LRVTO Posted June 13, 2010 Share #1 Posted June 13, 2010 New to the forum but have been a TO on San Diego Trolley light rail system for almost 11 years now. Looking forward to catching up on all the reading here. Originally from Queens, NY and a front car window watcher starting in the late 50's. Pleasure to hang with others interested in transit topics. Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTR Admiralty Posted June 14, 2010 Share #2 Posted June 14, 2010 Welcome here! What is it like on the SDT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zman Posted June 14, 2010 Share #3 Posted June 14, 2010 Welcome to the board! Always nice to add a fellow transit brother to the ranks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted June 14, 2010 Share #4 Posted June 14, 2010 New to the forum but have been a TO on San Diego Trolley light rail system for almost 11 years now. Looking forward to catching up on all the reading here. Originally from Queens, NY and a front car window watcher starting in the late 50's. Pleasure to hang with others interested in transit topics. Barry Howdy small world. My parents and sister/brother in law live in the Nestor/Chula Vista area near Palm Ave exit of Interstate 5 and the Blue Line station. My family out there met from Brooklyn oringally. So Barry welcome aboard:tup:. Do you operate as MTS T/O on either the Blue(San Ysidro-Old Town) Orange(Santee-Downtown SD) or fairly new Green line (Santee-Old Town)routes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRVTO Posted June 14, 2010 Author Share #5 Posted June 14, 2010 Thanks for the welcomes. Our runs at SDTI go up for bid about every 3-4 months. My job right now consists mostly of Blue Line from Old Town to San Ysidro on the early morning runs. I also work some yard shifts and am qualified as a Train Operator Instructor and am also a Shop Steward for Local 465 of IBEW. I live in La Mesa, which is about 12 miles east of downtown while your family is to the south of our downtown facility. I go through Palm station every day many times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NX Express Posted June 14, 2010 Share #6 Posted June 14, 2010 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted June 14, 2010 Share #7 Posted June 14, 2010 Welcome to the forums, LRVTO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted June 17, 2010 Share #8 Posted June 17, 2010 Welcome to NYC Transit Forums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTrain Posted June 17, 2010 Share #9 Posted June 17, 2010 Welcome to the forums, please enjoy your stay, glad to have another train operator here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M97GateAlpha Posted June 18, 2010 Share #10 Posted June 18, 2010 welcome, good to see another T/O on here! I see you guys are hiring P/Ters:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRVTO Posted June 19, 2010 Author Share #11 Posted June 19, 2010 Yes we have openings for pt work. We are short handed right now and the sooner they get them hired and trained, the better. Nice to meet you also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted June 19, 2010 Share #12 Posted June 19, 2010 welcome, good to see another T/O on here! I see you guys are hiring P/Ters:cool: yes but the pay is not even 1/2 of what a Train Operator in NYC's would get. Keep that in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRVTO Posted June 20, 2010 Author Share #13 Posted June 20, 2010 But then again you are not underground all day and when you leave work you are 10 minutes from the beach. And, we are hiring, is the MTA? It ain't the best gig in the world, but if you are hungry it might be an option. Would I recommend the PT work for up to 5 years, probably not. I wouldn't come here for the job, but if you are here it might just be an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted June 20, 2010 Share #14 Posted June 20, 2010 But then again you are not underground all day and when you leave work you are 10 minutes from the beach. And, we are hiring, is the MTA? It ain't the best gig in the world, but if you are hungry it might be an option. Would I recommend the PT work for up to 5 years, probably not. I wouldn't come here for the job, but if you are here it might just be an option. The only reason my friend I am not in Southern Calif. to be near my Parents/Sister is the current mega recession. I was still in Grad School 5 years ago now in Brooklyn when my parents retired and moved to San Diego. I been working as a Substitute Teacher for 3 years and was at beginning of this past school year in Sept. promoted to full time Teaching Assistant. I tried and could not find work out there in which Calif. has other maybe Detroit and the Midwest has been the hardest hit area of our country from this recession. San Diego is one of the best places in America to live but also expensive (almost NYC prices for homes/apts. overall)and I would only move out there if i was assured of a job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M97GateAlpha Posted June 20, 2010 Share #15 Posted June 20, 2010 Hey I live in SF, and work P/T at BART, hiring freeze, I am not complaining, it is a cool job, good pay n the city is amazingly beautiful! SD is awesome n I would love to get off work n walk to the beach. welcome buddy, lets see some pictures of the trolly soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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