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I don't agree with you buddy about embracing the new tech. We stand to lose many jobs with the new RCOs. There are guys with 20 years of seniority sweatin'. From the sounds of it, you don't understand how the RCOs work and some of the rules that govern their use. Say the conductor gets off at the site where the pusher would be used, couples to the train, makes the required set and release. Now how are you going to beat the system that we allready use (helper link). The conductor some how has to run back down to the siding tie the engine down, and still has the distance between the end of the train and the bottom of the grade plus the length of the train to walk to get back on the engine and get under way again. In some places we use helper link and cut away on the fly when assistance is no longer needed. The helper crew then takes the helper consist back to the bottom of the hill and waits for the next train.....works pretty slick. Of all of the talk of where the RCOs are to be implemented, I have not heard of them being used in helper operations. I also would bet that there arent many of us rails that embrace this new tech. The company's safety records and the BLE's safety records of RCO use don't jive. If your job was at stake because of new tech. you tune may be a little different too. The kicker is that the RCO units are not as productive as having an engineer in the loco. Period. Best that I've heard is around 60% of that of a full crew. I find myself getting frusterated with guys that don't speak from experience! <br />Ken
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