grmcooper
Thursday, October 20, 2011 9:02:56 AM
Anyone here work for the railroad?
MrsSledn
Thursday, October 20, 2011 9:09:33 AM
I have known a few in the past who have. Hard work.. Good benefits. But very hard work.
Mattie B
Thursday, October 20, 2011 9:14:30 AM
I think MrsSledn is correct. The Railroad is one of our accounts. Those guys do some WORK, heavy work at that. They were telling me the other day about how many pounds of railroad spikes they had to unload by hand.

Although, I hear the pay is not so bad.

MrsSledn
Thursday, October 20, 2011 9:17:32 AM
One friend of mine did manual labor. Construction on the tracks with the railroad ties and the such. That job kicked him in his @ss. Rain, sunshine, snow, hot, cold, these dudes are out there repairing and doing what they need to do.

Another friend was just a conductor. "Punch your ticket!" That isn't so hard. Pay is still decent. I can hear Cooper say, "Refill your 40?"

DrafterX
Thursday, October 20, 2011 9:18:50 AM
lots of different jobs with the railroad... what are you looking at..??
grmcooper
Thursday, October 20, 2011 9:26:18 AM
Switch yard in Springfield. Or the shpo.
DrafterX
Thursday, October 20, 2011 9:32:08 AM

Switch yard in Springfield. Or the shpo.

grmcooper wrote:

:-k

what was that movie where that guy jumped off a train in the switchyard and then couldn't catch it..?? 😕

Too-Tall
Thursday, October 20, 2011 11:57:54 AM
^^ Unstoppable.. Based on a true story in the area i was working at the time (Toledo,OH). The Conductor on the chase locomotive was my instructor while getting qualified at the time. I still work for the railroad, question?
grmcooper
Thursday, October 20, 2011 1:59:08 PM
How does one apply other than on-line? Go to the union hall?
DrMaddVibe
Thursday, October 20, 2011 2:09:52 PM

How does one apply other than on-line? Go to the union hall?

grmcooper wrote:

OJT!

Just get out there and hop a train.

Ride it to the big city and then hop another one.

You don't need to pay dues to ride the train.[frypan]

Emperor of the North!

wheelrite
Thursday, October 20, 2011 2:33:23 PM
My wife's family were are Railroad People...

My BIL is an Engineer..

Stinkdyr
Thursday, October 20, 2011 2:35:42 PM
and all the Good N'Plenty you can eat !!

🇨🇮

nickatnite
Thursday, October 20, 2011 3:59:36 PM

Anyone here work for the railroad?

grmcooper wrote:

HOLA !!!!!

nickatnite
Thursday, October 20, 2011 4:10:02 PM

I think MrsSledn is correct. The Railroad is one of our accounts. Those guys do some WORK, heavy work at that. They were telling me the other day about how many pounds of railroad spikes they had to unload by hand.

Although, I hear the pay is not so bad.

Mattie B wrote:

One friend of mine did manual labor. Construction on the tracks with the railroad ties and the such. That job kicked him in his @ss. Rain, sunshine, snow, hot, cold, these dudes are out there repairing and doing what they need to do.

Another friend was just a conductor. "Punch your ticket!" That isn't so hard. Pay is still decent. I can hear Cooper say, "Refill your 40?"

MrsSledn wrote:

😕 😕 😕 what railroads are these?

Sounds like stories from the early days of the building of the trans-continental rail-line.

Modern days track building is WAY different. Modern technology is used. Unless they work for some little 'short line' somewhere.

nickatnite
Thursday, October 20, 2011 4:11:03 PM

lots of different jobs with the railroad... what are you looking at..??

DrafterX wrote:

+1

nickatnite
Thursday, October 20, 2011 4:14:03 PM

How does one apply other than on-line? Go to the union hall?

grmcooper wrote:

grmcooper,

PM me I'll help you out.

grmcooper
Thursday, October 20, 2011 4:16:09 PM
Sweet thanks!!!
8trackdisco
Thursday, October 20, 2011 5:34:01 PM

HOLA !!!!!

nickatnite wrote:

Do you work on the railroad, all the live long day?

bloody spaniard
Thursday, October 20, 2011 5:56:46 PM

Do you work on the railroad, all the live long day?

8trackdisco wrote:

I'm not one to spread gossip but I heard the captain shouting when Dinah blew his horn.

8trackdisco
Thursday, October 20, 2011 6:00:11 PM

I'm not one to spread gossip but I heard the captain shouting when Dinah blew his horn.

bloody spaniard wrote:

I heard someone was in the kitchen with her.......