r/railroading

We will fill the Babylon line and you can’t stop us all

This will be Long Islands Area 51 raid

We will peacefully refuse to buy/activate tickets

And sit on the train

Edit:

The second we organize as a community we can make the LIRR “free”

They literally can’t write us all a summons

The more people in on this the easier it is

**thanks for the dms

Update: thank you for the support guys, can’t wait to make this official, we have around 70-80 people at the moment. I’m proud of the people

for all my conductors, do you use the gloves provided or do you buy your own gloves, and if so what are some good gloves to get

Just curious if anyone here has challenged a manager saying you have to drive 2.5 hours to a terminal to do a rules refresher after being laid off for 5 months even if your rules card is still valid for another year. Wouldn't it make more sense to just do some familiarizing? Will the union support this? I'm having car problems and just wonder if contacting a manager and suggesting is a wise idea. i don't necessarily want to cause a conflict either though and risk painting a target on my back if that makes sense. Any opinion?

TIA

PORTLAND 1 HUB SENIORITY DISTRICT TRAINMEN

"TO BORROW OUT TO THE DENVER HUB (DE) WHICH INCLUDES (YARD, LOCAL, ROAD),

DENVER, GRAND JUNCTION, LA SALLE, PUEBLO, AND ALL LOCATIONS COVERED BY THE

RESPECTIVE SENIORITY FOR THE AREA"

I'm from the pnw, anyone that might be able to provide information on this location and if you might know where we're going to be needed the most. Just curious, trying to make a decision on if it's going to be worth giving up my pool turn for it

Thanks in advance for your help.

What does your schedule look like for railcar repair? If you can answer Specifically for NS, that'd be dope. But an "in general" answer would be appreciated too.

Get the vote in on this new crappy contract last day is Friday ( as of now only 42% voted on it 517 of the 1200 that’s able to vote) stand together on this

Thai police have charged a train driver after a crash on Saturday in central Bangkok in which a freight train collided with a public bus at a rail crossing, killing eight people and injuring 32.

Bangkok police chief Urumporn Koondejsumrit said the driver had been charged with negligence causing death.

Captain Koondejsumrit said the bus driver would also be charged, but remained under medical treatment and could not be questioned, so charges had not yet been filed.

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The crash happened late on Saturday afternoon near an airport railway station in central Bangkok.

Videos shared on social media showed the train striking the bus and dragging ‌several ⁠other nearby vehicles along the tracks.

"The bus was stuck at a red light, so it couldn't move. Cars were also blocked and unable to move forward," Wanthong Kokpho, a motorcycle taxi driver who witnessed the crash, told media.

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Thailand's roads rank among the world's deadliest, according to the World Health Organization, due to weak enforcement of safety standards.

What do you guys like to pack for lunches? I struggled with that for the most part, with having potential 12 hour days and then overnights followed by another potential 12 hour day, it was hard trying to think of food to bring, especially with the possibility your train may not have a microwave. So what’s everyone’s go to?

Just curious on what’s everyone’s opinion on the worst foreign power to get? IMHO I think it’s CN. I’ve never been on a clean CN engine and everything on them is laid out as completely backwards as can be. What do the rest of you say?

Hi folks,

I'm a children's author researching a children's book on what train conductors do. I've ridden Amtrak many times, and I've also done some googling, but I would love to hear from actual conductors about their jobs. I mean, I know they take tickets, enforce rules, make announcements, help passengers in need, open the doors and lower the steps when needed, etc., but I gather there is much more to the job than that. Any comments would be much appreciated.

Thanks!