[PRCo] Re: Pat Employee

[John Swindler]

Perhaps a candidate for PTM operations??
> Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:24:58 -0800> From: pcc_sr at yahoo.com> Subject: [PRCo] Pat Employee> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A26129> > "...Mergner pulls out this first rejection letter. Although the letter said> "We are always interested in hearing from individuals interested in> public transit," it went on to say that the money for that program had> been eliminated."> > "He pulls out one of his accomplishments there: A charming picture book> he helped produce -- after getting the higher-ups to OK money for an> artist -- to present the otherwise dry, legalistic regulations to the> drivers and other front-line staff. > > At last, in 1994, Mergner> got the job he'd always wanted, working in operations. In his current> post, Mergner is finally able to craft routes, figure out the timing of> buses and trolleys, supervise the production of schedules, promote> public transit to the community and any of a dozen other sundry things.> "I figured it out when I was in high school, then when I was 35 I> finally got the job. I would say it took 20 years to get the job," he> says. "Which is kind of the moral of the story. Things don't just drop> in your lap. People complain, 'You can't do anything here [in> Pittsburgh].' They want everything now. You have to persevere a little> bit.""> > "It's not unusual to hear we have great transit here, that we have high> per-capita ridership. But it's getting less so every year. We're going> from exemplary to being dysfunctional."> > "Staying in Pittsburgh was a decision I made in high school. I only> looked into going to Pitt or Duquesne, and I only wanted to go to Pitt.> I think about leaving, but it's a cool city. I just like it."> > > Phil> > > > > 
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