Show THE OGDEN 2-- D SUNDAY MORNING R 338626 Cars in Handled erminar i Ogden Here’s Fitting Symbol of Ogden’s Role in Transportation Average of 70 Switch Engine Shifts Daily Required for Big Job ' STANDARD-EXAMINE- Staff A railroad train 22146 miles long passed through to encomOgden during 1942— a train nearly long enough pass the globe It is only by reducing the figures to concrete examples such as this that it is possible to understand the tremendous volume of traffic handled in the yards of the Ogden Union Railway & Depot company during the past war— — hurried year : er This incredibly long train' passed through Ogden in innumerable Sfcw4 Ohs off the main lines and was switched and shunted while you slept while— you worked while you played at all hours of the day and night ceaselessly Huge Total of Cars “This train consisted of the staggering total of 2338626 cars and to handle it in the yards required an average of 70 switch engine shifts per day and the services of 1500 employes throughout the year who were paid $329054707 for their work The whole picture of the railroad activity in this city during the year of great emergency that just past and of the year lies ahead is packed with tremendous drama and romance though it is a story of hard and g work of long hours of tension and strain of overwork and fatigue overlaid with indomitable spirit to carry v on Record Is Proof The railroad record of Ogden and of the great steel bands that lead into it from four directions is a lasting document in proof of the fact that the hand at the throttle Is a hand that helps mold America When one of the Union Palocomotives cific’s big 4000-clacomes roaring down Weber canyon trailing a hundred cars and awakening forgotten echoes in the crags with its voice when one of the Southern Pacific’s Challenger engines thunders out of the yards and turns westward with its load of humanity when the Rio Grande pulls in with its memories of Moffat and the Royal Gorge thoughtful persons know that here are scenes in the great American drama of movement of the steel that binds us to- gether as one nation indivisible Faced Tremendous Odds In the first year of America's participation in the war and in the face of the greatest difficulties ever experienced due to shortages of labor and materials the O U R & D owned jointly by the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific handled the greatest business in its history ‘ The magnitude of its job increased 25 per cent over that of 1941 which was itself a busy “ year A tribute to the efficiency and capability of the terminal sys- tem management and employes Is the fact that even with the heavily increased business handled during the past 12 months and the Influx of new employes taken into service the safety record of the company has been main' tained on a high level Many Improvements To keep pace with the steady Increase of business the terminal company during 1942 made many improvements in its facilities For the grueling climb over the backbone of the Wasatch range and the fast run down the long straight GIANT OF THE RAILS grade down v eber canyon into Ogden the Union stretches of track eastward to Cheyenne and then the long climb back and the precipitous high-spee- d maintain to freight schedules As a result of this demand Pacific railroad needed the most powerful locomotive in the world and Pacific Union the today they have become absolutely essential of to were these bom monsters delivered were the "Big Boys’ Twenty to the movement of war freight to and from Ogden over the nation s leading railway trans-continent- al SP Moves Giant Rifle Women Prove Abilities in 1 V Paying! tribute to Southern Pacific men and women “whose untiring and devoted efforts have made possible the achievements of our railroad in the war emergency” President A T Merrier points out in the current issue of the company’s magazine that in 1942 the railroad handled the greatest volume of traffic in its history for the third successive year In freight service he reports Southern Pacific carried in 1942 33 per a volume in 72 per 1941 in than cent greater cent greater than in 1940 92 per cent greater than in 1939 and 73 Per cent greater than the prehigh of 1929 vious ? all-tialso reached a miles Passenger new ali-tlhigh in 1942 being 66 per cent greater than the former peak year of 1920 During 1942 the company operated 6150 special trains for allin branches addition of the armed services number substantial a to which of cars were handled In regular lion and from other railroads the tolerance and understanding of travelers and the general public and the first-rat- e teamwork -and enthusiasm of the men and'-women of the Southern Pacific 1 ‘Responsibility and Opportunity’ "It is at once a responsibility i and an opportunity for us as “ railroaders that by our individual f efforts we can directly help that the strength of our individual efforts on our regular jobs can shorten the length of time and lessen the number of lives it will ' cost America -- to win the war” The railroad president made ' trains reference to the efparticular Difficulties Faced Great work fective and sense of reThe 1942 load he said was of the company’s sponsibility carried in the face of the great many women employes including est difficult es in the railroad’s some 2000 who are now performhistory anh In 1943 Southern ing jobs normally alloted to men Pacific' faces the problem of an Southern Pacific’s women emeven greater load and additional he said "set a fine ex- ployes difficulties women workers in our for 1 "In spite of all this we are ample industry” “ determined to overtop what we the serious many Enumerating have done In the past” Mercier which the railroad has problems we continued ’jin pledging this faced In 1942 and will continue look to the continuation and ex- to face’ increasingly this year tension of the excellent cooperaMercier pointed to shortages of tion we have had from military manpower equipment materials and commercial shippers from and facilities the office qf defense transportaWith more than 9000 Southern Pacific employes In military service! at the close pf 1942 the raildoctors versus the labored under a shortage road United Stages army No comof approximately 10000 men he missions are issued to women said who are tald it isn’t lady-lik- e He continued: “We were lackto expect such an honor -- It’s ing some equipment too parall right fo r thousands of women ticularly locomotives Although doctors to do the skillful and all but 63 locomotives of the 203 'bloody work but they must not ordered at a cost of $64000000 expect recognition for it during the last three years had as some recoim been delivered by the end of Certainly pense for the J unflinching and December we had in our service eager accc mpllshment of lease during the year an under b women in this war20 locomotives — ' equal opportunity for average ofthearound helpful cooperation through and employment of oft other railroads and the professions "71 Improvements Continued Industry 4nd I am one of those material of certain we’ll "Shortage strange people who believe and facilities affected our opall be happier for the equality erations also However we were which will permit every one of to continue certain imenabled conus to mal e our individual provements in our physical plant tribution to our American way of (Continued on Page life ton-mil- es completed installation of its own store department to handle the great increase in purchases of V materials and supplies The waiting room of the pas' senger station recently was comcost a of at redecorated By VIVIEN KELLEMS pletely No 1 U S Woman Industrialist about $10000 and an information i r AP Features booth has been installed to en1 A year of war has clearly eslighten passengers on train travel This spring a public address systablished one fact — women are X tem will be Installed throughout people Several million women the station and the passenger and girls arrayed in overalls are yards competently wielding hand tools and operating heavy machines Looking Toward Peacetime thousands of others measuring Additional improvements are and testing in laboratories thoulookbeing given consideration sands more handling delicate of to effective the handling ing precision instruments and porfaster passenger and freight over blueprint with addiing post-wschedules the in train tional 'thousands taking over years desks office and and equipment The railroads of the country “executive” signs on their NO POP GUN THIS Big guns like this one which require special flatcars are but one of thousands tacking are now an Integral part of the doors All this has happened In of items of vital military equipment which are being speeded over Southern Pacific lines to hasten the military system and military united nations victory the space of one short year And traffic takes precedence over all women have swarmed Into as other “ office factory and laboratory been has The public generally remnant of the drooping any this to accept necessity quick lily-b- y conception and railroad officials believe that of the female of our mothers on the whole there has been and grandmothers’ day has gone excellent cooperation right out the window War Traffic First t Will anyone ever again quesThe American public during tion American women’s equal the past year has often been Intelligence with men after this treated to the unheard of specdemonstration of brains brawn-antacle of fast luxurious streamskill so freely offered in liners being put “in the hole” their country’s emergency? while long freight trains bristling Curtiss-WrigThe plane comwith military burdens took first made front page recently pany claim to the main line The pubto pay an headlines offer with lic has also found itself waiting 800 girls to attend engineering next while train the ruefully for colleges The army signal corps military personnel occupied preIs paying student women $120 a and berths arranged Pullman courses month to take tightened up its belt while it code at and radio in drafting waited for soldiers to be fed Fort Monmouth N J first on the diners But it's only In spite of the tremendous the occasional "sorehead” who that has been made one progress these about things complains war has not yet won of year and no one has much time to recognition for business complete to much his “beefs" pay heed and professional women As conless the railroad crewmen who to the changing viewpoint trast It and moves rail distances moves it In this war when the army TRUCKING ALONG by long have to listen to them industrialists and profesof the Pacific A on to Southern common even It its trucks with takes its sight fighting equipment right along Ogden Major Rail Terminal sional men witness the struggles Is a large fleet of trucks like this one traveling on flatcars lines today — Ogden’s place as a major rail — 4 7 terminal of prime strategic importance 'in the over-a- ll picture of national defense was never more clearly illustrated than during the past year With direct transcontinental connections t from four points of the compass a the city has been funnel through which military traffic has flowed in a veritable flood - ' This fact has necessitated By JOHN GROVER precautions many extraordinary careagainst The first war year fused against sabotage lessness and toward the promolabor Into a producAmerican tion of greater safety to the end: tion army hitting the ball with that there should be no interruptrafof flow tion In the steady less work disruption than in a ‘1 If fic Hence it has been necessary decade s Man-day- s to exercise the utmost strictness lost through strikes t in the matter of guarding vital in all industry in the first eight structures discouragement of months of 1942 totaled only fV of 3156077 tresspassing and identification of roughly one-sixifi all persons traversing railroad the days lost in the same period property of 1941 All over the country The primary interest and conlabor was keeping its cern of the railroads at the presper cent pledge Only 08 of one ' was ent time is to serve the needs lost of war production of the war to the best of their strikes through execuability but Despite the inroads of military “ ''( tives are already mapping the service njiore people were at blueprints of a new railroad era 1942 than at any time in work here to follow the war U S ON TIIEIR WAY in The railroads are making Six thousand one hundred and fifty special history Last complete trains for all branches of the 'armed services were moved during preparations also to meet the figures (for October) put the 1942 by Southern Pacific alone in addition to which a substantial service demands in transportatotal of gainfully employed at 52400000 tion that will follow the present number of military cars were handled in regular trains This huge volume of troop traffic together with a tremendous volume of vital emergency’ To keep pace with Unemployment dropped to war freight brought Southern pacific’s load to a new record high the streamlined era where speed 1600000 a recent record In the safety and comfort will be es- for the third successive year year between October 30 1941 —— —' sential the railroads are improv--H: and October 30 1942 the number of ing their facilities to fit the employed women rose from these railroads performed so eff class engines of the Union Pastreamlined trains 12300000 to 14300000 ficiently so patriotically and unl cific and the Jabelmann truck Taking heed of the situation Manpower became the No der such difficulties And at the the Ogden terminal company last Labor faced regimen of the streamliners had beeh problem With 1942$ made memorable by same time never before has 1' year constructed 12 additional 1943 as the demands of in tation since last in serving England miles of trackage in its yards the greatest transportation perwar industry and the military been so difficult because of the November with W Averell Harri-ma- n at a qost of $750000 and arrange formance In history the Union Increased Some indication of the selective service act and compet ments are now being completed Union Pacific board chairPacific railroad in common with was the order closing U S trend war toindustries to hold ing lend-leas- e All good Americans aro fight man for the construction of three and the nation’s other railroads looks expediter to force the miners mines an gold gether organization competent additional miles of trackage at forward to the future with -to take on the load” into the copper diggings Under Jeffers Leadership Felt f the north end of the terminal These are recent statements Manpower Czar at home Rooseat an estimated cost of $200000 President Union Pacific railroaders are ing on two fronts Assignment by a start was McNutt V made Paul William M by Jeffers velt Uniori and of Pacific President made at year-en- d equipprepared with spirit toward gearTo Install Flood lights president of the Union Pacific as rubber administrator Jeffers to their continue supers ment more closely flood-lightiand men railroad in A i jobs ing activities system will vicreviewing with i their sweat and toil as latlve records to inevitable president Although continuing war of to the effort the also be provided throughhout the year past “the of W the Pacific Union that F with demonstration in tory The war labbr board made sevyard and an Robinson vice president of trafrailroads are the backbone of Highlights eral significant declarations of system will be installed this abroad 9 with fic as senior vice president Mr offense” In to addition full to the handling expedite policy Mandatory maintenance playing its spring Jeffers’ of the administration Job a Right ‘Doing Today's of membership in return for part in taking care of the transof switching movements Addl rubber problem has merited uniConfident in their leadership tional trackage was also put in portation requirements of the pledge became a basic And that's what versal approbation for his forthgoing to war that cracked and effort in the also they the and busiat WLB knowledge commercial last year The credo joint interchange and courageous right practical ness highlights of the past year’s have the "know how” and the with the Denver & Rio Grande down on unions violating the of the Bernard Ba’ application of activities motive the to have Western railway included: physical equipment y to expedite pledge in f withholding looks which to ruch many keepreport right-of-wathe cars and traffic of Southern' and with Completion power of membership rethe maintenance delivery receipt rubber in America for the ing Union Pacific men and women Pacific of extensive Ogden with that line A joint Interarmed forces and essential quirements Union Railway & Depot company of Ogden and territory realise also was inaugurated change come to smash the dictators needs civilian Migration of labor to muni' with the Bamberger railroad to that "doing today’s job right” is Improvements Including the tions centers increased PresiThe BECKER PRODUCTS COMPANY the 0 for to best the this movement of of $1620000-00new traffic building track and preparation speed up dent Roosevelt asked future and from that road realignment of trackage facilifor housing projects to shelter and 'preserve our Country is grateful for the opportunity to devote What No Spinach? “Never before In the history ties to facilitate the handling of 1600000 workers Enlargement and modernization estimated an of America have the railroads of the yard offices to facilitate areas freight and passenger trains in SAUSALITO Calif (UP) With shifting to production much of its advertising space to the been called upon to transport the Ogden gateway the clerical work required in came O L and in on A freedom C F Let's The blood Norse in ancient carry running such a terrific load as has been handling the vast volume of trafno closer to healing their schism Used Blg Boys Heavily veins although born in her furtherance of the cause of Victory 12 In months them the fic was also accomplished past given both camps in leaders attribTexas Reveille Ranson Privately "Never before in history have The terminal company recently Application to the that double role of service said there was little hope of an tcf the former her desire utes We hope to continue this policy beneficial use of the 4000greatest seriek Lewis in a bitter L John accord In to work shipbuilding yards or "Big Boy” engines the largest which she now Speech read Phil Murray C L is dping here althroughout this crucial year and most powerful locomotives 1 out of the United ours until is O she she thinks president Victory go may though in the world In the last quarter Mine Workers and then led the into aeronautics later In the war of 1941 the Union Pacific took LO U M W out of To keep fit for either job she of the first 4000 type The symbolism so ably captured In this photo by Gene Wright del“ery and lost Lewis prestige politically drinks 10 quarts of milk a day U engine during the past year of Ogden was so expressive of the whole spirit of wartime' Ogden Representative AnIn Kentucky all 20 engines have proven themelected was of despite brewers drew J May ' that the picture was chosen for the front of this section of the selves in handling long freight his opposition The West Virginia trains between Ogden and Greeq Must Go ‘Straight Annual Progress Edition of The Standard-ExaminThe traffic depended political machine that River Wyo handled in Ogden's busy railroad yards during 1942 would make was W — M soundly U on the Pleasure CHICAGO (UP) Designed By Jabelmann a train over 22000 miles long It consisted largely of men machines kind of the that walloped driving pleases and These engines were designed Restrictive labor legislation the taxi driver at the expense of and food which will find their way to the remotest parts of the adwas effectively blocked by his passenger Is illegal tinder ai by the late Otto Jabelmann vice earth— wherever the nations bound together by the single idea! ministration stalwarts In the ordinance just passed by the city president of research and meof freedom are fighting on the long fronts against the nations chanical standards who died "in senate It still smouldered and of Walla Walla Wash the Amer no analyst would risk a guess banded together for the purpose of enslaving the world The great the service of his country” only lean Municipal asociation reports last month in London The law forbids drivers to take what augmented conservative j billows of smoke that rise day and nighU from Ogden's railroad Mr Jabelmann who also deelements in the ’43 congress “the OUITO MIMm under long way” passengers yards and plume into the mountain sky are symbols of freedom would do signed the famed 800 md 3900 penalty of a $100 fine h - i ar ' j They’lJ Get Their Turn Later the-brooksi- de j ht ss deep-throat- “ ““ nerve-wrackin- near-miraej- es ed six-mon- - th 4-- - P- S P Hauled Many Soldiers Pi 'h I ik -- ' Labor Fuses Into Army of Production V-- r'L -- - v th no-stri- ke far-sight- ed s 'riV'in-Ttiuien- Wrfrrrtifrhumrftiv ! Union Pacific Looks Ahead In Confidence ' 1941 Southern 1929j High 73 Per Cent In 1942 Freight Haul By E II PAYSEN Standard-Examin- FEBRUARY 7 “i 1 ’ con-fidcn- cc newly-appoint- ed ng inter-commjmicati- on their dollars - it's no-stri- ke no-stri-ke take for months l United Nations Crossroads a BECKER PROD CTS nuEnicnn pilbeueei er - CO ' |