Railroad Conductor REACTS: A Day In the Life: CSX Freight Conductor
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ม.ค. 2022
- Here is my reaction to the video CSX railroad came out with, a day in the life: CSX freight conductor. I hope you enjoyed it.. Be sure to subscribe to the channel! I look forward to seeing all of you on the next live stream!
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"Go ahead and shove back" boy the yard will never let that go.
😂 going through 5 week training now and this is funny
I love how all these videos have guys who are like "I missed my own wedding but that's part of the job"
I was with CSX for 8 years, my vest was never that clean, I went through a pair of gloves like every 2 weeks or so and never wore my radio in the front with the wires across my chest... We did do crew briefings but there were times, especially working nights where we saw no upper management. We printed out our work orders and switch list and did it.. We always tried to avoid talking to the higher ups...
I'm not sure if you see this because your comment was a couple years ago but I was wondering can type one diabetics work for the CSX freight company for trains
He also gave the engineer 2 conflicting moves with his “go ahead and back up”
My only “experience” with railroading is with simulators and model railroads, and even I could see the BS. I love how company videos, no matter what industry it is whether it’s railroads, trucking, factories, or whatever always make a point to say “it’s a lot of hard work, but it’s worth it” to try and rope people in.
I wish Nucor would let me create their video for possible applicants to see before they apply but that will never happen lol.
Only a fraction of this video is accurate. This is how the office people of CSX believe it is.
It's how the corporate stooges running the line want the public (and new hires) to think is actually going on. I've been involved with production training videos like this, and you'd be shocked to hear how stupidly ignorant most of these people are. We'd get notes back from the C-Suite with "suggestions" like 'why are the uniforms all dirty and torn? Reshoot those scenes with clean work attire'.
Or there's the one we got once with "why is it so loud? I couldn't hear the instructor clearly because of all the sounds of equipment and machinery." Well, I think you answered your own question, genius.
Or my favorite, 'why is there no diversity in the video?' which is coded talk for "replace all those talented old white men that know every facet of the job and could train a child to do what they do, with people of oppressed races and sexualities who don't know what tf they're doing but check the 'inclusion' and 'representation' equity checkboxes". We had to reshoot a video of a 40 year veteran trainer, who had been replaced with a young, gay black guy who had been there six months. The 40 year veteran was literally standing behind the director telling the young guy what to say and do, because he had no clue. This is the natural end result of companies that have a DEI department calling their shots.
I’m a conductor for CP Rail in Windsor,Ontario,Canada & we do runs through the Windsor/Detroit river tunnel with new vehicle deliveries & it’s pretty cool at first going through the river tunnel but now I’m sick of the b.s. with homeless people being in the tunnel because of border security not doing their jobs to keep it safe for us going through. Anything from suicide attempts to trying to derail the train to tweaking out on drugs walking down the tracks. As soon as you cross into Detroit what a much different world it is with all kinds of different characters. Anyways God Speed my fellow railroaders
Nice profile picture 😉
@@SVP910 Ya'll lit lol what symbol is that?
@@2Hot2Furious type o negative logo haha
@@SVP910 Nice lol i had looked too fast at first and thought it was the Green Lantern 😂. Maybe i was just high lol 🍃
How do you like working for CP besides the homeless challenges?
This is about as authentic as a Chinese takeaway! Give it another 3 months, that green vest is gonna be charcoal! That smile is gonna be an upside down frown. And he's gonna be on the next episode of Divorce Court.
🤣🤣🤣
I love how he said "go ahead and come back"
I love your profile picture before RJ Corman died my dad was friends with him
Shove back.
Worked for UP and CP. For those thinking about railroading it is extremely challenging work life balance, believe me. You will miss everything with family. You can never really plan anything because the phone will ring unexpectedly ordering you to go to work. The callers/schedulers will call you in the middle of the night trying to trick you into taking trains that aren’t yours. The schedules that they provide online are supposed to give you a roundabout time your train leaves. Good luck with that it’s never accurate.
At least once a week you will be caught short and go in dog tired. On top of that you have train, masters, etc. watching your every move.
Everyone I worked with exception of a few hated their lives. Divorces and substance abuse run rampant.
I was so lucky to get out of that situation because I was miserable. I never got in trouble and always showed up early for work. But everyone around you is doom and gloom.
So what you can make $100,000 a year. It is so not worth it. They literally own you.
The unions are extremely weak and disorganized. If you get in trouble, usually their hands are tied. Lots of people getting permanently fired(ive been in 5 unions in my life)
I have kept in contact with a few people back at the railroad and they’re all wishing they had something better to go to.
Also, you have to pay for or should pay for Can insurance. If you don’t know what that is, it is insurance for when you get fired. It’s like unemployment insurance for the railroad. Everyone has it and it can run a few hundred dollars a month.
You’ve been warned !!
Almost same scenario with driving ready mix trucks, you'll get a call in just barely enough time to get some decent rest, overall ambiance is gloomy, just people that hate their lives, no work to life balance, it's not worth it. I'm just doing this last week I have another job lined up.
What is the quitting procedure like? 100K/yr for shitty work can be worth it while you're young with no real family. Slave away for a few years then quit and find a career.
Do you need experience to get the job?
@@diodelvino3048nah, considering how regulated the job is, it's laughably simple to qualify. Check out a csx job posting, basically all they require is a high school diploma/GED and preferably some outside work experience. Beyond that it's just a matter of whether you can pass training.
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Yea that's what I was thinking. For that amount of money a year, I'd definitely work for the railroad for about 4 years and then get out.
In those 4 years I will make more money than working at Dairy Queen in 25 years! I would pretty much not need to work fully ever again and just depend on a part time to keep sustaining myself appropriately.
I work at csx for 6 months before i went to another company. So they do have to say “clear of all tracks” or you get written up. Darnell is the guy who was in the dark shades. Hes cool and is the head trainer down at the redi center. If you go down there hell be there. Its a cool setup.
He also said go ahead n shove back like dude which one is it. Its funny how they never wanna use a union employee for these vids
Darnell is yoked lol.. but that's cool to hear. I am glad to hear you had a good experience. But that's a good point, no telling why they wont let a union guy do it.
@@Railroad_Talk guy in the video is some kind of chairman for SMART UTU. He comes in and speaks at REDI to new hires.
How much did they pay when you worked?? Also , do you at least get vacation days where they dont bother you?
I’ve been subscribed to you for a month now and I gotta say this is the only video I had to pause cause I couldn’t stop laughing. Your reaction was on point brother!
Lol, I’m glad you got a laugh out of this 🤣 I certainly did lol.
I respect how you’re not tearing him apart but being honest
This video is funny af
Your Jerry/Joey Cobb story got me cracking!
Your youtube channel is super helpful! Thanks man, just got hired on with BNSF
Glad you have found some value and some laughs from the channel! Good luck! always here if you have any questions.
Love your videos man. I go to Atlanta soon to train as a conductor. Appreciate the honesty, with some humor.
I laughed when he said hair follicle testing. When I worked alongside with BNSF the engines used to smell like skunk 😂
Great video and think I've seen it b4. New to your channel and trains are my passion. I could've had a job w NS back in 11' but due to a hereditary nerve disease I had to pass. I was as almost in a state of depression bcuz of it. But things turned around for me but not my disease that I accept having. Anyways, I created a railroad room in our new home along with an h.o.scale layout. Thanks for sharing your videos and I'm viewing them from Delmar, Delaware.
0:35 This literally never happens like this. You either get a text, or the crew caller calls you, tells you your on-duty time, what your train is, then hangs up.
I'm student of TCU/IAM I appreciate your videos man! I appreciate your honest feed back on working in the railroad industry! I'm still deciding on what I want to do and I'm almost done with the program!
Just got done my first year at CSX in February I gotta say it’s been pretty fun
How?
@railroad talk, tank cars laying down is at the REDI center (engineer training facility), so maybe it's somehow training related? I'll ask my husband if it was like that when he went, but things have probably changed since he went 15yrs ago
@ 7:47 I actually see guys ride like that all the time when train is backing up at the Cumberland Yard.
For a short shove it’s not to bad, but for those long shoves it will absolutely kill your shoulders lol.
@@Railroad_Talk
Oh yes, they do it for a short time only once the cars are coupled.
I never rode a boxcar like that until I worked my last few years on a shortline....be ready to bail and run!
Go ahead and shove back, when I was a rookie the first time I said that. A old head engineer chewed my ass out.
As he should have.
This is some *High quality* content right here
That's just like the buyable videos at the Power Company for lineman "4 to 8 hours of perfect weather with no sweat or difficulty and not one spec of dirt while treading through mud and moving poles and wires. I know at the RR there's Herzog and freight cars to walk on but to have nothing on his gloves or any where else is a dead give away.
I seen one thing that was wrong . When he got between the cars to lace up the air hoses he failed to contact the engineer to request 3 Step Protection. Also the reason CSX uses Atlanta now for the training facility is they used to contract out to places to "train" potential individuals to become conductors. The only thing that these places would guarantee is an interview with CSX half way through the class. Weather or not you get hired on or not by CSX is left entirely up to csx.
Standing in between the handrails in front of the chain....the FRA in Chicago woulda had me on that....
I'll be damned. I knew there was at least one true railroader left out there and when I heard the title of "Trainmaster" being used convinced me. It follows that the term "Road Foreman of Engines" is part of your railroad lexicon too.. I was one for four years. But don't hold that against me.
So you're looking for old heads? I might qualify for that position. I hired out on the first Monday of June, 1971, three days after graduating from high school. You tell me.
I am a third generation of rails on both sides of my family. We have a combined 325 years of seniority, the lion's share spent as trainmen and engine service employees with the Southern Pacific's Sacramento, Oregon, Western and Coast divisions. My paternal grand father was a hoghead with the Santa Fe that worked out of Cleburne, Texas. On my mother’s side was a carman for MoPac and the “Katy Lady” (MKT), in Missouri and Texas respectively.
When someone is seeking employment in the operating department their curiosity is about how much the job pays and what benefits are available. They say, “Yeah, yeah, yeah. On call 24/7. I can handle it.” What about your wife? Can she handle it?
You’re away from home 85% of the time. Your 12 to 16 hours off also includes mowing the lawn, cleaning gutters, changing the oil in your car, etc.
Who do you think has to pick up the slack? Thaaaat’s right. Feed the kids, get them off to school, pick them up after school, take them to after school activities (usually sports related) buy groceries, attend all the school’s renditions of plays, recitals and other activities because you’re on the road making that easy money and not home.
The recruiting programs don’t mention that. Nor do they mention the divorce rate amongst rails is three times the national average which itself is no better than a 50/50 shot.
It takes a lot of people in dozens of crafts to run the railroad; machinists, pipe fitters, electricians, laborers, carpenters, chemists, rod men, maintenance of way folks, clerks and more. Take any one of those out of the mix and nothing is going anywhere.
The last link in the chain is an engineer. “Locomotive engineer” is not what you do. It’s what you are. In addition to the other rigors of the service outlined above there is a huge and awesome amount of responsibility. If you screw up people can die or a small town can be vaporized.
Still it gets into your blood. In my case, open a vein and I would certainly bleed Daylight livery. As long as I’m alive the SP lives. When in my presence it's a bad idea to refer to the SP as a "fallen flag." The tem smacks of defeat or capitulation, both of which are a foreign conception to anyone of true SP ilk. But do so if you must.
Then you had better duck.
I'm a local trucker and am home every day and work 4 days a week. Sometimes I see these trains while I'm working and I say "damn that looks awesome, I wanna do that". But then I saw this video.
The job itself is in fact awesome lol, the culture and management is the problem in my opinion.
@@Railroad_Talk sounds quite the opposite to trucking. Pretty much do your own thing without management bother you. The job is somewhat cool I suppose but mostly boring af haha.
@@jordan2735 i load trucks all day and talk with truckers. Some guys are making a killing, but they also work for themselves and foot those high dollar gas bills, insurance etc.
@@Railroad_Talk yeah that would be rough. Especially now. I drive for a major grocery chain in the Midwest. Pay is pretty good. I just enjoy the time off. I used to do long haul and that shit got old really fast.
@@jordan2735 Hey question, what companies do you know of that help you get your cdl with a new drivers license? I didn't have it for a few years after it expired and I didnt renew it in time; Just got it with a new test as of(April 2022) with my current state and tried to get on with scheider and they told me to wait until it is at least 1 year after issue date (April 2023). I was told that Roehl might help, but I won't be earning any money while I'm training with them for furtur costs and I don't want to neglect my bills. Thanks for reading
Love the video AND the BRCC shirt!!!
I wish BRCC would reach out to me 🤣. Appreciate the support and kind words!
Lol most of this video was filmed in moncrief yard in Jacksonville (my home terminal), I go in that exact yard office and talk to the yard masters and mto’s everytime I’m there, they’re pretty awesome dudes believe it or not. As far as the guy with big arms that’s Darrell jones out of the redi center in atlanta where that was filmed he was my Instructor that guy is a comedian made school pretty fun, but the actual guy we “followed” throughout the video yeah never seen or heard of him probably sits behind a keyboard at the “purple palace” as we call the csx hq in downtown Jax. Other than that most of what you said I can agree with lol 10 hours rest see ya back buddy ain’t no such thing as quality time.
So how are days off handled?
Never met Darrell when I was there, but my instructors were pretty dope guys. You could tell they weren't as gung ho on the corporate view of things as you'd think because the way they talked and explained stuff changed depending on who was poking in the room. Spent half a day the first week explaining the best ways to "ethically" game the system as far as on calls, working over, picking up shift, etc. all the stuff we are within our rights to do but corporate would love if the union guys never knew about it
And this is why I work for a short line. Home ever night and work less than 40 hours a week
The CSX Redi center in ATL has the cars on their side & off the track I think to train a bit on derailment situations, although I don’t think the conductor is gonna lift the car and put it back on the tracks himself 🤷🏼♂️
Although I wouldn’t put it past the offices in Florida to ask
09:19
That's the CSX REDI Center in Atlanta, GA.
Hello I have a question, I got a job offer from Genessee & Wyoming from the South Dakota branch, I got for physical next week, does anyone have any feedback about physical or does it vary with company’s? I’ve heard it’s similar to DOT but am wondering if you can fail and be rejected for blood pressure like the DOT? I have high numbers when I go to doctor but normal numbers when I’m home. I just don’t wanna be rejected so just seeing if it’s not like that with railroad for conductor job? Thanks
I apply with CSX and they virtual interview the one show here, But I didn't get offer from them possible due to my former co-worker that use to work with us for this subcontractor for CSX he got a offer from CSX he the his training at the training center, Then went to his hire location and screw everything up he didn't even get pass the 90 days and fire on the spot
Dont think he is a train master but he is a supervisor of some sort. I have seen him. Yes, we still have mainframe. Our tech side is advanced for 1990.
all those tracks in that picture are gone. I ripped them out 4 years ago. That is an old picture of atlanta.
From my experience and watching different career videos on TH-cam out of curiosity, it led me to a conclusion that no matter what job you do regardless of how much money you make, your always going to dislike it one way or another. Working a job that has an unstable work-life balance will make you hate your job even more. Unfortunately, that is how our system runs in this society. The only people that I’ve met in my lifetime that seemed to enjoy what they do are professionals who work in Real Estate, entrepreneurs, firefighters, or jobs that requires some form travel or “adventure” for the millennials out there.
Yeah I truly loved working for the railroad. Never hated it a day in my life. I disliked management and how they treated us but the actual job was awesome and a milestone I’ll always remember and cherish throughout my career.
Notice the guys radio was off when he was talking into it?
Most of them boys in that video work at Our Conductor school the REDI in Atl.
Also as a railfan I can sit and watch a passing train and get 10 times more dirt on me then that guy did.
My trucks put up doing Texas border. I get it
Hi VIZ is what draw the line for me. BNSF just went nuts with this policy. Katy Farmer has no idea of how railroad works. 😆
The inexplicable cars on the ground at 8:00 lmao
Um I just applied for the UP and I guess it is going good I almost got fired for setting the switch to a derailed lane
My friend is an NS conductor so I’ve heard the calls. Crewcall sounds depressed half the time 🤣
You’re right lol.. 🤣 their bosses are on them to get people to come in off their test days to cover a local or to take a trip.. it was a no no to “step up” on your off days unless you just needed the money.
@@Railroad_Talk that makes sense 😅 I have an interview later today so hopefully I can make it. I think I’ll like it but the amount of complaining conductors do is concerning 🤣
I used to work for Union Pacfic,I was smashed between a crane and train.Let me tell my story on your channel.
Railroadtalk@gmail.com Shoot me an email when you get time, I would love to speak to you about this.
Yes please!
Just joined your site I got a interview This week for ns
Awesome man! Good luck! I appreciate you joining the community my friend. Always here if you have any questions. Just bare with me on response times as the channel is growing at a rapid pace
Thanks
Well that was one strange interview
@@hrstang001 they’re all strange it seems those trainmasters are cut from a different cloth lol.
@@Railroad_Talk yeah it was over a video chat he was very informative
'"A typical knuckle weighs approximately 80 lb, making it relatively easy for a train crew to handle when replacement is necessary."
Do you HAVE to use the handbrake took or can you just use your hand
So currently i work for a freight car wheelshop, We do new sets, and refurbished. Do alot of work in the southeast we are out of Alabama, also with a shop in Pekin Illinois. Im currently in the process of being "hired" With Norfolk, or atleast im at the beginning doing physical etc. I think i heard you say you work for NS? Be real cool to talk to someone that is already a conductor with them.
I worked as a conductor for NS from 2017 until December of 2020. If you have made it to the physical and background you're in unless they find something lol.
@@Railroad_Talk haha yes sir, I just submitted my background check, I'm clean. Lol I'm still currently watching more of your videos about it. I've been with the same company since 2016. Just want to make sure it's right for me before I step away from what has been my life for so long. Lol
He said your 10 hours rest
U better get some sleep
😂😂 no bs
I was told he is an actor. They edited real conductor footage in with it.
I believe it lol.
A conductor is basically a grounds man for the Real Locomotive Corrrexy
@ 8:03 I never noticed those railcars when I saw the video. lol
That's so odd but I guess part of the training in case of derailment.
Wouldn't have been complete without "Go ahead and shove back".
Are Class III / short-line railroads any better? I applied to New England Central RR (part of Genesee & Wyoming) for a conductor job in Palmer, MA.
I worked there as MOW, they do have an extra board to start but you'll get a normal schedule way quicker and they don't work weekends
I work for Adams-Warnock (AWRY) out of Savannah GA which is a contracting company but we do have our own tracks. I’m home every night and weekend, even if I have to work a Saturday morning
I waited a little over a year from their initial offer to them clearing my medical, yesterday. I'm heading down to Atlanta on November 21st. I currently work as an Automation Tech making a little under $30/hr. Not a fan of my current job, but LOVE the railroad as a railfan. Only thing I'm worried about is getting laid-off. Is that really sometI should be worried about, given that all class 1's are in dire need of crews?
I think you’re safe for the time being, but I would prepare yourself financially the best you can. Most furloughs are typically short lived.
@@Railroad_Talk Thanks for the reply. Really a big decision for me. I'm about 90% certain this is the right choice though.
I'm heading to Atlanta as well. My Date said Nov 7th
railfans either never last or make the worst conductors and engineers, just saying.
First sign of recession, you will be furloughed. If it's a 2008 recession, you better have a fallback plan.
I have worked for CSX for 24 years and this video is total BS. I wish I could wear a body cam for a day or two and show you what it is really like.
Is it a bad job??
So undisturbed means they can't disturb you or your time resets? When does your 10 hours start? The minute you get off? What if you live an hour away?
Don't.... live an hour away? 🤔
U get 10 hrs of rest after each shift then your liable to being called in for a shift
Yes that 10 hour rest period starts as soon as you tie up your service ticket. That hour drive home is an hour less rest/ time at home you have. So make the most of your time and sleep fast because that next call is coming soon!
I'm curious about it because all I know is labor/retail or Food. And I never went to college, and just turned 30 today. So I'm thinking to myself it's either this or getting a CDL.
I have my cdl, and I want to go to this
@@2Hot2Furious So how do you like the job? It seems to me that all of the complaints are really about the working hours, rather than the work itself.
Why are trains so slow on time until destination I am a train expert and know a lot about the engineers and the machinery and the controls in the cab but I never found out why they are so slow on distances
Are your asking why it takes so long for a train to get to its final destination? That boils down to dispatchers man and planning. Some people got it, and some don’t lol
What I am trying to explain is on a train hopping video Belen NM to needles CA it was 4:32 in the morning reaching needles was 12:00 o’clock at day and it started 4:32 PM Belen NM
I am ganna apply to csx and I can’t tell if people are saying do it or don’t cause it’s a high beneficial job
The only railroad company I got near me is union pacific. And I want to apply as well, although I haven't worked the job yet, from what I have heard. If you have the time, and you're flexible on schedules, it's worth it. Especially for the pay and benefits.
When they hand you a bright new vest you know your in for a treat 😂
Whatj you think about track labor?
I don’t know to much about it but i know it pays decent and you get all the benefits.
When you said knuckles don’t weigh 80 lbs? Can I ask what is the weight of it then?
I would guess around 40-50lbs. But there are tricks to the trade where you will never have to carry a knuckle more than a 50 feet.
A broken knuckle isn’t as common as they make it out to be you may encounter 2-4 knuckles in a 10 year stretch. It all depends on your engineer their experience and trailing tonnage.
I saw that guy on TBS on another commercial…
So around February of 2022 is when I got denied by csx and not even a year later I got my interview request just today. Not gonna lie, my family has a history of railroads so I think the gods have finally deemed me worthy. Starting at age 24 don’t sound bad at all.
Good time to get in. Leaves time for being pulled out of service furloughs if they were to happy and should still be able to hit that 30 year mark.
Hahaha yeah clear of all tracks used to be what u said. Til guys started saying and gettin runover. U missed safety is a priority lol yeah right. Spot on with everything else man pretty good 👍
I’m a trucker of nearly 10yrs and seeing him dead ass between those two cars was butt puckering at minimum 😂
You said that you'd be called right back out in 10 hours, do you get 2 days off in a week? I'm looking into a career change so I'm really trying to find out what to expect.
I'd like to know this as well
@@crvande80 He has another video that explains more. It showed up in my feed yesterday.
I saw the csx recruiting video and postponed my application to csx. I heard about railroad career from a friend who thought i could do it. When i requested that information i didnt get the answers i wanted. I postponed my application so i could get prepared. Its a big move for me and i dont want to leave it chance. What do i need know to get the job done?
I’ll be honest, if you have the drive, work ethic, and actually care and take pride in what you do. You will do great. School will be a breeze cause you will enjoy it and can’t risk not passing and going to work.
Quitting your job to chase this career is a huge leap into a different life style. If you work as a conductor for a couple of years and don’t like it you will see working for a class 1 will open doors to go work for other huge corporations.
Question because I'm going in kinda blind.. if I apply but there's no listings in my city or area what do I do then? Hope that's not a dumb question
Wherever you applied you have to be in a 2 hr window so if it takes more than two hours to get there you can’t apply there
In the application process for about 5 months now. I've taken drug test of gone for physicals, is this time frame normal or have I missed the bus somehow? It seems like they're not interested in hiring me but maybe it's just the way the process is with RR? ANY ADVICE?
Keep applying, they do take people, I am flying from Canada to Atlanta for training this weekend. Good luck
@@Talk4talking Facts . Almost in the door with CSX myself 💯🙏🏾
It can be a lengthy process of hurrying up and waiting. I applied, hurried up and handled everything, waited weeks, then hurried up and followed more steps, waited a month or two, then all of a sudden woke up to congratulations and a training start day in Atlanta. Unfortunately an unavoidable family emergency forced me to back out of the training but I'll be reapplying myself as soon as another spot opens up in my town again
This is how most decent jobs are. If they want you to start tomorrow; run.
Yo id love to share my days of shortline operation.
Next live stream will be next Wednesday you're free to jump in. A lot of people ask questions about shortlines.
Going into my 2nd week of conductor training for wnyprr any tips besides stay alive?
Ask questions, no such thing as a stupid question. Keep your head on a swivel especially in the class yard if you guys have one. Double check your switches, keep toilet paper packed. Rain suit, extra set of clothes, pens, paper. Always assume you’re being watched. Not sure how their train masters are but hopefully they’re not like class 1 railroads lol.
I've already asked what I thought was so many dumb questions. I've watched a couple of your videos great content. Yes we have a yard
Anybody know how much assistant train conductors for Amtrak make starting out pay?
Apply and they will tell you once they are interested....in some areas they will give you a list of open positions and how much they pay.
To keep it real in here at ns training and sorry that’s the way they told us to ride the cars with our feet in the first one not to go up two
I will have my video conference in the morning for NS
Shifts get better.. work with guys 6 years in and still on the extra..
Lol, they make it sound like it takes about a year or so.. if only it was that long 🤣
15 years and forced to work the extra board on my second choice subdivision
It keeps getting worse. They just cut off the jobs in Cincinnati that had any kind of weekend. These were 20yr+ guys....I was one of them. People are quitting in record numbers & new hires don't make it. Only 3 out of 30 so far...haha
Go ahead! And back up lol
If someone has a medical condition like a heart condition, or previously had heart surgery, can they still apply for the job as a freight conductor? Or would they be ineligible because of the medical condition?
Hey Dr! I am not 100% sure on what the carriers will allow or what they consider a liability. I would encourage you to apply even though you may have had these surgeries and make them tell you no.. sometimes they will ask for a release form from your primary care and if your primary care doctors says you're able to perform the task of a conductor they may let you join.
@@Railroad_Talk thank you for your swift reply! I’m also wonder how long would it be from the moment I applied online, to the interview and perhaps the first day of training? I applied I think about a week or two ago and all I received from csx was that I have moved up in the application process. Than you in advanced
@@dr.schmuck3845 I’m not sure about CSX, but I know with NS the entire process could take 3-6 months or even longer.. they don’t get in any hurry unless you applied somewhere where they need conductors extremely bad. I have seen some guys get in quickly due to that reason. It’s really a coin toss. Hopefully you will get an email to set up an interview soon. They have started doing interviews by zoom calls now which have speed the process up a good bit also. Keep my posted! Wish you the best
When he said to shove it back, what was he suppose to say instead?
It’s what he said before he said shove it back.
“Go ahead and shove it back”.
When you’re wanting the engineer to go forward most people will say take it ahead or go ahead. So on the radio if you were riding on the rear it would be something like “on the rear take it ahead when you’re ready”
He basically told the engineer to go forward then go backwards lol. When you want the engineer to go shove ( go backwards) I would say “on the rear shove when you’re ready clear 20”
"Go ahead and back up". Which one is it?
🤣🤣🤷🏻♂️
Im in the interview process with CSX. Do you recommend with 2 kids and a wife? I'm in West Virginia and was curious
If you’re okay with being gone often then you will provide for your family for sure. It’s not for everyone, but you may love it man. You never know until you try
My husband is CSX engineer for 24 yrears and 6 more years to retire. Well your wife needs to have lots of patient. We have 2 kids when they’re growing up he misses games etc. it’s tough when you dropped one to sport then another one to different location picked up the other one and the next then you’ll ended up eating fast food cuz it’s late and you have a full time job and taking care of everything cuz your husband has no time. On the contrary it pays well and has good benefits.
Well I don’t understand why air hoses are getting shut off the whole time and on when he set the little handle thing that was disconnected from the air and also why isn’t he looking away while looking at those air hoses that shit can get rocks in ur eyes and why was some hand brakes set
Hey I am looking into applying for a similar position. I can't find this information anywhere, but because of your erratic schedules; how many days do you have at home? Or how many days do you have off on average? thanks!
I think the point is they don't know. I'm applying to a railroad as well and from the videos I've been reading and from their websites it seems like the schedule is completely erratic. You just gotta expect the worst; which is you're on call 24/7 and need to be ready within 2hrs at anywhere anytime
5days of the week and 2 on call days when u off they might call or they may not
It depends, I can't speak for other rail lines but csx typically has 2 conductors. Depending on the yard and what the seniority guys prefer, you either go out on trains or you stay at the yard organizing trains. If you go out, that's where the crazy schedule and a lot of extra money is to be made. But if you stay on yard, once you get slotted to a shift you're typically not gonna deviate from it much, other than sometimes working over of somebody calls out. You get stuck on 3rd shift Tuesday through Saturday, most of the time that's what you can expect to work all the time, unless another spot opens up you can bid for or someone with seniority wants yours and kicks you
"go ahead and shove back 50 car lengths" lol that's jokes. at CN we just say engine number, on the point back 50 to whatever. like no shit if u say ur riding obviously ur clear of all tracks. this video is comical man
“Super wrong” 🤣
Quality time on my day off not when I get off work I work in a class 2
That guy's an actor. The task on the train are done by someone else too.
The funniest part about this video is that they are in Atlanta.
Cool
“Go ahead and shove 50 car lengths”. My engineers would just sit there. Which one? Ahead or shove?
How do you become a train conductor
good vid, i always giggle at these propaganda videos 🤣🤣... but anyway... i hired on in 93 and left in 04 and to this day i HATE hearing the phone ring... i was HAPPY when i got to hold a regular assignment with a bulletined start time no more ringing phones
Only cherry's use a hand mic. Old head 01 asked to see my radio and threw the hand mic out the window.
I believe it lol. I noticed when I started a lot of guys didn’t use them and I didn’t like the way it pulled over my shoulder. Took mine off and either had it in my hand on clipped on my pocket. Went through a few antennas due to biting it as I through a switch or tied down some hand brakes.. still have that radio lol.
I've been doing my research for a train conductor and because I want to travel but if you see this comment if you can tell me if can diabetics work type 1 diabetes can work on the railroad or someone takes medication to survive nothing for psychological just to keep them alive can they work for these companies?
Yes, Diabetics are covered under the ADA. Americans with Disabilities Act
@@Railroad_Talk thank you so much you just helped me big time cuz I've been looking up for diabetic stuff if they can work with this stuff and I've been having tough luck finding information thank you for f****** answering excuse my language but I'm just really happy that you answered you have a good day man bless you :). .