[PRCo] Re: Next Car Light Question

[John Swindler]

Guess you forgot, Fred, that I've dealt with free transit program for past 30 months.  It's the manager's responsibility, not mine, to watch what goes into the farebox.  I've got other fish to fry, and have found enough to cover my salary several times over.
 
But yes, did catch a driver at Pottstown Transit.  But that was in collaboration with the manager.
 
John
> From: fwschneider at comcast.net> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Next Car Light Question> Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:41:54 -0400> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > If the manager tells the driver in advance, then you can't catch them > cheating the fare box.> > I'll leave you fill in the blanks, John.> > On Jul 12, 2008, at 9:39 AM, John Swindler wrote:> > > Hi Art> >> > Were you the only ones waiting for the car??> >> > Drivers/motormen tend to know their customers when service is > > infrequent and they have picked a particular run. They knew your > > mother and they knew where she was going on a Sunday morning. You > > were watching the trolley - you were not watching to see if your > > mother signaled the motorman she did not want the Charleroi car.> >> > That's one of the problems I have when visiting small systems - > > getting the driver to stop at the bus stop. He knows his > > customers, and I'm not one of them. That's why, when I set up the > > appointment, I tell the manager that it's ok to let his driver's > > know that a stranger will ride a couple of the trips.> >> > John> >> >> From: trams2 at comcast.net> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > >> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Next Car Light Question> Date: Fri, 11 Jul > >> 2008 17:38:13 -0400> > Perhaps Tom Phillips could shed some light > >> on this. > > -----Original Message-----> From: pittsburgh-railways- > >> bounce at lists.dementia.org> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways- > >> bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Fred> Schneider> Sent: > >> Friday, July 11, 2008 4:24 PM> To: pittsburgh- > >> railways at dementia.org> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Next Car Light > >> Question> > Have no idea. Perhaps he knew your mother was a Donora > >> passenger? > Perhaps at certain hours the Donora cars did the > >> local work in > Monongahela? (Remember that the Castle Shannon > >> cars did all the > local work in the rush hours between Pittsburgh > >> and Frederick > Street). I never saw anything in the timetable > >> about Donora cars > running local and it does not make sense > >> because there could have been> people who would have wanted to get > >> on and go to Charleroi so my thought is> that the motor!> > man recognized the people. I've given you > the speculative > > answer. The honest answer is Fred doesn't know.> > > On Jul 11, > > 2008, at 4:09 PM, Jerry MATT Matsick wrote:> > > Fred -> > When I > > was just a youngster in the 1940s we would ride a Donora car to > > > > Monongahela and attend a church there, upon return we would stand > > > > across the street from the FBC in Monongahela and> > The > > Charleroi car would come by and not stop? We would wait and > > get > > on the Donora car? Why would> > the Charleroi car not stop?> > --> > > > From the RIVER CITY by the Sea!> > Jerry "Matt" Matsick> > J A C > > K S O N V I L L E, Florida !> >> > > >> > _________________________________________________________________> > Making the world a better place one message at a time.> > http://www.imtalkathon.com/?source=EML_WLH_Talkathon_BetterPlace> >> > 
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