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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by ValleyX Futurmodal, you paint a dismal picture, you think that we outlaw on the Hours of Service each and every trip and that we spend no time at home whatsoever. That simply isn't the case and I also stay in some very nice away-from-home lodgings, nicer than the Super 8, that's for sure. This team engineer idea really isn't very feasible, I know you're thinking that I cannot think progressively or that I'm mired in the past but it isn't really a very good idea. Although different contributors had pointed out valid reasons why it isn't, all of you supporting it continue to refute those reasons. Actually, this topic should be put on the dead list. [/quote] I'm sure if the current crop of engineers don't want to try it, you won't have to. We have also read posts here from some who wouldn't mind giving it a try in some form. If somehow the railroads were allowed to try out this concept, I would think it would be on a voluntary basis in order to past muster with the unions. The whole point of trying new things is to see if things can be made more productive. If the team engineer concept makes progress in the areas of stranded trains, unnecessary stops for crew change, the virtual elimination of the idea of going dead and the added burdens on dispatchers trying to schedule meets around the possibility of a crew running out of time, then it's worth a try. Any railroad that can schedule point to point running without these distractions will be light years ahead of those who continue to put up with these idiosyncrasies. If you're uncomfortable with a certain topic, don't read it. Trying to make a valid topic of discussion go dead because you disagree with it is a form of censorship.
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