CSX-Sucks!

CSX Attendance Policy

NO!!! You CAN'T have a day off!

    The railroad practically invented the term 'on-call'. Many CSX employees do not have schedules, but are forced into working a 'list'. Most lists are on call 6 days a week, 24 hours a day, and often the employee cannot even choose their day off. It is common to be called to work during an assigned day off.

    Unscheduled days off are usually not granted for family or religious obligations. There are many CSX employees who have been unable to attend their childrens' birthday parties, their wedding anniversaries, and even funerals because they were not allowed time off.

    We've even heard of people who had to call out sick, to attend their own wedding! We're sure that some of these stories that can top even that one...



Webmaster's note:

Since I go through the server logs regularly, I just thought I'd take this opportunity to point out that all of the comments in defense of the company seem to come from Jacksonville, while complaints come from everywhere that the company does business.

You do the math. 



Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 19 May 2013

Hoyer:

Are you back to playing your cowardly games again?  Who is it in
Ashtabula that you have a hard on for?  People don't get away with
anything more out there than anywhere else.  They discipline and put
people on the street just like other yards, and YOU KNOW THIS!

Grow up retard!


Name: hoyer
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 18 May 2013

If anyone wants to get away with breaking rules.Try the Great Lakes
Division in northeast OHIO. At CP 128 to CP 130 Ashtabula, Ohio. I have
 seen plenty of rule breaking violations that go on all the      
time.They have 1 yard job and 3 local jobs and Anything GOES!!!
Cleveland,Ohio might switch tag from time to time but that's it.But if
you work in Ashtabula,Ohio there are no rules there at all.It's a free
for all.Guys riding tank cars on shoves,no stretching after a tie is
made,getting on and off moving equipment,never doing any safety
stops,they walk behind cars all the time to open up the knuckle,never
asking for 3 step protection,they throw switches all day never once
looking at the switch points.It's crazy and the train master there
doesn't even got out and watch his employees,so he doesn't have to
discipline them for what there are doing.It's all about the money out
there and that yard makes a lot of MONEY.So rule breaking is OK it
makes the train master look good,profit wise to CSX. If CSX would go
out there and see what is really going on,that yard would be SHUT DOWN
PERIOD.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years
Posted: 06 May 2013

Hey, Conductor 30 years +, I did NOT say Master was an exclusive slave
term, that was the poster below me (Phil?)that I was replying to.
Master IS a very traditional term, with both positive (tradition) and
negative connotations. The culture, however, is very traditional in
some ways, and modern in others. For example, if you were a conductor
and couldn't pass the engineer training program, you stayed a
conductor or became a clerk, etc. Today you pass or are fired, and
thrown out on the street. So now we watch trendy videos about work
place violence. And, in other organizations such as the military, many
mandatory pass programs (i.e. learning to operate and repair a M-60
m.g.) are offered in variations so people that learn in a different
manner can still pass. We have adopted the worst of the new (worry
about workplace violence - traditionally very rare on the RR)with the
worst of the old (training is my way or the highway, graduation based
on highly subjective opinion). STARS is a classic timeclock program
that is viewed as highly regressive in many industries, and is new to
the RR. You could go on...."own your job, take responsibility, but do
NOTHING without express permission, knowing that the slightest
initiative may lead to serious punishment. Even supervisors know that
their ability to perform is very limited, and the focus must be on
discipline, connections, and conformity. No smart boys wanted or
tolerated, even if this would improve the company. And so on.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 02 May 2013

Ape 20-30
WTF, Master is racist? Master mechanic, Master mason, Master's degree.
Don't we have real things to worry about?


Name: tsp626
E-mail: tobishan1972@gmail.com
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 1-10 years
Posted: 02 May 2013

I received my termination letter due to excessive attendance points. 
Yes, I did miss a lot of work in a short period, but I was very sick,
had doctors notes, and the sick days.  Also, my daughter was in the
hospital and I was FORCED to use vacation days because of accruing
points and I was told that sick days were for when the "employee" is
sick and not any family members.  
And don't even get me started about my union representation! Haven't
heard from the asshole.  
Six plus years of my life busting my ass and a kick right through the
door.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years
Posted: 02 May 2013

although using the word MASTER may hit some nerves, it is not
exclusively a slave term. Look at old book of rules, etc. from NYC,
PRR, Erie, etc. They refer to "entering upon the service of the
company" and similar archaic terms closer to Downton Abby or Upstairs
- Downstairs then the millenium generation. Yes, CSX is a southern
company but in many respects it is an Appalachian company, very closely
micro managed so any decision is high level, This is obviously a real
drag on efficiency, and is coupled with a surge in female employment at
high level. The problem with these high level females is that they bring
the worst of non RR management traditions and combine them with the
worst in traditional RR culture. And, like every RR I have ever seen,
CSX is the RR of the future - and always will be.


Name: Phil
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 30 April 2013

Other, Non-Employee,

I'm guessing from reading your post that you're a company officer,
and drank the Kool-Aid from the CSX company fountain in Atlanta and
Jacksonville.  CSX DOES NOT have diversity outside of Jacksonville or
Atlanta.  The only place you'll find diversity is where Wall Street
and upper management will look.

CSX is a SOUTHERN COMPANY IN ALL FASCITIS.  Look at the terms it
continues to use in the 21st century, and that other railroads have
chose NOT to use.  Train MASTER, Yard MASTER, Road MASTER.....  Instead
of updating the terms that are used for these positions, as other
railroads have done, CSX has decided to, and continues to use these
antiquated terms from the Civil War, and Slave and Master era.  

This is the 21st century.  I know this might come as a shock to some,
and contrary to want Great Lakes Division's own David Harris may
openly say about how the T&E field not being a job for women, today,
women are in the workforce.  When you read the company produced
propaganda from both Jacksonville, or the local divisions, it STILL
refers to its employees in the male vernacular, even though women work
in the T&E field.  On the Great Lakes Division is only ONE manager of
African American decent, and NO FEMALE MANAGERS.  Until last year Avon
terminal's youngest female had 10 years seniority, and she was their
only female minority.  To top this off, she'd transferred in from
another division.

So Other, Non Employee, I've worked out of many terminals on both the
Great Lakes, Nashville, and Chicago Division.  I don't see women out
here, (not that my wife objects to this), and I don't see to many if
any minorities (afro American or Hispanic) out here.  I don't know
where you're working out of CSX or who you know that is, but if you
ever visited terminals outside of Jacksonville's immediate view, you
would find that CSX is not the utopia that CSX paints for the media and
world to see.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 29 April 2013

This is so untrue and unfair to every RR employee that ever hired on.
Pure BS. Some RR hired only white males for certain jobs, and an
African american could get the same job at another RR. The exact same
thing happened when a white guy applied. The RR hired based on need, as
they do today, however they must have diversity today and that is a
problem. Simply hiring the best one that walks in the door, filling the
board and things are good is not good enough.-
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Contrary to what CSX may say publicly, CSX management looks at all
women and minorities as a lawsuit waiting to happen.  With this said,
CSX DOES NOT care about you, me, or anyone else.  But CSX does care
about bad publicity.  God Forbid anyone tarnish the image they falsely
propagate to the media and Wall Street about what a wonderful company
they are.  I STRONGLY SUGGEST you spend the thirty dollars, join the
NAACP, and file a discrimination complaint with their legal address
committee.  While I'm not sure what you were hoping to gain when you
filed your lawsuit, I'm sure this organization might be of some
assistance to you.  No company wants to have their logo plastered
across the front page and leading the National News with the NAACP
saying THIS COMPANY DISCRIMINATES AGAINST PEOPLE OF COLOR.  

Please give going this route some thought, and good luck.


Name: ===Todd Novac==
E-mail: ==shit bag .com==
Employed as: Yard Master, for 10-20 years
Posted: 28 April 2013

HE ===TODD NOVAC ====    boy the truth hurts  maybe you should go back
to cooking !!!!! maybe you dipped one to many times in the secret sauce
!! or is that cum on you check from the train master . you       have no
shame showing you face at work  and we know what you realy think of your
fellow workers  May a herd of monkeys shit on your head===== Fat boy====


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 April 2013

Joann,

I decided to take the time and look up if you were real person, or a
company plant on this site.  I ran a google search using your name,
Joann Brooks, Jacksonville, and CSX, below is one of the links that
came up.

http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/florida/flmdce/3:2009cv00379/226328/11

It looks like your case was dismissed back in 2009. While I applaud
your efforts, and am impressed that you were actually able to get the
EEOC to do something, then agree you did indeed have grounds to file a
suit against CSX, what are you hoping to gain now that your lawsuit has
been dismissed?  How will it help you, and be of benefit to those of us
who agree to join and stand with you as you've asked, when your case
was dismissed several years ago?

I understand from reading the lawsuit you filed, you're an older
african american female that worked her way up the ranks and hurt your
back lifting a box of files.  Have you thought about contacting your
local NAACP branch and filing a discrimination complaint with their
legal address committee?  By filing a complaint with the NAACP's Legal
Address Committee, you are a voice of many, vs a voice of one.  

Who out here doesn't agree, we all know, CSX DOES discriminate.

Contrary to what CSX may say publicly, CSX management looks at all
women and minorities as a lawsuit waiting to happen.  With this said,
CSX DOES NOT care about you, me, or anyone else.  But CSX does care
about bad publicity.  God Forbid anyone tarnish the image they falsely
propagate to the media and Wall Street about what a wonderful company
they are.  I STRONGLY SUGGEST you spend the thirty dollars, join the
NAACP, and file a discrimination complaint with their legal address
committee.  While I'm not sure what you were hoping to gain when you
filed your lawsuit, I'm sure this organization might be of some
assistance to you.  No company wants to have their logo plastered
across the front page and leading the National News with the NAACP
saying THIS COMPANY DISCRIMINATES AGAINST PEOPLE OF COLOR.  

Please give going this route some thought, and good luck.


Name: ===Todd Novac===
E-mail: I suck a Dick .com
Employed as: Yard Master, for 10-20 years
Posted: 26 April 2013

=======Todd Novac ======= updates . he has made a complant to CSX about
harassment  that this should be not talked about !!!!!! he claims he
only barrowed the money and as a union official he was allowed to do it
without breaking the law . LOOK at medina county criminal records . We
should all stand up against him Fuck the company And fuck the UTU for
letting him Back Fuck you ===Todd Novac


Name: ==Todd Novac==
E-mail: scumbag .com
Employed as: Yard Master, for 10-20 years
Posted: 24 April 2013

TODD NOVAC  Yardmaster at Collinwood  In at Cleveland ohio . Fat fuck
with a pumpkin head . stoled money from our union BLE and was found
guilty !!!!!!!! and the came back as a yardmaster .It shows how weak
are unions are !!!!! No one should even talk to him .what happened to
employee un becomining !!!! what a piece of fat shit!! I am sure he is
a snitch for the trainmaster . stand up against him he is no good !!!. 
 And also he stated I was going to pay it back . like they all do
!!!!!!!!!


Name: JoAnn Brooks
E-mail: royaltyreigns09@yahoo.com
Employed as: Corporate office, for 30+ years
Posted: 23 April 2013

RAILROADERS, PAST and PRESENT . . . 
I have been reading your comments and there definitely must be
"CHANGE" within the Railroad System.  I am a former CSX employee with
over thirty (30) years of experience.  I have also taken advantage of
the educational reimbursement program, earned a Master's Degree,
Facilitated training programs for management and union employees.  My
last position allowed me to work with the gentlemen in the field, SPG
and Maintenance of Way through the Human Resources Department in
Jacksonville, Florida.  I am currently fighting in COURT against some
of the very things you are upset about . . . bullying . . . retaliation
. . . discrimination . . . unfair treatment . . . safety violations and
much more. . . . I really want to know how many of you would be willing
to rally . . . stand together and really let your voices be heard
without sounding uneducated and WIN back  . . . what has been STOLEN
from US?  Profanity may relieve the hurt and disbelief temporarily, but
not intelligently get your point heard . . . MONEY RECOVERED and JUSTICE
REIGN!!!  WHAT SAY YOU???  Thanks  JoAnn   IS THE COURT SYSTEM
INEFFECTIVE?  MY GOD ISN'T!! HE RULES . . . Again, WHAT SAY YOU? TIME
TO ACT NOW . . . LET ME HEAR FROM YOU . . .


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 April 2013

Hey APE 10-20:

Good point...the RCO's came to CSX in 2001 and were fully deployed
by 2003 with a two man crew.

The back issues will start hitting CSX anytime now...probably won't be
as bad as the asbestos suit but will cost the carriers billions!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years
Posted: 22 April 2013

I would think that the RCO physical fitness issue is not the fact that
20 year old RCO's may have problems when they are 50, but that we have
newer RCO's who were hired in middle age and may not have the seniority
to escape to a better job before retirement AND - will not have full
retirement until age 70. Meaning we have 50 yr old new hires doing RCO
work now who will still be marching through poor walking conditions
with a heavy box when they are 65, unable to retire and even unable to
qualify for disability in some cases. Where do they go? How safe is
this? Can we foist our corporate mistakes off on RRB so ALL RR
employees can contribute to the $$$ by forcing theses folks into
disability at a lower pay rate? The RR was never setup with the idea
that 50 year old men could not perform the only job they could hold,
despite a good faith effort.There was always a less demanding
(physically) job they could hold, even if pays, hours, days off, etc.
were not optimal.Something to think about.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 April 2013

This is a nice post that has merit, and deserves a comment.

The Remote was not accepted by anyone, no one wanted it. It came from
the same place as FRED. It was forced into use by the carriers, they
bought it and are going to use it. This is when the fight starts,
simply because we have 2 unions that work together on the same
locomotive day after day and get their info from 2 different
directions. I saw that in the early 1960's ---when the Brakeman got
off of the locomotive it was fun on him time. We had Fireman that rode
a few miles and got off, it was the same again. We had Engineers that
hated all Brakemen until the Fireman left. We had Conductors that would
not board the locomotive if a certain Engineer was on duty.--

Now some of the real life BS that I posted above is still going on.
Time to roll those dues into something that works. RCO with 3 is a good
start, or fight the system with 1.
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 Name: Retired FRA Inspector
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 12 April 2013

I just believe that remote control was bad for everyone, and that it
should have been opposed by both unions. This has been a big step
backward for railroad transportation employees. One employee is now
doing the work that was previously done by three. The young people may
be able to spend eight hours walking in ballast, over ties and
tripping
on debris, but how will they do it after 30 or 40 years. And they are
constantly carrying the extra weight of the remote control boxes.
Also,
from what those folks told me, they often must break rules in order to
meet production demands. And keep in mind how stringent the rules have
become. Technology usually makes work easier, but in this case, it has
had the opposite effect. Power stokers on steam locomotives is an
example of technology that was good for employees.


Name: I
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 18 April 2013

Looks like Stupid dodged a bullet this time.  Done some damage to a
Locomotive a while back on the north end, denied all involvement to
management.  Not to worry, Management knows about it now. Too bad your
own local chairman dimed you out.  Nothing like the union brotherly
love.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 17 April 2013

yes I agree he needs to be got read of.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 17 April 2013

yes I know this is not professionalism, but it needs to be said FUCK
Frulla I'm glad the coal fields are finally sticking together and
putting csx in a bind with no one available.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 10-20 years
Posted: 16 April 2013

Crane just got Burrus's job. Maybe people can not be so uptight now


Name: Hee Hee
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 16 April 2013

Really?
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 16 April 2013

stupid does in your case by posting petty crap on this site . OH ..wait
a minute..that's ALL that's on this site.. Wish all I had  to worry
about was who has a PB day.!! GET A LIFE LOSER

  
Really:  pretty funny stuff there, you say that a post is "posting
petty crap on this site. OH...wait a minute.. that's all that's on
this site.  So in your mind, you post more petty crap on this site.


Name: Really?
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 16 April 2013

Why worry about Fatboy? She take a PB day and bump you outta one.?? Be a
MAN and face her in person if you have a problem with her ! Stupid is as
stupid does in your case by posting petty crap on this site . OH ..wait
a minute..that's ALL that's on this site.. Wish all I had  to worry
about was who has a PB day.!! GET A LIFE LOSER


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 10-20 years
Posted: 16 April 2013

Wake up it is time to consolidate our unions call your local Teamsters
office to get assistance with representation.  

Go to: https://nlrb.gov/forms download NLRB Form 502 – petition.

Download form and get signatures, let us end our differences and
consolidate for the benefit of the employee.


Name: oh
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 15 April 2013

It appears as though Fatboy finally figured out how to play the P.B.
game after nearly 19 years on the railroad.  Some people catch on a lot
slower than others. The more you talk the stupider you look.


Name: Retired FRA Inspector
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 12 April 2013

I just believe that remote control was bad for everyone, and that it
should have been opposed by both unions. This has been a big step
backward for railroad transportation employees. One employee is now
doing the work that was previously done by three. The young people may
be able to spend eight hours walking in ballast, over ties and tripping
on debris, but how will they do it after 30 or 40 years. And they are
constantly carrying the extra weight of the remote control boxes. Also,
from what those folks told me, they often must break rules in order to
meet production demands. And keep in mind how stringent the rules have
become. Technology usually makes work easier, but in this case, it has
had the opposite effect. Power stokers on steam locomotives is an
example of technology that was good for employees.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 12 April 2013

How can you say the UTU shafted the BLE on remote control? The UTU asked
the BLE to jointly negotiate. The BLE refused saying RCO wouldn't
happen. The UTU went in alone, knowing that technology was going to be
implimented.  The fact is a 1 man RCO conductor does 90 percent
trainmen's work (switches, hoses, hand brakes) and 10 percent
forward, backward, stop.


Name: Stildragon
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 12 April 2013

For the folks near New Orleans familiar with him- Trainmaster Todd West
was recently seperated from the employ of CSX.  They should have done
it long ago.  Rots of Ruck todd.


Name: Nasty company 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 11 April 2013

IT'S TIME TO STAND UP AGAINEST OUR UNIONS AND DEMAND MORE THAN B.S
...or face a law suit ..WE PAY THOSE FOOLS FOR NOTHING...I vote for a
class action lawsuit ...They love our union dues but do NOTHING FOR
US....


Name: Nasty company 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 10 April 2013

Guys ..Here is the bottom line.CSX will indeed do anything and
everything to you.If it benefits the company.But here is some food for
thought.We pay our unions to protect our rights as laborers, and to in
force the AGREED CONTRACTS.I HATE CSX but the company can only get by
with crap if the PAID unions allows it..I believe that I hate the
unions  (BLET/UTU) more because I pay them to screw my eye balls
out..until the unions band together and fight then will we lose the
battle.. GUYS IT'S TIME THAT WE EXPECT MORE FROM OUR UNIONS..the fox
is in the hen house..A DIVISION MANAGER STATED " THE UNIONS WERE
BOUGHT OFF YEARS AGO"  Fact !!!!!!....if it walks like a duck AND ACTS
LIKE A DUCK THEN IT'S A FREAKIN DUCK BOYS!!!!!!!


Name: La Mort Rouge
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years
Posted: 09 April 2013

On our division an employee is currently serving a seven day suspension
for riding his two day bump.I understand this is a union agreement but
it is in conflict with CSX's availablity policy. Since when does a
"policy" override a union agreement? After this policy went into
effect I asked my local chairman how could this be. The gist of his
answer was,"Well we'll wait until someone is in trouble for this and
we will get this overturned". That day has come and gone and true to
form,the union did nothing about it,just empty talk and chest pounding.
CSX does truly suck but the unions let them get away with this BS. CSX
is claiming a manpower shortage but is this the answer to solving the
problem by suspending employees over petty offenses when they could be
marked up and ready for their next call? By the letter of the law,so to
speak,he is not gulity of anything;he was living up to the agreement.


Name: Retired FRA Inspector
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 06 April 2013

Crew Dispatcher:

I have always believed that railroad unions should merge in order to
become more powerful. Railroad corporations have done that, and look
how powerful they have become! The UTU and BLET have bickered between
themselves for years instead of fighting the railroads. The UTU shafted
the BLET by quickly signing on with remote control. Then CSX then went
to one-person remote control operations and everyone lost. Railroad
employees should begin to demand more from their unions! I also
recommend the Teamsters. That union speaks out against the absurd power
of corporations and the sleazy politicians that protect the interests of
those corporations. Not so much with the UTU.

Corporate greed is exactly what's driving the mistreatment of
employees. CSX managers in Toledo even tried to stalk and bully me last
year. I actually had to call the local police department for protection.
And when FRA Region 2 Deputy Administrator Larry Kish took the side of
the CSX managers, I said to hell with it and retired! Fortunately I had
enough years of service to retire with a good pension. With 10 years of
railroad retirement and 36 years of civil service it was a good time to
pull the pin. And the best part is that I don't have to put up with
those railroad managers anymore! FRA of course insisted that we be nice
to them. Now they can all kiss my........


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Crew Dispatcher, for 10-20 years
Posted: 06 April 2013

I want to apologize to all T&E for the actions of the Crew Management
Center.  I know most of you are dedicated hard working employees, not
necessary for the company but for your own moral and ethical
principles.  There are a few  Crew Dispatchers that are actually moral
and ethical individuals and on their behalf I want to express my
sincerest apologies for the way we are made to treat you.  We are
limited to the actions we can take in fear of losing our jobs just like
you are.  It is the culture of CSX to move trains at any cost with no
ethical or moral values considered.  CSX does not care about its
employees, plain and simple.  The only thing we can do is get rid of
our current unions and consolidate all crafts under one union so we can
have the power to stand our ground.  We must realize we are at war with
corporate greed and the only way to maintain an even playing field is
through strength in numbers.  A consolidation of all crafts to one
union will give us the strength to negotiate with the railroad
consortiums.  We need to consolidate, I recommend the Teamsters for all
crafts.  I realize there will be disagreements with this philosophy but
believe me it is the only way we will be united in the cause of looking
out for the interests of the employee.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 05 April 2013

WHAT A GREAT JOB! WHO CAN I FIRE TODAY? WHO CAN I TALKED TO LIKE SHIT?
OR MAYBE I WILL TRY TREATING MY EMPLOYEEES LIKE I WOULD WANT TO BE
TREATED! NO THAT WOULD GET ME IN TROUBLE GUESS I WILL TREAT THEM LIKE
SHIT BECAUSE THATS THE WAY CSX TRAINED ME TO DO IT!!!!!!!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 05 April 2013

CSX COULD CARE LESS ABOUT YOUR SAFTY!!! JUST MOVE THOSE TRAINS OR WE
WILL FIRE YOU! GOOD JOB CSX HIRE MORE TRAINMASTERS OFF THE STREETS THAT
KNOW NOTHING ABOUT RAILROADING! BUT THEY SURE KNOW HOW TOO ACT LIKE A
BIG SHOT!READ MORE BOOKS THEN YOU MIGHT LEARN HOW TO GET TRAINS OUT OF
THE TERMINALS ON TIME!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 03 April 2013

First your remark regarding the special Olympics is quite childish and
uneducated in itself as well, which may explain my complaint. For years
I have watched many CSX employees take advantage of their freedom at
work. Your managers and signalman are more interested cheating on their
wives during work hours than they are in their jobs. They would rather
create a second identity and sleep with every hooker in town. And one
sick individual uses his work computer to send pictures of himself and
or pictures of his partner and himself. You can only guess at what kind
of pictures I'm talking about. How can CSX support such behavior?
Don't they monitor their employees? I would if i was paying them
60,000 plus a year.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 31 March 2013

Happy Easter!!!    March 31, 2013....and CSX STILL SUCKS!!!


Name: Trigger
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 28 March 2013

To any high officials that reads these post.  I injured myself at home
last year.  Went to Doc on a Thursday and was told to go have MRI done
on Friday and to return on Monday to go over results.  Doc said dont go
back to work for one week due to injury.  Against doc orders i went back
to work that day and faxed my dr. excuse to correct personnel.  Since it
was not an urgent care and it was on a "WEEKEND" my excuse was not
valid and therefor put me in the attendance policy.  After speaking
with a train master about this, he seemed to be more concerned about me
coming back to work against my docs orders and said i could be
terminated for that.  So with all that being said, what would you do? 
I can heel up and get fired for attendance or i can come to work
injured and get fired for that.  so no matter what i do i risk being
fired just simply because i hurt myself at home.  So with this
intimidation of being fired either way i go, you can bet your ass i
will hire a lawyer or i will just simply come to work and slip and fall
as soon as i walk in the door so not only will CSX have to pay my dr
bill, you will have to pay me for everyday i do not work.  YOUR CHOICE
CSX!!!!!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 March 2013

Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 27 March 2013

Have railroaders become soft? Regular road calling times is an old
issue
that isn't going to happen seeing except for Amtrak, rock trains, a
few
switchers (in my area they ended up in the freight pools) & mabey the
Juice train scheduled runs have gone the way of the Dodo bird.
Divorce?
That's always been a problem nothing new. It's the life people
accepted if they don't like it then it's time to move on. In this
day
& age of corporations having the upper hand better be glad you still
have a union that gets decent contracts & benefits. They might not be
as strong as they once were but that goes back nearly 30 years ago
with
Ronald Raygun. Rail unions can't be compared to the UAW ect...because
of the restrictions under the RLA. A recent article there is less than
7% of workers in this country unionized these days. You people got
more
time off then ever before between rest days & FRA manditory rest. If
other generations could juggle their lives around the railroad then
what has changed? New railroaders that didn't come from a railroad
family. That's the only conclusion I can sum it up to be.............
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Just a response to the above post, which I might add is real.

Have Rails become soft? Sure they have, same as we did, remember the
fireman and steam Vs diesel you were there to ride the wave, sit on the
left side and wave at the foamers.

Second comment on call times, and you are correct that is the hard
part. Now let us take a look at the last 6 lines in your post!

YEP


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 27 March 2013

Have railroaders become soft? Regular road calling times is an old issue
that isn't going to happen seeing except for Amtrak, rock trains, a few
switchers (in my area they ended up in the freight pools) & mabey the
Juice train scheduled runs have gone the way of the Dodo bird. Divorce?
That's always been a problem nothing new. It's the life people
accepted if they don't like it then it's time to move on. In this day
& age of corporations having the upper hand better be glad you still
have a union that gets decent contracts & benefits. They might not be
as strong as they once were but that goes back nearly 30 years ago with
Ronald Raygun. Rail unions can't be compared to the UAW ect...because
of the restrictions under the RLA. A recent article there is less than
7% of workers in this country unionized these days. You people got more
time off then ever before between rest days & FRA manditory rest. If
other generations could juggle their lives around the railroad then
what has changed? New railroaders that didn't come from a railroad
family. That's the only conclusion I can sum it up to be.


Name: Fed up
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 26 March 2013

Sorry but the name should say "fed up".


Name: Feed up
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 26 March 2013

To the conductor 20/30 years....
 Just because CSX does one thing right ( contributing to our 401k plan)
doesn't mean that they need a big pat on the back..CSX will always suck
due to poor management..have you ever the term "you have been
railroaded" or " I have been railroaded" this term has been used for
over 100 years..why ? You ask... Because the railroad takes what they
want regardless of the consequences of the employee ...here is what I
truly believe....# 1 ...the employee's are only human and not
machines... # 2. The employee's need more family time..( railroad
divorce rate is at 85% ) # 3 The employee's need a more structured job
schedule.( regular calling times) # 4 the employee's need to be treated
as if they do matter, and not just a EMPLOYEE ID...upper management
needs to understand that if it wasn't for the employee's (the little
man and women) that their fat butts wouldn't have a job either.. I
believe that in order to be a manager for the railroad you first need
to have at least 10/15 years of experience... These young managers are
little punks that has never had anything ...If anyone ask me how to
apply for the railroad I really do my best to direct them somewhere
else..My God bless us as we try to make it to retirement ....


Name: Boxcar
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 25 March 2013

I agree with you WTF...... Frulla is worst than Adolph Hitler  ever
thought of being... He is a sick joke not nly as a manager but also as
a human being...  I dont know how he continues to hold his position...
If CSX was smart they would fire his worthless ass.. The morale of the
Huntington   is at an all time low thanks to Adolph and his little Nazi
minions....


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 25 March 2013

Attenance policies. People got what they wanted rest days & gaurented
extra boards it backfired. The extra boards got drastically cut and
rest days made attendance policies. Gone were the days when a person
could mark off anytime for any reason. People should be working on
getting sick days in the next contract. Other railroad crafts have sick
days. Today with rest days & FRA required rest T&E is technically no
longer a 24/7 occupation. Which is the reason T&E never had sick days.
In the past taking off sick ect...earning could be made up. That needs
to be started at the union. Seeing todays contracts are on-property
instead of national it wouldn't have an impact on other railroads. The
negative side to get one something has to be given up that's
bargaining. As for CSX working people to death not having a life
that's nothing new it's a railroad. Get over it that was known before
a person got hired that's crying over spilled milk.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 20-30 years
Posted: 25 March 2013

CSX at its finest, what ever happened to hiring the best qualified
candidate for the job?
Is this a response to fines for reciprocity? Has this had any influence
on the process associated with the hiring processes?  To hell with EEOC,
hire the best qualified, it’s the right thing to do.  No special
considerations for anyone.  Let the best qualified candidate for the
job be the best qualified candidate hired for the job.
Check out CMC, EEOC at its finest. Definitely influential, first and
foremost they have the strongest case of any department influence by
EEOC policies administered by senior management to take advantage of
current department directive to influence the EEOC policies initiated
by CSX to promote the appearance of CMC compliance to reciprocity
directives associated with the current settlement factors with the
settlement conditions by the courts.
But for those of us who really know, it's all smoking mirrors. It is
all for appearance purposes, obligations for reprobation are being
orchestrated by a non-operational essential department of operations.


Name: WTF
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 23 March 2013

TIME TO RATE THE MANAGEMENT TEAM

RATINGS 1 TO 10

1 = KINDA SUCKS
2 = SUCKS SLIGHTLY
3 = MAN U SUCK
4 = U SUCK BIG ONES
5 = U BOTHER ME SUCKS
6 = U SUCK AS A MANAGER
7 = VERY HARD SUCKER
8 = U COULD SUCK START A HARLEY DAVIDSON
9 = U SUCK SO MUCH IT HURTS
10 = U SUCK SO HARD U CAN SUCK A BASKETBALL THRU A MCDONALDS STRAW 

FIRST RATING
BOB FRULLA = 11


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 16 March 2013

Conductor 1-10

You are very mis-informed. I suggest you get clarification from your
Union rep before you spread more bad information, or get someone else
in trouble through your mis-interperations. People like you need to
attend a union meeting once in a while. Not trying to be an ass, but
its people like you that are the problem. Can't voice your opinion and
pass it off as fact. Get informed.


Name: TenPlusYears
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 14 March 2013

After being a loyal employee of CSX for over 20 years, there came a time
when I needed CSX to be on my team they betrayed me. I was accused by an
"Anonymous" caller (My Ex) of violating the covenant of my oath as a
locomotive engineer to never do anything that would endanger myself, my
crew or the public (besides the obvious doing my job). 

I had warned them prior to all of this that she would be calling and
even told them what she would say. Of course when it did happen I was
immediately removed from service and kept from service for more than 60
days. Of course when I went back they played "Dumb" like they had
nothing to do with it and they had no prior notice. (Not that I never
had a failed drug test EVER or anything) 

Long story short I feel betrayed by the company that I have given more
that a decade to so now that she is charged with Felony Extortion for
it (my Ex) I think I will forward this to federal prosecutors for them
to look into CSX's actions......


Name: Retired FRA Inspector
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 March 2013

Either the alleged failure to accept a doctor's verification of
sickness is not a violation of law, or the law is not being enforced.
The supposed watchdog agency, FRA, certainly takes no exception to the
mistreatment of railroad workers. It seems to me that FRA is more
concerned about railroad profitability. I learned that firsthand, while
working at FRA.

If railroads allowed employees to mark off when they are sick or
aren't properly rested, they would need to hire additional people. And
that would decrease profits. Because corporations are only guided by
greed, they will not do anything that would decrease profits. And the
larger the corporation, the greedier it becomes.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 March 2013

loco
 
 What alot of people dont know is that it is against the law to force
someone to come to work sick. It makes it an unsafe enviornment for
anyone working with this person as well as spreading negative germs
throughout the work place if this person is contagious. If a person is
sick enough to need a doctors visit then they shouldnt be in charge of
heavy and dangerous equipment. Their ability to give their full
attention to the job could be easily compromised.  As for the company
refusing to accept a doctors visit as legit, that is an offense as
well. The doctor that treated you should be told immediately that
his/her written orders were not accepted as legitimate. This could be
interpreted as an accusation of malpractice/fraud on the part of the
doctor. Many doctors do not take this lightly. If this behavior is
allowed to continue, there will be a growing number of doctors that
will drop out of the "in-network" group. Think about it. Would you
want to treat patients whos employer may insinuate that you are
possibly not professional or may be violating the laws of their state
medical board?  The company started the stringent policy for attendance
that resulted in the employees going to their doctors or med care to
cover their reasons for calling in sick. Cut their noses off to save
their faces. Insurance companies are not happy with the excessive
payouts on claims. They dont understand why the claims have trippled in
the last year. Guarentee there will be a raise in the cost of medical
insurance. Most of it will be out of the employees pockets. In the
meantime continue to go to the doctor and if your proof of visit is
denied by the company, take it up with your doctor and consult with
outside legal sources.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 10 March 2013

1800hurt:

Its not the bid system that is so bad, its the fact that they
implemented an unethical attendance policy that gives an employee no
quality of life.

CSXT is an unethical company plain and simple. Right now they are out
to fire everyone with no just cause while safety is an excuse for law
suites that they bring on themselves.

Everyone I work with right now is hating this company.


Name: 1800hurt
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 09 March 2013

The bid system is horrible.We are not machines..WE ARE HUMAN,WE WIL
BREAK DOWN AND HOPEFUL ON YOUR PROPERTY!!! CSX's NEW MANAGEMENT HAS
SET THE STAGE FOR COMPANY FAILURE...EMPLOYEES will start dropping ..so
sad...God bless each employee and there family's..


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 09 March 2013

CSX has been pushing conductors around in my area for over a year. We
are entilted to take up to 48hours to markup back up after being
bumped. Although in our agreement it allows us to take up to 48 hours
the company will fire you if you take more then 12hours. The first
offense is 3days over head must sign a nasty gram. Then keep your nose
clean for 30 days and keep your availability up for 6 months before the
first nasty gram falls off. Step 2 gets you 3 days off in the form of a
suspension. Step 3 gets termination. Csx does not honor there union
contracts they push people around pushing there agenda and the fire us
for availabilty because they want us to have there company wide bid
system which we dont want.


Name: Retired FRA Inspector
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 08 March 2013

Railroad rules pertaining to the use of cell phones and other electronic
devices are more restrictive than those imposed by FRA. But because FRA
is now assisting railroads in the enforcement of their rules, it is
unwise to even say the word "cell phone" while on railroad property.
And FRA policy now seems to only target the T&E people. When railroad
managers are involved, it's strictly "hands off." So don't expect
FRA to take action against anyone in the management ranks.

I personally believe that FRA has completely overblown the issue of
cell phone use. After the passenger engineer in California blew through
signals while texting his boy friend, FRA entered the usual crisis mode.
I don't remember FRA ever being proactive. Had FRA been proactive on
that issue, many lives could have been saved. Now, FRA is allowing
railroads to overwork and overextend their employees in a possible
lead-up to another tragedy. Harassment and intimidation is also
creating an environment where accidents happen, but FRA is playing its
fiddle again.

I believe that the heads of Federal agencies are now dropping to their
knees in front of corporate managers because their wages are only a
small fraction of what those corporate managers receive in wages and
benefits. The wealth and power of those corporate managers make the
Federal employees feel small and powerless. Political pressure also
enters into the mix, as does self interest on the part of Federal
employees.


Name: out of the game  
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 08 March 2013

hey folks?.........is it still illegal to use cell phones on the train? 
and if you have an incident? does the official have the right to use the
cell phone on your train?............not !  your in charge its your
train  , same rules apply to all !  the conductor is in charge and
should have it known !  no cell phones at all !     if need be ? report
the officer  to the  fra  ! pronto!


Name: diehard
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 February 2013

hey guys. Can anyone tell me what is the average starting salary for
Intermodel service worker. I seems like it is a big secret! Because I
can not find out anywhere on line not even on the CSX website.


Name: Anonymous Operations
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 February 2013

Breaking news!

Feds crack-down on railroad managers for falsifying trip events.
Any false reporting of point shaving (lowering TE&Y efficiency score)
by railroad mangers is a "one and done" event for an early
termination!


Name: Douche bag
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 24 February 2013

Yes ..Trainmaster Shiloh Campbell is a douche bag fag..Bob Frulla's
little rat ...He was caught screwing a taxi driver withCell phone
pictures...don't turn your back on this prick...


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 23 February 2013

SICKOUT FEBRUARY 26 FOR CONDUCTORS
        FEBRUARY 27 FOR ENGINEERS 
Heard the rumor... Anyone else heard about this? Atlanta Division


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 23 February 2013

IDK. I have a pay stub on the gateway that is dated 3-1 but that is my
regular ole paycheck we get every two weeks. I haven't gotten a new
one for our bonus. Had one but it disappeared today. Jax said the
bonuses were figured incorrectly and that payment was stopped. Also
said some people will be getting more and some less than what your 1st
stub said. So who knows.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 23 February 2013

Yeah just looked the one dated 2-22 is gone but the 3-1 is my regular
pay check not bonus.  The word is they are supposed to have it fixed
Monday but who knows. By agreement it has to be paid by 3-1. Guess we
will see.....


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 23 February 2013

Did any of my fellow CSX employees get their bonus Friday, Feb 22, 2013?
I got my pay stub emailed to me Friday and it was supposed to be
deposited yesterday but has not been. After talking to local chairman
comes to find out CSX stopped pay on most of the deposits because many
people were overpaid and many were underpaid and some didn't even get
one.  They (JAX) have had three months to get the bonus stuff figured
out yet they still can't seem to get it right.  Suprised? Not
me....The word on the street is that there is a "sickout" Tuesday,
Feb 26 for conductors and one for engineers on Wednesday.  Just to let
em know that we are ultimately in control.  Its not just because they
screwed the bonus up but its just everything that has been happening on
the Atlanta Division lately.  Hope to see you off sick!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 February 2013

Hey FRA:

Nice to have another Preacher in the "Church of the Deep Pockets",
Preach on it my Brother. I've been preaching the same Sermon for 6 or
7 years now and these sinners won't repent. Evil is upon us and wants
their souls.

Hey Corporate Office:

I'm not very smart but it seems to me that if management had a lick of
common sense; they would use what they learn on this site to make 
changes to improve their operating practices...those improvements
would
trickle straight to the bottom line, which intern trickles right into
their bonuses.

Like I said, I'm not very smart but evidently I'm smarter than
anyone
in the power suite!


Name: Retired FRA Inspector
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 February 2013

Corporate Office:

Corporations in America have always been powerful. But today, their
power and greed is totally out of control. They own the politicians
that make the laws as well as the legal system that enforces them. And
let's not forget about the army's of lobbyists that these
corporations employ. It seems to me that America has become a perfect
example of free enterprise gone awry. So you are right. An individual
taking on a corporation would be the same as David vs. Goliath.
Unfortunately, most people don't understand or care about the growing
power of corporate America, and the resultant decline of the middle
class. Conditions will just need to get a whole lot worse before they
can ever start to get better.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 20-30 years
Posted: 20 February 2013

Retired FRA
 
Upper level management has their lawyers monitor this site on a daily
basis. There are many lower level managers who do as well. THIS IS A
FACT. They are well aware of the complaints. They have nothing to worry
about because they know that no one will take action and if they do they
most likely wont have the money to ride out a lengthy lawsuit. Concrete
proof is needed as well. The only thing that will draw serious
attention is a class action suit. If the union fails to back its
members 100% then they can be sued. Members need to read their rights
under federal law in regards to their union and what they can and cant
do. As for a large class action suit, if it draws enough media
attention, there is no doubt the unions will get on board and try to
claim all the glory if anything gets done. They are media leeches!


Name: who cares
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 19 February 2013

I was sitting here reading and thinking about all the comments
posted.Here is the facts #1 who cares that someone is screwing
around!!!! CSX is screwing your eyeballs out every single day. And a
upper end manager stated "The unions where bought off years ago" and
the unions have proven it.So heres the bottom line.Which do you hate
the most? THE COMPANY OR THE UNION? I HATE THE UNION BECAUSE I PAY THEM
TO SCREW MY EYEBALLS OUT.BLET/UTU = unless .... bought off punks


Name: Retired FRA Inspector
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 18 February 2013

NoMo you are right. Employees that are wrongfully charged, or harassed
in some other way, always have the option of taking legal action. And
the U.S. Constitution specifically protects individuals whose civil
rights have been violated. If the unions can't protect employees,
perhaps the legal system can stop lower and mid level railroad managers
from taking unjust actions against employees. And given the amount of
union dues collected, it seems that the unions could start providing
some good attorneys to help facilitate this. A union is supposed to
protect its members, and that should be done by all means legally
possible.

And on a side note, if a corporation mistreats its employees, how can
those employees be expected to always act in the corporation's best
interests? Also, shouldn't top level managers know what's going on at
ground level? If they visited this web site they would!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 18 February 2013

Hey Loco <1:

No...it's just a reflection of the incompetent and misguided
management
that CSX has on the line all the way through mid management levels.

Unnecessary investigations cost the company millions every year. In
your case which was clear cut and within the CSX's own guidelines, the
charging officer's immediate supervisor should have short stopped it.

The charging officer should now face charges for improper use of
company funds and perhaps even civil charges for defamation.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 17 February 2013

was charged and received 5 days suspension for missing two days.  i had
a note from a urologist and also the kidney stone that i passed at the
investigation.  later won it in arbitration but should it really have
made it that far?


Name: NY Area Commuter RR Conductor
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 17 February 2013

I look at some of these posts here, and notice people using people's
real names on here. This is just not right, and you all who do this
should chill out!! Not only does it lead to further degradation of what
seems to be already subterranean morale, but it can lead to tons of
legal issues. 

Let's keep names out of this!! No one needs to be knowing all that.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 15 February 2013

I'm from Buffalo, CSX  just SUCKS!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 09 February 2013

Trainmaster/supervisor 10-20:

I work out of Buffalo NY, trust me we all hate this company up here. 
Nothing but trash talk.  We like railroading, but we hate management!


Name: Hater
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 03 February 2013

I hate Frulla !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  2013


Name: WTF
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 03 February 2013

Please help me understand how in the world the railroad has become a
very very bad placed to work. It's terrible to love your job but  you
hate to come to work. It's not the T&E employeess it's upper
management. We at CSX used ,yep used to be proud of our company.  Those
days are long gone thanks to the bad attitudes of employees who are sick
of the upper management, (the Frulla's,Vierlings, Connors,
Jarrells,Burriss,) and I suppose other
ones I can"t think of. I remember crews taking pride at getting a
train from point A to point B safely and without delay ,now all they
want to do is go to work get on a train and get off the train in 12
hours without getting fired or charged with some bullshit and they
don't care if they ever turn a wheel. There is no pride left.
Thank You Upper Management


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 03 February 2013

Talk about breaking the agreement it also states they will be a furlough
retention board put on to keep people available for work and not have to
furlough so people like myself struggle to live on 1300$ a month waiting
for CSX to call me back. What happen to that? Frulla took it off the
entire division which is another violation of the agreement but unions
didn't do anything


Name: It's coming 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 01 February 2013

Bob FRULLA's accident report can be recieved from the state police
barracks at post 9 in pikeville ky.Pictures of the accident will be
posted.Anyone that needs the information for the class action law suit
on the grounds of discrination due to CSX firing people for small
violations and letting this clown by with his numerous rule violations
without any discipline action for his failures.....


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 February 2013

Goofy is making a few comments for the peanut gallery.


 Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 01 February 2013

higher management on the huntington division disregard union
agreements.
 they do as they please and are never held responsible.  the contract
states that after an X-amount of extra jobs are called with in a week.
there will be a regular call time job put on for bid.  but the jobs
are
never put on for bid.( Who cares a diddle work is work)  i guess you
could blame the unions too.  because
it seems they arent doing anything about it either.(They can't) 

also we are left out there to load trains at mines with no recrews for
12 to 14 hrs everyday.  they say they dont have the man power to
recrew
us.  well guess what they would have the man power if they didnt have
every one with less than 12 years service furloughed.(Who cares take
the cash)

CSX treats there employees as only a number.  they dont care about us
or our families the way their website says.  Its all just PR.  all
they
care about is cutting jobs so they can get a bigger bonus.(That happens
just like your Bonus)


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 01 February 2013

higher management on the huntington division disregard union agreements.
 they do as they please and are never held responsible.  the contract
states that after an X-amount of extra jobs are called with in a week.
there will be a regular call time job put on for bid.  but the jobs are
never put on for bid.  i guess you could blame the unions too.  because
it seems they arent doing anything about it either. 

also we are left out there to load trains at mines with no recrews for
12 to 14 hrs everyday.  they say they dont have the man power to recrew
us.  well guess what they would have the man power if they didnt have
every one with less than 12 years service furloughed.

CSX treats there employees as only a number.  they dont care about us
or our families the way their website says.  Its all just PR.  all they
care about is cutting jobs so they can get a bigger bonus.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 27 January 2013

I - HATE - CSX!


Name: Lol
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 30+ years
Posted: 26 January 2013

I love how everyone is so worried about everyone's cheating habits.Take
this crap on Jerry Springer.This web site was designed to show how
corrupted CSX really is.You idiots are showing how retarded you really
are.Uneducated douche bags.


Name: The
E-mail: smart one!!!
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 January 2013

I have been out of this crap hole company for 4 years.  I STIIL SEE IT
TRUELY SUCKS!!!  Damn, now there are men with perfectly looking
Christian wives cheating with defensive tackle material looking company
woman!!!LLLMMMAAAAOOOOO I love it!!: keeping it going!!  Hey Christion??
 Did he at least hit the "BROWN EYE" when he bent it
over???lmmmmaaaooo


Name: United 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 22 January 2013

This web site was created to open the eyes of
employees,families,customers,and the public on how CSX really is.The
harassment,discrimination,courtesy,lack of customer needs, this
"company" cares for no one.This includes your families.your life..Why
do you think that the company gives use ID #? Outside people looks at
this site to be educated on how Csx really does treat there employees
and customers.So with that being said I want to say this "THIS SITE
WASN'T DESIGNED TO BASH EACH OTHER". Every time a CSX Suck gets on
here and sees employees cutting each other,those clowns smile real big
and say to themself "We're winning there breaking down" so please it
you have a problem with someone and need to release it, go them or put
it on "TOPIX" thanks .....


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 21 January 2013

Saw something about Frulla hitting a coal truck on his high railer,
anything to that ?


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 January 2013

Hey RRJ:

Ward is a man of many hats...the question is, which on is he going to
shit in; which one will he cover it up with and which one will he
fan the flies with?


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 20 January 2013

LOL! Ward is the Chairmen of the Board. In fact he holds three CSX
titles Board Chairmen, CEO, and President. Something he consolidated
after Snow's departure.


Name: Casey Jones
E-mail: jonesy1@yahoo.com
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 17 January 2013

Come now.  Mr. Ward needs a river front home after the stress-full days
he has.  After all, he can be canned at any time by the board.

He is under the same pressure as us T&E guys.  Only more so.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 17 January 2013

The CEO of J.P. Morgan is Jamie Dimon and and it was $11.5 million!

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/01/16/morgans-board-uses-a-pay-cut-as-a-message/

Maybe the CSX Board needs to follow suite!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 16 January 2013

Hey Corruption Blogger:

The J.P. Morgan's guys name was what? 

Unless you are willing to name, names you're full of shit!
Hie name is well known, been all over the national media. His name is
what?


Name: CorrUPtion Blogger
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 16 January 2013

Only in America:

JP Morgan Chase CEO gets a $10 Million pay cut for losing $1 Billion
in trading corporate funds!

Is it time for our political leaders to "outsource" Justice to
China?

Or is it time that union leaders authorize a strike to wake-up our
political leaders, in order to save the country from doom?

Imagine what a two-day strike would do to ignite the congress too 
focus on the people's business!

A $17 TRILLION DEFICIT AND COUNTING?


Name: Concerned
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 16 January 2013

For the comment on "Bob FRULLA's  on track accident " pictures and
police report will be posted on here within the next week. Frulla did
not receive any discipline for his non csx rule compliance.Anyone on
CSX PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN FIRED FOR A MINOR VIOLATION AND RECIEVED
TIME OFF NEEDS TO LOOK INTO A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINEST CSX ON THE
GROUND OF DISCRIMINATION.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 15 January 2013

Frulla the same guy who wants everyone fired for a mistake is the same
guy who did not flag a crossing and smashed into a coal truck. This is
the same guy who called the road-master and assistant road-master to
stand at the north and south signal and not let any train pass so he
could cover up the accident. If you don't believe me their is a police
report of the accident. Wonder how many Days Frulla got fired for
breaking csx rules? Zero


Name: Company greed
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 08 January 2013

Attention ......band 7 and above will be getting there bonuses..Still
unsure about anyone below band 7....SCREWED AGAIN...


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 03 January 2013

Avon is no better, look who is running it!!!!!!!!!


Name: 
E-mail: freepress.info
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for N/A
Posted: 03 January 2013

Good Day Rails:

2013 is the year of containing corporate greed! Why is it that every
Tom Dick and Sue; that's in senior management, making $$millions and
millions of dollars at our peril? It seems like the only thing 
they're good at is lobbying our elected officials and bribing union
officers with "Safety Captain" positions to contain dissent!

Went to yahoo finance and symboled the rail companies. Every major
carrier's CEO has accumulated at least $100,000,000.00 in earnings
(insider transaction). Think about that when you can't layoff for
your
daughter's graduation.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: CSX Customer, for N/A
Posted: 02 January 2013

Huntington Division

Keep the ethics hotline flooded. Dont let it rest for one single
minute. They will get sick of it and they will do something about it.
Start a petition to send to your International office asking for
immediate assistance in taking control of a hostile work enviornment.
Forces in numbers will fix it.... GET TO IT!


Name: Jim Bob
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 02 January 2013

Sad Division I dont know why CSX allows this Nazi idiot to continue to
destroy the Huntington Division... He has done nothing but make the
employees miserable with his Nazi style regime and work ethics.. Hes
the worst manager I have ever seen out here. The morale of the men is
at an all time low plus he doesnt care about customers or getting
freight over the road... All he wants to do is make everyones life pure
hell...


Name: Sad division 
E-mail: 
Employed as: CSX Customer, for N/A
Posted: 31 December 2012

Myself and other CSX customers "WILL NOT ADAPT" to BOB FRULLA's
statement "THAT THE CUSTOMER WILL ADAPT" our business WILL GO
ELSEWHERE !!!!!   That is a fact BOB!!!!!!!!!!!' Good luck Huntington
Division


Name: Grinch II
E-mail: companyman.org
Employed as: Corporate office, for 1-10 years
Posted: 26 December 2012

Anybody that Lays-Off New Years Eve will be fired! So man those trains!


Name: The Grinch
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 30+ years
Posted: 24 December 2012

Merry Freaking Christmas all you CSX Flockers.   I know you are looking
forward to the end of the year Bone US and lots of time off work on the
Holidays.   Maybe you will get your wish and get fired soon because it
is that time of the year.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 23 December 2012

Always remember there are two (2) signatures on every check.
One on the front and one on the back.

Which side is your side ?


Name: WTF
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 22 December 2012

I agree,
    The Huntington Division is a real bad place to work, low employee
morale, crappy attitudes, and employees who dont give a shit about the
company. When i first started at CSX T&E employees took pride in
getting a train from point A to point B and making money for the
company we work for NOW the crew gets on a train and doesn't care if
they turn a wheel in 12 hours as along as they can get on and off the
engine without getting charged with something or even fired.You sucked
at football at Virginia Tech and suck even more as a GM on the
Hutington Division I wish the company would give you a
promotion/demotion the company is famous for. PS the NFL called and
said you wouldn't make a pimple on a real football players ass.


Name: No one cares
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 20 December 2012

Huntington division is now the most unhappiest division that CSX has
....Frulla has destroyed it....I would hate to be the person that
follows him...It WILL take years to fix what he has done....so let me
get this straight ....he does one thing right and screws 10 things
wrong..CSX WAY...


Name: Scared
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 20 December 2012

Please help!!!!! What is going on with management not wanting a lot of
starts? This company is working there crews to death with  people are
laid off...killing the crews that they have.....transportation dept!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 20 December 2012

eugene v debs,
       I couldnt agree with you more , IT'S TIME FOR CHANGE FROM THE
TOP DOWN !!!!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 20 December 2012

the Professionalism at russell ky round house really sucks everyone
there will cut your head off in a heart beat 75% of the electrical
craft 90@ of the gear heads sucks 100% of the office jockeys and unions
need new leardership to take back control


Name: eugene v debs
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 18 December 2012

Our unions have a big hand in this trouble... did you get your service
pin? ARE YOU SICK OF HEARING.. THEY CAN DO THAT! There is only one
answer for you.. change. ChChange the leadership. Stop bitching about
stuff and get involved.. take over your UNION!
www.railroadworkersunited.org


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 17 December 2012

WOW I learned a lot.

In my old years we set them and forgot them. 
Thanks for the info.

I cannot imagine a push button (Park) loco brake. I can see the reason,
and it makes sense.

The testing requirement (EVERY TIME) is something that someone dreamed
up.

Shove and spot a car at an industry with air. Set the brake as hard as
you can.

Set out 40 cars of coal going south set 4. Everyone knew 1 for 10. If
the train was large, the number went down. 80 would have 4 on the rear
and 2 on the head end, or vice versa.

Where we screwed up was some set none, now you have the result.TESTING


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 December 2012

LE 1-10

The units with push buttons on the outside at the hand brake was around
when I was still there only been gone 3 1/2 years. They also have a
lever to do it manually if it doesn't apply fully. Still I'd get some
info somewhere wether it's the RFE or the LC before someone gets
charged. The RFE has to give an answer as to proper procedure that's
his frigging job. This BS has gotten stupid setting every hand brake in
a consist. CSX reasoning if someone later on cuts up those motors then
left the remaining ones without hand brakes they could roll out. My
arguement was the dumb arse who cut them up if he didn't make sure the
ones left had hand brakes then he should get charged but why make us go
above and beyond because of "what if's". There was no reasoning with
CSX.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 14 December 2012

RRJ

Alot of things have changed and are changing since you were in the
field. I had a newer unit the other day that had the "push buttons"
to set and release the brakes outside on the end of the loco. There is
a warning light in the cab on the back wall that lights up red and lets
you know the handbrakes are not fully released. When doing the standing
break test the alarm activates and a wheel slip warning light flashes
on the computer screen. This one actually loaded. There are those that
do not. Ive noticed that the ones that dont load dont normally have a
wheel slip warning. Guessing because its not needed since it wont load.
Wont do any good to turn it in because it wont load if thats the way
they are designed to work. Like the poster said they were told, just go
through the motions. CYA


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 13 December 2012

RRJ

No one is assuming anything. The newer models of some AC engines are
now equiped with a safety feature that does not allow the engine to
load so the brake shoes arent burned off by an engineer who forgot to
take the brakes off. Downloading them to see if a standing handbrake
test was done is worthless because they dont load. Simple. Therefore
busting someone because the download showed the engineer failed to put
the unit under load to test the brakes would just be plain bull. Thats
not the main issue here. Its the fact that you cant do a brake test per
operating rules procedures and your not doing one properly anyway when
the unit is still attatched to a cut of cars.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 December 2012

Thanks for the hand brake testing info. In my old time years ago we did
none of this. Guess to many were injured and the rules came along.

Everything had a manual hand brake, and we set as many as was required
from experience, and as told to set by the Conductor or Engineer. Most
of the time we set none. Put the engine away one time on a local and
the Engineer started to set the hand brake on the single locomotive, I
said let me get that. One and only time.

I can see the reason for the test, we did have several roll outs,
nothing was ever done, just an investigation, off for a month and back
to work. No person was fired in my 7 years except, Engineers getting by
the red and making contact. Many backed up and were ok.

I see today--locomotives have air/electric brakes for the old hand
operated units, and that is nice.

Thanks for the Education.


Name: Hot2Trot
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 13 December 2012

Things will be different after the revolution.


"Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get
me."


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 13 December 2012

December 13, 2012.....and CSX STILL SUCKS!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 13 December 2012

Go ask the RFE about non-loading locomotives when doing a hand brake
test. You people are assuming and we all know where that leads. If a
locomotive didn't load then I'd write it up leave it running. The
protection is that it was reported. First I'd ask the RFE. He is the
person to get the answers. If they don't know then tell them to find
out. The only locomotives I knew that sounded alarms when the hand
brake was applied was the EMD's which had the in cab push button apply
& release. Even when I applied the brakes on these EMD's I still did a
visual that the chain tighened. I had more then one that didn't.


Name: Jim Bob
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 12 December 2012

Will our Nazi leader(Frulla) ever move on or leave the Huntington
Division? We've been stuck with this piece of shit long enough.. Hes
done nothing but ruin this division.... Enoughs enough....


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 December 2012

Hey APE 20-30:

Per your Dec. 5 post...How do you really know the train is secure
even after doing the brake test?

Seems I recall A CSX train that wasn't so secure getting away for a 60
mile jaunt between Cleveland and Toledo back in '01!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years
Posted: 10 December 2012

Other


You are still confused. It doesnt matter if the engines are light(by
themselves) or if they are attatched to a train. You still have to
follow the same procedure. If your trying down a train, the cars are
tied down first then all brakes are released on the cars and locomotive
for 1 minute to test the ability of the cars to hold the train. This is
done to make sure they will hold if you are going to cut the locos away
and leave them standing alone. If the locos are left on the train you
still have to apply the handbrakes on the locos and do the handbrake
test. Question for you to ponder....If the engines are tied to a train
that has handbrakes applied and clearly wont allow the cars to move do
you think the engine is going to move when you test them? Would they be
able to move 10 feet or  more in throttle #1 if they are attatched to
cars with operative handbrakes?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 December 2012

Thanks for the reply. I was talking hand brake on the locomotive's, and
you were talking tying down the train. Thanks.
_______________________________________________________________________
Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years
Posted: 05 December 2012

Other

Im guessing you dont work for a rr or you would now the procedures and
nothing would be misleading to you.

Rule: Engineer securing a locomotive consist must apply the number of
hand brakes required by operating rules and MAKE CERTAIN that the
consist will not move.

Procedure: Place the independent and the automatic brakes in the
release position.
Place the throttle in #1 position UNDER POWER
If the locomotive does not move consider the hand brake effective.
If the locomotive moves place the throttle in idle and be governed as
follows
If loco stops within 10 feet consider the hand brake as effective
If the loco does not stop within 10 feet, place the independent brake
to full application and comply with rules governing testing loco's
without hand brakes or hand brakes that do not prevent movement.

Now, you should understand why it is a must for the loco to be under
power(load) in order to do a legal hand brake test.

If a supervisors boards the loco after the crew has left and downloads
the recorder box and it does not show that the engine was put under
load to test the brakes before they got off then it can be assumed
they
didnt do the test. 

Now you know the rest of the story!


Name: John Holmes 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 09 December 2012

Huntington division will be experiencing a huge employee turn over in
the next year or so.....Thanks to Bob "Mr Ego" Frulla ....Employees
are tired of this monster....


Name: WTF
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 08 December 2012

Bob Frulla is the worst thing that ever happened to the Huntington
Division, he has destroyed it, they say the power plants are turning to
natural gas, that may be true. But why is it you drive by AEP in Louisa
KY power plant you see 3 maybe 4 sets of coal cars rusting to the rail
but there is 40 or 50 trucks delivering coal daily or AEP's Mitchell
power plant in Northern WV that at at the end of the year is done
shipping by rail. I know for a fact 3 or 4 years ago they got 2 loaded
trains a day with 2 empty trains being pulled daily now none. I'll
tell you the problem is Bob Frulla lack of customer service he and his
drones are out there doing whatever it takes to slow down the railroad,
keep up the good work Frulla and upper mangement becuase our stock, yes
ours, will be about 10 dollars a share soon. IDIOTS How about some
cutomer service instead of a bunch of EGO minded assholes running the
show.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years
Posted: 05 December 2012

Other

Im guessing you dont work for a rr or you would now the procedures and
nothing would be misleading to you.

Rule: Engineer securing a locomotive consist must apply the number of
hand brakes required by operating rules and MAKE CERTAIN that the
consist will not move.

Procedure: Place the independent and the automatic brakes in the
release position.
Place the throttle in #1 position UNDER POWER
If the locomotive does not move consider the hand brake effective.
If the locomotive moves place the throttle in idle and be governed as
follows
If loco stops within 10 feet consider the hand brake as effective
If the loco does not stop within 10 feet, place the independent brake
to full application and comply with rules governing testing loco's
without hand brakes or hand brakes that do not prevent movement.

Now, you should understand why it is a must for the loco to be under
power(load) in order to do a legal hand brake test.

If a supervisors boards the loco after the crew has left and downloads
the recorder box and it does not show that the engine was put under
load to test the brakes before they got off then it can be assumed they
didnt do the test. 

Now you know the rest of the story!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 05 December 2012

The engineer is
required to do a handbrake test on the engine before he leaves it
unattended. However the engine will not load and allow him to do his
standing handbrake test. So, the test has not been done properly by
operating rules standards. So what are you supposed to do? Per one
supervisors directions, you just go through the motions so you are
protected if they download the box and check your run. In other words,
just pretend you did it. Now, if you didnt do it because you know it
wont load and you know that you cant do the test and you are written
up
for it, theres your gray area for arguement. Supervisors should know
which locomotive wont load and there shouldnt be any charges filed
against them because they failed to do a "fake"
test.------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Nice post from the above, however it might just be a little
misleading.
I have never heard of a standing hand brake test!
I do not know of any (box) that could check a human against a
handbrake.
The (just pretend) that it was done is silly.

I am thinking--- get on, check the brake, if it spins freely it is
off.
Get off------ spin it tight.


Name: rep
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 04 December 2012

NS CT

I have a simple answer for you on why it always appears that the union
always represents and wins cases for employees who "know" the rules
as you have stated.

The union doesnt win, the educated employee does.  Everyone knows that
csx has so many gray areas in their rules that it is not even funny.
Half the supervisors dont even know them. Half the time you have to
show them the rules and argue the loop holes they have left in the
rules that lead to different kinds of interpretations. This of course
gives the supervisors wiggle room to file charges and argue that their
interpretation is right and yours is wrong. We all know they will side
with the supervisors. I am not saying it is okay to knowingly break the
rules nor do I encourage it, but being human means you will most likey
do so one time or another. Your best defense...KNOW THE RULES. KNOW THE
GRAY AREAS. Proof read every single system bulletin that comes out. Find
the errors. There will be some. To bad you dont have a copy of the
latest system bulletin reissue to review. You would see exactly what Im
talking about. The company is trying to bundle the rules into smaller
and easier to understand catagories, but at this moment they are
misleading and provide gray areas(as usual) leaving things for the
supervisors to interpret as they please. Ever good defense lawyer knows
he needs several different reference guides to build his case on. For
csx employees, those are called gray areas. A good example of a gray
area would be on locomotives. The industry is putting out several
models now that will not load after the handbrakes have been applied.
It is a new safety feature that is built in so the engineer can not
take off with the brakes on and burn up brake shoes. The engineer is
required to do a handbrake test on the engine before he leaves it
unattended. However the engine will not load and allow him to do his
standing handbrake test. So, the test has not been done properly by
operating rules standards. So what are you supposed to do? Per one
supervisors directions, you just go through the motions so you are
protected if they download the box and check your run. In other words,
just pretend you did it. Now, if you didnt do it because you know it
wont load and you know that you cant do the test and you are written up
for it, theres your gray area for arguement. Supervisors should know
which locomotive wont load and there shouldnt be any charges filed
against them because they failed to do a "fake" test.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 04 December 2012

NS CT

That's one of the functions of the union to protect (unions are not a
platinum card to get out of trouble) and defend an individual against
charges. It doesn't take but a split second for something to happen.
It's not your concern to worry about anyone but yourself. Those rule
breakers (cellphones ect...) will get caught eventually. You do have
the right to inform anyone breaking the rules if it directly affects
you or is a danger to themselves & others. Anything else might lead to
a fight or a person could be deemed untrustwothy. Which is someplace
you don't want to be. Even though a person belongs to a union they can
be terminated. The union will go through the process of appeals to get
their job back that's up to an independent panel to decide. Seniority
is one of the most important things we have as union members. You'll
learn that later on.


Name: NS conductor trainee 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 03 December 2012

Im a CT for the NS, lots of stories about the Confederate States Express
have been relayed to me by our old heads and some former CSX guys.
Apparently a large number of the old NS corporate type (the REAL Nazi
management) left NS and took over at CSX which made it really bad. The
extra board is what it is, a 24/7 job. Cant complain too much about
that when they tell you from the get-go thats how it works. Lots of
complainers on the RR and lots of people who break the rules blatantly
then complain they got caught. Its the rules no one knows about readily
that I can see being caught up in and screwed rather than the ones
people knowingly break. Id have more sympathy for those people than the
ones talking on cell phones in the engine.....Unions suck BTW, they
protect the people who broke the rules knowingly


Name: Rob
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 02 December 2012

Cartman

I read your post, and had to wonder if you were a company officer.

In 2008 there was an old head conductor out of Avon.  He got sick while
he was putting together a train that was set to depart out of Toledo. 
Two young Train Masters had been following the conductor around, and
harrassing him.  The conductor started to feel sick, and asked to go to
the hospital.  The young Train Masters had a fit, and after 30 minutes
of listening to the conductor asking to go to the hospital, they
threatened to fire him if the doctors said nothing was wrong.  

The old head conductor went to the hospital, and the two young Train
Masters spent 7 hours outside of the room that the old head conductor
was in.  The two young Train Masters asked every medical person that
walked into the conductor's hospital room what was wrong with the
conductor, and openly told any medical staff member that would listen
that the old head conductor liked to exaggerate his illnesses.   It
turns out that the old head conductor had a heart attack, due to the
stress that the Train Masters harassment had put on him.  The two young
Train Masters openly expressed their disappointment in not getting to
fire the old head conductor before they left the hospital to the
medical staff on duty.

CSX train masters will do what ever it takes to get a failure and fire
people.  If talking to medical personal about a conductor's medical
history is required, so they can put a feather in their cap, its going
to be done.  HIPPA LAW BE DAMED.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 December 2012

Dumbass...

I'm not sure the Supervisor can't ask but the health care provider
can't divulge any information without your consent in writing or a
subpoena issued pursuant to a lawsuit.

The release of information is defined clearly in the HIPPA statues.

         http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/index.html 

The Supervisor's behavior is unethical at best and an internal matter
for CSX; but it's the health care provider that is responsible for the
security of your information.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 10-20 years
Posted: 01 December 2012

Dumba....

If you do decide to quit because of your family obligations, we
completely understand. However, I know you dont owe anybody any favors
but it would be nice if you would post the name of the supervisor who
went to your doctors office. This kind of supervisor should be removed
from service and disciplined to the fullest extent. Good luck!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 01 December 2012

Cond 20-30

I retired 3 years ago still know what's going on from
co-workers/friends working old & young. I make it to BLEt meetings not
as much as I use to but at least 2-3 a year. There's a reason for
hiring sole purpose replace those retiring. I don't think it's a
conspiracy to get government money. I think they over hire thinking
some aren't going to make it. They were doing that back when I hired
out in the '70s. I'm not a fan of these schools like Atlanta it
should be OJT. In that regard I'll give NS credit their new hires do 2
weeks in school which is outside of Atlanta more of an orientation after
it's longer OJT time. Unfortunately UTU gave up a lot in 1994 by
getting rid of the last brakemen slot. I was out there in 2008-2009
when this second hiring frenzy began. I remember the hiring in
2003-2007. The last group of trainees that never made it through
training told to turn in the gear that their services were no longer
needed. That was cold blooded in my opinion CSX should of at least let
them finish with a heads up. It would of gave them time to find other
work before being let go. Still I don't think things have changed on
hiring tactics that much it's still all about once let go to mark up
scrambling to find a job somewhere wether XBoard ect.... The work place
attitude is another story.


Name: dumbass
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 01 December 2012

to the people who.say
the.story.of.an.official.walking.inside.doctors.office
to.check.note....it did.happen and is.very.true.....im not slandering
the company....only telling.the story.to inform......far as my
attendence....guess you could.be right and.i may.lose.job cause when
comes down.to.it family.comes first and i made money.before.rr.and will
after...good day


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 30 November 2012

RRJ

Do you still work for the railroad? Is sounds like you were hired in 40
years ago. You got it all wrong. Its not anything like it was when you
were a wet behind the ears conductor with no seniority.. You need to
educate yourself our modern day railroad.

CSX hires 30 people to train for a particular yard. The government
gives them the money to train them. They pocket the cash they dont use
then they send them to the yard to be trained. After training them with
the extra cash they earned they decide they have too many there now so
they put 20 of the 30 on the street. In the meantime they cut the
available daily vacation and personal days in half and tell everyone
they dont have enough manpower to allow anyone to take off. Dont even
bother telling them if your short and I cant get a day off for my
daughter wedding then why dont you try bringing some of those poor
layed of employees back. Why keep hiring people, taking the government
money(OUR MONEY) and putting them on the streets. Why not use them so
there isnt any damn shortage. I also have to wonder if the feds know
that these guys they are paying for have a union agreement that says if
they arent called back in a year they can fire them. I really dont like
the idea of my fed tax dollars go to this kind of program. They know if
they keep them off long enough they will go elsewhere and look for
another job. They have too! Makes it real easy to put another peron
through training at the expense of the tax payers!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 30 November 2012

Dan,

No one not CSX or any other employer gets anything from Obama. Learn
about government before making foolish statements. 

Donald

CSX is a difficult railroad to work so is the NS. Dan maybe right a
person could get trained then furloughed. That's how the railroad
works it's been that way for decades before Dan or even myself were
born. It's the nature of the occupation. Example July 6th 1977 finally
got the green light to mark up as a brakemen after hiring in March 1977.
I worked all of 2 1/2 weeks got furloughed for 3 months called back
worked 2 months then furloughed again for 3 1/2 months. This went on
for the next 3 years till I transferred to another location in 1980.
These new railroaders think it's a conspiracy when it's always been
this way. In the begining it could take 3-5+ years of constant
furloughs to finally hold the extra board year round. Some stayed
others left. Make it through the hardships it's a difficult but
rewarding life. Rewarding by being able to provide for one's family at
a cost.


Name: Nazi Brownshit Weed Weasel
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 28 November 2012

GayWard: well Engineers and Conductors, it's CSX ‘s YEAR END BONE US
time again
so you better watch out
you better not cry
better not EXPECT MUCH THIS TIME 
im telling you why
The CSX Nazi Grinch Clause is coming to town
ERAD is  making a list
and checking it twice MAYBE FIVE TIMES
gonna find out who's LAYING OFF OR WORKING ALL NITE
 The CSX Nazi Grinch Clause is coming to town
ERAD sees you when you're ON THE TRAIN 
It knows when you're SCREWING  OFF
It knows if you've been bad or good if it does not it will show what
ever is needed
so be good for goodness sake
oh, you better watch out
you better not cry
better not pout 
im telling you why
 The Nazi Grinch Clause is coming to town
In Cab Cams sees you when you're sleeping (It  sees you when you're
sleeping)
oh yeah, and it  knows when you're awake (and it  knows when you're
awake)
he knows if you've been bad or good 
so be good for goodness sake
oh, so you better watch out THERE ARE LOTS OF NAZI BROWNSHIRTS IN THE
WEEDS
you better not cry ABOUT LOW BONUS PAY FOR 2012 
better not pout
im telling you why
The Nazi Grinch Clause  is coming to town
with BIG LOUD  TRAIN HORNS  LONG, LONG, SHORT LONG
and RINGING BELL ON THE ENGINE
DING DONG
and rum-pa-tum-tum
CSX is  coming to town WITH Gayward’s Big Bonus of 2012 

Congratulations’ on your 2012 CSX Engineers’ BONE US Reward of 2012


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Car repair, for 10-20 years
Posted: 28 November 2012

Cartman


Wine and bitch forum for douche bags. Only person who would say that is
someone in management. There might be some people who get on here and
ruin it with their filthy mouths and jerry springer attitudes, but
there is also alot who know exaclty what goes on and experience it
every day. You have no right to call anyone a douche bag. This used to
be a good site for us to come to and vent the unethical treatment of
employees, but the company people like you started getting in here and
sabatoging every hot topic on here to draw people away from it. I cant
count how many times a touchy subject is brought up on here and someone
jumps right in and starts some stupid verbal fight that draws every
idiot like you into it or the serious posters just leave. I cant wait
for the day when people start telling it like it is again and dont
worry anymore about the company getting a court order to identify the
posters. Its time to take this site back and make it what it was years
ago. A site that the lets everyone know whats really going on out
there! Oh and if you think they wouldnt go to a doctors office, then
you probably think they wouldnt revise the written transcripts of an
injured employee in the hospital either,,,,Your either dumb,blind or
management


Name: Cartman
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 28 November 2012

I find it so hard to believe that this great story of "dumbass" is
true! This is more likely the story. He or she mostlikely has found
themselves out of excuses and in Step 3 of a three step policy. 

Now could his wife be sick, could be, but I find this hard to believe
becuase if this is truely the case and this so called visit be legit
Mr. Dumbass would not be in his current attendance situation. 

Futhermore I can garentee you that no one has gone to his personal Dr.
to get info on his Dr. Visit. Everyone  on here should know that as
well but you are just looking to offer dumb advise on a dumb story to
futher vilify a compamny that with out you would not have the lives
that you have. 

Mr.Dumbass himself knows that didn't happen, just the simple fact that
he is on here talking about it goes to show that didn't happen. Had it
turely happened the way it was discribed in his story this would be the
last place anyone sane would tell that story. I would tell it once in a
court room not on a wine & bitch forum for douche bags.

Finally to prove my point one Mr. Dumbass will be fired in about 25 or
30 days for piss poor attendance or his story maybe true and civil
proceedings will follow which one is more apt to happen?  My money on
him getting his first unemployement check about chrismas time.


Name: Dan
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 28 November 2012

Donald

Why do you want to hire in with a railroad that will fire you for the
slightest thing, and lay you off as soon as you're trained, and they
get their "job retraining" money from Obama.

Go to CN, UP, NS, CP, BNSF.  Go to any other class one except CSX. 
EVERY RAILROAD pays more that CSX.  Let me give you an example.  With
CN, after you complete your conductor training, your starting pay is
$90,000 on the guarantee extra board.  The engineer guarantee with CN
is $150,000.  The engineer guarantee at CSX is $60,000 a year,
providing you don't miss a single day, drop your turn.... and jump
through all of the other hoops CSX wants you to jump through.  

The days of having to know someone to get hired on with the railroad
are over.  CSX is hiring military vets first, because Obama gives CSX
more job retraining money for them vs civilians.   Sad thing is, as
soon as the training is over you're on the street.  Thanks to the NMAD
agreement that all of the new conductors agreed too, if you are not
recalled with in one year, you're fired.


Name: Donald
E-mail: Krazidj17@gmail.COM
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 November 2012

BEEN TRYING TO GET A JOB WITH CSX NOW FOR 2 YEARS NEVER GOTTEN A REPLY
EMAIL OR ANYTHING EVERYONE I TALK TO STATE THAT YOU HAVE TO KNOW
SOMEONE TO EVEN GET A INTERVIEW BUT ALL I CAN DO IS KEEP TRYING I GUESS


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 November 2012

The last post was from a Lawyer.

Read it closely, really nice work. Use it.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 20-30 years
Posted: 24 November 2012

Dumbass

Let me get this straight. Did I read your post correctly? Did you say
that a csx official actually went to your doctors office to question
the validity of your note? If that is what really happened, then you
need to visit a good lawyer and file charges against this fool. Second,
if this idiot asked any questions in regards to your wifes condition as
well as any problems you may have and this info was given to the fool
official, then you have problems with your doctor as well. WOW! It
would take alot of balls for an official to actually show up at a
doctors office and do something this brash and ballsy.  My doctor told
me if I ever had any problems with a doctors excuse written by him and
just one little word was uttered that even insinuated that he wrote a
bogus medical excuse to call him asap. He would notify his lawyer that
someone was slandering his good reputation and accusing him of behavior
that could be interpreted as malpractice.  Believe me, I wouldnt be able
to run to the phone fast enough. God for bid one of them showed up at my
doctors office!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 22 November 2012

dumbass

I feel for your situation. Just don't agree with your assessment that
CSX is "forced labor" everyone if free to stay or leave. There are
optons like requesting a "leave of absence" to take care of your
wife. Co-workers can donate personal leave days to help you out.
Working 24/7 being away from family & friends has always been the
railroad way that's the life a railroader chooses not the other way
around that CSX-sucks. I don't know what you have done to correct this
problem I'd fight tooth and nail to make sure my rights were secure. If
the railroad was harrassing then I'd be all over the union starting
local, then the general committee, if need be straight to the president
of the union. Most people wait to late seems that's your situation. You
should of been on it from day one notifying management & the LC ect...of
your wifes condition if only as a heads up. Unfortunately local
management doesn't control much anymore especially crew management
it's been like that since at least 2005. Hang in there another 6 weeks
you'll have vacation & personal leave days available use them wisely
put in for the max allotted daily vacation. I can't say I was close to
your situation with a wife ill but in 2007 CSX made my life miserable
when my Mom took ill she lived 600+ miles away. That year I had 5
registered letters from CSX after exhausting all my vacation & PL days
for excessive mark offs. My RFE & LC squashed 4 of them knowing the
situation the 5th I gave up took the overhead for 6 months. I had
co-workers donating their PL days so I know that can be done. I don't
know if you can hold a yard job even at another terminal might help.
All I do know you have to fight that health insurance is important
right now. Do you or your wife have family that can help out? You
working to keep the benefits is a necessity.


Name: Tom
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 20-30 years
Posted: 20 November 2012

Dumbass

You need to learn all you can about the Federal HIPPA laws.  Go to the
Internet.  It will help you narrow down the section you need to search
for.

Once you find the area that says your boss can't ask details of your
medical history from your doctor, call the ethics hotline and report
it.  Write out what happened.  If at all possible, get a written
statement from your doctor's office, and don't hesitate to record ALL
of your conversations with EVERYONE.  Also call your union Rep and the
General Chairman's office.  Fax them a copy of what you've written. 
Once again KEEP RECORDS OF ALL TIMES.YOU'VE CONTACTED, OR ATTEMPTED TO
CONTACT ANYONE AND THE RESULTS YOU ACHIEVED.

Remember, the devil is in the details.  You must have details and
wittnesses when you file a complaint on a company officer if you want
it to stick.  I know this first hand.  If its your word verses a
company officer's word.....  you lose.   Your word, plus the doctor's
office staff, along with informing the company that their company
officer violated ________ Federal HIPPA laws......  Then you reminding
CSX that under THEIR Ethics Policy, you're obligated to report this to
the proper authority's.   Its amazing how quickly cases and charges
change or disappear when CSX finds out one of their company officers
screwed up.  It also puts the other train masters on notice that you
know the rules, and you're not going to tolerate their harrassment.

When you're an easy target, the train masters will target you.  When
you fight back and win one, they'll flee to greener grasses, and back
to the easier targets.


Name: dumbass
E-mail: dumbass7189.sn@gmail.com
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 18 November 2012

I actually like my job and do my best to perform the work safe. But wow
this draconian attendance policy has caused familes to suffer. ive been
around the railroad my whole life and hired in when extra boards were
still used to cover mark offs.  i dont know if i blame management or
the union for allowing the company force labor to choose job over
family.... missed birthdays ,kids being in hospital ,relatives
funerals, kids games and all to support my family.. when it comes to
their health it shouldnt be a choice.... Its sad that the federal
government has to get involved to force a corporation to let you be
home a few days to care for a family members  serious illness. ive
jumped through all the hoops at railroad and dont know what else they
want..Work 24/7 and take job very serious because accidents are
unforgiving.... not trying sound like dont appreciate a good wage and
benefits but ive watched a good job turn into what it is now... ive
been told average railroader retires and is dead within 5 yrs . that is
when a man could lay off when body says need a break.... ive seen alot
of guys having trouble staying awake now that we work under this one
day layoff a month.... when it was 44 starts per 60 days guys done
fine....well now fra steps in and does its damage and rr has us all in
total control...  profits are thru the roof but still not enough....


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 30+ years
Posted: 18 November 2012

Hey Dumbass

This Slimy Cock Sucker eXpress Nazi management run by Mikey Ward and
Cindy Sanborn  should be exposed in the newpapers and media plus let
customers, stockholders and everyone know how sleazy this outfit had
become.   this is why csx-sucks.com   exists   !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have someone else call your Congressman and US Senators.

Where is the unions   they whored out to CSX    ???


Tell them it is all about the tax breaks they are trying to obtain to
hire new veterans.     

Keep the Stalag training and brainwashing center in atlanta working 

I am amazed Csx has not had someone or more not gone postal on these
nazis


Name: dumbass
E-mail: dumbass7189.sn@gmail.com
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 17 November 2012

was told im phase 3 attendence and my wife has lung and breast cancer so
i got fmla....that worked til expired oct 31..... now trying to reapply
but hard to by how we get worked nonstop.... but my deal is i layed off
work for my doc appointment and doc said i needed few days off to be
with my wife...doc gave me note covering three days off and i faxed in
to local boss.   i just found out someone from csx went to my doctors
office to question the note.... in all my yrs at railroad ive never
experienced something so intrusive as to basicly say im a liar and
contend u turned in a fake note...the amazing thing is i found out that
the availibility dept had already aproved my absence for days off....but
some official locally decided to walk inside my doctors and ask if i was
in or not....ive now provided doctors billing statement to officials and
dont know if i have my job still or not....ive got a wife dying of lung
and breast cancer and im no longer sure i want to work for a
corporation that is this damn cold to step on its people when they are
at their lowest point in life so far.....


Name: Pete Burris
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 10-20 years
Posted: 09 November 2012

Scott Gray gives one hell of a blow job guys!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 07 November 2012

Johnny K

You such a dumb ass you don't even know that John Kerry was the
democratic nomination in 2004 against Bush. In your world ignorance is
bliss.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 05 November 2012

romney will not be doing anything on RRR  but Ryan might try to rob it.


Name: Johnny K
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 04 November 2012

It is up here NOW and please get this out there. Romney and Ryan must
come out against any and all tapping into the railroad Retirement
pension plan.

http://callofthepatriot.blogspot.com/2012/08/railroad-retirement-is-major-issue.html

Obama Attacking Romney On Railroad Retirement, The Biggest Stealth
Issue Of The 2012 Election
Update: We have done our best to be Paul Revere on this important
issue. If conservatives stick their heads in the sand, and allow
Romny/Ryan not to address this,  it is going to result in four more
years of Obama.
How many votes did G.W. Bush beat Al Gore by in the 2004 election?

Nothing is more true to the spirit of the “Taxed Enough Already
movement” than privatized retirement trusts. And nothing is more tax
and spend liberal than to try to liberate these trusts into the
money-flushing toilet that is our government’s general fund.
*****
(Update August 12, 1:32 PM) FULL RADIO INTERVIEW: Mark Levin says Paul
Ryan was a great VP pick by Romney.

I believe that Mark Levin is right, Ryan is a great pick, but he is
going to need to clear up this issue before it becomes their Achilles
Heel.
*****
(Update August 12, 2012 4:11 PM)  The purpose of this article to clear
up the misinformation that is being spread by the Obama administration
and campaign, and their union allies about Mitt Romney and his stance
on railroad retirement. This is not an attack on Mr. Romney or Mr.
Ryan. It is a heads-up!


Name: Ritt Romney
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 30+ years
Posted: 31 October 2012

Hello All you Voting Flockers

Gayward is recalculating your Trickle Down Engineer Bonus and things do
not look good because Obama stopped some coal trains.

If your trickle does not get down to you then so be it and hope you
have better luck next year.     Vote for me and gayward will get you a
double trickle.

I am Ritt Romney and I approved this message  


Vote for me and see what surprised I have in for you.


Name: who owns csx
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 30 October 2012

http://stockzoa.com/ticker/csx/

major stock holders  and recent ones who sold


Name: DDE Supreme Allied Comander
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 October 2012

Ross:

You have spoken the truth about the Chicken Shit Express or the other
wording of the Rooster Fish Express run by none other than GayWard
Flocker who treats everyone like little dumb Flockers.

Until Bill Gates and enough of the major stock holders get a woody for
GayWard and his shit hole company nothing will change but the BLET
should bring this shit hole to a stop if they had the balls like we did
the Nazis Axis.  They ran out of gas.   Hoffa needs to show he is really
a union man after this election and end this hostile work practices by
Gayward and Cindi Big Train sanassburn.  

Brownshirt and some of his gay Nazis are gone.  Ingram is gone.

Make more gone.   Old Heads should put more injuries up gaywards yazoo


Fuck you Gayward and the lame horse you rode in on.   

You time is on a shortlist.

Supreme Allied Commander


Name: ross
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 30 October 2012

Hey Guys,

Let me see if I understand this correctly.

Michael Ward sends the suckers on the Single System Agreement (SSA) a
letter.  (Both engineers, and the L&N conductors)

Michael Ward tells those suckers on the SSA "because you didn't do
YOUR job and take care of the customer, and train velocity is down,
you're not getting a bonus.  It doesn't mattress that I hired
incompetent management by bringing in Tony Ingram and David Brown from
the NS, so that I could win the Hareman award, or that I promoted their
underling Cindy Sanborn.  

So what if I delay maintenance on the equipment and rails to give the
stock holders the impression that I can manage a class 1 railroads. 
What are you going to do about it?   Sure you may own stock in this
company, but you're all to stupid to know how to vote it, and throw my
hand chosen board members out.  As long as people I'VE chosen to be on
the board of directors, are on the board of directors, ya'all can kiss
my Lilly white ass.  This company is my personal bank account, and
you're all the minions that make it possible for me to live out all of
my personal fantasy.   Sucks to be you on the holidays, or when your
missing another family event......  but, you asked for this job, and
all I did was take the millions of dollars from your taxes so that I
could give you job retraining, then have my managers fire you, and
throw you out on the street.

Keep up the good work SUCKERS.  By the way, for those of you who we
haven't voted in the SSA.....  I just want you all to know that I've
ordered Labor Relations to make your life miserable, should you chose
to ride out your bump.  Hurry up and vote in the SSA.  I can get rid of
another 25% of the work force, and continue to look like the genius I
am."

So what are we going to do about it people?   Are we going to stay with
the status quo..... or shake things up and throw out Michael Ward's
hand chosen crownies out????  Its up to you.


Name: GC
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 10-20 years
Posted: 27 October 2012

ATTENTION!!!

As you have noticed, which you should have, there have been several
reissues of the CSX System Bulletins due to rule changes, errors in
print, etc... If you are coming in and getting your first new reissue
that cancels the previous reissue,  DO NOT AND I REPEAT, DO NOT LEAVE
ON YOUR ASSIGNMENT UNTIL YOU HAVE READ EVERY PAGE AND UNDERSTAND ANY
CHANGES FROM THE PREVIOUS ISSUE! If you can not find the change that
warranted the reissue then you need to get with the supervisor on duty
and have them tell you what it is. DO NOT LET THEM RUSH YOU OR
INTIMIDATE YOU INTO TAKING A TRAIN WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT THE CHANGE IS.
It could be something fairly minor or something extremely serious. If
the supervisor can not tell you what it is and wants you to leave to
protect his departure time, then you make him tell you in front of
other witnesses that you can leave without the knowledge of the rule
change and that you will not be held accountable for breaking that rule
because you were not made aware of it or given time to read the reissue
thoroughly. We all know supervisors do not have the right to order you
to violate an operating rule but if they dont know the answers to your
questions and they want you out the door then they need to take
responsibility before you leave. Read the reissues carefully. It has
been reported that some procedures for certain rules have been changed
or "worded" differently from the current operating rules book or
timetables.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 October 2012

RRJ

As I recall the Bonus was a topic a few ago, and now it comes home.

I was for the structured pay increase as opposed to the bonus, mainly
because of the potential effect it may have on RR.

The second point is a % raise stays forever. The bonus is a one time
thing.

Anyway what do I know?

Hope you are loving your off days!!!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 10-20 years
Posted: 26 October 2012

Well I spoke to someone yesterday and they are interested in that they
have an employee that called and harassed his supervisor at work from a
phone other th an his main phone to continue the harassment...so I an
happy to say they do care and ur will be pursued by not only him but
another branch and yea if u knew me and know Mr. Carrhart boy u would
know I live better, look better and will have happiness always have
always will.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 25 October 2012

Whose fault is it? Those who voted "yes" to accept being linked to CSX
directly in the SSA contracts with yearly bonuses. I voted against it in
2007 prefering pay raises. No one can complain about it now since it was
voted back in with the SSA of 2010. You get what you bargained for
nowhere did it gaurentee you'll recieve 100%, 90%, 80%, on downwards.
That's crying over spilled milk. The unions will look over the figures
even though you people gave CSX the right to have the final say so.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for N/A
Posted: 25 October 2012

SCREWED!!!!!


Well if you didnt get the peice of toilet paper in the mail sent by
none other than the king himself(mikey ward) then heres a shock for
you. The bonuses are going to be very little and a possibilty of none
at all!  He blames the hard working men and women in the fields for
lack of coal shipments and velocity being down. WHAT A CROCK OF HORSE
CRAP!  The hard working blue collar workers have done everything they
were supposed to do all year. It is his white collar peanut counters
who are not doing THEIR JOBS!  If coal is down it sure the hell is not
the fault of any conductor or engineer!

lISTEN UP MICKEY WARD. WE ALL CHALLENGE YOU TO SHOW US ANY PROOF OF ANY
TRAIN THAT DID NOT GET MOVED AND DELIVERED. SHOW US ONE TRAIN SITTING IN
ANY YARD THAT HAS BEEN THERE FOR OVER A YEAR. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT
EVERY TRAIN THAT I HAVE BEEN CALLED TO MOVE HAS BEEN MOVED AND
DELIVERED. WE HAVE ALL DONE OUR JOBS. IF COAL SHIPMENTS ARE DOWN ITS
YOUR FAULT BECAUSE YOU HAVENT GIVEN THEM TO US TO MOVE. YOU ARE NOT
DOING YOUR JOB! SO CUT YOUR BONUS AND YOUR RAISE AND GIVE IT TO THE
REST OF US WHO HAVE DONE OUR JOB AND MOVED YOUR TRAINS. SELL YOUR
SECOND HOME AND GIVE THE MONEY TO THE REAL WORKERS!

HOW DARE YOU BLAME US FOR BAD VELOCITY. TRY PUTTING SOME ADEQUATE POWER
ON THE TRAINS. MAYBE WE COULD RUN TRACK SPEED. HOW ABOUT AN ENGINE THAT
DOESNT DROP ITS LOAD OR OVER HEAT OR WHEELSLIP!
GET RID OF YOUR WHIP AND BEAT AND RULE BY FEAR MENTALITY. GET YOUR WEED
WEASLES OUT OF ALL THE BUSHES WAITING TO POUNCE ON US AT ANY MINUTE. GET
DISPATCHERS WHO DONT TAKE 20 MINUTES TO ANSWER THE RADIO WHEN YOUR
TRYING TO TONE THEM UP. GET YOUR RAIL UP TO DATE SO WE DONT GET THROWN
OUT OF THE SEATS. ALWAYS HAVING TO SLOW DOWN TO PREVENT AN INJURY.  YOU
ARE THE ROOT CAUSE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS. NO ONE TRUST YOUR EQUIPMENT.
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT WE SHOULD TRUST YOUR ERAD AND GPS TO BE
CORRECT. WE ARE NOT STUPID! YOUR DETECTORS ARE A JOKE. ALWAYS SOMETHING
WRONG WITH THEM. WE CANT AFFORD TO TRY AND RUN TRACK SPEED. THOSE THAT
DO ARE FOOLS! WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO RUN UNDER TO PROTECT OUR JOBS.
SO GO AHEAD AND PUNISH US FOR DOING OUR JOBS THE SAFEST WAY WE KNOW HOW
AND YOU NOT DOING YOURS. 
WE WILL BE WATCHING. WE WILL KNOW WHEN YOU HAND OUT BONUSES TO YOUR
SUPERVISORS ON THEIR TEAM BUILDING TRIPS DISGUISED AS "SPENDING
CASH"! WE WILL FOLLOW ALL THE LITTLE "PERKS" THEY GET. WE WILL BE
WATCHING! WHEN YOU DO, IT WILL JUST BE MORE PROOF THAT YOU ARE
PUNISHING THE REAL WORKERS IN THE FIELDS AND NOT THOSE WHO ARE AT
FAULT!


Name: History Channel Fan
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 20-30 years
Posted: 24 October 2012

Andrew Carnegie hired a hatchet man name Frick similar to gayward hiring
Ingram then Brownshit  now Cindi in hiding.   


The  Buck stops at the top no matter what.   It has only gotten worse.


Name: Carnegie
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 24 October 2012

Watch The History Channel's story about Men Who Built American:

The story of Andrew Carnegie building his steel empire is the very
similar tactics that the robber barons have used the last 20 years
to cut wages. The only difference is that Carnegie used hired death
squads and barons used field managers and corrupt union officers.

Carnegie was so obsessed with David Rockefeller having three times his
wealth, he ordered his goons to reduce the pay of his workers; too
work 12 hour days, and six days a week (Sounds familiar?), too
increase his wealth.

The cut in pay and long hours obviously had an effect on the steel
workers. 
Hence: THEY STARTED DYING!

This same scenario is the Railroad's Version of Head-On-Collisions! 

I can recall an ex-CSX CEO, years ago, selling the company's assets
(right away)and being awarded a big chunks of the assets sold in salary
and bonuses. When that happened; the CEO's salary was much higher than
his peers at much larger railroads.

And folks; that's when the raiding (mega-million salaries and bonuses)
started.

Any statistician can look at any chart (Annual Report/Union's Stats )
and determine when the raiding started and the precipitant rise in
fatalities on the railroad.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 23 October 2012

Every employer in the world has Sick day policies. Just read them.

The policy is a guideline, that is made for and from those, that for
some reason, do not want to report to work.

Most employees do not have a problem with attendance.

I can assure you, CSX policy is administrated equally across all
employees.


Name: oooh my
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 21 October 2012

CSX stock will probable be at 15 or 16 dollars a share if this  railroad
keeps going the way it is. Will someone in Jax wake the hell up and
change things so we can go back to making money insted of trying to cut
and save all the time.Get rid of some of those worthless upper managers
that couldn't run a freaking train around a Christmas tree. Just
amazing, freaking amazing.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for N/A
Posted: 20 October 2012

M&W

First, who ever told you that you should have shown up for work sick
and then be sent home is so full of crap its not even funny! If you
have anything on your record reflecting this you have it removed
immediately. Second, call the csx medical department and tell them what
you were told. See if they have heard of this policy. Bet they havent
and probably will be shocked to hear that anyone would tell you to come
to work too sick to work just to be sent home. NO ONE CAN MAKE YOU WORK
SICK! You are unsafe to yourself and others around you when you are
ill. Imagine what would happen if you had a wreck coming in because
your illness caused you to have a dizzy spell or buckle over behind the
wheel and have a head on. You think for one moment when you sue them for
being the root cause of your crash that they will tell any judge thats
the companies policy. HA! HA! Hell no because they know they cant force
you to come to work sick and discipline you if you dont. And last but
not least, send a letter to Michael Ward. Tell him what you have been
told and everything that happened. Ask him if this is really how he
wants his company run and if not what can you do to correct the
situation at your work site. He claims to have an open door policy. USE
IT! Let us know how this works out for you. Im sure there are alot of
people who visit this site that would just love to hear how this turns
out.


Name: Way Over Due
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 20 October 2012

IT'S TIME, Upper management have cut the roots of CSX enough either by
furloughs or piss poor attitudes they give everyone in the field, now
its time to trim the top in Jax and other areas of wasted
$$$$.Everybody knows if you cut the roots of a tree without trimming
the top if falls over. So do something PLEASE, before we all yell
TIMBER.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 1-10 years
Posted: 19 October 2012

A few month's ago i came down  with a stomach bug that required  me to
stay close to abathroom if you know what i mean, so for the first time
in 5 years i called in sick. I work on a system production team and the
area we was working at did not have any porta johns, so i called in
sick, i was told the next day that i was being  marked absent without
permission and that i should come into work and let them sendme home if
im sick. WOW unbelievable. Well the rest of the year anyone else that
called  in sick was asked if they wanted vacation  time or whatever
they wanted, marked for the time off. If this is not discrimination  i
dont know what is. What should i do about this if anything?  Formans
are sucking up to supervisors andwill step on a brothers head if they
think it will gain them favor.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 1-10 years
Posted: 19 October 2012

employed as other

Word is they got their way. conductor jumped ship off that job. If we
are talking about the same one, seems the x TM on the job is marking
off sick as well. Man, the heat on that job must be way out of control
if an x TM wont stay marked up to work it! Hope no one gets back on it.
Maybe someone will start asking some serious questions if no conductor
wants the job!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 18 October 2012

SIG MAN!

You will never see any of us get a bonus for not getting hurt and
working safe. First off, fra says it will only encourage us not to turn
in any reportable injuries that are caused by the companies neglect.
Second, there isnt any way in hell that the supervisors will let that
happen because they get the bonuses for US NOT GETTING HURT! Why in the
hell they get a bonus for us not getting hurt is a joke. I wonder if the
stockholders know that the company is wasting all this money on
supervisors that dont do anything but stalk employees to get a failure!
They dont do a thing to keep us from getting hurt on the job. We do it
OURSELVES! I dont know of ANYONE who wants to get hurt. Who wants to
lose a leg or arm or maybe something worse. NO ONE DOES! Another reason
they dont need a bonus is because they have shown in the past that they
will headhunt injured employees so know one wants to take the risk of
turning in an injury anyway. I think their so-called safety bonuses
should be abolished all together and should be used to upgrade crappy
equipment and locomotives(no air, no heat, bad toilets, etc...) and
maybe put some good walking stone down and what ever. Maybe upgrade the
radio repeaters for better coverage. Do what ever needs to be done in
other departments as well........ HA HA HA HA .....never going to
happen! Bonuses encourage them to stalk and headhunt. They dont turn in
failures then they cant justify getting that bonus!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 1-10 years
Posted: 17 October 2012

Employed in other


Hey, that wouldnt be the job that has the demoted trainmaster on the
job would it. Guessing hes just sitting back and letting it happen. He
should be a man and tell them to go f*#%$K themselves. Guessing he wont
because he wants the guy gone too. Cant imagine they would have the
balls to go after a crew member with an x trainmaster on the job
knowing that the x probably has a little dirt on all of them!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 20-30 years
Posted: 15 October 2012

Train Dispatcher,

They have always sent out propaganda booklets on the so called ethics
policy thats supposed to exist. Nothing new. What they have not done is
push the workplace violence issue until lately. Have to wonder why all
of the sudden work place violence is coming under the microscope. Could
it be because workers have finally had enough of this bullying out in
the fields and the constant whipping and beatings for a stupid turnover
rate? There has been talk in the fields about doing things like they did
in the old days when you had a supervisor who tried to make your job a
living hell. I wont post whats been said, but I will say that you never
hear anything being "Planned" against any fellow workers. I heard a
coupld TMs and an RF followed a crew around all day long. Even walked
around with the conductor and tried to tell him how to do his job the
whole time. Made the guy a poor reck by the end of the day. Rumor has
it they are trying to run him off the job. THIS CRAP IS GOING TO GET
SOMEONE KILLED. Instead of concentrating on the job they are going to
get someone so worked up that they are going to miss something really
important and end up dead! It wont be anyones fault but the bullying,
stalking supervisors fault. Sad thing is, the dead employee wont be
here to explain why he didnt have his full attention on his job where
its was supposed to be. They do that shit to me, Ill call that precious
ethics hotline after I go home sick from nerves and a panic attack. No
one is perfect. One little slip up and those stalking Nazis have got
you. Man, I feel really sorry for that poor guy. Sure hope he doesnt go
home and plan some of that workplace violence! This crap is getting out
of hand!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 14 October 2012

Repeat, same stuff over for the 3rd time. I give up.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 10-20 years
Posted: 13 October 2012

The Ethics hotline is a valued tool, which if used correctly, can help
to protect the CSX workforce.  Unfortunately, the Ethics hotline is
abused by the very employees that are supposed to be protected by it.
It has become a tool for the employee to use when they want to avoid
being held accountable.  They believe that if they can create a
diversion by making a false accusation, then they can continue their
unethical behavior of stealing company time or resources.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 1-10 years
Posted: 12 October 2012

Has anyone noticed that CSX has a campain push on for the awareness of
the “CSX Code of Ethics” and “Workplace Violence Awareness”.  If you
work for CSX you have received two propaganda mailings within the last
month.  The thing that they are not telling you is that the Crew
Management Center is currently under investigation for a hostile work
environment, coincidental, I think not.  If you have any issues with a
hostile work environment, be it the Crew Management Center, Customer
Service, Train Dispatch, Trainmasters, or any other department or
individual now is the time to act. 

Go to the OSHA website: 
http://www.osha.gov/pls/osha7/eComplaintForm.html  to file an online
complaint.
Or go online to your local regional office at
http://www.osha.gov/html/RAmap.html  and click you regional to file a
live complaint.

Now is the time to act, your name will be help confidential, and your
complaint will be investigated.  OSHA is fed up with the arrogance and
hostile culture of the railroads and are levying record fines, back
pay, and punitive damages to railroads. Railroad employees who have
been wronged by the railroads are receiving record compensation for
back pay, punitive damages, and reinstatement with personal records
being cleared of all records associated with the incidents.  You may
also call 904.232.2895 this the office currently involved with the Crew
Management Center.

If you think your job is unsafe or you have been threatened, harassed,
discriminated against or intimidated by management or fellow employees
in any way, you want to contact OSHA and ask for a review and
inspection of the incident.  Contact OSHA, it is confidential.  If you
have been fired, demoted, transferred or discriminated against in any
way for using your rights under the law, you must file a complaint with
OSHA within 30 days of the alleged discrimination.

The time to make a change is now, remember the corporate culture
related to reporting workplace injuries?  This is the same thing, they
are just expounding their culture of harassment and intimidation to
creating a hostile work environment.


Name: Free Speech
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 08 October 2012

Does higher executive pay lead to better profits?

I believe the average railroad executive is corrupt....A railroad
executive earns $25 million annually and takes a medical leave of
absence. Another executive takes over and earns $4 million annually 
and reports all time record profits.

Was the $25 million executive overpaid? And imagine how many more
employees could have been employed to improve efficiency!

Can anyone run a railroad? No. Just railroad CEO's who earns $25
million annually!  

freespeechandblog.org


Name: Maddawg
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 04 October 2012

Its Oct 4 2012. I have been away from Chicken Shit Xpress for almost 4
years. Life is great and CSX still sucks!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 03 October 2012

This all sounds great, but this problem goes beyond crew management. 
When it comes to management itself within the ranks, CSX is without a
doubt one terrible company.  The sad story is that management has been
the problem with this company for years, and nothing seems to change,
it just gets worse.  

There is a reason why employees refer to CSX management as Nazi's. 
Some find it funny, others outside the company find it hard to believe,
yet people continue to be fired everyday on this railroad for the most
minor offenses.  

Most employees agree that they like there job on this railroad, they
just don't like the people that they work for.  I wonder why?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 1-10 years
Posted: 03 October 2012

Crew Management is currently being investigated by OSHA for a hostile
work environment.  If you have a story or complaint contact John Waler
904.562.5446 OSHA Investigator. Now is the time to do it.  OSHA is
levying record fines against Railroads for their harassment and
intimidation of its employees.  If we join together and all work as one
we may be able to change the corporate culture and enjoy a working
environment free for harassment and intimidation.  Not just the normal
propaganda campaigns of empty promises.


Name: Sad company 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 02 October 2012

Bob Frulla is the railroad and if you don't believe me just ask
him......He has destroyed the Huntington division.....ask any
huntington division employes including the officials....very sad place
to be


Name: ydm ago
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 20-30 years
Posted: 29 September 2012

But what about LBT?z


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 20-30 years
Posted: 29 September 2012

RE; GLK, regarding the FRA: The FRA officials are 99% ex-company
managers; usually RFEs, who are just a covert extension of company 
managers. In other words; there's really no federal oversight--it's
just a scam. 

The carriers have had more fatalities (head/rear collisions) in the
last 4 years than the previous 10 years combined.

America carriers have more head/rear collisions than Canada and all
the South American railroads combined (INCLUDING MEXICO).

Crews are so afraid to lay-off knowing they are not fully rested due
to always faulty line-ups and simply, to many distractions.

Rail union bosses in union meetings; talks more about (what ifs)
discipline from field testing than about genuine contract issues--such
as claims pay-out or why CEOs are making $25 Million annually....

Think out loud people!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 27 September 2012

September 27, 2012......and CSX STILL SUCKS!!!!!!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 25 September 2012

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on "Medical Standards for 
Railroad Workers."

This report is something the FRA, Carriers and the International would
like to keep under wraps!

Google the caption and stay informed.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for N/A
Posted: 23 September 2012

This site is a complete JOKE!!! I cant believe such a site exists! I
dont think any other corporation has a bunch of grown men employees and
former employee, or should i just call you all children, where a website
has been developed because other people like the people who post on here
just want to cry and complain all there life. My gosh people, if you
dont like your job or this company quit. If you dont work for this
company anymore and are still getting on here bashing it, well then you
have problems way beyond what your posting on here. I heard Mcdonalds
and Wal-Mart are hiring if any of you want the link to apply for there
open positions. I am sure there wages and benefits are comporable.
HA!!! not that there is anything wrong with working at those places,
but i think alot of you have forgotten how lucky we have it. maybe you
should all take a look at what you are doing at work or in your life.
Look at why you are being targeted or why you are so miserable. I loved
the story about the conductor that has been terminated while on
probation while with a trainmaster on a train he had never been on.
Hell yes you got fired and they had every right to fire you! Your
length of employment stated less than 1 year which your right would
still make you in your probationary period. If you didnt know managers
are allowed to set you up in situations and see how you will react.
Well in this case you got PUNK'D - If you have only been an employee
for a few months you went through the REDI center. Do you remember in
your first week at the training center going through a booklet and day
long course on "COURAGE TO ACT"! Well it sounds like when they mail
you the letter saying you got the boot there will be a copy of that
book in it! It was set up so they would see if you would let rule
violations occur or if you would have the courage to ACT and say
something and then if that doesnt work DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!! why
would anyone just sit there and let someone else put your life in
jeopardy! lets think about this - How many of you would let a X-Ray
tech. operate on your heart per say! i hope known of you, and a doctor
wouldnt let that happen either. If he say a xray tech going in to do a
surgery he would say something and then stop it from happening because
someone most likely could end up dead!!!I am very sorry you lost your
job- that isnt a easy thing i know and i am not calling you out i am
just trying to make a point! know matter wherer you work it is the same
thing! Follow the rules, do what someone asks you to do whether more
power, coworker or someone under you! lend a hand!!! This company takes
care of there employees and if you dont think they do maybe you should
take a leave of absense and go shadow someone at another company or job
and see how good we got it again. I think a lot of you need a taste of
the world outside the shell you are in at your current job! take care
and quit the crying


Name: fred 14
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 20 September 2012

i was a conductor trainee still on probation.fired for no reason who
should i call to report this.

ethics hotline?   fra?

was training on a job?that the train master took me too.was never
marked up to even be on the train i was training on?

no job briefing was given to me by the train crew?

i was given complete control of the train by the conductor without a
job briefing or not even being marked up on the train too even be
there????

while the train master sat and watched all this?

there were a lot of rules broken by the train crew and the train
master
allowing it to happen?

i mentioned my concerns for what was taking place there and was
terminated promptly?

should i call the csx ethics hotline?
who at the government would hear my case?
 
once again who should i call?

     thanks


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 19 September 2012

Hey RRJ:

11 or 12 pints of Guinness and a few shots of Dew...is it any wonder
Hurling is big time in Ireland:)


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 19 September 2012

NoMo

Those pints of Guinesses went down smooth. Definitely not the heavy
stuff we get here not the same. At the airport waiting on my niece to
arrive from Barcelona I had my first real Guiness lifted that pint
glass next thing 3/4 of it was gone. If we had stuck around Cashel for
another day it would of been fun. Several of the people we met wanted
to show us around starting with Michael who now owns my Harley Davidson
hat which he acquired that buzzed night in the pub. He was going to give
us a tour in his horse drawn carraige. Then there was John who was going
to show us the sport of hurling which is big in Ireland. Unfortunately
we made the decision to continue on to Cork. Now that I look back we
should of stayed another day/night. This was typical of the people we
met even in the bigger cities. Like I stated imagine a beautiful
country with friendly people and it's Ireland.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 18 September 2012

U should contact a lawyer and sue them for harassment Theres no law or
signs that say u cant take pictures


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 18 September 2012

Hey RRJ:

Just a wee bit o' the creature, was it now?

Weren't those Guinnesses draught, in pint glasses? You say you got
waylaid by a Leprechaun with a Shillelagh.

I bet they were sorry to see you leave!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 18 September 2012

NoMo

That was 8-9 Guinesses just to get up and sing. That night it was more
like 10-12 plus a few shots of Tullamore dew. I paid the price the next
day it was rough. LOL!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 18 September 2012

Hey RRJ

8 or 9 Guinnesses...your my hero!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 18 September 2012

Jeff White

Ireland would be a great place to live. We did go down to Temple Bar in
fact we hung out at The Temple Bar. That was on the last day drove
around saw Trinity the GPA and a few other sights in Dublin. Just like
the Brazen they had a great courtyard. You're right walk down the
cobblestone walkway at the Brazen Head into the courtyard is an
experience. We got lucky some people were leaving got a table right
away in the courtyard. That was night #1 had my first "bangers and
mash" in Ireland. We stayed at The Hilton in Dublin the first night.
After that we picked up the rental car the next morning with no
direction just going which worked out. Ended up in Cashel on the second
day had a blast stayed at a 13th century castle tower hotel the
proprietor told us go to Davern's Bar that night. That was Ireland a
small pub friendly people some coming in with their instruments sitting
around drinking a pint and singing. After 8-9 Guinesses I even got up
they handed me a guitar sang a John Prine song. That was the experience
we were looking for and wasn't disappointed. The next day we headed to
Cork found some great pubs had to try lamb while in Ireland & sheppards
pie. Next day was Blarney Castle we met an 80 yr old English woman who
just had knee surgery a few months earlier so we talked her into the
three of us climbing the 100 steps of the castle to kiss The Blarney
Stone. That was the only touristy thing we did in Ireland. Then on to
Galway which was a lot of fun hung out at the Quay Pub the next day
shopping with my niece. After that Kilbeggan, Tulamore, and a few
others before heading back to Dublin. What a concept beautiful country
friendly people that have a positive attitude. We can learn a lot from
the Irish.


Name: Jeff White
E-mail: jeff.white25@yahoo.com
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 18 September 2012

RRJ,

   I just went back and saw you went to Brazen Head Pub (a short walk
from the Guiness factory)!!!  Welcome to my new home town RRJ!!!  Yes,
these people would give the shirts off their back for you!!  It almost
reminds me of being back in the US in a nice country town where someone
would go out of their way for you!! Which is hard to find anymore in the
US!!  Yes sir, Craig celebrated his 30th birthday at the Brazen pub and
cobble stone court yard puts the icing on the cake for me, let alone
the flowers hanging outside in between the drunk
bench!!!hahahahahahahaha  (you know what I mean).  AND IRISH MUSIC!!! 
You can never beat this place.  And you know what, if you could just
bring all the officers, union reps, train masters over, etc., it would
literally change their perspective on life and how to treat people!! 
If it doesn't, there literally is a NAZI regime taking over CSX!!  You
are right, this place suffers but they do not care!!!  Where did you
stay when you were over here??


Name: Jeff White
E-mail: jeff.white25@yahoo.com
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 18 September 2012

RRJ,

   Did you ever make it to the Temple Bar tourist area outside of
Rathmines??  If so, did you ever make it to the "cafe TOAST bar"?? 
My favorite hangout area!!!:0):0)


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 17 September 2012

LE 10-20

That's a funny statement that everyone hates CSX. I know a lot of
railroaders who have learned to play the game that are doing fine. They
don't like management but we never liked management. We knew they
weren't our friends they had a job to do just like us. That's the big
difference the separation between us & them. Let them play their games
you have to be smarter. Every move should be made as if they're
watching or listening on the radio. Most mistakes I hear about were
avoidable. There are no shortcuts anymore proper radio rules must be
adherred to go strictly by the rules. I know that can be difficult when
they constantly change these days. But for someone to state they hate
the place that should be a sign to leave. I know you love the job
everyone says that just not the bullschit. It's their railroad can't
separate the two. One conforms or they don't. During my time on the
railroad we had good & bad times it didn't take long to know how to
handle it. People complain about the unions not doing anything but
their hands are tied on certian issues like how the railroads run their
business. The unions can't stop TM's from hiding in the bushes
ect....the unions do know about it they are fully aware of the
harrassment. The unions know an I know that a mediator, arbitraitor, or
court will not side with them against how a corporation runs their
business it'll never happen. A big obsticle is the RLA not having the
right to strike. Another is the riff between the unions themselves the
UTU underminding the BLEt one specific case the RCO which the UTU is
fully responsible for allowing to happen. In the past it was UTU for
trainmen BLE for locomotive engineers not this competing over
membership that is going on. That has been a big culprit as to why
things suck on CSX. That needs to end. No easy answers.


Name: Jeff White
E-mail: jeff.white25@yahoo.com
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 16 September 2012

RRJ,

     You are EXACTLY right and thank you for understanding where I come
from.  It isn't the same place any more.  Heck, I was there from
2004-2009 in Baltimore.  And just the changes I saw in my short time
there was unbelievable.  However, lets get one thing straight.  I LOVED
THE JOB AND TOOK PRIDE IN WHAT I DID AND MY "PERFECT" SAFETY RECORD
WHILE I WAS THERE REFLECTS THAT!!  But the politics just got to be too
much and I saw (as you said) "OLD TIMERS" looking out for their own
and these new hires not looking out for the future generation of
railroaders.  Otherwise, everyone complained (as they do on here) in
the break rooms, but when action needed to be taken (union meetings,
union rep elections, train master walking into break room, etc), they
folded their tails between their legs and were intimidated!!  I am not
one to be intimidated and I speak my mind. I was ALWAYS told while I
was there "watch what you say man!!"  As I always did, I replied, "I
HAVE OTHER SKILLS TO PAY THE BILLS!!!"  Which I am proving today while
I work for the US Government over sea's and making $120,000 a year
(OVER twice the amount I made with CSX)!!!  I am not stating that to
show I am better than anyone!!!  I am not better than that man/woman
begging for change out on the street.  But even the CEO of CSX is not
better than me.  We are all equal!!  It is just the fact that some
people have more power.  But until you stand together as one (as you
said yourself RRJ with union meetings), you will get nothing
accomplished!!  And I didn't (and still don't) see that happening. 
But I hope all is going well with everyone and good luck!!  Stay safe
and God Bless!!

Sincerely,

Jeff White

P.S.- Can someone PLEASE give me the address to the Halethorpe facility
and a contact in Baltimore so I can ship my radio, switch key, hotel
card, etc. back to them??  I would really appreciate it.  You can
e-mail it to me at the address above.  I over sea's but my stuff will
be shipped from the states and I need to let my family know.  Thanks
again and good bless!!:0)


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 16 September 2012

To: NY Area Commuter RR Conductor

Go suck a big one!  Its obvious that you don't have a clue as to what
goes on with this sad operation that they call a railroad.

CSX SUCKS SHIT!!!!!!  

Everyone that works for this shit railroad hates this place!!

NAZI ASS OPERATION!!!!!

FUCK CSXT!!!!!!!


Name: wtf
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 16 September 2012

Pitt whips Va Techs butt
  They need to hire Bob Frulla back as head coach, that way he could
fire all the coaches for losing to Pitt, hell Bob fire all the players
too, why not, you could take on all teams by yourself with your
mentallity, remember there is no I in TEAM or so they say


Name: NY Area Commuter RR Conductor
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 16 September 2012

I have to say to you guys, if you all are really so pissed off with CSX,
and so strongly believe that "CSX Sucks", then why don't you guys
just do the simplest thing in the world to combat that
problem.....QUIT!!! Do you really thinking whining and complaining
about things, yet I bet not a single one of you do ANYTHING to change
things for the better, is ever going to solve anything?? Especially
whining and complaining on this site or any site for that matter??
Don't you think this site is just as bad for company and employee
morale as anything anyone from management at CSX can do to bring morale
down???

Why don't you guys just focus on doing your part to make the job and
the experience better? Do your part to work more safely, do your part
to keep management off your backs, instead of wasting that same energy
to bitch, moan, groan and complain on this site, or any site, yet do
absolutely NOTHING to make your work site and your company any better!!
And come on now, how really can CSX suck if some of you guys have been
with the company for so long?? (Some of you 10 or more years +!!)

I bet you guys come work over here as a Conductor for just one calendar
year, I bet  by the end of the first 2 weeks, you guys will be screaming
to come back to freight, where your cargo doesn't talk back, blame you
for everything under the sun, curse, spit, and assault you, make up
false complaints about you just because they were in the wrong
regarding a fare or policy, etc. etc. etc., we can be here a LONG time
discussing this, not to add to that our own managerial issues. All we
do is our parts to do things better, keep management and the people off
our backs!! You guys don't have to deal with the rigors of passengers
service, especially NY Area passenger service, so consider yourselves
extremely lucky!!

And again, if you don't like working for CSX, just do the world and
CSX a favor and QUIT!!! I am sure MANY of the 10s of 1000s of people
laid off from American Airlines, US Airways, the United
Airlines/Continental Airlines merger and the people axed from General
Motors plants across the East which have been closed down, would love
nothing more than to take your place, and have you take their places
sitting at home with nothing to do. So all of you guys who moan and
groan here, and especially whomever created this site should all truly
SHUT THE FUCK UP, enjoy the fact you have jobs and are gainfully
employed, and instead of wasting energy and time making sites like this
and moaning and groaning about EVERYTHING CSX, do your parts to make the
job, job title, and work site/location BETTER!!!


Name: Jeff White
E-mail: jeff.white25@yahoo.com
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 16 September 2012

It is so awsome to come on this site and actually see I made a wise
decision to get out of this crap hole.  My goodness!!!  I feel so damn
sorry for all RAILROADERS (NO MATTER WHAT CLASS I COMPANY)!!!  I will
repeat something previousley stated on this site and I love the
quote...."It is September 16th 2012 AND CSX STILL AND ALWAYS WILL
SUCK!!!  For you ladies and gentleman sticking with it, stay safe and
good luck (< your going to definitely need that!!  LUCK).


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 15 September 2012

Hey Con <1:

Then why don't you act like a man and tell him to his face!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 15 September 2012

NoMo

Just trying to help out a Brother.    I keep my source confidential so
that is NoNeOfYoBuSiNeSs.  Who are you to ask.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 15 September 2012

Hey Con <1:

The question should be...how do you know what the Lewisburg engineer's
wife is doing and what business is it of yours what she does?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 13 September 2012

Lewisburg Engineer  do you know what your wife is doing when you are at

work and away from home.   Too nasty for me to say on here.


Name: DWyatt
E-mail: d.wyatt56@yahoo.com
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 11 September 2012

Directed at BLETSUX:
  Are you completely misinformed, or just blind?  

Which union backed out of the merger at the end of '99? (UTU)

Which union told the BLET everyone should stand together against remote
control technology, and then as soon as the BLET refused to protect the
assignments in their agreement, turned around and jumped all over it? 
(UTU)

Which union allowed wording in their on property agreements allowing
the implementation of one-man crews?  (UTU)

Which union agreed to changes to our health care benefits, for
absolutely nothing in trade, that cost members thousands more a year? 
(UTU)

  Learn the truth before you open your mouth.  Your Local Chairman may
not be worth a damn, but make no mistake, the BLET is all that stands
between you and the UTU rolling over on every single carrier demand.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 10 September 2012

It never changes, it never gets any better.

September 10, 2012....and CSX STILL SUCKS!!!!!!!


Name: Ex T&E 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 09 September 2012

http://the-railfan-nation.deviantart.com/journal/Debunking-CSX-sucks-com-220119718

My first visit to this site in 5 years. I quit CSX because I would not
and could not put up with being treated like a turd everyday. 

Why would you go to work day after day, then get on a forum board and
complain about a job you hate?


Name: FOB
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 08 September 2012

Is the Railroad that bad? The way everybody is complaining about how
horrible the working conditions are. It sounds like the union
representation is even worse. Unless you cannot vote the SCUMS
out of office, then, you do have a problems because that's were the 
leadership should come from or else! Think like an American; fight!

This is not Mexico! Adios amigos! El Munoz de Selecto...Mi casa en loo
agua an el wimpo Americano!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 07 September 2012

Uncontested rate increases are not being invested in operational
improvements and the only beneficiaries of rate increases are the 
senior executives staff and lobbyist. 

I keep reading the above, over and over.??

Senior staff and lobbyist?


Name: S. Lewis
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 07 September 2012

Due to the recent events of fatalities, derailments that led to public
fatalities; the Feds are camped-out at every major carrier's 
operational centers to review operations and it's not looking good for
the carriers.

Rumors of the feds completely isolating TE&Y personnel from the 
carriers to avoid any conflicts of interest that led to less oversight
of serious rules violations. In other words; a lot of pro active
employees have called the feds hotline!

The feds action could reduce road crews hours comparable to airline
pilots with no reduction in pay.

Uncontested rate increases are not being invested in operational
improvements and the only beneficiaries of rate increases are the 
senior executives staff and lobbyist. 

Stay informed!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 05 September 2012

More CSX corruption:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57506994/obama-romney-offer-different-solutions-to-unemployed/?tag=showDoorFlexGridLeft;flexGridModule


Please comment on the story on the CBS news site.  Maybe they will
investigate them.


Name: watch dog
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 20-30 years
Posted: 05 September 2012

ALERT.....ALERT......ALERT...

CHICAGO DIVISION HEADS ARE SO EMBARRASSED BY DERAILMENTS, REAR END
COLLISIONS AND RF GOOF UPS THAT THEY ARE TARGETING GLD EMPLOYEES FOR AS
MANY FAILURES AS THEY CAN GET. THEY BELIEVE IF THEY CAN GET ENOUGH
FAILURES ON US THAT IT WILL MAKE THEM LOOK BETTER. THEY ARE TRYING TO
PROVE TO THE POWER IN JACSKSONVILLE THAT GLD EMPLOYEES ARE JUST AS BAD
AND INCOMPETENT AS THEY ARE....WATCH YOUR BACKS, DO EVERYTHING BY THE
BOOK. DO NOT MOVE YOUR TRAINS IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBT AT ALL. THE BANNER
TEST WILL BE TRICKY. SOME WILL BE RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIGHWAY RAILGRADE
CROSSINGS WITH GATES. MAKE SURE GATES ARE DOWN 20 SECONDS BEFORE YOU
ENTER THAT CROSSING! FOLLOW YOUR HORN RULES! SOME MAY BE DOUBLE TESTED
WITH BANNERS INFRONT OF DEFECT DETECTORS. KNOW YOUR DETECTOR RULES. IF
YOU GO OVER 2 IN A ROW AT LESS THAN 8 MPH WALK YOUR TRAINS! LOOK FOR
EXTRA WARNING BOARDS, FUSES BY YOUR RAIL. REDUCE YOUR SPEEDS
IMMEDIATLEY WHEN YOU SEE AN APPROACH  AGAIN, REVIEW EVERY LITTLE RULE.
GIVE THEM NO ROPE TO HANG YOU WITH!


Name: CorrUPtion Blogger
E-mail: patriot@USA.org
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 05 September 2012

The Feds have initiated a salvo against the Carriers in light of recent
fatalities. Apparently, the Feds realized that leaving Robber Barons
uncontested is a fail fail policy, that compromises the employees,
and the public safety and above all; the continued self-raiding of
corporate funds for personals gains while delaying much needed funds
for safety improvements.

Is your CEO worth $25,000,000.00 annually? There has been recent fatal
accidents that could have been avoided; if only the Carrier had spent
a few thousand $$ in maintenance cost. Now imagine the cost of lawsuits
from the accidents. $$Millions!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 30+ years
Posted: 05 September 2012

It is September 05  2012 and Gayward Flocker is one INSANE GREEDY 
ROOSTER FISH RUNNING THE COCK SUCKER eXPRESS MAKES LIFE HELL FOR
EVERYONE WORKING FOR THIS DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN CORPORATION.

It is going to happen and innocent people will be killed.   

The FRA better get off their lazy whore ass and do their job.

Lick a Big Donkey Dick Gayward


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 04 September 2012

APE:

Remember the past few years when the company was posting profits every
quarter, and they asked the unions to give back on the insurance?

Remember when all the unions pulled together for a fight on that issue
and almost went on strike?

What union pulled away from the pack and cut a deal with the carrier,
selling us out and setting a pattern for everyone?

We'll give you a hint, it wasn't the BLET.

USELESS TRANSPORTATIONS UNION!


Name: BLETSUX
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 04 September 2012

Brothers,

     As a Loco Engineer/Conductor for CSX and a member of the UTU, I
Would urge you all to look very closely at your BLET Leadership, The
BLET has for years given up more and more to the company and stands up
for nobody but themselves and "friends", the current Attendance
policy is a perfect example of this, how many of you get sick for only
24 hours?? How many of you go to the Dr's office every time you feel
bad? And given our new insurance rates and benefits, who could afford
to go to the Doc every time.

     I know from first hand experience that our local BLET LC only
takes care of himself and his "Buddies", anyone else and you are
straight screwed, you get no representation from him at all, he
throws claims submitted to him in the trash, won't answer the phone,
unless of course you happen to be his "BUD", he has managed to get
all the company "ASS KISSERS" on the safety committee and  
representing the "Redblock Program", he goes to all the safety
committee meetings even though he is not ON the committee.
WTF??

     The BLET is as corrupt as the Mafia, All the BIG WIGS from the
BLET play golf with CSX management, if you don't think so, then you
are an IDIOT!! They will sell us all down the river for a dime if it
keeps them in a cushy union job, All you need to do to prove this is
look at your pay stub from 10 years ago and compare it to one from last
half? How much more is taken out in deductions?? 

     I was a strong supporter of the Unions since my father was a HUGE
union man himself but after seeing how our BLET leadership kisses ass
and bends over for the company and its managers on a regular basis,
Idecided that my interests would be better served by the UTU and made
the move back, You should all consider doing the same!!


Name: KJ Richards
E-mail: lr56@nzero.com
Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 31 August 2012

Circumventing lay-off harassment under Federal Railroad Safety Act
(FRSA). The guidelines from FRSA policy can protect employees from 
discipline, if the employee follow the appropriate steps to avoid
any discipline. When left with no choice but to lay-off from inaccurate
line-ups, drop turns, excessive time (12+) on duty, and even calls
(distractions) from managers while in OK status. 

Call the Safety Hot Line and give a detailed account of your issues and
report your lay-off as a FRSA personal safety concern and to avoid 
injury to yourself and others. 

If you're sited for any of the times you lay-off while calling the
Safety Hot Line; file a complaint under the guidelines of the FRSA.

It works!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 22 August 2012

8-22-2012.....and CSX STILL SUCKS!!!!!!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for N/A
Posted: 21 August 2012

I work as a Dispatcher for UP, we're on call 7 days a week 24 hours a
day.


Name: Bobby Joe Shadell
E-mail: sdonor@mkte.net
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 16 August 2012

We wuz robbed the las tree contacts! call the national legal policy
center wynn you get a chances 703 237 1970 repot union cracks! nuf fer
now


Name: CorrUPtion Blogger
E-mail: unionspring69@ggmail.com
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 August 2012

The Patriot: To all Americans who want to change the discourse in
corporate, political and union leadership.

You must start from the bottom up. Start by cleaning the ranks from the
local levels, because that's where the corruption begins. 
To see what your union boss is making go: unionfacts.org


Name: WTF
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 12 August 2012

I wish someone would go on under cover boss to show how thw railroad is
really operated at the T & E level of operations. I not talking the
Wards, Daleys,dr Munoz, as such, but maybe some big share holders or
board members, some body who would be neutral on the way business of
railroading should be done. I think they would pull their hair out or
maybe even sell off all that stock they own real quick like.
Management needs a major shake up from Trainmasters on up.So i hope the
wish will come true but I doubt it.GOOD LUCK


Name: thatuldo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 11 August 2012

CSX has got to be the mismanaged corp. in the U.S. our head honchoe
gets on national TV and lies about how great our co. is. Any who knows
or works in the coal industry knows how bad the business is and the
lack of loadings on CSX. They say other parts of the railroad are
making up for lost revenue,bull lies to keep stock up
so when you see big shots selling large amount of stock be afraid and
sell yours, cuz sometin ain't right.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 10 August 2012

D.K. Jones is a GOD!

I worship D.K.  D.K. is FAR Superior to God or Jesus!

I Love D.K. Jones!

D.K., I would die for you.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 07 August 2012

Hey Can't Wait to Retire

Thanks for the heads up on how to spell Danny's last name.

Does anyone have any insight as to why Scott Connor's chose Danny to
be the Great Lakes Division RFE?  When you look into Danny's back
ground, nothing stellar seems to pop out about him.

From reading the other post here, it seems as though Danny Jerrell's
is an idiot, and has issues with his ability to control his temper. 
I'm guessing Napoleon complex due to the daily vertical challenges
that Danny faces, due to his short stature?

When it comes to Danny Jerrell's, does CSX have another mentally
unstable man in its management ranks, like Tom Cook?  Is the idea to
promote CSX's problem people to another area, so that local management
doesn't have to deal with the problem manager anymore, verses dealing
with the problem managers out right?  Is this how it works now?

What ever it is, this suck up, screw up, and move up the ladder sure is
working for a lot of managers at CSX.  For example Pete Burris, Mike
Benum, Tom Cook, Rick Reed, Lucretia Taborn.....


Name: cant wait to retire
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 03 August 2012

His name is Danny Jerrell not Gerald either way you spell it he's the
same scratchey voice idiot. He knows nothing about railroading
he learned from Jack (fat slob) Vierling who is now AVP of car
management (figure that on out) nice human resources he screwd up the
dispatch center first then the Huntington Division along with the Great
Lakes Division now Car management GOD BLESS US ALL. When are the short
yellow buses going to quit dropping off all the workers in management.
Way to go you Fat ass you blew the right person


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 03 August 2012

My annoying Road Foreman stopped complaining after...

I started responding to his messages at 2am after each times he
called.

It works! Call your manager and disrupt their sleep and let them know
how it feels.
Apple has a "fake number" display app.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 August 2012

MIT

Under the new OSHA guidelines, if an employee lays-off sick or is
unsafe to work. The carriers cannot harass, intimidate, or threaten
employees for excessive lay-offs for "safety concerns," 
if documented (doctor's statement).

Laying-off sick for personal safety--is reporting safety concerns;
which is protected under OSHA guidelines. It's the same as reporting
unsafe equipment. Employees are an extension of equipment; who's
required to operate the equipment in a safe manner. 

There are several links that are very useful for your guidance.

www.trainlaw.com/FRSA-Library/

Pass it on and keep us all safer for the next trip.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 30 July 2012

The real problem is that these young guys are getting unsufficient
training.  The schools are fine, the guys they train with on the ground
do the best they can.  I see too many guys getting cut short of there
training time, and then just getting thrown to the dogs.  Its not long
after that they are thrown out of service for the some idiotic
operational test. They are being hired to be put on the street.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 30 July 2012

I KNOW

I know some that took those paid courses at Marshall University
shelling out $6000-$8000 to get a rail job. These guys are now getting
to the point their the oldheads on the railroad with all the
retirements. The term 'oldhead' has nothing to do with age it's all
about seniority. Most of these guys hired out in the mid to late '90s
most came from railroad families or at least knew what they were
getting into before hiring.


Name: I KNOW!
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for N/A
Posted: 29 July 2012

RRJ,

 Lets get the record straight! Alot of the new recruits were going to
cincinnati state college for their training. The college had just built
a new transportaion training center(workforce development technology
center) and was allowing the company to use it. After half the people
that came out of there filed a law suit against the company for false
advertising and not coming thru with what they promised they were no
longer welcome because they became an embarrassment to them.  Now the
company would have to find someplace else to train. They also stopped
making new recruits pay. As long as they werent flipping the bill no
one could bitch about the lack of training or any bogus promises that
were made. They decided to invest millions in building a training
center. So now that the recruits dont pay for their training anymore
the company has to flip the bill. Solution...get help with grants. Keep
the recruits coming, keep the grant monies coming. Only one way to keep
from flooding the market. FIRE! Thus the revolving door.   Ok, now pick
this post to peices.  Something you do so well to everyones post! Dont
disappoint me!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 29 July 2012

The L&N started the first apprentice engineer program in the us. It was
supported by the BLE. Lot's of folks got early retirement, and a lot
of folks got the street.

The L&N had new engineers (former brakeman) running at age 19. Not to
say a few were not (set out) with a ring to the dispatcher. However in
the late 60's they were working very well.

Before this it took 12 to 15 years to train a engineer?? From a
fire-boy.

This whole mess was built by the BLE simply to steal union dues from
the ORCB,SUNA,BLF&E,BRT. And it worked. One union doing it to their
BRO's.

And 10 years later the RR are still following the union guidelines and
hiring Fireman for no useful purpose. WOW talk about a heart. The
carriers have a big one.

Any one hired as a fireman after 1965 should bow down and respect the
heart of any class 1. I was there worked with them and with out them,
better with out, and the BLE engineer liked it also $1.50 per trip.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 29 July 2012

LOL! Revolving doors? The problem began way before any of this mass
hiring. It started back in 1994 when the UTU sold out the last brakemen
slot on trains and switchmen in the yard. This eliminated people from
getting a couple years of actual hands on training before becoming a
conductor. The problem is the training system with lack of actual
training. A conveyer belt mentality doesn't and never will work on the
railroad. This isn't new it's been around for at least 6 years. Mass
hiring began in 2006 lasted till 2008 when the economy crumbled. Then
mass furloughs began. I remember the day when a TM had to call in all
the trainees told them to turn in their gear that TM was never the same
after having to do it. This petty BS about CSX getting some sort of perk
for hiring is idiotic. If that's the case every railroad an employer in
this country is guilty not just CSX. The UP & BNSF have hired thousands
the past couple of years. I guess they're guilty also. You people try
and find fault with everything from CSX. Have you ever heard the
expression "don't bite the hand that feeds you".


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 28 July 2012

Corporate Office :

I don't like being a babysitter to one who can't comprehend, and I
sure as hell don't want to see another human being get killed.  This
is what we are dealing with!  How do you explain these people who get
through all the classes, yet can't get through the book of rules, and
still rely on there fellow employee to hold there hand?  I would say
there is a problem somewhere!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 20-30 years
Posted: 28 July 2012

LOCO 1-10


Think about what you wrote for a minute then the light bulb might come
on. 

First, cant give you the numbers, but I can guarentee you that the
company does not invest all the grant money they receive into training
a conductor.

Second, you want a guarenteed turnover rate to keep the revolving door
open and the grant money coming, then you hire more people than you
actually need. You make sure at least half are people that you know
will not make it in the long run. Easy targets make easy replacements.
Dont think they dont screen. There is a method to the madness.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 28 July 2012

You are exactly right and that is what we're seeing!  I'm asking these
people what they did before hiring out on the railroad, and hearing
banker, loan officer, salesman, retail.  Not that it should matter, but
most of these people with little industrial experience are showing that
they can't cut it. I know for a fact that there are many qualified
people out there for these jobs that are being turned down for no
reason.

I'm also seeing people with mental issues who are on meds that don't
belong out here.  These are some of the same people who are being
pushed through the conductor & engineers training programs without
actually passing the exams WE KNOW WHATS GOING ON.  The bottom line is
that they aren't really screening these individuals.

I don't think they want railroaders, moving the freight isn't
important as operational tests.


Name: THATWILLDO
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 28 July 2012

If you want to put the blame on a group of people for putting
un-qualified people positions on the railroad blame Human Resourses. On
CSX every company position has bonus perks, so the HR Dept. has one
to. They are based on open vancancies to be filled, to many open
positions no BONUS so do u think the misfits in HR care how the actual
railroad is run in the realworld, hell they don't know the difference
between a boxcar and a caboose. Hell why not but a person from say
finance to an ADM in transportation or a car salesman as a trainmaster,
job is filled who cares we got our BONUS. So keep up the great job
filling those positions HR........WTF


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 25 July 2012

July 25, 2012....and CSX STILL SUCKS!!!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 July 2012

Job bidding,

As a youngster in the early 60's I bid on everything, until I got
one..
Learned real quick when ya bid ya have to know something.

My winning a fast Freight turn was really nice, however it was (OUT)
yep you guessed it, pulled from the extra board placed, and sat there
waiting for my assigned call. It came alright---- bumped back to the
extra board. It was OK--- learned from that, and it cost me. Live and
learn my friends.


Name: VLC
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 22 July 2012

To my fellow CSX-Sucks users, I'm sending my apology now about putting
this on every post,.  Hopefully as you scroll throughout the forums
today, you'll understand why I did this.

LOL

Its time to give up on last years news.  Laura is old news and we've
moved on to topics that require thought, and maybe a bit of insight.  


Why don't you put your big boy pants on and join us at the grown up
table as we adults discuss matters of value and importance.  For
example.....  ways we can work together to keep our job while facing
continued attacks on our lively hood by CSX's crack management team.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 22 July 2012

It's just a matter of time. In 2008 CMC was already gearing up for
trainmen while working on the engineers bid system. Didn't bid systems
become a reality in the last UTU contract? I think it did it just takes
time to implement. In 2007 it was the younger engineers that wanted bid
systems the oldhead already knew the outcome no more being displaced.
Just like the newer conductors will welcome bid systems no more being
bumped. It secures a job for a week. It should of been bi-weekly or
even up to 3 months. Bid systems aren't new they've been around for
decades. Most crafts have already had bid systems. T&E had bid systems
in Walbridge yard when I hired out in the '70s. If the agreement
states as you put it a person has 48 hours before placing themselves
then there's no problem. No reason for an investigation.


Name: wise up
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 21 July 2012

New Conductors,

The carrier has been sending out warning letters to conductors who are
taking their 48 hours to make a move when displaced. These letters are
scare tactics and a strategic plan to later set you up for an
investigation. 
This is why they are doing it and how it works. They will send numerous
letter out to you warning you about your availability and letting you
know they will be monitoring you. After they have sent several hundreds
out, they will then beging charging you for not making yourself
available. They will site a rule that you are supposed to know  your
standing when you are rested and check to see if you had a place to
make a move. If you did and you didnt take it right away they will say
you "stalled" and didnt make yourself available soon enough. Their
plan is to bombard the union with hundreds of investigations. This will
swamp the union with paperwork and cause a back log. The union officials
will eventually raise the white flag and ask the carrier what it will
take to get them to back off. You all know the answer to that.  PUT YOU
ON THE BID SYSTEM! This is a tactic they always pull and unfortunately
the union buckles under. Sorry to say it, but its just a matter of time
before you are stuck with it.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 20 July 2012

suzannah

We're not on the same page. I was writing about freight car class 1
air brake test not locomotives. What I was discussing the changing of a
locomotive consist on a train and being required to move the brake slip
for the train from one set to the other. It became standard policy at
least it was 3 years ago.


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 19 July 2012

RRJ,

 Loco air brake slips better be filled out with info on that consist.
Never heard of anyone using slips form older units on newer ones added
or changed out. Even the fra isnt that stupid to let that go. Every
engine you look at, touch, walk on, hell for that matter breath on
better have every inspection and required piece of paper completed and
dated! 12 years ago was different. Had alittle more understanding for
minor mistakes. Dont have that any more. Serious and major is the
attitude now. Well, for T&E anyway! Lack of info and knowledge seems to
be overlooked every where else!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 19 July 2012

Hey RRJ:

The Class I Break tests on the line-of-road were like Manna from heaven
for the road crews.

On the Q618, unless we were heavy, we would pick up a block at Bayou
Cossette (Pascagoula, MS), usually 15-20 cars. The Class I was good for
1.5 hours. I would also occasionally make a pick up at Northside
which was good for 2 hours or more. Might even get a little fishing or
target practice in if the skeets were to bad...didn't have to worry
about being observed unless they a boat but then were Yellow Fly bait!
The only problem at Northside was Gators and Pigs...I was chased up
ladders more than once by sows with piglets. Rattlers and Recluses
enjoyed hiding under the switch stands too.

Seems like everything the FRA and carriers have done over the last 10
years is counter productive to moving products.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 19 July 2012

suzannah

Yard limits/terminal limits same thing. All track is controlled by a TD
for mainline switches. That has nothing to do with it. Yard
limits/terminal limits became a hot issue when we still had
initial/final terminal delay (ITD/FTD) penalties before trip rates. In
Richmond they kept expanding it beyond the yard limit boards to where
ever a yard crew could go to work industry denying any arrival times.
They consolidated two yards Fulton (former C&O) & AACA (former SCL &
RFP) which were 6 miles apart if we left AACA got stuck in Fulton the
departure time was AACA even though we were still within the
consolidated yard limits in Fulton. Most of it was to force trip rates.
IDT/FTD anyone hired after 1994 wasn't entitled to it. Elimination of
IDT/FTD to trip rates brought everyone up to par. Some subdivisions got
screwed others did pretty good on trip rates. The biggest reason was
LC's who were negotiating trip rates for subdivisions they never
worked. Our BLE division the LC was younger not prior rights so he knew
the average what each subdivision was making on ITD/FTD. 

As for the brake slips. When you read a brake slip it list the original
locomotive consist. In my opinion when a consist was changed that should
of cancelled it out. No different than adding a block of cars. That's
not the way CSX looked at it. After some arguing and a few nasty calls
from TM's we did get a van to run my yard foreman/conductor to do an
on/off on the rear. Before that they would get someone anyone to just
arm the HTD/ETD. One TM got busted for falsifying brake slips when a
train had been off air for more than 4 hours. All he got was a slap on
the wrist. If everything was done correctly they would of needed at
least 1 or 2 more yard jobs on per shift but that wasn't going to
happen. So, when we were told to do a class 1 brake test we took our
time usually 3-4 hours walking the car brakes on & off. That's what
happens with no car inspectors or ground air.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 19 July 2012

I got 5 starts, in the hotel waiting for my 6th to finally get some
sufficient rest with 2 days off.  It doesn't happen, CSX deadheads me
just for the fact that I have enough starts to get a few days of well
deserved rest.

I HATE CSX!!!!

CSX SUCKS!!!!!


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 18 July 2012

RRJ,

Our yard does not have yard limits. We have "terminal" limits that
are under control of the "IC" disp. The terminal limits are supposed
to end where "IB" dispatcher takes over on the west end. Dont go
east, cant comment on that side. We had alot of problems in the past
with road claims being denied because of the "wording" in agreement.
Alot of claims were for road crews having to do extra work in yard
limits while yard crews were on duty. Agreement should have been
changed to say yard or terminal limits. Of course we had big fights
over terminal limit lines. They even changed a few times to extend
farther out so that yard crews could drag in road trains and the road
pools couldnt put in claims for it. Got alot worse when the remotes
came in and they got rid of the engineers. Didnt have an engineer to
take over the train so you pretty much knew you were going to get
stuck. Not the road crews fault, but thats a whole different subject.

Now, back to your air slips. Can you explain to me what you meant when
you said you would take the air/brake slips off the old engines and put
them on the new ones? Any new engine I take control of I always make
sure the calendar book is up to date and the air slips as well and I
always check the blue card to make sure they are not past their 90 day
inspections. I always check the books on every unit that I get out of
the engine house as well. Cant count on my fingers and toes the amount
of times they have forgotten to sign and date it. I check every train I
get on even if it is a relay on the main. Been bit in the butt on a few
of them as well. Cant trust anyone. Especially with the new regime!


Name: GayWard Flocker
E-mail: youknow it
Employed as: Corporate office, for 30+ years
Posted: 18 July 2012

Any trainmaster or road forman accepting a fra injury report will be
terminated and shitcanned out of this fine railroad.    We are 100
percent safe and will not have any injury reports accepted no matter
how real or severe.  I need my bonus for my ocean front homes and
paying off the old ex wife.   you white trash and black trash and any
trash workers on CSX will work harder and longer for your Master.  

Our reputation is everything.   WHore values are important to us.  

I am not gay I just talk funny.


Gay


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 17 July 2012

JJ

Pulling out on to the main for a class 1 brake test was troubling. Most
times we were still within yard limits that's one way that get away
with it. People need to check yard limits in the timetable it extends
longer than most people think. Another is CSX cut car inspectors jobs
just like every other craft in the '80s & '90s eliminating them in
some yards after the mergers of the railroads to form CSX then
consolidating yards. Fulton Yard in Richmond, Va yard crews/train crews
make their own class 1 brake test. I did at least a hundred of them
while working the yard between 2008-2009 sometimes 2-3 a shift. CSX/FRA
bypass by making us fill out and sign the brake slip. I remember getting
calls at home when we would swap out locomotives then forget to put the
old brake slip on the new locomotives. Sometimes I did it intentionally
my reason changing locomotives changed the consist on the original form.
The FRA is useless they normally side with the carrier.


Name: 100E
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 16 July 2012

Looks like Big Mike can afford to own two riverfront homes, furnish them
and have backyard BBQ's while you work your behind off and have claims
denied for no valid reason.

CSX CEO Michael Ward buys $2.3M riverfront home

http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2012/07/16/csx-ceo-michael-ward-buys-23m.html


Name: JJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 16 July 2012

RRJ
a discussion  in another topic atea  mentioned TMs blocking
intersections at Avondale violating rules regarding how and where air
tests must be safely conducted, how this allows for falsely reporting
on time train departures, and one member advising another to stay quiet
if they did not want an adverse impact on their job......my   question
is how does someone bring this up at a meeting in supposedly safe and
friendly surroundings when the LC may be angling  for  a nice juicy
company job?? . How does one  know what is safe to discuss and what is
not?

Vote for Obama this November. Vote a DemocratDemocrat tiket and save
you Pension Fund from being raided by the Republicans.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 16 July 2012

OPPS! Actually Karl Marx wrote a short outline of the Manifesto in 1847.
Engels added later on. It didn't really go into circulation till the
1880's. Never hit it's peak till 1914 the time of the Russian
Revolution. Wilkepedia a good source of information. I recant the
Communist Manifesto is older than rail unions just not in practice.
Here in America it didn't become a concern till the 1930's-1950's.
When I made my comment I only knew of the publications in the 1880's.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 16 July 2012

JJ

LMFAO! I've never stated work with union leadership the members are
the union. I have stated go to union meetings when a person can, work
by the rules it'll play in the workers favor, work safe and slow if
necessary, if a person truly hates a job they should quit. No one
should work anywhere they aren't satisfied. There might be a lot of
bullcrap in the end that paycheck pays the bills plus a lot more.
Bitching it happens in every crew room, shanty, locomotive
ect....that's part of being a railroader. Bad comparision to communism
and rail unions. Rail unions were around before Marx & Engels ever wrote
the Communist Manifesto. The first rail union was chartered in 1863. 

As for someone complaining about the hours/days worked on the railroad
taking a toll on a person that has been going on since railroads began
for over a 150 years. Nothing changed. People wanted rest days the
union got them it didn't turn out that great. It was better years ago
without rest days or Xboard gaurentees. Extra boards were feast or
famine loaded down so someone could take time off. That isn't going to
happen these days not on the railroad or any job. It's not feasible to
pay people a decent wage to do nothing but fill in vacancies. There's
a ratio of jobs to Xboard slots. Unfortunately a minimum. To get these
gaurentees the unions gave up control of having any say in it other
than to make sure the minimum requirements are met under the ratio.
Sometimes people shouldn't request change without knowing the effect.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 15 July 2012

July 15, 2012 and CSX STILL SUCKS!!!!

CSXT...WORST CLASS I RAILROAD IN AMERICA!


Name: JJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 15 July 2012

Tired of it,
What !!? The union is of no help on these issues?
 I am aghast. This sounds like a case for RRJ.  You know  "do the
math, work slow, attend meetings, work with union leadership, be
thankful, leave if you don't like it". Lets see....did I miss
anything?  Oh yes, Unions are not the opiate of the working masses. 
Some Chinese Communist who owns Walmart said it about religion or
something.  By the way,  does  that  crew dispatcher have an India
accent?


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 15 July 2012

Hey Other:

CSX can work you long but only you can work hard...anyone that thinks
anything on the railroad is hard work has never had a real job.

The hardest thing anyone does on CSX is set off a bad order in one of
those filthy heads...the smell alone is enough to age anyone!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 15 July 2012

CSXT is just evil.  I know this for a fact, I have a close friend who
works on the railroad in Buffalo NY.  They tell me what goes on.  Hats
off to all you guys who work those hours that most of us could never
handle!

My good buddy got old looking real quick after working for CSX, Its not
worth it to work that hard, and have a company be so disrespectful
towards time off.  Sounds to me like they need a changing of the guards
at the top level in management.


Name: tired of it
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 15 July 2012

Crew dispatcher 1-10


From your post it sounds like you might actually have a heart. Wouldnt
advertise that to loud. You will lose your job. If you really are
concerned about us as you say then why dont you help us with problem we
have been having for a long time. We have complained about it for 2
years now and nothing is being done. That problem would be...when you
run the roster and call our house and we dont answer our phone(because
we know its not one of our pool trains running yet) it locks us out of
the ivr when we try and check our standing. It ALWAYS says we are
working when we are not. I have personally been locked out as long as
45 minutes. I know for a fact that the company does it in an attempt to
trick us into taking a call. Every single time you call it will say"let
me transfer you to a crew caller"!  I did let it transfer me once and
when the caller answered I wanted to know why I couldnt check my
standing and the train line up and I wanted it fixed. Our union
agreement says that we are to have the info available to us. This
caller had the nerve to say he couldnt do anything about it, but since
I called back in I would have to take the job he had been running the
roster for. I stood my ground and told him No I wasnt. I didnt return
his call. I was calling in to find out why I was locked out and why the
Ivr said I was working when I clearly wasnt. After a bunch of threats of
refusing to work and getting the crew manager involved they finally
backed off.. Yes I understand you have jobs to fill, but using the
system to entrap people is unethical and unprofessional as hell. Our
union has known about this years and wont do a dam thing to help. So do
you think you could help any?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 July 2012

To Crew Dispatcher.

Real nice comments. I have read them all. You are UNION as per your
comment, however you mentioned that just one time, with no
embellishing.

Now we see the rest of the story. Those that are newly retired, and
still do not listen or understand how hard it is to call T?E. I was T/E
for years and never understood how hard it was to work within the
contract. we spent hours/ many hours looking for a claim, and working
on call all of the time.

In my time they were Crew Callers, and some of the best folks there
were. I screwed them so many times. Out of people, and I was drunk so I
layed off on the call. The Caller had to find someone, anyone that would
take the call. Now that is a task, train is ready to go one asshole
short.

I was young and now see how wrong my actions were.

End of my simple opinions. I can see where your heart/ feelings are and
just like those that precede you. you are doing the right things.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 11 July 2012

LE 1-10

A lot of the issues you brought up were around when I was working. I
retired 2 years ago.

!) The implementation of the FRA maniditory rest wasn't in place but
they were working on it. CSX and every other railroad manipulated it
because there were gaps to allow it. Typical government BS. 

2) Bid systems for locomotive engineers were in place. I voted against
it in the 2007 BLET/CSX SSA. I saw the writting on the wall no more
24-48 hours before having to make a move. It was the younger engineers
that wanted it in some ways I don't blame them no more getting bumped.
It's now seemed to backfire on them. 

3)Attendance policies were already established with 2 days off every 2
months only thing that changed it's now 1 day a month. In 2007 I had 5
notices over it finally one for an investigation. My mother who lived
600 miles had taken ill. I used all my vacation & PL days by May of
that year. The RFE & LC went to bat and stopped nearly everything
knowing my circumstance. I did get tired of it signed a waver for some
overhead. Co-workers even donated their PL days to me which was what we
do to take care of each other. I'll always remember them for their
kindness and caring. CSX had one woman back then Linda Ballentine who
sat in a cubicle in JAX at CMC sending out attendance policy
notifications. She was moron a robot. CSX loved her. There wasn't
excuses in her eyes. I got to meet her in 2008 when the LC & I were in
JAX at CMC for the implementation of the bid system. WE got into a
heated arguement over her lack of compassion. 

4) Rules test, physicals ect....should never be on your time. My last
years on the face to face classes I let CMC mark me off. I refused to
schedule one because when I did it was cancelled the year before over
supposedly manpower shortages. LE were cut back. The gaurented boards
were low ect....not my problem.

As for working a lot. That's the way the railroad has always been.
Difference between yesterday and today we did it voluntarily. It was
our choice.


Name: retention
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 10 July 2012

Hey crew caller(dispatcher)

Im not sure what areas you are talking about being short in, but it
cant be the indy area unless you are talking about engineers. There are
28 of us sitting on the retention board who would love to come back full
time. We are apparently not getting called if you have a scheduling
probelm. Im sure there are others like me who would love to come to
work if we were called. Let some of the old heads off and we will come
in and work. Cant make a living sitting on a board waiting for a job
offer. Wont be long and most will be looking for another job!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Crew Dispatcher, for 1-10 years
Posted: 10 July 2012

To Engineer,

You have no idea how much we Crew Callers appreciate the dedication of
some workers. We know who we can count on and who we can't. The
problem is that most of the time our hands are tied as much as yours. I
agree that the attendence policy is flawed, like most things in this
world. We crew callers get no pleasure out of calling people in the
middle of the night or forcing people to a job or denying personal
buisness to T/E's. I don't doubt that some callers can be rude but
most try not to be. We know you guys are under a tremendous amount of
stress and strain but I don't think the T/E's know we are too. We do
not have a cushy office job like may be assumed. Its not uncommon for a
caller to work his shift, be forced for a second shift then go home and
be expected to be back for the next shift. Thats a 16 hour shift with 8
hours rest then another 8 (possibly 16) hour shift. We dont get
undisturbed rest. Im not trying to say we have it any worse than you
guys but we get tired too, we miss our families too, we miss birthdays,
Christmas, thanksgiving, family reunions and family vacations too. Were
in this together.

The fact of the matter is that crew callers do have opinions about the
T/E's in their  district. We try as hard as we can to make every
accommodation in our power to help the T/E's. Sometimes its beyond our
control. Just know this. I have never met a crew caller that's doesn't
try to understand and sympathize with the T/E's. We all appreciate the
long hours and dedication you guys put forth. Thank you.

P.S. stop using the Beeper line when your not being called for work!!
Hahaha. Be safe out there guys.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 10 July 2012

Crew Dispatcher

I agree with you & I know what you are talking about.  The sad thing is
that you have hard dedicated workers in T&E, and at the same time you
have game players and sharpshooters who could are less about no one but
themselves.

I still blame the company for this scam of an attendance policy because
they created the whole problem by letting certain employees get away
with murder, they could have came down on those people but instead did
nothing.  There are many of us who marked off when we really needed it
while at the same time put in 80 hours a week and were still available
most of the time.

There were also guys who abused the attendance so bad by playing the
bump game continuously, marking off every weekend & holidays, and
ruining the bereavement mark off agreement.  The company did nothing to
these abusers the whole time, and after all was said & done, they
punished EVERYONE which was wrong!  These are the same abusers who are
ruining the FMLA.

This attendance policy is unethical!!!  Don't come down on the guys
who work hard, go after those who really don't want to work!  THEY
KNOW WHO THEY ARE!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Crew Dispatcher, for 1-10 years
Posted: 10 July 2012

The people who work at the CMC are responsible for making sure trains
can be run when they need to be. When a T/E calls requesting a personal
day we try to do our best to give it to them. We know how much the
T/E's work, we wont ever understand the stresses involved with every
aspect of your job but I haven't met a single CMC employee that
doesn't have sympathy for the stresses involved being a T/E. That
being said the trains have to run. 99% of the time we at crew
management do not have the number of employees needed to run trains.
Its is our job to do everything we can to make sure the trains run so
well al get paid. No one gets paid of no trains move. Sometimes T/E's
will call and request a personal buisness day and we can give it to
them. The reality of the situation is most of the time man power does
not permit anyone to be laid off. We don't have any control over
manpower. If we have a hot train and I give someone a personal day and
we can't run that train I can lose my job. Sometimes T/E's will come
back from 2 assigned RD's and say they need a personal day for a
doctors appointment. That's redicilous. The fact of the matter is,
T/E's were told the issues/stressors involved with job. They knew the
job was dangerous, stressful, depressing, frustrating etc. If you
don't like it ill say the same thing I say to people at McDonalds when
they're rude "if you hate your job, quit". The statement about being
called on their RD's. Depending on the T/E's job it many be required
to call them on their off day due to them being the incumbent on the
job. If we don't call they can put in a claim to their union and get
paid for that day even though they didn't work. Sometimes when
manpower is so low that we have to run a roster where we call everyone
that is qualified for the job, we make dozens and dozens of calls
trying to find anyone that can run the train. The fact is all of these
things are in your agreement, read it. Sometimes the T/E's play games,
like sharpshooting. Sharpshooting is when they displace eachother and
don't mark.back.up until the last minute. They get 48 hours from the
time they we displaced to mark back up. As you can probably put
together sometimes they will roll someone, hell wait two days, then
roll someone else, then he'll roll someone etc....everyone gets 48
hours off. I have a guy on my district that has not work since
6/11...today is 7/10.


Name: JjJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 10 July 2012

You gotta be kidding me. Buying stock is the same as gambling in vegas.
Sooner or later you will loose it. Thank the Lord Bush was not able to
invest all Social Security money into the stock market...after the
crash there would have been no Social Security. As for your beloved RR
why all the bitching  ?  You must have been doing some major arse
kissing if you were left alone to go slow an follow the rules. Congress
is getting ready to gut RR Retirement. Courtesy of your beloved CSX and
the other majors. Of course, all that money will go into dividends and
you stock will split 100 to 1. .  The only union officials I ever dealt
with were company suckagers. The first guy a regional chairman had
already been promised a fat  paycheck for a company job in labor arb...
think he was going to do you any favors?? LOL. Second guy just rubber
stamps the first guy. And so on and so forth. The last union rep jackel
was the worst lying low life crooked drug dealing SOB you would NEVER
want to meet in your lifetime.  He was 'vetted' and  appointed. Sure
quit if you don't like it ~ every company official I ever meet used
those same exact words..  Today, things have not changed since
companies made union leadership their bitches.. It is a well oiled
machine that will act only in its best interest... not yours.  Sure,
you get a pay raise and bennies. But by the time you, pay pay pay rr
retirement that is about to be gutted, ,health care that terminates
when your old and need it, your pure pay is no better than a Walmart
door greater as a new hire...and new hires flee long before there pay
rate increases which is keeping wages down and of course giving that
lucky duck stock holder lout there another stock split. .  When the
REPUBLICAN congress and a new REPUBLICAN President get done feasting on
your pensions your unions will of course need higher dues to 'fight the
bad guys'.  And the band plays on.......


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 10 July 2012

RRJ

Its has changed a little bit since you did your time and left.  

1. The FRA put together a new hours of service law that requires the
employee to get more sufficient rest, yet it doesn't work because it
was implemented the wrong way.  They threw it all together so fast just
to put something in place.  The word is that they were supposed to
change it in May, but now that has been delayed, and sufficient rest is
still an issue.

2. The bid system has been in place, and the bumps are gone.  We used
to get bumped if you remember, and have some time before making a move.
 

3. They came along with the attendance policy of only being able to
mark off 24 hours once a month.  Mark off more than one day a month and
you are close to termination.  Sad as it may sound, I used to mark off
in the summer just long enough to mow the lawn, and now I can't even
do that.

4. PODS, physicals, qualifying, you name it, they want you to do
everything on your own time.  So don't mark off, OR YOU ARE FIRED!  

I'm starting to wonder about my own health because I have never worked
so much before with such insufficient rest and no time off.  The Nazi
mentality now stands out worse than ever.  When you see officials
standing outside the terminal, the place starts to remind you more of a
gestapo.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 10 July 2012

Cond 20-30

It was just a response made on this thread about CSX stock. Slow day
wasn't a lot of activity with post. I find it troubling that so many
wish harm to the railroad that pays their wages. It doesn't matter if
CSX policies are harsh it does matter that they continue to grow. In my
carreer span I'd seen good and bad times. On one side people complain
hating CSX. On the other they then bitch about retention boards and
possible furloughs. Seems to me a perfect oppertunity to change
carreers if one isn't satisfied. Can't have it both ways. I never
worried about those with less seniority. Something I developed after I
was constantly furloughed back in the '70s. Seniority is everything.
Only one time to worry when those furlough numbers get close. Other
than that getting a paycheck is what it's all about supporting the
family. Problem these days inexperienced clueless go-fers in management
they have no control without division HQ or JAX tells them what to do.
The other conveyor belt training for T&E letting loose those who know
absolutely nothing. Most mistakes are made from short cuts by people
who don't know how to do it in the first place. Some mistakes are just
plain stupidity. All are avoidable. Go by the rules take your time. So
what if they're in the bushes every job should be made as if they are
spying. A switcher crew falsifies a line of road brake test on a pick
up a handful of cars to lazy to walk 10-12 cars. They acted like it was
done on the radio while the conductor was sitting on the locomotive.
Darn, a TM & RFE was watching. Busted!!!!! No sympathy. They shouldn't
work for the railroad. It wasn't that long ago I retired. The
harrassment was in full swing even though I will admit it has escalated
especially banner testing. They never harrassed me. Play by the rules.
It's that simple.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 10 July 2012

rrj

Whats has any of this crap got to do with the abusive attendance
policy! Oh yeah, you dont have to deal with it anymore.

For the rest of us who are out here dealing with this shit, just talked
to another conductor who got nasty letter for being off 3 sick days.
went to hospital and has pay reciepts to prove it. Was told they were
going to have to review his EXCUSES first and will get back with him!
Waiting to see how this saga pans out.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 10 July 2012

I like Warren Buffett. He invests for the long term. His most recent
purchase for Berkshire was 8.5 million shares of GM. I'm definitely
not running out to buy GM. He is the #1 investor in Coke Cola that
wasn't an influence found that out after the fact when Coke decided a
few mopnths ago to seek spliting the stock 2-1. It was the nice
dividend. I prefer dividend stocks these days. Ones that have a solid
record. Why not? Dividends great way to supplement retirement without
touching the investment.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 July 2012

RRJ,
Yeah right Buffet is so wrong, and you buy coke his number one
holding.You may be right.Who knows.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 08 July 2012

I just googled "Buffett & CSX". All his predictions were wrong in
2009. CSX soared to the mid $70's then split 3 to 1 last year. CSX
increased it's dividend this year. I put everything in CSX in March
2009 after losing heavily in 401K mutual funds. In less than 2 years I
tripled my money. That smart move has allowed me to take profit an
invest in Coca Cola and some energy stocks. All of them pay good
dividends. When it comes to investing everyone has an opinion it's
more about selling product then sound advice. Even my opinion on CSX
that isn't selling product just my distain for lousy investments in
company or union 401K's. If I had it to do over I would of invested
75% of what I was putting in the BLE 401K in an IRA. The other 25%
leave it to get the CSX match.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 08 July 2012

Post the article where Buffet stated that about CSX. I've never read
it. I read all articles pertaining to CSX and the railroads in general.
Any employee that doesn't have at least 25% of their 401K in CSX will
be left behind. Buy while the markets down. With the widening of the
Panama Canal which will be complete by 2014 all railroads east & west
coast will soar. CSX & NS are getting away from their strangle hold
with coal being the predominate source of income at present 30%. The
break down is 10% domestic utility 20% export coal. Export coal market
will continue to rise. Railroads are negotiating with trucking
companies to haul trailers long haul will decline except for
independent truckers. Workers might not like CSX but that shouldn't
prevent them from investing in it. CSX pays a good dividend each
quarter which helps in a stagnant market. Most 401K's 95% of the
investments are mutual funds. Might as well go to Vega's roll all the
money on one number on the roullette table. The best case scenario with
a mutual fund is the manager can get 60% of the stock investments to
stay in the black. Which a mutual fund can consist of 40 to 200
different stocks. If it makes money they make money if it loses they
still make money on the fees. It's always a win-win for Wall Street.


Name: invester
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for N/A
Posted: 07 July 2012

Hold on to your cash and invest in any other rr stock. It was Warren
Buffet who said it best when said.....CSX will be under water in the
next 2 years because of throwing so much money into their safety
programs that DO NOT EXIST!  Bad investments will cause them to drown.


Name: Jim Bob
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 07 July 2012

Who woundnt love working for this wonderful Nazi outfit... Its such a
wonderful place to work for. We are not allowed to lay off more than 1
time in 28 days but expected to work every 10 hrs and be gone 30 to 40
hours. They hide in the brush to try like hell to fire us for stupid
shit. They change the rules to their benefit. They go against
agreements and the unions let them by with everything. CSX truly is an
ethical company about as ethical as Nazi Germany was. Just figured Id
drop in and share my love for these Nazi pieces of sh_t we work for.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 07 July 2012

Lilbuddy

Are you crazy or just living in a fantasy world. You stated when the lc
or gc sits across from management they are on an even playing field. 

The unions lost that control ages ago! Management has not negotiated
with the unions in good faith for years and the unions just let them
keep doing it. Every single article in the agreement that they
"agree" on and sign their john henry on is nothing but a mere joke to
them. They are laughing their arses off as they sign away! They have no
intentions of honoring anything they dont want to! That is why they
continually break the same articles in our agreements over and over and
over again. Then when they do they treat us like we are stupid ignorant
morons by telling us one of the biggest outright lies and excuses that
they have been using for years...."Oh, we have new people in our
payroll and claims department who dont understand the agreements or the
process of your claims. We are working with these people and are
furthering their training. We have heard this excuse so many times it
makes us want to puke. Sue the con artist for not negotiating in good
faith! They have been setting a pattern of this behavior for years. We
are not stupid. When our agreement says the company will pay an eight
hour penalty for violation of an article in our agreement and they 
violate it, then they pay it! Not 4 hours, not 6 , not 50 cents on the
dollar. They pay what they signed their names on. We dont care if it
takes 2 years to get it anymore. What we need is a whole new regime! NO
MORE BACKING DOWN! NO MORE BENDING OVER! Someone who will look straight
in their faces and tell them bring it on! You signed the agreement and
you will honor what you signed. Maybe its time we started looking at
some other options that might be available to us!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 07 July 2012

Cond < a year

Do you call your parents senior citizens? Reread what I wrote
definitely not bashing. What do you expect out of a union? I've stated
multiple times on other post everyone should be able to make it to 4-6
meetings per year. Which was about my average. If there was an issue it
was addressed at the appropriate time in the meeting "new business" or
if a follow up was needed that also was addressed. Posting union meeting
minutes can't be done on a union board at work. Everyone including
management has access. We had a division president that was posting
meeting minutes on an unsecure website the national made him stop. I
get emails which cover union business that's one way of doing it. You
ask "what do you do at a union meeting?". You discuss your concerns.
You might not like the results but at least a person gets it off their
chest. The LC isn't the only union officer they have VLC's that are
suppose to help a president, VP, S/T ect...Rail unions have always been
at a disadvantage we don't have fulltime representatives locally. That
person has to work for a living just like every other member. You state
time to get rid of those "senior citizens" running the union. What
makes you think ya'll are ready to take over? Are you oblivious to
what's going on in this country? The anti-union sentiment is higher
than it's been since the 1920's & 1930's. Who do you think supports
those ideas? Big corporations. Another poster stated rail unions excist
because of the Railway Labor Act. Rail unions were around long before
the RLA. The RLA stopped the violence that was occuring between the
railroads and the unions.


Name: lilbuddy
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 06 July 2012

To Cond. 1-10 yrs:

Believe me I know how frustrating it can be, I spent 40 yrs. watching
and playing "the game". Don't give up. That's what everyone banks
on - frustrating the rank and file into being sheep. Be patient and
persistant. Learn the rules and talk to your co-workers. Encourage
others to do the same. Over the long haul, you'll persevere. Always
remember, the unions are there because of the Railway Labor Act.
Written into law by an act of Congress. It's a system of checks and
balances and that's what the managers don't want to acknowledge. When
your LC or GC sits across the table from ANY manager, they're on an
equal plain as written in the Labor Act.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 06 July 2012

rrj

Lilbuddy got the question, you didnt. I know how to file grievences and
have done so. I turned them into my LC like Im supposed to. Its his job
to follow through with them. Thats what he is elected for. Now again
just like the other conductor said...what do you do at the meeting. The
lc is there with my complaints and is supposed to be addressing them.
Guess I can follow him around and make sure hes doing his job and using
my money wisely.Not everyone can make the meetings. If they are not on
your off days or when your lucky enough to be home then its too bad. A
good lc will let his members know what happened at the meeting or any
new issues being addressed. Doesnt take 10 minutes to print up some
meeting minutes and post on union board. Your bashing of the other
conductor didnt answer a singel question. He might be one hell of a
worker. You dont know shit about him! Yes, if he wants to keep his job
he HAS TO pay the dues. Its real easy for you to sit backa and tell him
to go find a job somewhere else when you are sitting home retired
drawing your check. People are scared to quit there jobs unless they
have something already lined up, which is hard right now. Hes right.
Its the unions job to represent to the best of their ability and to
spend his money wisely. Giving into the company and constantly settling
for half is not fighting the good fight. Im personally sick of hearing
how they dont want to drag it out because it will take so long to
settle and get what we deserve. We need to get rid of the old senior
citizen clan we have running our union and get some new yound blood in
there thats willing to fight the good fight and not worry about
stepping on the companies toes.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 06 July 2012

Cond 1-10

One statement you made "union dues they force us to pay" is
inaccurrite. No ones forcing you. Go get a non-union shortline rail
job. Railroads have been union since 1863. Oldest unions in North
America. Union meeting are informative they also determine local
agreements. I'd much rather get information that is accurite than crew
room gossip. Once you state "they force us to pay" you've already
lost. I bet you like that paycheck, benefits ect....rail unions have
done a fine job of keeping the standard of living above average. Try
that one without a union. Harrassment is a difficult case for the
unions. The BLEt is well aware of the situation. I've explained this
before in todays climate going to mediation the unions will lose. All
the railroads have to say is they're enforcing the rules. Who can
argue with that logic? What defense? Seeing you don't have respect for
anyone you figure it out. Seeing those with experience mean nothing to
you again you figure it out. CSX never really harrassed me they annoyed
me at times. I did my job did it well. Mabey that's the problem you
really don't know how to properly railroad. You definitely don't know
how to play the game. It's all a game. The rules are right there use
them to your advantage. Smart railroaders do, only those who don't
know or are to lazy seem to be the ones advancing in the discipline 3
strike policy. The unions have been pretty successful in getting
terminated employees back to work. That's a system that is older than
any of us. A few I've heard got back shouldn't of my co-workers were
better off without them working. These people were a danger to others
and themselves. One adapts or leave. There are no other choices
presently. I know you'll dislike what I've stated but it is fact.


Name: lilbuddy
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 05 July 2012

To Conductor 1-10 yrs.

Attend your meetings but read your agreement, learn the proper process
for writing/filing grievances, and then present them at your general
membership meetings. They will have to be acknowledged and accepted.
Understand the process and do your own follow up. You won't be
ignored. If you are, there's always another level within your union to
advance the claim or grievance after a certain length of time. Paper
trails usually get results. Just whining, not so much.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 05 July 2012

RRJ

So tell us, what the hell are we supposed to do at the union meeting?
Stand there and complain or bitch(as you retired old heads call it)
about situations that the LCs,vice LC's already know about? They are
not oblivious on what is going on. They are approached everyday about
what is going on. They are living through what is going on. So do we
sit there in our chairs and go over the same things with them over and
over again. Enlighten us with your wisdom as to what we can do at a
meeting to make the union use our money more wisely to go after the
company and their hostile work practices? If they got a petition to
sign then I havent seen one offered at work. Never get anything in the
mail. So what do I do at this meeting.? I personally would like to see
the union take the money that they are forcing us to pay and get a
group of lawyers with some more balls and quit buckling to the company.
Make them honor the agreement! They take our money and offer a service.
They are expected to do it. Thats what we have LC,viseLc  and general
chairman for. We shouldnt have to babysit them! They know what is going
on.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 04 July 2012

I had some sympathy till the "oldhead" crap. What the heck? I only
retired 2 years ago. Put up with the same crap that is still going on.
10-12 years ago unions were stronger on the railroad. Your generation
sits around with your thumbs up your arses not getting involved. You
blame CSX, TM, RFE, TD's, crew dispatchers, the LC ect....when you're
the problem. I can gaurentee you don't go to union meetings. You
haven't a clue.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 03 July 2012

RRJ

They dont have a shortage when they got so many people sitting on the
edge of furloughed because they have no place for them to work. There
is no reason in hell for them to reduce the caps on personal or DV days
when there are people sitting at home begging to work. I heard that some
of them have been watching the jobs and when they run short on
conductors they are calling and begging if they can come in! As for
when you used to work 30 years ago. GET WITH THE TIMES! Your days back
30 years ago are gone. OSHA has changed, safety regulations have
changed. Im so sick of hearing how bad you old retired farts had it.
YEAH YEAH YEAH! Just cause you put up with crap doesnt mean we need to.
Thats why we have unions that are supposed to be making changes so that
we dont deal with what you went through. What this company is doing
make no sense to us out here. DENIED IS RIGHT!   He needs to get his LC
to start raising some hell and find out why he cant use a day when there
are 28 other people they can call to come in. What ever their finacial
reason is for not utilizing these people on the retetion board is not
his problem. The man power shortage excuse is bullshit!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 03 July 2012

It has to do with future retirements. The railroads can't wait to hire
after there's a shortage they need people right then and there to fill
in the gaps. It's been going on forever. You're not suppose to
understand it. A lot of us were furloughed in the begining for years
till people retired and we moved up. You're making money why complain?
I understand the gripe on not letting a person mark off for a rules
class. I use to make them call me up to take it. If they tried to do
the rest day crap I didn't answer the phone. It use to be scheduled on
the computer. Have things changed?


Name: denied
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 01 July 2012

Loco,


You got that right! We got 28 people sitting on a retention board
collecting money to be available to fill vacancies and they still dont
want to let a decent number of us off. Dont ever want to mark you off
for rules classes you have to have. Using that manpower shortage crap
as an excuse. Wonder why they dont want to use these people when they
are paying them. Heard they got more people in that school too. Why
would they be training people when they have so many sitting on the
edge of furloughed and not using them anyway. Has to do something with
money or government help! Still no excuse for not letting have time off
we want!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 27 June 2012

The attendance policy is so unethical.  Its one thing that they need
people to be available, yet its another that it gives you no time off
at all.

They still can't figure out why the morale is so low, and why the
employees hate this company so much?  Its just keeps getting
worse...lol.

All management keeps preaching is that they want the men to have a
positive attitude.  Like they really give the men good reason, total
joke.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 26 June 2012

hey m in the w, if i had had a 9 to 5 with assigned off days like
yourself, i guess attendance policy would not mean much anyway


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years
Posted: 26 June 2012

the attendance policy u speak of is only for certain departments...train
crews..certain management jobs....its not the themselves company...and
if you don't like it u can always change crafts (departments )....all
the facts are not being portrayed here....sounds like an axe to bare...


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 21 June 2012

June 21, 2012.....CSX STILL SUCKS!!!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 19 June 2012

NO MO

Yep they had phones, pay up a little extra and get a PRIVATE LINE.
I hated the extra charge, but had to cough up, or miss calls, not a
very good choice. 
Kinda like join, get drafted, or go to jail. Pick the one you like
BEST.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 15 June 2012

Hey Goober:

Did they actually have phones back in those days? If so, they must have
been Party lines ;)


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 14 June 2012

Amazing things happen on Christmas day.

Called at 5 am for 6:30. It was COLD.

Moved at 12:30pm. Never could get a good brake test.

Never saw that happen again, still not in the know with the who and
why, Engineer refused the train, and they kept on working.Test refuse,
test refuse, we did that all morning. I still remember the day, but do
not know who was doing what to who.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 June 2012

LE 10-20

It's the frigging middle of June but your complaining about Christmas?
lol. You're not the first, you won't be the last. I remember those
notices years ago that they were shutting down from 1800 Christmas Eve
to 0700 on Dec 26th. I missed several calls because they started
deadheading at 2200 on Christmas day. This was before cellphones. It's
the railroad. You never trust the railroad especially if you're 1st-3rd
out on a pool or extra board. With your time on the RR 10-20 years one
would think you'ld know by now.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 12 June 2012

I was told as were all of the CSX engineers and conductors that the
railroad would shut down on Christmas Eve at 1800 and would not begin
calling crews until 2200 on Christmas day.  This was posted by company
officials for all to see.  On Christmas day I was called at
1200 for a 1400 call time.  I don't think honesty and decency are
words that describe any official or higher ranking company people.  I
despise these people and I work for these scumbags.  They are off for
the holidays, but want us to work 24/7 365 days a year.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years
Posted: 12 June 2012

of course the unions are still racist - everyone, including minorities,
are. The question is what you do about it and how you correct for it in
your actions. AND, there are negative biases about many things other
than race, such as being short, or fat, or bald, or large breasted (and
so you have "little man's syndrome", or are lazy and slovenly, or not
as smart as a small built woman, etc.)When you need to interact with
someone just try and make NO assumptions based on stereotypes. Unions
are probably more lost when it comes to modern labor practices, often
being opposed to contributory 401k, tuition aid, ADA and FMLA policies,
and other systems developed since WWII.


Name: JJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 08 June 2012

R the unions still racist?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 06 June 2012

If you don't like your job...then QUIT!!!! Pretty simple!!! I'm sure
most of you can say..."can I take your order"!!!??? Then again, maybe
not!!!


Name: Furlough retention board
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 04 June 2012

I also wanted to say that the furlough retention board seems like a
part-time work force and plays into the company's hands. While on it I
have worked almost everyday I have been marked up. I will be able to
draw unemployment very soon and will probably just furlough. If
everyone on the board will do the same, eliminate the part-time
workforce, the company will not be able to collect their $250/week
overpayments and will consistently run out of conductors and brakemen. 
This may help everyone get back to work.


Name: Furlough retention board
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 04 June 2012

Conditions less than 1 year

I understand what you are talking about. I am in the same boat but from
experience at other jobs and a gut feeling we should stick it out. I
hope you are not on the furlough retention board because you are marked
up 3 days and off 4 per week but, only paid for 2 days. In addition,
they have yet to pay it correctly and are not sending checks or grossly
overpaying then deducting $250/half. I don't know what contract you are
under but with ours we should be able to go to other terminals and
qualify but are being denied. I stand for 25+ jobs at nearby terminals
and cannot take one as a brakeman. I also have younger employees
working at my home terminal, marked up, and cannot take or qualify
there either. I can say that I live near several mines and the loadouts
have coal stacked to the moon but not moving. I think that there is a
lot of political posturing going on and the toughest rooster will win.
Keep your chin up!


Name: disgruntled
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 03 June 2012

Hello everybody.. ive read through these forums on several occasions
before and knew this would be an excellent place to get some other CSX
employees feedback on my situation.. So here goes nothing.. now im not
sure how other divisions operate, meaning if you guys use the bump or
bid systems, but im an employee in the Baltimore Division and we use
the bump system.. which from everything I've always been told, even
during training at the REDI Center, that if a conductor gets bumped(or
displaced) that they have 48 hours to mark back up on a turn or various
things might happen ex. certified letter and only being able to mark up
on open turns.. anyways I get a certified letter in the mail the other
day from none other than good ol' Chicken Shit Xpress and its a 1st
step warning letter saying that my attendence and availability is
more-less not up to par.. so i looked at the days that i was
unavailabe.. i was only off sick 2 days in 1 year and 4 months.. and
those 2 sick days were over 2 months apart so i didnt violate the 28
day sick policy.. ALSO i had been displaced 3 times for a grand total
of 5 days in a 30 day period.. which if im not mistaking is completally
legal.. HOWEVER when i contaced my local chairman he told me that the
company has apparently been disreguarding the 48 hour bump and sending
employees certified warning letters if they're not marked back up in
12 hours.. I'm currently in the process of trying to get this issue
resolved and the letter removed from my history BUT i just want to get
some feedback, thoughts, opinions, and suggestions on my problem from
people on this website with more experience than me.. THANK YOU!!!


Name: carl taylor
E-mail: cltaylor@aol.com
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 10-20 years
Posted: 31 May 2012

Shutup, you bunch of whinning babies.  I spent 20 years baby sitting for
you children.


Name: Who"s your mama
E-mail:  
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 24 May 2012

It look like the CSX Bitches are multiplying at 00Q120.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 07 May 2012

It would be for the 2nd quarter april-june. Doesn't the LC or
secretary/ treasure post the DDO in april? They do in my area. Even
though I'm retired still on the email list.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 06 May 2012

When in doubt ask...in this case I would ask the terminal super or, at
least the LC. You know you can take whatever they say to the bank ;)


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 06 May 2012

I was wondering the same thing after i got mine yesterday.


Name: Suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 05 May 2012

Ok I need some help here.. Not sure Im getting this right...Just got a
letter in the mail congradulating me on my perfect attendance for the
past quarter and my award is a demand day off. Engineer agreement says
it must be used by the end of the next quarter....Question?? Is the
quarter not January 1st to March 31st? One quarter is three months
right? So I just got letter today dated May 2nd.  So did I just get
screwed out of the ability to use my demand day for the entire month of
April? Am I just not getting something here?


Name: S
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 03 May 2012

CSX is the best company ever.  I get to mark off FMLA and ride my Harley
all the time.  I just hope my mom's prostate does'nt get better then I
won't have a reason to mark off.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 02 May 2012

NO YOU CAN"T HAVE A DAY OFF!

CSX STILL SUCKS!!!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 29 April 2012

Just recently these assholes changed our attendance policy.  We can now
only request a personal day up to one week in advance. They take what
very little room we had to plan ahead In the fist place and make it
worse. These people can suck it. The dicks writing these policies are
not the ones getting screwed over every day on the rails. So with that
I say i will be using more sick time. Oh wait, we don't get that
either...its the small things this railroad could do that would make
this job so much better.


Name: 
E-mail: fldave007@hotmail.com
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 23 April 2012

Bob from West Pittsburgh, got fired last week as I thought heard I would
from union rep.  union kinda sucks and is very political in my area they
are management sucks for the most part.  Well not sure what I am going
to do at this point.  12 years down the drain,  oh well anyone with any
suggestions. They said doctors slip not acceptable.


Name: listen up?
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 22 April 2012

READ THIS VERY CAREFULLY? !!!!! WHEN YA GET ORDERS TO COMMIT A POSSIBLE
UNSAFE ACT?  THIS  SHOULD OR COULD BE YOUR RESPONSE?

ARE YOU TELLING ME TO COMMIT AN UNSAFE ACT? SPELL THIS OUT?  DO NOT
REFUSE !  GET A WITNESS?   REPEAT  OVER RADIO IF NEED BE ?  !!!!




P.S .    JUST A THOUGHT AFTER  GETTING   HARASSED  MYSELF  90+
EFFICIENCY CHECKS IN A YEAR!  WORK SAFE    ! SLOW IS GOOD   AND SAFE   
WATCH YOUR BACK !!!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Crew Dispatcher, for 1-10 years
Posted: 20 April 2012

CSX Crew Management at work plus him

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79r5tK5CcEk


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 14 April 2012

anyone get anything on when leadership meetings are this year?.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 10-20 years
Posted: 14 April 2012

I know someone that was working as an engineer for CSX.  He now works in
management who was nick named the king of "marking off" because he
made a living trying to figure out how not to go to work.  I swear he
called off more than he worked.  This dude, was a master at NOT
working.  How did he manage if no one else can ever get a day off? 
This was of course before the new attendance policy but still, how did
this con man get away with it?  He was in Richmond but now is in
Cincinnati.


Name: S
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 06 April 2012

The weather in Indiana is warming up, with that being said hope you boys
have fun filling my vacancy while i'm marked off FMLA riding my Harley.


Name: lc
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 05 April 2012

Hey miss called engineer,


How many of your miss calls are really missed calls. Are any of them
calls that you actually received but jobs you refused because you
werent qualified or maybe another situation. I know alot of newbies who
are dumb enough to allow the cmc to threaten them with a miss call if
they didnt accept a job they werent qualified on or wanted a pilot
because they didnt get enough training... Got all of them removed. Its
alittle hard to charge someone with a missed called when they had a
long lengthy conversation on the phone with them! Gray area it is not! 
Missed calls mean missed calls, not a disagreement on the phone!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 05 April 2012

I think people missed over the real issue "missed calls". The
discipline has nothing to do with a doctors excuse or being sick. It's
about availability. It seems the doctor excuse is after the fact. If a
person is anticipating termination then it isn't the first time or is
aready at another level in the discipline process. It's called
responsibility for ones actions. I missed calls some purposely. I also
knew that for the next 3-6 months to not let it happen again. Now the
solution is get an attorney. For what? If records show missed calls or
other infractions the doctor excuse is a moot point. There might be
attorneys that handle these cases not on a contingency but it'll cost
out of pocket. Not everything is a lawsuit. If it was employers would
be weary of hiring anyone. In fact illegals would be wiser they need to
keep a low profile. lol


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 10-20 years
Posted: 04 April 2012

Bob,


There are several attornies that would be more than happpy to look at
your case. You have probably seen several advertised on this site
already. I believe one of then has already won a suit against the
company for wrongful termination of an employee who was fired because
she/he was marked off too many times because of a medical issue. 

Question.... You say one of your doctor excuses were deemed
unacceptable? Why?  I know for a fact that there have been several
doctors who have made it perfectly clear that they will not tolerate
any company insinuating that they have written bogus excuses to their
patients. This would be considered slander and an accusation of
malpractice. If a prescription was dispensed with the slip that would
also insinuate that the doctor was dispensing unnecassary medications
to his/her patient. Talk to your doctor and ask him/her how they want
it handled if the company is even hinting that the excuses are being
considered bogus.


Name: Lay Off King
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 04 April 2012

To the can't lay-off complainer...

If you are disciplined for laying-off for medical reasons; notify your
doctor and contact your nearest OSHA office. And then ask your "Safety
Captain" union officer to resign! Doctors are required by law to notify
the proper authorities for these kinds of egregious conduct!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 04 April 2012

csx is supposed to be the number two vetrans hire company ive worked
with csx for 7 months now and i cant even take a day off for medical
reasons. i also cant receive fmla even for millitary medical reasons or
to take care of my dissabled daughter this company is some thing else i
think i would rather be back in the army geting shot at and sleeping in
a hole in the ground thank you have a good day


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 03 April 2012

Work out of west pittsburgh, going to get fired soon next week or 2 for
missing calls.  Had doctors slip for one but deemed not acceptable. 
Anyone have any suggestions or the name of a good attorney in the area
that might be able to help me? Don't want to go down without a fight. 
Bob


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 02 April 2012

April 2, 2012.....and CSX STILL SUCKS!!!!!!


Name: Working all the time
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 28 March 2012

For many in the entrepreneurship game, long hours are a badge of honor.
Starting a business is tough, so all those 
late nights show how determined, hard working and serious about making
your business work you are, right?

Wrong. According to a handful of studies, consistently clocking over 40
hours a week just makes you unproductive 
(and very, very tired).

That's bad news for most workers, who typically put in at least 55
hours a week, recently wrote Sara Robinson at Salon.
Robinson's lengthy, but fascinating, article traces the origins of the
idea of the 40-hour week and it's downfall and is well worth a read in
full. But the essential nugget of wisdom from her article is that
working long hours for long periods is not only useless – it's
actually harmful. She wrote:

    The most essential thing to know about the 40-hour work-week is
that, while it was the unions that pushed it,
 business leaders ultimately went along with it because their own data
convinced them this was a solid, hard-nosed
 business decision….

    Evan Robinson, a software engineer with a long interest in
programmer productivity (full disclosure: our shared 

last name is not a coincidence) summarized this history in a white
paper he wrote for the International Game
 Developers’ Association in 2005. The original paper contains a wealth
of links to studies conducted by businesses,
 universities, industry associations and the military that supported
early-20th-century leaders as they embraced the 
short week. 'Throughout the ’30s, ’40s and ’50s, these studies were
apparently conducted by the hundreds,' writes Robinson; 'and by the
1960s, the benefits of the 40-hour week were accepted almost beyond
question in corporate America. In 1962, the Chamber of Commerce even
published a pamphlet extolling the productivity gains of reduced
hours.'

    What these studies showed, over and over, was that industrial
workers have eight good, reliable hours a day in them.
 On average, you get no more widgets out of a 10-hour day than you do
out of an eight-hour day.

Robinson does acknowledge that working overtime isn't always a bad
idea. "Research by the Business Roundtable in the 1980s
 found that you could get short-term gains by going to 60- or 70-hour
weeks very briefly — for example, pushing extra hard
 for a few weeks to meet a critical production deadline," she wrote.
But Robinson stressed that "increasing a team’s hours
 in the office by 50 percent (from 40 to 60 hours) does not result in
50 percent more output...In fact, the numbers may 
typically be something closer to 25-30 percent more work in 50 percent
more time."

The clear takeaway here is to stop staying at the office so late, but
getting yourself to actually go home on time may be
 more difficult psychologically than you imagine.

As author Laura Vanderkam has pointed out, for many of us, there's
actually a pretty strong correlation between how busy
 we are and how important we feel. "We live in a competitive society,
and so by lamenting our overwork and sleep deprivation
 — even if that requires workweek inflation and claiming our worst
nights are typical — we show that we are dedicated to 
our jobs and our families," she wrote recently in the Wall Street
Journal.

Long hours, in other, words are often more about proving something to
ourselves than actually getting stuff done.

Are your 55+ hour weeks really productive and sustainable?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 27 March 2012

CSX Corporate HQ and Crew Management doesn't very much want to hear it.
Nor do they care one iota that you work over 200 hours a month and spend
another 30 to 40+ hours a week in the hotel with one day off per week
(that you usually work into). You're STILL subject to review and a
charge letter:


http://news.yahoo.com/workers-really-sick-days-161213976.html

What Workers Really Do on 'Sick Days'

Ever wonder what people really do on their sick days? Turns out, most
of them are actually sick. That's the finding of new research that
uncovered various work- and salary-related differences between men and
women and revealed some interesting statistics about sick days.
 
According to the research, conducted by new career website theFIT, 84
percent of the 5,000 people it recently surveyed said they actually
were sick or were caring for a sick child the last time they called in
sick.
 
In fact, only one in five men (and only one in seven women) were lying
about their most recent sick day, the survey found.
 
Those that were lying about their sick days said they used the day off
to play hooky, or take mental health day. Others said they were
suffering from hangovers or interviewing for another job.
 
Not only were women less likely to fake a sick day, they also work
longer days and report working more often on vacation than their male
counterparts, the survey found.
 
Fifty-four percent of women report working nine or more hours a day,
compared to 41 percent of men.
 
And, although the majority of respondents (91 percent) confine their
working hours to five days each week, almost half (47 percent) claim to
work more than eight hours each day, while only 41 percent of men say
they work more than eight hours a day.
 
On vacation, most workers (65 percent) do some amount of work. However,
women (67 percent) are slightly more willing to work on their vacations
than men (60 percent), the research found.
 
Despite working more, women are more likely to perceive their
compensation more positively. While 26 percent of men said their
friends would feel bad for them if they knew how much money they made,
only 17 percent of women said the same.
 
Bullhorn, a recruiting technology company, owns and runs theFIT
website.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 20-30 years
Posted: 21 March 2012

Sargent Schultz is the brain trust for Safety on CSX.   Pretend to know
nothing say nothing do nothing and Klink will be a happy Prison Camp
Commander reaping his easy money and bonus.      

Send anyone to the cooler if they open their mouth to try and do the
right thing.    

Safety Committee members and this system does work like RRJ stated in
his experience.   Names may change but the Leopard's spots have not or
should we say the Chessie Cat.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 20 March 2012

My observation is that the carrier does not like to hear about Family
Medical Leave Act FMLA, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
rules, Americans With Disabilities Act and related EEOC regs. , etc.
What not everyone realizes is that many if not all RR unions are
totally uninterested in,or actively opposed to, the same topics. They
are much more comfortable with doing things as close as possible to the
way it was done in the olden days. It's like a football coach who
always plays the same game, consistently loses, yet will not make any
change in his strategy.The lineup of players may be different, the turf
on the ground is different, the rules may be different, but we do things
the same old way. The old saying - thinking is very hard, that's why so
few people do it - is very true.


Name: CorrUPtion Blogger
E-mail: te&y@foreskin.com
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 19 March 2012

OSHA Fines: Pay attention folks, OSHA is doing more to combat harassment
than your local, general, or international safety captains.
Maybe the "TE&Y" personnel should all be federalized to eliminate
harassment and corruption in the ranks?

If your union bosses won't protect you, OSHA will!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 19 March 2012

Holy crap! That's some serious acquisations that shouldn't of been
posted on here. I hope it gets taken off.


Name: Timothy Buckwalter Jr.
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 18 March 2012

Leonard F Shaner Jr.

Conrail6370@yahoo.com, is a child pornographer, molester and shitbag.

everyone who knows him hates him......he harasses kids and teenagers
and girls who won`t go out with him.

he lives at 139 Buckwalter Rd. Pottstown PA 19465


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 18 March 2012

You don't think people aren't playing golf with TM's. Heck a lot of
T&E have them on Facebook on their friends list. It's a different
generation these days. They don't understand that it's us against
them so to speak. That there has always been a line drawn between
management an a union contractual employee that should never be
crossed. They don't understand management is trained to get
information unwittingly from employees. A friendly conversation is a
trap to lure information without the employee realising it.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 16 March 2012

The Railroad Unions are simply collecting Green fees from the working
class. Tee up and let the membership pay the bill.

If I was a Union person on the RR, (my local) would, pay up and play a
little golf with the Tm and a few more.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 16 March 2012

No one on the railroad is just kicking back reaping the benefits. I
won't disagree with you on one point in certian industries unions have
protects some sluggish people the UAW is a prime example. Unions drove
jobs overseas? I think you swallowed a big ball of the opium from the
your corporate masters. It was all about cheap slave labor wages and
greed. Which is now kicking them in the nutz because technology has
educated those in third world countries. Now they want the better
things in life which is sending some jobs back to us. If our government
had any guts and wasn't bought out any corporation that oursourced
would be treated like anyother foreign corporation with tariffs ect..It
was corporations that turned this country from the leader of
manufacturing to just a consumer. All in the name of greed. Learn some
history.


Name: JJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for N/A
Posted: 15 March 2012

Unions are the Opiate of the masses. That is not a rhetorical question.
It is a fact. Unions should not be a concern?  Unions of 1863? Robber
barons of the 19th  century?  A few things have changed since then, 
especially the interconnectedness of world economies.  Present day
unions are of little if any help, except they are good at making
unreasonable demands, promoting nepotism and incompetence, slowing the
introduction of technology advancements, increasing consumer prices,
fomenting distrust with employerd, and refusing to engage with
management to resolve modern 21 st century economic problems. Unions
are great at collecting dues, running employer after employer into the
arms of overseas competitors along with millions of American jobs. 
1863 is not 2012.  Our economic and financial problems are not just
corporate employer problems,  they are everybody's problems ~ and
Unions are not exempt.  This is a union website. So, instead of you
good old boys sitting around on your buttocks enjoying Union opiates,  
    get out there and do something productive.  Remember, for every
finger you point, 10 point back.  







By


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 15 March 2012

Personal attack? I don't think so you're just a common dumb arse. If
you don't belong to a union then it shouldn't be a concern. The
retoric these days against unions is spread by those who'll profit.
Nothing more. Greed in this country by a handful of people will bring
us back a hundred years. Progress has stalled. If a person feels so
strongly against unions then why seek a unionized job. No one puts a
gun to anyones head. The railroads started unionizing in 1863. It had
to happen. The Robber Barons like Carnagie became rich off of slave
labor wages. Learn history. It shouldn't repeat itself unfortunately
this country is ripe to take a giant leap backwards. 40 years ago I
sought out union jobs knowing they were the best. I had my fill of
working jobs going nowhere with no future financially. The railroads a
difficult life the rewards are a decent liveable wage.


Name: JJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for N/A
Posted: 15 March 2012

Unions are the Opiate of the masses.  It is 2012, not 1920. Your
personal attack was expected.  It is the Union Opiate at work turning
the brain into mindless sushi.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 13 March 2012

JJ must stand for "Just Joking". Unions are the opiate of the masses.
Jezzis, That's a 1920's era propoganda slogan used incorrectly. It
was used by the communist Bolsheviks in Russia after the 1917
revolution about religion. "Religion is the opiate of the masses". So
JJ, What are you just a dumb arse or a communist? Seeing you stated
corporate I'd go with just a plain old dumb arse.


Name: JJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for N/A
Posted: 12 March 2012

Today's railroad unions are the opiate of the masses of railroad
workers.  Now regarding injuries - Rule #1: , if you get injured, you
get punished.  Rule #2: don't get injured. Perhaps the order of rules
should be reversed, but I think everyone gets the drift


Name: Mad Money
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 12 March 2012

To; J Siesmore...Contact your local OSHA office for egregious conduct.
Your union officer should have advised that!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 12 March 2012

People write of no life. There never has been a life working on the
railroad. Shortly before I hired out in 1977 the HOS law use to be 16
hours not 12 like it is today. I never heard one oldhead ever complain
about it. They made decent money some never saw their family for weeks
even months. Even in the past couple years since I retired things have
changed it allows more time off in between runs with the 2008 FRA
Safety Law. No, you don't get time off easily by marking off anymore
like it was before gaurented extra boards but that was the price that
was paid to get them established. If it was never established extra
boards could be loaded down easily because it didn't cost the railroad
anything except it did maintain benefits. Most don't even remember
extra boards of "feast and famine". No easy answers its adapt or
leave. That's the harsh truth. Once a person gets it in their head
they're going to make it a carreer they can move on. As a railroader
you'll always gripe but not about not having time off but of more
important issues because your time is what you're being paid for in
all reality.


Name: j.j. sizemore
E-mail: jaab1234@yahoo.com
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 10 March 2012

I've been on the railroad for ten years all with CSX. In those ten
years I've never had a derailment, run through switch, crossing
incident, NOTHING! I went through the rehab program last year and have
been totally compliant with my program and EAP Supervisor. My wife fell
and broke her shoulder in January and had to have surgery. I laid odd
sickness in family and got a dr's excuse to give the trainmaster who
in turn calls the hospital to check the validation of the excuse. They
(CSX) holds a board on me and the trainmaster withholds evidence in the
board and immediately pulls me out of service and denies all claims. I
feel like i'm being harrassed and discriminated against. Of course I
offered for the supervisor to speak to the dr instead of violating my
hippa rights. They are determined to terminate me. Ten years no
incidents and they wanna fire me. GO FIGURE????


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 1-10 years
Posted: 09 March 2012

Question, why do you think so many people are coming forward to say life
at CSX is no life at all and comparing it to a Nazi prison camp. Because
it is true. Find an employee get to know them ,ask their family , what
hardships affected their family life; you will hear stories that will
make you believe they brutalize their employees and enjoy it.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 06 March 2012

UNION

If union is what you want, make it a good one! FIX WHAT YOU HAVE.

Drop the automatic deduction for your dues from your company. WHY-- to
send a message! when the UTU and the BLE see this in MASS. They will
quickly see the red flags waving.

Pay up front for a year if you want, pay late if you want, remember it
is always ok as long as you PAY.

Now you have a little power, not a lot, but more than just being SHEEP.


Name: maher
E-mail: maher_majdalawi@yahoo.com
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 04 March 2012

HI

please you can proveded me any information for list 
and quality control for railway.

best regards

eng. maher majdalawi


Name: evans
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 03 March 2012

RRJ

You're right I'm  glad it's a union job.  I just expect more.  
Being raised union under the good ole days.  I've seen what as been
lost since I was a child..


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 03 March 2012

Rail unions are all closed shop. The BLE was the last hold out that
wasn't closed that changed about 5 years ago. The only thing a person
can do is not have union dues automatically deducted. That doesn't
matter they'll pay eventually. Still times have changed it's not the
same. I'd still take belonging to a union over the alternative.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 March 2012

Rail Unions (operating)

1. BLF&E
2. BRT
3. ORC
4. SUNA
5. BLE

Where did they go and WHY?
They merged to survive. Now we have the BLET trying to cover everyone,
and the UTUE trying to do the same. Strong members (both sides)
fighting in the cab, when in reality they are both the same. The days
of a new young Fireman sitting on a locomotive, and making as much or
more than the conductor/ Foreman are over. The Fireman on a diesel
should have made much less than a head brakeman. This is the kind of
stuff the railroads have eaten for so many years. UNION Contracts have
taken much more from every employee than they have ever given back.

One union on the railroad is the only option. Drop out and save your
money, until the engineers/ conductors have a consolidated affront for
the carrier at BEST.

Check out the MRL, they just run engineer and asst engineer, make good
money and have a report with the co that should (Could) be YOURS.


Name: Evans
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 02 March 2012

RRJ 


Thats just it  what I have  has been taken away.    We give up a little
more every year I'm out here.   

 

Whats that Mr. LC??   o  I know   ( THEY CAN DO THAT)


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 02 March 2012

evans

CSX is laughing at you? I don't think so. You make a decent living.
You have healthcare. Your family is taken care of more than a lot of
people in this country. You have a decent retirement. You wouldn't
have any of these without the union. Look around this country at what
is happening. Good jobs with good wages and benefits are becoming
mediocre. Structured retirements are gone this started around 1994 with
401K's which are now also becoming obsolite. What kind of wage or
benefits do you think CSX or any class 1 railroad would pay without
unions? Just look at shortlines even those that have been unionized
don't make what you do. That $1000 a year is well worth it. Don't
take for granted what you have it can be taken away. Thank the unions
for preserving your standard of living. If you have 20-30 years it's
not that far from reaching retirement age. Both you and your spouse
will be well taken care of that in itself is worth that $1000 a year.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 02 March 2012

screwedover

I'm not justifying the unions. I watched then go down the crapper
during the '90's till retirement in 2010. Still I'd much rather be
union then not. This constant bickering between the BLEt & UTU is a
problems. Do they need to merger? I don't think so. We did fine as
separate organizations for years. The UTU losing members by downsizing
with the eliminiation of both brakemen slots wasn't a smart idea. I
don't think there was a necessity for selling out the last brakemen.
The elimination of the flagmen was a no brainer with the end of the
caboose. The UTU needs to get back with the other rail unions during
contract negotiations this lone wolf crap is hurting everyone. Like the
LC an I discussed if they think monday is a weekend next it'll be
tuesday ect...


Name: evans
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 01 March 2012

screwdover

You're  exactly right.


1000.00 dollars in union dues and what do we get.

The company is laughing at us.

Union yeah right


Name: screwedover
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 01 March 2012

RRJ,

The blet and utu have made it clear they have no intentions of ever
merging(cutting union positions and saving us money in dues) and  the
blet has shown in the past that they wont accept everything the utu
does(even though they lost on the medical crap shoved down our
throats)so they could have fought this one out to the bitter end. There
is no such things as a 4 day weekend, not even three by the calendar and
dictionary. 3 days in a week is a joke and they know it. As far as alot
of us are concerned they should still be fighting it... if Im wrong and
they still are then Im wrong, but we havent heard any different! Oh...I
had to mark off sick because the vacation days and dailies were taken
and they wouldnt mark me of PB.Said to short. 2 days later they let
someone on my shift take pb and there were the same amount of people
marked up. CMC picks and chooses who they want to let off. Been
watching them ever since. They play favorites!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 01 March 2012

screwdrover

I talked to the BLEt LC yesterday. The monday was added because it was
included in the UTU SSA with CSX. Years ago we fought in the BLEt to
distinguish that thursdays weren't part of a weekend. I guess the BLEt
will have to fight this one also. Check the facts before making a
conclusion. You're blaming the wrong union.


Name: screwedover
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 28 February 2012

BLET,


 Thanks again for allowing the company to find a way to make it hard as
hell to earn any stock bonuses! You agreed with csx that the weekend
would be considered as Friday, Saturday,Sunday and MONDAY! Try looking
in the webster dictionary for the definition of a weekend. ITS NOT 4
DAYS A WEEK! This is the only company I have ever seen that thinks the
week only consist of 3 days! I had to mark off 1 STINKING TIME on a
monday and because of that I lost all my stock bonus I could have
earned! And dont say thats all my fault cause I knew if I took one
stinking day off(ON A REAL WEEKDAY) I would loose it all! You know this
aggreement you made with them would stick it to over 90 percent of us
because we have a life outside this stinking railroad and we cant
possible be expected to do everything in our lives with just 3 days in
a week!   Hope your happy!


Name: CorrUPtion Blogger
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 February 2012

Posted on all sections for the uninformed: A Bloomberg article posted
from researchers indicates that: "The Wealthy Are More Likely to Lie
or Cheat to Maintain an Edge"
I'm surprised at the fox guarding the hen house [Bloomberg] mention
the article!


Name: johnnywadd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 27 February 2012

CSX SUCKS IN EVERY ASPECT
CLOWNS ARE RUNNING THE CIRCUS THERE FROM JACKSONVILLE TO SELKIRK


Name: Dennis
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 26 February 2012

10 long years of being treated badly was enough for me. I left CSX 4
years ago.
Now I see CSX, advertising on TV, radio and in print. Why? Do their
current customers get treated as badly as the employees?
Sorry for posting in a forums, this question didn't fit in any one
category.


Name: CorrUPtion Blogger
E-mail: antigreed@informed.com
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 25 February 2012

To: No Mo,

To review any corporate ceo salary and other generous benefits; you
simply goggle the name and Forbes will usually have a complete profile
of the ceo. It's very simple...you should know that...you been on this
site for a while posting! Maybe post it in the ready room!


Name: CorrUPtion Blogger
E-mail: fearme@suckers.com
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 February 2012

A corporate CEO who makes $20 MILLION ANNUALLY+STOCK OPTIONS...Pays a
salary of $100,000 to a few BOUNCERS; who's sole task is to harass you
and keep you working daily and keep[your]the attention off-of his $20
MILLION SALARY[and options]--which has now accumulated 
to $100 MILLION.

Without naming the complainers--"suckers," I'll leave it to--you-all
and your UNION OFFICERS to figure-it-out!


Name: JJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for N/A
Posted: 08 February 2012

Nothing new....top railroad stockholders have always used the railroad
company as their personal piggy bank. Caveman don't know no better..


Name: CorrUPtion Blogger II
E-mail: standUP.org
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for N/A
Posted: 08 February 2012

J A Thought

How can 99% of the population let 1% of the population screw them?
Every politician that's running for higher office has no interest in
challenging the runaway ill-gotten-gained salaries for corporate
ceo's! Goggled a search on RR CEO salaries--starting from 30 years
ago. The average salary was $500K plus $500K in bonuses. Today, various
railroad executives exercised (not fitness) options and sold $MILLIONS
of dollars in options [Read your company's 10K report]. Maybe your
full-time-safety meeting union officer can explain it all at the ready
room!

Accumulated earnings for the Top FIVE [RR] CEO's in the industry:
$1.1 Billion....Goggle Finace
IQ test: Where do you think all that money went too after all those
jobs were eliminated? Hence; stock options...?


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 07 February 2012

Gizmo

Been there done that on talking with the conductor almost forgeting a
slow order. I remember one early morning around 4am coming back west
bound on empties tired as can be they turned us that night. My
conductor was asleep I was running a 10 mph slow order which had been
in place for around 6 months or more. My conductor woke up ask if I
lost an engine told him I was running the 10 at MP 66, he shut his eyes
then told me they took the slow order up. lol


Name: Gizmo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 06 February 2012

RRJ, 

In the real world, even when you remind an engineer of a slow order, if
you're both talking, it's very easy to forget a slow order. The
difference is weather you conductor blows you out (and tells on both of
you by following the rule) or says "Hey man, let's try not to blow any
more of those". You also probably know that being crappy to each other
has repercussions elsewhere for all parties involved.  

Cjones- You're probably that guy that people drop turns to avoid,
given your attitude. Let me guess, you were burned by a conductor in
the past? Or you were just the world's greatest conductor way back
when and nobody can match your railroad prowess?


Name: JJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for N/A
Posted: 06 February 2012

P train control $20+ billion cost is being dumped on the American
taxpayer by Replicanpoliticians.


Name: Cjones
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 05 February 2012

conductors lol   they are a waste of a seat.  Let them ride  The Jap.
caboose thats where they belong


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 05 February 2012

Gizmo

Your #2 response is a little off base on the slow order. It's the LE &
conductors responsability to make sure all orders are properly adherred
to they would both be held accountable. In fact the conductor should
make sure to remind the LE of the upcoming order.


Name: Gizmo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 04 February 2012

To whining engineers: 

1st- T&E is supposed to stick together, covering each other's rear and
doing our best not to get each other fired. I know there are many
dirtbag conductors, but there are good conductors as well. 

2nd- You never know when that conductor will have to cover your ass
when you get a knuckle or blow a slow order at track speed. If you
treat me like a third class citizen, I know what I will do in that
situation. 

3rd- If you can't get over your holier than thou attitude, chances are
you're one of the backstabbing dogs that are part of the problem at
CSX, not the solution.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 04 February 2012

The railroads got a 5 year extention from the government on PTC. It now
doesn't have to be in place till Dec 31, 2020. The reasoning in this
down economy enforcing an industry to spend over $2.1 billion could
delay any chance of a rebound.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 03 February 2012

A engineer only crew is fine and dandy but who you going to talk to for
those 12 long, lonely hours. Can't talk on the cell or play games.
Hell, won't even be able to sleep. Who is going to walk the train when
you're in the hole?

Oh, just remember, if PTC allows one man crews, it also allows no
man crews. When the Conductors go, the Engineers won't be far behind!


Name: PTC Patrick
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 03 February 2012

I-ETMS(PTC) will take care of the conductor craft...just think a
computer and a screen that will remind the engineer of everything 5
miles ahead...work orders give a warning tone at 3 miles, hell it will
even blow the horn in a perfect 2 longs a short and a long for every
crossing...and if I fall asleep by chance, it will stop train 500-1000
feet short of any red signal, work authority, misaligned switch or end
of DCS authority...no more decerts. Bye Bye Worthless Piece of Skin
conductor, give me a place to sit and eat my lunch between slow
orders...LOL

Seem to remember the conductors getting RCO because a computer
"replaced" the engineer on a locomotive...and the Green box is
nothing but a radio to relay commands...this will be payback.


Name: lol
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 03 February 2012

Most of us were dumbass conductors at one time.   Now since I'm an est.
En of my sub. I'm ready to sell out the trainman  for a couple of
bucks..   There isnt any real reason to have another man on the train. 
  


anyone who operates a green box is a fag


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 02 February 2012

Engineers, what a waste of a seat. My green box does a better job, is
safer, and doesn't talk back when I tell it what to do.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 February 2012

hog,

Guess you hated it when your a-- was planked there. Not many are as
lucky as you to start on the right side????


Name: hog
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 31 January 2012

conductors  what a waste of a seat


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 30 January 2012

Goob

It was a pain when someone wouldn't turn their lantern off. It became
even worse when safety glasses became required. After the conductor
came back onboard after knocking the handbrakes off got his side
organized I wouldn't move till the overhead light was extinguished.
The glare off the windows ect...was a distraction. You can imagine what
a conductor with a night light was like. lol


Name: JJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for N/A
Posted: 27 January 2012

New job....Director Federal Affairs - Washington . No railroad 
experience  required. Bagman cash n carry? Do l get a car an girls too?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 January 2012

RRJ
24 Jan 2012.

I am still laughing, can't stop. We have both been there, staying
awake on the left side is really hard for anyone. The light--- Lantern
thing is very creative. 
I had engineers ask anyone and everyone to please turn your lantern off
or set it in the floor. It was simply a distraction that reflected in
the glass of the locomotive, and was irritating as hell.(Many wore
glasses and that made it even worse)

I never asked an Engineer to turn off the light, and was only asked a
very few times to do the same. Never objected, because I understood the
reason.

Had I been in your situation, the bulb would just disappear, and never
be seen again. However in my day the engineer would ask-- then act.
Call the Conductor and the light would stay OFF. Might suffer 1 time
but not Twice.

I am still laughing!!!!


Just a side note on sleepy engineers, every one knew them. My memory
says that every time we picked up the orders from the Conductor i got
off to pick them up. Engineer and Fireman would not move, some
Conductors would get on to talk with the engine crew most would not.
I always got the warning from the Conductor, be careful you know he is
a little sleepy, and that was it.

With that side note-- every stop between 10pm and 6am was on my watch.


Name: School Boy
E-mail: 
Employed as: Engine repair, for 1-10 years
Posted: 25 January 2012

IF you don't like the company why work there? The good thing about this
great country God Made, is that you are free to work anywhere and not
forced to work here. So again I ask, why stay here? Why not leave? Oh
that's right, you can't get a BETTER job else where.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years
Posted: 24 January 2012

Actually, CSX said that David Brown "is no longer with CSX". Didn't
say fired, or retired, or left to pursue other interests, or had health
problems, etc. Just no longer with CSX.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 24 January 2012

Goob

I won't disagree there are some sleepy head engineers. It was in jest
I could care less if anyone walked the train it wasn't my job or arse
on the line. There were a few that couldn't stay awake when we were
moving then wanted to talk while stopped in a siding. I could care less
if someone slept. There was one conductor who need a night light on his
entire side was lit up. I'd go over turn the lights off while he was a
sleep within seconds he was up turned them back on and feel asleep.
After 2-3 times of this I got his lantern turned it on put it on the
desk turned the overhead lights off and it worked. lol


Name: Fired by CSX
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 23 January 2012

Looks like Mike read too much about that Nazi Brown and his Nazi Brown
shirts on here and heard to much.

This should only be a improvement in the right direction.

Ingram and Brown are now both gone.   Happy New Year 2012


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 23 January 2012

..."David Brown, who is no longer with the company."

Old Dave got shit canned and Cindy's name wasn't mentioned, Will she
be next?


Name: Corp Comm
E-mail: Bye bye Brown
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 23 January 2012

Dear CSX Employees,

 I am pleased to announce the appointments of Oscar Munoz as executive
vice president and chief operating officer and Fredrik Eliasson as
executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective
immediately.

Oscar and Fredrik are respected leaders, both inside and outside of our
industry, and people I trust to help guide and energize the organization
with the highest degree of success and integrity.  What means even more
to me than their leadership and business skills is their passion for
our company and its future.

Oscar replaces David Brown, who is no longer with the company.  As
stated in the press release, the company’s decision to make this change
is unrelated to CSX’s financial condition, business performance or
outlook, all of which remain strong.  We have a great operating team,
and I am highly confident that they will achieve even greater levels of
success in the future.

Dean Piacente will succeed Fredrik as vice president of sales and
marketing for the chemicals and fertilizer business, a position he held
previously.  Dean is highly respected among this customer group and the
transition will be seamless.  We will quickly identify a successor to
Dean for his financial planning and analysis responsibilities.

Also along with these new appointments, we are making a few additional
organization realignments.

Frank Lonegro and the Technology organization will be moved to
Operations, reporting to Oscar.  This change will ensure that there is
even more integration between Technology and Operations as we prepare
our company to implement Positive Train Control and maintain all of the
key systems necessary to run our railroad safely and efficiently.

At the same time, Fran Chinnici and the Purchasing organization and
Steve Crosby and the Real Property group will both report to Lisa
Mancini in her role as chief administrative officer.

We just completed a record financial year for CSX, and we believe that
we are headed together for a strong 2012.  Please join me in building
on the leadership changes announced today by continuing to deliver
top-notch performance in the year ahead.

Sincerely,

Michael Ward


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 23 January 2012

Never forget.-----The RR's also have sleepy Engineers.

Now,-- it can get serious when ya have 2 sleepers. Someone has to stand
up, and usually does, and it is not always the Engineer.

As far as the stop- wake up- walk the train thing, that came from years
a go when the Engineer worked with a head Brakeman, and today with a new
Conductor.

In my old past, I knew that the Engineer and Conductor were for the
most part pretty close, cross one---and ya get 2 at the same time. So
many Engineers were instructors to the Head Brakeman, and the Brakeman
followed direction from both end's. It worked fine.

I spent many hours, standing by the control stand with a sleepy
Engineer, watching him respond, nod, and respond.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 22 January 2012

Pablo

I think you've got things confused. As a locomotive engineer I did
carry a mirror to check on some of my conductors to see if they were
still breathing. It's funny they conked out while the train was moving
once stopped in a siding where I could get a little rest they came alive
wanting to talk. That's when I envoked that the train needed to be
walked & inspected seeing the TD stated we would be there more than 30
minutes. As for pig stye locomotives that's CSX cheapness for getting
rid of laborers who cleaned then supplied it.


Name: Pablo
E-mail: BarrieBarlow@aol.com
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 1-10 years
Posted: 20 January 2012

Some things never change and whining railroaders have become an
institution.  Engineers that complain about cab conditions need to talk
to other engineers, not the poor guys that have to clean up their
perverse behaviors.  Do you know what it takes to become an engineer? 
They hold a mirror under your nose and if you fog it up, you are
qualified to be an engineer.  Get over yourselves.  You have the best
job on earth.  How many high school flunk-outs get paid $100k+ with
limo rides to and from work do you know?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years
Posted: 20 January 2012

Everyone who looks at RR history to see where it leads to will realize
that increased efficiency leads to greater profits, bonuses, and stock
sale prices. You can become more efficient in many ways, in various
economies. However, the simplest way for a non clever person to improve
efficiency is to cut staff and maker each employee work HARDER, not
smarter.The really smart folks work for Google, etc. Given that fact,
everybody that works here should be preparing for the day when they
bail out. CSX have just tightened up their tuition assistance program,
as example, but you can still get a lot of stuff paid for, to help you
in civilian life when needed. A lot of this is available on line 24/7.
You can learn to run a small business or get skills in many ways. If
you used to do brake work or remodel kitchens try to do some on the
side to keep your contacts and experience. I know this is a killer
w/work schedules but push hard. What you can't do is sit around in a
blue funk making you, your family, and co-workers unhappy.If you are on
a cruise ship you hope everything is fine during your journey, but you
know the emergency exits and keep a life preserver handy, just in
case.Don't rely on the captain of your cruise ship or your company to
take good care of you - he might be looking out for himself instead.
So, keep your options open and your parachute packed - just in case.
There are a lot of talented people working out here who have other
skills in storage, or can learn them. Keep them fresh in case you are
activated for a new job.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 19 January 2012

LE 20-30.

You can say too much invested by YOU, to leave the RR. Tier 1 and 2,
job insurance, and throw what else ya feel into the job. Such as No
railroad experienced management.

The real deal is ya want to stay and work where ya work. Most likely
you have worked other places before the RR, and see this job as better
than the alternative. Nothing wrong with that. It is a wonderful career
for many.

However, Do not paint a picture of being captive to the RR, You are
not!

You may need to get a set to leave, and take your skill's to a
different level, now that is a risk that only you can choose.

The rails are not today nore has there ever been a guarantee, that 20
from now we will be the same. No company can do that.

Bottom line, if you can endure, and hopefully like the work, make a
living, feed the kid's and retire nicely. Dang son that is LIFE.


Name: JJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for N/A
Posted: 19 January 2012

LE 20/30,    an Iron Horseman. Rare breed.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 17 January 2012

People do beause after a period of time there is to much invested to
walk out...its designed that way, between teir 1and2, job insurance,
and other "contributions" we make we are taxed to the max. My advise
for what its worth is if your unsure get out before you invest any real
amount of time, otherwise you to will be brainless like me, i do wish i
would have done somthing else but i didnt see the company i take pride
in being run this way 20+ years ago. The management has gotten
uneducated in our business there are no more railroaders running the
railroad. The work has got easier but the rule inforcement is out of
control. One thing remains the same though.. just do what they say and
they will make you money..SLOW DOWN.


Name: JJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for N/A
Posted: 14 January 2012

Anyone with a normal brain would not work for  an industrial  dinosaur
managed by cavemen. People do becaude they have no choice.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 January 2012

Hey Me:

Who's your daddy?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVRzk3VWOKY&ob=av2e


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 11 January 2012

LOL!!!!!That's a good one!


Name: me
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 11 January 2012

Evans,

   I've never met him, but I think he might be my Daddy.


Name: Evans
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 10 January 2012

Me

Are you related to RRJ?


Name: me
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 10 January 2012

Just marked off P.B. my mother's prostate is acting up again.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 10 January 2012

bobby jones

Good for you leaving was the right thing to do. You're just a
statistic that 4 out of 5 will/should quit. In this economy to many
people are staying longer than they should on the railroad. Railroaders
have always complained that's part of the job. Most of those hired the
past 10-15 years like it. They've excepted the requirements.


Name: RUKidding
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 10 January 2012

To LE 30+:
You mention that you are "pro union", yet the facts you cite in your
diatribe on the current state of unions is a little off the mark, as
are your comments on who is to blame for the current state of affairs.
First, union officers who make $300K a year? really, I suggest you look
at the DOL website and search for your respective unions LM reports
where the salaries of those union leaders is a matter of public record
for all to see. I also doubt you'll see any salaries in the range you
suggest.
As to our current contracts and situation, it can be argued that the
UTU placed us in that position, or on the path of going the PEB route,
but the fact remains, that the unions within PEB243 were told by the
people in the congress that if the issue actually came to them,
they'dve shoved into us even more, quite possibly wrecking the RLA and
RRB in the process of "helping us". This should be cause for concern
because it shows where the real issue lies, that being the congress we
elect of office doesn't represent us, they represent those special
interests who supply the most dollar wise. Now who might that be?
Surely not the unions who essentially operate on a shoestring money
wise. Hell we get grief from our repective memberships for a
$1.00/month increase in dues while the bozos in congress take 10 times
that from us without so much as a whimper from those same folks who
gripe at the $1.00 increase.

Most union members don't care about what goes on between contracts,
either within their union, or the congress. They only look at things
from that brief time and say to their union "what are you going to do
for me?" Nevermind that in between when that union member should have
been caring and paying attention the whole time, congress cuts the rug
out from under the union by being beholden to the Carrier who supplies
those congressmen with the $$ for re-election. And we wonder why we're
in the proverbial pickle? That union that you seem to despise is in
actuality protecting you rights and helping to keep your standards of
living at par or better than the nation as a whole, all while you
happily go to work in between contracts and pay no mind to what gos on.
The whole time protecting you from forces that would love to strip that
which you have away from you. If they could do it all at once they
would. They can't because of some of things the union brought to you
(i.e. RLA, mediation, workers rights laws just to name a few).

We all need to wake up and see where the process has gone wrong and
start doing something about it instead of standing in the shadows, and
then bitching about the very folks who do our battles for us 365/24/7 .


Name: bobby jones
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 10 January 2012

I left CSX in 2007 after 2 years of being conductor.  I could not
believe the things that took place.  I truly feel for all those
railroaders that don't have a way out.  Luckily I had another job
ready before leaving.

Union?  What union?  I remember being in conductor school in Atlanta,
before any of us knew anything about the RR, and we had to join a
union.  Interesting how one union came in (UTU) one day and said we
must join them.  We did cause we did not know any better.  What BS. 
Later I found out we were supposed to have a choice.  I bet that one
never made it to the management desk.

I remember them trying to fire you for anything.  It was stressful so I
said goodbye bitches!  By the way, what A GREAT ASS WHOOPIN BAMA JUST
PUT ON LSwho.......


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 09 January 2012

LE 20-30

Explain how the BLE should of followed through? Striking wasn't an
option after Obama invoked his power to create the PEB. UTU is the one
weak link signing contracts as a rogue union then creating the dreaded
pattern. Nothing different than anything they've done in the past 40
years. Arbitraries? Those fall under the current CSX/BLE SSA. We did
except less pay raises in the '90s to preserve healthcare. Times have
changed the railroads just went with the flow like the rest of
corporate American on crying poverty over employee healthcare cost.


Name: evANS
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 08 January 2012

CSX is a worse place to work for now then it was when I hired out.   Yes
I blame the unions for it.   I was raised union and will die union. But,
The utu and ble are arms of the carrier nothing more.  I hate the safety
sucks and the basterds who represent us to only take a company job after
they lose their office..


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 08 January 2012

Yes I said it and will own up to it, however the BLE did show a little
backbone recently, without following through as usual the carriers got
what they wanted, all modeled by a wonderful agreement by the useless
UTU..But this isnt a Union bashing page so i digress...Just look at the
rates of our monthley dues regardless of affiliation. Oh and by the way
incase you hvaent notice..we ARE loseing our arbitrairies..Where is my
additional cost of living that we gave up for the helthcare we now pay
for??? The list goes on and on..but its cool between the 2 unions we
have a multitude of 3ook plus salaries to pay.YES i am PRO union, just
NOT PRO these unions.They are in bed with the machine and care nothing
of us, greed has infiltrated them too. But hey its all we got right? I
guess we should be good little sheep and pay our dues and keep our
mouths shut.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 08 January 2012

LE 20-30

You state paying union dues doesn't benefit anyone. Without the union
incomes would greatly decrease. Don't think so then take away the
milage rate go to an actual hourly rate. Take away the extras like
certification pay, lonesome pay, meal allowances ect.... Then do
deadheads at an hourly rate instead of a basic day some ID runs get
total milage. Those lucky to do turns on good runs make it a basic day
instead of two days pay. See how much your paycheck decreases. All
these the union got for you. You say the unions need to do more times
are difficult. Look at Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin ect...they are using
the state legislators to do way with collective bargaining. The BLE
went the distance this time around with the national. They did what the
members asked within the regulations they have to follow under the RLA.
Every union caved in except the BLE & BMWE. The BLE brought it to the
members for a vote it passed by a 2 to 1 margin. The BMWE is in a
cooling off extension till next month under the PEB. You want to
compare wages look at a shortline. Unions aren't what they were 25
years ago. Still it's better than not having one. Is anyone willing to
take that chance?


Name: 
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Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 07 January 2012

Three train wrecks at one spot including a rear-ender. That's not
good!
Any more news?


Name: 
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 07 January 2012

Just another opinion i guess... I too agree with all thats been said on
both sides, yes when i hired out i was told i would have to work
"SOME" weekends not ALL, and the same goes with holidys. Staying and
paying the dues will benefit in time. Not union dues they wont benefit
anyone in either union. As far as the RSIA it means nothing..incase we
all havent noticed..Politicians are there to make us think we have a
choice, all the while not wanting to give up their cush money from
lobbiest which in turn are paid by big buisness. Yeppp corperations own
our country, choices, freedoms, and all that greed is a burden on an
honest man. It is a good job, however i do agree we as railroad
employees are being pawned off as idiots because we have just gone with
the flow, it is time to complain and not keep our mouths shut.. we tried
that route and all we have done is continue to lose our benefits, and
collective barganing power. And next time sone colledge kid 2 year
trainmaster tells you "you called us for a job" tell them only once
" you call me daily". We are the power of this company voice our
opinions... Csx dont like to hear it and you will be labled as a
complainer, but thats their way of defending their wrong doings.They do
not want people thinking for themselves because then we dont fit
"THEIR" plan, but i have a child to raise and am very concerned that
their plan is not in the best intrest for us, the people who ultimately
pay their salary....Sorry to be so long winded and i could go on for
days so i will stop. Its a shame too because this has the potential to
be the best employer in the US. I do love my job just tired of all the
micro managed yes men idiots that cant think outside of the box.
PS... Sry to hear of the 3 train pile up in indianna, if you work in
that area please be careful im sure blitz teams and stick men will be
out in full force....


Name: RRJ
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 07 January 2012

Evan

Sounds like sour grapes. With over 70% voting in favor of ratification
the majority rules. I figured seeing you cried about it on every thread
I'd do the same. lol


Name: RRJ
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 07 January 2012

Evan

I might be a little of all those but most important I'm retired
collecting that nice RRB check every first of the month. LOL


Name: Evan
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 06 January 2012

Suzannah

Well said

RRJ is an idiot about half the time.

He's a union man, no wait a minute he's a company man.  No he's full
of shit.


Name: RRJ
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 06 January 2012

That's right suzannah take it with a smile. LOL!


Name: suzannah
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Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 06 January 2012

T.Dispatcher....

THATS IT!   Sale...sell...Excuse my spelling! Happens when Im pissed!
What surprises me more is you take the time to read my post and reply
and thats all you got. I know you've had some pretty crappy changes
made in your department, but I guess we should do what chris and RRJ
suggest and just take it with a smile!!!


Name: 
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Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 10-20 years
Posted: 06 January 2012

*sell* not sale


Name: RRJ
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 06 January 2012

suzannah

To clarify. I'm just stating you shouldn't think things are worse
than they were 20-30 years ago. In reality it's the same just a
different name & color scheme on the locomotives.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 06 January 2012

suzannah

Nothing that is going on with payroll ect...is new it been going on for
decades. The only difference today is one must deal with JAX instead of
a local payroll clerk. As for giving up a life to work on the railroad
that's an individuals choice no one is forcing anyone. That's the
difference between my generation and today we embraced the lifestyle
those that didn't quit. Railroad was/is never meant to be for
everyone. I think staying if one doesn't like the job requirements is
foolish. You say you earn your money by giving up your time. You're
exactly correct so quit complaining about it. It's a railroad they
move freight which means time away from home & family. Being on call
24/7 most times at home just to get rest has been going on since
railroads began. What makes ya'll so special? You have gaurenteed
extra boards, rest days, FRA manditory rest days ect....I wonder how
many would stay if they didn't have these things. We worked under
extra boards that were "feast or famine" at times having to collect
unemployment to supplement our paychecks per half. It's hysterical to
suggest I don't understand railroading. Ya'll have it easier than we
did pay wise even with the stricter policies on CSX.


Name: suzannah
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Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 06 January 2012

RRJ,

You just kill me. Sometimes you get on here and you sound like you
really understand the depth of what goes on then you come back and side
with someone who obviously has no idea what the hell really goes on...
We deserve every dime we get because we sacrifice so much for the
company. when you sign on the dotted line you sale your soul. You sale
you family life, personal life and your basic feedom. So hell yeah we
should be well paid. What we shouldnt have to do is fight for our damb
pay because they cant get their shit together. I just had to create a
case with payroll to get paid for two daily vacation days I took on the
28th and 29th because they cant find any records that I had the days to
take. Not only did the vacation roster allow me to schedule the days,
the computer put me off on my days and it was noted on the vacation
entitlement screen that I had the days. I have a copy of the screen.
Its just more bullshit. So I will be short over 500.00 on my pay that I
was expecting. Its pocket change to the big wigs so they dont give a
shit. If they did they would sit down and figure out how to fix this
crap. Ive been with this company 11 years and it hasnt changed one bit.
There is always someone getting screwed. I  bet if we could charge them
interest on our money until we get it paid, they would be sending it
overnight mail immediatley!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 06 January 2012

Chris is right there are thousands waiting for a chance to get a job
with CSX and the other railroads. A lot of people have been unemployed
and low wage earners for to long. I read it on here all the time the
only reason people stay is because they can't get anything better.
Then they should appreciate what they have instead of such negative
attitudes. I won't disagree that CSX is a pain in the arse to work for
with it's policies. Then again the money you make with only needing a
high school diploma people with advance degrees would like to make the
same.


Name: Evans
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 05 January 2012

The national was ratified.  This proves the carrier can and will do
whatever it wants.  Healthcare isn't what it was just wait till next
contract.  We will even give up a little more.  The time I retire the
carrier wont contribute nothing. 


Utu, Ble, Csx   FUCK YOU


Name: ha!
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Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years
Posted: 05 January 2012

Chris,

You need to practice your web surfing skills.  You obvioulsy thought
this site said....CSX SUCK UPS!    Wrong.....


Did you hear richy rich mickey ward hasnt decided yet which bonus he
wants to give the engineers. Hes undecided between 70 and 80 percent.
Never mind all the rag letters we got in the mail about how great the
company was doing and how great a profit the company has been making
and how the business is up.... I bet he has no problem giving himself a
raise of 100% and a bunch of stock. Lets just watch and see what kind of
bonus he gives his right hand man and woman!


Name: NoMo
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Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 05 January 2012

I think Chris might be one of the millions wanting to swap his spatula
for a switch key!


Name: chris
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Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 05 January 2012

You guys kill me! There are millions of people that would love to take
your job with the RR, and do it with a smile on their face every day.
If you don't like your job I heard mcdonald's is hiring : )


Name: 
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Employed as: Yard Master, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 04 January 2012

here is an idea, GET MARRIED ON YOUR DAY OFF! YOU HAVE A JOB TO DO SO DO
IT! IF YOU DIDNT HAVE THIS GREAT PAYING JOB YOUR SOON TO BE WIFE WOULDNT
EVAN TAKE A SECOND LOOK AT YOU!


Name: Po
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Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 02 January 2012

Thanks for the info  


I hope i get a week in march


Name: 
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Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 January 2012

Real Retirement life from the other side.

I took employees for retirement dinners (and years of service), and
ignored others. However the company retirement( and years of service)
awards were the same for everyone.

As a manager, the dinners were something that I wanted to do, It was
not in the retirement or service award program.

I was refused many times, just thanked them and went on.

Don't confuse a managers flexibility with what you have heard and
expect.


Name: RRJ
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 02 January 2012

Suzannah

The bad part is the division HQ controls the safety award money. On the
Huntington it seemed Bob Frulla the past 4-5 years made Huntington his
showplace and screwed everyone else. That's pretty obvious with
Huntington family day picnics ect...while the rest of the terminals are
ignored. I know people complained about safety cookouts but in reality
it was one of the only times we had to get feedback. People thought it
was easy to put one on in reality we spent up to 14 hours working
mostly because local management would only allow 3 people time off.
You're right to much favortism on the railroad. I know that TM's
would take certian people & their family out for steak dinners and
present them the plaques & watches upon retirement while the majority
were ignored. Amongst my peers most didn't want anything from CSX.
They paid their dues it was time to enjoy life. We have retiree lunches
every 3 months a lot of people didn't want to particpate till they
realised it's the "C&O Railroad Retirees Lunch" and nothing to do
with CSX. The same goes for the SCL & RF&P in my area.


Name: RRJ
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 02 January 2012

When do the trainmen vacation bids need to be in these days? It use to
be end of March. The engineers were different it had to be done in
November or December. If anyone wants vacation early they can get it.
Being new you better put in for a realistic dream sheet bottom of the
roster it would be better to take daily vacation then jump on days you
want when it becomes available for a bid. By combining PL & DV days one
could get two weeks vacation. Or take 2-3 short 3-4 days of vacation
during the year. Daily vacation is the best route.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 January 2012

Hey PO:

If you got 251 starts in your first year, you did pretty good. Most new
hires spend 3-months on the furlough board.

Has the LC put in any one's vacations...the old heads will be raising
hell if he hasn't. Don't count on any good weeks though...vacations
are allocated by seniority and you don't have any.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 January 2012

Hey Suzannah:

As far as the accusations by some unknown person. I wouldn't pay too
much attention to them. CSX is trying to discredit you by deflecting.

It's an old ploy...you must have hit a nerve.

As far as the "party favors" go...CSX needs to hand those out as part
of a safety program. Hand them out to crews that work safely.
Boots, caps, slickers, jackets, shirts...etc. Probably save millions.

In industrial settings, 5% of the employees cause 95% of the injuries
which means 95% of the employees go without being injured.


Name: Po
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Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 02 January 2012

I have 251 i made vacation.   Just need lc to put in vacation so I can
plan my trip


Name: suzannah
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Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 01 January 2012

L.Moris,

If this is the real L. morris, which I hightly doubt, you are not
stating anything new on here. Everyone who has been on this site since
2006 already new I was removed(not fired) from operation lifesaver. If
It had been a real job position, yes then maybe I could have been
considerd fired, but it wasnt.  We all know I was told to step down
because I was on this site expressing my personal opinion. Second, I
would like you to present some cold hard facts(not office gossip) that
I was drinking on company property.  I quit wasting my time and effort
participating in the redblock program because It took up too much of my
personal time. It took over a month just to get one blitz scheduled
because of all the redtape!
So lets get back to the original topic(which wasnt who's drinking and
where). I believe we were discussing the problems with awards,
recognitions,  etc..not being distributed equally and fairly. If a
terminal is handing out watches to those who are retiring, then they
should do it for everyone that retires. If jackets are ordered, then
all employees should get them(not until they just run out!) If other
employees of the month get a plaque, then ALL employees of the month
should get one. The employees chose that person and managemnt should
respect that! A TM shouldnt get up on the engine after O-testing the
crew and tell just one of the crew members how good a job they are
doing and let them pick anything they want out of the csx catalogue
while dissing the other crew members.                          

RRJ,  NOMO....Got any ideas on how to get a handle on this?


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 January 2012

Hey PO:

Been with CSX less than a year? Got your 234 starts in? If you don't
you won't need to worry about vacation!


Name: PO
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 01 January 2012

GET the vacations in..  Jim,  get off your fat ass and put the vacations
in..


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 29 December 2011

NoMo

LOL! I've read several articles about exactly what you described. Flex
hours, no dress code ect....Generation "Y" or as I like to put it
"Why". I knew several new hires that were still living at home with
mom never had any responsibilities at 25-30 years old ect...They never
would of made it in our day. My father and those of just about everyone
I know believed that son's needed to find themselves right out of high
school bags were packed for us and we were on our way. Only girls were
allowed to stay till they got married. Being 17 or 18 years old if
things didn't work out there was always the military. One thing was a
certian going back to mom & dad's wasn't an option. LOL!


Name: L Morris
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 30+ years
Posted: 28 December 2011

Sue  You got fired off Operation Lifesaver by G Bethel GM for getting on
here CSX-Sucks.com  talking about your employer and such.   How could
you ever be a red block capt and been drinking on Co property.  

I could never fire you.   Maybe you know more than I thought


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 28 December 2011

Hey RRJ:

Saw a segment on "Sunday Morning" dealing with Millennium Babies.

Seems this group of 20-30 year olds think they are entitled to
wheelhouse job right out of the box. They live at home and since mommy
and daddy take care of their basic needs, there is no rush to go to
work after graduation; so they wait for the perfect job with the
perfect salary. The economy however has disrupted their grand plans and
they now find themselves accepting jobs not worthy of their genius.
Seems as though CSX is lucky enough to fall into this
talent pool of virtuosos 

In an interview with a HR manager, she said it's not uncommon for mom
to call wondering why Junior didn't get a good performance review or a
bigger raise. What's unfortunate is companies have kow-
towed to these prima donnas with such things as nap rooms, ticker tape
costume parades through the office and flex hours. 

They mentioned Zippo.com as one company that indulges these titty
babies but you can rest assured that most e-businesses and tech
operations do the same.

I think someone should clue in CSX to allow flex hours and nap rooms
for the contract employees...might quell the unrest amoungst the
natives!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 28 December 2011

LOL! Oldheads are there just to hit the CSX lotto or for healthcare?
Sonny, you have a lot to learn. You'll understand it when you get
older. How about they may be older but not yet 60 the retirement age?
The young man doesn't have a chance? Now you're sounding like a cry
baby. Ever heard of paying your dues no one just hands it on a silver
platter. Unreal.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 27 December 2011

Get Serious

Most employees do not want the safety trinkets and bullshit awards
given to pet RATS.   No Pride at the Chicken joint anymore.  

The old heads are hanging out just to hit a Injury Lotto or stay for
Health Insurance.     

New guys do not have much choice.

Safety Committee Rat just to get off on a weekend.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 27 December 2011

It use to be that a person was given a years of service pin every 5 or
10 years. That was back when there were local clerks that kept a
record. I did get my 30 year pin only because several of us requested
it from the RFE. Last one I got before that was the 10 year pin. As for
retirements that's pretty much left up to local management & division
HQ. The last retirement cookout where plaques & watches were presented
to the employee & the spouse was around 6 years ago. Things got so bad
out there I had met the trainmaster for the subdivision I worked just
months before I left and he had been there for two years.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 December 2011

To RRJ

Are you saying that CSX does not have a recognition program for all
employees?

It should be in writing, and at certain years of service. It may or may
not be, I am just asking.


Name: Nomo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 December 2011

Hey RRJ:

It's how the game is played.

Seriously, you filed a claim that you're entitled to under you
contract and CSX has refused to pay it. Think of the claim as an
invoice and if I remember correctly, the penalty claims appear on the
pay statement. It would be hard for CSX to argue that you never filed
the claim.

Come tax time, you should ask your accountant if you can claim them as
a bad debt. Hell, call the IRS, they will tell you. It's like the
powerball, it worth a shot...might be worth something!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 27 December 2011

NoMo

There ligit claims. People working the jobs were still putting them in
till a few months ago when the BLE managed to get them put back on as
road jobs. The claim was over abolishing road pusher assignments but
still working pushers under a yard assignment but not actually calling
them pushers. CSX's twist on words. Doubt I'll ever see a dime but it
only took a few minutes to put it in. lol


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 December 2011

Hey RRJ

You still believe in Santa Claus...

I wonder, if the claims are legit under the contract and CSX failed to
pay them, you can write them off as a bad debt. Think about Drs.
that charge $150 for a office visit and because you pay a 20% copay
or $30 and your insurance pays $60 they require the Dr. to make an
adjustment (write off) of $60.

I don't know any poor Drs. so they must be able to offset their income
against the write off. With tax season upon us it might be a question
worth asking!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 27 December 2011

LOL! I'm somewhat right? If anyone thinks the railroads are suppose to
recognize a person for their service that might be a long wait. They
might do it for management we're not in that same catagory. If anyone
should recognize the dedication it should be the union. Loyalties
should be to the job and co-workers not necessarily the railroad next
should be the union. I know people who have made a carreer of working
for several railroads. The only common bond is they all paid into
Railroad Retirement. I started on the C&O then Chessie System which led
to CSX. If any I'll take the C&O which to this day when people ask
that's who I tell them I worked for with a side note it ended up CSX.
Last time I stepped on CSX was in October 2009 and never looked back.
Former co-workers keep me informed. I still go to an occasional union
meeting. I didn't need recognition I sure would like the $7000-$8000
worth of claims they still owe me. lol


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 26 December 2011

D-Wife,

Dont feel that bad. I was voted employee of the month once and never
got my plaque. Its been years and I still havent seen it. Wont either.
I found out later that I didnt get it at the time because the division
managers secretary thought I didnt deserve it because I got
"fired"(her quote) from the operation redblock program. Idiot was
told I quit and she didnt know what she was talking about and that
shouldnt have any bearing on it anyway! Quiting my position on the
redblock program didnt have a damb thing to do with being employee of
the month! So rrj is somewhat right, but it also has alot to do with
whos in control in the office!!!!

Might want to read all the paperwork your husband signed before you run
to the press. Make sure he didnt sign anything that would put him on a
gag order.. With all the crap that goes on Im surprised stuff hasnt
been printed in the press on a regular basis, or a few books havent
been published about the "Life and times of the railroad....behind the
scenes!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 25 December 2011

It all depends on location. Some places CSX gives out watches ect...or
the union does it. Other locations nothing. It's not a big deal a
frigging cheap watch with a CSX train on it for a seconds hand. You can
buy them for $30-$40. I remember going to the clerks office before I
retired there was a huge stack of plaques & watches collecting dust in
the corner of the office some for 2 years. The clerk just shrugged
because he didn't know what to do with it. They use to have a cookout
to give them out not anymore. The best reward is going the distance and
getting that retirement. As a CONTRACT UNION EMPLOYEE they'll never be
any pats on the back for a job well done the only recognition is if
something jumps the track then it's not the kind one wants.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 30+ years
Posted: 24 December 2011

Hey Wife

This Rooster Fish Chicken Shit Outfit is runned by Nazi Southern
Bitches.

Ward gives out his money to lobbyist and others.   You would be better
to just buy a watch.    

Maybe you could contact the union rep.  Second thought that is a waste
of time too.   

No one really cares about anything anymore but themselves.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 December 2011

Hey DW:

Sounds more like a Terminal Super. or RFE trying to save a few bucks.

Besides, unless it's Rolex President Pearl Diamond watch, he's
probably better off getting his life back. Why does he need a watch
anyway...he has no place to be!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 30+ years
Posted: 24 December 2011

My husband worked for 32 years with the railroad. He gave up a lot of
holidays, weekends. He got rewarded for all his dedication and hard
work when he retired by being told no watch for you five guys who have
retired. Since then they have reinstated this by giving out watches. My
husband wrote to the CEO of the company and no response to this day. I
guess he his too busy counting his bonus to respond to the little
people who gave their time and dedication to the RR.
I guess I am bitter and maybe CSX really does suck! Wonder how they
will like it when I send a letter to the newspaper about their
shameless behavior. Most money making companies give out bonuses to all
their employees. But in 32 years not even so much as a candy cane. Bah!
Humbug!CSX.
Disgruntled wife!


Name: CorrUPtion Blogger
E-mail: SaveAmerica.org
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 December 2011

Stand up and fight for what's right--so that we can all survive. Peace
and prosperity to all the true Patriots; the rails that's riding the
rails!


Name: Billy E
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 10-20 years
Posted: 20 December 2011

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year..


Name: brown1
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 1-10 years
Posted: 20 December 2011

Your bonus will be sent by the 24th Dec.

Merry Christmas


Name: ward1
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 1-10 years
Posted: 20 December 2011

Merry Christmas

We're shutting down Thursday the 22nd at 2359.  Everyone enjoy your
family and friends.  Don't worry about rushing back to work.  We will
start dh on the 2nd of Jan.2012.  

thanks for a great year


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 19 December 2011

You're absolutely right the national isn't very national anymore. I
haven't a clue why CSX, NS, BNSF ect...those that have on-property
contracts why they are still attached to the national solely on
healthcare. When the BLE decided to divide railroads on contracts it
should be a total separation. I'd hate to think people will vote
"no" just for the heck of it. It doesn't change anything on CSX.
Congress has already stressed that under the constitution they have the
right to take action to avert a strike that could harm the economy. It
becomes a matter of getting a contract negotiated by the BLE or having
one forced by the PEB. Dennis Pierce and the BLE negotiating committee
managed to enhance the PEB recommendations. Why be foolish and turn it
down for no reason? Those on the UP, KCS ect...have a greater stake
they are linked in it's entirety with wages, work rules ect...I voted
against the BLE SSA in 2007. People looked at the $$$ nothing more. It
was an opened ended contract where nothing was engraved in stone. It
continuiosly changes through the CSX/BLE dispute/resolution committees.
People need to get rid of the blinders quit looking at the now and think
10 years beyond with how it'll have an effect.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 30+ years
Posted: 18 December 2011

The National Contract is not very national anymore.  

The Railroads Divided and Conquered the contract by paying off GC's in
specific locations and putting certain Carrots on a Sticks to get them
to vote away from National Contracts.


Name: Aaron Cross
E-mail: cindermydawg@gmail.com
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 17 December 2011

I think you guys should make a Facebook page mimicking this site. Now
days if you want things changed you need a petition to do it. Its the
next best thing to a strike and actually losing your job. Facebook now
days boosts companies' reputation with the "LIKE" button, or it can
destroy them or even make it better for their employees.. all it needs
to do is spread like a disease over facebook, regarding the lack of
pay, compensation, and general "fuck you work anyway" attitude CSX
has for its employees, and once the bad publicity spreads enough CSX
will have a hard enough time finding buisness from companies wanting to
use their rail cars for transport for fear of a strike or bad morale the
employees who transport their goods hold for CSX. 

im gonna tell you a story, I learned this in a leadership course in the
NAVY.

its called "The 10 monkeys Story" regarding how to change things.

There are 2 monkeys in a cell. the cell has a banana hanging from the
ceiling and a fire hose pointing inside the cell.. both monkeys tried
reaching for the banana and got blasted by the fire hose every time
they attempted for it. after a week another monkey was placed into the
cell... the new monkey went right for the banana and the other 2
monkeys beat the shit out of him.. 1 and then 2 and then 3 more monkeys
were added to the cell and each time the new monkey went for the banana
the other monkeys beat the shit out of him.. and pretty soon this
happened still when there were ten monkeys in the cell.. they would
just beat the shit out of whatever monkey wanted to go for the banana
not realizing the fire hose was already taken away.


point of the story is, the fire hose is one guy, one guy who set rules
or procedure maybe 10 years ago, and everyone back then followed it,
and after awhile that one guy (fire hose) left and everyone else just
kept implementing and beating the shit out of everyone else because
thats just how its always been.. Just because things were that way
once, doesnt mean it cannot be changed or someone else can make
changes.. 

for example, A boss(the fire hose) got sick of one person in particular
sitting down when there was no work to be done, so he set a rule that
even if its -0 degrees outside when  theres nothing to be done you will
stand outside in the cold untill something comes up. well it goes on
like that for awhile 1 year goes by and that old boss (the fire hose)
is gone, and people are still standing around outside waiting for work
to do, even the other bosses inforce it not even knowing the original
reason for it.. and then it never changes.. you will always be standing
out side freezing your ass off unless you question why it came to be
like that or do something about it.



Im sorry for the long statement, but I really feel for you CSX
employees makin 40k for a job you should be making 50-60k doing. and
what is worse is that for the low money you do make, you are treated so
shitty and get screwed over so much.


<<<Not an Employee>> so I can speak my mind since the employees who
think complimenting CSX on this site will earn them brownie points or
extra money in the future are too stupid to realize it wont.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 17 December 2011

I hope you know what you're doing. The only issue that covers CSX is
healthcare. It's a national vote those who work on railroads without
on-property contracts have a bigger stake in it. Congress has already
stated they're ready to take action to force the contract. Which could
be the original PEB recommendations. I think I'll vote "yes" a 20
1/2% pay increase for the UP and the rest is better than the
alternative. I guess one can thank the UTU for setting a pattern.


Name: evans
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 16 December 2011

I just voted NO.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 16 December 2011

Hey RRJ:

Yeah, you're right...when you're young getting your license takes an
eternity. Then you look forward to buying your first beer legally.
Before you know it your 55 or 60 looking back wondering where the time
went.

Life is perceptions...is the glass half full or half empty? Kinda like
the RR!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 16 December 2011

The main issue is the attendance policy. The days, hours ect...don't
matter. That's never going to change. Wanting a life? Not in T&E on
the railroad. That's definitely not going to change. There are other
options apply for another craft. One maintains the time towards
retirement, years of service for vacation ect...I've been wrong over
the past 5-7 years thinking it can't get much worse than it is. CSX
proves it can.

NoMo

To someone who still has 30+ years it hard to fathom getting to
retirement. When one hits 40 yrs old then it's the count down. Till
then it's how manys years on the railroad after 40 it's how many
years left on the railroad. Is it worth it? Most definitely. One
highlight is seeing that RRB BA-6 with 360 months credit.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 15 December 2011

Hey Suzannah:

Per you request, I have run your numbers, they are in order. I would
however use 2080 hours annually for a 40 hour a week office job (52
weeks X 40 hours = 2080) since vacations and holidays are paid based
on your salary or hourly rate.

It would appear, based on the above, you have worked an additional 
6.123 weeks or 1.53 months excluding OT which is equal to another 3.775
weeks. OT is a little tricky...while in yard service there were four or
five times a year I would get called on my off day to cover the second
half of day hill job only to show up at 1055 and push the enter button
to tie up the ticket...good work if you can get it. In road service
with the trip rates, I think we had to be on duty 8:33 before OT kicked
in.

Too bad you don't have much of a personal life...if you did, you could
have cable and watch "Big Shrimpin'" tonight. Dominick and I 
go way back...lifted lots of Buds and smoked plenty of the Herb Superb.
Those were the days

Door mat? You be the judge...they can work you long but only you can
work yourself hard. I frankly don't see how you stand it, but just
hang in there and before you know it you'll be retired like HTL, RRJ
and yours truly and all those hours and the daily rashion of shit will
be distant memories!


Name: NS Engineer
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 15 December 2011

Looks like CSX has you in a submissive situation.     Meaning you are
their Bitch.


You do not have to go to the Emergency Room.   Urgent Care is faster
and cheaper.    The ER takes too long too.

Have a Nice CSX Day, it is better on the NS.


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 15 December 2011

Really sick,


Believe me, you are not the only one that feels that way. You are
expected to go into the emergency room if you cant see your doctor the
day you are sick, or maybe go into an extended care unit close by. But
I have been told that it doesnt always do you any good. Apparently they
have the right to refuse your doctors written slip excusing your absence
and stating that you received treatment. Not sure how they can get away
with this, or how they are going about it.

When I told my doctor that I had heard rumors that they refused a
doctors written excuse that was given to someone to turn into the
company because( the quote was) "Any doctor can write an excuse for
you just because you wanted that day off", she told me if that ever 
happened to me that I was to call her immediately! She has not nor will
she ever write a slip for bogus treatment of any of her patients. That
would be a form of malpractice and she wont tolerate anyone making
statements that would insinuate that she is that kind of doctor. She
would file a slander suit if necessary.  I have marked off sick one
time this year. If I was to mark off sick for 2 days before the end of
the year and I got one of those nasty grahms, not only would I be
insulted, but I would probably send it back.....RETURN TO SENDER! DOOR
MAT DOESNT LIVE HERE!

51 work weeks in year. minus 1 weeks vacation and 11 paid holidays(off)
Lets just make it 48 weeks of work for a white collar corporate desk job
in Jacksonville.  We know alot of them get more time off than
that......48 weeks x40hrs= 1920 hours......
I have already worked 2325 regular hours and 151 overtime hours(2476
hrs). Ive worked 556 hours more than they have! Thats 13 more 40 hr
work weeks... Bet you would see shit hit the fan if they were told they
had to figure out how to work 3 extra months of hours in the year! 
JESUS! Ive worked almost 16 months in one year and Ive had 2 weeks
vacation already! Whats really shocking is there are guys out there
that work a hell of alot more than me!

HEY NOMO!!! Double check my math for me on this one.  Make sure Im not
having delusions! CRAP! Maybe I am a door mat!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 12 December 2011

RRJ,

If you say I am retired and on RRR one more time and ya love the 1st of
the month. I am coming to cut your nut's out.

Got it??? Ha Ha

Goofy


Name: Santa
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 1-10 years
Posted: 12 December 2011

rrj will be getting a bag of seed and nuts. Have fun feeding the birds
and squirrels at the park.

Thank you rj for sitting these cry babies straight.  You are an
encourgment to all of us in Jville.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 12 December 2011

willy, willie, william, cya ect...whatever you want to post as. You've
never worked for the railroad why should you care? You're just a
parasite that trolls online.


Name: cya
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 12 December 2011

RRJ,

What are you putting in that morning coffee?  We all read a lot of dumb
shit from you.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 12 December 2011

LOL! Ya'll made my point for me. It's become a cry baby site. I'm
retired if I decide to post on here while having my morning coffee
that's my right. About 4 times a year I send the webmaster a few bucks
to keep the site running. Do any of you? It's your site to cry on seems
you would take a few bucks away from those boxes of kleenex you use to
wipe those tears away to help keep this site online. It's your
railroad now not mine. I never was CSX till I retired I considered
myself C&O. Which CSX also considers anyone hired before 1985 still an
employee from the predecessor railroads. When all of us are gone in a
few years big changes most of those protections will go with us. One
extra board in the terminal to protect the road & yard. Right now it
can't be done if anyone with prior rights is still working. They can
change subdivisions put an end to trip rates seeing they were
established under final & initial terminal which if hired after 1994 no
one is entitled. Lot's of changes.


Name: Evans
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 12 December 2011

Educational site

rrj must have fell off his rocker again.  I've red some silly post on
here from him, but that one takes the cake.  

Old man it's time to put the pc down and feed the squirrels..


Name: really sick now!
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years
Posted: 11 December 2011

HEY WHITE COLLAR CORPORATE!
  

Information on my Two weeks earning stub......WORKED 142 hours.....YOU
WORKED two 40 HOUR WORK WEEKS....TOTAL HOURS 80!  So lets do the math!
If I was a white collar worker like you sitting behind the desk I would
have worked 3 1/2 weeks of hours in 2 WEEKS!  Then later when I marked
off 2 days sick and didnt give anyone a doctors slip because I was too
damb sick to go to the doctor to get a doctors slip then doctored
myself up enough to get right back to work, I had to come home and find
a nasty grahm in my mailbox telling me that I was on notice for
violation of the new attendance policy for marking off 2 days in a 4
week period.  You are insane! There is a fine line between physical
abuse and mental abuse. You are starting to cross it! 

RRJ says this is an educational site people!!! Heres a lesson for
you... Go into work and puke all over the TMS desk and shoes so he has
to send you home then you should be covered... That is if you have the
strength left to drag yourself in there after working one month of
hours in 2 weeks!


Name: BOYLES
E-mail: ALL INVOLVED
Employed as: APE, for 30+ years
Posted: 11 December 2011

I KNOW SOMEONE IN THESE POST,,,MUST LIKE CSX ...????
    HAS CSX BEEN A BAD DREAM FOR MOST OF YOU.????

HAVE YOU HAD ANY GOOD EXPERENCES BESIDES PAYDAY......

DO YOU GO TO WORK IN A BAD MOOD.???,,,,,,,ARE ALL OF YOU ON TIME ???
....I WOULD HATE TO KNOW,,I HAD 25 OR MORE YEARS LEFT TO WORK,,,IF I
DISLIKE CSX THIS MUCH...   I WOULD RECONSIDER MY JOB AND BE HAPPY AND
CONTENT..!!...IT IS HARD TO GO TO WORK,,KNOWING HOW CSX
OPERATES......CSX TALKS MORALS AND ECT,,,BUT,,DOES NOT SHOW THIS IN
DAILY WORK,,,
 BELEIVE ME I KNOW,,,,I HAVE BEEN THERE,,,DONE THAT.....!!!!!

GOOD LUCK TO ALL.........


Name: mmmmmmm
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 30+ years
Posted: 11 December 2011

Educational page called csx-sucks.  You have to be joking.


Name: Sonny
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 11 December 2011

rrj

YOu must live on this site or do you work for csx-sucks?  Everytime I
read something on here you have some silly remark.  You must patrol
this site.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 11 December 2011

Willy

I've been on this site before you knew what a railroad was. It's
become a cry baby site instead of an educational resource. Which was
it's original intent. You want to try an insult me fine expect the
same Sonny.


Name: Willy
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 11 December 2011

RRJ


CSX-Sucks  is the name of this site in case you didn't know.  It's
not like when you worked out here referring to certain ones like
yourself " safety sucks, csx sucks, company sucks."  this is a
negative site bashing csx. I hope this helps.  Now go feed your
pengions old man..


Name: BOYLES
E-mail: RRJ
Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years
Posted: 10 December 2011

RRJ,
 YOU COULD HAVE NOT SAID THAT ANY BETTER....100% TRUE..!!!!


BOYLES.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 10 December 2011

willie

Think what you want. I'm a happy retired railroader collecting a nice
check every month from Railroad Retirement. Railroaders have always
gossiped that's a fact. Your generation has taken it to another level
"the cry baby" syndrome. That's the reason you're called generation
"Why". lol. "Why" do they always pick on me at CSX? "Why" does mom
want me to me move out? "Why" does mom want me to pay rent? This list
could go on. I think I've made my point. lol


Name: Boyles
E-mail: RRJ
Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years
Posted: 10 December 2011

RRJ,
 THANKS FOR A GOOD POST......WIFE AND I BOTH DO ENJOY THAT RAILROAD
RETIREMENT CHECK ALSO...,,,,,,I DO HOPE AFTER 2 YEARS OF NO
INCREASE,,,WE DO GET A RAISE THIS YEAR...
 I HEARD WE WOULD,,,,BUT,,THAT STILL WILL NOT CHANGE MY VOTE.!!!

I SEE ALOT OF CHANGE HAS TAKEN PLACE IN THE COMPANY SINCE MY
REITREMENT
......ALOT OF GOOD FRIENDS AND CO WORKERS HAVE PASSED AWAY,,,AND,,,ALOT
OF THEM,,,STILL YOUNG...
   I REALIZED,,,JOBS THAT WERE ON CALL 24---7,,,AND THE MONEY WAS NOT
INMPRTANT ANYMORE..   LIFE,,,DOING THINGS WITH FAMILY,,,FRIENDS,,MEANT
MORE TO ME THAT THE MONEY,,,AND,,AFTER R.R. TAX,,,,YOU MAY GET
HALF,,,,,,,...
....YES,,,RAILROAD PAYS GOOD AND OT HELPED,,,BUT,,RAILROADS DO CUT ALOT
OF TAX......I HIRED IN,,,I MADE $3.50 A HOUR AND I THOUGHT I WAS ON TOP
OF THE WORLD..
  RAILROAD WAS GOOD TO ME AS FAR AS MONEY,,,,,AND,,,I WAS GOOD TO THE
RAILROAD AS WORKING......BUT,,IT GOT TO A POINT,,,,CHANGE WAS COMEING
AND I SEEN IT.......
   I TOOK EARLY RETIREMENT AND HAVEING A BLAST ,,,WIFE AND I AND OUR
CAMPER.!!!
   I HAVE ALOT OF STORIES I COULD TELL,,BUT,,,I DO NOT WANT TO NAME
NAMES AS IT WOULD NOT BE RIGHT....
 SOME GOOD AND SOME BAD STORIES ABOUT THE RAILROAD......
 ......I DID SEE THIS COMING,,,,SO,,I PAID EVERYTHING OFF AHEAD OF
TIME,,,,,,,I RE ADJUSTED MY SELF TO MY MONTHLY RETIREMENT INCOME,,,
  HAVE A BLESSED DAY,,,,,,,BOYLES..


Name: willy
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 10 December 2011

rrj '

we all know your a company man


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 10 December 2011

alyard

LOL! You get nothing? The unions do nothing? Then go find another job
that pays what you're making on the railroad. It would be difficult
even in a good economy. A new hire with nothing more than a high school
education makes around $40,000-$50,000 depends on the individual.
Everywhere else a person would be lucky to make half of that just
starting out. When I hired out in 1977 the first bi-weekly paycheck was
equivelent to 6 weeks of anywhere I'd ever worked. 

The other poster. Bullschidt if you heard a conference call that TM's
were laughing that your LC is a puppet. If he is vote him out of
office. Heck you can bring it up in a union meeting confront the LC
face to face bring up a motion to impeach him. That is yours an anyone
elses right. Lot of good it does here on CSX-sucks. LOL!


Name: Boyles
E-mail: UNION
Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years
Posted: 09 December 2011

THE GUYS I WORKED BESIDE WERE SCARED TO WRITE UP CLAIMS,,,,,SO,,,I WROTE
THEM FOR US.......OF COURSE,,MOST WERE DENIED.!!!!   A 100% GOOD
CLAIM,,,MOST,,,WE NEVER GOT,!!!!  NOW AND THEN,,,A CLAIM WOULD BE
PAID,!!!!,,,,,,
 THE COMPANY SIGNED THE SAME AGGREMENT AS THE UNION,,,,,,SO,,IF A CLAIM
IS LEGAL,,,,PAY ME,!!!!!  BUT,,THAT IS NOT HOW CSX WORKED..
 I HAD A COMPANY MAN,,TELL ME TO MY FACE,,,,,,,YOUR UNION IS NOT WORTH
A DAMM,!!!!!   CLAIM ALL YOU WANT,,,,I WILL PAY NOTHING,!!!.
  IT IS SAD,,,,HOW THIS R.R. HAS BECOME SO EVIL.......I HAVE BEEN OFF
OVER 10 YEARS.......AND,,IT WAS BAD THEN,,,BUT,,FROM THESE POST I
READ,,,,,,IT IS ALOT WORSE NOW,,!!!!!
  ....FRA RULES,,,,,,SAFTY RULES,,,,,,A JOKE.......MANY RULE
CLASSES...THERE WERE SOME THAT ALWAYS FAILED.....BUT,,,THESE MEN LEFT
THAT RULE CLASS WITH A PASSING GRADE......NO ONE FAILED.!!!
 IS THIS SAFTY.???......I SEEN FRA TEST GRADES,,,CHANGED,,,,,,
BUT,,,NOW,,,I TRY TO FOCUS ON THE ROAD AHEAD.....I HAD MY TIME ON THE
RAILROAD,,,IT IS YOUR TIME NOW,,,,
   GOOD LUCK,!!!!!!!!


Name: Boyles
E-mail:  UNIONS
Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years
Posted: 09 December 2011

I DO AGREE ,,MOST OF THE TIME ,,,I PERFERE UNION JOBS...
  BUT,,IN ALABAMA.TENNESSE AND MISSISSIPPI THEY NOW HAVE 4 MAJOR CAR
PLANTS,,,,,NO UNION......!!!!!!!
THESE PLANTS,,PAY AS MUCH OR MORE THAN UNION PLANTS,,,HAVE VERY GOOD
BENIFITS...AND,,,AS LONG AS YOU DO YOUR JOB,,,,NO PROBLEM,,,
  I HAVE WORKED UNION JOBS,,MOST OF MY ADULT LIFE,,,,,LAST 30
,,,RAILROAD....
  I HAVE SEEN SORRY,,NO ACCOUNT..LAZY WORKERS,,,GET SAME PAY AS THE
GOOD WORKERS....AND LAUGH AT THE EMPLOYE THAT TRIES HARD...
   SINCE ALL WORKERS,,,GOOD AND BAD,,ARE ALL PROTECTED UNDER THE
UNION...
 IF THINGS ARE NOT CHANGED,,,IN THE NEXT 4 YEARS,,,,,PEOPLE THAT ARE
65,,,WILL NOT GET A RETIREMENT.....MONEY FOR RETIREMENT COMES FROM
TAXES COLLECT OUT OF WORKERS CHECKS.....IF MORE PEOPLE GET ON FOOD
STAMPS,,,WELFARE AND ECT,,,,,THERE IS NO MONEY COLLECTED FROM THESE
PEOPLE...TO GO INTO RETIREMENT FUNDS.!!!!!!
 WHO IS GOING TO PAY.!!!!   THE RICH,,,PAY ABOUT 75% OF ALL THE
TAXES......THE MIDDLE CLASS 25%,,,,,,,,....,THE POOR OR
WELFARE,,GOVERMENT CHECK PEOPLE,,,PAY NOTHING...
 AT SOME POINT OF TIME,,,MONEY WILL BE GONE...
    THERE MUST BE A STOPPING POINT FROM GOVERMENT TO UNIONS,,,,
AMERICA IS AT THE LAST ROAD TO BECOMNG A 3RD WORLD COUNTRY...
 THE 3 RD WORLD COUNTRIES ARE NOW,,,PASSING AMERICA.!!!!


Name: alyard
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 1-10 years
Posted: 09 December 2011

I overheard a conference call today "upstairs". The officers on the
call were laughing at our unions.    They were getting their rocks off
about our lc being their puppet.   They even commented on tha national
how Csx knew nothing would come out of the possibilty of a strike.   

They know our unions are a Big nothing.   Really upsetting to know what
we pay to get nothing in return.   If your not a select few sucks you
get nothing in return.  It blows my mind how the same men are off every
other day and twice on Sunday for union buisnes


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 09 December 2011

Yea I love how the company is making record profits but still are trying
to find ways to screw the workers who make them record profits. Always
trying to find ways to cut jobs and make us pay more for health care.
CSX is just like the rest of corporate America. Greedy bastards is the
reason our economy sucks.


Name: Y
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 05 December 2011

Pierce formally notifies General Chairmen of tentative agreement 
CLEVELAND, December 5 — Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and
Trainmen (BLET) National President Dennis R. Pierce has formally
notified General Chairmen representing employees impacted by national
health and welfare bargaining of the Tentative Agreement reached
between the BLET and the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC)
late last week.


Not able to strike=no union 
ble wasted our money and time with this bullshit when there was no way
we were ever going to be able to strike

republican democrats they're all full of shit they don't care about
the unions just reelection  no one stood with us  why should we stand
with them


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 02 December 2011

RRJ,

Had one female tm 6-7 years ago. Not one female since. Guessing they
are not allowed in our area or they are just smart enough to stay away.
Didnt take long for her to move out..... I knew things were getting
tough when the they replaced our superintendents secretary with a
man..not saying he doesnt do a good job, just looks funny in her seat!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 02 December 2011

NoMo

Thank's. I always wondered how they got on top of those hoppers. I
don't think that was her. lol


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 December 2011

Hey RRJ:

This wouldn't be her by chance?

           http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zn4eVaRhGM


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 02 December 2011

suzannah

I'm glad you understand the issues I was discussing with women on the
railroad. Not many anymore with the loss of clerical jobs. T&E is
difficult it's bad enough for men with families. It takes a gutsy
women to apply for crafts like MOW, signal maintainer, car inspector
ect...fighting the elements the physical aspect ect...not that some
can't do it they would have to go above and beyond to prove it. That
would be the difficult part. I know a woman that made the move from T&E
to the signal department recently. She's happy with her choice seen a
picture of her on a backhoe recently. Even that can be difficult being
required to be away from home for up to 8 days at a time. Good part she
then gets 4-5 days off. If working local it's home every night. There
are women YM, TM, TD ect...might not be in your area. I never saw any
difference between a male TM hired off the street or a woman both were
clueless and didn't deserve my respect. Both made me a lot of money by
their arrogance an ignorance.


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 01 December 2011

other/non-employee


MAN HATER??? Oh you couldnt be more wrong.... I cant imagine how
unamusing the world would be without you. Walked into the crew room
full of men and yelled the word "BOOBS"!  Jesus Man! I only thought
owls could turn their heads like that. Sort of scary when you think
about it..

OK, now lets get to the facts.  NOT ONE SINGLE FEMALE yardmaster, TM,
RF, superintendent, assist. super., division manager, assist.div.
manager, rf of engines, engine repair, fuel pad
foreman,etc.etc.etc..... So seems to me that I dont have anyone to
complain about but MEN!  Now whose fault is that? Get some women in
these positions and have them do the same stupid stuff and you will see
some real action. (ha!Know how you men love a good cat fight)


   BY THE WAY...Almost forgot..HI GEORGE! Smile,your on candid camera!


Name: Y
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 01 December 2011

A union not able to strike is useless   what a waste of money 

Congress kiss are asses


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 December 2011

As Always 2 sides to the story.

Male Chauvinistic pig.

Suzy has that pegged. Now we play the other WAY.

She Hates MEN, and some Men Hate females. Be nice and it works.
The 16 month Conductor says it all. He was, and did stupid stuff. 
A male Engineer ( New female conductor) would note the risk, be nice
and insure her safety.

Suzy just makes fun of HIM.


Name: CorrUPtion Blogger
E-mail: unity@kickass.com
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 December 2011

A strike call by the international leadership will make amends for the
lost leadership the 15 YEARS!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 December 2011

Hey Suzannah:

I have a better idea...to hell with the golf balls, pebbles and sand,
more room for beer!


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 01 December 2011

Daily rant,

IT sure will be nice when the rest of us get 30 years under our belts
and we can hold a regular job. Cute story.... unfortunately most of us
arent even bothering to get the jar or beer out. Dont have time. That
would take time away from needed sleep. Spend time with all the family
members would be nice too. But then all the men probably wouldnt get
their "honey DO!" list done.  Worked with a conductor the other day
who has only 16 months under his belt and the little woman is already
raising hell. Looks like another ex board divorce in the making!


Name: Daily Rant
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 30+ years
Posted: 29 November 2011

The  Jar & Two Beers...

    When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24
hours in a day are not enough, remember the  jar and the 2 Beers.

    A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in
front of him.

    When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
empty  jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.

    He then asked the students if the jar was full.

    They agreed that it was.

    The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into
the jar. He shook the jar lightly.

    The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls.

    He then asked the students again if the jar was full.

    They agreed it was.

    The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the
jar.

    Of course, the sand filled up everything else.

    He asked once more if the jar was full..

    The students responded with a unanimous 'yes.'

    The professor then produced two Beers from under the table and
poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
space between the sand.

    The students laughed..

    'Now,' said the professor as the laughter subsided, 'I want you
to recognize that this jar represents your life.

    The golf balls are the important things---your family, your
children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions---and if
everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still
be full.

    The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your
house and your car..

    The sand is everything else---the small stuff.

    'If you put the sand into the jar first,' he continued, 'there
is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls.

    The same goes for life.

    If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will
never have room for the things that are important to you.

    Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.

    Spend time with your children.

    Spend time with your parents.

    Visit with grandparents.

    Take your spouse out to dinner.

    Play another 18.

    There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.

    Take care of the golf balls first---the things that really matter.

    Set your priorities.

    The rest is just sand.

    One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the Beer
represented.

    The professor smiled and said, 'I'm glad you asked.'

    The Beer just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
there's always room for a couple of Beers with a friend.

    Please share this with someone you care about. I JUST DID!   Sorry
this is CSX  We sweat all the small stuff and drink alot of Beer.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 27 November 2011

Goob 

That's pretty much like it was back then. Females did get jobs as
clerks an operators. I remember a female machinist that worked in the
roundhouse back in 1980-1981. She left went to work for Aramco in Saudi
Arabia or some place in the oil fields. During the '70s & '80s they
tried hiring women in T&E most quit. I only know two that stayed. They
retired recently one was an engineer the other a conductor. I think
there's 3 women in T&E that work in Virginia on CSX. Times haven't
really changed. Women today make up a smaller segment on the railroad
then they did before seeing technology wiped out all those clerk &
operator jobs. As for being racially diversified that's one the
railroad has been successful at accomplishing.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 November 2011

Female clerks, and operators go way back. Long before my time and
yours.Female T/E dates from around 1965 on a few roads, same as Colored
folks. However some Colored were their in the steam years, as Firemen
during WW2. Colored trainmen started at almost the same time a
females.

The rails were all white T/E male for many years. In my years 1963/1970
not one female, not one colored, black, Asian, Mexican, or anything
other than those that were running the trains that were unfit for
service during WW2. These folks were the Engineers and Conductors.

The rails hired a bunch as fireman/ brakemen from the military in the
early 60's, and they were real people with real skills. When I left
after 7 years the Engineers and Conductors were much more aware of
their surroundings, crew safety, and overall nice folks.

After all of that there were a few, old heads, that were cool, and
fast, and polite. When ya got the call with them at 3am you were happy.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 27 November 2011

suzannah

Back in the '70s & '80s there were government incentives for hiring
women. The railroads took advantage of it. I'm sure somewhere on the
books they still exceist. There were women who became clerks but highly
usual in any other craft. The railroad was a male dominated profession
and still is these days. I applauded the women who can endure the job.
I'm a firm believer no special treatment. Equality. 

I'm figuring these youngens you're discussing who bark orders are
compensating for little egos. I never had anyone bark orders at me
without giving back a jester that they were #1 with sign language an a
few choice words to deflate their egos a little further. An oldhead
taught me years ago that you can call someone an "arsehole" multiple
ways without ever using the word. It left them baffled wondering if
they were called one but there wasn't any use of profanity. It also
works on trainmaster during heated discussions. It the little victories
that makes one feel good.


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 25 November 2011

RRJ,


OK, you are going to have to explain yourself on that one...Im a tax
break because Im a woman?  Just how are they saving taxes on me? Other
than getting half the choices that the men get on safety boots and only
1 shower in the new building at avon I dont see much difference. Get
alittle tired of the MEN always making remarks that us "WOMEN" have
more control. I wouldnt have 3 write ups if I was treated differently.
If anything our enviornment is worse. Having to put up with out of
control testosterone on a daily basis, rumors of screwing the
management and god for bid your engine breaks down because it wasnt
maintained. Always our fault because we dont know what we are doing.
Ha!  Just a bunch of insecure men who's ego's are threatened because
the little woman is doing the same damb job. If their manhood is
threatened then they should go play football! As for the barking orders
comment, no I wasnt talking about management. I was talking about some
of the newer conductors who are showing up and think they have some
kind of extra authority because the csx recruit tells them "WE WANT
YOU!"


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 25 November 2011

suzannah

Burst my bubble? You think to highly of yourself. You got a couple
years under your belt but still a long way to go. My post was in
response to hiring veterans for a tax break. Do I think veterans make
good employees?  Most do, some don't. You're example has me thinking
you were discussing an official. Totally different animal. We've had
our share of those in my area one we called "Sailor Bob" 28 years in
the Navy loved being a hard arse barking orders. With in a year and a
half he died of a heart attack. I hired out when it was nearly
impossible to get a rail job without knowing someone because I was a
veteran. A lot of people didn't like it they felt it screwed their
son, grandson, nephew ect...out of a job. Most everyone I've worked
with from my generation came from a railroad family. You got attitude
that you're going to change it out there good luck on that one. In
reality most likely they'll find away to get rid of people they deem
trouble. Let's get realistic you're a tax break because of being a
woman. Not a lot of women in T&E never has been they don't seem to
last long. Best bet for you union politics. Which you seem to be
involved in. Not putting you down in any way just stating the facts.


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 24 November 2011

RRJ


Sorry to burst your bubble but not all ex military personnel are good
candidates to work in the public sector. That was proven several months
ago when one of their section 8 recruits went power crazy. Got shipped
out of dodge! I have also had a few who thought they were going to bark
orders and had to be brought down a few notches, I have family members
in the service and they all say the same thing.... the young ones will
only put up with so much crap before they hit the road. Dealt with that
oversea's but not putting up with it at home. Just something to tide
them over until they find what they are really looking for...


Name: Sexretary
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 23 November 2011

Happy Turkey Day at the Chicken Shi tt Express 

How or why CSX would assemble a management team of nincompoops in one
location is beyond logic,  (CSX Nazi Family Planning) I guess
birds of a feather flock together!  Are they Chickens or Turkeys?


Avon always has had cars on the ground and on their sides quite often
so why would it change.    Too much whacky tobacco or drinking seems to

be present.    The Enabler should be gone sooon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 23 November 2011

$

With retirements majority of oldheads will be gone within 4 years.
Hiring military veterans makes good sense tax credit or not. That's
how I got hired in the '70s. They are better disciplined better at
following orders they know how far to push till the insubordination
word pops out and know when to back off. Some kid who never left home
seems to think if he pushes the limits mom & dad will cave in. Which
doesn't work at any job. The railroad has always been militaristic in
nature. They tell you when to get up where to report give you orders
that must be followed they don't care if you have a family all most
like the military if it wasn't issued equipment and doesn't fit in
your duffle bag it's left behind. It use to be to get a railroad job
you had to know someone grandfather, father, uncle ect...it made sense
the new hire already had an idea of what to expect. That's doesn't
happen anymore HR not the local TM does the hiring. People only look at
CSX the other railroads are doing the same.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 November 2011

Hey $:

I thought the $9K credit was a part of the Obama's jobs proposal,
which hasn't gone anywhere. Although, it maybe in addition to an
existing credit

As far as a write off as a bad investment is concerned...I can see
that. It would go a long way in explaining the turn over rate in new
hires especially since the REDI Center has come on line.

As far as Avon is concerned, I understand there was another
derailment...this time several were laying down. Avon has to be an
embarrassment to the Great Lakes, Northern region and CSX,

If CSX stays true to form, the current management team will be
reassigned to other, lower profile areas in the next month or two.

CSX seems to have "Brain Dead Spots"...Selkirk, Baltimore, Philly to
name a few over the last 10 years. How or why CSX would assemble a
management team of nincompoops in one location is beyond logic, I guess
birds of a feather flock together!


Name: $
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 20-30 years
Posted: 22 November 2011

rrj


Order 1- Get rid of employees that are able to retire. Too many pre 85
benefits. 
Order 2- Get rid of all protected employees. Again, to many benefits
Order 3- Get rid of the lower one percent of new employees before they
hit 85%

Order 4- recruit as many people as possible with military back ground.
CSX recieves $9000.00 in government aid for each one. Standard
civilians with no previous railroad training are worth 4500.00 

Quoted by supervisor. "A person with a military background usually
takes orders better and are less like to question their supervision.
They are much easier to control if you threaten them with
insubordination."  Have to wonder if the company will have their
recruiters at the airport when our troops come home handing out
applications.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 22 November 2011

TD 20-30

I've never posted anything supporting CSX. That might be your
misguided interpatation. If anything I've tried to get people to
understand how to play the system. If no one has ever showed/told them
they're at a disadvantage. The last 5 years before I retired I noticed
two different groups of new hires. Group #1 took CSX literally that they
were the best better than any oldhead they would have 30 years
experience by the time their training was complete. Group #2 listened
to those oldheads who been on the railroad for decades and learned how
it works. A lot of Group #1 are terminated, quit, or spending time in
the street building up those 3 stages for eventual termination. Which
group were you? You're a TD like it really matter.


Name: Weather Dispatch
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 20-30 years
Posted: 22 November 2011

RRJ

I am not sure why you take up for CSX on here but they operate
on the Nazi Draconian management system.   Our country is a mess 
with all the Greed.

It is very true CSX does not care about the investment in anyone
period.
Just hired the dumbest relative you can find it this works for them
just fine.

Now get a bonus for hiring a new vet. Fire an experience trained person
and put more fear in 
the Draco system. 

They Do what Brown and Sanborn tell them.   All this CSX shit runs down
hill to T&E.

You are out of touch with what they are doing now.  Reasonable thinking
does not apply
nor is it wanted or in the CSX Culture.  

COre values are lies and bullshit.  Window dressing.   Speak out and
get your nuts cut off.

If you are a Railroad Chic then maybe they will tolerate you to speak
out on here but just know they might 
be one of them stirring up shit to fire someone. Maybe you are tied to
them or have another motive.


Weather Dispatch


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 22 November 2011

been there

Why would CSX or any railroad spend all that money on training to try
and fire a new hire for a turn over rate? Ridicules! The problems that
excist are lousy training practices. You can't take someone off the
street then within 4-5 months promote them then call them a conductor.
If anyone is on the hot sheet it should be those hired before 1993 that
fall under the last crew consist agreement. A lot of agreements will be
gone after they leave. I expect one big change will be one extra board
in place. A person won't know upon being called what craft or location
they'll be working. There's other problems when you have a crew with a
new conductor and a new engineer especially one that only worked the
yard till forced to engine service. It's the blind leading the blind.
The federal agencies that are responsible to monitor & regulate the
railroads don't seem to care. Kick it up a notch in the next month or
so when they start certification for conductors. Then not only CSX
rules but the FRA can enforce another set of rules & discipline.


Name: been there
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 21 November 2011

HEY NATE

Best advice you can get... If you make it through the school and to the
property, lay low, dont question the rules and stay out of site. They
have a direct order to get rid of the lower one percent of the work
force as they come out for a turnover rate. You just might be the one
percent they chose to ax. They wont do it until you get into the last
60 days of probation. It will be just before you are officially
represented by the union. Sorry, got to pay the dues long before you
ever have representation. If they are going after you they will put a
failure on your record while you are training. So if they leave you
along during your training period theres a good chance they havent put
the bullseye on your back but dont ever let your guard down. Used to be
if you had someone with you they would leave you alone cause you had a
witness. Doesnt work that way anymore. They just lie and you get
screwed. Good luck


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 November 2011

RRJ.

The 16 hour law was fine, never heard a complaint. It allowed a yard
crew to work 2 shifts if things fell that way (1-1/2). It also really
helped turn the boards, as the state full crew law's applied for only
10 miles. If the trains were running some firemen and trainmen could
triple (3) or do 4 trips  in 16 hours when the boards were exhausted.

On the L&N every crew member had the (kick for 10 hrs rest) right. That
really used to annoy me, as the only folks that did that at the away
from home terminal were those with girlfriends. At times we got run
around because of the 10 from one person, and that was hurting MY
paycheck, but accepted it as part of the job.

As a side note, moving from a Trainman, to Fireman/Engineer, now that
makes a RR career. I moved backwards from a Fireman to Trainman,
Conductor. Now ya see why I left, I always wanted to drive, and left
before that would have happened.

Now I need to get back to being a RR officer,disgruntled employee, old
fart with too much time on his hands, Has Been, kid that could not step
up, Impostor and so on.

GOOB


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 18 November 2011

Goob

I never worked under the 16 HOS law it was change to 12 a few years
before I hired out. A lot of the oldheads use to talk about it and none
ever complained. It was if they missed it. I remember being forced to
other terminals length of time was between a few months to over a year.
Saw my house every few weeks. Followed work at other times the last one
I spent 3 1/2 years living in a bunkhouse on railroad property. My home
terminal was now the away terminal spent a few hours every 3-4 days at
home. Best that happened when engineers got 10 hour undisturbed rest
the last 18 months. I'd go down with one conductor go back with
another. Usually got runaround 3-4 times started to make quite a bit of
HAFH terminal. It was if I was beating the system. More time at home
plus extra earnings. Then I could claim my spot back when I returned.
All it takes is some ingenuity an everyone can beat the system in one
way or another. One sure fire way to win is money. They got their rules
play by them and make money.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 17 November 2011

NO-MO

I think you and RRJ will enjoy this bit from the past.

Up for Bid-- Brakeman, Flagman, Conductor.

Inter divisional (Payback mileage) The job. Worked 6 days under the old
16 hour rules. I knew it was a money maker. Off day away from home.

I bid on all 3 jobs,I was married and broke.

Got the head end, and we worked week after week, making a killing,
sleep at home every other day for 6 hours and gone again. New bride
washing, me sleeping and leaving again. I was driving 45 minutes each
way on a good 2 hour call it was ok. We all know how many of those that
a person get's.

Long story cut way short----This is the RR.

PS- I never worked 1 hour on the RR, just walked a lot of miles, and
spent a lot of hours there.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 17 November 2011

Hey Nate:

It all depends whether you're in yard or road service. One thing is
certain...you will be on the extra board until your seniority allows
you to hold a regular slot.

Yard service allows you to be home. On the Extra Board there is no set
shift and most of your work will be graveyards and weekends.

Road service on the extra board...allows you to be home long enough to
get your ashes hauled and sleep.

Today the have mandatory minimum rest and scheduled off days. Back in
my day I would work at least 30 straight and sometimes 60 before 
I marked off sick. the standard trip to New Orleans 12 hours out, 16
hours plus at the motel, 12 hours in and 10 hours at home. There have
been times that I've spent 56 hours at the motel.

The divorce rate among Railroaders may be the highest for any
occupation so be forewarned!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 17 November 2011

car repair 1-10

I just read this morning your union & 3 others broke way from the 11
unions under the PEB an excepted a proposed contract. Funny they ride
on the backs of the BLEt & BMWE which are the only two unions in the
IBT Rail Conference which entitles them to Teamster support then bail
out if the railroads throw them a bone. Apparently they don't have the
guts to take it to the limits. I did read yesterday the UP & BNSF have a
proposed conctract. I know the UP doesn't have on property contacts not
sure of Buffetts BNSF. With this latest news it isn't good for the 7
other unions numbers are dwindling. When it started after the UTU
signed a pattern contract 70% of railroad workers were without a
contact. Now with this latest news the numbers are around 30%. The
power in numbers has dwindled. 

As for you comment on the union sets up work shifts ect...what's wrong
with it? Are you disappointed because you might not hold 1st shift with
weekends off? You actually think CSX loves you? That they would treat
you better? At one terminal the UTU agreed to change work rules on yard
assignments going to 3/12 & 4/10 shifts. CSX is trying to violate
excisting agreements with the BLET SSA through blackmail to get them to
do the same. The threat do as we want or everything goes remote. It's
all about cutting jobs. Under this they'll lose about 20% manpower
going from 3 shifts a day to 2 shifts per day. Oh Yeah! CSX loves
everyone.


Name: Nate
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 16 November 2011

Hey, I have recently accepted a conductor position out of garrett
indiana, I leave for atlanta in the middle of january.  I have some
doubts about this job and i'm not positive if its right for me.  I
know the money is great but im a family oriented person i realize i'll
have to put in long hours and face the chance of being away from home
but how often exactly? on average how often would i be home and away
from home. thank you


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Car repair, for 1-10 years
Posted: 16 November 2011

We need an uprise about our union contracts right now, the workforce as
a group hates the company that pays our wages, and we have let our
union run right over us,,ie.. most recently the utu accepting thier
health care policies, which are now flooding into all union debates,
this from a union that has no business in our ranks at all anymore,
they are obsolete, you can no longer retire as a conductor, why are
they still allowed to strong arm, and choose what is best for employees
that wont ever retire under thier watch is beyond me.. the old timers
gave up pay increases numerous times to ensure our benefits didnt fall
by the wayside, well now that is happening before our eyes and no one
seems to care....


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Car repair, for 1-10 years
Posted: 16 November 2011

It's not CSX that sets your schedule.. Youre fine union has done that
for you, would it be a healthier schedule w/out your union, who knows,
but for now you work under an agreement, and that is what you signed up
for..


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 12 November 2011

John Doe

That's not new information. I know 4 people from my area who went to
the same class at the REDI flunked out of engineer school that the RFE
saved by telling the instructors he'll be responsible for getting them
trained. Not trying to make it into a racial issue all were black their
average age was around 47. To my knowledge this hadn't happened any
other time. This was around 2007-2008. I got my arse chewed out by the
RFE for sealing my evaluation sheets in a envelope for one of them
which that's what it states to do on the instructions. They were bad
evaluations this person slept most of the time didn't follow
instructions didn't know signals ect...the RFE stated it was wrong of
me that he wanted the trainee to read critisism. I was told never to do
it again I informed him the only thing that'll I'll never do again is
take anymore trainees. This was the only trainee I ever did this to my
point was if CSX made him an engineer then the training is a sham. They
promoted him luckily he stood for a yard job at another terminal after
promotion. Two out of the four ended up by stop signals within a year.


Name: A "Wife"
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 1-10 years
Posted: 11 November 2011

As a "Wife" to an Employee of Radnor Yard... KARMA!!!! I sure hope
those men keep their jobs because they are going to be BROKE paying all
that child support ( yup, even to you Anna)!!! 
I personally don't think these woman are that stupid not to know what
is going on! All those meetings, training seminars, derailments and
overtime or extra shifts are total BS!!! And if the wives and spouses
know about what is going on and want to tolerate it, well shame on them
and they are just as twisted!!

CSX is not a place for families.


Name: John Doe
E-mail: datsomebs@yahoo.com
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 11 November 2011

*****MUST READ*******

IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE OR YOU HAVE BEEN FIRED FOR NOT PASSING THE
ENGINEERS TRAINING PROGRAM YOU NEED TO READ THIS.  

AN ATLANTA DIVISION CONDUCTOR ON THE A&WP SUB-DIVISION FAILED ENGINE
SCHOOL AND IS BEING ALLOWED TO GO BACK ON HIS CONDUCTOR SENIORITY.
OTHER GUYS THAT WERE IN THE CLASS WITH THIS INDIVIDUAL SAID HE GOT BY
EVERY STOP SIGNAL ON THE SIMS AND COULD NOT EVEN PASS THE SIGNAL TEST
OR ANY OTHER TEST HE WAS GIVEN. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO WERE FIRED
BECAUSE THEY FAILED AND WERE NOT ALLOWED TO COME BACK ON THEIR
CONDUCTOR SENIORITY AS THE LETTER YOU SIGN STATES BEFORE YOU BEGIN
ENGINE CLASSES.  GET THE WORD OUT TO THOSE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 09 November 2011

It's scary that some railroaders have bought into the right wing
agenda. Rail unions have lost out which started in the mid '80s.
During the '90s they didn't push to restore the losses. They became
complacent. I find it troubling that this next generation of
railroaders are willing to gamble on the right wing. They shouldn't
care about social programs, immigration ect...they should be devoted to
bettering their lives and that of their families. The direction they're
going is a one way path to self destruction. I look that the republicans
will take more away with ending tax deductions for the middle class.
That could affect railroaders big time like away from home tax
deduction breaks. The super committee is already discussing these
things. Raygun did it to the middle class in the '80s by taking away
90% of tax deductions for the middle class. Those that have will find
other ways to beat the system.


Name: GL
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 20-30 years
Posted: 08 November 2011

Spelling correction - *news*



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Name: GL
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 20-30 years
Posted: 08 November 2011

God damn.... Both of you just need to quit watching cable new.


Name: BOYLES
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years
Posted: 08 November 2011

...FOX CABLE IS THE ONLY AMERICAN CHANEL TO WATCH....

 CNN,,MSNBC,,,ABC..CBS,,,,ALL COMMUNIST TYPE,,,SOCIALIST....

WHY DO THESE CHANNELS WANT TO DESTROY PEOPLE.....EVERY BODY IS
50...50...TILL PROVEN DIFFERENT,,,BUT,,THE MSNBC AND OTHERS,DO NOT TELL
THE TRUTH...

AND,,,IF YOU VOTE DEMOCRATE AGAIN,,,,,YOUR UNIONS MAY CUT MORE BENIFITS
OUT....
 ALL YOUR UNIONS WANT IS YOUR MONEY,,,,YOU HAVE NO SAY SO,,,!!!!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 08 November 2011

BOYLE

All I can say to that it's good to be retired. You need to lay off
watching/listening to FOX, Hannerty, Limbaugh, O'Reilly ect...quit
drinking the kool-aid. If you think republicans are your friends an if
they happen to gain control of the WH & the Senate it'll be sad to see
what happens to railroad workers & the American worker in general. I can
gaurentee it'll not be nice. Who will you blame then?


Name: BOYLES
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years
Posted: 08 November 2011

SADLY,,,I COULD NOT VOTE DEMOCRATE,,,,,,,  I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN
UNION,,,BUT,,NOW I SEE WHAT THEY HAD DONE AND WHAT DESTRUCTION THEY
HAVE GAVE THE RAILROAD...
  I HAD RATHER GIVE MY TAX MONEY TO A RICH MAN THAT WORKS,,,THAN A DEAD
BEAT ,,SOCIALIST ,,COMMUNIST THAT IS PAID TO DO NOTHING,,,DRAW WELFARE
AND GOVERMENT BENIFITS... WITH MY TAX MONEY.!!!!
 AND,,,YOUR UNION IS NOT WHAT YOUR DADS UNION WAS 50 YEARS AGO....
IT IS CORRUPT NOW,,,,,,,BACKED BY THE DEMOCRATE PARTY.....
...YES,,,I AGREE,,BOTH PARTIES ARE SOMEWHAT CORRUPT,,,BUT,,,GIVE MY TAX
MONEY TO A WORKING MAN,,,NOT A SOCIAL STAY HOME DEAD BEAT GOVERMENT
PAID,,,PERSON,,,,,
THIS IS CALLED,,MODERN DAY SLAVERY,,,PAID FOR BY THE DEMOCRATES..
  WHAT HAPPEN TO ,,,,HOPE AND CHANGE.?????


Name: CC
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 08 November 2011

RRJ, You are absolutely right about how Reagan started the destruction
of the (tax base)middle-class. Wages have been on a continuous since
the greed started!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 08 November 2011

BOYLES

Sounds like you're suggesting people vote for republicans or worse yet
a tea bagger. They are the cause for the destruction of the middle
class. It started with Ronald Raygun, Daddy Bush, a republican
controlled Congress from 1994-2006, The Shrub, now a divided Congress
with Boehner & Cantor at the top of the problem list. I'm not an Obama
supporter I would of preferred Hillary Clinton in 2008 but like other
years I'll vote for the lessor of the two evils which will be the
democrats. I'll take social programs for the people over taxpayer
welfare for corporations. Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl
Warren in 1952 stated "Many people consider the things which
government does for them social progress but they regard the thing
government does for others socialism". These words hit the nail on the
head. The same BS was happening nearly 50 years ago.


Name: Radnor Trash
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 10-20 years
Posted: 07 November 2011

Why is Ted not at the top of this list?
If anyone would put up with Scott's crap he might of made the list. He
is still dreaming that he's the ladies man.
Other than that, I might agree with the list.


Name: BOYLES
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 07 November 2011

...PEOPLE,,,,YOU HAVE NO UNIONS,,,,THE UNIONS TAKE YOUR MONEY AND LAUGH
AT YOU..!!!!
...YOU MAY GO TO MEETINGS,,,BUT,,,THEY DO AS THEY WISH,,NOT AS YOU
VOTE.!!!!!

IF OBAMA STAYS IN OFFICE 4 MORE YEARS,,,,,,WELL,,,YOU WILL SEE.!!!!

IT IS A SAD DAY IN AMERICA WHAT HAS HAPPEN TO THIS COUNTRY,!!!

AND,,,THE NEW GENERATION THAT IS LEADING US,,AND,,WHAT IS WORSE,,,THE
GENERATIONS AFTER THEM,!!!!

,,,,,HOW SAD AMERICA HAS GOTTEN,,,,,,,,AND,,TEACHERS,,,WELL,,THAT IS
ANOTHER STORY...
SOCIALISUM AT WORK IN OUR SCHOOLS.!!!!!!


Name: Re: Nashville
E-mail: 
Employed as: Crew Dispatcher, for 10-20 years
Posted: 06 November 2011

Nashville
If anyone that made it to "Family Day" could have noticed who is who.
You had married employees that did not bring their spouse, employees
that did bring their spouses and limited them on conversations with
fellow employees, of course the glares from the ones that have had
relations with one another. 
There needs to be tighter restrictions against the "Power Houses"
that are ruining families and the companies name.
Now let's start with that list.

1. Ted (swinger)
2. John (watch out for your wives, girlfriends and daughters)
3. Jeremy (better get tested when your done with him)
4. Mike (old school)


Name: 
E-mail: RED_CHECK@MSN.COM
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 04 November 2011

The BNSF is no better. If you leave for a family emergency or doctor
appointment the hold it against you


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 03 November 2011

RRJ,
Nice post 2/11

I loved the part where the Engineer's got/get rest days and the
trainmen refused. If ya ride on the left side ya can take every call.

Yard crews are not the same.

MRL- Montana Rail Link has the solution, and it is working very well.
2 Engineers (BLE)on every train.

They like each other, work as a team, trade sides. Little 220 mile
railroad thru some tough terrain.

Before I go, just want to throw out one more comment. The guarantee of
2400=2700 per half is not chicken feed. Anyone that wants the CSX to
bend, is asking for trouble. Just saying. HA


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 03 November 2011

Some of you posters act like little kids. It's difficult to fathom CSX
letting you work out there in such a hazardous occupation. Childish
comments racist comments sexist comments ect....Didn't your parents
give you enough attention when you were growing up? Mabey you didn't
have a father in your life to teach you to become & behave like a man?
I'm definitely not looking forward to seeing what's next after
generation "Why". lol. Unfortunately from what I witness from the 12
& 13 year olds in my neighborhood there's no improvement. The gene
pool has gone way down. lol


Name: Jeff Middleton
E-mail: Iluvsuckingcox.com
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 03 November 2011

....my ex-wife hates me, my kids hate me, everyone hates me. The only
pleasure I get in life anymore is firing employees in radnor yard
especially if they are black. Pete Burris can't do anything about me
because he is scared of me. The unions can't do anything with me
because.....well because the unions can't do anything about anything
anymore. So fair warning....if you want to keep your job with Csx, stay
away from my yard or me and my big ass buffalo head will come down on
you whenever and however I want......especially if you are black.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 30+ years
Posted: 02 November 2011

Pete Burus is a complete nut case. 

He wouldn't even have a job if it wasn't for his dad being a board
member at one time. Check his work record. He's about as qualified as
a slug.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 02 November 2011

NoMo

Ha! He's confusing you for me. lol. Even I have backed off about the
attendance policy. I didn't like it when I was working. His comment on
my generation use to get 10X's more time off I won't disagree but we
also had no gaurentee extra boards which were loaded down marking off
allowed them to make money. It also was dependent on which subdivision
one worked a lot of those oldheads never took time off. We use to draw
unemployment for not making days or milage in a half that was on a
regular basis. The only good times were vacation season. Gaureteed
boards allowed attendance policies to get started. Can't blame the
unions the members wanted it. If this person is working a board with no
rest days it has be a local issue. I know one terminal where they
didn't want rest days on freight pools or the extra board. They felt
it would hurt their earning power even though the rest days were
voluntary not manditory. Eventually the engineers did get rest days
established but the trainmen still rejected it. I'm sure there are
several places that felt this way and they still excist. Who's fault
is it? Not CSX or the unions.


Name: Conductor
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 02 November 2011

NoMo

Yea only board we have on my line is Conductor board. They have done
away with the Foreman's, Reserve and Brakeman board. We now have a
daily guarantee board for 6 days and no days off. The other board I
hold on another line is No Guarantee, no days off. The line I'm on has
no board for conductors with days off. Anytime it slows and you draw a
couple guarantee days they start cutting the board.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 November 2011

Hey Con 1-10:

You still have a conductor's board? How about a foreman's board or a
reserve board?

I thought those were all gone...we got rid of them in Mobile back in 
02 or 03 and went to a trainman's board. Seems the guarantee was
$2,400 and one day a week off. I think it went to a $2700 7/2 rotation
which allowed one weekend off a month. I don't know what it is now.

I don't know what line you work but it would seem to me the LC could
certainly cut a better deal. If you seniority allows you to, move into
the yard or the brakeman's board. 

The Conductor's and Foreman's boards were for the old heads that were
getting ready to retire and trying to pad their retirements


Name: Conductor
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 01 November 2011

FRA days are a joke. You very rarely ever catch those days. I have
worked non-stop basically for 8 months and have caught the FRA days 3
times total. Don't have a day off either on the conductor board on my
side. So basically I'm on call 24/7, no days off unless I luck up and
catch all early day extra jobs. So ya basically its your policy x10
worse. I always see you just downing every that complains. You have no
ideal what is it like no days. You get sick and its not a 24 hour virus
you better go to the ER or you break the attendance policy. Its crap
now. You guys had it much better.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 November 2011

Hey Con 1-10:

Lecture people on the attendance policy? I could care less if you show
up or mark off.

You seem to know what the policy is. Now you just need to decide
whether or not you will abide by it or suffer the consequences. Feel
free to take off whenever you want.

Attendance is not optional with CSX, the military or any other
employer. Today you have mandatory rest and off days which is something
the old policy didn't have.

You can thank the guaranteed extra boards, FRA, unions and every one
that abused the previous policies for the current one. It may be a
shitty deal but it's the only deal you have...until it changes again!


Name: Conductor
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 01 November 2011

NOMO 

I always hear you lecture people on the attendance policy. You really
have no right to tell anyone about the attendance policy if you retired
in 2006. I worked with both policy's and I can tell you it SUCKS. The
old timers like yourself got 10x the amount of days off if they chose
too. Not trying to bash you but you have no ideal how bad it is right
now.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 01 November 2011

Yea I was wondering how CSX can take certain doctor excuses and not
others. Wouldn't that be discrimination to give Employee A no penalty
for missing work with a doctor's note and Employee B a letter for
attendance with a doctor's note? Sometimes they will reject doctor
excuses because of the days you are sick. Don't understand how this is
legal..


Name: Bo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 31 October 2011

Ape I'm with you I hate this piece of shit company more every day. They
have ruined this job. We are only allowed 1 day a month off sick. Coyle
,Frulla and the rest of our Natzi dictators are of every weekend and
are there familys every day. We are lower than whale shit in there
feeble minds yet were the ones who make all there money for them. If it
wasn't for us they wouldn't have a damn job. They treat us like slaves
and scum of the earth. As for the unions the are obviously paid off or
they wouldn't agree to all this bullshit the company throws at us all
the time. They could care less if we live or die just so we wear our
safety glasses and little yellow vests.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 29 October 2011

Hey APE:

I worked for CSX until 06...I know exactly where coming from.

The policy was you were allowed 3 days paid bereavement leave for
the death of a spouse, child, parent, sibling and other immediate
family members of your spouse.

Unless the policy has changed...mark off. Don't ask them if you can,
tell them to mark you off. You shouldn't have a problem. Bereavement
leave was part of the L&N CBA I worked under. I would think it would
also be part of any other CBAs. Discuss this with your LC...he should
be able to help.

I don't know how long you have worked for CSX but a word of advice,
don't let them push you around because they will. Push back, the way
you do that is know the agreements you work under and be active in your
local.

I can tell you from experience, when my father died in 02 I had to
travel to Connecticut from Mobile. I needed an extra day and the caller
accommodated me without question. The old saying, cooperate and graduate
is still true...you look out for the callers and trainmasters and
they'll look out for you and the ones that don't, you lay pipe to!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 29 October 2011

NoMo,

Its a shame u don't work here, beacuse you really don't understand
where im comming from.  As i stated earlier IT ISNT COVERD IN THE
POLICY. Crew managment has to approve of all mark offs,(at least
they've had to approve all of mine) in order to receive that day. THEY
WILL NOT APPROVE. But im sure those morons will be off if they have a
death in their family.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 29 October 2011

Hey APE:

Why do you need an answer? There is a written bereavement policy, mark
off and be done with it.

If the funeral falls with in the policy, you won't have a problem.
If it doesn't, you'll face the consequences. You'll have to decide
if it's worth it!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 29 October 2011

This Company is an ABSOLUTE JOKE. I hate this place with a passion.
Everyone in Crew Managment should be fired for being rude and obnoxious
and never giving an employee a straight answer. I Have been trying to
get a real answer for 2 days about marking off due to a death in the
family that isn't coverd by their BULLSHIT policy. So far I have
gotten multiple, different answers and they all come to one conclusion,
"your outta luck". I seriously hope "upper" management reads this,
so mabey they realize what a shithole this so called railroad really
is. 

I FUCKING HATE CSX. THIS IS WHAT RUINS THIS RAILROAD AND THE EMPLOYEES
THAT WORK HERE.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 October 2011

Evans,

You gonna continue to send those Checks.

I know bitch and pay, only because ya have to.

Dumb and Dumber, at work.

Stop payroll deduction, that requires a signature.

Then wait for the phone to ring. That simple move from a really irate
union member could put a few hundred in your pocket.

Step 2 is going to be a little tougher, Bros are going to mess with
you.

Step 3 as a whoose ya pay up.

So stop bitching, be a nice person and send your money to the most
deserving???


Name: evans
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 25 October 2011

Ble sucks, csx sucks, and utu really sucks


thanks to the unions for this shit attendance policy, thanks utu for
the shit insurance policy,


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 25 October 2011

CSX is a Piss Poor Company to work for and I would NEVER EVER recommend
anyone young or old Applying for a job with this company.From day 1
they try to Fire you and Hide in the weeds to Pray that they can catch
you doing something wrong or at least Hope they Can LIE about something
you did to get an O-test failure.The Huntington Division has to be the
Worst division for Employees as Bobby Jack Frulla has a Hardon to Fire
everyone that has on o-test failure.He and his Henchmen on the system
could give a shit less about you,your safety or you feeding your
family.He just wants to Fire EVERYONE I dont care if you have NEVER
marked off,never had a Miscall,worked Everyday of the year even
Holidays,Never had any Previous negative work history or attendance
issues.The first time you get busted without your Studded Rubbers in
the snow or Without your safety glasses your on the road to Termination
in Bob Frullas mind he is out to Fire every employee he has.People like
him are the ones who will Drive this company and companies like it into
the Ground.No matter if how Stellar of an employee you are your still
the Shitstain under the Officials and Bigwhigs shoesoles.You can never
be a good enough employee and work hard enough for this company your
just a # and if they dont like you for any reason there are schmucks
waiting in line to replace you.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 10-20 years
Posted: 23 October 2011

i think being given sick days and THEN being penalized for using them is
a huge form of harassment. We are now on a "points" system which is R
I D i C U L O U S. 

As for discrimination. . . NO doubt about it. it is just reverse
discrimination. It is very sad how this company operates. They  do
nothing to boost morale which leads to good workers turning intslackers


Name: shocked
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 10-20 years
Posted: 21 October 2011

Shock and Awwe.  Cant believe a company has so much fucked up shit in
it.  If they did a reality show about all the people fucking other
employees wives, or the street trash  at the hotels America would tune
in.They could hae it sponsored by Penicillin.  Its really sad what goes
on in some of these places.   But in the Florence division  the
spreadings legs and diseases been going on  for years, and everyone has
tasted everyone elses cocks pretty much. Why a man would put his dick in
some of these raw sewage pussies I wont know.  I would jerk off for life
before I would touch that.  Not enough liquor to make that journey.  And
the  manipulation of the personal business and sick days. The bullshit
that people get away with. One employee in Florence Div.  has some kind
of record.  Every week hes got cancer, headaches sore knees, you name
it. or his wife has some debilitating disease.  And  forging dates on
dr.s notes and no one seems to question it.He copys his altered
document and sends it right from home. He even faked a jury duty notice
once.  Printed up fake papers at home.   He is a part time employee
getting to use and grossly abuse the full time benefits.  All the
running to the Emergency rooms and drs to get  notes costs everyone
else moremoney to make it up.    This guys been pulling this shit for
years. YEARS I am sure there is some one whos lower in seniority who
would actually WORK and appreciate working. He has every ailment known
to science.  and when he feels like it he might show up to work and
step on a train once a month.    I hope he donates his body to science,
hes a walking medical mystery.  I have known many people come and go
some worked and did their job, others were useless piles of shit, but
at least they showed up. Some got fired for dumb shit while this fucker
stares at his laptop 24-7 looking for ways to get off. I thought you
could mark off sick certain numberof days month and then get a note.
Personal business,and off sick EVERY WEEK! If this fat fuck is so sick
hes a danger to anyone he works around.  He could keel over any second
and kill someone. Or get hurt and try to sue. Why is he not taken out
of service?  If you are so sick and "stressed" out . It aint from
working. Or if your wifes sick how does that stop you from working. 
Three teenagers at home and they appear ust as useless as you are.
Stepping on a train once a month is like chore  to you.    Instead you
and your wife run to the Dr every chance you can. And the Drs love the
insurance so they will run tests and do whatever to get the money. Real
classy.  How he still collects what little paycheck he does is shocking.
  I dont understand someone that dosent even put in enough time to earn
vacation still has a job.And is quick to comment here with his two
cents about everything. And brags about how hes a peice of shit
basically.  Copying and changing drs notes is fucked up. All it would
take is a few following up and it would all be over. And telling people
that you have cancer is more fucked up.  If you did you wouldnt be a fat
piece of shit.  A little chemo and radiation would have made it possible
to see your dick you fat shit.   My brothers here on the railroad who
work and do their jobs are sick of dealing with pieces of crap who will
never earn the title employee, just sit home faking it. And clogging the
turn that could be filled with an actual engineer.  Instead if you.  I
only pray that someone actually does their job and checks into this
crap.  Cant miss him..... enough drs notes to fill 5 empties.  all fake
and forged.  Well im off to got to work you shit


Name: jim bob
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 16 October 2011

I agree with you Lisa CSX sucks big time. Its like a communist
dictatorship out here anymore.The attendance policy is such bull shit
we are like slaves. The morale of the workers is the lowest Ive ever
seen in my time working for this shit hole. the majority of the
employees hate this piece of shit job. The unions are a sick joke. All
they do is take our money and not do a f***ing thing for us.


Name: Occupy Wall Street
E-mail: 1500to1earnings@rbarons.rr
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 14 October 2011

The occupy Wall Street protest is working. A vast majority understands
that a democracy cannot sustain itself when CEO's are earning 2500%
more than their lowest paid fellow employee!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 12 October 2011

I do know one thing.  You would have to be out of you mind, or have a
gun pointed to your head for supporting the UTU!

Back stabbing BASTARDS!

Shame on you if you still pay dues to the UTU, they aren't looking out
for you or your families, THATS A FACT!

The contract they negotiated sold you up the river!

I hope they sink fast & get what they deserve!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 07 October 2011

NoMo

I don't go on the unions sites anymore. Seeing I do own both CSX & NS
stock most news pertaining to railroad related issues are on one or
both. That's how I knew Obummer was going to create a PEB which I
mentioned last week on a post. People need to know the facts even if
the strike did occur it was limited to the national contract nothing
else. 

cond 

Scuttlebutt rumors have been around as long as the railroad. If 93% of
the BLE members voted for a strike it would of happened if Obummer
wouldn't of invoked the RLA. I know in my area they were gearing up to
set up picket lines. There's no such thing as a wildcat strike on the
railroad at least one with unions blessings which would never happen.
People say rail unions have no guts they need to do research the
Railway Labor Act has been around since 1923 which is a major deterent.
It took 3-4 years just to get to a point of a possible strike under the
RLA. The 11 unions could of settled by accepting the UTU pattern. Now
they still have a little time to settle if not the U.S. Congress might
force a contract. It might be less than the UTU pattern it's happened
before. If negotiations after the cooling off period stall both the
railroads & unions will testify before a Congressional hearing pleading
their case.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 07 October 2011

Actually guys I was out of town and just monitoring my email. I received
an email last night saying the PEB has not been signed and a strike was
still possible. Haven't had the opportunity to monitor other sites
about the PEB being signed


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 07 October 2011

Hey RRJ:

I've been gone a long time but I still occasionally look at the UTU
and BLEt web sites...it amazes me how people with a vested interest in
CSX and are union members are oblivious to events that can affect
their lives. They seen to trust the scuttlebutt they hear at work and
what they read on this sight!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 07 October 2011

cond 1-10

You're an idiot. It's in the news just have to look it up Obummer
signed the PEB yesterday.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 07 October 2011

I knew nobody had the balls to strike. The deal was if the PEB was not
signed by 0001 the BLE was striking. I'm pretty sure nothing was
signed at 0001 and csx is still operating like usual. Unions suck these
days and the company will and can do what they want. There is tons of
things that need changed in this company and the union just sticks
around doing nothing making threats why the company laughs. I know the
strike is over Health care but I'm just as pissed over putting in 
claim with the article number, page and agreement and the claim is
still denied. Not to mention the Nazi attendance policy we are under.


Name: RealVet
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 07 October 2011

Mr. Ian - you are an idiot.  You can't even get Monte's number right. 
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA. LMAO at you dumbass.  Maybe you can put some
movement sensors on that rock you live under so when someone lifts it
you can crawl deeper under it. What a poser.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 07 October 2011

NoMo

The short articles I read from AP, Reuters ect...were all on CSX and
the other railroads stock page. I did read a short article last week
that Obummer was going to enact a PEB by Oct 7th. The articles this
morning all pointed to the pattern set by the UTU that will more than
likely be forced upon the other unions. ScrewUTU has done it again. The
sell out union afraid of it's own shadow. That's not to say the other
unions are any better at least the BLE was the only one that went a
step further with the strike vote. I'll give them credit for at least
taking some action.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 07 October 2011

Hey RRJ:

It hasn't even made the front page of the MSNBC site yet. you have to
search the site using "PEB"!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 07 October 2011

Lisa

The chances of striking at 0001 this morning we're a 50-50 shot. No
one knew what Obama was going to do. The BLE was willing to strike so
were the members under the Railway Labor Act it was taken out of their
hands. Out of 11 unions the BLE was the only one to enact a strike
vote. In my opinion several issues came in to play 1) to close to an
election year 2) the economy 3) the present hatred for unions in this
country to name a few to sum it up it was all national politics. We've
been in recessions before been on strikes under both republican &
democrat presidents. The proposed rail srike didn't even make
headlines in the news yesterday or any other day. They made sure it was
in the news when Obama created PEB 243. Most people in this country
didn't have a clue anything was happening. As for the attendance
policy the strike had nothing to do with it or any other concerns on
CSX except healthcare.


Name: Lisa
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 1-10 years
Posted: 07 October 2011

A union that can't strike is not a union..

A union that allows suck an attendance policy is not a union.

CSX-sucks, blet-sucks, utureally-sucks,


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 06 October 2011

Obama appoints PEB 243 to investigate BLET contract dispute
 
CLEVELAND, October 6 — President Barack Obama today established
Emergency Board (PEB) No. 243, to investigate and make recommendations
for settlement of the current disputes between the Rail Labor
Bargaining Coalition (RLBC) and five other unions, and the National
Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC). The Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) is one of the 6 unions that comprise the
RLBC.

The PEB is empanelled effective October 7, 2011.

In total, the 11 rail labor unions involved in the dispute represent 75
percent of all rail workers in the United States who work for major
Class 1 railroads.

The five-member PEB now has 30 days to investigate the dispute and make
recommendations to President Obama regarding a settlement of the
contract disputes. There is another mandatory 30-day cooling off period
that follows.

It is expected that PEB 243 will begin hearings in Washington, D.C.,
within the next 10 days.

If the PEB recommendations fail to lead to a voluntary settlement, then
the parties would be free to engage in self-help once again at the
expiration of the second 30-day cooling off period, which would be
December 7, 2011.

It is possible for Congress to intervene and legislatively mandate a
settlement. If this is done, Congress typically would take the
recommendations of the PEB and write them into law.

President Obama appointed the following individuals to the PEB: Ira F.
Jaffe, Chair; Roberta Golick, Member; Joshua M. Javits, Member; Gil
Vernon, Member; and Arnold M. Zack, Member.

The ongoing dispute over wages and health care benefits dates to early
2009 when negotiations began between the BLET and NCCC for a new
collective bargaining agreement.

The Railway Labor Act (RLA) governs contract negotiations between the
parties. The appointment of the PEB comes at the close of the mandatory
30-day cooling off period, a step in the RLA process that began on
September 6, 2011. That’s when the National Mediation Board (NMB)
released the BLET and the 10 other RLBC unions from mediation with the
rail carriers.

At the expiration of the cooling off period, either party could have
engaged in self-help: a strike by labor or a lock-out by management, at
12:01 a.m. EDT on Friday, October 7. To that end, the BLET conducted a
strike authorization vote that concluded on October 3. An overwhelming
97 percent of BLET members voted in favor of the strike.

In his message sending the Executive Order to all General Chairmen,
President Pierce said, “I know that you were all prepared to assist the
National Division in leading our members in a job action had it been
necessary and legal. Please remember that the attached Executive Order
effectively bars us from any form of self help until December 7, 2011.
During the next 60 days, it is imperative that we continue our effort
to strengthen our networks and remain vigilant to the fact that we may
face circumstances similar to today’s on December 7th.

"I speak for all of us here at the National Division in passing on our
thanks for everyone’s continued support in our efforts to bring this
bargaining round to a successful conclusion.”

The RLBC is comprised of: Teamsters Rail Conference members BLET and
the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division; the
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen; International Brotherhood of
Boilermakers; National Conference of Firemen and Oilers of the Service
Employees International Union; and the Sheet Metal Workers
International Association.

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen represents 55,000
professional locomotive engineers and trainmen throughout the United
States. The BLET is the founding member of the Rail Conference,
International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

President Obama’s Executive Order is available here: 
http://www.ble-t.org/pr/pdf/PEB_Executive_Order.pdf


Thursday, October 06, 2011
bentley@ble.org


Name: abc
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 05 October 2011

B Edwards  go fuck yourself


Name: Montgomery Ward
E-mail: goinonstrike@cs-x.com
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 04 October 2011

A strike was authorized by 97% of the membership--which could happen in
a few days.
Much needed rest will be gotten...so too speak!


Name: Willy
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 28 September 2011

I like pete  about as much as the next guy but putting that on here
about his son

Yo a Bitch


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 28 September 2011

That's pretty nasty. No one should talk about someones family.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 27 September 2011

If Pete Burrus was a descent human being maybe the good lord would have
blessed him with a normal child.


Name: Economics 101
E-mail: $200millionceo@cs-x.com
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 September 2011

People...It's time to start figuring-out that management will not abide
buy its moral obligations unless challenged by the union bosses. 

Management salaries is optimized by a bare minimum of TE&Y employees
that requires constant distractions of discipline or threats thereof.

The focus should be on the unions that you are paying dues to--not
management!

You cannot win a one man battle with the carriers without the support
of your union!

One less TE&Y employee hired is another $200,000 in the coffers of
management and pass CEO's like Snow who's collecting $2.7 million
annually in pension!


Name: Jake
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 27 September 2011

Lysol doesn't kill this film that is caked on everything!  It is a
deceased environment and company sucks axcept it.  For the attendance
issue, try laying off for an aunt's funeral.  It won't happen.


Name: BackBone Detected
E-mail: Ohio
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 September 2011

Looks like a strike is highly possible. The International appears to
have put fleecing FLEA Attorneys aside and now looking-out for the
members. Maybe this will be the decade of leadership and change!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 September 2011

Hey Loco 10-20:

Sounds like my favorite joint!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 26 September 2011

William you snuck back in. Hey, webmaster he's back.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 26 September 2011

What???? Get yourself a container of Lysol wipes to clean the console
ect...My only gripe was the pigs before me that left the locomotive a
mess. Toilets are a whole lot better than they were years ago. They do
have hand cleaners in the crew packs or buy your own. Todays society
with there obsession with germs is crazy. Things must of changed the
past few years if your finding feces & urine in the cab. I'd call that
not properly toilet trained. I've read it all now. Thank's I needed a
laugh.


Name: Union officials can take off
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 26 September 2011

How can I not get sick?  I work out in the rain and snow.  I freeze and
bake.  The 4 am dampness is not healthy.  Setting in an
non-aircondition engine soaked with sweat during a sunny 95 degree day
wears anyone down.   
 
   These engines are filthy and germy.  The toilet is ten feet from me
where it is cleaned only by hosing it down with a hose as its contents
run on the floor and splatters on the wall.  My coworkers do not wash
their hands due to lack of running water or laziness, touching
everything, tracking feces and urine throughout the engine.  The
previous crews may have contagious illness that alcohol wipes will not
kill. Did I metion the chemicals and smoke in this work environment. 
California says diesel smoke causes cancers.  How can I not get sick?
 
   And the PTI vans and the losers that drive them ...?  Oh the smell!
 
 CSX management does not care if I die at work or home.  1 day sick in
28 days?  What illnesses only last 24 hours or should I say until
midnight when the next calender day begins.  After midnight, its 2 days
sick and you will get a registered letter.  I am their slave on demand
24-7 as the union only wants my money to give to overpaid union bosses
living for socialism and not the employees.  Heaven help me if my
family gets sick also because CSX now breaks the fmla laws proudly. 
Striking only eliminates union income so the unions cannot do that. 
Stop blaming Reagan because the democrats wants us to keep on working
to give to union coffers to support them.


Name: Proudly! Ian A. Murphy
E-mail: ravensceo@ravenswoodinc.com
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 September 2011

First Amendment rights are invoked here.

I would like to thank the gentleman who commented on my last comments
graciously and with a bow. And once again, the crew that saved me from
the swamp that PTI sent me to after 7.5 hours of downtime and drive
time combined,..again a great big thank you!

Ohh, and a special thanks to the PTI or is it CSX RAT squad and Monty
Wheaton (812) 430-4450@14:00, gee so nice to know that you can count on
your fellow employees to back you up


From what I have discovered from the corporate culture of the chicken
crap express or should I say common sense excluded Corporation that
while they think that they're doing one thing correctly and there
doing nothing more than creating difficulties and hell for all persons
involved. As to the poor PTI drivers; most of your assumptions are
correct but there are a few exceptions. PTI does not give a damn about
their drivers at all in my professional and personal opinion.First
Amendment rights are invoked here! They really don't quite care so
long as those vehicles are running round the clock seven days a week
365 days a year just like the railroad and it seems just like me common
sense excluded Corporation. 

Could someone please explain to me why it is required that there be
zero accidents with the exception of the fact that corporate liability
would then come into play and the simple fact that corporate stupidity
is grossly evident by the suits who are hired out of college and have
no idea how to run a railroad. The railroad looks great on paper and
for the shareholders of which I am one. I do plan to be at that
shareholders meeting and I do plan on bringing other shareholders with
me and we will bring about change so that the employees have a say in
their pensions and their healthcare costs and other costs that they
must bear at this time. Please do remember something chicken shipped
express; it takes one person to start a revolution and I am that person
a will go ahead and start that revolution if I have to stand outside of
every one of your yards on public property and I will have full audio
and video surveillance with me at all times this way there is no
discrepancy in the reports. 

It is time that someone stands up for these guys and takes his stand
for them for they work hard and they are in danger every day because of
your corporate policies and the simple fact that not one hand knows what
the other hand is doing. Now I understand that none of use CSX employees
can go ahead and jeopardize your jobs for this; but since I do not have
to work; I can go ahead and stand outside of any yard and handout
company corporate shares (preferred and common)and other things such as
water, food, shares of stock and all will be courtesy of myself as a
gift to make sure that this does not occur again. The days of the
robber railroad barons are coming to a close very quickly and if
corporate security wishes to go ahead and start an investigation into
me why not call me and we can start playing games that way. I have a
background in Full military technical surveillance and countermeasures
background and the equipment to back it up. Got an OSCAR Green unit
there boys, how about a CPM700, Got a broom (NLJ Detector) got multiple
Spectrum Analyzers that goes from 0- to 300 GHz. Got Night vision, laser
grid detectors, got any of it? Got bugs, fiber wiretaps, got ways to
bypass spread-spectrum broadcasts. You have no clue! Nor do you have an
allowance to even start against me.  I am fully in support of CSX
employees, but management just pure sucks!  I don't think so and if so
I have the countermeasures to flood your spectrum's with light, RF and
Microwave to stop you while picking you up.  you have a background in
being a cinder dick as the saying goes. Don't worry I have high speed
very long-range telephoto lenses I can take pictures of anything I want
from anywhere I want and then of course there is Google Earth which by
the way if you notice one of your particular yards to have a strip club
near and and you can read the license plates on the cars in the strip
club which means that I can read the license plates on the cars in the
yards. Can you say electronic surveillance? Can you say satellite
surveillance? Can you say information warfare? Can you say you are far
beyond anything you ever dreamed of? I'll and by the way the joining a
union so that I will have full access to the properties so that I may
speak to various union members about their complaints. Have a nice day
corporate security; I used to work for people like you and I know what
sort of idiot you are. I'm out to help the workers you're out to
screw the workers along with the Board of Directors. And let me add
this I happened on over 100,000 shares of this railroad stock held in
trust funds and there's not a damn thing you can do about it except
maybe purchase me out. Remember what Gordon Gecko said: greed is good
taking them over is better.

And may the vote go forward and may you all succeed in shutting down
this this disgusting Corporation and its attitude and its management.

In addition I would like to bring to your attention that if you feel
that you are getting into any of the buses and you see that any of the
indicator lights are on then I would highly suggest that you not be bus
out of service. This way maybe PTI will get the message when so many
buses are taken out of service by crews that don't feel safe riding in
the death mobiles. I'm so glad that I found this website and I will be
buying the website master of beer, doughnuts and a meal at a five-star
restaurant with the finest line possible for he is continued efforts to
get the truth out. To that gentlemen I say bravo!

And if anyone in corporate security wants to try me just remember I
have better surveillance capabilities then you do and I am a
professional computer hacker. Got it! I know more about you than you
know about you. All I have to do is pick up a phone and tell them that
you're attacking me. Next time you should do your background checks a
little deeper and find out that I used to work in information warfare
and intelligence. Not some funky ex-cop who got hired on as a railroad
cinder dick looking for vagrants and the occasional box car broken
into. That's why they call it insurance have a nice day boys and to my
CSX brothers I say go for the strike and shut them down. But I expect
that the federal government will get an injunction to stop you and that
is a real shame. So maybe you should work by the rules, or if not don't
work by the rules and document, document, document everything you do.
Have a good day I hope you win.And just remember, I am on the boys
side, not eh corporate side. I see how stupid the corporate side is.
Bring it on! CSX can't run without employees and either can PTI. You
just screwed with the wrong person.Remember you are always under
surveillance. Or my corporate Motto: "Everyone is under surveillance
and Security; Who's watching you?" @copyright 1984 

And to the conductors and the IBLE nad the switchman and the yardmen,
if you see One little bitty thing wrong with a bus, yank it out of
service and watch PTI fix the things right. After all, rules are rules,
are they not??????

Go IBLE, GO UTU, Go any other union that can shut them down for at
least an hour; it will cost them millions!

And one other thing, I not some poor kid desperate for a job, I went
under cover to see just how bad it really is! And PTI, welcome to the
new Federal Whistle Blower Law! The new law went into effect in 08/2011


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 24 September 2011

LE 10-20

I was suggesting that the matter was for the LC to handle. It wasn't
critisism. If you've been on the railroad over 10 years then I'd
expect you to know CSX's tricks. They've been blocking days for
years. It isn't done locally CMC controls availability. It's
definitely systemwide. What needs to be done is the LC and possibly the
GC to get involved to put a stop to it. The quotas are negotiated by the
local unions. As you stated in your terminal it was 1 slot till
september I'm taking that it should of increased to 2 after the
summer. The issue I brought up is the second slot being available but
not showing up on the computer showing available. This became evident
when I would look up who has the PL or DL day scheduled finding only
one of the days was taken. CSX not showing the other available is a
smart idea but unethical.


Name: Proudly! Ian A. Murphy
E-mail: ravensceo@ravenswoodinc.com
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 23 September 2011

first off, I would like to thank the crew whose save me from the swamp
that PTI put me in, in the first place. PTI is nothing more than a
disgrace and a complete sham when it comes to driver training, driver
competency and the simple fact that their vehicles are mechanically
unsafe and unsound. PTI stands for nothing more than making a dollar
and has absolutely no clue as to what they put their drivers through.
The Tampa division has absolutely no leadership, no idea of what it's
doing, and does not care with the exception of getting out the drivers
to the crews stranded out in the middle of nowhere to rescue them while
they had to rescue me. Sending drivers out after sitting for six hours
of doing nothing and then to have them drive 1.5 hours to a location
that they have absolutely no idea where it is; and then to only by the
grace of what ever God being able to find a locomotive light on and
walking through a swamp area screaming CXS,CSX, What radio code? the
crew was kind enough to respond channel 84 and then informed me that
there were alligators and diamondback snakes and rattlesnakes in the
area that I was walking did not give me a comfortable feeling. I
frankly don't give a hoot if corporate security or the cinder "dick"
as railroad cops are known; (nothing more than glorified mall cops!)
Even think if they can think. I learned more in a few days from the
locomotive engineers and the conductors than I ever wish to know about
an operation such as this railroad and its insane policies.

Let us take for example the idiot train master or would it be the idiot
yard master who was complaining about the way my vehicle was parked 300
yards away from any other vehicle. At three o'clock in the morning he
comes out and sates what's wrong with this picture?
I see absolutely nothing wrong with the picture; but he seems to point
out that my vehicle was pointed in the wrong direction that it should
have been rear in and nose out, not the way it was parked. In addition
he was complaining that there was water dripping from the condensate
line from the air-conditioning of the vehicle, inferring there
could've been a slip and fall hazard. Well if someone is going to walk
over 300 yards over gravel and dirt and sand and proceed to slip and
fall then I would consider that to be grounds for stupidity. This
lamebrain at the same time while I watched multiple bags of 50 pound
ice bags being smashed at the front steps of the same building while
there was multiple puddles of water and ice cubes which could create a
slip and fall hazard was not addressed by this complete and total
moron. Yes I was told that there are no addresses or names or
physicality or GPS coordinates or latitude or longitude coordinates for
any of these yards but it does seem interesting that Google Earth seems
to have all this information available on the touch of a tablet,
laptop, iPad, Annie's form of intelligent device that is able to
access Google Earth. My deepest sympathies to both the CSX employees
and to the PTI pasts current and future employees. Please be made aware
that I personally will be filing a federal whistleblower lawsuit against
CSX and PTI and made corporate security who have visited this website
for well over 19,000 times enjoy the fact that I used to be a corporate
security officer myself and not some mall cop. Yes you are a bunch of
retired feds and other lower life forms of law and tried to get a job
in the corporate world to supplement your income. To bad for you that
you chose Csx for your place of employment. It seems that they will
hire anyone to become a railroad cop let alone a yard master or a train
master. And if you don't like my opinion then please look up the First
Amendment.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 23 September 2011

i wasnt coming on here to complain , but just checking on here to see if
this is a problem system wide or just a local problem.all the days are
blocked, they are not taken. they were alotting us 1 per day.up to the
first week of september,they were in there.the local chairman already
knows about the problem and says its in the laps of the general
commitee.so its in the unions hands and has been for 2 weeks now with
no results.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 23 September 2011

CSX has been trying to block out DL & PL days on weekends for years. Go
to your LC to get it corrected. CSX has to allow the quota that has
been established wether it's one or two slots per day. That's what we
had to do. It doesn't do any good to complain on this site. There are
remedies. Are you sure that someone else hadn't already taken those
days? One issue if two days were authorized an only one was requested
the other wouldn't show up to be able to take on the computer. Calling
CMC didn't always help to correct it. That's when trying to get the LC
became necessary. The other trouble another co-worker blocking the day
then if it turned out they were going to off any ways they would recind
the request but it wouldn't show back up on the screen. I think they
corrected that one by locking in the day 48 hours before to prevent it
from happening.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 22 September 2011

has anyone in any other terminal or division have there daily vacation
days blocked out like on the albany division? jacksonville blocked them
out due to a "man power shortage". i was under the impression that i
was allowed to take 1 week of daily vacation days under the terms of
the contract.as far as i know there is no small print in there stating
as "there must be sufficent man power to take vacation days". i guess
csx makes up there own rules that seems to suit there needs and wont
honor agreements they sign. its in the union hands and im not getting
my hopes up they will fix the problem! or maybe they will , like they
took care of this absentee policy!!! im sure they will go after
personal days next and the union will let them get away with it without
a fight as they normaly do. wow i thougt it couldnt get worse, i guess i
was wrong!!!!


Name: Did U Read Reply
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 21 September 2011

Did you all read the great article about CSX in this past issue of
TRAINS Magazine? 
MAYBE CSX PAID THEM TO RUN IT OR SOMEONE CALLED IN A FAVOR. 

WHY THE HECK ARE YOU POSTING ON HERE ?   TO SUCK UP ???????   -50
POINTS    YOU FAIL!!!!!

Sure seems like a company thats  (punctuation -1)moving for the
better.
Micheal(spelling deduction -2) Ward is doing a great job running the
company.  
HE HAS DONE SOMETHINGS BETTER THAN OTHERS BEFORE HIM BUT HE HIRED THE
NAZI CRIMINALS TO RUN TRANSPORTATION FIRE OLD EMPLOYEES HIRE NEW ONES
AT 80 PERCENT AND FIRE THEM TOO KEEP EVERYONE IN FEAR OF YOUR JOB. 
HIRE YES MANAGERS WHO KNOW NOTHING BUT WILL DO ANYTHING TO KEEP THEIR
JOB AND GIVE THEM A CARROT UPPER MANAGEMENT CAN STEAL THE BIG BONUSES
AND TAKE CREDIT FOR WORKING THE DOG SHIT OUT OF EVERYONE ELSE. 

So why the need for such a negetive (spelling deduction -2) website?

BECAUSE THIS NAZI OUTFIT HAS FUCKED OVER SO MANY PEOPLE AND RUN A
UNSAFE OPERATION THAT LIES AND COVERS UP ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING.  IT
IS FRAUD AND CORRUPTION.

NOW YOU KNOW WHY CSX-SUCKS.COM EXISTS.   YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOME BALLS TO
POST ON THIS SITE TOO. CSX MANAGERS RUN THEIR OPERATIONS BY READING POST
ON HERE.   THEY FEAR SOMEONE TO WRITE ANYTHING ABOUT THEM SINCE
JACKSONVILLE KEEPS TABS ON EVERY POST ON HERE.


Name: Did you read?
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 September 2011

Did you all read the great article about CSX in this past issue of
TRAINS Magazine? Sure seems like a company thats moving for the better.
Micheal Ward is doing a great job running the company. So why the need
for such a negetive website?


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 21 September 2011

The unwritten rule was go to work sick recuperate in lodging. Don't
waste marking off sick on really being sick.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 21 September 2011

i know when i m sick and a potential danger to myself and others if i
work.    why should i be disciplined under those circumstances?   that
shouldnt mean i should have to run to a doctor to get an  "excuse"   
 

 ever had the flu and not go to a doctor? feel like going to work under
those conditions?  

by the way, i take a flu shot at the v a hospital.   i dont want to get
sick or miss work, but guess what, "s**t happens"

we lose pay when we don t work.   that's incentive enough for any self
respecting t & e employee to do the right thing.

what is management's attendance policy in jacksonville?  being
salaried employees do they lose pay when they miss a few days sick? 
HELL NO!

csx should look at attendance over a period of time, say a year, for
patterns of conduct (it might find that some abuse attendance, but that
others have legitimate reasons that a SKILLED HR employee sould  be able
to review and understand).  they should not threaten you as they do now
for more than one day a month.

and what about us older guys?  we work good but are more subject to
aches, pains, and illnesses than younger men.  no consideration here
either.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 20 September 2011

it's maYbe,,, MAYBE MAyBE..MAYBE


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 20 September 2011

NoMo

Most of the TM's 85% when I left were hired off the street the few
that came out of the crafts had mabey one year in service before
crossing over to the darkside. RFE's are the only ones in management
that have to come out of the crafts and be FRA certified. I'm not sure
but I seem to recall they had to have at least 3 years as a working
engineer. The UTU might like to cross the picket lines but they can't.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 September 2011

Hey RRJ:

I guess it was back in '01, I remember all the RFEs and TMs qualifying
or re-qualifying on the NO&M, M&M, PD and PA. Back in that day 90% of
the TMs came from the crafts and 60% of those were LEs.

I may be wrong but I don't think it's like that anymore. If for no
other reason, showing CSX how vulnerable the business is due to their 
hiring practices, might make a short strike worth it.

I would hope the UTU would honor the picket lines but recent history 
tells me they have their own agenda...I wouldn't trust them further
than I could throw them!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 20 September 2011

NoMo

They'll honor the picket lines. A lot of good it would do to cross
them road trains couldn't go anywhere. Even an engineer in the UTU-E
falls under the BLEt contract. Management placed at the helm of a train
is hysterical. I've seen it before tearing up trains all over the place
not knowing how to work an industry ect...About 5-6 years ago Dominion
Virginia Power was on strike we took the train to place at the power
plant to the picket lines and got off refusing to cross. The strikers
cheered. The RFE & 3 TM's got onboard to place the coal. A job that
would of taken an hour took them 4 1/2. When they came back light for
us to go back pick up the other half of the train when we got back the
RFE was white as a sheet. He told me to tell the strikers he was
alright apparently they threatened to kick his arse. lol. Heck we had a
good time the strikers fed us some good BBQ gave us hats & t-shirts.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 19 September 2011

I just wonder if the UTU will honor the picket lines if there should be
a strike?


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 19 September 2011

The UTU has already settled with the NCCC. The issue with the other 11
unions they're not buying into a UTU pattern contract the carriers are
trying to force on them. UTU has always been the first ones to settle
that's been going on for decades. When the BLE went on strike in 1982
the UTU already settled their contract. The BLE's punishment for
striking when thing were done we didn't get personal leave days like
the UTU. It took another 15 years before we got PL days. In Jan 1983
the only time I ever got cut back to a trainmen I worked one trip then
asked the TM seeing I'm cut back if I was eligible for trainmen PL
days he told me why not so he gave me all 7 days. After they were used
up the next week I was marked back up as a locomotive firemen.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 19 September 2011

The UTU has already shown there true colors.  They aren't looking out
for our best interest, they just keep passing on the same line...."Its
a good deal"!

Company's posting record profits & the UTU continues to sell out the
membership.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 19 September 2011

Hey RRJ:

What's even more interesting is the UTU stance on this matter. The
wedge may get driven even deeper!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 19 September 2011

Those LE's on CSX would only be striking over healthcare. The SSA took
care of anything else. The NCCC had offered the 11 unions a freeze on
healthcare premiums. This won't affect other issues like attendance
policies ect...Article I read last week Obama most likely was going to
appoint the PEB by Oct 7th. It'll become a matter of politics. After
the fray in Wisconsin a lot of people in this country hate unions.
Public sentiment before an election year. Hopefully Obama doesn't cave
in. You never know last good BLE strike was in 1982 under Raygun. We
were out for 4 days before Raygun ordered us back to work. It's
strange times we are living in.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 18 September 2011

ITS ABOUT TIME!!!!!!!

	BLET to hold strike authorization vote

CLEVELAND, September 16 — In a conference call held with all BLET
General Chairmen yesterday morning, National President Dennis R. Pierce
announced that preparations are underway to poll members to authorize a
strike in the event one becomes necessary to attain the Organization’s
bargaining goals.

The National Mediation Board released the BLET and several other Rail
Labor unions from mediation with rail carriers on September 6,
triggering a 30-day cooling off period, which expires at 12:01 a.m.
Eastern Daylight Time on October 7, 2011. At that point self-help is
available to the parties, unless President Obama appoints a
Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) pursuant to Section 10 of the
Railway Labor Act. A PEB would halt any strike or lock out by the
parties, and would investigate and issue a report and recommendations
concerning the dispute.

BLET members who are employed on the railroads where the dispute exists
and where the BLET has representation rights for their craft are
eligible to participate in the strike authorization vote. The following
members may participate in the vote:

• All active locomotive engineers, except company officers, employed by
the Belt Railway Company of Chicago.
• All active locomotive engineers, except company officers, employed by
BNSF Railway.
• All active locomotive engineers, except company officers, employed by
Consolidated Rail Corporation.
• All active locomotive engineers, except company officers, employed by
CSX Transportation.
• All active locomotive engineers, except company officers, employed by
the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company.
• All active locomotive engineers, except company officers, employed by
Kansas City Southern Railway Company, including the following
subsidiaries: Kansas City Southern Railway; Louisiana and Arkansas
Railway; MidSouth Rail Corporation; Gateway Western Railway; SouthRail
Corporation; and Texas Mexican Railway Company (locomotive engineers
and train service employees).
• All active locomotive engineers, except company officers, employed by
Longview Switching Company.
• All active locomotive engineers, except company officers, employed by
Norfolk Southern Company.
• All active locomotive engineers, except company officers, employed by
Portland Terminal Railroad Company.
• All active locomotive engineers, except company officers, employed by
Soo Line Railroad Company d.b.a. Canadian Pacific.
• All active locomotive engineers, except company officers, employed by
Union Pacific Railroad Company.
• All active locomotive engineers, except company officers, employed by
Winston Salem Southbound Railway Company.

Beginning early next week, these members will receive a mailing from
TrueBallot with toll-free voting instructions. Voting will begin at
11:00 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, September 20, and members will have until
10:00 a.m. EDT on Monday, October 3 to cast their votes. Authorization
does not mean a strike will occur, nor does it mean that all railroads
polled may be struck.

The BLET National Division has retained TrueBallot, Inc., to conduct
the strike authorization vote via telephone. TrueBallot, which is a
nationally-renowned election service provider, previously conducted a
membership initiative election for the BLET in 2010.

National President Pierce urged all BLET members who receive a notice
from TrueBallot to vote. “While we anticipate that President Obama will
appoint a Presidential Emergency Board near the deadline, we must be
prepared for all eventualities,” he said. “Now is the time for all BLET
members to deliver a unified message to the carriers that we will not
stand for shifting health care costs to the backs of older and sick
workers and families with children, and that our wage increases should
better reflect our members’ contributions to the industry’s record
profits.”


Name: cd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 17 September 2011

no good fat ass lc lays off union on a Saturday after being on vacation
for 2 weeks causes me to be pulled off my job to fill his


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 15 September 2011

It's definitely changed out there these days. 3-4 years ago trying to
get FMLA was nearly impossible. You could get a doctor to complete the
forms but CSX medical department had to approve it. I know that first
hand I was denied it by CSX in 2007. The FMLA request application was
to be able to help my Mom after she became ill She resided 600 miles
from me. Apparently today the culprit has to be U.S Labor Department.
They would of had to recieve complaints from CSX employees being denied
FMLA which would of led then to an investigate.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 14 September 2011

What bothers me about the attendance policy is all these people on FMLA
that misses 10x the work I do. I get sick and miss 2 days in a month
and I got a letter. What makes it worse is when you have personal
things you need to get done at home and can't get a Personal Business.
CSX has you by the balls with this attendance policy. I had a family
emergency and ask for a PB day. I took a sick day 21 days ago. I
explained to the crew caller the situation I was in. He showed no
sympathy for me and told me I need to do what I needed to do. This will
make the 2nd letter for me and I've missed a total of 5 days the last 7
months. Only days I get off is when I catch the Federal Mand. days and
that is rare. 
Makes me sick when I see guys laying off FMLA for 2-4 days and even
weeks at a time and not get anything. The attendance policy is actually
hurting people that work and can't get FMLA because all the lazy people
who take off every weekend is still taking off with FMLA.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 11 September 2011

The UP came up with an agreement that furloughed employees could be
placed on a furlough retention board it gaurenteed $2000 a month which
kept their benefits intact. They would be on call for two weeks out of
the month for work. The other two weeks they could collect RRB
unemployment or work elsewhere. CSX wanted to establish a similiar
program not sure why it never panned out. It only would benefit those
already marked up promoted. The UP along with the other railroads had
to suspend hiring during that time period. UP still has people
furloughed in some areas in the southwest. They aren't doing a lot of
hiring neither is the NS. The two class 1's railroads hiring are the
BNSF & CSX. The one area the UP is hiring which apparently they can't
get a lot of takers is in Wyoming.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 11 September 2011

slack action

Having met Ballentine and with everything you've described. I'm sure
she played the race card with CSX being forced off the desk then
demanding a promotion. I don't like using that as an accusation but in
her case I'll make an exception. Witnessing first hand her personality
she's capable of anything.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 10 September 2011

RRJ,

As I recall the UP kept everyone during the 08 debaggle. I am not sure
of the particulars.
CSX sent them home.


Name: slack action
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years
Posted: 10 September 2011

RRJ:  Miss Ballentine worked the WA side ( the old AI job).  She was
then restricted to work the Baltimore Chief job because she could not
dispatch.  She pushed and pushed for a promotion, so they finally
promoted her in crew mgt just to get her out of the dispatching center
before she hurt somebody. She was a real piece of work, as you well
know.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 09 September 2011

ooh323

The railroads wouldn't be in this fix being short handed if the
recession of 2008 hadn't occured. Railroads had to stop training by
early 2009 the new hires were let go most never came back on a recall.
I remember when local management had to call all the trainees on OJT in
to turn in their gear their services were no longer needed. Should CSX
have allowed them to finish training? Most definitely. Not that it
would of done any good but it would of at least allowed them to
establish a promotion date of conductor seniority. The railroads have
had to rehire & train since. CSX this year alone hired over 4000 people
so far with hopefully another 500 by years end. The other railroads are
in the same mess.


Name: ooh323
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 09 September 2011

Shippers cite lack of train crews in deteriorating rail service 
(Source: Journal of Commerce, September 8, 2011)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rail service has slipped because of bad weather and
cost-cutting that have left railroads without enough train crews to
operate trains or switch railcars frequently, shippers told an
investment bank conference on Wednesday.

According to the Journal of Commerce, railroads trimmed workforces
during the recession and haven’t restored crews quickly enough. 


It's just a matter of time and all TE will blamed for this.   We know
where the problem is.  

It's past time to strike we have guys getting fired for attendance
that live out here.

We point no fingers at the local level for the most part we have some
great men and women but the international is a freaken joke take my
money play golf with the carriers and need another 35bucks to move
thats a lot of money to move sounds like your lining your po ckets


Name: CorrUPtion Blogger
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 September 2011

A strike at least 2 days could seriously disrupt Railroad operations and
could restore a "little" credibility in--international, general, and
local leadership. The recently ratified UTU agreement is nothing but
comparing apples to oranges over healthcare cost. 
The healthcare cost could easily be absorb by the 20-fold pay increases
to Railroad executives over the past few years when wages were going in
opposite directions. 

The membership got looted of leadership during the times of
international (from both unions) indiscretions and the carriers took
advantage of that and now the carriers is taking advantage of the
current political leadership crisis.

Once again:
The combined accumulated wealth of the top CEO's is over 1 BILLION
DOLLARS. Why can't that be exploited when negotiating a contract?
That's enough money to pay for all the employee contributions for the
next 30 years.
TE&Y members working in a demanding hazardous environment of train
operations should be compensated--not degraded as a normal occupational
hazard!

Use your unique skills as leverage; not as a submission to Robber 
Barons!

May God bless the family of the conductor killed in a switching
accident reported today by: UTU.org.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 09 September 2011

Striking might become a reality. Still along way to go with cooling off
periods. Obama could establish a PEB or let congress force the
contract. Still to many "ifs". It has nothing to do with anything but
cost of healthcare increases. It doesn't address any other concerns.
Most class 1's with the exception of the UP that might have changed
have on-property contract agreements. I don't understand why
healthcare is the only national agenda left that too could of been
included in an on-property. I guess the national feels they have to do
something for their wages.


Name: Joe T. Plummer
E-mail: rrstrike.com
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 September 2011

Imminent strike looming for at least one day....In the mean time; take
all pit stops needed for personal health! Bring back the good old days
of unity and trumping greed!


Name: CorrUPtion Blogger
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 08 September 2011

Lay-Off restrictions: A "day" constitute a 24 hour continuous time
period....If your union allows that to be cut in half; you need
stronger leadership. Lay-off issues seems to be the prevailing problems
for most of the complainers. You all are pissing in the wind if you
don't change leadership. One less hired American is an additional
thousands into the pockets of the Robber Barons!

America is a great country with doctors and lawyers on both sides of
the isle!


Name: 0za178
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 1-10 years
Posted: 07 September 2011

RRJ

you're right thats what happened

like i said i like my job but something needs to change. i cant imagine
losing my job out over attendance when i live out here but i guess it
can happen


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 07 September 2011

You must of crossed over into another calender day with the 17 hrs. Read
the fine print. CSX considers it 2 days. I don't get it but found out
the difficult way that they consider a day within the confines of
0001-2359. If you marked off at 1700 but didn't mark back up till 1000
the next morning it's consider two days unavailable it's not based on
hours.


Name: 0za178
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 1-10 years
Posted: 06 September 2011

got a letter today in the mail.  i was off a total of 17hrs sick in a 28
day period i had over 20 starts other than the 17hrs off  worked part of
every day or was in a hotel no off day, no off fmla, no union off, no
company off, no pb off

i like my job i like the money but this is out of control 

no one with a brain would think this is right


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 06 September 2011

slack action

Ballentine was a TD? I couldn't imagine that one. She definitely
isn't a people person. When we had our heated discussion she mentioned
a conductor whose wife passed away he had 3 small children. He had been
off work around 20 days and she was sending out a registered letter
under the attendance policy for taking to much time off. That's when I
hit the roof told her she spouts this Christian BS but apparently
hasn't a clue to it's meaning. It didn't surprise me in 2006
especially 2007 when my Mom became ill I was traveling 600 miles one
way to take care of her needs. In 2007 I had 5 registered letters from
her on attendance after I exhausted my vacation & PL days. Lucky the
BLE LC & RFE stopped 4 of them under the circumstances but on the 5th I
said screw it and took overhead for 6 months. When my Mom passed away
later that year I was off 8 days Ballentine stated that was excessive.
I hit the roof again explaining travel time, making funeral
arrangements ect....it didn't phase her. She haven't a clue or a
heart.


Name: slack action
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years
Posted: 06 September 2011

RRJ: You think Miss Linda Ballentine is a piece of work now, you should
have seen her when she was a train dispr.  Her famous saying was "I
can't take that train."


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 20-30 years
Posted: 06 September 2011

Any normal person hate this Nazi Brownshirt management.   Brown keeps
the pressure on everyone more than Ingram.   It is true 
Davey" Inventor of the NS Shitbag on the Nazi Southern" is worst and
needs to go NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ward should go down with him and clean this shithole out.

Who is next to be fired, killed or injured on the CHicken Coop
Express.




Fedup with Nazi Brownshirt Management


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 06 September 2011

That's right screw the hand that feeds you. With the way the economy is
going I'd be working everything putting a lot in savings. Scary times
right now. Short handed? Why? Websites like Railroad.net employment
forum CSX is hiring like crazy. REDI is running at full capacity.
Conductor, trackmen, signal maintainers ect...all are training. CSX has
hired over 4000 people this year with another 500 waiting for a start
date. Unless the economy improves I hope it doesn't end up like
2008-2009 with massive furloughs. Then CSX has to go thru hiring all
over again. It's not entirely CSX fault. The attendance problem
that's baffling the unions need to get up off their arses. There are
problem people that should be getting letters others shouldn't. It
should be based on the individual but CSX took control out of local
management hands and left it up to one person in the CMC building in
JAX. It use to be Ballentine I don't think she's in that position
anymore. I met her in 2008 while setting up the implementation of the
BLE bid system for my division. She was a piece of work. We got into a
shouting match. She went totally by CSX guidelines no deviation. If
your letter was just a warning then don't worry about it. Friends with
over 30+ years are getting the same.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 06 September 2011

I work my ass off, always have, and never abused my attendance since
working for CSX.  Now I receive a letter stating that I am in violation
of the attendance policy for marking off 1 1/2 days.

I HATE THIS COMPANY!  I'm also getting sick of hearing upper
management ask "Whats the problem with the employees & the morale?"

We have been short handed all year because these idiots didn't hire
enough people, now we are to blame?

My advice to people is to screw this company every chance you get!  

Remember, they aren't your friend!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 06 September 2011

Spongebob

Tell me it isn't so. You're complaining about people getting time off
no matter which way they do it. Requirements for FMLA must of gotten
soft since I retired. 4-5 years ago it was difficult to get an
application approved. Is it that big of a problem? It always had the
potential to be one. I only knew one person to abuse it. His wife had
MS he applied got it but she didn't even know about it. He was taking
off every weekend told his wife he was on a work train. No one cared
back then coal business was slow. I guess if you had 9-10+ people like
him it would be a problem. It puts the burden on everyone else with
exhausted extra boards then CMC calls to find/force people to run up
ect...


Name: CorrUPtion Blogger
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 04 September 2011

"Labor Day" should be change to "Corporation Day." Infowars.com


Name: spongebob
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 03 September 2011

It's about time CSX started cracking down on FMLA layoffs.  Granted
there is a lot of employees who really have a need for this policy, but
there is also a lot of abuse going on.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 02 September 2011

Well, you hurt my feelings. I was going to let you shine my shoes but
forget it. Keep crying you took the job knowing the situation. Go work
a remote job then you'll get double time and a half on the holiday.
Working straight time had been around before I ever hired on. You
wouldn't know that would you. As for the union I can gaurentee you've
only been to one or two meetings clueless on everything. I was a BLE
union officer as a VLC for much of my career. Attended every meeting if
I wasn't working. You're right quit!!! Walmart is hiring. Can you say
"do you want to super size that order?". lol. Keep working paying
into RRB I like that retirement check every first of the month. You
don't get it.


Name: lovenit
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 02 September 2011

It's Friday I'm in the hotel, it's labor day weekend. I'll work
today for regular pay. I'll work Saturday for regular pay..  I'll
work Sunday for regular pay. I'll get to work Labor day for regular
pay.  O yeah its a union job. 

RRJ 
I know I know I cant quit no ones holding a gun to my head. Wal-mart,
taco bell, mcdonalds, the blood bank, they're hiring..
Men like you with that mentaliy has killed the real union men.  I find
it hard to believe you worked out here for 30yrs you must have been a
safety sucker.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 02 September 2011

Cond 1-10

Of course CSX is going to thin out the gaurentee extra boards if they
start paying out. It's been going on since they were established. The
BLET LC goes thru fights with local management all the time for not
enough people. CSX loves nothing more than cutting engineers back then
forcing them to work as engineers. When things get slow a lot of
oldheads jump on the boards work a couple days a half and collect.
Non-gauretee boards is what we started out on back in the '70s & '80s
it was "feast or famine" you're not going thru anything we haven't
experienced. I worked places in Ohio back in the '70s that didn't
have reverse lodging agreements lost money trying to keep a job paying
my own expenses. This was before CSX when it was Chessie System and
working for the C&O. The railroad hasn't changed much it's always
been a struggle. The biggest difference today is reduced crews no one
starts out as a brakemen or firemen anymore to have someone show them
the ropes over the fisrt couple of years.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 01 September 2011

Guarantee is only paid to Rooster Fishers and Favorite Pets.   Sometimes
you might luck out and collect but there is always a Rooster Fisher on
the other end of the computer to deny anything they can to get their
little carrot on the stick bonus.  

As Always CSX Rooster Fish Company Policy


Name: CSX
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 01 September 2011

RRJ

While csx does have guarantee boards they are mostly crap. The daily
guarantee boards they will deny your guarantee being marked up and
available 1 day per week (give back day). Basically they will cut the
board thin enough you will only draw atleast 1 maybe 2 days per week if
it slows down. Work on another subdivision that doesn't have a
guarantee board. So basically when it slows down your stuck in a damn
hotel 2-3 days a week and not making anything. So its basically pick
your poison where I work. You can go to a guarantee board and they will
take it away from you or you can get on a non guarantee board and risk
making no money. Not to mention marking off 2 weekdays a month and
getting a letter from the company. I would love to have the 5 weekdays,
2 weekend days off a month. That is a great policy compared to the crap
we have.


Name: mule
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 31 August 2011

csx is raising hell about the 50% increase on fmla lay off in the last
year  

wonder what brought that on sn 108 maybe
 
im an uneducated basterd but these guys running this place need to be
fired


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 27 August 2011

I want to thank the webmaster for finally getting rid of William. At
least I hope he has been banned from this site. I don't care if people
don't want to read my post but he was becoming annoying without ever
posting anything other than his trash. We need more fouled mouth people
banned that don't contribute. Those people make CSX employees look
foolish.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 27 August 2011

APE 

Thank's for the correction. One must learn something new everyday even
though I knew it already that's what happens when you don't proof
read. Glad to see you might be smart enough to actually read a contract
plus the work agreements things you're voting on in a proposed contract
ect...others they just look at the $$$$. Then when they find out what
they lost to get that increase they want to cry over spilled milk. The
other issue the unions like national voting thinks it's a great
turnout when 50%-60% vote. Imagine that only up to 60% vote on
contracts. Where's the other 40%? They don't have a right to complain
if they felt they got screwed. They'll never admit they didn't vote.
That would make them look stupid. Union meetings went to this months
meeting it had been 18 months since the last time I'm retired. The
same 10-12 people were at the meeting. Heck they voted on at least 4
local agreement changes so 10-12 people changed it for everyone else.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 26 August 2011

Isnt it nice working weekends for straight pay,  our union fore fathers,
would roll in their grave if they knew it had came to this.  Way to go
CSX, you have beaten the unions.


Name: .
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 26 August 2011

The is no such word as "mabey".  The word is spelled " maYbe" and
pronounced as may'bee  not mab'bee.  Just some food for thought.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 26 August 2011

I figured it out William you don't work for CSX. You're that little
kid that post on here every now and then. I pretty much already knew
that within minutes of any of my post on this attendance thread there
you go with "YO a bitch". lmfao. Stay in school sonny if you aren't
already a dropout with your current education level McDonalds or Taco
Bell wouldn't even hire you to mop & clean toilets. 

It's unusual for me to be on here this time a day mostly I'm only on
in the early morning today it's checking on Hurricane Irene.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 26 August 2011

Poor Poor Pitiful Babies!!! Cond 30+ I'm retired from CSX moron.
Vietnam Vet I doubt it mabey Vietnam Era Vet. I'm a Vietnam Combat
Veteran. I served in the U.S Marine Corps in the thick of it served
proudly 1971-1974. Sonny. Being that Veteran got me my job on the
railroad. I would think someone with 30 years out here would have some
brains but you have shown otherwise dumb is dumb. Everything I wrote
was correct you should know that if you actually are a 30 year
railroader. I earned my right to post on this site. At one time it was
informational but times have changed now it's just a bunch of whiners
that haven't got a clue. Besides I bet none of you have ever sent the
webmaster a dime. Every now and then I do give him money to keep this
site open. So, in essence I got more rights on here then any of you.
It's a good site to bad there's always idiots in the bunch. That's
especially true for "YO William" still trying to figure out what it
means. Go back to school. Not get your dumb arses back to work. I'll
glad to sit at home every first of the month RRB deposits my check and
it's a wonderful life.


Name: 00h323
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 26 August 2011

We may not be able to strike but everyone could get a stomach virus on
the same day. RRJ YO A BITCH. I would think RRJ you could use a few
days off to let those knees of yours heel


Name: CorrUPtion Blogger
E-mail: ill gotten gains
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 August 2011

Accumulated wealth of top Railroad Executives:

James A. Young...$500,000,000.00 = shares held at 554,209

Do the math on the following...need more interaction from viewers.

Michael J. Ward...252,675 shares

Charles W Moorman...206,382 shares 

Matthew K. Rose...(BNSF) private company but estimated wealth
$200,000,000.00

Sorry for the ones not listed! They haven't reached the
$100,000,000.00 yet!

Majority of the wealth was accumulated during the last decade while
trying to maintain "deregulation."

How many friends do you have furloughed and have lost jobs to
sub-contractors at the CEO's expense? Si!

Source: Yahoo Finance (company symbol) "Insider Roster."


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 26 August 2011

There we go two prime examples of stupidity. More to come I'm sure.
Ungrateful little kids never learned to become men mostly never will.
Go home to mommy mabey she'll give you a tit to suck on.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 26 August 2011

Oza123

Read your own statement about BNSF it states 5 week days 2 weekend days
a month if no assigned rest days. You people blame the union but this
all came about so extra boards could have gaurentees. NS has a strict
attendance policy but they don't have gaurentees. That makes CSX a
better place to work. Local strike never happen. It's against federal
law under the Railway Labor Act. The media why would they care there's
no story when some disgruntled railroaders making more money than two
families put together complain because they work to much when 20
million are without jobs. I think the railroad needs to be like it was
30+ years ago furlough low seniority employees every year for around
3-5 months the first 3-10 years let them appreciate what they have let
them starve for a while seems to many are unappreciative of how
fortunate they are to have a job and work for the railroad. The other
option quit. You people even have perks with stock if you maintain the
attendance policy which I was at this months union meeting and their
increasing it to 60 shares. Let's not forget yearly up to 12%
productivity bonuses on top of a job that pays $60,000-$130,000 a year
for someone without an eduction. Railroaders never had a life it
hasn't changed only thing that has is the charector of those hired.


Name: evans
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 25 August 2011

00h323

You're right I believe a lot of men feel this way..  We need to stick
this policy up Pete's ass..   I think most would strike in some form
or another.  The Indiana boys are sick of this shit.


Name: 00h323
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 25 August 2011

We are the union. Its up to us to do something about this availability
policy. Its obvious the national isnt doing anything they have had a
year to get this changed. We need to organize at the local level and
shut the railroad down. Then we may get a better policy.


Name: 0za123
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 25 August 2011

"Here is how things work on BNSF... You will not be allowed additional
time off while in training, unless there is some unforeseen emergency.
Once marked up, you will be subject to attendance policy. If you work
the extra board without assigned days off, you can mark off 5 week days
and 2 weekend days per month. In other words, you will have no problem
getting 2 days off."

HOLY COW !!!! That sounds incredible. I can't believe BNSF has that
policy. That has got to be the envy of every NS and CSX employee from
what I've read. 5 week days and 2 weekend days per month !!! Boy I was
hoping maybe NS would have something like 3 maybe 4 days total one could
mark off. That's incredible from everything I've read. I guess that's
why it's so hard to find anyone posting anything negative about working
for BNSF. I still can't believe that monthly policy.

csx does suck   and our union sucks worse for putting up with
attendance policy


Name: CorrUPtion Blogger
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 23 August 2011

"Intimidated no more; Libyans (Americans) end Gaddafi's (Corporate
America's) rule!" Media


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 22 August 2011

when cell phones got banned? the dispatching went to hell! you figure it
out yet? rotflmao! its not in Chicago budget to run things right!
 they cant take care of their  own? much less look out for all the
crews coming into Chicago? it might affect their bonus? cabs yup the
kids are still waiting up to  90 minutes for a ride? not in all cases!


so? when ya get stickman? go restricted speed a  very safe speed at all
times okay? get it? slow is safe? safe is good! watch out when doubling
up in cabs! its your ass in court if ya get in an accident? especially
if four or more are in the cab !  SO  KEEP DOING FAVORS , SCREW
YOURSELF AND YOUR FELLOW MAN? STAY BUDDY BUDDY WITH THE BOSSES? KEEP
THAT BONUS GOING INTO THEIR POCKETS?


Name: Bubba
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 August 2011

Litle  rRj

u besst not poste on hear agian u wont gettin nonen


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 22 August 2011

Let's see here we have William & the fake me. Then people wonder why
CSX treats their employees like little children those two are fine
examples. This week there's a CSX retirees reunion with Mike Ward
present. I've got the right question for him why not institute "time
outs" seeing these young boys might understand it. Mabey a "sniveling
& dribbling room" that might work. If ya'll want to be treated like
children then CSX should go for it.


Name: CorrUPtion Blogger
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 August 2011

Corporate CEO's....Be a patriot! Give-up your ill-gotten gains through
fraud, deceit, union payoffs, lobbying politicians, corporate welfare,
and greed. A "democracy" as we know it; cannot sustain such corporate
malfeasance and expect to survive!  

"Ten million dollars is better in the hands of 100 Americans than 1
corporate CEO." Ralph Nader


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 21 August 2011

My boyfriend said I can't post on here..  Nice to meet all of you I'm
signing off..


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 20 August 2011

Slack you did a fine job. People need to hear the truth. If someone
doesn't like it leave. Some people feel they're owed more than a
paycheck.  

Lloyd stated this site for venting? I haven't read a serious gripe on
here in a while. Lloyd wonders why someone hasn't gone postal and
started shooting the place up. After going to a union meeting earlier
this month there was one individual that could meet that criteria. He
snivled and whined about how he couldn't stand it that he had no time
at home I thought he was going to break down and cry. I told him he has
an option "QUIT" no one forced anyone into this lifestyle there free
to leave anytime they want quit acting like a baby. He babbled on about
his nerves being shot some bullschidt like that I lost interest. It's
taking responsibility for your own self. They can blame CSX. taco bell,
mcdonalds. pizza hut ect....some people are never going to be content.


Name: Lloyd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years
Posted: 20 August 2011

Hey Slack, don't be the second coming of RRJ.  The fact that there are
other jobs out there or the phrase "you should be lucky you have this
job" are very played out.  I'm fairly certain most of the guys who
work for CSX are thankful they have the benefits and pay they get but
are also sick and tired of the intimidation, fear tactics, and work
schedule they have.  Also, if all a man has is this site to vent on
then by all means, I'd rather read his bullshit here than read about
him shooting innocent victims because this company drove him off the
edge.  Hell, everyone I talk to anymore just wonders when someone is
gonna snap out here and I know its just a matter of time.  God help us
all when it happens thats all I have to say because innocent people
will die.


Name: evans
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 18 August 2011

Pete has all those girls on their knees.  Someone needs to drop a dime
to ethics.  You didn't know Pete was a flaming homo?


Name: 00h323
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 17 August 2011

Hey evans, what do u mean the rfm got promoted the hard way?


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 17 August 2011

Hey RRJ:

The shotgun maybe loaded and cocked!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 17 August 2011

Definitely an unplanned wedding. Your future hubby could of submitted
his vacation request earlier this year if had ample time then when the
vacation list came out the plans could of been made. What is the rush?
If he still has 2 weeks vacation left then there's at least two
confirmed dates for a wedding.


Name: evans
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 16 August 2011

Pete was in town the new rfm got promoted the hard way


Name: slack action
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years
Posted: 15 August 2011

To pissed off wife to be:

I suggest if you do not like your huband " To be "  work conditions I
would tell him to quit.  Get a job at McDonalds or Walmart, they will
give him the time off./  Facts  are: He will not get off on
Thanksgiving or Christmas until he has about 25 years... get used to
it. If you do like all the benefits that come with job, health
benefits, retirement, 401K.... JUST QUIT  PRETTY SIMPLE...YEAH go ahead
give someone an ear full, they are waiting by the phone... They always
need a good laugh on Water St.   Sweet Heart find a better job......
Good Luck


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 15 August 2011

No wonder CSX men are unhappy.

Strong advice from this side.  Stay marked up, take no Vacation, and
never answer her calls. This is a real Train-wreck.
.


Name: CorrUPtion Blogger
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 15 August 2011

Retired. Got really involved when a national contract was settled and
past claims where settled for an average of $1500 per member while the
Local Chairman got $7500 and worked half the time during that period. 

Theses claims were from certain incentives allowed for substandard
locomotive conditions and not allowed to eat after 5 hours on duty. 

The LC was involved in safety programs passing-out heat stroke
pamphlets in December. 

While 125 members got $6000 less in back claims. That difference of 125
x $6,000 ($750,000.00) is saved for the company and tacked on to the
CEO' salary including stock options.

There's nothing magical about railroad CEO's innovations after two
hundred years--just fine a Local Chairman who will sell-out his members
of 125 for $6000 a pop so he (LC) can get $7500.

I'm not suggesting that all LC's are corrupt--but repeat the same
process at say 200 terminals nationwide; do the math and maybe that
will help you understand why CEO's salaries and options are up 20-fold
the last 15 years. 

Everyone wants to complain about the carriers. It's your union bosses
plain and simple--from top to bottom.

Oops! Without explanation; the carrier quietly paid an average of $3700
more to each (125) member without (accounting oversight)"fault!"
2002.

The meaning of "cognitive dissonance" should be read and understood!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 August 2011

Dear, how does a railroader rate such a cultured girlfriend?


Name: No wonder CSS men are unhappy
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 1-10 years
Posted: 14 August 2011

CSX is the most retarded company ever. My fiancé has been with them for
5 years. He has 2 weeks vacation and can't even take it for our
wedding and honeymoon.  Talk about pathetic. For such a prosperous
company they sure don't give a f* about their employees. If he
doesn't get off for it someone is gonna get an ear full from me and it
won't be good. Get off our your fat lazy asses and do some work and
maybe your employees can enjoy their lives. And you wonder why most of
the roaders are single....who the f wants to put up with a job that
makes you miss life's most important events. Csx can kiss my ass


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 August 2011

Corruption blogger,
Let us ask the same.
How much are you worth? Man that just does not work.


Name: CorruUPtion Blogger
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 08 August 2011

Does anyone  here still believes in "Reaganomics?" Americans are now
feeling the affects of what has not been trickled down! America needs
strong union leadership to put the cross hairs on corporate greed. How
much is your CEO worth?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for N/A
Posted: 05 August 2011

I think I got a job at the Baltimore Coal Pier, in Curtis Bay MD.  Can
anyone tell me if this place is as bad as everyone says it is.  This is
a tough decision, because I have another job making more money offered
to me.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 05 August 2011

9Hey RRJ:

Yeah you right...we might not be so successful so we better keep our
daylight jobs.

A designer clothing line is a logical spin-off. Actually I have thought
about selling pre stained, dingy drawers. I was going to call them Fruit
of Boom, You could choose your own grade...E-1 to E-9 Special. For those
particularly gifted, like trainmasters, that merit a Battlefield
Commission, the Deathcon series...time to duck and cover!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 04 August 2011

NoMo

NO, I don't think porn would be a good thing. Then again it could be a
hidden spin off company for William he can be the star playing all of
the parts plus the production company from fluffer to the caboose.
We'll call it "Yo a Bitch" enterpise. We could branch out to
t-shirts, buttons, posters, clothing line ect... a new phrase like
"SH#T HAPPENS" this time it's "Yo a bitch". Why not incorporate
jeans with boxer shorts? One item sewn together. Except we'll sell
ours with a signature brown skid mark on the back of the exposed
boxers. We'll call it the "William". I think it might work.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 04 August 2011

Cotton

Congratulations enjoy your retirement you earned it.


Name: Cotton
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 30+ years
Posted: 03 August 2011

I am so happy my time is up ! Was it worth puttin 30 + years ? Better
than social unsecurity . Hope y'all are havin fun


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 03 August 2011

Hey RRJ:

I forgot to mention the hard porn operation...of course we would be the
leads but we would have to have personal fluffers and some hos.

Any ideas?


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 03 August 2011

NoMo

Great ideas. I like "Leave it to Goober" NoMo could be the new Eddie
Haskell. Mikey Ward as Ward Cleaver & David Brown as June even the most
infamous line on the show works David says at the breakfast nook "Mikey
weren't you a little hard on the Goober last night?". "Good Morning
CSX" interviews with the likes of William "How's it going at CSX?"
Williams response "Yo a bitch". It works.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 August 2011

Hey RRJ:

Here's one of my ideas...we syndicate. Dear RRJ or Ask RRJ or maybe
Dr.RRJ or Good Morning with RRJ or even the CSX Evening News with RRJ.

I have a friend that will cook up a batch of "Old RRJ" or "RRJ
Black"
which will be aged 12 days or "RRJ Red" aged for 8 days.

Just think, the possibilities are endless...can you carry a tune or
maybe lip sync? You could be next Justin Bieber. How about RRJ and the
Brakemen or RRJ and the Hoggers? Your signature numbers could be
"City of New Orleans", "Train Time" or maybe even "Crazy Train".

I can envision TV shows like "Life with CSX", " Leave it to Goober"
or "RRJ knows Best". Broadway shows like "Phantom of the Main Line"
or "Caboose Boys".

You better start buffing up!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 August 2011

Too RRJ: Why is there so much corruption with rail unions? You seem very
protective of the hole process!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 02 August 2011

NoMo

I wouldn't call a pastie white kid wanna be gangsta' & Goober a fan
club. If we get a few more then we'll discuss needing a manager. I'm
still trying to figure out what is "Yo a bitch".


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 August 2011

Hey RRJ:

You're developing quite a fan club...Can we talk about an agent
agreement and some merchandising?


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 02 August 2011

Thank You! Then the feat was accomplished.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 August 2011

RRJ,
Honestly you are more disgusting than the posters. Just Saying.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 01 August 2011

What is "yo a bitch"? LMFAO. It sounds like some pastie white kid
trying to speak ebonics. If you can't spell how did you get a job on
the railroad? I'm sure you don't know which way the brim of a ball
cap belongs that you wear your boxers outside your pants shoe laces
untied most likely a bad impersonation of a gangsta' rapper. Yeah,
daddy dribbled more than he should of down your momma's leg!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 31 July 2011

William

Is that the best you came come up with? Sonny, the problem with you is
your daddy pulled out early and what would of been the best part of you
squirted down your momma's leg. Now that's an insult!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 July 2011

does anyone know if CSX has done anything about the drug problems at the
baltimore coal pier.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 30 July 2011

I forgot to write the person who got terminated did mention this time
around it was a signal violation in his post. Go and reread it. Plus he
did mention that he had already been previously terminated for a signal
violation. He got his chance with being allowed to return the first
time. The other person might not of broken one of the cardinal sins
before which would of allowed him to get his job back. It's rare for
people to get their jobs back with multiple major violations. It's not
impossible. That'll be determined when ever his appeals case comes
before an arbitrator.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 30 July 2011

Lloyd

I don't regret anything. Why should I do that? The railroad isn't for
everyone never has been. Things could always be worse. Merchant marines
are gone for months at a time, the military gone for years at a time,
long haul truck drivers weeks at a time ect.... Lot's of job have it
worse than the railroad. My father was a military man. Watched my
father leave for Korea in the '50s then Vietnam during the '60s. It
can be a whole lot worse than the railroad. I was married a few times.
Second wife hated the railroad said she needed a 9-5 man wanted me to
take a buy out from the railroad in the '80s. I told her she might as
well leave and don't let the door hit you in the arse. I respected her
honesty. I was on the railroad before meeting her if one had to go it
wasn't the railroad. She should of known what to expect we dated for
two years. No regrets. Children one son that was from a marriage before
the railroad. He was born and raised in California still lives there now
I have two grandchildren. Most of the people I know on the railroad from
my generation are married with children now most have grandchildren.
They did alright takes a good woman.


Name: Peter tb
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 30 July 2011

rrj is a good man.


Name: Evans
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 30 July 2011

rrj

The name of this site is csx-sucks.

How are pengions doing at the park?


Name: Lloyd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years
Posted: 30 July 2011

Neither you or I know the situation of the poster as far as why he got
fired but he stated clearly that someone else is back to work after
doing the same thing he did.  If he had previous offenses and the other
worker did not then I guess he has no defense here but according to what
I read they were on equal terms.  

As far as me quitting, I'm tryin "bubba".  When the opportunity
comes I'm as good as gone.  I'd say you are right about the whole
"adapt or overcome" mindset but this isn't about survival, this
about a company who could care less about most of their employees.  You
can keep making excuses for them all you like RRJ but no sane human
being thinks that the railroads treat their people right, not anyone I
work with anyway.  The only conclusion I can come to with you is that
you probably don't have any children and were probably either divorced
or never married.  If you were married and had kids I wonder what your
relationship is like with them now.  You seem to be someone who puts
work above life and feels like you stuck it out and now are enjoying
your retirement defending a company that probably put you through hell.
 Me and you will never see eye to eye and I assure you its not because
of a generation gap, it is because I put other things first in my life
before work.  I respect you for making it through 30 years out here but
when you look back do you feel like things could have been a lot better?
 You bash me for bashing the company but until they learn that people
have lives outside of moving trains I'll never stop..even if I do quit
or get fired.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 30 July 2011

Lloyd

Boo Hoo! If you don't like the way things are quit (I can't wait for
a response on this one). It's their railroad always has been. When did
that ever change? Even decades ago we were subjected to the whims of
TM's & RFE's that were harsh doling out suspensions & terminations.
All you ever do is write about is how crappy the unions are how unfair
the railroad is. It's all about adapting to the envirement. I know
people that are retired and still bitch about how they hated CSX. When
they worked they were up in the TM's office all the time putting
attention on themselves. I hardly ever saw a TM. The RFE I might of ran
into him in a hallway twice a year one of those was to sign my
certification card. Why is it a lot of people are thriving out here and
a small precentage isn't? 

It's like the person who got terminated. Did you actually read his
situation? This was his second termination. That's a whole different
ballgame. How many terminations is a person suppose to get before the
hammer comes down? If anyone I knew got past two red boards I wouldn't
want them out there working. It doesn't matter if the first one was as
an inexperienced engineer (his words) the other as a conductor. The
second offense no excuses he was still a certified engineer. He should
of known better seeing he got by one red board already. You like making
excuses for every situation. Sometimes people need to grow up an take it
like a man (or woman).


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 30 July 2011

Lloyd

I'm not justifying. I just want it to be accurite. Big difference
there Bubba. Besides it doesn't matter. If people want a chance at
that kind of money then get an education. Seeing they didn't be glad
for what they have it could be worse.


Name: Lloyd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years
Posted: 30 July 2011

Hey RRJ, please don't ever come on here and justify the amount any CEO
in this country makes or compare it to the people on Wall Street.  The
CEO's of many fortune 500 companies and the boards who determine how
much they make have completely lost touch with reality.  There are too
many good people suffering in this country for any of these idiots to
be making the amount they do.  I don't have a socialist mind set but
it's obvious the rich will continue to get richer while the middle
class and below will suffer. I understand we live in a capitalist
society but its obvious that when Michael Ward's salary is about 25
times the highest paid T&E's salary then something is wrong.  Thats
not even including the bonuses, free transportation, free meals, and
free stays that come with that job.  

Hey 3rd generation conductor, be happy that you have a job but please
stop with the burger flipping comparisions.  The railroads treat their
people like shit and the unions arent much better.  Everyone out here
is different, some have children some don't, some are single, some are
married.  Just check out the divorce rate, the amount of men paying
child support, and try to remember the last time you actually made an
event without having a personal day or vacation day in.  Obviously if
you think this is a great place to work it must be because this is the
only job you have ever had or just haven't had the privelage of
working for a company that cares about their employees and families.  

To the engineer who believes he is being discriminated against, I'd be
on the phone with Labor Relations Monday.  If someone was with you got
fired and is back while you are off fired still then you have a valid
complaint.  Being a part of the UTU or BLET shouldn't affect the
amount of time you have off and all involved should have gotten equal
punishment if any was dealt out.  I don't know how much the race
factor plays out here but I have noticed that women do seem to be
allowed more personal business days more often than men.  All I can say
is don't give up on your fight and take it to them even if it means
going to court.  I wish you the best and hopefully you will come back
and share more info in the coming days or weeks about what happens.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 29 July 2011

Corporation Blogger

I don't know where you get your info but it's inaccurite. RR CEO's
don't make the same as bankers or Wall St. You must be including
Warren Buffett he's not the CEO of BNSF but he did buy it for his
Berkshire Hathaway investment. Top railroad CEO's might make a
combined  $60,000,000 a big difference from your estimate of
$500,000,000. Besides who cares what they make. You should of went to
Harvard or Yale to become one of the elite. Railroaders make a decent
living one might not become rich but definitely comfortable.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for N/A
Posted: 28 July 2011

Jobs are few and far between I am a 3rd generation rail worker and thank
god for my job. good pay, good friends and I even get to leave early at
times and still get my 8 hours pay. If you can complain about then go
work at a drive thru window you will be much happier!!!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 July 2011

Hey Corporate 10-20:

Weap?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 10-20 years
Posted: 27 July 2011

Loco Eng 

Still what is our ass??   READ IT AND WEAP


CSX beats Wall Street expectations, pushes operating ratio into 60s
Published: July 20, 2011
CSX-stock-wagner
Photo by Ralcon Wagner
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX posted record earnings in the second quarter,
beating analysts’ expectations and posting an operating ratio of 69.3
percent. In the results, released late yesterday, the railroad paid
dividends of 46 cents per share, a 28 percent improvement over last
year’s second quarter.

Total traffic rose modestly, up 3 percent year-over-year. Food/consumer
agricultural products and forest products posted the strongest gains,
both up 8 percent. Total coal shipments fell nearly 3 percent as
utilities burned more natural gas amid low prices. Strong export
volumes helped offset lagging utility orders, however.

The railroad was able to charge more for its services, however. Revenue
per unit rose 10 percent year-over-year, from an average of $1,666 per
freight car moved to $1,834.

“As our markets continue to expand, CSX is delivering outstanding
results for our shareholders,” said Chairman and CEO Michael J. Ward.
“At the same time, we are taking a number of actions to position the
operations for greater customer demand, now and over the long-term.”


Name: Corruption Blogger Jr.
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 July 2011

The combined net worth of Class I rail CEOs is over $500,000,000.00.
Subtract your income from the amount...or the next union meeting you
attend...add up all member's income and subtract the amount noted and
see what you come up with!


Name: Evans V
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 25 July 2011

@Evans

We all know Peter T B. has said on more than one occasion that he would
violate our agreements in a hearbeat. 

No wonder why they did what they did in chicago, or those 'Bama boys
showing up on his doorstep. Piss on too many people and eventually
someone is going to fling poo.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 23 July 2011

fucking cry babies.......why dont you guys just stick it right in their
fucking ass to get yours....thats what i do.....knocking down 100k a
year


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 21 July 2011

They can't stop anyone from taking their assigned rest days. Don't
people know that if you happen to be working during those day/days they
need to call CMC and request them immediately once back in the home
terminal. I know engineers have an early mark off for rest days, PL,
DV, and vacation call CMC before 1600 to request it then they can't be
called after 2000. There is also a late mark up all one has to do is
request it from CMC it'll streach it to 0400. Not sure if the UTU got
these provisions in their version of the SSA. If CSX is playing with
calling times to avert the FRA mandatory rest it needs to be documented
and given to the LC. I know the BLET had requested such info they're
already aware that it is happening. I see people in my area getting
time off wether it's rest day or FRA which is needed do the high
volume of traffic and being short handed. Seems to me people don't
know how to play the system.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Engine repair, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 20 July 2011

The Union at the railroad will never be strong, unless someone educates
80-90% of its workforce to stop voting for republicans.  Just read the
facts people.  Republicans have already been responsible for many RIGHT
TO WORK states.  They hate unions and will do anything in there power to
bust a union, much like CSX management.  So stop listening to your NON
UNION bosses and do what is right for your much corrupted union at the
railroad.


Name: evans
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 20 July 2011

It is our dm Peter B.  He is causing all kinds of problems on the
nashville division.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 July 2011

Hey Con 1-10:

It seems that CSX is now abusing their own policy. You didn't say
where you worked but it seems to be rather extreme. I haven't heard
the same complaints from the NO&M, M&M or PD.

This should be a concern for the unions since they acceded to the
policy. This should also be a grave concern for the FRA since they
mandated the rest days etc.

Your LC & GC need to be called out on this and you should call your 
FRA representative to notify them. The problem may rest with your
Division manager who has the authority to direct how CMC staffs his
Division!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 20 July 2011

Re: NoMo

I understand what you are saying to a certain extent but the FRA days
are a bunch of crap. The company will hold calls until midnight or give
you a DH to take you off your days. I stayed marked up without a day off
for 3 months without catching the FRA days. I know an engineer that
hasn't took a sick day over 3 year's and has never had the FRA days.
I finally realized if I wanted to see my family I use my 1 sick day
every 28 days and if the board is is exhausted take another sick day
and mark up to catch something. I agree the abuse of a few employee's
have ruined the RR for everyone. We have an engineer now that has been
marked off sick for over 2 weeks straight. The guy has found a loop
hole in the system and is faxing a doctor excuse to a certain person in
Jacksonville before its hitting the attendance policy system. The guy
was notorious for never working and he gets away with it. On the other
hand we have guys like myself who stays marked up the majority of the
time get letters for missing a couple day in 6 months. If the company
would help the people who doesn't take off all the time and reward 3-4
days off a month without penalty I think the employee's would be more
happy.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 July 2011

Hey Con 1-10:

The current attendance policy is the result of years of abuse by a
relatively small percentage of people. It has gotten stricter over the
last 5 or 6 years as the average age of T&E employees get younger
and younger.

Today there are mandatory days off as well as minimum time between
tours. Bonuses are paid (supposedly) for meeting the attendance policy.
Like all other jobs, attendance is not optional.

The unions haven't helped...they defend the no shows and allow the
abusers to continue. CSX is in business to make money...their employees
are a big reason they do, their employees are also their single biggest
expense. 

The railroad is based on team work...you have to be a team player or
you need to find something else to occupy your time and support
yourself and your family. If you are married, your spouse needs to
understand that you don't work because you like to, you work because
you have to. Accordingly, she must also be a team player too. If she's
not willing to be, then there is a decision that has to be made.

The railroad is a tough life but the pay and benefits are way above
average. What work you do is easy and the pay should allow your spouse
to stay home with your children.

Even though I no longer work for CSX, I to have strict attendance
policies. First, I have to beat my wife home or have to have a written
excuse from the Barmaster and, if I'm late with my pick ups the
crewtender is calling. If I derail, I have to answer to the 
FRA (Fraternal Regulators of Alcohol), their the ones that have the
party lights on their cars!


Name: Robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 20 July 2011

Not a fan of attendance policy, even though it doesn't affect me as a
heavy hitter and I work a pool with a drop rule.  This ain't a normal
job by any means, but where else could you work and take off 1 day a
week all year? Get FMLA and mark off every weekend like everybody else.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 20 July 2011

Only people you notice that are Pro attendance policy are the losers
that have a shitty family life or is divorce. I see this all the time
working on the road. The same people who doesn't want off days on the
boards, work 24/7 are money hungry, no family, divorce RR's. I don't
mind the long hours or the work but this attendance policy is crap for
a family life. I would take 1 off day a week and be happy but you
can't get that out here.


Name: just plain krazy
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 19 July 2011

just wondering y and the hell the men cant stick together. the unions do
nothing. the bonus the conductors were supposed to get (by what was said
in the contract) on the first of july was pushed back to the 15th
without the union letting anyone know till the day before.....all
claims whether good or not are being deniedand i know the only guys
that are getting thier claims paid are taking them to arbitration
themselves..... ive been told stories of how combining the UTU and BLE
has fell thru in the past but maybe it is time to try again. im tired
of being screwed by this company, its time for both crafts to come at
the comany with one united union.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 16 July 2011

evans

Hobby? If you say so. I feel sorry for people like you and spongeboob.
I don't need to post on here I do it to try and help others to
understand. You & boob are beyond help. I guess you were part of the
failed experiment of time outs instead of your parents whooping your
behind. Like I stated it's comical your petty insults.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 16 July 2011

yo evans respect your elders or get out of the trade. Thats the way it
is. You remind me of the youth of america (DISRESPECTFUL)


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years
Posted: 16 July 2011

Ok, after 15 years I can honestly say it was NOT worth it. I could tell
you every reason why but im not. just move on.


Name: AWP
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 15 July 2011

Added to article below about Mineral Springs collision:  Speed on impact
48 MPH.


Name: AWP
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 15 July 2011

In response to the rear end collision in Mineral Springs, NC on   May
24, 2011 that killed the train crew:  I work in the Atlanta Division on
the A&WP and regularly speak with crews from Abbeville, SC about the
rear end collision.  I spoke with a man who has seen the download. The
engineer complied to the Approach Signal according to the operating
rules.  The crew then came back out on the power as if they were
displayed a clear signal at the intermediate siganl after the approach
signal.  The engineer blew the crossing a few hundred feet prior to the
collision and turned the bell off just seconds before. They obviously
were awake. This same employee told me that he has come out onto the
main in that area on a short local train and not show up on the
dispatchers board due to the tracks not shunting. Is there a known
problem in this area? Were they running on a clear signal? We will
probably never know cause CSX says the loco-cam was not functioning.
Its funny how if its something that can prove your guilt they always
can get the video but if its a video that can clear your name then it
never seems to work. Go figure.  I heard the NTSB took over the
investigation so maybe we will get to the bottom of it. Big maybe.


Name: evans
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 15 July 2011

rrj

I'm sorry, I'm sure this is your hobby that you so much enjoy. Just
like some feed pengions in the park.  I'm not going to give you any
more  hell just because your an old dumb fuck. Who likes to tell lies
and bullshit about how it use to be.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 15 July 2011

evans

I'm impressed #3 in seniority. If it's true that's just at your
terminal not on the consolidated roster. You don't have enough
whiskers for that sonny


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 15 July 2011

Spongeboob

Everyone dies no one knows when you could keel over at any minute. You
shouldn't wish ill on others. You're right no one would care those on
the railroad would look at it as another notch up in seniority. Fool.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 15 July 2011

Nothing arrogant. We worked when there wasn't any radios using only
hand signals. Which has become a lost art form. There's only one hand
signal today the thumb when that conductor presses his radio. We
couldn't call a dispatcher on the locomotive you stopped to use call
boxes when they lit a light to inform crews that they needed to ring
him up ect...there's a lot more that has changed. No arrogance only
reality. No getting on-off moving equipment no more climbing cars to
tye hand brakes now it's done with brake sticks working hump yards
catching free rolling cars to tye down clear alleys ect...It was a fun
job back then you actually needed to know how to railroad. That's all
lost. You're insults are comical. I'll happily collect my retirement
every month very content with life.


Name: Spongebob
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 15 July 2011

RRJ's response,


"I forgot more about railroading then you'll ever know so has my
peers."

Comments like this shows your true arrogance and stupidity, you think
just because someone has been out here for 30-40 years that makes them
a good railroader?  I have worked with guys with 5 years that knew more
than guys with 30-40 years.  Nobody gives a big flying fuck about your
stories and the way things use to be RRJ.  With that being said go FUCK
YOURSELF you old decrepid fart.  Just keep collecting your check, meet
up with the guys every morning for coffee and tell your stories about
the way things use to be.  Soon enough you will perish like all those
before you and nobody will care, and the mighty CSX will continue
without you and the pre 85 employees like you.


Name: EVANS
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 15 July 2011

RRJ 

LOL Im 3 in seniority bitch.  I don't have anything against old heads
just brain washed old farts like you.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 15 July 2011

evans

You twit. I responded to a "brakemen" not an engineer. I forgot more
about railroading then you'll ever know so has my peers. As for
staying home I'm retired so go fuck yourself get back on the train so
my stock can make me more money. This petty nonsense you have against
oldheads shows your ignorance remember you'll be there one day it
might not be that far off. Oldhead is seniority not age. When the last
of my peers retires ya'll are in for some schidt. It'll be a new
railroad minus agreements that pre-85er's held. To start one board
they won't need assigned jobs they'll be no more prior rights.
You're to stupid to see beyond things.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Engine repair, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 14 July 2011

my daddy didnt work here you spoke that well, I am in about the same
boat you are.  This place is full of journeyman of nothing.  poor
training and only thing they know is strictly memorization.  Most
employees are also job scared.  Because no one else would hire them
anywhere else.


Name: evans
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 14 July 2011

rrj

You ask why are people complaining now.  This site is call csx-sucks. 
A rrer can't lay off at all now due to this policy.  I understand your
too old and stupid to want to be home. Maybe your kids and ex-wife hate
you.  Most of us do want some time with our families.  As far as a yard
job the unions sold ours out on split date and the ones left are remote
jobs thanks again to the useless unions.

most old guys have inhaled too much diesel or are brain washed


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 July 2011

mn

Go find yourself a yard job. That's 40 hours a week w/ time and a half
working rest days ect...The road has always been different classified a
7 day assignment which excludes it from the conventional 40 hour work
week. Nothing has changed it's the same as it's always been. Why are
people complaining now? You knew the requirements before hiring. People
just didn't believe it could actually be this way.


Name: mn
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 1-10 years
Posted: 13 July 2011

The average union member in the United States pays between $400-$500
annually in dues.

What do you pay and what do you get in return.

The average union member in the Unite States recieves 1.5x pay over
40hrs.,and weekends, double time on holidays.

lays off sick over 14.5x yr on a 5 day work week.


Name: Evan
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 13 July 2011

This is a different job than it was when most of us hired out.  Peter
has played a big part in it.  I don't think any of us signed up  to
work 27 of 28 days.  Those fortunate to have an off day very seldom
observes a full calendar day.  If you work part of a day that can't be
counted as an off day.

I know we didn't sign up to pay union dues when nothing gets resolved.
 Just sign the waiver, O they can do that. I'll be off  every weekend
union buisness or company suck if you need me.
What a waste of money.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 12 July 2011

Everyone knew the circumstances when they took the job offer.     
On-call 24/7. I talk to guys everyday who say, "man I can't believe
they called me on my rest, thats crazy, man," or "man, i told you
they would turn that claim down!" (However, we do have a major issue
in this area that needs to be addressed. Its bad enough to work the
hours we do but then you gotta fight for your money. Its not right.)
Again, you knew what you were getting in when you accepted the job and
when you voted in your union representative even if he is a dirty
bastard. I feel like a shrink instead of an engineer. All the bullcrap
I listen to everyday up and down the rails from the conductor or the
guy thats in the yard office whose been here 40 yrs talking about how
he hates working for the railroad. Nobody is holding a gun to your head
making you go to work. If you can't handle the requirmemnts for
employmet then go work at wal-mart or something.  Oh yeah, wait a
minute. Where else are you going to make $100K+ year with a GED or high
school diploma?  You're not! So step-up, shut-up, get out or retire.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 12 July 2011

Depression? Anti-anxiety drugs? Mark off sick if a person needs extended
time off after the second week file for RRB sick benefits. CSX can't
touch you on that one with it's attendance policy. Marking off every
week for appointments will never happen it wasn't possible 17 years
ago without raising red flags. I know back then I went thru some
depression going thru a divorce. The other option is a yard job. Don't
contact the EAP they're only good for drug & alcohol failures it'll do
more harm. CMC has a job to do just like everyone else. People have been
running up on jobs forever that is their right. It doesn't make them
bad people. Running up on jobs at one time was good once back in the
home terminal they waited for their pool to get back in it allowed time
off today they put you back on the board bring your pool back home. The
unions do need to step up to the plate. Last but not least no one is
keeping anyone from leaving CSX. I know people don't like to hear it.
The only other option adapt apparently it's not getting any better.


Name: GL
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 20-30 years
Posted: 12 July 2011

RE: Robofuq


...Sounds like Willard


Name: Robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 11 July 2011

After pulling out of the yard away from home, heard dispatcher tell 3
van trains there were no crews to relieve them, and no room in the yard
for them.  Somebody piped in  "only been a manpower shortage for a year
and a half". The big question now isn't will we make it over the road,
it's will there be a crew at the other end?


Name: evan
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 10 July 2011

This place keeps getting worse... There never has been an attendance
issue only a management one.. 


Everyone stepping up when crew management runs the roster is a fool. 
Cmc wont let you lay off when the need arises but your willing to take
an extra train.. Come on your screwing us all and cmc is laughing at
you.  Cut back en don't step up for a call as engineer.

The unions out here are a big nothing.  They haven't done a thing
about this it's been a year  and now good men are in the steps of
losing their job..

This job has always sucked being away from home for days being
intimidated.  And now getting letters in the mail saying your violation
of the attendance policy.   I worked more hours in six months not
counting hotel time  then those basterds will the entire year. 

I blame the Ble and UtU  FOR ALL OF THIS BULLSHIT.
conductors vote that fat ass lc out of evansville he's one company man
if there every was.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 July 2011

Hey Tired:

So what's new...CSX wants all their contract employees to have one
foot out the door and the other on a banana peel.

Have you tried to get FMLA? Sounds like a perfect reason to apply.
Depression and stress, I'm no Doctor but it sounds work related to me.
Better be careful, if it gets bad enough you might have to get
disability. 

I would present the terminal manager with the charges for the missed
appointments, you won't get reimbursed but it might get his attention.
I'm sure someone with your experience can figure out a way to "get
your money back"!

Have a safe and ethical CSX day!


Name: Tired of being kicked in the t
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 09 July 2011

Hmmmmmmmm. Where to start. I have sought medical attention for
depression. Most likely caused by csx. I have been put on some anti
depresents which require being monitored for the first few months. I
have tried to schedual my appointments on my days off, but to no avail.
It would seem that Gerbles (The guy in charge calling crews) & Himler
(guy in charge of attendance) finds it nesecary to call me to work on
those days. I miss my appointments and get charged for late cancelation
$60.00. So I have started to mark off doctors appointment the day
before. This insures that I will make my nessecary and important
appointments. I have the notes to prove that I was in my doctors
office. They say doctors notes are not acceptable for mark off. They
want me to be their head on a stick and want to give me time off. What
they call step one. So they use their attendance policy is used to
intimidate their employe's from recieving health care. THAT IS JUST
NOT RIGHT. It would seem to me that this FACIST company is hiding out
in America. They say they are American's living the American dream,
but a true American does not treat his fellow Americans this way. They
are greed driven at the expence of thier employee's, customers and the
public. I will be seeking legal advice on this and pray that I can find
a remedy for this in the courts.


Name: Ralph Whitaker Fan Club
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 02 July 2011

I remember some other guys in the Indiapolis MOW department who received
extra special treatment;  Terry Stewart; a B&B crane operator who can't
run a crane but has a company pickup and his crane is  always in need of
repair and he always has an excuse why he can't use the crane.
  Dirty Dave Bales  ran over a utility pole in Avon Yards.  Ralphy boy
swept that under the rug.  Dirty Dave would just hang out after hours
for the OT and he did get with it.

  Mike "MB" Fulp ; the once pride and joy of Dan Justice at
Hawthorne. MB Fulp was caught several times by Ralph and Dano for
padding the payroll and screwing off.  MB was even caught borrowing a
CSX welder truck to use the torch to cut up some scrap metal at his
house.  Ralph and Dan just let that slide.
  It wasn't until MB Fulp was caught by the FRA for lying about
inspecting track when he was really at home that Ralph and Danny-boy
threw him to the wolves.

Rick Perry;  He was promoted to ADE of bridges as a result of putting
an extension ladder against a bridge in the middle of a busy road
without baricades cones,etc.  Needless to say a car came by, hit the
ladder and injured not-to-bright Rick.

Sam Spears;  Ricky made him a bridge manager even though there were two
far more qualified black men who applied for the job.  I suppose being
kicked out of the NAVY for being AWOL too many times and being on the
drug/alcohol rehab program at CSX made him the best choice in Ricky's
wandering eyes.

Josh Huron;  He was told by the Roadmaster and the ADE to drive a
pickup when he didn't have a driver's license.  He followed orders
and was later fired for his efforts.

  We hope that J-ville does give the enema to the engineering
department in Indy and the GL.  Ralph Whitaker should go back to being
a cook.


Name: advancestop
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 01 July 2011

To the conductor  trainee who posted on 12/31/10, about being fired in
training for not being available, I think we went to REDI together. You
aren't missing out on much.  Intimidation 24/7, money is  ok, but good
luck getting your claims paid. .  Go back to flying, VTA.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 30 June 2011

Just a note to say how well I was treated on my Retirement, my Dates
were 1/31/56 to 8/22/07 which equals approx 51 years an 7 months.
The parting words were  " See Ya "! Just wondering if its some kind
of record ? Being Canadian we all got the Big Gazzoo you know where
regarding our Pension, paid into it 25 years 7 month and I get $1143.00
I`am really living :O)CSX wouldn`t let Canadian`s into the 401k even
though we worked under the same agreement ! There I`ve cried enough !
GOD BLESS CSX  :o(


Name: Max Dugan
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 1-10 years
Posted: 26 June 2011

To Joe Preston Fan Club Re: Adam Flowers vehicle accident, Indy, IN.

  Our ADE; Ralph Whitaker didn't care for the track inspector at
Hawthorn at the time so he threatened to fire him or suspend him if he
didn't bid out.  That guy bid out and Adam Flowers bid the Hawthorn
track inspector job in.  Ralph and Dano knew about Adam's driving
history ( past and current ) and told him "to be careful".  About 4
weeks ago Adam Flowers was playing with his phone on Southeastern
avenue and rear-ended a Grandmother and her grandaughter sending both
to the hospital.  Adam's license was suspended at the time and was
given a multitude of tickets.
  The company had Adam change his story from using his phone to
reaching for a spitcan.  I believe it's a Rooster-Fish company policy
to NOT use tobacco products in a CSX vehicle.  The GL boys waited 3
weeks to put Adam out of service pending an investigation or more like
a "sweetheart deal".
  We are all wondering how Mike Flowers and Ralph Whitaker are going to
get their boy out of this one?


Name: matt sanders and matt stamper
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 26 June 2011

Alright, so we finally got a hold of Mrs. Ward.  Mr. Stamper got her in
the ass which is what he is use to and since I am now in Indiana, I
fucked Michael in the ass!!  Good day everyone!!!  Oh, I am sorry, and
the "KISS ASS, NOSY BASTARD" Steve Crain took a dildo in his ass at
the same time!!!LLLMMMMMAAAOOO  Hey Steve, you still going to Pennmary
every Sunday just toi get away from the wife/hemroid??  Just
curious!!:0)


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 June 2011

Hey AJ,

Kinda looks like the folks are not buying in to your financial
planning skills.

Sorry bud keep on looking.


Name: AJ 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 June 2011

Interesting site and very unhappy people....I get a sense that all the
complainers are living paycheck to paycheck! Saving creates a sense of
self-worth and a purpose in life and its rewards including employment.


Name: Nine
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 13 June 2011

Evan

bigfoot and littlefeet  off again  displaced and union


Name: evan
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 13 June 2011

When you miss your off day and tie up at your home terminal. You have
22hrs from that point before your phone can ring.   You were already
entitled to 10hrs due to rest..  The company just gave you an extra
12hrs off not much of an off day.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 June 2011

Conductor
Less than 1

Never worry about the days off, there will be few and that is a (BITCH)
on the flip side, you will get them in a row, month after month. It
would be nice to pick your poison, and that is not going to happen
either.

Time to man up, or go to work for P&G.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 13 June 2011

and the best part of it all, say your rest day is on a wednesday, they
can call you up till 23:59 Tuesday night.  so for example, with the
2hour call they give you, if you get called at 23:45, you show up for
work on your rest day at 1:45 in the morning, work 10-12 hours then get
home in the early afternoon on your day off.  yeah, even though you have
24 hours of from that point, your day is shot


Name: evan
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 13 June 2011

Something needs to be done about these useless  union reps , safety
sucks, and that bitch down in Nashville.

not to mention this attendance policy


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 12 June 2011

Something needs to be done about all these useless people who abuse the
FMLA policy.  It is intended for people who really have a need  to be
off, not the folks who want to go on a weekend harley ride or take a
vacation.


Name: Dong Bageley
E-mail: DavidBrown'sbuttbuddy@csx.com
Employed as: M of W, for 1-10 years
Posted: 12 June 2011

If your talking about the round house in Evansville to call back more
employees then you might want to apply to transportation, MOW, or car
shop. Chris A. is not planning on it. Some guys there state that Chris
A. is scared of the next person they will call back and that is why he
does not do it.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 11 June 2011

Good for the railroad CEO's. I don't think Mikey Ward is worth as much
as you think. He went through a nasty divorce the ex-Mrs Ward has a nice
chunk of change. Which 5 railroads? If you include Warren Buffett and
BNSF then the other 4 railroad CEO's are paupers compared to him.


Name: RR GONZA...
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 09 June 2011

Top 5 railroad CEO's net worth is over $500,000,000.00. Dream big boys
and girls; maybe some day you can go from a "clerk" to a railroad
CEO!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Engine repair, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 07 June 2011

Anyone hear if they are going to call back employees in Evansville, IN?


Name: Evan
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 04 June 2011

cd utu lc been off over a week union buisnes on his fat ass doing
nothing.

He told a young man I worked with that he needed to quit staying
displaced.  whaat  a joke


Name: VAMBO RAMBO
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 04 June 2011

"  Nothing
has changed since the earliest days of our history, you get hammered
on
until you finally stand up and say you are tired of it.  Its about
that
time boys...are you ready?" From I won't bother. This man is 100%
correct when are we gonna stand up and say we have had enuf of the BS
and being treated like convicts. The unions just sit on the side lines
and watch. But noone has any balls today and these new guys they have
them so brain washed and scared to death.


Name: Joe Sleep-Disorder Jr.
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 02 June 2011

Per UTU.org on 6/2/11: "Transport-employees fatigue continues to
kill."
Who's in denial; you or management? Does the latter run trains?


Name: Joe Sleep-Disorder
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 30 May 2011

Sleep disorders can cause fatal accidents and should be addressed with
the proper health care provider--including documentation to your
employer in case of harassment or accidents!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 30 May 2011

To I wont bother: You have watched Hoffa to many times.


Name: Joe Preston Fan Club
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 20-30 years
Posted: 30 May 2011

I won't bother,

  The unions are being run like corporations.  I don't think they give
much of a crap for the people they are supposed to represent.  There are
reps who have been in much too long and like making the easy deals than
actually doing something worthwhile.
  There should be term limits on union reps and actual voting instead
of appointments.


Name: i wont bother
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 22 May 2011

When are you guys going to learn that the better you are at sucking
weiner and the more money you have to stuff in pockets of those who
make the "big decisions" the happier you will be?  The class 1
railroads (CSX included) are running us over like the trains we pull
the throttle on and all we do is bitch and moan to each other, cry to
our spouses, and cry on websites like this one.  Until someone in
charge of one of our great almight unions decides we aren't going to
deal with their shit anymore we will continue to be abused.  Nothing
has changed since the earliest days of our history, you get hammered on
until you finally stand up and say you are tired of it.  Its about that
time boys...are you ready?


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 19 May 2011

Robofuq

The unions have been working on establishing sick pay. The reason we
never had it the road job being 24/7/365 it was the same for holiday
pay the theory was lost time could be made up even if the railroad shut
down. Yard jobs have always had holiday pay. It took the union decades
to get PL days for the road in leiu of scheduled holidays. The UTU got
PL days in 1982 the BLE didn't because we went on a 4 day strike in
1982 over contract negotiations. The BLE finally got them in the mid
'90s. With the stringent CSX attendance policies in effect sick pay
will have to become a reality. It won't/can't happen till the next
contract negotiations. I'm not sure what these dispute/resolution
committees can do but I'm sure wages or benefits are excluded.


Name: Robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 18 May 2011

An article recently in my local news quoted a Bureau of Labor statistic
saying the average American worker calls in sick 14 times a year. Keep
in mind the majority of (other)people work, if not M-F 9-5, at least a
set schedule with scheduled days off. We have to be the ONLY unionized
workforce without ANY paid sick time in the US.  Couple that with the
near impossibility(on the road) of scheduling a a PL day that can
guarantee the day off.  Just my 2 cents.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 18 May 2011

"FMLA is the balance of power against the rigged system of greed" What
does that mean? FMLA isn't a get out of jail free card. What greed? CSX
wanting to make profit. Now with yearly productivity bonuses people are
now linked to CSX in a way never seen before. It's never been a M-F
7-3 job. People wanted rest days now bitch because they can't mark off
when they want to. In any other job outside the railroad they'ld fire
you in a flash for taking time off. Still FMLA isn't to be used in any
other means than what it's intended.


Name: Joe Sleep-Disorder
E-mail: FMLA
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 16 May 2011

FMLA is the balance of power against the rigged system of greed. That's
why your union officers are always involved in company sponsored safety
meetings.
The carriers literally beg union officers against encouraging their
members not to take advantage of needed leave!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 15 May 2011

csx has a strict availability policy & I'm sure that every railroader
knows the answer to the attendance policy & the bids system, its 4
powerful letters, FMLA !!! haha! just like magic!


Name: evans
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 10 May 2011

cd utu lc hiding out on displacement again.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 May 2011

A person who has been dismissed from CSX is no longer an employee at
that time until an arbitrator makes their decision.  They are under no
obligation to CSX.
  How can the company file additional charges and command the person to
attend a hearing when that person is dismissed?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 08 May 2011

I WANT EVERYBODY TO READ THIS. CSX HAS A REAL PROBLEM DEALING WITH
PEOPLE, THEY ALWAYS THINK THEY ARE IN WORLD WAR 3. NOT SUPIRISING
CONSIDERING THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DESPEREATE AND GREEDY AND PAYING OFF
THINGS THEY SHOULDNT HAVE BOUGHT AT ALL OR THE COUNTLESS KIDS AND BILLS
THEY LET PILE UP. OR THEY GOT  TO SHOW PEOPLE THIER BAD ADDITUDE BECAUSE
THEY GOT TO SURVIVE. EVERYBODY SURVIES!!!! THERE SHOULDNT HAVE TO BE A
REASON FOR THIS POST. STOP BAD MOUTHINGAND USE SOME MANNERS CSX, LIKE
EVERYBODY ELSE!!!!


Name: 00H323
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 08 May 2011

Imagine that! I guess ol jim is worn out from all the butt kissing he
has been doing to the new terminal manager. Sure miss rick as local
chairman.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 08 May 2011

Mr. Ward and stockholders,

  D.J. Murphy;  Director of Operations Support continues to send
certified letters to a former employee commanding him to attend a "CSX
hearing" at his own expense.

A.  The person doesn't work at CSX anymore.
B.  The person just doesn't have the money to travel at whim on a
short notice at his own expense.  He's unemployed, remember?

C.  Mr. Murphy & Co. is wasting the stockholder's money.  The postage
cost so far for the various certified letters is around $30.  plus the
cost of paying a clerk to type the letters and take them to the post
office.  The person could be doing something else instead;  Remember,
the person they are sending the letters to has already been dismissed.

D.  The former employee was "railroaded" by just asking for the
racial slurs, sexual slurs,butt/crotch grabbing  and  harassment to
stop.


Name: Evans
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 07 May 2011

utu lc for cd off all week for union now hes hiding out on displacement


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 05 May 2011

NOMO,

OK sorry, I got it.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 03 May 2011

Hey Goober:

I wasn't talking about the rail unions...


Name: evans
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 03 May 2011

utu lc on the cd is always hiding out on bumps and he mentions that
conductors are all hiding what do you expect with this attendance issue


Name: Troy B &  Lee H
E-mail: BLE532@msn.com
Employed as: APE, for 30+ years
Posted: 03 May 2011

HEY RICHMOND, REMEMBER JG MOLTER, SAFETY SUCK? HE IS RETIRED AND NOW
SPENDS HIS DAYS ON CSX-SUCKS.COM....HE MISSED SUCKING OFF THE
TRAINMASTER'S FOR SAFETY MONEY AND OVERTIME, SO MUCH, THAT WHEN HE
RETIRED HE HEARD ABOUT THIS WEBSITE.  HE THOUGHT "CSX SUCKS" WAS A
WEB SITE WHERE HE COULD HOOK UP WITH CSX MANAGERS AND SUCK THEM OFF,
JUST LIKE HE DID EVERYDAY AT FULTON. 

WE STILL GOTTA WORK OUT HERE IN THIS SHITTY WORLD THAT HIS GENERATION
LEFT US, AND HE HAS THE BALLS TO COMMENT OF WHAT OUR JOBS ARE LIKE. 

MOLTER ONE WORD FOR YOU: "R-E-T-I-R-E" 

WHAT A PIECE OF SHIT...


Name: ld
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 02 May 2011

I noticed that too from lc on the cd. Lastweek i asked lc on cd about
whats he doing about getting weekend personal and daily vacation days
available to us again and his response was that you guys quit hiding
out on weekends and work and he may have a leg to stand on gettong them
back meanwhile he takes off company every weekend. i heard from a
engineer he was spotted at the aztar last weekend with some officials


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 May 2011

NoMo,

In my few years on the RR I paid very few months of Union dues. Refused
payroll deduction, just sent a check when the pressure was to great.

Might have made 2 or 3 meetings in 7 years. My Dad was a strong union
person and he sent a lot of signals, all of them bounced off.

My partner was the L&N they had the paycheck, the Union was the
Sucker.

And they are still sucking the blood out of the membership.

Fight as ya might but the check payer will Always WIN.


Name: EVANS WILLE
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 01 May 2011

I WAS RIGHT  cd utu lc marked off GO after 48hr bump


Name: evans ville
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 30 April 2011

cd ble lc  laid off union for another weekend 

cd utu lc   laid off union last two weekends and now is hiding under
displacement for 48hrs im betting he will lay off union after he marks
up


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 April 2011

Hey Goober:

You attend every meeting, vote every ballot and pay all you dues...
to the Curmudgeon Society, don't you?

Can you sponsor RRJ and myself for membership...we're almost through
our training;)


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 29 April 2011

Attend every meeting, vote every ballot. The end result is called an
agreement, in a world of lawyers where no one agrees.

Join your employer, or refuse to join, and keep on paying those Union
dues.

Every Union Employee thinks that the employer is out to screw them, and
that is not the case. They simply screw each other, time and time again
and both sides stay pissed.

Going to rest for a while in the sun.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 29 April 2011

Just so you don't misunderstand my comment on throwing $$$$ at people I
was talking about the members not the union reps. Some people just look
at the money in a proposed contract then ignore the 95% that discusses
work rule changes.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 29 April 2011

Lloyd

You're getting a little far fetched on a conspiracy theory. There's
no bribery or manipulation on getting a contract passed except throwing
$$$$ to blind people then they don't look at the rest of the proposed
contract. That still doesn't explain the lack of interest in the
number of people voting. Worst excuse "It was going to pass anyways".
That's a defeatest attitude. What would the BLE HQ in Cleveland benefit
from manipulating it? Nothing, they represent all railroads not just
CSX. Not all railroads are the same those working on the UP & BNSF
aren't having the problems like CSX. These on-property type contracts
started with the NS back in the mid '90s. We ended up with Tony Ingram
& David Brown they just brought the NS to CSX. When it comes time to
vote in national/international leadership the east coast railroads are
at a disadvantage seeing the west coast has more people which I can
only speak of the BLE. I omitted the "T" because even though trainmen
can belong to the BLET they still fall under the UTU contract &
agreements same goes for engineers belonging to the UTU. If there was
manipulation then why did 25% of CSX the former Conrail properties in
the NE opt out of the 2007 BLE/CSX SSA? Their members voted to not
participate. People need to take responsibilty for their own actions.


Name: lloyd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years
Posted: 28 April 2011

Hey RJ, don't you think that the company could manipulate the numbers
any way the saw fit...especially if a little cash was slipped towards
the people who counted those ballots?  You and I both know that they
were going to have it their way no matter if the people voted against
the contract or not.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 28 April 2011

LE 20-30

Your right it's difficult to make it to every union meeting. On
average a person could make it to 4-6 meetings a year. Which is about
what I did. My point was lack of participation. When the BLET reported
that there was a 52% return of ballots for the 2007 BLET/CSX SSA
that's pathetic. What happened to the other 48%? It took all of 5
minutes to place an X mark seal it in a prepaid envelope and put it in
the mail box. The material had been available for at least a month to
review. I don't think there's anything more important than one's
contract & agreements. I voted against it to many work agreement
changes it would continuosly change thru the BLET/CSX
dispute/resolution committees which ended up with a ton of side letters
that people didn't have a clue about. It ended contracts that were
permanently cut in stone. Then in 2009 the SSA extension was voted on
with it passing so they must like it. It not wise to just look at the
money with these yearly productivity bonuses ect...which is exactly
what people did. Changes to attendance policies ect...were included in
these SSA's. Apparently no one took the time to read it then read in
between the lines.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 28 April 2011

RRJ,  I try and make it to all my meetings, but you have to remember
that its a working craft.  Who has time to make the meetings?  If you
mark off, they want to fire your ass now!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 27 April 2011

Lloyd

I haven't been gone that long less than 2 years. I understand the
frustration. Rules were changing quicker than one could learn them
before they'ld change it again. Carrying bullitens printing copies was
a daily chore then doing the quarterly reissues it was 2"-3" thick or
better. I never understood it. Their ruling people to death so to
speak. Rules on top of rules when you already had a sufficent amount of
rules in place. Management when I left 90% didn't have previous
railroad experience if they had any mabey a year at most. It was a
joke. I didn't get frustrated I just let them think they were in
charge. I did things their way it seemed to always make me overtime. If
they were sitting in their cars watching I just made sure everyone was
aware and go strictly by the book. I had a few heated discussions when
they'ld harrass newbies on the lead while we were trying to switch. No
one should be made to feel uncomfortable while doing their job. 

The unions never had the right to strike under the RLA that'll never
change. When I mention change I'm referring to issues that are local.
One of the last BLET meetings I attended they were discussing sending
5-6 people to confront the GC because of frustration of being ignored.
Worst thing happening are these on-property contracts. The unions are
moving away from power in numbers with national contract negotiations
but left one important issue healthcare under national negotiations.
That doesn't make sense. Last elections for local officers I help
count ballots seeing I didn't run for an office for the first time in
25 years seeing I was retiring a total of 30% bothered to vote. Whose
fault is it when people aren't involved? It wasn't that long ago
union meetings were standing room only now if lucky 10-12 people show
up. Whose fault is it? Don't you think the railroads know this fact?


Name: Lloyd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years
Posted: 26 April 2011

Hey RRJ, you don't have to get too personal if you don't want too, but
just how long have you been retired?  I'm just curious because I've
always wondered the kind of rule changes you saw or if you were around
to see just how bad the management is now out here.  One of the biggest
issues I have with our unions is that they don't ever talk about what
is bothering all the men out here or do anything about it for that
matter.  We get contracts forced on us and we have all heard we cannot
strike so what good does negotiating do when we have no power anyway? 
The way I see it, I'm paying a monthly fee for very little
representation or none at all.  Some LC's actually do their job and
some are just out for the time off and couldn't get a claim paid if
their life depended on it.  From what I have seen happen since I got
hired, it seems like CSX has both unions in their back pocket and its a
"if you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours" game.  Obviously the
lesser of two evils are the unions but with this ridiculous new
attendance policy and bid system that completely favors the company by
making sure everyone has a spot or is cut off makes you wonder just how
hard our unions fought for all of us.  Hey, maybe I have it all wrong
but it seems like everyone is fed up with shit out here.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 26 April 2011

J.V. "PISSYPANTS" MILLER  SELKIRK NY   SOMEBODY PUNCHED THAT PIECE OF
CRAP J.V. AND HE PISSED HIS PANTS AAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHA


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 26 April 2011

When I left in 2009 it wasn't the same railroad in which I hired out. I
certianly won't disagree that it's hasn't become a difficult place to
work. I also realise that once those gauretees were put in place on the
extra boards plus rest days on freight pools life on the railroad was
going to change. The only reason time off wasn't an issue years ago
was because we didn't have rest days without a gaurentee on Xboards
they loaded them up an it was feast or famine while working it. As for
the LC's the members voted them in office. They can be voted out next
election in fact they can be removed by impeachment on a majority vote.
If that happens the 1st VLC takes over if there is more than 6 months
left in a term then a special election must be done to vote in a new
LC. There are remedies people just don't take the time to avail
themselves of them to take action it's easier to complain. If you've
been a conductor for 30+ you should know this already.


Name: almost
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 26 April 2011

RRJ

I've red your post countles number of times.   These young rroaders
are right..  This place does suck and the unions are in bed with the
company..  Our LC has been off since 23rd ub was available for a day
before that when he was laid off co. HEy thats what you get when you
vote a good man out and put a newhire in.   

My point being is its hard to take getting charge letters in the mail
because you laid off 25hrs in 28days meanwhile the lc has been off all
week with the company.  LC greatest responce "they can do that"

System Notice 108  should have never happened the unions didn't do
anything  and if nothing can  be done why belong to a union. 

P.S PETE is a fag

P.S.S JiM is his old lady


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 26 April 2011

Alright I guess some of you can't handle the truth. You want someone to
feel sorry for you wipe your snotty little noses ect....Whatever
happened to being a man? Taking responsibility for your own actions.
When a newbie admits he has nothing to lose he hasn't spent that much
time at CSX and hates it. Why stay? Walmart, McDonalds, Burger King
ect...are hiring. In Fact last week McDonalds had a session trying to
get 50,000 hired in one day. As for being "brain dead". I just
collect those nice RRB retirement checks every 1st of the month. People
ask all the time what are you doing with yourself now that you're
retired it's always the same answer "Anything I want". So whose
really brain dead Junior? You're the one out there whining about the
mean old TM's hiding in the bushes. Complaining you have no time at
home the unions suck ect..... Well, I did it for a lifetime now I'm
collecting the rewards. Quit if you don't like it that's always an
option. lmfao


Name: oby
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 25 April 2011

rrj 
your full of shit and brain washed


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 25 April 2011

CDSUCKS

You do have a choice. If you don't like it already why stay. Chump
change? I take it you can find a better paying job elsewhere. It's not
going to get any better. Quit then you'll only be a statistic quickly
forgotten 1 out 5 quit within the first year. It's not for everyone.
As for the union I'm sure you've never been to a meeting but I'll
give you credit mabey one. You haven't a clue how it works. They
aren't there for your beck & call unfortunately the local LC's have
to work for a living also. The unions are only as strong as it's
members. There are hundreds possibly thousands waiting to get a rail
job. I guess some people haven't starved enough to appreciate what
they have on the railroad.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 24 April 2011

RETIRED NOW, HAD A 36 YEAR CAREER. IT WAS MOSTLY MISERABLE. FOR THE LAST
10 OR 12 YEARS OF MY CAREER I REALIZED THAT CSX IS JUST A JOB. DON'T
TRY TO MAKE A SILK PURSE OUT OF A SACK OF PIG DUNG. JUST A JOB, IT WILL
NEVER CHANGE, JUST GO TO WORK, & GO HOME, GET YOUR MONEY & GO HOME &
FORGET THAT CSX EVEN EXIST UNTIL YOU DRIVE BACK ON THE PROPERTY. IF YOU
ARE IN LOWER MANAGEMENT, YOU ARE SCREWED. IF YOU TRY TO MAKE RAILROADING
MORE THAN JUST A JOB, CSX WILL CONSUME YOU. THE RAILROAD IS NOT YOUR
LIFE. YOUR LIFE IS YOUR FAMILY & YOUR HOME..    IT IS JUST A JOB....  
YES, IT DOES SUCK..  GET THROUGH IT, YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE RETIREMENT..
  THERE ARE 6 SATURDAYS & 1 SUNDAY EVERY WEEK.. THE RETIREMENT PLAN IS
SO MUCH BETTER THAN SOCIAL SECURITY, IT WILL MAKE ALL OF THE LONG HOURS
AND BEING AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILY & MISSING MOST OF YOUR KIDS GROWING UP
EVENTS WORTH IT, MAYBE EXCEPT FOR THAT MISSING THE KIDS THINGY, IT WILL
BE WORTH YOUR WHILE. ALL OF THOSE CROSSING ACCIDENTS, I PERSONALLY WAS
IN MORE THAN 60. SEEING PEOPLE CUT IN HALF, PEOPLE WITH THEIR HEADS CUT
OFF, DEAD, BRAINS ON THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. CRUSHED, DEAD BABIES &
CHILDREN, SEVERED ARMS, LEGS, THE SMELL OF SOMEONES GUTS OPENED & FECAL
MATTER, YOU WILL NEVER FORGET THOSE SMELLS & SIGHTS. YOU WILL HAVE
EARNED YOUR RETIREMENT. SO ENJOY IT. YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE IT... DID I
SAY, "IT'S JUST A JOB."


Name: CDSUCKS
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 23 April 2011

I wish I had another choice.   I haven't been out here no time and I
can tell this place does suck and our unions suck worse..

I'm living out here no chump change is worth this.. 
Hey fat ass union rep quit laying off to blow Peter.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 23 April 2011

Robofuq

It's gets even worse. Under bids your vacation with the automatic mark
up is just 7 days if someone wants a few more days better schedule PL or
DV days. I didn't like the bid system at least not the way it was done.
There wasn't a lot of thought put into it.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 23 April 2011

Cond 1-10

Lawsuit? Attorneys? It would never happen. All union options must be
exhausted which includes arbitration. By the time that happens the
statue of limitations for a court case would have expired. What would
you sue over? Breach of contract? Let the LC handle it. Good advise
quit taking 48 hours. What contract are you under at this time? If you
fall under the new UTU/CSX SSA that 48 hours is gone. Bids might of not
started up at your area but the old agreements are gone.


Name: Robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 23 April 2011

Displacement time will eventually be a non-issue, when conductors go
under the bids system like the engineers have now.  It's already in
the mainframe.  It is only a matter of time. This company wants you to
spend most of your life working, or waiting for the phone to ring. Read
the section 6 notices for the current contract negotiations.  CSX wants
to improve your home life while minimizing time unavailable. HUH?!?!?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 22 April 2011

those who are being charged for riding their 48 hour bumps. should hire
an attorney because 48 hour bumps are contractually allowed,and any
breach of that contract is grounds for a lawsuit.


Name: M Ward
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 30+ years
Posted: 17 April 2011

BNSF Fatal rear end collision. Crew member warned about laying-off?
Numbers game would require 3700 TE&Y system wide to combat fatigue for
an additional $250,000,000 in wages and benefits!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 16 April 2011

I wonder where that scab ass Cody wiil go?


Name: Eddie
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 16 April 2011

This place does suck..  I do have a lot of money saved. I don't have to
spend any. I'm never home if anyone is thinking of coming our here. 
Save yourself a lot of headache and find a different job.   

There all kinds of people on fmla so they can just layoff ever now and
then.

The union reps are all laid off company.

Not a one thing has been done about this joke of an attendance policy.

All conductors out there  they're starting to charge men for being off
displaced again. So thats over now also.

Not sure if I hate csx or the two jokes of a unions most


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 April 2011

2010 FRA On Duty Fatalities - CSX Leads 753 Railroads

http://csx-corruption.com/2010-fra-on-duty-fatalities-csx-leads-753-railroads/

Thanks to this sites administrator for helping distribute this
information!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 12 April 2011

J.V. MILLER  IS A LOSER RETARD.  A TRAINEE KNOCKED HIM OUT A COUPLE
MONTHS AGO.  THIS GUY IS A PIECE OF S#*& IM SURE NOBODY DISAGREES.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 11 April 2011

********** DATELINE----APRIL 11th 2011**********


********* NEW SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY FINDS THAT THE LAWS OF GRAVITY DO
NOT APPLY ON CSX TRANSPORTATION PROPERTY...... THE PLACE JUST
SUCKS......


THAT IS ALL*******************************************


Name: Oh
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 11 April 2011

Sure would be nice if Murphy would take his fat ass back to Avon, and
open a spot for one of guys who wanna work.


Name: terry
E-mail: terrycarter5@yahoo.com
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 07 April 2011

thanks for all the advice,, i have talked to someone ,,and i think we
are going to move forward...and to prove i'm not joking C.S.X if your
reading this , check my id h9367,,, now lets play


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Engine repair, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 04 April 2011

why would anyone want to work at this sorry outfit, all of these stories
are true on here, and I know they are.  You people are being treated
like slaves, anyone with any kind of trade or other skills, can make
more money and be treated better.  Everyone should write letters to
your congress and let them know how crooked these so-called unions are.
  This is the most corrupt bunch of shit that I have ever seen.  With a
lot of people writing these letters, we can unite and stick together,
you can basically bypass your crooked union and unite and conquer these
crooks.  And that my friends is forming a real UNION.


Name: cater
E-mail: terrycarter5@yahoo.com
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 29 March 2011

i'am lookin for a good Discrimination lawyer please e-mail me at
terrycarter5@yahoo.com


Name: Howard Cunningham
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 March 2011

Fonzie

Just apply and try.  Best to never say they fired you just say you had

another issue.

Mr. C


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 27 March 2011

fonzie

First off no need posting on every thread. Secondly you're screwed
maybe a shortline will hire you. I doubt any class 1 would give you
another chance. Being furloughed is at times a way of life on the
railroads.


Name: fonzie
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 March 2011

I worked for csx 2 years ago due to being layed off every other week i
decided not to go back after i begged a diffrent company to hire me
back for the secomd time due to the railroad layin me off To make a
long story short i was sent a letter of termination in the mail sayin i
didnt mark back up in the required time My craft was trains and engines
I was thinking and wanting to get in a track gang would csx consider
hiring me back? And would any other railroad hire me Or am i basically
screwed for being terminated from csx With other railroad outfits? Any
insite on this topic id greatly appricate it thanks ;]


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 25 March 2011

feez

Times have changed there's more rest time then years ago. BLE got the
engineers 10 hrs undisturbed rest back in the '90s. Under the FRA
it's now manditory 10 hours. Under the BLET SSA an engineer can drop
their pool to the bottom once a half they can schedule early mark off
for rest days. Then throw in the FRA manditory 6/2 and 7/3 more time
off. Today there are PL,& DV days we didn't have them years ago. Sure
it's tough only being at CSX for 6 years but longer you stay PL &
vacation time increases. That takes seniority. You can't get it
overnite it's never worked that way at any job not just the railroad.
The railroad is what it is. No one ever told them it would be easy.
I'm sure it was discussed in hiring sessions at the REDI center then
they got a taste of it while training. That's 3 chances to quit before
getting marked up.  

Then "feez" you want to stir it up with you'll never make as much as
an oldhead. Guess what 4 decades ago I didn't make as much as an
oldhead. That takes SENIORITY. No golden spoon out here. More a person
works the more they make. That's one thing I never questioned. I never
looked at what someone else made. Trip rates brought everyone up to par.
I will commend the LC at my terminal he wasn't an oldhead he took the
time an established trip rates that were pretty accurite. He didn't
accept a first offer like a lot of LC's. You accepted the job offer as
it is. That's your fault not CSX. You make good money sure in the
begining years it might be tough but that should make a person tougher.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 March 2011

Hey Other:

Unless things have changed, there was always an eight hour window.
For Trainmen it was R8, for engineers it was 10. If you were lucky
enough to hold a regular yard job or extra board job, you had a day(s)
off. Might not be the day you wanted but...oh well! 

On the road side unless you worked the extra board or a mine run with
days off, the only way you got time off was to mark off. The RR is like
a marathon, you must pace yourself.

Today, the FRA requires mandatory time off!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 March 2011

8 hour window is what the Unions need to do. Call me or leave me alone.
That will never happen, because the Union has no Power. They are so
weake as not to ask for it.
An 8 hour window 24/7 would be so nice for train crews. However now we
have the Guarantee. How about doing away with the Guarantee, and
getting the lay off privileage. Now that is a real deal.

So many options for the Unions to work on, yet they do nothing.


Name: been there, done that, left
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 24 March 2011

http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/2011-03-23/

if the unions had any backbone, we'd have an eight-hour window every
twenty-four hours when we're required to take a call. the RRs don't
care that being on-call 24/7 for 12 hours on duty plus transit time
will send you to an early grave. they don't care that you'll wake up
one day and realize that you haven't seen your kids in years, since
your wife left. apparently they don't even care that it's UNSAFE to
be forced to work on a freight-train full of HAZMATs when you're
tired. it saves them money in the short-term, and that's ALL that
counts to them. when things go right they always take credit - when
things go wrong it's always the employees' fault.

you'll NEVER make as much money as the old-timers, but you'll spend a
lot more time away from home doing it.

for anyone without friends or family (or self-respect) CSX can be a
great place to work. but as soon as you start talking about marriage,
friends or family you have to decide whether you want to be around for
people you care about or married to the railroad. you can't have both,
and most wives won't put up with the RR. they'll leave and take your
money, house and kids when they go.

the RR has to up their game if they want to attract and retain
responsible and capable employees in the 21st century.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 24 March 2011

366 days,8 days a week,25 hours a day...This is what is expected of a
CSXT employee...We know it's impossible,but if there was a way to get
around it and put an extra dime into Burrus' bonus fund,they'd damn
sure find a way to incorporate it.God forbid a man/woman to want to
spend time with his/her family or have a medical condition that needs
attention or possible surgery.P.T. Burrus doesn't care about an
employee,nor the welfare of that individual's family.So long as Burrus
looks good for those above him,and puts a big fat check in the bank at
the end of the year,he could care less if you and your family are
starving and no longer have medical coverage.CSX claims to be about the
safety of an employee,but you can do everything right in accordance with
the rules for your entire time of employment and never miss a day,never
"sharp shooting", and never get so much as a fkn cookie.Take one step
backwards into a spot you were just in,you will get fired.Take one day
off to be with your family,you will be fired.Take a day off to go in
for a surgery,you will be fired.Leave a piece of paper that has nothing
to do with your division out of your mountain of papers to carry,you
will be fired.Miss a day of work because you were told the company will
be shut down due to holiday and they call you in anyways,and you miss
the call,you will be fired. So while you're sitting in your cold
dwelling,never smiling,never a kind word spoken between you and your
spouse,wondering where your next meal will come from,and fifiguring
where to cook it if you had one,people despising you and thinking
you're a loser for not being employed,wondering how you're bills are
going to be paid,hoping like hell that you or a family member doesn't
become sick or injured because of no medical coverage,and you just wish
life would end, STOP and think about your "so-called" managers and
bosses sitting in the warmth of their own homes,eating steak and
"high-fiving" each other,smiling at their wives and enjoying their
children,and laughing at you because they fired you for a reason that
was immoral and injust,not only in moral man's eyes,but in those of
God himself."Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" does
not apply in CSXT. This company is not for the welfare and safety of an
employee. It's about who can fire the most employees and who can make
their wallet the fattest amongst it's managers. Diversified and ethnic
my ass. I've spoke my piece and these aren't opinions. They are facts
based on my knowledge and experience in the 6 years I've been with
CSX. Peace be with all my fellow employees and their families.
Management can kiss it and find their own way in life......Thank you.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 24 March 2011

If you want to watch your children grow up be part of their life don't
go to the interview. It's a railroad you'll be gone most of the time.
No one takes advantage of anyone on the railroad. It is what it is. When
a person gets called to work they never know for long they'll be gone
or how long they'll be at home till the RR calls to go back to work.
There are no scheduled jobs on the road a person is on call 24/7. There
were times I didn't see family for weeks because I'd get home in the
early AM and back out before they got home from school & work. It's
not for anyone that feels a strong need that they have to be with their
family. The plus side it will provide a decent living with healthcare
and a good pension.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 March 2011

Hey guys ! Going to an interview next week for "Freight Conductor"...
anybody got any inside info on what i can expect from this job and
company? Im not afraid of hard work, but I am afraid of being taken
advantage of. I have two small boys, and seeing them grow is important
to me. however, so is a decent paying job to provide for them.

Thanks guys, any info or comments would be great!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 24 March 2011

Don't know Chuck Baker. I know John Baker is an arsehole. I'm sure
when he retires as a RFE CSX will be a little better to work at.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 22 March 2011

What did Baker do?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 19 March 2011

Chuck Baker will burn in Hell someday.  Wonder if he will still get joy
out of hearing himself talk and patting himself on the back.


Name: robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 18 March 2011

I made the best of it. Working third actually gave me more time with my
family then any other shift.  Now I got enough whiskers to hold a good
spot on the road, and even though I can hold a yard job with weekends
off, the money is too good to pass up.  With a 14 day move available
with the B+O,  I can bounce into the yard when I need a break, without
losing too much.  Money or time off.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 17 March 2011

Robofuq

When I left 18 months ago the best I could hold on a yard job after 32
years was second shift if I was lucky Sun/Mon off never a full weekend
that took 34+ years to get. Which didn't bother me. I liked it better
less officials you could sleep in late still get things done around the
house and if you got off at 2300 still go out for a few drinks.


Name: Robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 15 March 2011

When I worked the yard, I remember griping about being stuck on third
shift.  An old head overheard, and piped in "That does suck.  You know
what's worse? One day you'll stop breathing!"


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 March 2011

Lloyd

I don't know what to say. It's either adapt or be miserable. I just
thru the Chipolte thing in there because I found it funny in an article
I read that morning they got busted using 40 illegals in of all places
Washington DC. Beat CSX at their own game go by the rules slow it down.
That's not happening there are a lot of people getting time in the
street violating the rules doing short cuts. Like suzannah wrote when
she got hired the training was bad now it's 10 times worse. I got a
call from a friend that finally got in engineer training after 4 years
CSX decides their going to promote them early cutting the training by a
month. Was CSX short handed? CSX has engineers cut back. Seems it's
just cutting cost. 

Lloyd the only jobs left to be home every night for the family is the
one man remotes in the yard. The few engineer yard jobs left in
Richmond it takes 33+ years to hold.


Name: lloyd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years
Posted: 13 March 2011

Guys, I don't know how long you have been reading this site but I've
been trying to get a sick out for at least two years now.  Is that the
answer? Probably not..but it will get them where it
hurts..availability.  I know I know, some will say we are railroaders
and we should live like their slaves since they pay us so well and
people are lined up waiting for our jobs.  Horse shit.  This company
treats people out here like trash.  If it's not screwing someone out
of some claim, it's working someone so much they are becoming an
insomniac from never being able to sleep because they are so damn
tired!!  Take the lifestyle, being away from family, and the fact we
have to take anything the company throws at us (hello union) working
for CSX basically sucks.  Oh, I shouldn't single them out, I mean most
all Class 1 railroads who could care less about anyone who works over
the road.  It's only a matter of time before a major disaster or
tragedy happens out here because everyone is fed up, tired, and
aggravated with the way things operate out here.  If you aren't tired
of it, this is probably the only job you have ever had or you just like
to suck on CSX tit.  Hey RRJ, I'm almost ready to start flipping
burgers or bagging groceries, wont be long now.


Name: Ray
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 13 March 2011

Fred and Jim Bob,
     I agree with both of you.  I have not been out here very long but
I am a 4th generation railroader and know what things used to be like. 
I also understand that change is sometimes good.  However, this SSA deal
with the L&N and all of that is a bunch of bullshit.  I was hired before
it all took effect and now they have said that they went back to the
original signature date of June 2010 even though the L&N didn't sign
until October.  If its a "system" wide deal then how can you go back
and date it prior to when the last part of the "system" signed it. 
Now I'm questioning whether or not I even have a future with CSX.  So
now you're telling me that a person from God knows where can come and
kick me as long as they were hired before me???  How does that make
sense?  The quick cure to all of this is for the MEN and WOMEN of this
company to stick together.  But you can't get that because there are
too many greedy bastards who want to suck on the company and kiss their
asses.  I say vote the union members out and get someone in there who
will stand up for the men.  Let the company try to pay me off if I were
a union rep and see what happens!!!  They are simply out to fuck us to
get what they want.  We, the hard working employees, need to stand up
and do what we can to fight for our rights.


Name: Fred
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 13 March 2011

Jim Bob,

I agree with you.  I think most of our upper union officials are on the
take. (Both unions) The leadership isn't worried about us, until
election time.  I find it amazing how at election time, suddenly they
are interested in our concerns and working conditions.  I think there
should be time limits on all of our upper union officias.  The ones
that negoiate our contracts should have to come back out in the field
and live under the same agreements they forced on us for several years
before they can retire.  Maybe if they had to face the people they
screwed over, they'd think twice.

If you need a recent example of the union selling out their members,
look at what the UTU did to the L&N Conductors last year.  The UTU
withdrew from the national agreement when they presented their members
the Conductor's SSA.  When the agreement didn't pass, the UTU
leadership told the L&N conductors, guys.....Ahhhh..... we withdrew
from the national agreement and no longer have an agreement to fall
back on.  If you guys don't accept th SSA agreement you voted down,
we'll have to take what ever CSX offers us.  When the UTU went back to
CSX, CSX offered them even less than before.  

What a shock


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 12 March 2011

Jim Bob

Hate is a strong word. The BLET membership voted in these SSA style
contracts only looking at bonuses not the agreements that can
continiously be modified by BLET/CSX dispute resolution committees. In
2007 I spoke my piece against this style contract when the GC's and VP
Paul Sorrow held town hall meetings around the system to get this
passed. It fell on deaf ears. The worst issue is only 50% of the
members bothered to take 5 minutes to vote for the 2007 SSA and it's
2010 continuation. Did you vote? No one admits to not voting that would
make them look foolish. I don't know anyone still working that hates
CSX they dislike it's policies it's management style ect....but they
don't hate it. If someone feels that strongly then they should quit. I
know the economy sucks blah blah blah!!!!!! The truth is it's their
railroad do what they want. The unions ignore the harshness of these
policies especially the one on attendance. I just read Chipolte fast
food joints are hiring seeing they got busted again for hiring illegal
immigrants. I'd be more worried about the attitude of states like
Wisconsin, Ohio, Illinios, Indiana, Idaho ect...stripping state workers
unions of their rights. After it's all done the private sector will be
next. Guess what the railroads under the RLA have a lot of federal
restrictions. A bad union is a lot better than no union. That's where
this new generation of railroaders have to get involved get active in
their locals/divisions it can get worse.


Name: Jim Bob
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 12 March 2011

I agree with you Joe. They try to screw the employees any way they can.
If it was up to the company pricks we would never be off. The union is
paid off or they wouldnt agree with half the shit the company forces on
us. All the unions do anymore is take our money and dont do a fucking
thing for us. It makes me wanna puke to give them a peice of my pay
check.This job sucks more everyday Id say at least 90% of the veteran
employees feel the same way. Almost everybody I know hates this outfit.


Name: Joe
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 09 March 2011

Hey,On The Road Again.

You're right, if you're working 6 or 7 days in a row, you should have
3 days off, but CSX has found a way around it. 

I was called for the Q593 last month at 2200.  We took the train from
Avon to Terre Haute.  We tied down the train and closed out our time
ticket at 0420.  The Q594 inbound brought their train into Terre Haute.
 We got on, headed to Avon, and our new time ticket started around 0500.
 

You would think, HEY NEW TIME TICKET ON A NEW DAY.  This counts towards
the number of days in a row you've worked!!!!  WRONG.  I worked 6 days
in a row on the conductor's extra board.  But because CSX said that
they consider taking one train to a location, then bringing another
train back from the same location as you delivered a train, without
time off in between trains combo service, its sorry about your luck,
and I had to keep working until my day off. 

I worked 6 days in a row, and the UTU rep I spoke to sided with the
company.  I can see why the old heads are saying the UTU now stands for
U Took Us.  

I have no issues working on my rest, and I'll work any train I am
called for.  I knew what I signed up for when I took this job.  In my
humble oppinion, every time ticket on a different day should count
towards earning that 6 and 2 or 7 and 3 rest.  Not the jobs that the
company decides should and shouldn't count.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 07 March 2011

APE,
Eat less, sleep less, should be, Sleep less, eat more. No way to sleep
a little and not be hungry. RR folks can sleep for hours and never eat
a thing. ????
Off to Daytona with my old 77 BMW Friday. Yep the end of Bike week,
Just the way I like it. Roll into the Hampton Inn on the south end
around 2-4 pm Saturday, and ride A1A for a few days. I do love being a
Senior citizen with both ends of a ride kinda at will.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 07 March 2011

A simple survival guide: A proper diet; if you sleep less--eat less.
Stay completely away from the gloom and doomers. A dollar earned and a
dollar saved...presents a purpose in life.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 06 March 2011

NoMo

If it was a woman I'd be going to Daytona & NOLA. It's some work that
needs to get time that has time constraints. It's alright. Hopefully
it'll have good end results.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 04 March 2011

Hey RRJ:

Busy? Must be important...what's her name? ;)


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 04 March 2011

It's not going to get any better. Why should it? What others percieve
as being unfair working conditions they knew about before they made the
choice to hire then decided to continue on thru the training process.
It's the railroad and they move freight. The lifestyle fits those with
military experience especially retirees better than anyone. If people
think it's going to change they better get resigned to the fact it is
what it is. I do think the unions should get up off their lazy arses
and do something about these attendance policies. Of course if they did
they'll always be those who'll take advantage of mark offs. It can get
worse after these rebellious governors and states that are trying to do
away with public service unions right to collective bargaining get
their way it'll happen on the private sector next. If people don't
think corporations aren't in the shadows behind this then their just
plain ignorant.


Name: Lloyd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years
Posted: 04 March 2011

Hey On the Road Again...

You make some good points but me and you both know the railroads play
games with these FRA days.  You can be on 5 straight in the hotel and
they will call you at 1205 on purpose!  You lose your straight time and
the same scenario could happen again and again.  

As far as the soon to be wife or wife of the man who is working for
CSX, prepare to deal with this until he either quits or you quit.  This
company doesn't give a shit about you, me, or anyone else who has
anything to do with the railroad.  They say they pay us on
"inconveniance" and if that is true we all should be making over 6
figures.  

By the way, most guys who do enjoy their jobs for any railroad..not
just CSX, probably have comfortable yard jobs, some kind of normal
schedule, or they have completely lost touch with reality and have just
accepted this lifestyle because they know they wont find another job
that pays as much.  It's really a sad state of affairs.


Name: On the Road Again
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 03 March 2011

I have been married to my wife for 15 years and CSX for the same length
of time.  The lifestyle,is not for everyone. It can be one of the most
unhealthy, and will dramatically shorten the lifespan of those who do
not take care of themselves and what they put in their bodies.

To all potential wives and wives of new hires, etc...If you don't like
it have your man get out now, or you get out. This site is CSX-Sucks,
but I will say it work/rest is not a CSX thing, it is a railroad
thing...Your man still got his 24 hour rest day, just when he gets off
duty...we all have done it before...on the other end of the spectrum I
have rode the extra-board for 2-3 days without working right into a
rest day...sometimes you win/some you loose.

Some advice for you and your man...a true railroader never makes firm
plans, and if he has to be off he will find a way(although it is
getting harder to do).  I have missed birthdays, anniversaries, etc,
luckily for me my wife has been understanding, and we always make sure
my time at home (between runs, rest days, and vacations) is special
family time.

If your man is working so much, day for day as you say, 7 Days in a row
by law he would be getting 3 days off in a row see the 2008 Federal
Hours of service law. If he works 6 days in a row, 2 days off.  276
hours per month working and no more...

Back in the olden days before(1970s), it was 16 hours on duty, 8 hours
rest, no monthly cap, no rest days.

Before the current 2008 law it was, up to 12 hours on duty, 8 hours
rest when on duty less than 12, 10 hours rest when you outlawed(us hogs
would show relieved at 11hrs 59 min, just so we could turn faster and
not have to take 10 hours off)


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 03 March 2011

Disgusted CSX Wife
Are you a wife or fiancee? I would suggest you do not marry the guy,
that's the way the RR works and a nagging wife won't make his life
any easier.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 03 March 2011

My fiance has worked for CSX less than a year, and I am CERTAIN the
sudden appearance of gray hairs in his head are because of his job.  He
is a conductor on the East coast.  Let me talk about this craziness for
a moment.  I have plenty to say but will stick to the subject of work
schedules.  
  These CSX conductors work 6 days/wk, sometimes 12 hrs a day (14 if
you include the travel time to & from their job locations).  They get
10 hrs of rest time after clocking out.  Something that has been
grinding my gears lately is that my fiance will be working like this
all week, then the day before his day off, they will CALL HIM IN for a
job that works him INTO his DAY OFF.  So let's say you work Monday
through Saturday, you get off work Saturday morning around 10am.  At
8:01pm, CSX can call you (because that's your 10 hrs of rest).  So
now, it's the night before Sunday, (your rest day) and you're getting
ready to chill out, relax, watch a little TV perhaps and go to bed for
the night with your wife.  Your phone rings at 8:50pm and it's CSX
calling you in for a job that starts at 11pm...  Technically it is
still Saturday, but in 1 hour after the job starts, your day off
begins.  You certainly aren't getting called in to only work for 1
hour!  So you go in at 11, then end up working until 11am Sunday, your
DAY OFF.  By the time you clock out & get home, it's 1pm and pretty
much your off day is shot.  Now imagine they do this to you EVERY WEEK.
 Would you continue to work for this company?  This is asinine!  What
kind of work schedule is that?  Then CSX has the nerve to claim to be
all about "safety, safety, safety" yet they expect these human beings
to work like this nonstop practically with NO days off (since they
constantly shaft workers by calling them in when they're scheduled to
be off).  Ever hear of "burnout"?  Jeez.
  CSX doesn't care about it's people.  It's a fat-pocketed
corporation that only cares about lining it's pockets.  Nothing more. 
Also, from what I hear, their "union" is a joke.  They are spineless,
yellow-bellied cowards that don't want to do anything, except (like
the CSX CEOs) sit on their bums and collect a paycheck off the backs of
the front-line workers.  Just sickening.

~Disgusted CSX Wife


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 03 March 2011

NoMo

Not going to make it this year. My sister has only been on her job less
than a year I don't want her taking time off. I'm busy right now
don't have the time. I also had to turn down an offer for Daytona Bike
Week.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 March 2011

Hey RRJ:

You still planning on coming to the Gras?

Laissez les bon temps rouler...let the good times roll!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 26 February 2011

That's "Heil Hitler" not "High Hitler". Hitler was a methhead it's
not entirely incorrect.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 25 February 2011

February 25, 2011 ....and CSX STILL SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!

How's it feel to mark off sick & get fired for having the flu?

NAZI BASTARDS!

The Norfolk & Southern runs like a railroad these days, I wonder why?

Could it be because Tony Ingram & David Brown are no longer there?

YOU KNOW IT!

Every blue roof CSX building has become a Guarded GESTAPO!

YOUR FIRED for wiping your ass these days!

HIGH HITLER!!!!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 30+ years
Posted: 30 January 2011

Yeah you're right about Jeff. I often wonder why he doesn't just put a
bullet in his head since everyone including his wife and kids hate him.
But then after that all he has to look forward to is burning in hell.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 30 January 2011

Jeff Middleton will burn in hell one day!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 29 January 2011

I don't think anybody wants to shut down the railroads. The sentiments
on this board is about sanctioned uncontrollable harassment with a
blind-eye from the union bosses and management. 
Each major te&y union bosses seems to have had serious lapses in
judgments over the last decade. Maybe that will explain why unions have
lost the fight in balancing its member's quality of life and working
conditions.
And the railroads have and will use any means necessary including
political help.


Name: YDM
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 20-30 years
Posted: 29 January 2011

And this means what? That Republicans gave more than the Dems the CSX? 
Your point is what, that you want Obama elected again? That would be
wonderful. I have always wanted to live in a socialist/communist
country. Keep paying those dues.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 29 January 2011

Here's the correct link...one too many Ws.

           http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/list.php?order=A

It took all of 15 seconds to locate it!


Name: YDM
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 20-30 years
Posted: 29 January 2011

And your link does not link to anything. Nice try moron.


Name: YDM
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 20-30 years
Posted: 29 January 2011

"Politicians who's in the railroads back-pocket..." 

You mean Politicans that support the railroad. Why is it that 98% of
the people on this site want to shut the railroad down? You do
understand that you will be out of a job and your union that takes way
to much money for dues will be gone.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: CSX Customer, for N/A
Posted: 29 January 2011

RE: Politicians who's in the railroads back-pocket...

http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus.php?ind=m04


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 1-10 years
Posted: 28 January 2011

Could the RAILROADS have an Egyptian moment? The top 10 railroad
officials have a combined pay package/net worth of 1 BILLION DOLLARS
while thousands of employees are furloughed. Railroads are second the
largest contributors to political parties after the tobacco industry.
Controlled civilized corruption. Imagine that!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 28 January 2011

I'm taking a snow day today in solidarity with my family and poor
people dealing with this.

I loved snow days when I was in HS...throw the plow on the Jeep and 
make $300-400 before lunch drive up to the Tres Pinos in Pound Ridge
and drink Bud all afternoon.

Nothing really changes except it's 60 and sunny out!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 10-20 years
Posted: 27 January 2011

I am the wife.   I am not worried about him traveling 2 hrs away or
whatever to work.  He can't get no where he has called everyone he is
locked out to even make bid on jobs because he cannot get to the screen
to make them because of a time ticket that he can't put in because he
was not cleared to qualify even though CMC Edwards told him he was on
the next train to qualify and even got called by CSX Caller.  The time
ticket was from December 30th and he has been calling the Road Foreman
and Crew Mangagement about it for 3 weeks on his vacation. It is still
the same. Crew Mangagment is not helping so he can't even make bids on
the jobs by tonight so he can get his pilot and work.   So don't tell
me that is right. The roadforeman was in and out of the hospital the
week of Christmas and New Years. So that has been a problem as well. 
He has called people every freaken day to try to get this taken care
of.   He is getting the run around.  So I am a bitter wife.   I can't
get a freaken job because of the railroad schedule and paying
childcare.  It won't be worth it.  But this started when they switched
his zone and he is the one that is getting shafted while the other
people are still getting paychecks.   So screw all of you who think
that is right.   I have all of our phone records and can prove to you
freaken people showing how many calls we made to Edwards, Lampka, and
Tom Flanery even on their direct lines and how many times they called
back.  They only time my husband ever talked too these guys is when
they answered there phone except the one time Edwards called him and
said he was going to be on the next train.   He can't work because of
stuff he can't take care of and the people who can won't return phone
calls or won't help.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 27 January 2011

This goes to RRJ, how pathetic is your retired life. That you come on
here and bash guys for complaining about their job on  a site called
CSX-SUXS.com are you really that dense? Get off your high horse telling
guys how bad it was back in your time, yea real HARD TIMES. You guys
partied at your job, you had 5 guys to a crew, you had cabooses, the
engineers and fireman took turns running, because either too drunk or
too tired, you had all kinds of arbitraties, that the guys before you
fought for and you guys SOLD!!!!!! Lets see all the times you guys
FUCKED UP running a switch or sideswipping cars and the TRAINMASTERS
let you walk, but burned us for the same thing. So how about you go
feed the pigeons in the park or go to the seniors club, and let the
GROWNUPS ie. present railroaders come on here and BITCH! YOU JUST SIT
AT HOME AND WATCH OPRA, while we pay your railroad retirement check,
you useless old fuck company kiss ass!!!! Boo hoo guys come on here and
bitch about the company I USED TO WORK FOR!


Name: Robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 26 January 2011

I must be good for something, as CSX direct deposits a fat paycheck
every Thursday.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 10-20 years
Posted: 26 January 2011

CSX employees are about as useless as it gets, they are the same as a
goverment worker. Everyday they complain about how they have to work
and please using work is very misleading to what they actually do and
always trying to challenge something so they can file a time claim. So
all you CSX people shut the f up and be thankfull that you are over
paid and useless to society.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 25 January 2011

I've never seen so many commas in my life Miss Hoffa.


Name: drew lewis
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 January 2011

Robber barons are nothing but educated criminals! Good job Jack!


Name: 
E-mail: jacksnowe@csx-sucks.com
Employed as: Corporate office, for 30+ years
Posted: 23 January 2011

RE; BILLIONAIRE CEO-S. Jack opened-up the can of worms. While ceo he
realized CSX had valuable real estate holdings. The amount he sold; he
got half of the proceeds counted as earnings. Other railroad ceo-s
quickly realized that their company revenues were much higher than csx
and that is when the (robber barons) ceo-s raided the coffers!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 20-30 years
Posted: 22 January 2011

"You think, you examine, you calculate. THEN you strike!" DCAV


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 January 2011

RE; Lil miss Hoffa: Most intelligent post ever! Your post explains how
stuff the Railroaders were back in the days. Now; the corporations and
union bosses have taken a few pages from politicians in inciting fear
to control the misinformed. If train crews are allowed only
one-day-a-month? Why not everyone lay-off at once? Rail management are
still having nightmares from the first major uprising when the unions
organized. The unions demanded better working conditions; the carriers
refused and the union members walked off the jobs and all freight
perishables were destroyed including livestock and paying shippers for
the lost freight. The carriers met the unions demands including back
pay for being on strike. All members must familiarized themselves with
the brutal history of rail carriers and understand what's at stake. If
the trains are not moving the carriers are not making money. The top
rail ceo-s having a standing bet as to who will be the first
BILLIONAIRE at your peril!


Name: LiL miss HoFFa
E-mail: thepowerwehave@hotmail.com
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 January 2011

Being involved with the R.R. for a number of years, I very much
understand, the plight of each and every statement made, and even more
so, some that have not been. In the present day, where it seems, that
freedom is becoming more and more rare, it is now, perhaps, that we all
should begin to reflect upon our Parents, Our Grandparents, even our
Great, and all that they have fought for. This goes beyond just a JOB.
American is truly fastly becoming a nation, of the have and the have
nots, and a land of giants, with a great many Davids, who have
seemingly, lost their precious Stone, with which they could, should
they so choose, destroy the giant. How VAST is CSX? How much POWER does
this company have? WHAT can this company REALLY do? FIRST, CSX, is an
enormous power in the world of moving commodities, it is a top dog,
when it comes to moving some of this countries MOST PRECIOUS items to
and from their necessary locations. Next, How much POWER does CSX TRULY
have? Here you may be astounded, perhaps, agree, or not, either way,
this is a fact, and this answer and the NEXT, should you so believe,
can allow YOU as the worker, the union member, the leader, the wives,
each and every one of us, to realize who WE ARE, and what WE CAN DO TO
CHANGE THINGS, thus shifting the power, into OUR HANDS. So, How much
POWER does CSX have? As for the company itself, NONE. It is YOU, the
worker, every one of you who sweats, who labors, who is on call, who
works those holidays, who misses a critical moment in your childs life,
who did not get to attend a precious FUNERAL, because of the NEW rules
on BEREAVEMENT, IT IS YOU WHO HOUSE THE POWER, YOU ARE CSX, and YOU can
shut the company down, on a dime, change the rules, with a whisper,
re-write EVERY SINGLE agreement if YOU so CHOOSE, because YOU, house
the POWER! Lastly, How much POWER does CSX truly have? The answer, I
just told you. They have only as much as YOU GIVE THEM. Their power
over you, is threats, fear, and as they do such they KNOW they cannot
do ANYTHING to you, because it is a FACT, that if you each, BAND
TOGETHER, grow weary enough, of the way your being treated, STOP the
trains, There is NOTHING they can do. They will cry, they WILL threaten
to fire you, say they will put union leaders in jail, but in fact, they
WILL NOT. How long did take to TRAIN YOU? I worked for a major trucking
company in the U.S. and it is a fact, that should the TRAINS & the
TRUCKS cease to MOVE for only...only.. THREE days...it would CRIPPLE
this country, but your voices, would then be HEARD, not only by CSX,
but by the NATIONS leaders, the press, and then, the TRUTH would come
out about how you have been done. The truth, about a man, who did NOT
get the MESSAGE that his son, was in surgery, and he NEEDED to get
home, ASAP, he was NOT going to make it, it was MORE IMPORTANT for CSX
to get their train ran, and it did, than for this poor man, to get to
his ONLY SON. In case your wondering, they let him go all the way, into
the yard, put the train up, and when he had logged off, only then, did
they FINALLY SAY, your son is in the HOSPITAL, youve been called home.
The result. He did NOT get to the Hospital in time, His SON DIED TWENTY
MINUTES before he arrived. BUT CSX GOT THAT TRAIN IN ON TIME! So many
more stories, it sickens me. I am personally beyond fed up, with their
bereavement policy, if it is not MOM DAD OR CHILD OR WIFE OR HUBBY, YOU
ARE NOT GETTING OFF. So, what about the Grandmother, Grandfather, or
Uncle or Aunt, or others, who perhaps, may have raised us? Dare we say,
that the mighty giants, TAKE their sorrow days !!! In closing, it IS up
to EVERYONE, to take a stand, CSX does NOT have POWER over you, YOU
hold POWER over them, this is in fact likewise, unto the Bibical story
of David and goliath, CSX, yes, Goliath, and WE....DAVID. However, it
is just a matter of FINDING our Stones. Truly, courage, strength,
wisdom, and staying together, in all things, and surely this is so, WE
shall overcome and prevail gaining ALL things we so desire....rather
like the old days. Peace unto you all~


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 21 January 2011

What A Shit Pit!!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 January 2011

Bob-Jan 17th.
A state full crew law will not protect You. It has protected many on
this site in the past, but no longer. Reason being the states were
interested in protecting the public thru laws that demanded a certain
standard of safety. That standard has since moved from the state to the
FRA. The states were not capable of proving the need in a court of law
when challenged by the carriers.

I worked train after train for 5 years thru the states of Ky and Tn
with no Fireman while the state of Indiana had a Fireman on every
engine that moved. full Crew Law. It was hard for the Railroad to get
rid of the law but they did.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 19 January 2011

Furlough going on 4 years,only work 1 year.


Name: Robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 18 January 2011

A national crew consist mandated by the FRA is what we need,  but they
are in the carrier's pocket, so it's not going to happen.  As I
understand it,  the B+O agreement the Northern Region will soon be
under has crew consist guaranteed until 2018, and that was the main
reason LCs voted it in.  By then, PTC will be up and running,  and most
of the pre 85 men will be gone.  I'm sure the UTU will protect us.


Name: BOB
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 17 January 2011

Hey Buddy's,

My Grip here is Us men need to stand up as we all say but i have a
great idea! I know everyone has heard them all but bear with me. There
are states that have laws that there has to be 2 set's of eyes on an
engine and i think we should fight in every state for it. We only have
2 guys left and they want it to be none on s train so lets ban together
and get the laws passed ! dont wimp out on this it can be done and has
so dont bullshit me on this .It is just everyone getting off there ass
and doing something ! Law is Law they cant break it and we can take
advantage !


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 14 January 2011

Double standards are an excuse for many. TM can work with a phone, T/E
can only Operate the equipment. Get real.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 12 January 2011

TO:   Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 12 January 2011

HERE WE ARE AGAIN!

JANUARY, 2011 .......AND CSX STILL SUCKS!!!!!
as fucking always
NOTHING EVER CHANGES IN THIS CHEAP ASS OUTFIT.
Cheap Scape eXpress doing business as the Cock Sucker eXpress
MONEY BEING DENIED,  SCREWED UP ATTENDANCE POLICY, HARASSMENT,
DISCRIMINATION, LOW MORALE, PISS POOR MANAGEMENT.

NAZI STYLE LEADERSHIP & ENFORCEMENTS BECAUSE THEY STILL DON'T KNOW
HOW
TO RUN A COMPANY.   Bunch of Dick Lickers collecting a Big paycheck and
fucking T&E for anything and everything.

MOST FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES ALWAYS STATE "OUR EMPLOYEES ARE OUR
GREATEST ASSES"    Wait for a takeover after a big disaster

CSXT COULD NEVER STATE SUCH A LIE!


Name: sctrain
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 12 January 2011

Info on florence sc is it as bad as they say it is down there heard its
bad place to work


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 12 January 2011

HERE WE ARE AGAIN!

JANUARY, 2011 .......AND CSX STILL SUCKS!!!!!

NOTHING EVER CHANGES IN THIS CHEAP ASS OUTFIT.

MONEY BEING DENIED,  SCREWED UP ATTENDANCE POLICY, HARASSMENT,
DISCRIMINATION, LOW MORALE, PISS POOR MANAGEMENT.

NAZI STYLE LEADERSHIP & ENFORCEMENTS BECAUSE THEY STILL DON'T KNOW HOW
TO RUN A COMPANY.

MOST FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES ALWAYS STATE "OUR EMPLOYEES ARE OUR
GREATEST ASSET"

CSXT COULD NEVER STATE SUCH A LIE!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 12 January 2011

Just mark off weather. They can't stop anyone if they truly can't make
it in to work. A two hour call could take 4+ hours if the conditions are
hazardous. I've done it plenty of times. I even left to go to work then
turned around went home because of icy and snow covered roads. I
remember the Blizzard of '78 got stuck in a shack at the arrival yard
in Walbridge for over 72 hours before the National Guard dug us out.
That was 64 hours worth of OT. I've been stuck in hotels for 3-4 days
because of snow, ice, hurricanes ect...all one has to do after 24 hours
is call a trainmaster CSX will pick up the check for meals. Is there a
double standard? Sure there is. The only way to end it is to join them
which any self respecting T&E would never do.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 January 2011

Hey Boyles Loco 1-10:

Lets have his name so I can put him on the Turd Watch list...you
never know, he could win this years "Brown Banana"!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 11 January 2011

A train master from Birmingham called Jacksonville last night and told
the crew caller under no circumstance are any T&E employees allowed to
mark off weather.  What is so funny is that no train master was around
because of the weather.  Funny how these double standards work around
CSX.  We have to work but they can stay at home when the roads are
under an inch of ice.


Name: Angela 
E-mail: angie.marek@dowjones.com
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 January 2011

Hey everyone, 
    I'm a business reporter working on a story for a national business
magazine that looks at CSX's retirement 401(k) plan for workers, which
has actually had big investment returns in recent years. I'm hoping to
talk with a couple rank and file employees who can tell me a bit about
their experience with the plan and whether it helped them make progress
saving for retirement in recent years. If anyone is able to chat with me
and share your story, I'd love to hear from you.  E-mail me here
(angie.marek@dowjones.com) and we can find a time to connect. 
    Thanks so much, 
    Angie


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 05 January 2011

i hope the fra reads this.....
most of the engineers and conductors(80%or more) talk on their cell
phones while running the train.  they are also goin on internet sites
on their phones as well during train operations.
and the trainmasters call the conductors and or engineers and talk when
they know the train is moving  

i see conductors kick locomotives on a regular basis

nobody ever does a correct air brake test either.  its a joke

itll be funny when a key train derails because of these issues on csx
trains


Name: ACD
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 20-30 years
Posted: 05 January 2011

I don't visit this board often.  But the GL GM is in trouble.  

Begining on the 9th the Indianapolis chief will gone.  
The work will be handed over to the East chief. (who will now be doing
the work of 4 chief dispatchers)

Everybody in the office is PISSED


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 05 January 2011

i think its high we start organizing a strike against the unions and
csx.

arent you tired of being treated like shit and the unions just letting
csx have their way? marking off policies that havent changed in many
many years now changed a couple time in a few months to cover their ass
for lack of crews.

stealing money from your paychecks almost daily, categorically
declining legitimate claims without consideration. setting you up for
failure with e-tests with penalties harsher than if an incident
actually happened. etc, etc

we are the ones who make the money and run the trains but are treated
like the lowest life form while everybody above us reaps high bonuses.

we are blamed because they cannot run trains. telling the public, the
stockholders (which most of us are), the news outlets that they are
hiring and furloughed people are all recalled. we have many many people
on furlough that were never called. the hiring is more management, not
train crews. management cannot run trains.

oh? a strike doesn't do any good because the gov't will force us back
to work?

with all the national attention it WILL send a message to csx and the
country.


Name: Fawghorn leghorn
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 04 January 2011

God, I love fat woman!! Happy new year everyone from the Orange Bowl!! 
I had a woman down here in Florida so big on New Years Eve, you could
have stamped Happy New Year on her ass and flew her all over Miami
Beach!!!!;0)  All the more reason to stay away from drugs and alcohol
boys!!  Keep it on the rails and good luck in that shithole
industry!!LLLMMAAOOOO  LET'S GO HOKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  LET'S GO
HOKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  LET'S GO HOKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 They are going to whip Stanfords arse!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 02 January 2011

don't expect to get paid for your rsia mandatory off time if you're on
any extra list/board. it will be taken away from your guarantee


Name: Kwatee
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 10-20 years
Posted: 01 January 2011

To whom it may concern:
In order to survive in this harsh new world of reality that has turned
brother against brother one must understand that history has a way of
repeating itself only to find out the same result.Now as the New
Awakening begins and the search for our Savior continues with vigor and
passion or as some would say the lack of leadership and the increase in 
technology has created a monster that will consume your very soul down
to the bitter end and spit you out worse than an ex wife could have
every done.So prepare yourself for war and use every available means
necessary to protect your job.Just ask questions to the "old heads"
who have survived the longest because without wisdom there is no real
truth.They have the secret knowledge you need but you cannot receive if
you do not ask.Even then you may not be worthy of such  gifts of
understanding or will not be meant to hear the message.To finish with
just remember,"Nothing is as it seems"!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 01 January 2011

Hey

CSX Fired Me

Your from Indianapolis :)

Sign

ummm...somebody


Name: Hulk Hogan
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 January 2011

Seeing how you guys whine; I hope next year you all grow a set of balls
or brains and fight back! It is obvious that you have a severe void in
union leadership. Especially seeing how that several international
officers from both unions were indicted for kick-backs. Unions used to
keep Corporate America in check from greed and abuse to its members.
And now, the unions are allowing the members to be abused! Success for
the country requires holding our leaders accountable and that includes
corrupt union officers.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 31 December 2010

csx fired me   i was a trainee as a conductor they called me up to fire
me because i wasnt called in to work for a week so when i called the
trainmaster he never bothered to answer or call me back nor did the
manager of trainees when i finally got ahod of them to see when i would
go to work they said i didnt call them enough  when my job is to be on
call and csx never caled me  i got fired for doing nothing wrong and
the managers werent held accountable but i was    theyre a joke


Name: onetwo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 31 December 2010

thank you Lloyd


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 30 December 2010

CSXT

aka

donald trump railroad

YOU'RE FIRED !!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for N/A
Posted: 30 December 2010

CSX PROBABLY PUT THIS SITE UP THEMSELVES, SO AS TO LET THE INTELLECTUALS
WHO POST HERE VENT OR JUST SOCIALIZE WITH ONE ANOTHER. THEY MUST GET
QUITE A LAUGH AT THE RUN ON SENTENCES AND THE ATROCIOUS GRAMMER, LET
ALONE THE MISSPELLED WORDS. YOU CAN COMPLAIN ABOUT CSX FROM NOW TILL
DOOMS DAY AND REST ASSURED, NOTHING WILL CHANGE. IF ANYTHING, IT WILL
GET MUCH WORSE FOR THE EMPLOYEES. THEY ARE YOUR SLAVE MASTERS. YOU HAVE
PROSTITUTED YOURSELVES FOR THEIR SUB-STANDARD WAGES AND PLANTATION LIKE
WORKING CONDITIONS. YOU ARE A POWERLESS, IGNORANT, BRAINWASHED CLASS OF
SOCIETY ALLOWED TO EXIST FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF SERVING THE GOVERNMENT
AND BIG BUSINESS. SO DON'T GET ANY IDEAS ABOUT IMPROVING YOUR
CIRCUMSTANCES. BE CONTENT TO WATCH YOUR FOOTBALL GAMES AND DRINK YOUR
BEER AND WATCH YOUR STANDARD OF LIVING DESTROYED. KEEP BUYING JAPANESE
CARS AND  CHINESE COMMUNIST MANUFACTURED GOODS. LET YOUR CHILDREN ACT
AND DRESS LIKE INNER CITY CRIMINALS OR YOU CAN SEE THEM SENT OFF TO
SOME UNDECLARED WAR TO BE KILLED OR DISABLED. I COULD GO ON BUT I KNOW
MOST, IF NOT ALL OF YOU, WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COMPREHEND ANY OF WHAT I
HAVE WRITTEN TODAY.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 10-20 years
Posted: 28 December 2010

Reply to: WHATSUP

3 words.   Great Lakes Division

Watch that place over the next week!
Then watch it over the next 3-4 weeks.

speaking hypothetically that place will..

implode [&#618;m&#712;pl&#601;&#650;d]  
vb
1. (Physics / General Physics) to collapse or cause to collapse inwards
in a violent manner as a result of external pressure the vacuum flask
imploded
2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) (tr) to pronounce (a
consonant) with or by implosion Compare explode
[from im- + (ex)plode]


Name: WHATSUP
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 27 December 2010

dispatcher


whats going to happen the first of the year


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 10-20 years
Posted: 27 December 2010

Hey, Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years

You think its bad now?

Wait until the beginning of the year!
You have not even seen the beginning.


Name: Santarail
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 23 December 2010

Nomo

You're as full of you know what as a Christmas turkey,

Youre jealous cause I make more money than you do.

you wish you worked for CSX the greatest company in the world.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 23 December 2010

i think its time to call for the resignation of michael ward

apparently he is blind to the fact he is losing untold millions of
dollars because there isn't enough crews to run trains BUT he seems to
think hiring more trainmasters and middle mismanagers(and i use that
term loosely)(lets just call them stupidvisors since they know nothing
about trains.

think of the business that marketing could build if a railroad ran
trains.

think of all the overtime that could be saved in the blue palace if
they didn't have to spend hours and hours searching hundreds of miles
for rested crews.

now where is that quality of life we've been told is out there?

think of the customers who would be happy to do business with csx.

now they're just happy if their cars shows up when they ordered them.

think of all the bonus money that isn't making it into the pockets of
the senior mismanagers. although they get more than enough as it is. 
maybe thats the problem...

wouldn't the shareholders and wall street love to know that all the
people were not called back from furlough as stated publicly and the
ones that were, are probably going to get cut again in january as the
csxt decides to go the unproductive route and use one man remote
operations, and consolidate yardmasters to running 2 or more rail
yards

yea business is not all that good mr. shareholder. a railroad that
doesn't want to run trains, but is happy to take taxpayer money to
fund its operations, and piss on union members who actually make the
money and deliver the goods for the country but have to cover their ass
every minute for fear of being run off for not finding a piece of paper
in a switch point which caused no damage and where no on got hurt and
god forbid your call off sick more than twice in a 4 week period for
which you don't get paid anyway, so they can use you as a scapegoat
for not being able to run a train instead of hiring more people.

lets not forget to cut people off for making guarantee, which no one
does because they make more than guarantee...its the shortage of
switchmen causing csx to call brakemen to fill yard jobs which pays
ABOVE guarantee which in the infinite wisdom of csx accounting can't 
figure out shows as guarantee payment.

need we go on?


Name: Santarail
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 23 December 2010

NoMo 

I didn't say anything negative and you jump on me like a monkey on a
banana.

Just who are you to post on   here you dont even work for Csx.  You're
just foamer who has nothing better to do than run down csx the greatest
company of all time.  100K in this economy is nothing to laugh about. 
I have friends that are teachers, lawyers, dentist, farmers etc. they
dont make much different than I do.  I live across street from
president of first national and trust.   

So yes i am proud of my 100k.  O yeah I've never worked 80hrs in a
week on the rr. 

Merry Christmas  CSX and all my fellow workers


Name: Santarail
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 23 December 2010

I just pullen in beautiful Brewer yard.  Those great men I worked for
just gave me a Christmas turkey for staying marked up.  This place is
the greatest yard on the system.  Thats saying alot beca  use csx is
the greatest job on earth. I dont know why you men complain on here. 
I'm going to work Christmas so I can make triple time.  How I love
this place.  What person in thre right mind wouldnt want a job out
here.   I sure hope they dont shut down. I will miss not seeing
everyones happy faces.    and  i also going to make over 100k this year
hows that for dropping out of school at 14.


Name: peanutbutter
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 23 December 2010

Merry Christmas to all the hard working rrers.


To rest of you company men.  I hope you all get called out right before
Christman dinner.

Well the ble and utu offices will be closing I didnt know the rr shut
down why should those pigs..

Our fat lazy no good union rep that cant barely hold a job will be
laying off union as soon as he gets in.   He'll be taking caring of
all kinds of union affairs like feeding his fat ass. 

I'm sick of him and the rest of those guys claiming jobs they cant
hold and staying displaced.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 22 December 2010

Just bring your medical evidence. That should clear you of any
attendance violation.


Name: UPYOURS
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 21 December 2010

I just recieved a charge letter from ble.   I laid off for an operation.
 I didn't inform my supervisor in time.. Well excuse me for not
worrying about trains while I was in the hospital..  This job sucks.  I
knew better than coming out here.

CSX SUCKS
BLE SUCKS
UTU SUCKS
SYSTEM NOTICE 108 REALLY SUCKS


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 21 December 2010

Why is CSX hiring all these conductors? They're like mass hiring all
across the country but there's no room to put them anywhere. Are they
Preparing a buyout? because thats all that about makes sense.


Name: 
E-mail: wifeofCSXworker
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 10-20 years
Posted: 21 December 2010

I was looking up stuff and saw this sight. I am so fed up with I don't
know how many people with CSX.   My husband was told 12 years ago when
he was hired to take the conductor class for a PA yard and he could use
his senority to get where he was from in WV.  That class kept getting
cancelled.  So he did in 1999.  In summer 2000 he went to Engine
school.  Came back to a terminal in PA.   Kept getting bumped around
etc.   Well in 2003 he filled a flowback form and went to yard in WV
senority as a brakeman.     He was down here for 5 years never called
back to Engine service.   Then in 2008 with the EBS system he was put
in the Pittsburgh Zone for his senority.   He called when it started
and some how on March 20th it was changed to the Grafton Zone.  He put
Bids in but was never qualified in Grafton Zone because he was not
really needed.  He can hold maybe like 5 positions, but never pushed
the issue.   Well on December 1st somehow is Zone was changed back to
Pittusburgh.   He is approx. 2hrs 15min from the terminal in PA that he
was hired out for.    He is told to exercise his Engine Senority.   They
said it was changed illegally etc when it was changed.  My husband did
not know that of course.  He can't make it on time.   Both unions are
not doing anything.   His local person is doing everything he can, but
noone is returning calls to my husband or his local rep.  Or he is told
to call this person and that person etc.   Which he already has and it
keeps going in a circle.  When it happened he was not awarded anything
at another terminal where he had bids in so he worked one week and then
CMC Manager bumped him off and said he has to qualify at the terminal as
an engineer. The roadforeman is in the hospital so he can't even make
arrangements to qaulify.  Our thing is we can't move because of my son
his father will not let him, he can't get there in 2 hr call.   It has
been 7 years since he has even been to that yard/terminal.   WE are so
frusturated.    My husband is not one to call off etc and he is being
treated horribly.  I am waiting for the letter about absentee.  We are
in limbo and everyone is on vacation.   Merry Christmas to us.   We
have 3 kids together plus my son.   I don't work.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 21 December 2010

If you live in the northeast,  especially around the Great Lakes, 
marking off weather in the winter happens.  Try driving to work through
a foot of snow,  with snow falling so heavy you can't see 20 feet in
front of your car.  Take the safe course.....stay home and drink beer!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 December 2010

I loved the 12/18 comment------ laid off Weather!
Really.


Name: Matt Sanders
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 20 December 2010

Is it me or does my girlfriend remind you of a member of ms-13??  She
loves her tacos and she runs for the border!!!


Name: Common Sense
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 December 2010

If there's such a harsh layoff policy; isn't laying-off after you
show
up for duty the same penalty as laying-off before being on duty?  
And if you're allowed to lay-off once a month; why don't everybody do
it at once? Common Sense Jr.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 19 December 2010

I've had the same talks.  Face the facts, todays union leaders have no
balls at all!  The give the company exactly what they want.


Name: here today and gone tomorrow
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 18 December 2010

Hello utu and ble or should I just say csx.   No real progess has came
over this attendance policy.   I talked to the gc of the utu and it was
like talking to a company man.  

I've been out here close to 10yrs and it keeps getting worse. I laid
off weather two weeks ago and I'm getting  a charge letter.  This
would have never happened before.



Merry Christmas


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 15 December 2010

NoMo

I was thinking the same damn thing yesterday while writing that post.
Next comes the barrage of "it's not fair" "Why don't all you
oldheads just retire" "Boards are exhausted" "I'm not going to do
CSX a favor and work if they call while I'm furloughed, I'll show
them" "Why don't all you oldheads just die" (my favorite one)
ect....I figure if we add enough of the past responses all they have to
do is write "diddo". lol


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 14 December 2010

Amazing how things have changed. Today a new employee can bank on 25% of
the class running for the hills, in the first year. At 5 years it is
many more.___They know 24/7 they know first in first out. Just a
different person, with a work ethic that is different.

When I was there NO One quit, they would walk the street, one Fireman
did it for 17 years before he came back, I knew the man, and worked
with him as Conductor for 2 weeks before I resigned. He worked very
hard to support his family doing roofing, home painting, anything he
could find. I admired him then and still do. He was a very Good Safe
Engineer, that could listen to a kid and get the job done with no
hassels from either side.

I can still go to sleep at night remembering those days on the Caboose
at 2am Going up Bakers with a local. I could see him in the locomotive
on every curve, hear the horn blasting.

Bad side was then we switch for a couple of hours! Get off at 10-11am
and back to work at 6pm or so for a rerun of last night.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 14 December 2010

Hey RRJ:

We need to start composing our posts on our Office Suite, that way we
can just copy and paste! Seems we spends a lot of time retyping the
same old responses every year come furlough time.

Coming up next will be, why don't all those old heads just retire and
give us new guys a break?

After that comes working off the furlough board and all the boards are
always exhausted!

It's like the Winter Solstice...comes around same time every year!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 December 2010

conductor less than a year

Furloughs have been around forever. Some locations have seasonal work.
Sometimes it'll take years to hold a job year round. Hiring 7 people
doesn't affect you their in training once they get set up if business
hasn't increased they too will be furloughed. Most railroaders I know
have been furloughed in the begining years. Your situation is not
unique. Some people can't handle it they quit others stick it out thru
the tough times. When I hired out in 1977 in Walbridge furloughs came on
Dec 23rd every year till march or april of the next year depending upon
if it was a harsh winter. If I would of stayed up there it would of
taken 10+ years seniority to work year round. I transferred to another
location after 3 years in 1980 to a location with a lot of retirements.
It's the way railroads work. No trains no work. Those still working
will work a lot. It might not seem fair but that's life.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 11 December 2010

I just want to know what the hell is the problem with csx.  They hired 7
conductors for chattanooga yard in tennessee.  There are no positions in
this sorry excuse for a yard.  And now we get laid off....WTF  I left a
job to come to this shit hole to get laid off and have to find another
job.  Fuck You Pete B....


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 1-10 years
Posted: 09 December 2010

What kind of work environment is expected when in order to become a
manager or company official, people are expected to work three times
the hours for half of the pay, endure countless degrading ass chewings
from supervisors who have little grasp of whats really happening or
what they are asking you to do, or what really needs to be done. Who
would want the job??? certainly not anyone that should be in those
positions. Thats why we are plagued with (90 day wonders) and people
who think a degree makes them qualified to supervise people with
decades more experience on the job.       Morale and work conditions
will continue to decline until CSX wakes up and deals with this
problem, what would it be like if we had (qualified) people in charge,
making good decisions, but hey, what the heck, they are making money in
spite of themselves...Who really cares about employee concerns
anyway.....THE RIGHT RESULTS - THE RIGHT WAY.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 08 December 2010

He's a racist and an asshole.  That's bad enough but he's also an
idiot for posting in every section.  Usually those that do that had
something going on with their moms that forces them to act this way. 
They drive loud colored cars and boast about everything. They have to
be the life of the party.  You almost feel sorry for them.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 07 December 2010

Steve Cain,
Are you a Wigger, or a Nignog?
just asking.


Name: Steve Crain
E-mail: tomheike@needsteeth.com
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 05 December 2010

I have been offered a job on the coal pier in Baltimore.  I heard unless
you support Rev. Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson, you stand no chance. 
Is this true??  I mean, I do love my KFC and watermellon farms and have
always been a big supporter of Old English 40's.  Do you think that
will help??  And when I pose a question, I always start out with "let
me AX you a question".  I do not know, I think I have a pretty good
shot here people.  Anyone here work on the coal pier there??  Any
advice would greatly appreciated.  Thanks and happy holidays everyone!!


Name: Bob
E-mail: bigbobbusiness@csx.com
Employed as: Corporate office, for 10-20 years
Posted: 04 December 2010

I was CEO at CSX for over 12 years. One day I made an embarrassing video
with a hunk that I meant at a beach named Jick McGovern. A co-worker of
mine by the name of Navid Delson took said tape and posted it on the
internet for his son and friends to work. It was named bigbalogna.csx.
I was so embarrassed. I was so very embarrassed. In my humiliation, I
resigned my position post-haste. To this day I still do not look back
at my career at CSX. Good bye.


Name: Retired CSX
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 04 December 2010

Is Tom Wolfe still employed? Or has his past of being a horrible officer
and human being caught up to him?


Name: koolaid
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 03 December 2010

who are you blowing off  to make 40/hr


Name: ....
E-mail: 
Employed as: Car repair, for 20-30 years
Posted: 03 December 2010

you're all dumb, CSX is one of the best jobs out there! i get 40.87/hr.
hows that for ya? fuckin retards.


Name: where
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 02 December 2010

I work north out of evansville indiana

what region am i and does any of this 2010agreement apply to me


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 December 2010

I doubt Wikileaks gives a rats ass about the RRs or Unions.
Julian Assange the founder of Wikileaks is nothing more than 
a two bit computer hacker with Champagne tastes.

If I were him, I would make like Bin Laden and hide!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 30+ years
Posted: 01 December 2010

Rumor about "WikiLeaks" having damaging information about
railroads corrUPting union officers by gutting contraCtS and paying
eXcessive claims to union officers.


Name: tired
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 01 December 2010

this new policy screws the men on fps.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 01 December 2010

LE 10-20

My statement only dealt with permitted time off between CSX, unions,
and now the FRA. Back years ago we could take personal time off at our
convenience. We worked more doing 20-30-40 days straight without taking
time off. If we wanted time off we had the right to mark off up to 28
days. Not to many people did it. I knew a few oldhead conductors that
would work 90 days then did the 28. Most just took 2-4 days off then
went back into the routine. The union today in it's agreements only
discuss assigned rest days, PL, DV, FMLA, and vacation. Years ago
vacation was the only one there wasn't anything else. THe UTU did get
PL days for the trainmen in 1982 because the BLE went on strike that
year over the contract we didn't get them till many years later.
There's nothing in the BLET SSA allowing anyone to mark off for any
length at their discresion. If there is I overlooked it. Personally I
liked it the way it use to be. My statement in your opinion might seem
like I'm siding with the railroad that's far from reality. Once
assigned rest days were established on freight pools & extraboards the
game changed. It worsened under the bid system now a person every week
hasn't a clue. Scheduling doctor appointments ect...became more
difficult. Now add in FRA mandated rest that throws it into another
mess.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 30 November 2010

There is no problem with fighting attendance policies from what you have
stated below.  The Carrier has negotiated with both respective unions on
attendance in somewhat shape or form through collective bargaining
agreements.  The problem lies with the carrier implementing
"policies" that contradict agreements that they have have agreed to
uphold.  I do agree that scheduled off time is a recent addition to our
work schedules but to honestly say that we have more time off now is a
f**king joke.  If you are the "old head" that you claim to be, you
know this is not true. 

I often valued your opinions on different topics on this site but
lately you sir have the appearance of some type of company troll.  I
guess since your "retirement" you have become a Republican that is
worried about his stock price.  And for reference I only have 14 years
on property but I am a third generation railroader who has quite the
fountain of knowledge to draw from.  

Happy Holidays. 


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 28 November 2010

The problem with trying to fight these attendance policies is people
have more actual time off than any other time in railroad history.
Freight pools & extraboards have rest days now there is the FRA 6/2 &
7/3. If the unions take it to mediation the mediator would rule in the
railroads favor. The issue ya'll have is you want time off when you
want it. That'll never happen. Attendance policies have been around
for at least 6 years. Sure back years ago we could mark off without
reprocustion stay off as much as we wanted. We also didn't have
gaurenteed extra boards an assigned rest days. That alone is the
reason
these attendance policies excist and will continue to excist.
Everything
comes with a price to pay.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 November 2010

I may be wrong but it seemed to me that under the L&N contract
the most senior man took his off days with him!

Did they abolish the job and re-advertise with different off days?


Name: hd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 1-10 years
Posted: 30 November 2010

burris is a piece of shit


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 30 November 2010

I WORK AT THE WILLARD YARD AND THEY CHANGED THE ATTENDANCE POLICY TO
WHERE YOU MARK OFF SICK TWICE IN A MONTH THEY (CSX MANAGEMENT) GOT YOU.
AND THE MANAGEMENT HAS HAD ALL THE WEEKENDS FOR DAILY VACATION AND
PERSONAL DAYS BLOCKED OUT SINCE APRIL THRU DEC. AND NICK MALE HAS HAD
ALOT OF THE JOBS WITH WEEKENDS OFF. CHANGED TO MONDAY THRU FRIDAY AND
ITS SAD THE A GUY WHO HAS PUT IN HIS TIME CAN'T EVEN HOLD A WEEKEND
REST DAY.SO I CAN'T AND DON'T BLAME THE EMPLOYEE FOR LAYING OFF I
BLAME THE MANAGEMENT FOR FORCING THE EMPLOYEES TO FIND ANOTHER WAY TO
GET A DAY OFF BY LAYING OFF ON A BUMP MARKING OFF SICK ECT... SO THE
MANAGEMENT COMES UP WITH THESE F@#KED UP POLICY'S TO COMBAT THE MESS
THEY CREATED. AND THIS IS FOR THE MANAGEMENT TYPE PEOPLE IF ITS NOT
BROKE DON'T FUCK WITH IT. LOSE THE BOOK SMARTS AND GET BACK TO COMMON
SENCE


Name: overtheroad
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 30 November 2010

I wonder how many letters will be mailed out.   I seen a lot of men laid
off this weekend.  


We need to seperate ourselves from the company.

No more company layoff of any sort.  
No more safety non-sence  this lay off policy is a safety issue.
No more cut back conductors working engineers jobs.
No more signing waivers.
No more buddy buddy with local management.
NO more false union layoffs.
No more quick moves.
No more offering advice.
No more telling on co-worker for you own pleasure.
No more bad mouthing co-worker for laying off.
No more turning off days off.
No more living pay check to pay check. be prepared for the worse
No more working till your 80.
No more union officers taking company jobs.
No more union officers in office for more than two terms.
No more union brothers arguing with union brothers.


NO MORE  UNION OFFICER TELLING US  (THEY CAN DO THAT)
 
EVERYTIME YOU LAY OFF GO  THE EMERGENCY ROOM GET A DR. EXCUSE. 
SIGN UP FOR FMLA.
IF YOU HAVE A WRECK ON THE WAY TO WORK TALK TO A LAWYER.
IF YOU GET HURT AT WORK REPORT IT AND LAY OFF INJURY.
IF YOUR HARASSED CALL EAP.
BLOW THE WHISTLE ON ALL LAWS BROKEN.


Name: csxwife
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 10-20 years
Posted: 30 November 2010

Yeah I figured it had something to do with his tongue being too
human-like and being an overall good person. Hahaha We have talked
about them seeming to want to hire fresh meat from college to mold them
as they please, and they can pay them less than promoting the people
already out there.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 November 2010

And now we know the "real story". As long as that is management's 
mind set, things will never get better...it's just a matter of time
before the lack of operating experience catches up and swallows them
whole!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 30 November 2010

We have a female engineer/conductor that has put in several applications
for management jobs. CSX response anyone with over 3 years on the
railroad is to corrupted to be management. Meaning they know how it
works they tend to understand the railroad they'll be more sympathetic
towards the crews needs. CSX doesn't want that anymore. They want
outsiders they can mold into their twisted ideals. The one long shot
for management is putting in for a Road Foreman of Engines an applicant
does have to have running experience. Trainmasters don't have to have
previous experience they can be dumb as a box of rocks. Which is
evident.


Name: Spongebob
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 30 November 2010

csxwife,   You state your husband is putting in for higher positions. If
you are refering to management postions, then your and your husbands
idea of a higher position varies tremendiously from that of most
conductors/engineers at CSX.  You see, to be a company officer you must
be a low life piece of shit with no morals, you must be able to speak
fluently with a forked tongue, you have to be able to progress
employees through the IDPAP policy for chickenshit violations, you see
most officers I know don't have their own thought process, but they
are good at sucking ass and following directions from their superiors
(whether right or wrong).  I guess it depends on you treat others. Once
your husband lands a Manager job his soul is surely doomed to burn in
hell for eternity.


Name: csxwife
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 10-20 years
Posted: 29 November 2010

To the person who said to stop complaining, get promoted...
My husband, a csx engineer/conductor for 15 years, has been putting in
applications for higher positions for the last 15 months. He has
additional degrees he has gotten since starting at CSX. We have
received over 30 rejection letters. We are seriously willing to move
anywhere.. there isn't any plain reason to us as to why he's being
rejected. His job history looks pretty damned good. Some of the jobs
have gone to the out of network boards.. I just wish they would tell us
why he keeps getting rejected. If anyone has a clue....

To hottytotty, if you are dating a conductor...well..you are dating the
job too. I've been married to my csx man for 6 years. All I can say is
goood luck! be happy when you have him. Don't complain bitch or moan
to your man like it is his fault. Let him have his sleep. You cant put
it into your head that he may find a different job in the future b/c
that may never come about. Take your man with the good and the bad. It
is nice in one way b/c you aren't around him enough to get sick of
each other, you have time to go hang out with other friends.. but you
have to trust, love and respect each other enough to not stray. You
have to be open and honest and not play the games so many girls play. I
have heard so many stories of women arguing with their CSX men about
their schedules. To me that's like banging your head against a wall
expecting the wall to move. If you don't think you can handle it, it
doesn't make you a bad person...it is just a different lifestyle. It
is hard for the men, and hard for any woman/children in their lives.


Name: Observer
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 28 November 2010

How corrupt union officers get paid: Any and claims submitted are paid
as others are denied and no questions asked.


Name: utufagscsxsuksbledicks
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 28 November 2010

this attendance policy sucks  and the unions allow it.
our lc's  are off every weekend company business

all I get for 100 plus bucks is   (they can do that)

I seen there's a lot of men off sick but these guys wont get a letter
they're the ones who are blowing the company and the union


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 28 November 2010

Lloyd

Back in the '80s & '90s I remember marking off marking up then turn
around and mark back off again. No one questioned it. There were plenty
of people on the extraboard even regular freight pool engineers didn't
mind running up if the board was exhausted. It did them a favor when
they got back they had time off waiting on their pool to return. Today
you mark off then mark up you go back on the board your turn that was
out becomes an extra it's bullcrap. Gaurentees were good but not at
the price that was paid. Unions had to give the railroad sole
discretion on the numbers. Which we know are kept low intentionally. I
read a comment this morning about the BNSF since Warren Buffett bought
them it's become more like a family. The UP stills leaves decisions up
to local management instead of system wide policies. NS is pretty much
the same as CSX of course that makes sense seeing CSX brought NS policy
with Ingram & Brown. Seems the west coast railroads treat their people
better.


Name: Lloyd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years
Posted: 28 November 2010

RRJ you made my point for me.  Back in the day we used to be able to
mark off when we needed to for time off without fear of being in
violation of this attendance policy.  No one knows out here when they
will fall under FRA days which means it is still hard to plan on
getting those days off.  You may have worked more 20 years ago, but you
could also take the time off when you needed it and then go back out
there and bust your ass for the next 20 days straight.  It used to be a
good system.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 28 November 2010

What are the unions suppose to do? Years ago there wasn't gaurenteed
extra boards & assigned rest days. There wasn't FRA mandates on rest.
That's the biggest obsticle. If the unions fight it take it to
mediation most likely they'll lose. T&E has more rest days today than
ever before wether it's assigned or the FRA 6/2 & 7/3. Public support
would be nil. They never cared about the railroads we've always been a
nuisence in their eyes having to wait on a slow coal drag at a crossing.
To the news media it's not a story once they find out about rest days
wether assigned or FRA. The unions got gaurentees for it's members
with it came a price to pay. The unions don't like it their hands are
tied. I have sympathy it isn't right. Especially with a majority
younger work force it's got to be difficult not to mark off at their
discretion. There two sides to every coin.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for N/A
Posted: 27 November 2010

csx's new policy for attendance is that you are not allowed more than 1
day off in a 28 day span outside of your regular day off.  any one
violating this new policy is threatened with punishment or their
employment.  the unions do nothing  but go and discuss it with
ignorant, unscrupulous managers.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 November 2010

Hey RRJ:

40 or 50 at the retirees luncheon...that's probably a good bit more 
than attend the Local meetings!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 27 November 2010

NoMo

A small percentage die in every occupation after retirement but that's
just life. Last year I started going to the retirees luncheons. It
amazed me how many of the oldheads that retired in the '80s & early
'90s are still around. On average there's 40-50 people who show up
every three months add in another 30-40 who occasionally attend. Those
guys are still in good shape. There wasn't the stress levels like
today. Chessie System the former C&O, B&O, WM ect...were decent places
to work. We didn't have trainmasters interferring once a conductor got
on the train it was his responsibility alone. We never saw TM's once in
a while one would show up at the lodging to sit in on a poker game.
TM's & RFE's knew every person on their territory unlike today.
Before I retired I met the TM for the sub I was working apparently he
was there two years but I never met him. I did have the oppertunity to
speak my opinion that the use of the term trainmaster was incorrect it
should be changed to train goffer. That they were the masters of
nothing seeing every move today is dictated by division management or
JAX instead of it being local. It felt damn good to speak my mind.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 November 2010

Hey RRJ:

Hardcore? I'd say so...guys like that die just after they retire.

The HOS law will make those many starts impossible. If it wasn't for
remotes you would probably do better with a 2nd trick yard job.

Your story is a glaring example of mismanagement...it appears CMC
doesn't understand the HOS law or is just incompetent. The accounting
practice FIFO, (first in first out) should control how men are called.

All the rules and Federal regs. have done nothing but muddy the waters
to the point where no one understands them...certainly not the
employees. It would seem CSX doesn't either but it's their money!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 27 November 2010

NoMo

I'm sure the starts today are lower with the FRA maniditory rest.
These guys are hardcore railroaders always have been. CSX doesn't
discriminate they're equal oppertunity pricks. You state those that
work that much are doing the work or 2 people. That's the
contradiction people want time off on the other hand don't load up the
pools to the point it affects their earning power no age barrier on this
one. CSX doesn't make sense a friend was in lodging for 21 hours got
called CSX called a deadhead behind him who was in lodging 11 hours.
When he got back he was forced on 2 FRA rest days if he would of DH
back he could of worked. CSX reason for the DH behind him they needed
engineers at the home terminal. My friend took the 2 FRA days then went
on his rest days for 4 days off. More CSX illogical logic.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 26 November 2010

Engineer 1-10......I agree with you 100%  I've never seen so much low
morale & unhappy workers in all my years.  I can't wait until an
employee works so much without a day off & decides to go postal.  Maybe
then CSX will learn there lesson because the mood out here is very ugly
for sure.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 November 2010

Hey RRJ:

Any body with 450-500 starts a year is doing the carrier an enormous
favor...saving them at least one body. With that in mind, why would CSX
be sending them letters? The only thing that will end up doing
is take away those men's incentive to work twice as much as required
and cause CSX to employ more people.

Seems counter productive but what do I know?

Have a happy one...I'm enjoying mine with some bird...in the bottle!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 26 November 2010

RRJ, I have heard that from numerous old heads and have also heard the
young guys suggest the same thing, but this is CSX, bean counters &
plain stupidity.

I'm yet to see some logic or real ethics from these people.  The path
they are on will not make them a better company, and its pretty sad
when all your fellow employees say that they hate this railroad.  

Happy Thanksgiving!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 26 November 2010

It use to be someone could run up and work on a holiday so others could
have time off with their families. I don't understand why that's not
possible today seeing once a person who is marked off goes back on the
board upon marking up instead of waiting on their pool to return. Of
course you need people willing to work. Plus since moving CMC to JAX
years ago crew callers today don't have the same interaction with
people like when they were local. This attendance policy doesn't leave
room for anything. People I never would of thought are getting letters
over this policy. The ones who end up with 450-500 starts a year.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 25 November 2010

Happy Thanksgiving to all CSX railroad employees, and I hope most can be
home for the holiday.

I know CSX is a piece of shit unethical company to work for, and I know
some people will be stuck out there moving trains when there is really
no reason to be working with the whole country shut down.

I just wanna wish everyones family a happy holiday from one railroad
employee to another.  I could care less about Ward, Brown, or Sandborn.
 We know they don't work holidays, and we know they don't care about
you & me.


Name: spongebob
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 25 November 2010

Nutsy,

    You may wanna educate yourself a bit before you make yourself look
like a bigger horses ass than you already have.  Go to  utubo.org and
read what they are doing about this attendance policy. You may also
wanna read the Q and A part of the article to educate yourself a bit on
the conductor's displacement rights.  Oh, by the way what is the BLE
doing about this new attendance policy?  I did'nt see anything on
their website about this issue.  At least the UTU is trying.


Name: nutsy
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 25 November 2010

Well its almost thanksgiving.   Who is going to work? 

Mr Toth will be having all kinds of things to do next week. 

Its a shame that we have to live like this.

I'm thankful for our joke of a union sleeping with the company.

I cant believe this attendance policy has just been forgotten.

HELLO UTU fags  your displacemnet doesnt mean SHIT


Name: plmorgan
E-mail: 
Employed as: CSX Contractor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 21 November 2010

CSX BLOWS ASS!!!!!!!!


Name: UBTUCKER
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 21 November 2010

I agree with you Bob, I too am working in the Cinci/Kentucky area and
have found that you need to be much younger than I,(43) to keep up and
I think men our age should be treated with a bit of respect, not talked
to like we are trash. I wouldn't recomend this job to nyone over 30
years old, I was not hired as a track worker but sure spend my share
doing physical labor. No time off and on call 24/7. It sucks.


Name: john jack
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 20 November 2010

Avoid the Baltimore Coal Piers, yeah you can get good money but you'll
be tossed out or leave within months. They complain about being
understaffed but whenever they get someone they are driven off by
whoever their working with.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 19 November 2010

Orders are the responsibilty of both crew members not just the engineer.
It is the responsibity of the conductor to remind the engineer. It has
nothing to do with telling an engineer how to run his train. I've
never seen a conductor get away with not getting time for the train
getting busted for violating a train order by placing blame soley on
the engineer. The conductor isn't an assistant it's their train. As
for loading down a train I've had conductors do it. I never minded
running max speed of 10-15 mph or stalling. It's the conductor who'll
have to answer for it.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 18 November 2010

I miss a call every year sometimes 2 just to keep them on their feet
this way u only have to talk to a trainmaster when u wanna mark up and
they are usually desparate for a warm body any way!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 18 November 2010

RRJ,
Pardon me. The conductor was never there to remind you of the orders.
You are seeing the Conductor as a ride along assistant.

If the Conductor takes 20 minutes before he releases the hand brakes,
so be it. I would never try to judge his/ her judgement and throw it to
a level below fully qualified, and or stalling.

I was a Conductor, and made dam sure, every move was a move that the
Engineer could handle. I was not running, but made sure he could.
I could have buried any Engineer with tonnage the locomotives could not
handle.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 18 November 2010

Sure rate CSX as sell, the price goes down. Buy a little and change the
rating the next week to Hold, folks buy in on the low price, and hold
as they are told by GS. Good lord we can do better than this (follow
the leader).


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 18 November 2010

Last week Goldman Sachs rated CSX a "sell". This week GS upgraded the
rating of CSX to "neutral". Today GS downgraded the rating of Norfolk
Southern from "neutral" to "sell". Railroad stocks have done well GS
is cashing in on profits.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 18 November 2010

Stimulas cash? ALL the railroads slowed down like the rest of the
economy they made a decent come back. The transportation sector
(trucks, airlines, railroads) is a geiger counter for the economy.
People need to look at the bigger picture get beyond the frame. CSX
isn't the only railroad. When looking at increases and decreases in
stock prices check out Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern also. CSX is
doing just fine. The problem in this country is investment firms still
have a bear mentality sell offs of stocks in corporations that are
profitable. Which is just what Goldman Sachs did to the rail sector and
others last week. Goldman Sachs did get TARP bail out monies which CSX
and the other railroads did not. 

Delaying trains. If a person is doing their job management can't do
anything. Some people push it to the limits. I've witnessed crews do
job briefings on the orders ect...that were excessive. We have two
people on board the conductor is there to make sure to remind the
engineer of an order. I've had conductors that sat on locomotives
15-20 minutes before taking off hand brakes that is an another example
of excessive delay. Some people deserve to be charged because their
ignorant. Delaying a train CSX has every right to question crews or
even charge them if they did in fact intentional cause delays.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 17 November 2010

ALOT OF OPENINGS IN BALTIMORE AT THE COAL PIERS. ANYONE KNOW WHY? GOOD
OR BAD PLACE TO WORK OR JUST EXPANDING?


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 17 November 2010

Hey Yellow Hat:

"Delay of train"? That's hard to do. I think there is a rule that 
requires the outbound crew be on board and ready to roll within 30
minutes of on duty time.

Paperwork, job briefings, train orders all take time to review
thoroughly. Do you job safely and efficiently and let them have at you!


Name: Yellow Hat
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 17 November 2010

There is no way CSX can continue on this path. They are starting to push
"delay of train" in my area and getting guys on it while at the same
time holding their feet to the fire to be perfect. CSX is doing good
from the stimulas cash but that pipe line is about to be cut. Hopefully
the UTU/BLE will get some teeths back and show it with this new
contract; they sure are keeping a tight lip on it.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 16 November 2010

To all the people around Syracuse.  Stussie is bringing his clone to
your area.  Name is Adam Hawkins.  He is just as bad as Stussie.  He go
hired as a TM because is dad is high up in the company.  This guy ran
Martin, KY into the ground.  Just watch your backs.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 14 November 2010

wow ... very impressive. a loser trying to use nomo's name. if the
pseudo nomo is too sorry to come up with his own name, he needs to take
his homophobe arse back to his two moms and ask for some fresh milk.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 November 2010

Today I will be having my stomach pumped.   I suspect you guys know what
for.  I wish you all safe trips.

P.S. Ward you sure look nice today.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 November 2010

Is that you LPFB?


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 10 November 2010

You need to stop using my name.   I'm going to tell my boyfriend.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 10 November 2010

Hey wayoflife/red/jon...think I'll just call you Little Pimple Faced
Boy or LPFB for short:

I gave you too much credit...you're not a Teenager, more like 10 or
11. Get you marbles and go home and count your zits. Maybe you have
more pubic hairs than zits!

What you get suspended for? Got off the school bus with a woody and the
older boys made fun of you so you called them names?

Why don't you grow up? You're neither smart, funny or convincing so
stick to your Facebook and Xbox until you mature!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 10 November 2010

I would like to ask all who have red my pointless posts to forgive me
for my stupidity.  I ramble on and on..  My mother never showed me
enough attention when I was a little boy. Now my wife runs around all
hours of the night with the neigbor boy. Please overlook my non-sence
it is my only out in life.  

To whom it may concern
I am and always will be a flaming fag.   I love Mr. Ward and all the
men from NS. 

thanks


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 10 November 2010

CSX Corp. erased gains after two blocks totaling 20.5 million shares
changed hands, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

The Jacksonville, Florida-based railroad had risen as much as 2.7
percent to $64.50 before the shares traded for $62.50 each at 3:17 p.m.
and 3:18 p.m. in New York, Bloomberg data show. The stock was worth
$1.28 billion at that price.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. said it handled a transaction for 20.5 million
shares at about the same time, according to data compiled by
Bloomberg.

CSX shares rallied 30 percent in 2010 through yesterday, beating the
7.4 percent advance for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.

To contact the reporter on this story: Elizabeth Stanton in New York at
estanton@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Nick Baker at
nbaker7@bloomberg.net.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 10 November 2010

Hey RRJ:

Yeah, your right. I think it's the same young boy that comes on every
couple of months.

He needs to practice his lying...he's not very convincing and he gets
upset when he gets called on it.

He'll pick up his marbles and go home!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 10 November 2010

NoMo

It seems you made some friends. lol


Name: NoMo
E-mail: nomoisafag@whores.com
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 November 2010

You caught me with my pants down.

I m


Name: jon
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 09 November 2010

NOMO

lol  I bet you're a fag.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 November 2010

Hey wayoflife/red:

We grew up together? Perhaps you could remind me where that was!

Now go finish your homework.


Name: red
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 09 November 2010

I figured nomo was.  Some of his post sounds like a little girl.


Name: wayoflife
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 09 November 2010

all rrs

I grew up with nomo.  He's a flaming fag.  He dated our bus driver.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 November 2010

Hey wayoflife:

You skip school today or maybe just got suspended!


Name: wayoflife
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 09 November 2010

Nomo 

Get a life you're a no good foamer yourself.

I'd fire all you fags.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 November 2010

Hey wayoflife:

Yeah...but CSX did. Care to explain that?


Name: wayoflife
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 09 November 2010

you guys are fags, none of you could work a real job.  this attendance
policy is nothing new if you work you don't have to worry about
anything


Mcdonalds and Wal-mart  wouldnt hire you losers


no education no military background no FUTURE


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 09 November 2010

NoMo

It did leave a lasting negative impression of CSX. It wasn't my first
battle with them but it was my last. Not really I have one more that's
for a later date. In reality when things happen a person is left alone
local management if their willing can only go so far to help and the
unions that's another story. Some people on here think I'm pro-CSX it
took experience to realise sometimes you just have to adapt. Without
adapting the only battle that'll be raging is within oneself. That's
a losing battle.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 08 November 2010

That's right...I scrolled back and found your original post.

Three plus years later and CSX is still wrong. The dude in charge was a
fellow named Jeff, prior to his FMLA assignment he had been a ATT in
Mobile.

You were not happy with Ballentine, I don't blame you. It reminds me
of a story about the difference between a...I don't want to offend any
of the fairer sex that night read this site. If you want I'll email you
the story! 

You're right, it's water under the bridge, but the taste it leaves
will last forever!!!


Name: "just another number"
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 08 November 2010

One of our BLET brothers was taken to the hospital while laying over at
the hotel because he thought he was having a heart attack. He has a
history of heart problems including valve replacement.  After a week in
the hospital he came home to find a CSX certified letter in the mail
advising him he was to attend an investigation for absentissm because
he marked off at the away from home terminal.  He also had a letter
from Cindy Sanborn (VP/CTO) stating that once again CSX had made record
profits in the last quarter.  What a slap in the face but thats
CSX--where employees make the difference!!!! Moving Yesterdays freight
Tomorrow.


Name: I agree
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 1-10 years
Posted: 08 November 2010

I agree CSX hates their employees.  I feel that the rage is buidling. 
At some point it is going to be too much for corporate CSX to handle. 
On the local level it is already starting to have a negative effect on
it's bottom line.  Espeacially in it's coal trains.  CSX is losing
cycle on it's trains.  The local managers are cooking the book.  It's
taking longer to get a cycle on trains.  They are saving a few thousand
dollars and the expense on the revenue!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 08 November 2010

NoMo

CSX denied my request for FMLA in 2006-7. If it would of been approved
I could of scheduled my leave ahead of time to CSX policy of 30 days
notice. The RFE suggested I contact the US Dept of Labor because CSX
was violating rights under FMLA. It's water over the dam.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 07 November 2010

Hey RRJ:

Corporate America...you're just a number, part of the machine.

The suits in the Ivory tower consider you an asset...when you no longer
meet their performance standard, you're replaced. Makes no difference
whether it CSX, GE, IBM or Walmart. It's all the bottom line.

It's a sad state of affairs the Business Colleges and MBA programs
have decided to take the human aspect out of business. I find it rather
ironic that within the next decade, the suits will have successfully cut
the human factor cost to the bare bone, with one exception, management.
Which is where the dead weight has thrived
for years. I can hardly wait to watch these candy asses get their hands
dirty and have to "work" for a living...you can bet the farm they will
be singing a different song then.

What happened to you during your Mother's final days was uncalled for
and in my opinion inexcusable, Think, that was three years ago and you
had FMLA and line managers that tried to look out for you. Can you
imagine what it would be like today?

There was and is a big difference between the C&O, B&O, L&N and CSX;
the thought process of the management was entirely different. They were
as "family" friendly as possible for RRs to be. With CSX,you might as
well be a whore...you get paid to perform and when CSX gets finished
using you; you're out!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 07 November 2010

Just going up for a funeral is one thing. To make the arrangements with
the funeral home, newspaper, caterers, church, florist ect...is
another. Then add in being executor of the will places it in another
level. Actually 8 days wasn't enough when you add in travel time. Wait
till your parents are deceased. I didn't have time for any emotions I
had sisters, nieces, and the grandchildren to help through this
situation. At that point I had no allegence to CSX they owed me common
courtesy for the loss of a loved one especially after 30 years of
service. The C&O would of never thought of such rude behavior. In fact
when I was still working an after I retired when people ask who I
worked for it's always the C&O which just happens to be part of CSX.


Name: one
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 06 November 2010

Charge him too,

Did you graduate from school?   You can't spell or write...


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 06 November 2010

Flexability is the key and the CSX has very little. Why you wonder?
UNION!

RRJ 8 days for a death in the Family. I would charge ya to.

Now comes the most inportant point of the conversation 600 miles to
travel. Now with a little flexability, and reason this is a whole new
Ballgame. 
I as a manager would add 1.5 days to each end of the standard 3-4 day
leave for a close relative, simply based on mileage and approve a max
of 7 days in this situation. You would still be excessive, however as
we know the CSX does not have Flex.


Name: Joe Foreskin
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 04 November 2010

To all you lay-off complainers; If your union officer is not doing
enough, recall them! And if you are only entitled to layoff once a 
month, do-it all together! Who's the guy that got harass so much-he
got 
a migraine while on duty with a hot train? Common sense prevails at all
times. Duh!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 04 November 2010

Lloyd

Everyone on here with the exception of NoMo takes my post in the wrong
way. I couldn't have dealt with this new attendance policy. Even
though it did get easier the last few years when I went into the yard.
In 2006-7 I had 2 letters and 3 investigations over the last attendance
policy. This all happened while trying to help my Mother who took ill
and lived 600 miles away. I'm thankful to my LC and RFE for squashing
most of them because they knew I exhausted all vacation and PL days
before getting to that point. I finally had to sign a waiver for some
overhead for 6 months. In 2008 I met Linda Ballentine in JAX while we
were down at CMC to coordinate the bid system. We got in a heated
discussion over her lack of compassion. I told her that it was
surprising that she didn't charge me for the 8 days off to attend my
Mothers funeral. Her response was it was excessive an if she could of
she would of. I have no love for these people I dispised them but I
knew one has to except what they can not change. Believe me, we tried.
The union isn't doing anything to stop it. Getting frustrated only
hurts the individual the railroad doesn't care. I've always stated
that if it gets to bad quitting is the option. But you know and I know
there are those that abuse laying off it makes it tougher on those that
work regular.


Name: Lloyd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years
Posted: 03 November 2010

Hey Nomo, last time I checked the BLE dues are cheaper than the
UTU...although it's probably only 10 dollars or so.  

To the guy complaining about the attendance policy, yes..this is the
biggest fucking joke I've ever seen.  I really wonder where our union
is during all this.  I also wonder why we even take this shit outside
of the fact we know because this economy is so bad we have to sit here
and take this company's crap.  I'd like to know just exactly what
someone is supposed to do if they get sick or their family member gets
sick more than a couple of days a month who doesn't have FMLA.  I
think everyone out here is just about to boil over and it's only a
matter of time before someone goes completely crazy and blows a bunch
of people away or takes it out on their family.  To say that this
company has any ethical standards is about the biggest laugh I've ever
had.  And RRJ, before you rant about my rant, I'm in the process of
looking for other employment, but it's not easy to find these days old
fella.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 03 November 2010

The BLE dues are $180/month? 

No wonder there hasn't been a tidal wave of former UTU members
joining. What are the UTU dues? When I left I think they were about
$70/month and the Engineers were bitching because the BLEt dues were
approaching a $100/month.


Name: I'mcharged
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 03 November 2010

Just recieved a letter in the mail.   

Im on a fp with no off days.  I laid off sick  at 2200 marked up at
1022.  I was off for more than 1 day in 28.   

What a great place to work for.   


Dear Ble,

Can  I have my 180.00 back since I'm not really represented.

Dear CSX,

Stop lieing to public about your great employees.  When were treated
like you hate us.


Name: KCJONES
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 02 November 2010

To Hottytotty
   Get another boyfriend that doesn't work on the RR!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 November 2010

wow rrj i didnt know that they sold theyre men back in 1993, no kidding
we already know that, they sold their "BLANKABLE" rights, yes there
is a difference, but you wouldnt know that! and the union meeting that
us "lads" shoudlve showed up to right?  WRONG , you mean the private
meeting for those 26 guys was held at a hotel and POST 1985 guys werent
allowed to attend! But atleast theres comfort in knowing that the
switchman that took promotion to engineer, will never get that money!
So before you post about new guys not go to meeting you have absolutely
no fucking idea about, just keep to yourself and shut the FUCK UP, and
nomo you have no idea either!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 November 2010

THANK YOU FOR THE INFO ON BALTIMORE COAL PIER.DAMN,I THOUGHT THIS WOULD
HAVE BEEN A COOL PLACE TO WORK CONSIDERING THE SIZE OF THIS COMPANY, OH
WELL I JUST KEEP PUSHING DIRT. THANKS AGAIN!!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 31 October 2010

Nope not the same guy jagoff RRJ, dont know shit about baltimore, nor do
i care, worked at barr yard over ten years as a switchman asshole, not a
foamer like you. But heres the BIG PICTURE, do you not realize youre on
a website CSX-SUKS.com , not ILOVECSX.com, so what the hell do you
expect when people come on here bitching about csx dickhead, yet you
throw in your worthless 2 cents about shit! You oldheads fucked the
railroads more than anybody, and now we have to pay the price, you guys
sold shit and gave it away for youre own benefit, so suck it!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 October 2010

Hey RRJ, just wanted to say fuck you, you jag off, its the oldheads like
you that sold everyone out, thats made everyones job harder! You
dicksheads sold the fireman, flagman, headman. You rant about everyone
bitching on here, how many times you switch by yourself and do
industries by yourself cocksucker! Hell even the oldheads at barr yard
sold their blankable switchman rights for $100,000.00 a piece last
year, and fucked every guy below them, Gen. chairman John Lesniewski
worked out that deal for his buddys, oh, and they put a no furlough
clause in there, the next week they started furloughing, so you and
every other sell out can take a flying fucking leap! Csx paid $2.6
million dollars to the 26 oldhead switchman last year! Yet us non
protected guys couldnt even get our lunches paid! Then these same
oldheads, who we used to let sleep and watch movies on the second unit,
for letting us be the foreman, have the gall, after they sold out to ask
for a line up coming the yard, yea heres you line up cocksucker, GET
FUCKED AND LINE YOU OWN SWITCHES, YOU DIDNT DO SHIT FOR OVER 10 YEARS
ON THAT SECOND UNIT!  So in conclusion RRJ, GO FUCK YOURSELF YOU CRUSTY
OLD BASTARD, I HOPE YOU DONT COLLECT RR LONG!


Name: hottytotty
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 1-10 years
Posted: 30 October 2010

I am a conductors girlfriend. does anyone have any advice or tips for me
on making this relationship work. so far I am feeling like i am waaaay
too rowdy for lovins to only get them every few days. input?


Name: Todesengel
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 29 October 2010

NoMo
You are right,again. I've been saying this from day one.Just do as
your told,abide 100% by the rules and let them call the shots.You can
as I do,laugh all the way to the bank or investment broker.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 28 October 2010

I AM CONSIDERING TAKING A EQUIPMENT OPERATOR POSITION IN BALTIMORE AT
THE COAL PIERS.CAN ANYBODY FILL ME IN ON WHETHER IT IS WORTH MY TIME TO
ACCEPT THIS OFFER?


Name: overhere
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 28 October 2010

We don't here anymore about our new attendance policy.   Thank You Ble
and Utu for letting this happen.  Thank you fellow employees for
letting this slide by like everything else.  We pay too much in union
dues not to be getting anything done.  The Holidays are upon us, unless
you have no family life the odds are you will be getting charged.

I don't agree with the man who lays off regular but I like him a lot
more than the no good  sob who lives out here.  

You can't live forever and money is not the awnser to your problems. 
Were sorry you hate your wife or she as a spending problem. Maybe if
you spent more time with her and the kids you would get to know them.
If you keep living out here demanding no off days on the pools.  There
will be someone else who will fill your spot at home when your not
there.


Name: EX CSX T&E
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 28 October 2010

Does anyone know what Tom Wolfe is doing? And has he paid for his
"sins" and coverups as a manager?


Name: doctor white
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 27 October 2010

Where do we start ! Safety ; everyone wants to go home the same they
came to work. working road switcher jobs and yard jobs with excessive
walking and and protecting shove moves is unsafe for one man. All the
while trying to keep your work order scores on top of the mark so the
trainmaster want get his rear end eat out.The railroad wants there cake
& eat it to, there is to much work for one man to do while keeping your
scope set on safety. The amount of work they want you to do is not
within the safe limits of what one man can accomplish. I am a short
timer and have seen many changes in my 34yrs of service. I can only
hope that my railroad brothers & sisters can adhere to these
unrealistic changes that the railroad is determined to shove down there
throats. Code of etchics this word is used very often by the railroad,
They do not begin to know the meaning of the word. Trainmasters , road
foreman of engines, crew callers, and the list goes on & on. Rudeness -
harassment - intimidation - all are parts of life on the CSX RAILROAD.
Marcus Calhoun Mcant is a fine example of a cat with 9 lifes. All of
the conflicks this man has been involved in brought on by his rude -
raccist- ignorant remarks and actions and this man still has a job with
good old C.S.X. I could just PUKE.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 October 2010

Hey RRJ:

I always considered working the road more like a marathon than a
sprint. I always put down rest on both ends. Occasionally I would mark
off a trip after 30 days but usually it was every 60 days. I had no
problem letting CSX wait on my rest to be up before running
that hot train.

It's hard to stay rested on a four hour nap every 28 hours...which
explains seeing the con sleeping as his train rolls by or any number
of other careless mistakes.

There was a con over in Pensacola that would run for 90 days if not
longer. I guess the HOS law makes running like that impossible any
more...even at that, a lack of sleep makes one tired!!!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 27 October 2010

dls

Do you draw a paycheck? Do you support your family? That's the main
reason for working. You stated the work is not the problem. I've never
had anyone look at me with sympathy when asked about my occupation
mostly they were curious to meet someone who worked for a railroad. It
was surprising to hear how many actually think trains are run by a
computer. No one would ever tell anyone it was an easy way of life. The
unions have been in flux way to long the members need to unify to have
their voices heard that's not happening it's the members fault. Union
participation at meetings has shrunk seems people think they're owed
when it's never been that way. Everything we do in life is a work in
progress.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 27 October 2010

NoMo

We had the same type claim agreement ours was 30 minutes waiting on a
van. Some trainmasters tried to intimidate the new conductors. Some
lied with the hurry up and put off we'll have a train ready when your
rested BS. They never tried that one with anyone who had any time in
service. The biggest challenge was making the new hires see that a
trainmaster was not your friend. Of course over time they would learn
it the hard way. Biggest problem I noticed there's no unity anymore.
It's a basic strategy divide and conquer.


Name: tomatoe
E-mail: towen16@hotmail.com
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 26 October 2010

so i guess now you get charged under the attendance policy for days that
you work and mark off sick....i just did


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 October 2010

Hey RRJ:

They either have it or they don't...most of the young guys don't and
won't be around long enough to catch on.

The hotel van use to pick us up at Gentilly. There was an obscure
claim in the L&N contract that, if I recall correctly (even if I
don't, you'll get the idea) allowed for an 8 hour penalty claim
if the van wasn't at the yard within 20 minutes of tie up. During the
rush hours it was an impossibility they would be on time.

I don't recall ever getting the full 8 hours but I did get several 4
hour claims. Finally, we were told rather than putting off and calling
the van; to call the van first then put off...which is what I did. I
just didn't hit enter until the van pulled up. If you're on the
property, you're on duty.

The new guys are so intimidated by their lofty responsibility they lose
sight of what they're there for...to make money. Little do they realize
that most of them are gone before they ever pull the first pin.

So they need to make the most of it while they can!


Name: dls
E-mail: dls9350@embarqmail.com
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 26 October 2010

ok so the RR has decided to tighten the screws again! i hired out in 98
as a road trainman/brakeman/coductor, went to engineer school in 03,
was cut back from 03 until about a month ago. im still on the bubble,
working two XBs as a BK, i dont know what if ill be running or walking
one week from the next, much less be able to make plans for my
family/doctor/mental health etc...dont get me wrong, i love what i do..
its the WAY we live on-call, with no certainty or stability. now i know
what you guys are thinking, "if u dont like it than quit", i agree
with you 100%, and im trying. im tired of the politics, the looking
over you shoulder, the fear of not jumping through the proper hoops,
the missed family functions, the shitty union, the feeling that your
basically pissing in the wind...this job used to have something called
prestige, thats long gone. people ask "what do you do for a living"
and of course my response would be "I Work For The RR" only to get a
look of sympathy. i know im not the only one that feels this way, but
the worse thing ive ever done was hire out for CSX............


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 26 October 2010

NoMo

There was more than one time I'd have Speedy Gonzales putting off the
time ticket while I was still on the locomotives securing and shutting
them down. I'd go ballistic chew their arse out that I was still
performing work seeing he put us off if I got hurt CSX wouldn't be
responsible because it was considered trespassing. The second question
was did he call the yardmaster an order us a PTI for the hotel 99.5% of
the time they didn't do it. I hope they learned something by now.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 25 October 2010

Hey RRJ:

That's right...they don't get paid for thinking, leave that up to the
college boys and sons of management, That's what they get paid to do!

Like the man said, use to be you waited for the call so you could get
to work...and if the caller was late you got worried and called them.
You got to work, got busy and switched 350 or more cars went home.
Usually with a 2+ hour quit. 

On CSX it wasn't 9/11, it was 3/04...the day Darth Ingram and the Dark
Side came to power. Darth may be gone, but his minions live on.
CSX is their railroad now. The men and women just need to sit back, do
what they're told, as safely as they can, abide by all their rules and
enjoy a good laugh. The time is coming when all this BS
will bite them in the ass. The best part of that will be they have no
one to blame but themselves.

I had a chuckle with your tale of the new hire hurrying on OT to tie
hand brakes. Reminds me of running on a treadmill...regardless of how
long or how fast you run, you're in the same spot when you're
finished that you started from...just a lot sweatier!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 25 October 2010

LE 10-20

Give CSX what they want. Do your job check it then recheck it multiple
times if need be. They created this mess let them wallow in it. I got
to a point where I let them make the decisions. It didn't matter if I
could get something done in half the time. I'd get newbies that would
do a fast paced walk to tie handbrakes securing the train all while
being on overtime. I'd make sure they needed to put more on to slow
them down. I'd ask them who are they trying to impress? One in
particular when I'd ask him to slow down told me he came from the
resturant business before the railroad. I had to inform him this pizza
didn't need to be delivered in 30 minutes or less. Running at a fast
pace with no experience leads to run thru switches, crossed couplers,
unopened angle cocks, downed airhoses ect...it was nerve racking trying
to keep an eye on them. It's not their fault CSX trained them in a
short amount of time. Having an ill trained work force has led to all
these rule changes. Gaurenteed extra boards led to the attendance
policies. When there wasn't any gaurentees the extra boards were
loaded down it was feast or famine but someone on a regular freight
pool could get time off.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 October 2010

I would just like to say I am celebrating my 2nd year being OUT OF THIS
CRAP HOLE!!!  I worked at the Pentagon my first year out and now work
for the state of Minnesota.  I truely enjoyed the work while I was at
CSX (my safety record speaks for itself). However, I saw the future and
what it has become (and I was only there for 4 years.  God knows the
changes the old timers have seen).  I enjoyed the work and had fun
doing the job.  But the politics became way too much.  Some people
getting favortism more than others (example: a man, sorry, I mean a
drug dealer has 47 missed calls within half of a year.  YES, 6 months).
 He was never taken out of service until a new Superintendant came in
(by the way, we went through 3 Superintendant's the "4" years I was
there).  Oh, and by the way, this other crew derailed equipment (their
fault) and went to investigation.  Only to leave INVESTIGATION with two
tickets to the Orioles game that night!!!  Yeah, that WANNA-BE
Superintendant is no longer with us, nor is the train crew who probably
thought they just got a night in Beverley Hill's with just two tickets
to the Orioles game!!!LMAO  By the way, they are no longer with CSX
Baltimore division either.  Back to my subject at hand, this "47
missed call" guy happened to be the nephew or cousin of a mentor for
all new hires in Baltimore. The mentor was demoted back to train
service and his "47 missed call" family member was fired.  Let alone
this POC had a horrible safety record!!!  NOW, I heard there is ANOTHER
Superintendant in Baltimore (this is number 4 ladies and gentleman in 6
years)!!

My point being this, when I signed my application for CSX, I am pretty
sure (somebody tell me if I am wrong) it said "EQUALL OPPORTUNITY
EMPLOYER".  Mr. Ward (or Mr. VP or whoever), you need to make your way
to Baltimore and show them how this is ACTUALLY PRACTICED!!!  Because
GOD KNOWS the union officials are not doing it!!  Oh sorry, they are
already in your left hand pocket!!  All the more reason I am up here,
behind a desk, making DAMN NEAR twice as much as I was making as a
conductor..LOL  However, I loved what I did and have respect for the
men and woman who still do it (since I was once in their position).With
that being said, write this down Michael Ward (and every other demon in
your regime)!!  "The way you treat your people is the work ethic you
get in return"!!!!!  You should remember this line Michael!!!  You
might not have such a bad record for derailments, injuries, etc..  
Have a safe CSX day!!;0);0);0)  For the rest of the hard working Men
and Woman in train service, good luck with your careers.  Keep it on
the rails!!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 October 2010

It all went south after Ingram was hired...since then it's been
tales of woe! 

CSX was a good place to work before Ingram. Anyone who hired in after
Ingram was hired (3/04) never knew that. They probably heard
it but didn't believe it.

Although it seems to have gotten better post Ingram, I doubt CSX will
ever be an employee friendly environment again...at least as long has
corporate management and Wall St. maintain their mentality.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 24 October 2010

Do you guys remember how the job was 10 years ago? 20 years? ....
I remember I used to enjoy coming to work, I looked forward to the
phone ringing. The long hours were like spending time in a social club
with friends while getting a job done and done well. Attendance wasn't
a problem like it is now, hell, sometimes I had to be reminded to go
home.
Now every day is quite possibly your last, every effort is made to
create new reasons and ways to terminate your employment. It's nerve
wrecking to look over your shoulder, check the weeds and constantly
watch for anyone looking for a screw-up on your part. The spying,
set-ups, tricks and making every minor violation a major. Sometimes I
feel like I should stay home today just because I get the eerie feeling
I will be fired today. It makes no sense at all, but I feel like the
less time I spend at work, the fewer chances I have of loosing my job.
Is it just me?
I have another 10 years before retirement, It feels like a prison
sentence sometimes. Can I make it all the way with the way things are
now? Do I want too? Why do I think like this now? .....

.... It's the CSX attendance policy! It's an awful way to treat
people. It's even worse to treat loyal, long term employees who have
devoted their working lives to this company in such a manner.
When did Jacksonville completely lose it's humanity? What a shame.


Name: Alabama T&E
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 23 October 2010

You said the Touchstone Trainmaster in Alabama vanished and she was
seeing T.E. Miller? Is she still employed or did she leave due to the
affair?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 20 October 2010

Last poster: Corruption is out of controls at all levels!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 October 2010

Keep yours eyes on the bouncing ball. There is an old saying in the
upper echelon of management; "the more we harass them the more they
will not know how much money we really make." [The Robber Barons] The
top four railroad CEO's are already worth $100,000,000.00 each and no
one seems to want to discuss how over paid they are. Operation
efficiencies could be greatly improved if another crew member were
available to expedite train speeds. The missing trainman earnings has
allowed the "robber barons" to "legally" stuff their pockets for
the lack of improving train speeds for personal greed.   
Moreover, could the railroads survive if all employees were subjected
to the same type of (sleep deprivation, noise trauma, chemical
exposures, constant harassment, constant exposure to close calls and
incompetent union officers) daily conditions as train crews? 
I encourage all of you to write your local congressional leaders to
address improving the working of all your fellow employees!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 October 2010

BLET needs a change in leadership! The same cast of characters that are
in office now are linked to the corrupt leaders the past 20 years.
Nothing will change if we all stay on the sidelines hoping for a
change.
None of the current leaders are worthy of any position of leadership
as they stood idly by knowing the PAST ousted leaders were on the take.

Break the chain; wipe the fucking slate clean!
VOTE FOR TOM BRENNAN


Name: bigbeard
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years
Posted: 19 October 2010

SSA   I work under the B&O are we going under this?


Name: UTU hater
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 17 October 2010

http://utu974.com/Cram_Down_Arbitration.pdf

Only four pages.  Wow.  Just wow.


Name: UTU hater
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 17 October 2010

Well surprise surprise we got the SSA forced on us.  It is offical.  At
least the L & N will get New York Dock protection, the C & O, SCL, and
A & WP do not.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 16 October 2010

Hey RRJ:

I don't think Goober is talking about Krylon!:)


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 15 October 2010

To RRJ,

Your post from 10/15 is the best post I have ever seen from any RR
employee or retiree. CSX will pass this one around for a while.

No Runs's
No Drip's
No Error's

Really nice job, thanks
Goofy


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 15 October 2010

NoMo

With the railroad it constantly changes. In the past not as drastic as
the last 7 years since Ward. Under Ingram rules changes were literally
bombarded on everyone it seemed every few weeks a new rule bulliten it
was difficult to keep up with it. A lot of times you learned about it
thru crew room bullschidt sessions. I had to admire the ones who would
dissect the train orders and new bullitens sometimes for an hour or
more in the crew rooms. The trainmaster on duty would go bullistic
there wasn't a darn thing he could do about it. Mostly they were the
ones working the ID runs couldn't blame them with 2 subdivisions and
196 miles of another railroads line to run. 

I have to agree where does anyone find the time to do anything more
than work. Most new hires in Richmond on the C&O side went straight
into the yard after promotion. Working the remotes because no one with
any time out here wanted anything to do with it. When it came time for
engine service they were dumb as a box of rocks. They forgot everything
didn't even know a signal other than clear & stop and that was
questionable. My peers complain about the changes but are smart enough
to adapt of course the goal of retirement is a lot closer. 

As for CSX stock being up it's still down compared to 2007. It's the
same with all the railroads. This country needs the transportion sector
to show signs of life. If they're flat then the country is.
Transportation is one of the lifelines.


Name: robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 14 October 2010

Working for CSX requires patience, and a high tolerance for bullshit. 
The way things are, are the way it's gonna be for the forseeable
future.  Forget about logic, reason, and productivity.  The rules are
the rules, even if it makes no sense.  There is no point in arguing. 
Force yourself to work by the book, and eventually it becomes habit.
Anything that is questionable, put it someone else's hands. If you
don't know, ask or look it up. And show up for work.  A 40 yr Conrail
man taught us at Konductor Kolledge, pre Redi center, that the best way
to stay out of trouble is, when the phone rings, go to work. Yeah, the
hours suck, and the time away from family takes a toll. Eventually, you
get some whiskers, and you can make the big money you always hear about.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 14 October 2010

Hey RRJ:

Back in the days I was working for CSX I was just too busy working
to get caught up in all the minutia the employees today seem to be 
upset with. I heard all the talk...like conversations in a bar, it was
just noise.

I really didn't realize how bad CSX was until after I was gone; and
had time to think about what was being said and put into context with
my personal knowledge and experiences. Granted the dynamics of working
for CSX has changed in the years since I've been gone. CSX was a
pretty good place to work when I hired out...it changed after Ward took
over and hired Ingram.

What I have a hard time with is understanding how the employees have
time to bitch when they are so busy working? Most of the complaints
come from new hires or employees with just a couple of years service.

Furlough time is here and not one complaint about being cut off yet.
It appears that regardless of what CSX does some employees will
complain...they're either working too much or not at all. I always
thought the entire purpose of working was to make as much money as you
could. Unless you're an senior executive your income is largely
dependent on the hours you work.

I think they need to focus on the larger picture, the brass ring if you
will...retirement. If they keep that in mind all the rest of the bull
shit will fade away. If they can't, they might as well get out while
they can...the longer they stay the harder it will become to leave. 

With regard to the comment about earnings being up 48% over the same
period last year...the number is deceiving. I suggest a comparison
with the third quarter of 2007 would be a better yardstick as the
economy was in the crapper in '08 and '09.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 14 October 2010

There you go, earnings up 48% and they still treat the employees like
shit!

People make the difference!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 October 2010

Quit. It's that easy. All anyone should care about right now is their
fortunate to have a job. With CSX it still pays pretty good. Go to
railroad.net there are hundreds of people applying for the railroads
and with a lean job market they're eager to work. Schidt on a slow
year conservatively an engineer or conductor makes over $60,000. My
last year working I made around $46,000 in 7 months on a yard job. Who
gives a crap about policy or how much CSX contributes to lobbying or
political campaigns. Ya'll forget it's about a paycheck & benefits
nothing more. If you could make more working somewhere else you should
of left a long time ago. It's never to late. If you've gotten to the
point you're past the threat of furloughs feel fortunate that alone is
a big accomplishment. Apparently some haven't struggled enough to
appreciate what they have at CSX. Everyone I know who left the railroad
by choice or not regrets it.  

Goob, I'm not talking about you so don't go there it's people I
know.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 13 October 2010

CSX SUCKS SHIT!

Your daughters sick, have to run to the hospital, car breaks down,
death in the family....it all doesn't matter, you will be fired!

Won't hire enough people, wants to cut overtime, still wants to work
people into the ground.

Cheapest outfit you have ever seen in your life!

Most unethical company that I have ever worked for!

CSX-SUCKS.COM

CSX-CORRUPTION.COM

Keep the websites coming, let the truth be heard!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 13 October 2010

Conrail is a complete different issue. Especially up in New York ect...I
applaude them they managed not to stuck with the BLET/SSA crap. I really
can only speak of Chessie System which didn't hire engineers off the
street after 1978 they offered transfers internally from all crafts.
The one difference was trainmen were allowed to keep their seniority
all other crafts had to give it up. 

Goob, What can I say. Your right engineers in those departments it
would be salary.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 12 October 2010

CSX hired engineers off the street right after the Conrail take over in
Buffalo and Rochester N.Y. I know this for a fact, I turned the job
down.  A few yrs. later ended up in Selkirk as a yardmaster and quit
about 8 months later. Now working a short line in South Florida and
loving it....


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 12 October 2010

Oh by the way the overtime, and double time thing is also a myth.
Managers get Salary and that is it (in most cases). RRJ is dreaming
again about Managers hauling in the bucks, screwing over the union
folks and living the high life.

Ask a Trainmaster how many hours they work, young kids trying to make a
living, with an education to back them up, it is tough on both sides.

As far as no Locomotive Engineers hired by CSX from the street since
the early 80's I question that also. As I recall some RR had schools
and others did OJT. Many did the OJT got paid for it and ran to a
better deal.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 12 October 2010

Engineer's

Most with this title are on salary---- not on call employees!

Now the 3 trillion Locomotive Engineers the CSX has is a whole nother
story. Per RRJ


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 12 October 2010

Employee in other

What year did you hire out? CSX hasn't hired a locomotive engineer off
the street since the early 1980's. If then. Which sort of discredits
your post unless your talking an engineer in the mechanical dept or
track dept. Which they might be on call 24/7 but it's not all that
common unless it's an emergency. Most I've known didn't mind seeing
it's time and a half on week nights or double time on weekends. Big
Bucks!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 October 2010

Hey MoW <1:

I'm not harassing anyone...obviously you don't know what harassment
is but you will find out if you're with CSX much longer. You might
also want to look up the definition of "rant".


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 11 October 2010

Hey NOMO why don't youo stop harrassing all the newcomers your rants
make you sound like you are a retard, you must not be getting any at
home.


Name: Rob
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 October 2010

I was hired and told them I had a wedding to attend in 6 months, my own.
I could not get this day off, they laughed in my face, I quit.You will
be lucky to get one day off.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 11 October 2010

I hate csx it ruined my brothers marriage and eventually he took his own
life, they were slave drivers. I read these posts and I know they speak
truths. How can such a giant company have so many dissatisfied
employees? CSX DOES SUCK. It has been a year now and I would steer
every potential employee in another direction.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 October 2010

Hey Other:

In that case you should post under Spartacus:

              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartacus

Just leave your loin cloth on the next time you pose for a statue!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 11 October 2010

Attendance policy? You may as well have a gps tracking system implanted
into yourself, you will be on call 24 hours a day, they are your new
master. Your time is not your own when you are off! Get used to giving
up family life and being talked to like you are the bad seed. I was
hired as an engineer but My role is of a slave.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 10 October 2010

The redi center SUCKS, you are treated like an infant. I would prefer to
be thrown offa bridge into a lake of fire.


Name: bob gardner
E-mail: bridgetenderbob@hotmail.com
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 10 October 2010

I was hired in Cinccinati Ohio and would like to say to all those just
applying or going t the redi center....GET OUT while you can. I have
seen families ripped apart by csx, they have you in their grips 24
hours a day. They treat you like shit and talk to you like your
garbage. I never saw my wife or kids, sent me to the redi center and
that SUCKED. I witnessed men cheating on their wives, going to strip
clubs, getting high and drunk. If you have any moral ethics, run as far
as you can away from csx. I was hired as a bridge tender and they put me
on as a track worker, I had a heart attack 3 weeks later. They work you
like dogs and unless your 25 expect some health problems. RUN AWAY FROM
CSX AS FAST AND AS FAR AS YOU CAN.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 09 October 2010

LE 1-10

I don't have a problem with other sites. I have a problem when the
facts don't make sense. I found to many inconsistencies with the
writers stories. A non-railroader wouldn't understand it. It's like
the movie "Runaway Train" when the cars become uncoupled we as
railroaders know it's impossible the train would go into emergency no
one closed the angle cock. Hollywood didn't check out it's facts
neither did the person writing the articles on this new site. Two
stories make the writers guilty of the offenses they accuse CSX of, the
"racist clerk" no one reported it so it never happened because there
is no documentation, the crossing accident the writer must of falsified
documents on the locomotive report as to the accuracy of the speed
recorder but now wants to accuse CSX of a conspiracy. Being a
disgruntled employee is one thing but this new site goes beyond being
disgruntled.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 08 October 2010

I still like the idea of more websites forming in respond to these
unethical crooks that we work for!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 07 October 2010

I went to the CSX-Corruption site. There are ignorant racist people
everywhere not just on CSX. This site CSX-Sucks had to defend it's
right to excist. Don't you think CSX will take on this new site? The
story posted about an incident in Abbeville, SC about a clerks racist
comment is hear-say because nothing was reported to an official by the
conductor, engineer, or conductor trainee. CSX does have the CSX Ethics
hotline that one could of reported this infraction without giving their
name. Was that done? No. This could be considered slander because no
action was taken at the time. There are no records of the incident. A
timeticket with someones name on it doesn't mean anything. If a CSX
employee started this site they better read their operating rule book
especially rules GR-2A, GR-12, GR-13. You might think you are protected
under the 1st Amendment rights but to defend the site would require
identifying oneself. That could lead to termination. If the
administrator has the convictions to defend their site at any cost I
applaude their actions. If they don't I'd be shutting it down.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 07 October 2010

New site with new forums dedicated to CSX.  Updated content!
Visit www.csx-corruption.com and/or enter the forums!  We need your
stories to give this company the attention it deserves.

 www.csx-corruption.com


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 1-10 years
Posted: 05 October 2010

You know, i sit and read post from employees and non-employees on this
web site and laugh.  All of you just sit here and complain.  If you
don't like the way things are, CHANGE THEM.  Go to school, get
educated, get promoted, and fix the problems.  90% of management in CSX
came from the ranks (Union).  Stop complaining get off your ass and do
something about it.  If you just complain about the the problems and
don't try to help, means your the main part of the problem.  

Your right, not all management should be in management.  Not all
managers are good managers.  Then again, not all employees should be
employees.  Not all people can work for the railroad.  Most railroaders
will tell you this is not the easiest job in the world.  If you can't
handle the job, leave.

Those who complain, and don't step up, need to get out of the way and
let others step up.  Those who step up, need not to complain and fix
the problems, or get out of the way and let others step up.


Name: AlabamaT&E
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 29 September 2010

I have heard the my supervisor L. Touchstone has strayed away from her
husband before with different men. Is she still married?


Name: Ex CSX
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 29 September 2010

Brian Stussie was arrested for DUI/DWI? Is he still working? Don't most
T&E people that he is an officer for get fired for this?

He is the pretty boy's mug shot.
http://southcentralregionaljail.info/?BookingID=2784018


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 29 September 2010

Here comes big lay-offs by halloween boys and girls!

BB&T Capital Markets analyst John Mims this morning reduced his ratings
on both CSX (CSX) and Norfolk Southern (NSC) to Hold from Buy, citing
concerns that the coal market could be weaker than previously expected.
He notes that both companies generate about 30% of revenue from
transporting coal.

“We believe that coal commentary will be increasingly bearish during
the Q3 earnings season,” he writes, and that both NSC and CSX could
come under significant near0-term pressure if guidance on eastern
utility and metallurgical coal is revised downward.  Mims adds that he
isn’t making a call here on Q3 earnings, but instead says the more
bearish stance is “a reflection of our belief that utility stockpiles
in the East (particularly the Southeast) will not burn down as fast as
the consensus view,” and that coal exports to Asia will slow in the
near-term.

Nonetheless, both stocks are trading higher in today’s strong market
rally:

CSX is up $1.52, or 2.8%, to $55.91.
NSC is up $1.78, or 3.1%, to $59.77.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 29 September 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Railroad operator CSX Corp. spent $1.16 million
lobbying the U.S. government in the second quarter on issues including
federal transportation spending and antitrust enforcement.

The company spent $1.12 million in the previous quarter, and it spent
$1.5 million in the second quarter of 2009.

CSX lobbied on bills covering spending for freight, passenger and
high-speed rail and on a resolution calling for better security against
terrorist attacks aimed at rail and mass transit lines. It also lobbied
on railroad antitrust issues and corridors for inter-suburban commuter
rail service, according to a July 19 filing with Congress.

Besides Congress, the Jacksonville, Fla., company lobbied the
Transportation, Defense, Energy and Homeland Security departments, the
Environmental Protection Agency and the Office of Management and Budget


Name: T
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 27 September 2010

Was always curious why cd engineers didn't have rest days. Danville
does. And they can be turned off and on. I just thought the guys 
didn't want them. Seems like a no lose scenario if you can turn them
off. With the availability policy you'd think the men would be
screaming for rest days. Do you have a lot of turn jobs down there? Or
is it mostly lay-over in danville trips?


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 26 September 2010

That's correct. Rest days are negotiated by the LC. Rest days for
engineers have been around for a long time. Some locations decided not
to have rest days for fear it would deminish their earnings. Rest days
have always been voluntary not manditory meaning they can be turned on
or off. In the 2007 BLET/CSX SSA an agreement was established for early
mark off and late mark up. Evansville IN isn't the only terminal not to
have rest days try Clifton Forge, Va. CF might have them now not sure. 3
different rosters make up the ID p