Rebel_Rider1969
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Sailing now but interested in the railroad. Anybody here working for one?? Would be nice to be home more. Dont know what they pay? Tkx J
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Can confirm ….. only reason I’m still in is the retirementI’m an engineer at CSX, most of what they say above is 100% true. If you are young (30 or under) it can be a good move but if you’re older than that, you may be on the xtraboard for life.Once you get promoted to engineer it’s a lot better in my opinion, because I don’t personally like most conductor/switchman work but some people do. I don’t know if I’d go to a class 3, I’ve heard the pay sucks and some are not union and they can make you do anything/everything, and some don’t even pay into Railroad Retirement, which is the only thing you have to really look forward to. PM me if you got any other questions.
Sailing now but interested in the railroad. Anybody here working for one?? Would be nice to be home more. Dont know what they pay? Tkx J
Can confirm ….. only reason I’m still in is the retirement
railroad is very heavy union. one of the strongest there are i think.Sounds like union stuff
i can attest railroad retirement is great. mom got half daddy's retirement till he died then she lost hers but picked up all of his. and the healthcare is awesome. when we go to the hospital or doctor "railroad medicare" is considered the gold standard.I’m a railroader at a class 1. Assuming you’re talking craft positions, pays going to start anywhere between 40-70k+ a year depending on the job. Don’t pay social security, but railroad retirement deduction is actually more than SS. Full retirement at 60 with 10
Years service. whatever you paid into SS rolls into RR Ret. Whatever your pension is, spouse gets her own check for 50% (in addition to yours). Being a railroader’s spouse is a full time job itself. Benefits hard to beat. $200 a month buys insurance for myself, spouse and up to 8 kids. Same price for a single guy. This again depends on the job and union you’re in. I think there’s like 13 unions within my company for different crafts. Every job/union has its own contract.
There are a lot of jobs you’re home every night. I work 0500-1300 Friday through Tuesdays, never travel, of course an hour or 2 of overtime a couple days a week. Max 12 hour shift. Expect to spend your first several years on graveyard, or on call, depending on the job. Train crews (conductors and engineers) spend a decade or more on what’s called the extra board, where they’re assignments come on 2 hour notice day or night. It’s a tough life and definstly not for everyone. There’s other jobs like carmen (welders that repair card) that are pretty set schedules from the get go.
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sounds like you got a pretty good setup. everything gets old after years of doing it.Yeah, I might be too old for that 54. Hate to start at the bottom again. Don't mind travel been doing 90 day hitches for years so anything under 90 is ok.
Have good benefits here. About the same as the railroad.
Earning 8 weeks paid vacation now. Only work about 7 months of the year to make enough. Collect NYC unemployment from end of season (November) this year normally January till March 15. 440 something after tax per week. 10% safety bonus on money earned per quarter. Getting an extra 1k every 30 days worked right now. Sounds great till the taxman arrives....
Matching 401k. (10%) per week deducted.
I'm also a 11 year senior AB. So I don't normally draw any bs work. Sweeping, mopping, painting.
So I guess I'd better stick this out till I hit 62.5.
Not a bad life for a redneck veteran (4.5 Navy, 3.5 Army) with a GED.
Yep plenty of jobs for competent AB's. Gonna stick it out here.Sorry I’m late and doesn’t have anything to do with the RR, you’d think there must be a lot of AB jobs in the Gulf. But probably slower than it was 5 yrs ago.
I’m sure you have enough time to get a 100 ton Capt license also if interested.
Apparently a agency linked below but located in Mobile. Don’t see any specific jobs listed but couldnt hurt to check with them.
Maritime Services | Southern Maritime Services | United States
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