Why Nobody Wants To Be a Locomotive Engineer Anymore
Long-form26:33People & BlogsPublished Aug 2, 2026, 4:15 PM · 2mo ago
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Description
Why Nobody Wants To Be a Locomotive Engineer Anymore
Ask a locomotive engineer with twenty years on the property whether you should follow him into the cab. He will not hesitate. He will tell you no. A generation ago, this was a career people waited years to reach. Seniority lists ran deep. The pay was strong. The work carried weight.
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- Published
- Aug 2, 2026, 4:15 PM
- Length
- 26:33 (1,593 s)
- Format
- Long-form
- Category
- People & Blogs
- Audio language
- EN
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- HD
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