QUOTE: Originally posted by skeets WIAR, Based on some of the newhires on my neck of CSX, I think they must put a radio in one hand and a lantern in the other and tell them, "The trains are out there."
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QUOTE: Originally posted by n_stephenson Well, speaking from experience, big yards are very intimidating to new hires. I remember being in CSX's Barr Yard in Chicago for one of the first times on my own and my engineer usually ran Piggys, so he hadn't been in Barr for years. I barely knew where I was going and he barely remembered because the layout of the yard had changed a little. Basically we followed radio instructions from a yardmaster or trainmaster and I just simply speak up on the radio and asked if I didn't know. I'd rather look like a complete moron out there than run my train into the side of another because I was too proud to ask. Just when I got all the Chicago yards learned I get to transfer to Avon and learn new yards like Stanley and Walbridge yards at Toledo. Oh well, you'd be suprised how much common sense can keep you out of trouble. I think that should be a major requirement for hiring new employees. People that just don't have common sense are just liabilites and shouldn't even get a second look. All those names given to tracks are very disorienting at first until you get a look and actually run on the track and learn it. Most of the time it's an experienced engineer guiding a new hire conductor around. Nowadays most of the engineer will have been conductors on the same routes before they become engineers and should have a good idea of where they are going.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken WIAR: (1) they have schematics for operating people, you use them to keep track of where you put the cars too... [:D][:D][:D]
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