Pros
If you have enough seniority to not face layoffs, you can make six figures in your first year of employment if you're stationed at a road terminal. Profit sharing with company matching a portion of your investment allows for even greater earning potential, especially when business (and share prices) are booming. Full benefits from day one.
Cons
Although you can make a lot of money from day one, keep in mind that there is a reason that you can make so much with little to no education or experience. Your entire life will revolve around this job. Always waiting for the phone to ring, and it often ringing at unexpected times due to very poor and inconsistent scheduling of trains. When you go to work, you are never sure when you will be home: maybe the same day, maybe 3 days later, you never really know what management will throw at you. Although it seems like it would be a job to help keep you active and in shape, the vast majority of the time is spent sitting down, often without the train moving for hours at a time. Although some employees do their best to keep a positive attitude, the general environment was filled with negativity due mostly to the fact that the relationship between management and workers is consistently toxic (always has been, and always will be unless major changes take place).
