Railroad crew work cycles

[sanvtoman]

As i have stated i used to be a "rail' Some people that i still keep in touch with tell stories of being called say for a 3pm road job.They report to the yard get their orders get on the lead unit and sit for 12 hours then go home.The yard master crew caller calls them for a run not taking into consideration the 1 outlawed train ahead of them.Or the fact that a diamond just 2 miles out of the yard is blocked by a train in emergency and has 5 trains backed up behind it.I understand it is more tiring to sit in a cab for 12 hours than to be on the road!"management" at its best!

[coborn35]

Well, they call crews in so what happened at CN/UP's Itasca Yard doesnt happen.

Thought a train would be in the hole the whole day, got the area clear fast, the train was ready tro depart with 3 trains behind it. Thing was, the idiots didnt call a crew in! What a mess that was.