I looked around and didn't see any railroading threads and can't believe that I'm the only poor soul who works for the railroad "all the live long day". It's not a great job, nor a crap job. I'll most likely retire doing it as you can't count on social security for sure.

I for one am a locomotive engineer for Kiamichi Railroad, a Genessee & Wyoming company. If I gather things right, G&W is the largest shortline holding company in the world. On our property we haul coal, rock, sand, paper products, wood, grain...pretty much everything but cars.

Only a railroader fully understands how the term: He/she got railroaded. For those who aren't railroaders, the term is synonymous with "He/she got screwed".

Anyone looking to get started in railroading, got to Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and check the job board as they are usually hiring somewhere around the U.S. and the world actually.