[Cronos]

read the article -- it talks about how that is not true anymore, primarily because the freight railroads have been freed from govt oversight. So, the big guys work on super-fast connectivity over long distances and then pass it to the local guys.

And yes, I miss Willi green -- I didn't agree with all he said, but it was good to have a devil's advocate voice.

[BookaT]

If you know anyone looking for a new career, have them check out the railroads.

They expecting 30-40% of the conductors and engineers to retire in the next 5 years due to age(baby boomers).

Potential downside for a freeper is that it is union work. Upside is that it is one of the highest paying jobs you can just walk into with nothing more than a High School diploma and a clean record. Appx. $45k your first year and average of $67k/year after that + $22k in benefits package.

Best plus if you can make it a career is the retirement. When you work for the railroad, you are taken out of Social Security and you start paying into the Railroad Retirement, which is WAY better. If you can due 30 years you can get 100% retirement + your spouse can get 50% on top of that.

There is no real cut off age to get started with them. People in their 50’s have hired on recently and tons of people in their 30’s looking for a new/second career.

[org.whodat]

Problem is it works good on paper, but when put in practice, the rail is still slower than a snail.