In his book Chuck Geletzke states that in 1990 the right to stop to eat was
abolished on
U.S. railroads ? He states that working for GT they had microwaves and hot
plates, which I gather replaced stopping for a real meal ?
Is this the current state for road crews ? 12 hours on duty and you can eat
whatever you
Can prepare in a microwave and/or hot plate while in route ?!
Yes, we carried lunches,thermos,cooked soup,chili,etc on the stove but when
push came to shove after 8-10 hours it was time for a real meal, unless of
course, you got paid to skip it.
For those of you who haven't worked on " the property" there are no vending
machines,Starbucks,McDonalds,etc while running down the right of way. There is
no set
Lunch or meal break and you go to work anytime 24/7.
Oh and don't forget, many of those 12 hour tours end in the middle of nowhere
with a
"Transport" ride of some length at the end.
Leo Phillipp
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