[PRCo] Re: Operator Training - and murders

[Boris Cefer]

Motorman murdered at South Hills? Strange!

Boris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Harold Geissenheimer" <transitmgr2 at earthlink.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 5:58 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Operator Training


> Greetings
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> Ready Fare came to Pgh after a murder of a motorman at South
> Hills Jct on a stairway down from a parking lot.
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> 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.
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> Harold Geissenheimer
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> hrbran99 at adelphia.net wrote:
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> ><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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