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So ... about those protected employees staffing the overgrown Lionel set ... nevermind.

Have a good night!

If anone out there can explain to me how this overgrown Lionel Set, staffed by protected employees who don't have to answer to the laws of supply ansd demand. and operated over (and occasionally in conflict with) a system that has to provide much of the physical plant, I'll be waiting. I expect to ...

2. Near some crossovers, there were metal bars about 20 feet long, painted yellow, outside the track on one side bolted to the ties with what looked like adjustable bolts (not just spiked down) What are these? Some king of gauge alignment devices? While not NEC specific, I'll add my two cents: 2. S...

Do you honestly think that the current regulations on driver rest, qualifications and hours of service are well enforced? I'm not familiar with the reporting requirements for commercial drivers, so I can't comment. I do believe drivers caught "fudging the books" are dealt with according t...

Even more, just wait ... if they discover this truck driver was on his cellphone, or texting, or otherwise distracted ... what happened to the rail industry after Chatsworth will happen to the CDL drivers too. Doubt it, the truck industry has an effective lobby. Jersey Mike, Do you really think the...

When I originally heard the first report, I myself wondered about whether or not it was terrorist inspired. With all due respect to Mr Joyce, my first thought was... I hope our members here at Railroad DOT net that work this train are alright. My condolences to them and the Amtrak family as well as...

BDO's are coming?

http://www.bdodarts.com/

Woo - Hoo!!!

...My question is how much of that pay do you get to take home? Here in the US I pay about 20% in taxes (after write off's) which includes federal and state taxes, railroad retirement, health care and union dues. Thank you! And my questions are: How much does a liter of gasoline cost? How much does...

...It all comes down to a lack of initiative and the disconnect between management and labor. It also doesn't help that the pay structure provides an incentive for delays. A train gets delayed, and there's overtime pay. Amtrak needs to find more aggressive and innovative management. I'd also advoca...

The point I am making is: To the casual observer, twin-engine commercial jets are also pretty similar. But you can't take a DC-9 qualified crew and "make" them fly a foreign carrier's 767 for the sake of convenience, such as an unusual delay. Rules are rules; MARC and Amtrak crews may not ...

Now that is a sorry excuse. In reality, even if the MARC engineer had outlawed, it is perfectly legal for the MARC engineer to remain in the cab to familiarize and orient the Amtrak engineer with the controls. In any case, there's nothing mysterious about operating a modern locomotive. By the sound...

I killed a P40 myself in a blizzard going through drifts and finding a foot of snow in the electrical switchgear room whihc is the reason why it wouldn't start........... But even through all that, it was a LOT of fun :) And I made some OT to boot! :) hahaha yes, all those things can happen. And do...

It is a lot of fun, and any engineer who doesn't have a smile on while doing it has something wrong with them! :) (or maybe derailed on an icepacked crossing - they have an excuse to not like it hahahha) Or... Hitting drifts at 50 MPH in a -50 wind chill blizzard and having the snow: A) Open up the...

That 72 hours on the road doesn't include time in lodging add another 24 to 72+ hours per week. Under the FRA manditory 48 hours rest is required after 6 starts or if someone reaches 7 starts it's 72 hours rest. The kicker is if a person has 24 hours rest the cycle begins again even if laid up in l...

What does this have to do with Amtrak?