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Classroom and field training for Train Operators prior to solo runs... What is the current class hours and behind the console hours a train operator candidate must undergo prior to a solo run? If not hours, how about weeks of training? Do most probie T/O's go mainline or assigned to yards after release from formal training. Thanks. |
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After classroom training,
After classroom training, which is 6 weeks (someone correct me if I am off a few weeks), train operator trainees will spend two weeks operating with a certified (on the job) operator. After passing the certification in front of a board, I believe it is another few days to a week they spend shadowing a train operator. All operators bid for their shift, based on seniority. As has been mentioned before, new train operators are part time employees once they certify.
classroom training i 3-4
classroom training i 3-4 months, not 6 weeks.
Classroom training is 11-12
Classroom training is 11-12 weeks(AND HOURS OF STUDYING EACH NIGHT AND WEEKENDS).If you fail any written test or skills check twice in a row..... YOU'RE DONE, FINISHED, GONE, DISMISSED!....and some tests you only get 1 chance to get it right .......OJT(on the job training) is 2 weeks .....passing JEC........(not all new operator classes shadow a seasoned operator after passing JEC).......then your on your own (did i mention your on 90 days probation)...which is when any safety violation can cause termination......and after each 30 day period (of probation)you should have/receive an evaluation of Your performances .....bottom line tho, the JEC board will not pass an operator they feel is not ready to be certified......they can hold you back for more training and then you appear a second time before the board........IT'S NOT AN EASY PROCESS TO BECOME AN OPERATOR......IF WE ONLY LEARNED HOW TO OPEN AND CLOSE DOORS, CLASS WOULD HAVE ONLY BEEN 1 WEEK.
While training is officially
While training is officially over at that period and you are on your own there is still much to learn as a new train operator. I think that can be said for nearly any job though, as training will give you the basics, but you must continually learn in order to better yourself and gain experience.
Now training is 15 weeks
Now training is 15 weeks
Training was 15 weeks
Training was 15 weeks previously. My class did 15.
We were desperate to fill shifts with bodies so training decided to cut the class down to 12 weeks to get people out on the line faster. That didn't work out too well because a lot of the operators that got sent out with that reduced training were clearly not ready, and were involved in a lot of incidents.
So back to 15 weeks it is.
Is there any way that
Is there any way that civilians can get access to the training materials that are used for the written tests & skills checks?
I'm curious about how difficult it actually is and what kind of things you have to learn. Is it similar to the training needed to get a Class C license?
NO. The training material is
NO. The training material is for current trainees or employees. If you are dropped from the course you must surrender everything. No employee who went through the process is gonna give it to someone else to make it easier.
How would having access to
How would having access to the materials make it easier?
That's like saying that the DMV should keep tight reigns on the Motorist Handbooks to make sure that nobody "cheats" by studying more, or that college textbooks should only be available to people who are currently enrolled in the courses they are for so that nobody gets an "advantage" by reading about things they might be interested in.
Maybe this information is
Maybe this information is CLASSIFIED. Can't blame Bart. FBI, Homeland security, etc etc do the same.
Thanks - BR members. I had a
Thanks - BR members. I had a side-bar e-mail exchange and there was a suggestion that Train Operators just need a weekend of training.... A commercial pilot - 3 weekends of training... You get my drift. Thanks again.