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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie LC - are those traveling switchers what they used to call "Locals" - where you would pack your grip and be gone about 5 or 6 days at a time and switch all the local places between 2 points? Speed determination - interesting - never thought about that - I just figured he was watching for pocket change by the crossing. Add that all to my book of knowledge. Thanx Mookie [/quote] Mook- Yes and no. Yes locals are usually paid at the travelling switcher rate. There are exceptions. One local we used to have was paid as a yard job because you never got out on to the main track. You did have to switch several industrial tracks one of which was really a short branch line to a closed military depot that is now an industrial park a distance of nearly 10 miles. The "no" is that on the travelling switcher rates you aren't gone 5-6 days, you work 5 days or 6 days as posted in the job notice/bulletin. LC
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