Hotel Lady at the Savvana told me something about short pulls are abolished and Savanna is no longer a crew change. Had to pound dirt to Clinton IA.
Short pools, not pulls. I’ve been reading that BNSF has been instituting long pool runs, running through many traditional crew change locations. Some of which had been home terminals. It seems to be mostly on the old BN side from what I’ve read.
Jeff
Carriers (or at least CSX during my employment) wanted to reduce ‘crew starts’ and by extension manpower required to move trains between A and Z.
If you are using ‘minimum crew day’ seniority districts and crew changes it will cost you two 2 man crews to go from A to Z. If you create a ID run for this territory you will pay one 2 man crew the basic day plus mileage to go between A and Z. Direct money is nearly the same, however, you are only obligated to pay the fringes (vacation, health care, RR Retirement etc.) for 2 employees not 4 employees. As long as the ID run is successful a majority of the time crew expenses and head count have been reduced.
OK! So I think ,I get the premis to make thses kinds of changes[ An attempt to ‘squeeze out more pennys’ out of the budget, by trying, [tinkering with?] different manning tacts ?]
It would also, seem to smack of management types, who are ‘new’ in the business, who might want to’ play’(?) in the work environment without a full understanding of the, Whys’s, and Wherefores, of the Work Rules (and those Contracts/Commitments,in place ?).
Sort of an attack on the "… If it ain’t broke,don’t fix i
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Short pools, not pulls. I’ve been reading that BNSF has been instituting long pool runs, running through many traditional crew change locations. Some of which had been home terminals. It seems to be mostly on the old BN side from what I’ve read.Jeff
Carriers (or at least CSX during my employment) wanted to reduce ‘crew starts’ and by extension manpower required to move trains between A and Z.
“…If you are using ‘minimum crew day’ seniority districts and crew changes it will cost you two 2 man crews to go from A to Z. If you create a ID run for this territory you will pay one 2 man crew the basic day plus mileage to go between A and Z. Direct money is nearly the same, however, you are only obligated to pay the fringes (vacation, health care, RR Retirement etc.) for 2 employees not 4 employees. As long as the ID run is successful a majority of the time crew expenses and head count have been reduced…”
OK! So I think ,I get the premis to make thses kinds of changes[ An attempt to ‘squeeze out more pennys’ out of the budget, by trying, [tinkering with?] different manning tacts ?]
It would also, seem to smack of management types, who are ‘new’ in the business, who might want to’ play’(?) in the work environment without a full understanding of the, Whys’s, and Wherefores, of the Work Rules (and those Contracts/C
Well there is a 3 track passing siding at Galena Jct. The boys in the office have no idea how bad the weather gets on the upper Miss. River. Its rained sleet sideways. Trains did a article not long ago about the BNSF River line