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I could have had FIFTY YEARS consecutive service today, if I had stuck it out. Do they still have 50 year pins? I know they used to, long years ago. There was one old head engineer in Fort Wayne who really wanted to stick it out for fifty years, his father had been a fifty year man and, for who knows why, he...
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I'm off again
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So fuck allllll you guys!!!!
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Latest Division 231 retired guy.
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Just got off the phone with our newest retired guy. Sending him his dues refund and reporting his retirement to the Union. I told him that the Division will have a party. I told him it's not for him, we a celebrating because it is a big deal for us. It's better than a Christmas Party. He is selling his ho...
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Railroad Retirement Board annual financial report July 30, 2021
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Q&A: RRB financial reports | Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (ble-t.org) The RRB concluded in the report that, barring a sudden, unanticipated, large decrease in railroad employment or substantial investment losses, the railroad retirement system will experience no ca...
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It's Official
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Just received my official notice that I am retired, and will be paid by the Air Force. I can get the blue identity card.... An emotion hit me....DD form 2 Service for basic pay: 35 years... 5 months. s7 days....Reserve order number EL-2633
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Freddie Krueger
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Cheap, Low Life Scum
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Effective January 1, 2021, LAMCO will no longer match retiree donations. Kind of sums it up, doesn't it. They say it's to bring themselves in line with other railroads, etc. Yes, we've done this several times.
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Clothing
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I'm wondering who buys this stuff and how many will Snippy be ordering? https://tinyurl.com/y87upxrv
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Cy Valley
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Huge news for retirees Cy and "Snippy"
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You might be eligible for recall (your option) if you're bored, and need a bit of spare folding green. LAMCO is nicely positioned for these 'new' yard jobs... [url]https://www.progressiverailroading.com/intermodal/news/Virginia-port-wraps-up-container-stack-yard-work--56796[/ur...
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Retirees nooz!
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Well boyz and grlz, no COLA for 2016. Apparently we don't need cost of living increase, because nobody else needs, or deserves one! Yay RRB!
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From One Retiree to Another
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I think I finally found a picture of Snippy's first paid trip as an engineer. Check out that stovepipe top hat he chose for the occasion.
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Cy Valley
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seems bout right
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Old Head Memories
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I worked with a few of these guys:
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Cy Valley
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New GCA was installed!
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Hey, I read where a new GCA was installed for LAMCO! Read it on the BLET website!!!! Some one packed their bags....
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Freddie Krueger
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Perhaps this corner of the forum is obsolete
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No posts in 4 months. I sense that most of our audience is far from retirement (age wise). Uke is still a few years shy of posting here daily. Perhaps we can get a consensus on a new topic for this spot. Maybe something like "Railroad Bullshit" or "Rail News...Like it or not".
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Run For Office
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I believe all of you retired guys should run for office of some kind. Take a page from Donald Trump and just say wtf is on your mind. I bet some of youse would get elected.
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Freddie Krueger
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Something ta consider
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Never actually gave it much consideration, but damn these folks sure make a good case for considering life outside the borders of the USA! http://www.marketwatch.com/story/5-reasons-not-to-retire-in-the-us-2014-08-07
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Something else ta consider...
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...when ya prepare ta retire. And this IS important tu! Healthy living, health care availability, and that ol' healthy lifestyle. Five best states for seniors to stay healthy and the five worst onesMay 29, 2013, 6:45 PMBy Russ Britt Minnesota is the best state for seniors to stay healthy while Miss...
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...and plan in advance!
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Which this poster failed to do. And is now at a total loss as to "What now?" Yes folks, a year has passed and little has been accomplished since pulling the pin. If you're close to it, get ready, because that 60/30-full retirement is there waiting on ya! Turned 66 when it hit... And the "C...
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Three year Anniversary
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Well it's been three years to the day for the last day of the railroad.. Feels pretty good.. Uke came down and had a good seafood dinner and were laying back a little now after a walk along the beach.. If it seems like it is taken forever to get here you'll find out that it will be there before you know it.....
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A Common Trait
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Lately I have been encountering former co-workers who managed to pull the pin and get on with life. All of them share one common trait, they all have a perma-grin. I would have thought that after all those years of putting up with LINTCO, LAMCO, MARRCO etc. bullschitt that their faces would immedia...
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Tihs forum has cob;s webs
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LMOA! yuo retried guys need to post more.
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Flagman retiring soon
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Our oldest flagman is going to retire the first of the year. An engineer who bid on the ground. His only hobby is smoking fine cigars. He took the $10,000 bonus to stay on till the end of the year, since this company realized they are loosing engineers at an alarming rate. Up North, engineers are baili...
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So what about your 'credit score' once ya retire?
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Last time I had mine done, by the "Big Three" reporting outfits, Equifax, Ezperian, and Trans Union, was in Oct., 2010. my numbers showed 780, 781, and 781. Pretty good I'm told. But now that I've pulled the pin from 2LARRCO, would it be wise ta have the thing done again? Just in case the 'hous...
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Forced to retire, some take Social Security early
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Forced to retire, some take Social Security earlyMIAMI -- Paul Skidmore's office is shuttered, his job gone, his 18-month job search fruitless and his unemployment benefits exhausted. So at 63, he plans to file this week for Social Security benefits, three years earlier than planned, the Associa...
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