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Welcome! Which division and mode?

Mrsb2you was referring to the crew value. Some crews pay more than others. Smallest ones usually pay 8 hours straight whereas larger ones can pay you 11 hours and more.

Yes, if you don't do exactly what they have asked of you, it could mean the difference between you getting the job or not. Follow every instruction given to a T.

For each board period, most operators will choose what we call a crew. A crew basically indicates: the route, the report time, which run to operator, where and when to take over, and where and when to get relieved. Example: 1 Crew 501 Queen (501032 4:34A [RUSS 4:44A 9:46A CQEN] 501032 [CQEN 10:19A 1:14P CQEN]). This crew indicates that the route is 501 Queen, the operator is to report to the division at 4:34 am, take 32 run Queen out of Russell carhouse by 4:44am, gets relieved at Connaught and Queen at 9:46am, takes over 32 run Queen again at 10:19am at Connaught and Queen and gets relieved for the day at 1:14pm at Connaught and Queen. A crew also comes with off days. Let's say that this one comes with Thursday/Friday off. The operator who picks this crew would do this work Monday through Wednesday for six weeks and will have Thursday and Friday off. Crews that don't have Saturday and Sunday as off days come with a Saturday crew attached (the schedule is different on a Saturday) and Sunday work is picked separately (Sunday schedule is different from weekday and Saturday schedule). With some crews you could be on one route during one part of your day and another route at another part of the same day. Saturday and Sunday work will not necessarily be on the same route as on the week days. And the routes on Saturday and Sunday can differ from each other as well. Each crew also has something called crew value which indicates how many hours and minutes the operator will be paid for after doing the crew for a day. So as you've probably noticed, it's a bit more complex than some people may think. And no, once you've picked your work, you're stuck with it for the duration of the board period.

In streetcars, we have 5 selections. Every operator at the division is grouped into one of these selections according to their seniority, with the most senior operators in the 1st and the most junior operators in the 5th respectively. Each selection signs up on a different day. Once the sign-up is over (the 5th selection has signed) each piece of work and its respective operator's name is recorded and condensed into a booklet that is placed in the division by the day after sign-up concludes for each operator to see what work they got. If you were at sign-up, you'll already know your work once you pick it. If you couldn't make it to sign-up, you'd check the booklet once it is complete. Sign-up for each board period usually takes place 4-5 weeks before the board period that you're signing for is scheduled to begin. So you'll know the work for the next board period 4 weeks in advance.

I wouldn't say it's super difficult, it is a bit challenging and nerve-wracking at times though. I can't speak for every mode because I've only been trained on streetcar so far. As long as you do your homework and follow instructions, you should be fine.

Yeah man, I had to wait more than three weeks after I got the congratulations call before they called me back to set up dates for my conditional offer signing and medical.

I don't know if any of you guys have noticed, but a few weeks ago I witnessed a TR test train with destination signs in some of the passenger windows on the sides of the train like they have in New York and some other systems. I don't recall what set it was though. Looks like that's going to be another additional feature on the TRs.

Go online and practice Wonderlic tests. The test the TTC uses is in the same format.

I can say for sure that they've been using 4413 for training lately. Every time I see it, there's a training class in it. It seems as though it has been repaired.

Collectors is a separate division. If you are a collector, you are a collector. Collectors are not operators and operators are not collectors. You can go from being an operator to being a collector and vice versa, but you'd have to go through the same process you'd go through if you were transfering between divisions or modes. You'd have to be trained and so on.

Wow, your process went really quickly. Mine took more than twice as long as that. It took 8 months just for me to be invited to an info session. I wonder why you're starting on a Tuesday when Monday isn't a special holiday or anything. Kinda strange.

I don't think they plan to repair it. From my understanding, it was deliberately deenergized because of all of the switch incidents that have happened over it.

4419 is here

Congrats OperatorP, see you at Russell.

Yes, that is currently the norm

Congrats hamster91, which division?

It may not necessarily be because the operator is junior. Some Alrvs are naturally very jerky (when the brakes are applied and released).

I don't necessarily believe that it's true, nor was I stating a fact. I just wanted to put it out there to see what others have to say about it. I think I remember reading here a little while back that 4417 was pretty much finished and that it just needed its trucks to be installed, so I kind of suspected that it would be here soon.

Every TTC number starts with 416-393.Congrats sicstang

Oh I see, thanks.

I heard that they're halting production for 8 weeks so that they can stock up on parts.

I have a question for the Danforth Subway Ops. Why do some operators guard from the trailing car while some guard from the 5th?

Streetcars is the least wanted mode among the bunch. I hear that during a master, it always fills last, even after Collectors believe it or not. So as others have already said, operators that have been hired off the street recently into subway are in danger of being forced to streetcars. Some new bus guys may even face the same fate as well, so if you want to get into streetcars, you could very likely get your wish.