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I have been an engineer for 12 years on a very well known northeastern railroad. For you guys and girls out there looking to join this crazy world, think long and hard about the following: Negative Side: 1. on call 24/7/365 for at least 15 years 2. days, nights, rain, snow, sleet, hot weather, cold weather 3. DANGEROUS WORKING CONDITIONS. 4. Railroading is not Railfanning. True story; A new hire came up to me one day and with a very serious look said , "Some people laugh at me when I say this but you don't have to watch out for me because I have a large HO railroad at my mom's house and I practice railroading all the time." When I was done laughing my a** off I proceeded to ask him if his model train ever ran over his foot so I could make sure he knew what to do when the real thing did it to him. Bottom line; 1:87 is safe 1:1 can be very dangerous if you take it for granted. 5. Family life. If your here you ain't got one. Divorce rate is better than 30%. Positive Side: 1. Pay. Where can you go and make $60,000+ and have this much fun. 2. Retirement. You can retire at age 60 and it has nothing to do with social security 3. People. You get to work with a majority of great people. 4. Not stuck in doors all day. So for you perspective conductors and engineers out there, think things through before you jump in.
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