LIRR 154
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I would advice you if you make it to phase 2 to try to take a leave of absence from your current job instead of just quitting. Phase 2 is where the most drop outs and failures happened.
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Very true indeed.
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Good to hear. And good luck..
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I'm not being sarcastic or mean spirited but if you don't know the difference then my advice to you is to do some heavy research in Railroading on your spare time before you go in.Just a little advice , you must do some reading up on different positions before you apply. That's a question you should know and again I'm not being mean.
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I know the feeling and keep trying. They will need more Engineers in the years to come. Or just to get your foor in the door try go for a Station appearance maintainer position or Cam position. Many employees come come in from one craft and switch to another craft after their first year of probation. First time..
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They let me apply for Engineer while I wait for an open spot in the Yardmaster roster.
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Congr Congrats kid..Why so long for the panel though? Its usually a week after the test.
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Dude don't take nothing personal or for granted that it was your fault. Believe me when I say there is alot of politics in the RR especially when it comes to hiring. It may be you or it may not be you. I went for Engineer 3 years ago and I had the panel interview and to find out they told me I didn't pass it. Till this day I still don't know what happened and I was an internal applicant. Right now I'm going through alot of stress over this Yardmaster position that I was next in lined to be called when a spot opened. All I'm saying is don't beat yourself up , try for another position or another craft. Believe me Engineer isn't the best job on the property.
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Panel you will meet an HR representative and a Road Foreman. Road foreman are the ones who supervise the Engineers.
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Good Luck dre..
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mta employment website. And you will see both lirr and mnrr jobs.
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Its going to cold next winter and next winter there will be broken rails again. If you have a better idea to maintain the tracks or better materials that can used , tell the commuters committee. They would like to know your method. That's the problem with armchair quarterbacks who think they know it all but don't have a clue. Signal problems I give you that, Equipment problems I give you that also as well as trains that come in a car or two short or even cancelled. But broken rails is a seasonal issue. Its nearly impossible to stop nature from having an effect on any material in extreme weather.
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I'll ask against what material shall be used since this steel the LIRR uses is not standard. Also please stop with the tracks not being maintained properly bs. You don't have a clue how the tracks are maintained. If they wasn't maintained well we would be having track issues all year long but we don't do we? What time of year are the most track issues , winter. When do all RR's expect the most track problems, winter. I ask you again what material should be used if the one used now is not up to your standards in the winter time?
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Ah it flew over your head as usual. I mention nothing about repair or material used.I was mentioning what winter time does to city streets to begin with. What other season effects the streets in the city? Its no secret that the DOT repairing methods suck. But this is when they are the most busiest just as the track dept around this time is busy at "all" the carriers. Don't you have a express bus to catch. Lol
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What is there to improve? Broken rails is something all RR deal with in winter and extreme summer months. Same as when city streets become like a haven for pot holes in the winter. Steel with extreme weather doesn't do well especially when you have equipment weighing a ton rolling over it continuously. When you come with steel that is % 100 proof against any element known to man let me know or better yet let the MTA know. Because surely you would become a rich man.And speaking of trend look up the FRA reports on broken rails and tell me where the LIRR stands compared to other carriers. You would be surprised.
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Wait a minute how do you know nobody is willing to look into why these broken rails are happening. Are you in the track engineering dept because last I look doc you wasn't so stop with the assuming. Around this time of year , broken rails do happened. Instead of complaining on why they are happening , shouldn't you be more relieved that they are caught in the first place. I agree you have your right to gripe and tell your frustrations about the service just like any other tax paying customer, but your different and your agenda is different. Believe me I read your comments in the past in the other forum .
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Come on now really?? Alot of managers are now learning the job from a book on how to run a RR. No more experienced RR people up top are calling the shots like in the past.
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Good luck and study. Also the day of the test come on time. For some reason the last test just about half was missing. They won't allow nobody in a minute after the test.
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What is it you don't understand ?? My typing skills on the phone aren't the best but what is it you don't understand about my post . Hey if the LIRR is a glorified subway in your opinion so be it.
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LIRR42 I know you have a personal gripe with LIRR especially the workers from the other forum.But you have to believe safety is first in any course of operation. I'm not here defending all LIRR foul ups because management make moves during daily operations that make their own employees shake their head. Alot of text book managers now no more experienced RR which is trying to be phased out. Believe they make alot of decisions I don't agree and I feel for the commuters alot . But broken rails is not something to be played around with or even taken lightly. Alot of us don't like when disruptions happened but an instance like broken rails , they rather see disruptions instead of an mass disaster.
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Design process? Are you talking about the layout ? Their course of the day is nowhere near compared to AM, PM and also add off peak hours capacity to which the LIRR runs. I wasn't giving an excuse just some factors. What are you actually insisting here that the broken rails are "not" happening? I've seen some tracks buckle and break myself and its dangerous. What do you want? The trains to continue to go along over the broken rails as if nothing happened. Broken rails do happened in other systems as well . And with MNR problems lately , don't assume just because it isn't reported. I know a few MNR workers and they going through some things between workers, management and FRA. You would be surprised of the amount of MNR workers trying to jump ship and attending LIRR open houses for employment.
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I would say usage also plays a huge part in the broken rails as well with the cold. None of the territory you mention system is as busy as the LIRR as far as round the clock trains running.
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Think about it everything isn't going to be in plain view. One record the RR looks at for in hiring engineers is driving record also they are going to want to know do you have reliable transportation. Trust me the RR runs from Penn to Montauk and other outer eastern areas. You are going to have to drive to certain areas and can't rely on the trains always. Its 24/7 7 days a week operation. Get your license as soon as possible if they allow you to move on. Trust me I'm an employee and I know.
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Transit and LIRR are two different worlds. Don't let the MTA umbrella fool ya. We here get watched by FRA and NY state IG.Remember LIRR employees are state and federal employees.
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Once you finish phase 2 including passing all the finals which 7 days written and verbal plus PC (physical characteristics) related which means you can draw the whole RR . You graduate. Not only are you a qualified Engineer but your also a qualified instructor. Its long and grueling but not impossible.
