Is CSX a good company to work for as a Conductor/Engineer?

Conductor/Engineer professionals working at CSX have rated their employer with 2.9 out of 5 stars in 314 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of CSX employees being 3.3 out of 5 stars. Search open Conductor/Engineer Jobs at CSX now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Conductor/Engineer interview questions at CSX .

Does CSX pay Conductor/Engineer employees well?

Conductor/Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at CSX with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 314 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Conductor/Engineer salaries at CSX.

How happy are Conductor/Engineer professionals working at CSX?

32% of Conductor/Engineer employees at CSX would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 12% in the past 12 months. Conductor/Engineer professionals have also rated CSX with a 1.3 rating for work-life-balance, 2.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.0 rating for culture and values and 2.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CSX?

Freight Conductor (168) , Railroad Conductor (93) , Locomotive Engineer (62) , Conductor (49) , Manager (44) , Engineer (28) , Senior Software Engineer (20) , Trainmaster (20) , Carman (17) , Software Engineer (16) , Project Manager (15) , Signal Maintainer (15) , Software Developer (14) , Director (12) , Journeyman Carman (12)

What are the pros of working at CSX according to real employee reviews?

"Good Benefits and the pay when they don’t take back claims!" ((in 265 reviews)); "not terrible; pretty good pay" ((in 251 reviews)); "Retirement and health insurance are good" ((in 68 reviews)); "Great people and always something new to learn." ((in 64 reviews)); "money is good health is ok for now" ((in 43 reviews))

What are the cons of working at CSX according to real employee reviews?

"poor management..being on call your whole career." ((in 106 reviews)); "No work life balance at all" ((in 66 reviews)); "long hours and away from home" ((in 41 reviews)); "Too many layoffs creating job uncertain" ((in 27 reviews)); "Rules are subject to interpritation and what is acceptable to one manager may not be to the next so your never comfortable with what your doing and spend more time worried about wether or not a manager is watching you with night vision than about doing your job and staying alive." ((in 26 reviews))

CSX Conductor/Engineer reviews

2.9

32% would recommend to a friend

(314 total reviews)

Joseph R. Hinrichs

34% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

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Engineer/Conductor employees have rated CSX with 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 314 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Engineer/Conductor professionals have an average working experience there. CSX is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Engineer/Conductor professionals compared to other employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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314 reviews

1.0

Sep 13, 2014

Horrific

Freight conductor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

RR Retirement, Good Pay, Union

Cons

They set you up for failure, They put people out in the yard to test you when you are working and concentrating on your job and expect you to pass there test, if not guess what you get into trouble. I think they should want there employees to stay out of trouble and do good work, instead they scare them into not wanting to go above and beyond. ....

3.0

Jul 21, 2014

My time there was decent despite setbacks.

Freight conductor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Although work environment can be very stressful and demanding with management, the job itself was relatively easy and the benefits were decent.

Cons

Poor training, stressful work environment, management did not care about their workers and sometimes unrealistic expectations.

4.0

Mar 21, 2014

CSX Freight Conductor

Freight conductor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay and great benefits the company has to offer are good they also offer health and wellness program. This is a long term career path lots of growth opportunity with this company. The people you work with are like a family try to watch out for one another. Opportunity to travel see other places. offer a safety bonus for your first two years and a stock option for never missing work and demand day off every 90 days. 2 weeks vacation and 10 personal days after your first year.

Cons

Some of the challenges with this company is that it is a economy driven business. Its hard to keep working your first few years in some locations. So many rules that are always changing hard to keep up with. Always seem to run trains at night not the day so its hard to get use to trying to find out when to rest. Never really know when you might get called. Got to live by the phone. Good words to live by, Safety first double check everything. Never get in a hurry. Always be ready and stay ready just when you think your not going to get called your phone will ring to come to work.

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