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Re: What's being scrapped?

 by EM2000 ¦  Tue Jun 20, 2017 5:23 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: What's being scrapped? ¦  Replies: 114 ¦  Views: 38481

Precious track space, and environmental damage. 😂

Re: LIRR seeks to lease 8-21 MARC coaches (for Montauk Summe

 by EM2000 ¦  Tue Jun 20, 2017 5:20 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: LIRR seeks to lease 8-21 MARC coaches (for Montauk Summer) ¦  Replies: 198 ¦  Views: 64865

Trained? All that is needed is a notice issued..

Re: 14 Cars?

 by EM2000 ¦  Tue Jun 20, 2017 5:15 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: 14 Cars? ¦  Replies: 8 ¦  Views: 3181

Engines are not cars..

Re: LIRR seeks to lease 8-21 MARC coaches (for Montauk Summe

 by EM2000 ¦  Sun May 28, 2017 1:59 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: LIRR seeks to lease 8-21 MARC coaches (for Montauk Summer) ¦  Replies: 198 ¦  Views: 64865

Backshophoss, where do you get your information? The DE30's and C3 coaches utilize both an MU and COMM jumper.

Re: Becoming NJ Transit Engineer

 by EM2000 ¦  Sat Apr 29, 2017 2:28 am ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: Becoming NJ Transit Engineer ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 6232

The passenger RR's who hire off the street, besides a level of proven aptitude and responsibility, will want college experience or better yet a degree. It's an excellent way to make a six figure.

Re: Becoming NJ Transit Engineer

 by EM2000 ¦  Sat Apr 22, 2017 9:01 pm ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: Becoming NJ Transit Engineer ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 6232

The position of Locomotive Engineer is a career, not a bucket list check off item.
Many of the passenger RR's will hire Locomotive Engineer's off the street, not requiring one to work in an entry level position at first.

Re: LIRR Derailment - Atlantic Terminal track 6

 by EM2000 ¦  Mon Jan 09, 2017 2:26 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn Terminal ¦  Replies: 172 ¦  Views: 24887

Mirrrodie, you bring to light many excellent aviation points which this bureaucratic organization is stating to think it's learned (such as CRM being some new ground breaking concept). Having two Locomotive Engineer's on a crew as opposed to a Conductor, primarily a customer service representative, ...

Re: M8's to the LIRR

 by EM2000 ¦  Sun Dec 18, 2016 8:51 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: M8's to the LIRR ¦  Replies: 22 ¦  Views: 5652

Non-Compatible? All the Cab Signal would do is drop to it's more restrictive aspect. Train Orders have nothing to do with this.

Re: "19" orders

 by EM2000 ¦  Sun Dec 18, 2016 8:46 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: "19" orders ¦  Replies: 36 ¦  Views: 7794

Just want to make sure I understand this, the East River tunnels from day one were always 261? And there was never a COT on the mainline between Harold and Jamaica?

Re: M8's to the LIRR

 by EM2000 ¦  Sun Dec 18, 2016 8:36 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: M8's to the LIRR ¦  Replies: 22 ¦  Views: 5652

Train Orders? No.

Re: "19" orders

 by EM2000 ¦  Sun Dec 18, 2016 4:21 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: "19" orders ¦  Replies: 36 ¦  Views: 7794

Back then you had a Current of Traffic in the lines.

Re: New Jersey Transit Trainee Locomotive Engineer

 by EM2000 ¦  Tue Nov 01, 2016 4:43 am ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: New Jersey Transit Trainee Locomotive Engineer ¦  Replies: 14 ¦  Views: 13303

Now you just need to get the proper vernacular down. We don't drive trains. We run them.
Just busting your chops. Good luck.

Re: The 2900 Series Cars

 by EM2000 ¦  Sun Oct 16, 2016 10:41 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: The 2900 Series Cars ¦  Replies: 15 ¦  Views: 5625

2900's would not have been able to be used in push pull service with the 27/2800 cars, which had a main res. hose allowing for that among other air brake functions.

Re: NJT HOBOKEN TERMINAL ACCIDENT THREAD

 by EM2000 ¦  Wed Oct 05, 2016 1:28 am ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: NJT HOBOKEN TERMINAL ACCIDENT THREAD ¦  Replies: 446 ¦  Views: 115606

Feel free to share correct information, if you have it, instead of just throwing stones.
I'll pass.

Re: Amtrak A/C and Engineer Trainee

 by EM2000 ¦  Tue Oct 04, 2016 2:01 am ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: Amtrak A/C and Engineer Trainee ¦  Replies: 8 ¦  Views: 6273

If offered the Engineer position with Amtrak, it's a no brainer.

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