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08-12-2008, 05:07 PM | #21 |
Cobra Viper
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I'm a conductor w/ CSX. They told me when I hired out that the railroad isn't a career, it's a lifestyle. If your single w/o kids and don't mind working ALOT, on call 24-7, go for it. I wasn't prepared for the amount of schooling, studying, and tests. There's alot to know, and memorize. You can make good money, don't listen to the rumors-everyone makes out different, but the guys making 80-100k are most likely working the extra list, working every 8 hours, and are at 100% rate. So your working alot more than the avarage joe. You get paid good $, but not great money. You make alot by working alot, and by claims-which is kinda hard to explain. But the railroad, for most of us, is your life, and not just a job or career. Your there all the time. If you got any questions ask...
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08-12-2008, 05:11 PM | #22 |
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I went to a local community college for about 5 years and I am 4 classes away from my associates. But my problem is I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up! If it were up to me i'd have my own toy comic job where I make money selling what I love! But unfortunately I don't have the funds to do that. And the market where I live is absolutely terrible for toys and comics as well. I'm talking aweful. Money isn't the most important thing in life and I know money won't make you happy in the end. Sure it can buy me some sweet toys or whatever but in the end what really matters. I do eventually want to get married and wouldn't want my career to get in the way of anything like that. I've been single for 25 years and it really sucks but ahh well. At least I'm not w/someone that i'm misserable with either. I guess I just want to find a decent job where I am happy and still have time to do my own thing. I currently am a bartender/server/trainer at buffalo wild wings and I also work part time for Nutro selling dog food. If I could work Nutro more I would love to do that. the pay is decent but its a bit boring. But then again it's also not the least bit stressful. Ahhh well I guess I will figure it out eventually. Thanks ya'll!
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08-12-2008, 05:29 PM | #23 |
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I got one, what's it like dealing with the slop that is North Jersey Consolidated Terminal? I've heard stories that thats the place crews go to die....
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08-12-2008, 05:42 PM | #24 |
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Ya know when I first got assigned to qualifiy there all I heard was the horror stories, but it isn't THAT bad. I have however made it to Jersey in like 4 hours only to sit, rot and outlaw waiting to yard my train.
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08-12-2008, 05:51 PM | #25 |
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Then we got complaints from some commuters about an "unsightly" train sitting near the station for 2 hours.... It's a circus every day!
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08-12-2008, 06:07 PM | #26 |
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08-12-2008, 06:07 PM | #27 |
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Nothing like telling a freight crew "You boys are gonna wait for a while, put your feet up, things just went to shit ahead of you".
Then we got complaints from some commuters about an "unsightly" train sitting near the station for 2 hours.... It's a circus every day! |
08-12-2008, 06:11 PM | #28 |
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08-12-2008, 06:25 PM | #29 |
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I caught a couple gutter punks tagging up a couple of stone hoppers in Queens one night, one pulled a knife out, so I started swinging a brakehose around, a heavy rubber tube with a metal gasket on the end with sharp edges tends to scatter them quickly. I also had my trusty brake-club, a relic from the old days, a thick wooden stick with a 2 pound ball of steel at the end for dealing with all kinds of reluctant objects.
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08-12-2008, 06:56 PM | #30 |
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There are many careers that are good when you start, especially if you arent married or have kids. A couple good ones that pay decent and have good benefits are Firefighters and Police. You start on the shit list working crap hours and long hours but the pay is good. Then when you work up the chain you get better hours and can spend time with your family, 20 years and retire with a nice pension. But you put your life in danger. Most tell me its rewarding but stressful. My uncle retired Paramedic and my fiancee's father is a retired FF. They say its best if your not married when you start, they have seen a lot of men divorce b/c of it. But it eventually gets better.
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