Be prepared to be furloughed - Freight Conductor CSX Employee Review

2.0
Aug 19, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good money, engineers and freight conductors are super funny but money hungry.

Cons

I got furloughed after my first year of working there.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great pay and benefits PTO

Cons

Long hours and terrible work environment Training is inadequate On call 24/7 with only 2hr notice No holiday pay for road jobs Newer guys/ low seniority never know where they are going to work week to week No overtime potentially if on long mileage run and will still work 12 hours Very stressful job with a lot of responsibility Lots of time away from home and never have a consistent sleep schedule

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