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<blockquote data-quote="barnyard" data-source="post: 1560079" data-attributes="member: 13921"><p>Most of the train crew complaining that I hear from riding buddies is that the RR is not hiring enough crewmen and they are working a lot.</p><p></p><p>I know people that work for BNSF, UP, CN and CP. The guys that complain the most work for CN and CP. Cost cutting at those roads is resulting in poorly maintained equipment, which results in breakdown issues and stuck out on the road issues.</p><p></p><p>BNSF is awash in oil, coal, grain and container traffic. Now is a good time to get on, as a person would not spend very much time on the bottom of the seniority list. Plus they are hiring at pretty much every terminal.</p><p></p><p>The guys that do not say anything, work for UP. Not good or bad, just a job. I suspect that the UP would not be a horrible place to work.</p><p></p><p>Railroad forums are a tough place to get information. Foamers (that's what railroaders call people that like trains) are not looked at favorably and getting reliable information can be tough. I am also on a motorcycle forum where there is a railroad thread. There are management and union posters, so it is a pretty good mix of info. I see the same trend there, UP guys do not say a lot, good or bad; the Canucks are always complaining about crappy equipment and the BNSF about work, work, work.</p><p></p><p>Edited to add..... I should have hired on to the railroad when I quit farming. Easier work and who cares that the hours are whacked after you have worked 7 days a week for the past 7 years....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="barnyard, post: 1560079, member: 13921"] Most of the train crew complaining that I hear from riding buddies is that the RR is not hiring enough crewmen and they are working a lot. I know people that work for BNSF, UP, CN and CP. The guys that complain the most work for CN and CP. Cost cutting at those roads is resulting in poorly maintained equipment, which results in breakdown issues and stuck out on the road issues. BNSF is awash in oil, coal, grain and container traffic. Now is a good time to get on, as a person would not spend very much time on the bottom of the seniority list. Plus they are hiring at pretty much every terminal. The guys that do not say anything, work for UP. Not good or bad, just a job. I suspect that the UP would not be a horrible place to work. Railroad forums are a tough place to get information. Foamers (that's what railroaders call people that like trains) are not looked at favorably and getting reliable information can be tough. I am also on a motorcycle forum where there is a railroad thread. There are management and union posters, so it is a pretty good mix of info. I see the same trend there, UP guys do not say a lot, good or bad; the Canucks are always complaining about crappy equipment and the BNSF about work, work, work. Edited to add..... I should have hired on to the railroad when I quit farming. Easier work and who cares that the hours are whacked after you have worked 7 days a week for the past 7 years.... [/QUOTE]
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