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15 maj 2015 · 2015 May 15. Eleven weeks. That's how long it takes to go from average Joe to Amtrak engineer. The transformation takes place at Amtrak's High-Speed Rail Training Facility, housed inside an...
11 sty 2020 · Becoming an Amtrak engineer is no easy task. After going through interviews, a trainee goes to the Amtrak Engineer Training Center in Wilmington, Delaware for 11 weeks. Eight hours a day,...
12 sie 2019 · Watch a typical day of a locomotive engineer at VIA Rail and discover this fascinating profession. For more information, visit our website : https://career.v...
Amtrak’s facility has three simulators, each complete with a replica dashboard, literal bells and whistles, all of the standard throttle and break levers one finds in a locomotive cab, and a wall-mounted video monitor that runs simulations based on the actual specfications of the Northeast Corridor.
Amtrak locomotive 705 (GE P32AC-DM) WB on track two. Car count 4 axle count 20. Filmed on 05/02/20 at 16:20. Thank you all for watching.
Apply, better off if you start as a conductor, and then apply to be an engineer. Amtrak typically pick the conductors to be engineers considering you know just about everything the engineer know ( cab signals) bedsides drive the train. Become a conductor at a Class 1 RR or direct hire at Amtrak.
Our Locomotive Engineers complete a rigorous training program, and you will have a challenging work schedule – including frequent evening, weekend, and holiday hours.
