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Norfolk Southern

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Railroads use to be good jobs - Train Conductor Norfolk Southern Employee Review

1.0
Aug 24, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Ample, arguably mostly forced, overtime which makes for nice paychecks

Cons

You will not have a life or plans outside of the railroad, and terrible sleep especially the first 5-25 years

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5.0
Apr 14, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good training provided at training center

Cons

It was 3 weeks feel like needed to be longer

3.0
Jul 1, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Depending on the team you are in, it can be very flexible, and you’ll be working with nice people.

Cons

HR needs to step in more, they are supposed to set a precedent yet it seems like the higher ups in different departments actually set the expectations. Which can be toxic, and some managers clearly don’t know how to manage teams. HR seems to be a nice and fun department, but the rest of the company has lackluster reviews. Also, stop advertising a total rewards package to new hires when you need to work over fiver years to get some benefits and due to the merger they won’t actually get that package. Just raise your base salaries.

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