Pros
Strong culture, pride in their history and the part they play in sustaining the economy, professional development opportunities, good pay, decent bonus program, ability to transfer to new roles in other departments. Turnover is very low, people join the railroad and stay till it's time to retire, which shows you that people are generally happy. All companies have office politics but I have seen less of it here than at other companies -- people are too busy to spend their time on shenanigans. There is no dead weight there, at least not for very long. Very strong safety culture. I liked everyone I worked with there, how often does that happen in a workplace?
Cons
Culture can be resistant to change. People stay there for decades, mostly a good thing but means some leaders are set in their ways and you WILL NOT get them to budge. Annual pay increase is less than any other company I have ever worked at, around 2 percent, even when getting a really good review. So aside from bonuses, the only way to grow your income is through promotions but there is always lots of competition for those. Also, 401K match not as good as other companies Ive worked at. Everyone is busy to the extreme and its almost impossible to get leadership to add headcount to manage workload. The company relies too much on contractors, which may save money on benefits but 1 contractor does not equal 1 full time employee any day of the week.