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Mermec is Hiring Track Inspection Systems Analyst!!

 by MR77100 ¦  Thu Sep 08, 2022 12:23 am ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: Mermec is Hiring Track Inspection Systems Analyst!! ¦  Replies: 0 ¦  Views: 386

POSITION DESCRIPTION Position Title: Track Inspection Systems Operator / Analyst The Company: MERMEC is a 30-plus year market leader in diagnostic technologies, systems, products, and services applied to the rail and the steel industries. With an innovation driven culture, MERMEC distinguishes itsel...

Re: Illinois Terminal

 by MR77100 ¦  Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:29 am ¦  Forum: Norfolk & Western, VGN, WAB, NKP, P&WV, ACY, IT ¦  Topic: Illinois Terminal ¦  Replies: 10 ¦  Views: 14769

April, 1952 I believe.

Questions To Ask

 by MR77100 ¦  Fri Mar 24, 2017 1:50 am ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: Questions To Ask ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 4459

Here is a topic I have been trying to find the answers to: What are some good questions to ask AT THE END of the interview?

Re: Best Class 1 to work for

 by MR77100 ¦  Mon Oct 20, 2014 1:41 am ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: Best Class 1 to work for ¦  Replies: 8 ¦  Views: 5171

I have heard a lot of good things about BNSF and CN. Not so with UP and NS.

NAZI SOUTHERN?

 by MR77100 ¦  Sun Aug 17, 2014 9:45 pm ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: NAZI SOUTHERN? ¦  Replies: 15 ¦  Views: 6530

Why does Norfolk Southern have the nickname Nazi Southern? Is it because they treat their employees bad? Is it because they hire the wrong people?

Re: Norfolk Southern Hiring Process

 by MR77100 ¦  Sun Aug 17, 2014 9:36 pm ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: Norfolk Southern Hiring Process ¦  Replies: 181 ¦  Views: 114783

I am headed to an NS hiring session for Elkhart, Indiana. They told all I need is a black/blue pen and a photo ID. I have previous railroad experience so that should help. However, I applied for about a dozen other Conductor positions and it seems that they were first posted three months ago, yet ar...

Re: Getting hired after being dismissed by Class 1

 by MR77100 ¦  Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:37 am ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: Getting hired after being dismissed by Class 1 ¦  Replies: 9 ¦  Views: 7776

I was working for UP as a Coonductor and was on the final day of my probation period and was fired for riding the front of a tank car! I was instructed to by the mentor I was working with and he said it was alright. Now I am afraid that my childhood dream is shattered.

Re: Fired from a RR Job

 by MR77100 ¦  Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:08 am ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: Fired from a RR Job ¦  Replies: 19 ¦  Views: 7886

I rode the front platform but I was behind the bar and OUTSIDE the gauge of the rail. The foreman I was working with told me to do so and said it was alright. I was following orders.

Fired from a RR Job

 by MR77100 ¦  Sun Aug 10, 2014 11:48 pm ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: Fired from a RR Job ¦  Replies: 19 ¦  Views: 7886

This is a real heartbreak. I obtained a job with UP at a Conductor in Iowa. I went through all of the classroom training and OJT. The probation period was 60 days, and on the 59th day, I was dismissed for riding the front of a tank car! I was instructed to do so by my mentor who was training me for ...

Re: C&NW Possible Merger with MILW in 1970s

 by MR77100 ¦  Sun Jun 01, 2014 4:49 pm ¦  Forum: Granger Railroads - C&NW, Rock Island, and MILW ¦  Topic: C&NW Possible Merger with MILW in 1970s ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 18713

A C&NW merger with the Milwaukee Road would have resulted in a large number of bike paths! The judge awarded the Milwaukee Road to the Soo Line for a reason!

Re: Photos of 1987 Amtrak Chase, MD accident

 by MR77100 ¦  Sat Apr 05, 2014 12:59 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Photos of 1987 Amtrak Chase, MD accident ¦  Replies: 98 ¦  Views: 31130

What track were the Conrail units on and what track was the Amtrak train on? Were they both traveling in the same direction? Does anyone know of any diagram of that wreck?

Upgrading Video and digital camera

 by MR77100 ¦  Sat Mar 29, 2014 1:56 am ¦  Forum: Photography & Video ¦  Topic: Upgrading Video and digital camera ¦  Replies: 0 ¦  Views: 5657

I am seeking to upgrade to a solid Sony video camera, and a better digital still shot. Any suggestions? I have a refurbished DSLR that does not have a video option. I have seen a Canon SX40 on clearance at Wal-mart. Any opinions on Sony's new HD video cameras?

Re: CNW and abandonments

 by MR77100 ¦  Mon Feb 24, 2014 1:27 am ¦  Forum: Granger Railroads - C&NW, Rock Island, and MILW ¦  Topic: CNW and abandonments ¦  Replies: 24 ¦  Views: 34612

It was the tragedy of the CGW that C&NW was denied the Milwaukee Road, since they would have ripped up all of it anyway.

Re: Motels in Des Moines, IA

 by MR77100 ¦  Sun Jan 19, 2014 7:00 pm ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: Motels in Des Moines, IA ¦  Replies: 6 ¦  Views: 1897

Anyone have any information on the Motel 6?

Re: Motels in Des Moines, IA

 by MR77100 ¦  Sat Jan 18, 2014 10:09 pm ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: Motels in Des Moines, IA ¦  Replies: 6 ¦  Views: 1897

Wow! Thanks for the info! Do you have the link for that Craisglist ad?

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