EVAN JONES

Railroad Characteristics-

• Shortline railroad in an industrial setting.
• Contracted switching operation for the Port of Indiana Burns Harbor.
• Very busy and congested area for all modes of transportation.
• Customers mostly based on the steel industry, as well as transloading and storage cars.
• Other than main track, restricted speed territory.
• Working closely with Norfolk Southern and Indiana Harbor Belt for railcar interchange.

Duties-

• Working both as a conductor and locomotive engineer.
• Switching cars in a very busy and congested area requiring heightened awareness and safety precautions.
• Coordinating and working closely with all of the customers, contractors, interchanging railroads, and port officials to safely and efficiently move railcars.
• Cross trained to inspect and perform minor repairs on locomotives as needed, such as brake shoe replacement.
• Cross trained on car clerking platforms made by Wabtec.

Railroad Characteristics-

• Shortline railroad in a rural setting.
• Customers including agricultural products and transloads such as windmill blades.
• Running on TWC territory.
• Trackage rights running on CSX.

Duties-

• Being on call 24/7 365 and adapting to long work hours and odd schedules.
• Signal engineers to begin train runs, stop trains, or change speed, using telecommunications equipment or hand signals.
• Receive information regarding train or rail problems from dispatchers or from electronic monitoring devices.
• Direct and instruct workers engaged in yard activities, such as switching tracks, coupling and uncoupling cars, and routing inbound and outbound traffic.
• Keep records of the contents and destination of each train car, and make sure that cars are added or removed at proper points on routes.

Railroad Characteristics-

• Shortline railroad in an urban setting.
• Switching in some of the busiest rail yards in Chicago while communicating with other crews and yardmasters to safety complete duties.
• Trackage rights running and transfer trains with every major railroad in the Chicago.
• Mainline CTC running.
• Around 100 different industries on the line.

Duties-

• Being on call 24/7 365 and adapting to long work hours and odd schedules.
• Signal engineers to begin train runs, stop trains, or change speed, using telecommunications equipment or hand signals.
• Receive information regarding train or rail problems from dispatchers or from electronic monitoring devices.
• Direct and instruct workers engaged in yard activities, such as switching tracks, coupling and uncoupling cars, and routing inbound and outbound traffic.
• Keep records of the contents and destination of each train car, and make sure that cars are added or removed at proper points on routes.

Railroad Characteristics-

• Shortline railroad in a rural setting
• Customers including grain elevators, ethanol plants, and transloads such as intermodal and windmill blades.
• Running on TWC territory.
• Trackage rights running on the Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, Union Pacific railroad.

Duties-

• Being on call 24/7 365 and adapting to long work hours and odd schedules.
• Signal engineers to begin train runs, stop trains, or change speed, using telecommunications equipment or hand signals.
• Receive information regarding train or rail problems from dispatchers or from electronic monitoring devices.
• Direct and instruct workers engaged in yard activities, such as switching tracks, coupling and uncoupling cars, and routing inbound and outbound traffic.
• Keep records of the contents and destination of each train car, and make sure that cars are added or removed at proper points on routes.

Construction work while laid off from the railroad.

Duties-

• Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other machinery to move construction materials around a warehouse.
• Shape or cut materials to specified measurements, using hand tools, machines, or power saws.
• Install structures or fixtures, such as windows, frames, floorings, trim, or hardware, using carpenters' hand or power tools.
• Remove damaged or defective parts or sections of structures and repair or replace, using hand tools.
• Erect scaffolding or ladders for assembling structures above ground level.

Landscaping work while laid off from the railroad.

Duties-

• Mix pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides for application to trees, shrubs, lawns, or botanical crops.
• Start motors and engage machinery, such as sprayer agitators or pumps or portable spray equipment.
• Clean or service machinery to ensure operating efficiency, using water, gasoline, lubricants, or hand tools.

Railroad Characteristics-

• Class 1 railroad.
• Running long distance road trains between Clinton, IL and Omaha, NE.
• Mainline CTC running.

Duties-

• Being on call 24/7 365 and adapting to long work hours and odd schedules.
• Signal engineers to begin train runs, stop trains, or change speed, using telecommunications equipment or hand signals.
• Receive information regarding train or rail problems from dispatchers or from electronic monitoring devices.
• Direct and instruct workers engaged in yard activities, such as switching tracks, coupling and uncoupling cars, and routing inbound and outbound traffic.
• Keep records of the contents and destination of each train car, and make sure that cars are added or removed at proper points on routes.
• Overnight stays in hotels.

Time between Furlough and Resignation- Sep 2019 to Apr 2021