LordTauk
05-27-2002, 09:03 PM
Okay, I have a slight itch I can't scratch. I've searched, but I haven't goten any explainable conclusions
As most of us are knowledgeable with railroads and everything that goes along with a railroad, I have a question that I'm not positive on.
So an Engineer and a Conductor roll out of Yard A to take a 10 hour long road trip to Yard B, They've both worked long enough to where they legally can't take another freight back to Yard A, or in that case would feel up to doing that without some sort of break. Okay, so how do these two train crew get back to Yard A?
Im assuming that Yard A is where these two guys live near by and where they reported for work, parked their cars. etc. I know that sometimes train crews aren't home for a while, but is this the reason? Where would they sleep for the night before they have to report to another train for duty? Obviously, all railroads have figured how to do this, but I'm just curious - I have a good idea, but not positive.
Just about every inbound and outbound crews in real life and on TV/Video/DVD have some sort of bag, breif case and maybe sometimes a small cooler and what not, something that looks that if they had to be away from home and needed something to live on for a while they can get it in their travel bag.
Of course, not everyone can answer this but maybe some people who've had experience in this.
Thanks
As most of us are knowledgeable with railroads and everything that goes along with a railroad, I have a question that I'm not positive on.
So an Engineer and a Conductor roll out of Yard A to take a 10 hour long road trip to Yard B, They've both worked long enough to where they legally can't take another freight back to Yard A, or in that case would feel up to doing that without some sort of break. Okay, so how do these two train crew get back to Yard A?
Im assuming that Yard A is where these two guys live near by and where they reported for work, parked their cars. etc. I know that sometimes train crews aren't home for a while, but is this the reason? Where would they sleep for the night before they have to report to another train for duty? Obviously, all railroads have figured how to do this, but I'm just curious - I have a good idea, but not positive.
Just about every inbound and outbound crews in real life and on TV/Video/DVD have some sort of bag, breif case and maybe sometimes a small cooler and what not, something that looks that if they had to be away from home and needed something to live on for a while they can get it in their travel bag.
Of course, not everyone can answer this but maybe some people who've had experience in this.
Thanks