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

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 #1592298  by MayHamrick
 
Hi! And why do you want to be a train driver? It is an unusual decision for a 17-year-old. Now many people want to become bloggers or lawyers. That's why your decision surprises me. I'm 26, and I would never dare to move to another country in the way you do. I even moved from Berlin to Hamburg with a lot of my things and applied for the services of a transport company from the website https://loparemovals.com/european-removals-belgium. Moving is quite energy-consuming and not as easy as it may seem at first glance. But I sincerely wish you good luck and that you will certainly succeed!
 #1592547  by UKtraindriver
 
LiamCorbett wrote: Tue Jan 04, 2022 9:56 pm So I’m 17, and about to graduate high school in May. I plan on working for a local railroad for several years before maybe moving up to BNSF. I saw on job postings a couple weeks ago that the Cimarron Valley Railroad in southwest Kansas is desperate for both locomotive engineers and conductors. Of course they are a rather small Class III, so this may not even help, but it’s a backwater railroad like you asked. Good luck!
Appreciate it, thank you very much for your post :)

(And sorry for the delayed response haha)
 #1592589  by UKtraindriver
 
MayHamrick wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 3:30 pm Hi! And why do you want to be a train driver? It is an unusual decision for a 17-year-old. Now many people want to become bloggers or lawyers. That's why your decision surprises me. I'm 26, and I would never dare to move to another country in the way you do. I even moved from Berlin to Hamburg with a lot of my things and applied for the services of a transport company from the website https://loparemovals.com/european-removals-belgium. Moving is quite energy-consuming and not as easy as it may seem at first glance. But I sincerely wish you good luck and that you will certainly succeed!
I think you’re getting confused between two different posts. He wants to work on the railroad in the same country he is in. He was giving me advice because I want to move countries but I’m a lot older and already have train driving experience.