Heed my warning there atchleysteven, there will be some crews that will give you a hosing, sometimes on purpose, and others by luck of the draw due to uncontrollable circumstances.
atchleysteven wrote:So i feel i might be able to do dispatching, but i dont know, do the trains change altitude?
It would be better if they did.
When things get messed up its like a traffic jam, grid lock. Thats when alot of dispatchers start to lose it. Playing train dispatcher when things are bad is like playing with a Rubik's Cube or a slide puzzle. I image playing air traiffic controller is more along the lines of getting them off and getting them in. Train dispatching is more like trying to keep the flow going. Watching the movie Pushing Tin is all im going on here. lol If your an out going person who is able to show the crews and trainmasters/yardmasters that you have a good personality. They will take a liking to you, youll probably be pretty happy at work. The drone ones that get upset quick seem to have the hardest time with it. I have no clue on what CSX is like, but some of our guys, the good one are able to speak freely over the radio, and others are like hearing the rule book on tape. Mr. Monotone "Dispatcher 6 to the UP 4500 east......OVER" "Go Ahead #6" "Are you still pulling sir?....Over" "Yes we are"..... "Ok.......... dispatcher 6......Out" vs. ".....(a long exhausted breath)....."Bing, bing, bing UP4500 east, think you guys can make it to town?" "We'll getter in for ya, it will be close though"...."Good deal guys thanks. Got three more behind you that are short on time, im doing my best to get you all in here" "OK dispatcher we'll keep the air speed up to help you out here" "Thanks alot guys, dispatcher OUT!!" Being a train dispatcher puts you in a position to be able to motivate crews into doing good work for you. Im sure you already new that part, but i doubt military pilots layed down and licked there........ when you told them to do something. lol
Id like to thank Yahoo in helping me spell some of those long words.