Wow, I’m getting emails now pretty much everyday from people who have
gotten my RR jobs guide e-book and have gotten hired!~

It appears railroad employment is up!

Here are 5 more emails I got on the 10 & 11th of this month August!

I purchased your book online and now Im a railroader too!! Bnsf
conducter in Chicago Its a real adventure!! All thanks to Seans
book the ultimate stragedy guide to landing a job on the railroad.

Dave

Hi sean i ve been finally hired by canadian national railway as
intermodal helper!! too cool!! see ya
Louis L.

I got my railroad job with kcs railway and I start on sept.
6!!!!!!!! Thanks for ur help.

Anthony L.

I finally got hired on with CSX after 2 long years. My first ever
job interview I lucked up and got hired out of 60 people I was the
#1 hire. I went and submitted background check and drug test and
passed. Well I guess I took the physical strength test a little
to light. I’ve never been over weight but I guess I was out of
shape. So for 2 straight years I applied at csx and kept getting
rejection letters. I bought your book at the beginning of 2010 and
finally got invited to 3 different jobs for track workers. Your book
definitely put the icing on the cake. I got put in all 3 pools but
after several months of sitting and waiting and hearing nothing I
got discouraged. So I figured I would try some conductors jobs out
so I applied and got invited to 4 interviews after some good
interviews I thought a few days later I got 4 rejection letters. I
was really bummed but 20 mins later on fri June 21 I got a call
asking me if I still wanted the track workers job. I said hell yeah
and started the process. I’ve been working out 6 days a week since
Jan so needless to say I was off the charts on the strength test this
time. I start my training Sept 20 and plan on working for CSX for
30 + years. Thanks for your help sean and I recommend your book to
all my friends!

Daniel W.

Sean,

I recently got 2 job offers after getting your guide!!!!!!! 1 as an
asst.signalman and the other as a brakeman.

Todd

If you want the Railroad Jobs Guide downloadable e-book you can
still secure your copy here: www.GetaRailroadJob.com

If you got hired keep the emails flowing in! It’s encouraging
for everyone to read them!

thanks,

Sean

Good News! The railroads are hiring again. I just got 2 more emails from people who bought the railroad jobs guide and got hired in the last week or so. Here they are…

Received 8-8-2010
Hi Sean,
It’s funny I got this email from you today too, because I just recently
got hired by Canadian Pacific Railway as a conductor last week. There were
1,550 applicants, 30 selected for an interview session and 6 available
positions.

It took me about 4 other times to apply in the last 2 years to
even get invited to the interview session, but this time I got invited and
lucked out. I even got hired in my hometown terminal! Your article
information definitely helped land a job, especially with key words to
help my resume stick out, and preparation for being in the hot seat for an
interview. Thanks Sean!
Sincerely,

Eric Abbate

Here is the second one I just got on 8-7-2010:

SEAN,
i GOT MY RAILROAD JOB FINALLY FOR NORFOLK SOUTHERN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU
SOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!

Shane K.

If you been on the fence on wether or not to get your own copy of the
Railroad Jobs Guide now is the time to invest in it, study it, and apply it!

Till next time!

Sean Martin

Thanks for stopping by and checking out the new blog. I added a couple videos and will be adding videos on a regular

basis all pertaining to railroad jobs of all categories. So if your looking for an edge in getting railroad employment then you at the right spot. Don’t forget to check out our railroad guide e-book for tips and strategies for getting hired.

http://www.usmcvideo.com

UnionPacific Operations Management introduction video. These are the supervisors

who are in charge of the railroad conductors and engineers. They ensure rule compliance mostly.

Union Pacific Engineering Associate — Entry level management.

These guys are in charge of everything below the train wheels which means the tracks! They deal with track maintenance

mostly.

This video is about Yardmasters who are the guys who sit high up in the yard towers and are in charge of

making up the trains and ensuring the cars are put on the right train in the right order. This job is pretty good

because you never have to be out of town away from family. You still work shift work though but you do get

a regular schedule. You have to have several years working in the yard in order to apply for an open position.

This first video shows the Amtrak conductor
and engineer jobs for Amtrak passenger railroad. It shows
them working and what their jobs entail on a daily basis.
It also gives a good view of the Engineers controls and where
he or she sits.

Amtrak Conductor and Engineer

This second video shows Track Labor equipment on how they install
new railroad ties under the tracks. This is an entry level job
and only requires a high school diploma. It’s also a good way
to get your foot in the door for better jobs.

Track labor and Maintenance Operators

This third video show the different equipment used in the Maintenance
of Way department. These are the guys who fix and maintain the railroad
tracks. They use a lot of different pieces of equipment to do this.

Here is a video of BNSF conductors job switching railroad cars
at a car crossing. So the bell you hear is the crossing arms
at the intersection. You can hear the radio conversation pretty
good on this video. This is most likely a “local” train because
there are 2 conductors and it’s at an intersection in town. Typically locals work days and are the best jobs but take a lot of seniority to hold.

You have to be very carefull when switching cars because this is
where the majority of accidents happen. You have to stay focused because it’s easy to get hit by another train switching cars or moving on another track.

Excellent video of a train crash that is actually a testing facility used
for testing trains in crashes. The video shows the whole thing in real time and then in slow motion.

Here is a short video of a coal train enroute to Essexville Karn Weadock power plant near Bay City. This is in Saginaw, MI.
Coal trains are the most boring to be working on because they are very heavy and long. If you break a knuckle most likely you will have a long walk back to the train. Because they are a heavy train they take a long time to get any where. UP and the BNSF railroad haul all the coal from the Powder River Basin here in Wyoming and take it East.

This is a great video that is shot totally
from the train engineer viewpoint. It’s
a city commuter train and gives you a great
idea as to what it’s like viewpoint wise from
the locomotive cab of a train.

You don’t get to see too many of these type
of rare videos from the engineer’s viewpoint.

Leave a comment and tell me what you think!

I get this question a lot and it is this. How can I get hired as a railroad locomotive engineer? The answer is that you first must be a railroad conductor before you can become an engineer. You have to get hired as a conductor and then with senority you eventually go to school and they train you to become an engineer.

So if you have seen some schools that offer to train you as an engineer then forget about it because you can’t get hired directly as an engineer.

I hope that clears things up for some you you guys!

thanks,

Sean Martin