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17 hours ago, drenyce311 said:

I think 32 invited for the overview. test day only 20 people showed up. only 6 passed. Those 6 were in my phase 1 class. 12 for phase 1. All from different overviews. 

ONLY 6 sheesh

10 hours ago, drenyce311 said:

We had 4 weeks to study. I studied day and night. Tried to find similarities with the wording to make it easier to remember. Write, recite, repeat. All day and night. Even at my previous job. I would be at my desk writing or typing them out. Made flash cards for the signals. Woke up and studied before work, at work, come home and study some more. Also met up with a few guys from the overview. They didn’t make it. Yea Lauren is 1 year ahead of me. 

How many of the people who took it with you failed? Im nervous about making it. I mean we got 5 weeks and I took a small leave from work to put in the time to study so all I HAVE is this to focus on but im nervous I really want to make it.

Seriously I CAN understand how they eliminate half the people on the signals test alone. ITS A LOT of material. Crunch time it is. Hopefully everyone makes it cause like the instructors said, if you want it bad enough you'll make it in. Its kinda crazy though you really cant miss a question.

On 1/1/2022 at 11:05 AM, MSmith said:

I’ve been invited to the open house in 2 weeks, does anyone know how long open house is? Is it an all day thing? 

I went through it

Everyone checks in

You watch the video they give a brief overview

Break for 20

Come back get instructions on test

Take the first vocab test

Short Break

Cognitive test

Break so they can grade it

Come back Get your results

Half the room is thanks for coming. They go home.

You get an individual interview one on one.

They say go home and check for the email for the next step.

Around 5 hours

14 minutes ago, Sixgvd94 said:

I got the S&D overview invite a few days before xmas so the date overview is on the 8th and the exam is Feb 12th. Seems like theyre moving fast because the guy that interviewed me said dont expect to hear anything until feb-march  

Same! See you there!

9 hours ago, Beachbum247 said:

100 questions

Three parts (3Hr time limit) 

60 Signals (Cant make a single mistake) 

20 Indications  (Parts 2&3 you can get by with 20%)

20 Definitions  (Try not to make mistakes just incase) 

Very important you are only aloud to take one part at a time, once you turn it in no going back. 

Hardest for me was honestly nerves. I let my mind get to me and panicked, that's no way to take test. 

Just breathe and relax

(Study, Study, Study)  Read, Write, Speak, Flash Cards, Record and listen on you're phone, 

Bear in mind things may have changed they should go over the structure of the test with you.

Good luck! 

Cheers 

Yeah I have my signals overview this upcoming week and then they will give me the 5 weeks to study. Nervous as heck haha.

15 hours ago, Beachbum247 said:

Hi All,

New to using forum's so please bear with me. I was curious does anyone know if the LIRR gives second chances when going for the locomotive engineer trainee position?

Frame of reference made it all the way to S&D 

Test was in February 2020, failed sadly

Applied to the most recent posting #100128 but did not hear anything

Mentioned that I failed S&D but have been studying ever since and started a better a job when I re applied 

In my saved applications I passed pre screening three previous times but seem to have heard no update on the recent application. 

Also it mentions that Locomotive Engineer Trainee position #96013 has not been filled. #94926 and #93100 have

Any thoughts?

Happy Holidays and New Year to all!

What do you think the hardest part was?

How many questions?

So over the last few months they had applications for NYC, New Haven CT, and New London CT

Anyone else apply or have been contacted?

10 hours ago, drenyce311 said:

Good luck. It is A LOT of information to study. 

Its a once in a lifetime opportunity for me so hopefully  I can make it.

Only thing that threw me off at first was the unpaid training.

Most companies do paid training.

Passed the cognitive, vocabulary and interview two weeks ago.

Next step the signals interview and overview.

Spoke to a buddy of mine whose already been on the job for years, its gonna be grind time when it comes to studying for this.

Never wanted a job more so fingers crossed. Good luck to everyone its crunch time for those 5 weeks.