Little Old Man

[brathke at juno.com]

Ken, 

I had the same thought as you.  I figure the motorman in the photo was
around 40 years old.  I didn't want to imply that the 1999 mystery man
was too short to be a motorman - he is just described as being
significantly shorter than the 1966 guy driving the last car on Fineview.

Bob 3/3	
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On Thu, 02 Mar 2000 18:39:32 +0000 Kenneth and Tracie Josephson
<kjosephson at sprintmail.com> writes:
>brathke at juno.com wrote:
>> 
>> At least two or three times in the past eight months I've read 
>comments
>> about a "little old man" who claims he was the motorman on the last 
>trip
>> on 21-Fineview (April 30, 1966); however, his claim has been 
>questioned
>> because "he looked too old - or too short - to have been a motorman 
>even
>> 30+ years ago".  I just viewed some photos I took of the last car on
>> Fineview, and in particular, a shot of the motorman who's standing 
>at the
>> front of the car (along with John Dameron).  The motorman's face 
>isn't
>> completely shown, but he doesn't look that old, and he appears to be 
>at
>> least 5'10" tall (judging from the height of the ceiling in the 
>PCC).
>> 
>> For whatever it's worth...in case the mystery retired motorman ever
>> approaches you.
>
>That was me who met the guy. I don't think he was too short to be a
>motorman, but he was too short to be *that* motorman. I am barely 5'9"
>and this guy was only as tall as a my shoulders. I know some of us 
>stoop
>over and "shrink" as we become elderly, but not that much.
>
>I suppose if the guy pictured with the last Fineview car was in his 
>mid
>40's, this guy would be close in age. But not in height! Ken J.

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