Railroad Conductor REACTS: Day In The Life Of a Conductor - Canadian Pacific
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- čas přidán 23. 06. 2022
- It has been a while since I have done one of these reactions so lets give Canandian Pacific railroad a shot and see how well there video is put together compared to Norfolk Southern or CSX... Sheshhh..
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@@notafanofthegovernment9982 i been csx 8 years….never seen it more fd up than it is now! These ppl are a joke
Seeing that guy lacing up the air hoses between the rails was scary! For all of you new guys, don't do that! As was said, put one foot in and one outside the rail. Be ready to jump out if you need need to.
If your timid it’s not the job for you. We drifted whole coal trains past equipment to runaround in the old days. The job is as safe as it ever can / could be currently. I wish everyone the best for success.
Yep That’s the truth I’ve jumped out a few times because equipment has rolled under 3step always keep your head on a swivel and keep your ears open
@@oddjobz9858 Timid and careful are two different things. Nothing the original commentary said has to do with being timid. Gotta use common sense.
That’s how they want it
You need to tell the engineer I need 3 point protection!
Great video. The view at 10:25 is Columbia Lake, BC with a northbound coal train. The coal comes from the Sparwood and Elkford, BC area. This line joins the main CP line in Golden, BC and from there the coal heads to Vancouver and overseas.
Thanks for making the video I requested joey, it’s always good showing some love to your Canadian’s neighbours up here in the freezing cold 👏👏👏👏 😂😂😂😂
Can’t believe I just now found your channel. Loving it. RESPECT ✊ 🚂🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
This channel is super cool for me! My dad was a CN conductor basically my whole life and it’s really cool to have a visual of what exactly he did all those years. Though he dressed a lot different than these guys- he wore big denim overalls every day. When I was little like 3 or 4 it wasn’t against the rules yet that only employees were allowed on trains or in the yard and my dad used to drive me around the yard on the engine in his lap. One of my best memories and definitely a unique experience
Man you nailed it on how to ride a car! I was chuckling to myself because we all di it. Great video
So the bottom step is called the Stirup. And yes thats correct pretty much every conductor on my railroad gets as high and as comfortable as possible. Our train building is called the pulldown. we pull down the cars to build a train.
I am actively releasing from the military (Canada) to become a conductor. The amount of job openings is insane. Really looking forward to a life on the rails.
Work at CN. For military remember two things. You cannot go into a statement and say "I was just following orders" Regardless of what a superior has told or instruted you the rulebook rules. You must disobey orders and do only what the rulebook allows . Second, this is a job NOT a adventure..
How you liking it? I have an interview next week
@@taylord9772 How did it go...Your Interview???
@@TheLocoPilot_77 I think it went well will hear back at end of the day today
@@taylord9772 I am also Intrested for it...can i Apply?....at present i am Working in Indian Railways and would like to join CP....How can i apply???
Good review. I start my training in a couple weeks. Watched this a couple times but its great to get you angle!
Nice job and your trained eye was able to point out the fluff. 😬👍
Started my application process for cp , thanks for all the info that you put out there for new generations.
How’d it go I have interview next week
@taylor D me too cn in vancouver only thing I wonder how long it takes to get a set schedule
How did it go
@@bossguy8301you don't.
Thanks for the content.
Minimal supervision now that's hilarious I just retired from CP with 38 years service and every rail yard has cameras watching the employees constantly and all locomotives have in cab cameras watching the train crew some up to 5 cameras so management catches all possible angles
Worked for UP and CP. For those thinking about railroading it is extremely challenging work life balance, believe me. You will miss everything with family. You can never really plan anything because the phone will ring unexpectedly ordering you to go to work. The callers/schedulers will call you in the middle of the night trying to trick you into taking trains that aren’t yours. The schedules that they provide online are supposed to give you a roundabout time your train leaves. Good luck with that it’s never accurate.
At least once a week you will be caught short and go in dog tired. On top of that you have train, masters, etc. watching your every move.
Everyone I worked with exception of a few hated their lives. Divorces and substance abuse run rampant.
I was so lucky to get out of that situation because I was miserable. I never got in trouble and always showed up early for work. But everyone around you is doom and gloom.
So what you can make $100,000 a year. It is so not worth it. They literally own you.
The unions are extremely weak and disorganized. If you get in trouble, usually their hands are tied. Lots of people getting permanently fired(ive been in 5 unions in my life)
I have kept in contact with a few people back at the railroad and they’re all wishing they had something better to go to.
Also, you have to pay for or should pay for Can insurance. If you don’t know what that is, it is insurance for when you get fired. It’s like unemployment insurance for the railroad. Everyone has it and it can run a few hundred dollars a month.
You’ve been warned !!
So “Can” insurance is for “when you get fired “? Who would you prefer to work for Union Pacific Railroad or Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad?
man i see your comment everywhere, is it that true ?
Yep that pretty much sums it up all work and no play or rest either because you never know when to sleep because you never really know when you're getting called in you're exhausted all the time but of course you keep that to yourself you have to or else I've gotten called in Christmas day on more than one occasion and God forbid you need time off for your personal life one guy needed extra time off for bereavement after losing his father and a manager said "everybody loses a parent" and he was denied so be prepared to give up your entire life I'm sure glad I made it I just retired after 38 years service
Does CPKC Start new employees at 100 percent
I like the way you perceive all of the fine details.
It’s a blessing and a curse lol.. I over analyze everything. I think that’s why I love logistics so much, always room to grow and become more efficient.
You are doing a good job explaining things. After working on BNSF for 14 years with CP. Now back in Arizona on a class 2 much better life.
Thank you for the kind words TL! I still learn something new everyday. I don’t have near the experience as a lot of guys like yourself has but I am doing my best lol. Thank you!
Thank you for your videos. I start my first day today.
Nice! Good luck Nathan!
We had our hang test. They had us hold on with one hand while standing on the bottom step.
I was taught always have one foot outside off the rail and those coil cars or lumber cars boxcars etc the metal strapping is very very dangerous ! You had to be careful when a train was passing you always on the lookout
I start my conductor training next week. I’m really looking forward to it
how was it ?
How is It Going on?
how did it go?
"that guy never beat ballast" No kidding, I spat out me beer laughing when you said that hahaha
Just sent an application to be a conductor to my local RR company. Your videos have been super helpful! Thank you for posting these!
I remember this video from my first week of Class in St. Paul
Live chat's would be nice 👍 glad your channel is growing
Marked up 2 day's ago, love being a conductor for Norfolk Southern slowly getting over the new guy jitters.
No offense, but if you just marked up, you don't know what it's like to be a Conductor yet. Lol. I hope you stay positive though.
I hope it's all going well for you a year later.
@WAL_DC-6B loved the job, the pay was terrible so I went back to construction.
@@davidcotter4556 Glad to hear the pay in construction apparently is much better than what NS was paying you. All the best in your future!
@@WAL_DC-6B thanks I still miss the railroad. Coolest job I've ever had.
Well at least they didn't hide the fact that you'd be on call and work irregular hours.
Where I work, trimming is when cars get caught in group retarders and the hump jobs kicks them off.
Ol boy was Flying ridding that shove move lol
you're not lying, went by the screen in a hurry lol
I genuinely like your videos. I recently got the offer for SLC Utah. And I’m nervous to start if I’m being honest with you.
Here at ns we don’t grease switches or anything 😂 so have fun throwing half of them
Depends where you work. In winter cleaning out/throwing ice/blown in switches can be extremely physically demanding so much so to require 2 full grown men at full exertion at times. Also lifting loaded sulphur trains at a plant I go to requires taking off over 100 hand brakes plus digging out snow fill switches. That's one long tiring day.
It is hard on the body up here when it is -40 you got chip ice and snow from a switch lol
Lots of digging after a hard Saskatchewan snow storm and all the switches have two foot drifts overtop of them.
6:41 that dude was probably yard management, some yard managers/ yard masters (CSX lingo) are actually chill
most of the ones I dealt with were besides the goofball Keith in Birmingham lol.
Your facts are 100%
I see all these videos of conductors bucking up hoses easily. What they REALLY need to show is them TRYING to buck them up in -40 temperatures like we get all winter in Canada. Summer = maybe 5 seconds a hose. Winter = much longer and tougher, especially on lumber and auto cars where the hoses slide. It's like bending metal in the cold.
Hi there, how important is to have a clear drivers abstract for train conductor position ?
I was impressed as well especially compared to the CSX one.
With CP… Yellow/Green vest have less then a year on the RR, Orange have more then a year.
Im suppose to be in Ga. this afternoon, theres a lady on youtube talking about how difficult the training is and alot of studying. Im debating on even showing up.shes got me nervous
Yep! Clean orange vest .. new gloves .. non scuffed up boots .. and basically knows nothing about kicking cars or banging out a switch list in a snow storm. Many a Train-masters are the wanna-be's and squids that couldn't hack it out on the front lines .. and management plucks from the ranks to be assholes to the train crews. They always stand out with their new gear and PPE.
Yep. Gelled hair, brand new PPE, probably never threw a switch in his life, looks like he talks with a hair lip or a lazy tongue or whatever.
You can spot them a mile away.
Thinking of applying for a BNSF conductor position near me right now. Just curious as to what your thoughts are on that specific rail company? Also I'm worried that that 10 years down the line freight trains will become replaced by fully automated trains and they will fire all their current conductors as well as engineers. How long would it take to go from a conductor on a freight line to move up to the engineer position? Lastly, is it easier to become a conductor with a freight rail versus a passenger rail such as Amtrak? Would love to hear your thoughts on this or even in the future do some video weighing the pros and cons of working for a freight rail vs a passenger rail. Love your videos, Look forward to hearing back from you!
You might want to read about the new HI VIZ attendance policy at BNSF before applying
Not sure if cp still does the getting on/off moving equipment but we cant do that at CN
At CP we can only get on/off moving equipment at a max of 4mph
@@mxracer78 thats what cn use to be as well
Does accomodation provide during conductor training
Is the Genesee and Wyoming a good rail company to work for, I would love to work on their Louisiana company, the Louisiana Delta Railroad
@ 7:17...yea joey you being a southern boy the closest you'll ever get to "snow" is a slushie from the 7/eleven🤣🤣🤣, and TRUST me as a railroader, that is about as close as you wanna get to snow... (btw check your email when you get a chance i sent you another message a few days ago)
I’ll gladly take that seven eleven snow 🤣🤣.
Thanks for the heads up buddy.
The bottom steps slang term is “Stirrup” but correct terminology is Sill Step
That’s it, still step! I remember hearing that.
God we got rid of riding on wagons ages ago in Australia
Im actually currently in the final two weeks of my assistant conductor program with amtrak. Only exam I have left is gcore.
How is it going now ? Have they given you a schedule
Hey I take my final tomorrow for csx and should graduate Friday with phases to starting Monday 10/17/22 what are some pointers you can give as far as rest as I’m always had a hard time resting as is. Anything helps
How is it so far?
opening scene is the rail yard in the city of Calgary where CP is hiring right now. I have applied so hopefully i get it.
Good luck man ! It’s a great job. Can be hard at first but be patient eventually the lightbulb will flick and it’ll all make sense
@@johncoombs9718 hey I have my medical on Thursday bro with cp rail im 41 years old from vancoiver bc will be my base how long will take for a decent schedule and at my age is it worth being a conductor im single but eventually in a few years want to settle down get married thanks
@@bossguy8301 it's kind of hard to say for sure. A decent schedule will take you a few years but it won't take long for you to have some sort of schedule. Vancouver is a pretty busy area for CP and they get alot of hires ! You will move up the seniority ladder pretty quick
Thanks for replying yeah they said the furthest u go is Boston bar which isn't that bad bro do you work in vancouver bc and few years you said are you a conductor as well and how many years u been a conductor
And how long do the the trips last is it 24 hours ur gone for and your back and how many days do u work a week and how many days off in a week thanks man
6:46 was just funny as hell you telling the black guy to get back in the office with the ac😂😂 usually it’s back to the fields 😂
I’m thinking of joining the railroad as a conductor in a couple years. Is it worth it? I’ve been dreaming of becoming an engineer one day since I was a kid. I live by a subdivision with mostly thru freights and crews have to go about 2.5 hours until they have a crew change (Union Pacific) thank you for the videos! I live by the Union Pacific Provo Subdivision in Utah btw.
Hey Brandon! Time will tell if it’s really worth it in a few years. It really boils down to job security. The pay is good, and should get better with this next contract. Keep an eye on the channel in the years to come and we will see what happens. Thanks for the kinds words buddy.
I’m In the process right now no one has really gave me a good answers on the 24,7 on call how does that schedule work is it really true after 10 hours a rest you are getting a call to go back in?
It varies per railroad based on staffing, volume and location
Question, I recently interviewed for freight conductor, and my application was withdrawn. I was told by the recruiter that it is no longer 2 hrs report time you have to live within 75 mile of home yard. Is this change true? Nothing is stated on csx website.
I haven’t herd about any changes to call times. That’s odd
What people watching your reaction are expecting is your honest take on how faithfully this video reflects the career they may be interested in persueing, not you picking up on who doesn't look "legit". It is a promotional video after all.
Reaction videos are completely subjective, whatever I pickup on during the video is my true reaction which could literally be anything I notice.
I know what the community on this page wants to see, authenticity.
@@Railroad_Talk Immaturity ? Bullying ? Oh, no, nobody wants to see that.
@@lotfibouhedjeur 7,000+ people say otherwise. I wouldn’t consider it bullying. Are you a conductor or work for the railroad or are you looking to get into the industry or are you a company official for CP? 🤣
@@Railroad_Talk At this point all I can tell you is go back and watch your video again but this time try to actually listen to yourself making those cringy comments. Maybe you'll grow up a little.
You were talking about the physical demands, and "its not that hard". This is a fairly new video isn't it? They are aware, that they're advertising to the younger generation, who hardly go outside? (Not all) but it use to be, that you drive through a subdivision, you'd see kids everywhere, not at all today. Not bashing the younger gen, but they play video games, and hardly go out.
The aspect that I still feel is left unanswered is the hours. Lots of 24/7, holidays and weekends type of answers but nothing about how many hrs people actually spend working. 160/mon would be common Monday to Friday at 8hrs a day but I can't tell if these guys work on call for 4 hr tasks or for 12 hr tasks.
Yard shifts work 8-10 hour days, 5 days per week.
Road shifts can take you away from home for upwards of 30 hours at a time, but can be as short as 10 hours.
At CP our yard shifts were either night or day shift. Supposed to be able to leave at ten hours, but the yardmaster would always find something for you to do until your 12 was up. Never once did I have a shift without toe in or near toe in at 12 hours. Working til your dead (12 hoursa are up) seemed like it was the standard
Up in Canada the green vest tells everyone that the person wearing it has less than 2 years experience.
Orange vest means you are fully qualified.
Green vest is worn for 1 year with CP, then orange. Its for senior employees to know whose new/inexperienced
Bloody hell I went from nothing to driving or engineering in 18 months in Australia 🤣 no special vests required
@4:30 gel hair guy defs a manager
Worked in calgary with CP as a Cndr
Just retired last year.
Hi Mark! I'm currently looking into becoming a conductor in Calgary, would you recommend this career? Whats it like being on call like that?
If some eyesight is weak wear specs still they are eligible to work as a train conductor???? Is there any minimum requirements for eyesight
They have a new one out
Does anyone know where is the intial training for conductor (cp rail) is done in canada. Is it in winnipeg or Alberta?
Calgary Alberta.
Im an employee of transnet freight rail in south africa and im actually intrested in going abroad to canada pacific they actually look awesome im a conductor in south africa myself is actually called a train assistant/shunter we do everything a conductor does except we work shifts and we rostered the only thing that actually havent done is do my work in snow lol..but im going to apply anyway we work with 35 class and 34 class gm locomotives and i have a licence for 44 aswell that i saw the in the video so i hope i dont have to go threw all the learning processess
One thing to keep in mind about Canada: the average house price is over $700K, and even a scrappy 800sqft condo in a crappy part of a city will cost you $400-$500K. Taxes are insane, along with the price of everything else. Depending where you live, you’ll either be very wet and cold most of the time, or really fucking cold most of the time, as summers are non existent relative to SA.
few weeks ago i received an email Cn for Rail conductor and position is in edmonton.
On my 4th week as a carman for CP!
How did it go?
What’s the longest shift you can work ?
Work 12 hours, you can sit and not do nothing for 18-24+ hours. Not uncommon at all I know some people who have sat for over 30 hours.
Why don’t you review the newest version of Canadian pacific rail conductor
How long after doing the medical does it take before you hear back?
Think it depends on your hire location, with me it was within a week and I had a start date.
@@Railroad_Talk I’m going for Birmingham terminal so hopefully next week I will hear something
If your on call with a 2 hour window what if you can’t do that day on want to take time off, that possible? Like don’t you lot get vacation day or something?
Vacation time has to be submitted in advance and is based off seniority. If you can make it that day. Just mark off sick, but you can only do that so many times before they start asking questions.
Do the one from CN
How would this job be at -30,-35 Celsius in Canadian winter?
Could be really bad if you had to walk a train or work a local. If you’re on a road train it could be fine, unless of course you have to walk to train.. Jon over at rails trails and tails youtube channel has way more insight working in the cold
It’s not bad. The wind gets to you though. And winters aren’t as bad as they used to be. Other than last winter which was really cold AND a ton of snow, usually the -30 stuff doesn’t last more than a few days.
A 40 km wind at -15 feels way worse than complete calm at -35. -35 with no wind I walk around with no gloves on unless I’m obviously going to touch something metal.
Don’t get me wrong, summer is better but when it hits 35 or 40 it plays you out fast. And yeah, we can get that hot in Canada.
I’ve worked for CSX for ten years now and had my engineers license for six. If you ever want to have a phone call about stuff going on, let me know. I’d be happy to help you out with some content.
Thank you Travis! I appreciate that man.
@@reginaldalphonse8231 where are you trying to work out of?
@@reginaldalphonse8231 dude, they need people in Philly soooo bad. I work the long pool from Selkirk to Philly and they’re always short. We’re short everywhere.
You know my masochistic side is kicking in might become a MTO XD
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What's it like getting hired for the railroad in the South. I'm a former cop and I'm used to working 12 and 15 hour shifts and I'm in good shape for being 51. Looking at NS or CSX I have family that work for the railroad North but I'm looking in NC.
No vest No glasses no Bs just a radio with few hundred cars to line up in an 8-16 hr shift .
I was thinking of applying at NS. Then found out I make more money as a truck driver. So good luck filling those conductor positions.
Similar lifestyles but unless you get hired at YRC, ABF, UPS or a few other trucking compamies you won't be unionized and won't get a pension. All class 1 RR's and even some class 2 rr's have RR retirement which is similar to social security but better.
"Hairdo" has a radio... just not a pos handset attached to it
So like no family trips ever?
6:38 🤣🤣🤣
AC man lol.
San Diego let's GO!!!!
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Dang all my life I thought about driving a train until I heard 10 uninterrupted hours then back out 😂 I’m gud
I’ll just go buy Thomas and Friends on DVD
Can u request any time off? Like is that even a thing?
You get vacation each year but when I was there you had to submit it at the beginning of the year and it was all based on seniority.
@@Railroad_Talk gotcha. I love to hunt and want to go on out of state trips but that’s the only thing holding me back from not going, I’m good friends with a man who retired and he wants me to go and he can 100% get me on, small town and the guy who hires is his best friend, what would you consider?
@@thomaslenhart832give it a shot and get FMLA asap lol.
Is working in a harsh environment fun?
It can be, and your engineer or switchmen can make it better or worse lol.
As an CP employee (locomotive engineer) I can answer the majority of the questions that are asked. To start @3:20ish we have to be dressed ready to go once you are on duty. These are some well trained conductors.
Glad to have you on the channel Bobby! I’m always looking to learn myself from the old heads / Hog heads lol.
@@Railroad_Talk I'll do what I can lol.
I’ve been up all day waiting on a call 2nd out go to sleep at 22:00 caller calls at 22:30 we got you 00:05 yard conductor 🤦🏾♂️
Want good hours, work at Walmart. Want to take your kids on a holiday every year and pay for their braces, work for the Railroad. Your choice
@@revenniaga6249 could also work for an airline and get the best of both worlds lol
HOW DO I GET A VIDEO TO YOU JOEY? YOU GOTTA SEE THIS DUDE
Shoot me an email railroadtalk@gmail.com
Railfanning is perhaps the only hobby where you can talk about CP, and NOT mean anything else...
How good does CP pay conductor? Is it like CN
Yeah they pay very well compared to NS and CSX
@@Railroad_Talk hmmm currently at NS
I was curious, checked their recruitment website. Min 85k to start up to 140k CND or 64k to 105k USD for our American friends. I heard the pension is pretty good too.
Canadian National Railroad please
Yeah Ok that would be a joke that video is like 20 years old lol
I’m sixteen and interested in this as a career, would anyone recommend it?
YES, but it is more than a job it is a lifestyle. Do not apply if you cannot pass a drug test for the rest of your life
Does anyone understand what a Dutchman is? If your trainer isn’t telling you it’s an extension short length of air hose with a glad hand on either end. If you don’t have one on a long trip, request one as equipment these days is all over the map. Some hoses are short and others are dragging. Two super short lengths together after a pickup/ set off first sharp bend you go through you’ll see where the flaw is with train line. Many problems are avoidable in rr life just need basic information and field tools
At the Soo Line (CP Rail-U.S.), where I retired from, we called those short lengths of air hoses a "dummy hose." There were almost always a few "dummy hoses" in the back compartment (air compressor area) of a locomotive. At the Chicago & North Western Rwy. where I worked my first eleven years, a "dutchman" was a short length of rail (about a foot) used to fill in an area where there was a rail expansion.
Ohh odd, that’s a good point… we never had them when I was with NS but we use to use them when I was a carman.
Excellent comment, thank you!
@@WAL_DC-6B Here in the true midwest (Nebraska and Kansas) we also call the hoses "dummy" and the short rails "dutchmen".
Amtrak
Hey man I'm 41 years old and I have my medical for cp rail coming up im from vancouver bc im just wondering is it a good time at my age be a conductor. I'm single but eventually in a few years I want to settle down get married and how long will it take to get a decent on call schedule to have a life as a conductor I hope someone can give advice on that thanks
Anytime is a bad time to hire on the rails. You won’t be having a schedule and it’s no life for a family man. Hope this helps
*3:12* Perhaps he literally just got back inside and he hasn't had time, or was in a hurry to get stuff done?
Oh I’m sure, i walk inside with my PPE on often lol. I’m just being picky
@@Railroad_Talk lol, it's still fascinating what you were pointing out and teaching us.
Respectfully I disagree. I would rather have my two feet under me to jump up and out then to be spread eagle across the rail. In addition in Canadian winters the airhoses get so stiff you would not have enough strength to bend them. In fact you actually have to kink one. Carmen sometimes are doubled teamed to do the airhose from opposite sides at the same time
I can see where you guys up north would need to do that. Especially if you run into a new hose and it’s super cold.. takes some strength to kink those hoses for sure.
“That dude’s just showing out…”hey baby!!!” 😂😂😂😂
LOLOL
LOL after 16 years 14 with the BNSF Quit Now! LOL