[PRCo] Re: Operator Training

[Harold Geissenheimer]

Greetings

Ready Fare came to Pgh after a murder of a motorman at South
Hills Jct on a stairway down from a parking lot.

About learning routes...In the 1970's we split the very large
East Liberty Garage into two lists.  Drivers had to learn only
half of the former routes.  It worked then.  I dont know if
they still do it.

Harold Geissenheimer

hrbran99 at adelphia.net wrote:

><When you started, Herb, where you required to make change?  If so, did that cause a problem for some operators?>
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>No, change making had become a thing of the past almost all over the US do to robbery. "Ready Fare System" was the buzz phrase of the day in 1972.
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><Did you ever meet an operator that could not tell time?>
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>No, I can't say that I have. However, here in Cleveland there was one who had a hard time learning the routes. Especially on routes with several branches such as 20/20A/20B/20C. Several times his bus and passengers who were supposed to be heading to Parma or Broadview Heights  ended up at the Zoo. I think they (management) convinced him to become a Rapid Transit Station Attendant.
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>From: Fred Schneider <fschnei at supernet.com>
>Date: 2004/06/29 Tue PM 06:05:43 EDT
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: [PRCo]
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>I really liked Herb's response. Thanks.
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