The last couple of posts have not mentioned engineering so I'll add that
area to the list. I had a coop or internship like position with EMD in
LaGrange when I started engineering school. That was back in the 1980's
when there was a little more going on there. There are certainly plenty of
positions with the railroads for Electrical and Mechanical engineers.
Also consider doing like I have and not working for a railroad itself but
still in the industry. I work now for Wabtec Railway Electronics, on
communications and signal related projects. I think its the best of both
worlds. I work in the railroad industry, but don't have to put up with a
lot of the issues that frustrate people actually working for the railroads.
I work with railroad employees all over North America, from many different
railroads rather than just one. For what I do an education in engineering
or computer science would be good.
Stephen Craven
scraven@q...
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From: Ryhawk181@a... [mailto:Ryhawk181@a...]
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 12:35 AM
To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [BRHSlist] RR Education
Hello list,
Being a junior in high school, it is that time in my life when I need to
decide on a career. I have been interested in railroads all my life, and
now that my brother is an intern at Chicago Transit Authority, I realized
that I may want to work for a railroad in some way. I was wondering what
kind of college education any of you rail employees would recomend, if any.
Thank you,
Ryan Gash
Oak Park,IL
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