Casey Jones you'd better, watch your speed...     "The railroad is a 24 hour a day, 7 day a week operation", many of us have been told, when requesting some extra 'rest' between jobs. Unfortunately, the people that make the railroad move, like all other people, do not operate "24 hours a day, 7 days a week".     Anyone who's worked around the clock has either seen, or experienced first-hand, the inevitable effects of sleep deprivation. Maybe it was you, maybe it was the jitney driver, maybe it was....     The real fun is when someone tries to explain to the crew-caller that they are too tired to go to work.

Name: School Boy
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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: Conrail Twitty E-mail: Twittyman @yahoo.com Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 24 January 2012 T.D. on the Nashville Sub,,,,,,need I say anymore

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 27 December 2011 Thanks for the reply. Just found out Oiler's and the car dept used them. I know from experience some were used in wash rooms, and some were carried in the nose of passenger locomotives, and used for flagging on dark territories. Some were used by clerks/operators to flag stop passenger trains (known as flag stops). Anyway I thought someone may have knowledge of other uses. The RR sure bought a bunch of them. GOOFY

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 24 December 2011 Meant switch tender....

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 24 December 2011 Probably a switch thenders lantern...

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 22 December 2011 Just want to throw this out to the folks, for fun Adlake Kero dated 1947 clear globe lantern. ICRR What were these used for, If you know? This was not a caboose light or marker, simply a hand held Kerosene lantern.

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: 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: evans E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 16 December 2011 I just voted NO.

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: Pointspread Pauper E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 04 December 2011 Oh...by the way ...this refers to Norfolk Southern Internal Audit #2009-178. Squad 3 of the Cleveland, Ohio FBI and the Norfolk FBI Field Office will now first be involved with a chap named Mark XXXXX from Virginia Beach, Virginia who had at least one guest from his house on Thanksgiving 2009 who had the 2009-178 file with them. Norfolk Southern is going to let this guy hang himself before the FBI because Norfolk Southern can never admit what they did to me... ..their strategy won't work and before the e-mail presence of the Chief of Squad 3 of the FBI and the US Attorney for the Judicial District of Northern Ohio.... ...Norfolk Southern is going to LITERALLY BEG the US Attorney to allow the fashioning of a sixteenth-century "star chamber" where Norfolk Southern officials & agents plead guilty to all counts and ask for maximum sentences to run consecutively on all counts... ...just in order to spare themselves the embarrassment before their stockholders(NYC Comptroller Pension Funds) and SEC Enforcement who will be freezing their assets & halting all trading of their stock. It became obvious reading the sanctions decision of Judge Ellen Maas that this drag-your-feet obfuscation by BNSF Railway was a strategy aimed at the presumption that law firms WOULD NOT shell out their own dough. This law firm did and because of it BNSF attorneys are squirming before the Minnesota Supreme Court Also, BNSF altered their response by removing a line from VP Aimbler's pathetic explanation... it said something like, "BNSF employees have gone through further training on the proper disposition of evidence" ...oh, this was accidentallll???!!!??? The reason they removed that line was because the new set of attorneys for BNSF had to go before the Minnesota Supreme Court and admit to 'bad conduct'; to wit, a euphamism for "total contempt of the judicial system, the court and the court's officers" Well, NoMo.... you pay real close attention to what Judge Maas spoke about her authority... powers granted specifically to her by enumeration... but most importantly "inherent" powers to cover exigencies not clearly defined by statute, ordinance or within the body of "case law" Couple that with a DoD administrative law decision defining administrative proof as "something less than a preponderance of the evidence but more than a glimmer or glimpse" http://www.dod.mil/dodgc/doha/industrial/02-16379.h1.html Sheriffs, Police Chiefs, Mayors(Executive Branch), Fire Chiefs, County HAZMAT officials too have inherent powers as well as "enumerated powers" These inherent powers will successfully clash with this cite by Norfolk Southern Chief Counsel, John Edwards in the Ethanol Transloading Terminal Case before the NTSB: "The purpose of the Federal preemption is to prevent a patchwork of local and state regulation from unreasonably interfering with interstate commerce " ...remember in the John Grisham movie, The Firm, where Mitchell McDeer (Tom Cruise) submarines the entire Memphis Law Office with an oblique yet devastating attack.. ..he tells the FBI Agent played by Ed Harris that the hundreds of uses of a postage stamp to commit overbilling mail fraud was not glamorous but it had teeth(5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine per incident) The reason Tom Cruise was able to figure that out and not the FBI was because he was successfully able to collate what he had learned in law school with the misconduct he observed as an insider. You will all be getting to have a sideline pass to watch how "inherent powers" beat the "federal preemption" in US District Court. The "postage stamp" in this case is that the US District Court will FIRST PERFORM a "test" to see if the Alexandria, Va officials will have had sufficient "administrative proof" to have acted unilaterally... ...if that is settled in their favor then it is dispositive. Norfolk Southern never gets a chance to present the Federal Preemption argument nor the Interstate Commerce Act of 1870 nor anything else. This will be the biggest upset of a prohibitive favorite(Norfolk Southern) in the United States since UTEP beat #6-ranked BYU straight up as 42-point underdogs in NCAA Football... somewhere around 1989. I of course was at Bally's Grand in Reno and bet BYU -42 (another loser in a lifetime of losing bets)... ...the ironic thing is I RESEARCH ALL MY PICKS IN FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL & BASEBALL for hours-and hours to pick losers this bad... I'd be better of going 50-50 by having my Magic 8-ball pick games for me.... BYU -42, Mr Magic 8-ball??? "All signs point to yes" Okay...my Magic 8-ball is not so magic since it picks losers also but at least I can research 10 or 15 games in 5 minutes as opposed to 7 or 8 hours. I also got to quit betting so many games... the 11/10 house edge of 52.38% grinds you down much, much faster when you bet alot of games. Hey, if any of you want to freak out Norfolk Southern by dropping one shoe and letting the other shoe dangle from your arm... you can e-mail the link to these posts to... Norfolk Southern VP of Law william.galanko@nscorp.com Norfolk Southern Senior Counsel John.Edwards@nscorp.com ...due to the criminal & regulatory misconduct of Norfolk Southern's Agents, the hegemony has flipped 180 degrees in favor of the communities in the 22 states. The first casualty will be an attorney for a Norfolk Southern Drug Testing Agent who will surrender his law license (as opposed to being disbarred)and then surrender to the FBI for "felony intimidation" of the family members of someone reporting regulatory violations to the FRA and criminal conduct to the Norfolk Southern Police

Name: Pointspread Pauper E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 04 December 2011 Hello, NoMo How are you doing? The appellation, "whoop ass express" crystalizes perfectly what is about to happen. Some folks were hoping they'd be able to trash US DOT documentation pretty soon... ...but just like Lucy used to yank the football away from Charlie Brown prior to him kicking it... ...they're going to realize they never had a chance. I was never going to let that happen from the beginning of their threats against my physical safety

Name: Pointspread Pauper E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 04 December 2011 Of course, David... ..if you, George Knapp or Anjelica Palank have ever been place kickers in the National Football League, I take all of those platitudes back and deny them forever... ...missing field goals wide right... shanking point-after-attempts. I couldn't pick a winner against the pointspread if my life depended on it... and not just in the NFL I dislike placekickers in NCAA Football just as much for the very same reasons. Statistically, it is just as difficult to pick 11 losers in a row against the pointspread as it is to pick 11 winners in a row against the pointspread. Guess what I picked?... 11 losers in a row... ...followed by a push/tie... ...followed by two losers 0 wins 13 Losses 1 push/tie

Name: Pointspread Pauper E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 04 December 2011 You're a good man, David Nelson, you and your family paid quite a high price for you sticking up to the ethical principles some good parents must have instilled in you all. The $1.18 million you received was not that much when attorneys' fees were taken out. Your family suffered too, David... they too are owed a great debt by the citizens of this nation and somebody is going to do something to let that be formalized in writing. It's easy to make Attorney jokes - - yet look at what SHINING STARS the attorneys fighting against BNSF Railways' lies and foot-dragging showed themselves to be... ...they did what MOST OTHER LAW FIRMS would not do...spent TONS of their own money to hunt down BNSF's lies ....slogging slowly through the mud and the swamps... never losing their resolve...never allowing themselves to be intimidated...just like Lord Baltimore kept coming after Robert Redford & Paul Newman in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". This nation owes those attorneys a debt of gratitude. The former FRA Inspector who informed George Knapp of KLAS-TV in Las Vegas.. another good man.. note how Union Pacific took issue with the safety issues even though it was an expert formerly within the FRA who brought up the seminal issues for the KLAS-TV producers of that story. Now it's time to put these buzzards "out of the olive oil business" as Al Pacino/Michael Corleone said in the Godfather movie. Dave Nelson wrote: "If I have limited Signal Knowledge as you claim, then there is nothing I can say that is of value [to potential terrorists], so don't worry about it." Excellent point, David You look at TV Journalist, George Knapp's expose on the Union Pacific Railyard in Las Vegas... ...the conduct of CSX termminating the employment of an employee who failed to meet the Federal Hearing/Audiology Standard when no such standard exists ...the $4.2 million awarded in sanctions alone against BNSF Railway for the countless lies and blame shifting in the case heard by Judge Ellen Maas in Minnesota and BNSF's totally reprehensible response which detoured from the issue of "public policy formation"; to wit, "why are stewards of regulatory testing acting unethically and frustrating the efforts of the court's officers?" ...Norfolk Southern's recent loss in an OSHA case where the Administrative Law Judge dragged in all 22 US States where Norfolk Southern operates and damned the entire NS culture of non-compliance effectively saying Norfolk Southern was pretending to be something they're not by discouraging employees who were injured to NOT FOLLOW Federal Regulations and report those injuries so that Norfolk Southern could win the EJ Harriman Safety Award. Amazing that the spineless political whores in politics and the bureaucracy would take someone who won a $1.18 million whistleblower lawsuit awarded by the US Government and then have a DIFFERENT ARM of that government basically call him a troublemaker and potential threat. The threat is the rail industry that has that kind of stranglehold on the political & bureaucratic apparatuses in this nation. Anjelica Palank... a woman who went to law school to familiarize herself with the nuances of what was happening in the CSX/Amtrack case where the judge called CSX's "rusty nail" securement "borderline criminal" She gave the $60 million she was awarded for the death of her husband, Police Sergeant Paul Palank to charity. To the brave CSX employee who approached her and risked HIS FAMILY's livelihood to tell Anjelica Palank that things were either "being covered up" or maybe "just hurried along" There's alot of evil in this world... I'm not the person who should be talking about it since I was willing to participate in regulatory violations to get/keep a job. The reason that I have to talk about it is because I'm refusing to let these buzzards successfully beat me in the game of musical chairs they played.... I found out about all of you... I'm not a better person because of it; I am what I am..... but I won't hesitate to acknowledge what you have all shown yourselves to be and paid the price for. Name: Dave E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 14 July 2010 RE: Slack Action Sorry man, I'm going to spill my guts on this site. Remember? I'm the Dave Nelson listed on the NO FLY LIST as a potential threat to National Transportation Security. I have no options but to take these guys on in order to get off the list. If I have limited Signal Knowledge as you claim, then there is nothing I can say that is of value, so don't worry about it.

Name: Boyles E-mail: Y Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years Posted: 02 December 2011 ...YOU ARE RIGHT,,,,I HAVE ALWAYS SAID,,,,A UNION THAT CAN NOT FULLY STRIKE,,,IS USELESS... I WAS PRESIDENT OF OUR LOCAL ONE TERM.....THE COMPANY IN THERE TERMS,,,TOLD ME,,,THE UNION IS A JOKE,!!! YOU WILL DO WHAT WE SAY,,,NOT WHAT YOUR UNION SAYS... AND,,,BE HONEST,,,,THAT IS WHAT THE COMPANY IS DOING,,, EMPLOYES NOW DAYS,,,,,,HAVE NO TRUE SAY...... BOYLES..

Name: Dont Worry About it E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for Less than 1 year Posted: 01 December 2011 Looks like another derailment by CSX in Lansing,michigan

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: Boyles E-mail: RRJ Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years Posted: 01 December 2011 RRJ, I REMEMBER IN AROUND 1985 OR 1986,,,CSX ..CLOSED DOWN A ROUTE FROM BIRMINGHAM TO GASDEN,,,,,IT WAS CALLED,,THE STORAGE YARD TURN...THE TRAIN CREW TOOK A TRAIN,,,DROPPED IT OFF,BROUGHT ONE BACK,,,,ALL IN ONE DAY TRAIN RUNNING TIME,,,12 HOURS OR LESS WITH SAME CREW.... WELL...THEY SHUT DOWN THE TRACKS,,ABOUT 45 MILES .. SO,,NOW,,,CSX,,,TAKES A TRAIN DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM,,,TAKES THE OLD SEABOARD TRACKS TO WELLINGTON ,ALABAMA,,,AND,,BACK TO THE OLD ,,,CSX TRACK INTO GASDEN,,,,BUT,,,,NOW,,,IT TAKES 2 CREWS,,,,ONE GOING ONE COMING.... WELL,,,THAT WAS NOT GOOD,,SO,,,NOW,,CSX,,,CLAIMS TO HAVE SOLD MOST OF THE TRACK TO PRIVATE RAILROAD,,,,,,BUT,,,,THE MEN ARE PAID ,,,I HAVE HEARD FROM ONE OF THE EMPLOYES,,,,BY ,,,ROUND ABOUT WAY BY CSX.!!!! CSX DID THIS TO GET OUT OF UNION CONTRACTS,,,,TO SAVE MONEY.!!!! FROM THE TIME,,CSX TOOK OVER,,,IT HAS BEEN A DOWN HILL ROAD...IN BOYLES,,TRAINS DOG LAW,,SITTING AT A SIGNAL.... NEW TRAIN MASTER,,,NEW EMPLOYES,,ARE LOST.!!!! GO BACK TO THE OLD WAY OF RAILROADING......COLLEGE MEN,,,DO NOT ALWAYS KNOW WHAT IS BEST.!!!! OLD TIMER,,,BOYLES.!!!! AND,,,OTHER WORK AREAS.!!!!

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 25 November 2011 Kyle I remember years ago being rerouted over the NS during a river flood. We hogged at a NS yard waiting hours on a pick up. I got to talking with the NS TM asking about changes CSX was making like centralized train dispatching and crew centers ect...if the NS was going to do the same. His response CSX was the NS best friend. CSX loves spending millions on new ventures not sure if it's feasable or not. The NS watches if it turned out to be a bad idea they never had to spend a dime.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 21 November 2011 KYLE, Heck fire you are on the wrong site. Operators at $100.00 per day is really 3x$100.00=$300.00 for 365. RR is not dumb,system out for a few hours, so what-- it is not on YOU. The RR was never built and run to take care of you, it was built to make money, and hire folks to make it work. Looks like to me they are still paying and hiring.

Name: kyle E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 21 November 2011 All i know about the rr since i have been on it is that they will spend millions to do away with a 100 dollar a day job, what i am talking about is all the towers they closed a min expence to put in these big dispatch centers, they came after those tower operaters big time and operations worked very well with the block stations, those dam things worked if it was 100 outside or 20 below zero, and ow you just get a lil thundersorm and half the system gets knocked off line, I talked with sme signal men and they tld me how well built those old towers were, ie the equiptment, it was made to last 300 yrs or better, think he told me wabco built most of that stuff in the 1920,s,, i seen the insides of many of the old signal towers, 100 lil braty kids could not harm that stuff as that is how well that it was built, now today, wind, rain, snow puts these new disp centers out of commission, yup that the rr managment thinking today spend millions for a system that alaways fails just to get rid of a few jobs.

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: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 17 November 2011 A---Wife Child support work's both ways. You will find no fear on this site of child support. I see your post as a warning, with out support.

Name: kyle E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 13 November 2011 this is to mr pines, i really hope you took physics in high school cuz if you did then you will know why yer wife got mowed over by a train which was not the fault of the train crew or the rr company, i am so sick and tired of peeps like you bitching about one of your loved ones getting hit by a train when it was thier own damm stupid fault and i am not a company man but i do stand with the rr company when people do stupid things on rr property cuz i have seen it more than 1 time. i rest my case!

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: E-mail: Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for Less than 1 year Posted: 06 October 2011 Hey guys, how about those PTI drivers? I know there are horror stories but nothing could be more horrific than working for PTI. An essentially invisible corporation in league with the devils at CSX. And they do this at the expense of folks trying to eek out a living and your safety.

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: kyle E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 01 October 2011 The thing that really irked me is when i hired out we had some old head trainmen who never had to get promoted to conductor, they were ex switch tenders & the rr abolished all the switch tender jobs and they never had to get promoted to C, same goes with that spider web were all those guys from the rr,s who merged with conrail, ie esp those wise asses from the ex erie lacakwanna, they gave those guys senority over us home yard boys,some of the worst enginmen i ever worked with came from that old erie lackawana, they could not understand the ex prr-pc b-o-r and they were so dam cocky & rude, f them i can,t help it they hired on another rr that went belly up and the union gave them every thing they wanted as far as senority an dthat still tiks me off.

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: 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: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 27 September 2011 I can't remember which year the C&O brought back the locomotive firemen. I want to say 1974 that's when the UTU was established. Once again a person could hire off the street as a firemen or transfer from another craft but had to give up their seniority. In 1978 the C&O agreed to hiring trainmen without having to give up trainmen seniority other crafts were still required to give it up. That's when dual seniority first entered the picture. It was a good deal I transferred in 1980. I knew a few people that gave up their trainmen seniority prior to 1978 they were pretty mad about it. The railroads had to do something where were new engineers going to come from as replacements for retirements which was approaching quickly. I spent around 4 1/2 years as a locomotive firemen on a freight pool. I was promoted to locomotive engineer in Oct 1981. In 1985 on the C&O engineer buyouts were offered on Jan 1st 1986 11 engineers retired on the subdivision I worked that marked me up on a freight pool. In my opinion the UTU didn't think about the consequences of giving up the last brakemen slot in 1993. They should of learned from the firemen.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 26 September 2011 To The Thread NOMO, Thanks for the (as always) correct understanding of Voting. RRJ, Just a little background on union raiding, when the L&N developed their Apprentice Engineer program in 1964/65, they took Brakeman from BRT to the BLE, placed them at the bottom of the Firemen's board and gave them a life time job. The BLE had (in mind) a total BLE head end crew. Now remember the Firemen's board was loaded with BLF&E union folks. Just another note if I am correct you mentioned the B&O/ C&O and going to the ground then marking back to the Fireman's board in 1983. I find that amazing. I left the RR in 1970 and never worked a trip with a Fireman, nor an Apprentice Engineer in KY,or TN, just In Indiana, because of the full crew state law. It was amazing watching all of the yard job's in indiana switching with a fireman, then every yard job in ky and tn was doing the same with just an Engineer. You may or may not love this story. My son in the early 90's was dating a little cutie. I asked about her family and her reply was my dad is a railroad engineer. yep met him and he is still a friend hired as a Locomotive fireman in 1973 by the Frisco. I am still amazed after running up and down the road, until I resigned with no Fireman??? Looks like it was an L&N issue, heck I was a Fireman and loved it. jealous I guess

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: 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 RRJ: In every instance I know...any vote in corporations requiring shareholder approval, if a ballot isn't returned, the BoD votes the shares for the shareholder. The Board will vote their shares in accordance with the Board's recommendations. So no vote means the shareholder gives tacit approval to the Board's recommendations. I would hope the Constitutions of the unions forbid this...however, this might explain some of the recent votes. A close review of the union's Constitution and bylaws might be revealing!

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 23 September 2011 kyle Which flagmen job? They sold both the one on the caboose & the one that would of been attached to flagging for outside contractor crews that had to cross over & working around tracks. It was given to MOW. I remember one of the last flagging jobs that was assigned to the trainmen roster a construction crew was building I-288 over the James River plus an overpass over the mainline. The conductor who got the job was working 7 days a week 12 hours days this went on for 14 months. He had his cooler, lawn chair & umbrella and made a lot of money seeing the construction firm was paying the cost to reemburse CSX. Those were good jobs.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 23 September 2011 Goob That's what I've always heard about the UTU that someone not voting counted as a "yes" vote. Mabey that was true for the BLE at one time. BLEt changed that under the IBT when there is a vote today they do give the numbers. It's troubling when it states only 51% bothered to send in a ballot on a contract. Which was the percentage on the 2010 BLEt/CSX SSA extension. Like a national election in this country which 60% of the voting population is considered a high turnout the BLEt was proud of the numbers. Personally I'd like to smack people upside the heads of those that couldn't take 5 minutes out of their life to place a check mark put it in two envelopes and mail it. The info on the contract to look over is usually in their hands a month before a vote. That's led to not having sympathy when they get screwed over. Along with money issues work agreement changes are covered in a proposed contract. The deer in headlights look doesn't work they should have known if they took the time.

Name: kyle E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 23 September 2011 Was it not the utu who sold out the flagmans job?

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 22 September 2011 RRJ Crew consist Brakeman. Most likely-- no vote was a yes vote. Same as the engineers did with the fireman in 1963 for $1.50 per trip. The railroad has always been a (Me) show. Take care of yourself by yourself. The boards even when cut would double, and at times triple, while others walked the street. LC would call a few back when the mileage was out of sight. That made the old heads happy, and they were the power.

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: Rounder E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 20-30 years Posted: 19 September 2011 The IBT General Prez election should be sometime in October. Sandy Pope and Fred Gregare both have interesting websites plus TDU.org has some decent information.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 19 September 2011 NoMo Haha! Even in the late '80s & mid '90s when the UTU crew consist agreements were voted on to get rid of the brakemen not one conductor I know admitted they voted for it. They didn't mind getting yearly productivity bonus checks or if they sold it $6500 in a retirement account every year plus 30 shares of stock. They were so against it that they use to throw it up in the engineers face every year with the typical question "how much do you think the bonus shares will be this year". That was always a good time for the engineer to get a knuckle or drawhead. lol

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 19 September 2011 Hey Rounder: Yeah it's funny how everybody always votes no but it still passes. Also, it amazes me how short peoples memories are. I think apathy runs rampant through the younger member of the IBT affiliated organizations just as it does with the UTU. With regard to this election, expect the same thing...of the 1.4 million members, maybe 50% vote and everyone will say they didn't vote for Hoffa. When is the election? This will be interesting.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 19 September 2011 Rounder No one ever admits anything on the railroad things like if they didn't vote for the contract, didn't vote in elections wether it's union or national, joining the IBT ect....I voted to join the IBT. The reason the BLE was getting the crap beat out of us by raiding attempts by the UTU and being forced into substandard pattern contracts because our numbers had deminished ect....I had hoped more than two unions would of joined the IBT Rail Conferance. What pisses me off is the coalition of 11 rail unions during contract time. The other 9 unions don't want to join but they're included in the pack which gets IBT help.

Name: Rounder E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 20-30 years Posted: 18 September 2011 NoMo, It funny that the unions say we ( the BLET and the BMWED ) voted 'yes' to join the IBT but about everybody says they gave a NO vote. I don't think Hoffa Jr. will win this time around. He sold out the UPS workers by pulling them out of the pension plan and letting management put them into a 401k, UPS Freight was given a substandard contract, he didn't help Yellow-Roadway-Holland-Redstar-New Penn. I think it will be between Sandy Pope and Fred Gregare and one will end up working for the other no matter who wins. The real Hoffa negotiated a master contract and multi-employer pension system with fair and equal pay and Jr. has thrown that out the window by allowing individual locals to bargain and settle for less.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 18 September 2011 Hey RRJ: Yeah you're right...too much politics and no action. It really is a different view when you're on the outside, not only the unions but the carrier too. It's unfortunate the UTU and BLEt can't put their petty differences aside and do what is the best for their membership. Too much money and too many egos for that. Kinda reminds me if splittin' firewood, give me some nice aged wood that been in the weather a season or two and you split a cord in no time. On the other hand, that nice freshly cut green stuff may smell good but it don't split too good. The UTU and BLEt have been weathered too long. The members will have to force any structural changes in the unions. They won't and the unions will become millstones around their necks!

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 18 September 2011 Hey Rounder: I was still with CSX when the BLEt moved into the IBT, which caused quite a to-do. Seems I remember the BLEt LC's trying to raid the UTU members. Pope doesn't stand a chance...Hoffa is and has a machine just like Richard Daley was to Chicago!

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 18 September 2011 NoMo The big difference with me is I'm on the outside looking in. I've always thought it was to everyones advantage after 1994 to be represented by one union. That isn't going to happen. Sure the BLEt & BMWE went with the IBT on the otherside the UTU who was fined & kicked out of the AFL-CIO for trying to raid the BLE gets welcomed back with open arms into the AFL-CIO after the IBT & AFL-CIO split. To much politics not enough action. An article I read this past week we might see a strike on the horizon. 11 rail unions have rejected anymore mediation and was granted a release. No one wanted the pattern set by the UTU who has already settled with the carriers. Looks like Obama is going to appoint a Presidential Emergency Board by Oct 7th. There's still sometime with cooling off periods ect...but we could see a rail strike by early next year.

Name: Rounder E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 20-30 years Posted: 17 September 2011 NoMo, The Teamsters ( IBT ) took over the BLET and the BMWED several years ago. They prefer to say we "merged", but the IBT rules prevail. Hoffa Jr. is currently the prez, perhaps Sandy Pope can do a better job, the upcoming election is in October? Check out the Teamsters for a Democratic Union website; TDU.org

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 15 September 2011 Hey Con 30+: When was Hoffa elected president of the BLEt?

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years Posted: 15 September 2011 I think everyone should merge into the UTU. I don't want my union run by Hoffa.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 15 September 2011 Hey RRJ: Yeah your right, the fact that the two operating unions spend more time trying to one up each other than they do fighting for their membership is right up the carrier's alley. Perhaps your view may have changed since you've been retired a couple of years now but I still feel a single entity should represent the operating crafts. In this day and age, the bigger the hammer you wield, the larger the spike you drive. At one time I felt a new union was the way to go. Start off with a clean slate. However, if the ground service employees and yardmasters were merged into the BLEt, that might work as well. I just don't think a union that represents bus drivers and airline pilots needs to represent railroad employees especially considering the carrier's stated goal to have all T&E personnel certified as engineers. A little enhancement to the BLEt, like a woman, will certainly get the carrier's attention!

Name: kyle E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 15 September 2011 All this shit started in the 1980,s when that prick RAYGUN broke the air traffic control union by firing all of them, if every union in the country would have gone on strike when raygun did that we would not have this mess today period! And its a shame too cuz many union members voted fer that no good prick 2 times! ya only get what ya pay for when ya vote for a republican.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 14 September 2011 NoMo Nothing is changing this anomosity between the two unions. CSX negotiates first with the UTU then wants to force the BLE into the same pattern agreement. That happened recently with some yard jobs that CSX already negotiated with the UTU. CSX wants to go to 4/10 hour days & 3/12 hours day with 40 hours pay gaurenteed. This will eliminate an entire shift they'll only run 2 shifts per day instead of the current 3. Nothing wrong with it. Now the BLE gets this letter from CSX stating you except what we offer or we'll turn everything into remote operations. The BLE members voted it down last week. CSX didn't expect that to happen. The BLE called their bluff. Now CSX comes back asking what does the BLE want. That's easy protection they want an agreement that provides for 2 engineer assigned yard jobs per shift and 3 gauenteed slots on the yard extra board. As it is now CSX loves baiting both unions against each other.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 14 September 2011 Hey APE: I think what Retired said was the operating crafts T&E need one union. There is strength in numbers and dealing with two small unions, is far less problematic. As far as being cross crafted, within the next 5-10 years, all T&E personnel will be certified engineers. When the last of the protected men leave, there will be a major change in how things get done. Today, the only thing standing between the employees and their oppressors is the union. The railroad is changing, are the unions?

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years Posted: 13 September 2011 I think you are trying to say we need to be one union. That would work only if crafts worked as organized labor was meant to. CSX would have everyone doing everything. They would probably love to be one union, so they could lay-off a bunch of workers. Engineers and conductors would be trained to do carman, electrician, pipefitters, and laborers work. CSX is already trying this, but only in a discreat way, because men will not stick together here. This would be another hard hit for Unions, in my opinion. Like I said before, as long as union members dont stick together, CSX is winning this battle. But I have realized that most CSX workers are not interested in Unions, because they dont get involved and will always tuck their tails and fold up, when a boss comes around them. Keep it up CSX, so called union members, go vote republican some more and become a right to work country, you will all be replaced by foreigners and scabs. CSX UNSKILLED AND NON-UNION LIKE WORKFORCE.

Name: RETIRED E-mail: FITZGERALD GA Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years Posted: 13 September 2011 THIS IS TO THE PERSON WHO THINKS THAT C S X HAS BEATEN THE UNION. YOU HAVE IT TOTAL WRONG FOR THE UNIONS HAS BEATEN THEMSELVES BY NOT JOINING TOGETHER YEARS AGO AND BECOMING ONE. NO NEED TO HAVE TWO SEPERATE UNIONS WHEN BOTH CONDUCTORS AND ENGINEERS ARE WORKING TOGETHER ALL THE TIME AS A UNIT. THE ONLY REASON FOR NOT JOINING TOGETHER IS THE ONES THAT IS GETTING RICH BY HOLDING OFFICE. JUST THINK TWICE AS MANY AS NEEDED TWO GROUPS U T U AND B L E REPRESENTING YOU INSTEAD OF ONE.YOUR DUES COULD BE CUT IN HALF. WHEN THEY OR IF THEY EVER JOIN YOU WILL SEE YOUR REPRESENTIVE GET A LOT OF MONEY JUST TO JOIN WHICH YOU WILL PAY FOR A LOT THEY WILL GET THIS FOR THE POSITIION YOU PUT THEM IN. NONE OF THESE OR JUST A FEW WILL EVER RETURN TO WORK LIKE YOU DO.THE U T U AND BLE NEED TO WORK AS ONE NOT WORK AGAINST EACH OTHER THEREFORE THEY NEED TO BE JUST ONE ONLY WHEN THIS IS DONE WILL YOU BE STRONG AGAIN.ALL THE RAILROADS SAW THIS YEARS AGO WHEN THEY STARTED MERGING AND GEETING STRONGER THE UNIONS SHOULD DO THE SAME.LATTER ON WHY NOT TAKE IN THE ROADWAY,SIGNAL,MAYBE A LOT MORE THAT IS WORKING OUT HERE GET STRONG AGAIN.

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: 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: 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: Binheer2long E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 04 September 2011 I did not want to post this on the serious discussion headings, but someone enlighten me. A couple of nights ago I was watching Dish channel 215 and a show called "Ghost Adventures" came on and one of the sites they featured was a place that used to be a slaughter house where a couple of guys murdered and decapitated a young lady and tossed her head into a well. The place is now a night club called "Bobby Mackies". Yes, the same Bobbie Mackies on the Wilder Main just south of Cincy where I have parked trains for years and have never heard the first word about the ghost story. Not even the yard crews that work there had ever mentioned it. This ghost sometimes turns the juke box on to a song called "The Anniversary Waltz" and does some other wierd things. CSX sucks, but parking trains at a haunted beer joint?? Somebody is asleep at the wheel!! I wonder if Doug knows about this??

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: 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: 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: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 07 August 2011 anybody know what happens behind the scenes? gay prostitution, drinking on the job, screwing off and lying to their spouses when they say they're at work, but really not.

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 09 May 2011 can you say jeff "piece of" shitleton,what a worthless f#@k

Name: 00H323 E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 08 May 2011 Imagine that! I guess ol jim is worn out from all the butt kissing he has been doing to the new terminal manager. Sure miss rick as local chairman.

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: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 05 May 2011 RRJ, Please do not patronize me. My info is limited to 1970 and what I have been told by others. I have my experience, and it remains decent.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 05 May 2011 Hey RRJ: Cough...cough:)

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for N/A Posted: 05 May 2011 The officials know that the CSX clown who was hit by a train June 16th, 2010 in Kentucky was texting while parked on a crossing that has trains cruising by at 50-60 MPH. The driver as well as the other 3 passengers will get a large-sized claim but the company never tried to get his phone/text records. Go figure?

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 05 May 2011 Goob Your info is a little outdated. Some of it still fits but not much. Your right I do post because I can. That'll eventually decrease by my choice which it has already. Yesterday was a good day on CSX they announced a stock split of 3:1 a 38% increase in dividends ect...it happened about 6 months before I expected it the stock split the dividend increase was a surprise extra.

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: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 02 May 2011 RRJ, You continue to post, simply because You Choose to. I just restrict your lies, and fabrications. Man you know a lot.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 30 April 2011 Kyle I'm surpised. Seems most people on here typically disagree with everything I write. Which is alright debate is a good thing except for a few most just like to be insulting with childish behavior. That's scary to think about that they might be at the controls of a 21,000 train. At times I wonder why I'm still posting on this site after retirement. I think it's more about the way I had to go out on a permanent disability 5 years early and not making it to age 60. Even though I had my time in with RRB it still didn't matter I loved the job. Management today is just an nagging annoyance like a gnat buzzing around ones head. It needs to be dealt with in a way that turned everything on them and not on the individual. It's easy to do. Their lack of railroading skills make them look foolish. In life everything is a game. I haven't a clue why any corporation would hire inexperienced people to oversee daily operations. I guess it's just a higher up control issue. Ingram was short in stature so he felt he had to act big to compensate. I got your email address. I'd give mine but because of sentiment of some on here it wouldn't be wise.

Name: KYLE E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 29 April 2011 Hi rrj yes i think and know you are right about belonging to the masons back years ago as it did help when every thing was local per say and that was probably like back in the 1950,s 1960,s and before that, But yea i know a hogger in the 70,s yea he was a mason too and he was involved in a 3 train de-railment and there was many injuries and a fatal involved in that one, Ie a rear ender eat em up that involved 3 traines, the blame was placed on the entire head end crew and he was a mason, he still got fired as that ring did not mean anything when they had the rr investagtion, they flat out fired him and he had 30 yrs service when that occured in the 1970,s, you sound like a very intresting type of rr person and i would like to chat with you about rr things, so if ya want too here is my e-mail add edward1202002@yahoo.com hope to hear from you as i think there is a lot rr talk we can talk about, and yes that wreck i told ya about, its on a icc report too that you can see on the net.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 29 April 2011 Kyle I remember a co-worker back in the late '80s early '90s for a short period became a RFE in Baltimore. He was the only one who wasn't a Mason. Because of it every investigation was his responsibility. Belonging to the Masons meant something back then because one Mason couldn't cause harm to another. He gave it up after a few years came back running an engine to much stress and that was back when it was a decent place to work. Today being a Mason doesn't hold any weight seeing discipline isn't doled out by local management anymore.

Name: KYLE E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 29 April 2011 To rrj, yea i guess you get bad apples no matter what yard you work at, Ya know when i first hired on we had some conductors who thought the rr could not operate without them,LOL ya they really had that way of thinking and man did they ever suck ass to the TM,S RFE,S & DI,s and they would brag about it too, I do respect my officers but i will not suck up to them like those guys did, I also know of a lot of hoggers & trainmen who belong to the masons as they think that will help them if they get into any trouble as many officals are also masons and me and you know it don,t work that way, get into trouble and yer going to pay the price and i seen it happen many times, Not saying the masons are a bad thing, its really a good thing but i don,t like to see peeps join it just cuz they think they will get a favor on the rr when they get into trouble, Got the laugh in a way cuz our asst super was jewish & one of the most down to earth guys you would ever want to meet, Not any like that around today, he spent 30 yrs on the same div for his entire job, that should tell you something as most of them are fly by nights and only last 1 yr at any givin terminal, WE miss ya Mr max soloman.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 27 April 2011 Kyle There are always a few like that at every terminal. We had an 3rd trick industry job that made 14+ hours every night. They never got the work completed. I remember working the road having to cross over from #2 to #1 mainline thru a 10mph crossover on a heavy coal train on a heavy grade because they were blocking the main sleeping instead of working an industry. That conductor had the terminal manager hoodwinked he had him convinced he was the only who could do the job. In 2008 when I gave up the road moved into the yard working 2nd trick we had to finish up their work then switch out their train. It didn't matter they still hogged every night. Those two did this for years heck they were making over $100,000 on a yard job.

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: kyle to rrj E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 26 April 2011 Of course i never work fast when i know i am going to be there for 12+ on a yard or a night local job, Its the guys who are on the mile run jobs who irk me by running slow, as running slow on those jobs don,t get you any ot, you get payed by the miles run, so why would anyone in their right mind want to be on company property any longer than they have too, I sure don,t. This reminds me of a cond& hogger when i was a new-bee, 2 jack offs, when the this 2nd trick yard job started the YM said it was gonna be a long day as 1 mail train was running real late and we had to spot those cars do or die,, We could have did all the other work in about 4 hrs and then just wait in the shanty for that last mail train to show up, but noooooo those 2 morons dragged that 4 hrs to 11 hrs moving like 2 snails for some odd reason, guess they liked being in the 6 ft all night, And what topped it off i was deadheaded to that yard so my time on duty expired 1 hr before the reg crew, so this mail train shows up with me only having 15 mins to go before i outlawed and by damm this cond & hooger both say, now we move into high gear & work fast to get that mail spotted, I was like ???? Well it was time i had to make a head call, and those 2 worked without me to get those cars spotted which was not legal as a recrew should have been called,, I later found out those 2 always worked like that no matter what type of job they were on, Yea talk about 2 assholes yup we had em, think both of them are now re-tired, thank god and i am sure every DI & YM knew about them on the type of shit they pulled, I also found out that most of the other T&E did not like working with either of the 2, ha ha frick & frat.

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: Robofuq E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 23 April 2011 I've worked with newer engineers that are cautious; don't have a problem with it at all. Getting there a few minutes later beats the hell out of a cab ride home, unemployed.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 22 April 2011 Track speed. I see the same thing today as I saw many years ago. Conductors work with a variety of Engineers, and that goes both ways. However the speed is controlled by one person. Many engineers run slow for a lifetime, because that is what they always do. If and this will( never happen) If grandma got a trip with a young skilled Engineer they could learn a lot. Where are the RFE,s this is their job.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 21 April 2011 The only thing a TD cares about is don't screw him on an Amtrak meet. I've had TD's take a chance even I thought it was cutting it close. Once I reassured him the train had good power he lined it up. Everything else didn't matter except for a few trains on the system like the Juice train a few minutes delay didn't hurt anything. I do agree if one makes themselves known as a slacker they could sit in sidings on a regular basis. I always ran accordingly if I knew there was a meet made sure to do my best to clear up. That's makes a good engineer. Wether one likes CSX or not doesn't matter its working together with your co-workers to get the job done. If you don't like management it doesn't matter just know within yourself you're smarter than they are and superior in railroad knowledge. You'll start seeing things in a comical sense instead of all the frustration that excist. One of the negatives in yesterdays earnings conferance call was train dweel time that's a reflection on management. I'm sure their getting their arses reamed out this morning.

Name: slack action E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years Posted: 17 April 2011 Just a little hint to engrs: Disprs meet trains on engrs doing line speed. If you do not do line speed, do not complain about a bad train meet...A dispr looks at who the engr is and what train they are on. They know what engrs have screwed them in the passed and run that train accordingly. You might think you are screwing the dispr by not running your train at max authorized speed but you are really just screwing yourself... A dispr can screw you more than you think, a whole lot more than you think you can screw a dispr..Just some food for thought..

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 16 April 2011 KYLE You mean to tell me you wouldn't slow down if you were already on OT? I can't think of anyone who would be running for the quit if they already spent over 8 hours on duty. New engineers they'll hopefully get the feel of running a train over time. We had few oldheads who never ran the max speed. One in particular always ran 35mph when the max was 50mph. I was meeting him a few years ago I just pulled the empties out of a power plant he was heading down with the loads. I heard him on the radio getting close I hauled arse to get in the clear on the east end of the side track streach braking it was perfect he would of never had to touch the throttle. I dragged my train to the west end this siding was nearly 12,500 feet still no sign of him I stopped the train. Turns out he heard me on the radio got his train down to a crawl at 5-6mph to make sure he had a clear signal at the west end when he had almost two miles of track even if he had hit an approach plus it was only 90 cars in his train. After that when I heard him on the radio his arse was waiting on me.

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: KYLE E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 13 April 2011 Lot of new bee hoggers run slower than the posted limit is cuz they are scared, And on the other hand i know many old head hoggers who run slow esp on the local night crawlers just to make a few min more ot and they tie the rr up doing that too, So just don,t blame it on the new hoggers as some of the old heads do the same thing.

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: 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: 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: 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: E-mail: Employed as: Engine repair, for Less than 1 year Posted: 05 April 2011 It must have took you every bit of two weeks 2 be qualified for that job. And you cant argue that, because CSX is good at not giving personel proper time to train. I know this first hand.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 05 April 2011 To Engine Repair. I can tell you a secret, you asked why anyone would work for CSX? Last sunday as I sat on my bike at Crofton, Ky --The strongest piece of equipment, with the most tonnage, was struggling to supply America with it's needs. The crew was targeted, and dedicated to the task, amazing how focused the train crews are. Big power, Big Tonnage, Big Resp. and they do it over and over. Why, because they are very proud of the skill that it takes to do it. Conductors and Engineers are a dime a dozen, until ya need one to run Heavy Freight. Now the field has changed. Bottom line the RR life is a PRIDE Thing-- Money thing--to support the Family.

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: 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: 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: 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: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 08 March 2011 Middleton can suck it!

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: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 28 January 2011 Former railroad engineer sues UP for more than $150K in rollover crash 10/21/2010 8:12 AM By Andrea Dearden A former railroad engineer blames Union Pacific and a transportation company for a rollover crash he says left him permanently injured. Scott D. Nation filed the lawsuit against Professional Transportation Inc., Nolan B. Hawkins Jr. and Union Pacific Railroad Company Sept. 30 in St. Clair County Circuit Court. Nation says the three defendants are responsible for an alleged crash that happened in October 2008 on Highway 100 in Osage County, Missouri while Nation was working as an engineer. Nation says Hawkins was working for Professional Transportation Inc. and was responsible for driving Nation from one work site to another. According to the complaint, Hawkins was on Highway 100 near the intersection of County Road 219 when he missed a curve, drove off the road and rolled the vehicle down and embankment. Nation says he suffered severe and permanent injuries in the crash and, as a result, has been unable to work or participate in the activities he enjoyed before the incident. Nation contends the defendants are liable for damages because Hawkins negligently failed to drive at a proper speed, failed to slow down to avoid leaving the road and failed to keep a proper lookout. Nation is asking to be awarded more than $50,000 in damages from each defendant for physical pain, mental anguish, medical expenses and court costs. William P. Gavin of the Gavin Law Firm in Belleville is representing Nation. St. Clair County Circuit Court Case No. 10-L-513

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: 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: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 21 January 2011 As I was sleeping a few night's ago. Got to thinking (Well kinda) This is kinda for CSX not the regular folks. Nice heavy corridor for truck traffic (10-12 hours)driving time. Route that matches the RR traffic flow. Same as auto train, park em and haul them. Drivers sleep, take the truck off the road, make money and every one wins. This would take a lot of work. I know this may confuse some, what I am really saying is put a semi on the rail. In my simple mind this is really TOFC, stack, Rolled to the next level, with a crew car, for the drivers.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 20 January 2011 “White Snow” vs. “Black Ice” Jury rejects CSXT's slick version of the facts and awards an injured Engineer $3.98 Million. (Ten times what the railroad offered to settle this case before it went to trial.) James L. Fairna, Attorney Hoey & Farina, P.C. 1-888-425-1212 info@hoeyfarina.com James L. Farina of Hoey & Farina, P.C. reported that his associate, George Brugess, obtained a $3,979,686 verdict in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis, Indiana on behalf of Kevin Roberts, a former engineer, and against CSX Transportation, Inc. (“CSXT”). The jury trial under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”) began on August 24, 2010 and concluded with the verdict on August 27, 2010. On December 6, 2006, Mr. Roberts was called for a train to operate between Avon Yard, in Avon, Indiana and Cincinnati, Ohio. The crew’s time expired while en-route. The CSXT then sent a van to the train to transport the crew back to Avon Yard. As the van approached Avon Yard at approximately 5:30 a.m. on December 7, 2006, a CSXT machinist in a CSXT owned heavy work truck lost control of his truck and crashed head-on into the van. According to Mr. Roberts’ testimony, as corroborated by Officer Nathan Challis of the Marion County Sheriff’s Department who investigated the accident, the weather was treacherous. It was snowing and the roads were covered with ice and blowing snow. The CSXT heavy work truck driver admitted to Officer Challis at the scene that there were adverse driving conditions and he failed to engage the four-wheel drive on his truck. He also admitted that he lost control, crossed the center line and collided head-on with the van. Mr. Roberts was taken by ambulance to the emergency room because of his serious injuries. Both vehicles had substantial damage and were towed. The driver of the CSXT heavy work truck was brought back to the yard and interrogated by CSXT management officials about the accident. The driver explained what happened and that one passenger in the van, Mr. Roberts, was seriously injured and taken to the hospital. After this discussion, CSXT management made the driver complete a second accident report for CSXT. At trial CSXT offered the driver’s second statement into evidence. The driver testified at trial that the weather was clear, the roads were dry and the accident was caused by an unexpected patch of black ice. Further, after the heavy truck skidded on the black ice, it sideswiped the van. At trial, the jury was asked to decide whether the “white snow” version of the accident as reported by the Marion County Sheriff’s Department investigating officer and Kevin Roberts was correct or whether the “black ice” version of the accident from CSXT was the truth of the matter. CSXT argued at trial that it could not be held responsible for an accident caused by unforeseen “black ice.” Mr. Roberts’ injuries and medical treatment included surgical repair to his knee and multiple cartilage injections, surgery on his elbow, fractures of his shoulder that went undiagnosed and eventually required surgery, and serious injury to his cervical spine requiring steroid injections and a referral for spinal surgery. The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board eventually determined that Kevin Roberts is permanently disabled due to the injuries from this accident. After deliberating for two hours, the jury rejected CSXT’s arguments and awarded Mr. Roberts $3,979,686 in damages. The last pre-trial settlement offer from CSXT was only $400,000. Congratulations to Mr. Roberts and George Brugess for bringing this matter to justice. Does anyone know who was operating the van that Mr. Roberts was riding in when this accident happened? If you guessed “Professional Transportation Incorporated” then you are absolutely correct. How many more personal injury lawsuits will CSXT have to face before they learn their lessons about PTI? Are CSXT company officials that clueless and stubborn or both? Makes you wonder doesn’t it?

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 20 January 2011 I don't think florence is a bad place. If you are going to get hired there. Just ask someone here that works down there,and im sure they will butt in. This site is full of them I guess and a lot of jackasses. Don't mind them

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for Less than 1 year Posted: 18 January 2011 Oh, BTW. They also are getting remedial reading classes. By the end of this year, they should be smart enough NOT to post their woeful stories in every section of this site. I guess those that do that didn't get enough attention when they were children.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for Less than 1 year Posted: 18 January 2011 It's a terrible place to work but starting this year, they've all been given punctuation marks to work with. Now, when they write to complain, you can actually understand what they're bitching about.

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: 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: 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: 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: onetwo E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 31 December 2010 thank you Lloyd

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: 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: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 28 December 2010 To RRJ, Nice post on 12/24/2010. I only have a comment or two. BLF&E was--- Brotherhood of locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (SIC). Firemen returned around 1967-1968 but not on the L&N except in full crew States. As an example the L&N kept all Firemen after the Arb award 282 in the state of Indiana, and released all of those in KY and TN. The BLE stepped in with the apprentice Engineer Program, and recruited the students from the Brakeman ranks. All of the first Apprentice Engineers on the L&N were had picked by the BLE and the company. They were guaranteed a job for life. Nice post RRJ I learned something from your post.

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 [ɪmˈpləʊd] 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: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 24 December 2010 cond 20-30 The only brakemen position that was ever in jeoprady was the flagmen with the elimination of the caboose. The UTU never had to sell off the brakemen on the locomotive in 1993 or the firemen in 1985. The original loss of the locomotive firemen in the early '60s was done by the railroads thru goverment intervention. When the locomotive firemen was brought back in the late '60s the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Engineers, Order of Railway Conductors & Brakemen, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, and Switchmen Union of North America merged in 1969 to form the UTU. The UTU never had to sell off the head brakemen. When CSX was formed and the merger started to take place the SCL side had full train crews while the Chessie System side (C&O, B&O, WM ect..) had already eliminated all brakemen positions. There wasn't any ruling thru goverment intervention to eliminate those positions. Did the UTU cut a good deal? Yes, for a select few to benefit but not for future generations. It was greed by the members they voted it in to eliminate the craft with 30 shares of CSX stock each year, $20,000 or $45,000 signing bonuses if an individual sold their productivy bonus to go with the retirement accounts of $6500 a year. You stated it correctly when you retire you'll have over a quarter of a million.

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: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 23 December 2010 The loss of the fireman, the 1st brakeman and the 2nd brakeman were all done either by goverment decree or the threat if one. The UTU didn't stick it's head in the sand and ignore it , they got the best deal they could, I will retire with $250,000 from stock and prouductivity bonuses from the last 25 years.

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: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 23 December 2010 Further clarification: those of us who were firemen and are still on the rosters will never work again as a firemen. Unlike the brakemen slot lost in 1985 we didn't get a dime for the UTU sell out. A loop hole the UTU agreed to keep the firemen seniority roster but eliminate the position on the locomotive. Figured I'd throw that in before any rebuttals.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 23 December 2010 That was way before any of our times when railroads went from steam to diesel electric. It lasted a few years then the firemen were brought back. With the UTU the firemen was eliminated again in 1985. I know, I worked as a firemen my name is still on the firemen seniority roster. The UTU let all engineers that didn't have trainmen seniority establish one in 1985. That's what we call "tit for tat" or "the pot calling the kettle black". What's your point? In fact we can add the firemen to another job the UTU sold out. Thank's! I knew I was forgetting one. Keep going the list is getting bigger.

Name: kyle E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 23 December 2010 Why all the bitching about the UTU, do not forget the BLE started all of this when they sold out the firemans jobs years ago.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 23 December 2010 Cond 30+ Right if you say so. Then mabey the BLET should help the railroads get rid of the road conductor. What good are they? Utility positions can cover any issue hand brakes, switches, pick ups/set offs, knuckles, ect...they can ride up next to the train in a company issued vehicle. It's your mentality that has led to these reductions. Everything from selling off the two brakemen for lump sums plus shares of stock, productivity checks or the $6500 retirement accounts every year to the engineer in the yard for 40 lousy extra minutes in pay. The Scope protects the engineer it's no different than the UTU RCO yard agreement one union can't step on another unions agreements. BLET already won that case. Besides why should you care you're protected under the crew consist. CSX can't wait till all those protected are gone. Then the unions will have there work cut out for them to save jobs. You're the reason the unions are still fighting each other. If you have 30+ years it doesn't affect you it's those hired out after 1994 that are vulnerable. Keep shouting the mantra "screwUTU" that's what their good at.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years Posted: 22 December 2010 Engineer 30+ you are wrong as most engineers are most of the time. The BLE scope agreement is unenforceble. The UTU has the rights to all RCO , had them before this agreement, still has them. The UTU wanted the BLE in the bargining for RCO but the BLE put their heads in the sand and ignored the future. Yard RCO is 95% switchman and 5% making the little engine go back and forth.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 22 December 2010 It's never been between the two people in the locomotive cab. When I was working and posting then I had the same frustrations. My main point was till the unions get off their duffs people needed to do what CSX wants it's still the same. The only persons getting frustrated is the conductor and engineer. Everyone from the LC, GC on up has the same excuse "they can do that". It's not necessarily the LC's fault they get their info from the GC. Problem with the LC's on CSX they get burned out after 2 terms in office if one doesn't that would give me cause for concern as to where are their allegences.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 21 December 2010 The two folks in the cab are not fighting. It is the Unions that are fighting. Blame each other, fingers going both way's. keep this BS up and run by yourself with the street right behind your number on the roster. CSX will send a Cub Engineer with you, weld them to you at the hip,and make you train them. Time to get together and save the Conductor, and let them sleep it is better than nothing. I have seen times that I wanted to help them sleep, simply to get a little Peace. RRJ your post are getting better since ya left, rest must be a good thing in your life.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 21 December 2010 LE 1-10 It was shocking when the RCO's went to one man starting in 2008. Apparently the UTU didn't cross the "t" and dot the "i" on their agreement with CSX on it's implementation. The UTU was in a big hurry to get it done before the BLE could also get an agreement. This fighting between the two unions has done more damage then anything else. It's the members who suffered not those at HQ. Then the UTU brought lawsuits because the BLET secured the Scope Agreement to protect engineers in road service. Another screw up the UTU did limiting their remote agreement to strictly yard service. On that one I'm thankful they were stupid and greedy. Engineers were crying for blood wanting to give up road conductors for engineer only trains. A lot of us oldheads had to calm people down reminding them that they have trainmen seniority. In slack times they could get cut back and take away those jobs being held under UTU agreements. Another UTU screw up when BLET members could cost their members work. They definitely didn't think of all the negative consequences.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years Posted: 20 December 2010 RRJ, Nine years ago I watched the UTU promote the RCO like it was a great accomplishment having control & selling out the engineer. Since then the carrier has screwed them over by implementing 1 man remote crews & by trying to eliminate the conductor all together. It doesn't pay to side with the carrier!!!! They don't care about you!

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: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 20 December 2010 Now is as good a time as any to strike. Enough of this economy bullschidt as an excuse. If CSX wants to maintain the path there on they need to change their ways. I hope Pierce does good for ya'll. It's been over 20 years since we had real leadership in the BLE(T). I could care less about the UTU they've sold everyone out the past 25 years. They need to put aside their differences with the BLET and work together. One union alone would be difficult both working together would be a power force.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years Posted: 19 December 2010 RRJ, I have to agree with you when it comes to Pierce. After meeting the guy and hearing him talk, he speaks straight from the heart with no speech or BS like the former Presidents. He told us straight out that we are working for a bunch of Azzholes at CSX. He also brought up the possibilities of striking when all else fails. I can say this much, I trust his words more than anybody else who has held the position. The real test will be his actions. It will be an uphill battle from here!

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 15 December 2010 Goob The BLE(T) is having the first national elections in it's 147 year history where the members will vote in the leadership. Dennis Pierce who is acting president after Paul Sorrow retired is most likely going to win. Pierce I do believe will bring the BLE(T) back to what it once was years ago. No more compromise taking it to the limits meaning he's not afraid of the PEB and striking when allowed under the RLA. The past two decades those morons running the unions were cowards. You are right in one regard members are paying dues for nothing if the unions fail to act upon the excessive harrassment, violations of contractual agreements ect.... Pierce knows this new generation has no confidence in their representatives. The oldheads lost confidence along time ago by watching the unions weaken. Your non-union retoric doesn't matter the railroads are closed shops. Something the old regime for the BLE(T) managed to get in a few years ago.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 14 December 2010 Hopefully the RR unions will at some time in the future, decide to partner with the employer. I know that is hard but it could be a good thing for both sides. RR unions are really bad at taking fund's from the members and wasting them, taking them, or covering the money for later distribution to themselves. RR use the union's as puppets to do as they please. The Union never win's, ever wonder why? Same thing the Union always says about the Company GREED. The Unions have so many dis honest folks, the RR have a hard time paying them enough, to keep them quiet. Really Bad situation for the members and the stock holders, The smart ones will always win. Engineers and Conductors should Partner with the CSX and let the rest settle. It would be a stellar agreement/ Contract that would shock the industry. Highest paid train crews in the US would be CSX.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 14 December 2010 GO non-union see what happens. Your paycheck will shrink, benefits will be cut off, termination on the spot no investigation no appeals ect.... if you think it's bad now it'll be worse. Quit crying and do something. You are the union they work for you. If you allow them to get way with BS that's your fault.

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: T E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years Posted: 07 December 2010 You may just be onto something, however i doubt it will be the engineers first.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 07 December 2010 Warning, Warning. The very first Trade to go Non Union on the RR, will write History. I hope that the Engineers as the leader's do this. Drop all of the union stuff and join the CSX, as Managers with a defined retirement plan as well as RR Retirement. The skill level of Conductor's and Engineers is worth more than, union dues provide. Stop fighting the pay check.

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: 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: .... 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 Less than 1 year Posted: 03 December 2010 whats a local chairman

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 02 December 2010 Hey Where: I believe I would ask my Local Chairman if you know who that is!

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: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 02 December 2010 Kyle, If for some reason you feel that CSX or any RR has too many TM's or RFE's re think that process. Tell me when any RR has over hired? They never do, or try like hell not to. Employees are Expensive! RFE's from Engineers makes sense, TM's from Yard Foreman/Conductor also makes sense. Conductors from the street is simply stupid, the same as a TM's, from school. These are titles, at pay rates that are comparable to other industries, nothing wrong with the pay, just stupid on the part of CSX for expecting something that is out of reach. All new employees are looking for something GOOD, and they are fully capable of making decisions that they feel are correct. At times they screw up, same as US. If you want an example of a real screw up, just take a look at the biggest mouth piece, most liked, most powerful, person at your location that is your Union rep, most likely a LC. These boys work the system for themselves. New Tm can not do near the damage,they are too bussy working 80 to 90 hours a week.

Name: KYLE E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 29 November 2010 Tm,s & Rfe,s are at the bottom of the totem pole in managment and are always trying to impress the big boys at div headquarters, Its always been that way & i can,t even count how many tm,s & rfe,s i have seen come & go over the past 20+ yrs as they are a dime a dozen, What i could never figure is why they need so many of them, I mean like who needs a tm at a lil 8 track yard out in the sticks but they do it, I guess to keep the men in line, HA ha what a joke,Guess they think we are all out to break rules & get over on the company with our flase penalty claims, The rr would run 100% better with out tms & rfe,s,, Not saying all tm,s & rfe,s are assholes, met a few good ones but the assholes out number the goods ones 99 to 1.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 27 November 2010 the sad thing is we have the power to screw over the carriers, yet we act like sheep,next week is bring a ball bat to work week, after a train master gets poped a few times they will leave us alone.....train master thats a joke....most train masters are clueless when it comes to what there job is........most are nothing more then ego maniacs,who take pleasure in being assholes.....

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: KYLE E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 22 November 2010 What i found out about the rr, Is do not trust anyone as there are many back stabbers on the rr who are out for personal gains both in managment & the peeps you work with,Guess this is a thing that comes with working for any big industry, Ya got to look out for yourself.

Name: Paul L. E-mail: penncentral@earthlink.net Employed as: Car repair, for 30+ years Posted: 21 November 2010 WOW...it's been like almost four years since the last time I took a peek at this site....amazed it's still up and running and hard to believe how little things have changed. CSX still sucks....?!?....OMG that's just way TOOoooo funny (((lol))) Hey, I can't say I don't miss the job (well maybe I wouldn't say that if I were still there?!?) or some of the guys in Selkirk. But from most of the posts I've read, CSX still insists on treating its employees like trash. I will always think back fondly of my days working for CONRAIL (or even my first couple years with the Penn Central for that matter). Now THAT was the way to run a railroad!!!

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: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 19 November 2010 As a matter of curiosity, when I posted the link to YouTube on 11/14 there had been 629,350 hits on that video. As of 0935 on 11/18 there have been 632,590 hits or 3,240 additional hits. It's not unreasonable to assume that 95% of those hits were driven by this site. Anyone that says this site is only read by a few malcontents is mistaken. Despite what they say, this site is monitored by more people than the CSX would like to admit. I'm sure there are many CSX employees that read but don't post. They should reconsider and start posting their experiences or complaints. Until they do, CSX will continue to poo-paw this site as a sounding board for just a few miscreants.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 18 November 2010 I work for the NS, many of us who work the roads suffer from lack of sleep, we are told it goes with the job and that " the way it is " God forbid that we take a nap at a stop signal,thats a automatic 30 days off.the railroads were built on threats,extortion and physical abuse, why should they change now? to them we are just a body. its better for the company if we die instead of suffering a injury, if we die it does not do against there precious Harriman award. There is no such thing as a sleep cycle when your on a extra board or on the road. with the new fra rule for the 10 hour sleep, it works well on paper but what we need is hours of work, meaning that after 10 hours get us on a train or get us home. how many times are we left in some hotel room for 25 plus hours only to be called? sure now that its time to sleep its time to go to work.... or when you get to your 5th start you are ether left in the hotel for that extra minute so you loose your 48 hours rest, many of us will work over 20 days straight, yet when we go to mark off we are hassled....safety first

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: 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: 15 November 2010 Hey Goober: Sorry it's taken me so long to respond...a little calamine will help that road rash! Thanks for the history lesson...sounds like things have changed. Seems the carriers feel they can teach railroading rather than letting the employees learn the craft. We had an engineer here, he's long gone now, that would do the same thing. He would get out of the yard and say it's time you learn to run. I can only imagine how intimidating that would be to a newly marked up Conductor. I think he hired in as a Fireman also. I know in my case it took several years before I completely understood what was being done and why it was being done that way. Literally, it was like being in a dark room and a light coming on. One thing that did bother me was the practice of sending ground service personnel, with two, maybe three years experience to engineer school. Hell, most of them either couldn't switch or had spent their entire career in yard service. They're passed and marked up as engineers only to be cut back to ground service for four or five years. I can't tell you how many trips I made with called up engineers that I continually had to remind them of the rules! Perhaps you might elaborate on how the trainmasters and unions operated back then vis-a-vis how they operate today. Your Grandfather ran on the "City of New Orleans" down the IC line. I bet he had some stories! Here's on for him: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJMVj04lfyo

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: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 09 November 2010 NO MO, I came at age 18 to the RR from a RR family. Both sides were long time employees in the shops and on the transportation side. My Grandfather was an Engineer on the City Of New Orleans, and transitioned from steam to diesel, on the City. He was my second Grandfather on my Dad's side, as Grandma liked RR's. First Gran dad passed and he worked in the shop. I was hired from a pool of applicants, many were starving (OLDER) and I felt sorry for them, almost refused the job as I felt at my age it was not my time to take food from their families. Called my Dad and was advised to take the job, I still feel for several of them. After the physical, from a Quack. He took my temp, checked my eye sight(read the chart) thumped a joint or two, and I was on my way.( sorry this should be above the paragraph above) Got a letter from the RR to show up at the roundhouse and meet the master mech at 6am. In January of 1963 the day is long gone sorry. MM advised me that as a fireman my employment was not assured, the RR was trying to do away with the craft. Heck I was not listening, just wanted to go to work, after working in a Grocery for .30 cents per hour I was ready for anything. Cubbing was a pleasure. I wanted to get on the ground and do something Caught a bunch for that. I was told sit there and learn. I did, worked yard job's through freight,locals, and was put into the fireman's Xtra board. Not a clue, no training. I really loved being in engine service, Every engineer would give me a shot at running, some would even help me learn. I learned how they did that. It was something like this, Hey take a hold of this for a while (UP HILL) grinding, they would step back and see how well the crossings were handled, and the bell, and sanders, and most important was at the top. Speed going up and me doing nothing. They would step in and say thanks, Good job, better let me take it for awhile. Big part was at the destination, if a Fireman changed ends and did it well, they got to run back to the service area. So much for now, Let me know if you can stand anymore. HA HA

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 07 November 2010 Hey Goober: '63 was lifetime ago, in fact, when you left the L&N in '70, 90% of the men and women working today weren't born. I bet some of their parents weren't born. You might start with what it was like to work for the L&N in those days...how the management thought and acted what their priorities were? What the rules were and safety aspects? Harassment and intimidation, etc.? If that's not enough feel free to discuss the new technologies introduced during your tenure and the affects it had on crew size, safety and production? Had the radio been introduced prior to your departure? How big was the rule book? I understand that a lot has changed between 1970 and now, but your experiences will set a starting point for these young guys to compare today's CSX to. Hopefully some of the old heads can jump in and fill the gaps between '70 and today. This may take a while so take your time...when we finish this we can discuss our favorite subject, the unions!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 06 November 2010 NO MO, I would be happy to discuss not only the Union but the rules and common practice of train crews during the period 1963-1970. I was a Firemen from Jan 1963 (age 18) until arb 282 in the spring of 1964. Then rehired in June 1964 as a Brakeman, promoted to Conductor in 1969. Left the RR in march 1970 (age 25) My last week on the RR was as Conductor on a 6 night a week local, 125 miles from home with a 4 person crew. Member BLF&E--BRT--UTU

Name: KYLE E-mail: Employed as: Engine repair, for 20-30 years Posted: 06 November 2010 To the person who said 20+ yrs makes you a old head,,Dam i wish that was true as i have 21 yrs on the roster on my div and i can not even hold a lousey 3rd trick yard job oh yea for about a week then i get bumped and have to go back on the extra board, I would think with 20 yrs that i could at least hold a 3rd trick shitty yard job, Guess i will have to wait until i am 65 to even dream about holding a 1st trick yard job as this extra list thing ,,Its just getting to me and yes i knew when i hired it would be a extra list deal but with over 20 yrs its getting to suck and i guess its going to suck even more in the future from what i can see.

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: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 02 November 2010 Hey Goob: I personally think your post is the most erudite one you ever made. If I recall correctly, you hired in at 18 and left the L&N in '64. You were there when all this started. Perhaps you might care to share some of the history you witnessed first hand. Back in those days every craft had a union, unlike today where there are only two left to represent the operating crafts (today there are only two crafts left). Even the non operating crafts had several unions representing them. I understand that you have no love lost for any union, however you hired in at perhaps the pinnacle of the union's power. Perhaps you might be able to put your bias aside and contrast the difference between the unions in '64 and today. You and I both know the only thing between the RR workers and a good corn holing is the unions...which if I still worked for CSX would cause me to sit down every chance I got. Sit back with a beverage and think about it...put your thoughts in order and share some of your wisdom in a way your Grandchildren could understand! I look forward to your next post.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 02 November 2010 I see post after post of who sold out who, fingers going north and south. The real story is not the old heads, nor the newer employees selling out anyone, they simply sent in the dues and were puppets. People working everyday on call and believing in a union that would do the right thing. That trust was the downfall of every employee, and continues to drain those that work for a union living. Train crew reduction started with the BLE raiding the BLF&E. Yep Not one (1) engineer would agree to move with out a Fireman on board, if they had a say. However they did not have a say. They were told to leave with out the Fireman for compensation, and they did. The BLE said go and case closed. I was there-- ran as a Fireman and without them for many years. Things changed in the cab when the Fireman left. The Brakeman and the Engineer became much closer. The Head Brakeman was the 3rd wheel, and that changed. So much for History/ over and out. PS RRJ BMW just turned 2k since 9/1/10

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: E-mail: Employed as: Engine repair, for Less than 1 year Posted: 01 November 2010 That is no lie stay away from the coal pier if you love your family, you could get hurt there very easily. It is unsafe and there are a lot of drug users at the pier. They do not care about themselves so they will not care about you

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year Posted: 31 October 2010 COAL PIER IS A SHIT HOLE. FIND A JOB SOMEWHERE ELSE.

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: 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: 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: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 26 October 2010 Hey RRJ: Have you seen the trailer for a movie called "Unstoppable"? Is that the film they wanted to make on the CSX system based on the one that got away up around Toledo, OH in May '01? I particularly like the scene showing the lead coming around the bend with all the wheels on the right side 4' in the air. CSX will be taking all their trainee TMs to see the show to see how many rules violations they can find!!!

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: slack action E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years Posted: 22 October 2010 Re Kyle: I agree, it is not the crews responsibly to notify the dispr that you are waiting in the sdg. It is his/her responsibility to know that a train is there. It is also not the responsibility of the dipsr to wake the crew up. A dispr is constantly looking at his/her model board from top to bottom always thinking about their next move. The odds of a train being put in a sdg and forgotten about is just about slim to none. The dispr is just not going to put a train in a sdg and then forget. Not to say that this has never appended. Their are too many people keeping up with trains besides the dispr like the YM, TM, STO, ACD, CD, GM. It does piss off a dispr after they bust their ass to get a train over the road and the yard holds them out for hours on end. I remember years ago when a dispr was force fed a local out of a yard when he told the TM, STO and CD that their was no where for the train to go...Well after the yard job dogged on the "OS" and thus causing 5 other trains to dog including a PIG and an Amtrak, they never questioned him again....Ah the good old days!!!!

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 21 October 2010 Hey Kyle: End of the shift...get close and the YM will find a way to keep you out. If your lucky he'll forget to tell his relief and you'll sit for a couple of more hours until something reminds him you're out there. Unless they changed the rule, you are suppose to announce the train ID and location every fifteen minutes on the line. I never called if I was sitting waiting to get into the yard...I always figured there were enough outbounds to inspect the Disp. and YM knew I was there!

Name: KYLE E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 21 October 2010 Yes i know there are reasons for holding out trains, But many times i do think the di,s do forget that they put you in that siding and hey its not up to us on the crew to remind the di,s every hour or so that we are still being held, Thats their job, they put us in there and it shows right on thier board were we are and its thier fault if they forget about that not the crew,,, I made i fast run one day 2 hrs to get the train from point a to point b and was held at the home sig until we had just 20 min before we lawed, then the sig came up and the gym gets on the radio and says give us a good move, pulled the train into the yard and all 10 inbound tracks were clear, I mean i was thinking like WTF, they did forget about us, they had too and then they want a good move because they made a mistake. I had another thing like that happen were a ym at a small yard called a block operator and said hold that train out of yard limits as we can not handle it right now, the reason for that was to not let us get into yard limits as we could have made some finaly terminal delay time, But what was funny about it as the asst div super was hearing all this at home on his rr radio at home at 2 am, man he got ticked and told the block operator to run us and that the ym better find a track to store the train, Man talk about how fast he found a track to yard our train, That ym just did not want to do the paper work on us on his trick, he sort of felt f it, let the 1st trick ym deal with that, ya know pass the buck thing, I must say that ym never did that again as i am sure the asst div super called him on the phone and layed it on him big time, But yes these things really do happen on the rr and for those who say they don,t, well i just told ya and its not a fairy tell, The co don,t make money with trains standing still and thats the bottom line.

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 CSX Blows Remember to divide that $38.00 per hour by the total time off duty. Now ya get the real number. As far as the Conductor calling and getting you a DH or a train that is just stupid.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for Less than 1 year Posted: 11 October 2010 Whos' ready to go to the redi center and be treated like an infantile idiot, be prepared to be scolded and abused. Better suggestion is if you haven't gone yet take the nearest bus and ride s far away as you can!

Name: CSX Blows E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years Posted: 10 October 2010 You're crying because you are being held away 6-10hrs. After your rest is up? Are you serious!?!? Held away pays me 38.00$ an hour. I for one am not bitching like I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth. Grow a pair and suck it up! If you were working with me and we were on held away and I find out you called someone to have us deadheaded or put on a train, it would be a very long night for you! I bet you're one of those people that calls the chief dispatcher too aren't you?

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years Posted: 10 October 2010 If you aren't an employee yet...............run like hell. This job will be the death of you.

Name: slack action E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years Posted: 10 October 2010 RE Kyle: I have also seen trains put in sidings because of problems that might 150 miles away..such as derailments, weather, Terminals clogged etc....

Name: slack action E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years Posted: 10 October 2010 Reason for trains in a sdg: Teminals refusing to take inbound trains and will hold you out, not the dispr fault. Trains being built too long for sdg, not the dispr fault. Industry work being done, track work being done, signal work, track inspections.. Waiting on outbound crews on run through trains for rest, taxi, etc you do not want to block a main line track, again not the dispr fault. Taxi are ordered but do not show up, again you are blaming the dispr.... The last thing a dispr wants to do is plug a sdg he can use.. You have to understand a dispr is dictated by the GM, ACD, CD, STO....He/she will be instructed to hold the train at a sdg and guess what they are not given a reason either. ... Try asking a dispr why you are there because trust me there is a reason for a train being in a sdg. A dispr will not just put a train in sdg for the hell of it... You have to think about the big picture. A dispr is figuring train meets hours in advance especially when Amtraks, Juice, Pigs/UPS are running on your territory. I suggest you try to get in and sit in with a dispr to learn your territory from the train dipsr perspective. You will gain a whole new respect for them...

Name: KYLE E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 10 October 2010 I know what 1-10 is talking about as i have layed in at away from home terminals as long as 40+ hours at times, Its the boredom that gets to you, And yes i think the peeps in the movement office should know the needs for so many crews at terminals, But hey they work 8 hr jobs and i really do believe at times they actually forget on how many crews they have on hand, Ie things get lost in the paper work and such for awaile until they find out a mistake has been made, Plus other things can happen, like derailments, power shortage, ect which does effect the ordering of trains to be run. The thing that really irks me is when they hold you in a siding for hours with no explanation, The di,s should at least out of common sence tell the crew why they are being held out at some cp point esp when its out in the booneys as it is most of the time, One time we were held for 5hrs in a siding with no explanation & not 1 other train came into the picture the entire time,then after 5 hrs the dwarf sig came up to run us up a 50 mile branch line which was a 10 mph branch line,So you guessed it, We dogged 5 miles before reaching the terminal, Then had to wait another 5 hrs until the yard shifter dragged us in, I mean wooo big money made, but such stupity on the part of both the di,s and the terminal TM who would not call a taxie to get us off the train which could have been done as there was a road right beside the track, Then they blame the crews for milking the job with the OT, Sometimes i really think those peeps in the di & movement office have their heads stuck were the sun don,t shine, wish i had money to throw away like they do,Its not good busniess practise to do things like that they do, Most other companys would go broke if they did the things rr managment does, But hey its the rr and we are very different from any other company indeed.....

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 22 September 2010 TROLLS, GEE WHIZ, THATS SO SMART OF YOU TO WRITE THAT HALF THE PEOPLE WHO POST HERE ARE TROLLS. IF THEY ARE "trolls" then you are obviously a JERK. YOU ARE PROBABLY A SNOT NOSED PIMPLE FACED PUNK WITH BLACKHEADS THE SIZE OF NICKLES AND GREEN TEETH. TROLLS MY ASS, YOU GOOF.

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: 13 September 2010 Hey Con. <1: You haven't been out there long enough to know the difference...whether you know it or not you will be furloughed shortly for 6 months, maybe more. Going to work for the RR is like a new piece of ass...after a while the new piece is just like the old piece, delightful but the same. Talk to us after Easter and let us know if you feel the same!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 13 September 2010 You know for all the people on here crying, please tell me where you can go and make more money than you are making with CSX??? I hear a lot of crying but guess what you have a job, making great money, great benefits and a pension when you retire... I worked in the real world where there was no union, no benefits and no pension and all you do is cry because you have to work for this... Give me a break and just go back to work...

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: slack action E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years Posted: 10 September 2010 I think they should just do away with crew mgt and the chief dispr all together, the hell with them being responsible for the crews . The answer is just turn the whole shibang over to T & E. Let them be responsible for calling crews and having crews rested for trains. That way it will completely do away with all claims because then they will have nobody else to point the finger at...it will be there own craft that is screwing themselves... Mr Ward I will tell you where to send the check for this hugh money saving idea!!!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 08 September 2010 Conductor 1-10 I agree the RR should call every crew on their rest or a little after if they want.Or heck ask the conductor when they want to be called, let the Engineer and Conductor work that one out. Screw the Customer, other crews, and the rest of the world to call conductor 1-10 when he feels like being called. And CSX makes Conductors out of these fools? This person would make a good VP Planning for the Union.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 05 September 2010 It's unbelievable how ridiculous company officials are in this company. They put you in the hotel for rest, which I have no problem with, and hold you there for 6-10 hours after you are rested. What is the point of taking rest in this case? The chief dispatcher should have the foresight to realize crews cannot possibly be rested if they are staying in the hotel for so long. Defeats the purpose of the new FRA law when this kind of behavior is allowed by our company officials. I generally keep my complaints to myself as they are trivial, but when is CSX gonna crack down on Chief dispatchers and trainmasters that constantly abuse their positions and employees.

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: E-mail: Employed as: CSX Customer, for N/A Posted: 28 August 2010 This is for the coal pier whistle blowers: Get in touch with the U.S. Coast Guard. Specifically, "The Captain of the Port" for the Baltimore C.G. Also get in touch with the Fifth Coast Guard District at Portsmouth Virginia.

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: 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: E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years Posted: 17 August 2010 CSX will never get the Harriman award as long as there is a coal pier operation in Baltimore and Toledo. Tell NS to bring up those two places and they can rest assured that Ns will always have posession of the Harriman award for safest railroad. Never mind any other safety issues in any other division or operation CSX has.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 1-10 years Posted: 14 August 2010 what i meant to say is he gets 10/14 vaca days, but ends up having to take more than that to get the few days before off to make sure he won't get called. Isn't there another way for them to do this?

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: E-mail: Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for Less than 1 year Posted: 12 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............

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: Employed in other capacity, for Less than 1 year Posted: 09 August 2010 MORE COAL PIER NEWS TO SHARE. AT THE END OF MAY ,8 NEW HIRES WERE SENT TO THE REDI CENTER OUTSIDE ATLANTA FOR ONE WEEK. GUESS WHAT? FOUR OF THE EIGHT HAVE QUIT !! THAT'S RIGHT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. THE CURTIS BAY COAL PIER GULAG HAS WON THE, "LET'S SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE QUIT CSX CONTEST." NOW MIND YOU, THESE ARE HIGHLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS, WHOSE BACKGROUNDS AND QUALIFICATIONS WERE THROUGHLY CHECKED OUT. NO DOPERS IN THIS GROUP. IT'S A REVOLVING DOOR ON STEROIDS. JACKSONVILLE MUST OBVIOUSLY APPROVE OF THIS, SINCE IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME. YOU SEE, WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS TAKE DRUGS WITH THE SENIORITY EMPLOYEES, SO THAT YOU CAN WORK 16, MAYBE 24 HOURS A DAY JUST LIKE THEM! IF YOU DON'T OR IF YOU PROTEST, A "TARGET" IS PUT ON YOUR BACK AND YOU'LL NEVER MAKE YOUR 90 DAY PROBATIONARY PERIOD. THE SUPERVISORS KNOW WHATS GOING ON THERE. THEY'RE IN ON IT. DON'T MAKE ANY NOISES ABOUT DRUG TESTING THE RATS AT THE COAL PIER, BECAUSE IF YOU DO, YOU'LL BE FIRED. THERE IS EVEN A GUY THERE, (HOURLY EMPLOYEE) WHO HAS A BED AND TV IN AN OLD BUILDING. HE IS MANAGEMENTS DARLING. HE LIVES AT WORK! HE CAN SLEEP WHILE YOU WORK. I WOULD ESTIMATE THAT AT LEAST 30 TO 50 MEN HAVE QUIT IN THE LAST YEAR. MORE TO COME.................

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: 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: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for Less than 1 year Posted: 04 August 2010 Is Matt Sanders fired yet for what he did?

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: 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: Dave E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 24 July 2010 RE: NoMo HA! NAAAW I'm not biting! Remember I mentioned the FRA deposing me? They took my posts and tried to discredit me. They can't confront me on issues so they try to discredit me. Didn't work. Think about it! Why would the FRA want to bring a trouble making idiot to Washington? Why would the USDOT Inspector General and the US Department of Justice be willing to have me lead in a Federal Investigation that resulted in CSX admitting to fraud againt the people and paying back 5.9 million. My share for being a Bounty Hunter was 1.18 million not a bad job as he calls a ^(()^%$# job. HA! It always make me laugh when these people claim that my motives are to cause trouble, make money off poor ole railroads. DAAAH! They stole millions and we nailed em. I didn't act alone but WITH the Federal Government. I wrote this for newcomers to this site.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 24 July 2010 To Signal Man, I call most of them Prima Donna's. You have them in a catch 13, they wiggle, and wiggle, spout crap. then tought the frigging Union? amazing. work hard nada, work long yadda. Tough life for most. Old heads spouting 7 miles ahead to maintain control is hogwash, hiding in the bushes is hogwash. Testing is real time, most experience banner testing very seldom. Just enough to keep the Prima Donna's on board. fireing folks is not on the menu, no company could survive with that type mentality. Bottom line... it is just simply very hard to hire a person in dirty worn out sneekers and make them look good in French Loafers. Heck they never polish them, they just duct tape them.

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: 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: JUST FUCKING WORKING E-mail: Employed as: Corporate office, for 30+ years Posted: 23 June 2010 for the working stiff suck ass condickter csx will fuck you up the ass for kissing ther ass you stupid sob.

Name: jdoo E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 18 June 2010 Hey red 240 days to qualify for vacation

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: kyle E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 27 May 2010 A TM can not fire anyone,All he can do is take a person OOS and hold a trial & same for a RFE, The trial transcritp is sent to the super or the GM & they are the ones who make the final outcome on what disipline action should be taken, But then all of them do sleep in the same bed most of the time, At least this is what my LC told me and don,t forget a TM or RFE are at the bottom of the mangement totem pole but as we all know many of them think they are gods on the rr, IE the suck asses.

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: 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: 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: 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: Danny Lash E-mail: Tobykieth@yahoo.com Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 09 May 2010 Baltimore terminal sucks ass!!!!

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: 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: 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: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 22 April 2010 Those bastards: http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=51578 Bar cars make working in Manhattan tolerable, that and a couple of belts at lunch!

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: hs brown E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 12 April 2010 You don,t have to go to wal-mart or micky dees to see how bad they underpay & treat thier workers, Just talk to a few who work for the rr shortline non-union scab companys.. They work them 12 hrs a day with no OT, no benifits, no union, Most of them are payed a wee bit more than the min wage & thier companys say they are being treated fair & honest and they can be fired in a whim of a sec with no representation period.. Not saying csx or ns is any better but its sure better than working for a shortline scab outfit anyday.. You can bet your life that if the class 1 roads could do what the shortlines do, They would do it in a instant.

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: E-mail: Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for 1-10 years Posted: 07 April 2010 Never argue with an idiot....people will not be able to tell the difference.

Name: Democrattic union E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 06 April 2010 WOWA there you right wing morons! Stop the union bashing and take a look at walmart, home depot and other non union compaines and there scab records. They like to hire illegal immigrants and teenagers ie no benifits and low pay. Scab companies have horrible safety records and even worse customer satisfaction records. Um, unions equal beifits, good pay, safe working conditions, job protection (unless the UAW idiots) That is why so many scab companies with the dumb ass hillbillies from Kentucky and texas are comapny up north to work as scabs. thats all they know. Down South Republicans dont like safety, good pay, benifits, dental, workers rights ect so they progressivley pursue competetive BS among there workers and get them hurt. Please you get hurt down south on the job for many non union compaines they call you a pussy while you are trying to find the four fingers you just lost. The they fire and replace you with another sucker. Hmmm mabey that is why there are so many un paid hospital bills and people angry at bars down there? Workign down South is like being back in the 1920s period. That is why the last president tried give a lot of money to the DOL to "bust out" unions and let crooked right wing companies take over. Lets see---- THEY CLOSE A FACTORY, LAY OFF THE UNION PEOPLE OR WORKERS, SEND THE FACTORY TO CHINA AND THEN OPEN A DISTIRBUTION CENTER BACK HERE THEN HIRE MEXICANS FOR CHEAP WITH NO BENIFITS AND SELL BACK THERE PRODUCTS TO US FOR A HUGE PROFIT? Ok, get it finaly everyone is loosing there job while certain lobbyist are playing mind games tryin to make unions look bad. The last admisstration said that the job market was good (busheconomics) um, what service industry ie burger joint and low pay with no benifits. This is why the republicans wanted to continue "free trade". This is why it is good to finaly be out from the control of those hillbilly republicans and there money lobbyist. UNION is the only way to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also our sons and daughters are finding they are growing up in a very bad time that has been encouraged by the right wing. Think about it, gangs, drugs, violence, vilolent video games and movies are rappant? Gee who likes this republicans do becuse it keeps the kids from wanting make something of themselves. Our kids either can join the military burger job or jail thanks to busheconomics period. The republican party eroded our constitutional rights all of us for 8 yrs! What a mess. Thank God for Democracts! We can get better as a nation and we can heal we just cannot afford another global republican greed machine.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 03 April 2010 This may explain it all: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36152262/ns/business-washington_post//

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years 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: Village Idiot E-mail: tjdsnci@gmail.com Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 10-20 years Posted: 01 April 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" this right here is the problem with most T&E employees today...the time of "Being your brothers keeper" is dead unfortuneatly to many individuals not enough group loyalty and brotherhood. Problem with Unions fellow "brothers" is everyone is out for themselves.....the company loves that....divide and conquer plays right into the companies hands....keep up the lack of solidarity there genius..........

Name: wasted my time with the unions E-mail: 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 E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 30 March 2010 Here's a load of "Political" rhetoric, union style. Let's point fingers at each other. Don't be surprised if they don't sue each other! 'Nuts!' to SMART Were there ever any doubt that the intent of the Sheet Metal Workers International Association was to accomplish a complete takeover of the UTU International, its general committees of adjustment, its state legislative boards and more than 500 locals, that doubt was extinguished March 25 by SMWIA General President Mike Sullivan. In letters to UTU International officers and rail carriers, Sullivan boldly and wrongly asserted he has control of the UTU -- that all collective bargaining is under his total control and that, under threat of legal action, all UTU member dues must be remitted to the SMWIA. Sullivan, contrary to facts and federal court action, alleges that the once intended merger of the UTU and the SMWIA to create the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation (SMART) Workers has been implemented and that he now is general president of SMART and in total control. In short, Sullivan is attempting a theft of the UTU from its members and elected officers. Said UTU International President Mike Futhey in response to Sullivan's letters (see links at bottom of this article), "Your letters put the lie to your previous assurances that UTU would control its own collective bargaining post-merger. Up until now, you have been a wolf in sheep's clothing regarding the issue. Now the sheep's clothing is off, and we know you are trying to arrogate [claim or seize] to yourself the collective bargaining representation of the UTU membership." As U.S. Army General Anthony McAuliffe responded to the Nazi commander who demanded an American surrender during the Battle of the Bulge -- "Nuts!" -- Futhey similarly responded to Sullivan's demand that Futhey surrender to Sullivan the keys to the UTU and its treasury. In his March 25 letters to Futhey, Assistant President Arty Martin, General Secretary and Treasurer Kim Thompson and National Legislative Director James Stem, Sullivan demanded that all UTU member dues be transmitted to the SMWIA. Sullivan further demanded that no UTU International vice president assume "authority to represent or act for or in the name of, or incur or assume any liability, obligation or expense in the name of the [UTU] or except upon the express direction of and only to the extent authorized by [Sullivan]." In separate letters to the National Carriers' Conference Committee (NCCC) and railroads bargaining under the NCCC umbrella, Sullivan asserted that he, and SMART, "now represents classes and crafts UTU is certified to represent under the Railway Labor Act, and that those carriers must send [to Sullivan, as SMART's general president, all] UTU dues withheld from wages pursuant to UTU dues check-off agreements." Responded Futhey: "As you know, there has never been a SMART Constitution published, and under Article II of the merger agreement, a SMART Constitution had to be approved by the UTU membership prior to the August 2007 UTU Convention. "UTU members did not approve a SMART Constitution because it never existed. And a failure to so approve means the merger documents 'shall be deemed terminated and of no force and effect' under the very terms of Article II. Other conditions precedent were not fulfilled as well. "Beyond that, you know that the termination of the [federal district court litigation in Akron, Ohio, and the Sixth Circuit court litigation in Cincinnati, have] nothing to do with enforcement of the merger because SMWIA has a suit pending in Washington, D.C. [before a federal district court there] to enforce the merger which is in the pleading stage, and which UTU will vigorously defend. "In fact, when UTU sought to transfer that case to [the federal district court in Akron], your lawyers took great pains to explain to the court that the SMWIA enforcement case had nothing to do with the Akron case. "Moreover, the rail carriers all know of their continuing obligations under the Railway Labor Act to observe the status quo with respect to UTU agreements and to 'treat with' UTU as the duly designated representative of crafts or classes on their properties, and I fully expect them to fulfill those obligations." Furthermore, Futhey told Sullivan, "You will be held liable for any damage caused to the UTU and its membership by your unconscionable conduct interfering with UTU's representation and dues collection, and I expect you will cease and desist from such conduct. "If you have sent letters to bus and transit companies or districts, I expect you to cease and desist from that activity as well. And you must cease and desist from your unauthorized use of the registered UTU logo." Click here to read Sullivan's letter to UTU International President Mike Futhey. Click here to read President Futhey's response to Sullivan. March 26, 2010

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 24 March 2010 Claytor, goofy, thats putting it mildly. Ask the guys on the Buffalo & PITSBURG RR and the Rochester and Southern RR, ask about J. Conser and the big pay checks these two fools got before Rail America woke up and got rid of them both..

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 24 March 2010 Preston Claytor was big goofy kid but he was likeable. I heard something about after Alaska didn't work out he went to a short line. He didn't have to work he could live on his trust fund. His ex-wife still lives in Virginia a nice house on the Chickahominy river.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 23 March 2010 Claytor then went the short lines route and fucked that up too. Looked like Wyatt Earp. Ended up with rail america. What a joke

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 23 March 2010 NoMo I guess one could consider it seasonal till you get enough seniority to hold a job year round. We had a TM in Richmond whose father was the CEO of the NS his last name was Claytor his uncle was president of Amtrak at one time. He left CSX and bought an excursion line in Alaska which was definitely seasonal.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 23 March 2010 Hey RRJ: I might have even considered going up there had there been more notice, You mentioned in your post the other day to Union that there is no seasonal work on the RR. That ad listed "seasonal" as length of employment. The CP has a Trans Canada passenger excursion that is also spectacular. One trip I would like to make is what they call the Inside passage, which leaves from Seattle or Vancouver and puts ashore at Seward. Now that you're retired, if you're not out busy chasing the girlies tonight, check out: http://www.wwoz.org/ between 8-11PM your time. If you enjoy music, you should love this!

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 23 March 2010 NoMo Not a heck of a lot of advanced notice for Alaska. I remember putting in for the Alaskan Railroad 25+ years ago also put in to work the railroad in Australia. We were adventurious back then. But those days came and went. I recently saw a History Channel show on the Alaskan Railroad where they use a Vietnam era 105mm cannon to create avalanches in high risk areas. The riskest job was a high railer who inspected the track for avalanche conditions. A cow catcher on the locomotive is called a moose catcher. There was some spectacular scenery.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 19 March 2010 This was posted yesterday (3/18) on the UTU web site: http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=51153 This is a UTU represented position...it opened on 2/24 and closes on 3/22. Had the poster taken time to read the announcement, they would've seen that prior to the closing date the applicant must submit a copy of their driving history for the last 3 years, which means they must get a certified copy from the state(s) they resided in. Now, I don't know about all states but in Alabama you write the DPS in Montgomery and send along a check for $5.00 and if you're lucky, you may get it back within 10 days. Even if they faxed it back to you, it would too late to meet the deadline. If that's not being asleep at the wheel, I don't know what is! The UTU working for you!

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 15 March 2010 Ahhh...life is so much less stressful down here!

Name: MadMan E-mail: 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. Related Content MORE: Send a Breaking News alert MORE: Report a typo MORE: Action News Desktop Alert MORE: SLIDESHOW: Viewer photos 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: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 09 March 2010 Name: RAD E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 05 March 2010 Yea about train di,s many times i would get a right away EMEGENCY call usualy in the early am hours for a recrew only to sit on that train for 12+ hrs never turning a wheel and getting another re-crew for us,Some of those di,s & movement directors must have had their heads up their arses then the rr blames the men for all that wastefull OT. 4 main tracks & they could not move a train 20 miles to me that is assinine but it sure payed off on our pay checks, What other company would pay people big bucks for doing nothing??? A lot of my non railroad friends did not believe me when i told them stuff like this and many would say i was making it all up just to get attention.... All i can say is i never dreamed there was a job like that untill i hired out on the rr.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Come on RAD-- (Many times) is really one time. It happens every day everywhere. Train called crew show's up moves and some one derails. Trucker show's up and the truck won't start. Wife opens the Freezer and it stops running. Phone rings, and goes dead Battery. Car starts, and run's out of gas. If you are really lucky they will dead head you both way's next trip.Bet they do not, but always possible because that is the way business run's Jeez get a life. Stuff Happens and no human alive can make sure it does not continue, so get off the callers they are not the problem, they are just the messengers.

Name: RAD E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 05 March 2010 Yea about train di,s many times i would get a right away EMEGENCY call usualy in the early am hours for a recrew only to sit on that train for 12+ hrs never turning a wheel and getting another re-crew for us,Some of those di,s & movement directors must have had their heads up their arses then the rr blames the men for all that wastefull OT. 4 main tracks & they could not move a train 20 miles to me that is assinine but it sure payed off on our pay checks, What other company would pay people big bucks for doing nothing??? A lot of my non railroad friends did not believe me when i told them stuff like this and many would say i was making it all up just to get attention.... All i can say is i never dreamed there was a job like that untill i hired out on the rr.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 03 March 2010 Conrail TD's. I remember them all to well leaving the C&O Walbridge Yard on a coal drag to the piers a 20 mile trip. First stop was in 6 miles the Conrail diamond. We would wait 3-4 hours to get across it just about every trip. Then like a blur a short arse train running 60mph would go past. We didn't have direct communications by radio like today and ringing them up on a call box was just a formality to appease the delay report. After that was the N&W diamond it wasn't as bad as Conrail but it was a pain to cut 2-3 crossings.

Name: Jesus Nomo E-mail: 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: E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years Posted: 02 March 2010 I will title this CLUELESS CONDR...Dispr what are we here for? A bus, submarine, or train....DUH

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 02 March 2010 Hey Loco 10-20: Danny Spencer going back on his seniority might be like a ex-cop going to prison for raping a child!

Name: rel'd women of B'ham E-mail: 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: ch bell E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 01 March 2010 I will title this DUMB DISPATCHERS. When i hired on conrail we had a sub div known as the cleveland line from that ran from allince ohio to cleveland and was in charge by the di,s in cleveland ohio, we called it the towers, But any way conrail would always give TV trains high preference, Ie hot shots esp on ex prr lines, but when you got on that 50 mile cleveland sub div it became a living nightmare, Those di,s in cleveland would put ore train drags in front of tv trains very often and one day i was on a tv train and we got to rave tower and by dam the operator had us back into a fuckin siding to let a ore drag pass us, Ie we had the 60 mph train per say then as you might suspect we had to follow the ore drag all the way to cleveland and every signal stop & proceed, Well i was just a newbee at the time and i asked my hogger about this stupid shit and he said get used to it kid they do this all the time on what they called thier railroad, My hogger also said they do it becasue they do not like crews who are from the ex prr so they will jack your chain when they get the chance, Don,t know if that was true but it sure seemed like it to me as those cleveland di,s would get very cocky with you on the radio, i mean it was conrail and they would call us p company men right on the radio and the ex nyc crew dispatchers at collinwood would call us that name too. But what was funny about that cleveland sub div they had rave tower and we would call it the phantom tower as you never knew if was going to be open or closed, it was listed as a part time tower open 1st & 2nd trick and many times you would come to it at 3 am and a operator was in there, I mean they at least should have put that in a bulltin, but yea they did odd things on that cleveland dub div i guess it was thier own lil world and they sure did know how to fuck up train movements, No wonder why the NYC went bankrupt a bunch of a holes who could not run a ho train set let alone the real thing.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 28 February 2010 This is my kind of Chimp...I wonder if he ever worked for the railroad? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35602234/ns/technology_and_science-science/

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: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 20 February 2010 CSX pays for their lodging/meals for 30 days on a transfer. Plus with the $10,000 bonus by the time they get qualified part of it will be doled out enough to rent a place. How can someone go wrong with a deal like that it makes the move a lot easier. It's better than being furloughed waiting for unemployment to run out.

Name: Wildman E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 19 February 2010 Before you get to Baltimore contact a realestate agent and get a line on some apartments big enough to hold your family and close enough to get to work without much hassle. Talk to the people you're working with to figure out what neighborhoods to avoid and even a few might have rentals you would be interested in. Bring warm clothes!!! It might be better to go by yourself until you get situated and bring the family along later.It'll be a lot less stressful on you AND them if they are comfortable at home and you ain't wondering if they're safe while you're away. Best wishes and good luck.

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: 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: 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: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 09 February 2010 NoMo you are 100% correct.

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: JOSHUA E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 08 February 2010 VOTE THE CONTRACT DOWN!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 08 February 2010 The Mid Atlantic seniority agreement is just CSX way of incorporating the former Conrail into the single system agreement. Did you really think 25% of CSX was going to stay independent? With the UTU single system agreement it' a double whammy for CSX. I certianly hope it is dove-tailed seniority especially when CSX is changing home/away from home terminal locations, closing yards ect...no one is safe. One thing is a definite it'll be a big headache for the LC's and GC's. We went through a yard consolidation incorporating 3 former railroads into one consolidated yard roster. It's been over 10 years an it's still not straightened out. When you have 3 LC's and 3 GC's fighting CSX loves it. CSX will pit everyone against each other.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 08 February 2010 What was the yardmaster suppose to do when ya'll informed him about a derailment? Maybe you should of waited the 10 minutes to try and rerail. Once he's notified does a really have any other option? I don't consider his actions being a snitch he was doing his job. Years ago we use to rerail cars if we could only took a few tye butts and a lot of patience. It was in industries where the tracks were in bad shape. A mainline or yard is different. What if the rail became out of gauge? The next train comes in not knowing and derails. Who's fault would it be? I know blame the engineer. Funny that's a typical conductor/yard foreman response. With so many being under trained then promoted to engineer and conductor those with experience need to compensate for their inexperience. If the engineer already had a reputation as being incompetent then the crew should of known better. Hell, I've had yard foreman/conductors complain because I didn't stop close enough for them in the clear. Darn they had to walk 2 extra car lengths. That's when being an engineer it's my call not theirs to make. If you knew he wasn't stopping in a proper manner then it's your fault. As a few incompetent conductors/yard foreman have told me their in charge. So then don't pass the buck.

Name: RAD E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 07 February 2010 I found out never to trust anyone on the rr as one day our hogger ran a derail and derailed the front truck, well me and the conductor got it rerailed took us a good hour, 10 min after we got done the asst super showed up in the yard office, He made a comment, looks like the 2 of you have been crawling under a engine and that was the end of it,, I later found out that when it happened the YM got on the phone and turned us in for derailing the engine and i thought he was a nice guy, Just a fuckin snitch like many railroaders are, I should have suspected something fishy for the asst super to show up in a small yard at 9 pm at night, Don,t trust no one on the rr as they will stab ya in the back just to make a few points with the officals, I got a better name for em,SUCK ASS SOB,S

Name: Lloyd E-mail: Employed as: Brakeman, for 10-20 years Posted: 06 February 2010 What happened up in N.Y was a tragic event. The fact that Jared's co-workers did nothing is also tragic. I remember specifically a conductor who came on here and claimed that the trainmaster ordered him to perform something unsafe after Jared said he needed assistance. He then went on to change a knuckle and apparently triggered the remote switch when doing so and killed himself. It is sad where we live in a society today where everyone is too fucking scared to speak up for what is wrong and stand up for what is right. You guys up in Selkirk should have done something along time ago if the story you tell is true. Or maybe the company threatened everyone up there and told you all to keep your mouths shut or else. Either way, it shows their tactics will never stop unless guys finally take a stand.

Name: nobody E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 06 February 2010 In response to NO MO comment in all actuality where were all the 30+ year conductors when Jared died??? Oh I'm sorry they had to get that trip into Buffalo,Right?? BIG MONEY for nothing,let's all look back and see who was at the wake?,funeral? oh again I have to go to Buffalo one more time for my big fat fucking paycheck,you say you stick behind selkirk, all you think about is yourself and your greedy fucking 1 on 1 and I hope this new contract sells your asses down the road,you bitch and complain how you should get things but yet you never show up for a Union Meeting at all but you call your Local Rep when your tit is in a ringer how ironic is that?? FUCKING CUNTS-NO BALLS WHATSOEVER

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 06 February 2010 Hey Selkirk Con.: Sure they will...just like they did after Jared Boehlke died!

Name: selkirk conductor E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years Posted: 06 February 2010 I know talks of what is going on in Selkirk with this Mid Atlantic Senority agreement the company wants,if Selkirk does not get the senority dovetailed in ,the boys in Selkirk are gonna fuck the company in the ground.

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: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 04 February 2010 I remember the same situation. Lite engines and a red board. I knew were were not going to stop, tooooo late then. However we did stop and I jumped off to see if we had passed the insulated joint and the front wheels were a mere inch on the correct side. Engineer was just laughing his ass off. He had to back up to see the signal, never phased him at all. amazing

Name: FY E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 23 January 2010 All i know is when i hired on, IE no conductor schools, Ie on the job training for all crafts, TM,S& RFE,S came from the ranks usualy older guys who had hand on experince in rr operations as T&E,They worked with us, we did them favors and they did us favors too, minor derailments running switches that kind of chickin shit stuff never went to the supers office, I mean you really had to fuck up bad to get called for a formal investagation, Now we have all these colledge punk suck asses who will fire you for anything,Back then only a few yrs ago before these fucked up mega mergers, we could talk to rr officals like a man with understanding from both sides of the fence, But now its only one way, Their way and its a fucked up way and they wonder why everyone is out to shaft them, These rr officals today have no heart or compassion period, They all want to be at the top of the corprate ladder,, GOOD LUCK SUCK ASSES as i will screw your company out of money every chance i get and i will fell good about it too. By dam i thought it was bad in the military but these assholes got them beat fer say. Just to show you a thing back only a few yrs ago i was on a lite engine and we ran a red board and ran the switch too, The hogger got 15 days on paper and i got 5 days on paper, no trial no nothing just on our record, do that today and your on the street for a long time and the only reason we got the paper time is because we ran the electric switch and fucked the thing all up,If we had just only ran the red board that would have been coverd up very easy. ENOUGH SAID.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 21 January 2010 Retired, Thanks man you hit all of the points.

Name: retired E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years Posted: 21 January 2010 To the condr that father worked in the 70;s and 80;s. you need to look at his time also for back then we worked 16hrs a day d.h. didnot count against this at all you should know if you live at home with him he was on the road he never was at home hardly any. in today no one puts in the hrs your father put in everyone wants something for nothing.The pay back then was good but the biggest thing we had in our favor was no harrasement and the r.r. was not trying to run us off everyday you went to work. the trainmaster and roadforeman and even the higher up officials was out to help us not fire us. Time has changed and it is not for the better the unions was out to help its members no so today they are out for themselves.things will not get better untill all the r.r.employees join together into one union the u t u has sold or give away everything that we worked for back in the 60;s and 70;s. I was a u t u member for over 40 years sorry to say my last 15years of dues went for nothing good.the engineers may not be the best of the unions but you have no choice but join together get something done together not working against each other since one day everyone working will be in engine service any way.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 20 January 2010 for the work we do.........they don t pay nearly enough........my father worked back in the 70s and 80s and his pay print outs are almost identical to mine.....this is bullshit.....no ceo in this country should make 20 million dollars on a bonus....its totally insane....he shouldn t even show his face.....20 million thats on top of his salary....this country and this company are corrupted....it makes employees like me and thousands of other furious.......PAY UP CSX..........PAY US FOR WHAT WE DO......HOW WE LIVE.....who would supply are country with supplies....give us a bonus we diserve it...or split that 20 million dollars up that you gave our ceo.....

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: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 18 January 2010 Hey Other: You forgot to tell us where you live! Damn right...it was cold, 13 straight days below freezing(at night). Just left my Beer on the porch...spent a lot of time outside raking dirt. Life is good...don't let it pass you by!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 18 January 2010 It was so much fun watching the weather last week, As GLOBAL WARMING grabbed them in Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia. Dang hope they have a little sun tan lotion for all of that heat.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years Posted: 18 January 2010 Unions Call for Science-Based Reductions in Greenhouse Gases http://www.truthout.org/unions-call-science-based-reductions-greenhouse-gases56133 http://www.ageofstupid.net/ I'm sure that a few people will kick and scream over this. Bear in mind: Green jobs sound like a good alternative to no jobs. RCOs and one-man crews are the REAL threats to our jobs. If the carriers/unions/politicians/media keep you scared about something that's not a real threat, you'll wake up one day filling out an application at mall-wart and have no idea why. It amazes me how successfully the media has turned labor against itself. As a whole, we keep pointing our fingers at phantoms (blacks, jews, chinese, mexicans, environmentalists, etc) while the rich white guys behind the curtain are screwing us non-stop and laughing out loud.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 13 January 2010 Here's a video of that UP train out of Dallas/Fort Worth. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=90d_1263231280

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 12 January 2010 Here's one...I know there are several readers that know his music! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lab_S3Ix8x8

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 12 January 2010 I'm glad I didn't have to walk this baby...probably had high green all the way to Long Beach! http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=50337

Name: Larry P. E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years Posted: 08 January 2010 I hired on the Penn Central's Canada Division in 1975.When Conrail took over in 76 they dried our Division up and then screwed us over good on our pensions.Our contract agreement was 2$ in from the Co. for every $1 in by the employee,IN LIEU OF WAGES.That means the $2 from Conrail was the employees money.Conrail found a loophole in US tax rules enabling them to exclude Canadian employees from the RRB pension.Conrail then ran with our cash and sold the Division to CP/CN.I work for CP now.In 34 yrs I've worked for 4 different roads and never left the yard ,and take it from me.THEY ARE ALL THE SAME...We are just numbers and liabilities,and they can't wait to hit that DELETE button on EVERY ONE OF US.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 07 January 2010 I just love it when the news media screws up! http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=50272 That's an CN/IC line, inbound to Mobile with some UP power. The UTU picked up the story off the wire and posted it...you would think the union would know whose line it is. I guess not...that might be asking too much!

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: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 03 January 2010 CSX may suck but I bet its not nearly is bad as a short line! Quit bitching and go to work. Remember: Winning an argument on the internet is like winning at the Special Olympics - Even if you win, you're still retarded. Waldo, Conductor/engineer

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 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: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 22 December 2009 The best thing about being Irish an ex-man and having a understanding wife at Christmas, is drinking yourself through all 12 day of Christmas... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2dCMDNqE5Y The Conclave starts at 0001 on the 26TH. Happy Holidays...hic!!!

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: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 21 December 2009 Rad' Man it just happens, the RR hires a bunch, then a bunch retire. Now at times they hire a bunch and the last guy to post his position is the ragdoll. He get's beat to hell for years, looks like that is your fate. I worked with Firemen that were cut off for 20 years, and came back as Engineers. Yep worked 1 trip on steam and gone for a life time. The RR called them back and took very good care of these folks. Many were toooo old to come back, but the young one's had it made. Hell they were just lucky, or in reality not very lucky, they spent 20 years roofing and came back to the best job they ever had running freight on the right side of the cab.

Name: rad E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 17 December 2009 To locomotive engineer,,,, No i am not a suck ass TM and never will be.. I am just stating some facts about a class 1 roads and i don,t like it myself, I have 23 yrs trainman service and to this day i can,t hold a reg yard job very long, Oh a week or two then someone always bumps me and i have been furloughed at least 6 times over the past 23 yrs and believe me if i could retire right now i would be out of here in a eyes blink, Hope you stick around and get to be # 1 on your roster then you can pick your job, Only thing you will be at retirement age when that happens.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 16 December 2009 what rad are you some kind of cock sucking trainmaster. well if not u shoukd be fuck off

Name: rad E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 14 December 2009 Get used to it newbees the rr always was and always will be a feast or famine type of job and if ya don,t like it you can always quit and go the greener pastures if you can find one.

Name: retired E-mail: home Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years Posted: 12 December 2009 After being retired over two years I received my u t u stick on pin from the u t u for being a member for over 40 years. well guess what I returned it to cleveland for in my r.r. career I saw the u t u sell or give everything that they could away .the pin looks like it came from China anyway.Csx sucks and the higher ups in the utu like Hancock is doing the sucking.As long as employees stays in csx safety programs and a few people get paid for doing nothing the csx is going to continue running people off for bull shit rule violations.If by chance the r.r. should change then by all means get back in and let a few people get paid good for doing nothing. P. S. I am sorry I had to pay dues my last 10 years of work for I saw the u t u go down to low levels even taking jobs from other crafts have a merry Christmas and a Happy new year.

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: 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: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 11 December 2009 APE 10-20 What yards are left in Walbridge? I started my career there as a switchmen in 1977 when the auto industry went sour transferred to Virginia in 1980. Back then we worked Yard D both ends, the east bound, arrival yard, the hump, westend switcher, skate jobs, plus a lot of transfers to the piers. Included was Presque Isle & Lakefront docks, Rossford yard, Fostoria yard, at least 5 locals ect...it was a big place back then yard extra board was loaded down with at least 100 people. Did Stanley take some work away from Walbridge? Two yards side by side. At least 3 times a week we made the loop to Stanley when it was Conrail. Got stuck over there during the '78 blizzard it took over 14 hours after hogging before the C&O (Chessie System) could get us. One down side back then was every Dec 23rd I got furloughed till March or April depending upon the winter. First place to get called back to was Fostoria for about 2-3 weeks working my way back to Walbridge. I liked working there the reality was it would of taken 10 years seniority or more to work year round because of winter. When the ships quit hauling coal an iron ore on Lake Erie that was 35% of our business.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years Posted: 10 December 2009 Soon to Retire- Thank you. I wish there were more of you. Especially Walbridge Yard callers. We (APES) aren't the best of the bunch but there are a few of us who stay marked up and willing to go that extra mile. I like to think that I am one of those guys. At least I am available on the weekends. Anyway, my point. It was nice to hear your side of the story. If you could elaborate more, I would appreciate it. Quick question- Why does the yard extra board slots vary day to day? CMC adds positions then takes them away. For example, this weekend we had 22 slots. Now (Wednesday) we have 18. Why? Anymore you can tell us would be appreciated. Thanks.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 10 December 2009 The new CSX management team!!! http://whitetrash.net/media/media.beer/2/3436

Name: retired E-mail: home Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years Posted: 05 December 2009 To the conductor that heard the work will pick up. this is bull shit for in my 42 years service I never saw work pick up at the first of the year for no one taking vacations and if you will notice when work slows down the people that is marking off is a whole lot less. the first four months of every year is the slow period of all r.r. more people is losing jobs every day and the news is everything is getting better but just look around for yourself and you will see that working people is really not gettin any help. the working class of people hrs per week is being cut down every where some is required to take a week vacation without pay to help the smaller companies out.the rich is getting alone fine today for the stock market has made a big jump the middle class is going down to bottom. I hope work does pick up for everyone but donot bet on it.when you buy anything if you notice it is made in china or mexico. the best part about your job is they cannot move it from america so hang in there.

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: 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: 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: 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: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 20 November 2009 your railroad is awful and i hope the stock holders rebel

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: 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, and at Harrah's Casino, Las Vegas, Rodzwicz solicited and agreed to accept a cash payment of $10,000 from the attorney, plus the promise of an additional cash payment of $10,000 after Rodzwicz allowed him to retain his designation. Rodzwicz accepted a cash payment from the attorney on April 28, 2009, in Las Vegas, and he sent a letter allowing the attorney to retain his designation on May 1, 2009. He accepted a second cash payment of $10,000 from the attorney on Sept. 16, 2009, in Kansas City, Mo. The complaint was filed in the Eastern District of Missouri last week and remained suppressed until the arrest of Mr. Rodzwicz this morning by agents with the Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, at his home in Avon, Ohio. Daniel R. Petrole, acting inspector general, U.S. Department of Labor, stated: "Union members expect that their officials will do what is right on their behalf. If these allegations are proven, there has been a serious breach of the union members' trust. My agency will continue to work with the U.S. Attorney's Office to investigate this type of crime." Rodzwicz, 63, was charged with one violation of 18 U.S.C. section 666, bribery in connection with a federally funded program; and one violation of 18 U.S.C. section 1952, interstate travel to carry on unlawful activity. He made his initial appearance this afternoon in Cleveland. If convicted, 18 U.S.C. section 666 carries a maximum penalty of ten years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000; 18 U.S.C. section 1952 carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000. The charges set forth in a complaint are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. October 14, 2009. ********************************************************************

Name: Soon to retire E-mail: Employed as: Crew Dispatcher, for N/A Posted: 13 November 2009 I have spent a lot of time reading these posts! I am surprised to learn that many of us at CMC are oblivious to much of what happens to T&E! The T&E have my upmost respect for the demanding hours and job that they do. But, working the desk that I work, I must say I understand the frustration! Its frustrating for T&E when when some at CMC give you a hard time, but its also frustrationg for callers as well. We are constantly "monitored" I hate hearing that callers are to blame for many of the problems that T&E encounter! Many (not all I know) callers will help with what they can! But we are with our own limits as to what we are able to do. Doing someone a "favor" that is just not possible without getting a caller in hot water (sometimes suspension) is just not worth it. It gets frustrating for us when people "shoot" the boards just to avoid work! Or marks off sick just because they dont want to catch a certain train or dont want to work with who they are paired up with! After working an area so long you start to know whos who and what they do. Our job is to call the trains. when we delay them we have to answer as to why (to more than one person,) and that gets old quick! (Communication is NOT the strong suit of the company, as I am sure many of you know) Running the rosters is what we must do to try to get a crew for the train! If we dont "look" for people to work what we are delaying then thats a write-up for us! and after so many of those it goes to "counseling" and then sometimes an investigation! So yes getting a crew for a train is my #1 priority, its my job. And I am well aware that it gets aggravating for many to have their phones ringing all night! (I personally hate calling people that I know are asleep) I can go on and on here but any employee should understand what I mean. We are under a union contract just as the T&E are! A contract thats violated so often I cant keep up! To get days off the correct way is sometimes nearly impossible for us as well. Ive had to miss many family things due to that. So please try to remember that the callers are not there to "screw" anyone! We are not all bad! Please don't group us all as 1 in the same! Because I really cant think of anyone that I call that would say I am mean or disrespectful to anyone that calls in! I think most would say that I am helpful and try to get a resolution to any problems that one may have! I cant wait to see the responses I get to this! I look forward to reading them! Caller I

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 07 November 2009 Hey Wildman: Green Vests? Must be part of the CSX going green program! http://investors.csx.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=92932&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1352353&highlight= http://investors.csx.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=92932&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1346971&highlight=

Name: Wildman E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 07 November 2009 Anybody else seen the new green vests we're going to have to start wearing? They're supposed to keep us from getting run over by trains. I just wonder if the a green jacket will keep us any safer than just staying out from between the guage of the rails????????

Name: 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)

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years Posted: 02 November 2009 anyone hear about csx employees stealing time in detroit, trainmasters and road forman getting fired also?

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 30 October 2009 Truth; And the name of the bald headed guy was??????????? OOPS guessed you missed that small part?

Name: TRUTH-NO LIES E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 28 October 2009 CSX Sux is the correct name for the local Russel, Kentucky roundhouse, Raceland Yards, and Huntington Repair Shop in Huntington, WV. The bald headed sucker that does the hiring really looks and acts like he is straight from Russia. He walks into interviews like he is being bothered to see you and thinks his shit don't stink. Unless your last name is one of his sucks your family will never have the opportunity to be able to work for the railroad. Experience and schooling does not mean anything with CSX in the Tri-State Area of Ashland, ky / Ironton, Ohio / and Huntington, Wv. I hope the Russian gets his one day as all people do. The railroad in our area really sux as they have leaks in tank cars in the Raceland yard and causes business to shut down and don't bother to pay the local businees employees or loss of busniess due to their stupdiness and no concern for human life. The big shot Mr. Russian bald head run around like he was trying to hide the mess he created. The local news media did let it get out after people in the local cities of raceland, worthington, and wurtland was evacuated and local business was close. SHAME ON CSX for not leaving a man in control of this area of the railroad who has no concern for the people living in the area near the railroad. I have lived here for 56 years and it is the worst I have ever seen it. CSX REALLY DOES SUCK!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 23 October 2009 RRJ, Now listen up numnuts, I have told you before and need to tell you again. I am going no where, not in your lifetime will I ever go away. Now you said you were no longer going to respond, which I found thrilling, but what do you do, exactly the opposite of what you said that you would do. Your level of drivel too many times goes unchallenged by those that do not know or do not care, well that is not me Hoggy. I would never tell You to go away, nor would I tell You to stop posting. It would be nice! however that is your choice not mine. Now go to bed and finishing licking on those wounds, and read your Agreement and write that red board insurance check, mail it to me and you will have the same Protection.

Name: Red E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years Posted: 21 October 2009 Hey Russell Conductor, I woundnt be worried about the restriction of senority of on Russell I2 jobs at Hinton, I would be worried about why their putting your jobs on at some place other then your home terminal! Makes a lot of since for the company to add jobs at terminal 167 miles away from your home. They are hoping you Russell guys dont take them. That way both Hinton and Russell crews lose and CSX wins like always.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 21 October 2009 Goob You stating I but in on post not directed towards me is like the "Pot calling the kettle black". You disect just about every post on here when you haven't a damn clue or nothing to contribute except spewing your garbage which has never made any sense. Go on to some website where you belong like "How many people when I was a vendor did I kill selling cigarettes?".

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 21 October 2009 You're still a pussy arse quitter. Now a days you want to be part of something you voluntarily decided to quit. You never worked for CSX. So why do you bother us with your dribbling garbage? Cigarette Boy.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 20 October 2009 Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 17 October 2009 Goob I'm not going to debate anything with you anymore. It doesn't matter. Your love of disecting every post has gotten old. You don't have much to say. I'm sorry you hired on in a transitional period when diesal electric locomotives were introduced and congress agreed with the railroads to do away with the firemen for a few years. You made your choice to not come back. I've worked with a lot of engineers who went through that time period they either moved to work for other railroads or stuck it out till they could return. Those who trained me to become an engineer started out on steam locomotives it was a privilage to know these men. Those are memories no one can take away. They were true dedicated railroaders. I never sat on the left side and waved out the window an entire trip. I fired for a great engineer for over 4 years that we split the run 50/50 who taught me to respect running trains because if you don't have total control it can control you. Besides who are you to judge you never fired on steam.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX RRJ, What makes you think that your info is better than anyone else, heck man do not respond, that would be a good thing. I noticed when I reply to someone not named RRJ here you come with one more opinion, when you have not even understood the question. There was no transition from steam to diesel in the early 1960's numbnuts, the units we had were worn out. I did not leave the RR when the Fireman left. I went to the ground, for another 5 1/2 years and ran without them. I ran more as a head brakeman than I ever did as a fireman. It was called getting over the road. I can also tell you that when I left the RR in march of 1970 many Engineers had steam firing experience, but only a few had been issued a steam locomotive for revenue service. Getting a regular job with the same engineer for 4 years is a wonderful thing, don't know how a young transferred every year Fireman without a fire could get that done. As far as Firing steam-- a real (not like you) Engineer that had done it for years told me that I would never be on the RR if it was the same as it was when he was Firing. I told him-- you are right I would never do it. Now go back to bed and lick your wounds.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years Posted: 19 October 2009 October 18, 2009 & CSX still SUCKS! Cheap Skate Xpress

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 18 October 2009 Anybody know why they are restictin Russell senority on the I2 pooles at Hinton when the contract clearly says Russell men have first rights to them. Labor Relations told me that there is a magic number on the roster and that number is 2214 so if you younger than than your not allowed to mark up on them but if your older you can. What the hell, does senority even matter who cares if I'm younger thatn that if a older man wants the job then he will kick me.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 17 October 2009 Goob I'm not going to debate anything with you anymore. It doesn't matter. Your love of disecting every post has gotten old. You don't have much to say. I'm sorry you hired on in a transitional period when diesal electric locomotives were introduced and congress agreed with the railroads to do away with the firemen for a few years. You made your choice to not come back. I've worked with a lot of engineers who went through that time period they either moved to work for other railroads or stuck it out till they could return. Those who trained me to become an engineer started out on steam locomotives it was a privilage to know these men. Those are memories no one can take away. They were true dedicated railroaders. I never sat on the left side and waved out the window an entire trip. I fired for a great engineer for over 4 years that we split the run 50/50 who taught me to respect running trains because if you don't have total control it can control you. Besides who are you to judge you never fired on steam.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 16 October 2009 RRJ, Without me you would be running Rampant. Collecting dues, selling red board insurance,espounding on you many years of service from 1977. How hard Firemen worked in the early years of 1977, how tough it was when you had to drive a few miles to sit on the left side and sleep. Bet not one trainman asked you if you backed up to get your check on payday. You were not the tough guy that faced all of the forces, you were simply the go along guy, leaving was real work, so you took the easy way, sit and look out the window and wave at the folk's. Now you are the advisor for those that are looking for a free hand out, bless your heart,,, say a prayer for everyone???? BURPPPPPPPPPPPPPP Whew that was GOOD

Name: RAD E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years Posted: 16 October 2009 When i hired on it was CONRAIL, It seemd to me they had a inside way of hiring people as i never seen a ad in a paper for railroad workers, Never!!! I got on when i was 18, I knew this one station agent so i went down there and talked to him, He made a phone call to someone in the main office who i don,t know, But when he got off the phone he said go to the main office the next day and get a physical exam, Yup that quick and when i went down there they had a big sighn on the front door, NO APPLICATIONS BEING TAKEN!!! As soon as i told them who i was It was stright to the company dr for the physical & x-rays, I filled out the paper work AFTER THE PHYSICAL EXAM!!!! I also got to know this one hogger very well, He had 4 sons and all of them got jobs on the railroad, So he must have known some one in upper managment very good too although he never did mention that to me over the years i knew and worked with him,, I am sure some will say this was a unfair way to hire people, But that is the way they did it back then, Perhaps the company thought it was a better way to get a more dedicated person for railroad work????? If anyone remembers getting hired this way i sure would like to hear about it as i do assume the former B&O did it this way too???

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 14 October 2009 Goob That's right Goob. You hit the nail on the head. You win. Now go away.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 13 October 2009 Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 11 October 2009 Goob What an assinine reply. Don't ever talk about my father. That's pretty low which doesn't surprise me coming from you. I didn't need to get another job Goob. I stuck it out through the badtimes. You decided to separate from the railroad now do us a favor and separate yourself off this website.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX I really hate to post behind my last post. That say's I was not thinking on the first post. I have no choice --RRJ brings out the best in me. RRJ your Dad is the same as all that have left for cause, and because as you say they were not able to stand up to the job, and be tough like you and make a living from traveling around the system, and being a real man. He is the same as you are always saying I am. I really tried to be nice the last time or two, however as it stands today, you are on the hook and looking for a way out. Same as you always do. It is a good thing that you are tough, because stupid goes rite along with you like a suit for friday night. Face it your DAD was a Quitter, a spilled milk spoiled brat, a union enemy,Foamer, nobill, worthless RR person, that really needed to go and get an Electric train. I think he was at sears buying that Electric train when he called home and got a male voice out of breath. A fireman was conceived, and went to work for a nice price riding around on a switcher in 1977 When the Fireman was GONE. Amazing Tough-- you are nothing, just a csx sucking employee if that. Now blow the whistle that the CSX gave you to blow, fatass. Remember to follow the light.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 13 October 2009 RRJ, Not on Your Life. Now go back to sleep, and lick your wounds. GOOB

Name: dillweed E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 12 October 2009 CSX sucks almost as bad as the Unions that they own. I don't care if it is BLE or UTU- they both suck CSX D. and they both screw the Union members. I guess the RR used to be a decent job. Those days are long gone by. With the FRA hos laws in place, they have pretty much capped our pay. F all the BS.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 11 October 2009 Goob What an assinine reply. Don't ever talk about my father. That's pretty low which doesn't surprise me coming from you. I didn't need to get another job Goob. I stuck it out through the badtimes. You decided to separate from the railroad now do us a favor and separate yourself off this website.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 10 October 2009 Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 08 October 2009 Goob I was partially correct you stated you got screwed over. So what if someones kid or grandson got the job first. I dealt with the same bullschidt in 1977 because I didn't have family on the railroad. Past few years I did learn my grandfather was a railroader and my father worked for the railroad for a short stint after WWII. You just want to cry over spilled milk that's why you post on here. You're just a foamer if you quit without good reason. Which you came out with the truth you quit over splilled milk.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Jim you are always 100% correct. No contest! However once again the RR did me a favor, pissed me off a little and I had enough going to seek other employment, and that my friend you LACK. Call it whatever you want, I am glad that I left. I follow the RR and still stop to watch every chance I get. Just awsome power that I enjoy watching. As far as the history comments, I have a very good memory of my time on the RR and Every post has been honest and up front, some of which do not mesh with your lack of experience. That is not to say I am correct and you are not, it simply means different states and RR worked differently. You are so blinded by the UNION and your own experience that you think everyone is full of Shit except you. you are insecure and constantly seek attention on every section, at every opportunity. I hope that you can see your way to get the help that you need. Guess your DAD was a Foamer, couldn't take the work, was not tough enough to stand up, spend most of his time crying over spilled milk ETC ETC See how stupid your comments are. I am sure the your DAD was a fine person and left for cause.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 10 October 2009 The ones that'll get hurt are the independent truckers. A lot of trucking companies are looking to get their containers shipped by rail then pick up and deliver short hauls. A lot of people in the finacial sector are predicting oil prices to escalate in the next few years back up to $140+ a barrel. What we saw last year was only the tip of the iceberg.

Name: Wildman E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 09 October 2009 I had a thought today,the CSX comercials on TV talk about how much fuel can be saved by shipping by rail.They also like to go on about how many trucks can be removed from the road by the same method. I wonder if CSX is trying to anger the truck drivers in the Teamsters union so just maybe they won't help the BLET in contract negotiations????? Conspiracy theory or just CSX trying to get an edge?????? Maybe nothing at all. Oh well,that's what the aliens told me anyway.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 08 October 2009 Goob I was partially correct you stated you got screwed over. So what if someones kid or grandson got the job first. I dealt with the same bullschidt in 1977 because I didn't have family on the railroad. Past few years I did learn my grandfather was a railroader and my father worked for the railroad for a short stint after WWII. You just want to cry over spilled milk that's why you post on here. You're just a foamer if you quit without good reason. Which you came out with the truth you quit over splilled milk.

Name: Binheer2long E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 07 October 2009 Just checking to be sure I had not been blocked! And yes, it is a hell of a lot nicer to have room to discuss the issues without all the BS-- thanks, webmaster!!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 07 October 2009 I noticed today, a lot of BS is missing from the section posts. Looks like the web person is as tired of it as I am. Nice job GOOBER

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 07 October 2009 Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 06 October 2009 NoMo Touche'!!!! You might have a point. His hatred for the unions might lead to the conclusion that he screwed up and the union couldn't get him back to work. I never thought of that one. Goob has been anti-union since he's been on this site. I know you've been through that with your own situation where you could of returned to work if you cowtowed to the carriers demands.============================================== XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Man you Imagine so much, try to read between the lines, and are never even close to being correct. Just as info I paid my due's to the BLF&E at a meeting in april of 1964 when the Big Dog's were there to tell me the Firemen were on the RR to stay for the long term. I got my severence letter the next month. Yep I am still not happy with that screw ball deal. I got screwed a lot, but I also screwed them a little as time went on.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 07 October 2009 Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 05 October 2009 Hey Goober: I Shouldn't be so quick to judge. Perhaps you can enlighten us upon how you and the L&N deparrted ways. Yes the unions suck...evedently they sucked back in '71 also, when you left the employment of the L&N. We all have a story... what's yours?================================= XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Not a problem at all my friend. I paid up just like the rest did, just not as often. We had payroll deductions in the 1960's I refused to do it. I paid by check monthly, and for cause would not pay. I left the RR with no issues, no carpet, or street time. Fireman, Brakeman, Flagman, Promoted Conductor. I left the RR when the Apprentice Engineer program started with 3 Trainmen that were related to existing employees. Yes they were son's grandson's etc. I quit. And that is the story. I always wanted to Run, got screwed and went on my way. Now had I been a little more mature I would have had my own crew and the opportunity to get in the program within 3 years. At 25- 3 years is an eternity. Now you have the story.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 06 October 2009 NoMo Touche'!!!! You might have a point. His hatred for the unions might lead to the conclusion that he screwed up and the union couldn't get him back to work. I never thought of that one. Goob has been anti-union since he's been on this site. I know you've been through that with your own situation where you could of returned to work if you cowtowed to the carriers demands.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 05 October 2009 Hey Goober: I Shouldn't be so quick to judge. Perhaps you can enlighten us upon how you and the L&N deparrted ways. Yes the unions suck...evedently they sucked back in '71 also, when you left the employment of the L&N. We all have a story... what's yours?

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 05 October 2009 Hey Goober: You remind of my wife ... Shut the fuck up...bitch!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 05 October 2009 Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 30 September 2009 Hey Nothing: Unfortunately today that is the rule rather than the exception with all large corporations. They know whose nephew, son or cousin is getting hired before the job is ever advertised. The dog and pony show is for the EEOC's benefit. As for the testing...it's a sad commentary on the state of our schools when HS and college graduates have to be tested on basics just to wear a blue collar! XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Total BS why??? I have no idea? Dreaming, and Blaming as usual! The real time Dog and Pony show is at the UTU/ BLE site's They are blowing good smoke and taking the cash every day. One day ???? There will be no suckers to suck from.

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 05 October 2009 God Bless America. APE are you kidding me, yourself, or Others. Did you ever wonder how the local church gives away the Cadillac for a hole in one on the 4th tee. INSURANCE ---hell they are like the red board insurance they never pay. Keep on switching, and leave the running of the company to those that have a clue!

Name: Dead Peasant E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years Posted: 04 October 2009 http://jonathanturley.org/2009/02/25/peasant-uprising-widow-sues-late-husbands-employer-over-dead-peasant-insurance-policy/ "the employer of her late husband Daniel Johnson was to receive $1.6 million after his death under a practice known in the industry as a “dead peasant” insurance policy. Under this common practice, employers take out life insurance on employees and write off the payments as a business expense. They then collect a windfall when one of the “peasants” die." CSX do this?

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 04 October 2009 Talking about stocks...I find this interesting! http://www.fool.com/investing/value/2009/09/29/7-stocks-that-could-cause-permanent-losses.aspx

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 03 October 2009 The answer is buy quality stocks in well run companies...there are plenty out there...you might consider convertibles or options depending on your risk tolerance; which should become less the closer you get to retirement. Any thing you do will be subject to market fluctuations but they can be mitigated with careful planning, good advice and patience. The Dow is up 3000 points since it hit bottom a year ago when it was grossly over bought. It will break new ground in the next 18-24 months!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 03 October 2009 All the railroad stocks dropped not just CSX. If you bought in at $29 you should hold it for a few more years. The recession isn't over it's got a few more years to go. You bought in a good price then again if I was retired I don't know what I'd do definitely be very conservative. Problem is where to reinvest with a market that is fluctuating from one extreme to the other.

Name: Shame on you CSX E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years Posted: 02 October 2009 Dear CSX management, I have resigned my postion with you. I know my traimasters, and the corporation could care less. When a drunk traimaster with as erious problem calls you on your rest day at 3 am to yell at you, not once but twice, It time to consdir leaving. I made my decision after a terminal manager back the traimaster and not me. There is not one supervisor that has a spine at CSX. I ueuss when you go to TM school, you sign a release to relinquish your mind, heart, and soul. Oh and any compassion you might have. That is why I left. In 9 years of working there, not once was I given a thank you. I used my cell phone to move my train. I showed up early to make sure that my conductor and I had proper paperwork. I did not get paid for that time, It was my choice.I did everything safely, and on time. I understand the unions are deep in your pockets and vise versa. You say you want us to work by safety rules everyday. Then you send spies to watch us. So, the company doesn't trust its employees to do the right thing. God forbide if you do something out of the ordinary. The spies don't tell you, just send a letter. In my records, I was observed on days I didn't work and failed some obscure rule. That's your trainmasters, RFE's setting the example. Tm's will lie about on time departures, as I have personally been late leaving the terminal, only to find out, on paper I was on time. Once there was a 2 hour difference. I have no respect for liars and the thieves in the union. They have sold everything I and many men before me worked hard for. The BLE and UTU have made secret handshakes behind closed doors. Top union officals are elected and don't have a pot to piss in. Funny when they leave they are very very wealthy. I wonder why? and how that can be. Between management,the unions, they have taken every thing from me. But they didn't take my soul, work ethic, and morals. Thats all I have left, my own morals, work ethic and self repect.CSX has tried to take all that away from me and others. I refuse to compromise. I have no idea what I will do. All I know is i have moved on. I am trying very hard to get the taste of crap that CSX tried to shove down me. I thank the good people that took time to show me how to railroad. I will never forget them. The rest of you, I hope there is a special place in hell for you. I have seen the hell at called CSX, and therefore I say goodbye.

Name: retired E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 30+ years Posted: 02 October 2009 look out csx stock went up too much too fast from $20.70 to $48.00 now it has droped to $42.00. IF YOU GOT IN WHEN IT WAS LOW THEN TAKE SOME PROFIT. I HAVE BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME AND SEEN THIS HAPPEN IT JUST MAY DROP ON TO THE MIDDLE 30 DOLLOR RANGE.AS SOON AS CSX REPORTS THEIR EARNING THE STOCK WILL DROP MORE.LAST YEAR WHEN IT WAS $60.00 I SAID SELL THEN AT $50.00 AND AGAIN AT $45.00 I GOT BACK IN AT $29.00 I am now a seller took my profit just lucky .too much stock given to Ward and his board.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 30 September 2009 Hey Nothing: Unfortunately today that is the rule rather than the exception with all large corporations. They know whose nephew, son or cousin is getting hired before the job is ever advertised. The dog and pony show is for the EEOC's benefit. As for the testing...it's a sad commentary on the state of our schools when HS and college graduates have to be tested on basics just to wear a blue collar!

Name: Thanks for Nothing E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 29 September 2009 There is a lot of truth in this site. I tried for over a year to get a career started with CSX through two testing sessions and two job interviews. The jobs was for the Russell roundhouse and the Russell yard. Both were a waste of my time and theirs as it was all a put on for the public. Mr. Skinhead (the top management offical) was very obnoxious and acted as if he was retarded. During the interviews he acted like it was a bother for him to be there. Of course it was as he knew who was going to get the jobs. The very people that are complaining about working. I was willing to work any shift any hour and start with a forward look to a new career with responsibility. But instead I was treated like I was a crimminal and wasting his time for showing up to take a test he probably can't pass and never saw as he probably had the inside track for his job. I was at first disppointed that I didn't get a career to enjoy but after I found out how the positions were filled I jumped with joy. Whoever you knew the most in top management at CSX got you the job, not on your skills that could be used for the commpany's interest. Well Mr. Skinhead I hope you enjoy the people you hired and get everything coming to you. I hope the company sees the truth in you and puts you on skidrow where you belong. No wonder people are complaining if all CSX management likes the look of you.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 29 September 2009 I think he meant to say involuntarily!

Name: Lord SuckaLot E-mail: Employed as: Corporate office, for 30+ years Posted: 24 September 2009 sorry, lefty, but I have voluntarily exiled myself to the Executive Men's room on Water Street in Jackassville. YOu will have to pick your suck heisman winner out of a bottle of vodka. Cheers. Lord SuckaLot P.S. I know a good lawyer - barks like a dog and fetches dollar bills.

Name: Lefty E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years Posted: 24 September 2009 Lord suck. Can you give us some suck heisman hopefuls like jack vierlings reach Round move he does for frulla or let's see how about rob brownells keg stand at the Csx safety stand down. Woops forgot what they told me about drinking and driving ......... Mr pendergrass what are those blue lights flashing for ? Is thAt a breThaluzer or are they just glad ro see me

Name: Madman E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 20-30 years Posted: 23 September 2009 OK! I see you like to my screen name. I wonder if you are Man enough to come out and give us your real name! You can play all the games you want, but you are starting to bore the he'll out of me. I am starting to beleive this is Suckassalot that is using my name. After all only he would come up with constant anal penetration. Come on now GET A LIFE! Go play with Bonzo your wife and use your own screen name! You are nothing but a Fucking loser- What Happened to you while you were growing up? I wonder that your mother didn't give you the hugs & kisses, did she spike you on the floor like a football or did she let your father, uncles and their friends & neighbors molest you! I could go on but your not even worth it, life is short just like yourself with nobody wants to be your friend you are what other people would call a No Life Hermit. What is your pupose in life? Why do you choose to try & Fuck with my name and post your Bullshit! Forget it you FUCKING JUNGLE CRICKET!

Name: Madman E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years Posted: 23 September 2009 Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen. We here at CSX do really not appreciate your concerns of Safety, Behaviors of Train Masters, and other Supervision Personnel. I am going to launch a missle into these concerns. I have also created a more aggressive team of Nazi Investigators headed by the recreated Home Office of the Mobile Officer I. (HOMO I). This Office will Investigat all the Claims that were posted here and forward the results to the proper Personnel for interrogation and torture, and will stick a spike up your ass. HOMO I will also Ignore all alledged white collar crime and thoroughly investigate all union thefts that have been increasing of CSX Property. There will be a change of Command so there will be total confusion such the CSX Police will no longer fall under Stupidity and Lackies- They will be deployed under the new name of Honor Organization Mobile Offfice II (HOMO II) Units this Unit will fall under the Un-enforcement Arm of HOMO I. The Newly created HOMO I Office of the HOMO II mployees are Sworn Nazi Enforcement Whores of Transporation Surrogates (NEWTS) Federal Commishoned Special Agents. I must inform all Employees that the Newly created Office is unlike the CSX Police. They are Naked Homo Special Agents they can be Identified by their issued Fig Leaves and rusty spikes just for Suckassalot. If encountered by a Naked Agent you are to give full compliance (bend over) or face formal Discipline Charges. The Office of the HOMO will also Investigate all baseless Threats, Racial Descrimination, Etc. CSX has an absolute Tolerence Policy for Work Place Violence, Racial Discrimination and Sexual Fornication. All Reports, including videos and pictures, will be forwarded to myself for my personal private review and will be dealt with accordingly. This can or will lead up to Promotion and Six Sigma training for any managment personnel, and Termination and Criminal Charges on any union employee violators. The Selection Process has already started with a few members in here by utilyzing their Information Provided and their Home HTML Connections, such as NoMo, RRJ, Lloyd, Suckassalot, Sam the Slave, Binheer2long, Goober, and many others. I am Pleased to Provide an Extra layer of Protection on our Dedicated Managers and Supervisors, and stick spikes up the asses of jackoffs like suckassalot. I would like to Thank You for taking out time to read this Announcement. Have a very Safe Day. M. Ward All stupid Employees are Required to have your CSX Idetification visable at all times while on Company Property.

Name: Mike Ward E-mail: Employed as: Corporate office, for 30+ years Posted: 23 September 2009 Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen. We here at CSX do really appreciate your concerns of; Safety, Behaviors of Train Masters, and other Supervision Personnel. I am going to launch a Investigation into these concerns. I have also created a more aggressive team of Investigators headed by the recreated Office of the Inspector General (OIG). This Office will Investigat all the Claims that were posted here and forward the results to the proper Personnel. The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) will also Investigate all alledged white collar crime as well as Thefts that have been increasing of CSX Property. There will be a chain of Command so there will be no confusion such the CSX Police will no longer fall under Security and Safety- They will be deployed under the new name of Mobile Tactical Units this Unit will fall under as the Enforcement Arm of the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). The Newly created Office of the Inspector General(OIG) Employees are Sworn Law Enforcement Officials (LEO) Federal Commishoned Special Agents. I must inform all Employees that the Newly created Office is unlike the CSX Police. They are Plain Clothed Special Agents they can be Identified by their issued Credentials and Badge. If encountered by a Special Agent you are to give full compliance or face formal Discipline Charges. The Office of the Inspector General(OIG) will also Investigate all Threats, Racial Descrimination, Etc. CSX has a Zero Tolerence Policy for Work Place Violence and Racial Discrimination. All Reports will be forwarded to myself for review and be dealt with accordingly. This can or will lead up to Termination and Criminal Charges on any violators. The Selection Process has already started with a few members in here by utilyzing their Information Provided and their Home HTML Connections. I am Pleased to Provide an Extra layer of Protection on our Dedicated Employees. I would like to Thank You for taking out time to read this Announcement. Have a very Safe Day. M. Ward All Employees are Required to have your CSX Idetification visable at all times while on Company Property.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 22 September 2009 Hey Goober: You're right! But don't let that go to your head...or I'll swear that Madman made me say it with his big spike;)

Name: Lord SuckaLot E-mail: Employed as: Corporate office, for 30+ years Posted: 22 September 2009 Sir Goober, I totally agree with your analysis of the site situation. Strange young folk's have indeed invaded this site and they seem to be here for thrills and childish behavior. Yes, we should reply only to singles with information, and then only request relevant information such as name, rank, address, physical measurements, and telephone numbers. I too think relationships on here should be non sexual - but remember the famous words of President Bill Clinton - sucking jism out of a penis is NOT having sex. We up here in the CSX HQ suites who have non-sexual professional relationships with our secretaries totally agree with that way of thinking. How else do you get a name like "CSX SUCKS"? It's all in how you look at it. Just my 2cents. Lord SuckaLot, CSX Executive Handmaiden to God

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 22 September 2009 Strange young folk's have invaded this site. They are seeking feedback from anyone, they can stir up. The only way to recoup the site is to reply only to single posters, that contain information, request, opinions, or other relavent non sexual, non threating, statements. Just my 2cents. GOOBER

Name: Wildman E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 22 September 2009 Well it looks like we have another "Boggs" in here! I'll bet this Lord Suckalot isn't an employee with anyone let alone CSX. Now for the test. What is the operating rule at the top of page fifty? Who is the VP of Mechanical Operations? Who is the Division Manager of the Great Lakes? Boggs left us because he was uncovered (like we didn't already know) as a fraud this way,how long can you last?

Name: Lord SuckaLot E-mail: Employed as: Corporate office, for 30+ years Posted: 20 September 2009 Monkey Boys, Get a grip on reality, eat some boogers like all the other good chimps, and stop complaining about your excellent working conditions, you ungrateful slobs. You can always refuse to do something that is unsafe - but sucking up as a CSX employee is the safest thing of all to do (aside from getting crabs, herpes and aides, and the best part: IT IS REQUIRED. To hell with it. Suck it all, I say. Sucking is a way of life on CSX. Get use to it. I did. Sorry, the FRA will not suck you off. They are too busy sucking their own. That is all. You may stand 'at ease' now my little monkey boys. Yours truly with love and understanding the CSX Kung Foo Way, Your friend and companion forever, and ever, Lord SuckaLot CSX Executive Handmaiden to God.

Name: Madman E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 20-30 years Posted: 19 September 2009 HELLO, HELLO! Safety Strike , Nomo & Others ! Have you even read what I POSTED! Damn you guys are Ignorant or Blind! I have said that we do have the right to REFUSE! Any job that can or will put us in harms way! We are all Granted this Right under the FRA. Why are we bitching when there is a route there already! The Company can not retaliate against you! Once you excercise you right to Refuse! No.1, Document the Situation and have witnesses sign it. If no witness is there then document it yourself! Try to Excersise this right with the proper Supervision! If nothing is done then Report it to the FRA! Point Blank This is our Rights that you may not know of or the Company hides from you! I am tired of hearing the Bitching! We have our Rights so let's use them! The Company can tell us 1 Thing but it is up to the FRA that throws in the Final Ruling!

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 18 September 2009 HOMOPHOBIC BIGOTRY....

Name: Madman E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 20-30 years Posted: 18 September 2009 Hey Suckassalot, The only thing I would like to scream is YOU when I find out who you are! A Bitch can run but can't hide forever. Your name will be found out & I will be more than happy to share it here! Your days are running out you Bitch Ass Homo.

Name: Lord SuckaLot E-mail: Employed as: Corporate office, for 30+ years Posted: 17 September 2009 Monkey Boys, Your next assignment: http://www.stinalisa.com/HokeyPokey.html Love and Kisses, Lord SuckaLot CSX Executive Handmaiden to God

Name: Madman E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 20-30 years Posted: 17 September 2009 How I would love to drive a spike between the eyes of suckassalot! There is only word to describe sirsuckassalot & that is 100% LOSER! Too much time on his hands to be any kind of Employee! So here is some words of advice you, Monkey! Sit back & read but don't post you should enjoy it while you choke on a banana! Turn red & blue then just Die! You will not be missed at all. Nobody ever misses an asshole such as yourself! I wonder are you enjoying yourself or are you really that bored? It's time to seperate the Idiots from the Men! How could you call yourself a real man, after all you admit that you are a Flaming Homo! I guess your mother is proud of her long lost little girl! Now I must admit I was against abortions but after reading your posts you are mainly 1 that escaped! This dosen't at all excuse you! Please just let me find out who you are, I will eventually find out it dosen't take a rocket scientist either. A Monkey that you are will try to avoid detection after all that's a Monkey's natural defense. You are definetly overdue for a confrontation! I don't care what you try to respond back with. A mind is a shameful thing to waste, but as we can tell your mind is Gone! Now as for a comeback it is way to late! Once a Retard always a Retard that there is no if's or but's about it. So go Fuck Your own Monkey Ass! Obey this as if were M. Wards Directive. Remember Managers like to obey & not to disapoint a Directive, you are sure a run in a mil along with the other Suck Ups in Management!

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 16 September 2009 This was posted on the UTU web site yesterday: Alaska Railroad schedules beer train The Alaska Railroad will offer the Great Alaska Beer Train Oct. 3, a refreshing ride along Alaska’s scenic Turnagain Arm, reports the Los Angeles Times. The 4 1/2-hour round-trip journey between Anchorage and Portage includes six half-pints of microbrew beer and appetizers by Anchorage’s Glacier BrewHouse. BrewHouse beer menu standards include Brewhouse Blonde and Oatmeal Stout. Also on the railroad’s horizon is the Blues Train, Sept. 26 and 27, which will travel round trip from Anchorage to Seward and include lunch, appetizers, barbecue dinner, two drink tickets and one night’s hotel stay, as well as blues entertainment, of course. The Great Alaska Beer Train costs $149 per person; Blues Train costs $249 per person based on double occupancy (for hotel). (The preceding article was published by the Los Angeles Times.) September 14, 2009 This was posted today on the same site: Alaska Railroad plans significant layoffs ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Alaska Railroad Corp., faced with dwindling revenues in recent years, is preparing to lay off an estimated one-fifth of its work force in an attempt to rein in costs, according to a memo sent to employees by its chief executive, the Daily News reports. In the Aug. 31 e-mail, Patrick Gamble tells employees that revenues are falling rapidly and that, without immediate action, the state-owned business will lose millions next year in train operation costs. He says railroad officials are studying ways to run more efficiently, but that's not going to be enough. "There would also need to be a significant reduction in funded manpower positions across the railroad, estimated by me to be about 20%," Gamble wrote. "I directed those position reductions to be finalized and ready for approval as quickly as possible. "Let me be very clear. The financial condition of the Alaska Railroad is seriously threatened by the economic downturn of profitable business and the future holds no promise of a quick reversal." In a January report to the state, the railroad reported it employed 715 year-round employees. Railroad spokesman Tim Thompson said that number holds roughly true today, though seasonal hires bring up the workforce to between 800 and 850. A 20 percent cut applied only to year-round employees would mean about 143 layoffs. Thompson said Friday that no decisions had been made regarding the exact number of employees to be laid off or from what departments they would come. Railroad executives were not taking questions on the matter, he said. An employee newsletter posted to the railroad's Web site Friday afternoon said the corporation has already eliminated nearly 100 positions through hiring freezes and attrition since fall 2007. "We've made a lot of cuts and we're obviously into the meat," said Jeff Davies, president of Alaska Railroad Workers, the railroad's largest union. "There's no doubt that the positions that are being vetted right now are positions that are needed." Davies and other union officials said they were still waiting to hear how deep the cuts would be and from where they would come. The employee newsletter indicated the railroad board of directors would meet Wednesday to discuss final position reductions. The cuts will be implemented after an Oct. 2 meeting and be completed by the end of the year, the newsletter says. In a report to the state prepared by the railroad in January, Gamble characterized 2008 as "highly challenging" for the business. Cargo shipped by trailers and containers dipped 12 percent and associated barge-rail tonnage declined 16 percent from 2007. In an Aug. 20 e-mail to employees, Gamble says decreases in tourism have pulled down passenger revenue "to a point well below what our original conservative budget estimates were for 2009." And the Flint Hills petroleum refinery in North Pole, the railroad's largest customer, has also continued to drop production in recent years, he wrote. Earlier this year, the refinery announced it had shut down one of three processing units at the North Pole refinery because of lower demand. It reopened in May but was again closed in August because of lack of demand, Flint Hills spokesman Jeff Cook said Friday. The refinery employs about 175 people, Cook said. The refinery provides just over 50 percent of the jet fuel used at Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport, he said. Fuel shipments between North Pole and Anchorage account for about 35 percent of overall railroad revenue, Thompson said. At its peak in 2003, the railroad was hauling more than 800 million gallons of petroleum products from the refinery. Next year, the railroad is expecting to move about 400 million gallons. In his memo, Gamble said the corporation will suffer between $10 million and $12 million in losses from train operations alone in 2010 unless it takes immediate steps to cut expenses. While running trains is by far its main business, the railroad also brings in money from its real estate and federal grants. "It is therefore imperative that the Railroad act without hesitation to cut more of its overall expenses, and those cuts must unfortunately include one of our largest areas of corporate expenditure -- personnel," Gamble wrote. The railroad reported a $13 million profit in 2008 and in January projected a $16.8 million profit for this year. According to the employee newsletter, railroad officials are now expecting to bring in a profit of $10 million this year. The newsletter addresses the question of why layoffs are needed when the company is still turning a profit. "Corporate net income is an indicator of financial health, but it does not mean a pile of extra cash exists at the end of the year," Chief Financial Officer Bill O'Leary is quoted as saying. "Rather, every cent of revenues in excess of expenses (i.e. net income) is used year-round to invest in capital, pay debts and contribute to employee benefit funds. Without net income, the railroad would be in very bad shape." (This item appeared Sept. 15, 2009, in the Anchorage Daily News.) September 15, 2009 Ironic isn't it...I wonder if the furloughs will be before or after the "Beer Train"!

Name: Lord SuckaLot E-mail: Employed as: Corporate office, for 30+ years Posted: 16 September 2009 My Dear RRJ, I am your physical therapist. -Lord SuckaLot CSX Executive Handmaiden to God

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 16 September 2009 Hey RRJ: Sorry to hear that...that really does suck a lot!

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 16 September 2009 Goober You have to admit this person sounds a lot like you with the anti-union retoric. It mimics you it's almost word for word. You might be a little off but the queer drag queen bullschidt isn't your method.

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 16 September 2009 NoMo Not good I'm still off for another 4-5 weeks more physical therapy. I'm not happy about it. If it doesn't change next month I might as well pull the plug ang go out on disability. I was ready to go back had the medical return to work forms with me. The only way I'll know if I can perform my duties is by working. Apparently the physical therapist stated I was doing better but not 100%. Damn, I'm 55 years old I doubt if it'll ever be 100% again.

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 15 September 2009 Hey RRJ: How did your Doctor's appointment go?