[PRCo] Back to the clock

[Bob Dietrich]

As usual we've gotten off track.  Fred asked where we can get a clock for
the museum.  I think it should be a clock of museum quality with a
Pittsburgh significance.  I'm betting that the Kaufmanns Clock is not
available so that is out.  But what ever happened to the clocks from the
P&LE archway over the Smithfield Bridge?



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From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Herb
Brannon
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 11:13 AM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: quick reply...The Clock 

So five cities out of how many hundred now use proof of payment. I guess
that sets us far apart from the 'mainstream' of public transit authorities.
Joshua Dunfield <joshuad at cs.cmu.edu> wrote:  
Herb Brannon wrote:
> Sometime in the next several months GCRTA will embark on the "German Fare
System" on
> both the Red Line (heavy rail rapid transit) and the Silver Line (Euclid
Avenue Bus
> Rapid Transit). There will be ticket machines at every station on both
lines. There
> will also be "inspection teams" composed of a ticket inspector, supervisor
and transit
> police officer. The fine for not having a ticket is set at $150.00 plus
court
> costs. The rapid transit fare is $1.75. I don't think many, if any, cities
in the
> U.S. have "proof of payment" fare collection.

Los Angeles (Metro Rail), Portland (MAX), the San Diego Trolley, and
NJ Transit light rail (River Line and Newark, at least) all use POP.

-j.




Herb Brannon