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I 100% guarantee you, half the trains running across this country tonight, have one or both crew members get a Suprise call for that train, not thinking they were going to work for 6-10 hour....

I got to the point I could doze between signals and crossings while cruising at 50MPH between Milwaukee and Chicago. My body had the timing down to the second, opening my eyes to see the signal was clear. Dangerous as hell but hard to keep those eyes open when you've been up for 24+ hours because of a shitty lineup.

Of course the conductor was sound asleep...

The worst time is right before dawn. Could be fully rested and still have a tough time for that hour or so.

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Posted by saints5021

Louisiana

Member since Jul 2010

17542 posts

Posted on 9/14/22 at 7:58 am to BuckyCheese

Here it the quick run down:

Tier 1 carriers have already agreed to additional holiday days, new sign on bonuses, and 24% pay raises across the board. The Unions are being greedy and are demanding 35% pay raises and a bunch of changes to how and when employees have to come to work.

The Tier 1s simply can't accommodate their demands and keep their workforce intact. This is going to get ugly.

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Posted by finkle

Kansas City

Member since Jul 2016

59 posts

Posted on 9/14/22 at 9:28 am to BuckyCheese

Same type of story, the inward facing camera have eliminated most of the nesting, but the RR could pull hundreds of hours of tape when they decide to.
To be fair, I've had conductors stand next to me all night feeding me coffee and talking to me when I've been caught short too... I dread if they actually get one man crew rammed thru...

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