transit times volume 9, number 6

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Vol. 9, No. 6 OAKLAND, OCTOBER, 1966

ON THE MOVE - First of 30 new Transit Liners, purchased with financial help fromFederal government, are unloaded from railroad box cars. Neighborhood areas to beserved by new equipment are examined on district route map by, left to right, Leo J.Cusick and Charles M. Haar, officials ofu.s. Department ofHousing and Urban Develop-ment, and William H. Coburn, Jr., president of AC Transit board of directors.

Government joins District in buildingNew bus fleet to serve urban needs

Another 30 new buses were beingdelivered this month to AC Transitas tangible evidence of Federal government recognition that efficienttransportation is vital to the growthand well-being of urban America.

Appropriately, the first of the newTransit Liners rolled into the EastBay at a time when transit leadersfrom North America were meetinghere in the area, focusing their ownattention on the status, growth andpromotion of the nation's mass transitsystems.

The District's service routes - andjust how the new coaches were to be

used - was of particular interest toCharles M. Haar, Assistant Secretaryof the U.S. Department of Housingand Urban Development who was toaddress the 85th annual meeting ofthe American Transit Association inSan Francisco.

Haar's office administers the UrbanMass Transportation Program, whichenabled the District this year to meetits equipment needs.Also here for a look at where thenew buses will be assigned to improveservice on neighborhood lines andfree later model coaches for transbaycommute service, was Leo J. Cusick,

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SHARED INTERESTS - Transit busi-ness is a mutual tie for, from left, Mrs .Edward A. Claffey of Indianapolis; Mrs.K. F. Hensel, wife of general manager, ACTransit; Mrs. B. R. Stokes, wife of generalmanager, Bay Area Rapid Transit District.

WELCOME - Mrs. A. S. Moore, above left,wife of new ATA president, with Mrs. JohnL. McDonnell and Mrs. Ray H. Rinehart,wives of AC Transit directors. Below, Mrs.E. Guy Warren, Mrs. William S. Betten-court, wives of AC Transit directors; Mrs.Arnold G. Anderson, wife of BART director.

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Transit wivesSample AC TransitBus serviceTh e East Bay's bus system was eyed

by an attractive group of w e l l ~ t r a v e l e d experts this month - the wives oftransit leaders of North America.

While their husbands consideredtransportation problems at the con-vention of the American Transit Association in Sa n Francisco, wivessocialized on the east side of th e Bay -and sampled the efficiency of AC Tran-sit's fleet of modern buses and freeway-geared city side service.Th e women were delivered by boatat Oakland's Clay St. pier after a harbortour of the Bay and were picked up byDistrict buses for a quick shuttle toJack London Square and an Orientalluncheon at the Macro Polo.After a fashion show featuring travel-adapted clothes from Yen Yen of Malaya, the women boarded AC Transitbuses for a look at Oakland an d Berke-ley. Leading the caravan was the 77-passenger Freeway Train - only twinbus of its kind in urban service. Wivesof directors and executives of AC Tran-sit and BART served as hostesses.

HOSTESSES - Greeting Mrs. Edward A.Claffey, center, wife of outgoing ATA pres-ident, are Mrs .James P. Doherty, left, wifeof BART director, and Mrs. William E.Berk, wife of director of AC Transit.

Yesterday I took the R bus . .. to SanFrancisco . .. for the first time, and en-joyed the trip immensely. For the firsttime in about 20 years, I really sawSan Francisco, the skyline, the shop-ping district, the new buildings . . . Itwas wonderful to be free of driving mycar and not have to look for some lamp-post to hang it on while shopping! Andto top it all, it was much less expensivethan taking my car . . . when I realizehow simple and easy it is to ge t to SanFrancisco, I could kick myself for no tusing your bus before this .. .

Mrs . C. F. ScheererSan Leandro

* * *I wish to report a personal experiencewhich illustrates the excellent serviceand attitude shown by several of youremployees and particularly A. W. Perryof Division 2 (Maintenance Foreman). . . Apparently my wallet fell out of mycoat on the seat while on a charteredtour . . . the operator called . . . to giveme the message about finding the walle t .. . From what I could gather, Mr.Perry turned in the wallet . . . others,including a courteous and friendly dis-patcher, took over and accomplishedan unusual job of service and for thatmatter, consideration beyond the callof duty . . . I wanted to tell you howfortunate you are to have men of Mr.Perry's caliber and of the others . . .Alexis Shelokov

Bethesda, Md.* * *I am writing . . . to commend one of

your bus drivers (H. H. Senst) for his

outstanding service and thoughtful-ness . . . A car di d not see these twolittle girls and hit one of them . . . Th ewillingness of the bus driver to stopand get everything straightened ou twas really something .. . 1t is a pleasureto ride the bus when the person behindthe wheel is considerate and caresabout people.

* * *Patricia PettitBerkeley

We bought a Sunday Fu n Pass to rene w our acquaintance with "M y CityOakland," which we had no t seen formany years . . . we happened to get ona bus, driven by H. J. Dupuis .. . hesuggested that we stay on his bus , aswe wanted to see Richmond, and thatthe ride up to Grizzly Peak was veryscenic . . . This proved to be enjoyableand interesting . . . I wanted you toknow how much we appreciate hiskindness an d courtesy . . .

Marie YagerSouth San Francisco

* * *My wife and I are customers of pub-lic transportation and we deeply ap

preciate the splendid service that isrendered by the AC Transit employees. . . Words could not say or express ouradmiration for the extraordinary remarkable service that is rendered bybusy operator number 1633 (A. C.Guiliani) . . . the wife and I ride onthe 11 bus very often and noted theremarkable service . ..

Alexander BergerOakland

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OFF AND RUNNING - Group chairmen for United Crusade plan campaign at an ACTransit dinner which rolled the annual drive into high gear. From left: Louis Bailey,]. D.Goodman, Eugene Marcus, speaker of the evening; L. iI. Minear, W. G. Skilling, D. C.Rodriques, K. F. Hensel, general manager; L. L. McDonald, Mrs. Lillian Texdahl of theCrusade; J. W. Enos, A . R. Lucchesi, C. M. Walker, G. L. Modjeski, Joan Bonetta, JohnKrajcar, Frank Curcio, R. M . Detloff.Maintenance workers take Crusade leadE. A. Williams, veteran mechanic atEmeryville Division, le d off as th e firstemployee to give a "Fair Share" -

one hour ' s pay each month-to UnitedCrusade.Williams, who made his pledge before th e dr ive officially got underway,was closely followed by another maintenance worker, Roy M. Cobern, ne wservice employee at Richmond Division.

Operators Carll B. Miller, at Richmond, an d Samuel L. Morgan, Jr.,first to be "pinned" last year, wereamong th e drivers wh o again pledged .Williams, mechanic for the past 29years, received his gold and red pinfrom W. G. Skilling, assistant chairmanof th e AC Transit campaign, in a ceremoney attended by Louis Bailey, president of Division 192 of the Carmen'sUnion, an d Emil Scala, vice president

an d business agent. Th e union is a participant in the drive .Williams also received a large-sizedreplica of the pi n from A. R. "Tony"

Lucchesi, assistant general superintendent of maintenance.At the en d of the first week, some690 employees contributed $10,867to the Crusade . Among the 68 whogave a "Fair Share" were the following :Executive and General OfficesHenry Paterson, C. H. Ptomey, Jr., Saburo Nishimoto, Barbara Slover, VirginiaDennison, J. F. Larson, A. L. Bingham, W.G. Skilling.

Emeryville DivisionOperating: J. D. Goodman, G. L. Modjeski, L. H. Minear, L. S. Roudabush, J. S.McKenney, D. F. Lackie, S. L. Morgan, JoeEstrada, AlIena Williams, Eligie Williams,W. R. Morgan, W. H. Harrison, S. F. Rigley,G. C. Sherwood, H. L. Jones, T. E. Crabbe,R. E. Matthews, J. W. Dillard, R. L. Gauer,

ON TH E JOB - W. G. Skilling pins year'sfirst "Fair Share" pin on E. A . Williams,with support from president Louis Bailey,of Division 192, and Emil Scala, right,union vice president and business agent.Williams, also received large-sized pinreplica from A. R. Lucchesi.

-AC / transit PASSENGER REVENUE ... COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEAR

1,240 ,0001,220 ,000 ___ - I - - - - - . j ~ - ........-- -- - + - - -+ - - - l - - - I - - - - + - - - - 1 - -+ - - -+ - - - I - - ...1.200 .000 1 - I - - - - + - : : ! 1 1 1 , , - - - + - - I - - - - 1 - - + - - + - - - + - - I - - - - I -1,180 ,000 I - I - - - I - - I - - ~ - - - + = ~ " - - - - I - - - J . - - + - - I - - - A - l - + - - - - - + - - I 1,160 ,000 I l . . I I- - - + - - + - - - - . + -" , # - - + : : ! I I I I i o " . - - - - - - + - - - + - - - + -. . . - l - I / , - I H l t I ~ + - - -: :: : ::::: I > - + - . I _ I _ - - J . - _ A _ = " I I I I I ~ ~ J . o I l t ' ~ _ I _ ~ J ~ J _ ~ ~ l _ + _ _ _ ' F l k _ I I" Jl ~ ~ , . . / II "'I '1.100,000 : : \ ~ = ~ ~ J . " " ' ~; , I I ~ ~ I f ~ = = t = ~ ~ = i 1,080 ,000 \ \1 I \\ 11 W1,060 ,000 1-+---"- - - - . - _ + _ - - + - _ _ \ l W _ + _ - + _ _ _ _ + - _ + _ - + _ _ + _ _ _ 1 1,040 ,000 = ~ \ ; , r ~ = ~ = = ~ = = = ~ = = ~ = = ~ = = = ~ : : ; ~ ~ = x = = ~ = ~ ,020 ,000 -1966I,OOO ,ooo l--+--f--+---+---J---+--t--+--1.-----I--+--t--I- 1965980 ,000 . - r - - t - - t - - - t - - - t - - t - - - t - - - t - - t - - ~ ~ _ t _ - t - I _ _ _ . - 19641---if---_+___60 ,000 . - - - -+ - -1__ - - -1 - - - -+ - -+ - - -1 - - -+ - - - -1 -__

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A dramatic photo display of AC Transit workers "on-the-job" added bothinterest an d information to the District's participation in the first annualEast Bay Job Fair in Oakland.

Th e photographs illustrated the workhandled by the District's employeesand indicated the skills required tofill ajob.As on e of 127 participating firms an dIt's welcome time for

New district workersNe w District workers include:

General officesTreasury: Michael Pulsipher, of Oak

land, junior typist clerk.Emeryville DivisionBus Operators: Cuney Clemons, Jr.,

Charles Dickson, Johnnie Johnson, Jr.,all of Oakland; R. E. Draht and Herman Gilbert, of Berkeley; D. W. Maxion, Colma; R. R. Blair, San Francisco.Richmond Division

Auto Maintenance: Walter J. Chulata, Oakland, service employee.

Bus operator: J. W. Hall, Richmond.Seminary DivisionBus Operators : W. T. Portteus, Jr.,an d Amy Martinez, both of Hayward;G. R. Chamberlain, Bethel Island; H.

A. Fields, Oakland; J. D. Osborne,Newark.6

District on iobAt first annual'East Bay Job Fair'WORK WE DO - InstructorW. L."Pete" Dodson explains AC Tran-sit skills to visitor at East Bay JobFair.

organizations, AC Transit staffed abooth to answer questions about employment possibilities and where togo to apply for a job with the District.

Manning the booth were three instructors, W. L. "Pete" Dodson, RobertBallard an d Clem Redmon. Also onhand were H. M. Davis, executive assistant to the general manager an d G.G. Wadsworth, safety engineer.Long-time driver to

Keep rolling - for funFred Trembath, who liked the" dang,

dang, dang" of the street cars, as wellas the fun of wheeling a bu s around,received a disability pension effectiveSept. 1, officially closing 21 years "i ntransit."

Trembath, of 3310 Georgia St., Oakland went to work for th e Key Systemas a motorman in 1945 an d switched tomotor coaches in 1948. Hi s most regular ru n was the MacArthur Blvd. line,where he spent five years.

Transportation - or lack of it -brought him to Oakland from San Francisco in 1935: ferry boats didn't run atthe hours to match his night workingtime. He joined th e Key System aftera wartime stint at shipyards.

Driving still is Trembath's "hobby"- an d ahead are planned trips.

It's one of 125 for George; electricianAnd wife find babies are for loving

Would you believe being "Papa" to125 children in the past 14 years?

Plus tw o of your own?George A. Effinger, electrician in th e

maintenance departmentat th e Emeryville D i v i s i o ~ , can claim that distinction. And a diaper record, besides.

His wife has been a boarding motherfor the Children's Home Society forthat length of time . And it's a real "parent" deal at their home, 4206 BerdinaRd., Castro Valley, with George pitching in to care for th e babies - an denjoying everyone of them.

Albums of pictures record their affection. They have photographed eachchild and remember every name. Andwith pride, they can recount the marvelous progress made with the children through "loving care."

George's face beams as he picks uptheir latest boarder. He talks to thebaby - gets a smile in return - an dexplains the obvous:"I guess we just love children."

Babies always have been a way oflife for Mrs. Effinger, a young looking- and thinking - grandmother.

"I took care of everybody's children ,even before we were married. I 'vealways taken care of children and wentright on, even after we had two of ou rown."A daughter, Mrs. Clyde Pool, livesin San Leandro with her husband andthree children. A son, Gordon, alsomakes hi s home in that city.

After a friend became a foster motherfor the Children's Home Society, carin g fo r children until they were

New safety recordSeminary Division drivers went over

the top in September with a safe driving tally of 14,502 miles pe r accident.Their record was th e first to break thene w goal of 12,750 miles.

FOSTER PARENTS -M r . an d Mrs. GeorgeEffinger and one of the babies who finds"loving care" at their home until they areadopted.adopted, the Effingers decided to apply. Immediately they were accepted.

Th e babies are of varied races - andfrequently of mixed blood - and theEffingers enjoy the reactions of thepublic - an d some surprising questions.

George remembers when they hadtw o babies out shopping - one verydark and the other very light - andwere asked if the children were twins:

He answered briefly, with a twinkle:"N o - they're two months apart."Twenty-two years with AC Transit

and Key System, Effinger has a happyconviction:" Looks don't make any difference.A baby is a baby and they have to havetheir loving ... "

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At an adjourned regular meetingSept. 28, the Board of Directors: Increased fire insurance protection on all District properties to cover]00 per cent of true replacement cost,on motion of Director Rinehart. Awarded contract to Shell Oil Co.for furnishing diesel fuel, gasoline andother petroleum products, on motionof Vice President McDonnell.Arrivals boost new

Bus roster to 401(Continued from Page 1)director of the Urban TransportationAdministration in the governmentaldepartment.The buses, which bring to 401 thenumber ofmodern coaches inAC Transit's fleet, were purchased with theaid of a Federal grant of $410,000 -half of the purchase price of $820,000.With reserve funds to buy only halfof the 30 buses needed for fleet modernization, the District asked for-andreceived - the aid under a Federalgrant program dedicated to coordinating urban transportation systems aspart of the planned development ofwhole metropolitan areas.In all, more than $1,140,000 hasbeen earmarked for projects involvingAC Transit. An earlier grant is helpingto equip the system's basic fleet of 300buses with a two-way radio network.

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit DistrictLatham Square BuildingOakland, California 94612

Published monthly by theALAMEDA-CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT DISTRICTLatham Square Building 508 Sixteenth StreetOakland. California 94612 Telephone 654.787 8

BOARD OF DIRECTORSWILLIAM H. COBURN. JR. . . . . ..... residen!Word IJOHN McDONNELL. . . . . . . . . . Vice President

Ward IIIROBERT M. COPELAND. . Director at LorgeRAY H. RINEHART. . . . Director at LorgeWILLIAM E. BERK . Word IIWM. J. BETTENCOURT. . . . . . . . Word IVE. GUY WARREN . . . . . . . . . . Ward V

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERSKENNETH F. HENSEL . General ManagerROBERT E. NISBET . . . . . . AttorneyJOHN F. LARSON. . . . . . . . Treasurer-ControllerGEORGE M. TAYLOR. . . . . . . . . . SecretoryALAN l. BINGHAM. . Public Information Manager__________ ~ ~ 5 ____________

The government also is helping tofinance a $790,500 study to coordinate future transit service operated byBay Area Rapid Transit District, SanFrancisco Municipal Railway and ACTransit.In his appearance in San Francisco,Haar pointed out that transit systemsare not just a local utility, but have tobe designed and operated as a part ofthe urban complex.He said his department's functionwas to improve the conditions of urbanlife."Certainly, with only a fraction ofthe time and cost of placing a man onthe moon, we can find better waysthan we have for getting the man homefor dinner . . . ," he said.

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