Engineer's Salaries???

[Anonymous]

For the year 2001 [my second year on the railroad] I made $48,000 as A conductor on the BNSF for 9 months, [I was furloughed the other 3] The engineers I have talked to have made between $50,000 and $120,000 depending on seniority, the job, amount they lay off, etc. As A side note we don't pay social security. We have railroad retirement which is much higher. Also we have union dues, job insurance, 401k, health insurance and other deductions. I take home less than half what I make !

[Anonymous]

Hi Gary, I plan on Having a job with the railroad when I'm 18, and I plan on becoming an engineer, but I know it is more complicated than just filling out a form and learning operations. Isn't there seniority required to be an engineer? And what are the best jobs to take before becoming one? A lot of engineers tell me that they rarely get to sleep in their own beds. How much time do you usualy get off between runs? Anything else? I want to work for the railroad because I woudn't enjoy doing anything else near as much as working on the railroad. I've had a lot of negative comments about becoming an engineer, but I'm sure I would still enjoy it. I've taken simulators, and I'm fimiliar with controls on wide and conventional cab units. Thanks for the help!

-Brian

[Anonymous]

You can work for somebody like Estes and work about 11 hours a day 5 days a week and still make good bucks.

[Anonymous]

if you dont want to see your family and friends...a truck driver and make more... but i dont live on the rail road...i want to have time to spend the money i do make..and not just give my life to some company... besides...i know of a few people that work with me..that came from the trucking industry... they said it realy realy sucks!!!

[Anonymous]

A lot of Truck drivers make more than Engineers.I think Engineers are under paid for what they move in one train than an Truck driver does with one trailer load.A local Driver can easley make 15 dollars and hour.Over The Road a lot more.

[wabash1]

well i dont know what a train driver makes but as a engineer on the ns. when i run i make around what was stated except for deadhead as a post 85 employee in the last ble contract we was given full days pay for a deadhead.

[Anonymous]

How about none of your business! We don't ask what you make!!

[Anonymous]

only if your a pre 86 emplyee..if your not...its only time in the cab or train on csx..

but if you brake the wages down...it works out to about 15 or so bucks an hour and over time..is time and a half.. a basic day is around 150 bucks...but a basic day is 130 miles...so if your run is over 130 miles... you get a little over a buck a mile.. so if a trip is 200 miles...youll make a little over 200 bucks... if your run is under a 130 miles...you make time an a half over time after 8 hours... and the bigest thing that determans an engineers wages is....HOW MUCH HE WORKS....i make about 50g's a year....sometimes more..some times a little less...

this posting is for the dude that asked the question..i just replyed to yours becouse i forgot to go back to the beginning... sorry

[Anonymous]

One way, double it for a round trip. A basic day is paid for a deadhead (130 miles) Of course pay rates are based on the length of the division, which varies greatly.

[Anonymous]

Is that to and from their starting point,or just one way? If one way do they get paid to deadhead.

[Anonymous]

Most engineers on class ones are paid by the mile and with incidentals average about $250.00 per trip, depending on overtime.

[Anonymous]

How much do train drivers make per minute or per hour, whatever they get paid by??? (serious answers please, I have a bet going on this!)