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      Railroad Conductor Interview

      Sep 8, 2017
      Anonymous employee
      Cheyenne, WY
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Union Pacific (Cheyenne, WY) in Oct 2014

      Interview

      They sit you down, tell you a bunch of scary stories, then give you 15 minutes to discuss with your significant other if you think the jobs will fit you.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Name one time you had to step in and show safety.
      Answer question

      Other Railroad Conductor Interview Reviews for Union Pacific

      Railroad Conductor Interview

      Aug 7, 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Salt Lake City, UT
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Union Pacific (Salt Lake City, UT) in May 2023

      Interview

      A few video questions. Very simple stuff, they also have a questionnaire to fill out regarding your personality, if you get to that point make sure you don’t select anything regarding being a “creative” type if you want the job.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Could you work in various weather conditions?
      Answer question

      Railroad Conductor Interview

      Apr 10, 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Portland, OR
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Union Pacific (Portland, OR)

      Interview

      very simple short and to the point. it was only 12 questions and its a recording of yourself answering questions that they have out . you get like 2 or 3 mins to answer them

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      why should they hire me
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      Railroad Conductor Interview

      Jan 22, 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Baton Rouge, LA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Union Pacific (Baton Rouge, LA)

      Interview

      It was an open setting at a hotel lobby they had everyone who was interviewing at that time to wait in a line until they call us. once called we sat down with like a panel of two people interviewed. The process wasn’t bad went by pretty fast.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Are you willing to work holidays and weekends?
      1 Answer

      Union Pacific interviews FAQs

      • Railroad Conductor applicants have rated the interview process at Union Pacific with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 54% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Railroad Conductor roles take an average of 61 days to get hired, when considering 26 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Union Pacific overall takes an average of 34 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Union Pacific as a Railroad Conductor according to 26 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Drug test:  17%

        Background check:  16%

        Skills test:  15%

        Group panel interview:  14%

        IQ intelligence test:  10%

        One on one interview:  9%

        Personality test:  8%

        Presentation:  5%

        Phone interview:  3%

        Other:  2%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Railroad Conductor(287) ;
        2. Conductor(128) ;
        3. Locomotive Engineer(111) ;
        4. Freight Conductor(96) ;
        5. Manager(96) ;
        6. Engineer(76) ;
        7. Train Dispatcher(62) ;
        8. Machinist(54) ;
        9. Train Crew(46) ;
        10. Diesel Locomotive Electrician(40) ;
        11. Carman(39) ;
        12. Manager of Yard Operations(38) ;
        13. Director(37) ;
        14. Train Conductor(34) ;
        15. Intern(33) .


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