How many Railfan’s out there realy do work for the Railroad? Do you like your job alot? Or do you hate your job? How long have you worked for the Railroad? Any thoughts about it. Thanks,Allan.
[bow]BNSF[bow]
I love my job, I love my job, I love my job…
(repreated frequently, especially on freezing cold nights with no heat or hot nights with no A/C and lots of mosquitoes, snakes, fire ants, etc…)
LC
Don’t forget the aroma coming from ahead of the cab.
Or when your riding on the side of a tankcar full of animal tallow(rendered cow fat), at high noon, in 90 plus heat, with the cloud of flies and mosquitoes attacking you on every exposed patch of skin they can find.
Ever get a mosquitoe bite on your eyelid?
Not fun…
Ed
Arent all railroaders railfans…?[:D][^][?][:P][;)][(-D][(-D][:-^]
I am a railfan who works for the railroad or a railroader who is a railfan. Take your pick. The last, apparantly of four generations plying the trade.
The hobby has varied levels of acceptance among co-workers and management.
The job comes first and it is a job, much better than digging ditches by hand, been there and done that. certainly not what I had planned for my life either. All in all not too bad all things considered. I am glad the career is about over and the hobby has allowed me to step back at times and view the railroad from a different perspective. The job has allowed access to the hobby like few people will ever have.
The sights, smells, conditions, hours and weather are not always pleasant but at the end of the work day I can look back and see what I have done and have not had to back stab or bad mouth anyone to get it done. Vacation time is my time, no need to check in to see how things and projects are going or if there are any fires to put out while on the road.
How would you ever get a mosquitoe bite on your eyelid?I would think you would see the bug flying onto your eyelid or something.
Could have been asleep…?
GOD FORBID- NO… at least not me.
Virlon
save your ticket… the P.E. will rise again.
Bluntly put, there isnt much you can do, and no where to move to when hanging on the side of a tank car, you only have one hand free, and it is holding your radio.
The bugs flock around the tallow that is dripping down the sides of the cars, which are generally overloaded to the point that, as they heat up during the day, the tallow will bubble out the relief valve.
The swarm of skeeters can get so thick on you that they cover your entire body, more than once I have bailed off because they got so bad I couldnt see where we were going and couldnt stand all the bugs.
They get trapped behind your glasses, they get in your ears, nose, and if your not careful, you mouth when you speak into the radio.
They dont really have a taste, more of a texture, like stale corn flakes, not quite crunchy…
Ed[:D]
Try the buggies west of Ogden where the UPRR enters the causeway to cross the Great Salt Lake. Anybody going there better wear head netting & long sleeve shirts & no shorts for sure, [:o)][:p][:)]
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Originally posted by edblysard
Sounds like it just might be time for a can of OFF sprey!
Allan.
Sometimes the RR will provide bug spray if there is a need.
If you have a local health and safety comittee, bring it up with them, then the RR should provide the spray for free, because it is a safety concern, especially if you can’t see where you are going.
LOL, ED, i would get off that job really quick LOL!
Alec
To tell you Coborn35 not all railroaders are railfans. My cousin (that works for UP). The other UP employees (that weren’t railfans) called him “Foamie”. The reason behind the name is because when he would see a loco he would be the only with his tongue rolling on the ground.
Dustin
I love my job in most cases… [xx(] 02:30, sound asleep, before going to bed at 23:30 the computer says you’re do to go out at 09:00, BRRRRRRRRRRR, BRRRRRRRRR, This is BNSF crew management, we have an onduty call for JT Villont at 04:00…[banghead] This is one of the things I hate out here, hopefully I’ll get use to it!
I’m one.
me too.
Best get used to it. That’s pretty much part of the gig. Line-ups aren’t any better now than they were when you used to have to check in with a caller on a regular basis and he’d tell you what was going to happen. Shoot, he was guessing, too!
Just when you think you’re safe, RIIINNNNGGG
[(-D]That’s way too Funny! Allan.