Pros
40+ hours a week, benefits (if you can afford them), good co-workers for the crew, part time work (8 days on 6 days off depending on the job, time to do the job), good meals if you work in the office (but it takes the plays as your per diem)
Cons
Pay is miniscule compared to other railroad companies, Some crews are terrible to work with/for, benefits are very costly for a family, raises are few and far between, equipment is older than the company itself which makes it twice as hard to accomplish your job tasks at hand as operator's, majority of the crews are full of Hispanics (that can't spell there name or tell you there birthday and speaks slim to no English.) which in turn causes a major language barrier, majority of the crews are filled with alcoholics, NEEDS more random drug screens!