Know that BNSF Everett has 2RC switch jobs a shift
around the clock. Yes I would agree it would be hard for
most that are used to real railroading to become a RC
railroader. The diversity of a senority roster and there
will be enough that can do this either by a natural talent
or easily trained to do it...or "have to learn" how to do it.
I'm not in the info-loop to know how BNSF Delta Yard
switch jobs think of this type of switching. Think it is a very
slow way to switch cars in a yard that needs to switch cars
much faster to make all the connections. Noticed one change
recently that Delta Yard may be chronically enough behind
the 8-ball enough for the inbound PRGEVE (Prince George-
Everett) to land at Delta Yard with very few changes to the
train it becomes a PRGTAC (Prince George-Tacoma) and
this new train crew (a whole story in its self is the creation
of the Everett-Tacoma chain gangs)..who do the BNSF shuffling
of trains through the Seattle gauntlet and almost eliminate
anytime at all at Interbay/Balmer. Interbay still shoots a
couple trains northward a day. This Everett to Tacoma pool
or chain gang spends a lot of time in a crew shuttles as they
may end up anywhere to take a train north or south.
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