Scouting, Volume 55, Number 2, February 1967 Page: 23
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The lion Hoise Gives
a Scout Salute
W
'hen a great "Iron Horse" thun-
dered across the plains a hundred years
ago, settler lads along the right-of-way
stared in amazement. Today, boys are
still awed when a giant diesel roars
past.
Railroads have always fascinated
boys. Building on this fascination, the
Nation's rail industry and Scouting have
developed a program to educate youth
on railroads.
The program's specific aims include
alerting boys to the dangers of tres-
passing on railroad property and to re-
duce vandalism. An average of 50
youngsters under 14 lose their lives each
year because of trespassing. Millions of
dollars in damages are incurred an-
nually by the railroads from vandalism.
For 8 years the industry has main-
tained the National Railroad Committee
on Scouting, with nearly 50 companies
represented. Each company's liaison of-
ficer has local representatives who work
directly with Scout councils.
Because of this program, railroads are
sponsoring more Scout units and pro-
viding manpower, facilities, activities,
and safety education for countless others.
Since 1962 sponsorship by railroads
has more than doubled. Most of their
units are in terminal areas and in neigh-
borhoods where employees live. Com-
panies sponsoring units include the At-
lantic Coast Line; Baltimore & Ohio;
Clinchfield; the Delaware & Hudson;
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern; Erie—Lackawan-
na; Illinois Central; Kansas City South-
ern; Great Northern; and Frisco.
Noteworthy are the two units, spon-
sored by the Baltimore & Ohio in Bal-
timore, Md., to counteract youthful dep-
redation and trespassing. These prob-
lems have been considerably reduced
since formation of the units, and the
Scout troop doubled in membership last
year.
Employee groups—like supervisor
clubs and brotherhood lodges—can also
sponsor Scout units.
Railroaders represent a wide variety
of skills for Scouting. Many employees
have years of Scouting experience;
others await only an invitation to enter.
Company engineers, carpenters, and
mechanics are serving on camping and
activities committees; doctors, medical
technicians, and safety men on health
and safety committees; and right-of-way
personnel on organization and extension
committees and commissioner staffs.
Many men become counselors in merit
badges such as Railroading, Signaling,
First Aid, Safety, Electricity, and Sur-
veying.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
estimates over 1,000 employees active
in Scouting. The Missouri Pacific re-
cords at least 900. The Norfolk & West-
ern total is over 300.
Railroad representatives are finding
suitable meeting rooms for units. Rail-
road YMCA's,employees' buildings, and
yard facilities are often available. Sta-
tion houses can sometimes be secured
in rural communities, and even cabooses
or inspection cars are being used.
Companies also provide camporee
sites, donate council camps, help with
physical improvements at the council
camp, survey council property, and loan
equipment and materials.
Railroads render invaluable assistance
in unit and district activities, especially
those involving safety education. Per-
haps the most popular activity is the
visit to railroad shops, offices, and yards.
Hundreds of special trainloads of Scouts
are being handled on tours and trips
by the railroads. For example, the Chi-
cago & North Western arranged a spe-
cial boat-and-train trip for nearly 1,300
Cub Scouts and leaders of suburban
Chicago. The Pennsylvania has operated
over 1,000 tours through its property.
Training for the Railroading merit
badge is another way the railroads are
assisting Scouting. More than 3,200
Scouts earned the badge in 1965. One
such educational program was conduct-
ed by the Santa Fe, with 2,600 Scouts
attending the courses held in the com-
pany general office building. The St.
Louis—San Francisco Railway trained
Scouts in Signaling and Safety merit
badges at four large company depots.
The Chicago & North Western, whose
police department operates a special
Railroad Safety Program, conducted an
interesting training project. Scouts were
taught the dangers of trespassing and
the hazards of playing on railroad prop-
erty. The Scouts were made junior rail-
road police and issued badges.
Finally, railroad public relations de-
partments are publicizing Scouting in
their publications and news releases.
Scouts of the Space Age, no less than
their granddads, find the Iron Horse
an interesting and willing worker, ready
to carry Scouting to more and more
boys across the Nation. □
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"It's a trick! They teach you to tell
time and then they expect you to be
home when they tell you to!"
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Boy Scouts of America. Scouting, Volume 55, Number 2, February 1967, periodical, February 1967; New Brunswick, New Jersey. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth331778/m1/25/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boy Scouts of America National Scouting Museum.