Re: [CBQ] Student Trips

["dhartman@mchsi.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

Leo, I agree. But mine were day Mail (Ripper wasn't crazy about having students 
under foot) then 11811 that night! Talk about a real intro to life on the X 
list. I remember being completely lost and confused the whole night. Didn't 
learn much. Might have had an Eola shift too - don't remember. 

However, that was brakeman in 73. When I went into engine service, Ritli just 
said "do 2 trips on a dinky and make sure you learn how to start the aux 
motor." And that  "student experience" wasn't because I was an Aurora  
brakeman. A same day hire from elsewhere (track in Nebraska I think) did the 
same. Being more clued-in, I did manage to finish first and mark up first :)

Doug
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From: "Leo qutlx1@aol.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
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Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 18:39:59 
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Subject: [CBQ] Student Trips

I just finished reading the student trip piece from the 2014 summer issue of 
Classic Trains.

Doug and others will you refresh my memory about those unpaid student trips ?

While the guy in the article basically just goes out and gets on engines more 
or less at random; as I recall; weren't we assigned certain jobs and days to 
make student trips ?

If my memory is correct I went on the Irish Mail one day and a 4 o'clock switch 
at Eola another.
I don't recall any beyond that. Once completed I was marked up at the callers 
office and seniority started with that first paid trip.

Leo

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