Hello. I received a "Passenger Engineer Trainee" job alert from Amtrak. I have some quick questions. Any help I get is appreciated!
1. Are engineers on call 24/7 like conductors are?
2. Does Amtrak hire engineers from the outside who have no prior rail experience? (I have heard that 99% of the positions are filled from within.)
3. How complicated is the actual job?
4. I heard that you have to memorize a lot of stuff? Is it overwhelming or just normally difficult?
Thank you!
1. Are engineers on call 24/7 like conductors are?
2. Does Amtrak hire engineers from the outside who have no prior rail experience? (I have heard that 99% of the positions are filled from within.)
3. How complicated is the actual job?
4. I heard that you have to memorize a lot of stuff? Is it overwhelming or just normally difficult?
Thank you!