Today the blue cars were in operation again. Jim West was the motorman, Dave Hammer the trainman, and in order to have our regulation three-man crew, I was the conductor. Here we are, posing in front of the 309. 
Usually I'm the motorman, but it's an interesting change to be the conductor. I get to talk to people a lot more, and as usual, I think, people were pleased with the cars and the whole IRM experience. Man, was it windy! I lost my cap several times. Once it blew under the train while it was moving, but emerged unscathed. Whew!
Another interesting thing today is that our oldest trolley bus, CSL #84 (Brill, 1930) was operating, along with a much newer articulated ETB. Jerry Saunders was driving the 84.We also had a "Take the Throttle" customer who was going to get to run the 309, but I had to leave before this started. Jealous? You too can always sign up for "Take the Throttle" -- call Phyllis at the office.
By the way, the next big hole in the operating schedule is that we need a motorman and a conductor for the 308/309 on Sunday, July 12th. I can probably do one or the other, so we need somebody else who's qualified. Help!
Look how professional Randy looks as he undertook his conductor duties! Another big win for Henry's Fashions for Men!
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