Steve,
At the time working for EMD was a wonderful experience. There was a wide
variety of projects going on and you could probably find something to fit
whatever interest you had. But that was 15 years ago and EMD has changed
dramatically since then. The primary activity for a ME at LaGrange these
days is probably either R&D or collateral on the Diesel engines. I've too
long gone give any recommendation on how it is to work there.
On the railroads MEs are usually working in the Mechanical Dept. Again
there are some R&D positions, often positions in managing the locomotive or
car shops. It at least used to be that positions like "road foreman of
engines" was often filled by newly graduated MEs.
If that area interests you I would also recommend looking at the AARs
Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo CO. They do extensive amounts
of research for railroads in North America and around the world, in
everything from track dynamics to braking.
Good luck!
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Wintner [mailto:steve_wintner@y...]
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 2:10 PM
To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [BRHSlist] RR Education
Steve,
Being a mechanical engineer who shortly will have
finished my masters, what was your impression of
working for EMD ?
Also, what sort of work do the ME's working for the
railroads do ?
I worked for Pratt and Whitney for 2 years (they make
jet engines) so I am familiar with aerospace, but know
little about the inside of the modern railroad
industry.
Thanks.
-Steve
--- Stephen Craven <scraven@u...> wrote:
> 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...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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
>
>
>
>
>
>
=====
-Steve Wintner
"well alas we've seen it all before
knights in armour, days of yore
the same old fears and the same old crimes
we haven't changed since ancient times"
-Dire Straits
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