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If you were stretched out lying down I'd say he was right, if you were sitting upright with your head bowed then I'd say he could go f*ck himself.

Casmir14 wrote:New Member here!! I was just offered the same position from CSX as an Intermodal Service Worker. Can anyone tell me 'exactly' what to expect on a day to day basis?

Running restricted and a radio would've been the cure for the headaches they've got now. Elementary my dear Watson, simply elementary.

Basically it all depends on what department you work in, who's supervising and how much service time you have. Something that doesn't bother the guy with 10 years might really piss off the guy with 10 months.

How many times in your career, lets say in the course of a week, have you heard somebody say 'Tell the dispatcher'?
Now, do you still want the job?

How Easy?
F*ck up and find out.

CSX wouldn't have you do that. That much weight at even 50 pounds for 1 person is too much. That's a back accident waiting to happen. I was an assistant signalman, signalman and signal maintainer and even on the gangs, way back in the day, you didn't carry that much weight without help. LIRR has got...

Also the Yardmaster can tell a yard crew if they can go to beans or not. Tell me how great that is? 12 hours on a lead and no break? I think not. The yardmaster has always told yard crews when they can go to beans on the former C&O/CSX. If they're late claim the time. I've got 2 1/2 years with ...

You can also have a break that has a good bit of separation with the 2 ends resting on a tie plate and still be able to line up a signal down the main. Seen it.

I heard this nickname from a passenger engineer I know. It had a lot to do with "bags" that NS used to hand out to train crews because NS refused to supply bathrooms or breaks. Something like that. I heard they handed out buckets and bags before every trip. This toilet crisis was the firs...

[quote="train2"]It is simply a difference in maintenance philosophy between the two railroads. On NS they maintain branchlines to better standards than CSX maintains its mainline.This is not CSX bashing it is simply a matter of personal observation and ride quality. NS fixes things before ...

Probably to let everybody concerned, including Bridge & Building people, the location of a drainage pipe under the rail. On some railroads the B&B guys are tasked with their inspection.
Just a guess,mind you.

Surfacing Gang might not have made it over those switches yet, this year.

Xings work off DC, not AC.

Mr gp80mac hit the nail on the head. And when the dust settles guess who'll be the conductors that'll still have a job. The conductors who were working 10 years ago who still have 30 years to go, give or take, depending on their age.