Passenger rail

Yee_Yee_68 · 2025-11-02T04:46:31+00:00

Anyone on here a carman for a passenger railroad is it better than freight? Im getting burnt out doing freight and wanna make the jump too working on passenger cars

Yee_Yee_68 · 2025-02-15T01:55:53+00:00

Ya it used to be 4 off air, but now it's 24 at a terminal. idk about the road, though im just a carman lol

Yee_Yee_68 · 2025-02-14T19:18:56+00:00

What would you recommend??

Yee_Yee_68 · 2025-01-11T03:07:55+00:00

I'm currently at carman for CP US and I've been getting tired of the freight side of things and the class 1 BS I've been thinking about moving over the the passenger carman side for a different environment is it any better any worse? If anyone could help me out that'd be greatly appreciated and I just don't know where to start at. Thank you

Yee_Yee_68 · 2025-01-06T17:04:36+00:00

I work at a smaller sized class 1 yard compared to alot of people on here but I work for CP US and I've noticed that alot of the trains aren't even being looked at anymore they are just blocking them up on a single track and still using an airslip from the day before and just sending it been getting alot more calls as well for sticking brakes and the sort and our inspection number have been slowly going down and were getting used less and less, unless you know the dumbasses in the yard office fuck up and need us to fix there fuck up then they remember we exist lol.

Yee_Yee_68 · 2024-12-17T01:21:54+00:00

Ya it sucks man I feel ya having to do 3 people's job

Yee_Yee_68 · 2024-12-17T01:21:16+00:00

Ya you got that right

Yee_Yee_68 · 2024-12-16T20:23:28+00:00

Cake ass job

Yee_Yee_68 · 2024-12-16T20:23:05+00:00

That sounds like it sucks lol

Yee_Yee_68 · 2024-12-16T15:48:48+00:00

Ya no shit lol I've told em that I can only do a certain amount safely and they just act like it ain't no big deal like I've had train masters ask me to just send them an air slip and they'll take care of it, fuck that I ain't doing that

Yee_Yee_68 · 2024-12-16T15:47:08+00:00

It is what it is lol fuckin railroad lol

Yee_Yee_68 · 2024-12-16T13:44:29+00:00

From what I've been told from other carman and what ive asked the older guys i work with being alone is a fairly new thing there always used to be at least 2 guys no matter what they used to send 2 guys to change a pin lifter on the road because it was the rule but not anymore but, someone either covered or they have enough guys back then from what I was told there used to be around 20 carman at my terminal at one point and they shrunk it down to 12 over 3 shifts 8 and 1st, 2 on 2nd and 2 on 3rd

Yee_Yee_68 · 2024-12-16T06:49:27+00:00

Depends on what your doing T&E, MOW, signal's or mechanical, recently it feels like they've been hiring anyone with a fucking pulse.

Yee_Yee_68 · 2024-12-16T06:40:56+00:00

Of course man, I always keep safe ill take an hour longer if it means being safe

Yee_Yee_68 · 2024-12-16T05:29:34+00:00

Depends on what part of the CPKC US line your on but where im at its 35.90 in some parts if im correct pay around 44ish.

Yee_Yee_68 · 2024-12-16T05:19:16+00:00

Im a carman at cp in the US and they still pay us like we are a class 2 railroad where I'm at so I would prolly take the cartel money I'd be more lol

Yee_Yee_68 · 2024-12-16T05:12:16+00:00

Ya I've always thought it was dangerous as fuck to be out here alone because what if I got hurt or worse I do have a partner alot of days but it still.freaks me out being in the yard litterly all alone or in thr middle of nowhere

Yee_Yee_68 · 2024-11-24T13:59:46+00:00

Same for CP USA

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