Who here works for the railroad?

Bob,

 

May I suggest that you checkout the individual profiles of those that post regularly here on the Real Trains Forum?

Former Superintendent of Operations for the Ohio Central's Youngstown Division. Currently keep my engineer certification current as a volunteer engineer on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad. I am also a volunteer member of the NKP 765 steam locomotive crew.

I worked for Norfolk Southern as a conductor in 1999-2000 out of Harrisburg and Conway, PA. Also volunteered as a brakeman and conductor for two tourist railroads in Western PA from 1997 till 2001. I'm currently looking at getting back into railroading as a career. I liked the work, but was a little too "immature" for the railroad lifestyle at 19-20 years old.

Fireman, Steam, New Hope Valley Railway, NC (volunteer).

 

Track designer, surveyor and inspector for Conrail, NS and CSX.

Conductor...PENN CENTRAL   CONRAIL   CSXT    hoping for one more paint job!                 conrail john

This is my 1st time on this board, so I'm new- And that would be alot of checking.  

It's neat to see a good chunk of folks who get the best of both worlds- I hope to be one of them too. I just wondered how many- if any...

 

Casey- Saw your post, not worth the possible trouble- I understand...talk when ya can.

Probably not. Simply watch who posts here on the Real Trains sub-forum, and it shouldn't take you very long to figure out which ones "are in the business". Then just check only those profiles. You'll probably find only 12 to 15, as a guess.

I worked one day for railroads, I believe it was in 1982 or thereabouts.

 

Drew railroad paychecks for 40 odd (no hyphen) years.

 

Retired undefeated in 1997.

 

EdKing

Ive been a conductor for almost 17 years now at BNSF

Used to work for the Norfolk & Western.  About a year and half after the joining of forces, becoming the Norfolk Southern, my wife startedcomplaining about my job so I left the company in an attempt to keep the peace.  I worked in the signals & communication department, signal gang 901 and then as a signal maintainer on the Chicago Terminal.  I loved my job and had I known then that the wife was still going to leave after another 10 years, I would have never left the railroad.  Such be life.

I worked for 37 years as a Fireman, Locomotive Engineer, Road Foreman of Engines, General Supervisor - Train Handling, and Assistant Superintendent, for Santa Fe and BNSF Railways, retiring in 2007.

 23 years now for the Norfolk Southern,4th generation railroader on my Dad's side.

 Hired on as a brakeman in 1991,promoted to an Engineer in 1993.

 Only 16 more to go.....,19 if I wait for my wife

Volunteered for three years as fireman, engineer, occasional conductor and eventually supevisor of locomotive engineer for the now defunct tourist operations of the Laurel Highlands Scenic RR, followed by the Westmoreland Scenic RR.  Also functioned as Mechanical Officer for the LHRR in charge of steam locomotive maint and passenger car brake inspections.

Started out with NYC as trackman, PC worked all Hump clerical jobs.  Worked one year in Freight Sales with PC.  When CR stared went to Auto Site as PAD Supervisor, then Asst. Manger, then Manger 88 until 2004 with CSX.  Offically retired in 2005.  44 days dtort of 38 yeras.

Retired last year from NS after 40 years of T&E service.

Mechanical Engineer with Union Pacific.  Left in the 1980s to go to work in rail transit.  Now retired.  Burlington Route, thanks for an interesting thread.

 

I don't work for a railroad,but I do drive UPS trailers to and from a bunch of Chicago area railyards.

Dan