You'll do what yer told, you little &%#$@!!!     CSX likes to picture itself as a company where all of it's employees, customers, and contractors are treated with the highest levels of courtesy, professionalism, and respect. The employees, customers, and contractors know differently....

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.

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Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 05 September 2010

To RRJ,
You are correct about the George Carlin and double meaning (PUN'S)
 I was never very good at using words with double meanings. I nominate
you as the (Dreamer) the expert of saying one thing and meaning
something else.
My efforts to discuss the Police, Teachers, and others working part
time for the RR with you has reached the same dead end.

Hopefully some old head on the site has a comment or two. Heck they may
agree with you that the C&0,WM and all of those roads had folks that
worked as seasonal employees in T/E and on call as you profess!

How would it be if I did it for you.
Hey NOMO, Fitsgerald, anyone out there. Do you know of any T/E that
works full time as a Police Officer, Teacher, fireman, or any other
full time vocation and drops in for the summer. Have you ever known
such a person, or heard of such person? I mean just ONE?

Your's

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year Posted: 04 September 2010 pronounced in-com-pee-shence. teeheehee

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 04 September 2010 Huh!!! I guess the federal goverment will hire anyone. We definitely see a lot of incompetience.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 02 September 2010 man, I am so glad to be out of this hell hole!!! Everyone is looking out for number one!!! I was there for 4 years and read between the lines!!!! I saw my furlough coming but needed the benefits!!! So I beat them to the punch and went out disability (with benefits) and received a job JUST before the benefits went out. The sad part, the union official was more pissed at me than the damn company officials!! I wonder why that is?? Could it be because I gave (and most on here still do) over $100.00 a month to a bunch of low life fags who were in the companies left hand pocket who only know how to say "they can do that, they can do that, they can do that. But hey, thanks for your charity to the waterhead (aka, UTU & BLE) union. We appreciate you WAISTING your money!!" The funny part is just that, I CAN LAUGH IN YOUR FACES!!!!!LLLLLLLLLMMMMMMMMAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO But hey, I love the UTU news letters I still get. Keep them coming, they make wonderful fire starters for winter!!!!!LMAO The federal gov't is the way to go people!!!

Name: J H E-mail: Fitzgerald GA Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years Posted: 01 September 2010 in one or two post lately it was said that buy your wife a riding lawnmower. well guess what I AM NOW RETIRED THREE YEARS AGO BUT BACK YEARS AGO WHEN we were working 16hrs a day and deadhead didnot count on your hrs and serivce I WAS GONE ALL THE TIME AND MY WIFE DID KEEP THE GRASS CUT. WELL ON HER BIRTHDAY i ask her what she wanted and beleive me she said just get me a riding lawnmower for I AM TIRED OF THIS OLD PUSH MOWER. by the way she got her birthday gift. I JUST THROUGHT THIS WAS WORTH SHARING. the men working today has it a lot better but they also have to put upwith a lot of bull shit that I DIDNOT.nothing is going to get better untill the engineers and the conductors join up together and become one union and this may be a while yet for you have too many union officers getting big pay checks and real big expence accounts for doing very little except working against each other. you are really just one group now for the engineers is from the conductors roster.Csx likes it this way for they can use one against the other so join together. I THINK THE SAFETY PROGRAM IS A GOOD THING BUT YOU ALL SHOULD GET OUT UNTILL THE R.R. BEGIN TO SEE EVERYONE IS OUT TO WORK NOT GET HURT. you will likely not ever see a strike where as I saw about five in my career.THIS IS JUST ONE WAY YOU CAN FIGHT BACK GET THESE FEW ASS KISSERS WHO IS ON THE CSX PAYROLL AND THIS INCLUDES YOUR LOCAL CHAIRMAN OFF CSX PAYROLL FOR DOING NOTHING AND GETTING TIME OFF.IN my last few years woRking I GOT TO HATING THE R.R. AND THE UTU FOR LETTING EVERYONE DOWN.oh by the way enjoy the r.r. safety cookout eat that burger for tomorrow that same trainmaster will be out hid to run you off not to help you show this rr that they cannot buy you with a cookout get together everyone stay away let the ass kissers get paid for nothing which that is what they do anyway.YOU MUST PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE UNION AND THE RR.attend your union meetings in the mean time see for yourself what is going on for you have just a certain few running everything that just affects them.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years Posted: 01 September 2010 Laura ( Bleakley ) Touchstone used to work the tact desk where she was clueless as they come, so they promoted downtown to work another job where she was clueless. Her husband used to be DTO, he did not know a flat car from a gondola, so they promoted him. Sister Jean Bleakley was a dispr where she was fired once for drugs, got back to work and caught again, she is gone. Brother Arthur is a yes man for Tom Wolfe...

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 01 September 2010 Goob You were L&N different railroad different policies compared to the C&O. So, how do you know what went on? I haven't a clue about the L&N. I know you're just being cantankerous as usual. You don't know everything. I lived it, I seen it, and it affected me during winter slow downs. Even Chessie System which was comprised of several railroads the biggest C&O, B&O, and WM treated each one as a separate railroad with agreements. I couldn't tell you about any of the others only the C&O. The George Carlin comment flew over your head maybe you don't know who he was but he was a master of dissecting words finding other uses and meanings creating puns. Which you sir are not good at apparently.

Name: Chris Leabetter E-mail: cleabetter@gmail.com Employed as: Brakeman, for 1-10 years Posted: 31 August 2010 "IF YOU ARE NOT DESPERATE FOR A JOB AND HAVE EDUCATION, DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND TRY TO GET A JOB ELSEWHERE. FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT IS THE WAY TO GO. THAT'S JUST MY OPINION. I SHOULD HAVE QUIT CSX MY SECOND DAY ON THE JOB, BUT I STUCK IT OUT FOR TEN WEEKS UNTIL I COULDN'T TAKE THEIR BULLSHIT ANYMORE. UNSAFE, UNFAIR, RATS AND SCABS............" God Bless the mans heart who said this!!!!!! I am so glad the railroad is a distant memory!!! I have been out for 3 years and working for the Fed Gov't ever since. Seeing my family more and getting treated well by my management, I feel like a human again. I felt like I did something bad and was assigned to community service, except I received pay for it while I was in the RR.

Name: big dog E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 31 August 2010 Yall are a bunch of crybabys boo hoo hoo.Its this simple if u dont like your job then quit.I dont care if u have been there a year or 30 years if u dont like it quit.Nobody wants to hear a bunch of well paid men and women bitch and moan about every little thing that they dont like.Dont let the door hit u in the ass u bunch of crybabies.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 31 August 2010 RRJ, I may have been too many years ahead of you. There was a time in the mid to late 70's early 80's when the manpower was put to rest. Many clerks were assigned to a room, with no Reading, sleeping, radio, tv for 8 hour shifts. Reserve boards were set up for Engineers, and they never got called. They all took job's outside the RR and drew a check from the RR every 2 weeks. Those with Seniority took these job's, guess it was a union thing to pay them to stay away. I must say most of them were not Farmers, Police officers, Or teachers. HA

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 31 August 2010 To, RRJ For the 400th time I worked for the L&N. Now to the PT subject. If you worked for the C&O during my time on the RR (or yours). The Teacher could never work the summer without working 1 day a month on the RR. Same for the police officer. If they were trainmen, which you say they were, they had to mark up and work. Now there might have been a few old heads that could mark up to a Yard job, work a shift and lay off. Son that takes whiskers to do. I have no idea what the Carlin thing means. However I do know that you continue to fill space with untrue statements. It may not be true today, however I never saw anyone layoff on the line of road. I have seen them pulled from service for a family emergency, and a deadhead sent to cover. 25 to 30 Trainmen doing this is close to the 30Gazillion Engineers that you said were working for CSX. RRJ you really had a nice post going until ya started the BS. I will now call you the (Dreamer).

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 31 August 2010 Hey Trainmasterbater/Stupidvisor <1: We know where she isn't and who she isn't doing...now that you asked!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 31 August 2010 Does anyone know where Laura Touchstone is working or who she is doing?

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 30 August 2010 I don't know what railroad you worked for Goob, but on the C&O we had what I called part-timers. Yes, they had seniority. Yes, they weren't considered part time. They played the system the farmers only worked full time in the late fall till early spring and the school teachers worked during the summer school vacation and school breaks. When I worked in Ohio there were 25-30 trainmen who fit in this group. The use of the word "part-time" comes from CSX to justify their attendance policies. Goob your no George Carlin so quit with the disecting of words.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 29 August 2010 The following was posted on the UTU web site on 08/27: Profits rolling in on major railroads Recovering from the worst business downturn in nearly 80 years, U.S. Class I railroads earned an average rate of return on net investment of 9.60 percent in the 12 months ended June 30, compared with a year-ago ROI of 9.47 percent, reports Railway Age magazine. Separately, the chief rail analyst for the Wall Street firm of UBS told investors Aug. 26 that "U.S. railroads have stealthily been working on a fairly impressive streak ... beating the S&P 500 by an annual average of 16 percent for the last six years in a row." UBS analyst Rick Paterson said, "Before 2004, the rails beat the market some of the time, but since then they've beaten the market all of the time [emphasis by Paterson]. Year-to-date 2010 is more of the same, with the rails up 5 percent versus the market down 5 percent. Looking forward we think the key takeaway ... is that we think there are still several years [of] outperformance left to run." Railway Age reports that BNSF earned a return on investment of 10.25 percent vs. 10.20 percent a year ago, closely followed by Union Pacific, with a return of 10.02 percent for the year ended June 30, compared with 9.15 percent in the prior 12-month period. Norfolk Southern, reports Railway Age, earned a return on investment of 9.44 percent in the latest 12-month period versus 10.89 percent a year ago; and CSX earned 8.54 percent versus 8.59 percent a year ago. Meanwhile, the Journal of Commerce reports that "major U.S. railroads set a new 2010 peak for intermodal shipments in the week ending Aug. 21, the second straight week of new highs in container and trailer loadings." Intermodal shipments originated by BNSF, CSX, Kansas City Southern, NS and Union Pacific were up 22.4 percent from the same week last year, reported the Journal of Commerce. "And it was even up 2.6 percent from the 2008 week, meaning that intermodal traffic is running so strong that it has made up the losses since the worst parts of the recession," the Journal of Commerce reports. "The latest volume was the strongest for any week since the autumn peak period in 2008," said the Association of American Railroads. August 27, 2010 I wonder if there's a correlation between ROI and line supervision? Profits may be rolling...just rolling more for some!

Name: Love/Hate E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 28 August 2010 CSX wants to hold train crews accountable for everthing but mech dept, signal, track and most of all piss poor managers and train disp are not held accountable for anything I show up for work with the intention of safely getting the job done proffesionally and going home. We are no longer encouraged to make responsible decisions based on years of experience. We are no longer trusted at all and the important decisions are left to 20 something children with college degrees in whatever. They have little to no people skills and no practicle experience. I have seen so many stupid decisions made and we train crews are blamed for their bad decisions. How much more money is csx willing to lose? how many more customers are going to leave? Empower your Qualified and experienced employees and let the little college boys and girls manage fast food joints where they can make their responsible decisions without costing us BIG busines. I love my job. untie my hands, tell the worthless children managers to back away. Hold everyone accountable for their descisions and the lack thereof and watch us turn this cluster**** of a company into something special

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 27 August 2010 RRJ 27 Aug 2010 The union has no obligation to CSX to provide manpower. The union is there to provide?? something. just not sure what. The RR is the employer and has the resources to run the business. Now to the working 1 weekend a month when he hired out, that is also bull shit. It was 1 day per month, and no one was part time. There is no way a person could hold a second job, and work full time in the summer or Fall and get away with it. I saw them try to go to school, and they could never get the school in or the RR in,,,, Why because they were young and could hold nothing!. So when RRJ says I saw them work as part time. That just is not true. Many tried and failed may be closer to the truth. I must admit the rest of old retired RRJ comments on the 27 were kinda good.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 27 August 2010 Hey RRJ: He does have a point...in fact several. First, in my mind, the UTU locals should be holding classes for the new hires explaining the CBA, work rules, penalty claims and how to file them, the claims process, attendance and discipline policies. This should be done at the Local level by certified trainers. The new hires need to be brought into the fold as soon as they hire on. They can't be allowed to flounce around aimlessly like they have been. The fraternal aspect of the union needs to be promoted...whether it be through family picnics, bowling or softball leagues, beer night or a combination of them. It's truly amazing that I knew hundreds of people across four subs and never knew their wives or if they had children. What's even more amazing is I talk to very few of them today unless I just bump into them. A lot of them have retired or otherwise left CSX so time is not an issue. Secondly, knowing the UTU's track record of corruption and their seeming indifference to CSX's failure to honor the CBA; I'm wondering if they don't have darker motives. Martin says..."Each of today's UTU leaders has a moral obligation to identify and mentor talented younger members, beginning with assisting them in running for local office. Not all will be successful. But this is the process by which we identify those who, in the future, will lead general committees, state legislative boards and the UTU International"... Like the GCAs and international have done a good job! I could go on but this is nothing more than a political process where each office you hold has a reward. At the local level, they get safety days and mark off union business several weekends a month. The higher the office the more "perks". I'm afraid that today it's more about what's in it for me so you will represent yourself first and everyone else last! Finally, Martin says..."I'm not suggesting older leaders head for the exits. I'm among the oldest, and I assure you I have no intention of departing anytime soon. But depart I will at some date, and my duty -- and the duty of our other higher ranking UTU officers -- is to identify and mentor qualified successors."...but he's not going anywhere anytime soon! There will never be change as long as guys like him are ensconced in a cushy job. There needs to be term limits for all UTU positions. These guys get elected and not unlike politicians, they feel they're entitled to hold the job for life and like politicians few get voted out. Arty, lead by example and retire, put your money where your mouth is!

Name: Huck Fancock E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 27 August 2010 T&E workers in Georgia vote UTU Train and engine employees on Fulton County Railway outside Atlanta have voted for UTU representation. The switching railroad, owned by OmniTRAX, operates 55 miles of former CSX track in an industrial park serving some 40 warehouses and light-manufacturing plants. UTU International President Mike Futhey thanked Richard Ross, the UTU’s director of organizing, and organizer Mike Lewis for their leadership, which resulted in 100 percent of ballots cast marked for the UTU. OmniTRAX owns 17 shortline and switching railroads in the U.S. and Canada. They just dont know how bad they fucked up with that vote

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 27 August 2010 NoMo The man has a point that the next generation does need guidence. The majority out here think because they pay dues it makes them entitled. It's not their fault most are unfamiliar with unions. I was clueless when I hired out seeing I didn't have a family member on the railroad to teach me the ropes. It put me at a disadvantage. When I could attend union meetings I was there to learn. Read the agreements to try and familiarize myself with them and asked questions for a better understanding. The new attendance policy for example it's gone to far. The unions are limited in handling a grievence. They did get it straighten out for those who can still become displaced which will change once bid systems kick in. There aren't any displacements under a bid system. The unions filed letters of protest the next course of action mediation. That's all they can do. People are confused over the differences between contractual agreements and company policies. There are no agreements for uncompensated time off other then rest days. Under this new policy the unions should strive for paid sick leave. Someone called me up the other day to see how I was doing. One of the first things he brought up CSX was going after him and two others for excessive mark offs. I tried to explain it but it fell on deaf ears. All I heard was "I pay union dues". Yes, he pays union dues but the union has an obligation to provide the railroad with manpower. There not here to protect someone who doesn't work on regular basis. If someone is constantly marking off there are consequences it's been that was for a few years now. It wasn't always that way. When I hired out a person only needed to work one weekend a month to protect their seniority. We had farmers, teachers, policemen ect...who had other fulltime jobs that held seniority they did it for the benefits. In the summer that teacher excersised their seniority as did the farmer in the fall & winter they marked up to work displacing the younger man. In my opinion that wasn't right. Policy today dictates no more part-time railroaders.

Name: robofuq E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 26 August 2010 If you don't work here, you have no idea what you are talking about, and aren't entitled to an opinion. This forum is for railroaders.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 26 August 2010 This was posted today on the UTU web site. Interesting...but take it with a giant grain of salt! http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=52965

Name: Lloyd E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years Posted: 26 August 2010 Sounds like someone got their poor wittle feelings hurt. Why else would someone post on a csx-sucks forum whining about people who complain here? Hmmm last time I checked this site wasn't made for people who were happy with the way CSX operates. Oh and I'm sure you will be back to read what people say, don't lie and act like you wont be back because we all know you will.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 25 August 2010 Hey Friend: Good! But you'll come back...you all do!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for N/A Posted: 25 August 2010 I think everyone on here is pathetic. If you have an issue with CSX and it's that bad then just leave!! It seems to me that most of you want to receive a paycheck and not be held accountable for doing your job!! Also, if you have an issue with someone....talk to them about it!! Don't bitch on some website. GROW SOME BALLS!!! No need to respond....I will not be on here ever again. This was my first and last time. GET A LIFE!

Name: Todesengel E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 24 August 2010 This is a warning for the Garret In. guys.Rick Reed was shipped out of Avon and rumor has it he is going to Garret.Watch out for him. He may already be there.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years Posted: 21 August 2010 It would appear as though fat-ass is turn surfing again.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 17 August 2010 Nice website haven't been on here for awhile, now where are the ble-sucks, and the utu-sucks companion sites...They all follow suit...Earnings going down, all claims denied, no air on engins(real safe), some caps set at zero but new attendance policy, management is clueless, Union dues on the rise for these great agreements we are voteing in(yeah right). This company is now in the business of bonus, not railroading. And on and on, I could go on for days, but think of this.. without the railroad and those of us who do our jobs, there is no bonus...take care of what takes care of you. Jackasses.... Unions need to respect their members, and management needs to grow a pair and learn to think for themselves. We need thinkers not "yes"men. I am supposed to be led by example, but I only know how to railroad, and dont understand how a 2 year degree in nothing realative to my job can lead me, I'm not intrested in your degrees, we are not splitting atoms here. Stupid litte yellow switch tags, and stickmen..all will get your job, but what do you get for passing their little test? No praise, no thanks, nothing positive, you just get to keep your job...woo-hooo, Sorry for the ramble, and please excuse any of my phonetically challenged words, and grammer. I just needed to vent...have a CSX ethnical day.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 10-20 years Posted: 17 August 2010 hAy thIss iz fouR al yoU peeopple who post oN CSSX SUkS., DU evverbody a favor and LERN TOO SPEL !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 15 August 2010 Hey Foamer: Or should I say Exconrailman, Railroading101, Union101, Noname, Conductor646 or any other of the dozen or so names you've posted under...you're making noise, go play quietly now. Better yet, study your spelling and grammar!

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 15 August 2010 I can assure you two idiots I payed my dues on the railroad for over 32 years as a locomotive engineer. I never talk down to anyone they just can't handle the truth. There's a big difference. They want pretty little pictures of flowers and rainbows when it's not. They want to find blame in everything. They want to complain on how unfair everything is. This isn't the military in fact if someone doesn't like the military today they'll let you out something that didn't happen in my day not without getting kicked out with a less than honorable discharge. Hey, Foamer shut the heck up. Who cares if your grand daddy, daddy & uncles worked for the railroad it doesn't give you the right to speak. If I remember correctly you live in Toledo which excuse me is a frigging depressing place not a lot of unions in that town anymore. I know I started my railroading in Walbridge. I visit up there occasionaly to see relatives. Carmen just do your brake test and go home what do you know about the road lifestyle.

Name: exconrailman E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for 20-30 years Posted: 14 August 2010 Glad to see that there is a few people coming on here that actualy care about labour unions and the working class people. Good for you. NoMo and RRJ they seem like two RATS who are on here to gain something? not sure what but they both do for sure backdoor anyone with a thought. they also undermine union employees for there pleasure. The constant correcting of people and the constant bragging about how little they both know about true rail roaders. hey RRJ try sweating ina car shop all day and working outside. And as for NoMO what a jackass plant. Always seems to somehow have the right answer according to himself. He backdoors everyone on here like a little spolied RAT. he has a answer to discourage anyone who might be a union member. And then he must read a manual becuse he comes up witha hundred different reason not to like unions and then calls (cant remmber his user name) a child after that guy was right. NoMO is a RAT RAT RAT PLANT %100. Ok, NoMO make your play at a little comeback now. Talk the scab talk you freakin rat. O yea what was it you call anyone with a opinion NoMO--FOAMER......... i also notice that NoMO constantly says "hey" RRJ like RRJ is his hero. You two should write a book on how to be the very best rail roaders becuse neither of you know a thing about rail roading. NoMo your turn to say something stupid and useless from your scab rat manual

Name: railroading101 E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 14 August 2010 Sorry about the typo! I was talking about RRJ and NoMO the two wish they could get a hotel room for the night. The two who try and make anyone and everyone who comes on here look bad. RRJ and NoMO these two guys have gotta be company plants. They tlak up CSX and down any employee with a issues then they backdoor anyone who has any sort of thought. hey guys stop reading RR mag's and books. Stop talking to RR officials and stop playing with each others lionel train set. Your train orders are bad and neither of you left a Air Slip on the website! and gave no fuel reading on your ass! See the trainmaster right away. Days off

Name: railroading101 E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 14 August 2010 Hey NoMO, you are a invester? Stockholder? I was under the assumption that you worked on the RR? Hmmm you come one here sticking up for shareholders and down unions which in turn downs the working man and women in this country? Explain yuoself further. You sound very proud and full of yourself. Look you two seem like two pees in a pot one minute you guys are talking shit about CSX then when anyone else has a opinion you two jump on them with what apperas to be book and internet read. Or you talk to CSX officials? You two seem like you want to be number one on here and will down anyone at any cost and spend hours trying to make anyone who works for the RR look bad. I will not say if I am a RR or how many of my close friends are RRs and how many have suffered at the hands of CSX overzelaous officials but one thing is for sure you two need to get a hotle room. Mabey you can have some fun after your next shareholder meeting. And as far as NoMO go's what a comlete blow heart. O man dude get a life. If you are not climbing up on that locomotive everyday and risking it for your crew then SHUT the HELL up and go talk about your share of the stocks somewhere else. And please spare us the trivial idea that you were both company men, so what how many of us are also, but we are out for all union employees and the labour movment as that one person NoMO seems to like to argue with srated. U guys both need to stop your book store knowledge and stop spreading BS about your stocks becuse none of us who who through any and all weather give a fuck about either of you. RJJ I have the feeling that you mr were a old hat road guy. Probably sat on yuor ass got fat and had to have your crew member shove your ass onto the engine and your HUGE lunch and newspapers. You two are for sure a couple of dirt bag anti union people. Collect the retirment and join the tea party fellows, leave the RRing to us

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 14 August 2010 Hey RRJ: Too many talking heads...too much Government intervention. Had the Government let the economy correct itself the recession would have been more severe, unemployment would have been substantially higher and the business failures would have much more serious. The upside to that is the recovery would be real and sustainable. As it stands now we have a "Faux Economy", the economy is being supported by artificial means...think of it like a boob job, it looks good, feels good and you are impressed with your success: but deep down they're still fake...you know it and so does everyone else. The sooner the economy is allowed to find it's own meander the sooner we will see real growth. Until that happens we are all subject to being kicked around!

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 14 August 2010 NoMo Seems no one is predicting correctly when this downturn is going to recover. If the market has a good week everyone proclaims it's turning around then the next week there's a huge sell off dropping prices back down. Personally I'm thinking 2012 before any change that was the predictions in 2009 and earlier this year. It isn't the individual investor stirring it up it's mutual & hedge funds that are jacking up the prices then selling. That's obvious by just monitoring CSX stock if one week funds are buying it becomes over inflated then in just one day they sell off $2 billion in shares. That's happened last week. I bought CSX because railroad stocks will always rebound besides it's the only investment in the BLET 401K that has decent chance of any return on some of my losses. In 17 months it's increased by 43% it's still nowhere near making me whole. I'm in it for the long haul.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 14 August 2010 Lloyd CSX is actually hiring in most crafts. Go to the CSX Gateway look at the employment section. I was around when we lost 3 jobs both brakemen & the firemen onboard trains between 1985-1993 their is nothing you can tell me about downsizing. All of them were negotiated away by the UTU which gaurenteed protection under the NY Dock plus healthy bonuses, stock, and retirement accounts. Let's not even go with discussing the remotes which also was sold out by the UTU. No trainmen I know of has ever fessed up to voting for the crew consists. None of them bitch about retiring with the $250,000-$300,000 for giving up jobs. It's water over the dam. Like you stated in your post most corporations look at cutting cost unfortunately one of the first places they look is it's workforce. I think you give CSX to much credit change only happens if the unions allow it. In the past 5 years MOW & the signal dept were both under attack by the railroads who wanted to contract the work out. In 2007 the UTU took the UP to court to stop engineer only trains and the UTU won. They were backed up by the BLET & BMWE over the safety concerns. A lot of locomotive engineers wanted blood by eliminating the conductor after losing jobs to the remotes. A lot of us oldheads knew that it was wrong because in a business downturn being cut back to a trainmen was a reality. The most important issue none of us have a say in this schidt were just pawns.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 14 August 2010 Hey Lloyd and RRJ: Unfortunately it's us, the investors that expect and demand continued stock appreciation and dividend growth. We expect management to take whatever steps necessary to accomplish that task. We reward this behavior with huge salaries, bonuses and stock awards and options. The problem with the economic recovery is the Government intervened with bailouts rather than letting the economy correct itself. The financial markets are still over bought which is why there is so much volatility...the housing market collapse was short stopped and the big financial institutions were rewarded with bail outs for allowing homeowners to alter mortgages they couldn't afford and had no business being qualified for. The auto industry should have been allowed to fail...a monument to stupidity and greed. When the price of a domestic mid sized car that's reasonably equipped starts out at $25K+ and the financing runs 60-72 months. If the average Joe wants a luxury model which he can't afford to buy so he leases it...now there's a plan! I could go on and on but you get the point...greed is just not exclusive to the Board Room. We will get through this economic correction...however, if you want to ride the bus, you have to pay the fare. The fare is becoming due and payable, sooner than later. When that time arrives it will make the last 3 years look like a Sunday walk in the park!

Name: Lloyd E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years Posted: 14 August 2010 RRJ I have a problem with GREED. I don't have a problem with people who hold the stock. I think anytime a company puts profits ahead of people having jobs, there is a problem. It's not just CSX, there are plenty of companies in America who do the same thing by shipping jobs overseas and cutting their employees back so bad that most people have to do twice as much as they did 10 years ago. If you can look in the mirror and actually be okay with your stock going up because of a company getting rid of personnel, well you are a different man than I am. I like for the company I work for to make profits, just not at the expense of another man losing his job. I'm not saying that you are okay with that either RRJ, I'm just pointing out that this company slashes all the jobs they can and they work people to death. I like having a job, but I also like to take time to do spend some quality time with people I love too. It's a concept that railroads just can't figure out for some reason. Just thought I'd make that clear since I own some myself.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 14 August 2010 Lloyd What do you got against stockholders? The one positive on railroad stocks is the dividends. It's a long term investment. A lot of CSX employees own CSX stock. Corporations need investors to survive. With the market crash of 2008-2009 I invested everything that was left in the BLET 401K in CSX stock. With my age I didn't have time to wait out this recession with the old adage buy low hoping in the future it'll rebound. I'm glad I made the move seeing no one can predict the future. Having to retire on a permanent disability last year the stress of watching mutual funds flounder would of been overwelming. Stockholders don't make policy that's left to those in the ivory tower in JAX and the board of directors. Yes, they do have an obligation to the stockholders just as every corporation. With the onset of implementing PTC by 2015 which will run in the billions the railroads are limited on implementing new technology. Do I think eventually freight trains will become engineer only? Yes, possibly in the next decade or so. That's something the unions will have to fight. By then maybe the union old cronies will be gone an the next generation will stand up to the plate.

Name: harriman E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years Posted: 13 August 2010 I think Jack Vierling and Bob Frulla are plants for the NS designed to keep CSX from winning the coveted Harriman award. Hard to win the gold when you are getting 3 personal injuries in one day. Safety first until its time to good the work done!!!!

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 13 August 2010 Hey 101: I doubt you'll see too many 18,000' trains. At 3.4 miles long there aren't too many siding that will accommodate that size train. Additionally, in metropolitan areas should the train be forced to stop it would block too many crossing and become a potential safety problem for emergency services. Also, should the conductor have to walk the train it would take an hour each way with good walking conditions. Even if the RR stationed utility men every 50 miles along the road it would still take an hour and any savings the RR might see from running ultra long trains would be lost due to the extra employees they would need. Trains of that length could be run in a large portion of the country west of the Mississippi River because it's scarcely populated and the distance between towns is greater. However, it would be impossible to run them east of the river for the opposite reasons. I think someone was just trying to justify their job when they came up with the "Whopper". Of course this might be a case of the RR having to spend millions to save thousands...

Name: Lloyd E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years Posted: 13 August 2010 Hey 101, I talked about something similar a few months ago on here. As soon as this company sees a way to cut cut cut, they do it. If it means more money for the stockholders and less men to have to pay wages and benefits for, they are all for it. Some say that they will never go to one man trains because the public will have an outcry. I disagree. Does the public care about drone aircraft that fly around overseas? Does the public care that machines are doing people's work in factories now across the U.S? All this technology does is eliminate people and put more money into the pockets of investors and the few who actually run the show in a company. I'll even take it a step further. Who is to say that engineer can't take the box along with him and run the train operations from the ground if he has to do any work? These are all things this company has thought about and if you think they haven't you better wake up. We either man up and do something while we still have the opportunity or it will be too late. People need to wake the fuck up out here.

Name: rairoading101 E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 12 August 2010 has anyone seen the recent article in a mag about the remote uncoulping device now being used by a short line RR? it list how many RRers' are injured on the job per year ect. Wonder how long before Class 1 RRs bring this technology online? Do you think that would be bad for ground crews? It is supposed to make your conductor job safer? Or do I mean eliminated? Since remotes have been online for some time now how long before the technology becomes available to make "engineerless" locomotive cab? Also UP RR recently ran a 18 thousand ft. stack train, which was just a fesability study in train dynamics? Wonder how many train crews would be needed for that one if it comes online or should we say how mnay would not be needed? Would that be three trains in one? it is sad to see how many people are loosing there jobs. Sort of funny or ironic how all of these so called small businesses are making it safer for you to not go to work while they pocket millions of dollars. O well we can all go to work in the service industry or do i mean fast food business. Whoopps those jobs are already spoken for by illegal immigrants. It is like the 1930's all over again.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 11 August 2010 Goob When you gonna get it thru that thick cranium of yours that the railroad is a union closed shop. Sure you don't have to use payroll deduction for union dues but you better pay every month. I've been to meeting where we booted people out for non-payment. It didn't take long before they caught up with their dues when they found out they couldn't work. The local/division S/T has access every month to payroll info to keep records for tax purposes.

Name: Should I or Not E-mail: todatrash@gmail.com Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 11 August 2010 Ok just got my offer letter and Redi in Sept; Father 35 yrs +, gramps 40 yrs +; great gramps 19 yrs legs were cut off by a car, am I making a mistake by joining, not desprate for job and have education. Let me know

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 11 August 2010 Well as long as we are blowing smoke, I had 20 gazillion . I love it one loses 5k then here comes 30k, neither can proof that up. The LC and GC should be talking everyday. That is a small part of the problem, the LC is working, GC playing Lunch and Golf. Now we have a conflict of interest. I continue to be amazed at all of the folks that are pissed off payers. I must Admit after leaving the rr, I did get a few very slender checks for a few years. Most were 6 to 8 dollars on 20 dollar claims. And the amazing thing is I very rarely paid my dues? Heck years later the Union's are so lame, they have no idea who is on and who is off the list. That is why they relay on Payroll Deduction. stop and take the cash for a few and watch em squrim.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 09 August 2010 Darn, you're complaining about $4000 in claims that haven't been paid in two years. Try over $30,000 in claims over the past 2-3 years. Do I think they'll ever be paid? Most likely not they'll be schidt canned like most. Claims are negotiated away in claims conferences with labor relations all the time it doesn't matter if their good or not. The unions don't fight anymore. When they took it away from the LC and designated it to the GC for handling it's no longer a personal issue. That GC most likely doesn't know you and doesn't care. Years ago most claims were handled at the local level today most are handled out of LR in JAX. I've had TM's resubmit a good claim that was turned down that they swore they would pay only to have JAX turn them down again. All one can do is hope in a few years down the road maybe something will turn up on the pay print out that they haven't a clue about anymore. Call it a bonus.

Name: Lucky E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 07 August 2010 CSX will screw you over 3 ways from sunday. I've had over $4,000 in claims for over 2 years now and the union nor the company wants to pay them. They want us to work by a contract but yet they continue to right rules and policies that bypass every agreement we have.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 06 August 2010 Roger Ziegler is still a low life piece of shit, who has the little man syndrome.

Name: E-mail: flynusmc@aol.com Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 06 August 2010 Maybe CSX should call themselves CSWrecks! God help us all, their track is crap and so is the management! How Tommorrow Moves my ass! They could screw up a wet dream! Im surprised they stay in business! Good Luck ...... Whatever!

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 06 August 2010 Hot off the UTU web site... CSX committees ok implementing agreement UTU local chairpersons representing CSX Eastern, Western and Northern Lines workers have overwhelmingly ratified a new Northern Mid-Atlantic District implementing agreement. More than 91 percent of the local chairpersons voted to ratify the agreement, which adopts for CSX Eastern, Western and Northern Lines the agreement covering former Baltimore & Ohio (a CSX predecessor railroad) lines. The agreement covers conductors, trainmen, switchmen and engineer trainees, protecting prior rights while giving all trainmen affected blanket seniority over the entire district. Although several benefits were enhanced as a result of this agreement, the Baltimore & Ohio property remains in national handling with regards to wages, benefits and working conditions and those items will be addressed in that arena to be voted on at a future date. The new agreement is expected to be implemented during the first quarter of 2011. It affects 47 locals in 13 Northeastern and Midwest states – essentially the former B&O and Conrail lines now operated by CSX. UTU International Vice President John Previsich assisted in the negotiations leading to the ratification vote. “The local chairpersons voted unselfishly and in the best interests of their membership,” Previsich said. General Chairpersons George Casey (GO 081), John Lesniewski (GO 049) now-retired Dick McVeen (GO 619) and Tony Pascarella (GO 619), and vice general chairpersons Jeremy Ferguson (GO 049) and Steve Mavity (GO 049), were praised for their efforts toward reaching this favorable agreement. August 5, 2010

Name: noname E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 05 August 2010 I agree contact your local OSHA department when you see illegal or scabs doing unsafe work. Look to make sure scabs have on proper safty glasses, safety boots ( when warrented) , gloves , reflective vest ect. make sure they are tied off if working off the ground. Find safety viloations on your job that non union or coperation U are working for has violated safe work acts. Report these right away to OSHA and FOLLOW UP. Dont waste your time becuse a co worker safety could be in doubt. Dont let coperate jekr off's scare you away from reporting unsafe work conditions. This is why unions are so good they train there people to be safe and have safety training. Most of your "small" businesses or scab companys dont have any safety training an dont enforce it. So when you see a safety violation report it DONT WAIT!!!!!!!! contact OSHA!!!! ASAP. By law you cannot have any retaliation by the company. Scab companys treat there employess like dirt and you have to ask your self if your componay is treating you safetly on the job. They would write you up ina heart beat to further there white collar carrear so report them. Lets all work together for a better and safer workplace. your safety counts, there bonus check for finishing quick does not. If you need help other's contact local unions to organise. WOW what a great topic. and yes this affects all of you too. REMMEBER ALWAYS FOLLOW UP WITH OSHA AFTER YOU REPORT TO MAKE SURE SOMETHING IS BEING DOWN. THIS IS A PRIORITY.

Name: union101 E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years Posted: 05 August 2010 Ok, lets first stop the infighting here about unions. Everyone is right in one way or another. Yes unions are having a very ruff time of it. But and I stress the word but, labour unions were dying in the 1930's right and yet here they are. next point it is the republican party and big coperations that are trying to bust out unions or should we say get rid of them. The Bush Administration gave LOTS of money to the DOL to try and find a way to get rid of the labour movement. Just like his administration said there were WMD's in iraq, there were none but he did what he wanted anyway. The Republican Party brought illegals by the thousands in to take away good union jobs. Where do you ask look at any disturbution center they close there American plant and move it to Commi China then reopen a disturbution center back here with a few wealthy white republican "small" business owners then they hire illegals and there cousins at cheap labour prices with no benifits. Look at any TV show on cabel where they show facotory's (any left) the managment is white and the workers are illegals ie cheap labour. This why the Democrats are doing a very good job right now. Dont argue this point becuse people are slowly (painfuly) getting back to work, not as fast as many of you may like but the Bush Adminstration sold our entire country out. that is why it was a land mark vicotry for the Democrats. Now please dont say something dumb like saying all democrats are tree huggers becuse they are not. The Republican's want cheap labour, no unions, small business's to get wealthy at the expense of there employees ( why they hate health care reform) and they want all Americans to be poor. This is why the Republicans funded RECORD numbers of new jails and prisons? The Democrats give hope to so many of us. yes it will take and yes it is a changing time this is why education in unions and lawyers are so important right now. So stop your Bull shit NoMo and come out of your tree for a second to look around you. We are all in the RR industry or related to it. Stop focusing on one person and stop being a rightous asshole all of the time. U come onto a union web site and say bad things about unions, well Mr help fix it stop undoing it. The more some of you run your fucking mouths the more dumb we all look. Step up organize people go to the short line RR's and help organize them. Dont blame your union officers. Go out and find companys and businese and educate them on what a good union can do. And yes you can do it. become a leader not a follower like NoMo and so many others. Coperate wants you to cry baby and infight you stupid idiots wake the hell up. Step up find work for your local. Jesus Christ why is it so many workers just sit back and vllame blame blame go out and get companys to sign up. it is legal and heartful help anyone of all races beliefs and preferences. If you see a scab company doing illegal work or unsafe work take pictures of them and get them to your local OSHA office right away and then follow up. People have the right to a safe work enviorment. STEP UP GOD Bless you all

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years Posted: 05 August 2010 Matt Sanders is still working;as I said business as usual.He did go on vacation,and it started in the middle of the week.Oh how strange!!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 05 August 2010 Half the people on this board are trolls. Go read a rule book, then post.

Name: Conductor646 E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 04 August 2010 Um not sure what is going on here? But it appears that this NoMo person is a real jerk. Of course I dont agree with all that the "foamer" person said? Whatever that is I must say just about all of his union points are valid. he is very intelligent on the "union" subject and the fact more RR's and people in genral should support local unions. Ok, to my point this NoMO character seems to not know much about anything other than saying some whaco stuff. NoMO sounds like he is a scab or what one would call a union buster. And from his prior post he supports scabs and republicans ( not sure what went on there) but in other words stop your little boy arguing NoMO you sound like a school girl. Also I do agree with the "foamer" (whatever that is) person that you kiss up here and cause trouble and make very STUPID statments very often. I should ask you if you have to have a bowl movement or soemthing? Sounds like you like poop? No offense but this NoMO person sure does sound like a coperate plant. And please NoMO no more accusing people of very dumb stuff. Sorry for the interuption Gentlemen but I am a RR and dont like jerks like NoMO running there scab mouths. Now go play with your little Lionel train set NoMO and leave people alone

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 04 August 2010 NoMo... Hey Foamer: Got balls dodn't you. I need some Vodka help for your anger management problem...by the time you turn 115 you'll be in detox if you aren't already. I gotta take a shit that has been right now on here was in your toilet You don't know I gotta shit on the rails I need TP cant hold it, CSX tracks or the not. between the my legs is poop needing to come out. Oh, by the way, you cant wipe either. You acted the same way last year after your balls froze and pitched a tantrum. You're still in the out house and who is use to getting hisnewspaper before the dump. I have news for you chump, maybe your mommy and daddy will indulge you by letting you have lots of cookies and milk ...I wont and neither will most adults on, I mean yes I You acted the same way last year after you got busted and pitched a tantrum. You're still a immature spoiled child who is use to getting his way. I have news for you chump, maybe your mommy and daddy will indulge your childish behavior...I need lots of spray deoderizor I wont and neither will most adults on this site. I told you last year and at the risk of masturbating myself, when you learn the difference between hand lube and crisco oil come back. Until then, NoMo should be seated in the bathroom for a good dump and not smelled and not heard!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year Posted: 04 August 2010 Is Matt Sanders fired yet for what he did?

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 04 August 2010 Hey Foamer: Got busted didn't you. You need some professional help for your anger management problem...by the time you turn 15 you'll be in Juvie if you aren't already. The only dumb shit that has been said on here was in your posts. You don't know shit about the railroads, CSX, unions or the difference between the Democrats and the Republicans. Oh, by the way, you cant spell either. You acted the same way last year after you got busted and pitched a tantrum. You're still a immature spoiled child who is use to getting his way. I have news for you chump, maybe your mommy and daddy will indulge your childish behavior...I wont and neither will most adults on this site. I told you last year and at the risk of repeating myself, when you learn the difference between shit and shinola come back. Until then, children should be seen and not heard!

Name: foamer E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 04 August 2010 Name: NoMo Works for a republican think tank. he kisses ass and then says dumb shit. Right after he whacks off to his key board., be careful Name: NoMo and dont get caught whacking off in the coperate office you may get promoted to hide your shame. Well I have to go gotta go to work while you collect your welfare check after your wet republican dreams backfired on you.

Name: foamer E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 04 August 2010 Name: NoMo I bet U are at home right now and your hand's are getting sweaty and your palms are shaking. Now Ur gonna jack off to your key board and then cum on the screen. I have watched this web site for a while and U always have some negative bull shit to say. U are a union buster and a corperate scab. Ok, Name: NoMo run upstairs and start whacking off to your chicago bulls poster that U have hanging over your bed. But be carful you may get caught by mommy this time. U are such a little immature boy. U should go back to grade school. By the way stop kissing ass on here and then turning around like U know something. Stop this "foaming" or whatever you call it. OOpps it is time for your nap Name: NoMo you have to be ready to kiss some corperate ass, you may get a promotion you scab peice of shit. U are such a immature little trouble maker. What is your purpose on this web site? You always suck up to people at just the right time. What I said you must have had someone read to you as it is clear you cannot read, but you still read it. Must have struck a cord. hmmmmmmm you must be so mad now bitch. Now go toy uor room no cookies and milk tonight. CSX coperate office says you are grounded. By the way SHUT THE HELL UP and keep hiding behind your key borad bitch

Name: blet E-mail: Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 20-30 years Posted: 04 August 2010 I get damned tired of hearing you guys complain about everything. If you don't wanna work quit. No other craft in the R.R. industry looks for reasons not to work as much as you slackers. CSX's new attendance policy is fair to all employees, we should know, we agreed to it. We are down here in the General Chariman's office busting our asses for you guys. We show up to work 5 days a week (Mon.-Fri.) minus golf outings and paid holidays (Most of you guys don't get) Ha!Ha!Ha!. And, by the way we only make between $95,000 and $125,000 per year (plus Bribes and Kickbacks). So, if you don't like it quit. Good luck finding another job that pays as well as you guys do without any higher education (most of you guys don't have.

Name: New layoff policy is BS E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 04 August 2010 ok so if you dont work you dont make money. Why is CSX doing this bullshit? Now it hurts the guys who hardly ever layoff and when an emergency comes up they either have to use a personal day or vacation. WE NEED TO HAVE A SYSTEM WIDE SICK OFF!!!!! fuck the union...they wont do shit about it so we should.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 03 August 2010 Hey Friend: You sound just like the foamer that was here about this time last year from up around Toledo. The unions in this country are dead meat because of greed by the leadership and complacency by their members....all the education in the world won't help that. The politicians, whether Republican or Democrat are bought and paid for by big business and foreign interests. The middle class in the United States will be extinct in another generation or two. With that being said, get elected to public office or earn your money the old fashioned way, inherit it or marry it and you'll go far. Otherwise you and your degrees can huddle with the rest of us and ponder the meaning of life...like why do ditch diggers have degrees!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 03 August 2010 Name: sonofjm if you have to even ask why i posted on this site you are either a CSX official (scab) or you are a typical cry baby who thinks coming on to this web site and hating on people will further your employment. Stop asking why and start asking what you can do to help out union members. Further dont believe a word the Republicans tell you becuse it is almost exclusively lies. Ask yourself why all the suburbian "yuppie" republicans are now loosing there homes and jobs? I know I voted Democrat! And yes I did serve my country in the military and so is my son but we are smart enough to know when someone is pissing down your back and telling you it is not raining dont belive them. Stop the infighting and stop the useless cry babying and start helping your local union members. this is why so many non union officials are loosing there jobs and back stabbing each other, they thought by kissing up they would have job security WRONG. Why do you think all of the apartment owners are now letting people have pets in there apartments? Point-becuse they can collect large security deposit's and large rent money then the other people move and it starts over again. rental propertys are at a all time high right now becuse the "small" business owners (landlords) are collecting BIG money and not giving a shit about people and there rights. See my point son this is the republican way? Not a good thing. We are at a cross roads right now. the republican party is using any and all means to get rid of unions and scare people off.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 03 August 2010 Cool, not sure but I did not get attacked! very nice. The reason i posted on this subject is that before many of you keep crying about your working conditions and not liking certain people stop and think what can i do to help my local union? try to educate members on Union history and the labour movment and what sacrafices so many people have made over the yrs for you to have a good paying job and benifits and "hopefuly" job security. Try to get members to go to college and graduate. It is absolutaley critical for union members to further there education now. Not in the history of unions has it been more critical to go to college. Union's need a lot more members with college degrees and officers who do not just sit and collect dues to make there ass even fatter. Also help your fellow brother's by getting more people to join the union. just look at the south! kentucky , Texas ect are way SCAB states. People down there dont have any rights. When they get hurt they are considered weak and useless so they are fired and have to pay there own medical bills. Point of fact that does not hold ture for Illegals who seem to get everything free while the rest of us pay for it. Elect officers who will help out members and not just sit back and get paid. Vote Democratic... The republican party and fox news want to get rid of the labour movment and want all scabs and low pay with no benifits. Like Walmart, benifits no one can afford or no benifits at all. We need to stay Democratic to help out all of our people in this great country. The republican party wants nothing short of poverty and to keep there self rich. republican companys want you to infight, it is a quick way for them to union bust. hold up your fellow brothers. God Bless....

Name: E-mail: mikewardisgay@gmail.com Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 03 August 2010 C S X T R A N S P O R T A T I O N SYSTEM BULLETINS/NOTICES JULY 30, 2010 BULLETINS & NOTICES SYSTEM NOTICE 108 TO: ALL CSX EMPLOYEES LOCATION: CSX TRANSPORTATION EFFECTIVE: IMMEDIATELY SUBJECT: NEW AVAILABILITY STANDARDS THE NEW AVAILABILITY STANDARDS SUPERCEDE AND REPLACE ALL EXISTING ATTENDANCE MEASUREMENTS AS WELL AS SYSTEM REISSUE NOTICE 100,ITEM 3, DATED JULY 1, 2010. MINIMUM AVAILABILITY EMPLOYEES WHO ARE UNAVAILABLE FOR ANY NON-COMPENSATED REASON (OTHER THAN REST DAYS AND TIME OFF MANDATED BY THE HOURS OF SERVICE ACT, AS AMENDED BY THE RAIL SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT) ON 2 OR MORE DAYS IN A ROLLING 4-WEEK PERIOD WILL BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW. NOTE: AVAILABLE TIME INCLUDES ALL COMPENSATED TIME OFF(INCLUDING VACATION, PERSONAL LEAVE, AND PERSONAL BUSINESS), AS WELL AS TIME MARKED-OFF FOR FMLA LEAVE OR FOR ANY OTHER MARK-OFFS PROVIDED BY LAW EXISTING ATTENDANCE DISCIPLINE PROGRESSION PROCESS WILL NOT CHANGE. * FIRST 2 ATTENDANCE FAILURES HANDLED WITH WARNING LETTERS. * FIRST INVESTIGATION - 2 DAYS OVERHEAD FOR 6 MONTHS. * SECOND INVESTIGATION - 5 DAYS ACTUAL SUSPENSION. * THIRD INVESTIGATION - DISCIPLINE ASSESSED - UP TO DISMISSAL. EMPLOYEE'S RECORD WILL CONTINUE TO BE REVIEWED FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS FROM THE CURRENT INCIDENT.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years Posted: 03 August 2010 Matt Sanders - Wow! I hope this doesn't go away. This company keeps hiring people like "the juicer" and wonder why morale is so low. He preached rules compliance and then engaged in horse play. Now a good and decent man is injured. They need to clean house at Hawthorne including getting rid of "Work"man.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 03 August 2010 Hey RRJ: Labour unions...I think the friend is a Brit!

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 03 August 2010 That poster is telling the truth. The American people got lazy. Unions after WWII were at their peak nearly 30% of this countries workers were union. Unions secured the worker the 5 day 40 hr work week, overtime, vacations, health coverage, retirement ect...which filtered down to non-union shops to compete today most of these perks are gone. Retirements went the way of a 401K plan with the employee contributing with a possible company contribution, health coverage is non-excistent or the employee pays out of pocket for a group plan, workers can be held over the 40 hours per work at straight time ect... I had a friend who worked for the same non-union business for nearly 20 years. He was loyal even got up to floor supervisor running a production line and the shipping department. A college educated twenty-something took over office management overseeing his department. The kid was dumb as a box of rocks and my friend had several disageements with him over operations. My friend ended up being terminated. No recourse could be taken seeing it was a non-union shop. Lucky for my friend another company hired him a few months later having to start at the bottom pay wise. Now unions apparently are in the same position afraid to rock the boat. The worker bitches and complains but takes no action. Striking is not a first option it's always the last resort always has been. On the railroads it takes a lot to get to that point because of the Railway Labor Act. It needs to start from every union division/local writing letters of protest to get the attention of the GC or the national offices. This new attendance policy should be handled as a safety issue. When the FRA requires rest under their policies the railroad doesn't have the right to change the rules to circumvent time off. CSX already had an attendance policy in place that was highly restrictive people have been terminated under it. Why the need to take it up a notch?

Name: sonofjm E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years Posted: 02 August 2010 What does the previous post have to do with "CSX SUCKS"?

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 02 August 2010 I have Been reading online that a number of class one RR's are in the process or wanting to "scab" labour out industrial lines and online small customers all around? They want to "dump" business onto short line RR (non union scabs) and then charge the short lines to interchange with them. Also it sounds very ruff out there for RR's now. Funny though becuse it is the old saying new boss same as the old boss when it comes to Republicans trying to "bust" out unions. My family went through yrs of poverty as did a few other RR's in my family. U always here about the DOL trying to bring unions down. It is a shame that so many people are brain washed by main stream media and say such uneducated things about labour unions. These people have not a clue to make a educated statment about unions. Most if not all of these "scab" lovers are angry becuse they do not help there unions they just feed off of them, then they blame them when they do not get there way. labour unions are wht this country great and now all of a sudden the "baby boomers" are retiring and becoming Republican Tea party jerks. They were Union Democrats when they worked now they cry baby non stop and want more and more. We need to keep in mind that baby boomers are what ruined our economy in the first place. They cried there way to get what they wanted then "dumped" the following generations. Unions are a great part of America. Job security (if you earn it), benifits, retirment, and a sense of pride and self worth. Now all of a sudden there are younger people out there who dont earn there keep or egt laid off and WOW they blame the uniuon and cry a river. I lived next to a guy who said his boss hated unions and he himslef said he hated unions and I was stupid for my support of labour. Guess what a week later his boss closed the doors and laid off all of his employees?? he did not have a leg to stand on. Support Labour unions and earn your keep. Dont sit on your ass expecting work to be handed to you. Vote Democrat and keep it real. And U who have retired dont keep expecting more handed to U becuse you want a new Harley and a new dodge truck and a new home. Dont look down on your kids give them a helping hand. I am sure that i will get some shit for this post but if you post angry comments it is you who must be one of those bitter selfish cant earn it people. And yes I 100% support unuions and the labour movement. Study your history and get educated as to why even college grads are turning to unions now. get the facts not the angry BS and lying media

Name: Todesengel E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 31 July 2010 Matt Sanders shall hereforth be known as "MR. Freeze".

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years Posted: 31 July 2010 NOMO Yes he did file a report and with him missing work and receiving medication,it moves to an FRA reportable incident.I would wager that "they" tried to cover it up. I'll keep you posted NOMO.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 31 July 2010 Hey APE 10-20: I hoped he filled out an injury report!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years Posted: 31 July 2010 NOMO The yardmaster is going to be ok but is taking a few days off.

Name: oldhead trainmaster E-mail: Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 30 July 2010 I heard Roger Ziegler is the new trainmaster on the Portsmouth sub. Is this correct. I thought he got fired a couple years ago. Please dont tell me that piece of shit is still an officer of the company.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 30 July 2010 Hey APE 10-20: I hope the YM is alright...he probably has a pretty good burn on his hand and should have gone to the hospital to have it looked at. Because he is susceptible to infection, due to the burn, he should stay home for several days while his hand heals. That would be impossible to cover up!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years Posted: 30 July 2010 Last night(July 28th)Matt Sanders,trainmaster at Hawthorne,tried to play a practical joke on the yardmaster.He sprayed the yardmaster's hand with a can of computer cleaning solution.He did not realize just how cold it would be and caused an injury.This was done in front of a witness too.Sanders is a bully and a liar and I hope he gets what is coming to him but with the way CSX closes ranks with their managers;I'm confident that nothing will happen to him.Rick Reed almost kills two people after the cut rolled out of Avon and he got promoted,so something as minor as this will not even cause a ripple.I keep reading and hearing that top level persons at CSX read this site(this is providing the folks at little ole Jacksonville CAN read)and you would think that this incident would anger them.One of their darlings horse-playing AND causing an injury;are you MR. Brown or MZ Sandborn going to do anything to Sanders? Can you imagine if a rank and file person had done this?

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 30 July 2010 Hey Goober: Osh Kosh B' Gosh...I didn't realize they made close for old men!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years Posted: 29 July 2010 Old Danny Spencer's old girl friends Lindsay...the one i heard got his ass whipped for screwing went crazy and got canned by CSX

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 29 July 2010 The Unions are just like the Mayor of Bell, Ca. At one time they made 25k per year, now they make 800k. Take that statement and do a time line from around 1975 and see who got the raises and How much they got. Now compare that with a time line for a conductor/ engineer. Stealing is an Art Form and these folks are GOOD at it. They have a lock on Your Taxes/ dues, and use as they see fit for your best interest??? Oh by the way NOMO, I am feeling really recharged, just flew back from Osh Kosh, took a few years off my old frame.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for Less than 1 year Posted: 26 July 2010 CSX HAS A COAL, IRON ORE,AND ROAD SALT OPERATION AT IT'S CHESAPEAKE PIERS FACILITY IN CURTIS BAY MARYLAND. THEY LOAD AND UNLOAD SHIPS AND BARGES. THE PLACE IS A VIRTUAL VIDEO CAMERA SURVIELLENCE HELL FOR EMPLOYEES. THERE ARE CAMERAS IN THE LUNCH ROOM AND THE SMALL ROOM WHERE TWO REFRIGERATORS AND THREE MICROWAVE OVENS ARE LOCATED. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO WORK EVERY WEEKEND AND HOLIDAY AT STRAIGHT TIME, IF YOU ARE UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ON SECOND OR THIRD SHIFT. ONE MUST WORK 40 HOURS BEFORE ANY OVERTIME IS PAID. EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO USE A HAND SCANNER TO CLOCK IN AND OUT, BUT NOT ALL EMPLOYEES. MAINTENANCE OF WAY DOESN'T HAVE TO USE THE SCANNER. EVERYTHING IS COVERED WITH 100 YEAR OLD DIRT, EIGHT INCHES DEEP. IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A UNION SHOP, BUT THE SEVERAL UNIONS THAT SUPPOSEDLY REPRESENT CSX EMPLOYEES THERE ARE PRACTICALLY NON-EXISTANT. MANAGEMENT CAN FORCE YOU TO WORK A DOUBLE SHIFT AT ANY TIME. IF YOU HAVE ANY DISTANCE TO DRIVE TO GET HOME, AND BY THE TIME YOU TAKE A SHOWER, YOU MIGHT GET 4 HOURS SLEEP. UNSAFE AND VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE EMPLOYEES OPERATE RAIL CAR DUMPERS,LOAD SHIPS AND BARGES WITH ONLY 4 HOURS SLEEP. RESPONDING TO EQUIPMENT BREAKDOWNS WITHOUT ADEQUATE REST IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER. SOME EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY OPERATE AT 4,160 VOLTS. THERE ARE TWO CLAM BUCKET PIER CRANES THAT WERE BUILT IN 1951. THEY ARE USED TO UNLOAD IRON ORE AND SALT. THESE CRANES ARE LITERALLY FALLING APART.RIVETS ARE RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE THEY BARELY HOLD THE IRON SUPERSTRUCTURE TOGETHER. THE OPERATOR SEATS ARE NOT ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR OF THE CONTROL CAB. THESE CRANES ARE AS TALL AS A 10 STORY BUILDING. MANY OF THE STEPS USED TO TRAVERSE SAID CRANES ARE IN VERY POOR CONDITION AND RUSTED THROUGH. THE PROPERTY IS OVERRUN WITH NON-UNION OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS, WHO EMPLOY ILLEGAL ALIENS. NO ENGLISH SPOKEN HERE. THE PLACE LOOKS LIKE A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY. WE ALL KNOW THAT THESE UNFORTUNATE SOULS ARE PAID SLAVE LABOR WAGES. THAT'S JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. CSX SUX !!!!!!!!!!!

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 26 July 2010 If there was a "Brown Banana Derby"...Danny would be in the lead by several furlongs!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 26 July 2010 It's Sunday July the 25th and Danny Spencer Jr. is still a thief. Don't forget guys, when he stole from CSX he stole from all of us. Thieves and Pediofile's are the lowest of all lows.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 25 July 2010 It's Saturday July the 24th, 2010 and Danny Spencer Jr. is still a thief.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 25 July 2010 Hey RRJ: Yeah...there's nothing like a yard of dick and a bucket of balls...they use to have to put'em in a wheelbarrow to move around!

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 25 July 2010 NoMo The union went from brass balls to a set of glass balls. Instead of hearing clink-clink-clink it's now pinck-pinck-crack. OPPS!!!!!!! Don't you hate when that happens? lmfao

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 24 July 2010 Hey Goober: Back to your old vitriolic self I see...glad your feeling better! The unions aren't getting any better and the members don't care. In fact, They continue to enable the union's behavior by not demanding accountability for their money. The unions no longer represent labor, they represent management. Back in your day the unions had some stones...today their stones have atrophied to pebbles. Within the next 10 years the RR unions will be nothing but memories as will the high paying jobs the men once enjoyed!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 24 July 2010 To blue Balls, Thanks for your service. Now hit the road, see what the real world is all about.Mamby Pamby. Cry a river about your bud's???? BS

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 23 July 2010 For your enjoyment: http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/81042486/

Name: Blue Balls E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 23 July 2010 I am so tired of this job and this outfit. I have put up with so much shi t that I am ready to leave this hell hole. I want to thank corporate first off for the communication gaps within the CSXT rail network. I also want to think the devision offices for doing such an awesome and outstanding job. I would lastly like to think the terminal officers of this fine company for hiding in the bushes and typing etest values into the opts tracking systym. I almost forgot though I want to thank all the conductors and engineers for a job well done! Thank you for helping the young conductor on a cold night when he wasn't prepared for combat on csx. Thank you for helping me through the night when I was exausted. Thank you for training me the right way. Thank you for warning me about the enemy battallions down the road snapping pictures for etesting. How can management call themselves a team when the real team is the guys in the woods?

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 23 July 2010 Hancock better be looking over his shoulder, they may be gaining on him! http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=52588

Name: C&O JOE E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 17 July 2010 Hey Signalman, fuck you! You don't live under near the constant scutiny we do! Burn in hell will ya!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 16 July 2010 I think my dog needs to have his anal glands secreted. Do any of you guys have any idea on how to perform this delicate task? Oh hell, I have to go take a big (Joe Berry) sized shit now.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 16 July 2010 Male same circumstances, zero, nada, be a man, so sorry, Now ain't that some stuff. She was at the right time, and the right place, glad she got the money. Who says that sticks and stones may hurt my bones but words never will.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 14 July 2010 I saw this posted this morning and thought to myself...just the kind of guy labor needs on the NMB. Notice his degrees...bull shit and double talk! http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=52476

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 11 July 2010 Good for her. Glad to see someone take on CSX and there assinine arogrant local management. Which is a reflextion of upper management who allow such behavior. Best course of action win her appeals on getting her job back then quit on her first day back. A friend of mine did that years ago he got fired over an over zealous special agent who maced him then my friend kicked his arse. After it was found out in the appeals that this special agent had multiple infractions of brutality when he was a police officer my friend won his case with 2 years back pay. About 6 months after returning to work in 1991 the railroad offered a $75,000 buyout he knew he had a target on his back so he took it an left. No problem he went back up north and was hired on another railroad.

Name: knock knock E-mail: whos there Employed as: Yard Master, for N/A Posted: 10 July 2010 Woman awarded over $2 million in lawsuit vs. CSX by By FRED PACE, EDITOR 9 days ago | 773 views | 0 | 8 | | MADISON — A Boone County native has been awarded over $2 million in a lawsuit against railroad transportation giant CSX Transportation. Angela Smith, a female trainmaster and yardmaster, filed a lawsuit against the company in 2007, according to one of her lawyer’s Harry M. Hatfield of Hatfield & Hatfield in Madison. “She was terminated in retaliation for having filed a lawsuit against the company and as a result of her complaints of sexual harassment,” Hatfield told The Coal Valley News on Monday. The civil action in Boone County Circuit Court lasted about four weeks. The seven-member jury found that Smith was subjected to a hostile work environment, which is in violation of the West Virginia Human Rights Act. The lawsuit claimed that Smith was allegedly a victim of sexual harassment at the Danville rail yards. Smith, who grew up in the Ashford area, also alleged misconduct by a supervisor identified in the lawsuit as Earnest Wesley Knick. The verdict said the company negligently retained Knick as an employee and that such negligence proximately caused the damages alleged by Smith. The verdict also said that CSX did not adequately investigate or respond to the misconduct alleged by Smith and retaliated against her by firing her. Smith was awarded back pay of $277,600 and front pay of $1 million. She also received $280,000 for “aggravation, inconvenience, indignity, embarrassment, humiliation, and emotional distress.” The jury also awarded Smith punitive damages in the amount of $500,000 for a total of $2,057,600, Hatfield said. “I think the many days of testimony and evidence showed the true facts of this case and the jury sided with Ms. Smith,” Hatfield said. He said Smith has appealed her termination from CSX to a railroad arbitrator and that case is ongoing. Boone County Circuit Judge William Thompson said Smith can’t received double damages and any amount she may get from arbitration would be deducted from her civil action verdict. Hatfield said he expects CSX to appeal the decision. “It’s too soon to appeal right now, but I would be shocked if they didn’t appeal when the time comes,” he said. “However, we plan on protecting this verdict.” Read more: Coal Valley News - Woman awarded over 2 million in lawsuit vs CSX

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 07 July 2010 This is a big deal...I'm sure somewhere in there is some logic! http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=52406

Name: "the only white man from Balti E-mail: CSXSUCKS@gof yourse;fmward.com Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 06 July 2010 Been out of the railroad now for 18 months. This place can go fuck itself. God bless all the friends I made. But get out while you can!! Ladies and Gentleman, it is now 07/05/10, AND CSX STILL F'ING SUCKS!!! God Bless!!!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 05 July 2010 Congrats to Angie, aka Danvilles finest yardmaster :)

Name: w E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 05 July 2010 I hope all you folks in CSXSUCKS.COM land have a happy and safe 4th of July. As for the exceptions Signal Man and Danny Spencer Jr. I hope you go Fuck Yourself, then burn in Hell you lowlife pieces of shit.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 05 July 2010 The Signalman I'm sure is either an electrician and/or instrumentation tech by trade and should be able to find a job anywhere that pays substantially more than working for CSX. If he doesn't like the bitching, the door is always open! As for PTC, it was a done deal well before the California accident, so rethink your argument...besides, it means job security for you and a lot of OT until it's fully implemented. So who's crying now!

Name: Tank E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 04 July 2010 hey Signal man...come do our job and put up with the bullshit we do and then you can have a opinion about how much we complain.

Name: signal man E-mail: Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 1-10 years Posted: 04 July 2010 this has got to be a joke.. A big group of conductors and engineers that have nothing better to do then cry. I am a signalman with CSX and have never heard anyone cry and bitch as much as you guys. If you dont like your jobs then quit. It is because of your rule violations and not paying attention you ever get in trouble. Everytime I have to go to a meeting with trans I hate it you are a big group of crying bitches. Also it was a trans person that is making us work extra hard under FRA and now we have to add PTC because one of you guys in California killed a bunch of people while texting. Here is a hint, try to go get another job and see if you get paid 50+K a year to sit on your ass and complain because a caller runner didnt bring you ice and crew packs.

Name: Tank E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 03 July 2010 took a look at the proposed consolidation that CSX wants to impose. Looks like Montgomery and Erwin are really gonna take up the ass. Also it is very obvious that CSX is kissing the SCL's ass and wanting to punish the L&N for voting down the last agreement. Wow what a great company to work for. The L&N local chairmen need to get off there asses and stop this before shit really hits the fan. Would like to hear what everyone else has to say about this horse shit

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 03 July 2010 Did the webmaster forget about this website? Doesn't look like it has been updated in the longest time. well besides the daily comments that people post.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 02 July 2010 Pamela L. Carter Vice President and President, Distribution Business Cummins, Inc. Columbus , IN Sector: INDUSTRIAL GOODS / Diversified Machinery Officer since January 2001 Director , Spectra Energy Corporation Houston , TX Sector: BASIC MATERIALS / Oil & Gas Pipelines 60 Years Old Pamela Carter, President - Cummins Filtration (2006-2008), President - Fleetguard (2005-2006), Vice President - WW Sales, Marketing and Logistics - Fleetguard (2001-2005).

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 02 July 2010 The newest member of the BoD. http://investors.csx.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=92932&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1443208&highlight=

Name: jack vierling E-mail: i suck frulla.com Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 10-20 years Posted: 28 June 2010 I am 38 and you are thinking of my daddy. I rode his coat tails to the position I am in now. Being Frullas "not so little" bitch has helped. I am in over my head and wish I had my mommy to cry on when I lose big court cases.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 28 June 2010 I see Jack Vierling mentioned is several post's. Does any one know his age. The Jack that I know must be at least 68. Maybe there is a Jack Junior? On the L&N we just nicked him "dirty Shirt" I kinda think this might be the one and same. x LC BRT, UTU.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 28 June 2010 YM Good for Angie. You're absolutely right glad to see someone take a stand and win. How is it Wes Nick was never criminally charged with cutting her fuel lines? It seemed right petty to fire her for not writing that the van ride was for going home when CSX authorized it. The van service should be fired for double charging that's embezzeling. My guess is most of us never heard of this situation till it was brought up on this site. I know I didn't. So, lack of support is excusable. It seemed have been hidden under the radar it sounds like it happened on the Huntington Division which I worked on. It's not shocking seeing CSX and management doesn't live by their own code of ethics.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 28 June 2010 T Over the past few years many different scenarios have been submitted for consideration to change calling times. One was "calling windows" like shift work one group would protect road runs from 0700-1500, 1500-2300, 2300-0700 it never materialized. CSX would have had to establish gaurentees for freight pools to make it work. That wasn't going to happen. You think that would of been fair? The oldhead could sit at home on the first shift collecting gaurentee mon-thurs because we all know MOW has the track most runs get called before the cut-off at 0700 an after 1600. I personally liked the idea might of caught 0-2 trains a week before rest days. Scheduled trains are gone. CSX states coal trains when enroute are 3 days ahead of schedule to be at the piers. Piggy-backs if you're lucky to run UPS or the hot Tropicana Juice train are to few and most likely preferred jobs. Best advise try to bounce from road to yard during the year split it up. It might help to keep from being burnt out. I know for engineers yard jobs are few to none in some locations. It's something I should of done years ago I would of still been married to ex-wife #2 who hated the railroad road life. Water over the dam.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 27 June 2010 Start Sunday off with a laugh: http://nynerd.com/corporation-family-comic/

Name: T E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 27 June 2010 That's exactly my point. Why not schedules? Why not set times? Regular jobs? Why not show up at a certain time each day and take the first train?? Greed is why. Boo hoo I can't make as much money if I can't live out here. CSX can run more trains with less people if they don't have to give us a SAFE predictable schedule. Greed.

Name: Laughing at all of you!! E-mail: Employed as: Yard Master, for 10-20 years Posted: 27 June 2010 It's quite funny how all of you have no idea what this case was all about. If you had been the "real" union brothers and sisters that you claim to be, you would have been there in total support of Angie Smith. The facts of the case were that she rode taxis to and from work due to the retaliation of CSX and Wes Knick cutting fuel lines on her car. Then, William's Transport having 7 to 8 different alias's when signing their trip tickets so they can double charge CSX. Facts in the case came out that CSX has known abouut this for many years and have in fact sued William's Transport in trying to recover these monies. Mr. Vierling testified that she wasn't fired for using these taxis, only that she filled the tickets out without explaining that the taxis were for her trips home. He even admitted that CSX often orders taxis for their managers who are having car problems and for those who show up at work drunk. Bottom line is, a jury of Angie's peers heard ALL of the facts and they chose to side with her. That doesn't happen by mistake. Congratulations Angie. It is wonderful that someone finally stands up and takes CSX on instead of bitching about their treatment on this site!!!!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 27 June 2010 It appear as though Dennis Sheldon is on the fast track to becoming a RFE, keep up the good work Dennis, maybe all that time you're spending on your knees, and doing favors will pay off.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 27 June 2010 An 8 or 10 hr calling time has been discussed for at least 16 years. It'll never happen not in the near future. Biggest obsticle there aren't any scheduled trains anymore except a few road switchers those are going by the wayside. Waiting for a call beyond projected calling times is nothing new. It's part of the job. Some of you think you're going to change it or think those who accept it are complacent. Well, you better get complacent it's not going to change. It's a pain in the arse to sit around first out at times for 12+ hrs that's part of the job. Once we hire out we take the good and the bad. I wish it could be changed in a perfect world but it's not reality. Heck I've gotten so pissed off at sitting around I'd mark off. I figure I'll show them it only hurt my paycheck the person first out on the board didn't like it. At the home terminal is one thing but at the away from home terminal the union should do something about excessive waiting times. If CSX can't get you back out of the lodging in a reasonable timeframe the unions should take action. Many of times I'd sit 16-18+ hours with 5 crews with 3 rested behind me in the hotel. I'd get called and then they would deadhead two crews behind me. This happened to crews all the time. No logic behind it. No easy answers.

Name: Ms danvill E-mail: Asmo Employed as: Yard Master, for Less than 1 year Posted: 26 June 2010 Word is Angie smith won her case against Csx . Found Csx guilty on all counts/sexual harrassment withthanks going too wes knick. Next followed up by retaliation for daring to report it.. Honor goes to jack Vierling for firing her . Maybe Csx can sell his black belt in six sigma with jay fleenors dentures and have enough for attorney fees. Honorable mention goes to Terry schray and randy hall for nailing down the loose ends and making sure the jurors had no doubt what a sleazy bunch Csx has at the hel

Name: The Chairman E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years Posted: 26 June 2010 I don't check this site often so responding will do no good. We have discussed a longer call many times before. 4 hours is about as long as we could realistically hope to achive for through freight runs. Most people don't want more than 2 hours because they want to sleep as long as possible and have trouble going back to sleep after they're called. There was some talk when the RSIA was being drawn up that would have resulted in a 10 hour call but it never materialized. I think a 10 hour call would be great! But, it would take the FRA to make it happen. We'd never be able to negotiate that with the carrier. If they even considered it (which they wouldn't) they'd want your first born and a kidney for it. They can't get 2 hours right, much less 10.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 26 June 2010 I doubt seriously that a 10 mile run on that line by a Steam Locomotive and it's tender would effect the movement of freight one iota...20 minutes at the outside. CSX tentatively approved it and then changed their mind, probably because of liability issues. Foamers or not, it's in CSX's best interests to accommodate events like this if possible!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 10-20 years Posted: 25 June 2010 Jimmy, Fuck the Western Maryland Scenic 2-8-0, were in the the business to run freight, not to kiss a bunch of foamer's asses.

Name: Jimmy E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for N/A Posted: 25 June 2010 Anyone hear about CSX's refusal to let Western Maryland Scenic's 2-8-0 to travel the 10 miles or so from Cumberland MD to Greenspring WV to connect with the SBVRR so that it could be featured in this weekend's railfest in Petersburg WV? Even a phone call from WV Governor Joe Manchin to Jacksonville fell on deaf ears. CSX refused to give a reason for their refusal. Way to go with PR, there CSX!!!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 24 June 2010 Very well stated Ms. Lucas.

Name: suzannah E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years Posted: 24 June 2010 Slack Action, My computer just came back up after being down for 24 hours due to storms. Once again counting on IVR to have accurate line ups..... Not mine or anyone elses responsiblity to do research on computer to figure out train line ups on east and west end.... couldnt have if I wanted to!

Name: slack action E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years Posted: 24 June 2010 Also try using the TOSS screen

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 23 June 2010 T What? You think we haven't tried to get better more accurite line-ups. It's like beating your head up against a wall. In 1950 they had accurite line-ups. So what happened? You have yardmasters who have more responsibilities then they should some are assigned to 2-3 yards like Richmond on the C&O side the YM controls Fulton & Newport News Yards. Clerk jobs are almost extinct line ups at one time were their responsiblity not anymore. TM's could help if you can find one. Wait there to busy doing multiple unneccesary weekly banner test ect...their not in the office. Crew callers there centralized down in JAX they don't have the time. Train Dispatchers are assigned to much territory on the mainline plus all yards. It's called downsizing that is what happened.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 10-20 years Posted: 23 June 2010 Open mainframe RTAO ( see what's comming) or scheduled & TMTL (train location)

Name: T E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 23 June 2010 I agree with Suzannah. It is 2010 not 1950. A 2 hour call is unacceptable. Inaccurate train line-ups should not just be "part of the job". Those of you that think so are part of the problem. The rest of us should not be punished and work fatigued because the status quo is to turn on your rest and not work a regular schedule. Of course CSX likes this way because it takes less of us if we're all working on our rest.I think the FRA should be all over this. You cannot be rested if you don't know when you are going to work. Two days after six consecutive days does nothing for anyone. Ever sit first out until its time to go back to bed?

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 23 June 2010 It's a valid complaint. We had accurite line-ups before computers when the only info came from local crew callers. The last years I never used the IVR not even in the lodging because of faulty info. Take Newport News with only empty coal trains and one switcher H775 scheduled IVR line up would show 6 empty trains and H775. No way in hell could 6 empty trains be built in 12 hours if lucky mabey 4 in 24 hours and that was rare. Problem was at one time it could be done but CSX stopped early quits which stopped the motivation to get the work done on time. Toss in incompetent management to the equation it became a three ring circus. One of the biggest TM idiots was Warren "Kangaroo Jack" Rennick. Change needs to come from the union and that doesn't seem like it's going to happen anytime in the near future.

Name: oh my E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 22 June 2010 Ms. Lucas, If you can't beat em' join em', I think you would make a find RFE or Trainmaster.

Name: slack action E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years Posted: 22 June 2010 NOMO: I agree. It does seem like it would be easy to do. Just set the train back like in the Old RTTO/RTT1 system....or annul it..

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 22 June 2010 Hey Slack: I'm not talking about the consist...your right about that. I'm talking about trains scheduled on the IVR that are never called or called hours later than shown. For example, I will use the Q572 which was always shown as called for 0045 at Gentilly...it was usually after 0400 and often times later than that before it was called. How hard would it be for the YM or TM to adjust the time...it wouldn't. Whether you at home or away that four hours is important to the employee. Common courtesy and sense is apparently a one way street. The fact is the that bonuses are paid for on time performance. You call the light, put out with the Yard Master, say 0600 for a 0330 call and tie up your ticket using 0600. You could pull up you trains history to check something and guess what time is shown has the departure time...0330. Try to correct it and see what happens...all hell breaks loose. Perhaps someone can explain to me the difference between a contract employee falsifying a trip ticket and a TM. Stealing time is the same as stealing money!

Name: suzannah E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years Posted: 22 June 2010 OH MY... When a supervisor tells you that a train had been yarded at 2 a.m and it wasnt going to run through because they annulled it and its still on the IVR at noon, that IS NOT how it "Just is"! That is pure incompetence at the expense of the employees sitting at home counting on the IVR to be correct so they some idea what they can do with the little time they have off....If I dont like it quit! That kind of "Lay Down" and take it attitude is what created this entire mess to begin with OH MY...OH MY......20-30 years? I think you have been conditioned.

Name: slack action E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years Posted: 22 June 2010 NOMO: It might take a clerk alot longer than you think to get a train right. First is it on STEPS...Now remember, did the train s/o or p/u on line of road, this is one big cluster flock. Might be wating on condr to fax in the green sheet . Did the scanner (video) get the right train. The scanner might pick up a northbound train and southbound train at the same time, thus putting extra cars on a train for no reason. You might have to run numerous car records just to get a train straight. Now getting a train from interchange is a nightmare... run ILES,EBN and look for the 418, correct all erros pull up the SBOABS and change the MP, did the 418 cross over, is billing correct, is the blocking correct, check work order for erros, any hazmat in train, waybill info... the list goes on and on.. Some trains are easier than others, the company wants the computer to do everything... The old days of sending a clerk out to walk the train and write down the car numbers and get the train right are long since gone... Even when there were cameras it was better. Now it is a big guessing game. Hope this helps...

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 22 June 2010 Keeping a straight train line up should be rudimentary...the railroad is all about production, if you can't keep your production schedule straight you shouldn't be in business. If a train is pulled or set back, it takes 30 seconds for a clerk to make the adjustment in the system. CSX expects their employees to be available within a two hour call. I don't think it's unreasonable for the employees to expect CSX to maintain accurate information in their system concerning their product!

Name: oh my E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 22 June 2010 She took a job with the Railroad and she's complaining about ghost trains. Just part of the job, if ytou don't like it quit.

Name: suzannah E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years Posted: 20 June 2010 RRJ, GOOD IDEA!! Call the Tm ans YD master every 3 hours and find out about the ghost train....HAS IT LEFT ITS TERMINAL YET.....IS IT COMING YET.... WHY HASNT IT LEFT ITS TERMINAL YET...ITS BEEN 12 HOURS AND ITS STILL ON THE IVR.....WHAT!!! ITS NOT COMING NOW!!!! crap! I could have had a real life if I didnt have to spend all day on the phone! HA! HA! Why even have the IVR.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 20 June 2010 I am a conductor employed by CSX for a railroad which is co-owned by CSX and NS. We have a unique situation. We do not have a conductor-only agreement. We currently fall under the SCL. A contract was proposed to us about 2 months ago. General Chairman John Hancock said to not get too upset about the contract because there were a lot of revisions to be made through negotiations. This week we were proposed a revision that happened to be the exact same as the first. Hancock drove up to hold a meeting with us. He is trying to explain to us that it is in OUR best interest to give up a brakeman(lay about 5 guys off) so that we will get a 2% raise in 3 years. The contract is nowhere close to being better than what we currently have. Why is Hancock trying to push this? We have had concerns over him the past few years anyways. Also, none of the 20 employees on our railroad received ballots to vote for the bid system recently, even though we fall under the SCL. Can someone please help....we are talking about getting out of the UTU altogether because of this. Thanks

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 20 June 2010 What's with this? A mail problem involving the first vote and misinformation regarding balloting procedures? Tell it like is is...you didn't get the vote you wanted so you drummed up a lame excuse to hold another...and if you didn't get the voted you wanted, you would have held a third! GO 201 members ratify CSX pact UTU members represented by CSX General Committee 201 (former Chesapeake & Ohio) have ratified a five-year wage, rules and working-conditions agreement. The same agreement previously was ratified by members of General Committee 851 (former Seaboard Coast Line). It also was ratified by all crafts of General Committee 025 (former Atlanta & West Point) following a revote owing to a tie ballot among the trainmen craft. The agreement previously was rejected by all crafts of General Committee 513 (former Louisville & Nashville, and Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis). The agreement -- dealing specifically with issues and circumstances unique to CSX southern lines -- was negotiated outside national handling, with approval of the UTU Association of General Chairpersons, District 1, and the National Carriers Conference Committee. GO 201 General Chairperson Jim Townsend said the tentative agreement was sent out for a second vote because of mail delivery problems and misinformation regarding balloting procedures involving the first vote. In that first vote, the conductor craft rejected the tentative agreement, although it was approved by all other crafts. Townsend said that following the first vote, he began receiving "numerous" telephone calls from local officers and members alerting him of a mail delivery problem and misinformation among newer members regarding balloting procedures. Where just a small percentage of conductors and other craft members returned ballots on the first vote (owing to the delivery and misinformation problems), some 70 percent of GO 201 members voted on the second ballot, which was approved by 61 percent of those voting, and by all crafts under the UTU Constitution’s craft autonomy provisions. "I’m so proud of my local officers and members for making their voices heard," Townsend said. "This reinforces the privilege and honor I have representing these members." Townsend singled out for "praise" four of his locals for efforts in ensuring members, on the second vote, received and cast ballots and fully understood voting procedures. They are Local 915 in Handley, W.Va., where 81 percent of members cast ballots; Local 118 in Hinton, W. Va., where 75 percent of members cast ballots; Local 662 in Richmond, Va., where 71 percent of members cast ballots; and Local 630 in Ashland, Ky., where 70 percent of members cast ballots. June 18, 2010

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 19 June 2010 suzannah Call the yardmaster. That's how I handled trains that sit on the line-up beyond the projected calling times. We use to get them all the time I'm sure it hasn't changed. Some were specials, some were coal trains that the pier couldn't take, some had problems, others needed cars added to it ect...that's why they were yarded. The yardmaster will answer your questions if they get pissed off because their busy get pissed off right back you're entitled to the info. I don't think calling the International, GC, FRA ect...is a good idea. Sometimes it's necessary to keep it local. Making waves could put a target on ones back. I know you've been there before. If I had a nickle for every day I wasted sitting first out it would be a nice sum of money. That's part of the job.

Name: me E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 19 June 2010 It's funny how CSX has two sets of standards for it's employees. Danny Spencer Jr. gets caught stealing from CSX, and he is allowed to exercise his seniority as a Trainman. Yet a Transportation employee gets terminated. Fuck You Danny Spencer Jr. and the suck train you rode in on.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 19 June 2010 Hey Suzannah: Probably should have had those contractors back to fix that deck... hard to be a Bronze Goddess without a deck, hope your farmers tan isn't showing;)

Name: suzannah E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years Posted: 19 June 2010 Joke!!! Is anyone else out there on other divisions having problems with "GHOST" trains being programed into the IVR and on the train line ups? I have been first out since 4a.m. this morning and there has been a train on the line up for 6 am since late last night. Come to find out after numerous calls I shouldnt have to make, that the train was yarded and annulled earlier in the morning. It is noon and it is still in the line up to run on the IVR. I called and left messages with the International and my general chairman(they are all in meetings). I also called and left a message with the FRA fatigue specialist. This crap of being held hostage in your home because you dont know if they are going to call you at any minute is getting out of control.How hard is it for management to take the damb train off the line up or change the call times if they are going to run it late. If this is going on in your area I would like to know because its about time something is done about this!!!

Name: red E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 16 June 2010 I've been laid off and just came back to work. I'm on the road. Does anyone know how many qualifing days I need for vacation. I'm hearing 240 or 234 does anyone know for sure. Thanks

Name: New dude E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 15 June 2010 ladies and gentlemen, I am new to CSX and based on what i have read this company sucks, but only because management interprets the rule book one way and the union guys another. Granted i think management uses intimidation and will not hesitate to fire someone even without due process but call me new but as long as i follow the rules i will not have a problem. I am sure the day i get fired my opinion will change, but luckily I am trying to get as familiar with the rules book as possible so they can't find a bullshit reason. Also i keep hearing oldheads saying how bad it is, well maybe they need to work outside of the RR and they will see it sucks everywhere. Good luck finding a job that has good retirement like the RR, because this day in age 401K isn't worth dick. Also just for the record....BANNERS are to me harassment. Does management have anything else better to do? Thank God we passed this idiotic test with flying colors.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 15 June 2010 Hey Goober: I agree verbal abuse is over worked but it is against the law to allow a hostile work environment, which is what happened. Had the comment been made to a male employee, nothing would have been said, at least on the property, It wasn't. It was said to a female employee by a male supervisor. Over the last 10 years, CSX has hired college graduates as first line supervisors and paid them accordingly. That being said, I would hold them to a higher standard than the old heads of the past. By transferring Nick, CSX tacitly condoned his comments and behavior. Nothing will change until there are serious consequences attached to behavior like that!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 15 June 2010 Verbal abuse is so over worked, the answer is walk away. Not a sole on earth that can be verbally abused unless they allow it to happen. Now when the stupidvisor will not allow you to walk we have a second situation to deal with. Holding a Gun, Knife, Hand cuffs, Let em vent, just walk, you will always win. Now if ya want to sue, ya got a hard road.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 15 June 2010 I agree that Angie Smith deserved to be terminated for stealing...she brought that upon herself. She did not however deserve to be verbally abused by Mr. Nick...the cream of the CSX crop!

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 15 June 2010 Hey Ruth: Do us all a favor by only posting under one topic...if you don't you sound like a nagging old woman that needs to follow her own advice!

Name: Dr Ruth E-mail: Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 1-10 years Posted: 15 June 2010 C&O Joe: Sounds like to me you may be the one that needs laid. Maybe you and Wes could do each other since you both seem to be experts on who needs fucked.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 14 June 2010 She deserved to get terminated for being stupid. My point was if Wes Nick did tell her she needed to "get fucked" that could lead to a lawsuit courts frown on sexual harrassment and this would be a good case. If you remember a few years ago doing the operating rules on the pod one of the videos was about gay rights in the workplace that a person could not be harrassed at any level. Heck CSX might still show it every year I don't know I'm retired. I just know from Clifton Forge when Nick was there he had a mouth on him that was going to get him in trouble one day. Of course CSX would just move him to another location make him take an anger management class which is pretty standard with officials today.

Name: C&O JOE E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 13 June 2010 She was fired for calling a Taxi to bring her to work every day and take her home each night then writing up the ticket like it was a run From Danville to Hinton which is about the biggest run the taxi's get. That was stupid and she got fired legitamitly. I didn't say Wes Nick was a good guy, just that in this case he may be right. She probably does need fucked.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 12 June 2010 Wes Nick is an idiot. If he made that comment she deserves to win a lawsuit. CSX an ethics that is a contradiction.

Name: C&O JOE E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 12 June 2010 Angie Smith got what she deserved. She got fired the same way any of us would for stealing from CSX. The differance was that she expected it to be ok because she was a gay woman and had a lawsuit aginst them because Wes Nick said she needed fucked. He was probably right.

Name: Mongo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 12 June 2010 I just put in apps for Batlimore, Cumberland and Richmond VA. Granted if Im lucky to get interviewed and hired. Does anyone know what these terminals are like? I see good and bad comments at this site so I figure someone here can hopefully give me a straight answer. I live in PA and applied for openings in VA and MD.....what are the odds of getting hired? Does it matter that Im willing to relocate or am I SOL since I live in PA and would have to move myself down to near the terminal that I would hopefully luckly get hired at. Any advice on the interviews and what not would be of great help.

Name: flo joe E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 12 June 2010 everyone might like to know that Tom Wolfe, eveyones favorite VP,and ex GM of Florence Divisions son Tom Wolfe Jr caused major derailment at Newport News. Shut down entire sub division....Im sure Wolfe Sr. would be more than understanding if it had happened to one of his crews....maybe he can promote him to AVP under daddy's watch

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 09 June 2010 CSXI to merge with CSXT Later this month, CSX Intermodal (CSXI) will merge with CSX Transportation. The companies, both of which are headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., will combine on or about June 26, Progressive Railroading reports. "CSXI will no longer be a separate entity," said CSX Corp. spokesman Gary Sease in an email. "We are combining the sales force and related support activities of CSXI into CSXT." Founded in 1988 and a wholly owned CSX subsidiary, CSXI employs more than 1,000 and operates more than 30 intermodal terminals in the United States. The company also manages its own truck operations and a dedicated fleet of domestic containers. (The preceding report by Jeff Stagl appeared on the Web site www.progressiverailroading.com on June 7, 2010.) June 8, 2010

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 08 June 2010 That sounds like buyers remorse. Didn't it seem strange paying for a job that is mostly OJT? No one forced you. Your comments on job conditions definitely doesn't make sense. It's a railroad which isn't difficult to comprehend it meant traveling. Furloughs are part of the game some can handle it others can't. If you didn't except a transfer then that meant you were content with your situation. Your generation isn't the first to make that decision that's been going on forever. It's called weathering the storm. Look at it another way, you're not the only one in this situation those who are above and below you in seniority are doing the same.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 08 June 2010 I was one of the unfortunate employees that hired on with a big hiring spree. i had to pay $5000 for a special railroad school, pay $1000 for a hotel room for a month, pay $1000 for food and personal expenses. all that not to mention lost wages for 2 months. after all was said and done i was out 8-10k for a job that i thought was gonna be a career. 5 years and 3 furloughs later ive spent 3 quartes of my time with the company being furloughed with no pay. the company offerd me transfers but to very rough places that no one wants to work at. i just wish i would have known just exactly what i was getting into before hand. i could have went to a real college for those last 5 years and got a master's degree. now im expected to know every rule when im out there even though they do not want to give me proper training. i understand that the rules are there for our safety; but to really learn all the rules and be a fully capable employee, it would take atleast a year of on the job training. something that the company wont do. for anyone that is interested in getting into a career in CSX, i encourage you to think twice before going down that path. the promise of money is very enticing but realize that the hours you work are horrible, your training is horrible, your vacations are never when you want to take a vacation, you have 5 bosses to answer to, when you go into work you never know when your gonna come home. to me CSX seems like they are consolidating jobs, downsizing from new technologies, closing down yards. pretty soon all conductors will be cut out of the R.R. you have no job security and if your yard closes your out of luck. i repeat for anyone who is thinking of hiring on to CSX, save yourself the trouble and dont.

Name: Tank E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 08 June 2010 Friend of CSX worker, My wife is pregnant as well and i will be damned if i turn off my phone. If i am at work when she calls i will tell her to call the YM or Train Dispatcher (depending where i am working) one time. If i dont get a response in 5 minutes, my ass is off and gone. They don't want you to interferer with them making money and your outside life is at the very bottom of the list of core values

Name: cjones E-mail: Employed as: Engine repair, for 1-10 years Posted: 03 June 2010 There is noone to complain to about the shape of the engines, its the management at the shops that wont let us fix the locomotives. If we write it up they get someone else to look at it and sign it off or say I didnt know what I was talking about. They are putting you and the public at risk, running locomotives with bad wheels, oil leaks and fuel leaks. I should know I work there, and have seen it. I have seen them do 92day work in the ready the field where it cant all be done, traction motor grease goes unchecked. I asked an older guy which oil to put in one of the newer EMD;s and he said he didnt know because he had never done it, meaning he just signs off the work and sends it out the door. They are suppose to be doing a complete air test on the unit when it leaves the shop, and they dont. One of the older guys said hey did you see that locomotive stop when they jogged it in here, its good no reason to check the brakes. I was forced to do an air test and I didnt know how to do it and they threatend to pull me out of service if I didnt. They thought I wouldnt be able to find anything wrong. Well I found a book with instructions and I found 60 pound main resivoir leak, it dropped 20 pounds every three minutes. Boy were they pissed that I found it, The air compressor was bad and it was blowing back through causing the leak. Now what if I didnt find that or they got someone else to do it that didnt give a crap, someone could have got killed when that compressor burnt up and it would have. I tried my best to do my job and they didnt like so they stopped assigning as much work to me. There is another guy I work with who will kill a unit if its not right and he will write up so much stuff they cant outshop, but on the other he doesnt mind fixing what he finds. He told me if your gonna write it up you better be prepared to fix it because manangement will try to punish you by making you do the work. Alot of people write up things, thinking the next shift will take care of it, but for someone kills two out of three engines a day you have to be prepared to go the distance and do the work to stick it to management. Managers get so mad when they cant make a number(meaning outshop a unit)thats all they care about, jacksonville watches the shop count and calls when they are not getting units out. Guys it is your job to take care of the locomotives, if everyone picks up there trash and just puts it in a bag and dont destroy the cabs because your pissed off at the company, turn that anger into inspecting the locomotive prior to leaving, open those engine doors and look at the fuel pumps on a GE make sure they arent leaking(fire hazard) look at the wheels, you guys have been running engines long enough to know when a wheel is out of spec. CSX doesnt care about you or the shape of the locomotive all they want is money

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 03 June 2010 Tank All the class 1's are basically the same. It's the old adage "the grass always seems greener on the otherside". BNSF on-property contract isn't that much better than the one on CSX. The problem with CSX locomotives is the distance between diesal shops is spread to thin. Then when CSX came out a few years back with the BS of demanding road and yard crews do their own cleaning it went beyond our job descriptions. I remember being in a safety meeting stating my objections to their demands that there was enough business to hire full time laborers around the clock to work on locomotives I was quickly chastised by management. Heck, CSX doesn't even provide brooms on their engines if it was a pig stye when I boarded I'd just write it up on the locomotive report. Some of our co-workers are the problem they are pigs. I hated the bastards that left spit bottles on the console or threw their garbage on the floor or stuffed it in between desk console and wall. Then there were the whittlers who thought the arm rest was a piece of wood to carve. We can't blame CSX on these fools.

Name: Tank E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 02 June 2010 the other day i had to pick up a few BNSF engines from one of our sidings. One thing i have noticed is every BNSF engines..regardless off age is always in great condition and most of all CLEAN!!!!!. Attached a BNSF engine built in 2004 to one of our engines that was built in 2008 and the BNSF engines was still in better condition. Now i know BN guy treat the engines like we do so i feel the reason our engines are so horrible is because of our service centers not treating them like they need. Not only does the BN pay better, treat the employees better, but they give them better equipment. Only wish location here was hiring. WOW CSX really does SUCK.

Name: Tank E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 02 June 2010 hey concerned new hire, The NS does not have guarantee extra board, they will fire you a hell of a lot quicker, and the yard job make less than CSX (if anyone can believe that), also they don't have seniority districts which means if it gets bad in other locations, they can come down here and role your ass with the quickness. We bitch about CSX but don't be fooled...they all are the same. Buy i have heard less bitching about BNSF

Name: screw csx E-mail: screwcsx@gofockyourself.com Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 31 May 2010 just wanted to say Happy Memorial Day to all Union brothers and sisters. As far as CSX goes, YEP, YOU STILL SUCK!!! Enjoy and happy drinking!!!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 31 May 2010 It's Sunday May the 30th and Danny Spencer Jr. is still a low life P.O.S. Fuck you Danny, I hope you burn in hell.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Yard Master, for 20-30 years Posted: 31 May 2010 Angie Smith vs. CSX case goes to court in Danville 0900 Tuesday June 1st. Anyone in the area may want to see this show. Come to the court house and see all your favorite Characters....Frulla, Vierling, Fleenor, Wes Knick, Randy Hall, Terry Schray and last but not least a special guest appearance by no other than Gery Williams. Guaranteed to have more dirt and scandal out in public than an Jerry Springer episode.

Name: Todesengel E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 31 May 2010 NEW PRICK TRAINMASTER AT HAWTHORNE Anyone heard of Matt Sanders? He is from the east with 5 years with CSX.He is a first class asshole.I've seen it all before;new sheriff in town;thinks he is going change the world.blah blah blah.Keep up your attitude Matty boy and you will receive the screwing of your life.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 31 May 2010 If a Company declares a dividend, they better be able to maintain it. Although consistent dividend growth is a factor when evaluating whether or not to invest in a stock, it would be far better if they never paid a dividend than to cut the dividend. Regardless of sector or future prospects, cutting the dividend would be a public admission by the management that they failed to do their jobs. Consider Chrysler, GM and AT&T(old) and what the dividend cuts did to their stock and public perception. In the case of the class Is they implemented RCOs at an enormous investment and cost in production...hoping the saving in labor would off set the costs associated. Despite their best efforts they have yet to achieve the savings they projected nor have they achieved the safety improvements they expected. PTC will be a dead expense for the carriers. They will not see any saving in labor costs unless the FRA agreed to allowed them to cut crew size. I don't believe that will happen in the foreseeable future nor will they see any increase in production. The carriers are crying like babies because they may be required to make some hard decisions which would directly reflect poorly on mid and upper management. Additionally, with the regulators looking at the carriers rate structure the may not be able to pass the costs on!

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 30 May 2010 Along with the stock dividends they can slash the productivity bonuses for T&E. That'll even it out. That'll teach a lesson to the morons who voted for such an idiotic contract. Actually that would work with no pay raises for trainmen due till 2012. It wouldn't pay all of it but it would be a good percentage.

Name: Freddie Krueger E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years Posted: 30 May 2010 Railroads have been bragging for years to each other about their technology, so now the FRA says great, install the PTC. Now the corporate welfare whores are screaming about the cost. Hey, cut back on the dividends for awhile to pay for it.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 30 May 2010 It would appear as though Big Fish's #1 company scab is at it again.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 30 May 2010 Hey RRJ: That's what is so puzzling...the stock is doing well as are most of the benchmarks so why postpone it? I think the Investor's Day has been an annual event...if that's the case, they cancelled it not postponed it. May will be about Annual Meeting time...look for it to be held at the facility.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 30 May 2010 Nothing wrong with moving it back to correspond to opening a new facility. As for bonuses they would have already been doled out by May 2011. Seeing it's NW Ohio I might just go up for the meeting while I'm there visit some relatives. CSX stock like that of the other class 1's are doing fine right now. The FRA is feeling a lot of pressure over certian fast judgements they made like enforcing PTC. Industries like the chemicals know that the cost will be filtered down to them with rate hikes. The money has to come from somewhere the railroads don't have billions of dollars to waste. The real culprit is lack of training that should be enforced not unneccessary technology forced on freight rails especially when it was a commutter line that screwed up. The FRA should be doing the testing and issuing engineer certification not the railroads. I witnessed the railroad promote people to engineer that they shouldn't of that is a tragidy waiting to happen. At least half these people have already had major infractions like going by a stop signal. It's nice to be retired and have a different perspective. lol

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 28 May 2010 Lets think why CSX would reschedule this 8 months later: http://investors.csx.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=92932&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1432003&highlight= It has nothing to do with the opening of this facility...it's all about times might be better in May 2011 than Sept. 2010 and it's a lot easier justifying raises and bonuses when times are good...some Dr. Feelgood!

Name: Why bother? No one listens. E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 27 May 2010 This was posted on another RR website last week: OSHA fines CSX for action on employee who had safety concerns link: http://blog.timesunion.com/business/osha-fines-csx-for-action-on-employee-who-had-safety-concerns/19862/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A mere slap on the wrist for a fortune 500 company to compensate a family man who was out of work for nearly a year for doing the right thing: OSHA fines CSX for action on employee who had safety concerns - The Buzz: Business news - Capital Region business, industry news - timesunion.com - Albany NY OSHA fines CSX for action on employee who had safety concerns May 20, 2010 at 5:21 pm by Eric Anderson CSX Transportation faces $5,000 in punitive damages it must pay an employee after federal investigators say it took retaliatory action against him for repeatedly reporting safety concerns to his managers, the Federal Railroad Administration, and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The whistleblower investigation resulted after the worker filed a complaint in 2009 with OSHA, saying he’d been disciplined by CSX in December 2008 for reporting the safety concerns. In addition to the punitive damages, CSX also must “expunge the worker’s personnel record of any derogatory reference” and rescind the disciplinary action. The employee wasn’t named, but worked in the railroad’s dispatch office in Selkirk. CSX officials couldn’t be reached late Thursday for comment. “Retaliating against an employee who raises safety concerns is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated,” said Robert Kulick, OSHA’s regional administrator in New York.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 27 May 2010 Quick...someone please close Angie's closet door...she's on the loose! CSX should have sent her to Lafayette with Danny and the boys!

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 27 May 2010 This is a prime example of what's wrong with the agencies that regulate the railroad industry...too little, too late! http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=51883

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Corporate office, for 10-20 years Posted: 26 May 2010 http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/profile.php?id=1848513815&v=wall Hancocks fb http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/profile.php?id=1583504636 A. Averitte

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 26 May 2010 the fra were down in waycross about a week or 2 ago, i believe the head carman was runoff after they found 700+ bad orders :(

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for 10-20 years Posted: 18 May 2010 Carman in Selkirk NY,I am hearing that the FRA is camped out in Waycross GA. What is going on, Is Matt Carson still employed?

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 17 May 2010 It will only suck until Nov. or Dec. when you get furloughed.

Name: Concerned Hire E-mail: Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for Less than 1 year Posted: 17 May 2010 just got hired by CSX, at first I was excited, but now not to sure after reading some posts here. Got a buddy who works for Norfolk Southern and likes it. Is CSX really that bad?

Name: last call... E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years Posted: 16 May 2010 Being a drunk is expected,tolerated,encouraged on Huntington Division. Even several RFE have DUI. Dispatchers also come to work gooned up. Conductors that are raging alcoholics are tipped off and mark off sick the day of random testing. And how about Robert Brown at Clifton???Look up drunk and belligerent...his pictures there....Danville trainmaster you've found yourself a home...or should I say bar? No need to drink alone anylonger

Name: Drinky the drunk guy E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years Posted: 16 May 2010 Sounds like you have an alcoholic trainmaster in Danville WV. In new orleans they just had a trainmaster fail a breath test. He had just got out of rehab for drinking on the job and Angie Averitte was in NOLA for a couple of days and tipped him off that the nurse was there to test him. He just did not come into work. The next day they were back and he showed up and the idiot failed the test. This trainmaster, Joe Rider also fired more people than anybody there....and he was caught drinking on the job. Think about that for a minute. That whole terminals officals are the biggest bunch of drunks on the railroad. Angie was over saftery for the Atl Division and could not even drive to work because she had so many DUI's.

Name: worker E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 15 May 2010 worlking for CSX is like working for the NAZI's!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Yard Master, for 20-30 years Posted: 15 May 2010 Danville, WV- We are not a very big terimanl. We usually have one trainsmaster on duty most of the time. Then we have a trainmaster on call. When that trainmaster on call has to come to work for some reason. He doesn't show up druck, but he definetley been drinking. What do you do when this happens. They need to random drug test on their trainmaster who show up to work that have been drinking.

Name: Hey L & N trainman... E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years Posted: 15 May 2010 Hey L & N trainman, that would not make sense since Nooga is L & N also.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 15 May 2010 With regard to the UTU's move UTU International President Mike Futhey said, "This move is all about improving productivity and reducing costs." Does that mean you can expect a reduction in International's dues;)

Name: Tank E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 14 May 2010 only been back for less than month after this wonderful company furloughed me before i could complete training. Anyways meet all the train master at my yard the when i got back and all of them said unlike what the old heads think we are not here to fire you we just want to make sure your safe. They went on about how they don't want to do all the paper work involved in firing someone. I believed what they said for about a week. That is when a job in my yard had a derailment because two empty flat cars bunched up and derailed. The same young train master who told me we was here for us and not here to fire anyone was so, so, so excited saying " i finally got me one, i have been looking to fire someone" These were the exact words from his mouth. Never have i seen someone so excited to put a working man on the street without a care. What was funny is the investigation proved the crew was not at fault which made this train master looking even more like a asshole. If any traim master out there read this, don't fill young guys like me heads full of shit about how you don't won't fire us. Because we all know yall are full of pure shit.

Name: L & N Trainman E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 14 May 2010 have been hearing around my yard that since the L&N voted the new agreement down and i do mean really voted it down that CSX is trying to take jobs away from Nashville, Birmingham, and Louisville and give them to Chattanoga (can't spell it) as some sort of punishment for the NO vote. Anyone else heard of this and if so what is going on?

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 14 May 2010 The UNION is at work FOE YOU as you sleep, Trying every angle to get you a better contract, fewer hours and Mo Money. Now pump up that Monthly deduct from YOUR CHECK to make it happen. The bros in Cleveland(?) are depending on YA. Heck fire they are moving and need a new bunch of stuff.

Name: C&O JOE E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 13 May 2010 It was not made clear to those of us out here that it could be implemented on individual properties either, but I do acknolage that we maybe should we have looked a little harder at the alternative. I was for this agreement because I had enough confidence in those that presented it to believe that they knew what they were talking about. They didn't disclose all the information clearly, but they were right in telling us it was better than the alternative. Ever since I hired on the railroad in 2006 my job has seemed to be teetering on the edge, now their trying to jack around with our seniority. This constant uncertainty is killing me and I'm hoping this will finally be a means to an end.

Name: Listen to Me E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years Posted: 13 May 2010 For fucks sake, the "zoning" or wtf ever you want to call it was in the SSA! It was going to happen without a doubt if you voted for the contract. This way we still have a chance at arbitration. Course of the SOB's on the SCL had of voted it down it would be off the table all together! If anyone is to blame in all of this it is GC Hancock. Actually all of the GC's are to blame to an extent but mostly Hancock. The justice department needs to look into this thing because he had to of been bought.

Name: C&O Bob E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 13 May 2010 Joe, Just a little bit ago you wanted to bash two specific LC's out of Russell, Ky. Now you say you dont know them, There is exactly the problem if you know them then the first thing you would know is they never told anyone how to vote or gave them any false information. I know both extremely well, The biggest problem is what others have said in this list is that No one knew that they were going to force this contract down our throats if we voted this down. And also that if one certain Proper passed they would get the contract and then we would be forced into a coordination with them. I personally asked Jim townsend at the town hall in front of everyone in Russell,Ky if it was voted down on one proper that it failed on all others, and from other information provided so did Some other General Officers. I was told there that the vote was never going to pass on the L&N and therefore we would not have the agreement on the C&O. I think that there has been a lot of confusion along with the fact that obviously certain people have not told us the whole story. I think it is imperative that based on all this information we did not have enuff information to vote on this contract, simply put if we knew we were going to get it crammed down our throat and possible loss of zoning and seniority the vote would have went differently. Now there are two ways I look at this, We can all work together to fight this situation OR we can all lose everything we have as we know it. Up to you but I'm ready for the fight!

Name: C&O JOE E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 13 May 2010 Not sure I follow everything your saying. It's not exactly a secret how or why this agreement was voted down on the C&O. I think your assumptions may be a little off. I'm not in a position of any authority, nor am I in a postion to know if these LC are good or bad, but I do know that in this case they put their money on the wrong horse and without some sort of alternative action we're all going to pay the price. Since you seem to be such an authority on the issue, what do we do know? Maybe you can give us some insight as to how we're better off going through the coordination process than we would have been with the agreement? I find it hard to believe that 2 of the best LC in all the land have led us to this. What are they saying now? Do they feel they made the right choice? Or are they like all the other men worrying wether or not they'll have a job because of the shit they've pulled?

Name: C&O BOB E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 13 May 2010 Hey C&O Joe; Well it's kinda funny how you act but your one of the first people to sell out the Brothers and Sisters on the C&O and since your one of the few that must be priviliged on how what local voted how, You could be only one of a couple of people. Very Intelligent; I happen to be one that voted yes, but I couldnt Tell you how much your arrogance and trash talking to other C&O members make you look STUPID! Bad mouthing members in email's now bad mouthing two of the better local chairman in the whole C&O poor decision just because you think we want one of them in office! I want anyone in office other than you and some other individual which sold us out LONG AGO! You want to bad mouth the members of the C&O. You've never fought for what truly matters and your cowardness shows in your post, Oh btw there might actually be one good thing out of this whole problem with this contract, Get rid of people like YOU!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 13 May 2010 To memememe sounds like they are trying to FIRE you!!! They show they give you chances to pass and you fail you better be sure to pass next time down there why the heck would you fall

Name: CO Joe=Dumbass E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years Posted: 13 May 2010 Joe, you are the type of stupid imbecile the company was counting on to not even read the SSA that just got voted down. Now the C and O has a fighting chance for at least some type of New York Dock protection, if the C and O had of voted for the SSA that would not been the case. It spelled out in there what they were going to do with all the terminals in the southern region.

Name: me,me,me E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 13 May 2010 i was at the redi center taking the refresher course and i came off the ladder.... and i have to go back in 28 days to do this again does anyone have any advice to help me to train and to pass this once more??? thanks in advance to all that helped

Name: LMAO! E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years Posted: 13 May 2010 Thanks for the link to Marcus Calhoun McCants facebook page. NOMO son is friends with him! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Name: jsmith E-mail: Employed as: Engine repair, for 1-10 years Posted: 13 May 2010 These contracts get passed because the Union is in bed with the RR, I wish we could get rid of these Unions and start are own. We would be better off being represented by our own people and just hope they dont get greedy and get bought by the RR. On another note, Please check your wheels on your locomotives before departing. I work at a engine house and know through other people that wheel reports have been doctored, meaning changed to look like they are good just so they can outshop the unit. If you dont know how to gage wheels go on the Domino site on the gateway and read the Safe Job procedure or SMR and I am sure you can get a wheel gage from someone at a shop. If you wanna stick it to CSX look at your wheels on every unit in the consist. I have changed all the traction motors on unit because it derailed. That unit had no buisness being on the rail. I wish I had thought to write down the unit number but I didnt. Please check your wheels, supervisors will run units with bad wheels. I found some bad wheels oneday and the supervisor wouldnt have them cut and said the unit didnt come in the shop for that so we are not cutting them or replacing them. I had a supervisor want me to read a wheel with a hand gage because the electronic gage said it was out of spec. He was trying to get me to say the wheel was okay and I wouldnt do it. On another ocassion I was told to go and qualify some bolster pads and if I didnt pass them he was. Needless to say I didnt qualify them and they dont ask me to do much anymore because they know I wont sign it off to go back on the road unless its right. Alot of the othe rmachinist will do things for them such as sign off on stuff that aint fixed or hasnt been fixed. I have thought about going to the News and newspaper and squeal like a pig on there safety practices, things that I have seen and seen done by others. Its hard to stop this kind of thing and get someone important to take notice and do something about it. All this lobbying by CSX is one problem, who is gonna step on there toes when there pockets are getting padded.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 13 May 2010 Something stinks on this vote. The members of general committees who voted it down CSX stated they wouldn't accept their resorting back to the national contract. Isn't that against the Railway Labor Act? Spliting up the railroad with separate contracts after a vote is unheard of it's never been done before. Even the BLE SSA when the former Conrail properties decided to not participate they were just excluded nothing was forced upon them seeing they didn't have a vote like this bullschidt. We have in the past worked under agreements from the former railroads but base pay issues were universal. Hopefully a mediator can make sense of this nonsense. If CSX is pushing hard for it one must know it's not in the workers best interest. That sends up red flags. Compare it to red and blue states in a national presidential election would it allow dividing up the country? I think we dealt with this during the Civil War. This is no different two general committees membership voted against it, one voted for it, another was a tie seems to me it failed to pass. That isn't the stance the UTU is taking their not accepting the vote just like CSX.

Name: vick E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 12 May 2010 I work in Jax as a yard foreman, and every member I spoke with here was against the SSA, just as was the vast majority of engineers when their SSA was on the table. Yet the SCL passed it. Something fishy is going on, and we need someone familiar with the bi-laws to figure out how these "agreements" are getting "ratified", and what if anything we can do to confirm any corruption or fraud. It is my understanding from the U.T.U. article, that the agreement will be implemented on the former SCL territory as soon as possible. Shouldn't that require an additional vote? Since it would no longer be a single system agreement, and former SCL employees may not recieve a contract on par with the other systems.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 12 May 2010 Hey Joe: If you can't return to national handling without the CSX's permission then the membership was sold a bill of goods by the four GC...of course ignorance is no excuse and the membership really has no one to blame but themselves. If it is CSX's intention to coordinate, then they shouldn't really have a problem with letting GOs 201 and 513 return. In fact it would be a shrewd move...look like a good guy while driving another nail into the union's coffin. If the membership was intentionally lied to or misled there is legal recourse. If the four GC and CSX conspired in anyway there has probably been a violation of the R.I.C.O statues which is extremely serious criminal offense. As I stated in an earlier, talk to the US Attorney, they will be able to advise and perhaps help you. I would certainly call the Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards to see about filing a complaint. At this point there is nothing to lose. It will take several members to take the lead on this...don't expect any help from the membership, the GCoA or International. Remember, shit rolls downhill...and those at the forefront are at the bottom of the hill. If a fight can't be mustered, I would consider encouraging everyone to make a statement and jump to the BLEt...not that they are any better, just different.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 12 May 2010 Then the blame is not with CSX but with the 4 general committes that allowed such a proposed agreement to be so retrictive. That isn't the way the BLE SSA was in 2007 & 2010 if it had been voted down we automatically resorted back to the national contract negotiations. In fact if the BLE SSA extention in 2010 had been voted down on Jan 1st 2010 engineers would of recieved a 14 1/2% pay increase from the 2007 national contract and resorted back to national negotiations. This sounds like a cram it down the throat deal. From all I've read about Hancock it isn't surprising. I've personally known Jimmy Townsen since 1980 back when we were hostling engines in a roundhouse. It's a case of people being in office to long they have forgotten where they came from. The BLET isn't much different in that regards. All one has to do is look at past history when a general chairmen is voted out they join the other side and get a job in labor relations.

Name: C&O JOE E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 11 May 2010 Nomo, We cannot return to national handling without the carriers approval. This is one thing that I do not think was made as clear to the membership as it should have been. There is a great deal of precident for coordination notices served under New York Dock Section 4. Past coordinations have ravaged the former C&O over the years. We used to run from Newport News to Chicago and the great lakes. Since the mid 1970's our territory has been cut in half. Page 110 of the C&O Road Agreement dated January 1, 1974 is a list of terminal switching limits. Every terminal on that page has been swallowed by the B&O. Ask anyone who has had they're territory coordinated into another road and every one of them will tell you they got a big fat railroad dick stuck in their 2 hole. This agreement passed in every local on the C&O except 2 at Russell, KY. 2 inexperianced LC roused their members by telling flat out lies and only telling part of the story. Now that everyone has begun to figure this out they're crying foul and claiming they were misled themselves. As a result of their shady, politically motivated, bullshit, the C&O is on death row. These 2 retarded LC have less than 10 years seniority between them and less than 5 years union experiance. They bet it all that the coordination talk was a scare tactic only to find that their underhanded bullshit has left the jobs of many of their members teetering on the edge. 7 of 9 locals passed the CSA, and about 60% of the no votes came from the locals of these 2 morons. Had their members been better informed and not lied to, this thing would have passed by a large margin. They though it would pass and every time someone got pissed off about something that happened as a result they could fall back on being the cheif opponets of it. They felt this would boost their chances in next years Gen. Committee elections. Now they see that even if they win the hand, there probably won't be anything in the pot.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 11 May 2010 Hey APE 1-10: Arbitration...consolidation...that was CSX's intention all along, they thought the vote was a done deal...they were wrong. Now they have to go through the regulators, which is easier said than done. Just because a matter is arbitrated does not necessarily mean the Carrier will prevail. Although there is some precedent for what CSX is trying to do, they still have to prove necessity. Again not easy. I found the following that might illustrate some of the issues that will have to be dealt with and proven by CSX. http://www.blet602.org/Documents/ny_dock_euma.pdf If the UTU doesn't vigorously contest this, then they need to be decertified. I'll be the first one to say that CSX needs to streamline their operations, including the labor agreements. There are however better way to do it than lording over your employees making demands. I guess old habits die hard!

Name: Hey NOMO and anyone else E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years Posted: 11 May 2010 Here we go. Aribitration is around the corner and an agreement that only was voted in favor of on one property by about 50 votes will be crammed down our throats. If anyone is still in the utu after this, well fuck you! Writer’s Direct Contact Information: Phone: (904) 359-3524 Myron W. Becker Fax: (904) 359-4815 Director-Labor Relations E-Mail: Myron_Becker@csx.com May 6, 2010 File No: 4-037-09 Mr. J. C. Hancock, General Chairman United Transportation Union - Suite 104 3560 Cardinal Point Drive Jacksonville, FL 32257 Mr. J. R. Townsend, General Chairman United Transportation Union 1319 Chestnut Street Kenova, West Virginia 25530 Mr. R. A. Pullen, General Chairman United Transportation Union 1244 Cole Creek Road Dallas, Georgia 30157 Mr. J. R. Willis, General Chairman United Transportation Union 3560 Cardinal Point Drive – Suite 103 Jacksonville, FL 32257 Gentlemen: We have been officially advised by each of you of the outcome of the ratification results for the Consolidated Southern Region Agreement CSXT Labor Agreement No. 4-037-09 undertaken by your respective offices in accordance with Articles 80 and 85 of the UTU Constitution, with the following results: General Chairman Hancock, former SCL - Ratified in favor General Chairman Pullen, former A&WP - Requested a re-vote General Chairman Townsend, former C&O - Results were against General Chairman Willis - Results were against This will confirm that CSXT will implement the Consolidated Southern Region Agreement CSXT Labor Agreement No. 4-037-09 which ratified on the former SCL property as soon as the parties are available to sign the Agreement and discuss implementation timelines. May 6, 2010 File No: 4-037-09 The Company has also been advised that General Chairman Pullen has requested additional time to re-vote his membership on the former A&WP property due to a tie vote in one of the crafts. This will confirm that CSXT is agreeable to provide General Chairman Pullen additional time to re-vote his membership subject to CSXT being advised of the outcome by close of business May 28, 2010. Among other things, the Consolidated Southern Region Agreement would have removed impediments in existing agreements that prevent CSXT from fully realizing efficiencies from the common control of SCL, L&N, A&WP and C&O. For example, CSXT would have been able to operate trains between terminals without a crew change, even though the terminals are on different properties. CSXT still needs to obtain these kinds of efficiencies. Following conclusion of the re-vote at A&WP, and absent a mutual agreement to handle the matter differently, CSXT will be serving a New York Dock Coordination Notice pursuant to Section 4 of the New York Dock provisions on or about June 1, 2010 to appropriately restructure and coordinate certain train operations on the former A&WP, former C&O, former L&N, former NC&StL and the former SCL to realize the merger related operating efficiencies that continue to be impeded by existing agreements. Myron W. Becker, Director Labor Relations Southern Region Operations Cc: Steve Crable, VP Labor Relations Mike Pendergrass, VP Southern Region David Ingoldsby, AVP Labor Relations Bob Frulla, Division Manager David Hamby, Division Manager Don Jones, Division Manager Mark Mayo, Division Manager Jermaine Swafford, Division Manger David Hoffman, Law Jim Mosley, Labor Relations John Thompson, Labor Relations

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 10 May 2010 Railroad Conductor Neck Injury and Surgery from a Motor Vehicle Accident COURT/DATE: Jacksonville, FL (Duval County State Court)/October 2005 HSCL STAFF: Richard N. Shapiro, attorney; Donald Case, Charles Cunningham, investigators; Jackie Tilton, paralegal; Blair Gray, legal assistant WHAT HAPPENED: R.D. was a conductor with over twenty years of experience who was being transported in a taxi operated by Defendant PTI (Professional Transportation, Inc.) when he was injured when the van crashed during March 2004. R.D. was seated in the third van row behind the driver and was sleeping. The PTI van operator fell asleep at the wheel, and the van smashed into the trailer portion of a vehicle being operated by a truck. The van went off the road as did the truck and both suffered substantial damages. R.D. was transported from the scene by rescue squad. Medical testing revealed that R.D. had a fracture of his neck which required delicate cervical/neck surgery. After considerable rehabilitation, R.D. underwent functional capacity testing which indicted he could function at light to medium physical work levels, which medically disqualified him from his job duties with CSX railroad. R.D. was earning just over $50,000 per year annual wages. Given that R.D. was 50 years old, he was not able to find a new job but instead entered the local community college to try to re-train. HSCL STRATEGY: Counsel carefully reviewed the federal motor carrier safety regulations relating to the operation of this passenger van operated by PTI. It appeared that there were multiple federal regulatory violations because the van driver was called in for a second shift after working all night. It appears that the driver, and the company, violated multiple federal regulations by requiring excessive hours of operation from the driver. Also, if this was a knowing violation of federal regulations, Florida law may have allowed plaintiff to amend his complaint and assert punitive damages. The attorney representing PTI and the railroad argued that R.D. must not have been wearing his seatbelt although R.D. claimed he was. There was no clear evidence that R.D. failed to wear his seatbelt. HSCL agreed to early mediation of the case after filing suit, and threatened to assert punitive damages if the case could not be resolved voluntarily. However, during October 2005, the case was settled with mediator Michael Burnett, with all the financial details of the settlement being confidential. Awarded: Confidential Settlement Satisfactory to Client.

Name: Danny Lash E-mail: Tobykieth@yahoo.com Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 09 May 2010 Baltimore terminal sucks ass!!!!

Name: Just a Post for others to read E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 08 May 2010 Metra Executive Director Commits Suicide Postby byte » Fri May 07, 2010 12:15 pm I have a feeling this will escalate to something rather large, which is why I'm making a thread for it rather than putting it in the news thread. In case you've been under a rock for the past week, Phil Pagano, Metra's executive director since 1990, had been placed under criminal investigation for allegedly siphoning off an extra $56,000 into his salary: http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/05/criminal-probe-of-metra-finances-launched.html This morning, he was found dead: http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/05/metra-chief-dies-after-being-struck-by-train.html (Edit: just noticed that the above address implies that he was hit by a train?! Seems likely that this is the cause of the "pedestrian incident" affecting the UP-NW) Details are really too sparse right now to allow for an educated, non-speculative discussion, but all signs point to Metra soon having a management shakeup which will be 9-something on the Richter scale.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 08 May 2010 Here is the press release CSX made on 01/29/10 concerning the CSX/UTU SSA: http://investors.csx.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=92932&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1380858&highlight= Here is the post from the UTU website made concerning the same on 04/06/10: http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=51380 To me it reads like it was a done deal before the ballots were mailed!

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 08 May 2010 The preceding article from the UTU website is pure posturing. It took the UTU a week to post the results...something they would rather not done but have apparently been forced to by the membership. It says the election was handled in accordance with the UTU Constitution...it also distances International from GOs 201, 513, 851 & 025 and states that GOs 201 & 513 can return to national handling, should they so choose. It furthermore places the blame squarely on CSX as they want an agreement specific to the "issues and circumstances unique to CSX southern lines." I wonder what issues and circumstances are any different down south than those up north? In any event if GO 201 and 513 don't return to national handling, Townsend (201) and Willis (513) need to be charged! With regard to the A&WP I didn't realize there was a difference between conductors and trainmen...live and learn. Seems dubious at best. On the SCL the outcome was to be expected. What was unexpected to me was the margin was only 54 votes, which looks almost legitimate. However, considering Hancock's reputation, it looks a little too legitimate! If CSX chooses to coordinate a single agreement rail operation that will combine agreements...it will take years to push through the regulators before any legal challenges. If the UTU allows this to happen without challenging it in court, then indeed they are dead. This entire event reeks of Porgy...where there's smoke, there's fire. I'm not sure I wouldn't make an appointment with the US Attorney to see if I didn't have cause to file a complaint...everyone of them is guilty of something!

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 08 May 2010 Here's the turpentine and corn cob...now grab your ankles! CSX southern lines pact: Mixed result A tentative five-year wage, rules and working conditions agreement between four UTU general committees of adjustment and CSX southern lines has been ratified by members of the largest general committee, defeated by members of two other committees, and will be re-voted on a fourth owing to an initial tie vote. The agreement ratification process followed provisions of the UTU Constitution, guaranteeing each craft have a separate vote and that agreements are ratified only if a majority of each craft voting casts "yes" ballots. Members on all properties voted in the craft on which they worked on the day ballots were mailed. A majority of votes cast by all crafts on the former Seaboard Coast Line (SCL) ratified the agreement with respect to that general committee. On the former Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O), the tentative agreement was ratified by all crafts except conductors, and thus was defeated under the UTU’s craft autonomy guarantee. On the former Atlanta & West Point (A&WP), conductors ratified the agreement, but the trainmen vote was a tie, thus the agreement will be resubmitted to both conductors and trainmen for a new vote. On the former Louisville & Nashville (L&N, which includes Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis), the tentative agreement was rejected by all crafts. The vote was on an agreement negotiated outside national handling, with approval of the UTU Association of General Chairpersons, District 1, and the National Carriers Conference Committee. The agreement dealt specifically with issues and circumstances unique to CSX southern lines and was negotiated jointly by four CSX southern lines general chaiarpersons -- John Hancock (GO 851, SCL), Randy Pullen (GO 025, A&WP), Jim Townsend (GO 201, C&O), and J.R. "Johnny" Willis (GO 513, L&N). The ratified agreement affecting employees of the former SCL will now be signed and implemented. Details of re-voting on former Atlanta & West Point are being worked out and members will be informed regarding new ballots. As for the former C&O and L&N properties, a decision must be made by the general committees whether to return to national handling. However, CSX has indicated it will not deal with southern lines properties in national handling, but wants a specific southern lines agreement. CSX has advised, under authority from the Surface Transportation Board dating to creation of CSX, that it intends to coordinate a single agreement rail operation that will combine agreements on the former C&O and former L&N properties. How that CSX coordination notice will be worded is currently unknown, and it likely will play out in proceedings before the federal regulatory agency. As for CSX northern lines general chairpersons, they have remained in national handling, and are additionally involved in separate negotiations seeking settlement of a Dec. 2, 2009, notice served upon them by CSX regarding coordination of their territories. Both of these negotiations continue. [NOTE: This corrects a previously published version of this paragraph.] As a historical note, when CSX and NS acquired Conrail, CSX served coordination notices that put the former Conrail and the former Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac (RF&P) properties under the former Baltimore & Ohio agreement, with the Conrail and RF&P agreements disappearing. Also, CSX, through a coordination agreement, previously wiped out the former Western Maryland property agreement, which was upheld in arbitration. To stay informed, log on regularly to www.utu.org and sign up for e-mail alerts on the home page. May 6, 2010

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 08 May 2010 The news I heard yesterday was SCL's John Hancock hand job on CSX is going to force this agreement even if it was voted down. Those UTU committees that voted it down would be severely penalized. If this is true and it happens and the UTU international doesn't allow a strike then their finished as a union. The basic principles have been breached. If they can no longer secure a decent contract or willing to go the distance after the majority of voting members rejected the offer then it's over. I just read the UTU website it doesn't look good. CSX wants to enforce work rule changes on those committees that voted it down but allow pay issues to be handled by the national. A lot of double talk from the UTU. It doesn't look good. Look for a giant leap of members to join the BLE&T. Do I hear the death toll bells for the UTU? NoMo and I were under the impression that like the 2007 BLE/CSX SSA if it was rejected it would resort back to the national negotiations.

Name: Good God NOMO STFU E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years Posted: 07 May 2010 Also where did you get that we would go back to national handling? That is not automatic like you are making it sound. The N & D condutors have already had notice served that they are out and will be excercising their seniority and CSX is trying to offer them some money instead of New York Dock protection. We are basically at the mercy of CSX and while wage increases might come from national handling it might go back to the table on property, they might cram the agreement down our throats anyway, they might ask for it to go to arbitration. Get a clue.

Name: Good God NOMO STFU E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years Posted: 07 May 2010 Once again NOMO what the eff are you talking about? The only thing the international had to do with this thing was printing an article about it in the news letter. Of course it was pro UTU. This whole thing was basically to keep the four general comittees in place, as now we are going to have one. No idea what you are talking about with conrail all those years ago or what that has to do with the notice that was served on the B & O and Conrail thus combining those general comittees also. Do you just type shit hoping it makes sense? Know your role and shut your piehole. and to the poster before NOMO there is no where near 7500 conductors on the L & N, A & WP, SCL and C & O.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 07 May 2010 Hey APE 1-10: Nowhere did I say International had any thing do do with negotiating the UTU SSA. What I did say was International was fully aware of and tacitly approved of what District One was doing. In fact there was even a article posted on the website about the agreement. The UTU has enough problems with credibility without supporting a losing cause...had this agreement passed you can bet your ass the election results would have been plastered all over the UTU and CSX websites. The old adage about hanging together holds true here. The four Chairmen of the Apocalypse will all hang apart...they will get no more support from International on this. The dynamics up north with Conrail were substantially different than in the south. You can overlay the CSX and NS systems and they are almost the same. Up north overlay Conrail and you get three of a kind. It is not unreasonable that unnecessary assets be sold or closed. Although there may be yards in District One that are unneeded, there is nowhere the number there was up north. In fact I think over the last couple of years several yards have either been closed or down graded...Pensacola comes to mind. Now that the SSA has failed...District One reverts back to National handling.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 06 May 2010 If those numbers are correct then 2071 trainmen voted? That's not even 30% who took the time to cast a postage paid ballot on the most important issue they faced. That's just pure laziness. Just keep on working paying into Railroad Retirement my checks are deposited every first of the month. At this rate this new breed will have class 1's paying $10 an hour within a decade. They cry over how schitty the unions are but they don't participate. In this case the ballot came in the mail. CSX definitely looks at this wether it was voted down or passed they know by the numbers within a decade the new breed will let the unions disintegrate. Good time to be retired.

Name: Good God Nomo STFU E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years Posted: 06 May 2010 Nomo, the UTU sucks but get a clue about what you are talking about. The UTU international had nothing to do with negotiating this agreement. The General Chairpersons withdrew from National Handling via the District One Chairman's Association and John C Hancock of the SCL was the ring leader. Yeah it failed, 65 for 774 against on the L & N, 97 for and 155 against on the C & O, 431 for and 377 against on the SCL and John C Hancock, the ring leader in this things home territory. The vote was 16 for 16 against on the A & WP but Hancock was caught trying to change votes so it failed there also. Next we will be served notice of which of the four agreements CSX will use a New York dock section 4 cram down on us. Either L & N (Ha!) A & WP (no fucking way) C & O (maybe) or SCL (most likely as a reward to Hancock). We will find out what terminals they are trying to close like they did up north when they got a cram down but we will get some kind of New York dock protection but no prior rights when they combine the seniority rosters.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 06 May 2010 Ward had to give them something positive to focus on since the recent UTU SSA election result wasn't! http://investors.csx.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=92932&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1422829&highlight=

Name: me E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 06 May 2010 when does the montgomery a.w.p get paid next? and do they paid every week or every two weeks? getting transferd there and would like to know so i can see when and how to pay my bills ....thanks in advance....and what is the conductor gurantee pay ??

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 06 May 2010 If you got furloughed recently then you weren't very bright not to have realised those outside schools were a waste of time. CSX quit using those schools like AMDG at least 4-5 years ago just like the UP & BNSF quit using a school called NARS. But some people continue to waste their time and money then want to complain about it. These BS schools doesn't give anyone an edge over being hired more than a person off the street. Besides you made the choice to sign up and pay the tuition. Is the UP hiring? They still have more people furloughed than CSX. The few jobs that have been posted for BNSF, CN ect...are getting up to 1400 applications per job. Try Amtrak I see more openings for Asst Conductor positions opening up. One thing those schools most likely never mentioned/taught was furloughs which at times during a persons early carreer can be frequent. That should be considered fraud especially if they bragged that you would be making $50,000-$75,000-$100,000 a year. Interesting show on PBS last night on "Frontline" about "for-profit schools" that the recruiters pump a person up and gaurentee you'll be the best most qualified and corporations will roll out the red carpet with those so-called degrees. Take your lumps wait it out or move on. No easy answers.

Name: Jay E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 05 May 2010 Sure come on out, pay close to $10,000 to go to school and learn how to be a trainmen/ conductor. Go to work for about 6mos and be lied to by division manager "TOM WOLFFE" about being laid off, before getting laid off for at least 6 mos. Than, Praise the frickin lord I get called back to work, only for about 6 months before getting laid off again. I can understand the downfall of our economy and getting laid off. But I cannot tolerate being lied to. If a warning would have come out, Plans could have been made instead of oh shit, now what do I do..... By the way any one know how to access there stock? The worst organized and least employee friendly company, relying fellow railroaders to square you away.... Is UP hiring?

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 05 May 2010 Tuesday May 4,02010 @ 0807...the CSX/UTU SSA is MIA...nothing on the UTU website, nothing on the CSX website. Anything positive would have made the front page...in this case no news may be good news. The fact that neither the UTU or CSX has said anything leads me to believe they're in shock. It's a matter of damage control now for the UTU and to a lesser degree CSX...and they (their lawyers) will take some time to reevaluate the situation. I think this CSX/UTU SSA is dead on arrival and resuscitation is not an option, not that they won't think about it. The UTU (International) has too much to lose if they continue to back this unpopular agreement proposed by 4 GC...they will cut their loses at the the 4 GC expense!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 04 May 2010 To CSX Blow, The CSX manager and the BLE&T LC may be the best of friends. Maybe they grew up close, or went to school in the same area, who know's what the connection really is. I see the relationship as a step in the right direction. Off the property they become somewhat equal, in expressing their feelings. Who knows maybe they can work together, and really address some concerns from both sides. Anytime a union person can get the undivided attention of a manager, With no audience over a couple of beers who knows what will happen. It could be very dangerous for the LC, and the Manager. Same old deal Risk VS Reward.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 04 May 2010 Hey Con 1-10: McCant is the Division RFE for Atlanta...prior to that he was in Albany or Selkirk. They didn't think too much of him up there and I don't think they care all that much for him down here. Look for his next move to be Jacksonville...I think he's a project!

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 04 May 2010 CSX Blows I think you have the wrong interpitation of fratinizing. Most companies have such a rule it only pertains to sex. It might be unethical for the LC and a TM to be friends but it's not against any corporate rule. If your BLE(T) division have problems with this then they need to be addressed at the union meeting. I would consider this a problem if it's true instead of just shanty rumors. The LC can be asked to step down or be voted out by the members. The VLC will temporarily take over the responsibilities till another election for LC can take place. An emergency election for a new LC must take place if there is more than 6 months left in the term of office which elections just took place last November. Before making an arse out of ones self they better have their facts straight. Gossip mongers have excisted on the railroads forever rule of thumb take everything with a grain of salt till it's proven.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 03 May 2010 Does anyone know if this McCant guy or whoever he is, has sex with his rule book? This man was a real piece of work and needs to get a life instead of pointing out the most minor of things wrong. I see now that management only points out what is wrong instead of pats on the back. Good greif this asshole is a real piece of shit

Name: CSX Blow E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 03 May 2010 JSmith: Im not supprised at these statements you make! CSX Management sucks. The new management they have has the IQ of nomore than a chesse burger. One of the managers in transportation came from Waycross to Pensacola Florida and he is a snake in the grass. He, and the BLE&T local chairman go on vacation together and visit over at each others houses. I belive that is against CSX code of ethics. Company officials are not to fratinize with union empoyees ESPECIALLY the dang local chairman...LOL..He is supposed to be working for me because afterall that's why I pay him almost 130$ a month. The money this company could make is endless if they employees could come to work and do their jobs without having to look over their shoulders and not worry about getting fired for the simple things in life. CREW MANAGEMENT: You guys need to work on your phone manners! You have the worst manners out of anyone on this whole railroad. I've talked to bill collectors who have better phone mannerisims than you people. Its just common courtisy! If you don't want to be there then go find another job. There are others out there who would love to have your jobs. Just because the previous person you talked to was rude to you does'nt mean you have to have a piss poor attitude the rest of the night. In these economic times there would be a line around the building for your position so you people need to get a grip on reality and grow up!

Name: Be happy in your work E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years Posted: 03 May 2010 Did you know that=== Todd Novak ===is planing to come back to work , at collinwood yard . this skum bag was the BLE treasurer in cleveland ,and was convited for stealing money from his brothers and union people . He stated all he was doing was using for a while and planed to pay it back . sounds like every other embeleser , i would like to see what union local is going to take him back ????? do not let ====Todd Novak=== back !!!!!!!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years Posted: 03 May 2010 Sandy, can you be more specific? ---------------------------------------------------------- Name: Sandy E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 29 April 2010 This is a very serious state of affairs. Isn't anyone overseeing what is going on in the Selkirk area?

Name: Nazi Hunter E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for 30+ years Posted: 01 May 2010 Very interesting article that might change Nazi Safety Programs April 29, 2010 Massey offering each family $3M, miner's daughter says The daughter of one of 29 men killed in a West Virginia coal mine explosion says owner Massey Energy is offering each family a $3 million settlement. By The Associated Press Advertiser CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Massey Energy is offering $3 million to each of the families of 29 men killed in an explosion at its Upper Big Branch coal mine in West Virginia, the daughter of one of the victims said Thursday. The offer came a week earlier when Massey officials visited the family, said Michelle McKinney, daughter of Benny Ray Willingham. McKinney said other families have received the same offer. Massey did not immediately respond to calls seeking comment. The widow of William Griffith has already filed a wrongful death lawsuit, while the mother of Adam Morgan has won a court order preserving relevant records and potential evidence from the disaster. The April 5 explosion -- the nation's worst coal mining disaster in 40 years -- also has prompted legal action by several current and former shareholders. McKinney isn't interested in settling. "Nope,'' she said. "My dad didn't have a price tag on him. Don Blankenship don't have enough money to pay me.'' Massey CEO Blankenship is among the highest paid executives in the coal industry. McKinney said she would like to take every penny he has. "Maybe it'll save somebody else's life,'' she said. On Monday, Richmond, Va.-based Massey laid out a financial package that it said would free the families from ever worrying about money. Among other things, Massey said families would receive five times the miner's annual pay as life insurance benefits and an additional payment to surviving spouses. The offer also would include health coverage both for surviving spouses and dependent children, and four years' worth of college or vocational education at any accredited school in West Virginia for those children. Director Robert 'Doc' Foglesong said accepting those benefits would not prevent a family from pursuing any legal claims. Federal and state investigators suspect the explosion was caused by a combination of methane gas and combustible coal dust. Toxic gases have kept them from entering the mine. Officials say tests showing the presence of acetylene and ethylene, gases not normally found in an underground work environment, suggest a fire may be burning somewhere.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 30 April 2010 New Solution to unsafe workplaces. http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2010/04/19/109096.htm CSX can throw the young and dumb management to the wolves. WRONG!!!!!!! Shareholders will be looking at Safety in a different way. http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/resource_news/massey_board_faces_lawsuit_from_shareholders.html Looks like a Great New Game Plan

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 30 April 2010 Hey RRJ: Thanks...that explains it. I probably knew that but forgot.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 30 April 2010 NoMo It's based on 4 General Committees those on Conrail in the Northeast corridor in NY, NJ, Mass ect..maintained their independence from the other railroads that make up CSX. Those Conrail engineers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Illinios were mergered into GCA's with the B&O, L&N ect.... Only those in the Northeast got the chance to vote as Conrail which their General chairmen refused to negotiate an on-property SSA.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 30 April 2010 Hey RRJ: I don't remember. Did the Conrail engineers vote separately or did the vote as part on the northern group with the B&O etc?

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 29 April 2010 NoMo It's all or nothing. That's why it's called a single system agreement. No more C&O, SCL, B&O ect....everyone will work under one contract. The BLE wasn't and still isn't a true single system agreement because the former Conrail in the Northeast corridor opted out. If you remember recently CSX announced they were consolidating terminals moving those in the NE corridor down to Ohio ect...once that occurs those engineers will fall under the SSA. Their old working agreements will be void.

Name: Sandy E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 29 April 2010 This is a very serious state of affairs. Isn't anyone overseeing what is going on in the Selkirk area?

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 29 April 2010 Hey C&O Joe: I have a question concerning your post regarding the CSX/UTU SSA. You said it looks like it would pass on the SCL and A&WP and fail on the L&N an C&O. I read the proposed agreement and didn't see or remember seeing any thing concerning a split vote...that is what happens if it does indeed pass on the A&WP and SCL and fails on the L&N and C&O; can the carrier implement the agreement on the A&WP and SCL or is it all or nothing?

Name: jsmith E-mail: Employed as: Engine repair, for 1-10 years Posted: 28 April 2010 I posted some info on here about several employee having to testify in front of the Federal Grand jury a week or so ago about the harassament and intimidation of injured employee. I have heard several indictments were handed down on CSX, I have looked several times on here to see if there was any response to the info I posted but there wasnt. I figured you guys would be happy about some info like this. In 2008 in Waycross every manager had been fired, demoted or told they had to go somewhere else. They were caught signing off work packets and working on locomotives in the ready field(doing 92 day work), so in other words there were bribing employees with overtime pay to sign off the work. An employee was injured and they let him sit in the safety office for almost a year without reporting his injury, threatened to fire him if he reported, allowed other employees to harrass him and they would not let him go in the office without an escort. They sent Chuck Arwood to take over for the plant manager they fired. Chuck would hide in the parking lot trying to catch people leaving early, he would also try to enter peoples vehicles. Ethics was called, someone came and took the DVR storage device for the video cameras because Chuck was caught on it pulling on door handels of employees vehicles. There were alot of injuries after Chuck took over, one person was fired because he put the worng date on the injury report and his friend lied and said he didnt fall, The guy had to have a disc replaced. CSX is a bad place to work, I suggest we the employee's hold them accountable by filing complaints and lawsuits. We need to keep a close eye on management and document everything and start standing up to them. Someone posted some information about the RCO operator that was killed on the CSX message board on Yahoo finance and it was removed.

Name: C&O JOE E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 27 April 2010 A friend of mine in WV went to Memphis, TN for treatment about 5 years ago. Yes Nomo the votes will be counted on April 30th but I'll just tell you know, it's not going to pass on the L&N or the C&O. It is looking like it will pass on the SCL and A&WP though.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 27 April 2010 April 26th...isn't the vote on the CSX/UTU SSA suppose to be finished on April 30th? Heard a lot of talk when it was released...not much since!

Name: slack action E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years Posted: 26 April 2010 Sara, It will probably be in Knoxville, TN....They send just about everyone from the transportation industry there. CSX uses it for just about every employee from the south.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 26 April 2010 Sara The individual can go to any rehab that Blue Cross/Blue Shield insurance covers. Is this a personal choice to seek help? A person can do this without the railroads knowledge (the preferred method). We do have a right to privacy. If CSX and the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) gets involved then it becomes another issue. If the CSX EAP finds out then the individual is classified high risk and put under mandated 5 years of random alcohol/drug testing. Which is an embarrassment to the individual because the notification of testing is done at work with their co-workers present. If the individual was found intoxicated on CSX property then they have a "one time" chance to straighten their life out with a bypass on a Rule G violation and will be taken out of service for evaluation and treatment then placed under the 5 years of random testing. I'm the Operation Redblock chairmen in my BLE(T) division. More information would be helpful.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 25 April 2010 Sara They can end up anywhere in the network of ReHabs contracted. I am not sure on visitations. Look for 5 years of hell Never make that mistake again unless you are related to someone in the high up club.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 20-30 years Posted: 25 April 2010 Good Evening, Could someone please tell me where a CSX employee from Virginia would be sent for alcohol treatment? What might he expect? Will he be allowed contact with family members? I sincerely appreciate any information you could provide. Thanks, Sara

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 25 April 2010 I find this amusing... CSX readies for terrorist threats JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- CSX's vice president for public safety and environment said the greatest threat to the company's rail system are terrorist attacks on passenger train that use its rails, according to the Journal of Commerce. Howard R. Elliot told a Senate subcommittee hearing on surface transportation security that the company has created 149 "save havens" on its lines where Amtrak trains could stop about about 30 miles apart to unload passengers or take care of them. He said about 8 million passengers travel on the company's railways. Elliot said CSX has the only U.S. freight railroad police department to be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. The company's police force consists of a rapid response teams consisting of special agents, explosive-detection and tactical specialists, hazardous material engineers and medical support personnel. The larger issue at play here are the increased costs railroads have to take on as the nation pushes for more passenger service on their railways. (The preceding report by Mark Szakonyi was published April 23, 2010, by the Jacksonville Business Journal.) April 23, 2010 The biggest terrorist threat is because AMTRAK runs passenger trains on CSX's lines. And because CSX has built 149 "save havens" at great expense to protect AMTRAK passengers the Government has pushed on them. Then he cuts to the chase...increased cost and how about helping us out. Well now, were the "save havens" mandated or did CSX build these on speculation? Hey Howard, CSX has had "save havens" for years...they're called "shanties" or "shacks" and they're about 30 switches apart in CSX yards. They didn't protect Melinda Carter from terrorists and neither did CSX's Police!

Name: T E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 25 April 2010 Woman killed by train in work-related incident April 24, 2010 10:05 AM | 1 Comment A veteran CSX Corporation employee who a family member says was on the company's safety committee was struck and killed by a locomotive Friday evening as she was working at the company's yard in south suburban Riverdale. Melinda Carter, 37, of the 10200 block of South State Street in Chicago, was pronounced dead at 7:25 p.m. at Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey, according to a spokeswoman for the Cook County medical examiner's office. Carter, a veteran train conductor for CSX, was killed when she was pitched out of a locomotive, according to her brother, David Carter. Melinda Carter had worked for CSX for about 11 years, her brother said, and was a member of the company's safety committee. "It's not like she was a novice, not by a long shot," David Carter said. Carter was struck about 7 p.m. as she was conducting routine switching operations while cars were being moved preparing them for delivery, said CSX Corporation spokesman Gary Sease. Carter was struck by a locomotive on the company's grounds near 134th Street and Ashland Avenue, Sease said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with her family," Sease said. An investigation is ongoing and company officials have been at the site all night investigating, he said. While specifics of the incident remained sketchy Saturday morning, David Carter said his sister was moving a locomotive that had recently been put back in commission after having mechanical problems "when something went wrong." She was thrown out of the front of the locomotive, which then rolled over her, David Carter said. "She enjoyed her work, and was always telling her co-workers 'Safety first,' " David Carter said. CSX is based out of Jacksonville, Fla., according to the company's Web site and is listed as a transportation company that provides rail-based services.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 24 April 2010 Ethics class? Last time anyone at management level with CSX mentioned ethics was in '01. John Snow was CEO and I remember getting a brochure just before the holidays regarding ethics...like John Snow knew anything about ethics!

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 24 April 2010 What a stupid arse story. An ex-official recertifying is screwing a female conductor while her engineer husband is running the train. 1) that's considered consenual sex if the engineer husband permitted it 2) the engineer husband if he was a man would of been justified to throw the person off the train literally at max authorized speed when it was suggested 3) dude go back to writing fairy tales for Hustler or Penthouse. Give me a break. That some dip wad has people so scared they'll do anything. What are ya'll a bunch of whimps in Indiana? As for the union anyone can be turned down for membership. Every application is voted on by the members present at union meetings. But I guess seeing not to many go to meetings they wouldn't know that fact.

Name: Doe E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years Posted: 23 April 2010 Pete, You are right. How many members from BOTH unions has Danny put on the street, or fired? How many lives has Danny ruined with his lies while a CSX company officer? How much money have both unions spent defending their members, who were innocent, and yet found guilty by CSX based upon Danny Spencer's word as a company officer? How much money has BRCF, and the UTU insurance plan paid out, based upon the LIES Danny Spencer charged our union members with. David Brown made all of us T&E employees go through an ethics class this month. CSX management wasted our time telling all employees how CSX company officers were going to be held accountable for their actions with reguards to the CSX Ethics policy. Brown wants to talk the talk about how things have changed for the better, now that Ingram is gone, but when given the chance to walk the walk, and talk the talk in reguards to Danny Spencer, Brown cowers and sends Danny back into the ranks of the same employees that he screwed over in more ways than one. Does anyone know if Brown or the Union is going to hold former CSX Company Officer, Danny Spencer accountable for his theft of money from CSX? What about for Danny's lack of moral charcter while a company officer? How about the lies that he told in countless investigations that were held against our union brothers and sisters. Is Brown going to do the right thing, and over turn the investigations that Danny participated in? Is the union going to appeal the investigation that Danny participated in on behalf of its members? Is Brown going to clear the employees records that have marks on them, due to Danny's lies while he moved up the company ladder? Is the union going to ask that the company clear the employees records that were wrongfully charged. Shouldn't they both work together to clean up the mess that Danny created? After all Danny was a company officer, and is currently a BLE member. We pay dues every month, and it would be nice to see our union's leadership to grow a set of balls, and climb out from under Brown's desk and defend us? One has to wonder why Brown wasted his time, and all of ours printing up a worthless blue document, and forcing all of the T&E employees to sit with management while they LIED to us telling us how things were going to be better now that Ingram has left, and how members of management was going to be held accountable for ethics. When push cames to shove, Danny got shoved out the door of management, and into the BLE's arms in Garrott, and now he works out of Lafayette, Indiana. Now that Danny is the BLE's problem, how are OUR unions going to work with the company to solve it? Danny Spencer is a worthless piece of shit. His actions as a company officer should be a point of embarrassment for this company. For the BLE to willingly allow Danny Spencer to become a member in good standing, after what he personally has done to both union's members, is nothing short of disgusting. Where is the moral's clause in membership? Rick Finamore, grow a pair of balls and demand that David Brown live up to what he wrote in his little blue pamplet about management being accountable under the ethics policy. HOLD DANNY SPENCER ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS ACTIONS AS A CSX COMPANY OFFICER. CLEAR THE RECORDS OF ALL THOSE THAT DANNY WRONGFULLY CHARGED, OR HEARINGS WHERE DANNY WAS INVOLVED IN WHILE HE WAS A COMPANY OFFICER. If Brown fails to do this, ask yourself, and your union representation, is this a violation of the CSX Ethic's policy? If you feel it is, call the ethics hotline on Brown. After all, failure to do so, could result in YOU knowing of an ethics violation, and not reporting it. Don't get yourself charged, charge Brown, before he charges you, like Danny did to us union members.

Name: Pete E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 23 April 2010 Danny is working out of Lafayette on the conductor's extra board. Danny couldn't cut it as an engineer in Garrot, so he put in for a flow back, and went to Lafayette. According to several guys at Garrott, the reason they're upset with Danny is because he was screwing a female conductor on the 2nd unit while her husband ran the engine during his recert. Talk was something about Danny threatening both the male engineer, and the female conductor with their jobs if he didn't get what he wanted from the female. Danny abused his position as a company officer to get what he wanted from people. (Someone from Garrott, close to what happened needs to clarify the story for all of us) Danny made it clear to everyone that was going into an investigation against him, that the company would always believe him over the employees, because according to the CSX Ethics policy, Company Officers, don't lie. Danny maybe keeping his head low while in Lafayette, and enjoying his BLE membership. If I were a member of the BLE in Lafayette, I'd consider switching membership. Would you want to be a member of anything Danny Spencer is a member of? It doesn't say much for the BLE to have a known sexist, racist, and a man that couldn't tell the truth if his life depended upon it in their ranks. Doesn't the union have a morals clause?

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 22 April 2010 Spencer marked up on cond ex-board Lafayette In.

Name: who E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 21 April 2010 where does the Montgomery awp run ?

Name: jsmith45 E-mail: Employed as: Engine repair, for 1-10 years Posted: 21 April 2010 Several employees from Waycross had to testify in front of a Federal Grand jury two weeks ago. I believe some indictments were handed down on CSX. All this stems to the harassment and intimidation of injured employees. One was fired a while back because he put the wrong date on the injury report and the witness was at fault for his injury and he lied on the poor guy to save his job. I think the guy that got hurt had to have a disc replaced in his back. I hope CSX gets what they deserve from the grand jury.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 21 April 2010 Hey Friend: I thought I read he was headed to Indianapolis. He could be in Hattiesburg in sex rehab or in the CSX scumbag protection program!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 10-20 years Posted: 20 April 2010 So does anyone know where that scumball Danny Spencer has landed? Union Man

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 19 April 2010 NoMo I got one heck of a deal at JR Cigars a few weeks ago. On JR's weekly online Dutch auction I bid and won a box of 20 Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas for $111.25 which sell for $370.00 locally at Havana's and $299.00 at JR'S. One of my favorites more than a Cohiba. Now if America would just get over this embargo bullschidt we could smoke the real deal Cuban's instead of the Dominicans. Till that happens I'll just sneek a few every now and then across from Canada.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 19 April 2010 Hey RRJ: Time to break out the bottle of Santiago, a Robaina and fire up in memory of a master. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36621670/ns/business/ Nothing like a Rum cocktail to set the tone for the day!

Name: slack action E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years Posted: 18 April 2010 Either way he spells "maybe" wrong everytime. (mabey)... He does not seem to be very educated. It is the "me, me" generation. Oh well, I have learned alot from old heads.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 18 April 2010 Hey American Worker: The only jerk off around here is you. You're probably rubbing one off right now. I doubt you ever did an honest days work in you life let alone be in a union...unless you're talking about the student union. Father and two uncles retired from the railroad...bull shit. 5'11'', 250 LBS. covered in tats...don't you mean zits? Of course with your anger management issues they could be prison tats which would explain the weight training a hand to hand combat training! Now go over to Oregon and watch a few roll by...I bet it'll make your thingy twitch! Then you can come back and regale us with your vast railroad knowledge. Here's your chance, CSX is hiring a diesel mechanic in Toledo and with a Father and two Uncles former railroaders and your union experience, you're a shoo in...just remember, no one likes sticky tools!

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 18 April 2010 NoMo Let the kid have his fun. If it makes him feel better that's alright. If he gets out of control we'll put him in the corner for a time out. I'm still trying to figure out who is RJJ?

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 17 April 2010 Who is RJJ? I'm glad it's not me.

Name: american worker E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for 1-10 years Posted: 17 April 2010 NOMO your way wrong there little dude. And it looks like you are kissing the right ass on here to get no where. What a jerk off. Sounds like you are trying for a merit badge with RJJ the "know it all" manorailroader. My point stands firm and by the way you are boring the hell out of me so go play with your tonka toys. Sounds lime you want to be a RJJ yourself. Mabey you can tell us how rich and famous you and your stocks are too? Mabey even tell us how great a RR you are. Ok, RJJ make a comeback railgod. What is a foamer? sounds like like you are foaming over RJJ and want to be his little buddy. bye bye. I am going back to my working class life so dont bother causde I wont respond to a idiot like you. Keep on kissing RJJ ass

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 17 April 2010 Hey RRJ: I wouldn't waste my time arguing with a foamer. Over the last 5 or 6 weeks you have been addressed by: American Worker Union RRJ 300+ Bustout Bonus Conan Support unions, and Wasted my time with the unions... In descending order. You're the most popular guy on the site. As dumb as I am...I bet they are the same chump foamer! I think he started on me, after I questioned him but he quit after after he was told differently. Maintain your focus...there are more important things that need discussion! Hey Webbie, am I wrong?

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 17 April 2010 Idiot That was a lot of issues out of my one paragraph. We weren't any different than you are today. Starting out we didn't have anything it took years to acquire. Something your generation doesn't seem to understand. Maybe because your mommy believed in time outs instead of a good old fashioned arse whooping. Not all of your generation is like you but a good percentage appear to have been spoiled. You fall in the latter catagory. I don't care wether a person gets furloughed I know that it's part of the job only time and seniority stops it. I know it's not the end of the world furloughs weed out those who aren't dedicated. No sympathy here.

Name: American worker E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for 1-10 years Posted: 17 April 2010 stop crying about your god dam stocks i am sick of hearing about it RJJ. You baby boomers 55 plus yrs old only care about your selfs and not the anyone else. You cry about perscription plans and want more and more given to you and after retirment you cry baby boomers become republicans but two yrs before you were democrats when it protected your jobs. Now you dont want the younger generation to have anything. You cry babys had the entire world handed to you by your WWII vet fathers and you ruined it. You guys cry cry and cry baby all of the time. When you were working it was never good enough then when some younger guys coming up need union protection and your help you just treat them like shit. RJJ 30 plus yrs shut the hell up. baby boomers could walk down the street and get any job they want and that was never good enough, now all of a sudden you guys are retiring and have left the entire country in a wreck from your greed. 2 brand new trucks, a Harley, a $350K house, five rental propertys, ect ect what a list. You have left your kids and the younger people with nothing. Just look at the bush administration he was is a baby boomer. 55 plus people neeed to go the local nursing home and stop getting in the way of progress and shut the hell up. You people are 65 plus now and acting like you have to make plans for the next 30 yrs???? And you guys think everything you own is better than anyone younger. RJJ is a greedy prick who carrys a mirror around with him to look at his vanity everyday. All glory is fleeting.................... Hey RJJ take your stocks and shove em' By the way it was baby boomers who started the drug trade, war protesting ect ect. Sure some went o Vietnam but that was for one year we are serving three and four tours with no work when we come home.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 17 April 2010 Hey RRJ: CSX did have a great first quarter compared to last year...so will all the other RRs as will almost all other public companies. Last year they all had a lousy year because of the economy. Most companies report first quarter results starting the second week of April. I think the UP reports on 4/22. Compared to last year they all will report stellar results. All companies reporting positive results should get a bump. The market is up 130 points since Monday, most of this is based on positive earnings reported so far. However, I really think a better comparison of a company's quarterly operating results is comparing them to the first quarter 2008. You really need to compare apples to apples...last year was a turnip! Give it a couple of weeks and profits will be taken and the prices will settle back down to a more reasonable level. The insider trading activity will also be intense! The real problem occurs when any market expands too rapidly and the fundamentals aren't there to support the stock price...eventually it will correct itself and if it is too hot it'll collapse. We all know what happens then...and it ain't good!

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 17 April 2010 NoMo After looking at railroad stock prices this morning the NS & UP both have increased significantly. This isn't just a CSX fluke. NS has always been at least $5 more per share than CSX which after yesterdays closing it confirms an across the board increase. Since Buffett bought BNSF the stock price isn't mentioned anymore along with the other class 1's. Last year when the board of director war's on CSX occured it has changed CSX outlook there are board members now who have 25+ years railroad experience.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 16 April 2010 Here is the banner and first paragraph from the press release CSX made concerning their first quarters earnings on 4/13/10: CSX Announces 22% Increase in First Quarter Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations --Year-Over-Year Highlights: -- Record performance in employee safety -- Revenue increases 11% to nearly $2.5 billion -- Operating income increases 21% to $634 million -- Operating ratio improves 230 basis points to 74.5% JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 13, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) today announced first quarter earnings per share from continuing operations of $306 million, or 78 cents per share, versus $254 million, or 64 cents per share, in the same period last year. This represents a 22 percent year-over-year improvement in earnings per share from continuing operations. This looks impressive compared to the prior year. Here's the banner and first paragraph from the press release CSX made concerning their first quarter earning on 4/14/09: CSX Announces First Quarter Results --First Quarter Highlights: - Safety and service levels remain strong - Productivity and right-sizing actions delivering cost savings - Earnings per share of 62 cents, operating income of $522 million JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 14, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) today announced first quarter earnings of $246 million, or 62 cents a share, versus $351 million, or 85 cents per share, last year. Excluding 5 cents per share from an equity earnings adjustment in the first quarter of 2008, comparable earnings per share declined 23 percent. (See table below for reconciliation of quarter items to reported numbers.) Now here's the banner and first paragraph from the press release CSX made concerning their first quarter earning made on 4/15/2008. CSX Reports 63 Percent Increase in Earnings Per Share First Quarter Highlights: - Record first quarter operating income and revenues - Record first quarter operating ratio of 77 percent - Industry leading service and safety performance JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 15, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) today reported first quarter earnings of $351 million, or 85 cents per share, versus $240 million, or 52 cents per share, last year. This represents a 63 percent improvement in earnings per share over last year. First quarter results included 5 cents per share from a non-cash equity earnings adjustment this year and 2 cents per share from insurance recoveries last year. On a comparable basis, excluding these items, first quarter EPS was up 60 percent from a year ago. (See table below for reconciliation of quarter items to reported numbers.) A fairer comparison of results would be the first quarter 2010/2008 in my opinion. You might also note the restatement of earnings for the first quarter from $246 million in 2009 to $254 million in 2010. There's no such thing as bad publicity!

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 16 April 2010 Hey RRJ: It use to be called Day Trading when guys like us jumped in made a quick buck and got out. If you happened to have millions it was called speculation. Prior to the advent of Day Trading the market was much more stable. Day Trading didn't really exist until after the financial markets were deregulated back in the 80s. Perhaps, when the the short term capital gains tax increase at the end of the year, unless extended, some stability will return, but I doubt it. The stock market is still the best vehicle to wealth but it should be considered a long term investment.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 16 April 2010 Hey Lloyd: I didn't say HSR wouldn't work...I just don't see HSR and freight coexisting on the same track. First and foremost, I think there are far too many grade crossing and speed restrictions to deal with. Secondly, far too many line blockages because of maintenance or derailments. Anyway, you get the idea. For HSR to be truly effective there will have to be a separate infrastructure, with no or very limited grade crossing. The Acela which runs from DC to Boston has a top speed of 150 MPH but averages only about 75 MPH. The Acela is a snail compared to other HSR systems. Also, there has to be multiple trains between cities daily. Passenger rail can compete with air travel effectively, especially on short and mid range runs. I think the $8 billion the administration has proposed for HSR is just a drop in bucket. It's a start but there is a long way to go and years before we get there!

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 16 April 2010 NoMo The stock market is very vulnerable an unsettling. Look at CSX stock yesterday up 4.09% at 55.46. That is unrealistic. Today or tommorrow people will sell bringing it back down to where it should be. As long as this practice of short selling continues their will be no stability. This quick buck attitude is hurting us. Those who got in early are in it for the long haul this won't affect us. Like everything in life being at the right place at the right time is what counts.

Name: slack action E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years Posted: 15 April 2010 Amtrak has priority over all CSX trains. Z trains ( which are foreign line trains) Do not have any priority at all. I have seen in some cases where a hot UPS train or juice train might run ahead of the Auto train just because the run the same speed. But in just about every case the Amtrak will take priority over any train. When the railroad is in a total mess ( weather, dogged trains, yards clogged up, broken rails, etc ) a dispr will sometimes treat Amtrak as just like any another train, this is so they can clean up the railroad. This situation is very rare.

Name: union E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 15 April 2010 You guys are funny as HELL! I love the train "humor" on here! Come on lets not fight, "cant we all just get along" O man that is a bad one ah! I hate that saying. As far as high speed rail is conserned just take a look at Trains mag or the RR press. I know I know you guys are seasoned proffesionals and wont read "rail fan" mags, but trust me you will become very informed. I would hope Amtrack can make it back with all the money that it is going to be getting. And yes high speed rail is a good "thing" as long as American jobs are created. It would connect us nicely such as Europe ect. There is huge debate over Amtrack right now and what they are going to do. It will be of interest to see how the class 1 RRs handle the extra load if Amtrack brings back all of the passanger trains they want and the public wants. They also need new equipment such as dinner cars, sleepers ect. Just recently a CSX freight train lost a door off of a box car and it struck the tops of several Amtrack cars and tore into the dinner car exposing crtical material. We should concentrate on Amtrack here becuse that is where high speed rail will need to start. The class 1 RRs, which you guys work for are going to be a PARKING LOT out there! Dispatchers are having a daily heart attack while the train crews are pissed off like crazy while they wait for AMtrack trains which seem to have priortiy over all other train traffic. Correct me here RRJ but do they have priorty over Z trains such as well car or intermodal trains? One CSX dispatcher recently was quoted as saying trains trains everywhere and no where to put them. Amtrack seems to be gaining priority over standard RR frieght such as coal, grain, and general merchandise trains ect. Hey RRJ does Amtrack pay the class 1 RRs? Not to sound stupid here but do they have to pay to operate on these rails or and who owns Amtrack? Take care my friend. Also my dad told me at one point CSX was going to take out the "hump" and move it closer to the Arrival yard or as they say rival yard? Mabey that is why CSX uses the old Conrail Stanley yard. It is busy as hell, but the tracks looks real bad. A lot of it looks like wet nooddles!

Name: Lloyd E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years Posted: 15 April 2010 Please stop this stupid spat with RRJ. He's not going to bend and neither are you so can you girls just stop bickering altogether? Nomo, I disagree that high speed rail can't work here. Why couldn't it? You would have more delays on freight but you would still be able to operate the railroad effeciently, especially if you add a third track in some areas for heavy traffic. If airlines think they are in competition with the railroads they will drop their prices. There really is no competition there but if high speed rail picks up, we better up the security fast. I see idiots all over the tracks all the time and we would need a major overhaul to keep trespassers away..and foamers.

Name: RJJ 300 yrs on the RR E-mail: Employed as: Crew Dispatcher, for 10-20 years Posted: 15 April 2010 Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 14 April 2010 Yardmaster to Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 14 April 2010 over Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 14 April 2010 yardmaster dont bother me right now I am enjoying my stock report and by the way can you have a crew van come down here and pick me up I dont want to have to walk 20 ft to the yard office becuse I am reading my privilaged stock reports and bragging to the remote crews who are actualy working that I am the best I am the best i am the best, me me me me. I dont have to egt my new boots dirty give me give me give me!!!! Conductor to Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 14 April 2010 over, you are on the ground down here and have "puddled" the rail again!!!! This is it I am bumping onto another job with a "good" crew over. Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 14 April 2010 over there is no train on the ground within 100 miles of here and I am the best engineer ever, no one can match my skill over. Conductor the road foreman wants to see you as does the trainmaster, by the way your stock reports are all over the ground too!LOL LOL. Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 14 April 2010 over Listen I just spilled my hot coffee into my crotch, dropped my copy of hustler mag, lost my keys to my Mercedees S-600 and cant get the locomotive to move and I just flodded the toilet! Call the shop crew I have the best stock reports better than you and I have more money than you me me me over. By the way is this a remote or a scooter? It wont move not even my stock reports and greatness can get it to move the tires wont go over Conductor listen idiot that is a locomotive and it does not have tires over Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 14 April 2010 over can i drive it on the ties over........ Silence..............

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 15 April 2010 Hey RRJ: First, let me see where to start...the railroads are indeed the lifeline of America...they are what made America great. They allowed us to develop our industrial base that led to the most powerful economy in the world. Not unlike the steel or paper industries the RRs have sat on their laurels for decades allowing their infrastructure to deteriorate and technology to lag. The reasons high speed passenger service is successful in Europe and Asia is distance and Government subsidies. In America the distances between cities are greater, particularly west of the Mississippi and the infrastructure isn't there...I personally don't think true high speed passenger rail and freight can coexist on the same road. As far as the restrictions on striking...the Government knows if they strike and it lasts more than a week or two, it would lead to economic and civil chaos and the Government's ultimate collapse. I totally agree the airlines are cutting their own throats with all the BS charges...it's like getting your oil changed for $19.95 and then you get a hazardous disposal fee of $5.00...just charge me $24.95! Because of BS like that and ridiculous security our Government subjects us to I refuse to fly commercial airlines. Ultimately, I think you will see the domestic airline industry consolidated down to two carriers, one domestic and one international and nationalized to compete with foreign carriers The fact that Obama and Bush had to resort to making recess appointments shows just how ineffective our representatives are and why there is gridlock in Washington. Hopefully, with a full NMB we will begin to see some more even handed awards. In regard to stock, I firmly believe that stock price in a public company should be based on past performance, future prospects and stability...not hype! If a company is sound, people will buy their stock. In a free market, the stock will set it's own price. Although public relations has always been part of business and analysts have provided a valuable service to investors; the trend over the last 20 years of spinning results proves troubling to me. True that hype helps the stock price on the upside, it hurts the price on the down side. When the market tanked in Oct.'08 it was over bought as was the housing market. In both cases hype was a major contributor, the other culprit was greed. We are still years away from fully recovering and seem to have embarked down the same path again. Oh, by the way...you know that little disclaimer about forward looking statements you see at the bottom of public company's press releases...thank Enron, that's their contribution!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 1-10 years Posted: 15 April 2010 http://www.railwayage.com/breaking-news/american-made-in-china-high-speed-trains.html RRJ: I too would love to see this happen here. But, after reading this article, I am uncomfortable with the thought of Chinese equipment and personnel operating on our existing and future rail network. Call me suspicious, but I don't like that idea from a National Security standpoint, nor do I like American jobs being sacrificed for employees of the Chinese Government. They have taken enough of our jobs already in the last 30 years. It is past time for us to stop growing an empire at the expense of our own country.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 15 April 2010 NoMo CSX it's a railroad stock. Railroads are the lifeline of America. Cities like NYC, LA, Chicago ect...depend on railroads to bring in necessary goods. They can't be compared to ENRON which was nothing but a sham they hauled no goods they provided nothing it was all speculation. CSX could do better no arguement on that one. Why do you think the federal goverment restricts railroad unions from striking? Because we could cripple the economy of this country. I look for passenger rail ridership to increase if high speed rail comes about. The airline industry is doing themselves in by placing extra charges like claimed baggage their even thinking about charging for carry-ons. It's about time America wakes up we are the only civilized country that doesn't have high speed rail. It's long over due. Obama just appointed a full arbitration panel something we haven't had in almost a decade. Obama made the appointment while congress was out of session which is not unusual. Bush did the same more than any other president he appointed people 15 times while congress was out of session.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 14 April 2010 I hope you're some little kid. I'd hate to think someone with your childish mentality would actually work on the railroad. Anyway keep it up it's amusing but funny doesn't last forever a good jokester knows when to end it.

Name: bustout E-mail: Employed as: Crew Dispatcher, for 10-20 years Posted: 14 April 2010 Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 14 April 2010 Dispatcher to RRJ Q911 are you on the ground there over? RRJ to yard master no there is no train within 100 miles of here on the ground over? dispatcher? RRJ LISTEN to me sonny you are on the ground all over back there, your EOD is in front of your train and the last car is the first car over? RRJ dispatch restricted approach over RRJ waakkkeeeeee uppppppp you just ran a red block over? RRJ dispatch that was not a red block there are no red blocks within one hundred miles of here over!? RRJ to yard master over? yard master over? RRJ my stocks are realy going through the roof now over? I am in run 8 and she is not moving but it looks like someone is welding out there over? yard master thats your train on the ground and the rail chewing up dummy over? RRJ, listen i have over 30 plus yrs experience out here and there is no train on the ground within 100 miles of here, o wait a minute is that a UFO over yard master NO ITS YOU GETTING PULLED OUT OF SERVICE!!!!!!!!!! RRJ DAMMIT I just spilled my coffe and dumped my sub sandwhich all over and lost my copy of hustler mag!!DAM. O is that a crew van hm I have only been in service for 2 hours cool! Too good a early quit, after all I am old school and do what i want without no rules over. o MAN CANT WAIT TO GET SOME MORE STOCK Of course I am a coperate plant

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 14 April 2010 Thank's moron. I needed a good laugh. I don't whine and cry over every little thing like you sissy little pukes. I see it as it is. The railroad gave me a good carreer now I have a wonderful retirement. Keep working paying in to RRB and running trains so my stocks keep making me money. I'm smart enough to know when to sell it isn't high enough yet.

Name: Bonus E-mail: Employed as: Crew Dispatcher, for 10-20 years Posted: 14 April 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7vvVmA5spE RRJ engineer for 30 plus yrs doing his best swtiching job!? Hey RRJ yardmaster over do you know that your cars are all over the ground son? RRJ yardmaster over no that aint true there are no cars on the ground within 100 miles of here! My train is fine over. RRJ yardmaster over RRJ um your cars are on the ground and you are in emergency over RRJ yardmaster over nope she is moving fine and light. very nice move of this cut of cars though it does feel light over......... RRJ 30 plus yrs over

Name: Conan E-mail: Employed as: Crew Dispatcher, for 10-20 years Posted: 14 April 2010 Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 08 April 2010 It sounds like either you are the web master here or you actualy own this web site? You aparantley have a LOT of information on every subject anyone places on here? Are you a rail fan for 30 plus yrs or a retired engineer who loves CSX and does not like CSX? Just wondering becuse you either have a very high IQ or you know juts how to start people up? As far as CSX being good or bad it just depends on how you look at it I guess. Many younger employees want to have instant respect and be the "man" while working. I find it funny sometimes on here becuse for the most part CSX has junk for engines and keeps repainting them over and over again with ugly colors to cover up how old and decrpid they realy are. CSX has so mnay beat up GP-38-2s and SD50s and switchers it is not even funny. I bet the paint weighs in at 2 tons on every unit. They should just put them into primer and leave them that way. As far as you go I wonder what go's through your mind sometimes on here, you act the part as a "spokeperson" for CSX then cut on them? You are either bored or have to much time on your old hands Sir. The word is that you had a bad history with draw bars and couplers? It is said that you left more draw bars and got more knucles than the pope is catholic? And you ran most of your trains solid and knock your crews around? Also the word on the street is that you is you in the picture with your pants down on the bridge HAHA. What were you doing? USe the toilet next time sir or mabey a tree? Yard masters always said that you were either late or could not figure out how to get your train to move? I feel bad for you man. What gives? is it true that you have the record for "picked" switches and rolled over fright cars? It is said that train crews would "bump" onto other jobs just to stay away from you becuse you would dump the air when you got a red block or slow approach? Man

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 14 April 2010 People tend to equate a company's stock price with it's ability to perform, sustain itself and financial stability; which is a gigantic mistake. Enron, MCI and TYCO are only a few examples of what can happen when there is no transparency. In the case of CSX and for that matter, plenty of others, a well timed press release goes a long way in manipulating the stock price. The recent release by Christian Wetherbee for FBR Capital Markets is a good example. Every time CSX releases an earning report, regardless of market conditions and company performance, one of their analyst will rate them. The rating will be "out perform" or "buy" if market conditions and company performance is good, if those conditions are neutral they will issue a "hold" rating and should the conditions be less favorable the rating will be "under perform" or "sell". The current price of $52.89/share is a P/E of 18.17, Mr. Wetherbee set a target price of $63/share which is a P/E of 21.65 based on current earnings per share of $2.911. Unless CSX has a dramatic increase in earning per share, a 21.65 ratio is, in my opinion, at best highly speculative. I personally think CSX stock is over bought at $52.89. CSX is a mid sized mature company. I look at the P/E ratio...the lower the better and begin to get antsy when it approaches 15. Based on that I would have sold at $43.67 and been happy; especially if I bought at $20. Of course this is coming from me, who in '85 bought $20K of Microsoft stock on it's IPO and sold it off, I made a lot of money. Several years back, out of curiosity, I calculated that if I had held it, it would have been worth $65 million. Not one of my better decisions...oh well. In any event, remember that for everyone that makes money on a stock, someone will lose money on the same stock given free market conditions. When information is spun to manipulate stock price to benefit a select few bad things will eventually happen. The market free fall from it's high of 13,930 in Oct.'08 to 7,092 in Jan.'09 is a case in point. Today the market hovers around 11,000...what supports that, certainly not performance so it must be spin. The market is over bought and will correct itself by 10% maybe 15%, probably before year end.

Name: Stockwatch E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 14 April 2010 Maybe CSX stock went up when Dr. Ingram left? This guy looks like a Doctorate CanDIDate http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/12/don-blankenship-investors_n_534901.html

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 14 April 2010 I haven't a clue why people are so anal about CSX stock. I've owned railroad stocks for 30 years they've always rebounded after a market downturn. Railroads will be around for decades they've survived more than a century and a half. My one mistake was in the late '80s I owned around 900 shares of Chessie System which I purchased thru payroll deduction. Going thru a divorce and not wanting the soon to be ex-wife to get half I cashed it all in and had one great time. Now 21 years later I think of what that stock with the splits ect...would be worth. I would be a lot more secure financially than I'am today. The reason I'm secure today is because I was smart enough early last year to invest all my BLE 401K into CSX stock. It has more than doubled my investment compared to if I had stuck it out with schitty mutual funds. The notion of wanting CSX to fail which is constantly posted on this site is humurous if that happened you'ld be out of a job. Just look what happened to railroads that were taken over by the mega-railroads like Conrail, RF&P ect...when CSX & NS took over Conrail heads rolled. CSX might not be the best place to work because of the ethics in management but it pays the bills.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 13 April 2010 Investors buy stocks and bonds to make money, therefore they generally invest in companies that appear to be successful. Corporate fraud occurs when a company misleads the public and analysts by manipulating information to make itself look strong and profitable when in reality it is not. In 2004 one of the largest corporate fraud cases ever involved a Houston, Texas-based energy company, Enron. Enron was formed in 1985 as a merger of Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth. The corporation expanded rapidly both in the In one of the largest corporate fraud cases ever, the debt of energy company Enron was purposely hidden from stockholders by fraudulent accounting and continually forming new partnerships with other companies through buying and selling stock (AP/Wide World Photos) United States and internationally through complex deals and contracts. Unknown to all but a few top executives and its accountants (from the accounting firm Arthur Anderson), Enron fell billions of dollars into debt. Enron's growing debt was purposely hidden from stockholders by fraudulent accounting and continually forming new partnerships with other companies through buying and selling stock. Much of the money used in these stock transactions did not go into Enron but into the pockets of its executives. The fraud was revealed in October 2001 when Enron announced it was worth $1.2 billon less than it had been reporting. Enron fell into bankruptcy and many of its officials were charged on multiple fraud counts, including securities fraud. Investors and employees lost millions; many lost their entire life savings. Other classic types of corporate white-collar crime include price-fixing and antitrust or restraint-of-trade violations. During the late 1880s leaders of several major industries brought their companies together to prevent competition and ruin smaller rivals. The organizations they formed were called "trusts." To stop these trusts from controlling the markets and the American economy, Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act in 1890. This act was the cornerstone of U.S. antitrust and price-fixing law. Price-fixing involves companies with little competition to set high prices for the products they produce. The Antitrust Division of the FBI prosecutes price-fixing and antitrust cases. One successfully prosecuted high profile case of the late 1990s involved Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) and seven other companies. The charges against ADM and the others stemmed from the price-fixing of two chemicals, lysine and citric acid. By fixing the prices of these chemicals, the companies—which were the largest manufacturers of these valuable products—were able to control sales worldwide. Lysine is used by farmers in feed products for poultry and pigs. Citric acid is a flavor additive and preservative used in many items such as soda drinks, processed foods, and cosmetics. Over a billion dollars in sales worldwide were affected by this price-fixing scheme. Eight corporations and six individual defendants admitted to the price-fixing and were fined about $200 million. Read more: White-Collar Crime - Corporate Fraud http://law.jrank.org/pages/11938/White-Collar-Crime-Corporate-fraud.html#ixzz0kwodY41G CSX hires ex Enron Spin Doctors, NS Nazis and other useful personnel to weave a web to practice to decieve.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years Posted: 13 April 2010 Christian Wetherbee should look into this corrupt outfit before she makes a fool comment. CSX is a inbred outfit. Drugs, Drinking, Homosexual activites and Stupid management makes up this corrupt outfit. Buy CSX stock at your own Risk. So many other stocks to buy than this excuse for a railroad. CSX stock at 18-month high Never buy on a high Why did Tony and Mikey sell their stock recently if it was going way up? Canadian National looks much better. CSX is buyer beware.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 13 April 2010 Let's see if we can get a little momentum going into Tuesday's earning report! Christian Wetherbee is an analyst for FBR Capital Markets which is a market maker for CSX. CSX stock at 18-month high Investors are apparently expecting to hear good things from CSX Corp. when the Jacksonville-based railroad company reports its first-quarter earnings on Tuesday. Even before the report, CSX’s stock traded at an 18-month high last week, the Florida Times-Union reports. CSX is actually benefiting from an overall bullish market for railroad stocks, which was helped by Warren Buffett’s recent takeover of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. FBR Capital Markets analyst Christian Wetherbee last week initiated coverage of the U.S. rail industry with a generally positive view. “While rail stocks have shown remarkable resilience, posting a ninth consecutive year of out performance relative to the S&P 500 in 2009, we believe the reality of significantly higher incremental margins has only begun to set in and is likely to lead to higher full-year 2010 EPS results than the consensus currently forecasts,” Wetherbee said in his industry report. Wetherbee rated CSX as “outperform” and set a price target of $63 for the stock, which closed at $53.47 Friday. “We believe that the company has evolved through the recent rail renaissance and its 2007 proxy battle with activist shareholders to become an industry leader in cost initiatives and network efficiency. We also believe that this first-mover advantage provides the company the ability to react more quickly than peers to improving volumes as 2010 progresses and that it may drive conversion of incremental revenue to operating profit at a higher rate,” he said. (This item appeared in the Times-Union April 12, 2010.)

Name: Joe Shit the Ragman E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 30+ years Posted: 11 April 2010 Damn near finally free of this company after 34 years. There were some really good people I worked with over the years and some real assholes . To the good guys , I'm gonna miss you all. To the Assholes ....For your sake I hope I never run into y'all again . I dont like jail HAHAHAHA

Name: Train wreck E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for 1-10 years Posted: 10 April 2010 Some of the quotes I've heard from my supervisors " If it's not safe to do...find a safe way to do it " " were not building Cadillacs here " " our job is to move freight not fix cars " " it's not loose/broke enuff let it go " And my personal favorite " I want you to do your job..but..I don't want you to do your job..ya know what I mean "

Name: Train wreck E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for 1-10 years Posted: 10 April 2010 Safety......It's all a matter of opnion in Barr Yard. Interpitation of FRA rules depends on who's reading them or how high your bad order count gets.To make a judgement call on the side of safety could cost you your job. Safety first is the new joke slogan.And god forbid managment come to an employee to proactively to fix any problems or miscommunication or misinterpitation..Reactive is how officals operate to every situation faced in this yard

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 08 April 2010 trainmen112 CSX Police have more jurisdiction than a local, county, or state police officer. Don't take them lightly. There are laws governing rail fans/trespassers they can not be within 150 feet of a train. Personally I've never had a problem with anyone taking pictures ect...but in reality security on the railroad is non-excistent. Last year a news crew was at a rail yard in California it was night they had lights on for the camera in the background you could see carmen, yard crews ect...not one person came up to see what was going on. The news crew taped a box on to a tank car then followed it for 500 miles it went unnoticed. Every rail yard I've ever worked in had trespassers no one did a thing. The railroads transport 85% of all chemicals in this country. We haul military shipments including DOD specials. Bush allowed the railroads to monitor their own security after 9/11 nothing changed. Railroad police are spread thin some cover up to 5 states. About the only areas I know that have railroad police in force is on the former Conrail territories. If a few rail fans get their feelings hurt then it's a small price compared to ignoring an actually threat to our security.

Name: trainmen112 E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for Less than 1 year Posted: 08 April 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJarO8zesQc&feature=related Check out this video and see what these rail fan people have to say? Sounds to me like CSX security does not have a clue how to be nice to people or mabey they are jealous of real police officers? Sounds like they are angry that they could not cut it being real cops so they try to act out on people. Talk about Courtesy and Professionalism, CSX Style

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 08 April 2010 Hey RRJ: Don't remember whether it was the BLE or UTU that negotiated the H&W agreement first. Remember when the Carriers paid 100% of the premium? Life was good back then. Then, in the case of the UTU, the agreement was renegotiated and the employee ended up paying $100/month for family coverage. Still not bad...since then the premiums have increased steadily to the current rate. It's still a better deal than almost everyone else's, but the employee has to pay several hundred a month for something that use to be free. The H&W agreement was negotiated and ratified before the national agreement was negotiated. The net result of this was the ground service personal actually took a net cut in pay...something they will never recover from. A $1,000 lump sum payment equals about $0.48/hour gross based of a 40/hour week...the O/T rate would not change. Of coarse factor in 8 hours/week or 416 hours/year and it becomes miniscule. Two years of that and then the big 2% per year for three years based on whatever their pay rate is at the time the SSA is ratified. I doubt any money the get, whether it is from a lump some or percentage increase will be enough to pay the employee's increase in H&W premiums let alone the cost-of-living increases. Without any bonuses or stock awards, their standard of living should be increasing...with the SSA I just don't see it. The one thing I see with the SSA is it makes the ground service employees take ownership of their job; which I think has been lacking for some time. If it should pass I would expect to see a high turnover rate for the young and new hire employees.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 08 April 2010 NoMo If CSX doesn't renegotiate then they resort back to the national contract. Nothing lost in fact it could be a plus seeing railroad's have been making profits. The one issue I disagree with is the productivity bonus it becomes a matter on gambling a full year on a possible increase compared to getting pay raises. These bonus payments are taxed heavily around 30%. Stagnant wages not keeping up with the inflation rate means a person has to work more not an easy task with the new HOS laws.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 08 April 2010 Hey RRJ: How long have I been gone...I received calls asking me what I thought of the proposal and should they vote for it? I think a lot of them are just to lazy to read it and take the time necessary to understand it. As usual the younger men will depend on some one else, the LC or GC to tell them how to vote. It's their job to sell the members on the proposal. They don't lose a thing if the proposal is voted down...the UTU and CSX just go back to the table and, if in fact this is CSX's dream contract, a better one is negotiated. It's nice having the luxury of not worrying about such trivial minutia!

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 08 April 2010 NoMo They haven't voted it in yet? It'll pass not because people think it's already a done deal it'll pass because people are to lazy to send in the ballots. Just like the 2007 BLE/CSX SSA only 51% bothered to send in ballots in 2009 the numbers were far less only 34%. The rest will bitch moan and complain. We have always been our own worst enemy by complacentcy. I truly believe if things were absolutely perfect people would complain that it isn't fair. I remember a short time span when CSX treated us pretty good which led a lot of fools to cancel their job protection insurance. Then like a 2X4 whacked upside their head CSX did a 180 degree turn and these fools were getting time in the street.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 07 April 2010 New agreement on CSX southern lines JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The UTU and CSX southern lines have reached a tentative five-year wage agreement, including a performance bonus package, expanded seniority rights and increased job security, covering conductors and yard employees on CSX predecessor railroads Atlanta & West Point; Chesapeake & Ohio; Louisville & Nashville; Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis; and Seaboard Coast Line. Ratification ballots are being sent to affected members on CSX southern lines, who will vote under the craft autonomy provisions of the UTU constitution. Ballots will be counted April 30. This CSX southern lines tentative agreement was negotiated outside national handling, with approval of the UTU Association of General Chairpersons, District 1, and the National Carriers Conference Committee. The tentative agreement, which deals specifically with issues and circumstances unique to CSX southern lines, was negotiated jointly by four CSX general chairpersons -- John Hancock (GO 851), Randy Pullen (GO 025), Jim Townsend (GO 201) and J.R. "Johnny" Willis (GO 513) -- with assistance from UTU International Vice President Robert Kerley and National Mediation Board mediator Zack Jones. The four general chairpersons recognized the "hard work" of Vice General Chairperson John Whitaker (GO 851) and Assistant General Chairperson Ed Weathers (GO 513) in helping to negotiate the agreement. The agreement affects only those members represented by the four, above listed, general committees of adjustment. CSX conductors and yard employees covered by this agreement will be eligible for payments from a performance bonus plan that links a portion of their compensation to company financial performance. Those employees will also be eligible for a stock-based individual performance award program tied to their individual performance, and are guaranteed wage rates to match rates negotiated in national handling. Other provisions of the agreement deal directly with the unique working conditions and bargaining history on the CSX southern lines, and include expanded seniority rights, preservation of a conductor or yard foreman on every train and yard job, and 401(k) retirement benefits in addition to Railroad Retirement. UTU International President Mike Futhey praised the general committee officers and Kerley for their "diligence and patience required to negotiate this breakthrough tentative agreement." April 6, 2010

Name: union E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 06 April 2010 OOOPPPSSSSS Im bacccckkkkk! hey i could not stay away, I was waiting and just under the thin ice that a certain person here was walking on waiting for him to break through!LOL. He must be looking up some more Coperate fictions or I mean facts. Hmmm what topic today! Lets see hmmmmmmm. Ok, who here likes the EMD SD50s or 50-2s who likes the SD40-2s, SD60I, SD70M or AC or Ace, or even the SD80mac, SD45-2 (rental) or the GP 40-2 38-2 or the little MP-15s?--------------------- GE men out there??? GE dash 9, AC6000, DASH8, AC4400, ES 40DC, ES44DC, ES44AC, ES44C4-- whoops BNSF test bed only! Or the GE 4 axles? Which seats are the most comfy to sleep on, stretch out to read or lean onto your desk top and eat? Which are best to use as a remote NONE i bet!LOL......... SD50-remote or the GP38-remote? or even the little GE four axle dash remote!LOL. Come on guys you gotta love being out on the groung and pound all day and night and in all weather! So get ceritfied and enjoy what us normal working class people have to endure while at work! wet cold hot and dirty! No more clean cover all's old school ah! O yea for you conductors who have out grown your seat on the locomotive time to come off the road and get some PT, becuse its good for you and its good for me! Funny almost every CSX conductor you see when swtiching crews cant even get up the steps hardly there so fat. And all that food, ice and luggage! WINK WINK the magaziens for study time with a good cup of coffee. I just watched a CSX conductor spend five minutes trying to get onto the locomotive with a little push from his engineer! Also its time to say who controls the train! Is the engineer in charge or is the conductor in charge!--This should be good a one. Also come on raise your hands which one of you road crew guys can walk for more than 20 feet to the crew van without complaining? Do you prefer umbreallas or the crew van driver to help you plant your way wide conductor but onto the seat? Ok, now give it to me good! I had to srtike some nerves with this post! Love ya and God Bless your big ol but Road condcutors!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for 20-30 years Posted: 06 April 2010 nobody is forcing anyone to work there. i have worked for penn central,conrail,norfolk southern and csx. as much as i enjoyed pc and conrail,the csx treated me with the most respect. i had good moral there,the complete opposite of the nazi southern approach. when you have a good attitude you go the extra mile willingly. the ns was the only employer i dreaded going to work for,and that is saying something,i hired out in 1975.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 30+ years Posted: 05 April 2010 Hope all you guys out there complaining are still enjoying those retirement checks and any other benefits you get each month. I agree with quite a few of the bitch and moans but you gotta know in your heart most of the hard feelings were brought on by self or some of your co-workers stiring the pot. Most people jump to conclusions and say things before they are proven and while doing so the new hire is sitting there soaking it all up. No wonder some of our children from this (your) generation have the wrong attitude towards life. CSX is not perfect by no means and believe me NO one owes you a living.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 05 April 2010 Union I had to laugh at your post it brought back memories. I remember seeing test trains back in the early '80s where they wanted to try and move heavy tonnage coal trains on a grade with one locomotive back then the biggest locomotives were the EMD SD-40 & GE U23C both 3000hp six axles. They had instructors from the engineer training facility in Cumberland, Md running out in front of the locomotive hand tossing sand on the rail for extra traction. One of the stupidest sights I ever witnessed. This was to try an eliminate pusher engines which 28 years later the pushers are still working.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 03 April 2010 Good...maybe now we'll see and end to pro business ruling the Arbs have been making for years! http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=51366

Name: union E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 03 April 2010 Engineer for 30 plus yrs thank you for your answer. Sorry for the questions but hey we only go around once! And I do so enjoy hearing way cool stories such as yours on the RR. There is actualy several you tube videos that show CSX trians without proper power stalling out. In one they had one GE Dash9 on the head end in the mountains and a HUGE autorack train and it came to a stop and they had to use a little GP38 to shove it over.LOL In another there is a rather large coal train with a crew member outside of the cab with grocery bag with sand in it throwing it on the tracks in front of the lead unit, which was running open and the engineer was standing outside the cab looking. This is no way a cut on CSX becuse all RRs have these issues at some point just sort of funny to watch. This will be my last post here. i dont want to get into stupid arguments with people like that Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 02 April 2010 So Thank you for the time and may God Bless and watch over you and all CSX employess past and present. happy trails my friend

Name: union E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 03 April 2010 Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 02 April 2010 What did you say i cant hear you,,, Um what was that did you say you have a answer for me???? Did you say you are on the wrong web site? O yea i get it, you thought you were on the scab rat coward site? Dude my fault. hey here is a answer for you. You made repsonse took a postion now you deserve a answer. join the military serve your country as me an engineer for for 30 plus yrs did and then you can grow up and act like a man instead of hiding behind your key board with mommy making you cookies and milk little boy. Now lie to all of us and say you were in the military, I think not, you just have that coward sort of shy weak liitle cunt about you sonny. Whoops I am sorry i bet you are all sweaty your heart is racing and you are miss typing trying to make a comback. Slow down on the key board and relax becuse no one cares what you have to say. Now go play with your Tonka toys

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 03 April 2010 Union I ran all of them they were alright for road power but like your Dad stated they weren't worth anything in the yard. In fact when the AC 6000's came out I was on a test train in both directions where they wanted to use one locomotive for a 20,000+ coal train it moved but not very fast. The second day they wanted us to take coal empties over territory that had 7% grades it was slow the glitch was it didn't have moveable trucks so in every curve the locomotive was so big it would stall on the mountian. Then the arsehole from the CSX power bureau would start cussing ranting and raving because he had to put another locomotive online. I'd take a GP30M anyday they usually were assigned to us for yard switching. Those desk top wide bodies would tear up your neck and shoulders streaching to look back at the movement. Bad part my last two years most of the yard foremen I worked with had less than 6 months on the railroad so I couldn't trust them with just the radio.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 02 April 2010 The last of the furloughed in Louisville have been called back. Also, 13 cut-backs have been marked back up to Engineer. Progress?

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 02 April 2010 Union, Hear is a quick answer for you. Go away.

Name: union E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 02 April 2010 Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 31 March 2010 I have a couple of questions for you. Sorry i know this not a "forum" for RR fun, but to make some light of all this crazyness! Ok, you said you just retired and it is very clear we will not be able to exchange info. Anyway Did you like running the CSX AC 6000s? My dad said he liked them but never did like trying to back up in the yard with the "big" GEs with the safety cabs? Also did you get a chance to run the newer EMD SD70ace? I just caught a SD90mac UP by where we live last week on NS, the crew was way cool! Sorry for the rail fan questions. My dad told me at one point the yard master tried to make him switch cars with a "wide body" GE, he said he could not see around the huge radiator and told the yard master that was it until he got some yard power like a GP38. He even would get upset when they would use "his babys" the TORC engines for coal operations!LOL. he was like you he did love his job but CSX was not all that friendly to him, but hey its like anyother job right! It is sad that i never did get a chance to work on the RR. But I can play with my HO scale trains!!!!!LOL, take care and God Bless

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 02 April 2010 Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 31 March 2010 Goob You haven't a clue about what you're talking about. Freight cars had journal boxes which were eventually fazed out by the late '80s. I don't think you ever worked for the railroad. You act more like a foamer. They seem to know more about railroading than a railroader. No disrespect to rail fans. You don't think people got killed on the railroad? You think one story circulates forever. I wish it was that easy but it wasn't. Bubba, those cigarettes you sold for a living killed at lot more people. I think the nurse is looking for you it's time for your meds. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Those journal boxes with the flip up oil flaps and wadding were built way before 1960. I know people that were killed, worked with 2 of them, never saw them die, but I did attend the 1st one's funeral. The second one died after I moved away. I am sure many more were taken by the work. As stated I heard the same story in the 1960's everyone knew it. might have happened a million times across the country, who know's. However your sorry ass was not there. Just keeping you straight , it seems none of your wives could. Think I will count all of the times, foamer, Inplant, Co Official, Union buster, Etc we are now up to a zillion, get a life, and stop trying to be smarter than your genes will allow. Just remember you were the dummy that spend 30 at the Beck and Call of the slave driver, not ME.

Name: union E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 02 April 2010 Come on now people lets face the truth here! Global warming is FAKE. There is no global warming. Just watch conspiracy theory with Jesse or check it out on you tube. The truth is out there. Al Gore is a Billion air with a capital B. he makes a TON of money off you and me watching TV and running scared. Answer me this how come people are loosing there jobs and families and homes in record numbers while those coperations that went to China ect are making HUGE profits being "green". They close there company here in the name of global warming and going green then they move there operations over seas then bring back there products to a disturbation center which is always non union and with low paid immagrants and make a huge profit? How many millions of Americans have lost there jobs becuse of groups like the Sirrea Club and there money? Thye are lobbying to close and deny permits to open new coal mines. Thye want coal burining plants shut down, they want anyone who has a family to loose there home and take the bus to there burger flipping job. While all the Left wingers are RICH!? Global warming is only a hot topic when people are sweating and watching the news in the middle of summer and looking to blame anything on being hot. The same as those stupid "save" the polar bears shit? Give me a break out of work actors and shitty hack at trying some BS. The winters are colder and longer? The ice caps are actualy growing? Polar bears are doing very WELL and Al Gore is counting his money while in his S-600!!!!!!!!LOL Ok, give it too me. Make sure you have proper research not "fonny" PHD got paid reports

Name: support unions E-mail: Employed as: Yard Master, for N/A Posted: 02 April 2010 hey lets not argue anymore on here with uniformed people. I would guess they are plants having some fun with people here. Anyway we all know the truth. As far as unions go i wish people who work for walmart or home depot or non union companies would stop there wimpering about unions. Instead of talking bad of unions find your local union that would provide you with health care, dental, good pay, vacation, sick time, overtime ect. And by the way i will bet the farm that a coperate PLANT will come on under a false name and talk trash about me and unions. UM, what do you think REMOTE engines are for??? It is the next step in getting rid of RR crews. UM already down to one on the head end? UP just ran a 3 mile long well car train and got a lot of heat over it!!?? That is no lie. Thye said they checking on the feasability of train handling yea right! A three mile train means 3 trains with one crew! So stop busting balls and for you PLANTS stop selling yourself short becuse White collar people are loosing there jobs now too. Sucking ass wont save your job. There are a record number of white collar people on the unemployment lines also. So selling out your co worker may not be the "pay upgrade" you are hoping for.

Name: union E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 02 April 2010 Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 30 March 2010 Um dude my father was out there the day that man got coupled you fucking idiot. Also my dad was working the day the guy got chopped into little parts you fucking idiot. Locomotive engineer for 30 yrs was not lying about any of that how can you be such a idiot? Uninformed? There are a HUGE amount of RRs who gave there lives while at work in the Toledo area and others. Why would you even say such a stupid thing? What are you talking about model trains? I am a rail fan but have to agree with 30 plus yrs there are way to many rial fans who think they know nothing about RR. What do you want to talk to the familys of those people or something?

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years Posted: 01 April 2010 They talk about lower emissions and the greatness of high speed rail but there efforts look otherwise. NEW YORK (AP) -- Railroad operator CSX Corp. spent $1.3 million lobbying the federal government in the fourth quarter, according to a disclosure report. That's even with what it spent in the 2009 third quarter, but up from the $1.1 million spent in the fourth quarter of 2008. The company lobbied the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Transportation and the Department of Energy on issues including the role of high-speed rail in the stimulus bill, freight rail projects and other transportation budget allocations. CSX also lobbied on issues surrounding clean energy jobs, national energy policy, rail security and antitrust legislation.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 01 April 2010 Save the Date: CSX Corporation 2010 Investor and Financial Analyst Conference JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 30, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) cordially invites you to attend our upcoming 2010 Investor and Financial Analyst Conference. CONFERENCE INFORMATION Date: September 21-22, 2010 Location: Atlanta, Georgia The conference will provide you with an opportunity to gain insight into our company, our strategies, and our long-term financial targets. A detailed invitation will follow. Registration information will be available on csx.com. Should you have any questions regarding the conference, you may send an email to investor_relations@csx.com, or contact Kathy Sharpe at 904-366-5353. About CSX CSX Corporation, based in Jacksonville, Fla., is one of the nation's leading transportation companies, providing rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services. The company's transportation network spans approximately 21,000 miles, with service to 23 eastern states and the District of Columbia, and connects to more than 70 ocean, river and lake ports. More information about CSX Corporation and its subsidiaries is available at the company's web site, http://www.csx.com/. SOURCE CSX Corporation

Name: wasted my time with the unions E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years Posted: 31 March 2010 Man—every man—is an end in himself, not a means to the ends of others; he must live for his own sake, neither sacrificing himself to others nor sacrificing others to himself; he must work for his rational self-interest, with the achievement of his own happiness as the highest moral purpose of his life. Once you union morons understand this, you will move on with your lives. Till then, you will praise Obama, the democrats, and others, that demean you and your being by accepting the scraps they give you. Michael Ward understands that! Honor is self-esteem made visible in action. I am a man who does not exist for others. Solidarty my ass!

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 31 March 2010 It seems like something is missing!

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 31 March 2010 Goob You haven't a clue about what you're talking about. Freight cars had journal boxes which were eventually fazed out by the late '80s. I don't think you ever worked for the railroad. You act more like a foamer. They seem to know more about railroading than a railroader. No disrespect to rail fans. You don't think people got killed on the railroad? You think one story circulates forever. I wish it was that easy but it wasn't. Bubba, those cigarettes you sold for a living killed at lot more people. I think the nurse is looking for you it's time for your meds.

Name: union E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 30 March 2010 Yes CSX does not list that information. Your right, but The power plants here are now using "scubbers" to take care of the "bad little pollution guys"LOL. And they are now using a mix of coal from diff mines of diff grades for there power generation needs. I would have to actualy see CSX import coal from other places around the world? Wonder what BNSF the biggest carrier of coal in the entire country would say about that and also UP???? They are already mining way more than they need to. Double to triple tracks out west in the powder river basin is either possible or now happening to keep up. NS exports a lot of coal also. China will exceed like 400 million tons of steel production next year while we the "new third world country" will only produce about 70 million tons of steel. Its a scarry deal now when all these companys like CSX are worried about there share holders and there coperate office people will do anything to hold there jobs. One bad idea after another thats for sure. Geroge Bush fucked this country so bad that we may never recover with his dads "new world order" try. THANK GOD FOR our new president. Also it is up to you the union worker to go out and help your company find work and take action legaly to stop scabs from places like Kentucky. Myself I am union and go out and look for work all the time for any other union if i see it I report scabs! It is time for us to all love jimmy Hoffa! After all unions are what makes us as a country strong and great not scab rats. DO NOT just sit back like those UAW idiots and expect 74 dollars an hour including benifits and getting paid to stay home ect. The UAW has hurt the nrth real bad and a lot of kids are being brain washed that unions are bad becuse of what the UAW has done, bunch of greedy slobs who say they have a aprenticship and jurneyman to go through! Stick together and we can recover and become great again. Workers rights first trees and tree huggers last

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 30 March 2010 Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 27 March 2010 Goob I couldn't make that up if I wanted to. I'm glad to see you back to your old curmudgeon self. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX HA HA I heard the same story in the 60's (the coupled up trainman), the wife, the Preacher all of it. As far as the roller bearings they were on most everything, and all new equipment made in the 60's had them. The only new cars that I ever saw built on Journal boxes were L&N Cabooses! oh they had 1 with roller bearnings it was number 1000. and the part about radios once again just BS. Man ya got to tell it right to keep me quiet.

Name: union E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 30 March 2010 Name: edmund E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 30 March 2010 WOWA!?!?!? What the Fu''''! Dude are you drunk or just on drugs or what!? WOW! Ok, I am a bit confused here on what you want and need? Or are you a Coperate plant? LOL kind of funny though. You sound like you come from the hills of non union scab ass Kentucky. The SCAB state. Kentucky stands for RAT! Workers from Kentuckty try to flood into the north by the thousands and take union jobs, They are drunks, like hookers, acting like un educated hillbillys and do real bad unsafe work for very cheap right wing republican companys looking to back door unions.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 30 March 2010 Slack Action CSX doesn't list owning any coal mines in it's annual report. The coal CSX is hauling is mainly going to China for steel production. From what I was told from good sources at the CSX piers in Newport News it's going to be a record breaking year. Seeing I've been gone for 9 months there were rumors last year that power plants were going to start importing cheaper coal from overseas. CSX was still going to haul it this time from ship to customer instead of out of the mines. Either way CSX makes money. But like anything else with outsourcing the savings won't trickle down to the consumer.

Name: slack action E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years Posted: 29 March 2010 It is MAYBE... not mabey.... AND NOMO is correct... CSX does not own coal companies...They transport it, just like barge companies...That is why they are called carriers...Truck companies transport cars they do not make them...

Name: union E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 29 March 2010 A letter to: Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 29 March 2010 Dude you have a serious problem. it sounds like you have some personel issues mabey you should go to church or seek counseling? Mabey find the good lord in your heart. Also try getting your GED becuse that could possibly help you out. I would hope you do not work on the RR becuse that is a tuff out door sport! You sound like a key boarder. I guess my education of your coal knowledge has helped you out. Take care and make sure you change your diaper more than once a day becuse I can smell your stink all the way here. And stop bottle feeding you are to old for that, well mabey not. By the way do you like your desk job? hmmmmmmmmmmm light bulb go's on.

Name: union E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 29 March 2010 Locomotive engineer for 30 plus yrs. (((A retarded tower operater named Caputo forgot to line a switch for a cut of coal it went into the wrong track on top of the track Cunningham was riding. It was another tragidy. C&O covered it. I don't think they even held an investigation on the tower operator seeing he was a good ole'boy worked tower operator, yardmaster, and I think assistant trainmaster at times. It made a person think about what your life was worth to these people.))) My dad said he ran into this person recently and he retired after a good 30 years or so. It sounded like he did not even think twice about Cunningham and what he did that day. He said he had a great carrear at CSX. I know myself I could not handle that even if it were accidental. There was another brakeman-conductor? Not sure which one or a switchman? out there who also had a problem with substance abuse. My dad was working with this guy one day when he got pulled and tested. Of course this person got nailed and suspended for a long time or something. But the funny thing is that i was lifting at the gym with One Conrail friend ( who was killed after his road train run into the back of another train, sorry I dont like to talk about it) and one NS friend and this guy who got suspended came into the gym with his fat slob self and started running his mouth about my father and said he would whoop some ass ect. You know the big fat bully type. Well i walked up to him and he gave me the I will kick your ass shit and well lest just say my friends had to help him up after he "woke up" and to the hospital. I got into a little hot water but he never came back to the gym. My only regret was that my hand hurt for like two weeks real bad.LOL. I do wish we could meet in person and talk. I love talking to RRs who like there jobs and have much to share. I have a lot of respect for you both as a person and a RR. You seem to have loyalty courage and hounor which is rare today.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 29 March 2010 Union I'm sorry to hear about Danny's problems. When I knew him he barely drank anything. Danny and his wife would take me to the Toledo Goldiggers games at the Sports Arena they were big fans with season tickets. He was married to a beautiful woman which I heard she left him some years ago. He wouldn't be the first man to crack from a broken heart and sink into a bottle. Back when I worked with Danny he was a good engineer.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 29 March 2010 Hey Union: I don't need to make anyone look bad, especially you...you're doing doing a fine job all by yourself! Now crawl back into your hole for another 3 or 4 months.

Name: union E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 29 March 2010 Egineer for 30 plus yrs. Sorry for that out burst but that guy is a balls buster and a hater. And yes my dad did know the man you asked me about. He is still around but it sounded like he had adrinking problem and did not work much and was not a good RR. Sorry but thats all he will say. I hope you can find him and he is doing much better. God BLess him and give him the strength to get better if need be. God watches over all of us and right now he asked me to fill in for him and educate Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 28 March 2010 For him LOL LOL sorry could not resist that one. And I do appoligise to all good union workers on here for haing to educate this idiot hater Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 28 March 2010 ake care and god bless

Name: union E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 29 March 2010 Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 28 March 2010 Did You get enough Education there SCAB PLANT! I bet you are a scab or a plant to make people look bad. Too bad you are doing a terrible job of it you fucking idiot hater. There is nothing worse than a retard like you trying to talk out of his ass about issues he knows nothing about. I can get a chalk board and a picture book next time for you SCAB. There is no way you are union so go away and take your views with you. I have been nothing but nice to everyone here but you are are a real pisser a little bitch on the key board. I bet you hate unions and have never served a day in the military. And yes I have served and yes I LOVE FUCKING UNIONS! So go suck on that MR. I am not going to educate you any further. They say you cannot educate the educated but in your case you are a grade school drop out with high hopes of kissing ass and making it in the coperate world. You have made yourself look like a freaking jerk off on here! O man you are the dumb ass person i have ever had the displeasure of communicating with. I hope my below article JUST FOR YOU helps you out with your idelogicaly challanged ( no bassis views) Time for you to go back to grade school buddy. You probably tried to work for a union and could not take actualy having to do work safely and correctly. NOW DO EVERYONE A FAV HERE AND GO KISS SOME ENVIROMENTALIST ASS. O yea and your CSX is a business!!?!?! O shit that is the lamest and oldest BS cover story ever tried to make some idiot like you look smart. BYE BYE Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 28 March 2010

Name: union E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 28 March 2010 DONT PISS DOWN MY BACK AND TELL ME IT IS RAINING, BY THE WAY DO YOU WORK FOR CSX COPERATE OFFICES? it is said that sector of CSX's businesses was looking better after China put in an order for over 5 million tons of U.S. metallurgical coal. The growing Asian power used to export coal but now has to import it to fuel its building and industrial boom, said Ward. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- CSX Transportation, Inc. (NYSENYSE See: New York Stock Exchange ..... Click the link for more information.: CSXCSX Chessie Seaboard Multiplier (railroad transportation company) CSX Cayman Islands Stock Exchange CSX Changsha, China (Airport Code) CSX Cardiac-Specific Homeobox CSX Seaboard Coastline Railroad ..... Click the link for more information.) today announced that it is combining the operations of the Bayside Coal Piers with its Curtis Bay Coal and Ore Piers. The CSXT-combined operation will be named the Chesapeake Bay Piers. "For the first time in several years, customers will benefit from a CSXT- operated coal export pier located in the Curtis Bay area," said Daniel S. Green, general manager-Cumberland Coal Business Unit. "Combining these facilities into one will provide us with the ability to better serve both the domestic and export coal markets. Electric utilities that receive coal by water will benefit, such as Baltimore Gas & Electric and Public Service Electric and Gas of New Jersey, as well as international customers utilizing Cape-class ocean-going vessels." Now Mr.,, CSX was down by 22% as the largest transporter of coal east of the missiippii. With 130 facilities in 9 diff states. CSX shipped 14% less coal and there is 20 million tons on the ground as a result CSX will ship 4,000 or 5,0000 car loads less a week. Appalachian coal (met varieties) economic and regulatory ie left wing sirrea club and tree huggers are hurting these mines bad. The weak American Dollar has made EXPORT COAL attractive to EXPORT buyers and more will move out of the United sates you fucking idiot. With some of the worlds highest MET coal being shipped to China from West Virginia ie EXPORT! EPA, Sirrea club and enviormentalist are openly using there money to ruin our coal haul here. While still raking in the profits off EXPORT COAL. Peat, considered to be a precursor of coal, has industrial importance as a fuel in some regions, for example, Ireland and Finland. In its dehydrated form, peat is a highly effective absorbent for fuel and oil spills on land and water Lignite, also referred to as brown coal, is the lowest rank of coal and used almost exclusively as fuel for electric power generation. Jet is a compact form of lignite that is sometimes polished and has been used as an ornamental stone since the Iron Age Sub-bituminous coal, whose properties range from those of lignite to those of bituminous coal are used primarily as fuel for steam-electric power generation. Additionally, it is an important source of light aromatic hydrocarbons for the chemical synthesis industry. Bituminous coal, dense mineral, black but sometimes dark brown, often with well-defined bands of bright and dull material, used primarily as fuel in steam-electric power generation, with substantial quantities also used for heat and power applications in manufacturing and to make coke Steam coal is a grade between bituminous coal and anthracite, once widely used as a fuel for steam locomotives. In this specialized use it is sometimes known as sea-coal in the U.S.[2] Small steam coal (dry small steam nuts or DSSN) was used as a fuel for domestic water heating Anthracite, the highest rank; a harder, glossy, black coal used primarily for residential and commercial space heating. It may be divided further into metamorphically altered bituminous coal and petrified oil, as from the deposits in Pennsylvania Graphite, technically the highest rank, but difficult to ignite and is not so commonly used as fuel: it is mostly used in pencils and, when powdered, as a lubricant. The classification of coal is generally based on the content of volatiles. However, the exact classification varies between countries. According to the German classification, coal is classified as follows:[3] Name Volatiles % C Carbon % H Hydrogen % O Oxygen % S Sulfur % Heat content kJ/kg Braunkohle (Lignite) 45-65 60-75 6.0-5.8 34-17 0.5-3 <28470 Flammkohle (Flame coal) 40-45 75-82 6.0-5.8 >9.8 ~1 <32870 Gasflammkohle (Gas flame coal) 35-40 82-85 5.8-5.6 9.8-7.3 ~1 <33910 Gaskohle (Gas coal) 28-35 85-87.5 5.6-5.0 7.3-4.5 ~1 <34960 Fettkohle (Fat coal) 19-28 87.5-89.5 5.0-4.5 4.5-3.2 ~1 <35380 Esskohle (Forge coal) 14-19 89.5-90.5 4.5-4.0 3.2-2.8 ~1 <35380 Magerkohle (Non baking coal) 10-14 90.5-91.5 4.0-3.75 2.8-3.5 ~1 35380 Anthrazit (Anthracite) 7-12 >91.5 <3.75 <2.5 ~1 <35300 Percent by weight The middle six grades in the table represent a progressive transition from the English-language sub-bituminous to bituminous coal, while the last class is an approximate equivalent to anthracite, but more inclusive (the U.S. anthracite has < 6% volatiles). Cannel coal (sometimes called "candle coal"), is a variety of fine-grained, high-rank coal with significant hydrogen content. It consists primarily of "exinite" macerals, now termed "liptinite". (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal) WORK SITED LIST. Thank you. Now to further your education idiot. PICK UP A COPY OF TRAINS MAGAZIENE AND READ IT THIS MONTH! OR GO BUY THE NEW BOOK COAL TRAINS THE HISTORY OF RR AND COAL IN THE UNITED STATES. Furthermore as for the union thing Unions have not "prices themselves out of work" moron. Unions have and are making a comback. Ok, say you work for walmart sure they give benifits and offer medical coverage! But wait no employee can afford it even when they do offer it. Unions give this to there memmbers. Unions use target money to help compete with scab companys from down South. Unions offer family values and family love. Unions take care of one another. So mabey the likes of the UAW are a bunch of cry babys who have hurt all unions, but still that is why former president George I hate unions and American familys if they are not rich right wing Bush used the DOL to try and bust out unions and gave them LOTS of extra money to do so. Fuck these idiots out there who hate on unions they are the "right wing" ass kisesers who go to a "unsafe" work enviorment everyday and do shitty non union work, so go fuck off. My entire family is pro union and we love and serve our great country so dont split hairs with me MR. SCABS are always trying to put "ideas" into kids heads that unions are bad NO CHANCE! The union members who hate unions are the fucking retards who cry baby becuse they dont want to have to contribute there share of the work. JIMMY HOFFA is my hero. RR- teamstaers and the good they have done for the RR workers. So stop union busting fuck head.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 28 March 2010 Hey Union: CSX is a railroad...they move products and commodities from point A to point B, CSX doesn't export or import anything. The McDuffie Coal Terminal in Mobile is the the nations largest import terminal. In 2008 they handled 18.5 million tons in/out. You can research coal should you wish. "Dirty" coal is high in sulfur, "clean" coal is low in sulfur. The dirtier the coal the more expensive it is to mitigate.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 28 March 2010 Hey Con 30+: Yeah...you know your right. Plenty of blame to go around, the unions have priced themselves out of work. The politicians cave for union votes and corporate money and we consume conspicuously. The excuse Nike used when they moved their manufacturing to China was production costs would be dramatically reduced; which you would think should reduce the price the consumer paid for their product. It did not. It's the same with Ford, Boeing and all the rest of the manufactures big and small. What did we get in return besides a Honda and Toyota plant or two...that's NAFTA and GATT, the great enabler of corporate greed. I can cite several more prime examples... Lehman Bros. and Goldman Sachs. I don't have to tell you what their greed led to. The $1,000 lump sum the UTU/CSX SSA is offering isn't much of a raise in comparison to what those guys got and you do 100x the work!

Name: union E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 28 March 2010 Um, sorry yes CSX does export tons of coal just as does NS. thats a historical fact. Where did you get the information that CSX imports clean coal? I think what you ment to say was CSX gets Powder River Basin coal trains mabey? Low sulfer? I never herd of "clean" coal being imported into the US? And its more like 20 yrs left on the coal front unless the tree huggers can be stopped. there are vast reserves of coal and dead dinosaurs (oil) to be had but we have to be able to extract it first. I am in no way showing you disrespect or disagreeing with you. I was just out to the local power plant today hanging out with a NS crew while they switched in the coal train, which comes from jacobs ranch in Wyoming (powder river basin coal) I was not actauly on the engine, more like close and video'ing it! And the wife was taking pictures. It was funny as shit becuse the crew was way cool , the engineer told the conductor to smile for me and he said he was under cover! And the engineer hid behind the door! NS has some way cool train crews. We always stay far back and dont interfer with RR work. And as far as CSX coal yes its is down 22 percent. The high sulfer coal from the mines in Virginia and kentucky ect are loosing there buts right now. And yes you can thank the tree huggers and EPA for that. Do some reaserch they are trying to stop permits for new mines close open mines ect. its historical fact. Also look at the former Soviet Uniuon. WOW so much natural resources! jsut like china and that is also a historicl fact. Those countries are way bigger then us. Broke up and crappy commies. BNSF hit the lotto right now with powder river basin coal, just look how many trains a day leave there! As does UP.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years Posted: 28 March 2010 If you want to blame NAFTA and GATT go ahead, but add the UAW, AFL CIO, UTU BLE Dems and Republicans and yourself. Do you drive? Use electricity at home, complain about greedy corporate America at the same time you greedily wait your next raise?

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 28 March 2010 Hey Union: CSX doesn't export anything. If it wasn't for the export market CSX's coal business would be down a lot more than 22%. You also need to remember that for every 2 cars of "dirty" coal that is exported, 1 car of "clean" coal is imported. As far as the tree huggers waiting for us to run out of coal...it'll be a long wait, something like 250 years. Personally, I prefer clean air to breath. Perhaps you're old enough to remember Acid Rain, Cleveland's lake front on fire, Love Canal or the smog in Beijing during the Olympics. Anything the EPA can do to rein in the greedy bastards that run Corporate America and keep them from killing us, should be applauded. You can thank NAFTA and GATT for exporting our jobs overseas. Don't worry though, in 50 or 100 years when the rest of the world exceeds our standard of living, all those jobs will migrate back!

Name: union E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 28 March 2010 I have herd that CSX's coal business is down 22%. It sucks becuse CSX is exporting coal and ore to other countries like we are some third world country ourselves. they buy it from us very cheap. CSXs ore business I am not sure but I do know that a lot of the traditional ore haulers are loosing there buts right now. China has more ore than any other country and other natural resources. What they are doing is waiting for us to run our of coal. Now the Tree huggers and the Sirrea Club and our wonderful EPA are putting the screws to coal mines in the south and southeast ect. They want "clean" coal but get this the electric plants are placing scrubbers in there plantes to get rid of the emmisions ie pollution but the left wing tree huggers are still using there AL GORE money and power to ruin thousands of American jobs including way way to many RR jobs. There is even a coke plant to go up in the state of OHIO but the left wing EPA and sirrea club keep suing them in court and holding it up! the plant will cost around 800 million and have zero pollution almost. A certain person in oregon ohio has lead the way but she is rich and owns slum propertys and a company, she does not want her back yard LOL getting dirty!LOL. Now GE and EMD are split evenly between China with a order of 600 locomotives in the 6000 horse power range. BUT guess what CHINA is building them! Who makes the money now! CHINA and GE and EMD can take the profit and lay off even more people probably. I will bet GE and EMD are looking into taking there operations to CHINA as the ministiry of rail there wants it! Our RRs have become way dependent on "walmart" container trains from China ie' well cars. As of now China owns us. The only good news is that the DOL is not the thugs they were under president Bush! There power is less for "union busting". thank god for our new pres! its slow but is getting alittle better. Also CSX is the only RR right now all 117 CSX AC6000s will get new "evolution series GEVO-16 engines. So all you engineers can still play notch 8 is great LOL. 6000horse power with HUGE bat wing radiators that you cannot see around to back up. AH tier 2 emmisions! Soon the radiators will be so wide you RR engineers will have to have BMW make you guys back up cameras! Or mabey they are going to develope them to fly!

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 27 March 2010 Goob I couldn't make that up if I wanted to. I'm glad to see you back to your old curmudgeon self.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 27 March 2010 CSX CEO's compensation tops $7M NEW YORK -- The Associated Press has found that the chairman, president and CEO of railroad operator CSX Corp. saw his total compensation fall 4 percent last year from the year before. Michael J. Ward's compensation was just over $7 million last year, compared with $7.3 million in 2008. CSX's full-year earnings fell 16 percent to $1.15 billion as the recession crimped demand for a number of goods the railroad hauls. Revenue for 2009 dropped 20 percent to $9.04 billion. The AP's executive pay calculation, based on a regulatory filing, aims to isolate the value the company's board placed on the CEO's total compensation package. The figure includes salary, bonus, incentives, perks and the estimated value of stock options and awards. (The preceding article was distributed March 25, 2010, by the Associated Press.0

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 27 March 2010 Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 24 March 2010 I was the switchmen on the job in Yard D when the fieldman was coupled up that was in 1978. I found him in between to high cube boxcars. The yard foreman sent me out because he was taking to long to get the track together. We didn't have hand held radios back then everything was done by fuses with hand signals. We had to seperate all the yard tracks so the EMS could get to him. He was still alive they called his wife and his preacher. He wasn't in any pain because his spine was crushed. After everything was done the trainmaster wanted me to pull the pin I told him to go screw himself that was his job. About a week later same job I knew what happened. I was coupling up a yard track midnight shift high cubed boxcars and auto racks were the first to come out with roller bearings instead of journal boxes they were quiet. They also had swing arm drawheads a coupling didn't make I watched the cars come to a stop with my lantern. I went in to line up the drawheads when something told me to move. I step over the rail and heard a click the cars silently rolled back if I wouldn't of moved it would of happened to me. It's a day that I'll always remember.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX This post is pure BS. old wives tale. Radio's were everywhere during these years. Roller Bearings are ya kidding Timken had them on STEAM. Sounds good but really Bull Shit with a cap on B.

Name: union E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 27 March 2010 Yea I am a bit worried though becuse not only did my dad retire also two uncles recently retired from CSX both Conductors i think, originaly conrail guys. I was just listening to the scanner the other night at 4am aftre work and some trainmaster sounded pissed that there was 4 people on the Q506 I always try to catch it and take pictures. i think the crews are a bit like what the hell some crazy ass rail fan out in the cold at 4am! My dad says I am nuts for doing that but hey outside of whatever I am 5'11 250 covered in tats and weight lift and trained for yrs in hand to hand combat so i dont worry much. Besides i grew up next to the projects so i am pretty dumb about personel safety!LOL OPPS now CSX will know what i look like! I also know a lot of you guys are right about the trnasfers from other regions of the RRs and bumping guys off there jobs becuse of senority. I am a union worker and supporter and we dont play those games. There is always some guy out at CSX from somewhere asking where and what to do on the radio. Shit right before my dad retired he had a "trainy" engineer (if thats what you call it) and the guy tried to boss him around and dad said he just let him have at it and he built and entire train backwards, so the next day there was hell to pay but my dad in his grace told the man to stick it and talk to his student conductor or engineer or whatever you call them. Anyway God Bless all of you and may he grant you safe work and bring you home safe to your familys

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 26 March 2010 Must be a terrific place to work... especially if you work with people like Industrial Yardmaster Don Furnish... I love his honesty and sincerity.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 26 March 2010 Hey Union: Your Dad is is retired, CSX can't touch you or your Dad. However, should you still crave anonymity you can always open a CSX-Sucks.com email account: http://csx-sucks.com/mail/

Name: union E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 26 March 2010 I gave hima call today. i will let you know tonight after I talk to him. Too bad we could not exchange e-mail without CSX prying eyes! I have a boat load of pictures you would like. Thats funny becuse my dad never even tried to get me on the RR! O well no bitter feelings against him. he was very popular out there. Too bad i would have run circles around him. LOL

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 26 March 2010 Union If you don't mind could you ask your father about an engineer named Danny Douge. I tried to find Danny over the years but with the change of the names of seniority rosters ect...I never could locate him. Danny was one person who I became friends with in Walbridge. He had one of the biggest collections of original Blue's LP's I've ever seen.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 26 March 2010 Union I don't think your father would remember me. My time in Walbridge was short only three years 1977-1980 then I transferred down to Virginia. I didn't get to know a lot of my co-workers back then if you got hired in Walbridge without having family working on the railroad they sort of ostracized a person. I was hired because I was a Vietnam veteran a lot of my co-workers didn't like that fact. I worked the extra board and bounced around alot and those skatemen jobs. Walbridge was a huge place back in those days. Six months after transferring to Virginia I went into engine service. I got a letter from Walbridge wanting me to take promotion to conductor in late 1980 even though I was furloughed up there. I went to Walbridge talked to the Terminal Manager I think his name was Andy Browning I explained about transferring on the C&O to Virginia and going into engine service he threatened me an I politely told him to shove it where the sun doesn't shine. They finally stripped me of my seniority in Walbridge in 1981. Walbridge gave me my start on the railroad but Virginia made me feel part of the railroad.

Name: union E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 25 March 2010 LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER FOR 30PLUS YRS. Thank you for being so kind and taking the time to explain many things I did not understand. You sir are a true Gentelmen. We are all realated here in the RR industry family we are! just becuse I am not a RR does not mean it does not course through my viens. Its in the DNA! My dad and two uncles worked for CSX. My dad C&O to CSX and my uncles Conrail to CSX. And one Uncle before my time with Steam era senority. Locomotive engineer with 30 plus yrs you have even brought back memories to my father which he wants to know who you are. Him and the retired guys get together every week. Of course my dad refused to get me a job on the RR he is sort of a selfish jerk. Its sounds like you would have been a way cool dad. I went onto other things such as the military , college, and four certs ect, but my heart will always be for the RRs of our great country. God Bless you and may he grant you and your family good fortune. (-:

Name: union E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 25 March 2010 UM Locomotive engineer 10-20yrs try reading the post they are about RR safety ect. READ it does not hurt. We are talking about CSX issues here, mabey you cant read or need some glasses>? "stay on topic" UM, intresting point to make try doing what one says. God Bless.

Name: Union E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 25 March 2010 WOW! Again my dad was out there that day too. He was bringing in a train and got the call that cunningham had just got it. My dad said he was a big guy and drove a corvette. he said it sat by the shannty for like 4 months before someone came and got it? He said that he just talked too caputo recently. He even told me he talked to a switchmen or someone who was standing in a door way when the cut of cars came rolling by with him under it being chopped up scremaning or something to that asspect of it. I guess the guy screamed for a second or something liek that dad does not like to talk about it. CSX sure does seem to have a bad history of people getting hurt and worse. Just go onto you tube and there are a lot of pictures of CSX derailments and very bad track ect. A lot of rail fans have been treated badly by them including myself. It does not appear that many people enjoy working for them either. I am sure there are those who loved there job also. I was thinking that someday CSX would put no tresspassing signs on every street where a train crosses the tracks LOL! As I said before dont bother going to oregon OH anywhere near the coal and TORC area, hell they will have BP security after you just for stopping on a public road. Which is a violation of our Constitutional rights. People should know that CSX police cannot give tresspass warnings ect on public roads. And there officials are not GODs and cannot viloate peoples rights to rail fan on public property. It appears there is a grass roots rail fan "for there" rights deal going on all over now.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 25 March 2010 The 2010 Proxy material and 2009 Annual Report are available for review. http://investors.csx.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=92932&p=irol-proxy

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 25 March 2010 Union Railroad has had more than it's fair share of tragidy. I'm sure your father would remember a skatemen named Cunningham he worked the 2nd shift Interchange skate job for years. That day I was working 2nd shift at the 34/57 skate job at the westend switcher shack. We would ride clear alleys off the hump catching them after they went over the retarders. It was a great job for a young man to hold during late spring till the early fall seeing no oldhead wanted it because it was dangerous. The Interchange skate was less hectic it did mostly larger cuts of coal the 34/57 was all manifest boxcars, tankers, covered hoppers ect.... A retarded tower operater named Caputo forgot to line a switch for a cut of coal it went into the wrong track on top of the track Cunningham was riding. It was another tragidy. C&O covered it. I don't think they even held an investigation on the tower operator seeing he was a good ole'boy worked tower operator, yardmaster, and I think assistant trainmaster at times. It made a person think about what your life was worth to these people. The biggest thing I preached to new hires was it only takes a second for bad to happen that metal is unforgiving. Check, recheck, do it a third time if need be, but be safe go home to your family live a long life.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 24 March 2010 LE 10-20 Quit bitching and post something. Your post was neither coutious or professional.

Name: union E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 24 March 2010 thats crazy! I talked to my dad tonight and he wants to know who you are, but I told him no one uses names here. And he did tell me that was only one of many people who lost there lives out there. And he said he just went to another funeral for another RR. You probably know many of these men yourself. Dad said that the yardmaster that day wanted work to get underway right away but no one would do anything until the rest of his body was cleaned up or at least what was left of it. It sounded like the RR officials did not care what happened as long as they were making money for coperate HQ. CSX just had a 113 coal cars go over a mountain last month after the snow storms. I am sure that they will try to blame the train crew. They tried to hang my dad more than once. Its like the ore and coal exports to other countries it makes us look like some third world country. They buy our products cheaper than dirt. I am sure CSX makes a huge profit off of this method. It does bother me becuse CSX is my fav RR. I model it in HO sclae and love to watch and take pictures of CSX. They could be a way cool RR if they were just a little nicer to people. Sometimes I think people in this country who are in Coperate positions forget there American roots and what a great place this is to live or at least was. I was in the Army and my son is in the army as a matter of fact we have served in the military all the way from the civil war to present day. Too many coperate people do not serve there country or even care they just want others to do for them then they go to there Catholic church on sundays give a few bucks in the basket and our forgiven? So I take it you and my dad must have seen each other the day that RR passed away, becuse he was right there too. I hope God can bless you not to have to think about things like that and watch over that guys family and all of the other RR who have lost there lives in the line of duty. God Bless

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 24 March 2010 Every time I read comments on this site, I find stories that have nothing to do with the topic. This topic is supposed to be about Courtesy and Proffessionalism CSX Style. I'm seeing conversations about everything but Courtesy and Proffessionalism, Safety First, Denied Claims, etc. Can't we stay on topic?

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 24 March 2010 I was the switchmen on the job in Yard D when the fieldman was coupled up that was in 1978. I found him in between to high cube boxcars. The yard foreman sent me out because he was taking to long to get the track together. We didn't have hand held radios back then everything was done by fuses with hand signals. We had to seperate all the yard tracks so the EMS could get to him. He was still alive they called his wife and his preacher. He wasn't in any pain because his spine was crushed. After everything was done the trainmaster wanted me to pull the pin I told him to go screw himself that was his job. About a week later same job I knew what happened. I was coupling up a yard track midnight shift high cubed boxcars and auto racks were the first to come out with roller bearings instead of journal boxes they were quiet. They also had swing arm drawheads a coupling didn't make I watched the cars come to a stop with my lantern. I went in to line up the drawheads when something told me to move. I step over the rail and heard a click the cars silently rolled back if I wouldn't of moved it would of happened to me. It's a day that I'll always remember.

Name: union E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 24 March 2010 Yes my dad was out there during the blizzard also. He was a engineer so i am sure you guys new each other. Well he was a fireman back then. Today all of his friends he worked with are passing away now. He go's to a funeral about once every three weeks. Even all of his friends that i weight lifted with are have either passed on or are in nursing homes dying. Man he told me stories about guys getting killed while on the job back in the late 60's and 70's that would make your hair stand on end! Real bad stuff. I cant imagine how many men were killed while on the job in accidents. Coupled, run over by trains, falling off, heart attacks, severed limbs, broken bones you name it. I have lost all of the RRs I weight lifted with now. They have all passed on. It is too bad that CSX does not place a place of hounor and respect for all of the familys who lost love ones while on the job there. I even remmeber one story about a guy who got coupled and they called his wife he passed a short time later. My dad was within eye site of it! He would not go down there thoe to sad to see. God BLess all of those RRs who have passed on or lossed there lives while on duty. They say RRs are cursed when they retire becuse they work so much and so many hours that they cannot function outside of the RR enviorment after retirment.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 23 March 2010 I stopped in at Walbridge yard in 2007. It definitely didn't look the same. I noticed the yardmaster had several screens monitoring the cameras. When CSX took over half of Conrail I knew either Walbridge or Stanley was going to take a hit. Walbridge was definitely a better yard. I took plenty of trains to Stanley in the '70s. Got stuck over there during the blizzard of '78 for almost 24 hours before the C&O could get to us.

Name: Union E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 23 March 2010 Yes he retired several yrs ago. I dont want to say the exact date on this web site, but he did love his job in the later years as he was number two on the senority board. Today Walbiradge is a very different place. They use it for auto rack storage and "thru" trains. They tore down the old brick as my dad called it. Crew place? And most of the buildings are now gone. Also the Hump is vacant and no longer in use. It is very sad I remmeber when i was a kid going out to work with him and it was booming with trains now itsa a ghost town. Most of the trains go to the stanley puller job as dad called it. Stanley is full of trains all of the time. Funny Walbiradge has a much nicer and bigger tracks than Stanley yard, but hey the higher ups do what they want. Thye are now working hard to get a lot of trains out through Perrysburg OH and onto Deshler. They are putting up new gates and getting ready to shut down streets. I would love to go out and watch trains leaving the walbidage yard but no such a chance. Thye have freakin cameras everywhere and they think they own every street they go by. I swear CSX must spend a fortune on CSX no tressapsing signs. They are a bunch of goons. I dont and wont go into details but I also had two uncles now retired from CSX who were not all that happy with there treatment either.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 22 March 2010 Union I left Walbridge in 1980 when the auto industry took a dump transfered to Virginia. In 1980 there weren't any warning signs. I remember getting recalled from winter furlough went to Fostoria to work for two weeks which was normal then was furloughed again. I tried working out of Columbus excersizing my rights on the Hocking Division that didn't last long. I don't regret tranferring coal business was booming in Virginia. Most of those who came down here were from Michigan only three of us came from Walbridge. I take it your father is now retired. I just retired two weeks ago.

Name: Union E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 22 March 2010 Very interesting. 30 plus yrs. My dad had 35 plus yrs. He also worked out of Walbridge OH. And yes you are right as soon as the docs shut down for the winter he got laid off. Also I am not sure but it appears that the TORC facility is not doing so good right now. All of the Ore is gone. It was piled up just a few months back? Both of the TORC locomotives are working out of Stanley switching, of course all but a couple jobs are remote now. I am not a fan of remote engines. Just today a CN train was stuck on Vickers and the yard master said he could get them a push from behind? Some days CSX has decent power and some days they have a lot of old beat up engines. As soon as the "ore and coal boats start coming in it will hopefully pick back up. I love ore trains! Nothing like a old school SD40-2 set pulling a ore train or a coal train, but mostly GEs or SD70s. Take care

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 21 March 2010 The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen BLE(T) are affiliated with the Teamsters (IBT). What your father went thru was common during the his early years on the railroad. He wasn't a seasonal worker no such thing on the railroad. The closes thing that could be classified seasonal years ago they would hire during the summer rail gangs mostly college students who lived on camp cars traveled around the system replacing tyes and rail. I started railroading on the C&O out of Walbridge Ohio it was the severe winters that furloughed us back then when the lake freighters on Lake Erie shut down no winter navigation that was 35% of our business. Bumping during the slack months was and still is common some places it took 10-12 years of seniority to hold a job year round.

Name: UNION E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 20 March 2010 Hey guys I was just wondering in Ohio there is the Teamsters for RR employess for CSX I believe. My dad spent many yrs working for C&O to CSX and got laid off all of the time when I was a kid. It was terrible! We would starve and he would go out onto the road and work when he could. I think they were considered "seasonal" employess back then? Nothing beats standing in line with your dad trying to get food stamps while other guys were countinf "fat" pay checks all winter long. Unions are a God send when they are out for workers rights. Too bad someone can "bump" you off the board and take your job as they pleae. O man did my dad get that often. He would be wroking a job and bam "where would the next food on the table come from". There are many godd unions out there. And the Teamsters is one of them. God Bless all of you and may he watch over and protect you on the job.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 20 March 2010 Hey RRJ: I don't understand why the UTU represents pilots and bus drivers either except maybe they're in transportation. Sheetmetal workers are a real stretch...I think I read somewhere that since sheetmetal workers build and repair passenger cars, the union considers sheetmetal a RR trade. I don't think anyone, whether they are an engine or ground service, would disagree that there should be one union for the operating personnel. Over the years both unions have been corrupted by greed and ego; which is why there wasn't a merger between them. I'm afraid it's too late now to change the course!

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 20 March 2010 NoMo That merger was puzzling. What do trainmen and sheetmetal workers have in common? There is no common bond. There could of been a merger between the BLE & UTU if the UTU had provided their financial records. Their refusal led the BLE to dissolve any chance of a merger.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 20 March 2010 I think the UTU is horse shit. The UTU trys its best to copy the BLE when nogotiating contracts. The UTU as well as all other unions care nothing more about anything but getting thee dues.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 19 March 2010 This was posted this morning (3/18)on the UTU web site...it's funny it didn't make the front page, I wonder why? I would think this is rather important to the membership...but I could be wrong! http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=51183

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for Less than 1 year Posted: 16 March 2010 Transfer cubbie i was just sent a letter on about 5 places looking for transfers

Name: furloughed cubbie E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 16 March 2010 going on month 14 of being furloughed and CSX still sucks

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 16 March 2010 Straight from the UTU web site! In bad times, seniority rules Railroad layoffs prompted by the recession have brought more than 120 people, some from as far away as California and New Mexico, to Nebraska rail hubs in Alliance and North Platte as union workers claim jobs held by people with less seniority, reports the Omaha World-Herald. BNSF and Union Pacific have furloughed nearly 10,000 workers nationwide since late 2008, and union rules allow "bumping," even into other states. The United Transportation Union has allowed furloughed workers to claim jobs through seniority for years, and the practice increased during the recession, which started in December 2007. When BN merged with Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, in 1995, the district that includes Alliance expanded to include more states in the West and Southwest. "This is probably the most significant downturn I've ever witnessed," said Randy Knutson, a UTU general chairperson in Denver. Railroad operations in the West and South were the first to feel effects of the recession, as consumer spending dropped and imports fell, said Knutson, who started working for the railroad in 1973 and has been a full-time union employee for about 17 years. The deepening downturn eventually hurt demand for other products shipped by rail, such as lumber and coal, and furloughs grew into the thousands nationwide. Union officials say bumping can cause mild resentment among members, but they are aware of the rules and accept them. Merchants and business officials in North Platte and Alliance say the rule has helped maintain even employment and economic stability in their communities. "We've noticed a lot of different people," said Caren Stanley, who works at Thiele Pharmacy and Gifts in Alliance, where BNSF has a rail yard and locomotive repair shop. "We're a pharmacy, so they come in to get their prescriptions." Of Alliance's 9,000 residents, about 1,600 or 17 percent work for BNSF and approximately 240 have been furloughed. Kenny Preiss, UTU Local 934 chairperson in Alliance, said about 120 railroad employees - including from California, Texas and New Mexico - bumped local workers and moved to the town through last year. Fifty remain, he said. There was a slight resentment because people lost their jobs, Preiss said. "But there were no fights, no screaming or hollering. Most people understand that we are allowed to move," he said. When Union Pacific instituted furloughs in North Platte, home of the world's largest switchyard, about 20 workers from there bumped employees with less seniority in Council Bluffs, said Ben Ebmeier, UTU Local 200 chairperson in North Platte. "At some point everybody can be bumped and everybody can bump," he said. Approximately 2,600 people work for UP at North Platte's Bailey Yard, or about 12 percent of the town's 22,000 residents. At the recession's worst point last spring and summer, about 500 people in the North Platte service unit were furloughed, union officials said. The unit includes parts of Iowa, Kansas and Wyoming. Union Pacific laid off up to 5,300 operating employees across its 23-state system last year, said spokeswoman Donna Kush. Approximately 4,000 still are idled, she said. BNSF, which operates in 28 states, had a similar fall-off in business, forcing it to furlough more than 3,000 last year. At the beginning of this year, about 1,000 had returned to work. Recovery has been slow, Kush said, with business about 13 percent below 2008 levels. "We'd love to get people back to work, but it depends on volumes," she said. More union members from distant states moved to Alliance to work than to North Platte, because the agreement with BNSF allows engineers and conductors to move across a wider swath of territory, Knutson said. The union's seniority district that includes North Platte is smaller under Union Pacific, said Rich Mohr, who is Local 286 chairperson in North Platte. A few people from Cheyenne, Wyo., bumped workers in North Platte, he said. Most Alliance residents bumped by out-of-state workers tried to stay in the area, said Dixie Nelson, director of the Alliance Area Chamber of Commerce. "They get railroad unemployment and work with lending institutions here. They talk to the bank or the credit union, who try to work with you as much as possible," she said. Furloughed rail workers with less than 10 years experience receive $320 a week from the Railroad Retirement Board for approximately three months. Workers with more experience receive an additional three months of benefits. The federal stimulus bill passed last year provided another three months of payments. Nonetheless, unemployment benefits replace only about a third of an average worker's salary, and some workers laid off for more than a year have exhausted their benefits. Jeff Fisher, 50, a BNSF conductor and switchcrew foreman in the rail yard in Alliance, said he was laid off for more than three weeks in January this year. Believing the layoff could last as long as four months, he borrowed money from a bank to make house payments and meet other needs and put his name in as a substitute teacher. "It took some planning," Fisher said. "Jobs are hard to come by here in Alliance." Finding full-time, temporary employment is difficult because employers know furloughed railroad workers will quit if called back. "Decent, full-time work?" Ebmeier said in North Platte. "That can be tough. "Most people around here know that if you are on the railroad and you're called back, you will be out." Mohr said 88 Union Pacific workers in North Platte are on a special waiting list that allows them to work two days a week for the railroad and retain their medical benefits. They also can find work elsewhere without giving up their spots on the list. The company likes the arrangement because when business picks up people on the waiting list are better prepared to return to work more quickly than regularly furloughed workers, Mohr said. "Benefits are the key thing," Mohr said. "If you can provide for your family and get them to the doctor when they need to, that's huge." BNSF doesn't have a similar waiting list, but it does provide four months of health insurance for furloughed workers. Alliance and North Platte appear to have survived the furloughs relatively unscathed. "Things are kind of status quo," Nelson, the Alliance chamber of commerce official, said. "I think through Christmas businesses kind of held their own. It was not what people feared it might be." Dan Mauk, president and CEO of the North Platte Area Chamber of Commerce, said most small businesses remain open, and city sales tax revenue is stable. (The preceding article was published March 15, 2010, by the Omaha World-Herald.)

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 14 March 2010 He's in the wind!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 13 March 2010 What happen to Danny Spencer????? Where did he go???? Why was he sent back to Indiana if that is were he's at, cant find him anyware. Shows Angie Averitte as termial superintendant here now??? What happen to Danny?

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 13 March 2010 I also have a question I work on the huntington on the blue ridge sub and have not been recalled yet, but was just wanting to know once recalled do they have to keep you marked up for awhile or can they cutt you right back off?

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 12 March 2010 As a follow up to my prior post: -The PBP is deferred until 1/01/12 rather than upon ratification of the agreement; and that a minimum of 15% will be deferred into the Capital Builder Plan. The award will be made only if an annual bonus is made under the MICP. No guarantee but highly likely. I do not recall the match CSX gives you on funds you have deducted from you pay check and put into the Capital Builder Plan. It was either 7.5% or 15%...my question would be is the 15% deferred PBP in addition to or in lieu of that match? It might be worth looking into!

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 12 March 2010 I have finally had the opportunity to read the proposed UTU/CSX SSA. Several concerns and comments. -First the money is awful and is reason enough to vote no. -It "replaces any and all local agreements, past practices and arbitral jurisprudence that are in conflict unless otherwise provided for in side letter 9". -The PBP is deferred until 1/01/12 rather than upon ratification of the agreement; and that a minimum of 15% will be deferred into the Capital Builder Plan. The award will be made only if an annual bonus is made under the MICP. No guarantee but highly likely. -The IPA is a gift for working safely, by the rules and perfect attendance. It's up to the individual to decide for themselves if it's worth it. It beats the street! -Seniority districts...looks like the L&N covers Alabama, Kentucky & Tennessee. More places to work and more people to take your job. -Furlough Retention Board...really only helps a few new guys. -Reserve Board...helps out a few old heads and an equal number of new hires. -Too many grey areas left up to the Dispute Resolution Committee. 90% of this is boilerplate and basically the same as the agreements you now work under. I have been adamant that the time is long overdue to streamline the system...the RLA, the unions and the carrier. Based on this proposal, CSX has taken a step. I completely understand why CSX would like their employees to be available and work safely. To that end CSX has offered a proposal that requires the employee to take ownership of their jobs and the company. Unless CSX is profitable there is no company and no jobs. Some one once said on here that this contract is CSX's dream contract.If it is, CSX can and will do better...never accept the first offer. The decision rests solely on the UTU membership...I've heard for too long that it's a new generation of railroaders and the expect more. All I can say to that is you get what you earn, so if you have high expectations you better have the wherewithal to achieve them. You can start by voting no and sending your General Chairmen back to the bargaining table with clarity of purpose...tell them what you want, what you like and what you don't like about this proposal. it's time for the "new generation" to step up to the plate!

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 11 March 2010 I saw this and could help smiling. http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=51064 Made me think of the Ocean Springs girl who came out of the bar and flashed us every time a train would pass!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for N/A Posted: 10 March 2010 So....where is Danny Spencer now?

Name: MadMan E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 30+ years Posted: 10 March 2010 Another Wonderful Day on the Baltimore Division! CENTER CITY - March 9, 2010 (WPVI) -- A derailed train car fell as it was being lifted, and the Action Cam caught it on video. Related Content MORE: Send a Breaking News alert MORE: Report a typo MORE: Action News Desktop Alert MORE: SLIDESHOW: Viewer photos When more than 2 million pounds of churning metal tries to come to a screeching halt, something has to give, and the train derailed Monday night just after 10 p.m. at 23rd and Race streets in Center City Philadelphia. Michael Fischette lives along the tracks and watched as the conductor tried to keep the train on the tracks. Crews spent the morning trying to get the cars back on the rail and clear the scene. They had a minor setback when one car toppled over. But they got the job done a few hours later. VIDEO: One of the cars slipped and fell onto its side during efforts to get it back on the tracks Tuesday morning, and Action News cameras were rolling as it happened. There were no hazardous materials aboard any of the 5 cars that derailed. CSX teams had the train repaired and back on its way by noon. The rail lines are used solely for freight trains and the derailment is not affecting commuter trains. Fire officials say there are no injuries and no hazardous material involved. The cause of the derailment still under investigation. (Copyright ©2010 WPVI-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.)

Name: steve E-mail: hmstoo@hotmail Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 09 March 2010 Hey Skippi! I started with CSX in the 70s and quit in the 90s. Retirement age was changed when Regan was in office. I wasn't eligible for full benefits until I was 66 & 9 months.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for N/A Posted: 08 March 2010 All I know is his wife's name is Jamie and he moved to Georgia from Florida.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 08 March 2010 Would that be Larry McKenzie out of Gentilly...tell me it ain't so?

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for N/A Posted: 08 March 2010 Why???????? was Danny Spencer sent back to Indiana from Boyles Yard?

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for N/A Posted: 08 March 2010 Who has information on the affair between Lindsey Harrison and Larry McKenzie? Is the Railroad aware of this? They are in both in Georgia, but she came from Boyles Yard in Alabama. Need info concerning their jobs at the moment. She is supposedly on leave??????

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 05 March 2010 Here's another "let me tell you how good we're doing and our future plans to do even better". Maybe this time they'll catch the market on an up tick! http://investors.csx.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=92932&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1398401&highlight= J.P. MORGAN THOMAS R. WADEWITZ 212-622-6461

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 05 March 2010 Lafayette, IN...will there be a conversion? Will Danny become a member of the High Heeled Boys Club? Stay tuned.

Name: Pete E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years Posted: 04 March 2010 Heads up Lafayette, Indiana Yards. Danny Spencer is headed your way, and plans on excersizing his Yard Master seniority. The wife has had enough of Danny, and his wild ways. She is going home to the Lafayette area, and if Danny wants to be with his kids, he had better follow. Enjoy

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 02 March 2010 Hey APE 1-10: We sold him a couch, love seat, ottoman and a couple of tables we didn't want that were going to storage or be given to charity. I suppose you think we should have given them to him. That was 2.5 years ago. He has been given enough...since you seem to know him you can ask him. If you're interested I have a circa 1880 Brunswick regulation pool table...I don't believe my step son can afford it, maybe you can!

Name: Jesus Nomo E-mail: Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year Posted: 02 March 2010 LOL! Nomo said this....... Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 22 February 2010 Hey Con 1-10: Lets get one thing straight...first I'm not your buddy. Secondly, at 28 your not old enough to know the difference between shit and shinola. If you've been in furlough status for four years, why would you hang around the crew room and make yourself mad by watching the old heads tally their earning statements? Or better yet, why haven't you taken a transfer...I'm sure they have been offered. Why are the "young guys" suffering to feed their family? Perhaps you can favor all of us by telling us what kind of trucks they drive and how they live. The old heads can drive those trucks because their families are grown and hopefully off their dole, their houses are paid for. Their expenses are less than a young man with a family. Life is full of choices...you can save and invest money now or you can spend it on impressing your friends. Make the wrong choice now and you'll regret it later. Any one under 30 has never seen truly tough times. Times are tough and will get tougher before they get better, sounds like the regrets are starting. By the way, I have a '01 GMC Yukon and a '99 MB ML450 and the money I've saved on notes, insurance and tags will pay for a nice extended family vacation in Europe this summer or buy one of my Grandchildren a P.A.C.T. contract which will pay for their college education. Like I said, it's their money and they can spend it however they want to. If they are suffering however, do you think it might be because of the choices they made? What he failed to add is that he is full of shit and that he was selling his furniture to his step son not that long ago. The step son that still works for railroad.

Name: rel'd women of B'ham E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 02 March 2010 Great news everyone, yeah!!!!!yeah!!!!!!heah!!!!! Danny Spencer has been fired as a CSX officer, the days of fucking with peoples wifes, chickenshit failures, lying to everyone, stepping on toes has finally caught up with old Danny. Too bad he did'nt get fired completely. Would have been nice to have seen his seniority taken away so he could see what it feels like to be on the other end of things for a change. Ever heard of 'Karma' Danny? well you finally got yours.

Name: getting you from A to A 1/2 E-mail: Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 20-30 years Posted: 26 February 2010 Just a thought to throw out amongst all you conductors and the few engineers with the UTU. Why don't one of you start up UTU-Sucks.com ??? They are the ones who agree to all this BS

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 25 February 2010 Hey Con 1-10: It has been said before but it bears repeating...become involved in your local, read the Railroad Labor Act and the Collective Bargaining Agreement you work under. Don't be embarrassed to ask questions...the documents are difficult to understand. The old heads are the repository of the knowledge. Frankly the UTU would rather the membership not become educated about them. Knowledge is your best friend and a little can go a long way. Please, whatever you do, take the time to vote and encourage you coworkers to vote. Regardless of the outcome, this vote will impact you for the rest of your careers

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 25 February 2010 Thanks NoMo I've asked that question to several people and nobody seems to know or they say we will get worse if we vote it down , I just wasn't sure how the process worked or the steps .

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 25 February 2010 Hey Con 1-10: Lets put first things first...the vote comes first, every thing else is second. What might happen next is of little or no importance; ifs and buts should have nothing to do with you or anyone else voting or how you vote. The PEB it the very last step in the process and would be years away; and yes their recommendation would be imposed on all parties. However, the recommendations made by the PEB could very well be to members advantage. In the past the UTU has used the threat of a possible PEB imposing less favorable terms than those negotiated to coerce the members into voting for the proposed agreement. If the SSA fails, like the Loco 30+ said, the parties will sit down and renegotiate or fall back on the national negotiations. Should the national agreement fail you would continue to work under the current contract until a new one was ratified or the PEB recommendations were imposed. A strike would last a hour or two before the President issued a back to work order, the UTU would immediately comply, if they didn't the civil fines would commence and the union leadership arrested. The last thing the UTU leadership wants to do is bankrupt their meal ticket or go to jail. Until the union leadership is willing to make sacrifices, the chain of shitty contracts brought to the membership will continue!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 25 February 2010 If voted down could this be forced on us through section notices and stuff like that.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 25 February 2010 Looks like the UTU is bringing out the heavy guns! I may be reading between the lines but it looks like the UTU is telling the membership not to expect much out of the National negotiations and accept what they offer! Why don't we just shut 'em down? By Retired UTU GS&T Dan Johnson We frequently hear from frustrated members, "Why don’t we simply go on strike, shut the railroad down, and be done with it?" I, too, have shared these feelings witnessing excessive discipline, outrageous demands of arrogant managers, and carrier negotiators focusing only on their year-end bonus. But the fact is, it's against the law to simply "shut ‘em down." Before labor or management may engage in strikes or lockouts, each must satisfy numerous steps spelled out by the Railway Labor Act (RLA). In most disputes - defined as differences over application or interpretation of contracts - the RLA requires final and binding arbitration. In the few disputes that can lead to a strike or lockout -- involving collective bargaining over contract amendments affecting wages, benefits and working conditions -- the Supreme Court held that the RLA purposely creates "interminable" delay designed to encourage both sides to reach a mutually-acceptable solution and keep the trains running. Among the lengthy steps is open-ended mediation by the National Mediation Board, and recommendations for settlement by a White House appointed presidential emergency board (PEB). Railroads are deemed so essential to national defense and a healthy economy that even in the few instances where all intermediate steps fail, and a strike or lockout is permitted, Congress usually inserts itself and passes a back-to-work law imposing settlement demands generally mirroring PEB recommendations. We, in rail labor, have learned from bitter experience that our membership is better served by a voluntary settlement -- even if we don’t get all we want -- than having a third party, with no real-world knowledge of our industry, cram a settlement down our throats. Finally, if we ignore the law and "shut ‘em down" anyway, we face fines and civil judgments that could bankrupt the union and result in jail terms for those involved in the shutdown. (Dan Johnson served as UTU GS&T from 2001 until his retirement in 2007. He hired on as a Southern Pacific trainman, Tucson Division, in 1966. He held elective positions of vice local chairperson, local chairperson and legislative representative for Local 807, Tucson, and was Arizona State Legislative Board chairperson from 1975-1983. Brother Johnson was vice general chairperson and general chairperson for Southern Pacific/Union Pacific Western Lines from 1981-1997; and an International vice president from 1997 to his election as GS&T in 2001. He earned an undergraduate degree in government and history from the University of Arizona in 1969, and did graduate studies there in 1969 and 1970.) February 23, 2010

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 25 February 2010 I would check with your Local S/T or LC to find out who is eligible to vote they should have a list. It should be anyone with good standings within the union. Since you're furloughed you should be eligible to vote seeing union dues are waived during that time period. I don't think retirees can vote because when they retire they resign their seniority from the railroad even though they are still considered union members. If the UTU SSA is voted down there would be two options: 1) The UTU and CSX could sit down and renegotiate another on-property contract hopefully with better results. 2) Resort back to the national contract negotiations.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 24 February 2010 do furloughed employs get to vote and is it true that retired utu members vote also what happens next if this contract is voted down , i get different answers on that .

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 24 February 2010 Hey Con 10-20: My comments in response to Hancock's answers to the Old Head Conductor's dissection of the UTU SSA. E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 20 February 2010 There's nothing like a little light reading first thing in the morning! It took less time to read "War and Peace". After reading his defense of UTU SSA agreement...all I can say is "guilty as charged". I see nothing in his responses that would change my mind. The fact that he would respond at all tells me the SSA is in trouble and the UTU is trying to divert the memberships attention from the issues at hand. I found the following exchange quite humorous... "You should remember that the value of an Individual Performance Award of CSX stock depends solely on the value of the stock at the time given and should not be held as a set amount. The actual value of the award could vary widely, depending on the market or forces such as stock splits. If you are serving our country in the National Guard or Reserve, and have weekend duty once every six months, you will never see an Individual Performance Award until you hitch is up. Just CSX's way of saying thanks for your service". Response: "The stock is the stock; it is not based on a monetary value. This is better than the writer’s opinion. CSXT’s policy on serving in the military remains in effect. Finally, the IPA is an addition". If the stock isn't based on a monetary value, what's it based on...good intentions? Here's the kicker..."However, this Agreement will put from a minimum of $18,000.00 to $53000.00 or more in a member’s pocket. And if the national does better on the GWI, it will be more money guaranteed". Let's blind the membership with $ signs! Looks like the UTU is getting desperate. The GC and the UTU considered this a fait accompli, a done deal; leading the sheep to slaughter. They though the membership would follow the footsteps of the BLEt membership. The last thing the UTU and CSX wants is to have the National proposal released prior to the SSA being ratified...they don't want the membership to compare them. Don't be surprised if votes aren't cast from the grave yard! Like the 30+ Con stated yesterday under Safety...I too can't believe the UTU would even allow something like this to be brought to a vote. I truly hope this proposal is soundly defeated then the GC are ousted from their jobs. Perhaps then International would get the message!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 24 February 2010 This has nothing to do with old or young. This is about working conditions that will affect everyone for decades. When the BLE SSA came about some people thought how great it would be to know where and when they'll be working every week under a bid system. Not thinking about what will be lost. Last year when the BLE negotiated the SSA extension they knew there was a possibility it wouldn't pass so they included another opt out clause for 2014. Using scare tactics of the economy and that national negotiations could go on for years. Those same tactics are being used by the UTU. Wether it passes or not isn't the bigger question it's getting people to take 5 minutes to send in a ballot. In a democracy majority always wins. To see a small turnout of voters like what happened with the BLE in 2007 (51%) & 2009 (34%) is troubling.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years Posted: 23 February 2010 Who cares about the age group what we need to be talking about is voting this contract down and spreading the word ! Hey NoMo what did you think about Hancocks comment on the contract ; and why haven't we heard about the national . They were goin to meet the 1st of this month to negotiate and there are no updates .

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 23 February 2010 speaking of the bickering between old head and new blood.... thats part of the problem, just like the utu vs. ble..... it should be old + new vs this piece of shit company called CSX. the unions should also stop the bickering and side deals and try to work together to bring better treatment to the union dues paying employees of CSX. Company is getting what they want cause WE the idiots wont stand together.....

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 23 February 2010 Some debt restructuring: http://investors.csx.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=92932&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1393587&highlight=

Name: Furloughed Cubbie E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 23 February 2010 i have been reading the bickering between old head and new blood. What the new blood fails to mention is at the interview they told us the odds of getting furloughed are high and they even made us sign a piece of paper saying we understood this. I signed it and so did all the rest of the cubbies. So i will have to side with the old heads on this one but do keep in mind one thing to all the old heads out there. While you bitch about everything, just keep in mind we will be glad to do your job for less because dammit we just want to fucking work. Bottom line is new blood knew what the hell they were getting into and the old heads need to understand that we just want to pay the bills. Some of us left damn good jobs thinking that CSX was better and got dry fucked by J-ville when they only gave us days and not weeks to turn notices into previous employers which in turned kept most of us from going back to our old jobs.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 23 February 2010 Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 22 February 2010 Hey Con 1-10: Lets get one thing straight...first I'm not your buddy. Secondly, at 28 your not old enough to know the difference between shit and shinola. If you've been in furlough status for four years, why would you hang around the crew room and make yourself mad by watching the old heads tally their earning statements? Or better yet, why haven't you taken a transfer...I'm sure they have been offered. Why are the "young guys" suffering to feed their family? Perhaps you can favor all of us by telling us what kind of trucks they drive and how they live. The old heads can drive those trucks because their families are grown and hopefully off their dole, their houses are paid for. Their expenses are less than a young man with a family. Life is full of choices...you can save and invest money now or you can spend it on impressing your friends. Make the wrong choice now and you'll regret it later. Any one under 30 has never seen truly tough times. Times are tough and will get tougher before they get better, sounds like the regrets are starting. By the way, I have a '01 GMC Yukon and a '99 MB ML450 and the money I've saved on notes, insurance and tags will pay for a nice extended family vacation in Europe this summer or buy one of my Grandchildren a P.A.C.T. contract which will pay for their college education.XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Heck man you left out the best part. The Harley Davidson, and the Trailer house double wide!!!

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 23 February 2010 Hey Loco 30+: Sounds like the same old song...just a few more slots to bid on. Instead of bidding on jobs at your home terminal you'll have to bid on jobs in your seniority district. Seniority is king, the best jobs go to the most senior men. If you happen to work at a desirable terminal you may be displaced by a man who rather drive 50 or 60 miles to work a afternoon job rather than work grave yards at home. Of course that has always been a possibility, it now becomes a probability. In any event the dreaded F9 board will no longer be a seasonal visitor rather a permanent guest. The youngest men will reside there until they have enough seniority to hold the shittiest job in the shittiest terminal in the district. I wonder if the F9 board will be by terminal or if they'll go to a district wide board? In any event, if I were at the bottom of the roster I would be tuning up the resume and looking for other employment while my seniority ripened. If I was on the cusp of holding a job at home, I might preempt being forced by relocating to the shitty terminal. There's no point in postponing the inevitable and it would save money and stress further down the line and limit you to one relocation. Down here Gentilly was considered the shittiest terminal in the district. When I first hired out I was forced to New Orleans. It was 135 miles from my front door to the yard office; it took 1:55 to make the drive. Although I didn't like it, I found the yard, people and city enjoyable. Pensacola would be considered the best but unless you had 2 years of service you couldn't hold anything. I found a nice apartment about 5 minutes from the yard just on the dry side of the revetment. With utilities it still cost $750 a month. Either move your family or make the move with enough men to share the expenses and keep your share small. The RR is hard enough and will put a strain on families and marriages even under the best circumstances. Being separated by a couple of hundred miles for 10-12 days at a time for a couple of years spells disaster. In any event, if I had less than 3 years of service I would start formulating "what if" scenarios. Even if the UTU SSA doesn't pass CSX's employment/labor relation philosophy is evolving...mutating is a more like it and they will be increasingly hard to deal with.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 23 February 2010 CSX allows bad behavior with their frieght train emplowees. they leave their job to meet their girlfriends to run on their spouses then call the other person on the job this i they going in the waycross yard . I know this happien from when CSX was in fernandina bch. fl. to waycross ga. this is a safty issue they cover for each other engineers and conductors. this happiens alot with the ones from age to and they are still there. they are a safty problem.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 23 February 2010 NoMo What I used was some what exagerated but not really. The bid system has 85 slots. Engineers in my area have to protect a seniority zone of 234 miles which includes 5 yards. My point was some people are bidding on jobs that they couldn't hold unless hell froze over then want to bitch when they're forced to other terminals. If the trainmen get this bid system life will drastically change. They too will have to protect every job within their seniority zone. The fall back is if no one bids on a job it can be awarded to the youngest man who didn't put in enough bids. If I had my choice of putting extra bids in for jobs I don't really want that might require that I drive 70 miles to work it's better than be forced to drive 234 miles. It has already happened. Never say they can't. The railroad doesn't care about any hardships. Once you're in a bid system it's all about putting in the right choices from #1 being the best down to #85 being the worse. Just because a persons terminal only has 14 jobs there might be 71 other jobs within the zone. Most cases where people were forced away from home they've been lucky to get a weeks vacation or PL days till the next round of bids.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 23 February 2010 Hey Loco 30+: It seems to me that having to bid on 85 jobs is excessive. Unless you're at an ultra-large terminal; in the case of an engineer, there aren't that many jobs at their home terminal. Does the SSA force engineers to bid on jobs outside their home terminal? Trying to recall, in Mobile there seemed to be maybe 14 yard (Pre RCO) or local jobs, 8 assigned runs, 10 pool slots and another 20 or so slots on two boards. The Mobile boards protected New Orleans. That's 52 slots the engineers could bid at their home terminal and that's before Sibert went remote. That would leave 33 slots the engineers would have to bid outside the home terminal. The UTU seniority district went as far as Birmingham; I'm not sure how far the BLEt district went to. However, I do know it went to Pensacola (60 miles), Flomaton (60 miles), Montgomery (170 miles) and New Orleans (135 miles). In any event, being forced on a job other than a TV at an away from home terminal would cause a severe financial hardship. I'm I correct that CSX does not have to provide a room or meal allowance on jobs that are forced? Have engineers in your District been forced or can they bid down? The UTU has a 30 mile rule...I wonder how the union and carrier will reconcile the conflict if the UTU SSA's bid system is similar to the BLEt's and it passes? I guess engineers are subject to flowback, so there is someplace they can go...the ground service employees have no such protection regardless of whether the UTU SSA passes or fails. I think the tales of woe haven't even begun!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 23 February 2010 Cond 1-10 The young is suffering? What do you think we haven't been in that situation? I can assure you we went through furloughs and difficult times on the railroad. It's a matter of sticking it out or leaving. There are no other choices. I don't think people would be bitching about getting laid off from other jobs more than they do about the railroad. No one owes you anything definitely not those still working. What you're looking for is a hand out. Go paint a sign go to the nearest interstate on ramp and say you'll work for food. I'm with NoMo if you've been furloughed for 4 years why are you hanging out in the crew room. Apparently you know how to get another job seeing your F150 ect...was paid off before you hired out. What NoMo stated was correct. In 2008 & 2009 we saw newbies just marked up buying new Cadillac Escalades, F150's, Mercedes, BMW's ect...even though we warned them not to buy anything big within 5 years till they establish seniority. I've lived in the same home for 23 years I drive a 2007 Dodge Charger I got from the credit union which was a repo. Most of my peers don't live high on the hog like ya'll think. All we think about is getting to retirement age.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 23 February 2010 C&O Joe I'm on the Huntington Division just like you. I've even quoted you on this site and a few others that the union helped those in training that were let go. That was the union in action taking care of it's people even though they weren't technically in the union. If people would get involved with the union it would open up their eyes to see it's not all cut and dry that everything has to go through the proper channels. All I see is those few who occasionally attend meeting have their own agenda and not the locals/divisions as a whole. Bitching moaning they didn't get their claims paid that CSX forced them outside the home terminal because they didn't put the max 85 jobs on their bid sheet ect...When it comes down to issues that affect everyone that can't seem to form an opinion. The unions good or bad needs people to get involved or just go with the consequenses from non-participation.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 23 February 2010 Lloyd It appears you read more into what I wrote that what it was. It's time for those who have the majority voting power to step up to the plate. That would be anyone with less than 20 years on the railroad. My generation doesn't have voting power anymore most of us will be gone in the next 5 years. You talk about being a veteran that's commendable and you should be proud to have served your country. It still has nothing to do with the railroad. Other than like myself I was hired because of my military service. All I stated was this generation has to get involved with the union for it to survive. This defeatist attitude will be it's downfall. There isn't any such thing as voluntary furloughs if there was it wouldn't help it would be a temporary fix. You think because we are up in age we have tons of money in the bank. Most of my generation is just getting to the point to aggressively save for retirement. We've helped put our children through college helped them make a fresh start in life ect...it never stops them comes the grandchildren. If you can't take advise from the generation before you then you're a fool. I've never stated this new generation had everything handed to them on a silver platter that was you. You're the biggest complainer when CSX has tried to help out by offering transfers. You find the negative side in everything. Yes, I come on this website everyday. Sometimes I post sometimes I don't. All in all it's my 15 minutes. I'm in the process of retiring. There ya' go I helped put a man to work that most likely would still be furloughed. The time will come when one morning you'll wake up to find ya'll have become the oldheads. I was 32 years old when it happened. Then when it happens the next generation can whim and moan about how greedy you are. Most people I know young an old aren't voluntering to run up it's more of a case that CMC gets them on the phone and forces it. That has been going on way before you and I were ever born. It's not new.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 22 February 2010 Hey Con 1-10: Lets get one thing straight...first I'm not your buddy. Secondly, at 28 your not old enough to know the difference between shit and shinola. If you've been in furlough status for four years, why would you hang around the crew room and make yourself mad by watching the old heads tally their earning statements? Or better yet, why haven't you taken a transfer...I'm sure they have been offered. Why are the "young guys" suffering to feed their family? Perhaps you can favor all of us by telling us what kind of trucks they drive and how they live. The old heads can drive those trucks because their families are grown and hopefully off their dole, their houses are paid for. Their expenses are less than a young man with a family. Life is full of choices...you can save and invest money now or you can spend it on impressing your friends. Make the wrong choice now and you'll regret it later. Any one under 30 has never seen truly tough times. Times are tough and will get tougher before they get better, sounds like the regrets are starting. By the way, I have a '01 GMC Yukon and a '99 MB ML450 and the money I've saved on notes, insurance and tags will pay for a nice extended family vacation in Europe this summer or buy one of my Grandchildren a P.A.C.T. contract which will pay for their college education. Like I said, it's their money and they can spend it however they want to. If they are suffering however, do you think it might be because of the choices they made?

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 22 February 2010 Hey buddy! My f-150, my home and everything else I own was earned threw the hard work before I ever came to CSX! I am 28 years old and I can tell you right now that you are full of shit. I work in Erwin Tn and am in my 4th year of Fourlough status. I see so much bullshit that I want to puke right there in the crew room floor. The guys that have 20 plus are so greedy that all they do is calculate there earnings. I see young guys suffering to feed there familys whil you old fuckers are driving the nice trucks and sports cars and have fat ass wallets and have to jump on a train and listen to your bitching! I see 30 plus men mad because they are so caught up in there greed they think you are taking there job from them. When you go to work next time look at what kind of vehicle your hopping into!

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 22 February 2010 Hey Joe: Not all short lines are bad to work for. The Alabama State Docks Terminal Railroad paid their Engineers and Switchmen $2-3/hour more than CSX did and this was 5 years ago. No RCOs and the only jobs on Sunday were extras. 80 miles of track, mostly yard and 7 switchers and they couldn't stand CSX either!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years Posted: 22 February 2010 How craft workers fall into to management positions: http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2010-02-17/

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 22 February 2010 Hey Lloyd: I can't speak for anyone but myself...you're right, each generation is different largely due to the efforts of the preceding generations. I hate to paint everyone with a broad brush but look around the different terminals you work. Cadillacs, Z-71s, F-150s, high end sports cars. Most but not all are owned by 20 somethings. Employees that are new or have just a year or two on the RR. It's not only CSX but other class Is, IIs and IIIs union and non-union alike. This is not unique to the RR either...check out the parking lots of the industries you work...there are a lot of really nice late model cars and trucks, some with nice boats behind them as well. Now I will venture to guess that 99% of the people couldn't afford vehicles or boats like this on the incomes they earn, whether it be from CSX or ExxonMobil and reasonably provide for a growing family and their future needs. The ones that can, live at home with their parents. The rest are either living well beyond their means or have inherited money and using it to fund these luxuries. Either way I don't care...it their money and they can do with it as they please. The point I've tried to make is the high paying jobs on the RR, Steel, Auto and Coal industries have come at a cost. The cost being participation by the membership in the union and a say so in their own affairs. Over the last 20 years the wage increases and benefits won by prior generations has slowly eroded...why? Because the current membership either doesn't care or won't take the time to participate. Mark my words...in 20 years the RR contract employees will either be the elite of the working class in America or they'll be at the bottom of the food chain fighting for crumbs with the rest of the bottom feeders. It all depends on the individual members being a part of something bigger than themselves. For the ground service personnel, the time is at hand to decide which it'll be...will a few decide or will many?

Name: C&O JOE E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 22 February 2010 Engineer 30+, I don't know how it works everywhere, but I know the suspended Trainees on the C&O and L&N established seniority in Atlanta so any transfers that come in will follow them. The catch is that their not promoted so the still have to fill the 60 day probation period. The company could terminate each one's seniority if they wanted to. The training agreement calls for not less than 16 weeks of continuous training, so when they started suspending them we naturally cried foul. CSX acknolaged we were right and said they would finish training them and immediatly terminate them upon promotion. We worked it out that they could suspend them as long as they retained employment. The union quite literally saved their job but they're on here everyday talking about how bad we fucked them, as if we could have forced them to let them stay marked up. Lloyd, I agree with you, I've always felt that we are our own worst enemy. I could spend all day giving you examples of men cutting their own throats. I've had guys call me hours ahead of time to tell me shit they were gonna do to get in trouble. Then they'd do it, call me wanting me to get them out of it, and cry foul about how they got fucked by CSX, even though they knew ahead of time what would happen. I once had a guy call me and chew my ass because he was working off the F9 board and he got hit with union dues. I got to looking and he worked 19 days that month! But the union fucked him. I know this isn't the same context you were using but you know what I mean.

Name: Lloyd E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years Posted: 22 February 2010 After reading the past few comments I feel like it is necessary for me to chime in. I feel like there are always two sides to a story so let me enlighten the older generation somewhat. First of all, our generations are different. Guys in their late twenties and early thirties live different lives then those in their mid forties to early sixties, it's a fact. Eng +30 you come on here five times a week talking about how everything is handed to younger men on a plate and this generation isn't anything but crybabies. I've got news for you brother, you are flat out wrong. Do you realize how many vets work for this company? Are you claiming these new guys who went served our country want hand outs? You need to get your shit straight. The reason why you don't see a lot of guys transfering is because there is no gaurantee they will be safe where they transfer. You're right, everyone is free to make choices, but some think long and hard before they uproot their own family for a company that is shady at best. C&O Joe, you want to know how to fix the problems? One way to fix the problems is to have guys stop doing extra favors for this company. Some men could take voluntary one month furloughs if they have some cash in the bank. Some people out here work to damn much because they live to lavishly. Our CEO and his minions make too much money also. These shareholders want to make profit so they want to slash jobs. We've got one man running an operation that used to consist of two or three. We also need to implement an early out for men over 55 and that would solve a huge part of the problem. There are always solutions. Some of you on here make it sound like you had it so damn worse than people who are young and working now. Hell, at least a lot of you had opportunities that the new generation may never have. Yeah we have cell phones, the internet, and cool little gadgets these days but we are about to run out of jobs to pay for them. Everyone is different. Just because you lived your life one way or you have your opinions doesn't mean we all should have your mentality. I'm not really being critical of you Joe, but RRJ you could cut people some slack sometimes. I'm a vet myself and I don't ask for any handouts. I put my pants on just like you and trust me, I don't live beyond my means. I go where I have to go for work and I spend plenty of time away from my family. You guys are probably right about the strike. What would it do anyways besides cause all of us more headache? Maybe it would change things if we could actually have a successful one or maybe it would lead us down a path of more misery. All I know is if we don't come together we will get bent over. Now go ahead and be critical of what I say, but remember we aren't much different.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 22 February 2010 Yes, CSX has posted job application's open to the public in certian areas while people are furloughed around the system. They can do it because we don't have system wide seniority. I don't know if anyone besides the one going to Baltimore responded to permanent transfers that CSX offered. He appears to be having second thoughts. All I've read is people bitched about it. Everyone had an excuse. For those that were let go during training these transfers didn't do them any good they don't have established seniority. What is established seniority to make a person feel secure? What's the cut off for not feeling secure? I along with others transferred 30 years ago most of us had at least 3 years seniority. When I look at rosters from where I started there aren't a lot of familiar names of oldheads. Most likely they tried to wait out the furloughes then eventually moved on to other occupations. C&O Joe we read the word strike all the time on here. We read I'll sue CSX or the union. It's all a load of crap. Your the first besides myself to mention the Railway Labor Act (RLA) which prevents us from striking. I don't think to many people on here actually know what the RLA is. Most who have posted here tend to think this is a substitute union meeting. Most have never been to a union meeting. If this generation doesn't get involved they'll be trampled on seeing they now hold the majority voting power. I don't think discussing and posting links of union discussions on this website is good policy. Anyone has access. All you have to do is read the header page on how many hits from company officials have been recorded on this site the same goes for Facebook. The UTU should be required to provide a secure "members discussion area" with protection from outside sources. Like the WWII slogan "Loose lips sinks ships".

Name: C&O JOE E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 21 February 2010 Like most of you I was totally baffled to find they were offering permanant transfers to the WV Coalfields. I've been hearing the last couple of months that they were anticipating the coal market to return to or exceed 2008 levels but I wrote it off as a mix of yard office rumor and CSX trying to impart false hope onto the masses. For me, these transfer postings goes a little way toward assuring me that CSX truely believes this to be the case. We've still got many guys in furloughed and suspended training status but they're saying they'll all be back by the end of april. Looking at the current situation I find it hard to believe but based on my experiance CSX has been fairly good at predicting the market 2 months in advance. I guess only time will tell, but it's the first good news we've had in awhile. I'd be leary of transferring unless I was a real new man though, Our roster is deep as it is and if this agreement passes most could come here in a year of so anyway and have prior rights at home to fall back on if it went to hell. For the sake of conversation, let's hear everyone's solutions to all the problems the unions have. Everyone has a big problem, I wanna hear big solutions. I don't wanna hear the strike crap, everyone knows the RLA prevents that in nearly all cases, I want real solutions to real problems. It's unfortunate that by being bound to the RLA we don't have the same luxaries that many other unions have, but it is what it is. I liked the comment about "the unions allow them to hire people when people are cut off" I see the logic in it, but it's crazy to think they could prevent it. It isn't benificial to either the Carrier or the union to have peope cut off and to think the union is reaping some finnancial benifit from furloughed workers is crazy. I've spend hours and hours trying to help what furloughed guys I could sneak off the furlough list as I'm sure every other LC has. If you want to know what your union does for you talk to a short line guy that does track work, Engineer work, Brakeman work, Machinist work, and every other kind of work 14 hours a day 6 or 7 days a week for maybe half of what we make. So let's fix all the worlds problems right here on this forum, everyone bitchs, let see who has the nack for fixing things.

Name: averagejoe E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 21 February 2010 still furloughed cubby your probalby right about hearing about csx starting to hire again while they have people furloughed. the union does nothing about it though becuase once you are hired you have to join the union or face bieng fired so yes i have said it once and will say it again the union cares for itself as long as they get thier dues they dont care where it comes from csx can hire and furlough as much as they want as long as a certian number of each respective union members are forced to pay dues the unions dont care just like the company as long as they get thiers. people bitch about csx and god knows i do too i dont even work their used to be a dream but i am a very astute young man and after carefull reading i came up with what i just said. as long as the unions get thiers what the hell ever to the members now im not saying do away with the unions im just saying as long as there is enough members in service for the unions to still be profitable there will be no change for the better of the working class men, no strikes, no arguments hell it seems like anymore you feel lucky to have the chance to sacrafice a finger to save a arm so i ask all of you is that the meaning of a union give them a little to sacrafice livelyhood what happens when we run out of fingers then they take the arm and we feel lucky they didnt take the other arm guys there isnt an end im not asking for answers just trying to see if you can see where im coming from im likel the control i look on from the outside read the contracts and weigh the options and the options are as i just stated

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 20 February 2010 Please Read if cut back or flowed back Open enrollment begins November 1 for BLET Short Term Disability plan CLEVELAND, November 2 — Open Enrollment for 2010 under the BLET’s Short Term Disability insurance begins on November 1, 2009, and runs through December 15, 2009. If you are a locomotive engineer working on a railroad that participated in the Wage Rules portion of the national agreement dated December 16, 2003, your coverage under Part A (described below) of the BLET Short Term Disability Plan will automatically continue. Last year, if you opted out of Part B coverage (also described below), then you can opt back in during this enrollment period. If you currently participate and wish to opt out of Part B coverage, you can also do so during this enrollment period. Part A — Non-Occupational Disabilities Effective January 1, 2010, there will be no changes to Part A coverage: • Your eligibility and $40 premium is submitted by the railroad on a monthly basis. • Part A pays $402 per week for non-occupational disabilities only. • Occupational disabilities are not covered. • Each eligible member is insured for $50,000 of Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) coverage. Part B – Occupational Disabilities Effective January 1, 2010 there will be no changes to Part B coverage: • Part B is voluntary. Participation in this additional occupational coverage is not required. • The weekly benefit for occupational disabilities is $402 per week. • Each eligible member is insured for $50,000 of AD&D coverage. • The benefit is not subject to repayment upon receipt of a FELA settlement (no repayment after a personal injury settlement). • The benefit is not considered taxable income. • The cost is $23 per month and will be payroll deducted with your monthly union dues. NOTE: UTU members working as engineers are eligible for Part A and may purchase Part B coverage by making an annual payment of $276 to the BLET Trust Fund. ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** IMPORTANT: • Eligibility for Part B is dependent on your eligibility for Part A. In order to be eligible for Part A, you must have** ****seven starts in a month with one start as an engineer.************ If you are furloughed to train service and become ineligible for Part A coverage, you must notify the Secretary-Treasurer of your local division immediately. At that time, you have three options: 1. Continue coverage of Part A and Part B by paying $40 directly to the BLET Trust Fund by the 10th of the month and continuing payroll deduction of $23 for Part B. Coverage may only be continued for six months under this option. If you choose this option, you will need to contact the Plan Administrator (information below) for additional instructions. 2. Discontinue coverage of Part B temporarily until you return to engineer status and become eligible for Part A. An engineer, who loses Part A coverage due to no fault of his own, may resume coverage for Part B once he returns to engineer status and becomes eligible for Part A. You must keep the Secretary-Treasurer of you local division informed of your status. 3. OPT-OUT of Part B by completing an OPT-OUT form. If you choose to opt-out of Part B, you may only resume coverage during a subsequent annual enrollment period. If you currently do NOT participate and choose to do nothing, you will continue to be only eligible for Part A coverage. • If you currently do NOT participate and would like to sign-up for Part B coverage during this open enrollment period, or if you do currently participate and would like to opt-out of Part B coverage, you must notify the Secretary-Treasurer of your local division by completing and returning the attached form by December 15, 2009. Your election will become effective on January 1, 2010. • Members who OPT-OUT of Part B coverage effective January 1, 2010, will not be eligible to enroll for the coverage until the next annual enrollment period. Anyone with questions can contact Jim Bradford, BLET Short Term Disability Administrator, at (216) 241-2630, ext. 205, or email: Bradford @ble-t.org. A copy of the opt-in/opt-out form is available below: http://www.ble-t.org/pr/pdf/STD-opt-inout.pdf d if cut-back or flowed-back

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 20 February 2010 Things must be picking up ! http://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=CSX&start=20

Name: still furloughed cubby E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 20 February 2010 everybody on furlough board is called back and yet me and the rest of the cubs have not been called. Called J-ville and lady told me it would be next year and another said any day. Do the folks in j-ville not know what is going on? Rumor also has it they are going to start hiring again which i assure you i would file a lawsuit if i am not called back before then. Wow what a company i walked into. CSX rocks!!!!! yea!!!!!!

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 20 February 2010 Hey HTL: Glad to know you're still alive and enjoying life. How does the Queen feel about you squiring around the Blue Hairs? It has been a tough Winter, even in Florida...the Bermudas haven't seen much action, which might be a good thing. Tony was so distraught with you leaving he just couldn't stand it and retired. Glad to hear you're enjoying the "good life"...it is a major change in life style which many find to be a difficult transition, evidently you weren't one of them. Thank God for "Blue Hairs".

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 20 February 2010 Damn Pop's posted. Hope life is good? I know it is. Enjoy!!!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 20 February 2010 NoMo Life might of been simpler without all that crap it was a heck of a lot nicer. We actually talked to each other in person face to face. We didn't have 1000 friends on FB like anyone really does have that many. We didn't ride around in our cars on cell phones because we were to lazy to go over their house and visit. Cable TV was new an availible only in certian areas it was 1982 before I got it. If all the bullschidt blew up today we would have a generation that would be lost staring into blank screens hitting worthless key pads/keyboards dazed and confused. HTL, pop's in every now and then. He's enjoying life which hopefully within the next 6 weeks I'll be doing the same.

Name: ht long E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 20 February 2010 helloooo Nomo!!!!!!! wow the first time I check this site out in months and your asking about me!!!!! I'm down here in Fl chasing blue hairs who have big bank accounts because their hubbies worked themselves to death. Its been a tough winter down here the worst in over a decade,not much hanging out at the beach. today Ive read about the lack of life on the RR. and wonder how these kids would handle being housed in a private home along with four other men snoring away and having the owner up at 3 AM cooking you eggs while scratching her arse with the spatula things have changed ....the discipline is terrible I dont know if I could work with a 22 year old TM as a boss. I know several conductors who are past 60 who dont know what they would do after being in the RR workaholic / chasing the buck.....all in all today I look back and cant fathom living the way I did for 40 years but to answer the age old question......Is retirement really that good?......BETTER!!!! lets see what am I going to do today?...........ANYTHING I WANT TOO! In about a month or two Ill pack up and head back north and listen to how terrible winter was......and wait to rake my leaves and return to the palm trees next year

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 19 February 2010 Hey Loco 30+: Outside of it being 30 years ago, life was a lot simpler then...no PCs, cell phones, Twitter and cable was a novelty. There really wasn't a lot to do except work. The men and women that are transferring today are the ones that have committed to a RR career and will retire in 35 or 40 years. the rest will fall by the wayside. Speaking of the B&O and being furloughed for years, what has happened to HTL? I guess those early bird specials a Shuffleboard games must agree with him!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 19 February 2010 NoMo It does bring back some good memories. It wasn't bad we were all working the road so there was activity all the time with people getting called to work and those getting back 24/7. At times it was like Blazing Saddles always a pot of beans on the stove. The most important thing is we did what we had to do to survive. Some of us if we stayed up north would of ended up if we were lucky to work a few months out of the year or worse furloughed for years. In 1987 we had a group of engineers transfer from Cleveland, Ohio off the B&O Railroad some had been furloughed for 7 years. What's happening today isn't new it's happened before.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 19 February 2010 Hey Loco 30+: 10-12 swingin' dicks in a 1 bedroom apartment! That ain't a pretty picture first thing in the morning. Of course if you trying to save money your were eating a lot of beans and rice...so that's what caused the hole in the ozone! For some reason I thought of the movie "Blazing Saddles" with all the Cowboys sitting around the camp fire eating beans and... The very thought of those days has to bring a smile to your face.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 19 February 2010 moving I have to agree with NoMo look at it as an adventure. I remember 30 years ago in 1980 when 40-50 Yankees from Michigan an Ohio transfered to Virginia without a clue. We had groups of 10-12 people sharing one bedroom apartments real Animal Houses no furniture a TV and a bunch of sleeping bags till we could get situated by saving money to move our families ect...most stayed a few went back. You'll find a small percentage in Baltimore who'll resent your moving but they'll be plenty of others who'll welcome you. There's only one person you have to contend with and that is you. You're there for one sole purpose to make money the rest is bullschidt.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 18 February 2010 Hey Moving: The working conditions are what they are. You accepted the transfer and therefore the working conditions. Odds are they won't be any different. The Summers will be cooler and the Winters will be colder. Less rain and lots of snow. There will be people everywhere...more crime and the cost of living will be substantially higher. 35 miles from D.C. 400 miles to Boston...it'll be a different view than what you're use to. There will be new things to see and do, Go in with a open mind...I know there is some trepidation but just think of it as a adventure. You'll be just fine.

Name: moving E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 17 February 2010 i being transfed to baltimore in the next 2 weeks does anyone have any advice, or know anything about baltimore work conditions? PLEASE help ...........

Name: No Ethics at CSX E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years Posted: 17 February 2010 I have been with this outfit for 7 years now and have worked in multiple locations. This is the only outfit that will bring or hire or transfer 20 people into a location only to be in the process of trying to eliminate 30 jobs in the same location. And they ask every year on the pod tests "Do you think CSX is an ethical company?" I'll let those with the experience decide.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 17 February 2010 Hey loco 30+: The unions need to learn that you never bring a knife to a gun fight. You will always lose!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 17 February 2010 NoMo What BLE/UTU lawyers? These negotiations are done by the General Chairmen who might have taken courses at the George Meany Center. It's a difficult match with Harvard and Yale educated attorneys. CSX will lose money to make a point. It's not about doing the right thing anymore it's more about winning at any cost. The more you learn about union negotiations the more it becomes baffling. The national doesn't really do anything they might dispatch a VP who is only an observer the main negotiations are left up to the GC's. I've been to many union meeting where both GC's and VP's have attended when asked a question their response is always the same that their function is that of an observer not as a particapant. Even LC's have been thrown back by such remarks. That's why I tell people to get involved with their union by going to monthly meetings we might not be able to do anything about the big picture but we can try to make change locally. A current issue we have is increasing local dues by $10 a month. CSX by playing hardball has drained our local funds with excessive investigations. In January a motion was made for an increase and was seconded. A total of 11 people out of 93 bothered to show up to the Febuary meeting. The previous month a motion was made to allow absentee ballots not one was sent. The vote was delayed till March. I objected the process was being curtailed. If people don't want to get involved then let a minority make the changes for them. How do you get people motivated? The majority today has less than 5 years on the railroad. They like to bitch and moan that's it they don't want to get involved.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 16 February 2010 Hey Loco 30+: What a cluster...it's like CSX is trying to force people out. $7000 doesn't begin to cover the cost of relocating if you own a house. With the real estate market the way it is today, $7,000 probably won't cover the loss on the current property let alone incidental expenses. CSX's lawyers did their job. The question is why didn't the BLTe and UTU's lawyers do theirs? Any one who thinks CSX won't use any leverage they may get out of the Southern consolidation needs a reality check. CSX will cut as many jobs as they can but only when it suits them, which may be years from now! It's Lundi Gras today...Laissez les bons temps rouler!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 16 February 2010 NoMo I don't remember any problems in 2007 with the voting process other than the small percentage of those who voted. The former Conrail territories in the Northeast corridor through their General Chairmen opted out of the SSA going with the national contract. CSX didn't have a single system agreement. Which brings us to what is happening now with CSX shutting down and relocating terminals that way the former Conrail engineers will be incorporated into the SSA with new seniority zones. Terminals in New York will end up based out of Pennsylvania and Ohio. All one can hope for is dove tailing seniority. It's going to be a huge mess. From my own experience we had a big percentage of our freight pools relocated back in 1996. CSX offered no moving packages. The BLE tryed to get CSX to buy our homes and help fray the cost of moving. We lost. The UTU was little more giving those who opted to move would recieve $7000 the catch was the move had to be within a 50 mile radius of the new home terminal. Some had already moved halfway within driving distance for a 2 hour call to be not so far from family they didn't know it wasn't close enough and recieved nothing. It was hidden in the fine print. The high priced CSX lawyers did their job.

Name: skippy E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for Less than 1 year Posted: 15 February 2010 Sweet i sure will be marking "no" on my ballott i was just kinda mad i didnt think id be mailed anything thing or have anywhere to vote

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 15 February 2010 HEY SKIPPY...When you get a ballot in the mail..Mark an x in the "no" box and stick the ballot back in the mailbox...no postage necessary!!!!!

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 15 February 2010 Hey Loco 30+: I thought there were similar issues several years back when the initial proposal was voted on and the northern lines rejected it?

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 15 February 2010 NoMo I was referring to the BLE SSA extension last year. Those who cryed foul over the votes being counted if they actually were done that Sunday one day in advance didn't send in ballots or sent them out to late. Ballots had to be recieved by that Saturday no ifs, ands, or buts. Either way it was their own fault. There was plenty of advance notice to get it done in a timely manner.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 15 February 2010 Hey Loco 30+: Was it the extension or the initial vote? 50% just won't get it. The 50% that don't vote will be the ones that cry the loudest. It might take a hour to read it. A lot of people just don't want to take the time.They depend on hearsay or the summary to decide on a vote that will effect them the rest of their careers. In regards to being "independent" goes, I just question how "Independent" they can be when some one is paying for their services. With regard to your comments yesterday concerning the bid system and the boards. Unless the BLEt and UTU versions are substantially different...can the BLEt version allow CSX to manipulate the boards the way the old head conductor suggested the UTU version can? The railroads plan decades in advance, they are very patient. CSX's agenda is to put all the contract employees under agreements like the SSA. In my opinion it would be counter productive for CSX to start exercising their rights until all the contract employees are under a SSA type contract. The term "Poker Face" comes to mind. There's something up CSX's sleeve and it not there to help the employees. Hope for the best but plan for the worse!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 15 February 2010 NoMo What happened with the BLE SSA extension the final count of the ballots was to take place on Sept 14th which was a Monday morning. I didn't agree with them counting it on Sept 13th that Sunday but technically it was an accurite vote. Some people waited to the last minute to send in ballots if they weren't recieved by Sept 12th that Saturday it didn't count. Ballots were mailed out at least a month in advance the information packet we already had for at least 2 months. By the time the ballot arrived I had already made up my mind it was mailed the next day. There was no excuses to procrastinate.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 15 February 2010 Don't vote if you think it doesn't matter. What does it take 5 minutes to place an "X" on a ballot then mail it. If an independant agency is hired to count ballots they don't have an interest in the outcome. Voting on a contract is no differant than a presidential election people are to lazy to do it. Why the low percentages in the turnout of voters? A union contract is about your livelyhood your ability to earn a living to support yourself and your family. Like I stated before the union banks on only a 50% return of ballots. That group is either for it or opposed pick your side then place that "X". If a person chooses not to vote then they don't have a right to complain. If you don't recieve a ballot call the LC they'll get you one.

Name: skippy E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for Less than 1 year Posted: 14 February 2010 Thats kinda crappy not telling people where or when to vote seems to me why even bother after hearing all this i know its rigged

Name: Corn-ductHer E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 14 February 2010 NoMo Maybe he is really Dr. Brown Banana now. I thought he was educated. Sounds like a Kentucky HillJack but again he did go to some Jr College in Alabama so I guess it fits. Be sure to watch his speech on video and you will see he sounds similar to Mr Haney on Green Acres. Just a Dumb Corn-ductHer

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 14 February 2010 Looks like Tony has been awarded something almost as prestigious as the "Brown Banana"!

Name: tony Ingram E-mail: Employed as: Corporate office, for 1-10 years Posted: 14 February 2010 Hello Railroad Fans I wanted to inform you of my new title. So you can address me as I should be. Sorry I had to leave CSX but Mikey and I got into a disagreement. I tried to screw Mona. Should have taken that Viagra pill for breakfast. http://www.ucumberlands.edu/media/release.php?rk=686 I did not need a Harvard degree after all. Dr. tony Ingram

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 14 February 2010 Hey Con 1-10: I understand how frustrated you get. The question becomes what can be done? I believe, based on the CSX statements on 1/19 and the SEC filing of 2/11 it's done deal. The fix is in! There will be paper ballots that have to be returned, or you can vote over the phone. The UTU has retained an "independent" Firm, most likely an accounting firm to verify the election results. If I recall, when the BLEt SSA was voted on, the election results were announced before the election period closed. Additionally only about half of the members voted. The UTU has a fiduciary obligation to represent their membership. If they fail to there is recourse. Look at the SMART agreement, Mike Futhey contested that on a technicality. Although it's not over (legally) it's is for all intent dead. Remember also that Futhey was newly elected and needed to ingratiate himself to the members. Be ready to challenge the results because they will not be favorable. Be prepared for a fight. It will be necessary to seek injunctive relief so start passing the hat. The point is to delay the implementation until the nation agreement is announced so a comparison can be made. Also plan a strategy on charging the GC's. These guys are responsible for the current working conditions!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 14 February 2010 Cond 1-10 Don't get frustrated to the point you don't believe your vote counts. We had a vote sheet with a breakdown last year on the extention for the BLE SSA. Across the system at every BLE division it was the same on average only 34% sent in ballots. The unions expect 50% to vote which they consider a high turnout. Who's to blame? I hear the same familiar retoric "it's already passed why vote" "the unions are corrupt there bought out". Bullschidt!!!! It's attitudes like these that cause the passage of substandard agreements. CSX is comprised of several factions SCL, LN, C&O, Conrail, WM, B&O ect...There are those who'll look at pay increases on runs over 130 miles as a big factor. Which happened in the BLE. The SSA doesn't help locals, yard jobs, and road jobs with 130 mile basic days. You mentioned the 1986 UTU crew consist to this day no one admits voting for it. The same goes for the 1994 crew consist. Those two agreements did away with jobs by eliminating brakemen slots and the locomotive firemen. The fears about the bid system cutting jobs is a myth. The downside is people could get forced away from their home terminal within the seniority zone. Every job gets filled and the lowest seniority might not have a choice. People still mark off the extra board pretty much stayed the same.

Name: skippy E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for Less than 1 year Posted: 13 February 2010 Where do you go to vote is the ballott sent in the mail or is it at a union meeting?

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 13 February 2010 To no-mo. just had to vent, frustrated cause voted no on smart merger along with ever co-worker I've talked with, which and passed until overturned. Voted no on previous (06) agreement, and same as before passed with flying colors although everyone said that they voted against it. And now up for grabs the quite possibly the most detrimental agreement to trainmen since the 1986 agreement. I think there is something to worry about. And to everyone out there eligible to vote, Know that not voting counts as a yes vote!

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 13 February 2010 Hey Con 1-10: It's already been posted...if you have something constructive to add, please do it; otherwise please do us all a favor and stop re-posting it. It has been read and I hope understood. The author obviously knows how CSX and the UTU works. Knowledge like that comes from years of experience on the RR and active participation in the union. I hope his insight inspires more members to become active in the union; after all it's a young man's railroad and therefor up to them to decide how they want to work!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 13 February 2010 Consolidated Southern Region Agreement Dear Fellow UTU Members, We stand facing a choice on whether to vote for or against a new agreement. A union is a faternal organization, a body of brothers and sisters working towards a unified goal. We are, however, scattered across the southeastern United States, separated by both miles and the hectic work schedules railroaders face. I saw a need to help overcome the many obstacles preventing opinion sharing in the ratification process, That’s why I have created this blog where you can insert your ideas and let your voice be heard by other members. What follows is a little about me and my opinions. They are just that, opinions based on what I have read of the agreement and my past experience. I am an old UTU member and very proud to be an employee of the former L&N Railroad. I was, in my time, very active in the union and am well versed in the jobs that union officers are required to do on a daily basis. I have also seen, in my thirty-five years of service, exactly how CSX operates. I come to you, not to sway your vote one way or the other, but to share with you my concerns regarding the proposed Consolidated Southern Region Agreement. I know that you have, or will be, bombarded with hard sell and scare tactics to get the agreement ratified. I beg you to please read the agreement and make a decision on your own, a decision not based on the cries of doom you will hear but on the face value and intent of the agreement and the alternatives which have not been mentioned in detail. My biggest concern is the impact on newer employees. It seems that CSX's plan is to cut costs by cutting their manpower needs, reducing the number of train service employees on the payroll, and by squeezing all they can out of the employees that remain. Their attack on the UTU's junior members is nine pronged and all nine involve CSX's desire to increase profits, control our lives, and make us what they feel would be perfect employees. The first prong of the attack would come with giving CSX the ability to use utility employees where ever they want. Any place they must work two man jobs because of topographical issues, they will change them to one man jobs with a utility man scattered here and there. The L&N Crew Consist Agreement prevents them from doing that and we have kept many employees working as a result. That will change with this agreement and the impact (furloughs) will probably be seen as soon as they figure out where they can make the switch. The second prong involves the removing of up to 20% per year of the protected employees from the blankable positions they now hold. Presently there are senior employees holding blankable brakeman/helper positions on preferred jobs, allowing junior employees to work as the conductor/foreman. CSX will simply pick those preferred jobs as their first 20% and force the senior employees off the assignments. Unless there is another preferred job blankable position available for the displaced senior man to go to, he will go to a preferred conductor/foreman position. The result will be that the junior man is furloughed. Even though that senior employee is being a good guy by keeping a junior employee working, the agreement's Side Letter 8 makes him out to be a bad guy by withholding the increase in road switcher rates for everyone at that location (Art 45 C) as long as he is holding a blankable position. I am shocked that a side letter would be signed that pits members against members and destroys solidarity. The third prong is EBS which, as they learned when they implemented it with the engineers, will reduce the number of train service employees needed at a location by doing away with practically all displacement time. There will be no claiming vacancies and seniority moves on any day other than a JAD. There will be no staying displaced for a while to catch your breath from working. You will be expected to work the days of the assignment taken or forced by EBS, take paid leave (P/L D/V), or be subjected to the attendance policy. Consider the total time that employees have been in displaced status over the past month at your location and the extra employees that worked while they were displaced. The need for those additional employees will go away when EBS is implemented. The fourth prong is CSX making it financially punitive for an extra board employee to mark off (loss of one week guarantee and Individual Performance Award) for unpaid leave. If no employee on the extra board ever marks off for non-compensated time off, they will need fewer extra board employees. The fifth prong is aimed at employees on regular assignments in an attempt to keep them marked up. The threat of loosing their Individual Performance Award for a six month period could make an employee not take any unpaid leave. No unpaid leave means no extra board work and fewer extra board employees needed. The sixth prong involves yards where the standard five day work week is replaced with a 12/3 and 10/4 work schedule. Although you were told that any implementation of the 12/3 and 10/4 schedule would have to be mutually agreed to, there is no language in the agreement that would require it. I would strongly suggest that, if it were the intent of the agreement to require a mutual consent, a side letter is signed detailing what exactly would be required before a five day work schedule is changed. Even though the immediate impact of going 12/3 10/4 would be slight (1 job loss for every 15 converted), a person on one of the 12/3 positions will never mark off because CSX will stick him two ways. The first is where his pay from the previous days worked will drop from the guarantee of 13 hours and 20 minutes to the time actually worked at the straight time rate. If the poor guy worked 12 hours the two days he worked he would be paid 24 hours for he week, losing 16 hours of his guaranteed 40. Pretty stiff for making off one day. Second, if he takes a P/L day off, they will take a full two P/L days from his allotment for the one day. With 11 personal leave days per year, he could only take five days off before ran out. The five days he could not take off would be a week of starts for an extra board person. The seventh prong is CSX gaining the ability to work a yard job any time of the day or night. Yard extra board employees would have to remain available for call twenty-four hours per day and not, as it is now, just during calling times. If CSX were to call outside the historical calling times, the extra board employee would have to take the call which might just happen to be a road trip. The eighth prong is that yard extra board employees would have to remain available and work after they had made their five straight time starts for the week. Before this agreement, any such overtime work would be voluntary. After this agreement the work would be mandatory. The ninth prong would be forcing the implementation of Furlough Retention Boards. I know of no L&N property that has implemented a FRB since the side letter was signed, and for good reason. Most Local Chairmen know it is simply a CSX tool to have an extra board to supplement an extra board. Rather than put the poor guy on normal extra board, why not just string him along at almost minimum wages, save the guarantee, and keep the real extra board cut to the bones. Being attacked from nine directions, the junior employees cannot, and will not, fare very well. It's simply a matter of CSX applying the agreement if it is ratified by the membership. The collective bargaining agreement would rule and the furloughed employees would have no recourse. That would be only if the agreement was voluntarily ratified. You all have heard the threats of the agreement being forced on you by a cram down if rejected. Why didn't CSX simply serve a coordination notice at the onset? The answer is simple, and green, MONEY. There is a volume of documents that provide employee protection and benefits in just such cases. If the membership voluntarily agrees to a single agreement of their own free will before a consolidation notice is served, it would be handled like any other collective bargaining agreement. Under those conditions, the adversely affected employees would fall prey to what they and their fellow members had agreed to. However, if CSX serves a consolidation notice, any employee adversely affected by the coordination could claim protection as provided for by New York Dock. Rrather than the agreement tossing the new employees out with nothing, they might enjoy some of the many wage and benefit New York Dock guarantees. That just might get them by until the economy recovers and enough older employees retire. Those protections would also apply to working employees who are forced to lower paying jobs, forced to move to another location, have their home terminal moved, or other ways. There are other items in the agreement that cause me concern which you should consider. Even though it wouldn't apply to post 85 employees, there are no provisions in the agreement for air hose pay (currently $2.09 on the L&N). Those payments will no longer be made if the agreement is ratified. An employee on a five day job who works 244 days a year (less 5 wks vacation and 11 PL days) will lose $509.96 the first year. That being the case, his lump sum payment would really only be $490.04 each of the two years paid as he would have earned the $509.96 of that money anyway that year. If the employee earned $200.00 per day, that loss would equate to a 1% cut in pay each year after the lump sum payments. It's just a shell game. The change I would hate the most would be having to start my vacation on Saturday to match up with JAD and EBS. As it is now, we can mark of in conjunction with our off days. Unless you can hold a job with Saturday and Sunday off, you go from a nine day vacation to a seven day vacation. Who the heck wants to observe two off days, come back and work one day, and then start seven days of vacation (Wed & Thu off days). Even though you were told that there will be no extra board guarantee deductions for RSIA additional time off, that too is another shell game. Read Note 3 of Article 37. An employee on is on an extra board that is guaranteed $850.00 per week. The first week of the pay period he earns $1400.00 and works seven days in a row. His last start brings him back to the home terminal where he starts the second week by observing his rest day and two additional RSIA days off. After the RSIA days off, he works three times and earns $600.00 for the week. He would be due $250.00 in guarantee, right. Wrong. CSX would apply his earnings the first week that were over the guarantee amount ($650.00) to the second week's earnings in computing guarantee and he would get nothing. CSX wants a weekly guarantee but wants to calculate it as a bi-weekly guarantee when it suits them. I'm sure you, like me, have some local agreements that are near and dear to your heart. Many provide additional pay and more favorable working conditions. If ratified, two General Principals of the agreement would apply. First would be that "The following rates, rules and regulations will govern the pay and conditions of employment of Conductors, Trainmen, and Yard employees." The second is that "The parties acknowledge that this Consolidated Southern Region Agreement also replaces any and all local agreements, past practices, and arbitral jurisprudence that are in conflict unless otherwise agreed as provided for in Side Letter 9" will take effect. Read Side Letter 9 and Moratorium Provisions C. Any local agreement CSX decides is in conflict would be history, subject to the DRC and arbitration if needed. If you are on a pool that now gets held away after less than 15 hours, it raises to 15. It is unknown how CSX will attack local agreements, if they will go after local guarantee rates, special arbitraries, or whatever else they can get away with. That battle is yet to be fought and it will be uphill all the way. Who knows what will actually happen. To date, trip rates have never went down, only increased with wage increases. This agreement requires that the trip rates for road switcher/mine runs be reviewed and adjusted every six months for the first two years (Art 45 E). Do you really think they will be adjusted up? Should there be a change in operations, CSX can use their "experience" to decide a new trip rate for the members. That seems more than a little scary. The proposed agreement does not alter the existing national agreements, only system agreements (see Moratorium Provisions C). One of the National Agreements that will remain intact is the 1986 National Agreement that denies arbitraries to post 1985 employees with the following – Section 5 – Duplicated Time Payments Duplicate time payments, including arbitraries and special allowances that are expressed in time or miles or fixed amounts of money, shall not apply to employees whose train or engine service seniority is established after the date of this agreement. What I have seen so far gives me heartburn in two ways. The first is that the post 1985 members are being promised all of the arbitraries included in the agreement and CSX will refuse to pay them, You could see CSX claiming they are duplicate time payments and not applicable to post 1985 employees by the 1986 national agreement which was not changed (see Art 31 Sec 3 E 3, Art 36 A D Q2, and others). The second is that the agreement takes what had been contract violations, which resulted in penalty payments that were payable to post 1985 employees, and makes permissible with an arbitrary (duplicate time) payment to be made to the employee. For example and as it is now, a post 1985 yard employee who leaves the yard to perform pusher service submits a claim (8 hrs) for the agreement violation and the claims have been paid. Article 38 H changes that by making it permissible in an emergency and allows an arbitrary payment of one hour or time/miles. Not only will there be less pusher assignments but the claim could be reduced to a one hour arbitrary and possibly not even paid to a post 1985 employee. Just like the 12/3 10/4 yard schedule, I would suggest that you get a side letter stating that all arbitraries in the agreement are payable to all employees, both pre and post 1985. CSX would have no problem of providing one if that was their intent. You should remember that the value of a Individual Performance Award of CSX stock depends solely on the value of the stock at the time given and should not be held as a set amount. The actual value of the award could vary widely, depending on the market or forces such as stock splits. If you are serving our country in the National Guard or Reserve, and have weekend duty once every six months, you will never see an Individual Performance Award until you hitch is up. Just CSX's way of saying thanks for your service. Please consider the above and again, demand a side letter be signed that will assure that going to a 12/3 10/4 schedule is mutually agreed to and that all arbitraries listed in the agreement are payable to all train service employees regardless of their hire date. If CSX refuses, then you will know what their plan might be. These are my thoughts, and I encourage you to share yours with the others here. Stay safe, your Individual Performance Award will depend on it, and make sure you send your ballot back in to be counted. Just an old railroader.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 13 February 2010 I forgot to mention the analyst for Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc., John Larkin issued an upgrade on CSX after the conference.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 13 February 2010 In my post of 2/9 I stated..."Is it a secret or does the Union and CSX already know the outcome of the vote and just trying to contain the damages?" In the SEC filing made yesterday after the Stifel Nicolaus Transportation & Logistics Conference it was stated..."This expectation is supported by strong volume and revenue growth, including export coal shipments that could approach 30 million tons this year, and strong operating ratio improvement as well." http://investors.csx.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=92932&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1376783&highlight= In CSX's 1/19 statement announcing the fourth quarter financial results it stated..."Fourth quarter revenue of $2.3 billion was 13 percent down from the prior year. This was driven by a 7 percent overall decline in volume as growth in the intermodal and automotive sectors was more than offset by declines in coal and merchandise. In addition, lower fuel prices led to decreased fuel surcharge recovery. Despite these factors, core pricing remained strong, reflecting high service levels and the overall value of freight rail transportation." The statement continues..."The economy continued to show modest, sequential improvement in the quarter," said Michael J. Ward, chairman, president and chief executive officer. "CSX worked aggressively on gaining operating leverage and further strengthening the fundamentals of our business for the future." Finally it states..."In 2009, CSX put forth a decisive and effective response to the challenging economy while simultaneously building for the future," said Ward. "Our performance is a clear demonstration of the resolve of our organization and the talents of our people." Is it me or does there seem to be some ambiguity in the statements concerning coal. Is 30 million tons a record? The way it's written would make you think so...but wait, coal shipmemts have declined according to the 1/19 release. Improving ratios result from growing your revenues while maintaining your costs or reducing your cost while revenues are flat or declining. It appears to me, based on those recent statements, CSX fully expects the UTU consolidations to pass. Of course if they dont there is always the disclaimer about foreward looking statements!

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 12 February 2010 This might explain part of the bump up! Form 8-K for CSX CORP 11-Feb-2010 Regulation FD Disclosure Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure. At the Stifel Nicolaus Transporation & Logistics Conference, Oscar Munoz, CSX's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, today indicated the company expects to deliver double-digit earnings per share growth for 2010. This expectation is supported by strong volume and revenue growth, including export coal shipments that could approach 30 million tons this year, and strong operating ratio improvement as well.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 12 February 2010 Lets see what a little skillful manipulation can do for the price of your stock. CSX closed up $1.98/share or 4.60% with 7,810,605 shares traded. The average daily volume over the last 3 months has been 4,062,510 shares. Do you think the dividend increase announced yesterday, just before Munoz spoke, was coincidental? Insider trading probably accounts for the additional trading...check the SEC filing in several days to know for sure!