08-17-2011, 05:15 AM
Here's the catch-22..Overtime.Locals to some railroads are a necessary evil that cuts into their grand scheme of unit and intermodal trains railroading and of course the bottom line should a local crew hit the "good money" 5 days a week 52 weeks a year.Switches needs to be maintain -more added cost.
What to do? cried the bean counters.
Ah,we'll add another locomotive or a caboose for reverse moves to those blasted locals and save hundreds of man hours by eliminating the runaround moves and we can eliminate one more job ( brakeman/conductor's helper) and remove unneeded track in the process!
Excellent! declared the upper management.Let's get it done!
Then the Feds added more federal safety mandates and that help push runarounds from favor.
What to do? cried the bean counters.
Ah,we'll add another locomotive or a caboose for reverse moves to those blasted locals and save hundreds of man hours by eliminating the runaround moves and we can eliminate one more job ( brakeman/conductor's helper) and remove unneeded track in the process!
Excellent! declared the upper management.Let's get it done!
Then the Feds added more federal safety mandates and that help push runarounds from favor.
Larry
Engineman
Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!
Engineman
Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!