Train crew employment up 9.2% in 2010
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefU.S. Class I railroads called train crews back to work at a steady pace in 2010, with the result that transportation (train and engine) employment increased 9.21% to 62.027 during the year.
Total employment rose at a slower pace, ending the year at 154,400, an increase of 5.23%, according to preliminary calendar year figures posted on the Surface Transportation Board’s website.
Employment was up in four of the five non-operating groups: executives, officials, and staff assistants, 1.22%; professional and administrative, 1.35%; maintenance of way and structures, 6.03%; and maintenance of equipment and stores, 0.69%.
The only decrease was in the transportation (other than train and engine) group, where employment slipped 0.14%.
