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Just wanted to know. I'm in my fourth week of train operator school car right now.

If somebody who has 10 years or more in title as a train operator or bus operator switches to conductor, would that person start out making the top pay rate for train operator or bus operator, or would that person start out making rookie pay for a conductor?

There were 50 people in my class and no I did not have my CDL license before I passed the 10 day training.

Not everybody can learn to operate the bus the way the MTA wants you to operate the bus in 10 days. The class that I was in half of the people failed.

I actually received my letter for this exam in 2013. I turned this job down back then because I had just started my 10 day training for bus operator at that time.

I took this exam in June of 2009. The filing period I believe was in January of 2009. I meant to say I have 51 more weeks left before I pass probation.

This test was given in 2009

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Keep your head up TrainOp2016. In going through schoolcar right now and it's as tough as it gets. If you really want to be a train operator than file for the next exam in June. The first time I went through the 10 day training for bus operator I failed the 10 day training. 7 years later I tried again and passed the 10 day training. Never give up.

Week 1 of schoolcar complete. 51 more weeks to go.

I'm aware of this Y2Julio. I'm just hopeful that when I get my schedule on Thursday I have some Corona yard and New Lots yard reports mixed in with all of those Bronx yard reports.

Just selected the A division. I'm glad I was able to get one of the ten available spots for the A division. The rest of the class went to the B division. I'm hoping I see a lot of Corona yard.

And believe it or not there were some people who already had their CDL license that didn't pass the 10 day training.

That's right half the class didn't pass the 10 day training. This job isn't for everybody.

The class that I was in 25 people passed the 10 day training out of 50

Yes you lose seniority when you decline the job initially, but when you're placed in a class after having your list number restored you will have the most seniority in that class most likely because you will have the lowest list number.

You can always restore your name to the list if you turn down the job when the mta initially reaches your name on the list.

When did you start schoolcar MrCka

Just got sworn in for the April 11th class. I will try to post as much as I can on the school car thread once I start. If anybody has any questions in the future feel free to ask.

Too long of a route. I feel for those bus operators that have to do that route.

Is there anyone following this thread who is also going to 180 Livingston street for medical and final processing on Wednesday.

I think an expanded version of the q79 should be created. My proposal is to have the q79 run from 179 street to the Little Neck Lirr station 7 days a week. The headway during peak hours will be every 10 minutes and the headway during off peak hours and weekends will be every 15 minutes. There will be no service between 1am and 6am. The route would go as follows: (eastbound) via hillside avenue, left little neck parkway, then little neck parkway all the way to the lirr little neck station. (Westbound) via little neck parkway, right hillside avenue, then hillside avenue all the way to 179 street which will be it's terminal. I would be eliminating all of the stops on little neck parkway between Jericho turnpike and hillside avenue due to low ridership. (I hardly ever pick up or drop off passengers at those stops when I do the q36 little neck version). Also by having the q79 run down hillside avenue past Springfield Blvd, this would help out the q43 with all of those school kids from van buren high school. This route would only have local service.

I answered this in the train operator thread.

5 years of full time work experience or you can supplement your work experience wit college credits. 30 credits is equivalent to 1 year of full time work experience.