boost™ Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Hey, well i just got served by the recession and got laid off, and can't find a job =/ i was takin pics by this yard and some rail worker ironically yelled out "get a job" i told em i got laid off and he said "we're hiring" lol. Where do i apply? Online or something? how old do you have to be? do you need to be a high school graduate? go to school for it? I love trains, and working with them would be sweeeet, fill me in with some info!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LethalDosage Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 go to the companies site, find out what jobs and what cities they're hiring in. BE VERY DRUG FREE and alcohol free is good too. be ready for some grilling tests (which really are easy if you're not a moron) and shit like youre back in the SAT/ACT test. they usually have hiring "drives" where everyone meets at a hall or convention room, they do their schpiel, and you do what they ask. bottom line, get on their site and go for it. also, don't be a pussy. working with the railroad is long, hard, time consuming work... im surprised theyre hiring. railroads out here are laying off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustofills Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 I too have often thought that working on the rail would be the job for me. But how would I explain to my forman what the fuck I was doing on my brake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2-C+C-2 Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Almost no railroad is hiring right now. Most workers are being furloughed right now. But who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injury Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 working with the railroad is long, hard, time consuming work.. do NOT underestimate this. from what i've heard, depending on your position, you may be "on call," similar to a paramedic for long hours. people sometimes miss birthdays, holidays, etc. however, senior employees and office workers have far more normal hours. if you're starting at the bottom of the totem pole you will draw the worst hours and the graveyard shifts for at least a year or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horace Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 You wanna work with Rolling Stock? You'll need a technical qualifictation in engineering or a metal trade up your sleeve. Most likley a clean criminal record as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horace Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 You usally don't need a qualification to work on the tracks, they train you up on the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Incognito Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 anyone know what he average yard worker makes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LethalDosage Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 depends what youre doing in the yard. salaries should be avail online for all the positions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dranx0 Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 We all had to get our TWIC . I don't know if all rail workers need one. Maybe because the specific loads we work with. And we don't get much pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHAMWOW GUY Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 word have fun..... you may work for a year but you'll just be laid off..... in the end.... find a more stable job.... sell drugs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosluggo Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Apply for carman. Weinie makers. Best job ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANZ BLANK Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 I read this & look some stuff on the internet (i'm such a graff geek) Subway work mus't be something awesome... here in Argentina they let you work on tunnel for some years only (i think like 6 or 8 years) cause is a really unhealthy line of work, because es the noise & stuff, but manely for the noise... (sorry my poor english :P) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosluggo Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 probably breathing in some nasty stuff down there also You can put ear plugs in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
`Melinoe Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Yeah for sure. You can be called in at anytime and they're really not going to care what you're doing. Be prepared to miss events and such. Also, depending on the job, there's no set time. There might be a time RANGE but no SET time, so yeah. I hear Union Pacific is hiring, though. I hear they're not easy jobs, at all. Ear plugs are a MUST. Buy multiple pairs. If you're out in the yard without them, you're fucked. Be prepared to move around every couple of years. If you're lucky though, you wont have to. Ehh, thats all I can remember for right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kage212 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 my buddy works on laying the gravel. pays i think $8.25 an hour and he dropped out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosluggo Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Anyone making 8.25 an hour is a scab. An u.p. is probably the only place hiring right now. And you'll only be on the road if your an eng or conductor. Most of those other jobs are based around the same yard/yards/city. Track dept is the shittiest job on the rr. Thats some slave work. And ya, youll be on the extra board for some years if you end up getting in with enginners or conductors. Missing holidays and all that. But it pays double, so take the good with the bad. cant complain about making 100k a year nowadays. Fuck a holiday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swindle Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 over here you have to be an apprentice for a while before you get to drive solo. so i believe an accquintance is pursuing it as a career option and he already has a FAT flick book from his short time working. also, be prepared to deal with people trying and sometimes succeeding to kill themselves, people throwing eggs, rocks and paint balloons at you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosluggo Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Ya well do you know how to drive a train?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddy Mercury Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 I am a verteran CSX and Rail America worker...PM any questions you have.....I can tell you what you NEED to say to get in..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddy Mercury Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 All these people making posts with so much incorrect data....stop it already.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosluggo Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Why don't you say what's incorrect, so it can be corrected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuLaSauRuS Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 bullshit...my best friend works for NS and he sits on a booth watching trains go by with a fucking clip board...hard work my ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thevisualelement Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 dont get fucked having to paint the trains hahah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stotter Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 do NOT underestimate this. [/size] from what i've heard, depending on your position, you may be "on call," similar to a paramedic for long hours. people sometimes miss birthdays, holidays, etc. however, senior employees and office workers have far more normal hours. if you're starting at the bottom of the totem pole you will draw the worst hours and the graveyard shifts for at least a year or two. Since a spambot bumped this I'll post some info. I knew a guy who worked at my local yard. You could be on call 24/7. They could call you whenever and you had 2 hours to get to work. One time my brother asked him if he ever seen kids painting and he said he does but doesn't do anything. ( strange considering I'm in the burbs) This was also before I got into freights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choppy Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 A Grand Truck/CN worker befriended me after I called him over to ask some questions. Not sure what he does, I will ask, but he seems to work with the driver to add more freight cars. He's never seen someone painting but see cans all the time. His co-worker writes and takes pics on the job. Some of the workers are very into the graffiti, others hate it with a passion, and some don't notice it at all. He did say hew knew several co-workers that write but didn't know what names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creativefailure Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Loads of information! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChickenShit Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 I hear it's good pay doing this shit. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddy Mercury Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Worked for CSX for a few years....After a "dead Head" van party with another crew outbound from chicago, we soon later lost our jobs temporarily for what they referred to as 'Medical Leave"....Didnt jump thru their hoops and ended up working a short line owned by a company called "Rail America" on a major Midwest run from ****** to ********.... Get your ass out there, I was already ahead of the curve in my conductor training program just from painting fr8s...Your average dummy on the street has no idea what an Intermodal is...... was Rather beneficial... http://www.nscorp.com or csx's is still http://www.amdg.ws i think......apply within sucker...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massgraff Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 well i don't know about tha freight sceen but ever since i could walk ive wanted to work for tha mta driving tha mothafuckin A train! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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