SOUTHERN CALIFORNIARAPID TRANSIT DISTRICTVOLUME 2 ... NUMBER 19

February 11, 1972

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS CLEAR TRACKS AND TIES FROM MEDIAN OF SANBERNARDINO FREEWAY—Commuters along the San Bernardino Freeway between ElMonte and the Long Beach Freeway are watching a quick transformation of the areabetween East and West bound traffic. Construction workers are erasing all traces ofthe railroad tracks that once was there and from the dust will rise a one-of-a-king exclusiveexpress busway. Those same commuters watching the tracks disappear will be able toride buses to work.

Personnel ChangeCharles E. Hauden-

schield, formerly Mana-ger of Real Property forRTD has beenappointed DeputyAdministrator-Planningand Real Estate in theRapid Transit and Sur-face Planning Depart-ment.

As a result of Hauden-

schield's promotion, theReal Property Depart-ment is retitled DistrictBuilding and ServicesDepartment and theReal Property Manageris retitled Manager ofDistrict Building andServices. Roland W.Krafft has beenappointed to this Posi-tion.

EXACT FARE GOES DISTRICTWIDE • • • EAST LA. JOINS RANKSA Continuing Success Story .. .

Eastern Cities LinesSmoothly Changes OverTo Exact Fare

"El Pasejo Exacto" is now a familiar phrase in the EastLos Angeles community served by the Transit District's sub-sidiary, Eastern Cities Transit.

The Spanish-language translation for "Exact Fare" receivedwidespread usage as the no change policy became effectiveSunday, January 30, on Eastern Lines 140, 141 and 142.

An extensive, District-wide educational and planning effort(see story, Page 2) preceded the conversion of the last threeroutes handling cash to Exact Fare.

"It was a "mini" repeat ofOctober 12, 1969, when theDistrict first went ExactFare," recalled GeorgeGoehler, manager of opera-tions. "Everything wentsmooth. There wasn't onehitch—the people knew aboutthe changeover to Exact Fareand had it ready. The smooth-ness of this Operation certainlyreflects the effectiveness ofour total effort.

"With the advent of ExactFare in East Los Angeles,"Goehler continued, "it mightbe noted that over 80 per centof our passengers on Lines140, 141 and 142 are now usingtokens. We did everything wecould to insure they knewwhere to buy tokens and theresults speak for itself.

"We can especially begrateful to the civic-mindedbusinessmen who are sellingour tokens," Goehler added."Their concern and interest inthe program has contributedconsiderably to the availabil-ity of the tokens.

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UMTA ApprovesTwo-Thirds FederalGrants For RTD

RTD has completed the fullplanning requirements setforth by the Urban MassTransportation Administra-tion (UMTA) to receive two-third federal grants instead ofthe previous 50 per centgrants.

"This means," RTDGeneral ManagerJack R. Gil-strap told District Boardmembers, "that, the Districtimmediately qualifies for anadditional $5,107,548 underthe three major applicationspreviously authorized."

UMTA Administrator Car-los Villarreal informed theDistrict, by letter, of thechange.

Red Car TracksCome Up To MakeWay For Busway

Removal of 7.2 miles of oldPacific Electric Railwaytracks in the center of the SanBernardino Freeway is nearlycompleted. These old tracks,later the property of SouthernPacific Railway, were used bythe old Red Cars.

According to Jack R. Gil-strap, RTD general manager,the removal of the track is thebeginning of the first segmentof construction on the 11-mileEl Monte-Los Angeles Bus-way. The 7.2 mile portion ofthe busway is expected to bein Operation by October.

RTD plans to have replace-ment tracks installed and inOperation for Southern Pacificin mid-1973. The new trackswill be capable of handlingheavier freight loads.

At the end of the 7.2 milestretch of tracks beingremoved will be the site of theEl Monte busway station.This station will be construc-ted directly behind the presentlocation of Division 9.

A new bus maintainanceand storage yard will be builtduring phase two of construc-

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Long Beach DivisionTops RTD's "DriveWith Pride" Contest

Division 12 has topped theDistrict's "Drive WithPride" contest for the monthof December, 1971.

"The Long Beach baseddivision is to be commendedfor winning first place," notedMax L. Rise, general superin-tendent of transportation, "asare second place winnersDivision 9/13 and third placeDivision 7."

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NOTICEDivision 18 Operators willbecome part of Division 10and Eastern Cities TransitLines Operators (Division 20)will become part of Division2. These changes will bereflected in the General Sys-tem Shakeup which getsunderway February 19 atDivision 3. The work runs for-merly operated out of thesedivisions will be posted underthe two respective divisions 10and 2.

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RTD FLYER

Coordination Key To Exact FareSuccess In East Los Angeles

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February 11, 1972

Chris Dahlstrom, a member of RTD's public informationstaff, talks with 14 bi-lingual community representativesemployed by RTD to help spread the word about ExactFare in East Los Angeles.

John C. Miller, recently named InsuranceManager for the District, has been associatedwith the insurance part of bus operations for35 years.

He comes to RTD having been a local insur-ance consultant, 21 years with Transit Casu-alty and 13 years with Continental CasualtyCompany of Chicago.

As Insurance Manager for RTD Miller hasthe overall supervision of the District's fireand casualty insurance programs and to directadministration of the self-insured workman'scompensation program. He determineshazards involved in fire and casualty insuranceand secures coverage after Board approval.Miller also acts as liaison between RTD andinsurance carriers.

A resident of San Marino since 1954 Milleris active in insurance-oriented organizationssuch as Claims Managers Forum, GeneralInsurance Committee of Los AngelesChamber of Commerce and the SpeakerBureau of Western Insurance Information Ser-vice.

Robert G. Williams has been named DeputyAdministrator-Equal Employment Oppor-tunities for the District.

Williams joined RTD in December havingbeen Director of Affirmative Action for theWestern Area of Atlantic Richfield Oil Com-

pany.As Deputy Administrator for Equal

Employment Opportunities Williams isresponsible for a plan of action designed tomaintain the District's Equal EmploymentOpportunities policy and Affirmative ActionProgram. He also serves as the District's Con-tract Compliance Officer.

Williams also coordinates the District-wideeffort to meet actual goals established as partof the Affirmative Action Program, and forevaluating these efforts and defining new goalson a continuing basis.

He maintains liaison with the Fair Employ-ment Practices Commission, Office of Con-tract Compliance, Equal Employment Oppor-tunities Office and other organizations withresponsibility for minority group employment.

As Deputy Administrator he also assists theIndustrial Relations Department in reconcilinggrievances of minority employees and repres-ents the District in grievance cases that cometo the attention of the Fair Employment Prac-tices Commission. And, advises and assiststhem in recruiting minority group employees.

A resident of Inglewood since 1968 Williamsis active in minority employment activitiessuch as the California Minority EmploymentCouncil, Urban League and the Los AngelesManagement Council.

Coordination—by the Dis-trict's Operating, Planningand Public Information staffs— was the "key" to thesmooth transition fromchangemaking and token sell-ing to Exact Fare on Lines140, 141 and 142 in East LosAngeles.

The effecient conversionrequired the logging of manymeetings and Jong hours toaccomplish. And the experi-ence of the 1969 Exact Fareinauguration helped pave theway for the East Los Angeleseffort.

There was an addedingredient to consider in thelatest changeover—the sec-ond language (Spanish)spoken by most East LosAngeles passengers. Thoughthe majority are bi-lingual, itwas imperative to com-municate the message toeveryone: drivers will no lon-ger carry cash, make change,or sell tokens.

To accomplish the goal, adswere placed in Spanish lan-guage newspapers servingEast Los Angeles, as well asnews releases with more

detailed information. Radiostation KWKW and KMEX-TV (Channel 34) announcedthe changeover.

Fourteen bi-lingual com-munity representatives, allEast Los Angeles residents,were employed by the Districtto help communicate theExact Fare story to the public.

The "team" was given afour-hour crash course in whatExact Fare was all about.Additionally the grouplearned about RTD routesserving East Los Angeles andthe connecting points forthose lines.

Three days prior to theinauguration of Exact Fare thecommunity representativeswere riding buses, talking topeople on the street and at busstops—generally spreadingthe word about Exact Fare.

Handouts in Spanish andEnglish were available on allEastern Cities Transit buses.Bulkhead cards describing theprogram also were displayed.Operators, most of whomspeak Spanish, kept alertingtheir passengers about thenew "way to pay."

TWO NEW STAFF EMPLOYEES VISIT DIVISIONS — John C. Miller, insurance manager(2nd from left) and Robert C. Williams, deputy administrator-equal employment oppor-tunities, (3rd from left) talk with Operators (left to right) Harry Zipper, Roscoe Dawkinsand Jesse Gomez at Division 7.

Insurance Manager And Deputy Administrator ForEqual Employment Opportunities Join RTD Staff

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Construction of El Monte-Los Angeles Busway Moves Right Along

RTD FLYER

February 11, 1972

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The Aerospace Technology team displayed a second sub-way model, complete with ventilation shafts for visiting RTD,City and county officials. The outside model is primarilya subway aerodynamic test facility used to investigate theventilation and environmental aspects of subway rapidtransit systems

Jack R. Gilstrap, RTD general manager, introduces City and county officials to a subwayenvironmental research project being undertaken by Aerospace Technology, a divisionof Developmental Sciences, Inc., at the City of Industry. Tests such as those being con-ducted by the team of engineers, using aerospace techniques, are seeking solutionsto subway construction and environmental control. The facilities were developed underthe sponsorship of the Institute for Rapid Transit and a U.S. Department of Transportation,Urban Mass Transportation Administration Grant.

Howard E. Krachman, chief engineer for Aerospace Technology, a division of Developmen-tal Sciences, Inc., shows visiting RTD, city and county officials a segment of their subwayenvironmental research project. Krachman points to a vent and station test facility whichis used for determining the aerodynamic behavior of subway vent shafts and stationsof completely arbitrary geometry and complexity. Utilization of this facility permits thesubway designer to optimize aerodynamically the system components to achieve desiredenvironmental quality at minimum construction costs. To date, nearly one hundred ventshafts and nearly 60 station configurations have been successfully evaluated in the facility.

A special testing unit using a test scale model transit trainis shown to RTD Directors David K. Hayward and Herbert

-H. Krauch by Dr. G. R. Seemann who heads a small groupof Southern California engineers studying subway and sub-way station design. The model is used to correlate theeffects of train speed, blockage ratio, train geometricalparameters (i.e. nose shapes, body detail, etc.) drag andpower consumption, tunnel geometrics, vent shafts, stationconfiguration and roughness of tunnel linings. The test alsoenables the study of aerodynamics interaction effectsbetween two trains in the same tunnel and the transientphenomena of tunnel entrance buffeting as a function ofthe train, tunnel and speed parameters.

Dr. G. R. Seemann, who heads the engineering team at Developmental Sciences Inc.,discusses the construction of a scale model tunnel used to determine the aerodynamicbehavior of subway vent shafts and stations.

RTD Director Herbert H. Krauch asks RTD's Chief EngineerRichard Gallag her about the correlation between the sub-way testings conducted by the Aerospace Technology teamand its use in a Los Angeles rapid transit system.

February 11, 1972

RTD FLYER

RETIREES HONORED — (TOP LEFT) George M. Wil-liams, Operator at Division retires alter 27 years transitservice. Division Manager K. E. Parker presents Williamswith a scroll signed by his fellow workers noting his27 years behind the wheel. (TOP RIGHT) GranddaughterKellie gives her grandfather a big "love" during hisretirement ceremony. (BOTTOM LEFT) Charlie E. Tem-

plin returns to the Instruction Department for an"overdue" retirement farewell by his department.(BOTTOM RIGHT) Orval L. Thrasher of Division 12 retir-ing alter 21 years service in public transportation ishonored by his fellow workers. Division Manager RalphE. Costello presents Thrasher with a scroll signed byhis fellow workers.

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Exact FareContinued from Page 1

"Also, I would like to rec-ognize the efforts put forth byeveryone connected with theprogram," Goehler con-cluded. "Many long hourswere spent helping to makethe changeover as easy as pos-sible for our customers and theDistrict. Those of us in man-agement thank all of you andI'm sure you are as proud aswe are of your efforts—andresults."

BuswayContinued from Page 1

tion and when completed,Division 9 will move to thatlocation. The site of the newdivision headquarters will besouthwest of its presentsite—directly behind theproperty of Southern Califor-nia Gas Company.

The vacated area of the olddivision headquarters will beconverted into one of twoparking lots for the buswaystation.

ContestContinued from Page 1

In topping the 13 operatingdivisions participating in thecontest, Division 12 recordeda 54.6 per cent reduction inaccidents for the month ofDecember. Division 9/13 wassecond with a 31.6 per centreduction and Division 7 thirdwith a reduction of 29.7 percent.

On hand for the presenta-tion ceremonies and acting ashost, Johnnie T. Johnston,assistant general superinten-dent of transportation, talkedabout RTD's groundbreakingceremonies for the exclusiveexpress busway and how, withthe passing of Senate Bill 325the District will be updatinga considerable portion of itspresent bus fleet.

PROMOTIONSAND

REASSIGNMENTS

General System Shake-UpIn recognition of theirachievement and capabilitiesthe following employees wererecently reassigned.

WILLIAM R. BENNETTSchedule Clerk to TemporarySchedule Maker I

LUCILLE E. BURKETemporary Typist-Clerkto Secretary IIRUSSELL K. DAVISSupervisor-ExtraDispatcher to Dispatcher

GEOFFREY L. DIEHL, JR.Operations AdministrationAnalyst II to StaffAssistant IIPETER G. DRAKEAssistant TransportationPlanner to OperationsAdministrative Analyst II

DONALD T. SCOGGINSOperator-ExtraInstructor to InstructorGERTRUDE N. VESTComplaint Supervisor toAssistant PassengerService RepresentativeROBERT G. WICKEquipment SuperintendentI to Assistant to theGeneral Superintendentof Maintenance and Equipment

RETIREMENTSClimaxing many years of workin the field of public transpor-tation, the following Districtemployees recently retired:

LAWRENCE A. SNYDEROperatorEmp. 10-16-33/RETIRED: 12-31-71Years of Service: 38

ALBERT H. WILLIAMSJanitorEmp. 8-5-47/RETIRED: 12-31-71Years of Service: 24

GEORGE M. WILLIAMSOperatorEmp. 8-28-44/RETIRED: 1-24-72Years of Service: 27MARVIN W. WOODOperatorEmp. 6-6-36/RETIRED: 1-2-72Years of Service: 35

RTD DirectorsDR. NORMAN TOPPING,President

THOMAS G. NEUSOM,Vice President

Charles E. Compton

A. J. Eyraud, Jr.

Leonard S. Gleckrnan

David K. Hayward

Herbert H. Krauch

Michael E. Macke

Don. C. McMillan

Douglas A. Newcomb

Jay B. Price

Virginia Rees, Secretary

Published by and for the em-ployees of the Southern CaliforniaTransit District.

JACK R. GILSTRAPGeneral Manager

GEORGE F. GOEHLER

Manager of Operations

ROBERT R. SCHOLL

Director of Public Information

WILLIAM A. REASON

Editor

VITAL STATISTICSIn memorium to employeeswho have devoted much oftheir lifetime in a professiondesigned to move people.

LOVEL N. CAMPBELLMechanic "A"1-23-72/R ETIRED: 6-1-53Years of Service: 29

Bidding for the GeneralSystem Shake-Up will beginSaturday, February 19, atDivision 3, located at 630 W.Avenue 28 and will continuedaily except Saturday, Feb-ruary 19 at Division 3,and will

continue daily except Satur-day, February 26 and Sunday,February 27, until the comple-tion of the bidding.

The Shake-Up will becomeeffective an Sunday, April 9.

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