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Trip to Chicago - a crash
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: Kelda on June 25, 2009, 04:49:22 am ---My dad was a tueb driver in the London underground for about 15 years I believe (we're not close so not sure fo exact timescales and he took early retirement about a year ago)
He had 2 jumpers in his time - but he knew of one who had had 9.
You automatically get signed off on full pay for 3 months.. more if required but you can't take any less. You also have to see a councillor for a specific length of time whether you need it or not.
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That is absolutely unholiness awful. :o :o :o
I'm so glad to read there was psychological help for the drivers. Not sure what Amtrak offers its employees.
SFEnnisSF:
--- Quote from: delalluvia on June 25, 2009, 08:35:10 pm ---
I'm so glad to read there was psychological help for the drivers. Not sure what Amtrak offers its employees.
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The Amtrak engineers get the same help and resources available to them as the freight engineers in these types of situations. It's all FRA (Federal Railroad Administration) mandated.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: sfericsf on June 24, 2009, 11:56:49 pm ---I am a hard core railfan and I love riding trains, and I can't even handle riding Long Distance Amtrak trains anymore. Which is such a shame! :-\
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Oh, gee, thanks, Eric! Now you tell me! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: delalluvia on June 24, 2009, 11:40:12 pm ---They'd offer reservations for dinner and by the late dinner, they were out of all but a few items. They'd make announcements for first come first serve breakfast and lunch, then call a cut-off time because they were out of food.
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I guess I'd better plan on trying to snag early seatings for meals. ... :-\
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on June 25, 2009, 10:19:07 pm ---I guess I'd better plan on trying to snag early seatings for meals. ... :-\
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I'd pack as much of my own food as possible if I were you The dining car food that I ate was about the same quality as you find in hospitals or out of those vendors you see hanging around bars at 1 in the morning. The taste of food that has been pre-cooked and kept warm for days. :P
The snackbar sells pre-packaged foods of the quality you find in convenience stores, ready for heating in the microwave.
Don't forget to pack Dramamine or some other motion sickness meds. I packed some, but found when I finally did start to get motion sickness, a little lemon-lime soda and peanut M&Ms worked wonders. Take a blanket/jacket/sweater, it gets damned cold at night.
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