Passenger Conductors, Money and Tickets

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Hey Abeie:
A point I learned from A.R. "Skinny" Mimms on the old NS was that the
auditing department would occasionally put a "spy" on the passenger train  to
determine if the riders and cash collections jibed.  He noted that  because of
NS's passenger clientele, they weren't hard to spot.
 
With a few hours to kill in Filthydelphia, I once rode the Chestnut  Hill
line.  Coming back, the trainman/ticket collector got a little  mouthy.
I had to purchase a cash fare.  At the next station, I laid my  Conrail
employee timetable binder on the seat and when he returned, he saw  it,
asked me if I worked for Conrail.  I said "NO, N&W".  Well  you're a 
raillroader,
so he refunded my fare.  Wasn't that your territory at one time  ?
 
On the Southern's Trashville Division, there was a passenger  conductor
some of us referred to as "The Scorpion".  He'd apparently been 
appointed by D. W. Brosnan to run passenger traffic away.  One
of my college buddies drove the car, while two of us boarded 
The Carolina Special at Biltmore for the two mile  ride to Ashe-
ville.   "The Scorpion" had his conductor's box closed and his  trip
was about to end when we got aboard and forced him to cut a
cash receipt for $0.75 each.   After that, we were persona  non
grata.
                                                Harry Bundy
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