[PRCo] Busses vs. trolleys

[Fredbruhn at aol.com]

All of the discussion of the various transit types Jim and others have 
operated has and is really interesting.  The idea that we fans have is 
thinking operating a car every day would be the cats meow.  But in actuality 
I assume these jobs become like any other job which is routine.  Working the 
narrow streets, unyielding traffic, and john q. public can't be easy on a 
steady diet regardless of what type of vehicle your operating.

I remember riding the Tour Tram in Toronto one day when they were using the 
Witt and I thought the operator would have been pleased as punch.  He sort of 
responded that the fun lasted just a few days, and now even operating a Witt 
was just another jjob.

W. Luther Hay, a noted trolley photographer and traction fan of the 30's and 
40's from Canton, Oh was the third trick operator at Wandle tower where the 
NKP crossed the PRR.  When he left that tower at 7:00 am, he loved to talk 
trolleys with any fan, but mention the railroad and he clammed up, he wasn't 
a railroad fan, that was just a job.  

So Herb, Jim, Greg and other transit operators, its great to hear your 
stories about your job as it is our hobby and obviously yours too.  

And while your telling us more today, Derrick can be out in the rain taking 
those PCC shots in Pittsburgh.  Don't forget the Flexible buses where the 
frames cracked, which wasn't an April fools joke.  Derrick, didn't the 
Trafford Bus Lines buy some of those Flexie coaches?

Have a great day.


The other Fred  (not the recuperating one)