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Re: Well dressed brakeman on SP Train #102
Author: WAF
Date: 10-03-2011 - 13:06

OPRRMS Wrote:
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> WAF Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
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>
> > OPRRS.... how did the passenger pools work,
> each
> > pool had a passenger extra board or was it open
> in
> > all directions out of Oakland.
>
> Each regular run had its own assignment, which
> were bid by seniority choice. Passenger runs
> typically went high. Vacancies were covered by
> the Conductor's Extra Board or Brakeman's Extra
> Board as the case may be, and extra board crews
> would work any assignment called for. At one time
> there were separate extra boards for passenger and
> freight, but by the time of the photo they had
> been combined. Only trainmen that had "marked up"
> their uniform (i.e., had one) were supposed to be
> called for passenger service, but as Mistertower
> explained in his post, if they were out of people
> and they needed to fill a vacancy, they'd take
> whomever they could get. Ask 'em to dress up
> nice. Maybe take a shower first.

So they could go in any direction( RV, Tracy, San Jose, San Francisco) out of Oakland if they were qualified?

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  Well dressed brakeman on SP Train #102 Drew Jacksich 10-01-2011 - 16:57
  Re: Well dressed brakeman on SP Train #102 WAF 10-01-2011 - 20:30
  Re: Well dressed brakeman on SP Train #102 Craig Tambo 10-01-2011 - 23:32
  Re: Well dressed brakeman on SP Train #102 Mistertower 10-03-2011 - 11:42
  Re: Well dressed brakeman on SP Train #102 Tom Moungovan 10-02-2011 - 07:26
  Re: Well dressed brakeman on SP Train #102 WAF 10-03-2011 - 11:37
  Re: Well dressed brakeman on SP Train #102 OPRRMS 10-03-2011 - 12:36
  Re: Well dressed brakeman on SP Train #102 WAF 10-03-2011 - 13:06
  Re: Well dressed brakeman on SP Train #102 OPRRMS 10-03-2011 - 15:19
  Re: Well dressed brakeman on SP Train #102 Mistertower 10-03-2011 - 15:28
  Re: Well dressed brakeman on SP Train #102 Dr Zarkoff 10-04-2011 - 00:15
  Re: Well dressed brakeman on SP Train #102 Painter Girl 10-03-2011 - 16:41
  Re: Well dressed brakeman on SP Train #102 WAF 10-03-2011 - 16:53
  Re: Well dressed brakeman on SP Train #102 Painter Girl 10-03-2011 - 19:06


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