by railroadman2010
Moderator's note: Moved to the employment forum.
Hey Guys,
I just joined this site and read a lot of good info on many topics on this board. Anyway, I have a question regarding the Class IIs railroad. I'm currently in the hiring process for Portland and Western Railroad for a Conductor position and am wondering how different a Class II would be to work for compared to the Class Is. Heres some questions I have:
-Do you get furloughed during the winter time or do you work year round?
-What is the pay per hour for this Railroad or any Class IIs for the conductor position?
-Is the work schedule similar for Class IIs conductors compared to Class Is?
-How stable is the PNWR and are the expanding?
-Are the Conductors on the PNWR part of the BLET or UTU unions?
-Is PNWR a good company to work for if you just joined the Army National Guard? Will they allow me to go when/if i'm deployed, or would they even pay me the difference in pay if i'm deployed to the current operations oversees ( BNSF does this )?
The reason i'm asking is because, right now i'm working for BNSF on the track side and have accumulated very good seniority dates for Track inspector/foreman, assistant foreman, machine operators and some other positions. If i was to leave BNSF, i'd give up the stable positions and seniority dates i have, and leave a very large class I that's probably growing. Plus the BNSF is very good to work for if your in the military. However, my dream has always been to become a Conductor and eventually an Engineer. I've been invited to interviews for the conductor and train crew positions by Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific but the invitations were thousands of miles away. Ironically, BNSF has always turned me down for this position.
I'm really excited about the possibility of working as a conductor for the PNWR but kinda afraid of losing all i have and relocating. Any ideas and answers is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Hey Guys,
I just joined this site and read a lot of good info on many topics on this board. Anyway, I have a question regarding the Class IIs railroad. I'm currently in the hiring process for Portland and Western Railroad for a Conductor position and am wondering how different a Class II would be to work for compared to the Class Is. Heres some questions I have:
-Do you get furloughed during the winter time or do you work year round?
-What is the pay per hour for this Railroad or any Class IIs for the conductor position?
-Is the work schedule similar for Class IIs conductors compared to Class Is?
-How stable is the PNWR and are the expanding?
-Are the Conductors on the PNWR part of the BLET or UTU unions?
-Is PNWR a good company to work for if you just joined the Army National Guard? Will they allow me to go when/if i'm deployed, or would they even pay me the difference in pay if i'm deployed to the current operations oversees ( BNSF does this )?
The reason i'm asking is because, right now i'm working for BNSF on the track side and have accumulated very good seniority dates for Track inspector/foreman, assistant foreman, machine operators and some other positions. If i was to leave BNSF, i'd give up the stable positions and seniority dates i have, and leave a very large class I that's probably growing. Plus the BNSF is very good to work for if your in the military. However, my dream has always been to become a Conductor and eventually an Engineer. I've been invited to interviews for the conductor and train crew positions by Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific but the invitations were thousands of miles away. Ironically, BNSF has always turned me down for this position.
I'm really excited about the possibility of working as a conductor for the PNWR but kinda afraid of losing all i have and relocating. Any ideas and answers is greatly appreciated! Thanks!