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Congratulations to the conductors union. All LIRR trainmen are to receive a salary increase of 35¢ an hour as compensation for using new technology, specifically using smart phones to service tickets and for electronic hours of service implementation. The increase will take effect at the end of Febr...

Justus you are exactly what we need on the LIRR. write your apt address and for the town, just write queens, ny. Better you move to brooklyn because then you can write crooklyn. That should be good for a vice presidency on the railroad.

The winter has been so mild this year and people are complaining. if the commuters dont like the railroad then ride a bicycle.

The industry is exploring ways to eliminate train operators. PTC will break the ice with communication of all trains to a central control. The next step is to actually "control" the trains through that same central control. I believe conductors jobs are secure. In the long term, I believe ...

I won't name names on here but there was one such employee I remember. he was very lazy and complained all the time. We tolerated him as much as we could but he was so obese, he wouldn't work and did not get along with his crew. He was envious that engineers were more important than him and blamed t...

Also be advised that in all cabs others than the operating cab, the seats will heat up to prevent lazy trainmen from sitting in the cabs and not collect fares. Cameras will be live throughout the train including deadheads and with low light capability. The LIRR is considering a sign in program where...

This proposal was made by the same people who tell us that if the "front of the train is crowded, why can't we add more cars in the front?". It's not going to happen. And the city can't set fares on the commuter railways. Only the state can. Let them pass a law. It will be ignored.

For this proposal, the City would have to reimburse the LIRR for the lost revenue. Similar to the revenue lost by allowing free rides for police. There is a police pass issued and the State reimburses the LIRR for the price of the pass. Dont pay any attention to it. The city cannot set fares on the ...

The LIRR has stored the derelict M3s to use for first responder training. There is no room in the bone yard so they had to be stored somewhere. You will see over time that some are moved to different places if they are needed to teach fireman how to suppress fires on them, etc. If they arent used th...

I received my shirts from a friend that ordered. Excellent design and good quality. I would like a zippered sweatshirt. We'll see what they come up with.

The leaf crushers were hauled by lirr crews. They simply operated where the dispatcher designated and the weight of the train had a cleansing affect on the rail.

Good point eng277 but its the nature of the conversation. The tech we are discussing is not going to make a train on time or run faster. Its going to take over functions and responsibilities formerly in the hands of a train operator. And that is negative. Inward facing cab and car interior cameras a...

We can just add this to the never ending and ever growing list of BOGUS, baseless and unsubstantiated RUMORS started and spread via RR.NET. Random company trainmen cellphone audits from 2014 revealed of the 150 phone accounts audited, 123 were found to be used for non-business calls while the train...

Great maps! Its amazing how the railroad advanced so quickly in the 1940s and 50s and then just stopped and remained almost unchanged for 30 yrs.

Hope to get mine soon. Lets see what the next designs will be.