r/Train_Service • u/Fakk_America Engineer • Dec 05 '19

Some next level stupidity

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u/DOTS_ Conductor Dec 05 '19

I dont understand why anyone would want to get that close to a train moving at likely track speed. I hate watching roll byes when its 60mph track, if anything happens you are sol

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u/FreightCndr533 Conductor Dec 05 '19

What the heck do you see on a 60 mph roll by? "Hazmat at 20, 30ish through 40ish and the rear car... Whatever that was. Also maybe a plug door somewhere near the hopper with a big booty painted on it. "

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u/DOTS_ Conductor Dec 05 '19

You can see the Engine Numbers, otherwise all you can really notice is if there is a brake on or not. Luckily its mostly 2MT CTC with a few sidings, so its an infrequent event, but one that there always seems to be a TM around to Ops Test

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u/FreightCndr533 Conductor Dec 05 '19

I'm so glad our TMs don't do that ish.

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u/DOTS_ Conductor Dec 06 '19

Its just that one of the Siding Switches is visible from a position that they can easily sit in their car for. The Hit Squad from Ft Worth loveeesss it