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Re: Yet another Norfolk Southern Derailment A Trend ?

 by Wayside ¦  Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:16 pm ¦  Forum: General Class I and II Discussion ¦  Topic: Yet another Class I (Norfolk Southern) Derailment A Trend ? ¦  Replies: 12 ¦  Views: 1553

Yeah, no.

They may or may not. But they can.

Re: Chosen to be an Alternate?????

 by Wayside ¦  Wed Aug 03, 2022 10:12 am ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: Chosen to be an Alternate????? ¦  Replies: 9 ¦  Views: 5318

I'll bet someone at BNSF would know. Maybe call them?

Re: RTL III Turboliner

 by Wayside ¦  Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:41 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Rohr RTL III Turboliners: Status, Location, Disposition ¦  Replies: 666 ¦  Views: 37450

I had the distinct pleasure of operating this equipment several times back in the day. Fun to run! Like playing with a toy compared to the vast majority of heavy trains I ran over the years. They weren't built to last, though. Designed and built more like aircraft than railroad equipment.

Re: Passenger train- castleton bridge

 by Wayside ¦  Fri Mar 18, 2022 11:21 am ¦  Forum: New York Central ¦  Topic: Passenger train- castleton bridge ¦  Replies: 9 ¦  Views: 1422

I was all set to mention 448/449 using the east end of the bridge but Mr. Carey provided a lot more pertinent information than I ever could have.

Re: KCS/CP Merger Discussion

 by Wayside ¦  Thu Mar 03, 2022 9:30 pm ¦  Forum: Kansas City Southern and Affiliates ¦  Topic: KCS/CP Merger Discussion ¦  Replies: 192 ¦  Views: 34111

I was under the impression that CN was out of the running for a KCS merger. Am I wrong about that? Or am I "wrong" about that?

Re: Hiring on with CSX

 by Wayside ¦  Fri Feb 25, 2022 12:17 pm ¦  Forum: CSX Transportation including Pan Am ¦  Topic: Hiring on with CSX ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 801

Good luck in your efforts. That's a lot to give up but at least you have those years in RRB. Pretty much all the Class Is are looking for people. Have you looked into KCS, CP, NS or CN? I almost put UP but I guess you are already there. Any chance of a location transfer?

https://www.rtands.com/freight/class-1/cn-to-shareholders-we-are-not-in-the-or-business/?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=29233 While CN says it was the first railroad to adopt PSR under Hunter Harrison, the company says there is a danger of going too far. “We understood from the be...

Re: Do crew members talk to dispatchers?

 by Wayside ¦  Wed Nov 25, 2020 8:46 am ¦  Forum: General Class I and II Discussion ¦  Topic: Do crew members talk to dispatchers? ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 1634

GCOR book requires head-end crewmembers of stopped trains to do a "roll-by" inspection of passing trains and to provide an "all good" radio message to the passing crew.

Re: Do crew members talk to dispatchers?

 by Wayside ¦  Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:53 am ¦  Forum: General Class I and II Discussion ¦  Topic: Do crew members talk to dispatchers? ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 1634

In territory with signal rules in effect (wayside, and/or cab), safe movement of trains is almost completely governed by signals that are automatically controlled by occupancy circuits in the track structures, so voice radio communication is minimally involved in controlling movements. This means th...

Re: Fred Frailey (Trains Mag): Dave Fink the elder anecdotes

 by Wayside ¦  Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:57 am ¦  Forum: Boston & Maine (B&M) | Maine Central (MEC) ¦  Topic: Fred Frailey (Trains Mag): Dave Fink the elder anecdotes ¦  Replies: 16 ¦  Views: 9716

The main reason the strike ended was we finally spread it to Conrail. Once that happened, Reagan was forced to act. Guilford had no intention of settling without 100% capitulation of its workforce. I recall that day very well. A copy of the order with R Reagan's signature was faxed to those of us C...

Good piece of writing by David Schanoes. https://www.railwayage.com/freight/psr-wtbd-thats-whats-the-big-deal-btw-thats-by-the-way/ "E. Hunter Harrison has morphed, post-mortem, from a chainsaw wielding, asset stripping, customer repelling, hedge fund darling to being an innovator with a capita...

Cindy Sanborn to Head Up NS Operations

 by Wayside ¦  Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:08 am ¦  Forum: Norfolk Southern ¦  Topic: Cindy Sanborn to Head Up NS Operations ¦  Replies: 1 ¦  Views: 915

"Cindy Sanborn, one of the first women to hold a senior-level executive role at a Class I railroad, will succeed the retiring Michael Wheeler as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Norfolk Southern, effective Sept. 1, 2020." https://www.railwayage.com/freight/class-i/sa...

Re: Union Pacific Terminates Cold Connect Service

 by Wayside ¦  Mon May 11, 2020 6:30 am ¦  Forum: Union Pacific ¦  Topic: Union Pacific Terminates Cold Connect Service ¦  Replies: 8 ¦  Views: 1456

This is not a good sign.

Re: Lecturing about railroad history

 by Wayside ¦  Tue Apr 14, 2020 2:56 pm ¦  Forum: Books, Magazines, Music, TV, and Movies, and other Media ¦  Topic: Lecturing about railroad history ¦  Replies: 3 ¦  Views: 783

Excellent.

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