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Yes. You're drug tested first and then you continue to wait until they reach your list number to be called in for the next class available. Depending on how long you have to wait, you may have to come back to take another drug test or two in the meantime.

Word of warning. The Tier 6 pension does not pay out as well as one may like (I would be more than happy to be corrected on this). Which is why people still try to supplement it with a 401k/other investments. It's also why people try to get promoted to train dispatcher or train service supervisor where their higher salary contribute more into the pension, but depending on when you get hired, you may have to wait a few years to take the next exam and then get promoted from it. It is a grueling job and it will definitely put you through the wringer. Your chances of having the weekend off and being able to get a day off approved will certainly be much lower than at your current position. From the start, you'll be working at all manner of hours and locations throughout the city that you may find yourself begging to work from home. Lastly, there seems to be an unfortunate trend of people dying soon after they retire. I would advise, you stick with your current job and try to work on your retirement portfolio.

Yea, they'll finish up the Oct 31st class.

Word coming down is the October 31st class will be the last for the year. They'll hire the remaining 175 or so T/O's needed next year.

The good thing about CBTC: There's less physical signals that you may accidentally hit. And that's what Transit wants. They don't want to spend money sending signal maintainers out there to fix something that's a hundred years old and they don't want to buy and replace them with new ones that will keep those maintainers busy. Crap happens when an old signal decides to act up. Crap happens in CBTC. And last I heard there's plenty of senior T/O's on the L and 7 line.

You will get the job if you pass the medical exam. What is the class date?

You can try contacting TWU's TUF department about when the next class is to get the Transit Certificate; http://twulocal100tuf.org/tcp.php

From a previous promotional T/O exam: ELIGIBILITY TO TAKE EXAMINATION: This examination is open to each employee of the New York City Transit Authority who on the date of the multiple-choice test: 1. is permanently (not provisionally) employed in, or appears on a Preferred List (see Note, below) for the title of Conductor, Tower Operator, or Bus Operator; or 2. is permanently (not provisionally) employed in, or appears on a Preferred List (see Note, below) for, a competitive class title in the NYC Transit Authority and who has satisfactorily completed the NYCT Transit Certificate Program for Train Operator, and must have three years of satisfactory full-time work experience including at least one year of work with the NYC Transit Authority; or (Note: A "Preferred List" is a civil service list which is only for certain former permanent incumbents of the eligible title who have rehiring rights.) 3. is employed in a labor class or non-competitive class title in the NYC Transit Authority, and who has satisfactorily completed the NYCT Transit Certificate Program for Train Operator, and must have three years of satisfactory full-time work experience including at least one year of work with the NYC Transit Authority; and 4. is not otherwise ineligible.

Unfortunately, plenty of good TSS's left school car since the pandemic and never looked back. That said, keep an eye on your schedule. Knowing your stuff will matter when you get to the practicals and signal exams.

Keep in mind, it's been a year with a lot of classes graduating since then. Sooner or later, the spout will be closed especially when Transit has to consider hiring off of the promotional exam.

Buddy, you're spamming us expecting us to spend OUR time answering your question that you already asked a week before. You're the one that needs to chill. That said, coming down the grapevine, Transit will pause their hiring next month to have a better gauge on who doesn't pass schoolcar, quit, get fired, retired, etc. So I would count your lucky stars if you even get a pre-employment letter at all.

Just to give an update, a class just started today. Last hired was in the 25XX range.

I'm assuming he's out of schoolcar. I would call union and the crew office. Then he has to go to Material Control at 130 Livingston to relinquish his tools and uniforms.

At the last train operator's meeting, it was mentioned that November will be when Transit stop hiring train operators.

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Eh, road posting is when someone finally starts learning how to operate and it's always been where people make mistakes. Maybe people can get a bit more comfortable operating when YX was longer, but it's still nothing like being on the road and road ops has always been a joke.

Um, generally, if your conductor reports the same time as you, then s/he should be above or below your name.....................................

You can check the exam schedule here. The next exam for conductor will be promotional. However, there will be open competitive exams for station agent in November among other titles.

If you just reinstated, you're just going to have to wait until they certify a new list to pull candidates from. Ear muffs to protect your hearing. When the older equipment go brakes in emergency, it is loud in the cab. Also have a water bottle on hand. It's getting cooler, but keep yourself hydrated.

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As I mentioned to you before, they received a copy of the rulebook at school car.

Not sure what you mean by wait on a call. As Comrade96 alluded to and per the instructional sheet they should've given you, you are allowed additional time to drink more water and try again when you're ready.

You're suppose to be given physical copies of the rulebook et al as you're not allowed to use electronics outside your lunch break. You should get a notebook to write things down.

Ok, I know they tried telling conductors to print out the rulebook, are they telling you to print the rulebook, induction book, and track schematics?

School car will hand out the materials.