About Chuck Mitchell Expertise I work for the Union Pacific Railroad. I can answer questions concerning locomotive operations, switching, locomotive questions, railcar capacity, length of trains, and just about anything concerning the railroad
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whats is the job dutys of a conductor an how close do you work with the engineer,,, how long is the schooling for each an how much is the cost of the schooling
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what all do you have to do to become a railroad enginer from start to finish how many hrs do they allow you to work in a week an pay scale;;;;;;; im a over the road driver i can only work 70 hrs thenhave to take off 34 an then its back to work
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Hello Kaydon... Well to become an engineer, you must first become a conductor, which requires schooling, and then if you want to move up, you go back to school, for your engineer qualification. I ussualy work around 55 hours a week, about the pay scale, well it depends on what kind of work that your have done, in that 55 hr period.
Thanks,
Mr. Mitchell
Answer Hello Kaydon... I am terribly sorry, i made a mistake, and I just now realized it, the training for conductor takes about 6 weeks, not 6 months. I am very sorry about the mistake, I have a website that will give you some more info. It is where I went to school. http://www.jccc.net/home/depts/S00018
