Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-19

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The N. p. mechanical depart.
ment again used the pruning
knife and cut more engineers off
the extra board and set them
back to firing.
The engineers reduced to fire.
men are the following: N. w.
Mathews, E. N. Routh, ]. M. Gar
man, X. F. Hitler, L. N. Gilbert
and c. E. Towne. This leaves T.
e. Mathews as the youngest en-.
1ineer working.
N. w. Mathews placed himself
on passenger trains Nos. 4 and
s; Routh placed himself on the
North Coast Limited; Garman
marked up on the Pasco-T oppen-
ish turn around local; Hitler and
Gilbert placed themselves on
Trains 8 and 8 between Pasco
and Spokane. Towne Is still lay
ing off and will place himself
upon his return to work.
On Monday 10 more firemen
were cut off the extra board, this
being one Of the reductions u.s.
ually made at this time Of the
year. The men effected are Basil
Cecil, p. G. Harrison, C. G. Young,
Jack Heater, Paul Stanley, =. M.
Graves, ]. d. Sanderson, G. w.
Killbury, P. D. .Ingold an H. L.
Archer. This leaves g. B. Fay
as the youngest fireman on the
extra board.
Engineers set back to firemen
the end Of last week have now
placed themselves on other po-
sitions. B. ]. Taylor bumped In
west end passenger service; Ce.
Gil Myers marked up in east end
chain gang; H. Williams, who IS
nworkinR on the Tacoma division,
emains unmoved and Is holding
a run In passenger service out Of
Seattle; Don Peters placed him.
self In west end passenger serv.
ice; r. 8. Anthony bumped into
east end chain gang and M. ].
O'Larey also marked up In east
end chain gang; c. L. Lovins,
who has been working out OF
Yakima, remained there and is
firing on the fourth subdivision
NEW GRANDvIEW SIDING
AT Grandview, the Northern
Pacific placed q new siding into
service Thursday. It has q capac-
ity Of "a cars and Is serviceable
to all classes Of locomotives. The
east switch Of the siding Is To-
Gated 1850 feet west Of mile post
Is, while the west switch IS To-
Gated 1900 feet west Of mile post
46. The former track and stor-
age track has been placed In
service AZ q main track and
trackage formerly service as
main track will becoming q
switching lead.
Assignments made by the NJ
mechanical department this
week included the following: w.
E. Shelton to the 7:45 am. switch
engine in Yakima yard; Shelton
was off 16 months due to illness
and returned to work last week
Engineer d. M. Cox was assign.
ed to the 4:45 pm. switch en-.
CINE at Yakima and r. E. Lichen'
walter to the 11:45 pm. switch
engine at the same place. Ia
coma division engineers were as
signed to the two 7:45 am
switch engines In Yakima GODS
1 and A.. Pasco assignments In
Guided H. Greenwood to the Z
pm. switch engine and F. w
Turner to the 7:45 am. switch
engines, both in Pasco yard.
Two MP chain gang crews were
cut off Tuesday. Conductor Ware
Burfield marked up on the con
ductors extra board and con
ductor L. F. Stats decided to lay
off for a few days.
Thursday evening, there were
9 brakemen on the trainmen':
extra board and at the same
time, only the names OF =. Haw
ker, w. Burfield and II. ]. Liberty
graced the conductors extra
board, .
On Thursday, Engineer G. ]
Wolfgram handled the 7:15 am
switch engine in Pasco yard, I'LL
ing vacancy caused by Engfn
eer A. E. Nelson taking few
~days off to visit his family II
Spokane. A. J. Keller, extra boart
engineer, is taking his vacation
this week.
G.. E. Smith and H. F. Turner
both extra board firemen laid OF
this week. Fireman C. p. Hunt OF
the 3:15 pm. switch engine II
Pasco Yard laid off Wednesda.
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