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Working on the Railroad
Posted by SR1457 on Sunday, May 25, 2008 11:15 AM
Norfolk Southern had ad in todays ajc looking for Firemen/Oilers., says you can apply online at their web site., for those boys and girls that may be interested in working on the Railroad., go for it.Thats the atlanta journal constitution(ajc)
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Posted by killer dragonoz on Sunday, May 25, 2008 10:17 PM
must be hiring in a diffint state checked in NC area will keep an eye out for it here.
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Posted by enr2099 on Monday, May 26, 2008 5:49 PM

 SR1457 wrote:
Norfolk Southern had ad in todays ajc looking for Firemen/Oilers., says you can apply online at their web site., for those boys and girls that may be interested in working on the Railroad., go for it.Thats the atlanta journal constitution(ajc)

 

Firemen? I didn't think they existed anymore.

 

Edit: after reading the job description, I see it's not a fireman/oiler in the traditional sense.

Job Description:

The Laborer will conduct routine maintenance and service of locomotives to include checking oil, refueling, filling sand buckets, emptying trash, and cleaning offices as needed. In addition, the laborer will operate forklifts and other equipment as required.

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Posted by Namerifrats on Monday, May 26, 2008 6:13 PM
The Fireman/Oilers positions are just deisel shop attendants. The sand, fuel, and (supposed to clean) and put supplies on the engines for the crews. Minor repairs like brake shoes, etc.
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Posted by enr2099 on Monday, May 26, 2008 6:28 PM

 Namerifrats wrote:
The Fireman/Oilers positions are just deisel shop attendants. The sand, fuel, and (supposed to clean) and put supplies on the engines for the crews. Minor repairs like brake shoes, etc.

 

yeah, I realize that now. 

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Posted by jp2153 on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 1:29 AM
Sounds like a "UTILITY MAN" job. Clean the toilets, take out the trash, clean the windows, put sand in the sand box kind of thing.
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Posted by Namerifrats on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 5:06 AM
A Utility Man is an extra Conductor/Brakeman, working a yard assignment that can attach to yard or road crews assisting any and all trains that need an extra man on the ground to help with switching, watching shoves, hanging an EOT, etc. Nothing to do with the Mechanical Dept.

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