Bus doctor
Subtitle: from mechanic to maintenance manager at the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District
By: Frank A. Johnson. Interviews conducted by Laura McCreery in 2001. Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley,
Contributors: McCreery, Laura.; Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.
Published: 2003
Subjects: Johnson, Frank A., 1926-; Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (Calif.) -- History.; Key System Transit Lines (Calif.); San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (Calif.); Transportation -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- History.
Other titles: Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District oral history series.
Description: Childhood in Oakland, California; first job as a mechanic with Key System in 1942; Navy service during WWII; returning to Key System, 1947; transition from Key System to AC Transit, 1960; general manager, Al Bingham; the bus fleet; changes to hiring practices for mechanics; promotions to foreman and maintenance superintendent, 1970s; early role as shop steward; thoughts on the union; promotion to maintenance manager, 1983; reorganization of maintenance, 1985; starting a technical services unit; view of AC Transit's general managers; BART changes Bay Area public transit; using computers in technical services; management philosophy; sailing hobby; thoughts on diversity and affirmative action; retirement, 1999.