Pros
Pay is good, SOME people are polite.
Cons
You are expected to work days, nights, and evenings throughout the year, in all kinds of weather. You may prepare yourself in ain anticipation a morning shift... You're all cozy and ready to go to bed, and suddenly you get a call to get to work because someone booked off sick. You're working, tired and dazed... 6 hours through your shift and you realize you're not even half way done. Any time you get a call, they can have you for 12 hours. Being up for 26 hours, with rain having soaked through your gear from being outside all night, not to mention how it goes sideways into your hood when you're riding moving equipment, and you finally get to leave. Nothing better than driving home in the morning rush with no sleep the night before. I don't see how this can be safe. Not to mention, any time employee morale shows signs of improvement, it is bashed by senior crews, who are all ready to retire, and would have found a different job if the railway was not the only thing they knew.