Ten New Diesels Are In Service • . • N e w Y o r k Central has purchased ten, 3,000-horsepower, diesel locomotives from the Genera l Electric C o m p a n y at a cost of $2.2 million. The new U30-B locomotives will be used to haul Centra l ' s Super Van and other high-speed freight trains. Equipped with al ternators , instead of the s tandard D.C. generator , the locomotives can be used as both general road and switch engines.
New Train Information Board Installed • . . The first teleindicator train information board to be installed in this country was activated recently at G r a n d Centra l Terminal in New York . It combines ins tantaneous travel data with full-color t ransparency advertising displays. The unit measures 55 feet wide 11 1/2 feet high and is located directly above the N e w York Centra l ' s ticket office. On main panels, two Solari teleindicators provide up-to- the-minute train information with large white-on-black letters and numera ls that are readable from a distance of more than 200 feet.
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O N T H E C O V E R : C e n t r a l s 31st annual Perfect Shipping Campaign for 1967 gets a send-off from Linda Iasel la of N Y C ' s C o m p u t e r Services Depar t ment in N e w York, who points out that all Centra l people should, "Keep Your Eye On Perfect Shipping In ' 6 7 " to help cut the amoun t of freight claim payments . Perfect Shipping is a personal responsibility and each individual employee involved in handl ing and moving of freight shipments is urged to help reduce this annual payment .
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NYC Freight Claim Department Acquires
C O M P U T E R - O R I E N T E D , m e c h a n i z e d s y s t e m o f p r o c e s s i n g c l a i m s C e n t e r a t B u f f a l o , w h e r e i n f o r m a t i o n is p r o c e s s e d a r e , l e f t t o r i g h t : h a s b e e n d e v e l o p e d t o p r o d u c e r e p o r t s t h a t h e l p field i n s p e c t i o n C h r i s t i n e A . S t e v e n s , O p e r a t o r , a n d E d w a r d J . H o f f m a n , M a n a g e r t e a m s p i n p o i n t d a m a g e - p r e v e n t i o n e f f o r t s . S h o w n in C o m p u t e r o f C o m p u t e r C e n t e r .
commodi ty heading, of total dollars paid out, little data was available that would allow for initiation of effective prevention activity—the crux of any successful claims-reduction p rogram.
The necessary surgery came with the inaugurat ion of a computer-or iented, mechanized system of processing claims. T h e system, in addit ion, serves as an accurate , detailed information source.
C l a i m a n t s ' C o d e A n impor tant , pe rhaps the most im
por tant innovat ion in the new system was the int roduct ion to N e w York Central cus tomers of the Cla imants ' Code . In order to more fully "compute r i ze" the claims functions, it was necessary to assign to each c la imant a code, or account n u m b e r (or numbers , in case of larger conce rns ) . This code number serves as the means of identification, and provides for ready access to information about a claimant , or claims, previously t ransmit ted to the computer .
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New York Central Computer Will Help Slash Losses
Caused By Damaged Freight
On January 1, 1967, the New York Central ' s Freight Claim Depar tmen t acquired a "new look"—one of vitality, imagination and progress. This image resulted from organizat ional and procedural changes within the depar tment , effected to more closely align this depar tment , and its functions, with a pr ime Central objective: better and faster service to the shipping public.
For too many years, the nation's rail carriers — including the Central — have seen large amoun t s of money siphoned off in payments for damage claims. Dur ing the year 1966, for example , claim payments by the N e w York Central totaled 11.3 million dollars, money which otherwise might have been used for plant improvements , the purchase of new equipment a n d / o r employee compensation. Repeated a t tempts were made to cure the ailing patient, yet condit ions worsened. Major surgery was indicated.
Basically, the problem was one of information—or, more correctly, the lack of informat ion. Save for a listing, by
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D I S T R I B U T I O N C L E R K S p r e p a r e i n f o r m a t i o n t o b e f e d t o c o m p u t e r t o p r e p a r e s e t t l e m e n t d r a f t s f o r c u s t o m e r s . A t s a m e t i m e c o m p u t e r d e v e l o p s o t h e r r e p o r t s t h a t a s s i s t in r e d u c i n g c l a i m p a y m e n t s .
C L A I M A N A L Y S I S G R O U P r e v i e w s c l a i m s a n d d a m a g e i n s p e c t i o n r e p o r t s t o s p o t t r e n d s , r e p e t i t i v e d a m a g e o r p o t e n t i a l d a m a g e s i t u a t i o n s . F r o n t — l e f t t o r i g h t : A l S e i b e l a n d T o m W e h f r i t z , A s s i s t a n t S u p e r v i s o r s o f F r e i g h t C l a i m A n a l y s i s . R e a r — l e f t t o r i g h t : H a r r y H a l l , S u p e r v i s o r o f F r e i g h t C l a i m P r e v e n t i o n ; D a v i d B. F l e m i n g , J r . , M a n a g e r o f C l a i m P r e v e n t i o n S e r v i c e s a n d C h a r l e s K l o u s , S u p e r v i s o r o f F r e i g h t C l a i m A n a l y s i s , f r o m t h e F r e i g h t C l a i m S e r v i c e C e n t e r a t B u f f a l o .
For N Y C cus tomers the advantages of the Cla imants ' Cede are several: • It will allow for prompt claim proc
essing by having stored, in usable form and at one location, all claim informat ion.
• It will permi t "specialization' 1 by having Claim Account Representat ives assigned to specific commodi ty groups, thus providing for thorough familiarization with customers and (heir products . Fur the r , cus tomers will have the added convenience of d e a l i n g d i r e c t l y w i t h o n e p e r s o n should questions or problems arise.
• It will provide for p rompt payment by centralizing claim processing, eliminating t ime-consuming inter-office correspondence . Sett lement drafts will be issued twice monthly , accompanied by a s tatement advising cla imants of the status of all claims filed with the Centra l . An impor tant adjunct to the Claim
ants ' Code is a series of reports, computer-generated from data on file from those source documents necessary in claims processing. These reports , designed and innovated by the Centra l , will serve to bridge the information gap.
For example , reports accurately relating claim payments to shippers and receivers will enable Claim Prevent ion Depar tment personnel to identify concerns with whom to work and assist in reducing damage out turns . Equa t ing payments and commodi t ies may indicate a need lor changes in methods of loading, securing, or packaging. These reports will make possible per formance comparisons of various routings a n d / o r types of equipment .
Further, these reports will furnish to other Central depar tments data useful in setting or evaluating rates; and help in determining profitability of certain traffic segments.
O r g a n i z a t i o n a l S t r u c t u r e At this point, perhaps , a look at the
organizational s t ructure of the " n e w " Freight Claim Depar tmen t is in o rder :
It is readily apparen t to those familiar with the former organizat ion that the most radical change is in the field office s t ructure. The district offices—formerly charged with processing claims for those centers of commerce and industry near or in which they were located—are now "Freight Claim Prevent ion" offices. This change in manpower deployment was made possible with the central ization, in Buffalo, of all claims functions.
Each of these District Prevent ion offices, headed by a Manage r of Fre ight Claim Prevent ion, is staffed with experienced, qualified personnel whose responsibility is to insure the safe t ranspor t of
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C O M P U T E R - G E N E R A T E D R E P O R T S a r e r e v i e w e d b y D a v i d B. e r t R. T r o m e t e r , S u p e r v i s o r o f F r e i g h t C l a i m S e r v i c e s . S u b j e c t s o f F l e m i n g , J r . ( l e f t ) , M a n a g e r o f C l a i m P r e v e n t i o n S e r v i c e s a n d R o b - s o m e o f t h e i m p o r t a n t r e p o r t s t o b e i s s u e d a r e :
• RATIO OF CLAIM PAYMENTS TO REVENUE
• FREIGHT CLAIMS AND FREIGHT CLAIM PAYMENTS RELATED TO CARLOADS AND REVENUE FOR GIVEN QUARTER BY COMMODITY
• FREIGHT CLAIMS AND FREIGHT CLAIM PAYMENTS RELATED TO CARLOADS AND REVENUE BY YEAR OF MOVEMENT
• SHIPPER/CONSIGNEE CLAIM PAYMENTS
• PREVENTION EQUIPMENT REPORT
• FCD-1 COMMODITY DETAIL REPORT
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all commodi t ies . This is accomplished by having, in the field, trained personnel constantly observing methods of loading and securing freight shipments , conduct ing and supervising out turn inspections, working with shippers and receivers, and otherwise part icipat ing in p rograms dedicated to damage-free t ransport .
F r e i g h t C l a i m S e r v i c e C e n t e r Augment ing the work of the regional
prevent ion offices is the Freight Claim Service Center , in Buffalo. Unde r the direction of the Manager of Claim Prevention Services, this office functions as the "nerve-center" of the Prevent ion Depar tment , assisting in and coordinat ing various programs.
The Claim Analysis group reviews claims and damage inspection reports to spot t rends , repetitive damage or potential damage situations. Where feasible, these situations are resolved directly with shippers, receivers or other carriers . If necessary, the condit ions are brought to the attention of District Managers for corrective action. In those cases where a study or survey of damages and causes t ranscends the limits of one district, the Service Center is in a position to coordinate the necessary "task force" approach . Here , too, the safe t ranspor t of special commodities—such as assembled automobiles—is given the deserved attention by deploying personnel to areas or
concern . The Service Center is also prepared to furnish technical assistance and personnel where the na ture of damage warrants .
I n s p e c t i o n R e p o r t F o r m In order to initiate p rompt , effective
prevent ion activity, it is necessary that an accurate description be furnished of the nature , extent, and apparent cause of damage to a shipment. With this objective in mind, the inspection report form was redesigned, resulting in the new F C D - 3 0 0 F o r m , perhaps the most impor tant tool in the prevent ion p ro gram.
Designed for ready translat ion into "machine language" , this report form seeks to elicit from the inspector an accurate detailed description of "car, contents, and condi t ion" at the t ime of inspection. The form provides for the inclusion of pert inent waybill data; tempera ture , icing, and fueling records; extent and location of lading damage ; condit ion of equipment ; method of loading, and other data necessary in determining claim liability and initiating prevention activity. Upon complet ion, two par ts (of four) of the form are forwarded immediately to Buffalo for processing and compute r input. Thus , data on a par t icular shipment is often "on file" and action designed to eliminate similar damage in subsequent shipments
in effect, pr ior to receipt of actual claim. One of the " n e w " Freight Claim
Depar tmen t s most vital e lements , is the added emphasis being placed on the "prevent ion" of damage to freight shipments .
Central people have only one product to sell: S E R V I C E . Service means more than adherence to schedules—our competition can do this. Freight delivered on time, in a damaged condit ion, negates all the efforts of manufac tur ing , sales, and distribution. Rather , "service" means supplying a general demand faster, more economical ly, and, above all, safer than can be done by our competi t ion. The difference, basically, is people, and their involvement in the overall effort.
T e a m w o r k N e e d e d Not only during Apri l , officially desig
nated as "Perfect Shipping M o n t h " but throughout the year constant vigilance will bring the careful car handling necessary to keeping Centra l free of damage claims and keeping its rails filled with traffic. T h e old saying, "Eterna l vigilance is the price of l iberty," can be updated and made to apply to the problem of freight claims.
All Cent ra l people have an opportunity to fight freight damage by being alert to, and prompt ly report ing, possible occasions of damage , and by close observance of r ecommended car handl ing and record keeping practices, and going-all-out to reduce t ime-consuming, costly errors.
FREIGHT CLAIM DEPARTMENTS NEW ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
D I R E C T O R OF F R E I G H T C L A I M S
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O N E O F T H E M A N Y I M P R O V E M E N T S a t L a w r e n c e b u r g , I n d . , is a n e w $ 3 0 , 0 0 0 t w o -s t o r y , a i r - c o n d i t i o n e d f r e i g h t s t a t i o n . A p o r t i o n o f t h e i n t e r i o r is p i c t u r e d a b o v e . T h e n e w f a c i l i t y i n c l u d e s o f f i c e s f o r t h e t r a i n m a s t e r , g e n e r a l y a r d m a s t e r , p o l i c e , t r a v e l i n g a g e n t a n d a l o c k e r r o o m f o r t r a i n c r e w s . N Y C e m p l o y e e s s h o w n a t w o r k a r e , l e f t t o r i g h t : H a r o l d H i m e s , C l e r k - O p e r a t o r ; G e r a l d N . W o r k s , C a r C o n t r o l C l e r k a n d R i c h a r d H e b e l , C l e r k O p e r a t o r .
A P P R O X I M A T E L Y $ 7 5 , 0 0 0 o f l e a s e d I B M a n d A T & T c o m m u n i c a t i o n s e q u i p m e n t h a s b e e n i n s t a l l e d in t h e n e w f r e i g h t s t a t i o n . L o o k i n g it o v e r in p i c t u r e a t r i g h t a r e , l e f t t o r i g h t : O t i s F l i n c h p a u g h , t r a i n e r f o r t h e D e m u r r a g e I n d u s t r i a l C a r C o n t r o l S y s t e m ( D I C C S ) ; D o n D a w s o n , A g e n t a n d G e n e r a l Y a r d m a s t e r ; J e r o m e A u s t i n , R o a d F o r e m a n ; J o e B a u m g a r t n e r , R o a d F o r e m a n ; J . J . U s i a t y n s k i , M a n a g e r o f T e r m i n a l R e p o r t i n g ; J o h n S c h o m a k e r , T r a i n m a s t e r ; G e r a l d N . W o r k s , C a r C o n t r o l C l e r k a n d R i c h a r d H e b e l ( b a c k t o c a m e r a ) C l e r k O p e r a t o r .
N.Y.C. Improves Facilities at Lawrenceburg, Indiana
^ Tha t dependable old gray mare of t ranspor ta t ion , the New York Centra l , ain' t what she used to be.
She's a darn sight better. Instead of backsliding with age like
the old gray mare of musical fame, N Y C has become one of the f ront-runners of Amer i can rai l roading by speeding millions for capital improvements , including $158,500 for rehabil i tat ion of its Lawrenceburg area facilities, they inc lude:
• A new $30,000 two-story, air-condit ioned freight station. T h e new facility includes offices for the t ra inmaster , general yardmas ter , police, traveling agent and a locker room for train crews.
• Approximate ly $75,000 of leased IBM and AT&T communica t ions equipmen t has been installed in the new freight station, which in effect plugs Lawrenceburg station into an N Y C sys-temwide teletype circuit which moni tors daily movement of more than 100,000 freight cars over a 10,000 mile system tha t reaches into 11 states and two Cana dian provinces. Each station feeds da ta
on car movements into N Y C ' s giant t ranspor ta t ion compute r center in N e w York where it is instantaneously fed back to all stations on the circuit. In addit ion the new Lawrenceburg equipment permits systemwide direct-dial te lephoning. With more than 10,000 telephone extensions N Y C has the second largest company te lephone system in the nat ion.
• Planned installation of Central ized Traffic Cont ro l on N Y C ' s main line between W a d e Tower in Cincinnat i and Indianapolis via Lawrenceburg Junct ion. Approximate ly $50,000 will be spent on the Lawrenceburg phase of this project which includes changes in both t rack and signaling appara tus . W o r k on this is expected to be completed by mid-summer. C T C permits au tomat ic control of train movements from a central location, replacing manual control from several locations. C T C also doubles operating efficiency by permit t ing a single t rack to handle the same work load done by dual t racks under the manua l system.
• A new $3,500 very high frequency
radio station has been installed, for communica t ions between N Y C stations and radio-equipped locomotives. The N Y C V H F antenna is mounted atop the Indiana & Michigan Electric Company micro-wave tower west of Lawrenceburg and has sufficient range to permit communica t ion between local train crews and the rai lroad's dispatchers in Indianapolis.
T h e local improvements are par t of a long-range N Y C rehabil i tat ion program initiated HV2 years ago by Alfred E. P e r l m a n w h e n h e b e c a m e C e n t r a l ' s President .
U n d e r Mr. Pe r lman ' s guidance, N Y C has spent $600 million systemwide for improvements to its proper ty and facilities and $250 million for debt re t i rement .
High speed communica t ions alone cost Centra l $6 million. Radio , teletype, compute rs , direct-dial te lephone and closed-circuit T V have long since relegated to oblivion that one-t ime fixture of Amer i can rai l roading, the eye-shaded Morse Code te legrapher .
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WESTERN DISTRICT TRACK FOREMEN'S TRAINING SCHOOL. . . t eaches them how to make the foreman's job safer and more satisfying. Shown below is one of the groups which participated in the one-week course. They received classroom and field instruction conducted by track supervisors and specialists in specific subjects with such training aids as motion pictures, slides and work methods and equipment . In addition to emphasizing the duties and responsibilities of the foreman, instruction covered, track structure, gauge, line, and smoothing, together with road crossings, rail joints, track turnouts , signaling, snow and ice control equipment, tie renewals, work trains, welded rail, etc.
PITTSBURGH & LAKE ERIE RAILROAD . . .
honored Ernest C. Diecks (right), retired P&LE Truck Driver, for his outstanding performance in driving company motor vehicles in excess of one million miles without an accident of any kind. Curtis D. Buford, President of the NYC affiliate, presented him with an embossed certificate and a specially engraved watch.
NORTHERN DISTRICT WINS TROPHY . . . George Mahoney (left), Northern District Police Chief presents the W. A. Leslie Trophy to Patrolman Robert F. Aiello. The Leslie Trophy is an annual challenge trophy for pistol target competition among Northern District Patrolmen and Sergeants . It was presented to the NYC by Lieutenant W. A. Leslie of the Canada Division, himself a crack marksman.
INDUSTRIAL SITES . . . in the Oneida-Herkimer County area was the subject covered in a new brochure prepared by NYC. A miniature display prepared by New York Central to show how an industrial area is served by rail is being examined by left to right Edward L. Claypole, NYC Eastern District, General Manager; William J. Marshall, NYC Manager of Industrial Development; Frank Dulan, Mayor of Utica, N.Y. and William A. Valentine, Mayor of Rome, N.Y.
CARS ACROSS THE B O R D E R . . . A U. S. cus toms official at port-of-entry station, Fort Covington, N.Y., (at right) checks a NYC multi-level rack car loaded with new chevrolets. These automobiles were built at General Motors plant in St. The-rese, Quebec, and are destined for the Chevrolet plant in Framingham, Mass. There is a reciprocal t rade agreement between Canada and the United Sta tes whereby automobile manufacturers are allowed to ship without duty between the two countries on a balanced import-export program. NYC also t ranspor ts automobiles from Ford's plant at Oakville, Ontario, and from American Motors factory at Brampton, Ontario.
SIGHTSEEING SCOUTS . . . The e v e r y d a y o p e r a t i o n a l drama of Big Four Yard at Avon, Ind. , a n n u a l l y d r a w s t h o u s a n d s of s i g h t s e e i n g groups such as the one at right, Cub Scout Pack No. 194, whose members are all s tudents of Indianapolis Public School No. 20. This group had the benefit of an expertly guided tour since their Cubmaster is NYC's Robert R. Howland (second from left in last row), Assistant Supervisor of Wage Schedules in the Southern District Employee Relations office.
Employees Move Into New Posts on NYC F R E I G H T S A L E S D E P A R T M E N T
John J. Dan has been appointed to the position of Assistant Vice President-Freight Sales & Service with headquar ters in Cleveland.
A native of Salem, O., he first joined the Centra l in 1948 as an Appren t ice Tra inee in the Fre ight Traffic Depar t ment at Cleveland. After serving in Toledo, O., as Travel ing Agent and General Agent , he re turned to Cleveland in 1955 as Manager of Industr ial Development . H e was named Freight Sales Manager at Pi t tsburgh, Pa., in 1959 and in 1962 was appointed Pacific Coast Freight Sales Manager in San Francisco , Calif., the position he held prior to his present appoin tment .
J o h n J . D a n C h a r l e s R. D r a k e
Charles R. Drake has been appointed to the position of Pacific Coast Freight Sales Manager with headquar te rs in San Francisco, Calif.
Mr. D r a k e joined the N e w Y o r k Central at N e w York in the Treasury Depar tment in 1950. H e has held various positions in the Treasury and Freight Sales Depar tmen t s , including Assistant Manager of Industr ial Development at N e w York, Assistant to Direc tor of Flexi-Van Sales & Service at N e w York, Manager of Flexi-Van Sales & Service and Assistant Fre ight Sales Manager at Cleveland before moving to St. Louis as Freight Sales Manager , the posit ion he held prior to his present appoin tment .
James F. Noffsinger has been appointed to the position of District Freight Sales Manage r with headquar te rs in Cleveland.
Mr . Noffsinger began his career with the N Y C in 1941 at Point Pleasant , W. Va. , and served as Agent and Telegrapher at various stations on the Ohio Centra l Division. H e became Freight Agent at Alloy, W. Va., in 1959 and in 1965 was named District Fre ight Salesman at Char les ton, W. Va., and in 1966 he transferred to Cleveland in the same capaci ty.
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Clifford E. Geiersbach has been appointed to the position of District Freight Sales Manager with headquar te r s in Saginaw, Mich.
Mr . Geiersbach began his career with the N Y C in the Operat ing Depa r tmen t at Bay City, Mich. , in 1940. He served in various clerical capacities in both Operat ing and Engineering Depar tmen t s at Bay City and Jackson. In 1955 he transferred to the Freight Sales Depar t ment at Bay City, where he held various clerical positions. In 1958 he was named District Freight Salesman at Bay City, the position he held prior to his present assignment.
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William G. Cooper has been appointed to the position of Chief Examiner with headquar te rs in New York .
Mr. Cooper joined the Centra l in 1941 as a Stenographer in Black Rock, N . Y. In 1944 he was appointed to a Tra inmaster ' s Steno-Clerk position and a special assignment as Chief Car Distr ibutor at Buffalo. In 1951 he moved to the Genera l Manager ' s staff in Syracuse, where he held various clerical positions. In 1961 he was named Examiner in the Employee Relations Depar tmen t at Syracuse, the posit ion he held prior to his present assignment.
M A R K E T I N G D E P A R T M E N T
Paul H. Moore has been appointed to the position of Director of Marke t Research with headquar te r s in N e w York .
In his new position, Mr . Moore will be responsible for coordinat ing and directing Centra l ' s marke t research prog ram in major commodi ty areas, includ-
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ing autos, agriculture, metals , coal, chemicals, food, construct ion, paper and consumer goods. In addit ion, he will direct the marke t ing informat ion systems p rogram which provides control and analytical information.
Mr. Moore joined Central ' s Marke t ing Depa r tmen t in 1960, as a Marke t Analyst . Subsequently, he served in various positions in the Marke t ing and Coal & Ore Depar tmen t s . In 1964, he was made Manage r of Marke t ing Services for the Coal & Ore Depar tmen t , the position he held until his present assignment .
Andrew C. Ruppel has been appointed Supervisor of Forecas t ing Systems. George J. Swan has been appointed Marke t Analyst and Leo A. Vozel , Statistical Analyst , all with headquar te r s in New York .
R. T h o r n . S c h o o n m a k e r E d w a r d M . S c h m i d t
C O A L A N D O R E D E P A R T M E N T
R. Thomas Schoonmaker has been appointed to the position of Manage r of Coal & Ore Industry Services with headquar ters in New York .
His responsibilities will include development work in the establ ishment of new movements from proper t ies located on, or capable of being served by the Central.
Pr ior to his present assignment, Mr . Schoonmaker served as District Coal
E Q U A L EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
T h e N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l S y s t e m , in its b e l i e f that its success as a c o m p a n y d e p e n d s u p o n h i r i n g the best q u a l i f i e d p e o p l e r e g a r d l e s s of r a c e , c r e e d , color or n a t i o n a l o r i g i n , has a clear a n d f i rm p o l i c y of e q u a l e m p l o y m e n t o p p o r t u n i t y .
In k e e p i n g w i t h this p o l i c y , r a c e , c r e e d , color or n a t i o n a l o r i g i n is not a factor in r e c r u i t m e n t , e m p l o y m e n t , c o m p e n s a t i o n , p r o m o t i o n o r a n y o t h e r aspect of e m p l o y m e n t . T h e C o m p a n y w i l l t a k e p o s i t i v e , c o n t i n u ing act ion to insure c o n t i n u e d r e a l i z a t i o n of this o b j e c t i v e .
10 N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l H e a d l i g h t
Salesman in Pi t tsburgh, Assistant Coal Sales Manager in Pi t tsburgh and Detroit, and Assistant Manager of Coal & Ore Market ing Services in N e w York .
Edward M. Schmidt has been appointed to the posit ion of Assistant Coal Sales Manager with headquar te rs in Chicago.
Mr . Schmidt joined the Central in 1953. H e served as Passenger Sales Representative, and in several Freight Sales Depa r tmen t capacit ies at Cleveland, prior to his appo in tment as Assistant Chief Clerk in the Coal & Ore Depar t ment in 1963. H e was p romoted to District Coal Salesman at Toledo , O., in 1964, the posit ion he held pr ior to his present appoin tment .
R o b e r t B a r k e r J a m e s T . D i l l o n
Robert Barker has been appointed District Coal Sales Manager with headquar ters in Pi t tsburgh.
Mr. Barker has worked for the Central and P & L E R R since 1948, holding various positions in the Coal Sales and Fre ight Sales & Service Depar tmen t s . H e was appointed District Freight Salesman in 1957, the position he held until his recent p romot ion .
James T. Dillon has been named District Coal Salesman with headquar te r s in Toledo , O.
Mr . Dillon joined the Central in 1947 at Cleveland. H e served as Passenger Sales Representat ive and later held various positions in the Freight Transpor ta tion and Freight Sales Depar tments . H e was appointed Assistant Chief Clerk in the Coal & Ore D e p a r t m e n t at Cleveland in 1964, the position he held prior to his present appoin tment .
A C C O U N T I N G D E P A R T M E N T
Laurence A. Bresee has been appointed Manager of Employee Benefits with headquar te r s in N e w York .
L a u r e n c e A . B r e s e e J a y M . G i l m o r e
Mr. Bresee first joined the Centra l in 1940. H e has held various positions in the Pension Bureau and in 1957 was named Assistant Director of Employee Benefits, the position he held prior to his present appoin tment .
E N G I N E E R I N G D E P A R T M E N T
Jay M. Gilmore has been appointed to the position of Engineer of Cons t ruction with headquar te rs in N e w Y o r k City.
Mr. Gi lmore began his career with the Central in 1948 in Springfield, O., as Assistant Engineer in the Main tenance of Way Depar tmen t . Subsequently, he held various positions in the Maintenance of Way Depar tmen t and in 1958 he was named Division Engineer at Indianapolis , Ind. In 1959, he was appointed Methods Engineer at N e w York and in 1962 was named District Engineer at Detroit . Since then he has served as Division Super intendent at Toledo, Buffalo and Detroit .
W i l l i a m J . G r a b s k e R i c h a r d E. M a c D o n a l d
E Q U I P M E N T D E P A R T M E N T
William J. Grabske has been appointed Supervisor of Product ion-Plan-ning-Control with headquar te rs in N e w York.
In his new position, Mr . Grabske will be responsible for coordinat ing p roduction functions of N Y C ' s equ ipment shops and maintaining close contact with the Marke t ing Depa r tmen t to initiate projects which will meet cur ren t and future needs of specialized freight car equipment . In addit ion, he will be responsible for the data processing and product ion control operat ions at Central's equipment shops.
Mr. Grabske joined the Cent ra l in 1965 as an operat ing managemen t trainee. U p o n complet ion of the 18-month program, he was appointed Assistant to Shop Super intendent at Eas t Rochester , N . Y., the position he held prior to his present appoin tment .
S E C U R I T Y D E P A R T M E N T
Melvin McFadden has been p romoted to the r ank of Sergeant and has been assigned to the Lawrenceburg , Ind. area.
E A S T E R N D I S T R I C T
Richard E. MacDonald has been appointed to the position of Termina l Super in tendent at DeWit t , N . Y.
Mr . M a c D o n a l d started his career with the N Y C as a Messenger in the Transpor ta t ion Depa r tmen t at Selkirk, N . Y. in 1937. M a d e a Clerk in 1939, he left the Centra l in 1942 for military duty and in 1948 re turned to his former posit ion at Selkirk. In 1952 he was appointed Yardmas te r at Selkirk and advanced to Genera l Yardmas te r there in 1955 and in 1957 was appointed Tra inmaster -Genera l Yardmas te r at Utica, N . Y. M a d e Assistant Transpor ta t ion Super intendent at Jersey Shore, Pa . in 1960, he moved to Rochester , N . Y. as Tra inmas te r in 1961 . H e was appointed Tra inmas te r at West 33rd St., N e w York City in 1965 and has been Tra inmas te r at G r a n d Centra l Te rmina l since September , 1965.
W E S T E R N D I S T R I C T
J. Robert Clark has been named Division Super in tendent of the To ledo Division with headquar te r s in Toledo , O.
Mr . Clark, joined the Centra l in 1953 as a s tudent engineer in the Main tenance-
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RAIL QUIZ A n s w e r s o n p a g e 12
1. Which is the master re ta rder in a freight h u m p yard—the first, second, or third re tarder th rough which a car mus t pass before reaching its designated track?
2. In train operat ions , wha t is the difference between a positive block and a permissive block?
3. Does a rai l road 's capital s t ructure include c o m m o n and preferred stocks only or all stocks, bonds and other long-term debt obligations, including surplus?
4. Rai l roads have used many types of rails during the last century, including edge rail, lock rail, " T " rail and " U " rail. Which of these types is now in general use in the United States?
A p r i l , 1 9 6 7 11
Letters Bring P a t s o n t h e B a c k
WILLIE WISE OWL SAYS: Sunglasses should not be worn for
night driving. They do reduce headlight brightness but also cut down your ability to see.
There is no magic juice in a beefsteak to heal a black eye. F o r treating a black eye, the Nat iona l Society for the Prevention of Blindness, Inc . advises cold compresses.
The eye of Horus , an Egyptian falcon-headed god, was reputed to safeguard health and protect vision. It also warded off the "evil eye."
While watching television, sit ten feet or more from the set, the Nat iona l Society for the Prevent ion of Blindness, Inc. advises. Have the set at eye level and leave a l amp burning in the room while the television is turned on.
The theory of using contact lenses to improve eyesight was advanced by the renowned inventor and artist Leona rdo DaVinc i in 1508.
Safety glasses with shatter-resistant lenses offer your eyes extra protect ion from accidental injury, points out the Nat ional Society for the Prevent ion of Blindness, Inc. If you need glasses, you need safety glasses.
* * * Half of all blindness is needless and
preventable . * * *
Pointed objects, falls and hard blows cause nearly 80 per cent of eye injuries among children. Teach youngsters safe play for safe sight, says the Nat ional Society for the Prevent ion of Blindness, Inc.
T h e junior high school years bring the greatest risk of accidental injuries to children's eyes. Boys are involved in three out of every four eye accidents during these years.
Fo r free information on eye heal th and safety write t o : P R E V E N T B L I N D N E S S Box 426 , N e w York , N . Y . 10019.
Personnel in Central ' s Ticket Office at Par is , Ill., and Ter re H a u t e , Ind., are highly praised in a letter of commenda tion from a w o m a n passenger. The lady —bound for N e w York City — left her purse behind on the ticket counter at Par is .
" M y cash, travelers checks and all my impor tan t papers were in the purse . Y o u r Mr . Guy Hollinger found the purse in Paris , then telephoned ahead to Ter re H a u t e . There your Mr . Glenn Kron-miller met my train and loaned me money to get to New York . "
The purse and its valuable contents were mailed to the lady at her hotel at N e w York.
"I want you to know how grateful I am. I would have been lost if it had not been for these kind folks who helped m a k e my trip so pleasant ," she wrote .
P R O M O T I O N S — c o n t i n u e d of-Way Depar tmen t at St. Thomas , Ont . In 1959 he became Supervisor of Track at Jackson, Mich. , and from 1962 he was successively Division Engineer of T r a c k at Detroi t and Utica, N . Y., and Division Engineer at Chicago. H e was appointed Division Super in tendent of the River Division at Weehawken , N . J., in 1965 and was transferred in the same capacity to Chicago, in charge of the Western Division in 1966, the position he held prior to his new assignment.
J . R o b e r t C l a r k J o h n J . K e o n
John J. Keon has been appointed to the position of Western Division Superintendent with headquar te rs in Chicago.
Starting with the N Y C as a Messenger in N e w York City in 1945, Mr . Keon served there in various clerical capacities until 1957, when he was appointed Process Engineer at the Cent ra l s East Rochester Car Shop. N a m e d Supervisor of Yard Procedures at Elkhar t , Ind., in 1959, he was made Assistant T ra inmas ter at Indianapolis in 1960, and Tra inmaster at Albany, N . Y., in 1962. H e was appointed Terminal Super in tendent at Front ier Yard , Buffalo, in 1963, and in 1965 was m a d e Transpor ta t ion Super-
The leader of an excursion group traveling from Indianapolis to Chicago has written to express the group 's appreciation "for a successful t r ip . "
"The equipment used by Central was top-flight, the roadbed was solid and true, and your employees were professional and cour teous , " he said.
Answers . . . to Rail Quiz on page 11
1. T h e third re tarder . 2. Only one train is allowed in a posi
tive block; more than one train is allowed in a permissive block.
3. All stocks, bonds and other long-term debt obligations, including surplus.
4. " T " rail .
K a r l F. K a l s o w R o b e r t T . F o r t i n
intendent of the Syracuse Division at Rochester . In January , 1967 he was appointed Termina l Super in tendent at DeWitt , N . Y., the position he held prior to his present assignment.
Karl F. Kalsow has been appointed Termina l Super in tendent of the Chicago River & Indiana Rai l road with headquar ters in Chicago.
Mr. Kalsow joined the Centra l in Jackson, Mich. , as a F i r eman and became an Engineer in 1952. In 1959 he was named an Assistant Road F o r e m a n , and in 1963 he was t ransferred to Detroit as Road F o r e m a n and later that same year was named Tra inmas te r at Bay City, Mich. In 1965, he was promoted to Tra inmas te r at Detroi t , the position he held pr ior to his present assignment.
N O R T H E R N D I S T R I C T
Robert T. Fortin has been appointed to the position of Division Superintendent of the Detroit Division with headquar ters in Detroit .
Mr . For t in joined the Centra l in 1953 in Springfield, O. H e has held various positions in the Opera t ing Depa r tmen t and for the past three years has served as Division Super intendent at Toledo , O.
12 N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l H e a d l i g h t
R E T I R E M E N T P A R T Y w a s h e l d in h o n o r o f R u s s e l l F u l l e r , ( 2 n d l e f t ) . T r a i n m a s t e r a t E l y r i a , O . , w h o r e t i r e d a f t e r 4 9 y e a r s s e r v i c e w i t h N Y C . O n h a n d t o w i s h h i m g o o d l u c k , w e r e ( l e f t t o r i g h t ) , his d a u g h t e r J u d y ; G e o r g e E l l e r t , T r a n s p o r t a t i o n S u p e r i n t e n d e n t — T o l e d o D i v i s i o n ; M r s . F u l l e r a n d h is s o n D a n .
B E S T W I S H E S w e r e in o r d e r a s R a y m o n d J . W i x t e d ( r i g h t ) . C h i e f E x a m i n e r , E m p l o y e e R e l a t i o n s D e p a r t m e n t , N e w Y o r k , r e t i r e d a f t e r 4 6 y e a r s s e r v i c e w i t h N Y C . O n h a n d t o p r e s e n t G o l d P a s s w a s L e o B. F e e , V i c e P r e s i d e n t , E m p l o y e e R e l a t i o n s .
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N e w Y o r k Keil ler , W . S., A t t e n d a n t ,
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Buffalo Div is ion Koford , W . T . , F i r e m a n ,
Beacon P a r k , M a s s . K r u e g e r , H . L. , D i s t r i c t Cla im
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N . Y. L e a v e n s , A. H . , B r a k e m a n ,
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A F T E R M O R E t h a n 4 4 y e a r s s e r v i c e w i t h N Y C , V a l e n t i n e A . D o l s k i ( c e n t e r ) . C h i e f C l e r k a t B u f f a l o r e t i r e d . F r e d J . L a n d e r s ( l e f t ) . S u p e r v i s o r o f Y a r d P r o c e d u r e s a n d D o n a l d A . S w a n s o n , D i v i s i o n S u p e r i n t e n d e n t a t B u f f a l o w e r e o n h a n d t o p r e s e n t h i m w i t h h is r e t i r e m e n t c e r t i f i c a t e .
C A R E E R E N D S f o r A l f r e d H . M e y e r s , A s s i s t a n t H e a d C l e r k in t h e D i s t r i c t A u d i t o r o f E x p e n d i t u r e s o f f i c e i n N e w Y o r k , w h o h a d m o r e t h a n 5 9 y e a r s s e r v i c e w i t h t h e N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l w h e n h e r e t i r e d .
A F T E R M O R E t h a n 4 9 y e a r s ' s e r v i c e w i t h N Y C , A r t h u r J . L o o s ( r i g h t ) . H e a d C l e r k , T a x D e d u c t i o n D e p a r t m e n t a t D e t r o i t , r e c e i v e s G o l d P a s s a n d r e t i r e m e n t c e r t i f i c a t e f r o m F r a n k M i l a n o , D i s t r i c t A u d i t o r o f E x p e n d i t u r e s a t D e t r o i t .
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M a i o r a n i , P . , C a r m a n , E a s t R o c h e s t e r Car S h o p s
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