Railroad job question

[tomsws6]

I was wondering if anyone works for the railroad industry? Pros - Cons. My uncle works for Northern/Suffolk in KY and says theres some postitions that need to filled out there and am considering it. I am just not familiar with the industry and wondered if any one had any experience with it. I hear its good money, hard work but a good career field to get into.

[helmincamaro]

Originally Posted by tomsws6

I was wondering if anyone works for the railroad industry? Pros - Cons. My uncle works for Northern/Suffolk in KY and says theres some postitions that need to filled out there and am considering it. I am just not familiar with the industry and wondered if any one had any experience with it. I hear its good money, hard work but a good career field to get into.

its a great career if you don't mind having no life at all. Lots of hard hours, crappy conditions, but the pay is great and good benefits and retirement. Railroads are always going to be around, can't be outsourced..... just have to put up with a bunch of crap sometimes.

[tomsws6]

Thanks, were trying to move to kentucky and it looks like one of the higher paying jobs out there.

[Ivas]

You can't hope for a better non-professional job. The pay is good as are the benefits. The retirement system is separate from Social Security and very well funded. That alone is reason enough to take that position with the quickness.

Go for it!

[2ndgenz28]

Originally Posted by helmincamaro

its a great career if you don't mind having no life at all. Lots of hard hours, crappy conditions, but the pay is great and good benefits and retirement. Railroads are always going to be around, can't be outsourced..... just have to put up with a bunch of crap sometimes.

More then a bunch, for years the main road quick out of town was always blocked with trains as they had a switching station right there too.

So they build a new main road out of Oregon right into Toledo, quick straight shot, and you know what the RR did. Don't even need to say it.

They moved the switching station a half mile down so they could block the new main road all the time.

Making the old main road the quick escape.

[2ndgenz28]

Only thing I can tell you is I can probably confirm his no life part.

I know two people who worked with RR people. One she was a van driver and all she did, all day every day was ferry RR workers from their trains [stopped where ever it was] to hotels. And her van was always full, 10-12 seater and they have 3-4 vans out doing this 24/7. Like no one was local but the van drivers.

Other person worked at the hotels they stayed at. Often the RR has deals and takes over entire floors and have their own special rooms. And all I heard was how perverted they were and wild stories. I then got a job helping them take out all the mattresses from the hotel and items for new carpet. Lots of stashed porno mags, bags of weed, underwear adds from newspapers cut out and tapped to back of mirrors like a collage.

Which must confirm that no life part if the Sunday add flyers get you hot.

[Skrail]

I work for the railroad. Love it! Good pay lots of BS, I love my job as for porn and such, maybe 30 yrs ago. Now not so much. In the last 2 monghs, Ive been able to pay fer 30x32 addition on my barn!!! I retire @ 60 and all but 1/2 of my house is paid off!!! Go for it, prepare to have no life for awhile. But sock yer money away, wont take lo g to save cash fer Camaro

[tomsws6]

Originally Posted by Skrail

I work for the railroad. Love it! Good pay lots of BS, I love my job as for porn and such, maybe 30 yrs ago. Now not so much. In the last 2 monghs, Ive been able to pay fer 30x32 addition on my barn!!! I retire @ 60 and all but 1/2 of my house is paid off!!! Go for it, prepare to have no life for awhile. But sock yer money away, wont take lo g to save cash fer Camaro

hows the retirement and health benifits?

[Skrail]

I have 17 years left, but my retirement as of now would be close to 3,000/month.
my wife would get 1/2 again as much when she turns 60...
Right now I m running an 80 mile run, anda 194 mile run and a 256 mile run. gone too long for my liking, but, pulling enough in to save for kidscollege and future. If you can hire on...do it...
few years of hardship/ bumped around, lousy hours..but worth it

[helmincamaro]

Originally Posted by Skrail

I have 17 years left, but my retirement as of now would be close to 3,000/month.
my wife would get 1/2 again as much when she turns 60...
Right now I m running an 80 mile run, anda 194 mile run and a 256 mile run. gone too long for my liking, but, pulling enough in to save for kidscollege and future. If you can hire on...do it...
few years of hardship/ bumped around, lousy hours..but worth it

I used to work a through freight..... 141 miles each way, 11pm on EB, 2-3pm the next day back west. Only one yard we'd occasionally switch and our dispatchers were total idiots..... they would always hold us up for 3-4 hours sitting on the single track while a local farts around (instead of letting us by, then they have the whole night to switch). What it worked out to was.... a lot of sitting around, doing nothing.... and getting paid royally to do so. I know my engineer was making about $38/hr..... $50/hr overtime (after 8 hours). There are so many loop holes too, if we were in the hotel for more than 8 hours..... we go on the clock..... we had to layover at the hotel for 2 days once, then 12 hours back..... getting paid that kind of money while sleeping in a motel and eating pizza ain't half bad! Ohh, and there will be many bad jokes and just pure stupidity.... but its the only way to survive it all. Take it from me..... a box of paintballs stuck in the icebox on the locomotive and a slingshot make for a great boredom cure