Rule #1 -- Don't get hurt.     Safety is the first priority. Er, or is it the second, after money.... Or the third after getting the trains out....

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Posted: 18 February 2019

Csx still suxs one year later

Name: Engineer E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 18 February 2019 DISPATCHERS! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE when we tell you that our power has problems when we do that long job briefing or report it in line of road will you do as you say you are going to and report the issues to the yard we are going to. Are you reporting it to Mechanical? Who are you reporting to when you say you are going to. I sware if I roll in one more time with screwed up power and the YM and TM jump my behind because they wanted to split it up and use it on different trains and say I didn't let anyone know Im just going to have to throw you under the bus. I will be taking exact times and exact words that you use and if I have to I will write a statement stating that I did my job and notified someone. If These TM aren't checking with mechanical to see if the power was reported then I apologize if that's what your doing. If you keep forgetting or you don't job brief with the next dispatcher then you can take you arss whipping like we keep getting!

Name: Loco E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 18 February 2019 Brothers That bulletin that came out on the rules of cutting away from cut on air was not meant to be for cars on yard air/air plants. It was talking about cars that are on air with a motor. I can see after looking at it again how some could think it meant cars on yard air as well. I pointed it out to a TM and he thought the same thing!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 1-10 years Posted: 18 February 2019 Lets make the COMPANY money today and us some money.

Name: Engineer E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 17 February 2019 Engineer 1-10. I think I know what's confusing you. I work in a yard where we pull cuts into the yard when we arrive that have air plants that attatch to the end of the cut. When I walk up to the head end and cut the power away I always close the angle cock after we cut away so the cars have air pumping on them. That's what we have always been instructed to do. I think the instructions in bulletin are just reminding you to make sure you have the angle cock open if your attatching it to the head end. obviously the Air can't blow through if you dont.

Name: Air brakes E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for 20-30 years Posted: 17 February 2019 https://movecoal.org/component/rsfiles/preview?path=2014%2BOperations%2Band%2BMaintenance%2BConference%2B-%2BPark%2BCity%2BUT%252FCarriereOM14.pdf There is more to air brakes than set up and release!

Name: Retired Now E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years Posted: 17 February 2019 Interesting reading. Makes a person wonder just what do they teach new hires at the conductor school regarding train air brakes and train air brake systems. Surely there is operational experience(s) for a while, after that when actually out in the field for that training and after being marked up - some areas have all types of weather conditions. Then later on, what all do they teach in engineer training regarding train air brakes and air brake systems? WTH?

Name: Number8 vent value E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for 30+ years Posted: 17 February 2019 https://studylib.net/doc/18149107/8-vent-valve--part-no.-581602---wabtec-technical-information

Name: To up E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for Less than 1 year Posted: 17 February 2019 When carman at cp do a break test with midtrain power and they remove headend power. We isolate the midtrain power and put our air machines on each cut, and test it. You cannot run yard hydrant air threw slave power. Nothing to it,when you put train into emergency on in cold weather a lot of times the emergency portions on cars stick open and so do number 8 vent values. That is why you. Can’t get calibration,if in the yard we carman drive the train find the leaks. But on the road you have to walk it not fun.

Name: UP E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 17 February 2019 Always cut away with the (cars) angle cock open whether it be a full service application or an inbound inspection 70 lb reduction (also needed for cold weather). The question here is your next step. How will you charge the cars on yard air if the angle cock is not open? Angle cock should always be open with the exception of short runaround moves to put power on the other end. There are 3 other exceptions in the UP rulebook, just wait til you wrap your head's around distributed power. Always tie hand brakes unless local instructions indicate otherwise.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 17 February 2019 Just got my refunds back most I’ve ever gotten . Took two weeks to get it . Trump gave us a huge standard deduction . Thanks Trump u got my vote 2020 .

Name: Engineer E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for Less than 1 year Posted: 17 February 2019 Carman Bulletin says: Before cutting away from cars connected to air: 1. Make a full service brake pipe reduction 2. Verify that the brake pipe exhaust stops before closing the angle cock. 3. Ensure the angle cock is open on the equipment to be left unattended. This pretty much says straight up to open the angle cock on the cars before you leave.

Name: Bottled air E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for Less than 1 year Posted: 17 February 2019 I can remember back in the 1980s a crew, had a drag train picked up grain at several elevators. Had I think 70 cars they pulled down the main line stopped short of a crossing the conductor put couple handbrakes on and he bottled the air so train would pump up faster when they got back to there train. They took the power about five miles east to small town for dinner. Half hour later they where called on radio asked why there train was going west. The run away went for miles hit speeds of 75 miles an hour and derailed every car on first curve. Crew fired!

Name: Air E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 16 February 2019 As a carman for 35 years I’ve never heard of anyone being told to pump train with air and leave angle cock open on the other end. I’m glad people ask questions for things they don’t understand. And not assume and guess, that is how people die. Ask a employee to explain it to you in person, until you find the answer you are looking for. You do not look dumb asking, the guys that scare me are the ones that think they know it all, and get hurt or hurt others.

Name: loco E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 16 February 2019 Engineer No one seems to understand what you are asking. Yeah, it seems stupid to put cars on air and leave one end open. You are taught that putting cars on air is to pump them up and get them ready for a break test or to release the brakes. You can leave the cars on air with the angle cock open and the air will eventually make its way through the train. In the winter a little air on the cars is better than none. It wont take as long to charge. Im sure you understand the emergency application and didn't need that explained to you. All cuts should have handbrakes applied when you leave them. The second part of that rules tells you not to dump the air. Cut away with angle cock closed on cars and then open it slowly. They don't want a full emergency application because of the cold weather. Some guys say this is bottling because you didn't let all the air release in an emergency application. It isn't. The angle cock is left open.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years Posted: 16 February 2019 If BOTH the angle cocks are turned/closed on each side of a air charged cut beforehand, even if a brake pipe reduction is made prior, then yeah, that is bottling the air. Equipment air applied brakes can and will leak off. If cutting away from cars\train on air and leave the angle cock (valve) open on the cars\train cut away from = emergency application, then air brakes are applied and that portion of train may not move independently at all if ever not bumped into, subjected to strong winds, etc., if on a level surface. If in any doubt, OR cars are to be there a while - apply handbrakes. Hook up an air ground line (bottling air) = apply hand brakes. Heck, the rules = handbrakes.

Name: engineer E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for Less than 1 year Posted: 16 February 2019 Carman Thankyou but I understand what you are talking about. What I don't understand is why would you put cars on air and leave the other end open. There are handbrakes applied and tested on the cars we set out. So if they are being pumped up there should be no reason to worry about a run away. Just don't get the point of putting them on air if your not going to close both ends and pump them up.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 16 February 2019 I'm not seeing it. I kept more of money in 2018. I just received My refund for the same amount as previous year. Give or take a 100. You guys must have been claiming all kinds of BS.

Name: To taxes E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 16 February 2019 Ya maybe you can get some answers from HR,they take from peter to give to Paul. Working man pays for the poor and the rich. In past I have had a raise on my pay and it put me in a hirer tax bracket and I took home less pay!!!!

Name: Carman E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for 30+ years Posted: 16 February 2019 When you cut off a cut of cars, you end up putting the cars in emergency. If you close the anglecock after you cut power off. You creat a condition called bottling the air. When this happened air from your resorvoir tanks can leak into the train line and build up pressure that will start releasing the brakes. Many train have been runaways because of this practice.

Name: engineer E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for Less than 1 year Posted: 16 February 2019 Old head engineers Im new at this game and I need someone to explain that bulletin HQ 011 to me. It says in black and white when your cutting away from a cut of cars on AIR that your eventually will leave with the angle cock open. Why in the hell would you even bother putting the cars on air if your going to do that. How could they pump up to the desired air that is needed to work them. I know it says if they are left unattended but I do a job where I leave a cut behind on air and no one is there to work them for awhile. I always thought the conductor was supposed to close the angle cock after we cut away so the cars could pump up. Where it says make sure the air is completely exhausted after you make a reduction and close the angle cock Im assuming they mean the angle cock on the engine.

Name: Taxes E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 16 February 2019 Pal take your taxes to a professional and have them done. You would be, better off getting everything your entitled to. And they would have the answer to your questions. There was a time I had the company deduct more off my pay. It worked out better for me at tax time. Remember you get what you pay for from the lunch room tax consultant.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year Posted: 16 February 2019 They be selling they be selling

Name: Beware E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 16 February 2019 https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/01/22/ocasio-cortez_the_world_is_going_to_end_in_12_years_if_we_dont_address_climate_change.html

Name: Democrat cortez E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 16 February 2019 Democrats Cortez said the world will end in 12 years if her green plan is not implemented right away. No more fossil fuels, she wants to do away with planes trains auto, everything will be converted to electric. But there was no mention of where the power is going to come from to generate electricity. It is amazing how the retarded voters can put a confirmed retard like this woman in office. Unbelievable what comes out of this woman’s mouth. This is not funny this woman believes everything she says.

Name: ape E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years Posted: 15 February 2019 Conductor So what's the problem. Cant take the time to lock the cabs. You don't have a key then get one. Engineers aren't the only ones who can get them. You boys act like someone is asking you to actually do some work. You lock your damn car don't you. You lock your house and you lock you lockers at work. No wonder no one has any respect for us. So many damn cry babies. If they freeze you just use a fusee if you can get one or you call someone and tell them to come take care of it. End of story. How about worrying more about crap that actually is important like maybe how much pay your going to lose when the unions bend over and let them cut our pay. Abolish single runs to swap trains and reduce the rates. All your dumb asses who sit around and say "they cant do that" and actually believe they cant will be crying like little wenches when you lose money and runs. This hedge fund is not even close to being done with chopping us up. Do you damn jobs or get caught and charged for not doing it. Lock the damn cabs. Stay off the phones. Stay awake. Do you paperwork. Just do what your told because soon you may not even have a job.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years Posted: 15 February 2019 Thought FRA imposed a requirement that all new and remanufactured locomotives be equipped with a secure cab lock to prevent unauthorized intrusions,....... 2012 or so. Look it up.

Name: crew E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 15 February 2019 M&W We just noticed the other day that there are little cameras on some of the poles at crossing we go over. I never noticed them until someone else told me about them. I wonder if they are installing them in all the towns we go through with multiple crossings. Sure the local authorities know why they are there. Need to ask them why.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for Less than 1 year Posted: 15 February 2019 Loco The same technology that put the men on tha moon is being implemented right now to run remote trains and put us all out of work. The PTC is just a part of it. You pass a lot of it when you go by new Crossing Warning Devices. It's a little slower because of resistance it will meet and share holders need the taxpayers to foot the bill. In time government will shove it down our throats in the name of tarriffs. Every time s train hits a curve too fast the railroads put out media "We need the people to put in PTC." Watch the next one.

Name: Cabs locked E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for 30+ years Posted: 15 February 2019 Locking the cabs up was started by Hh at cn then cp. The reason we where told because of terrorists etc. It was just another reason to pull employees out of service if they forgot. When we inspected trains or did break tests. Every time we left the cab it had to be locked back up. And if incoming crew did not have a key they had to sit on the power till someone came and locked the cab, and crew was written up for not having two keys.

Name: loco E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 15 February 2019 CSX Put a frickin man on the moon, Make the atom bomb, Kick arss fighter planes and advanced satellites and you cant even keep tract of what the hell is in your trains. No wonder I have heard so many of your military recruits say thank god you don't have any control of our military! LOL!!!!! Anyone get an answer on what an exception car is?

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years Posted: 15 February 2019 They be selling what??

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year Posted: 15 February 2019 they be selling they be selling

Name: Cool E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 15 February 2019 RR likes it when everyone where dark glasses and ignore everything, let it go just go!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for Less than 1 year Posted: 15 February 2019 Another day another dollar

Name: Discrepancies E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 15 February 2019 Hey brother, the dispatchers are on our team. Don't get that fucked up. When you get discrepancies and the dispatcher can't find it, that usually means that the profile that you have is probably old, and they may have issued another one after you printed yours out. The info the dispatcher has is usually the latest scan, so he may have a more updated train list than what you have.

Name: L&N dispr E-mail: Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 30+ years Posted: 14 February 2019 Condr: The dispr notifies the chief who then gets hold of customer service. They are the ones who look at the scanned train and gives the information.. All you can do is take their word for it. A dispr is caught in the middle.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 20-30 years Posted: 14 February 2019 Because they have combined 2,3 and up to 4 jobs all into one. Yes we get alerted on discrepancies but that could take a while for the computers/scanners to process. We simply do not have the time to sit there and look through every car you have and compare it to your work order. There are days we cant even eat our lunch and hold our piss in for hours all while there are 10 bases going off, 2 phone calls ringing, 2 different foreign line block lines going off, and maybe a few other dispatchers, signals, TMs, office Managers trying to talk to us. Good Luck.

Name: Conductor E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 14 February 2019 L&N How in the hell can you tell the dispatcher you got 44 extra axles and they come back not once but twice and tell you they can't find any discrepancies. So offer to stop train and find the cars because some could be dangerous or even high alert cars and they say no keep running. They will do more checking. Then you pull into the yard and you never heard a thing back from them. That is jacked up!

Name: Sri tags E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for 30+ years Posted: 14 February 2019 And some cars are missing the AEI tags.

Name: L&N dispr E-mail: Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for Less than 1 year Posted: 14 February 2019 Re condr: Years ago when they built a train the checker would visually see each car. Then you had a camera that you could still visually see the cars. Never had any sleepers ( extra car) on a train or cars not in the consists... Now you have a damn scanner that will pick up extra cars because it sees another train between the cars of the train that is being checked. It is one big guessing game. It is a joke.

Name: cond E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 14 February 2019 HDCD Wayside signs? You mean warning boards or slow order boards put out that aren't on the bulletins? Another day at CSX. 1 car missing and 2 extra in the train. Put a damn man on the moon and they cant even get the frickin cars right in the train!

Name: HDCD E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years Posted: 14 February 2019 Who was the bitch that ran the wayside signs not covered test on a casky crew? These cunts couldn't pass that test. I know for a fact they are targeting specific individuals. This is not random!

Name: FYI cabs being locked E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 14 February 2019 Hh started this stupid rules to lock the cabs. Carman trainmen all where given keys.

Name: Conductor E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 13 February 2019 Conductor 30 The question hasnt been answered. What is an exception car. I heard same thing. It's a car they can't get paperwork on and send it out anyway. As for scanner plates, every yard is supposed to keep an electronic record of every car that goes in and out of the yard. Every train they go on. If yard switchers are grabbing the wrong cars or too many then maybe they need to have a regular man who does the class one air test that verifies every single car in the train with an electronic device that sends the info directly to Jacksonville. When the work order gets printed the cars should be in their system. Just like they do with the on board device. Take his little device, walk the train and check them off. Add or delet. Stop this crap. No more cover up. No more surprises on the road. There is no excuse for this crap happening.

Name: Rules E-mail: Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 10-20 years Posted: 13 February 2019 T&E Rule 410.8(system bulletin reissue) and rule 410.9(oper. Rules book) Explains the procedures for securing locomotives. Rule 412.5 addresses the reverser rules. Absolutely no where can we find any rules that require you to lock the locomotive and take the reverser with you if your leaving your train in a HUTA. If you are leaving a KEY TRAIN that is a different story. It has been brought to our attention that several crews have recrewed trains and found the lead locomotive locked and the reversers removed with only the lead locomotive being locked. Most have been in an HUTA. Why someone would only lock the lead unit and not the rest is a puzzle to us. Several have been found this way. If anyone knows why this is happening please let us know. Maybe someone has put a verbal order out during freezing weather to leave the trailing units unlocked because of problems with frozen locks and order them to take the reverser when they do this. We are not sure why this is happening. If you have any info on this please share it with us as we are baffled. We can not find anything in writing on this procedure.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years Posted: 13 February 2019 BNSF doesn’t need to genuflect before Wall Street sell-side analysts, and make lowering its operating ratio, “enhancing shareholder value,” shedding people and assets and customers it doesn’t want, and adopting Precision Scheduled Railroading—which may or may not work—to justify its existence. Warren Buffett knew that, with this long-term-value approach—he and his Berkshire Hathaway shareholders would have a solid, lasting investment that will pay dividends for years to come while serving the global economy! Uncle Warren will Laugh at PSR all the way to the Bank!!!

Name: Fun E-mail: Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 10-20 years Posted: 13 February 2019 Memphis (Leewood) is progressing very well with the current local management even with the daily struggle of dealing with the current incompetent superintendents and assistant superintendent. I think CSX is on the right path to succeed for share holders. Happy to be a part of this regime it is making my portfolio look spectacular. A few tweaks in mid-level management would make a dramatic and profitable difference.

Name: Cornelius Vanderbilt E-mail: Employed as: Corporate office, for 30+ years Posted: 13 February 2019 He who laughs last wins.!! U lazy no good hide behind the UNION dim wits!!

Name: Koop aid E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 13 February 2019 Hey don’t kid yourself, these managers that are drunk on the company kool-aid, being told how important they are and promised bonus etc. In the meantime cup cake is fed up. And having to get on tinder for love, there highest earnings from all the hours working will be used in the divorce settlement for child support and vaginamony. And you will be paying cupcakes legal frees. Once she gets the house maybe Foote will convert cabooses etc. So management never has to leave the property. Wish I was joking but this is going to be the new reality for some of these company loyal s.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years Posted: 13 February 2019 Conductor / Ape, for 10-20 years: You do know that those reader tags can be damaged, missing, OR views at scanners can be blocked for one reason or another don't you?

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for Less than 1 year Posted: 13 February 2019 Just received a letter about the bonus. Why even mail it out at this point? Whoever is left at HQ must be some dumb motherfuckers.

Name: na E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 20-30 years Posted: 12 February 2019 UP Cond The government cant step in and do a thing. They do not have the right just to STEP in and tell any industry how to do their jobs or run their business unless it is violating the law. It is not illegal to lay people off. However, if there is a problem with getting goods shipped across the country and delays are at the ports then they can step in just like they did with CSX when Hunter caused a major delay in shipments to customers. You have to plan on losing your job just like any other worker in America. That's why you save and have a plan for something else to do. You don't want the government stepping in and sticking their noses into every ones business. What you do want to do is be smart and save.

Name: 20 and under E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 12 February 2019 Americans are getting work visa to work in Mexico new GM plants. Must be age 20 and under, ceo Mary of gm glad to hire any layed off American worker.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years Posted: 12 February 2019 Union Pacific cuts 250 employees, most in Omaha; another 450 employees are furloughed! Ponzi- Scheme Railroading At it’s best!! I really wish the Federal Government would step in, This shit is getting out of control. Greedy Bastards!!

Name: Cars E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for Less than 1 year Posted: 12 February 2019 Could be bad order cars they want to spiff off. We use to bad order cars and Forman would go in and delete the bad order. Foreman and Tm got together and did it all the time. That is why carman should always record car in his note book.

Name: conductor E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years Posted: 12 February 2019 conductor The cars have scanner plates. They can get info on every car out there even if one is missing. If they keep blowing you off in route then most likely there is a car they want to hide. No since in trying to keep getting any answer after tell you they will get back with you and they don't within an hour. If you roll in with hazmats and the FRA is there and boards you just tell them you reported the axle discrepancy and they didn't get back with you. You did your job. Just make sure you write down what time you told them and the dispatcher name. Guarantee there are hundreds of cars shipped across the system they don't have documentation on or don't want you to know about them.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 12 February 2019 Reminds me of reviewing a work-order & spotting a car (or more) with no info. Yardmaster & Trainmaster dumbfounded. OK - looks like it's to be moved in the block it's in. Well - since no one is sure - any restrictions? Gotta try to always cover your own ass. Don't know - you'll have to inspect (with car dept. people on duty & available). Finally get the info & OK to go. Then mad because of delay. Stump 'em and it's pass the buck. What an outfit.

Name: conductor E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 12 February 2019 Yardmasters Can you please explain to us what happens when you "exception" a car. I heard someone say that if you cant find the paperwork for a car you want to put in a train you just exception it. Is that what is going on when we have extra cars in our train and the dispatcher comes back and tells us they cant find any train discrepancies? Is it hidden in the system? They aren't on our work order so Im guessing they are hidden somehow. Is this how you hide them and then throw them in the dispatchers lap after they get out on the line of road?

Name: Wear and tear E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 12 February 2019 The union I pay into I went to a seminar,they had a human rights watch dog team. They went to China toured some sweat shops. They would witnessed safety guards off machines so the employee could work faster. A person in there prime of live, there joints where worn out in a three year period. That’s if they where lucky not to get caught in machines. Mexico not much better, it is just a matter of time before labour organizes in these countries. I guess once they start shooting employees that fight back against the corruption , maybe consumers will get a conscious!!!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: CSX Contractor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 11 February 2019 Conductor Don't trust the FRA they may regulate on a yard level but they are facilitators for railroads in Global Transportation. Careful don't get too close.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 11 February 2019 can anyone tell me if Melvin Burch is still a csx cop? If not where is he, I would like to meet him again. Thanks for your help

Name: Dammit man E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 11 February 2019 Norfolk southern plans to cut 3000 employees by 2021. Sounds like they are copying csx

Name: Brakeman E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for 20-30 years Posted: 11 February 2019 FRA is paid Boo hoo. You get written up because your not wearing your safety glasses when your supposed to then be a man and take your whipping. You know the rules. You know they are head hunting. No doubt you have heard they want a turn over rate. Used to be so they could keep the school afloat and grant money coming in. Look how many times the union buttered the plate for the company and made new agreement terms for new hires coming in. Why pay a mouthy old head all the perks when they can get rid of him and bring in a new guy who agrees to be hired for less. Get your head out of your arss. If you rush it's your own fault. The company man can't make any of us rush if we don't want to. The problem is you got balless wonders and suck ups who won't stand up for what's right so those who work safe and follow rules stand out. Few men left on the railroad. Just pretty boys. You dont need the FRA to tell you a thing. You follow what's written by the company. You aren't responsible for learning fra laws. If csx doesn't do training on all the laws you can't be held accountable. You got questions about paperwork you think is wrong then ask a supervisor. He tells you to do as he says or refuses to give an answer if it isn't a good faith challenge then you do as your told. Fra board's you or confronts you in the yard you simply tell them you were following direct orders. End of discussion. It's the supervisor who willfully instructed you to violate laws and he's the one who goes to court and pays the fine. Just follow the rules and work at your pace. Deal with it! Do what's in writing. Real simple. Confused about a rule ask!

Name: Conductor E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 11 February 2019 FRA. thanks for the surprise visit you made to the big four yard. You caught the TM by surprise. How about doing that more often! Everything was done by the book while you were on the property. Now that's what we need on a regular basis!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Crew Dispatcher, for Less than 1 year Posted: 11 February 2019 Let me save you some time on reading labels to find the country of origin before purchasing. You know the boxes you carry on your train "TOFC"? Open a TOFC and you'll find every item is made in a foreign country. We are just making it possible to abuse child labor and destroying our nation by providing the shipments by train. The next time we're stuck in a motel room for 48 hrs think about how WE the proud railroaders are a bunch of Coyotes and Pimps.

Name: E-mail: Child labour Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 11 February 2019 Yes your 100% right about child labour, and it is as close as Mexico where they have worked a 14 year old many hours a week. And if they get hurt there is no compensation and no labour law enforced. That is why they love Mexico, mame one person and then hire his brother and fuck them up to. No one gets sued in these sweat shops outside USA. That right shame on the companies and people that buy the products made by exploited labour. I look at labels and don’t buy from these places. They get pretty crafty trying to mislead consumers with label information. Number one cause of death in China for workers is suicide.

Name: FRA is paid by csx E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years Posted: 11 February 2019 Ok let's be straight forward FRA is a joke I have been here ten years and have never been asked a ? About how the company does business by them never been educated by them bout what's right or wrong I'll do what they say but have never been face. To face with them , considered my job is at hand I go by tm and the union telling me different views but I'm the one fired As Far as safety think about it csx has not hired only fired and many have quit since new persion RR for the most part all that's left is the same people only thing that has changed Is upper and I mean upper mangement not train masters , just like well Fargo they put un realistic goals on the lower level employees just to fire them when things go wrong we the boots on the ground are not at fault for CSX safety people are being killed we as employees that are left "not many new hires "had the best safty record of the RR the only thing that changed was the big money people that hide in offices with big lawyers its unfair they rush rush rush rush and I'm sure they smile to see this but no money or accountable is put on therm they are to blam for preying on low level employees and I will keep on till they hurt like we hurt ,, safty it's not the boots on the ground and TM it's the unrealistic goals the corporation hedge fudge people have to be savage against one another HOLD FOTTIE accountable the yard I work in is rush rush rush write you up for dumb shit safty glasses is a major that's not safty it intiimdation,,

Name: WTF E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 11 February 2019 OH MY GOD.....SHUT THE F...K UP! Who gives a shit. Your pie hole discussion on economics doesn't solve one single problem in a railroaders life in the field nor does it help with any problem he has at this very moment while he is stuck on a train for 12 hours or a hotel for 48 and finally gets home to find out once again he was screwed out of half his pay!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for Less than 1 year Posted: 11 February 2019 So why did we intentionally force American jobs overseas? Quite simple really. Railroads ran out of new business. Creating goods that must be imported travels by barges to Deep Water Ports. From there shipments are by rail. New business!!! And we just created a new bunch of corridors. Now we need changes like getting rid of our short lines that provided service to small industry, cars, engines, yards, PEOPLE.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 10 February 2019 The loss of American jobs was intentional. There are MANY laws in place to protect American businesses among each other and especially foreign nations who can take us over ecconomicly. Have you heard of the Fair Business Pratice? Try competing in a Fair Bid process when you competition uses child and slave labor. Yes we are participating in Child Labor by providing transportation for the goods these children make. Shame on us all!

Name: Tariffs trade wars E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 10 February 2019 We will all find out in 2019, with trade wars and tarriffs just how much it will affect the shipping industry. My interest is if there will be major loss to the rr industry. The communist Chinese goverment cares about staying in power. They want the world to think they are capitalists first.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years Posted: 10 February 2019 Come on. Trade with other countries has been around - a long, long time(s). China has had their nose in the USA's economy for quite a while. Where've you been?

Name: China E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 10 February 2019 USA use to be a country of production, now the USA is a country of consumption about 70% of everything we use eat etc is now imported. Most trains with a can on it is from China. When our producers from Asian countries it will affect the transportation industry here, less trains shipping these products. Less trips affects the rr as a whole.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for Less than 1 year Posted: 10 February 2019 So are you saying if we are Chinas Transportation we can stop shipping Made In China we can shut em down? Makes sense that the only way they can survive is our trains. Forget feeding our families these little slant eyes are taking us over without firing a shot! We're at war and didn't know it. They're taken over our trains!!!!!!!!!

Name: China E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 10 February 2019 This will affect shipping companies!https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bKHyqO72oAo

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Corporate office, for Less than 1 year Posted: 10 February 2019 Lucky You are right! You can't move trains to Chins but you can move the China effect to America. Say WHAT??? We sell our companies and jobs to China right? Simply sell our railroads to 3rd world nations, China and Mexico divide our nation up into 15 ft ribbons. Look up the FEC Railroad. Who owns it? GRUPO!!!! A bunch oh Mexicans!!! CSX will eventually be sold also. Forget about retirement you are not going to make it.

Name: To ha E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 10 February 2019 Ha you missed the point I was making. You work for a company that you should be able to retire from. The guys that work for auto Harley Davidson etc. Had there jobs exported out of the USA. The rr is stationary they can’t export the rr. If you don’t like where you work and the dues you pay, you have the option to quit. People in other industries did not have an option. That is where you are more better off.

Name: HA! E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years Posted: 10 February 2019 Lucky You know why we have a better retirement. Because we pay more out than anyone else does. Jesus I get so sick of hearing how our retirement is so much better. Well if the average individual on the street had as much as we have taken out to supplement that retirement they would shit! People who work and take extra out of their check and invest it like the railroad does for us can live just the same as a railroader.

Name: Lucky E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 10 February 2019 In North America railroaders have more security than any other industry. They can lay people off. But they can’t move the tracks to China overseas or Mexico. There are so many companies that took tax money and are setting up shop outside the USA. A carrier employee made 23 bucks an hour in USA. A Mexican worker is paid 3 bucks an hour. And labour is cheaper across the pond. I was layed off nine times in a 34 year rr career and was able to retire. If your low man on seniority list save some money for times you are layed off. The rr I worked at had 35000 employees in 1980. Today there are 12000 employees. Technology was the game changer. You put up with lots of shit being a rr today to make a living, but hang in there there is a reward called retirement where most people will never see outside rr life. But most of all folks have a rainy day nest egg and it is there when you need it. Been there done that more than once.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years Posted: 10 February 2019 What’s the big news everyone is talking about?

Name: Engineer E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years Posted: 10 February 2019 SO WHAT TRUTH This isn't economics one class. WE DONT CARE. Brothers They are starting to double up trains again. Hauling 2 trains at once. Don't bother putting in claims because it aint going to work. You cant say your handling 2 different trains even though you know it. The freight will be classified as one train and the other will be abolished. When the weather gets warmer the long ass 3 mile trains will be back. TM's are talking about the new tele that can supposedly communicate at longer distances. PTC will show you were your train is. DP remote units replace the tele but it isn't fail safe. You just run 30 when all the shit hits the fan. Still talking about chopping Willard. Where will these guy move to. Brothers, you better start saving your money and get a moving plan in order unless you got 20 years seniority. You might be in the seat now but don't count on it. You might just end up pounding the rocks again. Hope this shit doesn't get bad but it looks like we are headed for a shake up!

Name: To truth E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 10 February 2019 You talk about Wall Street greed, I assume you are a unionized employee, that takes part in the payroll deduction to buy CSX shares. You want bang for your buck. By taking part in this program you are a capitalist. I ask you then are you part of the problem or part of the solution ?

Name: conductor E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 10 February 2019 The truth So what the hell is your point. Just how is all you wisdom going to help us in the field today or tomorrow. You didn't post one damn thing that has anything to do with this forum. We have to deal with the here and now. We have to deal with the everyday crap AT WORK! None of us can do a damn thing tomorrow about the crap you posted. We have families to feed and bills to pay today. We have a hard enough time coming to work and keeping ourselves out of investigation and fighting for our pay. You dude are on the wrong website. Go fight on some political website. I would like to know what happened to the company and the union agreement that all new testing devices are to be discussed and shown to the crews before they just start throwing them out there. And how in the hell can they put them below the rail and take them out with their hands.

Name: The Truth E-mail: Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 30+ years Posted: 09 February 2019 Wall Street is what is killing the Railroad at a time when it is needed most by putting maximum pressure on corporate to make short term profits over logical long term sustainability. I know we all look at times how it effects us personally in the now. But what is happening :Greed at a very evil level is ruining the whole country. And the Railroad being Butchered by " wall street" is going to effect a awful awful lot of other industries in the near future. So too the Power's to be and there lust for Money...Be happy for a short while why you get "yours" and the heck with the hard working common Man/Women and there Family's..There will be some harsh reaping for the sowing that is being done.

Name: Switch Tags E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years Posted: 09 February 2019 Consulting a lawyer about a switch tag... Let us know how that works out for you.

Name: The Truth E-mail: Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 30+ years Posted: 09 February 2019 More important than operating ratio' s is service innovation and "Happy Customers ".The problem with letting Wall Street be Your Master is that Wall Street thing's that all industries exist primarily to help wall street earn even higher rates of return and there is in fact no rate of return which wall street consdider to be enough. True to if they can make more money by Wrecking your buisness,then that is what they will do.

Name: Conductor E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 09 February 2019 Alert! They put a switch tag like that folded so you couldn't really see the reflection. This is horseshit! They are taking pictures of crap after the crews leave and coming back with charges. This is more bull crap. This has been discussed before. They could easily lie and set a crew up. It's time to consult lawyers. Screw the unions. Word has it an fra guy was involved with taking pictures. This is getting deep out here. It's like a repeat of the old nazi southern Ingram days!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year Posted: 09 February 2019 APE Nature built China, Nature built Japan and Nature drove our trains to a Nature built Wal-Mart. Nature will keep these countries from taking us over while we sing Cum-ba-ya. Sounds Great if we could all just get along. Fact is, we are providing transportation of foreign made goods by train to our market place and are active in destroying our nation. It's hard for some We Have brain washed to see it any other way.

Name: Gerald Starnes E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for Less than 1 year Posted: 09 February 2019 Way to go 310 to Yuma! Advocating physical assault against people with whom you disagree! Great ethics. You are a shining example to us all.

Name: Cond. E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 09 February 2019 BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH JEEZZ YOU FRICKIN MORONS! Now for important info. There is a new switch tag testing device out that we have not been briefed on per the rules. FRA rules states that all testing devices were to be reviewed. This is a square tag that is white with red lettering and it fits below the rail. They are putting it as far back as 3 feet. It they remove it with their hand they will have to reach below the top of the rail. ILLEGAL AS HELL! You can not always see it with your flash light. Watch your ass!!!!

Name: F A Hayek E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 09 February 2019 Some of you probably could use some basic education in economics. Here is a link to a half century old essay about pencils. It's so simple a child can understand. Read it and decide for yourself how evil you are being when hauling those TFOC. https://fee.org/resources/i-pencil/ You could also spend some time at: https://mises.org

Name: Students E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 09 February 2019 Most professional teachers in university are pushing communism. The hardcore socialists. Students are against free speech, anti capitalism to the max. They want the goverment to pay for there education, and every other det they incurred while in school. 60% of women are graduating with nonsense degrees like gender studies. Not the stem degrees. That is now racist and sexist if you expect scientific facts to be considered. And these teachers pushing the nonsense are making 300 grand a year and life time pensions that they pay nothing into. These are the new leaders folks, Democrats have brainwashed these people to open the boarders so you can work your ass off to feed the worlds , needy. And if ms13 kills your family, your tax dollars with rehabilitation him to prepare him for when he gets out of jail for a lifetime of welfare. Your tax dollars,at work. Who needs border walls to protect the people trump must be crazy to suggest such a thing. The money the tax payers would save not having to deal with illegals would pay for a wall 100 times over. All the Democrats live in protected gated communities. Union is suppose to vote Democrat left. But in the end it will cost you everything importing third world people. Immigration is good if done legally and people are vetted. Cheap labour and votes is all the dems care about. Protect your country and standard of life before it gets totally out of hand.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years Posted: 09 February 2019 APE for less than 1year. AOC must be your girl. You sound just like her. You obviously sleept through anything related to economics in junior high school and you refuse to what is placed right in front of you. We all are just one cog in the giant machine that is mother natures way of efficiently bringing the worlds marketplace to your front door. And we help deliver Americas wonder to the rest of the world. It's called capitalism and no one loses. Oh, the closed stores you describe? They were the stores that sold buggy whips that no one needed anymore. They refused to adapt and followed the democrats who tried to buy their votes with promises of new, gov't owned buggy whip stores and there was no real market for them. There's just nothing like the blind who refuse to see. Capitalism!! It's mother natures way!!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year Posted: 09 February 2019 CSX The next time we're out shopping, pick up a product and see where the product came from. Then we should all pat ourselves on the back for getting almost everything from a foreign nation to our people. On your way home look for the businesses that are closed that WE ran out of business by making foreign transportation of goods possible. Now look for the homeless and poor who WE put out of work. Again that deserves a pat on the back while we blame some one else, Foote!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year Posted: 09 February 2019 CSX The railroads are destroying our nation! 1. We lost our jobs due to infair marketing. American companies couldn't compete with slave and child labor so they moved to foreign countries. 2. BUT how do you get this cheap crap back to American markets? EASY! TOFC and you guys will put TOFC to any American store. Forget about Foote, Russia and the Middle East, they are just distractions while railroads build a high speed infrastructure for transportation of goods with high tariffs.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year Posted: 09 February 2019 APE/ 310 to Yuma Your thoughts are correct unfortunately too late. Railroads and government have too much invested to allow employees to stop things. We have spent millions each year Brain Washing the people and employees. We've done a good job. Just watch this site. Say something bad about CSX and you immediately bash the poster! Want proof? The PTC and Remotes are foruners to eleminating your jobs by remote control train.

Name: 310 to Yuma E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 09 February 2019 If there ever was a time it is now !! To take some of these company arse kisser behind the shed.. " or bar " and give them a good ole fashion country ass whooping

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 30+ years Posted: 08 February 2019 Here’s an idea, Let’s all stick together for once and get our Railroad back to the way it used to be. A lot of people bashed the Conrail guys but one thing is for sure they always stuck together. The main problem is you have too many suck asses and wanna be Kool aid drinkers out here. Then you have the guys that will say “ yes I’ll do whatever it takes to get the job done mentality and will break rules and backstab whoever they can. Let’s put all of our money in and just buy the damn railroad and Elect a new CEO!!

Name: Deputy Dog E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 08 February 2019 To Other https://www.10tv.com/article/mom-has-crossing-arms-installed-where-her-16-year-old-son-died Media is like mom takes her pick ax out and goes to work http://dis.puc.state.oh.us/TiffToPDf/A1001001A18C29B33731A07017.pdf Here's the document with all the pretty pictures. Same pictures of the equipment shed wiring used for all these fraud jobs I would think. $8,000 just for a vacuum truck? Mule tape can be ran through the tubing prior. $5,800 delivery. p.s. copy now--The document will be gone Monday.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 08 February 2019 A kind of sense that we are getting back to the basics of CSX. First it was eliminate all safety, and push push push, move that freight faster! Then it was "You people are causing too many accidents, what are you employees thinking?" Now its Safety Compliance for all employees or your fired! Remember to work safe, don't get hurt, and don't derail, but for Gods sake hurry, hurry, hurry, we need to get that stock price higher!!!!! IF YOU WORK FOR THIS PATHETIC OUTFIT, YOU KNOW THIS IS NO EXAGGERATION.

Name: Wrecks E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 08 February 2019 Lots of trainwrecks in North America this last week good money to be made on clean ups. The less money spent on infrastructure the more work there is going to go around for clean ups. Contractor heaven!!!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 08 February 2019 Deputy Dog Ms. DeCesare Subject: Warning lights and Gates installation in Ohio". OK, I'll bite! The invoice posted of a CSX Estimate is part of a fraudulent act against CSX Employees, the government and the people. To make this work the ORDC must be in a partnership relationship with CSX, FRA, USDOT and Department of Justice.

Name: Warned E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 07 February 2019 Cn and cp guys tried to warn everyone, what would happen to CSX once Hh became ceo. I think most took the warnings seriously enough to save money and prepare for the worst. And it is not over yet Foote gets paid peanuts compare to Hh and past ceo,s. Foote is all ego and is going do his best to get shareholders and himself bang for there bucks. Like the old guy said just do your job be safe try ride it out and survive this regime. So many people have lost there lives under the Hh style of railroading because of being made to take short cuts. Get your pay go home, try to not let CSX brass stress you out to where it affects your physical and mental health.

Name: Kansas City Southern E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 07 February 2019 Well Kansas City Southern is going to the PSR model as announced today. 24 yrs with company in T/E. Aint to excited about future after all I've heard about psr sofar. Tapped some guy that worked under h Harrison at cn and your beloved csx " lol ". Sure he will be a fine cost cutting son of a BITCH...

Name: Locomotive E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 07 February 2019 Loco/cond/mw Facts are no one is safe or guaranteed anything. No yard is bullet proof and if anyone thinks the RR can't survive without them then they're just stupid. This new regime will cut every thing they can to cut cost. They don't care about the casualties. They don't care about your family or your problems. They know everyone has heard the rumors. If you don't save your money or have a backup plan then your just shit out of luck if you get cut and end up on the street. We're all just a number.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 07 February 2019 Bonus can be viewed NOW on gateway.

Name: Critical rules E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 07 February 2019 That's what they are calling that job briefing that the company required them to give to everyone. Remember, the one that they told managers they couldn't have any days off until they briefed everyone on the system? The one guys said they were calling them at home about. Fra probably requires them to do some type of rules class with everyone, so they are calling that briefing training. Csx lies as usual. Smoke and mirrors stuff.

Name: conductor E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 07 February 2019 Jerkoffs No one give a crap about your stupid child support or your arm chair lawyer advise about it. No one cares about your stupid failed marriages and your views on the Y. Your a bunch of idiots. This is a safety thread. This isn't Jerry Springer. This is why you are in the situation your in. You were too stupid to take your daddies advise...Don't stick your tool in CRAZY! Take this stupid crap somewhere else. JEEZZZ! Now back to safety. Old rules are coming back and it was said some TM were running around telling people that they were supposed to give us a little grace period to get back into the swing of things. Then they are supposed to bring out the testing full force. Look at your training records for 2019. You should have been given credit for taking a course on critical rules sometime in late January. What critical rules class?????

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years Posted: 07 February 2019 Willard, remember that place? Yeah, quite well. For a helluva lot of reasons - don't feel one bit sorry for that terminal and/or the people that work there. Nitwits never seemed to care a rat's butt about anyone else.

Name: Willard, remember that place? E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years Posted: 07 February 2019 There are going to be more buffalo to North Baltimore trains and more new castle to North Baltimore trains starting my this weekend. Anything that goes to Chicago is going to bypass Willard. I can see the writing on the wall. The next thing to happen will be the Willard jobs disappearing again, and the work will be done somewhere else. Then once everything is all longer runs, you can bet they'll renegotiate some bullshit meet and turn agreement and try that again.

Name: Go mgtow E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 07 February 2019 If your a single rr going MGTOW. Go buy your man cave sports car trucks etc. Get a vasectomy and have good supply of rubbers to prevent std they can’t tag you once your fixed. 60 percent divorce rate guys. Ask a guy that is paying childsupport and vaginamony for 18 years how fun it is. If you get married make sure she makes more money than you, so you don’t get divorce raped by the courts and have prenump. Be smart not owned by a woman and rigged family courts. There are all kinds of professional women that have good rates also if you need an oil change.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 07 February 2019 .Joint custody doesn’t negate a child support obligation. Even if both parents share custody on an equal basis, one parent will inevitably owe some amount in child support. Unless of course both parents earn exactly the same income and spend exactly the same amount of time with the children, which is highly unlikely. The reason why there still is a child support obligation even when custody is shared equally, is because our child support guidelines calculate the obligation based on time spent with each parent and the income of each parent. So even if the child spends equal time with each parent, the parent with the higher income will owe child support No wonder you dumbasses over work and over pay your lazy ass babies momma. Just because she has pussy doesn't mean gets an unequal share of household income. If she makes more than you. She would have to pay you in some states. If she makes more than you and has full custody you would pay less than if she made less or didn't have an income

Name: Support E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 07 February 2019 If your x makes same as you and you are fifty fifty custody. Each pays nothing to the other. Your full of shit trying to sell that story. Get a life.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 07 February 2019 Aaa You're full of shit and you must have listened to her lawyer. Child support is based on a formula. If she works you're not going to pay more. Her income will off set support. It's all figured on percentages. The child support is to make sure the child has the same life style has before the divorce. If two people make the exact same income and the child is with both parents 50% of the time there would be no support paid to either parent. If you're paying your babies momma 1600/month. Then she must have full custody and didn't have a job or worked at Druther's during the marriage. Just a little friendly advice. Next go around make sure the bitch brings something to the table other than some pussy.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 07 February 2019 Hello from a railroader on pension. It's been nearly 30 years since I retired and I truly feel your pain with what is going on with CSX. The reason for this is leadership and it goes right to Foote, the poser CEO. In talking with my fellow retirees Foote should not even be in that position. Right place at the right time is all it took. We do think Harris is the real thing, but Foote is a "poser." Now it appears it has gone to his head and he doesn't realize he is merely, as we used to call it, a glorified clerk. Say what you will about Harrison but the man was all railroad. Knew it inside and out and was truthful even when we didn't want to hear it. When you get a CEO like Foote, and people realize he is wrong for the job, that filters down to every level. He has zero transportation experience and is merely there sucking in money for being a clerk. His ego is telling him otherwise but he is so far in over his head its shocking. You guys all have to CYA. Make sure you either have a witness or you are on tape with the train dispatchers if you are given an order which compromises your safety, or the safety of someone else. You will survive and will be there after he is gone. Stay strong. I know how hard it can be having spent the better part of my life doing it. I would advise to work safely and keep your head down. You will get no education under Foote, only that which will lead to chaos because he is not a leader. Compare him to the other RR CEO's and you'll get the picture. Blessings to all of you, and may the Higher Power give you CYA assistance at every turn. Just an opinion from a pensioner.

Name: Deputy Dog E-mail: csxthieves/killers.com Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 07 February 2019 Dear Ms. DeCesare: The Force Account Estimate dated 1/11/2018 for the referenced project has been reviewed and is acceptable and the Proposed Crossing Layout has been approved as to signal layout only. CSX Transportation may proceed with the construction of the proposed grade crossing warning system in accordance with the abbreviated plan. This authorization is made with the stipulation and understanding that the approved estimate may contain entries for items or activities that may be cited and found to be ineligible for federal participation during the project audit. Reimbursement of eligible actual cost is limited to $295,807.00. Additional costs must be approved in writing by the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) prior to being incurred. Emergency verbal authorizations by ORDC may be permitted and will be confirmed by ORDC in writing within ten (10) business days of the verbal approval. This authorization is contingent upon CSX Transportation accepting the following instructions: Dunkirk, OH DOT: 513756U OP: OH1202 CSX Project: OH2017048 Summary Material ......................................................................................................................... $ 76,854 Sales Tax ...................................................................................................................... $ 0 Labor: Construction Labor (159 man-days).......................................................................... $ 60,420 Shop Labor (7 man-days).......................................................................................... $ 2,660 Subsistence (159 man-days)..................................................................................... $ 23,850 Track Labor (0 man-days)......................................................................................... $ 0 Track Labor Subsistence (0 man-days)..................................................................... $ 0 Railroad Engineering, Preliminary ................................................................................ $ 5,207 Railroad Engineering, Construction .............................................................................. $ 9,063 Additives to Construction Labor .................................................................................... $ 71,815 Additives to Shop Labor ................................................................................................ $ 3,162 Additives to Track Labor ............................................................................................... $ 0 Additives to Engineering ............................................................................................... $ 0 Equipment Expenses (0 work days).............................................................................. $ 0 Waste Management (32 work days).............................................................................. $ 384 Contract Engineering .................................................................................................... $ 17,580 Freight ........................................................................................................................... $ 5,812 Poleline Removal .......................................................................................................... $ 0 AC Power Service ......................................................................................................... $ 5,000 Salvage ......................................................................................................................... $ 0 VAC-TRUCK ................................................................................................................. $ 8,000 Cantilever Shoring Box ................................................................................................. $ 0 TOTAL ESTIMATE COST ............................................................................................ $ 289,806 Date: 01/09/2018 Estimated By: Adam Ronsick NOTE: This estimate should be considered void one year from date of estimate. Page 2 of 6 Estimate ID: 130031 Shop Material List for CSX Project: OH2017048 (Effective: 01/09/2018) INSTALL FLS&G w/ MS-4000 (QT-64.17) Locker Rd., OH - QT 64.17 Catalog Num Cond Unit Price Qty Cost Description 020-0017120 1 11.52 6 69.12 BLOCK TERMINAL 12 POST SINGLE STRIP AAR 14.1.6 WITH 1 AAR 020-0017125 1 3.26 6 19.56 BLOCK TERMINAL 2 POST AAR 14.1.8 WITH 1 AAR 14.1.11 020-0017211 1 1106.56 1 1106.56 TRANSFORMER LIGHT 750VA 010520-50X MODEL SLT-50 020-0021965 1 8.96 1 8.96 EXTRACTOR DWG 59688-4 TERMINAL GRS CAT P3-308 REF 020-0022651 1 106.70 7 746.90 PLUGBOARD KIT TYPE B1 OR ST1 RELAY ASSEMBLY WITH 12 EACH 020-0025595 1 20.72 1 20.72 WRENCH DWG 55393-3 GR1 "E" TERMINAL POST NUT GRS CAT 020-0053360 1 387.88 3 1163.64 CHARGER BATTERY ELC 12/20 S 20 AMP 10-19.9 VDC ROTARY SW 020-0167501 1 38.51 26 1001.26 ARRESTER HYBRID LOW VOLTAGE,2, 0-30V DC OR 0-24V 020-0660077 1 603.13 1 603.13 ARRESTER GE 9L10KAC213 FOR 240 VOLT SINGLE PHASE 3 WIRE 020-0770060 1 15.46 8 123.68 ARRESTER US&S N451552-0201 TRACK SERIES RED LABEL USGA 020-0770105 1 22.40 2 44.80 ARRESTER HARMON 202217-000 AGE-1 TRACK AIR GAP EQUALIZER 020-1000354 1 6052.50 1 6052.50 HOUSE SIGNAL 6FT X 6FT WITH PTC UPGRADE PTMW P/N 91000354 020-1940055 1 20.24 1 20.24 CONTAINER CIRCUIT PRINT 24" SCHEDULE 20 4" PVC PIPE WITH 020-2501400 1 1094.58 1 1094.58 CONTROLLER DTMF RADIO KEY DOWN MODE 6 SET TIMER TO 60 020-2503081 1 69.04 1 69.04 MODULE SAFETRAN ECHELON TERMINATION UNIT (A80078) USE 020-3180290 1 4878.63 1 4878.63 RECORDER SEAR II REMOTE MONITORING INCLUDES THE 020-3430110 1 363.23 1 363.23 RELAY SAFETRAN 400004 500 OHMS CONTACTS 4FB-2F-1B CSX 020-3430115 1 473.41 1 473.41 RELAY SAFETRAN 400005 500 OHMS CONTACTS 4FB HEAVY DUTY 020-3430130 1 409.74 2 819.48 RELAY SAFETRAN 400023 500 OHMS CONTACTS 6FB HEAVY DUTY 020-3430135 1 560.76 1 560.76 RELAY SAFETRAN 400213 460 OHMS CONTACTS 2FB CSX 020-3430170 1 464.35 1 464.35 RELAY SAFETRAN 400800-CSX 100/100 OHMS CONTACTS 6FB 020-3430185 1 483.80 1 483.80 RELAY SAFETRAN 400700-X 60 OHMS CONTACTS 4FB CSX 020-4200340 1 1.74 8 13.92 LINK TEST ASSEMBLY 1" CENTERS COMPLETE WITH INSULATED 020-4200350 1 2.06 2 4.12 LINK TEST ASSEMBLY 2-3/8" CENTERS COMPLETE WITH 020-4201045 1 0.15 300 45.00 NUT HEX CLAMP (FLAT NUT) AAR 14.1.11-7 14-24 NS-2 THD FLAT Page 3 of 6 Estimate ID: 130031 Shop Material List for CSX Project: OH2017048 (Effective: 01/09/2018) INSTALL FLS&G w/ MS-4000 (QT-64.17) Locker Rd., OH - QT 64.17 Catalog Num Cond Unit Price Qty Cost Description 020-4900002 1 6630.00 1 6630.00 DETECTOR MOTION INVENSYS MS4000 ONE TRACK REDUNDANT 020-8000067 1 15.18 2 30.36 LOCK AMERICAN H10SIGRA CSX SIGNAL PADLOCK WITH BLACK 022-5290559 1 317.05 1 317.05 CONVERTER WILMORE INPUT 10V DC TO 16V DC OUTPUT 13.6V DC 022-8005160 1 513.88 1 513.88 KIT CDMA AND VHF RADIO MATERIAL FOR USE WITH CSX Total Cost: $ 27,742.68 Page 4 of 6 Estimate ID: 130031 Field Material List for CSX Project: OH2017048 (Effective: 01/09/2018) INSTALL FLS&G w/ MS-4000 (QT-64.17) Locker Rd., OH - QT 64.17 Catalog Num Cond Unit Price Qty Cost Description 014-8006169 1 10.62 2 21.24 SIGN PERMANENT EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION (VEHICLE 020-0010447 1 9.83 2 19.66 BOX GROUND ROD CONNECTION ENCLOSURE COMPLETE WITH 7" 020-0013686 1 68.90 4 275.60 BOOTLEG KIT CSX RAIL CONN W/15 FT 3/16 IN BDSTRAND 6/64 020-0013908 1 6.36 500 3180.00 CABLE UG COMPOSITE 19 CONDUCTOR INCLUDES 13 020-0025145 1 371.02 2 742.04 SHUNT ENCLOSURE INTERRAIL P/N IRS-SE8A WAYSIDE MOUNT 020-0052475 1 11.20 4 44.80 ARM EXTENSION 10-1/2" ALUM WITH 3/8" DIAMETER MOUNTING 020-0052480 1 15.68 4 62.72 ARM EXTENSION 14-1/2" ALUM WITH 11/16" DIAMETER MOUNTING 020-0053220 1 2.29 150 343.50 CABLE POWER UG 3 COND NO 6 AWG, SHOW LENGTH ON EACH 020-0054073 1 269.41 2 538.82 BRACKET ASSY GATE ARM CONVERSION INCLS BRKT MTG 020-0055421 1 23.96 6 143.76 BRACKET SIGN 4" OR 5" MAST W/1/2" U-BOLT FOR ALL SIGNS 020-0056421 1 23.96 6 143.76 BRACKET SIGN 4" OR 5" MAST FOR ALL SIGNS REQUIRING 5/8" 020-0056674 1 6017.69 2 12035.38 SIGNAL 0220-L GCWD GATE ASSY DWG SS222 INCLS 18 FBRGL ARM 020-0056823 1 17.77 2 35.54 TAPE UG RED CABLE MARKER IMPRINT TO READ "CAUTION 020-0057275 1 0.69 500 345.00 WIRE UG TRACK TWISTED PAIR NO. 6 AWG SOLID CONDUCTOR 020-1020095 1 1678.83 2 3357.66 PLATFORM HIGHWAY CROSSING ACCESS FOUNDATION COMPLETE 020-1040322 1 127.92 29 3709.68 BATTERY SAFT SPL165, 165 AH POCKET PLATE NICKEL CADMIUM 020-1040540 1 31.36 4 125.44 TRAY BATTERY FIBER CO 82687-1-P 12" WIDTH 24" LONG 020-1040550 1 45.92 1 45.92 TRAY BATTERY FIBER CO 82687-3-P 12" WIDTH 38" 020-1150750 1 1.00 500 500.00 BOND STRAND 3/16" DIA 7 STRANDS OF 19 STR EACH 6 WITH 020-1304014 1 5.40 24 129.60 KIT BOND, CADWELD PLUS WEB OF RAIL BOND 3/16 DIA. 4" LARGE 020-1360014 1 933.66 1 933.66 PACKAGE FOREMANS CARE FOR ALUMINUM TYPICAL BOM FOR USE 020-1360016 1 24.06 1 24.06 PACKAGE SAFETY & SECURMENT WITH 1 EA CAUTION TAG 1 EA 020-1360104 1 1312.25 1 1312.25 LAYOUT AC METER SERVICE WITH 30’ POLE CSX DWG SS351 SH 2 020-2500605 1 390.73 2 781.46 SHUNT SAFETRAN 62775-86 NARROW BAND 86HZ 020-2530280 1 312.12 2 624.24 FILTER EPC 800-080055-107 TF-86 Page 5 of 6 Estimate ID: 130031 Field Material List for CSX Project: OH2017048 (Effective: 01/09/2018) INSTALL FLS&G w/ MS-4000 (QT-64.17) Locker Rd., OH - QT 64.17 Catalog Num Cond Unit Price Qty Cost Description 020-3263640 1 0.28 35 9.80 SLEEVE NICOPRESS 14 AWG SOLID COPPER WIRE 1-1/8" LONG STD 020-3901895 1 100.52 2 201.04 TIP FLEX HWY CROSSING GATE 24 IN LONG ENGINEERING GRADE RED 020-3920200 1 178.76 2 357.52 BELL GCWD ELECTRONIC 4" OR 5" MAST 8 TO 13 VOLTS DC GSI PN 020-4101642 1 12687.00 1 12687.00 PLATFORM ASSY 2 POST TRACKSIDE FOR 8’ X 8’ AND 020-4200340 1 1.74 29 50.46 LINK TEST ASSEMBLY 1" CENTERS COMPLETE WITH INSULATED 020-4200900 1 0.18 10 1.80 CONNECTOR SHEATHING AMP 329860 FOR NO. 14 WIRE 020-4201042 1 0.13 40 5.20 NUT HEX BINDING (RSA NUT) AAR 14.1.11-6 14-24 NS-2 THD CONE 020-4201043 1 0.09 250 22.50 NUT HEX CLAMP (FLAT NUT) AAR 14.1.11-7 14-24 NS-2 THD FLAT 020-4201044 1 0.08 200 16.00 WASHER AAR 14.1.11 ROUND COPPER NICKEL PLATED FOR AAR 020-7300030 1 189.28 2 378.56 BRACKET BELL FITS SAFETRAN JUNCTION BOX MOUNT, 5" BENT 020-9999991 1 100.00 1 100.00 BLOCKING AND BRACING FOR PROJECTS BURCO DIST 250-0001836 1 15.21 1 15.21 BREAKER CIRCUIT SQ D QO260 360-0006100 1 35.07 1 35.07 STOOL STEP WOOD 14"X 20" SIGNAL MAINTAINERS CSXT 360-0800145 1 7.54 1 7.54 BROOM WAREHOUSE CORN HVY DUTY ID300 Total Cost: $ 43,363.49 Page 6 of 6 Estimate ID: 130031 Consumables List for CSX Project: OH2017048 (Effective: 01/09/2018) INSTALL FLS&G w/ MS-4000 (QT-64.17) Locker Rd., OH - QT 64.17 Catalog Num Cond Unit Price Qty Cost Description N/A 50.00 10 500.00 FILL MATERIAL N/A 800.00 1 800.00 WALKWAY ROCK, 10 CUBIC YARDS 020-0017605 1 0.27 500 135.00 WIRE CASE 10 AWG FLEX CSX SPEC SS796 OKONITE 020-0017607 1 0.65 400 260.00 WIRE CASE TW PR NO 10 AWG FLEX CSX SPEC SS796 TWIST 2 020-0017625 1 0.44 150 66.00 WIRE CASE TW PR NO 14 AWG FLEX CSX SPEC SS796 TWIST 2 020-0017630 1 0.13 200 26.00 WIRE CASE NO 16 AWG FLEX CSX SPEC SS796 FURN 1000 FT SPOOL 020-0017635 1 0.80 130 104.00 WIRE SIGNAL DEL 018 NO 6 COPPER STRANDED SINGLE 020-0028610 1 0.23 100 23.00 TERMINAL RING AMP 35628 YELLOW PLASTI-BOND HVY DUTY 020-0053510 1 208.13 1 208.13 KIT 240V AC EMERGENCY GENERATOR CABLE AND 020-1710045 1 2.42 750 1815.00 CONDUIT SDR 13.5 4" POLYETHYLENE TRENCHLESS 020-2060072 1 442.00 2 884.00 FOUNDATION HELICAL SCREW-IN ASSEMBLY 7’ X 10", USED FOR 020-2060074 1 366.00 2 732.00 EXTENSION 10" X 3’ USE WITH XING GATE AND SIGNAL MAST 020-3261960 1 18.82 2 37.64 DECAL (DO NOT ORDER, CALL SIGNAL SHOP) ASSY 5" BLACK 020-3261970 1 9.41 2 18.82 DECAL ASSY 2" BLACK PRESSURE SENSITIVE VINYL PRE-MASKED 020-4168917 1 0.50 2 1.00 RESISTOR, FIXED .5W, 20W OHM (REPLACEMENT FOR INVENSYS PN 020-4200880 1 0.53 2 1.06 CONNECTOR TERMINAL 2-3/8" CENTERS AAR 14.1.15-4 NICKEL 020-4200892 1 0.37 27 9.99 CONNECTOR TERMINAL 1" CENTERS AAR 14.1.15-3 NICKEL PLATED 020-4251190 1 0.14 120 16.80 TERMINAL RING AMP 35627 BLACK PLASTI-BOND WIRE SIZE 10-12 020-4251290 1 0.53 30 15.90 TERMINAL WIRE AMP 322051 BLUE WIRE SIZE NO 6 AWG 1/4" STUD 020-4251295 1 0.53 6 3.18 TERMINAL WIRE AMP 322007 BLUE WIRE SIZE NO 6 AWG 3/8" STUD 020-9999992 1 50.00 1 50.00 HOUSE, SIGNAL HANDLING CHARGE, BURCO DISTRIBUTION 450-0019212 1 0.40 100 40.00 SCREW 10 X 1" SHT METAL PAN HD TYPE A COARSE THREAD

Name: CP Accident/UP Locomotive E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for N/A Posted: 06 February 2019 The unfortunate accident that occurred on the CP, could have been avoided due to a foreign locomotive (entrained) equipment failure. It has already been proven-ed and [documented] that the code lines of software (in UP locomotives) is not compatible to foreign locomotives. Albeit PTC software conflicts, that can trigger an [undesired] release after an emergency application. Have concerns of FRA investigators interfering with the integrity of the investigation, due in part, that the FRA investigators will be inactive UP employees who are known to cover-up accidents on behalf of the UP. Please review the preliminary FRA accident report (FRA.gov), regarding the UP fatality a few months ago in Wyoming. Only a railroader would know that the report is riddled with errors and omissions!

Name: Blacksmith E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for 30+ years Posted: 06 February 2019 Yes Sir : That Pusy is a powerful magical apparatus indeed !!!! Aint cheap either

Name: Vaginamony E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 06 February 2019 I paid vaginamony and child support for long time. Just remember pal for all the extra you work when she takes you back to court she will get a raise. Because you most likely make more with over time and that is what they base monthly payments from. And if you have year where you worked no over time, to bad they base the payment from your last highest earnings. So really you could end up fuckng yourself. Seen it done with lots of guys, and to take it back to court is not cheap. The only way out is death or find country that will not extradite you or your money back to USA. After two years of not paying it is a felony. Young brother get a vasectomy go over seas to get one if you have to. Women can own your wallet for a long time after they sperm jack you. MGTOW. Com.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 06 February 2019 Aaa 1600 a month Lol you're a dumbass. That's what you get for letting your babies momma sit on her fat ass watching Oprah and eating bear claws. Next go around make sure the bitch brings something to the table other than some pussy.

Name: Push push push E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 06 February 2019 Three more lose there lives because of being worked and pushed to the limit. And they WILL cut more staff and run the shit out of remaining staff. I lived threw it and the unnecessary loss of life because of these greedy bastards have no time for safety rules if it could delay a train. You really have to have eyes in the back of your head and pay attention, even being exhausted. You don’t know how intimidated the other employees are to run and take short cuts. And if you are in the path or part of there work it could get you killed. Head office looks at your death is he took one for the team. Precision railroading in short means DEATH. The greedy will always want more out of you day after day. Don’t be a sacrificial lamb for these heartless bastards. Safety is important only if it does not affect production!!!!

Name: Moth ball E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 06 February 2019 https://www.joc.com/rail-intermodal/class-i-railroads/csx-transportation/csx-eliminate-about-300-more-intermodal-lanes-2019_20181005.html

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 06 February 2019 Let's get it done today !!! Record's are made to be broken..

Name: More cuts coming E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 06 February 2019 http://news.wjct.org/post/jacksonville-based-csx-plans-cut-more-jobs

Name: locohead E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 06 February 2019 Brothers Quit stepping up to fill their man power shortages. Lloyd is right. You would sell out your own mother. The supervisors are running around telling everyone they are getting a 200% bonus. In the meantime we get tested, spied on, pay stolen, threatened if we don't rush, woke up all night with roster calls, PB days taken away, threatened if we refuse to drive in a blizzard and the list goes on! What the hell is wrong with you Jackasses. Your just giving fuel to that FOOTE from Canada to cut more jobs. If you need money so bad that you have to stick it to your fellow workers then you need to get some financial help with a counselor!

Name: Lloyd E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for 20-30 years Posted: 05 February 2019 Praise almighty for that 12% and then look at what the ones at the top made for a bonus...and at what cost? Your laid off union brothers? Maybe that operating ratio can be cut even more. Some of you would sell out your own flesh and blood for money. It is the root of all evil...right after csx.

Name: loco E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 05 February 2019 Ragnar Smart ass. You know exactly what is meant by the misspelling of the word pension. You think your cute. That's all you have to bring to the table. How about posting something of substance. Anybody started the pods that they have to do this year. I hear the one on doing roll by inspections is a joke. Supposed to be able to do better inspections at higher speeds because parts get hotter at higher speeds and you can feel the heat at a greater distance...LOL! LOL! LOL!. When I was standing 30 feet away at 2 am and the wind chill was 30 below and the train was doing 60 mph I didn't see or feel a thing but my ass freezing off. Got to love this horse crap.

Name: conductor E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 05 February 2019 God help us Screwed out of pay once again. Info on ticket was so obvious that a 3rd grader could have gotten it right. Pod programs screwed up as usual and not running right. More railroaders killed on the job and no one lowers the flags half staff. No respect for our dead! Manpower still so short they have to lay jobs in and blow our damn phones up all night running the rosters. Its not getting better and it never will. It like doing time. Just stay until you get paroled and you get your "get out of jail free" card except it isn't free. Like Former fuel hand posted. They keep sending him mail to harass him at home a year after he quit! There is a place in hell for this business. Thank god most of us wont have to spend eternity with them!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 05 February 2019 Bonus Can view on the 8th. Will be paid on the 20th at 12%

Name: 99 cars off E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 05 February 2019 https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5006374

Name: Rr jobs E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for 30+ years Posted: 05 February 2019 As rr workers we make a livable wage. And they can’t pick the track up and move it to Mexico. Gm closing five plants setting up shop in Mexico, if the serial number on gm vehicles start with a 3 it was made in Mexico, our union brothers and sisters that worked in these plants that are moving to Mexico are, going to feel the pain. As consumers let’s send a message to gm and companies that set up shop in Mexico that we will not buy there products. We have to keep these jobs here, they take tax breaks and shit on us, fuck them !!!

Name: FYI derailment canada E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 04 February 2019 https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/cp-train-derails-near-field-investigation-launched/amp

Name: todd novac E-mail: uname it earth Employed as: Yard Master, for 1-10 years Posted: 04 February 2019 where is Todd Novac working originaly from collinwood

Name: Safety E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 04 February 2019 http://railroadworkersunited.org/railroaders-killed-on-the-job/

Name: Sad E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 04 February 2019 http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/02/04/1710109/0/en/Major-CP-Derailment-Leaves-Three-Railroaders-Dead.html

Name: Pention E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for 30+ years Posted: 04 February 2019 Pension not putting up with anymore bullshit!! And new glasses!

Name: Ragnar Danneskjöld E-mail: Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year Posted: 04 February 2019 I have to ask, because I keep seeing it on here. What is a pention? Is it a Canadian thing, like milk in bags?

Name: Retired E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for 30+ years Posted: 04 February 2019 Retired two years now after long career with rr. Took about six months for the stress to leave my being, I feel like I never worked on the rr. The reason I’m telling you this there is light at the end of the tunnel. I know lots of you find it hard going to work. Put one foot in front of the other, one step at a time. You will make it to the finish line. If your stressed out and you have vacation time take it. Recharge your batteries. I hear how so many of you hate it. That is how i felt all the time, the money and pention kept me going in every time. Try set your mind up to see light at end of career.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 03 February 2019 Well got to see some of superbowl.. better than none at all. Headed into work.

Name: Former field hand E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 03 February 2019 Celebrating one full year away from the s*** hole.... And csx still sucks!!

Name: Post post post E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 03 February 2019 If something is happening on the system such as rule failures switch tags, banners being hit, cell phone usage, ETC.... PLEASE POST THE LOCATIONS THAT THE FAILURES HAPPEN ON... YARDS, TERMINALS. Who was the officials that charged them. Thanks

Name: Former field hand E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 03 February 2019 Listen up Corporate Offices stop sending me certified letters I don't work for your s*** hole and I don't want to hear from you nobody really wants to work there they just convince themselves that they have to

Name: Csx corporate E-mail: Employed as: Corporate office, for 10-20 years Posted: 03 February 2019 Listen up this is csx coorperate speaking.You idiots come to csx looking for a job csx didn't come to you.Either shut up and do your job or go find somewhere else to work you bunch of cry babies.If I find out who you are im writing everyone of you up.

Name: That's what Shawn said E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for Less than 1 year Posted: 03 February 2019 That's what Shawn said !

Name: Former field hand E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 02 February 2019 Postal?... Good point you're a hundred percent right

Name: conductor E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years Posted: 02 February 2019 LOU Who gives a crap where he is. Was Jermaine your buddy or something? He cant help you now. He was just another flavor of the month like all the rest of them sent down the food chain. We got more important things to worry about like looking for switch tags and other testing crap they are pulling out in full force. Brothers bow you head and say a prayer for one of ours who got caught by a switch tag last night. The hunt is on!

Name: Lou E-mail: loubillingsly@gmail.com Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 02 February 2019 Where in the World is Jermaine Swafford?

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years Posted: 02 February 2019 Can't believe no one has went postal at this place.

Name: Former field hand E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 02 February 2019 P.S at your discretion you may or may not it's up to you roll your 401k into another employer 401K for the year to two years that you're out pending arbitration and then if you get your job back you may then roll it back into the CSX account that's a fact that's the law

Name: Former field hand E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 02 February 2019 Listen up moron... your "union " Is f%$#@ you. There is nothing in the railway labor act or the arbitration process that takes away your rights if you post your stories here I have a phone number and a name to someone in the US Labor employee benefits and Security Department who was already verified and clarified that the company cannot do this the union is just allowing the company to do it when pushed for an explanation the company commented that it was their policy to hold the 401K

Name: Where E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for Less than 1 year Posted: 02 February 2019 Where did that get this employee for not saying protection? Location? Thanks

Name: conductor E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 02 February 2019 BROTHERS Don't forget that the 3 step rule is already back! It was effective yesterday and a lot of guys forgot. They already failed a guy for asking for 3 step and not 3 step PROTECTION. That is just a bullshit move . If you go in to buy a rain coat for protection against the rain you don't go in the store and ask the clerk....where are your rain coats for protection. You simple ask where are your rain coats. These jackasses are just looking for failures to get a pat on the back. I hope the guys LC tears them a new arss!

Name: Loco E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 01 February 2019 Corp. Poser Get over it! RR Has been doing it this way for 100 years. Just ask retired old heads who were cut for years before they came back. Save your money and have a back up plan even if it means transfering. No a damn thing anyone can do about it. Umions have no authority just the right to claim agreement violations. We all know that doesn't mean shit. Worry about today dumbass!

Name: Foote E-mail: Employed as: Corporate office, for Less than 1 year Posted: 01 February 2019 We will continue to cut until we are running the whole railroad with one engine, one conductor, and one engineer. It’s all about profits. In the meantime happy Valentine’s Day

Name: Conductor E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years Posted: 01 February 2019 Rules. Your not kidding. One rule says you have to walk the whole train if an inspection is required. Then the next says you don't have to if you make a repair and you can see the rest is ok. So which one is it? Better just walk the whole thing. One mistake and your gone.

Name: Operating ratio E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 01 February 2019 Read article cpr rail operating ratio 56% still running the shit out of employees. Foote in an article said, more cuts are coming for 2019 to get operating ratio down. I would not be using my cell at work, and letting the company fire you with cause, or anything else. Footes crew will be head hunting like crazy to get rid of employees. CSX stock not going up as Foote and friends planned so , desperate people do desperate things. Don’t be a victim of there plans.

Name: Rules E-mail: Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 10-20 years Posted: 01 February 2019 T&E Be real careful on how you interpret the new reissued rules that just came out on trains in emergency. No more separate rules on what to do on single track or double (adjacent). 0nly thing that changed in 308.1 is the speed for traveling one train length. Read line 4 then look at the new rule 308.4. They go hand in hand. Pay attention to line 3 in the rule 308.4. This is where they have thrown eveything into the crews lap for full responsibility. If it's dark, trains in a curve, foggy, heavy rain or snow or your 2 miles long make damn sure you do a good visual inspection. No where does it say you still have to do a walking inspection of a key train. You better do a darn good visual inspection. 308.5. States you will walk the whole train if an inspection is required. 308.6 states if you make a repair and you can see the rest of the train is okay you can proceed(with other conditions). What happened to the roll by inspections? No more moving a key train 5 mph to inspect in a safer place. What all these changes boil down to is you better do one damn good job at visually inspecting your train. They are attempting to make inspections quicker by allowing you to just go take a look from the head end in some situations. Be careful. Be more careful with key trains. Especially those with alert cars.

Name: Union-Made E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 31 January 2019 There always has to be an idiot claiming that the union is doing nothing. Listen up moron, our unions, whether BLET or SMART-TD, are working under the railway labor act. You know, the same law that says we cannot strike without a court’s permission. You want to bitch about the carrier taking advantage of being able to bleed us through the arbitration process? Contact your congressman and senator and tell them how this law allows the carriers to abuse contract provisions at will, stealing your hard earned money. Do some thinking for Christ’s sake. But with this president and senate, don’t expect much. Companies (paper people) have more rights than you or I.

Name: Former field hand E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 31 January 2019 Ps.. the union is capitulate to this action that the company is taking illegally if you are terminated or dismissed even if you may receive your job back through the labor arbitration you may at your discretion or may not at your discretion cash in your 401k or roll it into a another employer 401k and then roll it back into the company's 401k if you are awarded your job back the company is stopping people from having access to their 401K illegally post your stories here and I will provide more information

Name: Former field hand E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 31 January 2019 You guys keep believing the dream I need people that are either fired or terminated having been denied the right to transfer or cash their 401 k a n i have a number to the US Department of Labor employee benefits and security who is very interested in hearing about this as what the company is doing is illegal Post here and I will provide more information phone numbers and names two employees of the US Department of Labor employee benefits and security

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 31 January 2019 Fellow T & E employees. Our union structure is stuck in the 60’s. Membership is going way down with all the efficiency improvements. It is ridiculous to have separate unions. So inefficient. We need to remember that the unions work for us, not the other way around! I would propose going down to one ASAP. I believe it takes 30% of members to sign a petition to hold a vote to get rid of a union. The better idea is for everyone to switch to one union forcing the other out of town. We can do this if the word is spread. People want to complain, but take no action. Union dues will continue to go up unless we make change happen. We get very little representation now. We all know it. It is time for US to take control. Don’t give into fear.

Name: Fact E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 31 January 2019 Here's the bottom line. You come to this website to cry about how the company screws you, but you never mention how the Union screws you harder than the company!! You pay your hard earn money to the union to protect your rights,but they don't. You guys need to stick together a fight for what your due. Here's a suggestion. If your a engineer and not happy with the BLET then jump to the UTU or jump to the UTV to the BLET. It's a reduction in your union dues with the same coverage. When the unions start losing membership and money then that may get their attention. Until then keep your pants down and enjoy the pounding. FIIRE YOUR UNION.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 31 January 2019 J- jobs These fuckers even lie to themselves.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 31 January 2019 The correlation lies with the new regime. https://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/headline.asp?id=52361

Name: Theycandothat E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 31 January 2019 Personnel buisness markoffs are in our contract. Csx does a way with them. Blet sits by. Weather mark offs have been in place for over 30 years when it's unsafe to drive to work. Csx does away with them. Blet sits by. Inbound doing outbounds work. Claims not paid. Blet sits by. Code 75 non-existent. Blet sits by. Csx adds new work with same pay. Blet sits by. Pulled out of service for using Fmla. Blet sits by. Csx adds new terminals within a subdivision. Blet sits by. Attendance policy revised at will. Blet sits by.

Name: Karma E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 31 January 2019 I know exactly what the System Reissue states pertaining to cell phone use. CSX can go take a big flying Fuck if they think it's o.k. for me to use my personal Cell Phone to help them out, but, it's not o.k. for me to make a personal phone call if i'm safely stopped. I'm just merely pointing out the number of sucks/idiots that work out here that continually step up that believe in this Teamwork B.S. from Management. This regime has proven time and time again that they want nothing more to eliminate all of our jobs, yet folks still give 110%.

Name: Monty Burns E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years Posted: 31 January 2019 I'm not defending the rule, I think it's bullshit too. I'm just saying don't fall into their trap and violate the rule for management's benefit.

Name: Lloyd E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for 20-30 years Posted: 31 January 2019 Well looky here we got a bunch of yes men bitches that work amongst us (big surprise). The only people who should be charged while using a damn phone should be an engineer or a conductor during active switching situations. Everyone who's been on the road long enough knows that's how many of us kept awake anyway. Not everyone you work with is friendly or wants to have conversations. This rule was just another way to protect the company from lawsuits and harass the employees. Now I've worked with some who couldn't put their phones down but when I knew that I stepped up my game. It's called being a team. Stop being a bunch of damn company cock lickers. A lot of you already sound like you've drank the koolaid.

Name: Monty Burns E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years Posted: 31 January 2019 It's quite simple. If the company wants to charge guys for using their phones, don't use them. Don't call the PTC desk, don't call trainmasters, no one. If managment needs to contact you they can use the radio. Don't give them the opportunity to get another feather in their caps by busting you for cell phone use.

Name: To loco E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 31 January 2019 I’ve been out of service twice for violating company policy, very minimal issues. The point I’m making is that the policy and rules are there. The man with the Gold makes the rules. If you decide not to follow policy and rules then suffer the consequences. What I’m saying is does not matter if you think the rules or policy is stupid. They are in place and can be used to fire an employee for violating them.

Name: loco E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 31 January 2019 SUCK UPS!!!! The cold hard fact is it wont hurt a damn thing if a person uses their cell phone while in the cab of the locomotive after you are STOPPED and waiting. Have air set and brakes and that's the end of any risk of anything happening while you are on your phone. These jackasses spent millions putting cameras in the motors so they can watch us. If anything happens they can download them and see what was going on. I don't care what you stupid idiots who think they got to quote rules have to say. The fact is its more dangerous to text and drive but it goes on all day everyday. Using a phone while you are stopped and waiting wont hurt or kill one single person. Your just stupid as hell if you agree with the company on their rule on this!

Name: Cell phone deaths E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 31 January 2019 World wide deaths that have been caused by train operators in the past from cell phone use distractions. Do you think the public and goverment agencies, will have any sympathy for a person in control of a train and using a cell phone. You have to wake up people and use common sense. How do you tell your family you where fired because you thought you would,ignore company rules and use your cell phone.

Name: Cell phones E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 31 January 2019 People have been warned many times about using cell phone at CSX. Company policy will always stand. You have your go by the book managers, and when you don’t follow company policy you play right into the managers hands that want to get you. Good luck with arbitration, because first thing arbitrator will do is ask why would you, ignore company policy. Again there is no cure for stupid. This regime could care less about employees, you think you are special. When the ceo says they want to downsize staff. You just make it easy for the company to fire you with cause. I hope the rest of you learn a lesson now after they fired this employee.

Name: Former field hand E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 30 January 2019 Anybody that has been terminated or dismissed and is awaiting their arbitration CSX is illegally holding people's 401K during this process if you are cohorst or threatened into signing a letter of resignation releasing the company from liability to release your 401K funds post your stories here.

Name: Wondering E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 30 January 2019 I use to work out of Queensgate... Which idiot official charged this employee? Name: Karma E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 30 January 2019 A Engineer in Cincy just got charged for using their personal Cell phone while on a locomotive. It never ceases to amaze me how this company will allow us to use our personal cell phone in the Loco. cab to help them when they want us to call G.E., Mechanical, the dispatcher when the radio fails, Wilcox to help with D.P. issues, or the T.M. to other reasons to help CSX. But it's not o.k. to use it in the cab to call our wife, kid, or other personal reasons. Well, I for one won't use my phone to help these rotten bastards, ever. My answer is always the same, my phone is dead, sorry. It absolutely sickens me to see my co-workers going above and beyond for this company the way they treat us. Most of guys i work with will give in and use their phone when requested by the Dispatcher or other authority. CSX wants to eliminate every one of our jobs and yet they guys continue to help out every chance they get. I just don't get it.

Name: Karma E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 30 January 2019 A Engineer in Cincy just got charged for using their personal Cell phone while on a locomotive. It never ceases to amaze me how this company will allow us to use our personal cell phone in the Loco. cab to help them when they want us to call G.E., Mechanical, the dispatcher when the radio fails, Wilcox to help with D.P. issues, or the T.M. to other reasons to help CSX. But it's not o.k. to use it in the cab to call our wife, kid, or other personal reasons. Well, I for one won't use my phone to help these rotten bastards, ever. My answer is always the same, my phone is dead, sorry. It absolutely sickens me to see my co-workers going above and beyond for this company the way they treat us. Most of guys i work with will give in and use their phone when requested by the Dispatcher or other authority. CSX wants to eliminate every one of our jobs and yet they guys continue to help out every chance they get. I just don't get it.

Name: monitor E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 10-20 years Posted: 30 January 2019 Ape It would be best if you and everyone else just ignored this mole. He comes to this site for attention. Responding to him just encourages him even more. These kind of parasites eventually die out if they are ignored.

Name: cond E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 30 January 2019 Legal Your right but the railroad thinks they are above and beyond the laws. I worked in a job that required us to report in all conditions. They harassed and scared a guy into trying to drive in when the weather was bad and the police had orders to stay off the road. He ended up hitting another idiot who was out driving and the guy was a well known prominent college professor. He ended up dying and they tried to nail the guy I worked with to the wall for being out there. Didn't matter if the professor was doing the same thing. If CSX orders you out there I agree the local authorities should be notified why your out there just in case something happens. They ended up dropping the charges and the unions took the company to the mat. Rules were changed real quick when it got out to the public that it all happened because the company intimidated the employee into get out on the road.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years Posted: 30 January 2019 legal: Tried that - numerous times over the yrs. during very harsh weather conditions. State & local police authorities didn't seem to give a rat's butt. No way to get an escort. (They had enough hassles on their plates.) Neither did csx care. Some employees, the people who work in warm, dry, well lit protected environments seem to make it in to work their shift(s) even during the worst, so all are expected to do likewise. More stuff to write down\document\keep track of - for an BofI, hearing, investigation, if charged for failure to report? Always guilty until proven innocent. Even if/when cleared - that takes a while.

Name: legal E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 20-30 years Posted: 30 January 2019 Crews Weather mark off as you call it may not be removed. Maybe in the sense of your union agreement but CSX is not above the law and must follow all state and federal laws. If you have bad enough weather that the State and local police are telling everyone to stay off the roads then you must follow the law if you feel your safety is in danger. If you are snowed in and your roads have not been cleared you need to call your crew manager ahead of time and tell them what your situation is. They must find you transportation to work if they want you to come in. If they actually send someone to get you after the local authorities have advised everyone to stay off the roads and something happens it will be on the shoulders of CSX. If you are disciplined in any way for refusing to endanger yourself by driving in seriously hazardous conditions you should file ethics charges for receiving such discipline when you felt your life would be in danger. If they call you and threaten you and you feel the need to use your vehicle to get to work in hazardous conditions you can call the state police and tell them what the situation is. Tell them you work for the railroad and they are telling you that you must come in to move the freight and you will need a police escort. Let them decide if they will assist or have the local authorities handle it. DO NOT let anyone in CSX intimidate you into driving in situations that are dangerous to you and to others. If someone is hurt or killed because of your actions and you did not notify local authorities that you were ordered to come in the incident will be your sole responsibility. It is real easy for your supervisors who are sitting in sunny Jacksonville to forget the real situation at hand. .

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 30 January 2019 rain Sleet, Snow, or shine...freight has to move. Guy's lets get it done today.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 30 January 2019 Personal buisness mark offs are in our contract. The carrier removed this code and or denying all PB markoffs. Why aren't we putting claims in for this bullshit? Weather mark offs have been removed also. Safety my ASS!

Name: Autonomous trains E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 29 January 2019 Autonomous trains will work in Australia, moving threw desert unpopulated terrain. In populated areas like North America. They can’t keep trains on the tracks now with two man crews. Mainly CSX is not maintaining track and infrastructure, for trains to run safer. You can’t put these plans on paper in a nice office and cross your fingers it will work out. Just because you expect it too. After a few major. A ccidents and loss of life. That will be the end of ai trains with no people. You will never sell to the public that the ceo should get millions of dollars in pay. But can’t pay employee to run a train, that it is to costly, and that public safety is worth nothing. If a person is negligent with an automobile and kills people they go to jail. If a ceo makes decisions to neglect safety and it injured and kills people, the ceo the leader should also go to prison. You would need so many people in the field to troubleshoot autonomous trains it would not be cost effective.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years Posted: 29 January 2019 Just sell it all and close everything!! Ponzi Scheme Railroading

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 30+ years Posted: 29 January 2019 The Wabtec/GE Transportation merger in a nutshell is about bringing autonomous freight trains online faster. It is gonna happen sooner than most of us realized. Sure you hear that it was because class 1 are storing power running less power and longer trains not buying as many new loco 's over the next decade..True but not the main goal.... They are in agreement the future is gonna be total autonomous freight trains thats what wall street the class 1 and the automation giants want. I dont agree personally but it is what it is..

Name: LOCO E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 29 January 2019 Engineers Heard 2 TM arguing with the engine house on power and their tonnage ratings. Apparently they changed a bunch of power ratings on motors and no one is on the same page. They have a couple different programs that can be used to look up power ratings and they are in conflict with each other. Rumor has it this argument has been going on for several weeks at other terminals. So when you got to answer that long sheet or ridiculous questions with the dispatcher you need to tell them that the power is adequate per the power desk if you get it out of the house. I was told that is exactly what we are supposed to say because the final decision on what they put on the train is coming from them. If you pick up an engine in route to use on a train you will be getting out of an industry on line of road you should call the mechanical desk and get the power rating for tonnage for your area from them. If the dispatcher ask you if the engine you are picking up will give you enough power to take care of the train your getting you tell them straight up you don't know and the power desk will have to answer that. Unless your a die hard foamer and know what tonnage every single engine is rated for then don't be stupid and say yes. Even if you think you know all of them there has been changes and some of them are major. Some have been changed to less and some more. If you stall after saying yes its your arss!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 29 January 2019 Yes indeed, only the Trainmaster/stupidvisors who crawl under desks will survive the railroad in the future. After watching you pussy's sweat it out on those conference calls, you can bet there will be a lot of swallowing among management in the future. Don't forget, CSX doesn't provide you knee pads anymore because its not in the budget.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 29 January 2019 Yes indeed : only the hard working dedicated and strong will survive and flourish on the Railroad now. How Tomorrow moves... Get on or get left behind.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 29 January 2019 Brewer Yard Shutdown effective Feb. 16

Name: Nascar E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 29 January 2019 Real safety #2 2019: #1 Stopping sight distance is the distance traveled during the two phases of stopping a vehicle: perception-reaction time (PRT), and maneuver time (MT). How much supercharging on a 84 Impala needed for the speed needed to take a mile to get stopped with fully locked up brakes? Wouldn't that be the real MPH nimrod running a train taking a mile to stop was traveling? #2 Was that L@N that was caught licking the poopy knuckle?

Name: Spell pop backwards E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years Posted: 29 January 2019 Did louisville get cut back?

Name: Mad Shitter E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 28 January 2019 Union Pacific is sueing to to fire a engineer who took a dump on a car knuckle.Union said employee should not be fired but made to go in for psychological evaluation and if determined needs treatment complete treatment and counseling... Hell I've had it hit me on the spot before and could not hold it in..im sure we all have 1 time or another.

Name: cond E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 28 January 2019 X board Did you piss them off in the past. You said a TM couldn't give you a rule number for what you did. Doesn't surprise me he wouldn't know. You should go through your rules book with a fine tooth comb and find the rule that would pertain to what you supposedly did. And it is bull shit that you would be charged with something that didn't have anything to do with what they said happened. I don't know the circumstances of what happened but it sounds like they got something to cover up. Maybe a Tm or YM needs to be protected. Its like a cop trying to trump up charges just to get you on the one he wants. Something isn't right here man. What ever you do don't post the circumstances on here. They will figure out who you are and they can charge you for divulging information about your case with the media. I know for a fact a guy lost his case in arbitration because he posted on a website all his info and the company used it against him. The arbitrator ruled that he would be to hostile and the environment would not be productive for him or the carrier so they refused to let him come back. Hopefully your LC will do his job and address any horseplay by the company!

Name: advise E-mail: Employed as: Corporate office, for 20-30 years Posted: 28 January 2019 X-board Your confused and barking up the wrong tree. The railway labor act does not set forth any rules or regulations that dictate how employees will be disciplined, investigated or charged. These rules are negotiated between the carrier and the unions and are supposed to be in full agreement with local and federal laws. You have a union agreement that states how these steps are to be done and in the long run if things get bad and cant be decided fairly you have the choice of sending it to arbitration. It sounds like your letter is addressing some odd issues. Find another LC to talk to about what you have. I would suggest you send a copy to your GC for review. If your LC thinks your letter is okay and you feel it is not in the guidelines of your agreement you have a right to go above your LC for answers.

Name: X-trah board E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years Posted: 28 January 2019 Thanks Brother, X-lc, to whomever else, To whom ever posted "NOTICE SHALL CONTAIN" is that RR labor law or B&O? The letter had a short summary of what I did but no rule number. The TM couldn't give the exact rule number prior to the investigation. Nor was it on the letter. Then what I allegedly did and, what was I charged with were two different things. Where would I find RR labor law applicable to B&O CO Nmad? Thanks

Name: To xlc E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 28 January 2019 I received a letter to report to managers office?I went to managers office I took rep with me. I was informed that the manager seen me perform a task without blue flag protection. I was busted, he said my options where sign for 10 demerits and that is it. If I wanted a formal hearing and found at fault I would be given a minimum of 20 demerits. I signed for the ten that was it. If they really want to hang you,an employee would not be given any options. It would be a formal investigation and you could be held out of service till the investigation has concluded !!!!

Name: Nascar E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 28 January 2019 Stopping sight distance is the distance traveled during the two phases of stopping a vehicle: perception-reaction time (PRT), and maneuver time (MT). How much supercharging on a 84 Impala needed for the speed needed to take a mile to get stopped?

Name: xlc E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 28 January 2019 union brothers When you put in a "Grievance" as the other poster called it you always put in an article violated and what it is for. That is what describes what the "claim" is for in the first place. DUH. The facts are then disputed by labor relations if they want more clear and precise info. No one should ever receive a charge letter without it stating what the charges are for. You will never receive a charge letter stating that they need you to come to any hearing to discuss and incident that happened at any time without knowing what the incident is. If you get a letter like this then it is a fishing expedition and they are just trying to get info out of you without you having a heads up. Only reason to do this is to keep someone from discussing it with others and maybe come up with a story. Its still bullshit. If you are being charged the charges have to be stated on the letter.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years Posted: 28 January 2019 screwed & X-trah bored, Don't know where you're assigned, where you work, but if you're in B&O Agreement territory: Rule 17: 2nd sentence - "At a reasonable time prior to the hearing the employee will be apprised of the precise charge against...." Appendix "C": ".......shall, as a condition of their continued employment, be members........" Is possible these things could have been changed.

Name: Grievances E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 28 January 2019 When an employee puts in a grievance you just have to show date time, terminal or territory. And the rule that was violated. You do not have to show details at this time. So the letter this employee received could be in same format. And full disclosed will be presented to union reps. Before a formal investigation happens. Or it could be resolved behind closed doors without formal investigation. Which has happened many times. Myself I would sit back and do nothing if I was the employee and let the company show there cards. They might want to keep it simple and a local matter. Never trouble, trouble, till trouble troubles you !

Name: YM E-mail: Employed as: Yard Master, for 1-10 years Posted: 28 January 2019 Trainmaster poser Quit using the title trainmaster when your posting your stupid bullcrap. The trainmasters don't post on here. They all just laugh about this site and say its nothing more than a gossip club and a place for the whiners to blow crap. Your a fine example of the jokes on this site. I however do come on here because Im always looking for a good laugh!

Name: screwed E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 28 January 2019 Xboard Read the railroad labor act. 152-general duties states that we don't have to sign a thing to join a union. It also says the carrier cant make us do it. If you read the tenth section of this rule it states very clearly that csx can be charged up to 20,000 for failure to comply with this rule. In other words we don't have to be a union member to have a job with csx. When you call the international reps ask them about this. Then ask why your LC told you it was okay for them to send you a charge letter without telling you what the heck you were being charged for. I would walk in with this letter and declare a kangaroo court mistrial!

Name: XLC E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 28 January 2019 X-Board If an LC told you that they cant send you an investigation letter without the charges being noted he is full of crap. They have to note the exact charges being held against you. THE NOTICE SHALL CONTAIN A CLEAR AND SPECIFIC STATEMENT DENOTING THE CHARGE OR VIOLATION OF WHICH ACCUSED AND LISTING THE DATE, TIME, PLACE AND NATURE OF THE OCCURRENCE OR INCIDENT THAT IS TO BE THE SUBJECT OF THE HEARING I have never heard of a charge letter ever being sent without the details of the charge. This is a violation of labor law protocol. How would you know exactly what you were being charged for unless you were counseled in the field and were told what you were being charged for. You need to call your international rep if you cant get ahold of your GC and find out how to get an order for the letter to be reissued and delay any hearings until it is done properly. It sounds like this might be a fishing expedition. Why would they not put the charges out there for you? Are they trying to blind side your LC? Something is stinking here and you need to take action immediately with your international.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 28 January 2019 Lets get out there and get it done Today !!

Name: Brother E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years Posted: 28 January 2019 X-Trah board I will let u know keep an eye for a post

Name: Brakestick E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years Posted: 27 January 2019 Today is January 27th and CSX still sucks ...... big time!

Name: X-trah bored E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years Posted: 27 January 2019 I have a question for the lc's and x-lc's out there familiar with the contract and railroad labor law. How can the carrier charge you but not but the charges on the investigation letter? My Lc says that's legal. Is that against RR labor law? Against the contract? I need a second opinion.

Name: Queens E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 27 January 2019 Some one has to pay for all the welfare queens and there six kids and counting. All the Obama perks, whos your daddy Obama my daddy. Trump trying to clean up the parasites that don’t want to work. Welfare breeds welfare, it was meant to help people over a rough time. Not make a career out of free money. You hard working people are paying the taxes to support the democratic parties programs.

Name: Former field hand E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 27 January 2019 Hey mole heater...he may be a mole and a liar but any body that "thinks" their getting "free" money from the government as a refund check is a moron The government skims money right off the top of your check then "gives" you a refund. They over charge you and give you your own money back.thats why they take it off the top. If people got their whole check on pay day and then had to pay taxes people would realize how much the government steals and there would be riots in the streets and the demonrats party would be out of business

Name: Former field hand E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 27 January 2019 I'll stay off the property and they dont even have to pay me to !! They couldnt pay me 5k a week to come back Just did my d.o.t physical and my blood pressure is not only normal she said it was great. Heart beat normal... I've lost 30 lbs I'm feeling great. Whats your health worth? When you retire and yoir so sick and die in a year or two who cares what ypu got paid for ypur last one or two years alive?

Name: Cond. E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 27 January 2019 Cond. Tax Your a liar unless you got kids to claim and never claimed what you could last year. No way you got more unless you screwed yourself out of all your deductions last year. I already had mine done by a railroad tax accountant who has been doing railroaded taxes for 20 years. Take your poser arss to another site. Must be a Jacksonville mole who doesn't like a previous post!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 27 January 2019 Thanks to Trump I’m getting back more tax refund money this year than I ever have . Thanks Trump ;;;;;;;;MAGA

Name: Cond E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 27 January 2019 Cond Danville is on the chopping block. Keep local jobs only. Someone already posted a warning on here it was coming. Some already made moves to Terre haute and avon. To the mouth piece who spouted off Danville would never close, don't be an idiot! Everyone is vulnerable to this outfit!

Name: Blacksmith E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 26 January 2019 Hey : CSX : kiss my GOD DAMN ASS

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 26 January 2019 Did Danville Brewer yard shut down ?

Name: Stock market E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 26 January 2019 As a long time rr I have been trading and investing in stock for the last 15 years. I’ve done very well and have a diversified portfolio. If you want to be a trader you cannot be emotional or listen to so called experts. You have to do your own research and know what all the numbers mean. And only invest money that your able to lose. There is no guarantees when you invest, there is so much that can change in a short time. I invest in strong companies that pay nice dividend. I like buy and hold and watching dividend grow. Then I take the profit and invest in new strong companies. A lot of brokers just move your money around and bill you for fees. I would never use brokers they are rip off artists. Buy the book trading for dumbies, very valuable information knowledge is power and$$$$$$$.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 26 January 2019 I have been watching this site for years and remember a post 10 or more years ago about CSX stock. Conductor was pissed as hell over a trainmaster asking him to invest in CSX at $40.00 and he did and it fell to $38.00 and he sold the whole thing. Some of you guys are playing the same game. Bitch and gripe to each other and everyone that you meet. One day you will look back at your RR years and think Wow they paid me for sitting on my ass for years, and now they pay me 5k a month to stay off of the property.

Name: Former field hand E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 26 January 2019 And csx still sucks !!

Name: Sell and run E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 26 January 2019 Next week watch the volume of stock that will be sold off of CSX stock. Now that the big guys are selling, that is the signal that everyone will follow. Mantle made good profit, but they know CSX stock is not going much further. There are a lot of better companies for mantle to put there money. It’s going to be interesting at CSX I think for 2019.

Name: Cashing in E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 26 January 2019 https://www.barrons.com/amp/articles/csx-hedge-fund-mantle-ridge-sells-stock-51548435665 Mantle selling stock taking profit. To me mantle is going to bail they don’t have faith stock is going to go much higher!!!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 25 January 2019 Guys: we dont need to worry about the things we cannot change. The Big Guy's in Jacksonville are very smart and methodical. They will bring OR down below 60%. We just all need to work Safe, work hard, put in all the hours we can and make CSX look good and make 2019 a record year for safety, PROFITS,and on time delivery for all our Valued customers.

Name: Former field hand E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 25 January 2019 Hey Witness.... How many investigations have you been to where you announced you were going to make a statement and then you got up and left??? You should have seen their faces they didn't know what to do!!! And then two months later when they sent you some stupid letter next day certified telling you to markup a triple 01 you never even bothered to respond. They Didn't know what to do if you don't play their game it really f**** them up

Name: E-mail: One track mind Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 25 January 2019 Hh Foote and the likes don’t care about the staffing numbers. To be the tough guy and get the message out Hh fired and pulled staff out of service in record numbers at cn and cp. Foote was an apprentice then. Hh did not care about anything else. My department we had more people out of service that the shifts did not have staffing. So the supervisors had to make up for it and work in the field. In footes mind the more people sitting at home he thinks he is saving money. And it shows operating ratio lower. These people are pencil pushers and only know spread sheets. And they can doctor up any paper work to make themselves shine. And that is what shareholders want to see even if information is all lies. The goal is how much money they walk away with from CSX. There goal is not the well being of the future of CSX. So if your an employee thinking your doing a great job and the company reconnizes you your in fantasy land. You will have to be patient till this regime cashes in and moves on. Then the new ceo will have to run it like a rr again. Been threw it with Hh. As ceo not fun but if you have years of service invested you have to try stick it out.

Name: jobcuts E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 25 January 2019 Job cuts, Lmao!!! For every two men hired about three quit. Every time anyone thinks csx over hired. Within six months we don't have enough man power. We are always out of men. As high of a turnover rate that exist at this shit hole. Can someone tell me why they screw with the guys who are left. I'm stuck out here. I'm too old and too stupid to do anything else. Any young educated man needs to stay clear of this place.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 25 January 2019 I wish csx would lay me off.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years Posted: 25 January 2019 Mantle Ridge sold 126 million dollars worth of csx Shares today.

Name: Republican smart person E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for Less than 1 year Posted: 25 January 2019 Cond. You must watch cnn. Trump is not the one starving out government workers. The repulicans tried to pay government workers but it was voted no by pelosi and the rest of brainless liberal leftys.

Name: Cond. E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 25 January 2019 Lol Even though half of what you wrote appears to be written by someone who is up late and tired as hell from man power shortages, I completely understood all of it and couldn't agree more. I especially agree with the comment about railroaders not being able to strike but trump chimp can shut down the government and starve out the American government workers. What a fricking joke!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years Posted: 25 January 2019 Conductor, 10-20 years, I have given this a great deal of thought. Others may differ but I think most would agree. There has been no one in a greater state of intoxication then you before posting whatever it is that you posted. Thank you.

Name: Lol E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years Posted: 25 January 2019 Ok let's speak the truth here bnsf is a way better mind set on making. Long term profit Berkshir halthway has a long term plan WERE you at TRUMP ,you pussyfoot , warren buffet is 10 times smarter than footie and ackmen they should be in prison for stealing from their employees and customers they lie cheat and steal to make there million if they do it it its businesses if the man common does it its stealing csx and ns employees are held hostage to these companies its a kangaroo court when they need somenoe to blame someone for their push push "safety" they are in completely violation of the rr labour act we cant strike but you can have a government shutdown, there making record profits but take everything they can as far as healthcare and pensions it's AMERICAN we pay for you government Assholes to have healthcare and welfare outa of are taxes we are punished for going to work with pride in all weather conditions while being threaten every day with are job like its North Korea ,my pay is is never right but I have and many have to spend hrs on are own time to prove arev daily wage footie and ackmen should be held accountable like stumph and the wellsfago ,they steal from us and their costumer to get rich there is a term well known its is you have been RAILROADED,, witch means you got screwed, taking advantage of or FUCKED over HEllp the common man TRUMP

Name: Cypress Hill E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 25 January 2019 I love you Mary Jane !!! She so good to me when pack fresh bowl and clean the screen inhale/exhale

Name: The Fall Guy E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years Posted: 24 January 2019 https://youtu.be/F4LX8PPMuOY

Name: LONEGRO E-mail: Employed as: Corporate office, for 30+ years Posted: 24 January 2019 Get on the DAMN PSR train or get derailed...!!!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years Posted: 24 January 2019 Jacksonville-Based CSX Plans To Cut More Jobs http://news.wjct.org/post/jacksonville-based-csx-plans-cut-more-jobs

Name: Cuts E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 24 January 2019 Like I posted beforefoote has told investors for 2019 there are still many more cuts, sell offs etc to come. He still wants to get operating ratio down. Do be really surprised when there are announcements of reducing everything. You can google the statements he has made about his plans for 2019. The stock is not climbing like they had planned so I predict they are going to do desperate move to try and move stock upwards, before mantle bails.

Name: witness E-mail: Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 20-30 years Posted: 24 January 2019 Unexpected Of course they tried to hang the engineer. Its always the crews fault if they can swing it that way. I personally have been to a couple of investigations where they tried to hang crews and it ended up being the track departments fault for failure to maintain frogs and cross overs along with broken switches that had been reported for months. Its the usual kangaroo court that cost the company money and man power time that wasn't warranted. Just one big joke to them. And the people they have sitting in as hearing officers is just as bad. Records a mile long swept under the rug . There was never a notice that any bonus was cancelled. My guess that was a bad joke. They come out around the same time every year. Look and see when you got your last one. Give them time to get the W2 situation straightened out first. No telling what kind of messes this company has after the Old man kicked the bucket and a big bad check had to be written to cover their butts for the loss. Don't expect 2019 to be a good year especially after the ridiculous tax returns the single without dependents are going to get.

Name: Monty Burns E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years Posted: 24 January 2019 All bonuses for union members are canceled. Mantle Ridge needs that money for the $5 billion in stock buybacks they committed to.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 24 January 2019 Any idea on when the engineer bonus is going to be determined????

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 23 January 2019 Guy's: i just dont get it all the griping and complaining. I have been with CSX for 2 years now. Recruited me out of college and it has been just wonderful so far. Long hours for sure and busy but i love it . Whats wrong with working hard and getting compensated fairly for your effort.

Name: John lentz E-mail: lentzjj@yahoo.com Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 23 January 2019 Funny to see these dick sucking managers telling us how good we have it while they are trying to fire us and cant figure out why morale is low

Name: Unexpccted E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for 30+ years Posted: 23 January 2019 Tm wanted us Carmen to watch train into yard. I got myself in position and was standing outside of the truck. In the back of my head I always plan where to run if something goes wrong, this day was no different. Train was coming in down the hill had his dynamic brake on with two units pulling loaded train. But he had not applied train air breaks yet. All of a sudden I seen cars coming for me on there side. I ran and got away from the 18 cars on the ground and piling up like an accordion. My work truck was flattened it was one hell of a mess. I talked to hogger. He said he was just about to apply air breaks when train went into emergency. They tried to hang him for not using air brakes!!!! Being around trains my whole life expect the unexpected, it could save your life.

Name: Monty Burns E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years Posted: 23 January 2019 Precision Scheduled Railroading...Do less with less and charge more for it.

Name: loco E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 22 January 2019 Car repair Not the first time it has happened and wont be the last. There have been several trains that have been torn in half on the road by this kind of failure. If the remote on the end looses communication because both ends are too far from each other it can cause the rear remote to stay in the last throttle and fight with the lead unit. Frankly I don't see the use in the things. Guys say it can give a smooth ride but an engineer who knows how to run a train can do just as good. Its called good train handling and paying attention to your slack and buff. They say that they do better on using fuel than an actual engineer running it. Just how much does it save. Does it save more than the famous trip optimizer Does it run it any better than the TO? Just something else to spend more investment money on. Personally we think they started getting rid of the remotes in the yards to use the money on buying DP. Just another piece of remote controlled equipment that can screw things up. Just bring back the old way of railroading. Let a damn engineer run the trains and leave the Tonka toys to the little boys playing in the back yards!

Name: Do entertainment E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for 30+ years Posted: 22 January 2019 As a carman working the yard there was a grain train in yard. The crew brought power out put slave on tail end then added unit to head end. The crew was going back and forth from power on head end to tail end. This went on for about three hours. Every time the hogger, would throttle up but his power would not move train just skid wheel at times. The Tm called the car department to drive the train because it went into emergency. We drove the train and found that a car was pulled in half. Grain was everywhere. I guess the way it was linked is one unit was pulling west and the other was pulling east. Lol

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 22 January 2019 Talk about how CSX SUCKS? I get called out for a train that has Distributed Power and works many places. I inform the yardmaster, trainmaster, and road foreman that I am not qualified on DP. I'm handed a piece of paper with some information and told "Good Luck". There was an individual training people on DP, but they cut him off to save money, go figure. These Precision Railroading tactics with cutting and saving has got to be the most pathetic, dangerous thing I have ever seen. CSX SUCKS REAL BAD!

Name: beenthere E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for N/A Posted: 22 January 2019 NO time Did you call the EAP counselor and tell him/her that you were stressed out over the incident. How hard did you hit the truck. You may be sore somewhere in your body and it wont show up for a few day. Everyone has been saying that the company has left it up to the TM's to decide if you can get time off. I don't know who made this insane decision if it is true but call the EAP counselor and tell him/her your concerns. It has also been said they will not pay you unless there is a critical incident. This happened many years ago and when a family found out that this was happening after hearing a crew talk about it outside an office where they were having a hearing the rule was changed. The lawyers had a hey day with it. They argued it would encourage crew members to take the least action they could when hitting someone. They started paying everyone again but I believe it has to involve people being in the vehicles. There are numbers floating around for several railroad lawyers. Try calling the EAP counselor first and if that doesn't work then give one of the lawyers a call.

Name: No more time off E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 22 January 2019 We had a crew hit a salt truck at close to 50 mph and the company wouldn't let them have a couple days off. This place is not only unsafe, but it's also going to create some mental instability in us out here too. Nobody was in it, but you don't know that until after you walk back a mile once you're stopped. That's a bad situation either way. Even if you don't give them paid days off, at least allow them to take a couple days without attendance points!

Name: repair E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for 1-10 years Posted: 21 January 2019 Webmaster Make America great again. Block the posers and distracters from the site. Keep the real issues coming. Its cold as hell and brakes aren't going to release. They will say they are good just taking to long. Real roll by inspections are more important than ever now. This is when bad and dangerous equipment is rushed out of the yards when they shouldn't be. Stand your ground guys out on the line of road on any pick up you do. Call the FRA if you got too. There is no place in this business for cutting corners. Make sure everything works!

Name: Blacksmith E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for 30+ years Posted: 21 January 2019 Hell yea count me in !!!! Alllll my rowdy friend's are coming over super night.....thats riiiiight...hell with...foote..

Name: Trying to get in E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 21 January 2019 Anybody know how i go about getting hired with csx?what is the best way to get hired?as the song saids come on ride that train and ride it

Name: conductor E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 20 January 2019 Hey TM Poser Tm wouldn't write something that stupid. We all know several who have it. So you suggesting they get rid of everyone no matter what their position is or just discriminate and single out the T&E as usual. Oh and lets not forget about waking people up all hours of the night running roster calls and running them into the ground from man power shortages they created! Sleep apnea doesn't cause that problem!

Name: Man power E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 20 January 2019 I hate any and all company officials. They are all bitch’s. Trainmaster’s are at the top of the list. TM’s are true bitch’s, rats, buffer boys and every damn one of them thicks that their going to the top. Dumbassas!!!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 20 January 2019 Guy's : sleep apnea is proven to cause decreased productivity decreased cognitive ability reduced concentration and other health problems to individuals who have it not to mention millions it cost the COMPANY in accidents and lost production.

Name: Monitor E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 20-30 years Posted: 20 January 2019 OH MY GOSH!!! Now the moles are so desperate they have to come on here and post links to goat movies..... WOW! Curious anyone why? Maybe it is getting to hot on the discussions of rules that are in place to protect the company by putting the final decisions into the hands of the crews but then disciplining them if it doesn't turn out the way they want. Maybe it has to do with supervisors telling crew members not to get off of their trains until they talk to the dispatchers but none of them are willing to put any of these orders into writing. Maybe it has to do with supervisors telling engineers not to use the TO when they are using DP power. Could it be the questions that was just posted asking all brothers if they heard anything about the company looking into the right to ban employees from work who have sleep apnea? So the saga continues. Just another day at the circus.

Name: conductor E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 19 January 2019 trainmaster poser Go crawl back under your rock mole. You just came out again because someone came on here and posted information that is right out of the hand book of legal. Making you squirm??? Speaking of being safe and working safe, you idiots who are standing closer than 30 feet from a passing train wont have a leg to stand on if you get hurt because you are told not to be closer than 30 feet. I see moron conductors and engineers standing too damn close every single trip. Are the engineers too stupid to realize that standing at the steps of the motor and holding the handrail on the steps is not 30 feet from the passing train. It is more like 20. If you don't believe it then get a measuring tape and take it with you. Check it. You got to be 30 feet from the end of the railroad ties closest to you on the opposite track. The equipment hangs over the ties. That's for both side your standing on. Your stupid as hell if you think they wont go out and measure where you were standing. Camera on passing train will show where you were. If your 29 feet and 11 inches from the train there is no doubt they wont try and use that in court. You idiots know that. Go ask a lawyer.

Name: Safety rules E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for 30+ years Posted: 19 January 2019 All the safety bulletins are great on paper. But you will have people follow them and refuse unsafe work like they should. Then you have the employees that will have no problem going out of there way to get the job done, and iget lots of cudos from there boss. And if they get minor injury they just don’t report it. They do this for cudos and to show up the employee that stands his ground to do things safe. But if the unsafe worker gets seriously injured the management will deny any knowledge of unsafe practices and the ass kisser employee is on his own. Follow the rules to the letter people, because in court you would look like a fool explaining why you did not follow the rules layed out for employees. The guy that breaks the rules and gets hurt will be looking for new job. The choice is your. The railroad is not a boys club it is a very dangerous place to work, you always have to think safety to go home every day to your family. Be safe at work, don’t take that chance or short cut to save a couple of minutes, it’s not worth it.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 19 January 2019 Its outdoor work good gosh !! The snow rain sleet and hail dont stop the show or slow it done. Lets getter done !! Guy's

Name: legal E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 20-30 years Posted: 19 January 2019 T&E READ! READ! READ! This is one of the biggest problems you have in your industry. You read a new rule that is published and you don't READ IT! Bulletin 005 effective January 4, 2019 Rule number 4250.3 The crewmembers of a stopped train must inspect a passing train on the ground from both side of the track where DUTIES and TERRAIN PERMIT! Section A-paragraph 1 The locomotive operator of the standing train must: If possible, stop the train at a location that SAFELY ALLOWS inspection of passing trains from both sides of the track. Over 90% of injuries result from someone missing a slip, trip or fall hazard. This rule is written to cover every single scenario that could happen when the crews are ordered to follow a rule such as this. Safety is your number one priority. If there is enough snow on the ground that it does not enable you to be able to see if you can walk across the terrain to a point that is 30 feet away without stepping into a hole or hidden ditch then you should not attempt to do so. If you were to slip or fall and break a leg, ankle etc. then you could be charged with not inspecting your area before you walked across it. If you must cross a muddy ditch or climb over an abandoned fence then you do not do so! If you must climb through waist high brush or anything that blocks your view of what might be on the other side then you do not do so! If it is pouring down rain, blowing snow or foggy and it is bad enough you have little visibility then you do not get off of your train and put yourself in a situation where you could get into a slip, trip or fall hazard. If the terrain is covered in ice do not get off your train. In a rail yard you are well aware that you will most likely be walking on ballast and slippery railroad ties. You are given slip guards for your boots which are supposed to help with slippery situations when you walk but they are not fool proof. Out on the line of road you have absolutely no idea what you will be walking across. It does not matter if you think it is a corn field or a drainage ditch. You will never be able to accurately determine what you will be traversing and the slip guards given to you to wear over or on your boots are not guaranteed to safely protect you. There is a very good reason that this rule states...Duties and terrain permit. It is your responsibility to make that call. You are and have always been empowered to take the safest course of action. If you feel that you will be disciplined if you do not get off of your trains you can call up your dispatchers and inform them that the situation is not safe therefore you will not be getting off of your train. If they order you to do so and anything happens to you that results in an injury it will be their complete responsibility and they can explain whey the put you in harms way in court. Many if not most of the rules are written in a way that leaves a loop hole for the company and allows them to put the responsibility in the employees lap. Read them. Read them closely. This rule is worded so the employee can make the choice to follow it based on his/her own determination. IF DUTIES AND TERRAIN PERMIT! You do not, under any circumstance have to put yourself in harms way to get a job done. Yes, you may have to walk trains that go into emergency that are not in the best of places but you have rules that cover this as well. The railroads should have the terrain next to the rails and bridges that are traversed in a condition that allows all employees to walk without fear of injury. Of course that is not happening therefore it is up to you to make a report to your dispatcher if you feel it can not done safely and you can not move the train to do so. It is up to your supervisors to decide what action will be taken next. Now, not to be the devils advocate but you must also consider the situation at the time. If a train is in emergency and has a single main line closed then it is expected that the crew members will take what ever actions are necessary to get it moving. You all know and understand the consequences of trains being stopped and backed up on a single main line halting the movement of freight. On double main the situation is totally different. Assistance is provided much easier. It is up to you to decide how much you are willing to risk to get the freight moving again. These kinds of situations can be a hard call. Under no circumstances should you ever consider the duties of doing a standard roll by inspection of a passing train as important as assisting a train in emergency. It is not. Assess the situation at the time and decide if it is safe to do so. If not, then do not attempt to do it. Never forget that you are empowered to take the safest course of action.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years Posted: 19 January 2019 Good post Brakeman Younger employees should always remember to ask for a name, title of a/the person -- instructing\ordering something questionable. If ever something happens and there's a hearing and all you have is that, it's OK. Big shots and the Feds and legal firms are well aware of management intimidation and threats and how the co. always seems to be able to pass the buck.

Name: Brakeman E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for 30+ years Posted: 19 January 2019 Repair They have been lying and making up numbers for the last 20 years. Its just one big joke after another. If they got cars to cover up because they don't have the proper paperwork to move them they will just "exception" them and move them on down the road. Doesn't matter if it is a hazmat or not. Everyone knows it happens. You think the board of directors don't know this stuff happens then your blind. Most of us just don't give an rats arss about this anymore. They want to lie and manipulate and cook the books to get it done then so be it. It will be a cold day in hell before they throw this in our laps. We aren't moving a thing anymore that doesn't look right or is missing paperwork without getting an officials name and initials. The FRA or anyone else want to board and ask questions then that's what they are going to get. Did it because of a direct order and not taking the chance of an insubordination charge by refusing it. What we got to worry about is the other stupid crap that makes everyones trip a living hell. Run you like a dog but refuse to let anyone take a frickin nap. If someone is calling stopped every 15 minutes there is no reason in hell that they needed to remove the napping rule. They got cameras on the engines. They want to see what's going on in the cab they can just down load them. What are they so damn afraid of. And this watching train on a roll by at 50-60 is about as stupid and ignorant as it gets. All your going to be able to do is hear something or maybe see a spark. YOu wont see a damn thing at night if it comes flying off or the car is damaged some other way and it isn't making a noise. We just don't get it anymore. Is it in the water or is it people sitting in offices making up these rules that never stepped foot on the ground one day.

Name: Time sheets E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for 30+ years Posted: 18 January 2019 What I found in my 35 years on the rr. Is now with these hedge fund investors exploits companies is. All that rr management want is the right times and numbers put on there sheets. So they can be forwarded to there bosses and they management get a that a boy. They don’t really give a shit if you looked at the train as long as the paper work is proper. Then if there is an accident or anything else they will try and blame the employee. The only difference now is they can confirm you left the cab threw there camera. The whole thing now is spread sheets and quotas. If the employee fudges the numbers to make everything look good your a team player. The guys that don’t go along with the illusion that everything is great is seen as a shit disturber. The players are being used by management and when things go wrong they will use some one as the scape goat. And the guys in the ivory tower play stupid and will not be held accountable for any of it.

Name: Cond. E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 18 January 2019 Inspection We don't doubt for one moment what you are saying is true. We are not trained on every possible detail to look for in order to call a car bad enough to be pulled out of service. The company knows this. It doesn't matter if we miss something out there anyway. Not even you guys who took years of training for this could do a reliable or even half way reliable inspection of a train flying by 50-60 mph. As for conductors getting down and inspecting their trains when ever stopped, they should be following the rules and taking 1-3 minutes per car to try and achieve a proper inspection. The latest bulletin that came out said ...when a train stops after departing the initial on duty location, the conductor must perform a walking inspection of as much of the train as possible. THIS INCLUDES LOCALS AS WELL. No one is exempt. ALL TRAINS. TM are telling people not to get off and do it without checking with the dispatcher first. As far as I have heard the dispatchers are just telling the crews to follow the rules. They don't want to take responsibility for telling anyone not to do it. Its just another one of those stupid rules that was not thought through thoroughly and with any common sense. If they are going to insist on keeping it then all trains should be reduced to 10mpn for a roll by inspection and no conductor should be getting off and wasting time walking his train when the other one is close enough that he wouldn't get at least half of the train inspected. The crew on the passing train is supposed to be looking at the stopped train anyway. If they slowed down to 10 the might see something hanging off of it or shifted or out of order. They are all going way too fast!

Name: Inspections E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for 30+ years Posted: 18 January 2019 Back in he day the car department use to do a standing inspection on all trains every 500 miles. Then the main line trains where taken away from the car department. And train crews did pullbys. We took 4 years of in house training to be journey man in the craft. Trainmen get a crash course it’s a joke really. They kept the carman away from mainline trains because we would always find bad orders that had to be switched out. Now the goverment lets the railroads do what they want and cross there fingers nothing is going to happen. So when trainmen watch the train by and give it the ok. And something happens they try to use them as scape goats.

Name: Conductor E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 18 January 2019 CSX. 10 mph for roll by inspection of train brakes. 10 mph for roll by after train is in emergency. 10 mph for one train length after emergency. 10 mph to move a train to a safe place to inspect. 10 mph on yard tracks while moving equipment not inspected or being switched out. FRA laws state 10 mph is proper speed for train inspections. So why in hell do you people think a good and adequate inspection can be done at 50-60 mph. As for at night with a latern standing 30 feet away it is nothing but a joke. Who are you trying to fool. Reduce the trains to 10 mph when crews are on the ground doing inspections. You are wasting time and putting crews in harm's way for absolutely no reason. this is a day in court waiting to happen.

Name: Cuts E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 17 January 2019 From reading footes address to shareholders in 2018.sounds like he still wants to cut over3000 more employees in 2019 and sell off anything that is not in use. He still wants to get operating ratio down a lot more. I thing this is going to be a tough year for CSX employees. You better save your pennies because this regime is far from there target numbers. Hopefully these statements to share holders are to appease them. But in his own words they are taking all the low hanging fruit they can get. It’s going to be push push, so try and be as safe as you can. Don’t run to please these pricks and cost someone there life. Safety first folks, fuck mantle gang.

Name: Cond. E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 17 January 2019 Furlough Predicting the weather is about as big a joke as predicting csx stock prices. One thing they can count on is me not getting off my train in a damn blizzard or ice storm to walk it when we're stopped just to follow some unsafe assinine rule some jackass sitting in his warm office in his leather chair came up with. 50-60 mph trains blowing by and whipping me with seriously dangerous ice and snow ain't going to happen. Any thing over 10 mph is dangerous and is a stupid waste of time especially at night. I would really like to know what moron actually thought that doing a roll by inspection of any train over 10 mph would be accurate or any good. Can it get any more stupid out hete!!!

Name: Furlough E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 17 January 2019 Saw there were a few furloughs this week. There's a record breaking winter storm 1 1/2 days out and another polar vortex bringing extreme cold for most of the rest of winter. I think management jumped the gun on the furloughs. You're gonna need those guys, and they probably didn't work long enough to get their unemployment, so you're pretty much throwing them away for good. Fucking dumbass Jacksonville. Such smart people running this place. Lol wow

Name: Record 2019 E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 17 January 2019 With management putting in all there time in at CSX,the only records that are going to be broken are by management. Is the amount of divorces that are going to go down. Your new x-wife will get child support vaginamony, the house etc. Once your served papers her lover can use the front door, and will not have to sneak in the back door anymore. This will be the only records broken at CSX for 2019.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 17 January 2019 We getting in done today !!!. Lets break all the records for profitability and safety...in 2019

Name: brakeman E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for 20-30 years Posted: 17 January 2019 PUPS The guy who said he was out here 40 years came in when it wasn't the same kind of man you worked for. Being on the railroad gave you clout. It was considered one of the best jobs anyone could have for the pay. Men out of the hill came down and begged to work for the railroad. Those days are long gone. No more family atmosphere. No more pride. Its all about big corp, investors and padding the CEO's pockets. You can be replaced any day. A hard working man has no respect. You step out of line and stand up for yourself you can count your days. There are great ways to save your money now and jobs that pay good enough to live well. You don't have to be rich to be happy. Just try and live well and comfortable. Don't stay out on the rails any longer than you have too. Save every extra dime you can and put it away. Look at it like its early parole.

Name: Investing E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 16 January 2019 There are far better companies to invest in with nice dividends. And a lot less risk than CSX. If you do your own trading at home or threw a broker your aware of this. The guy that just get pay deducted to go towards CSX stock that’s ok also. But be cautious of the messages sent out by this regime.

Name: Caution E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 16 January 2019 https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2018/12/26/can-csx-corporations-stock-decline-by-30-next-year/amp/

Name: Retirement E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 16 January 2019 In Canada at the rr you can retire at 55. Your age and years of service has to be 85 points. So if you start at age 20 work till your 55 that is 35 years of service and a full pention.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years Posted: 16 January 2019 Loco 10-20: The reason RR retirement is so good is retirement at age 60 rather than 65+

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 15 January 2019 Do this retirement math. Instead of the Tier 2 which is the railroad retirement portion or 4.9% of your pay. If I was allowed to invest in a 401k or other retirement account drawing just 5% annual rate of return on $4,000 invested per year (my tier 2 was $4,700 last year) I would have a balance after 30 years of 273k and 40 years at 496k. Or drawing 10% annual rate of return, it would be 693k and 1.86 million respectively! So, of your 4K railroad railroad retirement what is the tier 2 portion? 2k per month? That retirement account money would almost assuredly go to my heirs instead of other “railroaders” who were screwing me over for 30 or 40 years like railroad retirement will. The point is that railroad retirement isn’t as great as it seems.

Name: Loop hole E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 15 January 2019 Try and find the loop hole where you can, resign a month before your normal retirement date. And if you can transfer all you money into a personal registered retirement plan. Then you can take it at your normal retire ment date. Invest and live nicely off the dividend. And if you die the money goes to your estate. There is a loop hole I think to do this.

Name: Deputy Dog E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 15 January 2019 http://www.celebsnet.com/tv-news/Driver-remains-on-the-track-are-barriers-closing-then-a-train-comes--h2498.html NON_DRIBBLE RAILROAD SAFETY 1st-2019

Name: Collective agreement E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for 30+ years Posted: 15 January 2019 What I found working with Hh as ceo for four years at cp rail. Is if the employee followed the rules and the collective agreement. And then was fired for something stupid that management made up. And then it went to arbitration the arbitrator followed the collective agreement and rules right to the letter. The arbitrator. Could see the pattern that the company used to fire people. It was to cause fear with the sheepall. 87 percent of people that where fired where returned to work with full back pay and benefits. Hh refused to pay but had no choice. Foote was trained by Hh to use all the unethical tactics against employees. Go by the book document everything and if you find yourself out of service or fired you will almost be guaranteed your going back to work. Intimidation is all this regime knows but karma will prevail.

Name: Blacksmith E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for 30+ years Posted: 15 January 2019 Hell yea i will say it again: its like my Daddy always told me he would rather have a sister in a whore house than a brother in Production

Name: Former field hand E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 14 January 2019 Csx sux web site? Hell look at the reviews on glass door! A Fortune 500 company with complete benefits very good wages and retirement and it's got two stars Plus lots of post telling people not to work there... That says it all folks

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 14 January 2019 Trainmaster: Whining and crying, huh? We're being treated poorly and our agreements are being violated and stepped on every time we go to work. remember when you were a conductor and hated the job? Remember how much you whined and cried and never got your way? We're still out here doing the job. You took a trainmaster position because you couldn't handle it. The road was too hard, the yard jobs sucked. Your wife hated you leaving all the time, and so you took the suckass trainmaster job that anyone can apply for and get hired with no skills and no brains. Don't puff out your chest because you're a manager. Haven't you noticed that the same guys that were in special education classes and slower than everyone else, are now managers. The company chased out everyone with a brain and replaced them with you dumbasses because they know they can push you around. Look around. Shut your mouth because we can also have you fired by the end of the week. Do your job that they brainwashed you for, and keep your opinions to yourself.

Name: Ethics’s E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 14 January 2019 Any contract or laws in rr industry hunter Harrison broke them all if it did not benefit his agenda. Your tell me Hh never put people in the know when to buy stock insider trading. The man was as corrupt as you can get in business. He new he was on his way out , but sucked in CSX for millions of dollars. When you invest in stock, it’s buyer beware. My view CSX is not going to make record gains, the gig is up.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 14 January 2019 All the whining and crying gets so old and only causes problems between MANAGEMENT and union Relations. Just do your job and get the damn freight over the road and dont break the darn rules. Its that simple. Do a HONEST days work for a paycheck.

Name: Non employee E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 14 January 2019 I’m a rr but not at CSX. It’s a free country invest in CSX if you like. Do your own homework on CSX stock. What do you think hedge fund companies do when they go threw a company? Feel free to read this site anything you want. Why do you think the employees are bitter? They have had the shit kicked out of them by this militant management!!!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 14 January 2019 So I take it that this person telling employees not to make a purchase and to save has inside information. Can you share details on your allegations? Foote makes announcements and "stock goes up or down" you say. Well that is how it works. Information made public usually make stock climb or fall. You should let grown men and women make their own decisions. Your post has little to no merit or facts to back your allegations. Mantle Ridge wants to sell off everything. Where do you get this information at? I would be interested in purchasing stock if you could share. I'm not a railroad person but do you know if the portion or all of your RR is sold off that you are protected by law to keep your job with the company? Railway Labor Act should be read by all employees. Benefits would be tremendous! I have read some on this site and it seems that the negativity not only towards the company is strong but seems to be a lot of person attacks on here amongst each other. So I also take that most belong to a Union that is on this site. Employees at CSX must not grasp the Union idea as it appears on this site. It appears to me that employees like to tear down each other than really understand the Union concept and stand together. Let me ask the employees of CSX this have you ever seen a group or team such as an army or sports team that were divided ever conquer anything? All this negativity must suck the life out of the employees that are positive or try to be. Such a sad site.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 14 January 2019 January 14th, 2019 and CSX STILL SUCKS!!!!

Name: 2019 E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 13 January 2019 2019 Foote is going to make lots of announcements, regarding cuts at CSX. It makes share holders and investors go into a frenzy. Most announcements he will not follow threw with others he will. What ever sparks interest with the greedy he will announce. Every time Foote opens his mouth about CSX, just watch the shares either move up or down. Again don’t believe rumours TILL you see them develop with your own eyes. Mantle wants to sell everything off, you would be wise to save your money and not make purchases, till mantle and Foote are long gone.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Corporate office, for Less than 1 year Posted: 13 January 2019 Evansville shutting down

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years Posted: 13 January 2019 To all: The rule(s) regarding train inspections while stopped has been around for quite a while -- many years actually -- look it up. What the hell. The co. will find something to pick at - always did, always will. Way things are - way things will always be.

Name: Monitor E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 10-20 years Posted: 13 January 2019 Posters WOW!!! The deflecting and distracting is really getting deep! Keep those itchy post coming. How about the TM who are telling engineers not to use the TO when they are using the DP. I'm guessing the engineers who got letters and warned to use the TO aren't going to agree with that! So how about that getting off and walking your trains when ever your stopped on line of road. So far the little birdie flying around is saying that the dispatchers are letting the crews make the choice. Don't get off if the snow is 2 feet deep or the ice is several inches thick. Don't get off if the other train is so close and it will be a waste of time. Don't ever get off and walk across a field or ditch 30 feet away if you cant tell what your stepping on if the ground is covered with snow. If you get hurt the old saying "watch your slip trip and falls will be thrown back on you!" If you cant determine for a fact it is safe don't do it! Be careful.....old man winter is here!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years Posted: 13 January 2019 The douche bags who post complaints on this site about individual itemized tax deduction changes that may cost 'em now are probably the same ones that voted for the legislative regime that got it all put into place. Ignorance is bliss.

Name: To may i E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 13 January 2019 May I you like those blondes with the great big wide ass, with all that hail damage on her ass and legs. It’s not cellulite, it’s hail damage from riding on the back of motorcycle with shorts to small. Have fun and I bet the gunt covers the cunt.

Name: Engineer E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 13 January 2019 What happened in Columbus Oh? I've been gone. Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years Posted: 12 January 2019 How many laid off in Columbus, Ohio?

Name: MaYihaVeAnOtHeR E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 13 January 2019 Me bird T-rex wanted to say what up to all me union bros. It be a year since w last posted. hope alb b good. we gots a new blond she be tha tm's wife

Name: survey E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years Posted: 13 January 2019 Ape Survey went in file 13. You didn't actually think they would use it for anything. If was just a fishing expedition. They wanted to feel everyone out and see what kind of moral everyone had. Wanted to know how the mules felt. They did this same thing years back and it went no where. First it was a survey wanting to know how much weight we carried. How many times we had reoccurring dreams about the railroad. How much sleep we were getting, etc. We heard it might have had something to do with the discussions of going with the 10 hour rest rule. No one really knew. Just like when they called in DuPont and wanted them to help out and develop a better safety program. They didn't like the answers then either. Tossed it in the garbage as well.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years Posted: 13 January 2019 What happened to that employee survey we took? 🦶~~~~ [csx] 🤨 🤥 ☹️ ☹️

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 13 January 2019 HEY guy'S : yall need too realize how good yyall still got it. It has changed alot i agree.But still aint bad .

Name: Thieves E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 12 January 2019 We had a drink machine in every lunch room. We the union used the profits from drink machine to by Christmas gifts for the kids. It should of showed more profit than was. Taken two union reps had the keys we broke it down to a certain rep. Stole thousands of dollars from the kids. He ended up resigning or be charge by cops.

Name: Audit E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 12 January 2019 At the local and national level you can demand an audit of the books. If certain reps. Are using the funds for personal slush fund it will show up. There has been lots of reps. In past that have been busted in many unions.

Name: Middle class E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 12 January 2019 To what? I paid $1420 in union dues last year for 2018. I'm a conductor in the smart utu. I pay $127 a month just for union dues. They increased it in the middle of the year $10 a month bc they said they were bleeding money and needed more to take corporate out

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years Posted: 12 January 2019 How many laid off in Columbus, Ohio?

Name: Wesley Mouch E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for Less than 1 year Posted: 12 January 2019 Sheesh. Some of you guys are sooo greedy worrying about taxes. How am I supposed to afford to only work one trip a month without that sweet gov cash for muh disabilities, muh farmz, and muh babies' mommaz. From each accordingly!

Name: Deductions E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 12 January 2019 The guy that said he has over thirty grand in deductions, could be right they may not be all rr. Lots of people sell stock that are losers to off set there capital gains from investing etc. I do it every year. Every ones deductions are different. And thirty grand is nothing really !!!

Name: friend E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 10-20 years Posted: 12 January 2019 Loco 20-30 hey loco.... the one who just keep running his fat mouth. Your to aggressive to be a real railroader. You are dogging your fellow workers to much so that pretty much says your nothing but a loser manager. We had 27000 last year in deductions. No one said on here that all their deductions were just railroad. You just assumed they were saying that. The deductions we did take that were job related were enough that we will see a major reduction in our return. All our deductions were legit. As for not being able to claim union dues, there should be a boycott of all the unions if they don't lower their dues. If its mandatory to be a member to keep your job then the government should allow claiming it. We think it is just a game trump is playing to get every one to stop support for the unions. You can bet your bottom dollar he is taking deductions that he shouldn't be and writing off half of anything he makes.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 12 January 2019 Guy's CSX should have another good year with the lower corporate tax rates that were implemented in 2017...

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 11 January 2019 Middle Class There is no way a T&E had 30,000 worth of legit deductions. P.S. You're not middle class you're working class dumbass

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 11 January 2019 You hens are too stupid to get a refund. All you dipshits spend more than you make. As soon as you're not getting that extra start or you don't get free boots. Ends don't meet. Don't let your fat old lady manage the money you make. You'll be a lot better off.

Name: TAX E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 20-30 years Posted: 11 January 2019 THE STANDARD TAX DEDUCTION IS NOT 24000 FOR EVERYONE. READ THE LAWS BEFORE YOU RUN YOUR MOUTH ON HERE ABOUT SOMETHING YOU DONT KNOW. SINGLE WITH NO DEPENDANTS IS 12000!

Name: loco E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 11 January 2019 pull this pull my I wrote off 25000 last year on my return and the other guys are right. We are losing thousands not just in meals, boots, safety wear, cell phone, internet for the gateway and train line ups, work wear, grips, union dues, OOS and all the other right offs we cant do any more. Your just a poser.

Name: Middle class E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 11 January 2019 Pullmybleedrod, Just wait a couple more weeks and you will be singing a different tune about your tax refund. 24k standard deduction sounds like a lot but it equates to about $1300 federal refund. You cant write off anything. Not your property tax, mortgage interest, car registration, work related expenses, medical expenses, union dues, anything. In previous years I easily had over 30k of itemized deductions bc I could write all these off. Not anymore.Like I said, I put everything in the same way I have for years on turbotax and will be getting $2400 less back bc of trump's tax plan. And yes, L&N, I know it's the IRS but it was Trumps tax plan that changed everything. And not for the greater that was led to believe.

Name: Pullmybleedrod E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 11 January 2019 The guy whining about getting screwed on his taxes, fuck your! Trumps tax cuts are great to me! Not only am I getting about 200 more left in m paychecks each pay period, I plugged in my info to the irs tax calculator. Getting as much as back as I do in other years before the trump tax cuts. Even before the standard deduction was doubled, a railroad worker would be hard pressed to find 12k worth of writeoffs.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 11 January 2019 The standard deduction is over 24000. Being a T&E if your deductions exceed the standard your claiming bullshit that doesn't apply or you're one dumb motherfucker who needs to beat his fat ass lazy wife.

Name: Conductor E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 11 January 2019 L&N. I use turbo tax. Have for years. I plugged in all my info that I always claim and it was all kicked out. Railroaders are screwed and it does have alot to do with trumps approved tax changes. Thank god I got kids or ide be paying money out!

Name: Tumours E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 11 January 2019 As a railroader for 35 years, I always told the new guys if you don’t hear a rumour by 1800 start one. It is amazing how far across the system it would go. And this was before social media and cell phones. Now it’s amazing, do not believe anything until you see it with your own eyes. Have fun folks!!!

Name: L&N dispr E-mail: Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for N/A Posted: 10 January 2019 Middle class: sounds like you don't understand the tax laws, ( Trump has nothing to do with it, that is the IRS) Get an accountant or turbo tax... They can help you out...

Name: Real deal, E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years Posted: 10 January 2019 Do not come work here give you two weeks and you would realize why it's the real world here mangement will lie to you like there con man payroll believe me you find out within the first two pay checks will be wrong they say to follow the rules but when it suits them fire if you play by the rules and the next time fire by the rules ..it's a great job railroading bad horrible company don't waste your time brother I would say bnsf if you really wanta a career here it's just a dead end job

Name: Responsibility E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 10 January 2019 He must of confirmed he is qualified, to jump on train and go. That’s what management will say. What idiot would take control of the train if he is not qualified. The hogger knows better. That would be the first questions from investigators. They have not found a cure for stupid yet.

Name: middle class E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 10 January 2019 Getting $2400 less on tax return this year thanks to Trumps tax plan. Can't write off any business expenses, union dues, clothing, health premiums, plus much more. The only thing saving me from actually getting a tax return is by having kids. Once they leave the house I will end up owing every year. I feel for the people who are single or dont have the child credit. They are about to get bent over! Good thing those corporations got big breaks for the trickle down effect...pshhh

Name: WTF!!!!!! E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 10 January 2019 FRA!!!! I got a question for you. I heard an engineer say he was forced to take his first DP train. Didn't know a thing about it. Never read a thing and was never given a class. They set it up for him while he watched then handed him a book and told him to read it. Said it wasn't that difficult and sent him on his way. Didn't know how to unlink it or any kind of trouble shooting. Had one engineer say the rear unit lost communication while he was trying to stop and the rear unit kept shoving him. Thank god he wasn't coming down on a stop signal in an interlocking! Now how in the hell can this even be legal. How can you be expected to run a train with equipment that has had and will continue to have safety issues without any pre training and no real chance to sit down and read the entire manual before you are forced to leave with it. What if the train has Alert cards. Hell how about any hazmat material. You tell all of us how this can possibly be legal. We all know how it works out here because you don't pay attention to what is happening. they expect everyone to ask each other all about this power and take notes and learn as much as they can from each other instead of spending the money and taking the time to have training classes on it and go over every single malfunctions these things can have. Im telling you, if anyone gets hurt using this including anyone in the public and its because of a malfunction of the units and the engineer was tossed a manual and told go there is going to be a serious lawsuit and you should be named in it as well!

Name: cond E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years Posted: 10 January 2019 Opinion You have a family or are you single. I just had my tax man do a pre tax determination. He doesn't need my w2 to figure it. Thanks to trump and his lies anyone who is single and has no children or anyone to claim is going to get taken to the cleaners. All the deductions I was taking for years out here for legitimate expenses have been wiped out along with other deductions away from work. I have been getting a 5-6000 tax return every year for as long as I can remember. Im going to get a whopping 1300 bucks. So many people fell for the crooks bull crap stories. The single middle class railroader with no children are getting burned and burned bad. The stupid 24 bucks they give you for meals is a stinking joke. It cost 7 bucks for a whopper meal and I wont eat a whopper meal for breakfast, lunch and dinner. You got a good job and freedom then keep it. Don't come out here and spend thousands a year on union dues, out of insurance, safety equipment, meals etc. just to be told that you cant claim them anymore. It isn't worth it. I was counting on that return. that was a big chunk of money lost. Keep your freedom. Stay away from the railroad.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years Posted: 10 January 2019 Anyone looking for a railroad career should look at other railroads other than CSX. CSX is no longer a transportation company, instead it's just a Wall Street Hedge fund and it's only priority is the shareholders. I no longer consider myself an employee of CSX but rather an employee of Mantle Ridge. CSX has never been a great place to work but Foote is more ruthless and balless than Ward ever was, not that I was a fan of the Ward and Sanborn era but Foote makes Ward and Sanborn look like saints. So anyone looking to come work at a shitty place then come on and apply for a job at Mantle Ridge

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 10 January 2019 Opinion Wanted It is cool riding on a train for about the first 20 minutes. If you have a good job with benefits and a home life. Why would you consider giving that up for this? This life sucks ass. You ask; why don't you quit? Well, because I'm stuck out here. Instead of going to college I joined the Army. This is about as good as I can do. I'd trade places with you in a heartbeat. As bad as I hate it I have it better out here than some. A new hire anyone with less than say 15 years may or may not have a job at any given time. If you're a young man don't be foolish there will be just one man on a train sooner than later. There will be trains fully automated in the next 20years. RRers will be a thing of the past.

Name: cond E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 10 January 2019 Opinion Wanted Listen pup...you obviously are a train foamer. You think it looks fun. Idiots running gates, killing people who trespass or just want to end their lives by railroad death, slaughtering animals almost every day, living out of a hotel and losing serious quality time with your family, fighting for your pay, a union who leaves all their members in the dark and robs us blind and management who roll all their shit down hill because they don't have the balls to tell upper management to go take a hike plus......the list goes on. The facts are you need to do your research before you make any decisions. As of last year CSX was the lowest paying railroad out here. If you want to try and take this life style on then go for the money. Don't be an idiot foamer who thinks this is a glorious life because IT IS NOT! There is no fun and glory for it and you don't get a pat on the back for being a good boy and going out of your way to do anything. Go for the money. Don't be a fool. Find out who is paying the best wage and apply there.

Name: Opinion wanted E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 10 January 2019 Damn guys is it really that bad out there?just looks like it would be a cool job riding on the trains

Name: Rr employee ment E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 10 January 2019 To mystery railroader wannabes, the glory days of railroading are over. I did 35 years on the rr it was a great place to work had fun and liked to go to work guys where great and supportive on and off the job. Management and union where a team that always got the job done. Then the plague came called Hunter Harrison and any railroad he ran turned to shit and after he left they adopted his unethical ways. I did four years working with Hh as ceo. I till this day still hate that man, he destroyed a lot of people and there dreams. People lost there lives being forced and chased to work faster and faster till safety went out the window. People died, new hires died, the days of the rr caring about there employees is a thing of the past. Stay away from the rr, go on welfare first before working in CSX shit hole.

Name: Cornelius Vanderbilt E-mail: Employed as: Corporate office, for 30+ years Posted: 09 January 2019 Dear :Opinion wanted : Young man what we need is #1 Put the "company" above all else..Worship the Ground CSX walks on always..!! If the hogger is doing something wrong or fellow conductors tell on their ASS...they deserve it !!#2 The Union is not your voice.. We the "company is" your friend and your BOSS...#3 do what your told and by godddddd like it !!!#4 bust your ass and be a "YES MAN" for the Company.... bust that ass from the start get the shit done ....but dont get hurt...or your ass is fired...do those things in that order and you will do well on the road

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Corporate office, for 10-20 years Posted: 09 January 2019 https://angrybearblog.com/2018/11/csx-slowly-being-dissembled-by-mantle-ridge-hedge-fund.html

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 09 January 2019 In this day, there is no good reason for a person of any ability to come to work here. There are too many other things to do in the world to make a buck, without jumping into this dumpster fire.

Name: LtDan E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 09 January 2019 Opinion Wanted You must be bored or you're an idiot. To come on a site called csx sucks and ask if this would be a good job to hire out on. Is there a Mcdonalds sucks, Toyota sucks, Disney sucks, etc...etc... site? Just that there is a site like this tells all anyone would need to know. You have to be one small minded person to stay out here and yes I'm the biggest white trash simple minded, uneducated loser. So I'm stuck but if you have your grade 10 or higher you can do better than this place. Our managers are dipshits too. The difference between them and us is they suck weiners for a living.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 09 January 2019 No don't leave your job to work for CSX! CSX treats its employees like shit! Its been this way for a long time, yet now its worse than ever. Now they don't care about nothing or nobody, they just wanna get the stock price up so they cane cash out and move on. Don't listen to these trolls on the board who are feeding you garbage. Keep your job, and your quality of life because you won't have it working for CSX. They also like to steal money from your paycheck, thats what you call a cheap ass operation.

Name: Opinion wanted E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 09 January 2019 I have a good job with real good benefits. I work 6 - 230 Monday through Friday unless i work overtime which involves 10 hour days and sometimes on saturdays.my question is to all you guys on here that work for the railroad should I leave my job and take a railroad job. I have always been interested in the railroad and love watching the trains roll down the track. Need some help please on making this decision.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 09 January 2019 BREAkING NEWS Just heard today that CSX SUCKS

Name: Conductor E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 09 January 2019 Crews Just had a TM tell everyone in crew room not to get off our trains and walk them without checking with the dispatcher. Said they need to make the decision if you have enough time to do any good before the next train arrives. Not sure they have real authority but if they say no then it's not getting done. I heard someone already tried that and the dispatcher told them follow the rules. Sounds like they don't want to be in the middle of this either.

Name: Social media E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 08 January 2019 With indeed, glass door and many other job rating sites, people look at before they apply for a job. Most people that hired on the rr in years past got the information from a rr friend. A lot of people applying for rr jobs are very desperate, the nothing to lose attitude. And if they get hired they stick it out till that better job offer comes along. This generation are a picky bunch. Most live with family for cheap and there social life is important and are not built to take to much crap from authority. The groups that hire on are pumped up at first and once they see the big picture of rr life, they say this life is not for me. Cn cp now CSX are having trouble hiring after the Hh experience. The word will be on the street and social media about employee treatment at CSX for along time. Someone at CSX better figure out how to retain there employees at CSX, before they end up having the problems like cn cp had after all there cuts.

Name: Monitor E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 10-20 years Posted: 08 January 2019 Corporate 10-20 LIAR!

Name: Lloyd E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years Posted: 08 January 2019 Really? At least spell corporate right you dumb ass troll. They will cut more jobs but only what they can afford. I personally see the economy going to hell later this year so hopefully no one under 10 to 15 years makes any dumb financial moves. Remember all you try hards out there that bend over for these idiots what you cost your brothers in the end.

Name: Coorperate office E-mail: Employed as: Corporate office, for 10-20 years Posted: 08 January 2019 Listen hear you crybabies I work in the coorperate offices in Jacksonville Florida. I wish I knew who you guys are I would hang each of you upside down by your nuts and fire your ass. Your post on this site give csx a bad name and make it harder to recruit elite talent.You bunch of ass wipes

Name: conductor E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years Posted: 08 January 2019 Vanderbilt You forgot to tell him to keep his mouth shut when they steal his pay and rape his union agreement. Wont do him any good to stand up for himself. Just put a target on his back. Get used to management talking to you like scum too and chiefs lying to you. Yeah... then he will go far on the railroad.

Name: Cornelius Vanderbilt E-mail: Employed as: Corporate office, for 30+ years Posted: 08 January 2019 Dear CoCo puff :when your hired Do as your told and like it. Be Thankful always and above all else put CSX " The Company" first and foremost above all else. Bust your ass..but while busting your ass do it safely and you will go far on the railroad

Name: Cuts E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 08 January 2019 Has anyone seen any of the usual January cuts yet? Nothing on this side yet

Name: E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 30+ years Posted: 07 January 2019 get ready csx brothers there getting ready to leave hedge funds ruin companys they dont care sell sell sell thats what they do and by by foote needs to get out all of them bloodsuckers sure isnt rroadining anymore its hell at this place

Name: Mantle ridge E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 07 January 2019 If you want to understand what hedge fund raiders do to a company google it. They don’t come into a company to make it better place for everyone. Once they come into a company and start feeding like Peranas there is nothing left on the bone by the time they leave. There job is to get every dollar out of the company they can for mantle shareholders and the like. The employees have no more value to these people than a track spike. If they could sell you for profit they would. When you run for these people you are playing into there hands, and cutting your own throat. The management under this ceo think there is going to be a reward for themselves the way they bully employees. Management are just controlled bullies for Foote and mantle. When there is not much more to take from CSX then Foote and mantle will ride into the sunset and look behind at the skeleton of CSX. What is being done at CSX is not new, it’s the new unethical way of doing business these days. The paper the union submits and goverment rules labour laws mean nothing to this group, they do what they want and never have to deal with issues of the human kind they just move onto the next victim company.

Name: real E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years Posted: 07 January 2019 loco 20-30 Whats the big news? Karma is a bitch company mole! Real engineers....check your advertised job descriptions. Make sure you have the right trip rated miles! Keep a close watch on your bid card!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 07 January 2019 What's the Big News for the 1st of the year? Same Bullshit different day. You guys are worse than a bunch of women. Will worry about a lot of nothing. Get your old lady off the mainframe. Knock the doughnut out of her hand and make her get a job at Mcdonalds. Then maybe you losers wont worry as much.

Name: Railroad coco puff E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 07 January 2019 Hi everyone railroad coco puff here. Im a newby on this site. Just wanted to let everyone know i just submitted my application to csx for the conductor position.wish me luck everyone hope to be joining you all on the rails soon. Coco puff

Name: For what it’s worth E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 07 January 2019 For all it is worth, under Hh at cp we where force to work overtime on days off. They changed rules on the spot. Told us to file a grievance and they said do it or your fired. Foote knows he can break all the union rules, and the union has to file paper over it. Buy the time anything is dealt with. Foote knows he will be long gone from CSX, and the new guy will have to fix everything. I’m sure Foote learned all this underhanded ways from Hh when they worked together in Canada. And it is away to have members fighting with each other and the reps. I did four years working with Hh as ceo and it was hell and hi stress. Now that Hh is gone it a shitty job still because company knows how far they can push everybody. But the cost to the company is that can’t keep new people. So in some cases they had to back off before they ran out of employees. This stuff you are up against at CSX is part of foots plan. You guys are very lucky Hh kicked off because with Hh it would of been much worse. Try hang in there Foote and mantle are not forever.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 07 January 2019 January 7, 2019 ......AND CSX STILL SUCKS!!!!!!!!!

Name: Railway life E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 07 January 2019 RR life is not for everyone, on the job training great money. Really shitty h ours that’s why the pay is good. I know people come out of college after spending six figures to get education. And don’t make the money rr makes. You have to be willing to make sacrifices to be a rr. And you spouse has to accept life style of a rr. Or relationship is doomed. Great money and benefits, poor hours and bully management. If a guy can just do your time at work try and get along with co workers it can be a rewarding career. It is what you make of it. I did my 35 years. Retired and happy to get away, it paid off to get my pention. Love it or Hate it !!!!!!

Name: loco E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 07 January 2019 Engine repair I never was a mechanic so I have a question for you. I have always tried to use the locomotive tonnage rating chart to make sure I have enough power given to me to run my trains on my route. Just a few weeks ago CSX came out with some changes. Engines that I have run for years that were always rated the same have now all of the sudden been rated way higher than ever! For example; One of my AC engines that was always rated for 7100 tons on my territory is now all of the sudden rated for 10500 tons. That is a major difference. After what you just posted I can see how they would put engines in storage because they wont need as many on the train with these new ratings. Is this for real or is this just a way to justify using less power? Frankly I don't care if we stall or run 5 mph the whole trip. I was told this is up to the power desk to decide what to give us out or the house and we take what they give us. A lot of us don't like the dispatchers now having to ask us if we have sufficient power to run our trains. they shouldn't be putting this in the engineers laps. If we say no we all know what is going to happen. Im just telling them it will get me across the road. Im not saying how fast or how long. Its just sufficient to move.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Engine repair, for 30+ years Posted: 07 January 2019 Csx is going to take 400 more locomotives out of service this year.. getting fleet down to 2400..At start of 2017 had 3820 in active service.Already reduced maintenance staff by 11% as of now.

Name: FACTS E-mail: Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for N/A Posted: 06 January 2019 Traffic You are absolutely right. Like one poster said on here before. It was HH that made that nasty statement that cultures change one funeral at a time and he would weed out the non believers. DO NOT think for one minute that Foote didn't drink his Kool-Aid. He is a follower of the preacher's sons way of thinking. He will cut you down and hang you on the cross for others to see. We have all dealt with someone in our lives with this kind of thinking. It is almost like dealing with a colony of army ants. they come in and devour as much life as they can and then move on leaving their destruction behind. Its going to be an interesting ride in 2019!

Name: Traffic E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 06 January 2019 Like I said before you can tell how the economy is doing by mainline traffic. When traffic is slow so is everything else. The holiday rush is over, January and February are slow month. Coal fired plants are being converted to natural gas in Canada and USA. People are caring so much personal det. That they can’t borrow anymore money. So if you did not save money for the slow periods you going to regret it. 2019 Foote has said the cuts will continue and will until he and mantle leave. Big business is about profit, not individual personal feelings. It’s dog eat dog and get prepared for the shit to come because if you don’t no one is going to do it for you. Save save all you can folks.

Name: XLC E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 06 January 2019 Eng/Brakeman If you have any brothers sitting at home displaced and cant work because there are no jobs to mark up on because they are not qualified Im going to guess they are transfers to your terminal from another that was cut and they came in on a job they could hold at the time. If there are any junior men working in your terminal that these guys can bump but they aren't qualified on the jobs then they need to file complaints and claims for every day the junior men work and they aren't out qualifying on the jobs with them. Another thing you guys need to remember. If they have any guys sitting at home not working because the company wont get them qualified and they have trainees on the property they have a right to go after the company for that too. Lets not forget the threats they put out on the holidays for marking off because of man power shortages. They have no right to take any personal days away from anyone if they have people sitting at home that cant work because the company wont do their job and get them qualified.

Name: Positive thinking E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 06 January 2019 Working on the rr I got lots of exercise stayed in pretty good shape. Guys that sat on the train ten hour did not want to walk ten feet had to have crew cab all the time. And ended up with big boilers and for being non smokes sure struggled breathing. We had one hogger go down no pulse or breathing we did cpr on him brought him back. He got second chance. At work look at it to your benefit to walk etc it is good for your health, but don’t walk in front of moving equipment. I’ve been retired over a year now, gained twenty five pounds. It does not take long to let your self go , I walk every day now for my benefit. Stay active people for your, well being.

Name: Eng/Brakeman E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years Posted: 06 January 2019 Loco blah blah If you really are an engineer with 20-30 and not just another blow hard company suck who's just stirring shit on here then your one sad fother mucker. Sad and lonely and no one wants to play with you. You don't support the issues your fellow brothers feel are a violation of their agreements and the issues they feel put them in unsafe conditions and may even cause them severe injury. I personally am sick and tired of having to come in every week and hear supervisors talking about the changes that are supposed to be happening and never do or don't happen for months. Every thing this company does affects our working conditions, schedules and quality of life. DP,PTC, TO, train swapping, yards closing, remotes cut off, humps shut then opened, territories changed behind our backs, union representation a joke, valid claims not paid, personal days stolen from us and the list goes on. You got some nerve Jackass to come on here and run your company suck pie hole. People have a right to be unset and disgruntled and sick and tired of coming to work wondering what stupid ass rule or work rule change is going to be waiting for them when the hit the door. What stupid crap some supervisors is going to tell them. Your the kind that needs to just leave. There are 2 men at our terminal who are sitting home starving because this company refuses to qualify them on all the jobs. They cant get anyone in the company to listen to them. They are just a fine example of the abusive system we are working in. So just quit and make room for others to move up in your place. You don't belong in this family!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 06 January 2019 Insubordination, that's a joke. What other loser job out there uses that for grounds to fire someone? What's the " Big News" coming out the 1st of the year? Is it DP will be used? Big fucking deal. You dumbasses believe and worry about petty shit all the time. It's the 6th of January and Danville still open. Walk your train! Get off the engine and watch one by. It takes no skill and little effort to do so.

Name: HA! E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 06 January 2019 Notch 8 Where the hell are you getting your rumor mill gossip from. Surely to god your not reading the padded info and bogus number crunching from the company gossip line. When you don't have but a few trains to run and no other trains are in the way it is a lot easier to get it across the road. You better start worrying more about having a job when the freight stalls and there isn't any to move. Heads up brothers. Just had an RF tell someone that if you don't follow the rules of the new system bulletin telling you to get down and walk your train you will be charged with insubordination. Failure to follow the direct orders of a bulletin is the same as insubordination. Well we all know what will happen with that. NO OUT OF INSURANCE PAID! Better start asking your LC just what the hell the unions going to do about being out of service on a trumped up charge.!

Name: Notch 8 E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 06 January 2019 Midwest is breaking velocity records....what are they doing different?

Name: cond E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 06 January 2019 UP Our RF's said you must walk as much of your train any time it is stopped on line of road. It is also written in the operating rules book under 4252.2 that it has to be done. They never took that rule out of the book. The RF didn't say if it was only when you are stopped waiting for a train. If your stopped waiting for a bad signal or rail workers,ect. you are supposed to walk your train. One did say that he wouldn't fail you if the other train was so close that it would not be worth the time. He said if you cant walk at least half your train then just stay at the head end and do your roll by inspection. Its is still bullshit for any conductor to get on the opposite side especially at night when the engineer cant see you if you get hurt. No way in hell he can get to anyone in time to possibly help and maybe save a life. You cant see shit at night and a roll by at 50-60 is just total crap. There is a reason the FRA wrote the rule that a roll by inspection is to be done at 10 mph. All trains should slow down to 10 when they are passing other trains and having a roll by inspection done. If you are from the UP why are you asking. I thought your rules stated that you were not supposed to get down in bad weather conditions and any time there is ice or a slip hazard. I don't think you have to worry about the UP copying our rules. The UP has always been more concerned with your guys safety that CSX is with ours.

Name: Crazy 8's E-mail: Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 30+ years Posted: 06 January 2019 Mantle Ridge has been looking around at North Platte Nebraska...I wonder why ???

Name: Lo, E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years Posted: 05 January 2019 With computers these Days the fra should have a system so when we stand And watch And report a car to a traín dispatcher we can Look it up to see when where it Was looked at by A qulifed employee to make sure the company Is Being safe if a car in a traían appers to be unsafe it should be reguied to restrictd speed till the car / load Is looked at by a qulifed profesional SAFETY FIRST dont make us do roll by to SHOW your SAFTY shows us And the fra your aré doing your parti

Name: Lo, E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 05 January 2019 So stand out side watch a traían go by at 50 mph And if somthing happens tell your family to put floote in prison for involtery manslughter dont go after "CSX" go after the ones that thinks it a game , the do it to Ken in blues anda firefighters go after hm he Is in Chávez And the one marketing the montey

Name: cond E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 05 January 2019 Open turn Don't worry about it. the union is getting ready to bend over and stick the conductors with the bid system.

Name: Open turn E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 05 January 2019 To the guys displaced and leaving open turns on the xb and pool, in case you don't know how the railroad works, this is the beginning of the weeks that the railroad starts cutting. If you guys fill the open turns instead of bumping each other and laying around, they are less likely to close and keep those turns closed. I know, they close turns and add turns every week, but now, when they close them, they leave them off for weeks and leave guys on the bubble. Someone did it for you when you were younger, fill those turns and keep your brothers working for another couple weeks, and by some slim chance, they may not even cut as much if the board is getting enough starts. Don't screw your brothers, and B.M., just take your turn and go to work once a week. That truck, motorcycle, side by side, and house payment won't pay itself. We know where you go after work fucker. Anyways, we're supposed to stick up for each other out here. It's not all about yourself.

Name: Loco E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 05 January 2019 Lloyd Your out of the loop. They are downloading cameras to catch people not getting off. They are also downloading cameras of the passing train to see if your still on the train. They have already charged crews using downloads. It ain't so easy anymore. You old heads had it made. We got them sniffing up our arsses 24-7.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 05 January 2019 Route cuts Story reads Jan 3 . I'm not seeing or heard anything here in Evansville. Those cunts making the big decisions don't know if they're coming or going. Just more bullshit.

Name: Lloyd E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for 20-30 years Posted: 05 January 2019 I'd like to know the percentage of conductors that actually get down to watch these dumb ass trains go by. Number one, if you've worked the road long enough you can hear a squeeky brake just fine right there in your seat. Guess what else? You can smell the damn thing also. If you actually stood there and tried to watch every gd car go by at 30 mph including the wheels you'd probably get sick. When are some of you just gonna say enough is enough already with these dumb ass rules. They only make them to prevent us from filing lawsuits and shifting blame towards the workers anyway. Some of the men on the RR really need to grow a fucking pair. They've got some so scared I can't imagine what kind of stress they deal with. If you're one of those people please find something else before you have a stroke or heart attack because this job isn't worth it.

Name: Route cuts E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 04 January 2019 https://www.joc.com/rail-intermodal/class-i-railroads/csx-transportation/csx-eliminate-about-300-more-intermodal-lanes-2019_20181005.html

Name: Cond. E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 04 January 2019 Rules Tried to make frequent observations of my train but couldn't see squat on straight track. Too cold to stick head out the window and hang out to look. In curves saw more but it would have been better if I had a mirror!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 04 January 2019 Danville will never be shut down. I can't believe you dumbasses believe this shit. As far as running trains down the monon that track isn't worth a shit. Not to mention by the time the carrier got those inbreds in Danville qualified on all tracks. Trains will be fully automated.

Name: Conductor E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 04 January 2019 Wake up!! Jesus people. Your so worried about not breaking a rule that you have totally lost sight of the stupidity of getting off the train for a roll by inspection. IT IS NOT ALWAYS SAFE! You can not do a roll by inspection of a train blowing past you 50-60 miles an hour and expect it to be reliable. Especially at NIGHT! Someone already pointed that out. Slow the trains down to 10 mph! If it is foggy as hell, pouring down Rain or there's a foot of snow on the ground it's not safe! we need to make these rules nuts come stand next to a train going 60 through snow while their standing there with snow blowing in their faces. See how long they like that. There are times no one should be out there. They have never given this rule any serious thought. They need to ditch this damn thing and come out with one that protects everyone and addresses all scenarios. Why In the hell do they keep doing this!

Name: Other E-mail: Other Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 10-20 years Posted: 04 January 2019 Train crews. I have read all the rules from front to back and upside down. If you want to follow all the rules and cover your backside it is as simple as combining all the rules. There is no rule stating you can not work or walk between the rails. You can't stand between them when a train goes by or you would be closer than 30 feet and it would be unsafe. The conductor gets off the train and begins his walking inspection free of brush,weeds,etc. Until the passing train approaches. He then steps 30 feet away from the passing train to do his inspection. In the meantime the engineer gets down and stand 30 feet from the passing train. All rules are followed. No one can be wrote up. If the conductor can't find a place to safely stand 30 feet away he can climb through his train and be safely on the other side as the other train passes. Again, no rules are broken. After the train passes he can climb back through or continue walking from his safe place continuing the inspection of his train until the dispatcher gives the signal to go. I'm sure the dispatchers will understand the reason for the delayed movement of the train. They have to know that the crew members have been instructed to walk their trains. You must follow all the rules and this procedure guarantees that is done.

Name: Rules E-mail: Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 20-30 years Posted: 04 January 2019 XLC Your assumptions are pretty good. The new system bulletin just issued only changed rules 4250.1 thru 4250.5. Operating rules 4252 have not been changed or removed. Operating rule 4252.2 states very clearly that you will make a walking inspection of as much of your train as possible when the train is stopped on the line of road. Frankly I'm surprised they did not cancell this rule category and include it in the new bulletin. The correct procedure to cover all rules would be for one crew member to walk their stopped train while the other inspects any passing trains. With trains now be several miles long this will most likely cause a slight delay when authorized to restart the trip but rules are rules.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years Posted: 04 January 2019 happy new year you poor bastards, I was there, so I know what you put up with. management is less and less competent year after year after year. Look out for your brothers, without them all is lost.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 04 January 2019 Just learned i am getting laid off at UP. Is there anything open at CSX?

Name: Down grade E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 04 January 2019 In articles I’ve read Foote is still saying there will be cuts at CSX,for 2019 that will impact customers etc. Now that the stock is stagnant. Watch how the top guns will be still getting big bonuses from selling assets and other poor business moves. They are going to line there pockets with as much money as they can get away with before they exit CSX.

Name: Wolf of Wall Street E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 04 January 2019 News out just now. CSX stock downgraded to underperform. Get out now, jump ship. She’s going down along with the bitches of mantle ridge and top executives. Loving it!!!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years Posted: 03 January 2019 "Heard from a dozen tm's"....?? Boy, this'll be good.

Name: Big announcement E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 03 January 2019 Heard from a dozen tm's that there is a big announcement supposed to come today. If anyone sees anything or hears anything, give us a shout on here. Nothing unusual so far

Name: Annulled again E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 03 January 2019 Well the holidays are over and we have been annulling jobs on every shift in louisville there ain't ahit to do, is it like this everywhere, our recieving yard and bowl are all but empty.

Name: Sell E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 03 January 2019 https://stockinvest.us/technical-analysis/CSX

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years Posted: 03 January 2019 PSR only means 1 thing , Ponzi Scheme Railroading, Railroads have been doing big business for 150+ years, All this crap is a ploy to drive up the stock price and cut jobs. The railroad runs itself, The biggest problem is getting greedy shareholders involved.

Name: Bearish E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 03 January 2019 Looks like CSX stock is going to be bearish for 2019. I’ve looked at lots of charts and CSX is stagnant at best. Management is to blame for this happening. Union employees where worked to the bone trying to keep the stock bullish. Again management had there short term gains, the gig is up now. 2019 there is going to be a reality check for CSX stock.

Name: Thorobred E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for 30+ years Posted: 02 January 2019 Norfolk Southern suxxxxxsss

Name: Xlc E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 02 January 2019 All engineers. Go to the electronic bid screen and being up your pool or job comments. Make sure it is not missing. If it is call the JAD and ask why there are no advertised job description for your job. Something is going on. There are several without any advertised limits posted!!!

Name: Cornelius Vanderbilt E-mail: Employed as: Corporate office, for 20-30 years Posted: 01 January 2019 Railroad Dreamer: Young Man that is exactly why you will Be Great Leader on the rails getting The work done with no excuses about long hours odd shift hours holidays, weekends, and night's..no family life...and all that other stuff that is secondary and petty.... too keeping CSX the World Class Leader in Transportation Service....my Good Man

Name: Railroad dreamer E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 01 January 2019 Thanks cornelius and all my future railroad brothers and sisters.Im hoping 2019 will be the year i get my dream job with csx. Together we will make this great company even better.cant wait to work for a company that puts there employees first.lets get it ladies and gentlemen.I cant wait until i can get on the xtra board for the first time. Csx how tommorow moves

Name: cond E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 01 January 2019 MR ED For the love of god will you and all you losers and posers who come on here year after year and waste good space go find something else to do! Yes I should be ignoring you like we all should be doing but please please please give us a good year in 2019 and just go find a real life! Go find a doctor! Go find anyone who can make you understand why they call this site CSX SUCKS!

Name: Ed E-mail: Employed as: Corporate office, for 1-10 years Posted: 01 January 2019 The rr is running faster than ever! Keep it up guys, we are the best in the business!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 01 January 2019 railroad dreamer, when you start your wonderful career at csx,get you some good knee pads. you will need them when you suck the trainmaster's dick.no comp claims for bad knees. remember safety first when doing your roll by under the desks of management looking for flopping parts. oh, and have a nice day.

Name: Ely Carter-Williamson E-mail: nsrailfan8114@gmail.com Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 31 December 2018 https://www.facebook.com/CSXsaftey/ Here is my Page poking fun at CSX's Safety Record the same of how this site is.

Name: monitor E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 10-20 years Posted: 31 December 2018 Posters Unfortunately Vanderbuilt and Dreamer have to much poser time on their hands. Jerry Springer must have lost some of his stool pigeons. But then they both aren't very good at distracting. To those of you who use this website to try and make a real difference for your fellow employees please take the time to remember the man who makes this site possible for you. A new year is upon us and it could be worse or it could be better. Its all just one big crap shoot. This is a good place to come and voice your concerns and try and solve some difficult issues. This site has in the past settled many of them. The public, FRA, customers and other railroads read it everyday. Csx reads it everyday. Some issues that have been discussed on this site have made an impact on decisions made behind closed doors at corporate. Don't think they haven't. Please take the time to give something to Atom Smasher. Whether it be a donation or picking something off of his wish list. It would be a great way to show your support and guarantee another year of a place to post and discuss issues. Good luck to all of you who work hard in the fields to move the freight across this country. You are the backbone. You are what makes America great. Say a prayer for the posers and moles that come to this site to destroy and divide. They are lost souls without a purpose in life. They all need help. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU AND GOD BLESS!

Name: Former field hand E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 31 December 2018 I'm sitting here having a beer and I know you guys are probably all out at work on your way to the hotel or in the hotel for the rest of the holiday just wanted to wish you guys a Happy New Year Lol

Name: Cornelius Vanderbilt E-mail: Employed as: Corporate office, for 30+ years Posted: 31 December 2018 RAILROAD DREAMER : Just keep that attitude you got going and the sky is the limit for You on the Railroad!!! We need about 15 K..more just like you and we will all make plenty of money and Be 1 Big Loving Happy Family...Finally !!! Damn fine young man you Are...Division supt...is in your future !!!

Name: Railroad dreamer E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 31 December 2018 Thanks cornelius.im ready to get hired on and start my railroad career with a truly great company csx.hope to see yall on the rails soon.keep up the good work csx you go above and beyond to take care of your employees.csx how tommorow moves

Name: engineer E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years Posted: 31 December 2018 Conductors You are right for sure. I just tried looking up my vacation entitlement and it wouldn't connect either. I selected option 18 and it goes back to the home page. I could, just like you bring up daily and personal day bid screens. That doesn't make any sense. As for your comment on the bid card info they have the information for the INIWIP pool that runs from Avon(Indy) yard to St.Louis (roselake) missing too. You cant bring up any comments on it that show the advertised route. They have been bitching for months on having to pay crew working out of route or out of advertised limits and want to get out of paying it. When they can they grab a pilot off the other division and make the crew ride with them to get them supposedly qualified on the territory. One trip doesn't make anyone qualified and they still have to pay the out of route. I can bet you they are hiding it to pull a stunt of some kind.

Name: Bad mama jama E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 31 December 2018 I think CSX new motto should be "A SAFETY COMPANY THAT OCCASIONALLY RUNS A TRAIN"

Name: 310 to Yuma E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 31 December 2018 May I have another..Think i will !!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 31 December 2018 Red block !!!!!!!!!!

Name: exrep E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 30 December 2018 Brothers Just got to love these posers on here. Just cant stand it when you post serious shit that means something or makes the CSX public relations rep itchy. Maybe 2019 will be the year the webmaster blocks these dicks when they jump in and distract from the important post! As for the idiot who supports the csx advertising slogan someone should tell him it couldn't be better. CSX how tomorrow moves because it aint moving today!

Name: Cornelius Vanderbilt E-mail: Employed as: Corporate office, for 30+ years Posted: 30 December 2018 Railroad Dreamer: Thats the kind of attitude we need for "How tomorrow moves" and to accomplish our goals for profits in 2019 and beyond...

Name: Railroad dreamer E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 30 December 2018 Thanks guys im hoping 2019 will be the year i get my dream job with csx and getting that railroad money.my future is so bright with the railroad im going to run out and buy a pair of shades.if I get hired we will all be in this thing together.we are family. Good day my future railroad brothers and sisters.

Name: Hh style E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 30 December 2018 I worked with Hh for 4 years as mechanical employee. From day one he had management scared. One rumour is that he did not like facial hair. The next day all management where clean shaven. The list went on from not using staples on bullit in boards by HR. He did a lot of crazy shit to show he was in control, and used fear factor to the limit. And over night he had all management turn into pricks to enforce his agenda. Foote was an apprentice to Hh ways, people where pulled out of service and fired every day and it did not matter if they where short staffed. But the shares kept going up and up. So this justified his behaviour, and the way people where treated. Once the stock peaked he moved on and left the company damaged. CSX had him for short time, and Foote is trying to implement Hh style of rr. But the shares are not climbing like they hoped. In my view it is the layout of CSX track system. If tshe CSX stock stays dormant and does not climb your going to see this group move on. And management that treat people poorly under Foote will get there due. The new ceo will kiss ass because he knows the Hh and Foote way was just a short term terrorist tactic. for fast gains. And sooner or later employees will protest.

Name: engineer E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 30 December 2018 Trainmaster less than one Your post should have been under courtesy and professionalism. But then it could be a safety issue when the company is creating a hostile work environment. You have no right to post anything on here. You are NOT a contract employee and you don't have to live your life and job by a negotiated contract that the company continues to violate and rape every single day. You are nothing more than a replaceable pawn who can be put on the street and never ever called back if they wish to refuse your right to go back in the craft if you can. You should be kissing our arss and be pushing for our agreement to be honored as written and agreed upon by the company you obviously hold so dearly. If employees decide to lay down your job will be a living hell. Don't think it cant happen! As for locohead bitching he didn't post anything that is not 100% true. You are supposed to be a line supervisor and you should be doing something about the problems in the operating rules. Doesn't matter if you don't work in the operating rules department. You are a supervisor and you should be jumping down their throats to get their stupid mistakes fixed. You want your job to be easier then get together with your sidekicks and take on the company when they are planning something that is stupid as hell and will create more problems and manpower shortages. History shows the company has started every single mess we have ever had! I have only met about 5 TM in 23 years that stood by our agreement and backed us when we were being screwed. They all got a transfer somewhere else or their jobs threatened and they just up and quit but at least they had the balls to stand for what is right. So next time I hear a TM bitching Im going to tell him to SHUT UP AND GO DO YOUR DAMN JOB! You don't have an agreement that's getting abused. You have no LEGAL BINDING reason to bitch! What goes around comes around!

Name: Conductor job E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 29 December 2018 You want to be a railroader, well I tell the kids stay away from trains and also anyone with some smarts and sanity. Stay away from trains if you think they are cool and you have a romance going with trains. The novalty wears off fast just like It did with your first wife!!!!!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 29 December 2018 Locohead: quit your bitching and do your damn job....already..

Name: PR E-mail: Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 10-20 years Posted: 29 December 2018 Corporate When posting you should never use the name corporate and the relationship title as trainmaster together. Train masters are not considered "corporate". They are field supervisors. No one in upper management considers them as being on the same level and would be insulted if you grouped them under the same title. Trainmasters know this. They are talked down to and belittled on conference calls. They are snubbed and patronized by visiting officials. They are taught their place early in the game. No one in upper management would ever post on this site so using the name corporate just ruins your credibility. Upper management officials will never acknowledge anyone who post on this site. Blue collar workers and field supervisors are not worthy of the time. They are all expendable and easily replaced.

Name: Corporate E-mail: Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 20-30 years Posted: 29 December 2018 Hey dumbass you would make a perfect Trainmaster. Have you ever takin a good look at what CSX puts in as managers? I swear to you that you would fit right in. So dream on you little mole. Name: Railroad dreamer E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 29 December 2018 Im a railroad dreamer i have always wanted to work for csx i think I want to be a conductor.oh goody can some of you tell me how i go about trying to get my dream job?

Name: To dreamer E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 29 December 2018 To dreamer buy 4by 8 sheet of ply wood two saw horses make a table , and by a ho trainset. Set up at home and your set.

Name: Railroad dreamer E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 29 December 2018 Im a railroad dreamer i have always wanted to work for csx i think I want to be a conductor.oh goody can some of you tell me how i go about trying to get my dream job?

Name: Tropicana E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years Posted: 29 December 2018 Oh.... my aching ASS

Name: Deputy Dog E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 29 December 2018 For Sale Official CSX-SUCKS Foamer Man cape. Autographed by Jens and his 97 different foamer handles. Works good on the tinker toy train set.

Name: Sparky E-mail: Employed as: Engine repair, for 20-30 years Posted: 28 December 2018 Diesel locomotive Electrician here for 24 years... training has been A class.. I too love my job but hate the ass kissers and the Company.. worked over the years with some damn good trouble shooters the company fired for B.S. There loss.. Mechanical get all the training CSX offers .. I have... you are in a damn good spot skill wise if something happens.. Too all my fellow Railroad Union Bro's and Sis..Happy New Year.. America works best when we vote Union YES...IBEW

Name: Jobs E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 28 December 2018 There are hundreds of railroad jobs in Canada and USA. Get every bit of training you can, remember CSX is paying for it priceless. And once you are qualified for rr jobs if you get fired etc. Or just want a change, there are lots of jobs out there. CSX loses you just change hats. Win win. I know people that spent thousands on university and can’t find a job in there field of training. The rr will be around for a long time employment security.

Name: Mechanical E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for 30+ years Posted: 28 December 2018 I did 35 years in mechanical as Carmen. Have all my positions in welding 1A drivers license. Heavy machine operating. Lots of different training I received that I took for granted. The training was just part of the job. I retired a year ago, and the phone has rang off the hook the different rail companies that have offered me a job, from contractors to major railroads. I told them if I want the work I would of stayed with the company I was with. These outfits are really have trouble finding fully qualified people. But CSX still threatens to fire everyone,CSX does not know the talent they have till its gone. Get all the training and up grades you can people, because it is very very valuable to rr industry outside of CSX.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years Posted: 28 December 2018 Dip You are absolutely right but Csx is also a great deal right now.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 28 December 2018 In response to your post APE: Those cameras in the Buffalo hotel were installed a few years ago for security reasons. They are installed in the hallways because a few years back some outsiders came in and stole the big screen TV from the crew room. The CSX employees never had a problem with it because shit happens quite often at hotels, and they weren't put there by CSX to harass the employees either. It was a decision from the hotels corporate office at the time.

Name: I call bs E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for Less than 1 year Posted: 27 December 2018 yo astrollarocca If u think the union can tell a hotel they cannot utilize recording equipment you are completely unhinged. If u think there are devices in your personal room u r deranged. Please ask upon arrival if recording devices are in the free room you are checking into. Also please explain how I, ur union officer, can defend your bs allegations. Seems to me you have a guilty conscious. What a paranoid duesche. Please provide examples of employees disciplined for what transpired in their hotel room in Buffalo. lololol

Name: Dip E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 27 December 2018 With mantle investors having money tide up in CSX stock. I bet a lot will want out to buy other cheap more valuable stocks with this market dip. I’m just sitting back to see if there is going to be exodus of CSX investors. Maybe big sell off and the raiders will move on!!!! Lots of deals out there to buy good cheap stock people!

Name: Cornelius Vanderbilt E-mail: Employed as: Corporate office, for 30+ years Posted: 27 December 2018 CSX and UP will still outperform all other's in 2019.. "OR" will by GOD go below 60 %... through reduced asset's utilization... Happy New Year

Name: astrollarocca E-mail: uname it earth Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years Posted: 27 December 2018 there are cameras in the csx hotel in buffalo found out from a hotel driver what is the worthless union doing about this caught slapping the monkey

Name: Hillary Clinton E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for Less than 1 year Posted: 27 December 2018 Stayed marked up on Christmas. Had a real hard time sitting at home knowing there was frieght to move. The trainmaster thanked me for what I did. I wouldn’t say I was helping the company but rather helping the customers. All done with the holiday spirit. The union sure as hell didn’t care if the customers were serviced....but I did!

Name: Blacksmith E-mail: Employed as: Car repair, for 20-30 years Posted: 27 December 2018 Railroaders complain and gripe...But we EARNED that right..Hell u would too if u had to put up with the bull shittt we do. But overall I still enjoy it. I wouldn't be here if i didn't. 10 more months and me and my little honey is gonna start enjoying the best job we ever had too..Retirement

Name: Best job E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 26 December 2018 After 35 years on the rr. Retirement is the best job I have ever had. I Did four years with Hh as ceo it was hell. Hang in there guys stick it out. Guys that quit CSX are going to tell you how great it is at there new job. With half the money and benefits. The number 1 cause of divorce is money problems. And working in the world outside the rr is not always a cake walk. I know guys that quit the rr and they are not doing that well. Stick it out, happy new year all.

Name: RRJim E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 26 December 2018 Damn!!!! CSX stock is back where I sold it at $58 nearly 2 years ago. I sold all of it after Hunter died. It was alright bought it in my BLE 401K in 2008-9 with what was left during the market crash when it was $18-$19 a share.

Name: Former field hand E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 26 December 2018 And NO I didnt work Chrismas. As a matter if fact we where closed for 4 days.home all weekend and Monday ,Tuesday We usually don't work Saturdays and we never work on Sundays

Name: Former field hand E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 26 December 2018 Blah-blah-blah... You clowns sound like a broken record. I've been gone from that shit hole for almost a year . I used to tell people about all the bull shit I had to put up with,when they would start in with the "Oh, your lucky ,you got a great job " Or "Oh you make so much money " I'm here to tell you no matter how much you think your making or how much the benefits are worth... None of it is worth the treatment and the loss of life quality. YOU CAN GET A JOB OUT SIDE OUT THAT SHIT HOLE WITH GOOD PAY AND BENEFITS. Nobody should have to live like you do working for shithole express I wouldn't go back to work there for a hundred thousand an hour

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year Posted: 25 December 2018 Law Give me one reference where laws protect someone to lay off sick for the flu. Or to extend weekend, off days or to avoid work or holidays.

Name: 310 to Yuma E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 25 December 2018 Damn think i must gotta hold of a bad batch of eggnog... severe case of sour gut.. think i am gonna need a couple more days..

Name: law E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 10-20 years Posted: 25 December 2018 Offsick I suggest you do a little self educating. Learn the federal and state laws that regulate protecting workers from coming to work sick/ill. After you learn a little more about it you can come back and complain about fellow employees taking a sick day. Yes, you have many that just use the day to get a needed day off because its the only way they can but there are many who don't. FMLA is totally different and has set guidelines as to how you can get it and how it is to be used. Be careful how much you decide to scream and yell about the issue of using a sick day. You would hate it if the company had a hit squad in place to follow everyone around when they were marked off sick to see what they were really doing. Even then, it would be hard to prove that person did not feel ill when they called in and asked to be put on sick leave. Next time you take a cold medicine make sure you read the instructions very carefully. If it instructs you not to drive machinery or operate a vehicle while you are using it then you should not be out on your state highways. You should not be driving to work. You can be charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of a restricted substance if you were to be pulled over and tested or involved in a vehicle accident. If everyone who worked for the railroad followed these laws you can guarantee half the work force would not be there. Trainmaster....you did not work every day of the year except 22 of them. If you didn't come to work for 22 days then you didn't work every day of the year. You obviously are not management. I would hope they hired supervisors with better communication skills.

Name: Offsick E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 25 December 2018 Trainmasters That's cause you a company Bitch

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 25 December 2018 Hell you bunch of cry babies...i have worked everyday this year except 22 days off total including working today. If you don't like it go work at the salvation army or something more softer and gentle. Or take the call get your arse in gear and get the damn freight over the road.

Name: Offsick E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 25 December 2018 Sickofit CAPS is not an agreement dumbass. Bringing the hammer down on someone for Fmla. And the same time overlooking a bunch of deadbeats who layoff sick, stay displaced or off Union to extend off days, vacation days or avoid work on holidays. Is a crime. It's very clear that sick layoff increases went hand in hand with Christmas. CSX chooses to overlook this and discriminate against those who have medical certification that they agreed to.

Name: sickofit! E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years Posted: 25 December 2018 off sick Apparently you haven't read your union agreement. They can not discipline someone for taking a sick day. There are also state and federal laws that protect workers for being punished for taking a day off sick. You go out the door sick and unfocused and you kill someone while your driving to work, it wouldn't look to good for CSX if you told everyone you were out there on the roads because you were scared of what your employer would do to you if you didn't come in. Now they have time limits on medications you can take. Your in the hotel for 30 hours sick and you cant take anything until you get home off the train because your in company lodging and under their jurisdiction. You have no idea and neither do they is someone is sick or not. If you and the company want to play that game then all everyone has to do is go to the emergency room every time they have diarrhea or a 24 hour bug. Maybe a severe migraine or a bladder infection. They pay the deductible and then the rest goes to the insurance company. When the insurance companies start getting overloaded with emergency bills to pay someone will start asking a lot of questions. When they find out the company has created a rampant case of fear because you could get disciplined for staying home sick one day they will either want to bail on them or raise their portion to pay. The facts are we have a right to take a sick day. we get points as part of the retaliation for doing so. That is the agreement. Someone gets too many points then they go to investigation and deal with the punishment. A person shouldn't be expected to go to a doctor or care clinic every time they feel like shit and know they aren't going to be safe to work or they could hurt themselves or someone else because they aren't in the right frame of mind. Lets not forget the ones who come to work with the flu or worse and get everyone else sick. stuck in the cab all day with someone who is coughing and blowing snot all day sucks and I've gotten sick from them myself. What really blows about this is you don't get paid sick days like most companies in this country offer. They act like your costing them millions when you take one day off. Your on the extra board you lose your guarantee. Your on the road you miss a round trip which is a hell of a lot of money. It costing us more than them.

Name: OffSick E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 25 December 2018 All who laid off Sick , displacement, union business needs to be pulled out of service. We all know this was abusing mark offs and giving hard working employees undue hardships. CSX is just as guilty letting this go on and should be held liable. Cannot single one group out and not punish the other.

Name: Offsick E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 25 December 2018 Loyd Mark up and go to work. All you deadbeats abusing sick layoffs, displacement, Union buisness are putting your Union brothers in hardship. CSX wrongfully singled out ones with Fmla.

Name: Lloyd E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for 20-30 years Posted: 25 December 2018 Maybe you should be charged for being such a little bitch. Merry Christmas to the real union brothers out there.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 25 December 2018 marburg hemorrhagic fever, it's going around.

Name: Offsick E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 25 December 2018 21 sick layoffs all should be charged for putting their co-workers in hardship. CSX you're screwing us for letting this go on.

Name: Michael Ward E-mail: Employed as: Corporate office, for 30+ years Posted: 25 December 2018 Miss me yet? Merry Christmas and happy new year!!

Name: Manohman E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 25 December 2018 What’s this new rumor going around of a major announcement January 19th?

Name: Norfolk southern conductor lov E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 24 December 2018 Hey csx boys we moving headquarters to Atlanta.Yall comework for a real railroad.

Name: Tropicana E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years Posted: 24 December 2018 Oh....my aching ass....

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 24 December 2018 If everyone would stick together an mark off an over Christmas to be with there family's who could they put out of service an show them who really runs the railroad. Bunch of cowards...

Name: FMLA E-mail: fmla@gov.org Employed as: APE, for N/A Posted: 24 December 2018 Did anyone see the FMLA memo? It reads in part, that FMLA was designed for railroaders to lay-off on holidays, family events, and the Super Bowl! So, I hope you all saved your money during your time of railroading! If you think management is brutal when you're fired without having FMLA, read the aforementioned sentence! Happy Holidays to all the corrupt union officers who made harassing you possible.

Name: Claire E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 10-20 years Posted: 24 December 2018 My husband is off union business today and tomorrow cause he has to work on about 400 claims. I am going to make him my special "Cherry Nut Pie". It is really good if any of you would like the recipe I will send it to you. Merry Christmas !

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for Less than 1 year Posted: 24 December 2018 The guys that laid off at my terminal last time came back, most with back pay. Not much of a threat.

Name: billylong E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for Less than 1 year Posted: 24 December 2018 Yeah dumbass walk into your home terminal next time your off sick. Since it's published policy. No different than a daily vacation right?

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year Posted: 24 December 2018 "published policy" laying off sick is not for getting out of work. extending off days, weekends and avoiding work on holidays.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 24 December 2018 We owe....We owe....its off too work we go..

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for Less than 1 year Posted: 24 December 2018 "Everybody who lays off sick" already has a published policy to follow, the point/step system that we are all familiar with. Has a new policy been published?

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years Posted: 24 December 2018 This lines up with the system notice. Laying off sick is no different than laying off Fmla. If it's not needed. It's being abused. When the company singles out just one group. They set themselves up for massive lawsuits. Increase of sick layoffs over Christmas is a red flag no different than Fmla.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years Posted: 24 December 2018 Everyone who lays off sick this year will be included in getting charged. Caller just told me this.

Name: 310 to Yuma E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 24 December 2018 Stay safe fellers and "coon" it through the holidays... thats what i did for 18 yrs until i started getting a few off. Take it nice and slow easy does it....no stress no worries.

Name: Do it already E-mail: Employed as: Yard Master, for Less than 1 year Posted: 24 December 2018 Lloyd your gonna need to go ahead and pick up the phone and call 60 min. Bud we r working in louisville no shut down planned as of 0007 12 24, so work ur magic we r all counting on u

Name: Lloyd E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for 20-30 years Posted: 23 December 2018 Christmas is sacred CSX. You sorry excuse for a corporation. Give the men time off with their families and stop abusing your employees before I go to 60 minutes and destroy your ass on national television. I'll be delighted to do so. If the abuse doesn't stop I will have a field day!!!

Name: Lloyd E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for 20-30 years Posted: 23 December 2018 Took it like a man? Like a man in prison takes it? Just shut up and do what csx tells you. I wouldn't want you in my union. Do as your told bitch.

Name: Loco E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 23 December 2018 Lloyd Took it like a man. ...ha! Whinners....quit! No one makes you stay.

Name: Lloyd E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for 20-30 years Posted: 23 December 2018 Loco you're either one of two things. A troll for management or an actual engineer that just needs a kick in the nuts for being a pro company bitch. Just shut the hell up. Did you read this website right when you typed it in your browser? Nevermind, you're probably just one of many jealous dumb fucks I've worked with that has a wife who wont work that has to slave on the railroad and couldn't get fmla if you tried because you live out here.

Name: Loco E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 23 December 2018 Loco less than Real simple. QUIT!QUIT!QUIT!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for Less than 1 year Posted: 23 December 2018 Csx abuses the union agreement cheating me out of money, days off, and overall quality of life. Use your FMLA any way you please while you can and don't let anyone try and make you feel the least bit bad about it.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 23 December 2018 Facts And you know who is or isn't abusing Fmla? The company agreed to a binding certification. The company had every right for a second opinion. It doesn't matter if it's food stamps, handicapped parking or whatever you can think of. Some asshole will take advantage of it. Those who may be abusing Fmla should have been factored in. One who is caring for a sick family member could easily go to work clock in and clock out in 8 hrs. No big deal. There is no way someone caring for a loved one can leave and not know when they will return. Possible two days later. Just like vacation you must put in two dailies to catch it. One must layoff two days before a Dr. Appt. Fmla was created to protect the little man from greedy, corrupt companies. Like CSX and they hate it. Then we have men like you that their job defines them and that's all they have. That will side with big companies Evertime. It's a good chance you will have to be on Fmla someday we all get sick we all die.

Name: Loco E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years Posted: 22 December 2018 Lloyd Corp is right you are wrong. Treating employees like shit and making days off a bitch from hell to get doesn't excuse anyone for abusing the federal laws set by the government for fmla. If they want Christmas off they can mark off sick like we all have to. If a woman wants maternity leave she has to be pregnant! If you have a condition that is bad enough or a family member needs assisted help then by all means get the FMLA if a doctor thinks it's necessary. Not one single doctor will ever stand up in court for a patient that is abusing FMLA to play! It's against federal law to misuse and abuse FMLA rights. You will never win in court. The judge might agree CSX has insane policies but they will laugh you put of the court room when you try to blame Csx as your reason for breaking the law!

Name: Lloyd E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years Posted: 22 December 2018 Corporate...if you're really corporate...get a damn clue. I'd argue that 80 percent of the abuse is a direct result of men having to fight over days 21 days out, caps on weekends and holidays, and this dumb ass attendance policy. You want to talk about abuse? How about the ABUSE this company puts their employees through almost every time they go to work. There is such a thing called cause and effect. And don't tell me it wasn't pure GREED that didn't cause half these bullshit policies CSX has. We can go on if you want but you wont win.

Name: Satan claus E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 30+ years Posted: 22 December 2018 Has anyone seen a holiday shut down plan any where yet......lol I know the plan is we r working, well I'm going to choose to spend time with my family and let the chips fall as they may, if I get fired then so be it, my kids are only small once and hanging out with them is way cooler and important than freight do the right think foote and lay us in on the 3 shifts just like NS is doing.

Name: Conductor E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 22 December 2018 Csx I chose to walk my train today. I found it more important than watching the roll by of another train. I followed the rule you have in the rules book. When you download the camera on the passing train and you can't see me anywhere that's because I was walking my train. Now I just got to figure out how to prove it! This not being able to be in 2 places at once is going to be a bitch!