RTD Vice President Thomas G. Neusom Iooks on approvingly as Mort Jacobs, Senior V.P., Los AngelesArea Chamber of Commerce, presents "Operator of the Year" Charles R. Jenkins with special plaque.Jenkins was selected for the honor from 12 "Operators of the Month."

Courtesy Pays Off: RTD Operator HonoredCharles R. Jenkins of Mission Hills was namedRTD's "Operator of the Year" during RTD'sMay 4 Board of Directors Meeting in downtownLos Angeles. He was selected for the honor fromthe 12 public transit professionals named"Operators of the Month" during 1970.

Mort Jacobs, Senior Vice President of theLos Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce andPresident of Southern California Gas Com-pany, joined RTD . Vice President Thomas G.Neusom in presenting a special plaque toJenkins.

A bus driver for nearly four years, Jenkins, 29,was an operator on the North Hollywood-Sun

Valley-Roscoe Boulevard Line 16 whennominated.

The passenger nominating Jenkins for thecourtesy award noted, "Mr. Jenkins has per-formed little acts of kindness to all of us duringour journeys. One in particular was the ladywho could not speak English, who was on thewrong bus, miles from her destination. This kinddriver got another commuter to take the elderlylady home with her to call the lost passenger'srelatives to come for her:'

The writer went on to note that there weremany other gems of kindness, too numerous tomention.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIARAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT

VOLUME 1 NUMBER 5

June 1,1971

AB 544: logical Approach to Public•

IM/A new bill to extend the state's 5% sales tax to purchases of gaso-line, with the stipulation that 80% of the new revenues be used forlocal development of public transit facilities and services throughoutCalifornia, was introduced February 17 in the State Assembly.

Authored by Assemblyman Wadie P. Deddeh (D, Chula Vista),chairman of the Assembly Transportation Committee, and co-spon-sored by a bi-partisan group of other lawmakers, the State PublicTransportation Development Act would generate an estimated $150million in additional revenue yearly. $120 million of this total wouldbe available to aid public transit properties, and the other $30 millionto replenish the general funds of the counties and cities.

According to Dr. Norman Topping, RTD President, "AssemblymanWadie P Deddeh's proposed bill is certainly the most logical, clearly-thought-out approach to the pressing problems of obtaining public fundsupport for California's transit properties ever proposed. If passed, itwill materially assist the Southern California Rapid Transit District inmaintaining the present economical level of fares, while improving thefrequency and efficiency of transit services in our four-county servicearea:'

Under terms of the State Public of sharply escalating operatingTransportation Development Act, costs, compounded by a severe re-20% of the 5% sales tax on gaso- cession in which Southern Cali-line would be returned to cities and fornia was particularly hard hit:'counties for general fund use. This Public transportation is the onlyis the same distribution ratio now means available to hundreds ofin effect under existing sales tax thousands of Southern Califor-collection procedures.The remain- nians in all age groups who haveing 80% would be placed in a limited or no access at all to auto-newly created State Public Trans- mobiles.portation Fund to be administeredby the Secretary of Business andTransportation.

Jack R. Gilstrap, DistrictGeneral Manager, pointed out thedirect financial benefits to transitcarriers in the state.

"In areas where rapid transitdistricts are now in operation,they will be eligible to receivefunds to finance new transit proj-ects, buy new equipment, helpmeet operating deficits, capital re-quirements and debt service.Municipally -owned carriers alsowill qualify for funds produced bythe sales tax on gasoline.

"One of the outstanding fea-tures of this progressive bill willbe the assurance of continuingfinancial support for transit dis-tricts and municipally-ownedtransit systems," Gilstrap con-tinued. "This, in effect, will placeevery transit property in the stateon a sound, pay-as-you-go basisin undertaking new purchases ofequipment and financing newtransit projects:"

After satisfaction of currentclaims of the transit systems, aportion of the excess funds fromthe tax would be allocated forfuture appropriation to transitprojects by the legislature, andthe remainder subvented to localgovernments.

Of the $150 million generated inthe Fund's first fiscal year (1971-72) , the RTD and municipal tran-sit operations within the Districtcould be eligible for about $43million "This would also meanthat the RTD could qualify for itsfair share of the $400 millionexpected to become available forCalifornia under the federalUrban Mass TransportationAssistance Act, signed into lawlast October:' said PresidentTopping. "As things now stand,since expiration last December ofthe 1/2 e temporary sales tax, theRapid Transit District may soonbe unable to qualify for one centof that money:'

Topping called attention to thefact that the District has con-tinued to maintain bus service inits four-county service area with-out an increase in the basic 30efare since 1967. "This was accom-plished in an unprecedented time

Fundinn of State's Transit Agencies

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• Gilstrap pointed out that theDistrict served the second mostpopulous metropolitan area in theU.S., providing service to a popu-lation of more than 7 million. Henoted that the RTD carried morethan 200 million passengers in1970.

"Studies have revealed thatapproximately one-third of theweekday trips on District busesare made to and from places ofemployment," Gilstrap continued."So it's not merely a matter of`corivenience' to our patrons: Formany thousands of these people,their very livelihoods may dependon the availability of RTD'sservices"

The Rapid Transit Districtfaces an operating deficit of $15.4million in 1972, according to Gil-strap. "Prompt passage of AB 544is essential. It will provide thecontinuing base of public supportto offset projected deficits.

"A possible increase in the basicfare, coupled with a reduction inservices that might result if AB544 or similar legislation fails topass, would be nothing less thantragic," said Gilstrap. "Theseactions would place a severe hard-ship on the very people who useand need our services most. Notto mention their adverse effects onthe Southland's already crucialtraffic situation: I hesitate to spec-ulate on the effects of higherfares and reduced services onthe congested traffic situation inSouthern California.

"It seems obvious," he con-cluded, "that the token 11/2 • addi-tion tost per gallon the proposedsales tax would impose is a smallprice indeed to pay for more free-way mobility, less congested sur-face streets, and more breatheableair for all of us:'

RTD Flyer takes on a newlook with this issue. Plansare that the publication willbe issued on a more frequentbasis than in the past, whichwill allow for more completecoverage of news of the Dis-trict and its employees.

DOT Approves BuswayEnvironmental ImpactReport; Project NowUnder Final ReviewU.S. Department of Transporta-tion's Secretary John Volpe hasapproved the environmentalimpact report on the $52 millionEl Monte-Los Angeles ExclusiveExpress Busway, it was announcedMonday, May 17.

Approval of the Report followeda meeting called by CongressmanCharles E. Wiggins (R., 25thDist.) in Washington when helearned Secretary Volpe had ques-tions concerning costs of the proj-ect and its possible effects on theSouthland's environment.

Representing the SCRTD at.the meeting were RTD PresidentDr. Norman Topping, GeneralManager Jack R. Gilstrap, Direc-tor of Governmental Affairs andSpecial Projects Jack Stubbsand Board Member Leonard S.Gleckman. Representatives fromGovernor Reagan's office, theState Highway Commission, LosAngeles Area Chamber of Com-merce, and the offices of the state'stwo Senators and other membersof the Congressional delegationwere also present.

"We had been concerned thatmisunderstandings might delayapproval of the Busway:' Con-gressman Wiggins said. "Now thatthe impact report has been signedby Secretary Volpe, I'm sure we

can expect DOT's approval of thetotal project in the very nearfuture:'

According to Dr. Topping, "Sec-retary Volpe's action clears theway for final review of the totalBusway project, a vital factor ineasing the traffic congestion on theSan Bernardino Freeway betweenthe two cities. We are confidentthat final approval will soon beforthcoming and that constructioncan begin at an early date:'

Gilstrap said the Busway, whichwill run 11 miles from El Monte todowntown Los Angeles along theSouthern Pacific railroad right-of-way, will provide inbound/out-bound lanes for exclusive use of65-miles-per-hour Busway Flyers.

"The trip from El Monte todowntown Los Angeles will becompleted in 18 minutes when theBusway is operational:' Gilstrapexplained. "It now takes 35 to 45minutes during peak commuterhours to make the same trip:'

Credit UnionNow FederallyInsured up to $20,000Accounts at the Transit DistrictEmployees Credit Union are nowcovered with Life Savings Insur-ance. The credit union qualifiedfor the new insurance shortly afterit became available last year.

This new coverage assures pro-tection for savings up to $20,000in case the credit union shouldever become insolvent and haveto liquidate.

Nation's First...DiscBrakes For Buseswith Estimated 100,000Mile Life SpanGiant versions of the disc brakescurrently used on many of thebetter quality passenger automo-biles are being tested on five ofRTD's new 7000 dass buses.

This is the first time a brakesystem like this has been installedon a transit bus in this countryand RTD is undergoing the testsin an effort to continually upgradeits equipment.

The advantage of this type ofbrake is that the disc arrangementprovides a greater surface area forthe disbursement of the largeamounts of heat generated inbringing a bus to a stop. As a re-sult, it is expected that the life andreliability of the brake system willbe materially improved as com-pared to the standard drum brakesystem.

An 80,000 to 100,000 mile lifespan for the disc brake is antici-pated, compared to the 30,000 to40,000 mile wear achieved withconventional brakes.

The testing of the new brakeshas been made possible by theavailability of public funds author-ized by the Legislature in theform of the one-half cent, six-month sales tax collected duringthe last half of 1970.

Landlubbers LearnNautical Ways...RTD Goes NavyRTD employees Bill Packard andBill Chaney had a rather quickintroduction to Navy life. Oneday they were sitting in theiroffices at. 1060 S. Broadway — thenext day they were sitting in aclassroom at the U.S. Naval •Training Center at San Diegosurrounded by Navy and Marinetypes.

Chosen by management toattend the Navy's four weekinstructor course at San Diego,Packard is a member of RTD'sinstructor staff and Chaney is anIndustrial Relat.ions Analyst I.They attended the instructorcourse as part of RTD's continu-ing training effort to provide em-ployes with up-to-date knowledgein fields directly related to theirjohs.

Two quotas for the Navy schoolwere brought about through theefforts of Administrative AnalystBill Foster, a Lt. Commander inthe Naval Reserve.

The four week course includedsuch subjects as the proper tech-niques of instruction, the use ofaudio-visual training aids, factorsaffecting the learning process,analyzing and organizing subjectmatter and constructing workingmodels of achievement tests.

The American Council onEducation regards the four weekcourse highly enough to allow twoundergraduate semester hours ofcredit towards a degree.

EI) NOTE: Some of their friendsare quite concerned about theirbehavior since returning from San 1Diego — it seems they have startet'saluting anyone in uniform. Thisis rather emharrassing to ouroperators.

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June 1,1971

RTD FLYER

DRIVE WITH PRIDEDivision 11 Wins PermanentPossession . ..1st Place Trophy

Dr. Norman Topping, chancellorand former president of the Uni-versity of Southern California,was unanimously chosen March16 as RTD's new president by hisfellow directors. Dr. Topping suc-ceeds retired Los Angeles HeraldExaminer Editor Herbert H.Krauch, who remains a Districtdirector.

An appointee of Mayor SamYorty, with City Council approval,the new president termed 1971"the most important year forpublic transit in Southern Califor-nia:' citing, among other projects,the ongoing development of anExclusive Express Busway linkingEl Monte and Los Angeles, andthe establishment of minibus andfringe-area parking Services toease Central City congestion.

Dr. Topping, an RTD directorsince the agency was formed in1964, has long been dedicated tothe improvement of public trans-portation in the Los Angeles area.

SPLASH FOR SAFETY—Jim Scott(I.), administrative assistant to LosAngeles Assemblyman CharlesWarren, and John Curtis, RTD Man-ager of Rapid Transit and SurfacePlanning, watch a utility truck beingdriven head-on into RTD bus during

He served as chairman of theformer Citizens' Rapid TransitAction Committee, and has beenactive in many professional, civicand business organizations.

Neusom Continues As Vice PresidentLos Angeles attorney Thomas G.Neusom was reelected for a secondterm March 16 as RTD's VicePresident.

Appointed in 1969 by Super-visor Kenneth Hahn, Neusom isactive in a number of professional,civic and philanthropic activities.He is a former member of theCounty's Assessment AppealsBoard, and has been a leader inactivities of the National Associ-ation for the Advancement ofColored People.

He also has been involved inprojects of the Welfare PlanningCouncil, and South Central Wel-tare Planning Council, the Ameri-can Legion, and the DowntownYMCA.

controlled test at Division 2. Thehighly liquid result: plenty of water-works—but no injury or damage todriver Jack Carmichael, the bus, orthe truck. New type water bumpersare being tested in regular RTDfleet operations.

Top honors in RTD's 1970DRIVE WITH PRIDE contestwent to Division 11 March 26 as itreceived the United Transporta-tion Union's first place trophy forpermanent display.

Division 11 received the rotat-ing trophy four times during theten months of competition withsecond place going to Division 18and third place to Division 12.

To achieve first place, Division11 established a 25.9% reductionin operating accidents over 1969.This is a tremendous record—onewhich is winning RTD nation-wide recognition not only for itstransit Operation, hut for itsoperators and the men behind theoperators as well.

High point of the presentationceremonies and the occasion wasa fried chicken dinner hosted hyRTD. The dinner, which tookplace in the division train room,was also attended hy Division 1operators who were guests of thewinners.

Following brief talks from management, union officials andrepresentatives of local lawenforcement agencies, operatorFrank Nicolette accepted the firstplace trophy.

Among the officials present con-gratulating the operators on theirsafety achievement were: GeneralChairman of the United Trans-portation Union Earl R. Ciark;RTD's General Manager Jack R.Gilstrap; and Manager of Opera-1 ions George F. Goehler.

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George F. Goehler, RTD's Man-ager of Operations, is 'mostalways a happy guy. He's partic-ularly happy this year about theway the District has fulfilled itsmandate of adding new lines andimproving service on existinglines. "Adding new lines servicesand extending present service isthe District's reason for being:'Goehler explained.

He is particularly enthusiasticabout the following new and ex-tended linesLINE 33 — Service improvement onthis line gives passengers transferprivileges to all intersecting localLines in addition to more frequentservice and a stop at Manchesterand Avalon Boulevards.LINE 55 — Added service on lineprovides bus at 7:30 a.m. fromOcean Avenue and Main Street inHuntington Beach to Los Angelesfor early morning commuters.Late afternoon commuters maycatch a new addition at 5:05 p.m.at the Los Angeles RTD/Grey-hound Terminal.LINE 113 — New route service tothe Community Service Building(senior citizen recreational facil-ity) at Pioneer Boulevard andBroaded Street in Downey. Thisnew service is designed especiallyfor the senior citizens frequentingthis facility.LINE 121 — A Freeway Flyer serv-ice established to provide rela-tively fast, expedited trips fromrapidly developing San FernandoValley's Sepulveda Boulevard andRoscoe Avenue area via theGolden State and Pasadena Free-way to Los Angeles' central city.LINE 123 — New service along ElSegundo Boulevard in east-westfashion insuring new access to

Robert R. Scholl has beenappointed the new Director ofPublic Information for the Dis-trict.

He comes to RTD with 30 yearsservice in journalism and in cor-porate and public relations. AsDirector of Public InformationScholl will oversee the District'smarketing, advertising, publicinformation, community relations

The DRIVE WITH PRIDEcontest was established in 1969through the combined efforts ofRTD, UTU and Transit Casualtyto encourage transit operators todrive more defensively to reducethe five types of accidents thatamount to almost half of thetotal accidents that involve RTDvehicles.

The trophies involved in the"DRIVE WITH PRIDE" contestare provided by the United Trans-portation Union. There are oneeach for lst, 2nd and 3rd places.They are awarded each month tc,the divisions with the most pointsand at the end of the contest areawarded permanently to the topthree divisions.

A little frosting on the "contest"cake is the catered lunch dur-ing the monthly presentationsdonated by Transit Casualty.

Also, Transit Casualty hosts acake and ice cream affair for thesecond and third place annualwinners.

The enthusiasm with which thiscontest has heen received is evi-dent in the significant reductionof accidents. It is worthy of notethat this year's operations show areduction of 10.5% in traffic andpassenger accidents and a 14.6%reduction of personal injuriesamong Operators. This could onlybe achieved by the safety con-sciousness of RTD personnel

Operators and the supportpersonnel who hack them up.

numerous aircraft and manufac-turing installations from SouthCentral Los Angeles area.LINE 126 — New line in San Pedroarea providing direct service forresidents of the Averill Park areato downtown San Pedro. This linewill provide connecting service atSixth Street and Sampson Waywith RTD Lines 37 and 66. Thisnew service also provides com-muters bound for the San PedroCommunity Hospital, with publictrr-,nsportation.LINE 128 — New commuter servicelinking the Marina del Rey areaand the Los Angeles Central Cityhas heen inaugurated. Threeinhound morning and putboundevening trips are heing providedMonday through Friday with asingle morning trip to Marina delRey also boing offered, along withan afternoon run to Los Angeles.LINE 129` — Monday through Sat-urday service commencing at 6:44a.m. to Patton and SummerlandAvenues and approximately every30 minutes thereafter with thelast trip at 5:49 p.m.LINE 130* —This Point Ferminline has service commencingMonday through Saturday at5:30 a.m. at Pacific Avenue andShepard Street, then approxi-mately every 15 minutes there-after until 8:15 p.m. It also hasSunday and Legal Holiday serv-ice from 6:15 a.m. every thirtyminutes until 8:15 p.m.LINE 131" —The Gaffey Street lineoperates Monday through Satur-day from 5:45 a.m. until 7:31 p.m.at Patton Avenue and 25th St.

*These lines provide a connecting servicewith Line 37 — Ports ot Call-Los AngelesFreeway Ryer, and with Line 66 — LongReich-Huntington Park at Sixth Streetand Sampson Way.

and allied functions.A resident of Manhattan Beach,

the public information directorpreviously served in management-level positions with North Ameri-can Rockwell for 15 years. Schollalso headed public relations activ-ities at the local and state levelsfor the Tuherculosis and Respira-tory Disease Association.

llth AnnualSystem Shake-up:

2557 OperatorsParticipate

The District's Eieventh AnnualSystem Shake-up got underwaySaturday, February 13, at Divi-sion 10 with a record breaking2,557 operators participating.

The hidding got underwaypromptly at eight o'clock andOperator Lloyd E. Vickrey ofDivision 10, top on the senioritylist this year, elected to stay atDivision 10. A 42-year veteran oflocal transit, he was followed inseniority by 41-year veteransKermit G. Crownover of Division2, R. A. Osborn of Division 12 andA. W. Freas of Division 6. Theyelected to stay with their respec-tive divisions also.

Sunday, more than 100 opera-tors made changes, James C.Williams heing the first. Heswitched from Division 9 to Divi-sion I. Many operators broughttheir families with them on Sun-day so they could see first-handjust what went on at a Shake-up.

So it went the rest of the week.On Friday the 26th, OperatorK. C. Freese kept a sharp eye onthe boards, for he knew he wasgoing to get what was left: He waslast in seniority, having joinedRTD only 20 days before. Hedrew the "extra board" and wasquite happy about it. (He didn'thave much choice.)

In only minutes after Freese'sselection, all signs of the '71Annual System Shake-up wereremoved from the train room atDivision 10.

It was "straight-ahead" as usual— till '72's Shake-up.

Herbert H. Krauch (right) turns over his gavel to Dr. Norman Topping, whosucceeds him as President at RTD. Thomas G. Neusom, (lett) was reelected

to a second term as Vice President.

Topping Elected President By Board

Expansion Continues of Improved Line Services

Robert R. Scholl Named RTD's New Directorof Public Information

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Another Operator can be a lot of help when deciding what to do during Operator John C. Carpenter III takes advantage of Instructor James M. Muchmore's expertise before changingShake-up. "Friends in court" can keep you posted as to what choice runs from Division 8 to Division 3. Eleventh Annual System Shake-up broke all records in number of Operators par-are open during bidding. ticipating, and number of vacancies available. Reason: retirement of 62 Operators since '70.

10 Sunday, the second day of bidding, presented plenty of action as old friends got together and indulged in reminiscing about old Ralph E. Costello, Manager, Division 12, checks offtimes while doing some heavy bidding on runs of their choice. Many younger Operators, it was noted, decided to skip the fun an Operator's choice on Line 66. Division Managersand games, concentrated all their energy on bidding for choice available runs. On this particular Sunday, more than 100 had a tense day keeping up with whom among theirOperators made line changes to make it the most active day in the 1971 Eleventh Annual System Shake-up. Operators were moving where.

Operators Charles E. Essex and Ralph S. Gonsales check open runs at Division 3, but Gonsales—who was Operator Walton V. White of Division 7 took his grandsons with him to the"undecided"—finally voted against moving to Division 3, went to 2 instead. Experienced Shake-up hands first day of bidding. Walton says it's always a big treat for Timmy andadvise to make up your mind well in advance of Shake-up time. Then you won't make a hasty decision you Jimmy Walker to go along with "grandpa," talk to the other Operators,may live to regret. see all the ExtraCARS.

RETIREDJAMES R. ALLENBYOperatorEmp. 8-2-48/RETIRED: 4-28.71

JACK E. BARNETTSupervisorEmp. 6-2-36/RETIRED: 3-31-71

GEORGE P. BENNETTOperatorEmp. 10-10-34/RETIRED: 3-31-71

PAUL B. McDONALDSchedule Maker 1Emp. 10-22-26/RETIRED: 4-1-71

MERRILL E. STUDEBAKERMechanic "A"Emp. 3-7-41/RETIRED: 4-1-71

HAROLD B. VOELKEROperatorEmp. 5-17-40/Retired:4-1-71

VITAL STATISTICS:LUTHER 0. ALEXANDER, Operator1-26-71/age 55Years of Service: 18

ROBERT W. BIRCHELL, Operator4-20-71/age 61Years of Service: 36

OLIVER R. BRADFIELD, Operator1-7-71/age 79

• Years of Service: 10

ALBERT M. BROUWER, Operator3-28-71/age 67Years of Service: 39

ROBERT W. COLTON, Supervisor4-12-71/age 57Years of Service: 35

HARRY COTTER, Mechanic "A"3-4-71/age 72Years of Service: 40

JAMES V. COULSON, Operator2-17-71/age 78Years of Service: 17

DEWEY T. DOYLE, Operator4-16-71/age 72Years of Service: 20

THOMAS GARELLI, Operator4-15-71/age 79Years of Service: 15

ALBERT P. GILLES, Operator2-27-71/age 64Years of Service: 31

ROY L. HALL, Operator3-22-71/age 76Years of Service: 21

JOHN D. JONES, Mechanic "C"3-29-71/age 42Years of Service: 17

GEORGE R. KERRIGAN, Trafficman1-14-71/age 73Years of Service: 17

ROBERT W. LIVINGSTON, Operator2-8.71/age 47Years of Service: 13

ROBERT MARSHALL,Mechanic "A"

12-20-70/age 80Years of Service: 30

RUEL 0. MARTIN, Shop Clerk4-24-71/age 74Years of Service 37

WILLIAM B. OTT, Superintendentof Meter & Mileage

2-12-71/ape 89Years of Service: 22

JAMES D. ROY, Operator3-2-71/age 27Years of Service: 1

LLOYD C. SHERMAN, Operator4-3-71/age 69Years of Service: 22

ROBERT C. TAGNEY, Mechanic "B"4-10-71/age 62Years of Service: 32

CLARENCE P. WAGNER, Operator1-18-71/age 64Years of Service: 33

THOMAS M.WELLER, Mechanic "A"4-11-71/age 63Years of Service: 35

ALFRED W. WHITE, Mechanic "A"3-3-71/age 74Years of Service 19

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FAVOR OF AB 544:

CITY COUNCILSLos AngelesMayor YortyCulver CityGardenaComptonSouth PasadenaSierra MadreHuntington ParkTorranceLong BeachEl CajonLa MesaChula VistaEl Monte

READY FOR INSPECTION—Twenty-six new buses, checked out and readyfor service, await transfer to RTD operating divisions to begin service.

First Contingent of 200 New Air- ConditionedBuses Arrives at South Park Shops

New ExtraCARS Purchased through UMTA Grantand 50% Matching Funds from RTD

June 1, 1971

Four high school students fromarea schools were hosted by RTDApril 27, during Boy's Day inBusiness. Frank Sanchez, senior,Franklin High; William Perkins,junior, Canoga Park High; ArthurPonce, junior, Roosevelt High;and Robert Theus, senior, Fre-mont High, received an inside lookat the mechanics of running amajor transit system.

After breakfast at the BiltmoreHotel hosted by the Jaycees, theyoung men joined Staff AssistantII Don Kernen at Division 2where they viewed a training filmabout the District and toured theDispatch Center with RTD'sManager of Operations GeorgeGoehler.

PROMOTIONSWILLIAM T. BEAL, JR.Schedule Checker toTemporary Schedule Maker IHOY BILYEUSchedule Checker toTemporary Schedule Maker IELSTON P. BURNLEY..Operator— Extra Special Agentto Assistant Special AgentEDWARD M. CHAVEZMechanic "B" to Mechanic "A"RONALD R. CLARKUtility "A" to Mechanic "C"WALTER G. COOLEYMechanic "B" to Mechanic "A"DONALD J. CORNISHOperator to Staff Assistant IJIMMY DEEMPassenger Service Representativeto Passenger AgentGEOFFREY L. DIEHL, JR.Special Events Supervisor toOperations Administrative Analyst IIDONALD A. DURFEEJunior Stock Clerk to Shipping ClerkARTHUR J. FUKUMOTOMechanic "C" to Mechanic "B"OSCAR C. GAMBOAJunior Stock Clerk toTruck Driver-ClerkJAMES GATEWOODUtility "A" to Mechanic "C"GEORGE GRAYUtility "A" to Mechanic "C"FREDDIE M. HARDEMIONUtility "A" to Mechanic "C"DUNCAN Y. HAMILTONOperator-Extra Schedule Checkerto Schedule CheckerSTEVE HEARNUtility "A" to Mechanic "C"ERNEST G. HEGGINSMechanic "B" to Mechanic "A"

RTD DirectorsDR. NORMAN TOPPING, PresidentTHOMAS G. NEUSOM, Vice PresidentKermit M. BillCharles E. ComptonA. J. Eyraud, Jr.Leonard S. GleckmanDavid K. HaywardMichael E. MackeDon C. McMillanDouglas A. NewcombVirginia Rees, Secretary

Published by and for the employees ofthe Southern CaliforniaRapid Transit District.

JACK R. GILSTRAPGeneral Manager

GEORGE F. GOEHLERManager of Operations

ROBERT R. SCHOLLDirector of Public InformationWILLIAM A. REASONEditor

After lunch the students touredRTD's downtown headquarterswhere Johnnie Johnston, Assist-ant General Superintendent ofTransportation, explained thefunctions of his department.

Then the young men met RTD'sGeneral Manager Jack R.Gilstrap who discussed the needfor young men like themselves toenter the transportation field.

Before calling it a day thestudents met Chris Dahlstrom,Assistant Advertising Manager inthe Public Information Depart-ment. They discussed advertisingand publicity and the rote thatdepartment plays in peoplemoving.

EVERETT C. HUNTERMechanic "B" to Mechanic "A"JAMES P. JARMANMechanic "B" to Mechanic "A"JOHN D. JONESUtility "A" to Mechanic "C"DON R. KERNENOperations Administrative Analystto Staff Assistant IIJOHN W. KIMBALLOperator-Extra Instructorto InstructorRICHARD K. KISSICKAdministrative Assistant toAdministrative Asst.-Insurance Mgr.

JOSEPH A. LYLESupervisor to TransportationPlanning Analyst

WESLEY D. McCARNSStaff Assistant I to TransportationAdministrative Analyst

JOSE MERCADOMechanic "B" to Mechanic "A"HAROLD MOUTONMechanic "B" to Mechanic "A"JAMES G. OLIVERSupervisor of Schedules to DeputyAdministrator for Labor RelationsMARVIN M. OLIVERAJanitor to Utility "A"GLENN J. POWELLUtility "A" to Mechanic "B"CHARLES K. REEDTruck Driver-Clerk to Stock ClerkMIGUEL M. REYESInstructor to SpecialEvents SupervisorALEX ROCIOUtility "A" to Mechanic "C"VERNON L. SIMMONSJanitor to Utility "A"HUGO G. SEGLETESShipping Clerk to TravelingStorekeeperMILTON SPENCEREquipment Foreman I toStaff Assistant IIFRED SWEENEYOperator-Extra Supervisorto SupervisorEDMUND B. THOMPSONService Director Ticket Clerk toService Director (Vacation Relief)JAMES C. THOMPSONOperator-Extra Schedule Checkerto Schedule CheckerJESUS H. TISCARENOMechanic "B" to Mechanic "A"J. L. WASHINGTONJanitor to Mail CarrierJOHN W. WOOLUM, JR.Mech. "A" to Mech. "A" Leadman

ALBERT YORKUtility "A" to Mechanic "C"LARRY ZWIEBELMechanic "B" to Mechanic "A"

COUNTIESLos Angeles

Board of Supervisors

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCELos AngelesWestwood VillageWilshire CenterComptonEl Monte

UNIONSATUUTU

ORGANIZATIONSLos Angeles

Central City AssociationCounty Supervisors AssociationLeague of California Cities

(State & L.A. County Division)Greater Los Angeles

Urban Coalition

MEDIALos Angeles Herald ExaminerKTLA-KMPC Commentator,

Tom ReddinSan Francisco ExaminerOakland Tribune

BUSINESS & INDUSTRYKaiser, Daniel, Mann, Johnson,

MendenhallOccidental Life Insurance

CompanySouthern California Auto ClubCalifornia Automobile Association

TRANSITSan DiegoSouthern California Rapid TransitSacramentoBART

The first 99 of what will ulti-mately be a total of 200 new air-conditioned buses with 2-wayradio communication have arrivedin Los Angeles Divisions. The newExtraCARS are being placed inservice an routes throughout theDistrict.

The new buses will offer RTDpatrons roomier interiors, morecomfortable seating, air-cushionedride, scientifically designed light-ing and faster travel time.

New Color Schemes BrightenInterior/Exterior Decors

Seats are upholstered in leather-soft vinyl and are alternatelycolored in orange and pumpkin.Exterior colors are orange andchampagne.

Every bus is fully air-condi-tioned and all are to be equippedwith 2-way radios to expediteschedules, enabling the bus Opera-tors to identify — and avoid — con-gested areas and other freewayand surface street tie-ups.

More Powerful Bus EnginesDesigned to Protect the

EnvironmentThe newly arrived ExtraCARSare beefed up with more powerful8 cylinder engines with 3 speedtransmissions. These powerboosters will permit the newbuses to operate efficiently atusual freeway speeds of 65 milesan hour, as well as in city stop-and-go traffic situations.

Said Jack R. Gilstrap, District

General Manager, "Taking intoconsideration the District's longstanding policy of buying onlysuperior quality low-sulphurdiesel fuels and applying the high-est standards of maintenance ofany bus fleet in the United States,the new buses represent a substan-tial improvement when comparedto the 17-year-old vehicles theyreplaced:'

According to South Park tech-nicians, the newer, more powerfulengines permit them to be "de-rated," so that less fuel is requiredto achieve maximum work loads,thus reducing exhaust emissionsand smoke. Specifications for thenew engines incorporate the latestinnovations in emission controltechnology to reduce their smog-creating potential even further —such as a new type low sac needlevalve fuel injector which reducesharmful emissions.

Delivery of the new buses wasmade possible by the promptaction of Secretary of Transporta-tion John Volpe and the Depart-ment of Transportation. Early inJune, 1970, Mr. Volpe announcedthat the Urban Mass Transporta-tion Administration (UMTA)headed by Administrator CarlosC. Villarreal would award a capi-tal grant to purchase the newbuses.

An initial grant of $4,650,000was committed, and the RTDmatched it with an equal amountto effect the purchase.

RTD SALUTES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DURING BOY'S DAY INBUSINESS—George Goehler (center) Manager of Operations, shows fouryoung high school students —William Perkins, Frank Sanchez, RobertTheus, and Arthur Ponce, the 135 lines that service RTD's 2700 mileoperating area.

Student Reps of Nur SouthlandHigh Schools Hosted by District