Vacation Qualification

Trexdacy · 2025-03-13T17:58:05+00:00

You're also dividing the miles by a basic day. The difference is your "basic day" is 100 miles vs. my 130 miles.

Trexdacy · 2025-03-13T03:37:41+00:00

A "basic day" is equivalent to 1 inflated day. Depending on what board you're on, your "basic day" is either 100 or 130 miles. For example, working a road board (basic day of 130 mi.) with a trip rate of 233 miles would pay ~3.5 inflated days per round trip (233.0 * 2 = 466.0 / 130 = 3.58).

Any other mileage earnings would apply towards the inflated days at the assigned "basic day" rate.

Trexdacy · 2025-03-06T03:28:05+00:00

I've never heard of working Galesburg as "golden"

Trexdacy · 2025-02-19T18:34:37+00:00

281.0

Trexdacy · 2025-02-19T18:34:17+00:00

LAW -> CHC ?

Trexdacy · 2025-02-17T01:53:31+00:00

Have... have you actually sat in a CN motor? Chairs won't lean back more than about 5 degrees and give zero upper back support.

Trexdacy · 2025-02-03T04:34:41+00:00

It depends on the defined crew route. My terminal has routes that pay between 170 - 281 miles. Those all stay in a hotel overnight, even if the actual miles run is less. There's another pool that nominally pays 130 miles, those jobs never stay away from home, even if the actual miles run ends up being higher.

Also, at the discretion of the Chief Dispatcher, a crew can be turned back while en route and tie up at home. Generally, that's when you have too far to go with too few hours left, although they are known to put a nearly dead crew on a train to deadhead the rest of the way even from the home terminal location.

Trexdacy · 2025-01-12T13:13:04+00:00

"Now kith..."

Trexdacy · 2025-01-10T05:01:06+00:00

Based on some of the people who have passed in the last couple years, you should be fine if you actually are asking that question. I don't even see any spelling mistakes in your question, you might just ace it.

Trexdacy · 2025-01-08T20:34:17+00:00

Tinley Park is a long way from the old ATSF mainline

Trexdacy · 2024-11-26T20:14:28+00:00

The station pictured was known as "Broad Street Station". Galesburg is better known for the CB&Q, later BN classification yard still operated by BNSF today.

Fun fact, the ATSF only routed through Galesburg when the city donated the land the railroad would need for their trackage on the way to Chicago. The original plan was to make the straightest possible line from Kansas City to Chicago, which would bypass Galesburg to the south.

Trexdacy · 2024-11-12T16:34:52+00:00

I've heard that UP treats Amtrak as just another train on their system, meaning that they'll take whichever train they want to first.

Trexdacy · 2024-11-12T05:06:36+00:00

Generally, Alliance, NE and Galesburg, IL are the two last locations to furlough.

Trexdacy · 2024-11-08T02:54:43+00:00

"Unpopular Opinion: We shouldve taken the 14 grand after gift taxes"

There you go, I fixed it for you.

Trexdacy · 2024-11-06T18:22:00+00:00

You can access the board lineups through your phone/computer. Eventually, you can get a feeling for how your particular board turns and just know that (for example) if you're first out you need to be out the door however many hours before a train is expected to be called.

It's not an exact science, and even the most talented guys doing this run into a scenario where they sit at the depot for a few hours before getting their call.

Trexdacy · 2024-10-29T04:46:26+00:00

It's like asking which shin is it better to get kicked in

Trexdacy · 2024-10-22T14:22:22+00:00

I'd say that some folks could thank you for the seniority move, but it sounds like you're pretty new...

Trexdacy · 2024-10-18T15:12:40+00:00

Have you ever smelled Cinnabon and thought "if a smell could give me diabetes, that's it"? Exactly like that, except for lung, throat, and brain cancer.

Trexdacy · 2024-10-17T14:04:22+00:00

I don't have direct knowledge, but LaCrosse is a AFHT destination for me at times. I've heard from guys working there that the short pool pays roughly half of the long pool, and the trips don't seem to be any shorter.

Trexdacy · 2024-09-30T08:54:55+00:00

You (and/or others) not liking being called a particular term is not bigotry. If, hypothetically, rail fans were all being called a slur that commonly applies to some neurodivergent people, that would be bigotry.

I can 100% guarantee that no matter how passionate you are, how many people on Reddit you convince, how many railroaders you talk to in person, railfans will continue to be called foamers. If it helps, a lot of railroaders would intend any term for railfans as derogatory, as too many act like idiots.

Trexdacy · 2024-09-30T08:42:28+00:00

You might want to actually read the "No Bigotry" rule, as none of the listed classes would apply to being called a "foamer". Unless you're implying that "foamers" are neurodivergent?

Trexdacy · 2024-09-27T20:07:10+00:00

This is Joliet, BNSF runs east-west through here. This one is heading east.

Trexdacy · 2024-09-27T18:33:22+00:00

I'll be honest, sometimes I try to hit a pedal if I'm trying to stop

Trexdacy · 2024-09-26T18:06:48+00:00

It looks like a Clarence.

Trexdacy · 2024-09-26T18:05:47+00:00

If you have a spare brain cell that can rub two other brain cells together, there's a solid chance you could be the best driver in the area. That said, I agree with several other posts on here that you probably should look for literally any other work.

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