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Re: CSX employment concerns

 by Philly117 ¦  Fri Sep 11, 2015 12:11 pm ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: CSX employment concerns ¦  Replies: 6 ¦  Views: 8033

Jacksonville Division training was cut off August 25th. All trainees furloughed. Training will start from the beginning on call-back.

Re: A few questions from a newbie

 by Philly117 ¦  Wed Aug 05, 2015 7:43 pm ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: A few questions from a newbie ¦  Replies: 9 ¦  Views: 4266

thank you for the honest answer. That's what I was looking for completely. As far as what you were talking about I would start off as being hired in part of the train crew. Not sure how long that would last till I got a conductor position but i'm sure at least a year. But the main concern is what y...

Re: NEW CONDUCTOR, IS CSX ATLANTA A BUSY TERMINAL???

 by Philly117 ¦  Thu Jun 04, 2015 3:32 pm ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: NEW CONDUCTOR, IS CSX ATLANTA A BUSY TERMINAL??? ¦  Replies: 17 ¦  Views: 11015

Hello Philly. Just wondering how your training is going and if you did start on the 25th. We sure did! Did our orientation at the home terminal the Friday prior to reporting to Atlanta and so far we are at the end of Week 2 of the new 5 week program. Its pretty great. The facility is nice and the I...

Re: NEW CONDUCTOR, IS CSX ATLANTA A BUSY TERMINAL???

 by Philly117 ¦  Thu May 21, 2015 7:23 am ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: NEW CONDUCTOR, IS CSX ATLANTA A BUSY TERMINAL??? ¦  Replies: 17 ¦  Views: 11015

Hello I am new to this site. I applied and interviewed with CSX for freight conductor in ATL terminal in February 2015. I was given a conditional offer and passed all my background and physical tests. I was told in the interview that the next class would be March 30th but til this day I never recei...

Re: Norfolk Southern Hiring Process

 by Philly117 ¦  Thu May 21, 2015 7:13 am ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: Norfolk Southern Hiring Process ¦  Replies: 181 ¦  Views: 115521

Anyone know how long BC takes? After almost 2 years I got a conditional job offer. Everything is complete and qualified medically, just haven't received BC. It has been 3.5 weeks so far. Just nervous bc it's taking so much time. Surely they won't deny you after getting this far in process. Any word...

Re: NEW CONDUCTOR, IS CSX ATLANTA A BUSY TERMINAL???

 by Philly117 ¦  Wed May 20, 2015 7:01 am ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: NEW CONDUCTOR, IS CSX ATLANTA A BUSY TERMINAL??? ¦  Replies: 17 ¦  Views: 11015

Hello I am new to this site. I applied and interviewed with CSX for freight conductor in ATL terminal in February 2015. I was given a conditional offer and passed all my background and physical tests. I was told in the interview that the next class would be March 30th but til this day I never recei...

Re: union Pacific employment

 by Philly117 ¦  Mon May 18, 2015 8:42 am ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: union Pacific employment ¦  Replies: 1 ¦  Views: 6306

I was denied a job at railroad a year ago for background check up told me to wait a year and reapply will i get the Job There isn't a person in this forum that can give you as "yes" or "No". The only way you can find out is if you apply and get the hiring session invite and go t...

Re: Conductor trainee aptitude test

 by Philly117 ¦  Fri May 15, 2015 7:59 am ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: Conductor trainee aptitude test ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 8048

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Re: CSX employment concerns

 by Philly117 ¦  Fri May 15, 2015 7:55 am ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: CSX employment concerns ¦  Replies: 6 ¦  Views: 8033

Hey everyone, I am having a bit of a problem with CSX. I was hired in December and was supposed to go to training in February. I passed all my tests but since then I keep getting the run around and they keep pushing my training date back which is now "tentatively" September 4th. Im wonder...

Re: CSX REDI Center

 by Philly117 ¦  Thu May 14, 2015 10:37 am ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: CSX REDI Center ¦  Replies: 1354 ¦  Views: 338752

Anybody headed to REDI on the 25th of May? Hired out of Jacksonville.

Re: CSX Hiring Process

 by Philly117 ¦  Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:12 am ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: CSX Hiring Process ¦  Replies: 2341 ¦  Views: 510334

I was extremely worried about my strength test as well. I am prior military and read the same results that you did and it made me nervous. The sounds the machine make are irrelevant and have no meaning to your results. The test works off a lot of different factor with 2 of the main factors being hei...

Re: REDI Feb 16, 2015

 by Philly117 ¦  Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:59 am ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: REDI Feb 16, 2015 ¦  Replies: 15 ¦  Views: 5741

Well week 1 down the drain. This week is all basic information. I already spoke about day 1 so I will go to day 2. Our class of 48 was split into 2 seperate classes. My class has 25 people in it. We went over basic railroad knowledge. On Wednesday we had our 1st quiz on the basic knowledge stuff fr...

Re: NARS - National Academy of Railroad Sciences

 by Philly117 ¦  Wed Feb 04, 2015 6:24 pm ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: NARS - National Academy of Railroad Sciences ¦  Replies: 167 ¦  Views: 127587

Hello everyone. I am new here and trying to figure some things out. I am currently a senior in high school and I have wanted to work on the railroads for most of my life. I was wondering if I should try to go to one of the schools when I graduate or just try to get on by myself? Any feedback is app...

Re: CSX Hiring Process

 by Philly117 ¦  Wed Feb 04, 2015 11:12 am ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: CSX Hiring Process ¦  Replies: 2341 ¦  Views: 510334

So, I have had the status or "Pre-Employment Screening in Progress" since 10 JAN 2015 and here we are at 04 FEB 2015. I have completed everything and have even been told that my Medical has cleared over a week ago. Has anybody had an experience close to this? I really don't want to bother ...

Re: UPDATED CSX FREIGHT CONDUCTOR HIRING PROCESS

 by Philly117 ¦  Tue Jan 27, 2015 1:23 pm ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: UPDATED CSX FREIGHT CONDUCTOR HIRING PROCESS ¦  Replies: 18 ¦  Views: 6997

Well guys and gals, it's official, I am a member of the CSX training family hahaha. I have a REDI date of Feb 16, 2015. Thank you for all the support..... Dec 24, 2014 - applied for conductor position out of Philadelphia Dec 30, 2014 - recieved email that I have been invited to a hiring session for...