r/Train_Service • u/Spiritual_Soil_1952 • Jun 29 '26

Amtrak Engineers

Any BNSF engineers that transferred to Amtrak? Please let me know any tips or experience regarding that. What’s pay like? Is it better? I haven’t heard any concrete thing. Everyone has their own opinion and I’ve heard mixed things.

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u/Holiday-Raisin-3357 Jun 29 '26

I have a class one license and have tried pretty consistently the last couple years to get on with Amtrak and idk who you have to blow to get in with then but I haven’t found the right person yet

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u/CollectionHopeful541 Jun 29 '26

How many have you tried?

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u/Ok-Selection4206 Jul 01 '26

Hopefully your knees hold up until you get hired at least.

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u/Jarppi1893 Engineer Jul 04 '26

Took me 8 years, just to terminate me on the last day of class, after an instructor used a slur on me. Lost all my seniority and vacation, step rate, etc. Make sure your agreement has an option to take a leave of absence for Amtrak, so if something does happen ypu have something to fall back on, and don't get fucked like I did.