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N Y C W I N S 1 9 6 5 GOLDEN FREIGHT CAR A W A R D 3

N Y C PRESIDENT PROPOSES N A T I O N A L COMPUTER COMPLEX 6

1 1 4 t h VALOR MEDAL H O N O R S

CENTRAL M A N 7

HEADLIGHT HIGHLIGHTS . . . . 8

P R O M O T I O N S 1 0

CENTRALINES A N D HISTORY 11

RETIREMENTS 1 2

RETIREMENT ACT CHANGES WILL INCREASE PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS 14

1 9 6 6 CALENDAR 15

NORMAN M. STONE Manager, Publications & Advertising

HAROLD J. SCHNEIDER, Editor

SYDNEY OXBERRY, Art Editor

EDITORIAL ASSOCIATES

John E. Salter, Syracuse

Frederic H. W o o l f a l l , Cleveland

Farwell C. Rhodes, Jr., Indianapolis

Harry B. Spurrier, Chicago

Robert W . Schuette, Boston

Fred A . Huber, Jr., Detroit

HEADLIGHT is published by the New York Central System for its active and retired employees and their families. All commu­nications should be addressed to the HEADLIGHT editorial office: Room 1446, 466 Lexington Ave., New York, N. Y. 10017. Member: Association of Railroad Editors, New York Association of Industrial Com­municators, International Council of Industrial Editors.

O N T H E C O V E R : T h e 1965 Golden Freight Car A w a r d presented by the Railway Progress Institute to the New Y o r k Centra l for its most effective p romot ion of Rai l road Freight Traffic.

29 Million People... saw this locomotive at the 1964-65 World ' s Fa i r in New York. It was purchased by Central from Genera l Motors at the close of the Fair last year. A regular product ion model , the locomotive was modified to make its innards more visible while on display at the G M F u t u r a m a exhibit at the Fair . Central ' s only structural change involved replacing a glass wall on the engineer 's side of the cab with a conventional side. It is now in New York Centra l operat ion, where some of the ex-Fairgoers may get a chance to see her in action.

NYC Passengers to get Smo-o-o-other Rides. . . now that Central ' s modern track machinery, shown in operat ion on the Hudson Division nor th of Peekskill, N . Y . has rebuilt roadbed and smoothed rails to provide better riding comfort . This machinery , capable of re-surfacing more than 1,000 feet of t rack per hour , also was in opera­tion on the Har l em Division and during t rack main tenance season re­surfaced 115 miles of track, roadbed and installed 12,000 new cross-ties.

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CENTRAL WINS GOLDEN FREIGHT CAR FOR DEVELOPING & MARKETING FLEXI-FLO

N e w York Cent ra l has been honored as 1965 winner of the "Golden Freight Car"—highest award of its kind in the rai lroad industry. T h e award, sponsored by the Railway Progress Insti tute, came to N Y C for development of Flexi-Flo, a new concept of bulk freight handling, and for an intensive promot iona l cam­paign demonst ra t ing customer benefits of the Flexi-Flo system.

Using this new method, Centra l has reversed declines in bulk freight traffic and generated business from new cus­tomers . After a successful start in carry­ing cement , the Flexi-Flo concept is now being carried into a broader range of bulk-handling applicat ions, represent ing a great potential in new traffic for all rai lroads.

Results of the Flexi-Flo system include real economies in distribution, thus bene­fiting customers ; creat ion of impor tan t new traffic for Cent ra l ; improvement of t ruck utilization and increasing revenues for t ruckers working with the method ; creat ion of new car demand with poten­tial increased business for car builders; and point ing the way to all rai lroads to a new potential for bulk freight handl ing.

The Railway Progress Insti tute is the nat ional association of the railway equip­ment and supply industry. Each year R P I presents the "Golden Fre ight Ca r " for this four-fold pu rpose :

1. To give recognition to railroads and their personnel for outstanding use of effective sales promotion and adver­tising techniques to sell railroad freight service;

2. To spotlight effective methods of selling and promotion that will help the entire industry;

3. To foster increased use of modern sales and merchandising methods to sell railroad freight service;

4. And thereby to help promote greater freight traffic volume for the ailroad industry.

N Y C has previously won Citations of Meri t six t imes during the eight-year history of the awards p rogram. This is Central ' s first "Golden Freight Car . "

The "Golden Freight C a r " was pre­sented to N Y C President Alfred E. Perl-m a n by RPI Cha i rman A r t h u r H . Smith, w h o is also President of the Keri te Co. , at the Insti tute 's annual meeting and dinner in Chicago. Prior to the presenta­tion, the announcement had been m a d e by R P I Vice Cha i rman W. Ashley Gray , Jr. , President of Genera l Steel Industries, Inc. , at the dinner meeting of more than 1,000 rai lroad and railway equipment

and supply industry leaders from all parts of the country .

In addit ion to the presentat ion of the top award to Mr . Per lman , smaller t rophies were presented to New York Central people who had part icipated in development of the Flexi-Flo program and in prepara t ion of N Y C ' s entry in the awards p rogram. They are W a y n e M. Hoffman, Executive Vice President ; Ar­thur E. Baylis, Vice President-Staff; James R. Sullivan, Vice Pres ident -Mar­keting; Douglass Campbel l , Vice Presi­dent (Publ ic Relat ions & Adver t i s ing ) ; Henry Hohors t , Direc tor of Marke t Planning & Research; and N o r m a n M . Stone, Manager of Publicat ions & Ad­vertising.

Comment ing on the award , Mr . Per lman said:

"We may all take special pr ide in winning the "Golden Freight C a r " award this year. While the award is for out­standing promot ion of freight traffic, the New Y o r k Central family recognizes, perhaps m o r e than others , that effective­ness in business development is the result of t eamwork involving all depar t ­ments . Nowhere is this more apparen t than in the development of Flexi-Flo.

"This award is a symbol of the prog­ress made in many areas on the N e w York Centra l , and I extend my thanks to all the people who are helping to m a k e N e w York Centra l truly the road to the future ."

PARTICIPATING in "Go lden Freight C a r " award , these Central men received small desk trophies with go ld car, whi le major t rophy went to NYC President A l f red E. Perlman. Seated (from left): Henry Hohorst, Director of Market Planning & Research; Mr. Perlman; and Wayne M. Hoffman, Executive Vice President. Rear (from left): Arthur E. Baylis, Vice President-Staff; Douglass Campbel l , Vice President (Public Relations & Advert is ing); Norman M. Stone, Manager-Publications & Adver t is ing; and James R. Sull ivan, Vice President-Marketing.

FLEXI-FLO F o r the past several years N e w York

Central has been disturbed by a steady decline in the volume of traffic in bulk freight. Centra l ' s Marke t ing depar tment set out to find a means of arresting this t rend through the development of a market ing p rogram which would at tract cus tomer interest in rail service, regain lost business and create new and profit­able bulk freight traffic.

Under tak ing this assignment, it was apparen t to N Y C ' s market ing specialists that something more than s tepped-up sales efforts with existing facilities was needed. A fresh concept had to be found which would offer positive and substan­tial advantages to bulk freight shippers.

Centra l ' s Marke t ing depar tment con­ceived and developed the idea of a bulk freight system which would bring to cus tomers in that classification the same dynamic advantages of faster service and reduct ion of inventory and storage re­qui rements enjoyed by users of Central ' s Flexi-Van and auto carrier services.

A bulk-haul ing system, using special­ized equ ipment and terminal facilities was developed to offer complete mill-to-consumer distr ibution service to the shipper through combined rail and high­way t ranspor ta t ion at an attractive joint th rough rate .

Called Flexi-Flo, to reflect the flexibil­ity of service and the methods employed, and to capitalize on the well-established and recognized Flexi-Van name , the sys­tem offers the bulk shipper an impressive n u m b e r of advantages : • el imination of packaging costs • substantial savings on distribution

costs • single agency responsibility and bill­

ing, resulting in —simplification of traffic depar tment

load —traffic depa r tmen t economies

• fast cus tomer service—truck dispatch within one h o u r of customer 's phone order

• quality control th rough protect ion from contamina t ion

• reduct ion in capital demands for mar ­ket expansion

• extension of shippers ' marke t radius These extra advantages are available

to Flexi-Flo shippers without the need for capital investment on their part .

A n n o u n c e m e n t of Flexi-Flo's avail­ability—first to the cement industry—fol­lowed mon ths of careful research, backed by Centra l ' s investment of $575,000 in equipment specially designed for the service.

Cement offered an excellent marke t in which to prove the benefits Flexi-Flo holds for shippers and receivers of bulk freight, as well as for the rai lroads.

Of the 70 million tons of cement produced annually in the United States, one-third comes from the area served by New York Central . A ten-year t rend in volume of cement traffic was clearly away from rails. Trucks offered great

speed and flexibility for short distances, coupled with at tract ive rates .

Flexi-Flo rates enabled Centra l to undercu t t ruck rates for the first t ime in a decade and still r e tu rn a profit to the rai lroad.

Fast , flexible service, including good inventory control for the shipper, were added to attractive rail rates , enabling shippers to penet ra te distant marke ts more effectively than was possible with t rucks.

With the feasibility of the concept established . . . with rates at tract ive to cus tomers . . . with equipment ready for service . . . Flexi-Flo was ready to roll and recapture for New York Centra l an increasing volume of lucrative business.

F r o m the outset it was recognized that achievement of such a bold breakthrough in bulk commodi ty t ransporta t ion would require the full coordinat ion of Central ' s talents in Market ing , Equipment Engi­neering, Terminal Operat ions , Research, Transpor ta t ion , Industrial Engineering, Sales, Public Relations and Advertising.

All of these depar tments became deeply involved because no mat ter how sound the market ing approach might be, Flexi-Flo could not be taken out and sold to the cement industry or any other cus tomer group without the establish­ment of adequate operational back-up.

Sound management ;ii each Flexi-Flo terminal was essential to insure: rapid and dependable truck dispatch . . . as­sured quality control through transfer and delivery . . . inventory control . . . expedited rail movements to the terminal .

A full-time Flexi-Flo supervisor was

New York Central Head' '

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W O R K S

l A t shipper's plant, bulk material is loaded into FLEXI-FLO car. This newest concept in specially designed freight cars provides low­est loading and unloading cost available - lower than package or bulk trucking costs.

2 The car is then transported via NYC to the FLEXI-FLO Ter­minal nearest to the point of use.

At the terminal, cement flows from rail cars to truck by pres­sure differential.

placed in charge of each terminal as it was established. As increased Flexi-Flo traffic developed, a system Flexi-Flo operat ions manager was appointed to follow up on train schedules, the opening of new terminals , and the operat ion of each new terminal .

Each terminal location actually con­stitutes a dispatching center, with its own track scales, communica t ions facilities, and exterior lighting to insure efficient operat ion at any hour , and coordinat ing Flexi-Flo shipments with complete cus­tomer delivery service.

A special sales manager was appointed, charged with the responsibility for boost­ing Flexi-Flo sales efforts th rough cam­paigns directed initially at the cement companies , and later into other bulk shipper categories.

Sales meetings were held to familiarize N Y C salesmen th roughout the System with Flexi-Flo and spur them to special sales efforts.

Newspaper and magazine articles, ad­vertising, direct mail brochures , demon­strations of equipment , special research for individual customers—all these were included in Centra l ' s p romot iona l cam­paign to launch Flexi-Flo successfully.

The response was immediate and has cont inued to grow. Through this Flexi-Flo market ing campaign, Centra l has been successful in gaining impressive

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new traffic and revenue volumes. This is all "p lus" business—business which would have been lost to highway carriers without Flexi-Flo.

In one year this bold new market ing approach converted an industry which gave virtually no business to the rai lroads into a substantial cus tomer for the Centra l . And the future looks even better as Flexi-Flo's advantages are presented to other industries which ship freight in bulk.

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T R U C K

At** RAIL

SERVICE: ANSWER TO CUSTOMERS

NEEDS

3 Trucker makes delivery at cus­tomer's site. The receiver re­quires only a simple, low-cost storage bin or tank, so deliver­ies are as uncomplicated as home delivery of fuel oil. He no longer needs . . •

- His own terminal facilities

- His own or contract trucks

- Any local terminal or ship­ping personnel

- Any capital outlay

FLEXI-FLO ADVANTAGES

1 . TO CUSTOMERS: by providing real economies in distribu­tion, and significantly broadening their geographic markets, without any capi ta l expenditures.

2 . TO N E W YORK CENTRAL: by creating important new traffic and increased revenues and profits.

3 . TO TRUCKERS: by creat ing important new traffic and increasing revenues; by improving truck utilization through short haul nature of traffic; by central izing truck pick-up at a single terminal .

4 . TO CAR BUILDERS: by creat ing new car d e m a n d , with potential for addi t iona l revenue in the construction of more sophisticated equipment.

5. TO AMERICAN RAILROADS: by pointing the w a y to new potential for bulk freight handl ing for all lines . . . markets for the FLEXI-FLO system exist in every a r e a .

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NYC President Proposes National Computer Complex Delivering the keynote address to

member s of the Railway Systems and Managemen t Associat ion convening in Chicago recently, Alfred E. Per lman, N Y C President , proposed a nat ional com­puter complex and called for industry­wide acceptance of new marke t ing tech­niques as solutions to the equipment utilization p rob lem facing the nation's rai l roads. H e pointed out that the rail­roads do not have a unified approach to improving equ ipment utilization. "We are relying on theories wi thout facts to back them up , and we are resorting to out -moded, historical techniques which no longer fit the p rob lem," he said.

Mr . Pe r lman urged the rai lroad in­dust ry to establish a compute r center— "perhaps in Chicago"—to keep a daily record of the approximately 1.8 million freight cars in the national car fleet. H e also suggested "regional controls to keep t rack of seasonal var ia t ions."

H e noted tha t "at present, car service orders are issued by the Association of Amer ican Rai l roads and penalty orders by the Inters tate C o m m e r c e Commis ­sion, wi thout ei ther agency having full and accura te knowledge of the facts." T h e Centra l , he stated, has spent mil­lions of dollars on compute r systems designed to provide accura te informa­tion and "can kill the theory upon which the service orders are based with facts."

As the p r imary example of the equip­men t utilization problem, he said: "We recognize that there is, in fact, a seasonal shor tage of grain cars . But, by the same

token, at other than peak harvest seasons there is a surplus of these very same cars. The shortage is a problem, bu t so is the surplus!"

Mr . Pe r lman stressed that the rai l road industry must develop accurate informa­tion with respect to the national car fleet and it must adapt modern marke t ing techniques.

" In search of answers to these p rob­lems on N Y C , " he said, "we made com­plete marke t ing studies of all aspects of our business. We found that , in handl ing grain and grain products , our gross rev­enues were $30 million. But, we were losing $3 million in net income."

"Gra in , while produced seasonally," he said, "is consumed, processed, or ex­ported nearly evenly all year long. Yet the present market ing methods th row a t remendous peak load on t ranspor ta t ion facilities for about one mon th annually. And methods of harvest ing are causing an even greater peak. If grain were stored near where it is grown, and then moved to market , in a steady year- round manner , there would be no seasonal car shortage. At the present t ime, grain is t ransported in a disorderly and almost chaotic manner , in spite of the fact that the consumpt ion of grain is order ly ."

"Our marke t ing efforts," Mr . Pe r lman said, ' thus sought to develop new con­cepts in pricing grain t ranspor ta t ion which would encourage storage in the producing area and direct shipment to consuming areas, geared to the steady rate of consumpt ion ." H e noted that

Centra l subsequently in t roduced mileage rates and applied new equ ipment tech­nology for the movemen t of grain.

"Exper ience to date indicates that when the application of mileage grain rates becomes widespread, encouraging the movement of grain more evenly th roughout the year , permit t ing the re­placement of box cars with high-capacity covered hopper cars , the 'chronic ' grain peak load will be levelled out ."

Mr . Per lman emphasized tha t since Central ' s "frill-free mileage ra tes" are substantially lower than the old rates, the price paid producers has been higher and the cost of grain to the cus tomer has dropped as much as nine cents a bushel . "At the same t ime, because of improved equ ipment and plant utilization, the Central turned this loss into a profit," he said.

"Therefore , the content ion that pen­alty per diem will mitigate the car short­age is, in my opinion, absolutely wor th­less. Resolution of this problem lies in the development of equipment , terminal and pricing concepts through a total systems analysis of the marke t which will p romote efficiency and enable the rai lroads to serve the true needs of the shipper and make a fair re turn on in­vestment ," Mr. Per lman said.

In conclusion, Mr. Per lman told his audience that " the golden days of rail­roading are ahead of us, not behind us, provided we adopt new techniques and new ideas, discarding those of the last cen tury ."

N e w Type Grain Cars Are Hit With NYC Customers

Zahl Elevator employees a t N e w Carl isle, Ind. are enthu­siastic about NYC's new cov­ered hopper cars designed for the hauling of g ra in . The cars, a new rate structure and a staff of specialist advisers are the Central 's way of ta i lor ing its services to meet the chang­ing needs of a g r i c u l t u r e . Standing at the left in the pic­ture are Peter P. Bornejko, NYC Division Freight Sales Man­ager, South Bend, Ind. ; Mrs. Irma Brasseur, Elevator Off ice Manager ; Car l Zah l , Jr., Ele­vator Manager , and Glen Hoover, NYC Travel ing Agent, Rolling Prairie, Ind.

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LIGHTS . . . CAMERA . . . A C T I O N ! . . . New York Central Medal of Valor Winner Merr i l l L. Sears (third f rom left) was spot­l ighted in television cov­erage during the Medal presentation ceremony at Columbus, O. Admir ing the Medal as the TV cam­e r a g r i n d s a w a y a r e Charles R. Geer (second f rom left), a former Medal winner and NYC conduc­to r now on l eave and serving as chief inspector of the Railroad Division, Public Utilities Commis­sion of Oh io , and Jerald D. Bailey (right), whose rescue made Sears the 114th Medal winner.

114th Valor Medal Honors Central Man By Farwell C. Rhodes, Jr.

MEDAL PRESENTATION . . . Central 's Meda l of Valor is presented to 25-year-old Merr i l l L. Sears (right), NYC Communica­tions Department Lineman from Jackson, O. , for his dramatic June 8 rescue of Jerald D. Bailey (center), Kenton, O. , also an NYC employee, in a power line accident. The presentation is made by Ohio-Central Divi­sion Superintendent Raymond C. Harr ison.

HERO'S REWARD . . . A jubi lant Mrs. Mer­ri l l L. Sears gives her husband a hug and kiss seconds after he was awarded the Medal of Valor for rescuing Jerald D. Bailey (right), who was knocked unconscious in a power line accident. Both Sears and Bailey are Ohio-Central Communications Department employees.

N e w Y o r k Central 's highest heroism award, the Medal of Valor , was recently presented to 25-year-old Merrill L . Sears, Communica t ions Depar tmen t L ineman from Jackson, O., who was s imultane­ously publicly praised by the m a n he rescued.

Sears was awarded the Medal for his precar ious June 8 rescue of a fellow workman , 21-year-old Jerald D . Bailey, R. R. 2, Ken ton , O., after Bailey was knocked unconscious and burned criti­cally by a 13,800-volt power line in Co­lumbus, O.

"Without Sears I might not be here and don ' t forget that he risked electro­cution or a bad fall himself in protect ing m e , " Bailey, now recovered from his in­juries, told an audience at the award presentat ion.

Sears and Bailey were both a top a 4 5 -foot communica t ions pole when Bailey came in contact with the hot wire and slumped unconscious over one of the pole's crossarms.

Sears leaped to the rescue, holding Bailey on the crossarm for 15 minutes and restraining him from renewed con­tact with the hot line until the power was shut off.

There followed another agonizing 20 minutes in which Sears tried to lower Bailey to the ground, finally holding h im on the side of the pole until a F i re De­par tment rescue squad lowered the in­jured man by aerial ladder .

Bailey was unconscious only m o m e n ­tarily, delirious and wri thing in pain most of the t ime, making his rescue doubly difficult.

The Meda l presentat ion to Sears was

at a luncheon given in his honor by the Ohio Central Division at the Jai Lai Club in Columbus .

A further dramat ic touch was provided at the presentat ion ce remony by the presence and congratula tory r emarks of a former Medal winner , Char les R. Geer , N Y C Conduc to r who is on leave, serving as Chief Inspector , Rai l road Division, Public Utilities Commiss ion of Ohio .

"Your s was an act of ext reme courage , quick thinking and self-sacrifice," said Geer , who won the Meda l in 1958 for rescuing a three-year-old deaf mu te from the pa th of a switch engine at Delaware , O.

In the spotlight of television and news cameras , Sears accepted the Meda l from Ohio Central Division Super in tendent R a y m o n d C. Har r i son and concluded simply: " I was only glad I could help Je r ry ."

Addi t ional praise for Sears ' b ravery came from Southern District Genera l Manager Richard B. Hasse lman, District Engineer H a r r y B. Berkshire, District Engineer of Communica t ions and Signal­ing Harvey Alexander , and others .

Sears became the 114th recipient of the Medal , an award established in 1926 to honor Central employees w h o have risked their lives in an effort to save another from serious injury or death . His n a m e will be enshrined in b ronze in G r a n d Centra l Termina l along with those of the other 113 Meda l winners .

Sears has been employed by N Y C since 1960. H e is marr ied and was ac­companied at the award presentat ion by his wife. They are parents of a three-year-old son.

January, 1966

Hey Look at the Train . . . said Syracuse Station Master Durward R. ("Doc") Powers as he points down the track while four eager youngsters stare in wonder at a west­bound hotshot freight train. The excited would-be engi­neers were part of a group of 44 boys and girls and 33 parents from the Liverpool Cooperative Nursery School who made a round-trip ex­cursion between Syracuse and Rome, N. Y. (Photo Courtesy General Electric Co.)

H E A D L I G H T

Hilites

Congratulations Were in Order . •. when Harold Longden, Machinist Ap­prentice at DeWitt Diesel Terminal in Syracuse was named "Outstanding Ma­chinist Apprentice of the Year" by the National Railroad Apprenticeship Con­ference. He was presented a certificate and lapel pin at ceremonies held at the Syracuse Press Club. Present were (left to right). Robert F. Datchman, Me­chanical Superintendent, William J. O'Donnel, Apprentice Instructor, Mr. Longden and Harold Longden (retired) NYC Assistant Terminal Foreman, DeWitt (uncle of Award Winner).

7 965 Railroad Employees' National Safety Award . . .

in swi tching and t e rmina l r a i l road groups was won by the Cleveland Union Terminal Company, an affiliate of the Central. The CUT's casualty rate of 2.53 per million man hours worked was the lowest of any railroad whose employees worked more than a million but less than 1.5 million man hours during the year 1964. Donald B. Fleming, General Manager of NYC's Western District (left), presents award to Robert V. Brinkworth, Division Superintendent, Lake Division (right) , as Jack Rose, Jr., Trainmaster (center), looks on. Others are representatives of various crafts earning the award.

' T h e Life You Save May Be Your O w n " . . . was dramatically underscored recently at a rail-highway crossing of the New York Central in Ashtabula, O. Working in cooperation with local school authorities and police, Central's Safety Department instructed approximately 475 pupils and their teachers in the need for obeying crossing signals and gates. Taking one class of about 30 children at a time, George Bracht (left), Trainmaster and NYC Police Lt. Edward Marras (r ight) , assisted Edward H. Blewer, District Safety Supervisor, in conducting the children over the crossing and back again. The local school authorities praised the railroad safety program as one of the finest of its kind which "should go a long way toward promoting safety at grade crossings."

What's New on New York Central . . • and how it fits in to the over-all operation of a railroad is being told to various groups of Freight Sales Personnel from all over the System. They are attending informative tours planned to provide sales personnel with an opportunity to further increase their knowledge of various phases of New York Central's operations. In the picture above Frank J. Welch (addressing group), Terminal Manager, New York Central Transport Co., DeWitt, N. Y. is giving them a little back­ground on Flexi-Van operations in the Syracuse area,

New U . S. Steel Service Center . . . will soon be constructed in the New York Central's industrial park at Indianapolis. Wield­ing the shovel cooperatively in the earth-turn­ing marking the start of construction are (left to right) Joseph W. Zvone, J. S. Steel Vice President-Engineering and Operations; Keither P. Rindfleisch, Vice President -Commercial; and Samuel H. Hellenbrand, NYC Vice President-Real Estate and also President of the New York Central Land Development Co.

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Employees Move into New Posts on NYC SYSTEM

Charles D . Edwards has been ap­pointed to the posit ion of Direc tor of Adminis t ra t ive D a t a Systems with head­quar ters in N e w York .

Mr . Edwards joined the Centra l in 1959 as Director of Systems and Pro­cedures at N e w York , the position he held until his present appointment .

Richard H. Nadel has been appointed to the position of Director of Operat ions Analysis with headquar te rs in N e w York.

M r . Nade l joined the Centra l in 1955 as a Research Analys t at N e w York . In 1962 he was appointed Assistant Supervisor of Operat ing Data , and in 1963 he became Manager of Systems Development , the position he held prior to his present assignment.

Charles D. Edwards Richard H. Nadel

Ronald L. Marky has been appointed to the position of Manager of Systems Planning and Analysis with headquar ­ters in N e w York .

M r . Marky joined the Centra l in 1956 as a Programmer- t r a inee at Buf­falo. After serving with the a rmed forces, he re turned to N Y C in 1960 as Senior Systems Analyst at Buffalo. In 1963 he was appointed Chief Systems Analyst , the position he held prior to his present p romot ion .

Salvatore J. Orlando has been ap­pointed to the position of Systems Co­ordina tor with headquar te rs in N e w York .

Mr . Or lando joined the Central in 1955 as a Telegrapher at N e w York . In 1960 he became a Travel ing Car Agent and in 1961 he was appointed Systems and Procedures Analyst . H e became Senior Systems Analyst in 1963, the po­sition he held pr ior to his present ap­poin tment .

Ronald L. Marky Salvatore J. Orlando

Joseph J. Maher has been appointed to the posit ion of Manager of C o m ­puter Services with headquar te rs in Buf­falo.

Mr . Mahe r joined the Centra l in 1956 as a Systems Analyst at N e w York . In 1959 he was appointed Assistant Audi tor of Car Accounts in Buffalo, and in 1963 he was appointed Manager of Compute r Center at the same location, the position he held pr ior to his present appointment .

Edward J. Hoffman has been ap­pointed to the position of Manager of Compute r Center with headquar te rs in Buffalo.

ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Benjamin J. Gordon has been ap­

pointed to the position of Engineer-Main tenance of Way with headquar te rs in New York .

Mr . G o r d o n joined the Central in 1948 as a Structural Inspector at Cleve­land, O. Since then, he has held various positions, including: Assistant Super­visor of T r a c k at Dunki rk , N .Y. , Assist­ant Division Engineer at Columbus , O., and District Engineer at N e w York. In 1962, he was named District Engineer at Cleveland, the position he held prior to his new appoin tment .

Joseph J. Maher Benjamin J. Gordon

N E W YORK DISTRICT

Chester A. Skoldberg has been ap­pointed to the position of Supervisor, Mar ine Operat ions with headquar te rs in Weehawken , N . J .

Mr . Skoldberg joined the Centra l in 1926 as a Deckhand in the Mar ine De ­par tment . H e served in various o ther capacities unti l 1959, when he was named Assistant Supervisor of Mar ine Operat ions , the position he held prior to his present appoin tment .

Thomas A. Bjorkman has been ap­pointed to the position of Assistant Supervisor of Mar ine Operat ions , also with headquar te r s in Weehawken .

Mr . B jo rkman joined the Centra l in 1964 as an Assistant Industr ial Engineer at N e w York , and served in that capacity unti l his newest assignment.

Robert H . Sherblom has been ap­

pointed to the posit ion of Road F o r e ­man with headquar te rs in Cro ton-H a r m o n , N . Y .

Mr . Sherblom joined the Cent ra l in 1941 as a F i r eman on the Hudson Divi­sion and has held various other engine crew positions pr ior to his latest p ro ­mot ion.

Richard J. Hardenbergh James P. Tansey

NORTHERN DISTRICT

Richard J. Hardenbergh has been ap­pointed to the position of District Engi ­neer with headquar te rs in Detroi t .

Mr . Hardenbergh , a native Detroi ter , started his career with the Centra l in the Engineer ing Depa r tmen t at Detroi t in 1948, was transferred to Battle Creek, Mich. , in 1953, where he served in vari­o u s e n g i n e e r i n g c a p a c i t i e s . H e w a s named Division Engineer at Co lumbus , O. in 1957 and served in the same posi­tion at Toledo and Rochester , N . Y., before his present appoin tment .

James P. Tansey has been appointed to the position of Transpor ta t ion Super­intendent with headquar te rs in Detroi t .

Mr . Tansey joined the Transpor ta t ion Depa r tmen t of N Y C at Toledo in 1 9 4 1 , and served in various capacities in Ohio and N e w York before being appointed Transpor ta t ion Super intendent at C o ­lumbus, O. in 1964, the position he held prior to his present assignment.

"Isn't it astonishing how much more handsome a man looks with a paycheck?"

New York Central Headlight

Grand Central YMCA Names W. R. Grant "Man-of - fhe-Year"

Walter R. Gran t , Vice P r e s i d e n t -F inance of the Central , has been named "Man-of - the-Year" for voluntary serv­ices to the G r a n d Centra l Y M C A in N e w York . T h e annual award honors an outs tanding individual from each of the N e w Y o r k City Y M C A ' s branches . M r . G r a n t received his award (below) at the Annua l Dinner of the Young Men ' s Christ ian Association, in the Grand Ball­room of the N e w Y o r k Hil ton Hotel .

Centralin.es Jim Conaghan first trick Telegrapher

at Stanley Tower , Toledo, O., taught his school teacher wife and two other teach­ers some of the fine art of golf reecntly by scoring a hole-in-one on the Chippewa Golf Course 11th, 150 yard hole with a five iron. His first ace in 30 years ' golfing.

* * * Major Carl G. Remmel, Conduc to r on

the Wes te rn Division and also Director of Elkhar t , Ind., Ci ty-County Civil De­fense Agency, has completed a special civil defense course at the nat ional Office of Civil Defense, Staff College in Battle Creek, Mich. His son Car l Lee is a cadet at The United States Military Academy, West Point , N . Y.

* * * T h e Empi re State C h a m b e r of Com­

merce recently elected Robert W. Minor, N Y C Vice President , Law to its Board of Directors . Mr . Minor will serve a three-year te rm as state director.

T h e State C h a m b e r represents 180 Chamber s of C o m m e r c e and Trade Associat ions th roughout N e w Y o r k and is a m e m b e r of the Counci l of State Chambers of C o m m e r c e .

Walter W . Miller, Jr.

Walter W. Miller, Jr., who is the son of Walter W. Miller, retired Ticket Agent at Buffalo, and Mrs . Miller w h o works in the Reservation Depa r tmen t at Buf­falo, received his M a s t e r of L a w s degree from the Gradua t e School of L a w at H a r v a r d University. H e was awarded his Bache­lor of Arts degree at Harvard University, his Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of Buffalo and has been appointed Professor of L a w at Boston University. M r . Miller, Jr . also spent several of his summer vaca­tions working in the Ticket Office at Buffalo.

* * *

Robert T. Roe, N Y C Safety Super­visor, New Y o r k District, was recently elected an Associate M e m b e r of the Amer i can Society of Safety Engineers . T h e Society was organized nationally in 1911 to p romote the Ar t s and Sciences connected with Safety Engineer ing.

A capsule history of New York Central—No. 8

Heritage of Progress S u c c e s s f u l o p e r a t i o n of t h e

newly-formed N e w York Central Rai l road was being carried out from Albany to Buffalo in 1854. However , in N e w York City, a thriving metropol is of over 200,-000, the first tentative efforts — when compared with the rai lroad ventures of Boston, Phi ladelphia and Baltimore—seemed meek and mild. T h e city was an island, sur­rounded by what was regarded as unbridgeable water , and seemed to have small chance for rail connec­tion with the other lines.

In August , 1831, the State Legis­lature granted a char ter to a group of enterprising citizens for the for­mat ion of the N e w Y o r k and H a r -l e m Rai l road Company , which would connect the city with H a r ­lem, a suburb at the upper end of M a n h a t t a n Island, f rom "any point on the nor th side of 23rd Street ."

The company was organized with Campbel l P . White , a p rominen t merchan t and member of Con­gress, as the first President.

Almost immediately, a cont ro­versy broke out over the rights granted in the char ter by the State Legislature, and an ordinance of the city's C o m m o n Council , which differed in many impor tan t re­spects. In those days, T a m m a n y Hall ruled New York with an iron fist and the new venture was en­t i r e l y a t i ts m e r c y . H o w e v e r , Campbel l P . Whi te had been an Alde rman himself and evidently knew how to proceed, for the or­dinance was corrected and the Counci l even agreed to the exten­sion of tracks down F o u r t h Avenue and the Bowery to Pr ince Street.

In February , 1832, the ground breaking ceremony took place at M u r r a y Hill on Four th Avenue .

This was the most spectacular spot of the entire route since a deep cut through rock had to be m a d e at the crest of M u r r a y Hill. T h e dedi­cation ceremony at tracted a great deal of at tent ion and publicity. Since Mr . Whi te was at tending a session of Congress , the rai l road's Vice President , J o h n Mason , ad­dressed the assemblage. While ad­mitting that the project was a local one, he spoke of the gratifying in­formation from Albany to the ef­fect that the building of the N e w Y o r k and Albany Rai l road was being greatly encouraged by the State Legislature and work was ex­pected to start where the new road terminated at the Har l em River. At that t ime, the possibility of a rai lroad's following the bank of the Hudson River to Albany was still a shadowy and nebulous pro j ­ect, about which only a few people were enthusiastic. T h e general opinion was that the Hudson River s teamboats were too firmly and strongly ent renched to tolerate any rivalry.

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VETERAN EMPLOYEE George Welker , Cabinetmaker in Mi l l Room at Beech Grove, Ind., retires after 40 years' service. Left to right are R. T. Tomlinson, Supt. Shop, Mr. Welker , H. A. Guffey, Foreman, Mi l l Room and F. E. Britton, Asst. Gen. Foreman, Passenger Dept.

RETIREMENT has come to Wi l l iam D. Erwin, Assistant Chief Train Dispatcher on the Syracuse Division, after 4 7 years' service with NYC.

RECENTLY RETIRED T. F. Mor iar ty (right), Yardmaster at North Adams Jct., Mass. on the B&A, receives his Go ld Pass f rom Trainmaster L. T. Gar l ing after 50 years ' service with New York Central .

Retired Compiled by Leonard H. Rose,

N E W YORK DISTRICT Arno ld , M. G., Chief Clerk ,

B i r m i n g h a m , Ala . Avel l ino , S., C a r C l e a n e r ,

M o t t H a v e n , N . Y. Bar i l e , G., B a r g e C a p t a i n ,

N e w Y o r k B a r t l e t t , S. C , A g e n t , C h a t -

h a m , N . Y. Ciero , R., C a r C leane r , W h i t e

P l a i n s , N . Y . D e a t c h e r , J . , P i p e f i t t e r

H e l p e r , H a r m o n , N . Y. El l io t t , W . A . , H e a d Door ­

m a n , G r a n d C e n t r a l T e r m l . E v a n s , S. R. , A n n o u n c e r ,

N e w Y o r k Green , J . , C a r C leane r , G r a n d

C e n t r a l T e r m i n a l H e a n e y , J r . , W . J . , S u p e r ­

v isor T h i r d Ra i l M a i n t e ­n a n c e , N e w Y o r k

Hel les to , J . , D e c k h a n d , W e e ­h a w k e n , N . J .

I s e l in , E . , G e n e r a l L i g h t e r a g e Clerk , W e e h a w k e n , N . J .

J a c k s o n , L . A . , F ie ld E n g i ­n e e r , N e w Y o r k

J o h n s t o n e , J r . , A . , O f f i c e Serv ices M a n a g e r , N e w Y o r k

Kowa l , J . , A s s i s t a n t S u p e r ­v isor T r a c k , N e w Y o r k

K r a m e r , A . , S w i t c h t e n d e r , H a r m o n , N . Y .

Leca in , W . F . , C a r C l e a n e r , W h i t e P l a i n s , N . Y .

Macdona l , C. W. , W a i t e r , N e w Y o r k

Montvi l le , A . E . , A n a l y s t , N e w Y o r k

M u s t a i n , E . S., Shop S u p e r ­i n t e n d e n t , H a r m o n , N . Y .

N a v a r a , W . G., S u p e r v i s o r M a r i n e O p e r a t i o n s , W e e ­h a w k e n , N . J .

N e l s o n , L . , E n g i n e e r , W e e ­h a w k e n , N . J .

P e t e r s e n , P . H . , Shee t M e t a l W o r k e r , G r a n d C e n t r a l T e r ­m i n a l

P e t t o r o s s i , L . M., L a b o r e r , P o u g h k e e p s i e , N . Y .

P i n o , F . , L a b o r e r , H u d s o n , N . Y.

Director of Employee Benefits

R e u t e r w a l l , S r . , 0 . , M a c h i n i s t , H a r m o n , N . Y.

R y a n , C. H . , Clerk , N e w Y o r k Sa lva to r e , T . F . , L a b o r e r ,

H a r m o n , N . Y. Schaeke l , E . A., D i s t r i c t Su ­

p e r v i s o r A i r B r a k e s a n d S t e a m H e a t , N e w Y o r k

Schunze l , G., M a c h i n i s t , H a r ­m o n , N . Y.

Shea , D . R. , A s s i s t a n t E n g i ­n e e r , N e w York

W a l k e r , M. E . , Clerk , N e w Y o r k

W a l s h , J . , C a r p e n t e r F o r e ­m a n , N e w Y o r k

W e e k s , H . L . , Chief S t a t i s ­t ica l B u r e a u , N e w Y o r k

Zinzc , S. J . , Checker , W e e ­h a w k e n , N . J .

Zuzich, J . L . , D e c k h a n d , W e e ­h a w k e n , N . J .

EASTERN DISTRICT A d a m b e r g e r , G. A. , Chief

Clerk , Buffalo Allen, J . D. , Clerk, W o r c e s t e r ,

B r y a n t , F . L . , T r u c k e r , N i ­a g a r a Fa l l s , N . Y.

B u r k h a r d t , C. F . , C o n d u c t o r , S y r a c u s e Divis ion

C o n n o l l y , J . J . , C r o s s i n g W a t c h m a n , E a s t C a m ­b r i d g e , M a s s .

Cook, I. W . , E n g i n e e r , Buffalo Cur ley , T . L . , B r a k e m a n ,

Beacon P a r k , Mass . C u t l e r , F . J . , M a c h i n i s t ,

Clearfield, P a . Cza jkowsk i , J . P . , M a c h i n i s t

H e l p e r , U t i c a , N . Y. Dak in , M. B. , S t o w e r , B o s t o n ,

Mass . F l a n d e r s , A . T . , E n g i n e e r ,

M o h a w k Divis ion Goldberg, A. , B r a k e m a n , De

W i t t , N . Y. Hol lenbeck , F . C , T r a i n D i s ­

p a t c h e r , Buffalo J a n u c i k , C. E . , M a c h i n i s t , De

W i t t , N . Y. Ka l in , E . J . , B r a k e m a n , De

W i t t , N . Y.

K a z n o w s k i , T . A., A s s i s t a n t F o r e m a n , E a s t Buffalo, N . Y.

Kelley, H . W . , Conduc to r , M o h a w k Divis ion

Koechl in , G., I n s p e c t o r - R e ­p a i r e r , Se lk i rk , N . Y.

L a s h w a y , C. B . , C o n d u c t o r , N o . A d a m s J u n c t i o n , N . Y .

L e b a r r o n , L . R., S t a t i o n a r y F i r e m a n , C o r n i n g , N . Y.

Leve re , J . N . , M a c h i n i s t , De W i t t , N . Y .

Mahon , T. T. . Clerk , Buffalo M a r r a p o d i , S., E l e c t r i c i a n

Beacon P a r k , Mass . Miles, J . J . , Cle rk , S y r a c u s e ,

N . Y. Moore, H . C , C o n d u c t o r , Buf­

falo Divis ion Mul lane , T . C , E n g i n e e r ,

S y r a c u s e Divis ion Nichols , C. J . , A s s i s t a n t Su ­

pe rv i so r T r a i n O p e r a t i o n , S y r a c u s e , N . Y .

Noble r , C. F . , B r a k e m a n , Mo­h a w k Divis ion

O 'Sul l ivan , M. J . , C a r Clean­er , Bos ton , M a s s .

P e r r o n e , F . J . , Ca r R e p a i r e r , U t i c a , N . Y .

Pf is ter , W . L. , E lec t r i ca l W o r k e r , W a t e r t o w n , N . Y.

P i d g e o n , J . K., Conduc to r , Buffalo Divis ion

S la te r , E . R. , P a t r o l m a n , Mo­h a w k Divis ion

S t a r r , J . W . , C o n d u c t o r , C h e r r y T r e e , P a .

S t a r k , L . W . , E n g i n e e r , S t . L a w r e n c e Divis ion

S t e w a r t , J . R., C o n d u c t o r , Buffalo Divis ion

S u t o r , J . N . , L e v e r m a n , Buf­falo, N . Y.

S z y m a n s k i , F . , Boiler M a k e r H e l p e r , E a s t Buffalo

T a t o , M. , J a n i t o r , N i a g a r a Fa l l s , N . Y.

Velie, E . W . , E n g i n e e r , Mo­h a w k Divis ion

Vol lmer , E . J . , C o n d u c t o r , S y r a c u s e Divis ion

W a i t e , W . F . , C r o s s i n g W a t c h m a n , Bos ton , M a s s .

Wales , F . L . , C a r m a n , E a s t R o c h e s t e r C a r Shop

W a r m u s , E . M. , C a r C leane r , Buffalo

W e i s s e n b u r g e r , E. , M a c h i n e O p e r a t o r , Buffalo

W i d r i g , J . E . , H o s t l e r , W a t e r -t o w n , N . Y.

Zecca, G., F o r e m a n , St . L a w ­rence Div is ion

WESTERN DISTRICT A r m s t r o n g , R. R., Shee t M e t a l

W o r k e r , E l k h a r t , I n d . B a n g h a r t , C. H . , M a c h i n i s t ,

Col l inwood Diesel L o c o m o ­t ive S h o p

A M O N G RECENTLY RETIRED employees of the Cen­tral are. Left: Louis Sendi, District Freight Claim Agent, Toledo, O . Center: Mrs. Mabel le C. Ross, Clerk in the General Manager 's Office at Cleveland, O . Right: George B. Duffy, Car Inspector and Repair­man at the DeWitt Yard , N.Y.

Bird, H . C , S t e n o g r a p h e r , Cleveland

Brooks , G. C , L a b o r e r , Col­l inwood, O.

B r o w n , W . , L a b o r e r , E n g l e -wood, Ill .

F . P . , T r u c k D r i v e r , Coll in­wood, O.

G r o n d a h l , F . W. , Checke r , Cleveland

G u r a , J . , L a b o r e r , Y o u n g s -t o w n , O.

H a m p t o n , V. J . , C o n d u c t o r , A i r L i n e J c t . O.

H a r t w i c h , W . C , S igna l M a i n t a i n e r , Chicago , Ill .

Haswel l , R. R., E l e c t r i c i a n , Ch icago , Ill .

Hoffman, H . E . , Y a r d m a s t e r , Y o u n g s t o w n , O.

H o u g h , E . R. , C o n d u c t o r , L a k e Div i s ion

J o h n s o n , R. H . , S w i t c h m a n , A i r L i n e J u n c t i o n , O.

Jones , J . M., S t o r e k e e p e r , Col l inwood, O.

K i e r n a n , V . F . , A s s i s t a n t A g e n t , Wi l l oughby , O.

K i r s o p , J . H . , C a r m a n , Col­l inwood, O.

K r u m , E . H . , E l e c t r i c i a n , A i r L i n e J u n c t i o n , O.

Luce , F . L . , B l a c k s m i t h , A s h ­t a b u l a , O.

M a p p , W . I., L a b o r e r , Col­l inwood, O.

M c G r a w , W . P . , C o n d u c t o r , Toledo Div is ion

M o l y n e a u x , J . P . , Y a r d B r a k e m a n , E l k h a r t , I n d .

P a y n e , R. H . , E l e c t r i c i a n , Cleveland

P o p e r , H . W . , E n g i n e e r , T o ­ledo Div i s ion

Rocco, R. , C r o s s i n g m a n , A s h ­t a b u l a , O.

Ross , M. C , Clerk , Cleveland R u d d , H . R., L i e u t e n a n t ,

E r i e , P a . S a r a t o r e , T . , L a b o r e r , E l k ­

h a r t , I n d . S a t a n e k , J . , C a r C l e a n e r ,

Cleve land S luder , O. M. , T r a c k m a n ,

De l t a , O. S w a r t z , R. L. , F o r e m a n , A s h ­

t a b u l a , O. T a r e s h a w t y , J . , E n g i n e e r ,

L a k e Div is ion T a s c i k , J . R.. F r e i g h t Sa les

M a n a g e r , Ch icago , Ill . Te l z row , E . W. , A s s i s t a n t

Rea l E s t a t e A g e n t , Cleve­land

W a t e r s , R., J a n i t o r , Coll in­wood Diesel Locomot ive

Shop

SOUTHERN DISTRICT A t e r , E . P . , C le rk , O s b o r n , O. Bales , W . A . , F o r e m a n , Y o r k -

t o w n , I n d .

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BRIDGE A N D BUILDING DEPARTMENT at Roches­ter, N.Y., celebrated multiple retirements recently, as eight men with a total of 245 years ' service ret i red. 1st row left to r ight: Edward Lippert, Painter; Edward Ohst, Mason Foreman; Charles DeHollander, Electrician. 2nd row left to r ight: Paul Samson, Carpenter; James Farrel l , Stationary Engineer; Holden Groesbeck, Iron W o r k e r ; Clin­ton Stell, Carpenter and missing from the picture Leonard Heller, Iron Worke r .

Bowersock , G. R., T r a c k m a n , Gui l ford , I n d .

B u r g e r , F . , C o n d u c t o r , Co­l u m b u s , O.

Clem, J . R., C r o s s i n g W a t c h ­m a n , Danv i l l e , I l l .

C r a w f o r d , R . , T r a c k m a n , Midd le ton , O.

Daude l in , W . M. , A g e n t - O p e r ­a t o r , R i v e r s i d e , M a s s .

F o r e m a n , H . M., F o r e m a n , Be l l e fon t a ine , O.

F r a n e y , W . J . , B r a k e m a n , E a s t St . L o u i s , Ill .

Gibson, L . B . , E n g i n e e r , Ohio Div is ion

G r e e n , E . R. , C o n d u c t o r , I l l i­nois Div is ion

Ha l l , B . E . , Coal Dock O p e r ­a t o r , M t . C a r m e l , Ill .

Hatf ie ld , S. , F o r e m a n , L o u i s ­ville, Ky .

H e i s m a n , E . H . , L a b o r e r , Hi l l sboro , Il l .

H o n a k e r , A . E . , C o n d u c t o r , I n d i a n a p o l i s , I n d .

H u b b l e , G. E . , C r o s s i n g W a t c h m a n , I n d i a n a p o l i s , I n d .

J a c k s o n , L . , T r a c k m a n , Co­l u m b u s , O.

J a c k s o n , W . J . , Clerk , C in ­c i n n a t i , O.

Kish , J . C , F i r e m a n , Colum­b u s , O.

K r i m m , L. C , Clerk , D a y t o n

L a i r d , H . G., O p e r a t o r , M a r ­ion, I n d .

L a n g f o r d , R. R. , C r o s s i n g -h a m , A n d e r s o n , I n d .

L a w s , W . H . , Clerk , S t a n l e y Y a r d , O.

L o u d e n , G. L . , E n g i n e e r , Il l i­nois Div is ion

Moss, R. W. , Road F o r e m a n , Co lumbus , O.

M u m m e l , H . A . , L a b o r e r , M a t t o o n , Il l .

M y e r s , B. H . , C o n d u c t o r , C in ­c i n n a t i , O.

Owen s , D. W . , C o n d u c t o r , I n d i a n a p o l i s , I n d .

P a r k e r , R. E . , Sect ion L a ­bore r , C h a r l e s t o n , W . V a .

P i e r c e , B . D. , E n g i n e H o u s e F o r e m a n , F u l t o n h a m , O.

R a m e y , I . F . , T r a c k m a n , Co­l u m b u s , O.

R a p p , H . H . , Clerk , Beech Grove , I nd .

Riffle, E . A . , L a b o r e r , Lock , W. V a .

R i n g e i s e n , G. M. , W a t c h m a n , C i n c i n n a t i , O.

R o b e r t s , O. D. , E n g i n e e r , Co­l u m b u s , O.

Russe l l , F . J . , E n g i n e e r , Sha ronv i l l e , O.

Sco t t , V . O., C a r I n s p e c t o r , B r i g h t w o o d , Ind .

S m i t h , A. B . , L a b o r e r , K a n ­kakee , Ill.

S o m m e r s , W . R. , Clerk , I n d i ­a n a Div is ion

S t e w a r d , C , Ca r H e l p e r , Beech Grove C a r Shop

T y r r e l l , D. E . , T r a i n Des -p a t c h e r , C o l u m b u s , O.

V i r g i n , C. H . , C a r I n s p e c t o r , C i n c i n n a t i , O.

W h i t a k e r , C. O., C r o s s i n g W a t c h m a n , I n d i a n a p o l i s

W y e r , J . M., L a b o r e r , T h o r n -vil le, O.

Y o u n g , W . H . , H e a d Clerk, U r b a n a , O.

NORTHERN DISTRICT B a r h y d t , H . M., H e a d Clerk ,

D e t r o i t Boyden , A. , B r i d g e F o r e m a n ,

M a c k i n a w Ci ty , Mich . Ca r ro l l , M. , Red C a p A t t e n d ­

a n t , D e t r o i t Cooper , H . E . , C a r Cont ro l

Clerk , J a c k s o n , Mich. Dee , J . E . , P a s s e n g e r R e p r e ­

s e n t a t i v e , D e t r o i t F i e l d s , H . , T r u c k e r , D e t r o i t F r i e l , H . R „ D i s t r i c t S u p e r ­

v i sor E l e c t r i c i t y , D e t r o i t Guil loz, F . M. , Cle rk , De t ro i t G u n t o n , R. E . , S u p e r v i s o r ,

D e t r o i t H o w a r d , A . B . , E n g i n e H o u s e

F o r e m a n , D e t r o i t K e n d i g , M. M., S e c r e t a r y ,

K a l a m a z o o , Mich .

M a r e n t e t t e , J . B . , C o n d u c t o r , W i n d s o r , O n t .

M a r t i n e z , F . R. , F o r e m a n , D e t r o i t

McCaffrey, M. T . , C le rk , D e ­t r o i t

M c l n t y r e , G. C , E n g i n e e r , D e t r o i t Div is ion

M o r n i n g s t a r , A . , L a b o r e r , W e l l a n d , O n t .

O ' C o n n e l l , J . , S e r g e a n t , W i n d s o r , O n t .

P o p e , E . F . , T e l e p h o n e O p e r ­a t o r , J a c k s o n , Mich .

S a g i , J . J . , T r u c k e r , D e t r o i t S h r e v e , L . M. , F o r e m a n , S t .

T h o m a s , O n t . S i m o n , W . I . , L e v e r m a n , W e s t

De t ro i t , Mich . T a m b l y n , M. I . , A c c o u n t a n t ,

D e t r o i t T e m e r o w s k i , V . W . , L e v e r ­

m a n , D e t r o i t T i ck fe r , G. A. , E n g i n e e r ,

M i c h i g a n Div is ion V a u g h a n , H . J . , Chief Clerk ,

Bay Ci ty , Mich . Voy tek , E . V . , T y p i s t , D e t r o i t W a r r e n , A . A. , Y a r d m a s t e r ,

W i n d s o r , O n t . W i l l i a m s , O. E . , S t o r e H e l p e r ,

J a c k s o n , Mich .

PITTSBURGH & LAKE ERIE

E n g l e h a r t , J . A. , M a c h i n i s t , McKees R o c k s , P a .

Reedy , G. C , E n g i n e e r , Y o u n g s t o w n , O.

S t e i n m a n n , H . G., P a i n t e r , McKees R o c k s , P a .

S t i m p e r t , H . J . , M a c h i n i s t , McKees R o c k s , P a .

S t u e h l i n g , C. M. , S t e n o g r a ­p h e r , P i t t s b u r g h , P a .

T o r i s k y , L . A. , C a r I n s p e c t o r , P i t t s b u r g h , P a .

W i t h e r o w , L . E . , T r a i n m a n , S t r u t h e r s , O.

I N D I A N A HARBOR BELT

Balbo, G. J . , B o i l e r m a k e r H e l p e r , Gibson , Ind .

B l u m m e r , G., S t a t i s t i c i a n , Gibson, I n d .

Br idwel l , C. E . , Y a r d m a n , Gibson, I n d .

C la rk , H . D. , E n g i n e e r , Gib­son , I n d .

Dav i s , M. J . , E n g i n e e r , Gib­son, Ind .

E v a n s , J . E . , C a r m a n , H a m ­m o n d , I n d .

G a w r o n s k i , A . S., M a c h i n i s t , Gibson , I n d .

M a g g i o , L . , M a c h i n i s t , Gib­son , I n d .

P e t t y , A . L . , E n g i n e W a t c h ­m a n , A r g o , Ill .

S t e w a r t , L . R. , E n g i n e e r , Blue I s l and , Il l .

S t u t s m a n , P . M. , E n g i n e e r , Gibson, I n d .

CHICAGO RIVER & I N D I A N A

Boots , F . J . , S w i t c h m a n , Chi ­cago

G a r b o , R., M a c h i n e O p e r a t o r , Ch icago

R o n a n , P . J . , S w i t c h m a n , Ch icago

FELLOW EMPLOYEES p resen ted Win i f red Maygors (left). Pass Clerk at Indianapolis with a f ramed $100 bil l as a retirement g i f t . James C. Van Cleave, Dist. Personnel Assist, makes the presentation.

BEST WISHES are extended to Mart in V. Koch (right). General Storekeeper at New York, who retired after 37 years ' of NYC service. Ralph L. Croft , Superintendent of Dining and Sleeping Car Service presents him with his retirement cert i f icate.

CONGRATULATIONS are extended to Joseph C. Romeo (right). A i r Brake In­spector, Eastern District, by Wi l l iam E. Chamber la in, Act ing General Car Fore­man, as he presents retirement cert i f icate.

FRANK M. CURRY, Columbus, O . Track Foreman has retired after 42 years ' of NYC service.

RETIRING after almost a half century of New York Central service. East A l ton, III. Agent-Operator , George W . Hurste (Left) is presented certif icate by Trainmaster Lloyd Davis.

January, 1966 13

Retirement Act Changes Mean Sharp Increase In Monthly Payroll Deductions

Payrol l deduct ions for Rai lroad Re­t i rement benefits go up this m o n t h after having been lowered slightly dur ing the last quar te r of 1965. They will cont inue to increase in the coming years as the result of recent amendmen t s to the Rail­road Ret i rement and Social Security acts, enacted by Congress last year .

These amendmen t s provide that rail­road employees 65 or over will be cov­ered by the federal government ' s medi­care and medical insurance p rograms and that employees ret ir ing in the future will receive higher pensions, even though no blanket increase has been granted in the amoun t s of existing annuities.

What It Costs You Prior to the amendmen t s you were

taxed 8.125 per cent on a m a x i m u m amoun t of $450 per month , or a maxi­m u m deduct ion of $36.56. Effective J anua ry 1, the tax base has been raised to $550 per m o n t h and money will be deducted from your check for the medi­care p rogram. T h e m a x i m u m month ly payroll deduct ion for Rai lroad Retire­ment and Medicare will shoot up to $43 .73 . By 1987 the m a x i m u m month ly deduct ion on $550 gradually will rise to $55 .83 . Of course, the Centra l will con­tinue to ma tch employee contr ibut ions $1 for $ 1 .

The impact of this increased expense was softened a little by a reduct ion in the previously scheduled tax rate for the last quar te r of 1965 on through 1968. Tha t is why your payroll deduct ions were a little lower for October , N o v e m ­ber and December . However , y o u will not feel this reduct ion at all after Janu­ary 1 because of the increase in the tax base to $550 and because of medicare deduct ions . T h e rate will be even higher after 1968.

The tax table on this page shows the m a x i m u m payroll deduct ions for Rail­road Ret i rement and Medicare sched­uled for the coming years .

T h e l e g i s l a t i o n a l so m a d e o t h e r changes as follows:

Wives' annuities.—Reductions will no longer be made in the month ly benefits payable to wives of retired rai l road em­ployees because of concurrent entitle­ment to social security or rai lroad retire­ment benefits. This change will benefit about 40,000 w o m e n whose husbands are n o w receiving annuit ies from the Rai l road Ret i rement Board. Some wives who never filed applications for benefits because of the reduct ion provision may

now begin to d raw benefits if they file for them. Otherwise, the Board will make the adjustments in the wives' ben­efits automatical ly. The beneficiaries are therefore asked not to write to the Board about them.

Tips.—Cash tips received by employ­ees in work covered by the Rai l road Ret i rement Act are now generally tax­able and creditable as compensat ion when reported by employees to their employers .

Effective Date

TAX RATE—PERCENT Monthly

Maximum Tax Effective Date Retirement* Medicare Total

Monthly Maximum

Tax

October -December 1965. . 7.125 None 7.125 $32.06 1966 7.600 .35 7.950 43.73 1967 7.900 .50 8.400 46.20 1968 8.150 .50 8.650 47.57 1969-72 8.900 .50 9.400 51.70 1973-75 9.350 .55 9.900 54.45 1976-79 9.350 .60 9.950 54.73 1980-86 9.350 .70 10.050 55.28 1987 and later 9.350 .80 10.150 55.83

* Retirement. Note: The above rates will be applicable to employees' taxable earnings up to $550 per month. A similar amount will be paid by the Central.

Last Chance to Enter Picture Contest

Although the closing date of the picture contest—January 31 —is rapidly approaching, it's still not too late to submit an entry, or entries, and be eligible to win one of the prizes offered.

Look around . . • you'll find new equipment, new machines, new methods, new facilities, new buildings—all aimed at one thing; to help you do your job better and provide top grade transportation service for Central's customers.

If you'll get out the family camera, or your palette, brush and easel, you may become one of the lucky winners in the HEADLIGHT'S picture contest • . . even if you're a rank amateur.

It's easy to enter. Just remember that your contest entries must picture a new development on the Central, or your fellow railroaders on the job. It's a big railroad and many exciting things are happening on it. Your prize-winning picture may be of a big new construction project . . . a new electronic computer at work . . . or something as simple as a new method of filing records.

The prizes are ready—one of them may be waiting for you, so don't delay! Get started today on your entry.

14 New York Central Headlight

The train that never stops

except to cut customers' costs It's the unit train, helping hold the lid on price inflation and writing one of the brightest chapters in the railroad come­back story. Unit trains carry vast tonnages of a single com­modity from point to point, shuttling constantly from loading to consumer sites at great savings to the public. Such methods of carrying coal are cutting deeply into shippers' transportation bills. Grain and ore are also hauled with similar economy. Today's unit trains are another way in which the self-supporting railroads are providing better service at lower cost for everybody, and are shaping a better transportation future for all America.

adapted f r o m an adver t i sement of the

AMERICAN RAILROADS