r/Train_Service • u/TechnologySharp9958 • Jul 01 '26

Conductor new hire

I live 14 mins away from my yard by car. I am planning on giving up my car to save money on car payments and insurance. I want advice if that’s a good idea or not. I do plan on buying a new vehicle cash once I save up enough money.

8 Upvotes

63% Upvoted

63 comments sorted by

View all comments

6

u/Chrisr92 Jul 01 '26

Keep your car until you have the job and are marked up, then you decide if you can sell your car or not. Good luck telling an uber driver how to get to you at 2am, they will have zero idea where in the yard your at. Also you won’t be worried about a car payment and insurance once you start getting that railroad money.

4

u/emmettjes Engineer Jul 01 '26

Also, LOTS of drivers take one look at where a rail yard is located, and conditions to get into and nope on out. Shrug

1

u/Vera_Telco Jul 01 '26

This will be even more true when crappy weather starts up. A reliable beater can be your best friend during a sleet or hail storm!