Amtrak reviews

3.5

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,269 total reviews)

Stephen Gardner

69% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Amtrak has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,269 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Amtrak employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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1K reviews
1.0
Feb 6, 2026

Prison meets military

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Railroad pension, healthcare, easy work, secure job

Cons

Extremely toxic. Horrible management, useless coworkers, the unions are pathetic (and I am a 20+ year IBEW member) drugs, alcohol, gambling.

3.0
Jan 26, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very flexible with doing things in your own interests on company hours

Cons

Not very understanding of their employees and follows a very old networking system that tends to leave technology behind.

5.0
Jan 7, 2026

Great

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and it is a professional environment

Cons

Back to back calls, can be stressful

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