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Unit t rain hauls big load of coal through the hills of southwestern Pennsylvania.

G. M. Smith (3rd f rom right), vice president and general manager, Central Region, explains coal loading to Government officials at mine near Carrol l town, Pa.

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T ra in moves slowly but without stopping under chute, getting 10,500 tons in short order.

Congressman John P. Saylor , of Johnstown, Pa., leads touring party into new Lancashire No . 20 mine. Second from right is Wal te r J . Hickel, U.S. Secretary of the Interior.

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" T h e c a r n u m b e r a n d t h e w e i g h t of t h e l o a d is t r a n s m i t t e d b y w i r e t o P e n n C e n t r a l ' s d a t a p r o c e s s i n g c e n t e r a t P h i l a d e l p h i a . T h i s m a k e s p o s s i b l e f a s t a c t i o n b y c o m p u t e r i z e d w a y b i l l i n g a n d u p - t o - t h e - m i n u t e c a r r e c o r d s .

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" W e ' r e a l s o m o v i n g m o r e c o a l f o r e x p o r t v i a t h e P o r t of B a l t i m o r e . A s a r e s u l t of r e c e n t l y e s t a b l i s h e d j o i n t r a t e s w i t h t h e B a l t i m o r e & O h i o R a i l r o a d , w e h a u l t h e c o a l t o B a l t i m o r e , a n d t h e B & O m o v e s i t t o i t s n e w C u r t i s B a y p i e r . "

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Loading begins at Federal No. 2 coal mine of Eastern Associated Coal Corp. Observing the operation are J . A. Park, road foreman, Pittsburgh Division; J . J . Regan, Eastern's general traffic manager; A. J . Molyneaux, superintendent of Monongahela Rai lway.

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The rail car used by General Eisenhower in W o r l d W a r II comes to U.S. on British vessel.

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James Campbell and Harold Farr set up temporary coupling system. Note European coupler, not compatible with U.S. cars.

Joe Basile repairs window of Eisenhower car, damaged during the Atlantic crossing.

PC Patrolman W . W . Verrichia guards the historic cars before they head for the museum. Salvatore Moffa and H. J . War f ie ld clean and arrange furniture used by Eisenhower.

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" T h e y h a v e a v e r y t i r e s o m e j o b , " h e s a id . " T h e t r a i n p u l l e d i n a n d o u t of t h e s t a t i o n a b o u t e i g h t t i m e s b e f o r e t h e d i r e c t o r w a s sa t i s f i ed . A n d n o m a t t e r h o w h i g h t h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g w a s , t h o s e h o t l i g h t s s t i l l m a d e y o u s w e a t .

" I n e v e r k n e w t h e c o s t of m o v i e m a k i n g w a s so h i g h . "

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j o i n e d t h e N e w H a v e n i n 1944. H e a n d h i s w i f e , M a x i n e , l i v e i n L a k e A t t i t a s h , M a s s . , w i t h s o n s S c o t t , 14, a n d J e f f r e y , 8. A n o t h e r s o n , B r i a n , is p i l o t i n g h e l i c o p t e r s i n V i e t n a m .

" Y o u k n o w , I ' m s t a r t i n g to t h i n k t w i c e a b o u t g o i n g t o s e e t h i s m o v i e , " M r . P a i n e r e f l e c t e d .

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R a i l r o a d e r s a n d o t h e r s w h o w a n t t o s e e a c t i o n o n t h i s p r o p o s e d l a w — i d e n t i f i e d a s H .R. 1 3 2 2 9 — c a n d o s o m e t h i n g a b o u t it. T h e y can w r i t e t o t h e i r C o n g r e s s m e n , a t t h e H o u s e Office B u i l d i n g , W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . , a n d t e l l w h y t h e y t h i n k H . R . 13229 s h o u l d b e p a s s e d .

If y o u d o n ' t k n o w y o u r C o n g r e s s m a n ' s n a m e , a s k y o u r l o c a l l i b r a r y .

E d w i n C . S l o a n , P C d i s t r i c t c l a i m s a g e n t , t o l d t h e S e n a t e c o m m i t t e e t h a t s t o n e t h r o w i n g h a s b e e n i n c r e a s i n g s h a r p l y .

" I n 1964 , " h e s t a t e d , " 1 3 9 9 of o u r t r a i n s w e r e r e p o r t e d s t o n e d b y v a n d a l s . T h e l a t e s t f i g u r e s s h o w 2000 i n c i d e n t s a y e a r .

" A l m o s t a l l t h e i n c i d e n t s i n v o l v e j u v e n i l e s . "

P C p o l i c e a r e w o r k i n g h a r d t o d i s c o u r a g e v a n d a l i s m . W a v e r l y F . M e e k e r , P C ch ie f i n s p e c t o r of s e c u r i t y , t o l d t h e S e n a t e c o m m i t t e e :

" O u r p o l i c e m e n g i v e l e c t u r e s a t s c h o o l s t o c h i l d r e n a n d s h o w a f i lm a b o u t t h e d a n g e r s of r o c k t h r o w i n g a n d t r e s p a s s i n g i n r a i l r o a d y a r d s . E n t i t l e d , ' T r a i n s , T r a c k s a n d S a f e t y F a c t s , ' t h e film h a s b e e n s h o w n t o 1,685,000 c h i l d r e n i n o v e r 7,000 s c h o o l s . "

I n s p e c t o r M e e k e r p r e s e n t e d figu r e s s h o w i n g t h a t f e w e r t h a n h a l f t h e o f f e n d e r s a r e c a u g h t .

" E v e n w h e n t h e y a r e c a u g h t , t h e effect m a y b e s l i g h t , " p o i n t e d o u t L e w i n W . W i c k e s , P C g e n e r a l a t t o r n e y . " T h e c o u r t s a r e h a n d c u f f e d b y s t a t e l a w s t h a t n e v e r s e e m to a p p l y w e l l t o j u v e n i l e s .

" I n s o m e s t a t e s , f o r e x a m p l e , w e h a v e t h i s p u z z l i n g s i t u a t i o n : O u r a t t o r n e y s a r e r e q u i r e d b y l a w t o p r e s e n t e v i d e n c e , b u t t h e y c a n ' t d o so b e c a u s e t h e l a w a l so e x c l u d e s t h e m f r o m t h e c o u r t i n j u v e n i l e c a s e s !

" S o m e t i m e s , d e s p i t e c a u s i n g s e r i o u s a c c i d e n t s , t h e o f f enders a r e l e t off w i t h m e r e l y a l e c t u r e . "

If t h e n e w l a w p a s s e s , t h e f a c t t h a t r a i l r o a d v a n d a l i s m w r o u l d b e a F e d era l c r i m e w o u l d b e a s t r o n g d e t e r r e n t t o y o u n g s t e r s .

R o c k t h r o w e r s u s e v a r i e d t a c t i c s . S o m e o p e r a t e f r o m h i l l s i d e s , o t h e r s d r o p m i s s i l e s f r o m o v e r h e a d b r i d g e s , s t i l l o t h e r s t h r o w a t p a s s e n g e r p l a t f o r m s f r o m b e h i n d t h e c o v e r of m o v i n g t r a i n s .

" O n c e w e f o u n d a l a r g e s e w e r w r e n c h o n t o p of o n e of o u r b o x c a r s , " M r . W i c k e s s a i d . " S o m e k i d s w i l l t h r o w a n y t h i n g . "

L a s t m o n t h a b l o c k t o w e r o p e r a t o r s a w t h r e e j u v e n i l e s t h r o w i n g s t o n e s a t t r a i n s . H e r a n d o w n t o c h a s e t h e m — a n d w a s b e a t e n b y a g a n g of y o u t h s t h a t s u d d e n l y a p p e a r e d .

A r t h u r J . D u b s , d i r e c t o r of p a s s e n g e r t r a i n o p e r a t i o n , s a i d t h e r e i s a s a fe w a y t o h e l p c u t d o w n o n

j u v e n i l e r o c k t h r o w i n g . " H e r e is h o w t o h a n d l e t h e p r o b

l e m , " h e s a i d . " I f s o m e o n e i s i n j u r e d o n a t r a i n ,

cal l t h e n e a r e s t b l o c k s t a t i o n or tra in o r d e r office i m m e d i a t e l y , e i t h e r b y r a d i o o r f r o m a w a y s i d e p h o n e .

" S t o n e t h r o w i n g t h a t d o e s n ' t r e s u l t i n i n j u r y s h o u l d a l s o b e r e p o r t e d b y r a d i o o r a t t h e n e x t s t a t i o n so r a i l r o a d p o l i c e o r l o c a l p o l i c e c a n b e a l e r t e d .

" W e ' d l i k e t o s e e a l l of o u r e m p l o y e s r e p o r t a n y t h i n g s u s p i c i o u s a s s o o n a s p o s s i b l e .

" Y o u r q u i c k a c t i o n c a n h e l p p r e v e n t s e r i o u s i n j u r y t o p a s s e n g e r s a n d r a i l r o a d e r s a l ike ."

Dancing in the aisles

Dancer Keith Rosson relaxes as Ballerina Mari lyn Tronnson practices in the aisle.

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d a n c e r s i n t h e R o y a l B a l l e t . A n d P e n n C e n t r a l h e l p e d o u t b y a d d i n g t w o c o a c h e s t o T r a i n 121 fo r t h e m .

T h e d a n c e r s h a d j u s t c o m p l e t e d s i x w e e k s of p e r f o r m a n c e s i n N e w Y o r k C i t y a n d t h e i r n e x t b o o k i n g w a s i n P h i l a d e l p h i a .

" I t w a s t h e c o m p a n y ' s d e f i n i t e w i s h t o t r a v e l b y r a i l , " s a i d V e r n o n C l a r k e , c o m p a n y m a n a g e r . " R a i l t r a v e l i s v e r y p o p u l a r w i t h t h e m b e c a u s e t h e y c a n s e e m o r e of A m e r i c a a n d t h e y c a n g e t u p a n d w a l k a r o u n d t o s t r e t c h t h e i r l e g s .

" T h a t ' s i m p o r t a n t t o d a n c e r s . T h e y n e e d t o r e s t a n d s t r e t c h o u t . T h e y g e t t i r e d o n p l a n e s b e c a u s e y o u o b v i o u s l y c a n ' t d o t h a t . T h e y c h o o s e t o go b y r a i l e v e r y t i m e t h e r e i s fas t a n d d i r e c t s e r v i c e s u c h a s t h i s a v a i l a b l e . "

E i g h t y d a n c e r s a n d 20 o t h e r m e m b e r s of t h e c o m p a n y w e r e a b o a r d t h e t r a i n . T h e R o y a l B a l l e t C o m p a n y , f r o m E n g l a n d , i s m a k i n g a 1 4 - w e e k t o u r of m a j o r c i t i e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s .

M r . C l a r k e r e g r e t t e d t h e d e c l i n e of " t h e a t r i c a l t r a i n s " , c o m p l e t e w i t h s l e e p e r s a n d b a g g a g e c a r s .

" B u t w e k n o w i t i s n ' t p r a c t i c a l t o k e e p t h o s e t y p e s of t r a i n s f o r t h e f e w o c c a s i o n s w e w o u l d u s e t h e m , " h e s a i d . " W e ' r e q u i t e h a p p y t o b e a b l e t o m a k e t h e s e s h o r t t r i p s b y t r a i n . "

T r a i n m a n K . J . C o s t e l l o c o m m e n d e d t h e d a n c e r s a s " g o o d t r a v e l e r s . "

" B u t I g u e s s t h e y h a v e t o b e t h e w a y t h e y t o u r a r o u n d , " h e s a i d .

Collecting ticket f rom a pretty ballerina is a pleasure for T rainman K. J . Costello.

T r a i n m a n R o y P . R o d g e r s w a s s l o w e d i n h i s t i c k e t t a k i n g w h e n a m e m b e r of t h e c o m p a n y s t a r t e d d o i n g s o m e d a n c i n g e x e r c i s e s i n t h e a i s l e , w e a r i n g h e r b a l l e t s h o e s .

" C a n ' t d o t h a t o n a p l a n e , " he o b s e r v e d .

GOOD SCOUT

W h e n a g r o u p of C u b S c o u t s v i s i t e d P C ' s A v o n Y a r d i n I n d i a n a p o l i s r e c e n t l y , E n g i n e m a n R i c h a r d B r a y w a s t e d n o t i m e in p a s s i n g o u t r a i l r o a d l o r e t o t h e y o u n g v i s i t o r s .

M r s . E l i z a b e t h D a v e y , d e n m o t h e r of P a c k 427 f r o m t h e S t . L a w r e n c e S c h o o l , w r o t e t o P e n n C e n t r a l , c o m m e n d i n g M r . B r a y fo r t h e i n t e r e s t h e t o o k i n t h e c h i l d r e n .

" I s i n c e r e l y w i s h t o a c k n o w l e d g e t h e c a r e a n d a t t e n t i o n t h a t w a s g i v e n b y D i c k B r a y , " M r s . D a v e y s t a t e d . " H e c o u l d n ' t h a v e i m p r e s s e d t h e b o y s m o r e . W h e n w e c a m e h o m e , t h e y a l l w a n t e d t o b e e n g i n e e r s . W h o k n o w s ! "

E u g e n e Q u i v e y , of D o n l e y Traf f ic M a n a g e m e n t , P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , w a s a c c o m p a n y i n g a t r a n s f o r m e r r e c e n t l y , b o u n d fo r A t l a n t i c C i t y , N . J . , o n t h e P e n n s y l v a n i a - R e a d i n g S e a s h o r e L i n e , a n aff i l ia te of P e n n C e n t r a l . M r . Q u i v e y f o u n d t i m e to w r i t e a l e t t e r c o m m e n d i n g t w o c r e w m e n w h o t r a v e l e d w i t h h i m .

" T h e t w o n i c e s t f e l l o w s o n t h e b a c k e n d c r e w , B r a k e m a n G e o r g e C r a n e a n d T r a i n m a n J i m C l a r k , p r o v i d e d t h e m o s t e n j o y a b l e r i d e I ' v e h a d y e t , " M r . Q u i v e y c o m m e n t e d . " Y o u f e l l o w s s u r e t r e a t a g u y n i c e w h e n h e ' s a w a y f r o m h o m e a n d a l i t t l e c o n f u s e d . "

3

A concrete wall can't stop them

As soon as G. H. Emerson dispatched the last t rain of the day at Rochester, N.Y., this traffic control machine was disconnected for movement to PC terminal at Buffalo.

If i t ' s n e c e s s a r y t o go t h r o u g h a c o n c r e t e w a l l t o g e t a j o b d o n e ,

c a l l t h e m e n of t h e B u f f a l o D i v i s i o n . T h a t ' s t h e k i n d of t h i n g t h e s e m e n

a c c o m p l i s h e d . T h e j o b w a s t o t a k e a p o n d e r o u s

8 0 0 0 - p o u n d s e t of e l e c t r o n i c m a c h i n e r y o u t of t h e s t a t i o n a t R o c h e s t e r , N . Y . , a n d t r a n s p o r t i t t o B u f f a l o .

I t w a s a $300,000 traff ic c o n t r o l d e v i c e . I t h a d b e e n i n s t a l l e d a t t h e R o c h e s t e r s t a t i o n t w e l v e y e a r s a g o t o m o n i t o r t r a i n m o v e m e n t s a l o n g 340 m i l e s of m a i n - l i n e t r a c k .

N o w , w i t h o p e r a t i o n s o n P e n n C e n t r a l ' s B u f f a l o D i v i s i o n b e i n g c o n s o l i d a t e d f o r g r e a t e r ef f ic iency, t h e traffic c o n t r o l d e v i c e h a d t o b e m o v e d to B u f f a l o .

B u t i t w a s m u c h t o o h u g e t o t a k e o u t t h e f r o n t d o o r .

S o t h e P C p e o p l e l i t e r a l l y g o u g e d o u t a h o l e i n t h e c o n c r e t e - b l o c k w a l l of t h e R o c h e s t e r S t a t i o n .

T h e m a c h i n e w a s r o l l e d o u t o n d o l l y w h e e l s a n d l o a d e d o n a f latb e d t r u c k .

T h e t r u c k w a s d r i v e n o u t , e s c o r t e d b y R o c h e s t e r p o l i c e , t o t h e c i t y l i n e . F r o m t h e r e P e n n C e n t r a l p o l i c e g u a r d e d t h e t r u c k o n t h e 7 0 - m i l e t r i p t o t h e P e n n C e n t r a l t e r m i n a l a t B u f f a l o .

T h e m a c h i n e r y w a s t h e n h o i s t e d b y c r a n e t o t h e s e c o n d floor, a n d m o v e d o n d o l l y w h e e l s t o i t s n e w p e r m a n e n t l o c a t i o n .

" A g r e a t j o b ! " e x c l a i m e d K e n n e t h J . T o m a s e v i c h , s u p e r i n t e n d e n t of P C ' s B u f f a l o D i v i s i o n .

" I n j u s t 15 h o u r s a f t e r t h e m a c h i n e w a s d i s c o n n e c t e d a t R o c h e s t e r , i t w a s c o m p l e t e l y r e - i n s t a l l e d a t B u f f a l o , w i t h a l l c i r c u i t s o p e r a t i n g .

" T h e c a r e o u r e m p l o y e s t o o k i n h a n d l i n g t h i s d e l i c a t e m a c h i n e r y d e s e r v e s h i g h p r a i s e .

" N o t a s i n g l e p a r t h a d t o b e r e p l a c e d ! "

The ponderous machine was rolled out on dolly wheels through a hole cut out of the concrete-block wal l . Then it was placed aboard a heavy-duty flatbed truck.

MINI-METROLINER!

The truck, with its delicate and valuable -cargo heads over the highway to Buffalo.

(Right) At Buffalo the machine is hoisted to a specially constructed platform, then wheeled to its new location.

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u n d e r g o i n g t e s t s , officials of J a p a n ' s h i g h - s p e e d T o k a i d o l i n e c a m e t o h a v e a l o o k . A s s i s t a n t T r a i n m a s t e r R i c h a r d W . W i e a n d w a s t h e i r h o s t o n a t e s t r u n .

R e c e n t l y M r . W i e a n d a n d h i s w i f e w e n t t o J a p a n o n v a c a t i o n a n d v i s i t e d t h e i r son , s t a t i o n e d t h e r e w i t h t h e U . S . A r m y .

" T h a n k s t o o u r d a u g h t e r - i n -l a w , w h o h a s l e a r n e d J a p a n e s e , w e w e r e a b l e t o c a l l o n t h e T o k a i d o officials a n d a r r a n g e f o r a r i d e , " M r . W i e a n d s a i d . " W e m a d e s u r e t o b r i n g a l o n g c o p i e s of t h e P C P o s t t e l l i n g

a b o u t M e t r o l i n e r p r o g r e s s . " H e a l s o d i p l o m a t i c a l l y d i s

t r i b u t e d M e t r o l i n e r c o m m e m o r a t i v e m e d a l l i o n s .

" T h e J a p a n e s e h a v e o n e b i g a d v a n t a g e o v e r u s , " M r . W i e a n d s a id . " W i t h G o v e r n m e n t f u n d s , t h e y w e r e a b l e t o b u i l d a n e n t i r e l y n e w l i n e — n e w r o a d b e d a n d t r a c k a l l t h e w a y . "

M r . W i e a n d , n o w a s s i g n e d a t W i l m i n g t o n , D e l . , s a i d t h a t d e s p i t e d i f f e r e n c e s i n l a n g u a g e a n d r a i l r o a d o p e r a t i n g m e t h o d s , i t w a s n ' t h a r d t o e x c h a n g e i d e a s w i t h t h e J a p a n e s e .

" R a i l r o a d e r s e v e r y w h e r e , " h e e x p l a i n e d , " a l w a y s u n d e r s t a n d o n e a n o t h e r . "

Japanese officials show Mr . Wieand a model of their catenary power system.

Av a i l a b l e fo r t h e f i rs t t i m e is t h i s - r e a l i s t i c m o d e l of P C ' s h i s t o r y -

m a k i n g h i g h - s p e e d M e t r o l i n e r . T h e t w o c a r s s k i m c o n t i n u o u s l y

a r o u n d a f i g u r e - 8 t r a c k . T h e y ' r e m a d e of d u r a b l e p l a s t i c , a r e p o w e r e d b y t w o C b a t t e r i e s ( n o t i n c l u d e d i n s e t ) .

F o r C h r i s t m a s g i v i n g t o y o u n g s t e r s o n y o u r l is t , o r d e r n o w . P l e a s e a l l o w 4 w e e k s fo r d e l i v e r y . T h e p r i c e , $5 , i n c l u d e s m a i l i n g c h a r g e s t o a n y p a r t of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s .

P e n n C e n t r a l S o u v e n i r s , R m . 1040 6 P e n n C e n t e r , P h i l a . , P a . 19104 P l e a s e s e n d . . . M e t r o l i n e r s e t s a t $5 e a c h . E n c l o s e d i s • c h e c k • m o n e y o r d e r , p a y a b l e t o P e n n C e n t r a l C o m p a n y . N a m e A d d r e s s

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V i e w Y a r d is a c a r i n s p e c t o r w h o w e a r s l i p s t i c k .

Y o u k n o w , f e l l a s — t h e r e d stuff t h a t g i r l s s l a p o n i n f r o n t of a m i r r o r .

T h i s c a r i n s p e c t o r i s J u n e " S a d i e " S a t t e r f i e l d . S h e ' s b e e n c h e c k i n g f r e i g h t c a r s f o r t h e p a s t 27 y e a r s .

" S a d i e ' s o n e of t h e b e s t , " i s h o w G a n g F o r e m a n K e n M i l l s p u t i t .

" S h e c a n d o a n y j o b a m a n c a n d o . "

T h e l i t h e , w i n s o m e M i s s S a t t e r field r a n h e r f i n g e r s t h r o u g h h e r f r o s t e d g r a y h a i r d o a n d r e c o u n t e d h o w s h e g o t s t a r t e d i n s p e c t i n g c a r s .

" I t w a s d u r i n g t h e w a r , a n d m y b r o t h e r J o h n w e n t i n t o t h e s e r v i c e , " s h e s a i d .

" I d e c i d e d I w a n t e d t o h e l p t h e w a r ef for t w i t h a m a n ' s j o b , t h e k i n d of j o b h e m i g h t h a v e b e e n d o i n g .

" I a p p l i e d a t B a y V i e w Y a r d . T h e y w a n t e d t o s t i c k m e i n t h e office, b u t I i n s i s t e d o n a n o u t d o o r j o b .

" I ' d a l w a y s l i k e d o u t d o o r s p o r t s — s k a t i n g , s w i m m i n g . I t h o u g h t if I c o u l d g e t a n o u t d o o r j o b , I ' d p r o b a b l y b e a b l e to k e e p it a l o n g t i m e . "

A f t e r t h r e e m o n t h s a s a h e l p e r , s h e q u a l i f i e d a s a c a r i n s p e c t o r .

" I w a s a t r u e 9 0 - d a y w o n d e r , " s h e s a id .

" B u t e v e n n o w , I ' m s t i l l l e a r n i n g s o m e t h i n g n e w e v e r y d a y . "

M i s s S a t t e r f i e l d a r g u e s t h a t w o m e n m a k e b e t t e r c a r i n s p e c t o r s t h a n m e n , b e c a u s e " w e ' r e n a t u r a l l y s a f e t y c o n s c i o u s — w e w o r r y a b o u t t h i n g s t h a t a m a n m i g h t n o t w o r r y a b o u t . "

D e s p i t e h e r f r e e l y e x p r e s s e d o p i n -

This journal box is low on oil . June Satterfield fi l ls it up to its proper level.

i o n s a b o u t t h e n a t u r a l s u p e r i o r i t y of w o m e n , M i s s S a t t e r f i e l d is w e l l -l i k e d b y t h e m a l e c a r i n s p e c t o r s a t B a y V i e w , a k e y y a r d i n P C ' s C h e s a p e a k e D i v i s i o n . S h e h a s a s p e c i a l l o c k e r r o o m a l l t o he r se l f , w i t h n o p i n u p s o n t h e w a l l s .

" I ' v e h e a r d a l o t s a i d a b o u t h o w m e n t o s s a r o u n d f o u r - l e t t e r w o r d s i n t h e s h o p s . " s h e s a i d , " b u t a s l o n g a s I ' v e b e e n a r o u n d , I h a v e n ' t h e a r d a n y .

" T h e f e l l o w s h a v e a l w a y s b e e n n i c e t o m e . W e r e s p e c t e a c h o t h e r . "

M i s s S a t t e r f i e l d s a i d s h e l e a r n e d a l o n g t i m e a g o t h a t m e n w e r e e a s i e r t o w o r k w i t h t h a n w o m e n .

" W h e n I first w e n t o u t j o b h u n t i n g , m y f a t h e r , W a y n e , a P e n n s y c o n d u c t o r , w a n t e d m e t o t a k e a n

This car, she finds, needs repairs before it can travel. She attaches a shop card.

e a s y j o b , " s h e r e c a l l e d . " S o I g o t a n office j o b w i t h s o m e c o m p a n y — n o t t h e r a i l r o a d . B u t t h e g i r l s I w o r k e d w i t h w e r e t o o c a t t y . I h a d to g e t o u t of t h e r e . M e n a r e m o r e h o n e s t . "

W h e n S a d i e S a t t e r f i e l d f i n i s h e s t h e d a y ' s w o r k , s h e h e a d s for h o m e , a s t o n e - f r o n t h o u s e i n a q u i e t s e c t i o n of S o u t h B a l t i m o r e .

" N o n i g h t l ife for m e , " s h e s a y s . S h e t e a c h e s S u n d a y S c h o o l a t t h e

G o o d S h e p h e r d M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h . I n h e r b a s e m e n t , s h e m a k e s p l a s t e r w a l l p l a q u e s o n r e l i g i o u s s u b j e c t s . H e r S u n d a y s c h o o l p u p i l s p a i n t a n d se l l t h e m to r a i s e f u n d s fo r t h e c h u r c h .

A n o t h e r s p a r e - t i m e a c t i v i t y i s a t t e n d i n g s p o r t s e v e n t s .

She releases the hand-brake of cabin car preliminary to a test of the air brakes.

" I ' m a f o o t b a l l f a n a t i c , " s h e a d m i t s . " A n d I d o a l i t t l e g a m b l i n g a t P i m l i c o r a c e t r a c k — b u t o n l y f o r t h e f u n of i t . "

O n e t h i n g s h e n e v e r g a m b l e s o n is s a f e t y . S h e b o a s t s a n a c c i d e n t - f r e e r e c o r d for a l l h e r 27 y e a r s o n t h e R a i l r o a d .

" C a r i n s p e c t i n g is m o r e h a z a r d o u s t h a n , fo r e x a m p l e , a n office j o b , " s h e d e c l a r e s .

" S o y o u j u s t h a v e t o b e t h a t m u c h m o r e c a r e f u l . "

The cover: Empty cars should not travel with doors open. She makes sure they are all properly closed.

Safety meeting with Gang Foreman R. L. Ot t and fel low employes starts her work day. Safety rules, AAR rules, PC rules—none of them say a car inspector can't use lipstick.

A Yardmaster's Story C h a r l e s A . H u n t e r , J r . , p r a c t i c e s ^ w h a t h e p r e a c h e s .

"If y o u h a v e a b a d h a b i t , " h e s a y s , " t h e first t h i n g t o d o is t o a d m i t i t — s t o p c l o s i n g y o u r e y e s t o i t . T h e n y o u c a n g o a b o u t c o r r e c t i n g it w i t h G o d s h e l p . "

M r . H u n t e r , e x t r a y a r d m a s t e r a t H a w t h o r n e Y a r d , I n d i a n a p o l i s , I n d . , d o e s n ' t h e s i t a t e t o a d m i t h e o n c e h a d a w e a k n e s s — " I b o o z e d . "

" T h e n o n e d a y , s e v e r a l y e a r s a g o , I h a p p e n e d t o go to c h u r c h w i t h m y

Yardmaster Hunter reads the Scriptures at his church, where he later preached.

c h i l d r e n , " h e s a y s . " T h e m i n i s t e r s e r m o n e d a b o u t d r i n k i n g . M y k i d s al l a g r e e d t h a t h e w a s t a l k i n g a b o u t t h e i r D a d d y . "

M r . H u n t e r d r o v e h o m e c o n c e r n e d a b o u t t h i s , a n d a l so a b o u t a n o t h e r s o r t of p r o b l e m — h e w a s b e h i n d o n t h e p a y m e n t s o n h i s t r u c k , a n d h e w a s a f r a i d h e w a s g o i n g t o l o se it.

I n t h e l i v i n g r o o m h e p r a y e d fo r g u i d a n c e .

" F i f t e e n m i n u t e s a f t e r I s t o p p e d p r a y i n g , " h e r e c o u n t s , " t h e d o o r b e l l r a n g a n d a n e w n e i g h b o r h i r e d m e t o h a u l s o m e e a r t h . W i t h t h i s m o n e y , I w a s a b l e t o m a k e t h e n e x t i n s t a l l m e n t o n t h e t r u c k .

" I ' v e b e e n a r e g u l a r c h u r c h g o e r e v e r s i n c e .

" A n d I h a v e n ' t t o u c h e d a d r o p of l i q u o r . "

A s a b a p t i z e d C h r i s t i a n , M r . H u n t e r w e n t a l l t h e w a y .

H e b e g a n t o t i t h e , d r o v e t h e c h u r c h b u s , h e l p e d w i t h c a r p e n t r y w o r k , l a i d c i n d e r b l o c k s , w o r k e d i n t h e n u r s e r y , t a u g h t B i b l e s c h o o l .

H e w a s o r d a i n e d a d e a c o n t w o y e a r s a g o .

" I e v e n c o o k f o r t h e c h u r c h s u p p e r s , " h e s a y s , s m i l i n g . " Y o u s e e , I b e c a m e a first-class N a v y c o o k i n W o r l d W a r I I . "

M r . H u n t e r ' s w i f e , H e l e n , a n d t h e i r t e n c h i l d r e n a r e a l l so l id c h u r c h g o e r s a n d a r e p r o u d of t h e i r f a t h e r ' s d e v o t i o n . M r s . H u n t e r i s a s p a r e -t i m e w r i t e r , a n d h a s h a d a n a r t i c l e p u b l i s h e d in a r e l i g i o u s m a g a z i n e . A p o e m w i l l b e p u b l i s h e d i n D e c e m b e r .

H e r h u s b a n d ' s r e l i g i o n h a s b e e n r e f l e c t e d i n h i s w o r k o n t h e R a i l r o a d , s h e s a y s .

" N o w h e k n o w s t h a t n o t h i n g is i m p o s s i b l e . "

C h a r l e s H u n t e r s t a r t e d r a i l r o a d i n g i n J a n u a r y , 1953 .

" B y F e b r u a r y , h e w a s a b o u t t o q u i t b e c a u s e h e t h o u g h t h e ' d n e v e r l e a r n a l l a b o u t t h e s i g n a l s a n d t r a c k s a n d o t h e r c o m p l e x i t i e s of t h e y a r d , " M r s . H u n t e r s a y s .

" I n A p r i l , h e w a s i n j u r e d i n a n a c c i d e n t .

" B u t b y M a y , h e w a s r e a d y a n d e a g e r t o w o r k a g a i n .

" I n 1955 , h e p a s s e d t h e t e s t fo r c o n d u c t o r . H e d r e a m e d a b o u t b e c o m i n g a y a r d m a s t e r , b u t h e fe l t s u r e h e w o u l d n e v e r m a k e it . L i m i t e d e d u c a t i o n . N o s p e c i a l f r i e n d s t o p u s h

h i m u p . I m p o s s i b l e ! " B u t h e k e p t s t u d y i n g y a r d o p

e r a t i o n s , t h i n k i n g of b e t t e r w a y s t o g e t t h e c a r s s w i t c h e d , t o m a k e t h e w o r k f a s t e r a n d e a s i e r .

" I n 1966, h e w a s g i v e n a c h a n c e t o t r a i n for t h e y a r d m a s t e r ' s j o b . A n d in 1967, t h e s a m e y e a r h e b e c a m e a d e a c o n , h e w a s p u t o n t h e y a r d -m a s t e r ' s b o a r d .

" I m p o s s i b l e ? H e h a d o n l y a l i m i t e d e d u c a t i o n , b u t y o u d o n ' t n e e d e d u c a t i o n t o b e f a i t h f u l .

" I m p o s s i b l e ? W i t h G o d a l l t h i n g s a r e p o s s i b l e . "

T h a t ' s h o w t h e y l o o k a t t h i n g s a r o u n d t h e H u n t e r h o m e i n I n d i a n a p o l i s . I t ' s u p l i f t a l l t h e w a y .

Mr. and Mrs. Hunter with six of their ten children: Timmy, Debbie, David, Apr i l , Becky, Mark. They've 9 grandchildren.

Detroit Division people make the AUTOS ROLL

Trainmaster Gus Katsacos oversees "bu i lding" of Division's hot-shot t rain, ML-12.

Dark lines show Detroit Division—245 miles long, and six miles wide at Detroit.

D o y o u o w n a n a u t o ? T h e n g i v e a t h o u g h t t o t h e

m e n a n d w o m e n of P C ' s D e t r o i t D i v i s i o n . C h a n c e s a r e t h e y h a d a h a n d in b u i l d i n g it .

T h e y ' r e t h e a u t o r a i l r o a d e r s . T h e y c a r r y s t e e l t o s t a m p i n g

p l a n t s w h e r e a u t o m o b i l e p a r t s a r e m a d e .

T h e n t h e y c a r r y t h e p a r t s t o a s s e m b l y p l a n t s w h e r e t h e a u t o s a r e p u t t o g e t h e r .

F i n a l l y t h e y g e t t h e f i n i s h e d a u t o s , l o a d e d o n t r i - l e v e l flatcars, s t a r t e d t o w a r d d e a l e r s ' s h o w r o o m s a l l o v e r t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s .

" A b o u t 90 p e r c e n t of t h e w o r k w e d o is c o n n e c t e d w i t h t h e a u t o m o b i l e i n d u s t r y , " s a y s D e t r o i t D i v i s i o n S u p e r i n t e n d e n t C l e t u s E . G r a t z .

" T h e a u t o m o b i l e m a k e r s c o u l d n ' t d o w i t h o u t u s — a n d w e c o u l d n ' t d o w i t h o u t t h e m . "

B u t t h e a u t o i n d u s t r y i s n ' t t h e w h o l e s t o r y of t h e D e t r o i t D i v i s i o n .

P C p e o p l e t h e r e s e r v i c e m a j o r o i l c o m p a n i e s t h a t s u p p l y t h r e e - q u a r t e r s of t h e f u e l u s e d in D e t r o i t a n d s u b u r b s .

T h e y d e l i v e r c o a l t o p o w e r p l a n t s that f u r n i s h al l t h e e l e c t r i c i t y i n t h e area .

I n s e a s o n , t h e y m o v e e n o u g h b e a n s t o fill o c e a n - g o i n g s h i p s .

T h e y d e l i v e r s c r a p m e t a l , l i m e s t o n e a n d f o u n d r y s a n d t o t h e G r e a t L a k e s S t e e l C o r p o r a t i o n , w h i c h h a s t h e l a r g e s t b a s i c - o x y g e n f u r n a c e in t h e c o u n t r y .

A n d t h e y s e r v e m a n y o t h e r k i n d s of i n d u s t r i e s .

T h e D e t r o i t D i v i s i o n ' s w o r k is d o n e b y a b o u t 2 ,500 P C m e n and w o m e n .

Louis Thomas brings tank truck to Detroit westbound classification yard to refuel a hump engine. He has 30 years' service.

Typical sight on Division are multi-level auto carriers which move hundreds of new autos.

M o s t a r e c o n c e n t r a t e d i n a n d a r o u n d t h e c i t y of D e t r o i t .

" B u t w e ' r e o n t h e D e t r o i t D i v i s i o n too , e v e n t h o u g h w e ' r e a t t h e o t h e r e n d of t h e s t a t e , " s a y s R. J . C o l e m a n , o p e r a t o r - a g e n t a t M a c k i n a w C i t y . H i s l o c a t i o n is t h e n o r t h e r n t i p of t h e M i c h i g a n m a i n l a n d , l o o k i n g o u t o n t h e S t r a i t s of M a c k i n a c w h i c h l i n k L a k e M i c h i g a n a n d L a k e H u r o n .

T o g e t t h e r e f r o m D e t r o i t , a t r a i n r o l l s t h r o u g h r u g g e d c o u n t r y t h i c k w i t h d e e r a n d b e a r s , w h e r e fo r m i l e s n o h u m a n is s e e n e x c e p t a s o l i t a r y h u n t e r o r f a r m e r . T h e r e a r e s e v e r a l t o w n s d o t t e d a l o n g t h e r o u t e .

E a c h d a y a t r a i n c a r r y i n g m i s c e l l a n e o u s f r e i g h t g o e s n o r t h t o M a c k i n a w C i t y . T h e r e t h e c a r s a r e l o a d e d o n a b a r g e a n d m o v e d b y t u g b o a t a c r o s s 4 % m i l e s of o p e n w a t e r t o S t . I g n a c e , o n M i c h i g a n ' s U p p e r P e n i n s u l a .

T h e t u g b r i n g s b a c k f r e i g h t c a r s f r o m S t . I g n a c e , a n d t h e s e g o i n t o t h e d a i l y s o u t h b o u n d t r a i n .

" S o y o u s e e , " s a y s S u p e r i n t e n d e n t G r a t z , " w e ' r e a b i g - c i t y d i v i s i o n a r o u n d D e t r o i t a n d a c o u n t r y d i v i s i o n a l o n g t h e M a c k i n a w B r a n c h .

' T h i s is a f a s c i n a t i n g p l a c e t o w o r k . "

Clerks Eleanor Hurley and Helen Fee check outbound traffic in freight agent office.

Clerks Norman Oppat and Thomas Mc-Crimmon punch computer data cards for Sterl ing's inbound and outbound trains.

T h e s t o c k i l y - b u i l t M r . G r a t z s t a r t e d o n t h e R a i l r o a d 21 y e a r s a g o a s a l a b o r e r , e a r n i n g $1.10 a n h o u r a t t h e f r e i g h t h o u s e in B e l l e f o n t a i n e . O h i o . A f t e r a s h o r t layoff, h e w o r k e d a s a c h e c k e r a n d y a r d c l e r k . T h e n h e r o s e t o y a r d m a s t e r , t h e f i rs t of a s e r i e s of p r o m o t i o n s t h a t f ina l ly l e d t o h i s a p p o i n t m e n t a s s u p e r i n t e n d e n t of t h e D e t r o i t D i v i s i o n o n F e b r u a r y 1 ,1969 .

"In t r a c k a g e w e ' r e p r o b a b l y t h e s m a l l e s t d i v i s i o n o n t h e Ra i l road ," M r . G r a t z s a y s .

" B u t w e m o v e a b o u t 7,000 f re ight cars a day . T h a t ' s a l o t of c a r s .

" A n d b u s i n e s s i s i n c r e a s i n g — a b o u t s e v e n p e r c e n t a y e a r — b e c a u s e t h e i n d u s t r i e s a r e g r o w i n g . "

T h e D e t r o i t d i v i s i o n is 245 m i l e s l o n g , n o r t h t o s o u t h , a n d s i x m i l e s w i d e a t i t s w i d e s t p o i n t .

I t ' s m a d e u p a l m o s t e n t i r e l y of t h e o l d M i c h i g a n C e n t r a l R a i l r o a d . T h i s r a i l r o a d g o t i t s c h a r t e r i n 1846, a n d a b s o r b e d t h e C e n t r a l R a i l r o a d of M i c h i g a n w h i c h h a d b e e n c h a r t e r e d

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Patrolman S . B. Ross checks auto in continuing security plan against theft and vandalism.

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i n 1832. T h e M i c h i g a n C e n t r a l b e c a m e par t of t h e N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l s y s t e m i n 1930, a n d b e c a m e p a r t of P e n n C e n t r a l w i t h t h e m e r g e r o n F e b r u a r y 1 , 1 9 6 8 .

T h e D e t r o i t D i v i s i o n h a s an u n c o m m o n l y h i g h d e m a n d for e m p t y b o x c a r s .

C o n d u c t o r J o s e p h M a r t i e w i c z k n o w s h e ' s d o i n g a k e y j o b a s h e b r i n g s a l o n g d r a f t of e m p t y c a r s t o t h e C a d i l l a c P l a n t Y a r d .

T h e s e s p e c i a l - e q u i p p e d b o x c a r s a r e a n i m p o r t a n t p a r t of t h e a s s e m b l y l i n e of t h e a u t o m o b i l e i n d u s t r y .

T o k e e p t h e b o x c a r s r o l l i n g a n d t h e p r o d u c t i o n l i n e s h u m m i n g , P C m e n h a v e 175 y a r d d i e s e l s o p e r a t i n g d a i l y . T a n k t r u c k s b r i n g t h e f u e l a n d s a n d r i g h t t o t h e s e l o c o m o t i v e s i n t h e y a r d s a n d h a v e e a c h b a c k i n s e r v i c e in a b o u t 15 m i n u t e s .

" Y o u h a v e t o k e e p h o p p i n g o n t h i s D i v i s i o n , " r e m a r k e d L o u i s T h o m a s a s h e f u e l e d a y a r d d i e s e l . " I t ' s c o l d in w i n t e r a n d h o t i n s u m m e r a n d b u s y a l l t h e t i m e . "

A t L i v e r n o i s Y a r d , P i p e f i t t e r J o s e p h S a n d e l t i g h t e n e d a n oi l p i p e o n a r o a d d i e s e l , a n d c o m m e n t e d :

" M a n a n d b o y , I ' v e b e e n o n t h i s d i v i s i o n 47 y e a r s . T h a t ' s r i g h t — b o y . I first s i g n e d o n w h e n I w a s f o u r t e e n a n d a half . I h a d t o go off w h e n t h e y f o u n d o u t I w a s u n d e r - a g e , b u t I c a m e r i g h t b a c k w h e n I w a s o l d e n o u g h . "

T h e e n t i r e D i v i s i o n w o r k s o n a t i g h t t i m e t a b l e .

" A s fast a s w e w o r k o n e tra in , a n o t h e r is c o m i n g in ," s a i d t a l l , l e a n T r a i n m a s t e r F r a n c i s M a t h e w s . " B e -

Conductor W i l f red Day cuts one of the 600 cars handled on his shift each day at westbound hump of classification yard.

Assistant Trainmaster James R. Harr is and Richard Siwicki check traffic schedule in Sterl ing Yard tower on Detroit Division.

c a u s e o u r r a i l r o a d is so n a r r o w , w e h a v e n o p l a c e t o h o l d i t so i t g o e s r i g h t i n t o t h e w o r k s . "

H e d e s c r i b e d t h e D e t r o i t o p e r a t i o n a s " a f i l t e r i n g p r o c e s s . "

F o r i n s t a n c e , a n o r t h b o u n d t r a i n , c o m i n g i n t o D e t r o i t f r o m T o l e d o , s e t s off c a r s a t M o n r o e , M i c h . , fo r t h e F o r d s t a m p i n g p l a n t ; a t T r e n t o n , M i c h . , fo r t h e C h r y s l e r e n g i n e p l a n t a n d M c L o u t h S t e e l C o m p a n y ; a n d a t W y a n d o t t e , M i c h . , f o r W y a n d o t t e C h e m i c a l C o m p a n y .

T h e r e s t of t h e t r a i n p r o c e e d s t o J u n c t i o n Y a r d i n D e t r o i t . T h e r e i t ' s c l a s s i f i ed f o r o t h e r y a r d s — S t e r l i n g , N o r t h , R i v e r R o u g e , D e t r o i t I n d u s t r i a l , T u n n e l , a n d C a d i l l a c A s s e m b l y P l a n t .

T h e m e n a t S t e r l i n g Y a r d , f o r e x a m p l e , r e c l a s s i f y c a r s fo r t h e F o r d A x l e a n d S u s p e n s i o n P l a n t , t h e l a r g e s t s u c h f ac i l i t y i n t h e w o r l d ; fo r C h r y s l e r s t a m p i n g p l a n t ; a n d fo r

At Harper Yard, Brakeman James Mc-Cormack goes over list of deliveries to the Dodge plant with Clerk Nate Poons.

Destined perhaps for Vietnam, canvas-covered tanks wind through Sterl ing Yard.

Conductor John Chopp and Engineman Barney El lard plan move for a special parts car ful l of auto roofs at Dodge Co.

t h e U . S . G o v e r n m e n t T a n k A r s e n a l . " C h r y s l e r b u i l d s m i l i t a r y t a n k s ,

t h e A r m y t e s t s t h e m , a n d w e s t a r t t h e m t o w a r d t h e i r d e s t i n a t i o n , w h i c h is p e r h a p s V i e t n a m , " s a y s A s s i s t a n t T r a i n m a s t e r J a m e s R . H a r r i s .

T h e m e n a t N o r t h Y a r d r e c l a s s i f y f r e i g h t c a r s f o r H a r p e r Y a r d t o s e r v i c e t h e m a i n D o d g e p l a n t ; H u b e r A v e n u e Y a r d fo r t h e C h r y s l e r a n d P l y m o u t h a s s e m b l y p l a n t s ; M o u n d R o a d Y a r d fo r C h e v r o l e t g e a r a n d a x l e a n d D o d g e t r u c k : a n d P a l m e r Y a r d for U n i r o y a l , I n c .

T h e m e n a t R i v e r R o u g e Y a r d r e c l a s s i fy f r e i g h t c a r s t o D e l t a Y a r d f o r S c o t t P a p e r , R e v e r e C o p p e r a n d B r a s s , G r e a t L a k e s S t e e l , M a r b l e -h e a d L i m e , S t a n d a r d Oi l , Gul f , T e x a c o , U . S . G y p s u m , G e n e r a l C h e m i c a l , a n d E d i s o n E l e c t r i c .

T h e m e n a t L i n c o l n Y a r d s e r v i c e t h e M i c h i g a n L i q u o r W a r e h o u s e w h i c h s u p p l i e s a l l a l c o h o l i c b e v e r a g e s fo r t h e S t a t e .

" A u n i q u e t r a n s i t r a i l r o a d t h r o u g h t h e c i t y is s e r v i c e d b y J u n c t i o n Y a r d , " r e m a r k s T r a i n m a s t e r M a t h e w s . " T r o l l e y c a r s o n c e t r a v e l e d o n t h i s l i n e b e f o r e i t w a s p u r c h a s e d b y b u s i n e s s c o n c e r n s a l o n g t h e r i gh t -o f -w a y . "

D e t r o i t D i v i s i o n m e n s p o t f r e i g h t c a r s h e r e fo r 22 i n d u s t r i a l p l a n t s , i n c l u d i n g P a r k e D a v i s , w h i c h s u p p l i e s d r u g s t o t h e e n t i r e M i d w e s t .

T h e P C m e n m a k e t h e i r m o v e s a t n i g h t a l o n g t h i s r o u t e b e c a u s e t h e t r a c k s r u n o n h e a v i l y t r a v e l e d s t r e e t s . T h e m e n u s e t h e o r i g i n a l t r o l l e y s w i t c h e s , w h i c h a r e i n p i t s b e l o w s t r e e t l e v e l .

T u n n e l Y a r d is a t t h e m o u t h of t h e t u n n e l t h a t t a k e s P C t raff ic u n -

Radio Maintainer Mark Corrie works on the Division, f ixing road engine radio sets.

O ld ties are removed and new ones placed by Lauro Gomez, machine operator, in M. of W . improvement program.

d e r t h e D e t r o i t R i v e r t o W i n d s o r D e p o t i n C a n a d a . H e r e f r e i g h t c a r s a r e i n s p e c t e d b y C a n a d i a n officials b e f o r e t h e y a r e p i c k e d u p b y C a n a d i a n r a i l r o a d s for f ina l d e l i v e r y . C a n a d i a n f r e i g h t c a r s c o m i n g i n t o t h e U . S . a r e i n s p e c t e d b y A m e r i c a n c u s t o m s officials a t J u n c t i o n Y a r d .

C a d i l l a c A s s e m b l y P l a n t Y a r d r e c e i v e s e n o u g h p a r t s a n d m a t e r i a l s t o m a k e a b o u t 500 C a d i l l a c s a d a y . T h e s e a u t o s a r e l o a d e d o n m u l t i l e v e l r a c k c a r s f o r m o v e m e n t t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o u n t r y . M o s t of t h e m m o v e o n M L - 1 2 , t h e D i v i s i o n ' s e a s t b o u n d t r a i n of f i n i s h e d a u t o m o b i l e s .

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Work ing on the spot repair track. Welder James Smith keeps cars on the move.

Conductor Joseph Martiewicz spots cars of auto frames in Division's Cadillac Yard.

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" W e b e l i e v e M L - 1 2 i s t h e h i g h e s t r e v e n u e t r a i n o n t h e e n t i r e s y s t e m , " s a y s S u p r i n t e n d e n t G r a t z .

T h i s t r a i n is m a d e u p r i g h t o n t h e m a i n l i n e i n d u s t r i a l t r a c k .

" W e j u s t d o n ' t h a v e r o o m t o d o i t a n y p l a c e e l s e , " e x p l a i n e d T r a i n m a s t e r G u s K a t s a c o s .

Y a r d C o n d u c t o r N a z a H a r a b e d i a n c o m m e n t e d , " I t ' s a l i t t l e c r a m p e d w h e n y o u w o r k l i k e t h i s , b u t t h a t a u t o m o b i l e t r a i n i s a b e a u t i f u l t r a i n w h e n w e g e t i t a l l t o g e t h e r .

" Y o u w o n ' t s e e a n o t h e r l i k e i t o n t h e R a i l r o a d . I t ' s fu l l of c o l o r a n d b r i g h t a n d s h i n y a l l t h e w a y d o w n

t h e l i n e . " O n a n a v e r a g e d a y , t h e m e n o n t h e

D i v i s i o n m o v e a b o u t 200 a u t o c a r r i e r s fu l l of n e w v e h i c l e s . T h a t c o m e s t o a p p r o x i m a t e l y 3 ,000 v e h i c l e s a d a y w o r t h a b o u t $9 ,000,000.

T h e D e t r o i t D i v i s i o n m e n a l s o h a n d l e f o u r u n i t c o a l t r a i n s a w e e k f o r C o n s u m e r P o w e r C o m p a n y a t E s s e x -v i l l e , M i c h . , a n d t h r e e p e r w e e k fo r D o w C h e m i c a l , a t M i d l a n d , M i c h . A n o t h e r u n i t t r a i n s e r v e s t h e D e t r o i t - E d i s o n p o w e r p l a n t a t T r e n t o n . F o u r c o a l t r a i n s a r e d e l i v e r e d t o B a y C i t y e a c h w e e k fo r C o n s o l i d a t e d E d i s o n .

A n d t h e D e t r o i t p e o p l e a r e m a k i n g p l a n s t o m o v e a b o u t 8 ,000,000 m o r e t o n s of coa l a y e a r . T h i s w i l l s u p p l y a n e w p o w e r p l a n t b e i n g c o n s t r u c t e d a t M o n r o e .

" I ' v e b e e n o n t h e R a i l r o a d a n d t h i s D i v i s i o n f o r 43 y e a r s , " r e m a r k e d E n g i n e m a n L a m b e r t G . W i l s o n a s h e m o v e d h i s s w i t c h e r a t t h e F o r d t r a n s m i s s i o n p l a n t .

" W e ' v e g o t o u r p r o b l e m s . W e ' r e c r a m p e d f o r s p a c e - T h e p r e s s u r e i s a l w a y s o n w i t h t h e m o v e s . B u t I d o n ' t t h i n k y o u c a n f ind a b e t t e r D i v i s i o n t o w o r k i n .

" I f t h e r e w e r e , I ' d s u r e h a v e l o o k e d i t o v e r . "

Road engines are kept in top-top shape by men at Livernois Yard. Pipefitter Joseph Sandel tightens oil pipe on diesel.

Edi tor ' s N o t e : T h e a b o v e is o n e of a s e r i e s of ar t i c l e s o n t h e 25 D i v i s i o n s of P e n n Centra l .

Mikes boys take the field M i k e h a s a d r e a m .

H e ' s p i c t u r i n g a s e c o n d s t r a i g h t , u n d e f e a t e d , u n t i e d c h a m p i o n s h i p f o o t b a l l t e a m .

T o P e n n C e n t r a l m e n . M i k e i s E d w a r d M i c h a e l W a n d e r , a s s i s t a n t s i g n a l m e c h a n i c a t A s h t a b u l a , O h i o .

T o t h e 5 t h a n d 6 th g r a d e b o y s of S t . G e o r g e E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l , E r i e . P a . , h e ' s H e a d C o a c h W a n d e r — a w o n d e r .

O v e r t h e p a s t s e v e n y e a r s , h i s t e a m s h a v e c o m p i l e d a r e c o r d of 24 w i n s , f o u r t i e s a n d f ive l o s s e s , w i n n i n g c h a m p i o n s h i p s i n t w o of t h e y e a r s , a n d t y i n g i n a t h i r d .

I n 1968, h i s t e a m w o n a l l s e v e n g a m e s , s c o r i n g 120 p o i n t s w h i l e t h e o p p o n e n t s s c o r e d j u s t 2 p o i n t s .

T h a t ' s g r e a t g o i n g i n E r i e ' s t o u g h P a r o c h i a l S c h o o l L e a g u e .

M r . W a n d e r c a m e t o w o r k fo r t h e R a i l r o a d f r e s h o u t of h i g h s c h o o l , w h e r e h e c a p t a i n e d t h e f o o t b a l l t e a m . H e t h o u g h t h i s f o o t b a l l d a y s w e r e o v e r , u n t i l s o m e n e i g h b o r h o o d b o y s c a m e a r o u n d a n d t o l d h i m t h e i r g r a d e s c h o o l l e a g u e u r g e n t l y n e e d e d

c o a c h e s . H e b e c a m e n o t o n l y t h e c o a c h fo r

t h e 5 t h a n d 6 t h g r a d e t e a m b u t a l s o a s s i s t a n t c o a c h f o r t h e 7 t h a n d 8 t h g r a d e r s .

" I o f t e n h a v e t o t r a v e l o n m y r a i l r o a d j o b , a l l o v e r t h e L a k e R e g i o n , " M r . W a n d e r s a y s , " b u t I g i v e t h e b o y s a l l t h e t i m e I h a v e a v a i l a b l e .

" S o m e g u y s l i k e t o b o w l o r p l a y golf. I l i k e to w o r k w i t h c h i l d r e n a n d I l i k e t o c o a c h .

" I t ' s a r e a l c h a l l e n g e . T h e b o y s a r e g r e e n w h e n t h e y c o m e o u t fo r t h e t e a m .

" W e s t a r t f r o m s c r a t c h . W e t e a c h t h e m a b o u t p h y s i c a l c o n d i t i o n i n g . W e t e a c h t h e m n o t o n l y t h e f u n d a m e n t a l s of t h e g a m e , b u t h o w t o b e p a r t of a t e a m — w o r k i n g w i t h o t h e r s fo r a c o m m o n g o a l .

" T h e y l e a r n s o m e t h i n g a b o u t p e r s i s t e n c e a n d c o u r a g e .

" A n d t h e y l e a r n a b o u t g o o d s p o r t s m a n s h i p .

" T o s e e b o y s l e a r n a n d g r o w a n d d e v e l o p — w h a t c o u l d b e a m o r e r e w a r d i n g h o b b y t h a n t h a t ? "

Brakeman James Mulcahy guides train f rom local yard after dropping cars of scrap.

Tower A in westbound classification yard is handled by Operator Harold Smith.

Clerk Harold Marx has tight control over movements in Division's River Rouge Yard.

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l i fe . As a locomotive fireman and e n g i n e m a n , h e ' s b e e n w h e e l i n g f r e i g h t a r o u n d t h e a r e a of R e n o v o , P a . , f o r t h e p a s t 25 y e a r s .

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A s a m e m b e r of R o t a r y I n t e r n a t i o n a l — w h o s e s p o k e d -w h e e l s y m b o l s t a n d s f o r i n t e r n a t i o n a l u n d e r s t a n d i n g a n d s e r v i c e — h e ' s b e e n i n v o l v e d i n a v a r i e t y of c i v i c a c t i v i t i e s .

A n d n o w N e d L u n g e r h a s b e c o m e a b i g w h e e l h imse l f .

H e ' s b e e n e l e c t e d d i s t r i c t g o v e r n o r of R o t a r y .

A l l R o t a r i a n s k n o w t h a t ' s r e a l l y b i g . T h e r e a r e o n l y 297 d i s t r i c t g o v e r n o r s i n R o t a r y I n t e r n a t i o n a l , w h i c h h a s 13,822 c l u b s s p r e a d t h r o u g h 146 c o u n t r i e s .

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H o n o l u l u . M r . L u n g e r u s e d p a r t of h i s v a c a t i o n t o a t t e n d , a n d t h e r e s t of h i s v a c a t i o n t o t a k e a t r a i n i n g c o u r s e f o r d i s t r i c t g o v e r n o r s a t L a k e P l a c i d , N . Y .

M r . L u n g e r ' s d i s t r i c t c o v e r s t h e n o r t h e a s t e r n s e c t i o n of P e n n s y l v a n i a — " f r o m R e n o v o t o T a m a q u a t o P o t t s v i l l e , " h e s a y s .

" T h e r e a r e 33 c l u b s i n m y d i s t r i c t . D u r i n g m y o n e - y e a r t e r m a s g o v e r n o r , I ' l l v i s i t e v e r y o n e , h e l p i n g t h e m s e t u p t h e i r p r o j e c t s f o r t h e y e a r .

" I ' v e t a k e n a n i g h t - t r i c k j o b o n t h e r a i l r o a d t o g i v e m e m o r e o p p o r t u n i t y t o m a k e t h e s e v i s i t s . "

R o t a r y s p o n s o r s B o y S c o u t s , L i t t l e L e a g u e b a s e b a l l , e x c h a n g e s t u d e n t p r o g r a m s , h o s p i t a l f u n d - r a i s i n g , a n d o t h e r c i v i c a c t i v i t i e s .

M r . L u n g e r i s s p e c i a l l y p r o u d of R e n o v o ' s a n n u a l F l a m i n g F o l i a g e F e s t i v a l , s p o n s o r e d b y R o t a r y .

" I t ' s t h e b i g g e s t c e l e b r a t i o n i n R e n o v o , w i t h v i s i t o r s f r o m m i l e s a r o u n d , " h e s a y s . " W e a l w a y s h a v e a t o p s p e a k e r . T h i s y e a r i t ' s R a y m o n d B r o d e r i c k , L i e u t e n a n t G o v e r n o r of P e n n s y l v a n i a . W e a l s o p i c k a M i s s F l a m i n g F o l i a g e , w h o w i n s a s c h o l a r s h i p a n d a c a s h a w a r d . "

M r . L u n g e r ' s w i f e , B e t t y , i s t o l e r a n t a b o u t N e d ' s r o u n d -t h e - c l o c k h u s t l e . S a y s h e g r a t e f u l l y :

" W h a t w i t h R o t a r y , t h e B r o t h e r h o o d , h u n t i n g a n d f ishi n g , s h e ' s g o t t e n k i n d of u s e d t o m y b e i n g o u t — s h e ' s b e e n j u s t g r e a t a b o u t i t . "

REPORTS FROM ALL OVER i m a t e l y 1400 f u r l o u g h e d w o r k e r s w e r e c a l l e d b a c k t o w o r k a f t e r t h e m e r g e r , i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e E m p l o y e P r o t e c t i o n A g r e e m e n t . T h e p a y r o l l d u r i n g t h e f i rs t m e r g e r y e a r e x c e e d e d $30 m i l l i o n , a 38 p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e o v e r t h e p r e c e d i n g y e a r .

A t o t a l of 714 d i e s e l s w e r e r e p a i r e d in t h e f i r s t m e r g e r y e a r , c o m p a r e d w i t h 243 t h e p r e v i o u s y e a r ; 3788 n e w f r e i g h t c a r s w e r e b u i l t , c o m p a r e d w i t h 544; 240 p a s s e n g e r t y p e c a r s w e r e r e p a i r e d , c o m p a r e d w i t h 136; a n d 2638 t r a c t i o n m o t o r s w e r e r e b u i l t , c o m p a r e d w i t h 1992.

Another Trai lVan boos t— p e n n C e n t r a l i s m a k i n g i t e a s i e r fo r s h i p p e r s t o u s e T r a i l V a n p i g g y b a c k s e r v i c e t o a n d f r o m B o s t o n . F i v e h i g h w a y b r i d g e s b e t w e e n F r a m i n g h a m , M a s s . , a n d B o s t o n h a v e b e e n r a i s e d , a l l o w i n g p a s s a g e fo r 1 3 - f o o t - h i g h t r u c k t r a i l e r s r i d i n g o n P e n n C e n t r a l flatcars. U p t o n o w , 13- foot t r a i l e r s h a d t o b e t a k e n off t h e f l a t c a r s a t W o r c e s t e r , M a s s . , a n d d r i v e n o v e r t h e h i g h w a y to B o s t o n . N o w t h e s e u n i t s m o v e d i r e c t t o B o s t o n b y r a i l , w i t h i m p r o v e m e n t i n s e r v i c e .

Wooing passengers—Penn C e n t r a l i s o f f e r i ng b a r g a i n r a t e s for p a s s e n g e r s t r a v e l i n g f r o m p o i n t s i n u p s t a t e N e w Y o r k t o N e w Y o r k C i t y . T h e s p e c i a l r o u n d -t r i p r a t e s a r e in effect e v e r y S a t u r d a y a n d S u n d a y , a s o n e of t h e f e a t u r e s of P C ' s E m p i r e S e r v i c e .

T i c k e t c l e r k s a r e a l so h a n d l i n g r e s e r v a t i o n r e q u e s t s fo r f o u r N e w Y o r k h o t e l s aff i l ia ted w i t h P e n n C e n t r a l — t h e B a r c l a y , C o m m o d o r e , R o o s e v e l t a n d B i l t m o r e .

T h e P C a n n o u n c e m e n t s a i d t h a t t h e r a i l r o a d " i s n o t o n l y d e t e r m i n e d t o m a k e i t s N e w Y o r k S t a t e E m p i r e S e r v i c e t h e b e s t i n t e r c i t y p a s s e n g e r s e r v i c e a v a i l a b l e , b u t i s a l s o a g g r e s s i v e l y t r y i n g t o a t t r a c t n e w b u s i n e s s . "

The doll-house do l l—W h e n J o A n n e K a d e r w a s 8 y e a r s o ld , h e r p a r e n t s h e l p e d h e r b u y a n u n u s e d r a i l r o a d w a t c h m a n ' s s h a n t y f r o m t h e N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l . T h i s b e c a m e h e r p l a y h o u s e . W h e n J o A n n e g r e w u p a n d b e c a m e a m o d e l a n d b e a u t y q u e e n ( M i s s C l e v e l a n d , 1 9 6 7 ) , s h e o f t e n h e l p e d p u b l i c i z e r a i l r o a d d e v e l o p m e n t s o n t h e N Y C a n d t h e P e n n C e n t r a l , i n c l u d i n g t h e M e t r o l i n e r .

R e c e n t l y , w e d d i n g b e l l s s o u n d e d . S i n c e J o A n n e w a s a b i t t o o g r o w n u p t o t a k e h e r p l a y h o u s e w i t h h e r , g r a t e f u l r a i l r o a d e r s m a d e u p a m i n i a t u r e t o t a k e t o h e r n e w h o m e . H e r e i s R o b e r t V . B r i n k w o r t h , s u p e r i n t e n d e n t of P e n n C e n t r a l ' s C l e v e l a n d D i v i s i o n , m a k i n g t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n . ( P h o t o c o u r t e s y of T h e W e s t P a r k e r ) .

More Commuter Coaches—Action h a s s t a r t e d t o o b t a i n 144 n e w c o m m u t e r c a r s f o r t h e f i v e - c o u n t y P h i l a d e l p h i a a r e a .

T h e S o u t h e a s t e r n P e n n s y l v a n i a T r a n s p o r t a t i o n A u t h o r i t y is a p p l y i n g f o r $ 2 1 m i l l i o n i n F e d e r a l f u n d s — h a l f t h e c o s t of t h e c a r s . T h e r e m a i n i n g $ 2 1 m i l l i o n w o u l d c o m e f r o m t h e S t a t e of P e n n s y l v a n i a , C i t y of P h i l a d e l p h i a , f o u r s u r r o u n d i n g c o u n t i e s , a n d t w o r a i l r o a d s — P e n n C e n t r a l a n d t h e R e a d i n g . T h e t w o r a i l r o a d s t o g e t h e r w o u l d p u t u p $4.9 m i l l i o n . P e n n C e n t r a l w o u l d o p e r a t e 130 of t h e n e w c a r s ; t h e R e a d i n g , 14.

" T h i s p r i v a t e - p u b l i c a c t i o n i s a s t r o n g r e a f f i r m a t i o n of t h e c o n c e p t of p u b l i c s u p p o r t fo r v i t a l p r i v a t e r a i l c o m m u t e r s e r v i c e , " s t a t e d C h a i r m a n S t u a r t T . S a u n d e r s .

" W i t h o u t t h i s c o o p e r a t i o n , P e n n C e n t r a l w o u l d b e u n a b l e t o c o n t i n u e e s s e n t i a l c o m m u t e r o p e r a t i o n s . "

P e n n C e n t r a l ' s c o m m u t e r fleet i n t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a a r e a n o w c o n s i s t s of a p p r o x i m a t e l y 200 o l d c o a c h e s , d a t i n g b a c k 50 y e a r s o r m o r e , a n d 64 m o d e r n s t a i n l e s s s t e e l c a r s . T h e a c q u i s i t i o n of t h e n e w c a r s w o u l d p e r m i t r e t i r e m e n t of a l l t h e o l d c a r s .

" T h i s w i l l a s s u r e , " s a i d M r . S a u n d e r s , " t h a t t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a w i l l h a v e o n e of t h e N a t i o n ' s finest r a i l t r a n s p o r t a t i o n s y s t e m s . "

" W e l i k e d t h e a r t i c l e a b o u t t h e B o s t o n D i v i s i o n ' s p i c n i c i n t h e S e p t e m b e r i s s u e of t h e P o s t . B u t o h , t h e b o n e r y o u m a d e w i t h t h e p h o t o s h o w i n g t h e g i r l s i n t h e foo t r a c e (above). Y o u i d e n t i f i e d t w o of t h e g i r l s a s u s . A s p r o o f t h a t y o u w e r e m i s t a k e n , h e r e i s o u r p h o t o g r a p h (below). D e s p i t e t h i s e r r o r , h o w e v e r ,

w e ' l l s t i l l s i g n o u r s e l v e s C o n s t a n t R e a d e r s " . — E l e a n o r Starr and Lee Downey, secretaries, Boston.

Classic tie bars— T h e P e n n C e n t r a l F a m i l y C l u b a t F o r t W a y n e , I n d i a n a , s e l l s i n t e r e s t i n g i t e m s t o finance i t s s o c i a l a n d c h a r i t a b l e a c t i v i t i e s . T h e t i e b a r a t lef t i s a N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l H u d s o n e n g i n e , s e l l i n g fo r $2 i n s i l v e r finish, $2.50 i n g o l d finish. A t r i g h t i s a P R R K - 4 t i e b a r i n g o l d finish, s e l l i n g fo r $1.75. T h e r e i s a l s o a K e y s t o n e e n g i n e - a n d - t e n d e r t i e b a r o r l a d y ' s p i n a t $1.50, a s w e l l a s o t h e r i t e m s . H a n d l i n g s a l e s i s L u e l l a P o o k , S e c r e t a r y , P e n n C e n t r a l F a m i l y C l u b , 2 3 1 W . B a k e r S t . , F o r t W a y n e , I n d . 46802 .

Metroliner mag—Plans a r e i n t h e w o r k s f o r a n e w m a g a z i n e i s s u e d s p e c i a l l y f o r M e t r o l i n e r r i d e r s . R o b e r t G . L e w i s , p u b l i s h e r of R a i l w a y A g e a n d o t h e r t r a d e m a g a z i n e s f o r S i m m o n s B o a r d m a n C o r p . , s a i d t h e n e w p u b l i c a t i o n w i l l b e c a l l e d " M e t r o l i n e s . " I t w i l l b e d i s t r i b u t e d f r e e t o r i d e r s .

T h e r e w i l l b e t w o e d i t i o n s — o n e f o r n o r t h b o u n d p a s s e n g e r s , o n e fo r s o u t h b o u n d . E a c h w i l l h a v e a r t i c l e s a n d a d s o n w h a t t o d o a n d w h e r e t o g o a t d e s t i n a t i o n . M r . L e w i s p o i n t e d o u t t h a t t h e M e t r o l i n e r ' s o n - t r a i n p h o n e w i l l m a k e i t e a s y f o r r i d e r s t o m a k e h o t e l a n d d i n n e r r e s e r v a t i o n s .

Altoona activity—A r e c e n t r e p o r t f r o m P C ' s H e a v y R e p a i r S h o p s a t A l t o o n a , P a . , r e v e a l s t h a t a p p r o x -

New at Cleveland—The n e w e s t a d d i t i o n t o t h e L e d e r e r T e r m i n a l ' s c h a i n of m e r c h a n d i s e w a r e h o u s e s i n t h e C l e v e l a n d a r e a is s c h e d u l e d t o o p e n t h i s fa l l i n s u b u r b a n M a p l e H e i g h t s . S e r v e d b y P e n n C e n t r a l c r e w s , t h e n e w w a r e h o u s e w i l l s p e c i a l i z e i n s t o r a g e a n d d i s t r i b u t i o n of g r o c e r y p r o d u c t s , a n d is e x p e c t e d t o r e a c h a v o l u m e of m o r e t h a n 1000 c a r l o a d s a y e a r .

T h e 1 7 0 , 0 0 0 - s q u a r e - f o o t b r i c k - a n d - c o n c r e t e b u i l d i n g f e a t u r e s t e m p e r a t u r e c o n t r o l , b u r g l a r a n d fire p r o t e c t i o n , s k y l i g h t a n d m e r c u r y - v a p o r i l l u m i n a t i o n , a n i n t e r i o r P e n n C e n t r a l r a i l r o a d s i d i n g a n d 22 t r u c k d o c k s .

S i x m o n t h s a g o , L e d e r e r e x p a n d e d i t s o p e r a t i o n s a t C o l u m b u s , O. , i n t o a n e w 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 - s q u a r e - f o o t d i s t r i b u t i o n c e n t e r , a l s o s e r v e d b y P e n n C e n t r a l c r e w s .

T o improve operations — R a i l r o a d s i n m a n y c o u n t r i e s a r e s t u d y i n g w a y s of m o d e r n i z i n g t h e i r o p e r a t i o n s b y e f f ec t ive u s e of c o m p u t e r s a n d i m p r o v e d c o m m u n i c a t i o n s . T h i s w i l l b e t h e m a i n s u b j e c t of t h e T h i r d I n t e r n a t i o n a l S y m p o s i u m o n R a i l w a y C y b e r n e t i c s , t o b e h e l d n e x t y e a r i n T o k y o , J a p a n .

T h e 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 h a s a p p o i n t e d P C P r e s i d e n t A l f r e d E . P e r l m a n t o h e a d t h e A m e r i c a n d e l e g a t i o n . " M r . P e r l m a n i s r e c o g n i z e d f o r h i s l e a d e r s h i p i n t h e c o m p u t e r field," t h e A A R s t a t e d . " P e n n C e n t r a l h a s o n e of t h e l a r g e s t c o m p u t e r o p e r a t i o n s i n t h e A m e r i c a n r a i l r o a d i n d u s t r y . "

" I n y o u r A u g u s t i s s u e , t h e a r t i c l e a b o u t t h e H u d s o n D i v i s i o n s a i d t h a t S p u y t e n D u y v i l g o t i t s n a m e f r o m t h e e x p r e s s i o n , S p i t t i n g D e v i l . B u t t h e s t o r y , a s I r e m e m b e r i t , i s t h i s :

" O n e of W a s h i n g t o n ' s a r m y c o u r i e r s h a d a n i m p o r t a n t m e s s a g e f o r h i m . W h e n h e a r r i v e d a t t h e H a a r l e m R i v e r , t h e r e w e r e n o b o a t s . H e s a i d , ' I w i l l g e t a c r o s s i n s p i t e of t h e D e v i l . ' T h a t i s h o w S p u y t e n D u y v i l g o t i t s n a m e . " — A . H. Wieter, electrician, Newark, N.J.

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Mgr.—Passgr. Train Schedules & Consists Maguire, P. P. Statistician Marion, G. P. Passgr. Agent, Hartford McCarthy, J. M. Passgr. Agent, New Haven Mentz, N. W. Cost Analyst Navarro, F. J.

Supvr.—Passgr. Train Movement Noblette, W. M. Supvr.—Spec. Movement Bur. O'Dea, T. W. Pssgr. Sales, Repr., Hartford Oldford, F. E. Ticket Agent, GCT, New York Olvet, R.

Transp. Inspector—Empire Serv., New York Piet, J. S. Asst. Dir.—Passgr. Train Operation Pitcairn, R. J. Supvr.—Passgr. Train Movement Scheideler, F. R.

Mgr.—Empire Serv., New York Siegle, C. G. Supvr.—Statistics Steel, J. Supvr.—Personnel Thompson, V. B. Passgr. Agent, Boston

Ulrich, D. E. Dir.—Passgr. Term. Operations Vaughan, S., Jr. Passgr. Sales Repr., Boston Veverka, J. F. Passgr. Sales Repr., New Haven Vought, A. L. Industrial Engr. Walker, C. G. Supvr.—Spec. Movement Bur. Weiler, J. F. Supvr.—Passgr. Train Movement Welker, R. R. Mgr.—Passgr. Serv., New Haven Woodruff, J. R.

Asst. to Vice Pres.—Passgr. Serv. Yackus, J. A.

Mech. Inspector—Empire Serv., New York

S y s t e m s Deve lopment D e p a r t m e n t Bowman, R. B. Sr. Systems Analyst Brenner, J. E. Computer Analyst Cauley, M. E. Advisory Systems Analyst Crowder, W. L. Sr. Systems Analyst Dougherty, R. A. Data Origination Specialist Fox, K. S. Advisory Procedures Analyst Fraley, H. W. Computer Analyst Trainee Giorio, A. G. Advisory Systems Analyst Haas, D. E. Assoc. Computer Analyst Jensen, J. A. Advisory Computer Analyst Kaess, J. D.

Production Coordinator, Indianapolis Kang, K. Sr. Operations Research Analyst Koob, G. R. Computer Analyst Laakso, O. S. Advisory Information Analyst Lane, R. P. Operations Analyst Lannetti, D. J. Mgr.—Chicago Data Center Lind, E. L. Assoc. Shift Supvr., Indianapolis Lingerman, E. W. Sr. Computer Analyst Linnebur, A. A. Sr. Computer Analyst Manfre, R. J. Computer Analyst Marks, W. B. Computer Analyst Trainee Mearns, J. R. Sr. Operations Analyst Moran, T. R. Field Auditor Morell, H. J. Sr. Computer Analyst Morescalchi, A. Assoc. Computer Analyst Morgan, A. J. Computer Analyst Nagele, A. C. Proj. Mgr. ME/MW Neeld, E. R. Sr. Systems Analyst O'Neil, J. C. Sr. Systems Analyst Ream, C. E. Sr. Computer Analyst Renshaw, F. R. Assoc. Computer Analyst Runyen, J. E. Sr. Systems Analyst Steimel, M. M. Assoc. Procedures Analyst Sutton, J. G. Computer Analyst Thomas, E. L. Sr. Operations Analyst Towle, R. E. Computer Analyst Tursi, T. A. Procedures Analyst Trainee Whitesell, D. C. Sr. Systems Analyst

E n g i n e e r i n g D e p a r t m e n t Avery, T. L. Circuit Engr. Bird, W. R.

Asst. Chief Operator—Detector Car Boldman, I. H. Asst. Engr.—Detector Car Braun, J. R. Asst. Field Signal Engr. Darmody, T. R. Circuit Designer DeLong, K. C. Engr.—Track Construction Dwinnell, W. B. Asst Engr.—Track Eash, J. J. Chief Engr.-C&S Farley, R. E. Engrng. Asst. Glickstein, D. L.

Mgr.—Engrng. Systems Development Gordon, B. J. Chief Engr.—M/W Heggestad, R. E. Sr. Design Engr.—C&S Lockerby, K. M. Dir.—Electric Traction Mandia, A. J. Draftsman Murphy, G. M., Jr. Draftsman Reinagel, R. A. Asst. Operator—Detector Car

A s s i s t a n t Vice P r e s i d e n t - T r a n s p o r t a t i o n Enghofer, H. K. Office Manager

C E N T R A L R E G I O N Babbie, R. J. Asst. Examiner Bower, R. E. Examiner, Williamsport Celich, E. S. Examiner Crown, W. L.

Office Mgr.—Supt. Labor Rel. & Personnel Frueh, C. J. Asst. Examiner Haas, E. J. Examiner, Williamsport Harmon, C. R. Asst. Regnl. Mech. Supvr.—Car Marcozzi, E. A. Examiner O'Donnell, T. J.

Personnel Management Trainee Strohl, B. L. Asst. Genl. Mgr. Tasz, J. C. Examiner

A l l e g h e n y D i v i s i o n Adams, J. E. Supvr.—Track, Cresson Kelly, D. C. Asst. Supvr.—Track, Cresson Kohan, J. Supvr.—Track, Johnstown O'Leary, R. J. Supvr.—Track, Cresson Rosenbaum, J. E. Div. Engr. Thomas, J. E. Asst. Supvr.—Track, Newport Wile, R. M. Asst. Supvr.—Track, Johnstown

P i t t s b u r g h D i v i s i o n Barnabei, C. P. Supvr.—Track, Monongahela Bolyard, J. D. Train Master, Benwood Cope, L. D. Term. Train Master, Conway Dailey, H. H., Jr.

Genl. Foreman—Track, Carnegie Dashner, F. E. Asst. Supvr.—Track, Carnegie Eck, T. R. Genl. Foreman—Track, Pitcairn Fine, B. L. Genl. Foreman—Track, Duquesne Gillespie, G. H. Genl. Foreman—Track Klimkowski, H.

Asst. Genl. Foreman—Loco., Conway Love, M. A. Train Master, Shire Oaks O'Leary, R. J. Asst. Div. Engr. Saurer, G. R. Train Master, 30th Street Sunderland, S. E.

Supvr.—Track, Martins Ferry West, B. G. Asst. Supvr.—Track

V a l l e y D i v i s i o n Bennett, R. D. Genl. Foreman—Track, Canton

Burgess, P. A. Genl. Foreman—M.E., Canton Craig, J. V., Jr.

Genl. Foreman—M.E., Goodman Daulby, A. Genl. Foreman—M.E. Hunter, J. L.

Asst. Genl. Foreman—M.E., Ashtabula Montana, R. J. Genl. Foreman—M.E., Canton Sanders, G. Supvr.—Track, Alliance Suchala, R. J. Supvr.—Track, Canton Thimlar, M. E.

Genl. Foreman—M.E., Mahoningtown Tusing, M. J. Asst. Supvr.—Track, Ashtabula

W i l l i a m s p o r t D i v i s i o n

Staff Engr.-C&S Supvr.—Train Movement

Hines, K. C. Kelley, G. F. Lange, K. G. Richards, H. E. Rondinelli, J. F. Strader, R. F.

Transp. Engr. Supvr.—Track, Renovo

Supvr.—Train Operation Div. Engr.

Supvr.—Track, Oil City Supvr.—Operating Rules

N O R T H E A S T E R N R E G I O N Buckley, R. S. Mech. Inspector—Loco. Dixon, J. T. Shop Supt., DeWitt Foster, W . R. Supt.—Transp. Hedderman, W. J.

Reg. Supvr.—Operating Rules Lambert, J. R.

Personnel Management Trainee Lord, V. G. Shop Supt., Selkirk Oley, N. A. Shop Mgr., Selkirk Power, T. F., Jr. Sr. Industrial Engr. Sacco, J. J. Supvr.—Spec. Car Distribution Sudol, M. J. Shop Supt., Selkirk

Bu f fa lo D i v i s i o n Cates, R. G. Genl. Foreman—Car Ciulis, R. T. Asst. Supvr.—Train Movement Conser, J. F.

Supvr.—Yard Procedures, E. Buffalo Cummings, J. C.

Transp. Analyst, Niagara Falls Dietz, R. L. Serv. Supvr. Gifford, E. D. Mech. Supvr.—Car Giglia, S. C. Asst. Supvr.—Train Movement Inglut, R. W. Asst. Train Master, Seneca Yard Kuzma, M. P. Genl. Foreman—Car Lageman, A. G. Term. Supt., Rochester Madden, E. L. Asst. Supvr.—Train Movement Nouse, P. E. Asst. Trans. Supt., Buffalo Schuh, H. J. Asst. Supvr.—Train Movement Vertino, M.

Supvr.—Yard Procedures, Black Rock Weaver, W. C. Asst. Supvr.—Train Movement

Syracuse D i v i s i o n Dieffenbach, L. J. Mech. Suprv.—Loco., Selkirk Krause, A. J. Serv. Supvr., Selkirk Matuszek, W. Genl. Foreman, Rensselaer Mor ton , J. R. Asst. T r a i n Master Pascuzzi, P. F. T e r m . T r a i n Master, Selkirk Sparks, W. J. Transp. Supt.

S p r i n g f i e l d D i v i s i o n Corbett, R. A. Asst. Div. Engr. Lockner, T. L. Supvr.—Operating Rules Lovell, W. D. Div. Engr. Muscarella, R. Transp. Supvr., Boston Shaw, R. A. Div. Supt. Sullivan, J. L.

Asst. Supvr.—Flexi Flo, Term., Beacon Park Tolman, D. L. Transp. Analyst, Beacon Park Wilmot, G. L. Mech. Supvr.—Car

N O R T H E R N R E G I O N Connell, T. J. Asst. Supvr.—Car Control

D e t r o i t D i v i s i o n Weaver, P. G. Asst. Train Master

W E S T E R N R E G I O N Beaupre, L. H.

Supvr.—Term. Procedures Training Epprecht, G. K. Supvr.—Contract Admin. Grabill, G. G. Reg. Office Engr. Habbersett, H. R. Asst. Industrial Engr. Hanisch, K. J. Supvr.—Train Movement

Hayhurst, L. W . Jozaitis, M. J. Kristak, H. J.

Exec. Asst. to Vice Pres.—Genl. Mgr. Lang, C. W.

Supvr.—Damage Prevention, Fort Wayne McCarty, E. W. Electronics Engr. Moore, J. A. Field Engr.-C&S Nikodem, W. C. Engrng. Asst. Nolf, J. H. Reg. Matl. & Equip, Engr. Perry, H. D. Asst. Field Engr.-C&S Petkus, J. Contract Investigator Potts, J. W. Clearance Supvr. Quirke, J. J. Supvr.—Damage Prevention Robertson, A. M. Inspector—Communications Salapatek, A. L. Clearance Supvr. Schwartz, R. L. Contract Investigator Settles, L. W. Mech. Inspector—Loco. Smothers, C. E. Mgr.—Western Warehousing Tellez, J. Layout Engr. (D&C) Wilson, H. L. Agent Worman, D. H. Supvr.—Train Movement Yakovich, J. A. Supvr.—M/W Reporting

Chicago D i v i s i o n Bridge, R. D. Supvr.—Data Control Burchard, W. E.

Genl. Foreman—Night—Car, Elkhart Buth, F. W. Asst. Genl. Foreman—Car Cox, G. R. Asst. Genl. Foreman—Loco. Dal Cerro, N. J. Supvr.—Maint. of Facilities Fraser, J. A. Asst. Transp. Supt., 59th Street Gilbert, K. J. Genl. Foreman—Car Jensen, K. O.

Asst. Passgr. Train Master, Coach Yard Kantor, P. F. Genl. Foreman—Loco. Keserich, J. Genl. Foreman—Machinery Kuntz, J. R. Asst. Transp. Supvr., Colehour Kwedlo, C. Asst. Genl. Foreman—Car LaRoche, W. T. Supvr.—Data Control Lewis, D. N. Genl. Foreman—Car, Elkhart Lupi, S. V. Genl. Foreman—Car McGreevy, S. M. Asst. Genl. Foreman—Car Martin, W. F.

Genl. Foreman—Night—Loco., Elkhart Mellen, W. R. Genl. Foreman—Loco., Elkhart Miller, J. S. Genl. Foreman—Loco. Niemier, W. J. Asst. Genl. Foreman—Loco. Olson, J. S.

Asst. Genl. Foreman—Car, Colehour Padula, N. J. Asst. Div. Engr. Passafiume, C. Genl. Fore.—Loco., Englewood Pugh, W. C. Genl. Foreman—Car Riendeau, G. F.

Mech. Inspector—Loco., Burns Harbor Schmidbauer, C. H. Asst. Genl. Foreman—Car Schoeffel, T. F. Asst. Genl. Foreman—Car Stout, M. L. Asst. Genl. Foreman—Loco. Taylor, T. H. Matl. & Equip. Engr.

Yerkes, D. R

F o r t W a y n e D i v i s i o n Clark, J. R. Supvr.—Data Control Crissman, E. W . Train Master, Kankakee Cummins, C. E. Div. Road Foreman Dekker, P., Jr. Supvr.—Operating Rules Faurote, M. J. Asst. Genl. Foreman—Car Ferguson, M. A.

Asst. Transp. Supt., Logansport Ford, P. E. Transp. Supt. Gangloff, D. W. Asst. Div. Engr. Green, P. L.

Asst. Genl. Foreman—Car, Logansport Hull, D. C. Genl. Foreman—Machinery Keller, J. G. Supvr.—Train Operation Madru, M. E. Asst. Genl. Foreman—Car Maszkiewicz, B. J. Office Supvr. Mayberry, E. G.

Mech. Inspector—Loco., Kankakee Misner, C. C. Genl. Foreman—Car Muffo, J. Genl. Foreman—Loco. Royse, W. S. Genl. Foreman—Car, Logansport Sheron, C. D. Matl. & Equip. Engr. Volpe, H. M. Genl. Foreman, Kankakee Walters, R. E.

Genl. Foreman—Loco., Logansport

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ATTACK! PC Reservists learn how

to run a railroad in battle 4 t r a c k c r e w w o r k e d s w i f t l y i n t h e

" d a r k n e s s . S i n e w s s t r a i n i n g , t h e m e n w e r e r e p a i r i n g a b r i d g e . A s t e a m l o c o m o t i v e w i t h s o m e p a s s e n g e r c a r s stood a h u n d r e d y a r d s a w a y , w a i t i n g for t h e w o r k t o b e c o m p l e t e d .

S u d d e n l y r i f le s h o t s flared. T h e e n e m y ! T h e t r a c k w o r k e r s s c r a m b l e d

Merrill V. White, at left, a steam boiler repairman at Altoona Works, discusses

condition of steamer with Juniata Shop's Electrical Repairman Robert K. Hudson.

for c o v e r . S o m e d i d n ' t m a k e i t . fa l l i n g d e a d b y t h e t r a c k s . B u t g u a r d s c a m e r u s h i n g off t h e t r a i n , a n d w i p e d o u t t h e a t t a c k e r s .

T h e n t h e d e a d m e n s t o o d u p , e v e r y b o d y s m i l e d a n d s h o o k h a n d s a l l a r o u n d .

W h a t ' s t h i s ? J u s t a lo t of r a i l r o a d r e s e r v i s t s i n

a s i m u l a t e d g u e r i l l a a t t a c k . M e n of t h e 706 th R a i l w a y T r a n s

p o r t a t i o n G r o u p p l a y e d t h e a t t a c k e r s . M e n of t h e 7 1 7 t h R a i l w a y T r a n s p o r t a t i o n B a t t a l i o n f o r m e d t h e t r a c k c r e w a n d g u a r d s . T h e b a t t l e o v e r , b o t h s i d e s p a c k e d u p a n d b e g a n a 5 -mi l e h i k e b a c k t o F t . E u s t i s , V a .

M a n y of t h e 500 m e m b e r s of t h e 7 1 7 t h a r e P e n n C e n t r a l e m p l o y e s . T h e y s p e n d t w o w e e k s e a c h s u m m e r a s c i t i z e n - s o l d i e r s i n t h e U . S . A r m y R e s e r v e .

T h e u n i t h a s b e e n t r a i n i n g fo r t h e p a s t 18 y e a r s a t F o r t E u s t i s , t o b e r e a d y if n e e d e d a n y w h e r e in t h e w o r l d .

C o m m a n d e r of t h e 7 1 7 t h is t a l l , b u r l y , b e s p e c t a c l e d C o l o n e l T h o m a s J . M c K i t t r i c k . H e w o r k s for P e n n C e n t r a l a s a s p e c i a l a g e n t o n t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a D i v i s i o n .

T h e r e s e r v i s t s m u s t l e a r n h o w t o o p e r a t e s t e a m e n g i n e s , h e e x p l a i n e d ,

Columbus Division Engineman Richard R. Renz pilots a 2-8-0 H5. Diesels were also used.

Brawn! These PC reservists are Yardmaster J. L. Sebring, Operations Control Analyst John Lassahn, Engineman Richard Renz, Conductor William Boughton, Conductor James Maxwell, Train Dispatcher E. C. Bond, Jr. Lassahn is at Phila,; the others, Columbus Division.

Alphonse Ambrose, Phila Division, works dri l l with road gang in a "combat" area.

b e c a u s e t h e s e a r e s t i l l t h e o n l y l o c o m o t i v e s b e i n g u s e d i n m a n y p a r t s of t h e g l o b e .

" W e w o u l d b e a b l e t o r e s t o r e s t e a m p o w e r q u i c k l y i n a n y t h e a t e r of m i l i t a r y o p e r a t i o n s , " h e s a id . " W e ' d r e l y o n d i e s e l p o w e r l a t e r . "

T h e b a t t a l i o n c a n s u p p l y 50 t r a i n c r e w s , r u n b l o c k s t a t i o n s , s e t u p a n d o p e r a t e m a i n t e n a n c e s h o p s for c a r s a n d l o c o m o t i v e s , a n d b u i l d a n d m a i n t a i n t r a c k .

I n w a r , t h e b a t t a l i o n c o u l d o p e r a t e a n d m a i n t a i n a fu l l d i v i s i o n of a m i l i t a r y r a i l w a y , a b o u t 90 t o 120 m i l e s of l i n e .

M e n of t h e 7 1 7 t h c o m e f r o m I n d i a n a , O h i o , P e n n s y l v a n i a , a n d N e w J e r s e y .

A k e y m a n i n t h i s s u m m e r ' s e n c a m p m e n t w a s A r t h u r S c h w a r t z , a C o l u m b u s D i v i s i o n e n g i n e m a n . H e s e r v e d a s m e s s s t e w a r d .

" E v e n w h e n i t w a s r a i n i n g , w e h a d g o o d f o o d , " r e p o r t e d W i l l i a m J . B r o w n , H a r r i s b u r g D i v i s i o n c o n d u c t o r . " S c h w a r t z y m a k e s t h e b e s t S O S t h e A r m y e v e r t u r n e d o u t .

S O S is A r m y s l a n g f o r c r e a m e d

I t r a i n e d a l m o s t e v e r y d a y d u r i n g t h i s y e a r ' s o u t d o o r m a n e u v e r s . P o n c h o s s l u n g b e t w e e n t r e e s w e r e t h e o n l y p r o t e c t i o n .

T h e five-mile h i k e h o m e a f t e r t h e g u e r i l l a a t t a c k w a s a r a i n y m a r c h , b u t t h e m e n w e r e s i n g i n g a n d i n g o o d s p i r i t s .

W h i l e C o l u m b u s D i v i s i o n Y a r d -m a s t e r J o h n L . S e b r i n g t r u d g e d a l o n g s i d e t h e t r a c k s , h e g a z e d u p a t E n g i n e m a n R i c h a r d R . R e n z , s t e a m i n g b y i n E n g i n e N o . 607.

" T h a t l u c k y s o - a n d - s o — h e r i d e s b a c k t o c a m p a n d w e ' v e g o t t o w a l k , " g r o w l e d M r . S e b r i n g .

W h a t w o u l d t h e A r m y b e w i t h o u t s o m e t h i n g t o g r u m b l e a b o u t ?

Col. T . J . McKittrick, left, chats with young PC soldiers H. L. Townsend, J . S . Crawford, R. L. Townsend, S . W . Calkins, Jr., J . C. Crawford, and Lt. Col. F. J . Dallas.

Chesapeake Division Car Foreman John S. Suchta supervises re-decking of flat car.

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parla I'ltaliano For G e o r g e P a t r i , b u s i n e s s is b a d — a n d t h a t ' s g o o d .

T h i s B u f f a l o D i v i s i o n e m p l o y e u s e d h i s k n o w l e d g e of t h e I t a l i a n l a n g u a g e to h e l p h u n d r e d s of I t a l i a n - s p e a k i n g r a i l r o a d e r s fo r t h e p a s t 4 3

y e a r s . " U s e d t o b e p l e n t y of e m

p l o y e s i n o u r d i v i s i o n w h o c o u l d n ' t s p e a k E n g l i s h , " M r . P a t r i s a id . " W h e n e v e r t h e y w a n t e d s o m e t h i n g e x p l a i n e d , l i k e o v e r t i m e , w o r k i n g c o n d i t i o n s , o r w h a t e v e r , t h e y c a m e t o m e .

" N o w , w i t h a n e w g e n e r a t i o n of r a i l r o a d e r s , I g e t f e w ca l l s .

" B u t i t ' s g o o d t o s e e t h e b e t t e r l e v e l of e d u c a t i o n . "

M r . P a t r i , w h o l i v e s a t B a -t a v i a , N . Y . , a n d h a s a l w a y s w o r k e d a r o u n d c l o s e - t o - h o m e O a k f i e l d S t a t i o n , s t i l l k e e p s h i s h a n d i n v o l u n t e e r w o r k .

" I ' v e b e e n v i c e p r e s i d e n t a n d r e c o r d i n g s e c r e t a r y for L o d g e 867, B r o t h e r h o o d of M a i n t e n a n c e of W a y E m p l o y e s , f o r t h e p a s t 19 y e a r s , " h e s a y s . " I ' v e n e v e r m i s s e d o r b e e n l a t e fo r a u n i o n m e e t i n g s i n c e 1950. T h e f e l l o w s n e e d m e , a n d I n e v e r w a n t t o l e t t h e m d o w n . "

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