On 4/18/14, 4:31 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 18 Apr 2014 14:42:41 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:


High wages? Salaries for railroad workers aren't that high. The median
is $42k, locomotive engineers are in the $50 to $60k range, conductors
in the $40k range.


Your numbers are low by about 35%

http://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/ra...RCH_KO0,18.htm

Conductor $45k-87k $65k median

http://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/en...0,8_KE9,17.htm

Engineer $50k-100k $70k median

Plus a very generous benefit package and an overtime package far above
what the law requires.
That may not sound like a lot of money in New York or California but
if you are out in flyover country that is a pretty good job.
One of my friends retired as a conductor on the Amtrack line from New
York up through Connecticut. Another friend was the conductor on the
Seminole Southern train here. My daughter actually got to run the
train once. It is pretty mind numbing work.



The salary ranges depend on the site, eh? The site I found had lower
numbers.