Amtrak reviews

The biggest con is the work/life balance. You will make good money, but have no life. Most of the people that love Amtrak either love trains, love money, or they don't realize how terrible the company is because unfortunately they are not well educated and cannot find a better job. Let's face it...not many companies exist that pay a fair wage. Now, since the work/life balance is so terrible (long hours for good pay), it is easy to see how unsafe Amtrak really runs. The people running the trains have little rest and Amtrak only cares about being within federal regulation. The feds only do something when they need to and it is bare minimum to be able to tell Congress something was done. The more responsibility you have at Amtrak the more you realize how terrible it is and how we are going from "safe" to unsafer everyday. For those applying, your best bet is to take a job with minimal responsibility...they still make good money with their contracts (keep your eyes closed and you won't see the madness).

I am a conductor for Amtrak. The cons are that you start out at 75% of your total wage. I feel if i am doing the job i should be at 100%.. I know other freight conductors start out at 100% when they are qualified. I do know that it more than likely a barging tool between the company and the union.