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Encounter With PAT Bully At So. Hills Jct |
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Posted by HarryP on Wed Jul 21 13:33:56 2010 I was in the Pittsburgh area on the Fourth Of July weekend. On the 2nd, I decided to railfan the PAT rail system. Now that I am a full-fledged Senile Citizen(LOL),I could now ride the system free.Early in the morning, I was out and about in the Allentown section and walked down Warrington Ave. towards the South Hills Jct. PAT station. I followed the pedestrian walkway along the north side of the street, next to the PAT busway, also used by the Rt. 52 trolley. When I got near the Junction, I paused at a pedestrian crosswalk and took a couple of shots at the junction looking towards the station. The specialwork is quite impressive and very photogenic! Just about then, I heard yelling from behind me. I turned around to see what the commotion was about and observed what appeared to be a PAT maintenance worker -- a burly 6' male who approached me and stated he "didn't think taking pictures was allowed." I informed him that to the best of my knowledge there was no prohibition. He became belligerent towards me and demanded my name, saying he was going to call the police and he wanted me to remain there until the police came. I told him that since I didn't know who he was, I was not about to give him my name. He stated, "I work here!" So I asked him for his name and employee number, and he replied, "I'm not giving you anything!" Since I had only a short time to spend railfanning and was on my way downtown, I left on the next inbound train, but before boarding I snapped a photo of him. Unfortunately, he turned away from the camera and said he was going to "sue me" for taking a picture of him. From the train window, I saw him with a cell phone in his hand, pointing at me and laughing. This so-called "employee" acted like a total idiot. I've been to Pittsburgh many times since the early 1960s and never had a problem with anybody. I just sent a letter to Mr. Stephen G. Bland, CEO of the Port Authority of Allegheny County, outlining the above incident. I will keep you posted on further developments. |
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