I hear this called out alot on the Scanner every time I go to Omaha. What does “STO” stand for/mean? Allan.
Supervisor Train Operations- YUPPY-ized high dollar Yardmaster/Trainmaster
A rose by anyother name still has thorns?
MC, our old yardmasters are now SYOs–Sychotic Young Officers.
On ATSF they were SO’s which quickly became SO-B’s…[sigh]
Supervisor of Train Operations - usually the person responsible for overseeing the operations for a division. Normally reports to the division manager.
Nick
Are STOs what they refer to them over on the BNSF? If so, it’s funny how UP and BNSF try and be so similar, yet want to be so different:
BNSF STO = Supervisor of Train Operations i.e. trainmaster
UP MTO= Manager of Train Operations i.e. trainmaster
BNSF SYO = Supervisor of Yard Operations i.e. Yardmaster
UP MYO = Manager of Yard Operations
BNSF TY&E Train Crews = Train, Yard and Engine Employees
UP TE&Y Train Crews = Train, Yard and Engine Employees
I’m a little confused.
Everywhere I’ve worked, the STO is a high level division officer…not a yardmaster or trainmaster level supervisor. Are UP and BNSF different? I can’t image that they’d be that different for the rest of the industy.
I’m a yardmaster/trainmaster. My STO is three levels up the chain of command from me.
Nick
No MTO’s report to STO’s.
TE&Y is what refered to throughout the Industry.
BNSF also has MTO’s and MOP’s.
ok thanks for the clarifacation. Wasn’t sure how much diffenrt BNSF was from UP.
We’re (UP people) are friendlier then BNSF employee’s![swg]
The Council Bluffs STO supervises movement between CPB 349 on the north (timetable east) and CPB 351 on the south (tt west) on the main line and on the 12th street line from the switch at 2nd avenue to about the BNSF crossing south of 9th avenue. The mainline is two tracks signalled for both directions on either track ABS, yard limits. Actually it’s just one block. Both control points are one sided. Absolutes only for leaving ABS and entering CTC. Coming into the yard limits, those signals have number plates.
Any work to be done in the yards, you also usually have to talk to the CB yardmaster, who sits next to the STO in the yard tower.
Jeff
Wow…the only time I talk to my STO is on the division conference call…or if something REALLY bad happens. [:(!]
Nick