Railroad JobsAs with almost every other state the largest employers for Pennsylvania railroad jobs and positions are the large Class I systems. However, the state also has its share of smaller railroads as well although it is usually much harder to find a position within these companies due to their small size.
While a more predictable work schedule does come with seniority, don’t expect it to happen within a short period of time. Some railroaders wait 20 years or more to land a “9 to 5” workday, which usually consists of working yard or local jobs. There is a reason why railroaders say that railroading becomes a lifestyle, its not just saying! Having said that, if you are able to hire on with a shortline (Class III) or regional (Class II) railroad the opportunity for a more predictable schedule is very likely although the pay is not quite as good. Having said that below is a list of many railroads operating in Pennsylvania: Amtrak (Our nation's intercity passenger rail carrier serves Pennsylvania.) Canadian National Railway Canadian Pacific Railway CSX Transportation Norfolk Southern Railway Aliquippa and Ohio River Railroad Allegheny Valley Railroad Belvidere and Delaware River Railway Brandywine Valley Railroad Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad Central New York Railroad Chestnut Ridge Railroad Conrail Shared Assets Operations (Owned by CSX and NS) C&S Railroad Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad East Erie Commercial Railroad East Penn Railroad EASX Railroad Everett Railroad Gettysburg and Northern Railroad Hollidaysburg and Roaring Spring Railroad Juniata Valley Railroad Kasgro Rail Lines Kiski Junction Railroad Landisville Terminal and Transfer Company Lehigh Valley Rail Management Luzerne and Susquehanna Railway Lycoming Valley Railroad Maryland Midland Railway McKeesport Connecting Railroad Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad Mount Union Connecting Railroad NDC Railroad New Castle Industrial Railroad New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway Nittany and Bald Eagle Railroad North Shore Railroad Pennsylvania and Southern Railway Pennsylvania Southwestern Railroad Philadelphia Belt Line Railroad Pittsburgh, Allegheny and McKees Rocks Railroad Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad R.J. Corman Railroad Shamokin Valley Railroad SMS Rail Service Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad Steelton and Highspire Railroad Stourbridge Railway Towanda-Monroeton Shippers Lifeline Turtle Creek Industrial Railroad Tyburn Railroad Union Railroad Union County Industrial Railroad Upper Merion and Plymouth Railroad Wellsboro and Corning Railroad West Chester Railroad Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway York Railway Youngstown and Southeastern Railroad New Jersey Transit Rail Operations Port Authority of Allegheny County (Pittsburgh) Port Authority Transit Corporation (Philadelphia) Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) For more information about shortline railroads that serve Pennsylvania please click here to visit the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association's website. Also, please visit the shortline railroad guide here at the site to learn more about some of the above shortline companies. Lastly, to search for Pennslyvania railroad jobs directly please use the below search box from Indeed.com.
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