Turtles |
Well, my ride got rained out but not my fun. After a good thunderstorm drops the temperature is a great time to find terrapene carolina Carolina aka Box turtles. These are some cool critters and I hat... Posted by on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:17:00 GMT |
Mainline! |
Well after a nice time back in the yard I decided to spend some time back out on the mainline. I jumped on a temporary slot as a mainline conductor and they put me to work with a vengence. I wanted to... Posted by on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:27:00 GMT |
Qualified |
Well, this morning I was called for train 282 out of Atlanta at 5200 tons and 8700 ' long. We had engines UP 4486 and NS 2540 to get us up the road. Our roadforeman of engines came with a managment tr... Posted by on Wed, 23 May 2007 19:18:00 GMT |
Work and Playing Out |
Thought it was time to catch up a bit. I've earned a week off and plan to enjoy myself and get some good bike rides in. Spent most of this week working out of Rome, GA. The last half was on a road swi... Posted by on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:05:00 GMT |
Tough Hauls |
Caught a couple of beastly trains the last couple of days. One of our monster coal trains at 7000' and 17,000 tons. These are a handful and can stress you out even though I'm getting pretty good at ha... Posted by on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:58:00 GMT |
Still Training |
Well, my learning experience continues. I've been learning some of the lines to the south lately which is cool 'cause it's all new territory for me. I spent some time running locals that spot all the ... Posted by on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:49:00 GMT |
Promoted |
Well, I get my promotion to engineer as of Sunday the 29th October. I now have to do a bunch of classroom and tests on the mechanical, rules, etc....The mechanical test is the one most guys fail but I... Posted by on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:28:00 GMT |
Long wet day |
Rained most of the day which made work alot less fun. Also found that we had a derailment that tore up the south end of my yard but luckily no one was hurt. Spent the morning carefully moving the dama... Posted by on Thu, 06 Jul 2006 19:31:00 GMT |