The existing forces and work load in connection with the dispatching of trains were analyzed on the Lackawanna and the Erie, excluding the Western District.
The analysis showd for each dispatchers office its location; the territory covered, divided between single and double track, whether equipped with Centralized Traffic Control and whether dispatching is by telegraph or telephone. A complete statement of all forces assigned to each dispatcher's office was also furnished, together with a description of the work assigned. This was supplemented by a statement of the approximate number of train orders and trains handled by shifts on Wednesday, November 7, 1956, which was considered a typical day.
The force required for dispatching trains under merged operation was then set up in corresponding detail, and the savings estimated by comparing salaries and wages of existing forces with those required for the merged operation.
Estimated savings may be summarized as follows:
Number of Assignments in Dispatchers' Offices
Position Present Proposed
Chief Dispatchers 7 3
Asst. Chief Dispatchers 11 9
Train Dispatchers 36 27
Telegraph Clerks 3 -
Clerks 2 3
Stenographer - 1
Totals 59 43
The saving of 16 assignments as shown above would be accomplished by reducing the number of dispatcher's offices from eight to four. The reduction in offices and redistribution of forces may be summarized as follows:
Changes in Dispatchers' Offices
Number of Assignments
Present Proposed
Jersey City (Erie) 14 --
Dunmore 4 --
Hornell 9 9
Buffalo (Erie) 5 7
Hoboken (DL&W) 11 20
Bangor 3 --*
Scranton 7 7
Buffalo (DL&W) 6 --
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Total 59 43
*One or more of the seven-trick dispatchers
assigned to Scranton may be-located at
Bangor.
Annual Salaries and Wages of Employees in Dispatchers' Offices
Position Present Proposed
Chief Dispatchers 73,188 $ 32,988
Asst. Chief Dispatchers 101,268 80,184
Train Dispatchers 307,500 235,956
Telegraph Clerks 14,616 ---
Clerks 12,528 18,792
Stenographer --- 4,572
Total $509,100 $372,492
Net Estimated Savings 136,608
Payroll Taxes, Vacations, etc. 22,431
Total Estimated Savings $159,039
