QUOTE: Originally posted by arbfbe 2059, I am anengineer for Montana Rail Link. I have previously worked for the Milwaukee Road and the BN. MRL will be hiring some switchmen in Missoula and Laurel in May if you are interested. You should be into an engineers' class in about a year. Go to www.montanarail.com and look for employment opportunities. Commuter lines certainly have their advantages. Home every night for one thing. Sometimes they work split shifts. Into the city in the early morining and then 4 to 8 hours off and then back to the suburbian terminal in the afternoon or evening. Train times are scheduled. When you are at the bottom of the seniority roster you will not have much choice about which job you take. You will be on the extra board. On a freight railroad you will be subject to call 24/7/365. On a commuter line you will mostly be subject to call in the early hours of the mornig and the afternoon. There may be some work trains at night or odd hours but you probably will not have to protect the phone after the mornig rush is on duty until the afternoon shifts are subject to call. You would have to check in with the local commuter line to see how they work it. alan
QUOTE: Originally posted by cnw8835 Theres a two part article from a few years ago in TRAINS that talks about that. "Diary of a Rookie Railroader" was the title I believe. I'll look for which issues they were exactly.
QUOTE: Originally posted by arbfbe csxengr98 MRL pool engineers have no days off. We now have the option of tieing up for 20 hrs rest at the home terminal unless things get really busy when that agreement can be 'suspended'. Extraboard engineers can sign up for up to 4 Requested Days Off (RDO) that are granted on a seniority basis. BNSF engineers do not have any days off but the run thru pools get more than 40 hrs off between runs, normally. They tried some 7 and 3 extra boards but I think the company has backed out of those. I work the long pool west on the MRL and usually have 11 or 12 starts in the 15 day pay half. I spend 70 hours per week in the cab and sometimes up to 80 hrs per week in the cab. Extra board engineers commonly do more than that on both the MRL and BNsF.
QUOTE: Originally posted by csxengineer98 QUOTE: Originally posted by arbfbe csxengr98 MRL pool engineers have no days off. We now have the option of tieing up for 20 hrs rest at the home terminal unless things get really busy when that agreement can be 'suspended'. Extraboard engineers can sign up for up to 4 Requested Days Off (RDO) that are granted on a seniority basis. BNSF engineers do not have any days off but the run thru pools get more than 40 hrs off between runs, normally. They tried some 7 and 3 extra boards but I think the company has backed out of those. I work the long pool west on the MRL and usually have 11 or 12 starts in the 15 day pay half. I spend 70 hours per week in the cab and sometimes up to 80 hrs per week in the cab. Extra board engineers commonly do more than that on both the MRL and BNsF. that sucks... need to come to csx...we get 1 day off a week on the extra board...and now the pools even get an opptinal day off a week...this goes for engineers and conductors.... csx engineer
QUOTE: Originally posted by Sterling1 QUOTE: Originally posted by csxengineer98 QUOTE: Originally posted by arbfbe csxengr98 MRL pool engineers have no days off. We now have the option of tieing up for 20 hrs rest at the home terminal unless things get really busy when that agreement can be 'suspended'. Extraboard engineers can sign up for up to 4 Requested Days Off (RDO) that are granted on a seniority basis. BNSF engineers do not have any days off but the run thru pools get more than 40 hrs off between runs, normally. They tried some 7 and 3 extra boards but I think the company has backed out of those. I work the long pool west on the MRL and usually have 11 or 12 starts in the 15 day pay half. I spend 70 hours per week in the cab and sometimes up to 80 hrs per week in the cab. Extra board engineers commonly do more than that on both the MRL and BNsF. that sucks... need to come to csx...we get 1 day off a week on the extra board...and now the pools even get an opptinal day off a week...this goes for engineers and conductors.... csx engineer Where on the CSX? How much senority or is it on the regular board?
QUOTE: Originally posted by Overmod 2059: start here, and she'll redirect you as appropriate -- Diana Peyton Metra Office of Human Resources 547 W. Jackson Chicago, IL 60661 Fax: 312-322-8937 Email: dpeyton@metrarr.com
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