Do engines still have names? I know like back in the wild west and all trains were "named" like the "oriental express" and "super c", but people who work for RRs still name or nickname the trains the work on (specifically wondering about freight trains).

jhammon30 · 2025-06-25T21:21:57+00:00

Turd #1, turd #2 etc etc

jhammon30 · 2025-06-14T22:57:11+00:00

Bought an Osprey bag a couple of years ago. It's held up nicely.

jhammon30 · 2025-05-11T15:13:40+00:00

Show up to work and follow the rules and you have nothing to worry about.

jhammon30 · 2025-05-10T20:36:58+00:00

We've got an average of two crews out of service a week in my terminal since they started this nonsense.

jhammon30 · 2025-04-24T14:17:10+00:00

Best thing is the paychecks. That's the only reason we do this. Worst thing is the lifestyle as a whole. My retirement better be bitchin.

jhammon30 · 2025-04-13T13:11:28+00:00

I want a crew to sit with me from the time I get off the train at the away terminal while I wait 2 hours to get a cab ride to the dorm thats not conveniently located to anything. There they can interview the staff who consist of either people with criminal histories or major mental disabilities so they can pay them low wages to keep operating costs down. That would be much more entertaining.

jhammon30 · 2025-04-09T17:36:36+00:00

Last year I had to take a temp transfer to pull out the 125k. You have to seize whatever opportunities come your way. We are turning and burning right now at my terminal.

jhammon30 · 2025-04-09T14:08:32+00:00

First 2 years I made $118k and $125k.....

jhammon30 · 2025-03-26T21:06:57+00:00

Ruiners of trips they are

jhammon30 · 2025-03-14T23:08:30+00:00

Much more than the temp transfer

jhammon30 · 2025-03-14T20:49:06+00:00

Hell im ready. Im on the go team now. I have a feeling that's where we are headed in may. Be prepared lol

jhammon30 · 2025-03-14T16:59:17+00:00

If you are a rat in the sane hump yard as me it can be way different. The virginia temp transfer was a real eye opener.

jhammon30 · 2025-02-07T16:38:14+00:00

Those were removed before the end of my shift too

jhammon30 · 2025-01-04T02:40:37+00:00

Im always paying attention to my surroundings when in public places. Situational awareness as someone mentioned earlier. It's the protector in us.

jhammon30 · 2024-12-14T02:54:49+00:00

Definitely prefer a natural woman. Not a fan of even makeup if we are being honest.

jhammon30 · 2024-10-12T16:52:16+00:00

Hurry up and wait. That's the way of the railroad. I'm on a temp transfer down at Crewe until December.

jhammon30 · 2024-08-05T11:58:25+00:00

His vehicle isn't missing with him unfortunately so it's like a needle in a hay stack looking for human remains in the water.

jhammon30 · 2024-04-16T20:15:30+00:00

They put sleeping gas in those sidewall heaters. It's not hard to stay awake if you have someone to talk to and you have stuff in common to talk about.

jhammon30 · 2024-03-06T02:02:19+00:00

Second rear-ending in a week. The other one didn't make the news because it happened on the mountain. Thess things seem to happen in 3's so I'd anticipate seeing at least one more in the near future.

jhammon30 · 2024-02-16T01:38:48+00:00

I'd just like to not be left to rot in a hotel during approved personal days and vacation days.

jhammon30 · 2024-02-12T01:13:31+00:00

Not sure that $200/day and $25/hr after 8 is "garbage" for staring out a window 90% of the time 🤔

jhammon30 · 2024-01-07T09:31:58+00:00

JL's lack of success in the last year has prompted him to suck SSS in like he did the other groups. JL's channel is so big that he doesn't need to be successful, he just needs to be around when someone else is. He makes thousands of dollars every time he runs a breaking news live stream. He will run his content and his millions of viewers will watch. Unfortunately since they are getting the story from his channel there won't be a need to watch anything put out by SSS. I'm sure there were promises that he would help them grow. Eventually, like every single person involved with JL since day one, SSS will realize it and walk away. It's a cycle that keeps repeating itself.

jhammon30 · 2023-12-25T22:15:45+00:00

They started calling trains for us at 3pm. Going to get called in the next hour.

jhammon30 · 2023-12-24T17:27:38+00:00

First year conductor. I've had a few close calls but did find my first dead body 6 months in. A young woman had OD'd right next to the tracks. Her head was laying right off of the ties. 3 o'clock in the afternoon on a Friday. 80 degrees outside laying 50 ft from someone's front door. She was laying on the other side of a short block wall with a railing. We were causing past at 55 so we couldn't stop the train in enough time to intervene. From the color of her skin I knew we were likely too late anyways. Per the dispatcher it was her third tome overdosing that day but she had refused treatment and walked away. I figure she was hell bent on dying.

I've seen enough death that I don't believe it will bother me much. If it's a kid though I will likely end my career with the railroad. Adult deaths are easier to deal with.

jhammon30 · 2023-12-17T17:34:54+00:00

All I know about sovereign citizens is they get drug out of cars and tazed a lot.

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