[PRCo] Re: Operator Training - and murders

[James B. Holland]

Same in Sf about the same time    ----    motorman killed on the job in 
robbery and That Same Night Muni went out and collected change // money 
from operators and went to exact fare system.

Jim



Edward H. Lybarger wrote:

>This was in 1968.  Ready-Fare came about almost instantly as a result.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
>[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of
>Harold Geissenheimer
>Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 1:05 PM
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: Operator Training - and murders
>
>
>Greetings
>Yes..a murder at South Hills Jct about 330AM.  Man on
>his way to work.  Harold
>
>Boris Cefer wrote:
>
>  
>
>>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
>>>
>>>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
>>>