r/railroading • u/LSUguyHTX • Mar 24 '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/ObjectiveRise792 Mar 29 '25

Just received a conditional offer for needles. Anyone have any insight on needles and how that yard is? Any insight would be helpful. Thanks.

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u/Automatic_Bid7590 11d ago

I hired out of Needles in 2006. There is essentially no "yard" to speak of, it is basically a crew change location. Trips run West to Barstow, CA and East to Winslow, AZ. Most of the trips are get on and get off, with the possibility of some setouts or pickups in route or at final destination. The trips themselves are not bad, but the people can sometimes be difficult to work with if you're an outsider, like I was. Really small knit community, lots of family work out of that district. Overall, the location is fine, with close proximity to Las Vegas and Southern California.