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Train Masters and rule enforcement on various class 1 railroads

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 18, 2010 7:31 PM

The plot thickens.

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Saturday, December 18, 2010 7:29 PM

The Conductor 03:  Please read the private message I sent you and get back to me.  Click on the  *conversations* button to the right of your post, 5 lines above the box that says *control panel*.

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 18, 2010 7:25 PM

The original post smells like a set-up.

 

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Posted by uphogger on Saturday, December 18, 2010 7:20 PM

zugmann

Research for what?

Sorry, but something here isn't kosher.  You won't name which RR you worked for (though it is obvious) yet you want others to do so?

Zug, spoken like a true rail!!

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Posted by zugmann on Saturday, December 18, 2010 7:05 PM

Research for what?

Sorry, but something here isn't kosher.  You won't name which RR you worked for (though it is obvious) yet you want others to do so?

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Train Masters and rule enforcement on various class 1 railroads
Posted by The Conductor 03 on Saturday, December 18, 2010 4:50 PM

Hello everyone, I am doing some research on how rule compliance is handled by trainmasters on the various class 1 railroads. I am looking for any feedback from train service personel who have been working in the field for the past 10 years only please. Having been previously employed by one of the most strict class one railroads out there, I am looking for examples from others on the various ways the trainmasters with your railroad have caught rule violators (Example, my previous employer hid raw eggs in the switches in the yards to see if the points were being checked for obstructions before lining the switches) and how violations are dealt with (My employer hand a method called S.T.A.R.T. which the minimum punishment was 15 days on the street without pay) Please keep this clean, Do not use names of trainmasters but do tell me your postion (engineer / conductor) and which railroad you work for: Union Pacific, CSX, BNSF, Kansas City Southern or CN/IC

Thanks in advance for your contributions to my research

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