Leo,
As information there are crews East and West at Ravenna. Lincoln
to Ravenna and Alliance to Ravenna. There are two "extra" crews
at Ravenna but only can use as dog catch crews to go West. Lincoln
crews do not want any "extra" crews so they do not have any. That
means that the Eastbound crews that almost all run on coal trips,
if needed, they will dog catch or Ravenna East everything building up
a Ravenna corn unit as an example. Crews called stay get as called
and I go not think get anything in different to those jobs. I can say
that the Dispatcher after done with say 4 dog catch crews them may
ask to dead that crew home but only if asked and if the Dispatcher
wants to do it.
Some times a Ravenna corn pickup crew will get a Brakeman put out
there to meet an extra crew but it is still only running and with
regular crew is up to the Dispatcher.
On the Railroad at general on any place I know of a Brakeman may
get needed but usually only where he is needed and might get two or
three or more Brakeman no different crews as needed. Please remember
"Brakeman" really does not exist. There are Conductor that can be
called as "Brakeman" but have to be Conductors.
To be realistic many crews called on many crews that have a
Conductor, Brakeman, and Engineer handle the jobs as they please.
There are some times the Dispatcher may even tell you who is on
what jobs but I did not care. A lot of times it seemed like a
Santa Fe crew felt like they needed to explain a crew. I did not
care.
Russ
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From: Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, 25 June, 2008 19:36
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Yard Work Week
Leo
This has nothing directly to do with your question, but the matter did get me
to thinking about a situation here on the Lincoln Division in the 1950's which
"semi relates" to what your inquiring about and just for the opportunity of
talking about some other "old stuff" here it is.
At Ravenna, NE...first crew change point west of Lincoln on what is now
the"coal line" there worked a switch engine whose hours were 1:00am-9:00am.?? I
think it worked 6 days (nights), but, apparently was bulletined as a 5 day job.
The job was crewed by Lincoln Division trainmen BRT.
The way it worked was the 3 man regular crew worked 6 days for five weeks and
then had five days off taken one man at a time.?? When you got "stuck" on that
job....all nights and no, or very little overtime off the extra board you were
stuck there for three weeks, relieving each man for his 5 days off.? The relief
was done off an extra board at Aurora, NE which existed in name only.? Since no
one wanted to go on that night Ravenna engine the youngest man on the Lincoln
extra board?(namely me) was "forced" to the Aurora extra board and then
assigned to the RAvenna switch engine.
I got stuck on that job one week summer of 56 and two weeks summer 57....It
was awful...Staying in an old non AC hotel, all night work...no OT.?? Here I
was a college student trying to make as much money as I could and this was of
course a "minimum day" thing...
The only time you could get a little OT was if there was a through freight
train due in within 30 minutes of going off duty time 9:00am they had to hold
you to change his W/C.
Pete
-----Original Message-----
From: qutlx1@aol.com
To: cbq@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 6:39 pm
Subject: [CBQ] Yard Work Week
In 1948 the yard work week was reduced to 5 days by contract agreement. Road
work remained 5,6 or 7 days depending on how a job was "advertised".
I just picked up the 1918 "schedule"(agreement between the Q and
BRT(Yardmen) hoping to find some points on work week..There were none.
Can anyone shed any light on yard work week prior to 1948? was it 6 or 7
days ?
From the Eola engine assignment book for 1953-55 its clear some jobs were
still 6 days. The Alley in particular. My understanding is after 1948 a man
could choose between a 5 day week and other schedules.
Leo Phillipp
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