I wish to be a conductor and ultimately gain enough experience to be an engineer to however last week I took the assessment and sadly failed it (applied to BNSF) however I can try again in 3 months and I really hope to pass it!! 🎉
One thing ive learned in life, if a dude is catching fish on a cane pole you listen. I can get my bait any where from here to like 60 feet ahead of me, and i can't catch shit. If these dudes can slay em on a cane pole they know what's up.
Only thing I ever wanted to do in life. It was very difficult to get in and I had to do something so I ended up driving boats in the coast guard instead 13 years later.
I noticed that in America we almost always travel with the high beams on and the flashing lights activated, couldn't they be annoying for passing trains? In Italy, low beams are normally used at night, high beams and additional headlights are used on very dark tracks and are turned off when you pass other trains or cars. There is a blue light on the dashboard that reminds you that they are on. the high beams and the symbol is like that of cars, while during the day only the position lights are used and the high beams are used only to attract attention together with the horn. In recent years with the advent of xenon headlights and in the very last years with LED lights, having the high beams on is a guarantee of blinding for those traveling in the opposite direction, with normal halogen lights this was less problematic
I've seen Mike's videos before. They always bring back so many memories My dad was a dispatcher on this W&A subdivision between Chatt and Atla. These were a special breed of men & women, moving freight on the steel rails every day. My dad is gone but I have the memories Tjanks
I’m wondering if you knew my dad Mike? He worked the Chattanooga sub. He’d work Wauhatchie in Chattanooga in the switch engine during the summers in the 2000’s.
I am and live in Atlanta, when you are going north through city' underground tunnel (what are the Georga cities and town after Atlanta)where is your final destination. Where did you start from/your home base and home city? If not to personal. Great and very informative video. 👍
Mr. Mike, I am a daily Runner. How do train personnel keep in shape with these hours. If I work 3:30pm-12MN, I run in morning am. If I work 7:30am-4pm, I run in the evening. How do train personnel keep in shape. When do you all eat. Do you all bring food on to the train?. I am very impressed with your videos. Do enjoy your retirement. God Bless 🙌 🙏 .
What is the difference between the engineer and the conductor? My father worked for CXS for 45 year. Passed in 1997 at age 70. I chose college(BA and MBA and a career in the U.S. Airforce), and i love my father for his railroad career. May he rest in peace 🙏 🪦 . Mr. Mike thanks for the video.
Engineer is the safe and efficient operator of the locomotive engine /Conductor is the train administrator of assignments and interactions with the crew, onboard and outside operations, and all other activities including overseeing safety.
I’ve always loved the cabs of freight trains of the CSX ones their even better than the cabs of the city buses the cabs of CSX freight trains are so cool and what’s doing the clang clang sound on the train?
