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Courtesy and Professional CSX Style

You'll do what yer told, you little &%#$@!!!

    CSX likes to picture itself as a company where all of it's employees, customers, and contractors are treated with the highest levels of courtesy, professionalism, and respect. The employees, customers, and contractors know differently....



Webmaster's note:

Since I go through the server logs regularly, I just thought I'd take this opportunity to point out that all of the comments in defense of the company seem to come from Jacksonville, while complaints come from everywhere that the company does business.

You do the math. 



Name: blue
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 06 February 2012

The problem with the coal comes mostly from the Huntington devision I
would have to guess. Frulla is running off all the coal customers on
our devision. The guy must have been hired by Ingram and must go along
with Brown. Im sure Mr Ward as well as Munoz understand that not onley
one man can make the difference they so desire. The company must rid of
individuals such as Frulla that continue to herass, intimidate employees
and disrespect the companys valued customers. I firmly think that CSX
has onley began to sink and once it starts it will need backbone to dig
it out. My point is that more changes need to be made as soon as
yesterday! My hope is that things will get better, but I do not have
much faith. Customers will not care that CSX has made changes. If
verizon wireless screws you big time and you switch to ATT are you
going to go back because they made management changes? Once your
treated like dirt you will always remember. CSX needs to get with the
program.


Name: dontuwishuknew
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 31 January 2012

Cd, crew mg and notgetting divorced,  

Nasty ass touchstone is so ragged our now her own man won't screw her
with his own penis....I know someone else mentioned on here very
recently and yes .DMB u know who u r and she has told everyone what
happened so if he loses his wife he deserves it too. Man and his wife
is fine as hell so go figure. Hope all u got the killer crabs and get
served.  Going go choke up my supper now.


Name: DDE  Allied Supreme Commander
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 January 2012

DDE

Allied Supreme Commander 


The Recent TERMINATION OF BROWNSHIRT has proven persistent Surges are
successful in eradication of these worthless pests.   Now we shall keep
the Surge on and get more Turds flushed out the door.   Speaking of
Turds I now have put the 2011 Turd of the Year on the Top Wanted for
Termination.  Operation Big Flush has been started so the Jackassville
Trone Master will finally get the information on here and all that
stock he owns will not matter.   Archie B. will FLUSH him.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 January 2012

Hey Loco 10-20:

6'3" and 210 LBS...he's not big enough to be a bully...looks like a
girlie man to me!

I like his initials though B.M. It just might be his year, I'm
surprised someone hasn't caught him off the property and beat the shit
out of him.

If they send him far enough south the fellas will invite him hunting
or deep sea fishing...

Remember, all accidents are preventable!


Name: Stussie the Terrible
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 30 January 2012

@Nomo- Yes one and the same. He has been mentioned on this forum along
with one of his minions, Adam Hawkins a few other times. There are many
stories of him sticking his finger in peoples face and mostly arguing
his points with no consideration for the human beings that he is
effecting. He gets backing from Jacksonville because the discipline
process is such that a supervisor throws in a "assessment" for an
observation and it is escalated into a serious charge by some
mysterious expert off property. Stussie is an expert at targeting and
following up through the discipline progression until the goal of
termination is achieved. Many good people have been screwed by this one
supervisor. He is nothing more than a bully. Rumor has it he is going
back down south sometime in the spring. I say good riddance! There is
also a laundry list of arrest charges and convictions on this dude.
Shoplifting, trespassing, concealment of goods, resisting and
obstructing a public officer. These are convictions not just charges.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 January 2012

Hey Loco 10-20:

Now that's a name out of the past.

Is the the same one:

    http://southcentralregionaljail.info/?BookingID=2784018

In any event, I added his name to the Turd Watch List!!!


Name: Stussie the Terrible
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 30 January 2012

I am very excited about Brown's departure and hoping the environment
turns employee friendly. Unfortunately there are several "sh*t hawks"
still lingering about. Chief sh*thawk in Dewitt is Brian Stussie. This
man has destroyed the careers of several employees including men with
20 plus years. There is a pattern of targeting certain men with whom he
has either a personality clash or views as non compliant with his
interpretation of the vast array of rules on CSX. It starts off as
something as simple as a misaligned switch or a car being out of order
on a track. It escalates into serious 2 and sooner than not, becomes a
serious 3. These rules violations are minor as they come on the
railroad. Stussie subscribes to the Ingram/Brown Nazi-like approach to
discipline. He sure has made Dewitt a pleasant place to work... NOT!!! 


I am looking forward to the day when he goes back down south where he
belongs. Trouble is the Albany division management seems to love him.
People think he is so smart. If he is so smart, why is his mugshot one
of the first things that comes up on google? Perhaps he is just cunning
and vindictive. That doesn't make him smart, it makes him a bad person.
He has very few friends in the T&E ranks. The only friends he has are
the ones he has bought and paid for. That's how crappy people come
into power.

So do us all a favor Mr Stussie, go home and do what you do best. Golf,
get drunk and drive, beat up police, and do other things that miserable
human beings do. Leave us be. We just want to feed our families and be
productive.


Name: Roadrunner
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 28 January 2012

A buddy of mine that work for CSX as a conductor for more that 30 year
was fired because of a derailment that was not his fault due to a
switch that was not properly lock to the main, the head truck of the
unit hit the ground with no major damage to the unit and the train, I
think that they needed to cover somebody rear end by firing a
conductor.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 26 January 2012

NoMo

You got it right the NS connection with Kathryn McQuade the CFO of the
CP.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 January 2012

Hey RRJ:

I always heard the CP was a great place to work...if this comes to
fruition, it won't be.

Brown was way over his head at CSX...he isn't capable of handling any
more responsibility.

Hope it doesn't happen!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 20-30 years
Posted: 26 January 2012

Sandpaper should sell all her CSX stock and buy CP   then she can get
her new job there.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 26 January 2012

NoMo

I looked it up on the CP website. Disturbing.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 January 2012

Hey RRJ:

Word on the street is that one of Ingram's former POA's while at the
Dark Horse is a high ranking official at the CP.

This woman looks guilty:

http://www.cpr.ca/en/about-cp/executive-leadership-and-governance/executive-profiles/Pages/Kathryn-McQuade.aspx

It's good to have friends in high places...

Looks like they're getting the band back together...poor CP!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 January 2012

Hey RRJ:

Yep...

   
http://www.cpr.ca/en/about-cp/executive-leadership-and-governance/Pages/board-of-directors.aspx


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 26 January 2012

NoMo

Ingrams on the CP BoD?


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 25 January 2012

Hey Con 1-10:

Brown was fired because CSX's performance metrics suffered...as a
result they missed the earning estimate by a cent...that is a no no!

Add to that the recent accident and continuing harangue about
harassment and attendance.

Fear not...word has it he has his idol, Tony Ingram, who is on the BoD,
working to get him on as CEO in the CP.

These two are like the railroad clap...passed from one employer to the
next.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: CSX Contractor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 25 January 2012

Found on another site.    Any truth to this rumor?   Kinda thought he
was not into chics


So I hear he got the AX for conduct unbecoming... banging 2 chics at HQ


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 20-30 years
Posted: 25 January 2012

You wont be seeing MS. Cindy getting a promotion anytime soon. Her
association with Brown(and his inappropriate handling of company funds)
has put her on the embarrassment list. Of course with the amount of
stock she owns she will always be a fixture somewhere... Hope she
learned....you run with snakes you end up slimy!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 25 January 2012

Hey School Boy:

Thank you for sharing your insight...it's not necessary to share it on
all six threads though!


Name: School Boy
E-mail: 
Employed as: Engine repair, for 1-10 years
Posted: 25 January 2012

IF you don't like the company why work there? The good thing about this
great country God Made, is that you are free to work anywhere and not
forced to work here. So again I ask, why stay here? Why not leave? Oh
that's right, you can't get a BETTER job else where.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 January 2012

Hey Todesengel:

I'm fine, thank you.

Does Bret have a daddy in upper management? If he does, the apple
doesn't fall far from the tree. I didn't know realise there was a
POS gene!

You're familiar with the phrase...thick as thieves? That explains
management. Seems as though your nads disappear...it's called
cover your peers ass no matter how wrong they are!


Name: Fishing Man
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 20-30 years
Posted: 24 January 2012

When the switchmen ran at 87 percent, it was looking good until near the
end of the shift then I realized they screwed me in the ground that
day.

If one train slows down and it slows down another and another it all
adds up.  100 percent rule compliance.   Just keep your Mouth shut. 

A Fish would not get caught if it kept its mouth shut.


Name: Vambo Rambo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 24 January 2012

Yea the TURD is gone good riddens you scumbag. Maybe IGGY aka Tony his
former partner can find this NAZI a job somewhere else. Like maybe
cleaning toilets. Let's all just hope the new man Munoz can repair all
the damage Turd man did. And boost employee moral not beat it down.


Name: The Great OZ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 30+ years
Posted: 24 January 2012

Wow the railroad munchkins come out to play when they find out the 
Wicked Witch is Dead and the other Witch of the North is broomless and
hiding.


It is good to see the excitement coming out of this change.  Keep
pumping out the info and names maybe more will fall.    Browns hit list

method can work on his own left over henchmen.


Who else is exercising their seniority beside Worklessman.


Name: ?
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 30+ years
Posted: 24 January 2012

David Brown was let go because he did not meet his performance
requirements. The childrens fund group is demanding an answer as to why
every other railroad in the country has made a considerable profit on
the shipping of coal and CSX has not. Word had it that Ward blamed
manpower shortages for the reason but everyone knows that is not true.
The lack of morale and the unwillingness to go that extra mile went
right out the door because of the constant whipping and beatings of the
employees in the field. The "breakdown" of the employees and engine
shortages(due to engines left in storage) just added fuel to the out of
control fire. Will be interesting to see how they plan on bouncing back.
They have the same players on the chess board. That hasnt changed. So,
will moving the peices around make any difference?   Guess we will have
to wait it out and see!


Name: Todesengel
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 24 January 2012

NOMO,how's it going?
It was nice to hear about Brown's demise and on a smaller scale CSX
finally fired that do nothing,idiot Bret Workman.He did almost nothing
at Hawthorne then was sent to Avon to do more of the same.I don't know
if he was fired totally or just asked to exercise his senority.I've
said it before but it bears repeating;why does it take so long for
upper managment to rid themselves of someone like Jerkman but let a
rank and file person mess up just once and it's bye bye.


Name: Deo volente
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 24 January 2012

Atten Same Shit
 You are right;every year there is an arguement with screw managment
just to mark off for the required book of rules.
What a place........


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 24 January 2012

NoMO

There is something in the mix about Pendergrass and his group.

Oscar is going to need some pragmatic railroad experience in the system
for him to succeed and for CSX to improve.   Someone has to clean up
this Brownshirt dysfunction junction.  After Brown Shit.  ABS


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 1-10 years
Posted: 24 January 2012

Kudos to CSX-Sucks.com for showing CSX the other side.

Previous post on the Nazi Gay Brownshirt and his henchmen were exposed
over and over again.   

Customers complaints and questioning if CSX was Nazi gave Ward exposure
to rid the cancer or get infected without a cure.    


You voice on here makes a difference.  Stand up and rat out more 
issues.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 January 2012

Hey Joe...

Hadn't heard from you in a while...layin' low?

If I were a betting man, I guess Ward had enough of the Ingram/Brown
effect. It would have happened sooner but since Ward hired Ingram and
Ingram hired Brown, Ward had to wait a while to keep from looking like
he made a bad hire.

The recent accident opened the door for Brown and Ward showed it to
him.

The question now is what they do with Sanborn? It will be Munoz's
first conundrum. She will either be fired outright or her job
responsibilities will be realigned. The "Peter Principle" comes into
play here. She has reached her level of incompetence...because she
didn't get Brown's position, a position she had been groomed and was
in line for. Since it's impossible to demote her, she will receive a
lateral, dotted line promotion.

I hope CSX promotes someone with line experience to CTO, if
Pendergrass, is still there, he would be a good choice.

Good luck to you all, I think things can only change for the better and
I have to commend Ward for making the move...it was long overdue!


Name: C&O Joe
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 23 January 2012

Hey guys, just wondering what the scoop is from Water Street on Brown's
canning? Whatever it is, I'm glad to see the son of a bitch go. Maybe,
just MAYBE, there's greener pastures ahead.


Name: Corp Comm
E-mail: Bye bye Brown
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 23 January 2012

Dear CSX Employees,

 I am pleased to announce the appointments of Oscar Munoz as executive
vice president and chief operating officer and Fredrik Eliasson as
executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective
immediately.

Oscar and Fredrik are respected leaders, both inside and outside of our
industry, and people I trust to help guide and energize the organization
with the highest degree of success and integrity.  What means even more
to me than their leadership and business skills is their passion for
our company and its future.

Oscar replaces David Brown, who is no longer with the company.  As
stated in the press release, the company’s decision to make this change
is unrelated to CSX’s financial condition, business performance or
outlook, all of which remain strong.  We have a great operating team,
and I am highly confident that they will achieve even greater levels of
success in the future.

Dean Piacente will succeed Fredrik as vice president of sales and
marketing for the chemicals and fertilizer business, a position he held
previously.  Dean is highly respected among this customer group and the
transition will be seamless.  We will quickly identify a successor to
Dean for his financial planning and analysis responsibilities.

Also along with these new appointments, we are making a few additional
organization realignments.

Frank Lonegro and the Technology organization will be moved to
Operations, reporting to Oscar.  This change will ensure that there is
even more integration between Technology and Operations as we prepare
our company to implement Positive Train Control and maintain all of the
key systems necessary to run our railroad safely and efficiently.

At the same time, Fran Chinnici and the Purchasing organization and
Steve Crosby and the Real Property group will both report to Lisa
Mancini in her role as chief administrative officer.

We just completed a record financial year for CSX, and we believe that
we are headed together for a strong 2012.  Please join me in building
on the leadership changes announced today by continuing to deliver
top-notch performance in the year ahead.

Sincerely,

Michael Ward


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 23 January 2012

Hey Con:

I can't address how it is now but in my day if you had a safety class
etc the caller would call you and give you a time and place to show up,
mark you off and automatically mark you back up after 8 hours.

Never had a face to face. CSX had just started those as I was leaving.
I hope they wised up and let the terminal superintendent do them. When
they started those, you met with the Division manager.
That meant a PTI van with four men drove to Atlanta from Mobile.
A short hop of 350 miles and at least 2 days. 

Not too bright or cost effective but close enough for railroad work!


Name: Same Shit!
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 23 January 2012

CMC....

Why do you have to be such pains in the ass every year the face to face
classes start. YOU KNOW that we have to take these classes in order to
keep our jobs but yet you still refuse to mark us off without a big
fight and having to drag in the supervisors. You sit behind your desk,
hiding behind the phone telling us that YOU RUN THIS RAILROAD and not
the supervisors and you will decide who can and cant mark off. YOU ARE
SO FULL OF SHIT!....They flooded the extra boards were I work so that
there would be enough people to cover the vacancies as people went to
class. We have never seen this many people on the extra boards before,
yet you still pull the same bullshit when we call in to mark off!  You
just like the feel of having some kind of power over everyone else. You
know we will be pulled out of service if we dont go to the class!  You
sit down there on your golden toilet and flush your shit down on us! 
NEWS FLASH MORONS.....Wont do you any good if we are pulled out of
service because of your stupid shit!  GET OFF YOUR POWER TRIP!!! And
dont say there are shortgage problems.. Hardly anyone is marked off on
vacation and there were plenty of people rested when I called in.. YOUR
JUST A BUNCH OF POWER HUNGRY ASSHOLES!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 22 January 2012

crew dispatcher

Actually it was better advice than the EAP could give. The EAP on CSX
only issue is drugs & alcohol under the two strike policy. They have to
state they do the others like financial, marraige counsilling
ect...under the law. If a person calls for anything other than failing
a drug test or an alcohol related problem they're lost.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Crew Dispatcher, for 10-20 years
Posted: 20 January 2012

Sounds like CSX has contracted out the EAP to this website for a cheaper
price.  LOL    Cheap Scape Express


Have a Nice CSX Day


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 January 2012

Hey Not:

A hard dick has no conscience, just a lot of regrets and remorse.

I got the impression that your wife doesn't know...also this happened
a while back and while your were away from home. You didn't say if you
have children, their ages, your age or how long you you've been
married, not that it makes a lot of difference 

In my opinion there are two things you can do...nothing and come clean.
Seems as though that by asking for advice, you want to come clean and
clear your conscience. So just do it and let the chips fall where they
might. If she loves you and you ask her forgiveness, she should forgive
you...it will be years before she trusts you again. I think you should
also move into the yard on a regular job if your seniority allows, if
not the EB will have to do.

A funny story along the same lines. Understand that I have been married
for 33 years...about 20 years ago my wife was convinced I was having an
affair...I wasn't. Regardless, I got a ration of shit daily. After
about a month I got tired of listening to it so I went down to the
florist bought two dozen Roses and had the clerk sign it
"I miss you" love your back door man XXXOOO. I was home when they
were delivered and when my wife opened the card.

Two dozen roses...$150.00, the look on my wife's face...priceless!
To this day she doesn't know I sent those roses and I ain't telling.

I still get a ration every now and then but not about other women.

Good luck...I hope everything works out for both of you.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 20 January 2012

notgettingadivorce

You shouldn't talk bad about the woman now that it's gone sour it was
good enough at the time. Being drunk isn't an excuse. You created the
problem now you need to resolve it. If your wife already knows then
you're half of the way to getting it resolved. If she doesn't know
I'd be sweating bullets. First off one doesn't mess around in their
own backyard secondly one should never mess around. If the wife knows
one can get a temporary restraining order if the woman is harrassing.
That's better than the wife getting in a possible fight with her. If
the wife knows I'd be kissing a lot of booty right now. Don't be
surprised if she decides to seek revenge sleeps with someone else as
payback. Two wrongs don't make a right but a woman can be vengeful at
times. lol.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 19 January 2012

I wish everything and anything with CSX written on it would just blow
the fuck up. I hate this company. They turn an awesome job into a
nightmare. Thanks CSX.


Name: not getting divorced
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 19 January 2012

hello brothers.  Just wondering if anyone else has a fix or some advice
for my problem.  Wife found out about the seret I had while I was away.
  It happened years ago  Thing is I hate the girl, shes a a nut and i
got drunk and dont even really remember it being decent. .  thats all  
I dont even like looking at her. Shes in her 40s and just a drunk who
dosent say no to anyone.  Shes been with lots of guys I work with and I
am not the only one who she stalks..  I get got drunk and made mistake. 
Now she is stalking me and my wife.  My wife dont deserve to be talked
about and have this trash even try to copare herself to her.   I messed
up I admited it and I want nothing more to do withwhat was a lousy piece
of ass. thats all she was. I dont want to loose my wife over this skank
lying and trying to create problems.  Shes trying to make it seem like
theres more to the story than what really was. There isnt  She is a
troublemaking bar whore who is doing this to me and a few other guys I
know.  What should i do?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 16 January 2012

Mr Headhunter.

Just saying,,,,, anyone with the qualifications that you are asking for
will never bite on your offer. why you ask?  work 8-5 is not a problem.
The problem is 24/7 on call. No one in their right mind-- could, would,
should, do that.
The first week on that job after 60 hours and no overtime, the poor sad
sack will drop by the house, pop a beer or two and the frigging phone
will ring. Now the poor bastard has Family, Job, DWI, all in limbo.


Name: 
E-mail: cd3.@aol.com
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 14 January 2012

Next please


Hey man yea we all know Barrett can't keep up with thatz______but me
first man


Name: Peggy
E-mail: peggy@disovercard.con
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 January 2012

My name Peggy, I can do that job where do I sign up.   Peggy 
will do good for CSX.  Do you pay more than my current job

Peggy


Name: Head Hunter
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 January 2012

Anyone looking for some payback or need a new job  Look here

Job Description 
Manager Field Investigations - Huntington, WV-035210 
Description
 
Job Summary:
Investigates all events that arise out of the operation of the railroad
and other entities on an assigned territory.
 
Primary Activities and Responsibilities:

    Work with injured employees to maximize their recovery
    Investigate all events that arise from operation of the railroad
and other entities on an assigned territory
    Uses experience gained to support strong culture of safety with
respect to the public and employees
    Negotiates and makes recommendations for claim settlements and
lawsuits
    Works closely with attorneys in preparing cases for trial and
attends trials.  Coordinates third party claim management and
subrogation of third parties
    Works closely with local operating and public affairs teams, and
participates actively in safety committee and public safety efforts
    Miscellaneous activities and responsibilities as assigned by
manager

 
Qualifications
 
Minimum Qualifications:

    Bachelors degree from an accredited institution required in
Business, Criminology, Economics, Finance, Transportation, Logistics,
or Rail Operations or related major field of study
    1 or more years of experience required in Transportation,
Logistics, Rail Operations, Claim Handling, Legal or related field

Equivalent Minimum Qualifications:

    Bachelors degree from an accredited institution required
    3 or more years of experience required in Transportation,
Logistics, Rail Operations, Claim Handling, Legal or related field

Knowledge and Skills:

    Knowledge of Federal Employers Liability Act
    Knowledge of Safety Appliance Act
    Knowledge of Locomotive Inspection Act
    Knowledge of Code of Federal Regulations regarding Railroad Safety
    Knowledge of Off Track Vehicle Benefit Plan
    Knowledge of Railroad Retirement Board disability process
    Risk Management database skills
    Microsoft Outlook skills
    Photography skills
    Ability to communicate effectively on all aspects of railroad
operations

Competencies:
The CSX Competency Framework is the foundation of our Talent Strategy
and is what drives CSX performance. CSX accordingly selects and
develops talent based on each of the following competencies: analyze
issues and make effective decisions, advance the business, engage,
coach, and build a diverse workforce, build partnerships, improve
service quality and processes, execute effectively, demonstrate
personal leadership, and demonstrate functional and technical agility.
 
Job Requirements:

    50% travel required.
    Work hours may vary in length and schedule (may include a
non-standard workweek).
    Wear protective equipment such as hard hat, hearing protection,
steel-toe boots, safety vest, and safety glasses.
    Basic hours are 8 - 5 Monday to Friday, but must be available to
respond when called.
    Need to be available to report to work with two-hour advance
notice.
    Work hours include rotating on-call responsibilities which may be
on weekends or outside standard work hours.
    On call 24/7 and must respond to accidents involving evacuations,
injuries or deaths.
    The applicant selected for this position may be required to
successfully complete a background check and physical including a drug
test. Passing results must be received prior to start date in new
position.

Environmental Conditions:

    Work outside in all weather conditions.

Safety Commitment:
Safety is a way of life at CSX, encompassing every aspect of company
operations. Guided by a policy of ensuring the safety of our employees,
our customers, and the communities we serve, CSX works relentlessly to
prevent accidents and injuries.  Not only is it the right thing to do,
but when a company puts safety first, everyone benefits: the employees
and their families, the customers, and the communities.
 
This is a safety sensitive position. The candidate selected for this
position must successfully complete a full physical including a drug
test. Passing results must be received prior to start date in new
position. All candidates' safety records will be reviewed and
considered when evaluating the candidate pool.
 
Company Profile:
CSX Corporation, a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Jacksonville,
FL, is a multi-modal freight transportation company serving customers
across North America.  Through its primary subsidiary, CSX operates the
largest railroad in the eastern United States with operations in 23
states, the District of Columbia, and two Canadian provinces.  CSX also
includes an integrated intermodal company which serves customers with
its own truck and terminal operations as well as a dedicated domestic
container fleet.  Other CSX subsidiaries provide technology and real
estate support to the company.  These subsidiaries combine to allow CSX
to deliver efficient freight alternatives to customers in a variety of
industries, including coal, chemicals, automobiles, metals,
agricultural and forest products, food and consumer goods.
 
CSX Transportation (CSXT) is the largest company in the CSX family
employing approximately 30,000 management and union employees.  CSXT's
primary focus is the operation, maintenance, and management of the
largest railroad in the eastern United States.
 
Closing Statement:
At CSX two of the company's core values are People Make The Difference
and Safety Is A Way of Life.  We are committed to offering our team
members the most competitive compensation and benefits package
available, unlimited opportunities for development and growth
throughout an exciting and rewarding career, and the safest work
environment possible.
 
CSX is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer that supports
diversity in the workplace.

Primary Location
: United States-WV-Huntington
Schedule
: Full-time
Relocation Available
 :Yes
Tax Status
: Railroad Retirement
Overtime Status
: Exempt
: 26 Jan 2012 23:59:00
Number of Openings
: 1


Name: wannabe rail man
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 12 January 2012

I hope i get hired by csx soon.I want to be a conductor and ride on the
trains and blow the whistle and travel seems like a cool job and the
pay and benefits are good.


Name: RUKidding
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 10 January 2012

To LE 30+:
You mention that you are "pro union", yet the facts you cite in your
diatribe on the current state of unions is a little off the mark, as
are your comments on who is to blame for the current state of affairs.
First, union officers who make $300K a year? really, I suggest you look
at the DOL website and search for your respective unions LM reports
where the salaries of those union leaders is a matter of public record
for all to see. I also doubt you'll see any salaries in the range you
suggest.
As to our current contracts and situation, it can be argued that the
UTU placed us in that position, or on the path of going the PEB route,
but the fact remains, that the unions within PEB243 were told by the
people in the congress that if the issue actually came to them,
they'dve shoved into us even more, quite possibly wrecking the RLA and
RRB in the process of "helping us". This should be cause for concern
because it shows where the real issue lies, that being the congress we
elect of office doesn't represent us, they represent those special
interests who supply the most dollar wise. Now who might that be?
Surely not the unions who essentially operate on a shoestring money
wise. Hell we get grief from our repective memberships for a
$1.00/month increase in dues while the bozos in congress take 10 times
that from us without so much as a whimper from those same folks who
gripe at the $1.00 increase.

Most union members don't care about what goes on between contracts,
either within their union, or the congress. They only look at things
from that brief time and say to their union "what are you going to do
for me?" Nevermind that in between when that union member should have
been caring and paying attention the whole time, congress cuts the rug
out from under the union by being beholden to the Carrier who supplies
those congressmen with the $$ for re-election. And we wonder why we're
in the proverbial pickle? That union that you seem to despise is in
actuality protecting you rights and helping to keep your standards of
living at par or better than the nation as a whole, all while you
happily go to work in between contracts and pay no mind to what gos on.
The whole time protecting you from forces that would love to strip that
which you have away from you. If they could do it all at once they
would. They can't because of some of things the union brought to you
(i.e. RLA, mediation, workers rights laws just to name a few).

We all need to wake up and see where the process has gone wrong and
start doing something about it instead of standing in the shadows, and
then bitching about the very folks who do our battles for us 365/24/7 .


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 10 January 2012

Hey Other:

The only way your foot gets run over by a train is to have your foot on
the rail...a major safety no no.

CSX 1...meathead 0!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 January 2012

If i get hired as a conductor in augusta,ga what can i expect the job to
be like when i start?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 January 2012

Anybody hear about that guy in augusta,ga that got his foot ran over by
a train in the csx yard.Supposedly he was in the wrong but is trying to
sue csx and wants to keep his job.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 January 2012

Just wondering who started this site and why?Was this an employee that
got fired by csx and wanted to get even or what?


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 January 2012

Hey Wannabe:

You work the road don't expect any regular hours until you get enough
seniority to hold a local job (a very long time).

In the yard you will be able to hold a regular job (probably graveyards
with shitty off days) after 3 or 4 years. You might be able to hold a
day job with weekends off after 30 or 35 years.

It all depends on your location...in any event, don't count on a
regular schedule for years and years!


Name: railroad wannabe
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 08 January 2012

Should i quit my 7 to 4 job to join the railroad for more money.I want
to ride the rails and ride on the trains and blow the whistles seems
like it will be fun.How long do you have to work as a conductor before
you get more normal hours?


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 07 January 2012

Evan

Sounds like sour grapes. With over 70% voting in favor of ratification
the majority rules. I figured seeing you cried about it on every thread
I'd do the same. lol


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 07 January 2012

With the current economic conditions in this country times have changed.
In the past railroads overhired expecting only 1 out of 5 to stay. It
seems people aren't quitting like they use to do. I'm surprised there
are new classes going to Atlanta. Railroads hire to replace entire
generations those numbers would of already been met if the market crash
hadn't happened in 2008. As for retirements I don't know anyone that
plans to stay beyond age 60 even though there are exceptions a very
small percentage. Which shouldn't have an impact on new hires or those
wanting a freight pool. Someone mentioned healthcare as a factor it
really isn't. If a person retires plus there wife is age 60 they can
expect to collect around $4500+ a month healthcare cost for both are
only around $500 a month. Most states retirement is tax free with only
tier II the equivelent of social security taxed. Just because a person
is up in age doesn't mean they're retirement age. All one need to do
is check the seniority rosters it shows birth dates.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 07 January 2012

"Potato Head" is 2012 first nominee for this years "Banana"!

Will he be the first two time winner? Only 359 more day until we find
out!


Name: butterfly kisses
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 07 January 2012

I love CSX so much. They are truly an ethical company. I love the way
they screw people out of jobs and how the officers get an instant
erection when they get a chance to screw someone over or even better
fire someone. Its especially awesome how they break every agreement
they possibly can. It just amazes me how employees hate working for
such a thoughtful outfit like csx. Frulla is a true leader and
wonderful human being.  I love him and what he's done for csx and the
employees.  He and his henchmen really do love us and appreciate all
the hours day and night we work for them. And who in their
 right mind would want to spend time with their family. That is just
revolting. We should never get sick and never lay off for our beautiful
csx.  They really do love us guys and gals so please love them back.


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 06 January 2012

NOMO,

Sorry so late!  Once again you have outdone yourself with the brown
banana award..


Hey george....did you call joe and congradulate him????


Name: Evans
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 05 January 2012

The national was ratified.  This proves the carrier can and will do
whatever it wants.  Healthcare isn't what it was just wait till next
contract.  We will even give up a little more.  The time I retire the
carrier wont contribute nothing. 


Utu, Ble, Csx   FUCK YOU


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 05 January 2012

The Coke Sucker Express!

That's a new one on me.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 04 January 2012

tHE COKE SUCKER EXPRESS WILL JUST COPY THE BNSF AND GET RID OF HALF THE
OLD HEADERS 


S-26.3.1 Medical Requirements

Employees meeting any of the following criteria must be reviewed for
"fitness for duty" by the Medical and Environmental Health (MEH)
Department before remaining at or returning to work. This applies
to certain medical events/procedures that occur during any category
of time-off away from work.
1. A new diagnosis of:
* Diabetes with Insulin Injection
* Bone fracture
* Heart disease or any heart surgery or procedure
* Seizure
* Stroke/TIA (transient ischemic attack)
* Sleep apnea/sleep disorder
2. Any of the following medical events:
* Hospitalization
* Loss of consciousness
* Surgery (in-patient or out-patient)
* Severe, uncorrectable loss of hearing or vision
* Medical treatment for condition affecting equilibrium or balance
* Medically required absence greater than 30 calendar days
* Work restriction prescribed by Physician or other Medical Service
Provider (MSP)
* Condition deemed necessary by MEH Department or their designee

Employees must submit a Medical Status Form (MSF) as well as the
following clinical information (if appropriate to medical condition),
by fax as listed on the form:
* Operative reports
* Applicable office notes
* Diagnostic test results
* Hospital discharge summary

Exceptions:
1. These medical requirements do not apply to employees for on-duty
injuries. Employees with on-duty injuries will be contacted by a
MEH Department professional and return to work/stay at work
service will be discussed.
2. These medical requirements do not apply to employees who are
voluntarily working with the BNSF Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
for behavioral health and/or substance abuse conditions. The EAP
Manager will manage the return to work/stay at work process.

Employees may obtain a MSF from their supervisor, Field MEH Manager,
Director of Administration or designated Leave Administrator.
Employees must complete section I. and ensure that Physician or other
MSP completes section II. of the form. The completed form must be sent
directly to the fax number located at the top and bottom of the form.
Do not send this form to the BNSF Leave Administrator.

MSF may also be obtained on the BNSF Intranet Site under Departments,
Medical, MEH Programs and then select "Return to Work (RTW)".
to Work (RTW)".

Incomplete and/or illegible forms or documents may cause delays in
determining "Fitness for duty".


Name: atlanta
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 1-10 years
Posted: 04 January 2012

Warning.....

Hate to say it but it looks like the year 2012 isnt going to be any
better. In fact it will get worse. The bean counters are starting to
see the writing on the wall in regards to the training center in
Atlanta. The turnover rate has not happened as expected and the market
is starting to get flooded with conductors and no place to put them.
 
There were several things that they did not take into account when they
crunched their numbers and developed their plan:

First, they didnt plan on Obama coming out with a health care plan that
would throw everyone into panic mode. The older employees who can retire
are holding on for the medical benefits. With existing medical conditons
as well as family members who use the rr plan, older employees are not
leaving as expected. 

Second, the turnover rate for newly hired conductors has fallen.
Financial experts didnt plan on the economy taking such a deep plunge.
Unemployement has risen so high that the newer employees are willing to
take whatever abuse is thrown their way just to hold on to their jobs.

Third,changing the level of discipline to be more aggressive hasnt
worked as well as they planned. Employees are starting to show some
back bone and say enough is enough. The amount of complaints filed with
the ethics committee is on the rise. More supervisors are being
challenged on bogus failures(which were ordered by Division Managers)
and sudden changes in rules interpretations. Employees are following
rules 110% and this has hurt the number of failures handed out, thus
putting less people on the street leaving a hole to place newly marked
up conductors.

Expect numerous changes this year. Discipline will become more severe.
What was once minor will become serious. Expect most charges to result
in 30 days off. This will open a spot to place a new hire when he marks
up. Even though it will only be a temporary poition until the suspended
employee returns, it will satisfy the requirements expected by the
government in order for the company to continue receiving financial aid
for the training center. Job placement for the new employee is a must. 

Testing will become more intense and attempts allowed to pass rules
test will drop. No more three tries and your out. Two attempts and your
gone. 

The revolving door in the training center is slowly coming to a close.
A higher turnover rate is a must if the center is going to   succeed.
Sorry to say it, but it doesnt look like a good year for the 100%
employee.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 04 January 2012

Hey Lloyd:

Long time no see...glad to know you're still ambulatory!


Name: Lloyd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years
Posted: 03 January 2012

Been a long time but I'm glad I got to come back and view the Brown
Banana award because did ole Pete sure deserve it.  With his threats,
harassment, and intimidation tactics, it's a wonder someone hasn't
really took the guy out yet.  

Now that we enter 2012, employees should really think hard about
whether they want to become an engineer or not because the threat
looming from PTC does make one wonder if they will go to one man road
trains.  We all know the dollar amount for the implementation of PTC
has been rammed down our throats so it wouldn't surprise me if they
cut somewhere...and we all know it wont be Mikey's bonus.  

Now allow me to make my complaints as usual because I'll be damned if
I give CSX any credit on here or anywhere else.  
What in the hell is wrong with people using all the options from the
gateway at home?  Are we going to crack some major code CSX has by
checking out our daily vacation days or looking to see where certain
trains are?  I know there is a new way to get into the system once
again but it just doesn't make any sense.  Just let us use all the
damn options besides the one where we can put the ticket off and lets
move on. 

Why do we have to continue to fight to get the money we are owed?  Our
pay system is so screwed up you would think we were still living in the
eighties.  One thing is for sure, if they over pay us, they take that
money the next pay half, if they owe us, we don't see it for at least
6 months, if we ever get it at all.  

Our unions (not really CSX's fault except for the reacharounds).  Why
do all of us just accept whatever these bastards throw our way?  Is
there no one with a spine anymore?  We are so afraid that we will get
the huge shaft we settle and take the Oscar Meyer.  Maybe I'm wrong
but I feel like our unions ran out of bargaining power a long time ago
and my money might as well be flushed down a shitter.  

Well I'm done for now and I hope everyone had a good Christmas and a
happy New Year.


Name: GL
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 10-20 years
Posted: 03 January 2012

as far as Great Lakes Div goes,

I would rank em..

1.Avon, IN
2.Marysville, OH
3.New Castle, PA
4.Cleveland, OH
5.Willard, OH

I would consider avon & marysville both a tie.

North Baltimore is still new so, I wouldn't know how to rank them.


Name: looking for employment info
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 03 January 2012

Hi Railroaders

I am looking for info on where is the best and worst railroads to hire
out on and work.  I read railroad.net forums and found CSX listed as
maybe the worst.   Can anyone give a honest answer on here for my
decision.   

What are the best and worst CSX locations

Future Conductor


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 January 2012

Hey Lady:

Blowing the horn is not optional and is required by Federal law.
Every crossing has to be blown, you should hear 2 long blasts a
short blast and one last long blast. The crossing has to be blown until
the lead locomotive is through the crossing. The entire sequence should
last 20 second per crossing.

Sound gets louder the colder it gets. Unfortunately this is out of 
CSX's hands. However, you can talk to your City Councilman and request
they look into getting a quiet zone through town put in.
Be aware though that every crossing has to be protected (gates) and the
city will have to pay to have them installed...about $200K each.

You didn't say how long you have lived there...you will eventually get
use to it unless your property backs up to the tracks. In that case you
should have considered that before you bought the house.

Good luck...over the last several years there have been a number of
these zones established all over the country.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 January 2012

I live in Orlando, FL with my husband. For about four months now there
is a horn blowing issue that wakes us up. The engineer's are blowing
the horn so loud and non stop through the entire city of Orlando. We
live far enough away that it did not use to be an issue but now it is
so bad it wakes us up at least twice a night. Other's have complained
and even had interviews with the local news. One man who was born and
raised in his neighborhood and now raising his children in the same
house is looking to put it up for sale. His family, including and
infant, are not sleeping. Our quality of life is not good and I am
tired from lack of sleep. There is not any reason that this should be
happening and the engineer's are abusing the use of the horn. There
are laws to be followed and they are not being considerate of these
laws or the people who are to benefit from the laws. I have complained
once and called to file another complaint but the customer service line
was closed for the holidays but the train will be blowing through I am
pretty sure. I am going to write the mayor, governor, and congressmen
regarding this issue. I don't see why these horn blowers are so
inconsiderate. 1:00AM, 4:00AM, and 6:15AM it is unbearable. The horn
blows in earshot from us for 15 minutes which is about the time it
would take for it to get from one end to the other. We are really
disgusted with this behavior.


Name: PO
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 01 January 2012

GET the vacations in..  Jim,  get off your fat ass and put the vacations
in..


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 31 December 2011

Brothers and Sisters,

Today being the last day of 2011; what more appropriate day to announce
the winner of the 6Th annual NoMo “Brown Banana” award. This prestigious
award will be given annually to the Biggest Piece of Shit on the CSX.

In 2007 I expanded my awards to recognize all those whose efforts to
make CSX a miserable place to work....aren't they doing a fine job?
These include the Saucerhead Award for the first runner up, The Eunuch
Award for the manager that knows better but is too scared to speak up
and the Clarabelle Award for the biggest clown. This year, I have added
several more.

The railroad is largely dependent on teamwork. Accordingly I initiated
a draft several years ago, which would allow the weakest teams to
improve their talent. These teams will be selected based on the number
of posts complaining about them. Considering two of the same teams have
been named the last 3 years, the gene pool is still pretty shallow.

In order to qualify for the “Brown Banana”, you must be/have been in
management, be nominated and awarded the coveted NoMo P.O.S. (Piece of
Shit) Award. This award is presented to individuals and departments
which, through their selfless acts of stupidity and incompetence, have
created a hostile and unpleasant working atmosphere.

It should be noted that the “Brown Banana” is like an Oscar or Heisman
Trophy…to win this you have to be at the top of your game. However,
unlike the Oscar or Heisman the winner must be hated by his employees
and despised by his peers.

I, along with my Board of Directors, Jack Daniels, J.W. Dant, Evan
Williams, Jim Beam, George Dickel, Johnny Walker and because I believe
in diversity, Remy Martin have recently concluded the annual Banana
Conclave in a smoke filled room reviewing the last year’s posts and
running the numbers. It was indeed a contentious conclave, with no
clear cut leader going in. After much soul searching, cajoling and
discussion, a worthy candidate has been chosen. The smokestack is lit…

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNS5GPLnEZY&feature=related

Hope you’re down wind!

Before I get started, some interesting facts. Laura Touchstone received
TMTC (too many to count) votes, Danny Spencer received 11 votes, Mike
Stanley got 6 votes. Scott Connor, Tony Brown and Jeff “Buffalo Head”
Middleton each got 5 votes. Rick Reed, Tom Cook, Joe Berry, David Brown
and Bob “Potato Head” Frulla got 3 each. Perry Rapier, Jack Vierling,
John Bradley, Cindy Sanborn, Michael Ward and Brock Summers got 2 each.


Honorable mention consisted of 15 with 1 vote each. Two of the colorful
rogues you might remember are “Kangaroo” Jack Renick and “Uncle Festus”
Happle.

Oh, so many deserving candidates and only one “Banana”, who will bring
home the “Brown” So without ado…the envelopes please.

In the team category:

     The 3rd draft pick………………CMC
     Misters Edwards, Lampka and Flanery who were
     specifically mentioned.             

     The 2Nd draft pick………………Labor Relations

     The 1st draft pick………………Great Lakes Division.

Not much changes...can’t make a silk purse from a sows ear!

In the individual categories:

The new awards are………


The Plantain (for non or former management types, they don’t qualify
for the “Banana”)……Danny Spencer


Peckerdillo (for the worse morals)………Laura Touchstone (her only problem
is between her toes, her big toes)

 
The Clarabelle Award…………Pete Burris………enjoy those Baby Cakes!!! 
 

The Eunuch Award……………Joe Berry (he’s the only one to make the list
                                all 6 years but can’t quite get the
                                deal done)

                                 
The Saucerhead Award…………Scott Conner

   
May I have a drum roll…TaDa…and the winner is…Peter “Opie” Burris…come
on down you are the winner of the 6Th annual NoMo “Brown Banana”. It
should be pointed out that for the first time in “Banana” history,
someone has been singled out for two awards………way to go.

Pete you've graduated to the big time...

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqZin_4_KIc

Along with this prestigious award, you will be enshrined in the NoMo
Hall of Shame; in the old porcelain factory on the corner of Crapp and
Mudd Streets in Schitzville. Your award will be delivered to the Hall
of Shame via UPS along with a life-sized toilet paper stuffed effigy of
you suitable for bayoneting, garroting, target practice or
incineration.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRPtsJ1487w

      
The rest of you wannabes…just keep up the good work and maybe next year
you can join Pete, Bob, Cindy, Tom, Dave and Tony at the Hall with your
very own “Brown Banana”. 

See what Brown can do for you!

Happy New Year and give ‘em hell…


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 December 2011

The Conclave is in session and the ballots are being cast!


Name: spongebob
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 29 December 2011

I think Dale "Big Dog" should change his name to "fat ass" and get a
mental evaluation.  Seriously what the fu#$ is a matter with a 50
something man going around barking.


Name: next please
E-mail: daddywaiting inline.com
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 26 December 2011

After months of cummalation of speculation looks like M to the B is
losing his lady for good to the hood folks. Yes! Can u say Hellas yea I
wanta b next in line for a piece of that. Little Boyes don't need to
try to do what the big daddy can do much better punk.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 December 2011

For all you 99%ers, here's something that will really put you in the
Holiday spirit!

http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/22/9610987-americas-10-highest-paid-ceos-and-are-they-worth-it


Name: CorrUPtion Blogger
E-mail: SaveAmerica.org
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 December 2011

Stand up and fight for what's right--so that we can all survive. Peace
and prosperity to all the true Patriots; the rails that's riding the
rails!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 December 2011

Hey NS Engineer:

Are you talking about the "Dark Horse"?


Name: NS Engineer
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 21 December 2011

Does this Chicken Outfit have a Rooster on the 2012 Calendar like our
Thoroughbred Horse.   

Pics are worth a thousand words



Default It Was No Mistake
The thoroughbred horse is used symbolically to denote the pure blood
lines of NS elite while the sheep is used to denote the non-elite whose
duty it is to toil in service to the kings of the Ivory Tower. Remember,
One Line, Infinite Possibilities!

With the sheep placed strategically in the calendar photo, agreement
employees are reminded that the horse is superior to them, and that it
will be required of all agreement employees to take it like a sheep.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 December 2011

Not one CSX manager or supervisor in the top 100...imagine that!

But we have the "Brown Banana" to honor those CSX employees!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 December 2011

Interesting site for CSX Fans   Just the Facts!

http://www.ebosswatch.com/Hostile-work-environment


Name: Billy E
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 10-20 years
Posted: 20 December 2011

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year..


Name: brown1
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 1-10 years
Posted: 20 December 2011

Your bonus will be sent by the 24th Dec.

Merry Christmas


Name: ward1
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 1-10 years
Posted: 20 December 2011

Merry Christmas

We're shutting down Thursday the 22nd at 2359.  Everyone enjoy your
family and friends.  Don't worry about rushing back to work.  We will
start dh on the 2nd of Jan.2012.  

thanks for a great year


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 20 December 2011

You were properly notified by CSX. Did you get ahold of your union LC?
He might of been able to delay it. A seniority hearing is a entirely
different matter it's not discipline. You didn't return to work. You
never know who started the proceedings might of been someone younger
than you in seniority. It didn't necessarily have to be CSX. The other
option if you wanted time off was to go to the union request a leave of
absence. That would have had to be voted on by the members than a
request made to CSX. One can't just ignore it. It doesn't go away. If
it was that important should of got on a plane flew back for the
hearing. You don't have a case for a lawsuit. It's over. If you're
starting a business you maintain the railroad retirement credits. You
could always apply for another railroad find a shortline that's under
RRB. Good luck.


Name: free
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 19 December 2011

Desperate,

You say you were/are starting a new business.... GO WITH IT> Make it
work.  Run as fast as you can away from csx. You will never get back.
You are fired. You are already replaced and someone else is running an
engine thats not pre 85. You didnt actually expect them to postpone a
hearing for you did you? I hate to sound so rough but when your working
for the devil what the hell do you expect....I truly hope that you can
find a lawyer that has something they can use to stick it to them, but
unless its going to get them big money I dont forsee a lawyer messing
with it! The only thing that you could possibly go after them for is
the fact that you were injured and they deliberatley went out of their
way to make it hard for you to attend the meeting because they wouldnt
work with you. FRA and other federal agencies are well aware that they
have orders to head hunt injured employees.    GOOD LUCK!


Name: Desperate
E-mail: ekoprow100@gmail.com
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 19 December 2011

Hello, I have been terminated from CSX after 15 years of service. There
are many circumstances that surround my situation but I never was able
to return to work after an injury even though I had been cleared to
return with no restrictions by my doctor. I recieved a certified letter
from CSX stating that I needed to contact them within 30 days to
schedule a Seniority Hearing, which I did, or I would be terminated.
CSX sent me another letter back on a Thursday telling me I had a
hearing scheduled for the following Tuesday. I had started a new
busines and was across the country and was in no way able to get back
to this hearing. I asked for a 2 week postponement via a Certified
Letter from myself but to no avail they held the hearing anyway and
sent me a letter telling me I was terminated. This seems unfair and
unethical but I am not a expert. Can anyone help me out there. Is there
hope. I am DESPERATE for justice if there is any.        Thank You.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 17 December 2011

FIRED BROWN AND ALL HIS NAZI'S, SANBORN AND WARD FLUSH THESE TURDS
AND START OVER WITH NEW COMPETENT MANAGEMENT.    SUE THEM FOR THEIR
GREED AND CORRUPT WAYS TO MAKE THEMSELVES MONEY. 

wARD JUST WANTED TO WIN THE HAIRYMAN SAFETY AWARD AND PAD HIS POCKETS. 

HE WILL FALL ON HIS SWORD SOONER OR LATER SO WILL BROWNIE.

LIVE BY THE SWORD DIE BY THE SWORD.   

JUST ANOTHER SCREWED BY THE CSX NAZIS


Name: Northeast 25th Avenue
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 17 December 2011

Hey Aaron:

Please understand that 95% of CSX's customers are "Captive
Shippers"
and they have no other choice but to use CSX!


Name: Aaron Cross
E-mail: cindermydawg@gmail.com
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 17 December 2011

I think you guys should make a Facebook page mimicking this site. Now
days if you want things changed you need a petition to do it. Its the
next best thing to a strike and actually losing your job. Facebook now
days boosts companies' reputation with the "LIKE" button, or it can
destroy them or even make it better for their employees.. all it needs
to do is spread like a disease over facebook, regarding the lack of
pay, compensation, and general "fuck you work anyway" attitude CSX
has for its employees, and once the bad publicity spreads enough CSX
will have a hard enough time finding buisness from companies wanting to
use their rail cars for transport for fear of a strike or bad morale the
employees who transport their goods hold for CSX. 

im gonna tell you a story, I learned this in a leadership course in the
NAVY.

its called "The 10 monkeys Story" regarding how to change things.

There are 2 monkeys in a cell. the cell has a banana hanging from the
ceiling and a fire hose pointing inside the cell.. both monkeys tried
reaching for the banana and got blasted by the fire hose every time
they attempted for it. after a week another monkey was placed into the
cell... the new monkey went right for the banana and the other 2
monkeys beat the shit out of him.. 1 and then 2 and then 3 more monkeys
were added to the cell and each time the new monkey went for the banana
the other monkeys beat the shit out of him.. and pretty soon this
happened still when there were ten monkeys in the cell.. they would
just beat the shit out of whatever monkey wanted to go for the banana
not realizing the fire hose was already taken away.


point of the story is, the fire hose is one guy, one guy who set rules
or procedure maybe 10 years ago, and everyone back then followed it,
and after awhile that one guy (fire hose) left and everyone else just
kept implementing and beating the shit out of everyone else because
thats just how its always been.. Just because things were that way
once, doesnt mean it cannot be changed or someone else can make
changes.. 

for example, A boss(the fire hose) got sick of one person in particular
sitting down when there was no work to be done, so he set a rule that
even if its -0 degrees outside when  theres nothing to be done you will
stand outside in the cold untill something comes up. well it goes on
like that for awhile 1 year goes by and that old boss (the fire hose)
is gone, and people are still standing around outside waiting for work
to do, even the other bosses inforce it not even knowing the original
reason for it.. and then it never changes.. you will always be standing
out side freezing your ass off unless you question why it came to be
like that or do something about it.



Im sorry for the long statement, but I really feel for you CSX
employees makin 40k for a job you should be making 50-60k doing. and
what is worse is that for the low money you do make, you are treated so
shitty and get screwed over so much.


<<<Not an Employee>> so I can speak my mind since the employees who
think complimenting CSX on this site will earn them brownie points or
extra money in the future are too stupid to realize it wont.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 17 December 2011

Kirk Kelsey was the terminal trainmaster at Fulton Yard in Richmond.


Name: evans
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 16 December 2011

I just voted NO.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 16 December 2011

Kirk Kelsey - new Trainmaster Etowah TN. Where was he prior?
Relation to Bruce Kelsey RFE also Huntington Division?


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 15 December 2011

suzannah

I did hear today CSX doesn't want to go the furlough route. The 2008
furloughs only 20% returned on a recall. I don't know if CSX or any
corporation is getting funds to hire veterans. If they are it would be
unfair to just single out CSX. It's going to get worse in this
country. Our troops pulling out of Iraq will need jobs when returning
to civilian life. The unemployment rate amongst veterans age 21-24 is
above 10%. My personal opinion veterans should have a higher priority
than others.


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 14 December 2011

RRJ,

Sending conductors to engine school isnt going to fix a thing while it
is slow. We still have engineers set back to the ground. When they get
done training and mark up thats where they will end up. As we all know,
rolls back down hill and puts the junior conductor out of business...
Heard rumor yesterday that one of our military recruits told someone he
was told by his recruitor that csx was getting $56,000.00 not $9,000.00
for getting him on board....Thats more than I made my first year!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 December 2011

suzannah

Good question. CSX is still hiring in Richmond. Business has slowed
down which might be seasonal. CSX states they're going to push people
through engine service to make room. That's a temporary fix. I know
there are local changes in the works with a new ID run from Newport
News to Lynchburg, Va then Lynchburg to Hinton, WV. In the next few
years container shipments should increase with the widening of the
Panama Canal. CSX has been gearing up with the new intermodale yard in
New Baltimore, Ohio & revamping Columbus. This would be an advantage
with bypassing Chicago. I know CSX is offering temporary transfers to
locations still short handed one friend went to Cumberland. I hope this
hiring frenzy isn't shades of 2008-2009 which saw massive furloughs.
Hopefully CSX has something in the works.


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 13 December 2011

Educator,

Good points....So I got one for the readers.....RUMOR has it that they
are bringing 50 more new hires to Indy after the first of the year. 25
in Jan. and another 25 in Feb... Dont know where they think they are
going to put them unless someone leaves... and we all have our theories
on how that is going to happen. Anyone know for a fact if this is true?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 13 December 2011

The Educator has some good points.   Yes the NS does check this place
out and see the Turds they flush out on their end and saw them float
over to CSX to instill this Nazi shit on the Blue and Gold.   

The Nazi Gay Brown shirts still running hell on CSX.  Send Brown back
to the Black Horse.


Name: Educator
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 20-30 years
Posted: 12 December 2011

Heads up People,

If you havent noticed by just looking at the introductions to each
forum, this site is and will always be a place for people to vent about
their unfavorable interactions with csx. The purpose of this site is to
inform others who work within csx as well as others in the public
sector what goes on within the company on a day to day basis.
You have something good here and seem to have lost sight of that. Once
in a blue moon there is a serious post on here that touches base on the
corruption, abuse, intimidation, favoritism, and just plain outright
breaking the law that goes on within csx. These post have the most
important peices of information that need to be spread to all workers
and ANYONE involved with the company. Have you not noticed that
everytime a post with a damaging topic is put on this site, within 24
hours someone is on here trying to divert everyone away from the topic
at hand. Next thing you know, everyone is bickering with each other
over something that has nothing to do with the original topic. CSX
corporate wins every time!!!! 
This site IS VIEWED EVERDAY by the FRA, US DOT, Csx corporate lawyers,
customers of the RR as well as all other RR's, both class 1 and
shortline. This is a fact! A retired NS corporate official once told us
that they used to get their cups of coffee and doughnuts and head to the
office to do their regular "viewing" of the competitions "Bash site"
just to see what information was being posted for the day.
You have the ability to make a real difference if you want too.
You see things and you hear things everyday...Sometimes all you hear is
rumors, but there is always some kind of truth in every rumor, and it
deserves to be explored..Maybe someone else out there will know the
answer to your concerns , or maybe they have experienced the same
unjust repremand. You will never know if you dont throw it out there. 
AND GOD FORBID, if someone does post some information that you know the
company would rather see buried under the dirt, DONT LET their little
mole get on here and draw you away from discussing it!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 12 December 2011

Suzannah,

Female engineer working every day.

She post's once in a while, makes sense. She fails at posting on every
topic, and that is refreshing.

Men--- just do not listen well.

My old advice to the posters, listen and learn. we have the old and the
new on this site, get what you can when you can.

GOOFY


Name: cya
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 12 December 2011

RRJ,

What are you putting in that morning coffee?  We all read a lot of dumb
shit from you.


Name: Evans
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 12 December 2011

Educational site

rrj must have fell off his rocker again.  I've red some silly post on
here from him, but that one takes the cake.  

Old man it's time to put the pc down and feed the squirrels..


Name: mmmmmmm
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 30+ years
Posted: 11 December 2011

Educational page called csx-sucks.  You have to be joking.


Name: Sonny
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 11 December 2011

rrj

YOu must live on this site or do you work for csx-sucks?  Everytime I
read something on here you have some silly remark.  You must patrol
this site.


Name: Willy
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 11 December 2011

RRJ


CSX-Sucks  is the name of this site in case you didn't know.  It's
not like when you worked out here referring to certain ones like
yourself " safety sucks, csx sucks, company sucks."  this is a
negative site bashing csx. I hope this helps.  Now go feed your
pengions old man..


Name: Boyles
E-mail: RRJ
Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years
Posted: 10 December 2011

RRJ,
 THANKS FOR A GOOD POST......WIFE AND I BOTH DO ENJOY THAT RAILROAD
RETIREMENT CHECK ALSO...,,,,,,I DO HOPE AFTER 2 YEARS OF NO
INCREASE,,,WE DO GET A RAISE THIS YEAR...
 I HEARD WE WOULD,,,,BUT,,THAT STILL WILL NOT CHANGE MY VOTE.!!!

I SEE ALOT OF CHANGE HAS TAKEN PLACE IN THE COMPANY SINCE MY
REITREMENT
......ALOT OF GOOD FRIENDS AND CO WORKERS HAVE PASSED AWAY,,,AND,,,ALOT
OF THEM,,,STILL YOUNG...
   I REALIZED,,,JOBS THAT WERE ON CALL 24---7,,,AND THE MONEY WAS NOT
INMPRTANT ANYMORE..   LIFE,,,DOING THINGS WITH FAMILY,,,FRIENDS,,MEANT
MORE TO ME THAT THE MONEY,,,AND,,AFTER R.R. TAX,,,,YOU MAY GET
HALF,,,,,,,...
....YES,,,RAILROAD PAYS GOOD AND OT HELPED,,,BUT,,RAILROADS DO CUT ALOT
OF TAX......I HIRED IN,,,I MADE $3.50 A HOUR AND I THOUGHT I WAS ON TOP
OF THE WORLD..
  RAILROAD WAS GOOD TO ME AS FAR AS MONEY,,,,,AND,,,I WAS GOOD TO THE
RAILROAD AS WORKING......BUT,,IT GOT TO A POINT,,,,CHANGE WAS COMEING
AND I SEEN IT.......
   I TOOK EARLY RETIREMENT AND HAVEING A BLAST ,,,WIFE AND I AND OUR
CAMPER.!!!
   I HAVE ALOT OF STORIES I COULD TELL,,BUT,,,I DO NOT WANT TO NAME
NAMES AS IT WOULD NOT BE RIGHT....
 SOME GOOD AND SOME BAD STORIES ABOUT THE RAILROAD......
 ......I DID SEE THIS COMING,,,,SO,,I PAID EVERYTHING OFF AHEAD OF
TIME,,,,,,,I RE ADJUSTED MY SELF TO MY MONTHLY RETIREMENT INCOME,,,
  HAVE A BLESSED DAY,,,,,,,BOYLES..


Name: Boyles
E-mail: UNION
Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years
Posted: 09 December 2011

THE GUYS I WORKED BESIDE WERE SCARED TO WRITE UP CLAIMS,,,,,SO,,,I WROTE
THEM FOR US.......OF COURSE,,MOST WERE DENIED.!!!!   A 100% GOOD
CLAIM,,,MOST,,,WE NEVER GOT,!!!!  NOW AND THEN,,,A CLAIM WOULD BE
PAID,!!!!,,,,,,
 THE COMPANY SIGNED THE SAME AGGREMENT AS THE UNION,,,,,,SO,,IF A CLAIM
IS LEGAL,,,,PAY ME,!!!!!  BUT,,THAT IS NOT HOW CSX WORKED..
 I HAD A COMPANY MAN,,TELL ME TO MY FACE,,,,,,,YOUR UNION IS NOT WORTH
A DAMM,!!!!!   CLAIM ALL YOU WANT,,,,I WILL PAY NOTHING,!!!.
  IT IS SAD,,,,HOW THIS R.R. HAS BECOME SO EVIL.......I HAVE BEEN OFF
OVER 10 YEARS.......AND,,IT WAS BAD THEN,,,BUT,,FROM THESE POST I
READ,,,,,,IT IS ALOT WORSE NOW,,!!!!!
  ....FRA RULES,,,,,,SAFTY RULES,,,,,,A JOKE.......MANY RULE
CLASSES...THERE WERE SOME THAT ALWAYS FAILED.....BUT,,,THESE MEN LEFT
THAT RULE CLASS WITH A PASSING GRADE......NO ONE FAILED.!!!
 IS THIS SAFTY.???......I SEEN FRA TEST GRADES,,,CHANGED,,,,,,
BUT,,,NOW,,,I TRY TO FOCUS ON THE ROAD AHEAD.....I HAD MY TIME ON THE
RAILROAD,,,IT IS YOUR TIME NOW,,,,
   GOOD LUCK,!!!!!!!!


Name: Boyles
E-mail:  UNIONS
Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years
Posted: 09 December 2011

I DO AGREE ,,MOST OF THE TIME ,,,I PERFERE UNION JOBS...
  BUT,,IN ALABAMA.TENNESSE AND MISSISSIPPI THEY NOW HAVE 4 MAJOR CAR
PLANTS,,,,,NO UNION......!!!!!!!
THESE PLANTS,,PAY AS MUCH OR MORE THAN UNION PLANTS,,,HAVE VERY GOOD
BENIFITS...AND,,,AS LONG AS YOU DO YOUR JOB,,,,NO PROBLEM,,,
  I HAVE WORKED UNION JOBS,,MOST OF MY ADULT LIFE,,,,,LAST 30
,,,RAILROAD....
  I HAVE SEEN SORRY,,NO ACCOUNT..LAZY WORKERS,,,GET SAME PAY AS THE
GOOD WORKERS....AND LAUGH AT THE EMPLOYE THAT TRIES HARD...
   SINCE ALL WORKERS,,,GOOD AND BAD,,ARE ALL PROTECTED UNDER THE
UNION...
 IF THINGS ARE NOT CHANGED,,,IN THE NEXT 4 YEARS,,,,,PEOPLE THAT ARE
65,,,WILL NOT GET A RETIREMENT.....MONEY FOR RETIREMENT COMES FROM
TAXES COLLECT OUT OF WORKERS CHECKS.....IF MORE PEOPLE GET ON FOOD
STAMPS,,,WELFARE AND ECT,,,,,THERE IS NO MONEY COLLECTED FROM THESE
PEOPLE...TO GO INTO RETIREMENT FUNDS.!!!!!!
 WHO IS GOING TO PAY.!!!!   THE RICH,,,PAY ABOUT 75% OF ALL THE
TAXES......THE MIDDLE CLASS 25%,,,,,,,,....,THE POOR OR
WELFARE,,GOVERMENT CHECK PEOPLE,,,PAY NOTHING...
 AT SOME POINT OF TIME,,,MONEY WILL BE GONE...
    THERE MUST BE A STOPPING POINT FROM GOVERMENT TO UNIONS,,,,
AMERICA IS AT THE LAST ROAD TO BECOMNG A 3RD WORLD COUNTRY...
 THE 3 RD WORLD COUNTRIES ARE NOW,,,PASSING AMERICA.!!!!


Name: Y
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 05 December 2011

Pierce formally notifies General Chairmen of tentative agreement 
CLEVELAND, December 5 — Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and
Trainmen (BLET) National President Dennis R. Pierce has formally
notified General Chairmen representing employees impacted by national
health and welfare bargaining of the Tentative Agreement reached
between the BLET and the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC)
late last week.


Not able to strike=no union 
ble wasted our money and time with this bullshit when there was no way
we were ever going to be able to strike

republican democrats they're all full of shit they don't care about
the unions just reelection  no one stood with us  why should we stand
with them


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 03 December 2011

NOMO,

NO! Havent heard a thing. Didnt really expect us to hear back did you?
Meeting was on Sept. 15th. Said they would get back with us in a couple
of months for a follow up. Well its been a couple of months. Spoke with
a few of the other people who were there and they agreed if we dont
hear from anyone by the end of the year we will send a request asking
for an explaination as to why they didnt follow up with us as promised.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 December 2011

Hey Suzannah:

Did you ever hear back on the results of the VOE meeting that CSX was
holding several months ago?


Name: Y
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 01 December 2011

A union not able to strike is useless   what a waste of money 

Congress kiss are asses


Name: CorrUPtion Blogger
E-mail: unity@kickass.com
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 December 2011

A strike call by the international leadership will make amends for the
lost leadership the 15 YEARS!


Name: stuck
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 28 November 2011

friend/family,

Dont expect a roll over of management any time soon. They know exactly
what will happen to them if they cross back over the line back to the
T&E craft. They now become the target of all those o-test. They know
they will be considered turn coats. The only thing that would save them
is if they had dirt on the other managers that they worked in the fields
with(like bogus failures,stalking, intimidation,etc)and they knew if
they were pushed they would squeel like a stuck pig! If your husband
doesnt have the gust to whistleblow he better stay put!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 10-20 years
Posted: 28 November 2011

You think the contract employees are the only ones who suffer? Think
again. CSX doesnt care about any one, except the VPs and DMs.
I begged my husband to apply for a management job. He didnt want to be
that person, but I was looking for a better family life for our
children. He got the job and of course you cant stay anywhere near your
home terminal right? So we have been here for a few years now so far
away from our family and friends that we cant visit except on holidays,
and 90% of the time its me and the kids, because he cant get a day off.
You probably wonder why in the hell Im posting on here right since the
union guys dont like people like my husband. 
Im hoping corporate will see this. I know they get on here and read. So
tell me corporate people, why is it that in the last year you have hired
one right after another and left them in their home location or gave
them a job only an hour away???? Why not MOVE the people who have been
long term dedicated employees back to their families? 
If the strike happens in December, you are going to be up a creek, but
when managers get fed up, decide to go back to their craft and join in
on the strike, whatcha gonna do then??


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 November 2011

RRJ,

I loved your last post I could no resist this true story.

Conductor has a Girlfriend, yep she runs the rooming house away from
home. Conductors wife comes south to the rooming house to meet the
girlfriend, yep on the caboose with her husband. They meet and like
each other. Sounds like BS, but really true. The wife approved, says
she is nice and clean, no problem.

As I typed that I am still laughing, but it is the way it was, I was
there shortly after this happened. Everyone knew and that was the end
of it. As you might guess there is a lot more to this story.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 November 2011

Hey RRJ:

Notice none of them are willing to use their names...or Touchstone
bragging about their prowess?

I think they have vivid imaginations and a tube of KY!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 19 November 2011

Seems some people on here need to get laid. They're obsessed with the
sexual lives of others on the railroad. What's a matter not getting
any at home? Jealous? Hey, the lodging in Chicago has plenty of
hookers. From comments it appears the LC's are the pimps. It's like
Vegas "what happens on the railroad stays on the railroad". Imagine a
railroader cheating. lol. I knew married oldheads back in the '70s &
'80s that had girlfriends at the other end those relationships lasted
decades. We even had one that had a wife on both ends. He would tell
them he didn't get paid for hauling empties. He finally got busted for
being a bigomist. His wife at the home terminal stayed married to him.
Get over this infatuation it's ignorant. Of course railroaders don't
spread rumors. lol. Schidt they're like a bunch of old woman.


Name: Whore Bitch
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 18 November 2011

Anna Stayton gets pregnant and what happens?  Daddy and stepmother gets
her a job in Florida. It's amazing when the whore bitch fucks the help
and gets promoted. Where's the core values, between Anna's legs!


Name: Golden Gun
E-mail: Avon
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 18 November 2011

It's official,  Brock Summers is the new Trainmaster on the St. Louis
Line. Watch your back, Roscoe P. Coaltrain and his fat ass deputy Penis
Berry will lie to get failures. Brothers Beware! Just ask Walt!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 18 November 2011

Goob

The barking orders was in jest. You had a few cranky oldheads that's
anywhere you work not just the railroad. Everyone knew their job we all
got along. Set offs pick ups ect...if the head brakemen could handle it
the conductor stayed on the caboose. When I worked as a firemen at
times I'd hit the ground with the brakemen. When schidt hit the fan we
all worked as a team. Hard to do today with only two people onboard.
It's become to much for one person on the ground.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 17 November 2011

Very interesting.

Yard master , old TM? or what ever makes no difference. Just set the
power wherever they want. Now that is the same as parking it at the
fuel station. Now couple the air for a second train is the Conductor,
no need for the Engineer to ask for the out bound train at all. The
Conductor should handle that.

The comment on the conductor Barking orders to the Brakeman, then the
Engineer. That is BS, I was a Brakeman and they would call on the radio
and give instructions, car number, where to set it and so forth. At
times they would get with the Engineer, concerning the train handling,
but never saw them mad. Heck they were buds.

I have ridden for miles with the Conductor on the radio, slack is in,
slack is out. Then it goes to IN--------Out. Man it was a team.

Just a side line, when ya really hated someone, ya kept it to your
self. why. man they got friends also, maybe more than me.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 15 November 2011

Hey Rounder:

Yeah...I need his first name fot the "Turd Watch" list!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 1-10 years
Posted: 15 November 2011

We need the name of the Yardmaster.    Putting names up gets things
rolling.


Name: Rounder
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years
Posted: 14 November 2011

Hawthorn Trainmaster Hobson is a pompus ass-hat.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 14 November 2011

Attitude is what's all about...it's what makes the difference between
winners and losers.

There's a big difference between attitude in the yard and the LOR...
Fuck them on the LOR a few times and they lose the "Yard Attitude".


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 November 2011

suzannah

I knew him for years. I knew him as a YM then he became a TM for a
short time around 2 years then he went back to a YM. It's the old
adage they can take away the TM but you can't take away the attitude
of once being a TM. My attitude towards him changed drastically after
the incident strictly business. The TM called me the next day
everything was fine. He was concerned seeing I always tried to keep a
low profile. Most of my carreer if I ran in to a TM or RFE more than a
couple times a year that was unusual. I told him he needs to straighten
out this persons attitude.


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 14 November 2011

RRJ,

That yardmaster was way out of line and should have been charged with
conduct unbecoming as far as Im concerned.  So, if this TM gave this
yardmaster that kind of power, then I dont see why you couldnt file
ethics charges against him for his behavior as well as trying to set
you up. If they want to take on the roll of a line manager then they
should have to suffer the same consequences as one


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 November 2011

What?

I had an incident about 5 years ago while working a road job setting
off motors after arriving in the terminal. The yardmaster wanted us to
take the locomotives we set off couple up to another train in the yard
cut in the air. I informed him I needed the train number for a claim
seeing we were going to perform service by having to properly secure
it. He refused to give me it. After some back & forth banter on the
radio he told me to just say "no" on doing the work. After the third
time he made that comment I said "no". It wasn't 2 minutes the YM
and a TM were calling me on my cell phone. That TM adviced me when that
YM gives out instructions it's the same as if he was talking. I
informed him of the YM's refusal to give me the information I needed
that he goated me several times to say no plus I didn't refuse I just
did what the YM requested by saying "no". It could of got ugly with
an insubordination charge. They are in supervisory position. Your
ascertion that they are not supervisors is correct & incorrect. Correct
they are not CSX officials incorrect by the fact under their supervisory
role by not taking instructions a person can be formally charged.


Name: What?
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 13 November 2011

Hey Yardmaster.
         Hate to bust yer bubble but..supervising movements of crew
members and yardmen does NOT make you a superviser. It means just what
it says.You supervise MOVEMENTS!! You are not Mr Junior Trainmaster 
you are just another contract employee.Jeesh I just love these wanna
bees.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 November 2011

I seldom left Gentilly on time...8 hours late at times...I always
called the YM with our departure time before calling the light. When
I went to tie up the ticket in Mobile, the departure time was already
on the ticket...the scheduled departure time. I would call to correct
the time and was told only the Gentilly YM or TM on duty at the time of
departure could change it.

Any way you cut it, that's falsifying an FRA document...guess what?
It your name and ID number at the bottom!


Name: ?
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 13 November 2011

Discusted,

I think I have a good idea what area you might be talking about. Is
this the yard where they order crews to tie trains down in the yard and
do brake test when they have been outlawed for 45 minutes? Maybe the
yard where they tell you to get out on the main and leave when you made
it clear that switching out your train before you leave has messed up
your hazmats and by fra law you cant head out on the main until your
ct168 is undated? DONT CARE> you need to get out of the yard. Your
departure time is going to be bad for me????  Thats just a few to
mention....Is it that yard?


Name: GL
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 20-30 years
Posted: 13 November 2011

Hahahaha

You all need to hear our arguments between us train dispatchers and
yard masters.

Hell, even between desks of the dispatchers (handing off trains)


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 13 November 2011

discusted

In a YM defense: What would you do if you had to put up with a lot of
people like you? It's got to be difficult at times. Same goes with
train dispatchers there's days it's got to be one big headache.
They're union in supervisory roles. You should be glad you aren't
working with full train crews with that attitude. Back then a lot of
conductors liked barking orders to the brakemen if it wasn't them it
was the engineer. As for questioning a YM if a move is against the
rules better know the rules to be able to back down a possible
insubordination charge. Besides once you get your instructions you do
it the right way it's not a YM's place to tell you how to make the
move. That's your job. I can't think of any move that might be
considered against the rules that can't be done correctly. That's
your job. YM only tells you what moves to make.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 13 November 2011

new hirw

It might not to be to late to get your old job back. Imagine a
recruiter lying that's got to be a first. lol. Seems you're not happy
and still at the REDI center. You're not the first.


Name: new hirw
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 12 November 2011

Recruiter tells you one thing... you get to the REDI and learn that the
recruiter is full of shit and has no clue what he is talking about most
of the time.

But, you've already quit your old job to travel down to Atlanta so
what you gonna do now???

Suck it up and put up with the CSX BS


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for N/A
Posted: 12 November 2011

Name: discusted  Mr Conductor...

Are you going to ignore the train dispatcher as well because he is a
Union employee and not a 'supervisor' ?

Also, go to the gateway and pull up a Yard Master's position... look
at the description.  I will give you an excerpt or two:

-Supervise the movement of inbound and outbound trains and yard crews
for on-time movement of freight consistent with train schedules, and
within or below the set budget
-Supervise employees directly engaged in the switching, blocking,
classifying and handling of cars and trains within the yard


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 30+ years
Posted: 12 November 2011

Conductor 1 - 10, (I'll bet closer to 1) The yardmaster's contract
does say that they are "supervisors" the operating rules say that you
will follow the instructions of the yardmaster. That said, if your are
told to violate a rule (assuming you do know the rules) take it up
higher,. no one can order you to violate a rule, just be sure you are
right,


Name: discusted
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 12 November 2011

GL YARDMASTERS....

Seems some of you yardmasters got this idea that you are supervisors.
Hate to burst your little fantasy world, but your not! You are no more
than a glorified secretary for the TM! You are also union contract
employees! Your supposed to support other fellow union members. Instead
your barking orders like you are a TM which you are not and some of you
have gotten as smart ass as making comments  like... ARE YOU REFUSING
TO DO AS I HAVE ORDERED YOU TO DO SO!!! Guess what..... surprise....
Hell yeah! when you sit up there and try to order crews to break the
rules and violate FRA laws because you just want to get a train out of
the yard in time to make your TM on duty look good. Or you just make up
bull crap lies to justify your decision later when someone calls you on
it!  Your an embarrassment to fellow union members when you act like a
suck butt! AGAIN...YOU ARE NOT A SUPERVISOR. Next time someone tells
you they want to speak to a TM before they make another move, you
better get one instead of telling them...I will find one later! You
just keep working till he can talk to you!  Again..your not a damb
supervisor!Keep your crap up and your LC is going to get sick of
hearing about you!


Name: A "Wife"
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 1-10 years
Posted: 11 November 2011

As a "Wife" to an Employee of Radnor Yard... KARMA!!!! I sure hope
those men keep their jobs because they are going to be BROKE paying all
that child support ( yup, even to you Anna)!!! 
I personally don't think these woman are that stupid not to know what
is going on! All those meetings, training seminars, derailments and
overtime or extra shifts are total BS!!! And if the wives and spouses
know about what is going on and want to tolerate it, well shame on them
and they are just as twisted!!

CSX is not a place for families.


Name: John Doe
E-mail: datsomebs@yahoo.com
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 11 November 2011

*****MUST READ*******

IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE OR YOU HAVE BEEN FIRED FOR NOT PASSING THE
ENGINEERS TRAINING PROGRAM YOU NEED TO READ THIS.  

AN ATLANTA DIVISION CONDUCTOR ON THE A&WP SUB-DIVISION FAILED ENGINE
SCHOOL AND IS BEING ALLOWED TO GO BACK ON HIS CONDUCTOR SENIORITY.
OTHER GUYS THAT WERE IN THE CLASS WITH THIS INDIVIDUAL SAID HE GOT BY
EVERY STOP SIGNAL ON THE SIMS AND COULD NOT EVEN PASS THE SIGNAL TEST
OR ANY OTHER TEST HE WAS GIVEN. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO WERE FIRED
BECAUSE THEY FAILED AND WERE NOT ALLOWED TO COME BACK ON THEIR
CONDUCTOR SENIORITY AS THE LETTER YOU SIGN STATES BEFORE YOU BEGIN
ENGINE CLASSES.  GET THE WORD OUT TO THOSE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO.


Name: Overtime whore
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 07 November 2011

CSX has done away with our mainline yard master in an effort to save
money.  Well what has happened is trains are now dogged all over the
place and my overtime has increases over the last few days.  Thank you
CSX for another bonehead move that has back fired in your face and made
my pockets fuller.


Name: Radnor Trash
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 10-20 years
Posted: 07 November 2011

Why is Ted not at the top of this list?
If anyone would put up with Scott's crap he might of made the list. He
is still dreaming that he's the ladies man.
Other than that, I might agree with the list.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for N/A
Posted: 07 November 2011

Solution to CSX Problems

Cut the Head off the Snake 

In this case 3 Heads
Fire Brown Sanborn and Ward


Name: BOYLES ALA.
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years
Posted: 07 November 2011

AGAIN,,,,,THE POST ARE GREAT....OVER MY YEARS WITH THE R.R.,,,,I HAVE
SEEN SOME CRYING TRANSPORTATION EMPLOYES..,,WHAT I MEAN IS,,,,IF THEY
DO NOT GET 100% THERE WAY,,,,THEY GRIPE.!!!!
  IF SWITCH IS SLIGHTLY HARD TO THROW,,,,THEY CALL FOR HELP...IF
WALKWAY IS NOT LIKE THERE DRIVE AT HOME,,THEY CALL SOMEBODY...
  IF THE ENGINE INSIDE IS DIRTY,,THEY CALL SOMEBODY TO CLEAN
IT..,,,CALL THE CREW THAT TRASHED IT,!!!!!
   YET,,,,LOOK IN THE WALKWAY AT ALL THE PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES THROWED
OUT AND TRASH,,,,,,ONLY TRANSPORTATION AT ONE TIME COULD HAVE WATER
BOTTLES..
 ..BUT,,,TIMES HAVE CHANGED.....THE UTU UNION HAS SOLD THEM OUT...
..
 BUT,,NEW HIRES HAVE NO CLUE WHAT IS GOING ON,,AND,,REALLY DO NOT
CARE,,,THEY ARE THE NEW GENERATION,,,,,
  AND,,,,IS GETTING WORSE.......


Name: ?
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 30+ years
Posted: 07 November 2011

csx math

Your right about one thing... csx does get a good tax break for each
new recruit and they also get a nice big bonus for each person with a
military background.  They sure do want to keep the redi center
running. Dont want to loose their asses on all the money they put into
it. Just think how much they could have saved if they hadnt been kicked
out of the transportation center at cincinnati state college for
embarrasing them. If they hadnt lied about starting salaries and job
conditions maybe they could still be making people pay for their job
training! 

 Thats also the reason for the mandatory headhunting on the GL
division(It was admitted by supervisors that they were ordered to get
failures no matter what!)Got to make a hole for each new guy. Whether
it be getting a guy suspended for 30 days or getting him fired(by by
100% employee)  What I dont understand though, how is csx getting away
with these tax breaks. My understanding is that in order to get a tax
break an employer much teach a person a skill and then place then in
regular employement. Any one who gets furloughed right after training
does not fall under these guidelines. They have had numerous guys
furloughed right after training. In fact they had people furloughed
right in the middle of their training.


Name: CSX Math
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 1-10 years
Posted: 07 November 2011

Field Math

Your numbers are not too specific.    Have you included the tax savings
and right off for training.   Old Heads cost lots more money with extra
agreements etc..  plus they make more than 50k.   and they use their
health insurance on all the problems they have working out here over
the years.

We like to keep the Redi Center running so who cares how many quit or
get fired it looks good for Redi and taxpayers are paying alot of the
bill.


Old Heads know how to screw us and they like to take a fall for a
settlement.    

Do the math on how many new guys make it to 100 percent and you will
find payout for Conductors is averaging well below 100 percent.

So we win screwing everyone in T&E  bend over or hit the highway.

CSX Math


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 07 November 2011

CSX or any railroad isn't in the job of hiring and firing. The biggest
problem has been inferior training. The UTU allowed this to happen in
1994 with the 2nd crew consist agreement doing away with the last
brakemen slot. To sell off the last brakemen the pre94ers got
productivity shares at the end of the year or $6500 every year in a
retirement account and 30 shares of stock each year. Who the heck did
they think was going to replace people when they retired? This rush
through conductor training is a joke. NS is no better it's 3 weeks
classroom then OJT. Expecting someone to learn several subdivisions,
yards, an industries in a few short months is asking to much of anyone.
If I had a new hire who thought they knew everything it made me
nervious. As an engineer I'd much rather had someone who asked
questions first before trying to guess. This has led to the harsh
policies that excist. Today they add new rules for every screw up
instead of pondering how to correct the problems. CSX or any of the
railroads will ever admit mistakes.


Name: Re: Nashville
E-mail: 
Employed as: Crew Dispatcher, for 10-20 years
Posted: 06 November 2011

Nashville
If anyone that made it to "Family Day" could have noticed who is who.
You had married employees that did not bring their spouse, employees
that did bring their spouses and limited them on conversations with
fellow employees, of course the glares from the ones that have had
relations with one another. 
There needs to be tighter restrictions against the "Power Houses"
that are ruining families and the companies name.
Now let's start with that list.

1. Ted (swinger)
2. John (watch out for your wives, girlfriends and daughters)
3. Jeremy (better get tested when your done with him)
4. Mike (old school)


Name: MATH
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for N/A
Posted: 06 November 2011

Lets do the math.....Based on $50,000 salary

   NEW HIRE            OLD HEAD
  80%-40,000         100%-50,000
  85%-42,500          ''
  90%-45,000          '' 
  95%-47,500          ''
 100%-50,000          ''
    $225,000            $250,000


   25 new hires x $25,000=$625,000         
 Replace 25 employees who are making 100% with 25 new hires and you
save over half a mil. in 5 years. Now do this system wide at every
yard, terminal etc... and the company will save millions over the next
five years!  Sorry if your making 100%! The loss of your job will be
the big gain to the CEO! Looks like the GL division has been chosen to
get the job done first!


Name: Nashville
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 06 November 2011

Nashville-

As for not knowing who Anna Stayton's babies daddy is, better get some
DNA tests from the Train Master's down there. Only about 99.9% of the
guys at Radnor Yard are messing around on their wives... They also like
to share down there. NIGHTS DO GET LONELY DOWN THERE!!

Let's start a list
1.
2.
3.

Is it really fair for the wives and families that have been devoted and
dedacated to them not to know?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 05 November 2011

Are you saying CSX is divorcing Scuruppa I thought he married into the
family at CSX, well he got his daughter married off to them and he kept
his job. That might be a different definition.
Wonder if Cindy is derailing Brown's train?   More CSX drama everyday
with more rules of you can not do this or make off or your fired, I
need my big bonus.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 05 November 2011

What's this I hear...A crew get 90 day on the street but never received
a letter. The go to mark up after the 90 and are told they are fired!
Everything is recorded and part of the transcript.

The Division manager wanted them to sign an agreement not to appeal or
their terminations would stand and told the union to get ready because
he wasn't planning on paying back wages for reversals!

That's extortion and is against the law!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 20-30 years
Posted: 04 November 2011

Train dispatcher


Old brown banana is getting "Rubbed out" by cindy sandpaper! HA! HA!
HA!HA!..All the little squats are just tin soldiers for the New
division manager.  Hes been cleaning house and bringing in is own
little soldiers. They are all nuts if they think hes taking any of them
on board with open arms. Hes sitting back and seeing which ones follow
his "little me" orders to instill fear in the peasants! The ones who
do the west job are the ones he will trust the least!   Cant wait to
see what happens when the queen gets on her throne!  Doesnt matter....
the meek shall inherit the RR


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for N/A
Posted: 04 November 2011

Nomo

Jackassville SWAT team is welcome to Avon and Indy but they might be
more like a squat team.    Although there is a rumble in the works to
flush one Old Brown Banana down the toilet real soon so the little
swats are out working to be a bigger SWAT.   Look for some Indy
Crossdressing Engineers to follow down the drain.

Weather Dispatch


Name: Me
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 03 November 2011

Sounds as though one of the Afro-American's has got himself in some
trouble at Radnor yard, and as with most cases it is Racially motivated
by the white man.  It"s not your fault bro. just the way the black race
is brought up  "use the race card when possible"  I could go on and on
but you know the process right?


Name: Jeff Middleton
E-mail: Iluvsuckingcox.com
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 03 November 2011

....my ex-wife hates me, my kids hate me, everyone hates me. The only
pleasure I get in life anymore is firing employees in radnor yard
especially if they are black. Pete Burris can't do anything about me
because he is scared of me. The unions can't do anything with me
because.....well because the unions can't do anything about anything
anymore. So fair warning....if you want to keep your job with Csx, stay
away from my yard or me and my big ass buffalo head will come down on
you whenever and however I want......especially if you are black.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 30+ years
Posted: 02 November 2011

Pete Burus is a complete nut case. 

He wouldn't even have a job if it wasn't for his dad being a board
member at one time. Check his work record. He's about as qualified as
a slug.


Name: Dixienormous
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 02 November 2011

So the dick head duo of Stephenson and Berry were present in St. Louis
yesterday and today. Rumor has it they firing another employee. I think
these 2 get off on firing people. Watch out if you're running in or out
of St. Louis today! I hope my turn doesn't get out while these assholes
are still here. Even when we try to do everything by the book CSX
management always finds something to nit pick us with. 100% rules


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Crew Dispatcher, for N/A
Posted: 02 November 2011

Hi I'm a crew  dispature and I'm an arrogant asshole that can't help
you with anything because I don't feel like it. And I also hang up on
train crews when their talking. I cannot grant you a day off because
your wife/son/daughter/mother/father died. Nobody rested on the board


Name: Triangle
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years
Posted: 01 November 2011

Great Lakes Track Worker P.A. Rapier returned to work this week bragging
that 'he would have brought some people down' by showing his phone
records at his company hearing.  I believe he was talking about fellow
union workers...  Someone other than a union man's boy would have been
canned from CSX for sending nude pictures of himself to a motel clerk
and calling the motel clerk several times a day during work hours. 
Little Perry wouldn't make it at the NS for one day.
  It goes to show you that a.)  The temperature at picture taking time
couldn't have been that cold.  b.)  The PennFed BMWED members probably
won't get any claims for a long time and c.)  CSX needs to rewrite
their so-called rules if they only apply to certain people.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 November 2011

Hey APE:

Interesting perspective...I guess we shall see!

Were it me, Avon would be covered up with investigators...they would
have been there first thing Monday morning.

It's far better to get ahead of the curve...if a complaint is filed
with the DoJ, Labor or EEOC, CSX looses control of the PR as well as
the scope of the investigation. These tend to take on a life of their
own and go off in tangents that have nothing to do with the original
complaint and lead to additional questions.

This is a big deal not only for CSX but for the women that work
there...CSX better act while they can!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 01 November 2011

The funny thing about harassment claims and this website - This website
was explicitly given permission from CSX to do what it's doing. If you
believe this is true - http://csx-sucks.com/agreement/
http://csx-sucks.com/agreement/final/

The one reason I believe it is because CSX would have had the site shut
down long ago if that wasn't true. Especially since it's been posted
on the site for as long as I can remember. That means that harassment
claims against this website are really harassment claims against CSX.
Almost since day one there's been posts of a sexually harassing nature
and CSX hasn't stepped in. They let it happen, and they continue to let
it happen.

I've thought about this and I see it this way - If CSX had these
posts/notices on a bulletin board in it's office they'd be liable. If
the bulletin boards were owned and maintained by an outside contractor
CSX would still be liable. Under the agreement it seems that this site
is just a 3rd party bulletin board officially sanctioned by CSX - CSX
is responsible for this site's operation and what's posted here.


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 01 November 2011

NOMO,


Thankyou for the laugh!  I like that...shits going to hit the fan and
stick to someone! Made me giggle.   I got one better in an email the
other day from someone at another terminal who reads this site. Said...
"whats wrong with the people at avon!  I think you are all bipolar!  Im
not sure whos worse anymore....the supervisors or the crews...

This just goes to show  what happens when people work in an enviornment
with constant pressure to be perfect at everything you do or suffer the
wrath of an o-test failure.. Now you know you have to keep your nose
clean for 180 days because if you get another one before then you will
have 2 now that can be used against you if you incurr any further
discipline. 3 stacked up minors in a 3 year period gets you sent to an
investigation.  I have heard several people say they were "busted"
doing something in the field that was minor and the comment was made.. 
 "Its not that bad, dont worry about it".  That comment couldnt be any
farther from the truth.   EVERY FAILURE IS BAD!  Your right about one
thing... Its just a matter of time before the lid blows off. You can
only build up so much steam in a pot before it errupts!  

Your concerns about the websites liabilites with all this smut posting
is valid. I hate to see this site get shut down because of all the
sexual harrasment. Im hoping the webmaster does the right thing and
removes all the vulgar accusations. Bringing the improper actions of a
csx supervisor to light is not wrong but constantly posting vulgar
vicious rumors is.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 November 2011

Hey RRJ:

Rumors are one thing but I'm a little concerned that by allowing
these idiots to post and allowing these posts to remain the site 
may be setting itself up. After all, what constitutes sexual
harassment?

I'm sure CSX is some how involved. Touchstone has got to be a big
embarrassment yet CSX turns a blind eye. I'm willing to bet the Jax
YM
is not a YM at all simply because some of his posts indicate he is
hostile to the contract employees. Besides he seems to be overly
concerned about Touchstones adventures and keeping them in the public
domain.

CSX would love nothing better than seeing this site shut down...by
allowing these types of posts I would be concerned about slander and
libel claims; which would certainly do the trick. 

We'll see how serious CSX is...if they show up in Indy with a hit team
and heads roll and Touchstone goes away...they're serious. If they
don't they're guilty of ignoring a hostile work environment!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 01 November 2011

Shanty rumors ya' got to love it. There at every terminal. With every
woman that steps on property in T&E doing someone or everyone. lol. I
think the best story I heard which is true was from a female conductor
friend who knew rumors were eventually going to go around because she
is a good looking woman and men always feel threatened in the workplace
if someone of the opposite sex can do the job. She started to bring a
catalog of sex toys to work. During the trip she'ld ask the engineers
which one she should get seeing there were long stays in lodging. Most
of the men got embarrassed some laughed in any event to my knowledge no
rumors ever started about her.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 31 October 2011

Hey Corrina:

Sorry but I'm already spoken for:(


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 31 October 2011

Whoa Nellie...

Boy would I like to be a fly on wall at Avon...the shit has hit the fan
and going to stick to someone...better break out, dust off and update
those CVs.

The CSX SWAT team will be there with all the suits...some one's going
down!


Name: Corrina
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 31 October 2011

Suzannah,

Thanks for the heads up on the P. Galore article, and the one PTI Ron
wrote.  I haven't been to this site for a quite a while.  I see that
not much has changed.  

If what PTI Ron wrote is true, I see that Lafayette Yards hasn't
changed much since I left for Avon.  If PTI Ron reads this, don't
waste your time reporting what you've heard at Lafayette.  It won't
change anything, except the status of your employment with PTI. 

In 2008 I went to down Avon and talked to VP Susan Hamilton while she
was there for a Diversity Meeting.  VP Susan Hamilton was more
concerned that I used the word "Secretary", vs looking into what I
stated about the on going open harassment and discrimination at the
Lafayette Yards.  Susan Hamilton's actions and words that day, as a
Vice President for CSX, said A LOT about this company, and how they
truly feel about the women and minorities that work in the T&E field,
vs what they say to the public and press about us.

I also read the P.Galore's article you mentioned.  I, like you, am
wondering if this person is trying to discredit an indivual CSX manager
at Avon that doesn't go out of his way to target or harass women.  As a
several CSX managers have in the past, and currently do. 

As for the false rummors relating to the T&E women giving out sexual
favors to the men on the railroad at Avon.  I've heard this crap from
day one.  Both in Lafayette, Avon, and at several other terminals. True
or not, I've always heard, and believe it to be true....If you have to
brag about what or who you're doing to everyone, you're probably not
really doing it at all.  

While I don't date men I work with, if the guys want to accuse me of
giving out sexual favors though...  In the future, put me with the only
type of guy I've ever dated.  Tall, sucessful, college educated,
healthly "work" drive, and a good looking man that know the true
meaning of chivalry....  Southern Gentlemen and Eye Candy have always
been NICE, and still look great on my arm.  Better on the tailgate of
my truck bed.  True or not, I'll be more than happy to take credit for
seeing a stud like this over and over again.

Susan, I hope you find out who made these false aligations against we
women at Avon.  I know I for one would like to "talk" to them.


Name: Pussy Galore 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 31 October 2011

Third shift supervisor and female employe (not naming names). It's
amazing what you see around Dan Jones Road!


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 30 October 2011

P Galore,

Maybe I read you wrong. Are you trying to discredit a manager? There
are 3 women active in T&E, one in the clerks department, I believe one
in radio and dont know how many secretaries in the engine house. Never
really thought about how many women are acutally at avon until you made
your post. I might be missing a few.... Care to clarify?


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 30 October 2011

Pussy Galore,


Dont even try it. Everyone who really works at Avon knows that none of
us are doing as you claim you hear. Trying to discredit us for the
credit of the company is not going to do any good. HHMM... have to
wonder which supervisor put you up to this?


Name: Pussy Galore 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 29 October 2011

Rumor around Avon that one of our wonderful girls is throwing that
snatch around to local managers!  Wonder who?   With who?


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 October 2011

I hate to say this but CSX is the rule rather than the exception...
CSX is no different than any other large company, Federal, State or
Municipal entity. Read the paper, you might be surprised at the
similarities.

It's easier to write a new rule covering a situation than it is to do
a root cause analysis and be proactive in correcting it. Harassment and
intimidation are now normal. Those of you in the Mobile area are
familiar with Austal, the Fairhope Police Dept., the new city wide
curfew in Mobile and the banning of under 21 from bars and clubs.

I can cite the new immigration law in Alabama, drug screen for welfare
applicants in Florida and the list goes on and on.

CSX may be a shitty place to work but I doubt you'll find any place
any different...so take the money and hunker down and pay your dues,
you're time will be up in a heartbeat!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 25 October 2011

CSX is a Piss Poor Company to work for and I would NEVER EVER recommend
anyone young or old Applying for a job with this company.From day 1
they try to Fire you and Hide in the weeds to Pray that they can catch
you doing something wrong or at least Hope they Can LIE about something
you did to get an O-test failure.The Huntington Division has to be the
Worst division for Employees as Bobby Jack Frulla has a Hardon to Fire
everyone that has on o-test failure.He and his Henchmen on the system
could give a shit less about you,your safety or you feeding your
family.He just wants to Fire EVERYONE I dont care if you have NEVER
marked off,never had a Miscall,worked Everyday of the year even
Holidays,Never had any Previous negative work history or attendance
issues.The first time you get busted without your Studded Rubbers in
the snow or Without your safety glasses your on the road to Termination
in Bob Frullas mind he is out to Fire every employee he has.People like
him are the ones who will Drive this company and companies like it into
the Ground.No matter if how Stellar of an employee you are your still
the Shitstain under the Officials and Bigwhigs shoesoles.You can never
be a good enough employee and work hard enough for this company your
just a # and if they dont like you for any reason there are schmucks
waiting in line to replace you.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years
Posted: 24 October 2011

Just FYI today's paper had an article on fringe benefits. Oddly, the
less expensive benefits were being retained or increased, the more
expensive ones were being reduced. One being reduced was TUITION
BENEFITS. CSX still have a good program, and will probably keep it
since many people in JAX use it.They worry about a merger or new
management kicking them out, and a free or reduced cost bachelors or
masters will help on the next job.NOW, all these people worrying about
being trapped here until they go postal should do what it takes to take
courses, start a small time business, learn some marketable skill.THIS
DOESN'T HAVE TO MEAN AN MBA, but some useful skill more advanced than
fry cook at MCDonalds.  If the RR leaves you, or vice versa, it will
still be hard, but you will still have a chance of recovering.With
fully accredited schools on the Internet, cheap computers and broadband
link, it is easier than ever. In the old days you went to the main
campus, took day classes, stood in line at book store, registration,
police parking permit office, etc. You may have to give up Farmville,
river gambling boats, or the titty bar for a few years, but that is the
sacrifice you must make for FREE education. BTW, even the USMC are
talking about reducing tuition assistance.Fortunately, so few CSX
employees take advantage of it that it is no real issue here. Don't
wait to learn to swim until the boat sinks.CSX likes to suggest that
you will NEVER have a job as good or easy as the RR, and it's the
extra board or McDonalds, but that isn't always true. You may not get
a days pay for sitting in the crew room working elsewhere, but you
don't get fired or furloughed every year, either. BTW, many small
business owners hit pay dirt on their 2nd or 3rd small business, and
the FIRST small biz is where they fail and learn what it takes to WIN
in the next attempt.  Just a thought when you are down and irritated.


Name: C&O Joe
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 24 October 2011

Just wondering how you guys on the Great Lakes Division like Jack
Vierling? He sure did his part to fuck up the Huntington Division. When
he shipped out it became a better place to work over night. He kept the
recrews long and the extra boards lean.  Good luck boys.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 October 2011

Meet the new boss (Brock Summers) same as the old boss (Tom Cook)...

Actually his ill repute may be nationwide...when you're mentioned in
the same breath as Cook, you've made the "Turd Watch" list. Maybe
even the prestigious "Brown Banana" Award!!!


Name: CSX
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 21 October 2011

csx bot

Who are you to question anyone who wants to stay longer? It's none of
your business. Look at the seniority rosters it'll give dates of
birth. I bet most aren't 60. Even if they are so what. Let's see
401k's have tanked they're waiting for it to recoup, mabey they need
the medical coverage for their wife or even themselves, mabey the wife
is younger ect...again it's none of your business. How do you know
they'll make more by being retired? With retirement comes additional
expenses. Still how does a pre-85er affect you? You never answered that
question. What's wrong with your generation? No one owes you anything
definitely not that oldhead.


Name: csx bot
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 21 October 2011

As usual if u would have actually read my post it said some pre-85 are
some of the problem not all of the problem. There are still many of
them working cause they are too dumb to realize they are making less
money by hanging around than retiring. Its not a excuse its a fact on
both counts!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 21 October 2011

CSX BOT

Quit using the same old lame pre-85 excuse. They haven't been the
majority in years. There are only around 5%-15% pre-85ers left out
there working depends on location. Don't believe me look at the
seniority rosters. If the pre-85ers control the union meeting by
showing up with the majority post-85 not attending then whose fault is
it? It's more about the new generation not participating in the
unions. Then want to complain about it. It only takes 6 people to form
a quarem at any union meeting to vote and make change. It doesn't do
any good to complain on this site. When was the last union meeting you
attended? Broken record time: everyone should be able to make it to 4-6
union meetings a year. If your at home that day/evening give up 2-3
hours of your life to get involved. It's all about your livelyhood if
that isn't important enough to get you motivated an involved then quit
complaining.


Name: CSX BOT
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 20 October 2011

It would be like doctors and nurses having two different unions and both
of them being in the medical field. Can u say stupid? I wouldn't trust
either union no farther than I could throw them. I think some of our
problems lie with all the pre-85 guys who don't want one union. The
engineers talking crap about the conductors and the conductors doing
the same with the engineers. Then u have the UTU officers and BLE
officers who are scared they would lose their high salaries and
positions if we combined to form one union. The union officers are all
for padding their pockets and could care less about all the guys who
pay dues every month! We will never have anything decent until we form
one union! I just don't see that happening anytime soon, if ever!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 20 October 2011

APE

Not true!  THE UTU is the union selling everyone up the river, the BLET
is the union fighting for our insurance at the present time.

But you are correct, we do need one union!


Name: CSX BOT
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 20 October 2011

UTU or BLE it doesn't matter neither cares about the workers and both
unions are in bed with the company. I can't understand why we don't
have one big union after all our jobs aren't that different. We could
get allot more accomplished with one union than with 2 stupid unions
who spend all their time fighting each other instead of looking out for
the engineers and conductors.


Name: Occupy Wall Street
E-mail: 1500to1earnings@rbarons.rr
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 14 October 2011

The occupy Wall Street protest is working. A vast majority understands
that a democracy cannot sustain itself when CEO's are earning 2500%
more than their lowest paid fellow employee!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 October 2011

Goob

Times have changed. If a GC leaves off these days wether voted out or
gives it up (which is rare) they end up working for the otherside in
labor relations. Most wouldn't even think about going back into the
crafts they feel it's beneath them. I consider them traitors call them
Judas they are now interpating agreements for CSX that most likely they
negotiated and got put in to place. That's being union loyal for you.
lol


Name: Dixienormous
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 14 October 2011

So the word out tonight is that all 3 assholes Berry, Summers and
Stephenson are all over the St. louis line. Once again they are out to
fire everyone for any bullshit they can find. The beatings will
continue until moral improves! Dick heads


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 October 2011

RRJ,

This is not the same as moving to and from MGT but may have some
interest.

GC of the BLE returns to the trade. Yep he was there during the
Apprentice Engineer start up. I get a call late afternoon for the head
end fast freight #83 with him as the engineer. I had worked with him
when he was the LC and he was always very quiet. I learned real quick
that when he spoke, it was not going to be pleasant. He despised
brakemen, and only tolerated firemen.

I packed my thermos full, ready for all hell to break lose, no nodding
tonight.

After we coupled to the train I asked him how the first 3 apprentice
engineers were selected? He spit out some mumbo jumbo and closed the
conversation.(All 3 had strong relatives in the BLE)

As we ride along in silence I noticed he would not whistle the
crossings, just rode along and said nothing for 60 miles or so.

Now we are approaching the town that has so many crossings that a
correct whistle is impossible,(Close and 10 or so) he never blew for
any of them. Dumb ass me turns the light on and approached him. He says
sit down shup up, they never stop anyway, or get off.

It was a long round trip, but just the way it was.

I can now see the humor in that, but it really did piss me off.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 12 October 2011

I do know one thing.  You would have to be out of you mind, or have a
gun pointed to your head for supporting the UTU!

Back stabbing BASTARDS!

Shame on you if you still pay dues to the UTU, they aren't looking
out
for you or your families, THATS A FACT!

The contract they negotiated sold you up the river!

I hope they sink fast & get what they deserve!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 12 October 2011

Goob

Most of the transfers in the past were from track force to
transportation. We're old enough to remmember the summer hirings of
rail gangs traveling on the camp cars. They use to hire hundreds of
mostly college kids. Some decided to quit college stay hire on as
brakemen. Over the past few years I've seen quite a few transfers to
yardmaster & train dispatcher both of these jobs don't require giving
up T&E seniority. We don't see to many jumping on a chance to become
officials anymore. I've seen only a few the last 10 years most stayed
5 years to get vested in the management retirement program. The trouble
when they do return in T&E they're not trusted pretty much ostracised.
Now I'm seeing more transfer to other crafts seeing CSX is hiring in
most departments. I'm not sure they have an advantage over outside
applicants but I would think so.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 10 October 2011

Hey Goober:

I always get in the last words in an argument and they are always,
yes dear!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 10 October 2011

RRJ,NOMO,

I did not know about the transfer, from craft to craft. In my short
years saw it happen 1 time and never really thought about it much. 

New brakeman shows up and he is really old 40 or so???? came from BB
during a time of RIF. He was good, found his way around with ease
earned the respect and was there when I left doing a good job.

Now let us address Suzanne and her comments. I know better than to
argue with a female, just say OK. OK


Name: RealVet
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 07 October 2011

Mr. Ian - you are an idiot.  You can't even get Monte's number right. 
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA. LMAO at you dumbass.  Maybe you can put some
movement sensors on that rock you live under so when someone lifts it
you can crawl deeper under it. What a poser.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 07 October 2011

Trash, debris, along tracks and their refusal to address the issue or
allow anyone access to remove the pollution source.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 07 October 2011

Goob

Your right the 1k actually is 35. lol. Just have to read posts on here
the excuse for staying they can't find other decent paying jobs in a
downturned economy. CSX or any of the railroads haven't suger coat the
issues at hiring sessions. People are informed about the 24/7. Talked
with some kid yesterday he was curious about CSX told him the facts
that there were other crafts besides T&E. When it comes to applications
majority go straight to T&E. CSX trains everyone car inspectors, signal
maintainers, trackmen ect...one doesn't necessarily have to have any
special skills. People could internally apply to transfer to other
crafts. Seen a few people transfer to other departments this year. One
took a cut in money they had 3 years as a conductor was working a  big
$$$ ID run transferred to the signal department now working 4 days a
week plus makes some OT. Seems to be happy with the new job. There are
other options. All one has to do is give up their T&E seniority they
still maintain credited time for vacation purposes and Railroad
Retirement.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 06 October 2011

Hey Goober:

Was that you? I bet there are few Females expelling a few choice words
after reading that comment. I know you have never said that to the Mrs.
because you're still ambulatory!


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 06 October 2011

NO NAME(OTHER)

Boy are you way off!!! First the surveys were not just a female
minority thingy! They were all anonymous unless you identified yourself
on it. Second, it wasnt an honor to be one of the 15 invited to the
meeting. Putting your name and face in front of a bunch of csx
officials isnt "Honorable". I guarentee you that in time those of us
who cut loose will hear about it.  
 By the way, sounds like you better start hanging with a different
group of females.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 06 October 2011

RRJ

You said there are 1k waiting for a RR job. I would add a few more to
that number.

When the 24/7 thingy comes to light, now we have 35. Get the point.

Heck who wants to give up their Obama phone and pay for one.

The strike is never going to happen.

The VOE thingy is simply an honor to be one of 15 invited to the
seminar, however in real life it was a survey of female, minority
feelings. Or Basic business BS driven by the law.


Many companies send out reality surveys to employees, rate your boss,
rate your boss's boss and so forth. These have real value,If they are
done correctly.

I hate to say this, but have found it so true for many years. Females
talk a lot, they expel words automatically, and cover later.

The turn around and look, as well as the engineer/ Conductor setting
out by radio, is simply a recruiting, training issue.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 06 October 2011

suzannah

Slips, trips, and falls must be an old stand by. They were doing the
same when I left. Especially turning looking around like I couldn't
see in between my legs on the bottom rung that the ground is safe. Just
have to humor them it's definitely a sorry life to be demeaned to a
hall pass monitor. 

It'll be interesting tommorrow if there is a rail strike. Even though
I'm retired I did volunteer my services if needed to run food, water
ect...to picketers. I just watched an excert from a house congressional
committee discussing the 1991 strike. If you didn't know it sounded
like today. They were discussing the impact that it would have on the
country we were in a recession ect...seems not much has changed in 20
years.


Name: RealVet
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 05 October 2011

Hey Mr. Ian Murphy,

You are a poser and a loser.  A quick google of your name shows what
you are about.  How about you just change your log on name to Convict? 
How about SEAL Imposter?  

I am thinking you just be the POS that you are and flush yourself.


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 05 October 2011

RRJ,

The pick of the month right now is hot and heavy on slip, trips and
fall failures. Already have some victims charged for not looking at the
ground before they stepped off the engines. NO ONE can tell while
standing behind you watching, if you were looking down at the ground
before you stepped down. You only need to be able to see where you are
going to place your feet which is easy as hell to do just by putting
your leg back and looking stright down to the ground past the bottom
step! You dont have to turn around and look behind your back down at
the ground to see it. But everyone is now over exaggerating the motion
to cover their asses! Its starting to look like a bunch of drones
working the yard. I have been watching it closely for the past few days
and its almost comical!  And these are people who are not idiots. Just
people in the wrong place at the wrong time. My best advice..dress in
black at night, get on your train and run like hell far....far away and
pray for 48 hours of held away!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 05 October 2011

NoMo

That's correct for every one there is a thousand waiting in line.
Websites like Railroad.net the employment section proves that point.
People are hungary they've been out of work for a while or stuck in
low paying jobs. Every railroad in this country has "hiring pools".
CSX REDI center is running three shifts of new hire conductors classes
with other crafts also hiring. Unless the economy tanks again like 2008
hiring should continue through 2014. Obama cowtowing to the cyrstal
licking tree huggers to slow down coal production and new construction
of coal fired power plants was a huge mistake. I thinks he's backing
off that idea realising the impact it would have in an already strained
job market. The tree huggers even wanted to stymie coal exports. It's
had an impact on the railroads especially CSX & NS whose chief product
is coal.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 05 October 2011

Hey RRJ:

One foot out the door...the other on a banana peel. For every one they
put on the street, there's a thousand waiting!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 05 October 2011

suzannah

Some people getting nailed with violations and failures deserve it out
of stupidity and laziness. One example last year a conductor an
engineer doing a handbrake check on a set off going thru the motions
over the radio without ever actually doing it. All while being
monitored by the RFE & TM. The engineer got fired the conductor got
time in the street. It seems CSX is trying to get something on everyone
if people have strikes hanging over there head less likely they'll mark
off ect...that's the only thing I can figure out. This attitude of
upper management telling middle management to go out and find failures
has been going on for along time. Not to the extremes like today but it
happened in the late '80s & early '90s. I remember one TM that was
told fire three people this week or you're gone. It wasn't difficult
to do he knew exactly where to look by weeks end three people were
taken out of service one drunk, one sleeping, the other was repeatedly
late. With a lot of middle management being hired off the street
instead of out of the crafts these people have no place to go. They
also haven't a clue how things should actually run.


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 04 October 2011

NOMO,

I dont think any of us on the panel are going to be completely
satisfied with anything they have to say until someone has the guts to
come forward and spill the beans why it is so damb important for the
company to get safety failures on their employees records... THE TRUTH.
There are TM and RF who know why and have been told to get out there and
get them. It just baffles me how csx thinks they can brag on how safe
they are and how well they are training their employess to act safely,
then turn right around and document safety failures in their employee
records. If I wanted to be considered the safest rr in the country, I
would be shouting it to the roof tops that we cant get any failures on
our people because we have educated them so well on safe working
practices.  Just dont get it!


Name: Montgomery Ward
E-mail: goinonstrike@cs-x.com
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 04 October 2011

A strike was authorized by 97% of the membership--which could happen in
a few days.
Much needed rest will be gotten...so too speak!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 04 October 2011

Hey Suzannah:

It sounds like LR feels that "things" have reached a tipping point.
Lets hope they are sincere and not just going through the motions to
give the employees a warm fuzzy feeling. This is a tremendous
opportunity for CSX to step up their game...not only for the employees
but for their customers and shareholders as well. Lets hope they use
the criticism they receive in a positive manner that improves all
aspects of the operation.

I would have thought David Brown might show some initiative and
creative though when he took over...he didn't. Instead of creating his
own legacy, he chose to continue along the lines of Ingram's. A new
broom is suppose to sweep clean, in this case it didn't.

Hey RRJ...either you're up really early or you stayed up really late!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 04 October 2011

40% returned responses that isn't much different then the percentages
of votes on a contract. If CSX was/is willing to open a line of dialoge
it's a start. I guess the other 50%-60% like the way things are going.


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 03 October 2011

NOMO,

To answer your question, yes I do know alittle about the Voice of the
Employee meeting. The company assembled a task group to go out in all
of the divisions and discuss the results of an anonymous survey that
they had circulated within the system. I believe they said alittle over
40% answered the survey. Much better than they expected for a first time
survey. They selected(randomly, they said)15 of us to attend this
meeting in Indianapolis. I was one that was selected. No reason to keep
that anonymous since we all know that word does not exist in this
business. Too many people already knew what was going on.
Anyway, topics that scored below 30% or more were the most targeted
subjects, but everything was discussed at one time or another. It was
an open floor discussion on everything that we felt needed attention
and then some. Subjects ranged from morale,work orders, customer
service, recognition,discipline, training and too many more to list. It
was not recorded or video taped. All notes were hand written. There were
promises made. I wont get into details at this moment because we were
assured there would be a follow up in a few months to see if we felt
there was any progress being made... We will see just how that goes. I
am patiently waiting...waiting.....waiting......


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 03 October 2011

Hey RRJ:

It's like a Damocles Sword...lose a day of work or lose a job!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 03 October 2011

NoMo

I'm going to this months union meeting for schidts and giggles. In one
yard the dispute going on is the UTU agreed to amend jobs dramatically.
The changes go against the BLE work agreements under the SSA on the
structure of yard jobs. The funny part last months meeting only one
engineer working in that yard bothered to show up. At the meeting the
change was voted down. CSX threat was we get what we want or we'll
turn everything remote. Knowing that yard very well it can't go remote
only it would be a cluster f@#K. When people don't care enough about
there jobs to take a day off to attend a meeting they deserve what they
get. It has nothing to do with attendance policies these people have
made a carreer out of yard work. The arguement in emails was they
didn't want to lose a day of work. I've stressed the point repeatedly
that by not attending meetings no one can complain if 8-10 people make
the decision for you that could have disasterious effects.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 03 October 2011

Hey RRJ:

Someone in T&E knows something. Perhaps morale has gotten so bad
LR had to do something. If that's the case I hope the do and just not
go through the motions to placate the employees.

Here's a clue...treat the men and women with respect and quit being
assholes. 95% of the problems in business are related to employees and
their personal lives. Recognize that and act accordingly...see what
happens. I bet production and performance improve dramatically!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 03 October 2011

NoMo

I tried to see if anything was on the Gateway. Seeing I'm not an
active employee can't get access. I hope the word "empowerment"
isn't used. I disliked that word when CSX used it before because it
was meaningless. I don't necessarily think opening up a line of
communication is wrong if it creates a useful purpose. Labor relations
department is a double edge sword. I've witnessed them rule in the
workers favor in a dispute but they didn't have the means to enforce
it. Another troubling factor LR is ladened with ex-GC's that were
voted out of union office. Turncoats that know how to circumvent
agreements that they helped create while in office.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 October 2011

Hey Suzannah:

I've been hearing about this program that Labor Relations is doing.
I don't know if it's specifically targeted or system wide. I think
they said it was called the VOE, maybe for Voice of Empowerment or
Voice of Employees? It's suppose to be completely anonymous and
confidential.

I guess any topic is open the employee wants to discuss. Have you any
information on it? Is it one on one or in a group? Why is it being
done...morale? Labor Relation certainly could care less about 
morale based on the agreements they forced on the employees.

Sounds to me like an asshole patch!


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 02 October 2011

CAB DRIVER,


Want to solve your problem with the obnoxious, whinny babies who call
you every 10 minutes wanting to know where you are?

First, dont give your number out to the crews. I have seen several of
you do that..STUPID!
Second, dont answer the phone. You are not supposed to be driving and
talking on the phone anyway. Thats the rules. 
Third, you dont have to take verbal abuse from any crew member. If they
get in your van and run their fat mouths to the point you are pissed,
that puts the rest of the crew in jeopardy. You anger might cause you
to become a "road raged" driver and impare your judgement. Ask that
person politely to drop it and if he/she doesnt, pull over and call
your branch manager and tell them whats going on. Let them decide
whether your should continue with this person or if they will come and
get them. The crews have been out here long enough to know that you
guys get late calls and are not called all together just like the bull
we put up with. We know you are not provided with all the proper maps
that are needed to find us. Any crew member with half a brain in their
heads knows this. What you are dealing with is a spoiled brat who
thinks the world revolves around them.


Name: Joe
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 01 October 2011

Hey Great Lakes Dispatcher.

I can understand that you're upset.  All CSX employees system wide are
being asked to do MORE with LESS.  A LOT LESS.

In new world of CSX's management style, (aka Nazi Southern Management)
Promote the less compentent below you, so you look like a freeking
genius.  This way you can justify your job. Make your subordinates
scared of loosing their job, so they do what their told, w/o
questioning your dumb discissions. So suck it up, it isn't going to
get any better out here for any of us non management types. (Those w/o
knee pads, and half a brain.  Because if we had a full brain, we sure
as hell wouldn't be working for this outfit would we?) 

Take your beating like the rest of us.  Follow the rules 100%, and make
sure that the trains move TOMORROW.  That's why CSX's moto is How
TOMORROW Moves, NOT TODAY.  Taking it out on the the T&E employees
because you have to make a 60 to 90 second phone call, does no one any
good.  We, like you, may like what we do for a living. We just hate the
incompent company we work for.  And when you look at who around you is
being promoted, it isn't going to get any better anytime soon.  So why
screw over the people that work hard trying to do a good job for you, by
making them wait hours on end for a van.  Most people on the Great Lakes
Division are on a 14 plus hour trip rate?  OT to them is blood money.
They want to get home to their family, and away from this place. 

If you want to make someone wait for a van, those Evansville guys love
OT!!!!!   I'm sure they'd say, "bring it".


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 20-30 years
Posted: 01 October 2011

Welcome to my nightmare cabbie.


Name: cab driver
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 October 2011

DISPATCHER,


GREAT! JUST FU#^%^*& GREAT. Its bad enough that we get called at the
last minute to do a run in 20 minutes that takes 50 minutes to drive
and then your whinny ass babies are calling the taxi service and
crying... Wheres my ride. I died out here 2 hours ago.. Your late..blah
blah bkah.... now you want to make them even more pissed off. Im going
to get with my branch manager and see if we can get it stopped your
crews calling us when we arent there when THEY think we should be. They
need to call you instead of calling us and yelling at us and saying we
arent picking them up on time on purpose. Then they run their cry baby
mouths in the wagon all the home or to the hotel.  Like to pop them in
the mouth.  Maybe you ought to come get them your damb selves!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 October 2011

Hey Disp.:

I can understand you being pissed at CSX but you make it sound that you
will be taking out on the crews...I hope they read between the lines and
understand that you will seeing to it that they get plenty of OT!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 20-30 years
Posted: 01 October 2011

Attn Great Lakes

2 weeks ago they turned calling trains over to the yards.  Fuck You
ATDA

Now starting Oct 2, the taxi cab calling is NOT going to be done by the
chief.  That's right, the train dispatchers are going to start calling
cabs.  Just a warning for all of you... This will be the last thing on
my list.  Fuck You ATDA

ATDA. "well, there is nothing we can do about it". .....Well, fuck
you again

-------------


I'm so god damn pissed off it's unreal.  


I only pay my 100 dollars a month in union dues to keep some our drug
addict train dispatchers working.  

Worthless fucking union.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 September 2011

She better hopes she never loses her job...if a prospective employer
ever does a Google search on her, she's toast!


Name: fed up
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 20-30 years
Posted: 30 September 2011

Enough about the Touchstones! Who cares? Lets just face the facts. Laura
Touchstone is a self-serving promiscuous slut who cares about one person
and one person only-Laura Touchstone. She doesnt care who she hurts to
get whatever she wants, Robert Touchstone was a highly regarded
railroader for many years before she entered his life and wrecked his
home with his former wife and kids. Yes-he was married with children
when Laura seduced him into her nasty webb. Mr touchstone checked any
self respect he had at the door when he began to associate with her.
yes, he knows (and so does the world) all about her continuous affairs
and obviously is ok with it all. In other words she has the green light
to do whatever she wants. So let her! Its obvious Robert does not care
so why should anyone else. He is a contributory accomplice in the whole
mess.  He allows it so if he really thinks what she does it NOT ok then
shame be upon him! Think about it yall-she probably loves the attention
she gets on this site. it is free advertisment for her indescretions
folks. Lets stop it now and hope she gets what she deserves in the end


Name: HAW
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 30 September 2011

tell doug running his mouth not only hurts him but everyone he works
with.best watch what says after a few beers.much less at work.best just
shutup for awhile and stay put.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 29 September 2011

Rules are rules and it takes time to follow them!


Name: BackBone Detected
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 28 September 2011

Judge orders U.S. Airways Pilots not to "deliberately" slow down
operations by "Rules Procedures!"The Pilots are in disputed contract
talks.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 1-10 years
Posted: 28 September 2011

'ol cougar crabs is givin out free crabby patties...free for the
taking...
To anyone. That's right....ANYONE who's willin and able
Tell your friends. Laura touchstone is on the prowl

Ok nothin new. But come on management
PLEASE take action....PLEASE!!! It really is repulsive
Mostly because much of it is happenin while she
Is supposed to be working. She workin all right. 
It  makes CSX look like her pimp.


Name: Indianapolis Follies
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 20-30 years
Posted: 28 September 2011

It appears another union rep's son has gotten himself in some trouble. 
He will probably get his hand slapped like Adam Flowers.
  A Rapier?  Rapiest? Not a Puppet/Real Boy? took a page from former
U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner and sent certain pictures and
messages to a deskclerk at one of the CSX motels.  The woman's husband
didn't appreciate it and pushed the complaint even though a few Indy
people wanted to cover it up.
  I'm sure he will return to work soon and a side deal will be made. 
We probably won't win any claims for a couple of years.  We get the
union dues deducted from our checks but the representation is not fair
and equal;  M.B. Fulp is an example of that.


Name: John
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 30+ years
Posted: 28 September 2011

Did anyone at Avon see the latest accident caused by the remotes
yesterday?  

While Joe Berry was busy looking at the derailment, trying to figure
out how to cover it up, per Scott Conner's orders, RFE John Trone was
busy on his knees sucking up to every 31 East Georgia Street company
officer he could find.  John Trone was even heard proclaiming Scott
Conners motto towards the employees that work for him "Motivation
comes thru Fear. Fire enough men, and they"ll fear you enough not to
make another mistake".  Trone also was proudly proclaiming this
statement to anyone that would listen, "I want to be the one to
terminate the man responsible for this accident".  (nice to see that
Trone's short mans syndrome is alive and well, and he'll do whatever
it takes to get notice by upper management.  If only little John's
height matched the size of his huge ego)

In case you haven't heard about the accident at Avon....  The men
running the remotes are under a lot pressure to get the number counts
up for the remotes.  It was close to the end of 3rd shift, and a remote
operator forgot to line a switch.  The remote ran into the side of
Indiana Railroad's second unit.  The unit damaged is a SD Mac 70. The
SD 70's traction motors were dammaged, and the walkway was ripped from
the second unit.  The fuel tank was ripped open, spilling over a
thousand gallons of fuel on the ground.  The car behind the damaged
second unit was removed from its trucks, and the third car, a grain car
was on its side.

Wonder how CSX's own crack management team of Berry/Little John are
going to cover up this, the latest remote accident?


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 28 September 2011

Hey RRJ:

Boeing hasn't had the contract six months and has already incurred
$300 million in over runs just on the design stage. EADS has a plane
in service and performing.

Boeing won because of political clout...it's good to have friends in
high places but I wonder if Boeing can deliver!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 28 September 2011

NoMo

They all bid low then the cost escalates. It's a game they've been
playing for along time. I don't think there's one goverment contract
that hasn't been sponged. To many weapons programs were never
completed at the cost of millions even billions.  The goverment needs
to stick within the parameters of the contract. Like that'll ever
happen.


Name: Union Book Shelf
E-mail: requiredreading@getinfo.
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 September 2011

Union Corruption in America:

Still a Growth Industry

By Carl F. Horowitz


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 27 September 2011

If Pete Burrus was a descent human being maybe the good lord would have
blessed him with a normal child.


Name: Spongebob
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 27 September 2011

Susan Lucas a.k.a. (Suzannah) has had enough of the bashing of
Touchstone.  The woman has spoke, so let's move on to something else
like Berry, Summers, Reed, Justice, Spencer Jr. or others worthy of the
Covenated Brown Banana award.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 September 2011

Hey RRJ:

Here's a story about a chap from Mobile that moved part of his
production to China because his costs would come down...or would they?

http://behindthewall.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/09/19/7763968-chinas-soaring-costs-could-help-american-jobs.

Boeing won the contract for the new AF tanker, they bid $25 billion
when the job was scoped at $35-$40 billion. Their first Dreamliner
was just delivered, 3 years late. Is it any wonder they are trying to
save a buck?


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 27 September 2011

NoMo

With cooling off periods strike could happen begining of next year.
Raygun didn't even interfere in 1982 letting the BLE strike 4 days
before ordering us back to work. The strike vote due date is end of
next month. What Boeing did was an outrage like a lot of corporate
America moving to right to work law states for cheap labor. Seattle was
fine for decades it shows corporate greed is alive and well. I've heard
the arguement that those states need jobs too. There just blind to know
they're getting short changed by not being union. Like the
longshoremen striking in Washington state the anti-union haters would
be siding with them over hiring of non-American labor but the hatred of
unions has warped any facsimile of intelligence. The sheeple are being
led to the slaughterhouse an are to dumb to know it.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 September 2011

Hey RRJ:

Obama says he's a friend of labor, I guess we'll see in the short
term. It might benefit his popularity if he does nothing for at least
the first several days. 

It certainly won't help his standing with the business community but
when you consider the recent NLRB ruling against Boeing it might put
the working man and middle class back on the map. It would also
show CSX exactly how dependent they are on their contract employees.

Quite possibly the best thing to happen to the employees in
decades...the employees need to be emailing the White House requesting
that Obama takes no action for a week!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 27 September 2011

A strike is possible unless Obama creates a PEB by Oct 7th. I recieved
my strike vote ballot a few days ago. It only covers the national
contract. CSX the only issue would be healthcare costs. The BLE & UTU
SSA covers everything else. People are getting confused that it'll
deal with attendance policies and harrassment. It doesn't.


Name: BackBone Detected
E-mail: Ohio
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 September 2011

Looks like a strike is highly possible. The International appears to
have put fleecing FLEA Attorneys aside and now looking-out for the
members. Maybe this will be the decade of leadership and change!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: CSX Contractor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 26 September 2011

to the guy who posted about laura Touchstone and the dudes hittin' her
in atlanta. all i can say is you ain't kidding. you damn sure ain't
kidding one single bit. its like a porno soap opera with that one! who
knows what this company was thinking by putting this one in atlanta.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 September 2011

If Ingram is gone because of his refusal to fail his men on o-testing
just to satisfy some dip shit middle manager with a ego, good for him.
I wouldn't either.

He just needs to tell his crews (during the start of shift job
briefing???)what time and where he'll be o-testing them. Despite the
heads up there will still be failures. He needs to stop the job and
point it out to the offender and note it for his files. At the end of
the month he can review them and decide which ones to turn in.

Back before Ward and Ingram the TMs would stand on the lead and watch,
maybe even catch a switch. There were a lot fewer injuries, HF miscues
and animosity between the men and supervision!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 September 2011

Hey Suzannah:

I think they're all jealous...probably just a big circle jerk. It's
no wonder all those throttle handles are sticky!


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 26 September 2011

ENOUGH!


Time to move on to something else. Touchstone wouldnt be getting it if
you werent giving it to her. Seems the guys dont mind it. You catch a
disease its your own fault!

Like my grandpa always told my brothers......Dont touch that stuff.
Aint nothing but trouble. Your gonna loose your farm before you ever
get it!

Better start paying more attention in whats walking around in the
weeds. Going to loose your job before you get! Orders for O-test
failures are on the rise! Never worked for a company that was so hell
bent on ruining their employees work record and trying to make them
look like unsafe idiots. Do they not realize they are messing with
peoples lives. Threatening their ability to feed their children, put
clothes on their backs, shoes on their feet and a roof over their
heads!There has got to be alot more to this than just trying to create
a turnover rate and something for the lawyers to use on you when you
get injured and take them to court. Someone is getting some kind of
payoff or kickback from this...


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 1-10 years
Posted: 26 September 2011

LAURA TOUCHSTONE HAS HIT THE MOTHERLOAD IN ATLANTA. MY BUDDY HIT IT THE
OTHER NIGHT BUT DID NOT KNOW JUST HOW MUCH SHE GETS AROUND TILL HE MET
A GUY THE VERY NEXT DAY WHO HAD ALSO HIT IT A COUPLE WEEKS AGO!. HES
GETTIN CHECKED. WHEN DOES THIS LADY HAVE TIME TO WORK? BASED ON OTHER
POSTINGS HER HUSBND DOESN'T CARE. SURE HOPE HE GOES TO THE DR ALLOT!
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT SHES SPREADING


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 20-30 years
Posted: 26 September 2011

Yup.....Ingram is gone


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 25 September 2011

todesengel,

Ingram is leaving....Got a major pat on his back for fixing the morale
and boosting his score(customer deliveries,etc.)at Hawthorne, BUT.....
Now hold on to your hat....there is always a "BUT".... he wasnt
turning in o-test failures.... Stood his ground. Backed his
actions...Good guys never win!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 25 September 2011

Hey Suzannah:

You better be careful and save those skeletons for Halloween. Keep 'em
in the closet until you really need them. 

That number Ian posted is Evansville...they may be watching.

Oh, by the way, I found some keys...I think they belong to you. The
marked "closet" and "Pandora's Box"!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 25 September 2011

suzannah

I don't have all the answers. Heck on computers I can't do much
besides read the news and a couple websites. lol. Technology I'm sure
allows them to make multiple calls. They do have several lines on the
phones. I'm not agreeing with CSX it made me angry when my rest was
disturbed. Manpower has been short since gaurenteed extra boards were
established. This policy of "we got you" if you answer is just the
crew caller. I had one that tried to force me on a job I wasn't
qualified I purposely let the year expire. She called me a liar at that
point I accepted the call with notification she'll do the answering
after I stop the train at the last signal I was qualified. Some people
shouldn't be in those jobs to give credit I wouldn't want their job.


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 24 September 2011

Undercover Murphy,

IAN A. MURPHY?  R. A? #339588?


Name: Proudly! Ian A. Murphy
E-mail: ravensceo@ravenswoodinc.com
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 September 2011

First Amendment rights are invoked here.

I would like to thank the gentleman who commented on my last comments
graciously and with a bow. And once again, the crew that saved me from
the swamp that PTI sent me to after 7.5 hours of downtime and drive
time combined,..again a great big thank you!

Ohh, and a special thanks to the PTI or is it CSX RAT squad and Monty
Wheaton (812) 430-4450@14:00, gee so nice to know that you can count on
your fellow employees to back you up


From what I have discovered from the corporate culture of the chicken
crap express or should I say common sense excluded Corporation that
while they think that they're doing one thing correctly and there
doing nothing more than creating difficulties and hell for all persons
involved. As to the poor PTI drivers; most of your assumptions are
correct but there are a few exceptions. PTI does not give a damn about
their drivers at all in my professional and personal opinion.First
Amendment rights are invoked here! They really don't quite care so
long as those vehicles are running round the clock seven days a week
365 days a year just like the railroad and it seems just like me common
sense excluded Corporation. 

Could someone please explain to me why it is required that there be
zero accidents with the exception of the fact that corporate liability
would then come into play and the simple fact that corporate stupidity
is grossly evident by the suits who are hired out of college and have
no idea how to run a railroad. The railroad looks great on paper and
for the shareholders of which I am one. I do plan to be at that
shareholders meeting and I do plan on bringing other shareholders with
me and we will bring about change so that the employees have a say in
their pensions and their healthcare costs and other costs that they
must bear at this time. Please do remember something chicken shipped
express; it takes one person to start a revolution and I am that person
a will go ahead and start that revolution if I have to stand outside of
every one of your yards on public property and I will have full audio
and video surveillance with me at all times this way there is no
discrepancy in the reports. 

It is time that someone stands up for these guys and takes his stand
for them for they work hard and they are in danger every day because of
your corporate policies and the simple fact that not one hand knows what
the other hand is doing. Now I understand that none of use CSX employees
can go ahead and jeopardize your jobs for this; but since I do not have
to work; I can go ahead and stand outside of any yard and handout
company corporate shares (preferred and common)and other things such as
water, food, shares of stock and all will be courtesy of myself as a
gift to make sure that this does not occur again. The days of the
robber railroad barons are coming to a close very quickly and if
corporate security wishes to go ahead and start an investigation into
me why not call me and we can start playing games that way. I have a
background in Full military technical surveillance and countermeasures
background and the equipment to back it up. Got an OSCAR Green unit
there boys, how about a CPM700, Got a broom (NLJ Detector) got multiple
Spectrum Analyzers that goes from 0- to 300 GHz. Got Night vision, laser
grid detectors, got any of it? Got bugs, fiber wiretaps, got ways to
bypass spread-spectrum broadcasts. You have no clue! Nor do you have an
allowance to even start against me.  I am fully in support of CSX
employees, but management just pure sucks!  I don't think so and if so
I have the countermeasures to flood your spectrum's with light, RF and
Microwave to stop you while picking you up.  you have a background in
being a cinder dick as the saying goes. Don't worry I have high speed
very long-range telephoto lenses I can take pictures of anything I want
from anywhere I want and then of course there is Google Earth which by
the way if you notice one of your particular yards to have a strip club
near and and you can read the license plates on the cars in the strip
club which means that I can read the license plates on the cars in the
yards. Can you say electronic surveillance? Can you say satellite
surveillance? Can you say information warfare? Can you say you are far
beyond anything you ever dreamed of? I'll and by the way the joining a
union so that I will have full access to the properties so that I may
speak to various union members about their complaints. Have a nice day
corporate security; I used to work for people like you and I know what
sort of idiot you are. I'm out to help the workers you're out to
screw the workers along with the Board of Directors. And let me add
this I happened on over 100,000 shares of this railroad stock held in
trust funds and there's not a damn thing you can do about it except
maybe purchase me out. Remember what Gordon Gecko said: greed is good
taking them over is better.

And may the vote go forward and may you all succeed in shutting down
this this disgusting Corporation and its attitude and its management.

In addition I would like to bring to your attention that if you feel
that you are getting into any of the buses and you see that any of the
indicator lights are on then I would highly suggest that you not be bus
out of service. This way maybe PTI will get the message when so many
buses are taken out of service by crews that don't feel safe riding in
the death mobiles. I'm so glad that I found this website and I will be
buying the website master of beer, doughnuts and a meal at a five-star
restaurant with the finest line possible for he is continued efforts to
get the truth out. To that gentlemen I say bravo!

And if anyone in corporate security wants to try me just remember I
have better surveillance capabilities then you do and I am a
professional computer hacker. Got it! I know more about you than you
know about you. All I have to do is pick up a phone and tell them that
you're attacking me. Next time you should do your background checks a
little deeper and find out that I used to work in information warfare
and intelligence. Not some funky ex-cop who got hired on as a railroad
cinder dick looking for vagrants and the occasional box car broken
into. That's why they call it insurance have a nice day boys and to my
CSX brothers I say go for the strike and shut them down. But I expect
that the federal government will get an injunction to stop you and that
is a real shame. So maybe you should work by the rules, or if not don't
work by the rules and document, document, document everything you do.
Have a good day I hope you win.And just remember, I am on the boys
side, not eh corporate side. I see how stupid the corporate side is.
Bring it on! CSX can't run without employees and either can PTI. You
just screwed with the wrong person.Remember you are always under
surveillance. Or my corporate Motto: "Everyone is under surveillance
and Security; Who's watching you?" @copyright 1984 

And to the conductors and the IBLE nad the switchman and the yardmen,
if you see One little bitty thing wrong with a bus, yank it out of
service and watch PTI fix the things right. After all, rules are rules,
are they not??????

Go IBLE, GO UTU, Go any other union that can shut them down for at
least an hour; it will cost them millions!

And one other thing, I not some poor kid desperate for a job, I went
under cover to see just how bad it really is! And PTI, welcome to the
new Federal Whistle Blower Law! The new law went into effect in 08/2011


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 24 September 2011

RRJ

You say the crew caller doesnt actualy call you that it is done off the
computer?  Since you have observed this can you tell me how they get the
computer to call your number and disconect after the first ring(pretty
fast you think) on both my landline and my cell? Seems to me they would
have to cut it off before my answering machine connects or my cell


Name: Todesenegel
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 24 September 2011

NOMO
  I knew YOU would understand the post.Thank you for being so
perceptive. There are a few good mangagers on CSX;very few. To keep you
updated on the Matt(Mr. Freeze)Sanders story;he was shipped out to
Crestline OH.


Name: Deo favente
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 24 September 2011

PERPLEXED
  I believe he was being extremely sarcastic,something you failed to
grasp. Well,maybe he wasn't...LOL.. Were you being funny Todesengel?
JM


Name: Perplexed
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 1-10 years
Posted: 24 September 2011

What the hell are you saying?  Contradiction at its best?

Are you taking your medicine correctly?

Maybe others could elborate on this so we can understand it all.


Name: Todesengel
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 24 September 2011

Chad Ingram should be fired!!
Chad Ingram trainmaster at Hawthorne Yard IN. is a disgrace to CSX
managment. He treats crews with respect,has raised morale to pre CSX
levels,the guys will go the extra mile for him,satisfied customers and
worst of all;you actually look forward to coming into work!!!! This
practice must be stopped. Please if anybody in Jacksonville can
read;please get rid of him. Chad is counter to CSX's
KGB,ham-handed,master-slave mentality of running a railroad. We were
so
much happier under a do nothing moron like Workman. Ingram even DARED
to
go as far as turning Matt Sanders into a decent guy. That really was
the
last straw. He also had a good relationship with our track department
something Workman and Tom Cook never had. Word has come down that Mr.
Ingram will be leaving;thank GOD. Soon we can return to people
standing
over us,brow beating us and all the other things that make CSX a
wonderful place to work. I didn't know how much more the guys at
Hawthorne could take.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 September 2011

Hey Todesengel:

I think Ingram was a TM on the NO&M at Sibert and surprisingly enough,
the people I still talk to said the same thing. I asked because Darth
Ingram was in charge and I was curious if Chad was related.

CSX has some good line management...unfortunately they don't last too
long in one spot. 

No body bitches about nice guys!


Name: Todesengel
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 24 September 2011

Chad Ingram should be fired!!
Chad Ingram trainmaster at Hawthorne Yard IN. is a disgrace to CSX
managment. He treats crews with respect,has raised morale to pre CSX
levels,the guys will go the extra mile for him,satisfied customers and
worst of all;you actually look forward to coming into work!!!! This
practice must be stopped. Please if anybody in Jacksonville can
read;please get rid of him. Chad is counter to CSX's
KGB,ham-handed,master-slave mentality of running a railroad. We were so
much happier under a do nothing moron like Workman. Ingram even DARED to
go as far as turning Matt Sanders into a decent guy. That really was the
last straw. He also had a good relationship with our track department
something Workman and Tom Cook never had. Word has come down that Mr.
Ingram will be leaving;thank GOD. Soon we can return to people standing
over us,brow beating us and all the other things that make CSX a
wonderful place to work. I didn't know how much more the guys at
Hawthorne could take.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 24 September 2011

A caller making the call thru the computer is why on your history it
shows every attempt to call. I ran into the same problems every
railroader has the same problem getting disturbed through out the day &
night with running rosters. With CMC unless you have a caller you're on
good terms with that knows you won't run up it'll continue. That's
just part of the game it's been going on forever. They have their job
to do. There are no fixes. The big problem in the past those who never
ran up getting run around because they weren't called filing claims
when someone else got the job. Sometimes we're our own worst enemy.
Even though there is no longer a claim associated with runarounds as it
was once interpated. Somethings we have to except as part of the job
this is one of them. It's not against any work agreement. I read
complaints on here that there are regular mark offs with FMLA putting a
heavy burden on manpower. Apparently CSX has loosen it's restrictions
on granting FMLA. When I was out there it was difficult to get approved
by CSX medical dept.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 24 September 2011

You misunderstood me. A crew caller doesn't dial each number it's done
off the computer. They look at the screen for people available lock in a
name hit enter and the call is generated from the computer even though
you get a live call. That's when it gets blocked. I found this out by
watching them work an asking questions in 2008. They can call 3-5
people per minute if no one answers.


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 23 September 2011

RRJ,  

You stated the calls are computer generated. Not all of the time. I
have had numerous call throughout the night where they actually did say
what they were wanting to fill. These are the crewcallers who have sense
enough to know that we wont answer the phone if they dont. Gives you
time to pick up the phone before they hang up if it is something you
really dont mind doing.

What is bad about this whole thing is, the constant disturbance that is
created at your home because the callers have to run the roster every
time a job has to be filled. They have to show that they attempted to
call everyone when they cant get it filled.  Another reason I know that
most are not computer generated when they call me is because I set up my
answering machine to let them know what I would work.  I made it clear
if csx was calling I would not work anything else but the pool that I
was assigned to. They started calling my house and letting my landline
ring just long enough to wake me up then they would hang up. Then they
would call my cell just long enough for it to ring once then hang up. I
have had them do this to me as many as 5 times in one night! Once you
have had your 10 hours rest they couldnt care less how many times they
wake you and your family up. Then they wonder why people fall asleep on
the job!  I dont know anyone who wouldnt be totally exhausted after
being woke up so many times in the night. I have to wonder if any of
the past rear end collisions that we have had were being run by crew
members who didnt get a good night of undisturbed sleep!


Name: Proudly! Ian A. Murphy
E-mail: ravensceo@ravenswoodinc.com
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 23 September 2011

first off, I would like to thank the crew whose save me from the swamp
that PTI put me in, in the first place. PTI is nothing more than a
disgrace and a complete sham when it comes to driver training, driver
competency and the simple fact that their vehicles are mechanically
unsafe and unsound. PTI stands for nothing more than making a dollar
and has absolutely no clue as to what they put their drivers through.
The Tampa division has absolutely no leadership, no idea of what it's
doing, and does not care with the exception of getting out the drivers
to the crews stranded out in the middle of nowhere to rescue them while
they had to rescue me. Sending drivers out after sitting for six hours
of doing nothing and then to have them drive 1.5 hours to a location
that they have absolutely no idea where it is; and then to only by the
grace of what ever God being able to find a locomotive light on and
walking through a swamp area screaming CXS,CSX, What radio code? the
crew was kind enough to respond channel 84 and then informed me that
there were alligators and diamondback snakes and rattlesnakes in the
area that I was walking did not give me a comfortable feeling. I
frankly don't give a hoot if corporate security or the cinder "dick"
as railroad cops are known; (nothing more than glorified mall cops!)
Even think if they can think. I learned more in a few days from the
locomotive engineers and the conductors than I ever wish to know about
an operation such as this railroad and its insane policies.

Let us take for example the idiot train master or would it be the idiot
yard master who was complaining about the way my vehicle was parked 300
yards away from any other vehicle. At three o'clock in the morning he
comes out and sates what's wrong with this picture?
I see absolutely nothing wrong with the picture; but he seems to point
out that my vehicle was pointed in the wrong direction that it should
have been rear in and nose out, not the way it was parked. In addition
he was complaining that there was water dripping from the condensate
line from the air-conditioning of the vehicle, inferring there
could've been a slip and fall hazard. Well if someone is going to walk
over 300 yards over gravel and dirt and sand and proceed to slip and
fall then I would consider that to be grounds for stupidity. This
lamebrain at the same time while I watched multiple bags of 50 pound
ice bags being smashed at the front steps of the same building while
there was multiple puddles of water and ice cubes which could create a
slip and fall hazard was not addressed by this complete and total
moron. Yes I was told that there are no addresses or names or
physicality or GPS coordinates or latitude or longitude coordinates for
any of these yards but it does seem interesting that Google Earth seems
to have all this information available on the touch of a tablet,
laptop, iPad, Annie's form of intelligent device that is able to
access Google Earth. My deepest sympathies to both the CSX employees
and to the PTI pasts current and future employees. Please be made aware
that I personally will be filing a federal whistleblower lawsuit against
CSX and PTI and made corporate security who have visited this website
for well over 19,000 times enjoy the fact that I used to be a corporate
security officer myself and not some mall cop. Yes you are a bunch of
retired feds and other lower life forms of law and tried to get a job
in the corporate world to supplement your income. To bad for you that
you chose Csx for your place of employment. It seems that they will
hire anyone to become a railroad cop let alone a yard master or a train
master. And if you don't like my opinion then please look up the First
Amendment.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 23 September 2011

Hey YSL:

I just have three words...Danny Spencer, Jr.

He took a beat down for his antics and I don't think the CSX Special
Agents went out of their way to solve the crime. What goes
around...comes around.

Unlike a STD you don't need direct contact to catch Crabs...clothing,
seats, furniture etc. 

Mrs. Crabs lives in Atlanta, Ga with her buddies Spongebob, Patrick and
Squidward. Do you want a Crabby Patty?


Name: YSL
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 10-20 years
Posted: 23 September 2011

To all those posting about Laura Touchstone (cougar crabs). Theres only
a handful of guys she ain't slept with yet at csx...lol...One of these
days she will mess with the wrong man or should I say wrong woman. She
should get what is coming to her in due time my friends. And by that I
mean she will finally be without a job at csx. That is if someone in
upper management or HR would catch a clue that a leopard doesn't
change its spots by moving it around. Just opens the door for more
victims...if it was a man doin' this he would have been fired long
long ago...


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 23 September 2011

Blocking info after CMC calls the roster has been going on for quite a
few years. The calls are computer generated something I learned when I
was there in 2008 for the start up of the bid systems for engineers on
my division. When they call running rosters both the ivr & computer
info would be blocked for at least 30 minutes or more. If CMC was
trying to get a person for their job they would of stated it in the
message. The most irritating thing I use to encounter was multiple
calls for the same job. No matter how mad I would get I never caved in
if I didn't want to run up. With engineers running up wasn't worth it
anymore seeing once back in terminal if my pool got out they would place
it back on the board. I got screwed out of a lot of claims for
difference in pay getting back out within the same calender day. The
other perk that was given away by running up was time at home waiting
for the pool to get back in terminal. There's no incentive to run up
anymore that's why the "we got you" attitude by CMC happens. Before
all this came about depending on the job it wasn't difficult to get
people to run up with incentives as difference in pay and a few days at
home people jumped on it.


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 22 September 2011

IVR PROBLEM...

Is anyone else having a problem with being able to access your status
and train line ups after cmc has called you while running the roster?

A year ago I filed 2 complaints about an entrapment tactic being used
by cmc to fill job vacancies. If you are not familiar with this because
you are new, let me explain.

When the extra boards are exhausted or no one is rested cmc will  run
the rosters to find people to work vacant jobs. If csx would keep
enough people on the extra boards like they agreed this wouldnt be
happening. Anyway, Say you are on a toledo pool and you are 5 times
out. You checked the train line up before you went to bed and there was
only 1 train due to run on your pool in the next 24 hour. In the middle
of the night they call you(wake you up of course) and say  " This is
csx calling. We need you for work. Please call us back".  They dont
identify the job. DO NOT call them back. If they were calling you for
your pool they wouldnt try and hide it from you. Get on your computer
and check out whats really going on. See what they are really trying to
call you for. You may have to do it several times in the night because
they keep calling you, but rest is the last thing they care about. They
got a job to fill. Now, if you dont have a computer you are screwed!
This is the problem.

When you call the IVR you will only be able to access your status and
it will be wrong. It will tell you what you are assigned to but it will
also tell you that you are "working". Obviously you are not.  If you
try to check the train line up on your pool it will inform you it
doesnt have any info and to hold while it transfers you to a crew
caller. HANG UP! This is a trick to get you connected with a crewcaller
so they can say..."I GOT YOU". 
When I filed my complaints with the UTU for this tactic, both times I
was told that csx said it was a computer program error and they were
working on it.  BULL. Of course it is still going on. I have been
denied access to my info for as long as 2 hours. I found out that you
will be locked out of your info until the job is filled.  This is a
violation or our agreement. The information on the ivr is supposed to
be accurate. They know it isnt, therfore it has turned into an ethics
violation. It shouldnt take a years to fix this problem.  If you are on
a different division and this is not going on there is a group of us who
would like to know. We are guessing that this is happening on the entire
system.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 1-10 years
Posted: 22 September 2011

Ex Trainmaster  Touchstone is a total slut. She has slept with her
bosses, coworkers, subordinates, and now NEW HIRES IN THE ATL? The
cougar (hahahaha yuck) must have an major cougar Ass STD!!!  Heads up
CSX:: Use protection (very thick) if you sleep with Touchstone. She
stinks can you say CRABBBBBSSSSS?. Unless you want free head..then you
AAAAAA----OOOOOOKKKK...


Name: Did U Read Reply
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 21 September 2011

Did you all read the great article about CSX in this past issue of
TRAINS Magazine? 
MAYBE CSX PAID THEM TO RUN IT OR SOMEONE CALLED IN A FAVOR. 

WHY THE HECK ARE YOU POSTING ON HERE ?   TO SUCK UP ???????   -50
POINTS    YOU FAIL!!!!!

Sure seems like a company thats  (punctuation -1)moving for the
better.
Micheal(spelling deduction -2) Ward is doing a great job running the
company.  
HE HAS DONE SOMETHINGS BETTER THAN OTHERS BEFORE HIM BUT HE HIRED THE
NAZI CRIMINALS TO RUN TRANSPORTATION FIRE OLD EMPLOYEES HIRE NEW ONES
AT 80 PERCENT AND FIRE THEM TOO KEEP EVERYONE IN FEAR OF YOUR JOB. 
HIRE YES MANAGERS WHO KNOW NOTHING BUT WILL DO ANYTHING TO KEEP THEIR
JOB AND GIVE THEM A CARROT UPPER MANAGEMENT CAN STEAL THE BIG BONUSES
AND TAKE CREDIT FOR WORKING THE DOG SHIT OUT OF EVERYONE ELSE. 

So why the need for such a negetive (spelling deduction -2) website?

BECAUSE THIS NAZI OUTFIT HAS FUCKED OVER SO MANY PEOPLE AND RUN A
UNSAFE OPERATION THAT LIES AND COVERS UP ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING.  IT
IS FRAUD AND CORRUPTION.

NOW YOU KNOW WHY CSX-SUCKS.COM EXISTS.   YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOME BALLS TO
POST ON THIS SITE TOO. CSX MANAGERS RUN THEIR OPERATIONS BY READING POST
ON HERE.   THEY FEAR SOMEONE TO WRITE ANYTHING ABOUT THEM SINCE
JACKSONVILLE KEEPS TABS ON EVERY POST ON HERE.


Name: Did you read?
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 September 2011

Did you all read the great article about CSX in this past issue of
TRAINS Magazine? Sure seems like a company thats moving for the better.
Micheal Ward is doing a great job running the company. So why the need
for such a negetive website?


Name: rumor mill
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 September 2011

Rumors of Department of Justice auditing carriers pay (claims) to union
officers v. pay to members. Also, if [union pay]pay matches services
performed.


Name: EX  Disp
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for N/A
Posted: 20 September 2011

Corporate

You should have given the Engineer and Conductor at Girls School Road a
medal for stopping that 14,000 tons of steel going down hill to
Indianapolis IN.   Yes we know Rick Weed told the Carman to let the air
off the east end of the train while the remote crew moved over to the
Van strip and no one to get hold of that hump cut.  

14,000 tons would have wiped out a lot going to Indy.  I wonder if it
would have made it to the shed and on top of the Slippery Noodle Bar. 

Disaster was avoided.    Not the first time not the last time.   Micro
Management by stupid people CSX Style.

The Ex Nazi Southern Superintendent Magoo ran the yard then.  Wright
fired his ass to save his own.   Magoo went after Weed's wife and
Wright got pissed maybe Rick paid him back real well.


Name: new hire
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 20 September 2011

A few of us new hires had some drinks with Touchstone at a Cougar bar in
Atlanta...


Name: slack action
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years
Posted: 20 September 2011

L. Touchstone brother is Arthur Bleakley.  He is a STO.  Laura's sister
Jean ( x dispr ) was fired because of drugs.  Laura  was clueless on the
tact desk and clueless when she worked the Amtrak desk.  She does not
understand how the RR works.  They keep moving her around because that
way, the excuse can always be because " she is new and still
learning".


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 20 September 2011

To the MOW workers story there's definitely more to the it we don't
know. In all my years I never seen anyone dismissed for being off for
legitimate medical reasons. His post never stated it was an on-duty
injury. If CSX doesn't make light duty available then the person
continues to collect RRB sick benefits till it's determined that
they're 100% fit to return to service. I'd been off a few times
during my carreer for surgeries to my knees & umbelical hernia never
was I threatened by CSX. This person should of had contact with the CSX
medical department & mabey his immediate supervisors which I don't
think is necessary. Union bashing? He never mentioned anything about
the BMWE.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 20-30 years
Posted: 20 September 2011

Touchstone is still around because she knows something that they are
afraid she will reveal if she is fired. They now she will squeal like a
stuck pig. Just like they new rick reed would do if they cut him loose
for his part in almost getting 2 crew members killed! Just like the
TM(Mr. Freeze) who injured the yardmaster at hawthorne and didnt get
his assed kicked to the curb but they had no problem getting rid of the
yardmasters witness who saw the whole thing. Just like the
superintendant who assulted a TM's wife and didnt get fired on the
spot. He did get shipped out eventually but should have been fired
immediately. How about the nutcase(Tm Stanley)at roselake who went
crazy with power and threw a lantern at an employee. Still has a job,
just somewhere else now. The list goes on and on! If anyone of us had
done these things we would have been fired on the spot. They got to
keep it under the radar so the press doesnt get ahold of it and force
them to admit to their inability to control their own. A company is
supposed to lead by example! So far all we see out here is a constant
case of HYPOCRISY! CSX's biggest fear isnt money loss or fra
reportable injuries....its bad publicity! Maybe its time they start
reaping what they sow


Name: Yardmaster
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 20-30 years
Posted: 20 September 2011

Good post about Laura Touchstone and her inability to keep her pants on.
Her husband knows about all of her affairs and he is still keeping her
around. And CSX upper management knows about her affairs. I guess she
keeps on moving due to CSX not wanting to keep her around one area too
long and find another lover. I wonder who she is sleeping with now in
Atlanta.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 19 September 2011

Too MOW: It's hard to believe you were "let go" without any help from
your union and only allowed "lite duty" but terminated instead. Do you
actually have a termination letter that says why? If your union officer
did not advise you of your rights; report them to the Department of
Labor for collusion! This happens a lot when the carriers give special
favors to some union officers.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 19 September 2011

There are plenty of stories of employees being put on light duty
by management to keep from having a reportable injury. 

So for anyone to say there isn't light duty is just an outright lie!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 19 September 2011

If it was temporary light duty you should be able to continue with
collecting RRB sick benefits & short term disability if you had one.
All you have to do is go back to the doctor and explain there is no
such thing as light duty. You might start out by talking to RRB if you
haven't already.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 18 September 2011

ITS ABOUT TIME!!!!!!!

	BLET to hold strike authorization vote

CLEVELAND, September 16 — In a conference call held with all BLET
General Chairmen yesterday morning, National President Dennis R. Pierce
announced that preparations are underway to poll members to authorize a
strike in the event one becomes necessary to attain the Organization’s
bargaining goals.

The National Mediation Board released the BLET and several other Rail
Labor unions from mediation with rail carriers on September 6,
triggering a 30-day cooling off period, which expires at 12:01 a.m.
Eastern Daylight Time on October 7, 2011. At that point self-help is
available to the parties, unless President Obama appoints a
Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) pursuant to Section 10 of the
Railway Labor Act. A PEB would halt any strike or lock out by the
parties, and would investigate and issue a report and recommendations
concerning the dispute.

BLET members who are employed on the railroads where the dispute exists
and where the BLET has representation rights for their craft are
eligible to participate in the strike authorization vote. The following
members may participate in the vote:

• All active locomotive engineers, except company officers, employed by
the Belt Railway Company of Chicago.
• All active locomotive engineers, except company officers, employed by
BNSF Railway.
• All active locomotive engineers, except company officers, employed by
Consolidated Rail Corporation.
• All active locomotive engineers, except company officers, employed by
CSX Transportation.
• All active locomotive engineers, except company officers, employed by
the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company.
• All active locomotive engineers, except company officers, employed by
Kansas City Southern Railway Company, including the following
subsidiaries: Kansas City Southern Railway; Louisiana and Arkansas
Railway; MidSouth Rail Corporation; Gateway Western Railway; SouthRail
Corporation; and Texas Mexican Railway Company (locomotive engineers
and train service employees).
• All active locomotive engineers, except company officers, employed by
Longview Switching Company.
• All active locomotive engineers, except company officers, employed by
Norfolk Southern Company.
• All active locomotive engineers, except company officers, employed by
Portland Terminal Railroad Company.
• All active locomotive engineers, except company officers, employed by
Soo Line Railroad Company d.b.a. Canadian Pacific.
• All active locomotive engineers, except company officers, employed by
Union Pacific Railroad Company.
• All active locomotive engineers, except company officers, employed by
Winston Salem Southbound Railway Company.

Beginning early next week, these members will receive a mailing from
TrueBallot with toll-free voting instructions. Voting will begin at
11:00 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, September 20, and members will have until
10:00 a.m. EDT on Monday, October 3 to cast their votes. Authorization
does not mean a strike will occur, nor does it mean that all railroads
polled may be struck.

The BLET National Division has retained TrueBallot, Inc., to conduct
the strike authorization vote via telephone. TrueBallot, which is a
nationally-renowned election service provider, previously conducted a
membership initiative election for the BLET in 2010.

National President Pierce urged all BLET members who receive a notice
from TrueBallot to vote. “While we anticipate that President Obama will
appoint a Presidential Emergency Board near the deadline, we must be
prepared for all eventualities,” he said. “Now is the time for all BLET
members to deliver a unified message to the carriers that we will not
stand for shifting health care costs to the backs of older and sick
workers and families with children, and that our wage increases should
better reflect our members’ contributions to the industry’s record
profits.”


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 18 September 2011

Hey MoW:

Was the light work duty just temporary or was it permanent and was it
on the job?


Name: MOW
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 1-10 years
Posted: 18 September 2011

Went out on medical live and when ready to return to work the doctor put
down lite duty only.
CSX said on lite duty work so I was let go. Only work 6 years, so no
disablity. No help from the Unions. Could not find a job, about to lose
everything.
CSX such, they could have found a desk job or something if they want
to. I was a good employee, always work my shift and call outs, went the
extra mile and what do I get for my years of service, nothing.


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 15 September 2011

New Conductor

 Know your rules, watch your ass, and check every weed you walk buy.
They always have a witness to back them up, but most the time you wont.
There are 3 major problems that we all have to face right now that I
dont see going away for some time.                            

First: Until the school is closed down you will never have a minutes
peace in the field. The turn over rate is mandatory to the the door
turning. If they flood the market with new hires, where are they going
to put them if no one quits or employees arent fired or pulled out of
service to create a shortage.

Second: The judges in the courts have to see the light and tell the csx
lawyers.... "your excuse the employees just wont work safely and thats
why they get hurt isnt going to fly anymore!"  
Remember, just one safety failure on your record is enough for them to
use against you if you get injured no matter how old it is. It will be
brought up against you.  
  
Third:  The perks that that upper management are given for not having
any reportable injuries in the field have to go. We have all heard the
rumors for years about the thousands that supervisors get if we dont
get hurt while working. I have never seen proof of this but it has been
said they have admitted to it. Take a look at the front page of the
gateway. Always loaded with alot of "Pat me on the back because we are
a safe RR Blah..blah...blah.." I dont have the time or the desire to do
the research to get concrete facts but I can bet your bottom dollar
there are tons of perks for the company for getting some of these
awards. 
  How do we get the school shut down and get the judges to come to
their senses? How do we stop the monetary perks for upper officials
when "WE" dont get hurt? Until someone can figure that out we will
all have to deal with the "mandatory" o-test failures!


Name: Nazi Management Style
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 30+ years
Posted: 15 September 2011

New Conductor is giving a pretty fair assessment of this Chicken Shit
Outfit.    The only problem you have not been around long enough to
know this is a NAZI management system must have been brought in by
Gayward Focker.

Tony Ingram made a few good changes but his hostile Nazi management
style with his lil Brownshirt Nazi David Brown who invented the Nazi
Southern shitbag with serial numbers on them.   Now you know more of
why CSX has so many problems.  Until CSX gets rid of Brown and the Nazi
Clowns this outfit will be a train wreck waiting to happen.  

Hitler micromanaged his demise and so will this Nazi bunch.

Just give it more time to hatch.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 15 September 2011

As a conductor, more and more I begin to understand why this site
exists.  I used to read this site before I worked for CSX and thought,
how can some of these things be true.  Well, I understand a little
better now.  It is amazing to me how quick you can be involved in an
investigation simply for just being in the general vicinity of what
ever they're investigating.  I don't want to get into the problem
because it's an active investigation, I will say, fellas.... be
careful of what is going on around you, they will hold anyone within
radio distance responsible for any reason.  Even if you are not part,
attached, or associated with the crew that is in question.  What a
shame, they can't understand why morale is low.  Before CSX I was a
supervisor, I'm not saying I'm the brightest bulb... but, they seem
to thing everyone in T&E is a uneducated idiot.  I don't know
everything...but I know from the management labor classes I've had,
CSX defies everything I was ever tot in how to deal with labor issues
and insubordination.  They seem to want to have a " one size fits
all" solution, and it's just not possible without "shooting yourself
in the foot" so to speak.  Put simply....morale killer in my humble
opinion.  I understand that rules must be complied with and safety is
priority one, I'm all for that.  We do have dangerous occupations. 
That being said, at the same time....you can't have employees going to
work so worried about the rules to an extent that they begin to lose
focus on what they're doing... fearing that someone is in the bushes
watching them.  Unfortunately, this is what they will never understand
sitting in an office.  Instead, it is much easier just to start to
spread blame and begin investigating, and firing.  Again, what a shame,
 that's mutual accountability on their terms.  If any of us ever
wondered what true socialism would be like....I'd have to believe that
CSX is a decent model.  Remember, socialism is for the people....not the
socialists.  It does not matter what the circumstance, you will be
wrong, it's the way they designed the rules...as employees of T&E we
will always be wrong and in violation.
I can honestly say, this incident will definitely have an effect on me.
 I am a employee that has a clean record and I go to work when I'm
called without issue.  That's how I make my living....isn't that why
we are all here?  Point being, it doesn't matter...if you are around
when the hammer falls, you will more than likely fall to.   

Be careful and safe fellas.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 10-20 years
Posted: 14 September 2011

Is there a reason why Laura Touchstone is still employed with CSX and
continues to get transferred/promoted as she has affairs with multiple
men at every location and breaks up marriages?!?! It is well known that
employees and wives of the men she has slept with have complained to
Human Resources! It's a total  embarrassment to csx. Why is it ok for
a female to harass and sleep with employees who report to her? Or is it
okay because she goes up the chain also? Harassment training would
indicate she is a total liability and a lawsuit waiting to happen.
Heard she just got moved to Georgia. Won't be long before it starts
all over...Would be nice if HR would actually do something....like FIRE
her!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 12 September 2011

Here' the recent story about the fatality up in Ohio:

UTU member dies in Ohio CSX shoving accident

September 9, 2011 

BOTKINS, Ohio – CSX conductor Dennis A. Hemme, 59, became the ninth UTU
member to die in an on-the-job accident in 2011 when he reportedly was
crushed to death here Sept. 8 during a mainline shove of a stalled
train. Botkins is some 110 miles north of Cincinnati.

Hemme, with some six years of service, was a member of UTU Local 14
(Cincinnati) and is survived by his wife and three children.

Just since July 25, six UTU members have been killed in on-the-job
accidents.

For more information on UTU members killed on-the-job in 2011, click on
the following link:

http://utu.org/memorials-to-utu-members-killed-on-the-job-in-2011/



It to bad you can only access the members memorials through tragic
stories like this. The above link only deals with deaths in 2011, if
you want to see the deaths for 2010 you must substitute 2010 for 2011
in the above link.

It's almost like the UTU doesn't want this information readily
available to the membership. When they started these memorials, there
was a link on the home page which was removed well prior to their new
home page. 

I wonder what the UTU wants to hide?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 20-30 years
Posted: 10 September 2011

I seen Flo has her blower running on here too.


Name: CorrUPtion Blogger
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 September 2011

A strike at least 2 days could seriously disrupt Railroad operations and
could restore a "little" credibility in--international, general, and
local leadership. The recently ratified UTU agreement is nothing but
comparing apples to oranges over healthcare cost. 
The healthcare cost could easily be absorb by the 20-fold pay increases
to Railroad executives over the past few years when wages were going in
opposite directions. 

The membership got looted of leadership during the times of
international (from both unions) indiscretions and the carriers took
advantage of that and now the carriers is taking advantage of the
current political leadership crisis.

Once again:
The combined accumulated wealth of the top CEO's is over 1 BILLION
DOLLARS. Why can't that be exploited when negotiating a contract?
That's enough money to pay for all the employee contributions for the
next 30 years.
TE&Y members working in a demanding hazardous environment of train
operations should be compensated--not degraded as a normal occupational
hazard!

Use your unique skills as leverage; not as a submission to Robber 
Barons!

May God bless the family of the conductor killed in a switching
accident reported today by: UTU.org.


Name: Joe T. Plummer
E-mail: rrstrike.com
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 September 2011

Imminent strike looming for at least one day....In the mean time; take
all pit stops needed for personal health! Bring back the good old days
of unity and trumping greed!


Name: szannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 08 September 2011

Bill,


Nice to see someone else speak up for a change. As far as the
conductors training in the future, I believe they are going to be
certified conductors, not licensed. Not sure what the difference is
supposed to be.  Im going to make a few calls to the FRA and get some
answers on the subject. Will they be trained any different? Will they
be any better qualified to be a conductor with this certification or
will this just be another thing to hold over their heads in regards to
discipline. "Dont behave yourself or we will yank your certification
and you wont be able to work"! As for engineers piloting conductors,
we both know having a peice of paper that says your certified doesnt
mean squat if you arent trained in the first place. An engineer cant be
held accountable for this problem. Our responsiblity is for our engines
and running our trains safely. If they want us to pilot these guys then
they better start adding to the extra board because they will be
recrewing more trains than they ever imagined. The amount of time it
will take to tie your engines and the train down so you can walk back
and see what the conductor needs or assist him/her in the job they are
trying to perform will cost them dearly. Its either that or stopping
the job and having a class on the engines going over maps, timetables
and trying to explain the characteristics of the job you are on. This
is going to be real interesting!


Name: CorrUPtion Blogger
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 08 September 2011

Lay-Off restrictions: A "day" constitute a 24 hour continuous time
period....If your union allows that to be cut in half; you need
stronger leadership. Lay-off issues seems to be the prevailing problems
for most of the complainers. You all are pissing in the wind if you
don't change leadership. One less hired American is an additional
thousands into the pockets of the Robber Barons!

America is a great country with doctors and lawyers on both sides of
the isle!


Name: Bill
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 07 September 2011

Suzannah

The largest part of the problem at Avon is the man doing the training,
James Melton.  He's threatening, and intimidating the new hires.  He
won't give them maps of the area, return calls to answer questions, or
even go out and see if there are any problems that he needs to address. 
I've watched newly marked up conductors stare at the screen, not even
knowing how to fill out a time ticket.  When I've asked what the
problem is, they say Melton never covered how to fill out a time
ticket.

James Melton took the job training trainees to keep from getting fired
as a manager.  He couldn't do his TM job well, so as the saying goes,
suck up, fuck up, move up.  Well, James Melton has done the fuck up and
suck up so well, he's gotten to move up, and CSX rewarded his being
lazy and ineffective with training new hires.

Like you, I've brought this problem up with several members of
management at Avon.  I was told to call TM George Stephenson or TM Mike
Justice and explain the problem to them, should it occur again.  Justice
is a POS, and is telling the engineers "to take the guy, and help him
out the best you can."  Stephenson is ordering the chief to give the
conductor a pilot.  If no pilot is available, he's giving the crew an
option, go home, or he'll give the conductor maps, and explain
everything he can to the person.  This is nice, but doesn't help,
should he get into trouble.

As for engineers piloting conductors, if I remember correctly, Erik
Belew, UTU LC was saying come January, 2012, when the FRA requires the
conductors to be licensed, Engineers will now pilot conductors.  The
BLE protected their engineers in their agreement.  ONLY AN ENGINEER CAN
PILOT AN ENGINEER.  (Thanks UTU for selling the conductors out again.)

As far as doing the job, and doing it right at CSX.  They know with as
hard as it is for people to find a job today, the new hires will do as
they're told for fear of loosing their job.  The new hires admit that
Melton has made them afraid to speak up against his piss poor training
for fear of loosing their job.  I've had more than one group of new
hires ask me if they complain about what a poor job Melton was doing,
would it make a difference?  I think we all know the answer to that
one. 

Good luck getting the training situation changed at Avon.


Name: FLTHD
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 1-10 years
Posted: 06 September 2011

Its really surprising when you read some of these statements to see the
names involved in the issues.  For the record A statement about MB Fulp
and the fra catching him doing wrong not the case. Do you really think
the bosses don't know what goes on. of course they do. but when they
get scared they throw the blame on someone else and say it will be ok.
You'll be right back to work. just go thru the steps. Well when the
union rep is corrupt and his little boy is in trouble its trade one for
the other..So fellas don't trust any of the management. COVER YOUR OWN
ASS. No one else will when it comes crunch time..And when you bid jobs
and amazingly something changes so you don't get the position over and
over, you may be the next fall guy..


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 06 September 2011

NoMo

Interesting. Corporations don't want to hear it. I watched the movie
"Inside Job" a couple days ago. It traced the roots of the 2008
bubble back to Raygun with banking deregulation. The most disturbing
issue for me was academics has been tainted by greed. When you have
Havard, Columbia, Stanford, Berkley ect....economics professors on
corporate payrolls being on boards working as advisors ect....they have
cashed in by spouting the corporate mantra what the flavor is at the
time. Every single one that got interviewed got pissed an ended it when
the interviewer pointed out quotes from their papers that supported that
dirivatives in the mortgage industry which caused the crash as being
good business. Everyone one of them are millionaires from their
corporate side work. The head of the Harvard economics department was
interviewed asked if it was a conflict of interest an unethical. He too
ended the interview.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 06 September 2011

Hey RRJ:

Read comments #s 167 and 168 on page 7, Harry Winter2 has an
interesting bent on our economy.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/09/02/7575818-romney-says-his-plan-radically-restructures-the-american-economy?last=1315242373&threadId=3213842&sp=150&pc=25#last_1


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 04 September 2011

Hey CorrUPtion Blogger:

At the risk of repeating myself...it's not necessary to post on all
topics, pick one we read them all.


Name: CorrUPtion Blogger
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 04 September 2011

"Labor Day" should be change to "Corporation Day." Infowars.com


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 04 September 2011

Suzannah

That's a lot of good questions for the UTU. The UTU gave the green
light for the training new hires recieve. The UTU is the one who gets
new hires to fill out papework while in training if I've heard correct
it's at the REDI center or mabey it was right before they start OJT at
their home terminals. Why is a UTU rep at the REDI center or speaking
on CSX time to recruit people? They also give new hires false
information that the UTU is the only union they can belong to. I know
that to be true quite a few new hires have stated the UTU made threats
against joining the BLET. Why is the UTU so scared if they feel their
the best union to represent trainmen? The UTU agreed to forcing
trainmen into engine service there motive to take away members &
destroy the BLE that back fired. Why in recent years has the UTU
disregarded the will of their members who voted down on-property
contracts? Then forcing them into it by splitting different segments up
like the C&O, L&N, and B&O if some voted the majority against it.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 04 September 2011

Hey Suzannah:

The answer is simple...the LC is the one who instructs the Local's
Treasurer to have payroll withhold dues...I don't know what the
local's cut is anymore but at $50 a month for 6 months that's quite a
lot of free money.

Are politics and religion involved? Depends on your definition!

Excuse me...I think Lee's knocking!


Name: Suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 04 September 2011

Loco Engineer,

MAN!!! Here we go again. Why is it everytime a topic is brought up that
needs to be addressed someone has to get on here and start blabbing
about religion, politics and BLAH BLAH BLAH!  

Again, the question at hand was why are the unions taking money from
these new hires while they are in training and they cant do a damb
thing for them. I could understand if they started taking their money
after they finish their training(JOKE HA! HA!) and mark up so they can
get them started on the books and officially enrolled with their
locals(if not fired by then) but not while they are training and they
cant represent them.


Now the other topic that was addressed.... For those of you who have
some years under your belt, lets see what you think!

Avon yd, Duane yd, Roselake yd, Terminal RR, UP Salem yd,
crawfordsville yd, Lafayette yd(Monon rr) old transfer yd, Hawthorne
yd, belt RR, Anderson yd, Marion yd, and last but not least Stanley yd.

These are all the yards these new guys are expected to get a glimps at
and learn. They are also expected to ride over 650 + miles of RR. They
are throwing these guys out there making them run both east and west
and because of the limited time schedule they have they are not getting
properly trained on all the jobs. Over 90 percent of the trainees have
told me the same thing..... Our heads are exploding. We are getting
thrown tons of info at us at once and we are shipped around all over
the place going one direction then the next and I cant remember half of
where Ive been. I tell all of them the only thing they can do is make
lots of notes and get as many maps from the old heads that they can and
when they mark you up DONT BE AFRAID to tell the caller you are not
comfortable when they call you for a job you never worked or worked
once and insist on a pilot. Some of those who have done so have been
told by cmc that they will be fine because the engineer will take care
of them. Once again this is BULLSHIT! I think the only thing we can do
as engineers to protect ourselves is to file a mass complaint with the
FRA. Then we need to notify the chief when you get a conductor who
takes a call then tells you he/she never worked the job. Tell the chief
you are not a conductor pilot, you cant be on the ground with them(DUH!)
and you wont be responsible for any damage to equipment or his/her well
being!  I know none of us want to get these new guys in trouble or get
attention drawn to them during their 60 day probation(again, whats the
union doing for them?) but this half ass training is not going to stop
till we start making a stand!  We all know the company just wants a
warm body out there that can take a call 24-7 and go anywhere they want
them, but they can accompish the same task by keeping enough employees
hired and split them up between the east and the west! We all know if
they would send them one direction and train them on every job until
they understand it that employee would not only be more confident but
also a much safer employee not only for the company but for all of the
engineers!  This quantity of training and not quality is going to get
someone seriously hurt of killed. Got any other ideas??


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 03 September 2011

Loco engineer

I was reading your post till the part of "baby boomers have used up
all of medicare, social security ect....". That's the stupidist most
selfish thing I've read on this website. How did baby boomers use it
up? Last time I checked boomers are just starting to retire the
majority are still working with this faltering economy they'll
continue working seeing they've lost a lot of their retirement savings
income. An individual must be 65 years old to get medicare majority of
boomers haven't reached that age. That's the stupid part of your
post. You wrote about getting rid of republicans supporting democrats
but you sound more like a closet republican. Your spouting the
republican line with the threats "let's get rid of it now before the
boomers use it up". Then the part of your post they'll be nothing
left for you that's the selfishness. Unbelieveable.


Name: loco engineer
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 02 September 2011

Sorry I almost forgot.  We all need to take a stand and stop this
infighting.  The republican Party across the country is using any and
all means to take total social control and think they know what is best
for all of us. It is scarry when a used car salesmen gets elected for
apublic office and gets power hungry or a college grad gets power
hungry.  Life can be so great. just take some time to think about your
family or friends or some event in your life that was a good memory. I
know if CSX or the republican party could they would fire you for being
happy or having priavte thoughts.  Also you can find a local church and
get saved as a chrsitian.  there is nothing worng with finding comfort
in the good word of Jesus. We should all take time to do this not when
we are sick or other. Of course the Republican party or any number of
RR officials would find a way to say you are in safety violation. 
Right now you are angry and say mabey later or when you fall ill. 
People Jesus loves all of you. God does not favor rich republicans who
lie steal and treat you badly.  The gate of hevan is very narrow and a
rich man may not make it through.  See what i am saying is that power,
money and wealth are just fleeting glory. it is our soul we should all
worry about. I pray to our lord jesus christ and our hevanly father to
protect and keep each and everyone of you Rail Roaders safe and in good
health and may he watch over your familys while you are out there
providing our great country with what she needs to be great. I thank
each and everyone of you. In the name of the father the son and the
holly spirit amen.  GOD bless you RRs and thank you for what you give
and the sacrafices you have to make just to work such a hard job


Name: Loco engineer 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 September 2011

WOWA!  people are a little upset here. I think it comes down to
simplcity.  CSX does not care about employeees, public, railfans,
familys of employees or any company and or there hearatige.  CSX cares
about one thing and one thing only. SHARE HOLDER profits and coperate
republicans.  People is it me or has it gotten like the 1930'3 all
over again?  The unions are struggling to stay afloat, idiots come on
here and try to talk smack about the unions when they are looking for a
free handout.  The REPUBLICAN party in this country is trying to take
away your freedoms your rights and your job security.  Sure we are all
rail roaders or have family that is or has been working for the RRs,
but we need to stop all of this blaming each other shit and get some
DEMOCRATS in office and I mean on the local level. Forget about how
much senority or the new hire or that new house and car think about
being a good christian and praying to Jesus and vote for local
democrats.  there are a lot of CSX retires who are now republicans
becuse they think they are entitled to more and more. they turn there
backs on there union brothers and sisters and vote republican.  What do
you think happened to our disability , medicare, and any number of
social programs the baby boomers used it up like water.  Now all of us
can look forward to nothing.  We need to unite, organize, vote democrat
and above all have respect for each other as CSX is about share holders
and there coperate office. Dont be blind to the republican lies, false
truths, and hate they spread.  Republicans want private jails and
prisons, non union low wage no benfit scabs, freedoms taken away in the
name of homeland security, you walk off the engine and some security
guard wants ID? HMM the Green vest with CSX and your grip is not
enough?  You walk to your car after work and you get checked?  You
spend all day and night out there on the road or freezing in the yard
working your ass off and you get in trouble?  Sure there may be some
republicans on here.  look ( republican run)  down in the southern
states they are a mess! low wages prisons and republcan rich?  To be a
union member is much more than each and everyone of us, it is about the
next generation it is about your kids my kids that women or man who is
getiing yelled at by some official and standing up for them.  it is
about standing together. Yes we can all make a difference. Love your
union and dont listen to the lies propaganda spread by republicans. I
dont want my son or daughter working flipping burgers for a living. the
republicans want your kids working for $2 hr with a benifit package for
only $2000 month YEARIGHT!  It is simple as voting Democrat on the
local level and standing together.  I know it is hard for new hires as
the old guys want you to know they earned the top spot and you have to
earn your way. that is so un chrsitian. Jesus loves the new hire just
as much as the engineer with 30yrs.  respect go's both ways.
Republicans know what is best for there bank accounts and do not have
your interest at heart.  I belive in Jesus and love GOD and love all of
you RRs no exceptions. Lets start loveing each other fellow union
brothers and sisters. Aint life wonderful with love


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 02 September 2011

EMPLOYED IN OTHER CAPACITY,

Obviously I dont know who you are but I APPLAUD YOU. I havent seen this
much passion thrown out here in a long time. You are in contact with
these lawyers?  Got a question you might ask them. Im sure you might
already know but if you dont the new hires are paying union dues while
they are training and NOT represented by the union. When they finally
finish their training(Joke, quantity training, not quality) they are
still on probation for 60 more days and are still not protected by the
union. Yet they still pay union dues. This is BULLSHIT! If they get
fired in those 60 days do they have a right to get all the dues they
forked out returned because they had no  representation?  We have
freshly marked up conductors who were not trained on all the jobs and
are to damb scared to ask for a pilot in fear if they make waves they
will be targeted and fired. What the hell is the union taking their
money for and not representing them after they become officially marked
up and tossed out on their own?  Are they not official employees then?
And to make matters worse they are being told when they are called that
the engineers will take care of them because we are qualified on the job
they were called for. ANOTHER BULLSHIT MOVE!  Im not a conductor pilot.
Im an engineer possibly sitting 50 cars away and cant see a damb thing
he is doing. I havent seen anything in writing from the BLET or UTUE
about putting a stop to this. If there was anything sent out there I
didnt get it! Ask your lawyer friends what kind of lawsuits are the
engineers entitled to if they get fired because of some half trained
green horn who doesnt know the job and the company cut him loose for a
body count!


Name: GayWard Focker
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 30+ years
Posted: 02 September 2011

We do not have any problems on CSX   How do you dream this stuff up
against CSX.    Maybe it is drug related?    

Yours in railroading 


GayWard Focker


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for N/A
Posted: 02 September 2011

THERE IS A WAY TO STOP ALL THIS MADNESS. YOU EACH KNOW, THE UNION IS A
FACADE, AND IT ONLY IS THERE, TO TAKE A H U G E PORTION OF YOUR
PAYCHECK ON THE EVERY 2! HOWEVER, THE TOBACCO INDUSTY, IS MUCH LARGER
THAN CSX COULD EVER BE, IN THEIR FANTASY DREAMS, AND THEY GOT THEIR ASS
HANDED TO THEM, VIA WHISTLE BLOWERS. IT TAKES, JUST ENOUGH PEOPLE SAYING
I HAVE HAD ENOUGH! ARE YOU TIRED AND FED UP WITH HOW YOUR TREATED? THE
COMPANY MAKES DEMANDS ON YOU, AND DOES NOT HONOR THE AGREEMENTS SET
FORTH, THEY BREAK EVERY SINGLE F.R.A. LAW THERE IS, BUT IF YOU DO SO
MUCH AS FART IN THE WIND, YOUR FIRED. EVERYONE WALKS ON EGGSHELLS,
WONDERING, WILL I HAVE A JOB TOMORROW, OR WILL SOME LITTLE NO GOOD
INSURANCE SALESMAN LIKE PETER T. BURRUS FIRE ME? THATS RIGHT, HE HAS NO
KNOWLEDGE OF THE R.R. THIS FOOL COMES IN FROM SELLING INSURANCE IN NYC,
THUS THE REASON THERE IS SO MUCH STRIFE AND DIVISION EVERYWHERE HE
GOES. HE IS RIDICIOUS, AND HAS NO IDEA HOW TO MANAGE, BUT HE CAN COST
CSX, MILLIONS, AND HE IS...HEADS UP WARD!!!!! I AM A SHADOW, BUT I KNOW
WHAT IS HAPPENING, BECAUSE I AM THERE, YOU MUST MUST MUST BAN TOGETHER!
YOU CAN HAVE WHAT YOU WANT, WAGES, TIME, EVEN PHONES, BUT YOU HAVE TO
FIGHT. THEY WILL COUNTER WITH THEIR ASSINE THREATS, OF FIRING YOUR
UNION REPS, UH, SO? DARE WE STOP A TRAIN, OH MY WHAT IF THAT HAPPENED
FOR EVEN 48 HOURS, PANIC IN THE STREETS! TO CLOSE, IF YOU HAVE BEEN
FIRED, WRONGFULLY TERMINATED, EVEN FOR ANY AMOUNT OF TIME, YOU CAN
RECOVER LOST WAGES, AND MORE....IF YOU HAVE LOST YOUR JOB AND YOU WERE
IN THE RIGHT, YOU CAN GET   YOUR   JOB   BACK !!!!!!!!!!!   ITS CALLED 
WRONGFUL TERMINATION, AND EVEN ONLY ONE PERSON SUES, YOU WILL WIN. THERE
IS A LARGE LAW FIRM IN LOUISVILLE KY THAT IS SITTING AND WAITING FOR
PHONE CALLS....IF MORE THAN ONE CALLS, YOU HAVE CIVIL ACTION THUS
WHISTLE BLOWERS AND YOUR PROTECTED AS ARE YOUR JOBS. THIS IS FEDERAL,
AND GOES ABOVE ALL TOP DAWGS AT CSX, PERHAPS SOME OF YOU, WOULD LIKE
THEIR POSITIONS. THINK OF IT THIS WAY, IF SOMEONE KEPT TRYING TO BREAK
INTO YOUR HOME, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? 

YOU WOULD STOP THEM! THIS IS NO DIFFERENT. . . THEY ARE TAKING FROM
YOU, YOUR FAMILY, AND YOUR FUTURE. 

ITS ALL ABOUT TAKING THAT FIRST STEP....AND ITS A SURE FIRE BET, YOU
WILL WIN. THE TEST CALLS, HAVE BEEN MADE.....AND YOU GUYS, ALREADY MADE
OUT LIKE BANDITS!   
JUST DO IT! TAKE BACK WHAT IT YOURS! 

BE SAFE TO ALL~


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: CSX Customer, for N/A
Posted: 02 September 2011

To add to the Pete Tandy Burrus issue, he is horrible! We have dealt
with him and gone now to the extremes of taking hundreds of thousands
in buisness to other companies without saying a word, DUE TO HIS
BEHAVIOR. It comes down to how he treats his employees, how he acts all
together. We have had millions invested with CSX for years, and it would
be it that companies BEST interst to DITCH that fool, because he in his
ignorance is going to single handly destroy every place he goes. As for
those of you, who have ask, where DOES he live? Locations Franklin, TN 
|  Dyer, IN  |  Jacksonville, FL  |  Florence, SC  |  Canton, MI  | 
Huntington, WV  |  Columbus, OH  |  Dublin, OH  |  Chicago, IL  | 
Farmington Hills, MI  |  New York, NY  |  Richmond, VA 
View full addresses >> 
Aliases Peter Burros  
Relatives Amy Elizabeth Burrus  |  Amy  |  Amy W Burrus  |  Ann W
Burrus  |  David C Burrus  |  Jr Robert L Burrus  |  Lewis G Burrus  | 
Robert Burrus 
  FAMILY NAMES..........CURRENT ADDRESS.......ELM STREET FRANKLIN
TN....if you all would like to know....in a NEW just under a HALF
MILLION dollar home! 

He is easily found, and YOU are all paying for his mistakes, and his
house, by NOT contacting, Mr.Ward, and those who NEED to know, what is
REALLY going on. As a company that does buisness with CSX, we can say
for SURE, that the RIGHT people do NOT know, of his behavior, SHOULD
they find out.....he will be dealt with, and that new home...be on the
market...asap. 

Good Luck!


Name: Truths
E-mail: Hoffas411@hotmail.com
Employed as: Corporate office, for 1-10 years
Posted: 02 September 2011

I am extremely surprised that no one mentioned the want to be President
Mighty pete burris? He makes his own rules, because he THINKS....daddy
has his back...awee..but this is not so. Burris is a little man, with
no disregard for the men who work hard, and he has been transferred
many times, due to the fact, he has made many MANY CSX Conductors,
Engineers, even officials HATE him to the point of endangerment. What a
worm~ So now he hides ...so he thinks in Nashville Tn...and YES I know
the addy haha, hiding from all those he is firing without cause in
Evansville, In. However to those of you who are enduring this little
piece of work, good news is on the way, he is ON the way OUT! His
antics are costing the company THOUSANDS, and we all know, CSX, does
not like loss of production, down time, and loss of revenue....so chins
up guys and gals...soon you will be rid of satan and he WILL KNOW the
word.........

YOUR FIRED!

Defination:the most hated man on the csx railroad- pete burris  Urban
Dictionary!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 30 August 2011

Goob

Correct double time and a half for a T&E 5 day yard assignment on a
holiday if one works. The double time I was referring to on sunday's
was for other crafts like trackmen, signalmen ect..if their called in
in an emergency.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 29 August 2011

Double time would be as RRJ stated, most likely their would be a
holiday, not sure about the Sunday.

Example.

5 day yard job, or any scheduled 5 day local or road switcher under 100
miles.

Called on the off day= time and 1/2.
Called on a Holiday= Double time

Called for a road trip over 100== I do not know.

Most of the time the L&N just abolished the job's and re-listed them.
Extra board worked them at straight time, unless they were too far out
and required a DH, then things changed and they would pay up.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 29 August 2011

Hey APE:

Maybe in another 15-20 years you'll be able to hold a day yard job and
in thirty hold one with Saturday and Sunday off. Better chances are
finding a Local with Saturday and/or Sunday off...unfortunately most of
those start work at 1800-1900.

The make up of personnel has changed over the last 10 years with a lot
of old heads retiring so a day job may not be that far away. However,
under the L&N contract, the senior men got to take their off days with
them...probably the same on the B&O and C&O!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 27 August 2011

When was it anything other then straight time on weekends for T&E? Not
sure of which craft you work in "APE" doesn't explain a lot. If
you're T&E it's always been straight time. Exception to the rule
working days off in yard service called to work on short rest for
another assignment. Some crafts like signal maintainters, trackmen, a
few others get time and a half on weekends mabey even double time on
sunday.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 26 August 2011

Isnt it nice working weekends for straight pay,  our union fore fathers,
would roll in their grave if they knew it had came to this.  Way to go
CSX, you have beaten the unions.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 26 August 2011

NoMo

CSX has moved everything from the coast inland. I read from some post
on FB Newport News is shut down. That was nice of CSX & Mike Ward to
start donations even before it strikes.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 August 2011

CSX Corporation donates $100,000 to Red Cross in advance of Irene
landfall


In advance of the projected East Coast landfall of Hurricane Irene, CSX
Corporation has made a $100,000 donation to the American Red Cross to
use where there is the greatest need in this or future storms.

"The employees of CSX are hard at work preparing our transportation
network for Irene. At the same time, they wish to offer a hand to our
communities through the vital efforts of the Red Cross," said Michael
J. Ward, chairman, president and chief executive officer.

CSX Corporation, based in Jacksonville, Fla., is one of the nation's
leading transportation companies, providing rail, intermodal and
rail-to-truck transload services. The company's transportation network
spans approximately 21,000 miles, with service to 23 eastern states and
the District of Columbia. CSX's network connects more than 240 short
line and regional railroads and more than 70 ocean, river, and lake
ports. More information about CSX Corporation and its subsidiaries is
available at www.csx.com.


Name: CorrUPtion Blogger
E-mail: ill gotten gains
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 August 2011

Accumulated wealth of top Railroad Executives:

James A. Young...$500,000,000.00 = shares held at 554,209

Do the math on the following...need more interaction from viewers.

Michael J. Ward...252,675 shares

Charles W Moorman...206,382 shares 

Matthew K. Rose...(BNSF) private company but estimated wealth
$200,000,000.00

Sorry for the ones not listed! They haven't reached the
$100,000,000.00 yet!

Majority of the wealth was accumulated during the last decade while
trying to maintain "deregulation."

How many friends do you have furloughed and have lost jobs to
sub-contractors at the CEO's expense? Si!

Source: Yahoo Finance (company symbol) "Insider Roster."


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 26 August 2011

NoMo

I've been thru several of them over the years. We were due for one. I
bought a generator after the last big one I think it was 2004 when
power was out for three days might have to use it for the first time.
We're expecting some high winds up to 40mph rain 2"-4". I'm about
75 miles from the coast. Their predicting no river flooding because
thing has been dry & rivers are low.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 25 August 2011

Hey RRJ:

You'll get a weather day, maybe two. Oh, I forgot you're retired now.
Probably lose power for a day or so. The storm surge will do more damage
than the wind...hopefully it will occur during low tide.

Make sure you have plenty of gas, ice, beer and TP. Stop by the army
surplus store and pick up a case of MRE...they are actually pretty
good.

Depending on the damage, CSX will have trailers with water, ice etc at
the terminals. After Katrina CSX and Mike Ward personally went out of
their way to help the affected employees.

My Mother, Brother and Sister all live in Connecticut, My brother and
his wife and Sister and her husband all live within 500' of the beach.
Not nearly as concerned about the wind as I am about storm surge.
Camille, Fredrick and Katrina and a few dozen others have taught me a
thing or two.

Good luck and I hope for the best but I expect the worse!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 25 August 2011

NoMo

The quake just disturbed my afternoon siesta. Now it's time to see
what Irene has in store.


Name: Hotbox
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 24 August 2011

Mike Ward rolled through town the other day and it is amazing how the
management fixed everything that we have been bitching about for
awhile.  They even did an reenactment of his arrival into the yard the
day before he got here (and they bitch about us delaying trains).  If
Mike Ward really wants to see what it is like out here, try coming in
UNANNOUNCED and you will see the true side of your beloved management
team in action.  This company really is a fucking joke.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 August 2011

Hey CorrUPtion Blogger:

I'm sure you think your posts are important...the may be, however
it's not necessary to post it under each topic. We read them all!!!


Name: CorrUPtion Blogger
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 23 August 2011

"Intimidated no more; Libyans (Americans) end Gaddafi's (Corporate
America's) rule!" Media


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 23 August 2011

Hey RRJ:

Hope that little shake didn't knock you off your stool;)


Name: JBOB
E-mail: 
Employed as: Engine repair, for 1-10 years
Posted: 23 August 2011

I got hurt at CSX in 2009 and was fired, had to have a disc replaced and
lost everything. Well I finanly got a job after two years of healing and
job hunting. I got called in the office of my new employer and they said
the CSX attorney or investigator called them and told them I said I was
disabled during a deposition which is NOT TRUE. I was told it would be
better for me to resign until my case settles with CSX however they
wanted me to get a fit for duty letter from a doctor. I did as they
asked and provided proof I could work. The head manager called me into
his office and said he was concerned that I was trying to get
disability and that I came to work with a pre existing injury. In the
same breath he stated he had been declared 30% disabled through the VA
and I was like WTF are you doing here working then. I told them I have
not been decalared disabled by Social security at according too them I
could do past work which I was doing. They still wanted me to resign,
so I called my attorney who is working my CSX case and he said Dont you
DARE resign you make them fire you. Well I went back and give them my
letter and I stated I could not in good faith resign based over a phone
call from persons unknown stating I was disabled when I had provided
them a Fit For duty letter signed by a doctor. Needless to say they
fired me but said I could go back when my CSX case settles.  I lost
everything when I got hurt, house, vehicles, you name it I had to sell
it. I thought I had reached a turning point in my life and was starting
to leave behind some of the anger had built up at CSX and I was almost
caught up on my bills and bought a truck (not a new one) that I cant
pay for now.
I am not asking for your pitty I just wanted to tell you my story and
low down and dirty CSX is
I had recorded some employees before I turned in my injury because I
knew come court time they would not tell it. I even turned one of these
recordings into the Ethics people to try and save my job, well they said
there was no merrit to and that they couldnt understand what was on it.
The recording was crystal clear that was bullshit they just didnt want
to, but anyway you would figure CSX would provide that recording to
there attorneys handling there case right WRONG. At my deposition that
asked about one recording and that was one my lawyer give them, they
didnt know about the other one, CSX never told them about it I guess
they were hoping I didnt save the recordings for future use. I
explained to the attorney during the depo that I had given it to Ethics
and he said that I didnt well I still have the sent email.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 22 August 2011

when cell phones got banned? the dispatching went to hell! you figure it
out yet? rotflmao! its not in Chicago budget to run things right!
 they cant take care of their  own? much less look out for all the
crews coming into Chicago? it might affect their bonus? cabs yup the
kids are still waiting up to  90 minutes for a ride? not in all cases!


so? when ya get stickman? go restricted speed a  very safe speed at all
times okay? get it? slow is safe? safe is good! watch out when doubling
up in cabs! its your ass in court if ya get in an accident? especially
if four or more are in the cab !  SO  KEEP DOING FAVORS , SCREW
YOURSELF AND YOUR FELLOW MAN? STAY BUDDY BUDDY WITH THE BOSSES? KEEP
THAT BONUS GOING INTO THEIR POCKETS?


Name: CorrUPtion Blogger
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 August 2011

Corporate CEO's....Be a patriot! Give-up your ill-gotten gains through
fraud, deceit, union payoffs, lobbying politicians, corporate welfare,
and greed. A "democracy" as we know it; cannot sustain such corporate
malfeasance and expect to survive!  

"Ten million dollars is better in the hands of 100 Americans than 1
corporate CEO." Ralph Nader


Name: Binheer2long
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 August 2011

Gotta love these space cadets, do you have any idea which forum you are
posting on?? Eleven years ago did you enter the medical mary jane
business??
If the Good Lord does not know who you are any better than those of us
who post here you are not only lost, you cannot be forgotten!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 August 2011

I left and opened my own business.Going on 11 years.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 18 August 2011

Hey Bin

I think you may be right...HTL, Here Too Long!


Name: Binheer2long
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 18 August 2011

Thanks, NoMo,
Glad to hear HTL is still on the green side. He is always an
interesting read. Did he sign HTL or H2L???


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 17 August 2011

Hey Been:

Yeah H2L retired a couple of years ago and spends his summers at his
home terminal and winters at the away from home terminal (Florida)
playing shuffleboard, squiring the blue hairs and dining on early bird
specials. Life is good!

Old habits die hard and he chimes in several times a year...I think he
misses us!


Name: Binheer2long
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 17 August 2011

Hey, NoMo
  Didn't he sign as HTL and we by accident realised the similarity of
our handle, and yes, have not seen a post from HTL for quite some
time!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 16 August 2011

BYE BYE EUBANKS! GOOD RIDDANCE! Since you came to Avon, you have done
nothing but ruin this terminal! DON'T LET THE DOOR HIT YOU IN THE ARSE
WHEN LEAVING!!!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 August 2011

Check comes every month, I must need to do something, then it hits---
calm down and get a second cup. everything is covered.

Really nice feeling.
GOOB


Name: Binheer2long
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 August 2011

Just sitting back enjoying the show. Ain't retirement great!!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 08 August 2011

Hey RRJ:

All we need now is Dave, H2L , Allman Bros., Plug Door and a few others
and it will be just like old times!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 06 August 2011

heil holton

HEY CHICAGO!!!

did herr holton screw up your yard as bad as he is doing to TAMPA??

its worse now than before he got here!!
take him back!! pleeeez


does anyone at csx know how to run a railroad?????


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 06 August 2011

Hey Other:

The piers at Curtis Bay are legendary...and not in a good way. Fact or
fiction? I guess it depends on who you talk to. I've never seen
anything good posted on this site about the piers.

Is the job offer by CSX or a contractor and what is your reasoning
for wanting to change jobs to one that pays less?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for N/A
Posted: 05 August 2011

I think I got a job at the Baltimore Coal Pier, in Curtis Bay MD.  Can
anyone tell me if this place is as bad as everyone says it is.  This is
a tough decision, because I have another job making more money offered
to me.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 04 August 2011

Of course there's a closet gay problem w/ CSX jax professionals. No one
who is gay -- and sane-- would dare let coworkers know. even tho CSX has
a quasi-eeoc, it is a sham. EEO will deny there's a problem. To adm it
that a problem exists means that they'd have to deal with it. and,
their efficacy is just about as worthy as breasts on a chicken


Name: Corruption Blogger
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 04 August 2011

UTU.org reports DOL (corruptions) violations since January 1, 2011. See
if your ex-union boss is listed!


Name: Unimpressed
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 04 August 2011

After more than one interview for a position I was more than qualified
for, both the hiring manager and the HR rep have managed to drop off
the radar completely. I am well aware that the hiring process can take
much longer than a projected timeframe, which is why I try to touch
base after that timeframe passes. I got nothing for updates. No status
updates on the applicant website. No emails, not even to reject you.
Nothing but crickets. 

Needless to say I am not impressed and was quite disappointed because I
had heard good things about this place (until I found this board, that
is.) Maybe I should thank my lucky stars and consider it a dodged
bullet that I won't be stuck in such an unprofessional environment.


Name: Cotton
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 30+ years
Posted: 03 August 2011

I am so happy my time is up ! Was it worth puttin 30 + years ? Better
than social unsecurity . Hope y'all are havin fun


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 August 2011

Hey APE 1-10:

How would a lowly APE know there's a closet gay problem at corporate?

There are some questions that just aren't worth asking!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 01 August 2011

does anyone know if CSX has done anything about the closet gay problem
at Jacksonville Corporate.....well  NO!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 July 2011

does anyone know if CSX has done anything about the drug problems at the
baltimore coal pier.


Name: Edmund Muskie
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 29 July 2011

You can sum it up with one word as to why CSX will probably never win
the E.H. Harriman "Gold" award ;  Conrail.


Name: Safety First in Indy?
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years
Posted: 27 July 2011

CSX has helped make the streets of Indianapolis less safe by allowing
Track Inspector Adam "A-Crash" Flowers to return to work this week.
  He was seen trolling around Hawthorn in his conrail coupe.  He said
his dad and Ralph pulled some strings and favors to get him back to
work and he even had help getting his driver's license reinstated.  I
guess it helps if your daddy is a union rep.
  It is another classic case of how CSX's rules and policies are this
way for certain people and another way for the others.

  These favors/strings pulled for Mr. Flowers only weakens the union
since it's obvious even though we pay our dues, we all do not get the
same representation.
  Several people are wondering how and why he was allowed to return to
work.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 23 July 2011

fucking cry babies.......why dont you guys just stick it right in their
fucking ass to get yours....thats what i do.....knocking down 100k a
year


Name: Tom Eagleton
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 20-30 years
Posted: 21 July 2011

Does anyone know if conductor Edward Gay was able to return to work in
Cincy?  I heard he was off work for almost 2 years and the EEOC ordered
his reinstatement with back pay.
  That should help out some of the other CSX workers who were thrown to
the curb.  Maybe the EEOC needs to open a few doors?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Engine repair, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 20 July 2011

The Union at the railroad will never be strong, unless someone educates
80-90% of its workforce to stop voting for republicans.  Just read the
facts people.  Republicans have already been responsible for many RIGHT
TO WORK states.  They hate unions and will do anything in there power to
bust a union, much like CSX management.  So stop listening to your NON
UNION bosses and do what is right for your much corrupted union at the
railroad.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 19 July 2011

Ya'll think it's all about CSX with the unions. The BLET & UTU are
national an international organizations. Not every railroad forces
people into holding dual seniority as a conductor an engineer like CSX.
The UP & BNSF doesn't their bigger than the east coast railroads NS &
CSX. Merging unions would have to be nationwide including Canada. BLET
Pres Pierce is trying change he's relatively new in office. He's
finally getting the VP's & GC's up off their lazy arse's and get to
division meetings something that hasn't been done in many years. There
were to many years of complacency in the unions. It's all about the
members and union meeting participation is pretty schidty with low
numbers. Payings dues doesn't mean a thing if people just sit and do
nothing. That's all I read on hear about paying dues. I've seen to
many LC's get burnt out because they get no help from their members
especially from the VLC's who think they should get paid if they do
anything. It's a non-paying job it always has been. If someone
doesn't want an officer position in a division/local they can decline
putting their name on a ballot.


Name: joe schmo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 19 July 2011

Hey crazy, there are plenty of men who work out here who feel the same
way you do.  The main reasons why the unions wont join is because all
the ones who hold high positions don't want to give up their piece of
the pie...would you?  The threat of their cush jobs being taken away
doesn't blow over well and you would have to be an idiot not to think
the company doesn't have a lot of them in their pocket.  I will say
that some of the claims can be quite ridiculous but if the company
would pay half of the claims that are justified we would be doing about
twice as good as we are right now.  I've learned that getting guys
together on anything out here is basically a lost cause at this point
because no one really gives a shit anymore.  Everyone is so used to the
ass pounding they recieve that they have become numb.  The only real
progress I see out here is the progress the company keeps making by
cutting our jobs, keeping the rosters cut as slim as possible, denying
claims, and keeping our morale as low as they can.  We can all be
thankful we have jobs in this piss poor economy with a decent wage but
we also shouldn't settle for a lot of the treatment we get from crew
callers, the pay department, and the excuses our unions have.  I'm
still trying to figure out why we even pay union dues anymore..the
company gets what the company wants.


Name: just plain krazy
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 19 July 2011

just wondering y and the hell the men cant stick together. the unions do
nothing. the bonus the conductors were supposed to get (by what was said
in the contract) on the first of july was pushed back to the 15th
without the union letting anyone know till the day before.....all
claims whether good or not are being deniedand i know the only guys
that are getting thier claims paid are taking them to arbitration
themselves..... ive been told stories of how combining the UTU and BLE
has fell thru in the past but maybe it is time to try again. im tired
of being screwed by this company, its time for both crafts to come at
the comany with one united union.


Name: AWP
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 15 July 2011

Added to article below about Mineral Springs collision:  Speed on impact
48 MPH.


Name: AWP
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 15 July 2011

In response to the rear end collision in Mineral Springs, NC on   May
24, 2011 that killed the train crew:  I work in the Atlanta Division on
the A&WP and regularly speak with crews from Abbeville, SC about the
rear end collision.  I spoke with a man who has seen the download. The
engineer complied to the Approach Signal according to the operating
rules.  The crew then came back out on the power as if they were
displayed a clear signal at the intermediate siganl after the approach
signal.  The engineer blew the crossing a few hundred feet prior to the
collision and turned the bell off just seconds before. They obviously
were awake. This same employee told me that he has come out onto the
main in that area on a short local train and not show up on the
dispatchers board due to the tracks not shunting. Is there a known
problem in this area? Were they running on a clear signal? We will
probably never know cause CSX says the loco-cam was not functioning.
Its funny how if its something that can prove your guilt they always
can get the video but if its a video that can clear your name then it
never seems to work. Go figure.  I heard the NTSB took over the
investigation so maybe we will get to the bottom of it. Big maybe.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 14 July 2011

Hey Loco Hogger

Did you get your panties in a wad and not feeling well.

You get to vent on here  LOL


Corn duc tor


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Engine repair, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 14 July 2011

my daddy didnt work here you spoke that well, I am in about the same
boat you are.  This place is full of journeyman of nothing.  poor
training and only thing they know is strictly memorization.  Most
employees are also job scared.  Because no one else would hire them
anywhere else.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 12 July 2011

Everyone knew the circumstances when they took the job offer.     
On-call 24/7. I talk to guys everyday who say, "man I can't believe
they called me on my rest, thats crazy, man," or "man, i told you
they would turn that claim down!" (However, we do have a major issue
in this area that needs to be addressed. Its bad enough to work the
hours we do but then you gotta fight for your money. Its not right.)
Again, you knew what you were getting in when you accepted the job and
when you voted in your union representative even if he is a dirty
bastard. I feel like a shrink instead of an engineer. All the bullcrap
I listen to everyday up and down the rails from the conductor or the
guy thats in the yard office whose been here 40 yrs talking about how
he hates working for the railroad. Nobody is holding a gun to your head
making you go to work. If you can't handle the requirmemnts for
employmet then go work at wal-mart or something.  Oh yeah, wait a
minute. Where else are you going to make $100K+ year with a GED or high
school diploma?  You're not! So step-up, shut-up, get out or retire.


Name: 00h323
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 11 July 2011

Im sick of our general chairman in the utu signing off on territory that
is new to us to be part of our assigned territory so we dont get code
75's but the engineers still get them because the blet wont sign off
on it being their assigned territory. What is the general chairman
getting in return for signing off so fast? We started going over to a
new siding on the inrd that we never have been to then the next week
the utu says thats now part of our territory its 5 miles from what was
our assigned territory


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 10 July 2011

I give NoMo a Second on changing to the BLET.

You got to be a Engineer sooner or later so join the Engineer Union
NOW.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 10 July 2011

Hey ef the utu:

Everyone needs to move over to the BLEt...don't think things will
change much but at least you will be sending a message. The UTU might
get the idea!


Name: Ef the UTU
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 10 July 2011

State of the union: ‘Stronger than ever’

June 23, 2011


 International President Mike Futhey 
SAN ANTONIO — Stronger protections for members, improved finances,
successful organizing drives and superior wage and benefits agreements
characterize the United Transportation Union in 2011, International
President Mike Futhey told some 600 attendees in his state-of-the-union
report at the first of two 2011 regional meetings here June 22.
Read article: http://utu.org/2011/06/23/sate-of-the-union-2011/


Futhey and the UTU are full of shit, almost every member where i work
is ready to call it quits on this money eating union.


Name: Dong Bageley
E-mail: MikeyWardsassman@csx.com
Employed as: M of W, for 1-10 years
Posted: 08 July 2011

00H 323,
Broken rail that happened North of last year's derailment. I saw the
broken rail that caused it. Transverse fissure. The rail broke from
within.


Name: 00h323
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 08 July 2011

Anyone hear anything about the derailment that happened tuesday just
south of evansville? Same spot as the 3 last year i think. By the way i
heard the swat teams are supposed to be on the cd next week


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 10-20 years
Posted: 08 July 2011

Two CSX engines and 16 cars from Cincinnati headed to Indianapolis
derailed, damaging the bridge trestle in Morristown. At least five
empty tank cars went into the Big Blue River. 


Is this Ralphie's Baby or Indy Bridge Dept.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for N/A
Posted: 08 July 2011

CSX you suck!! Thanks for helping make my life a little harder to deal
with.


Name: Ralph Whitaker Fan Club
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 02 July 2011

I remember some other guys in the Indiapolis MOW department who received
extra special treatment;  Terry Stewart; a B&B crane operator who can't
run a crane but has a company pickup and his crane is  always in need of
repair and he always has an excuse why he can't use the crane.
  Dirty Dave Bales  ran over a utility pole in Avon Yards.  Ralphy boy
swept that under the rug.  Dirty Dave would just hang out after hours
for the OT and he did get with it.

  Mike "MB" Fulp ; the once pride and joy of Dan Justice at
Hawthorne. MB Fulp was caught several times by Ralph and Dano for
padding the payroll and screwing off.  MB was even caught borrowing a
CSX welder truck to use the torch to cut up some scrap metal at his
house.  Ralph and Dan just let that slide.
  It wasn't until MB Fulp was caught by the FRA for lying about
inspecting track when he was really at home that Ralph and Danny-boy
threw him to the wolves.

Rick Perry;  He was promoted to ADE of bridges as a result of putting
an extension ladder against a bridge in the middle of a busy road
without baricades cones,etc.  Needless to say a car came by, hit the
ladder and injured not-to-bright Rick.

Sam Spears;  Ricky made him a bridge manager even though there were two
far more qualified black men who applied for the job.  I suppose being
kicked out of the NAVY for being AWOL too many times and being on the
drug/alcohol rehab program at CSX made him the best choice in Ricky's
wandering eyes.

Josh Huron;  He was told by the Roadmaster and the ADE to drive a
pickup when he didn't have a driver's license.  He followed orders
and was later fired for his efforts.

  We hope that J-ville does give the enema to the engineering
department in Indy and the GL.  Ralph Whitaker should go back to being
a cook.


Name: Max Dugan
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 1-10 years
Posted: 29 June 2011

We heard that some people who were not happy with the mis-representation
by Mike Flowers and the bending / breaking the rules for some Ralph
Whitaker ( a plethora of rules violations by Eric Casad and the hit,
run and shop Chuck Young , etc... ) gave up some information to the
grandmother's lawyers in the Adam Flowers traffic accident.
  Maybe Jacksonville will give a much-needed enema to the MOW
department in Indy.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 20-30 years
Posted: 28 June 2011

If you VOTE Republican - you do not have a right to complain about Labor
Unions not being as strong as they once were!


Name: Hensen Cargill
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 20-30 years
Posted: 28 June 2011

In regards to the latest Adam "A-Crash" Flowers accident I agree with
the dispatcher that he will not get out of this one.  His very partial
to who he really represents union daddy and Ralph Whitaker won't be
able to help him.
  The ladie's attorney probably filed a "Discovery Motion" getting
Adam Flowers' driving history which will show his accidents in CSX
vehicles and will also get his phone records.  I would say that's why
CSX put A-Crash out of service.  It would look worse for them if he was
still active.
  The lawyers will ask why management ( Mainly T-bone , Ralph and Dan
Justice ) in a fortune 500 company that preaches "safety is a way of
life" would allow someone like Adam Flowers to continue to drive CSX
vehicles knowing that he has a bad driving history.


Name: Max Dugan
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 1-10 years
Posted: 26 June 2011

To Joe Preston Fan Club Re: Adam Flowers vehicle accident, Indy, IN.

  Our ADE; Ralph Whitaker didn't care for the track inspector at
Hawthorn at the time so he threatened to fire him or suspend him if he
didn't bid out.  That guy bid out and Adam Flowers bid the Hawthorn
track inspector job in.  Ralph and Dano knew about Adam's driving
history ( past and current ) and told him "to be careful".  About 4
weeks ago Adam Flowers was playing with his phone on Southeastern
avenue and rear-ended a Grandmother and her grandaughter sending both
to the hospital.  Adam's license was suspended at the time and was
given a multitude of tickets.
  The company had Adam change his story from using his phone to
reaching for a spitcan.  I believe it's a Rooster-Fish company policy
to NOT use tobacco products in a CSX vehicle.  The GL boys waited 3
weeks to put Adam out of service pending an investigation or more like
a "sweetheart deal".
  We are all wondering how Mike Flowers and Ralph Whitaker are going to
get their boy out of this one?


Name: matt sanders and matt stamper
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 26 June 2011

Alright, so we finally got a hold of Mrs. Ward.  Mr. Stamper got her in
the ass which is what he is use to and since I am now in Indiana, I
fucked Michael in the ass!!  Good day everyone!!!  Oh, I am sorry, and
the "KISS ASS, NOSY BASTARD" Steve Crain took a dildo in his ass at
the same time!!!LLLMMMMMAAAOOO  Hey Steve, you still going to Pennmary
every Sunday just toi get away from the wife/hemroid??  Just
curious!!:0)


Name: Joe Preston Fan Club
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 20-30 years
Posted: 26 June 2011

We heard that there was another CSX M.O.W. traffic accident on the
Southwest/Greatlakes territory, involving Adam Flowers.  This would be
his 4th accident in 4 years.  I wonder if CSX will check his cellphone
records this time?  I doubt it since his daddy is a BMWED union rep. 
Ralph "whites-only" Whitaker will probably give him another glowing
character reference so he will get another baby-slap on the wrist.


Name: U.S. Supreme Court
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 June 2011

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
Syllabus
CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.
v. MCBRIDE

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH
CIRCUIT
No. 10–235. Argued March 28, 2011—Decided June 23, 2011
Respondent McBride, a locomotive engineer with petitioner CSX
Transportation, Inc., an interstate railroad, sustained a
debilitatinghand injury while switching railroad cars. He filed suit
under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), which holds
railroads liablefor employees’ injuries "resulting in whole or in part
from [carrier]negligence." 45 U. S. C. §51. McBride alleged that CSX
negligently
(1) required him to use unsafe switching equipment and (2) failed to
train him to operate that equipment. A verdict for McBride would be in
order, the District Court instructed, if the jury found that CSX’s
negligence "caused or contributed to" his injury. The court declined
CSX’s request for additional charges requiring McBride to "show that .
. . [CSX’s] negligence was a proximate cause of the injury" and
defining "proximate cause" as "any cause which, in natural or
probable sequence, produced the injury complained of." Instead,
relying on Rogers v. Missouri Pacific R. Co., 352 U. S. 500, the court
gave the Seventh Circuit’s pattern FELA instruction: "Defendant
‘caused or contributed to’ Plaintiff’s injury if Defendant’s negligence
played a part—no matter how small—in bringing about the injury." The
jury returned a verdict for McBride.
On appeal, CSX renewed its objection to the failure to instruct on
proximate cause, now defining the phrase to require a "direct relation
between the injury asserted and the injurious conduct alleged." The
appeals court, however, approved the District Court’s instruction and
affirmed its judgment for McBride. Because Rogers had relaxed the
proximate cause requirement in FELA cases, the court said, an
instruction that simply paraphrased Rogers’ language could not be
declared erroneous.
Held: The judgment is affirmed.


Name: New Guy
E-mail:
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 15 June 2011

Whats the deal with a manager coming to work in a bad mood, Your cool
during the summer, dry during the rain, warm during the winter. You
work first shift, off on the weekends, and were hired straight outta of
college so you never paid your dues. By a stroke of luck your now the
senior master baiter in MONTGOMERY AL. Montgomery has become the catch
pen for piss poor management and the few good ones won't stay long
because of the terminal manager and his first shift rag queen. Its to
the point now that we get nothin done and I can honestly say its
actually managements fault and not the employees, ha ha ha


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 June 2011

Lloyd

No one is giving this person a difficult time. It states on his profile
he's worked on the RR for 1-10 years he should know how it works by
now. Asking a crew caller if they can mark off is not the same as
telling CMC "mark me off". Of course CMC is going to tell someone
their shorthanded. The extra boards have been downsized for years CSX
doesn't want to pay gaurentee. People wanted it now they have to live
with the consequences. The days of extra boards being loaded down are
gone forever. During slow downs some oldheads jump on the extra board
work 2-3 days a half collect the $2500. Extra boards are a right of
passage for railroaders everyone has to start somewhere that hasn't
changed. With gaurentees and less people on extra board their doing a
lot better than my generation did back when there wasn't gauretees and
it was feast or famine.


Name: Lloyd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years
Posted: 13 June 2011

Please stop giving this guy a hard time about his situation.  Anyone who
is actively working for CSX who is a conductor or engineer knows that
the callers deny us time off even when we are supposed to be allowed a
personal business day once a half.  There always seems to be a man
power shortage whether there is one or not.  RRJ and Nomo, in case you
haven't read system notice 108, you should look into it.  The men who
have time out here don't need days as much as the guys under 5 years
because most have 3 weeks plus vacation and 5 or more personal days. 
Even still, men who work on the road are never guaranteed the days that
are scheduled off for them due to the fact the railroad can call them
two hours before they start!  With this new policy, you can mark off
sick one day in a 30 day period but two days is subject to review.  The
people who have regular yard jobs or a regular schedule out here aren't
affected nearly as much as the ones who work on the extra board with no
senority.  Now I do know that you can mark off for a doctors
appointment and this wont affect you with a doctors note..but I've
heard CSX can reject the note!  I will say that there are many who
abuse the system but without the ability to be displaced now and the
fact people have to take care of serious issues sometimes this new
policy is ridiculous considering we have the schedule we do.  The
bottome line is that CSX has cut man power to the point where they can
pay as little guarantee as possible while keeping everyone scared
enough to never mark off for anything they have to take care of.  The
policy is total shit and it truly amazes me our union hasn't done a
damn thing about it.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 11 June 2011

Dont ASK to be marked off....CMC is nothing more than a clerk, they cant
stop you from marking off.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 11 June 2011

Hate? That's a strong word. One can always QUIT! That's right no one
has the guts to many excuses like the economy or they've invested 3-5
years ect...you made the mistake of not telling CMC to mark you off
when they said "no" it became their fault not yours. Then someone
else was smart enough to get a PB day. I never once called CMC to ask
can I mark off I just told them to do it. It didn't matter if it was
sick, doctor appointment, personal business ect...If you weren't in
violation of the attendance policy then what's the big issue? Quit
blaming everyone else it makes you look foolish.


Name: PISS ON CSX
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 09 June 2011

PISS ON CSX 
PISS ON CSX 
PISS ON CSX 
PISS ON CSX PISS ON CSX 
PISS ON CSX PISS ON CSX PISS ON CSX 
PISS ON CSX PISS ON CSX PISS ON CSX PISS ON CSX 
PISS ON CSX PISS ON CSX PISS ON CSX PISS ON CSX PISS ON CSX 

THAT FEELS BETTER NOW AFTER 5 BEERS


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 June 2011

Hey Con 1-10:

You asked and left them with the option...next time just tell them to
mark you off Dr's. Appt. If the won't, mark off sick and get a
Dr's.
excuse.

Today you should have a good idea of your off days regardless of
whether you're in road of yard service or work the extra board or have
a slot. Recurring appointments like Dental can be scheduled...
years ago that was hard to do.

If you continue to have problems and unless the Trainmaster is a
complete douche, ask them to put you off.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 09 June 2011

I hate this damn company and it by far the worse company i have worked
for. They dont give a crap if your a hard worker, have great attendance
they will still sh!t on you. I was blatantly lied to about not having
enough people when they were plenty of available men so I could go to a
doctor's appointment. Then a few hours later they give another employee
a personal business day. This company is crap and I dont recommend any
person to apply because you will regret it. If you talk to 95% of the
work force they all hate this company but cannot afford or to old to
quit and find a different job. This is a good paying job for a high
school diploma but you will be disappointed in the amount of respect
and compassion this company will show you as an employee. They dont
care what your family situation is they will fire you for anything.


Name: Robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 07 June 2011

The proposed agreement isn't even close to being as good as the last
one.  14% over 5 years and new deductables for health care.  No bump to
100% for the ones still in wage progression.  No increase for meals,
held away, RCO pay. Some of these issues will be addressed when they
force the EBS (Electronic Bids System) down our throats.  Say goodbye
to displacement time and get ready for a pay cut if you work an
extraboard.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 06 June 2011

I've been gone a while but this looks kike the best national agreement
in some time...how does it stack up to the UTU/SSA?

Based on the lack of comments the ground service employees got hosed!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years
Posted: 04 June 2011

About the spilled grain and rat problem - this has been a RR -all RR -
problem for years. Rats will be here forever. HOWEVER, there is a slick
solution, which doesn't involve local health departments or the EPA.
Make sure there is very good habitat for birds, especially owls and
various raptors, on the property. Hawks and owls really take up little
space on site. Work with local bird groups for advice and support. Put
sound shields on humps - some places already have them - as these birds
have very sensitive ears and destroying their hearing effectively
cripples the bird.We then have a great environmental solution where
rats and pigeons feed on grain, and the owls, etc. feed on rats and
pigeons. CSX could generate great publicity for owl breeding, vs not so
great PR for providing rat habitat. Only problem is that only Jax. have
projects allowed, not regional locations. Option B of course is to ask
the EPA for new regulations and rebuild and maintain all grain cars to
new standards.


Name: Joe Preston Fan Club
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 20-30 years
Posted: 20 May 2011

System,

  HaHaHa!!!  I know some of those guys.  Kid Casad usually does well at
holding the truck seat down while watching others work.  Ralph really
pulled strings to keep him from getting canned the last time he piloted
a work group into someone's 707 without permission.
  Adam Flowers, I remember when he first came to Avon.  He would go out
of his way to tell you his daddy was Mike Flowers the BMWED rep.  He was
better at looking at himself in the mirror or being a milepost than a
trackworker.  He is the only one I know that could bid/bump into a
vehicle operator's job in Avon and not have a license.  ( It was
suspended at the time. )  Ralph and/or Clete would send somebody to
have him back in Avon by 3pm so he could get an early start home.
  Chuck Young,  he was a one man gang on his own payroll # and he had a
yellow CSX Tahoe he drove everywhere.  CSX really took care of him.


Name: SystemTrackWorker
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years
Posted: 20 May 2011

ConrailQuality2,

  CSX has their "Mutual Accountability Policy" that is supposed to be
the same for everyone but here is a list of some Indy boys that the
policy does not apply;

1)  Adam Flowers;  He ripped a boom off a truck ( left the boom laying
in the road ) by driving down the road and hitting a bridge with the
boom raised.  Another time he ripped down some utility lines by driving
down the road with the boom raised.  Major damage to CSX trucks and
potential harm to the public but he only received a slap on his wrist.
  His daddy is a union representative and he's tight with the ADE.  He
brags that he will get his daddy's job when he retires.

2)  Chuck Young;  He went shopping at Walmart on company time in a CSX
vehicle;  He hits a car, gets out to inspect the damage, gets back into
the CSX vehicle, parks in another area and continues to shop.  He
doesn't report anything but all this is caught on the Walmart security
cameras.  Security followed him around the store and obtained his name
from the credit card he used.  He didn't even know he was being
followed.
  The police call CSX and Chuck Young about the accident and they deny
that he or a CSX vehicle was there at all.  It wasn't until the video
footage was shown that Chuck, the ADE and co. came clean.  Nothing
happened but a wrist-slap for ol' Chuck.

3) Eric Casad;  He's had 2-3 "Life Critical Rule Violations" in 2-3
years but he's tight with the ADE and CSX/the ADE even lets him take
his CSX truck truck home and doesn't mind that he uses it as the
family car.  He brags he can get by with about anything.

4)  Dave Bales;  He backed into a utility pole in Avon Yards knocking
it over.  The signal people worked overtime to fix it.  Nothing
happened to DirtyDave, the ADE is tight with him too.

5)  Ed McCormick;  He can cuss out fellow employees and openly make
racial remarks about his dislike for latinos but he received a wrist
slap and a temporary assignment to the south.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 20-30 years
Posted: 20 May 2011

I did not want to be biased here...

We had & have horrible clerks/tower operators working as dispatcher
too.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 20-30 years
Posted: 20 May 2011

Let me sum this up here.

I did come out of T&E.

All of our dispatchers with 15+ years and up have all come out of some
craft. (at least in our office) The majority are former clerks.

Below that, Its a mix of off the street/prev RR

We have terrible dispatchers that were T&E.
We have great dispatchers that were T&E.

Yes, some of the guys who come in from T&E pick it up fast and "know"
what is going on out there. They just can not think past 5 minutes.
Some just have a hard time planning. Then fuck themselves and you in
the process.

on the other hand..

Some of these folks off the street do a great job.
Some do not.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 20-30 years
Posted: 19 May 2011

The dispatching craft always could get experienced operators to be
promoted to train dispr.  Well, there are no more operators to promote.
 Condr and Engrs have been barking  for years that they can dispr
better.  Well guess what, You guys finally got your wish.  The Atl Div
is eat up with X Condr's and Engr's that are dispatching.   Hmmm
might be a little tougher than you thought... The same piss poor dispr
was once piss poor T & E... Just think about the good dispr who have to
work with worthless T & E, it make for a long day...All I can say is if
you think you can do better, try to dispr... but then again the ones
who are dispatching on the ATL Div said that a couple of years ago...
Don't wish for something if you don not want it to come true....


Name: 
E-mail: fucku@dave.brown.com
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 19 May 2011

Every dispatcher on the Atlanta Division is a moron..... can't get 1
train from point A to point B...


Oh and to Marcus C. McCant, I hope our paths cross and you put one of
your hands on me....that will make my career I promise.


Name: Robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 18 May 2011

5% of life is what happens to you; the other 95% is how you deal with
it. Railroading isn't a job; it's a way of life. Some ain't cut out
for it.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 18 May 2011

Hey Wife:

Tell your husband to move into yard service...his quality of life will
be better and he'll drop some weight.

After 8 years he should be able to hold at least the extra board and
maybe a regular slot. Even if it is graveyards, he'll be sleeping in
his own bed every day and eating those healthy home cooked meals
you'll prepare!


Name: been quiet long enough wife!
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 1-10 years
Posted: 18 May 2011

I am the wife of a Csx employee. He works as a conducter. I have
witnessed a perfectly well adjusted college educated black man over the
course of 8 years become a different person not happy with major
depression; hypertention; anxiety;  insomnia; bipolor; Adhd ; nervous
stomach my list can go on.  Yes he has a diagnosis for 4 out of the
many.  But his work schedule is so erratic he misses several dr.
apptmnts.  His only comfort is food.  He has balooned to a 70 lb weight
gain.  This job is killing my man!        Harrassment.  Intimadation. 
Bullying.  UNETHICAL.  if one gets injured .U  are on the Hit List to
harrass and watch an employee work for an entire shift.  If you are
confident and secure with yourself  U bet Mangmnt will try to break
your manhood down.  Thats my story.  TO SURVIVE U MUST PRAY TO THE MOST
HIGH GOD THAT IS IN HEAVEN.  Praise JAH!  I am behind my man all the way
seeing that he is getting the medical attention he needs.  csx has good
medical insurance.


Name: Bama T & E
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 16 May 2011

Nomo,

     I did hear that CSX did make a good effort to help out employees
during Katrina where the other railroads just laid people off.  Just
like you said, the local management does not take the same approach on
the generosity.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 15 May 2011

Hey Bama T&E:

CSX went out of their way to help the area that was impacted by
Katrina...they arranged for transfers for the displaced workers...
overlooked normal calling rules in order to keep as many men on the
local rosters...emergency stipends for impacted employees...Michael
Ward and his wife made personal gifts of several thousand dollars to
each impacted employee..I'm sure I've forgotten something.

CSX makes an effort to be a good corporate citizen...unfortunately,
their generosity doesn't always trickle down to the front line
management.

Roll Tide and War Damn Eagle!


Name: Bama T & E
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 15 May 2011

This will be the only nice thing i will ever post about CSX. They did do
a good job in helping the communities along with the employees who were
affected by the recent devastating tornado outbreak as far as putting
them in a hotel.  However they did hold someone in the attendance
policy for marking off trying to take care of all the clean up.  They
said it was not an excused absences.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 30+ years
Posted: 15 May 2011

Robofuq

That seems like a real Chicken Shit way of running any operation but
again this outfit is run by a bunch of ________!

The Rooster Fish Way or the HIghway


Name: Robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 13 May 2011

It becomes a little easier once you accept that CSX is in the business
of rules compliance/enforcement, and personal injury lawsuit
prevention.  Moving freight is WAY down on the list of priorities.  Our
job in T+E is to CYA.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 13 May 2011

Four or five years ago I thought the railroad was a great place.
Understanding all the rules are regulations proved difficult.
Changing technology was also hard to understand but I did my best.
Knowing that i had a wife and children at home was my motivation

Years have passed and the economy has tanked and jobs been lost.
Our union has tried to no avail maintain decent working conditions.
Utu meetings have grown weary..never recieving positive news..

Like many before us we continue to move frieght..thats what we do..
I know there are lots of strong smart intelligent people in T&E
Sometimes we have to put up with the worst management in history
All this said....we will continue to fight for what we deserve!

!
!
!


Name: HR Monitor
E-mail: Lisa_Mancini@csx.com
Employed as: Corporate office, for N/A
Posted: 11 May 2011

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Please conduct yourselves online as you would if you where actually at
a CSX Facility working along side your co-workers.

Always Practice Safety


Name: Robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 10 May 2011

We grunts won't get the details of the pending agreement until early
June, after the GCs have a chance look it over and ask questions. 
Can't find the numbers anywhere. PS don't feed the trolls.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 10 May 2011

Hey RRJ:

I see where the UTU and NCCC have reached a tentative new five year
agreement. Sure isn't much chatter about it...I wonder why?


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 10 May 2011

Damn boy, you need to get an education. At a brief glance here's some
of the words in your rant: playing cars and driking coffee, draft
doger, tkaing, benifite, generaation ect...according to your rant about
being uneducated you'll do fine at the McDonald's drive thru window.
The cash register has pictures no need to learn to read or write.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 May 2011

Damn Boy...you have a gigantic intellect. Perhaps you could run for
office, you certainly have enough bullshit to be viable candidate or
maybe you could run for the LC slot and handle union business for your
friends and CSX managers.

Maybe you could even get knee pads put on the approved PPG list. When
you've pounded the slag as long as you obviously have, the knees get a
weak. Apparently, all the fumes you've been breathing all these years
has also caused some serious mental issues since you can't spell or
put together a coherent sentence and you ramble about the same thing
every time you post.

Hell, you might even be able to get disability...I'm sure your wife or
girl friend would testify to that. 

Now run along home and play with your throttle!


Name: Proud Republican
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for N/A
Posted: 09 May 2011

Ok, I am getting tired of all of this non sense! I am a proud
Republican! Yes those guys are right babyboomers all have handicapped
stickers and plates from yrs back on there brand new cars and they
expect discounts and free hand outs. yes they lied for yrs and yrs
about being injured or being handicapped so this is why no young people
can get disability period. yers this is a Republican deal.  this is why
us republicans sued the RRs for hearing bad seats and anything else we
could think of. hell yes we skipped the draft and we protested and we
got jobs on the RR so we would not have to go fight. And yes we love
poor young people going to war to protect our money. Of course us
republicans kids go to college and grow long hair or become doctors so
they dont have to fight. unless you count ROTC or A Navy officer
serving?  Yes just look at all of the republicans they are baby boomers
and we thought that by being tea party members we would even get more
greed! WE though wrong. The republican party is on FOX news with our
hero one book a month Glen Beck spreading lies and hate.  When we were
working we did not want any minoroties women or gay people around us,
now that we are retired or close blame young people for hate.  YUP we
are the biggots and hipocrits.  Republicans say some of there best
freinds are Africn American but they do not want them in there
neighborhoods?  So why dont you people think for a minute and VOTE
DEMOCRAT and VOTE FOR AMERICA not vote walstreet small business
mercedes driving republican.  Take a look at the facotrys out west HMMM
white baby boomers run them and they hire non union low wage no benifit
people.  Also the same with samll business no benifit or benitifts they
cannot afford and no job security. All the land lords are republicans
becuse it supports them treating renters like shit and ripping them
off.  Stop sitting around hoping for republican lies. VOTE democrat
vote for your jobs, whoops I just jump'd ship! SWEET. Prasie the lord


Name: NoMO
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 30+ years
Posted: 09 May 2011

Hey RRJ you the man! I need not say more than these young fools keep
listening to our lies and bull shit. I tell ya brother I cant stand
listening to some young guy or gal having a job they like, It is good
that you old hands bump them off and take the easy money. Our
generaation is number one for sure brother.  Hell we were Democrats
when it benifited us now we are Republicans.  man I have to run to the
toilet becuse my depends just blew out! DAM I shit my pants, young guys
are at fault. I am getting tired of farting everytime I get nervous then
these young unions guys and gals run off like I just dropped a shiter on
them?  I am getting ready to head down to the car delear and trade in my
2 year old BMW for a S class, hell young unions fools will pay for it.
What did you buy last week? Herd you bought some new rental propertys
and 2 new Harleys brother see you at the steak house.  You young women
and men are just jerk off's who pay our nut and we dont give a dam
about you.  RRJ is my number one


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 09 May 2011

hello,It is your REPUBLICAN BABYBOOMER GOD how are all of my idiot union
democrats doing?  I am proud that you got my stocks up and I am gonna
buy some more cars Harleys and more slum rental propertys and after I
move in renters I will evict them and get more money from them in
court!  Ok, first off I am not liking you young women and men democrat
union members not coming up to the union hall and listening to us good
babyboomers playing cars driking coffee and and crying about how we
should have more. Next I dont like you young people not listening to us
tell you lies and the fact it is our republican job to make you hate
unions family and feeding your family. Next up is the fact that yes us
good republicans ruined your economy and we ruined the unions.  When
young union members got a little time off we went on strike for more
time off!! When young union members asked for more hrs we went on
strike demanding more hrs then less hrs and more pay. We beat up your
RR equipment and did not care.  We only were in the union for more
money and a place to cry baby.  Yes us good babyboomers started the
hippie movment, drug movment, anti war movement, war protest, draft
dogers, high school drop outs who make 100K above a year. Now we want
more we want more!  Us babyboomers do not like young people liking
there jobs we hate that. U young people need to respect us and give us
half your pay. We made asses out of ourselves voting republican now the
republicans are tkaing away medicare and any benifite for senior
citizens and using thug and spreading hate and lies.  Yes  YEs us
republicans will tell you any lie we can then after you vote for us we
will shit on you and your family.  this is what our hero Bush taught
us. So listen to us and make sure you kiss our asses at work. Cause you
dont know what it is like to have to decide between the $50K harley or
the 100K BMW. Whoopps we will just bump you off your job if it looks
easier becuse we deserve everything you democrat idiots. yes we drive
forgien cars now that we are retired or 50 plus


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 May 2011

A person who has been dismissed from CSX is no longer an employee at
that time until an arbitrator makes their decision.  They are under no
obligation to CSX.
  How can the company file additional charges and command the person to
attend a hearing when that person is dismissed?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 08 May 2011

Mr. Ward and stockholders,

  D.J. Murphy;  Director of Operations Support continues to send
certified letters to a former employee commanding him to attend a "CSX
hearing" at his own expense.

A.  The person doesn't work at CSX anymore.
B.  The person just doesn't have the money to travel at whim on a
short notice at his own expense.  He's unemployed, remember?

C.  Mr. Murphy & Co. is wasting the stockholder's money.  The postage
cost so far for the various certified letters is around $30.  plus the
cost of paying a clerk to type the letters and take them to the post
office.  The person could be doing something else instead;  Remember,
the person they are sending the letters to has already been dismissed.

D.  The former employee was "railroaded" by just asking for the
racial slurs, sexual slurs,butt/crotch grabbing  and  harassment to
stop.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 06 May 2011

Anyone on here from michigan? If we had some real railroad managers
running the operation, maybe productivity would increase. They just
don't want to service anyone. Cut jobs, people and service. Next
we'll be having another short line taking over the grand rapids area.
Help!


Name: Old Weed Weasel
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 30+ years
Posted: 05 May 2011

I was told I could come here to get a loan from railroaders.  So here
goes I really need to borrow some money today and will pay you back on
payday or Tuesday which ever I can first.  Wish I could retire.   
Retirement fund payments accepted too.  

Just not getting enough kick backs from customers to make it on my CSX
salary.

Old Weed Weasel


Just slip it under the door or in my mailbox.


Name: Brian Clark
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 1-10 years
Posted: 05 May 2011

I was being harassed all the time by fellow employees;  a couple of
genius' started rumors that I was gay with the supervisor, Amish, put
up with racial comments about my wife and son, and had a difficult time
usung the CSX radio because one of the guys had a recording he would
play over the radio while I was trying to get track and time.  Other
things were done as well but it's a long list.
  The supervisor and the foreman must have thought this was all cute
since nothing was done about it but laugh.
  When this all came to light, there was a hearing for me and 2 of the
guys harassing me.  I was fired for using a cellphone at work that I
was paid $35. per month to use. ????
  The other 2 guys went back to work even though 1 was on probation for
causing an accident to another employee earlier.  Hearsay and who you
know goes a long way at CSX.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for N/A
Posted: 04 May 2011

HOW CAN CSX STOCK BE SO HIGH AND PROFITS UP WITH THE LACK OF PRODUCTION

THE WHEELS ARE TURNING TOO SLOW

MAYBE A CSX COOKBOOK ON STOCKS


Name: Big Hole It
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 04 May 2011

TO the 30 year veteran:

It took me a long time to realize this is just a job too. Leave it in
the parking lot when you get in your car that was BACKED INTO a parking
space and forget it. 

I'll deal with all the insane rules, bullshit policies, retarded
trainmasters, clueless 20 year old road foremen, denied arbitraries,
cry-baby newbies, etc.

Just work slow, do it they way they want it, and they keep sending a
check every Friday. 

I agree the last 10 years have been the most miserable. 11-to-go and
I'll be on pension too. Can't wait to throw my brake stick and
lantern in the dumpster and take up my fishing pole (and maybe a joint
once in a while)

Hang in there guys. 500 Water Street doesn't want us to haul freight,
just work 100% according to the bullshit policies and rules. Thats all.
Just do it their way, stay awake, and you'll make it to pension with
just a few cuts instead of a machine gun execution in a CSX kangaroo
court.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 03 May 2011

SP UP retired engineer

Very well stated. Too bad more people do not open their eyes.

Bin Laden wrecked our economy and Many Republicans and Democrats
reacted like Nazis and put us in the poor house.

FEAR and Patriotism

Similar to the CSX Nazis


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 03 May 2011

Hey Atom

You should at least equalize the playing field.


Name: SP UP retired engineer
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 03 May 2011

Hey guys and gals let us first give thanks to our great Democratic
president and our SOF (special forces) for getting that dirt pile BIN
LADEN!   I would like to thank all of those poor and lower class kids
who go off and fight while the rich Republican kids stay home and think
they are gonna get high paying jobs. BUSH and his Republican Party just
completely ruined our economy in 8 yrs now the democrats our trying to
repair it so lets give them a break and stop listening to the many many
lies the Republicans speak.  They are out to break the unions, send jobs
over seas, take housing money and send it over seas, open distribution
centers, no benifits, scabs, low wages, Build record numbers of prisons
(private so they can send you there just like the Nazis)and they use
Glen Beck as there hero? Sara paulin? McCain? YIKES!   Support Unions
Support your brothers and sisters support Democrats.  Stop senate Bill
5 in OHIO where the Republican Govenor JK is a crook and one one of
Bush's wall street buddys.  GOD BLESS ALL.  Stay safe out there.....


Name: Troy B &  Lee H
E-mail: BLE532@msn.com
Employed as: APE, for 30+ years
Posted: 03 May 2011

HEY RICHMOND, REMEMBER JG MOLTER, SAFETY SUCK? HE IS RETIRED AND NOW
SPENDS HIS DAYS ON CSX-SUCKS.COM....HE MISSED SUCKING OFF THE
TRAINMASTER'S FOR SAFETY MONEY AND OVERTIME, SO MUCH, THAT WHEN HE
RETIRED HE HEARD ABOUT THIS WEBSITE.  HE THOUGHT "CSX SUCKS" WAS A
WEB SITE WHERE HE COULD HOOK UP WITH CSX MANAGERS AND SUCK THEM OFF,
JUST LIKE HE DID EVERYDAY AT FULTON. 

WE STILL GOTTA WORK OUT HERE IN THIS SHITTY WORLD THAT HIS GENERATION
LEFT US, AND HE HAS THE BALLS TO COMMENT OF WHAT OUR JOBS ARE LIKE. 

MOLTER ONE WORD FOR YOU: "R-E-T-I-R-E" 

WHAT A PIECE OF SHIT...


Name: Dong Bageley 
E-mail: DavidBrownsbitch@csx.com
Employed as: M of W, for 1-10 years
Posted: 01 May 2011

Does anyone know why Scott Younger left Evansville for North Carolina?
Looks like Evansville gets a new terminal manager.


Name: Robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 01 May 2011

(plugs ears) LALALALA LAAAAA!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 May 2011

Your an idiot...now go play on the tracks!


Name: RRNoJMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 30+ years
Posted: 01 May 2011

Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 April 2011    The CSX posting about smells or something of
that nature, see this is republicans at work!!
   Nice try, this was either NoMo or RRJ, funny your republican buts
must be gettin pissed off!!!   this was good come back, yes I did like
it and I will have to re word it for you so it suits you guys better!
LOL


Name: Robofug
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 01 May 2011

DAM!  U busted me! it is NoMo trying to use a different user name, this
dam RRJ is the man! yes I am a Republican and I am proud that we have
built prisons (private) jails, stoped freedom of speech, consider the
middle class 250K a year or above ( even though 90% of America is
poor), we have turned on our TEA PARTY used them now all of them are
wondering what happened to there school teacher jobs and other jobs in
the same, us Republicans have taken away your rights and love it, BUSH
and even the OHIO republican govenor who was his wall street buddy our
making huge money on non union low wage no benifit labour, us good
republicans have opened record numbers of distribtuion centers with low
wage non union workers, we have turned the people on one another,
republicans have ruined the housing market sent all of the money
through wall street to other countries and then gave all the money
republican banks wanted plus!  Yes Republicans tell so many lies they
cannot keep up, so they cover with anger and make new lies. 
Republicans do not listen to the voters only to there Share holders. 
Right now the Republicans on FOX NEWS are telling one lie after another
and blaming democrats?  Just listen to Glen Beck the republican HERO.
Lets see all of the military kids are poor city kids who get no jobs
when they come back and the Republicans spit on them when they ask for
help for serving there country.  The citys are rotting away from the
inside out? yes the Republican Land lords and rental house (dumps) make
the Republicans HUGE reocrd cash. And what does a poor working class
Democrat say NOTHING becuse the republican land lord takes them to
court and sues them.  VOTE DEMOCRAT VOTE FOR AMERICA!  stop listening
to the hate and lies republicans spread. they are like high school
bullys,, yes yes RRJ and NoMo the number one authoritys! We make you
jellous


Name: robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 01 May 2011

The only way to get rid of a troll is to completely ignore him.


Name: RRJ, republican RR god
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 01 May 2011

Hey guys I am lying about being a Independent!  For real this time.  I
love My Republican party raising your gas and oil prices to record
highs!  My stocks are doing grrrrrreeeeeaaaattttt! I have plenty of
money for gas and a small fule efficient car to go with my stable of
street rods and trucks!  U young union Democrats keep listening to us
old baby boomers and we will make you hate your jobs and blame everyone
else!  We did and it work'd so well that we are retiring and having
record cash flows and benifits!  Ok, back to the price of oil we all
know that the  Republican Party has a HUGE amount of share holders and
since the Democrats have gotten the economy a bit better and things
getting a little more hopeful us good Republicans have decided that we
dont like this becuse us rich important people do not want taxes on us!
We deserve all of the money, all of the stocks, all of the benifits, all
of the wealth! Republ;icans are now pulling the sky rocketing gas prices
even when these republican compnays are showing record profits ( BUSH
2005 Katrina??? hint hint) Republicans in several states are trying to
get rid of unuions and any chance for working class people to live
free.  Republicans are building prisons (private) jails distributution
centers and now running off the tea party?  If you do not make 250K
plus a year stop listening to the lies! republicans hate and even do
not want freedon of speech or anyone to read the bible. yes me RRJ the
RR authority admits me and NoMo are the best and you young people are
fools who we make act stupid so we get more money@!!@#w also now the
republicans want to take away medicare and benifits for police, fire
and teachers.  Yes Republicans all say at least it is not me better
them! Yes , stop listening they tell.  Democrats are doing good by you
and they love or father in heaven while Republicans hate you and hate
you if you do not worship them


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 April 2011

CSX most definitely sucks!  They must hire the most ignorant rednecks
and imbeciles to drive their trains.  They park the trains too close to
houses, and sit there running the train, torturing the residents and
filling their houses with exhaust fumes.  The vibration and blast from
the idling trains shakes your internal organs and the fumes make you
sick.  They make such an incredible racket that the people who live
near the tracks are physically ill after only half an hour or so, and
these trains will park there running and blasting for anywhere from two
to 18 hours at a time.  It's literally like being in an earthquake for
hours without any break.  

I'm sure the fools who are parking these trains like that think that
they are some kind of bigshots, driving a train, disturbing the peace,
blasting out their big noisy air and filthy, sickening fumes all night
and day.

I think that CSX is the MOST unprofessional company I've ever had the
misfortune to deal with.  If you complain, the petty little twerps
actually retaliate by parking more often and making even more noise and
stink.  Some of the hick engineers even sit there and blow the horns
while clicking and blasting out their noisy exhaust.  I personally
think these particular engineers should not only be fired and banned
from ever driving another train, but also be arrested and charged with
harassment, assault and disturbing the peace.  When you are making
innocent people physically ill with your behavior, you are trying to
injure or kill them.

I really hate CSX and their horrible, mentally ill engineers. 

CSX SUCKS!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 April 2011

An interesting article:

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2011/04/28/how-do-these-railroads-really-boost-their-returns.aspx


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 26 April 2011

J.V. "PISSYPANTS" MILLER  SELKIRK NY   SOMEBODY PUNCHED THAT PIECE OF
CRAP J.V. AND HE PISSED HIS PANTS AAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHA


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 26 April 2011

HTL

Democrat? I always considered myself an independent. Since 1972 I've
been known to vote for a third party candidate. One of my favorites in
the '80s was Linden LaRouse a real nut case by voting for his lame
arse knowing he would never be elected it maintained my rights to
complain because I voted. As for Obama he's showing his true nature
one of being a typical politician tell the people what they want to
hear but when in office do the opposite. No different than the
republican mantra of "smaller goverment". Over the course of 39 years
we've had 5 republican presidents and republicans controlled congress
from 1994-2006 we've ended up with bigger goverment. The only thing
that got smaller was oversight of corporate regulations. Which pretty
much got us in the mess this country is in today.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 April 2011

Hey HTL:

That ain't me...it's just the Little Pimpled Faced Boy that comes in

every couple of month because he's rubbed a blister on it and has to
let it get better!

It won't be long before he's banned again!


Name: htlong
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 April 2011

wow nomo,

are you calling RRJ a repub?  if you are  alot has changed since my
last time on here.   RRJ was always pro Dem. maybe OBAMA (O.ne B.ig
A.ss M.istake A.merica) has educated him about capitalism vs
socialism?
welcome aboard Sonny!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 April 2011

Hey RRJ I am getting sick of this union democrat coming on here running
her mouth!  When are these Democrats gonna get it, us Republicans have
ruined the economy, brought the price of gas to record highs so we can
make lies to have bigger profits, republicans are trying to take away
350 thousand jobs in OHIO and ruin another million family members
lifes. Us good Republicans even turned on the tea party, we love the
middle class they make 250 thousand a year plus even thouygh 90 percent
of Americans live in poverty. Republicans preach for rights to have
freedom of speech and many other rights while good republicans take
away your rights illegaly.  When are these young fool Democrats gonna
start taking scab jobs for $5 a hour and realize that us republicans
RRJ are the best and brightest. Republicans lie, steal, cheat, are
unholly and hate anyone differnt?  Yes RRJ brother it is up to me NoMO
and you to make these young fools act up and give us even more. Like
RRJ says share holdes like him count not people.  Brother us
republicans are the greatest.  Yes brother on sunday we go to church do
a hail marry throw some republican money in the till and we are good for
another week of lies and hate. Besides us republicans want all jobs sent
to Asia becuse we make HUGE prtofits off of it. Then we open
distribution centers here and pay low wages to illegals.  This is the
Republican way the only way!  Taske care RRJ my good Republican brother
and forget these democratic union members they can kiiss our asses


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 26 April 2011

Junior

Imitation is a form of farts. I'm glad I can keep my diapers full of
crap. Like
most people with diarrea you wish you could be me. Those are big
diapers to fill.
Don't worry a little bit of poop when you grow up makes you think
about bigger Republican diapers to buy from the grocery store.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 24 April 2011

RETIRED NOW, HAD A 36 YEAR CAREER. IT WAS MOSTLY MISERABLE. FOR THE LAST
10 OR 12 YEARS OF MY CAREER I REALIZED THAT CSX IS JUST A JOB. DON'T
TRY TO MAKE A SILK PURSE OUT OF A SACK OF PIG DUNG. JUST A JOB, IT WILL
NEVER CHANGE, JUST GO TO WORK, & GO HOME, GET YOUR MONEY & GO HOME &
FORGET THAT CSX EVEN EXIST UNTIL YOU DRIVE BACK ON THE PROPERTY. IF YOU
ARE IN LOWER MANAGEMENT, YOU ARE SCREWED. IF YOU TRY TO MAKE RAILROADING
MORE THAN JUST A JOB, CSX WILL CONSUME YOU. THE RAILROAD IS NOT YOUR
LIFE. YOUR LIFE IS YOUR FAMILY & YOUR HOME..    IT IS JUST A JOB....  
YES, IT DOES SUCK..  GET THROUGH IT, YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE RETIREMENT..
  THERE ARE 6 SATURDAYS & 1 SUNDAY EVERY WEEK.. THE RETIREMENT PLAN IS
SO MUCH BETTER THAN SOCIAL SECURITY, IT WILL MAKE ALL OF THE LONG HOURS
AND BEING AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILY & MISSING MOST OF YOUR KIDS GROWING UP
EVENTS WORTH IT, MAYBE EXCEPT FOR THAT MISSING THE KIDS THINGY, IT WILL
BE WORTH YOUR WHILE. ALL OF THOSE CROSSING ACCIDENTS, I PERSONALLY WAS
IN MORE THAN 60. SEEING PEOPLE CUT IN HALF, PEOPLE WITH THEIR HEADS CUT
OFF, DEAD, BRAINS ON THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. CRUSHED, DEAD BABIES &
CHILDREN, SEVERED ARMS, LEGS, THE SMELL OF SOMEONES GUTS OPENED & FECAL
MATTER, YOU WILL NEVER FORGET THOSE SMELLS & SIGHTS. YOU WILL HAVE
EARNED YOUR RETIREMENT. SO ENJOY IT. YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE IT... DID I
SAY, "IT'S JUST A JOB."


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 23 April 2011

Junior

Imitation is a form of flattery. I'm glad I can keep you amused. Like
most imitators you wish you could be me. Those are big shoes to fill.
Don't worry little fella when you grow up anything is possible.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 23 April 2011

Yea I know.  I dont think he or she is making any of this up. I am
almost sure that you use depends just like me?  We both wear size XXX
diapers and we should both stop drinking so much coffee and reading 
lables looking for low fat foods? Listen brother me and you are the
very best, these young union fools dont have a clue about things like
diapers, reading glasses, anti fart meds, beno, hemmrroids, or even low
fat cottage cheese.  yes we are the brain trust Republicans.  By the way
what ointment are you using for your hemrroids? And do you still use a
fart cushion?  man my gas is bad lately, way to much caffen free soda
pops. I am thinking about sugar free becuse I get all hyper after a
good dump. I am not happy right now becuse  someone deflated my
hemrroid donught.  the other day i was telling some young democratic
union members they were idiots compared to us good Republicans and DAM
I let off some gas, thought we were under attack or some shit brother. 
hell, I excused myself and went to the bathroom and had BACON strips in
my underwear! Lucky I had some clean underwear in my briefcase.  RRJ I
am using some foot powder for my republicanfootstink? I tell ya bro I
am not gonna use mouth wash anymore becuse these union members cant
stand my breath, they say it smells like ass. I disagree.  i will send
ya some more republicanteaparty brain washing material. RATS! I just
farted wet!  knew I should have washed some more undies  NoMo


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 April 2011

Seems as though the Little Pimple Faced Boy has found his way back!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 April 2011

DAM RRJ you the man! Brother you got that right!  I hope these young RR
employees can learn from us!  By the way how did you clean your greased
pants?  I have that problem several times a week.  Which adult diaper do
you use?  I wear XXX huggies.  hey RRJ brother I pissed my pants when
you speak!  It is soooooo great and you are a RR GOD!..  I have never
had the honour of ,,, OO I just dropped my bottle of wild irish rose!
DAM that was expensive hooch.. $1.30.  Where was I RRJ , O yea dam I
get off subject after I DAM I just greased my diaper.   Hey RRJ sorry
to embarrass you but how do you change your super XXXXX diapers so
fast?  Man I gotta get to the toilet.   Where was I, o yea RRJ is the
very best in information he is your RR authority on everything and I am
here to agree and kiss his booty.  RRJ is my hero.      Ok OK I must
admit RRJ is full of what I just put in my diaper but thats ok cause he
is way cool bro.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 21 April 2011

Hey guys and gals it's your teacher RRJ you know NoMo's buddy. Im here
becuse today I was checking out my stocks and I farted.  Dam that
stinks.  Anyway, I was thinking how mad I am at all you Democratic
Union RR employees for not paying more into my Retirment. As a
Republican Babyboomer give me give me is what I say to you. Oops I
gotta take a shit, dam pants are a little greasy.  Anyway, Us good X
democrat turned Republican babyboomers demand cry if we dont get
everything we want from you. No way was I gonna help out some poor new
student engineer or conductor, I want more give me! For yrs I sat up
that locomotive crying if I had to walk five feet and whoops I just
pissed my pants.  Anyway, You young guys dont deserve the hounor of
being on a locomotive with us good babybommer's.  Yes we turned
republican after we retied and ruined the unions and the economy. And
yes us babyboomers paid five cents for a loaf of bread and 25 for a
gallon of gas but we had it hard.  Our parents fought in WWII and Korea
while we protested war and did drugs and barley got a high school
diploma.  But we demand MORE money and benifits for less work for yrs. 
And my buddy NoMO craps his pants everytime I speak.  I want more stock
money.  Us babyboomers did not women or minorities working with us but
after we retired we call the young guys racscist.  We want the young
people to have nothing while we were handed everything. Yes babybommer
used up your social security, medicare benifits and we want more.  We
dont care about young people.  Us good Republican babyboomers have
expensive homes, cars, street rods, health insurance, expensive life
style yet we play the lottery 20 times a week becuse we need 100
million.  We treat renters bad we run scum lord land lord properties. 
You young guys and gals need to just give us half your pay check becuse
we cried our entire RR carreares and used up every resoursce we could
and left you a mess, but we doing just fine.  ME RRJ lucky I have lots
of cash and a good life after using up my union.  NOW GET your asses to
work for me and NoMO we are number one


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 21 April 2011

NoMo

It was a little weird yesterday. I listened to the earning call. In the
Q&A things took a twist pertained to hiring and it's cost like it was a
bad thing. UP was also down they reported earning yesterday after the
bell at 4pm. I think the Buffett BNSF glow might be deminishing on Wall
St. Which is fine railroad stocks have always been a sleeper but
they've always made money. There a dividend stock which is a plus
especially for those retired or those willing to reinvest their
dividends. In 1989 I had 900 shares got rid of them during a divorce.
If I had kept them today it would be 6000 shares just on splits and
dividend reinvestments. Most everything was positive a few glitches
like dweel time but it was up 30% over last years 1Q. I'm sure
there's some arse puckering on todays morning conferance call with
management.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 April 2011

Hey RRJ:

CSX announced outstanding results for the first quarter and the stock
takes a $2 hit...go figure!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 April 2011

One can't really include Fredrick Gibbs it was outside sources not CSX
he was a victom of crime. Marshall Conner I knew personally he was a
good guy had 30 years on the railroad starting out on the former RF&P.
No one has ever heard the truth only info we got he was doing a pick-up
a train was coming by on the next track he acknowlegded them by giving a
highball. We did hear it was on video from the cameras. Malinda was the
remote that's the one the UTU is partially responsible for by allowing
these working conditions to excist. Things happen it doesn't matter how
much CSX or any railroad preaches safety people and metal don't mix
well at times. It only takes a split second.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 April 2011

2010 FRA On Duty Fatalities - CSX Leads 753 Railroads

http://csx-corruption.com/2010-fra-on-duty-fatalities-csx-leads-753-railroads/

Thanks to this sites administrator for helping distribute this
information!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 13 April 2011

NoMo

I guess under a new email address account. I do like his new Bible
thumping routine. It makes it a little more fun. He's definitely a
strange one.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 April 2011

Hey RRJ:

I thought that dude got kicked off the site...I guess he found his way
back in!


Name: CSX good company
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 April 2011

O man this RRJ has got to be a babyboomer! I agree with that person,
what a asshole you are RRJ.  Dude get a life!  You need to read the
bible once in a while to remind you that if you did work for CSX and
you were a Union member then you must have gotten something wrong as
did your entire generation.  the Babyboomers parents fought in WWII and
Korea then the babyboomers cried there way out of Vietnam and started
the drug trade, dropped acid more than they could read or write and
went out on strike everytime they decided they wanted some new toys.
most babyboomers cant read or write yet they all seem to have expensive
cars and lifestyles? They completetly made our economy bankrupt and
counted there money.  Now that they are retired they want more?  they
grew up crying and crying. it makes one sick to even listen to them
complain about there medicare, retirment, social security, lottery ,
selling a old beat up car for ten times what it is worth, always
complainign about young people? Shit you idits left this country a mess
period.  You were Democrats when it suited your spolied buts now you
turn republican what next?  There has never been a generation in
history who has cried so much and been so spolied.    Dont forget
babyboomers started the little card that they carry into a resturant so
they can rip off the waitress and then they want extra on there senior
citizen menu?  Discounts for anything and everything?  They neven let
there own kids starve for more cash and benifits?  hey RRJ the bible
says to take care one's brother and your union said the same but you
our a typical babyboomer. One last one, what about the housing market
you babyboomer destroyed it by trying to sell a house worth 75K for
300K and most of you are landlords with ghetto rental propertys and
treat your renters like dirt.  Ok, come back RRJ


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 April 2011

Hey ya'll  this is RRJ coming back at ya!  I just wanted to let
everyone here know that I am the main man on here. You young guys shut
the hell up and pay my retirment! Give me give me give me! I want my
stock price up!  As for all of you haters out there I am a Republican
so I deserve everything handed to me now! Us good republicans hate
everyone who is poor, working class or not rich!  We are chosen to to
run all! We are Republicans you poor people you fight our wars, dig our
ditches and live in poverty while we count the cash! We go to church on
sunday and give a quick conffesion put some cash in the till and we are
good for another week of sin!  Now back on subject I am tired of you
young employees not showing us Republican babyboomers the due respect
we our owed for ruinning the economy.  I think I have to go change my
diaper and get my expensive street rod out so i can drive past those
young hard working Democratic Union idiots and show them they are below
me and they should wash me street rod, clean my gutters on my new 500K
home, clean my two Harleys, wax my two new cars and go back to there
poverty cause I am a republican and I dont care about anyone but me!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 12 April 2011

J.V. MILLER  IS A LOSER RETARD.  A TRAINEE KNOCKED HIM OUT A COUPLE
MONTHS AGO.  THIS GUY IS A PIECE OF S#*& IM SURE NOBODY DISAGREES.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 12 April 2011

Goob

This generation I'll dub the "Gimme" generation. They've grown up
with everything at their finger tips. Most have probably never picked
up a dictionary they had the internet. One doesn't have to learn to
write there's spell check. No imagination the game box took it away.
One just has to look out the front door no children outside playing
their vegetating indoors in front of a screen. When they get a job that
might have a future it's confusing. They want it all now. I liked the
"Why" generation better. At least they almost had some legit gripes.
The "Gimme's" are totally clueless. I wonder if they treat Mom & Dad
with an attitude of disrespect. Duh, of course they do they feel their
entitled. They'll most likely evict Mom & Dad from the family home
when they retire the nerve of it all that the parents feel they should
enjoy life after a lifetime of working.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 11 April 2011

********** DATELINE----APRIL 11th 2011**********


********* NEW SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY FINDS THAT THE LAWS OF GRAVITY DO
NOT APPLY ON CSX TRANSPORTATION PROPERTY...... THE PLACE JUST
SUCKS......


THAT IS ALL*******************************************


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 April 2011

RRJ,
I love these folks that are Posting,

I learn so much about how the real folks look at the older generation
(Baby Boomers) They have worked with them, and are resentful for some
reason. I just do not get it, kinda like give it to me as you were
given, hey I am still waiting for a gift, same as I was in 1960.

One comment was on the year 1960 many went to work for the RR to avoid
the draft. Really

New Trucks, Nice Homes, Etc were never given by the Carrier, the Gov,
or anybody else.

Just take the call, git off this site, keep your money in check, and
retire nicely. Just my stupid advise.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 11 April 2011

LE 1-10

Why not sober up then read what you wrote? All those things you
mentioned would be great like discounts on Harleys, cars, meds
ect.....you would do it, if it was possible. Talk to me in another 30
years tell me how you feel. Sounds like you're afraid to work seeing
you're complaining a lot about toiling on the job. I don't know any
railroader that works that hard. It more time consuming not that
physical. Do I use my AARP card? Darn right I do for making
reservations for trips ect....unless I can find it cheaper somewhere
else. Try Southwest Airlines.com they have great deals and if you book
a flight on the same site you can get a rental car for up to 40% off
plus deals on hotels. Anyone who wants to spend full price is a fool.
Are you a fool? By your post I begining to think you are.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 11 April 2011

1st time I have ever posted on here. With that said, why do most all of
these young hoggers feel the need to deadass through high greens?
Nothing worse than catching constant approaches because some young
douche with ample power is too scared to run above 35 in a 50.


Name: Engineer
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 10 April 2011

RRJ, I thought I saw you today selling your 200K home for 500K and you
were at the Harley dealer trying to demand that you be given the senior
citizen discount and you want top dollar trade in for your bike? And I
thought after you left that little weekly get together of babyboomer
retired RRs, you know where you cry baby that you should have gotten a
HUGE pay off to retire and a new truck and where you make fun of young
people on the RR who could not understand what it was like to ruin RR
equipment back in the 70's just for fun and how you would not listen
to any yard master or train master becuse you were a privilaged
babyboomer.  O yea and dont forget that was you at the resturant
demanding a senior cit discount right after you got out your "tip"
percentage card and left the poor working class waitress $1 for your
$50 tab.  The that was you at the pharmacy demanding free scripts and
crying about not enough medicare then you dropped your wad of cash and
money clip? Whoops and dont forget how you told the car dealer that you
must be given at least four discounts on a new car that cost 30K you
demanded that you get it for 5K.  The you go home and say how you
should have have made 200K a year sitting on your ass reading news
papers and eating donuts while the young guys do all the work. O yea
and last but least your baby boomer but told your neighbors that are
poor and rent that they better cut your grass , and wash your car or
you will get them evicted. This is the babyboomer generation at work. 
By the way what is a CSX bitch?  O yea you mean a working class women
or man who guts out the hard work for our great American Company that
hires thousnads of people?  Ah baby boomers you cry when you worked and
you cry when you retire and all for what?  CSX is a good company that
gives people at chance at a good living so shut the hell up RRJ stock
boy


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 10 April 2011

Hahahaha! What the heck was that? That was fun. A real nut job came out
of the woodwork. A Bible thumping brimstone and hell fire sermon on
CSX-Sucks. That's got to be a first. Hey preacher, see if you can pray
CSX stock goes up to $90 a share and splits this week. I need to pay my
annual fees to the country club where us old hippies turned republican
hang out. I promise I'll put a few extra bucks in the collection plate
this morning at church. First I need to finish my coffee read the
newspaper just like the old days on the locomotive.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 09 April 2011

Engineer, well said on RRJ, we all know he is a CSX bitch, the rest is
history.


Name: Engineer
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 09 April 2011

Also RRJ while all of the younger guys are out there in the rain, snow,
cold and wind running remotes the last 20 yrs of your generations
working on the RRs you guys sat on your asses bragging about being some
sort of rock star RRs to all the young guys and gals, Your generation
could not stand minorities or women working with you then you laugh all
the way to the bank every week while the young guys and gals had to work
second jobs flipping burgers.  The when a person with less senority
landed a good job you guys would bump them off becuse how dare a
babbyboomer genration person be show'd disrespect and actualy have to
work or get your hands dirty. We go to war fight serve our great
country and come home and still you babby boomers throw in our faces
how you are gods giftwith your street rods and new homes.  You think
military service was taking a job on the RR in 60's so you could
coward your way out of military duty you grabage pale.   So now it is
time for you to get sweaty palms, feeling nervous, a bit shaky, and
angry while you make one of many many pitty come backs, ok RRJ start
your foolish evil little I am number babbyboomer BS for all real men
and women out there to see you make a ass out of yourself again...  GOD
BLESS all of the "real" RRs


Name: Engineer
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 09 April 2011

Hey RRJ why dont you do everyone here who actualy works for a living and
shut the hell up you big mouth troll low life.   All you ever do is
stick around this site like some baby boomer or should I say cry
babyboomer and give bull shit advice to people and brag about your
idiot self. First you come froma  RR generation that suck'd the
unuions dry, next you come froma generartion that started the hippe ,
drug, war protest and greed deal. Finaly RRJ you come froma generation
that cry'd everytime you little bastatrds did not get to sit on that
locomotive and read your news paper drink your coffee find a reason to
go on strike. You are a punk period.  You and your generation were all
Democrats now you have retired after a easy ride you all have turned
greedy Republican becuse you and you generation dont give a shit about
young people or anyone elese. Your father fought in WWII and Korea
while you guys cried your way into new homes, harleys, hemi trucks all
the while telling people how hard you guys were yea right.  Now our
younger generations are stuck with the mess you left in your wake. Race
problems, union busting, no money, high gas prices, low income, no
retirment, POVERTY.   Your generation ARE SINNERS you guys go to your
church on sunday to be forgiven by throwing in some money into the till
and then treat everyone like dirt.  TRY reading the bible RRJ and you
will realise your generation has sinn'd against the son of man and
brought evil to all.   Find GOD in your life RRJ becuse you are a
little greedy republican who expects to be given gold and a front place
at all events.  GOD LOVES all of us but he does not like sinners like
you


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 09 April 2011

RRJ, 

Like I said thanks for verifying what I stated earlier "The only thing
I care about CSX today is the price of the stock"  Sounds like words
straight out Michael Ward's mouth.  Secondly, "You'll never be
anywhere as good at railroading as anyone in my generation" what a
Jackoff you are to make such a statement.  I have been out here 19
years and I have worked with guys that have 3-5 years experience and
they are far more competent at doing their job than some of the old
braindead fuckers that should'nt be out here.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 09 April 2011

Goob

The other 49% is the spouse portion of RRB. Not a management double
dipper. The spouse has two choices retire at 60 collect from RRB or
wait on Social Security they can't draw both. Apparently you didn't
look it up.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 09 April 2011

Just for you LE. The only thing I care about CSX today is the price of
the stock. Does that make you feel better? You'll never be anywhere as
good at railroading as anyone in my generation. You'll always be
mediocre because your a defeatest. CSX already won.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 08 April 2011

I can't wait to hear what RRJ has to say about Michael Ward's
statement on high speed rail.  I'm sure he agrees with Ward and CSX as
usual.   Call it how you see it RRJ, we all know your a company man.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 08 April 2011

RRJ,
If $5300.00 per month is the average for retired MARRIED rails.
49.5% draw more. Yep that is (WHOM) the managers that double dip?

Hope that you are riding and getting out of the house. Enjoy the best
years of your life.

GOOB


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 08 April 2011

Hey Other:

Yeah, Scott is a doozy. It's amazing he got elected and even worse the
voters would elect a crook over a politician...oh, I forgot, there's no
difference.

Ward's statement should be a public relations disaster but seeing how
Amtrak already runs on the system he is probably just posturing.

Scott looks sinister and will probably only be around one term. So far
he has done a good job of pissing off most of the other elected
officials.

HSR between Tampa and Orlando is a no brainer...Scott has essentially
killed a project that means a lot to the residents in central FL. Ward
knows the CSX would still get big money anyway...I bet if the Feds told
Ward the money was dependent on CSX agreeing to HSR, Ward would change
his tune.

In the final analyse, by the time HSR comes to fruition, neither Ward
or Scott will have any say so in the matter!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 20-30 years
Posted: 08 April 2011

NOMO

Ward appears in lock-step with Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott, who
in February rejected $2.4 billion in federal funding to enable
high-speed passenger trains between Tampa and Orlando.

Lets say Ward has a warped mind like Scott who robbed Columbia and all
the hospitals they bought up.   He always takes the 5th in court.

How did Florida elect him is beyond me.     

Ward will try and get all the government money and more and Scott will
help him but not for nothing.

IN THE KNOW


Name: terry
E-mail: terrycarter5@yahoo.com
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 07 April 2011

thanks for all the advice,, i have talked to someone ,,and i think we
are going to move forward...and to prove i'm not joking C.S.X if your
reading this , check my id h9367,,, now lets play


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 07 April 2011

Either Ward's an idiot or a genius!

    http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=53988


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 10-20 years
Posted: 06 April 2011

Ward is on Mad Money with his school buddy Jim Cramer.    Be sure to
watch it tonight.    CSX will go up a dollar or so then you can sell
off and buy back in couple days better yet you could buy CN UP or NS
and get rid of the blue kool aid outfit.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 06 April 2011

Don't worry fellas the G004's and the trainmasters chosen ones will be
back on Thursday.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 06 April 2011

Goob

Your right for a single retiree under RRB it is around $2500-$3200+ a
year. The figure I mentioned which you blindly ignored was for a
married retiree. In case you'ld like to check it out without having to
sign in these figures are available on RRB.gov for verification. I hope
life is treating you well.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 06 April 2011

engine repair

Why do think CSX is the way it is? Lack of proper training of it's
employees wether it's union or management. The NS sends their new
hires to Atlanta for shorter classroom training after it's OJT for 6
months. CSX justs rushes everyone thru a person has to learn 2-3
subdivisions, road switchers, yards, industries ect...with 3 months. I
hear about people making a lot of stupid mistakes getting time in the
street. Sure you can feel better about yourself thinking I liked it an
I made unions weak. I did like it. I also went to union meetings when
possible all thru my career can't think of one year I didn't go to at
least 4-6+ meetings. I held union office as a VLC for 20+ years. The
unions aren't a gimme one has to participate. If you're not up to
date then no one to blame but yourself. I can pretty much gaurentee
most complaining about unions have never been to a meeting. Union
meetings are informative makes one aware of what's going on wether
good or bad. If you want to be clueless that's your choice. Only
person that can change it is you. Instead of bitching on CSX-sucks take
your grievences to a union meeting where it can be known and dealt with
appropriately. This site isn't going to help.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Engine repair, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 05 April 2011

people like you are why these unions are so weak.  Because you just take
it and like it.  I am sorry but I do not enjoy being shit on and treated
like shit.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 05 April 2011

Caution Caution.

Do not walk in and retire from the RR and Expect $5,300.00 per month.

That is not the Average, Nore is it even close to the Average. RRJ must
be their or close, many are far less, and few above. Middle of the road
would be closer to $2500.00 to $3000.00 per month. Still very good

Goober


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 05 April 2011

What happened to the G004's at 00q120 and when are they coming back?


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 05 April 2011

Because it pays the bills with some left over. It has a great
retirement. It'll support the family putting the kids thru college.
Healthcare is a plus. Besides retirement 401k plans with a match which
is great because it's just gravy instead of the bulk of a retirement.
Sure one has to sacrifice to achieve these goals but the other option
is to find work elsewhere and most likely the biggest pitfall is no
retirement deal. The retirement is worth it's weight in gold. Not to
many places people can retire comfortably at 60 years old plus the
spouse gets a retirement stipend average railroad retirement today for
a married couple around $5300 a month. That's not to shabby. Every
generation pays for the next. Railroads only hire to replace workers
every 25-30 years which in evident by todays hirings. Those hired in
the '70s & early '80s are set to retire. That's enough reasons to
stay with the railroad. If someone doesn't like the job or CSX then
their free to make other choices even hire on with another class 1 or
shortline railroad. Just have to make sure with a shortline their
covered by RRB. If a person breaks their connection to RRB hiring with
a non-railroad employer the moneys paid in switches to social security.
The other option go into business for yourself it doesn't break the
connection.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Engine repair, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 04 April 2011

why would anyone want to work at this sorry outfit, all of these stories
are true on here, and I know they are.  You people are being treated
like slaves, anyone with any kind of trade or other skills, can make
more money and be treated better.  Everyone should write letters to
your congress and let them know how crooked these so-called unions are.
  This is the most corrupt bunch of shit that I have ever seen.  With a
lot of people writing these letters, we can unite and stick together,
you can basically bypass your crooked union and unite and conquer these
crooks.  And that my friends is forming a real UNION.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 04 April 2011

For your reading pleasure...and maybe even your net worth!


http://investors.csx.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=92932&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1545830&highlight=


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 04 April 2011

NoMo

What is puzzling is these people working for CSX that hope it fails.
That is like hoping for occupational suicide. CSX starts doing poorly
the first to go is employees. These same people then cry when CSX makes
a correction to become stable by furloughing their silly arses. I might
of not agreed with CSX policy but if they are profitable and trains are
running I make money. This is the goofiest generation America has ever
produced. No common sense.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 04 April 2011

Hey RRJ:

In the words of the immortal Roger Miller:

"I'm a man of means by no means...King of the road."


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 04 April 2011

NoMo

Good analogy of the UP to CSX. If we're comparing apples then one
would have to use our east coast competitor the NS whose stock is
nearly $10 less a share. Then one would have to look at the past
history CSX shares split 2-1 in 2006. When was the last time UP or NS
shares split? CSX stock is doing great. NS does pay 40 cents a share in
dividends compared to CSX at 26 cents a share. As someone who has
invested in Chessie System then CSX stock over the past 34 years one
will never lose money it's quite profitable that's why it's rated a
conservative stock less risk. I have to use a "What If?". In 1989 I
had over 900 shares of CSX stock thru payroll purchase sold it so an
ex-wife (married less than 2 years) couldn't get half on the property
settlement. If I would of kept it with the splits and dividend
reinvestments today it would be close to 6000 shares. That's 6000 x
$78.10 = $468,600 in todays market. Not to shabby.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 04 April 2011

For those interested:

      http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=98217997


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 03 April 2011

BLET supports member, protects FELA before Supreme Court

BLET supports member, protects FELA before Supreme Court [Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen]

CLEVELAND, March 4 — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and
Trainmen
and 10 other Rail Labor unions are headed to the U.S. Supreme Court
later
this month to protect the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA).

Oral arguments will be held on March 28 in the case of CSX
Transportation
Inc. v. Robert McBride. Brother McBride, a member of Division 742, was
awarded $184,000 in damages by a jury, which found that he had been
injured on the job in 2004 as a result of negligence on the part of
the
railroad.

Under the FELA, a railroad worker who is killed or injured on the job
may
recover damages if the injury or death results in whole or in part
from
the railroad’s negligence. However, the railroads are attempting to
make
it more difficult for an injured or deceased railroad employee to
establish negligence in FELA cases by introducing a higher “proximate
cause” standard, which means the injured worker would have to prove
that
the railroad’s negligence was the main or direct cause of the
accident.

In an amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court, the BLET and the Rail
Labor Coalition argue that such standards would cause safety to
suffer.

“The major purpose of FELA was the promotion of safety within the
railroad
industry,” the unions state in their amicus brief. “In light of the
safety
purposes of the statute, the Court has recognized that FELA imposes a
continuing and non-delegable duty on railroads to provide their
employees
with a reasonably safe place in which to work. The position asserted
by
the railroad industry in this case, as a practical matter, would mean
that
railroads no longer have this duty, and that there would be no
effective
deterrent to their negligence.”

The Coalition also provided the Court with casualty data from the
Federal
Railroad Administration showing that fatalities rates are twice as high
in
recent years than they were in the late 1970s, when measured as a
percentage of all casualties. The Coalition also provided data proving
that the railroad industry fatality rate is significantly higher than
the
national workplace fatality rate, and that operating crews and
maintenance
of way workers suffer a disproportionate share of fatal injuries. It
also
pointed to two recent, broad expansions of statutory rights for
railroad
workers who are involved in or witness accidents and injuries as
evidence
that Congress understands that the railroads cannot be trusted to
place
safety before profits.

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the jury’s verdict on
March
16, 2010, disagreeing with CSX’s contention that proximate causation
is
required for liability under FELA. Based on a claim of a split among
the
appellate circuits, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.

“The FELA was the Congressional response to unique railroad industry
hazards, one of the most dangerous workplaces in the nation then and
now,”
BLET National President Dennis Pierce said. “Congress desired for
injured
workers to receive fair compensation for their injuries, and FELA has
helped make that happen for over 100 years.

“It is shameful that railroad corporations reaping multi-billion
dollar
net profits every year are trying to use the Supreme Court to increase
their windfall at the expense of worker safety,” Pierce added.

The FELA was enacted in 1908, and in virtually every congressional
session
for nearly 75 years, the BLET and the other Rail Labor Coalition
members
have been forced to resist lobbying efforts by the railroad industry
to
abolish or weaken the law, most recently in 2007.

In addition to BLET, the other unions involved are: American Train
Dispatchers Association (ATDA); Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Employees Division (BMWED); Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS);
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers & Blacksmiths (IBBB);
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW); National
Conference of Firemen & Oilers District of Local 32 BJ, SEIU (NCFO);
Sheet
Metal Workers International Association (SMWIA); Transport Workers
Union
of America (TWU); Transportation Communications International Union
(TCIU); and United Transportation Union (UTU).


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 03 April 2011

Not to be disingenuous but lets compare apples to apples,

Stock price is based largely on shareholders equity and number of
outstanding shares.

The BNSF is now a private company, it is owned by Berkshire Hathaway
and can no longer be in the peer group. UP is almost twice as large as
CSX and has a completely different Capital structure.

Compare an Apple to an Apple...not an Apple to a Casaba Melon!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 03 April 2011

FYI: As of the end of Friday's trading day, CSX stock has to gain 50
more points "$50" a share to catch up to UP'S stock share price. In
other words: CSX stock would have to be $130.89 a share to match UP.

FYI: As of the end of Friday's trading day, CSX stock has to gain
125,280.61  more points "$125,280.61" a share to catch up to BRK.A
"BNSF" stock share price. Good luck =D


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 31 March 2011

Why? The CN/IC Has a nice yard in NO (Metairie) and Gentilly is the
western gateway to the CSX system. Besides, there is no direct access
to Gentilly from the IC mainline.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: CSX Customer, for N/A
Posted: 31 March 2011

Anyone know if Mickey Ward is selling the CSX in New Orleans to the CN
as mentioned on yardlimits.com


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 March 2011

Hey RRJ:

Profit takers and day traders!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 30 March 2011

madman

I guess someone should tell Mikey Ward. I read the entire 147 page
(lots of graphs and charts) 2010 CSX Annual Report this morning the
Conrail debt has been settled. CSX is running with a $1.2 billion
surplus in cash. Which after the 2008 market crash a lot of
corporations are hoarding funds in reserve.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 30 March 2011

NoMo

Exactly what I stated a few days ago happened CSX down $2.44 a share
today at 1620 after it went up from $74 to $80 a share within 2 weeks.
All the railroads are down with CSX the big loser.


Name: MadMan
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 20-30 years
Posted: 30 March 2011

I still don't think that CSX and NS still recovered from the buying up
of Conrail, it only overloaded more employees, equipment, properties,
costs, and payroll to their problems. Now with the constant surges in
oil prices that roofbug has stated is true. I know that CSX and NS are
probally wishing that Conrail kept the Electrified lines that they once
had or considering to have it done on their lines now with the current
price of diesel fuel which only doubles or triples for their operation
costs. This Electrification would be an enormous cost to complete but
it always pays off in the end compared to the price of diesel costs and
usage.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 30 March 2011

robofuq

The railroads could take a beating with proposed legislation in
Congress on fuel cost surcharges. If like any other industry they
can't pass on to the consumer the cost of the rising prices in oil
it'll hurt. We see it everyday with the price of a gallon of milk,
bread, utility cost ect....for the feds to restrict the railroads which
are more cost efficient than trucks would be catistrophic to the bottom
line. Same goes for new EPA regulations on coal fired power plants
which over the last decade have made significant changes for reducing
pollutants. Coal is CSX & NS bread & butter it's 31% of the revenues
that info I got from the 2010 CSX Annual Report which I read in it's
entirety this morning. Take it away there goes a lot of jobs and not
just on the railroad.


Name: robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 29 March 2011

The fundamental measures of the economic recovery, except unemployment
of course, remain strong. Some say the rebuilding in Japan could
actually be a positive for the US economy, especially in core products,
metals, building materials etc. The bad news recently hasn't had a
lasting effect on US markets, and the rails are busy as hell, always a
good sign.  I worry about higher gas/energy prices, as these directly
affect consumer spending, the biggest piece of the economy.  I'm
optimistic, but using this upturn to save, and pay off debt for the
time being.


Name: cater
E-mail: terrycarter5@yahoo.com
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 29 March 2011

i'am lookin for a good Discrimination lawyer please e-mail me at
terrycarter5@yahoo.com


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 28 March 2011

NoMo

CSX climbed quick the past two weeks. I look for it to get knocked back
down about $2-4 a share with a sell off. Goldman Sachs & Zack's ratings
with a strong buy on anything has a tendency to get short term buying.
UP & NS didn't have the same activity as CSX today.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 28 March 2011

Hey RRJ:

At the price you paid you can't get hurt too bad. If you were holding
a bunch of stock option...a correction could cost you millions!

The price of oil, although not affecting the RRs terribly has an 
direct affect on the market, value of the dollar and consumer
confidence. If people stop buying goods the RR hauls it goes straight
to the bottom line.

Certainly the disaster in Japan will have a direct impact on the 
markets as will the unrest in North Africa and the Mid-East. 

The quarterly reports will start rolling in about mid April and one or
two key players disappoint Wall St. it can be a real wet blanket on the
rest of the market.

I think the BoDs of public companies have too much vested not to strike
while the iron is hot. Timing is everything...a day or two
can be very costly!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 28 March 2011

NoMo

A market correction doesn't have that much of an affect on me with the
price I purchased it. I've already been through quite a few so far. I
tried to get my older sister into buying CSX in early '09 but she kept
putting it off. Right now I wouldn't advise her to do it. I'll wait to
see if it does split then tell her to buy. At the price it is I'd hate
to give advise and see a backlash on another downturn market. I'm in
for the long haul.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 28 March 2011

NoMo

Higher prices in a barrel of oil helps the railroads hurts the
truckers. Plus like everyone else from the price of groceries ect...the
cost is passed on to the consumer/customer. Railroads are hot right now.
I've been saying that for over a year. I'm going to let it run a full
market cycle with CSX which is 5 years (3 more years left) then
reevaluate the situation. Then it might be time to take some profit and
diversify. Just in the 1Q of 2011 I'm up by around 16%. It's always a
risk to put everything in one basket at my age. The railroads have made
money the last 4 decades. I don't see that as a anything but a
positive. I'm looking out for my future after the last market crash.
The future right now seems so bright I need to wear shades.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 28 March 2011

Hey RRJ:

Only time will tell...the last thing they want is another market
correction. With the political unrest in North Africa and the Mid-
East affecting crude oil pricing, it's indeed a slippery slope.

CSX could maintain the dividend and consider a special stock dividend
with a two for one split!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 28 March 2011

Nomo

CSX stock price is ticking along with the rest of the class 1's. I
don't look for a split till it hit's around $90 later on this year or
early next year. It's possible on a 3:1. CSX board of directors has 3
members excluding Ward that have over 100 years railroad experience
which occurred after the hedge fund revolt about 4 years ago. Big
difference from when it was just a puppet BoD. 

Philly

Nice post the only problem with it the Romans used experienced combat
veterans in charge. CSX is more like the Third Reich using
inexperienced off the street no nothing fools in middle management.
Hopefully it won't be like the Third Reich a house of cards.

Injuries & FELA settlements aren't normally in the 7 digit range MAYBE
low 6 digit. All the railroads have been appealing judgements that they
find excessive. Those settlement monies are in a separate account
drawing interest it doesn't deviate from operating funds. Railroads
are big corporations injuries & derailments are part of doing business.
Railroads carry insurance for derailments. 

If someone doesn't have CSX in their 401k it might be time to get rid
of those mutual funds and purchase it. Wether you like the railroad or
not they have always made money. With a possible split in the near
future it'll be a win-win situation. Plus the dividends are bound to
increase one just has to research past history. I didn't own CSX while
working I regret it today. After the market crashed in 2008 with only
about 40% of my investment left I put everything in the BLET 401k and
bought CSX in 3/2009 at 23.89 a share it closed friday at 79.10. In two
years my portfolio increased by 231%. If I would of kept all those
shares I purchased in Chessie System stock in the '80s I'd be sitting
real good. It's never to late.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 March 2011

The stock is pretty pricey...look for a split to be announced after the
next quarterly Board meeting along with a dividend bump. Don't be too
surprised if it's not a 3:1!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 27 March 2011

The Trainmaster's boys disappear for 15 days and so do the G004's not
to fear boys and girls this train will be back next tuesday.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 20-30 years
Posted: 27 March 2011

Phil A Delphia you made some great points.  Did you realize CSX stock is
at a all time 52 week high.  Injuries might be down but explain to me
how there are injury payouts & harassment  payouts to employees to
leave and settle with CSX at 6 and 7 figure numbers.  Yes more like 2.5
million.  That would be a Bogus CSX safety picnic everyday.  

Trains are sitting still waiting for recrews to be rested before
called. CSX did save big bucks on elimination of the Chiefs.

Just watch the Third Reich on The History Channel and see how CSX Train
master practice the trade.


Name: Phil A Delphia
E-mail: YourMom@csx.com
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 27 March 2011

After "strongly disagreeing" to most of the CSX survey questions, I
left a few comments / suggestions how Mike Ward can improve his
leadership.
 
To whom it may concern:
 
I wouldn't change a single thing about this company. Injuries &
derailments are definately an unnecessary cost of doing business and I
applaud your goal of zero injuries & derailments. Its too bad other
organizations and businesses can't follow your example. For instance,
I'm sure Army recruiters would have much more success getting high
school kids to join the infantry if they made the job more safe. For
instance they could get rid of all the guns and knives they hand out to
the troops. That alone must account for 75% of the injuries in the armed
services. If CSX truely wants to reach zero injuries and derailments,
the management teams need to step up their efforts to make more rules
and job proceedures that cover EVERY aspect of our job performance. For
instance, I bet there's a CSX employee somewhere trying to remove a
staple from his paperwork. He could tear his fingernail and we don't
have any tools or job proceedures that cover the proper CSX way to
remove staples from paperwork!!
 
Kudos on the IDPAP discipline policy.  Nothing makes perfect sense like
your motto...."every injury is preventable if we all work 100% by the
rules". The Roman Army used to capture enemy soldiers during wars and
use them as free labor. They used a sililar motto...."The beatings
will continue until morale improves". I know a tiny group of your
frontline managers feel bad failing employees for every little rule
violation. They just don't understand that IDPAP is to our company as
blood-letting was to 16th century medicine. If we don't start firing
every employee that can't work 100% by the book, how are we possibly
going to have a perfect work force to carry us to the goal of "0"
injuries and derailments? Reinhardt Heidrich used to tell his prisoners
in the Nazi work camps "Work will set you free". Its ashame CSX can't
enlist the same kind of enthusiasm out of its workers, as the Nazis and
Romans used to acheive from its workers.
 
Every time we hear an employee complain about CSX, you hear the phrase
"well, it beats flipping burgers". Well I can tell you, I have
flipped burgers at safety cookouts and its no picnic. Smoke gets in
your eyes, your ass hurts from sitting around all day, employees have a
disappointed look when you serve them food. Like, "whaaaat? My boss
gets a safety bonus and I got a burger for not getting hurt?" Its
definately not worth the aggrivation of the $263 you get paid to flip
safety burgers at a CSX cookout. I'd much rather be on a train making
whatever CSX payroll services feels like paying me that day.
 
In closing, don't change a thing about CSX. The stock keeps going up,
and we are doing a great job at reducing injuries at the expense of
serving our customers. Stay the course and keep issuing 10 page
bulletin orders every time somebody gets hurt or derails the train. I
might also suggest the board of directors at CSX consider a merger with
Hooters, Inc. We have so many boobs running this company, it would be a
corporate match made in heaven. The only other way this place could
reach peak performance is if a category 5 hurricane hit 500 Water
Street and we had to rebuild the company from the ground up.  
 
Sincerely,
 
Phil A. Delphia
(Somewhere between Baltimore & Albany Division)


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 27 March 2011

fonzie

First off no need posting on every thread. Secondly you're screwed
maybe a shortline will hire you. I doubt any class 1 would give you
another chance. Being furloughed is at times a way of life on the
railroads.


Name: fonzie
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 March 2011

I worked for csx 2 years ago due to being layed off every other week i
decided not to go back after i begged a diffrent company to hire me
back for the secomd time due to the railroad layin me off To make a
long story short i was sent a letter of termination in the mail sayin i
didnt mark back up in the required time My craft was trains and engines
I was thinking and wanting to get in a track gang would csx consider
hiring me back? And would any other railroad hire me Or am i basically
screwed for being terminated from csx With other railroad outfits? Any
insite on this topic id greatly appricate it thanks ;]


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 March 2011

Hey RRJ:

I guess over the last 20 years or so CSX has lost all their "in
plant" jobs. In Mobile, Scott Paper which is just north of Sibert
had at least one full time yard job located there. On rare occasion
they may pull a car or two.

At Bayou Cassotte (Pascagoula, MS) and Theodore, AL all the industries
have their own switching crews. Chevron at the Bayou 
contracts with SGS and has their own switch engine. The rest have
trackmobiles.

There is a small yard at Choctaw (2 miles south of Sibert) with 4 or 5
tracks that had 3 full time yard jobs. It's used for storage now. 

If there's been an increase in rail shipments...CSX is only seeing
the line haul segment.

The military also maintains a number of railroads...The Navy has one in
Lakehurst, NJ and Crane, IN. The Army has one at McAlester, OK
and, I believe, Tooele Army Depot, Tooele, UT. There are probably 
more. These RRs are major operations, The one at Crane, IN has 95
miles of track and operates 4 full crews. These jobs are usually day
shift and work four 10 hour shifts with weekend rotations. The pay
scale for a conductor runs from about $19.25 - $23.00 hour. The Indiana
Railroad Co. services the facility. For those that might be interested:

http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=97762817&JobTitle=Braker-Switcher&q=conductor&rad_units=miles&nosal=True&brd=3876&pp=25&qt=default&vw=b&re=0&FedEmp=N&FedPub=Y&caller=advanced.aspx&pg=1&AVSDM=2011-03-16+00%3a03%3a00

If the link doesn't work go usajobs and do a keyword search (Braker).

I'm afraid that in time, the only jobs left on the Class Is will be
line haul and the switching will be done by companies like Watco,
OmniTRAX and Rail America


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 26 March 2011

Sounds like another dissatified customer with getting switching done at
there yard. Seems a lot of that going on lately plant yards hiring
their own rail crews which leaves the railroads to do just a pick
up/set off. When I left CSX Nabisco and a few others in the Richmond
area were with frustrated at local management with their attitudes of
bypass a customer because we're not paying OT. Then the customer would
call someone in JAX the TM would get their arses reamed out then beg
crews for help. I know where that Hopewell plant is but not sure if CSX
or NS worked it both have a yard in Hopewell.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 26 March 2011

suzannah

I won't disagree IVR's are totally pathetic. It was more accurite
with no computers an our only contact was local crew callers. The thing
a computer is helpful looking at trains that were on the road heading my
way. Another was looking at crews in the lodging for possible deadheads.
Every now and then I'd call the YM to see if any trains were in the
yard not on the IVR. I'm not savvy on technology but computer access
was useful. I know it's not a requirement to own one for work it
helped plus the internet cost was a tax deduction seeing it was being
used as a work related expense. The railroad has always been a
lifestyle one has to adapt to or leave it. That has never changed. I
don't know what the quit ratio is today when I hired out in the '70s
it was 8 out of 10 would quit within 6 months to a year. A small
percentage stayed even longer up to 10 years then quit. Most were under
an illusion they were vested under the RRB. Not so if a person goes to
work for a non-railroad related industry they lose it all and the tier
II is transfered to social security. Not to many places in this country
today a person can retire on a decent pension at 60 years old.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 25 March 2011

For those of you in the Richmond/Tidewater area of VA. that may be
dissatisfied:

http://www.careersathoneywell.com/en/JobSearch/JobDescription.aspx?LanguageID=1&jobid=00154376


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 25 March 2011

For your reading enjoyment!

http://investors.csx.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=92932&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1542637&highlight=


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 25 March 2011

Hey Suzannah:

The IVR or computer is only as good as the information inputted, I
think everyone in road service has had similar experiences.

I think in order to be fair, you have to remember this is a business
and some flexibility is necessary. However, the scenario you describe
occurs all to often. I am fond of of saying plan your work
and work your plan. I don't know who is responsible...STOs, DTOs,
Terminal Supers, interchange partners et al...plenty of management
types to pass around the blame for developing a bad plan or failing to
follow the plan they develop.

The carriers can operate in a much more employee/family friendly
environment without any loss in bottom line results. They, like so many
of their employees are hung up in the tradition. Unfortunately the RR
will never be a 9-5 job...until the employees accept that and the
carriers are willing to at least try to improve their employees
lot, nothing will change!


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 25 March 2011

RRJ, 

Yes, most of us have computer access, but there are those that do not.
It is NOT required. The IVR is the designsted system that we are
supposed to be able to use to check on train line ups and schedule our
lives.  I agree you had it alot harder not having these systems in
place, but times have changed and now these systems are in place for us
so we dont have to suffer like you did.
 
I was first out for 18 hours. I called IVR at 23:00 and train schedule
firt to leave was at 02:30. Woke up at 4 wondering why I wasnt called. 
Called IVR and found train rescheduled to 0:730. Waited, wasnt called.
Called again and train moved to 12:00.  So ran a few errands close to
home and waited. NO CALL AGAIN. Finally got called for a different
train at 16:00.. WHAT THE HELL... So I did manage to get a few things
done but basically was held hostage in my own home waiting to get
called because I was first out.  This is bullshit!  They cant do any
better than this! We count on this system being correct so that we can
plan our lives.  Im lucky.. No children to tend to. I can up and go at
a minutes call. Most people cant.  I have complained to the union and
the FRA about this and of course nothing has been done. So yes we do
boo hoo when the company doesnt do what they are supposed to do. They
expect us to sit by the phone waiting for their every beckon call. I
expect them to get their shit straight!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 25 March 2011

Quit crying a river. It gets old. Boo Hoo!!! 8 hour windows have been
discussed for decades. There aren't scheduled trains anymore except
Amtrak. CSX does have a few hot trains with calling windows plus some
road switchers. You people have computer access that makes your life
easier to schedule when you'll be called. You have a better idea when
to get rest at home in the lodging is another story. Then again you
have your internet access cell phones ect...we didn't have them
decades ago. As for crying you'll never make what an oldhead does
where the heck did you come up with that? I didn't make anywhere near
an oldhead 4 decades ago. That's called seniority. Be happy a few
oldheads are still working once their gone life will change the end of
protected statis for those hired before the UTU 1994 crew consist will
bring about more negative change. Most likely as a start one extra
board at a terminal a person won't know where their working till
calling time. Right now CSX can't do it. Don't worry about what
someone else has that's petty envy. When I started out oldheads had
agreements I wasn't entitled to under old contracts. Each generation
has had to deal with change. It's nothing new.


Name: been there, done that, left
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 24 March 2011

http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/2011-03-23/

if the unions had any backbone, we'd have an eight-hour window every
twenty-four hours when we're required to take a call. the RRs don't
care that being on-call 24/7 for 12 hours on duty plus transit time
will send you to an early grave. they don't care that you'll wake up
one day and realize that you haven't seen your kids in years, since
your wife left. apparently they don't even care that it's UNSAFE to
be forced to work on a freight-train full of HAZMATs when you're
tired. it saves them money in the short-term, and that's ALL that
counts to them. when things go right they always take credit - when
things go wrong it's always the employees' fault.

you'll NEVER make as much money as the old-timers, but you'll spend a
lot more time away from home doing it.

for anyone without friends or family (or self-respect) CSX can be a
great place to work. but as soon as you start talking about marriage,
friends or family you have to decide whether you want to be around for
people you care about or married to the railroad. you can't have both,
and most wives won't put up with the RR. they'll leave and take your
money, house and kids when they go.

the RR has to up their game if they want to attract and retain
responsible and capable employees in the 21st century.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 23 March 2011

Cond 20-30

I apologise. I thought you were the troll that was on here yesterday.
He was trying to get me in a pissing match on the "safety first"
thread and with others on this one till the webmaster blocked him. I
realise now after reading what happened this morning you're legit. I
think I knew that after our last few posts. Hang in there. I don't
have an explanation for the unions on their hands off attitude the past
decade or so. All I knew it was better to have a mediocre union then
none at all. At my terminal our BLET LC has always gave his best even
though you could see the frustration he had with those at the GC level.
He even went up and beyond by handling claims for UTU members till their
LC told him to stop. That led to a lot of conductors old & young
transferring to the BLET. Unfortunately after three terms next election
he's going to give it up becoming burnt out.


Name: Robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 23 March 2011

Wow, the troll has been busy!


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 23 March 2011

ydm,

Stop trying to sound smart? HMMMM... Yeah I guess my years of college
education hasnt made me any smarter than the upper level management I
work with. As for Tm's not asking me why I havent put in for ydm?
These would be the same ones who told another perfectly capable person
who put in for the job to hang it up as long as he had a picture of the
little boy peeing on the back of his tuck window. Wow! Wonder what that
had to do with his skill level or college education.... Conformity and
ars kissing not my style!

Good for you that you love your job and where you work, but dont come
on here and bash people who dont like it and tell them to quit. This
site is not for you! Its called csx sucks. DUH! We know you love your
job. If you want to do something productive start your own site called
"I love csx".


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 March 2011

Hey Cond/YDM:

You are the same poster (hey Atom, same address or not?). Personally,
I think you're the LPFB. I could be wrong...thought I was once but I
was wrong.

CSX is a company of inclusion, so it's okay to come out of the knee
hole. Jim says so:

            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbiPDSxFgd8

In the meantime, grab your pin and pull it.

Webmaster comment:
That fool was using a GA Comcast address and also trying to hide behind a
service that's supposed to hide his/her IP. Then (s)he tried making about
a dozen posts within an hour of being blocked. I guess (s)he finally
figured it out.


Name: Cond
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 22 March 2011

Thanks for reponding back RRJ. I am not a bad person, but I am proud
that I work for a company that has not and will not go under. I just
get upset to see some of these "woe is me" people on here. I am so
proud of what I have done in this company and I am a third genration
railroader. And I can't help but feel upset at the money the union has
taken from me with nothing to show for it. I just want to see and hear
at least a little support for the railroad.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 22 March 2011

I get your point. I quit trying to figure out why someone would stay at
a job they hate. Most of the people I know at the terminal I worked out
of might not like what's going on but they don't hate the job. That I
can understand.


Name: Cond
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 22 March 2011

Alright RRJ. Peace. I just hate when people talk bad about the company
that rasied and supported their familes. CSX does not suck more than
any other company. You have been pretty fair on here. I just get bitter
that a handfull of people hate this company, but continue to work for
it.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 22 March 2011

I'll answer you one more time boy just for fun. Show me one line where
I've stated I felt abused? I had a good time working for the railroad.
The past 8 years it was even more fun with the clowns in management that
tried to run the show. They made me a lot of money seeing I wasn't
running for a quit anymore. I liked that OT in my pocket. As for the
clowns hired externally as TM's they make a lot less then any
conductor an engineer working for CSX. I know that for a fact. One TM
who had been there a couple years saw a conductors pay printout nearly
schidt his britches when he realised he was low man pay wise. lol. Give
me a break.


Name: Cond and YDM
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 22 March 2011

I am not the YDM or the Cond, but at least they tell the truth and do
not spout doom and gloom all the time. 

 Hey idiot, I am the world worst speller, but if I am trying to make a
point at least spell 'Executive' right.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 March 2011

Cond and YDM are the same. They "both" use the word craft in relation
to their job and always end with sarcasm toward the person they are
ranting against. Both, (he) have a special seat in the exectutive
men's room at CSX. Management loves his special services.


Name: Cond
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 22 March 2011

I did read that you retired in 2009. But you talk like you are still
being 'abused'. If it was that bad for you, turn in you retirement
check and give back to the poor and abused employees that are still
working. We feel so sorry for you.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 22 March 2011

I'm retired dumb arse. Stay in school you need it. If you read my post
it stated my last year was 2009.


Name: Cond
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 22 March 2011

So you complain that they all hide in bushes and are all over the place,
and now you are complaining that you have not met your road officer.
Which one is worse? Make up your mind.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 22 March 2011

Cond/YDM by the posts their the same person. Dumb as a box of rocks. 

My last face to face class. It was just myself an one other person
because they kept on cancelling classes I waited for them to call me in
to do it. The TM who gave it I'd never seen before. When I asked him
who he was it turned out he was the TM for two years on the subdivision
I worked on. How's that possible? I informed him years ago the TM's
knew everyone who worked for them by name if they had a family ect...I
then told him I didn't understand why trainmasters and yardmasters
weren't called train goffers & yard goffers because they weren't the
masters of anything. They don't make a move without someone at div HQ
or JAX's telling them what to do. The last year I worked in 2009 many
a yard shift we never left the shack because the switch list would be
changed multiple times. When we would call the YM he would laugh
telling us he was waiting on the TM ect.... What a cluster f@#k!!!!


Name: CSX Engineer
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 22 March 2011

It looks like you are posting at the some time too. I guess you must be
on the street?


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 March 2011

By looking at the posts from the Cond. and YDM and the time they were
made...they're either on the street or sitting behind a CSX computer
at work.

Nobody would waste off time making these pro CSX posts. They must be at
work doing what they are told or perhaps making a few extra brownie
points between trips to the knee hole!


Name: YDM
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 10-20 years
Posted: 22 March 2011

"Steer everyone away from anything important." What does that even
mean?

You mean trying to convince people that the job is not really as
horrible as y'all make it sound? 
You mean trying to remind people that they have a job that pays pretty
good and that you pay union dues for nothing? 
You mean that I am one of many railroaders that are proud of their job
and craft? 

And Suz, I wonder why only YDMs have ask you why you have not put in
for a YDM's postition. The officers have most likely not asked you
becasue they know you are bitter and could not do the job. 

Go back to sleep operator and stop trying to sound smart.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 March 2011

Hey other:

All the exposing occurs in the executive men's room!


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 22 March 2011

Non Employee,

You stated that the 'Idiotic" creator of this site has made up
accounts of people who agree with him. Well, I am not a made up
account. I am very much alive and breathing. I happen to agree with
most posters on this site when it comes to the abusive intimidation  of
employees and the constant battle to get paid what is rightfully your.
As for the lack of legitimate evidence posted on this site, I believe
you should know the answer to that if you know anything what so ever
about our RR. Since I have been on this site I have only seen 4 other
people who have used their real names. Why is this? Because everyone
knows that there is a real good possibility that they will be targeted
for their comments. Now, ask yourself this... Would a company with good
moral values come after their employees for voicing their personal
opinions on this website? NOT!!!  I know exactly how it works. I have
been there and done that. I was warned by 2 yardmaster when I used my
name on here that I better watch my back. That pretty much says it all
doesnt it!!  If the company doesnt have anything to worry about then
why would they care what you post? Hhmmm. Maybe its because they know
that other rr's, the FRA and customers read these post everyday. This
I know for a fact!
If you would like to come out from behind your curtain and use your
real name all you have to do is post "Facts" that you can back up
with hard core evidence. If they dont want what you are posting exposed
and they come after you, then you have what you need to bring it out
into the open to everyone. Wait! your not an employee so why do you
care. 

YDM..
As for this constant bickering that you got started...congradulations.
You did it again. Steer everyone away from anything important. When I
was a tower operator at avon, I was asked by several ydm's why I didnt
put in for a ydm's position. My response...Because I know what goes on
and Im not going to be a glorified secretary for the TM! In the 10
years that I have been at avon I know of only 3 ydm's that stood up to
the TM's when they were ordered to do things that werent "Kosher". If
you have done that then I applaud you. But I doubt very seriously you
have because if you were that type then you wouldnt be bashing the
"cry babies" as you have called them for voicing opinions that you
know are true!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 March 2011

To below - 

No.."Cond" is now known as Choo-Choo Charlie. Quiet, don't disturb
him. He is busy studying to graduate from 3rd grade.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 March 2011

Why is everyone so serious about this site? It is one of many that trash
companies that are not liked. The one who calls himself "Cond"
probably sits at his computer at home waiting for new entries so he can
rant and act like he is some kind of train expert. 
Hey Cond, did it occur to you that you don't have to be a railroad
employee to voice an opinion? CSX screws businesses as well. Hey, it
could be that CSX management views this site and you were being drawn
out in to an argument so you could be exposed. Watch out!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 March 2011

Does anyone else see that this website just assumes there are tons of
people in CSX that hate the company and proves absolutely no logical
evidence and i like the thing above the article im writing say this:

"Winning an arguement on the internet is like winning at the Special
Olympics - Even if you win, you're still retarded."

The reason for this:

Idiotic creator of site: "I want to tell everyone that doesnt agree
with my illogical and fake crap that i put on internet to not post on
my website so that anyone that my website is only people that agree
with me.

The people that agree with him though are just accounts he made to
pretend hes not mentally retarded.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 21 March 2011

Bet Guarantee .. Make more than your guarantee. atl division we have a
guarantee 1700 before taxes  every 2 weeks.  were before the bid you
were able to move on the boards and make a lot more. Now I'm wondering
after this bid system has went in is that all that I will be able to
make is just the guarantee..


Name: Cond
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 21 March 2011

I have been reading these post but I am not the YDM. Although he seems
like a straight shooter. But just like NoMo commented on the lasted
post 'He is not moron." I guess NoMo is one of the few smart people
on this site.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 March 2011

I haven't seen this nor did I even know it was there. I will take a
trip downtown with my grandson and check it out.

http://videos.al.com/mobile-press-register/2011/03/mobiles_masonic_temple_houses.html


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 March 2011

Hey Other:

Cond isn't a moron...last time he posted he was a YDM!


Name: Cond
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 21 March 2011

I was just looking at your words, "I wanted to be a CSX employee,". If
you are not an employee then why are you on this site? That is pitiful
and you are a stupid child for blogging where you don't belong. "Put
down your Budweiser"? What are you even talking about about you fool?
I do not drink. Take your stereotypes and your uneducated mind and go
back to the sandbox.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 March 2011

You are a moron. I never tried to work for the railroad. I guess you
didn't get that by my saying I wasn't stupid enough, it was an insult
to YOU. Shouldn't you be operating your choo-choo train and not
blogging on a site that insults your company? Put down your Budweiser,
head to a local grade school, and complete your education.


Name: Cond
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 21 March 2011

Also thanks for admitting that you failed the entrance exam to work for
the railroad. You must be a complete idiot. Of course you have already
proved it.


Name: Cond
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 21 March 2011

Great come back. I spelled a word wrong. Thanks for proving your point
that you have nothing to back up your stupid words except a spelling
error.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 March 2011

To Cond -  

Hey Mr. Literate, 

It is spelled idiot, not "idioit". I wanted to be a CSX employee, but
just wasn't stupid enough.

Go pound sand Jerkoff!


Name: Cond
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 21 March 2011

What does "bet garauntee" mean?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 21 March 2011

I had been marked up 1 week when the new bid system for conductors went
in.. now  since the bid system I just don't see how you can every bet
guarantee. Could someone please fill me in on the Bid system will it
get back to were you can make money?  I went to work for the railroad
to make money not to just barely get by.


Name: Cond
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 21 March 2011

Great, I love morons that keep on writing on here. I am not a
Yardmasters but the ones I have encountered are smart and concerned
about their jobs and their crews' saftey. You are just jealous that
you could not do their job. You are just bitter that you were not asked
to step up and do Yardmaster's work and handle the responsibility. What
would you do without them?....switch blue cars from red cars and not
know where to take them. All jobs are important, so stop blaming the
Yardmaster's craft. 
   If any Yardmasters read this jokers post, do not take offense. He is
just an idioit that cannot see past his forehead.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 March 2011

The Yardmasters I've encountered are programmed corporate morons. They
spout safety regulations out of the handbook and don't care about how
they screw the customers. They are the master of nothing other than
being shills for a $hit railroad company. CSX thinks that the world
will love them because they run radio commercials telling us how
environmentally friendly they are. Maybe they should start being
friendly to the customers they extort revenue from.


Name: robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 20 March 2011

Ahh, the ABC's of management....Always Blame Crew. There was a time,
not that long ago, when the yard pretty much ran itself.  Yardmasters
knew what had to get done, knew the crews working, and how to get the
most out of them.  Now, trainmasters, most don't have a day on the
ground, make all the decisions, when they aren't hiding in the weeds. 
I remember a YM arguing w/ a traimaster once; the newbie TM asked "How
long have you been a yardmaster" Her response "Since before you were
born!"


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 19 March 2011

Chuck Baker will burn in Hell someday.  Wonder if he will still get joy
out of hearing himself talk and patting himself on the back.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 19 March 2011

Even the rats will try to abandon a sinking ship!

If things are as bad as they seem in the GL, look for some mid season
changes...can't let Dave, Oscar and Mike look bad!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 19 March 2011

Well,  Another one bites the dust.

Sean Mcnamara (I believe thats how you spell it).
Has finally given up as a trainmaster and headed
back to T&E in Willard. He worked out of Columbus Vanyard.
watched the scottslawn/toledo br.

The Great Lakes div cant keep up. The ACDs cant keep up.
The Dispatchers cant keep up. Apparently the Trainmasters
cant keep up either.

AND CUSTOMERS ARE PISSED.


Name: EX Manager
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 10-20 years
Posted: 18 March 2011

CSX Customer,
    I feel your pain. Just like CSX every company has problems, I am
sure your company has some too. What state are you in? I have been a
manager in five different states. And I have also been an employee on
the train. I can help you beat demmurage. I know all about car
ordering, demmurage, service, billing and locals that serve you. I also
still know a lot of people in Jax and in the field that can help you. 
    These service problems are not just upper managment...I know what
the crews can do also to ensure overtime and get nothing done.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: CSX Customer, for N/A
Posted: 18 March 2011

To Robofug - 

I understand there are management versus employee issues at CSX. But
man, the stories I could tell you about the wretched service we get
from your company. And with all of the hassles we put up with, we get
to hear stupid excuses from yardmasters, upper management, and customer
service. Then as an added insult, we get billed for demurrage charges
that were the fault of CSX to begin with. Oh, and I could just puke
when customer service ends the call with "have a safe day".


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: CSX Customer, for N/A
Posted: 18 March 2011

NOMO

Oscar's report just shows he is Ward's Oscar meyer Weiner just like
that Yerd Master on here blowing his cocksucker.  CSXKoolAids is a CSX
ethics code


Name: Robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 18 March 2011

RE: CSX customer. When trains can't get over the road, due to being
underpowered, or engines break down, or crew mismanagement, or lack of
maintenance, cars do not make it to their destinations on time.  Then,
you have division management harassing local management to cut
overtime, or else, so even if your cars are ready, they sit because
some bean counter wants to save a few bucks.  I agree, some local
customers get treated like crap.  Believe me, none of us in the
operating crafts want to see a customer's employees sent home because
a shutdown car wasn't delivered.


Name: YDM
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 20-30 years
Posted: 17 March 2011

NoMo,
    I did say I was not a good speller also. But I can also use spell
check.  He claimed the he wrote proffesional e-mails to get his point
across. He sure did not do a proffesional job here.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 17 March 2011

Hey YDM:

Who made you the spelling police?


Name: YDM
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 20-30 years
Posted: 17 March 2011

I am not a great speller, but if you are going to cry about driving to
get qualified to keep your job, at least spell most of the big words
right. I think it is amazing that we have a MofW employee, responsible
for life and limb while operating heavy equipment and he cannot put
together a coherent sentence.

From M of W;
"10 months ago i was told to use my personal vehicle to go to a
D.O.T.
phyiscle which is required yo keep my hydraulic license and my C.D.L.
current.When i reterned to my West Springfield MA. headquarters i
submitted copies of all paperwork as well as an expense report for
mileage
To this date after re-submittal in person, faxed, re faxed,7 -8 100%
professional e-mails requesting re-imbursment the managers of C.S.X
have still not made good on there promise to re pay. 
Iam sorry to say that intimadation, derilection of duties bye managent
is alive and well at CSX albany devision 
I guess at 38,000 employees if corperate rips each one for 35 bucks,
thats a wopping 1330000.00    SHAME ON U CSX"

WTF?: Come on and at least sound educated when you cry like a baby.
phyiscle
reterned
re-imbursment 
intimadation
derilection
managent
devision
corperate
wopping


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 17 March 2011

MOW 1-10

Milage reembursement is paid if it's in an agreement. Did you discuss
this with your local chairmen with the BMWE? That's the first place to
go if it wasn't paid. There's some things that aren't good claims.
DOT physical and CDL might not be covered. 

When T&E was required to get a TWIC card in my area it was on your own
time and expense. CSX did give out credit cards to pay for the
background check to TSA.


Name: Cond
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 16 March 2011

OMG, you had to spend some gas money to stay qualified and keep your
job. Shame on you for bitching.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 16 March 2011

I couldn't resist...seems Oscar has a different view of CSX's
corporate culture than the contract employees!

http://investors.csx.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=92932&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1539640&highlight=


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: CSX Customer, for N/A
Posted: 16 March 2011

All of you sound like bitter people. No wonder the service sucks.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 1-10 years
Posted: 16 March 2011

10 months ago i was told to use my personal vehicle to go to a D.O.T.
phyiscle which is required yo keep my hydraulic license and my C.D.L.
current.When i reterned to my West Springfield MA. headquarters i
submitted copies of all paperwork as well as an expense report for
mileage
To this date after re-submittal in person, faxed, re faxed,7 -8 100%
professional e-mails requesting re-imbursment the managers of C.S.X
have still not made good on there promise to re pay. 
Iam sorry to say that intimadation,derilection of duties bye managent
is alive and well at CSX albany devision 
I guess at 38,000 employees if corperate rips each one for 35 bucks,
thats a wopping 1330000.00    SHAME ON U CSX


Name: suzannah
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Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 09 March 2011

Getrdun...   

Im assuming you are a conductor since you posted under that heading..
10 yrs ago when I got hired they only had a "1 yr" rule for
engineers. There wasnt anything in the csx and utu agreement. Rule 87
addressing pilot pay was the only thing written.  If I remember
correctly there were several sideletters that later addressed the issue
for safety reasons. Your LC should have them. If you need a pilot and
they refuse to give you one you only need to let your engineer know
what is going on and he/she should be able to take care of the
situation. No engineer has to take a job with an another employee who
has made it clear to management that they are not comfortable with the
job. If that happened to me I would be telling management that I wont
be responsible for any damage to company property or loss of life due
to their failure to fully train my conductor or refusing to give him a
pilot! Im pretty sure that would change things on the home front.


Name: Jan
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 09 March 2011

Article 63 in the Engineer's SSA talks about pilots.

Only an engineer on the engineer's roster can pilot an engineer.  NOT
A CONDUCTOR, TRAIN MASTER, OR ROAD FOREMAN.  

CSX hates it if you know both the rules, and the contract.  Its time
well spent reading and knowing them both.  Management is a lot less
likely to mess with you, or have you risk your job if you know the
rules better than they do, or you file enough good claims to make them
look like idiots.


Name: Jan
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 09 March 2011

The article you are looking for is Article 61 in the Engineer's SSA. 
If you can hold the job, it is your responsibility to stay current, and
qualified.  If you can't hold the job, through no fault of your own
(for example, no senority) then it is CSX's responsibility to get you
a pilot for one trip.  If they refuse to get you a pilot, you can time
slip them for every train that you miss.  I think, but am not sure, if
you haven't been on the territory for several years, once again
through no fault of your own, the company has the option of forcing you
to go back into EQ on the territory at their dime, not yours.

REMEMBER TO STATE WHEN THE CREW CALLER ASK YOU TO TAKE A TRAIN OVER
TERRITORY THAT YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ON IN OVER A YEAR, SAY "YES I'LL
TAKE THE TRAIN, I AM QUALIFIED AS AN ENGINEER OVER THE TERRITORY, BUT
THROUGH NO FAULT OF MY OWN I AM NOT CURRENT AS AN ENGINEER ON THIS
TERRITORY. PER CSX RULE GR 20, AND THE FRA GUIDELINES...  I WILL NEED A
PILOT FOR THIS ONE TRIP TO BE CURRENT ON THIS TERRITORY PER GR 20."  

If the caller refuses you a pilot, and you lose work, get the name of
the crew caller, and the time frame that this call happened. (If you
have the call times on your cell phone, save it) You will need it for
your lost work claim.  Its also best to have this information as a CYA.
 We all know how this company is anymore.  

Remeber, the crew caller can't get you for a miss call if you agreed
to take the train, AND you notified the crewcaller of the CSX and the
FRA rules.  You agreed to do the work, but you asked that the company
follow their own safety rules.  These are the same rules that CSX will
use to hang you by if you don't follow them to the letter.
  
You may think, yes I can run a train over this territory,  Is it really
worth risking your job finding out if CSX is going to stand behind you
when a problem occurs, or you hit and kill someone?  According to the
FRA, you've just commited manslaughter. 

This is one rule that is best followed, no matter what your ego tells
you.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 07 March 2011

Certificating an Engineer or Conductor is a Good thing.

How far they run is a Union Problem.

Railroads are trying to make Truck Drivers out of highly skilled folks,
that are unable to meet the test.

I was there many years ago, and can not imagine working 3 or 4 ways
from home. We worked the same every day--- North to south 160 miles and
a branch or two, at 10 mph.  

 Main line track is a whole new story. Guess the teck makes it
possible.

Truck drivers can sleep in the sleeper and see basically the same the
next day. Railroad is a lot different.


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 05 March 2011

Getrdun,

If you are wanting to go to an area that you have never been qualified
on and your seniority allows you to hold it, they know they have to pay
you.  If you are wanting to get on a job that you were qualified on in
the past and your seniority has not allowed you to hold that job for
the last year, then they have to pay you to refresh your
qualifications. They have been pulling that crap in our area. You cant
stay qualified on a job you cant hold.  Engineer rules are much better
on protecting our safety and the safety of others. CSX'S GR20 rule
prevents them from forcing us out on a territory without a pilot if we
havent been on it in a 12 month period. They only have to give us one
run but they still have to do it. Its also addressed in the FRA codes. 
If you really want a straight answer, call the fra and ask them how long
they think a conductor needs to be off the job before he/she is
considered as not current and should be given a "refresher" run. They
are the ones who are pushing that conductors be certified.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 04 March 2011

Getrdun

Were you previously qualified on the other territory at one time? If
you were then didn't stay qualified by making at least one run per
year then you can qualify but on your own time without pay. If you
weren't previous qualified then contact the local chairmen CSX has to
pay for you to qualify they can't stop you from excersising your
seniority. It's that easy. That's what the union is there for to give
a person assistance an advice.


Name: Getrdun
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 03 March 2011

I am still trying to figure out how it is that I cant go somewhere in my
seniorty district and get paid to qualify until im officially
furloughed. but others from a city really close by who arent cut off
from their home terminal but are just not wanting to do their one man
remote jobs and are coming to my HOME and getting paid to qualify and
basically gonna take my job. Im sorry about them cutting the jobs back
but no sense in company doing it for some but not for others.


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 02 March 2011

YDM...

Stop contributing to this low life site????   And you are doing what? 
Posting on this low life site?  Oh Im sorry.  My bad. You arent
contributing a damb thing.  If you want to be helpful here why dont you
come clean? Tell us how many times you changed a departure time to cover
your dwell time so jacksonville doesnt know what the real time was when
your "built late" train left. How many times have you claimed
movement of cars the crews never touched just to get your car count.How
many hazmat cars have you moved from one track to another because
you've let them sit to long. You know exactly what Im talking about..
Wait!  Maybe you dont. Maybe you just work in a little one horse 4
track yard.


Name: Alabama T&E
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 01 March 2011

Why was Danyy Spencer let go officially and non-officially?


Name: YDM
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 20-30 years
Posted: 01 March 2011

Wow Conrail, your writing is rambling and really dis-connected. Good
luck with the state of your mind. I hope you get your wish and can
munch some dicks tonight. That would make your  young wife proud.


Name: Conrail
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 20-30 years
Posted: 01 March 2011

YDM

If you are in tight with the CSX then you are one of those funny
bunnies, closet homos from Jackassville.  You are in denial.   Fuss up
YDM.     My young wife and kids are screaming for me to answer a
Florida call to go to work.

Conrail #1


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 01 March 2011

speaking of Danny Spencer....where is that low-life and how many times
has he had is ass beaten since he left Boyles


Name: YDM
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 20-30 years
Posted: 01 March 2011

Conrail,
    "Young Dick Muncher"? Is that the best a brakeman for over thirty
years can come up with? Just the thought of munching dicks would never
cross my mind. I guess it crosses your mind all the time. Sound like
you are just a dirty old homosexaul brakeman. Nothing wrong with
that...but I do not swing that way. Good luck.


Name: ConRail is #1
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 30+ years
Posted: 28 February 2011

Hey Young Dick Muncher   YDM


Keep stirring this shit pot for more dumb ass information.

Maybe you are Tom Cook. 


Rumor is Tom Cook is still spending all that money he took from Nucor
Steel and the other kickbacks he embezzled while working in Indy.

He and David Brown are real tight just like him and his old buddy
Tony.


Just post a Cook siting on here for future reference.


Name: YDM
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 20-30 years
Posted: 28 February 2011

I wish I could say that I am sorry about the career that I have chosen,
but I will not. All jobs have something to complain about but jobs are
jobs. They are not paid vacations all the time. Stop whining, stop
contributing to this low-life site. If you have a problem with CSX then
go on strike like the union people did in Wisconsin. (That did a lot of
good) DO something besides crying like children.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 28 February 2011

To YDM.
The whining and Bitching is just a part of the culture. It has always
been there. I am surprised to see you as a Yard Master from the
Engineer ranks. That is unusual to me, most came from switchmen in my
day.

Most of the whining and Bitching comes from the on call area of the
RR.
They know how it works, and how it has worked for years. It screws up
everything in their lives. Days are not day light-- they are day after
day periods of work and sleep, until they only know the date, month,
and time.

2 0ut of 10 new hires will fit. They will get it embrace it and
retire.
3 out of 10 will work it for a pay check, and retire.
2 out of 10 will work it for a paycheck,and move on.
3 will Quit. Or be let go.


Name: Spongebob
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 28 February 2011

YDM,

   Sounds like you are fine management material,  I would bet you will
be a CSX manager by the end of the year.  Heck, with a little work you
may be the next Tom Cook, Joe Berry, Rick Reed or Danny Spencer Jr. 
Good luck with your career as a lowlife manager.


Name: YDM
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 20-30 years
Posted: 28 February 2011

To the last person that posted about quitting. 
They will never quit, they would rather pour their energy and efforts
into whining and bitching. I love to look at this site as an employee
and laugh at the cry babies. They make it sound like they are getting
abused with bodily harm. And I have never heard of them turning their
paychecks back or refusing them.
I have been a conductor, and engineer and now a yardmaster. I thank God
everyday that I still have a job. I wish they would too.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 30+ years
Posted: 28 February 2011

The people on this site who don't like their jobs should quit. I am
sure they are a lot of people would love to have their job.


Name: Redneck Racer
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 27 February 2011

Has anyone heard whats has happened to Tom Cook after he won the Train
Master of the year award?  I'm just glad he's no longer working on
the Great Lakes Division.

I heard that Tom's wife and kids still live in the Indy area, but last
I heard, Tom doesn't.

Just curious what ever happend to that worthless piece of crap that
ruined so many lives.

thanks


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 25 February 2011

Oh yeah, he's gay as a $3 dollar bill.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 10-20 years
Posted: 25 February 2011

Does anyone know of a former CSX trainmaster by the name of Tim
Hammonds? He worked in Saginaw and Grand Rapids Michigan. Is he OK and
why did he leave CSX?


Name: T&E Jax
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 24 February 2011

Where did Laura Touchstone go to?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 24 February 2011

I like what I do I just really hate who I do it for. I really would like
to express my opinions, but what's the use. I would be labeled a
useless whiner by people who have never walked in our shoes.  This
could be a REALLY good job but... well the real csx employees know.
It's awful, to say the least, how we are treated. We have
trainmasters, who last week worked at Outback waiting tables, telling
us how to do a job that we have been doing before they were born. GO
FIGURE. It'll never change and I'm too old to do anything else. 
So... I need to stop complaining and just accept it. But I would like
to say to the ones who think they know what we go through... GO FUCK
YOURSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 23 February 2011

Hey crew caller Bob,
  

       Glad to hear you did blow your brains out when you had your
meltdown on the job.  Next time do us all a favor and finish the job so
we never have to worry about your sorry ass ever again


Name: Jim
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 1-10 years
Posted: 23 February 2011

Trashman,

Glad to hear through the grapevine, and read what you wrote.  Its nice
to know that the T&E employees banded together to fight a Rouge Member
of CSX Management.  Mike Stanley was obviously one member of management
that was clearly out of control. (Mike Stanley was accused of breaking
into the employees lockers with a crow bar, sexually harassing the
women and the hotel staff where the T&E employees stayed, violating
several different engineer's agreements) 

I've heard from several different local chairmen, (from both unions)
that when General Chairman Rick Finamore heard what Mike Stanley was
doing, and saw the proof, he personally requested that Mike Stanley be
removed from service until he could be cleared of the charges, or found
guilty. As there was concern that Mike Stanley would threaten the
employees that were willing to testify against him with their jobs. 

Now I wonder if FORMER CSX Company Officer Mike Stanley knows he's 
not as untouchable as he thought.  Hopefully Mike Stanley's firing
sends a message to other CSX managers.  Act like a civilized adult, 
treat the employees as civilized adults, and everyone will get along. 
The Tony Ingram style of management didn't work at the NS, and it
isn't going to work today in the 21st century at CSX.

Most of the employees I have the privilage of working with just want to
come in, do their job, get a paycheck, and go home.  They don't want to
be harassed, followed, intimidated, or threatened with their jobs. If
they make a mistake tell them the first time, and give them the
oportunity to do the job correctly in the future.  Chances are, they
will. Most employees want to be given the oportunity to do a good job,
and take pride in the work they do.

Congratulations CSX for taking your CSX T&E employees complaints
seriously, and actually doing something about it for a change.


Name: trashman
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 10-20 years
Posted: 22 February 2011

speaking of taking out the trash.... Seems that csx's attempt to turn
itself into a par military company has come back to bite them in the
ars.....The companies belief that it would run better if their men in
the trenches all had military backgrounds because they are more
disciplined and take direct orders without challenge led them to hire
an unstable nutcase. Seems they didnt do a thorough background check on
one of their trainmasters at the st.louis terminal on the greatlakes
division. The GL division newsletter quoted this man as being a
"Sniper", which has been well proven by his constant verbal attacks
upon T&E employees. According to credible sources he was reported to
have even thrown a lantern at someone. Seems he also decided he had the
right to do what ever he felt like because he was in charge(command)!
Breaking the union agreements left and right and even trying to make
finacial decisions for the company has been just some more of his
military tactics!  At this time he is supposed to be out of service.
Guess we will have to wait and see what the new csx branch of service
decides to do with their "section 8" recruit!


Name: YDM
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 20-30 years
Posted: 16 February 2011

Why was the website down so long?


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 02 February 2011

Judy

Great to hear a positive story on this site. Through union contracts
the railroads do take care of retirees. I went to the quarterly retiree
luncheon yesterday. It's always good to see those who retired decades
ago and those of us who are new at retirement. For all we go through on
the railroad it's worth it. I'm sorry to read it took you so long till
65 to realise you had access to healthcare. Those working complain but
there aren't to many places in America today one can retire with a
full pension at the age of 60. The railroad retiree & spousal insurance
cost is minimul compared to others.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 02 February 2011

Lloyd

What's this? You're talking "rule of thumb"? Where is that in the
agreements? Run thru trains at crew change points should provide a
place to dispose of the trash. Line of road I never objected to the
previous crew leaving their trash if the bags were tied up and left in
a neat pile on the locomotive. I'd dispose of it when there was access
to a dumpster. Going to a diesel shop leave it for the laborer. That we
can agree on don't give CSX a reason to eliminate more jobs. Carrying
trash around in a PTI isn't in our job description. Sure it doesn't
take much. I've had conductors willing to go that far. It became a
matter of abuse of authority of management. Good thing was the RFE was
wrong some crews challenged him not one BoI was ever held.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 01 February 2011

CSX has been very helpful with finding the right health benefits for me.
I am a widow of a CSX employee. As a nurse for over forty years, when I
realized I could retire at 65, I was not able to find any health
coverage locally, did not cost an arm and a leg1 Plus the co-pays were
high and several medicacations, were not included in the plan. Also, I
could only use Paramout Elite (Toledo, Ohio) facilties.  I did not
realize, I was eligible for health insurance, through CSX, until I
received notification from them. A contact person worked very
dilengently, with me and I was able to find an insurance that was right
for my needs. I found the contact persons, to be curteous and
well-informed. I now pay more than 1/2 of what I was paying to a local
company and the HRA pays up to $2,600.00 in reimbursements. Last year,
I paid over $3,000.00 in co-pays, with the local company. I for one
cannot complain about CSX's Health Care Plan. I am free, to go to any
doctor, any hospital and CSX even pays, for a Fitness program, as well.
Thanks, Judy RN CHPN. Newly retired at 65, thanks to CSX!


Name: Lloyd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 31 January 2011

The general rule of thumb is that if you are on a run through train or
you are leaving your train on the line of road you take care of your
own trash.  If you are taking your engines to the service center then
it's wise to just leave your trash on.  Why give CSX the opportunity
to slash some more jobs?  

ENG +30 please post a name so we can all relate to who you are the next
time you come and post we are a bunch of cry babies.  I hadn't heard
that one lately, thanks for your brilliant input.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 31 January 2011

you all a bunch of little snob sniffing cry babies, do your job think of
the ones who don't have one while your sitting on your ass thinking how
hard you have it. suck it up be a man cry babies.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 31 January 2011

I've picked up run throughs from the UP at Gentilly that took 1.5 hours
to clean the consist...tobacco spit all over, trash and water bottles
shin high.

This isn't one or two crews, this is 8 or 10 crews. The UP crew packs
contained 55 gallon bags...large enough to handle the trash from 4 or 5
crews. It's too bad CSX accepted the trains or the TM didn't have the
balls to call UP on the carpet.

We had several crews from Pensacola that were slobs. The RFE rode with
us on one trip...the Pensacola crew was written up. From then on all
the leads were clean...there may have been trash on the motor
but it was in a bag, hung on the panel!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 31 January 2011

I agree cleanliness is next to Godliness. It's also the railroads
responsibility to provide dumpsters to place the refuge. Which they
refused to do. We only asked for dumpsters or even burn barrels and CSX
refused. We were never required to carry trash with us in the PTI's for
later disposal. CSX was over stepping their boundries. Trash pick up,
ice, water, paper towels ect...were at one time designated to the craft
of locomotive shop laborer. As far as I'm concerned those still in that
craft should have a claim paid for every locomotive a T&E crew services.
It's a matter of honoring contracts of other crafts. Not that some T&E
are pigs.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years
Posted: 31 January 2011

As much as I love RRJ's posts and his positive views, I will have to
agree with the last post. Cleaning up your mess shows respect for the
next hard working crew on the locomotive. CSX is will never agree to
put someone on the pit to clean up other people's messes. So that is a
lost dream. The locomotive is an office for most people, so take care of
it so the next crew will take care of you.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 31 January 2011

Comment on the Locomotive Trash Issue.

Most Engine crews always took care of the trash, a few refused.

For the good crews it was never a matter of contract, nor access to a
container. It was respect for the next crew, as well as respect for the
property.

Containers are on the property, they may not be where everyone want's
them, but they are there----- USE THEM.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 31 January 2011

It seems some of the safety committees have gone back to a good old boy
network like it was in the '90s when CSX hand picked those T&E they
wanted on it. I've heard a lot of complaints on SC members
circumventing the attendance policies and being able to have weekends
off. I was on the SC off & on from 1994-2008 for several years the BLE
dropped out completely till developing the BLET SENSE program. After
the BLE got back in with the SENSE program we added SC on the ballot
during officer elections so the members could vote for their
representation. That way the division members could also kick someone
out if they abused it. 

Robofuq, You're correct the SC is fine as long as it doesn't cost
money. Some terminals won't even spend the safety allotment they do
get every year. Simple things like paving the parking lots even putting
gravel down became a 6 month battle or proper lighting in the yard
ect...My last meeting in 2008 we had the RFE threating road crews about
trash on the locomotives but CSX wouldn't place dumpsters at crew
change locations. They expected people to carry the trash around with
them when PTI came for a pick up then find some place to dispose of it.
At a SC meeting I suggested that there was enough business that CSX
could establish a laborers postion to service locomotives. You might of
thought that the sky was falling at that moment. The RFE & TM's came
down hard on me what I suggested was a contractual issue and not a
safety concern. My counter-point was crews were leaving trash in piles
and rats and other pests were a major concern at these locations. That
carrying trash around with them was not part of our contract &
agreements. The only rule was for T&E to keep the locomotive clean and
free of debris not being garbage men.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 31 January 2011

Hey Robo:

You're right...it's unfortunate. The "grunts" are the people they
should be listening to. They're the ones that do the work and
implement management's plans. The management can save a lot of
embarrassment or achieve better results quicker if they did. You can
lead a horse to water...but you can't make them drink!


Name: Robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 31 January 2011

CSX doesn't want any input from the grunts;  "Thanks, we will do it
OUR way".  The safety committees' suggestions fall on deaf ears.
Well, not entirely, they will do everything they can, as long as it
doesn't cost any money. FWIW, keep the big bosses in their offices; 
The last time Brown, Sanborn (and Ingram too, before he retired)
visited my HT,  they took 60 or so T+E jobs with them when they left.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 January 2011

Hey Choo-Choo:

I think the last original thought anybody at CSX had was when some one
said "we can make the RCOs work...we just need to change the criteria
we use".

I'm sure there is some original thinking and fresh takes on old 
ideas. However, I think they get short-stopped at the Terminal,
Division and Regional levels by managers that are so insecure they feel
anything new, that's not their idea, is a direct threat to them.

The problem may be a blended management. By that I mean experienced
hardcore railroad men that learned by doing and the newer educated
men that are long on "smarts" but short on practical experience.

Another and perhaps bigger problem is the senior management, Ward,
Brown and Sanborn, are so far removed from the line and the day to day
operations they have no idea what's going on...except what they're
told. If all three would get out of their offices and spent time in the
field, things would be different.

The problems at CSX can be summed up in one word, leadership. It starts
at the top and ends at the terminals.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 January 2011

Hey TM and APE:

Jeff might be a POS but spare us...it's not necessary to post it under
every topic!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 30+ years
Posted: 30 January 2011

Yeah you're right about Jeff. I often wonder why he doesn't just put a
bullet in his head since everyone including his wife and kids hate him.
But then after that all he has to look forward to is burning in hell.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 30 January 2011

Jeff Middleton will burn in hell one day!


Name: YDM
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 20-30 years
Posted: 28 January 2011

I just posted something an it is the 27th. Why can't this website get
the date right?


Name: YDM
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 20-30 years
Posted: 28 January 2011

I am ready to learn. Can you hook me up with that people in the other
time/date zone that you have hooked up with to educated me? Hopefully
they have created jobs where they as a result of this site. You are a
weak coward to not question you webmaster for not keeping this site in
the US.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 28 January 2011

Hey YDM:

It was explained clearly last night by Jim...evidently, you're
just stupid.

Classes will start again tomorrow at about 0800...we will expect your
first post about 1600.

Now go finish your Geometry homework...chump!


Name: YDM
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 20-30 years
Posted: 28 January 2011

Jim,
   No one has explained anything to me about why your webmaster cannot
get the date correct. If the server is in another time zone, which I
doubt, then he/she should figure out how to get it right. We are in
America and not in Asia. But I guess setting up this site in Asia would
be the icing on the cake for union employees. Thank for selling out your
country and website to another country.


Name: YDM
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 20-30 years
Posted: 28 January 2011

Yeah, more crazy talk....and HR person sent you a virus? You are such an
idiot. Once again I feel smarter the more you people post things.


Name: Jim
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 28 January 2011

YDM,

We all know what you are. No since in wasting your time. Your kind does
this everytime we bring up anything that hits the nerve of csx. Its not
going to work. It was explained to you why the posting date is
different. A 3 year old could have understood it. You are only posting
on here to cause trouble. You have nothing legit. You need to spend
your free time doing what you do best.. Being the tms little glorified
secretary.


Name: YDM
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 20-30 years
Posted: 28 January 2011

A quote from Jim: 
"1)  If this yard master were as smart as he claims, he'd understand
what a time zone is, and how they are different in all parts of the
world.  Hence the fact that there is a one day date difference in what
it is here in the United States, and what it is where the server is
located for this site."

So you have choosen to use a server not in the United States? Nice to
give a job away from a US citizen. Union employees pay attention to
your webmaster. Great example for your troops. CSX does suck at times,
but at least they are not doing this stuff.


Name: YDM
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 20-30 years
Posted: 28 January 2011

A quote from Jim: 
"1)  If this yard master were as smart as he claims, he'd understand
what a time zone is, and how they are different in all parts of the
world.  Hence the fact that there is a one day date difference in what
it is here in the United States, and what it is where the server is
located for this site."

So you have choosen to use a server not in the United States? Nice to
give a job away from a US citizen. Union employees pay attention to
your webmaster. Great example for your troops. CSX does suck at times,
but at least they are not doing this stuff.


Name: 
E-mail: fuzzyfurby123@gmail.com
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 30+ years
Posted: 28 January 2011

When CSX (cunning, sadistic, exploiters) dosen't have a charge against
an employee, they will plant evidence so they can charge them.  I had
an HR Rep's admin. assistant send me a virus and than I was charged
and given a month on the street for inheriting the virus.  HR knew
exactly how this happened but were relentless to "GET" me.  It was
total retaliation for complaining about a director years before.  When
his friend had the right people working in HR, I was ear-marked.  They
are all going to hell.  This HR rep brags about her power, at CSX, to
people outside of CSX.  Dignity and respect, CSX does not know the
meaning.  Their code of ethics is just a piece of paper.  According to
the Baltimore Sun Papers, Michael Ward's motto is "do right by
people".  What people?  According to this article, he looks for people
that he doesn't know, in the cafeteria, to eat lunch with.  What a
joke.  The majority of the people in the GOB are management.  Guess
he's too good for union workers.  He was never in the Union.  A
good-old Harvard boy.  He recently got rid of his secretary, of many
years, to bring in a new young thing, the same day he filed for
divorce.  He had someone else do his dirty work when he demoted his
secretary of many years.  The people at Southpoint, in Jacksonville,
wanted to meet with him and they hand-picked the people to meet with
him.  All the people that kiss you know what.  CSX IS A JOKE. 
Everything I have written here is the total truth.


Name: YDM
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 20-30 years
Posted: 28 January 2011

Suzannah,
 "answer it was all might fault." Might fault? what does that mean?


Name: YDM
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 20-30 years
Posted: 28 January 2011

Your official does not turn in claims every trip like you do. As much as
you talk junk about them (officials), then why would you ask them for
information? Take some responsiblity for yourself for once.


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 28 January 2011

YM,

Once again you make comments that show what kind of total moron you
are.. You will make the perfect TM or RF. You obviously have this idea
that when I asked a supervisor for information pertaining to my job and
HE GAVE ME the wrong answer it was all might fault.  You know, now that
I think about it I guess it was my fault!  I was stupid enough to think
that any one in upper managemnent would know squat shit about our jobs..
I should of went to the old heads.  They have never stirred me wrong!


Name: YDM
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 20-30 years
Posted: 28 January 2011

By the way, I am glad to see that your webmaster can not still get the
date right. Might be a reflection of leadership. Just like the person
who can't figure out the right code for the district they where on.


Name: YDM
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 20-30 years
Posted: 28 January 2011

NoMo,
   So what are you going to do? Just complain on this site? You threw
out the RICO statutes. What is the next steps?


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 28 January 2011

After re-reading my post from last night, I bet the Chicago Div.
management is laughing their asses of at Reed's plan. How orginal...
isn't it the exact same plan all TMs propose? Where did you get that
idea...at the college of trainmaster knowledge?

As far as the REDI Center goes...if the Feds are serious there's at
the very least a conspiracy and fraud, maybe even a crinimal enterprise
charge which could all fall within the RICO statutes.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 28 January 2011

YDM

What do you control today? Nothing. You wait for instructions from a TM
who waits on the GM to tell ya'll what to do. Right before I retired
while doing the face to face rules class I met a new TM. At least that
is what I thought. It turns out he had been the TM on the subdivision I
had worked since 2000 for two years. How does a TM go through two years
without knowing the people working on his territory? I finally had
enough I asked he was 28 years old never worked on a railroad before
and was clueless. I explained TM's years ago knew everyone that worked
on their territory on a first name basis they knew if they had a family
ect...I told him on todays railroad TM's & YM's shouldn't have
master included in their titles because they control nothing anymore.
Every move is dictated at the division level or JAX. That the name
change of train goffer & yard goffer was more suitable. A YM with close
to 40 years on the railroad who is (he might be retired by now) one of
the best got time in the street for letting a yard crew go home early
after the work was complete without permission of a TM. I never knew a
YM had to get permission to do their job. After he got back to work it
was great he never released anyone early after that incident. We would
sit in the shack along with 3rd shift and make 12 hours everyday.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 28 January 2011

Cond 10-20

Hey cry baby, one doesn't have to post their BS in every section. You
make yourself look like a fool. Wait a minute you are one. That's the
problem with your generation you don't listen to those who went thru
all the BS and more. I don't see CSX forcing trainmen to other
terminals. That'll most likely change on the bid system. I've seen
CSX in the past let an engineer get cut back even though they stood for
work in other locations. I do believe bid systems have stopped that
practice. Good for CSX, bad for the person at that other location who
wanted to work. I see jobs that new hire conductors can hold at other
terminals that they can pull a person with 30 years because of
different consolidated seniority districts not go then CSX lets the
other seniority district take those jobs away. Whose fault is it? Not
CSX. Your right I'm from another generation we were a lot better than
what's going on today.


Name: Choo Choo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 28 January 2011

NOMO

Plagiarism is defined as "the deliberate or reckless representation of
another's words, thoughts, or ideas as one's own without attribution
in connection with submission of academic work, whether graded or
otherwise."  Because it is considered a form of cheating.  Do you
think CSX's plan is original thinking or just a copy cat.  

UP only hires college graduates in management.  CSX will hire any
relative needing a job and will do as they are told.   

Choo Choo


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 28 January 2011

Hey YDM:

The dates right...Jim told you what your problem is...I think you
don't know if it's yesterday, today or tomorrow.

Like I said...A 5th grader can figure this out...are you a member of
the Flat Earth Society?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Engine repair, for 30+ years
Posted: 27 January 2011

NOMO

The same Rick "Train Wreck at Girls School Road in Avon" (costing CSX
a few million) Reed sometimes called Dick Weed whom always sugared
Benny's coffee in the morning just the way he liked it.   The same one
who won a spelling contest in Whorethorn IN utilizing his 8th grade
education and GED Certification.   Just more of the CSX best Peter
Principle Management Core Values and Standards.  

And you are telling us he is instruction Division Manager John "Does
not know shit about railroading" Bradley whom just plays video games
at work and collects a big paycheck.


Give us a break CSX  "The Fifth Best Class I Railroad in the USA" 

Should help CSX stock go up a lot more.  

Fixing those wreck engines they keep sending.


Name: Robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 27 January 2011

Don't feed the troll.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 January 2011

Well...well...well some info you may find interesting!

NEWS FLASH!!! Rick Reed is up to his old tricks again. My sources tell
me he presented a plan to the Chicago division manager on how to make
the Jacksonville peanut counters happy. First you get rid of old heads,
then protected employees, then non protected who are at 100%. This will
leave the the rest who are less than 100% in the ranks. They are young
and scared to death to do anything that might jeopardize their jobs. He
then proposes that they tear any new union agreement apart and get
whatever they want!
 
Also in latest headlines...School maybe in financial trouble. Seems the
feds aren't to happy about funding a school that is supposed to be
recruiting people to train for a job to find that they are thrown out
on the streets after they have finished their training. 
Jacksonville's latest attempt  to create a turnover in employees is to
vamp up the E-testing and fail as many people as they can in an attempt
to suspend or better yet fire employees to make room for younger
workers and keep the door revolving at the School.    Employees have
been warned by mass mailing from their local union leaders. Watch your
back as well as the other crew members you are working with. It does
not matter if everyone works at 100% rules compliance. Supervision has
been ordered to turn in a specified numbers of failures a month or
their jobs will be on the line. This means employees will be failed no
matter how rules compliant they are.  It's either the employee's job
or the supervisor's. Stay tuned to CSX-sucks for future updates!


Name: Ex CSX
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 27 January 2011

Anyone know where that P.O.S. Tom Wolfe is? Has he ever paid for his
sins of convering up injuries, harassing his supervisors, going to
strip clubs on the compnay's expense, and generally just being a waste
of a human life?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 10-20 years
Posted: 27 January 2011

I am the wife.   I am not worried about him traveling 2 hrs away or
whatever to work.  He can't get no where he has called everyone he is
locked out to even make bid on jobs because he cannot get to the screen
to make them because of a time ticket that he can't put in because he
was not cleared to qualify even though CMC Edwards told him he was on
the next train to qualify and even got called by CSX Caller.  The time
ticket was from December 30th and he has been calling the Road Foreman
and Crew Mangagement about it for 3 weeks on his vacation. It is still
the same. Crew Mangagment is not helping so he can't even make bids on
the jobs by tonight so he can get his pilot and work.   So don't tell
me that is right. The roadforeman was in and out of the hospital the
week of Christmas and New Years. So that has been a problem as well. 
He has called people every freaken day to try to get this taken care
of.   He is getting the run around.  So I am a bitter wife.   I can't
get a freaken job because of the railroad schedule and paying
childcare.  It won't be worth it.  But this started when they switched
his zone and he is the one that is getting shafted while the other
people are still getting paychecks.   So screw all of you who think
that is right.   I have all of our phone records and can prove to you
freaken people showing how many calls we made to Edwards, Lampka, and
Tom Flanery even on their direct lines and how many times they called
back.  They only time my husband ever talked too these guys is when
they answered there phone except the one time Edwards called him and
said he was going to be on the next train.   He can't work because of
stuff he can't take care of and the people who can won't return phone
calls or won't help.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 27 January 2011

This goes to RRJ, how pathetic is your retired life. That you come on
here and bash guys for complaining about their job on  a site called
CSX-SUXS.com are you really that dense? Get off your high horse telling
guys how bad it was back in your time, yea real HARD TIMES. You guys
partied at your job, you had 5 guys to a crew, you had cabooses, the
engineers and fireman took turns running, because either too drunk or
too tired, you had all kinds of arbitraties, that the guys before you
fought for and you guys SOLD!!!!!! Lets see all the times you guys
FUCKED UP running a switch or sideswipping cars and the TRAINMASTERS
let you walk, but burned us for the same thing. So how about you go
feed the pigeons in the park or go to the seniors club, and let the
GROWNUPS ie. present railroaders come on here and BITCH! YOU JUST SIT
AT HOME AND WATCH OPRA, while we pay your railroad retirement check,
you useless old fuck company kiss ass!!!! Boo hoo guys come on here and
bitch about the company I USED TO WORK FOR!


Name: YDM
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 10-20 years
Posted: 27 January 2011

Well said RRJ. It is pitiful that a wife is writing that stuff anyway.
Although I doubt it was really the wife. It sounds like a bitter
employee hiding under the name of his wife to write this. All the stuff
that she or he is whining about is a union problem or agreement, CSX is
just following what the agreement says or what the union leaders have
agreed to.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 27 January 2011

Wife

Don't complain get a job if things are so tough. So what your husband
has to look for work and possibly drive 2-3 hours. My generation and
those before me were doing that for decades. People today seem to have
no motivation. It's all about sacrifice to make it out on the
railroad. We have had people furloughed in Richmond that stood for work
200 miles away it was road jobs so reverse lodging came in to play. Did
they go? Hell no. I had 20 years on the railroad in the mid '90s and
spent 3 1/2 years living away from home using reverse lodging. During
the '80s I was forced to work other terminals on yard jobs having to
drive 2-3 hours. It kept my paycheck intact. If someone wants to sit at
home broke that is their perogative. Don't complain. Your husbands
phone calls won't change a thing CSX doesn't care only one that can
help is the union good luck on that one. If zones were changed then the
union most likely agreed to it.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 January 2011

Hey Robofuq:

I'm not so sure that's the case...here's my reasoning. I know I
don't
spend time pondering Doctors, Lawyers or Engineers. All are highly
educated and are at the top of the salary ladder.

I think the general public doesn't consider the auto workers that
built their car or the steel workers that produced the steel that went
into their car until they do strike. Then it's only out of jealousy
because most union workers have it marginally better than non union
workers. 

You must admit that even you, being a union member equate the cost of a
new car with the wages the auto worker make...part of you understands,
the other part doesn't.

Likewise, the only time the public thinks about the rail workers is
when they get blocked at a crossing. As far as the hours, travel,
attendance and discipline policies, it's the cost of the job. Most of
them have to deal with their own issues at home and work that they
think are earth shaking. They could care less about the railroaders
plight or a Doctor that get sued for malpractice unless it directly
affects them!


Name: Robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 26 January 2011

Re: spit it out:  Union employees that knock down 60 to 100+ thousand a
year get ZERO sympathy from the public, regardless of the hours we
work, time away from home, and the brutal discipline/attendance
policies.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 10-20 years
Posted: 26 January 2011

Yardmaster,
    My husband is one of the 5% that you claim that really never
complained and went to work etc.  Hardly ever marked off for any
reason.  He is being raked through the coals because of someone
changing his zone almost three years ago which was supposedly illegal
when someone changed it. They switched it back to the first zone and he
lives 2hrs and 15 minutes away from the other terminal they are forcing
him up too. Well since December 10th he has not really worked because
he has been trying to get a hold of people and people are giving him
the run around.  He did get a hold of someone who actually moved him
from the layoff board that he was on to the other saying he was an
Engineer Qualifier now.  Then was ordered to take a train the next day
which would of been December 30th-31st, which was great until he went
to put his code 17 in and it said he was not setup to qualify.  He took
all three weeks of his vacation so he could get paid.  Now he is off
vacation and still not been paid for those two days and can't even
make bids because he still is not activated as an Engineer on the Bid
screen so he can take and be paid the one trip with a pilot. Even
though he has not been to the other zone for 7 years.  I can name all
the people he has tried to get a hold of and we have all of our phone
records showing all the calls he made he has made as many as 20 a day. 
 Leaving message after message and still there has not been a returned
phone call.    He called three people today and not one has returned a
phone call Lampka and Edwards are two of them.  Everyone keeps rubbing
the stupid agreement in his face, but that person should not of changed
it three years ago.   Next week on Feb. 1st he can change zones, but
that does not help the situation we are in now we have bills and noone
wants to help.  Someone is investigating it and I am hoping they come
up with some answers soon.   Cause this will be week 4 of him not
getting paid besides his vacation.  It is pretty sad we were actually
going to get to go to the beach this year and nope thank you CSX.  WE
have 4 children and christmas was a disaster because of the stress
luckily christmas presents were bought.  I don't work because of the
railroad schedule.   We have no idea where to go from here.   The
Unions are not helping either.   IT SUCKS!!!!


Name: spit it out!!
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 25 January 2011

Wake up people!    


Your right! Things are never going to change in the workplace if we
dont start hitting them were it hurts!  IN THE MEDIA!  Csx is scared to
death of bad publicity. Worse than losing the almighty dollar.

Instead of bickering amongst each other how about you start posting
what the hell is going on.

Like having money garnished from your pay with NO NOTICE what so ever
for what it is for, and when you call payroll to find out why it was
taken from you they tell you they havent got a clue!  So they put it in
research and 6 months later you still dont have your money or an
answer.

How about the cheif using crews off their assigned jobs that they bid
on to do the work on other pools because they dont have enough crews
available. So now your stuck doing a crap job that you shouldnt have to
because they cant keep manpower. A man with 25 yrs seniority shouldnt
have to shovel crap because the company cant get it together! The
company agreed in our union contract that they would keep enough people
on the extra boards to cover shortages! Well, whats the problem csx! How
many furloughed employees didnt come back because they saw the writing
on the wall!  

Lets not forget some of the unprofessional jerk offs they hire to
manage the yards(like the moron TM they hired at ST.LOUIS)  Or the
orders they put out to start getting those o-test failures because they
know we are out their breaking the rules and if they dont get them their
jobs will be on the line. Lets encourage management to make up shi....so
they can keep their jobs!

Come on!  You got alot more than this!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 25 January 2011

Union membership fell sharply in 2010 

Private sector and public sector union membership fell sharply in 2010,
reports The New York Times.

In the domestic private workforce, the percentage of workers
represented by unions tumbled to 6.9 percent (from 7.2 percent in
2009), while in the public sector, the percentage dropped to 36.2
percent (from 37.4 percent in 2009), reports the Department of Labor's
Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Private sector union employment is at its lowest point in more than a
century, says the BLS.

Total union membership -- combined private and public sector -- is now
at its lowest point in 70 years, or 11.9 percent of the total work
force (down from 12.3 percent in 2009), says the BLS.

The good news, reports The New York Times, is that the median weekly
earnings for union members is now $917, or $200 more than the median
weekly earnings for non-union members. The median separates the highest
50 percent from the lowest 50 percent, meaning half of union workers
earn more than $917 weekly and half less than $917 weekly.

States with the highest unionization rate (public and private sectors)
are Alaska, Hawaii and New York; the lowest rates being in Arkansas,
Georgia and North Carolina, says the BLS.


I'm willing to guess the economy with it's 10%+ unemployment explains
most of it.


Name: Robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 23 January 2011

It wasn't that long ago CSX had a reasonable bereavement layoff policy,
until a few decided to use it every weekend for most of the summer.


Name: slack action
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years
Posted: 23 January 2011

RRJ:

Good advice on the strike issue.  I remember about 8 years ago when the
disprs were still in the OP center.  They wanted to make a statement
about a train dispr being charged, so about 50 disprs got up at one
time and walked outside to take a break.  The supervisors went crazy. 
They came running out and told all of them that they better get back
inside. It was no different than going out for a smoke break about 10
at a time ( supervisors included ).. They charged the union rep for
having a work stoppage and wanted him thrown in jail. It was later
dropped..

There are alot of Air Traffic Controllers  (PATCO) that wished they did
not strike back in 1981...


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 23 January 2011

Safety rule 69 states...always work by the rules. It pays better than
the strike stipend!

Suicide by rules!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 23 January 2011

Lloyd

That's your problem. You want envoke some bullschidt that ya'll have
the power. If you could get everyone in every locoation on board.
Reality is it'll never happen not without it being union sanctioned.
All I try to do is give advice so people can make it out there without
all this anomosity which does nothing except frustrate the individual.
Till the unions get up of their lazy arses it'll remain the same.
Having a one day mark off around the system. What will that accomplish?
Nothing. Because you couldn't get just one terminal to go along with
it. Closes that ever happens is on a major holiday. You're calling for
basically a wildcat strike that's illegal under the RLA. Union can't
sanction it. The outcome would be termination mabey not for all
involved but enough to ensure it never happened again. You state
quitting isn't sound advice in these economic times. Then why should
people bitch their lucky to have a good paying job. CSX and the other
railroads & corporations use that to their advantage.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 23 January 2011

Hey Hoffa.....

I'm with you.  You all should band together.  The body heat will help
in the cold while standing in the soup line.  Go ahead and give it a
shot!!!!!


Name: Lloyd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 22 January 2011

RRJ would you stop being so damn delusional.  How many times have I told
you that people out here have hardly anywhere else to go to find another
job?  I'm sure some people have degrees and other opportunities but
most of us are stuck so would you please stop with the nonsense.  CSX
is a terrible company to work for and with all that has been written
and your personal experiences I'm surprised you still make the
comments you do.  I mean look at the story below.  I'm not sure if
that woman is of relation to the person that happened to but that is a
factual story.  If that alone doesn't make this company and their
policies some of the worst in America I don't know what does.


Name: LiL miss HoFFa
E-mail: thepowerwehave@hotmail.com
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 January 2011

Being involved with the R.R. for a number of years, I very much
understand, the plight of each and every statement made, and even more
so, some that have not been. In the present day, where it seems, that
freedom is becoming more and more rare, it is now, perhaps, that we all
should begin to reflect upon our Parents, Our Grandparents, even our
Great, and all that they have fought for. This goes beyond just a JOB.
American is truly fastly becoming a nation, of the have and the have
nots, and a land of giants, with a great many Davids, who have
seemingly, lost their precious Stone, with which they could, should
they so choose, destroy the giant. How VAST is CSX? How much POWER does
this company have? WHAT can this company REALLY do? FIRST, CSX, is an
enormous power in the world of moving commodities, it is a top dog,
when it comes to moving some of this countries MOST PRECIOUS items to
and from their necessary locations. Next, How much POWER does CSX TRULY
have? Here you may be astounded, perhaps, agree, or not, either way,
this is a fact, and this answer and the NEXT, should you so believe,
can allow YOU as the worker, the union member, the leader, the wives,
each and every one of us, to realize who WE ARE, and what WE CAN DO TO
CHANGE THINGS, thus shifting the power, into OUR HANDS. So, How much
POWER does CSX have? As for the company itself, NONE. It is YOU, the
worker, every one of you who sweats, who labors, who is on call, who
works those holidays, who misses a critical moment in your childs life,
who did not get to attend a precious FUNERAL, because of the NEW rules
on BEREAVEMENT, IT IS YOU WHO HOUSE THE POWER, YOU ARE CSX, and YOU can
shut the company down, on a dime, change the rules, with a whisper,
re-write EVERY SINGLE agreement if YOU so CHOOSE, because YOU, house
the POWER! Lastly, How much POWER does CSX truly have? The answer, I
just told you. They have only as much as YOU GIVE THEM. Their power
over you, is threats, fear, and as they do such they KNOW they cannot
do ANYTHING to you, because it is a FACT, that if you each, BAND
TOGETHER, grow weary enough, of the way your being treated, STOP the
trains, There is NOTHING they can do. They will cry, they WILL threaten
to fire you, say they will put union leaders in jail, but in fact, they
WILL NOT. How long did take to TRAIN YOU? I worked for a major trucking
company in the U.S. and it is a fact, that should the TRAINS & the
TRUCKS cease to MOVE for only...only.. THREE days...it would CRIPPLE
this country, but your voices, would then be HEARD, not only by CSX,
but by the NATIONS leaders, the press, and then, the TRUTH would come
out about how you have been done. The truth, about a man, who did NOT
get the MESSAGE that his son, was in surgery, and he NEEDED to get
home, ASAP, he was NOT going to make it, it was MORE IMPORTANT for CSX
to get their train ran, and it did, than for this poor man, to get to
his ONLY SON. In case your wondering, they let him go all the way, into
the yard, put the train up, and when he had logged off, only then, did
they FINALLY SAY, your son is in the HOSPITAL, youve been called home.
The result. He did NOT get to the Hospital in time, His SON DIED TWENTY
MINUTES before he arrived. BUT CSX GOT THAT TRAIN IN ON TIME! So many
more stories, it sickens me. I am personally beyond fed up, with their
bereavement policy, if it is not MOM DAD OR CHILD OR WIFE OR HUBBY, YOU
ARE NOT GETTING OFF. So, what about the Grandmother, Grandfather, or
Uncle or Aunt, or others, who perhaps, may have raised us? Dare we say,
that the mighty giants, TAKE their sorrow days !!! In closing, it IS up
to EVERYONE, to take a stand, CSX does NOT have POWER over you, YOU
hold POWER over them, this is in fact likewise, unto the Bibical story
of David and goliath, CSX, yes, Goliath, and WE....DAVID. However, it
is just a matter of FINDING our Stones. Truly, courage, strength,
wisdom, and staying together, in all things, and surely this is so, WE
shall overcome and prevail gaining ALL things we so desire....rather
like the old days. Peace unto you all~


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 22 January 2011

Cond 1-10

If CSX is such a shit pit you can always quit. I went to lunch
yesterday with some fellow retirees and some who still have years to
work in fact the oldest out of that group still has 28 years left to
go. Why are they prospering? They laugh at CSX instead of crying the
blues. It is what one makes out of it. One can be miserable or take it
with a grain of salt. No one is holding a gun to anyones head to stay.
I wouldn't stay at a job I hate. I know some people like the job but
hate the unions and management. Is that reason enough to stay or quit?
Only the individual can answer it.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 22 January 2011

NoMo

Thank's I wasn't sure when Mardi Gras was for some reason I thought
it was next month. I need to get thru filing my taxes. It's the first
full year after retirement. Not sure of anything RRB doesn't take out
a lot even though I claim zero and single. I know RRB is exempt from
state taxes. It's the Doubting Thomas thing got to see it to believe
it. lol


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 January 2011

Hey RRJ:

Fat Tuesday is March 8th so March 4th is your target date. Better start
getting your Liver in shape.

The weather might be problematic but if you're in the spirit(s) you
won't care!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 22 January 2011

NoMo

I haven't been down to see her yet. She's been busy with the new job.
My niece is coming in to visit her from Aghanistan for Marti Gras then
their heading to Phoenix niece wants to look at a house. Thinking I
might go down during Marti Gras for a long weekend. Sis still has a
house in Sante Fe which they'll most likely go check on. My cousin
from Dallas got tickets for the Sugar Bowl and took her with him. Sis
went to OSU back in the late '60s. Heard they had a blast rode up to
the stadium with a good buzz after hitting the French Quarter in
bicycle rickshaw with cheers from crowds.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 21 January 2011

What A Shit Pit!!!!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 January 2011

Hey RRJ:

Been down to see your sis yet? If not you may want to consider
gracing her during Jazzfest...I sure she would more than willing to 
chaperone you for the price of a ticket!

      http://lineup.nojazzfest.com/?sort=april29


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 January 2011

Hey Con 1-10:

The RR is a production job...when production suffers profits will
follow.

Right now CSX is utilizing their capacity and increasing their rates.
It's a business model that can't be sustained. As the economy picks
up it will become painfully apparent to the CSX decision makers.

The wheel does turn...it just takes time!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 20 January 2011

An open letter to Michael Ward, President and CEO, of CSXT.

First of all Mr. Ward I do not know what kind of bonus Myron Becker got
this year, he is the labor relations employee, who has interpreted  the
CRSA is a tool to cut out claims and lower our pay, but it should
probably be more.

First off Mr. Becker has seen fit to eliminate all switchmen,
immediately instead of through a five year plan as stipulated under
side letter #8. That artificial cost savings, I am sure is substantial.
Second I am pleased to take a 25% reduction in guarantee earnings, while
CSX has been making record profits. It just makes me proud that instead
of the 4-5 thousand dollars a year I would have been taking home in
guarantee, I now get a knit shirt, hat, or jacket from the company. 
These really come in handy when I have to walk to work because I cannot
afford to repair the car or trade it in for a more reliable one, because
my pay has been cut, by more than the cost of that car note. I still
can’t understand how (“Guarantee extra boards will be weekly rated and
each Trainman assigned to a GEB shall be eligible for the current
applicable guarantee rate for the extra board, if applicable. Locations
that have a bi-weekly rated rate will have such rate divided by two to
determine the weekly rate”) equals 75%, but apparently Mr. Becker has
an ability of understanding the English language, far and above us
lowly trainman, who take the position, that our guarantee should not
change. 

You espouse that CSX take a” people first” attitude and that we should
treat people right. Since you are enjoying record profits, and we are
getting a pay cut we somehow do not believe you.

It seems, the real core values of CSX, are to squeeze as hard as you
can on the very people on the ground that are getting you those record
profits.

I find it ironic that the CN railroad which had a 3rd QTR operating
percentage less than 61%, compared to our record 69%, has managed to
keep their switchmen on the job, they do not run business off due to
lack of enough profit, plus pay their trainman about a third more than
we earn.  How can they do this?  Well they do not try to fire their
employees and harass them every day at work.  They treat their
employees with respect, they understand that employees, sometimes need
to take a day off, and they maximize the time employees can spend with
their families.  This really makes a difference.

If you truly want to be the best railroad, then why don’t you start by
treating your employees’ right!!  Pay us fairly, and treat us with
respect.  By taking switchmen off of jobs you are making them more
unsafe! That second set of eyes on the ground has saved countless
lives, and also prevented many near accidents, but management will not
admit it.  They have learned that they can preserve their job, by
cutting ours, and turn around and expect us to do the same job with
less people not only safer, but just as fast.  This dog will not hunt,
and I pray my fellow trainmen will stop trying to keep up production
and just do what they can.  We have already lost several lives over
this.


Name: H D
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 30+ years
Posted: 20 January 2011

37+ Years, 7 contract, rest accepted.  Union treated me like I was
poison because I came to work every day, on time, did my job plus what
others left over & too lazy or contrite to do.  There is no Santa
Clause or Boger Man, grow up an act like grownups not children. If you
want a good job and willing to work, CSX is a Good Plece to Be.  Now
Retired and Still Happy with my experience.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 January 2011

Hey Loco 10-20:

It must have been really gnarly...probably shouldn't have done it in
the RFE's jump seat!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 20 January 2011

took a shit on the train. Got fired.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 19 January 2011

Furlough going on 4 years,only work 1 year.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 17 January 2011

Hey KT & RR:

Thanks for the update on two of CSX's finest...they're back on the
Turd Watch again this year.

It amazes me these two are still ambulatory...although you would think
Spencer had learned his lesson...guess not! It's just a
matter of time before they both get "mugged".

What's even more amazing us that CSX is fully aware and tolerates such
behavior...anywhere else and they would have been long gone. It 
doesn't reflect well on the mid and upper lever management and should
be an embarrassment to senior executives like Brown and Ward.
Evidently it's not, which should be a red flag to investors, whom also
don't seem to care as long as the share price and dividend continue to
increase.

Let us know when their jaws run into a fist or the knees a lead pipe!
It's not a matter of if, it's when...I wonder if the Book will give
odds!


Name: Redneck Racer
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 16 January 2011

Kameltow

I read your post about the Great Lakes Division firing Nate Henderson. 
Nate is rumored to have used his company credit card at some of the same
places in Atlanta that Danny Spencer so proudly bragged about visiting
regularly. Danny's been laughing and bragging that Nate's mistake was
the fact that he didn't use his Pro Card on upper management, like he
did. Danny said, "unlike Nate, I was smart enough to buy the drinks,
tip the strippers, but make sure that the good old cell phone got
pictures"  

If you need any further proof of what hiring strippers and hookers,
then taking pictures can do to protect your career, ask Hokie Fulton. 
Now that Danny's hiding as a conductor over in Lafayette, and taking
trains as an engineer on territory that he's never been qualified on
until everyone complained, Hokie has been covering for him.  Or as
Danny likes to say about Hokie, "Hokie's my Bitch, if he knows
what's best for him"

Enjoy your sudden retirement Hokie.  Danny's going to miss you.


Name: Kameltow
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 16 January 2011

ATTEN NOMO
  You wanted an update on Matt Sanders(Mr Freeze)...The yardmaster he
sprayed is back to work and of course Sanders was not disiplinded in
the least.The only real witness to this incident was fired a few days
ago.This man has contacted a whistle blower attorney.
  In other matters....I was pleased to see Matt made it to number 2 in
your brown banana awards.He is an arrogant,muscled headed prick and a
bully.He is only in his early 20's and headed up the corporate ladder
so he must be very good at fellatio(that is cock sucking to you in
little ole Jacksonville) Our General Manager Henderson was fired for
stealing from CSX. They can lie,cheat,be an asshole to employees but if
you lie or steal from THEM well,thats grounds for dismissal."Oh ye
generation of hypocrites"


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 January 2011

Cond 10-20

I've seen the ethics hotline work. It is a third party. They do report
alleged infractions to CSX. It is one that can be used anonimously. I
called it a few times and there was resolution. One co-worker had a
trainmaster remove union material from his grip an act of stealing. It
was reported and that trainmaster was disciplined to the satisfaction
of both parties. Your article is misleading. There's difference
between an actual ethics violation and just a ranting disgruntled
employee. Which I'm sure happens a lot.


Name: fawghorne leghorne
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 13 January 2011

Happy Wednesday everyone!!  I am now celebrating my 2nd year out of this
shit hole.  From the recent comments, it STILL LOOKS LIKE CSX
SUCKS!!!LLLMMAAAOOOO  I hope all you young guys realise one day this
place is a shit hole and get out while you can!!  But anyway, who is
running the show in Ghettomore these days??  Damn, I keep
mispronouncing that!!LOL  I meant to say Baltimore.  Just habit based
on the experience of living and working there!!!LOL


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 13 January 2011

http://csx-corruption.com/


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 12 January 2011

TO:   Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 12 January 2011

HERE WE ARE AGAIN!

JANUARY, 2011 .......AND CSX STILL SUCKS!!!!!
as fucking always
NOTHING EVER CHANGES IN THIS CHEAP ASS OUTFIT.
Cheap Scape eXpress doing business as the Cock Sucker eXpress
MONEY BEING DENIED,  SCREWED UP ATTENDANCE POLICY, HARASSMENT,
DISCRIMINATION, LOW MORALE, PISS POOR MANAGEMENT.

NAZI STYLE LEADERSHIP & ENFORCEMENTS BECAUSE THEY STILL DON'T KNOW
HOW
TO RUN A COMPANY.   Bunch of Dick Lickers collecting a Big paycheck and
fucking T&E for anything and everything.

MOST FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES ALWAYS STATE "OUR EMPLOYEES ARE OUR
GREATEST ASSES"    Wait for a takeover after a big disaster

CSXT COULD NEVER STATE SUCH A LIE!


Name: sctrain
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 12 January 2011

Info on florence sc is it as bad as they say it is down there heard its
bad place to work


Name: Trainmaster
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 12 January 2011

BWAHAHAHA!!! Say what you want....I'm still getting a FAT bonus.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 12 January 2011

HERE WE ARE AGAIN!

JANUARY, 2011 .......AND CSX STILL SUCKS!!!!!

NOTHING EVER CHANGES IN THIS CHEAP ASS OUTFIT.

MONEY BEING DENIED,  SCREWED UP ATTENDANCE POLICY, HARASSMENT,
DISCRIMINATION, LOW MORALE, PISS POOR MANAGEMENT.

NAZI STYLE LEADERSHIP & ENFORCEMENTS BECAUSE THEY STILL DON'T KNOW HOW
TO RUN A COMPANY.

MOST FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES ALWAYS STATE "OUR EMPLOYEES ARE OUR
GREATEST ASSET"

CSXT COULD NEVER STATE SUCH A LIE!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 12 January 2011

PTC Helper: This position is governed by a collective bargaining
agreement, membership is required.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 January 2011

Hi, I just got hired by CSX as a PTC helper…can anyone tell me what I
should expect once I start? How many people are in a typical work crew?
What’s REDI Center like?  Describe how the union works…just the
highlights, I don’t need the manual, how much are the union dues? 
I understand that most of the people on this site are not big fans of
CSX so please, serious replies only.  I’ve been searching for a job for
over a year now and I’ve finally landed one so I’d appreciate any
helpful information. Thanks.


Name: Angela 
E-mail: angie.marek@dowjones.com
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 January 2011

Hey everyone, 
    I'm a business reporter working on a story for a national business
magazine that looks at CSX's retirement 401(k) plan for workers, which
has actually had big investment returns in recent years. I'm hoping to
talk with a couple rank and file employees who can tell me a bit about
their experience with the plan and whether it helped them make progress
saving for retirement in recent years. If anyone is able to chat with me
and share your story, I'd love to hear from you.  E-mail me here
(angie.marek@dowjones.com) and we can find a time to connect. 
    Thanks so much, 
    Angie


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 10 January 2011

So long as there is management mentality that seeks to treat its
employee as a piece of equipment to obtain maximum use in the same
manner as a piece of equipment, and thereafter, discard the employee,
there must be a Union - a labor movement - to get paid while watching
that emplpoyee be treated as a piece of equipment.
                                                                       
                       John Hancock


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 January 2011

Oh my...Hancock is first on the Turd Watch list this year!


Name: Fuck You Hancock
E-mail: karma@your.ass.com
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 07 January 2011

John Hancock i hope  karma catches you right as you retire and you have
a stroke that leaves u in a vegetative state you cock sucker.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 05 January 2011

i hope the fra reads this.....
most of the engineers and conductors(80%or more) talk on their cell
phones while running the train.  they are also goin on internet sites
on their phones as well during train operations.
and the trainmasters call the conductors and or engineers and talk when
they know the train is moving  

i see conductors kick locomotives on a regular basis

nobody ever does a correct air brake test either.  its a joke

itll be funny when a key train derails because of these issues on csx
trains


Name: ACD
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 20-30 years
Posted: 05 January 2011

I don't visit this board often.  But the GL GM is in trouble.  

Begining on the 9th the Indianapolis chief will gone.  
The work will be handed over to the East chief. (who will now be doing
the work of 4 chief dispatchers)

Everybody in the office is PISSED


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 05 January 2011

i think its high we start organizing a strike against the unions and
csx.

arent you tired of being treated like shit and the unions just letting
csx have their way? marking off policies that havent changed in many
many years now changed a couple time in a few months to cover their ass
for lack of crews.

stealing money from your paychecks almost daily, categorically
declining legitimate claims without consideration. setting you up for
failure with e-tests with penalties harsher than if an incident
actually happened. etc, etc

we are the ones who make the money and run the trains but are treated
like the lowest life form while everybody above us reaps high bonuses.

we are blamed because they cannot run trains. telling the public, the
stockholders (which most of us are), the news outlets that they are
hiring and furloughed people are all recalled. we have many many people
on furlough that were never called. the hiring is more management, not
train crews. management cannot run trains.

oh? a strike doesn't do any good because the gov't will force us back
to work?

with all the national attention it WILL send a message to csx and the
country.


Name: Fawghorn leghorn
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 04 January 2011

God, I love fat woman!! Happy new year everyone from the Orange Bowl!! 
I had a woman down here in Florida so big on New Years Eve, you could
have stamped Happy New Year on her ass and flew her all over Miami
Beach!!!!;0)  All the more reason to stay away from drugs and alcohol
boys!!  Keep it on the rails and good luck in that shithole
industry!!LLLMMAAOOOO  LET'S GO HOKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  LET'S GO
HOKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  LET'S GO HOKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 They are going to whip Stanfords arse!!


Name: Alex
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 January 2011

NoMo,

The awards ceremony is priceless. I feel Rail America is deserving of a
similar award for their hiring practices. I heard the UTU and the BLE is
worth their weight in b.s. I've likewise tried with NS, but I can tell
they're both an equal nightmare. I'm trying to work my way back into
the shortline I was once with. Thanks for the sound advice.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 02 January 2011

don't expect to get paid for your rsia mandatory off time if you're on
any extra list/board. it will be taken away from your guarantee


Name: d blankenship
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 January 2011

NoMo you are a prophet...

Although Frulla can't take all the credit....he could not have
accomplished his feats without the help of Jack Vierling....
who else could have

1. Driven Massey,the #1 customer of CSX ,to open dock to ship coal by
barge.

2. Make Brooklyn Jnct completely unoperable by harrassing and
intimidating employees until they have had two side swipes and
injuries.

3.Have all road crews on more held away time than ever...but who
cares...trainmasters and frulla aren't rotting in hotel room.

4. Handed Angie Smith 2.5 million dollars in Lawsuit for harrssment and
retaliation

5. Yes this duo has done less with more than anyone could have thought
possible....


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 02 January 2011

ALEX,

If your willing to relocate and you are dead set on working for a
larger rr, why dont you check into the UP. Their pay is alot better and
the working conditions are better in alot of areas... I have heard the
usual complaints about management.  Unless you are just a die hard
railroader who doesnt care about the money, I suggest you go where the
dough is better.



Oh.. to employed in other capacity... sorry about the misspelled word
and two typo's in my last post... had to give you and your bosses in
the office a new years laugh!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 January 2011

Hey sklucas:

Nice to know you're still alive.

Graduated to APE have you? You're becoming more valuable every day!
Might as well go to Yard Master school and get it over with.

I see you've Rolled over the 10 year mark since your last post...good,
you're fully vested. A lost car...probably not
the first, nor will it be the last. They'll find it in an industry
or side track...You're probably lucky you just pulled a muscle...
at our age a good yuck can cause a embarrassing moment!

Report in more often...Happy New Year.


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 01 January 2011

MERRY CHRISTMAS NOMO!!!!!!

Sorry so late.  Yes it has been a long time since I have been on here. 
This year has been a busy one for me...I have been graduated to ape
employee... Up and down like a yo-yo... was engineer this week back to
conductor next.....

Once again you have outdone yourself on the brown banana award. The
applause was deafening from those in my area that appreciate your hard
work.... Hope you have a great new year....

Remember way back when I suggested we start a new forum on the sight
called "what the hell is up with that"?  Well I still think we
should.  So I have a new one to start out the new year....

In the latest dispatcher bulletins I received on my last trip I noticed
an entry that made me laugh so hard I think I pulled a muscle...

Dispatcher bulletin number %^*$$^&&@#(better not mention division)

please help us find a lost car. The first person who can locate the
srix 33741 will be rewarded with a 50.00 outback gift certificate. 

SO keep your eyes open guys. It could be rolling by your terminal
attatched( I hope to god) to your one of your trains. They didnt give
description or car type or color. Happy hunting...Oh and if you find it
you can thank me later for your delicious meal!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 January 2011

Brothers and Sisters,

Today being the last day of 2010; what more appropriate day to announce
the winner of the 5th annual NoMo “Brown Banana” award. This prestigious
award will be given annually to the Biggest Piece of Shit on the CSX.

In 2007 I expanded my awards to recognize all those whose efforts to
make CSX a miserable place to work....aren’t they doing a fine job?
These include the Saucerhead Award for the first runner up, The Eunuch
Award for the manager that knows better but is too scared to speak up
and the Clarabelle Award for the biggest clown.

The railroad is largely dependent on teamwork. Accordingly I initiated
a draft several years ago, which would allow the weakest teams to
improve their talent. These teams will be selected based on the number
of posts complaining about them. Considering the same teams have been
named the last 2 years, the gene pool is pretty shallow.

In order to qualify for the “Brown Banana”, you must be/have been in
management, be nominated and awarded the coveted NoMo P.O.S. (Piece of
Shit) Award. This award is presented to individuals and departments
which, through their selfless acts of stupidity and incompetence, have
created a hostile and unpleasant working atmosphere.

It should be noted that the “Brown Banana” is like an Oscar or Heisman
Trophy…to win this you have to be at the top of your game. However,
unlike the Oscar or Heisman the winner must be hated by his employees
and despised by his peers.

I, along with my Board of Directors, Jack Daniels, J.W. Dant, Evan
Williams, Jim Beam, George Dickel, Johnny Walker and because I believe
in diversity, Remy Martin have recently concluded the annual Banana
Conclave in a smoke filled room reviewing the last year’s posts and
running the numbers. It was indeed a contentious conclave, with no
clear cut leader going in. After much soul searching, cajoling and
discussion, a worthy candidate has been chosen. The smokestack is lit…

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNS5GPLnEZY&feature=related

 Hope you’re down wind!

Before I get started, some interesting facts. Danny Spencer received 6
posts, Matt (Mr. Freeze) Sanders got 5, Roger Ziegler, Rick Reed, Wes
Nick and Jack Vierling got 3 each

Matt Begue, Steve Ammons and Joe Berry got 2. There were 53 others
mentioned at least once.

Oh, so many deserving candidates and only one “Banana”, who will bring
home the “Brown” So without ado…the envelopes please.

In the team category:

     The 3rd draft pick………………..CMC 

     The 2nd draft pick………………..Labor Relations

     The 1st draft pick………………...Huntington Division.

In the individual categories:

 

The Clarabelle Award………….Danny Spencer (what an embarrassment)

 

The Eunuch Award……………..Joe Berry (he’s the only one to make the list
                                  all 5 years but can’t quite get the
                                  deal done)

                                 
The Saucerhead Award…………John Hancock & Johnny Willis (Hope you can live
with yourselves)

   
May I have a drum roll…TaDa…and the winner is…Bob Frulla …come on down
you are the winner of the 5th annual NoMo “Brown Banana”.

Bob you've graduated to the big time...

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNcEeL15jkc&feature=fvst

Along with this prestigious award, you will be enshrined in the NoMo
Hall of Shame; in the old porcelain factory on the corner of Crapp and
Mudd Streets in Schitzville. Your award will be delivered to the Hall
of Shame via UPS along with a life-sized toilet paper stuffed effigy of
you suitable for bayoneting, garroting, target practice or
incineration.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRPtsJ1487w

      
The rest of you wannabes…just keep up the good work and maybe next year
you can join Bob, Cindy, Tom, Dave and Tony at the Hall with your very
own “Brown Banana”. 

See what Brown can do for you!

Happy New Year and give ‘em hell…


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 January 2011

Hey Alex:

We all understand wanting to be at "the top" of our chosen
profession; but now that you know how CSX operates, do you still want
to work for them?

Read these pages and you will see that you are not unique. CSX
probably did you a gigantic favor by not hiring you. Had they,
it would be a decision you might live to regret.

There are plenty of short boys that pay better than the Class Is,
some are closed and others are open shop. The RR unions are a 
travesty...why pay $1500/year for nothing.

You mentioned CSX so you must be somewhere in the eastern half of the
country...check out the Railroad Retirement Board web site
for vacancies and links to other RR web sites.

Good luck and be content...you just don't know how fortunate you are!


Name: Alex
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 31 December 2010

I've been a conductor for two different shortlines for nearly 6 years.
As anyone can tell you I'm a diehard railroader and railfan who's
devoted years to my career. Of course like many, I want to take my
career to the next level and provide better for my family. So, I
carefully revise my resume and submit my online applications. Florence,
Hamlet, Wilmington, Sumter, etc. Yes, willing to relocate. Nearly 2
weeks later My denial emails comeback saying the same old line "Thank
You for your interest in CSX, however we regret to inform..." I've
seen enough. Same Old, Same Old. Nearly 20 times I've applied with CSX
and each time I'm fed the same crap. For years I've wondered why?
Nearly 6 years as conductor and have operated GP9's to GEVO's, but
let's give the kid right out of college with zero exp. the job.
Recently the answers became clear. Two very poor excuses of why CSX
recruiters turn a blind eye to me #1 I'm from a shortline. Therefore
I'm liable to be unsafe. #2 I have bad credit. Therefore I might steal
from the company. WHAT!!! Once upon a time experience counted for
something, now it hurts me. My credit once only mattered if I wanted to
buy a car. Question to all. What does my credit have to do with my being
a conductor? Sure I have made some finacial mistakes in my past. Just a
little hint to all you pencil pushing know-it-alls in Jacksonville MY
CREDIT MY BUSINESS AND HAS ABSOLUTLY NOTHING TO WITH ME BEING AN
EMPLOYEE OF CSXT.  They say they have a zero tolerance towards
discrimination. Hmmmm, then why is this legal discrimination allowed to
continue? All I'm asking is a fair and fighting chance to continue my
career and provide a better life for my family.


Name: onetwo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 31 December 2010

thank you Lloyd


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 31 December 2010

Hey Other;

It's obvious you don't work for CSX,...other, non-employee, employed
in other capacity; probably never have or never will. Lemmings? 

Perhaps you will favor us with some first hand examples of how CSX
sucks!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 30 December 2010

CSXT

aka

donald trump railroad

YOU'RE FIRED !!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 December 2010

THE CAPS ARE TO GET THE LEMMINGS ATTENTION. YOU ARE OBVIOUSLY DELUSIONAL
IF YOU THINK CSX WILL USE ANYTHING POSTED TO "IMPROVE" THEIR
OPERATIONS. A TYPICAL RESPONSE, AS EXPECTED, FROM A PRO COMPANY
OPERATIVE. EITHER STAY WITH THE INTENT OF THIS WEB SITE OR STOP
POSTING. THE TITLE IS, CSX SUCKS. DO YOU GET IT?


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 December 2010

Hey Other:

Actually CSX isn't smart enough to put up a site like this...if they
were, they would use the criticism from the people that do the work and
make the money to their advantage to improve the operation!

By the way...next time hit the caps lock and limit you're rant to one
topic!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for N/A
Posted: 30 December 2010

CSX PROBABLY PUT THIS SITE UP THEMSELVES, SO AS TO LET THE INTELLECTUALS
WHO POST HERE VENT OR JUST SOCIALIZE WITH ONE ANOTHER. THEY MUST GET
QUITE A LAUGH AT THE RUN ON SENTENCES AND THE ATROCIOUS GRAMMER, LET
ALONE THE MISSPELLED WORDS. YOU CAN COMPLAIN ABOUT CSX FROM NOW TILL
DOOMS DAY AND REST ASSURED, NOTHING WILL CHANGE. IF ANYTHING, IT WILL
GET MUCH WORSE FOR THE EMPLOYEES. THEY ARE YOUR SLAVE MASTERS. YOU HAVE
PROSTITUTED YOURSELVES FOR THEIR SUB-STANDARD WAGES AND PLANTATION LIKE
WORKING CONDITIONS. YOU ARE A POWERLESS, IGNORANT, BRAINWASHED CLASS OF
SOCIETY ALLOWED TO EXIST FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF SERVING THE GOVERNMENT
AND BIG BUSINESS. SO DON'T GET ANY IDEAS ABOUT IMPROVING YOUR
CIRCUMSTANCES. BE CONTENT TO WATCH YOUR FOOTBALL GAMES AND DRINK YOUR
BEER AND WATCH YOUR STANDARD OF LIVING DESTROYED. KEEP BUYING JAPANESE
CARS AND  CHINESE COMMUNIST MANUFACTURED GOODS. LET YOUR CHILDREN ACT
AND DRESS LIKE INNER CITY CRIMINALS OR YOU CAN SEE THEM SENT OFF TO
SOME UNDECLARED WAR TO BE KILLED OR DISABLED. I COULD GO ON BUT I KNOW
MOST, IF NOT ALL OF YOU, WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COMPREHEND ANY OF WHAT I
HAVE WRITTEN TODAY.


Name: fratco58
E-mail: fratco@hotmail.com
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 10-20 years
Posted: 29 December 2010

MERRY CHRISTMASS TO ALL!! This is to all the crews on the SN@A North. I
HAVE THE SHORTS AND THE FLIP-FLOPS ON.  RBR for the intials


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 10-20 years
Posted: 28 December 2010

Reply to: WHATSUP

3 words.   Great Lakes Division

Watch that place over the next week!
Then watch it over the next 3-4 weeks.

speaking hypothetically that place will..

implode [&#618;m&#712;pl&#601;&#650;d]  
vb
1. (Physics / General Physics) to collapse or cause to collapse inwards
in a violent manner as a result of external pressure the vacuum flask
imploded
2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) (tr) to pronounce (a
consonant) with or by implosion Compare explode
[from im- + (ex)plode]


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 December 2010

I was thinking...you know Christmas and sex are similar...there's this
big buildup, much anticipation and when it arrives, it's over
in the twinkling of an eye, and you're disappointed. Then you're left
with the mess to pick.

Sometimes though you get the gift that lasts a lifetime...a child;
or the gift that keeps giving...the clap. If you're single, you can
always re-gift to another nice person!

Merry Christmas...and I hope you get lucky!!!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 25 December 2010

Hey merryChristmas:

Go cut a hole in your pocket so you'll have something to play with
tomorrow!!!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 25 December 2010

Hey Foamer

At least if your going to impersonate me make sure the info is right.
Look at it. What you put down on the header than look at this one. Now
go back to chasing trains before they shutdown for Christmas.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 25 December 2010

Hey all my loyal subjects how are ya'll doing today.  Hope all you
union guys loose your asses.  Next this is my class room my key board
and my time to be a complete foaming idiot.  I give advice here and no
one is allowed a opinion period. I am the engineer god of rr.  I am a
foamer.  I wove choo choo trains and playing with my lionel train set
around the christmas tree.  I have 30 plus yrs of blowing smoke and
sitting on my ever widing ass.  Read my lips,,,,  listen to no one
trust no one but me RRJ.  Foamer inc


Name: merryCHRISTMAS
E-mail: 
Employed as: Car repair, for 20-30 years
Posted: 25 December 2010

To all the union members out there have a safe and happy christmas and a
happy new year!   Keep safe and keep making money.  Keep your union
strong by working with managment.  Dont listen to all of these whining
pricks who blame CSX and if that does not work then they blame thier
union rep.  It just is not true.  When you screw up just like any other
job dont look for a free lunch. Be happy you have a job.  And you young
guys stop frakin cry babying becuse you are the new old baby boomer
generatioon of give give give me.  Quit your job if you cannot handle
the slow down during the long winter months.   It is the RR people not
walmart ( even though they give you half your business) Dam you young
guys think that you are to good to live out of a suitcase for many many
years.  That is the life of a RR.  What did you think you would just
stroll on up get hired on then talk some shit flex some fast and the
furious car spend some time on a remote then work a senority job???  
QUIT if you cannot handle it, take another part time job.  No MO is a
prick in the first that is for sure.  Him and that RRJ just cause
grief. Both act like they are your friend then correct you with there
vast data base of BS.   Stay safe and stay on track.  Life is tuff. 
Vote democrat.....  GOD BLESS


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 24 December 2010

To "Trainmaster" 10-20, I encourage everyone senior to me to follow
their dream......not too many so far......although 1 did to become a
school teacher.  I ran into him at the county fair last summer, ON A
WEEKEND; he loves his new life, working a normal schedule, and the time
off he now can spend with his family.  God Bless ya, MK!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 December 2010

Hey Santarail:

It's hard to make any money when you're in school all day...try
again
when you get your summer job!


Name: Santarail
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 23 December 2010

Nomo

You're as full of you know what as a Christmas turkey,

Youre jealous cause I make more money than you do.

you wish you worked for CSX the greatest company in the world.


Name: Trainmaster
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 23 December 2010

I have a novel idea...if CSX is so bad, why don't any of you whining
asses quit?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 23 December 2010

i think its time to call for the resignation of michael ward

apparently he is blind to the fact he is losing untold millions of
dollars because there isn't enough crews to run trains BUT he seems to
think hiring more trainmasters and middle mismanagers(and i use that
term loosely)(lets just call them stupidvisors since they know nothing
about trains.

think of the business that marketing could build if a railroad ran
trains.

think of all the overtime that could be saved in the blue palace if
they didn't have to spend hours and hours searching hundreds of miles
for rested crews.

now where is that quality of life we've been told is out there?

think of the customers who would be happy to do business with csx.

now they're just happy if their cars shows up when they ordered them.

think of all the bonus money that isn't making it into the pockets of
the senior mismanagers. although they get more than enough as it is. 
maybe thats the problem...

wouldn't the shareholders and wall street love to know that all the
people were not called back from furlough as stated publicly and the
ones that were, are probably going to get cut again in january as the
csxt decides to go the unproductive route and use one man remote
operations, and consolidate yardmasters to running 2 or more rail
yards

yea business is not all that good mr. shareholder. a railroad that
doesn't want to run trains, but is happy to take taxpayer money to
fund its operations, and piss on union members who actually make the
money and deliver the goods for the country but have to cover their ass
every minute for fear of being run off for not finding a piece of paper
in a switch point which caused no damage and where no on got hurt and
god forbid your call off sick more than twice in a 4 week period for
which you don't get paid anyway, so they can use you as a scapegoat
for not being able to run a train instead of hiring more people.

lets not forget to cut people off for making guarantee, which no one
does because they make more than guarantee...its the shortage of
switchmen causing csx to call brakemen to fill yard jobs which pays
ABOVE guarantee which in the infinite wisdom of csx accounting can't 
figure out shows as guarantee payment.

need we go on?


Name: Santarail
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 23 December 2010

NoMo 

I didn't say anything negative and you jump on me like a monkey on a
banana.

Just who are you to post on   here you dont even work for Csx.  You're
just foamer who has nothing better to do than run down csx the greatest
company of all time.  100K in this economy is nothing to laugh about. 
I have friends that are teachers, lawyers, dentist, farmers etc. they
dont make much different than I do.  I live across street from
president of first national and trust.   

So yes i am proud of my 100k.  O yeah I've never worked 80hrs in a
week on the rr. 

Merry Christmas  CSX and all my fellow workers


Name: Santarail
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 23 December 2010

I just pullen in beautiful Brewer yard.  Those great men I worked for
just gave me a Christmas turkey for staying marked up.  This place is
the greatest yard on the system.  Thats saying alot beca  use csx is
the greatest job on earth. I dont know why you men complain on here. 
I'm going to work Christmas so I can make triple time.  How I love
this place.  What person in thre right mind wouldnt want a job out
here.   I sure hope they dont shut down. I will miss not seeing
everyones happy faces.    and  i also going to make over 100k this year
hows that for dropping out of school at 14.


Name: peanutbutter
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 23 December 2010

Merry Christmas to all the hard working rrers.


To rest of you company men.  I hope you all get called out right before
Christman dinner.

Well the ble and utu offices will be closing I didnt know the rr shut
down why should those pigs..

Our fat lazy no good union rep that cant barely hold a job will be
laying off union as soon as he gets in.   He'll be taking caring of
all kinds of union affairs like feeding his fat ass. 

I'm sick of him and the rest of those guys claiming jobs they cant
hold and staying displaced.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 December 2010

Enfineer NS and X3 = LPFB!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 21 December 2010

Enfineer NS = Suck Buddy of one of the NS transplants at CSX 

NS flush their shit over to CSX.  Ingram, Brown and rest of his queer
buddys.


Enfineer NS is just handing out the New CSX KoolAid to you guys  


Do NOT Drink it.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 10-20 years
Posted: 21 December 2010

I was looking up stuff and saw this sight. I am so fed up with I don't
know how many people with CSX.   My husband was told 12 years ago when
he was hired to take the conductor class for a PA yard and he could
use
his senority to get where he was from in WV.  That class kept getting
cancelled.  So he did in 1999.  In summer 2000 he went to Engine
school.  Came back to a terminal in PA.   Kept getting bumped around
etc.   Well in 2003 he filled a flowback form and went to yard in WV
senority as a brakeman.     He was down here for 5 years never called
back to Engine service.   Then in 2008 with the EBS system he was put
in the Pittsburgh Zone for his senority.   He called when it started
and some how on March 20th it was changed to the Grafton Zone.  He put
Bids in but was never qualified in Grafton Zone because he was not
really needed.  He can hold maybe like 5 positions, but never pushed
the issue.   Well on December 1st somehow is Zone was changed back to
Pittusburgh.   He is approx. 2hrs 15min from the terminal in PA that he
was hired out for.    He is told to exercise his Engine Senority.   They
said it was changed illegally etc when it was changed.  My husband did
not know that of course.  He can't make it on time.   Both unions are
not doing anything.   His local person is doing everything he can, but
noone is returning calls to my husband or his local rep.  Or he is told
to call this person and that person etc.   Which he already has and it
keeps going in a circle.  When it happened he was not awarded anything
at another terminal where he had bids in so he worked one week and then
CMC Manager bumped him off and said he has to qualify at the terminal as
an engineer. The roadforeman is in the hospital so he can't even make
arrangements to qaulify.  Our thing is we can't move because of my son
his father will not let him, he can't get there in 2 hr call.   It has
been 7 years since he has even been to that yard/terminal.   WE are so
frusturated. My husband is not one to call off etc and he is being
treated horribly.  I am waiting for the letter about absentee.  We are
in limbo and everyone is on vacation.   Merry Christmas to us.   We
have 3 kids together plus my son.   I don't work.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 December 2010

RRJ,
Correct CSX Management does not come from the ranks of real time
experience, working the trade for many years. That is the same as
Engineers and Conductors. Today a conductor shows up and has just a few
months. Conductor shows up and Has an engineer with just a few trips.
(Years and time are taking that away)

My point being the RR experience is in the UNION. Wow is that a nice
deal or WHAT. with friends like that-----you know the rest of the
story.


Name: Matt Sanders
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 20 December 2010

Is it me or does my girlfriend remind you of a member of ms-13??  She
loves her tacos and she runs for the border!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 19 December 2010

An Enfineer is a set up Confuctor!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 19 December 2010

Hey RRJ:

I guess we know "Who's (not) your daddy"!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 19 December 2010

First thing I have to ask "What is an enfineer?". Second I have no
reason to bullschidt people I'm retired from CSX so I have no self
interest. Do I want to act like anyones daddy? Hell no! Do I care if
anyone takes my advise? No! People are frustrated with CSX can't blame
them in the 17 months since I left it's gotten a lot worse. That's
difficult to fathom it was pretty bad when I left. I didn't think it
could go further downhill. Now go back to chasing trains foamer.


Name: Enfineer NS
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 18 December 2010

Ok, U guys argue way to much on here.  Just do your jobs and support
your union and support CSX they did hire you and like that guy said
they pay your bills so stop listening to that RRJ person.  He is anti
union and anti working man.  He treats all of you men and women like he
is your father and then makes you look bad.  He  gives you people candy
when you are looking then steals it when you are not looking.  Some
people on here try to act like are lookin out for you but they are only
selfish in there actions.  CSX is a good compnay and a compnay that
hired you not to give you what you think you are entitled to but for
you to work for them.  There is no such thing as a free lunch and there
is no such thing as a "boogie" man.  Your union reps do the best they
can.  If you screw up then dont look for handouts.  Work safe out
there.  Go to work then on friday pick up your pay check.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 18 December 2010

times 3

First off CSX management today is not made up of people who worked
their way up through the ranks. CSX despises individuals who actually
know about railroading. They brainwash their new hired off the street
middle management into harassment techniques. Anyone who had railroad
experience would be understanding would know the needs of their train
crews. In CSX eyes that is the very reason few people from the ranks
make it into management today. Know what you're talking about before
you post. Just because your family generations were railroaders
doesn't make you an expert. As for unions I was in the Toledo area a
few months ago talked to a cousin of mine who retired he belonged to
the iron workers union. Damn that's a union besides his nice
retirement the union pays him $55 an hour to do consultation work. His
brother retired from Jeep good for him full retirement plus a nice
early retirement bonus package. Toledo is a depressing place not the
union factory hub it once was decades ago. Sitting at the bar in
Packo's on Front St waiting on family to arrive someone asked for a
recession proof shot of whiskey. I had to ask the bartender what the
hell it was a half shot. I had to laugh only in Toledo.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 18 December 2010

Seems we been down this road before...Deja vu?


Name: Railroad times 3
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for N/A
Posted: 17 December 2010

Ok, yet another point yes my typing and grammer were bad but I am not
out to use spell check and impress you guys.  Ok, another important
point why do you people always blame CSX and if that does not get you a
free meal then you blame the union? That fucking lamo ass golf outings,
kick backs and bribes is so 1970! That is complete bull shit. There is
no kick backs.  My dad always blemed his local union rep whenever he di
not get his way.  WOW! get this point U cry babys.......WORK with
managment and listen to managment becuse they are not always wrong. And
yes that train master and that yard master and raod foreman worked there
way up to earn that postion. And yes I am taking aneutral view point
here. Listen to any number of rail road engineers and conductors on the
radio and they always are either pissed off or acting like spoiled kids
who dont want to be told what to do. Um, That yard master is there to
earn a living and work safe just like you say you do.  I am out with
other uniuons a lot and these people earn there way and work with
mangment. We our ina bad economy right now and all of us have to make
it the best we can so stop expecting more.  Sure CSX may make HUGE
profits but U guys act like you have a PHD in Rail roading and should
earn way more than all that money you guys make.  HERE take a freakin
second job if you do not make enough money. Cut grass shovel snow HELL
no you guys are rail roaders and that is below you. I do it and yes it
sucks but I aint looking for no free meal.  And to ruin your pitty come
backs, spell check? pissed off? wish I was a rail road employee? some
lamo excuse about how I am a jerk? Nope none of the above I just cant
stand listening to CSX employess who hate there jobs and blame
managment and there unions for all there problems.


Name: family of CSX times 3
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for N/A
Posted: 17 December 2010

Hey guys I was just wondering! Ok, I was born poor in the city I grew up
around the projects and had to endure countless  attacks and my dad
getting laid off by chessie system evry winter like clock work and then
struggle for our next meal every freakin winter into late spring. it
took him until 1989 or so to have enough senority to feed his family.
He took police test fire test and did great but never got hired becuse
he was white period. He hired out around 1967 onto the C&O and after
even going out onto the road during the winter sometimes he was always
"bumped" by some old hand. I rememmber standing inline with him to
get food stamps and I was so cold and hungry while all of the other
"old" railroaders were bragging about there LARGE pay checks. I am
pro union all the way and a former Army soldier but for the life of me
I cannot figure out all of these youunger Railroaders??  They cry cry
cry baby becuse they have to live out of a suit case?? They work so
hard out there on the road making all that money? If you cannot afford
that Dodge hemi truck, two harleys, $350K home, pool, hunting,
vacations ect ect then stop spending above your pay rates. God dam you
fucks never quit cry babying how hard your jobs are? Try working
cleaning toilets with a college degree and health problems then you
would understand you have it good. And yes that is me I work so hard
evryday for little to no money but you asswipes think sitting on that
heated engine or airconditioned locomotive is so hard. It must suck
having to walk five feet to that PTI van waiting for ya, it must suck
getting safety gear, it must suck having benifits and good pay, it must
suck having to walk mor ethan five feet to your road train, it must suck
to have to stop at that red block and wait for 3 hours reading a mag and
drinking coffe.  Get the picture.  U guys have jobs most of us could
only dream about. The if some rail fan is by the tracks  u guys look
either pissed off or think you are rock stars. WOW! unreal, try this
quit your jobs go to a fast food resturant and then you would beg for
your jobs back. Stop blaiming the unions becuse they are not sucking
your knee caps good enough. I think CSX is not the best but it is a
good job and yes they make bad calls but they are a American Company
and provide you guy cry babys a good living.  Mabey some of you are
jealous that a person work'd there way up to yard master??  Ok, 60's
70's and into the 80's RR was hardcore but now it is a safe good job.
 Man you guys cry baby like crazy. Stop crying about your local unuion,
what you screw up and then come up with some lamo excuse why the union
rep made a bad call? Give me a break.  CSX hires and CSX pays your
bills stop acting like you want more.  MAbey if you guys tried to get
along better and work with CSX managment you would be more happy.  Try
going into combat and living in a shity ass rental then you have
something to wind about.  As for my dad it was the RR mentality of O
that guy has more than me and I need to blame.  You guys are not rock
stars and you guys are not entitled you are workers like the rest of
us.  And HELL no U guys dont work harder and longer then the rest of
us.  CSX is not as bad as you say.   Try working in the building trades
where real men and women have to work hardcore and dont cry baby when
they get cold or hot and dont cry bay when they get hurt they suck it
up do ther freakin job. U babys cannot wlak more than five feet without
thinking you are owd something. Rail roaders always listen to other RRs
who cry a river about being mistreated and having it so very hard!! YEA
RIGHT. Next time CSX provides your pay check and your benifits hotle van
rides safety gear remmber safe work enviorment  have it pretty good. O
yea stop freakin crying about how bad the yards are and how bad the
equipment is> DAM what do you want you work for a rail road.  Jesus I
have never herd so many people wimper looking for a free lunch.  If you
dont like the RR then quit and go work for A fast food resturant washing
dishes rock star's


Name: Chris Kidd
E-mail: contact@csx-corruption.com
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 11 December 2010

To answer the question below about the fellow who asked what the murder
of Fred Gibbs has to do with the Newsweek Green Ranking Award, I will
say the following (with no further comment after this).  

First of all, I run a website designed to tell facts that CSX is good
at hiding.  I do not work or write for Time Magazine.  Secondly, as the
article states clearly, one of the qualifications Newsweek used in
determining CSX's Green Ranking was revenue and market capitalization.
 CSX is raking is record profits and that  fact along with its large
number of employees, naturally gave CSX a weightier rating (and without
that alone, the NS would have blown their score to bits).  So I ask you,
what does it have to do with pollution?  To hell if I know, but Newsweek
used it in their figures.  CEO's of prominent US companies also cast a
ballot, of course voting for their friends, not environmental facts.  

With that being said, you said yourself that half of the locks on the
locomotives are rusty and do not work.  Since the terrorist attacks on
9/11, airline cockpits are locked to the tee and extra protection is
given to pilots.  The point in mentioning Fred Gibbs was this: No
matter whether the locomotive he was on had a lock that worked or not,
it wasn't locked and maybe CSX should take the lead in instructing its
employees for their own safety to secure themselves, however, that would
require ensuring that every locomotive be able to be secured, which
would cost them some of that market capitalization.  I tied that fact
into the article because with CSX posting record breaking profits, and
that being part of the Newsweek score, maybe they should spend some of
it on safety measures instead of waiting until they are forced.  

CSX brags of its money to attract investors and win awards.  Meanwhile,
employees can't even lock their doors at night, much less lock any
doors of any trailing units.  How many times have you (if you are a
locomotive engineer or if you know one), have went to shut down a
trailing locomotive (due to fuel conservation of course), and had a
hobo scare the living shit out of you.  

That kind of stuff used to be funny, just like taking a train to
Atlanta while the whole crew shared a liquor bottle on the way up and
then come home with a hangover.  Neither one of them is funny now, but
crew safety isn't addressed.  My point is, instead of touting awards,
use the some of the profit to invest in the ones that make it to begin
with, then brag with what is leftover.

However, thank you for the comment.  Everyone doesn't have to agree,
but you got me thinking enough to add some more facts to the article,
lol.  

Note: This is referring to a comment made asking what Fred Gibbs murder
had to do with this article: http://csx-corruption.com/green-ranking


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 11 December 2010

I just want to know what the hell is the problem with csx.  They hired 7
conductors for chattanooga yard in tennessee.  There are no positions in
this sorry excuse for a yard.  And now we get laid off....WTF  I left a
job to come to this shit hole to get laid off and have to find another
job.  Fuck You Pete B....


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 1-10 years
Posted: 09 December 2010

What kind of work environment is expected when in order to become a
manager or company official, people are expected to work three times
the hours for half of the pay, endure countless degrading ass chewings
from supervisors who have little grasp of whats really happening or
what they are asking you to do, or what really needs to be done. Who
would want the job??? certainly not anyone that should be in those
positions. Thats why we are plagued with (90 day wonders) and people
who think a degree makes them qualified to supervise people with
decades more experience on the job.       Morale and work conditions
will continue to decline until CSX wakes up and deals with this
problem, what would it be like if we had (qualified) people in charge,
making good decisions, but hey, what the heck, they are making money in
spite of themselves...Who really cares about employee concerns
anyway.....THE RIGHT RESULTS - THE RIGHT WAY.


Name: 
E-mail: contact@csx-corruption.com
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 06 December 2010

I have some newer content that might interest some of you.  Haven't had
a lot of time until now to start doing research, but it would help if
you guys give this a read and look at the charts and tables I've put
together. This is an article relating to CSX's Newsweek Green Ranking
award that they were bragging so much about last month. 

http://csx-corruption.com/green-ranking/

Thanks to the administrator of this site for welcoming me and also for
allowing to me to post an article every now and then for you guys
enjoyment.


Name: Steve Crain
E-mail: tomheike@needsteeth.com
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 05 December 2010

I have been offered a job on the coal pier in Baltimore.  I heard unless
you support Rev. Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson, you stand no chance. 
Is this true??  I mean, I do love my KFC and watermellon farms and have
always been a big supporter of Old English 40's.  Do you think that
will help??  And when I pose a question, I always start out with "let
me AX you a question".  I do not know, I think I have a pretty good
shot here people.  Anyone here work on the coal pier there??  Any
advice would greatly appreciated.  Thanks and happy holidays everyone!!


Name: Bob
E-mail: bigbobbusiness@csx.com
Employed as: Corporate office, for 10-20 years
Posted: 04 December 2010

I was CEO at CSX for over 12 years. One day I made an embarrassing video
with a hunk that I meant at a beach named Jick McGovern. A co-worker of
mine by the name of Navid Delson took said tape and posted it on the
internet for his son and friends to work. It was named bigbalogna.csx.
I was so embarrassed. I was so very embarrassed. In my humiliation, I
resigned my position post-haste. To this day I still do not look back
at my career at CSX. Good bye.


Name: RRR
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 10-20 years
Posted: 04 December 2010

CSX might have it's problems, but after working there for 15 years, I
see most of the problems are with the unions. You pay dues for what? To
have a local chairman roll over in an investigation. To pay him to take
off every weekend for union business. To negotiate a 3 cent raise. I
think you should go on strike against the union. I think the carrier
cares more about you than the UTU and BLE.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 04 December 2010

COLA (cost of living adjustment). Anyone who thinks 3 cents an hour
begins to cover inflation is delusional.

I was raising hell about this five years ago...the UTU is completely
out of touch. The previous poster doesn't even mention the increase in
union dues which should eat up that big penny!


Name: Retired CSX
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 04 December 2010

Is Tom Wolfe still employed? Or has his past of being a horrible officer
and human being caught up to him?


Name: utu hater
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 03 December 2010

thats why u need to drop the utu for the blet..among many reasons


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 03 December 2010

Per UTU website, COLA on Jan 1st 3 cents per hour.  WHOOPEE!!! Coupled
with an increase in H&W, my math says a 40 hour yard CO will net 31
cents more per week,(which of course will be deducted from any increase
once the contract is settled).  Thanks UTU/CSX!


Name: ....
E-mail: 
Employed as: Car repair, for 20-30 years
Posted: 03 December 2010

you're all dumb, CSX is one of the best jobs out there! i get 40.87/hr.
hows that for ya? fuckin retards.


Name: where
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 02 December 2010

I work north out of evansville indiana

what region am i and does any of this 2010agreement apply to me


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 01 December 2010

LE 10-20

Seeing you post on two threads (C&P, Attendance) I'll answer your
other questions. Republican? I think not. I'll always vote to help the
working middle class especially for the unions. Discussing my CSX stock
was only in relationship to losing my arse in 2008-2009 in the BLET
401K. CSX was the only good sound investment left in it. The reality
was I didn't have time to sit it out then hope it would make a come
back.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 30 November 2010

There is no problem with fighting attendance policies from what you have
stated below.  The Carrier has negotiated with both respective unions on
attendance in somewhat shape or form through collective bargaining
agreements.  The problem lies with the carrier implementing
"policies" that contradict agreements that they have have agreed to
uphold.  I do agree that scheduled off time is a recent addition to our
work schedules but to honestly say that we have more time off now is a
f**king joke.  If you are the "old head" that you claim to be, you
know this is not true. 

I often valued your opinions on different topics on this site but
lately you sir have the appearance of some type of company troll.  I
guess since your "retirement" you have become a Republican that is
worried about his stock price.  And for reference I only have 14 years
on property but I am a third generation railroader who has quite the
fountain of knowledge to draw from.  

Happy Holidays. 


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 28 November 2010

The problem with trying to fight these attendance policies is people
have more actual time off than any other time in railroad history.
Freight pools & extraboards have rest days now there is the FRA 6/2 &
7/3. If the unions take it to mediation the mediator would rule in the
railroads favor. The issue ya'll have is you want time off when you
want it. That'll never happen. Attendance policies have been around
for at least 6 years. Sure back years ago we could mark off without
reprocustion stay off as much as we wanted. We also didn't have
gaurenteed extra boards an assigned rest days. That alone is the
reason
these attendance policies excist and will continue to excist.
Everything
comes with a price to pay.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 29 November 2010

reader

It's like what Jack Nicholson said in A Few Good Men "You can't
handle the truth". Once you understand it then you can take action.
It's easy to blame the union or the LC who supposedly has every
weekend off. That's your scapegoat. It makes you feel better to blame
someone else. That's human nature. You don't have to like what I
write don't read it. Do I critise every person on here? Not everyone.
Very little information gets posted on here anymore. It's all some
drunk using vulgarity about how much they hate CSX. If that makes them
feel good for a moment that's alright. I don't understand if someone
hates it so much why don't they quit. There's plenty of people
waiting on hiring pools for that call from CSX. The railroad will never
go back to what it was like 10 years ago. One can only hope for a new
SVP of transportation to change policy. That isn't going to happen for
a while. 

No need to thank anyone for my retirement. Only one I can think of is
me for decades of dedication to a job I truly enjoyed. Something
apparently you'll never understand.


Name: reader
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 28 November 2010

Hey RRJ I was just reading through here and would like to ask you a
question.  Please feel free to respond. Is it true that you are either
a CSX corperate plant or  what? I mean anytime anyone on here has
something to say you jump on them and wrong them.  You always make
certain to say CSX is right and there employees and familys are wrong? 
There seems never to be a post that you do not comment on and make
negative staments.  U seem to sit at your commputer and have the
correct bullshit to type up.  I have never ever seen you make a attempt
to stick up for a brother union member. Man mister you sure can kiss
some coperate ass.  So how are your stocks doing? And you want to thank
all of your brother union memebrs for paying your retirment, your
welcome dip shit.  For you guys reading this RRJ history is one of
downing union members and locomotive engineers ect.  The he makes a
attempt to look like he is sticking up for you guys what a complete
dick wad


Name: unionman
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 10-20 years
Posted: 28 November 2010

Interesting information.  Csx says it has 300 ES44ACs with distirbuted
power and is considering replacing manned helper engines with
"remotes".  Also in the Oregon ohio area the local long shorman I
think local 500 are on strike for like 2 yrs now and CSX being so nice
as they are to the public and employees will not let them strike at any
entrance and the security asswipes call the police on the strikers
whenever they try to strike. They come up with lamo uneducated excuses.
 I guess they can only "picket" the strike at a "chosen CSX GOD
entrance when a ship is being loaded. Funny becuse I belive that the
police are union.   In typical CSX billion dollare corperate fashion
they even have a sign posted at a certain road which is a public road
CSX says they own the "road"??  There is even a business on that
road.  A auto repair shop.  I guess CSX must own them too LOL.  They
are loading ore with punk ass scabs. I talked with a CSX road crew who
says the security guars harras even the RR crews going into the docs.
he said he made the security guard show him his ID becuse the secruity
guard demanded ID from RR crews?????  Ok, bright idea.  What a shame
these poor union guys and there familys are starving while TORC CSX
make loads of cash.  I guess it is safe to say that replacing RR crews
with remotes and distributed power makes it safer for the unemployed
RRs??? Rich republicans


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 28 November 2010

The problem with trying to fight these attendance policies is people
have more actual time off than any other time in railroad history.
Freight pools & extraboards have rest days now there is the FRA 6/2 &
7/3. If the unions take it to mediation the mediator would rule in the
railroads favor. The issue ya'll have is you want time off when you
want it. That'll never happen. Attendance policies have been around
for at least 6 years. Sure back years ago we could mark off without
reprocustion stay off as much as we wanted. We also didn't have
gaurenteed extra boards an assigned rest days. That alone is the reason
these attendance policies excist and will continue to excist. Everything
comes with a price to pay.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 26 November 2010

CSX Running on the Huntington today! Fuck you Frulla, Fuck you Conner
and fuck all the other no good bastards that run this company. But why
should I care everyone just does what csx wants. When is everyone going
to stand up for whats right?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 25 November 2010

Happy Thanksgiving to all CSX railroad employees, and I hope most can be
home for the holiday.

I know CSX is a piece of shit unethical company to work for, and I know
some people will be stuck out there moving trains when there is really
no reason to be working with the whole country shut down.

I just wanna wish everyones family a happy holiday from one railroad
employee to another.  I could care less about Ward, Brown, or Sandborn.
 We know they don't work holidays, and we know they don't care about
you & me.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 November 2010

I was poking around the UTU web site today, looking to see if they ever
put back up the link to the memorial. If the did, I couldn't find it.

I did however find, under the site-map a link titled "Ethics Board
Ruling" with the following explanation:

   The independent UTU Board of Ethics and Qualifications, following
almost a year of investigation, has concluded that allegations against
various current and former UTU officers and designated legal counsel
are speculative and lacking in evidence.

For more on information on the boards findings and their complete
report, click on the link in red above.

Of course they took down the report...it makes me wonder what they are
trying to hide?

I don't know for a fact but I suspect this has something to do with 
VPs that were charged and dismissed several years ago and were later
reinstated with back pay, by court order.


Name: ddd
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 1-10 years
Posted: 23 November 2010

At Bob, do you still work on the bridge? i am a bridge mech too.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 22 November 2010

The Lineville Subdivison has the dumbest dispacthers on the whole CSX
railroad.

CLT FB and LOB need to find a new line of employment.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 20-30 years
Posted: 21 November 2010

my father got his job in selkirk 38 yrs ago with conrail as
brakeman,worked the hump, so did my uncle, who retired from selkirk, my
dad went to amtrak, died 6 months b4 retirement. he was proud of this
heritage. hard work reaps it rewards... through bumps and on calls, all
those 4-12s on the west end, i never saw my pop but he provided for the
family. i give props to the railroad, everyone of you that work there,
from the shop to the police to the trackmen. you keep this country
original and strong and noone knows the private part of what you do,
you are America and i am proud. Donald Dubay r.i.p. lived breathed
American Railroad. i appreciate all of you that strive, advocate your
rights and believe in your future. you are the ultimate strength. you
are lifers and have a common belief in your system. thru thick and
thin, bless you all.... thats all i have to say. loud and proud ~D.S.D.
  god bless you and yours


Name: plmorgan
E-mail: 
Employed as: CSX Contractor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 21 November 2010

CSX BLOWS ASS!!!!!!!!


Name: UBTUCKER
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 21 November 2010

I agree with you Bob, I too am working in the Cinci/Kentucky area and
have found that you need to be much younger than I,(43) to keep up and
I think men our age should be treated with a bit of respect, not talked
to like we are trash. I wouldn't recomend this job to nyone over 30
years old, I was not hired as a track worker but sure spend my share
doing physical labor. No time off and on call 24/7. It sucks.


Name: bob gardner
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 1-10 years
Posted: 21 November 2010

I was hired as a bridge mechanic in the Cinci Ohio area, if you have
applied to this job, don't be fooled by it's title. You will be
working your self to the core, doing anything that needs done, all
hours of the day and never able to leave town or catch any time off.
They were always calling me in for something or another, unless you are
20 years old, this isn't the kind of work to be in. There is NO excuse
for the way this company treats you, they are always firing people and
no one does anything right. They don't care about you or your family.
RUN.


Name: john jack
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 20 November 2010

Avoid the Baltimore Coal Piers, yeah you can get good money but you'll
be tossed out or leave within months. They complain about being
understaffed but whenever they get someone they are driven off by
whoever their working with.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 20 November 2010

125,000 guarentee for a conductor on the brakemans board? I do not know
where you have got your info, but those guys that are hung out on a
brakemens extra board make about 37000 to 50000 depending on location.
Very few engineers make 125,000 and there are hardly any extra boards
on the systym that pays an engineer more than 75000 per year. you over
shot it pal.Gaurentee extra boards are slowly becoming a thing of the
past. The reson you do not see people making 30 anymore is because the
railroad is to blame. /more ofton than not these guys they hire are
good workers and CSX basically screws them over time and time again
until they are just sick of the bullshit.



RR have a very good record of hiring the wrong folks, and keeping them
forever.
 However the Good one's that can do 30 with the 24/7 are getting very
few. The US gov saw that in the 70's when the draft stopped. Now they
work regular hours for the most part and make good money.

New Conductor on 24/7 and a Guarantee is worth $125,000.00 Base.
Engineer in the board is worth much more. Engineer only is a very
dangerous area to visit. It will happen and we shall see it. Scary for
me. But not for the RR. I can't even think working a  1 person
remote,
and I see them everyday.

Lunch and break must be a lot of fun. Say hello to yourself.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 18 November 2010

I work for the nazi southern as a engineer for 16 years and have put up
with there B.S. for years!! I cant believe it can be any worse than i
have it working for NS. All the harrasment while at work from all the
oxygen theif trainmasters they hire out of college!! These guys are not
smart enough to get out the rain let alone switch out a cut cars! p.s.
you guys and gals better get used to it they have hired alot of former
NS officials and they are pretty good at screwin you over in the name
of safety!!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 17 November 2010

ALOT OF OPENINGS IN BALTIMORE AT THE COAL PIERS. ANYONE KNOW WHY? GOOD
OR BAD PLACE TO WORK OR JUST EXPANDING?


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 17 November 2010

I know all you railroaders were just wondering when you would get your
very own reality TV show. Looks like your dreams are coming true.

If you have a "secret life" here's your chance to fame and fortune:


http://www.jobspider.com/job/view-job-3058939.html?utm_source=Indeed&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Indeed


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 16 November 2010

To all the people around Syracuse.  Stussie is bringing his clone to
your area.  Name is Adam Hawkins.  He is just as bad as Stussie.  He go
hired as a TM because is dad is high up in the company.  This guy ran
Martin, KY into the ground.  Just watch your backs.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 November 2010

Is that you LPFB disguised as a Conductor?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 12 November 2010

Nomo ...Your the one who is acting like a teenager on here.  Do you have
kids or nieces and nephews? or a a family?  You should think before you
type.  Why would anyone listen to YOU.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 November 2010

To all the Veterans...thank you for your service.

   http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2487638612433437293#


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 November 2010

Is that you LPFB:

Still out of of school? Might be an expulsion rather than a suspension
or is just computer time a juvie?

Either way the afternoon Circle Jerk will wait for you...can't start
without the pivot boy!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 November 2010

Today I will be having my stomach pumped.   I suspect you guys know what
for.  I wish you all safe trips.

P.S. Ward you sure look nice today.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 10 November 2010

CSX Corp. erased gains after two blocks totaling 20.5 million shares
changed hands, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

The Jacksonville, Florida-based railroad had risen as much as 2.7
percent to $64.50 before the shares traded for $62.50 each at 3:17 p.m.
and 3:18 p.m. in New York, Bloomberg data show. The stock was worth
$1.28 billion at that price.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. said it handled a transaction for 20.5 million
shares at about the same time, according to data compiled by
Bloomberg.

CSX shares rallied 30 percent in 2010 through yesterday, beating the
7.4 percent advance for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.

To contact the reporter on this story: Elizabeth Stanton in New York at
estanton@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Nick Baker at
nbaker7@bloomberg.net.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 10 November 2010

http://blog.al.com/live/2010/11/us_supreme_court_to_hear_case.html


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 November 2010

RR have a very good record of hiring the wrong folks, and keeping them
forever.
 However the Good one's that can do 30 with the 24/7 are getting very
few. The US gov saw that in the 70's when the draft stopped. Now they
work regular hours for the most part and make good money.

New Conductor on 24/7 and a Guarantee is worth $125,000.00 Base.
Engineer in the board is worth much more. Engineer only is a very
dangerous area to visit. It will happen and we shall see it. Scary for
me. But not for the RR. I can't even think working a  1 person remote,
and I see them everyday.

Lunch and break must be a lot of fun. Say hello to yourself.


Name: oooooooo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 06 November 2010

Screw CSX and their policies!
Chicken
Shit
Xpress

The Nashville Division is the worst around.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 05 November 2010

I got a email yesterday with one of those annoying pop up ads embedded
in from a Canadian Pharmaceutical supplier.

Did you know, Viagra has a product labeled "Professional"? It sold
for $3.95 ea. Must be some good stuff. 

Viagra "Professional" and some Magnum Condoms and you would surely be
the most popular guy around!!!


Name: KCJONES
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 02 November 2010

To Hottytotty
   Get another boyfriend that doesn't work on the RR!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 November 2010

wow rrj i didnt know that they sold theyre men back in 1993, no kidding
we already know that, they sold their "BLANKABLE" rights, yes there
is a difference, but you wouldnt know that! and the union meeting that
us "lads" shoudlve showed up to right?  WRONG , you mean the private
meeting for those 26 guys was held at a hotel and POST 1985 guys werent
allowed to attend! But atleast theres comfort in knowing that the
switchman that took promotion to engineer, will never get that money!
So before you post about new guys not go to meeting you have absolutely
no fucking idea about, just keep to yourself and shut the FUCK UP, and
nomo you have no idea either!


Name: xxxxxxx
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 20-30 years
Posted: 01 November 2010

Attention great lakes employees:  Get ready for a fucking melt down at
the beginning of the year!

Think you have a hard time getting a hold of the chiefs?  Well. At the
beginning of the year they will be cutting off a chiefs job.  Yes,
leaving one of the biggest divisions crossing 5 states up to one man! 
ohhh and by the way they are cutting the bunny hop dispatchers jobs to
go along with it.  

Have fun getting a taxi
Have fun getting a recrew

Dispatchers,  have fun trying to keep your jobs.

My condolences.  xxxxxxxx


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 01 November 2010

To the person who asked about the coal piers in Baltimore. You went to
the wrong site to ask this question. Ask it on railroad.net go to
forums it has an employment section that is very informative. Most of
those who commented on here can't tie their shoes much less give
advise. They're blinded because there to busy crying about how bad CSX
is and there to chicken to quit. Don't make a decision because of there
needs to throw temper tantrums.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 November 2010

THANK YOU FOR THE INFO ON BALTIMORE COAL PIER.DAMN,I THOUGHT THIS WOULD
HAVE BEEN A COOL PLACE TO WORK CONSIDERING THE SIZE OF THIS COMPANY, OH
WELL I JUST KEEP PUSHING DIRT. THANKS AGAIN!!!!


Name: Pegram Princess
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 31 October 2010

I have been sitting on the side of Highway 70 in Pegram, TN for over 2.5
hours.  Communication was really horrible.  The 1-800 number kept
telling us that the local police had to inspect and clear the tracks
before the train could move - and the local cops were there parked next
to each other with their windows rolled down talking.  They never got
out of their car.  We finally contacted the local sheriff's office who
informed us that the job was too big for their department and CSX police
/ special investigators had been called in to handle the situation. 
Apparently, before our wait, the train had blocked the tracks for 2
hours already - and people started walking between train cars to cross,
because Halloween in the Park was going on - and because of the stopped
train they could not get to the park.  The train at that point was
stopped for engine problems, according to the 1-800 number.  Now it was
grounded indefinitely until these special investigators arrived to clear
the scene and approve the train to move.  The 1-800 people were not
helpful in conveying information that was useful, or true, to us at
all.  They kept blaming the local police department as the ones holding
up the train moving.  At one point, they told us the train was cleared
to go, and was actually moving - and it was not.  It did not move for
almost 2 hours more.  The train was then backed up to allow people into
and out of the park . . . and the only entrance at Walkup Road for many
people was blocked for a really long time.  There is a back way in at
the other crossing that they backed the train up to clear.  They told
us there was a potential fatality and we had to wait . . . frustrating
- if we were provided useful information from the beginning, it would
still have been frustrating to wait that long to get home - but the
frustrations would not be aimed at CSX employees appearing to NOT know
what they are doing or talking about.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 30+ years
Posted: 31 October 2010

I have been employed with CSX for over 30 years qnd have seen them come
and go.  They have hired people with degrees that only take up space. 
If they are African American, they are afraid to say anything to them
so CSX should get exactly what they deserve.  

To be a Manager all you have to do is laugh, joke and have someone else
make spread sheets for you.  

They do not hire white people anymore.  

If you can find a job somewhere else, do so. Your life will be less
miserable


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 31 October 2010

Nope not the same guy jagoff RRJ, dont know shit about baltimore, nor do
i care, worked at barr yard over ten years as a switchman asshole, not a
foamer like you. But heres the BIG PICTURE, do you not realize youre on
a website CSX-SUKS.com , not ILOVECSX.com, so what the hell do you
expect when people come on here bitching about csx dickhead, yet you
throw in your worthless 2 cents about shit! You oldheads fucked the
railroads more than anybody, and now we have to pay the price, you guys
sold shit and gave it away for youre own benefit, so suck it!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 31 October 2010

no name or occupation

HaHaHa! I didn't sell anyone out. You got me confused with a trainmen.
We never recieved any bonus or sell-out pay in the '80s or '90s
because we were locomotive engineers and belonged to the BLE. Besides
that doesn't concern you seeing you weren't around back in those
days. Did it piss off engineers? Damn right it did. Did we get off to
throw a switch? Hell no, the conductor should of had it lined up before
he walked the train for a pick up or double over. Best rule ever made by
CSX the engineer can't get off the train without it being properly
secured and tested. I've watched some dumb young'uns and a few
oldheads do a lot of walking because they didn't line switches up
before the move. Heck I was smiling when I'd go 4-5 car lengths and
stop. Darn you would figure with all that time at the REDI pumping all
that knowledge into your heads they would know better. They should of
had a job briefing with that oldhead engineer. One could only hope they
learned from their mistakes. As for the rude comment on wishing I would
die don't worry that'll happen eventually just like you no one lives
forever. You shouldn't wish bad on people it could bite you in the
arse. One slip a person could be coupled between two cars (I've seen
it happen Walbridge 1978). Trip and fall under a car or in between cars
while doing a shoving move (I've seen that one also). This list could
go on. Stay safe out there it's a hazardous job.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 30 October 2010

Wolfe is in Jacksonville after his promotion to VP of Safety for
Positive Train Control Implementation.  Pendergrass probably brought
him down there to park his sorry ass until retirement so he wouldn't
screw up anything else being the sawed off, no count, stupid fat ass
that he is.  Just glad he is gone!!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 October 2010

Hey RRJ, just wanted to say fuck you, you jag off, its the oldheads like
you that sold everyone out, thats made everyones job harder! You
dicksheads sold the fireman, flagman, headman. You rant about everyone
bitching on here, how many times you switch by yourself and do
industries by yourself cocksucker! Hell even the oldheads at barr yard
sold their blankable switchman rights for $100,000.00 a piece last
year, and fucked every guy below them, Gen. chairman John Lesniewski
worked out that deal for his buddys, oh, and they put a no furlough
clause in there, the next week they started furloughing, so you and
every other sell out can take a flying fucking leap! Csx paid $2.6
million dollars to the 26 oldhead switchman last year! Yet us non
protected guys couldnt even get our lunches paid! Then these same
oldheads, who we used to let sleep and watch movies on the second unit,
for letting us be the foreman, have the gall, after they sold out to ask
for a line up coming the yard, yea heres you line up cocksucker, GET
FUCKED AND LINE YOU OWN SWITCHES, YOU DIDNT DO SHIT FOR OVER 10 YEARS
ON THAT SECOND UNIT!  So in conclusion RRJ, GO FUCK YOURSELF YOU CRUSTY
OLD BASTARD, I HOPE YOU DONT COLLECT RR LONG!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 30 October 2010

Darn, I've seen something I've haven't seen in quite a few years CSX
stock is actually higher than Norfolk Southern. Not by much less than a
dollar. In the past CSX has always been $2-$5 below NS especially after
the Conrail war between the two. 

To those still working expect it to get worse. Mikey Ward released a
statement in a SEC filing that by 2015 he wants CSX operating ratios at
65%. That's 10% less than the current mark CSX has as it's goal. That
means more cost cutting. One positive for those working under
agreements that have yearly productivity bonuses that's a plus.


Name: paidinfull
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 20-30 years
Posted: 29 October 2010

The Continuing Story of trainmaster Sanders(Mr. Freeze)
This man(term used very loosely)is still terrorizing and bullying the
men at Hawthorne Yard.After pretty boy Workman,the do nothing
trainmaster,was "promoted" and sent to Avon,Freeze is in temporary
command.His lastest outrage was to write up the terminal dispatcher
for,are you ready,delaying a train!!! I'm hoping that the chief will
ask for his head on a silver platter. On a side note;I hope Workman
will actually have to be there at Avon instead of his do nothing,seldom
show up routine he pulled at Hawthorne.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 28 October 2010

I AM CONSIDERING TAKING A EQUIPMENT OPERATOR POSITION IN BALTIMORE AT
THE COAL PIERS.CAN ANYBODY FILL ME IN ON WHETHER IT IS WORTH MY TIME TO
ACCEPT THIS OFFER?


Name: EX CSX T&E
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 28 October 2010

Does anyone know what Tom Wolfe is doing? And has he paid for his
"sins" and coverups as a manager?


Name: doctor white
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 27 October 2010

Where do we start ! Safety ; everyone wants to go home the same they
came to work. working road switcher jobs and yard jobs with excessive
walking and and protecting shove moves is unsafe for one man. All the
while trying to keep your work order scores on top of the mark so the
trainmaster want get his rear end eat out.The railroad wants there cake
& eat it to, there is to much work for one man to do while keeping your
scope set on safety. The amount of work they want you to do is not
within the safe limits of what one man can accomplish. I am a short
timer and have seen many changes in my 34yrs of service. I can only
hope that my railroad brothers & sisters can adhere to these
unrealistic changes that the railroad is determined to shove down there
throats. Code of etchics this word is used very often by the railroad,
They do not begin to know the meaning of the word. Trainmasters , road
foreman of engines, crew callers, and the list goes on & on. Rudeness -
harassment - intimidation - all are parts of life on the CSX RAILROAD.
Marcus Calhoun Mcant is a fine example of a cat with 9 lifes. All of
the conflicks this man has been involved in brought on by his rude -
raccist- ignorant remarks and actions and this man still has a job with
good old C.S.X. I could just PUKE.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 26 October 2010

Anyone heard of this steroid taking, lil dick trainmaster named James
Gilbert


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 October 2010

I would just like to say I am celebrating my 2nd year being OUT OF THIS
CRAP HOLE!!!  I worked at the Pentagon my first year out and now work
for the state of Minnesota.  I truely enjoyed the work while I was at
CSX (my safety record speaks for itself). However, I saw the future and
what it has become (and I was only there for 4 years.  God knows the
changes the old timers have seen).  I enjoyed the work and had fun
doing the job.  But the politics became way too much.  Some people
getting favortism more than others (example: a man, sorry, I mean a
drug dealer has 47 missed calls within half of a year.  YES, 6 months).
 He was never taken out of service until a new Superintendant came in
(by the way, we went through 3 Superintendant's the "4" years I was
there).  Oh, and by the way, this other crew derailed equipment (their
fault) and went to investigation.  Only to leave INVESTIGATION with two
tickets to the Orioles game that night!!!  Yeah, that WANNA-BE
Superintendant is no longer with us, nor is the train crew who probably
thought they just got a night in Beverley Hill's with just two tickets
to the Orioles game!!!LMAO  By the way, they are no longer with CSX
Baltimore division either.  Back to my subject at hand, this "47
missed call" guy happened to be the nephew or cousin of a mentor for
all new hires in Baltimore. The mentor was demoted back to train
service and his "47 missed call" family member was fired.  Let alone
this POC had a horrible safety record!!!  NOW, I heard there is ANOTHER
Superintendant in Baltimore (this is number 4 ladies and gentleman in 6
years)!!

My point being this, when I signed my application for CSX, I am pretty
sure (somebody tell me if I am wrong) it said "EQUALL OPPORTUNITY
EMPLOYER".  Mr. Ward (or Mr. VP or whoever), you need to make your way
to Baltimore and show them how this is ACTUALLY PRACTICED!!!  Because
GOD KNOWS the union officials are not doing it!!  Oh sorry, they are
already in your left hand pocket!!  All the more reason I am up here,
behind a desk, making DAMN NEAR twice as much as I was making as a
conductor..LOL  However, I loved what I did and have respect for the
men and woman who still do it (since I was once in their position).With
that being said, write this down Michael Ward (and every other demon in
your regime)!!  "The way you treat your people is the work ethic you
get in return"!!!!!  You should remember this line Michael!!!  You
might not have such a bad record for derailments, injuries, etc..  
Have a safe CSX day!!;0);0);0)  For the rest of the hard working Men
and Woman in train service, good luck with your careers.  Keep it on
the rails!!


Name: Alabama T&E
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 23 October 2010

You said the Touchstone Trainmaster in Alabama vanished and she was
seeing T.E. Miller? Is she still employed or did she leave due to the
affair?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 19 October 2010

John Hancock should choke to death on M. Wards cock in his throat.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 19 October 2010

You have a driver named Ralph W. Layman, who uses your van (PTI)to do
his drug deals. He is in Cumberland Maryland. He and his wife are heavy
into drugs and drug dealing. I am amazed that someone like this is
allowed to work for your company. He laughed when he was not drug
tested. This man and his wife does any kind of pill they can get their
hands on, they sell their child's medications, they use heroine,
cocaine, marijuana, you name it they will do it or sell it. Ralph W.
Layman said that he can get away with anything at your company because
you are all very stupid. He said all he has to do is shave all his hair
off and you will find nothing. Go back a few years on this man and you
will see, that he has taken more drugs and bought and sold more drugs
than the pharmacy ever had. It is deplorable that you allow someone
like this to drive your people. They deserve to be safe, not to be
hauled around by a drug user and a drug dealer.


Name: UTU hater
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 17 October 2010

http://utu974.com/Cram_Down_Arbitration.pdf

Only four pages.  Wow.  Just wow.


Name: UTU hater
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 17 October 2010

Well surprise surprise we got the SSA forced on us.  It is offical.  At
least the L & N will get New York Dock protection, the C & O, SCL, and
A & WP do not.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 12 October 2010

I crawled on a Locomotive at age 18.
 I saw the Bible folks, and the Drinkers. They were all really good
folks for the most part. I drank some with the drinkers, and prayed
with some of the past drinkers, and found out real quick they were a
family, and stuck together. Drink and run that is fine, just need a
watchdog to ride with ya. Everyone did the same thing, keep track of
the excessive, and put them OUT OF SERVICE. Every one knew what that
was and anyone could do it. (Engineers were moved from the right to the
left side by Conductors) However at this time in History there was a
person that could fill in, now there may not be.

Very soon there will be a qualified Engineer on both sides. If the
unions let the Conductor go? Going to be really bad.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 12 October 2010

Friend of employee

Didn't you just post last week CSX caused their divorce? If the story
is true which I doubt it's seems the same two people post at the same
times which leads me to believe it's one person. APE & Friend one and
the same.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 12 October 2010

APE

There are worst things in this country to worry about then strip clubs.
The workplace isn't a place to spout ones views on morality. Railroad
no different than any other jobs diverse. We've always had holy
rollers they never crossed the line trying to convert anyone. It's
simple you live your life the way you want others live theirs the way
they want.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 October 2010

Hey APE <1:

If you were expecting the Trappist Monks when you hired on, you better
think again. 

That's a long fall from that high horse so I wouldn't be too quick to
judge others, lest they judge you. 

As far as the drinking at the REDI Center, the managers have been known
to make rounds and terminate trainees on the spot.

Oh, even the Monks know how to have a good time...they Brew Trappist
Beer which is world renowned!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 11 October 2010

The only type of man that would enter into a strip club is an ugly son
of a bitch that can't get laid at home or anywhere else and has to pay
up to see a live woman. Grow up and act like a gentleman. You all are
the same ones cheating on the wives you do have and probably the ones
drinking it up at the redi center.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 11 October 2010

I hate csx it ruined my brothers marriage and eventually he took his own
life, they were slave drivers. I read these posts and I know they speak
truths. How can such a giant company have so many dissatisfied
employees? CSX DOES SUCK. It has been a year now and I would steer
every potential employee in another direction.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 October 2010

Strip Clubs? I just love paying $5+ for a Beer and $7 or $8 for a Club
Special (Ginger Ale or 7UP) and $100 gratuities...that's why I prefer
Honky Tonks and Roadhouses. Hang with the right crowd and for a $2 beer
you can see it and do it all...those ain't all chalk marks on the pool
table!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 11 October 2010

What's wrong with strip clubs? That is why our nation is in the state
it's in because of people with no values or morals. A company with so
much money should treat their employees with some respect. I am just
warning folks who don't know what they are getting into, because most
don't realize.God bless anyone who decides to stay.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 1-10 years
Posted: 10 October 2010

Did CSX every investage dewayne pelham trainmaster showing up to work
drunk.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 10 October 2010

Hey RRJ:

Did you see the story about Firemen in Las Vegas, NV making between 
$180 - $500K a year?


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 10 October 2010

Yeah, those city councilmen/women in Bell, Ca were the highest paid in
the nation with the average resident in Bell living below the poverty
line. The mayor of Bell made 3 times what the mayor of LA was making.
Incredible. Wonder why it took so long to be discovered? Most likely
because the majority population was Hispanic with a lot of illegals.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 10 October 2010

It's a railroad. It has never been nor will it ever be a 7-3, 8-4, or
9-5 job. Even yard jobs I worked went in to overtime. You people hired
on knowing this fact. Now to belly ache because you are disillusioned
is perposterous. Quitting is an out. I've never read so many
complainers that CSX is mean to me, I never get to spend time with the
family ect...it's easy quit. My hats off to those who have left I
respect the fact it wasn't right for them and they left to make a
change. Over my carreer I've seen people cheating on their spouses men
and women alike, alcohol and drug use ect...not once was I critical of
their actions if it wasn't a problem on the job. The railroad is a job
not a place extend your views on morality. What's wrong with strip
clubs? I'm glad the girls have a job beats welfare.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for N/A
Posted: 10 October 2010

I watched my best friend die of a heart attack after being physically
pushed at a job that shouldn't have been given to him by csx after
knowing he had previous heart attacks and heart problems. They
shouldn't be allowed to get away with this shit.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 10 October 2010

I am the wife of a csx worker, or should I say was the wife. This
company destroyed my family , my husband had a heart attack, was never
home, stressed to the limit and it destroyed us. If you are a new
employee don't be fooled, just run.


Name: bob gardner
E-mail: bridgetenderbob@hotmail.com
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 10 October 2010

I was hired in Cinccinati Ohio and would like to say to all those just
applying or going t the redi center....GET OUT while you can. I have
seen families ripped apart by csx, they have you in their grips 24
hours a day. They treat you like shit and talk to you like your
garbage. I never saw my wife or kids, sent me to the redi center and
that SUCKED. I witnessed men cheating on their wives, going to strip
clubs, getting high and drunk. If you have any moral ethics, run as far
as you can away from csx. I was hired as a bridge tender and they put me
on as a track worker, I had a heart attack 3 weeks later. They work you
like dogs and unless your 25 expect some health problems. RUN AWAY FROM
CSX AS FAST AND AS FAR AS YOU CAN.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 10 October 2010

now if we can get a utu corruption site,that would be excellent :)


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 October 2010

Hey RRJ:

Good analogy. Guess I move to Bell, CA and run for City manager or
maybe go to work in Vegas as a Fireman!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 09 October 2010

NoMo

When things pick up on hiring it'll be a win-win situation for
corporations. Jobs will go for less money and most likely no benefits.
In less than a century things have gone full circle. What the unions
won in the 1920's & 1930's are gone. The robber barons have returned.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 October 2010

Hey RRJ:

Regardless of your degree or experience, if you're over 50 and you
lose your job, you're screwed!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 09 October 2010

NoMo

Hospitals and the healthcare industry are no different than any other
corporation in this country. It's all about profits. My general
practitioner doctor who I've been going to for almost 29 years hands
are tied today because of the likes of corporate medicine with Bon
Secor. He no longer does referrals Bon Secor makes that decision. Time
with patients per visit is limited to 15 minutes learned that one on
the statement of services. Production line medicine. It's funny when
people bitch about socialistic medicine we have a health industry that
took the guidelines of a Henry Ford production line. Go figure. 

My sister's a survivor. She moved on working at the hospital in Hoama.
In this economy it's difficult even with jobs for people with advanced
degrees. 3 years ago she might of had 2 others to compete with for the
same job today 10-15 people apply.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 October 2010

Hey RRJ:

Sorry to hear about your Sister...I hope things work out for her.

It flabbergasts me about her working in a hospital and being treated
like that...you would think a hospital of all places would be
sympathetic to her problem.

If Hospitals and Drs. were as interested in providing health care as
they are in being paid, we would be healthier...well most of us
anyway.

I hope she kicks their ass!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 October 2010

Hey RRJ:

Back in the days when Henry Ford started building Model Ts on his
assembly line; he paid his employees the unheard amount of $5/day which
doubled their wages. This ended the constant turnover of employees and
secured the most qualified work force for Ford.

There was a method to his madness...Ford reasoned that paying his
employees well would result in them buying his cars...he was right.

My point being that American business has reached a tipping point...
that being when the working man can no longer afford to by products
produced by these businesses, they fail to prosper and will eventually
go bust.

Over the last 15 or 20 years corporate greed has driven the buying 
power of Americans lower and lower; while the salaries of the
executives have increased and shareholder's returns have been kept
artificially high through careful manipulation of information and the
greed on Wall St.

Businesses have cut employees to the bone, reduced benefits, increased
their prices without increasing wages and consolidated.
You can look at the last several national agreements the railroads
have negotiated. You can also consider the reconstitution of the
oil industry (the old Standard Oil), AT&T which were broken up because
they were monopolies and the Banking sector just to name a few.

Although Standard was broken up into 34 different operating companies,
they have merged back into 5 or 6 operating companies.
Amoco is now part of BP. In the case of AT&T the "baby bells" were
merged back into SBC which finally acquired AT&T and kept the name.

There will be another round of consolidation in the rail industry in
the not to distant future...because of anti trust concerns look
trans-continental rather than east west. What will that do for jobs?

American business is and has been effectively cutting their own throats
for years and the American workers have been paying the price; until
recently when it became necessary for the taxpayers
to bail out many of these operations. If this continues there will
be serious international consequences. 

Foreign entities own much of our debt and the golden rule postulates
that he with the gold makes the rules.

We as a people no longer control our own destinies!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 09 October 2010

NoMo

It happens everywhere no one is immune to corporate change. My sister
who moved to Hoama, La even with a Phd wasn't secure. Bev has had a
difficult time the past two years with breast cancer. In september last
year she was put on medical leave from the hospital she worked for in
Sante FE, NM exhausting all her sick days and vacation. Her doctor
filled out the forms for FMLA which the hospital accepted. In november
her doctor stated she could work at home by computer the hospital never
responded. In december she once again handed FMLA papers to the hospital
for an extension never heard anything more figuring it was accepted. She
went to visit my niece for the Christmas holidays returning right after
the new year. She found out upon her return that she was terminated
because the hospital rejected the FMLA extension and they stated she
failed to return to work when the first FMLA expired. Turns out they
wanted to downsize by integrating two departments. The job still
excisted but not as a director of a department. No one is safe. She
hired an attorney to sue for breach of contract. I heard from her the
other day that the hospital is willing to settle. Now it becomes a
matter of how much.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 09 October 2010

Whatch yourself out there fellow employees, I was injured over 3 yrs ago
on the job and I am totally disabled now. CSX has done nothing for me
except have their lawyers stall me and try to starve me and my family!
We can never settle until they start by giving me an offer. Its been 3
yrs and i have lost everything i had because of the tactics of this
company!! At least i have nothing else to lose by waiting, i just cant
phathom treating an employee and his family this way just to try an
save a buck! They got ahold of a hardheaded asshole here, the longer
they stall to drive my price down, the higher the price goes!!!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 08 October 2010

Hey RRJ:

Yeah, you're right...just do your job and go home and leave the
baggage at the terminal. The age of having an employee friendly
atmosphere anywhere these days is just about gone. 

My daughter works for Dominos and slipped and broke her leg while
delivering pizzas to a Motel 6. AlaComp, the workman's comp carrier
has been a pain in her ass...trying to force her to light duty before
the Dr. released her. The franchisee would not schedule her 
even though they were telling her she had to because they made a
position for her stationary release the Dr. had approved. They won't
fire her upon her return because they realize it would be the most
expensive termination in Dominos history...what they will do is cut her
hours until she quits...sounds familiar doesn't it?

My wife works for Walgreens. Her store get shoplifted blind and they do
nothing...their excuse is it's cheaper in the long run to do nothing
than fight the law suits prosecuting the perps would bring because of
race or age or some other bullshit.

Dominos or Walgreens isn't really any different than CSX, USS or GM.
They all consider their employees part of the machine. Your employee ID
is really a parts number and when the time comes, even though you're
still perfectly capable of performing, you get replaced. It's called
preventive maintenance and is part of the matrix of today's business.

If you're looking for a family friendly business, open an Ice Cream
Parlor!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 08 October 2010

NoMo

When I was an employee the only thing that mattered was a paycheck.
It's CSX's railroad people can conform or get out. That is the
consensus I've gotten talking to co-workers still working recently at
a retirement party for a co-worker. Has CSX changed? Definitely in
drastic measures. New transportation administration with David Brown &
Cindy Sanborn means more changes to their ideas of how things should be
run. It's nothing new back in the mid '90s CSX went thru 3 presidents
in less than 4 years all made changes. It became confusing. Do your job
give them what they want it's as easy as that nothing more.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 08 October 2010

Hey RRJ:

The CSX Corruption site is really nothing more than a compilation
of previously published news reports from numerous sites...in that
respect I suppose it's a good if you're interested in things like
that. One stop shopping...like Wal-Mart.

The Administrator has some serious issues with CSX, something a lot of
us can relate to. I will say this though...I don't believe I'd
have stepped outside my door for the CSX popo!

Ethics...tell us something we don't already know. Corrupt business
practices, Dave Nelson already proved that.

I didn't see a hit counter on the home page but I'm sure the
Administrator's page has one. Curiosity will certainly drive a lot of
hits to the site over the next week or so, but only time will tell
whether or not the site is successful and has an impact. Or will it
just be another site the foamers can visit.

I guess if the site gives the Administrator an avenue to vent his
anger, rather than going on a shooting rampage; it's worth his time,
effort and money. Who knows...it may cause some positive changes!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 08 October 2010

NoMo

I'm surprised no comment on this new site. You did state CSX has the
dubious distinction of having 3 sites. I've read a few of the stories
on it and they don't make sense. I have a problem with sensationalism
like the one headline "African American woman and son killed by CSX".
Heck, the news media wouldn't go that far. It's nothing more than far
fetched twisted delusional rambling on from a person that is definitely
unbalanced or has a great imagination. I'm suspect about the contents
for instance the black box download where the writer of the story who
was an engineer trainee told the RFE he was doing 52-53 MPH but the
download showed 56 mph after doing some checking the RFE agreed it was
52 mph. Now it's suppose to be a CSX conspiracy. Every engineer has to
clock the speed recorder for accuracy then enter and sign it on the
locomotive report if there are any discrepancies it's reported.
That's just one of many issues that makes this suspicious. The phone
call to Mikey Ward leaving a threating message and CSX police
surrounding his house ect...it became quite theatrical.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 07 October 2010

I went to the CSX-Corruption site. There are ignorant racist people
everywhere not just on CSX. This site CSX-Sucks had to defend it's
right to excist. Don't you think CSX will take on this new site? The
story posted about an incident in Abbeville, SC about a clerks racist
comment is hear-say because nothing was reported to an official by the
conductor, engineer, or conductor trainee. CSX does have the CSX Ethics
hotline that one could of reported this infraction without giving their
name. Was that done? No. This could be considered slander because no
action was taken at the time. There are no records of the incident. A
timeticket with someones name on it doesn't mean anything. If a CSX
employee started this site they better read their operating rule book
especially rules GR-2A, GR-12, GR-13. You might think you are protected
under the 1st Amendment rights but to defend the site would require
identifying oneself. That could lead to termination. If the
administrator has the convictions to defend their site at any cost I
applaude their actions. If they don't I'd be shutting it down.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 07 October 2010

What's this? By my count the third site dedicated to every one's
favorite employer...CSX. Seems they must be doing something wrong!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 07 October 2010

New site with new forums dedicated to CSX.  Updated content!
Visit www.csx-corruption.com and/or enter the forums!  We need your
stories to give this company the attention it deserves.

 www.csx-corruption.com


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 06 October 2010

Two men rob CSX workers 
FLORENCE, S.C. -- Officers here are looking for two men who robbed two
CSX workers early Oct. 1, reports website www2.scnow.com. 
Police received a call at 3:27 a.m. from a CSX worker who said two of
his employees had been robbed at gunpoint. The two victims told police
they were at McQueen Street and U.S. 52 working near a stopped train
engine when they were approached by the two suspects, one carrying a
rifle and the other a pistol. 

The two men assaulted one of the victims, who was sitting in a company
truck, and threatened to kill the both victims if they called the
police, Raines said. The suspects ran from the scene with several
company items and a small amount of cash. 

(The preceding report was published by www2.scnow.com)


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 05 October 2010

Hey Other:

I'm going to complain some more...don't post under every topic.
We read all the topics so once is enough!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 1-10 years
Posted: 05 October 2010

You know, i sit and read post from employees and non-employees on this
web site and laugh.  All of you just sit here and complain.  If you
don't like the way things are, CHANGE THEM.  Go to school, get
educated, get promoted, and fix the problems.  90% of management in CSX
came from the ranks (Union).  Stop complaining get off your ass and do
something about it.  If you just complain about the the problems and
don't try to help, means your the main part of the problem.  

Your right, not all management should be in management.  Not all
managers are good managers.  Then again, not all employees should be
employees.  Not all people can work for the railroad.  Most railroaders
will tell you this is not the easiest job in the world.  If you can't
handle the job, leave.

Those who complain, and don't step up, need to get out of the way and
let others step up.  Those who step up, need not to complain and fix
the problems, or get out of the way and let others step up.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 October 2010

Wow...the list of contenders for the "Brown Banana" just doubled!


Name: fuck CSXT
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 02 October 2010

Just wanted to say FUCK YOU to Larry Koster(head hillbilly in charge),
Lacretia(worthless bitch), Brian Edwards(ever hear of Jenny Craig),Kurt
Miles(skeletor), Aaron Schrimp(Fat Cocksucker), Dennis Biegel(takes in
the ass from Jeff White), Darryl Jester(words can't explain how much i
hate you),The Hotdog(you weasel dick motherfucker i cant even think of
you name, but you know who you are),Jim Spencer(act like a black man,
not like your white, you fucking turncoat), Pete Allison(i hope you're
rotting in hell),Matt Begue(i hope they're taking your ass every
night), Danny Spencer(dickhead hillbilly),Al Stevo(fucking weird
motherfucker),Mike Meeker( you're a waste of space, company fucking
toolman, brush your fucking teeth and take a fucking shower you fat
bastard), Todd Brock( i can't believed you tried acting like a NS
dispatcher and talked a freight train past a red signal into the path
of Amtrak, thank god the dispatcher heard it and stopped that
catastrophe, you sir are a complete and utter jackoff, and should be in
prison getting ass raped repeatedly), and any other worthless cocksucker
that i had the unfortunate pleasure of working with at Barr Yard. Have a
safe CSX day! What a fucking joke and nightmare!


Name: robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 01 October 2010

Just an observation.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 01 October 2010

RJJ

Same bullshit on the short lines....


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 01 October 2010

robofuq

Huh? In big letters on the top right hand side it says "Working for
CSX". What more do you want? The link has everything in one place. I
thought it was easier to use than the previous site. You are a number
just like every American working in this country. The days of the
smaller class 1 railroads with a family atmosphere is long gone. If you
want that it might happen on a shortline.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 01 October 2010

"All we are to Jacksonville are numbers, a cost of doing business
like fuel or ballast."

What is it you want from them?  A new friend?


Name: robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 30 September 2010

Amazing.  Before last revision of website,  "Employees" was
prominantly displayed on page.  Then it was reduced to a small link on
top.  Now, "employees" is not even listed on page.  That's about
right. All we are to Jacksonville are numbers, a cost of doing business
like fuel or ballast.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 September 2010

Check out the new CSX web site:

          http://csx.com

Pretty slick!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 30 September 2010

cond 1-10

No business can keep people working if there is no work. It seems you
newbies think because there are gaurenteed extra boards that railroads
like CSX should just give money away. I dislike gaurenteed extra boards
they created caps on the number of people working and there controlled
by the railroads. That was the price the unions paid for establishing
it. Lobbying is done by corporations, unions, special interest groups
ect...the railroads pockets are deep the Teamsters also spent $450,000
last quarter on lobbying. I'm sure every other union has done the
same. I see you didn't list the UP, NS, CN ect...all spent on lobbying
some more than CSX.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 29 September 2010

To: conductor 1-10 years.  If your math is always this good, pls make
sure you don't get fired from this job.  

1st.  1.16 million WILL NOT pay those salaries for even one month.  Of
course, the batteries on my calculator may be a little weak so could
you post your calculations? 

2nd.  That money BELONGS to CSX.  Mike Ward is LEGALLY REQUIRED to
provide shareholder's value and could be sued, or in extreme cases be
jailed for failing to do that.  Your job and this money belongs to
them.  Turn off MSNBC and put down the NY Times.  It's thinking like
yours that emboldens your congressional representatives.  They write
new laws (as you requested) and confiscate more profits until every
business that possibly can moves every job possible out of the reach of
ungrateful leaches.

Your congressional representatives buy your vote with other peoples
money.  That's how it works.  How long did you think that would
continue?  Why do you think American jobs are leaving.  This is just
one reason.  Next, the leftists will jump in and proclaim loudly how
it's all about corporate greed.  Do you think it's greedy for you to
want to keep more of what you make?  Neither do American corporations
which, BTW, you should already be a part owner in.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 29 September 2010

Hey Alabama T&E:

Sounds as if you have a thing for her?

Roll Tide!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 29 September 2010

Hey Ex CSX:

Not that I would know anything about mugshots...but everyone I have
ever had, I mean seen, have always had an intake/inmate number on them
and height chart in the background.

It looks more like a Driver's License photo than a mugshot. If CSX
finds out he'll be sent to EAP for evaluation and remediation. If he
holds an FRA license, he could lose it. Upon conviction, he lost his DL
for at least 90 days and his auto insurance at least doubled; not to
mention civil fines, court costs and legal fees or any time spent
OOS...certainly an expensive toddy!


Name: AlabamaT&E
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 29 September 2010

I have heard the my supervisor L. Touchstone has strayed away from her
husband before with different men. Is she still married?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 29 September 2010

1.16 million Is enough to have paid 1,066 brakeman/switchman extra 
board salaries last year or if you look at my terminal where the 
average layoff was 30 we could have kept everyone on the payroll and 
CSX could have picked up the full insurance tab.
I think we need new laws that govern big business in times like we 
are seeing today. Here you have a company that had over 2,000 
transportation employees furloughed last year and had enough money 
to pay for lobbying on capital hill. I think when a company lies off
employees it is to keep there profits up or/and because they have a
reduction in business they can not afford to keep those employees on.
CSX used that money for other reasons and I would like to say we could
get an answer as to why. Why did the top executives still bring in big
bonuses? Why didn’t Mike Ward and Brown do like other CEOs in the bad
economy and cut there million dollar salaries? Why did the company have
money to spend on lobbying, but didn’t have money to keep its men
working to feed there families? A lot of you will not like this
question, but why were there conductors at my home terminal making
3500-4000 per half while others and I was sitting at home with
unemployment checks? The unions talk of brotherhood and around my home
terminal that’s all you here. If this is so then why don’t you try to
share your wealth to help a brother in need? I do not want to argue,
but instead want everyone to think about this logically! Put yourself
in the position of another.


Name: Ex CSX
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 29 September 2010

Brian Stussie was arrested for DUI/DWI? Is he still working? Don't most
T&E people that he is an officer for get fired for this?

He is the pretty boy's mug shot.
http://southcentralregionaljail.info/?BookingID=2784018


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 29 September 2010

Here comes big lay-offs by halloween boys and girls!

BB&T Capital Markets analyst John Mims this morning reduced his ratings
on both CSX (CSX) and Norfolk Southern (NSC) to Hold from Buy, citing
concerns that the coal market could be weaker than previously expected.
He notes that both companies generate about 30% of revenue from
transporting coal.

“We believe that coal commentary will be increasingly bearish during
the Q3 earnings season,” he writes, and that both NSC and CSX could
come under significant near0-term pressure if guidance on eastern
utility and metallurgical coal is revised downward.  Mims adds that he
isn’t making a call here on Q3 earnings, but instead says the more
bearish stance is “a reflection of our belief that utility stockpiles
in the East (particularly the Southeast) will not burn down as fast as
the consensus view,” and that coal exports to Asia will slow in the
near-term.

Nonetheless, both stocks are trading higher in today’s strong market
rally:

CSX is up $1.52, or 2.8%, to $55.91.
NSC is up $1.78, or 3.1%, to $59.77.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 29 September 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Railroad operator CSX Corp. spent $1.16 million
lobbying the U.S. government in the second quarter on issues including
federal transportation spending and antitrust enforcement.

The company spent $1.12 million in the previous quarter, and it spent
$1.5 million in the second quarter of 2009.

CSX lobbied on bills covering spending for freight, passenger and
high-speed rail and on a resolution calling for better security against
terrorist attacks aimed at rail and mass transit lines. It also lobbied
on railroad antitrust issues and corridors for inter-suburban commuter
rail service, according to a July 19 filing with Congress.

Besides Congress, the Jacksonville, Fla., company lobbied the
Transportation, Defense, Energy and Homeland Security departments, the
Environmental Protection Agency and the Office of Management and Budget


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 28 September 2010

RRJ,

 Note: I am not selling anything. Just a few of my feelings.

The chrome will not get ya home, Harley and others have a lot of it.
When they chrome steel it actually reduces it's strength.

Chrome is made to reflect sun light and it does it very well, A Harley
springer will blind a good rider, and at times those that ride along
with him/ her.

I can walk thru a Harley dealer and love every bike, they are just
cool, and beautiful.

Then I start to think of how I like to ride, and none fit. They are to
heavy, low performance, and very frequent service at a high rate. I am
thrifty to the point of being a pain in the arse. I pay up front and
forget about it for a year. BMW service is 6k or yearly and that is
it.

Residual value is all Harley, if ya want to sell a Harley you will have
many buyers, a BMW is not so good, ya buy them to ride the crap out of
them and throw them to the dog's. 

As a side note 50% of all BMW motorcycles ever built are still running
they do that well.

As for comfort the BMW is the ultimate in smooth, with a passing
ability that is a legend. As they cruise down the highway for miles and
miles everyone else has to look at the ugly.

I get off every 100 miles just to let my ass laugh.

Honestly, go pick up a really ugly girl, take a ride, the dealer will
ask you to ride it for a while, not just around the block, bring it
back in a few hours, put it on the interstate, keep it until closing,
take it home. The Dealers are riders not just sales folks.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 25 September 2010

Goob

Every Harley I owned had only the original chrome that came with the
bike. I'm never been a chrome fan to much polishing. I won't argue
with BMW's being an exceptional motorcycle. I just never liked there
look. The BMW dresser looked like a pregnant pear or an overblown
scooter. Everyone I know who test drove one did state they were
comfortable and handled well. The mystic about Harley Davidson has
fizzled seeing everyone owns one. That's why I chose a Triumph on my
last motorcycle. Next bike will be all about comfort for riding long
haul. Never know it might well be a BMW. Be safe.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 September 2010

RRJ,
DO NOT RIDE A BMW. Stay Away.
If you ride one you will buy one ! They are not pretty chrome things.

Handle bars are painted, Inst's are black. Wheels have no chrome, Gas
tanks are funny looking.

Tires are speed rated z at 150, and the list goes on from Brembo Brakes
to a windshield that is so small, everyone has a problem with it. I have
the sport windshield and it is very small, does it work??? Yep sure
does.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 September 2010

since you appear to be a dispatcher, maybe you could tell me more about
working for CSX in a dispatch position?  Work
environment/hours/pay/co-workers/management, etc. etc.  This position
is for Chicago.  Thanks!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 10-20 years
Posted: 24 September 2010

Its just like any other job.  You have to look at your managers.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 September 2010

Hello....I am interested in a railroad dispatching position and I
recently saw one posted for CSX.  However I am not really sure what to
think about this company when it comes to how they treat you based on
posts I've been reading.  Is it worse for certain positions than
others?  What about the dispatch department?  Thanks


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 22 September 2010

I meant Good for you on the beemer.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 22 September 2010

Go for you Goob on the Beemer. 

I sold my '08 Triumph Bonnie taking a break. Next bike either a
Triumph Thunderbird or HD Road King. Need a bigger bike with back rest
support.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 22 September 2010

Goob

I was there for the buyouts and mergers. On Chessie System (C&O side)we
had 3 engineer buyouts 1985, 1987, and 1992. The 1985 buyout set me up
as an engineer and doomed the fate of the firemen craft. By 1987 any
engineer that didn't previously have trainmen seniority were placed on
the bottom of the trainmen roster going back to 1985. Which meant no
more going back to working as a firemen in slack times. Even though
those of us who had established firemen seniority are still to this day
on the rosters. This move didn't affect any trainmen the last hiring
surge at that time ended in 1982. Times had changed thru several
contracts the "no firemen" pay was $4.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 September 2010

NOMO,
I have the scars from 50 years of riding.
I sleep up wind, at the rallies. Old farts understand how stuff works.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 September 2010

Hey Goober:

You not dead yet...but the light at the end of the tunnel is getting 
bigger. Just don't fall off...you might find out just how fragile you
really are!

Don't get too close the the bathroom, between the noise and aroma
wafting out of it, it might ruin your beauty sleep. Find a fallen log
and live the life...just don't piss on a ground wasp's nest...
the swelling is good but the pain is bad!

Enjoy the trip, I hope the weather stays nice.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 September 2010

To NOMO, and RRJ

I am not trying to brag, just telling my story.

Drove 65 miles to the BMW Motorcycle dealer in MO.
They asked me if I wanted to ride their Demo? Yes

After the paperwork??? I was on my way. 2010 BMW R1200R.

I loved it-- sent them my offer, guess what? My offer was tooo high.
They took it.

500 lbs and 109 HP now that is how old and fragile this old man is.
Just remember old is not dead. 

I remember stuff that many on here have only heard of. 

Come look me up at the BMW rally at Shiloh, I will be there for 2 days
in my little yellow tent. Real close to the restroom???


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 September 2010

To RRJ,

Guess I need to let you off the pissing up a rope list. However,,,--
the Engineer, running with out a fireman was not $4.00 it was $1.50.
Once again this was at the first, not a few years later. Oh by the way
the Oyster thing--- I can do 4-5. Now that is not 45, just 4 or
five????
 PS congrats on Cutting the Union dues out of your life, good move.

I was shocked to see that you were hired as a Brakeman and worked the
trade for 3 years. Your years as a hostler were much better. 

You were very lucky to miss the buy out's, mergers,and reduced crew's
and hang on until retirement. Consider yourself as a Lucky Dog.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 September 2010

Don't feel so lonely brother and sister union members, the United
Steelworkers are in bed with the companies too! They have sold their
membership out down the river, their main concern is the same one your
operating union's is, OUR dues payment!! I don't really understand
how a company in a open shop or as our lawmakers call it, a
"right-to-work" state can really force employees to join a union. As
a union member and past local president, I hate to even say it, but
labor unions are going the way of the dinosaurs, unless some drastic
changes in business and government happens quickly, and I really think
we as union members don't have any way to turn things around. I know
the unions would rather keep OUR money rather than spend it to lobby
Congress, they need that money for their fat cat salaries, just see if
you can get some of your district level union staff officers to tell
you what their salary is. Besides the large companies and lobbists have
beat us to the punch buying out Congress, if we had the money to do it.
I know this is a negative comment, but it is reality. Scooter Mc
in South Carolina


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 September 2010

Hey RRJ:

Another idea...Jazz Fest runs the weekend of April 29-31 and May 6-8.
It's well worth it if you enjoy music.

Or for something a little more esoteric, there's Voodoo Fest the week
of Jan 22-29...bring your black cat bone and chicken foot!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 September 2010

Het RRJ;

Mark your calendar...March 8, 2011 (Tuesday) is the Mardi Gras.
Might be the perfect time for a visit. Houma is only 60 miles from NO
and probably has a pretty good blowout themselves.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 20 September 2010

NoMo

It's my sister from Sante Fe, NM she works at the hospital in Houma.
She called a few weeks ago that oil platform that caught fire the 13
workers were transported to the hospital in Houma. She's one of the
department heads. 

I've had boudin with pork, shrimp, and crawfish never the blood
sausage unless it's part of the ingrediants. Heck there are parts of
Virginia where road kill doesn't get wasted if it's a fresh kill. So
far she likes it. It's always been easy for her to readjust. She kept
the Army BRAT way of life moving every few years. The word BRAT
actually comes from England it stands for British Regimental Attachment
Transients. I lost that sense of adventurism lived in the same place for
over 30 years the same house since 1986. I have one more move left in me
to find that log home somewhere in the mountians of N.Carolina,
Tennessee, or SW Virginia. I'm hoping that happens around 2012 made a
promise no quick changes after retirement it gives me time to find the
right place.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 19 September 2010

Hey RRJ:

Is that the Sister from Ohio? The only thing to do in Houma is teach,
nurse, work offshore, drink beer and dance to Zydeco...
better brush up on the Two Step Mamou!

Along with the Boudin, you'll eat Gumbo...just don't ask what's in
it. Cajuns don't waist anything...you might notice the lack of road
kill in that part of LA. Oh, by the way, Boudin is blood sausage.

Shortly before Katrina on our way into Gentilly there was a rather
substantial dead boar on the side of the tracks on the north approach
to the Rigolets. It was there the following day when we left.
It was gone by our next trip to NO...that morning when we arrived at
Gentilly there was a big platter of sausage on the table in the crew
room...I had my share, it was really quite good even after finding out
it cured in the August sun for a couple of days.

When your Sister can drive by a rice field and tell how many barrels
of gravy it will take to cover it she will have arrived!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 19 September 2010

NoMo

Damn right pissing contest!

When we were young you could write your full name plus address with zip
code in the snow. Like you said piss across the Mississippi river. With
Goob it all "Depends". lol

Eating that many oysters being slimy pucking then back up would be a
breeze. I couldn't imagine that many I could easily do a 2-3 dozen. My
sister just moved to Houma, La can't wait to go down and visit next
year. She started a new job I have to give her time to be able to take
a few days off. One thing I want is Boudin one of the best things I
have ever eaten the Cajun Big Mac. Can't go wrong with a sausage that
is an entire meal. Only thing I can get up here is a few seafood shops
have a frozen one.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 18 September 2010

Hey RRJ;

Pissing contest? 

Remember when you were young and you could piss across the river 
(Mississippi). Then you hit 40 and could still hang back 4 or 5 feet.
Now we have to have the waders nearby.

Considering Goober is as old as dirt though, you might still win.
Next time challenge him to something equally fair...like an Oyster
eating contest.

Speaking of which, a local Oyster house here held their annual Oyster
eating contest. Set a record and win $25 and your name on the cardboard
placard. Fail to set a record and you pay for the oysters you eat. This
years winner set a record...421 raw Oysters in 1 hour.

You reckon he had blurred vision or had to seek medical attention?


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 18 September 2010

Goob

The union doesn't get a dime from me anymore. At one time the unions
were viable today their complacent. 

I never hit the ground? I worked as a brakemen for 3 years before going
into engine service. Worked as a hostler for a couple of years at a
small terminal on 3rd shift with no machinist or laborer on duty. Had
to dig out and wye sets of locomtives without any help. Being a firemen
when schidt hit the fan we were the ones on the side of the locomotives
still running at 40 mph trying to trouble shoot problems. I think I
paid my dues. You weren't around for steam locomotives so who are you
to judge? I guess you knew what it was like to sit on the left side
doing nothing. Most engineers hated firemen they felt it robbed them of
the $4 no firemen pay. 

No sense in getting in a pissing contest. It's all in the past for
both of us.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 17 September 2010

To RRJ,
Your intro says it all.

Goob the ancient one. (Jimbo has 10 degrees and spells like me)

I still like ya, and am trying to keep ya straight. Give up the bully
BS
and you will be OK.

You get so carried away with foamer stuff, I now want to know what a
Foamer really Is, If you know?

Next point---- you worked for CSX and I did not, Really are you
kidding
dang New to me, thanks for telling me.

RRJ--- for 30 was a good employee, he also was an Engineer, he never
touched the ground, he was very lucky to hit the span when there were
still firemen riding up and down the road doing nothing but lunch.

I came from a Fireman and hit the ground, and it was not as much fun.
And did this way before RRJ found the comfy seat on the left side,
watching for a signal at 2 am with the heater running full blast

RRJ has a lot of in site with the unions, some of it is just BS, and
most is real time stuff to listen up to.

However he has never done one thing to change the Union, He has never
withheld Dues, He is really just a Union Supporter with nothing to
offer.


I would think he is paying Dues as a Retired RR, Why because for some
warped reason he thinks they deserve it.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 17 September 2010

I think this is the way the railroad and the unions are suppose to
work!

        http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/81087760/


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 16 September 2010

Wednesday September 15 2010

John Hancock is still a fucking piece of shit.


Name: hate my shop
E-mail: 
Employed as: Engine repair, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 16 September 2010

After all I went through in school about saftey. I started my job and
soon found out it was a joke.  Its a great show of do as I say not as I
do.  Plus they provide all the tools for the job they said but finding
them was the hard part.  Not one tool set was full they all were
missing somthing. Then they wanted me to fix things and order parts but
I didnt know who they used for what parts and I didnt have a company
credit card so how was I to get anything.  Plus I didnt have much to
say to anyone Iam not a sports fan thats all they talked about on their
2hr lunch break.  Plus they fill out job breafing forms everyday and
never would tell me what was going to be done for the day. I was kept
in the dark.  If I asked I was always told I will get back to you they
never did or it was just clean the shop but with all the used broken
parts in it how do you know what to save and toss out ?  I loved the
benifits and pay but hated the shop and the others I work with.  I
would love to transfer to track dept so I could travel and get out of
this shop before I get stuck at this place or let go for not fitting
into their click.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 15 September 2010

Hey Retired:

I'd get an email address to the head of the dept. with your complaint.
If you don't get a response within a day, I'd email
the VP of HR. 

If nothing happens, nobody is doing their job. It's sad but true, it
is just about impossible to talk to anyone on the phone anymore unless
you start calling prior to opening bell or after the closing bell.

Good luck...


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 30+ years
Posted: 15 September 2010

CSXT Benefit Dept employees absolutely will not answer thier telephone,
I'm retired and have tried several times to get an answer to my
question concerning the changes in medical coverage for retired
management employees......no one bothers to call back and I have called
the Extend Health office who is going to handle the medical coverage and
advise the employees on the best coverage.....and they were no
help..what do we do now???????


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 15 September 2010

Goob the ancient one

Concerning hazmats & train crew lodging I'm not going back into the
dark ages when you were on the railroad. The closings of "on railroad
property" lodging was within the past few years. Yes, railroads like
the Seaboard and Atlantic Coastline didn't provide lodging for their
crews. That was still going on after I was already on the railroad.
Most of them didn't get lodging till after the merger with Chessie
System to form CSX. It seems your to concerned with my activities if
you weren't you wouldn't comment. As for you being smarter I won't
argue that you have ancient railroad knowledge which doesn't do much
good today because my generation is in the same boat. Times have
changed. For you to comment on me being on this site makes me wonder
why are you on here? I worked for CSX. You didn't I guess that makes
you a foamer.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 14 September 2010

To RRJ,
 Check this site as often as ya want, when ya want, and it is my
concern that you do follow up at some point. Heck where would we be
without YOU.
 As I recall your statement from 9/1 was how do I know? Simple I was
there many years before you started as a Cub, as a matter of fact I
left the RR many years before you Cubbed, and I am a lot smarter than
you.(OUCH).That kinda hurt me.
 Your comment on the Hotel's Seperating crew's is also BS. Everyone
had a room same as your YMCA and a lobby same as your YMCA. The train
crew's could still forgo the Lodging and stay on the Cab. That did not
last long, where lodging was provided, however there were job's that
had no lodging provided or money to pay for it.

You were talking Hazmat, Bull the MoW folks were sleeping in the yards
for years after the T?E got lodging. I moved a bunch of them. You just
know what you have been told, I know because I was there.

The BLE, BRT, BLF&E, BRC,Got the 1st lodging agreement in 1963 for
Train crews and the other unions followed.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 September 2010

Hey Kyle:

No more than the unions do for you today, with an open shop at least
you would save $100/month...and the dead weight the carriers have to
deal with would either tighten up or be gone.

If the carriers showed their asses, a case of the box car flu would 
effect them and there would be nothing they or the Gov't could do to 
end it.

Work rules might change but nothing drastic...wages would be an issue,
but the unions haven't exactly helped on that front over the last 10
years...it wouldn't be in the carriers' best interest to
reduce them. Pipe could be laid and they wouldn't be able to fall back
on the unions to protect them.

Use to be the unions were there to protect their members...today they
protect the carriers!


Name: W
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 13 September 2010

Hey there UTU haters.  I wonder why it is the Engineer's Freight pool
assignments don't have assigned rest days like the Conductors?
As you guys may know the Conductors pools have rest days that can be
turned off or on depending on whether or not the employee wants to
observe his/her rest day.  


   Article 45-Off Days, Paragraph "A" of the BLET agreement  States
" All pool assignments will have at least one (1)assigned mandatory
rest day per week or two (2) mandatory rest days bi-weekly."  It sure
seems to me that with the current CSX availability policy the BLET
would enforce this article of the agreement and provide it's members
with some planned time off. If there are Engineer's off on rest days,
CSX would ahve to increase there boards to cover these vacancies. 
Kinda seems as though the BLET is doing exactly what the carrier wants.
 This doen'nt really surprise me much with the past history of the BLE
local chariman's at my terminal.


Name: KYLE
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 12 September 2010

When i hired on at age 18 i used to hear a lot of the old heads talk
about when it was the brotherhood of railroad trainmen & conductors
union and how back then the union would fight like hell for the men and
all that changed when it became the U.T.U. and i can see it myself that
the u.t.u. is now in bed with the company officials, What we really
need is OPEN SHOP union, you would then see how fast the union would
start caring for the men, Did you know with CLOSED SHOP you can and
will get FIRED if you don,t pay union dues, Now if you don,t call that
being in bed with the company what the hell else is it?  We are being
forced to pay union dues but the utu don,t care a rats ass about the
members as long as the dues money keeps comming into cleveland ohio utu
headquarters from us closed shop suckers.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 11 September 2010

trying to get in touch with Marcus Mccants 

can some one please send me a # to reach him or send me a email 

thanks 

john 

barchellajohn@yahoo.com


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 10 September 2010

Goob

I check this site before reading the news it's none of your concern. I
know I need to move on. We had 50 rooms at the railroad YMCA. It wasn't
a bunkhouse it was individual rooms with community bathrooms with
communal TV area and game room. The resturaunt was great the meals were
cheap the railroad supplemented it's cost. There were some areas that
did have the bunkhouses with no frills. One benefit for the railroads
on going to hotels was it separated crews there isn't any commeradery
like it use to be. Plus the FRA, EPA ect...started cracking down on
housing train crews near switching yards because of hazmats.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 08 September 2010

RRJ,
You are on this site every day, now Kyle is doing the same stuff that
you doo. Ymca bunk houses with 50 beds? now come on. I think Kyle is
your wanna be, and the rest of the site is laughing at both of you.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 07 September 2010

Some Labor Day Reading...

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/opinion/03reich.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 05 September 2010

To RRJ,
You are correct about the George Carlin and double meaning (PUN'S)
 I was never very good at using words with double meanings. I nominate
you as the (Dreamer) the expert of saying one thing and meaning
something else.
My efforts to discuss the Police, Teachers, and others working part
time for the RR with you has reached the same dead end.

Hopefully some old head on the site has a comment or two. Heck they may
agree with you that the C&0,WM and all of those roads had folks that
worked as seasonal employees in T/E and on call as you profess!

How would it be if I did it for you.
Hey NOMO, Fitsgerald, anyone out there. Do you know of any T/E that
works full time as a Police Officer, Teacher, fireman, or any other
full time vocation and drops in for the summer. Have you ever known
such a person, or heard of such person? I mean just ONE?

Your's


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 04 September 2010

pronounced in-com-pee-shence. teeheehee


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 04 September 2010

Huh!!! I guess the federal goverment will hire anyone. We definitely see
a lot of incompetience.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 02 September 2010

man, I am so glad to be out of this hell hole!!!  Everyone is looking
out for number one!!!  I was there for 4 years and read between the
lines!!!!  I saw my furlough coming but needed the benefits!!!  So I
beat them to the punch and went out disability (with benefits) and
received a job JUST before the benefits went out.  The sad part, the
union official was more pissed at me than the damn company officials!! 
I wonder why that is??  Could it be because I gave (and most on here
still do) over $100.00 a month to a bunch of low life fags who were in
the companies left hand pocket who only know how to say "they can do
that, they can do that, they can do that. But hey, thanks for your
charity to the waterhead (aka, UTU & BLE) union.  We appreciate you
WAISTING your money!!"  The funny part is just that, I CAN LAUGH IN
YOUR
FACES!!!!!LLLLLLLLLMMMMMMMMAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
 But hey, I love the UTU news letters I still get.  Keep them coming,
they make wonderful fire starters for winter!!!!!LMAO  The federal
gov't is the way to go people!!!


Name: J H
E-mail: Fitzgerald GA
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 01 September 2010

in one or two post lately it was said that buy your wife a riding
lawnmower. well guess what I AM NOW RETIRED THREE YEARS AGO BUT BACK
YEARS AGO WHEN we were working 16hrs a day and deadhead didnot count on
your hrs and serivce I WAS GONE ALL THE TIME AND MY WIFE DID KEEP THE
GRASS CUT. WELL ON HER BIRTHDAY i ask her what she wanted and beleive
me she said just get me a riding lawnmower for I AM TIRED OF THIS OLD
PUSH MOWER. by the way she got her birthday gift. I JUST THROUGHT THIS
WAS WORTH SHARING. the men working today has it a lot better but they
also have to put upwith a lot of bull shit that I DIDNOT.nothing is
going to get better untill the engineers and the conductors join up
together and become one union and this may be a while yet for you have
too many union officers getting big pay checks and real big expence
accounts for doing very little except working against each other. you
are really just one group now for the engineers is from the conductors
roster.Csx likes it this way for they can use one against the other so
join together. I THINK THE SAFETY PROGRAM IS A GOOD THING BUT YOU ALL
SHOULD GET OUT UNTILL THE R.R. BEGIN TO SEE EVERYONE IS OUT TO WORK NOT
GET HURT. you will likely not ever see a strike where as I saw about
five in my career.THIS IS JUST ONE WAY YOU CAN FIGHT BACK GET THESE FEW
ASS KISSERS WHO IS ON THE CSX PAYROLL AND THIS INCLUDES YOUR LOCAL
CHAIRMAN OFF CSX PAYROLL FOR DOING NOTHING AND GETTING TIME OFF.IN my
last few years woRking I GOT TO HATING THE R.R. AND THE UTU FOR LETTING
EVERYONE DOWN.oh by the way enjoy the r.r. safety cookout eat that
burger for tomorrow that same trainmaster will be out hid to run you
off not to help you show this rr that they cannot buy you with a
cookout get together everyone stay away let the ass kissers get paid
for nothing which that is what they do anyway.YOU MUST PAY ATTENTION TO
WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE UNION AND THE RR.attend your union meetings in
the mean time see for yourself what is going on for you have just a
certain few running everything that just affects them.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years
Posted: 01 September 2010

Laura ( Bleakley ) Touchstone used to work the tact desk where she was
clueless as they come, so they promoted downtown to work another job
where she was clueless.  Her husband used to be DTO, he did not know a
flat car from a gondola, so they promoted him.  Sister Jean Bleakley
was a dispr where she was fired once for drugs, got back to work and
caught again, she is gone.  Brother Arthur is a yes man for Tom
Wolfe...


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 01 September 2010

Goob

You were L&N different railroad different policies compared to the C&O.
So, how do you know what went on? I haven't a clue about the L&N. I
know you're just being cantankerous as usual. You don't know
everything. I lived it, I seen it, and it affected me during winter
slow downs. Even Chessie System which was comprised of several
railroads the biggest C&O, B&O, and WM treated each one as a separate
railroad with agreements. I couldn't tell you about any of the others
only the C&O. The George Carlin comment flew over your head maybe you
don't know who he was but he was a master of dissecting words finding
other uses and meanings creating puns. Which you sir are not good at
apparently.


Name: Chris Leabetter
E-mail: cleabetter@gmail.com
Employed as: Brakeman, for 1-10 years
Posted: 31 August 2010

"IF YOU ARE NOT DESPERATE FOR A JOB AND HAVE EDUCATION, DO YOURSELF A
FAVOR AND TRY TO GET A JOB ELSEWHERE. FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT IS THE WAY TO
GO. THAT'S JUST MY OPINION. I SHOULD HAVE QUIT CSX MY SECOND DAY ON
THE JOB, BUT I STUCK IT OUT FOR TEN WEEKS UNTIL I COULDN'T TAKE THEIR
BULLSHIT ANYMORE. UNSAFE, UNFAIR, RATS AND SCABS............"

God Bless the mans heart who said this!!!!!!  I am so glad the railroad
is a distant memory!!!  I have been out for 3 years and working for the
Fed Gov't ever since.  Seeing my family more and getting treated well
by my management, I feel like a human again.  I felt like I did
something bad and was assigned to community service, except I received
pay for it while I was in the RR.


Name: big dog
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 31 August 2010

Yall are a bunch of crybabys boo hoo hoo.Its this simple if u dont like
your job then quit.I dont care if u have been there a year or 30 years
if u dont like it quit.Nobody wants to hear a bunch of well paid men
and women bitch and moan about every little thing that they dont
like.Dont let the door hit u in the ass u bunch of crybabies.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 31 August 2010

RRJ,
I may have been too many years ahead of you. There was a time in the
mid to late 70's early 80's when the manpower was put to rest. Many
clerks were assigned to a room, with no Reading, sleeping, radio, tv
for 8 hour shifts. Reserve boards were set up for Engineers, and they
never got called. They all took job's outside the RR and drew a check
from the RR every 2 weeks. Those with Seniority took these job's,
guess it was a union thing to pay them to stay away.

I must say most of them were not Farmers, Police officers, Or
teachers.
HA


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 31 August 2010

To, RRJ

For the 400th time I worked for the L&N.
Now to the PT subject. If you worked for the C&O during my time on the
RR (or yours). The Teacher could never work the summer without working
1 day a month on the RR. Same for the police officer. If they were
trainmen, which you say they were, they had to mark up and work. Now
there might have been a few old heads that could mark up to a Yard job,
work a shift and lay off. Son that takes whiskers to do. I have no idea
what the Carlin thing means. However I do know that you continue to
fill space with untrue statements. It may not be true today, however I
never saw anyone layoff on the line of road. I have seen them pulled
from service for a family emergency, and a deadhead sent to cover. 25
to 30 Trainmen doing this is close to the 30Gazillion Engineers that
you said were working for CSX.

RRJ you really had a nice post going until ya started the BS. I will
now call you the (Dreamer).


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 31 August 2010

Hey Trainmasterbater/Stupidvisor <1:

We know where she isn't and who she isn't doing...now that you asked!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 31 August 2010

Does anyone know where Laura Touchstone is working or who she is doing?


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 30 August 2010

I don't know what railroad you worked for Goob, but on the C&O we had
what I called part-timers. Yes, they had seniority. Yes, they weren't
considered part time. They played the system the farmers only worked
full time in the late fall till early spring and the school teachers
worked during the summer school vacation and school breaks. When I
worked in Ohio there were 25-30 trainmen who fit in this group. The use
of the word "part-time" comes from CSX to justify their attendance
policies. Goob your no George Carlin so quit with the disecting of
words.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 29 August 2010

The following was posted on the UTU web site on 08/27: 

 
Profits rolling in on major railroads
 
Recovering from the worst business downturn in nearly 80 years, U.S.
Class I railroads earned an average rate of return on net investment of
9.60 percent in the 12 months ended June 30, compared with a year-ago
ROI of 9.47 percent, reports Railway Age magazine.

Separately, the chief rail analyst for the Wall Street firm of UBS told
investors Aug. 26 that "U.S. railroads have stealthily been working on
a fairly impressive streak ... beating the S&P 500 by an annual average
of 16 percent for the last six years in a row." 

UBS analyst Rick Paterson said, "Before 2004, the rails beat the
market some of the time, but since then they've beaten the market all
of the time [emphasis by Paterson]. Year-to-date 2010 is more of the
same, with the rails up 5 percent versus the market down 5 percent.
Looking forward we think the key takeaway ... is that we think there
are still several years [of] outperformance left to run."

Railway Age reports that BNSF earned a return on investment of 10.25
percent vs. 10.20 percent a year ago, closely followed by Union
Pacific, with a return of 10.02 percent for the year ended June 30,
compared with 9.15 percent in the prior 12-month period.

Norfolk Southern, reports Railway Age, earned a return on investment of
9.44 percent in the latest 12-month period versus 10.89 percent a year
ago; and CSX earned 8.54 percent versus 8.59 percent a year ago.

Meanwhile, the Journal of Commerce reports that "major U.S. railroads
set a new 2010 peak for intermodal shipments in the week ending Aug.
21, the second straight week of new highs in container and trailer
loadings."

Intermodal shipments originated by BNSF, CSX, Kansas City Southern, NS
and Union Pacific were up 22.4 percent from the same week last year,
reported the Journal of Commerce.

"And it was even up 2.6 percent from the 2008 week, meaning that
intermodal traffic is running so strong that it has made up the losses
since the worst parts of the recession," the Journal of Commerce
reports. "The latest volume was the strongest for any week since the
autumn peak period in 2008," said the Association of American
Railroads.
 
August 27, 2010 
  
I wonder if there's a correlation between ROI and line supervision?
Profits may be rolling...just rolling more for some!


Name: Love/Hate
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 28 August 2010

CSX wants to hold train crews accountable for everthing but mech dept,
signal, track  and most of all piss poor managers and train disp are
not held accountable for anything I show up for work with the intention
of safely getting the job done proffesionally and going home. We are no
longer encouraged to make responsible decisions based on years of
experience.  We are no longer trusted at all and the important
decisions are left to 20 something children with college degrees in
whatever. They have little to no people skills and no practicle
experience. I have seen so many stupid decisions made and we train
crews are blamed for their bad decisions.

How much more money is csx willing to lose? how many more customers are
going to leave?

Empower your Qualified and experienced employees and let the little
college boys and girls manage fast food joints where they can make
their responsible decisions without costing us BIG busines.

I love my job. untie my hands, tell the worthless children managers to
back away. Hold everyone accountable for their descisions and the lack
thereof and watch us turn this cluster**** of a company into something
special


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 August 2010

RRJ
27 Aug 2010
 The union has no obligation to CSX to provide manpower. The union is
there to provide?? something. just not sure what. The RR is the
employer and has the resources to run the business.

Now to the working 1 weekend a month when he hired out, that is also
bull shit. It was 1 day per month, and no one was part time. There is
no way a person could hold a second job, and work full time in the
summer or Fall and get away with it. I saw them try to go to school,
and they could never get the school in or the RR in,,,, Why because
they were young and could hold nothing!. So when RRJ says I saw them
work as part time. That just is not true. Many tried and failed may be
closer to the truth.

I must admit the rest of old retired RRJ comments on the 27 were kinda
good.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 August 2010

Hey RRJ:

He does have a point...in fact several. First, in my mind, the UTU
locals should be holding classes for the new hires explaining the CBA,
work rules, penalty claims and how to file them, the claims process,
attendance and discipline policies. This should be done at the Local
level by certified trainers.

The new hires need to be brought into the fold as soon as they hire on.
They can't be allowed to flounce around aimlessly like they have been.
The fraternal aspect of the union needs to be promoted...whether it be
through family picnics, bowling or softball leagues, beer night or a
combination of them. It's truly amazing that I knew hundreds of people
across four subs and never knew their wives or if they had children.
What's even more amazing is I talk to very few of them today unless I
just bump into them. A lot of them have retired or otherwise left CSX
so time is not an issue. 

Secondly, knowing the UTU's track record of corruption and their
seeming indifference to CSX's failure to honor the CBA; I'm wondering
if they don't have darker motives.

Martin says..."Each of today's UTU leaders has a moral obligation to
identify and mentor talented younger members, beginning with assisting
them in running for local office. Not all will be successful. But this
is the process by which we identify those who, in the future, will lead
general committees, state legislative boards and the UTU
International"...

Like the GCAs and international have done a good job! I could go on
but this is nothing more than a political process where each office you
hold has a reward. At the local level, they get safety days and mark off
union business several weekends a month. The higher the office the more
"perks". I'm afraid that today it's more about what's in it for me
so you will represent yourself first and everyone else last!

Finally, Martin says..."I'm not suggesting older leaders head for the
exits. I'm among the oldest, and I assure you I have no intention of
departing anytime soon. But depart I will at some date, and my duty --
and the duty of our other higher ranking UTU officers -- is to identify
and mentor qualified successors."...but he's not going anywhere
anytime soon!

There will never be change as long as guys like him are ensconced in
a cushy job. There needs to be term limits for all UTU positions. 
These guys get elected and not unlike politicians, they feel they're
entitled to hold the job for life and like politicians few get voted
out. 

Arty, lead by example and retire, put your money where your mouth is!


Name: Huck Fancock
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 27 August 2010

T&E workers in Georgia vote UTU 
Train and engine employees on Fulton County Railway outside Atlanta
have voted for UTU representation. The switching railroad, owned by
OmniTRAX, operates 55 miles of former CSX track in an industrial park
serving some 40 warehouses and light-manufacturing plants. 
UTU International President Mike Futhey thanked Richard Ross, the UTU’s
director of organizing, and organizer Mike Lewis for their leadership,
which resulted in 100 percent of ballots cast marked for the UTU. 

OmniTRAX owns 17 shortline and switching railroads in the U.S. and
Canada.
 
They just dont know how bad they fucked up with that vote


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 27 August 2010

NoMo

The man has a point that the next generation does need guidence. The
majority out here think because they pay dues it makes them entitled.
It's not their fault most are unfamiliar with unions. I was clueless
when I hired out seeing I didn't have a family member on the railroad
to teach me the ropes. It put me at a disadvantage. When I could attend
union meetings I was there to learn. Read the agreements to try and
familiarize myself with them and asked questions for a better
understanding. 

The new attendance policy for example it's gone to far. The unions are
limited in handling a grievence. They did get it straighten out for
those who can still become displaced which will change once bid systems
kick in. There aren't any displacements under a bid system. The unions
filed letters of protest the next course of action mediation. That's
all they can do. People are confused over the differences between
contractual agreements and company policies. There are no agreements
for uncompensated time off other then rest days. Under this new policy
the unions should strive for paid sick leave. Someone called me up the
other day to see how I was doing. One of the first things he brought up
CSX was going after him and two others for excessive mark offs. I tried
to explain it but it fell on deaf ears. All I heard was "I pay union
dues". Yes, he pays union dues but the union has an obligation to
provide the railroad with manpower. There not here to protect someone
who doesn't work on regular basis. If someone is constantly marking
off there are consequences it's been that was for a few years now. It
wasn't always that way. When I hired out a person only needed to work
one weekend a month to protect their seniority. We had farmers,
teachers, policemen ect...who had other fulltime jobs that held
seniority they did it for the benefits. In the summer that teacher
excersised their seniority as did the farmer in the fall & winter they
marked up to work displacing the younger man. In my opinion that
wasn't right. Policy today dictates no more part-time railroaders.


Name: robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 26 August 2010

If you don't work here, you have no idea what you are talking about,
and aren't entitled to an opinion.  This forum is for railroaders.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 August 2010

This was posted today on the UTU web site. Interesting...but take it
with a giant grain of salt!

        http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=52965


Name: Lloyd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years
Posted: 26 August 2010

Sounds like someone got their poor wittle feelings hurt.  Why else would
someone post on a csx-sucks forum whining about people who complain
here?  Hmmm last time I checked this site wasn't made for people who
were happy with the way CSX operates.  Oh and I'm sure you will be
back to read what people say, don't lie and act like you wont be back
because we all know you will.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 25 August 2010

Hey Friend:

Good! But you'll come back...you all do!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for N/A
Posted: 25 August 2010

I think everyone on here is pathetic.  If you have an issue with CSX and
it's that bad then just leave!!  It seems to me that most of you want
to receive a paycheck and not be held accountable for doing your job!! 
Also, if you have an issue with someone....talk to them about it!!
Don't bitch on some website.  GROW SOME BALLS!!!  No need to
respond....I will not be on here ever again.  This was my first and
last time.  GET A LIFE!


Name: Todesengel
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 24 August 2010

This is a warning for the Garret In. guys.Rick Reed was shipped out of
Avon and rumor has it he is going to Garret.Watch out for him. He may
already be there.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 21 August 2010

It would appear as though fat-ass is turn surfing again.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 17 August 2010

Nice website haven't been on here for awhile, now where are the
ble-sucks, and the utu-sucks companion sites...They all follow
suit...Earnings going down, all claims denied, no air on engins(real
safe), some caps set at zero but new attendance policy, management is
clueless, Union dues on the rise for these great agreements we are
voteing in(yeah right). This company is now in the business of bonus,
not railroading. And on and on, I could go on for days, but think of
this.. without the railroad and those of us who do our jobs, there is
no bonus...take care of what takes care of you. Jackasses.... Unions
need to respect their members, and management needs to grow a pair and
learn to think for themselves. We need thinkers not "yes"men. I am
supposed to be led by example, but I only know how to railroad, and
dont understand how a 2 year degree in nothing realative to my job can
lead me, I'm not intrested in your degrees, we are not splitting atoms
here. Stupid litte yellow switch tags, and stickmen..all will get your
job, but what do you get for passing their little test? No praise, no
thanks, nothing positive, you just get to keep your job...woo-hooo,
Sorry for the ramble, and please excuse any of my phonetically
challenged words, and grammer. I just needed to vent...have a CSX
ethnical day.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 10-20 years
Posted: 17 August 2010

hAy thIss iz fouR al yoU peeopple who post oN CSSX SUkS., DU evverbody a
favor and  LERN TOO SPEL !!!!!!!!!!!!!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 15 August 2010

Hey Foamer:

Or should I say Exconrailman, Railroading101, Union101, Noname,
Conductor646 or any other of the dozen or so names you've posted
under...you're making noise, go play quietly now. 

Better yet, study your spelling and grammar!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 15 August 2010

I can assure you two idiots I payed my dues on the railroad for over 32
years as a locomotive engineer. I never talk down to anyone they just
can't handle the truth. There's a big difference. They want pretty
little pictures of flowers and rainbows when it's not. They want to
find blame in everything. They want to complain on how unfair
everything is. This isn't the military in fact if someone doesn't
like the military today they'll let you out something that didn't
happen in my day not without getting kicked out with a less than
honorable discharge. Hey, Foamer shut the heck up. Who cares if your
grand daddy, daddy & uncles worked for the railroad it doesn't give
you the right to speak. If I remember correctly you live in Toledo
which excuse me is a frigging depressing place not a lot of unions in
that town anymore. I know I started my railroading in Walbridge. I
visit up there occasionaly to see relatives. Carmen just do your brake
test and go home what do you know about the road lifestyle.


Name: exconrailman
E-mail: 
Employed as: Car repair, for 20-30 years
Posted: 14 August 2010

Glad to see that there is a few people coming on here that actualy care
about labour unions and the working class people.  Good for you.  NoMo
and RRJ they seem like two RATS who are on here to gain something?  not
sure what but they both do for sure backdoor anyone with a thought. they
also undermine union employees for there pleasure. The constant
correcting of people and the constant bragging about how little they
both know about true rail roaders. hey RRJ try sweating ina car shop
all day and working outside. And as for NoMO what a jackass plant.
Always seems to somehow have the right answer according to himself. He
backdoors everyone on here like a little spolied RAT. he has a answer
to discourage anyone who might be a union member. And then he must read
a manual becuse he comes up witha hundred different reason not to like
unions and then calls (cant remmber his user name) a child after that
guy was right.  NoMO is a RAT RAT RAT PLANT %100.  Ok, NoMO make your
play at a little comeback now. Talk the scab talk you freakin rat. O
yea what was it you call anyone with a opinion NoMO--FOAMER.........  i
also notice that NoMO constantly says "hey" RRJ like RRJ is his hero.
You two should write a book on how to be the very best rail roaders
becuse neither of you know a thing about rail roading. NoMo your turn
to say something stupid and useless from your scab rat manual


Name: railroading101
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 14 August 2010

Sorry about the typo!  I was talking about RRJ and NoMO the two wish
they could get a hotel room for the night. The two who try and make
anyone and everyone who comes on here look bad.  RRJ and NoMO these two
guys have gotta be company plants. They tlak up CSX and down any
employee with a issues then they backdoor anyone who has any sort of
thought.  hey guys stop reading RR mag's and books. Stop talking to RR
officials and stop playing with each others lionel train set. Your train
orders are bad and neither of you left a Air Slip on the website! and
gave no fuel reading on your ass! See the trainmaster right away. Days
off


Name: railroading101
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 14 August 2010

Hey NoMO, you are a invester? Stockholder? I was under the assumption
that you worked on the RR?  Hmmm  you come one here sticking up for
shareholders and down unions which in turn downs the working man and
women in this country?  Explain yuoself further. You sound very proud
and full of yourself.  Look you two seem like two pees in a pot one
minute you guys are talking shit about CSX then when anyone else has a
opinion you two jump on them with what apperas to be book and internet
read. Or you talk to CSX officials? You two seem like you want to be
number one on here and will down anyone at any cost and spend hours
trying to make anyone who works for the RR look bad.  I will not say if
I am a RR or how many of my close friends are RRs and how many have
suffered at the hands of CSX overzelaous officials but one thing is for
sure you two need to get a hotle room.  Mabey you can have some fun
after your next shareholder meeting. And as far as NoMO go's what a
comlete blow heart. O man dude get a life. If you are not climbing up
on that locomotive everyday and risking it for your crew then SHUT the
HELL up and go talk about your share of the stocks somewhere else. And
please spare us the trivial idea that you were both company men, so
what how many of us are also, but we are out for all union employees
and the labour movment as that one person NoMO seems to like to argue
with srated.  U guys both need to stop your book store knowledge and
stop spreading BS about your stocks becuse none of us who who through
any and all weather give a fuck about either of you. RJJ I have the
feeling that you mr were a old hat road guy. Probably sat on yuor ass
got fat and had to have your crew member shove your ass onto the engine
and your HUGE lunch and newspapers. You two are for sure a couple of
dirt bag anti union people. Collect the retirment and join the tea
party fellows, leave the RRing to us


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 14 August 2010

Hey RRJ:

Too many talking heads...too much Government intervention.

Had the Government let the economy correct itself the recession
would have been more severe, unemployment would have been substantially
higher and the business failures would have much more serious. The
upside to that is the recovery would be real and sustainable.

As it stands now we have a "Faux Economy", the economy is being
supported by artificial means...think of it like a boob job, it looks
good, feels good and you are impressed with your success: but deep down
they're still fake...you know it and so does everyone else.

The sooner the economy is allowed to find it's own meander the sooner
we will see real growth. Until that happens we are all subject
to being kicked around!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 August 2010

NoMo

Seems no one is predicting correctly when this downturn is going to
recover. If the market has a good week everyone proclaims it's turning
around then the next week there's a huge sell off dropping prices back
down. Personally I'm thinking 2012 before any change that was the
predictions in 2009 and earlier this year. It isn't the individual
investor stirring it up it's mutual & hedge funds that are jacking up
the prices then selling. That's obvious by just monitoring CSX stock
if one week funds are buying it becomes over inflated then in just one
day they sell off $2 billion in shares. That's happened last week. I
bought CSX because railroad stocks will always rebound besides it's
the only investment in the BLET 401K that has decent chance of any
return on some of my losses. In 17 months it's increased by 43% it's
still nowhere near making me whole. I'm in it for the long haul.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 August 2010

Lloyd

CSX is actually hiring in most crafts. Go to the CSX Gateway look at
the employment section. I was around when we lost 3 jobs both brakemen
& the firemen onboard trains between 1985-1993 their is nothing you can
tell me about downsizing. All of them were negotiated away by the UTU
which gaurenteed protection under the NY Dock plus healthy bonuses,
stock, and retirement accounts. Let's not even go with discussing the
remotes which also was sold out by the UTU. No trainmen I know of has
ever fessed up to voting for the crew consists. None of them bitch
about retiring with the $250,000-$300,000 for giving up jobs. It's
water over the dam. Like you stated in your post most corporations look
at cutting cost unfortunately one of the first places they look is it's
workforce. I think you give CSX to much credit change only happens if
the unions allow it. In the past 5 years MOW & the signal dept were
both under attack by the railroads who wanted to contract the work out.
In 2007 the UTU took the UP to court to stop engineer only trains and
the UTU won. They were backed up by the BLET & BMWE over the safety
concerns. A lot of locomotive engineers wanted blood by eliminating the
conductor after losing jobs to the remotes. A lot of us oldheads knew
that it was wrong because in a business downturn being cut back to a
trainmen was a reality. The most important issue none of us have a say
in this schidt were just pawns.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 14 August 2010

Hey Lloyd and RRJ:

Unfortunately it's us, the investors that expect and demand continued
stock appreciation and dividend growth. We expect management to take
whatever steps necessary to accomplish that task. We reward this
behavior with huge salaries, bonuses and stock awards and options.

The problem with the economic recovery is the Government intervened
with bailouts rather than letting the economy correct itself. The
financial markets are still over bought which is why there is so much
volatility...the housing market collapse was short stopped and the big
financial institutions were rewarded with bail outs for allowing
homeowners to alter mortgages they couldn't afford and had no business
being qualified for. The auto industry should have been allowed to
fail...a monument to stupidity and greed. When the price
of a domestic mid sized car that's reasonably equipped starts out at
$25K+ and the financing runs 60-72 months. If the average Joe wants a
luxury model which he can't afford to buy so he leases it...now
there's a plan!

I could go on and on but you get the point...greed is just not
exclusive to the Board Room. We will get through this economic
correction...however, if you want to ride the bus, you have to pay the
fare. The fare is becoming due and payable, sooner than later.
When that time arrives it will make the last 3 years look like a Sunday
walk in the park!


Name: Lloyd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years
Posted: 14 August 2010

RRJ I have a problem with GREED.  I don't have a problem with people
who hold the stock.  I think anytime a company puts profits ahead of
people having jobs, there is a problem.  It's not just CSX, there are
plenty of companies in America who do the same thing by shipping jobs
overseas and cutting their employees back so bad that most people have
to do twice as much as they did 10 years ago.  If you can look in the
mirror and actually be okay with your stock going up because of a
company getting rid of personnel, well you are a different man than I
am.  I like for the company I work for to make profits, just not at the
expense of another man losing his job.  I'm not saying that you are
okay with that either RRJ, I'm just pointing out that this company
slashes all the jobs they can and they work people to death.  I like
having a job, but I also like to take time to do spend some quality
time with people I love too.  It's a concept that railroads just
can't figure out for some reason.  Just thought I'd make that clear
since I own some myself.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 August 2010

Lloyd 

What do you got against stockholders? The one positive on railroad
stocks is the dividends. It's a long term investment. A lot of CSX
employees own CSX stock. Corporations need investors to survive. With
the market crash of 2008-2009 I invested everything that was left in
the BLET 401K in CSX stock. With my age I didn't have time to wait out
this recession with the old adage buy low hoping in the future it'll
rebound. I'm glad I made the move seeing no one can predict the
future. Having to retire on a permanent disability last year the stress
of watching mutual funds flounder would of been overwelming.
Stockholders don't make policy that's left to those in the ivory
tower in JAX and the board of directors. Yes, they do have an
obligation to the stockholders just as every corporation. With the
onset of implementing PTC by 2015 which will run in the billions the
railroads are limited on implementing new technology. Do I think
eventually freight trains will become engineer only? Yes, possibly in
the next decade or so. That's something the unions will have to fight.
By then maybe the union old cronies will be gone an the next generation
will stand up to the plate.


Name: harriman
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 13 August 2010

I think Jack Vierling and Bob Frulla are plants for the NS designed to
keep CSX from winning the coveted Harriman award. Hard to win the gold
when you are getting 3 personal injuries in one day. 

Safety first until its time to good the work done!!!!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 August 2010

Hey 101:

I doubt you'll see too many 18,000' trains. At 3.4 miles long there
aren't too many siding that will accommodate that size train.
Additionally, in metropolitan areas should the train be forced to stop
it would block too many crossing and become a potential safety problem
for emergency services. Also, should the conductor have to walk the
train it would take an hour each way with good walking conditions. Even
if the RR stationed utility men every 50 miles along the road it would
still take an hour and any savings the RR might see from running ultra
long trains would be lost due to the extra employees they would need.

Trains of that length could be run in a large portion of the country 
west of the Mississippi River because it's scarcely populated and the
distance between towns is greater. However, it would be impossible to
run them east of the river for the opposite reasons.

I think someone was just trying to justify their job when they came up
with the "Whopper". Of course this might be a case of the RR having
to spend millions to save thousands...


Name: Lloyd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years
Posted: 13 August 2010

Hey 101, I talked about something similar a few months ago on here.  As
soon as this company sees a way to cut cut cut, they do it.  If it
means more money for the stockholders and less men to have to pay wages
and benefits for, they are all for it.  Some say that they will never go
to one man trains because the public will have an outcry.  I disagree. 
Does the public care about drone aircraft that fly around overseas? 
Does the public care that machines are doing people's work in
factories now across the U.S?  All this technology does is eliminate
people and put more money into the pockets of investors and the few who
actually run the show in a company.  I'll even take it a step further. 
Who is to say that engineer can't take the box along with him and run
the train operations from the ground if he has to do any work?  These
are all things this company has thought about and if you think they
haven't you better wake up.  We either man up and do something while
we still have the opportunity or it will be too late.  People need to
wake the fuck up out here.


Name: rairoading101
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 12 August 2010

has anyone seen the recent article in a mag about the remote uncoulping
device now being used by a short line RR? it list how many RRers' are
injured on the job per year ect.  Wonder how long before Class 1 RRs
bring this technology online? Do you think that would be bad for ground
crews?  It is supposed to make your conductor job safer? Or do I mean
eliminated? Since remotes have been online for some time now how long
before the technology becomes available to make "engineerless"
locomotive cab?  Also UP RR recently ran a 18 thousand ft.  stack
train, which was just a fesability study in train dynamics?  Wonder how
many train crews would be needed for that one if it comes online or
should we say how mnay would not be needed? Would that be three trains
in one? it is sad to see how many people are loosing there jobs.  Sort
of funny or ironic how all of these so called small businesses are
making it safer for you to not go to work while they pocket millions of
dollars.  O well we can all go to work in the service industry or do i
mean fast food business. Whoopps those jobs are already spoken for by
illegal immigrants. It is like the 1930's all over again.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 11 August 2010

Goob

When you gonna get it thru that thick cranium of yours that the
railroad is a union closed shop. Sure you don't have to use payroll
deduction for union dues but you better pay every month. I've been to
meeting where we booted people out for non-payment. It didn't take
long before they caught up with their dues when they found out they
couldn't work. The local/division S/T has access every month to
payroll info to keep records for tax purposes.


Name: Should I or Not
E-mail: todatrash@gmail.com
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 11 August 2010

Ok just got my offer letter and Redi in Sept; Father 35 yrs +, gramps 40
yrs +; great gramps 19 yrs legs were cut off by a car, am I making a
mistake by joining, not desprate for job and have education. Let me
know


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 August 2010

Well as long as we are blowing smoke, I had 20 gazillion . I love it one
loses 5k then here comes 30k, neither can proof that up. The LC and GC
should be talking everyday. That is a small part of the problem, the LC
is working, GC playing Lunch and Golf. Now we have a conflict of
interest. I continue to be amazed at all of the folks that are pissed
off payers.
I must Admit after leaving the rr, I did get a few very slender checks
for a few years. Most were 6 to 8 dollars on 20 dollar claims. And the
amazing thing is I very rarely paid my dues? Heck years later the
Union's are so lame, they have no idea who is on and who is off the
list. That is why they relay on Payroll Deduction. stop and take the
cash for a few and watch em squrim.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 09 August 2010

Darn, you're complaining about $4000 in claims that haven't been paid
in two years. Try over $30,000 in claims over the past 2-3 years. Do I
think they'll ever be paid? Most likely not they'll be schidt canned
like most. Claims are negotiated away in claims conferences with labor
relations all the time it doesn't matter if their good or not. The
unions don't fight anymore. When they took it away from the LC and
designated it to the GC for handling it's no longer a personal issue.
That GC most likely doesn't know you and doesn't care. Years ago most
claims were handled at the local level today most are handled out of LR
in JAX. I've had TM's resubmit a good claim that was turned down that
they swore they would pay only to have JAX turn them down again. All one
can do is hope in a few years down the road maybe something will turn up
on the pay print out that they haven't a clue about anymore. Call it a
bonus.


Name: Lucky
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 07 August 2010

CSX will screw you over 3 ways from sunday. I've had over $4,000 in
claims for over 2 years now and the union nor the company wants to pay
them. They want us to work by a contract but yet they continue to right
rules and policies that bypass every agreement we have.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 06 August 2010

Roger Ziegler is still a low life piece of shit, who has the little man
syndrome.


Name: 
E-mail: flynusmc@aol.com
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 06 August 2010

Maybe CSX should call themselves CSWrecks!
God help us all, their track is crap and so is the management!
How Tommorrow Moves my ass!
They could screw up a wet dream!
Im surprised they stay in business!
Good Luck ......
Whatever!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 06 August 2010

Hot off the UTU web site...

CSX committees ok implementing agreement
 
UTU local chairpersons representing CSX Eastern, Western and Northern
Lines workers have overwhelmingly ratified a new Northern Mid-Atlantic
District implementing agreement. 
More than 91 percent of the local chairpersons voted to ratify the
agreement, which adopts for CSX Eastern, Western and Northern Lines the
agreement covering former Baltimore & Ohio (a CSX predecessor railroad)
lines. 

The agreement covers conductors, trainmen, switchmen and engineer
trainees, protecting prior rights while giving all trainmen affected
blanket seniority over the entire district. 

Although several benefits were enhanced as a result of this agreement,
the Baltimore & Ohio property remains in national handling with regards
to wages, benefits and working conditions and those items will be
addressed in that arena to be voted on at a future date. 

The new agreement is expected to be implemented during the first
quarter of 2011. It affects 47 locals in 13 Northeastern and Midwest
states – essentially the former B&O and Conrail lines now operated by
CSX. 

UTU International Vice President John Previsich assisted in the
negotiations leading to the ratification vote. “The local chairpersons
voted unselfishly and in the best interests of their membership,”
Previsich said. 

General Chairpersons George Casey (GO 081), John Lesniewski (GO 049)
now-retired Dick McVeen (GO 619) and Tony  Pascarella (GO 619), and
vice general chairpersons Jeremy Ferguson (GO 049) and Steve Mavity (GO
049), were praised for their efforts toward reaching this favorable
agreement. 
 
August 5, 2010


Name: noname
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 05 August 2010

I agree contact your local OSHA department when you see illegal or scabs
doing unsafe work.  Look to make sure scabs have on proper safty
glasses, safety boots ( when warrented) , gloves , reflective vest ect.
make sure they are tied off if working off the ground.  Find safety
viloations on your job that non union or coperation U are working for
has violated safe work acts. Report these right away to OSHA and FOLLOW
UP. Dont waste your time becuse a co worker safety could be in doubt.
Dont let coperate jekr off's scare you away from reporting unsafe work
conditions. This is why unions are so good they train there people to be
safe and have safety training.  Most of your "small" businesses or
scab companys dont have any safety training an dont enforce it. So when
you see a safety violation report it DONT WAIT!!!!!!!!  contact OSHA!!!!
ASAP.  By law you cannot have any retaliation by the company. Scab
companys treat there employess like dirt and you have to ask your self
if your componay is treating you safetly on the job.  They would write
you up ina heart beat to further there white collar carrear so report
them.   Lets all work together for a better and safer workplace.  your
safety counts, there bonus check for finishing quick does not.  If you
need help other's contact local unions to organise.  WOW what a great
topic. and yes this affects all of you too.  REMMEBER ALWAYS FOLLOW UP
WITH OSHA AFTER YOU REPORT TO MAKE SURE SOMETHING IS BEING DOWN.  THIS
IS A PRIORITY.


Name: union101
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 05 August 2010

Ok, lets first stop the infighting here about unions. Everyone is right
in one way or another.  Yes unions are having a very ruff time of it. 
But and I stress the word but, labour unions were dying in the 1930's
right and yet here they are. next point it is the republican party and
big coperations that are trying to bust out unions or should we say get
rid of them. The Bush Administration gave LOTS of money to the DOL to
try and find a way to get rid of the labour movement. Just like his
administration said there were WMD's in iraq, there were none but he
did what he wanted anyway.  The Republican Party brought illegals by
the thousands in to take away good union jobs. Where do you ask look at
any disturbution center they close there American plant and move it to
Commi China then reopen a disturbution center back here with a few
wealthy white republican "small" business owners then they hire
illegals and there cousins at cheap labour prices with no benifits. 
Look at any TV show on cabel where they show facotory's (any left) the
managment is white and the workers are illegals ie cheap labour. This
why the Democrats are doing a very good job right now. Dont argue this
point becuse people are slowly (painfuly) getting back to work, not as
fast as many of you may like but the Bush Adminstration sold our entire
country out. that is why it was a land mark vicotry for the Democrats.
Now please dont say something dumb like saying all democrats are tree
huggers becuse they are not.  The Republican's want cheap labour, no
unions, small business's to get wealthy at the expense of there
employees ( why they hate health care reform) and they want all
Americans to be poor. This is why the Republicans funded RECORD numbers
of new jails and prisons? The Democrats give hope to so many of us. yes
it will take and yes it is a changing time this is why education in
unions and lawyers are so important right now. So stop your Bull shit
NoMo and come out of your tree for a second to look around you. We are
all in the RR industry or related to it.  Stop focusing on one person
and stop being a rightous asshole all of the time. U come onto a union
web site and say bad things about unions, well Mr help fix it stop
undoing it. The more some of you run your fucking mouths the more dumb
we all look.  Step up organize people go to the short line RR's and
help organize them. Dont blame your union officers.  Go out and find
companys and businese and educate them on what a good union can do. And
yes you can do it. become a leader not a follower like NoMo and so many
others. Coperate wants you to cry baby and infight you stupid idiots
wake the hell up. Step up find work for your local. Jesus Christ why is
it so many workers just sit back and vllame blame blame go out and get
companys to sign up. it is legal and heartful help anyone of all races
beliefs and preferences.  If you see a scab company doing illegal work
or unsafe work take pictures of them and get them to your local OSHA
office right away and then follow up.  People have the right to a safe
work enviorment. STEP UP  GOD Bless you all


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 05 August 2010

Matt Sanders is still working;as I said business as usual.He did go on
vacation,and it started in the middle of the week.Oh how strange!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 05 August 2010

Half the people on this board are trolls. Go read a rule book, then
post.


Name: Conductor646
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 04 August 2010

Um not sure what is going on here? But it appears that this NoMo person
is a real jerk. Of course I dont agree with all that the "foamer"
person said? Whatever that is I must say just about all of his union
points are valid. he is very intelligent on the "union" subject and
the fact more RR's and people in genral should support local unions.
Ok, to my point this NoMO character seems to not know much about
anything other than saying some whaco stuff. NoMO sounds like he is a
scab or what one would call a union buster. And from his prior post he
supports scabs and republicans  ( not sure what went on there) but in
other words stop your little boy arguing NoMO you sound like a school
girl. Also I do agree with the "foamer" (whatever that is) person
that you kiss up here and cause trouble and make very STUPID statments
very often. I should ask you if you have to have a bowl movement or
soemthing? Sounds like you like poop? No offense but this NoMO person
sure does sound like a coperate plant. And please NoMO no more accusing
people of very dumb stuff.  Sorry for the interuption Gentlemen but I am
a RR and dont like jerks like NoMO running there scab mouths. Now go
play with your little Lionel train set NoMO and leave people alone


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 04 August 2010

NoMo...   Hey Foamer:

Got balls dodn't you. I need some Vodka help for your anger
management problem...by the time you turn 115 you'll be in 
detox if you aren't already.

I gotta take a shit that has been right now on here was in your toilet
You don't know I gotta shit on the rails I need TP cant hold it, CSX
tracks or the not.
between the my legs is poop needing to come out. Oh, by the way, you
cant
wipe either.

You acted the same way last year after your balls froze and pitched a
tantrum. You're still in the out house and who is use to getting
hisnewspaper before the dump.  I have news for you chump, maybe your
mommy and daddy will
indulge you by letting you have lots of cookies and milk ...I wont and
neither will most adults on, I mean yes I You acted the same way last
year after you got busted and pitched a
tantrum. You're still a immature spoiled child who is use to getting
his way. I have news for you chump, maybe your mommy and daddy will
indulge your childish behavior...I need lots of spray deoderizor
I wont and neither will most adults on this site. 

I told you last year and at the risk of masturbating myself, when you
learn the difference between hand lube and crisco oil come back. Until
then,
NoMo should be seated in the bathroom for a good dump and not smelled 
and not heard!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 04 August 2010

Is Matt Sanders fired yet for what he did?


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 04 August 2010

Hey Foamer:

Got busted didn't you. You need some professional help for your anger
management problem...by the time you turn 15 you'll be in 
Juvie if you aren't already.

The only dumb shit that has been said on here was in your posts.
You don't know shit about the railroads, CSX, unions or the difference
between the Democrats and the Republicans. Oh, by the way, you cant
spell either.

You acted the same way last year after you got busted and pitched a
tantrum. You're still a immature spoiled child who is use to getting
his way. I have news for you chump, maybe your mommy and daddy will
indulge your childish behavior...I wont and neither will most adults on
this site.

I told you last year and at the risk of repeating myself, when you
learn the difference between shit and shinola come back. Until then,
children should be seen and not heard!


Name: foamer
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 04 August 2010

Name: NoMo     Works for a republican think tank.  he kisses ass and
then says dumb shit. Right after he whacks off to his key board.,  be
careful Name: NoMo and dont get caught whacking off in the coperate
office you may get promoted to hide your shame.  Well I have to go
gotta go to work while you collect your welfare check after your wet
republican dreams backfired on you.


Name: foamer
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 04 August 2010

Name: NoMo     I bet U are at home right now and your hand's are
getting sweaty and your palms are shaking. Now Ur gonna jack off to
your key board and then cum on the screen. I have watched this web site
for a while and U always have some negative bull shit to say. U are a
union buster and a corperate scab.  Ok, Name: NoMo  run upstairs and
start whacking off to your chicago bulls poster that U have hanging
over your bed. But be carful you may get caught by mommy this time. U
are such a little immature boy.  U should go back to grade school.  By
the way stop kissing ass on here and then turning around like U know
something.  Stop this "foaming" or whatever you call it. OOpps it is
time for your nap Name: NoMo  you have to be ready to kiss some
corperate ass, you may get a promotion you scab peice of shit.  U are
such a immature little trouble maker.  What is your purpose on this web
site?  You always suck up to people at just the right time.  What I said
you must have had someone read to you as it is clear you cannot read,
but you still read it.  Must have struck a cord.  hmmmmmmm you must be
so mad now bitch.   Now go toy uor room no cookies and milk tonight. 
CSX coperate office says you are grounded.  By the way SHUT THE HELL UP
and keep hiding behind your key borad bitch


Name: blet
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 20-30 years
Posted: 04 August 2010

I get damned tired of hearing you guys complain about everything.  If
you don't wanna work quit.  No other craft in the R.R. industry looks
for reasons not to work as much as you slackers.  CSX's new attendance
policy is fair to all employees, we should know, we agreed to it.  We
are down here in the General Chariman's office busting our asses for
you guys.  We show up to work 5 days a week (Mon.-Fri.) minus golf
outings and paid holidays (Most of you guys don't get)  Ha!Ha!Ha!.
And, by the way we only make between $95,000 and $125,000 per year
(plus Bribes and Kickbacks).  So, if you don't like it quit.  Good
luck finding another job that pays as well as you guys do without any
higher education  (most of you guys don't have.


Name: New layoff policy is BS
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 04 August 2010

ok so if you dont work you dont make money.  Why is CSX doing this
bullshit?  Now it hurts the guys who hardly ever layoff and when an
emergency comes up they either have to use a personal day or vacation. 
WE NEED TO HAVE A SYSTEM WIDE SICK OFF!!!!! fuck the union...they wont
do shit about it so we should.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 03 August 2010

Hey Friend:

You sound just like the foamer that was here about this time last year
from up around Toledo. 

The unions in this country are dead meat because of greed by the
leadership and complacency by their members....all the education in the
world won't help that.

The politicians, whether Republican or Democrat are bought and paid for
by big business and foreign interests.

The middle class in the United States will be extinct in another
generation or two.

With that being said, get elected to public office or earn your money
the old fashioned way, inherit it or marry it and you'll go far.
Otherwise you and your degrees can huddle with the rest of us and
ponder the meaning of life...like why do ditch diggers have degrees!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 03 August 2010

Name: sonofjm      if you have to even ask why i posted on this site you
are either a CSX official (scab) or you are a typical cry baby who
thinks coming on to this web site and hating on people will further
your employment. Stop asking why and start asking what you can do to
help out union members. Further dont believe a word the Republicans
tell you becuse it is almost exclusively lies. Ask yourself why all the
suburbian "yuppie" republicans are now loosing there homes and jobs? 
I know I voted Democrat! And yes I did serve my country in the military
and so is my son but we are smart enough to know when someone is pissing
down your back and telling you it is not raining dont belive them. Stop
the infighting and stop the useless cry babying and start helping your
local union members. this is why so many non union officials are
loosing there jobs and back stabbing each other, they thought by
kissing up they would have job security WRONG. Why do you think all of
the apartment owners are now letting people have pets in there
apartments? Point-becuse they can collect large security deposit's and
large rent money then the other people move and it starts over again.
rental propertys are at a all time high right now becuse the "small"
business owners (landlords) are collecting BIG money and not giving a
shit about people and there rights. See my point son this is the
republican way? Not a good thing.  We are at a cross roads right now.
the republican party is using any and all means to get rid of unions
and scare people off.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 03 August 2010

Cool, not sure but I did not get attacked! very nice.  The reason i
posted on this subject is that before many of you keep crying about
your working conditions and not liking certain people stop and think
what can i do to  help my local union?  try to educate members on Union
history and the labour movment and what sacrafices so many people have
made over the yrs for you to have a good paying job and benifits and
"hopefuly" job security.  Try to get members to go to college and
graduate.  It is absolutaley critical for union members to further
there education now. Not in the history of unions has it been more
critical to go to college. Union's need a lot more members with
college degrees and officers who do not just sit and collect dues to
make there ass even fatter. Also help your fellow brother's by getting
more people to join the union. just look at the south! kentucky , Texas
ect are way SCAB states. People down there dont have any rights. When
they get hurt they are considered weak and useless so they are fired
and have to pay there own medical bills. Point of fact that does not
hold ture for Illegals who seem to get everything free while the rest
of us pay for it. Elect officers who will help out members and not just
sit back and get paid. Vote Democratic... The republican party and fox
news want to get rid of the labour movment and want all scabs and low
pay with no benifits. Like Walmart, benifits no one can afford or no
benifits at all. We need to stay Democratic to help out all of our
people in this great country. The republican party wants nothing short
of poverty and to keep there self rich. republican companys want you to
infight, it is a quick way for them to union bust. hold up your fellow
brothers.  God Bless....


Name: 
E-mail: mikewardisgay@gmail.com
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 03 August 2010

C S X T R A N S P O R T A T I O N 
SYSTEM BULLETINS/NOTICES 
JULY 30, 2010 

BULLETINS & NOTICES SYSTEM NOTICE 108 

TO: ALL CSX EMPLOYEES 
LOCATION: CSX TRANSPORTATION 
EFFECTIVE: IMMEDIATELY 
SUBJECT: NEW AVAILABILITY STANDARDS 

THE NEW AVAILABILITY STANDARDS SUPERCEDE AND REPLACE ALL EXISTING 
ATTENDANCE MEASUREMENTS AS WELL AS SYSTEM REISSUE NOTICE 100,ITEM 3,
DATED 
JULY 1, 2010. 

MINIMUM AVAILABILITY 
EMPLOYEES WHO ARE UNAVAILABLE FOR ANY NON-COMPENSATED REASON (OTHER
THAN REST DAYS AND TIME OFF MANDATED BY THE HOURS OF 
SERVICE ACT, AS AMENDED BY THE RAIL SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT) ON 2 
OR MORE DAYS IN A ROLLING 4-WEEK PERIOD WILL BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW. 

NOTE: AVAILABLE TIME INCLUDES ALL COMPENSATED TIME OFF(INCLUDING 
VACATION, PERSONAL LEAVE, AND PERSONAL BUSINESS), AS WELL AS TIME 
MARKED-OFF FOR FMLA LEAVE OR FOR ANY OTHER MARK-OFFS PROVIDED BY LAW

EXISTING ATTENDANCE DISCIPLINE PROGRESSION PROCESS WILL NOT CHANGE. 

* FIRST 2 ATTENDANCE FAILURES HANDLED WITH WARNING LETTERS. 
* FIRST INVESTIGATION - 2 DAYS OVERHEAD FOR 6 MONTHS. 
* SECOND INVESTIGATION - 5 DAYS ACTUAL SUSPENSION. 
* THIRD INVESTIGATION - DISCIPLINE ASSESSED - UP TO DISMISSAL. 

EMPLOYEE'S RECORD WILL CONTINUE TO BE REVIEWED FOR A PERIOD OF 
THREE YEARS FROM THE CURRENT INCIDENT.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 03 August 2010

Matt Sanders - Wow!

I hope this doesn't go away.  This company keeps hiring people like
"the juicer" and wonder why morale is so low.  He preached rules
compliance and then engaged in horse play.  Now a good and decent man
is injured. 

They need to clean house at Hawthorne including getting rid of
"Work"man.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 03 August 2010

Hey RRJ:

Labour unions...I think the friend is a Brit!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 03 August 2010

That poster is telling the truth. The American people got lazy. Unions
after WWII were at their peak nearly 30% of this countries workers were
union. Unions secured the worker the 5 day 40 hr work week, overtime,
vacations, health coverage, retirement ect...which filtered down to
non-union shops to compete today most of these perks are gone.
Retirements went the way of a 401K plan with the employee contributing
with a possible company contribution, health coverage is non-excistent
or the employee pays out of pocket for a group plan, workers can be
held over the 40 hours per work at straight time ect... I had a friend
who worked for the same non-union business for nearly 20 years. He was
loyal even got up to floor supervisor running a production line and the
shipping department. A college educated twenty-something took over
office management overseeing his department. The kid was dumb as a box
of rocks and my friend had several disageements with him over
operations. My friend ended up being terminated. No recourse could be
taken seeing it was a non-union shop. Lucky for my friend another
company hired him a few months later having to start at the bottom pay
wise. Now unions apparently are in the same position afraid to rock the
boat. The worker bitches and complains but takes no action. Striking is
not a first option it's always the last resort always has been. On the
railroads it takes a lot to get to that point because of the Railway
Labor Act. It needs to start from every union division/local writing
letters of protest to get the attention of the GC or the national
offices. This new attendance policy should be handled as a safety
issue. When the FRA requires rest under their policies the railroad
doesn't have the right to change the rules to circumvent time off. CSX
already had an attendance policy in place that was highly restrictive
people have been terminated under it. Why the need to take it up a
notch?


Name: sonofjm
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years
Posted: 02 August 2010

What does the previous post have to do with "CSX SUCKS"?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 02 August 2010

I have Been reading online that a number of class one RR's are in the
process or wanting to "scab" labour out industrial lines and online
small customers all around? They want to "dump" business onto short
line RR (non union scabs) and then charge the short lines to
interchange with them.  Also it sounds very ruff out there for RR's
now. Funny though becuse it is the old saying  new boss same as the old
boss when it comes to Republicans trying to "bust" out unions.  My
family went through yrs of poverty as did a few other RR's in my
family. U always here about the DOL trying to bring unions down.  It is
a shame that so many people are brain washed by main stream media and
say such uneducated things about labour unions. These people have not a
clue to make a educated statment about unions. Most if not all of these
"scab" lovers are angry becuse they do not help there unions they
just feed off of them, then they blame them when they do not get there
way.  labour unions are wht this country great and now all of a sudden
the "baby boomers" are retiring and becoming Republican Tea party
jerks. They were Union Democrats when they worked now they cry baby non
stop and want more and more. We need to keep in mind that baby boomers
are what ruined our economy in the first place. They cried there way to
get what they wanted then "dumped" the following generations.  Unions
are a great part of America. Job security (if you earn it), benifits,
retirment, and a sense of pride and self worth.  Now all of a sudden
there are younger people out there who dont earn there keep or egt laid
off and WOW they blame the uniuon and cry  a river. I lived next to a
guy who said his boss hated unions and he himslef said he hated unions
and I was stupid for my support of labour. Guess what a week later his
boss closed the doors and laid off all of his employees?? he did not
have a leg to stand on.  Support Labour unions and earn your keep. Dont
sit on your ass expecting work to be handed to you.  Vote Democrat and
keep it real. And U who have retired dont keep expecting more handed to
U becuse you want a new Harley and a new dodge truck and a new home.
Dont look down on your kids give them a helping hand. I am sure that i
will get some shit for this post but if you post angry comments it is
you who must be one of those bitter selfish cant earn it people. And
yes I 100% support unuions and the labour movement. Study your history
and get educated as to why even college grads are turning to unions
now. get the facts not the angry BS and lying media


Name: Todesengel
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 31 July 2010

Matt Sanders shall hereforth be known as "MR. Freeze".


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 31 July 2010

NOMO
  Yes he did file a report and with him missing work and receiving 
medication,it moves to an FRA reportable incident.I would wager that
"they" tried to cover it up.
I'll keep you posted NOMO.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 31 July 2010

Hey APE 10-20:

I hoped he filled out an injury report!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 31 July 2010

NOMO
 The yardmaster is going to be ok but is taking a few days off.


Name: oldhead trainmaster
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 30 July 2010

I heard Roger Ziegler is the new trainmaster on the Portsmouth sub.  Is
this correct.  I thought he got fired a couple years ago.  Please dont
tell me that piece of shit is still an officer of the company.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 July 2010

Hey APE 10-20:

I hope the YM is alright...he probably has a pretty good burn on his
hand and should have gone to the hospital to have it looked at. Because
he is susceptible to infection, due to the burn, he should stay home for
several days while his hand heals.

That would be impossible to cover up!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 30 July 2010

Last night(July 28th)Matt Sanders,trainmaster at Hawthorne,tried to play
a practical joke on the yardmaster.He sprayed the yardmaster's hand
with a can of computer cleaning solution.He did not realize just how
cold it would be and caused an injury.This was done in front of a
witness too.Sanders is a bully and a liar and I hope he gets what is
coming to him but with the way CSX closes ranks with their
managers;I'm confident that nothing will happen to him.Rick Reed
almost kills two people after the cut rolled out of Avon and he got
promoted,so something as minor as this will not even cause a ripple.I
keep reading and hearing that top level persons at CSX read this
site(this is providing the folks at little ole Jacksonville CAN
read)and you would think that this incident would anger them.One of
their darlings horse-playing AND causing an injury;are you MR. Brown or
MZ Sandborn going to do anything to Sanders? Can you imagine if a rank
and file person had done this?


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 July 2010

Hey Goober:

Osh Kosh B' Gosh...I didn't realize they made close for old men!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 29 July 2010

Old Danny Spencer's old girl friends Lindsay...the one i heard got his
ass whipped for screwing went crazy and got canned by CSX


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 29 July 2010

The Unions are just like the Mayor of Bell, Ca.
At one time they made 25k per year, now they make 800k.

Take that statement and do a time line from around 1975 and see who got
the raises and How much they got. Now compare that with a time line for
a conductor/ engineer. Stealing is an Art Form and these folks are GOOD
at it. They have a lock on Your Taxes/ dues, and use as they see fit for
your best interest???

Oh by the way NOMO, I am feeling really recharged, just flew back from
Osh Kosh, took a few years off my old frame.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 26 July 2010

CSX HAS A COAL, IRON ORE,AND ROAD SALT OPERATION AT IT'S CHESAPEAKE
PIERS FACILITY IN CURTIS BAY MARYLAND. THEY LOAD AND UNLOAD SHIPS AND
BARGES. THE PLACE IS A VIRTUAL VIDEO CAMERA SURVIELLENCE HELL FOR
EMPLOYEES. THERE ARE CAMERAS IN THE LUNCH ROOM AND THE SMALL ROOM WHERE
TWO REFRIGERATORS AND THREE MICROWAVE OVENS ARE LOCATED. YOU ARE
REQUIRED TO WORK EVERY WEEKEND AND HOLIDAY AT STRAIGHT TIME, IF YOU ARE
UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ON SECOND OR THIRD SHIFT. ONE MUST WORK 40
HOURS BEFORE ANY OVERTIME IS PAID. EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO USE A HAND
SCANNER TO CLOCK IN AND OUT, BUT NOT ALL EMPLOYEES. MAINTENANCE OF WAY
DOESN'T HAVE TO USE THE SCANNER. EVERYTHING IS COVERED WITH 100 YEAR
OLD DIRT, EIGHT INCHES DEEP. IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A UNION SHOP, BUT THE
SEVERAL UNIONS THAT SUPPOSEDLY REPRESENT CSX EMPLOYEES THERE ARE
PRACTICALLY NON-EXISTANT. MANAGEMENT CAN FORCE YOU TO WORK A DOUBLE
SHIFT AT ANY TIME. IF YOU HAVE ANY DISTANCE TO DRIVE TO GET HOME, AND
BY THE TIME YOU TAKE A SHOWER, YOU MIGHT GET 4 HOURS SLEEP. UNSAFE AND
VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE EMPLOYEES OPERATE RAIL CAR DUMPERS,LOAD SHIPS
AND BARGES WITH ONLY 4 HOURS SLEEP. RESPONDING TO EQUIPMENT BREAKDOWNS
WITHOUT ADEQUATE REST IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER. SOME EQUIPMENT AND
MACHINERY OPERATE AT 4,160 VOLTS. THERE ARE TWO CLAM BUCKET PIER CRANES
THAT WERE BUILT IN 1951. THEY ARE USED TO UNLOAD IRON ORE AND SALT.
THESE CRANES ARE LITERALLY FALLING APART.RIVETS ARE RUSTED TO THE POINT
WHERE THEY BARELY HOLD THE IRON SUPERSTRUCTURE TOGETHER. THE OPERATOR
SEATS ARE NOT ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR OF THE CONTROL CAB. THESE CRANES
ARE AS TALL AS A 10 STORY BUILDING. MANY OF THE STEPS  USED TO TRAVERSE
SAID CRANES ARE IN VERY POOR CONDITION AND RUSTED THROUGH. THE PROPERTY
IS OVERRUN WITH NON-UNION OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS, WHO EMPLOY ILLEGAL
ALIENS. NO ENGLISH SPOKEN HERE. THE PLACE LOOKS LIKE A THIRD WORLD
COUNTRY. WE ALL KNOW THAT THESE UNFORTUNATE SOULS ARE PAID SLAVE LABOR
WAGES. THAT'S JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. CSX SUX !!!!!!!!!!!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 July 2010

If there was a "Brown Banana Derby"...Danny would be in the lead by
several furlongs!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 26 July 2010

It's Sunday July the 25th and Danny Spencer Jr. is still a thief. 
Don't forget guys, when he stole from CSX he stole from all of us.
Thieves and Pediofile's are the lowest of all lows.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 25 July 2010

It's Saturday July the 24th, 2010 and Danny Spencer Jr. is still a
thief.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 25 July 2010

Hey RRJ:

Yeah...there's nothing like a yard of dick and a bucket of
balls...they use to have to put'em in a wheelbarrow to move around!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 25 July 2010

NoMo

The union went from brass balls to a set of glass balls. Instead of
hearing clink-clink-clink it's now pinck-pinck-crack. OPPS!!!!!!!
Don't you hate when that happens? lmfao


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 July 2010

Hey Goober:

Back to your old vitriolic self I see...glad your feeling better!

The unions aren't getting any better and the members don't care. In
fact, They continue to enable the union's behavior by not demanding
accountability for their money. The unions no longer represent labor,
they represent management.

Back in your day the unions had some stones...today their stones have
atrophied to pebbles. Within the next 10 years the RR unions will be
nothing but memories as will the high paying jobs the men once enjoyed!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 July 2010

To blue Balls,
Thanks for your service. Now hit the road, see what the real world is
all about.Mamby Pamby. Cry a river about your bud's???? BS


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 23 July 2010

For your enjoyment:

            http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/81042486/


Name: Blue Balls
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 23 July 2010

I am so tired of this job and this outfit. I have put up with so much
shi t that I am ready to leave this hell hole. I want to thank
corporate first off for the communication gaps within the CSXT rail
network. I also want to think the devision offices for doing such an
awesome and outstanding job. I would lastly like to think the terminal
officers of this fine company for hiding in the bushes and typing etest
values into the opts tracking systym. I almost forgot though I want to
thank all the conductors and engineers for a job well done! Thank you
for helping the young conductor on a cold night when he wasn't
prepared for combat on csx. Thank you for helping me through the night
when I was exausted. Thank you for training me the right way. Thank you
for warning me about the enemy battallions down the road snapping
pictures for etesting. How can management call themselves a team when
the real team is the guys in the woods?


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 23 July 2010

Hancock better be looking over his shoulder, they may be gaining on
him!

    http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=52588


Name: C&O JOE
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 17 July 2010

Hey Signalman, fuck you! You don't live under near the constant scutiny
we do! Burn in hell will ya!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 16 July 2010

I think my dog needs to have his anal glands secreted.  Do any of you
guys have any idea on how to perform this delicate task?  Oh hell, I
have to go take a big (Joe Berry) sized shit now.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 16 July 2010

Male same circumstances, zero, nada, be a man, so sorry,

Now ain't that some stuff. She was at the right time, and the right
place, glad she got the money. Who says that sticks and stones may hurt
my bones but words never will.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 14 July 2010

I saw this posted this morning and thought to myself...just the kind of
guy labor needs on the NMB. Notice his degrees...bull shit and double
talk!

    http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=52476


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 11 July 2010

Good for her. Glad to see someone take on CSX and there assinine
arogrant local management. Which is a reflextion of upper management
who allow such behavior. Best course of action win her appeals on
getting her job back then quit on her first day back. A friend of mine
did that years ago he got fired over an over zealous special agent who
maced him then my friend kicked his arse. After it was found out in the
appeals that this special agent had multiple infractions of brutality
when he was a police officer my friend won his case with 2 years back
pay. About 6 months after returning to work in 1991 the railroad
offered a $75,000 buyout he knew he had a target on his back so he took
it an left. No problem he went back up north and was hired on another
railroad.


Name: knock knock
E-mail: whos there
Employed as: Yard Master, for N/A
Posted: 10 July 2010

Woman awarded over $2 million in lawsuit vs. CSX
by By FRED PACE, EDITOR
9 days ago | 773 views | 0  | 8  |  |  
MADISON — A Boone County native has been awarded over $2 million in a
lawsuit against railroad transportation giant CSX Transportation.

Angela Smith, a female trainmaster and yardmaster, filed a lawsuit
against the company in 2007, according to one of her lawyer’s Harry M.
Hatfield of Hatfield & Hatfield in Madison.

“She was terminated in retaliation for having filed a lawsuit against
the company and as a result of her complaints of sexual harassment,”
Hatfield told The Coal Valley News on Monday.

The civil action in Boone County Circuit Court lasted about four
weeks.

The seven-member jury found that Smith was subjected to a hostile work
environment, which is in violation of the West Virginia Human Rights
Act.

The lawsuit claimed that Smith was allegedly a victim of sexual
harassment at the Danville rail yards.

Smith, who grew up in the Ashford area, also alleged misconduct by a
supervisor identified in the lawsuit as Earnest Wesley Knick.

The verdict said the company negligently retained Knick as an employee
and that such negligence proximately caused the damages alleged by
Smith.

The verdict also said that CSX did not adequately investigate or
respond to the misconduct alleged by Smith and retaliated against her
by firing her.

Smith was awarded back pay of $277,600 and front pay of $1 million. She
also received $280,000 for “aggravation, inconvenience, indignity,
embarrassment, humiliation, and emotional distress.”

The jury also awarded Smith punitive damages in the amount of $500,000
for a total of $2,057,600, Hatfield said.

“I think the many days of testimony and evidence showed the true facts
of this case and the jury sided with Ms. Smith,” Hatfield said.

He said Smith has appealed her termination from CSX to a railroad
arbitrator and that case is ongoing.

Boone County Circuit Judge William Thompson said Smith can’t received
double damages and any amount she may get from arbitration would be
deducted from her civil action verdict.

Hatfield said he expects CSX to appeal the decision.

“It’s too soon to appeal right now, but I would be shocked if they
didn’t appeal when the time comes,” he said. “However, we plan on
protecting this verdict.”




Read more: Coal Valley News - Woman awarded over 2 million in lawsuit
vs CSX


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 07 July 2010

This is a big deal...I'm sure somewhere in there is some logic!

   http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=52406


Name: "the only white man from Balti
E-mail: CSXSUCKS@gof yourse;fmward.com
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 06 July 2010

Been out of the railroad now for 18 months.  This place can go fuck
itself.  God bless all the friends I made.  But get out while you can!!
 Ladies and Gentleman, it is now 07/05/10, AND CSX STILL F'ING SUCKS!!!
 God Bless!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 05 July 2010

Congrats to Angie, aka Danvilles finest yardmaster :)


Name: w
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 05 July 2010

I hope all you folks in CSXSUCKS.COM land have a happy and safe 4th of
July.  As for the exceptions Signal Man and Danny Spencer Jr. I hope
you go Fuck Yourself, then burn in Hell you lowlife pieces of shit.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 05 July 2010

The Signalman I'm sure is either an electrician and/or instrumentation
tech by trade and should be able to find a job anywhere that pays
substantially more than working for CSX. If he doesn't like the
bitching, the door is always open!

As for PTC, it was a done deal well before the California accident, so
rethink your argument...besides, it means job security for you and a
lot of OT until it's fully implemented. So who's crying now!


Name: Tank
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 04 July 2010

hey Signal man...come do our job and put up with the bullshit we do and
then you can have a opinion about how much we complain.


Name: signal man 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 1-10 years
Posted: 04 July 2010

this has got to be a joke.. A big group of conductors and engineers that
have nothing better to do then cry. I am a signalman with CSX and have
never heard anyone cry and bitch as much as you guys. If you dont like
your jobs then quit. It is because of your rule violations and not
paying attention you ever get in trouble. Everytime I have to go to a
meeting with trans I hate it you are a big group of crying bitches.
Also it was a trans person that is making us work extra hard under FRA
and now we have to add PTC because one of you guys in California killed
a bunch of people while texting. Here is a hint, try to go get another
job and see if you get paid 50+K a year to sit on your ass and complain
because a caller runner didnt bring you ice and crew packs.


Name: Tank
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 03 July 2010

took a look at the proposed consolidation that CSX wants to impose. 
Looks like Montgomery and Erwin are really gonna take up the ass.  Also
it is very obvious that CSX is kissing the SCL's ass and wanting to
punish the L&N for voting down the last agreement.  Wow what a great
company to work for.  The L&N local chairmen need to get off there
asses and stop this before shit really hits the fan.  Would like to
hear what everyone else has to say about this horse shit


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 03 July 2010

Did the webmaster forget about this website? Doesn't look like it has
been updated in the longest time. well besides the daily comments that
people post.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 July 2010

Pamela L. Carter
Vice President and President, Distribution Business
Cummins, Inc.
Columbus ,  IN
Sector: INDUSTRIAL GOODS  /  Diversified Machinery
Officer since January 2001
 
Director ,  Spectra Energy Corporation
Houston ,  TX
Sector: BASIC MATERIALS  /  Oil & Gas Pipelines
 
60 Years Old
Pamela Carter, President - Cummins Filtration (2006-2008), President -
Fleetguard (2005-2006), Vice President - WW Sales, Marketing and
Logistics - Fleetguard (2001-2005).


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 July 2010

The newest member of the BoD.

http://investors.csx.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=92932&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1443208&highlight=


Name: jack vierling
E-mail: i suck frulla.com
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 10-20 years
Posted: 28 June 2010

I am 38 and you are thinking of my daddy. I rode his coat tails to the
position I am in now. Being Frullas "not so little" bitch has helped.
I am in over my head and wish I had my mommy to cry on when I lose big
court cases.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 28 June 2010

I see Jack Vierling mentioned is several post's.
Does any one know his age. The Jack that I know must be at least 68.
Maybe there is a Jack Junior?

On the L&N we just nicked him "dirty Shirt"
I kinda think this might be the one and same.
x LC BRT, UTU.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 28 June 2010

YM

Good for Angie. You're absolutely right glad to see someone take a
stand and win. How is it Wes Nick was never criminally charged with
cutting her fuel lines? It seemed right petty to fire her for not
writing that the van ride was for going home when CSX authorized it.
The van service should be fired for double charging that's
embezzeling. My guess is most of us never heard of this situation till
it was brought up on this site. I know I didn't. So, lack of support
is excusable. It seemed have been hidden under the radar it sounds like
it happened on the Huntington Division which I worked on. It's not
shocking seeing CSX and management doesn't live by their own code of
ethics.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 28 June 2010

T

Over the past few years many different scenarios have been submitted
for consideration to change calling times. One was "calling windows"
like shift work one group would protect road runs from 0700-1500,
1500-2300, 2300-0700 it never materialized. CSX would have had to
establish gaurentees for freight pools to make it work. That wasn't
going to happen. You think that would of been fair? The oldhead could
sit at home on the first shift collecting gaurentee mon-thurs because
we all know MOW has the track most runs get called before the cut-off
at 0700 an after 1600. I personally liked the idea might of caught 0-2
trains a week before rest days. Scheduled trains are gone. CSX states
coal trains when enroute are 3 days ahead of schedule to be at the
piers. Piggy-backs if you're lucky to run UPS or the hot Tropicana
Juice train are to few and most likely preferred jobs. Best advise try
to bounce from road to yard during the year split it up. It might help
to keep from being burnt out. I know for engineers yard jobs are few to
none in some locations. It's something I should of done years ago I
would of still been married to ex-wife #2 who hated the railroad road
life. Water over the dam.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 June 2010

Start Sunday off with a laugh:

        http://nynerd.com/corporation-family-comic/


Name: T
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 27 June 2010

That's exactly my point. Why not schedules? Why not set times? Regular
jobs? Why not show up at a certain time each day and take the first
train?? Greed is why. Boo hoo I can't make as much money if I can't
live out here. CSX can run more trains with less people if they don't
have to give us a SAFE predictable schedule. Greed.


Name: Laughing at all of you!!
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 10-20 years
Posted: 27 June 2010

It's quite funny how all of you have no idea what this case was all
about.  If you had been the "real" union brothers and sisters that
you claim to be, you would have been there in total support of Angie
Smith.  The facts of the case were that she rode taxis to and from work
due to the retaliation of CSX and Wes Knick cutting fuel lines on her
car.  Then, William's Transport having 7 to 8 different alias's when
signing their trip tickets so they can double charge CSX.  Facts in the
case came out that CSX has known abouut this for many years and have in
fact sued William's Transport in trying to recover these monies.  Mr.
Vierling testified that she wasn't fired for using these taxis, only
that she filled the tickets out without explaining that the taxis were
for her trips home.  He even admitted that CSX often orders taxis for
their managers who are having car problems and for those who show up at
work drunk.  Bottom line is, a jury of Angie's peers heard ALL of the
facts and they chose to side with her.  That doesn't happen by
mistake.  Congratulations Angie.  It is wonderful that someone finally
stands up and takes CSX on instead of bitching about their treatment on
this site!!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 27 June 2010

It appear as though Dennis Sheldon is on the fast track to becoming a
RFE,  keep up the good work Dennis, maybe all that time you're
spending on your knees, and doing favors will pay off.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 27 June 2010

An 8 or 10 hr calling time has been discussed for at least 16 years.
It'll never happen not in the near future. Biggest obsticle there
aren't any scheduled trains anymore except a few road switchers those
are going by the wayside. Waiting for a call beyond projected calling
times is nothing new. It's part of the job. Some of you think you're
going to change it or think those who accept it are complacent. Well,
you better get complacent it's not going to change. It's a pain in
the arse to sit around first out at times for 12+ hrs that's part of
the job. Once we hire out we take the good and the bad. I wish it could
be changed in a perfect world but it's not reality. Heck I've gotten
so pissed off at sitting around I'd mark off. I figure I'll show them
it only hurt my paycheck the person first out on the board didn't like
it. At the home terminal is one thing but at the away from home
terminal the union should do something about excessive waiting times.
If CSX can't get you back out of the lodging in a reasonable timeframe
the unions should take action. Many of times I'd sit 16-18+ hours with
5 crews with 3 rested behind me in the hotel. I'd get called and then
they would deadhead two crews behind me. This happened to crews all the
time. No logic behind it. No easy answers.


Name: Ms danvill
E-mail: Asmo
Employed as: Yard Master, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 26 June 2010

Word is Angie smith won her case against Csx . Found Csx guilty on all
counts/sexual harrassment withthanks going too wes knick. Next followed
up by retaliation for daring to report it.. Honor goes to jack Vierling
for firing her . Maybe Csx can sell his black belt in six sigma with
jay fleenors dentures and have enough for attorney fees. Honorable
mention goes to Terry schray and randy hall for nailing down the loose
ends and making sure the jurors had no doubt what a sleazy bunch Csx
has at the hel


Name: The Chairman
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 26 June 2010

I don't check this site often so responding will do no good. We have
discussed a longer call many times before. 4 hours is about as long as
we could realistically hope to achive for through freight runs. Most
people don't want more than 2 hours because they want to sleep as long
as possible and have trouble going back to sleep after they're called.
There was some talk when the RSIA was being drawn up that would have
resulted in a 10 hour call but it never materialized. I think a 10 hour
call would be great! But, it would take the FRA to make it happen. We'd
never be able to negotiate that with the carrier. If they even
considered it (which they wouldn't) they'd want your first born and a
kidney for it. They can't get 2 hours right, much less 10.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 June 2010

I doubt seriously that a 10 mile run on that line by a Steam Locomotive
and it's tender would effect the movement of freight one iota...20
minutes at the outside.

CSX tentatively approved it and then changed their mind, probably
because of liability issues.

Foamers or not, it's in CSX's best interests to accommodate events
like this if possible!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 25 June 2010

Jimmy,

  Fuck the Western Maryland Scenic 2-8-0, were in the the business to
run freight, not to kiss a bunch of foamer's asses.


Name: Jimmy
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for N/A
Posted: 25 June 2010

Anyone hear about CSX's refusal to let Western Maryland Scenic's 2-8-0
to travel the 10 miles or so from Cumberland MD to Greenspring WV to
connect with the SBVRR so that it could be featured in this weekend's
railfest in Petersburg WV?  Even a phone call from WV Governor Joe
Manchin to Jacksonville fell on deaf ears.  CSX refused to give a
reason for their refusal.  Way to go with PR, there CSX!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 24 June 2010

Very well stated Ms. Lucas.


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 24 June 2010

Slack Action,

My computer just came back up after being down for 24 hours due to
storms. Once again counting on IVR to have accurate line ups..... Not
mine or anyone elses responsiblity to do research on computer to figure
out train line ups on east and west end....  couldnt have if I wanted
to!


Name: slack action
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years
Posted: 24 June 2010

Also try using the TOSS screen


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 23 June 2010

T

What? You think we haven't tried to get better more accurite line-ups.
It's like beating your head up against a wall. In 1950 they had
accurite line-ups. So what happened? You have yardmasters who have more
responsibilities then they should some are assigned to 2-3 yards like
Richmond on the C&O side the YM controls Fulton & Newport News Yards.
Clerk jobs are almost extinct line ups at one time were their
responsiblity not anymore. TM's could help if you can find one. Wait
there to busy doing multiple unneccesary weekly banner test ect...their
not in the office. Crew callers there centralized down in JAX they
don't have the time. Train Dispatchers are assigned to much territory
on the mainline plus all yards. It's called downsizing that is what
happened.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 10-20 years
Posted: 23 June 2010

Open mainframe

RTAO ( see what's comming) or scheduled

&

TMTL (train location)


Name: T
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 23 June 2010

I agree with Suzannah. It is 2010 not 1950. A 2 hour call is
unacceptable. Inaccurate train line-ups should not just be "part of
the  job". Those of you that think so are part of the problem. The
rest of us should not be punished and work fatigued because the status
quo is to turn on your rest and not work a regular schedule.   Of
course CSX likes this way because it takes less of us if we're all
working on our rest.I think the FRA should be all over this. You cannot
be rested if you don't know when you are going to work. Two days after
six consecutive days does nothing for anyone.  Ever sit first out until
its time to go back to bed?


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 23 June 2010

It's a valid complaint. We had accurite line-ups before computers when
the only info came from local crew callers. The last years I never used
the IVR not even in the lodging because of faulty info. Take Newport
News with only empty coal trains and one switcher H775 scheduled IVR
line up would show 6 empty trains and H775. No way in hell could 6
empty trains be built in 12 hours if lucky mabey 4 in 24 hours and that
was rare. Problem was at one time it could be done but CSX stopped early
quits which stopped the motivation to get the work done on time. Toss in
incompetent management to the equation it became a three ring circus.
One of the biggest TM idiots was Warren "Kangaroo Jack" Rennick.
Change needs to come from the union and that doesn't seem like it's
going to happen anytime in the near future.


Name: oh my
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 22 June 2010

Ms. Lucas, 
   If you can't beat em' join em', I think you would make a find RFE
or Trainmaster.


Name: slack action
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years
Posted: 22 June 2010

NOMO:

I agree.  It does seem like it would be easy to do.  Just set the train
back like in the Old RTTO/RTT1 system....or annul it..


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 June 2010

Hey Slack:

I'm not talking about the consist...your right about that. I'm
talking about trains scheduled on the IVR that are never called or
called hours later than shown.

For example, I will use the Q572 which was always shown as called for
0045 at Gentilly...it was usually after 0400 and often times later than
that before it was called. How hard would it be for the YM or TM to
adjust the time...it wouldn't. Whether you at home or
away that four hours is important to the employee. Common courtesy
and sense is apparently a one way street. 

The fact is the that bonuses are paid for on time performance. You call
the light, put out with the Yard Master, say 0600 for a 0330 call and
tie up your ticket using 0600. You could pull up you trains history to
check something and guess what time is shown has the departure
time...0330. Try to correct it and see what happens...all hell breaks
loose.

Perhaps someone can explain to me the difference between a contract
employee falsifying a trip ticket and a TM. Stealing time is the same
as stealing money!


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 22 June 2010

OH MY...

When a supervisor tells you that a train had been yarded at 2 a.m and
it wasnt going to run through because they annulled it and its still on
the IVR at noon, that IS NOT how it "Just is"!  That is pure
incompetence at the expense of the employees sitting at home counting
on the IVR to be correct so they some idea what they can do with the
little time they have off....If I dont like it quit! That kind of "Lay
Down" and take it attitude is what created this entire mess to begin
with

OH MY...OH MY......20-30 years?  I think you have been conditioned.


Name: slack action
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years
Posted: 22 June 2010

NOMO: It might take a clerk alot longer than you think to get a train
right.   First is it on  STEPS...Now remember, did the train s/o or p/u
on line of road, this is one big cluster flock.  Might be wating on
condr to fax in the green sheet . Did the scanner (video)  get the
right train.  The scanner might pick up a northbound train and
southbound train at the same time, thus putting extra cars on a train
for no reason. You might have to run numerous car records just to get a
train straight.   Now getting a train from interchange is a nightmare...
 run ILES,EBN and look for the 418, correct all erros pull up the SBOABS
and change the MP,  did the 418 cross over, is billing correct, is the
blocking correct, check work order for erros, any hazmat in train,
waybill info... the list goes on and on..

Some trains are easier than others, the company wants the computer to
do everything... The old days of sending a clerk out to walk the train
and write down the car numbers and get the train right are long since
gone... Even when there were cameras it was better.  Now it is a big
guessing game.  Hope this helps...


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 June 2010

Keeping a straight train line up should be rudimentary...the railroad is
all about production, if you can't keep your production schedule
straight you shouldn't be in business.

If a train is pulled or set back, it takes 30 seconds for a clerk to
make the adjustment in the system. CSX expects their employees to be
available within a two hour call. I don't think it's unreasonable for
the employees to expect CSX to maintain accurate information in their
system concerning their product!


Name: oh my
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 22 June 2010

She took a job with the Railroad and she's complaining about ghost
trains. Just part of the job, if ytou don't like it quit.


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 20 June 2010

RRJ,

GOOD IDEA!!  Call the Tm ans YD master every 3 hours and find out about
the ghost train....HAS IT LEFT ITS TERMINAL YET.....IS IT COMING YET....
WHY HASNT IT LEFT ITS TERMINAL YET...ITS BEEN 12 HOURS AND ITS STILL ON
THE IVR.....WHAT!!!  ITS NOT COMING NOW!!!!  crap!  I could have had a
real life if I didnt have to spend all day on the phone!   HA!  HA! 
Why even have the IVR.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 20 June 2010

I am a conductor employed by CSX for a railroad which is co-owned by CSX
and NS.  We have a unique situation.  We do not have a conductor-only
agreement.  We currently fall under the SCL.  A contract was proposed
to us about 2 months ago.  General Chairman John Hancock said to not
get too upset about the contract because there were a lot of revisions
to be made through negotiations.  This week we were proposed a revision
that happened to be the exact same as the first.  Hancock drove up to
hold a meeting with us.  He is trying to explain to us that it is in
OUR best interest to give up a brakeman(lay about 5 guys off) so that
we will get a 2% raise in 3 years.  The contract is nowhere close to
being better than what we currently have.  Why is Hancock trying to
push this?  We have had concerns over him the past few years anyways. 
Also, none of the 20 employees on our railroad received ballots to vote
for the bid system recently, even though we fall under the SCL.  Can
someone please help....we are talking about getting out of the UTU
altogether because of this.  Thanks


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 June 2010

What's with this?

A mail problem involving the first vote and misinformation regarding
balloting procedures? 

Tell it like is is...you didn't get the vote you wanted so you drummed
up a lame excuse to hold another...and if you didn't get the voted you
wanted, you would have held a third!


GO 201 members ratify CSX pact
 
UTU members represented by CSX General Committee 201 (former Chesapeake
& Ohio) have ratified a five-year wage, rules and working-conditions
agreement.

The same agreement previously was ratified by members of General
Committee 851 (former Seaboard Coast Line). 

It also was ratified by all crafts of General Committee 025 (former
Atlanta & West Point) following a revote owing to a tie ballot among
the trainmen craft. 

The agreement previously was rejected by all crafts of General
Committee 513 (former Louisville & Nashville, and Nashville,
Chattanooga & St. Louis).

The agreement -- dealing specifically with issues and circumstances
unique to CSX southern lines -- was negotiated outside national
handling, with approval of the UTU Association of General Chairpersons,
District 1, and the National Carriers Conference Committee. 

GO 201 General Chairperson Jim Townsend said the tentative agreement
was sent out for a second vote because of mail delivery problems and
misinformation regarding balloting procedures involving the first vote.


In that first vote, the conductor craft rejected the tentative
agreement, although it was approved by all other crafts. Townsend said
that following the first vote, he began receiving "numerous"
telephone calls from local officers and members alerting him of  a mail
delivery problem and misinformation among newer members regarding
balloting procedures.

Where just a small percentage of conductors and other craft members
returned ballots on the first vote (owing to the delivery and
misinformation problems), some 70 percent of GO 201 members voted on
the second ballot, which was approved by 61 percent of those voting,
and by all crafts under the UTU Constitution’s craft autonomy
provisions.

"I’m so proud of my local officers and members for making their voices
heard," Townsend said. "This reinforces the privilege and honor I have
representing these members."

Townsend singled out for "praise" four of his locals for efforts in
ensuring members, on the second vote, received and cast ballots and
fully understood voting procedures. They are Local 915 in Handley,
W.Va., where 81 percent of members cast ballots; Local 118 in Hinton,
W. Va., where 75 percent of members cast ballots; Local 662 in
Richmond, Va., where 71 percent of members cast ballots; and Local 630
in Ashland, Ky., where 70 percent of members cast ballots. 
 
June 18, 2010


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 19 June 2010

suzannah

Call the yardmaster. That's how I handled trains that sit on the
line-up beyond the projected calling times. We use to get them all the
time I'm sure it hasn't changed. Some were specials, some were coal
trains that the pier couldn't take, some had problems, others needed
cars added to it ect...that's why they were yarded. The yardmaster
will answer your questions if they get pissed off because their busy
get pissed off right back you're entitled to the info. I don't think
calling the International, GC, FRA ect...is a good idea. Sometimes
it's necessary to keep it local. Making waves could put a target on
ones back. I know you've been there before. If I had a nickle for
every day I wasted sitting first out it would be a nice sum of money.
That's part of the job.


Name: me
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 19 June 2010

It's funny how CSX has two sets of standards for it's employees. 
Danny Spencer Jr. gets caught stealing from CSX,  and he is allowed to
exercise his seniority as a Trainman. Yet a Transportation employee
gets terminated.   Fuck You Danny Spencer Jr. and the suck train you
rode in on.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 19 June 2010

Hey Suzannah:

Probably should have had those contractors back to fix that deck...
hard to be a Bronze Goddess without a deck, hope your farmers tan
isn't showing;)


Name: suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 19 June 2010

Joke!!!

Is anyone else out there on other divisions having problems with
"GHOST" trains being programed into the IVR and on the train line
ups?  I have been first out since 4a.m. this morning and there has been
a train on the line up for 6 am since late last night. Come to find out
after numerous calls I shouldnt have to make, that the train was yarded
and annulled earlier in the morning. It is noon and it is still in the
line up to run on the IVR. I called and left messages with the
International and my general chairman(they are all in meetings). I also
called and left a message with the FRA fatigue specialist.  This crap of
being held hostage in your home because you dont know if they are going
to call you at any minute is getting out of control.How hard is it for
management to take the damb train off the line up or change the call
times if they are going to run it late. If this is going on in your
area I would like to know because its about time something is done
about this!!!


Name: red
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 16 June 2010

I've been laid off and just came back to work.  I'm on the road. Does
anyone know how many qualifing days I need for vacation.

I'm hearing 240 or 234 does anyone know for sure.

Thanks


Name: New dude
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 15 June 2010

ladies and gentlemen,

    I am new to CSX and based on what i have read this company sucks,
but only because management interprets the rule book one way and the
union guys another.  Granted i think management uses intimidation and
will not hesitate to fire someone even without due process but call me
new but as long as i follow the rules i will not have a problem.  I am
sure the day i get fired my opinion will change, but luckily I am
trying to get as familiar with the rules book as possible so they
can't find a bullshit reason.  Also i keep hearing oldheads saying how
bad it is, well maybe they need to work outside of the RR and they will
see it sucks everywhere.  Good luck finding a job that has good
retirement like the RR, because this day in age 401K isn't worth dick.
 Also just for the record....BANNERS are to me harassment.  Does
management have anything else better to do?  Thank God we passed this
idiotic test with flying colors.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 15 June 2010

Hey Goober:

I agree verbal abuse is over worked but it is against the law to allow
a hostile work environment, which is what happened. 

Had the comment been made to a male employee, nothing would have been
said, at least on the property, It wasn't. It was said to a female
employee by a male supervisor.

Over the last 10 years, CSX has hired college graduates as first line
supervisors and paid them accordingly. That being said, I would hold
them to a higher standard than the old heads of the past. 

By transferring Nick, CSX tacitly condoned his comments and behavior.
Nothing will change until there are serious consequences
attached to behavior like that!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 15 June 2010

Verbal abuse is so over worked, the answer is walk away.
Not a sole on earth that can be verbally abused unless they allow it to
happen.

Now when the stupidvisor will not allow you to walk we have a second
situation to deal with.

Holding a Gun, Knife, Hand cuffs,

Let em vent, just walk, you will always win. Now if ya want to sue, ya
got a hard road.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 15 June 2010

I agree that Angie Smith deserved to be terminated for stealing...she
brought that upon herself. She did not however deserve to be verbally
abused by Mr. Nick...the cream of the CSX crop!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 15 June 2010

Hey Ruth:

Do us all a favor by only posting under one topic...if you don't you
sound like a nagging old woman that needs to follow her own advice!


Name: Dr Ruth
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 15 June 2010

C&O Joe:

Sounds like to me you may be the one that needs laid. Maybe you and Wes
could do each other since you both seem to be experts on who needs
fucked.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 June 2010

She deserved to get terminated for being stupid. My point was if Wes
Nick did tell her she needed to "get fucked" that could lead to a
lawsuit courts frown on sexual harrassment and this would be a good
case. If you remember a few years ago doing the operating rules on the
pod one of the videos was about gay rights in the workplace that a
person could not be harrassed at any level. Heck CSX might still show
it every year I don't know I'm retired. I just know from Clifton
Forge when Nick was there he had a mouth on him that was going to get
him in trouble one day. Of course CSX would just move him to another
location make him take an anger management class which is pretty
standard with officials today.


Name: C&O JOE
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 13 June 2010

She was fired for calling a Taxi to bring her to work every day and take
her home each night then writing up the ticket like it was a run From
Danville to Hinton which is about the biggest run the taxi's get. That
was stupid and she got fired legitamitly. I didn't say Wes Nick was a
good guy, just that in this case he may be right. She probably does
need fucked.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 12 June 2010

Wes Nick is an idiot. If he made that comment she deserves to win a
lawsuit. CSX an ethics that is a contradiction.


Name: C&O JOE
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 12 June 2010

Angie Smith got what she deserved. She got fired the same way any of us
would for stealing from CSX. The differance was that she expected it to
be ok because she was a gay woman and had a lawsuit aginst them because
Wes Nick said she needed fucked. He was probably right.


Name: Mongo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 12 June 2010

I just put in apps for Batlimore, Cumberland and Richmond VA. Granted if
Im lucky to get interviewed and hired. Does anyone know what these
terminals are like? I see good and bad comments at this site so I
figure someone here can hopefully give me a straight answer. I live in
PA and applied for openings in VA and MD.....what are the odds of
getting hired? Does it matter that Im willing to relocate or am I SOL
since I live in PA and would have to move myself down to near the
terminal that I would hopefully luckly get hired at. Any advice on the
interviews and what not would be of great help.


Name: flo joe
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 12 June 2010

everyone might like to know that Tom Wolfe, eveyones favorite VP,and ex
GM of Florence Divisions son Tom Wolfe Jr caused major derailment at
Newport News. Shut down entire sub division....Im sure Wolfe Sr. would
be more than understanding if it had happened to one of his
crews....maybe he can promote him to AVP under daddy's watch


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 June 2010

CSXI to merge with CSXT 

Later this month, CSX Intermodal (CSXI) will merge with CSX
Transportation. The companies, both of which are headquartered in
Jacksonville, Fla., will combine on or about June 26, Progressive
Railroading reports. 

"CSXI will no longer be a separate entity," said CSX Corp. spokesman
Gary Sease in an email. "We are combining the sales force and related
support activities of CSXI into CSXT." 

Founded in 1988 and a wholly owned CSX subsidiary, CSXI employs more
than 1,000 and operates more than 30 intermodal terminals in the United
States. The company also manages its own truck operations and a
dedicated fleet of domestic containers. 

(The preceding report by Jeff Stagl appeared on the Web site
www.progressiverailroading.com on June 7, 2010.) 
 
June 8, 2010


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 08 June 2010

That sounds like buyers remorse. Didn't it seem strange paying for a
job that is mostly OJT? No one forced you. Your comments on job
conditions definitely doesn't make sense. It's a railroad which
isn't difficult to comprehend it meant traveling. Furloughs are part
of the game some can handle it others can't. If you didn't except a
transfer then that meant you were content with your situation. Your
generation isn't the first to make that decision that's been going on
forever. It's called weathering the storm. Look at it another way,
you're not the only one in this situation those who are above and
below you in seniority are doing the same.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 08 June 2010

I was one of the unfortunate employees that hired on with a big hiring
spree.  i had to pay $5000 for a special railroad school, pay $1000 for
a hotel room for a month, pay $1000 for food and personal expenses. all
that not to mention lost wages for 2 months. after all was said and
done i was out 8-10k for a job that i thought was gonna be a career. 5
years and 3 furloughs later ive spent 3 quartes of my time with the
company being furloughed with no pay. the company offerd me transfers
but to very rough places that no one wants to work at.  i just wish i
would have known just exactly what i was getting into before hand. i
could have went to a real college for those last 5 years and got a
master's degree.  now im expected to know every rule when im out there
even though they do not want to give me proper training. i understand
that the rules are there for our safety; but to really learn all the
rules and be a fully capable employee, it would take atleast a year of
on the job training. something that the company wont do.  for anyone
that is interested in getting into a career in CSX, i encourage you to
think twice before going down that path. the promise of money is very
enticing but realize that the hours you work are horrible, your
training is horrible, your vacations are never when you want to take a
vacation, you have 5 bosses to answer to, when you go into work you
never know when your gonna come home. to me CSX seems like they are
consolidating jobs, downsizing from new technologies, closing down
yards. pretty soon all conductors will be cut out of the R.R. you have
no job security and if your yard closes your out of luck. i repeat for
anyone who is thinking of hiring on to CSX, save yourself the trouble
and dont.


Name: Tank
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 08 June 2010

Friend of CSX worker,

     My wife is pregnant as well and i will be damned if i turn off my
phone.  If i am at work when she calls i will tell her to call the YM
or Train Dispatcher (depending where i am working) one time.  If i dont
get a response in 5 minutes, my ass is off and gone.  They don't want
you to interferer with them making money and your outside life is at
the very bottom of the list of core values


Name: cjones
E-mail: 
Employed as: Engine repair, for 1-10 years
Posted: 03 June 2010

There is noone to complain to about the shape of the engines, its the
management at the shops that wont let us fix the locomotives. If we
write it up they get someone else to look at it and sign it off or say
I didnt know what I was talking about. They are putting you and the
public at risk, running locomotives with bad wheels, oil leaks and fuel
leaks. I should know I work there, and have seen it. I have seen them do
92day work in the ready the field where it cant all be done, traction
motor grease goes unchecked. I asked an older guy which oil to put in
one of the newer EMD;s and he said he didnt know because he had never
done it, meaning he just signs off the work and sends it out the door.
They are suppose to be doing a complete air test on the unit when it
leaves the shop, and they dont. One of the older guys said hey did you
see that locomotive stop when they jogged it in here, its good no
reason to check the brakes. I was forced to do an air test and I didnt
know how to do it and they threatend to pull me out of service if I
didnt. They thought I wouldnt be able to find anything wrong. Well I
found a book with instructions and I found  60 pound main resivoir
leak, it dropped 20 pounds every three minutes. Boy were they pissed
that I found it, The air compressor was bad and it was blowing back
through causing the leak. Now what if I didnt find that  or they got
someone else to do it that didnt give a crap, someone could have got
killed when that compressor burnt up and it would have. I tried my best
to do my job and they didnt like so they stopped assigning as much work
to me. There is another guy I work with who will kill a unit if its not
right and he will write up so much stuff they cant outshop, but on the
other he doesnt mind fixing what he finds. He told me if your gonna
write it up you better be prepared to fix it because manangement will
try to punish you by making you do the work. Alot of people write up
things, thinking the next shift will take care of it, but for someone
kills two  out of three engines a day you have to be prepared to go the
distance and do the work to stick it to management. Managers get so mad
when they cant make a number(meaning outshop a unit)thats all they care
about, jacksonville watches the shop count and calls when they are not
getting units out.
Guys it is your job to take care of the locomotives, if everyone picks
up there trash and just puts it in a bag and dont destroy the cabs
because your pissed off at the company, turn that anger into inspecting
the locomotive prior to leaving, open those engine doors and look at the
fuel pumps on a GE make sure they arent leaking(fire hazard) look at the
wheels, you guys have been running engines long enough to know when a
wheel is out of spec. CSX doesnt care about you or the shape of the
locomotive all they want is money


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 03 June 2010

Tank

All the class 1's are basically the same. It's the old adage "the
grass always seems greener on the otherside". BNSF on-property
contract isn't that much better than the one on CSX. The problem with
CSX locomotives is the distance between diesal shops is spread to thin.
Then when CSX came out a few years back with the BS of demanding road
and yard crews do their own cleaning it went beyond our job
descriptions. I remember being in a safety meeting stating my
objections to their demands that there was enough business to hire full
time laborers around the clock to work on locomotives I was quickly
chastised by management. Heck, CSX doesn't even provide brooms on
their engines if it was a pig stye when I boarded I'd just write it up
on the locomotive report. Some of our co-workers are the problem they
are pigs. I hated the bastards that left spit bottles on the console or
threw their garbage on the floor or stuffed it in between desk console
and wall. Then there were the whittlers who thought the arm rest was a
piece of wood to carve. We can't blame CSX on these fools.


Name: Tank
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 02 June 2010

the other day i had to pick up a few BNSF engines from one of our
sidings.  One thing i have noticed is every BNSF engines..regardless
off age is always in great condition and most of all CLEAN!!!!!. 
Attached a BNSF engine built in 2004 to one of our engines that was
built in 2008 and the BNSF engines was still in better condition.  Now
i know BN guy treat the engines like we do so i feel the reason our
engines are so horrible is because of our service centers not treating
them like they need.  Not only does the BN pay better, treat the
employees better, but they give them better equipment.  Only wish
location here was hiring.  WOW CSX really does SUCK.


Name: Tank
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 02 June 2010

hey concerned new hire,

    The NS does not have guarantee extra board, they will fire you a
hell of a lot quicker, and the yard job make less than CSX (if anyone
can believe that), also they don't have seniority districts which
means if it gets bad in other locations, they can come down here and
role your ass with the quickness.  We bitch about CSX but don't be
fooled...they all are the same.  Buy i have heard less bitching about
BNSF


Name: screw csx
E-mail: screwcsx@gofockyourself.com
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 31 May 2010

just wanted to say Happy Memorial Day to all Union brothers and sisters.
 As far as CSX goes, YEP, YOU STILL SUCK!!!  Enjoy and happy drinking!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 31 May 2010

It's Sunday May the 30th and Danny Spencer Jr. is still a low life
P.O.S.    Fuck you Danny, I hope you burn in hell.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 20-30 years
Posted: 31 May 2010

Angie Smith vs. CSX case goes to court in Danville 0900 Tuesday June
1st. Anyone in the area may want to see this show. Come to the court
house and see all your favorite Characters....Frulla, Vierling,
Fleenor, Wes Knick, Randy Hall, Terry Schray and last but not least a
special guest appearance by no other than Gery Williams. Guaranteed to
have more dirt and scandal out in public than an Jerry Springer
episode.


Name: Todesengel
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 31 May 2010

NEW PRICK TRAINMASTER AT HAWTHORNE
  Anyone heard of Matt Sanders? He is from the east with 5 years with
CSX.He is a first class asshole.I've seen it all before;new sheriff in
town;thinks he is going change the world.blah blah blah.Keep up your
attitude Matty boy and you will receive the screwing of your life.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 31 May 2010

If a Company declares a dividend, they better be able to maintain it.
Although consistent dividend growth is a factor when evaluating whether
or not to invest in a stock, it would be far better if they never paid a
dividend than to cut the dividend. 

Regardless of sector or future prospects, cutting the dividend would be
a public admission by the management that they failed to do their jobs.
Consider Chrysler, GM and AT&T(old) and what the dividend cuts
did to their stock and public perception.

In the case of the class Is they implemented RCOs at an enormous
investment and cost in production...hoping the saving in labor would
off set the costs associated. Despite their best efforts they have yet
to achieve the savings they projected nor have they achieved the safety
improvements they expected.

PTC will be a dead expense for the carriers. They will not see any
saving in labor costs unless the FRA agreed to allowed them to cut crew
size. I don't believe that will happen in the foreseeable future nor
will they see any increase in production.

The carriers are crying like babies because they may be required to
make some hard decisions which would directly reflect poorly on mid 
and upper management. Additionally, with the regulators looking at the
carriers rate structure the may not be able to pass the costs on!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 30 May 2010

Along with the stock dividends they can slash the productivity bonuses
for T&E. That'll even it out. That'll teach a lesson to the morons
who voted for such an idiotic contract. Actually that would work with
no pay raises for trainmen due till 2012. It wouldn't pay all of it
but it would be a good percentage.


Name: Freddie Krueger
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 30 May 2010

Railroads have been bragging for years to each other about their
technology, so now the FRA says great, install the PTC.  Now the
corporate welfare whores are screaming about the cost. Hey, cut back on
the dividends for awhile to pay for it.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 30 May 2010

It would appear as though Big Fish's #1 company scab is at it again.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 May 2010

Hey RRJ:

That's what is so puzzling...the stock is doing well as are most of
the benchmarks so why postpone it? I think the Investor's Day has been
an annual event...if that's the case, they cancelled it not postponed
it. May will be about Annual Meeting time...look for it to be held at
the facility.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 30 May 2010

Nothing wrong with moving it back to correspond to opening a new
facility. As for bonuses they would have already been doled out by May
2011. Seeing it's NW Ohio I might just go up for the meeting while
I'm there visit some relatives. CSX stock like that of the other class
1's are doing fine right now. 

The FRA is feeling a lot of pressure over certian fast judgements they
made like enforcing PTC. Industries like the chemicals know that the
cost will be filtered down to them with rate hikes. The money has to
come from somewhere the railroads don't have billions of dollars to
waste. The real culprit is lack of training that should be enforced not
unneccessary technology forced on freight rails especially when it was a
commutter line that screwed up. The FRA should be doing the testing and
issuing engineer certification not the railroads. I witnessed the
railroad promote people to engineer that they shouldn't of that is a
tragidy waiting to happen. At least half these people have already had
major infractions like going by a stop signal. It's nice to be retired
and have a different perspective. lol


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 28 May 2010

Lets think why CSX would reschedule this 8 months later:

http://investors.csx.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=92932&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1432003&highlight=

It has nothing to do with the opening of this facility...it's all
about times might be better in May 2011 than Sept. 2010 and it's a lot
easier justifying raises and bonuses when times are good...some Dr.
Feelgood!


Name: Why bother? No one listens.
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 27 May 2010

This was posted on another RR website last week:

OSHA fines CSX for action on employee who had safety concerns 
link:
http://blog.timesunion.com/business/osha-fines-csx-for-action-on-employee-who-had-safety-concerns/19862/
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A mere slap on the wrist for a fortune 500 company to compensate a
family man who was out of work for nearly a year for doing the right
thing:

OSHA fines CSX for action on employee who had safety concerns - The
Buzz: Business news - Capital Region business, industry news -
timesunion.com - Albany NY

OSHA fines CSX for action on employee who had safety concerns

May 20, 2010 at 5:21 pm by Eric Anderson
CSX Transportation faces $5,000 in punitive damages it must pay an
employee after federal investigators say it took retaliatory action
against him for repeatedly reporting safety concerns to his managers,
the Federal Railroad Administration, and the U.S. Department of Labor’s
Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
The whistleblower investigation resulted after the worker filed a
complaint in 2009 with OSHA, saying he’d been disciplined by CSX in
December 2008 for reporting the safety concerns. In addition to the
punitive damages, CSX also must “expunge the worker’s personnel record
of any derogatory reference” and rescind the disciplinary action.

The employee wasn’t named, but worked in the railroad’s dispatch office
in Selkirk. CSX officials couldn’t be reached late Thursday for
comment.

“Retaliating against an employee who raises safety concerns is
completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated,” said Robert Kulick,
OSHA’s regional administrator in New York.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 May 2010

Quick...someone please close Angie's closet door...she's on the
loose!

CSX should have sent her to Lafayette with Danny and the boys!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 May 2010

This is a prime example of what's wrong with the agencies that regulate
the railroad industry...too little, too late!

    http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=51883


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 10-20 years
Posted: 26 May 2010

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/profile.php?id=1848513815&v=wall

Hancocks fb

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/profile.php?id=1583504636

A. Averitte


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 26 May 2010

the fra were down in waycross about a week or 2 ago, i believe the head
carman was runoff after they found 700+ bad orders :(


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Car repair, for 10-20 years
Posted: 18 May 2010

Carman in Selkirk NY,I am hearing that the FRA is camped out in Waycross
GA. What is going on, Is Matt Carson still employed?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 17 May 2010

It will only suck until Nov. or Dec. when you get furloughed.


Name: Concerned Hire
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 17 May 2010

just got hired by CSX, at first I was excited, but now not to sure after
reading some posts here. Got a buddy who works for Norfolk Southern and
likes it.  Is CSX really that bad?


Name: last call...
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years
Posted: 16 May 2010

Being a drunk is expected,tolerated,encouraged on Huntington Division.
Even several RFE have DUI. Dispatchers also come to work gooned up.
Conductors that are raging alcoholics are tipped off and mark off sick
the day of random testing. And how about Robert Brown at Clifton???Look
up drunk and belligerent...his pictures there....Danville trainmaster
you've found yourself a home...or should I say bar? No need to drink
alone anylonger


Name: Drinky the drunk guy
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 16 May 2010

Sounds like you have an alcoholic trainmaster in Danville WV.  In new
orleans they just had a trainmaster fail a breath test.  He had just
got out of rehab for drinking on the job and Angie Averitte was in NOLA
for a couple of days and tipped him off that the nurse was there to test
him.  He just did not come into work.  The next day they were back and
he showed up and the idiot failed the test.  This trainmaster, Joe
Rider also fired more people than anybody there....and he was caught
drinking on the job.  Think about that for a minute.  That whole
terminals officals are the biggest bunch of drunks on the railroad. 
Angie was over saftery for the Atl Division and could not even drive to
work because she had so many DUI's.


Name: worker
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 15 May 2010

worlking for CSX is like working for the NAZI's!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Yard Master, for 20-30 years
Posted: 15 May 2010

Danville, WV- We are not a very big terimanl.  We usually have one
trainsmaster on duty most of the time.  Then we have a trainmaster on
call.  When that trainmaster on call has to come to work for some
reason.  He doesn't show up druck, but he definetley been drinking. 
What do you do when this happens.  They need to random drug test on
their trainmaster who show up to work that have been drinking.


Name: Hey L & N trainman...
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 15 May 2010

Hey L & N trainman, that would not make sense since Nooga is L & N also.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 15 May 2010

With regard to the UTU's move UTU International President Mike Futhey
said, "This move is all about improving productivity and reducing
costs."

Does that mean you can expect a reduction in International's dues;)


Name: Tank
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 14 May 2010

only been back for less than month after this wonderful company
furloughed me before i could complete training.  Anyways meet all the
train master at my yard the when i got back and all of them said unlike
what the old heads think we are not here to fire you we just want to
make sure your safe.  They went on about how they don't want to do all
the paper work involved in firing someone.  I believed what they said
for about a week.  That is when a job in my yard had a derailment
because two empty flat cars bunched up and derailed.  The same young
train master who told me we was here for us and not here to fire anyone
was so, so, so excited saying " i finally got me one, i have been
looking to fire someone"  These were the exact words from his mouth. 
Never have i seen someone so excited to put a working man on the street
without a care.  What was funny is the investigation proved the crew was
not at fault which made this train master looking even more like a
asshole.  
    If any traim master out there read this, don't fill young guys
like me heads full of shit about how you don't won't fire us. 
Because we all know yall are full of pure shit.


Name: L & N Trainman
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 14 May 2010

have been hearing around my yard that since the L&N voted the new
agreement down and i do mean really voted it down that CSX is trying to
take jobs away from Nashville, Birmingham, and Louisville and give them
to Chattanoga (can't spell it) as some sort of punishment for the NO
vote.  Anyone else heard of this and if so what is going on?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 14 May 2010

The UNION is at work FOE YOU as you sleep, Trying every angle to get you
a better contract, fewer hours and Mo Money.

Now pump up that Monthly deduct from YOUR CHECK to make it happen.
The bros in Cleveland(?) are depending on YA. Heck fire they are moving
and need a new bunch of stuff.


Name: C&O JOE
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 13 May 2010

It was not made clear to those of us out here that it could be
implemented on individual properties either, but I do acknolage that we
maybe should we have looked a little harder at the alternative. I was
for this agreement because I had enough confidence in those that
presented it to believe that they knew what they were talking about.
They didn't disclose all the information clearly, but they were right
in telling us it was better than the alternative. Ever since I hired on
the railroad in 2006 my job has seemed to be teetering on the edge, now
their trying to jack around with our seniority. This constant
uncertainty is killing me and I'm hoping this will finally be a means
to an end.


Name: Listen to Me
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 13 May 2010

For fucks sake, the "zoning" or wtf ever you want to call it was in
the SSA!  It was going to happen without a doubt if you voted for the
contract.  This way we still have a chance at arbitration.  Course of
the SOB's on the SCL had of voted it down it would be off the table
all together!

If anyone is to blame in all of this it is GC Hancock.  Actually all of
the GC's are to blame to an extent but mostly Hancock.  The justice
department needs to look into this thing because he had to of been
bought.


Name: C&O Bob
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 13 May 2010

Joe,

  Just a little bit ago you wanted to bash two specific LC's out of
Russell, Ky.  Now you say you dont know them, There is exactly the
problem if you know them then the first thing you would know is they
never told anyone how to vote or gave them any false information.  I
know both extremely well, The biggest problem is what others have said
in this list is that No one knew that they were going to force this
contract down our throats if we voted this down. And also that if one
certain Proper passed they would get the contract and then we would be
forced into a coordination with them.  I personally asked Jim townsend
at the town hall in front of everyone in Russell,Ky if it was voted
down on one proper that it failed on all others, and from other
information provided so did Some other General Officers. I was told
there that the vote was never going to pass on the L&N and therefore we
would not have the agreement on the C&O.  I think that there has been a
lot of confusion along with the fact that obviously certain people have
not told us the whole story.  I think it is imperative that based on all
this information we did not have enuff information to vote on this
contract, simply put if we knew we were going to get it crammed down
our throat and possible loss of zoning and seniority the vote would
have went differently. Now there are two ways I look at this, We can
all work together to fight this situation OR we can all lose everything
we have as we know it. Up to you but I'm ready for the fight!


Name: C&O JOE
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 13 May 2010

Not sure I follow everything your saying. It's not exactly a secret how
or why this agreement was voted down on the C&O. I think your
assumptions may be a little off. I'm not in a position of any
authority, nor am I in a postion to know if these LC are good or bad,
but I do know that in this case they put their money on the wrong horse
and without some sort of alternative action we're all going to pay the
price. Since you seem to be such an authority on the issue, what do we
do know? Maybe you can give us some insight as to how we're better off
going through the coordination process than we would have been with the
agreement? I find it hard to believe that 2 of the best LC in all the
land have led us to this. What are they saying now? Do they feel they
made the right choice? Or are they like all the other men worrying
wether or not they'll have a job because of the shit they've pulled?


Name: C&O BOB
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 13 May 2010

Hey C&O Joe;

   Well it's kinda funny how you act but your one of the first people
to sell out the Brothers and Sisters on the C&O and since your one of
the few that must be priviliged on how what local voted how, You could
be only one of a couple of people. Very Intelligent; I happen to be one
that voted yes, but I couldnt Tell you how much your arrogance and trash
talking to other C&O members make you look STUPID! Bad mouthing members
in email's now bad mouthing two of the better local chairman in the
whole C&O poor decision just because you think we want one of them in
office! I want anyone in office other than you and some other
individual which sold us out LONG AGO!  You want to bad mouth the
members of the C&O. You've never fought for what truly matters and
your cowardness shows in your post, Oh btw there might actually be one
good thing out of this whole problem with this contract, Get rid of
people like YOU!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 13 May 2010

To  memememe

sounds like they are trying to FIRE you!!!

They show they give you chances to pass and you fail


you better be sure to pass next time down there 


why the heck would you fall


Name: CO Joe=Dumbass
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 13 May 2010

Joe, you are the type of stupid imbecile the company was counting on to
not even read the SSA that just got voted down.  Now the C and O has a
fighting chance for at least some type of New York Dock protection, if
the C and O had of voted for the SSA that would not been the case.  It
spelled out in there what they were going to do with all the terminals
in the southern region.


Name: me,me,me
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 13 May 2010

i was at the redi center taking the refresher course and i came off the
ladder.... and i have to go back in 28 days to do this again does
anyone have any advice to help me to train and to pass this once
more??? thanks in advance to all that helped


Name: LMAO!
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 13 May 2010

Thanks for the link to Marcus Calhoun McCants facebook page.  NOMO son
is friends with him!   LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Name: jsmith
E-mail: 
Employed as: Engine repair, for 1-10 years
Posted: 13 May 2010

These contracts get passed because the Union is in bed with the RR, I
wish we could get rid of these Unions and start are own. We would be
better off being represented by our own people and just hope they dont
get greedy and get bought by the RR.

On another note, Please check your wheels on your locomotives before
departing. I work at a engine house and know through other people that
wheel reports have been doctored, meaning changed to look like they are
good just so they can outshop the unit. If you dont know how to gage
wheels go on the Domino site on the gateway and read the Safe Job
procedure or SMR and I am sure you can get a wheel gage from someone at
a shop. If you wanna stick it to CSX look at your wheels on every unit
in the consist. I have changed all the traction motors on unit because
it derailed. That unit had no buisness being on the rail. I wish I had
thought to write down the unit number but I didnt. Please check your
wheels, supervisors will run units with bad wheels. I found some bad
wheels oneday and the supervisor wouldnt have them cut and said the
unit didnt come in the shop for that so we are not cutting them or
replacing them. I had a supervisor want me to read a wheel with a hand
gage because the electronic gage said it was out of spec. He was trying
to get me to say the wheel was okay and I wouldnt do it. On another
ocassion I was told to go and qualify some bolster pads and if I didnt
pass them he was. Needless to say I didnt qualify them and they dont
ask me to do much anymore because they know I wont sign it off to go
back on the road unless its right. Alot of the othe rmachinist will do
things for them such as sign off on stuff that aint fixed or hasnt been
fixed. I have thought about going to the News and newspaper and squeal
like a pig on there safety practices, things that I have seen and seen
done by others.

Its hard to stop this kind of thing and get someone important to take
notice and do something about it. All this lobbying by CSX is one
problem, who is gonna step on there toes when there pockets are getting
padded.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 13 May 2010

Something stinks on this vote. The members of general committees who
voted it down CSX stated they wouldn't accept their resorting back to
the national contract. Isn't that against the Railway Labor Act?
Spliting up the railroad with separate contracts after a vote is
unheard of it's never been done before. Even the BLE SSA when the
former Conrail properties decided to not participate they were just
excluded nothing was forced upon them seeing they didn't have a vote
like this bullschidt. We have in the past worked under agreements from
the former railroads but base pay issues were universal. Hopefully a
mediator can make sense of this nonsense. If CSX is pushing hard for it
one must know it's not in the workers best interest. That sends up red
flags. Compare it to red and blue states in a national presidential
election would it allow dividing up the country? I think we dealt with
this during the Civil War. This is no different two general committees
membership voted against it, one voted for it, another was a tie seems
to me it failed to pass. That isn't the stance the UTU is taking their
not accepting the vote just like CSX.


Name: vick
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 12 May 2010

I work in Jax as a yard foreman, and every member I spoke with here was
against the SSA, just as was the vast majority of engineers when their
SSA was on the table. Yet the SCL passed it.

Something fishy is going on, and we need someone familiar with the
bi-laws to figure out how these "agreements" are getting
"ratified", and what if anything we can do to confirm any corruption
or fraud.

It is my understanding from the U.T.U. article, that the agreement will
be implemented on the former SCL territory as soon as possible.
Shouldn't that require an additional vote? Since it would no longer be
a single system agreement, and former SCL employees may not recieve a
contract on par with the other systems.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 12 May 2010

Hey Joe:

If you can't return to national handling without the CSX's
permission
then the membership was sold a bill of goods by the four GC...of course
ignorance is no excuse and the membership really has no one to blame but
themselves.

If it is CSX's intention to coordinate, then they shouldn't really
have a problem with letting GOs 201 and 513 return. In fact it would be
a shrewd move...look like a good guy while driving another nail into the
union's coffin.

If the membership was intentionally lied to or misled there is legal
recourse. If the four GC and CSX conspired in anyway there has probably
been a violation of the R.I.C.O statues which is extremely serious
criminal offense. As I stated in an earlier, talk to the US Attorney,
they will be able to advise and perhaps help you.

I would certainly call the Department of Labor, Office of
Labor-Management Standards to see about filing a complaint. At this
point
there is nothing to lose. 

It will take several members to take the lead on this...don't expect
any help from the membership, the GCoA or International. Remember, shit
rolls downhill...and those at the forefront are at the bottom of the
hill.

If a fight can't be mustered, I would consider encouraging everyone
to make a statement and jump to the BLEt...not that they are any
better, just different.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 12 May 2010

Then the blame is not with CSX but with the 4 general committes that
allowed such a proposed agreement to be so retrictive. That isn't the
way the BLE SSA was in 2007 & 2010 if it had been voted down we
automatically resorted back to the national contract negotiations. In
fact if the BLE SSA extention in 2010 had been voted down on Jan 1st
2010 engineers would of recieved a 14 1/2% pay increase from the 2007
national contract and resorted back to national negotiations. This
sounds like a cram it down the throat deal. From all I've read about
Hancock it isn't surprising. I've personally known Jimmy Townsen
since 1980 back when we were hostling engines in a roundhouse. It's a
case of people being in office to long they have forgotten where they
came from. The BLET isn't much different in that regards. All one has
to do is look at past history when a general chairmen is voted out they
join the other side and get a job in labor relations.


Name: C&O JOE
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 11 May 2010

Nomo, 

      We cannot return to national handling without the carriers
approval. This is one thing that I do not think was made as clear to
the membership as it should have been. There is a great deal of
precident for coordination notices served under New York Dock Section
4. Past coordinations have ravaged the former C&O over the years. We
used to run from Newport News to Chicago and the great lakes. Since the
mid 1970's our territory has been cut in half. Page 110 of the C&O Road
Agreement dated January 1, 1974 is a list of terminal switching limits.
Every terminal on that page has been swallowed by the B&O. Ask anyone
who has had they're territory coordinated into another road and every
one of them will tell you they got a big fat railroad dick stuck in
their 2 hole. This agreement passed in every local on the C&O except 2
at Russell, KY. 2 inexperianced LC roused their members by telling flat
out lies and only telling part of the story. Now that everyone has begun
to figure this out they're crying foul and claiming they were misled
themselves. As a result of their shady, politically motivated,
bullshit, the C&O is on death row. These 2 retarded LC have less than
10 years seniority between them and less than 5 years union experiance.
They bet it all that the coordination talk was a scare tactic only to
find that their underhanded bullshit has left the jobs of many of their
members teetering on the edge. 7 of 9 locals passed the CSA, and about
60% of the no votes came from the locals of these 2 morons. Had their
members been better informed and not lied to, this thing would have
passed by a large margin. They though it would pass and every time
someone got pissed off about something that happened as a result they
could fall back on being the cheif opponets of it. They felt this would
boost their chances in next years Gen. Committee elections. Now they see
that even if they win the hand, there probably won't be anything in the
pot.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 May 2010

Hey APE 1-10:

Arbitration...consolidation...that was CSX's intention all along, they
thought the vote was a done deal...they were wrong. Now they have to go
through the regulators, which is easier said than done.
Just because a matter is arbitrated does not necessarily mean the
Carrier will prevail.

Although there is some precedent for what CSX is trying to do, they
still have to prove necessity. Again not easy.

I found the following that might illustrate some of the issues that
will have to be dealt with and proven by CSX.

          http://www.blet602.org/Documents/ny_dock_euma.pdf

If the UTU doesn't vigorously contest this, then they need to be
decertified.

I'll be the first one to say that CSX needs to streamline their
operations, including the labor agreements. There are however better
way to do it than lording over your employees making demands.

I guess old habits die hard!


Name: Hey NOMO and anyone else
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 11 May 2010

Here we go.  Aribitration is around the corner and an agreement that
only was voted in favor of on one property by about 50 votes will be
crammed down our throats.  If anyone is still in the utu after this,
well fuck you!

Writer’s Direct Contact Information:
Phone: (904) 359-3524
Myron W. Becker Fax: (904) 359-4815
Director-Labor Relations E-Mail: Myron_Becker@csx.com
May 6, 2010
File No: 4-037-09


Mr. J. C. Hancock, General Chairman United Transportation Union - Suite
104
3560 Cardinal Point Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32257
Mr. J. R. Townsend, General Chairman
United Transportation Union
1319 Chestnut Street
Kenova, West Virginia 25530
Mr. R. A. Pullen, General Chairman
United Transportation Union
1244 Cole Creek Road
Dallas, Georgia 30157
Mr. J. R. Willis, General Chairman
United Transportation Union
3560 Cardinal Point Drive – Suite 103
Jacksonville, FL 32257




Gentlemen:
We have been officially advised by each of you of the outcome of the
ratification results for the Consolidated Southern Region Agreement
CSXT Labor Agreement No. 4-037-09 undertaken by your respective offices
in accordance with Articles 80 and 85 of the UTU Constitution, with the
following results:


General Chairman Hancock, former SCL - Ratified in favor
General Chairman Pullen, former A&WP - Requested a re-vote
General Chairman Townsend, former C&O - Results were against
General Chairman Willis - Results were against

This will confirm that CSXT will implement the Consolidated Southern
Region Agreement CSXT Labor Agreement No. 4-037-09 which ratified on
the former SCL property as soon as the parties are available to sign
the Agreement and discuss implementation timelines.
May 6, 2010
File No: 4-037-09
The Company has also been advised that General Chairman Pullen has
requested additional time to re-vote his membership on the former A&WP
property due to a tie vote in one of the crafts. This will confirm that
CSXT is agreeable to provide General Chairman Pullen additional time to
re-vote his membership subject to CSXT being advised of the outcome by
close of business May 28, 2010.

Among other things, the Consolidated Southern Region Agreement would
have removed impediments in existing agreements that prevent CSXT from
fully realizing efficiencies from the common control of SCL, L&N, A&WP
and C&O. For example, CSXT would have been able to operate trains
between terminals without a crew change, even though the terminals are
on different properties. CSXT still needs to obtain these kinds of
efficiencies.
Following conclusion of the re-vote at A&WP, and absent a mutual
agreement to handle the matter differently, CSXT will be serving a New
York Dock Coordination Notice pursuant to Section 4 of the New York
Dock provisions on or about June 1, 2010 to appropriately restructure
and coordinate certain train operations on the former A&WP, former C&O,
former L&N, former NC&StL and the former SCL to realize the merger
related operating efficiencies that continue to be impeded by existing
agreements.




Myron W. Becker,
Director Labor Relations
Southern Region Operations



Cc: Steve Crable, VP Labor Relations
Mike Pendergrass, VP Southern Region
David Ingoldsby, AVP Labor Relations
Bob Frulla, Division Manager
David Hamby, Division Manager
Don Jones, Division Manager
Mark Mayo, Division Manager
Jermaine Swafford, Division Manger
David Hoffman, Law
Jim Mosley, Labor Relations
John Thompson, Labor Relations


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 10 May 2010

Railroad Conductor Neck Injury and Surgery from a Motor Vehicle
Accident
COURT/DATE: Jacksonville, FL (Duval County State Court)/October 2005
HSCL STAFF: Richard N. Shapiro, attorney; Donald Case, Charles
Cunningham, investigators; Jackie Tilton, paralegal; Blair Gray, legal
assistant WHAT HAPPENED: R.D. was a conductor with over twenty years of
experience who was being transported in a taxi operated by Defendant PTI
(Professional Transportation, Inc.) when he was injured when the van
crashed during March 2004. R.D. was seated in the third van row behind
the driver and was sleeping. The PTI van operator fell asleep at the
wheel, and the van smashed into the trailer portion of a vehicle being
operated by a truck. The van went off the road as did the truck and
both suffered substantial damages. R.D. was transported from the scene
by rescue squad. Medical testing revealed that R.D. had a fracture of
his neck which required delicate cervical/neck surgery. After
considerable rehabilitation, R.D. underwent functional capacity testing
which indicted he could function at light to medium physical work
levels, which medically disqualified him from his job duties with CSX
railroad. R.D. was earning just over $50,000 per year annual wages.
Given that R.D. was 50 years old, he was not able to find a new job but
instead entered the local community college to try to re-train. HSCL
STRATEGY: Counsel carefully reviewed the federal motor carrier safety
regulations relating to the operation of this passenger van operated by
PTI. It appeared that there were multiple federal regulatory violations
because the van driver was called in for a second shift after working
all night. It appears that the driver, and the company, violated
multiple federal regulations by requiring excessive hours of operation
from the driver. Also, if this was a knowing violation of federal
regulations, Florida law may have allowed plaintiff to amend his
complaint and assert punitive damages. The attorney representing PTI
and the railroad argued that R.D. must not have been wearing his
seatbelt although R.D. claimed he was. There was no clear evidence that
R.D. failed to wear his seatbelt. HSCL agreed to early mediation of the
case after filing suit, and threatened to assert punitive damages if
the case could not be resolved voluntarily. However, during October
2005, the case was settled with mediator Michael Burnett, with all the
financial details of the settlement being confidential.
Awarded: Confidential Settlement Satisfactory to Client.


Name: Danny Lash
E-mail: Tobykieth@yahoo.com
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 May 2010

Baltimore terminal sucks ass!!!!


Name: Just a Post for others to read
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 08 May 2010

Metra Executive Director Commits Suicide

Postby byte » Fri May 07, 2010 12:15 pm
I have a feeling this will escalate to something rather large, which is
why I'm making a thread for it rather than putting it in the news
thread.

In case you've been under a rock for the past week, Phil Pagano,
Metra's executive director since 1990, had been placed under criminal
investigation for allegedly siphoning off an extra $56,000 into his
salary:
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/05/criminal-probe-of-metra-finances-launched.html

This morning, he was found dead:
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/05/metra-chief-dies-after-being-struck-by-train.html

(Edit: just noticed that the above address implies that he was hit by a
train?! Seems likely that this is the cause of the "pedestrian
incident" affecting the UP-NW)


Details are really too sparse right now to allow for an educated,
non-speculative discussion, but all signs point to Metra soon having a
management shakeup which will be 9-something on the Richter scale.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 08 May 2010

Here is the press release CSX made on 01/29/10 concerning the CSX/UTU
SSA:

http://investors.csx.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=92932&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1380858&highlight=

Here is the post from the UTU website made concerning the same on
04/06/10:

http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=51380

To me it reads like it was a done deal before the ballots were mailed!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 08 May 2010

The preceding article from the UTU website is pure posturing.

It took the UTU a week to post the results...something they would
rather not done but have apparently been forced to by the membership.

It says the election was handled in accordance with the UTU
Constitution...it also distances International from GOs 201, 513, 851 &
025 and states that GOs 201 & 513 can return to national handling,
should they so choose. It furthermore places the blame squarely on CSX
as they want an agreement specific to the "issues and circumstances
unique to CSX southern lines." I wonder what 
issues and circumstances are any different down south than those up
north?

In any event if GO 201 and 513 don't return to national handling,
Townsend (201) and Willis (513) need to be charged!

With regard to the A&WP I didn't realize there was a difference
between conductors and trainmen...live and learn. Seems dubious at
best.

On the SCL the outcome was to be expected. What was unexpected to me
was the margin was only 54 votes, which looks almost legitimate.
However, considering Hancock's reputation, it looks a little too
legitimate!

If CSX chooses to coordinate a single agreement rail operation that
will combine agreements...it will take years to push through the
regulators before any legal challenges. If the UTU allows this to
happen without challenging it in court, then indeed they are dead.

This entire event reeks of Porgy...where there's smoke, there's
fire.
I'm not sure I wouldn't make an appointment with the US Attorney to
see if I didn't have cause to file a complaint...everyone of them is
guilty of something!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 08 May 2010

Here's the turpentine and corn cob...now grab your ankles!



CSX southern lines pact: Mixed result
 
A tentative five-year wage, rules and working conditions agreement
between four UTU general committees of adjustment and CSX southern
lines has been ratified by members of the largest general committee,
defeated by members of two other committees, and will be re-voted on a
fourth owing to an initial tie vote.

The agreement ratification process followed provisions of the UTU
Constitution, guaranteeing each craft have a separate vote and that
agreements are ratified only if a majority of each craft voting casts
"yes" ballots. Members on all properties voted in the craft on which
they worked on the day ballots were mailed.

A majority of votes cast by all crafts on the former Seaboard Coast
Line (SCL) ratified the agreement with respect to that general
committee.

On the former Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O), the tentative agreement was
ratified by all crafts except conductors, and thus was defeated under
the UTU’s craft autonomy guarantee.

On the former Atlanta & West Point (A&WP), conductors ratified the
agreement, but the trainmen vote was a tie, thus the agreement will be
resubmitted to both conductors and trainmen for a new vote.

On the former Louisville & Nashville (L&N, which includes Nashville,
Chattanooga & St. Louis), the tentative agreement was rejected by all
crafts.

The vote was on an agreement negotiated outside national handling, with
approval of the UTU Association of General Chairpersons, District 1, and
the National Carriers Conference Committee. 

The agreement dealt specifically with issues and circumstances unique
to CSX southern lines and was negotiated jointly by four CSX southern
lines general chaiarpersons -- John Hancock (GO 851, SCL), Randy Pullen
(GO 025, A&WP), Jim Townsend (GO 201, C&O), and J.R. "Johnny" Willis
(GO 513, L&N). 

The ratified agreement affecting employees of the former SCL will now
be signed and implemented.

Details of re-voting on former Atlanta & West Point are being worked
out and members will be informed regarding new ballots. 

As for the former C&O and L&N properties, a decision must be made by
the general committees whether to return to national handling. However,
CSX has indicated it will not deal with southern lines properties in
national handling, but wants a specific southern lines agreement.

CSX has advised, under authority from the Surface Transportation Board
dating to creation of CSX, that it intends to coordinate a single
agreement rail operation that will combine agreements on the former C&O
and former L&N properties. How that CSX coordination notice will be
worded is currently unknown, and it likely will play out in proceedings
before the federal regulatory agency.

As for CSX northern lines general chairpersons, they have remained in
national handling, and are additionally involved in separate
negotiations seeking settlement of a Dec. 2, 2009, notice served upon
them by CSX regarding coordination of their territories.  Both of these
negotiations continue.   [NOTE: This corrects a previously published
version of this paragraph.] 

As a historical note, when CSX and NS acquired Conrail, CSX served
coordination notices that put the former Conrail and the former
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac (RF&P) properties under the former
Baltimore & Ohio agreement, with the Conrail and RF&P agreements
disappearing. Also, CSX, through a coordination agreement, previously
wiped out the former Western Maryland property agreement, which was
upheld in arbitration.

To stay informed, log on regularly to www.utu.org and sign up for
e-mail alerts on the home page.
 
May 6, 2010


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 08 May 2010

The news I heard yesterday was SCL's John Hancock hand job on CSX is
going to force this agreement even if it was voted down. Those UTU
committees that voted it down would be severely penalized. If this is
true and it happens and the UTU international doesn't allow a strike
then their finished as a union. The basic principles have been
breached. If they can no longer secure a decent contract or willing to
go the distance after the majority of voting members rejected the offer
then it's over. I just read the UTU website it doesn't look good. CSX
wants to enforce work rule changes on those committees that voted it
down but allow pay issues to be handled by the national. A lot of
double talk from the UTU. It doesn't look good. Look for a giant leap
of members to join the BLE&T. Do I hear the death toll bells for the
UTU?

NoMo and I were under the impression that like the 2007 BLE/CSX SSA if
it was rejected it would resort back to the national negotiations.


Name: Good God NOMO STFU
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 07 May 2010

Also where did you get that we would go back to national handling?  That
is not automatic like you are making it sound.  The N & D condutors have
already had notice served that they are out and will be excercising
their seniority and CSX is trying to offer them some money instead of
New York Dock protection.  

We are basically at the mercy of CSX and while wage increases might
come from national handling it might go back to the table on property,
they might cram the agreement down our throats anyway, they might ask
for it to go to arbitration.  

Get a clue.


Name: Good God NOMO STFU
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 07 May 2010

Once again NOMO what the eff are you talking about?  The only thing the
international had to do with this thing was printing an article about
it in the news letter.  Of course it was pro UTU.  This whole thing was
basically to keep the four general comittees in place, as now we are
going to have one.

No idea what you are talking about with conrail all those years ago or
what that has to do with the notice that was served on the B & O and
Conrail thus combining those general comittees also.  

Do you just type shit hoping it makes sense? 

Know your role and shut your piehole.


and to the poster before NOMO there is no where near 7500 conductors on
the L & N, A & WP, SCL and C & O.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 07 May 2010

Hey APE 1-10:

Nowhere did I say International had any thing do do with negotiating
the UTU SSA. What I did say was International was fully aware of and
tacitly approved of what District One was doing. In fact there was even
a article posted on the website about the agreement. The UTU has enough
problems with credibility without supporting a losing cause...had this
agreement passed you can bet your ass the election results would have
been plastered all over the UTU and CSX websites.

The old adage about hanging together holds true here. The four Chairmen
of the Apocalypse will all hang apart...they will get no more support
from International on this.

The dynamics up north with Conrail were substantially different than in
the south. You can overlay the CSX and NS systems and they are almost
the same. Up north overlay Conrail and you get three of a kind. It is
not unreasonable that unnecessary assets be sold or closed. Although
there may be yards in District One that are unneeded, there is nowhere
the number there was up north. In fact
I think over the last couple of years several yards have either been
closed or down graded...Pensacola comes to mind.

Now that the SSA has failed...District One reverts back to National
handling.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 06 May 2010

If those numbers are correct then 2071 trainmen voted? That's not even
30% who took the time to cast a postage paid ballot on the most
important issue they faced. That's just pure laziness. Just keep on
working paying into Railroad Retirement my checks are deposited every
first of the month. At this rate this new breed will have class 1's
paying $10 an hour within a decade. They cry over how schitty the
unions are but they don't participate. In this case the ballot came in
the mail. CSX definitely looks at this wether it was voted down or
passed they know by the numbers within a decade the new breed will let
the unions disintegrate. Good time to be retired.


Name: Good God Nomo STFU
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 06 May 2010

Nomo, the UTU sucks but get a clue about what you are talking about. 
The UTU international had nothing to do with negotiating this
agreement. The General Chairpersons withdrew from National Handling via
the District One Chairman's Association and John C Hancock of the SCL
was the ring leader.

Yeah it failed, 65 for 774 against on the L & N, 97 for and 155 against
on the C & O, 431 for and 377 against on the SCL and John C Hancock, the
ring leader in this things home territory.  The vote was 16 for 16
against on the A & WP but Hancock was caught trying to change votes so
it failed there also.

Next we will be served notice of which of the four agreements CSX will
use a New York dock section 4 cram down on us.  Either L & N (Ha!) A &
WP (no fucking way) C & O (maybe) or SCL (most likely as a reward to
Hancock).  We will find out what terminals they are trying to close
like they did up north when they got a cram down but we will get some
kind of New York dock protection but no prior rights when they combine
the seniority rosters.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 06 May 2010

Ward had to give them something positive to focus on since the recent
UTU SSA election result wasn't!

http://investors.csx.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=92932&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1422829&highlight=


Name: me
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 06 May 2010

when does the montgomery a.w.p get paid next? and do they paid every
week or every two weeks? getting transferd there and would like to know
so i can see when and how to pay my bills ....thanks in advance....and
what is the conductor gurantee pay ??


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 06 May 2010

If you got furloughed recently then you weren't very bright not to have
realised those outside schools were a waste of time. CSX quit using
those schools like AMDG at least 4-5 years ago just like the UP & BNSF
quit using a school called NARS. But some people continue to waste
their time and money then want to complain about it. These BS schools
doesn't give anyone an edge over being hired more than a person off
the street. Besides you made the choice to sign up and pay the tuition.
Is the UP hiring? They still have more people furloughed than CSX. The
few jobs that have been posted for BNSF, CN ect...are getting up to
1400 applications per job. Try Amtrak I see more openings for Asst
Conductor positions opening up. One thing those schools most likely
never mentioned/taught was furloughs which at times during a persons
early carreer can be frequent. That should be considered fraud
especially if they bragged that you would be making
$50,000-$75,000-$100,000 a year. Interesting show on PBS last night on
"Frontline" about "for-profit schools" that the recruiters pump a
person up and gaurentee you'll be the best most qualified and
corporations will roll out the red carpet with those so-called degrees.
Take your lumps wait it out or move on. No easy answers.


Name: Jay
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 05 May 2010

Sure come on out, pay close to $10,000 to go to school and learn how to
be a trainmen/ conductor. Go to work for about 6mos and be lied to by
division manager "TOM WOLFFE" about being laid off, before getting
laid off for at least 6 mos. Than, Praise the frickin lord I get called
back to work, only for about 6 months before getting laid off again. I
can understand the downfall of our economy and getting laid off. But I
cannot tolerate being lied to. If a warning would have come out, Plans
could have been made instead of oh shit, now what do I do..... By the
way any one know how to access there stock? The worst organized and
least employee friendly company, relying fellow railroaders to square
you away.... Is UP hiring?


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 05 May 2010

Tuesday May 4,02010 @ 0807...the CSX/UTU SSA is MIA...nothing on the UTU
website, nothing on the CSX website.

Anything positive would have made the front page...in this case no news
may be good news. The fact that neither the UTU or CSX has said anything
leads me to believe they're in shock. It's a matter of damage control
now for the UTU and to a lesser degree CSX...and they (their lawyers)
will take some time to reevaluate the situation.

I think this CSX/UTU SSA is dead on arrival and resuscitation is not an
option, not that they won't think about it. The UTU (International) has
too much to lose if they continue to back this unpopular agreement
proposed by 4 GC...they will cut their loses at the the 4 GC expense!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 04 May 2010

To CSX Blow,
The CSX manager and the BLE&T LC may be the best of friends. Maybe they
grew up close, or went to school in the same area, who know's what the
connection really is. I see the relationship as a step in the right
direction.

 Off the property they become somewhat equal, in expressing their
feelings. Who knows maybe they can work together, and really address
some concerns from both sides. Anytime a union person can get the
undivided attention of a manager, With no audience over a couple of
beers who knows what will happen.

It could be very dangerous for the LC, and the Manager. Same old deal
Risk VS Reward.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 04 May 2010

Hey Con 1-10:

McCant is the Division RFE for Atlanta...prior to that he was in Albany
or Selkirk. They didn't think too much of him up there and I don't
think they care all that much for him down here.

Look for his next move to be Jacksonville...I think he's a project!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 04 May 2010

CSX Blows

I think you have the wrong interpitation of fratinizing. Most companies
have such a rule it only pertains to sex. It might be unethical for the
LC and a TM to be friends but it's not against any corporate rule. If
your BLE(T) division have problems with this then they need to be
addressed at the union meeting. I would consider this a problem if
it's true instead of just shanty rumors. The LC can be asked to step
down or be voted out by the members. The VLC will temporarily take over
the responsibilities till another election for LC can take place. An
emergency election for a new LC must take place if there is more than 6
months left in the term of office which elections just took place last
November. Before making an arse out of ones self they better have their
facts straight. Gossip mongers have excisted on the railroads forever
rule of thumb take everything with a grain of salt till it's proven.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 03 May 2010

Does anyone know if this McCant guy or whoever he is, has sex with his
rule book?  This man was a real piece of work and needs to get a life
instead of pointing out the most minor of things wrong.  I see now that
management only points out what is wrong instead of pats on the back. 
Good greif this asshole is a real piece of shit


Name: CSX Blow
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 03 May 2010

JSmith: Im not supprised at these statements you make! CSX Management
sucks. The new management they have has the IQ of nomore than a chesse
burger. 
 One of the managers in transportation came from Waycross to Pensacola
Florida and he is a snake in the grass. He, and the BLE&T local
chairman go on vacation together and visit over at each others houses.
I belive that is against CSX code of ethics. Company officials are not
to fratinize with union empoyees ESPECIALLY the dang local
chairman...LOL..He is supposed to be working for me because afterall
that's why I pay him almost 130$ a month. The money this company could
make is endless if they employees could come to work and do their jobs
without having to look over their shoulders and not worry about getting
fired for the simple things in life.

 CREW MANAGEMENT: You guys need to work on your phone manners! You have
the worst manners out of anyone on this whole railroad. I've talked to
bill collectors who have better phone mannerisims than you people. Its
just common courtisy! If you don't want to be there then go find
another job. There are others out there who would love to have your
jobs. Just because the previous person you talked to was rude to you
does'nt mean you have to have a piss poor attitude the rest of the
night. In these economic times there would be a line around the
building for your position so you people need to get a grip on reality
and grow up!


Name: Be happy in your work
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 03 May 2010

Did you know that=== Todd Novak ===is planing to come back to work , at
collinwood yard . this skum bag was the BLE treasurer in cleveland ,and
was convited for stealing money from his brothers and union people . He
stated all he was doing was using for a while and planed to pay it back
. sounds like every other embeleser , i would like to see what union
local is going to take him back ?????   do not let ====Todd Novak===
back !!!!!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 03 May 2010

Sandy, can you be more specific?

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Name: Sandy
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 29 April 2010

This is a very serious state of affairs. Isn't anyone overseeing what
is going on in the Selkirk area?


Name: Nazi Hunter
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 30+ years
Posted: 01 May 2010

Very interesting article that might change Nazi Safety Programs 


April 29, 2010
Massey offering each family $3M, miner's daughter says
The daughter of one of 29 men killed in a West Virginia coal mine
explosion says owner Massey Energy is offering each family a $3 million
settlement.
By The Associated Press
Advertiser

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Massey Energy is offering $3 million to each of
the families of 29 men killed in an explosion at its Upper Big Branch
coal mine in West Virginia, the daughter of one of the victims said
Thursday.

The offer came a week earlier when Massey officials visited the family,
said Michelle McKinney, daughter of Benny Ray Willingham. McKinney said
other families have received the same offer.

Massey did not immediately respond to calls seeking comment.

The widow of William Griffith has already filed a wrongful death
lawsuit, while the mother of Adam Morgan has won a court order
preserving relevant records and potential evidence from the disaster.
The April 5 explosion -- the nation's worst coal mining disaster in 40
years -- also has prompted legal action by several current and former
shareholders.

McKinney isn't interested in settling.

"Nope,'' she said. "My dad didn't have a price tag on him. Don
Blankenship don't have enough money to pay me.''

Massey CEO Blankenship is among the highest paid executives in the coal
industry. McKinney said she would like to take every penny he has.

"Maybe it'll save somebody else's life,'' she said.

On Monday, Richmond, Va.-based Massey laid out a financial package that
it said would free the families from ever worrying about money.

Among other things, Massey said families would receive five times the
miner's annual pay as life insurance benefits and an additional
payment to surviving spouses. The offer also would include health
coverage both for surviving spouses and dependent children, and four
years' worth of college or vocational education at any accredited
school in West Virginia for those children.

Director Robert 'Doc' Foglesong said accepting those benefits would
not prevent a family from pursuing any legal claims.

Federal and state investigators suspect the explosion was caused by a
combination of methane gas and combustible coal dust. Toxic gases have
kept them from entering the mine. Officials say tests showing the
presence of acetylene and ethylene, gases not normally found in an
underground work environment, suggest a fire may be burning somewhere.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 April 2010

New Solution to unsafe workplaces.   

http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2010/04/19/109096.htm



CSX can throw the young and dumb management to the wolves.

WRONG!!!!!!!

Shareholders will be looking at Safety in a different way.


http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/resource_news/massey_board_faces_lawsuit_from_shareholders.html


Looks like a Great New Game Plan


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 April 2010

Hey RRJ:

Thanks...that explains it. I probably knew that but forgot.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 30 April 2010

NoMo

It's based on 4 General Committees those on Conrail in the Northeast
corridor in NY, NJ, Mass ect..maintained their independence from the
other railroads that make up CSX. Those Conrail engineers in Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Illinios were mergered into GCA's with the
B&O, L&N ect.... Only those in the Northeast got the chance to vote as
Conrail which their General chairmen refused to negotiate an
on-property SSA.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 April 2010

Hey RRJ:

I don't remember. Did the Conrail engineers vote separately or did the
vote as part on the northern group with the B&O etc?


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 29 April 2010

NoMo

It's all or nothing. That's why it's called a single system
agreement. No more C&O, SCL, B&O ect....everyone will work under one
contract. The BLE wasn't and still isn't a true single system
agreement because the former Conrail in the Northeast corridor opted
out. If you remember recently CSX announced they were consolidating
terminals moving those in the NE corridor down to Ohio ect...once that
occurs those engineers will fall under the SSA. Their old working
agreements will be void.


Name: Sandy
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 29 April 2010

This is a very serious state of affairs. Isn't anyone overseeing what
is going on in the Selkirk area?


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 29 April 2010

Hey C&O Joe:

I have a question concerning your post regarding the CSX/UTU SSA.

You said it looks like it would pass on the SCL and A&WP and fail on
the L&N an C&O.

I read the proposed agreement and didn't see or remember seeing any
thing concerning a split vote...that is what happens if it does indeed
pass on the A&WP and SCL and fails on the L&N and C&O; can the carrier
implement the agreement on the A&WP and SCL or is it all or nothing?


Name: jsmith
E-mail: 
Employed as: Engine repair, for 1-10 years
Posted: 28 April 2010

I posted some info on here about several employee having to testify in
front of the Federal Grand jury a week or so ago about the harassament
and intimidation of injured employee. I have heard several indictments
were handed down on CSX, I have looked several times on here to see if
there was any response to the info I posted but there wasnt. I figured
you guys would be happy about some info like this. In 2008 in Waycross
every manager had been fired, demoted or told they had to go somewhere
else. They were caught signing off work packets and working on
locomotives in the ready field(doing 92 day work), so in other words
there were bribing employees with overtime pay to sign off the work. An
employee was injured and they let him sit in the safety office for
almost a year without reporting his injury, threatened to fire him if
he reported, allowed other employees to harrass him and they would not
let him go in the office without an escort. They sent Chuck Arwood to
take over for the plant manager they fired. Chuck would hide in the
parking lot trying to catch people leaving early, he would also try to
enter peoples vehicles. Ethics was called, someone came and took the
DVR storage device for the video cameras because Chuck was caught on it
pulling on door handels of employees vehicles. There were alot of
injuries after Chuck took over, one person was fired because he put the
worng date on the injury report and his friend lied and said he didnt
fall, The guy had to have a disc replaced. CSX is a bad place to work,
I suggest we the employee's hold them accountable by filing complaints
and lawsuits. We need to keep a close eye on management and document
everything and start standing up to them. Someone posted some
information about the RCO operator that was killed on the CSX message
board on Yahoo finance and it was removed.


Name: C&O JOE
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 27 April 2010

A friend of mine in WV went to Memphis, TN for treatment about 5 years
ago. Yes Nomo the votes will be counted on April 30th but I'll just
tell you know, it's not going to pass on the L&N or the C&O. It is
looking like it will pass on the SCL and A&WP though.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 April 2010

April 26th...isn't the vote on the CSX/UTU SSA suppose to be finished
on April 30th?

Heard a lot of talk when it was released...not much since!


Name: slack action
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years
Posted: 26 April 2010

Sara,  It will probably be in Knoxville, TN....They send just about
everyone from the transportation industry there. CSX uses it for just
about every employee from the south.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 26 April 2010

Sara

The individual can go to any rehab that Blue Cross/Blue Shield
insurance covers. Is this a personal choice to seek help? A person can
do this without the railroads knowledge (the preferred method). We do
have a right to privacy. If CSX and the Employee Assistance Program
(EAP) gets involved then it becomes another issue. If the CSX EAP finds
out then the individual is classified high risk and put under mandated 5
years of random alcohol/drug testing. Which is an embarrassment to the
individual because the notification of testing is done at work with
their co-workers present. If the individual was found intoxicated on
CSX property then they have a "one time" chance to straighten their
life out with a bypass on a Rule G violation and will be taken out of
service for evaluation and treatment then placed under the 5 years of
random testing. I'm the Operation Redblock chairmen in my BLE(T)
division. More information would be helpful.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 25 April 2010

Sara

They can end up anywhere in the network of ReHabs contracted.

I am not sure on visitations.    Look for 5 years of hell 

Never make that mistake again unless you are related to someone in the

high up club.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 20-30 years
Posted: 25 April 2010

Good Evening,

Could someone please tell me where a CSX employee from Virginia would
be sent for alcohol treatment? What might he expect? Will he be allowed
contact with family members? I sincerely appreciate any information you
could provide.

Thanks,
Sara


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 25 April 2010

I find this amusing...
    
  
   
CSX readies for terrorist threats 

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- CSX's vice president for public safety and
environment said the greatest threat to the company's rail system are
terrorist attacks on passenger train that use its rails, according to
the Journal of Commerce.
 
Howard R. Elliot told a Senate subcommittee hearing on surface
transportation security that the company has created 149 "save
havens" on its lines where Amtrak trains could stop about about 30
miles apart to unload passengers or take care of them. He said about 8
million passengers travel on the company's railways. 

Elliot said CSX has the only U.S. freight railroad police department to
be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement
Agencies. The company's police force consists of a rapid response
teams consisting of special agents, explosive-detection and tactical
specialists, hazardous material engineers and medical support
personnel. 

The larger issue at play here are the increased costs railroads have to
take on as the nation pushes for more passenger service on their
railways. 

(The preceding report by Mark Szakonyi was published April 23, 2010, by
the Jacksonville Business Journal.) 
 
April 23, 2010 



The biggest terrorist threat is because AMTRAK runs passenger trains
on CSX's lines. And because CSX has built 149 "save havens" at
great
expense to protect AMTRAK passengers the Government has pushed on
them.

Then he cuts to the chase...increased cost and how about helping us
out. Well now, were the "save havens" mandated or did CSX build these
on speculation?

Hey Howard, CSX has had "save havens" for years...they're called 
"shanties" or "shacks" and they're about 30 switches apart in CSX
yards. They didn't protect Melinda Carter from terrorists and neither
did CSX's Police!


Name: T
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 25 April 2010

Woman killed by train in work-related incident
April 24, 2010 10:05 AM | 1 Comment 
A veteran CSX Corporation employee who a family member says was on the
company's safety committee was struck and killed by a locomotive
Friday evening as she was working at the company's yard in south
suburban Riverdale.

Melinda Carter, 37, of the 10200 block of South State Street in
Chicago, was pronounced dead at 7:25 p.m. at Ingalls Memorial Hospital
in Harvey, according to a spokeswoman for the Cook County medical
examiner's office. 

Carter, a veteran train conductor for CSX, was killed when she was
pitched out of a locomotive, according to her brother, David Carter.

Melinda Carter had worked for CSX for about 11 years, her brother said,
and was a member of the company's safety committee. "It's not like
she was a novice, not by a long shot," David Carter said.

Carter was struck about 7 p.m. as she was conducting routine switching
operations while cars were being moved preparing them for delivery,
said CSX Corporation spokesman Gary Sease. Carter was struck by a
locomotive on the company's grounds near 134th Street and Ashland
Avenue, Sease said. 

"Our thoughts and prayers are with her family," Sease said. An
investigation is ongoing and company officials have been at the site
all night investigating, he said.

While specifics of the incident remained sketchy Saturday morning,
David Carter said his sister was moving a locomotive that had recently
been put back in commission after having mechanical problems "when
something went wrong."

She was thrown out of the front of the locomotive, which then rolled
over her, David Carter said.

"She enjoyed her work, and was always telling her co-workers 'Safety
first,' " David Carter said.

CSX is based out of Jacksonville, Fla., according to the company's Web
site and is listed as a transportation company that provides rail-based
services.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 April 2010

Ethics class? Last time anyone at management level with CSX mentioned
ethics was in '01. John Snow was CEO and I remember getting a brochure
just before the holidays regarding ethics...like John Snow knew anything
about ethics!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 24 April 2010

What a stupid arse story. An ex-official recertifying is screwing a
female conductor while her engineer husband is running the train. 1)
that's considered consenual sex if the engineer husband permitted it
2) the engineer husband if he was a man would of been justified to
throw the person off the train literally at max authorized speed when
it was suggested 3) dude go back to writing fairy tales for Hustler or
Penthouse. Give me a break. That some dip wad has people so scared
they'll do anything. What are ya'll a bunch of whimps in Indiana? As
for the union anyone can be turned down for membership. Every
application is voted on by the members present at union meetings. But I
guess seeing not to many go to meetings they wouldn't know that fact.


Name: Doe
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 23 April 2010

Pete, You are right.

How many members from BOTH unions has Danny put on the street, or
fired?  How many lives has Danny ruined with his lies while a CSX
company officer?  How much money have both unions spent defending their
members, who were innocent, and yet found guilty by CSX based upon Danny
Spencer's word as a company officer?  How much money has BRCF, and the
UTU insurance plan paid out, based upon the LIES Danny Spencer charged
our union members with.

David Brown made all of us T&E employees go through an ethics class
this month.  CSX management wasted our time telling all employees how
CSX company officers were going to be held accountable for their
actions with reguards to the CSX Ethics policy.  

Brown wants to talk the talk about how things have changed for the
better, now that Ingram is gone, but when given the chance to walk the
walk, and talk the talk in reguards to Danny Spencer, Brown cowers and
sends Danny back into the ranks of the same employees that he screwed
over in more ways than one. 

Does anyone know if Brown or the Union is going to hold former CSX
Company Officer, Danny Spencer accountable for his theft of money from
CSX?  What about for Danny's lack of moral charcter while a company
officer?  How about the lies that he told in countless investigations
that were held against our union brothers and sisters.  Is Brown going
to do the right thing, and over turn the investigations that Danny
participated in?  Is the union going to appeal the investigation that
Danny participated in on behalf of its members?  Is Brown going to
clear the employees records that have marks on them, due to Danny's
lies while he moved up the company ladder? Is the union going to ask
that the company clear the employees records that were wrongfully
charged.  Shouldn't they both work together to clean up the mess that
Danny created?  After all Danny was a company officer, and is currently
a BLE member.  We pay dues every month, and it would be nice to see our
union's leadership to grow a set of balls, and climb out from under
Brown's desk and defend us? 

One has to wonder why Brown wasted his time, and all of ours printing
up a worthless blue document, and forcing all of the T&E employees
to sit with management while they LIED to us telling us how things were
going to be better now that Ingram has left, and how members of
management was going to be held accountable for ethics.  When push
cames to shove, Danny got shoved out the door of management, and into
the BLE's arms in Garrott, and now he works out of Lafayette, Indiana.
Now that Danny is the BLE's problem, how are OUR unions going to work
with the company to solve it?

Danny Spencer is a worthless piece of shit.  His actions as a company
officer should be a point of embarrassment for this company.  For the
BLE to willingly allow Danny Spencer to become a member in good
standing, after what he personally has done to both union's members,
is nothing short of disgusting.  Where is the moral's clause in
membership?

Rick Finamore, grow a pair of balls and demand that David Brown live up
to what he wrote in his little blue pamplet about management being
accountable under the ethics policy.  

HOLD DANNY SPENCER ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS ACTIONS AS A CSX COMPANY
OFFICER.  CLEAR THE RECORDS OF ALL THOSE THAT DANNY WRONGFULLY CHARGED,
OR HEARINGS WHERE DANNY WAS INVOLVED IN WHILE HE WAS A COMPANY OFFICER.
If Brown fails to do this, ask yourself, and your union representation,
is this a violation of the CSX Ethic's policy?  If you feel it is, call
the ethics hotline on Brown.  After all, failure to do so, could result
in YOU knowing of an ethics violation, and not reporting it.  Don't
get yourself charged, charge Brown, before he charges you, like Danny
did to us union members.


Name: Pete
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 23 April 2010

Danny is working out of Lafayette on the conductor's extra board.  

Danny couldn't cut it as an engineer in Garrot, so he put in for a
flow back, and went to Lafayette.  

According to several guys at Garrott, the reason they're upset with
Danny is because he was screwing a female conductor on the 2nd unit
while her husband ran the engine during his recert.  Talk was something
about Danny threatening both the male engineer, and the female conductor
with their jobs if he didn't get what he wanted from the female.  Danny
abused his position as a company officer to get what he wanted from
people.  (Someone from Garrott, close to what happened needs to clarify
the story for all of us)  

Danny made it clear to everyone that was going into an investigation
against him, that the company would always believe him over the
employees, because according to the CSX Ethics policy, Company
Officers, don't lie.

Danny maybe keeping his head low while in Lafayette, and enjoying his
BLE membership.  If I were a member of the BLE in Lafayette, I'd
consider switching membership.  Would you want to be a member of
anything Danny Spencer is a member of?  It doesn't say much for the
BLE to have a known sexist, racist, and a man that couldn't tell the
truth if his life depended upon it in their ranks.  Doesn't the union
have a morals clause?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 22 April 2010

Spencer marked up on cond ex-board Lafayette In.


Name: who
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 21 April 2010

where does the Montgomery awp run ?


Name: jsmith45
E-mail: 
Employed as: Engine repair, for 1-10 years
Posted: 21 April 2010

Several employees from Waycross had to testify in front of a Federal
Grand jury two weeks ago. I believe some indictments were handed down
on CSX. All this stems to the harassment and intimidation of injured
employees. One was fired a while back because he put the wrong date on
the injury report and the witness was at fault for his injury and he
lied on the poor guy to save his job. I think the guy that got hurt had
to have a disc replaced in his back. I hope CSX gets what they deserve
from the grand jury.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 April 2010

Hey Friend:

I thought I read he was headed to Indianapolis. He could be in
Hattiesburg in sex rehab or in the CSX scumbag protection program!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 10-20 years
Posted: 20 April 2010

So does anyone know where that scumball Danny Spencer has landed?  

Union Man


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 19 April 2010

NoMo

I got one heck of a deal at JR Cigars a few weeks ago. On JR's weekly
online Dutch auction I bid and won a box of 20 Partagas Limited Reserve
Decadas for $111.25 which sell for $370.00 locally at Havana's and
$299.00 at JR'S. One of my favorites more than a Cohiba. Now if
America would just get over this embargo bullschidt we could smoke the
real deal Cuban's instead of the Dominicans. Till that happens I'll
just sneek a few every now and then across from Canada.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 19 April 2010

Hey RRJ:

Time to break out the bottle of Santiago, a Robaina and fire up in
memory of a master.

     http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36621670/ns/business/

Nothing like a Rum cocktail to set the tone for the day!


Name: slack action
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years
Posted: 18 April 2010

Either way he spells "maybe" wrong everytime.  (mabey)... He does not
seem to be very educated.  It is the "me, me" generation.  Oh well, I
have learned alot from old heads.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 18 April 2010

Hey American Worker:

The only jerk off around here is you. You're probably rubbing one off
right now. I doubt you ever did an honest days work in you life let
alone be in a union...unless you're talking about the student union.
Father and two uncles retired from the railroad...bull shit.
5'11'', 250 LBS. covered in tats...don't you mean zits? Of course
with your anger management issues they could be prison tats which would
explain the weight training a hand to hand combat training!

Now go over to Oregon and watch a few roll by...I bet it'll make your
thingy twitch! Then you can come back and regale us with your
vast railroad knowledge.

Here's your chance, CSX is hiring a diesel mechanic in Toledo and with
a Father and two Uncles former railroaders and your union experience,
you're a shoo in...just remember, no one likes sticky tools!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 18 April 2010

NoMo

Let the kid have his fun. If it makes him feel better that's alright.
If he gets out of control we'll put him in the corner for a time out.
I'm still trying to figure out who is RJJ?


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 17 April 2010

Who is RJJ? I'm glad it's not me.


Name: american worker
E-mail: 
Employed as: Car repair, for 1-10 years
Posted: 17 April 2010

NOMO   your way wrong there little dude.  And it looks like you are
kissing the right ass on here to get no where.  What a jerk off. Sounds
like you are trying for a merit badge with RJJ the "know it all"
manorailroader. My point stands firm and by the way you are boring the
hell out of me so go play with your tonka toys. Sounds lime you want to
be a RJJ yourself. Mabey you can tell us how rich and famous you and
your stocks are too? Mabey even tell us how great a RR you are.  Ok,
RJJ make a comeback railgod.  What is a foamer? sounds like like you
are foaming over RJJ and want to be his little buddy. bye bye. I am
going back to my working class life so dont bother causde I wont
respond to a idiot like you. Keep on kissing RJJ ass


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 17 April 2010

Hey RRJ:

I wouldn't waste my time arguing with a foamer. Over the last 5 or 6 
weeks you have been addressed by:

American Worker
Union 
RRJ 300+
Bustout
Bonus
Conan
Support unions, and 
Wasted my time with the unions...

In descending order.

You're the most popular guy on the site.
As dumb as I am...I bet they are the same chump foamer!

I think he started on me, after I questioned him but he quit after
after he was told differently.

Maintain your focus...there are more important things that need 
discussion!

Hey Webbie, am I wrong?


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 17 April 2010

Idiot

That was a lot of issues out of my one paragraph. We weren't any
different than you are today. Starting out we didn't have anything it
took years to acquire. Something your generation doesn't seem to
understand. Maybe because your mommy believed in time outs instead of a
good old fashioned arse whooping. Not all of your generation is like you
but a good percentage appear to have been spoiled. You fall in the
latter catagory. I don't care wether a person gets furloughed I know
that it's part of the job only time and seniority stops it. I know
it's not the end of the world furloughs weed out those who aren't
dedicated. No sympathy here.


Name: American worker
E-mail: 
Employed as: Car repair, for 1-10 years
Posted: 17 April 2010

stop crying about your god dam stocks i am sick of hearing about it RJJ.
 You baby boomers 55 plus yrs old only care about your selfs and not the
anyone else. You cry about perscription plans and want more  and more
given to you and after retirment you cry baby boomers become
republicans but two yrs before you were democrats when it protected
your jobs. Now you dont want the younger generation to have anything.
You cry babys had the entire world handed to you by your WWII vet
fathers and you ruined it.  You guys cry cry and cry baby all of the
time. When you were working it was never good enough then when some
younger guys coming up need union protection and your help you just
treat them like shit.  RJJ 30 plus yrs shut the hell up.  baby boomers
could walk down the street and get any job they want and that was never
good enough, now all of a sudden you guys are retiring and have left the
entire country in a wreck from your greed. 2 brand new trucks, a Harley,
a $350K house, five rental propertys, ect ect what a list. You have left
your kids and the younger people with nothing. Just look at the bush
administration he was is a baby boomer.  55 plus people neeed to go the
local nursing home and stop getting in the way of progress and shut the
hell up. You people are 65 plus now and acting like you have to make
plans for the next 30 yrs????  And you guys think everything you own is
better than anyone younger. RJJ is a greedy prick who carrys a mirror
around with him to look at his vanity everyday. All glory is
fleeting....................   Hey RJJ take your stocks and shove em' 
By the way it was baby boomers who started the drug trade, war
protesting ect ect. Sure some went o Vietnam but that was for one year
we are serving three and four tours with no work when we come home.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 17 April 2010

Hey RRJ:

CSX did have a great first quarter compared to last year...so will all
the other RRs as will almost all other public companies. Last year they
all had a lousy year because of the economy. 

Most companies report first quarter results starting the second week of
April. I think the UP reports on 4/22. Compared to last year they all
will report stellar results. All companies reporting positive results
should get a bump. The market is up 130 points since Monday, 
most of this is based on positive earnings reported so far.

However, I really think a better comparison of a company's quarterly
operating results is comparing them to the first quarter 2008. You
really need to compare apples to apples...last year was a turnip!

Give it a couple of weeks and profits will be taken and the prices will
settle back down to a more reasonable level. The insider trading
activity will also be intense! The real problem occurs when any market
expands too rapidly and the fundamentals aren't there to support the
stock price...eventually it will correct itself and if it is too hot
it'll collapse. We all know what happens then...and it ain't good!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 17 April 2010

NoMo

After looking at railroad stock prices this morning the NS & UP both
have increased significantly. This isn't just a CSX fluke. NS has
always been at least $5 more per share than CSX which after yesterdays
closing it confirms an across the board increase. Since Buffett bought
BNSF the stock price isn't mentioned anymore along with the other
class 1's. Last year when the board of director war's on CSX occured
it has changed CSX outlook there are board members now who have 25+
years railroad experience.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 16 April 2010

Here is the banner and first paragraph from the press release CSX made
concerning their first quarters earnings on 4/13/10:


CSX Announces 22% Increase in First Quarter Earnings Per Share from
Continuing Operations
 
--Year-Over-Year Highlights: -- Record performance in employee safety
-- Revenue increases 11% to nearly $2.5 billion -- Operating income
increases 21% to $634 million -- Operating ratio improves 230 basis
points to 74.5% 
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 13, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --CSX
Corporation (NYSE: CSX) today announced first quarter earnings per
share from continuing operations of $306 million, or 78 cents per
share, versus $254 million, or 64 cents per share, in the same period
last year. This represents a 22 percent year-over-year improvement in
earnings per share from continuing operations.

This looks impressive compared to the prior year. 

Here's the banner and first paragraph from the press release CSX made
concerning their first quarter earning on 4/14/09:


CSX Announces First Quarter Results
 
--First Quarter Highlights: - Safety and service levels remain strong -
Productivity and right-sizing actions delivering cost savings - Earnings
per share of 62 cents, operating income of $522 million
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 14, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ --
CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) today announced first quarter earnings of
$246 million, or 62 cents a share, versus $351 million, or 85 cents per
share, last year. Excluding 5 cents per share from an equity earnings
adjustment in the first quarter of 2008, comparable earnings per share
declined 23 percent. (See table below for reconciliation of quarter
items to reported numbers.) 


Now here's the banner and first paragraph from the press release
CSX made concerning their first quarter earning made on 4/15/2008. 

CSX Reports 63 Percent Increase in Earnings Per Share
 
First Quarter Highlights: - Record first quarter operating income and
revenues - Record first quarter operating ratio of 77 percent -
Industry leading service and safety performance
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 15, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX
News Network/ -- CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) today reported first
quarter earnings of $351 million, or 85 cents per share, versus $240
million, or 52 cents per share, last year. This represents a 63 percent
improvement in earnings per share over last year. 
First quarter results included 5 cents per share from a non-cash equity
earnings adjustment this year and 2 cents per share from insurance
recoveries last year. On a comparable basis, excluding these items,
first quarter EPS was up 60 percent from a year ago. (See table below
for reconciliation of quarter items to reported numbers.) 


A fairer comparison of results would be the first quarter 2010/2008
in my opinion. You might also note the restatement of earnings for the
first quarter from $246 million in 2009 to $254 million in 2010.

There's no such thing as bad publicity!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 16 April 2010

Hey RRJ:

It use to be called Day Trading when guys like us jumped in made a
quick buck and got out. If you happened to have millions it was called
speculation. Prior to the advent of Day Trading the market was much
more stable. Day Trading didn't really exist until after the financial
markets were deregulated back in the 80s.

Perhaps, when the the short term capital gains tax increase at the end
of the year, unless extended, some stability will return, but I doubt
it. 

The stock market is still the best vehicle to wealth but it should be
considered a long term investment.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 16 April 2010

Hey Lloyd:

I didn't say HSR wouldn't work...I just don't see HSR and freight
coexisting on the same track. First and foremost, I think there are far
too many grade crossing and speed restrictions to deal with. Secondly,
far too many line blockages because of maintenance or derailments.
Anyway, you get the idea.

For HSR to be truly effective there will have to be a separate
infrastructure, with no or very limited grade crossing. The Acela which
runs from DC to Boston has a top speed of 150 MPH but averages only
about 75 MPH. The Acela is a snail compared to other HSR systems. Also,
there has to be multiple trains between cities daily.

Passenger rail can compete with air travel effectively, especially on
short and mid range runs. 

I think the $8 billion the administration has proposed for HSR is just
a drop in bucket. It's a start but there is a long way to go and years
before we get there!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 16 April 2010

NoMo

The stock market is very vulnerable an unsettling. Look at CSX stock
yesterday up 4.09% at 55.46. That is unrealistic. Today or tommorrow
people will sell bringing it back down to where it should be. As long
as this practice of short selling continues their will be no stability.
This quick buck attitude is hurting us. Those who got in early are in it
for the long haul this won't affect us. Like everything in life being
at the right place at the right time is what counts.


Name: slack action
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years
Posted: 15 April 2010

Amtrak has priority over all CSX trains.  Z trains ( which are foreign
line trains) Do not have any priority at all.  I have seen in some
cases where a hot UPS train or juice train might run ahead of the Auto
train just because the run the same speed.  But in just about every
case the Amtrak will take priority over any train.  When the railroad
is in a total mess ( weather, dogged trains, yards clogged up, broken
rails, etc )  a dispr will sometimes treat Amtrak as just like any
another train, this is so they can clean up the railroad.  This
situation is very rare.


Name: union
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 15 April 2010

You guys are funny as HELL!  I love the train "humor" on here! Come on
lets not fight, "cant we all just get along" O man that is a bad one
ah! I hate that saying. As far as high speed rail is conserned just
take a look at Trains mag or the RR press. I know I know you guys are
seasoned proffesionals and wont read "rail fan" mags, but trust me
you will become very  informed.  I would hope Amtrack can make it back
with all the money that it is going to be getting. And yes high speed
rail is a good "thing" as long as American jobs are created.  It
would connect us nicely such as Europe ect.  There is huge debate over
Amtrack right now and what they are going to do. It will be of interest
to see how the class 1 RRs handle the extra load if Amtrack brings back
all of the passanger trains they want and the public wants. They also
need new equipment such as dinner cars, sleepers ect. Just recently a
CSX freight train lost a door off of a box car and it struck the tops
of several Amtrack cars and tore into the dinner car exposing crtical
material. We should concentrate on Amtrack here becuse that is where
high speed rail will need to start.  The class 1 RRs, which you guys
work for are going to be a PARKING LOT out there! Dispatchers are
having a daily heart attack while the train crews are pissed off like
crazy while they wait for AMtrack trains which seem to have priortiy
over all other train traffic. Correct me here RRJ but do they have
priorty over Z trains such as well car or intermodal trains? One CSX
dispatcher recently was quoted as saying trains trains everywhere and
no where to put them. Amtrack seems to be gaining priority over
standard RR frieght such as coal, grain, and general merchandise trains
ect. Hey RRJ does Amtrack pay the class 1 RRs? Not to sound stupid here
but do they have to pay to operate on these rails or and who owns
Amtrack?  Take care my friend.  Also my dad told me at one point CSX
was going to take out the "hump" and move it closer to the Arrival
yard or as they say rival yard? Mabey that is why CSX uses the old
Conrail Stanley yard. It is busy as hell, but the tracks looks real
bad. A lot of it looks like wet nooddles!


Name: Lloyd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years
Posted: 15 April 2010

Please stop this stupid spat with RRJ.  He's not going to bend and
neither are you so can you girls just stop bickering altogether?

Nomo, I disagree that high speed rail can't work here.  Why couldn't
it?  You would have more delays on freight but you would still be able
to operate the railroad effeciently, especially if you add a third
track in some areas for heavy traffic.  If airlines think they are in
competition with the railroads they will drop their prices.  There
really is no competition there but if high speed rail picks up, we
better up the security fast.  I see idiots all over the tracks all the
time and we would need a major overhaul to keep trespassers away..and
foamers.


Name: RJJ 300 yrs on the RR
E-mail: 
Employed as: Crew Dispatcher, for 10-20 years
Posted: 15 April 2010

Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 April 2010



Yardmaster to Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 April 2010  over  Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 April 2010  yardmaster dont bother me right now I am
enjoying my stock report and by the way can you have a crew van come
down here and pick me up I dont want to have to walk 20 ft to the yard
office becuse I am reading my privilaged stock reports and bragging to
the remote crews who are actualy working that I am the best I am the
best i am the best, me me me me. I dont have to egt my new boots dirty
give me give me give me!!!!  Conductor to Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 April 2010  over, you are on the ground down here and have
"puddled" the rail again!!!!  This is it I am bumping onto another
job with a "good" crew over.  Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 April 2010  over there is no train on the ground within 100
miles of here and I am the best engineer ever, no one can match my
skill over.  Conductor the road foreman wants to see you as does the
trainmaster, by the way your stock reports are all over the ground
too!LOL LOL. Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 April 2010 over  Listen I just spilled my hot coffee into my
crotch, dropped my copy of hustler mag, lost my keys to my Mercedees
S-600 and cant get the locomotive to move and I just flodded the
toilet!  Call the shop crew I have the best stock reports better than
you and I have more money than you me me me over.  By the way is this a
remote or a scooter?  It wont move not even my stock reports and
greatness can get it to move the tires wont go over    Conductor  
listen idiot that is a locomotive and it does not have tires over Name:
RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 April 2010 over can i drive it on the ties over........ 
Silence..............


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 15 April 2010

Hey RRJ:

First, let me see where to start...the railroads are indeed the
lifeline of America...they are what made America great. They allowed
us to develop our industrial base that led to the most powerful economy
in the world. Not unlike the steel or paper industries the RRs have sat
on their laurels for decades allowing their infrastructure to
deteriorate and technology to lag.

The reasons high speed passenger service is successful in Europe and
Asia is distance and Government subsidies. In America the distances
between cities are greater, particularly west of the Mississippi and
the infrastructure isn't there...I personally don't think true high
speed passenger rail and freight can coexist on the same road.

As far as the restrictions on striking...the Government knows if they
strike and it lasts more than a week or two, it would lead to  economic
and civil chaos and the Government's ultimate collapse.

I totally agree the airlines are cutting their own throats with all the
BS charges...it's like getting your oil changed for $19.95 and then you
get a hazardous disposal fee of $5.00...just charge me $24.95! Because
of BS like that and ridiculous security our Government subjects us to I
refuse to fly commercial airlines. Ultimately, I think you will see the
domestic airline industry consolidated down to two carriers, one
domestic and one international and nationalized to compete with foreign
carriers

The fact that Obama and Bush had to resort to making recess
appointments shows just how ineffective our representatives are and why
there is gridlock in Washington. Hopefully, with a full NMB we will
begin to see some more even handed awards. 

In regard to stock, I firmly believe that stock price in a public
company should be based on past performance, future prospects and
stability...not hype! If a company is sound, people will buy their
stock. In a free market, the stock will set it's own price. Although
public relations has always been part of business and analysts have
provided a valuable service to investors; the trend over the last 20
years of spinning results proves troubling to me. True that hype helps
the stock price on the upside, it hurts the price on the down side.
When the market tanked in Oct.'08 it was over bought as was the
housing market. In both cases hype was a major contributor, the other
culprit was greed. We are still years away from fully recovering and
seem to have embarked down the same path again.

Oh, by the way...you know that little disclaimer about forward looking
statements you see at the bottom of public company's press
releases...thank Enron, that's their contribution!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 1-10 years
Posted: 15 April 2010

http://www.railwayage.com/breaking-news/american-made-in-china-high-speed-trains.html

RRJ:

I too would love to see this happen here. But, after reading this
article, I am uncomfortable with the thought of Chinese equipment and
personnel operating on our existing and future rail network.  Call me
suspicious, but I don't like that idea from a National Security
standpoint, nor do I like American jobs being sacrificed for employees
of the Chinese Government.  They have taken enough of our jobs already
in the last 30 years.  It is past time for us to stop growing an empire
at the expense of our own country.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 15 April 2010

NoMo

CSX it's a railroad stock. Railroads are the lifeline of America.
Cities like NYC, LA, Chicago ect...depend on railroads to bring in
necessary goods. They can't be compared to ENRON which was nothing but
a sham they hauled no goods they provided nothing it was all
speculation. CSX could do better no arguement on that one. Why do you
think the federal goverment restricts railroad unions from striking?
Because we could cripple the economy of this country. I look for
passenger rail ridership to increase if high speed rail comes about.
The airline industry is doing themselves in by placing extra charges
like claimed baggage their even thinking about charging for carry-ons.
It's about time America wakes up we are the only civilized country
that doesn't have high speed rail. It's long over due. Obama just
appointed a full arbitration panel something we haven't had in almost
a decade. Obama made the appointment while congress was out of session
which is not unusual. Bush did the same more than any other president
he appointed people 15 times while congress was out of session.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 April 2010

I hope you're some little kid. I'd hate to think someone with your
childish mentality would actually work on the railroad. Anyway keep it
up it's amusing but funny doesn't last forever a good jokester knows
when to end it.


Name: bustout
E-mail: 
Employed as: Crew Dispatcher, for 10-20 years
Posted: 14 April 2010

Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 April 2010
   

Dispatcher to RRJ Q911  are you on the ground there over?  RRJ to yard
master no there is no train within 100 miles of here on the ground
over? dispatcher?  RRJ LISTEN to me sonny you are on the ground all
over back there, your EOD is in front of your train and the last car is
the first car over? RRJ dispatch restricted approach over RRJ
waakkkeeeeee uppppppp  you just ran a red block over? RRJ dispatch that
was not a red block there are no red blocks within one hundred miles of
here over!? RRJ to yard master over? yard master over?  RRJ   my stocks
are realy going through the roof now over? I am in run 8 and she is not
moving but it looks like someone is welding out there over? yard master
thats your train on the ground and the rail chewing up dummy over? RRJ,
listen i have over 30 plus yrs experience out here and there is no
train on the ground within 100 miles of here, o wait a minute is that a
UFO over yard master NO ITS YOU GETTING PULLED OUT OF SERVICE!!!!!!!!!!
RRJ DAMMIT I just spilled my coffe and dumped my sub sandwhich all over
and lost my copy of hustler mag!!DAM. O is that a crew van hm I have
only been in service for 2 hours cool! Too good a early quit, after all
I am old school and do what i want without no rules over.  o MAN CANT
WAIT TO GET SOME MORE STOCK Of course I am a coperate plant


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 April 2010

Thank's moron. I needed a good laugh. I don't whine and cry over every
little thing like you sissy little pukes. I see it as it is. The
railroad gave me a good carreer now I have a wonderful retirement. Keep
working paying in to RRB and running trains so my stocks keep making me
money. I'm smart enough to know when to sell it isn't high enough
yet.


Name: Bonus
E-mail: 
Employed as: Crew Dispatcher, for 10-20 years
Posted: 14 April 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7vvVmA5spE    RRJ engineer for 30 plus
yrs doing his best swtiching job!?  Hey RRJ yardmaster over do you know
that your cars are all over the ground son?  RRJ yardmaster over no that
aint true there are no cars on the ground within 100 miles of here!  My
train is fine over.  RRJ yardmaster over RRJ um your cars are on the
ground and you are in emergency over RRJ yardmaster over nope she is
moving fine and light. very nice move of this cut of cars though it
does feel light over......... RRJ 30 plus yrs over


Name: Conan
E-mail: 
Employed as: Crew Dispatcher, for 10-20 years
Posted: 14 April 2010

Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 08 April 2010
   

It sounds like either you are the web master here or you actualy own
this web site?  You aparantley have a LOT of information on every
subject anyone places on here?  Are you a rail fan for 30 plus yrs or a
retired engineer who loves CSX and does not like CSX? Just wondering
becuse you either have a very high IQ or you know juts how to start
people up?  As far as CSX being good or bad it just depends on how you
look at it I guess. Many younger employees want to have instant respect
and be the "man" while working. I find it funny sometimes on here
becuse for the most part CSX has junk for engines and keeps repainting
them over and over again with ugly colors to cover up how old and
decrpid they realy are.  CSX has so mnay beat up GP-38-2s and SD50s and
switchers it is not even funny.  I bet the paint weighs in at 2 tons on
every unit. They should just put them into primer and leave them that
way.  As far as you go I wonder what go's through your mind sometimes
on here, you act the part as a "spokeperson" for CSX then cut on
them? You are either bored or have to much time on your old hands Sir. 
The word is that you had a bad history with draw bars and couplers? It
is said that you left more draw bars and got more knucles than the pope
is catholic? And you ran most of your trains solid and knock your crews
around? Also the word on the street is that you is you in the picture
with your pants down on the bridge HAHA. What were you doing? USe the
toilet next time sir or mabey a tree? Yard masters always said that you
were either late or could not figure out how to get your train to move?
I feel bad for you man.  What gives?  is it true that you have the
record for "picked" switches and rolled over fright cars?  It is said
that train crews would "bump" onto other jobs just to stay away from
you becuse you would dump the air when you got a red block or slow
approach? Man


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 14 April 2010

People tend to equate a company's stock price with it's ability to
perform, sustain itself and financial stability; which is a gigantic
mistake.

Enron, MCI and TYCO are only a few examples of what can happen when
there is no transparency. In the case of CSX and for that matter,
plenty of others, a well timed press release goes a long way in
manipulating the stock price. The recent release by Christian Wetherbee
for FBR Capital Markets is a good example.

Every time CSX releases an earning report, regardless of market
conditions and company performance, one of their analyst will rate
them. The rating will be "out perform" or "buy" if market
conditions and company performance is good, if those conditions are
neutral they will issue a "hold" rating and should the conditions be
less favorable the rating will be "under perform" or "sell".

The current price of $52.89/share is a P/E of 18.17, Mr. Wetherbee set
a target price of $63/share which is a P/E of 21.65 based on current
earnings per share of $2.911. Unless CSX has a dramatic increase in
earning per share, a 21.65 ratio is, in my opinion, at best highly
speculative.

I personally think CSX stock is over bought at $52.89. CSX is a mid
sized mature company. I look at the P/E ratio...the lower the better
and begin to get antsy when it approaches 15. Based on that I would
have sold at $43.67 and been happy; especially if I bought at $20.

Of course this is coming from me, who in '85 bought $20K of Microsoft
stock on it's IPO and sold it off, I made a lot of money.
Several years back, out of curiosity, I calculated that if I had held
it, it would have been worth $65 million. Not one of my better
decisions...oh well.

In any event, remember that for everyone that makes money on a stock,
someone will lose money on the same stock given free market
conditions. When information is spun to manipulate stock price to
benefit a select few bad things will eventually happen. The market free
fall from it's high of 13,930 in Oct.'08 to 7,092 in Jan.'09 is a
case in point. Today the market hovers around 11,000...what supports
that, certainly not performance so it must be spin. 

The market is over bought and will correct itself by 10% maybe 15%,
probably before year end.


Name: Stockwatch
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 14 April 2010

Maybe CSX stock went up when Dr. Ingram left?

This guy looks like a Doctorate CanDIDate


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/12/don-blankenship-investors_n_534901.html


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 April 2010

I haven't a clue why people are so anal about CSX stock. I've owned
railroad stocks for 30 years they've always rebounded after a market
downturn. Railroads will be around for decades they've survived more
than a century and a half. My one mistake was in the late '80s I owned
around 900 shares of Chessie System which I purchased thru payroll
deduction. Going thru a divorce and not wanting the soon to be ex-wife
to get half I cashed it all in and had one great time. Now 21 years
later I think of what that stock with the splits ect...would be worth.
I would be a lot more secure financially than I'am today. The reason
I'm secure today is because I was smart enough early last year to
invest all my BLE 401K into CSX stock. It has more than doubled my
investment compared to if I had stuck it out with schitty mutual funds.
The notion of wanting CSX to fail which is constantly posted on this
site is humurous if that happened you'ld be out of a job. Just look
what happened to railroads that were taken over by the mega-railroads
like Conrail, RF&P ect...when CSX & NS took over Conrail heads rolled.
CSX might not be the best place to work because of the ethics in
management but it pays the bills.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 April 2010

Investors buy stocks and bonds to make money, therefore they generally
invest in companies that appear to be successful. Corporate fraud
occurs when a company misleads the public and analysts by manipulating
information to make itself look strong and profitable when in reality
it is not.

In 2004 one of the largest corporate fraud cases ever involved a
Houston, Texas-based energy company, Enron. Enron was formed in 1985 as
a merger of Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth. The corporation expanded
rapidly both in the In one of the largest corporate fraud cases ever,
the debt of energy company Enron was purposely hidden from stockholders
by fraudulent accounting and continually forming new partnerships with
other companies through buying and selling stock (AP/Wide World Photos)
United States and internationally through complex deals and contracts.
Unknown to all but a few top executives and its accountants (from the
accounting firm Arthur Anderson), Enron fell billions of dollars into
debt.

Enron's growing debt was purposely hidden from stockholders by
fraudulent accounting and continually forming new partnerships with
other companies through buying and selling stock. Much of the money
used in these stock transactions did not go into Enron but into the
pockets of its executives. The fraud was revealed in October 2001 when
Enron announced it was worth $1.2 billon less than it had been
reporting. Enron fell into bankruptcy and many of its officials were
charged on multiple fraud counts, including securities fraud. Investors
and employees lost millions; many lost their entire life savings.

Other classic types of corporate white-collar crime include
price-fixing and antitrust or restraint-of-trade violations. During the
late 1880s leaders of several major industries brought their companies
together to prevent competition and ruin smaller rivals. The
organizations they formed were called "trusts." To stop these trusts
from controlling the markets and the American economy, Congress passed
the Sherman Antitrust Act in 1890. This act was the cornerstone of U.S.
antitrust and price-fixing law.

Price-fixing involves companies with little competition to set high
prices for the products they produce. The Antitrust Division of the FBI
prosecutes price-fixing and antitrust cases. One successfully prosecuted
high profile case of the late 1990s involved Archer Daniels Midland
Company (ADM) and seven other companies. The charges against ADM and
the others stemmed from the price-fixing of two chemicals, lysine and
citric acid.

By fixing the prices of these chemicals, the companies—which were the
largest manufacturers of these valuable products—were able to control
sales worldwide. Lysine is used by farmers in feed products for poultry
and pigs. Citric acid is a flavor additive and preservative used in many
items such as soda drinks, processed foods, and cosmetics. Over a
billion dollars in sales worldwide were affected by this price-fixing
scheme. Eight corporations and six individual defendants admitted to
the price-fixing and were fined about $200 million.

Read more: White-Collar Crime - Corporate Fraud
http://law.jrank.org/pages/11938/White-Collar-Crime-Corporate-fraud.html#ixzz0kwodY41G

CSX hires ex Enron Spin Doctors, NS Nazis and other useful personnel to
weave a web to practice to decieve.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 13 April 2010

Christian Wetherbee should look into this corrupt outfit before she
makes a fool comment.  CSX is a inbred outfit.  Drugs, Drinking, 
Homosexual activites and Stupid management makes up this corrupt
outfit.

Buy CSX stock at your own Risk.   So many other stocks to buy than this

excuse for a railroad.


CSX stock at 18-month high     Never buy on a high   Why did Tony and
Mikey sell their stock recently if it was going way up?

Canadian National looks much better.    


CSX is buyer beware.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 April 2010

Let's see if we can get a little momentum going into Tuesday's earning
report!

Christian Wetherbee is an analyst for FBR Capital Markets which is a
market maker for CSX.
 
 
CSX stock at 18-month high
 
Investors are apparently expecting to hear good things from CSX Corp.
when the Jacksonville-based railroad company reports its first-quarter
earnings on Tuesday. Even before the report, CSX’s stock traded at an
18-month high last week, the Florida Times-Union reports. 
CSX is actually benefiting from an overall bullish market for railroad
stocks, which was helped by Warren Buffett’s recent takeover of
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. 

FBR Capital Markets analyst Christian Wetherbee last week initiated
coverage of the U.S. rail industry with a generally positive view. 

“While rail stocks have shown remarkable resilience, posting a ninth
consecutive year of out performance relative to the S&P 500 in 2009, we
believe the reality of significantly higher incremental margins has only
begun to set in and is likely to lead to higher full-year 2010 EPS
results than the consensus currently forecasts,” Wetherbee said in his
industry report. 

Wetherbee rated CSX as “outperform” and set a price target of $63 for
the stock, which closed at $53.47 Friday. 

“We believe that the company has evolved through the recent rail
renaissance and its 2007 proxy battle with activist shareholders to
become an industry leader in cost initiatives and network efficiency.
We also believe that this first-mover advantage provides the company
the ability to react more quickly than peers to improving volumes as
2010 progresses and that it may drive conversion of incremental revenue
to operating profit at a higher rate,” he said. 

(This item appeared in the Times-Union April 12, 2010.)


Name: Joe Shit the Ragman
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 30+ years
Posted: 11 April 2010

Damn near finally free of this company after 34 years. There were some
really good people I worked with over the years and some real assholes
. To the good guys , I'm gonna miss you all. To the Assholes ....For
your sake I hope I never run into y'all again . I dont like jail 
HAHAHAHA


Name: Train wreck
E-mail: 
Employed as: Car repair, for 1-10 years
Posted: 10 April 2010

Some of the quotes I've heard from my supervisors

" If it's not safe to do...find a safe way to do it "
" were not building Cadillacs here "
" our job is to move freight not fix cars "
" it's not loose/broke enuff let it go "
      And my personal favorite 
" I want you to do your job..but..I don't want you to do your job..ya
know what I mean "


Name: Train wreck
E-mail: 
Employed as: Car repair, for 1-10 years
Posted: 10 April 2010

Safety......It's all a matter of opnion in Barr Yard. Interpitation of
FRA rules depends on who's reading them or how high your bad order
count gets.To make a judgement call on the side of safety could cost
you your job. Safety first is the new joke slogan.And god forbid
managment come to an employee to proactively to fix any problems or
miscommunication or misinterpitation..Reactive is how officals operate
to every situation faced in this yard


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 08 April 2010

trainmen112

CSX Police have more jurisdiction than a local, county, or state police
officer. Don't take them lightly. There are laws governing rail
fans/trespassers they can not be within 150 feet of a train. Personally
I've never had a problem with anyone taking pictures ect...but in
reality security on the railroad is non-excistent. Last year a news
crew was at a rail yard in California it was night they had lights on
for the camera in the background you could see carmen, yard crews
ect...not one person came up to see what was going on. The news crew
taped a box on to a tank car then followed it for 500 miles it went
unnoticed. Every rail yard I've ever worked in had trespassers no one
did a thing. The railroads transport 85% of all chemicals in this
country. We haul military shipments including DOD specials. Bush
allowed the railroads to monitor their own security after 9/11 nothing
changed. Railroad police are spread thin some cover up to 5 states.
About the only areas I know that have railroad police in force is on
the former Conrail territories. If a few rail fans get their feelings
hurt then it's a small price compared to ignoring an actually threat
to our security.


Name: trainmen112
E-mail: 
Employed as: Car repair, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 08 April 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJarO8zesQc&feature=related


Check out this video and see what these rail fan people have to say? 
Sounds to me like CSX security does not have a clue how to be nice to
people or mabey they are jealous of real police officers?  Sounds like
they are angry that they could not cut it being real cops so they try
to act out on people. Talk about Courtesy and Professionalism, CSX
Style


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 08 April 2010

Hey RRJ:

Don't remember whether it was the BLE or UTU that negotiated the H&W
agreement first. Remember when the Carriers paid 100% of the premium?
Life was good back then.

Then, in the case of the UTU, the agreement was renegotiated and the
employee ended up paying $100/month for family coverage. Still not
bad...since then the premiums have increased steadily to the current 
rate. It's still a better deal than almost everyone else's, but the
employee has to pay several hundred a month for something that use to
be free.

The H&W agreement was negotiated and ratified before the national
agreement was negotiated. The net result of this was the ground service
personal actually took a net cut in pay...something they will never
recover from.

A $1,000 lump sum payment equals about $0.48/hour gross based of a
40/hour week...the O/T rate would not change. Of coarse factor in 8
hours/week or 416 hours/year and it becomes miniscule.

Two years of that and then the big 2% per year for three years
based on whatever their pay rate is at the time the SSA is ratified.
I doubt any money the get, whether it is from a lump some or percentage
increase will be enough to pay the employee's increase in H&W premiums
let alone the cost-of-living increases.

Without any bonuses or stock awards, their standard of living should be
increasing...with the SSA I just don't see it.

The one thing I see with the SSA is it makes the ground service
employees take ownership of their job; which I think has been lacking
for some time. If it should pass I would expect to see a high turnover
rate for the young and new hire employees.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 08 April 2010

NoMo

If CSX doesn't renegotiate then they resort back to the national
contract. Nothing lost in fact it could be a plus seeing railroad's
have been making profits. The one issue I disagree with is the
productivity bonus it becomes a matter on gambling a full year on a
possible increase compared to getting pay raises. These bonus payments
are taxed heavily around 30%. Stagnant wages not keeping up with the
inflation rate means a person has to work more not an easy task with
the new HOS laws.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 08 April 2010

Hey RRJ:

How long have I been gone...I received calls asking me what I thought
of the proposal and should they vote for it? 

I think a lot of them are just to lazy to read it and take the time
necessary to understand it. As usual the younger men will depend on
some one else, the LC or GC to tell them how to vote. It's their job
to sell the members on the proposal.

They don't lose a thing if the proposal is voted down...the UTU and
CSX just go back to the table and, if in fact this is CSX's dream
contract, a better one is negotiated.

It's nice having the luxury of not worrying about such trivial
minutia!


Name: RRJ
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 08 April 2010

NoMo

They haven't voted it in yet? It'll pass not because people think
it's already a done deal it'll pass because people are to lazy to
send in the ballots. Just like the 2007 BLE/CSX SSA only 51% bothered
to send in ballots in 2009 the numbers were far less only 34%. The rest
will bitch moan and complain. We have always been our own worst enemy by
complacentcy. I truly believe if things were absolutely perfect people
would complain that it isn't fair. I remember a short time span when
CSX treated us pretty good which led a lot of fools to cancel their job
protection insurance. Then like a 2X4 whacked upside their head CSX did
a 180 degree turn and these fools were getting time in the street.


Name: NoMo
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Posted: 07 April 2010

New agreement on CSX southern lines 

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The UTU and CSX southern lines have reached a
tentative five-year wage agreement, including a performance bonus
package, expanded seniority rights and increased job security, covering
conductors and yard employees on CSX predecessor railroads Atlanta &
West Point; Chesapeake & Ohio; Louisville & Nashville; Nashville,
Chattanooga & St. Louis; and Seaboard Coast Line.

Ratification ballots are being sent to affected members on CSX southern
lines, who will vote under the craft autonomy provisions of the UTU
constitution. Ballots will be counted April 30.

This CSX southern lines tentative agreement was negotiated outside
national handling, with approval of the UTU Association of General
Chairpersons, District 1, and the National Carriers Conference
Committee. 

The tentative agreement, which deals specifically with issues and
circumstances unique to CSX southern lines, was negotiated jointly by
four CSX general chairpersons -- John Hancock (GO 851), Randy Pullen
(GO 025), Jim Townsend (GO 201) and J.R. "Johnny" Willis (GO 513) --
with assistance from UTU International Vice President Robert Kerley and
National Mediation Board mediator Zack Jones. 

The four general chairpersons recognized the "hard work" of Vice
General Chairperson John Whitaker (GO 851) and Assistant General
Chairperson Ed Weathers (GO 513) in helping to negotiate the agreement.


The agreement affects only those members represented by the four, above
listed, general committees of adjustment.

CSX conductors and yard employees covered by this agreement will be
eligible for payments from a performance bonus plan that links a
portion of their compensation to company financial performance. Those
employees will also be eligible for a stock-based individual
performance award program tied to their individual performance, and are
guaranteed wage rates to match rates negotiated in national handling. 

Other provisions of the agreement deal directly with the unique working
conditions and bargaining history on the CSX southern lines, and include
expanded seniority rights, preservation of a conductor or yard foreman
on every train and yard job, and 401(k) retirement benefits in addition
to Railroad Retirement.

UTU International President Mike Futhey praised the general committee
officers and Kerley for their "diligence and patience required to
negotiate this breakthrough tentative agreement."
 
April 6, 2010


Name: union
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Posted: 06 April 2010

OOOPPPSSSSS  Im bacccckkkkk!  hey i could not stay away, I was waiting
and just under the thin ice that a certain person here was walking on
waiting for him to break through!LOL. He must be looking up some more
Coperate fictions or I mean facts. Hmmm what topic today! Lets see
hmmmmmmm. Ok, who here likes the EMD SD50s or 50-2s who likes the
SD40-2s, SD60I, SD70M or AC or Ace, or even the SD80mac, SD45-2
(rental) or the GP 40-2 38-2 or the little MP-15s?---------------------
  GE men out there???  GE dash 9, AC6000, DASH8, AC4400, ES 40DC,
ES44DC, ES44AC, ES44C4-- whoops BNSF test bed only!  Or the GE 4 axles?
 Which seats are the most comfy to sleep on, stretch out to read or lean
onto your desk top and eat?  Which are best to use as a remote NONE i
bet!LOL.........  SD50-remote or the GP38-remote? or even the little GE
four axle dash remote!LOL. Come on guys you gotta love being out on the
groung and pound all day and night and in all weather! So get ceritfied
and enjoy what us normal working class people have to endure while at
work! wet cold hot and dirty! No more clean cover all's old school ah!
O yea for you conductors who have out grown your seat on the locomotive
time to come off the road and get some PT, becuse its good for you and
its good for me!  Funny almost every CSX conductor you see when
swtiching crews cant even get up the steps hardly there so fat. And all
that food, ice and luggage! WINK WINK the magaziens for study time with
a good cup of coffee. I just watched a CSX conductor spend five minutes
trying to get onto the locomotive with a little push from his engineer!
Also its time to say who controls the train! Is the engineer in charge
or is the conductor in charge!--This should be good a one.  Also come
on raise your hands which one of you road crew guys can walk for more
than 20 feet to the crew van without complaining? Do you prefer
umbreallas or the crew van driver to help you plant your way wide
conductor but onto the seat?   Ok, now give it to me good! I had to
srtike some nerves with this post!  Love ya and God Bless your big ol
but Road condcutors!


Name: 
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Employed as: Car repair, for 20-30 years
Posted: 06 April 2010

nobody is forcing anyone to work there. i have worked for penn
central,conrail,norfolk southern and csx. as much as i enjoyed pc and
conrail,the csx treated me with the most respect. i had good moral
there,the complete opposite of the nazi southern approach. when you
have a good attitude you go the extra mile willingly. the ns was the
only employer i dreaded going to work for,and that is saying
something,i hired out in 1975.


Name: 
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Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 30+ years
Posted: 05 April 2010

Hope all you guys out there complaining are still enjoying those
retirement checks and any other benefits you get each month.  I
agree with quite a few of the bitch and moans but you gotta know in
your heart most of the hard feelings were brought on by self or some
of your co-workers stiring the pot.  Most people jump to conclusions
and say things before they are proven and while doing so the new hire
is sitting there soaking it all up.  No wonder some of our children
from this (your) generation have the wrong attitude towards life.  
CSX is not perfect by no means and believe me NO one owes you a
living.


Name: RRJ
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 05 April 2010

Union

I had to laugh at your post it brought back memories. I remember seeing
test trains back in the early '80s where they wanted to try and move
heavy tonnage coal trains on a grade with one locomotive back then the
biggest locomotives were the EMD SD-40 & GE U23C both 3000hp six axles.
They had instructors from the engineer training facility in Cumberland,
Md running out in front of the locomotive hand tossing sand on the rail
for extra traction. One of the stupidest sights I ever witnessed. This
was to try an eliminate pusher engines which 28 years later the pushers
are still working.


Name: NoMo
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Posted: 03 April 2010

Good...maybe now we'll see and end to pro business ruling the Arbs
have been making for years!

   http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=51366


Name: union
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Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 03 April 2010

Engineer for 30 plus yrs thank you for your answer. Sorry for the
questions but hey we only go around once! And I do so enjoy hearing way
cool stories such as yours on the RR. There is actualy several you tube
videos that show CSX trians without proper power stalling out. In one
they had one GE Dash9 on the head end in the mountains and a HUGE
autorack train and it came to a stop and they had to use a little GP38
to shove it over.LOL  In another there is a rather large coal train
with a crew member outside of the cab with grocery bag with sand in it
throwing it on the tracks in front of the lead unit, which was running
open and the engineer was standing outside the cab looking. This is no
way a cut on CSX becuse all RRs have these issues at some point just
sort of funny to watch.  This will be my last post here. i dont want to
get into stupid arguments with people like that Name: 
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Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 April 2010
 So Thank you for the time and may God Bless and watch over you and all
CSX employess past and present. happy trails my friend


Name: union
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Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 03 April 2010

Name: 
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Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 April 2010
  

What did you say i cant hear you,,, Um what was that did you say you
have a answer for me????  Did you say you are on the wrong web site? O
yea i get it, you thought you were on the scab rat coward site? Dude my
fault. hey here is a answer for you. You made  repsonse took a postion
now you deserve a answer.  join the military serve your country as me
an engineer for for 30 plus yrs did and then you can grow up and act
like a man instead of hiding behind your key board with mommy making
you cookies and milk little boy.  Now lie to all of us and say you were
in the military, I think not, you just have that coward sort of shy weak
liitle cunt about you sonny.  Whoops I am sorry i bet you are all sweaty
your heart is racing and you are miss typing trying to make a comback.
Slow down on the key board and relax becuse no one cares what you have
to say. Now go play with your Tonka toys


Name: RRJ
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 03 April 2010

Union 

I ran all of them they were alright for road power but like your Dad
stated they weren't worth anything in the yard. In fact when the AC
6000's came out I was on a test train in both directions where they
wanted to use one locomotive for a 20,000+ coal train it moved but not
very fast. The second day they wanted us to take coal empties over
territory that had 7% grades it was slow the glitch was it didn't have
moveable trucks so in every curve the locomotive was so big it would
stall on the mountian. Then the arsehole from the CSX power bureau
would start cussing ranting and raving because he had to put another
locomotive online. I'd take a GP30M anyday they usually were assigned
to us for yard switching. Those desk top wide bodies would tear up your
neck and shoulders streaching to look back at the movement. Bad part my
last two years most of the yard foremen I worked with had less than 6
months on the railroad so I couldn't trust them with just the radio.


Name: 
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Posted: 02 April 2010

The last of the furloughed in Louisville have been called back.  Also,
13 cut-backs have been marked back up to Engineer. Progress?


Name: 
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Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 April 2010

Union,
Hear is a quick answer for you. Go away.


Name: union
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Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 02 April 2010

Name: RRJ
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 31 March 2010



 I have a couple of questions for you. Sorry i know this not a
"forum" for RR fun, but to make some light of all this crazyness! Ok,
you said you just retired and it is very clear we will not be able to
exchange info. Anyway Did you like running the CSX AC 6000s? My dad
said he liked them but never did like trying to back up in the yard
with the "big" GEs with the safety cabs? Also did you get a chance to
run the newer EMD SD70ace? I just caught a SD90mac UP by where we live
last week on NS, the crew was way cool! Sorry for the rail fan
questions. My dad told me at one point the yard master tried to make
him switch cars with a "wide body" GE, he said he could not see
around the huge radiator and told the yard master that was it until he
got some yard power like a GP38.  He even would get upset when they
would use "his babys" the TORC engines for coal operations!LOL. he
was like you he did love his job but CSX was not all that friendly to
him, but hey its like anyother job right!  It is sad that i never did
get a chance to work on the RR. But I can play with my HO scale
trains!!!!!LOL, take care and God Bless


Name: 
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Posted: 02 April 2010

Name: RRJ
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 31 March 2010

Goob

You haven't a clue about what you're talking about. Freight cars had
journal boxes which were eventually fazed out by the late '80s. I
don't think you ever worked for the railroad. You act more like a
foamer. They seem to know more about railroading than a railroader. No
disrespect to rail fans. You don't think people got killed on the
railroad? You think one story circulates forever. I wish it was that
easy but it wasn't. Bubba, those cigarettes you sold for a living
killed at lot more people. I think the nurse is looking for you it's
time for your meds.
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Those journal boxes with the flip up oil flaps and wadding were built
way before 1960.

I know people that were killed, worked with 2 of them, never saw them
die, but I did attend the 1st one's funeral. The second one died after
I moved away. I am sure many more were taken by the work.

As stated I heard the same story in the 1960's everyone knew it. might
have happened a million times across the country, who know's. However
your sorry ass was not there.

Just keeping you straight , it seems none of your wives could. Think I
will count all of the times, foamer, Inplant, Co Official, Union
buster, Etc we are now up to a zillion, get a life, and stop trying to
be smarter than your genes will allow. Just remember you were the dummy
that spend 30 at the Beck and Call of the slave driver, not ME.


Name: union
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Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 02 April 2010

Come on now people lets face the truth here! Global warming is FAKE.
There is no global warming. Just watch conspiracy theory with Jesse or
check it out on you tube. The truth is out there. Al Gore is a Billion
air with a capital B. he makes a TON of money off you and me watching
TV and running scared. Answer me this how come people are loosing there
jobs and families and homes in record numbers while those coperations
that went to China ect are making HUGE profits being "green". They
close there company here in the name of global warming and going green
then they move there operations over seas then bring back there
products to a disturbation center which is always non union and with
low paid immagrants and make a huge profit? How many millions of
Americans have lost there jobs becuse of groups like the Sirrea Club
and there money? Thye are lobbying to close and deny permits to open
new coal mines. Thye want coal burining plants shut down, they want
anyone who has a family to loose there home and take the bus to there
burger flipping job. While all the Left wingers are RICH!? Global
warming is only a hot topic when people are sweating and watching the
news in the middle of summer and looking to blame anything on being
hot. The same as those stupid "save" the polar bears shit? Give me a
break out of work actors and shitty hack at trying some BS. The winters
are colder and longer? The ice caps are actualy growing? Polar bears are
doing very WELL and Al Gore is counting his money while in his
S-600!!!!!!!!LOL   Ok, give it too me. Make sure you have proper
research not "fonny" PHD got paid reports


Name: support unions
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Employed as: Yard Master, for N/A
Posted: 02 April 2010

hey lets not argue anymore on here with uniformed people. I would guess
they are  plants having some fun with people here. Anyway we all know
the truth. As far as unions go i wish people who work for walmart or
home depot or non union companies would stop there wimpering about
unions. Instead of talking bad of unions find your local union that
would provide you with health care, dental, good pay, vacation, sick
time, overtime ect. And by the way i will bet the farm that a coperate
PLANT will come on under a false name and talk trash about me and
unions. UM, what do you think REMOTE engines are for??? It is the next
step in getting rid of RR crews. UM already down to one on the head
end? UP just ran a 3 mile long well car train and got a lot of heat
over it!!?? That is no lie. Thye said they checking on the feasability
of train handling yea right! A three mile train means 3 trains with one
crew! So stop busting balls and for you PLANTS stop selling yourself
short becuse White collar people are loosing there jobs now too.
Sucking ass wont save your job. There are a record number of white
collar people on the unemployment lines also. So selling out your co
worker may not be the "pay upgrade" you are hoping for.


Name: union
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Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 02 April 2010

Name: 
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Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 March 2010
 
 
Um dude my father was out there the day that man got coupled you
fucking idiot. Also my dad was working the day the guy got chopped into
little parts you fucking idiot. Locomotive engineer for 30 yrs was not
lying about any of that how can you be such a idiot? Uninformed? There
are a HUGE amount of RRs who gave there lives while at work in the
Toledo area and others. Why would you even say such a stupid thing?
What are you talking about model trains? I am a rail fan but have to
agree with 30 plus yrs there are way to many rial fans who think they
know nothing about RR.  What do you want to talk to the familys of
those people or something?


Name: 
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Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 01 April 2010

They talk about lower emissions and the greatness of high speed rail but
there efforts look otherwise.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Railroad operator CSX Corp. spent $1.3 million
lobbying the federal government in the fourth quarter, according to a
disclosure report.

That's even with what it spent in the 2009 third quarter, but up from
the $1.1 million spent in the fourth quarter of 2008.

The company lobbied the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate,
the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Homeland
Security, the Department of Transportation and the Department of Energy
on issues including the role of high-speed rail in the stimulus bill,
freight rail projects and other transportation budget allocations.

CSX also lobbied on issues surrounding clean energy jobs, national
energy policy, rail security and antitrust legislation.


Name: NoMo
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Posted: 01 April 2010

Save the Date: CSX Corporation 2010 Investor and Financial Analyst
Conference 

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 30, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --CSX
Corporation (NYSE: CSX) cordially invites you to attend our upcoming
2010 Investor and Financial Analyst Conference. 

CONFERENCE INFORMATION

Date: September 21-22, 2010
Location: Atlanta, Georgia 

The conference will provide you with an opportunity to gain insight
into our company, our strategies, and our long-term financial targets.


A detailed invitation will follow. Registration information will be
available on csx.com.

Should you have any questions regarding the conference, you may send an
email to investor_relations@csx.com, or contact Kathy Sharpe at
904-366-5353. 

About CSX

CSX Corporation, based in Jacksonville, Fla., is one of the nation's
leading transportation companies, providing rail, intermodal and
rail-to-truck transload services. The company's transportation network
spans approximately 21,000 miles, with service to 23 eastern states and
the District of Columbia, and connects to more than 70 ocean, river and
lake ports. More information about CSX Corporation and its subsidiaries
is available at the company's web site, http://www.csx.com/. 

SOURCE CSX Corporation


Name: wasted my time with the unions
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Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 31 March 2010

Man—every man—is an end in himself, not a means to the ends of others;
he must live for his own sake, neither sacrificing himself to others
nor sacrificing others to himself; he must work for his rational
self-interest, with the achievement of his own happiness as the highest
moral purpose of his life. 

Once you union morons understand this, you will move on with your
lives.

Till then, you will praise Obama, the democrats, and others, that
demean you and your being by accepting the scraps they give you.

Michael Ward understands that!

Honor is self-esteem made visible in action. I am a man who does not
exist for others.

Solidarty my ass!


Name: NoMo
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Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 31 March 2010

It seems like something is missing!


Name: RRJ
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 31 March 2010

Goob

You haven't a clue about what you're talking about. Freight cars had
journal boxes which were eventually fazed out by the late '80s. I
don't think you ever worked for the railroad. You act more like a
foamer. They seem to know more about railroading than a railroader. No
disrespect to rail fans. You don't think people got killed on the
railroad? You think one story circulates forever. I wish it was that
easy but it wasn't. Bubba, those cigarettes you sold for a living
killed at lot more people. I think the nurse is looking for you it's
time for your meds.


Name: union
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Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 30 March 2010

Yes CSX does not list that information.  Your right, but The power
plants here are now using "scubbers" to take care of the "bad little
pollution guys"LOL. And they are now using a mix of coal from diff
mines of diff grades for there power generation needs.  I would have to
actualy see CSX import coal from other places around the world? Wonder
what BNSF the biggest carrier of coal in the entire country would say
about that and also UP????  They are already mining way more than they
need to. Double to triple tracks out west in the powder river basin is
either possible or now happening to keep up. NS exports a lot of coal
also. China will exceed like 400 million tons of steel production next
year while we the "new third world country" will only produce about
70 million tons of steel.  Its a scarry deal now when all these
companys like CSX are worried about there share holders and there
coperate office people will do anything to hold there jobs. One bad
idea after another thats for sure. Geroge Bush fucked this country so
bad that we may never recover with his dads "new world order" try.
THANK GOD FOR our new president. Also it is up to you the union worker
to go out and help your company find work and take action legaly to
stop scabs from places like Kentucky. Myself I am union and go out and
look for work all the time for any other union if i see it I report
scabs! It is time for us to all love jimmy Hoffa! After all unions are
what makes us as  a country strong and great not scab rats. DO NOT just
sit back like those UAW idiots and expect 74 dollars an hour including
benifits and getting paid to stay home ect. The UAW has hurt the nrth
real bad and a lot of kids are being brain washed that unions are bad
becuse of what the UAW has done, bunch of greedy slobs who say they
have a aprenticship and jurneyman to go through! Stick together and we
can recover and become great again. Workers rights first trees and tree
huggers last


Name: 
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Posted: 30 March 2010

Name: RRJ
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 27 March 2010

Goob

I couldn't make that up if I wanted to. I'm glad to see you back to
your old curmudgeon self.
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HA HA I heard the same story in the 60's (the coupled up trainman),
the wife, the Preacher all of it. As far as the roller bearings they
were on most everything, and all new equipment made in the 60's had
them. The only new cars that I ever saw built on Journal boxes were L&N
Cabooses! oh they had 1 with roller bearnings it was number 1000.
and the part about radios once again just BS. Man ya got to tell it
right to keep me quiet.


Name: union
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Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 30 March 2010

Name: edmund
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Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 March 2010

 
 
WOWA!?!?!?  What the Fu''''!  Dude are you drunk or just on drugs
or what!? WOW!  Ok, I am a bit confused here on what you want and need?
Or are you a Coperate plant?  LOL kind of funny though. You sound like
you come from the hills of non union scab ass Kentucky. The SCAB state.
 Kentucky stands for RAT!  Workers from Kentuckty try to flood into the
north by the thousands and take union jobs, They are drunks, like
hookers, acting like un educated hillbillys and do real bad unsafe work
for very cheap right wing republican companys looking to back door
unions.


Name: RRJ
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 30 March 2010

Slack Action

CSX doesn't list owning any coal mines in it's annual report. The
coal CSX is hauling is mainly going to China for steel production. From
what I was told from good sources at the CSX piers in Newport News it's
going to be a record breaking year. Seeing I've been gone for 9 months
there were rumors last year that power plants were going to start
importing cheaper coal from overseas. CSX was still going to haul it
this time from ship to customer instead of out of the mines. Either way
CSX makes money. But like anything else with outsourcing the savings
won't trickle down to the consumer.


Name: slack action
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Posted: 29 March 2010

It is MAYBE... not mabey.... AND NOMO is correct... CSX does not own
coal companies...They transport it, just like barge companies...That is
why they are called carriers...Truck companies transport cars they do
not make them...


Name: union
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Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 29 March 2010

A letter to:   

Name: NoMo
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Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 29 March 2010


Dude you have a serious problem. it sounds like you have some personel
issues mabey you should go to church or seek counseling? Mabey find the
good lord in your heart. Also try getting your GED becuse that could
possibly help you out. I would hope you do not work on the RR becuse
that is a tuff out door sport! You sound like a key boarder.  I guess
my education of your coal knowledge has helped you out. Take care and
make sure you change your diaper more than once a day becuse I can
smell your stink all the way here. And stop bottle feeding you are to
old for that, well mabey not. By the way do you like your desk job?
hmmmmmmmmmmm  light bulb go's on.


Name: union
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Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 29 March 2010

Locomotive engineer for 30 plus yrs.     (((A retarded tower operater
named Caputo forgot to line a
switch for a cut of coal it went into the wrong track on top of the
track Cunningham was riding. It was another tragidy. C&O covered it. I
don't think they even held an investigation on the tower operator
seeing he was a good ole'boy worked tower operator, yardmaster, and I
think assistant trainmaster at times. It made a person think about
what
your life was worth to these people.)))  My dad said he ran into this
person recently and he retired after a good 30 years or so. It sounded
like he did not even think twice about Cunningham and what he did that
day. He said he had a great carrear at CSX. I know myself I could not
handle that even if it were accidental. There was another
brakeman-conductor? Not sure which one or a switchman? out there who
also had a problem with substance abuse. My dad was working with this
guy one day when he got pulled and tested. Of course this person got
nailed and suspended for a long time or something. But the funny thing
is that i was lifting at the gym with One Conrail friend ( who was
killed after his road train run into the back of another train, sorry I
dont like to talk about it) and one NS friend and this guy who got
suspended came into the gym with his fat slob self and started running
his mouth about my father and said he would whoop some ass ect. You
know the big fat bully type. Well i walked up to him and he gave me the
I will kick your ass shit and well lest just say my friends had to help
him up after he "woke up" and to the hospital. I got into a little
hot water but he never came back to the gym. My only regret was that my
hand hurt for like two weeks real bad.LOL. I do wish we could meet in
person and talk. I love talking to RRs who like there jobs and have
much to share. I have a lot of respect for you both as a person and a
RR. You seem to have loyalty courage and hounor which is rare today.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 29 March 2010

Union

I'm sorry to hear about Danny's problems. When I knew him he barely
drank anything. Danny and his wife would take me to the Toledo
Goldiggers games at the Sports Arena they were big fans with season
tickets. He was married to a beautiful woman which I heard she left him
some years ago. He wouldn't be the first man to crack from a broken
heart and sink into a bottle. Back when I worked with Danny he was a
good engineer.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 29 March 2010

Hey Union:

I don't need to make anyone look bad, especially you...you're doing
doing a fine job all by yourself!

Now crawl back into your hole for another 3 or 4 months.


Name: union
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 29 March 2010

Egineer for 30 plus yrs.  Sorry for that out burst but that guy is a
balls buster and a hater. And yes my dad did know the man you asked me
about. He is still around but it sounded like he had  adrinking problem
and did not work much and was not a good RR. Sorry but thats all he will
say. I hope you can find him and he is doing much better. God BLess him
and give him the strength to get better if need be. God watches over
all of us and right now he asked me to fill in for him and educate
Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 28 March 2010
For him LOL LOL sorry could not resist that one. And I do appoligise to
all good union workers on here for haing to educate this idiot hater
Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 28 March 2010
ake care and god bless


Name: union
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 29 March 2010

Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 28 March 2010
  Did You get enough Education there SCAB PLANT! I bet you are a scab
or a plant to make people look bad. Too bad you are doing a terrible
job of it you fucking idiot hater. There is nothing worse than a retard
like you trying to talk out of his ass about issues he knows nothing
about. I can get a chalk board and a picture book next time for you
SCAB. There is no way you are union so go away and take your views with
you. I have been nothing but nice to everyone here but you are are a
real pisser a little bitch on the key board. I bet you hate unions and
have never served a day in the military. And yes I have served and yes
I LOVE FUCKING UNIONS! So go suck on that MR. I am not going to educate
you any further. They say you cannot educate the educated but in your
case you are a grade school drop out with high hopes of kissing ass and
making it in the coperate world. You have made yourself look like a
freaking jerk off on here! O man you are the dumb ass person i have
ever had the displeasure of communicating with. I hope my below article
JUST FOR YOU helps you out with your idelogicaly challanged ( no bassis
views) Time for you to go back to grade school buddy. You probably
tried to work for a union and could not take actualy having to do work
safely and correctly.  NOW DO EVERYONE A FAV HERE AND GO KISS SOME
ENVIROMENTALIST ASS.   O yea and your CSX is a business!!?!?! O shit
that is the lamest and oldest BS cover story ever tried to make some
idiot like you look smart. BYE BYE Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 28 March 2010


Name: union
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 28 March 2010

DONT PISS DOWN MY BACK AND TELL ME IT IS RAINING, BY THE WAY DO YOU WORK
FOR CSX COPERATE OFFICES?   it is said that sector of CSX's businesses
was looking better after China put in an order for over 5 million tons
of U.S. metallurgical coal. The growing Asian power used to export coal
but now has to import it to fuel its building and industrial boom, said
Ward.   JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- CSX Transportation,
Inc. (NYSENYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange 
..... Click the link for more information.: CSXCSX Chessie Seaboard
Multiplier (railroad transportation company)
CSX Cayman Islands Stock Exchange
CSX Changsha, China (Airport Code)
CSX Cardiac-Specific Homeobox
CSX Seaboard Coastline Railroad 
..... Click the link for more information.) today announced that it is
combining the operations of the Bayside Coal Piers with its Curtis Bay
Coal and Ore Piers. The CSXT-combined operation will be named the
Chesapeake Bay Piers. 

"For the first time in several years, customers will benefit from a
CSXT- operated coal export pier located in the Curtis Bay area," said
Daniel S. Green, general manager-Cumberland Coal Business Unit.
"Combining these facilities into one will provide us with the ability
to better serve both the domestic and export coal markets. Electric
utilities that receive coal by water will benefit, such as Baltimore
Gas & Electric and Public Service Electric and Gas of New Jersey, as
well as international customers utilizing Cape-class ocean-going
vessels." Now Mr.,,  CSX was down by 22% as the largest transporter of
coal east of the missiippii. With 130 facilities in 9 diff states. CSX
shipped 14% less coal and there is 20 million tons on the ground as a
result CSX will ship 4,000 or 5,0000 car loads less a week. 
Appalachian coal (met varieties) economic and regulatory ie left wing
sirrea club and tree huggers are hurting these mines bad.  The weak
American Dollar has made EXPORT COAL attractive to EXPORT buyers and
more will move out of the United sates you fucking idiot. With some of
the worlds highest MET coal being shipped to China from West Virginia
ie EXPORT! EPA, Sirrea club and enviormentalist are openly using there
money to ruin our coal haul here. While still raking in the profits off
EXPORT COAL. Peat, considered to be a precursor of coal, has industrial
importance as a fuel in some regions, for example, Ireland and Finland.
In its dehydrated form, peat is a highly effective absorbent for fuel
and oil spills on land and water
Lignite, also referred to as brown coal, is the lowest rank of coal and
used almost exclusively as fuel for electric power generation. Jet is a
compact form of lignite that is sometimes polished and has been used as
an ornamental stone since the Iron Age
Sub-bituminous coal, whose properties range from those of lignite to
those of bituminous coal are used primarily as fuel for steam-electric
power generation. Additionally, it is an important source of light
aromatic hydrocarbons for the chemical synthesis industry.
Bituminous coal, dense mineral, black but sometimes dark brown, often
with well-defined bands of bright and dull material, used primarily as
fuel in steam-electric power generation, with substantial quantities
also used for heat and power applications in manufacturing and to make
coke
Steam coal is a grade between bituminous coal and anthracite, once
widely used as a fuel for steam locomotives. In this specialized use it
is sometimes known as sea-coal in the U.S.[2] Small steam coal (dry
small steam nuts or DSSN) was used as a fuel for domestic water
heating
Anthracite, the highest rank; a harder, glossy, black coal used
primarily for residential and commercial space heating. It may be
divided further into metamorphically altered bituminous coal and
petrified oil, as from the deposits in Pennsylvania
Graphite, technically the highest rank, but difficult to ignite and is
not so commonly used as fuel: it is mostly used in pencils and, when
powdered, as a lubricant.
The classification of coal is generally based on the content of
volatiles. However, the exact classification varies between countries.
According to the German classification, coal is classified as
follows:[3]

Name Volatiles % C Carbon % H Hydrogen % O Oxygen % S Sulfur % Heat
content kJ/kg 
Braunkohle (Lignite) 45-65 60-75 6.0-5.8 34-17 0.5-3 <28470 
Flammkohle (Flame coal) 40-45 75-82 6.0-5.8 >9.8 ~1 <32870 
Gasflammkohle (Gas flame coal) 35-40 82-85 5.8-5.6 9.8-7.3 ~1 <33910 
Gaskohle (Gas coal) 28-35 85-87.5 5.6-5.0 7.3-4.5 ~1 <34960 
Fettkohle (Fat coal) 19-28 87.5-89.5 5.0-4.5 4.5-3.2 ~1 <35380 
Esskohle (Forge coal) 14-19 89.5-90.5 4.5-4.0 3.2-2.8 ~1 <35380 
Magerkohle (Non baking coal) 10-14 90.5-91.5 4.0-3.75 2.8-3.5 ~1 35380

Anthrazit (Anthracite) 7-12 >91.5 <3.75 <2.5 ~1 <35300 
Percent by weight 

The middle six grades in the table represent a progressive transition
from the English-language sub-bituminous to bituminous coal, while the
last class is an approximate equivalent to anthracite, but more
inclusive (the U.S. anthracite has < 6% volatiles).

Cannel coal (sometimes called "candle coal"), is a variety of
fine-grained, high-rank coal with significant hydrogen content. It
consists primarily of "exinite" macerals, now termed "liptinite". 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal) WORK SITED LIST. Thank you.  Now to
further your education idiot. PICK UP A COPY OF TRAINS MAGAZIENE AND
READ IT THIS MONTH! OR GO BUY THE NEW BOOK COAL TRAINS THE HISTORY OF
RR AND COAL IN THE UNITED STATES. Furthermore as for the union thing
Unions have not "prices themselves out of work" moron. Unions have
and are making a comback. Ok, say you work for walmart sure they give
benifits and offer medical coverage! But wait no employee can afford it
even when they do offer it. Unions give this to there memmbers. Unions
use target money to help compete with scab companys from down South.
Unions offer family values and family love. Unions take care of one
another. So mabey the likes of the UAW are a bunch of cry babys who
have hurt all unions, but still that is why former president George I
hate unions and American familys if they are not rich right wing Bush
used the DOL to try and bust out unions and gave them LOTS of extra
money to do so. Fuck these idiots out there who hate on unions they are
the "right wing" ass kisesers who go to a "unsafe" work enviorment
everyday and do shitty non union work, so go fuck off. My entire family
is pro union and we love and serve our great country so dont split hairs
with me MR. SCABS are always trying to put "ideas" into kids heads
that unions are bad NO CHANCE! The union members who hate unions are
the fucking retards who cry baby becuse they dont want to have to
contribute there share of the work. JIMMY HOFFA is my hero. RR-
teamstaers and the good they have done for the RR workers.  So stop
union busting fuck head.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 28 March 2010

Hey Union:

CSX is a railroad...they move products and commodities from point A to
point B, CSX doesn't export or import anything. The McDuffie Coal
Terminal in Mobile is the the nations largest import terminal. In 2008
they handled 18.5 million tons in/out.

You can research coal should you wish. "Dirty" coal is high in
sulfur, "clean" coal is low in sulfur. The dirtier the coal the more
expensive it is to mitigate.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 28 March 2010

Hey Con 30+:

Yeah...you know your right. Plenty of blame to go around, the unions
have priced themselves out of work. The politicians cave for union
votes and corporate money and we consume conspicuously.

The excuse Nike used when they moved their manufacturing to China was
production costs would be dramatically reduced; which you would think
should reduce the price the consumer paid for their product. It did
not. It's the same with Ford, Boeing and all the rest of the
manufactures big and small. What did we get in return besides a Honda
and Toyota plant or two...that's NAFTA and GATT, the great enabler of
corporate greed. I can cite several more prime examples...
Lehman Bros. and Goldman Sachs. I don't have to tell you what their
greed led to.

The $1,000 lump sum the UTU/CSX SSA is offering isn't much of a raise
in comparison to what those guys got and you do 100x the work!


Name: union
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 28 March 2010

Um, sorry yes CSX does export tons of coal just as does NS. thats a
historical fact. Where did you get the information that CSX imports
clean coal?  I think what you ment to say was CSX gets Powder River
Basin coal trains mabey? Low sulfer? I never herd of "clean" coal
being imported into the US? And its more like 20 yrs left on the coal
front unless the tree huggers can be stopped. there are vast reserves
of coal and dead dinosaurs (oil) to be had but we have to be able to
extract it first. I am in no way showing you disrespect or disagreeing
with you. I was just out to the local power plant today hanging out
with a NS crew while they switched in the coal train, which comes from
jacobs ranch in Wyoming (powder river basin coal) I was not actauly on
the engine, more like close and video'ing it! And the wife was taking
pictures. It was funny as shit becuse the crew was way cool , the
engineer told the conductor to smile for me and he said he was under
cover! And the engineer hid behind the door! NS has some way cool train
crews. We always stay far back and dont interfer with RR work. And as
far as CSX coal yes its is down 22 percent. The high sulfer coal from
the mines in Virginia and kentucky ect are loosing there buts right
now. And yes you can thank the tree huggers and EPA for that. Do some
reaserch they are trying to stop permits for new mines close open mines
ect. its historical fact. Also look at the former Soviet Uniuon. WOW so
much natural resources! jsut like china and that is also a historicl
fact. Those countries are way bigger then us. Broke up and crappy
commies.  BNSF hit the lotto right now with powder river basin coal,
just look how many trains a day leave there! As does UP.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 28 March 2010

If you want to blame NAFTA and GATT go ahead, but add the UAW, AFL CIO,
UTU BLE  Dems and Republicans and yourself. Do you drive? Use
electricity at home, complain about greedy corporate America at the
same time you greedily wait your next raise?


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 28 March 2010

Hey Union:

CSX doesn't export anything. If it wasn't for the export market
CSX's coal business would be down a lot more than 22%. You also need
to remember that for every 2 cars of "dirty" coal that is exported,
1 car of "clean" coal is imported.

As far as the tree huggers waiting for us to run out of coal...it'll
be a long wait, something like 250 years. Personally, I prefer clean
air to breath. Perhaps you're old enough to remember Acid Rain,
Cleveland's lake front on fire, Love Canal or the smog in Beijing
during the Olympics. Anything the EPA can do to rein in the greedy
bastards that run Corporate America and keep them from killing us,
should be applauded.

You can thank NAFTA and GATT for exporting our jobs overseas. Don't
worry though, in 50 or 100 years when the rest of the world exceeds our
standard of living, all those jobs will migrate back!


Name: union
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 28 March 2010

I have herd that CSX's coal business is down 22%. It sucks becuse CSX
is exporting coal and ore to other countries like we are some third
world country ourselves. they buy it from us very cheap. CSXs ore
business I am not sure but I do know that a lot of the traditional ore
haulers are loosing there buts right now. China has more ore than any
other country and other natural resources. What they are doing is
waiting for us to run our of coal. Now the Tree huggers and the Sirrea
Club and our wonderful EPA are putting the screws to coal mines in the
south and southeast ect. They want "clean" coal but get this the
electric plants are placing scrubbers in there plantes to get rid of
the emmisions ie pollution but the left wing tree huggers are still
using there AL GORE money and power to ruin thousands of American jobs
including way way to many RR jobs. There is even a coke plant to go up
in the state of OHIO but the left wing EPA and sirrea club keep suing
them in court and holding it up! the plant will cost around 800 million
and have zero pollution almost. A certain person in oregon ohio has lead
the way but she is rich and owns slum propertys and a company, she does
not want her back yard LOL getting dirty!LOL. Now GE and EMD are split
evenly between China with a order of 600 locomotives in the 6000 horse
power range. BUT guess what CHINA is building them! Who makes the money
now! CHINA and GE and EMD can take the profit and lay off even more
people probably. I will bet GE and EMD are looking into taking there
operations to CHINA as the ministiry of rail there wants it! Our RRs
have become way dependent on "walmart" container trains from China
ie' well cars. As of now China owns us. The only good news is that the
DOL is not the thugs they were under president Bush! There power is less
for "union busting". thank god for our new pres! its slow but is
getting alittle better. Also CSX is the only RR right now all 117 CSX
AC6000s will get new "evolution series GEVO-16 engines. So all you
engineers can still play notch 8 is great LOL.  6000horse power with
HUGE bat wing radiators that you cannot see around to back up. AH tier
2 emmisions! Soon the radiators will be so wide you RR engineers will
have to have BMW make you guys back up cameras! Or mabey they are going
to develope them to fly!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 27 March 2010

Goob

I couldn't make that up if I wanted to. I'm glad to see you back to
your old curmudgeon self.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 27 March 2010

CSX CEO's compensation tops $7M 
NEW YORK -- The Associated Press has found that the chairman, president
and CEO of railroad operator CSX Corp. saw his total compensation fall 4
percent last year from the year before. 
Michael J. Ward's compensation was just over $7 million last year,
compared with $7.3 million in 2008. 

CSX's full-year earnings fell 16 percent to $1.15 billion as the
recession crimped demand for a number of goods the railroad hauls.
Revenue for 2009 dropped 20 percent to $9.04 billion. 

The AP's executive pay calculation, based on a regulatory filing, aims
to isolate the value the company's board placed on the CEO's total
compensation package. The figure includes salary, bonus, incentives,
perks and the estimated value of stock options and awards. 

(The preceding article was distributed March 25, 2010, by the
Associated Press.0


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 27 March 2010

Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 24 March 2010

I was the switchmen on the job in Yard D when the fieldman was coupled
up that was in 1978. I found him in between to high cube boxcars. The
yard foreman sent me out because he was taking to long to get the
track
together. We didn't have hand held radios back then everything was
done
by fuses with hand signals. We had to seperate all the yard tracks so
the EMS could get to him. He was still alive they called his wife and
his preacher. He wasn't in any pain because his spine was crushed.
After everything was done the trainmaster wanted me to pull the pin I
told him to go screw himself that was his job. About a week later same
job I knew what happened. I was coupling up a yard track midnight
shift
high cubed boxcars and auto racks were the first to come out with
roller
bearings instead of journal boxes they were quiet. They also had swing
arm drawheads a coupling didn't make I watched the cars come to a
stop
with my lantern. I went in to line up the drawheads when something
told
me to move. I step over the rail and heard a click the cars silently
rolled back if I wouldn't of moved it would of happened to me. It's
a
day that I'll always remember.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
This post is pure BS. old wives tale. Radio's were everywhere during
these years. Roller Bearings are ya kidding Timken had them on STEAM.
Sounds good but really Bull Shit with a cap on B.


Name: union
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 27 March 2010

Yea I am a bit worried though becuse not only did my dad retire also two
uncles recently retired from CSX both Conductors i think, originaly
conrail guys.  I was just listening to the scanner the other night at
4am aftre work and some trainmaster sounded pissed that there was 4
people on the Q506 I always try to catch it and take pictures. i think
the crews are a bit like what the hell some crazy ass rail fan out in
the cold at 4am! My dad says I am nuts for doing that but hey outside
of whatever I am 5'11 250 covered in tats and weight lift and trained
for yrs in hand to hand combat so i dont worry much. Besides i grew up
next to the projects so i am pretty dumb about personel safety!LOL 
OPPS now CSX will know what i look like!  I also know a lot of you guys
are right about the trnasfers from other regions of the RRs and bumping
guys off there jobs becuse of senority. I am a union worker and
supporter and we dont play those games. There is always some guy out at
CSX from somewhere asking where and what to do on the radio. Shit right
before my dad retired he had a "trainy" engineer (if thats what you
call it) and the guy tried to boss him around and dad said he just let
him have at it and he built and entire train backwards, so the next day
there was hell to pay but my dad in his grace told the man to stick it
and talk to his student conductor or engineer or whatever you call
them.  Anyway God Bless all of you and may he grant you safe work and
bring you home safe to your familys


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 26 March 2010

Must be a terrific place to work... especially if you work with people
like Industrial Yardmaster Don Furnish... I love his honesty and
sincerity.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 March 2010

Hey Union:

Your Dad is is retired, CSX can't touch you or your Dad. However,
should you still crave anonymity you can always open a CSX-Sucks.com
email account:

                  http://csx-sucks.com/mail/


Name: union
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 26 March 2010

I gave hima call today. i will let you know tonight after I talk to him.
 Too bad we could not exchange e-mail without CSX prying eyes! I have a
boat load of pictures you would like. Thats funny becuse my dad never
even tried to get me on the RR!  O well no bitter feelings against him.
he was very popular out there. Too bad i would have run circles around
him.  LOL


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 26 March 2010

Union

If you don't mind could you ask your father about an engineer named
Danny Douge. I tried to find Danny over the years but with the change
of the names of seniority rosters ect...I never could locate him. Danny
was one person who I became friends with in Walbridge. He had one of the
biggest collections of original Blue's LP's I've ever seen.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 26 March 2010

Union

I don't think your father would remember me. My time in Walbridge was
short only three years 1977-1980 then I transferred down to Virginia. I
didn't get to know a lot of my co-workers back then if you got hired in
Walbridge without having family working on the railroad they sort of
ostracized a person. I was hired because I was a Vietnam veteran a lot
of my co-workers didn't like that fact. I worked the extra board and
bounced around alot and those skatemen jobs. Walbridge was a huge place
back in those days. Six months after transferring to Virginia I went
into engine service. I got a letter from Walbridge wanting me to take
promotion to conductor in late 1980 even though I was furloughed up
there. I went to Walbridge talked to the Terminal Manager I think his
name was Andy Browning I explained about transferring on the C&O to
Virginia and going into engine service he threatened me an I politely
told him to shove it where the sun doesn't shine. They finally
stripped me of my seniority in Walbridge in 1981. Walbridge gave me my
start on the railroad but Virginia made me feel part of the railroad.


Name: union
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 25 March 2010

LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER FOR 30PLUS YRS.   Thank you for being so kind and
taking the time to explain many things I did not understand. You sir
are a true Gentelmen.  We are all realated here in the RR industry
family we are! just becuse I am not a RR does not mean it does not
course through my viens. Its in the DNA! My dad and two uncles worked
for CSX.  My dad C&O to CSX and my uncles Conrail to CSX. And one Uncle
before my time with Steam era senority. Locomotive engineer with 30 plus
yrs you have even brought back memories to my father which he wants to
know who you are. Him and the retired guys get together every week. Of
course my dad refused to get me a job on the RR he is sort of a selfish
jerk. Its sounds like you would have been a way cool dad. I went onto
other things such as the military , college, and four certs ect, but my
heart will always be for the RRs of our great country. God Bless you and
may he grant you and your family good fortune. (-:


Name: union
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 25 March 2010

UM Locomotive engineer 10-20yrs try reading the post they are about RR
safety ect. READ it does not hurt. We are talking about CSX issues
here, mabey you cant read or need some glasses>?  "stay on topic" UM,
intresting point to make try doing what one says. God Bless.


Name: Union
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 25 March 2010

WOW! Again my dad was out there that day too. He was bringing in a train
and got the call that cunningham had just got it. My dad said he was a
big guy and drove a corvette. he said it sat by the shannty for like 4
months before someone came and got it? He said that he just talked too
caputo recently. He even told me he talked to a switchmen or someone
who was standing in a door way when the cut of cars came rolling by
with him under it being chopped up scremaning or something to that
asspect of it. I guess the guy screamed for a second or something liek
that dad does not like to talk about it.  CSX sure does seem to have a
bad history of people getting hurt and worse. Just go onto you tube and
there are a lot of pictures of CSX derailments and very bad track ect. A
lot of rail fans have been treated badly by them including myself. It
does not appear that many people enjoy working for them either. I am
sure there are those who loved there job also.  I was thinking that
someday CSX would put no tresspassing signs on every street where a
train crosses the tracks LOL! As I said before dont bother going to
oregon OH anywhere near the coal and TORC area, hell they will have BP
security after you just for stopping on a public road. Which is a
violation of our Constitutional rights. People should know that CSX
police cannot give tresspass warnings ect on public roads. And there
officials are not GODs and cannot viloate peoples rights to rail fan on
public property. It appears there is a grass roots rail fan "for
there" rights deal going on all over now.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 25 March 2010

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Name: RRJ
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 25 March 2010

Union

Railroad has had more than it's fair share of tragidy. I'm sure your
father would remember a skatemen named Cunningham he worked the 2nd
shift Interchange skate job for years. That day I was working 2nd shift
at the 34/57 skate job at the westend switcher shack. We would ride
clear alleys off the hump catching them after they went over the
retarders. It was a great job for a young man to hold during late
spring till the early fall seeing no oldhead wanted it because it was
dangerous. The Interchange skate was less hectic it did mostly larger
cuts of coal the 34/57 was all manifest boxcars, tankers, covered
hoppers ect.... A retarded tower operater named Caputo forgot to line a
switch for a cut of coal it went into the wrong track on top of the
track Cunningham was riding. It was another tragidy. C&O covered it. I
don't think they even held an investigation on the tower operator
seeing he was a good ole'boy worked tower operator, yardmaster, and I
think assistant trainmaster at times. It made a person think about what
your life was worth to these people. The biggest thing I preached to new
hires was it only takes a second for bad to happen that metal is
unforgiving. Check, recheck, do it a third time if need be, but be safe
go home to your family live a long life.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 24 March 2010

LE 10-20

Quit bitching and post something. Your post was neither coutious or
professional.


Name: union
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 24 March 2010

thats crazy! I talked to my dad tonight and he wants to know who you
are, but I told him no one uses names here.  And he did tell me that
was only one of many people who lost there lives out there. And he said
he just went to another funeral for another RR. You probably know many
of these men yourself. Dad said that the yardmaster that day wanted
work to get underway right away but no one would do anything until the
rest of his body was cleaned up or at least what was left of it. It
sounded like the RR officials  did not care what happened as long as
they were making money for coperate HQ. CSX just had a 113 coal cars go
over a mountain last month after the snow storms. I am sure that they
will try to blame the train crew. They tried to hang my dad more than
once. Its like the ore and coal exports to other countries it makes us
look like some third world country. They buy our products cheaper than
dirt. I am sure CSX makes a huge profit off of this method. It does
bother me becuse CSX is my fav RR. I model it in HO sclae and love to
watch and take pictures of CSX. They could be a way cool RR if they
were just a little nicer to people. Sometimes I think people in this
country who are in Coperate positions forget there American roots and
what a great place this is to live or at least was. I was in the Army
and my son is in the army as a matter of fact we have served in the
military all the way from the civil war to present day. Too many
coperate people do not serve there country or even care they just want
others to do for them then they go to there Catholic church on sundays
give a few bucks in the basket and our forgiven? So I take it you and
my dad must have seen each other the day that RR passed away, becuse he
was right there too. I hope God can bless you not to have to think about
things like that and watch over that guys family and all of the other RR
who have lost there lives in the line of duty.  God Bless


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 24 March 2010

Every time I read comments on this site, I find stories that have
nothing to do with the topic.  This topic is supposed to be about
Courtesy and Proffessionalism CSX Style.  I'm seeing conversations
about everything but Courtesy and Proffessionalism, Safety First,
Denied Claims, etc.  Can't we stay on topic?


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 24 March 2010

I was the switchmen on the job in Yard D when the fieldman was coupled
up that was in 1978. I found him in between to high cube boxcars. The
yard foreman sent me out because he was taking to long to get the track
together. We didn't have hand held radios back then everything was done
by fuses with hand signals. We had to seperate all the yard tracks so
the EMS could get to him. He was still alive they called his wife and
his preacher. He wasn't in any pain because his spine was crushed.
After everything was done the trainmaster wanted me to pull the pin I
told him to go screw himself that was his job. About a week later same
job I knew what happened. I was coupling up a yard track midnight shift
high cubed boxcars and auto racks were the first to come out with roller
bearings instead of journal boxes they were quiet. They also had swing
arm drawheads a coupling didn't make I watched the cars come to a stop
with my lantern. I went in to line up the drawheads when something told
me to move. I step over the rail and heard a click the cars silently
rolled back if I wouldn't of moved it would of happened to me. It's a
day that I'll always remember.


Name: union
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 24 March 2010

Yes my dad was out there during the blizzard also. He was a engineer so
i am sure you guys new each other. Well he was a fireman back then.
Today all of his friends he worked with are passing away now. He go's
to a funeral about once every three weeks. Even all of his friends that
i weight lifted with are have either passed on or are in nursing homes
dying. Man he told me stories about guys getting killed while on the
job back in the late 60's and  70's that would make your hair stand
on end! Real bad stuff. I cant imagine how many men were killed while
on the job in accidents. Coupled, run over by trains, falling off,
heart attacks, severed limbs, broken bones you name it. I have lost all
of the RRs I weight lifted with now. They have all passed on. It is too
bad that CSX does not place a place of hounor and respect for all of
the familys who lost love ones while on the job there. I even remmeber
one story about a guy who got coupled and they called his wife he
passed a short time later. My dad was within eye site of it! He would
not go down there thoe  to sad to see. God BLess all of those RRs who
have passed on or lossed there lives while on duty. They say RRs are
cursed when they retire becuse they work so much and so many hours that
they cannot function outside of the RR enviorment after retirment.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 23 March 2010

I stopped in at Walbridge yard in 2007. It definitely didn't look the
same. I noticed the yardmaster had several screens monitoring the
cameras. When CSX took over half of Conrail I knew either Walbridge or
Stanley was going to take a hit. Walbridge was definitely a better
yard. I took plenty of trains to Stanley in the '70s. Got stuck over
there during the blizzard of '78 for almost 24 hours before the C&O
could get to us.


Name: Union
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 23 March 2010

Yes he retired several yrs ago. I dont want to say the exact date on
this web site, but he did love his job in the later years as he was
number two on the senority board. Today Walbiradge is a very different
place.  They use it for auto rack storage and "thru" trains. They
tore down the old brick as my dad called it. Crew place?  And most of
the buildings are now gone. Also the Hump is vacant and no longer in
use. It is very sad I remmeber when i was a kid going out to work with
him and it was booming with trains now itsa a ghost town. Most of the
trains go to the stanley puller job as dad called it. Stanley is full
of trains all of the time. Funny Walbiradge has a much nicer and bigger
tracks than Stanley yard, but hey the higher ups do what they want. Thye
are now working hard to get a lot of trains out through Perrysburg OH
and onto Deshler. They are putting up new gates and getting ready to
shut down streets. I would love to go out and watch trains leaving the
walbidage yard but no such a chance. Thye have freakin cameras
everywhere and they think they own every street they go by. I swear CSX
must spend a fortune on CSX no tressapsing signs. They are a bunch of
goons. I dont and wont go into details but I also had two uncles now
retired from CSX who were not all that happy with there treatment
either.


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 22 March 2010

Union

I left Walbridge in 1980 when the auto industry took a dump transfered
to Virginia. In 1980 there weren't any warning signs. I remember
getting recalled from winter furlough went to Fostoria to work for two
weeks which was normal then was furloughed again. I tried working out
of Columbus excersizing my rights on the Hocking Division that didn't
last long. I don't regret tranferring coal business was booming in
Virginia. Most of those who came down here were from Michigan only
three of us came from Walbridge. I take it your father is now retired.
I just retired two weeks ago.


Name: Union
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 22 March 2010

Very interesting. 30 plus yrs.  My dad had 35 plus yrs. He also worked
out of Walbridge OH. And yes you are right as soon as the docs shut
down for the winter he got laid off. Also I am not sure but it appears
that the TORC facility is not doing so good right now. All of the Ore
is gone. It was piled up just a few months back? Both of the TORC
locomotives are working out of Stanley switching, of course all but a
couple jobs are remote now. I am not a fan of remote engines. Just
today a CN train was stuck on Vickers and the yard master said he could
get them a push from behind? Some days CSX has decent power and some
days they have a lot of old beat up engines. As soon as the "ore and
coal boats start coming in it will hopefully pick back up. I love ore
trains! Nothing like a old school SD40-2 set pulling a ore train or a
coal train, but mostly GEs or SD70s. Take care


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 21 March 2010

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen BLE(T) are
affiliated with the Teamsters (IBT). What your father went thru was
common during the his early years on the railroad. He wasn't a
seasonal worker no such thing on the railroad. The closes thing that
could be classified seasonal years ago they would hire during the
summer rail gangs mostly college students who lived on camp cars
traveled around the system replacing tyes and rail. I started
railroading on the C&O out of Walbridge Ohio it was the severe winters
that furloughed us back then when the lake freighters on Lake Erie shut
down no winter navigation that was 35% of our business. Bumping during
the slack months was and still is common some places it took 10-12
years of seniority to hold a job year round.


Name: UNION
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 20 March 2010

Hey guys I was just wondering in Ohio there is the Teamsters for RR
employess for CSX I believe. My dad spent many yrs working for C&O to
CSX and got laid off all of the time when I was a kid. It was terrible!
We would starve and he would go out onto the road and work when he
could. I think they were considered "seasonal" employess back then?
Nothing beats standing in line with your dad trying to get food stamps
while other guys were countinf "fat" pay checks all winter long. 
Unions are a God send when they are out for workers rights. Too bad
someone can "bump" you off the board and take your job as they pleae.
O man did my dad get that often. He would be wroking a job and bam
"where would the next food on the table come from".  There are many
godd unions out there. And the Teamsters is one of them. God Bless all
of you and may he watch over and protect you on the job.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 March 2010

Hey RRJ:

I don't understand why the UTU represents pilots and bus drivers
either except maybe they're in transportation. Sheetmetal workers are
a real stretch...I think I read somewhere that since sheetmetal workers
build and repair passenger cars, the union considers sheetmetal a RR
trade.

I don't think anyone, whether they are an engine or ground service,
would disagree that there should be one union for the operating
personnel. Over the years both unions have been corrupted by greed and
ego; which is why there wasn't a merger between them. I'm afraid
it's too late now to change the course!


Name: RRJ
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 20 March 2010

NoMo

That merger was puzzling. What do trainmen and sheetmetal workers have
in common? There is no common bond. There could of been a merger
between the BLE & UTU if the UTU had provided their financial records.
Their refusal led the BLE to dissolve any chance of a merger.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 20 March 2010

I think the UTU is horse shit. The UTU trys its best to copy the BLE
when nogotiating contracts. The UTU as well as all other unions care
nothing more about anything but getting thee dues.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 19 March 2010

This was posted this morning (3/18)on the UTU web site...it's funny it
didn't make the front page, I wonder why? I would think this is rather
important to the membership...but I could be wrong!

   http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=51183


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 16 March 2010

Transfer cubbie i was just sent a letter on about 5 places looking for
transfers


Name: furloughed cubbie
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 16 March 2010

going on month 14 of being furloughed and CSX still sucks


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 16 March 2010

Straight from the UTU web site!

In bad times, seniority rules 

Railroad layoffs prompted by the recession have brought more than 120
people, some from as far away as California and New Mexico, to Nebraska
rail hubs in Alliance and North Platte as union workers claim jobs held
by people with less seniority, reports the Omaha World-Herald.

BNSF and Union Pacific have furloughed nearly 10,000 workers nationwide
since late 2008, and union rules allow "bumping," even into other
states.

The United Transportation Union has allowed furloughed workers to claim
jobs through seniority for years, and the practice increased during the
recession, which started in December 2007. When BN merged with
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, in 1995, the district that includes
Alliance expanded to include more states in the West and Southwest.

"This is probably the most significant downturn I've ever
witnessed," said Randy Knutson, a UTU general chairperson in Denver.

Railroad operations in the West and South were the first to feel
effects of the recession, as consumer spending dropped and imports
fell, said Knutson, who started working for the railroad in 1973 and
has been a full-time union employee for about 17 years.

The deepening downturn eventually hurt demand for other products
shipped by rail, such as lumber and coal, and furloughs grew into the
thousands nationwide.

Union officials say bumping can cause mild resentment among members,
but they are aware of the rules and accept them. Merchants and business
officials in North Platte and Alliance say the rule has helped maintain
even employment and economic stability in their communities.

"We've noticed a lot of different people," said Caren Stanley, who
works at Thiele Pharmacy and Gifts in Alliance, where BNSF has a rail
yard and locomotive repair shop. "We're a pharmacy, so they come in
to get their prescriptions."

Of Alliance's 9,000 residents, about 1,600 or 17 percent work for BNSF
and approximately 240 have been furloughed.

Kenny Preiss, UTU Local 934 chairperson in Alliance, said about 120
railroad employees - including from California, Texas and New Mexico -
bumped local workers and moved to the town through last year. Fifty
remain, he said.

There was a slight resentment because people lost their jobs, Preiss
said. "But there were no fights, no screaming or hollering. Most
people understand that we are allowed to move," he said.

When Union Pacific instituted furloughs in North Platte, home of the
world's largest switchyard, about 20 workers from there bumped
employees with less seniority in Council Bluffs, said Ben Ebmeier, UTU
Local 200 chairperson in North Platte.

"At some point everybody can be bumped and everybody can bump," he
said.

Approximately 2,600 people work for UP at North Platte's Bailey Yard,
or about 12 percent of the town's 22,000 residents.

At the recession's worst point last spring and summer, about 500
people in the North Platte service unit were furloughed, union
officials said. The unit includes parts of Iowa, Kansas and Wyoming.

Union Pacific laid off up to 5,300 operating employees across its
23-state system last year, said spokeswoman Donna Kush. Approximately
4,000 still are idled, she said.

BNSF, which operates in 28 states, had a similar fall-off in business,
forcing it to furlough more than 3,000 last year. At the beginning of
this year, about 1,000 had returned to work.

Recovery has been slow, Kush said, with business about 13 percent below
2008 levels.

"We'd love to get people back to work, but it depends on volumes,"
she said.

More union members from distant states moved to Alliance to work than
to North Platte, because the agreement with BNSF allows engineers and
conductors to move across a wider swath of territory, Knutson said.

The union's seniority district that includes North Platte is smaller
under Union Pacific, said Rich Mohr, who is Local 286 chairperson in
North Platte. A few people from Cheyenne, Wyo., bumped workers in North
Platte, he said.

Most Alliance residents bumped by out-of-state workers tried to stay in
the area, said Dixie Nelson, director of the Alliance Area Chamber of
Commerce.

"They get railroad unemployment and work with lending institutions
here. They talk to the bank or the credit union, who try to work with
you as much as possible," she said.

Furloughed rail workers with less than 10 years experience receive $320
a week from the Railroad Retirement Board for approximately three
months. Workers with more experience receive an additional three months
of benefits. The federal stimulus bill passed last year provided another
three months of payments.

Nonetheless, unemployment benefits replace only about a third of an
average worker's salary, and some workers laid off for more than a
year have exhausted their benefits.

Jeff Fisher, 50, a BNSF conductor and switchcrew foreman in the rail
yard in Alliance, said he was laid off for more than three weeks in
January this year.

Believing the layoff could last as long as four months, he borrowed
money from a bank to make house payments and meet other needs and put
his name in as a substitute teacher.

"It took some planning," Fisher said. "Jobs are hard to come by here
in Alliance."

Finding full-time, temporary employment is difficult because employers
know furloughed railroad workers will quit if called back.

"Decent, full-time work?" Ebmeier said in North Platte. "That can be
tough. "Most people around here know that if you are on the railroad
and you're called back, you will be out."

Mohr said 88 Union Pacific workers in North Platte are on a special
waiting list that allows them to work two days a week for the railroad
and retain their medical benefits. They also can find work elsewhere
without giving up their spots on the list.

The company likes the arrangement because when business picks up people
on the waiting list are better prepared to return to work more quickly
than regularly furloughed workers, Mohr said.

"Benefits are the key thing," Mohr said. "If you can provide for
your family and get them to the doctor when they need to, that's
huge."

BNSF doesn't have a similar waiting list, but it does provide four
months of health insurance for furloughed workers.

Alliance and North Platte appear to have survived the furloughs
relatively unscathed.

"Things are kind of status quo," Nelson, the Alliance chamber of
commerce official, said. "I think through Christmas businesses kind of
held their own. It was not what people feared it might be."

Dan Mauk, president and CEO of the North Platte Area Chamber of
Commerce, said most small businesses remain open, and city sales tax
revenue is stable.

(The preceding article was published March 15, 2010, by the Omaha
World-Herald.)


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 14 March 2010

He's in the wind!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 13 March 2010

What happen to Danny Spencer????? Where did he go???? Why was he sent
back to Indiana if that is were he's at, cant find him anyware. Shows
Angie Averitte as termial superintendant here now??? What happen to
Danny?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 13 March 2010

I also have a question I work on the huntington on the blue ridge sub
and have not been recalled yet, but was just wanting to know once
recalled do they have to keep you marked up for awhile or can they cutt
you right back off?


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 12 March 2010

As a follow up to my prior post:

-The PBP is deferred until 1/01/12 rather than upon ratification
 of the agreement; and that a minimum of 15% will be deferred 
 into the Capital Builder Plan. The award will be made only if
 an annual bonus is made under the MICP. No guarantee but highly
 likely.

I do not recall the match CSX gives you on funds you have deducted from
you pay check and put into the Capital Builder Plan. It was either 7.5%
or 15%...my question would be is the 15% deferred PBP in addition to or
in lieu of that match? 

It might be worth looking into!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 12 March 2010

I have finally had the opportunity to read the proposed UTU/CSX SSA.
Several concerns and comments. 

-First the money is awful and is reason enough to vote no.
-It "replaces any and all local agreements, past practices and
 arbitral jurisprudence that are in conflict unless otherwise
 provided for in side letter 9". 
-The PBP is deferred until 1/01/12 rather than upon ratification
 of the agreement; and that a minimum of 15% will be deferred 
 into the Capital Builder Plan. The award will be made only if
 an annual bonus is made under the MICP. No guarantee but highly
 likely.
-The IPA is a gift for working safely, by the rules and perfect
 attendance. It's up to the individual to decide for themselves
 if it's worth it. It beats the street!
-Seniority districts...looks like the L&N covers Alabama, Kentucky & 
 Tennessee. More places to work and more people to take your job.
-Furlough Retention Board...really only helps a few new guys.
-Reserve Board...helps out a few old heads and an equal number of
 new hires.
-Too many grey areas left up to the Dispute Resolution Committee. 

90% of this is boilerplate and basically the same as the agreements
you now work under. I have been adamant that the time is long overdue
to streamline the system...the RLA, the unions and the carrier. Based
on this proposal, CSX has taken a step. I completely understand
why CSX would like their employees to be available and work safely. To
that end CSX has offered a proposal that requires the employee to take
ownership of their jobs and the company. Unless CSX is profitable there
is no company and no jobs.

Some one once said on here that this contract is CSX's dream
contract.If it is, CSX can and will do better...never accept the first
offer. The decision rests solely on the UTU membership...I've heard
for too long that it's a new generation of railroaders and the expect
more. All I can say to that is you get what you earn, so if you have
high expectations you better have the wherewithal to achieve them.

You can start by voting no and sending your General Chairmen back to
the bargaining table with clarity of purpose...tell them what you want,
what you like and what you don't like about this proposal. it's time
for the "new generation" to step up to the plate!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 March 2010

I saw this and could help smiling.

http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=51064

Made me think of the Ocean Springs girl who came out of the bar and
flashed us every time a train would pass!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for N/A
Posted: 10 March 2010

So....where is Danny Spencer now?


Name: MadMan
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Employed as: M of W, for 30+ years
Posted: 10 March 2010

Another Wonderful Day on the Baltimore Division!

CENTER CITY - March 9, 2010 (WPVI) -- A derailed train car fell as it
was being lifted, and the Action Cam caught it on video.

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When more than 2 million pounds of churning metal tries to come to a
screeching halt, something has to give, and the train derailed Monday
night just after 10 p.m. at 23rd and Race streets in Center City
Philadelphia.

Michael Fischette lives along the tracks and watched as the conductor
tried to keep the train on the tracks.

Crews spent the morning trying to get the cars back on the rail and
clear the scene. They had a minor setback when one car toppled over.
But they got the job done a few hours later.

VIDEO: One of the cars slipped and fell onto its side during efforts to
get it back on the tracks Tuesday morning, and Action News cameras were
rolling as it happened.

There were no hazardous materials aboard any of the 5 cars that
derailed. CSX teams had the train repaired and back on its way by
noon.

The rail lines are used solely for freight trains and the derailment is
not affecting commuter trains.

Fire officials say there are no injuries and no hazardous material
involved.

The cause of the derailment still under investigation.

(Copyright ©2010 WPVI-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.)


Name: steve
E-mail: hmstoo@hotmail
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 March 2010

Hey Skippi! I started with CSX in the 70s and quit in the 90s.
Retirement age was changed when Regan was in office. I wasn't eligible
for full benefits until I was 66 & 9 months.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for N/A
Posted: 08 March 2010

All I know is his wife's name is Jamie and he moved to Georgia from
Florida.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 08 March 2010

Would that be Larry McKenzie out of Gentilly...tell me it ain't so?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for N/A
Posted: 08 March 2010

Why???????? was Danny Spencer sent back to Indiana from Boyles Yard?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for N/A
Posted: 08 March 2010

Who has information on the affair between Lindsey Harrison and Larry
McKenzie?  Is the Railroad aware of this?  They are in both in Georgia,
but she came from Boyles Yard in Alabama. Need info concerning their
jobs at the moment.  She is supposedly on leave??????


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 05 March 2010

Here's another "let me tell you how good we're doing and our future
plans to do even better". 

Maybe this time they'll catch the market on an up tick!
 
http://investors.csx.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=92932&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1398401&highlight=


J.P. MORGAN   THOMAS R. WADEWITZ   212-622-6461


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 05 March 2010

Lafayette, IN...will there be a conversion? Will Danny become a member
of the High Heeled Boys Club? Stay tuned.


Name: Pete
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 04 March 2010

Heads up Lafayette, Indiana Yards.

Danny Spencer is headed your way, and plans on excersizing his Yard
Master seniority.  

The wife has had enough of Danny, and his wild ways.  She is going home
to the Lafayette area, and if Danny wants to be with his kids, he had
better follow.

Enjoy


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 March 2010

Hey APE 1-10:

We sold him a couch, love seat, ottoman and a couple of tables we
didn't want that were going to storage or be given to charity. I
suppose you think we should have given them to him. That was 2.5 years
ago. He has been given enough...since you seem to know him you can ask
him.

If you're interested I have a circa 1880 Brunswick regulation pool
table...I don't believe my step son can afford it, maybe you can!


Name: Jesus Nomo
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Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 02 March 2010

LOL!  Nomo said this.......

Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 February 2010

Hey Con 1-10:

Lets get one thing straight...first I'm not your buddy. Secondly, at
28 your not old enough to know the difference between shit and
shinola.


If you've been in furlough status for four years, why would you hang
around the crew room and make yourself mad by watching the old heads
tally their earning statements? Or better yet, why haven't you taken
a
transfer...I'm sure they have been offered.

Why are the "young guys" suffering to feed their family? Perhaps you
can favor all of us by telling us what kind of trucks they drive and
how they live. The old heads can drive those trucks because their
families are grown and hopefully off their dole, their houses are paid
for. Their expenses are less than a young man with a family.

Life is full of choices...you can save and invest money now or you can
spend it on impressing your friends. Make the wrong choice now and
you'll regret it later.

Any one under 30 has never seen truly tough times. Times are tough and
will get tougher before they get better, sounds like the regrets are
starting.

By the way, I have a '01 GMC Yukon and a '99 MB ML450 and the money
I've saved on notes, insurance and tags will pay for a nice extended
family vacation in Europe this summer or buy one of my Grandchildren a
P.A.C.T. contract which will pay for their college education.

Like I said, it's their money and they can spend it however they want
to. If they are suffering however, do you think it might be because of
the choices they made?







What he failed to add is that he is full of shit and that he was
selling his furniture to his step son not that long ago.  The step son
that still works for railroad.


Name: rel'd women of B'ham
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 02 March 2010

Great news everyone,          yeah!!!!!yeah!!!!!!heah!!!!!    
  Danny Spencer has been fired as a CSX officer,  the days of fucking
with peoples wifes, chickenshit failures, lying to everyone, stepping
on toes has finally caught up with old Danny. Too bad he did'nt get
fired completely. Would have been nice to have seen his seniority taken
away so he could see what it feels like to be on the other end of things
for a change. Ever heard of 'Karma' Danny? well you finally got yours.


Name: getting you from A to A 1/2
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 20-30 years
Posted: 26 February 2010

Just a thought to throw out amongst all you conductors and the few
engineers with the UTU.

Why don't one of you start up UTU-Sucks.com ???

They are the ones who agree to all this BS


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 25 February 2010

Hey Con 1-10:

It has been said before but it bears repeating...become involved in
your local, read the Railroad Labor Act and the Collective Bargaining
Agreement you work under. 

Don't be embarrassed to ask questions...the documents are  difficult
to understand. The old heads are the repository of the knowledge.
Frankly the UTU would rather the membership not become educated about
them. Knowledge is your best friend and a little can go a long way.

Please, whatever you do, take the time to vote and encourage you
coworkers to vote. Regardless of the outcome, this vote will impact you
for the rest of your careers


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 25 February 2010

Thanks NoMo I've asked that question to several people and nobody seems
to know or they say we will get worse if we vote it down , I just
wasn't sure how the process worked or the steps .


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 25 February 2010

Hey Con 1-10:

Lets put first things first...the vote comes first, every thing else is
second. What might happen next is of little or no importance; ifs and
buts should have nothing to do with you or anyone else voting or how
you vote.

The PEB it the very last step in the process and would be years away;
and yes their recommendation would be imposed on all parties.
However, the recommendations made by the PEB could very well be to
members advantage.

In the past the UTU has used the threat of a possible PEB imposing less
favorable terms than those negotiated to coerce the members into voting
for the proposed agreement.

If the SSA fails, like the Loco 30+ said, the parties will sit down and
renegotiate or fall back on the national negotiations. Should the
national agreement fail you would continue to work under the current
contract until a new one was ratified or the PEB recommendations were
imposed.

A strike would last a hour or two before the President issued a back to
work order, the UTU would immediately comply, if they didn't the civil
fines would commence and the union leadership arrested.

The last thing the UTU leadership wants to do is bankrupt their meal
ticket or go to jail. Until the union leadership is willing to make
sacrifices, the chain of shitty contracts brought to the membership
will continue!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 25 February 2010

If voted down could this be forced on us through section notices and
stuff like that.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 25 February 2010

Looks like the UTU is bringing out the heavy guns!

I may be reading between the lines but it looks like the UTU is
telling the membership not to expect much out of the National
negotiations and accept what they offer!




Why don't we just shut 'em down? 

By Retired UTU GS&T Dan Johnson 

We frequently hear from frustrated members, "Why don’t we simply go on
strike, shut the railroad down, and be done with it?"

I, too, have shared these feelings witnessing excessive discipline,
outrageous demands of arrogant managers, and carrier negotiators
focusing only on their year-end bonus. But the fact is, it's against
the law to simply "shut ‘em down."

Before labor or management may engage in strikes or lockouts, each must
satisfy numerous steps spelled out by the Railway Labor Act (RLA). In
most disputes - defined as differences over application or
interpretation of contracts - the RLA requires final and binding
arbitration. 

In the few disputes that can lead to a strike or lockout -- involving
collective bargaining over contract amendments affecting wages,
benefits and working conditions -- the Supreme Court held that the RLA
purposely creates "interminable" delay designed to encourage both
sides to reach a mutually-acceptable solution and keep the trains
running.

Among the lengthy steps is open-ended mediation by the National
Mediation Board, and recommendations for settlement by a White House
appointed presidential emergency board (PEB). 

Railroads are deemed so essential to national defense and a healthy
economy that even in the few instances where all intermediate steps
fail, and a strike or lockout is permitted, Congress usually inserts
itself and passes a back-to-work law imposing settlement demands
generally mirroring PEB recommendations.

We, in rail labor, have learned from bitter experience that our
membership is better served by a voluntary settlement -- even if we
don’t get all we want -- than having a third party, with no real-world
knowledge of our industry, cram a settlement down our throats.

Finally, if we ignore the law and "shut ‘em down" anyway, we face
fines and civil judgments that could bankrupt the union and result in
jail terms for those involved in the shutdown. 

(Dan Johnson served as UTU GS&T from 2001 until his retirement in 2007.
He hired on as a Southern Pacific trainman, Tucson Division, in 1966. He
held elective positions of vice local chairperson, local chairperson and
legislative representative for Local 807, Tucson, and was Arizona State
Legislative Board chairperson from 1975-1983. 

Brother Johnson was vice general chairperson and general chairperson
for Southern Pacific/Union Pacific Western Lines from 1981-1997; and an
International vice president from 1997 to his election as GS&T in 2001.

He earned an undergraduate degree in government and history from the
University of Arizona in 1969, and did graduate studies there in 1969
and 1970.)
 
February 23, 2010


Name: 
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 25 February 2010

I would check with your Local S/T or LC to find out who is eligible to
vote they should have a list. It should be anyone with good standings
within the union. Since you're furloughed you should be eligible to
vote seeing union dues are waived during that time period. I don't
think retirees can vote because when they retire they resign their
seniority from the railroad even though they are still considered union
members. 

If the UTU SSA is voted down there would be two options:

1) The UTU and CSX could sit down and renegotiate another on-property
contract hopefully with better results.

2) Resort back to the national contract negotiations.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 24 February 2010

do furloughed employs get to vote and is it true that retired utu
members vote also what happens next if this contract is voted down , i
get different answers on that .


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 February 2010

Hey Con 10-20:
 
My comments in response to Hancock's answers to the Old Head
Conductor's dissection of the UTU SSA.



E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 February 2010

There's nothing like a little light reading first thing in the
morning!

It took less time to read "War and Peace". After reading his defense
of UTU SSA agreement...all I can say is "guilty as charged". I see
nothing in his responses that would change my mind.

The fact that he would respond at all tells me the SSA is in trouble
and the UTU is trying to divert the memberships attention from the
issues at hand.

I found the following exchange quite humorous...

"You should remember that the value of an Individual Performance
Award
of CSX stock depends solely on the value of the stock at the time
given
and should not be held as a set amount. The actual value of the award
could vary widely, depending on the market or forces such as stock
splits. If you are serving our country in the National Guard or
Reserve, and have weekend duty once every six months, you will never
see an Individual Performance Award until you hitch is up. Just CSX's
way of saying thanks for your service".
 
Response: "The stock is the stock; it is not based on a monetary
value. This is better than the writer’s opinion.  CSXT’s policy on
serving in the military remains in effect. Finally, the IPA is an
addition".

If the stock isn't based on a monetary value, what's it based
on...good intentions?

Here's the kicker..."However, this Agreement will put from a minimum
of $18,000.00 to $53000.00 or more in a member’s pocket.  And if the
national does better on the GWI, it will be more money guaranteed".

Let's blind the membership with $ signs!

Looks like the UTU is getting desperate.


The GC and the UTU considered this a fait accompli, a done deal;
leading the sheep to slaughter. They though the membership would follow
the footsteps of the BLEt membership. 

The last thing the UTU and CSX wants is to have the National proposal
released prior to the SSA being ratified...they don't want the
membership to compare them. Don't be surprised if votes aren't cast
from the grave yard!

Like the 30+ Con stated yesterday under Safety...I too can't believe
the UTU would even allow something like this to be brought to a vote.

I truly hope this proposal is soundly defeated then the GC are ousted
from their jobs. Perhaps then International would get the message!


Name: 
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 24 February 2010

This has nothing to do with old or young. This is about working
conditions that will affect everyone for decades. When the BLE SSA came
about some people thought how great it would be to know where and when
they'll be working every week under a bid system. Not thinking about
what will be lost. Last year when the BLE negotiated the SSA extension
they knew there was a possibility it wouldn't pass so they included
another opt out clause for 2014. Using scare tactics of the economy and
that national negotiations could go on for years. Those same tactics are
being used by the UTU. Wether it passes or not isn't the bigger
question it's getting people to take 5 minutes to send in a ballot. In
a democracy majority always wins. To see a small turnout of voters like
what happened with the BLE in 2007 (51%) & 2009 (34%) is troubling.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 23 February 2010

Who cares about the age group what we need to be talking about is voting
this contract down and spreading the word ! Hey NoMo what did you think
about Hancocks comment  on the contract ; and why haven't we heard
about the national . They were goin to meet the 1st of this month to
negotiate and there are no updates .


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 23 February 2010

speaking of the bickering between old head and new blood.... thats part
of the problem, just like the utu vs. ble..... it should be old + new
vs this piece of shit company called CSX.

the unions should also stop the bickering and side deals and try to
work together to bring better treatment to the union dues paying
employees of CSX.
Company is getting what they want cause WE the idiots wont stand
together.....


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 23 February 2010

Some debt restructuring:

http://investors.csx.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=92932&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1393587&highlight=


Name: Furloughed Cubbie
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 23 February 2010

i have been reading the bickering between old head and new blood.  What
the new blood fails to mention is at the interview they told us the
odds of getting furloughed are high and they even made us sign a piece
of paper saying we understood this.  I signed it and so did all the
rest of the cubbies.  So i will have to side with the old heads on this
one but do keep in mind one thing to all the old heads out there.  While
you bitch about everything, just keep in mind we will be glad to do your
job for less because dammit we just want to fucking work.  Bottom line
is new blood knew what the hell they were getting into and the old
heads need to understand that we just want to pay the bills.  Some of
us left damn good jobs thinking that CSX was better and got dry fucked
by J-ville when they only gave us days and not weeks to turn notices
into previous employers which in turned kept most of us from going back
to our old jobs.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 23 February 2010

Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 February 2010

Hey Con 1-10:

Lets get one thing straight...first I'm not your buddy. Secondly, at
28 your not old enough to know the difference between shit and
shinola.


If you've been in furlough status for four years, why would you hang
around the crew room and make yourself mad by watching the old heads
tally their earning statements? Or better yet, why haven't you taken
a
transfer...I'm sure they have been offered.

Why are the "young guys" suffering to feed their family? Perhaps you
can favor all of us by telling us what kind of trucks they drive and
how they live. The old heads can drive those trucks because their
families are grown and hopefully off their dole, their houses are paid
for. Their expenses are less than a young man with a family.

Life is full of choices...you can save and invest money now or you can
spend it on impressing your friends. Make the wrong choice now and
you'll regret it later.

Any one under 30 has never seen truly tough times. Times are tough and
will get tougher before they get better, sounds like the regrets are
starting.

By the way, I have a '01 GMC Yukon and a '99 MB ML450 and the money
I've saved on notes, insurance and tags will pay for a nice extended
family vacation in Europe this summer or buy one of my Grandchildren a
P.A.C.T. contract which will pay for their college education.XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Heck man you left out the best part.
The Harley Davidson, and the Trailer house double wide!!!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 23 February 2010

Hey Loco 30+:

Sounds like the same old song...just a few more slots to bid on.
Instead of bidding on jobs at your home terminal you'll have to bid on
jobs in your seniority district.

Seniority is king, the best jobs go to the most senior men. If you
happen to work at a desirable terminal you may be displaced by a
man who rather drive 50 or 60 miles to work a afternoon job rather than
work grave yards at home. Of course that has always been a possibility,
it now becomes a probability.

In any event the dreaded F9 board will no longer be a seasonal visitor
rather a permanent guest. The youngest men will reside there until they
have enough seniority to hold the shittiest job in the shittiest
terminal in the district.

I wonder if the F9 board will be by terminal or if they'll go to a
district wide board?

In any event, if I were at the bottom of the roster I would be tuning
up the resume and looking for other employment while my seniority
ripened. If I was on the cusp of holding a job at home,
I might preempt being forced by relocating to the shitty terminal.
There's no point in postponing the inevitable and it would save money
and stress further down the line and limit you to one relocation.

Down here Gentilly was considered the shittiest terminal in the
district. When I first hired out I was forced to New Orleans. It was
135 miles from my front door to the yard office; it took 1:55 to make
the drive. Although I didn't like it, I found the yard, people and
city enjoyable. Pensacola would be considered the best but unless you
had 2 years of service you couldn't hold anything. 

I found a nice apartment about 5 minutes from the yard just on the dry
side of the revetment. With utilities it still cost $750 a month.
Either move your family or make the move with enough men to share the
expenses and keep your share small. 

The RR is hard enough and will put a strain on families and marriages
even under the best circumstances. Being separated by a couple of
hundred miles for 10-12 days at a time for a couple of years spells
disaster.

In any event, if I had less than 3 years of service I would start
formulating "what if" scenarios. Even if the UTU SSA doesn't pass
CSX's employment/labor relation philosophy is evolving...mutating is a
more like it and they will be increasingly hard to deal with.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 23 February 2010

CSX allows bad behavior with their frieght train emplowees. they leave
their job to meet their girlfriends to run on their spouses then call
the other person on the job this i they going in the waycross yard . I
know this happien from when CSX was in fernandina bch. fl. to waycross
ga. this is a safty issue they cover for each other engineers and
conductors. this happiens alot with the ones from age to and they are
still there. they are a safty problem.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 23 February 2010

NoMo

What I used was some what exagerated but not really. The bid system has
85 slots. Engineers in my area have to protect a seniority zone of 234
miles which includes 5 yards. My point was some people are bidding on
jobs that they couldn't hold unless hell froze over then want to bitch
when they're forced to other terminals. If the trainmen get this bid
system life will drastically change. They too will have to protect
every job within their seniority zone. The fall back is if no one bids
on a job it can be awarded to the youngest man who didn't put in
enough bids. If I had my choice of putting extra bids in for jobs I
don't really want that might require that I drive 70 miles to work
it's better than be forced to drive 234 miles. It has already
happened. Never say they can't. The railroad doesn't care about any
hardships. Once you're in a bid system it's all about putting in the
right choices from #1 being the best down to #85 being the worse. Just
because a persons terminal only has 14 jobs there might be 71 other
jobs within the zone. Most cases where people were forced away from
home they've been lucky to get a weeks vacation or PL days till the
next round of bids.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 23 February 2010

Hey Loco 30+:

It seems to me that having to bid on 85 jobs is excessive. Unless
you're at an ultra-large terminal; in the case of an engineer, there
aren't that many jobs at their home terminal. Does the SSA force
engineers to bid on jobs outside their home terminal?

Trying to recall, in Mobile there seemed to be maybe 14 yard (Pre RCO)
or local jobs, 8 assigned runs, 10 pool slots and another 20 or so
slots on two boards. The Mobile boards protected New Orleans. That's
52 slots the engineers could bid at their home terminal and that's
before Sibert went remote.

That would leave 33 slots the engineers would have to bid outside the
home terminal. The UTU seniority district went as far as Birmingham;
I'm not sure how far the BLEt district went to. However,
I do know it went to Pensacola (60 miles), Flomaton (60 miles),
Montgomery (170 miles) and New Orleans (135 miles).

In any event, being forced on a job other than a TV at an away from
home terminal would cause a severe financial hardship. I'm I correct
that CSX does not have to provide a room or meal allowance on jobs that
are forced? Have engineers in your District been forced or can they bid
down?

The UTU has a 30 mile rule...I wonder how the union and carrier will
reconcile the conflict if the UTU SSA's bid system is similar to the
BLEt's and it passes?

I guess engineers are subject to flowback, so there is someplace they
can go...the ground service employees have no such protection
regardless of whether the UTU SSA passes or fails.

I think the tales of woe haven't even begun!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 23 February 2010

Cond 1-10

The young is suffering? What do you think we haven't been in that
situation? I can assure you we went through furloughs and difficult
times on the railroad. It's a matter of sticking it out or leaving.
There are no other choices. I don't think people would be bitching
about getting laid off from other jobs more than they do about the
railroad. No one owes you anything definitely not those still working.
What you're looking for is a hand out. Go paint a sign go to the
nearest interstate on ramp and say you'll work for food. 

I'm with NoMo if you've been furloughed for 4 years why are you
hanging out in the crew room. Apparently you know how to get another
job seeing your F150 ect...was paid off before you hired out. What NoMo
stated was correct. In 2008 & 2009 we saw newbies just marked up buying
new Cadillac Escalades, F150's, Mercedes, BMW's ect...even though we
warned them not to buy anything big within 5 years till they establish
seniority. I've lived in the same home for 23 years I drive a 2007
Dodge Charger I got from the credit union which was a repo. Most of my
peers don't live high on the hog like ya'll think. All we think about
is getting to retirement age.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 23 February 2010

C&O Joe

I'm on the Huntington Division just like you. I've even quoted you on
this site and a few others that the union helped those in training that
were let go. That was the union in action taking care of it's people
even though they weren't technically in the union. If people would get
involved with the union it would open up their eyes to see it's not all
cut and dry that everything has to go through the proper channels. All I
see is those few who occasionally attend meeting have their own agenda
and not the locals/divisions as a whole. Bitching moaning they didn't
get their claims paid that CSX forced them outside the home terminal
because they didn't put the max 85 jobs on their bid sheet ect...When
it comes down to issues that affect everyone that can't seem to form
an opinion. The unions good or bad needs people to get involved or just
go with the consequenses from non-participation.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 23 February 2010

Lloyd

It appears you read more into what I wrote that what it was. It's time
for those who have the majority voting power to step up to the plate.
That would be anyone with less than 20 years on the railroad. My
generation doesn't have voting power anymore most of us will be gone
in the next 5 years. You talk about being a veteran that's commendable
and you should be proud to have served your country. It still has
nothing to do with the railroad. Other than like myself I was hired
because of my military service. All I stated was this generation has to
get involved with the union for it to survive. This defeatist attitude
will be it's downfall. There isn't any such thing as voluntary
furloughs if there was it wouldn't help it would be a temporary fix.
You think because we are up in age we have tons of money in the bank.
Most of my generation is just getting to the point to aggressively save
for retirement. We've helped put our children through college helped
them make a fresh start in life ect...it never stops them comes the
grandchildren. If you can't take advise from the generation before you
then you're a fool. I've never stated this new generation had
everything handed to them on a silver platter that was you. You're the
biggest complainer when CSX has tried to help out by offering transfers.
You find the negative side in everything. 

Yes, I come on this website everyday. Sometimes I post sometimes I
don't. All in all it's my 15 minutes. I'm in the process of
retiring. There ya' go I helped put a man to work that most likely
would still be furloughed. The time will come when one morning you'll
wake up to find ya'll have become the oldheads. I was 32 years old
when it happened. Then when it happens the next generation can whim and
moan about how greedy you are. Most people I know young an old aren't
voluntering to run up it's more of a case that CMC gets them on the
phone and forces it. That has been going on way before you and I were
ever born. It's not new.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 February 2010

Hey Con 1-10:

Lets get one thing straight...first I'm not your buddy. Secondly, at
28 your not old enough to know the difference between shit and shinola.


If you've been in furlough status for four years, why would you hang
around the crew room and make yourself mad by watching the old heads
tally their earning statements? Or better yet, why haven't you taken a
transfer...I'm sure they have been offered.

Why are the "young guys" suffering to feed their family? Perhaps you
can favor all of us by telling us what kind of trucks they drive and
how they live. The old heads can drive those trucks because their
families are grown and hopefully off their dole, their houses are paid
for. Their expenses are less than a young man with a family.

Life is full of choices...you can save and invest money now or you can
spend it on impressing your friends. Make the wrong choice now and
you'll regret it later.

Any one under 30 has never seen truly tough times. Times are tough and
will get tougher before they get better, sounds like the regrets are
starting.

By the way, I have a '01 GMC Yukon and a '99 MB ML450 and the money
I've saved on notes, insurance and tags will pay for a nice extended
family vacation in Europe this summer or buy one of my Grandchildren a
P.A.C.T. contract which will pay for their college education.

Like I said, it's their money and they can spend it however they want
to. If they are suffering however, do you think it might be because of
the choices they made?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 22 February 2010

Hey buddy! My f-150, my home and everything else I own was earned threw
the hard work before I ever came to CSX! I am 28 years old and I can
tell you right now that you are full of shit. I work in Erwin Tn and am
in my 4th year of Fourlough status. I see so much bullshit that I want
to puke right there in the crew room floor. The guys that have 20 plus
are so greedy that all they do is calculate there earnings. I see young
guys suffering to feed there familys whil you old fuckers are driving
the nice trucks and sports cars and have fat ass wallets and have to
jump on a train and listen to your bitching! I see 30 plus men mad
because they are so caught up in there greed they think you are taking
there job from them. When you go to work next time look at what kind of
vehicle your hopping into!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 February 2010

Hey Joe:

Not all short lines are bad to work for. The Alabama State Docks
Terminal Railroad paid their Engineers and Switchmen $2-3/hour more
than CSX did and this was 5 years ago. No RCOs and the only jobs on
Sunday were extras.

80 miles of track, mostly yard and 7 switchers and they couldn't stand
CSX either!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 22 February 2010

How craft workers fall into to management positions:
http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2010-02-17/


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 February 2010

Hey Lloyd:

I can't speak for anyone but myself...you're right, each generation
is different largely due to the efforts of the preceding generations.

I hate to paint everyone with a broad brush but look around the
different terminals you work. Cadillacs, Z-71s, F-150s, high end sports
cars. Most but not all are owned by 20 somethings. Employees
that are new or have just a year or two on the RR. It's not only CSX
but other class Is, IIs and IIIs union and non-union alike. This is not
unique to the RR either...check out the parking lots of the industries
you work...there are a lot of really nice late model cars and trucks,
some with nice boats behind them as well.

Now I will venture to guess that 99% of the people couldn't afford
vehicles or boats like this on the incomes they earn, whether it be
from CSX or ExxonMobil and reasonably provide for a growing family and
their future needs. The ones that can, live at home with their parents.
The rest are either living well beyond their means or have inherited
money and using it to fund these luxuries. Either way I don't
care...it their money and they can do with it as they please.

The point I've tried to make is the high paying jobs on the RR, Steel,
Auto and Coal industries have come at a cost. The cost being
participation by the membership in the union and a say so in their own
affairs. Over the last 20 years the wage increases and benefits
won by prior generations has slowly eroded...why? Because the current
membership either doesn't care or won't take the time to
participate.

Mark my words...in 20 years the RR contract employees will either be
the elite of the working class in America or they'll be at the bottom
of the food chain fighting for crumbs with the rest of the bottom
feeders. It all depends on the individual members being a part of
something bigger than themselves.

For the ground service personnel, the time is at hand to decide which
it'll be...will a few decide or will many?


Name: C&O JOE
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 22 February 2010

Engineer 30+,

       I don't know how it works everywhere, but I know the suspended
Trainees on the C&O and L&N established seniority in Atlanta so any
transfers that come in will follow them. The catch is that their not
promoted so the still have to fill the 60 day probation period. The
company could terminate each one's seniority if they wanted to. The
training agreement calls for not less than 16 weeks of continuous
training, so when they started suspending them we naturally cried foul.
CSX acknolaged we were right and said they would finish training them
and immediatly terminate them upon promotion. We worked it out that
they could suspend them as long as they retained employment. The union
quite literally saved their job but they're on here everyday talking
about how bad we fucked them, as if we could have forced them to let
them stay marked up. 

Lloyd,

     I agree with you, I've always felt that we are our own worst
enemy. I could spend all day giving you examples of men cutting their
own throats. I've had guys call me hours ahead of time to tell me shit
they were gonna do to get in trouble. Then they'd do it, call me
wanting me to get them out of it, and cry foul about how they got
fucked by CSX, even though they knew ahead of time what would happen. I
once had a guy call me and chew my ass because he was working off the F9
board and he got hit with union dues. I got to looking and he worked 19
days that month! But the union fucked him. I know this isn't the same
context you were using but you know what I mean.


Name: Lloyd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years
Posted: 22 February 2010

After reading the past few comments I feel like it is necessary for me
to chime in.  I feel like there are always two sides to a story so let
me enlighten the older generation somewhat.  

First of all, our generations are different.  Guys in their late
twenties and early thirties live different lives then those in their
mid forties to early sixties, it's a fact.  Eng +30 you come on here
five times a week talking about how everything is handed to younger men
on a plate and this generation isn't anything but crybabies.  I've got
news for you brother, you are flat out wrong.  Do you realize how many
vets work for this company?  Are you claiming these new guys who went
served our country want hand outs?  You need to get your shit straight.
 

The reason why you don't see a lot of guys transfering is because
there is no gaurantee they will be safe where they transfer.  You're
right, everyone is free to make choices, but some think long and hard
before they uproot their own family for a company that is shady at
best.  

C&O Joe, you want to know how to fix the problems?  One way to fix the
problems is to have guys stop doing extra favors for this company. 
Some men could take voluntary one month furloughs if they have some
cash in the bank.  Some people out here work to damn much because they
live to lavishly.  Our CEO and his minions make too much money also. 
These shareholders want to make profit so they want to slash jobs. 
We've got one man running an operation that used to consist of two or
three.  We also need to implement an early out for men over 55 and that
would solve a huge part of the problem.  There are always solutions.  

Some of you on here make it sound like you had it so damn worse than
people who are young and working now.  Hell, at least a lot of you had
opportunities that the new generation may never have.  Yeah we have
cell phones, the internet, and cool little gadgets these days but we
are about to run out of jobs to pay for them.  

Everyone is different.  Just because you lived your life one way or you
have your opinions doesn't mean we all should have your mentality. 
I'm not really being critical of you Joe, but RRJ you could cut people
some slack sometimes.  I'm a vet myself and I don't ask for any
handouts.  I put my pants on just like you and trust me, I don't live
beyond my means.  I go where I have to go for work and I spend plenty
of time away from my family.  

You guys are probably right about the strike.  What would it do anyways
besides cause all of us more headache?  Maybe it would change things if
we could actually have a successful one or maybe it would lead us down
a path of more misery.  All I know is if we don't come together we
will get bent over.  Now go ahead and be critical of what I say, but
remember we aren't much different.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 22 February 2010

Yes, CSX has posted job application's open to the public in certian
areas while people are furloughed around the system. They can do it
because we don't have system wide seniority. I don't know if anyone
besides the one going to Baltimore responded to permanent transfers
that CSX offered. He appears to be having second thoughts. All I've
read is people bitched about it. Everyone had an excuse. For those that
were let go during training these transfers didn't do them any good
they don't have established seniority. What is established seniority
to make a person feel secure? What's the cut off for not feeling
secure? I along with others transferred 30 years ago most of us had at
least 3 years seniority. When I look at rosters from where I started
there aren't a lot of familiar names of oldheads. Most likely they
tried to wait out the furloughes then eventually moved on to other
occupations. 

C&O Joe we read the word strike all the time on here. We read I'll sue
CSX or the union. It's all a load of crap. Your the first besides
myself to mention the Railway Labor Act (RLA) which prevents us from
striking. I don't think to many people on here actually know what the
RLA is. Most who have posted here tend to think this is a substitute
union meeting. Most have never been to a union meeting. If this
generation doesn't get involved they'll be trampled on seeing they
now hold the majority voting power. 

I don't think discussing and posting links of union discussions on
this website is good policy. Anyone has access. All you have to do is
read the header page on how many hits from company officials have been
recorded on this site the same goes for Facebook. The UTU should be
required to provide a secure "members discussion area" with
protection from outside sources. Like the WWII slogan "Loose lips
sinks ships".


Name: C&O JOE
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 21 February 2010

Like most of you I was totally baffled to find they were offering
permanant transfers to the WV Coalfields. I've been hearing the last
couple of months that they were anticipating the coal market to return
to or exceed 2008 levels but I wrote it off as a mix of yard office
rumor and CSX trying to impart false hope onto the masses. For me,
these transfer postings goes a little way toward assuring me that CSX
truely believes this to be the case. We've still got many guys in
furloughed and suspended training status but they're saying they'll
all be back by the end of april. Looking at the current situation I
find it hard to believe but based on my experiance CSX has been fairly
good at predicting the market 2 months in advance. I guess only time
will tell, but it's the first good news we've had in awhile. I'd be
leary of transferring unless I was a real new man though, Our roster is
deep as it is and if this agreement passes most could come here in a
year of so anyway and have prior rights at home to fall back on if it
went to hell. 

For the sake of conversation, let's hear everyone's solutions to all
the problems the unions have. Everyone has a big problem, I wanna hear
big solutions. I don't wanna hear the strike crap, everyone knows the
RLA prevents that in nearly all cases, I want real solutions to real
problems. It's unfortunate that by being bound to the RLA we don't
have the same luxaries that many other unions have, but it is what it
is. I liked the comment about "the unions allow them to hire people
when people are cut off" I see the logic in it, but it's crazy to
think they could prevent it. It isn't benificial to either the Carrier
or the union to have peope cut off and to think the union is reaping
some finnancial benifit from furloughed workers is crazy. I've spend
hours and hours trying to help what furloughed guys I could sneak off
the furlough list as I'm sure every other LC has. If you want to know
what your union does for you talk to a short line guy that does track
work, Engineer work, Brakeman work, Machinist work, and every other
kind of work 14 hours a day 6 or 7 days a week for maybe half of what
we make. So let's fix all the worlds problems right here on this
forum, everyone bitchs, let see who has the nack for fixing things.


Name: averagejoe
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 February 2010

still furloughed cubby

your probalby right about hearing about csx starting to hire again
while they have people furloughed.
the union does nothing about it though becuase once you are hired you
have to join the union or face bieng fired so yes i have said it once
and will say it again the union cares for itself
as long as they get thier dues they dont care where it comes from csx
can hire and furlough as much as they want as long as a certian number
of each respective union members are forced to pay dues the unions dont
care just like the company as long as they get thiers.
people bitch about csx and god knows i do too i dont even work their
used to be a dream but i am a very astute young man and after carefull
reading i came up with what i just said.
as long as the unions get thiers what the hell ever to the members now
im not saying do away with the unions im just saying as long as there
is enough members in service for the unions to still be profitable
there will be no change for the better of the working class men, no
strikes, no arguments hell it seems like anymore you feel lucky to have
the chance to sacrafice a finger to save a arm so i ask all of you is
that the meaning of a union
give them a little to sacrafice livelyhood what happens when we run out
of fingers then they take the arm and we feel lucky they didnt take the
other arm guys there isnt an end im not asking for answers just trying
to see if you can see where im coming from im likel the control i look
on from the outside read the contracts and weigh the options and the
options are as i just stated


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 20 February 2010

Please Read  if cut back or flowed back                                 
      Open enrollment begins November 1 for BLET Short Term Disability
plan 
CLEVELAND, November 2 — Open Enrollment for 2010 under the BLET’s Short
Term Disability insurance begins on November 1, 2009, and runs through
December 15, 2009. 

If you are a locomotive engineer working on a railroad that
participated in the Wage Rules portion of the national agreement dated
December 16, 2003, your coverage under Part A (described below) of the
BLET Short Term Disability Plan will automatically continue. 

Last year, if you opted out of Part B coverage (also described below),
then you can opt back in during this enrollment period. If you
currently participate and wish to opt out of Part B coverage, you can
also do so during this enrollment period. 

Part A — Non-Occupational Disabilities

Effective January 1, 2010, there will be no changes to Part A coverage:


• Your eligibility and $40 premium is submitted by the railroad on a
monthly basis.
• Part A pays $402 per week for non-occupational disabilities only. 
• Occupational disabilities are not covered. 
• Each eligible member is insured for $50,000 of Accidental Death and
Dismemberment (AD&D) coverage. 

Part B – Occupational Disabilities

Effective January 1, 2010 there will be no changes to Part B coverage:

• Part B is voluntary. Participation in this additional occupational
coverage is not required. 

• The weekly benefit for occupational disabilities is $402 per week. 

• Each eligible member is insured for $50,000 of AD&D coverage. 

• The benefit is not subject to repayment upon receipt of a FELA
settlement (no repayment after a personal injury settlement).

• The benefit is not considered taxable income.

• The cost is $23 per month and will be payroll deducted with your
monthly union dues.

NOTE: UTU members working as engineers are eligible for Part A and may
purchase Part B coverage by making an annual payment of $276 to the
BLET Trust Fund.
**************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
IMPORTANT:

• Eligibility for Part B is dependent on your eligibility for Part A.
In order to be eligible for Part A, you must have** ****seven starts in
a month with one start as an engineer.************
If you are furloughed to train service and become ineligible for Part A
coverage, you must notify the Secretary-Treasurer of your local division
immediately. At that time, you have three options: 

1. Continue coverage of Part A and Part B by paying $40 directly to the
BLET Trust Fund by the 10th of the month and continuing payroll
deduction of $23 for Part B. Coverage may only be continued for six
months under this option. If you choose this option, you will need to
contact the Plan Administrator (information below) for additional
instructions.

2. Discontinue coverage of Part B temporarily until you return to
engineer status and become eligible for Part A. An engineer, who loses
Part A coverage due to no fault of his own, may resume coverage for
Part B once he returns to engineer status and becomes eligible for Part
A. You must keep the Secretary-Treasurer of you local division informed
of your status.

3. OPT-OUT of Part B by completing an OPT-OUT form. If you choose to
opt-out of Part B, you may only resume coverage during a subsequent
annual enrollment period.
If you currently do NOT participate and choose to do nothing, you will
continue to be only eligible for Part A coverage. 

• If you currently do NOT participate and would like to sign-up for
Part B coverage during this open enrollment period, or if you do
currently participate and would like to opt-out of Part B coverage, you
must notify the Secretary-Treasurer of your local division by completing
and returning the attached form by December 15, 2009. Your election will
become effective on January 1, 2010.

• Members who OPT-OUT of Part B coverage effective January 1, 2010,
will not be eligible to enroll for the coverage until the next annual
enrollment period.

Anyone with questions can contact Jim Bradford, BLET Short Term
Disability Administrator, at (216) 241-2630, ext. 205, or email:
Bradford @ble-t.org. 

A copy of the opt-in/opt-out form is available below: 
http://www.ble-t.org/pr/pdf/STD-opt-inout.pdf



d  if cut-back or flowed-back


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 February 2010

Things must be picking up !

       http://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=CSX&start=20


Name: still furloughed cubby
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 20 February 2010

everybody on furlough board is called back and yet me and the rest of
the cubs have not been called.  Called J-ville and lady told me it
would be next year and another said any day.  Do the folks in j-ville
not know what is going on? Rumor also has it they are going to start
hiring again which i assure you i would file a lawsuit if i am not
called back before then.  Wow what a company i walked into.  CSX
rocks!!!!!  yea!!!!!!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 February 2010

Hey HTL:

Glad to know you're still alive and enjoying life. How does the Queen
feel about you squiring around the Blue Hairs?

It has been a tough Winter, even in Florida...the Bermudas haven't
seen much action, which might be a good thing.

Tony was so distraught with you leaving he just couldn't stand it and
retired.

Glad to hear you're enjoying the "good life"...it is a major change
in life style which many find to be a difficult transition, evidently
you weren't one of them. Thank God for "Blue Hairs".


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 20 February 2010

Damn Pop's posted. Hope life is good? I know it is. Enjoy!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 20 February 2010

NoMo

Life might of been simpler without all that crap it was a heck of a lot
nicer. We actually talked to each other in person face to face. We
didn't have 1000 friends on FB like anyone really does have that many.
We didn't ride around in our cars on cell phones because we were to
lazy to go over their house and visit. Cable TV was new an availible
only in certian areas it was 1982 before I got it. If all the
bullschidt blew up today we would have a generation that would be lost
staring into blank screens hitting worthless key pads/keyboards dazed
and confused. 

HTL, pop's in every now and then. He's enjoying life which hopefully
within the next 6 weeks I'll be doing the same.


Name: ht long
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 February 2010

helloooo Nomo!!!!!!!

wow the first time I check this site out in months and your asking
about me!!!!!

I'm down here in Fl chasing blue hairs who have big bank accounts
because their hubbies worked themselves to death.

Its been a tough winter down here the worst in over a decade,not much
hanging out at the beach.

today Ive  read about the lack of life on the RR. and wonder how these
kids would handle being housed in a private home along with four other
men snoring away and having the owner up at 3 AM cooking you eggs while
scratching her arse with the spatula things have changed ....the
discipline is terrible I dont know if I could work with a 22 year old
TM as a boss.

I know several conductors  who are past 60 who dont know what they
would do after being in the RR workaholic / chasing the buck.....all in
all today I look back and cant fathom living the way I did for 40 years
but to answer the age old question......Is retirement really that
good?......BETTER!!!!
lets see what am I going to do today?...........ANYTHING I WANT TOO!

In about a month or two Ill pack up and head back north and listen to
how  terrible winter was......and wait to rake my leaves and return to
the palm trees next year


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 19 February 2010

Hey Loco 30+:

Outside of it being 30 years ago, life was a lot simpler then...no PCs,
cell phones, Twitter and cable was a novelty. There really wasn't a lot
to do except work.

The men and women that are transferring today are the ones that have
committed to a RR career and will retire in 35 or 40 years. the rest
will fall by the wayside.

Speaking of the B&O and being furloughed for years, what has happened
to HTL? I guess those early bird specials a Shuffleboard games must
agree with him!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 19 February 2010

NoMo

It does bring back some good memories. It wasn't bad we were all
working the road so there was activity all the time with people getting
called to work and those getting back 24/7. At times it was like Blazing
Saddles always a pot of beans on the stove. The most important thing is
we did what we had to do to survive. Some of us if we stayed up north
would of ended up if we were lucky to work a few months out of the year
or worse furloughed for years. In 1987 we had a group of engineers
transfer from Cleveland, Ohio off the B&O Railroad some had been
furloughed for 7 years. What's happening today isn't new it's
happened before.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 19 February 2010

Hey Loco 30+:

10-12 swingin' dicks in a 1 bedroom apartment! That ain't a pretty
picture first thing in the morning. Of course if you trying to save
money your were eating a lot of beans and rice...so that's what caused
the hole in the ozone!

For some reason I thought of the movie "Blazing Saddles" with all the
Cowboys sitting around the camp fire eating beans and...

The very thought of those days has to bring a smile to your face.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 19 February 2010

moving

I have to agree with NoMo look at it as an adventure. I remember 30
years ago in 1980 when 40-50 Yankees from Michigan an Ohio transfered
to Virginia without a clue. We had groups of 10-12 people sharing one
bedroom apartments real Animal Houses no furniture a TV and a bunch of
sleeping bags till we could get situated by saving money to move our
families ect...most stayed a few went back. You'll find a small
percentage in Baltimore who'll resent your moving but they'll be
plenty of others who'll welcome you. There's only one person you have
to contend with and that is you. You're there for one sole purpose to
make money the rest is bullschidt.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 18 February 2010

Hey Moving:

The working conditions are what they are. You accepted the transfer and
therefore the working conditions. Odds are they won't be any
different.

The Summers will be cooler and the Winters will be colder. Less rain
and lots of snow. There will be people everywhere...more crime and the
cost of living will be substantially higher.

35 miles from D.C. 400 miles to Boston...it'll be a different view
than what you're use to. There will be new things to see and do,

Go in with a open mind...I know there is some trepidation but just
think of it as a adventure. You'll be just fine.


Name: moving
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 17 February 2010

i being transfed to baltimore in the next 2 weeks does anyone have any
advice, or know anything about baltimore work conditions?   PLEASE help
...........


Name: No Ethics at CSX
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 17 February 2010

I have been with this outfit for 7 years now and have worked in multiple
locations. This is the only outfit that will bring or hire or transfer
20 people into a location only to be in the process of trying to
eliminate 30 jobs in the same location. And they ask every year on the
pod tests "Do you think CSX is an ethical company?" I'll let those
with the experience decide.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 17 February 2010

Hey loco 30+:

The unions need to learn that you never bring a knife to a gun fight.
You will always lose!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 17 February 2010

NoMo

What BLE/UTU lawyers? These negotiations are done by the General
Chairmen who might have taken courses at the George Meany Center. It's
a difficult match with Harvard and Yale educated attorneys. CSX will
lose money to make a point. It's not about doing the right thing
anymore it's more about winning at any cost. The more you learn about
union negotiations the more it becomes baffling. The national doesn't
really do anything they might dispatch a VP who is only an observer the
main negotiations are left up to the GC's. I've been to many union
meeting where both GC's and VP's have attended when asked a question
their response is always the same that their function is that of an
observer not as a particapant. Even LC's have been thrown back by such
remarks. That's why I tell people to get involved with their union by
going to monthly meetings we might not be able to do anything about the
big picture but we can try to make change locally. A current issue we
have is increasing local dues by $10 a month. CSX by playing hardball
has drained our local funds with excessive investigations. In January a
motion was made for an increase and was seconded. A total of 11 people
out of 93 bothered to show up to the Febuary meeting. The previous
month a motion was made to allow absentee ballots not one was sent. The
vote was delayed till March. I objected the process was being curtailed.
If people don't want to get involved then let a minority make the
changes for them. How do you get people motivated? The majority today
has less than 5 years on the railroad. They like to bitch and moan
that's it they don't want to get involved.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 16 February 2010

Hey Loco 30+:

What a cluster...it's like CSX is trying to force people out.
$7000 doesn't begin to cover the cost of relocating if you own a
house. With the real estate market the way it is today, $7,000 probably
won't cover the loss on the current property let alone incidental
expenses.

CSX's lawyers did their job. The question is why didn't the BLTe and
UTU's lawyers do theirs?

Any one who thinks CSX won't use any leverage they may get out of the
Southern consolidation needs a reality check. CSX will cut as many jobs
as they can but only when it suits them, which may be years from now!

It's Lundi Gras today...Laissez les bons temps rouler!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 16 February 2010

NoMo

I don't remember any problems in 2007 with the voting process other
than the small percentage of those who voted. The former Conrail
territories in the Northeast corridor through their General Chairmen
opted out of the SSA going with the national contract. CSX didn't have
a single system agreement. Which brings us to what is happening now with
CSX shutting down and relocating terminals that way the former Conrail
engineers will be incorporated into the SSA with new seniority zones.
Terminals in New York will end up based out of Pennsylvania and Ohio.
All one can hope for is dove tailing seniority. It's going to be a
huge mess. From my own experience we had a big percentage of our
freight pools relocated back in 1996. CSX offered no moving packages.
The BLE tryed to get CSX to buy our homes and help fray the cost of
moving. We lost. The UTU was little more giving those who opted to move
would recieve $7000 the catch was the move had to be within a 50 mile
radius of the new home terminal. Some had already moved halfway within
driving distance for a 2 hour call to be not so far from family they
didn't know it wasn't close enough and recieved nothing. It was
hidden in the fine print. The high priced CSX lawyers did their job.


Name: skippy
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 15 February 2010

Sweet i sure will be marking "no" on my ballott i was just kinda mad i
didnt think id be mailed anything thing or have anywhere to vote


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 15 February 2010

HEY SKIPPY...When you get a ballot in the mail..Mark  an x in the "no"
box and stick the ballot back in the mailbox...no postage necessary!!!!!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 15 February 2010

Hey Loco 30+:

I thought there were similar issues several years back when the initial
proposal was voted on and the northern lines rejected it?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 15 February 2010

NoMo

I was referring to the BLE SSA extension last year. Those who cryed
foul over the votes being counted if they actually were done that
Sunday one day in advance didn't send in ballots or sent them out to
late. Ballots had to be recieved by that Saturday no ifs, ands, or
buts. Either way it was their own fault. There was plenty of advance
notice to get it done in a timely manner.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 15 February 2010

Hey Loco 30+:

Was it the extension or the initial vote?

50% just won't get it. The 50% that don't vote will be the ones that
cry the loudest. It might take a hour to read it. A lot of people just
don't want to take the time.They depend on hearsay or the summary to
decide on a vote that will effect them the rest of their careers.

In regards to being "independent" goes, I just question how 
"Independent" they can be when some one is paying for their
services.

With regard to your comments yesterday concerning the bid system and
the boards. Unless the BLEt and UTU versions are substantially
different...can the BLEt version allow CSX to manipulate the boards the
way the old head conductor suggested the UTU version can?

The railroads plan decades in advance, they are very patient. CSX's
agenda is to put all the contract employees under agreements like the
SSA. In my opinion it would be counter productive for CSX to start
exercising their rights until all the contract employees are under a
SSA type contract. The term "Poker Face" comes to mind. There's
something up CSX's sleeve and it not there to help the employees.

Hope for the best but plan for the worse!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 15 February 2010

NoMo

What happened with the BLE SSA extension the final count of the ballots
was to take place on Sept 14th which was a Monday morning. I didn't
agree with them counting it on Sept 13th that Sunday but technically it
was an accurite vote. Some people waited to the last minute to send in
ballots if they weren't recieved by Sept 12th that Saturday it didn't
count. Ballots were mailed out at least a month in advance the
information packet we already had for at least 2 months. By the time
the ballot arrived I had already made up my mind it was mailed the next
day. There was no excuses to procrastinate.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 15 February 2010

Don't vote if you think it doesn't matter. What does it take 5 minutes
to place an "X" on a ballot then mail it. If an independant agency is
hired to count ballots they don't have an interest in the outcome.
Voting on a contract is no differant than a presidential election
people are to lazy to do it. Why the low percentages in the turnout of
voters? A union contract is about your livelyhood your ability to earn
a living to support yourself and your family. Like I stated before the
union banks on only a 50% return of ballots. That group is either for
it or opposed pick your side then place that "X". If a person chooses
not to vote then they don't have a right to complain. If you don't
recieve a ballot call the LC they'll get you one.


Name: skippy
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 14 February 2010

Thats kinda crappy not telling people where or when to vote seems to me
why even bother after hearing all this i know its rigged


Name: Corn-ductHer
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 14 February 2010

NoMo

Maybe he is really Dr. Brown Banana now.   I thought he was educated.

Sounds like a Kentucky HillJack but again he did go to some Jr College
in Alabama so I guess it fits.    Be sure to watch his speech on video
and you will see he sounds similar to Mr Haney on Green Acres.

Just a Dumb Corn-ductHer


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 14 February 2010

Looks like Tony has been awarded something almost as prestigious as the
"Brown Banana"!


Name: tony Ingram
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 1-10 years
Posted: 14 February 2010

Hello Railroad Fans

I wanted to inform you of my new title.   So you can address me as I
should be.    Sorry I had to leave CSX but Mikey and I got into a
disagreement.   I tried to screw Mona.  Should have taken that Viagra
pill for breakfast.


http://www.ucumberlands.edu/media/release.php?rk=686

I did not need a Harvard degree after all.

Dr. tony Ingram


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 14 February 2010

Hey Con 1-10:

I understand how frustrated you get. The question becomes what can be
done? I believe, based on the CSX statements on 1/19 and the SEC filing
of 2/11 it's done deal. The fix is in!

There will be paper ballots that have to be returned, or you can vote
over the phone. The UTU has retained an "independent" Firm, most
likely an accounting firm to verify the election results.

If I recall, when the BLEt SSA was voted on, the election results were
announced before the election period closed. Additionally only about
half of the members voted.

The UTU has a fiduciary obligation to represent their membership.
If they fail to there is recourse. Look at the SMART agreement, 
Mike Futhey contested that on a technicality. Although it's not
over (legally) it's is for all intent dead. Remember also that Futhey
was newly elected and needed to ingratiate himself to the members.

Be ready to challenge the results because they will not be favorable.
Be prepared for a fight. It will be necessary to seek injunctive relief
so start passing the hat. The point is to delay the implementation until
the nation agreement is announced so a comparison can be made.

Also plan a strategy on charging the GC's. These guys are responsible
for the current working conditions!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 February 2010

Cond 1-10

Don't get frustrated to the point you don't believe your vote counts.
We had a vote sheet with a breakdown last year on the extention for the
BLE SSA. Across the system at every BLE division it was the same on
average only 34% sent in ballots. The unions expect 50% to vote which
they consider a high turnout. Who's to blame? I hear the same familiar
retoric "it's already passed why vote" "the unions are corrupt there
bought out". Bullschidt!!!! It's attitudes like these that cause the
passage of substandard agreements. CSX is comprised of several factions
SCL, LN, C&O, Conrail, WM, B&O ect...There are those who'll look at pay
increases on runs over 130 miles as a big factor. Which happened in the
BLE. The SSA doesn't help locals, yard jobs, and road jobs with 130
mile basic days. You mentioned the 1986 UTU crew consist to this day no
one admits voting for it. The same goes for the 1994 crew consist. Those
two agreements did away with jobs by eliminating brakemen slots and the
locomotive firemen. The fears about the bid system cutting jobs is a
myth. The downside is people could get forced away from their home
terminal within the seniority zone. Every job gets filled and the
lowest seniority might not have a choice. People still mark off the
extra board pretty much stayed the same.


Name: skippy
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 13 February 2010

Where do you go to vote is the ballott sent in the mail or is it at a
union meeting?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 13 February 2010

To no-mo.
just had to vent, frustrated cause voted no on smart merger along with
ever co-worker I've talked with, which and passed until overturned. 
Voted no on previous (06) agreement, and same as before passed with
flying colors although everyone said that they voted against it.  And
now up for grabs the quite possibly the most detrimental agreement to
trainmen since the 1986 agreement.  I think there is something to worry
about. And to everyone out there eligible to vote, Know that not voting
counts as a yes vote!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 February 2010

Hey Con 1-10:

It's already been posted...if you have something constructive to add,
please do it; otherwise please do us all a favor and stop re-posting
it. It has been read and I hope understood.

The author obviously knows how CSX and the UTU works. Knowledge like
that comes from years of experience on the RR and active
participation in the union.

I hope his insight inspires more members to become active in the union;
after all it's a young man's railroad and therefor up to them
to decide how they want to work!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 13 February 2010

Consolidated Southern Region Agreement
Dear Fellow UTU Members,

We stand facing a choice on whether to vote for or against a new
agreement. A union is a faternal organization, a body of brothers and
sisters working towards a unified goal. We are, however, scattered
across the southeastern United States, separated by both miles and the
hectic work schedules railroaders face. I saw a need to help overcome
the many obstacles preventing opinion sharing in the ratification
process, That’s why I have created this blog where you can insert your
ideas and let your voice be heard by other members. What follows is a
little about me and my opinions. They are just that, opinions based on
what I have read of the agreement and my past experience.

I am an old UTU member and very proud to be an employee of the former
L&N Railroad. I was, in my time, very active in the union and am well
versed in the jobs that union officers are required to do on a daily
basis. I have also seen, in my thirty-five years of service, exactly
how CSX operates. I come to you, not to sway your vote one way or the
other, but to share with you my concerns regarding the proposed
Consolidated Southern Region Agreement. I know that you have, or will
be, bombarded with hard sell and scare tactics to get the agreement
ratified. I beg you to please read the agreement and make a decision on
your own, a decision not based on the cries of doom you will hear but on
the face value and intent of the agreement and the alternatives which
have not been mentioned in detail.

My biggest concern is the impact on newer employees. It seems that
CSX's plan is to cut costs by cutting their manpower needs, reducing
the number of train service employees on the payroll, and by squeezing
all they can out of the employees that remain. Their attack on the
UTU's junior members is nine pronged and all nine involve CSX's
desire to increase profits, control our lives, and make us what they
feel would be perfect employees.

The first prong of the attack would come with giving CSX the ability to
use utility employees where ever they want. Any place they must work two
man jobs because of topographical issues, they will change them to one
man jobs with a utility man scattered here and there. The L&N Crew
Consist Agreement prevents them from doing that and we have kept many
employees working as a result. That will change with this agreement and
the impact (furloughs) will probably be seen as soon as they figure out
where they can make the switch.

The second prong involves the removing of up to 20% per year of the
protected employees from the blankable positions they now hold.
Presently there are senior employees holding blankable brakeman/helper
positions on preferred jobs, allowing junior employees to work as the
conductor/foreman. CSX will simply pick those preferred jobs as their
first 20% and force the senior employees off the assignments. Unless
there is another preferred job blankable position available for the
displaced senior man to go to, he will go to a preferred
conductor/foreman position. The result will be that the junior man is
furloughed. Even though that senior employee is being a good guy by
keeping a junior employee working, the agreement's Side Letter 8 makes
him out to be a bad guy by withholding the increase in road switcher
rates for everyone at that location (Art 45 C) as long as he is holding
a blankable position. I am shocked that a side letter would be signed
that pits members against members and destroys solidarity.

The third prong is EBS which, as they learned when they implemented it
with the engineers, will reduce the number of train service employees
needed at a location by doing away with practically all displacement
time. There will be no claiming vacancies and seniority moves on any
day other than a JAD. There will be no staying displaced for a while to
catch your breath from working. You will be expected to work the days of
the assignment taken or forced by EBS, take paid leave (P/L D/V), or be
subjected to the attendance policy. Consider the total time that
employees have been in displaced status over the past month at your
location and the extra employees that worked while they were displaced.
The need for those additional employees will go away when EBS is
implemented.

The fourth prong is CSX making it financially punitive for an extra
board employee to mark off (loss of one week guarantee and Individual
Performance Award) for unpaid leave. If no employee on the extra board
ever marks off for non-compensated time off, they will need fewer extra
board employees.

The fifth prong is aimed at employees on regular assignments in an
attempt to keep them marked up. The threat of loosing their Individual
Performance Award for a six month period could make an employee not
take any unpaid leave. No unpaid leave means no extra board work and
fewer extra board employees needed.

The sixth prong involves yards where the standard five day work week is
replaced with a 12/3 and 10/4 work schedule. Although you were told that
any implementation of the 12/3 and 10/4 schedule would have to be
mutually agreed to, there is no language in the agreement that would
require it. I would strongly suggest that, if it were the intent of the
agreement to require a mutual consent, a side letter is signed detailing
what exactly would be required before a five day work schedule is
changed. Even though the immediate impact of going 12/3 10/4 would be
slight (1 job loss for every 15 converted), a person on one of the 12/3
positions will never mark off because CSX will stick him two ways. The
first is where his pay from the previous days worked will drop from the
guarantee of 13 hours and 20 minutes to the time actually worked at the
straight time rate. If the poor guy worked 12 hours the two days he
worked he would be paid 24 hours for he week, losing 16 hours of his
guaranteed 40. Pretty stiff for making off one day. Second, if he takes
a P/L day off, they will take a full two P/L days from his allotment for
the one day. With 11 personal leave days per year, he could only take
five days off before ran out. The five days he could not take off would
be a week of starts for an extra board person.

The seventh prong is CSX gaining the ability to work a yard job any
time of the day or night. Yard extra board employees would have to
remain available for call twenty-four hours per day and not, as it is
now, just during calling times. If CSX were to call outside the
historical calling times, the extra board employee would have to take
the call which might just happen to be a road trip.

The eighth prong is that yard extra board employees would have to
remain available and work after they had made their five straight time
starts for the week. Before this agreement, any such overtime work
would be voluntary. After this agreement the work would be mandatory.

The ninth prong would be forcing the implementation of Furlough
Retention Boards. I know of no L&N property that has implemented a FRB
since the side letter was signed, and for good reason. Most Local
Chairmen know it is simply a CSX tool to have an extra board to
supplement an extra board. Rather than put the poor guy on normal extra
board, why not just string him along at almost minimum wages, save the
guarantee, and keep the real extra board cut to the bones.

Being attacked from nine directions, the junior employees cannot, and
will not, fare very well. It's simply a matter of CSX applying the
agreement if it is ratified by the membership. The collective
bargaining agreement would rule and the furloughed employees would have
no recourse. That would be only if the agreement was voluntarily
ratified.

You all have heard the threats of the agreement being forced on you by
a cram down if rejected. Why didn't CSX simply serve a coordination
notice at the onset? The answer is simple, and green, MONEY. There is a
volume of documents that provide employee protection and benefits in
just such cases.

If the membership voluntarily agrees to a single agreement of their own
free will before a consolidation notice is served, it would be handled
like any other collective bargaining agreement. Under those conditions,
the adversely affected employees would fall prey to what they and their
fellow members had agreed to. However, if CSX serves a consolidation
notice, any employee adversely affected by the coordination could claim
protection as provided for by New York Dock. Rrather than the agreement
tossing the new employees out with nothing, they might enjoy some of
the many wage and benefit New York Dock guarantees. That just might get
them by until the economy recovers and enough older employees retire.
Those protections would also apply to working employees who are forced
to lower paying jobs, forced to move to another location, have their
home terminal moved, or other ways.

There are other items in the agreement that cause me concern which you
should consider.

Even though it wouldn't apply to post 85 employees, there are no
provisions in the agreement for air hose pay (currently $2.09 on the
L&N). Those payments will no longer be made if the agreement is
ratified. An employee on a five day job who works 244 days a year (less
5 wks vacation and 11 PL days) will lose $509.96 the first year. That
being the case, his lump sum payment would really only be $490.04 each
of the two years paid as he would have earned the $509.96 of that money
anyway that year. If the employee earned $200.00 per day, that loss
would equate to a 1% cut in pay each year after the lump sum payments.
It's just a shell game.

The change I would hate the most would be having to start my vacation
on Saturday to match up with JAD and EBS. As it is now, we can mark of
in conjunction with our off days. Unless you can hold a job with
Saturday and Sunday off, you go from a nine day vacation to a seven day
vacation. Who the heck wants to observe two off days, come back and work
one day, and then start seven days of vacation (Wed & Thu off days).

Even though you were told that there will be no extra board guarantee
deductions for RSIA additional time off, that too is another shell
game. Read Note 3 of Article 37. An employee on is on an extra board
that is guaranteed $850.00 per week. The first week of the pay period
he earns $1400.00 and works seven days in a row. His last start brings
him back to the home terminal where he starts the second week by
observing his rest day and two additional RSIA days off. After the RSIA
days off, he works three times and earns $600.00 for the week. He would
be due $250.00 in guarantee, right. Wrong. CSX would apply his earnings
the first week that were over the guarantee amount ($650.00) to the
second week's earnings in computing guarantee and he would get
nothing. CSX wants a weekly guarantee but wants to calculate it as a
bi-weekly guarantee when it suits them.

I'm sure you, like me, have some local agreements that are near and
dear to your heart. Many provide additional pay and more favorable
working conditions. If ratified, two General Principals of the
agreement would apply. First would be that "The following rates, rules
and regulations will govern the pay and conditions of employment of
Conductors, Trainmen, and Yard employees." The second is that "The
parties acknowledge that this Consolidated Southern Region Agreement
also replaces any and all local agreements, past practices, and
arbitral jurisprudence that are in conflict unless otherwise agreed as
provided for in Side Letter 9" will take effect. Read Side Letter 9
and Moratorium Provisions C. Any local agreement CSX decides is in
conflict would be history, subject to the DRC and arbitration if
needed. If you are on a pool that now gets held away after less than 15
hours, it raises to 15. It is unknown how CSX will attack local
agreements, if they will go after local guarantee rates, special
arbitraries, or whatever else they can get away with. That battle is
yet to be fought and it will be uphill all the way. Who knows what will
actually happen.

To date, trip rates have never went down, only increased with wage
increases. This agreement requires that the trip rates for road
switcher/mine runs be reviewed and adjusted every six months for the
first two years (Art 45 E). Do you really think they will be adjusted
up? Should there be a change in operations, CSX can use their
"experience" to decide a new trip rate for the members. That seems
more than a little scary.

The proposed agreement does not alter the existing national agreements,
only system agreements (see Moratorium Provisions C). One of the
National Agreements that will remain intact is the 1986 National
Agreement that denies arbitraries to post 1985 employees with the
following –

Section 5 – Duplicated Time Payments
Duplicate time payments, including arbitraries and special allowances
that are expressed in time or miles or fixed amounts of money, shall
not apply to employees whose train or engine service seniority is
established after the date of this agreement.

What I have seen so far gives me heartburn in two ways. The first is
that the post 1985 members are being promised all of the arbitraries
included in the agreement and CSX will refuse to pay them, You could
see CSX claiming they are duplicate time payments and not applicable to
post 1985 employees by the 1986 national agreement which was not changed
(see Art 31 Sec 3 E 3, Art 36 A D Q2, and others). The second is that
the agreement takes what had been contract violations, which resulted
in penalty payments that were payable to post 1985 employees, and makes
permissible with an arbitrary (duplicate time) payment to be made to the
employee. For example and as it is now, a post 1985 yard employee who
leaves the yard to perform pusher service submits a claim (8 hrs) for
the agreement violation and the claims have been paid. Article 38 H
changes that by making it permissible in an emergency and allows an
arbitrary payment of one hour or time/miles. Not only will there be
less pusher assignments but the claim could be reduced to a one hour
arbitrary and possibly not even paid to a post 1985 employee. Just like
the 12/3 10/4 yard schedule, I would suggest that you get a side letter
stating that all arbitraries in the agreement are payable to all
employees, both pre and post 1985. CSX would have no problem of
providing one if that was their intent.

You should remember that the value of a Individual Performance Award of
CSX stock depends solely on the value of the stock at the time given and
should not be held as a set amount. The actual value of the award could
vary widely, depending on the market or forces such as stock splits. If
you are serving our country in the National Guard or Reserve, and have
weekend duty once every six months, you will never see an Individual
Performance Award until you hitch is up. Just CSX's way of saying
thanks for your service.

Please consider the above and again, demand a side letter be signed
that will assure that going to a 12/3 10/4 schedule is mutually agreed
to and that all arbitraries listed in the agreement are payable to all
train service employees regardless of their hire date. If CSX refuses,
then you will know what their plan might be.

These are my thoughts, and I encourage you to share yours with the
others here. Stay safe, your Individual Performance Award will depend
on it, and make sure you send your ballot back in to be counted.

Just an old railroader.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 February 2010

I forgot to mention the analyst for Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc., John
Larkin issued an upgrade on CSX after the conference.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 February 2010

In my post of 2/9 I stated..."Is it a secret or does the Union and CSX
already know the outcome of the vote and just trying to contain the
damages?"

In the SEC filing made yesterday after the Stifel Nicolaus
Transportation & Logistics Conference it was stated..."This
expectation is supported by strong volume and revenue growth, including
export coal shipments that could approach 30 million tons this year, and
strong operating ratio improvement as well."

http://investors.csx.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=92932&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1376783&highlight=

In CSX's 1/19 statement announcing the fourth quarter financial
results it stated..."Fourth quarter revenue of $2.3 billion was 13
percent down from the prior year. This was driven by a 7 percent
overall decline in volume as growth in the intermodal and automotive
sectors was more than offset by declines in coal and merchandise. In
addition, lower fuel prices led to decreased fuel surcharge recovery.
Despite these factors, core pricing remained strong, reflecting high
service levels and the overall value of freight rail transportation."

The statement continues..."The economy continued to show modest,
sequential improvement in the quarter," said Michael J. Ward,
chairman, president and chief executive officer. "CSX worked
aggressively on gaining operating leverage and further strengthening
the fundamentals of our business for the future." 

Finally it states..."In 2009, CSX put forth a decisive and effective
response to the challenging economy while simultaneously building for
the future," said Ward. "Our performance is a clear demonstration of
the resolve of our organization and the talents of our people." 

Is it me or does there seem to be some ambiguity in the statements
concerning coal. Is 30 million tons a record? The way it's written
would make you think so...but wait, coal shipmemts have declined
according to the 1/19 release.

Improving ratios result from growing your revenues while maintaining
your costs or reducing your cost while revenues are flat or declining.

It appears to me, based on those recent statements, CSX fully expects
the UTU consolidations to pass. Of course if they dont there is always
the disclaimer about foreward looking statements!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 12 February 2010

This might explain part of the bump up!


Form 8-K for CSX CORP 

11-Feb-2010

Regulation FD Disclosure

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure. 

At the Stifel Nicolaus Transporation & Logistics Conference, Oscar
Munoz, CSX's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
today indicated the company expects to deliver double-digit earnings
per share growth for 2010. This expectation is supported by strong
volume and revenue growth, including export coal shipments that could
approach 30 million tons this year, and strong operating ratio
improvement as well.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 12 February 2010

Lets see what a little skillful manipulation can do for the price
of your stock.

CSX closed up $1.98/share or 4.60% with 7,810,605 shares traded.
The average daily volume over the last 3 months has been 4,062,510
shares.

Do you think the dividend increase announced yesterday, just before
Munoz spoke, was coincidental? Insider trading probably accounts for
the additional trading...check the SEC filing in several days to know
for sure!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 12 February 2010

Our union general chairmen are just a bunch of railroad puppets, there
is no way the could've asked for 90% on this shitty contract unless
somebody is filling up their pockets.  Hope they enjoy their blood
money


Name: Decide for your self
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 12 February 2010

Consolidated Southern Region Agreement
Dear Fellow UTU Members,

We stand facing a choice on whether to vote for or against a new
agreement. A union is a faternal organization, a body of brothers and
sisters working towards a unified goal. We are, however, scattered
across the southeastern United States, separated by both miles and the
hectic work schedules railroaders face. I saw a need to help overcome
the many obstacles preventing opinion sharing in the ratification
process, That’s why I have created this blog where you can insert your
ideas and let your voice be heard by other members. What follows is a
little about me and my opinions. They are just that, opinions based on
what I have read of the agreement and my past experience.

I am an old UTU member and very proud to be an employee of the former
L&N Railroad. I was, in my time, very active in the union and am well
versed in the jobs that union officers are required to do on a daily
basis. I have also seen, in my thirty-five years of service, exactly
how CSX operates. I come to you, not to sway your vote one way or the
other, but to share with you my concerns regarding the proposed
Consolidated Southern Region Agreement. I know that you have, or will
be, bombarded with hard sell and scare tactics to get the agreement
ratified. I beg you to please read the agreement and make a decision on
your own, a decision not based on the cries of doom you will hear but on
the face value and intent of the agreement and the alternatives which
have not been mentioned in detail.

My biggest concern is the impact on newer employees. It seems that
CSX's plan is to cut costs by cutting their manpower needs, reducing
the number of train service employees on the payroll, and by squeezing
all they can out of the employees that remain. Their attack on the
UTU's junior members is nine pronged and all nine involve CSX's
desire to increase profits, control our lives, and make us what they
feel would be perfect employees.

The first prong of the attack would come with giving CSX the ability to
use utility employees where ever they want. Any place they must work two
man jobs because of topographical issues, they will change them to one
man jobs with a utility man scattered here and there. The L&N Crew
Consist Agreement prevents them from doing that and we have kept many
employees working as a result. That will change with this agreement and
the impact (furloughs) will probably be seen as soon as they figure out
where they can make the switch.

The second prong involves the removing of up to 20% per year of the
protected employees from the blankable positions they now hold.
Presently there are senior employees holding blankable brakeman/helper
positions on preferred jobs, allowing junior employees to work as the
conductor/foreman. CSX will simply pick those preferred jobs as their
first 20% and force the senior employees off the assignments. Unless
there is another preferred job blankable position available for the
displaced senior man to go to, he will go to a preferred
conductor/foreman position. The result will be that the junior man is
furloughed. Even though that senior employee is being a good guy by
keeping a junior employee working, the agreement's Side Letter 8 makes
him out to be a bad guy by withholding the increase in road switcher
rates for everyone at that location (Art 45 C) as long as he is holding
a blankable position. I am shocked that a side letter would be signed
that pits members against members and destroys solidarity.

The third prong is EBS which, as they learned when they implemented it
with the engineers, will reduce the number of train service employees
needed at a location by doing away with practically all displacement
time. There will be no claiming vacancies and seniority moves on any
day other than a JAD. There will be no staying displaced for a while to
catch your breath from working. You will be expected to work the days of
the assignment taken or forced by EBS, take paid leave (P/L D/V), or be
subjected to the attendance policy. Consider the total time that
employees have been in displaced status over the past month at your
location and the extra employees that worked while they were displaced.
The need for those additional employees will go away when EBS is
implemented.

The fourth prong is CSX making it financially punitive for an extra
board employee to mark off (loss of one week guarantee and Individual
Performance Award) for unpaid leave. If no employee on the extra board
ever marks off for non-compensated time off, they will need fewer extra
board employees.

The fifth prong is aimed at employees on regular assignments in an
attempt to keep them marked up. The threat of loosing their Individual
Performance Award for a six month period could make an employee not
take any unpaid leave. No unpaid leave means no extra board work and
fewer extra board employees needed.

The sixth prong involves yards where the standard five day work week is
replaced with a 12/3 and 10/4 work schedule. Although you were told that
any implementation of the 12/3 and 10/4 schedule would have to be
mutually agreed to, there is no language in the agreement that would
require it. I would strongly suggest that, if it were the intent of the
agreement to require a mutual consent, a side letter is signed detailing
what exactly would be required before a five day work schedule is
changed. Even though the immediate impact of going 12/3 10/4 would be
slight (1 job loss for every 15 converted), a person on one of the 12/3
positions will never mark off because CSX will stick him two ways. The
first is where his pay from the previous days worked will drop from the
guarantee of 13 hours and 20 minutes to the time actually worked at the
straight time rate. If the poor guy worked 12 hours the two days he
worked he would be paid 24 hours for he week, losing 16 hours of his
guaranteed 40. Pretty stiff for making off one day. Second, if he takes
a P/L day off, they will take a full two P/L days from his allotment for
the one day. With 11 personal leave days per year, he could only take
five days off before ran out. The five days he could not take off would
be a week of starts for an extra board person.

The seventh prong is CSX gaining the ability to work a yard job any
time of the day or night. Yard extra board employees would have to
remain available for call twenty-four hours per day and not, as it is
now, just during calling times. If CSX were to call outside the
historical calling times, the extra board employee would have to take
the call which might just happen to be a road trip.

The eighth prong is that yard extra board employees would have to
remain available and work after they had made their five straight time
starts for the week. Before this agreement, any such overtime work
would be voluntary. After this agreement the work would be mandatory.

The ninth prong would be forcing the implementation of Furlough
Retention Boards. I know of no L&N property that has implemented a FRB
since the side letter was signed, and for good reason. Most Local
Chairmen know it is simply a CSX tool to have an extra board to
supplement an extra board. Rather than put the poor guy on normal extra
board, why not just string him along at almost minimum wages, save the
guarantee, and keep the real extra board cut to the bones.

Being attacked from nine directions, the junior employees cannot, and
will not, fare very well. It's simply a matter of CSX applying the
agreement if it is ratified by the membership. The collective
bargaining agreement would rule and the furloughed employees would have
no recourse. That would be only if the agreement was voluntarily
ratified.

You all have heard the threats of the agreement being forced on you by
a cram down if rejected. Why didn't CSX simply serve a coordination
notice at the onset? The answer is simple, and green, MONEY. There is a
volume of documents that provide employee protection and benefits in
just such cases.

If the membership voluntarily agrees to a single agreement of their own
free will before a consolidation notice is served, it would be handled
like any other collective bargaining agreement. Under those conditions,
the adversely affected employees would fall prey to what they and their
fellow members had agreed to. However, if CSX serves a consolidation
notice, any employee adversely affected by the coordination could claim
protection as provided for by New York Dock. Rrather than the agreement
tossing the new employees out with nothing, they might enjoy some of
the many wage and benefit New York Dock guarantees. That just might get
them by until the economy recovers and enough older employees retire.
Those protections would also apply to working employees who are forced
to lower paying jobs, forced to move to another location, have their
home terminal moved, or other ways.

There are other items in the agreement that cause me concern which you
should consider.

Even though it wouldn't apply to post 85 employees, there are no
provisions in the agreement for air hose pay (currently $2.09 on the
L&N). Those payments will no longer be made if the agreement is
ratified. An employee on a five day job who works 244 days a year (less
5 wks vacation and 11 PL days) will lose $509.96 the first year. That
being the case, his lump sum payment would really only be $490.04 each
of the two years paid as he would have earned the $509.96 of that money
anyway that year. If the employee earned $200.00 per day, that loss
would equate to a 1% cut in pay each year after the lump sum payments.
It's just a shell game.

The change I would hate the most would be having to start my vacation
on Saturday to match up with JAD and EBS. As it is now, we can mark of
in conjunction with our off days. Unless you can hold a job with
Saturday and Sunday off, you go from a nine day vacation to a seven day
vacation. Who the heck wants to observe two off days, come back and work
one day, and then start seven days of vacation (Wed & Thu off days).

Even though you were told that there will be no extra board guarantee
deductions for RSIA additional time off, that too is another shell
game. Read Note 3 of Article 37. An employee on is on an extra board
that is guaranteed $850.00 per week. The first week of the pay period
he earns $1400.00 and works seven days in a row. His last start brings
him back to the home terminal where he starts the second week by
observing his rest day and two additional RSIA days off. After the RSIA
days off, he works three times and earns $600.00 for the week. He would
be due $250.00 in guarantee, right. Wrong. CSX would apply his earnings
the first week that were over the guarantee amount ($650.00) to the
second week's earnings in computing guarantee and he would get
nothing. CSX wants a weekly guarantee but wants to calculate it as a
bi-weekly guarantee when it suits them.

I'm sure you, like me, have some local agreements that are near and
dear to your heart. Many provide additional pay and more favorable
working conditions. If ratified, two General Principals of the
agreement would apply. First would be that "The following rates, rules
and regulations will govern the pay and conditions of employment of
Conductors, Trainmen, and Yard employees." The second is that "The
parties acknowledge that this Consolidated Southern Region Agreement
also replaces any and all local agreements, past practices, and
arbitral jurisprudence that are in conflict unless otherwise agreed as
provided for in Side Letter 9" will take effect. Read Side Letter 9
and Moratorium Provisions C. Any local agreement CSX decides is in
conflict would be history, subject to the DRC and arbitration if
needed. If you are on a pool that now gets held away after less than 15
hours, it raises to 15. It is unknown how CSX will attack local
agreements, if they will go after local guarantee rates, special
arbitraries, or whatever else they can get away with. That battle is
yet to be fought and it will be uphill all the way. Who knows what will
actually happen.

To date, trip rates have never went down, only increased with wage
increases. This agreement requires that the trip rates for road
switcher/mine runs be reviewed and adjusted every six months for the
first two years (Art 45 E). Do you really think they will be adjusted
up? Should there be a change in operations, CSX can use their
"experience" to decide a new trip rate for the members. That seems
more than a little scary.

The proposed agreement does not alter the existing national agreements,
only system agreements (see Moratorium Provisions C). One of the
National Agreements that will remain intact is the 1986 National
Agreement that denies arbitraries to post 1985 employees with the
following –

Section 5 – Duplicated Time Payments
Duplicate time payments, including arbitraries and special allowances
that are expressed in time or miles or fixed amounts of money, shall
not apply to employees whose train or engine service seniority is
established after the date of this agreement.

What I have seen so far gives me heartburn in two ways. The first is
that the post 1985 members are being promised all of the arbitraries
included in the agreement and CSX will refuse to pay them, You could
see CSX claiming they are duplicate time payments and not applicable to
post 1985 employees by the 1986 national agreement which was not changed
(see Art 31 Sec 3 E 3, Art 36 A D Q2, and others). The second is that
the agreement takes what had been contract violations, which resulted
in penalty payments that were payable to post 1985 employees, and makes
permissible with an arbitrary (duplicate time) payment to be made to the
employee. For example and as it is now, a post 1985 yard employee who
leaves the yard to perform pusher service submits a claim (8 hrs) for
the agreement violation and the claims have been paid. Article 38 H
changes that by making it permissible in an emergency and allows an
arbitrary payment of one hour or time/miles. Not only will there be
less pusher assignments but the claim could be reduced to a one hour
arbitrary and possibly not even paid to a post 1985 employee. Just like
the 12/3 10/4 yard schedule, I would suggest that you get a side letter
stating that all arbitraries in the agreement are payable to all
employees, both pre and post 1985. CSX would have no problem of
providing one if that was their intent.

You should remember that the value of a Individual Performance Award of
CSX stock depends solely on the value of the stock at the time given and
should not be held as a set amount. The actual value of the award could
vary widely, depending on the market or forces such as stock splits. If
you are serving our country in the National Guard or Reserve, and have
weekend duty once every six months, you will never see an Individual
Performance Award until you hitch is up. Just CSX's way of saying
thanks for your service.

Please consider the above and again, demand a side letter be signed
that will assure that going to a 12/3 10/4 schedule is mutually agreed
to and that all arbitraries listed in the agreement are payable to all
train service employees regardless of their hire date. If CSX refuses,
then you will know what their plan might be.

These are my thoughts, and I encourage you to share yours with the
others here. Stay safe, your Individual Performance Award will depend
on it, and make sure you send your ballot back in to be counted.

Just an old railroader.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 12 February 2010

It's 10:40 EST Munoz Spoke at 8:40 EST the stock price is up $1.82 so
far. The BOD increased the Quarterly dividend 9%.


http://investors.csx.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=92932&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1386771&highlight=

Nothing like a little skillful manipulation to get things moving!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 12 February 2010

Hey Loco 30+:

The view certainly is different, especially if you've been on the
inside for a while. You spend so much time at work you really don't
have time to ponder the dynamics of your union. It is assumed that the
union leadership is representing their members best interests, when in
fact the leadership is only interested in themselves.

I think the change in the union's focus has been so gradual, over the
last 20 years, the members haven't realized it. I fear the process is
too far along to correct. It's time to start over again. In my
opinion, with no more T&E employees than there are and craft
consolidation a single well funded union is necessary. Strength in
numbers or, if you will, the herd mentality.

Of course, it's up to the current union's membership to take the
steps necessary to make the change. Unfortunately the herd mentality is
alive and well in the both unions...follow the leader. The current
leaders are running head on toward a cliff, might need a new Alpha to
take control.

If you ain't the lead dog, the view never changes!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 12 February 2010

NoMo

It's a case of being from the outside looking in. Thing's look
different from this angle. When you're at a union meeting a member
whose cut back ask a question and the BLE(T) LC states he'll talk to
the UTU LC to see what can be done. It goes to what I've stated
several times a person should belong to the union that controls their
craft. In todays railroad that can change weekly. This poses problems
that the unions have refused to make adjustments. Their quest isn't
providing a decent contract providing protection ect...it's more about
keeping members which means money. I know, I've adamently rejected the
notion in the past about any mention of forming one union. I realise
now I come from another era of railroading and what once worked isn't
working today. The internal an external strife of the unions has hurt
the membership. They lost their vision.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 February 2010

Hey Loco 30+:

Has Hell frozen over...have pigs flown:)


Name: Who Dat Who This
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for N/A
Posted: 11 February 2010

http://www.newser.com/story/80540/craigslist-pimp-get-25-years.html?utm_source=part&utm_medium=inbox&utm_campaign=newser


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 11 February 2010

When a union loses it's focus it's time for change. Unfortunately the
negotiating powers for the trainmen an engineers are recognized by the
carriers on old standards UTU for trainmen BLE for engineers. Those
from other crafts joining the opposing union is just a symbolic
gesture. Everything from claims, contracts ect...are still left up to
the controlling union. Seeing times they are a changing maybe cleaning
house is in order. This year for the first time in the BLE history the
membership will vote for their national leadership. Already emails are
being circulated from General Committees using scare tactics to curtail
the voting process. I will admit it could be a difficult situation not
having access to the candidates and the west coast having the majority
voting power. The past practices of GC's having complete voting power
hasn't worked. The BLE made fun of the UTU when Ex-President Boyd and
former President Little were convicted and incarcerated for bribery
only to see our own BLE(T)presidents were just as corrupt. We've read
for quite sometime of those on here looking to form new unions it's a
new generation. It's happened before the UTU isn't that old if memory
serves me right the UTU has only been around for 36 years compared to
the BLE which has it's roots going back to 1863. With the climate
changes in railroading with forced dual craft seniority maybe it is
time to join forces. I'm begining to see the problems associated with
it when people ae bounced from craft to craft without knowing who the
hell is providing them protection.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 10 February 2010

Hey Con 1-10:

We all understand how important this is. We read all the topics so
it's not necessary to repeat the posts under each topic!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 10 February 2010

hey loco 30+ plus years you are right about the ns contract . CSX wants
this bid system bad , if we vote this down they will want to go back to
the table . The younger men need to realize the bid system will cut 10%
of the work force , so back on the street you go.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 10 February 2010

Hey Loco 30+:

Yeah...it must be top secret stuff, NSA or CIA type negotiations.
Hostage negotiations...yeah, that's it. The UTU and CSX are holding
the ground service personnel's standard of living hostage.

What really dumbfounds me is the UTU has left their membership out of
the loop. If the union had a modicum of common sense they would
had each affected local form a committee to determine what is important
to them and make recommendations to their GCoA which could be
incorporated and presented to the carrier.

Not that the carrier would agree to all the recommendations; but the
final proposal would be better for all parties and would most likely
pass with ease. Why? Because the membership had a opportunity to
participate in the process that directly impacts them. 

As it stands now, the membership is pissed and distrusts the UTU
even more now than before...probably more than they distrust CSX.

The UTU leadership is its own worse enemy...instead of including the
membership in the process and making it a positive negotiation; they
have excluded them and it becomes a negative. A house divided.

My Grandfather use to tell me "cooperate and graduate". Looks to me
like the UTU needs a few more lessons!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 10 February 2010

That's a good question NoMo. Why didn't the UTU inform the members of
negotiating this SSA the past 3 years? It's no different than the BLE
it was kept secret. I know a lot of engineers regretting their decision
to vote for it the first time. They see the stagnant wages compared to
the 14 1/2% increase from the national they could of had on Jan 1st if
they rejected the extention. When the BLE negotiated the first on
property with the NS with these productivity bonuses the members
rejected the first offer it was renegotiated with a better contract. If
CSX wants this and the members vote it down they'll do the same. If
they don't nothing lost the UTU will continue with the national.
Someone has to make a stand.


Name: me
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 09 February 2010

just got the call to move to baltimore from florida panhandle is b-more
working or being sent home ? please let me know i will be moving my
wife and five kids to a new place and i need to be working...thanks in
advance............


Name: Lloyd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years
Posted: 09 February 2010

Get your vasoline ready boys!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 09 February 2010

NoMo you are 100% correct.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 February 2010

Hey Con 1-10:

I'm not suggesting anyone vote for the UTU version of the SSA; just
that the membership read and understand it. I thought the BLEt SSA was
a lousy deal when it was released. If I recall correctly, the SSA was
ratified with somewhere around 50% of the members returning ballots. If
I had to venture a guess, I would think that a large percentage of the
yes votes wish they voted no.

If I had a vote, I would vote no, too many unanswered questions.
The GCs and the LCs will tell what a great contract it is...that's
their job. If it's such a great deal why are the affected GCoAs and
CSX not willing to wait until a national agreement is reached so the
members can compare them side by side? They won't because they both
know the SSA can't compete with the national agreement.

If the Union has been negotiating a SSA with CSX for three years,
why haven't we heard about it before a month ago? Is it a secret or
does the Union and CSX already know the outcome of the vote and just
trying to contain the damages?

The membership better set their differences aside and stand united,
regardless of age or time of service, because the UTU and CSX are
getting ready to cornhole the membership!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 09 February 2010

That's right No Mo if u make over your guarantee . Last half I did beat
my guarantee but this half I'm not , so if this contact passes and I 
need off for a emergency I loose my Guarentee. Plus a 6% pay raise over
a 5 year period that starts 2012 ; if u get in trouble (not only stayin
marked up) you loose your stocks ! We don't even get a bonus until
2013 !!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 February 2010

Hey Con 1-10:

Years ago when I worked the Extra Board, in yard and road service, if
you marked off you lost your guarantee. So how it it any worse?
Only difference is no more time floating.

Even if I marked off, I always had enough starts to beat the guarantee.
Thankfully the boards were full of employees more interested in not
working than earning a living.

I guess nothing changes!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 09 February 2010

VOTE NO !!!!! THE UTU TOOK THE ENGINEER CONTRACT AND MADE IT WORSE FOR
US . MARK OFF ANY TIME DURING THE WEEK AND LOOSE YOUR GUARANTEE NOT
JUST THE WEEKENDS. IF U READ THE SIDE LETTERS YOU CAN SEE WHAT EACH
GENERAL CHAIRMAN GOT FOR THIS CONTRACT. LETS STAND TOGETHER AND VOTE NO
!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 09 February 2010

CSX train blocks Fla. houses 
CALLAHAN, Fla. -- A Florida woman, 66, said she has to crawl between
two railroad cars to go anywhere from her home after being trapped by
the cars, according to UPI. 
Aretha Brown said a train parked 40 cars on the tracks that run in
front of her Callahan house Dec. 27 -- and just left them there, the
Jacksonville (Fla.) Times-Union reported Saturday. 

Brown said she must crawl under the cars even to go to her mailbox, or
else walk 20 minutes to get around the train. She struggles to keep her
Sunday best clean when she goes to church. 

It's very difficult making her way under the train with a bag of
groceries, the newspaper reported. 

"My house is falling apart and I can't get anyone to come and make
repairs because they won't climb under the train," Brown told the
Times-Union. 

She said she banged her shoulder crawling under the cars and it hurt
for weeks. 

Brown said her parents bought the old white house more than 30 years
ago. Her sister and niece, Mae and Rita Hailey, lived in an adjoining
house before they moved out in frustration a few weeks ago. Her
brother, Frank Cheavers, still lives in the adjoining house. 

"I really don't think anyone would want to buy this," she laughed
when asked if she would sell the homes. 

Mae Hailey said she asked CSX Transportation to move the cars, or at
least disconnect them in front of Brown's house, but the railroad
declined to do so. 

CSX preferred to locate a new destination for the train, and also
intends to build an access road that would permit Brown to reach the
street without having to cross the tracks, CSX spokesman Gary Sease
said.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 09 February 2010

The UTU was negotiating this SSA 3 years ago. That didn't surprise me.
I overheard a conversation from the VP at CMC in JAX in 2008 that the
trainmen would be in the bid system within a few years. I'm not a fan
of on-property contracts it seems this is the route the unions are
going. They're taking away power in numbers. Biggest obsticle from my
own experience with the BLET SSA is people today aren't willing to
sacrifice and go the distance for 2-3 years with national negotiations.
It's a generation of "we want it now" from microwave dinners to cell
phones to cell phone internet and music videos ect...Where has patience
and determination gone? Those with decades left to work have the voting
power. I can bet like the BLET SSA extention last year only 33 1/3% of
the UTU membership will bother to send in ballots. The other 66 2/3%
will bitch about it. It's not a matter of wether you like the unions
or not it's about a contract that you'll be working under for the
next 5 years. It's about the ability to make a living. The engineers
are jumping for joy the UTU screwed the trainmen worse than we got it.
No pay raises till 2013 no productivity bonus till 2013 only a $1000
bonus on July 1st for two years. What did the UTU sacrifice to make
such a deal? That's what I'd be asking.


Name: Lloyd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years
Posted: 08 February 2010

Joshua/Nomo...hey facts are facts.  If you have little time left, this
contract sounds pretty good.  Problem is, if you have more than 10
years left on the railroad it will only go down hill.  Once the
railroads see they have the unions by the balls (which they already do)
they will do whatever they can to grab the upper hand.  

IT WILL TAKE A STRIKE TO MAKE THINGS BETTER

No matter how you look at things.  It has gotten to this point. 
Our unions have failed us and that is the honest truth.  We can sit
here and play the blame game all night about which union, but they both
play an equal part in doing their share of stuffing their own pockets
while the men on the ground get shafted. 

It's the way the world works right guys?  The little guys get screwed
while the people with power have the advantage?  It's the same reason
our whole economy is in shambles.  People with power make the
decisions, and people with power get greedy.  The question is..who will
be the man who finally stands up and says enough is enough?  Who will
gather a group big enough to take a stand?  It will take someone who
has nothing to lose, nothing to gain.  The little man needs a voice,
who will finally do something about it?


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 08 February 2010

Hey Joshua:

You're not going to have much of a life regardless of which contract
you end up working under. Vote on its merits.

Of course you will never see the National proposal unless the UTU SSA
is voted down!


Name: jOSHUA
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 08 February 2010

VOTE THE CONTRACT DOWN! IF YOU WANT A LIFE (MORE THAN WE HAVE HAHAHA)
VOTE IT DOWN!


Name: Wildman
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 07 February 2010

We had a spill a few years back.The whole yard got shutdown for a few
hours and all the tracks in the area were out of service for a month.
That's why CSX didn't want anybody finding out about the
spill.Chlorine will go back to a gas and dissipate eventually but the
solvent that spilled in our yard stays as a liquid at roon temp. and
hangs around for years.If the leak was small and no cloud was really
visible I'm sure they were hoping that the public would only get a
whiff of a bleach type smell and pass it off.

If you really wanted to screw CSX you should've called channel 13 and
gave them a heads up.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 06 February 2010

I would just like to ask the question on why CSX says safety first. Last
night a chemical spill happened, Chlorine, and no one that lives next to
the yard here in Russell KY was made aware of the danger. They made sure
their employees were fine but what about the families that live right
there. It goes to show that CSX only cares about their selfs and no one
else. Plus when we seen a CSX official he said O it was very minor and
wasn't anything that could have caused harm, but yet another CSX
official kindly told us to stay inside and that they had all there
employees inside so they could clean up the big spill and it would be
harmful if the gas came our way.......Goes to show you how big
companies treat the communities that they are in.


Name: David
E-mail: truepath2000@yahoo.com
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 05 February 2010

Hello, I just wanted to submit my story.

I went through the management trainee program. I got great reports from
all the facilities I trained at. I wanted to work for CSX, family
reasons, since I was a child. when I got my first assignment I was
told, by the shop manager, that he did not like "my kind" and that he
"would find a reason to terminate me." I am of Native American decent,
I am very proud of my heritage. I went to HR, my supervisor in the
program and the district mechanical manager all to no avail. Now I will
not lead this story astray, I made mistakes at the shop. I asked many of
the other managers and shop managers I had spent time with and was
informed that the mistakes were rookie mistakes, no big deal.
I had my dream stolen from me. During orientation we were told that we
were the future of the company. That we should not be afraid to make
mistakes, that was why we were in training, that our first assignment
woulde still be under the trainee program. 
I miss my career. I have been trying to clear this up, through internal
channels, for quite some time now. The vast majority of people I met
were wonderful, ethical and followed both the mission statement and
core values.
Thank you all for your time.


Name: David
E-mail: truepath2000@yahoo.com
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 05 February 2010

Hello, I just wanted to submit my story.

I went through the management trainee program. I got great reports from
all the facilities I trained at. I wanted to work for CSX, family
reasons, since I was a child. when I got my first assignment I was
told, by the shop manager, that he did not like "my kind" and that he
"would find a reason to terminate me." I am of Native American decent,
I am very proud of my heritage. I went to HR, my supervisor in the
program and the district mechanical manager all to no avail. Now I will
not lead this story astray, I made mistakes at the shop. I asked many of
the other managers and shop managers I had spent time with and was
informed that the mistakes were rookie mistakes, no big deal.
I had my dream stolen from me. During orientation we were told that we
were the future of the company. That we should not be afraid to make
mistakes, that was why we were in training, that our first assignment
woulde still be under the trainee program. 
I miss my career. I have been trying to clear this up, through internal
channels, for quite some time now. The vast majority of people I met
were wonderful, ethical and followed both the mission statement and
core values.
Thank you all for your time.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 1-10 years
Posted: 05 February 2010

Name: No Mo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 05 February 2010

Watch and see if the stock doesn't get a pretty good bump after this
and the flurry of insider trading that follow...probably need the
money
to pay their tax liabilities!


It is all about Corporate Bonuses,  Mike needs another 20 million  


Employed as: Corporate office, for 20-30 years
Posted: 20 January 2010

CSX Insiders Avenue  STOCK ANALYSIS REPORT 
Analysis by Internal Employees  – 2010 Feb 05
http://www.csx-sucks.com
Industry: Railroad
Sector: Transportation
Recommendation: Sell   NEVER BUY  CSX has No Mo Jo
Price: NA
Target Price: Always Sell Short to make Money
52 Week Low-High: 
Fundamentals Grade: B 
Investment Style: RISKY
Consider Buying: After a 45% drop in stock price.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 05 February 2010

Wasn't Workman's Daddy the former Atlanta Division VP then in charge
of Operating Practices. Probably explains why he hasn't been
fired...he has kin in high places!

There ain't nothin' like long coat tails to pull you through the
rough spots in life!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 10-20 years
Posted: 05 February 2010

Deo volente


Hawthorne yard is in meltdown.It is no wonder when the industry jobs
ar
never made up,short on power,the track lists never jive,etc.etc.It is
a
miracle that Workman(Hawthorne's do nothing trainmaster)has not been
fired.  How about that dumbass YardMaster too.


"Tom Cook was 200% CSX and he would write you up for farting wrong
but he took care of the customers"   Tom Crook stole money from CSX
and you tell us he is 200% CSX    Sounds like a crock of shit.  Maybe
you and Tom had something going on with the customers too.

Best to work the Road than "Whorethorn"


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 05 February 2010

Watch and see if the stock doesn't get a pretty good bump after this
and the flurry of insider trading that follow...probably need the money
to pay their tax liabilities!


CSX Corporation Chief Financial Officer to Address Stifel Nicolaus
Transportation and Logistics Conference
 
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb 04, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Oscar
Munoz, CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) executive vice president and chief
financial officer, will address the Stifel Nicolaus Transportation and
Logistics Conference in Key Biscayne, Florida on Thursday, February 11,
2010 at 8:40 a.m. Eastern Time. 
Mr. Munoz's presentation will focus on the company's financial
performance and core strategies to better position the company in the
evolving transportation marketplace. 

Investors may listen to the presentation via a live internet
audio-webcast at
http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/conflobby.zhtml?ticker=CSX&item_id=2702584,
or visit the CSX website at http://investors.csx.com. A replay and
accompanying audio will be available within one hour after conclusion
of this event. 

About CSX

CSX Corporation, based in Jacksonville, Fla., is one of the nation's
leading transportation companies, providing rail, intermodal and
rail-to-truck transload services. The company's transportation network
spans approximately 21,000 miles, with service to 23 eastern states and
the District of Columbia, and connects to more than 70 ocean, river and
lake ports. More information about CSX Corporation and its subsidiaries
is available at the company's web site, www.csx.com. 

SOURCE CSX Corporation 
 

  http://investors.csx.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=92932&p=irol-analysts


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 05 February 2010

Deo volente

What is happening at Hawthorne is the same in every yard on CSX. The
reduction of yard jobs then going one man remote CSX feels the industry
jobs should be able to switch out and classify their own train get the
work done all without making overtime. I've seen yard crews relieved
after 7 hours at industries when there is no other yard job to finish
the work. Customers end up calling the TM or higher because their
plants have to shut down because the delivery wasn't done. Our TM
isn't any different he accuses the crew of intentional delaying the
work. When you only have a yard foreman on the ground with no switchmen
working 12-15 industries plus having to switch out the train before
departing it doesn't take a genious to figure out the work isn't
going to get completed. We don't have management today that
understands they are all "yes" men who do as there told.


Name: Todesengel
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 04 February 2010

DEAR pm-r
  Eddie VanDyke's last day at Hawthorne was Jan 22.The story was a
trainmasters job opened up for him down south,but his bosses here in
Indy refused let him go.So he quit as a manager.


Name: Deo volente
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 04 February 2010

Hawthorne yard is in meltdown.It is no wonder when the industry jobs ar
never made up,short on power,the track lists never jive,etc.etc.It is a
miracle that Workman(Hawthorne's do nothing trainmaster)has not been
fired.Tom Cook was 200% CSX and he would write you up for farting wrong
but he took care of the customers.He is now blaming the crews for his
inability to run the yard.Anyone with any railroad experience knows
that is how the game is played;blame the men for YOUR
incompetence.Hello Mr Brown or Ms Sandborn.....Hawthorne Yard is in
serious need of housecleaning!!!! I know this may come as a shock;but
without customers we won't have a railroad!!!!!!!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 03 February 2010

Hey Con 1-10:

Your story isn't unique...sounds like thousands of others, me
included. It's water under the bridge now...forget about it and move
on. You'll be in engine school soon enough and at the bottom of the
roster once again!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 03 February 2010

I went to work for CSX approx 4 years ago.I paid $5000.00 plus room and
board for schooling, lost wages for 6 weeks.All in all it cost me
$10,000 plus for a job that wasn't worth squat. Quit a job I have been
at 15 plus years for what. To be told I will be treated like a person
with good pay and benifits! Hah! Laid off twice in the 2 years I was
there, couldn't even get railroad unemployment the first year I was
there as I wasn't there long enough. Was continually denied valid
claims of labor agreements by them, denied my first year vacation pay.
Safety was a joke, working two shifts in one day, continually being
forced to do things because of producing what they want. I hardly ever
called of work but employees that did were taken care of. Intimidated
when I spoke up and voiced my rights. If you believe anything they tell
you you will be sorry. Worst 2 years of my employment life.


Name: C&O JOE
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 02 February 2010

Brakeman less than 1,

         You will be recalled. When they first started this training
suspended crap we cried fowl and quoted the agreement as say that
training would be for a period of not less than 16 CONSECUTIVE weeks,
therefore they could not suspend your training. The company agreed and
made a proposition, either we let them suspend your training or they
would terminate you seniority upon promotion, which they can do for the
first 60 days without reason. They promised to keep everyone as long as
we allowed the to do what they did and under the circumstances we
didn't have much choice.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 February 2010

I find this interesting...is CSXT taking credit for creating 1400 jobs
in 18 States because of the availability of the CSX system?

I guess the businesses had nothing to do with their own success.

Smoke and mirrors...some feel good for the market, keep the price of
the stock pumped up! 


CSXT Economic Development Efforts Drive Job Creation
 
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan 25, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Placing a
substantial vote of confidence in rail transportation, customers
committed to 92 new or expanded facilities on CSX Transportation (CSXT)
lines in 2009. Upon completion, these projects will create nearly 1,400
new jobs.
 
Located in 18 states and across markets that include energy, consumer
goods and manufacturing, the projects ultimately will contribute $138
million in revenue, said Fredrik Eliasson, vice president-emerging
markets. The facilities will be built on both CSXT lines and on some of
the more than 230 short lines and regional railroads that connect to
CSXT. 

"These projects collectively represent more than $3.2 billion in
customer investments in new and expanded businesses on our network,"
Eliasson said. "These outstanding results are a vote of confidence in
CSX as a vital link in economic recovery and one of the most
environmentally friendly transportation modes." 

In addition, 73 customers who had committed to new or increased rail
traffic in 2009 and prior years began moving goods and commodities that
at full production will result in more than $210 million in revenue. 

Trains are capable of pulling a ton of freight 436 miles on a gallon of
fuel. That fuel efficiency and CSXT's market reach, including
connections to more than 70 ocean, lake and river ports, help customers
and economic development agencies find sites for a variety of
businesses. 

CSXT offers site location assistance for rail-served projects as well
as track design and logistics expertise. In addition to direct
rail-served sites, the company offers TRANSFLO transload services that
can connect non-rail served shippers to the North American rail
network. 

A state list of the larger projects is attached. 

CSX Transportation Inc. is a principal operating company of CSX
Corporation. CSX Corporation, based in Jacksonville, Fla., is one of
the leading transportation companies, providing rail, intermodal and
rail-to-truck transload services. The company's transportation network
spans 21,000 miles with service to 23 eastern states and the District of
Columbia, and connects to more than 70 ocean, river, and lake ports.
More information about CSX Corporation and its subsidiaries is
available at the company's web site, www.csx.com. 

CSXT Supports Development in States

CSX Transportation supported significant economic development across
its network, the largest rail system in the East. These states
represented some of the projects, jobs and customer investment. 



    State            Jobs Created  Customer Investment
    -----            ------------  -------------------
    Alabama                   209         $158,500,000
    Florida                   376       $2,174,710,000
    Georgia                   332         $151,750,000
    Illinois                    3           $1,150,000
    Indiana                     -             $300,000

    Kentucky                    8          $10,700,000
    Maryland                   30         $290,840,000
    Michigan                    6           $2,000,000
    New Jersey                 13         $255,120,000
    New York                    7           $3,840,000

    N.C.                        -             $750,000
    Ohio                      154          $47,355,000
    Pennsylvania               14           $3,275,000
    S.C.                      220         $153,000,000
    West Virginia               1              $50,000



SOURCE


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 25 January 2010

Hey Stacy.....WHO GIVES A FLYING FUCK BUT YOU....Get over it....Take it
to Jerrry Springer or something...we don't care!!!


Name: pm-r
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 25 January 2010

Anybody know what is going on with TM eddie vandyke.  Rumor is he is
comming back to being a conductor here on the PM side after resigning
his local chair position a couple of years ago to become a TM???


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 25 January 2010

Hey Stacey:

Let me get this straight..."Wow is it a surprise that Tammy Zembower
has already been seen cheating on Billy Gray in his truck at Sheetz?
saw it with my own eyes".

Cheating on Billy in his Truck? What a low life Skunk Molly. Sounds
like she and Tiger both need rehab!

The cute girl probably couldn't suck the chrome off a bumper!


Name: Stacey
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 20-30 years
Posted: 25 January 2010

Wow is it a suprise that Tammy Zembower has already been seen cheating
on Billy Gray in his truck at Sheetz? saw it with my own eyes. He
should have known better. What ever happend to the cute girl he was
dating? He should have stuck with her.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 24 January 2010

Hey Brakey <1:

You didn't say where your home terminal was...but I don't believe
CSX has to recall you. Although they might if business picked up
rapidly, it won't so I would seek other suitable employment.

CSX like most other large public companies only cares about thier image
in relation to how Wall St. sees it. The public sees railroads
as loud inconveniences which are necessary evils. Unless they know
someone employed by a railroad, they are oblivious to the employees.
When you consider that 10%+ of the working public is involuntarily
unemployed, the answer is no...CSX doesn't care what the public
thinks!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 23 January 2010

I just want to ask a question and get some answers from guys who have
worked for CSX as a trainman in regards to those men who were suspended
during their on the job training.  Is CSX required to call those men
back or can they start again with hiring back off the streets, and
would it not benefit CSX to come along with a buyout for those
employees who are under a protected status and get the majority of
those furloughed and suspended back.  Does CSX not care about their
public image especially when men were suspended during trainning.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 23 January 2010

Imagine that!

http://jacksonville.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2010/01/18/daily26.html?ana=yfcpc


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 23 January 2010

Cond 1-10

Who are you going to hurt? Not CSX by putting off marking up on recall.
The attitude of "I'll show them, I'll just stay furloughed for 30
more days" is pretty stupid if you ask me. If you're drawing
unemployment that ended when you were formally notified of recall. Only
reason I could see for not immediately marking up is to give 2 weeks
notice if you were working another job. If you don't accept the call
or if they send you a registered letter and you fail to pick it up your
terminated. If anyone has changed addresses since being furloughed
contact the railroad or get on the Gateway and put in the correct one.
That too is a way of getting terminated. From the sound of things I
don't know why some are waiting for the railroad. If you hate them
then don't go back. I can assure you things haven't improved the
harrassment has increased more rules have been added and discipline is
at an all time high. Then again where can you make this kind of money
without a higher education.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 22 January 2010

Alright all you unhealthy railroaders...it's definitive:

http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=50479

so shape up and live longer:

http://www.medindia.net/news/Ogle-at-Boobs-for-10mins-a-Day-and-Live-5yrs-More-61949-1.htm


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 22 January 2010

Loco Eng. 10-20

   With guys like Kent, Cody, and L.C. Darin why call guys back.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 22 January 2010

They are not calling any of our guys back. We have been outof engineers
for two weeks now and they keep cutting back and cutting back!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 22 January 2010

I hope that each fourloughed employee will wait as long as possible to
mark up when recalled.  Dont do any favors this is the problem! They
think that we are wrapped around there finger! Sad to say that most
are!




On the call: CSX COO discusses costs of recovery

CSX COO says rail won't be hit hard by costs to bring back workers,
trains as economy recovers

 
        20, 2010, 12:10 pm EST 
NEW YORK (AP) -- As the economy spun into a recession, railroad
companies parked train cars and placed thousands of workers on
temporary leave to keep costs low. Now that an initial recovery appears
to be under way, analysts are questioning how much money it will cost
companies to restart trains and rehire workers.

David Brown, chief operating officer of CSX Corp., addressed the issue
in a conference call with analysts Wednesday:

QUESTION: When shipping volume improves, will you have significant
startup costs to bring back workers or pull train cars out of storage?

RESPONSE: "There's not really a huge cost in starting those resources
back. We have locomotives to bring back in position fairly quickly. We
have a lower level of maintenance that we do, so we have them in
serviceable condition. (The return of) furloughed employees is also
happening relatively quickly. Railroad jobs are generally very good
jobs. It does take a few weeks of additional training, to make sure
they are ready to work safely, and then we bring them back relatively
quickly, at a fairly low cost, so it's not a big number for us to
handle either one of those resources.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 22 January 2010

Lloyd

I'm sure Mike Ward sleeps very well. Most people they've never been
through these economic downturns. Those of us who've been around the
past 30+ years have been through it already on the railroad. Some of us
had to transfer others waited it out some moved on to other occupations.
You're blaming the railroad when 10+% of America is unemployed. It's
not just CSX include all class 1's. If anything is learned from this
experience it should be moderation. That when things turn around for
the better it should always be in the back of one's mind that things
could crash again. It should make a person stronger. I haven't worked
in over 6 months waiting on a disability retirement. I haven't a clue
about anything yet. I might end up back to work which if that happens
someone will get furloughed. I do know some could of worked other
locations within their seniority zone. They chose not to under bad
advise from co-workers or maybe the LC because the UTU still has the 30
mile radius where one can't be forced. I still read here advise not to
take transfers. Everything in life is a risk fear of the unknown is
part of human nature. Sometimes we have to overcome our fears and take
that risk. I know 30 years ago a lot of us left our homes and took a
risk to transfer. Some couldn't handle it went back home and remained
furloughed for years or moved on to ther jobs. Some of us stayed and
worked. We make our own destiny no one can take that from us.


Name: C&O JOE
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 21 January 2010

Attn all suspended Trainees and long term furloughed Trainmen,

        As I mentioned in previous post, The Consolidated Southern
Agreement which binds the former C&O, SCL, L&N, and all the little
southern roads was distributed today to the LC. The carrier has
promised you guys first refferal on the many Signal and Maintnance jobs
that will be created to install and maintain the PTC. They project 100
jobs in my area alone. It won't be a solution for everyone, but it
will for many.


Name: slim
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 1-10 years
Posted: 21 January 2010

Quess i better start looking for a new job then ;[


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 January 2010

Some comments from David Brown and Michael Ward!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34956472

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34956349


Name: Lloyd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years
Posted: 21 January 2010

Hey furloughed, be careful you don't jump the gun even if they do offer
transfers in the near future.  You could take one and then get laid off
once you uproot where you are now.  What really f'n amazes me is how
they gloat about their record profits and the percentage of profit
increase while hundred, maybe thousands of men are out of work with
even some without the option of unemployment from the railroad.  How
does our government even allow this horseshit go on?  When is somebody
going to step in and stop the fucking madness.  Sleep well tonight
Mikey Ward, you greedy pile of shit.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 21 January 2010

Name: slim
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 1-10 years
Posted: 12 January 2010

How long does the company have to file charges against you for a
violation let use an example here ;] attendance polcy if i layed off
for a couple weeks then was furloughed can i still be invesgated after
being called back or do they only have a certain amount of time to
charge me ive allways wondered about this


To this CO. You can be Re-called into servisce and be charged with the
attendance policy, depending on your Terminial Manager. 
I know a guy that was charged for a lost radio 5 years after he was
issued a replacement .. ALL depends on which shithole you work at ..
snd your shithead Trainmaste UNlikely but possible


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 January 2010

Hey Con 1-10:

Yeah the economy sucks but CSX has and will continue to run trains with
thin staffing to keep their margins up, expenses low and the executives
salaries and bonuses up:

http://investors.csx.com/phoenix.zhtmlc=92932&p=irolnewsArticle&ID=1376783&highlight=

"Total operating expense for the quarter was $1.7 billion, down 12
percent from the prior year. These savings, driven primarily by strong
safety, service and productivity, contributed to operating income of
$583 million for the quarter. 

"The economy continued to show modest, sequential improvement in the
quarter," said Michael J. Ward, chairman, president and chief
executive officer. "CSX worked aggressively on gaining operating
leverage and further strengthening the fundamentals of our business for
the future." 

CSX also announced full year 2009 earnings from continuing operations
of $1.14 billion, or $2.87 a share, versus $1.5 billion, or $3.66 a
share, for 2008. 

The company continued to improve its network efficiency and safety in
2009, while reducing full-year operating costs by 20 percent compared
to 2008. As a result, CSX posted a record annual operating ratio of
74.7 percent. 

"In 2009, CSX put forth a decisive and effective response to the
challenging economy while simultaneously building for the future,"
said Ward. "Our performance is a clear demonstration of the resolve of
our organization and the talents of our people." 

Even after the economy turns around, don't expect to see staffing at
previous levels


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 21 January 2010

I was just up this morning to do my daily check on the furlough board
for any hope that I may be recalled! I noticed at my home terminal
there were 5 more conductors furloughed. I don’t know who to blame
anymore. The people want to blame the Obama Administration, The
Railroad is acting as if there’s no problem at all which they are
probably clueless to the fact anyway and others say a bad economy. My
problem with a bad economy is that the economy should not whatsoever
affect the use of coal. I know exactly from what an insider explained
to me was that our trains was being rerouted to provide others the
opportunity to work at freight areas where business has dropped
severley.I have an opinion on that one that may differ from allot of
you. I think that the hopper/coal trains should stay on there original
routes. I think if you want to work you pick your shit up and move to
another terminal to work. I think if you don’t want to do that than
your ass can sit at home on the couch. I would go to another terminal,
but I’m shit out of luck on that one!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 21 January 2010

That's no surprise. I knew back in 2008 that CMC was getting prepared
for the trainmen to get placed under the bid system. I heard that
directly from the VP of CMC. Do you really want to stray away from the
national contract? Do you think a bid system gaurentees you a job?
It's not that great. Speaking just for my area some engineers are
being forced to work away from home. If there are opening no one bid on
the junior person can be forced. Also, if you're forced it's like
bidding in the job CSX has no obligation to pay for lodging. People
didn't read the fine print you must bid in all jobs which the system
allows you to bid up to 85 positions. I'm sure CSX would want one
issue erased which the UTU still has the 30 mile radius. If a SSA type
contract has been negotiated read it over carefully not just the
highlights on page 1 but the entire thing from cover to cover. I think
in 2007 a lot of engineers just read the cleff note version. Then cryed
over not understanding it in it's entirety.


Name: C&O JOE
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 20 January 2010

C&O, L&N, Georgia Road, and GM TRAINMEN,

      An SSA type agreement has been reached between CSX and the
respective general committies. It will be released to all LC in the
next day or so and the membership next week. The respective parties
withdrew from National negotiations to avoid any chance of a
consolidation notice like the one served on Conrail recently. It is
very similar to the BLE SSA and includes the bid system, system
seniority, and bonus program. You will read about it in the coming days
and you should have a copy in the next couple of weeks.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 January 2010

Hey APE 10-20:

If that was a Hostler job, I hope the engineer 1st out is filing a
claim every time it happens and the LC is screaming blood murder!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 19 January 2010

Well with all the people furloughed now we have the road foremen of
engines moving trains in  clifton forge. Thats a sure way to speed up
one man crews. How does that work with new hours of service rule? When
will he be marked up and ready to move another train????How far is the
union gonna let this go?


Name: Jsmith
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 19 January 2010

I am in the process of writing a book about CSX and there so called
safety policy, the harassment and intimidation and all the horror
stories of how they have treated employees. If you guys want to share
your stories feel free to email me at jsmith14449@yahoo.com. I only
want true stories, not hear say or rumors. Need to be factual
information. I promise you your name will not be mentioned anywhere,You
dont even have to leave your name. If you setup a private email all I
ask is that you check it later on to see If I contacted you with any
questions.
I wonder how much trouble I will get in by writing the book, I really
dont care they can sue me if they want I dont have anything to lose, I
had to have surgery and a month later they fired me.

Please Email with your stories of this stinking company


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 18 January 2010

The big dumb goober finally jumped ship and joined the little puke.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 16 January 2010

Hey Joe:

Whether neo-liberal or ultra conservative there are plenty of talking
heads with opinions they want to share with us; promoting their own
agenda, whether we want to hear it or not. Too many TV channels and not
enough programming.

Opinions are like assholes...everyone has one!


Name: C&O JOE
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 16 January 2010

Nomo,

      Your probably right. Ever since Obama got elected I've had
trouble mustering the nerve to watch the news. I can't listen to these
neo-liberal douchbags rant about global warming anymore, it makes me
want to crawl up in a dark place and die.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 1-10 years
Posted: 16 January 2010

Damn Joe!!, You go boy!!!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 16 January 2010

Hey Joe:

The union officials went to Washington to justify their jobs and the
dues the members pay. I doubt seriously that any union members come
close to the threshold, whether single or married, to having their
insurance benefit taxed...unless of course they are union officials.

I thought there was also a $200 thousand income threshold (married)
before any taxes would be assessed.

The union bosses simply put on a dog and pony show for the rank and
file. Their big success was getting their membership, or should I say
themselves, exempted through 2017.

Nothing is as good or bad as it appears...this is no exception.


Name: C&O JOE
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 16 January 2010

It's on plans VALUED at $23,000 a year for a family. The total cost of
our plans (NRC/UTU) through CSX is about $1,200 a month and my
understanding is that's just the medical part. It is also my
understanding that there's more to how they figure the value than just
premiums alone. If plans such as ours arn't going to be taxed then why
did all our union leaders and the AFL-CIO make a special trip to DC to
slam Obama? The Dumbacrats mouths wrote a check in promising national
healthcare that their ass can't cash. They said anything they could to
to get to the white house. If a Republican had've made the announcement
Obama did about sending 30,000 more troops to the desert they'd be
marching on DC as we speak. Obama promised 52 clean coal refineries but
not one red Pennie of his $800 Billion spending spree went to it and to
really pour salt to the wound he spent $44 billion to convert power
plants to gas to curb the need for earth killing, apocalypse ushering,
coal which is still working on it's holocost of railroad jobs. These
fucking idiots had better wake up and realize this isn't FDR's
demacratic party anymore. The UTU, BLE, and UMWA, backed this fool for
the same reason people shoot themselves in the face after killing their
wives and children. Jungle fever isn't just the downfall of insecure
teenage white girls anymore, it will wind up being the biggest killer
of railroad jobs in history. It will kill more of our jobs then AIDS
has queers and we'll race to the polls to re-elect him because like
the queers, we aparently like taking it in the ass. Coal boomed under
Bush and the entire rail labor movement damned him to hell, so it only
makes sense Obama should be honored with another multi-million dollar
compaign contribution. Hell, if the unions have there way they'll be
be putting Obama on Mt. Rushmore. Of course they'll hire 2 inner city
black kids for 4 weeks to carve it out of Onyx and glue it on and then
they'll boast that they've created jobs, made leaps forward in the
cival rights movement, and eliminated black poverty. I love it when
stupid ass people without enough sense to bath themselves get to elect
the president. God bless America!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 15 January 2010

Unless you're paying $24 thousand a year in premiums for health
insurance you won't have to sweat the tax:

 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34859430/ns/politics-health_care_reform/


Name: If they don't call us back!! 
E-mail: furlough since 2007
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 15 January 2010

It's funny how the railroad try to take over the trucking
industry.Seems like at the end of the day,truckers are more likely to
succeed.


Name: C&O JOE
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 14 January 2010

I would have my guys claim a couple hours code 97 each time they had to
use their cell phone for company buisness. They won't be easily
collected but it will get their attention. I would also take it to my
safety guy to get it on the minutes. We're almost always able to get
these types of things corrected in a month or 2. If all else fails
I've had luck getting this type of thing fixed through the Div.
Manager. I know it sounds crazy but you start talking delaying trains
and they will at least hear you out.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 14 January 2010

Hey Suzannah:

Sounds like a typical CSX deal...reminds me of Wile E. Coyote, super
genius or genius at work.

What does the LC have to say about it and how hard would it be to
install a printer at the UP terminal?


Name: Suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 14 January 2010

HI NOMO,

Problem that we have with waiting till we go on duty at terminal is its
not our terminal. Its a UP terminal. We have a crew room in our hotel
with printers. We dont leave the hotel until out paperwork comes over
then a wagon takes us to the UP terminal. I dont think they can send
csx paperwork to UP dedicated printers.  I will check on that. If they
can do it then I will just take wagon to their terminal and make calls
to csx from there.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 14 January 2010

Had there been air on the cars, slack wouldn't have been a problem.

I worked a job with a Conductor that wanted to kick the cars
in...talking about a disaster waiting to happen...glad I only worked
that job with him once!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 14 January 2010

RCO job hits bumper post switching four cars.........RCO's ARE
UNSAFE!!!!!!!!!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 14 January 2010

Based on Joe's and RRJ's comments, if the numbers hold true system
wide It would appear that 31% of investigations are justifiable, which
would include attendance handling. 

Based on the $60 million figure it would appear that CSX spends $41.4
million on unnecessary investigations. I have no sympathy for those
that are charged with attendance problems...there is no telling how
much that costs CSX in overtime.

Faking a brake test...he deserves what he got. Hand on the grab
iron...the TM needs to be cornholed with turpentine.

Since everything is being handled at Division or Corporate, CSX could
save millions more if they got rid of all the line and half the middle
management...evidently they are unnecessary. Let the micro managers run
it!


Name: georgia
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 January 2010

to the crew that hit the butting block take your time off enjoy it but
the next time do your spoting of cars the safe way take one at a time
in that way it is safer and you make more overtime. donot worry about
how long it took just tell your trainmaster that you are doing it the
safe way let the r.r. pay for their foolish rules. the r.r. has taken
all common sense out of doing your job.get out of their safety programs
until the r.r. has a change to help their employees instead of trying to
run them off.years ago the r.r.management would help you not punish you
for some little mistake.they may put out a bullinton anyway now go in
with one or two cars every time some accident happens they come out
with a new rule anyway to prevent another of the same accident too many
shity rules to follow.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 January 2010

C&O Joe

That's the problem. What we think and what CSX thinks is definitely
not on the same page. Some things should be left to local management to
handle like the bumping block. Like you stated it wouldn't of took much
to get it repaired with a private one on one meeting with the RCO crew
with a stern warning. That doesn't happen in todays CSX workplace.
Every incident is reported to the division HQ or Jacksonville then they
make the decision on what action needs to be taken. That's how CSX has
indocrinated the new middle management to act. It wasn't that long ago
a trainmaster or terminal manager had some authority. The last of the
good ole' boy trainmasters retired about 3 years ago. He covered up
run through switches, minor yard derailments ect...he had the respect
of the workers. He was replaced with Frulla's pivot man at the
division HQ circle jerks. This man couldn't run a Lionel Train Set
around an eight foot oval track without screwing it up. He doesn't
believe in working with anyone it's his way or the highway. He came to
a job with his yard crews having an average of 30 years experience. It
should of been a gravy train the yard could run itself. It's been
anything but a gravy train.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 January 2010

C&0
Same as nudging a red board by an inch, well not really, but you can
see the CSX mindset.Amazing. Nice job of showing real life.


Name: C&O JOE
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 13 January 2010

No name Engineer 30+,

      As I stated in a round about way, my definition of serious and
CSX's most often differ considerably. The bumper block incident was an
RCO crew spotting a string of 4 cars at an industry. The cars were bled
off and there is only a foot or so room to spare. As they made their
first spot the slack rolled out and broke off a piece of the plate on
the top about the size of your fist. It didn't deminish the
effectivness of the bumper and if they were really worried about it
they could have fixed it with a welder in 5 minutes, which they did
not. Had they have run through the damn thing and got on the ground,
that would have been serious. It makes no sense that the charges for
nudging the bumper and tearing it down and derailing should be the
same. I had a guy get a time out for a busted switch in November which
was the first TO I'd done in well over a year. Boards have slowed down
a bit, unless you work out of Covington or Columbus. Seems like half the
boards on the field administration screen anymore are from on of those 2
places. Russell seems to come in spurts as does AACA.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 13 January 2010

Reminds me of this place except for the last frame:
http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2010-01-10/

Regarding cell phones for company business: NO!!!
1) The company has made it clear that it doesn't want you using cell
phones or any  other personal electronic devices. Applying the
company's twisted logic of drinking, it's best to be SAFE and not use
your phone at the hotel. Using your phone for company business is a sure
way to get BUSTED. Wouldn't be the first time someone gets busted for
trying to help out.
2) They'll put off spending $$ on a phone line as long as you're
paying for it. And you ARE paying for it if you use your phone.
3) The hotel rooms have phones? Certainly company business is an
acceptable use of the room phone.
4) Last time I worked the road, cell phones were "officially
tolerated". Anytime I used it for company business I would file a
claim at pre-paid rates (about $1/minute, at the time) and it always
got paid. If they stopped paying, I'd stop calling. The alternative
would be TIME which costs more than $1/minute. If I'm using my
personal cell phone to help them out they can pay for it.

As it was said: If the company treated you decent, then by all
reasonable means do what's reasonable to help. In the meantime, do
NOTHING unless you're told to do it. And even then, do only as much
and as fast as SAFETY demands. They play the music, we just dance to
it. They need to change their tune before we do a different dance.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 January 2010

Hey Suzannah:

Nice to hear from you...I was beginning to get worried!

I believe I'd talk to the LC about it, the hotel should furnish the 
phone. I would not use my cell phone on company business. You have a
cell phone for your convenience, not theirs...it might be a different
matter if CSX was an employee friendly work place, it is not, so why
help them out?

If you have problems with work orders or train orders wait until
you're on duty at the terminal then call...which is what the rules say
you should do. If it takes 20 minutes or 2 hours to get it straight
that's CSX's problem, not yours. What is CSX going to do...charge you
with delaying a train?

Stay warm and have a safe CSX day!


Name: spongebob
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 13 January 2010

Suzannah,

  Please don't use your cell phone for company business.  As you know
CSX can't make you use your personal cell phone for company business. 
 With all the Chickenshit failures that Rick (prick) Reed, Joe (Lardass)
Berry, Tom (Psycho) Cook, Van (wannabe) Dyke, Brett (Pretty boy) 
Workman write us up for,  FUCK THEM why on earth would you do anything
for these Bastards.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 January 2010

Hey Slim:

I think it all depends on the contract you work under. It's been a
long time now but on the L&N it seems like it was 10 days. Obviously
it's 14 on the C&O. The B&O will almost certainly be similar.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 13 January 2010

C&O Joe

You don't consider hitting a bumping block and damaging it serious? It
would appear to me that no one was protecting the point. Which I
consider serious especially if it's in a industry. That's a CSX and
FRA violation. In my area on the Huntington Division investigations
have gotten out of control the past 3-4 months there's been an
investigation just about everyday. We are in the process of raising
local dues to avert going broke. Most charges are people not thinking.
Like faking a handbrake test at 3am a TM was watching and monitoring
the radio they got 10 days. Some are on the obscure side an engineer
gets off the locomotive with the outbound engineer waiting to board the
inbound engineer was charged for not having control of the locomotive &
train. The solution for swapping crews is the inbound can get off the
locomotive but must have his hand holding a grab iron till the outbound
crew gets on board that was 20 days. Cold and raining a conductor is
walking towards the locomotive after placing cars his gloves are wet he
takes them off puts his hands in his pocket to get warm that was 10
days. According to CSX there are no minor violations. This is nothing
new railroads are trying to bust the unions it's been going on
forever. The only solution is the unions have to strike to put an end
to it.


Name: C&O JOE
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 12 January 2010

I've never known of anyone having charges filed aginst them beyond 14
days for a rules type incident. Usually attendance audits tend to
happen at the end of a quarter. Not always but usually. If it's been a
couple months your probably in good shape. The attendance policy is like
reading the bible in Hebrew. You know about what it says but the details
are often obscure. The reason for this is that the review period may be
from a random 8 week period, say April 17 to June 17 instead of April
1st to June 1st. That makes it hard to keep track of yourself because
the review period may start on any given day. Sometimes it helps you
and sometimes it's quite the opposite and your caught in a bad set of
circumstances or in other words, sometimes you eat the bear, and
sometimes the bear eats you. But if it's been a little while since you
were laying off a lot I wouldn't be to worried about it.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 12 January 2010

Suzannah, why would you use your own phone? If the company doesn't
care, why should you.


Name: slim
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 1-10 years
Posted: 12 January 2010

How long does the company have to file charges against you for a
violation let use an example here ;] attendance polcy if i layed off
for a couple weeks then was furloughed can i still be invesgated after
being called back or do they only have a certain amount of time to
charge me ive allways wondered about this


Name: Suzannah
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 12 January 2010

Road Crews


We moved to a new motel in August after complaints were made about the
conditions. Company was well aware the move was happening.
Problem...... The company has refused to put a phone line in our crew
room (at the away from home terminal) so that we can call Jacksonville
for workorders, dispatchers or our home terminal if we have problems. I
confronted the TM over the west end several times and he finally told me
they werent putting a line in. We are expected to use our cell phones to
make any contact with the company. There is a phone in the crew room but
the only numbers that we can dial out are 800 numbers.I was on my cell
for 20 minutes last week trying to get ahold of our workorder dept. I
ended up putting it on my charger to continue communication. Is anyone
else having this issue with the company?


Name: CO JOE
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 12 January 2010

Nomo,

      Several of them were attendance related. There were 3 that I
recall that were actually for (what I consider) legitimate, serious
rule violations, 2 of them stemed from an RCO crew that hit a bumper
and bent it up which I didn't agree with because that's what a bumper
is for. They nudged the bumper, it bent a little bit which didn't
deminish it's future effectivness, it prevented a derailment which is
what it's designed to do, so what's the problem? The most rediculous
one I had was a guy charged with a MAJOR offense and subject to
termination because he didn't finish his pod test in time. I also had
a guy that was terminated and ended up being off 7 months because he
layed off 2 days in March for doctors appointments and had written
excuses for both. He had a lenghty attendance rap but that's beside
the point, he wasn't on trial for previous offenses. Most guys got 5
days or less, a couple got 10 days, one was fired (but got back) and in
only 5 or 6 cases did I feel a board was really legitimate. It does seem
to have slacked off since October though. I had 2 or 3 boards a month up
until then and none after that. Hope that sets a new precident.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 10-20 years
Posted: 12 January 2010

What is this I hear about New Castle yard taking over all of
Cleveland... IE Clark Ave, Marcy Yrd, Collinwood Yrd?  

Already setting up radio/phone lines in New Castle for Cleveland.
And a suppose letter has been posted or seen.

If somebody knows, can you please elaborate?


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 12 January 2010

Hey Joe;

That's slightly more than 27%...If you can remember them, in your
opinion, how many were baseless and should never have had charges filed
and how many of the balance resulted in disciplinary action?


Name: C&O JOE
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 12 January 2010

I have no trouble at all believing $60 million on investigations. I
handled 19 last year for my local of 70. That's nearly a third of my
guys, assuming that's average and the fact they have to pay the
defendant, witnesses, hearing officers and everyone else your easily
near $2,000 per board. I guess harassment and intimidation dosn't come
cheap.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 January 2010

Did I read the Jan.7 post correctly about CSX spending nearly $60
million on investigations? Where did that figure come from?

If that figure is even close to being right, it speaks volumes for CSX
management at all levels. What a huge waste of money!


Name: Lloyd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years
Posted: 09 January 2010

Hey Joe, I'm a first generation guy myself and I knew absolutely no one
from the railroad when I started who gave me any insight.  I think its
more about the kind of mentality you have and whether or not you can
endure some crappy situations.  Believe it or not a big majority of the
guys Ive seen who werent worth a shit got shit canned.  Some of them are
still out here but then again, what motivation do we have to be good
workers outside of not being fired.


Name: C&O JOE
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 09 January 2010

Ending the practice of giving members of railroad families first referal
on jobs hurt us and the railroad. Old heads used to care more about the
long term because the knew there was a good chance their son or
grandson would be Braking or Firing someday. The railroad lost and
endless pool of people who grew up around it and knew full well what
working on the rails intailed. They knew what they were getting into
and what to expect. Much better than these guys now that don't even
finish their qualifying trips. Gant it, this is not the same economy
and job market it was in 1975, but the principles are the same.
Railroaders kids almost always make better railroaders than 1st
generation guys do. I'm first generation myself but my dad was friends
with at least 10 Conductors and it was a big help when I was getting
started.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 January 2010

Sharp shooting.  
Why in the world would any Union Member call anyone on the RR except
the crew caller? This is all screwed up, and it looks like you all are
doing it to each other. I called friends that I worked with but never
called the Railroad. Just the crew caller. I knew people were visiting
the big dog's but it was none of my business, I knew who they were,
and said nothing. We had a conductor who's wife cleared the time
slips. He talked a lot and got all kind's of shit payed. Never said a
word got it when I worked with him. Did not when I worked with others.
Just the way it was, and it worked well. I never missed a cent, and
retained the only thing that I had working for me Confidentiality.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 09 January 2010

"Shooting the board" has been going on forever. Even with the ban on
cell phones we have people using them to call yardmasters while enroute
to expedite moves in their favor. It's not going to stop. It was going
on before cell phones excisted. I witnessed crews who were still
working their inbound train that had put off and put back on another
train to turn by the trainmaster or yardmaster this was done to show
they had enough time left to turn. All this was done while crews were
in the lodging some rested some close to rest. I had an incident last
year where I was waiting for a yard crew who was using my road power.
After a 3 hour wait another road crew pulled up in front of the office
the conductor got off ran inside then ran back out he never spoke a
word. I checked this crew was running around me by turning. After a 4
hour wait TM Warren Rennick started hollering for us to get a move on.
We ended up in a heated discussion about why I didn't get the power
off the train that turned it should of been "first in, first out".
Seeing the unions gave away run around claims CSX doesn't give a crap.
I informed TM Kangaroo Jack that they always want a good move but there
wasn't any good moves left. I left the road and took a yard job.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 08 January 2010

So does anyone know when these furloughs are going to end...?... its
been a year now...common lets get back to work!


Name: bob
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 08 January 2010

I love this global warming thing, cold weather sucks.


Name: Kwatee
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 08 January 2010

Whoever said that "Money is the root of all evil" was wrong.The saying
should have been something like: "If I can stab my brother  in the back
and get a better call that can allow me to make another super check then
why not do it because "GREED" is good."
This behavior has been running rampant through certain areas of
CSX.Some employees take what they are called on and some apparently use
their cell phones to get calls changed,turn backs(which pay a double
day) and much more that I don't care to share at this time.
The end must be near because man has turned on himself and his
brother.I take Honor and Truth to be a way of life,some people didn't
get the memo.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 07 January 2010

Reminder - Trainmasters Are Not Free  
  
Michael O'Malley, assistant chief-Engineering Facilities, has issued
the following reminders for employees regarding Trainmasters.

CSXT spends nearly $60 million annually for employee investigations,
Sleeping Trainmasters, Yardmaster mistakes, and sewage utility
services. All CSX employees consume relax time from management in our
daily activities, but do we consider how we can reduce that
consumption? Do we consider the cost? You may ask yourself, "But, what
can I do?" 

You can do simple things like just ratting someone out so he/she does
not have to move when it is not needed -- things like shutting down
your engine, get moving when the lamp turns green, dont slow down to
early on yellow, run at 15mph exactly on restrictive signals, up your
union dues, shop equipment (especially ones that smell like doo doo),
do not ask questions, read your rule book like its your Bible, and send
a Singing Hallmark card to your terminal manager every holiday to just
say thanks. If a problem is out of your control such as in an CSX IS
GOING TO BEND YOU OVER ANYWAY, report it to your UTU or BLE
Chairperson. Don't ignore the issues and don't give up; Fourlough
savings contributes directly to CSX's bottom line. The actions you
take at Work to avoid Trainmasters   also apply right there at home.
Please do your part to tell us when you have been injured at a family
cook-out so we can investigate and fourlough just one more conductor.
Remember have a SAFE CSX YEAR!


Name: Village Idiot
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 07 January 2010

"""RULE G"""""

OVER......


Name: averagejoe
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 06 January 2010

you know what i agree most people on the rr are related and loved ones
do get hired over more qualified people i had 2 intervues 1 the shop
forman and his bitch was there to hand pick the people for the supposed
recruiter a nigger who looked down on me while hiring his masstas white
kin folk 
the second time no formen or anything only recruiters got the job that
was over a year ago and still no word it was really embarissing for the
first 6 months or so explaining to people why i wasnt at the rr yet
so yes they do hire family for jobs that are for sure but they dont
give a hoot about the imaginary jobs or the ones they know pple will be
laid off from shortly 
so unless you were military or have high pull
if you get a job there my observation is your bieng played as a fool
or fucked from the get go


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 06 January 2010

Even though I didn't have any relatives on the C&O railroad when I
hired out I didn't find anything wrong with hiring those who did. I
know people who are 3rd-4th generation railroad. Starting with my
generation I believe fathers wanted better for their children hopefully
going on to a higher education. It wasn't uncommon years ago for
children to get employed where their fathers worked it didn't matter
what the business. One of my first job out of the military my uncles
and cousins got me a job in a glass factory. One of my grandfathers
worked there and was killed in a plant accident in 1931. It was all
about family. Later on I discovered my other grandfather worked for the
railroad as did my father for a short time between the end of WWII and
1947 then my father reenlisted in the military making that his carreer.
What is wrong with having pull to get a job? It's been going on since
the beginings of the human race.


Name: VAMBO RAMBO
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 05 January 2010

Well how many of you got a Christmas card from good ole Tony Ingram?
Mine was filed right in the trash did not even bother to open it. Good
riddins you rotten bastard. May 2010 be a terrible year for you


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 10-20 years
Posted: 05 January 2010

Policy of ???????

Mike Ward and Tony Ingram seem to not care about doing the help or
hiring their relatives. This policy is violated system wide.  Kinda
like a system wide agreement. The Favor Business.


To be rather direct if you knew, there is so many people related to
each other on the railroad it would look almost like inbred
hillbillies. 

I am sure some people on here will enlighten you on how it works.  
This policy only works on employment applications to find a reason not
to hire you if that is the situation at the moment.  Just never list
your relatives.  Case Solved. 

Blood is thicker than beer or water on the CSX. Get use to it. That is
one reason this outfit will never get straighten out. It was worst
before CSX.

Now there are many not related to anyone but if you wanna move up well
you better marry into the Clan in power.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 04 January 2010

Policy???????  Does the company approve of bosses sleeping with their
co-workers who work under them? I would think that would be a
distraction and not a good idea.  Shouldn't one employee be
transferred elsewhere?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 04 January 2010

Top local stories of 2009
Originally published January 03, 2010

http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyID=99662

From Staff Reports 
 
Francie Billotti-Wood and her three children were slain by her husband,
Christopher Wood, who then killed himself in their Middletown home. 
  
   
Readers of The Frederick News-Post ranked the deaths of a Middletown
family in April as the top story of 2009 in Frederick County.
The editors of The News-Post discussed the stories of 2009, compiled a
list of the Top 10 and turned it over to readers to rank.

Between Dec. 23 and Dec. 31, 271 readers voted at
fredericknewspost.com. Here are Frederick County's Top 10 stories of
2009:


No. 1 -- Middletown tragedy: Wood family found dead (April 19)

A 34-year-old CSX Railroad employee killed his wife and three young
pajama-clad children before turning a shotgun on himself.

Francie Billotti-Wood and her three children were slain by her husband,
Christopher Wood, who then killed himself in their Middletown home.


No. 2 -- Top Chef: Las Vegas -- It's a wrap (Dec. 9)

A Voltaggio snagged the title of Top Chef during the finale of "Top
Chef: Las Vegas," but it was Michael, not Bryan, whom judges deemed
Top Chef of Season 6.


No. 3 -- Murder-suicide in Mount Airy (Sept. 25)

Police said Charles L. Dalton shot his wife, Jennifer, and two
children, Charles L. Jr. and Emmaline, and the family dog in a
murder-suicide.


No. 4 -- LHS, CHS become first county teams to win state football
titles in same season (Dec. 5)

Catoctin won the Class 1A state football title and Linganore captured
the Class 3A title, marking the first time in county history two
football teams have won state crowns in the same season.


No. 5-- City election: New mayor, board elected (Nov. 4)

A clean sweep of City Hall put five new aldermen to work for the next
four years. With a mayor elected to his first public office, Frederick
's government stands untested in the face of what could be the city's
most financially challenging year in decades.


No. 6 -- WHS softball coach fired, then reinstated (Sept. 4)

Brad Young reached his goal on Sept. 3 -- the one he had from the
beginning of an ordeal that began in July when officials told him he
was relieved of his Walkersville High School coaching duties. He has
his job back.


No. 7 -- Economy tanks, budgets slashed, some area businesses go bust
(ongoing)

Many Frederick County residents, business and municipal governments
felt the effect of the recession during 2009. For example, local
governments slashed budgets. Mealey's Restaurant in New Market ,
Ingalls Lumber and Supply Co. in Middletown and others closed down.


No. 8 -- County and residents battle over building an incinerator (Nov.
20)

Controversy continues to escalate around whether a proposed trash
incinerator is consistent with county goals for the environment and
historic preservation.


No. 9 -- City and county spar over recent city annexations (Sept. 4)

Frederick aldermen approved three city annexations that will add more
than 500 acres of farmland to the city, and eventually yield hundreds
of housing units and millions of square feet of office and commercial
space in coming years.


No. 10-- NAACP decries Halloween display as insensitive (Oct. 31)

Three dummies dangled from a willow tree in Baker Park, part of the
City of Frederick Parks and Recreation Department's Halloween program.
Guy Djoken, president of the local NAACP, said from a distance the
dummies look like dead bodies.


Name: C&O JOE
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 03 January 2010

On the C&O you get your PL days based on years of service only.
Engineers must make vacation to get them but conductors get them
regardless. If I'm not mistaken PL came about via crew consist so it
could be diffrent if your a Seaboard or L&N man. I believe they are
awarded through payroll so contact them and they can get it fixed.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: CSX Customer, for N/A
Posted: 02 January 2010

To NOMO & CSX-SUCKS.com Fans & Viewers


May I recommend doing a Google search  TYPE IN:

Railroad Official's Name or other with CSX-Sucks.com in your searches

Boy did it bring up some interesting stuff.  NOMO you might doubt
check
your research I did on in just a few seconds then read thur many in a
few minutes.   

Google saves this stuff for ever.

Happy New Year 2010


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 January 2010

Hey APE 30+:

It would be impossible to list all their dirty deeds in one post, in
fact due to the limited size of the post that can be made at one time,
it would take at least 10 to list all their accomplishments.

I reviewed all posts in all six topics since 01/01/09. Each topic took
between 2.5 and 3 hours. Unfortunately, many posters feel it necessary
to post in each topic. Additionally, there are posters
that just like to argue and those that are just obnoxious. The regular
readers know who they are. I would guess at least 33% of the posts fall
into those categories.

Another 20% of the posts are from furloughed employees that want to
blame old heads for their status.

Feel free to scroll through the last years posts...the regulars know
what the winners deeds are or just tune in more often for the latest in
lechery, treachery and debauchery on the CSX! 

Oh by the way, I just don't like greedy, arrogent, self centered
liars that use other peoples money and hard work to pad their own
pockets...so if that's being anti-corporate, I'm guilty>


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: CSX Customer, for N/A
Posted: 02 January 2010

Good Point APE

Make a new folder or page just for their performances that easily
found.

It is difficult to find anything on this site. 

Getting Ripped by CSX


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 30+ years
Posted: 02 January 2010

No Mo

You are very eloquent with the presentation of your awards.

However, besides general anti-corporate platitudes, you haven't really
stated what makes each of the recipients deserving of said honors...

I believe that since many of us don't check this site on a regular
basis, each recipient should be given a full accounting of their
accomplishments.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 02 January 2010

Ok I have a question for you guys. I have been laid off in previous
years and still received personal days at the beginning of the new
year. I didnt get any this year. I thaught we was entitled to those?


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 January 2010

Brothers and Sisters,

Today being the last day of 2009; what more appropriate day to announce
the winner of the 4th annual NoMo “Brown Banana” award. This prestigious
award will be given annually to the Biggest Piece of Shit on the CSX.

In 2007 I expanded my awards to recognize all those whose efforts to
make CSX a miserable place to work....aren’t they doing a fine job?
These include the Saucerhead Award for the first runner up, The Eunuch
Award for the manager that knows better but is too scared to speak up
and the Clarabelle Award for the biggest clown.

The railroad is largely dependent on teamwork. Accordingly I initiated
a draft several years ago, which would allow the weakest teams to
improve their talent. These teams will be selected based on the number
of posts complaining about them. Considering the same teams have been
named the last 2 years, the gene pool is pretty shallow.

In order to qualify for the “Brown Banana”, you must be in management,
be nominated and awarded the coveted NoMo P.O.S. (Piece of Shit) Award.
This award is presented to individuals and departments which, through
their selfless acts of stupidity and incompetence, have created a
hostile and unpleasant working atmosphere.

It should be noted that the “Brown Banana” is like an Oscar or Heisman
Trophy…to win this you have to be at the top of your game. However,
unlike the Oscar or Heisman the winner must be hated by their employees
and despised by his peers.

I, along with my Board of Directors, Jack Daniels, J.W. Dant, Evan
Williams, Jim Beam, George Dickel, Johnny Walker and because I believe
in diversity, Remy Martin have recently concluded the annual Banana
Conclave in a smoke filled room reviewing the last year’s posts and
running the numbers. It was indeed a contentious conclave, with no
clear cut leader going in. After much soul searching, cajoling and
discussion, a worthy candidate has been chosen. The smokestack is lit…

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNS5GPLnEZY&feature=related

Hope you’re down wind!

Before I get started, some interesting facts.  Tom Wolfe received 8
posts. Matt Sanders, Rick Reed and Tom Cook each got 6, Joe Berry got
4, Bill Seltzer and Steve Ammons got 3. There were 46 others mentioned
at least once.

Oh, so many deserving candidates and only one “Banana”, who will bring
home the “Brown” So without ado…the envelopes please.

In the team category:
The 3rd draft pick………………..REDI Center/Labor Relations 
The 2nd draft pick………………..Board of Directors
The 1st draft pick………………...Albany Division.

In the individual categories:

The Clarabelle Award………….Clarence Gooden (what an embarrassment)

The Eunuch Award……………..Bob Frulla (according to your men, you need to
                                   stay in your barnyard and harass 
                                   your animals)

The Saucerhead Award…………Michael Cameron (Hope you can live with
                                         yourself)
  
May I have a drum roll…TaDa…and the winner is…Cindy Sanborn …come on
down you are the winner of the 4th annual NoMo “Brown Banana”. Let us
hope with your new position, you’ll be too busy doing important things
you won’t have time to screw anything else up!

Along with this prestigious award, you will be enshrined in the NoMo
Hall of Shame; in the old porcelain factory on the corner of Crapp and
Mudd Streets in Schitzville. Your award will be delivered to the Hall
of Shame via UPS along with a life-sized toilet paper stuffed effigy of
you suitable for bayoneting, garroting, target practice or
incineration.

The rest of you wannabes…just keep up the good work and maybe next year
you can join Cindy, Tom, Dave and Tony at the Hall with your very own
“Brown Banana”. 

See what Brown can do for you!

Finally, today being Tony Ingram’s last day it’s only fair we pay
tribute to the first   “Brown Banana” recipient.

             http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlzPFm44Wac

             http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYiPQJD8DzE

Happy New Year and give ‘em hell…


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 31 December 2009

--Looks as though the UTU has more blood on its hands--   Well at least
they're still collecting union dues to pay their outrageous salaries.



Minn. UTU member dies in switching accident 
MINNEAPOLIS – BNSF conductor Samuel W. Lundy, age 44 and a 17-year
member of UTU Local 1000, was killed in a switching accident here
Tuesday morning, Dec. 29, when a rail car jumped its tracks and pinned
him against a building, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

 The newspaper reports that the accident occurred “about 11:30 a.m. as
workers performed a routine switching operation, dropping off loaded
cars at a customer facility.”

 The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Railroad
Administration have launched an investigation, and a member of the UTU
Transportation Safety Team is assisting the NTSB. 

According to Minneapolis police spokesman Sgt. Jesse Garcia, Lundy was
standing on the ground behind a six-car train, using a remote device to
move it backward, when the last rail car left the tracks and pinned him
against the building. Lundy was pronounced dead at the scene.

Lundy, of St. Paul, is survived by a wife, Jackie, and three children.

Lundy was the eighth UTU member killed this year in an on-duty rail
accident, and the fourth UTU member employed by BNSF to be killed this
year in a rail accident.

(The preceding article is based on information published by the
Minneapolis Star Tribune, with additional information added by UTU
editors.)
 
December 30, 2009


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 31 December 2009

We read your post already in one section. It isn't necessary to post it
in all sections.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 31 December 2009

If any of you believe your jobs are coming back, or new jobs will be
created, your head is in the land of OZ. 

I personally don't and won't do anything for CSX unless I am
expicitly told to do so. An example, I am told to walk to my engine and
inspect it. Fine, No one can tell me how fast to walk. No one can tell
me how to inspect my engine or the time limit to do it in. Paperwork?
Broken pens, or the inspection forms not on the engine? I could care
less. I call the yardie.......let him tell me where and how to get a
pen or inspection forms. More time to relax. If I am relaxing, I can't
get hurt. Oh, unless one of the many idiots that work here flat switch a
car down into my track. Hard to believe but it does happen in this CSX
yard.

No, just don't care anymore. Don't care if I run out of time on
single main track. Don't really care if I am late for work. Don't
care if CSX doesn't pay me on time. My union guys will fix that for
me. May take 2 to 3 years (without interest) but I'll get my money. 

Don't care that the radio has static when the dispatcher tries to call
me. I don't move the train one inch until I fully understand what he or
she wants. I am not allowed to use (and will not) my cell phone to move
a train. I just wait X amount of time till the static on the radio
stops.

When I am stopped and a signal pops up.......I wait 2 or 3 minutes
hopefully) to make sure it doesn't drop in front of me. I see a
distant signal, I slow down, don't want that to drop on me either.
It's just safer this way.

Track speed 50mph.....45 is safer. Top restricted speed I operate at is
2 mph, which is very safe. CSX management should be proud of me, that I
am sure of, because I haven't run thru any switches.

All in all I like working here. Sure the hours are horrible,people show
up for work late, in yesterdays clothes, smell like cigarettes teeth not
brushed, but they are elite professionals.

These elite professionals will show off to you and new hires by
dispalying thier ignorance and stupidity of rules, regulations, and RR
operations. But then my union reps or management will talk to the new
hires and correct the problem,,,,,right? Well maybe the union or
management talks to the elite professional and straightens him or her
out.
Yeah, thats what happens where I work. Never seen it personally, but
"they" tell me it has happened. I feel safer when "they" tell me
things like that.

I am kinder to a stray dog, than to any union rep or CSX manager. I
hold both in complete disgust and distrust. Both are liars, and
thieves. What does the BLE do with my dues? Well in thier newsletters,
complete with pictures, they are playing golf, in conference in Las
Vegas, or discussing important union contracts at a nice resort
location......so they can fully concentrate on the matters at hand.

In closing, I,like many of you are nothing more than whores. CSX and
the unions are the pimps.

We get told how long to work. Where to work. How much we will get paid.
How much longer am I going to be a whore? I don't know. I do know it is
getting harder and harder to look at my self in the mirror. 

Are you brave enough to look in the mirror?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 30 December 2009

You have a point Goob. Who would of ever thought Walmart, Kroger, Costco
ect...would have incorporated pharmacies into their stores. The days of
a one on one relationship with a pharmasist is a thing of the past.
I've used the local CVS for 20+ years I haven't a clue of the
pharmasist name. At CVS you can buy basic groceries, photo shop,
cosmetics, beer & wine, holiday doodads, house cleaning supplies
ect...pharmacy is in the back of the store. It's a great concept a
person has to pass everything else to get to it. I even find myself
going in to pick up a script and ending up with an arm load of
merchandise.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 29 December 2009

Bean Counters, I can not resist this one.

I sold Cigarettes to small downtown drug stores for years. I got to
know them and they knew me, we worked together. Normally there was a
older pharmacist (Owner) and a young pharmacist (1 day to be the new
owner). Then the big chain stores started to appear. They took the same
concept-----Pharmacist is now the store manager--- oh god it went to
crap. If you are wondering why? It is because the personal relationship
no longer exists. A pharmacist is trained to oppose Tobacco, and they
were a challenge. They thought THE only profitable department in the
early chain drug stores was the really high counter in the back that
filled your Script. The rest of the store was nothing.  Today check em
out they are keeping the Pharmacist in a cubby hole and letting the
merchandising folks run the store.

Now that is how to handle a bean counter, put them in a cubby hole???
HA


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 28 December 2009

Who says war isn't good business!


  http://www.inteldaily.com/news/173/ARTICLE/13219/2009-12-25.html


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 December 2009

Never let a bean counter ascend to the throne...it will ruin a otherwise
great operation. Business is about people building relationships;
whether they're employees, vendors and customers. It's not about
numbers.

When you have the right people and culture, the numbers will follow.
When you don't the business will stagnate.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 26 December 2009

Bean counters. We've had a enough of them the past 15 years. All the
programs like HPO ect...millions of dollars ended up wasted. In a 4
year span we had 3 presidents of CSX while Snow was CEO. Each came from
the airline industry all of them left with millions of dollars in a
golden parachute. If Brown and Sanborn are just more of the same then
nothing will change. All we can hope for is the present policies of
harrassment under Ingram will cease. We don't need anymore more rules
or more intimidation. We need what we had in the past a working
relationship between labor and management. That one issue will benefit
everyone. I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 25 December 2009

Hey Village Idiot:

Don't play us...you're no idiot, you sound reasonable.

Nice post!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 25 December 2009

Merry Christmas to all my union brothers & sisters who just wanna go to
work, do there job, get paid in a correct manner, and last but not
least...not get hurt.


December 24,   2009.......and CSX STILL SUCKS!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 20-30 years
Posted: 25 December 2009

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!! THIS FOR THE T&E GUYS WHO HAVE TO WORK TONIGHT.
 THERE ARE A BUNCH OF YOUNG PEOPLE THAT THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE EVERY
HOLIDAY OFF. I HAVE WORKED 15 CHRISTMAS EVES, 3RD SHIFT, ONE OF THE
BEST BECAUSE YOU GET HOME IN TIME TO SEE YOUR KIDS, WHEN THEY ARE YOUNG
OPEN THIER GIFTS. NOW IT'S GAND KIDS. TAKE A LITTLE NAP, EAT THEN GET
READY FOR WORK. NOTHING BETTER THEN GARBAGE SANDWITCHES.

SO TO THE ROOKIES, SUCK IT UP, YOU SIT IN A OFFICE ENVIORNMENT GETTING
PAID GOOD MONEY. ATLEAST YOU HAVEN'T BEEN FUGHLOUGH LIKE OTHER
CRAFTS.

ONCE AGAIN MERRY CHRISTMAS!!


Name: Village Idiot
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 25 December 2009

Moving into 2010 and we still have the same old story.  The unions are
great, the management bl0ws & everyone in T&E are victims.  

Take it from a guy who was all of the above...Things on both sides of
the fence are in need of attention. 

If you think Unions are not about the monthly dues and your well being
is more important than them you are kidding yourself. 

If you think line staff management is the driver for more Testing and
Failures you are not paying attention and should get to know your
management better---pressure comes from the Terminal Supts & Division
managers...the majority of TM's except maybe the MGMNT TRAINIEES
appreciate what all T&E do and show it most of the time when they are
able to do so. 

We have the hardest job in America I have to believe, but it still is
an American Job, we still get the calls to go and we have never had a
check bounce from the company yet....this time of the year be
appreciative and attempt to focus and assert your passion to make
changes and make things happen instead of being a repeating victim. 


You have three types of people on the railroad....guys that are happy
to come to work and do their best...and those looking to move their way
up the corporate ladder..then you have the apathetic that allow excuses
to get in the way of progress and bring everyone else who is to weak to
think for themselves down to their level.  


BROWN and SANBORN are the generation of bean counters.......spend a
buck to save a dime..........their time will come like most management
that have coupled on to their philosophy and forgotten about people and
building relationships that will last and have the ability to make
things happen when needed.

I was always fair, honest and when pushed have to do things I do not
agree with and made my voice heard....time for others to step up and
use that umbrella of union membership to your advantage. 

Merry Christmas and here is hoping for a New Year of change for the
positive.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 22 December 2009

The only Christmas Day the C&O ever called me to work was for a firemen
on Amtrak. This was back in the early '80s it was on another
subdivision which back then we had prior rights. I should of took the
call it would of established prior rights seniority which would of been
nice seeing 20 years later I ended up working that line. I've worked
every holiday on the railroad except Christmas. I'm not sure if the
C&O in the '70s worked on Christmas. I was furloughed every Dec 23rd
during the winter months. Even the C&O (Chessie System) was cheap they
could of let us work till the first of the year to get the holiday pay.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 21 December 2009

Everyone settle down. The UTU and BLET are looking out for our best
interest(s), they don't care about dues, they care about us!

Without the support of these Unions we would be making $8.00 an hour.
Think about it.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 December 2009

Hey Corporate Office 10-20:

The question is not whether I have a clue on how the railroad or any
other business should be run. The question is does CSX?

To date, CSX still has 100s of men, most with less than two years of
service; and many that CSX has trained, at shareholders expense and
never allowed to mark-up, still furloughed.

A lot of these men would welcome a chance to transfer at their own
expense if it meant stabilizing their employment. It costs CSX money to
hire and train men at the REDI Center, I mean the Ingram Center, so your
statement "Cheaper workers who will do as told to replace the fired and
retired" just doesn't track. Unless CSX is just trying to create tax
credits or someone is getting a cut of the action.

Go back to counting beans and just do as your told, after all you work
for CSX which doesn't require original though, just blind obedience!

Have an ethical CSX day...


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 10-20 years
Posted: 21 December 2009

Duh   Cheaper workers who will do as told to replace the fired and
retired.  Do you have a Clue NOMO about railroading?



Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 December 2009

Business must be picking up on the CSX or why would there be a hiring
call for conductors in all these locations when they have so many
still
furloughed?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 December 2009

Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 21 December 2009

I've never seen the railroad work on Christmas day. There may be some
who don't get back till late Christmas Eve maybe even Christmas
morning. In the past they even started back up at 0001 on Dec 26st.
For
the most part CSX has tried to get everyone home by Christmas Eve. CSX
is infamous for not posting holiday schedules till a day or two
before.
Best people to ask PTI drivers and Yardmasters. Trainmasters are
clueless like everyone else.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

I worked them all 4th of july --Christmas of 1966 sitting in the yard
from 4am to 10am before we ever moved, Then 180 miles down the road.
Feast or famine I worked the Holiday's because there was no Free money
on the RR. I could double or triple on holidays. Then rest for a few .


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 December 2009

Business must be picking up on the CSX or why would there be a hiring
call for conductors in all these locations when they have so many still
furloughed?

      https://csx.taleo.net/careersection/2/moresearch.ftl?lang=en


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 21 December 2009

I've never seen the railroad work on Christmas day. There may be some
who don't get back till late Christmas Eve maybe even Christmas
morning. In the past they even started back up at 0001 on Dec 26st. For
the most part CSX has tried to get everyone home by Christmas Eve. CSX
is infamous for not posting holiday schedules till a day or two before.
Best people to ask PTI drivers and Yardmasters. Trainmasters are
clueless like everyone else.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 December 2009

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!! THIS POST IS FOR THE NASHVILLE DIVISION.
ACCORDING TO MY SON-INLAW YOU WILL BE WORKING. HE SAYS THANK YOU

 PETE BURRUS


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 December 2009

Just insert "the carriers and union" after representatives from; and
it all becomes crystal clear!

       http://nynerd.com/how-business-works/


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 20 December 2009

BLE= Brotherhood of Large Ego's


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 19 December 2009

Hey Jim:

To answer your questions:

No.

Name just one? Because we can.

You don't know enough about it to offer an opinion.

Because we can.

Name one and why should we trust you?

Get a job with CSX and get back with us in a year!


Name: Jim
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 19 December 2009

OK, I know CSX has a lot of issues:
1. They have caused more civilian deaths than any other railroad,
including all other class I railroads.
2. They have more accidents than SOME other railroads, although they
aren't THAT bad (I admit, they have a turntable in Pennsylvania that I
know of and they have at least one remote operated locomotive crash into
the turntable pit every year because the stupid remote operator doesn't
see that the turntable isn't in its correct position, which is pretty
crappy).
3. They do treat their employees overall pretty crappy, with lousy pay,
crappy hours, and dumb ass executives who try and take all of the money
for themselves.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Anyway, they overall aren't THAT bad. I think you are all taking it
way too far out of proportion. Don't you guys have anything better to
do than create an entire website devoted to proving CSX sucks? There
are way crappier, more screwed up and corrupt companies than CSX. Why
pick on them so badly? I'm not saying I like them a lot or think
they're a great railroad. I don't. But I don't think they are a BAD
railroad. I think they are decent though. Why do you worry about them
so much? There are much worse things out in the world than CSX, trust
me.


Name: furloughed
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 1-10 years
Posted: 19 December 2009

The rich get richer and the poor get poorer


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for N/A
Posted: 18 December 2009

Speaking of Staffing and Consolidation" CSX has had its share of 
Tony Ingram chasing staff for sexual favors.   Maybe that was his 
demise for retiring.   He has some serious mental issues with people
especially women whom have to work around him.    I just wonder how
much
CSX is paying out on these lawsuits and keeping it under the rug here
in Jacksonville.  This should leak out with more detail.

Maybe he had a hang up about being around some of these gay guys and
had to prove something?


Name: 
E-mail: mikewardisgay@gmail.com
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 18 December 2009

Rails withdraw staffing & consolidation proposal 
A month after the UTU filed a lawsuit in federal court to block a
railroad demand to bargain over "staffing and consolidation," the
carriers have withdrawn that demand from their Railway Labor Act
Section 6 notices.

In a letter to UTU International President Mike Futhey, the National
Carriers' Conference Committee (NCCC), which represents most major
railroads in national contract negotiations, said it "will withdraw,
without prejudice, the proposal set forth in the paragraph entitled
'Staffing and Consolidation'"in exchange for the UTU dismissing,
"without prejudice, its lawsuit.

"These undertakings," said the NCCC, "are made in connection with
each party's desire to facilitate pursuit of a successful resolution
of the 2010 bargaining round without further litigation and are without
prejudice to their respective positions."

The UTU interpreted the demand regarding "Staffing and Consolidation"
as a renewed attempt by the carriers to seek one-person crew operations.
A federal court had ruled in March 2006 -- during the previous round of
national negotiations -- that the UTU had no obligation to bargain
nationally over a carrier demand to eliminate conductor and brakemen
positions on all through-freight trains. 

The UTU position-- then, and now -- is that existing agreements
relating to minimum train crew size are negotiated on a
railroad-by-railroad basis through UTU general committees of
adjustment, and any attempt by the carriers to change those agreements
must be handled at the general committee level and not in so-called
national handling where the major railroads coordinate their bargaining
through the NCCC. 

The agreement by the NCCC to withdraw its "Staffing and
Consolidation" demand -- in exchange for the UTU withdrawing its court
action -- followed a meeting between Futhey and the NCCC's chief
negotiator, Ken Gradia, on Dec. 8.

Said the NCCC in its letter to Futhey withdrawing the demand, "During
our Dec. 8, 2009, initial conference on our respective Section 6
proposals for the 2010 bargaining round, we had a candid discussion
about the parties' respective concerns and goals. 

"In the course of that exchange, we affirmed our shared conviction
that voluntary agreements are always in the parties' best interests
and our joint desire to facilitate and encourage the exploration of
opportunities for mutually beneficial solutions to each side's needs
without restraint. In particular, we discussed the benefits to both
parties of eliminating potential impediments to successful negotiations
where feasible," said the NCCC.

To keep current on this round of national handling, click on the
"National Rail Contract" link at www.utu.org.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 17 December 2009

Seems like the Florida Legislature and FLDOT as well as the tax payers
have the problem. CSX has a net $282 million and use of the line for $3
million a year.

All those millions in political contribution to the Florida law makers
paid off big time...CSX sold off 61 miles of their system and saves the
maintenance costs and jobs associated with it. That $282
million will go straight to the bottom lime and then executive bonuses.
If you can't grow your business one way, grow it by selling off little
pieces, improve you ratios etc,etc,etc and watch Wall St.
do the rest.

Ward's right...all that money will make it back to the state just not
the way he said it would. You can bet the lion's share (80%) will be
additional money from the Feds and the State on the S-Line.

Watch the salaries and bonuses nest year, greed rules corporate
America. I wouldn't be surprised to see some of the FLDOT boys
show up on the CSX payroll and some ex-legislators get fat consulting
contracts for their assistance!!!


Name: New Reporter
E-mail: CSX YOU Have a Problem
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 17 December 2009

THE LEDGER (Lakeland, Fla.)

EDITORIAL

CSX/SunRail Deal: The Breakfast of Concealers

Published: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 1:03 a.m.

If state Sen. Paula Dockery wins the Republican gubernatorial
nomination, and Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink wins the
Democratic counterpart, two things are certain:

Florida’s first female governor will emerge from the November general
election.

Heads likely will roll at the Florida Department of Transportation.

And well they should. Last week, during a special-call legislative
session, a last-minute deal by the DOT resulted in the railroad union
dropping opposition to a sweetheart deal between the state and CSX
Corp.

Well before the start of the session - on Nov. 25 - Dockery requested
e-mails by DOT officials related to the CSX proposal. She was given 121
e-mails, and none from DOT Secretary Stephanie Kopelousos, the linchpin
of the CSX/commuter-rail negotiations.

On Dec. 4, Dockery complained to Governor’s Office of Open Government.
She had wanted the e-mails for use during the special session, which
started Thursday, Dec. 3, and ended with the passage of the CSX deal on
Dec. 8.

8,037 missed e-mails

On Dec. 9, FDOT Deputy General Counsel Robert M. Burdick sent a letter
to Dockery informing her that the FDOT had overlooked e-mails because
“the search program that was run to identify records responsive [to]
your request had not functioned as expected.” The letter included 8,037
e-mails missed by DOT in an initial search because “the person
(originally pulling the e-mails) had made an input mistake,” according
to a DOT spokesman.

Dockery also learned that some were sent using code words, like
“pancake” and “french toast.” DOT Secretary Stephanie Kopelousos
brushed those off as a clever way that Deputy Secretary Kevin Thibault
was using to get attention on Kopelousos’ Blackberry’s e-mail subject
list.

“We didn’t circumvent anything,” Kopelousos told a reporter. “It was
something eye catching.”

Maybe so. But then there was the worrisome e-mail in which DOT attorney
Bruce Conroy told FDOT general counsel Alexis Yarbrough to use another
method “in lieu of e-mails” to discuss the state’s involvement with
railroad projects.

“It is evident through the words, actions and inactions of these state
officials that they are actively circumventing transparency laws,”
Dockery said. “Using code words in an effort to disguise the true
content of an e-mail is a violation of the public trust.”

Sink issued a similar statement on Monday afternoon: “We live in the
Sunshine State, and this is not the way the people’s business should be
done. Those who acted this way should be held accountable, which is why
if anyone at the Department of Transportation was involved in this
activity, including Secretary Kopelousos, they should immediately
resign.”

This isn’t new to the plan to pay $650 million to CSX to buy - but
still share - railroad tracks in the Orlando area to establish a
commuter rail system. The deal was hatched in secrecy and cloaked with
hidden budget items since it was first announced during the Jeb Bush
administration.

Apparently it keeps on keeping on: Now Gov. Charlie Crist’s
administration has egg on its face. Along with bacon and grits as
well.

 

FLORIDA TIMES-UNION

CSX’s Ward: SunRail Good Deal for State, High-Speed Will Cost Billions

 

Jacksonville-based CSX has come in for heavy criticism in the wake of
the Legislature agreeing to pay the railroad $432 million for 61 miles
of track in Central Florida to facilitate a commuter rail from Deland,
slicing through Orlando and to Poinciana, southwest of Disney World.
The arrangement, which will allow CSX to lease dual-purpose rail line
back from the state, requires CSX to spend $150 million in upgrades for
the commuter rail project.

The state hopes its actions will lay the foundation for high-speed
commuter rail. That project, which would feature trains topping 180
mph, would connect Tampa, Orlando and Miami. The preliminary map from
the U.S. Department of Transportation shows Jacksonville connected to
Atlanta and Savannah, but cut off from the rest of the state.

CEO Michael Ward defended the sale in an interview with the
Times-Union, and praised the commuter rail project, known as SunRail,
but raised caution flags about high-speed rail, which state politicians
seem eager to pursue, in part to attract federal stimulus dollars. Here
are edited excerpts from the interview:

Q. How has the push for commuter rail, including what was just pushed
through for Central Florida, affected your business? Has it presented
obstacles?

A. It’s an interesting balance. We have shareholders and what they
expect us to do is to make money hauling freight. We’re willing to work
with anybody, but we have four key principles involved: One, it has to
be as safe or safer than it was before. Second, there has to be
sufficient capacity to handle not only the passengers, but existing
freight and future freight growth. Third, we can’t subsidize it. And,
the one that gets the most controversial is that we’re not going to be
the ones who take any liability for personal injury in this. If you
think about it, it’s our obligations to our shareholders. If there are
no passengers on there, no passengers can get hurt. They can only get
hurt if we allow them on there.

Q. Is this arrangement different from other arrangements that you have
had around the country? First, the tracks for the 61 miles, have you
sold railroad bed before?

A. We have, and this one, how you package these things up ... I always
look at the total dollars. Every dollar we get is going back into the
state of Florida. We’re not taking a penny out of the state on this
one.

Q. You’re going to put all of the $432 million back into Florida?

A. One hundred percent into the state of Florida. On the S-line [CSX’s
track that runs from Callahan to Lakeland before shifting towards Palm
Beach and Miami], upgrading the intermodal facility (for rail, ship and
truck) at JaxPort ... we’ve committed that all of the money will be
spent in the state of Florida putting infrastructure in place. We
thought it was good that they got their commuter rail and we will
upgrade infrastructure to get congestion off the roads and lessen
pollution.

Q. The cost for the state’s liability policy is $2 million a year.
Freight does not need the amount of liability insurance required by
passenger rail and you have agreed to pay half of the state’s premium,
correct?

A. Yes, we are shouldering some of the cost of the state purchasing a
liability policy. We wanted to help with them buying the type of policy
they would need.

Q. Is that unusual?

A. No, we’re doing a similar thing up in Massachusetts where there were
similar concerns about the liability issue. As a matter of fact, what
we’re doing in Massachusetts and Florida is identical.

Q. In your view, should we be emphasizing commuter rail, like SunRail
around Jacksonville and other cities, or should we be emphasizing
high-speed rail — which should come first in Florida?

A. People see high-speed trains in France, Spain, Japan and China and
love them. Our country, what we’ve chosen to do, is build airports and
highways. We have this view that Amtrak is supposed to make money and
there’s not a passenger system in the world that’s making money. I
think you have to view that as something you provide to the public just
like you do airports, highways and ports. The government decides how
they are going to deploy mobility for its citizens and so far, no one
has been willing to spend the monies that it would take to do
high-speed rail

Q. The stimulus plan has set aside $8 billion for high speed rail. Is
that sufficient to begin the process?

A. If you want to put high-speed in American, it’s hundreds of billions
to build and then tens of billions to maintain and subsidize. Our view
is that high-speed rail should have dedicated, separated corridors.
There’s already an issue with people riding around gate crossings and
we’re travelling at 40-60 mph. Can you imagine a train going 180 mph?
There’s going to be very little lead time and people would be pulling
in front of these trains.

What some people would like to do is use our infrastructure to run
these rails, but you can’t achieve speeds of 180-200 mph on our
infrastructure because we’re not designed for it. In Florida, think
they are looking to go down the interstate highway. That’s the way to
do it. But, I don’t think people have an appreciation for how much it
would cost to build or maintain one.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 16 December 2009

It being the end of the year could only mean the pending award of the
"Brown Banana". This will be the fourth annual presentation of this
prestigious award which has grown in importance each year. It has grown
to epic proportion, so much so that I am unable to produce a trophy
worthy of the award.

To that end, it became necessary to retain the services of a Artist as
my production manager. His name is Antonio David Thomaso Turdero. 
I found him at the Banana Docks working on a Banana Boat from a Banana
Republic. He is a man of extreme talent, substance and a high tolerance
for pain.

I don't have a picture of him but I do have a picture of handicraft.
Scroll over to # 32 and behold his first prototype, he assures me he
can do better!

         http://www.ebaumsworld.com/pictures/view/80700364/

Finally a trophy worthy of the award. Now tell me who wouldn't want
that on their Credenza at the office...who will it be?


Name: Dies Irae
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 15 December 2009

MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR
  A heartfelt "Thank You" to CSX for my most profitable year!! I just
keep making more money with each passing year.It is not because you
bastards are so benevolent,it is because you are so incompetent.I work
a yard job that has 5 or 6 hours of work but due to all the restrictive
work and safety rules it takes 12 hours a day to compleat the assigned
task(s)The track lists are never correct,we have to switch out our own
cars(even with a lead job),power needs to be hostled,the list goes on
an on.The trainmasters act as if they don't care about all the
overtime they are paying.CSX is great;just follow THEIR orders,obey
their rules TO THE LETTER and hold that pocket open.Thanks again CSX
and here's to making more money in 2010.


Name: C&O JOE
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 15 December 2009

ATTN: Employees of Rocky Mount, NC

Trainmaster Roger Zeiger is now former Trainmaster Roger Zeiger and he
is on his way back to Rocky Mount or Hell or wherever it is that he
came from. He turned in his resignation papers to be effective December
31st. The official explanation by Huntington was that he was having
family trouble but in reality he was just a fuck up that couldn't hack
it in the corprate rat race. He had 2 or 3 people up on charges for
doing shit that turned out not to be aginst the rules and ended up
being dropped. He'd charge someone for something he didn't like, even
though it was perfectly legal. Then there was a barrage of calls to the
ethics hotline. The last one stemed from a shouting match in the yard
office with 2 30+ year men during which Zeiger made a comment about how
thankful we should all be for CSX allowing us to work for them without
having any education. So if your reading this Roger goodbye and good
fucking luck! I hope you burn in hell and I hope the uneducated
Conductors and Engineers make every day of you miserable existance a
living nightmare. If I were a short, ugly, incompitant,little piece of
shit like you i'd do myself a favor and go ahead and kill myself. If
you havn't already, you should give shooting yourself in your ugly
little face some thought. Most of the former Trainmasters I've known
were dead men walking when they wen't back to their tools anyway.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 15 December 2009

DOT used code words to discuss commuter rail
By Drew Petrimoulx @ December 14, 2009 1:55 PM

http://wdbo.com/localnews/2009/12/dot-used-code-words-to-discuss.html

Emails show DOT officials used secret code for conversations regarding
commuter rail legislation. 
State Senator Paula Dockery, one of the bills most ardent opponents,
spoke with WDBO Monday afternoon about the latest developments. 

Sen. Dockery said she knew something was up before the last special
session when she asked for email correspondence between DOT's top
brass and representatives of the CSX corporation. 

"We were sent 100 emails which were supposed to take their word for
were all the emails that existed over an eight-month period," she
said.

But the day after commuter rail passed, Dockery's office was notified
that there had been a mistake.

"We received a letter of apology stating that there was a computer
glitch, and here are our 8,000 emails," she said. 

In those emails, DOT officials use code words like "waffle,"
"pancake" and "French toast" - possibly to disguise them from
public records requests. They also show that the top brass at the CSX
corportation, who stands to make nearly a half-billion dollars from the
deal, were very influential in writing the legislation. 

Now, Dockery is calling on Governor Charlie Crist to veto the
legislation or stall signing it until there's further investigation
into the emails and influence of CSX on the legislation.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 14 December 2009

UTU = You answerphone, you go.

BLET = If its not your job/turn, you can turn it down, as they run
roster, answer phone second time(after roster run) must go.

Regardless, if you are not first out, dont answer phone. (Check
computer, to see what they are calling you for,....)

But otherwise, I would check with you LC to be sure


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 30+ years
Posted: 14 December 2009

NOMO you mentioned

Someone tell me it ain't Tony's Nephew!  
 Most likely one of Tonys sperm donations.


Name: Tom Wolf
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 20-30 years
Posted: 14 December 2009

Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Angela Greiling Keane
on September 29.)

NEW YORK Union Pacific Corp. and other U.S. railroads may be able to
boost profits by trimming locomotive crews to one person from two under
rail-safety legislation moving through Congress, a Morgan Stanley
analyst said.

Rail carriers do not care about their employees safety much less the
safety of the public, and it shows by them pushing for one man crews on
20,000 ton trains. Just goes to show its all about the money and not
safety as they all want us to believe.

The measure, which Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today called a top
priority, would require technology that may allow railroads to get
approval for one-person crews, said William Greene, the New York-based
analyst, in a report yesterday.

``By our estimates, one-man crews could ultimately add
7-13 percent to earnings, far outweighing any near-term negatives from
the bill,'' he said in the report to clients.



The technology, called positive train control, would automatically
apply brakes when engineers miss signals. Interest in the legislation
was renewed by a Sept. 12 collision in Los Angeles between a commuter
train and a Union Pacific freight train that killed 26 people. The
bill, passed by the House on Sept. 24, doesn't specifically address
locomotive crew size, and rail labor unions have opposed one-person
crews.

Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Boardman told reporters on a
Sept. 15 conference call that positive train control technology could
have prevented the Los Angeles crash. The bill would require installing
such systems on major rail lines and locomotives that travel on those
tracks by 2015.

Work-Hour Limits

Other provisions in the legislation, including limits on the number of
hours train operators are allowed to work, may reduce profit, Greene
said, adding that rail productivity gains might offset any losses.

``As a rough guideline, we assume these changes may add an incremental
1 percent to the total growth rate in labor expense,'' Greene said.
``When we consider the rails' continued push for labor productivity,
potential changes in pension expense and incentive compensation, and
the relatively large growth rates we are modeling for 2009, it's quite
possible investors won't even notice the impact from the safety bill in
the 2009 financials.''

The bill's proposed limit of 276 work hours a month for train
operators led the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen to
stay neutral on the bill, union Vice President John Tolman said. The
union lobbied for some of its safety provisions, including banning
so-called camp cars to house employees and attention to rail workers'
radiation exposure when they haul nuclear waste, he said.

The 276-hour cap would affect some union members, Tolman said.

``We do also have some jobs that people work 2 days on, 3 days off and
may come into the 276, but their quality of life is a lot better,''
he said in an interview. ``They know when they're coming into
work.''

The United Transportation Union, whose members include railroad
conductors, who work alongside engineers in locomotives, supports the
bill.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 14 December 2009

Heard today that Gary Jackson retired as LOR Trainmaster on The NO&M and
was replaced by an Asst. Terminal Trainmaster from Mobile Named
Ingram...Someone tell me it ain't Tony's Nephew!


Name: jerry springer
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 December 2009

Up next we have the guy who slept with his sisters man and the dog who
was caught in the middle!!!!


Name: Jen
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 13 December 2009

Well first off I would like to thank so many of you for your support. It
was completely unexpected. Let me make a few things clear. for one Billy
and I were NOT broken up when  this whole thing started. It was the day
after I left that her little silver car was parked in my driveway and
everyday there after. If it were so innocent I think Billy would have
mentioned it. I also know that 5 weeks earlier when I was out of town
Tammy made sure to send tons of messages and show up to Billys shows.
Funny how she only appeared when I was out of town. Coward! I dont have
a change of heart and want to be back with Billy. What for so we could
have the never ending trust issue? No thank you. The whole thing is
really a suprise concidering what a racist and bigit Billy and his
family are. My whole point is that these two are not going to think
that they can destroy someone elses well being for a temporary time and
then ship them off across the country and never have to hear about it
again. I am just making sure everyone knows exactly where that
relationship stemmed from. And that they are crappy human beings. Billy
even had issues reguarding Tammy when he was still married to Torrey. I
dont miss my relationship with Billy but I do admit that I miss the
friendship we had that was destroyed by Tammy's insecurities. I dont
want nor do I need my things back expecially after she has been wearing
them. I can and already have started to rebuild and I have learned some
very valuable lessons that I will remember. I also know that Tammy and
Billy wont last. He was still crying over me and calling me asking me
to come back even after they started and it only tells me he never had
the chance to heal and later when he wakes up he will resent Tammy for
taking advantage. I mean c'mon we werent even split up a month before
he was engaged to her so that tells me one of two things, Either he is
an emotional mess and she is a staple or maybe that their relationship
has been going on for a lot longer than they say.
By posting the things I have posted I did not do it with the intension
of people feeling sorry for me at all. I just wanted to make sure that
as I have sat back with the phone calls from Billy's team to go kill
myself or talk crap about my 8 yr old daughter or make fun of the fact
that my family has passed away and I dont have one or try to push me
over the edge, then they all change their numbers so that I could not
put in my two cents. I guess I can just put it in here. 
I was nice and quiet in the beginning but now things have gotten pushed
to far with the nonstop phone calls and emails.
The threats dont scare me and the thought of those two together makes
me ill, not jealous. My life and world is back on track and I am very
happy however I still feel there is unfinished buisness. I do believe I
deserve some closure and if this is the only way I can seem to get it
then I will do what ever I have to do.
Again thank you so much for your support and nice words. I do
appreciate it and did take it to heart. 
Oh and if some of these responses that came from Sammy, Hammy, Mammy
and infact it is Tammy well you know my phone number and I have been
waiting for you to stand up and act like a real women and have guts
enough to handle your own shit instead of hiding behind Billy or his
skank sister. feel free to give me a ring. I would love to hear what it
is you have to say for yourself and actions. I think you havent called
yet because you know you are wrong and I have hit the nail on the head
when I tell you what a slut and piece of shit you really are. I hope
you just remember that what comes around goes around and Karma is a
bitch. I just hope I get to hear about it when you get yours!
Jen


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 December 2009

Hey Hammy, Sammy, Mammy or is it really William Gray?

Give it up...nobody cares except maybe you. Any "Trainmaster" is
guilty by association...at least the beat down Danny Spencer got
hasn't occurred, yet. This has gotten almost as much press as the
Tiger Woods scandal and like Tiger, Gray will have to deal with the
circumstances.

Oh, if you're not Gray just remember that when you lay with dogs, you
get fleas!


Name: Hammy
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 10-20 years
Posted: 13 December 2009

Jen,  1 question......  Weren't you the one who left before Billy and
Tammy got together??? A change of mind doesn't give you the right to
just walk back into his life.  What did you expect......  for him to
sit and wait for you? Move on and get over it just like you planned to
do from the minute you walked out the door.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 December 2009

Hey Loco 30+:

Any woman that thinks getting married allows them to stop working,
unless she's marrying a Doctor or CEO, is delusional. I don't know
what the highest paid engineer on the system makes...I guess it
depends on seniority and sub but certainly less than $150K. If they
lived modestly, they could support a family on one income. I also would
think that working the 160+ hour pay halves required to generate
that income would wreck the family in short order.

The new HOS law has made working those hours impossible...The only
thing on the corner of Easy St. and Got-It-Made Blvd, is the Heartbreak
Hotel!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 13 December 2009

when did this turn into the Oprah Winfrey show?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 13 December 2009

NoMo

I know in Virginia laws are still in place that it's illegal to
cohabitate outside of marriage even though it's not enforced. The
courts frown on these type of cases over property divisions outside of
matrimony with little or no sympathy. Every state is different. Common
law has pretty much been abandoned. I'm sure some states still have it
on the books. In Jen's case it's a matter of the pendulum swings both
ways. Plenty of men get used an abused. I'm a prime example years ago
while I was out of town on a run I came home to an empty house nothing
left. I ended the relationship weeks before she was procrastinating on
leaving finally had enough told her to be gone by the time I got back
she was so was everything else. Only difference my bank accounts were
intact. It was worth getting rid of her. Sometimes a fresh start is in
order as it was in my case. I also find a lot of women when hooking on
to a railroader have this urge to stop working thinking they hit easy
street. Ridicules, unless someone plans to do the right thing by
getting married have babies even then the woman needs to have their own
income. If anyone says they want you to stop working and be a stay at
home that's a sign to run the other way. It means that person wants
complete control finacially an emotionally. Not a good place to be.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 13 December 2009

Hey Jen:

I don't know if Maryland is a Common Law Marriage State or not. Might
be worth looking into. Loco 30+ is right...get a Attorney, if you are
unable to afford on, there may be a Volunteer Lawyers Program or Legal
Services Program that can help.

Good luck...


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 13 December 2009

Jen

Your biggest mistake was relying totally on someone else. Never quit a
job. Always keep separate bank accounts even if you're married. Never
give/loan money you can't afford to lose. As I get older I realise my
generation screwed up one basic concept never live with someone without
the protection of marriage. Not that it is a gaurentee it does afford
some protection. People think twice about living with someone if they
know 50+% of everything they own they might lose. Your situation has
been played out countless times not just with railroaders it seems to
be common place today. This isn't the forum to bring it up. There are
two sides to every story. If you have proof that he brought someone
into your bed then ripped you off take him to court and sue him. The
court systems are getting tired of straightening out the problems of
those who opt to live together without being married. In the law there
really is no protection. While I understand your anger and frustration
chalk it up to a lesson learned try not to repeat it. Good luck.


Name: Jen
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 13 December 2009

This is refering to the post I made reguarding Billy Gray and Tammy
Zembower. First of all "Sammy" it is very obvious and apparent that
you do not know me or the situation at all what so ever. If you did you
would have never used the word "false". If you would like to talk
welfare and class then lets do just that. I have never in my life
collected welfare until I was convinced to move myself and my daughter
in with Billy. It amazed me that a man could work a job for $23.50 hr
and couldnt put food on the table for his family. This wasnt an issue
in the beginning because I had a very heafty savings account that was
drained after months and months of supporting our family. You left out
the details that if it werent for me that our kids wouldnt have even
had a christmas last year or that his daughter probably still wouldnt
even have a bed in her room to sleep on and would still be sleeping
with Billy.His daughter wouldn't have had the dream room she asked
for. There wouldn't have been anything other paper cups and plates in
the house or decent clean furnishings in the home. Those are just a few
things that I took care of. Make sure you post those details since you
seem to know it all. Its a joke that you make it sound as if I didnt
have a dime ever and sucked of the welfare system. I had a monthly
income to help support our house hold. Before ever moving there I
always had very good careers and no problem at all supporting myself.
Lets touch on the "class" issue for a second as well. If going into
another women's home while she is out of town and laying in her bed
with her fiance, stealing her clothing and jewelry, destroying a
relationship and 2 young childrens home and then doesn't even have the
guts to face me, is your definition of class, well then I dont want any
of it honey you and Tammy can keep that kind of class. I know I can
sleep well at night knowing I have never done something so low and
sleezy to another women.
I didn't work because Billy asked me to stay home and take care of the
kids. And I did work in a lot of other ways just not in the traditional
sense. 
I think that before you or anyone else post a reply to my comments you
should get all your facts straight not just the 2 bit one sided story
from Tammy who has no idea who I am or what I am about. None of you
lived behind my and Billy's closed doors, you dont know what words
were spoken, emotions felt or depth of our relationship. 
As for my crude language you felt you needed to apologize for well
don't. The words are merely definitions of what I know Billy and Tammy
to be. The words such as slut, bitch, skank, whore and/or cunt is
exactly what Tammy is to me and the words cheater, liar, piece of shit
and asshole is exactly what Billy turned out to be. 
 Anyway what it all comes down to "Sammy" you have no clue what you
are talking about and spouting off info that isn't confirmed at all
only makes you look as ignorant as the people you are trying to
protect. It doesn't bother me or effect me in the sense that you had
hoped. Let Billy and Tammy fight their own battles. Dont apologize for
my language or messages posted, apologize for your ignorance and
boredom to even involve yourself. 
I would like to thank "NoMo" for your comment left for Sammy, I do
appreciate it very much.I think you made some very valid points and
that is why we havent seen anything posted back. Again thank you.
Jen


Name: averagejoe
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 12 December 2009

hey there guys it is the christmas season all times for happiness lol
one year to the day csx told me i have a job but guess what no job the
sad part is that i actually thought i would get a job seeing as my
daddy didnt work for the rr, i wasnt in the military because i couldnt
decide what i wanted to do for myself, or i dont like to suck on big
hard harry jew peckers so to all you semi rich dick merry fuckin
christmas
tell csx to blow me cuase i still wont blow them for a job


Name: robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 12 December 2009

A conductor working a yard list 6 times out gets called for a job at a
separate terminal, 30 miles away and with it's own xboard. Although he
is qualified at both, he turns down the job and is miss called. I know
engineers have to work if they answer the phone, but my experience is
conductors had the option to turn it down (I've done it in the past
without a problem) The same applies for road work off a yard list.
Obviously he should not have answered and checked the computer. I'm
sure that will earn a miss call soon, too.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 12 December 2009

Ok, Ok...since you said it like that I guess I have to agree with you;
it is better to be able to vent on this site instead of shooting
someone.  Besides that...I have to give you guys credit for sticking in
there for your families at a job you don't like.  I guess at least you
are working and not relying on someone else to support you or laying
around somewhere all smoked up and not giving a shi*t!  Ok guys...in
that case...GOOD FOR YOU!!


Name: Lloyd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years
Posted: 12 December 2009

Believe me, I do have compassion for anyone who is out of work or
struggling right now.  I'm also not opposed to anyone who is
completely happy that works for CSX.  I'm sure there are hundreds of
guys out there who have never had problems with this company so more
power to them.  I'm just not one of those people. The only reason I
even replied is because people from the outside looking in don't
really understand a lot of what is going on right now with our unions
and this company.  I'm 100 percent sure CSX isn't the only major
corporation that treats their employees like shit, I'm just glad I've
got an outlet to bitch about it.  If we all bottled the shit up inside
of us all the time we would probably snap.  Maybe this website has
prevented someone from getting shot, ya never know loco +30.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 12 December 2009

Lloyd, Lloyd, Lloyd

You have to have some compassion. This person has no clue as to what
this site is about. We know all to well it's a place to bitch and moan
about CSX and the unions. I'm sure not to many corporations have the
dubious honor of having their employees gifted with a website that they
have no control over. Evidence shows they tried to take down Csx-sucks
through the courts trying to have the right to expose those who post
and lost. In that regards America still has some bastion of freedom.


Name: Lloyd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years
Posted: 11 December 2009

Hey nonner, I see your point but just shut up.  A company is only as
good as the employees who work for them. Everyone should appreciate
what they have...there is no doubt about that.  Being that you
apparently dont work for the railroad there is much to learn and know
about what goes on.  How many times are guys going to come on here and
complain about people complaining?  We only complain because of the
assanine decisions our upper management make, the shit we have to go
through to get paid what we are owed, the hiring process and
procedures, (paying to get your job..i love that one), corporate execs
being way overpaid, and a rule book thicker than the yellow pages.  I
guess we should just all get computer chips implanted in our heads so
we follow all procedures and refrain from bitching.  Oh, and before you
tell me or anyone else to quit if we don't like it, please be prepared
to take care of my bills even though I dont live above my means.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 December 2009

Sheetz and McDonalds also pay for hours worked Bro.  

Please don't try to act I am miscommunicating my message...you know
exactly what I am talking about. When you went for your interview you
were talking yourself up like you were the President of the United
States. I can hear it now..."yes, I have worked in all weather
conditions, all shifts...I am the BEST!!  Yea, yea...they fell for it
and now look what they have!  Another ungrateful employee who is taking
up space of someone that deserves it.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 December 2009

The CSX is not paying for a home, nor are they paying for food. They
simply pay for hours and miles worked, after the work is done. The RR
is not a job it is a lifestyle, some fit in and most do not. You would
be on the Not side Bro.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 11 December 2009

While doing a search for a job I just happened to come across this site
and was so surprised at the content that I just had to post.  I am so
saddened that some of the employees of this company have such
negativity against them. 

Maybe for one day you could take a walk in my shoes.  I lost my job
during this turmoiled economy and would be happy to shovel sh*t right
now just to feed my family. Despite having some money saved for a rainy
day, we have lost our home and everything we worked for all these years.
 My wife and I were employed by the same company that shut it's doors
after 46 years.

I just wanted to say that if you were in my shoes, you might appreciate
the people who are paying for your home, buying your food, putting your
children through college, and helping you to live a comfortable life. 
I guess the best thing for you to do is get another job where you
don't have to work in a place that makes you miserable like this.  How
about Sheetz?!?!?  I heard they are hiring and you can bet I am going to
apply; I would be thrilled to work there.....just to know that I can
feed my children tonight.

Best of luck to you all!!  I hope something better comes along for you.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 11 December 2009

Mr. Professional is Pete Burrus of Nashville. He is the worst Div. Mgr.
known on CSX. I can't understand why he hasn't been shafted years
ago. Everyone hates you Burrus, including your own management!


Name: JJ Boyd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 11 December 2009

Just found out thet a long time fellow employee at collinwood ohio yard
in cleveland has a snitch . he pretends to be your freind and the rats
you out to the company . Conductor JIM BOYD  may you rot in hell . the
trainmaster are bad ,But you come from behind and stab your brothers in
the back !!!!  You better work in a well lighted area Jimmy boy


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 December 2009

Hey Sammy:

If indeed "The relationship of William Gray and Tammy Zembower
requires neither explanation nor any type of justification", then why
are you trying to explain it? Makes me think there's some truth to
it.

Why would also take it upon yourself to apologize for someone else
unless you do have something to gain? Everyone on this site has issues
with CSX or one of their stupidvisors and since you seem to know Jen
well enough to know she's on welfare, perhaps you can enlighten us
with what her issues are. If you find the language offensive you are
free to read anything more to your liking.

"We have all seen and recognize this class of person". With that
statement it seems to me that you are rather pompous and judgemental.

Based on the time of your post I would surmise you are at work and on a
CSX terminal when you made it...isn't that against CSX Internet
policy?

Finally, Jen's post was five days old and had no responses to it until
your post this morning. It's a save bet that it will now be revisited
and I wouldn't be surprised if it were commented on...perhaps by some
of the Cumberland, MD crew!


Name: Sammy
E-mail: 
Employed as: Corporate office, for 10-20 years
Posted: 09 December 2009

In response to a post created by Jen:  

The relationship of William Gray and Tammy Zembower requires neither
explanation nor any type of justification.  The people who personally
know them know that the accusations made against them are false, and
the rest does not matter.  My only reason for posting this response is
to apologize for the unprofessional, trashy content of the original
post by Jen.  You have to understand that Jen has a lot of underlying
issues and when you rely on working people to support you through the
state welfare system, you have a lot of time on your hands to do this
type thing.  We have all seen and recognize this class of person; they
have nothing to lose. 

 Again, I apologize for her and the distasteful language.  And, I truly
do hope that one day she will get a life of her own.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 06 December 2009

As much as I despised Ingram and the damage caused by his actions it's
still not just cause to wish suffering and death on anyone. He'll have
to answer one day for the things he did in his life. I'll leave that to
a higher power. Besides Karma could turn around and bite those who wish
bad to happen in the arse.


Name: VAMBO RAMBO
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 05 December 2009

Nothing is going to change when Tony Ingram leaves. He has set the stage
just like he did with NS. He is pure scum and I really hope he does not
live very long after he retires. A slow painful death would be very
very nice. Some form of cancer. As for Cindy Sanborn she is a dike.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 05 December 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBvKSiljieo


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 05 December 2009

...And to think, I was worried about the "Brown Banana" pool. Silly
me, plenty of fresh meat. Looks like Tony, Dave and Wolfe have company
for years to come!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 04 December 2009

There are no managers in Augusta or Florence right now.  Bud Carson and
Chris Guenther were together in Augusta and ruined the place.  Guentehr
left and messed up Florence so they sent Carson back to finish it off
and he has nothing to do but screw with people and how they provide for
there families in Augusta since his wife left him for another guy.  I
can't have a family life so neither can you. I look forward to the day
that budget and protect your shove arent the only things he has to look
forward too.  Billy Egan is the worst of the bunch and will get his one
day.  Wolfe has taught these guys nothing but how to harrass people and
they better look out because daddy is leaving.  They should take a look
out how things are done in Spartanburg.  One of the managers there is a
total idiot.  All hail Swafford and all to hell Wolfe.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 04 December 2009

I think Swafford will clean house....  If he loses Guenther, Carson,
Emelken, Arts, Castle and a few others then he can change things. 
These guys have all of the failures.  None of them have any railroad
sense.  Wolfe will get whats coming to him sooner or later and so will
all of these guys.  They need to quit cutting jobs, going one man and
testing and try to just thank people for a change.  Some of these guys
had better find new jobs if Jermaine does fire them.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 04 December 2009

Thank god that the Wolfe is gone.  One can only hope that Swafford
doesnt try to emulate him.  Then again he would be a fool to change
things too much.  I just hope he changes some of the managers on this
division.  Chris Guenther and Bud Carson are two of Wolfe's killers. 
They need to go away if things are going to change.  Guenther is an ass
all around.  Carson gets along with everyone but expects entirely too
much.  My understanding is that these two alone have the worst safety
records on the railroad.  Now he wants to cut more jobs at Augusta. 
Guess daddy Wolfe told him too.  Steve Ammons is invisible until he
wants something just like all of Hamlet.  Derick Teal is an idiot just
like Linder.  Please get rid of these guys Swafford.  You will never
succeed with them here.


Name: sad
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 04 December 2009

i have heard that in the start of 2010 , everyone will be back to work.
has anyone heard about this if so please let me know .....


Name: Binheer2long
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 04 December 2009

Jermaine played college football for Marshall in Huntington and I had a
good relationship with him when I was on the Huntington and Louisville
division. He was cooperative -and still learning. My dealings with him
were from an angle where he had to sometimes listen to an old head talk
reason to him. If he is from Marshall he can't be all bad!!  Its been
awhile since I have seen him!!

Cindy has never been a problem for me. I worked close to her when she
was still in Pittsburgh and found her to be a 24/7 hands on manager. I
remember very well when she sat on an engine for hours with an engineer
who had just stuck a knuckle through the driver side of an auto and
killed a man on a crossing. The engineer later told me that she had
saved his sanity by not letting anyone get near him until he was ready
to face the world. She showed great compassion in this case. And her
pedigree is something she does not brag about, at least not that I have
ever heard, but it is quite impressive, do the research.  

My report on both is positive.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 04 December 2009

Highball

It seems that under Ingrams tenure as SVP one had to radically decend
into an uncaring miserable arsehole. That's seems to be the case with
Frulla and Swafford. I knew both as trainmasters before Ingram joined
CSX. Giving the axe seems to be a mutual trait once reaching upper
management on a division. The only one who didn't mind embracing this
type of philosophy was the Wolfe. Seeing Brown played second fiddle to
Ingram and had to adher to his policies it's a wait and see situation
on wether there will be change or just more of the same.


Name: jen
E-mail: jennygirlgray@gmail.com
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 03 December 2009

Wow watch out for that employee code of ethics when they have people
like William Gray and Tammy Zembower working for them at the cumberland
M.D. CSX. a slut and a cheating liar all wrapped into one. Did you know
while williams fiance was out of town Tammy would sneak her skanky ass
over there and get all up on it. when the relationship was having
issues she did everything she could to split them and keep them split.
now they are engaged less than a month after william (billy Gray) and
his Fiance broke up. wonder where tammy got some of her clothes? she
stole them out of the ex-fiance's closet. classy huh! Its okay cause
we should always donate to the less fortunate rather it be old clothes
or worn out men. And does CSX even care that they have this whole long
speal about thier CSX families and code of ethics when this is whats
really going on.I wonder how long she has been sneaking down there to
give a cat eye knob polish. From what I hear with Tammy its not the
first and it wont be the last. Good luck you trashy little whore.


Name: Highball
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 03 December 2009

Sandborn may in fact have a good chunk of shares in CSX.  Her father,
Dick Sandborn was a big CSX exec before he left for Conrail to become
its president in the mid-80's.  He sadly passed away at a rather young
age only 6 months into his tenure at Conrail.  From what I've heard,
Mr. Sandborn was a pretty good fellow.  But I've heard little good
about his daughter.

In my home terminal, the only two officers I really was sorry to see
were RFE Wayne Mitchell and terminal super John Gaylord.  Both are good
guys.  I think Mitchell is at Avon and Gaylord is GM at Albany now.


Name: Highball
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 03 December 2009

Bad news Florence Division.  Swafford is a total douchebag, or at least
he was with us on the Louisville Division as Asst. GM.  If he changes
great, but don't bet on it.  You don't get promoted to division GM by
being a nice guy.  You get it because you are willing to wield a sharp
axe and do what the bosses above tell you.  He may be a great guy
personally, I don't know.  But professionally, I'm happy to see him
move as far away from Cincinnati as possible.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 03 December 2009

In my opinion Boards of Directors are just a throw back to the 1800's.
Nothing more than a good ole boys club, unnecessary, redundant and
expensive.

With that said, BoD are suppose to be independent and provide
unbiased advice to management and fiduciary oversight to the
shareholders; in practice however, that's not how it works. Most BoD
are loaded with management cronies. How can the President and CEO who
is also the Chairman be independent and unbiased?

Over the last 10 years or so you are starting to see shareholder
proposals to separate the CEO and Chairman's positions. Of coarse
the BoD always recommend the shareholders vote against it. How is that
recommendation unbiased and in the best interest of the shareholders?


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 03 December 2009

Depends on how much Jermaine was willing to change to go higher up.
I've know him since he was a trainmaster in the late '90s at Fulton
then terminal manager at AACA a few years later. He seemed to be a
decent fair person. Then again so was Bob Frulla in his younger days as
a trainmaster. Things change the higher up someone goes in the corporate
ladder. I don't think he'll be anything like Wolfe at least one can
hope not.


Name: shithead
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 03 December 2009

does anyone have any info on jermaine swofford is he a ok guy i just
hope and pray he aint like wolfe GOD  i am glad to see him gone maybe
some of these trainmasters will be on there way out too i wander what
chris guenther is gonna do now that daddy wolfe want be around to
protect him or shoot off in his mouth anymore lmao


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 03 December 2009

Why wouldn't Ward have the upper hand? His titles include CEO,
President, and Chairmen of the BOD for CSX. I'd call him king. This
relatively new concept over the last decade or so of one person holding
the top slots in a corporation could be considered a monarchy. It's a
concept that's baffling for someone to have that much power without
owning the corporation. In reality he's just an employee. He's not a
J Paul Getty who built an elaberate fortune from the ground up. Ward
was able to wrestle control after Snow left to persue a short lived
political carreer. In my opinion the process of checks and balances
were eliminated with this take over. Look at it this way a corporations
president answers to the CEO, the CEO answers to the BOD all these lead
to one person Ward. Yeah, I'd call him King of CSX.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 02 December 2009

Bye Bye Tony... I'll be at your retirement party to use me steel toed
boots and drill you in the ass. Thanks for fucking our world up and
still not getting the safety award...


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 1-10 years
Posted: 02 December 2009

NoMo:

Craig King, Chief Engineer of Communications & Signals will take Cindy
Sanborn's place.  Tom Wolfe will be promoted to Assistant VP-Safety,
and will be responsible for making sure that Positive Train Control is
implemented safely and effectively.  Jermaine Swafford, Assistant DM of
the Louisville Division will be taking over the Florence Division as DM.
 Mr. Pendergrass will have an easier time now that Wolfe will be down
the hall so he can keep a close eye on him!!


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 December 2009

Cindy Sanborn a major stockholder...I don't think so?

Please produce your evidence...anything less than 5% isn't even
reportable.


Name: robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 02 December 2009

I'm sure Mr. Ingram has many, many millions socked away after his years
of leading the Gestapo.  His protege Mr Brown will toe the company line
and collect his many millions over the rest of his career, might even
line up to be ceo if Ward ever pulls the pin.  Don't expect conditions
to improve .  Their management approach is working.  Just ask that new
TM that hired out this spring!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for 20-30 years
Posted: 02 December 2009

CSX Foamers and Slaves:

Look for a quick exit for Brown if he follows Tony's Nazi Management.

Brown's Daddy is gone so he will have to produce or get the hell out
of the way.

Cindy Sanborn is a major stockholder and should have the method to
replace Brown if desired or needed.  Ward still has the upper hand at
the present I would guess. 

Brown is in a good position to make things right at CSX but that will
not be easy with the damage Tony has done.  


Mike Ward must have got Tony out or he was going with him.

Now it the time to take a stand and end this Nazi Discrimination.   

Stand up against these people and post on this site.    Write your
Senators and Congressmen.   CSX must follow government rules because
they benefit from tax payer dollars.    Hold them to the fire.  Make
the Unions take a stand. not the previous Chicken Shit they did before
and while Tony was doing this damage.

Let prove Tony is really insane.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 02 December 2009

The King is dead...long live the King!

Lets think about Ingram's retirement for a moment, did he retire
voluntarily or involuntary?

What do we know? Ingram's 62 and could work another 8 years if he
wanted to. During those 8 years he could conservatively earn another 
$16 million. Considering his megalomania, voluntary retirement seems
odd. When Ingram hired on he promised he would bring a Harriman to CSX,
he has failed to do so. In fact, his only accomplishment seems to be
bringing production to a crawl and employee morale, dedication and
loyalty to an all time low. 

The only reason I see for a voluntary retirement is to get out while
the getting good...before the whole thing goes down in flames, medical
reasons or to save his reputation.

Ward is 59 years old, David Brown is 50 years old and Cindy Sanborn is
44 years old. I would look for Ward to retire at 62 if not sooner and
Brown to succeed him. Brown and Sanborn will lead CSX, if it's still
here for the next 20+ years.

Brown's tenure will be what he makes of it. I would suggest that he
would be foolish to maintain Ingram's policies; they didn't work for
Ingram and they won't work for Brown. Even though he worked for the NS
he took his marching orders from Ingram. It is in Brown's best interest
moving forward to have the employees fight with him rather than against
him.

I don't know if Pendergrass is still working, if he is and considering
his time and experience he would have been a better choice than Sanborn.
However, this now leaves the Northern Region without a VP and new
leadership is necessary. Considering the deaths and other accidents
that have occurred on her watch, her promotion is a shrewd move...it
gets her out of the Northern Region and it lets CSX brag about
promoting Females into upper management positions.

Perhaps Ward and the BoD have seen the light, lets hope so. I see this
as a win win situation except it sure has messed up my thinking with
regards to the "Brown Banana" this year!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 02 December 2009

I wouldn't hold your breath things are going to change for the better.
I agree with brakestick. Brown was brought over from the NS seeing he
had already worked with Ingram. I think they have a lot of the same
objectives. Seeing he's only 50 years old that's a lot of years to
kick people around. The confusing one is this Cindy Sanburn. So, what
do we end up with a bunch of clerks (sorry no disrespect to clerks)
running the railroad. Not one of these people ever got their hands
dirty working on the railroad. Not one clue of actual physical
operations. I'm afraid it's more of the same possibly could get
worse.


Name: Brakestick
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 01 December 2009

Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 01 December 2009

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 

Tony is History.   Maybe Brown and Sanborn are smarter since they did
not got to the low rate college Tony attended.   Time will tell.

Good Fucking Bye you Nazi Bastard.



Let's not hold our breath, from what I hear ole David Brown is worse
than Tony. I know nothing of this Cindy Sanborn, who knows what will
happen the first of the year.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 December 2009

Hey Steve:

Sounds like sour grapes to me...been left out of the loop? Why?

Stay West of the Mississippi, CSX gets as far as NO, LA; Memphis, TN;
STL, MO.

You get the idea...if you can't get enough work out of the BNSF, UP
and all the Class II's and Class III's in the Houston area maybe you
should consider another speciality.

Plenty of plaintiff's Lawyers east of the Mississippi, nobody will
travel 400-500 miles to hire an Attorney.

You should have more than enough work to keep you and several
Associates and Paralegals busy...if you don't you can always 
advertise like that waxy Robert Goldberg!

If you are going to impress railroaders, forget the $5,000.00 Armani
suits and the big MB 600's. They are not impressed...hard to tell the
difference between a Vega and a 600 series when you smack one on a
grade crossing...capisce!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 01 December 2009

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 

Tony is History.   Maybe Brown and Sanborn are smarter since they did
not got to the low rate college Tony attended.   Time will tell.

Good Fucking Bye you Nazi Bastard.


Name: Steve Gordon
E-mail: sgordon@gordon-elias.com
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 December 2009

Dear All- 

I post this link for your consideration and comment:
http://www.yardlimits.com/forums/legal-news-announcements/18954-bringing-light-sense-dlc-process.html

Take Care & Be Safe.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 01 December 2009

ZOMG Tony Ingram is retiring at the end of december


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 01 December 2009

CSX Transportation Names David Brown Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer 

Names Cindy Sanborn Vice President, Chief Transportation Officer


JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- CSX Transportation (CSXT)
announced today that David A. Brown will be named Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer upon the retirement of Tony
Ingram, December 31, 2009.


"I am excited about the leadership and experience David will provide.
He is well qualified to continue the outstanding work of Tony Ingram
and our team in safety, reliability and customer service," said
Michael J. Ward, CSX chairman, president and CEO. 


"Tony plans a well-deserved retirement after nearly 40 years in
railroading. In the last few years, he has delivered to CSXT, its
customers, employees and communities, one of the most successful
operating tenures in U.S. railroading. Among many other
accomplishments, Tony has built an exceptional team that will continue,
and build upon, his remarkable legacy," Ward said.


Brown, 50, has a nearly 30-year railroad career, most recently serving
as Vice President and Chief Transportation Officer, with operational
responsibility for the railroad's 21,000 mile-transportation network.
Brown holds a bachelor's degree in business administration with an
emphasis on transportation from The University of Tennessee.


Succeeding Brown as Vice President and Chief Transportation Officer
will be Cindy M. Sanborn, 44, who has been serving as Vice
President-Northern region, responsible for operations and service.


"Cindy is a veteran railroader with vast knowledge of operations after
more than 22 years of service. She has demonstrated strong leadership
and delivered exceptional results in a variety of field and
headquarters posts," Ward said. 


Sanborn holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Emory
University and a master's in business administration from the
University of Miami.


CSX Transportation Inc. is a principal operating company of CSX
Corporation. CSX Corporation, based in Jacksonville, Fla., is one of
the leading transportation companies, providing rail, intermodal and
rail-to-truck transload services. The company's transportation network
spans 21,000 miles with service to 23 eastern states and the District of
Columbia, and connects to more than 70 ocean, river, and lake ports.
More information about CSX Corporation and its subsidiaries is
available at the company's web site, www.csx.com.



SOURCE CSX Transportation

Gary Sease, CSX Transportation, +1-877-835-5279


Name: Islam Sucks
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 30 November 2009

Was scrolling back and came across this gem. Ah, yes, over the past six
years, Misters Ingram, Brown, & Co. have succeeded in bringing the CSX
down to their lowest level of incompetency by mirroring the NS in
almost every way. We can now merge CSX with NS and no one would know
the difference. We can call it Penn Central II. 

====================================================================
Name: ex-con
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 17 January 2004

Well fellas, life on the other side of the fence is no better, come
work for the nazi southern, everything you guys are talking about is
like deja vu, The ns is by far worse to their employees in my area than
the csx is.  Although incompetent and stupid, the csx up here is not
about pulling their employees out of service like the nazis are.  The
ns yanks half their workforce out of service for chickenshit things and
then wants to know why they don't have any crews to run their trains. 
They hire a bunch of punks out of college who don't have a clue how to
run a railroad and they make them trainmasters who's primary job is to
fire people, and then they bounce their stupid asses all around the ns
system when they feel the need.  Like you're kkk pic says, another
traditional southern company with traditional southern
values...yeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhaaaaawww.  Ever since they took over conrail
operations up here, it has been like a circus and to tell you the truth
it is kind of funny to watch these dimwits attempt to run this place,
doing things the conrail way, a typical flat switching job would knock
out 150 cars in 4 hours and go home, now it takes them 8 hours to
switch 50 cars on account of the bullshit work rules that the third
reich have implemented....ns-sucks.com anyone?????


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 29 November 2009

These guys were not in business to provide work and I don't think they
are in business anymore =|

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8HcQ1Va6RY


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 29 November 2009

Hey Con 30+:

Certainly a classic and one of my favorites. 

You're right, they're not in business to provide us work, they're in
business to make money; whether it's moving freight or selling cars.
The problem is regardless of what kind of business it is, moving
freight or manufacturing cars, it takes men and women to do the work.
Symbionses at it's best...neither can live and prosper without the
other. Ironic isn't it that we become the pawns of the oppressors!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 29 November 2009

I don't know if any of you have read Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged). It
takes the entitlement mentality to the limit. It is also has a railroad
theme.  The main point is that the railroad (or Food Lion or General
Motors or McDonalds) is not in business to provide work to us. They are
in business to make money moving freight. I am entitled to a paycheck
for every day I work. That's it.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 29 November 2009

Hey Other:

It has taken us 45 years to get where we are today...it well take at
least that to reverse the trend.

It all begins at home and in school and is rife throughout all social
and economics classes. Don't think the "Trust Funders" are any
different, they're not, their entitlements are just more subtle. It
will take generations to change it.

What is really disheartening is it has become acceptable to us as a 
society...not only are we addicted but our Government is the enabler.
It will take more than 12 steps to correct this situation; except Big
Brother wants you and he won't stop until everyone is addicted.

Reminds me of old Trainman I worked with, Cliff Davis, he retired and
moved to Flagstaff, AZ and died a month later...anyway Cliff was
convinced the Government was controlling the citizen's minds through
chemicals in deodorant and fluoride in the toothpaste...he may have
been closer to the truth than he knew, just had the wrong drug of
choice!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 29 November 2009

Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 29 November 2009

Hey Other:

"Furthermore were does your sense of entitlement come from? What are
you owed?"

Let me see..."The Great Society" perhaps you're old enough to
remember? Welfare, food stamps, public housing, Social Security, WIC,
aid to dependent children, unemployment insurance and the list goes on
and on.

Although most of these programs existed before 1964, they were all
greatly expanded after Johnson's reforms and the advent of the
"Great
Society". 

Everyone over the age of 45, two maybe three generations, is a child
of
the "Great Society", that's a huge percentage of the U.S.
population.
Money talks and bullshit walks, so as long as there are politicians
there will be entitlement programs. They may ebb and flow depending on
which party is in power but like taxes entitlements are here to stay!

**********************************************************************

Oh you are so correct with the above statement, and to that we are a
demon of our own creation, and only getting worse in today’s society of
me first and something for nothing.  No one has a good work ethic
anymore and this was created by all of us who tried to provide for our
families better than was provided for us! 

With all the programs that you mentioned above you as well as every one
else are entitled to but, with that being said in the private work force
what are you entitled to? Like I said before a paycheck?  That’s it! 

I have had a pretty fortunate life provided by myself doing what is
expected of me by myself and my family. This has been passed on to my
children as well to create a sense of ownership in there future knowing
that no one else is going to do it for you, so don’t expect it.  Sadly
this is not the case in today’s times everyone from GM to my neibores 
are looking for handouts.  This has taken all of the accountability and
responsibility out of the decisions we make making it easier to blame
someone else when we fail. I sorry I don’t by it. All this attitude
does is allow some one else to pay for your mistakes. 

This also confirms my last post but because I speak of accountability
and responsibility I could not possibly be right, it’s always some one
else fault that you did something wrong or the decisions you made
didn’t work the way you planned… Its time people stand up and are
accounted for… and stop crying about it.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 29 November 2009

Hey Other:

"Furthermore were does your sense of entitlement come from? What are
you owed?"

Let me see..."The Great Society" perhaps you're old enough to
remember? Welfare, food stamps, public housing, Social Security, WIC,
aid to dependent children, unemployment insurance and the list goes on
and on.

Although most of these programs existed before 1964, they were all
greatly expanded after Johnson's reforms and the advent of the "Great
Society". 

Everyone over the age of 45, two maybe three generations, is a child of
the "Great Society", that's a huge percentage of the U.S. population.
Money talks and bullshit walks, so as long as there are politicians
there will be entitlement programs. They may ebb and flow depending on
which party is in power but like taxes entitlements are here to stay!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 29 November 2009

Are you all really this pathetic? If you hate CSX this much really make
a statement and quit.  No; that’s what I thought just a bunch of
cowards bitching about a company that you work for, imagine that. 

I might not be seeing the whole picture here but I know enough about
unionized work forces to know that you have it very well if you still
have a paycheck in this economy were layoffs and furloughs are the norm
these days.  

Furthermore were does your sense of entitlement come from? What are you
owed?  I don’t work in your industry but a very similar field, were
safety and on the job awareness is of the utmost importance, and if not
respected in can have life ending consequences so safety is first and
foremost your responsibility!  With that being said back to my original
questions what are you entitled to? What are you owed? Let me tell you
so you don’t hurt yourselves thinking about it…..It’s a paycheck, its
that simple, if your work your entitled to get paid, that it. 

If your looking for someone to blame, I have an idea, blame yourselves.
If you read this and listen this is true.  When was the last union
meeting you were at?  Do you even know were the meetings are, on what
day and when?  This is how you are to blame, no participation in your
own labor organization and there for your local officers are elected on
a good ol’boys club way of doing things, they are in it for themselves
and only themselves, but you put them in there.  Do you understand how
your General Chairman & Vice General Chairman are elected?  Here’s a
hint by the people who are in the local positions that you elected. Now
these people who are looking out for #1 and that isn’t you have free
rein to put in people just like themselves in the next level the labor
organizations to which you pays dues, oh I almost forgot offices are
probably right next to the companies main offices, correct?  I wonder
why that is, let me tell you because they can! Because you allow it! 
Because of your lack of interest in your own local, were you pay dues
to, were you don’t care what goes on at……..

So back to what started this rant, just resign I am sure that will fix
all of your problems at least with CSX it will. 

No you won’t do that though; why; because they aren’t handing out
60-70K or more a year jobs every day, that’s why! So bitch all you want
to because most of you are just hypocrites coming on here to bitch at
how bad you have it working for this company that gives you a paycheck
so you can provide for yourself and your family.  

That’s right I’m wrong, here’s an idea, if it’s that bad were you are 
get up go look yourself in the mirror and blame him, then get involved
locally and do something about it.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for N/A
Posted: 28 November 2009

when are we gonna  stop  fighting  each other?   and start   going 
after  the railroads?  do  you know  you can sue  your officals in
court  for ?  or  make  their personal lives miserable? hey?   they
wanna fuck with your job and your  family ?  lets start fucking with
them?  do it in a way no one will ever know? catch them in any act? go
after them in your off time? dont stalk them  but? well you get the
idea ? you guys that are  apes better wake up? officials are not your
buddies


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 28 November 2009

CSX Who?
Buffett, Railroads, and the Lessons of History
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2009/11/19/buffett-railroads-and-the-lessons-of-history.aspx


Alice Schroeder, Special to The Motley Fool
November 19, 2009


Guest columnist Alice Schroeder is author of The Snowball: Warren
Buffett and the Business of Life. Schroeder is a noted insurance
industry analyst and writer who was a managing director at Morgan
Stanley.

Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) deal to buy
Burlington Northern Santa Fe (NYSE: BNI) isn't the first time Buffett
has invested in one of his lifelong interests. His first childhood
business was selling chewing gum, and he put money into Wrigley last
year. His second was selling Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), and Berkshire
Hathaway owns 200 million shares of that company today. Buffett's
relationship with the bank Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), another
investment, began when his father took him to meet the firm's chairman
on a 10th birthday trip to New York City.

Does Buffett actually invest out of nostalgia? 
Certainly, he's a sentimental guy who's fond of the tokens of his
past. He's also frequently discussed the importance of a rational
temperament in investing. What, then, is the logic behind his choice to
so often invest in businesses that predate his own father and even his
grandfather?

Let's take railroads as an example. When Buffett was a little boy, he
had only a small, single-oval train set and used to "drool" every
year over the huge, multi-engine railroad diorama that the Brandeis
Department Store set up in the toy department every Christmas. One of
the fondest memories of his childhood was being taken to Chicago on a
train by his grandfather to see a Cubs game.

Buffett's hometown of Omaha was dominated by the railroad business;
trains became inescapably paired with finance in his mind at an early
age. Buffett, as a boy, read biographies of early tycoons like
Cornelius Vanderbilt, James Fisk, and Jay Gould, men who fought
ferociously to control the Erie Railroad's stock.

Another financier who interested Buffett, Jay Cooke, pioneered modern
investment banking and financed the Civil War debt of the Union
government. Cooke was bankrupted by his obsession to build the Northern
Pacific Railway. Buffett also became fascinated by the battle between
E.H. Harriman and J.P. Morgan to corner Northern Pacific's stock,
which caused the market panic of 1901 and is considered the greatest
short-seller squeeze in history.

A lifelong student 
Studying stories like this is one way Buffett has spent a lifetime
scraping with his mental lint brush to pick up every tiny fleck of
knowledge about any industry that attracts him. These are invariably
the basic products and services that many people would find boring, yet
to Buffett they are not numbers on a page, but exciting stories out of
history peopled by lively characters who are engaged in battles of will
and struggles to prevail against powerful economic forces through cycles
of innovation, capital creation, and destruction.

This kind of learning is one means through which Buffett worked out the
larger lessons of the railroad business, which began as a thrilling new
technology that connected disparate parts of the world, evolved into a
network of profitable monopolies, then fell out of favor as cheap oil
and regulators put a lid on pricing power.

When Buffett considered investing in electric and water utilities, the
history of railroads was a point of comparison that helped frame the
decision in his head. When he invested in energy and commodity stocks,
his deep knowledge of railroad economics helped him better understand
energy distribution. All along, Buffett had been studying utilities and
the energy businesses as well, so when he bought an electric utility and
two pipelines for Berkshire, that taught him even more about railroads.

A simple lesson from railroads 
For a long time, Buffett had invested in railroads only when they were
cigar butts. Then they were deregulated, energy costs began to rise,
and railroads became profitable once again. Berkshire first announced
that it owned 10% of Burlington in April 2007.

Buffett has always said that if he likes a company well enough to own
its stock, it means he likes it well enough to buy the whole thing.
Eighteen months after the first announcement, that's just what he did.
It's interesting that even with an 18-month head start, the rest of us
have been scrambling since the announcement to catch up with the many
factors that influenced his decision.

One of the best and simplest lessons that can be learned from Warren
Buffett is to learn things before you need the knowledge. This, after
all, is why Buffett invests so often in the businesses he's had the
most time to study.

Guest contributor Alice Schroeder's biography of Warren Buffett, The
Snowball, was just released in paperback. She is a shareholder of
Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool owns shares of Berkshire Hathaway,
which is a Stock Advisor and an Inside Value recommendation. Coca-Cola
is an Inside Value and an Income Investor recommendation. The Fool has
a disclosure policy.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 26 November 2009

This appeared on the UTU web site this morning (11/25), it's enough to
piss me off. As usual the UTU is a day late and dollar short, I guess
the LC in Albany sent this in.

       http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=49852


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 25 November 2009

Don't be suprised if the stock goes up a dollar or two after this!


CSX Corporation Chief Executive Officer to Participate in Wolfe
Research Transport Regulatory Conference Panel 


JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Michael Ward, CSX
Corporation (NYSE: CSX) chairman, president and chief executive officer,
will participate in the Wolfe Research Transport Regulatory,
Infrastructure and Labor Conference on Wednesday, December 2, 2009, in
Washington, D.C.

The panel will discuss their view of the key regulatory, labor and
infrastructure issues confronting the railroads. 


About CSX

CSX Corporation, based in Jacksonville, Fla., is one of the nation's
leading transportation companies, providing rail, intermodal and
rail-to-truck transload services. The company's transportation network
spans approximately 21,000 miles, with service to 23 eastern states and
the District of Columbia, and connects to more than 70 ocean, river and
lake ports. More information about CSX Corporation and its subsidiaries
is available at the company's web site, www.csx.com.

SOURCE CSX Corporation
David Baggs,


Name: Islam Sucks
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 25 November 2009

Tell 'em what you think!

This is interesting:
http://www.jobvent.com/csx-job-reviews-C1506 

Also look up CSX at Glassdoor.com.

It is worth noting that the only people who have anything generally
positive to say don't seem to come from transportation and probably do
not have to contend with the irregular schedule that the rest of us do.
They seem to come from the likes of auditors, IT & software engineers,
and non-ops managers who work M-F with weekends off and generous
salaries. I wonder if they have to deal with management by intimidation
and screaming? Or have to fight with payroll or crew management to get
paid on a semi-regular basis while being put on hold in call-queue
hell? I would wager that these folks aren't constantly E-tested and
threatened with investigation for doing their job right like the rest
of us. 

Too bad they did not get more input from more conductors, engineers,
yardmasters, clerks, train dispatchers, M of W, Signals, Car Knockers,
B&B, or even managers (the ones with common sense) in transportation.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 24 November 2009

FRA denies one-person crew ban 
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration has denied a joint
UTU/BLET petition for an emergency order prohibiting the use of
one-person crews in conventional and remote control yard switching
operations.

In denying the joint UTU/BLET petition, the FRA, while acknowledging
the high-priority safety concerns raised, said it had "no factual
evidence to support the prohibition against one-person crew operations
at this time. Switchmen, trainmen, and RCOs routinely perform tasks
alone, even when on a two-person or three-person crew," said the FRA.

Although the UTU has collective bargaining agreements in force with
most railroads requiring at least one conductor on each train start,
there currently are no federal safety regulations prohibiting use of
one-person crews in yard or road operations. 

Said the agency in denying the joint UTU-BLET petition, which was filed
in early June:

"FRA does recognize that, since these particular one-person operations
are new, we have no prior data with which to compare conventional
operations and have little prior experience with these operations.
Accordingly, we intend to monitor these operations very closely. While
there may be operations where a one-person crew can function safely,
there may be other operations that are unsuitable for such operations.

"As technology advances, FRA is also aware that the transfer of
certain additional tasks and responsibilities to a single individual
may result in ‘information overload’ and/or diminished ‘situational
awareness.’ We believe these conditions should be considered when
changing work assignments or adding new technology. In this vein, FRA
recommends that safety impact studies be conducted prior to
implementing such changes.

"FRA understands that fatigue may play a role in human-factor caused
accidents. As the duty tour unfolds, employees tire and may become less
coherent. As a consequence, FRA has encouraged the development of
fatigue mitigation programs.”

The FRA also said that the conductor certification requirement, part of
the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, “when implemented, will provide
additional support for the training and qualification of [remote control
operators.]”

Concluded the FRA, “Because of the advances in technology, we are
seeing significant changes in operations – many that never existed
before. FRA will continue to look very closely at these changes when we
occur.”

UTU International President Mike Futhey said the fight against
one-person crews “will remain the UTU's top priority – before the FRA
and before Congress. We know, and the BLET agrees, having stated
jointly with us in the petition for the emergency order, that no
conditions exist where one-person operations are safe.”

Click here to read the FRA letter denying the joint UTU/BLET petition
for an emergency order banning one-person crews.


Name: Avon Welcome Wagon Committee
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 22 November 2009

Name: 
Avon Welcome Wagon Committee wishes to Thank the Train Master for the
recent posting.      Jason Harris's Bio is circulating Avon and the
best thing he can do is sit on his FAT ASS and Keep His Cock Sucker
Shut.  Any Squealing he does will be when his Bosses tell him to squeal
like a PIG in there office. Welcome to Avon !!!!!! 

Avon Welcome Wagon Greeter.




E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 04 November 2009

THE LOWDOWN ON THE DETROIT TRAINMASTERS

RECENTLY ALL 5 TRAINMASTERS AT ROUGEMERE YARD IN DEARBORN MI WERE
PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE BY THE NORTHERN REGION MANAGER CINDY
SANBORN. THE 4 WERE ACCUSED OF LETTING CREWS STEAL TIME, COVERING UP
RUN THROUGH SWITCHES, DERAILMENTS AND INJURIES. AMONG THOSE ACCUSED
WAS
JIM HORNER, DETROITS TERMINAL MANAGER WHO IS ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED
OFFICIALS ON THE ENTIRE CSX SYSTEM BY BOTH T&E EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS
OTHER OFFICIALS. LAST FRIDAY THEIR FATE WAS HANDED DOWN BY DIVISION
MANAGER JEFF WHITE. MR. HORNER AS WELL AS TM GORDON WILSON WERE FORCED
TO RETIRE WHILE TM JOE TUCKER WAS DEMOTED AND TM BOB BARNHARD WAS
ALLOWED TO GO BACK TO CRAFT AS CONDUCTOR. THE 5TH  TRAINMASTER JASON
HARRIS WAS GIVEN A GOLDEN TICKET OUT OF THE DIVISION TO AVON INDIANA
WHERE HE HAS WANTED TO GO SINCE ARRIVING AT DETROIT. SO WHY DID THE
OTHER 4 GET FIRED AND NOT JASON YOU ASK, WELL MR HARRIS IS THE ONE WHO
STARTED ALL OF THIS BY SQUEELING LIKE THE FAT PIG HE IS TO THE
REGIONAL
MANAGER ABOUT THE WRONG DOINGS IN DETROIT AND ABOUT HOW HE WAS TIRED
OF
HAVING HIS JOB THREATENED. MR HARRIS DID MORE COVERING UP THAN THE
OTHER 4 TRAINMASTERS COMBINED, INCLUDING TAKING CASH FROM A CREW TO
COVER UP A RUN-THROUGH SWITCH AND PERSONALLY COMPLETING TIME TICKETS
FOR CREWS. MR.HARRIS SPENT THE MAJORITY OF HIS TIME IN DETROIT
SHOPPING
ON EBAY AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ESCAPE THE DREADED CHICAGO
DIVISION. THEN 2 MONTHS AGO WHILE AT A MANAGERS MEETING IN
PHILADELPHIA
HE DECEIDED TO OPEN HIS FAT MOUTH AND BETTER HIS CAREER BY RUINING THE
CAREERS OF 4 OTHER MEN. THE CSXT MANAGMENT AND ESPECIALLY THOSE WITHIN
THE NORTHERN REGION DID NOTHING TO INVESTIGATE MR HARRIS'S CLAIMS. IF
THEY HAD THEY WOULD HAVE SEEN WHO THE REAL SHITBAG WAS AND SHOVED THE
WHISTLE UP THE FAT WHISTLEBLOWERS ASS. SO IF YOU WORK IN OR OUT OF
AVON
YARD WATCH YOUR ASS. WHETHER YOUR A UNION EMPLOYEE OR AN OFFICIAL, BE
CAREFUL BECAUSE JASON HARRIS WILL STEP ON YOU TO GET TO THE TOP. (OR
EVEN JUST TO GET OUT OF YOUR DIVISION)

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Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 03 November 2009

In Detroit Jason "Fat Rat" Trainmaster and Joe Tucker got together
and
ratted out all the crews , They thought they were going tomove up in
the
company. joe is now the trainmaster in Lima, oh. jason is the
trainmaster in Avon, ind. Jimmy horner had to retire, Gordon wilson
had
to retire, Bob Barnhardt had to go back to conductor. Look out for
Jason
in Avon, he is a Big time rat with a small brain , who thinks he is
marter than you...


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 22 November 2009

APE 1-10

I never endorsed loving CSX. I'm just surprised on how many people
hope for this railroad to fail. Even with all the bullcrap it's still
a paycheck every two weeks. I've seen more changes in my years than
95% of those who post on this site. You people are just getting the
crumbs. You haven't a clue of all the things that have been lost in
the past 25 years. All one can do is adapt or quit. The unions won't
do anything. 

Lloyd

Striking is a complicated issue on the railroad. Most important block
the unions have is the Railway Labor Act which prevents us from
striking. An illegal strike could force the unions to pay the railroad
all lose revenue which would put a hurt or even bankrupt the unions.
The unions aren't willing to take that chance in federal court to see
if it was justified or not. If you look at federal courts most judges
were appointed during Raygun, Daddy Bush, and Bush "The Shrub". Those
are lifetime appointments only to be filled by the president when a
judge retires, dies, or is found corrupt. This country finds the
railroads to be a vital part of the economy without the railroads
running it could collapse. One would think that gives us leverage it
doesn't. Even the public will turn against a rail strike. Longest
strike I was ever on lasted 4 days in 1982 Raygun then ordered us back
to work. Every safety strike lasted long enough to set up picket lines
around one hour. It disrupted one shift the railroads already had a
court injunction in place. Then the railroad an unions battled in court
because the railroads were suing over lost revenue. No easy answers or
solutions.


Name: Lloyd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years
Posted: 21 November 2009

You guys all make great points but we all know our union wont call a
strike because they made a deal with the devil a.k.a CSX.  If our
unions called a strike I'm sure the company would threaten with dirt
they had on our unions.  
I think being in a union is a great thing, if our union reps have a
sack that is.  I love getting my monthly UTU newsletter to, which shows
the big dogs celebrating and all there little ceremonies they have.  I
find it hard to believe they can be happy about how they let this
company shit on guys constantly out here.  
Facts are facts though guys.  Most people out here (not excluding
myself) are a little paranoid about taking action out of fear of being
fired.  Its a damn shame we even feel this way.  Hell what's even
worse is we even have to be talking about it.  
I think we all love our jobs but we really do work for some crooked,
nazi ruling, low down scum of the earth.  When will be the breaking
point though?


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 November 2009

Hey Robofuq:

Here's one you'll enjoy. I hired out in mid 2001, subject to pay
progression, just prior to the RCOs introduction. Of course I got
furloughed for 6 months that first year. In mid 2002 I came back to
Mobile, I had been forced to NO. Anyway, I was required to become RCO
qualified which I did. At that time the carrier and the UTU did not
have a RCO agreement.

Shortly after I qualified, the carrier and UTU reached an agreement
which was ratified. Now here's the good part...as part of the
agreement, all conductors went to a 100%. After 15 months I went to a
100%...it gets even better. As part of the agreement, RCO qualified
personnel received job protection in the form of a paid furlough
board.

Later that fall I again got furloughed to the paid board. It was three
months before I was recalled and I spent all except two weeks on that
board...don't think I ever filed for unemployment


Name: robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 21 November 2009

jdoo, as I stated I hired out in 2004 and this summer when Frontier yard
closed was the first time I was ever furloughed.  I have never gotten
any stock, been offered stock at a discount, or had one cent in
matching 401k $.  Can anyone else from my era give me their two cents
on these issues? (that's more than Csx gave me!) Also, contrary to
what the utu claims, there are plenty of conductors hired before June
30, 2004 that still went through entry wage rates.  Among the heaps of
bullshit ADMG told us is that we would be promoted at 100%.  We found
out different on the last day, when Ms. Csx (I don't recall her name)
told us that, no, we would be promoted @ 80%.  Bitterness aside, I
didn't think too much about it until this year, when the utu made a
big deal about entry rates (and lost).  I sent an E-mail to the
president of utu, who forwarded it to the proper department, and
surprise, surprise, 10 months later no reply. Anyone out there hired
between 3/1/04 and 6/30/04 get promoted @ 100%?


Name: retired
E-mail: firzgerald ga
Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years
Posted: 21 November 2009

I was a paying u t u member for 40 years the most part of those years we
had representation by good people but in my last few years I saw the
good u t u sell everything they could. thanks to people like general
chairman JOHN hancock in JAX. .mr hancock even helped our ex local
chairman w e vanhorne get away with stealing several 100 thousand
dollars from the young conductors that paid $5,000.00 for their jobs.
HE REFUSED TO HANDLE THIS AT ALL.JUST CALL HIM AND ASK HIM FOR HE IS
SUPPOSED TO BE A HONEST PERSON ha ha.he surely will not lie.I think
that sooner or latter the conductors will get promoted to engineers and
leave the u t u. the sooner the better for them because the good utu has
nothing else to sell or giveaway or take from the engineers.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 21 November 2009

Hey Sucks:

All the railroad unions leave a lot to be desired. The last 3
Presidents of the UTU have either done or are serving time. The
President of the BLEt was recently arrested on bribery charges. The UTU
in my experience is the worst of the bunch and by far the coziest with
the carriers.

Although I am a firm believer in being a member of the union whose
contract you work under; if you're that unhappy perhaps you should
consider becoming a member of the BLEt. The grass won't be any greener
but it'll be a different view and besides, in a year or two you'll be
an engineer!


Name: UTU SUCKS
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 21 November 2009

Well i dont fault the railroad for the way they treat us i fault the UTU
we pay these bastards damn good money evey month to let this fucked up
company run all over our ass if u sit down and think about it WHAT HAS
THE UTU DONE FOR YOU ???? Well i can tell you what they have done for
me . NOT A MOTHER FUCKING THING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! john with his hand
on his cock is a worthless thief sit up in jacksonville and lets csx do
what ever they choose to with us this worthless piece of shit contract
we have is the dumbest thing i have ever read i say we all need to get
together and PULL OUT OF THIS UNION !!! What good is a union if you
cant STRIKE!!! for those of you that dont know i will tell not a god
damn thing.... If we all the UTU they will shut the fuck down and we
might get a union that actually will do something for us ... remember
guys we are contract employees the railroad tells us we are empowered
to take something out of service that dont work correctly SO LETS GET
EMPOWERED AND TAKE THE UTU OUT OF SERVICE CAUSE THEY SURE AS FUCK ARENT
WORKING CORRECTLY !!!!!!!!!


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 21 November 2009

"I've never seen a bunch of people hoping for CSX to fail. Isn't that
ridiculious seeing most of you would be out of a job if it did?"

Oh, wait. Did I post that artical on the, "I love CSX" message
board?

lol


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 21 November 2009

CSX, NS, UP ect..all of them went artificially higher on the
Buffett/BNSF news. It didn't take a genious to figure that out. CSX &
NS will go back down to the mid $40's range UP will drop down to the
$60's. You people look at it with to much negativity. In the long run
railroads are still good long term investments. I've never seen anyone
lose money over the long haul. Even BNSF will crash back down to the
previous levels once the Buffett deal goes through right now it's high
to promote the sale for those shareholders on record. I've never seen a
bunch of people hoping for CSX to fail. Isn't that ridiculious seeing
most of you would be out of a job if it did? Which won't happen CSX
even with mediocre management will still thrive.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 21 November 2009

Oh my, alrady??? lol



CSX shares slip in premarket on downgrade
(AP) – 1 hour ago

HARTFORD, Conn. — Shares of CSX Corp. edged down in premarket trading
Friday as an analyst downgraded the railroad, saying its share price
has moved too high.

Analyst John G. Larkin of Stifel, Nicolaus now rates the Jacksonville,
Fla., company "Hold," down from "Buy."

Relative to Thursday's closing price of $49.14, CSX has "insufficient
upside potential" in the next 12 months to warrant a continuation of
his "Buy" rating, he said.

Shares of CSX increased this month more than the S&P 500 Index average,
largely due to the "vote of confidence" for the industry by Berkshire
Hathaway's announcement that it will purchase the 77.4 percent of
Burlington Northern Santa Fe it does not already own.

Warren Buffett's company has so far lined up an $8 billion loan to
help pay for the $26.3 billion acquisition.

Despite the downgrade, Larkin says CSX management has done a "superior
job" of controlling costs while maximizing yields at a time of steep
volume declines.

CSX shares fell 83 cents to $48.31 in premarket trading.


Name: jdoo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 21 November 2009

The company still gives 30 shares of stock per year to conductors. A
couple conditions have to be met. (one) You have to be working sept.
1st. (two) You have to already worked enough days to qualify for
vacation for the next year. I think 240 days by the end of October.  
It hard to do for a young conductor getting furloughed all the time.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 21 November 2009

NoMo

I'm not sure if CSX still offers employee stock options. I know back
in the '70s & '80s it was a good deal. I had Chessie System stock
then it went CSX back in the '80s it split several times. I wish I
still had that stock during a divorce I sold it all more than 900
shares so the ex-wife #2 (less than 2 years) couldn't get half of it
even though she most likely didn't know anything about it. Took the
money and had a great time taking vacations and partying. No telling
what it would of been worth today. I know for engineers CSX
contributions 25 cents on the dollar to our 401K go directly to CSX
stock.


Name: Tony Ingram Is Worthless
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 21 November 2009

CSX Corp. lost a long-term deal with an intermodal marketer that instead
will bring a large amount of its business to the railroad company’s East
Coast competitor.

Norfolk Southern signed a deal with J.B. Hunt Transport Services to
handle their goods, according to the Journal of Commerce. J.B. Hunt,
which has shifted the main part of its business from trucking to
intermodal operations, already has a long-term contract with Burlington
Northern Santa Fe Railway in the West.

“This new agreement will provide unparalleled intermodal service and
value for U.S. shippers,” said Kirk Thompson, chief executive officer
of Hunt, according to Transport Topic Online.

Clarence Gooden, CSX’s chief sales and marketing officer, told analysts
last month that the company feels “pretty good” about its intermodal
strategy. He said that CSX, which has prepared most of its system for
double-stacked trains, will get its fair share of the nation’s
container shipments.

Copyright 2009 bizjournals.com


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 November 2009

your railroad is awful and i hope the stock holders rebel


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 November 2009

Hey Robofuq:

If CSX quit sponsoring those programs, bad for them. They're short
sighted, employee ownership is key to growth and future prosperity.
Besides, it costs them virtually nothing but a little administrative
expense. 

If anything it costs the management in that there are fewer shares to
grant them.

Anyone who has rental property will tell you how rare it is to find a
tenant that will look after someone else property. Most security
deposits don't begin to cover the cost of repairs after 95% of the
tenants move out. There are however homeowners that don't take care of
their property, but they are rare.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 20 November 2009

Hey Loco 30+:

I've been gone now almost 4 years and my memory has faded. I seem
to recall getting 30 shares a year, purchasing stock at a modest
discount through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and having
CSX match my contributions in my 401K up to 7.5%. It was all done
through payroll withholding...easy and I never missed it.

With slight variations most of that would be standard for most
companies.

When I hired out in 2001 I received a folder with all the CSX sponsored
plans available to me. I took a while to read through it all but I did.

It's up to the employee to read the material and decide for themselves
which plan to take advantage of...most know about the new auto purchase
program and the cell packages offered through CSX.

I would suggest they dig out these folders and reread them; or call
employee benefits and ask for one if they never got one.

Maybe I'm thinking about some body else...


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 20 November 2009

robofuq

You are correct. Someone had to hire on before 1994 to be qualified to
collect the stock, productivity payments, short crew allowance, or in
lieu of productivity a retirement account of $6500 a year. It was for
selling out the last brakemen.


Name: robofuq
E-mail: 
Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 20 November 2009

NoMo, I've been around since 2004 and I've never gotten a single share
of stock, or shares offered for sale for a discount, or one cent
matching contribution towards my 401k.  They don't do that for the
grunts anymore.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 20 November 2009

It was just stock options. They'll get more begining of next year. Did
anyone bother to look at the purchase price? Oscar Munez bought 70,000
shares of CSX stock last week at $13.26 a share and sold them at $48+
the same day. A common practice this isn't the first time this has
happened. It isn't a sign of anything. I sold shares last week at
$48.06 nothing compared to these people. My original CSX investment
money was placed in a 5% money market for the time being which will be
reinvested later. I'm still holding on to a little over 1200 CSX
shares. Which is all profit. CSX wasn't a bad investment seeing this
was done in just 8 months. It's all about timing. Buffett has nothing
to do with it. Buffett sold his investments in UP & NS he still said
there good investments he just didn't want a scenario of a possible
conflict of interest with his purchase of BNSF. Like Buffett stated
railroads will be around for the next 100 years.


Name: Train Dispatcher
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 10-20 years
Posted: 19 November 2009

Sorry.... Don't come around here to often and didn't see the previous
posts below.


Name: Train Dispatcher
E-mail: 
Employed as: Train Dispatcher, for 10-20 years
Posted: 19 November 2009

Is it time to get back out?

Michael Ward just cashed in 5 million dollars worth of CSX stock.

Chairman, President & CEO of CSX Corp. (CSX) Michael J Ward sells
100,000 shares of CSX on 11/17/2009 at an average price of $49.75 a
share. 

http://www.gurufocus.com/news.php?id=76625


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 19 November 2009

Hey Lloyd:

The price of the stock was at the Analysts predicted high, based on
guidance from CSX Senior Management. Throw in a couple of weeks of good
or better than expected quarterly earnings reports from a wide spectrum
of the Street to help, and presto.

Coincidence no; greed, acumen, good PR and willing cohorts (or co
conspirators)in the Analysts and everyone makes money...except the
people that do the work.

I guess CSX still gives you 30 shares a year and you can still purchase
additional shares at a small discount. A slight difference in scale in
comparison to management.


Name: Lloyd
E-mail: 
Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years
Posted: 19 November 2009

Kind of ironic all those shares of stock were sold so close to one
another.  Coincidence...I think not.


Name: NoMo
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 19 November 2009

Why wouldn't Ward or any body else sell? It's an easy (in Ward's
case) $2,993,000 net gain and he still has the same number of shares.

It's all part of the executive compensation package the BoD gives them
for meeting the financial goals they set (not necessarily all the goals
but some goals...kind of like a Chinese menu, a few from column A, one
from column B and one from column C)

You might also notice the Analysts had the stock pegged at $50-$51 a
share. Now that the stock has hit their value limit it should sell off.
Management would hate to miss the boat and get caught heavy.

All that education has paid off!


Name: slack action
E-mail: 
Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years
Posted: 19 November 2009

Mike Ward was forced to sell his shares of stock because of his divorce
to an x clerk.  She now lives in a plush home on the St Johns River...I
wish I had the problem of having to sell over 200,000 shares of
CSX....Hell 200,00 of anything...


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years
Posted: 19 November 2009

Why stick around after being snubbed by Buffett? The big dream must be
over :(

Chairman, President & CEO of CSX Corp. (CSX) Michael J Ward sells
100,000 shares of CSX on 11/17/2009 at an average price of $49.75 a
share. 

http://www.gurufocus.com/news.php?id=76625

CSX Corporation's unique combination of rail, container-shipping,
intermodal and logistics services provides global reach that's second
to none. The company's goal, advanced at each of its business units,
is to provide efficient, competitive transportation and related
services for customers. Csx Corp. has a market cap of $19.62 billion;
its shares were traded at around $50.02 with a P/E ratio of 16.7 and
P/S ratio of 1.7. The dividend yield of Csx Corp. stocks is 1.8%. Csx
Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 12.8% over the past 10
years.

CSX is in the portfolios of Andreas Halvorsen of Viking Global
Investors LP, Bill Gates of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust,
Chuck Akre of Akre Capital Management, LLC, Kenneth Fisher of Fisher
Asset Management, LLC, George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC, David
Dreman of Dreman Value Management, Jean-Marie Eveillard of Arnhold & S.
Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC. 


Insiders' Positions with CSX


Sell:: Chairman, President & CEO Michael J Ward sold 200,000 shares of
CSX stock on 11/06/2009 at the average price of 47.5, the price of the
stock has increased by 5.31% since



Insiders' Positions with CSX


Sell:: Executive VP & CFO Oscar Munoz sold 75,000 shares of CSX stock
on 11/13/2009 at the average price of 49.02, the price of the stock has
increased by 2.04% since

Sell:: Executive VP & CFO Oscar Munoz sold 75,000 shares of CSX stock
on 11/06/2009 at the average price of 48.01, the price of the stock has
increased by 4.19% since



Insiders' Positions with CSX


Sell:: Executive VP & COO Tony L Ingram sold 25,000 shares of CSX stock
on 11/13/2009 at the average price of 49, the price of the stock has
increased by 2.08% since

Sell:: Executive VP & COO Tony L Ingram sold 25,000 shares of CSX stock
on 11/06/2009 at the average price of 48, the price of the stock has
increased by 4.21% since

Sell:: EVP and CCO Clarence W Gooden sold 35,000 shares of CSX stock on
10/27/2009 at the average price of 42.51, the price of the stock has
increased by 17.67% since

Sell:: EVP and CCO Clarence W Gooden sold 20,000 shares of CSX stock on
10/21/2009 at the average price of 47, the price of the stock has
increased by 6.43% since

Sell:: EVP and CCO Clarence W Gooden sold 20,000 shares of CSX stock on
10/19/2009 at the average price of 47, the price of the stock has
increased by 6.43% since


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 19 November 2009

The Florence Division is still one of the worst places to work. It's
now under the warp delusions of "The Wolfe". That man rules like a
Nazi Gestapo Commandant. It was a pain in the arse just to deliver cars
to any yard on the Florence. The true butt of countless jokes. The '90s
were bad but the new millenium is worse. One yard has three remote
operators and four trainmasters on 1st shift. It was one of the busiest
terminals now it's like a ghost town. During the '90s a lot of
railroaders were discriminated against over injuries. Near the end of
the '90s for a short time Pres Clinton's administration got involved
citing the railroads over their illegal tactics for harrassment of
injured workers. Then Bush got elected and everything went back to
business as usual. Today settling claims is still difficult with the
burden of proof on the injured party proving a greater percentage of
fault is the railroads. Best course of action is trying to settle out
of court. Recently two people I know recieved settlements both were
similiar both used the same FELA firm one was awarded a decent
settlement the other didn't. As for discrimination of minorities I
can't say I've witnessed that since the late '70s early '80s. CSX
harrasses everyone equally.


Name: james w. davis
E-mail: jwd_serving@yahoo.com
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 18 November 2009

I worked for CSX and I was discriminated against by CSX and had by
trainmen rights stolen, was forced to work in other states when they
had openings in Georgia. The UTU sold out the trainmen and if you where
injured on the job in the nineties the railroad CSX owned the courts and
the lawyers and you where forced to resign before they settled with
you.
      There are a great number of injured employees who where denied
hospitalization and other benefits and I have the proof in Black and
White hard copies. Records that the company, does not want the public
to see. CSX has built its fortunes on the backs of its employees and
they have used the courts, congress and the media to line their
pockets.
        Its a fact that minorities where treated more harshly and where
given few opportunities. There where a number of road foremen who
engaged in conduct not good for hourly employees. If the company wante
you fired the road foremen made false evaluations to harm your
reputation.It was a living nightmare to work in Rocky Mount or on the
Florence Division in the ninities.
         CSX has made billions at the exspense of protected trainmens
rights and engineers in Florida, Georgia and S. Carolina. There where a
great number of brakemen who never enjoyed money that the company paid
out in the ninties. They settlled a law suits for a fraction of the
money they owed minoriteis for injuries and for past discrimination.
        I know a nuber of minorities that where fired and run off while
other employees with similair records where retained.CSX claims it has
ethics and equal opprtunity, why are so many former employees angry
about their settlements? CSX is a company, if you get on their wrong
side, they make your life a living hades. I have some stories I will
share give me a call on my email.


Name: 
E-mail: 
Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 18 November 2009

csx hater

Quit it's real easy to do. Two options never go back when recalled
from furlough eventually they'll get rid of you. The other option if
you're a man get online print out a resignation form and turn it in to
a trainmaster. No one should work for a corporation they hate. In
regards to oldheads schidt boy we're still working and making money.
This idiotic bullschidt of people hating this railroad is becoming
annoying. No one is putting a gun to anyones head to stay. You either
overcome an adapt or quit. This petty jealousy of oldheads is childish.
When the time is right we'll gladly hand over the reins to the next
generation. Till that happens everyone has to pay their dues. If a
person quits they have our respect. Everyone isn't meant to work this
job. You definitely fall into that catagory.


Name: US Justice Department
E-mail: 
Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 17 November 2009

The following article is proof that millions of dollars in FELA
(Railroad employee injury claim) do NOT go to the injured railroad
worker - they go to GREASE THE GREEDY PALMS of the Unions, Railroads,
and lawyers around the country. 

This is just the tip of the iceberg - it is NOT an 'isolated'
incident.... railroad carriers, including CSX,  spend BILLIONS a year
on FELA claims, about 20 TIMES that spent by comparable state workers
compensation (non-railraod FELA type) employee claims. It does not take
a rocket scientist to see this payment imbalance is VASTLY out of whack.


So, WHY IS THERE SUCH AN IMBALANCE OF PAYMENTS? What do FELA claims
cost so much more than identical state claims? For every $100 a state
system pays, FELA pays $2,000.00  For example, over the course of one
year the UP paid out $5 Billion in FELA claims (yes, $1.5 billion!!),
while state compensation programs with the same number of workers with
the same injuries paid out $300 million - by any calculation, that
difference is statistically IMPOSSIBLE - unless there is a MASSIVE
KICKBACK PROGRAM in place and running smoothly wtihout interuption.
Where does all that FELA money go - billions of dollars of overpayments
between the four big railroad - UP, NS, BNSF, and CSX?????  

It sure doesn't go to the injured railroad workers. 

Railroad Managers, Directors and Executives in charge of administering
FELA claims are in the absolute unchecked perfect position to take HUGE
kickbacks from Unions, and from Union appointed FELA attorneys -
everyone gets rich in this game....Unions get a kickback from FELA
attorneys, FELA attorneys get pumped up settlement awards approved by
railroad execs. Yes, you can bet that CSX FELA claims executive get
kickbacks from both FELA attorneys and Union bosses.  

THIS IS WHY FELA CLAIM PAYMENTS ARE 20 TIMES HIGHER THAT STATE RUN
WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, and is why the Railroad 'system' will
NEVER get rid of FELA - it is TOO DAMN LUCRITIVE FOR THE CROOKS TO GIVE
IT UP - at the sole expense of the stockholder AND the injured railroad
worker.  

For decades we have heard about how 'fake' railroad workers' injury
claims have driven up the cost of FELA payments. Now you know its
BULLSHIT!!!!!! The whole damn FELA system needs to be investigated and
the crooks need to be cleaned out!!  

Here's the blurb posted earlier by Bubba.  Trust me, the BLET
president is NOT the only one getting rich off the FELA system - there
are hundreds of others who are getting kickbacks too. If the BLET's
president spills his guts to cut a deal, many more heads will roll -
and you can bet it will include a cadre of union AND railroad
executives as well as a boodle of corrupt lawyers...

If you who are reading this know of similar illegal   FELA kickback
schemes, contact your local U.S. Department of Justice field office. 

****************************************************************   
BLET PRESIDENT ARRESTED ON BRIBE CHARGE ( press release issued by U.S.
Justice Department, Eastern District, St. Louis, Missouri).   

Edward W. Rodzwicz, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers and Trainmen, was arrested on a federal complaint charging
him with bribery, Acting U.S. Attorney Michael W. Reap announced Oct.
13.  Rodzwicz is the sitting president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), a national labor union with over 55,000
U.S.A. railroad members. It is a division of the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT).  According to  affidavit filed with
criminal complaint, BLET
maintains a list of designated legal counsel (DLC), who are recommended
to their membership to handle injury cases under the Federal Employers
Liability Act (FELA). DESIGNATION AS A DLC GENERATES VERY LUCRITIVE
BUSINESS FOR (UNION) DESIGNATED FELA ATTORNEYS. The national president
of the BLET has final authority over the designation of FELA attorneys.
In February 2009, an internal compliance committee recommended that a
particular DLC attorney for the BLET should lose his designation, due
to alleged violations of DLC Rules of Conduct.  On March 10, 2009,
Rodzwicz approached that attorney in Little Rock, Ark., and solicited a
payment from that attorney in exchange for allowing him to retain his
DLC designation. The DLC attorney contacted the Department of Labor,
Office of Inspector General.  In subsequent meetings at the attorney's
office in St. Louis,