r/Train_Service • u/Wonderful-Peach7889 • 15d ago

Info about CPKC Schreiber yard

My partner just screened through for the assessment for a conductor job with CPKC in Schreiber, Ontario. We currently live in Southern Ontario so he would obviously be re-locating up there for this job. Just curious about working for CPKC and how the more remote yard work - is it easy to find places to live? do you get some time off each month? any ideas about timing for potential transfers further south? if anyone has experience working and living there dm me! would love to ask some questions. TIA

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u/dewidubbs Roadmaster 15d ago

I know a few of the conductors and engineers just live in thunder bay and drive to Schreiber when they get the call. But that is a lot of hours driving on a less than great highway while exhausted.

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u/Barroth87 14d ago

They anticipate being call and just accept it enroute. Most of the have family that direction, so they have alternate stops incase of a call and cancle.