Rail Transportation Engineering instructor Bryan Schlake (right) reviews the controls in the cab of Penn State Altoona’s EMD SD60I locomotive with senior Bryson Edwards. Mirror photo by Patrick ...
Alex Wacker grew up knowing about Brainerd’s connection to the railroad and got his start at 18 in the railroad industry through BNSF Railway’s Conductor Trainee Program.
NJ Transit takes longer to train locomotive engineers than any of its peer transit agencies in the region, even when the job candidates have experience running trains. That means as many as 10 NJ ...