Any railroad employees?

cawley said

a friend of mine drives trains & he loves it hes never on call & gets payed well, I don't work for the rail road I work for a place that makes rail road cars. where he is at you pretty much have to wait until someone retires or drops over to get in I guess there retirement is pretty awesome

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Pay is pretty good. They pay not for the skill or labor, but the lifestyle you are forced into. The retirement is kick ***, but you also pay for it. It was 75 or 80% of an average of you last 2 years worked, and if married your spouse received 50%. If you pass away, your wife takes on your larger share instead of the smaller. Tier I and Tier II. I took home on average 54% of my gross earnings after taxes, retirement, medical, and union dues of $90 per.