Re: More about Dispatchers, please
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 08-12-2013 - 17:32
Phil Wrote:
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> This thread has been so good, it has raised
> questions in my mind.
>
> What sort of training or background is required to
> be a dispatcher?
>
> Are all dispatchers at the same location or
> distributed around the system?
>
> Where are dispatchers on an organization chart?
>
> What's a dispatcher's shift like?
>
> What determines how much territory a dispatcher
> covers?
You might try looking through UP's web site at up.com. They have job discriptions for dispatchers when they have openings. You'll probably have to search through the site to find it. Used to be under "Careers at Union Pacific" or something like that.