Simengineer
New Member
Hello all,
Just looking for some good honest information, straight no chaser.
Basically I am looking to possibly enter the railroad industry. I think I would love to work around trains all day. Enjoy my job, have a decent quality of life, decent pay, go home feeling like I accomplished something. You get the idea. So here are a few questions that would help me, I will say that currently have BNSF in my cross hairs.
1. What can I realistically expect to bring home every 2 weeks, month, year?
2. Working my way up from a breakman (or similar) to engineer how long does that typically take?
3. Working my way up how many days can I expect to be away from home? Does it get better or worse with each advance (conductor to engineer)?
4. Would you even recomend I come into this industry?
Thank you for your replys.
Brian
Just looking for some good honest information, straight no chaser.
Basically I am looking to possibly enter the railroad industry. I think I would love to work around trains all day. Enjoy my job, have a decent quality of life, decent pay, go home feeling like I accomplished something. You get the idea. So here are a few questions that would help me, I will say that currently have BNSF in my cross hairs.
1. What can I realistically expect to bring home every 2 weeks, month, year?
2. Working my way up from a breakman (or similar) to engineer how long does that typically take?
3. Working my way up how many days can I expect to be away from home? Does it get better or worse with each advance (conductor to engineer)?
4. Would you even recomend I come into this industry?
Thank you for your replys.
Brian