LexAveExp5 Posted December 19, 2012 Share #1 Posted December 19, 2012 Is it true that train operators get a lot of women? ;^) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbluefoxie Posted December 19, 2012 Share #2 Posted December 19, 2012 Is it true that train operators get a lot of women? ;^) you just reminded me of this time I was on the LIRR in rush hour heading back from a photo trip, and I was lookin out the front window and the engineer had the cab door open behind me, and he was chatting with some random girl and by the time her stop showed up the two of em had set up a date to go out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexAveExp5 Posted December 19, 2012 Author Share #3 Posted December 19, 2012 Sweet! I saw a T/O on the 3 line once giving his number to an attractive lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDTA Posted December 19, 2012 Share #4 Posted December 19, 2012 Is it true that train operators get a lot of women? ;^) Look at Q69 Tony.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted December 19, 2012 Share #5 Posted December 19, 2012 Look at Q69 Tony.... Hah, that was a funny note. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User Posted December 20, 2012 Share #6 Posted December 20, 2012 Look at Q69 Tony.... That was one hell of a period of time for that guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted December 20, 2012 Share #7 Posted December 20, 2012 PATH conductors do very well in this department, we don't hide in a cab. Hoboken-33rd and WTC-Hoboken are the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngblaze Posted December 20, 2012 Share #8 Posted December 20, 2012 Is it true that train operators get a lot of women? ;^) Not as many as Bus Operators .... But 99% of the time it's important to think with the head above your shoulders not below...they get dyslexic and read ATM instead of MTA on our uniforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted December 20, 2012 Share #9 Posted December 20, 2012 C/R's too. My vest got me a date once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIRR 154 Posted December 20, 2012 Share #10 Posted December 20, 2012 you just reminded me of this time I was on the LIRR in rush hour heading back from a photo trip, and I was lookin out the front window and the engineer had the cab door open behind me, and he was chatting with some random girl and by the time her stop showed up the two of em had set up a date to go out. When I was working midnights in WSY ,hopping on the train with the East end club goers with any kind of LIRR attire made eyes light up. Some wanted and some unwanted . Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPBO Posted December 23, 2012 Share #11 Posted December 23, 2012 I think B/O's get all the action!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin08 Posted December 25, 2012 Share #12 Posted December 25, 2012 PATH conductors do very well in this department, we don't hide in a cab. Hoboken-33rd and WTC-Hoboken are the best. Ive seen some very nice female CRs on the PATH =p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin08 Posted December 25, 2012 Share #13 Posted December 25, 2012 My 2nd cousin actually met his current wife when he was TO they talked a couple times when he had his window open and the rest is history haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrak7 Posted December 25, 2012 Share #14 Posted December 25, 2012 Sweet! I saw a T/O on the 3 line once giving his number to an attractive lady I saw a C/R talking with a lady on the between stops...holding the cab door open with a plank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted December 26, 2012 Share #15 Posted December 26, 2012 It's a SHOE PADDLE, not a plank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted December 26, 2012 Share #16 Posted December 26, 2012 It's a SHOE PADDLE, not a plank! Easy there, not everyone works for the evil empire or knows the terminology. As for my fellow PATH C/R's, I won't comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngblaze Posted December 26, 2012 Share #17 Posted December 26, 2012 It's a SHOE PADDLE, not a plank! What exactly is the purpose of the shoe plank? I'm assuming that, that is that yellow block of wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediccjh Posted December 26, 2012 Share #18 Posted December 26, 2012 What exactly is the purpose of the shoe plank? I'm assuming that, that is that yellow block of wood. The Shoe Paddle is used to beat unruly customers. Just kidding. It's used to lift the contact shoes off of the third rail in case of any issues. We do those on Friday in Schoolcar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted December 28, 2012 Share #19 Posted December 28, 2012 Shoe paddles have a million uses. A makeshift back rest, an arm extension for the punch boxes, a podium for shorter C/R's, a door stop, a crowbar for stuck doors, protection from passengers, a notepad.....and yeah, every now and then you may need to isolate a contact shoe from the third rail...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted December 28, 2012 Share #20 Posted December 28, 2012 A note pad, I've never seen that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poughkipsee Posted December 28, 2012 Share #21 Posted December 28, 2012 What exactly is the purpose of the shoe plank? I'm assuming that, that is that yellow block of wood. Don't feel bad. Until I started working here I thought it was to be put on the floor behind the door to keep ppl from kicking it in. Once I found out the name of it still didn't get how it could be called a shoe paddle until the contact shoe explanation. Seems it's used for everything BUT what it's named for. I've had shoe paddle pseudo swordfights on the plat. It's fun and for some reason there are many hidden in the columns at my terminal. As for that "unwritten fringe benefit", I can totally see it. For me personally, as a railfan, that C/R hat or blueshirt or stripes add that extra layer of amazingness. It shall be interesting to see just how true that can be when I get my blueshirt or stripes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ny Trucker Posted December 29, 2012 Share #22 Posted December 29, 2012 What exactly is the purpose of the shoe plank? I'm assuming that, that is that yellow block of wood. One of my instructors use it as an extension for his arm to trip circuits(usually B2circuit R62) while were trying to do a brake test to see if we notice the problem. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexAveExp5 Posted December 29, 2012 Author Share #23 Posted December 29, 2012 Damn, i was hoping that wooden block was to hold in your hand so when the train goes brakes in emergency, if you touch the third rail while walking around the train you wouldnt die. Oh well, at least we get the boots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted December 30, 2012 Share #24 Posted December 30, 2012 One more use: make a good coat hanger on the R68s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexAveExp5 Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share #25 Posted December 31, 2012 since my thread has already been hijacked, im going to hijack it too . do you guys get discounts on apple products like other city employees? ive been thinking about getting a macbook but maybe i should wait? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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