Harvey and Enderlin, ND; Glenwood, Thief River Falls, and Minneapolis/St. Don't worry, we won't send you too many. Back in my road days, when we'd end up at a hotel after a very long and tiring trip, and some guy who was obviously an over-eager railfan would see us and ask us if we were railroaders, we'd always answer: NOPE! The opinions expressed here represent my own and not those of. Information about the railroad through Flagstaff, Arizona The rail line through Flagstaff is operated by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF). But I hear it is coming. I doubt many trains could've made the extra 70 or so miles to Rochelle on their hours. If an employee exhausts all of their points, they can be terminated. showing freights running at 50+ MPH between Miles City and Harlowton, which would put the start to stop time at a bit over 4 hours. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Within these districts there are pools that work to/from intermediate terminals, such as Clinton to Marshalltown. We will show you how to get a rate, ship, track and manage your account by using our online tools. Does the UP still have a Proviso to Boone long pool? Then run pools (through Clinton) to Missouri Valley (hot intermodals only), to Boone (everything else), and pools to Des Moines and Mason City. Raton, NM??? Would this be in the ballpark for the Hi Line? --Ken Stitzel (k@fc.hp.com)Learning Products Engineer (tech writer with functional enhancements), Hewlett-Packard Company (a pretty cool company to work for), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA (somewhere east of Masonville), (Opinions stated herein are provided without warranty and are not, representative of official or unofficial HP policy on shootercrew changes. ;-), --Kirk PettyABC Sign Productskpe@psd.k12.co.uskpe@abcsignproducts.comhttp://www.abcsignproducts.com ____________________________ __________________________ ___/oo|====~~~~~~~~~~~########|| |########~~~~~~~~~~====|oo\____ I_|______UNION PACIFIC__=_=_=_=|_I I_|______UNION PACIFIC___|_____|_I `-'O==O==O`-------------'O==O==O`-'~`-'O==O==O`-------------'O==O==O`-, Either email addresses are anonymous for this group or you need the view member email addresses permission to view the original message. Learn more about our trains, how we operate them, and the variety of railcars we haul, in the informative BNSF Virtual Train Tour. You can rely on BNSFs team of experts to help educate you on the benefits of incorporating our rail network into your supply chain. Which meant that many crewsmight not be able to make the far treminal on their HOS. Amazing the mass of RR knowledge amongst the members of this forum. For instance, Sanford, Florida, was the south end of one railroad and the north end of another; both roads were absorbed by the Plant System--which went into the Atlantic Coast Line. We all have one thing in common: we worked at BNSF Railway or one of its predecessor railroads. Welcome to the BNSF Railway at Edgemont South Dakota website. When they eventually finish their Blair and Clinton projects(not any time soon) I expect a push tochange the crew districts. I think the Miles City to Harlowton run was one of them. Thanks in advance for your help.Ken Stitzel wrote: You do not have permission to delete messages in this group. Details are as follows: Time: 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 9 Location: BLET National Division . BNSFs Economic Development team can help guide you through the process of expanding, developing or selecting a site. For 170 years, BNSF Railway has been an essential connector safely and efficiently transporting freight from point A to point B. Anyone on the seniority district can work the pool, assumingthey have the seniority. This was indicated by a bold type stripe across the page for every train at Bassano. For instance, if I took off every other Sunday, no other days, I would be dismissed by the end of the year.". For the moment I still have more tracks, trains, and switches then they do, but that is changing rapidly, as two new rail facilities are planned for this town. This BNSF rail division sees some of the highest tonnage freight traffic in the world (over 100 million tons annually. Radio Frequencies: AAR 55, 160.935, DS-10, Winslow to Seligman; AAR 36 160.650 DS-11 Seligman to Topock; AAR 55 160.935 Topock to Needles. BNSF purchases material and service items from an extensive list of sources. BNSF said more than 50 percent of train crew employees work less than 40 hours on average. This year alone, BNSF is investing approximately $1 billion into the 2,200-mile Southern Transcon route. The last time we were in Albany, werode back to the station with a road crew in the van, and I engaged in some conversation with them. I just remembered, while sitting in the Oak Tree Inn at Clinton, IA, that they are the UP's contracted provider for crew lodging away from home. Wyoming Public Radio | She said the policy isn't compassionate toward employees. Or even less: As late as the 1990s, there were still a few crew changes in the middle-of-nowhere, consisting of only a few sidings, a crew dormitory, and a 24-hour lunchroom. Here we explore how our investments and innovations enable the reliable and efficient delivery of freight. Someone recently asked me how many crew changes it takes to get from Chicago to LA vs. Chicago to Seattle. Dickinson crews still run locals between New Salem and Beach including the ever growing rail hub of RICHARDTON ND. I find it ironic that the MILW expandend some of their districts just as deferredmaintenance caused speeds to drop. While they have been built to provide lodging for AFHT crews, they are open to the public as well. * Denver northeast: Sterling, CO? Lowest Point : 456 ft @ Topock, AZ. Drawback for those that don't live near Clinton is the drive. Don't forget BNSF's Southwest Chief line. The dispatchers were forced to make better meets, yardmasters to get trains out of the yards better and so on. Also Geographically the Twin Cities would be north of La Crosse what does BNSF consider it (are trains from Chicago to the twin Cities northbound or westbound?) So shovel the coal, let this rattler roll. One of my easterly buddies is coming to Colorado for some extensiverailfanning this spring. This website is best viewed in Chrome or Safari. Welcome to the BNSF newsroom. BNSF Editor CTC Board Magazine [ Reply To This Message ] Date: 01/10/02 19:00 Thanks Author: dbm. Allan_Love_Jr TrainBoard Member. Zug, I still enjoy talking with railroad employees, but I am very careful about initiating conversations. Maybe an old BN expert can help us here, but didn't BN change some crew districts in Montana to run up to 450 miles? "I honestly hope that this isn't going to be the new normal because people are walking out faster than we can hire them on," said Goodson. . The Western Pacific also had some ~200 mile crew districts. I've searched the Web and have came up with a few locations for the BNSF. OK, LION knows that tey went from 100 mile runs to 200 mile runs some time about 10 years ago. The average daily rate while in training as a new hire conductor will be approximately $221 per day, or $27.68 per hour (based on . erikem / Belen / Clovis / Avard? Don't miss this look at the history of America's most influential builder of locomotives. Drawback for those that don't live near Clinton is the drive. > * Cheyenne west: Rawlins (Green River for hotshots? They seem to use the Williard crews for the long distance intermodals (from east coast) and Williards for the manifests and commodity trains. You there, Mr. Lee? I spent quite a few summers in Miles City (my dad's home town) during the 1970's and heard Harlowton mentioned quite a few times, but don't recall hearing about Melstone. On the CPR, in Canada, the longest crew district is the Brooks Sub. Would this be the right list for the Transcon? In the early 1970's the law was changed to 14 hours and subsequently todays 12 hours. In the early 1970's the law was changed to 14 hours and subsequently todays 12 hours. (I've heard about helpers living in Tabernash but don't know if that's a permanent thing or not. It takes a lot of workers to keep the railroad running efficiently. LEARN MORE Tribal Relations. I'd wonder if the average speed of the slowest Milwaukee freights on the Trans-Missouri Division during the first generation diesel era would have been more like 25 MPH as opposed to 12.5 MPH. Are you developing a new facility or looking to expand? erikem In 1992, Santa Fe began a decades-long project to double-track the 512 miles of the route that remained single-tracked. One thing to remember is there are some long and some short pools. I believe it was cptrainman of the "Hunter, . Get the answers to the questions most commonly asked about BNSF. Classic Railroad Scenes: Railroads at Work. The home terminal is the place where the crew normally goes to work; usually, its where the crew members live. Or, did they get rid of it because there was too much congestion / delays east of Clinton? * Denver west (UP trackage rights): do they go all the way to Grand Junction or do they change at Bond again like UP does? Barstow CA. Hugh Cook is Wyoming Public Radio's Northeast Reporter, based in Gillette. Within these districts there are pools that work to/from intermediate terminals, such as Clinton to Marshalltown. Many times after the adoptionof the 130 mile day, the terminals didn't change. I recall seeing a Steffee speed survey (mid-1960's?) Heres where one railroads train crews go to work, where they lay over, and the tangled routes in between. In older times, it would take much longer as the trains were slower. They needed the people because they didn't have them.". BNSF crew change points. EDIT: To answer the original poster's question I checked with what limited ressources I have, and found the following CP (ex Soo Line) crew change points in his part of the world. 15. If going via the old C&S/FW&D its Trinidad, Texline, Amarillo,then Wichita Falls.If going via C&S to Trinidad and then ATSF it would be aC&S crew to Trinidad, then ATSF crew to Raton then Albuquerque. Learn how easy it is to become a BNSF customer. BNSF's Public Projects team is the point of contact for the communities we serve when they desire to deliver infrastructure projects that cross, intersect, or parallel BNSF's network in some way. In a perfect world, a crew-district is a days work. Just like the highway you drive on during your morning commute, the rail route needed to continue to expand. I was wondering about crewchangepoints along the UP and BNSF in the Midwest. Our vision is to realize BNSF's tremendous potential by providing transportation services that consistently meet our customers expectations. If you would like more information on any of the subjects contained in this section, please feel free to contact us. The Milwaukee Road in the 1970s combined orchanged some crew districts, both on the Puget Sound extension and elsewhere. The last time we were in Albany, werode back to the station with a road crew in the van, and I engaged in some conversation with them. Tell your friend that all trainsstop in Rawlins, as the Main Line Fuel Rack is located there. This month BNSF placed in service 5 miles of fourth main track on the Hereford Subdivision through Amarillo, Texas. About ten years ago the railroad proposed moving almost everyone from Boone to Rochelle. The Hi-Viz policy impacts all employees, not just the ones that are operating trains. Seems I recall a map in trains a while back showing this. We didn't linger too long for obvious reasons. In order to get a minimum speed of 12 or so MPH on the 0.5% ruling grades, the locomotives should have been able to maintain 25 or more MPH on level track, hence my wondering about 200 mile crew changes. These stories highlight some of our favorite examples of how we apply innovation to railroading. Staying at one of the lodging motels can be interesting, but I wouldnt suggest being too inquiring these days. Intermodal traffic ships in containers or trailers and is, in many cases, high-priority. Then in 1972 (after the HOS was changed to 14 hours, Dec. 26, 1970) the company decided to open up an inter-divisional run fromLA to San Luis Obispo), and have us do it in 14 hours, which really worked good.