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uswforever t1_jab53ob wrote

Reply to comment by ShiftSouthern6186 in America's backbone by [deleted]

I work for US Steel, and I met a guy in a training class who works at a different plant that I do, who had previously worked for the railroad, and I do believe it was NS. And he told a similar story about not getting hardly any hours, and being on call. Maybe they've changed something since then, or maybe it was a different RR, but he quit and came to the mill because he wasn't making a stable income.

To be fair, I do think that all happened while he was still probationary. But it did not sound like a pleasant job compared to working on a blast furnace.

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ktxhopem3276 t1_jab4k8t wrote

Your just regurgitating headline news. Do you even read the news articles to understand what’s actually happening? the railroad unions have always historically abused the impact of a national strike to get obscene benefits that drive up costs for everyone and presidents have signed laws 18 times in a hundred years to stop them from striking. The main issue is railroads run cross country and it is not conducive to people calling out sick on short notice due to the logistical issues that causes.

I get that without strong unions or labor laws employees are abused but unions go to far sometimes and have too much power. I’d rather there were no unions bc so many union members don’t know how good they have it and vote for Republican politicians that screw the rest of us. The best union is a union that advocates for every last worker getting decent benefits but so many unions today are full of blue collar conservative losers that will keep voting for republicans until the day their union is abolished and they make a pikachu face because they are in shock that the republicans they voted for actually despise them.

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uswforever t1_jab4cta wrote

RJ Forman is not a railroad. It is a railroad service company. They do shit like re rail cars, and remove debris from the tracks and stuff. They don't get paid like actual railroad employees, and they don't work the grueling schedules either.

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PorkyWallace t1_jab2vu5 wrote

You are hired on in the $45,000-$55,000 a year range assuming you work a full schedule. BUT....you are not guaranteed any minimum number of hours. Unless you are specifically scheduled off, you are on call. If you get the call, you have to drive to any point on the line (could be 50-100 miles) at your expense, within 2 hours. You might be gone one day or three days. You can't sleep on the train. The work requires concentration and physical effort in all weather. You generally don't get sick days. You cannot plan vacations.

The railroads are trying to get rid of the conductor but they haven't been able to do it so far.

If you want to put in the time, have no life and have an understanding spouse that you will almost never see, and work 25-30 years like that, good luck.

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phenry17 t1_jab1ddo wrote

Quality is not that great. Especially after the rain today. Not much ice as the temps have been too warm, but that will change with mixed weather the next week.

We’ve had the worst season I’ve seen in 15 years of going up to Springs. I’ve been up 12 times this season so far.

My best advice, if you’re still trying to honor your wish to you kids (which is awesome!) I’d either wait for the second week in March when temps are predicted to stay lower, allowing for more man made snow, or plan a trip up north to peek n peak or even further to Holiday Valley.

Happy to answer any other questions.

Ps. If you’re renting ski, hit up Jumpin Jake’s at 8am. Better skis/boots/boards/helmets and much cheaper prices.

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