Because trains are scheduled to run 24 hours a day, a railroad engineer's salary is often earned by working nights, weekends and holidays; some locomotive engineers work over 50 hours a week.
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Neither the conductor nor the engineer is allowed to sleep on the train. They must be awake and alert throughout their entire shift. So, where do they sleep? After their shift, conductors and engineers sleep either at home or in a motel at an away terminal.
Does the Railroad Crew Sleep on the Train? People who work on a passenger train including the porters and other staff may have to stay onboard the train for up to 48 hours at a time. In these situations, the onboard crew will often sleep in a dormitory car on the train.
While Amtrak does offer free WiFi, it is not available on all of Amtrak's trains. At time of writing, only the following trains are equipped with WiFi: Acela (service between Boston and Washington, DC)
Practically all road locomotives have a toilet. Older yard switchers do not. The toilet is in the nose and consists of .... a toilet. There are no other facilities such as running water and the like.