Boyhood dream sparked occasion on which this photo was taken. NYC's Vice President at Washington, D.C., Lawrence W . Horning (left) presents model of Loco­motive 999 to Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. At luncheon on his 70th birthday, Secretary Dulles remarked that at age ten his ambition was to become a locomotive engineer and sit at the throttle of 999 , then the fastest vehicle in the world after chalking up a speed record of 112.5 miles an hour in 1893. Mr. Horning presented him with the model and a photograph of the famous engine actually pulling the Empire State Express. He also extended a standing invitation from the Central to ride in the cab of a modern locomotive.

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Snow on tracks... is not generally regarded as unusual on the New York Central in late February, when this photograph was made. But in this case it is cause for the raising of an eyebrow because it's the first time since 1926 that these tracks have felt the touch of the elements. They are part of the network serving Grand Central Terminal in New York and normally are com­pletely under ground. At present, however, they are uncovered during construction of a new 52-story office headquarters building for Union Carbide & Carbon Co. above NYC's Park Avenue right of way at 47th Street.

IN T H I S I.SSUE

ROBERT R. YOUNG YARD OPENS IN ELK­HART; IT 'S WORLD'S MOST MODERN

TOP POSTS GO TO FOUR NYC MEN . .

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CENTRAL WOMAN HONORED IN CLEVE­LAND AS RAIL COMMITTEE MARKS ANNI­VERSARY 7

CENTRALINES 7

HEADLIGHT HIGHLIGHTS 8 Around the System in pictures

NEW ASSIGNMENTS FOR CENTRAL MEN . 10

THESE ARE THE FACTS 11 About the Central's current business

PERFECT SHIPPING DRIVE OPENS THIS MONTH 1 1

NEWS BRIEFS 1 2

RECENTLY RETIRED 13

THE COVER: Rolling over the "hump" at the Central's new yard at Elkhart, Ind., a f reight car heads for the most up-to-date ride it can get anywhere. Named in honor of the Central's late Board Chairman, the new yard embodies the very

latest electronic developments that can help im-prove NYC service to freight shippers. For more

about the new yard and its formal dedication

ceremony, see pages three to six.

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NORMAN M. STONE Editor

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RIBBON CUTTING marked formal debut of Robert R. Young Yard as newest NYC freight facility. NYC President Alfred E. Perlman (left) was joined by Indiana's Governor Harold W . Handley (center) and Mayor E. L Danielson of Elkhart, where the new yard is located.

Robert R. Young Yard Is World's Most Modern

C e n t r a l ' s newest f r e i g h t faci l i ty is dedicated at E l k h a r t to m e m o r y o f la te B o a r d C h a i r m a n

Looking for the latest thing in freight classification yards? New York

Central has it—at Robert R. Young Yard, Elkhart, Ind. This newest Central freight installation was formally dedi­cated March 6 to the memory of NYC's late Board Chairman, who devoted his career to improvement of railroads and the vital services they provide.

Robert R. Young Yard, built at a cost of $14 million, is a modern electronic marvel designed to speed shipments in both directions between Chicago and the Atlantic seaboard. The yard was con­structed in one year on a 675-acre site one mile west of NYC's Elkhart passen­ger station. It is 100 miles east of Chicago.

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A look at the map shows quickly the natural advantages of Elkhart as the site for Robert R. Young Yard. In addition to its location on the main Chicago-New York line, it offers easy access on a shorter route to Detroit and other Michigan points while it is also near South Bend and Gibson, Ind., at which points connections are made with the Kanakee Belt Li ne and the Indiana Harbor Belt, respectively. The site was chosen after lengthy studies of the flow of traffic in these areas.

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The most modern freight yard in the world, it is expected to pay for itself in approximately three years because of the increased efficiency and improved service it makes possible.

Dedication day for the yard started off with a tour by newspaper, magazine, radio and television representatives from Elkhart and South Bend, Ind., Chicago, New York, Detroit and Cleve­land. Nearly 500 interested shippers were welcomed by the Elkhart High School Band as they arrived for a spe­cial luncheon.

Governor Harold W. Handley of Indi­ana and Mayor E . L. Danielson of Elk­hart joined the Central's President, Alfred E . Perlman, in addressing the luncheon guests, who later toured the new yard.

Governor Handley and Mayor Dan­ielson lauded the Central for its progres­sive spirit in developing the new yard and welcomed the facility to Elkhart and the State of Indiana.

Mr. Perlman described the yard as another giant step forward in the Cen­tral's rebuilding program. He pointed out that it follows just one year after Frontier Yard was opened in Buffalo, and reviewed some of the other major projects completed last year by NYC. Among them are the longest stretch of

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YARDMASTER Frank Schmitt can tell from this panel how many cars are in each track, then directs routing of each incoming train.

HUMP CONDUCTOR J. L.Trowbridge works from switch list in glass-enclosed building located at the crest of the newyard's hump.

double-track Centralized Traffic Control in the world (between Cleveland and Buffalo) and the Technical Research Center at Collinwood, 0 .

" T h e advanced planning and facili­ties of this yard in Elkhart , " he said, "will bring faster freight service to the Central's customers over its entire Sys­tem. It is, indeed, one of the most im­portant freight installations in Amer­i c a . "

Acting as chairman at the luncheon, Arthur E . Baylis, NYC's Vice President-Freight Sales & Service, urged the many shippers in the audience to try New York Central Service to see the benefits they can obtain through this new yard.

Robert R. Young Yard comprises a re­ceiving yard, east and west bound de­parture tracks, a vast 72-track classifica­tion yard, and many auxiliary features, such as a car repair shop and locomotive servicing facilities. With a total of 109 tracks in its local receiving, classifica­tion and departure yards, the new instal­lation can classify a potential 3 ,500 freight cars in each 24 hour period. The efficiency of pushbutton operation speeds cars through Elkhart in less than half the time formerly needed. This means a saving of thousands of dollars and hours to shippers as well as to the railroad.

Prominent among the yard's build­ings is a 75-room air conditioned YMCA-dormitory for train and engine crews. This building also houses res­taurant facilities for train and yard employes' use.

ELECTRONIC unit records switch list as train enters yard. Vernon Gove moves it to unit for relay to rest of yard.

The Central men who are operating the yard are enthusiastic about their new tools. Speaking for them, Terminal Superintendent James Page summed it u p : "There are very good indications that all of the new yard's facilities are functioning as intended. From the very first testing period in January, we put about 1,600 cars over the hump in 24 hours. After the first few weeks, when we all got used to things there was a noticeable improvement in overall oper­ating efficiency."

With its shake-down period past, the yard is ready to become the hub of New York Central freight car classification

C R E S T T O W E R DIAGRAM symbolizes electronic "bra in" concept in Robert R. Young Yard. To this brain, high-frequency radar beams report car speeds. Other devices report weight, track des­tination, weather conditions, car rollability, distance to travel to coupling, and other factors. The brain, in a split second computes retardation required and adjusts retarders so cars roll into tracks at speed safe for damage-free coupling.

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Special Features of Closed c i r c u i t T V n e t w o r k which allows numbers of inbound freight cars to be viewed instantly in the general yard office. Even before the incoming train comes to a stop at the yard, its complete consist has been check and is a matter of record.

M a g n e t i c m e m o r y which memorizes the destination of each car in these inbound trains and, when called upon later, automatically routes each car onto the correct one of the 72 classification tracks on which outbound trains are built.

Nine a n a l o g c o m p u t e r s which make up the " b r a i n " of the yard's electronic system, collecting and integrating in­formation on many factors affecting the control of speed of cars as they roll by gravity down the " h u m p " toward classification tracks. Weight, rolling characteristics, speed, acceleration, the route as fed in by the memory unit, and distance which the car must roll are all translated by this

Robert R. Young Yard electronic brain into complex mathematical equations. The brain instantly computes the answer and automatically operates the retarders that slow down the car for safe coupling. This makes sure the car has the proper speed to reach its assigned destination in the yard. R a d i o - c o n t r o l l e d c a r a c c e l e r a t o r to push freight cars. This is operated by a remote control dial at the retarder operator's desk.

F i v e s e p a r a t e r a d i o n e t w o r k s to speed communications and assignments between various nerve centers in the yard and locomotives. The communications include seven talk-back systems reaching into all areas of the yard, and tele­type and pneumatic tube systems.

E l e c t r i c eyes to detect presence of cars approaching re­tarders and movement of cars through the retarders.

R a d a r to measure-speed of cars rolling through retarders.

E l e c t r o n i c scales to weight cars while they are in motion.

activities for the western end of the System. Also, as part of the re-align­ment of freight routes which the new yard makes possible, the Central rebuilt its 98-mile route between Elkhart and Jackson, Mich., into a fast freight line for shipments to and from Detroit and other Michigan points, and also from Canadian areas.

Trains arriving at the yard will have picked up cars at several locations that are headed for a variety of destinations. Located strategically at Elkhart, Robert R. Young Yard reshuffles them quickly and efficiently in a manner similar to the way postal clerks sort letters in a post office.

In the case of letters, the postman sorts them into pigeonholes according to destination. Freight cars, of course, are a lot bigger, but the same principle is behind a classification yard. The cars are sorted out on several tracks, accord­ing to destination. New freight trains are formed by gathering together on de­parture tracks cars headed to the same place. Cars are lined up in proper se­quence for easiest distribution at junc­tion points and connections with other railroads.

Loaded freight cars, ready for ship­ment, are not held at the loading point until a full train is ready to roll from that point. Instead, the car that is ready starts on its way promptly in a train with other cars headed in the same gen­eral direction.

At junction points, when the car can no longer proceed with those it started out with, it is necessary to sort out cars and make up fresh trains of cars headed in the same direction from the junction. This is where the classifica­tion yard comes in.

Freight cars are classified by being pushed slowly up a long, gradual in­cline to the crest of an artificial hil l , known to railroaders as a " h u m p . " As the cars move over this crest, they are uncoupled and roll by gravity down into the yard tracks on the other side of the hill . Fanning out from the single NERVE CENTER is tower at crest of hump

Terminal Trainmaster Stanley Burden (seat ed) shows board to Terminal Supt. J. Page

AT THE TOP of the six-floor retarder tower James Howell monitors the system and checks that cars go to correct tracks. Although he normally need not touch a lever on the console, he can manually modify any retarding maneuver if needed.

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COMPUTERS make up the new yard's brain. Henry Freilinghaus checks dials in special temperature-controlled dust-proof room. Entire operation can be seen; any function checked instantly.

PANEL charts the progress of every car in the automatic switching system. Hall Downey here checks a car routing.

track leading down the hump is a maze of switches leading into a mulitude of classification tracks onto which the roll­ing cars are sorted for assembly into outbound trains.

Nerve center of the yard is the gen­eral yard office and tower at the crest of the hump. This is the communications center and headquarters for yard offi­cials. From the top floor of the hump tower at Robert R. Young Yard, Ter­minal Trainmaster Stanley Burden has a commanding view of the entire yard. In the floors below are yard offices where the clerical work is done to back up yard operations.

Also located in the hump tower building is the yardmasters' office,

where directions are given for the rout­ing of each incoming train to its as­signed receiving track. A panel in this office shows the yardmaster how many cars are already in each classification track and with this information he can distribute incoming cars to the best advantage.

As each train enters the yard at Elk­hart, its cars pass a television camera at ten miles an hour. A clerk in the yard office watches the train on a moni­tor screen and voice-records the car initials and numbers with recording equipment. This information is then checked with the consist list teletyped to the yard before the train arrived. Car inspectors with portable radio walkie-talkie units meanwhile inspect the train before the hump engine cou­ples on. The hump conductor, working in a glass enclosed building, contacts the hump engine by two-way radio telephone.

While this is going on a switch list is prepared in the yard office with the aid of high-speed data sorting equipment and modern punch cards. A copy of this list is furnished the hump con­ductor and the same information is fed into the intricate electronic network leading to the yard's " b r a i n " — called analog computers by the technicians.

These computers, in about one-tenth of a second, can arrive at the precise speed at which a car should leave the retarders to be able to couple to other cars without damage to the freight on board. In that brief time the computers take into account thousands of factors

governing each car individually, among them speed, weight, reliability and weather.

The electronic equipment at Robert R. Young Yard was designed for the Central by General Railway Signal Co. It is called the GRS Classmatic System. The Elkhart installation is the first use of this system anywhere. Construction of the yard was carried out by the Tal-bott Construction Corp., under the supervision of the Central's own engi­neers.

The entire project represents another huge investment by the Central in its System-wide program of improvement planned to enable New York Central to provide a superior service to its ship­pers. Robert R. Young Yard and the Central's other similar modern installa­tions are evidence of New York Cen­tral's faith in the future of railroad freight transportation.

PNEUMATIC TUBES carry written com­munications throughout the yard. Ruth Anne Marble sends one on its way.

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Top Posts Go to Four Central Men

Appointment of J o h n C. K e n e f i c k to the new System position of General Manager-Transportation is one of sev­eral key appointments that became effective April 1.

Formerly General Manager of the New York District, Mr. Kenefick for the past few months was on special assignment, working out of New York. Among the functions to be assigned to him in his new post will be develop­ment of maximum utilization of the Central's freight yards, including the new pushbutton Robert R. Young Yard at Elkhart, Ind., and Frontier Yard at Buffalo, to provide better service and increased operating efficiency.

Following the retirement of E d w a r d J . Gibbons as General Manager of the Central's Eastern District, G r e g o r y W . Maxwell was named to succeed to that position. Mr. Maxwell had been General Manager of the Southern Dis­trict and was located at Indianapolis.

young people in her church for 35 years, and during World War I I served as a Nurse's Aid. Miss Schwert also has been active in and is a former officer of her local chapter of the Women's Branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. She has been a Central employe for 32 years.

C E N T R A L I N E S F r e d J . R i e m e n s c h n e i d e r , Bag­

gage Agent, Sandusky, 0 . , has been awarded membership in the Red Cross Blood Bank Gallon Club. Mr. Riemen-schneider has been with the Central for 29 years . . . Eighth annual communion mass and breakfast will be held May 4 by NYC Employes Holy Name Society of New York. Mass will be at Guardian Angel Church; breakfast is planned at Hotel New Yorker.

W i l l i a m J , G o l d e n , Supervisor of Employe Records, New York, was one of the Speakers at the recent Associa­tion Orientation Conference in Chicago. His topic : "Case Examples of Railroad Work Simplification." . . . Moderating at the same conference was Melvin S e a r c y , Chief Methods and Controls Analyst for NYC at New York.

SIGNING proclamation, Cleveland's Mayor Anthony Celebrezze sets wheels in motion for observance of "Railroad Day." At left is NYC's Western District General Manager, William T. Alexan­der, Jr. Standing is C. B. Bennett, Assistant to President, Nickel Plate R. R.

CONGRATULATIONS are extended by Central's President, Alfred E. Perlman, to Lillian Schwert, of Signal department as Cleveland Railroad Community Com­mittee honored her for community ac­tivities during observance of the Com­mittee's third anniversary last month.

Mr. Kenefick M r . M a x w e l l

W i l l i a m B . S a l t e r , who had been Manager of Transportation at New York, succeeds Mr. Maxwell as Gen­eral Manager at Indianapolis, in charge of the Southern District.

At New York, Char les B . F l e m i n g has been named General Manager of the New York District to succeed Mr. Kenefick. Mr. Fleming has been serv­ing as Acting General Manager of the district since Mr. Kenefick's assign­ment to special duties.

Central Woman Honored in Cleveland As Rail Committee Marks Anniversary

Mr. Salter Mr. Fleming

The Railroad Community Commit­tee of Cleveland observed its third an­niversary March 4 with a series of civic activities.

To start the celebration, Mayor An­thony J . Celebrezze proclaimed it as "Rai lroad D a y " throughout the city. The Central's President, Alfred E . Perlman, was principal speaker at a luncheon sponsored jointly by the Com­mittee, the Cleveland Chamber of Com­merce and the Cleveland Traffic Club. Topping off the luncheon festivities, 13 railroad employes were honored for contributions to their communities as good citizens in addition to their rail­road work.

The honored employes represented the various railroads serving Cleveland. The Central employe in the group was the only woman selected. She is Lillian Schwert, Stenographer in NYC's Sig­nal department at Cleveland.

Miss Schwert was singled out to be honored for several community activi­ties. For eight years she has been a Girl Scout Leader, supervising distribu­tion of gifts in hospitals at Christmas time through the Scouts' Service Pro j ­ect. She was also a Camp Fire Girl Leader for seven years.

She has been active in work with

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RADAR pick-up tracks each car down hump regard­less or weather, reports speed to electronic brain. Steel jaws control speed by gripping wheels.

Coffee For Two . . . served by Don F. Rehl (right), NYC's District Manager of Agricultural Sales, Columbus, O., is being accepted by Mason McConnel, Vice President of the Ohio State Horticultural Society and Mrs. McConnel. The coffee bar was set up by mem­bers of the Railroad Community Committee of the Columbus area at a recent conven­tion of the Horticultural Society to strengthen railroad and agricultural ties.

Getting A Look . . . at behind-the-scenes activity at Grand Central Terminal are national officers of the Future Farmers of America. GCT's Information Director, Louis Bonderefsky, is demonstrating an automatic switch board that routes incoming calls to information clerks as part of tour given the visitors by the Agricultural Sales department. O. B. Price (third right), Asst. Director of Agricultural Sales, headed the tour.

Busman's Holiday • . . was taken by Miss Olive Ryan of the Central's Accounting department, Cincinnati, who compares a NYC diesel in Cincinnati Union Terminal to equipment she studied on a recent trip to 11 European countries. Miss Ryan is the only woman in the 50-member Community Committee of Greater Cincinnati and is one of the group's most active speakers.

Mid-Year Meeting • • • of the Branch Council of the Grand Central Railroad YMCA had as its guest speaker Alfred E. Perlman, President of the New York Central System. Mr. Perlman's talk, which stressed the problems and progress of the railroad industry, was given before a large group of Central employes at a luncheon in the Grand Central Y's building.

Headlight Highlights Railroad 'Y' Alleys . • . in New York were scene of Central Athletic Association bowl­ing tournament held by teams from many system locations. High individual scorer for the meet was Ivan Butler (right), Machinist, Harmon, N. Y., who is shown above receiving award from Richard J . Brexel, President of Manhattan NYCAA.

Battalion Colors • • • are presented by Lieutenant Colonel Albert J . Goodwin ( l e f t ) , Staff Member of Headquarters VI U.S. Army Reserve Corps, to Colonel Victor L. Ernst, Command­ing Officer of NYC spon­sored 753rd Transportation Battalion. Other members of color guard are (from left ) : Pfc. Phillip L. Leon­ard, Electrician Apprentice, Beech Grove, Ind.; Sgt. Ger­ald N. Bates, NYC Crane Operator, Indiana Division; Sergeant-Major Edgar L. Longworth, Engineer, Ohio Div.; Pfc. J . D. Wampner.

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New Assignments Announced for Central Men EASTERN DISTRICT

In the Property Protection depart­ment of the Eastern District, A m i e l C. P e t e r s o n has been named Lieutenant of Police, with headquarters at Buffalo. With the Central since 1942, in the Dining Service and Property Protection departments, Mr. Peterson's most recent assignment was as Chief Clerk in the Police department at Buffalo.

R o b e r t R . W i l s o n , who was a Cen­tral Police Sergeant, has been ap­pointed Detective Lieutenant, working in the Eastern and New York districts.

Mr. Wi lson Mr. Peterson

NORTHERN DISTRICT At the Central's Detroit Stock Yards,

A d e l b e r t R . Scot t , who started his Central career at the Stock Yards in 1936 as a Weighmaster, has been named Agent. He was formerly Chief Clerk.

SOUTHERN DISTRICT C a r l e t o n L . M a r s h , J r . has been

appointed Trainmaster at VanWert, O., on the Ohio Central Division. Mr. Marsh had been Assistant Trainmaster at Springfield, O. He joined the Cen­tral in 1950 and has held a number of positions in the Operating department in the Eastern and Southern districts.

Mr. Scott Mr. Marsh

NEW YORK DISTRICT J a m e s E . T i m m o n s , who had been

a Traveling Car Agent, working out of New York has been promoted to the position of Transportation Inspector and will continue to make New York his headquarters. SYSTEM

J a m e s J . M c T e r n a n , J r . , formerly Assistant Comptroller in the Account­

ing department, has been named to the new post of Director of Budgets and Controls in the Finance department.

In his new position Mr. McTernan will have responsibility for the opera­tion of the budgetary and cost control system of the Central, continuing a function he had exercised in the Accounting department.

In the Real Estate department, G e o r g e A. T o m p k i n s has been made Real Estate Engineer. He had been Assistant Real Estate Engineer at New York, where he will continue to make his headquarters. Mr. Tompkins' New York Central career started in 1920, when he became a Clerk in the Secre­tary's office. Three years later he trans­ferred to the Engineering department and moved to the Real Estate depart­ment (then called Land & Tax depart­ment) in 1945 .

Mr. McTernan Mr. Tompkins

ACCOUNTING The former Chief Accountant at

Utica, N. Y . , W i l l i a m A. R o s e n -b a u e r , has been appointed Assistant District Auditor of Expenditures, also at Utica. Mr . Rosenbauer joined the Central at Rochester, N. Y . , as a Clerk in the Maintenance of Way department in 1926, transferring to the Accounting department in 1929. He has been lo­cated at Utica since then.

C l a r e n c e F . B a l l , who was Internal Auditor at New York has been named Disbursements Accountant, also at New York. Mr. Ball has been with the Cen­tral since 1956 , after an accounting career with a number of corporations and a major accounting firm.

Mr. Rosenbauer Mr. Boll

FREIGHT SALES & SERVICE At Toledo, O., F o r r e s t D. J a c k s o n

has been named District Freight Sales­man, promoted from the position of Freight Sales & Service Representative at Cleveland. He started with the Cen­tral in 1946 as Agent-Operator at Waterloo, 0 .

PASSENGER SALES & SERVICE H e n r y K . Gennet t , who was Divi­

sion Passenger Sales Manager at Bos­ton, has been promoted to the post of Assistant Passenger Sales Manager there, with jurisdiction over passenger sales and service matters for the Boston & Albany territory of the Eastern Dis­trict.

Mr. Jackson Mr. Gennett

Mr. Gennett, whose father was also a Central passenger man for many years before his retirement, has been in NYC's Passenger department since 1937, when his first job was that of Messenger-Clerk and Stenographer.

CLAIM DEPARTMENT L o r n e H . B e l l , formerly District

Claims Agent at Cleveland, has been made Assistant Chief Claim Agent at the same location. He has been with NYC since 1926. After one year in the Traffic department he transferred to the Claim department and has worked in it since that time.

Mr. Bell Mr. Dickson

PITTSBURGH & LAKE ERIE H o w a r d F . D i c k s o n , has been

named Acting Assistant Superintendent at Struthers, 0 . With the P&LE since 1925, he had been Trainmaster at McKees Rocks, Pa .

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N E W Y O R K

These are the FACTS

NET INCOME is w h a t ' s left a f t e r all the bills a r e p a i d

It is by now pretty well known that the Central got off to a poor financial start in 1958. The important steel pro­ducing and coal consuming territories and the automobile manufacturing area opened at far lower levels than in 1957. A net deficit was the result for NYC in January, rather than net income. The deficit for the month amounted to $3 ,972,104, compared with net income of $653,817 in the same month last year. In February the Central's deficit increased still further, reaching $9,869,-840 , compared with net income of

C A R L O A D I N G S

s h o w now Central ' s freight business is

$2,020,713 in February last year. This year, greatly increased snow removal costs, a sharp decrease in revenues be­cause of storms, and the generally lower national business volume all contrib­uted to the disappointing results for the month.

The total deficit for the first two months of this year amounts to $13,-841,944. C a r l o a d i n g s in January slumped to 273,661—15.7 per cent below January last year. In February, carloadings dropped still further to 236 ,631 for the

PASSENGERS CARRIED ( N o t including commuters)

a r e key to C e n t r a l ' s p a s s e n g e r business

month—24.7 per cent below February, 1957. The total for the first two full months of this year amounted to 510,292—20.2 per cent below the first two months of 1957.

In the first 24 days of March, (the latest figures compiled as this issue of the H e a d l i g h t went to press) carload­ings amounted to 202,331 — 24.1 per cent below the same period a year ago. P a s s e n g e r s c a r r i e d on Central trains in January, not including commuters, totaled 1 , 2 2 7 , 3 8 2 - a decline of 15.5 per cent from January, 1957.

Perfect Shipping Drive Opens This Month

The 1958 Perfect Shipping Cam­paign gets under way this month. This is the twenty-second consecutive year in which the National Association of Shippers Advisory Boards has spon­sored the drive, along with rail­roads and other transportation agencies throughout the United States and Canada.

In keeping with the slogan adopted for this year's campaign—"Make Ship­ments Safe for Transportation and Transportation Safe for Shipments" —New York Central will join in the

nationwide activity on a broad scale. An intensive program will be carried

on in all NYC major yards to impress and sell Central employes on the im­portance and necessity of careful car handling. Increased activity at Central freight stations will direct attention to proper methods of handling, trucking and stowing freight.

The car handling campaign will be aided by Central's Visuaload Car, which will be in operation at various points on the System to demonstrate the effects of coupling impacts. Action Commit­tees in major yards will also take part in the campaign, as will the Service Committees at major freight stations.

Although April is the kick-off month, the Perfect Shipping Campaign will be a year 'round program on the Central as well as nationally.

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N E W S B R I E F S

HEAVIEST SNOWS . . . in many years hit NYC's territory in late February and early March. Not only did storms snarl traffic on highways, and airways, throwing an extra burden on the railroad, but it also socked the Central's pocketbook for a big snow-removal bill This represents only the direct out-of-pocket cost of physically removing snow, including the hiring of extra employes, payment of overtime to regular employes, rental of additional snow removal equipment, etc. It does not include such factors as loss of revenues as a result of storm-lost business.

• • • PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION . . . of New York State has granted NYC's petition to discontinue all passenger service on the Putnam Division. The Commission at the same time approved an increase of seven per cent in commuter fares on the Harlem and Hudson Divisions. All three of these NYC divisions serve New York City and surburban Westchester County. Passengers using the Putnam Division have dwindled steadily until only about 500 a day have been using its few trains. All of these riders can easily reach either the Hudson or Harlem divisions for service into New York.

• • • TELEVISION NEWSMEN • • • decided to find out what Putnam Division riders' reaction was to the Public Service Commission's action in permitting discontinuance of passenger service. They boarded a Putnam train and when it pulled out they found only two passengers aboard—one in each of the train's two cars!

• • • WESTCHESTER COUNTY SUPERVISORS . . . followed Public Service Commission action by setting up a committee to meet with New York Central officials and seek to learn how the county and railroad can work together to solve some of the railroad's problems. Pointing out that the Central in 1956 paid over $1.3 million in taxes to the county, the supervisors decided it was to the advantage of the county and its residents to help the railroad overcome some of the problems facing it. As this issue of the Headlight went to press, Ernest C. Nickerson, NYC Vice President-Passenger Sales &

Service; Robert D. Brooks, NYC General Solicitor; and Robert S. Eisenhauer, NYC Director of Public Relations, met with the Westchester officials' committee.

• • • RESEARCH FACILITIES . . . of the railroad industry at Illinois Institute of Technology will be expanded in 1959 or 1960 with construction of a fourth building at the research center maintained there by the Association of American Railroads. The new building will be used for work in electronics, metallurgy, fuels and lubricants and problems of exhaust gases. Room will also be left for construction of a nuclear reactor whenever the A.A.R. wishes to build it.

• • • NEW MOVIE . . . entitled "Transcontinental," will soon be seen in theaters throughout the country. The picture, produced by Twentieth Century-Fox, is based on a choral poem by A. M. Sullivan, with original music by lames Allan Dash and sung by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Glee Club. The film tells in pictures, words and music something of the part played by railroads in the development and life of the United States, past and present.

• • • TRAFFIC TIPS . •. have started to come in from Central employes on the alert for possible new freight business. Freight salesmen are quickly following up on these leads. If you have been able to spot potential new business, hurry and use the traffic tip card recently enclosed with your paycheck. If you need more cards, your supervisor can supply them.

• • NEW TICKET OFFICE •. . has been opened by the Central in downtown New York City at Room 2200, 165 Broadway. The new office, exclusively for New York Central passengers, replaces the Central counter in the Consolidated Railroad Ticket Office at 17 John St. The old office was shared with a number of other railroads. In its new office the Central will be able to provide more efficient service to passengers through its improved facilities.

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Recently

Retired

Following is a list of New York Central employes who have retired from active service recently. The figure to the right of each name indicates the years of continuous service spent with the Central:

NEW YORK DISTRICT Ancrum, J . , Laborer, Weehawken,

N. J . 12 Armitage, A. G., Elevator Oper­

ator , New York 17 Battista, C , Gateman, Haver-

straw, N. Y . 15 Bely, W . E . , Car Cleaner, Grand

Central Terminal, N. Y . 15 Bontemps, F . O., Fireman, Wee­

hawken, N. J . 49 Bowker, J . H., Locomotive Engi­

neer, North Bergen, N. J . 42 Bravchok, P. , Car Cleaner, Grand

Central Terminal, N . Y . 15 Brewster, C V. , Engineer of Con­

struction, New York 42 Chelkonas, F . B . , Car Inspector,

Grand Central Terminal, N. Y . 45 Clark, G. A., Relief Machinist

Helper, North Bergen, N. J . 15 Connelly, J . H., Brakeman, Hud­

son Division 48 Cotillo, T. , Tinsmith, Weehawken,

N. J . 17 De Santis, J . M., Electrical Work­

er. Weehawken, N. J . 41 Dunning, E . A., Switchtender,

New York 40 Ecroyd, W. H., J r . , Crossing

Watchman, Weehawken, N. J , 15 Fuchs, A. N., Clerk, New York 31 Gutcheus, G. S., Fireman, New

York 33 Hahn, E . S., Yardmaster , New

York 45 Hemberger, J . , Station Engineer,

Weehawken, N. J . 47 Hoffman, C. F . , Deckhand, Wee­

hawken, N. J . 42 Holt, J . E . , Fireman, Weehawken,

N. J . 82 Hopkins, E . C , Conductor, H a r ­

lem Division 61 Ilich, N. J . , Deckhand, Weehaw­

ken, N. J . 31 Judge, M. F. , Detective Lieu­

tenant, New York 35 Kelly, C , Chief Station Engi ­

neer, Brewster, N. Y . 82 Kelly, W . F. , Brakeman, Hudson

Division 81

Kramer, C , Fireman, New York 32 Krinke, O. H., Station Engineer,

New York 50 Lepore, A. J . , Foreman, Beacon,

N. Y . 49 Lisse, C , Maintainer, Weehaw­

ken, N. J . 21 Lobel, S., Car Cleaner, Grand

Central Terminal, N. Y . 38 Matise, G., Stevedore, St. Johns

Park , N. Y . 15 McWilliams, T . J . , Station Engi­

neer, West Shore, N. J . 41 Minkler, F „ Bridges and Build­

ings Carpenter, Eastern Divi­sion 32

Palandra, A., Laborer, Harmon, N. Y . 34

Runge, H . H., Fireman, New York 48

Scarangelia, N., Porter , North Bergen, N. J . 15

Shay, E . B „ Chief Clerk, New York 38

Sherman, N. S., Deckhand, Wee­hawken, N. J . 29

Silverman, M., Car Cleaner, Grand Central Terminal, N. Y . 15

Sleator, C. G., Mrs., Clerk, New York 40

Stewart, B . , Red Cap Attendant Grand Central Terminal, N. Y . 41

Tavernier, C. J . , Car Cleaner, Mott Haven, N. Y . 34

Trotman, F . , Trackman, Spuyten Duyvil, N. Y . 34

Yaverek, A., Station Engineer, New York 36

EASTERN DISTRICT Abare, A. N. , Stationary F i re ­

man, Lake Placid, N. Y . 42 Antijuntti, E . , Engineman, Syra­

cuse 45 Barnes, A. M., Sheet Metal Work­

er, E a s t Rochester, N. Y . 20 Barney, F . , Machinist, Rensselaer,

N. Y . 89 Bertone, A., Trackman, Boston 23 Burns, S. J . , Chief Clerk, Little

Falls, N. Y . 36 Chinellato, A., Laborer, Selkirk,

N. Y . 39

Constanzo, S., Crossing Watch­man Niagara Falls, N. Y . 32

Curran, P., Toolman, Alston, Mass. 47

Decicco, J . , Checker, Syracuse 42 Distell, G. F . , Sheet Metal Work­

er, Rensselaer, N. Y . 47 Dommer, F. , Freight Carman,

E a s t Buffalo, N. Y . 41 Donner, B . L . , Telegraph Lever-

man, Lockport, N. Y . 46 Exner , J . C , Locomotive Engi­

neer, Syracuse Division 42 Fisher, F . A., Trucker, Syracuse 31 Fitzgerald, J . J . , Delivery Clerk,

Albany, N. Y . 39 Fitzgerald, L . J . , Switchtender,

Syracuse 13 Flagg, C. A., Brakeman, Mohawk

Division 40 Egloff, W . S., Conductor, Syra­

cuse Division 4C Grassman, F. , Laborer, Garden-

ville, N. Y . 15 Hayes, J . F . , Laborer, Brighton,

Mass. 33 Hayes, T., Car Inspector, Boston 39 Hill, W . M., Crossing Watchman, Churchville, N. Y . 22 Howard, C. A., Mail Porter ,

Springfield, Mass. 12 Jameson, M. F. , Checker, Utica,

N. Y . 35 Kurtz, J . F . , Conductor, Syracuse

Division 38 Laurencel, F . J . , Baggage Check­

er, Buffalo 44 Litwiniak, A., Laborer, Lacka­

wanna, N. Y . 10 Litwinski, J . , Laborer, Buffalo 15 Luley, W . H., Y a r d Conductor,

Dewitt, N. Y . 51 MacArthur, D., Conductor, Bos­

ton Division 40 Mahn, H. L. , Checker, Buffalo 54 Maraio, J . A., Foreman, Middle-

port, N. Y . 39 Marmaud, W . L . . Switchtender,

Beacon Park, Mass. 40 McCormick. M. P., Sr. , Machinist,

Dewitt, N. Y . 44 McNett. G. B. , Messenger, Water -

town, N. Y . 12 Mecier, A F. , Brakeman, Mohawk

Division 40 Michaels, W. J . . Yard Conductor,

Watertown, N. Y . 40 Milholland. J . A.. Clerk, Garden-

ville. N. Y . 14 Montayne, N., Plumber, Utica,

N. Y . 39 Morahan. J . W „ Patrolman, Al­

bany, N. Y . 38 Mylor, J . P., Y a r d Conductor,

Watertown, N. Y . 47 Peterson, J . H., Y a r d Clerk,

Cayuga, N. Y . 16 Picarazzi, A., Section Laborer,

Selkirk, N. Y . 36 Pontin, H. W. , Engineer, Boston

Division 45 Quackenbush, W . W „ Yard Con­

ductor, Watertown, N. Y . 38 Rhodes, E . P. , Chef, Buffalo 43 Schauman, H. J . , Car Inspector,

Selkirk, N. Y . 56 Scott, J . F . , Y a r d Brakeman, Al­

bany, N. Y . 46

Shope, H. A., Locomotive Engi ­neer, Pennsylvania Division 52

Sinopoli, B . , Carman, E a s t Roch­ester, N. Y . 28

Taberski, J . S., Carman, Garden-ville. N. Y . 29

Starczewski, A. A., Trucker, Utica, N. Y . 16

Stiffler, L. , Carman, E a s t Roch­ester, N. Y . 31

Tedesco, B. , Trucker, Utica , N. Y . 15 Thompson, L . O., Train Baggage­

man, Boston 47 Van Eppe, L . S„ Passenger Con­

ductor, Mohawk Division 52 Wayda, A., Car Repairer, West

Springfield, Mass. 42 Weis, N. R., Engineer, Syracuse

Division 42 Whitcomb, P . E . , Signalman,

Herkimer, N. Y . 14 Wilcox. M., Ticket Clerk, Troy,

N. Y . 16

WESTERN DISTRICT Andersen, L . A., Coach Carman,

Chicago 35 Antolino, G., Laborer, Columbus,

O. 15 Armstrong, W. , Waiter , Chicago 17 Ball, G. H., Conductor, Toledo

Division 37 Bolger, F . J . , Engineer, Lake

Division 48 Canfield, R., Bridges and Build­

ings Carpenter, Western Divi­sion 7

Champlin, R. L. , Laborer, Ashta­bula, O. 16

Clawson, S. E. , Agent, Chicago 51 Dembowski, C. S., Gang Fore­

man, Toledo, O. 45 Earnhart , E . L. , Inspector and

Repairer, Elkhart, Ind. 38 Egan, J . , Assistant Chief Dis­

patcher, Toledo, O. 42 Ferdig, G. E. , Yard Conductor,

Toledo, O. 35 Foley, J . J . , Clerk, Columbus, O. 54 Gasiorowski, S., Conductor, To­

ledo Division 32 Gordon, W., Coach Cleaner, Chi­

cago 12 Hampton, F . L . , Car Repairer,

Kankakee, Ill. 40 Heslet, G. W. , Conductor, Toledo

Division 40 Hodin, W. , Machinist, Chicago 40 Hopkins, A. W., Telegrapher,

Ashtabula, O. 14 Houghton, J . C , Yard Conductor,

Cleveland 52 Hughes, B . O., Locomotive Engi­

neer, Western Division 38 Jagielski, B. , Track Laborer, Lake

View, N. Y . 12 Jansek, G., Inspector Repairer,

Nottingham, O. 39 Kanthak, E . M., Engineer, To­

ledo Division 48 Kennedy, J . A., Checker, Cleve­

land 15 Kisor, V . J . , Section Laborer,

Bucyrus, O. 40 Knight, J . J . , Operator, Goshen,

Ind. 50 Komuloinen, K., Bricklayer, Col-

linwood, O. 16 Lada, J . . Loader, Cleveland 35

ON DISPLAY is proudly held Certificate of Retire­ment, which was awarded Frank Lee Smith, Agent, Rockwood, Mich., for 67 years service with NYC. Mr. Smith was recently honored with a testimonial party.

YARDMASTER'S OFFICE is scene of farewell for Clarence G. Ash (third left), Yardmaster, Stanley Yard, Toledo, O. Gifts and goodbys were proffered Mr. Ash, who is retiring after 18 years of NYC service.

HARRY JOHNSTON. Divi­sion Superintendent, Buf­falo, retires with a record of 42 years' NYC service.

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ACCEPTING Gold Pass is Fleet B. Williams (third right). Telegrapher, Middletown, O. Well-wishers from NYC are (from left): Charles T. Richards, Yardmaster; J. F. Douglas, Rules Examiner; Raymond C. Harrison, Train­master; Robert W. Fishbaugh, Yardmaster; and Frank C. Robinson, Agent.

CERTIFICATE merits smiles from recipient, Leon R. Bequillard (second left), Ticket Clerk, Erie, Pa., and on-lookers (from left): Donald E. Ulrich, Ticket Agent; Halden N. Curtiss, Asst. Supt.-Transportation; and John J. Hoenes, Trainmaster.

FAITHFUL NYC service of Charles A. Link (left). Machinist, West Detroit, Mich., is com­mended by Bernard A. Schmidlin, General Fore­man, while John R. Sills, Machinist, stands by.

LARGE GROUP of New York Central fellow employes meets to celebrate the retirement of Michael J. Noonan (third from right). Car Inspector, Schenectady Sand Bank, Schenectady, N. Y. Prior to the making of this photograph, the gift of a purse was presented Mr. Noonan, who was congratulated for his faithful service to the Central for over 41 years.

AMONG THOSE celebrating their retirement from New York Central service are (from left to right): Ernest Hopkins, Conductor, Harlem Division, N. Y.; John W. Koehn, Conductor, Detroit; and Andrew G. Berg, Assistant Supervisor of Track, Jersey Shore, Pa.

THE FOLLOWING three men (from left to right) have retired from NYC after totalling over 100 years service: Joseph Condon, Con­ductor, GCT, N. Y.; Harry Stickle, Agent, Germantown, N. Y.; and George W. Brittingham, District Claim Agent, Toledo, O.

Lawecki, J . , Signal Maintainer, Toledo, O. 41

Mann, E . B. , Freight Brakeman, Toledo Division 51

Mijan, S., Relief Jani tor , Chicago 8 Pedersen, H. A., Carman, Chicagp 43 Peters, W . S., Trucker, Toledo, O. 24 Pfaff, D. I., Freight Agent, Lake

Division 48 Rahling, J . F . , Car Inspector,

Toledo, O. 33 Rice, L . F. , Car Inspector, Toledo,

O. 38 Sakian, M., Section Laborer,

Cleveland 26 Schaefer, J . C , Clerk, Toledo, O. 41 Schneider, E . J . , Freight Conduc­

tor, Western Division 48 Shockley, B . F . , Brakeman, Ohio

Central Division 87 Stankus, J . , Repairer, West Kan­

kakee, Ill. 35 Straley, E . F . , Laborer, Kenton,

O. 28 Timonere, J . , Blacksmith Helper,

Ashtabula, O. 13 Young, J . , Miss, Telephone Oper­

ator, Chicago 83 Yunker, C , Car Inspector, Toledo,

O. 38

SOUTHERN DISTRICT Barber, S., Laborer, Indianapolis 15 Brannon, B . R., Clerk, Lawrence-

ville, Ill. 42 Brown, R., Section Laborer,

Springfield, O. 17 Carney, J . J . , Conductor, Ohio

Division 45 Christ, W. , Foreman, Terre

Haute, Ind. 87 DeWitt H. P. , Conductor, Ohio

Division 40 Dunn, N. C , Locomotive Engi ­

neer, Ohio Division 47 Greenwood, J . C , Coach Repairer,

Beech Grove, Ind. 36 Highfill, E . E . , Machinist Helper,

Beech Grove, Ind. 15

Holsinger, C. E . , Signalman, Springfield, O. 30

Hornberger, G. T. , Electrical Supervisor, Bellefontaine, O. 47

Houser, O. E . , Crossing Watch­man, Muncie, Ind. 28

Jackson, W. , Boilermaker Helper, Indianapolis 36

Johnson, D. C , Chief Y a r d Clerk, Springfield, O. 44

Logsdon, B . C , Crossing Watch­man, Rushville, Ind. 15

Matthews, F . , Locomotive Engi ­neer, Illinois Division 52

McKinnie, D., Freight Trucker, Cincinnati 13

Morgan, A., Coach Cleaner, St. Louis, Mo. 15

O'Neil, M. J . , Engineer, Indiana Division 52

Presley, F . C , Laborer, Miamis-burg, O. 40

Ritter, E . , Engineer, Ohio Divi­sion 46

Rosenbarger, C. B . , General Y a r d -master, Louisville, Ky. 38

Roy, S., Locomotive Engineer, Illinois Division 42

Salter, W . F . Cashier, Terre Haute, Ind. 45

S c h w a r t z , J o s e p h , D i s t r i c t Freight Salesman, Peoria, Ill. 36

Seiler, W . H. , Telegrapher, Mat-toon, Ill. 48

Shirk, T . G., Machinist Helper, Bellefontaine, O. 10

Sims, G. W . , Operator, Mound City, Ill. 14

Spellman, W . P. , Y a r d Brakeman, E a s t Alton, Ill. 41

Stadler, J . A., Operator, E a s t Alton, Ill. 47

Stofer, J . M., Sheet Metal Work­er, Beech Grove, Ind. 13

Talley, R. G., Laborer, Cincinnati 38 White, F . J . , Engineer, Ohio

Division 40 Wilson, J . M., Y a r d Clerk, Peters-

burgh, Ind. 14

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TV SET is farewell gift at testimonial dinner for Harry Aldrich, Office Engi­neer, Indianapolis, who worked 41 years for the New York Central.

SPORTING CARNATION, Charles E. Scott, Superin­tendent, New York Central Stockyards, Detroit, re­ceives Certificate from Dwight J. Chinander, Transpor­tation Superintendent, as a pleased Mrs. Scott looks on.

DR. BRADLEY L. COLEY (third right), Chief Sur­geon, New York, is commended by Maurice N. Ray, Gen. Claims Attorney (right) and Arthur J. Lorenz, Chief Claim Agent. Mrs. Coley watches.

WOMAN RAILROADER, Mrs. Joseph Luce, Demurrage Analyst, New York, is congrat­ulated by Alfred H. Burkhardt (right). Dir. of Frt. Stations, and Mr. Luce, also with NYC.

AFTER 55 years with NYC, Albert C. Schlecht-i n g . E l e c t r i c W o r k e r , Harmon, N. Y., ret ires .

RIVER DIVISION loses Conductor Daniel J . O ' H a r e , W e e h a w k e n , N. J., who has retired.

PAIR FETED—Conductor Shirley I. Burke (left), Weehawken, and Engineer Wil­liam Menehan (center), North Bergen, N. Y.—by E. P. Stonehouse, Trainmaster.

HONORED at party is H. How­ard Field (left). Asst. Mgr. Bag­gage Service, Buffalo by Carl Riebling, Mgr. Baggage Serv.

RETIREMENT CEREMONIES were held recently throughout the Central system for the following people (from left to right): Floyd Reddish, Yard-master, Chicago; Miss Phyllis Seymour, Secretary to Asst. Vice President-Equipment, N. Y.; and Michael F. Judge, Detective-Lieutenant, N. Y.

ADMIRING Gold Pass are retir­ing Dist. Frt. Salesman Samuel P. Koppel (right) and Div. Frt. Sales Mgr. James L. Robinson.

NORTHERN DISTRICT Belvin, O. R., Car Inspector, De­

troit 32 Bolt, G. H., Locomotive Engineer,

Canada Division 42 Brazee, H. A., Engineman, J a c k ­

son, Mich. 39 Buckler, F . , Caretaker, Gaylord,

Mich. 12 Bulanda, M. P., Mrs., Car Cleaner,

Detroit 15 Calder, W . G., Machinist, St.

Thomas, Ont. 41 Daun, H. F. , Locomotive Engi­

neer, West Division 44 Donovan, E . M., Miss, Clerk, De­

troit 41 Ellingwood, C. H. , Yardmaster ,

Jackson, Mich. 38 Ferrantella, B. , Laborer, Ham

mond, Ind. 85 Gardam, R. G., Brakeman, De­

troit Division 38 Krochmalny, J . , Receiving Clerk,

Detroit 46

Papiccio, G., Laborer, Windsor, Ont. 33

Rabe, A. M., Miss, Stenographer Clerk, Kalamazoo, Mich. 42

Ruggles, M. E „ Miss, Clerk, De­troit 36

Sager, A. J . t Station Engineer, Detroit 16

Schroeter, B . A., Foreman, Michi­gan City, Ind. 38

Schwind, A. E . , Clerk, Detroit 41 Seifert, D., Painter , Niles, Mich. 11 Valentine, R. H., Brakeman, De­

troit Division 35 Van Riper, A. E . , Conductor, De­

troit Division 50 Zloczowski, J . , Coach Carman,

Detroit 44

CLEVELAND UNION TERMINAL

Jewett , E . , Porter , Cleveland 12 Popovich, J . , Gang Leader, Cleve­

land 35

PITTSBURGH & LAKE ERIE

Cioci, J . , Laborer, Eas t Youngs-town, O. 30

Coffman, J . R., Locomotive Engi ­neer, Dickerson Run, P a . 51

Culbert, W . R., Tie Tamper Operator, McKeesport, P a . 31

Davis, J . , Laborer, Pittsburgh, P a . 29

DiLulio, F. , Section Foreman, McKeesport, P a . 48

Flickinger, H. L. , Yard Conduc­tor, E a s t Youngstown, O. 35

Gray, E . M., Passenger Train­man, Pittsburgh, P a . 40

Inkeep, H. C , Trainman, E a s t Youngstown, O. 41

Juski, J . M., Air Brake Repair­man, Aliquippa, P a . 85

McDermott, J . H., Car Inspector, E a s t Youngstown, O. 37

Molnar, A. J . , Machinist, McKees Rocks, Pa . 81

Phillips, C. E. , Miss, Clerk, Pit ts­burgh, P a . 41

Quinn, P. , Shop Laborer, Dicker-son, Run, P a . 35

INDIANA HARBOR BELT

Board, L. , Laborer, Gibson, Ind. 14 Kane, J . F . , Yardman, Gibson,

Ind. 37 Lindenmeyer, F . J „ Leverman,

Gibson, Ind. 40 Page, A., Freight Handler, Ham­

mond, Ind. 37 Schramm, H. M., Yardman, Gib­

son, Ind. 40

CHICAGO RIVER & INDIANA

Koranek, J . , Switchtender, Chi­cago 31

McMahon, C. M., Miss, Clerk, Chicago 37

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New York Central System

Why there's faster freight service

on the Central

Fast freight service on the New York Central is exemplified by the famed ''Early Bird" through-freight trains that speed all types of com­modities — from food to furniture — to Eastern markets up to one day sooner!

But everywhere along the ll ,000-mi1e New York Central System there have been operating, maintenance and procedure improvements designed to speed up all the freight we carry. And today the Central moves shipments on faster and more dependable schedules than ever before . . . schedules tailored to shippers' needs.

Behind this faster freight service are such innovations as the push­button yards in Buffalo, Elkhart and Youngstown . . . an electronic car reporting system . . . an electronic signal and switching network that has doubled freight speeds . . . faster handling of L C L f r e i g h t . . . 15,000 new freight cars.

New York Central freight representatives are always glad to explain to shippers how these improvements can bring faster, more dependable service to them.