transition training needed?

[Anonymous]

Does an engineer have to have a formal transition training when he is assigned work in a locomotive he has never operated before. If yes, will there be an exam and "type" certificate to operate on a certain model? Thanks!!

Karn[:)]

[Anonymous]

No formal training beyond Locomotive Engineer training. Usually if a locomotive isvery unfamiliar the Engineer can ask his Road Foreman of Engines for a qualifying ride with an experienced engineer. This might be the case with an engine with an older or unfamiliar brake system or cab signals.

LC

[wabash1]

the only training you get is do it yourself on the job training.

[mvlandsw]

We did get some training on the F40PH's when Amtrak first started running the Capitol on the B&O again. Other than that it's been figure it out when it shows up on your train. The computers really make things more complicated than they have to be. Instead of just flippimg a switch to use some function you have to page through several screens just to get to the right button to pu***o select the function. Then you still have to push another button to turn it on.

[Anonymous]

When we first got the Dash 8 GEs on Conrail there were no manuals provided. About six or seven years later we were cleaning out a storage room when we moved terminals and there was an unopened case of the damn things! So, you can imagine from that how often there actually is additional training...

LC