Ten New Diesels Are In Service • . • N e w Y o r k Central has purchased ten, 3,000-horsepower, diesel locomotives from the Genera l Electric C o m p a n y at a cost of $2.2 million. The new U30-B locomo­tives will be used to haul Centra l ' s Super Van and other high-speed freight trains. Equipped with al ternators , instead of the s tandard D.C. generator , the locomo­tives can be used as both general road and switch engines.

New Train Information Board Installed • . . The first teleindicator train information board to be installed in this country was activated recently at G r a n d Centra l Terminal in New York . It combines in­s tantaneous travel data with full-color t ransparency advertising displays. The unit measures 55 feet wide 11 1/2 feet high and is located directly above the N e w York Centra l ' s ticket office. On main panels, two Solari teleindicators provide up-to- the-minute train information with large white-on-black letters and numera ls that are readable from a distance of more than 200 feet.

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O N T H E C O V E R : C e n t r a l s 31st an­nual Perfect Shipping Campaign for 1967 gets a send-off from Linda Iasel la of N Y C ' s C o m p u t e r Services Depar t ­ment in N e w York, who points out that all Centra l people should, "Keep Your Eye On Perfect Shipping In ' 6 7 " to help cut the amoun t of freight claim payments . Perfect Shipping is a per­sonal responsibility and each individual employee involved in handl ing and moving of freight shipments is urged to help reduce this annual payment .

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NYC Freight Claim Department Acquires

C O M P U T E R - O R I E N T E D , m e c h a n i z e d s y s t e m o f p r o c e s s i n g c l a i m s C e n t e r a t B u f f a l o , w h e r e i n f o r m a t i o n is p r o c e s s e d a r e , l e f t t o r i g h t : h a s b e e n d e v e l o p e d t o p r o d u c e r e p o r t s t h a t h e l p field i n s p e c t i o n C h r i s t i n e A . S t e v e n s , O p e r a t o r , a n d E d w a r d J . H o f f m a n , M a n a g e r t e a m s p i n p o i n t d a m a g e - p r e v e n t i o n e f f o r t s . S h o w n in C o m p u t e r o f C o m p u t e r C e n t e r .

commodi ty heading, of total dollars paid out, little data was available that would allow for initiation of effective preven­tion activity—the crux of any successful claims-reduction p rogram.

The necessary surgery came with the inaugurat ion of a computer-or iented, mechanized system of processing claims. T h e system, in addit ion, serves as an accurate , detailed information source.

C l a i m a n t s ' C o d e A n impor tant , pe rhaps the most im­

por tant innovat ion in the new system was the int roduct ion to N e w York Cen­tral cus tomers of the Cla imants ' Code . In order to more fully "compute r i ze" the claims functions, it was necessary to assign to each c la imant a code, or ac­count n u m b e r (or numbers , in case of larger conce rns ) . This code number serves as the means of identification, and provides for ready access to information about a claimant , or claims, previously t ransmit ted to the computer .

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New York Central Computer Will Help Slash Losses

Caused By Damaged Freight

On January 1, 1967, the New York Central ' s Freight Claim Depar tmen t ac­quired a "new look"—one of vitality, imagination and progress. This image resulted from organizat ional and pro­cedural changes within the depar tment , effected to more closely align this de­par tment , and its functions, with a pr ime Central objective: better and faster serv­ice to the shipping public.

For too many years, the nation's rail carriers — including the Central — have seen large amoun t s of money siphoned off in payments for damage claims. Dur ­ing the year 1966, for example , claim payments by the N e w York Central totaled 11.3 million dollars, money which otherwise might have been used for plant improvements , the purchase of new equipment a n d / o r employee com­pensation. Repeated a t tempts were made to cure the ailing patient, yet condit ions worsened. Major surgery was indicated.

Basically, the problem was one of in­formation—or, more correctly, the lack of informat ion. Save for a listing, by

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D I S T R I B U T I O N C L E R K S p r e p a r e i n f o r m a t i o n t o b e f e d t o c o m p u t e r t o p r e p a r e s e t t l e m e n t d r a f t s f o r c u s t o m e r s . A t s a m e t i m e c o m p u t e r d e v e l o p s o t h e r r e p o r t s t h a t a s s i s t in r e d u c i n g c l a i m p a y m e n t s .

C L A I M A N A L Y S I S G R O U P r e v i e w s c l a i m s a n d d a m a g e i n s p e c t i o n r e p o r t s t o s p o t t r e n d s , r e p e t i t i v e d a m a g e o r p o t e n t i a l d a m a g e s i t u a t i o n s . F r o n t — l e f t t o r i g h t : A l S e i b e l a n d T o m W e h f r i t z , A s s i s t a n t S u p e r v i s o r s o f F r e i g h t C l a i m A n a l y s i s . R e a r — l e f t t o r i g h t : H a r r y H a l l , S u p e r v i s o r o f F r e i g h t C l a i m P r e v e n t i o n ; D a v i d B. F l e m i n g , J r . , M a n a g e r o f C l a i m P r e ­v e n t i o n S e r v i c e s a n d C h a r l e s K l o u s , S u p e r v i s o r o f F r e i g h t C l a i m A n a l y s i s , f r o m t h e F r e i g h t C l a i m S e r v i c e C e n t e r a t B u f f a l o .

For N Y C cus tomers the advantages of the Cla imants ' Cede are several: • It will allow for prompt claim proc­

essing by having stored, in usable form and at one location, all claim infor­mat ion.

• It will permi t "specialization' 1 by hav­ing Claim Account Representat ives assigned to specific commodi ty groups, thus providing for thorough familiarization with customers and (heir products . Fur the r , cus tomers will have the added convenience of d e a l i n g d i r e c t l y w i t h o n e p e r s o n should questions or problems arise.

• It will provide for p rompt payment by centralizing claim processing, elimi­nating t ime-consuming inter-office correspondence . Sett lement drafts will be issued twice monthly , accompanied by a s tatement advising cla imants of the status of all claims filed with the Centra l . An impor tant adjunct to the Claim­

ants ' Code is a series of reports, com­puter-generated from data on file from those source documents necessary in claims processing. These reports , de­signed and innovated by the Centra l , will serve to bridge the information gap.

For example , reports accurately re­lating claim payments to shippers and receivers will enable Claim Prevent ion Depar tment personnel to identify con­cerns with whom to work and assist in reducing damage out turns . Equa t ing payments and commodi t ies may indicate a need lor changes in methods of load­ing, securing, or packaging. These re­ports will make possible per formance comparisons of various routings a n d / o r types of equipment .

Further, these reports will furnish to other Central depar tments data useful in setting or evaluating rates; and help in determining profitability of certain traf­fic segments.

O r g a n i z a t i o n a l S t r u c t u r e At this point, perhaps , a look at the

organizational s t ructure of the " n e w " Freight Claim Depar tmen t is in o rder :

It is readily apparen t to those familiar with the former organizat ion that the most radical change is in the field office s t ructure. The district offices—formerly charged with processing claims for those centers of commerce and industry near or in which they were located—are now "Freight Claim Prevent ion" offices. This change in manpower deployment was made possible with the central ization, in Buffalo, of all claims functions.

Each of these District Prevent ion offices, headed by a Manage r of Fre ight Claim Prevent ion, is staffed with experi­enced, qualified personnel whose respon­sibility is to insure the safe t ranspor t of

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C O M P U T E R - G E N E R A T E D R E P O R T S a r e r e v i e w e d b y D a v i d B. e r t R. T r o m e t e r , S u p e r v i s o r o f F r e i g h t C l a i m S e r v i c e s . S u b j e c t s o f F l e m i n g , J r . ( l e f t ) , M a n a g e r o f C l a i m P r e v e n t i o n S e r v i c e s a n d R o b - s o m e o f t h e i m p o r t a n t r e p o r t s t o b e i s s u e d a r e :

• RATIO OF CLAIM PAYMENTS TO REVENUE

• FREIGHT CLAIMS AND FREIGHT CLAIM PAYMENTS RELATED TO CARLOADS AND REVENUE FOR GIVEN QUARTER BY COMMODITY

• FREIGHT CLAIMS AND FREIGHT CLAIM PAYMENTS RELATED TO CARLOADS AND REVENUE BY YEAR OF MOVEMENT

• SHIPPER/CONSIGNEE CLAIM PAYMENTS

• PREVENTION EQUIPMENT REPORT

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all commodi t ies . This is accomplished by having, in the field, trained personnel constantly observing methods of loading and securing freight shipments , conduct ­ing and supervising out turn inspections, working with shippers and receivers, and otherwise part icipat ing in p rograms ded­icated to damage-free t ransport .

F r e i g h t C l a i m S e r v i c e C e n t e r Augment ing the work of the regional

prevent ion offices is the Freight Claim Service Center , in Buffalo. Unde r the direction of the Manager of Claim Pre­vention Services, this office functions as the "nerve-center" of the Prevent ion De­par tment , assisting in and coordinat ing various programs.

The Claim Analysis group reviews claims and damage inspection reports to spot t rends , repetitive damage or poten­tial damage situations. Where feasible, these situations are resolved directly with shippers, receivers or other carriers . If necessary, the condit ions are brought to the attention of District Managers for corrective action. In those cases where a study or survey of damages and causes t ranscends the limits of one district, the Service Center is in a position to coor­dinate the necessary "task force" ap­proach . Here , too, the safe t ranspor t of special commodities—such as assembled automobiles—is given the deserved atten­tion by deploying personnel to areas or

concern . The Service Center is also pre­pared to furnish technical assistance and personnel where the na ture of damage warrants .

I n s p e c t i o n R e p o r t F o r m In order to initiate p rompt , effective

prevent ion activity, it is necessary that an accurate description be furnished of the nature , extent, and apparent cause of damage to a shipment. With this ob­jective in mind, the inspection report form was redesigned, resulting in the new F C D - 3 0 0 F o r m , perhaps the most impor tant tool in the prevent ion p ro ­gram.

Designed for ready translat ion into "machine language" , this report form seeks to elicit from the inspector an accu­rate detailed description of "car, con­tents, and condi t ion" at the t ime of in­spection. The form provides for the inclusion of pert inent waybill data; tem­pera ture , icing, and fueling records; ex­tent and location of lading damage ; condit ion of equipment ; method of load­ing, and other data necessary in deter­mining claim liability and initiating pre­vention activity. Upon complet ion, two par ts (of four) of the form are for­warded immediately to Buffalo for proc­essing and compute r input. Thus , data on a par t icular shipment is often "on file" and action designed to eliminate similar damage in subsequent shipments

in effect, pr ior to receipt of actual claim. One of the " n e w " Freight Claim

Depar tmen t s most vital e lements , is the added emphasis being placed on the "prevent ion" of damage to freight ship­ments .

Central people have only one product to sell: S E R V I C E . Service means more than adherence to schedules—our com­petition can do this. Freight delivered on time, in a damaged condit ion, negates all the efforts of manufac tur ing , sales, and distribution. Rather , "service" means supplying a general demand faster, more economical ly, and, above all, safer than can be done by our competi t ion. The dif­ference, basically, is people, and their involvement in the overall effort.

T e a m w o r k N e e d e d Not only during Apri l , officially desig­

nated as "Perfect Shipping M o n t h " but throughout the year constant vigilance will bring the careful car handling nec­essary to keeping Centra l free of damage claims and keeping its rails filled with traffic. T h e old saying, "Eterna l vigilance is the price of l iberty," can be updated and made to apply to the problem of freight claims.

All Cent ra l people have an oppor­tunity to fight freight damage by being alert to, and prompt ly report ing, possible occasions of damage , and by close ob­servance of r ecommended car handl ing and record keeping practices, and going-all-out to reduce t ime-consuming, costly errors.

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O N E O F T H E M A N Y I M P R O V E M E N T S a t L a w r e n c e b u r g , I n d . , is a n e w $ 3 0 , 0 0 0 t w o -s t o r y , a i r - c o n d i t i o n e d f r e i g h t s t a t i o n . A p o r ­t i o n o f t h e i n t e r i o r is p i c t u r e d a b o v e . T h e n e w f a c i l i t y i n c l u d e s o f f i c e s f o r t h e t r a i n ­m a s t e r , g e n e r a l y a r d m a s t e r , p o l i c e , t r a v e l ­i n g a g e n t a n d a l o c k e r r o o m f o r t r a i n c r e w s . N Y C e m p l o y e e s s h o w n a t w o r k a r e , l e f t t o r i g h t : H a r o l d H i m e s , C l e r k - O p e r a t o r ; G e r ­a l d N . W o r k s , C a r C o n t r o l C l e r k a n d R i c h a r d H e b e l , C l e r k O p e r a t o r .

A P P R O X I M A T E L Y $ 7 5 , 0 0 0 o f l e a s e d I B M a n d A T & T c o m m u n i c a t i o n s e q u i p m e n t h a s b e e n i n s t a l l e d in t h e n e w f r e i g h t s t a t i o n . L o o k i n g it o v e r in p i c t u r e a t r i g h t a r e , l e f t t o r i g h t : O t i s F l i n c h p a u g h , t r a i n e r f o r t h e D e m u r r a g e I n d u s t r i a l C a r C o n t r o l S y s t e m ( D I C C S ) ; D o n D a w s o n , A g e n t a n d G e n e r a l Y a r d m a s t e r ; J e r o m e A u s t i n , R o a d F o r e m a n ; J o e B a u m g a r t n e r , R o a d F o r e m a n ; J . J . U s i a t y n s k i , M a n a g e r o f T e r m i n a l R e p o r t i n g ; J o h n S c h o m a k e r , T r a i n m a s t e r ; G e r a l d N . W o r k s , C a r C o n t r o l C l e r k a n d R i c h a r d H e b e l ( b a c k t o c a m e r a ) C l e r k O p e r a t o r .

N.Y.C. Improves Facilities at Lawrenceburg, Indiana

^ Tha t dependable old gray mare of t ranspor ta t ion , the New York Centra l , ain' t what she used to be.

She's a darn sight better. Instead of backsliding with age like

the old gray mare of musical fame, N Y C has become one of the f ront-runners of Amer i can rai l roading by speeding mil­lions for capital improvements , including $158,500 for rehabil i tat ion of its Law­renceburg area facilities, they inc lude:

• A new $30,000 two-story, air-con­dit ioned freight station. T h e new facility includes offices for the t ra inmaster , gen­eral yardmas ter , police, traveling agent and a locker room for train crews.

• Approximate ly $75,000 of leased IBM and AT&T communica t ions equip­men t has been installed in the new freight station, which in effect plugs Lawrenceburg station into an N Y C sys-temwide teletype circuit which moni tors daily movement of more than 100,000 freight cars over a 10,000 mile system tha t reaches into 11 states and two Cana ­dian provinces. Each station feeds da ta

on car movements into N Y C ' s giant t ranspor ta t ion compute r center in N e w York where it is instantaneously fed back to all stations on the circuit. In addit ion the new Lawrenceburg equipment per­mits systemwide direct-dial te lephoning. With more than 10,000 telephone exten­sions N Y C has the second largest com­pany te lephone system in the nat ion.

• Planned installation of Central ized Traffic Cont ro l on N Y C ' s main line be­tween W a d e Tower in Cincinnat i and Indianapolis via Lawrenceburg Junct ion. Approximate ly $50,000 will be spent on the Lawrenceburg phase of this project which includes changes in both t rack and signaling appara tus . W o r k on this is expected to be completed by mid-sum­mer. C T C permits au tomat ic control of train movements from a central loca­tion, replacing manual control from sev­eral locations. C T C also doubles oper­ating efficiency by permit t ing a single t rack to handle the same work load done by dual t racks under the manua l system.

• A new $3,500 very high frequency

radio station has been installed, for communica t ions between N Y C stations and radio-equipped locomotives. The N Y C V H F antenna is mounted atop the Indiana & Michigan Electric Company micro-wave tower west of Lawrenceburg and has sufficient range to permit com­munica t ion between local train crews and the rai lroad's dispatchers in Indian­apolis.

T h e local improvements are par t of a long-range N Y C rehabil i tat ion program initiated HV2 years ago by Alfred E. P e r l m a n w h e n h e b e c a m e C e n t r a l ' s President .

U n d e r Mr. Pe r lman ' s guidance, N Y C has spent $600 million systemwide for improvements to its proper ty and facili­ties and $250 million for debt re t i rement .

High speed communica t ions alone cost Centra l $6 million. Radio , teletype, compute rs , direct-dial te lephone and closed-circuit T V have long since rele­gated to oblivion that one-t ime fixture of Amer i can rai l roading, the eye-shaded Morse Code te legrapher .

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WESTERN DISTRICT TRACK FOREMEN'S TRAINING SCHOOL. . . t eaches them how to make the foreman's job safer and more satisfying. Shown below is one of the groups which partici­pated in the one-week course. They received classroom and field instruction conducted by track supervisors and special­ists in specific subjects with such training aids as motion pictures, slides and work methods and equipment . In addition to emphasizing the duties and responsibilities of the foreman, instruction covered, track structure, gauge, line, and smooth­ing, together with road crossings, rail joints, track turnouts , signaling, snow and ice control equipment, tie renewals, work trains, welded rail, etc.

PITTSBURGH & LAKE ERIE RAILROAD . . .

honored Ernest C. Diecks (right), retired P&LE Truck Driver, for his outstanding performance in driving company motor vehicles in excess of one million miles without an accident of any kind. Curtis D. Buford, President of the NYC affiliate, presented him with an embossed certificate and a specially engraved watch.

NORTHERN DISTRICT WINS TROPHY . . . George Mahoney (left), Northern District Police Chief presents the W. A. Leslie Trophy to Patrolman Robert F. Aiello. The Leslie Trophy is an annual challenge trophy for pistol target competition among Northern District Patrolmen and Sergeants . It was presented to the NYC by Lieutenant W. A. Leslie of the Canada Division, himself a crack marksman.

INDUSTRIAL SITES . . . in the Oneida-Herkimer County area was the subject covered in a new brochure prepared by NYC. A miniature display prepared by New York Central to show how an industrial area is served by rail is being ex­amined by left to right Edward L. Claypole, NYC Eastern District, General Manager; William J. Marshall, NYC Manager of Industrial Development; Frank Dulan, Mayor of Utica, N.Y. and William A. Valentine, Mayor of Rome, N.Y.

CARS ACROSS THE B O R D E R . . . A U. S. cus toms official at port-of-entry station, Fort Covington, N.Y., (at right) checks a NYC multi-level rack car loaded with new chevrolets. These automo­biles were built at General Motors plant in St. The-rese, Quebec, and are destined for the Chevrolet plant in Framingham, Mass. There is a reciprocal t rade agreement between Canada and the United Sta tes whereby automobile manufacturers are al­lowed to ship without duty between the two countries on a balanced import-export program. NYC also t ranspor ts automobiles from Ford's plant at Oakville, Ontario, and from American Motors factory at Bramp­ton, Ontario.

SIGHTSEEING SCOUTS . . . The e v e r y d a y o p e r a t i o n a l drama of Big Four Yard at Avon, Ind. , a n n u a l l y d r a w s t h o u s a n d s of s i g h t s e e i n g groups such as the one at right, Cub Scout Pack No. 194, whose members are all s tudents of Indianapolis Public School No. 20. This group had the benefit of an expertly guided tour since their Cubmaster is NYC's Rob­ert R. Howland (second from left in last row), Assistant Su­pervisor of Wage Schedules in the Southern District Employee Relations office.

Employees Move Into New Posts on NYC F R E I G H T S A L E S D E P A R T M E N T

John J. Dan has been appointed to the position of Assistant Vice President-Freight Sales & Service with headquar ­ters in Cleveland.

A native of Salem, O., he first joined the Centra l in 1948 as an Appren t ice Tra inee in the Fre ight Traffic Depar t ­ment at Cleveland. After serving in Toledo, O., as Travel ing Agent and Gen­eral Agent , he re turned to Cleveland in 1955 as Manager of Industr ial Develop­ment . H e was named Freight Sales Man­ager at Pi t tsburgh, Pa., in 1959 and in 1962 was appointed Pacific Coast Freight Sales Manager in San Francisco , Calif., the position he held prior to his present appoin tment .

J o h n J . D a n C h a r l e s R. D r a k e

Charles R. Drake has been appointed to the position of Pacific Coast Freight Sales Manager with headquar te rs in San Francisco, Calif.

Mr. D r a k e joined the N e w Y o r k Cen­tral at N e w York in the Treasury De­par tment in 1950. H e has held various positions in the Treasury and Freight Sales Depar tmen t s , including Assistant Manager of Industr ial Development at N e w York, Assistant to Direc tor of Flexi-Van Sales & Service at N e w York, Manager of Flexi-Van Sales & Service and Assistant Fre ight Sales Manager at Cleveland before moving to St. Louis as Freight Sales Manager , the posit ion he held prior to his present appoin tment .

James F. Noffsinger has been ap­pointed to the position of District Freight Sales Manage r with headquar te rs in Cleveland.

Mr . Noffsinger began his career with the N Y C in 1941 at Point Pleasant , W. Va. , and served as Agent and Teleg­rapher at various stations on the Ohio Centra l Division. H e became Freight Agent at Alloy, W. Va., in 1959 and in 1965 was named District Fre ight Sales­man at Char les ton, W. Va., and in 1966 he transferred to Cleveland in the same capaci ty.

J a m e s F. N o f f s i n g e r C l i f f o r d E. G e i e r s b a c h

Clifford E. Geiersbach has been ap­pointed to the position of District Freight Sales Manager with headquar te r s in Sag­inaw, Mich.

Mr . Geiersbach began his career with the N Y C in the Operat ing Depa r tmen t at Bay City, Mich. , in 1940. He served in various clerical capacities in both Operat ing and Engineering Depar tmen t s at Bay City and Jackson. In 1955 he transferred to the Freight Sales Depar t ­ment at Bay City, where he held various clerical positions. In 1958 he was named District Freight Salesman at Bay City, the position he held prior to his present assignment.

E M P L O Y E E R E L A T I O N S D E P A R T M E N T

William G. Cooper has been ap­pointed to the position of Chief Ex­aminer with headquar te rs in New York .

Mr. Cooper joined the Centra l in 1941 as a Stenographer in Black Rock, N . Y. In 1944 he was appointed to a Tra in­master ' s Steno-Clerk position and a spe­cial assignment as Chief Car Distr ibutor at Buffalo. In 1951 he moved to the Genera l Manager ' s staff in Syracuse, where he held various clerical positions. In 1961 he was named Examiner in the Employee Relations Depar tmen t at Syra­cuse, the posit ion he held prior to his present assignment.

M A R K E T I N G D E P A R T M E N T

Paul H. Moore has been appointed to the position of Director of Marke t Re­search with headquar te r s in N e w York .

In his new position, Mr . Moore will be responsible for coordinat ing and di­recting Centra l ' s marke t research pro­g ram in major commodi ty areas, includ-

P a u l H . M o o r e W i l l i a m G . C o o p e r

ing autos, agriculture, metals , coal, chemicals, food, construct ion, paper and consumer goods. In addit ion, he will direct the marke t ing informat ion sys­tems p rogram which provides control and analytical information.

Mr. Moore joined Central ' s Marke t ­ing Depa r tmen t in 1960, as a Marke t Analyst . Subsequently, he served in vari­ous positions in the Marke t ing and Coal & Ore Depar tmen t s . In 1964, he was made Manage r of Marke t ing Services for the Coal & Ore Depar tmen t , the position he held until his present assign­ment .

Andrew C. Ruppel has been appointed Supervisor of Forecas t ing Systems. George J. Swan has been appointed Marke t Analyst and Leo A. Vozel , Sta­tistical Analyst , all with headquar te r s in New York .

R. T h o r n . S c h o o n m a k e r E d w a r d M . S c h m i d t

C O A L A N D O R E D E P A R T M E N T

R. Thomas Schoonmaker has been appointed to the position of Manage r of Coal & Ore Industry Services with head­quar ters in New York .

His responsibilities will include devel­opment work in the establ ishment of new movements from proper t ies located on, or capable of being served by the Cen­tral.

Pr ior to his present assignment, Mr . Schoonmaker served as District Coal

E Q U A L EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

T h e N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l S y s t e m , in its b e l i e f that its success as a c o m ­p a n y d e p e n d s u p o n h i r i n g the best q u a l i f i e d p e o p l e r e g a r d l e s s of r a c e , c r e e d , color or n a t i o n a l o r i g i n , has a clear a n d f i rm p o l i c y of e q u a l e m ­p l o y m e n t o p p o r t u n i t y .

In k e e p i n g w i t h this p o l i c y , r a c e , c r e e d , color or n a t i o n a l o r i g i n is not a factor in r e c r u i t m e n t , e m p l o y m e n t , c o m p e n s a t i o n , p r o m o t i o n o r a n y o t h e r aspect of e m p l o y m e n t . T h e C o m p a n y w i l l t a k e p o s i t i v e , c o n t i n u ­ing act ion to insure c o n t i n u e d r e a l i ­z a t i o n of this o b j e c t i v e .

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Salesman in Pi t tsburgh, Assistant Coal Sales Manager in Pi t tsburgh and De­troit, and Assistant Manager of Coal & Ore Market ing Services in N e w York .

Edward M. Schmidt has been ap­pointed to the posit ion of Assistant Coal Sales Manager with headquar te rs in Chicago.

Mr . Schmidt joined the Central in 1953. H e served as Passenger Sales Rep­resentative, and in several Freight Sales Depa r tmen t capacit ies at Cleveland, prior to his appo in tment as Assistant Chief Clerk in the Coal & Ore Depar t ­ment in 1963. H e was p romoted to Dis­trict Coal Salesman at Toledo , O., in 1964, the posit ion he held pr ior to his present appoin tment .

R o b e r t B a r k e r J a m e s T . D i l l o n

Robert Barker has been appointed District Coal Sales Manager with head­quar ters in Pi t tsburgh.

Mr. Barker has worked for the Cen­tral and P & L E R R since 1948, holding various positions in the Coal Sales and Fre ight Sales & Service Depar tmen t s . H e was appointed District Freight Sales­man in 1957, the position he held until his recent p romot ion .

James T. Dillon has been named Dis­trict Coal Salesman with headquar te r s in Toledo , O.

Mr . Dillon joined the Central in 1947 at Cleveland. H e served as Passenger Sales Representat ive and later held vari­ous positions in the Freight Transpor ta ­tion and Freight Sales Depar tments . H e was appointed Assistant Chief Clerk in the Coal & Ore D e p a r t m e n t at Cleve­land in 1964, the position he held prior to his present appoin tment .

A C C O U N T I N G D E P A R T M E N T

Laurence A. Bresee has been ap­pointed Manager of Employee Benefits with headquar te r s in N e w York .

L a u r e n c e A . B r e s e e J a y M . G i l m o r e

Mr. Bresee first joined the Centra l in 1940. H e has held various positions in the Pension Bureau and in 1957 was named Assistant Director of Employee Benefits, the position he held prior to his present appoin tment .

E N G I N E E R I N G D E P A R T M E N T

Jay M. Gilmore has been appointed to the position of Engineer of Cons t ruc­tion with headquar te rs in N e w Y o r k City.

Mr. Gi lmore began his career with the Central in 1948 in Springfield, O., as Assistant Engineer in the Main tenance of Way Depar tmen t . Subsequently, he held various positions in the Mainte­nance of Way Depar tmen t and in 1958 he was named Division Engineer at Indianapolis , Ind. In 1959, he was appointed Methods Engineer at N e w York and in 1962 was named District Engineer at Detroit . Since then he has served as Division Super intendent at Toledo, Buffalo and Detroit .

W i l l i a m J . G r a b s k e R i c h a r d E. M a c D o n a l d

E Q U I P M E N T D E P A R T M E N T

William J. Grabske has been ap­pointed Supervisor of Product ion-Plan-ning-Control with headquar te rs in N e w York.

In his new position, Mr . Grabske will be responsible for coordinat ing p roduc­tion functions of N Y C ' s equ ipment shops and maintaining close contact with the Marke t ing Depa r tmen t to initiate projects which will meet cur ren t and future needs of specialized freight car equipment . In addit ion, he will be re­sponsible for the data processing and product ion control operat ions at Cen­tral's equipment shops.

Mr. Grabske joined the Cent ra l in 1965 as an operat ing managemen t trainee. U p o n complet ion of the 18-month program, he was appointed As­sistant to Shop Super intendent at Eas t Rochester , N . Y., the position he held prior to his present appoin tment .

S E C U R I T Y D E P A R T M E N T

Melvin McFadden has been p romoted to the r ank of Sergeant and has been assigned to the Lawrenceburg , Ind. area.

E A S T E R N D I S T R I C T

Richard E. MacDonald has been ap­pointed to the position of Termina l Su­per in tendent at DeWit t , N . Y.

Mr . M a c D o n a l d started his career with the N Y C as a Messenger in the Transpor ta t ion Depa r tmen t at Selkirk, N . Y. in 1937. M a d e a Clerk in 1939, he left the Centra l in 1942 for military duty and in 1948 re turned to his former posit ion at Selkirk. In 1952 he was ap­pointed Yardmas te r at Selkirk and ad­vanced to Genera l Yardmas te r there in 1955 and in 1957 was appointed Tra in­master -Genera l Yardmas te r at Utica, N . Y. M a d e Assistant Transpor ta t ion Super intendent at Jersey Shore, Pa . in 1960, he moved to Rochester , N . Y. as Tra inmas te r in 1961 . H e was appointed Tra inmas te r at West 33rd St., N e w York City in 1965 and has been Tra inmas te r at G r a n d Centra l Te rmina l since Sep­tember , 1965.

W E S T E R N D I S T R I C T

J. Robert Clark has been named Divi­sion Super in tendent of the To ledo Di­vision with headquar te r s in Toledo , O.

Mr . Clark, joined the Centra l in 1953 as a s tudent engineer in the Main tenance-

(Continued on page 12)

RAIL QUIZ A n s w e r s o n p a g e 12

1. Which is the master re ta rder in a freight h u m p yard—the first, second, or third re tarder th rough which a car mus t pass before reaching its desig­nated track?

2. In train operat ions , wha t is the dif­ference between a positive block and a permissive block?

3. Does a rai l road 's capital s t ructure include c o m m o n and preferred stocks only or all stocks, bonds and other long-term debt obligations, including surplus?

4. Rai l roads have used many types of rails during the last century, includ­ing edge rail, lock rail, " T " rail and " U " rail. Which of these types is now in general use in the United States?

A p r i l , 1 9 6 7 11

Letters Bring P a t s o n t h e B a c k

WILLIE WISE OWL SAYS: Sunglasses should not be worn for

night driving. They do reduce headlight brightness but also cut down your ability to see.

There is no magic juice in a beefsteak to heal a black eye. F o r treating a black eye, the Nat iona l Society for the Pre­vention of Blindness, Inc . advises cold compresses.

The eye of Horus , an Egyptian falcon-headed god, was reputed to safeguard health and protect vision. It also warded off the "evil eye."

While watching television, sit ten feet or more from the set, the Nat iona l Society for the Prevent ion of Blindness, Inc. advises. Have the set at eye level and leave a l amp burning in the room while the television is turned on.

The theory of using contact lenses to improve eyesight was advanced by the renowned inventor and artist Leona rdo DaVinc i in 1508.

Safety glasses with shatter-resistant lenses offer your eyes extra protect ion from accidental injury, points out the Nat ional Society for the Prevent ion of Blindness, Inc. If you need glasses, you need safety glasses.

* * * Half of all blindness is needless and

preventable . * * *

Pointed objects, falls and hard blows cause nearly 80 per cent of eye injuries among children. Teach youngsters safe play for safe sight, says the Nat ional Society for the Prevent ion of Blindness, Inc.

T h e junior high school years bring the greatest risk of accidental injuries to children's eyes. Boys are involved in three out of every four eye accidents during these years.

Fo r free information on eye heal th and safety write t o : P R E V E N T B L I N D N E S S Box 426 , N e w York , N . Y . 10019.

Personnel in Central ' s Ticket Office at Par is , Ill., and Ter re H a u t e , Ind., are highly praised in a letter of commenda ­tion from a w o m a n passenger. The lady —bound for N e w York City — left her purse behind on the ticket counter at Par is .

" M y cash, travelers checks and all my impor tan t papers were in the purse . Y o u r Mr . Guy Hollinger found the purse in Paris , then telephoned ahead to Ter re H a u t e . There your Mr . Glenn Kron-miller met my train and loaned me money to get to New York . "

The purse and its valuable contents were mailed to the lady at her hotel at N e w York.

"I want you to know how grateful I am. I would have been lost if it had not been for these kind folks who helped m a k e my trip so pleasant ," she wrote .

P R O M O T I O N S — c o n t i n u e d of-Way Depar tmen t at St. Thomas , Ont . In 1959 he became Supervisor of Track at Jackson, Mich. , and from 1962 he was successively Division Engineer of T r a c k at Detroi t and Utica, N . Y., and Division Engineer at Chicago. H e was appointed Division Super in tendent of the River Division at Weehawken , N . J., in 1965 and was transferred in the same capacity to Chicago, in charge of the Western Division in 1966, the position he held prior to his new assignment.

J . R o b e r t C l a r k J o h n J . K e o n

John J. Keon has been appointed to the position of Western Division Super­intendent with headquar te rs in Chicago.

Starting with the N Y C as a Messenger in N e w York City in 1945, Mr . Keon served there in various clerical capaci­ties until 1957, when he was appointed Process Engineer at the Cent ra l s East Rochester Car Shop. N a m e d Supervisor of Yard Procedures at Elkhar t , Ind., in 1959, he was made Assistant T ra inmas ­ter at Indianapolis in 1960, and Tra in­master at Albany, N . Y., in 1962. H e was appointed Terminal Super in tendent at Front ier Yard , Buffalo, in 1963, and in 1965 was m a d e Transpor ta t ion Super-

The leader of an excursion group trav­eling from Indianapolis to Chicago has written to express the group 's apprecia­tion "for a successful t r ip . "

"The equipment used by Central was top-flight, the roadbed was solid and true, and your employees were pro­fessional and cour teous , " he said.

Answers . . . to Rail Quiz on page 11

1. T h e third re tarder . 2. Only one train is allowed in a posi­

tive block; more than one train is allowed in a permissive block.

3. All stocks, bonds and other long-term debt obligations, including sur­plus.

4. " T " rail .

K a r l F. K a l s o w R o b e r t T . F o r t i n

intendent of the Syracuse Division at Rochester . In January , 1967 he was appointed Termina l Super in tendent at DeWitt , N . Y., the position he held prior to his present assignment.

Karl F. Kalsow has been appointed Termina l Super in tendent of the Chicago River & Indiana Rai l road with head­quar ters in Chicago.

Mr. Kalsow joined the Centra l in Jackson, Mich. , as a F i r eman and be­came an Engineer in 1952. In 1959 he was named an Assistant Road F o r e m a n , and in 1963 he was t ransferred to De­troit as Road F o r e m a n and later that same year was named Tra inmas te r at Bay City, Mich. In 1965, he was pro­moted to Tra inmas te r at Detroi t , the position he held pr ior to his present assignment.

N O R T H E R N D I S T R I C T

Robert T. Fortin has been appointed to the position of Division Superinten­dent of the Detroit Division with head­quar ters in Detroit .

Mr . For t in joined the Centra l in 1953 in Springfield, O. H e has held various positions in the Opera t ing Depa r tmen t and for the past three years has served as Division Super intendent at Toledo , O.

12 N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l H e a d l i g h t

R E T I R E M E N T P A R T Y w a s h e l d in h o n o r o f R u s s e l l F u l l e r , ( 2 n d l e f t ) . T r a i n ­m a s t e r a t E l y r i a , O . , w h o r e t i r e d a f t e r 4 9 y e a r s s e r v i c e w i t h N Y C . O n h a n d t o w i s h h i m g o o d l u c k , w e r e ( l e f t t o r i g h t ) , his d a u g h t e r J u d y ; G e o r g e E l l e r t , T r a n s p o r t a t i o n S u p e r i n t e n d e n t — T o l e d o D i v i s i o n ; M r s . F u l l e r a n d h is s o n D a n .

B E S T W I S H E S w e r e in o r d e r a s R a y m o n d J . W i x t e d ( r i g h t ) . C h i e f E x a m i n e r , E m p l o y e e R e l a t i o n s D e p a r t m e n t , N e w Y o r k , r e t i r e d a f t e r 4 6 y e a r s s e r v i c e w i t h N Y C . O n h a n d t o p r e s e n t G o l d P a s s w a s L e o B. F e e , V i c e P r e s i ­d e n t , E m p l o y e e R e l a t i o n s .

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C A R E E R E N D S f o r A l f r e d H . M e y e r s , A s s i s t a n t H e a d C l e r k in t h e D i s t r i c t A u d i t o r o f E x ­p e n d i t u r e s o f f i c e i n N e w Y o r k , w h o h a d m o r e t h a n 5 9 y e a r s 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 w h e n h e r e t i r e d .

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