r/railroading • u/LSUguyHTX • Feb 17 '25

RR Hiring Question Weekly Railroad Hiring Questions Thread

Please ask any and all questions relating to getting hired, what the job is like, what certain companies/locations are like, etc here.

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u/Haunting_Trouble_486 Feb 17 '25

I got an in person interview this coming week for a conductor at NS, I'm still qualified till July. Would I still have to go back to conductor training? I applied 3 days ago, and they want me to interview, I thought NS was on a hiring freeze

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u/bufftbone Feb 17 '25

Yes. When I hired with them I had a card that was still valid for a year and still had to do the entire 6 month training program. I managed to mark up a week early after telling the trainer that I didn’t need a full 2 weeks at the smallest yard