Sorry, Wannertant, never heard of Value Place. You should ask Jody Myers about it, she probably has detailed info on it. Just remember, if you go outside the list they give you, try to hagle the best you can for cheaper rates, or extra ammenities at no additional charge, I got free in room high speed internet. Just let them know that you have done you research, and know other places you can go if they won't bend a little bit for you. Our interviews were done on the 5th week, and as far as I know, they dont do the background check untill after the interview and only if they want to hire you. I could be wrong on that, but thats how I understood it. You have a one hour, resume class at about your 2nd week, then you have a week or so to finish it and turn it in, the school creates a book of all the resumes for the current class and sends those books out to the railroads. I haven't been through an interview yet, but I didn't expect to right away, the jobs I've applied for don't close untill Dec 31. I am currently looking around at the shortlines, and trying to put in as many resumes as possible. UP seems to be doing the most hiring right now, but like I said, job posting near me isn't finished accepting resumes yet. I'll let you know how it goes. The BNSF interview was pretty quick, I can give you the standard questions that they asked all of us if you want.