i'll bet with everything you THINK you know, that you still only know about .5% of what you need to know to be a good manager. you know all the stations?...wow, its not like you could just carry a map of the LIRR with you and know all of them. so thats useless. and the rules? everyone has to know the rules. i find it really amusing that people think being a railfan makes them qualified to be a RR employee.
i think with all your "RailRoad Knowledge" you would still be VERY lucky to get a job cleaning the toilets on the M-7's for $25,000 a year. and you may not even be qualified for that, even with knowing all the stations and rules, LOL.
i would get this stupid idea that making $60,000 a year isn't good enough out of your head and that you think you should be hired right away making $150,000. give me a friggin break. why would they pay you $150,000???, because for the past how many years you like to watch the choo-choo trains go by?? please....