mikeems1 Posted September 22, 2015 Share #5126 Posted September 22, 2015 Hey Guys, anyone had luck with Ms. rivera. Phone just keeps ringing with no option to leave a message. I think maybe number i have is wrong... (347) 643-8128 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tprashad0719 Posted September 22, 2015 Share #5127 Posted September 22, 2015 i have a contact number of 347 643 8218 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeems1 Posted September 22, 2015 Share #5128 Posted September 22, 2015 Spoke to Ms. Rivera, she said last number appointed is 4065. Interesting that 4400+ was called in for drug test etc....last class she knows of right now is the Oct 26th class. She doenst know anything after that as of yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tprashad0719 Posted September 22, 2015 Share #5129 Posted September 22, 2015 something dont sound right , when i was on my interview , my interviewer stated there hiring off the list like crazy..im 413x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeems1 Posted September 22, 2015 Share #5130 Posted September 22, 2015 Maybe she doesnt want to disclose that over phone. But it did seem like she was more optimistic the way she spoke about getting to my number than the last time i had spoken to her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikNYC Posted September 22, 2015 Share #5131 Posted September 22, 2015 ok guys, i have to report on 10/26 to HR orientation @ TWU/LOCAL 100 union hall 195 Montague street..is this far from 180 livingston because i will be taking the F train since this is closer to my house compared to 2,3,4,5 trains...i have to report here for 2 days and then to TO yard induction which is the same address so 3 days .. do anyone know where i can purchase the required shirt to wear for these days? so im guessing after these 3 days they will let use know where we are going to be trained? Just find any shirt and pants as close to what they are asking. You will not be the only person out of uniform, and the staff will be happy you look presentable. You will see people arrive with jeans and a baseball cap like they are entitled to the job, not knowing you must earn it. I found my shirt for $15 at H&M, the another for around the same price. We wore the same shirt for two weeks, without thinking twice. Your there to learn and become a TO. You will have your clothes by the second week. After three days at Livingston, you will end up at PS 248 for about an additional four days. then you will break off into classes, and meet at whichever train station is on your schedule, when you receive it on the last day at PS 248. The school car hours are anywhere from 7-3PM, and 9-5PM Monday-Friday, once you start. Just remember this phrase... It gets worst and then it get better (A TSS stated that, and he is right!). I take my signal test tomorrow, and the I start posting in two week.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeems1 Posted September 22, 2015 Share #5132 Posted September 22, 2015 GL on your signal test Erik! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikNYC Posted September 22, 2015 Share #5133 Posted September 22, 2015 GL on your signal test Erik! Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTO Posted September 23, 2015 Share #5134 Posted September 23, 2015 hi all ; what is the drop out raTE OR FAILURE RATE IN SCHOOL CAR. I was in school car 15 years ago and it was about 20% . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTAhopefullMatt Posted September 23, 2015 Share #5135 Posted September 23, 2015 @Erik, good luck on the signals exam! It's got to be the most stressful part of the whole school car experience. We're all rooting for you. Re hiring, Ms. Rivera and others in her position most likely aren't comfortable and aren't even authorized to make hiring predictions. My own take is that there will likely be steady hiring for a while, maybe skipping a month or two for Christmas holiday logistics. There are a lot of older train operators retiring and many more who are eligible to retire and could leave at any time. There is also a substantial failure rate during school car, not just from failing the signals exam. I spoke to people in one class that lost 4 people for various non-academic reasons (40%) before the signals exam even took place. So the TA needs to hire hundreds of train operators on a steady basis, as long as it has the funds to do so. School car is running at full tilt, so hiring likely won't accelerate, but it shouldn't slow down either expect for a possible holiday siesta (1-2 month break from new school car classes). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker013 Posted September 23, 2015 Share #5136 Posted September 23, 2015 hi all ; what is the drop out raTE OR FAILURE RATE IN SCHOOL CAR. I was in school car 15 years ago and it was about 20% . Drop out rate as far as we were told is about 30-35%. Which is about right considering my induction class of 30 T/O dropped to 17 after the second signals test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeems1 Posted September 23, 2015 Share #5137 Posted September 23, 2015 @Matt, thanks... Those are deff some hopefull words. Whether its now or down the line at least there is good hope before this test expires! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running on Rails Posted September 23, 2015 Share #5138 Posted September 23, 2015 @mikeems1, wow, I'm really exited to see everyone sharing their experience and everyone staying positive. This keeps our hopes in the rise for the future. I think we will be reached according to what I've heard. More and more T/O's keep retiring and they need to fill in those spots. Hopefully soon we can join them @mikeems1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tprashad0719 Posted September 23, 2015 Share #5139 Posted September 23, 2015 Is this signal test really that hard? How many signals are needed to know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeems1 Posted September 23, 2015 Share #5140 Posted September 23, 2015 Deff @runningonrails! Hopefully they have atleast a Nov class before Dec for holidays! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTAhopefullMatt Posted September 23, 2015 Share #5141 Posted September 23, 2015 Signals test is very difficult because you need to know roughly 100 signals of all kinds and have perfect recall. You're only tested on 25% of those signals but you don't know which ones. This is a very difficult training program. They expect a significant percentage of people to wash out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker013 Posted September 23, 2015 Share #5142 Posted September 23, 2015 Is this signal test really that hard? How many signals are needed to know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tprashad0719 Posted September 23, 2015 Share #5143 Posted September 23, 2015 Yea it's pretty screwed up because your leaving a job and if you can't get thru a dam signal test your pretty much screwed up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker013 Posted September 23, 2015 Share #5144 Posted September 23, 2015 Need to know all of them, about 120 lighted and miscellaneous signals....for what if seen they really focus on a few really important ones, but every test they give are different. You need to know and understand everyone verbatim. You can't try to define them in your own words cause they will mark them wrong even if it means the same. The way they give it to you is the way they want it answered and there is no second chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tprashad0719 Posted September 23, 2015 Share #5145 Posted September 23, 2015 Are the signals in the rule and regulations book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
train1290 Posted September 23, 2015 Share #5146 Posted September 23, 2015 Do conductors have to learn signals as well, and if so, an exam as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker013 Posted September 23, 2015 Share #5147 Posted September 23, 2015 All signals are in Chapter 3 of the rules and regulations book. Conductors only signal is their indication board training is only 5 weeks for conductors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeems1 Posted September 23, 2015 Share #5148 Posted September 23, 2015 When does the driving portion of training come into play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tprashad0719 Posted September 23, 2015 Share #5149 Posted September 23, 2015 ok so guys, after orientation etc, we will be split up by 10 or so and we will report to different yards? so we are not sticking to one yard for example coney island yard? we will be moving to numerous yards? how long is training usually? for example if my start date is 10/26 when do i expect training to be finished? and again..training can be from 7-3 pm or 9-5 pm with weekends off? just to verify Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running on Rails Posted September 23, 2015 Share #5150 Posted September 23, 2015 @tprashad0719 you'll be training the 1st 3 months at different yards throughout the system (Coney Island Yard/Jamaica Yard/ENY Yard/Concourse Yard/Pitkin Yard). After 3 months I believe you'll be in the YX program where you'll be working strictly on Yards only on your own moving trains on your own uncoupling trains and preparing trains for put-ins (that's where they give you 45 min to prepare a Train for Customer Service),wash trains as well etc...then at the end you'll be doing Road Posting. That's when you post on every single B division line. Including the Franklin Ave Shuttle. Keep in mind some Train Operators don't like to take students even if they're getting payed 2 hrs overtime just to Train you because they're afraid of students making mistakes . T/O's I believe gotta post twice on every line to get to learn the routes and signals. Throughout all this they'll be midterms and exams given, yard practicals and road practicals as well. Best of luck bro, you're gonna be alright. Just study, take your time and be humble....you'll be operating trains on your own with passengers around July next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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