Trains

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Originally posted by Porsche

You have an amazing schedule! 7days=4 Days off! 3 weeks=1 week Off?

What exactly do you do with the Trains?

If they break down i have to either go out to where they break down and and try and get them going again, or i wait for it to be brought to our repair depot and fix them there.

Also to a lot of schedule maintance on them inbetween.

Also when the locomotive(s) arrive into our depot they have to be checked over before they head off on there next journey.

The worse part is the accidents they have when they smash into cars and you have to go and get the "BLACKBOX" out and do the read outs etc. Seen some pretty fucked up people after being hit by trains.

My father-in-law drives trains for Amtrak, and he's been at the throttle when some people decide to commit suicide by train. He's hit like 3 or 4 people that way. He also used to be a deputy sheriff, so he's trained for that stuff, but it still messes you up pretty bad. :(

ALWAYS YIELD TO A TRAIN!!!

I just downloaded Microsoft Train Simulator, excellent game. :)

Yeah....we have had drivers who cant get back into locos to drive them again after killing kids etc playing on tracks etc.
Really stuffs a few of them up

Cool. Well not really with the Kids and all. It takes like 2 or 3 Miles to stop right? I just can't imagine why Kids or anybody would be on the tracks. You hear the endless stories, but i'm wondering hoe stupid do you have to be to Physically drag you ass over to the tracks, do whatever the hell you want and then get hit by a train? It just sounds so hard to actually get hit.

hehehe...this is dumb.

Had a guy in a post van who drive around TWO barrier arms and was just about to drive around the next when he got cleaned out.
DEAD

P.S. He also went around 2 parked cars waiting for the train