Re: Hey, Nudge!
Author: Curious
Date: 07-13-2021 - 17:51
Dr Zarkoff Wrote:
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> > On a lot of roads, an engineer off a railroad,
> say #1, may be qualified for a section of track on
> another road, say #2. Railroad #2 needs a hoghead
> but doesn't have anyone qualified. If an agreement
> is in place between to two carriers, they may ask
> for an engineer as a pilot over their track. Pilot
> shows up, and its done.
>
> That's all fine and good and how piloting works,
> but how were you, as an SP/UP employee, qualified
> to pilot anyone between KFS and Bieber, which is
> NOT SP/UP trackage and never has been?
>
> Keep in mind that every time I ran 11/14 on the
> inside gateway, I was piloted between Haggin and
> KFS by a UP(WP) pilot from Haggin to Bieber line
> Jct, another UP/WP employee from the Jct to
> Bieber, and a BNSF pilot between Bieber and KFS.
> The cab was crowded at times.
Maybe he'll explain it in his book.