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Re: New Amtrak Engineer

 by AmtrakLocomotiveEngineer ¦  Thu Jan 10, 2019 1:52 am ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: New Amtrak Engineer ¦  Replies: 4 ¦  Views: 6784

Current full rate is $44.24/hour with our next raise being 7/1/2019 @ 3%. If you have had your license at CSXT for 5 years you'll be at 100% from day one. If less than 5 years take off 5% per year short of 5 Seniority is National, but transferring to other parts of the country can sometimes be diffi...

Re: CSX Boston and Albany Line

 by AmtrakLocomotiveEngineer ¦  Thu Jan 10, 2019 1:44 am ¦  Forum: CSX Transportation including Pan Am ¦  Topic: CSX Boston and Albany Line ¦  Replies: 1118 ¦  Views: 238944

Ironman wrote: Caused more problems than the perceived benefit.
No surprise there! Typical CSXT fashion. :-D :P

Re: Franklin/Milford Branch

 by AmtrakLocomotiveEngineer ¦  Thu Jan 10, 2019 1:42 am ¦  Forum: CSX Transportation including Pan Am ¦  Topic: Franklin/Milford Branch ¦  Replies: 23 ¦  Views: 9486

Tracer wrote:Does the paint company in Franklin still get a tank car once a year?
That's a good question.

If I remember correctly, Franklin Paint would ship they tank OUT once a year. The annual move was to preserve the switch.

Re: Switching trains in Penn Station

 by AmtrakLocomotiveEngineer ¦  Thu Jan 10, 2019 1:39 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Switching trains in Penn Station ¦  Replies: 22 ¦  Views: 6803

Backshophoss wrote:IF Amtrak botches the connection to Train 168 at NYP, the fallback option of train #146 is possible at 7:48 pm arr/8:00 pm dept at NYP,
as the worst case connection
The problem here is 146 doesn't go to Boston. Lol

Re: Amtrak selling surplus locomotives and cars

 by AmtrakLocomotiveEngineer ¦  Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:13 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Amtrak selling surplus locomotives and cars ¦  Replies: 60 ¦  Views: 17862

I'm surprised (and relieved) that the 10001 isn't on the list as it's currently in Bear on the dead line.

Re: Major CSX Derailment in Worchester MA

 by AmtrakLocomotiveEngineer ¦  Sat Aug 11, 2018 10:17 pm ¦  Forum: CSX Transportation including Pan Am ¦  Topic: Major CSX Derailment in Worchester MA ¦  Replies: 6 ¦  Views: 4791

ANRP2 wrote:Did anyone keep an eye on the cleanup? Any insight yet on cause?
The cause was known immediately. The CSXT crew shoved doublestacks down the Norwich Main, which cannot accommodate double stacks.

Re: Major CSX Derailment in Worchester MA

 by AmtrakLocomotiveEngineer ¦  Mon Jul 23, 2018 11:59 pm ¦  Forum: CSX Transportation including Pan Am ¦  Topic: Major CSX Derailment in Worchester MA ¦  Replies: 6 ¦  Views: 4791

Word on the rails is that the G&W recently put out a new employee timetable and didn't transfer the prohibition of stacks to the Norwich Main. Fortunately the Conductor wasn't killed.

Re: All things Harrisburg (Keystone) Line

 by AmtrakLocomotiveEngineer ¦  Mon Jul 23, 2018 11:50 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: All things Harrisburg (Keystone) Line ¦  Replies: 1452 ¦  Views: 410457

andrewjw wrote:Does this imply Amtrak might move to Bryn Mawr or Villanova instead of Ardmore?
No. Bryn Mawr is the closest interlocking to Ardmore to get westbounds back over to 3 or take eastbounds from 2 to 1 when working at ARD when SEPTA locals are west of Brynn Mawr.

Re: CSX Framingham Secondary Discussion

 by AmtrakLocomotiveEngineer ¦  Thu Jul 05, 2018 9:54 pm ¦  Forum: CSX Transportation including Pan Am ¦  Topic: CSX Framingham Secondary Discussion ¦  Replies: 47 ¦  Views: 23870

FR35 (B725) was always a "feeder train" and made set offs in Walpole and Mansfield.

Re: NEC train consists utilization

 by AmtrakLocomotiveEngineer ¦  Thu Jun 14, 2018 3:10 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: NEC train consists utilization ¦  Replies: 17 ¦  Views: 4505

Here's an example to answer the original poster's question. Train #190 leaves WAS @ 315am and runs to Boston. It's serviced and returns west out of Boston about 315/320pm as train #175. For Acelas, there are some that do a roundtrip each weekday, but as EXCON stated there are many that don't do the ...

Re: CSX Readville, MA

 by AmtrakLocomotiveEngineer ¦  Wed Jun 13, 2018 3:43 pm ¦  Forum: CSX Transportation including Pan Am ¦  Topic: CSX Readville Yard Boston ¦  Replies: 74 ¦  Views: 44736

How about Cohenno and Trask on the Stoughton branch? Are they still receiving rail?

Re: CSX In Boston Area

 by AmtrakLocomotiveEngineer ¦  Tue Jun 12, 2018 10:32 pm ¦  Forum: CSX Transportation including Pan Am ¦  Topic: CSX In Boston Area ¦  Replies: 32 ¦  Views: 17082

What an idiot. The Road Foreman from CSX remained professional but at the same time seems pretty clueless. I worked that territory during my CSX days and had a few others complain further north. Even when we shut the engine down while at a pizza shop they still bitched. Why the hell would you buy pr...

Re: Providence Line Electrification

 by AmtrakLocomotiveEngineer ¦  Tue Jun 12, 2018 10:11 pm ¦  Forum: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) ¦  Topic: Providence Line Electrification ¦  Replies: 155 ¦  Views: 52600

Traingeek3629 wrote:Electrification would also mean wiring the sidings at Wickford and T.F Green, and possibly the Stoughton Line.
Don't forget Track 3 at Attleboro as well as Track 4.

Re: Eye Exam.

 by AmtrakLocomotiveEngineer ¦  Tue Jun 12, 2018 12:05 am ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: Eye Exam. ¦  Replies: 1 ¦  Views: 3615

Most railroads require 20/40 with corrective lenses.

Re: Empire Service this summer

 by AmtrakLocomotiveEngineer ¦  Wed Mar 21, 2018 2:34 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Amtrak Empire Service (New York State) ¦  Replies: 3051 ¦  Views: 203609

It certainly appears that the scope of the work as it relates to the Empire Service is far greater this year than was last. Empire trains will be routed to GCT this year for an entirely different reason than last summer. Last year Empire trains were rerouted to GCT to alleviate congestion in NYP du...

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