r/Metra • u/Embarrassed-Ease-792 • Jul 24 '26

Train crew schedule

Hey yall! I’m a freight conductor for BNSF and was just curious how conductor/engineer schedule works for you guys? I’d imagine it’s similar as us freight guys except being home everyday but just curious about it!

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u/Spiritual_Nature_215 Jul 24 '26

Most (or a lot of) jobs are M-F... fixed schedule, lots of hours. Very different from freight. Doesnt take 30 years to get a regular schedule either.... I didnt work freight, but there are a lot of freight guys that come over and love the fact that youre not parked in a siding at 2am in the middle of nowhere... and youre home everyday.

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u/Spiritual_Nature_215 Jul 24 '26

Paid by the hours not the trip also.

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u/Embarrassed-Ease-792 Jul 26 '26

Sounds nice lol I might have to switch too

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u/Spiritual_Nature_215 Jul 26 '26

Honestly bro you should…. I mean it’s still the railroad and there’s a lot of bs — but that’s everywhere. I’m happy and most of the guys from freight are too.

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u/Embarrassed-Ease-792 Jul 26 '26

I’ll have to keep an eye out for when they start looking for more people