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F-line to Dudley via Park wrote:On the MBTA by contrast there are only a few "ironman" engineers and conductors qualified on both the northside and southside halves of the system, as keeping up qualifications on all 13 lines of both halves of the system chews up so many extraneous hours it's impractical for crewmembers to even try for it unless they truly want the bragging rights for bragging rights' sake.
DutchRailnut wrote: It is up to individual to maintain qualifications (one trip a year)...
brettj22 wrote:Just curious... What work do MNR conductors on WOH lines to qualify and then maintain their qualification? Is there any routine work over there for MNR crews?
Tommy Meehan wrote:I very much enjoyed reading Noel Weaver's account of working for Metro-North in the early years. Thanks Noel.
Btw, we had been discussing crew qualifying. Is one trip a year enough?DutchRailnut wrote: It is up to individual to maintain qualifications (one trip a year)...
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