30Bruins Posted February 12 Share #2601 Posted February 12 On 2/9/2024 at 9:40 AM, LuckyStrikes said: Hey, just completed the cognitive and vocabulary exam yesterday 2/8 now it’s time to play the waiting game for the invite to the S&D overview. Congrats! What were some types of the questions they asked? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ride Posted February 14 Share #2602 Posted February 14 I got an invite to the locomotive engineer open house exam this month. But I haven’t received an invite for assistant conductor like they promised… what can I do about this??? They haven’t committed to that for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Bruins Posted February 14 Share #2603 Posted February 14 For people that have sat for the S&D test, how do they ask about the signals? Do they give the aspect and ask you to write the definition? Or do they give the name? Or a combination? Thanks a lot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted February 14 Share #2604 Posted February 14 9 hours ago, 2ride said: I got an invite to the locomotive engineer open house exam this month. But I haven’t received an invite for assistant conductor like they promised… what can I do about this??? They haven’t committed to that for me. Do you want locomotive engineer or assistant conductor? You have to pick one path pretty soon anyways. Not like you can choose both paths. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StyllezL Posted February 14 Share #2605 Posted February 14 55 minutes ago, 30Bruins said: For people that have sat for the S&D test, how do they ask about the signals? Do they give the aspect and ask you to write the definition? Or do they give the name? Or a combination? Thanks a lot. First part of the test is just signals alone. They give you the answer sheet with 136 blank spaces and test booklet has the pictures of the signals and you just write them on the answer sheet as you go along. Second part is the 20 definitions and 20 indications. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styllez Posted February 14 Share #2606 Posted February 14 59 minutes ago, 30Bruins said: For people that have sat for the S&D test, how do they ask about the signals? Do they give the aspect and ask you to write the definition? Or do they give the name? Or a combination? Thanks a lot. First part is just identifying the signals. They give an answer sheet with blank spaces for all the signals. The test booklet has the pictures of signals and you just write what they are on the answer sheet. Second part of the test are the definitions and indications. Just the names, no pictures on the second part. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Bruins Posted February 14 Share #2607 Posted February 14 6 minutes ago, Styllez said: First part is just identifying the signals. They give an answer sheet with blank spaces for all the signals. The test booklet has the pictures of signals and you just write what they are on the answer sheet. Second part of the test are the definitions and indications. Just the names, no pictures on the second part. Thanks! So for part two they'll say Absolute Clear for example, then I'd have to write: Proceed; Track clear to next interlocking signal. Approach next interlocking signal prepared to stop. (but for part one they would give the picture and I would just have to say "Absolute Clear"?) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ride Posted February 14 Share #2608 Posted February 14 1 hour ago, danielhg121 said: Do you want locomotive engineer or assistant conductor? You have to pick one path pretty soon anyways. Not like you can choose both paths. I want assistant conductor, that was my primary choice. They were suppose to send me an invitation for that, but they never did. I ended up getting an invite for engineer also because I applied for that one as well. Yesterday I went to Hillside facility to see if someone can help me with the assistant conductor invitation and the security guard who saw me was mean, nasty, and uncooperative. It’s been 3 weeks since they’ve said they’d send me an invite. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styllez Posted February 14 Share #2609 Posted February 14 1 hour ago, 30Bruins said: Thanks! So for part two they'll say Absolute Clear for example, then I'd have to write: Proceed; Track clear to next interlocking signal. Approach next interlocking signal prepared to stop. (but for part one they would give the picture and I would just have to say "Absolute Clear"?) Correct! You got it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drenyce311 Posted February 14 Share #2610 Posted February 14 1 hour ago, 2ride said: I want assistant conductor, that was my primary choice. They were suppose to send me an invitation for that, but they never did. I ended up getting an invite for engineer also because I applied for that one as well. Yesterday I went to Hillside facility to see if someone can help me with the assistant conductor invitation and the security guard who saw me was mean, nasty, and uncooperative. It’s been 3 weeks since they’ve said they’d send me an invite. Sometimes they’ll look at your resume and see your a better fit for engine service than an assistant conductor. There are engineers who applied for other stuff and got called for engine service instead. Even though they never applied for it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ride Posted February 14 Share #2611 Posted February 14 (edited) 30 minutes ago, drenyce311 said: Sometimes they’ll look at your resume and see your a better fit for engine service than an assistant conductor. There are engineers who applied for other stuff and got called for engine service instead. Even though they never applied for it. I have a lot of customer service and safety management experience on my resume. Even if they think I’m a better fit for driving, I’m not really interested in doing that 40 hours a week. If they ask me to drive trains from and into the yard, I don’t mind. If they ask me to do 1 or 2 stops, I don’t mind it either. But not 24/7. Edited February 14 by 2ride 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Island Posted February 14 Share #2612 Posted February 14 53 minutes ago, 2ride said: I have a lot of customer service and safety management experience on my resume. Even if they think I’m a better fit for driving, I’m not really interested in doing that 40 hours a week. If they ask me to drive trains from and into the yard, I don’t mind. If they ask me to do 1 or 2 stops, I don’t mind it either. But not 24/7. you don't drive a train you operate it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ride Posted February 14 Share #2613 Posted February 14 Just now, Island said: you don't drive a train you operate it Yeah… mind your own business. It’s my career, my choice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Island Posted February 14 Share #2614 Posted February 14 1 minute ago, 2ride said: Yeah… mind your own business. It’s my career, my choice. if you plan working for a RR you should at least know you don't drive trains its not a car 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ride Posted February 14 Share #2615 Posted February 14 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Island said: if you plan working for a RR you should at least know you don't drive trains its not a car Yo… I’m gonna say it again. I know what’s going on in the railroad. You don’t need to help me decide what I should do for a living or career. Mind your own business and focus on yourself getting in instead. Let me pick a job I want, a choice that will make me happy. I don’t wanna operate a train. Edited February 14 by 2ride 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Island Posted February 14 Share #2616 Posted February 14 1 minute ago, 2ride said: Yo… I’m gonna say it again. I know what’s going on in the railroad. You don’t need to help me decide what I should do for a living or career. Mind your own business and focus on yourself getting in instead. Let me pick a job I want, a choice that will make me happy. im just saying your terminology is wrong you said you don't want to drive trains im saying you meant to say you don't want to operate them, and i already work for the mta im good 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ride Posted February 14 Share #2617 Posted February 14 Just now, Island said: im just saying your terminology is wrong you said you don't want to drive trains im saying you meant to say you don't want to operate them, and i already work for the mta im good Ok thank you. happy railroading. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ride Posted February 14 Share #2618 Posted February 14 4 minutes ago, Island said: im just saying your terminology is wrong you said you don't want to drive trains im saying you meant to say you don't want to operate them, and i already work for the mta im good I don’t have the qualifications or skill set to operate a train with hundreds of passengers on it 5-6 days a week 40 hours each day. I only have a CDL for trucking, that’s about it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted February 14 Share #2619 Posted February 14 30 minutes ago, 2ride said: I don’t have the qualifications or skill set to operate a train with hundreds of passengers on it 5-6 days a week 40 hours each day. I only have a CDL for trucking, that’s about it. Trust me. Most of the LIRR engineers are off the street, nobody really has the skill set and those that have done it from a prior railroad may even have to adjust to each trains handling, some have better brakes than others, smoother acceleration, etc. I was a bit scared to do it at first but you eventually get used to it. It's a fair amount of multitasking as well. The hard part is the studying to be honest and remembering to operate according to the rules. If you're more of a people person I understand the reason to choose assistant conductor but definitely don't count yourself off engineer solely because you lack the skill set. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drenyce311 Posted February 14 Share #2620 Posted February 14 2 hours ago, 2ride said: I don’t have the qualifications or skill set to operate a train with hundreds of passengers on it 5-6 days a week 40 hours each day. I only have a CDL for trucking, that’s about it. They probably saw your CDL License on your online application and figured otherwise 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyStrikes Posted February 15 Share #2621 Posted February 15 On 2/12/2024 at 12:25 PM, 30Bruins said: Congrats! What were some types of the questions they asked? Just simple sequences and flow charts nothing you can’t handle. Don’t worry about how many you can actually finish just focus on what you can get right in the time allotted. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Bruins Posted February 16 Share #2622 Posted February 16 18 hours ago, LuckyStrikes said: Just simple sequences and flow charts nothing you can’t handle. Don’t worry about how many you can actually finish just focus on what you can get right in the time allotted. Wow so it really is quite time pressuring. How much time and how many questions would you say? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styllez Posted February 16 Share #2623 Posted February 16 1 hour ago, 30Bruins said: Wow so it really is quite time pressuring. How much time and how many questions would you say? Vocab is like 40 words with about 5-7 minutes. The sequencing portion is 3 sections. 5 mins to read instructions and 5 mins to do the first two sections each which have about 20+ questions each. Last section is 5 questions but they give you 30 mins so u can figure it’ll take some time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Bruins Posted February 16 Share #2624 Posted February 16 5 hours ago, Styllez said: Vocab is like 40 words with about 5-7 minutes. The sequencing portion is 3 sections. 5 mins to read instructions and 5 mins to do the first two sections each which have about 20+ questions each. Last section is 5 questions but they give you 30 mins so u can figure it’ll take some time. Got it thanks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyStrikes Posted February 16 Share #2625 Posted February 16 10 hours ago, Styllez said: Vocab is like 40 words with about 5-7 minutes. The sequencing portion is 3 sections. 5 mins to read instructions and 5 mins to do the first two sections each which have about 20+ questions each. Last section is 5 questions but they give you 30 mins so u can figure it’ll take some time. This is spot on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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