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Oh yeah,and I would add that the "squeeky wheel gets the oil" works here. I called every two weeks until i went to classes. I knew everybody at Conrail manpower in Phila. on a first name basis by the time I went railroading!

we have nothing on the pans either,sorry. there is mention of pans at greenville in Ben Bernharts RDG G book.

I would let things progress up to the point of having a call made to you while in class informing your that the wife is in labor. the RR can decide what to do at that point. when my youngest was born i was marked up about 5-6 times out. you know what happened next,they paged me at the hospital and w...

Thanks jgallaway and noel for your comments,always good to hear from fellow railroaders here. mr gallaway,that was a great description of how much work an engineer has to do when running a train,boy you make me miss the railroad ! noel ,the air rules are gospel for railroaders ,live by them or else....

I'm glad the question was asked. got me to thinking about things so easily forgotten when you leave the railroad and don't do everyday. Sometimes on boards like this and even in print media,people that never worked in the field offer answeres up and people take it as gospel. Railroaders will sometim...

After thinking back to those Conrail SD-40-2's. we had at least some with M.P.R.C. (manual power reduction control)dials (1-10)to limit the voltage to the TM's. The engine stays reved, gen.voltage high but less current to the TM's. Works like a hump control, not to be confused with SELECT-A-POWER sy...

The video is in two parts,and i agree there is NO WAY to know what was going on here. One night coming up to Pattenburg tunnel we hammered(rings of fire on all the wheels from spinning) one of those SD-40-2's into the ground, it being a single unit on a heavy train with no sand.. I never remember it...

my old conrail ec-99 air brake book says the air is to be cut out on the helpers when they are trainlined. the rule is, only one engineer has the air. are you telling us the rear helpers are charging the train line? along with the head end? while i never worked this part of the railroad in my conrai...

when i hired on, i was tested 12-89 at phila passed,then had my physical in allentown. i did not get called to classes till may 1990! the kicker was i had to retake my pysical AGAIN right before classes started! if you want a RR job,you put up with this crap.

I have a son working for a Govt contracting firm in engeering right out of high school last year,and is in college. I my self worked almost 10 years as a conductor for conrail until NS came along. From what he tells me and my personal RR career,I can tell you to go for the NON RR job. IMHO

We called them markers or Telemetry units on conrail. If you have a push pull operation ,you can couple up to a car w/the unit still attached,(some models not all)but it won't operate because you cannot use the air hose connection. The marker will ,under normal conditions display a flashing red,dete...

the old conrail was my dream job till NS took over,sorry

you got me to thinking.......we also took an MMPi test for Conrail

i would think they still test for depth perception. your gonna need it out there if in train service.

goood luck! Dont let the railfan or buff side come out IF you are one. Pay attention and remember you are embarking on a LIFESTYLE not a JOB. I've been there............