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I don't think anyone really knows the answer. I've seen conductor classes with one internal student, and others have had 6. Regardless, everyone has to go though the same hiring process.

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I never said it was a good answer and I never said I agree with it. Personally I think the practice is an accident and law suit waiting to happen. Furthermore, from the public's point of view, it makes a mockery of the fire service.

Tradition.

Some people do the craziest thing on these trains. I've seen people jump from the platform between cars to get on the train and I was working a train where someone had jumped from the parking lot onto the side of a train hanging on for a ride.

They are not under the same rules as T&E. They can't work more than 9 hours where T&E (under covered service) can't work more than 12 continuous hours or up to 16 with 4 hours interim release. T&E (under covered service) can work 14 consecutive days under type 1 rules but are then required to have 2 consecutive days rest. This wouldn't happen as the 2 rest days would put the individual off on his normal work days. Non covered service (conductor flags) are not bound by the type 1 or type 2 rules there fore are able to work months (if they wanted) with out a rest day. Being the contractors they are assigned to don't work on weekends, the conductors won't either. I'm told the dispatchers are able to work continuous days without rest, although I don't know first hand.

While I'm sure the work their rest days, I doubt it is severe as reported. The dispatchers are governed by FRA regulations regarding rest requirements. Violation of those regulations carry heavy fines to both the carrier and the individual. Less than accurate information is the norm when you interview the head honcho that doesn't know the whole situation.

Even if it was, there's constantly people getting transferred, promoted, retiring, etc.

Next time anyone shops at Lowes, expecially the Highland store, think about this. It appears the writer of the following article was posting flyers up and down Rt 299 in Highland regarding K9 Officer Falcone. This is Lowes stance on the "solicitation". http://nylibertycoalition.com/2014/06/18/make-a-point-lose-a-customer/?blogsub=confirming#blog_subscription-2 Here's the flyer:

They are not allowed on Metro North trains. More than once I've had to ask passengers to stop smoking them and more than once I've been challenging by the offending passenger telling me they are not "real cigarettes". Once i tell them the train will be stopped until the police come and be the deciding party, they comply.

Consolidating maybe, but there seems to be something deeper going on. Per the article there are no plans to sell the property and they are going to store equipment there to be used "in an emergency". As of a few hours ago when I drove by there is still apparatus there. Then what ever members were still there to get completely locked out with out warning seems underhanded. Maybe if they are truly interested in consolidating, they should talk to a neighboring department that is closer to New Hamburg's station 1 than station 2 is and write up some sort of mutual aid agreement to share ladder trucks, boats and ATV's.

I understand it's not a direct comparison. Just illustrating a worst cast senario. Or maybe I'm being brainwashed be my union with over 3 years of unproductive contract negotiations. I digress.

While I'm not condeming what the retired police officers are doing and in fact applaud Mr. Pirro for taking this on Pro Bona, I think the situation in Detroit need to serve as a reminder what could ultimately happen. For those that don't know, the City of Detroit pension recipients are due to get pennies on the dollar as a result of the bankruptcy. While they thought they were protected under state law, it is determined that bankruptcy law superceeds state law.

E186 and E188 were both tandem axle engine with 2000 gallon booster and E188 did have a rear, manually operated dump valve retro'd after delivery. However, Tanker 16 did not replace E186 as a one for one replacement. Engine 186 served multiple purposes but was a first due engine from Granite Springs Fire House. Amongst other things, it had a full compliment of engine company equiptment. It was no different than the other Oren's purchased in the same era (E180, E185) other than the fact it had a 2000 gal booster tank. Tanker 16 was purchased to serve as a tanker to compliment the existing fleet. If memory serves me correctly it has a 3000 gallon tank, three dump valves capable of being operated from the cab and a 1500 gallon GPM pump. The higher capacity pump was installed so it could take the place of a pumper if needed. Other equiptment it was fitted when put in service was 2 SCBA's, indian tanks, portable pond and possiblly a portable pump. When put in service it was stationed at Lincolndale Fire House. At the time the tanker delivered the intention was to (in time) put engines with 1000 gallon booster tanks in Granite Springs and Amawalk. About the same time E186 was remove from front line serve and E185 (with the smaller 1000 gallon booster tank) was put in Granite Springs. The reason for this was 1) the tanker as an additionally water source and 2) not long before there was a large water main installed, adding an addtional and reliable water source to the Granite Springs area.

Excellent question. While I don't know the solid answer I would think it would be provisions made similar to anyone else that can't participate in phys ed due to the same.

In Kingston High School they require CPR. One of the phys ed classes they have as a requirement to graduate is swimming. In order to pass the class you are required to take CPR.

I thought I did but let's put it into a different context: If you filled up your personal vehicle at the districts pumps and traveled to far away places for personal reasons would that be legal? What is the difference if you use the same gasoline but now in a district vehicle where as now you are not paying any vehicle expenses (insurance, registration, wear and tear, etc) for personal reasons? Granted I am not a lawyer but it sounds questionable when tax payer money is used for personal reasons. Agreed. Every year taxes go up and every year something like this raises more eye brows. Over the last 5+ years, many government agencies (police, highway, etc) have severely limited take home vehicle use even when they are required to respond during off hours. While I am not suggesting that chief's vehicles be stripped away, their non firematic use should be under scrutiny. Granted, this vehicle in question is not a chiefs vehicle as per the Jerrico FD's web site the chief designators are 9401, 9402 and 9403. Not 9413 as is pictured. The public doesn't know the difference and realistically, there is no difference.

I have to disagree. Just because the governing body is giving permission to use it doesn't make it legal. If the district was to be audited and it was found that it was used in conjunction with non department or district business then it would open up a can of worms as owned and operated with tax payer dollars. Being it was reported that there was a convention of sorts in Ellenville, then it would be a legitimate expense for it to be in Woodbury as the driver might have needed to get gas as he or she just got off the thruway and this is at the first exit on Route 17.

Unless you were there to see the situation with the propane tank you could armchair it to death. If pumping it out was an option being there was a debris field from what was once a house would it have been feasible? If the tank was compromised to the extent that the tank its self was leaking, would it have been wise to pressurize it more in order to pump out the remaining product? If the multi -valve assembly was damaged to a point that you couldn't plug the openings pumping wouldn't be feasible. Sure, you could flare the tank, but you already had a gas fire. Not knowing what part of the system was burning, stopping the flow of gas may not have been an option.

I don't know what goes on in Canada but I can give a little insight what goes on around here (specifically with Metro North). Way back when I took train emergency class taught by retired Metro North Assistant Chief Donald (Spanky) McLennan (sp?), as emergency responders we were in no way instructed what to do in order to properly secure a train Initially it's the train conductor in charge until an operations manager arrives. As a conductor I was taught how to secure the equipment. Whether it's a parking brake on an M7 or Genesis locomotive or a hand brake on an M3, BL20, coach, freight car, etc. The steeper the grade the more hand brakes that have to be applied. We are not trained to fight fires other than small fires with the BC fire extinguishers on the trains (don't ask, I never got the answer). If there's any considerable fire were told to evacuate the car or cars affected and if necessary the train. If it came to evacuating the train then we have to take tracks out of service, third rail de-energized, etc. In the land of freight trains the conductor will have a manifest of the cargo in each rail car. They conductor and engineer are not taught how to fight a fire, that's the fire departments job. Cars containing hazardous material will have placards. The number of cars in the consist will dictate how many hand brakes need to be applied to secure it. That sounds like he's passing the buck. If the locomotive was shut down then there may not be an adequate supply of air to keep the service brake applied in the event of an air leak. if the hand brake is not applied then it could roll. That would fall on the negligence of the company.

The 6:22 PM train from GCT to Croton Harmon is usually M3 equipment.

The chance of catching an M3 on the weekend is slim. You will have a better chance of catching an M8 on the New Haven side but no guarentee.

Let me guess, on 46th between Fifth and Madison. That was my favorite one in the area before the one in the Madison Ave passage adjacent to Grand Central Terminal opened up.

The trough is not deep enough to save you with most subway cars and not deep enough on any MNRR cars as there is a the cow catcher and signal equipment mounted to the under carriage that hangs too low. MNRR mounting gate on the platform would be problematic as there are four different door configurations on the various cars. M2/4/6 and M3s is one, M7 and 8's is the second, and bom's with and with out the center door. No matter what you do there will be people oblivious to the hazards of the platform. Those with cellphones, headphones, and the one's with their head up their you know where generally beyond help. The perfect example was today where a woman boarded my train limited stop Croton Harmon express train @ 125 wanting to go to Ludlow. While I made numerous announcements the stops the train makes (Ludlow not being one of them), she didn't hear any of it because of her head phones. All she saw was an M7 that said Croton Harmon and assumed the train makes all the stops. Once I approached her for her ticket I explained the train does not stop there and she acted as if it was my fault she got on the wrong train.

Those that are concerned about this beat to death issue, write the department or district that owns the vehicle. Ranting about it on this site is not going to solve anything. This issue comes up on this site every so often and gets locked. Time goes by and it comes up again.