Just curious....

Been trying to break into the field and haven't had much luck....

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Did you just pass my 740 at 200 kmh in a 300SD?????

1978 300SD 'Phil' - 1,315,853 Miles And Counting - 1, 317,885 as of 12/27/2012 - 1,333,000 as of 05/10/2013, 1,337,850 as of July 15, 2013, 1,339,000 as of August 13, 2013



100,000 miles since June 2005 Overhaul - Sold January 25th, 2014 After 1,344,246 Miles & 20 Years of Ownership

I'm under the impression Omegaman works on diesel-electric locomotives.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Talk to Walter White. Although he's probably not the safest for breaking into railroads...

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$60 OM617 Blank Exhaust Flanges
$110 OM606 Blank Exhaust Flanges
No merc at the moment

Well the older locomotives have no security devices. The box cars and containers probably just have lead sealing strips.

Seriously though in what area? One of my son in laws spent part of his early heavy equipment apprenticeship servicing the locomotives. When he got into his third year the company tended to release their people as they did not want to pay the requisite wages. This was for a canadian carrier. Kind of understood by all the guys working there at the time. I imagine that policy was eventually changed.

What type of work do you want to do?

Be aware that those jobs will likely be union so you will need " papers " unless you are general labor, pay dues ( RE: extortion / protection ) and you will have to deal with the attendant ". . . don't remove those two screws because you will be taking the electrician's job. . . ".

I used to ride on the train in the town where I worked. One of my older officers retired and went to work for San Joaquin Valley Railroad as a brakeman. It seemed like decent pay and he was happy. I was looking for the same gig....

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Did you just pass my 740 at 200 kmh in a 300SD?????

1978 300SD 'Phil' - 1,315,853 Miles And Counting - 1, 317,885 as of 12/27/2012 - 1,333,000 as of 05/10/2013, 1,337,850 as of July 15, 2013, 1,339,000 as of August 13, 2013



100,000 miles since June 2005 Overhaul - Sold January 25th, 2014 After 1,344,246 Miles & 20 Years of Ownership

aquatacedge is connected with railroad in some way in FLorida...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

The above Rail Road is on their list.
RailAmerica - Employment Opportunities

I checked All Rail Roads and All Jobs and it claimed no Jobs of any sort within 200 miles lof Long Beach, CA

http://www.amtrak.com/career-opportunities

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

I have been on the rails for past 8 years in California working for this guys Careers at Union Pacific from Roseville. I like the job but hate the company. If you like to become Brakeman, Switchman Conductor or Engineer apply for train crew position.

Brakeman is perhaps not the dangerous job it once was. I was not even aware they still had them. Proportionally a lot of brakeman died on the job in the old days.

Obviously they don't run on a boxcars roofs tying handbrakes anymore for the last 100 years.

Damn those interfering OSHA regulations! Really cuts down on new openings in the job markets!

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“Whatever story you're telling, it will be more interesting if, at the end you add, "and then everything burst into flames.”
― Brian P. Cleary, You Oughta Know By Now

All the live long day! Sorry I couldn't resist. No I really don't but wish I did. I couldn't deal with all the union rules though.

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1978 Mercedes 240D
1981 Mercedes 240D
1982 Mercedes 240D

SJVR is a short line, or class 3 railroad. If you here for the money, like me, you better of with class 1 railroad like UPRR or BNSF here in Cali. Amtrak is good also, but I prefer dealing with boxcars rather than stupid passengers sometimes

BNSF rebuilds their locomotives about a mile from my house.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13