I don’t even like trains, I don’t even know why I applied for this job. Wut do?

Idk ask Ibby

From the little I know it is a high paying stable job with a lot of benefits.

Research the position before you do anything to sabotage it---it might be a blessing or an in to an otherwise fairly closed off industry job.

Ibby seething with jealousy right now
You gonna get to rail all the rail groupie puss

Stable how? Always on call, get called at 2am to go ride a train some where, prone to layoffs if you don't have seniority (all depends on the economy).

I briefly pursued a career opportunity in the railroad industry back in my early 20s.

I seriously doubt OP has been shortlisted to drive the trains (job title is actually an engineer) without any prior experience with locomotives. Are you in the U.S.? If so, regardless of whether it’s freight or passenger rail, they’re not going to hire you to be an engineer. You are going to attend school for 8-12 weeks. If you pass (not easy) you will be brought in for on the job training as a conductor. Conductors do not drive the trains, they are responsible for maintaining them. That entails manual switches, radio, repairs, etc. If you get hired by Amtrak you’ll have to go to Wilmington, DE for a while for even more rigorous training. Conductors on passenger rail have similar responsibilities, but also - customer service role.

Most railroads in the U.S. require you to work as a conductor for 5 years before becoming an engineer. Not sheriff OP is srs…

https://ibb.co/x6QQNm0

As far as I’m aware it’s 34 weeks training and then I drive the trains

Edit : where I live there’s job postings that come up for trainee train drivers every 6 months to a year, not sure if this is the standard worldwide but it’s how it seems to be where I live

You havent even passed the psychometric test or anything, this doesnt mean anything

Ibby gonna be mad as fk srs

just consider yourself lucky, trains is hard job

Fkn lmao, I’m not sure I want to risk it anymore, seems dangerous

You've been selected for training. Doesn't mean you drive trains. BRB accepted to medical school, I'm a surgeon!!!! Until you're certified you aren't anything except a trainee/conductor (doesn't mean much and sounds like an errand boy for the actual "drivers"/engineers). Don't forget the morning coffees!

From the application it was something like pass the test, then it’s 36 weeks shunting(?) and schoolwork, after that I have to build up 260 hours handling time or something then I’d be qualified.

There was no timeframe on it but speaking to my train friends they said the whole process is roughly 2 years until fully qualified and on full pay.

Any advice for the tests?

I've passed all the tests and judging you from this thread you no chance srs, you seem low IQ. Just be a platform assistant like ibby srs.

How did you pass the tests Elon

You either got it or you don't.

I didnt even prepare, but psychometric test is the part a lot of people fail on. Then you have your DMI and MMI at the last stage, and then your medical. But you're not even close to being there lol.

Teach me Elonbrah

Ibby on suicide watch in the station working 80 hours a week for under half of OP's wages on 35 hours a week

ibby cannot even drive a car yet (no licence)

Extremely high paying job in the sense that it isn’t high paying and you work chit tons of OT

But at least you get to pay for sex now

Congrats

What's your salary OP?

Need Ibby to understand that working 4,000 hours a year isn't the norm.

Had an invite to do some tests at the end of the month but decided against it. I think a few of the posters in this thread were right and I’m not smart enough to do the job. Saves me wasting everybody's time that way.