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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by drfizzix As most of the people here already know, I went to the Modoc Railroad Academy nearly a year ago. Admittedly it is a far from perfect school and they cannot teach you everything you need to know in two short months, but it definitely can help on your resume / employment application in getting you hired on. I'd try putting in some employment apps first, and only if that does not get you anywhere, then try going to some place like Modoc or the National Academy of Railroad Sciences in the Kansas City area. Even if you don't have any prior professional railroad experience, I do agree that being female (and the railroads being all about affirmative action hiring) you probably can very likely get hired on directly without needing to go to Modoc or NARS. Both cost around $5,000 area but are worth it to get that job interview. Either place you go, you'll still have a lot to learn on the job, but at least it is a start and can get you in the door. One recommendation I would make though is that if you do go to Modoc, only take the conductor's program.... the engineer's program is a complete waste of money for the experience versus the cost of that program ($15,500 at last count) and considering that all Class 1's and more and more shortlines will only hire you on as a conductor anyway regardless of engineer certification. [/quote] You need to reread 49 CFR 240 et seq. No school, Modoc or any other can certifty anyone as a locomotive engineer. The only entity that can CERTIFY anyone under the CFR is a RAILROAD. None of these schools are common carrier railroads (and yes, I am well aware that NARS is essentially part of the BNSF training center, but it is still a separate school, unless you are sent there by the BNSF, KCS or other RR and later certified under that RRs 49 CFR 240 program). BEWARE, any school that tells you they can certify you as a locomotive engineer is not telling you the truth. LC
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