Re: Fireman/etc.
Author: Dr Zarkoff
Date: 02-17-2011 - 10:46
>Featherbedding claims notwithstanding, I'm surprised no one here has mentioned the obvious need for the valuable "co-pilot" duties of the left-hand man.
Never mind all that. What is sorely lacking is the necessary exposure to good working habits and attitudes, long enough for them to sink in so they become second nature.
>And, a good hogger with enough integrity will teach that man how to run trains over the territory. Not that that happend a whole lot, but what the hell.
Only if you were in the same union as the engineer.
>It's a good idea to try and learn the territory before one acutally marks up as an Engineer.
This is required by the CFR regulations in order to get a license.