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The former CS' Broomfield CO siding has a Dairy Queen abutting the r-o-w and I've seen numerous trains stop there for eats. Numerous times it has been at the instigation of the DS while the DS clears congestion ahead. Norm From: "qutlx1@aol.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 30, 2017 10:37 PM Subject: [CBQ] Off subject- no stopping to eat ? 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 ------------------------------------ Posted by: qutlx1@aol.com ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Yahoo Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CBQ/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CBQ/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: CBQ-digest@yahoogroups.com CBQ-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: CBQ-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo Groups is subject to: https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/ __._,_.___ Posted by: Norm Metcalf <normmetcalf@yahoo.com> __,_._,___ |