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You decided to pursue the railroad classes at the community college. You found a significant that was not impacted, a job market with open arms. So you sit in an Evolution Series locomotive. You had been young, but now there is an world upon your shoulders.

At your hand may be the throttle; it controls four synchronized 4400 horsepower locomotives. That you are responsible for containing these horses behind the red signal that the Fort Worth dispatcher has given you. It is not yet safe to proceed towards Barstow.

Behind eager horses, your manifest- 1500 automobiles bound for Richmond, California. Two years ago you were tossing a football around, and you are responsible for $30 million in cargo.

Safety comes first. Work Safely, prevent accidents, and also the railroad will operate smoothly. Freight will move on time, on schedule in the event you work safely. Always sound the highball before rolling the train from your stop. Operation Lifesaver classes taught you that automobiles often cannot view the train at a crossing. An auto’s safety factors are your safety. And this it means to be an engineer.

This can be a lot of responsibility for being an engineer. It takes a special person to step up to that responsibility. The railroads need that form of employee, and they are able to pay and pay well. Railroad wages and benefits aren’t disappearing.

In 2005, US railroads employed over 181,000 people. That number was up to 186,000 in 2006. The typical railroad employee made $65,618 in wages, and $90,716 after benefits in 2005.
Railroad jobs needed in America. The infrastructure of transportation is bound in the country. Transportation, by its nature, is not outsourced. Whether America buys foreign or domestic goods, these goods move over the United States transportation infrastructure. America’s transportation employees handle this movement. They are doing now and always will.

Source:

Class 1 Railroad Statistics: Association of yank Railroads: Policy & Economics Department P. 1-7

Andy Fletcher’s career as an artist started early. He began drawing trains-one of his first loves-from his personal photos when he had been in school. In 1992, Burlington Northern Railroad asked him to development their popular SD70MAC Executive color scheme. Altogether, Andy has drawn over the thousand trains, from steam to modern diesel and cars, cabooses as well as other equipment. He has been commissioned to create trains for many from the railroad historical societies and museums.

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