Working on the Railroad

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An update on some of the activities Steve - a new Norfolk Southern Conductor Trainee- has been up to. Steve has been working the Conneaut to Conway pool, running trains 14M and 15M. I was able to get to Conneaut for his first run on a 15M to Conway. A week later I had a chance for a little chase of a 14M heading to Ashtabula then making the move to head East to Conneaut.
So far he is enjoying the job. He is really looking forward to officially Marking Up as a Conductor. As of this video he was worked about 10 weeks in the CT program, and should have about two more weeks before the being able to test for the Mark Up. Next week he is going to work the C64 local over to Perry, OH and the Fairport Industrial. After that he isn't sure- maybe the N97 yard job or the C62 local. After that he hopes to be evaluated to Mark Up. He will be marked up when the Trainmaster thinks he is ready. He will then be on the Extra Board.
Luckily no incidents yet with hitting cars, trucks, or (thankfully!!) people. There was one incident with a dog, however....

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Комментарии : 28

@thetruckingrailfan4449 2 года назад

Enjoyed the video. I can tell you're proud of your son, as you have every right to be. I'm glad you were able to recover quickly from your bout with Covid. Just one question: when can we hope to see an update on the layout? I find I'm suffering from withdrawal from being able to vicariously build a model railroad. In the meantime, may you and yours stay healthy and safe. Let your son know that we're all happy that he's been able to pursue his dream career and wish him the best going forward (and backwards when the train changes direction).

@conrailfan6277 2 года назад

Nice work Rob, I hope your Son has a long safe career with NS!!!

@daviemaclean61 2 года назад

Thank goodness you now have an EXCUSE for railfanning! ;-)

@kyleburkholder6003 2 года назад

Rob thank you for your service. You should never feel that you need to apologize for what your breathing sounds like. Thanks for the video.

@BeardClipper 2 года назад

I miss your layout videos but I LOVE LOVE LOVE these ones!!!! Glad you recovered from COVID. Take care mate :)

@skipsalmon6728 2 года назад

In 1978 when BRAC struck the N&W (former NKP and Wabash) I was a member of management (Supervisor at Roanoke Shops) trained as a road engineer. I made 55 trips out of Bellevue, Ohio, about half from Bellevue to Bison Yard Buffalo. I remember this territory well. I especially dreaded going down 19th Street in Erie! Skip Salmon

@joelvale3887 2 года назад

There is a museum close to Youngstown called J&L narrow gauge railroad, their webpage has the same name.

@Camping814 2 года назад

Rob, this is awesome! Well done Steve!

@earlevans9931 2 года назад

Continued good health to you. Sounding like a proud papa! It’s a dad’s job to embarrass our kids while they work.

@RichardWilliams-sb8sx 2 года назад

Nice Job Rob....

@rjl110919581 2 года назад

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE VIDEO

@shed66215 2 года назад

Even without an on-going health issue having Covid is not good (been there), so hope you're over it soon. Nice to see a railfan video that comes with an explanation of what is taking place and where it is

@Crookedriverandeasternrr 2 года назад

wow how cool is that for your first railroad job

@charlierumsfeld6626 2 года назад

Good to hear from you. Hope Stephen is doing well. Sorry covid found you. Hopefully you are OK

@thomream1888 2 года назад

Rob, hope you're feeling better.

@donaldkarcheriii7249 2 года назад

If ever there was a "That's my Boy" moment, you just shared it with all of us. I could feel the heart felt sincerity in the commentary. Now I know how dedicated you are to prototype model railroading and time period, but at some point an NS Locomotive has to do a flyby on your layout with Steve hanging out the window waving to all of us. That would be cool. That guy you poke fun at on your layout could be seen running to a phone to report this futuristic locomotive that just went by, of course comments of him hitting the sauce again under peoples breath could be imagined, as his frantic reports go uninvestigated, thus it never happened anyway, holding true to the prototype if the only evidence was....well you get the idea. I'm posting, but I'm going back to find that guy's name. The guy that stuck in my head was the crossing guard on the road to Sharon video. Referred to as a slacker.

@sparky107107 2 года назад

starting to think your a proud poppa !.

@davidcoleman958 Год назад

Really cool to see your son is working for NS. Have you gotten over to railfan over in Ohio at any of the major hotspots like Berea, Fostoria, Vickers, Marion, or Sandusky Bay?

@kba3039 Год назад

Boy Steve is Lucky! When I hired out for NS in the mid 90s. The Division Super that Hired me, told me if he caught me waving at anyone that he would fire me on the spot! I hired out out of Ft Wayne District on the NKP side

@markrickard4795 2 года назад

Yr videos are brilliant u DO NOT NEED to apologise u were serving uncle sam be proud ps im irish living in ireland love yr modelling work

@eugeniomarins2936 2 года назад

Dear Sir, I know the effect of this kind of fatherly attention on a son (of any age). That's love, for shure. Cheers and maybe a little envy from Brazil!