[PRCo] Re: fair week at PTM

[John Swindler]

During the first weekend, it was generally slow until around 1 pm, then would average around 20-25 passengers per trip early afternoon.  Some of the day crews last trips would have counts in the 30s.  Then the night crew took over and additional cars were placed in service.
 
Either Dennis or Tim Jones mentioned 2,500 or so total for just one day - perhaps it was Wednesday.  But that exceeds many PAT bus lines.  There were operators from Lancaster, Baltimore and Kentucky that first weekend.  Why not join the fun and sign up for operator training?  PTM is always in need of additional volunteers in many areas.
 
John
 
 
> From: fwschneider at comcast.net> Subject: [PRCo] Re: fair week at PTM> Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:11:46 -0400> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > Not sure what night Dennis took those pictures.> > The amazing thing was that on Wednesday night ... the night of the > school bus demolition derby at the fair grounds ... PTM was running a > 12 minute headway with second sections on every other trip ... six > cars in service at one time. The museum handle one thousand, one > hundred (1,100) passengers in three hours time.> > It was sedate during the day Friday when I worked. The most I had > on one car was 40 people.> > On Aug 14, 2008, at 7:04 PM, Dennis F. Cramer wrote:> > > As most of you know, I retired from my position as a high school > > band director in June. Band Camp began on August 11th and for the > > first time in many years, I was able to volunteer at the > > Pennsylvania Trolley Museum in Washington, PA during Fair Week. > > The following webpage shows a little of the action. I was also > > able to requalify several operators, get requalified myself and Ed, > > Bruce & I put the finishing touches on the 2009 calendar.> > http://sites.google.com/site/patrolleymuseumfairweek/> >> >> >> > Dennis F. Cramer> > Trombone> >> >> >> > 
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