by LIRailfan79
Recently Amtrak posted a job opening for assistant conductors based out of NYC, i was wondering, what is a typical day in the life of an amtrak conductor based out of Penn Station like?
for example, do they work a 6 day week or a 5 day week?
is it usually a straight 8 hours? or more?
whats the furthest terminal you will travel to? (Providence, Washington and Albany?)
how many trains does the avg conductor work in a given day?
Will you always be scheduled to end up back at your home terminal at the end of your shift? (if not are you paid to dead head home?)
How long of a call to work are you given? (2 hours? 3 hours?)
after the first few years of working, do you get to bid on certain jobs? (for example, so you'll be working the same trains each day).
any info on something i may have left out would be greatly appreciated.
for example, do they work a 6 day week or a 5 day week?
is it usually a straight 8 hours? or more?
whats the furthest terminal you will travel to? (Providence, Washington and Albany?)
how many trains does the avg conductor work in a given day?
Will you always be scheduled to end up back at your home terminal at the end of your shift? (if not are you paid to dead head home?)
How long of a call to work are you given? (2 hours? 3 hours?)
after the first few years of working, do you get to bid on certain jobs? (for example, so you'll be working the same trains each day).
any info on something i may have left out would be greatly appreciated.