Most rr,s base money you make on miles run, the runs that get OT after 8 hrs is the less than 100 mile runs, IE the locals, all the other runs are dollars paid per mile, No OT, So it stands to reason that crews on long milage runs hate to sit at stop signals for at times many hours & i am one of them, I am only talking class 1 rr,s,, most short line non-union rr ,s pay no OT at all on any rr job.
wahhh... stop signals are great for me... double red??? NO PROBLEM time to kick up the feet n relax specially with dumb dispatchers that have no business dispatching fruit flies let alone trains ;)
@bariboy167 I cubbed under a guy who got written up by a tm for being 2 minutes late when reporting stopped at red. I think management hates it's workers.
I'm currently doing an apprenticeship to become an engineer (German EF Class 3) in Germany with DB Schenker Rail Deutschland, and whilst the "Stop" (in my case "Hp 0 - Halt") signal aspect there doesn't look exactly like what it does on American railroads, the long wait for "Clear" or at least "Restricting" isn't any different. To be frank though, the waiting isn't that bad. The fact that apprentice engineers don't get paid overtime is!
@paullubliner You'd have to ask someone who works in the signaling equipment repair and maintenance division of DB Netze. I personally don't know anyone there. When a line is rebuilt to include signaling equipment, everything e.g. signals, switch drives, interlocking equipment etc. are put into storage for use as spares, and this unfortunately means that getting anything is nigh impossible. And an electric-drive, tri-aspect distant semaphore signal? That's damn near what I'd call a last Mohican!
@EMDFAN1988 why do you hate stop signals? do you work for the railroad? if you did I think you would like stop signals better. that's how the big money is made. overtime, yo!
@gaycowboy31 I think its actually called a PCL (Position Color Light). Quite a few CP's on the Kenova line have them, WB at Union (I think..), Kenova 2 west, Kenova Coach 2 east, Kenova East Leg to Main 2 East, & Kenova Main 1, WE Prichard East, EE Prichard, & I have no idea any farther south than that.
@iceman977th yah thats cool I have heard them called both ways the one I have hear I just unloaded that thing is Huge its definatlly steam era the base is 6 foot tall and the pole another at least 10 t0 15 feet tall and the head at least 3 to 4 foot across round
@iceman977 mine came from outside of Portmouth Ohio somewhere along hwy 52 I believe before Portsmouth if I remember right the one I have wasnt on a bridge like in this video but a cabinent mounted one on a 6 foot double US&S base
@ImpyLane I work for csx and waiting at stop signals isn't fun. You only have 12 hours to work and after that, You will "DIE" just sitting there... The more green signals, the faster you get back home.
Awesome. Thanks for the upload.
DieselSmoke92 2 months ago
Which line and where at? looks Like the signals at Wirtz. VA
UP9390 5 months ago
Most rr,s base money you make on miles run, the runs that get OT after 8 hrs is the less than 100 mile runs, IE the locals, all the other runs are dollars paid per mile, No OT, So it stands to reason that crews on long milage runs hate to sit at stop signals for at times many hours & i am one of them, I am only talking class 1 rr,s,, most short line non-union rr ,s pay no OT at all on any rr job.
derail14 8 months ago
Clear Signal! Now...Notch 8 lets go!
Subaruguy8508 9 months ago
wahhh... stop signals are great for me... double red??? NO PROBLEM time to kick up the feet n relax specially with dumb dispatchers that have no business dispatching fruit flies let alone trains ;)
bariboy167 10 months ago
@bariboy167 I cubbed under a guy who got written up by a tm for being 2 minutes late when reporting stopped at red. I think management hates it's workers.
Larrymh07 3 months ago
I'm currently doing an apprenticeship to become an engineer (German EF Class 3) in Germany with DB Schenker Rail Deutschland, and whilst the "Stop" (in my case "Hp 0 - Halt") signal aspect there doesn't look exactly like what it does on American railroads, the long wait for "Clear" or at least "Restricting" isn't any different. To be frank though, the waiting isn't that bad. The fact that apprentice engineers don't get paid overtime is!
JT42CWRM 1 year ago
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paullubliner 10 months ago
@paullubliner You'd have to ask someone who works in the signaling equipment repair and maintenance division of DB Netze. I personally don't know anyone there. When a line is rebuilt to include signaling equipment, everything e.g. signals, switch drives, interlocking equipment etc. are put into storage for use as spares, and this unfortunately means that getting anything is nigh impossible. And an electric-drive, tri-aspect distant semaphore signal? That's damn near what I'd call a last Mohican!
JT42CWRM 10 months ago
HIGHBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
njtcoastline 1 year ago
Hate stop signals with a passion. At least it changed quick. Or were you waiting there for a year?
EMDFAN1988 1 year ago
@EMDFAN1988 why do you hate stop signals? do you work for the railroad? if you did I think you would like stop signals better. that's how the big money is made. overtime, yo!
ImpyLane 1 year ago
@ImpyLane i love overtime too :)
TrainCamera 1 year ago
@TrainCamera N&W PL Siganl am i correct to assume that I have one here in my signal collection
gaycowboy31 11 months ago
@gaycowboy31 I think its actually called a PCL (Position Color Light). Quite a few CP's on the Kenova line have them, WB at Union (I think..), Kenova 2 west, Kenova Coach 2 east, Kenova East Leg to Main 2 East, & Kenova Main 1, WE Prichard East, EE Prichard, & I have no idea any farther south than that.
iceman977th 11 months ago
@iceman977th yah thats cool I have heard them called both ways the one I have hear I just unloaded that thing is Huge its definatlly steam era the base is 6 foot tall and the pole another at least 10 t0 15 feet tall and the head at least 3 to 4 foot across round
gaycowboy31 11 months ago
@gaycowboy31 Yeah. I wish I could get ahold of the ones on the Kenova line if they take it down.
iceman977th 11 months ago
@iceman977 mine came from outside of Portmouth Ohio somewhere along hwy 52 I believe before Portsmouth if I remember right the one I have wasnt on a bridge like in this video but a cabinent mounted one on a 6 foot double US&S base
gaycowboy31 11 months ago
@ImpyLane I work for csx and waiting at stop signals isn't fun. You only have 12 hours to work and after that, You will "DIE" just sitting there... The more green signals, the faster you get back home.
wilburn4life86 1 year ago