Y2Julio Posted August 18, 2016 Author Share #5176 Posted August 18, 2016 http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Subway_FAQ:_Subway_Terminology_Glossary Check this out and read it ASAP! "I would like to thank the good Lord for making me a Yankee." - Joe DiMaggio Don't. All the pertinent information will be giving during school car. The worst thing instructors hate are IKEAs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdevon2012 Posted August 18, 2016 Share #5177 Posted August 18, 2016 Don't. All the pertinent information will be giving during school car. The worst thing instructors hate are IKEAs. IKEA's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted August 18, 2016 Author Share #5178 Posted August 18, 2016 IKEA's?I know everything already = IKEAs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman Posted August 18, 2016 Share #5179 Posted August 18, 2016 Yeah. Every agency is different. "I would like to thank the good Lord for making me a Yankee." - Joe DiMaggio Conductor School Car is 2 months and TO School Car is nine months. "I would like to thank the good Lord for making me a Yankee." - Joe DiMaggio I'm gonna study my ass off. There's no way in hell I'm going back to my old life. I busted my ass to get this far & had zero help in getting this job. In my opinion there's no room failure. Only victory. "I would like to thank the good Lord for making me a Yankee." - Joe DiMaggio I hope you find what you're looking for. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask. "I would like to thank the good Lord for making me a Yankee." - Joe DiMaggio It depends on what Division you go into. Division B is a bit longer than Division A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMA1982 Posted August 19, 2016 Share #5180 Posted August 19, 2016 Don't. All the pertinent information will be giving during school car. The worst thing instructors hate are IKEAs. I know that. Doesn't hurt to spread the knowledge to others. It depends on what Division you go into. Division B is a bit longer than Division A. That's why I said two months. I know everything already = IKEAs. Whatever. If I know something that might benefit my classmates then why not help them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman Posted August 19, 2016 Share #5181 Posted August 19, 2016 I know that. Doesn't hurt to spread the knowledge to others. That's why I said two months. Whatever. If I know something that might benefit my classmates then why not help them out. It varies from each position & division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMA1982 Posted August 19, 2016 Share #5182 Posted August 19, 2016 It varies from each position & division. True. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikNYC Posted August 19, 2016 Share #5183 Posted August 19, 2016 Can someone tell me if having no work history would affect my chances Was work history a requirement to be a conductor? Since most of us won't be able to take that much time off for absence. What's a guesstimated time you think they would have our background completed. If we hit the books n study hard, we should do well in school car. They do the background check while you are in school car. I know that. Doesn't hurt to spread the knowledge to others. That's why I said two months. Whatever. If I know something that might benefit my classmates then why not help them out. My instructor had one of his entire class fail because they copied notes from one person, who thought he knew it. Also, what's posted on this forum can be old information. School car makes changes all the time. Follow whatever you instructor tells you and provides, you are passing school car (their rules), and then you work in the real environment with the goal to pass probation. I always reverted back to this forum when I was in school car, to clear things up for me, and to also know where I was headed. Use this forum to clear things up while in school car, and beyond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMA1982 Posted August 19, 2016 Share #5184 Posted August 19, 2016 Was work history a requirement to be a conductor? They do the background check while you are in school car. My instructor had one of his entire class fail because they copied notes from one person, who thought he knew it. Also, what's posted on this forum can be old information. School car makes changes all the time. Follow whatever you instructor tells you, and provides, you are passing school car (their rules), and then you pass probation while working in the real environment. I always reverted back to this forum when I was in school car, to clear things up for me, and to also know where I was headed. Use this forum to clear things up while in school car, and beyond. To answer your question, yes. That's a big one & they investigate you once you start School Car. In regards to your comment about the class I'm not those people. I'm just me & only I control my own destiny. Like I mentioned before I'm gonna just study my butt off. I don't care what others decide to do around me. That's on them not me. But thank you for the advice though. Much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikNYC Posted August 19, 2016 Share #5185 Posted August 19, 2016 To answer your question, yes. That's a big one & they investigate you once you start School Car. In regards to your comment about the class I'm not those people. I'm just me & only I control my own destiny. Like I mentioned before I'm gonna just study my butt off. I don't care what others decide to do around me. That's on them not me. But thank you for the advice though. Much appreciated. Sounds good. good luck out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share #5186 Posted August 19, 2016 I know that. Doesn't hurt to spread the knowledge to others. That's why I said two months. Whatever. If I know something that might benefit my classmates then why not help them out. suit yourself. Don't say no one warned you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdevon2012 Posted August 19, 2016 Share #5187 Posted August 19, 2016 Good luck for those going in tomorrow to start the process. Do you do the drug test that day or medical? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMA1982 Posted August 19, 2016 Share #5188 Posted August 19, 2016 Good luck for those going in tomorrow to start the process. Do you do the drug test that day or medical? Only the drug test. Medical is later on if you're clean. suit yourself. Don't say no one warned you. Bro, don't you think I knew that already? Nobody likes a know it all. Trust me. I'm good. Not trying to act smarter than the instructors. Just listen to what they have to say & learn. Sounds good. good luck out there. Thank you. Same to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amm0 Posted August 19, 2016 Share #5189 Posted August 19, 2016 When can I get my Mta avatar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMA1982 Posted August 19, 2016 Share #5190 Posted August 19, 2016 When can I get my Mta avatar How come mine doesn't show up on my user name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn200 Posted August 19, 2016 Share #5191 Posted August 19, 2016 Does anyone know if the drug test is a urine or hair sample? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMA1982 Posted August 19, 2016 Share #5192 Posted August 19, 2016 Does anyone know if the drug test is a urine or hair sample? Urine sample. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayGuy Posted August 19, 2016 Share #5193 Posted August 19, 2016 So if you're on the board and you get picked for a job anytime between Monday and Friday night after 6 you are automatically guaranteed night differential including weekends? Sounds like a sweet deal to me! New employees are not automatically assigned to the board. Sometimes you will be assigned an open job outright, then you will report at that job's reporting time and location. If there is no job for you, then you will report on board. While on board you may sit for 8 hours, or you may pick up part (or all) of a job that subsequently becomes open (if someone calls out sick for example). Any time you are signed onto a TA payroll that falls between the hours I stated in my previous post, you will earn night differential, regardless of whether or not you're on the board or working a job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMA1982 Posted August 19, 2016 Share #5194 Posted August 19, 2016 New employees are not automatically assigned to the board. Sometimes you will be assigned an open job outright, then you will report at that job's reporting time and location. If there is no job for you, then you will report on board. While on board you may sit for 8 hours, or you may pick up part (or all) of a job that subsequently becomes open (if someone calls out sick for example). Any time you are signed onto a TA payroll that falls between the hours I stated in my previous post, you will earn night differential, regardless of whether or not you're on the board or working a job. Thank you for clarifying that for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tprashad0719 Posted August 19, 2016 Share #5195 Posted August 19, 2016 hey guys, question during schoolcar as a conductor, after your training do you do YX? or you just go straight to Posting up with a senior conductor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricknologist Posted August 19, 2016 Share #5196 Posted August 19, 2016 hey guys, question during schoolcar as a conductor, after your training do you do YX? or you just go straight to Posting up with a senior conductor? No YX or anything similar in C/R schoolcar. Only road posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tprashad0719 Posted August 19, 2016 Share #5197 Posted August 19, 2016 ok, I swear when I was in T/O schoolcar and we was in the yards I would see student conductors there for YX , I would have no clue why they would be there and then I thought maybe for flagging or routing trains in a hand thrown switch yard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share #5198 Posted August 19, 2016 ok, I swear when I was in T/O schoolcar and we was in the yards I would see student conductors there for YX , I would have no clue why they would be there and then I thought maybe for flagging or routing trains in a hand thrown switch yard?some jobs have conductors reporting to the yards to do the put-in's with their Train Operators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tprashad0719 Posted August 19, 2016 Share #5199 Posted August 19, 2016 really? just curious what can cunductors do in the yard besides hand throw switches and flagging>? how aften would a conductor report to the yard for training? ..so basically training for a conductor is 4-6 weeks and then your out on the road posting with a senior? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMA1982 Posted August 19, 2016 Share #5200 Posted August 19, 2016 really? just curious what can cunductors do in the yard besides hand throw switches and flagging>? how aften would a conductor report to the yard for training? ..so basically training for a conductor is 4-6 weeks and then your out on the road posting with a senior? Conductor School Car is 8 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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