A Beautiful Sight !

Last nite as I was trying to make up time on the dreaded "Meadowview" line. Being delayed at station after station by large groups of peoples with nothing better to do then ride from one end to the other end then back again. I came across the most BEAUTIFUL sight a operator can see at nite on the "PARTY LINE". Waiting at 4th ave were 3 R.T UNITS (2) were CANINE UNITS . All of a sudden you could hear a gnat pissing on cotton. It each station between 4th ave & Meadowview, The riff-raff that would get on didn't or the ones that didn't see the R.T UNITS before they got their fare evading **ses on got off in a hurry, And it continue like this from Meadowview back too 13th st where our beloved R.T UNITS exited . Yes it was a BEAUTIFUL SIGHT.

The Gates Open !!

Recently R.T stated they want to put a end too" BAD BEHAVIOR", In my opinion the Horses are already out the gate ! By that I mean with the prior GM it was about the numbers but the wrong numbers. Yes at one point ridership was up, but who in their right mind would want too ride in a L.R.V with DRUG DEALERS, ROVING GANGS OF DREAD HEADS YELLING THE N-WORD every other syllable, I'm Black and I "DETEST" the word. So lets see how do you reign in" WILD BEHAVIOR". One way is SCHOOL PASSES should only be allowed between the hours of 6am-9am then again from 2pm-6pm unless they have proof that they're attending a ALT SCHOOL ,DOCTOR'S APPT or a after school activity if not "Full Fare" . (2) R.T needs too "BAN ALL FOODS & DRINKS OR HAVE CLEAN UP CREWS AT EACH END OF THE LINES". (3) Start CRACKING DOWN on TROUBLE MAKERS, R.T know who they are. If you cause problems BAN THEM FOR A MONTH OR LONGER, If they're caught back on the TRAINS & BUSES have them ARRESTED. After walking everwhere for about a month or so I'm pretty sure their ATTITUDE would change , But it wont work if "R.T DON'T STICK TO THERE GUNS" Just a Thought !

I Wonder !

I wonder if R.T. really know why ridership is declining ! Could it be the "FOUL LANGUAGE", The people that urinate in the seats and stairwells in full view of anyone standing within eye contact, the roving gangs of "DREAD HEADS, PANHANDLERS, or DRUG DEALERS" that feel they can do as they please without any consequence, The answer is" YES". In my job as a" OPERATOR" we are required to report "ILLEGAL ACTIVITY", but here's the kicker " IF IT'S NOT WITNESSED BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR TRANSIT OFFICER" , You & I are basically S##T out of Luck. But if passengers are willing to stop looking the other way and use there "CELL PHONES" to notifiy the "POLICE OR SHERIFF DEPTS, And I know you have them because 99% of you have R.T. on your"SPEED DIAL", So quick to call complaining about "OPERATORS", But not the "DRUG DEALERS, PANHANDLERS, OR ROVING BANDS OF DREADHEADS", These LOWLIFES would get the messege that they can not "INTIMIDATE" you. But in my 5 plus yrs at R.T. one thing I noticed "IT'S NOT YOUR PROBLEM UNTIL IT'S YOUR PROBLEM".

It's funny until !

I always wondered what would make a person weighing anywhere between (90 - 350 lbs) ,Walk in front of a (47) ton L.R.V if it's a single car, and think it's funny. Let me gave you some advice, "IT'S FUNNY UNTIL YOU GET HIT". I've seen people fall trying too be funny, you the public don't realize trains do not "STOP" like Buses or Cars. What slows a L.V.R down is "DYNAMIC BRAKING". This causes the drive motors to spin in reverse, even at "10 MPH" using track brakes , guess what it's not funny anymore. Now if your lucky and don't end up under 47 tons of metal , Remember "ODDS" are against you, Because if we don't get YOU one of "Sacramento's" world class "DRIVERS" will .

Why are the Trains so "FILTHY" ?

I was recently ask why R.T. Trains & Buses are so Filthy .First and foremost, Management decided it would be a good ideal to let passengers bring, " Coffee, Fastfood, Newspapers & Whatever else (except GASOLINE CANS, CAR BATTERIES, or SMALL GAS POWERED ENGINES) they could carry on" . Not taking in the fact that "75% of what they bring on stays on" . And believe me it's not just the "RIFF-RAFFS". It use to be when I got too the end of the line, I would try to pick -up as much as I could. But I stopped , So if passengers want a clean Train or Bus they need too "COMPLAIN" to R.T. not ME, If you bring it on "TAKE IT OFF " there are trash cans it every "BUS STOP or TRAIN STATION". Last but not least ,Stop "GRIPING" when you see someone leaving "TRASH" behind , Because I'm " WATCHING" you "Do" it too !

Act your age ?

As a operator, Me and my co-workers get too see a lot of good & bad in people. The good is when a elderly or wheelchair passenger board and who's ever sitting in the DISABLE area move without being ask to. Then you have people who want to know WHY they have to move ? . 9 out 10 times they'll move when you say "BECAUSE", But every now and then you'll get that one A## HOLE that starts talking about" I'M GROWN I AIN'T GOT TO MOVE ", First you've got too "GROW UP TO BE GROWN", Second you better pray that you never become "DISABLE" and need to sit in the" DISABLE" area , Third trying to impress your "GIRLFRIEND-SISTER", you only made yourself look like a fool ,You "UNEDUCATED INBREEDED" blame everybody but yourself Fare evading stank breath sorry excuse for a man . "AIN'T YOU GOT NO LIFE" . The moral to this story is "I DON'T FORGET A FACE" or in your case "YOUR STANK BREATH"

If You Don't Like It !

First and foremost the RAMPS are for Wheelchairs & Disable passengers, Anyone after that can sit or stand anywhere they choose. So remember the next time you bring your lazy worthless A** across the" SENIOR & DISABLE RAMP ", The area in front of the Train & Buses are reserved for" WHEELCHAIRS & DISABLE" passengers. NOT 20 something yr old PUNKS carrying a "STROLLER" and trying too hold your pants at the same time. This is a FEDERAL LAW, Not my law or Regional Transit law. So my advice to you is "IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT USE THE STAIRS ". Just a Thought !!