If you are going to be a part of the Great Lakes & Allegheny Railroad , staying active should be important. Staying active ensures that our railroad will live. If you can not commit to the hours per month you say you can when you apply for a position, then Great Lakes & Allegheny Railroad is not for you.
Requirements are minimal:
There are Work Orders (Activities heretofore known as Work Orders) that range from 15 minutes to 10 hours. Which one you choose is up to you. A standard procedure for one month, to stay active, would be to run 2 Work Orders, (30 minutes min.), check the message forums 2 times a week for News or Railroad Work Orders such as a group Chats, and possibly post a new message or reply, (5-10 minutes twice a week = 20-40 minutes a month). Attempt to participate in Group Chats, (usually 1-1½ hours per month). Chats and the Forums are for you to help Great Lakes & Allegheny Railroad serve our needs. Input has to come from everyone in order to make it an enjoyable experience. (Note the above is just an example, it is not a criteria that you MUST follow, it is merely an example to show how minimal the time amount required per month is to be an active member.)
From the above you can see that approximately 2½-3 hours per month is needed to stay active. When you apply for a position with Great Lakes & Allegheny Railroad, someone has to read your application, send you a confirmation Email, wait for your reply to the confirmation letter, send you your acceptance letter, edit the Engineer's Roster web pages, publish the updated page, enter your information into the engineer's database and assign you an ID number. Following that, the GL&A Welcoming Committee will take you through the New Engineer Orientation Program , respond to your Forum questions, develop and deliver Orientation Tasks, check your completed work, keep Orientation records, etc., before transferring your successful application for full GL&A staff status. Several GL&A staff are making considerable effort for you to join our ranks. Please do not abuse their time.
We at Great Lakes & Allegheny Railroad understand everyone has a life and things do change in people's circumstances. Although the guidelines may seem rigid to some, they are not intended to be. Three hours a month is minimal, but we will work with you if problems may arise. Feel free to contact the GL&A Human Resources Director if there are issues that will affect your regular time commitment to NERR.
Remember you do not HAVE to do anything EXCEPT have fun.
Once you have reached full GL&A staff status after your Orientation Period:
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You should complete at least two GL&A Work Orders a month to stay active;
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The two required GL&A Work Orders should be downloaded from the GL&A work order library;
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You can only receive Callboard credit for running GL&A Work Orders;
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In order to receive Callboard credit, you must fill out a GL&A Time Slip Reporting Form (Form-T) for each completed Work Order. When submitting your T-form, click on the Submit Button once only!;
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Do not send in game saved evaluation reports that are .RTF files, unless so requested;
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Be sure to report any Incidents, as defined below;
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You may be active in more than one Virtual Railroad;
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You should be active in the Forums;
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You should read the new messages in the Forums at least twice a week;
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You should try to make Group Chats;
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Respond to e-mails sent by other members;
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Promote our railroad on other sites within reason.
Incident Definition
The following types of Incidents should be reported on the appropriate GL&A Incident Report form.
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Collisions - with another train, car, etc.;
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Derailments;
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Long delays - 1 or more hours;
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Passing Red Signal without Dispatcher authorization;
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Over-speed - for extended time and/or very high speeds;
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Emergency Stops;
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Breakdowns - Train stops running, system fails, etc.;
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Anything that would cause the scheduled run or freight operation to be aborted, end unsuccessfully, or seriously jeopardize the well being of GL&A staff, GL&A property, the public or public property.
For further Company Guidelines, please see the latest edition of the Operations Manual of the Great Lakes & Allegheny Railroad .
Human Resources Director
To Contact Headquarters :
All GL&A staff can be contacted via the email addresses listed below:
info@glarr.com - GL&A Management Team
hrd@ glarr.com - GL&A RR Human Resources Department
wcn@glarr.com - GL&A RR Trainee Welcoming Committee
hrd@glarr.com - GL&A RR NETS Administrator.
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