[PRCo] Re: PRC Interurban Pass Points

[Fred Schneider]

This was previously discussed on this list.  We have West Penn crew schedules.
We were told by Art Ellis that PRC did the same thing.  Reason?  Because two
round trips on a 2.5 hour one-way run does not equal 8 hours, it equals 10
hours.  So you don't make two entire round trips.  And neither does the guy from
the other barn.   You swap cars at some siding which will give each of you an
eight hour day.  It's cheaper than paying time and half for overtime.  Same
reasons you had street reliefs when you drove buses on those long routes in
Chicago.  fws

John Swindler wrote:

> >Fred Schneider mentioned:
> >
> >
> >I had asked Ed Lybarger what he knew (from timetables) about regular
> meet points on the interurban lines........  What we still need in this
> equation were the motorman's relief points  It is logical to assume motorman
> marked on and off at Washington, Charleroi and Tunnel (Castle Shannon
> earlier) but we know that, like West Penn, they also made reliefs at sidings
> in route.
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