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    BNSF Railway Reviews

    Updated July 19, 2018
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    Carl R. Ice
    177 Ratings

    678 Employee Reviews

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    Pros

    • "Solid company with great pay and benefits" (in 72 reviews)

    • "Good pay with additional overtime available" (in 100 reviews)

    Cons

    • "After hours support; can affect work / life balance" (in 66 reviews)

    • "On-call 24/7 with frequent calls, no work-life balance, poor upper management" (in 48 reviews)

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    1. "mech"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at BNSF Railway full-time

      Pros

      its a good long term career

      Cons

      its a very dangerous job

    2. "Engineer"

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      Former Employee - Software Engineer in Laurel, MT
      Former Employee - Software Engineer in Laurel, MT
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at BNSF Railway (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Retirement, salary, exciting job, benefits

      Cons

      Away from home a lot

      Advice to Management

      Listen to the experienced railroaders

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    3. "Good job"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Richmond, CA
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Richmond, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at BNSF Railway full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Just started so everyone seems nice

      Cons

      Alot to learn, crazy hours

    4. "Conductor"

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      Current Employee - Railroad Conductor
      Current Employee - Railroad Conductor
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at BNSF Railway full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Pay, benefits, ability to make more money than most other jobs.

      Cons

      Family? What’s that? My wife and I knew what we were getting into. Just keep going.

    5. "Wellness Manager"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at BNSF Railway full-time

      Pros

      Great work environment. Plenty of opportunities to advance and develop. Great benefits and railroad retirement is awesome

      Cons

      May have to relocate to promote
      Depending on your position, you may have frequent travel

    6. "Trainmaster"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at BNSF Railway full-time

      Pros

      Great pay and great views

      Cons

      too much money not enough time to spend it

      Advice to Management

      pay me less im drowning over here !!

    7. "Management Trainee"

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      Current Employee - Management in Fort Worth, TX
      Current Employee - Management in Fort Worth, TX
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at BNSF Railway full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      100% tuition reimbursement, railroad retirement, great starter place for your career

      Cons

      slow work at first but picks up. dependent on team you are placed on

    8. Helpful (1)

      "Signal"

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      Current Employee - Signal Support Systems Specialist in Seattle, WA
      Current Employee - Signal Support Systems Specialist in Seattle, WA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at BNSF Railway full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Pay, benefits, snd you can claim per diem pending department.

      Cons

      Home life, Managers, cut throat company thats a what have you done for me today attitude

      Advice to Management

      Hire guys that actually have done the job, care more about employees.

    9. "Stability and good retirement."

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      Current Employee - Program Manager in Fort Worth, TX
      Current Employee - Program Manager in Fort Worth, TX
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at BNSF Railway full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Bonus structure and Employee Assistance Program

      Cons

      Slow to change. No upward mobility. Leadership team is 50 or older. No reward, recognition, or incentive. At BNSF, it’s ok to be a warm body in a chair.

      Advice to Management

      Be change agents. Always. Not everything is a fire drill. Think before you ask. Be happy with yourself first.

    10. "Happy"

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      Former Employee - Railroad Conductor in Birmingham, AL
      Former Employee - Railroad Conductor in Birmingham, AL
      Recommends

      I worked at BNSF Railway full-time

      Pros

      Very Good place to work

      Cons

      Long hours kept me from my family

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