Train conductors and train engineers work together to ensure passengers and cargo get from one destination to another safely. Engineers operate the train, while conductors oversee the activities of the crew.
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A: You must work as a Conductor for two years before you can be enrolled in the Locomotive Engineer training program. After two years, your enrollment in the program is dependent on seniority and varies from terminal to terminal.
The conductor is the “manager” of the train. It is his job to be in charge of the other train crew, and supervise the operation of the train. As the boss, the conductor is also in charge of making sure the train departs and arrives on time.
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.
As an Amtrak Conductor, you may be on-call 24 hours 7 days a week, which may include nights, weekends, holidays or on-call for emergency situations. Work may require travel and time away from home, and you may have to report for duty twice in a 24-hour period.