Wordbeetle Posted March 21, 2013 Share #1676 Posted March 21, 2013 Of course... The letter is for the initial step of the process which is a drug test so that makes perfect sense. I think my obsession with receiving this letter is affecting my ability to reason... Nah... It's definately my extreme dislike for my current dead end crappy job that is affecting my ability to reason...lol LOL. Smooth, I went through the EXACT same thing: I was working in a law firm (support-staff position) and hated the office politics (not to mention the salary was far from great). Last year - I got called for the Conductor's Position - I ran away and never looked back. Now, I'm pretty happy but will be happier when I get called for Train Operator (List#760's) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I82U81 Posted March 21, 2013 Share #1677 Posted March 21, 2013 Has anyone from list range # 600 to 700 been called for the final medical ? Has anyone from list range # 600 to 700 been called for the final medical ? I'm in this range ... hope that I didn't miss the call. Do they send a letter if they can't reach you by telephone ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc0v9g9 Posted March 21, 2013 Share #1678 Posted March 21, 2013 Wow; 3 days? I thought that they would at least give a week. I'm not taking any trip anytime soon then. Judging by my list number I'm assuming that it wont be too long before I get my letter. Until then, I will continue my daily stakeout of my mailbox... HI DaSmoothOperator - welcome to the board. What's your list # range within -/+ 10. Thanks for sharing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinetics Posted March 21, 2013 Share #1679 Posted March 21, 2013 After you get that letter in the mail, how much time are you given to respond. I know that the smart thing to do is to respond ASAP but the reason why I ask is because I was thinking about taking a little vacation trip and I don't want to miss my window of opportunity if my letter happens to get delivered while I'm away. Depending on the time frame that is given, I may or may not want to take this trip... I booked my vaca the day before I received the dt letter. I quickly shortened my weekend getaway to 2 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman Posted March 25, 2013 Share #1680 Posted March 25, 2013 Today marks the beginning of March 25 school car for those who made it. Congratulations!!! Now what everyone wants to know is the dates for April, May, and June upcoming school car classes. Once, they have that in the works. That list is going to fly by a couple more hundred numbers easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaSmoothOperator Posted March 26, 2013 Share #1681 Posted March 26, 2013 HI DaSmoothOperator - welcome to the board. What's your list # range within -/+ 10. Thanks for sharing... Hello bc0v9g9. I've been following this thread since I discovered it a little over a month ago and I just recently sign on. My list number is between 760 and 780. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vic70 Posted March 26, 2013 Share #1682 Posted March 26, 2013 Of course... The letter is for the initial step of the process which is a drug test so that makes perfect sense. I think my obsession with receiving this letter is affecting my ability to reason... Nah... It's definately my extreme dislike for my current dead end crappy job that is affecting my ability to reason...lol stalking the mailman isn't gonna help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexAveExp5 Posted March 26, 2013 Share #1683 Posted March 26, 2013 30 of us are going to the B division, 9 to the A! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success7 Posted March 26, 2013 Share #1684 Posted March 26, 2013 30 of us are going to the B division, 9 to the A! Wow, same happened to the last class. They must be hurting over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BX Girl Posted March 26, 2013 Share #1685 Posted March 26, 2013 Yeah...Had my feelings hurt today - got thrown in the B. Hopefully we'll get most of the weekends off during Schoolcar. :-/ Still happy I'm hired, but I'll always have it in the back of my mind that I'll live close to quite a few A Div reporting locations. BTW, the TSS who spoke with us today said there's no April class scheduled as of yet, but there's a lot of folks still retiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinetics Posted March 26, 2013 Share #1686 Posted March 26, 2013 Yeah...Had my feelings hurt today - got thrown in the B. Hopefully we'll get most of the weekends off during Schoolcar. :-/ Still happy I'm hired, but I'll always have it in the back of my mind that I'll live close to quite a few A Div reporting locations. BTW, the TSS who spoke with us today said there's no April class scheduled as of yet, but there's a lot of folks still retiring. Damn BX...all those people picked A before they got to you? They had to force 5 of us in A. It'll all work out though. Those days @ 207 & Concourse you'll be lovin'. Plus, you'll get used to the wonky reporting times early on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan05979 Posted March 26, 2013 Share #1687 Posted March 26, 2013 Yeah...Had my feelings hurt today - got thrown in the B. Hopefully we'll get most of the weekends off during Schoolcar. :-/ Still happy I'm hired, but I'll always have it in the back of my mind that I'll live close to quite a few A Div reporting locations. BTW, the TSS who spoke with us today said there's no April class scheduled as of yet, but there's a lot of folks still retiring. Your going to love the B. Born and raised in the B div. All the A div is, is a bunch of toy trains. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BX Girl Posted March 26, 2013 Share #1688 Posted March 26, 2013 I Damn BX...all those people picked A before they got to you? They had to force 5 of us in A. It'll all work out though. Those days @ 207 & Concourse you'll be lovin'. Plus, you'll get used to the wonky reporting times early on. I was hoping that I was able to pick ahead of most. I think there were quite a few who were finally released from Medical Hold and there were a couple of Promo's as well. A little more than half the class picked in front of me. Yeah, I'm hoping for the few locations that are remotely close to the BX. Once the A Line is fully operational - that's gonna become the longest line again. Superstom Sandy's damage cut about 25 min. off the length. I just hope like hell when all the repairs are done - Mott Ave/Far Rock ISN'T a reporting location because with my luck I'll get thrown there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTOMan Posted March 27, 2013 Share #1689 Posted March 27, 2013 30 of us are going to the B division, 9 to the A! Welcome to the land of Big trains.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25andout Posted March 27, 2013 Share #1690 Posted March 27, 2013 Yeah...Had my feelings hurt today - got thrown in the B. Hopefully we'll get most of the weekends off during Schoolcar. :-/ Still happy I'm hired, but I'll always have it in the back of my mind that I'll live close to quite a few A Div reporting locations. BTW, the TSS who spoke with us today said there's no April class scheduled as of yet, but there's a lot of folks still retiring. You will get all your weekends off during school car so at least your summer will be good. Did they tell you about the 3 months in the yard yet? Your class is supposed to be the first to do it. A liitle advise don't get discouraged, they throw a lot of stuff at you in the first couple of weeks and your head will be spinning but it all starts to make sense rather quickly. If you do the reading, study the signals and learn the terminology you will be golden. Operation comes with repetition and you will get good at it. Learning the definitions of the signals the way they want it is up to you. Apply yourself, take pride in your work and you will have a long career. Good Luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success7 Posted March 27, 2013 Share #1691 Posted March 27, 2013 (edited) Yeah...Had my feelings hurt today - got thrown in the B. Hopefully we'll get most of the weekends off during Schoolcar. :-/ Still happy I'm hired, but I'll always have it in the back of my mind that I'll live close to quite a few A Div reporting locations. BTW, the TSS who spoke with us today said there's no April class scheduled as of yet, but there's a lot of folks still retiring. Hey don't be discouraged because your in the B. Just because your in the A with all the Bronx location won't mean you'll be reporting there. I'm in the A Div and It's like the crew office looks at where you live and purposely sends you in the opposite direction. I've been out of school car for 3 weeks and not once and I mean NOT once has the crew office sent my butt to the Bronx. All early reports in Brooklyn. Edited March 27, 2013 by Success7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaSmoothOperator Posted March 27, 2013 Share #1692 Posted March 27, 2013 stalking the mailman isn't gonna help I know. It just makes it worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vic70 Posted March 27, 2013 Share #1693 Posted March 27, 2013 No class in April? Sux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc0v9g9 Posted March 27, 2013 Share #1694 Posted March 27, 2013 ... BTW, the TSS who spoke with us today said there's no April class scheduled as of yet, but there's a lot of folks still retiring. No class in April? Sux It's not known for sure, just no scheduled date as of yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexAveExp5 Posted March 27, 2013 Share #1695 Posted March 27, 2013 Its official, we get 3 months in the yard after schoolcar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexAveExp5 Posted March 27, 2013 Share #1696 Posted March 27, 2013 Hey, is it true that if you deadhead from one terminal to another you have to stand up the whole way??? I heard that today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymous operator Posted March 27, 2013 Share #1697 Posted March 27, 2013 Your going to love the B. Born and raised in the B div. All the A div is, is a bunch of toy trains. As my instructor said "a train is a train" Once you learn how to operate you can operate any train in any division. Now taking the wrong line up in the B? I'll definitely give you that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BX Girl Posted March 27, 2013 Share #1698 Posted March 27, 2013 It's not known for sure, just no scheduled date as of yet... When the TSS mentioned that, he followed it by saying they're still trying to play catch up with all of the T/O's retiring. IMO, I think it's just a lack of available TSS's to conduct the training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymous operator Posted March 27, 2013 Share #1699 Posted March 27, 2013 Hey, is it true that if you deadhead from one terminal to another you have to stand up the whole way??? I heard that today Not true. That's only true if you're in transit gear and there aren't any seats available and you have customers that are standing. I suggested getting something light that you can put on over your gear this way you can sit for you whole ride. A windbreaker works wonders. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan05979 Posted March 27, 2013 Share #1700 Posted March 27, 2013 Hey, is it true that if you deadhead from one terminal to another you have to stand up the whole way??? I heard that today hahahahahaha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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