Don't hire out for BNSF railway! - Railroad Conductor BNSF Railway Employee Review

1.0
Feb 6, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

No pros anymore. The company is making its employees work more With only a few days off a month. People are sleep deprived. Poor train lineups provided by the company. And BNSF technology trip optimizer runs trains 20 to 50 miles per our under maximum authorized speed to save fuel but slows down product delivery times and extends employees on duty time. For example a trip from point A to point B use to take 7-8 hrs now takes 11-12 because of computer. This all should be in the con's actually...No more pros

Cons

No time off. Trip optimizer computer that runs trains 20-50mph under maximum authorized speed for fuel conservation but company blames the TYE employee to the public for attendance and slow downs when it's there computer. The employee can move the freight so much faster and efficiently. It's very sad really...

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