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ATTN: CONDUCTORS...Just hired on with UP - got any advice?
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<P>Get the coffee and other things ready, you might need it for several people besides yourself that day. It is a little thing but might help form the basis of a good crew willing to stand up to the worst the workday can throw at em.</P> <P>Settle the conflicts ON THE SPOT. Yes I come from trucking, not trains but when you have two people in a small cab with problems and bad feelings about something or each other... you need to fix it asap... or you will be eaten by the system.</P> <P>You want your workday to be with people you can trust, not having to worry about so and so giving you a hard time. There will be fun and games.. if you search out postings on these forums you might see humor in the job. I recall one Engineer likes to drop a tool box while running out of the cab on the new conductor while approaching a crossing.</P> <P>I refuse to go into the various options availible to a trucker to fix personal issues against another team driver or worker. They are similar to the railroads. I think lead piping and a quiet spot was one of them with very loud and forceful language added for effect as one option...</P> <P>I particularly like the post about sleeping when you can and not needing it when you aint got time for it.</P> <P>Never turn your back on a train leaving a yard you are standing in. One of the cars might be ready to cut you in half with a stray cable.</P>
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