El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-28
Several Engines in Local
Shops; Extra Men Are
Working.

NOEL L. NEALE a railroad man
n at Leonard, Texas, has perfected
L = an invention which is intended
TO stop many unnecessary deaths and
Injuries to the trainmen as they are
getting on and off the boxcars- 1t is
a corrugated foothold to keep the men
from slipping.
The present style Of ladders and
journal boxes are very far from the
ground, and getting on or off is dan
gerous. Mr.. Meals invention will be
tried out and if it proves successful
will be adopted.
New Employees Here.
S. Laffen has entered the services OF
the Santa Fe railroad at Ell Paso as ex-
pense bill clerk.
Edward Pigler, extra fireman for the
eastern division Of the Ell Paso &
Southwestern railroad, is making few
round trips in through freight service
between FL Paso and Carrizozo, on en-
CINE ia, with engineer Al Teas. The
regular fireman is laying off for few
trips.
J. Mcknight, a regular passenger en-
gineer for the western division OF the
III RaSO q OOuLuh 6SLELA ~ NNAA4S -
laying off for a few trips and extra
engineer Joe Henderson was lined up
for this turn at ; o'clock Saturday even
ing It is on engine us on trains 80
and "a, between FL Paso and Douglas
Extra Fireman at Work.
A ". Curtis, regular through
freight fireman on the eastern division
of the Ell Paso & Southwestern system,
is taking a few trips layoff and an ex-
ira fireman is filling his vacancy on
Thrnrrph fz-aiC6T chain gang service De
tween FL PasO and Carrizozo.
c. A Smith, a regular through
freight fireman on the east end of the
FL Paso & Southwestern system, is
laying off for a few trips and an extra
fireman will be used to fill his place
on engine 167, with engineer T. Rempe-
G. A. Norton, extra fireman for the
eastern division of the Ell Paso &
local extra list, after having been used
for several trips in through freight
service between FL Paso and Carrlzozo-
W G. Leggett, fireman for the east
ern back shops at Ell Paso, where it
western system, is laying off for a few
trips and extra fireman Herman Keith,
of the local extra list, is filling his po-
sitiOn on engine 203, with engineer Ben
Winters, in the FL Paso and CarriZozo
local service.
A A Harvey, an engineer of the
eastern division of the FL PaSo &
Southwestern system, has returned
from IUEumc2Tl, Wn6Te ne look engine
273, which recently came out OF the
back shops at FL Paso and was sent
lite" in charge of engineer Harvey and
extra fireman r. Hamilton They were
both placed on the extra list at FL
Paso, on their arrival.
Meek Back From Trip.
9. A. Meek. a passenger fireman for
the Tucson division of the Southern Pa
cific, passed through Ell Paso Saturday
en- route to Tucson, AriZ. Mr.. Meek is
well known to local railroad men, He
Oklahoma and Kansas. He will report
for duty upon his arrival at Tucson
and viii be placed on the 'Burro" pas
senger run, between Tucson and Ben
son.
c. H. Arnold, an extra fireman on the
western division of the Ell Paso e
Southwestern at Ell Paso, is making
several round trips on the FL Paso and
Hachita local, engine 272, with engineer
Young.
Freight Engines Ont of Shops.
Eastern division freight engine 27s Is
back out Of the Ell Paso & Southwest
ern back shops at EIE Paso. where it
was Overhauled and painted. 1t was
formerly engine 178. Yard engine 400
is back out of the local shops, after a
general overhauling and painting, and
will go back into service in a few
days. It was converted" into en-
CINE T.
Joe B. Palmer. coppersmith foreman
for the FL PasO shops of the South
western railroad, and coppersmith J. H
Smith left Saturday night on a hunting
trip. They will hunt in the vicinity Of
Captain, n NJ
Engine PA, Of the east end Of the