Conductors vs Engineers

[Anonymous]

WEll, i am both i guess you could say...

I don't like very much being an engineer.. because i hate sitting down.. it may pay more... but conductor is for me.

i get to walk up and down all 4 cars.. there are up to 10 soemtimes.. speak to people..

while as an engineer i can never get out of my seat.

I decided to do Both, because the more you know, the more job oppertunities one gets. So if there short a Engineer or hes sick.. they call me.. same story for a conductor..

But i really love being a conductor... did i tell you i hate sitting down on the job? Once I became a conductor.. i jsut did the engineer training in my spare time..

It's a great job both of them.. and i just love trains..

but if i had to chose one.. CONDUCTOR!

[zardoz]

Mookie:
Being an engineer was all I wanted to do from childhood on. I hired as a brakeman, and at my first opportunuty I transfered into engine service.

I always had the utmost respect for the train crews. They are the ones out in the elements every day, crawling under freight cars on the road to fix problems, shovelling out switches in -25F temperatures, hanging on the side of cars in rain, wind, snow, etc. Granted, while enroute they could relax while I had to constantly be attuned to what the train was doing and the terrain I was operating in, but I always felt the train crews were a much tougher breed.

[zardoz]

Mookie:
Being an engineer was all I wanted to do from childhood on. I hired as a brakeman, and at my first opportunuty I transfered into engine service.

I always had the utmost respect for the train crews. They are the ones out in the elements every day, crawling under freight cars on the road to fix problems, shovelling out switches in -25F temperatures, hanging on the side of cars in rain, wind, snow, etc. Granted, while enroute they could relax while I had to constantly be attuned to what the train was doing and the terrain I was operating in, but I always felt the train crews were a much tougher breed.

[Anonymous]

I choose to stay in conductor and yardmaster work mainly to get up and about and not just sit and get fat and lazy. I know this statement will get under alot of engineers skin, but it is true.

Some are so lazy they would make a conductor walk 100 cars to line a switch because it is not their job.

But all in all both jobs are important and everbody has a reason for staying with one or the other.

I retired from the UP and now everybody hired is sent through conductor and engineer training.

Tom

[Anonymous]

I choose to stay in conductor and yardmaster work mainly to get up and about and not just sit and get fat and lazy. I know this statement will get under alot of engineers skin, but it is true.

Some are so lazy they would make a conductor walk 100 cars to line a switch because it is not their job.

But all in all both jobs are important and everbody has a reason for staying with one or the other.

I retired from the UP and now everybody hired is sent through conductor and engineer training.

Tom

[Mookie]

I know we have some of each out there.

I know so little about the conductor class, so you will have to enlighten me.

Why did you choose to stay in conductor class, rather than go on to engineer?

Why did you choose to go on to engineer and not become a conductor?

Jen

[Mookie]

I know we have some of each out there.

I know so little about the conductor class, so you will have to enlighten me.

Why did you choose to stay in conductor class, rather than go on to engineer?

Why did you choose to go on to engineer and not become a conductor?

Jen