Any railroad employees?

66340SEDAN said
Rumblefish360 is but I believe he is a mechanic.

Yep. Currently doing Car Repairmen work on the Desiel fleet.
Also a qualified RoadCar Inspector.

64DartGTinAZ said
From what I always heard, in the old days, the only way into the rail business was through nepotism...has that changed?

The company says they do not do it but it is seen. In a way, I think it foolish not to sometimes, sometimes it is. Person dependent, AKA, how good they are and there word is.....

MTmopars said
That was true, and has changed. Now if you are a minority, woman, or of advanced age you are a shoe in.

To a degree, yes. The white man gets screwed....

dogpro said
I work for Amtrak been there for 33 years but I work in a repair shop so I don't know a lot about being a conductor, pay is decent and retirement is good if you get 30 years in. No more nepotism as the only people who see the applicants are human resources.

Lou

True, 100% true though the Dept. Works for and within the company. Whisper into the right ear, do me a favor, etc... Happens. It doesn't make me mad. When I see a son/daughter of a boss come in, it is mostly seen as a good thing. The boss is normally a boss held in high reguard by all. There kid is a chip off the old block.