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Tommy John

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  1. Congrats MrCka. Are you in the A or B div ? Best of luck to you.
  2. As always SUBWAYGUY is the freakin man !!!
  3. Just curious, I called the IVR and checked my "sick leave status" and it says "You are only on the 30% list". I never called out sick, not even once. What does that mean ? Thanks and Happy Holidays to everyone here !
  4. As always thanks a million SubwayGuy !!
  5. Quick question on AVAs. Lets just say you request Monday off 20 days in advance and your RDOS are Tues/Wed. You are granted that Monday off. Then just so happened on that particular week the crew office changes your RDOs to Mon/Tues. What happens to your AVA ? Can you re save it ? Or are you out of luck and they just pay you the 8 hrs extra on your check ?
  6. Kind of off topic but which health insurance did everyone choose ? BCBS Basic or High Plan or United Healthcare ? I was comparing the BCBS basic/high plan and its exactly identical except with the high plan you have 365 days of Hospital service instead of 120 with the basic. I was thinking of switching plans because it seems like I am paying $13.17 bi weekly for nothing really more beneficial.
  7. Good job WestEndMan !! I know you could do it !
  8. Congrats on passing the signal test HopefulTO !! Hope that you will have continue success !
  9. Mediccjh, thanks man ! No, I was not your student but you probably got someone I know. Though, it would have been cool to be your student !! Westendman, good luck with everything, feel free to ask me anything. I am here to help like how others were here to help me !
  10. Thanks RTOMan, its guys like you that has really helped a newbie out like me ! WestEndMan, I am in the B div. You seem to have a great attitude towards the job, keep it up. At times Schoolcar might seem overwhelming and nerve racking but if you study everyday like how the vets on here preaches it should all work out smoothly. Hit me up on PM if you want to ask me any questions about schoolcar because its fresh in my mind. Andrew, thanks man !! And thanks for that tip. I always ask questions. Although unfortunately sometimes people try to make you feel stupid for asking questions you truly don't know. They expect me to know a move that I never done before. Hope everything is going good for you ?
  11. I finally passed Schoolcar. I am officially a Train Operator. I want to thank this forum and the many people that have helped me along the way and hope that they will continue to offer their advice. I want to thank RTOPRO, RTOMan, PATCOman, Etrain, Beneka, Cybeatsul, BrianRichards, Dandre and last but certainly not least a big shout out to SUBWAYGUY. My apologies if I missed anyone I am going off memory. It will be a new experience from this point on now since I will be on my own. . I can't wait !
  12. Congrats to everyone who just started schoolcar. It was just a few short months ago that I was in your shoes so I know exactly what you guys are feeling. One thing that has helped me a lot was to take good notes. I write down everything that is important that comes out my instructors mouths. Even if they do not write it on the board I still write it down. I speed write. They, atleast my instructors explained things in layman terms which will make it easier to understand than reading from the book. In other words, reading your notes on how they teach it will make it much easier to understand what the book is saying, atleast it did for me. As you guys know already this forum has great senior vets who take their time to help out newbies (like me and you) which I know they don't have to but they do ! Much props to you guys again!
  13. Please delete this post, I reposted my original response in the "schoolcar experience"
  14. Thanks guys for your feedback. Awesome responses ! I am glad my trainer was really cool. He says a lot of new people have problems braking on a 46, more so than a 68/68as. Also, I forgot to mention that 46 which I was operating the air brake light sometimes come on when I am in power. He told me some 46's do that and I must take a light brake then back to coast/power for the brakes to become unstuck. Not sure if that is the proper way to do it but it worked. Only happened twice during my trip. Thanks Andrew and as always thanks SubwayGuy for your detailed responses !
  15. Thanks Pelham Bay Dave for your response. As a general guideline for the most part should I take a min brake 1/3 to half way in the station, hold that min brake, take more if need be and ideally should be releasing down to min brake on the way to a stop to the marker while trying never to put it into coast ?
  16. Can anyone share any tips on braking on the R-46 ? I am posting on the A line and is my first time on the 46 during posting. I was all over the place, not out of the station, but its either I come up short where the marker is at the beginning of the bulkhead or a little too far where the marker is at the end of my cab window. I am actually more comfortable with two handed operation and prefer 68a's over the 46s.. I know every 46 can brake differently but this is what I noticed. 1) I was going about 5 mph (just passed the 8 car marker) and noticed I took too much brake and about to stop, I put it to coast, then grabbed brake back immediately, it wasn't grabbing then I put the MC in full service and the marker was at the end of my cab window. 2) I noticed on some 46 there is a delay just like the 68as if you release all the way you can't get it back until its too late. 3) The 46 is much harder to stop when going slow/moderate speed than coming in with authority, more so than with any other train with my limited experience. I never had so much trouble with stopping a train than with a 46. Obviously I have not mastered any train yet, not even remotely close, but I am not all over the place with other models. Any words of wisdom is greatly appreciated.
  17. Questions about rejected OT forms: 1) I see at some terminals a lot, I mean, A LOT of "rejected" OT slips in a bin. Besides coming back and actually going through the bin you would never know it got rejected until you look on your check and/or a couple of days later have a dispatcher look at your hours worked on their computer ? 2) Is it true that they are suppose to mail to your house the rejected OT slips? <== An old timer T/O told me this 3) Are dispatchers suppose to input all the OT slips at the end of the day ? I see some dispatchers enter them the same day and others don't do it, instead they mail it to timekeeping ? Thanks.
  18. THANK YOU SUBWAYGUY, YOUR THE GREATEST !!
  19. Question about exception claim form during posting. Still got a couple of questions. I been overhearing from other people road posting that they are screwing up on what to write and their OT slips are getting rejected. Scenario #1 Location #1 On your posting papers it says report to Location #1 at 06:00. Dispatcher (from what I read on here) suppose to write down manually on the payroll 06:00 to 14:00. A) Lets just say no trainer wants to take me and I wait till 08:00 for someone willing to take me. His job is 2xx from 08:00 to 16:00 but clears at location # 2 Before I leave this dispatcher do I fill out an OT slip for early report or board time from 06:00 to 08:00 hours ? The top of the OT form should be this way ? Regular Assignment 2xx Report 08:00 Relief 16:00 What should I fill in for the Code, Line/Location, Run No. and Comment Section ? At the end of the day at location #2 1) This dispatcher suppose to manually write my name on this payroll that I posted job 2xx from 08:00 to 16:00 ? 2) I put in OT form for 2 hours late clear, code 40 ( 14:00 to 16:00) ? 3) Plus deadhead time back to location #1 ? 4) Anything else ? Thanks again guys..
  20. Ahhhhh thanks SubwayGuy. I never did that. Once again man thanks a lot for your help. <<== I can't say this enough !
  21. Can someone please explain to me what I did wrong in terms of how to save an AVA day. Back in late May I called the IVR, followed the automated prompt and entered July 4th to have that holiday saved (I know I enter 07/04/14 or 07/04/2014) whatever the instructions said I did. Then it gave me a confirmation letter/number which I wrote down.(It was 2 letters followed by 5 numbers) I assumed I did the process right because it gave me a confirmation number that I saved the holiday. Though, today I found out that I got paid for that holiday and it didn't save it ? Anyone got any inputs would be great.
  22. Thank you once again SubwayGuy ! You are indeed the mayor of this forum !!
  23. I over heard a senior train operator telling a probationary guy that the union doesn't truly have your back until you reach 3 years in title. I have no idea where he got 3 years from, I thought he was messing with the guy's head but he looked dead serious. He never elaborated why 3 years. What exactly happens right after you finish probation. Are you suppose to have full union protection ? During orientation they said yes we still represent you during probation. Others say no you are on your own during the first year. Then I hear people say its expected for you to make mistakes during your first year because its understandable (within reason obviously, like hitting automatic, letting your hand off the MC, etc) and that they will "charge it to schoolcar" and that the TA will be harder on you for making mistakes after probation because they would say "you should know better" No one really ever elaborate what goes into play once you reach 1 year and 1 day.
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