Andover, VA Train Conductor

Location: Andover, VA, US, 24215

Company: Norfolk Southern Corp.

Build and inspect trains, railcars, and equipment for safe operation.

Operate remote control locomotives and perform tasks such as coupling, aligning drawbars, applying hand brakes, and riding railcars.

Communicate effectively with crews, dispatchers, and yard controllers.

Maintain accurate documentation and comply with all FRA and company safety regulations.

Must hold a valid driver’s license and have reliable transportation.

Ability to report to work within 90 minutes.

Clean driving record in the past 36 months, without any suspension, revocation, cancellation, or denial of your driver's license resulting from a drug or alcohol-related incident.

Must not have been involved in diversion or probation or pleaded guilty to a drug or alcohol-related driving incident.

Must not have refused to undergo a drug or alcohol test related to the operation of a motor vehicle.

Must pass pre-employment Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) drug and alcohol screening.

Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.

Must be available to work on-call, 24/7, with as little as 90 minutes’ notice.

Expect to spend 2–3 days away from home weekly.

You will be required to join a union within 60 days after completing training.

• Experience working outdoors in various weather conditions.
• Experience with heavy equipment or in physically demanding roles.
• Experience working non-traditional shifts, on call, and/or 12+ hour shifts.

Ability to lift and carry up to 85 lbs.

Must pass physical standards which may include but are not limited to:

• Ability to hang from a rail car ladder with 3 points of contact (2 feet & 1 hand) for 1 minute 15 seconds per side.
• Ability to walk up to several miles per shift on uneven terrain.

Ability to meet FRA medical requirements:

• Visual acuity (at least 20/40 in each eye separately and both together with or without corrective lenses).
• Color vision—ability to pass specific FRA color vision tests (lenses used to improve color vision are not permitted).
• Hearing—no hearing loss greater than 40B average, at 500, 1000, and 2000 in better ear (can be met with hearing aid).

Work outdoors in all weather conditions.

Irregular schedules, including on-call, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Must be available for call 24/7.

This is a safety-sensitive position requiring constant alertness while working around heavy, moving, potentially hazardous locomotive engines.

Conductor trainees earn a minimum of $240 per shift during on-the-job training, with overtime at $30/hour.

First-year conductors average $70,000 annually; experienced conductors average $84,000.

Locomotive engineers earn a guaranteed minimum of $94,000, with potential to exceed $100,000.

Medical insurance for employees and eligible dependents begins the second calendar month of employment.

After one year: dental, life insurance, and 401(k) eligibility.

Covered under Railroad Retirement benefits and taxes.

Years of Service / Weeks of Vacation *

• Two (2) or more years – 2 Weeks
• Six (6) or more years – 3 Weeks
• Fifteen (15) or more years – 4 Weeks
• Twenty-three (23) – 5 Weeks

Equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Together, we power progress.