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Re: BNSF Conductor Trainee good job, bad location?

 by Thunder ¦  Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:05 am ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: BNSF Conductor Trainee good job, bad location? ¦  Replies: 17 ¦  Views: 24249

You can transfer anywhere on the BNSF. System wide seniority is in effect on the mid tier and southern tier.Minot ND however is in the Northern tier. Back when the BN came into being the old heads in GN,NP land said " We dont want them Q boys coming here and bumping us" So they put in the ...

Re: IC&E "Dispatcher" question.

 by Thunder ¦  Sat Jul 21, 2012 12:23 pm ¦  Forum: Midwestern Railfan ¦  Topic: IC&E "Dispatcher" question. ¦  Replies: 4 ¦  Views: 6110

Yeah I loved the DS'es on the IC&E. Had one walk out on us in the middle of his shift lol. CN calls theirs RTC.

Re: Applying for Management Position

 by Thunder ¦  Sat Jul 21, 2012 12:15 pm ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: Applying for Management Position ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 3058

Depends, What did you apply for?

Re: CN Rail Conductor Employment: I Can't Get Hired

 by Thunder ¦  Sat Jul 21, 2012 12:14 pm ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: CN Rail Conductor Employment: I Can't Get Hired ¦  Replies: 36 ¦  Views: 39166

I like the post of CN is one of the highest paying lines. Not really. When it comes down to brass tacks that big 40 bucks an hour 10hour day isnt much. If I run 10 hours a day under the current J contract I make more than a WC engineer, just about the same as an IC and under a GT guy. But not by muc...