by SouthernRailway
At my local train station, there are a few parking spaces reserved for “PTI”: Professional Transportation, Inc. I thought at first that it was a taxi that served Amtrak passengers, but there are minivans parked there all the time.
I looked up the company and it is a shuttle service for railroad crews: in this case, Norfolk Southern.
Why is this needed (instead of just using Uber when needed, instead of a staffed minivan waiting all the time)? And where would crews need to go: just to a hotel, or out in various places along the tracks from time to time?
The station is a large Norfolk Southern base, so I’d think that crews who live in the town could drive themselves to work.
Thanks.
I looked up the company and it is a shuttle service for railroad crews: in this case, Norfolk Southern.
Why is this needed (instead of just using Uber when needed, instead of a staffed minivan waiting all the time)? And where would crews need to go: just to a hotel, or out in various places along the tracks from time to time?
The station is a large Norfolk Southern base, so I’d think that crews who live in the town could drive themselves to work.
Thanks.