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Fleming and Scott discuss specific routes, including a route running to the fairgrounds, the Hollywood line, and the Orangewood line; operation of the cars, including bells, handbrakes, airbrakes, issues caused by dirt on the tracks interrupting the electrical connection with the car, running out of power, single versus double trucks, turning individual cars, and altering seating configurations; specific cars, including #33; various of Scott's colleagues, including "Shorty" Baker; anecdotes regarding Scott's time as a motorman, including accidents and a passenger who used the noise made by a defective wheel as an alarm clock; and Fleming's memories of riding on the Railway as a small child.
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Title
- Part 2
Contributors
- Fleming, Lawrence J., 1932- (Interviewer)
- Scott, Bill (William Henry), 1892-1975 (Interviewee)
Date Created
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1972-01-30
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- This recording was amplified using Audacity software in April 2017 to improve low audio levels.
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Interview with Bill Scott, Lawrence J. Fleming Papers, MSS-388, Arizona State University Library