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Re: Hotlum bridge fire aftermath

Author: OPRRMS

Date: 07-04-2021 - 17:00

Nudge Wrote:
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> Pilot is easy.
>
> I would have been qualified on the territory AND
> be qualified passenger. Back then you had to have
> over 610 days freight service (timeslips) before
> you would be qualified.
>
> "Of the 610 days required, not to exceed 5 days
> in yard service in any month shall accrue to
> credit of an engineer while assigned to an extra
> list of an engineer, not to exceed 40 days worked
> in yard service."
>
> My guess is those rules are long gone the way the
> UP runs things. This was back in the 70s, 80s &
> 90s.
>
> There were sometimes, the RFE would run me around
> an engineer who wasn't qualified. I did have a
> little steam under my belt (not like Mac, that's
> for sure), but I did enjoy that.
>
>
>
> Nudge

The question was: how could you pilot Amtrak between KFalls and Bieber, since you were an SP/UP employee and that's BN/BNSF trackage?

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OPRRMS Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Nudge Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Pilot is easy. 
> > 
> > I would have been qualified on the territory
> AND
> > be qualified passenger. Back then you had to
> have
> > over 610 days freight service (timeslips)
> before
> > you would be qualified.
> > 
> >  "Of the 610 days required, not to exceed 5
> days
> > in yard service in any month shall accrue to
> > credit of an engineer while assigned to an
> extra
> > list of an engineer, not to exceed 40 days
> worked
> > in yard service." 
> > 
> > My guess is those rules are long gone the way
> the
> > UP runs things. This was back in the 70s, 80s &
> > 90s.
> > 
> > There were sometimes, the RFE would run me
> around
> > an engineer who wasn't qualified.  I did have a
> > little steam under my belt (not like Mac,
> that's
> > for sure), but I did enjoy that. 
> > 
> >   
> > 
> > Nudge
> 
> The question was:  how could you pilot Amtrak
> between KFalls and Bieber, since you were an SP/UP
> employee and that's BN/BNSF trackage?

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