Train Conductor

Norfolk Southern

Train Conductor responsible for the safe and efficient movement of freight trains. Building trains, managing documentation, and ensuring compliance with safety procedures at Norfolk Southern.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeBuffalo • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $240 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.
Perform additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must be 18 years or older.
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.
Experience working outdoors in various weather conditions (preferred).
Experience with heavy equipment or in physically demanding roles (preferred).
Experience working non-traditional shifts, on call, and/or 12+ hour shifts (preferred).

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.
Vacation Eligibility Years of Service / Weeks of Vacation * 1 year - 1 week. 2 years - 2 weeks. 8 years - 3 weeks. 17 years - 4 weeks. 25 years - 5 weeks. *must meet qualifying days minimum

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Hard Skills & Tools

remote control locomotivescouplingaligning drawbarsapplying hand brakesrailcar inspectionheavy equipment operation

Soft Skills

effective communicationteam collaboration

Certifications

valid driver’s licenseFRA drug and alcohol screening