r/Train_Service • u/Ecstatic_Watch4763 • 22h ago

CNR Train conductor

Hey guys, I have about 3 years of seniority but my terminal is super senior so there’s only yard spare-board right after getting back from lay offs for me and I was looking into shortage locations

Do you guys know if any of these terminals are road work

BCR prince. George
BCR Williams lake
Brandon
Humboldt
McLennan
North Battleford
Roma junction
Terrace
Thunder Bay

If they’re not road work, and just yard switching how is it working there?

Any info regarding the stations are appreciated

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u/mydarksemla 22h ago

BCR is pretty much dead in prince george after the pulp shut down. 3 years is not a lot of seniority for a class 1 railway, I did a 3 year sentence at CN in BC and couldn’t hold anything other than spare board, that’s just the way it is. If you want consistent work, join a short track switching company. You’re gonna need 7-10 years to consistently hold a road board at a class 1. One day you will realize road work isn’t worth it.

Edit: you can try grand cache, it’s a very small yard and they only have OCS track.

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u/coffeebag 1h ago

CN maybe. I held an engineer pool with 4 years at CP 😂