My best job picture

Car Inspector Peter during good days at NYCTA 239th Maintainance Shop. Directly behind me is the Bombardier R142 subway cars first assigned to the #2 and then the #5 IRT lines. I worked in both crews at same location starting with Car Desk 'troubles' with #2 often sent to other crew to fill in eventually becoming part of the #5 'East 180th Street crew'.....a crew led by Deputy Superintendent 'Bud' Beharry and Maintainance Supervisor Thomas McKenna. The TA will NEVER have a crew like this because nobody else cares about job or eachother like we did. Union and management does not recognise CREW LOYALTY. We took care of ourselves and the trainsets down to the last REDBIRD in continous line service.

On the left side of the picture (my right) is a consist of Redbirds (mainly R33s) that if I remember correctly I did carbody inspection and other work upon.....several weeks later the trainset was subsituted for a TA museum consist (the 'Rainbow of Redbirds'...they weren't always rust red) and the excursion trip was altered because the 'Rainbow' was dead so we drove these trains....MY TRAINZZZ...into the 239th yard on a visit and let my car desk know I was in the yard. I walked into the Car Desk office and they had no clue how I got there on my day off even after I notified them by cellphone. I was stunned my consists were used for the trip and proud of my work that others could see and ride.

There will be many M7 and Arch Street Yard pictures coming up as I can do.

STAY SAFE. RRCI peter

CI Peter Continues MetroNorth Periodic Inspections

The picture is of a MetroNorth M7 EMU at the Harmon Yard in Croton. I worked up there.....I lacked confidence in myself......I always do......it is my lack of confidence in myself that makes me work harder....they wanted me back. I'll take winter over summer.....the 'whistile' of a cold breeze up your butt in a dark Porta-Potti does not bother me. Manager of the site is Patrick Scafurri. I worked for his brother, Anthony Scafurri, Superintendent of the NYCTA 239th yard (#2 SUBWAY.)
They know me.

MTA MetroNorth accepted my first inspection (Periodic Inspection....every three months) and even ran another inspection to check my work..........passed with 'flying colors.' Now I'm on the second set working harder and covering more
than ever as sole experienced Railroad Car Inspector........I know all the Maintainance Supervisor tricks and they have nothing on me. I'm not doing this for myself...I could never 'fly a desk.' I'm working hard for my crew to win contract work to keep us employed...but unfortunatly may be locking myself into a position because I am far more valuable for my skills than management positions. One of my guys today gave me a great compliment.......'I learned from the best.'

I do two cars. I make trainzzz go. RRCI Peter

CI Peter Worked for th BEST and Learned.

I WORKED FOR THE BEST OF NYCTA.

NYCTA Maintainance Supervisor Thomas McKenna is skilled, experienced and qualified.
He pushed me to be the BEST Car Inspector I could be. I learned and worked every inspection assignment....Undercar, Propulsion and Carbody. He would be the BEST Superintendent because he did not put up with BS. You finished the day, clocked out and a deficiency was found....you go back to your car without O/T until it was corrected! I did final inspections for his Superintendent and made a lot of enemies because the same CIs had the same lack of attention to work day after day. In my crew now, such does not happen under my watch because everything is documented and inspected by Quality Assurance....four strikes (rejections) and you get sent home for the day! We all need the work...we all need a salary to live upon...and we all look after eachother. All must 'STAY SAFE.' RRCI Peter