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  1. mille-ryan

    Union Pacific Hiring Practices

    LOL true but Im pretty sure if you have over 20 years in being an ahole seems like a god given right. Its crazy how little we work together or help one another because of the horrible attitudes out there.
  2. mille-ryan

    Nuke/Radio Active train west bound in NE !!

    Yea this was way diff than before. Last time it was to huge conainment cylinders like this set up http://www.barraclou.com/rail/cars/dodx_hinkle03.jpg Todays train was 2 different style large rectangle cases, then one car had some pretty large valving of some sort. Kickin myself for not...
  3. mille-ryan

    Nuke/Radio Active train west bound in NE !!

    Was leaving work this morning at 8am and saw a rather cool short train rollin in on the west main. I worked a train sorta like this one a month ago, which has a caboose that you dont approach ( armed guards on board). Well this train today was a single leader, the caboose and about 3 or 4 all...
  4. mille-ryan

    Union Pacific Hiring Practices

    Yup april but like the rest of the rules, only apply when they have nothing else to pick on. The chew is as nasty as the ciggs, we have a manager who spits all over the ramps and then wants us all to care and take pride, clean ,clean clean,......but I dont think he even relizes he spits that...
  5. mille-ryan

    Union Pacific Hiring Practices

    Little tip, you need to give the answers they wanna here not what you think is right or true...sad too say it but its true. I wish they would follow through with the all high and mighty no smoking policy....its a damn joke out here, units,trucks ( brand new ones too),shops all smell like smoke...
  6. mille-ryan

    Comment by 'mille-ryan' in media 'Meet'

    Thats a great shot
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    Comment by 'mille-ryan' in media 'MG_9206_BNSF_GRAIN_MARK_DABLING_ROAD_COLORADO_SPRINGS'

    Like it ... Is that where the tracks run near the interstate? I used to live in the Springs and sorta do again via a long commute.
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    Comment by 'mille-ryan' in media 'The last cut'

    Nice, quite a few of the older EMD locos need to have the same thing done...cant keep oil on the inside to save yer life sometime.
  9. mille-ryan

    Comment by 'mille-ryan' in media 'Truck'

    So thats what they look like brand new. The bottoms I worked on were always covered in bear grease, animals, and anything else smelly that could work its way up there.
  10. GE gone down

    GE gone down

    Took when I was working in GE, an AC44 with bad water damage.Was gonna enter in contest but too late, been gone from here for a long time.
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    Comment by 'mille-ryan' in media 'Deception Creek'

    Wow nice to see there is snow elsewhere out there this winter.
  12. On the drop pit

    On the drop pit

    Changing out the #6 traction motor
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    • Category: Union Pacific
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    Comment by 'mille-ryan' in media 'Scenic Grain'

    Nice,even three different shades of orange.
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    Comment by 'mille-ryan' in media 'NS Tanks'

    Good stuff.
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    Comment by 'mille-ryan' in media 'Ice cold'

    Doh, forgot what side I was working on,lol.Thought I was on GE that day.But your right.
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