I am involved as a volunteer on an excursion rail, but I carry a rules card and just took my advanced FRA Airbrake class and follow the same guidelines as any Class 1 railroad employee. But I just mark up when I want to. I call it playing on my full sized train set.
2006-09-06 14:50:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Rail
Union Pacific, Retired, early, officially.
Southern Pacific, for ever and always.
I like the idea of marking up when I like, almost as much as when I can lay-off when I like. What railroad is this, and I'll trade seniority with you today?
2006-09-06 15:20:54 · answer #1 · answered by Samurai Hoghead 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't have any FRA Rules card per se, but I'm CROR (Canadian Rail Operating Rules) qualified. I also have what we call the "Conrail rules", which allows us to operate several miles into the U.S. (not sure of the exact distance).
I work for CN as a Conductor, and run into the U.S. usually at least once a month. In this area (Niagara Region & Western New York), we run into Frontier Yard (CSX, Buffalo) and Seneca/South Buffalo (South Buffalo RR, Blasdell). We used to run into NS's Bison Yard, but the job running into there was abolished a few years ago.
2006-09-08 12:03:44 · answer #2 · answered by Engineer Budgie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I'm considering such... I volunteer restoring old trains at an operating museum, and am learning the trades... Much to learn! I think of it as a second job -- getting such qualifications would keep my future open.. And maybe even get me on the operating crew sometime as an engineer...
2006-09-06 23:36:16 · answer #3 · answered by DT89ACE 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My father-in-law did........retired from the Bangor and Aroostook Rail system, which no longer exists by that name.
2006-09-07 14:34:59 · answer #4 · answered by Mimiat41 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am CSX-North and NORAC qualified.
2006-09-08 22:37:50 · answer #5 · answered by Electro-Fogey 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋