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[quote user="nbrodar"][quote user="Bob-Fryml"] If you're being hired for Milwaukee here's a very important question to ask:  "Am I being hired as a switchman?" or "Am I being hired for train service?"  Milwaukee United Transportation Union work rules are under the jurisdiction of the C.& N.W. General Committee and I don't think you'll be allowed to hold dual rights?  If you're hired as a switchman, you may not be able to establish conductor/brakeman seniority.  If you're hired as a brakeman, conductor promotion will happen eventually; but, you may not be able to hold any jobs that are protected by the switchmen craft. [/quote] Everywhere I've worked - Conrail/CSX/NS, the craft of switchman exists on paper only.   No one is hired as a brakeman or switchman anymore.   You will establish universal trainman's senority...which covers the crafts of Conductor, Brakeman, Switchman, Yard Foreman, and RCO Operator.  Essentially, you'll be a "fully qualified" conductor the day you mark up. Eventually, however you will have to accept promotion to engineer. Nick [/quote] Eventually?! Have to Accept?! Hmm. I gotta tell ya if they stick me fresh from training in front of a 40 car train and hand me a stack of Lading with rules etc and tell me "Mush!" Im gonna turn to mush. It takes special people to drive a train. Not everyone can do it or live that life.
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