Conductor
Company Name:
Norfolk Southern
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Compensation
Rates of Pay: The information below reflects the rates of pay presently in effect (subject to change):
Entry Rates: After establishing seniority, train and engine service employees are subject to a 5-year rate progression,after which they will receive full rates. The rate progression is as outlined: 1st two years at 80% of full rate in class of
service working, 3rd year at 85% of full rate in class of service working and 4th year at 90% of full rate in class of service
working. To progress to the next highest level in each step, employees must perform a minimum of eighty (80) tours of
duty during the preceding 365 calendar days (160 starts at 80% level).
Basic Day Full (100%) Hourly Rate of Pay: Conductor (CO) / Engineer (EN)
Yard Service- CO $233.65 / EN $235.47 Through Freight- CO $208.49 / EN $224.13 Local Freight- CO $209.05 / EN
$224.69
First year pay, after training period, will be 80% of these full rates and will progress as detailed above. Rates effective
July 1, 2014, and are subject to change January 1, 2015.
Benefits
Employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. Medical insurance for the employee, spouse and eligible
dependents is provided on the first day of the second month of employment. After one year of employment, employees
are eligible for dental insurance to cover the employee, spouse, and eligible dependents, a $20,000 life insurance plan forthe employee, and participation in the Norfolk Southern 401 (K) plan. Employees are subject to Railroad Retirement taxes
paid at a rate equivalent to Social Security tax plus an additional 5.35%. Employees are also covered by Railroad
Retirement sickness and disability benefits, and following completion of the service requirement, employees will be
eligible for Railroad Retirement pension benefits.
Vacation: Employees are eligible for paid vacation after one year of service on a covered position, which increases from
ne week to five weeks after 25 years, provided they work the required amount in the preceding year to qualify.
Training
Training will consist of sufficient class and field training to enable the freight service trainee to become a qualified
Conductor/Trainman. The field experience will include training with yard, local, and through freight crews. Upon
successful completion of the training and required written exams, the employee will be a qualified conductor.
Trainees start in a training program at the Norfolk Southern corporate training facility at McDonough, GA, 35miles south of
Atlanta on 1-75. NS will pay mileage costs at $0.51 per mile for a round-trip for those driving personal vehicles. Often,
new hires from the same location arrange to carpool to McDonough; only the driver is reimbursed for mileage. While inMcDonough, NS pays room and board at a local hotel and provides for meal coupons to be used at the local restaurants.
McDonough is a mix of classroom and field instruction.
Phase I (McDonough)- 3 weeks; $600/week, pre-tax Phase II (Division)- 4- 6 months; $600/week, pre-tax
Phase II is back on the hiring Division. Trainees are coupled with conductors and engineers to learn the duties and safe
perations of train service. Supervisory trainmasters will conduct training as well as determine the point at which a trainee
can bemarked up for train service from the extraboard.
Advancement from Conductor to Engineer
Presently FTEs are required to accept mandatory promotion to Locomotive Engineer and attend Locomotive Engineer
Training (LET). This can occur at any point after one (1) year of train service experience. LET lasts approximately 1
month at the Norfolk Southern Corporate Training Facility in McDonough, Georgia and approximately 5 to 6 months in the
field. Total training normally lasts 6 to 7 months.
Work Schedule
Employees are required to work on-call, on an as needed basis, from an extraboard. Employees are expected to be
available to work 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in all weather conditions. Work schedules are irregular and are
determined by the rotation of the extraboard. Employees must have a telephone in order to be contacted for work. Most
employees purchase a cellular phone to be called for work.
Employees in train service are subject to extensive travel requirements for the job and must be able to be away from
home on a constant basis, depending upon the needs of the extraboard. Employees normally will have 1-2 hours from the
time of call to report to work. Extra board employees can expect to work mostly nights, weekends, and holidays.Employees are not guaranteed a forty-hour work week, but are paid for the time spent performing train service.
Mandatory rest periods under the Hours of Service regulations are required. New hires work from the extra board until
they acquire sufficient seniority to be awarded a regularly scheduled position.
Union Membership
All employees will be required to join either the Train service union or Engineer's union within 60 days of establishing a
seniority date. The union requires monthly membership dues of all members, ranging between $50 and $90 a month.
Failure to comply with any policies as outlined in the Agreement between the Carrier and the Union may result in
termination of employment.
Probationary Period
The probationary period is sixty (60) calendar days after an employee establishes a seniority date. Employees establish a
seniority date on the date they first perform compensated service as a Conductor/Trainman following the initial training.
Alcohol and Drug Policy
Employees in Train and Engine Service are subject to random alcohol and drug testing as per the Federal Railroad
Administration Guidelines. The Norfolk Southern Policy is ZERO TOLERANCE.
We are proud to be an EOE/AA employer M/F/Disability/Veteran. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform
pre-employment substance abuse testing. We test hair for illegal drugs as part of our pre-employment medical evaluation.
Hair testing can reveal any drug use in the last 90 days. If you are unable to provide a hair sample from the head, arms,
chest, or legs we will treat that failure as a refusal which will result in rejection of the application for employment.
This is intended to be an accurate overview of the terms and conditions of employment as well as benefits provided for
the positions described above. However, information contained herein does not supersede any Agreements between the
Carrier and the unions representing employees in the described positions nor supersede the benefit plan documents
which contain more specific information. Rates of pay, benefits, and working conditions are subject to change. In the
event of any conflict between the information contained in this summary and these agreements or plan documents, the
agreements and plan documents will govern.
Work Location
IN-FrankfortEstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Norfolk Southern
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browser.
Compensation
Rates of Pay: The information below reflects the rates of pay presently in effect (subject to change):
Entry Rates: After establishing seniority, train and engine service employees are subject to a 5-year rate progression,after which they will receive full rates. The rate progression is as outlined: 1st two years at 80% of full rate in class of
service working, 3rd year at 85% of full rate in class of service working and 4th year at 90% of full rate in class of service
working. To progress to the next highest level in each step, employees must perform a minimum of eighty (80) tours of
duty during the preceding 365 calendar days (160 starts at 80% level).
Basic Day Full (100%) Hourly Rate of Pay: Conductor (CO) / Engineer (EN)
Yard Service- CO $233.65 / EN $235.47 Through Freight- CO $208.49 / EN $224.13 Local Freight- CO $209.05 / EN
$224.69
First year pay, after training period, will be 80% of these full rates and will progress as detailed above. Rates effective
July 1, 2014, and are subject to change January 1, 2015.
Benefits
Employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. Medical insurance for the employee, spouse and eligible
dependents is provided on the first day of the second month of employment. After one year of employment, employees
are eligible for dental insurance to cover the employee, spouse, and eligible dependents, a $20,000 life insurance plan forthe employee, and participation in the Norfolk Southern 401 (K) plan. Employees are subject to Railroad Retirement taxes
paid at a rate equivalent to Social Security tax plus an additional 5.35%. Employees are also covered by Railroad
Retirement sickness and disability benefits, and following completion of the service requirement, employees will be
eligible for Railroad Retirement pension benefits.
Vacation: Employees are eligible for paid vacation after one year of service on a covered position, which increases from
ne week to five weeks after 25 years, provided they work the required amount in the preceding year to qualify.
Training
Training will consist of sufficient class and field training to enable the freight service trainee to become a qualified
Conductor/Trainman. The field experience will include training with yard, local, and through freight crews. Upon
successful completion of the training and required written exams, the employee will be a qualified conductor.
Trainees start in a training program at the Norfolk Southern corporate training facility at McDonough, GA, 35miles south of
Atlanta on 1-75. NS will pay mileage costs at $0.51 per mile for a round-trip for those driving personal vehicles. Often,
new hires from the same location arrange to carpool to McDonough; only the driver is reimbursed for mileage. While inMcDonough, NS pays room and board at a local hotel and provides for meal coupons to be used at the local restaurants.
McDonough is a mix of classroom and field instruction.
Phase I (McDonough)- 3 weeks; $600/week, pre-tax Phase II (Division)- 4- 6 months; $600/week, pre-tax
Phase II is back on the hiring Division. Trainees are coupled with conductors and engineers to learn the duties and safe
perations of train service. Supervisory trainmasters will conduct training as well as determine the point at which a trainee
can bemarked up for train service from the extraboard.
Advancement from Conductor to Engineer
Presently FTEs are required to accept mandatory promotion to Locomotive Engineer and attend Locomotive Engineer
Training (LET). This can occur at any point after one (1) year of train service experience. LET lasts approximately 1
month at the Norfolk Southern Corporate Training Facility in McDonough, Georgia and approximately 5 to 6 months in the
field. Total training normally lasts 6 to 7 months.
Work Schedule
Employees are required to work on-call, on an as needed basis, from an extraboard. Employees are expected to be
available to work 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in all weather conditions. Work schedules are irregular and are
determined by the rotation of the extraboard. Employees must have a telephone in order to be contacted for work. Most
employees purchase a cellular phone to be called for work.
Employees in train service are subject to extensive travel requirements for the job and must be able to be away from
home on a constant basis, depending upon the needs of the extraboard. Employees normally will have 1-2 hours from the
time of call to report to work. Extra board employees can expect to work mostly nights, weekends, and holidays.Employees are not guaranteed a forty-hour work week, but are paid for the time spent performing train service.
Mandatory rest periods under the Hours of Service regulations are required. New hires work from the extra board until
they acquire sufficient seniority to be awarded a regularly scheduled position.
Union Membership
All employees will be required to join either the Train service union or Engineer's union within 60 days of establishing a
seniority date. The union requires monthly membership dues of all members, ranging between $50 and $90 a month.
Failure to comply with any policies as outlined in the Agreement between the Carrier and the Union may result in
termination of employment.
Probationary Period
The probationary period is sixty (60) calendar days after an employee establishes a seniority date. Employees establish a
seniority date on the date they first perform compensated service as a Conductor/Trainman following the initial training.
Alcohol and Drug Policy
Employees in Train and Engine Service are subject to random alcohol and drug testing as per the Federal Railroad
Administration Guidelines. The Norfolk Southern Policy is ZERO TOLERANCE.
We are proud to be an EOE/AA employer M/F/Disability/Veteran. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform
pre-employment substance abuse testing. We test hair for illegal drugs as part of our pre-employment medical evaluation.
Hair testing can reveal any drug use in the last 90 days. If you are unable to provide a hair sample from the head, arms,
chest, or legs we will treat that failure as a refusal which will result in rejection of the application for employment.
This is intended to be an accurate overview of the terms and conditions of employment as well as benefits provided for
the positions described above. However, information contained herein does not supersede any Agreements between the
Carrier and the unions representing employees in the described positions nor supersede the benefit plan documents
which contain more specific information. Rates of pay, benefits, and working conditions are subject to change. In the
event of any conflict between the information contained in this summary and these agreements or plan documents, the
agreements and plan documents will govern.
Work Location
IN-FrankfortEstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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