MistaFISH

43 minutes ago, drenyce311 said:

Congrats bro. Now the real fun begins. See you around campus. 

Thanks brother....it's fun-time. Thats for sure. I'll def see you around campus.

21 hours ago, Lirrdream said:

@MistaFISH congrats. I can't imagine how you must feel, finally getting that "green card". Who knows, you very well may be a mentor of mine later down the road hopefully once I get to that piont. Was phase 2's on the job training more to your liking over strictly classroom training? 

Thank you. It's difficult to describe how it feels. I'm glad it's over. The program is rough...just like Dre says...emotional roller coaster, that's if you do it right anyway. My walls were covered in maps...i was constantly studying SOMETHING. 

Of course phase2 was better bc you actually operate trains and don't just sit in a classroom. But for the most part, you have to study on your own. Everyday, whenever you can. 

So organization is a MUST. You get together for evaluations and review and whatnot, but for the most part, you're drawing all that shit SOLO. Also keeping up with rules, signals and definitions. And let's not forget AIR BRAKE. 

21 hours ago, Jsunflyguy said:

Glad you guys made it through. Starting the 6 month now, it feels like its been so long!

Starting review for the interims now? The second 6 months of the program are gonna feel like nothing...keep studying. The last 6 go by fast....

7 hours ago, Iwetoddit said:

CONGRATS!!!  I’m sure it’s well deserved.  How many qualified with you?

10 total.

I finally just qualified as a Locomotive Engineer...The feeling of finally being done is AMAZING.

@drenyce311, how are you man??!!! It's been a while! Hope to run into you soon.

9 hours ago, Train123 said:

@drenyce311 & @MistaFISH do you guys know when the next phase 1 is going to be held ?

Yes. I've been told it's August.

1 hour ago, thegameksk said:

So for the Temporary Speed Signs on my paper work there is no indications, Is that correct? It just has the different names i.e. Temporary Advance Speed-Limit Sign. So if we get that on the exam we leave indication blank?

They're not going to ask you for indications of aspects that don't have indications.

On 5/16/2018 at 8:01 PM, republic said:

Congratulations!!  Best of luck in the program.

Thank you. To you as well. You're just starting the process?

I got the call yesterday btw. I'm a Locomotive Engineer Trainee.... Just quit my job today.

It was just as fun as I thought it would be. 

21 hours ago, Misslowe said:

2018 application for this title is up. So I’m guessing that I’m not gonna get a response until maybe next year. The MTA moves rather slow though in choosing applicants.

They have a lot of applicants. I applied in Apr. 2017. I didn't get an Email until a couple days before thanksgiving. Seven months..not so bad. Since then i've moved through the process pretty quickly. I more or less forgot about it. But I have a feeling that those who apply now will get faster responses. I could def be wrong on that though. Good luck.

5 hours ago, flydog said:

Do you think its better to study them in the order given or randomly mix it up and keep adding to what you already know. Any opinion would be appreciated, I'm doing the definitions randomly but the signals are so similar in design its hard to randomly add memory to each one so I think I will study them in groups.

I kept the Zone A signals separated while i was learning them bc of the slight differences between their indications and those of the Zone C signals.But mixed up the Zone C cards. Once I knew what was what, i mixed them all up. I got 100%'s all throughout phase 1 on the weekly quizzes. They're burned into my brain. Eventually, mix them up. Good luck.

3 hours ago, flydog said:

Hello everyone, I had my S&D overview last saturday and I finished making all the index cards for the material. Any tips on how to get this stuff memorized? Have 5 weeks until the test want to make the most of my time.

Read, write and recite the definitions. Make voice recordings and put them on your phone if possible. Listen to them at work or wherever. Just keep going over the signals on the flash cards. Go back and read through this thread and you'll find alot of advice on the topic....Good Luck.

10 hours ago, CarlosMQ said:

Thanks for the information, how long is the wait from phase l to phase ll, Just curious because of my current job. Thanks again 

Anytime. Just as @drenyce311 has stated, it really depends. We transitioned in about a month. It's all different though. Definitely take his advice and don't give your two weeks at your present job until you're past the second medical and the background check and you've gotten that call. 

Also, they don't " have to " give you two weeks for your present employer like everyone assumes. Sometimes it's less.

23 hours ago, CarlosMQ said:

I know what you mean. That’s awesome, what’s the second medical consist of, I can’t wait to get called for phase l, I’m playing the waiting game right now, and I’m still studying my Signal and Definitions cards making sure I stay on top of them. Good luck in Phase ll.

The second medical is the same as the first: Eye exam, color blind test and physical agilities test.Plus a hearing exam,EKG, sleep apnea questionnaire (they'll decide if you fit the criteria for sleep apnea, if not, they won't test you for it) and the drug test. Not too bad.

18 hours ago, CarlosMQ said:

@MistaFISH what’s going on man congrats on passing phase one. When do you start phase ll?

Thank you. Just finished my second medical last week and did the background check. We start at the end of the month. Looking forward to it. Getting paid to study is much better than the phase 1 deal of working your regular job and studying for the rest of the day. It wasn't easy, but it's definitely do-able. Don't let anyone fool you. Study study study.

On 5/10/2018 at 4:27 PM, republic said:

The waiting is over!!!! I'm invited to the June 1 open house!!!  I'm sooooooo pumped!!!

Good luck bro...let the fun begin....

29 minutes ago, MattyCass89 said:

So if I didnt hear back, I failed obviously?     Is there a chance to ever retake this in a year or something like that?  This is disappointing. 

The 12 was for the phase 1 final. Not the signals test. You took it last saturday, so you're just over a week. I wouldn't worry yet, even if a couple guys did get the call. stay positive. It's a tough wait bc of the zero tolerance on the aspects, i know.

14 hours ago, drenyce311 said:

What was the lowest score?

89

7 hours ago, drenyce311 said:

How many passed 

12

I passed my phase 1 final earlier today on NO sleep. (Nervous wreck for no reason). Phase 2 here we come! 

Now if you'll excuse me, It's time for a drink to celebrate. Might even take a whole TWO days off from studying.

20 hours ago, Physcoles said:

Hey everyone. First time posting on this forum but have posted on other ones before. Received an email to attend open house for a test at the Hillside facility for Wednesday May23. However, with my current job I’m off Sunday & Monday. Would it be possible to email them back and see if they have a test date available on any Monday? I know my current job won’t give me that day off, so I’ll have to use a sick day

I wouldn't. they won't work with you on that, they'll just put another person in your seat...call in sick.

6 hours ago, Train123 said:

When they called you they told you, you passed or just scheduled for the panel interview ?

You don't get a panel interview unless you pass. So, yeah, they told me I passed and set up the interview. Then sent some E-mails.

1 hour ago, MattyCass89 said:

And is it normally within a week or two?   This is the worst, waiting anxiously like this. 

Yeah, it's a tough wait. I think they called me in just under a week To schedule the panel interview. 

2 hours ago, Train123 said:

@CarlosMQ have you heard anything back yet

When did you guys take the S&D test?

47 minutes ago, CarlosMQ said:

No you didn’t need them, only the ones we went over and they specified that they wanted. I just learned with the dashes because all this is something we would need to know for the job so I don’t want to get it confused in the future if I get to phase l and ll, On the signals if the name was “Temporary Advance Speed-Limit Sign” and you wrote Advanced would they consider it wrong? Because I know indications and definitions were verbatim but what about names.

Yeah...definitely wrong.