't be s o l d , ' Dick agrees with gift shop opera­tor. " W h e n freight arrives damaged, this lady is right to put the blame on the fellow who gave it rough handling in freight car."

make the curves and grades in the yard. And when one car has coupled onto another safely I make sure the next car isn't going to slam into it too fast and cause damage.

Good judgment basis of good record

"I've come to know how to judge a car's speed pretty close. I try to have all the cars I handle rolling at a safe speed when they couple and in no case more than four miles an hour. That's how the rest of the men in this yard work, too. That's why our record is good."

Dick Acton and thousands like him throughout the NYC System are daily putting into action their know-how in careful handling of freight cars. With modern car retarders, powerful, easy-to-handle diesels and other mechanized freight-handling equipment at their com­mand they turn out speedy, safe transportation not only for Perfect Shipping Month, but also for every other month of the year. The latest tools help them do the job efficiently and quickly, but these employes know that in the long run it's the railroaders that make the railroad.

I N D U S T R Y depends on fast, damage-free delivery of f reight to keep production schedules. Af ter plant visit, Dick realized importance of smooth car handling so parts can reach plant intact. Otherwise, lost business can mean lost jobs in other industries and ultimately his.

March, 1954

H A P P Y E N D I N G to NYC freight ride for range came when salesman said, " D e ­livered as promised!" by the Central.

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Centraline C e n t r a l m e n s e r v i n g in t h e A r m y T r a n s p o r t a t i o n C o r p s a r e

u s i n g t h e i r r a i l r o a d k n o w - h o w to k e e p t h e t r a i n s r o l l i n g i n K o r e a . L a t e s t r e p o r t s of N Y C m e n a s s i g n e d to K o r e a n r a i l ­r o a d m e n t i o n M a x J. I g l e w s k i , D u n k i r k , N . Y. ; J o s e p h R. Cotton, W e s t S p r i n g f i e l d , M a s s . ; W a y G. S t e v e n s , N i a g a r a F a l l s , N . Y. ; B u r g e s s A l l e n , C i n c i n n a t i ; a n d T h o m a s A. Gar i epy , N e w Y o r k . A l l a r e w i t h t h e 7 6 5 t h S h o p B a t t a l i o n

Sgt. Stevens Cpl . Ig lewski Cpl . Cotton Cpl . Al len

e x c e p t t h e l a s t - n a m e d , w h o is in t h e 724 th O p e r a t i n g B a t ­t a l i o n . . . . P a u l V. H u s t o n , C a p t a i n of N Y C po l i c e a t T o l e d o , O., h a s b e e n e l e c t e d p r e s i d e n t of t h e M i c h i g a n R a i l r o a d P o l i c e A s s o c i a t i o n . C o v e r i n g M i c h i g a n a n d n o r t h e r n O h i o a n d I n d i a n a , g r o u p is o n e of c o u n t r y ' s o l d e s t r a i l r o a d po l ice o r g a n i z a t i o n s . . . . L e o M. Ri l ey , A s s i s t a n t S u p e r i n t e n d e n t , C h i c a g o , w a s g u e s t s p e a k e r a t m e e t i n g of N o r t h e r n I n d i a n a C h a p t e r , N a t i o n a l R a i l w a y & L o c o m o t i v e H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y a t S o u t h B e n d , I n d . . . . " R u l e s of C o m p e t i t i v e T r a n s p o r t a ­t i o n " w a s t i t l e of t a l k b e f o r e W e l l e s l e y , Mass . , R o t a r y C l u b b y R ichard J. Ferr i ter , N Y C A t t o r n e y , B o s t o n .

J a m e s L. R o b i n s o n , N Y C F r e i g h t A g e n t , T o l e d o , O., h a s b e e n n a m e d c h a i r m a n of c o m m i t t e e to o r g a n i z e r a i l r o a d c o m m u n i t y r e l a t i o n s p r o g r a m in t h a t c i ty . O t h e r C e n t r a l m e n in g r o u p a r e W. A. S h e a , S u p e r i n t e n d e n t , W i l l i a m G. Chase , A s s i s t a n t S u p e r i n t e n d e n t , A n t h o n y A. Cic inas , D i v i s i o n P a s ­s e n g e r A g e n t , a n d B . A . S c h m i d l i n , M a s t e r M e c h a n i c ( M o t i v e P o w e r ) . . . . R e c e n t l y f o r m e d r a i l r o a d c o m m u n i t y r e l a t i o n s c o m m i t t e e in A l b a n y , N . Y. , h e a r d J o h n E. Sa l ter , N Y C ' s A s s i s t a n t to M a n a g e r , P u b l i c R e l a t i o n s , d e s c r i b e i m p o r t a n c e of p r o g r a m n o t o n l y to t h e r a i l r o a d a n d c o m m u n i t y , b u t a l so to t h o s e w h o p a r t i c i p a t e . . . . J. A. R y a n , F r e i g h t A g e n t , D a y t o n , O., h a s b e e n n a m e d first v i c e p r e s i d e n t of t h e M i a m i V a l l e y Traffic C l u b . . . . F e b r u a r y H E A D L I G H T i n c o r r e c t l y r e ­p o r t e d r e t i r e m e n t of Char les H a w t h o r n e , S a n i t a t i o n & H e a t ­i n g I n s p e c t o r , G r a n d C e n t r a l T e r m i n a l . H o l d e r of a go ld p a s s for 50 y e a r s w i t h N Y C , M r . H a w t h o r n e is s t i l l in a c t i v e s e r v i c e .

l o a n V. B e c k h a m , A s s i s t a n t t o A s s i s t a n t V i c e P r e s i d e n t -P a s s e n g e r Traffic, N e w Y o r k , h e a d e d p a n e l d i s c u s s i o n on w o m e n ' s i n f l uence in t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , s p o n s o r e d b y A d v e r t i s ­i n g W o m e n of N e w Y o r k . S u b j e c t s c o v e r e d r a n g e d f r o m t r a v e l f a s h i o n s to traffic s a f e t y . . . . E m p l o y e s of N Y C ' s A c c o u n t i n g d e p a r t ­m e n t a t U t i c a , N . Y., w e r e first g r o u p to t u r n i n filled p l a s t i c h e a r t c o l l e c t i o n b o x e s to O n e i d a C o u n t y H e a r t F u n d d r i v e . . . . F o r i t s F e b r u a r y m e e t i n g , S a f e t y C o m m i t t e e of N o r t h W h i t e P l a i n s , N . Y. , h e l d a f a m i l y d i n n e r . E n t e r t a i n ­m e n t a n d d a n c i n g f o l l o w e d s h o r t t a l k s o n s a f e t y b y N Y C officials. M e m b e r s of c o m ­m i t t e e p l a n n e d t h e d i n n e r u n d e r t h e d i ­r e c t i o n of T r a i n m a s t e r E. Hoff. T h e y p l a n t o m a k e it a n a n n u a l affair .

Mrs. Beckham

Maj . G e n . A l b e r t E. H e n d e r s o n , on l e a v e of a b s e n c e as E n g i n e e r of t h e C l e v e l a n d U n i o n T e r m i n a l , h a s b e e n n a m e d C h i e f of A r m y H e a d q u a r t e r s , O h i o N a t i o n a l G u a r d . H e is a v e t e r a n of W o r l d W a r s I a n d I I . . . . T w o N Y C c o u p l e s r e c e n t l y c e l e b r a t e d t h e i r g o l d e n w e d d i n g a n n i v e r s a r i e s . T h e y a r e Mr. and Mrs . A u g u s t P. S m i t h of A l b a n y , N . Y. , a n d Mr.

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2. W h a t w a s t h e b e s t r u n n i n g t i m e of N e w Y o r k C e n ­t r a l t r a i n s b e t w e e n C h i c a g o a n d N e w Y o r k 50 y e a r s ago? ( I t ' s n o w 16 h o u r s . ) a. 19 hours c. 22 hours b. 30 hours

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d r a w n by a l o c o m o ­t ive

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7. W h a t do r a i l r o a d r a t e m e n m e a n b y a " j o i n t r a t e " ? a. a fre ight rate shared

by t w o or m o r e roads b. a p a s s e n g e r r a t e

w h i c h p r o v i d e s for a re turn trip

an agreed rate of renta l for tracks u s e d b y t w o roads a f a m i l y - f a r e r e d u c e d rate

H o w m a n y f r e i g h t c lass i f i ca t ion t e r r i t o r i e s a r e t h e r e in t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s ? a. three c. n ine b. s i x d. five

A p p r o x i m a t e l y h o w m a n y m e a l s a r e s e r v e d in d i n ­i n g c a r s on A m e r i c a n r a i l r o a d s e v e r y y e a r ? a. 950,000 c. 80,000,000 b. 15,000,000 d. 45,000,000

I n w h a t y e a r w a s t h e first a u t o m a t i c r a i l r o a d c a r c o u p l e r i n v e n t e d ? a. 1850 c. 1901 b. 1873 d. 1897

and Mrs. H e n r y Clay M u r r a y of N e w Y o r k C i t y . . . . A l b e r t E. M o n t v i l l e , f o r m e r l y W i r e Ch ie f a t R o c h e s t e r , N . Y. , w a s h o n o r e d b y f r i e n d s on d e p a r t u r e for h i s n e w p o s t as S u p e r ­v i s o r of C o m m u n i c a t i o n s a t B o s t o n . C r o w d of 90 t u r n e d o u t to w i s h h i m w e l l a t t e s t i m o n i a l d i n n e r a n d p r e s e n t h i m w i t h s e v e r a l g i f t s . . . . B o s t o n & A l b a n y B r a k e m a n D o n a l d L. P e a r c e h a s r e p o r t e d t o F o r t D i x , N . J . , for b a s i c a r m y t r a i n ­i n g . . . . A t a t e s t i m o n i a l d i n n e r i n h o n o r of h i s r e t i r e m e n t , J. S. G e r a g h t y , Ch ie f S i g n a l m a n , N e w Y o r k , w a s p r e s e n t e d b y f r i e n d s w i t h a p u r s e c o n t a i n i n g $1,000. . . . R. W. P r i t c h -ard, S i g n a l S t o r e k e e p e r , R e n s s e l a e r , N . Y., a n d L o u i s H o m e s , C o n d u c t o r , G e o r g e R u d o l p h , A s s i s t a n t C o n d u c t o r , a n d L o u i s Sniffen, E n g i n e m a n , a l l of t h e P u t n a m D i v i s i o n , w e r e a l s o h o n o r e d o n r e t i r e m e n t b y t e s t i m o n i a l d i n n e r s .

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E X P R E S S service was started 115 years ago by Wi l l iam Harnden (left). He could carry all his traffic then in a small bag. Now, 95 ,000 ,000 shipments a year are handled by smartly uniformed

Railway Express Passes a Milestone KNOW anyone that wants to ship a baby giraffe from

Chicago to Toledo? Or how about a tank of live fish from the lakes of the mid-west to New York? Or maybe some perishable fruit? No matter what it is, if it will fit inside an express car, Railway Express Agency will handle it.

This month, the agency that takes all comers is mark­ing the completion of its first quarter-century of owner­ship by the nation's railroads, including New York Cen­tral. A new contract has been signed, continuing that ownership for the next 20 years.

March also is the 115th anniversary of the founding of express service in the United States. Like the railroads themselves, the express industry grew from small begin­nings to write bright chapters in the nation's history.

From one man carrying a few parcels, express service has grown into an industry employing over 58,000 men and women and handling 95,000,000 shipments a year in the U. S., Canada, Alaska, Hawaii and Cuba. New York Central is the largest carrier of express of any railroad. Last year this traffic produced $16.9 million in revenues for NYC, an all-time high.

Single agency more efficient

Railway Express Agency, through purchase of Ameri­can Railway Express Co., is the successor to many smaller individual express companies which were spread throughout the country. Consolidation of express service under one agency was made to provide more efficient and less costly service on a nation-wide basis.

Express service was started by William F. Harnden, of Boston, in March, 1839. A former railroader, he knew that conductors and passengers sometimes carried valuable papers and packages for others and often received a modest fee for the service. He decided to offer such serv­ice on a regular schedule between Boston and New York and advertised in Boston newspapers that he would "take

care of packages, bundles, etc., and see them safely delivered."

Shipments sent by express usually are those requiring special handling and faster delivery than regular freight service provides. Since speedy delivery has always been a part of express service, railroads handle express as a passenger service operation to take advantage of faster passenger train schedules.

Special cars for special shipments

Some cars have end doors as well as side doors to take odd-sized and odd-shaped shipments. One shipment that had to be loaded through an end door on a car that moved via NYC was a young giraffe. He was shipped from a Chicago zoo to Toledo. The end door gave him more head clearance getting into the car than the side doors pro­vided, but when he was inside his horns cleared the ceil­ing by less than an inch.

This created more problems, since a giraffe's horns are connected directly to the skull and are extremely delicate, particularly in young animals. Bumping his horns on the ceiling might easily have caused a fracture.

To prevent this, the ceiling was padded. Thanks to this protection and a smooth ride on the water level route, the giraffe arrived in Toledo in sound condition, horns intact.

Today, a look through an average express terminal or train would reveal a wide variety of shipments, ranging from live baby chicks, fresh fruit, magazines and dairy products to flowers and plants, valuable documents, jewelry, fragile furniture and race horses. A glance at a day's express waybills will show clearly that "no matter what it is, you can send it by express."

Regardless of the size, shape or value of the shipment, Railway Express and the railroads carry on the tradition established by William Harnden, taking "care of your packages and bundles" and seeing them "safely de­livered."

expressmen like the one at r ight. At busy terminals, shipments are transferred quickly from trucks to trains for movement on passenger train schedules. NYC carries more express than any other road.

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Two barges • • • n o w c o m e u n d e r c o m m a n d of C a p t a i n V i n c e n t D e l u c a , of N Y C M a r i n e d e p a r t m e n t , W e e h a w k e n , N . J . H e r e c e n t l y c o m p l e t e d w o o d m o d e l of t h e " W i n g d a l e , " w h i c h h e c o m ­m a n d s fo r N Y C . M o d e l is e x a c t in e v e r y d e t a i l , i n c l u d i n g r e p l i c a s of s t o v e a n d o t h e r c a b i n f u r n i s h i n g s a n d w o r k i n g d o o r s a n d h a t c h e s . C a p t a i n D e L u c a s p e n t a l l h i s s p a r e t i m e for t w o w h o l e m o n t h s on t h e p r o j e c t , i n c l u d i n g t w o d a y s d e v o t e d t o m e a s u r i n g f u l l - s i z e c r a f t .

Central man abroad • • . is F r a n c i s D. H e n r y ( l e f t ) , t h i e f , R a i l w a y S e c t i o n , J a p a n P r o c u r e m e n t A g e n c y . H e is on l o a n to J a p a n e s e a g e n c y f r o m h i s r e g u l a r j o b a s A s s i s t a n t T e r ­m i n a l F o r e m a n a t Buf fa lo . H e r e h e i n s p e c t s f irst a l l - s t e e l , r o l l e r b e a r i n g c o a c h b u i l t in J a p a n w i t h ( f r o m l e f t ) K . K a w a t a , i n t e r p r e t e r ; S. M i t a k e , p r e s i d e n t of c a r b u i l d i n g firm; M r . H e n r y ' s a s s i s t a n t , C. K u m m e r . C a r is first of a l a r g e K o r e a n o r d e r .

Delayed celebration • • • of C h r i s t m a s w a s h e l d in S c h e n e c t a d y , N . Y., l a s t m o n t h b y t h e Pa l A m o r o s i f a m i l y . P a t , B a g g a g e & M a i l T r u c k e r for N Y C , h i s w i f e a n d d a u g h t e r , V i c e n z a , v o w e d t h e y w o u l d h o l d u p t h e i r C h r i s t m a s h o l i d a y u n t i l t h e i r son F r a n c i s r e t u r n e d f r o m K o r e a . H e h a d e x p e c t e d t o b e h o m e in t i m e for r e g u l a r h o l i d a y c e l e b r a t i o n w i t h f a m i l y b u t w a s h e l d u p for t w o m o n t h s b y s p e c i a l d u t y .

H E A D L I G H T H I G H L I G H T S

Taking over » • • r a i l r o a d e r ' s pos t m o m e n t a r i l y , E a g l e S c o u t J o e l H a b e r m a n of N e w Y o r k is b r i e f e d o n s o m e of N Y C ' s o p e r a t i o n s b y A u g u s t u s H a r t , A s ­s i s t a n t V i c e P r e s i d e n t - T r a n s p o r t a t i o n . V i s i t w a s p a r t of p r o g r a m t o a c q u a i n t S c o u t s w i t h I n d u s t r i e s

Safe men • • • a r e C e n t r a l e m p l o y e s a t R o o t S t r e e t C o a c h Y a r d . C h i c a g o . C r e w s a t t h a t p o i n t h a v e w o r k e d for o v e r a y e a r w i t h o u t a r e p o r t a b l e o n - t h e - j o b i n j u r y . O n b e h a l f of t h e m e n , Y a r d m a s t e r K . O. J e n s e n a c c e p t s c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s on t h e i r s a f e t y r e c o r d f r o m C u r t i s D . B u f o r d ( h o l d i n g p a p e r s ) , S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of t h e W e s t a n d W e s t e r n D i v i s i o n s .

Getting together • • • t o t a l k o v e r t h e i r C e n t r a l c a r e e r s , t h e s e r a i l r o a d e r s r e p r e s e n t a t o t a l of 180 y e a r s of c o n t i n u o u s N Y C s e r v i c e . T h e y r e t i r e d a t t h e s a m e t i m e a t R o c h e s t e r , N . Y . F r o m le f t : J o h n F . B r y e , C o n d u c t o r ; E . A . C o o k e , L o c o m o t i v e E n g i n e e r ; R. J . C a m p b e l l , B r a k e m a n ; a n d H e n r y C o n n e l l y , C o n d u c t o r .

Ready to board • • • N Y C s a f e t y d e m o n s t r a t i o n c a r a t S p r i n g f i e l d , Mass . , a r e ( f r o m left ) K . L . G u y t o n , D i v i s i o n F r e i g h t A g e n t ; L t . W . P . G a l l a g h e r , N Y C P o l i c e S. T. K e i l e y , G e n e r a l S u p e r i n t e n d e n t , B o s t o n & A l b a n y ; T. J . Griffin, G e n ­e r a l Y a r d m a s t e r ; G. L . B a r n e s , S a f e t y A g e n t ; J . G. K e t h r o , T r a v e l i n g F r e i g h t A g e n t . C a r b r o u g h t s a f e t y r e f r e s h e r i n s t r u c t i o n to B&A e m p l o y e

March, 1954 P a g e New York Central Headl ight Page 8

NYC Trains Engineers for Tomorrow's Jobs T h e r a p i d t e c h n o l o g i c a l p r o g r e s s of

t h e p a s t f e w y e a r s in r a i l r o a d m a i n t e ­n a n c e of w a y o p e r a t i o n s h a s b r o u g h t w i t h it t h e n e e d for m o r e a n d m o r e t e c h ­n i c a l t r a i n i n g for t h e m e n r e s p o n s i b l e for t h e C e n t r a l ' s r i g h t - o f - w a y .

W i t h a n e y e to t h e f u t u r e , N Y C n o w is c o n d u c t i n g a t r a i n i n g p r o g r a m to p r e ­p a r e y o u n g e n g i n e e r s for s u p e r v i s o r y p o s t s in t h e M a i n t e n a n c e of W a y d e p a r t ­m e n t .

T h e p r o g r a m ca l l s for t w o y e a r s of i n ­t e n s i v e t r a i n i n g , g i v i n g t h e p a r t i c i p a n t s a t h o r o u g h g r o u n d i n g in t r a c k a n d b r i d g e a n d b u i l d i n g c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d m a i n t e n a n c e .

T h e first g r o u p o r g a n i z e d h a s 16 m e m ­b e r s . A l l of t h e m w e r e a l r e a d y w o r k i n g for N Y C w h e n t h e y a p p l i e d for t h e t r a i n i n g c o u r s e .

To q u a l i f y , e a c h c a n d i d a t e m u s t h a v e a b a c h e l o r of s c i e n c e d e g r e e in c iv i l e n ­g i n e e r i n g f r o m a r e c o g n i z e d e n g i n e e r i n g co l l ege . A f t e r p a s s i n g a p h y s i c a l e x a m ­i n a t i o n , h e m u s t sa t i s fy N Y C M a i n t e ­n a n c e of W a y officials t h a t h e h a s a g e n u i n e i n t e r e s t in b u i l d i n g a c a r e e r in r a i l r o a d e n g i n e e r i n g .

In t h e o p e n i n g p h a s e of h i s t r a i n i n g , e a c h t r a i n e e is a s s i g n e d to w o r k for a s u p e r v i s o r of t r a c k . A t first h e is r e ­g a r d e d s t r i c t l y as a s t u d e n t a n d is t a u g h t t h e g e o g r a p h y a n d t o p o g r a p h y of h i s t e r r i t o r y .

T h e n , a s h e g a i n s e x p e r i e n c e a n d l e a r n s t h e f u n d a m e n t a l s of r a i l r o a d i n g , h e w i l l b e g i v e n a s s i g n m e n t s to c a r r y ou t , s u c h as s t r i n g - l i n i n g c u r v e s or d i ­r e c t i n g n e w t r a c k w o r k .

P e r i o d i c a l l y t h e t r a i n e e w i l l b e ca l l ed on to p r o v i d e a r e s u m e of w h a t h e h a s l e a r n e d a n d a c c o m p l i s h e d . T h e s e r e p o r t s w i l l b e e v a l u a t e d b y t h e Chie f E n g i n e e r -M a i n t e n a n c e of W a y .

A f t e r w o r k i n g in t h e t r a c k field, e a c h

F IRST C L A S S of junior engineers to start t raining in Maintenance of W a y department's new program assembles to view introductory movie. From left, f ront row to rear: L. A. Corbett, C. J . Glock, J . A. Carey, R. W . Horstmann, J . E. Rosenbaum, J . D. S torm, L. G. Fay, A. J . Arnold, T . F. Horst, M. C. McDonald, J . G. Pfal ler, J. I. Manning, L. E. Oglenski, J . C. Mi l ler , R. T . For t in, W . A. Scholewer. Standing (from left) are men in charge of pro­gram: R. R. Smith, H. L. Buhler, R. P. Dennis, T . F. McCabe, C. B. Bronson & K. E. Dunn.

t r a i n e e w i l l a l so be a s s i g n e d to a b r i d g e a n d b u i l d i n g s u p e r v i s o r to g a i n s i m i l a r p r a c t i c a l , e x p e r i e n c e in t h i s i m p o r t a n t p h a s e of m a i n t e n a n c e w o r k .

In a d d i t i o n to g a i n i n g k n o w l e d g e b y w o r k i n g a t t h e j o b , t h e j u n i o r e n g i n e e r s w i l l a l so r e c e i v e c l a s s r o o m i n s t r u c t i o n in s u c h s u b j e c t s a s d e v e l o p m e n t s in m a i n ­t e n a n c e e q u i p m e n t , N Y C o p e r a t i n g r u l e s , o r g a n i z a t i o n of t r a c k g a n g s , l a b o r r e l a t i o n s , r a i l r o a d a c c o u n t i n g m e t h o d s , d e t e c t i o n of r a i l de f ec t s , e t c .

T h e y w i l l a l so v i s i t p l a n t s t h a t m a n u ­f a c t u r e r a i l r o a d m a i n t e n a n c e e q u i p m e n t a n d w i l l t o u r v a r i o u s p a r t s of t h e C e n ­t r a l to g a i n a n a c q u a i n t a n c e w i t h a l l of t h e N Y C S y s t e m .

A f t e r t h e c o m p l e t i o n of t h e i r t w o - y e a r c o u r s e t h e j u n i o r e n g i n e e r s w i l l h a v e a b a c k g r o u n d of t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e w h i c h w i l l e n a b l e t h e m to a s s u m e s u c h p o s t s as a s s i s t a n t s u p e r v i s o r of t r a c k or of b u i l d i n g s a n d b r i d g e s o r o t h e r spec i a l e n g i n e e r i n g d u t i e s .

D i r e c t o r of t h e p r o g r a m is H a r r y L . B u h l e r , S u p e r v i s o r of P e r s o n n e l in t h e C e n t r a l ' s M a i n t e n a n c e of W a y d e p a r t ­m e n t .

F o r a d d i t i o n a l t r a i n e e s , N Y C is w o r k ­i n g c lose ly w i t h t h e p l a c e m e n t b u r e a u s of e n g i n e e r i n g co l l eges , c o n t a c t i n g y o u n g e n g i n e e r s w h o w i l l soon g r a d u a t e a n d a r e i n t e r e s t e d in r a i l r o a d e n g i n e e r i n g a s a c a r e e r .

New Film Features Railroads' Vital Role To t e l l t h e g e n e r a l p u b l i c t h e s t o r y

of r a i l r o a d a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s a n d p r o ­m o t e a n e w a p p r e c i a t i o n of A m e r i c a n r a i l r o a d i n g , t h e W e s t i n g h o u s e A i r B r a k e C o m p a n y h a s p r o d u c e d a m o t i o n p i c t u r e , e n t i t l e d " A t T h i s M o m e n t . "

T h e film, p r e p a r e d for n a t i o n - w i d e s h o w i n g s , e m p h a s i z e s t h e n e e d for k e e p ­i n g t h e A m e r i c a n r a i l r o a d s s t r o n g so t h a t t h e y c a n c o n t i n u e to p r o v i d e t h e i r e s s e n t i a l s e r v i c e s t o t h e n a t i o n .

E d w a r d O. B o s h e l l , P r e s i d e n t of W e s t i n g h o u s e A i r B r a k e , sa id a t t h e p r e m i e r e s h o w i n g of t h e film, " W e b e ­l i e v e t h a t t o d a y ' s c h a l l e n g e to t r a n s ­p o r t a t i o n l e a d e r s h i p in A m e r i c a is t h e d e v e l o p m e n t of a n i n f o r m e d p u b l i c u n ­d e r s t a n d i n g of t h e r a i l r o a d s ' p o s i t i o n , r e s p o n s i b i l i t y a n d o p p o r t u n i t y . T h u s w e h a v e m a d e t h i s m o t i o n p i c t u r e to e m p h a s i z e to t h e A m e r i c a n p u b l i c t h e i n d i s p e n s a b l e r o l e of t h e r a i l r o a d s in

s u s t a i n i n g a n d e n r i c h i n g t h e A m e r i c a n e c o n o m y . "

T h e film t e l l s of p r e s e n t - d a y p e r f o r m ­a n c e on t h e r a i l s f r o m t h e v i e w p o i n t of o n e m o m e n t in t i m e . I t a t t e m p t s to s h o w w h a t is b e i n g a c c o m p l i s h e d b y t h e r a i l ­r o a d s as a w h o l e a t a g i v e n m o m e n t .

W i t h r o l e s p l a y e d b y p r o f e s s i o n a l s t a g e , s c r e e n a n d t e l e v i s i o n a c t o r s , t h e c e n t r a l s c e n e is se t in a r e s t a u r a n t n e a r a r a i l r o a d t e r m i n a l w h e r e m a n y r a i l ­r o a d e r s e a t . C o n v e r s a t i o n in t h e r e s t a u ­r a n t is d i r e c t e d a t a s t r a n g e r s e a t e d a t a t a b l e w h o s p a r k s t h e d i s c u s s i o n b y a f e w r e m a r k s d e r i d i n g r a i l r o a d s .

U n k n o w n to o t h e r s in t h e r o o m , h e is a c t u a l l y a t e l e v i s i o n p r o d u c e r s e e k i n g m a t e r i a l for a T V s h o w on r a i l r o a d i n g . F r o m t h e r e s t a u r a n t ' s r e g u l a r c u s t o m e r s a n d i t s p r o p r i e t o r h e l e a r n s h o w t h e r a i l r o a d s as a p r i v a t e b u s i n e s s h a v e w e l d e d t h e c o n t i n e n t i n t o a s t r o n g n a ­

t ion , l i n k i n g e a c h c o m m u n i t y w i t h e v e r y o t h e r c o m m u n i t y .

T h e s u b j e c t s a b o u t w h i c h h e l e a r n s i n c l u d e m o t i v e p o w e r , f r e i g h t c lass i f ica ­t i o n y a r d s , traffic c o n t r o l s y s t e m s , c o m ­m u n i c a t i o n s m e t h o d s , r a i l , r o a d b e d , p a s ­s e n g e r s e r v i c e , a i r b r a k e s a n d r e s e a r c h .

A n y g r o u p w i s h i n g to s h o w t h e f i lm m a y b o o k it a t a cos t of $3.50 p e r b o o k ­ing , i n c l u d i n g s h i p p i n g c h a r g e s . T h e film r u n s 26 m i n u t e s . I n f o r m a t i o n r e ­g a r d i n g b o o k i n g s m a y b e o b t a i n e d f r o m J a m e s A . C a r l s o n , A s s i s t a n t V i c e P r e s i ­d e n t , W e s t i n g h o u s e A i r B r a k e Co. , T h r e e G a t e w a y C e n t e r , P i t t s b u r g h , P a .

Answers . . . to " H o w ' s Y o u r R I Q ? " on p a g e s i x : 1. d; 2. d; 3. a; 4. c; 5. a; 6. b; 7. a; 8. a; 9. c; 10. b.

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L I T T LE S T E A M E R , Engine No. 1 , inaugurated service on the P & L E 75 years ago when it left Beaver Falls, Pa., for Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Marks 75th Birthday TH E P i t t s b u r g h & L a k e E r i e R a i l r o a d ,

i m p o r t a n t c o m p o n e n t of t h e N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l S y s t e m , o b s e r v e d i t s 7 5 t h b i r t h ­d a y F e b . 24.

I t w a s a t 6:10 a .m. on t h a t d a t e in 1879 t h a t t h e first s c h e d u l e d p a s s e n g e r t r a i n on t h e r o a d lef t B e a v e r F a l l s , Pa . , for P i t t s b u r g h . S e v e r a l h o u r s l a t e r t h e r o a d ' s s e c o n d t r a i n left P i t t s b u r g h for Y o u n g s -t o w n , O., t h e n i ts w e s t e r n t e r m i n u s .

F r o m t h a t m o d e s t b e g i n n i n g , t h e P & L E h a s g r o w n i n t o o n e of t h e b u s i e s t r a i l r o a d s for i t s s ize i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , s e r v i n g s o m e of t h e r i c h e s t s t ee l , coa l a n d c o k e a r e a s of t h e w o r l d . B e i n g r e l a ­t i v e l y s m a l l — o n l y 220 m i l e s of r o a d — b u t f o u r - t r a c k e d in m a n y p l a c e s , t h e P & L E in s o m e y e a r s h a s h a n d l e d m o r e t o n s p e r m i l e of r o a d t h a n a n y o t h e r r a i l r o a d , e a r n i n g i ts n i c k n a m e , " T h e L i t t l e G i a n t . "

T h e r o a d o w n s m o r e t h a n 28,000 f r e i g h t c a r s . If t h e y w e r e p l a c e d e n d to e n d t h e y w o u l d m a k e a l i n e l o n g e r t h a n t h e t o t a l r o a d m i l e a g e of t h e r a i l r o a d .

T h e o r i g i n a l c h a r t e r for t h e P & L E

w a s o b t a i n e d f r o m t h e P e n n s y l v a n i a l e g i s l a t u r e in 1873 b y A n d r e w Y o u n g . A y e a r l a t e r h e sold t h e c h a r t e r for o n l y $2,000 to W i l l i a m M. M c C r e e r y . T h e r o a d w a s o r g a n i z e d l a r g e l y t h r o u g h M r . M c -C r e e r y ' s efforts , b a c k e d b y s e v e r a l p r o m i n e n t P i t t s b u r g h a r e a b u s i n e s s m e n a n d i n d u s t r i a l i s t s .

G r o u n d w a s b r o k e n for c o n s t r u c t i o n of t h e r i g h t - o f - w a y in 1877. I t w a s t w o y e a r s b e f o r e s e r v i c e w a s s t a r t e d . T h e P & L E p i o n e e r s a p p a r e n t l y w e r e n o t s u p e r s t i t i o u s . T h e first l o c o m o t i v e t o l e a v e P i t t s b u r g h b o r e t h e l a r g e w h i t e n u m b e r " 1 3 . "

O n c e r e g u l a r s e r v i c e w a s w e l l e s t a b ­l i shed , t h e P & L E b e g a n to e x p a n d i ts l i ne s a n d c o n c l u d e d m e r g e r s w i t h s e v ­e r a l o t h e r s m a l l r o a d s .

N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l b e c a m e i n t e r e s t e d in t h e P & L E s h o r t l y a f t e r t h e n e w r o a d w a s s t a r t e d . I n t h o s e d a y s , o r g a n i z i n g a n e w r a i l r o a d w a s a difficult t a s k , f i n a n ­c i a l ly as w e l l as p h y s i c a l l y .

S e e i n g t h e b r i g h t p o t e n t i a l i t i e s of t h e n e w r o a d , N Y C r e s p o n d e d to t h e P & L E ' s

n e e d for a d d i t i o n a l c a p i t a l a l t h o u g h o t h e r l a r g e r a i l r o a d s h a d p a s s e d u p t h e s a m e o p p o r t u n i t y , b e l i e v i n g t h e n e w r a i l r o a d w a s n ' t w o r t h m u c h . T h e C e n ­t r a l a n d P & L E h a v e b e e n c lose ly a s s o c i ­a t e d e v e r s ince .

W h i l e t h e P & L E h a s r e t a i n e d i t s o w n n a m e a n d i n d i v i d u a l i t y t h r o u g h t h e y e a r s , i t is o p e r a t e d as a n i m p o r t a n t s e g ­m e n t of t h e N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l S y s t e m . W i l l i a m W h i t e , P r e s i d e n t of t h e C e n t r a l , is a l so P r e s i d e n t of t h e P & L E .

O u t s t a n d i n g f e a t u r e s of t h e P & L E f r o m a n e n g i n e e r i n g s t a n d p o i n t a r e t h e g r e a t b r i d g e o v e r t h e O h i o R i v e r b e ­t w e e n B e a v e r a n d M o n a c a , P a . , a n d t h e r o a d ' s t u n n e l u n d e r t h e b ig J o n e s & L a u g h l i n s t e e l m i l l on t h e s o u t h s ide of P i t t s b u r g h .

T h e b r i d g e w a s b u i l t so s t r o n g in 1910 t h a t i t h a n d l e s t o d a y ' s h e a v y t r a i n s w i t h o u t r e s t r i c t i o n s .

T h e t u n n e l w a s b u i l t u n d e r t h e s t e e l p l a n t b e c a u s e , in t h e w o r d s of i t s b u i l d e r s , " T h e r e j u s t w a s n ' t r o o m to do o t h e r w i s e . "

P&LE BR IDGE over Ohio River f rom Monaca to Beaver, Pa., is tr ibute to road's engineers. Called a "wonder of the age" when completed in 1910 to replace smaller bridge at left, it is still considered one of the country's outstanding rai lroad structures.

S L E E K diesel pulls crack "Steel K i n g " on today's P&LE . Known as big freight carrier, road also provides passenger service in important area.

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VIEWS around the System

Do Railroaders Have the Wanderlust? Asked: "What's the longest rail trip you have taken since working for NYC?" four employes gave these replies:

Charles H e n n i g , C a p t a i n , M a ­r i n e d e p a r t m e n t , W e e h a w k e n , N . J . : " M o s t of m y r a i l r o a d ­i n g is d o n e on w a t e r . I ' v e b e e n a t u g c a p t a i n s i n c e I w a s 21 a n d I ' v e b e e n w i t h t h e C e n t r a l 37 y e a r s . T h e l o n g e s t t r i p I h a v e t a k e n on t h e C e n t r a l w a s t o C l e v e l a n d a n d I ' v e b e e n to F l o r i d a b y t r a i n . I g e t p l e n t y of t r a v e l i n g for o n e m a n a r o u n d N e w Y o r k H a r b o r . "

W. G. Hale , Y a r d C o n d u c t o r , I n d i a n a H a r b o r B e l t R a i l r o a d , G i b s o n , I n d . : " I ' v e w o r k e d for t h e C e n t r a l e i g h t y e a r s h e r e a t G i b s o n , a n d t h e l o n g ­es t r a i l t r i p I ' v e t a k e n in t h a t t i m e w a s to D e n v e r , Colo . I ' m n o t r e a l l y m u c h of a t r a v e l e r a l t h o u g h I ' m a r a i l r o a d e r . M o s t of m y t r i p s a r e s h o r t j a u n t s a r o u n d h o m e w h e r e I m a k e u s e of m y o w n c a r . "

J. C. H a m i l t o n , C a s h i e r , N Y C F r e i g h t S t a t i o n , O t t a w a , O n t . : " I ' v e w o r k e d for t h e N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l h e r e in C a n a d a s ince 1919, a n d a l t h o u g h I l i k e to t r a v e l b y t r a i n , m o s t of m y t r i p s h a v e b e e n on t h e C a ­n a d i a n Paci f ic i n s t e a d of m y o w n r o a d . T h a t ' s b e c a u s e t h e p l a c e s I u s u a l l y v i s i t on m y v a c a t i o n s a r e off t h e C e n t r a l ' s l i n e s . "

Joan Buhrf ind, S t e n o g r a p h e r -C l e r k , L a w d e p a r t m e n t , C h i ­c a g o : " M y l o n g e s t t r i p a w a y f r o m C h i c a g o w a s a l so m y first v i s i t to N i a g a r a F a l l s . I w e n t l a s t N o v e m b e r . W h e n I a r r i v e d , t h e r e w a s a v e r y h e a v y s n o w s t o r m in p r o g r e s s . T h e c o m b i n a t i o n of t h e F a l l s a n d t h e s t o r m m a d e i t o n e of t h e m o s t b e a u t i f u l s i g h t s I h a v e e v e r s e e n . "

NYC Men Appointed to New Posts R e c e n t a p p o i n t m e n t s of C e n t r a l m e n

to n e w p o s t s i n c l u d e G r e g o r y W. M a x ­w e l l , n a m e d G e n e r a l S u p e r i n t e n d e n t , N e w Y o r k T e r m i n a l D i s t r i c t . M r . M a x ­w e l l is a t p r e s e n t a t t e n d i n g t h e A d v a n c e d M a n a g e m e n t P r o g r a m a t t h e H a r v a r d S c h o o l of B u s i n e s s A d m i n i s t r a t i o n a n d w i l l a s s u m e h i s n e w d u t i e s J u n e 1.

H e is s u c c e e d e d as S u p e r i n t e n d e n t a t Buf fa lo b y Harry D . J o h n s t o n , f o r m e r l y M a n a g e r of P o w e r U t i l i z a t i o n a t N e w Y o r k . T h e l a t t e r p o s t is n o w filled b y C. S. Hi l l .

I n t h e C o m m u n i c a t i o n s d e p a r t m e n t , R. P . Corporon h a s b e e n n a m e d E l e c ­t r o n i c s E n g i n e e r , w i t h h e a d q u a r t e r s a t N e w Y o r k .

R o y A. C a l e n d i n e h a s b e e n a p p o i n t e d Chie f T e l e p h o n e a n d T e l e g r a p h I n s p e c ­t o r a t D e t r o i t , a n d W i l l i a m B. A n d e r s o n h a s b e e n n a m e d C o m m u n i c a t i o n s Traffic S u p e r v i s o r a t N e w Y o r k .

P a u l J. M u r p h y h a s b e e n a p p o i n t e d C o m m u n i c a t i o n s E n g i n e e r a t I n d i a n ­apo l i s .

I n t h e E q u i p m e n t d e p a r t m e n t , C. A . P e a s e h a s b e e n m a d e I n d u s t r i a l E n g i ­n e e r - E q u i p m e n t , a n d G. K. R o u s h h a s b e e n n a m e d A s s i s t a n t I n d u s t r i a l E n g i ­n e e r - E q u i p m e n t , b o t h a t N e w Y o r k .

Traffic d e p a r t m e n t p r o m o t i o n s i n c l u d e J. L. Moon , n a m e d D i v i s i o n F r e i g h t A g e n t a t K a l a m a z o o , M i c h . ; E. W. H a n -n ing , m a d e G e n e r a l A g e n t a t L a n s i n g , Mich . ; a n d L e o A. Ordick, n a m e d A s s i s t ­

a n t G e n e r a l F r e i g h t A g e n t a t D e t r o i t . C. W. Cole h a s b e e n a p p o i n t e d M a s t e r

M e c h a n i c - C a r a t D e W i t t , N . Y . V. T. B u r n s h a s b e e n n a m e d M a s t e r M e c h a n i c -C a r a t M o t t H a v e n Y a r d in N e w Y o r k C i t y .

O t h e r O p e r a t i n g d e p a r t m e n t p r o m o ­t i ons i n c l u d e R. C. Harr ison, n a m e d T r a i n m a s t e r a t C o l u m b u s , O.; A. F. Rozel l , a p p o i n t e d A s s i s t a n t T r a i n m a s t e r a t G a l i o n , O.; a n d H. C. V a n B e r g e n , n a m e d S u p e r v i s o r of P o w e r a n d T r a i n O p e r a t i o n s a t S y r a c u s e , s u c c e e d i n g S y l v e s t e r H. D e n i s o n , r e t i r e d .

G e o r g e Coates h a s b e e n n a m e d G e n ­e r a l C l a i m A g e n t a t Buffa lo , s u c c e e d i n g J. R. S t e v e n s o n , r e t i r e d . C. W. G a r m a n h a s b e e n n a m e d D i s t r i c t C l a i m A g e n t a t C o l u m b u s , O., s u c c e e d i n g W. H. K r u s e , r e t i r e d . R. J. G a l l a g h e r s u c c e e d s M r . G a r m a n as A s s i s t a n t D i s t r i c t C l a i m A g e n t a t C l e v e l a n d .

N e w a p p o i n t m e n t s h a v e a lso b e e n a n ­n o u n c e d on r o a d s aff i l ia ted w i t h N Y C . N . V. Back h a s b e e n a p p o i n t e d Ch ie f E n g i ­n e e r of t h e T o r o n t o , H a m i l t o n & Buffa lo R a i l w a y , a t H a m i l t o n , O n t . , s u c c e e d i n g A. F. W h i t e , r e t i r e d .

O n t h e I n d i a n a H a r b o r B e l t R a i l r o a d , t h e f o l l o w i n g a p p o i n t m e n t s h a v e b e e n m a d e : W. J. Barry , A s s i s t a n t to G e n e r a l M a n a g e r - M a n a g e m e n t S e r v i c e s ; L. J. Cole , A s s i s t a n t S u p e r i n t e n d e n t ; A . R. Terri l l , A s s i s t a n t S u p e r i n t e n d e n t ; T. D. B i c k h a m , P . F . D o w l i n g , a n d W. E.

Jones , A s s i s t a n t T r a i n m a s t e r s ; C. F. Fa irch i ld , T r a n s p o r t a t i o n I n s p e c t o r .

O n t h e P i t t s b u r g h & L a k e E r i e R a i l ­r o a d , T. R. F i tzpatr ick , f o r m e r l y A s s i s ­t a n t V i c e P r e s i d e n t - F r e i g h t Traffic M a n a g e r , h a s b e e n a p p o i n t e d A s s i s t a n t V ice P r e s i d e n t - Traffic M a n a g e r . H i s j u r i s d i c t i o n h a s b e e n e x t e n d e d to i n ­c l u d e p a s s e n g e r traffic as w e l l as f r e i g h t .

A l s o on t h e P & L E , C. M. Gordon h a s b e e n n a m e d A s s i s t a n t V ice P r e s i d e n t -M a n a g e m e n t .

J. J. W r i g h t h a s b e e n n a m e d M a n a g e r of E q u i p m e n t on t h e P & L E , a n d Earl G. Br i sb in , E n g i n e e r - M a i n t e n a n c e of W a y .

L. A. S h o e m a k e r h a s b e e n n a m e d A s ­s i s t a n t S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of t h e P & L E . J o h n S. K o m e r h a s b e e n a p p o i n t e d T r a i n m a s t e r , M c K e e s p o r t , P a . ; H o w a r d F. D i c k s o n , T r a i n m a s t e r , M c K e e s R o c k s , P a . ; W. P. French , G e n e r a l Y a r d m a s t e r , E a s t Y o u n g s t o w n , O.

Les ter C. C u n n i n g h a m h a s b e e n n a m e d S u p e r v i s o r of T r a i n & E n g i n e C r e w s a n d Robert W. Bri l l a n d B . C. Cable h a v e b e e n n a m e d D i v i s i o n P e r s o n n e l S u p e r ­v i s o r s . T h e y a r e a t P i t t s b u r g h , Y o u n g s ­t o w n , a n d M c K e e s R o c k s , r e s p e c t i v e l y .

A l s o o n t h e P & L E , t h e f o l l o w i n g a p ­p o i n t m e n t s h a v e b e e n m a d e :

A n t o n V. H i l s t rom, D i e s e l S h o p S u ­p e r i n t e n d e n t ; W i l l i a m W. Wal ter , C a r S h o p S u p e r i n t e n d e n t ; a n d R e y n o l d s A. Suber , G e n e r a l F o r e m a n , a l l a t M c K e e s R o c k s , P a .

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P u b l i s h e d b y t h e P u b l i c R e l a t i o n s D e p a r t ­m e n t f o r N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l S y s t e m e m p l o y e s a n d t h e i r f a m i l i e s i n e l e v e n s t a t e s a n d t w o p r o v i n c e s o f C a n a d a . S u b m i s s i o n o f m a t e r i a l i s i n v i t e d . E d i t o r i a l o f f i ce : R o o m 1 5 4 1 , 4 6 6 L e x i n g t o n A v e n u e ,

N e w Y o r k 1 7 , N . Y .

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Traffic Tips Can Help Boost NYC's Lagging Traffic

T h e g e n e r a l d e c l i n e in b u s i n e s s a c t i v -ity is h u r t i n g t h e C e n t r a l ' s traffic. Y o u m a y b e a b l e to h e l p o v e r c o m e t h i s b y using t h e c o u p o n on t h i s p a g e . H o w ? W e l l . . .

If y o u a r e a m e m b e r of a b o w l i n g l e a g u e or o t h e r s p o r t s g r o u p , a n d l e a r n of t r i p s p l a n n e d b y y o u r o w n t e a m or o t h e r t e a m s , s e n d t h e t i p a l o n g to y o u r s u p e r v i s o r on t h e c o u p o n . H e ' l l see t h a t it is p r o m p t l y f o r w a r d e d to t h e p r o p e r p a s s e n g e r r e p r e s e n t a t i v e for a c t i o n .

D u r i n g v a c a t i o n p e r i o d s , w h e n y o u r f r i e n d s a r e c o n t e m p l a t i n g t r i p s , t a l k to t h e m a b o u t t h e C e n t r a l ' s m a n y s e r v i c e s a n d t h e r e s o r t a r e a s i t s e r v e s .

C h e c k t h e f i rm f r o m w h i c h y o u b u y fuel to h e a t y o u r h o m e . If i t ' s a p o t e n ­t i a l N Y C c u s t o m e r , u s e t h e c o u p o n to p a s s t h e t i p a l o n g to t h e F r e i g h t d e p a r t ­m e n t .

F r o m c a s u a l c o n v e r s a t i o n s or b y r e a d ­i n g loca l n e w s p a p e r s y o u m a y n o t i c e t h e t r a v e l o r s h i p p i n g p l a n s of s o m e o n e w h o m i g h t b e so ld N Y C s e r v i c e . T h e c o u ­p o n c a n h e l p m a k e t h e sa l e .

K e e p i n g y o u r e a r s a n d e y e s o p e n for p o t e n t i a l N Y C c u s t o m e r s w i l l h e l p y o u b e c o m e a good C e n t r a l s a l e s m a n .

TRAFFIC TIP {Fill out and hand to your supervisor)

(date) I understand that

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whose address is • may ship some freight • may make a trip (please sign

your name)

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BIG S M I L E S were order of the day as Evanston, I l l . , high school seniors boarded Pace­maker for excursion to New York via NYC. "Best tr ip we ever took," was their verdict.

NYC Excursion Scores with Students T a k i n g a d v a n t a g e of t h e C e n t r a l ' s

r e d u c e d f a r e s for g r o u p t r a v e l , 18 s e n ­io r s f r o m E v a n s t o n , Ill., H i g h S c h o o l l a s t m o n t h w e n t on w h a t t h e y d e s c r i b e d as t h e i r " d r e a m t r i p . " T h e y u s e d N Y C ' s c o a c h s t r e a m l i n e r , t h e P a c e m a k e r , for a r o u n d t r i p to N e w Y o r k . T h e t r i p w a s a r r a n g e d b y O r p h a H a n , A s s i s t a n t to N Y C ' s G e n e r a l P a s s e n g e r A g e n t a t C h i ­cago , a n d f a c u l t y m e m b e r s of t h e d r a ­m a t i c s a n d s p e e c h d e p a r t m e n t a t t h e schoo l .

L e a v i n g C h i c a g o ' s L a S a l l e S t r e e t S t a ­t ion on T h u r s d a y a f t e r n o o n , F e b . 3, t h e t e e n - a g e r s w e r e b a c k in C h i c a g o in t i m e for c l a s ses t h e f o l l o w i n g W e d n e s d a y m o r n i n g .

T h e y s p e n t t h e i r f ou r a n d a ha l f d a y s in N e w Y o r k s e e i n g n u m e r o u s B r o a d w a y s h o w s , g o i n g b a c k s t a g e a t t h e a t r e s a n d r a d i o a n d t e l e v i s i o n s t u d i o s , a n d s i g h t ­s e e i n g t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s , m u s e u m s , u n i v e r s i t i e s a n d o t h e r N e w Y o r k l a n d ­m a r k s .

T h e s t u d e n t s f o l l o w e d a c r o w d e d s c h e d u l e w h i c h t h e y p l a n n e d t h e m s e l v e s u n d e r t h e g u i d a n c e of f a c u l t y a d v i s o r s . T h e y e v e n d r a f t e d a se t of r i g i d r u l e s a n d r e g u l a t i o n s to g o v e r n t h e i r b e h a v i o r on t h e t r i p . R u l e n u m b e r t w o s t a t e d : " S t u d e n t s a r e a s k e d to c o o p e r a t e t o m a k e t h i s t r i p n o t o n l y a n e d u c a t i o n a l s i g h t - s e e i n g t o u r , b u t a l so a n a d v e n t u r e in s t u d e n t l e a d e r s h i p , s e l f - d i s c i p l i n e , r e s p o n s i b i l t y for t h e i r o w n c o n d u c t , t h o u g h t f u l c o n s i d e r a t i o n for e a c h o t h e r a n d p o l i t e n e s s to a l l w h o m t h e y m e e t . "

T h e h i g h s choo l ' s n e w s p a p e r c a r r i e d s t o r i e s a n d p i c t u r e s of t h e t r i p a n d m a n y

of t h e s t u d e n t s w r o t e l e t t e r s to t h e C e n ­t r a l , e x p r e s s i n g t h e i r a p p r e c i a t i o n of t h e good s e r v i c e t h e y e n j o y e d .

O n e y o u n g l a d y w r o t e of h e r e n j o y ­m e n t of t h e food in t h e d i n i n g ca r . A n ­o t h e r s a id t h a t s h e n e v e r h a d so m u c h fun on a t r i p b e f o r e . A l l of t h e m a g r e e d t h a t t r a v e l i n g in t h e c o m p a n y of o t h e r s t h e i r o w n a g e a d d e d to t h e p l e a s u r e of t h e t r i p .

Miss H a n j o i n e d W a n d a M i t c h e l l a n d K a r l P l u t h , t e a c h e r s a t t h e school , in s e r v i n g as c h a p e r o n e s for t h e t r i p .

S u c c e s s of t h e e x c u r s i o n h a s l ed to p l a n s for s i m i l a r v e n t u r e s in t h e f u t u r e b y o t h e r g r o u p s of s t u d e n t s .

" H A V E A G O O D TR IP , " S . W . Bone (right), NYC's Passenger Traff ic Manager at Chi­cago, wishes excursionists. Teacher-chap-erones are W a n d a Mitchell and Karl Pluth.

March, 1954 P a q e 13

M o n t h l y R o l l S h o w s R e c e n t N Y C R e t i r e m e n t s

F o l l o w i n g i s a l i s t o f N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l e m p l o y e s w h o h a v e r e t i r e d f r o m a c t i v e s e r v ­i c e r e c e n t l y . T h e f i g u r e s t o t h e r i g h t o f e a c h n a m e i n d i c a t e t h e y e a r s a n d m o n t h s o f s e r v i c e s p e n t w i t h t h e C e n t r a l .

Achtyl, S tanley , Leading Car In­spector, Buffalo 39 11

Ackley, Harry H., Agent, Jersey City, N.J. 50 1

Adams, Richard P., Tra inman, P&LE Divis ion 36 1

Adams, Wil l iam H. Sr., Conduc­tor, Mohawk Divis ion 51 7

Adelman, Isaac, Trucker, New York 33 10

Alf, Wil l iam J., Carpenter, Shar-onvil le , O. 10 11

Anderson, Lill ian E., Telephone Operator, P i t t sburgh 31 0

Andrew, Amadeo, Sect ion Fore­man , Cherry Tree, Pa. 47 11

Bai ley, Frank L., Tra inman. Boston 43 3

Bassler , Frank, Fre ight Checker, Utica, NY 34 7

Bayer , Joseph R., Clerk, New York 31 1

Beard, Otis L., Conductor, Illi­nois Divis ion 36 8

Beeson, Frank S., Agent, Sidney, O. 50 6

Bel l inger, Frank B., Locomotive Engineer , Syracuse Divis ion 48 5

Benedict , Leroy P., Brakeman, Syracuse Divis ion 42 5

Bennet t . Wil l iam, Conductor, Erie Divis ion 38 1

Bente l , Wil l iam J., Locomotive Engineer , Norpaul , Ill. 35 3

Berr ian, Edward C , Tugboat En­gineer, New York 34 0

Biegel , Edward, Elevator Opera­tor, New York 20 8

Blatchford , Samuel A., S ta t ion B a g g a g e m a n , Amsterdam, N. Y. 29 6

Blosser, Charles C , General Foreman, Pi t t sburgh 38 7

Blount , Sherrard D., Yard Clerk, Indianapol i s 36 4

Bock, Wil l iam E., Plumber Fore­man , Clearfield, Pa. 27 9

Bogart , Frank W., Brakeman, East Syracuse , N. Y. 33 2

Bonin , Joseph, Brakeman, Beacon Park, Mass. 31 2

Booth , Charles O., Conductor, Hudson Divis ion 43 3

Borl ing, Peter I., Carman Help­er, Linndale , O. 31 2

Boulay, Joseph S., Trucker, Wor­cester, Mass . 11 0

Breadner, Frank L., Conductor, Hudson Divis ion 49 8

Brockett , Edward W., S ignal Mainta iner , Mt. Carmel, Ill. 41 9

Brockmil ler , Ha lmuth W. H., As­s i s tant Head Clerk, Detroit 49 2

Broda, Joseph, Car Repairer, P i t t sburgh 46 8

Brown, Stephen, Carman, Chi­cago 31 0

Bruce, Homer L., Patro lman, Pi t tsburgh 31 10

Brye, John F., Conductor, Roch­ester, N. Y. 51 4

Burdick, Ernest F., Machinis t Helper, Rensse laer , NY 31 5

Bushie , Amos, Conductor, St. Lawrence Divis ion 47 7

Cahill, Clarence S., S ta t ion Bag­gageman , Carthage , N. Y. 31 3

Cannoot , Theodore J., Brakeman. Hudson Divis ion 44 2

Cal lahan, Hugh, First Deckhand, New York 25 3

Campbell, Arthur B., Conductor, Hudson Divis ion 61 4

Campbell , Robert J., Swi tch-tender, Rochester , NY 31 2

Canavan, Thomas H., Conductor, Pennsy lvan ia Divis ion 51 0

Caplette , Paul D., Car Inspector, Worcester, Mass. 42 1

Cascaden, Charles V., Sect ion Foreman, Petrol ia , Can. 42 7

Chamberlain, John E., Locomo­tive Engineer, Michigan Divi­sion 43 7

Chesebro, Frank G., Locomotive Engineer, Mohawk Divis ion 49 2

Claussen, Aaron O., Car Inspec­tor, East St. Louis, Ill. 41 11

Cleary, Edward C , Brakeman, Syracuse Divis ion 42 8

Cole, Albert L., Brakeman, Buf­falo 33 4

Collette, Samuel D., Locomotive Engineer, McKees Rocks, Pa. 36 4

Confer, Wil l iam R., Conductor, Pennsy lvan ia Divis ion 53 6

Connelly, Henry H., Conductor, Rochester Divis ion 38 7

Connelly, Wil l iam F., Brakeman, Hudson Divis ion 42 1

Cook, Frank A., Locomotive En­gineer, Rochester Divis ion 47 2

Coppetta, Joseph, Crossing W a t c h m a n , Rochester , N. Y. 26 10

Cormack, Peter J., Ass is tant Sig­nal Inspector , McKees Rock, Pa. 46 4

Covy, Charles W., Sect ion Fore­man, Fair land, Ind. 36 2

Crawford, Jacob L., Freight Car Inspector, College, Pa. 36 2

Cross, Wil l iam T., Conductor, Buffalo Divis ion 50 3

Cuthbert, James E., Plumber, Sel­kirk, N. Y. 30 2

Daly, Thomas , Brakeman, Albany Divis ion 51 4

Davis , Benjamin F., Tra inman, East Youngs town, O. 44 7

Dawson , Chester A., Conductor, Syracuse Divis ion 44 3

Deacon, Joseph, Conductor, Syra­cuse Divis ion 47 1

DeNardo, Domenico , Sect ion Foreman, Canandaigua , N. Y. 36 7

Deneen , Michael , Train Baggage ­man, Syracuse Divis ion 58 10

DeVincent i s , Pasquale , Sect ion Foreman, Monaca, Pa. 32 10

Dexter, Almond F., Conductor, Sag inaw, Mich. 34 1

Dindinger, Charles C , Freight Agent, Pi t tsburgh 42 5

Di tonna , Antonio, Carman Help­er, Dickerson Run, Pa. 41 6

Dohse, Harry J., Locomotive En­gineer, Toledo Divis ion 41 11

Dootz, John, Locomotive Engi­neer, Mohawk Divis ion 42 5

Dowdall , Richard P., Doorman, New York 26 7

Dubour, Edward L., Mail Sorter, Springfield, Mass. 42 4

Dykeman, Theodore V., Laborer, West Albany, N. Y. 24 4

Eicher, Edgar P., Sect ion Labor­er, Swanton , O. 35 10

Elliott, T h o m a s H., Bus iness Car At tendant , Cincinnat i 25 11

Enright , Maurice, Conductor, Hudson Divis ion 47 1

Euiler, Harry F., S ignal Main­ta iner , Hudson Divis ion 43 3

Ewald, Samuel L., Conductor, In­d iana Divis ion 42 7

Fabrizio, Guiseppe, Car Inspector and Repairer, Ashtabula Har­bor, O. 37 8

Fair, James E., Telegrapher, I n ­dianapol is , Ind. 29 8

Finni la , Matt J., Ass i s tant Fore­man, Ashtabula , O. 27 3

Fitzpatrick, Floyd C , Supply-man, Detroit 24 3

Fitzpatrick, John J., Pier Door Clerk, New York 33 8

F lanagan , Joseph B., Yardmas ­ter, Midland, Ill. 49 1

Fodroczi, Peter, T a n k m a n , Elk­hart , Ind. 35 2

Folan. Patrick, Locomotive Engi­neer, Mohawk Divis ion 38 1

Freberthyser, John H. A., Brake­m a n , Hudson Divis ion 44 0

Frey, Carl W., Ass i s tant General Inspector, Detroit 41 4

Friedlin, T h o m a s H., Timber En­gineer, New York 43 0

Frost, Harry E., Locomotive Fire­man, Syracuse Divis ion 36 2

Funk, Ellsworth J., Sr., General Foreman, Pi t t sburgh 48 9

Gainley, Frederick E., Locomotive Engineer, Boston Divis ion 49 0

Gal loway, John W., c r o s s i n g W a t c h m a n , Syracuse 12 8

Galluzzo, Anthony, Machin is t Helper, Coll inwood, O. 37 0

Gans , John A., Crossing Watch­man , Elkhart, Ind. 25 9

Geraghty John S., Chief S ignal­man , New York 40 11

Gieseking, Will iam E., Mechani ­cal Engineer, Gibson, Ind. 27 0

Gleason, Sadie E. Mrs., Agent , Manlius , N. Y. H 2

Gordon, Henry W., Car Inspec­tor and Repairer, Elkhart, Ind. 30 3

Graubman, Walter J., Sect ion Foreman, Englewood, Ill. 42 9

Greene, Jacob S., Sect ion Fore­man , Bryan, O. 41 8

Gruver, Fred E., Locomotive En­gineer, Ind iana Divis ion 40 11

Guettler, Frederick F., Locomo­tive Engineer, Albany Divis ion 47 3

Gustaveson , Adolph, Locomotive Engineer, Mohawk Divis ion 42 1

Hahn, Will iam L., Freight Car Inspector, College, Pa. 31 9

Harbright , George J., Swi tch­man , Toledo, O. 44 0

Harple, James H., Locomotive En­gineer, Toledo Div is ion 41 0

Hasset t , S tephen J., Gang Lead­er, Dunkirk, N. Y. 35 5

Hendricks, Wil l iam A., Operat ing Engineer, Beech Grove, Ind. 35 10

Herman, George A., Machinis t , Springfield, O. 31 2

Heslet, Charles R., Sect ion La­borer, Decatur , Mich. 11 9

Hikiel, S tephen, Oiler, Suspen­sion Bridge, N. Y. 33 10

Hinderliter, Samuel , Crane Oper­ator. Beech Grove, Ind. 35 4

J O H N P U R Y E A R , A s s i s t a n t G e n ­

e r a l C o u n s e l , N e w Y o r k , r e ­

t i r e d a f t e r 3 3 y e a r s w i t h N Y C .

Hopkins, James B., Conductor, Albany, N. Y. 52 7

Horgan, Danie l J., Car Cleaner, Boston 11 5

Hornbeck, Furman J., Conductor, Hudson Divis ion 42 4

Horton, Wil l iam C , Ass is tant Chief Clerk, Detroit 47 11

Howes, Louis W., Conductor, Put ­nam Div is ion 54 0

Hughes , John M., Clerk, Spring­field, O. 50 10

Janik, Mike, Yardman, Gibson, Ind. 20 4

Jobe, John C , Electric ian Gang Leader, East Youngstown, O. 34 5

Kasdorf, Charles L., Locomotive Engineer, Syracuse Divis ion 36 2

Kat l in , John, Acetylene Cutter, Cleveland 33 8

Kedney, Wil l iam M., Agent, Scar­borough, N. Y. 50 8

Keegan, T h o m a s E., Brakeman, Hudson Divis ion 47 1

Kelley, Bernard G., Bartender , New York 41 7

Kelly, Wil l iam P., Travel ing Car Agent, Buffalo 48 5

Klaus , Anthony , Clerk, P i t t s ­burgh 48 7

Klimczak, Paul, Car Repairer, Linndale, O. 33 8

Krauss , Morris, Car Inspector & Kruse, Walter H., District Claim

Agent, Columbus, O. 31 3 Kulak, Frank G., Laborer, East

Syracuse , N. Y. 24 4 LaBelle, Harry N., Machinist , Elk­

hart, Ind. 42 11 Lane, Ara F., Relief Train Dis ­

patcher, Fostoria , O. 37 1 Langhi , Joseph L., Foreman,

Brocton, N. Y. 33 9 LeBlanc, Samuel P., Wire Chief,

Detroit 50 9 Lee, Chauncey C , Boi lermaker.

DeWitt , N. Y. 47 11 Lieland, George V., Telegrapher,

Shclbyvil le , Ind. 43 6

A F T E R 8 5 y e a r s o f c o m b i n e d s e r v i c e t w o O h i o C e n t r a l D i v i s i o n m e n

r e t i r e d f r o m N Y C r e c e n t l y . In p i c t u r e ( l e f t t o r i g h t ) J . W . C r o w l e y ,

S u p e r i n t e n d e n t a t C o l u m b u s , c o n g r a t u l a t e s G e o r g e D a v i s , r e t i r i n g

S u p e r v i s o r o f B r i d g e s a n d B u i l d i n g s ; O t t o L a r r i c k , r e t i r i n g E l e c t r i c a l

S u p e r v i s o r , is c o n g r a t u l a t e d b y C . S . A l b r i g h t , S u p e r v i s o r o f E l e c ­

t r i c a l E q u i p m e n t . T h e t w o w e r e f r i e n d s t h r o u g h t h e i r r a i l r o a d c a r e e r s .

C H A L K I N G U P 4 7 y e a r s

w i t h N Y C , M a r g a r e t A .

S u l l i v a n r e t i r e d a f t e r

s e r v i n g a s S e c r e t a r y t o

t h r e e s u c c e s s i v e v i c e

p r e s i d e n t s o f t h e C e n t r a l .

RETIRED P&LE m a n , E. C . L a n d s p e r g e r ,

Y a r d m a s t e r , M c K e e s p o r t , P a . ( t h i r d

f r o m l e f t ) is w i s h e d a h a p p y r e t i r e ­

m e n t b y ( f r o m l e f t ) J. E. K o m e r , T r a i n ­

m a s t e r ; K. H a i d l e , F r e i g h t A g e n t ; a n d

H. M . L o m a n , G e n e r a l Y a r d m a s t e r .

P a g e 14 N o w York Centra l H e a d l i g h t

G U E S T O F h o n o r a t s u r p r i s e r e t i r e m e n t p a r t y w a s T. H. C o e n ,

P i p e S u p e r v i s o r o f t h e B i g F o u r D i s t r i c t ( c e n t e r ) . H e r e c e i v e d

a g i f t o f l u g g a g e f r o m h i s f e l l o w w o r k e r s in h o n o r o f h i s

c o m p l e t i o n o f 3 3 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e w i t h t h e N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l .

P O L I C E L I E U T E N A N T E. H . L i e b e r e n z , W e s t e r n D i v i s i o n ( r i g h t f o r e g r o u n d )

a c c e p t s g i f t o f a w a l l e t a n d a $ 1 0 0 b i l l g i v e n h i m b y h i s f e l l o w o f f i c e r s

a t E l k h a r t , I n d . a t h i s r e t i r e m e n t . C a p t a i n J . K. B e r g m a n n p r e s e n t s t h e

g i f t . L i e u t e n a n t L i e b e r e n z j o i n e d t h e C e n t r a l ' s p o l i c e f o r c e in 1 9 1 8 .

Liles, Edward M., Relief Yard-master , . Cincinnat i 30 3

Lillis, Wil l iam P., Ass i s tant Con­ductor, Harlem Divis ion 40 9

Ling, George, Conductor, Hudson Divis ion 53 8

Loan. John C Clerk, New York 38 11 Loveil. Carl E., Locomotive En­

gineer, Toledo Divis ion 44 2 McCormick, John L., Refriger-

a torman, New York 47 4 McDanie ls , Archibald B., Tower-

m a n . West Springfield, Mass. 40 7 McGlynn. Walter T., Conductor,

Utica. N. Y. 50 2 McKnight , John J., Waterworks

Foreman, Syracuse 37 4 McLoud, Lewis E., Brakeman,

Syracuse Divis ion 49 11 Mabie. Charlie A., Conductor,

Elkhart , Ind. 37 6 Majka, Joseph J., Boi lermaker,

East Buffalo, N. Y. 41 5 Manion. Wil l iam E., Brakeman,

New York 45 2 Marshal l , Edward W., Car In­

spector and Repairer, Chat­ham. N. Y. 36 2

Marshal l . Walter J., Swi t chman , Toledo, O. 36 4

Martinez , Bonifacio , Sect ion La­borer, Gal ion, O. 30 9

Masterson, Edward J.. Ass is tant Manager , Informat ion Bureau, New York 48 5

Meagher. Frank J., Machinist , DeWitt . N. Y. 40 9

Meek, Verl W., Brakeman, To­ledo Divis ion 52 1

Miller, Charles J., Locomotive En­gineer, Hudson Divis ion 46 10

Miller, Ezichel, Painter , Weehaw-ken, N. J. 33 4

Miller, Roy B., Pipefitter, Sharon-ville, O. 29 11

Milner, George A., Crossing W a t c h m a n , All iance, O. 29 5

Mirchott , Panto , Sect ion Labor­er, East Youngstown, O. 11 6

Mondel la , James , Sect ion Labor­er, Pennsy lvan ia Divis ion 48 1

Monforte , Antonio , Sect ion La­borer, West Albany, N. Y. 18 8

Mosechiano, Sabatel le , Rock Cut Foreman, Harmon, N. Y. 52 8

Mosher, Allen, Swi tchtender , Buf­falo Divis ion 33 3

Mull igan, John A., Conductor, River Divis ion 46 8

Myers, Harry A., Conductor, P e n n s y l v a n i a Divis ion 54 4

Newton, Hobart P., Conductor, Mohawk Divis ion 41 4

Nikki, David, Car Repairer, Ash­tabula Harbor, O. 24 3

Nolan, John, Agent, River Divi­sion 48 6

O'Brien, Bartholomew, Locomo­tive Engineer, Hudson Divi­sion 46 11

Olmstead, Francis B., Sect ion La­borer, Pittsfield, Mass . 18 7

Olrich, Frank H., Conductor, Syracuse Divis ion 52 4

O'Shaughnessy , Michael J., Brakeman, Buffalo Divis ion 48 3

Painter , Wil l iam M., Chief Clerk, Columbus, O. 32 4

Paul i t to , Vito, Laborer, Buffalo, 26 8 Pendle ton , Harvey J., Conduc­

tor, Hudson Divis ion 52 4 Perkins , Emery M., Conductor,

Michigan Divis ion 38 2 Phil l ips , Elmer J., Carpenter,

Western Divis ion 33 8 Phi l l ips , Miles E., General Yard-

master , Bay City, Mich. 35 3 Praznowski , John, Carman Help­

er, Ashtabula , O. 24 10 Provily, John, Tugboat Fireman,

New York 33 0

Pruden, Merlin D., Conductor, Toledo Divis ion 47 0

Pul iatt i , Vincenzo, Laborer, East Syracuse , N. Y. 30 10

Pyle, Edgar T., Car Inspector & Repairer, Toledo, O. 34 6

Quarante , Ralph, Ass i s tant Fore­man, North Tonawanda , N. Y. 48 11

Raser, Wil l iam B., Brakeman, Mohawk Divis ion 55 7

Reilly, Hugh F., Brakeman , Hud­son Divis ion 51 9

Reynolds , Frank E., Conductor, Syracuse Divis ion 51 6

Reynolds , John T., Machinis t , Chicago 45 2

Rockey, Charles A., Conductor, Toledo, O. 37 11

Rosato , Joseph, Sect ion Laborer, Electric Divis ion 20 7

Rosenquist , Myrtol C Yardmas­ter, Blue Is land, Ill. 36 9

Rowe, Otis D., Freight Handler, Utica, N. Y. 29 6

Rynkiewicz, Charles, Freight Car Repairer, Boston 11 3

Sahm, Will iam G. A., General Yardmaster , Cherry Tree, Pa. 46 4

Salemi, Joseph Jr., Baggage & Mail Handler, Cleveland 30 10

Samuels , Clarence A., Chief Clerk, Detroit 48 1

Schaf, Frank L., Manager Tele­graph Office, Indianapol i s 46 4

Schi l l ing, Otto B., Ass is tant Head Clerk, Detroit 45 11

Schmeltz , Wil l iam G., Conduc­tor, Mohawk Divis ion 43 1

Schramm, Bartho lomew A., Car­man, West Albany, N. Y. 35 0

Schroth, Henry C , Conductor, Rochester , N. Y. 45 4

Semans , Floyd F., Agent-Tele­grapher, Barnes , N. Y. 44 1

Sepe, Girardo, Sect ion Laborer, Clearfield, Pa. 36 11

Serge, Frank, Trucker, Cleveland 29 7 Sertick, Milo, Car Repairer, Gib­

son, Ind. 26 9 Shepard, Wil l iam E., Sect ion La­

borer, Lansing, Mich. 36 9 Shull , Charles E., Car Repairer,

Blue Is land, Ill. 28 0 Sitcer, Patrick F., Asst. Super­

visor Bridges & Bldgs. . N. Y. 36 11 S m i t h , Grover C , Locomotive En­

gineer, West Divis ion 41 10 Sohn, Elmer, Car Inspector , Col­

lege, Pa. 29 2 Sokolowski , Michael , Trucker,

Springfield, Mass. 17 2 Solly, Henry J., Laborer, Garden-

ville, N. Y. 24 5 Star, John, B lacksmi th Foreman,

Ashtabula , O. 30 3 Stara i t i s , August, Foreman,

Cleveland 23 6 Stearns , Clarence E., Conductor,

St. Lawrence Divis ion 44 4 Stearns , George C , Conductor,

Utica, N. Y. 55 4 Stone, John M., Boi lermaker

Helper, Sharonvi l le , O. 33 4 Strang , Wesley, Laborer, Wesley-

ville, Pa. 27 3 Suriano, Pasquale , B lacksmith

Helper, Electric Divis ion 28 5 Sweeney, Joseph E., Conductor,

Mohawk Divis ion 53 3 Sweigart , Bert F., Conductor,

Pennsy lvan ia Divis ion 51 8 Tarbet , Frank B., Conductor,

Cleveland Divis ion 38 1 Taylor, Adolph R., Travel ing

Auditor, New York 46 5 Teufel, Joseph, Barge Captain,

Weehawken, N. J. 12 8 Tibbitt , Frank, F e r r y b o a t Engi­

neer, New York 56 7 Tinney, Elmer H., Locomotive En­

gineer, Toledo, O. ' 42 5

Tompkins , Wil l iam, Car Inspec­tor, Selkirk, N. Y. 31 4

Townsend, John E., Telegrapher-Clerk, Auburn, N. Y. 48 9

Trahey, Raymond T., Locomotive Engineer, Detroit Divis ion 47 5

Uncles, Wil l iam, Brakeman, Harlem Divis ion 48 5

Vail, John K., Brakeman, Har­lem Divis ion 47 3

Vai l lancourt , Alex J., Brakeman, Toledo, O. 35 10

Vesper, Frederick L., Conductor, Syracuse Divis ion 46 6

Vetromile, George, Sect ion Labor­er, Struthers , O. 12 7

Vitola, Joseph, Crossing Watch­man , Weehawken, N. J. 29 8

Wall, Alexander W., Clerk. West Springfield, Mass. 43 0

Walsh, Wil l iam R., Clerk, Ivory-dale, O. 46 2

Ware, Roy J., Sheet Metal Work­er, Ashtabula, O. 27 5

Ware, Samuel E., Sect ion Labor­er, Elkhart, Ind. 29 4

Weider, Albert N., Locomotive En­gineer, Ohio Divis ion 46 6

Welch, Robert R., Locomotive En­gineer, Ohio Divis ion 50 6

Wells, Lee R., Sect ion Laborer, Danvi l le , Ill. 38 3

Werner, John A., Bridge Car­penter, Ohio Central Divis ion 24 5

Weston, Will iam R., Car Inspec­tor, Watertown, N. Y. 42 7

Westwood. George F., Stevedore, New York 19 10

Wilber, Ervin J., Conductor, Mo­hawk Divis ion 50 1

Wilcox, Ethel M. Miss, Clerk, Buf­falo 30 5

Wil l iams, B lanche A. Miss, Clerk, Beech Grove, Ind. 29 0

Wil l iams, Luther S., Conductor, Harlem Divis ion 51 11

Wilson, Ida M., Clerk, P i t t sburgh 38 3 Witulski , Anton, Carman, Chica­

go, Ill. 25 4 Woloszyn, Michael , Oiler, Bos ton 36 0 Woodland, Harley J., Car Fore­

man, Kenton , O. 44 1 Worden, Homer E., Machin i s t ,

West Springfield, Mass . 42 10 Wright , Charles E., S ignal Main-

tainer, Auburn, N. Y. 41 2 Wunderl ich, George, Brakeman,

Cincinnat i , O. 28 3 Yeager, Louis F., Ass i s tant Super­

visor Bridges and Bui ld ings , Syracuse , N. Y. 47 11

Yearout , Gillie T., Air Brake Re­pairer, Cincinnat i , O. 40 8

Yemm, John H., Telegrapher, In­dianapol is 45 0

Young, Wil l iam, Brakeman, Hud­son Divis ion 52 9

Young, Henry J., Super intendent of Car Shops , Beech Grove, Ind. 40 3

Young, Theodore E., Yardman, Wabash , Ind. 35 7

Zawadowski , John A., Laborer, McKees Rocks, Pa. 30 5

Zopfi, Edward, Locomotive Engi­neer, DeWitt , N. Y. 38 1

W I N D I N G U P l o n g c a r e e r s o n t h e N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l a r e t h e r a i l ­

r o a d e r s s h o w n a b o v e . T h e y a r e ( l e f t t o r i g h t ) H a r r y C . F r o n e y , C o n ­

d u c t o r , I n d i a n a p o l i s , I n d . ; F r a n k L a m b , F r e i g h t A g e n t , 6 0 t h S t r e e t

S t a t i o n , N e w Y o r k a n d W i l l i a m T. C r o s s , C o n d u c t o r , B u f f a l o D i v i s i o n .

THREE S Y R A C U S E m e n w h o s e r e t i r e m e n t s h a v e r e c e n t l y b e e n a n ­

n o u n c e d a r e ( l e f t t o r i g h t ) : L e w i s E. M c L o u d , P a s s e n g e r B r a k e m a n ;

E d w a r d B. B i r e m a n , P a s s e n g e r E n g i n e e r a n d M i c h a e l F. B e s t o n , P a s ­

s e n g e r B r a k e m a n . T h e i r y e a r s o f N Y C s e r v i c e t o t a l m o r e t h a n 1 4 8 .

March , 1954 P a g e 15

THE CURRENT CONTEST No doubt every member of the New York Central

family is intensely interested in the contest currently in progress as a result of Mr. Robert R. Young's at­tempt to assume control of New York Central.

So that each of you will have an opportunity to read it, there is quoted below the statement that was issued following the meeting of your Board of Di­rectors on Wednesday, February 10, and later mailed to our shareowners:

"The Board of Directors of The New York Central Railroad Company, at its regular monthly meeting today, gave consideration to the request made by Robert R. Young, Chairman of Alleghany Corpora­tion, on behalf of himself and Allan P. Kirby, Presi­dent of Alleghany Corporation, that they be made members of Central 's Board of Directors and to Mr. Young's insistence that he must become its Chair­man and chief executive officer.

"The Board unanimously decided that it would be inimical to the best interest of the Company to grant Mr. Young's request.

"The Company contracted some eighteen months ago with William White to be its President and chief executive officer and the Board is not willing that Mr. White relinquish his position as chief executive officer, nor that the responsibility of management be divided. The Board expressed its confidence in Mr. White and his administration and believes it to be in the best interest of the New York Central prop­erty and its stockholders that the programs and policies which he has instituted should be permitted to continue. The Board considers that these pro­grams and policies are progressing satisfactorily to the benefit of the property. The Board further took note of the adverse effect that would result upon morale of employes and officers of Central's vast System, should the suggested change of management take place.

"The Board is generally favorable to the policy which it has heretofore followed of recognizing large holdings of this Company's stock by inviting duly qualified owners or representatives of such owners to become directors. But the terms and circumstances of the present request, in the unanimous opinion of the Board, make any such recognition undesirable.

"New York Central's Board of Directors has the responsibility for the welfare of all New York Cen­tral security holders and, in taking the position which it has in this matter, the Board is convinced that it is acting in their best interest."

No one knows better than employes and officers of the New York Central what we are trying to accom­plish in the way of better service, better mainten­ance, and better jobs. You also know about the many changes that have been made in our -management structure and management team, and that these in­volve pretty much all New York Central men. Per­haps what you don't know is that this new structure of organization in the operations and maintenance department results in a saving of almost $600,000 per year in officer payrolls. More important, however, is what we are trying to do to make New York Central a better railroad for our customers, our employes, and our shareowners. Many things are under way, about which you know. We have some basic prob­lems, which do not respond to magic touch but which require time and effort.

Much appears in the press, on the radio, and on television about the contest for proxies that will re­sult. It is very heartening to me to note the interest of officers and employes, particularly the many spontaneous expressions of loyalty and confidence on the part of members of our New York Central family, individually and collectively, who give evi­dence of the fact that they prefer to have New York Central managed by people who understand rail­road operation and railroad employes and who understand the human relationships involved.

Our shareowners, in voting in the proxy contest at the annual meeting on May 26—if they vote with­out emotion and are not misled by propaganda and false promises—will vote simply on the question of whether they prefer to have the financial promoter type or the career railroad type of management on New York Central.

President