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[quote user="nbrodar"]<p> especially, if the crew is called to recrew multiple trains.</p><p>Nick</p><p>[/quote]</p><p> </p><p>OK, so you have an "engineer/conductor" pair on the extra board, that you call out.</p><p> </p><p>These guys can either get called out for a regular run, which means they will be staying at the away terminal after their run. Or they can get called out as "dog catchers".</p><p> </p><p>What happens to these guys if:</p><p> </p><p>A) they only have to bring the train in 10 miles to the terminal? Do they get paid for time worked and sent home, (to be called back) or are they normally put onto the next outbound regular train? </p><p> </p><p>B) If they are going to dog catch more than one train, are they paid for their time in between "catches", or does their work only begin once the train is crewed?</p><p> </p><p>Thanks in advance. </p>
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