06-17-2009, 12:33 PM
Puddlejumper Wrote:Of course, there are times when a crew of 2 does this with no brakeman. Oh, and in today's railroad climate, there are crews of... ONE... that's right, I forgot to mention the remote controlled operations. One engineer/conductor on the ground, doing all the leg work alone, with a large remote control box strapped to his waist held up with suspenders. He controls all movement of the locomotive AND does all the ground work AND does all the paperwork.
Dave
After reading Brakie's post I thought about it and I think this is wrong. I think remote control operations still use 2 men, but both on the ground. I don't think there are any one person crews out there... yet.
Dave
-Dave