If you could work for the Railroad that you model…What would your Job be?

Undercover quality control passenger!

I worked for the C&C RR as locomotive engineer to a 1890's era plantation 2-6-2. It was 3 foot gauge, burned #2 bunker fuel.

C&C RR was Carowinds & Carolina RR at the Carowinds Park on the NC  SC state line.

I don't think I could do it today.....a 98 degree day with 99% humidity made that cab just about unbearable! OK for someone when they are young.....different thing as we age....but I'd try again if the C&C RR was still there!!!

Signal engineering.  For some inexplicable reason the subject fascinates me.

Company photographer.  A legit reason to actually use my college minor in photography would be awesome.

After several conversions with folks who actually are locomotive engineers I wouldn't want to do that unless I could say I followed rule ABC and there were no overriding restrictive rules so you cannot challenge my judgement: period.

The folks I have communicated with basically say that rules regarding dealing with signal aspects in the real world are a catch 22.  No thanks.

I would be in charge of the intellectual property department. My first official act would be expansion of "heritage" paint schemes of predecessor railroads into general use. Thus, all the roads we've grown to know and love would return with their original styles, some with slight modifications to better fit modern locomotives. The road name would be accompanied by a smaller-print tag line such as "Part of the BNSF Network", "A Norfolk-Southern Company", "A division of CSX" or "A member of the Union Pacific Family". The parent company logo would be at the end of the tag line, but the predecessor road's original logo would appear in the appropriate places.

At that point, I will resign my commission as the Self-Appointed Information Minister of the Isle of Denial.

I don't have a single favorite road, but I would go back into maintenance and re build like I did years ago. I was a welder fabricator at MK Rail in PA. When I was there, we did complete re builds of 150 SP SD40's and 45's. It was an awesome job! We were involved with the prototype production of the CSX Iron Highway intermodal system, of which two units were built, but never used in commercial service. A few years after our facility in Mountain Top closed, I saw one of the units used for an Oldsmobile commercial. I often wonder what ever became of those. I tried to get the blue prints for Atlas to look at for a possible production run, but never heard from CSX.

Don

I already have my dream RR job.  Civil Engineer track design.

Signal Maintainer - Refilling oil pots in switch stands and semaphores. Replacing lenses as required. 

Yes, but Matt, those penny pinching guys in the BNSF and CSX would fire you in a New York Minute. So if you every do get that job for real and not in a nice dream then get a very good attorney and draw up a contract saying if you were ever asked to leave then make sure you have a golden parachute that would give you all of Warren Buffets money or make at least as much money as Allen Miller makes.

Now me,  I go for the engineers seat, Why? Cause you get to blow the whistle ! 

Speaking of Whistles where is Ben's whistle, I can see the pull cord.

Vice President of Purchasing, i.e. head rivet counter.  I would be spending millions of dollars on my collection and I would be able to send locomotives back to the manufacturers because the number boards are the wrong size and in the wrong location, the fuel tanks are not full size, the trucks have the wrong side frames, portholes/windows are in the wrong locations, the horns and whistles have the wong tones, the shade of paint is wrong, etc.  Pat B.

I did work for the railroad I model.  I was a Fireman, Locomotive Engineer, Road Foreman of Engines, and Assistant Superintendent.

It was the best job I could have ever asked for.  I really enjoyed being a Santa Fe Engineer in the 1970's and '80's.

CEO

Since Engineer on the Allegheny steam Engine has been filled,AND Since you guys all want these jobs,I would be in charge of bringing in BUSINESS to fill these freight cars with Money.Wining and dining come to mind.Strippers also.Nick

This guy.

I would want to be CEO and principle stockholder of an independent shortline, that

supported viable industries.  bigo426 wants Henry Ford's job, or that of his son

Edsel, for those are exactly the roles they held and exercised while the Fords owned

the DT&I.  I would want to be involved like Otto Mears was in his Silverton roads,

where he took off his coat and tie to help work on a steam loco, finished the job, and

then went back to his managerial role.   Realistically, of course, that era has passed,

I find diesels boring, and so working for a present day railroad, for which I once

interviewed right out of school, would not be my first choice.

work in the backshop and use big hammers and big tools!!!!!!!

to make sure D-Day in october 1960 NEVER happened.

Long Live Miss Phoebe Snow and the greatest east coast railroad,

The L A C K A W A N N A.....

I totally agree! My railroad has one of those guys too. Somedays he rides the trains and somedays he watches them go by. Sounds like a dream job to me...

ceo of union pacific to dismiss the leader of the steam team..-jim

Since the title of the thread is "...What would your Job be" I would probably have to be realistic in the dream world as this real world & say, I would have to be a laborer & broom pusher with a bad back.....and get yelled at all of the time.  I'm sure I would have a toy train stashed somewhere.  And life goes on.

Dennis

CMO, Erie Lackawanna Railway Company.

Guys,

Why else do we do this except to play gods?

However, I do not want THAT particular title "Master and of Commander of the Universe (my world of trains) at My House" does just fine. Or just MCU for short!

Mike Maurice

That anything like being The Grand Poobah?  lol

LOL Andy a little!

Just one level above!

Mike

Andy,

I have a new one! CE or Chief Electrician ( I control the power supply and payment of the light bill also I'm the one who makes it daylight or lights out on my layout)

Mike