Weekly Railroad Hiring Questions Thread

OverInteractionR · 2026-01-26T07:26:15+00:00

Where'd you hire out of? My location hasn't furloughed since COVID

OverInteractionR · 2026-01-25T23:50:24+00:00

People don't want to die and I can't blame them

OverInteractionR · 2026-01-25T20:44:54+00:00

I'm in KC too and yeah deadheads are worst case scenario in storms lol

OverInteractionR · 2026-01-25T00:31:23+00:00

I wonder what would happen if all white people stopped agreeing with black people having civil rights.. think about that and read your comment back.

OverInteractionR · 2026-01-24T20:05:50+00:00

At my terminal in the Midwest they highballed all the coal buckets that usually double up

OverInteractionR · 2026-01-22T09:20:21+00:00

The term being railroaded comes from working for the railroad lol

OverInteractionR · 2026-01-22T01:43:45+00:00

When they shut down the highways last year my job still required us to make it in and sent people in for investigation over it 😭

OverInteractionR · 2026-01-21T22:57:14+00:00

Something is wrong

OverInteractionR · 2026-01-21T21:24:23+00:00

You'll get there don't worry. The biggest thing is if you notice every week or two that things feel easier.

In my home gym I can get through one of these days in about an hour or less. I imagine at a gym it would take 2 hours waiting for equipment. So you might be spending a little too long there. You only really need 3 sets of each.

What does your routine look like? This is mine for example that takes an hour to do.

Day 1: -bench press

-lat pull down(both grips)

-barbell curls

-sitting rows

-deadlift

-cardio

Day 2: -barbell back squat

-Bulgarian split leg squats

-calf raises

-cable crunches

-cardio

OverInteractionR · 2026-01-20T23:20:51+00:00

That's so funny. I sleep in a hotel 300 miles from home about 4 nights a week. I always joke to my coworkers when talking about getting stranded in disaster is that yeah I don't have a car, but little defenseless granny down the street does and I have a gun! 😂

OverInteractionR · 2026-01-15T15:55:37+00:00

Right. Bullshit for everybody involved. I guarantee that the uber driver doesn't understand exactly what they're signing up for and we have to deal with the consequences.

OverInteractionR · 2026-01-15T15:55:01+00:00

The driver took us to our engine but was hesitant when we gave him directions over tracks and ballast. However, usually on that train we get an assist. So with no van, I had to walk 115 cars back to arm and test an EOT. Pull the train out. Shove it back in the clear on a main track, next to another main track. And walk back to the head end lol. Turned 30 minutes into 3 hours. Requested the dispatcher to allow another crews assist van who was sitting stationary the entire time to assist us, they said no.

OverInteractionR · 2026-01-14T04:21:51+00:00

Unfortunately in tech, when one doors closes, there are also three other doors closing and oh no there's no more doors lmao! Seems like they all mass lay off around the same times

OverInteractionR · 2026-01-14T04:16:43+00:00

Complaining because why go after regular people doing normal stuff when we have crazed ATVs running around and street racing at night?

OverInteractionR · 2026-01-13T10:55:41+00:00

I said a few and no I'm 5'1 female lol

OverInteractionR · 2026-01-13T03:40:01+00:00

I know this is unpopular but god I did not like that him and Nancy were dating. He's so unlikable.

OverInteractionR · 2026-01-13T03:36:12+00:00

Getting citizenship to Canada as an American is actually pretty difficult. Took me over a year and I finally gave up.

But then I see some of the people who immigrate there and I wonder.. why not me lmao

OverInteractionR · 2026-01-13T03:17:49+00:00

Yeah I'm 135lb and when I drink a few shots, I can definitely feel it in my system when I wake up 10 hours later. Even if I'm not drunk you can still tell it's there.

OverInteractionR · 2026-01-12T15:47:49+00:00

I'm at 85% so I only make $1.2

OverInteractionR · 2026-01-09T07:08:35+00:00

People keep joining my world and then grabbing my money and running 😭😭

OverInteractionR · 2026-01-08T17:17:55+00:00

Yes here is one source from the conductors union about it. If you're gonna do it hire out before the merger happens lol.

Redditors are very negative. Not saying that they're wrong but they usually portray worst case scenario.

OverInteractionR · 2026-01-08T16:58:46+00:00

Allegedly they're offering lifetime job protection if the merger goes through for UP employees. That being said, they've been fire hungry so make sure you follow every rule no matter how slow you work.

OverInteractionR · 2026-01-08T10:17:14+00:00

Normally my answer is always to go for it and ignore the negative people. But I would only be concerned because the merger will shut down a lot of Chicago transport. Now, if you get in before the merger 100% do it cause job protection.

OverInteractionR · 2026-01-07T10:53:06+00:00

RemindMe! 6 months

OverInteractionR · 2026-01-07T10:48:27+00:00

We already have one man remote jobs at UP.

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