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Ed, <br /> <br /> Coal is supplied to this plant from other mines as well; the V502 runs south of Terre Haute and brings coal. Also, some Chicago bound coal is loaded at Vermillion Grove on a T936 or T938. <br /> A regular job would be one that runs on a schedule such as a local that starts 8am every Mon-Fri, etc. And you have the right idea on the jobs are divied. Since the locals are so attractive since they usually work during the day, the oldest of the old heads are on those jobs. Just remember, everything on the railroad is based on seniority. The more attractive the job, the more likely the one holding it has a lot of years on the RR. <br /> You are confused on that last question; I must have phrased it wrong. Most of the trains that run out of Evansville are off the Freight Pool. There are a certain number of spots on a freight pool with an assigned off day, but not always. If your seniority allows you to hold a spot on the freight pool then you work it. Freight pool jobs are not scheduled. It's much like an extraboard in that first in first out. Vacancies and openings are covered by the extraboard. Really, the only jobs that are on a true schedule with the same start times are yard jobs and locals. Intermodals have a fairly dependable time frame for which they are called. For instance we have a few old heads that have a pool that runs to Evansville. Q127, an intermodal is one of the trains they cover. It is called out of Bedford Park ramp in Chciago at 1545 and usually arrives in Danville by 2100, so those guys have a better idea of when they are called. They also only run two trains south and two trains north daily, so it is much easier to keep track of things. If you are on a freight pool, you only have to cover trains assigned to that pool; whereas the extraboard must cover everything under the sun. Being on the extraboard is no way to live a regular life because you never know when you get called. Hope that answers your questions, but feel free to ask more if you have them.
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