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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by n_stephenson When one train has to wait on another or several other trains it is important for the dispatcher to communicate that to the crew, and the crew needs to communicate to the dispatcher if they are going to get off the train for a bit and grab a bite. On my territory it is common to hold a freight for a hot piggy back 30 or more miles away. There are a couple of really HOT trains that have to arrive on the UP or go to Indy at very precise time windows, so these trains take presedence over everyting else. I've gotten several calls from crews on cell phones asking if they can go get a bite or even chew me out for putting them away so far from the oncoming traffic. I have a new respect for dispatchers after sitting in the hot seat and having to worry about 250 miles of territory with 11 radio bases and the phone lighting up at the same time. As a conductor I used to arm-chair quarterback the dispatcher and criticize moves they made, but not anymore! It's one thing for a crew because they only see their train and hear what's going on in their general vacinity. I've often been tempted to tell crew members, "Hey buddy, you can come downtown and sit in my seat anytime." But.... I wouldn't trade the chaos and mental overload for anything. It beats trying to stay awake on some dumpy old freight for 14 hours. [/quote] yea i know you dispatchers have it rough, but i still do the monday quarter backing thing. the one thing that i really do not like is a dispatcher that does not know what he/she is doing!! the other day i was called to dogcatch a train and we set in the siding for 11 hours before we turned a wheel!!!
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