BNSF conductor trainee:

[cooperTjustice]

Hopefully someone can help me out. I was offered a conductor trainee position in needles Nov 06. Since then the start date has been changed 3 times. 1st was feb, then Mar, Now i get an e-mail saying possibly may? I spoke with some employees I know there and they heard classes for 2007 are now cancelled as in winslow. I'm wondering what to do since I want to get to work?

NARS grad 8/06.

[Xponder]

Standby --
As in anything associated with the RR it is hurry up and wait.

So far, Winslow has 20+ people still on their OIFR board ( furloughed ) since the end of December. Business is still slow but should be picking up soon and these people will be back to work.

Be patient. BNSF still needs to hire a bunch more conductors due to the large number of eligible retirements in the next four years, some 40% system wide. And, there is still a small percentage of employees that quit, move to management, or move to another craft.

The training schedule and planning changes day to day. So, be patient. You'll get there eventually.

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[freshmeat]

Any chance to get hired at an old BN terminal? After that, you can go where ever you want.