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well im wishing u the best!! Ths S&D test is one week away.. sleeping is going to be hard for the next 7 nights.

Hey BP, i was reading through this entire thread and noticed that you went through this porcess back in 2016... I was wondering if you have taken the big conductor test yet?

oh ok, thanks for the info bp

Thanks bro... Just wondering if you have heard anything yet about class placement? I would think that you will be in the 8/22/18 class for sure however i am a total newb that doesnt know ish about anything yet. Has there been any new classes that started after you passed your test? Like a June class? See what i dont understand is, Does the grade matter at all on the Signals & Definition test? I dont know, i would think that the people who score high on their sd test should be put into a class before someone who scored lower than the next person. Like why should someone who scored lets say a 90% be put into a class before someone who lets say scored a 100% if all their backrounds and medicals come back clear and they both took the test the same exact day? So again id like to ask anyone who knows, Does your grade on the SD test matter in any way as long as you pass?

around how many people do they put in one class ?

Thats awesome to hear!! I have all the signals and indications down as well and i have 62 out of the 73 definitions down so 11 more to learn then its all review until test day. Glad to hear your doing great!!

hey fd, just wanted to check in with u to see how your making out with your studies? i hope everything is going well for u.

ok thanks again for the reply

Awesome Info!! Thank you!! On another note, Do you know if you need anything more than a HS diploma to apply for these positions .... Locomotive Engineer Trainee, Block Operator Trainee, Assistant Stationmaster, or Yardmaster ? Im asking about only those positions because when i was originally emailed inviting me to the A/C open house, at the end of the email it said if you have taken any of those entrance exams in the past year and failed, than u cant take the A/C open house exam so im figuring those positions would also not require anything higher than a HS Diploma as well.

This is a shot in the dark, but id figure id ask anyway... Do you (or anyone reading this) have any idea if the lirr will have another job posting for asst conductors before year end?? or is it safe to say with all the asst conductor job postings in the last two years, we will not be seeing any asst conductor job postings for the immediate future? The reason i ask is because i have a close friend who would absolutely love to apply for this job at the lirr or even a similiar job with similiar pay where the only qualifications that you really need are the ones similiar to that of asst conductors such as a HS Diploma and no college. Can anyone recommend something similiar to an asst conductor just in case they dont have a job posting for A/C? Thanks fellas in advance... i really appreciate any feedback i can get.

ohhh ok gotcha.

I can tell you what they told us at the June11th S&D Overview... They told us that a class would be starting on Aug 22nd and another class starting on Sept 26th. Hope that helps? I would think that they would start a class on a Monday instead of a Wednesday? Does every new class start on a Wednesday?? If so does anyone know why they start a class in the middle of the week?

Thats GREAT to hear man!!! I dont know if you would remember, but i was the one asking a million questions at our overview lol... As far as studying is concerned, im at about the same as u. i have not even looked at a single definition yet. I have literally been studying my butt off everyday and have shut off communications with the outside world and will continue to do so for the next four weeks...If u want, inbox me your cell number and we can help each other if need be. im glad to hear your studying is going great!!

Whats up FD87? How is your studying going?

Oh trust me i want this job really bad!! i am absoluty possesed over it.. i have been literally studying my azzzzzz off.. i come here to this site to try and gather any other information that i possibly can.. i see the common theme from everyone who passed is study study study study thats basically it and as i said thats all i have been doing since i got the packet on monday. Thank you for the positive vibe!! Its very much appreciated!

Hi Ironhorse, i wanted to ask u a question, i have read many of your posts in this entire thread and have a lot of respect for you so i would really value and appreciate your opinion.... My sd overview was this past monday, june 11th..... Where should i be in my studying as of today? Like how many signal names should i know, how many signal indications should i know, and how many definitions should i know with today being the 5th day of having the sd study packet? I would also like to ask u, when you were studying for ur sd test, how did u study? did u learn all the signal names first then the indications 2nd and finally the definitions last? or did you study all 3 everyday ? Thank you ironhorse, like i said i really value your opinion and any recommendations you may have for me.

I know everyone learns differently, with that being said, Can anyone tell me how long it should take the average person to learn all 72 definitions exactly word for word? How long did it take you to learn the 72 definitions inside and out? ughh im sooo afraid that 5 weeks isnt enough time to learn all of this material word for word verbatim!

FD, How many signals and indications of those signals do u have down 100% so far? How many definitions do u know 100% so far? I cant get over how much information there is and that we need to know it ALL word for word verbatim!!!!! its crazyyyyy and i have literally been studying my butt off since i got home from the overview on monday!!!

I would say after learning the signals in order, you wont really know them 100% until you are able to mix them up while quizzing urself or if someone else quizzes u.. So absolutely make sure u mix them all up after you are really familiar with them.. Are you currently studying both the signals and definitions? or just the signals and indications until u know them 100% before moving on to the definitions? I ABSOLUTELY HATEEEEEEEEE the MEDIUM APPROACH signals!!!!!!! They are totally messing me up!!!!

Thank you thank you thank you soooo much for that information!! it is extremely usesful information to me!!! I was at the S&D overview on June 11th and the last thing they did was hand out the cd and the instructor told us that we did NOT have to email it back to them. Im guessing that we were the first ones to be told we no longer have to email the cd back? Its soo good to know that you found the cd to be useless as i have not even used it yet. Im finding that the “Zone A” Signal names are throwing a monkey wrench into the other signal names because they kind of look very similiar to the “Zone C” signal names. its annoying the fuhhhhh outta me lol. Thank u sooo much again for your help and if you would like to give me any other reccomendations, i will gladly use them

Thank u for that, i was getting nervous that the signals wouldnt stick to my brain. I really want this job really bad and i literally have been studying my azzzzz off since the overview 3 days ago and am getting extremely nervouse because it seems none of the signals are sticking to my brain other then the clear proceed signals and the stop and proceed signals. I have not even took a peep at the definitions yet... Does anyone recommend if i should be going back and forth from signals to definitions? or should i just stick to the signals until i know them verbatim inside and out before i start studying the definitions? Also, im not trying to get a leg up on anyone so if what im about to ask is out of line then please just disregard... Can someone tell me the test format? Like how are the questions asked? Lastly, the CD that they give us at the overview, how helpful is that?? i have not used it yet. Is the cd rom the same format as the test? And how helpful did u find the cd rom? Thank you so much in advance to anyone who can help answer my questions... I really need this job in the absolute worse way. Its very rare that someone can find a job that they are extremely passionate about not to mention every lirr employee seems so nice, cool, and so down to earth. Thanks again soooo soo much fellas!

Whats up everyone? i was wondering for those of you who have passed the sd test, how many hours a day would you say you studied for in the 5 or so weeks leading up to the test? im having some trouble understanding the signals. Its only been two days since the overview so im just hoping that the more i go over them the more sense the signals will start to make. Lappa, Did your cousin go to the overview? and if so, do u know if he has started studying yet?

oh wow, thanks for ur reply. Is it possible for people who pass the sd test in mid july to go into the end of august class?

Be sure to let us know when u get that email!! Have u heard anything about when they are starting a new class? or classes?

Im sure ur checking ur email everyday. I wish u the very best and who knows maybe one day we will bump into each other in uniform!!