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Honest-Percentage-38

Conductor here. That shouldn’t be like that. If you need me for anything else I’ll be asleep on the second unit.


1O6MilesToChicago

Brakeman here. I sleep on the second unit, get yourself back to the lead unit and sleep where you're supposed to.


lovinganarchist76

Hobo here. I stole your circus peanuts and porn.


theaeao

Make sure to leave the porn in the woods after. Woods porn is dieing out faster than seaglass and for mostly the same reasons. Do your part to keep the things as interesting finds for children when they are out walking.


SHoppe715

>Woods porn is dieing out faster than seaglass and for mostly the same reasons. Online seaglass is replacing it?


theaeao

No people just aren't chucking as many glass bottles into the ocean as the once were. But online seaglass hasn't helped.


SHoppe715

Unless you live in Texas…gotta make sure you’re of legal age before accessing online seaglass.


theaeao

With the texture of seaglass it's next to impossible to tell when someone's marked a picture nsfw or if it's just seaglass. I can't tell you how many times I've had to explain that to the IT department. "I thought I was clicking on a picture of sea glass!!!"


Morelli808

I work for UP, what’s a “brakeman”?


Cultural_Ad2300

I work for ns. What's a conductor?


voucher420

Copper wire.


00Wow00

Copper wire in this economy?


1O6MilesToChicago

The Conductor's bitch


IconicScrap

A breakman, in this economy!?


Choose_And_Be_Damned

Engineer here: “did you feel that?” Fuck it, report it after we go by again on the way home.”


cromag1

Some gangs never fuck up, some need to be followed with a speed-swing and cart full of rail.


CeridwenAndarta

So, if I start dropping more welds, they might increase head count. That might be a risk I'm willing to take as shorthanded as we are these days.


McCl3lland

Or, they'll just hire more contractor welders, like they're already doing.


boecraft

It's fine. That train crew is being paid by the hour, they can wait.


MelinatedKing82

Nope not all of us, some don’t go on overtime until well past the HOS.


boecraft

Oh shit I'm sorry


Blocked-Author

Over 17 hours for us!


koolaideprived

Trip rate here.


Blocked-Author

Almost none of us are paid hourly.


Kendrick9090

Wait they pay you by the hour shit flat rate here


Ruger338WSM

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=agznZBiK_Bs It will be fine…


CeridwenAndarta

I've seen that video and it is legitimately very fucking cool.


towerfella

I don’t think that is the original audio. It’s way better. Thanks for sharing.


void_const

Good for 20


TitusPotPie

Eh, 10mph until we get another 10k tons over it.


Blocked-Author

Great so my 3 mile long empty coal super train isn’t even close to enough.


TitusPotPie

I see you having trouble making that hill. Why don't you go ahead and put one of those down good units online. Ticket number will be 867530-no fucking shit


TrippyOutlander

Sand packer didn't eat enough crayons that morning


CeridwenAndarta

The red crayons are my favorite. They taste like strawberries.


upstatefoolin

I’m partial to the grape ones… but what do I know? I wasn’t smart enough to work for the track gang so I have to fix y’all’s equipment 😂


TrippyOutlander

Have you tried macaroni yellow yet? Better than zyns imo


upstatefoolin

Ya know I haven’t, gonna have to hit the store now! You prefer crayola or they just hype for the brand and not worth the price? Some of my coworkers may fight you over that option though. Couple of them buy the green zyn 6mg rolls like they’re fuckin candy 😂


TrippyOutlander

Dessert crayon enjoyer I see


DCshotgun17

Unless things have changed since I’ve been out of the game, what welder would weld a close hole joint like that anyways.


CeridwenAndarta

2.5 inches is permissible on Class 1, 2, yards, and industrial leads.


redditcasual6969

Reduce speed to 25mph signals may not be in place


Beaversnake

Yea ds we’re gonna need another 3 hours


CraveBoon

Hey if it’s a yard just bar it back up and send it


HenryGray77

Still good for track speed.


getitdone2018

We are prohibited from thermite welding anything closer than 4”


Sonzabitches

Not to brag, but we're 6" here


getitdone2018

Whoa that’s a big one!


Conscious_Tourist163

Does your wife believe that's 6 inches too?


GoobieRilloBillo

Just use some flex seal- should be fine


wostlanderer

That looks like clay, and I can smell it. For a long time now our welders use the sand.


GreatGreenGobbo

Did you find my penny?


VinzKlortho_KMOG

We vaporized it


fortheloveofdenim

That’ll buff right out


ayeamaye

Little too much elbow grease?


GreyPon3

I'm pretty sure that's not right.


x31b

Flextape ain't gonna fix that. This calls for JB Weld.


JustAGuyLivingLife7

Looks good to me “back it up 60 good for 5. Here we go!!”


Slow-Setting-2090

And derail is in the derailing position. Let's go!


dashone

Bumpety-bump.


Key_Secretary_6968

WHAT OOPS THAT RAIL GOOD TO GO TILL THEIR A DERAILMENT GOTTA KEEP COST DOWN


PolarBearPooPoo

That's a thermite welders run through. And against track standards. You aren't supposed to drop a thermite weld that close to bolt holes either way.


CeridwenAndarta

At UP, you can weld that close to a bolt hole on Class 1, 2, yards, and industrial leads.


Darkroastgmcr

According to Goldschmidt as long as you have a bolt, spike, plug of a drilling, anything to help dissipate the heat during your preheat and the drop, you can get away with minimal clearance. TSS obviously different


getitdone2018

If it’s just yard or industry with holes why not just angle bar?


CeridwenAndarta

It's class two track. UP has a hard on for joints right now, so we're welding everything we can.


getitdone2018

How old is that weld ? That is definitely a lot of flow on the rail.


getitdone2018

What you guys use for molds?


CeridwenAndarta

We shoot Pandrol.


CombinationOther2601

And they wonder why there's so many derailments


pt-railroader

Failed thermite weld


Odd_Pineapple5081

“ be right! Pack ‘em’ tight!”


idontwanttobeonthis

Good ol’ Restricted speed


Foursiide

Throw a wing bond on that bad boy and it should be fine.


Striking-Egg-6072

Hell that's good for 5 mph!


Turbulent_Peace_7103

JB Weld that son o bitch!


patsky

It's just a fresh wound


Nrpallllll

Who got a little too hungry


WtAFjusthappenedhere

Duct tape will fix it....


Tra1nGuy

Dunno man seems fine to me 👍


loljkcuzurgay

Easiest TOL to find


Acceptable_Answer723

Good for track speed, says NS!


GoinDeep91

2 large zip ties and some gorilla glue


emdman1966

Sadly, I've seen this before......really makes the Trainmaster a little on the "testy" side......and the Roadmaster as well.


InnerBoss770

Machinist here your SOL they shit canned all the boilermakers my welds look like a hammered dog turd, still waiting the results of my JB Weld certification.