Top-Scoring BNSF Locomotive Engineers Recognized With Top Gun Awards

Source: BNSF (Press Release)

BNSF locomotive engineers who score in the top 5 percent of network simulator training are being honored with the Top Gun Award in recognition of their performance.

The Top Gun Program was started this year, said Shane Merritt, manager of locomotive engineer training and field simulation, Technical Training Center (TTC), in Overland Park, Kan. The award recognizes engineers who excel when they complete training on a BNSF network simulator (NetSim).

An estimated 4,000 Year "A" locomotive engineers will receive training on the simulators at about 80 locations in 2010. During NetSim training, engineers complete two 75-minute runs and one 20-minute "unusual conditions" training run. Based on the territories where they operate, engineers may complete runs that include non-mountain grade, mountain grade and/or distributed power and positive train control. Scores are based on individual train handling and rules compliance. Locomotive engineer instructors provide engineers with a briefing on the track chart, timetable and paperwork similar to the documents they receive in the field, such as Form As and Form Bs.

This year, Merritt said, engineers' performances are being tracked against their peers' NetSim scores. Engineers who score in the top 5 percent receive a "Top Gun Award" certificate from the TTC, presented to the employee by his/her road foreman of engines.

"I believe we have the best engineers in the industry," Merritt said. "This is one way of acknowledging the best of the best."

See Also: BNSF Named Finalist As CivilianJobs.com Most Valuable Employer For Military / Railroad Photography - Saturday Afternoon At Oro Grande / BNSF Shareholders Approve Sale To Berkshire Hathaway / The BNSF Honors Three Shortline Railroads For Partnership Excellence / The Cajon Pass Railroad Museum - The Birth Of A Dream

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BNSF Named Finalist As CivilianJobs.com Most Valuable Employer For Military

Source: BNSF (Press Release)

CivilianJobs.com helps veterans look for civilian employees. The MVE for Military helps military-experienced job seekers identify the top employers to target for civilian careers. MVEs are selected annually based on those employers whose recruiting, training and retention plans best serve military service members and veterans.

About 30 companies were named as finalists; CSX is the only other railroad named to the list. Other finalist companies include Amazon, Army Air Force Exchange Service, Chesapeake Energy, Con-Way Freight, General Electric, Northrup Grumman, USAA and Walmart.

"I would like to express my appreciation to all of the companies who submitted Most Valuable Employers (MVE) for Military 2010 surveys," said Bill Basnett, vice president, Operations, CivilianJobs.com. "This is our second year conducting the MVE for Military survey and we are pleased to have a 30 percent increase in surveys submitted for 2010. The submission responses show us that despite recent economic challenges, corporate America values the highly skilled talent and leadership ability that veterans bring to a company when hired."

The Most Valuable Employers (MVE) for Military 2010 was open to all U.S.-based companies. The finalists were selected based on surveys in which employers outlined their 2010 recruiting, training and retention plans that best serve military service members and veterans. Winners will be selected from the pool of finalist companies and will be announced May 2, 2010. Both winners and finalists will be recognized on the CivilianJobs.com Web site as well as in the May issue of Civilian Job News, CivilianJobs.com's world-wide military base newspaper.

See Also: Railroad Photography - Saturday Afternoon At Oro Grande / BNSF Shareholders Approve Sale To Berkshire Hathaway / The BNSF Honors Three Shortline Railroads For Partnership Excellence / The Cajon Pass Railroad Museum - The Birth Of A Dream

HO Scale BNSF Items: Athearn HO Scale SD75M Locomotive - Santa Fe / BNSF / Athearn HO Scale Center Fow Hopper Car - BNSF / Athearn HO Scale 50ft Sieco Box Car - BNSF / Athearn HO Scale Iron Horse Express Electric Train Set - BNSF / Athearn HO Scale SD60M Locomotive - Burlington Northern Santa Fe / Athearn HO Scale SD60M Locomotive - Burlington Northern / BNSF

Railroad Job Postings For December 2009

Written By: Ken Hulsey

Let's face it, finding a railroad job in this bad economy can be pretty rough. I can tell you from experience that getting hooked up with one of North America's class one roads can be a long and tiring process.

I myself have been trying off and on for three years. I already have training, a certificate in "Railroad Operations" (4.0 GPA in my courses) and still I can't get in.

That, of course, doesn't mean that you couldn't manage to land a job on one our nations ever growing rail lines.

Ya just gotta be patient, real patient, and diligent.

To make things easier for all of us (that includes me) to search for open positions I will be posting a list of what the railroads are looking for.

Here are December's open positions from railroads around the country:

CSX
Longshoreman
Full-time
United States-OH-TOLEDO
Job Posting: Dec 1, 2009 - Job Number: 030684
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Software Engineer
Full-time
United States-FL-Jacksonville
Job Posting: Nov 30, 2009 - Job Number: 030688
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Manager Labor Relations - 4
Full-time
United States-FL-Jacksonville
Job Posting: Nov 25, 2009 - Job Number: 030693
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Project Manager - GIS Applications
Full-time
United States-FL-Jacksonville
Job Posting: Nov 19, 2009 - Job Number: 030679
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Manager Operations Research
Full-time
United States-FL-Jacksonville
Job Posting: Oct 9, 2009 - Job Number: 030556
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Canadian National (US Positions Only)

Bulk Material Dock Mechanic Duluth & Two Harbors Docks MN
Car Mechanic Baton Rouge LA
Carman Apprentice Mobile AL
Carman Apprentice Champaign IL

Transportation Clerk Port Huron MI

KCS

Accounting and Finance
DIRECTOR OF SUBSIDIARY ACCOUNTING AND COMPLIANCE (216950-021) Kansas City, MO, US.
Engineering
Assistant Roadmaster (216973-021) Texarkana, TX, US.
Division Engineer (216958-021) Pearl, MS, US.
Manager Systems Technology (214937-021) Shreveport, LA, US.
Roadmaster (216918-021) East St. Louis, IL, US.
Roadmaster (216967-021) Monroe, LA, US.
Signal Maintainer (216965-021) Rosenberg, TX, US.
Track Construction Laborer (216923-021) Kansas City, MO, US.
Track Construction Laborer (216940-021) Baton Rouge, LA, US.
Track Construction Laborer (216941-021) Beaumont, TX, US.
Track Construction Laborer (216942-021) Laredo, TX, US.
Track Construction Laborer (216943-021) Westlake, LA, US.
Track Construction Laborer (216951-021) Pearl, MS, US.
Track Construction Laborer (216961-021) Mexico, MO, US.
Track Construction Laborer (216962-021) Slater, MO, US.
Track Supervisor (216674-021) Corpus Christi, TX, US.
Legal
MANAGER ADMINISTRATION REAL ESTATE (216947-021) Kansas City, MO, US.
Mechanical
Carman Apprentice (216935-021) Pearl, MS, US.
Carman Apprentice (216964-021) Neosho, MO, US.
Carman Apprentice (216968-021) Baton Rouge, LA, US.
Machinist (216913-021) Kansas City, MO, US.
Manager Mechanical Maintenance (216970-021) Kansas City, MO, US.
Purchasing
Reporting Manager (216969-021) Kansas City, MO, US.
Technology and Computer-related
FIELD SUPPORT ENGINEER (216966-021) Kansas City, MO, US.
Transportation and Logistics
Assistant Operations Manager/ATM (216914-021) Metairie, LA, US.
Assistant Superintendent (216930-021) Shreveport, LA, US.
Assistant Trainmaster (Operations Manager) (216931-021) Leesville, LA, US.
Assistant Trainmaster (Operations Manager) (216971-021) Gulfport, MS, US.
Manager Operating Practices (216949-021) Pittsburg, KS, US.
Terminal Trainmaster (216954-021) Pearl, MS, US.
Train Dispatcher Trainee (216948-021) Kansas City, MO, US.
Train Services Trainee/Conductor (216938-021) Beaumont, TX, US.
Trainmaster (Operations Manager) (216933-021) Laredo, TX, US.
Trainmaster (Operations Manager) (216972-021) Baton Rouge, LA, US.

Norfolk Southern

B&B Apprentice East Point GA
B&B Apprentice Millen GA
B&B Apprentice Rome GA
B&B Helper Asheville NC
B&B Helper Columbia SC
B&B Helper Greensboro NC
B&B Laborer Birmingham AL
B&B Supervisor Various Locations All Norfolk Southern Locations
Co-op - Automotive Marketing Norfolk VA
Co-op - C&S (Communications and Signals) Atlanta GA
Co-op - Design & Construction Atlanta GA
Co-op - Design & Construction/ GIS Emphasis Atlanta GA
Co-op - Engineering - Bridges and Structures Atlanta GA
Co-op - Industrial Development Atlanta GA
Co-op - Industrial Engineering Atlanta GA
Co-op - Information Technology Various All Norfolk Southern Locations
Co-op - Intermodal Systems Norfolk VA
Co-op - Internal Audit Staffing Roanoke VA
Co-op - Locomotive Planning Atlanta GA
Co-op - Maintenance Equipment (Charlotte, NC) Charlotte NC
Co-op - Maintenance of Way and Structures Atlanta GA
Co-op - Mechanical Dept. (Various Locations) Various All Norfolk Southern Locations Co-op - Research and Tests Roanoke VA
Co-op - Service Design Atlanta GA
Co-op - Service Measurement/Equipment Planning Atlanta GA
Co-op - Transportation Planning Atlanta GA
Deck Foreman NORFOLK VA
Dispatcher Atlanta GA
Information Technology Trainee ATLANTA GA
Information Technology- Program Management Office Analyst Atlanta GA
Intern - Financial Analyst Norfolk VA
Intern - Operations Research Atlanta GA
Management Trainee - Communications and Signals Various
All Norfolk Southern Locations Management Trainee - Maintenance of Way Various All Norfolk Southern Locations
Management Trainee - Mechanical Various All Norfolk Southern Locations
Management Trainee - Transportation Various All Norfolk Southern Locations
Operations Supervisor Trainee - Communication & Signals Various All Norfolk Southern Locations
Operations Supervisor Trainee - Track Maintenance Various All Norfolk Southern Locations
Signal Trainee Bedford VA
Signal Trainee Northeast PA
Signal Trainee Harrington DE
Signal Trainee williamson WV
Signal Trainee Chattanooga TN
Signal Trainee Columbus OH
Signal Trainee Dayton OH
Signal Trainee Laporte IN
Special Agent-Camden NJ Camden NJ
Supervisor Capital Accounting Roanoke VA
Telephone Maintainer Memphis TN
Track Laborer Bryan/Kendallville OH
Track Laborer CHICAGO AREA IL
Track Laborer ELKHART IN
Track Laborer TOLEDO OH
Track Laborer CROXTON NJ
Track Laborer Dover DE
Track Laborer Buffalo NY
Track Laborer Bethlehem PA
Track Laborer Columbus GA
Track Laborer Wilton AL
Track Laborer Grand Jct TN
Track Laborer Huntsville AL
Track Laborer Vance AL
Track Laborer Huntingburg IN
Track Laborer Kansas City MO
Track Laborer St Louis MO
Track Laborer Lafayette IN
Track Laborer Dayton OH
Track Laborer Montpelier IN
Track Laborer Plymouth IN
Track Laborer Harrisburg PA
Track Laborer Reading PA
Track Laborer Lewistown/Huntingdon PA
Track Laborer Cresson PA
Track Laborer Youngstown/Ashtabula OH
Track Laborer Leechburg PA
Track Laborer Pittsburgh PA
Track Laborer Waynesburg PA
Track Laborer Alliance/Canton OH
Track Laborer Martinsville VA
Track Laborer Front Royal VA
Track Laborer Morristown TN
Track Laborer Valdosta GA
Track Laborer Cordele GA
Track Laborer Hazelhurst GA
Track Laborer Gordon GA
Track Laborer Griffin GA
Track Laborer Atlanta GA
Track Laborer McDonough GA
Track Laborer Asheville NC
Track Laborer Columbia SC
Track Laborer Greensboro NC
Track Laborer Hickory NC
Track Laborer Linwood NC
Track Laborer Chester SC
Track Laborer Greenville SC
Track Laborer Crewe VA

RAIL AMERICA

Assistant Vice President Industrial Development21-09 Jacksonville, FL
Bridge Tender144-09Puget Sound & Pacific RR (PSAP), Elma, WA
Car Repairman (2)131-09Chicago, Ft. Wayne & Eastern Railroad (CFER), Ft. Wayne, IN
Carman (2)125-09 Connecticut Southern RW (CSOR), East Hartford, CT
Director, Government Relations (West)128-09 To be determined (US based),
Locomotive Machinist135-09 Kiamichi Railroad (KRRR), Hugo, OK
Maintenance of Way Laborer145-09 Puget Sound & Pacific RR (PSAP), Elma, WA
Manager Transportation Logistics Center129-09 RailAmerica Operations Shared Services (ROSS), Phillipsburg, KS
Master Mechanic91-09 Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad (TPWR), East Peoria, IL
Mechanical Assistant117-09 Indiana Southern Railroad (ISRR), Petersburg, IN
Mechanical Laborer133-09 South Carolina Central RR (SCRF), Darlington, SC
Real Estate Manager65-09 Jacksonville, FL
Roadmaster126-09 Indiana & Ohio Railway (IORY), Lima, OH
Signal Maintainer 146-09 Missouri & Northern AR RR (MNAR), Cotter, AR
Signal Maintainer 120-09 San Joaquin Valley RR (SJVR), Bakersfield, CA
Track Inspector143-09 San Joaquin Valley RR (SJVR), Fresno, CA
Track Laborer142-09 Alabama Gulf & Coast Railroad (AGR), Pensacola/Cantonment, FL
Train Service Employee 140-09 Alabama Gulf & Coast Railroad (AGR), Demopolis, AL
Train Service Employee 132-09 Chicago, Ft. Wayne & Eastern Railroad (CFER), Ft. Wayne, IN
Train Service Employee 118-09 Chicago, Ft. Wayne & Eastern Railroad (CFER), Ft. Wayne, IN
Train Service Employee 134-09 Huron & Eastern Railway (HESR), Bay City, MI
Train Service Employee 127-09 Indiana Southern Railroad (ISRR), Petersburg, IN