[PRCo] Re: METRORAIL DISASTER

[John Swindler]

Generally only large transit systems are self insured.  There is/was a company that specialized in providing insurance coverage for smaller outfits, like Lancaster or Harrisburg.  The recollection is that it was a 'pool' sort of thing.  SEPTA is/was self insured, but not sure about PAT.  

 

cheers

John

 


 
> Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:35:08 -0400
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: METRORAIL DISASTER
> From: hrbran at cavtel.net
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> 
> Odd that they actually have an "insurance company". The majority of all
> transit authorities are self insured.
> When the "Red Light and Speed Cameras" were installed in Cleveland five
> years ago there were scores of tickets being sent to GCRTA to be paid. RTA
> soon got tired of that and began a policy of researching who was driving any
> buses photographed and presents the ticket to that driver. No, not
> me..........I have never had a moving violation in my life.
> 
> Howling superchargers seem to be a nationwide problem. I live four blocks
> from the Harvard Avenue Garage and see scores of buses each day. During the
> Winter I call them "Whistling Buses" and can also hear them a couple blocks
> away.
> 
> GCRTA still maintains and cleans their own shelters. They tried to contract
> that job out several years ago and ended up with dirty, graffiti marked
> shelters. Now, since they went back to doing it themselves all the shelters
> and clean.
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 12:01 AM, Ken and Tracie <ktjosephson at embarqmail.com
> > wrote:
> 
> > I've mentioned before that the RTA here (Las Vegas, Clark County)
> > contracts
> > their operations to a private company known as Via-Trans. Drivers start at
> > $10.00 per hour. The company used to fire drivers for any accident
> > involvement, but after losing too many drivers, they changed the
> > termination
> > policy to dismissal after a driver's first chargeable accident. They also
> > fire drivers for more than two hard brake applications during their career
> > with the company. This is harder to avoid than one might believe because
> > both the county and the city are constantly tinkering with the traffic
> > light
> > timing and the traffic lights go to sensor loops during weekends and
> > overnight hours.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >
> > The company's insurance provider gives them a better rate for all their
> > drivers having clean records, regardless of their experience level.
> >
> > It should get interesting to see what happens to driver retention rates if
> > they ever go to camera tickets for red light runners.
> >
> > I do not know who maintains or services the buses, but during colder
> > weather, the superchargers whistle and howl like sirens and can be heard
> > from blocks away.
> >
> > Separate companies maintain the shelters, etc.
> >
> > K.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Herb Brannon" <hrbran at cavtel.net>
> > To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 8:06 PM
> > Subject: [PRCo] Re: METRORAIL DISASTER
> >
> >
> > > General inspections and light repair work is done at the Central Rail
> > > Shops
> > > by GCRTA personnel. However, all heavy repair work and (intensive)
> > > inspections are done at the GCRTA Brookpark Shop by contracted personnel.
> > > I
> > > don't have the contractors name in mind right now, but they not only work
> > > out of the RTA Brookpark Shop, they also lease the building from RTA.
> > > Thus,
> > > the contractor has taken the place of RTA.
> > > In the bus operations the tires are contracted to Goodyear Tire & Rubber.
> > > Their personnel work in the bus garages and the Central Bus Repair
> > > Facility
> > > but they are paid by and supervised by Goodyear. Batteries are another
> > > thing, that aspect of maintenance is farmed out to Interstate Batteries.
> > > Again they work in the RTA shops but not for RTA. Also, destination signs
> > > (bus), transmissions (bus), and even the Marketing Department are all
> > > contracted out. Oddly enough RTA still has its own Print Shop and Sign
> > > Shop.
> > > In fact the sign shop, apparently having a "slow" week, made up several
> > > Cleveland Railway and Cleveland Transit System bus and car stop sign
> > > replicas. I'm trying get one. Yes, today much is contracted out.
> > >
> > > On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 10:10 PM, Schneider Fred
> > > <fwschneider at comcast.net>wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >> But I suspect prior to about 1965, Cleveland Transit probably paid
> > >> all expenses out of the farebox including all maintenance. Today
> > >> they probably have shifted a lot of maintenance to capital by bidding
> > >> out a lot of overhaul work to private corporations. Am I correct,
> > >> Herb? If I'm not, they're different than most companies.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Herb Brannon
> > > On America's North Coast
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> -- 
> Herb Brannon
> On America's North Coast
> 
> 
> 

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