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Great Company the only down side to it, is so much travel.
Electrician Maintenance (Former Employee), Jacksonville, FL – May 11, 2013
Pros: great benefits
Cons: so much travel.
A typical day at work is Maintaining Electrial and Electronic equipment.
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The environment is good, co-workers were great.
Conductor / Switchman (Former Employee), Riverdale IL – May 11, 2013
With CSX you will definitely get the training you need to successfully do your job.
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great job as long as you have no kids or wife or family, if you do you wont for long.
sparky (Former Employee), ky – May 7, 2013
Pros: retirement
Cons: you pay in to retirement but if you dont stay the old heads get the money.
The job will make you a wealthy man but, the courts will force you to pay the wife that left you to raise the kids you wont get to see grow up. Wait till the kids are grown and your wife has left to to join this mafia. The retirement is great but if you think you cant make it twenty years without being home for christmas, dont bother. I was lucky in – more... a busy location there was plenty of work but they live on turnover of conductors. It is very hazordous matterial you haul, and there are a lot more fatalities than i ever imagined in the business. – less
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Oldie – May 10, 2013

Just interviewed for conductor in Tennessee yesterday. Got the thanks but you're not selected letter by noon next day. My resume is LOADED with everything they asked for, but wasn't even considered obviously. Retired military but 50 years old. They ain't gonna invest $40 grand to train a 50 year old, so dont even waste your time unless you're around 30 or less. So much for all the equal opportunity CSX spews.

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No home life.
Carman (Current Employee), New Orleans, LA – April 27, 2013
Pros: union
Cons: all work no play
If you like giving job everything and some. Then you should have no problem with railroad.
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Intense Management Responisbilty
Manager Crew Operations (Current Employee), Jacksonville, FL – April 22, 2013
Great company to work for...but very long hours with no weeknights, weekends, or holidays off.
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hard work good pay lifestyle is not good
Engineer/Conductor (Former Employee), decatur il – April 20, 2013
Pros: good pay and benefits
Cons: horrible hours and lifestyle
you are on call 24/7 can work a lot or not much at all the work is tough lots of walking and lots of rules to know and follow it is all for your safety of course management makes sure you follow the rules or you get fired co worker are fun guys the hardest part is the hours you are up all night only get 10 hours of rest before you go back to work sometimes – more... i would say what i enjoyed the most was the money and benefits won't find nothing better – less
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Great place to work
Locomotive Engineer (Former Employee), New Orleans, LA – April 15, 2013
Railroading is challinging work and its also very enjoyable .With respect to the railroad safety is one of the key concerns ,that demands attention everyday.
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Good pay but, no life
Conductor/Remote Control Engineer (Former Employee), Pittsburgh, PA – April 11, 2013
There are many different things to do on the railroad. I either transported trains from one state to another or actually built trains in the yard to be transported. I learned a lot about safety and responsibility. The management had its rough parts, but they got the job done. The hardest part of the job was following all of the strictly enforced safety – more... rules. The most enjoyable would have to be the pay and being outside in nice weather. – less
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Decent employer
Assistant Chief Clerk (Current Employee), Baltimore, MD – April 5, 2013
Pros: union affiliated
Cons: contract jobs
A typical day in the office varies depending on the workload of the shop. Some days were extremely slow and other days it seemed as if no sooner than you clocked in it was time to clock out.
During my employment with this CSX, I have learned valuable time management skills. During days with a heavy workload, I found perfected ways to complete different – more... tasks involving different deadlines in a manageable and efficient time frame. I found that I enjoyed a scope of work that I normally would not have looked twice at in my initial career search. I have worked in several atmospheres of the passenger rail industry that allowed me to work individually as well as with a few coworkers that were always willing to help get the job done and teach. I don't like to believe that there is anything hard about the work scope, maybe accepting the unsurity of longevity. – less
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Excellent company!
Assistant Market Manager, Market Research (Former Employee), Jacksonville, FL – April 2, 2013
Pros: great company, security, good pay and benefits, promotions possible.
Cons: still has a lot of good ole boy networking attitudes, promotions are not always based on abillity in some departments.
CSXT is a strong viable company in the community. It has excellent benefits and great opportunity for growth if you are in the right place at the right time and with a management team who values hardwork and looks to help develop key players.

CSXT was known as "the good old boy" network in that the people at the top took care of their own. In the past – more... promotion was not based on ability in all department, but on friendship, family, relationships, etc. I'm not certain this does not still exist, but it also did not prevent growth if you were not in the know; you worked to get yourself visible and in the know.

I beleive this is the case in a lot of business, so this is not a fault; this is a realization that we all must face and find unique ways to overcome. I learned so much from the various department I worked at CSXT. I had excellent managers and some that I would never want to work for. My last job was in a deparment that I felt I would never get out or grow, and it was not a fit. I left CSXT only becasue I did not see myself overcoming the deparment or getting out. It took me all of 15 years to get promoted, and I'm an excellent employee. I did not want to spend another 15 years to reach the level I am now as Director of Sales or even Manager rather than Assistance Manager.

Great company with exceptional benefit. Be prepared to work and not to take anything personal, work the plan and plan your future! – less
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Fast paced Railroad
Trailer Service Clerk (Former Employee), Bedford Park, IL – March 15, 2013
Inspecting inbound/outbound loaded and empty vans and container/chassis for damages, Input of driver information and railbilling on all inbound loads. Checking BOL's against drivers paperwork allowing to match for destination and export information. Running hourly inventory reports for UPS and Mail. Checking all Haz Mat paperwork for appropriate descriptions, – more... codes and sizes. Worked well with Ramp Managers and co-workers had many split shifts to relieve. – less
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A challenging and exciting place to work
Data Processing Clerk/Field Clerk (Current Employee), Rocky Mount, NC – March 9, 2013
No two days are the same. There is a very good working relationship between management and the different crafts. Very good compensation and benefits.
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Solid company where people make the difference.
Manager (Current Employee), Jacksonville, FL – February 25, 2013
Solid company in a very interesting and diverse industry.
Core values support personal growth.
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Typical Day At Work
Conductor (Current Employee), Atlanta, GA – February 20, 2013
Pros: free csx merchandise
Cons: inconsistent with pay
1A typical day at work consists of getting a 2hr call time before having to report to a train.Then I am giving my train orders for that day to take the train from point A to point B. A days work can last between 8-14hrs. While being at CSX I have acquired knowledge on how to drive a train and building a train. While on duty you work with one other co-worker. – more... The hardest part of the job is always being on call 24hr after service hours are up. The most enjoyable part of this job is being able to drive a 15 thousand ton machine. – less
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Good pay, terrible environment
Freight Conductor (Current Employee), Buffalo, NY – February 8, 2013
CSX is a great place to work if you are in any other department besides transportation, the people who actually move the freight. This department is 100% unionized and every craft has a different union, which are constantly at odds with management. The result is a terribly dysfunctional transportation system with multiple delays, outdated technology, – more... unsafe working conditions, and an environment of fear and intimidation with no job security. If you work for csx, stay out of transportation. – less
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Good pay and benefits but lots of stress
Engineer (Current Employee), ohio – February 5, 2013
Pros: pay and benefits
Cons: stress and not much job security
Make good money but never home. Company worries more about stockholders than customers or employees. We spend each day trying to not get fired for a rules violations that are constantly changing. Company cuts corners to lower operating cost and we have to deal with using junk locomotives to move freight. The upper management have no grasp of what our – more... jobs entail so it becomes something they can understand "a numbers game". Most of these good reviews are people that are not actually moving freight. Lower management employees also have it bad as they get blamed for not creating miracles. – less
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Good Benefits/pay with quality of life issues
TERMINAL MANAGER (Former Employee), Buffalo, NY – January 29, 2013
Pros: railroad retirement
Cons: long work weeks
The company is currently going through a leadership change. Way too top heavy and field managers are treated poorly.
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A place to excercise your decision-making skills
Manager Service Center (Current Employee), Brunswick, MD – January 25, 2013
Pros: great pay, independent type of position
Cons: 24/7 accessibilty, people in wrong positions
This is a freight railroad business. The primary job is to move freight safely and efficiently. CSX is commited to making sure that is followed and gives you as many resources as possible to get it done. As a front line manager, you are the go-to guy when things do not go as planned and you better have an answer. Making sure employees go home the way – more... the way that they left after work is always an important joy to the job. This railroad can be unforgiven. – less
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Railroad Conductor (Current Employee), Russell, KY – January 3, 2013
Pros: pay
Cons: hours, management
Always on call you never know when you will be called, for the first several years you will be on an extra board (if your not laid off) with other conductors taking "turns" when you clock out you go to the bottom of the list and work your way to the top of the list to get called, sometimes you will be 10 times out and be called just like that and others – more... you can be 1 or first out and wait all day to be called.

The railroad is very dependent on the state of the economy (both national and local).

The management is under constant pressure from the F.R.A. (Federal Railroad Administration) and senior railroad officials to find safety rule violations by their employees they get very picky and they are not to be trusted.

You will only work with one person on most days and occasionally two for training usually. For the most part co workers are friendly and will help you.

The hardest part of the job is the hours.

The most enjoyable part of the job is despite everything noted above your getting paid to take a train ride, there is some nice scenery out there along the tracks. – less
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Great money, when you can work
Freight Conductor (Current Employee), Dothan, AL – January 2, 2013
Only bad thing about CSX is the furlough right after you mark up. Everything else there is just like any other typical job. Pay and benefits are great!!!
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KerryD – January 21, 2013

I am applying for a Conductor Position in Evansville, IN and was wondering if this is typical of this position to layed off for long periods of time? And what do you mean by "mark up". Thanks for any insight you can give.


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CSX, based in Jacksonville, Fla., is a transportation company providing rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services. – Read more