BNSF Railway reviews

Working outside in the elements can be challeging sometimes. Like they say, it's the hottest place in the summer, & coldest place in the winter.

With such a major demand on transporting by rail, an individual is made available at all times, with respect to the union agreements; when legally rested and available. Therefore, at times to have a fairly normal life style could be tricky. A typical work schedule may include but not limited to being away from home for 24 hours or more working on the road trips or 12 hours maximum working in the yards. You are required to get 10 hours of rest and made available to work when your rest time has expired; again with respect to the local union agreements. An individual with a very active life style could have trouble meeting this schedule, as extra-board workers are on call. If you are fortunate enough to get an assigned duty with set hours, concider yourself lucky, although the demand could disregard the 8 hours alloted to do your job therefore overtime sometimes is manditory and not optioned. If your not an outside all weather person, this is not the employment opportunity to concider. Granted there are office jobs, the high stress and demand and long hours could pose health issuses.