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AEM7AC920 wrote:I was never a freight guy but I rather deal with the people vs being out in the elements walking a 100 car set in the elements.With equipment today a trainmen might have to walk the train only once or twice a year on the mainline. The days of hot boxes every other trip are long gone. Those old journal boxes back in the day were a pain. In Richmond most trains were get on and go with just a crew change. Road switchers are still out there most are preferred jobs because of the OT. The locomotives are better example if low water becomes a problem it corrects itself by limiting power output instead of totally shutting down.
COEN77 wrote:Thanks for the tip. I would still rather stick with the passengers at least i am in my own bed everynight.AEM7AC920 wrote:I was never a freight guy but I rather deal with the people vs being out in the elements walking a 100 car set in the elements.With equipment today a trainmen might have to walk the train only once or twice a year on the mainline. The days of hot boxes every other trip are long gone. Those old journal boxes back in the day were a pain. In Richmond most trains were get on and go with just a crew change. Road switchers are still out there most are preferred jobs because of the OT. The locomotives are better example if low water becomes a problem it corrects itself by limiting power output instead of totally shutting down.
AEM7AC920 wrote:I don't regret finishing out my carreer on freight. I often wondered if I should have went over to Amtrak when they took over manning the trains. Everyone I know that went doesn't regret the decision. It wasn't a bad deal a person had 18 months to decide to stay with Amtrak or go back to the freight railroad. The biggest problem would of been the possibility of having to move near Wash D.C., Hinton WV, Charlotteville Va, or somewhere in between. That's one of those "should of, could of, would of" issues. lolCOEN77 wrote:Thanks for the tip. I would still rather stick with the passengers at least i am in my own bed everynight.AEM7AC920 wrote:I was never a freight guy but I rather deal with the people vs being out in the elements walking a 100 car set in the elements.With equipment today a trainmen might have to walk the train only once or twice a year on the mainline. The days of hot boxes every other trip are long gone. Those old journal boxes back in the day were a pain. In Richmond most trains were get on and go with just a crew change. Road switchers are still out there most are preferred jobs because of the OT. The locomotives are better example if low water becomes a problem it corrects itself by limiting power output instead of totally shutting down.
