H E A D L I G H T D E C E M B E R , 1 9 5 5

Vol. 16 No. 11 Printed in U. S. A.

The H E A D L I G H T is publ i shed by the New York Central System for its active and ret ired employes and their famil ies . All communicat ions should be addres sed to the H E A D L I G H T edi tor ia l office: R o o m 1541, 466 Lexington Avenue , New Y o r k 17, N. Y .

N O R M A N M. S T O N E Ed i tor

J U D I T H F. S T R E V E R Edi tor ia l Assistant

I N T H I S I S S U E S U B U R B A N STAT IONS SPORT NEW COLORS 3

N Y C stations in N e w York commuter zone

brightened with new paint job

'BE A BETTER B O S S ' COURSE RE-OFFERED 3

Correspondence course for supervisory em­

ployes aga in ava i lab le

C O N D U C T O R TOURS PAYROLL OFFICE 4 V iews processes involved in turning his time

slip into pay check

N E W S BRIEFS 6

BEST GIFT FOR Y O U R FAMILY J A little care will go a long w a y to brighten

the hol iday at your home

HEADLIGHT H IGHL IGHTS 8

A r o u n d the System in pictures

CENTRALINES 10

P E N S I O N POINTERS 10

25 YEARS A G O 10

N E W V ICE PRESIDENT N A M E D ; HEADS LIST

OF A P P O I N T M E N T S 11

RAIL Q U I Z 11

N Y C DISPLAY SEEN AT C H I C A G O P A G E A N T 11

RA ILROADS J O I N POST OFFICE IN PLEA O N

H O L I D A Y MA I L 12

BOOKSHELF 12

PATS O N THE BACK

Q U I Z A N S W E R S 12

CHR I STMAS C H E E R — N Y C STYLE 13

WEIGHT M A R A T H O N G O A L IN S IGHT 13

RA ILROADS ' FUTURE LOOKS G O O D 13

RECENT RETIREMENTS 14

T H E C O V E R : The New Y o r k Central Bui ld­ing at 230 Park Avenue, New York , plays a l ead ing role in the city's Chris tmas decorat ions . Each year, l ights in selected windows form a huge cross, v i s ib le for miles and provid ing a background for Christmas trees along Park Avenue . Located in windows of 12 tenants , 32 300-watt l amps in special holders are used for the display.

T O A L L M E M B E R S O F T H E N E W Y O R K C E N T R A L F A M I L Y :

Approaching the completion of another

year, all of us of the New York Central can

look back with pride on what has been ac­

complished in 1955, secure in the knowl­

edge that our railroad is progressing rapid­

ly toward a better future.

Thus, as we enter this traditional season

of spiritual renewal, we can be grateful that

our country is at peace and that the months

ahead promise the fruition of our plans and

aspirations for our railroad and its people.

With the greetings of the season and very

best wishes for health and happiness in the

coming year to all the members of the Cen-

tral family • . .

Sincerely,

President

2 N e w York Central Headl ight

Suburban Stat ions Spor t New Colors

BRIGHT NEW COLORS replace old darker ones as Painters John Tarrats (left) and Joe Ramirez swing their brushes at Tarrytown, N.Y., station. ' 'Paint-up" drive includ­ed refurbishing for 26 suburban New York stations with new light color combinations.

Paint brushes have been busy in the area around New York City served by the Central as painting crews have been brightening 26 suburban stations with a fresh coat of paint.

As part of a "clean-up—paint-up" drive on the ra i l road, the stations, used by commuters in the New York area , were marked for refurbishing by Dec. 1. They are stations which have not been redecorated in several years.

Consigned to the past are the olive-drab and mustard-brown colors former­ly used on the exteriors of these sta­tions. Instead, new color schemes, fea­turing bright shades, are being used. Colors v a n with different stations and local background plays a key role in determining what colors will be applied to a particular station. For example , at F o r d h a m Station, in the Bronx. N.Y., the featured color is maroon -school color of F o r d h a m University, located near the station. Other stations have been painted blue with ivory trim, and some are light green with dark green trim.

These are the stations included in the freshening-up dr ive :

Hudson Division: Spuyten Duyvil , Mt. St. Vincent. Ludlow. Y onkers, Glen-wood, Greystone. Hastings-on-Hudson, Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley-on-Hudson, Irv-

Another step in the Central 's pro­g r a m of helping its employes do their j o b s better is re-activation of the cor­respondence course designed for super­visory employes, entitled " B e a Better B o s s . "

Prepared especially for NYC super­visors a few years ago . the course proved helpful to more than 2,000 Central employes who enrolled. Its re-introduction is aimed particularly at new supervisors and those who did not enroll the first time around.

Recognizing the tremendous impor­tance in a company like the Central of smooth working relationships between supervisors and the people who report to them, the course gives hundreds of " t i p s " on what employes expect of their supervisors and what supervisors

ington, Tarrytown, Ossining, and Cro-ton-on-Hudson.

Harlem Division: 138th Street, Mel­rose, Morr i sania , Tremont, 183rd

should expect from their employes. In short, it tells "how to succeed as a supervi sor . "

The course is divided into ten separate units, each dealing in chatty, easy-to-read style with a m a j o r phase of the rai lroad supervisor 's j o b . Each unit concludes with a set of ten ques­tions, to be answered and sent to the Personnel department in New York . As one set of answers is received and graded, the next installment is mailed to the enrollee.

Upon finishing the ten installments with an average of 70 per cent or higher, the enrollee will receive a cer­tificate (card-size, to fit a pas s case or wallet) s ignifying successful com­pletion of the course.

Most of the units start with an in-

Street, Fordham, Woodlawn, Mt. Ver­non, Fleetwood, and White Plains .

Putnam Division: High Br idge , Mor­ris Heights , and University Heights.

teresting, true-to-life story about a situ­ation in business life involving tin-right, or wrong, kind of supervisory action. F rom the story are drawn a number of practical lessons which will be of help to anyone concerned with directing the work of other employes.

One thing the course does is to dis­pel without delay any notion that the supervisor 's j o b is a soft one. Espe­cially for the benefit of those who have only recently become supervisors , it points out the great added responsibil­ities that come with being put in charge of people and j obs . "You ' l l find more and m o r e , " the course says , " tha t your job will in some ways become an around-the-clock affair . "

But it points out also that super­visory work offers the compensations of greater opportunities, the chance to earn further advancement by showing ability, the constant stimulation of being challenged by new problems, and the sense of satisfaction that comes

Please turn to p a g e seven

Be A Better Boss Course Offered To Supervisory Employes

December, 1955 3

Central man views processes

involved in turning his time

slip into a weekly pay check;

cites need for accuracy and

speed in submitting slips

Conductor Tours P a y r o l l Office

T o learn at first hand exactly what is involved in the preparat ion of a pay check, Bob D r u m m , Conductor on the Adirondack Division and Local Chair­man of the Brotherhood of Rai l road Tra inmen at Utica , recently toured the payroll office there to see how a time slip is turned into a pay check. Through the photographs on these pages you can accompany Bob on his tour.

Your pay check doesn't just happen automatically. It takes a lot of careful planning and work to make sure that, come next pay day, your check will be ready.

First of all, of course, the Central has to earn enough to meet its payroll requirements. (Of every dollar N Y C takes in, 57 cents goes for wages , salaries , pensions and payroll taxes.)

Sure of the money in the bank, N Y C ' s payroll offices at Detroit, Boston, New York and Utica, N.Y. , can issue 300 ,000 pay checks a month for the men and women who make up the Cen­

tral. Some of them are paid twice a month. In Massachusetts and New York, state laws require that rail­roaders be paid every week. For em­ployes in New York State outside New York City, the Utica payroll office issues 35 ,000 checks a week, totaling more than $2 ,400,000. The full-time efforts of 160 men and women are involved in this operation.

Most Central pay checks are based on time s l ips—approved records of time actually worked on the ra i l road. The time slip is an all-important docu­ment because nothing can be done to begin preparat ion of a pay check until the slip reaches the payroll office.

NYC' s payroll offices are equipped with the very latest electronic account­ing machines to help speed the prepara­tion of pay checks. In fact, as long ago as 1900, N Y C pioneered in the use of mechanical business machines and still maintains a standing order with the manufacturers of such machines to try out new equipment.

Recently installed in the Utica pay­roll office, a new high-speed computer adds and subtracts at the rate of 200 times a second. It multiplies 60 times a second and divides 50 times a second. It was the first machine of its kind to be delivered in New York State .

Good as such machines are, however, they cannot be put to use until they are fed accurate and complete data about each individual on the payroll . Trouble is that sometimes someone is not prompt or accurate about submit­ting a time slip. Then the pay check of that person, plus those of the men and women with whom he works, may be seriously delayed. Thus , in a very real sense, your pay check depends on you—on how promptly and accurately you submit your time slips.

When his tour was over Bob com­mented: " T h i s has been an eye-opener. I never realized before how much there is to getting these checks out. F r o m now on my time slip will always go in on t ime—and c o r r e c t ! "

4 N e w York Central Headl ight

FIRST STEP in payroll office Conductor Bob Drumm sees is sorting of time slips. At right: D. D. Sellers, District Auditor of Expenditures. Center: Clerk Curtis Davis.

TIMEKEEPER George Williams shows Bob how he checks over time slips to make certain they are filled out correctly. Slips are then date-stamped, coded, readied for calculators.

PUNCHED CARD next enters computer which " e x p l o d e s " da ta and in few sec­onds turns out individual cards with com­putation done. Fred Tritton is Operator .

TIME BOOKS (records of each employe's earn­ings, deduction and take-home pay) are print­ed by machines activated by the punched cards. J . E. Garstnar shows Bob how it's done.

PAY CHECKS are also printed on machines run by punched cards. Checks include stubs which employes keep as record of earnings, taxes, etc. H. Sheehan is Operator.

SIGNING and dating pay checks at the rate of 300 a minute is the function of this machine run by Mrs. Gladys Haynes. This is final mechanical payroll operation.

PACKAGING checks in special envelopes for delivery to various departments is done by J o e Lauray. Envelopes are sea led, given valu­ab le register number, sent via railroad mail.

DELIVERY of check is made by Joe Costelli to Bob and his wife, Lillian, who draws her own pay check from NYC's Account­ing department as Key Punch Operator .

December, 1955 5

KEY PUNCH Operator, Mrs. Catherine Sturgis, transfers da ta from time slip to a card for use in electronic machines. Each slip bears d a t a for several employes.

NEWS BRIEFS

O R D E R S

. . . for 14,750 n e w freight c a r s for e a r l i e s t p o s s i b l e d e l i v e r y wil l b e p l a c e d b y the C e n t r a l . To ta l c o s t of the c a r s i s e x p e c t e d to r e a c h $117 ,855 ,000 . I n c l u d e d wil l b e 5,000 b o x c a r s ; 9,250 70-ton self-c l e a r i n g h o p p e r s ; a n d 500 70-ton c o v e r e d h o p p e r s . T h e s e c a r s a r e in a d d i t i o n to 3,000 b o x c a r s a n d 200 c o v e r e d h o p p e r s o r d e r e d ea r l i e r this y e a r . T h e n u m b e r of h o p p e r c a r s to b e o r d e r e d b y N Y C i s g r e a t e r t h a n the ent ire r a i l r o a d i n d u s t r y c o m b i n e d h a s o r d e r e d in a n y of the l a s t t h r e e y e a r s .

A n n o u n c i n g the p l a n s to a c q u i r e the n e w c a r s , N Y C P r e s i d e n t A l f red E. P e r l m a n p o i n t e d out that the C e n t r a l , r e c o g n i z i n g the c a r s h o r t a g e a l l o v e r the country , i s p l a c i n g o r d e r s w h i c h a r e in e x c e s s of N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l ' s q u o t a in the n a t i o n a l c a r p o o l p r o g r a m g o a l se t e a r l i e r this y e a r b y the A s s o c i a t i o n of A m e r i c a n R a i l r o a d s .

C A R L O A D I N G S

. . . o n the C e n t r a l in O c t o b e r r e a c h e d a total of 393,195, a n i n c r e a s e of 17.8 p e r cent a b o v e the s a m e m o n t h of 1954. For the first ten m o n t h s of this y e a r , N Y C c a r l o a d i n g s t o t a l e d 3,579,342. F re ight Traffic d e p a r t m e n t ' s g o a l for the C e n t r a l for 1955 i s 4 ,290,000 c a r s .

• • • N E T I N C O M E

. . . of the C e n t r a l for O c t o b e r a m o u n t e d to $4 ,992,647, c o m p a r e d with $2,456,511 for O c t o b e r , 1954. T h e r a i l r o a d ' s net i n c o m e for t h e first t en m o n t h s of this y e a r t o t a l e d $43 ,593 ,943 , a g a i n s t a net i n c o m e deficit of $2 ,664,635 for the first ten m o n t h s of l a s t y e a r .

• • • Q U A R T E R L Y D I V I D E N D

. . . of 50 c e n t s a s h a r e o n N Y C s t o c k w a s d e c l a r e d b y the C e n t r a l ' s B o a r d of Directors , to b e p a y a b l e D e c . 10 to s t o c k h o l d e r s of r e c o r d N o v . 18. For the 2,800 N Y C e m p l o y e s s i g n e d u p u n d e r the r a i l r o a d ' s s t o c k p u r c h a s e p l a n b y N o v . 15, this m e a n s that 50 c e n t s wil l b e c r e d i t e d a g a i n s t the p u r c h a s e p r i c e of e a c h s h a r e for w h i c h t h e y s i g n e d u p . P a y m e n t s u n d e r the s t o c k p u r c h a s e p l a n a r e s p r e a d o v e r t h r e e y e a r s a n d a r e d e d u c t e d from p a y c h e c k s . U n d e r the t e r m s of the p l a n , d i v i d e n d s a r e a p p l i e d a g a i n s t the p u r c h a s e p r i c e d u r i n g the t h r e e - y e a r p a y m e n t p e r i o d .

N Y C W I L L F O L L O W

. . . s u g g e s t i o n of N e w J e r s e y B o a r d of P u b l i c Utility C o m m i s s i o n e r s in the W e s t S h o r e c o m m u t e r s e r v i c e c a s e . A l t h o u g h the B o a r d tu rned d o w n N Y C ' s a p p l i c a t i o n to d i s c o n t i n u e a tota l of 22 w e e k - d a y t r a i n s in e a c h d i rec t ion on the W e s t S h o r e , the C o m m i s s i o n e r s s u g g e s t e d that s e r v i c e c o u l d b e cut to e ight t r a i n s in e a c h d i rec t ion a n d still a d e q u a t e l y s e r v e the s m a l l n u m b e r of c o m m u n i t i e s u s i n g the W e s t S h o r e .

C e n t r a l P r e s i d e n t A l f r e d E. P e r l m a n s a i d , " W e a r e g l a d to k n o w that the N e w J e r s e y c o m m i s s i o n h a s r e c o g n i z e d the l o s s e s s u s t a i n e d b y the C e n t r a l in o p e r a t i n g this u n p r o f i t a b l e s e r v i c e . W e wil l b e g l a d to fol low the s u g g e s t i o n that the s e r v i c e b e r e d u c e d to e ight t r a i n s in e a c h d irect ion . H o w e v e r , e v e n with a r e d u c e d s c h e d u l e of t r a in s the C e n t r a l a n t i c i p a t e s that the W e s t S h o r e p a s s e n g e r s e r v i c e wil l c o n t i n u e to b e o p e r a t e d a t s u b s t a n t i a l l o s s e s . "

N Y C still h a s two a p p l i c a t i o n s p e n d i n g in c o n n e c ­t ion with its W e s t S h o r e s e r v i c e . T h e r a i l r o a d i s s e e k i n g to d i s c o n t i n u e ferry b o a t s o p e r a t i n g b e t w e e n W e e h a w k e n , N . J., a n d C o r t l a n d t a n d W e s t 4 2 n d S t r e e t s in N e w York C i ty in a n a c t i o n b e f o r e t h e Inter s ta te C o m m e r c e C o m m i s s i o n . A n a p p l i c a t i o n to d i s c o n t i n u e p a s s e n g e r tra in s e r v i c e o n the W e s t S h o r e in N e w Y o r k S t a t e i s p e n d i n g b e f o r e the N e w Y o r k P u b l i c S e r v i c e C o m m i s s i o n .

• • • H O U S E W I V E S ' H O L I D A Y

. . . e x c u r s i o n s , d e s i g n e d to t a k e full a d v a n t a g e of C h i c a g o ' s h o l i d a y s e a s o n , a r e b e i n g o p e r a t e d b y the C e n t r a l . H o u s e w i v e s ( a n d e v e n their h u s b a n d s a n d ch i ldren) a r e b e i n g offered s p e c i a l round-tr ip r a t e s to C h i c a g o f rom Elkhart , M i s h a w a k a , S o u t h B e n d a n d L a P o r t e , Ind . S p e c i a l r a t e s for t h e s e t r ips wi l l b e in effect D e c . 1, 8 a n d 15.

• • • W A G E I N C R E A S E S

. . . for l o c o m o t i v e e n g i n e e r s r e s u l t e d from a g r e e m e n t r e a c h e d b e t w e e n N Y C a n d other r a i l r o a d s a n d the B r o t h e r h o o d of L o c o m o t i v e E n g i n e e r s . I n c r e a s e s , e f fect ive Oct . 1, v a r y a c c o r d i n g to the t y p e of s e r v i c e the e n g i n e e r s a r e e n g a g e d in. P a s s e n g e r e n g i n e e r s ' a v e r a g e a m o u n t s to $1.09 a d a y . D a i l y r i s e for freight e n g i n e e r s i s $1 .25 ; for t h o s e in l o c a l freight s e r v i c e : $1 .29 ; a n d for y a r d e n g i n e e r s : $1 .22. A p p r o x i m a t e l y 3,900 e m p l o y e s of N Y C a n d its l e a s e d l i n e s a r e a f f ec ted b y the i n c r e a s e s , w h i c h wil l a d d $1,750,000 a n n u a l l y to the C e n t r a l ' s p a y r o l l .

6 N e w York Central Headl ight

D O k e e p t r e e in w a t e r f rom t ime you b r i n g it h o m e . M a k e fresh s a w cut a c r o s s trunk b a s e ; p l a c e t r e e in w a t e r - c o n t a i n i n g h o l d e r a n d fill it d a i l y . R e m o v e dry t r e e f rom h o u s e r ight a f t e r h o l i d a y .

T h e gifts are wrapped, the wreaths hung and it looks like the nicest Christ­mas ever for your family. But wait a minute—is that a frayed cord on those tree l ights? Brother, you're asking for trouble ! Take a look around right now while you're thinking of it, and see if there are a few things you've over­looked safety-wise.

What about those outside l ights? Did you look them over to see that all the insulation was in good condit ion? Y o u may be knocked right through New Year ' s Day if you try to connect them while you're standing on wet ground. Y o u checked them? S m a r t fella. Better put some salt on those icy steps before you come in, too, or Doc Brown may be one of your first holiday callers.

W h o o p s ! Watch your step. Those pine needles on the newly waxed floor are a double threat. One spill is apt to have you tied up tighter than Aunt Minnie's parcel post package . Your wife has a knack for making attractive decorat ions, but you'd better not plan on lighting those candles in the center­piece on the table without removing some of the pine boughs—they'd be in the flame in no time.

Wait until your kids see that tree to­morrow ! Y o u were pretty smart to buy unbreakable balls with them around. It's not only cheaper, but safer too with no worry of g lass fragments . By the way, that artificial snow isn't poison­ous is i t ? Why do kids like to taste everything they see? Looks like you're all set for the b ig day, but don't forget

D O N ' T a t t a c h t o o m a n y l ight s t r ings to s i n g l e out let . Be s u r e insu la t ion is not w o r n . A b l o w n fu se s i g n a l s d a n g e r o u s o v e r l o a d . Be s u r e fuses a r e r ight s i ze . N e v e r u s e a p e n n y in fuse s o c k e t .

there'll be even more things to look out for.

If you must smoke while you unwrap your presents, be sure to have a good a sht ray—a long way from all that loose paper and ribbon. F i re and burns are one of the biggest holiday hazards in the home, and they can happen almost anyplace. That ' s another good reason for keeping small children out of the kitchen while the b ig feast is being pre­pared. Even the most careful mother can't always watch to see that all pot handles are out of reach of curious hands , and that oven door gets mighty hot too.

There'll probably be enough toys to keep young ones busy and out of dan­ger anyway-—as long as the toys them­selves are safe. There have been some on the market that would burst into

from being a good leader, liked and respected by those whom one directs.

The ten units are intended to be kept as a reference source for the enrollee after he has completed the course. In addit ion, each person taking the course will receive a desk card on which are printed key points taken from the course.

Each quiz sheet, when corrected, will be mailed back to the enrollee so that he may have a record of the correct answers to all questions.

Any Central employe serving in a su-

D O s t a n d on a l a d d e r or s turdy s t e p s tool w h e n h a n g i n g h o l i d a y d e c o r a t i o n s — n o t on a b o x or w o b b l y cha i r . W o m e n a r e wi se t o w e a r l o w - h e e l e d s h o e s for trim­ming t r e e or h a n g i n g d e c o r a t i o n s .

D O N ' T u s e l i ghted c a n d l e s on the C h r i s t m a s t ree or with o ther d e c o r a t i o n s . P l a c e t r e e well a w a y f rom f i r e p l a c e or l o c a t i o n s e x p o s e d to s p a r k s or s t r o n g h e a t . K e e p w r a p p i n g s f rom h e a t .

flame just from being too close to a hot radiator , and, of course, many with sharp points and corners or sharp edges. Be sure that baby 's aren't too small and are free from removable but­ton trim and other swallowable objects.

Sound like a lot of bother? Not real­ly. It takes only a little forethought and planning to insure your family a safe — a n d a happy holiday. Remember—an accident-free Chris tmas is the best gift you can give yourself and your family.

pervisory capacity can enroll for the course simply by sending his name, occupation, department, location, and home address to the N Y C Personnel department, R o o m 519, 466 Lexington Avenue, New Y o r k 17, N.Y. The entire business of the course will be con­ducted between the individual em­ploye and the Central's Personnel department direct. Grades scored on quizzes will be kept confidential and completion of the course will be noted on the supervisory employe's personal record.

Best gift for your family A l i t t le c a r e wil l g o a l o n g w a y t o b r i g h t e n t h e h o l i d a y a t y o u r h o m e

Be a Better Boss — c o n t i n u e d

December, 1955 7

L e a r n i n g h o w it's done in an airplane, veteran NYC Engineer John Bachran gets in­struction on the controls of a Stratocruiser from Capt. Otto Kirk of Pan American World Airways. Mr. Bachran toured the air line's fa­cilities while visiting his son. who works for Pan American in Hawaii. Capt. Kirk confided he still remembers his biggest thrill was riding in the cab of a locomotive with his grandfather, also a railroader.

B o a r d i n g t h e C e n t u r y at Chicago, movie star Marlon Brando leaves LaSa l le Street Station for trip to New York to attend premier of his latest picture, "Guys and Dolls ." He later re­turned via NYC for Chicago opening of the film.

On t h e i r w a y to the annual sales meeting of the Association of Rail­road Ticket Agents in Boston., these travelers prepare to hoard NYC's New England States at Chicago. From left: T. E. Nerland, NYC General Passenger Agent at Chicago; Mrs. Nerland; Sam Farrell, General Passen­ger Agent of the Great Northern; and Mr. and Mrs. For­rest Carlson. Mr. Carlson is with the Burlington Route.

A u t u m n g a r d e n in full bloom is tended by "cinder-patch" gardener Peter Norville, NYC Electrician at Chicago. Skeptics told him he couldn't grow anything so close to LaSalle Street Station, but despite tall buildings and many railroad tracks, he turned patch into a bright spot.

N e w York Central Headlight

New b r i d g e . is second one of pair built by New York Central over the Cuyahoga River at Cleveland. The double-lift span, with 145-foot supporting towers, cost the Central $3,000,000. It's part of river channel improvement planned by Army Engineers Corps. Approximately 1,410 tons of steel went into the construction. The bridge is located on the railroad's Big Four line from Linndale, O., to the Cleveland lakefront. Riding first train across are (from left) : NYC General Manager Robert H. McGraw; Col. L. W. Olmstead of the Army Engineers Corps; and Curtis L. Smith, President of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce.

P r e s e n t i n g certificate for a share of NYC stock, David I. Mackie, Chairman of the East­ern Railroad Presidents Conference, welcomes Sandra Lee Cox, nine, of Ham­mond, Ind., to the ranks of railroad shareowners. Shares in NYC and other roads were given to Hammond school children by town's Railroad Community Committee during celebration of Railroad Day there with the hope that young­sters and railroads will continue to grow and share a bright future together.

December, 1955

CENTRAL INES

E d w a r d J . S z a b o , of N Y C ' s Ac­counting department in New York , has won a scholarship for a year 's study at Hervey Jun ior College, New York. The college, operated by the Y M C A , awards scholarships a s a service to industry in appreciat ion of the support given by American industry to educa­tion. Aim of the grants is to benefit directly the individuals who receive them and the industries they represent. Mr. Szabo will study accounting and income tax procedure . . . L . F r e d ­e r i c k A c h i l l i S r . , Hudson Division Conductor qualified as a hero for the second time recently when he res­cued his six-year old step grandson who had been carr ied into deep water after being bowled over by heavy surf. Although Mr. Achilli was under doc­tor's orders not to do any swimming, when he heard the boy's cry for help he headed into the surf, swam to his grandson and pulled him to shore. Another bather on the Savannah Beach, Ga. , beach, where the incident oc­curred, helped bring the rescue to a successful conclusion after Mr. Achilli dislocated his toe stumbling on an un­derwater object. In February , 1954, the Central Conductor helped subdue a man who was found trying to stab a patient in a hospital in Poughkeepsie , N.Y. , where he lives.

N. J . F i t z g e r a l d , Assistant Super­intendent of the Er ie Divis ion, was recent speaker before the Fredonia , N.Y. Rotary Club. Club's newsletter expressed high interest in the way he presented picture of present-day prob­lems faced by the Central and other ra i l roads . . . Every time they made a mistake in Engl i sh , pupils in the sixth-grade class taught by Mrs . Arthur Martin in Cheboygan, Mich., Central School , put a penny in a j a r . When they have enough saved up, the class uses the money to go on a trip to Mack­inaw City, Mich., via N Y C , learning about ra i l roads as they go. F o r many, the class trip is their first train ride . . . F r a n k A . G e o r g e of N Y C ' s Wee-hawken, N.J . , freight office, recently

received a bachelor of science degree in business adminstration after six years of evening study at Seton Hall University.

F r e d A . A r o n e , Freight Agent at the Central 's Westchester Avenue sta­tion in the Bronx, N.Y. , is serving as a director of the Bronx Chamber of Commerce this year . . . M r s . U n a R o g e r s , General Auditor ' s office, To­ronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Rai lway, Hamilton, Ont., was top award winner in an ad-writing contest sponsored by the Hamilton Spectator. Her prize was a check for $1,000. Mrs . Rogers also is membership secretary of the Busi­ness and Profess ional Women's Club of Hamilton.

E r n e s t C . N i c k e r s o n , N Y C ' s Vice President-Passenger Services , has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Rai lway Express Agency . . . F . C . F r a n k l i n , General Agent of the Central 's Freight Traffic department at Houston, Tex. , recently completed a term as president of the Houston Off-Line General Agents ' Associat ion . . . New Y o r k Central Employes Holy N a m e Society of New Y o r k held fifth annual dance and entertainment Nov. 11 . Affair was held in the grand ball­room of the Hotel Bi l tmore under chairmanship of A l f r e d F a r a g a s s o . N i c h o l a s N i c o l i n i is current president of the g roup .

Under the New York Central Sys­tem Funded Contributory Retirement Plan for Sa lar ied Employes and Of­ficers, employes eligible for member­ship because of having a sa lary in ex­cess of $350 a month should file an application to join the Plan so that it will reach the Secretary of the Board of Pensions not later than the last day of the month following the month in which they first receive over $350 on a permanent ass ignment.

It is important that the application be received within the time limits pre­scribed by the Plan, otherwise the em­ploye will not receive credit for serv­ice rendered prior to the date of mem­bership.

If an eligible employe does not wish to jo in the Plan, he should complete an exclusion form. Applicat ions , as well as exclusion forms may be ob­tained from supervisors , or f rom the Secretary of B o a r d of Pensions , 4 6 6 Lexington Avenue, New Y o r k 17.

" N o w , just w h e n did y ou notice you had started to speak c l ea r l y ? "

25 Years Ago A private audience of about forty

B&A employes were treated to an im­promptu piano concert by Ignace J a n Paderewski at the Exeter Street Y a r d s , Boston. L imber ing his fingers in prep­aration for a concert, Paderewski sat at the p iano in his private Pullman car for nearly two hours while those within earshot gathered outside and stood lis­tening to the master 's playing.

Frederick N. Melius , Assistant Gen­eral Manager of the Central, Buffalo and East , and also Manager of the Marine Department, was elected Presi­dent of the United States Freight Com­pany and Universal Car Load ing and Distributing Company, a subs idiary .

While approaching the Walnut Street Cross ing of the Central at Bata-via, N.Y. , an automobile ran off the side of the cross ing and onto a track. S igna lman I. W. Rykert , who knew that an approaching train was too close to stop by the operation of s ignals , left his post and stopped the train with the gate lamp before it hit the auto. The crew on the train and some of the passen­gers then helped to pull the car back on the road .

New Vice Pre s ident Tops Appointments List

Grant

Heading the list of those recently appointed to new posts with the Cen­tral is W a l t e r R . G r a n t , who has

been named Vice Pres ident—Finance . He succeeds Willard F . Place, who took a leave of absence from the position in September to be­come Executive Vice President of the Ex­celsior Sav ings Bank of New York .

Mr. Grant, 4 5 , served for four years as Vice President of the Studebaker-Packard Corp. , in Detroit, before com­ing to the Central. Pr ior to that he was Vice President of Hotpoint, Inc. , a subsidiary of General Electric Co. , in Chicago. His office is in New York .

A r t h u r B . S h e n e f e l t has been appointed Director of Press Relations for N Y C , and J o h n E . S a l t e r has been named Director of Special Events . Mr. Shenefelt was formerly Director of Public Relations of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Mr. Salter, who joined the Central in 1931 , had been Assistant Director of the News Bureau. Both men are located at New York.

New appointments in the Operating department include I r v i n g A . O l p , now Superintendent of the Boston & Albany at B o s t o n ; R o b e r t D . T i m -p a n y , who has been named to succeed Mr. Olp as Superintendent of the Adi­rondack and St. Lawrence Divisions at Watertown, N. Y. , and W i l l i a m R . H o r t o n , named Superintendent of the Cleveland Division at Cleveland.

Mr. Olp has been with the Central since 1936, when he started as a Car­penter. Mr. T impany jo ined the rail­road as an Assistant Engineer in 1 9 4 1 . Before his latest promotion he was Assistant Superintendent at Albany, N. Y . ; Mr. Horton, formely Assistant Superintendent of the New York Termi­nal District, started his ra i l road career as a Section Laborer in 1934.

Other recent promotion? in the Oper­ating department include the follow­ing :

D a v i d B . F l e m i n g . J r . . named Assistant Superintendent of the Mo­

hawk and Hudson divis ions at Albany, N. Y. He was formerly Tra inmaster at Utica, N. Y .

W i l l i a m V . H a y e s , named Train­master at Utica to succeed Mr. Flem­ing. Mr. Hayes had been Tra inmaster at Allston, Mass .

F r a n k J . S t i p e k , named Tra inmas­ter at Allston, succeeding Mr. Hayes . Mr. Stipek is succeeded as Supervisor of Freight Stations at Syracuse , N. Y. , by J o h n C . M i l l e r .

F r e d e r i c k E . W e a v e r , appointed Assistant Superintendent of the New York Terminal District at West 72nd Street, New York , succeeding Mr. Hor­ton, the new Superintendent at Cleve­land. Mr. Weaver had been Tra inmas­ter on the Svracuse-Rochester Division at Syracuse .

J o h n F . K e e f e , named to succeed Mr. Weaver as Trainmaster at Syra­cuse.

A d a m H o b b , appointed to succeed Mr. Keefe as Tra inmaster at DeWitt, N. Y .

In the Mechanical department, D o n ­a l d R . C r a f t has been appointed As­sistant to Chief Mechanical Officer-Labor Relations. He is located at New York .

M . M . O ' N e i l has been appointed Assistant Industrial Engineer at New Y o r k : C . W . C o x has been named Assistant Supervisor of Diesel Records at Cleveland; R o b e r t L . B a r r has been named Assistant Petroleum Re­search Engineer at Collinwood, O. ; R o b e r t E . J a c o b has been appointed Shop & Equipment Inspector at Chi­c a g o ; and T . H . J o h n s t o n has been made Special Engineer at Collinwood.

C . P . G r e g o r y has been appointed Canadian Freight Agent for the Cen­tral at Toronto , Ont., succeeding W . H . D . S n a z e l , retired. Mr. Gregory is succeeded as General Agent at Wind­sor, Ont., by B . J . M a c D o n a l d .

In the Claims department, C . G . M c C r e a r y has been appointed District Claim Agent at Indianapol i s ; and R . A . P e r o n n e has been named to suc­ceed him as District Claim Agent at Pittsburgh.

M . P . D o n o h u e has been appointed Assistant Industrial Engineer for the Michigan Central District at Detroit.

R A I L Q U I Z Answer s on Page 12

1. Milk cars employed in passenger train service are classed B M and B M R cars . Which is equipped with ice compartments?

2. Ta re weight, as applied to a car­load, refers to—.weight of the con­tents of the c a r ; the weight of the car exclusive of its contents ; the weight of the car and its contents?

3. How long ago was the first radio construction permit granted to a ra i l road by the Federal Communica­tions Commiss ion — less than 10 y e a r s ; 10-20 year s ; 20-40 years : over 50 y e a r s ?

4. In 1954, how much freight service was performed by diesel-electric lo­comot ives—30 percent; 55 percent ; 84 percent ; 91 percent?

5. A point at which less than carload shipments are brought together to be reforwarded in a car is ca l led— a junct ion ; a leading s tat ion; a con­centration point?

NYC Display Seen at Chicago Pageant

An attractive display, featuring the race of New York Central 's " E a r l y B i r d " freight trains to eastern markets , was an important part of the exhibits held in connection with the Central Manufactur ing District 's Pageant of Progress in Chicago .

The illuminated display featured the services of the Central and its affiliated r o a d s — I n d i a n a Harbor Belt and Chicago Junction Ra i l roads .

A highlight of the pageant was a contest to select a queen for the affair, which was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Central Manu­facturing District. Mary J o Chick. Clerk in the office of the I H B Agent at Gibson, Ind., and Catherine Barry , daughter of Will iam J . Bar ry , Acting Superintendent of the C J , were the New York Central System's entrants in the contest.

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Pension Pointers B y F r e d e r i c k P . F l e u c h a u s

Secretary, N Y C Board of Pensions

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RAILROADS JOIN WITH POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT IN URGING THE PUBLIC TO SHOP AND MAIL EARLY

Once a g a i n — a s the yuletide season approaches—ra i l roads and the Post Office Department are making ready to handle a record volume of Christmas mail .

Once again they are jo ining in an appeal to the American people to Shop Early and Mail Early.

Past experience has demonstrated that the principal beneficiary of the " S h o p Early-Mail E a r l y " habit is the Chris tmas shopper himself. Not only does he have a much better assortment of merchandise from which to select his gifts, but the goods which he buys will bear no signs of being shopworn.

Moreover, the early shopper avoids

the inconveniences experienced by those who wait until the last minute and then find themselves fighting crowds and encountering delays in getting waited on in the stores. If one follows up with early mail ings he knows his packages will arrive at their destina­tions in ample time for Christmas.

And those who Shop Early and Mail Early have the further satisfaction of knowing that they are helping to make it possible for many postal clerks and mail carriers to complete their Christ­mas deliveries in time to spend the holiday with their families.

Features of this year 's Shop Early-Mail Early campaign are two pamphlets

issued by the Post Office Department, supplying information on rates, fees and special services, and containing helpful hints for packaging and wrap­ping gifts.

The goal of postal employes, with the cooperation of railroad men, is to clear the post offices and railway post office cars of all Christmas mail and effect the delivery of such mail at destinations throughout the country by midnight, December 24. To achieve this goal the cooperation of every shopper, ra i l road man and postal employe is necessary. The goal can be attained if everyone will Shop Early and Mail Early.

Pats on the Back for NYC Employes Bookshelf The story of travel, from footpaths,

rafts and camel caravans to steam en­gines, autos, jets and diesels, is the subject of " T h e Golden Play Book of Transpor ta t ion , " a children's book published by S imon & Schuster.

This is one of a series of books designed to aid in young readers ' edu­cation and offering them fun at the same time. Each section of the book contains blank spaces in which to paste s tamps found inside the front cover. The full-color s tamps depict the var­ious means of transportation man has used through the ages .

The section on ra i l roads in America is headed by a space for a s tamp bear­ing an illustration of the DeWitt Clin­ton, first train to run in New York Slate on the Mohawk & Hudson Rail­road, original predecessor of the New York Central System. The book points out that the DeWitt Clinton was the first successful locomotive to be built completely in the United States.

The rai lroad section includes an out­line of the industry's progress from steam power through electrification to diesel-powered streamliners.

In addition to the colored stamps, the book contains many black and white line drawings that may be col­ored by hand. The Golden Play Book of Transportation Stamps Simon and Schuster, New York—50 cents

Sign on a car in a no-parking zone : "Official U. S . Gov't T a x p a y e r . "

Impressed with the outstanding service rendered by J o h n R . K n i g h t , Con­ductor on the New York Special from Detroit, Mich. , a passenger , who was conducting a sight-seeing and travel tour, recently wrote, "Al l in all, Mr. Knight was the ideal conductor . . . he was on his toes all the w a y . "

W . E . R o g e r s , Ticket Agent at Yonkers , N.Y. , his staff and G e r a l d E . P h e l a n , Passenger Representative, were commended in a letter to F. H. Ba ird , Assistant Vice President, Pas­senger Traffic, for the "splendid co­operation, assistance and counsel , " which they extended to a Yonkers travel agency. Members of the agency feel that their appointment to the Rail Travel Promotion Conference was due in large part to the assistance they received from these Central men.

Miss ing a train can be a frightening and unhappy occurrence for a little girl of nine, but B e n S i m o n , B a g g a g e Agent at the 125th St. Station in New York, and other employes insured a sunny smile on the little girl 's face when, arr iving on a later train, she was met at her destination. Mr. S imon, who was commended for his kindness and cooperation by the directress of the camp where the little girl was going, saw that the child got on a later train and that the conductor would take care of her. He then wired ahead to notify the camp to have her met.

The Central is often indebted to

alert employes and also to those who have no direct connection with the ra i lroad, but who spot and report hazards and potentially dangerous situ­ations along the right of way. Recently S ignal Maintainer R . T u b b s , High­land, N.Y. , received a phone call from a neighbor, E l m e r L a w s o n , report­ing that a large tree limb had fallen across the tracks. Mr. Tubbs , whose home is near the ra i l road, immediately went to the track, set the signal govern­ing the track at stop, and called for a crew to remove the l imb. The quick action of these two men, one a rail­roader and the other not, averted serious delay or possible accident.

When R . E . M c M u l l e n , Coal Dock Operator, Galion, O., found a check for $520 .38 along the right of way. he followed his immediate inclination and sent it with a letter to the payee. The company's representative wrote in part. " W e are grateful for your help inso­much as considerable delay in con-cluding this transaction would result-had you not been so a lert . "

Answers . . . t o R a i l Q u i z o n p a g e 11

1. B M R cars . 2 . The weight of the car exclusive of

its contents. 3. Less than 10 years. 4. 84 percent. 5 . A concentration point.

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Chris tmas Cheer— NY Central Style

Railroads' Future Looks Good

A short time ago , Hon. Owen Clarke, a member of the Interstate Commerce Commiss ion, had this to say about the future of America ' s r a i l roads :

"Greater and more general optimism about the future of the ra i l roads not only is justified by the realities of the situation, but actually is required. . .

" A s a direct result of research, today ra i l roads are inspecting rail joints supersonically and detecting fuel oil leaks with ultraviolet rays . They are checking cast ings with radioactive cobalt and talking from engine cab to caboose via two-way radio . Of course , the classic example of the revolutionary effect of technological development is the diesel-electric locomotive. Future prospects in the field of ra i lroad re­search stagger the imaginat ion. . .

" R a i l r o a d planning must be length­ened in range. While there is a lways need for the short-term view, it is no longer sufficient in itself. Short-term considerations of management must be part of a longer-range p l a n — a plan for a decade or for a generation. Certainly those in the rai lroad industry who planned for long-range growth ten years ago have since profited by the p lanning . "

Did y o u k n o w . . . that for every man, woman and child in the United States, the ra i l roads perform the equivalent of moving one ton of freight ten miles each d a y ? . . . that more than 1,100,000 persons are required to operate America 's r a i l roads—about 5.6 per cent of them women?

D e c e m b e r , 1 9 5 5

Want to do something for people this Chr i s tmas? Something that won't cost you a cent—that will, in fact, net you a profit both in personal satisfaction and in good will for your c o m p a n y ?

Here's what we're talking about : With the holidays drawing near, people are going to be taking our tra ins on their way to Christmas gatherings . Maybe they'll be going home, or to visit a son or daughter, or just for a holiday trip. Whatever their destina­tion, getting there is an important part of Christmas for them.

Let 's see that their trip is as pleasant as poss ible . Let's be friendly, courteous, obliging, anxious to help in all our dealings with them, from the moment they come to the ticket window or pick up a telephone to call us for informa­tion until they have completed their trip.

Let 's remember, too, that holiday time br ings us a great many inexpe­rienced travelers. Some of them will be confused, some will leave articles on

Pick-ups from 23 New Y o r k Central freight stations during September boosted the 1955 weight marathon poundage by 76,956, br inging this year 's nine-month total to 818 ,865 pounds .

In the same period last year 615 ,912 pounds h a d been accumulated, and the marathon goal of 1,000,000 pounds in 1955 appears in sight.

Utica , N.Y., again led all stations, this time with pick-ups of 23 ,741 pounds. R a y S c h e l l of that station was high man on the System for the month with 9 ,000 pounds , and is the first Utica man to take top honors this year.

Eleven other marathon enthusiasts collected 2,000 pounds or more in Sep­tember. They a r e :

J o h n W . A l l e n , Watertown, N.Y. , 5 ,693 : S t a n l e y K a m n a r e c k , Buffalo, 5 ,384 ; R a y A. Y o u n g , Malone, N.Y. , 3 ,820 ; A n g e l o L o v e c c h i o , Utica, 3 ,350 : R a l p h V a t a l a r o , Utica , 3 ,208 ; V i n c e n t M a r o n e y , Syracuse , 2 , 8 6 5 ;

trains, most will ask questions. Let ' s make them all feel at home on the Centra l—make them feel that we're there to render them a service.

If we do this there's a good chance many of them will be back with us again soon. It'll be mighty nice to have their business in February , say, or maybe next summer when they take a vacation trip. This is our chance to win them as friends for our ra i l road.

So let's radiate lots of good cheer during the next few weeks. And then let's keep up that same good work all year 'round. It 's not only good cheer— it's good business , too.

In the 20 years from 1935 through 1954, average prices paid by the rail­roads for fuel, materials and supplies increased 161 per cent and wage rates increased 186 per cent. At the same time, the average amount ra i l roads re­ceived for hauling a ton of freight one mile rose only 44 per cent.

P a u l P u l l e n , K a l a m a z o o , Mich. , 2 , 6 5 0 ; G e o r g e N o s k y , Buffalo, 2 , 3 5 5 ; G e o r g e D i x , Syracuse , 2 , 3 0 6 ; C a r l T h o m p s o n , Mar ion . Ind., 2 , 3 0 0 ; and C, S . V a n A l s t i n e , Herkimer, N.Y. , 2 ,125.

Fifteen other employes picked up 1,000 pounds or more in September. They a r e :

J . D e s r o c h e r s , Westchester Ave. , Bronx, N.Y. , 1 ,836; E d w a r d A m a -c h e r , Utica, 1 ,735; G e o r g e M e y e r s , Westchester Ave. , 1 ,497; J a m e s L a u g h l i n , Buffalo, 1,270; F r e d G u y -e t t e , Rochester, N.Y. , 1 ,255 ; F r e d T o w d a l e , Rochester, 1 ,200; J o h n E . F a r m e r , Rome , N.Y. , 1 ,200; J o s e p h B a c h , Westchester Ave., 1 ,139; A n ­t h o n y P i c c o l i , Utica, 1 ,125; V i n c e n t G i a n o t t i , Ut ica , 1,123; A r t h u r B i c k -f o r d , Utica, 1 ,095; A n d r e w M o s k a l , Utica , 1,070; M i c h a e l H a l i g o w s k i , Utica , 1 ,035; M i c h a e l C l e m e n t e , Utica , 1,000; and M i c h a e l D o b r o -v i t c h , Syracuse , 1,000.

Weight Marathon Goal in Sight As Pick-ups Continue to Soar

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Recent ly

A d a m s , L. E., Locomot ive En­gineer, Gibson, Ind . 43 1

Agne, W. J . , A s s i s t a n t Agent, New York 48 10

Albrecht , W. J . , A s s i s t a n t Chief T r a i n Di spa tcher , In­d i anapo l i s 46 4

Alexander , J . R., Clerk, In­d i a n a p o l i s 32 6

Allen, G. F., S w i t c h m a n , Buf fa lo 38 10

Amick, Miss B. E., S tenog­rapher , I n d i a n a p o l i s 42 6

Anderson, C. A., Conductor , Englewood, 111. 29 6

Anderson, H. P., Locomot ive Engineer , S y r a c u s e Division 37 9

Anesi, E. P., C a r m a n , Har­mon, N. Y. 38 8

Angell, J . E., T r a i n m a s t e r , Springf ield, O. 37 5

Angelucci , L., Sec t iona l Laborer , G l a s s p o r t , P a . 25 0

Ash, W., Car Inspector , Windsor , Ont. 37 7

Avendt , W., Cross ing Watch­m a n , Detroit 16 11

B a i s e , M. V., Locomot ive Carpenter , West Columbus , O. 40 0

B a k e r , A. C , Sect ion Labor­er, Corfu, N. Y. 32 4

B a k e r , G. R., Accountant , New York 43 9

Barber , E. R., Locomot ive Engineer , Detroit Divis ion 52 2

B a r n e s , R. P.. Head Account­ant , Detroi t 45 6

B a r t o n , F . R., Locomot ive Engineer , K i n g s t o n , N. Y. 45 2

B a u m a n , A. G., S w i t c h m a n , Toledo, O. 38 6

B e a c h , B . T., Trucker , Cleve­land 28 1

Bedenkop , L. J . , T a x Agent, Cleveland 46 6

B e e m a n , F. O., B r a k e m a n , S y r a c u s e Division 35 4

Bell, G. A., A s s i s t a n t F o r e -m a n - S h o p Inspector , Buf­falo 12 6

Bogler , F. H., S i g n a l Main-t a m e r , Poughkeeps ie . N. Y. 42 10

Boles , W., Br idge s & Bui ld­ings F o r e m a n , Beech Grove , Ind . 35 5

Following is a list of New York Central employes who have retired from active service recently. The figures to the right of each name indicate the years and months of service spent with the Central:

Bosley, N. D., Machine S h o p F o r e m a n , M c K e e s Rocks , P a . 48 10

Bot tacc io , G., Sect ion L a b o r ­er, Electr ic Divis ion 31 8

Bound , C. M., Sheet Meta l Worker, Rens se l aer , N. Y. 41 11

Bowers , W. C , Conductor , Mohawk Divis ion 37 2

Bowles, W. W., Conductor , Er ie Divis ion 39 7

Brownell , R. W., T r a i n Dis­patcher , S y r a c u s e , N. Y. 42 10

Buckley, J . , Mail Sorter , Chi­cago 29 1

Budd , E. J . , Car Inspector , Dickerson Run, Pa . 46 1

Burgey , C D., G a n g Leader , E a s t Roches ter , N. Y. 26 5

B u r g s t r o m , C. O., As s i s t an t S i g n a l Ma in ta iner , Dun­kirk, N. Y . 42 8

B u s h , J . L., Machin i s t , Niles, Mich. 11 4

Butler , H. J . , Te legrapher , Niles, Mich. 50 4

But t ron , W. A., S w i t c h m a n , Blue I s l and , Ill. 31 10

Cain, J . A., Car Inspector , E a s t Youngs town, O. 33 0

Cal ise , L., W a t c h m a n , New York 33 6

Campbel l , W. G., F r e i g h t Checker, Albany, N. Y. 34 1

Caputo , D. A., Sect ion L a b ­orer, Weehawken, N. J . 28 5

Carley, G. E., Locomot ive E n ­gineer, Adi rondack Division 45 3

Carrol l , J . T., Mason , Albany, N. Y. 12 4

Carter , Mrs . J . M., J a n i t r e s s , Gibson, Ind . 10 8

Cas ter , G. W., Locomot ive Engineer , Toledo Division 48 2

Chase , W. M., Car Cleaner , Croton, N. Y. 12 10

Cilley, E. H., Pa in te r F o r e ­man , Toledo, O. 29 5

Cirnig l iaro , F., S tevedore , New York 30 9

Clarke , O. W., B r a k e m a n , Elk­hart , Ind . 12 1

Cockrill , C. H., R a t e Clerk, Rochester , N. Y. 30 11

Cody, T. F., Machini s t , Co­lumbus , O. 36 10

Colbert, J . B. , Y a r d m a s t e r , S y r a c u s e , N. Y. 48 10

Coleman, B . H., E lec t r ic ian , Sharonvi l le , O. 10 0

Colonna, A. R., Sec t ion L a ­borer, Al iquippa, P a . 25 0

Comiske, J . J . , Sect ion Fore­man , Fores tpor t , N. Y . 53 2

Copeland, W. E., Genera l F o r e m a n , J a c k s o n , Mich. 43 5

Cosgrove, B . A., Conductor , Detroit 35 3

Cott ing , R. V., Mach in i s t Helper, Rensse laer . N. Y. 36 10

Coull, W. T., B r i d g e Fore­m a n , New York 35 5

Couture , F. J . , E lec t r ic ian , Toledo, O. 32 3

Cowie, J a m e s W., F o r e m a n , Collinwood, O. 49 6

Cowie, W. G., Divis ion Engi­neer, New York 34 5

Croghan , S. G., Clerk, De­troit 10 0

Cullen, J . F., B r a k e m a n , Collinwood, O. 26 8

C u m m i n g s , C , Locomotive Engineer , Buffalo Division 39 11

Da l rymple . W. C , Fre ight Agent, Dunkirk . N. Y. 47 4

Dankowski , V. E., As s i s t an t F o r e m a n , E a s t Buffalo, N. Y. 42 5

Dant in i , F., E x t r a G a n g F o r e m a n , McKees Rocks , P a . 30 11

Datz , J . , B a g g a g e Trucker , Roches ter , N. Y. 29 0

Dav idson , C. E., Relief Fore­m a n , Rivers ide , O. 39 6

Davi s , A. W., Sect ion Stock­m a n , S t . T h o m a s , Ont. 37 0

Davi s , F. E., Car Inspector , Cleveland 25 9

Davi s , W. L., Laborer , New­berry Junc t ion , P a . 32 11

Davy, S., Hostler, Windsor , Ont. 36 2

Dawes , L. T., Conductor , Ad­r ian , Mich. 48 0

Dawley, C. L., Chief Clerk, S y r a c u s e , N. Y. 48 8

Dawson , M. S., Sect ion Fore­m a n , Newell, Pa . 39 3

Dawson, W. R., T r a i n m a n , Monessen, P a . 41 0

Dearborn , W. E. , A s s i s t a n t Engineer , Springf ie ld , M a s s . 44 11

Deluise , B . S tevedore , New York 12 7

Dercole, C , Sect ion L a b o r e r , Lyons , N. Y . 40 4

Derocco, Q., Sect ion L a b o r ­er, E l izabeth , Pa . 47 2

Despos i to , L. C , Locomot ive Engineer , Hudson Division 50 4

DeVaughn , A. F., C a r m a n , Ashtabu la , O 31 4

Dickerson, S., Locomot ive E n ­gineer, Ohio Divis ion 46 4

Dileo, G. A., Sect ion L a b o r ­er, Clyde, N.Y. 24 11

Dilger, C. E., S e c r e t a r y P a s s B u r e a u , Chicago 45 0

Dinehar t , G. H., E lectr ica l Mainta iner , E lkhar t , Ind . 38 7

Di santo , F, Sec t ion Laborer , Clyde, N. Y . 25 0

Dobosz, A., Y a r d Cleaner . P i t t s b u r g h 28 5

Doehring, E . E. , Inspector F o r e m a n , N o t t i n g h a m , O. 45 6

Donahue , G. T., Eng ineer M a i n t e n a n c e of Way, Cleveland 39 3

Dooley, J . E. , Inspec tor of Opera t ions , New York 47 0

Douberteen, G. W., B r a k e ­man , Western Divis ion 45 3

Downey, J . P., T r a i n m a s t e r , J a c k s o n , Mich. 46 2

Doyle, J P., Clerk, I n d i a n a p o ­lis 42 1

Doyle, W. E., F o r e m a n C a r Inspec tor s , College, P a . 36 4

Drager , E . H., B r a k e m a n , T o ­ledo Divis ion 35 S

Drescher , M. R., Locomotive Engineer , B a y City, Mich. 47 9

D u g a s , L. J . , B r a k e m a n , Buf­falo Divis ion 43 11

D u n h a m , C , Pa inter , Ohio Centra l Divis ion 11 10

Dunn, W. E., T r a i n m a n , P i t t s b u r g h 31 6

Durkin, J . E. , Sect ion L a b o r ­er, Brewster , N. Y. 35 2

Edwards , G. W., Clerk, De­troit 45 0

Edwards , P. D., Delivery Clerk, Monessen , P a . 39 1

Ehinger , J . , As s i s t an t E n g i ­neer, New York 36 2

Eka t i s , A. P., Laborer , H a r ­mon, N. Y. 27 7

Emery, L. F., Superv i sor of M a i r t e n a n c e of Way Equip­ment, P i t t s b u r g h 38 8

Engl i sh , J . , B r a k e m a n , Hud­son Divis ion 45 0

Ercole, A., Sec t ion L a b o r ­er, P i t t s b u r g h 26 0

Evanoff, I. S., Sect ion L a b o r ­er, O a k d a l e , O. 13 4

F a r o , V., Sect ion L a b o r e r , Rome , N. Y. 16 3

F a r q u h a r s o n , W. F., Clerk, A s h t a b u l a , O. 31 S

F a u s t m a n , F . A., S t a t i o n a r y Engineer , S y r a c u s e , N. Y. 10 11

Ferr i s , W. N., Checker, Roch­ester, N. Y. 28 5

Fickl in , W. J . , Sect ion Fore­man , I n d i a n a p o l i s 35 8

F i t z s i m m o n s , D., Locomot ive Engineer , Buffa lo Divis ion 44 0

D E C O R A T E D E N G I N E m a r k e d the last run of L o c o m o ­tive E n g i n e e r C . W . C a r t w r i g h t (third f rom left) , S p r i n g f i e l d , O . , a f t e r 4 5 y e a r s with the C e n t r a l . M a n y of his f r i ends a n d c o - w o r k e r s , s o m e of w h o m a r e s h o w n h e r e , g a t h e r e d to wish him a h a p p y re t i rement .

MICHAEL O . L E O N A R D (left) , ret ir ing CR&I Loco­mot ive E n g i n e e r , Chi­c a g o , is c o n g r a t u l a t e d b y H. D. W h i t e , T r a i n m a s t e r .

W E A R I N G a b i g smi le , J o s e p h E. Bri-del l ( left) , G e n e r a l Y a r d m a s t e r , C l e v e ­l a n d , a c c e p t s his C e r t i f i c a t e of S e r v i c e , a f t e r 51 y e a r s with N Y C , f rom J . A . Zinck, A s s i s t a n t S u p e r i n t e n d e n t t h e r e .

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F l e i s c h m a n , A., Cus toms Agent, New Y o r k 44 11

F leshood, W. L., Conductor , I n d i a n a Divis ion 38 1

F r a n c i s , A. B., Clerk, S y r a ­cuse, N. Y. 38 4

F r a n c i s , J . M., P a s s e n g e r R e p ­resentat ive , Detroi t , Mich. 36 6

Frut iger , E. H., Conductor , Hudson Division 37 7

F u g a , M., Water Supply Man, P i t t sburgh 36 3

Gi l l igan, E . J . , Locomot ive Engineer , Hudson Divis ion 49 2

Gla ser , W. F. , Car Inspector & Repa irer , Niles, Mich. 33 0

Gregory , G. H., Conductor , St . Lawrence Divis ion 38 0

G r i m m , P. F., Bo i le rmaker , E a s t Buffalo, N. Y. 26 5

Grochocinski , B . J . , F re ight C a r m a n , E a s t Buffalo , N. Y. 44 5

Groell , J . M., Bo i l e rmaker , Buffalo 39 9

Guyer , J . L., Locomot ive E n ­gineer, Mohawk Division 43 10

Haack , F. W., Machin i s t Help­er, Gibson, Ind . 29 11

Hanes , G. F., Carpenter , Niles, Mich. 29 4

Havi land , F . R., Agent, B u ­c h a n a n , Mich. 28 1

Hayes , S., Locomot ive Eng i ­neer, McKees Rocks , P a . 35 4

Held, G. A., Sect ion Laborer , Chicago Heights , Ill. 33 5

Henderscheid , M. J . , Conduc­tor, Erie Divis ion 45 1

Herbison, Lewis D., Conduc­tor, Michigan Divis ion 52 1

Hess , W. G., Mach in i s t Help­er, K a n k a k e e , Ill. 41 0

Heverly, B . B. , Conductor , Pennsy lvan ia Divis ion 48 5

Hillen, W., Pa in te r , Cleve­land 13 0

Hobbs, W. G., Te legrapher , Peor ia & E a s t e r n 42 4

Hooker, F., Conductor , De­troit Divis ion 45 2

Howe, H. H., G e n e r a l Inspec­tor, New York 37 11

Hughes , J . J . , Loca l S tore ­keeper, Water town, N. Y. 42 7

Hughes , J . J . , T rucker , Al­bany, N. Y . 32 11

Ingorva te , J . , Host ler , E a s t Youngs town, O. 28 9

J a n o f s k y , G. F. , Machin i s t , Collinwood, O. 38 9

Johnoff , T . E. , L a b o r e r , To­ledo, O. 32 7

J o h n s , E., A s s i s t a n t F o r e ­m a n , Cherry Tree , Pa . 33 3

J o h n s o n , R. F., S i g n a l Main­ta iner , Toledo, O. 38 7

J o n e s , Miss A. C , I n f o r m a t i o n Clerk, Roches ter , N. Y. 35 3

Kehr ier , W. J . , Conductor , Detroit Divis ion 51 1

Kennedy , O. J . , Sect ion L a ­borer, Greenca s t l e , Ind. 29 0

Key . A. H., Car Inspector , E a s t Y o u n g s t o w n , O. 37 11

K i m , O. H., B r a k e m a n , Hud­son Divis ion 45 5

K i n g , L. V., L e v e r m a n , In­d ianapo l i s 39 3

K i rk , D. B. , Locomot ive Eng i ­neer, Mohawk Division 43 11

K n a u e r , W. F., Locomotive Engineer , Toledo Division 48 10

Kni t t e r , F . H., Locomot ive E n ­gineer, Detroi t Divis ion 46 0

K o z a k , S., F r e i g h t Car Re­pa irer , M c K e e s Rocks , P a . 43 2

K r a n t z , J . J . , A s s i s t a n t S ig ­nal M a i n t a i n e r , S y r a c u s e Divis ion 40 5

Kr ider , A., Locomot ive Eng i ­neer, Toledo Divis ion 48 9

L a s h e r , F. B., Cla im Agent , New York 38 3

Lawrence , L. V., Sec t ion L a ­borer, S t . Lawrence Divis ion 36 4

Lee, L . F., P a s s e n g e r R e p r e ­senta t ive , S y r a c u s e , N. Y . 44 9

Lei tch, H. E., Te legrapher , I n d i a n a Division 49 10

L e o n a r d , M. J . , Locomot ive Engineer , Chicago 45 2

Levine, S . S., S w i t c h m a n , All­ston, M a s s . 12 7

L ippencot t , R. W., Agent , Ur-b a n a , O. 13 1

L o b e r m a n , W. P., B l a c k s m i t h , H a r m o n , N. Y. 52 9

Lozza , A., Fueler , West Springf ie ld , M a s s . 10 0

M a c G r e g o r , A. S., E lec t r ic ian , E a s t Youngs town, O. 35 6

M a h a n , E. F., B r a k e m a n . Springfield, M a s s . 39 11

Mahony , P. P., Conductor , Michigan Division 52 0

Ma je sk i , T. , Sect ion Laborer , New Cas t le , Pa . 12 2

Mar t in son , J . , B l a c k s m i t h , K a n k a k e e , Ill. 52 11

M c K e n n a , Miss M. E. , Ac­count Clerk, K a l a m a z o o , Mich. 43 4

McMahon, J . L., Chief Report Clerk, Detroit 38 10

Menden, A. J . , Laborer , T o ­ledo, O. 31 6

Metzler, W. G., Checker, Ut ica , N. Y. 35 1

Meyer, S., Conductor , Erie Divis ion 46 3

Minadeo, C . Sect ion Laborer , Su spens ion Br idge , N. Y . 26 11

Mishler , F. E., Bo i l e rmaker , Coll inwood, O. 42 0

Mizsak , J . P., Sect ion L a b o r ­er, P i t t s b u r g h 14 4

Moreno, D., Car Cleaner , De­troit 13 10

Morr i son, L. W., S t a t i o n a r y F i r e m a n , Mat toon, Ill. 36 8

Mullen, H. C C a r m a n , Wa­tertown, N. Y. 37 1

Murphy, J . T., Doorman , New York 13 1

Murphy, W. L., S i g n a l Super­visor, E lkhar t , Ind . 39 7

Na jv i r th , M. T., Car Inspec­tor, E a s t Youngs town, O. 36 4

Ne idba la , G., Gross ing W a t c h ­man , L a P o r t e , Ind. 32 11

Newman, G. A., Switchtender , S y r a c u s e Division 29 9

Nye, K. D., Eng ineer ing D r a f t s m a n , P i t t s b u r g h 38 11

Oat i s , J . S., Conductor , Put­n a m Division 45 9

O'Bryan , A. H.. Machini s t , Selkirk, N. Y. 30 11

Oldfather , U. R., Conductor , I n d i a n a Division 35 7

Pacific, J . V., Car Inspector & Repa i rer , Watertown, N. Y. 43 1

Paoliceil i , G.. Sect ion L a b o r ­er, Electr ic Divis ion 13 1

Paplow. J . C Air Hose Mounter , E a s t Buffalo , N. Y. 35 7

Par i s , J . L.. Sect ion Laborer , Wood River, Ill. 12 9

P e p p e r m a n , C. W., Locomo­tive Engineer , Newberry J u n c t i o n , Pa . 38 3

Perney, C. A., Sect ion L a b o r ­er, Toledo, O. 27 5

1 4 0 Y E A R S O F SERVICE with the N e w York C e n t r a l w e r e r e p r e s e n t e d b y t h e s e t h r e e men w h e n they re t i red recent ly . They a r e (left to r ight ) : F r a n k B. C o x , S u p e r v i s o r of Track , B e a c o n , N.Y. , 4 7 y e a r s ; A n d r e w F l e i s c h m a n , C u s t o m s A g e n t , N e w York, 4 5 y e a r s a n d F r a n k W e n k e , C o n d u c t o r , 4 8 y e a r s .

Peterson , D. A., Locomot ive Engineer , Western Divis ion 38 8

Phil l ips , V., P a t r o l m a n , T o ­ledo, O. 39 10

Pifer, C. R., Locomot ive E n ­gineer, P e n n s y l v a n i a Divi­sion 48 3

Pret ty , S . A., Conductor , Can­a d a Divis ion 38 8

Pykus , A., C a r Repa i re r , Mc­K e e s Rocks , P a . 30 2

Raffer ty , J . P., Car Inspec­tor, Water town, N. Y. 35 1

R a t v a y , M., Car Oiler, P i t t s ­burgh 39 6

Rick, Mrs . M., P B X Operator , I n d i a n a p o l i s 27 1

Rizzo, D., S tevedore . New York 11 11

Rober t s , T . F., S i gna l Help­er, Lockpor t , N. Y. 27 4

Roorda , G. T., Mail Sorter , Chicago 10 4

R o s a t o , A., Sect ion L a b o r ­er, Se lkirk , N. Y. 26 8

Rouse , C. C , Conductor , Erie Divis ion 45 8

Rudolf , R., Sect ion Laborer , McKeespor t , P a . 31 9

Rus so , A. N., Sect ion Laborer , Gardenvi l l e , N. Y. 29 1

S a u n d e r s , A., Car Cleaner, Albany, N. Y. 46 7

Scaf insky, J . , Sect ion L a b o r ­er, S t r u t h e r s , O. 31 4

Scarce l l a , G., Bo i lermaker , DeWitt , N. Y. 31 8

Scholl , W., Sect ion F o r e m a n , Batesv i l le , Ind. 36 4

Sch lau , W. A., F re ight Car­m a n Helper, E a s t Buffalo, N. Y. 27 6

Schreck , P. S.. Cross ing W a t c h m a n , Geneva , N. Y. 34 1

Schut tenberg , A. F., Clerk, Cleveland 52 0

Sea r se l l a , L. B., Sect ion L a ­borer, S y r a c u s e Division 34 2

S e m a n i k , J . , C a r m a n , Collin­wood, O. 33 6

Set ty , W. O., Wire Chief, In­d ianapo l i s 49 10

Serv i s s , R. E., F o r e m a n of In­spectors , Toledo, O. 33 3

Sewak, J . J . , B r a k e m a n , Hud­son Divis ion 45 1

S h e r m a n , E . S., Clerk, Roch­ester, N. Y. 38 11

Shewckuk, A., Sect ion Labor­er, Welland, Ont. 29 3

S ibbet , T., Sect ion F o r e m a n , Welland, Ont. 37 5

S i lvestro , G. F.. Sect ion L a ­borer, Electr ic Division 29 9

S lager , J . , Laborer , E a s t Buf­falo, N. Y. 29 7

Smi th , H. W., Conductor , To­ledo Divis ion 43 7

Snyder , W. C , Car Inspec­tor & Repa i re r , DeWitt, N. Y. 37 9

Speher , G., Sec t ion Laborer , Y o u n g s t o w n , O. 14 4

S p r i n g b o r n , G. F., Machin­ist, Coll inwood, O. 37 3

S t e a r n s , A. R., Conductor , S y r a c u s e Divis ion 46 3

S tewar t , G. B. , Mail F o r e ­m a n , Toledo, O. 35 3

S t i rpe , J . B. , Sec t ion L a b o r ­er, Ogdensburg , N. Y. 37 10

S t . J o h n , Mis s C. M., Clerk, New York 34 7

S tor r s , H. A., Oiler, J a c k s o n , Mich. 34 1

Stoyanoff , P., Sect ion Labor­er, Detroit Divis ion 28 5

S t roup , A. J . , Locomot ive F i r e m a n , Penn . Division 42 3

S w a n s o n , Miss F . N., Clerk, New York 19 3

T a r b u t t o n , J . W.. Sec t ion F o r e m a n , London, O. 52 2

Teets , M., Sect ion Laborer , Terre Haute , Ind. 11 6

U r a m , N., Car Repa i re r , Mc­Kees Rocks , P a . 30 5

Urig , C. J . , Inves t iga tor , Cleveland 32 7

Urso , E., C a r m a n Helper, Ash­tabu la , O. 36 8

Walters , Miss E . C , Clerk, New York 48 3

W a m b a c h , A. J . , Car Inspec­tor & R e p a i r e r , Rochester , N. Y. 26 7

Warchol , J . J . , Mail Handler , C leve .and 30 3

Warner , Mis s N. M., S t eno-Clerk, Toledo, O. 36 2

Warnes , C. F., Locomot ive En­gineer, Toledo Divis ion 46 0

Warwick, W. A., S t e w a r d , Bos ton 19 4

CHIEF CLERK H. J . G e n e t t , N e w York, h a s a re t i rement p ic ture t a k e n with his s o n , Henry , N Y C District P a s s e n g e r A g e n t in W a s h i n g t o n , D. C .

W A V I N G to f r i ends , D a n i e l J . Difflly, A s s i s t a n t F o r e m a n , a t the C e n t r a l ' s W e s t 7 2 n d St . E n g i n e h o u s e , N e w York, re­cent ly re t i red f rom the C e n t r a l .

H U G H 1. DEVLIN, Chie f C l e r k in the Public R e l a t i o n s D e p a r t ­ment in N e w York, recent ly re t i red a f t e r a 3 5 - y e a r c a r e e r with the N e w York C e n t r a l .

December, 1955

Whitehead , W. G., Chief of T o n n a g e & Car Mileage, Buffa lo 62 3

Wilkes, F., Locomot ive Eng i ­neer, G l a s s p o r t , P a . 48 10

Woods, C. T. , T e l e g r a p h e r , She ldon, Ill. 34 3

Wyman , Mrs . G., C o m p t o m e ­ter Operator , Detroi t 30 6

Yonkers , J . , Conductor , Mo­hawk Divis ion 37 5

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