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Re: California 2 man crew regs
Author: theconductor
Date: 06-30-2016 - 22:59
Keith Ode Wrote:
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> RCL operations have been a joke from the start.
> Use whatever source you have to find a POSITIVE
> RCL article/story/event, etc. I dare you.
> Everyone I've ever talked to in the industry HATES
> RCLs. Operating employees hate them for obvious
> reasons, not to mention less job security.
> Foreman hate them because you have poorly trained
> employees out operating 1:1 scale toy trains on
> their watch. Corporate hates them because the
> imagined savings in eliminating the third
> conductor/brakeman disappears when you account for
> RCL accidents, damaged equipment, higher injury
> rates, lawsuits and extra equipment maintenance.
>
>
> Solution to all of this nonsense is a minimum of
> two men per crew, no RCL unless it's an extreme
> environmental reason (interior of a coke/steel
> plant, etc) and make sure that crews never see
> more than 8 hours of continuous service.
>
> All this garbage to save a few pennies.
Keith
Your pictures are great! Your comments like these are... well hey, your pictures are great!
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> RCL operations have been a joke from the start.
> Use whatever source you have to find a POSITIVE
> RCL article/story/event, etc. I dare you.
> Everyone I've ever talked to in the industry HATES
> RCLs. Operating employees hate them for obvious
> reasons, not to mention less job security.
> Foreman hate them because you have poorly trained
> employees out operating 1:1 scale toy trains on
> their watch. Corporate hates them because the
> imagined savings in eliminating the third
> conductor/brakeman disappears when you account for
> RCL accidents, damaged equipment, higher injury
> rates, lawsuits and extra equipment maintenance.
>
>
> Solution to all of this nonsense is a minimum of
> two men per crew, no RCL unless it's an extreme
> environmental reason (interior of a coke/steel
> plant, etc) and make sure that crews never see
> more than 8 hours of continuous service.
>
> All this garbage to save a few pennies.
Keith
Your pictures are great! Your comments like these are... well hey, your pictures are great!
