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  • Starting vacation time and salary.

  • General discussion about working in the railroad industry. Industry employers are welcome to post openings here.
General discussion about working in the railroad industry. Industry employers are welcome to post openings here.

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 #1511802  by Mdente7
 
As an Passenger engineer trainee what do you make hourly? And what kind of vacation time do you start with. I’m in the B&B department for 1 year now so I’m at 95% and have 1 week vacation. Will that carry over?
 #1514311  by AmtrakLocomotiveEngineer
 
I'm not certain of the current student rate. You would start at whatever the student rate is and be at that rate until after marking up, at which time you'll be at 75% of full rate. After 80 starts, you will go to 80%, and annually from that date you will increase by 5% until reaching 100%. Current full rate is $45.57/hour.

Regarding the vacation, you might be able to carry your 1 year, but you might not. If you were already T&E, vacation would be carried over