Route 40

[HRBran99 at aol.com]

In a message dated 03/08/2000 12:09:20 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
kjosephson at sprintmail.com writes:

<<  PAT ever substituted
 with buses on this line after streetcar service ended. Some of the turns
 and curves that appeared to barely allow a streetcar through do not seem
 very enticing to bus service.  >>

During a few months at Collier Division (bus) I did run the Mt. Washington 
bus. The route was always serviced by GMC or Flxibles. No 40 foot buses could 
navigate the turns and tight streets. The only time anything adverse ever 
happened was when a heavy snowfall began around 3:00 PM and continued through 
the rush hour. I and my follow and my leader were all stuck at the same spot, 
unable to get up one of the hills. We all spent until around 11:00 PM on 
scenic Mt. Washington.
HrB