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Field trips on metra

 by wilmette2008 ¦  Thu Oct 24, 2019 11:23 pm ¦  Forum: Chicagoland Commuter & Transit ¦  Topic: Field trips on metra ¦  Replies: 5 ¦  Views: 2323

Last Tuesday on I was taking the 12:35 out of downtown when a School group from Kenosha that was on a field trip came on. They let them use one of the closed off cars, has any come across a school field trip using Metra before? Thanks

Re: Ticket office closing

 by wilmette2008 ¦  Mon Oct 21, 2019 10:20 pm ¦  Forum: Chicagoland Commuter & Transit ¦  Topic: Ticket office closing ¦  Replies: 30 ¦  Views: 11732

Re: Lollapaloza

 by wilmette2008 ¦  Thu Aug 08, 2019 2:43 am ¦  Forum: Chicagoland Commuter & Transit ¦  Topic: Lollapaloza ¦  Replies: 15 ¦  Views: 6953

Ok any Metra, BNSF, or Union Pacific employees have to work Lolla this or any other year? If so what was it like, thanks

Re: Lollapaloza

 by wilmette2008 ¦  Sun Jul 28, 2019 9:57 pm ¦  Forum: Chicagoland Commuter & Transit ¦  Topic: Lollapaloza ¦  Replies: 15 ¦  Views: 6953

Lolla stars Thrusday, Last year on my way to work on Lolla Thrusday a female passenger around 14 years old had a medical emergency at Ravenswood. As a CFD engine was pulling up a passenger shouted, "Fire Truck we need a fucking Ambulance!" Someone should remind him that its very common in ...

CH 5 Metra conductor stories

 by wilmette2008 ¦  Wed May 08, 2019 6:51 pm ¦  Forum: Chicagoland Commuter & Transit ¦  Topic: CH 5 Metra conductor stories ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 2834

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/m ... 03811.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; very interesting, and shows that Conductors are more then ticket clickers. Thoughts?

Re: Ticket office closing

 by wilmette2008 ¦  Tue Feb 12, 2019 6:47 pm ¦  Forum: Chicagoland Commuter & Transit ¦  Topic: Ticket office closing ¦  Replies: 30 ¦  Views: 11732

Not sure if the collective bargaining agreement would allow that, and Evanston Davis is still staffed.

Re: Ticket office closing

 by wilmette2008 ¦  Thu Feb 07, 2019 4:30 am ¦  Forum: Chicagoland Commuter & Transit ¦  Topic: Ticket office closing ¦  Replies: 30 ¦  Views: 11732

https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ ... story.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Not surprised here.

Re: Metra Ticket agent

 by wilmette2008 ¦  Sat Jan 19, 2019 3:14 pm ¦  Forum: Chicagoland Commuter & Transit ¦  Topic: Metra Ticket agent ¦  Replies: 16 ¦  Views: 9907

Interesting thing I once saw a trainmaster talking to the ticket agent at Davis Street and the TM said something about how the yellow jackets with reflective tape were not worth a damn in cold weather. Wonder how much supervision/authority Trainmasters have over the agents? Thanks.

Re: Ticket office closing

 by wilmette2008 ¦  Thu Jan 10, 2019 11:56 pm ¦  Forum: Chicagoland Commuter & Transit ¦  Topic: Ticket office closing ¦  Replies: 30 ¦  Views: 11732

Found out that the ticket office at Ogilvie now closes at 11:00 at night instead of at 12:40 when the final UP west line train leaves. Not sure if the Ventrure app has anything to do with that?

Re: Rondout tower Last call

 by wilmette2008 ¦  Wed Jan 09, 2019 12:05 am ¦  Forum: Chicagoland Commuter & Transit ¦  Topic: Rondout tower Last call ¦  Replies: 8 ¦  Views: 6094

Drove past Rondout tower tonight and I saw a light on in an un-boarded up window. Not sure whats going on if it's unnamed?

Re: Metra Ticket agent

 by wilmette2008 ¦  Mon Jan 07, 2019 8:23 pm ¦  Forum: Chicagoland Commuter & Transit ¦  Topic: Metra Ticket agent ¦  Replies: 16 ¦  Views: 9907

The rule has been around for quite a while any employee thats gonna be near or on the tracks must wear the proper PPE which includes that vest. When they receive the mail from the train they must have that vest on. I'm sure in the last couple of years an audit team came from Omaha and observed the ...

Re: Metra Ticket agent

 by wilmette2008 ¦  Sat Jan 05, 2019 1:08 pm ¦  Forum: Chicagoland Commuter & Transit ¦  Topic: Metra Ticket agent ¦  Replies: 16 ¦  Views: 9907

Audit teams are a necessary evil, unfortunately. Too many weak managers think they can pencil-whip the self-audits on safety & compliance and never get caught. Many times I got called out to go on safety or procedural audits at airports, and found a vastly different situation than what the subm...

Re: Metra PD video

 by wilmette2008 ¦  Sat Jan 05, 2019 12:11 pm ¦  Forum: Chicagoland Commuter & Transit ¦  Topic: Metra PD video ¦  Replies: 5 ¦  Views: 2894

justalurker66 wrote:I don't see the railfan connection in the video.
0:51 mark when talking about the benefits he mentioned trains. I did get a kick out of the Chicago style hotdogs when the ketchup bottle is slapped from the hand.

Metra PD video

 by wilmette2008 ¦  Fri Jan 04, 2019 5:55 am ¦  Forum: Chicagoland Commuter & Transit ¦  Topic: Metra PD video ¦  Replies: 5 ¦  Views: 2894

Found this online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6BIbVTKa_0&t=94s" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Two questions, what is with the intro music? And did someone not remind the deputy Chief that railroads don't like hiring railfans? Thanks

Re: RR Police

 by wilmette2008 ¦  Sat Dec 15, 2018 4:08 pm ¦  Forum: Chicagoland Commuter & Transit ¦  Topic: RR Police ¦  Replies: 47 ¦  Views: 21303

1) Isn’t the term gumshoe considered a bit insulting?... 2) mouthing off to a police officer is dumb, but not necessarily grounds for arrest - being rude is protected by the First Amendment 3) mouthing off to a police officer after committing a violation or alleged violation is more likely to resul...