Originally Posted by
Free Bird
If only we could look at another industry for guidance. Wait a minute, the Railroad industry does just that.
You're wrong.
Here are some commuter rail examples within the same region: Locomotive engineers' hourly rate is $27.24 at Amtrak, $29.92 at Long Island RR, $25.73 at New Jersey Transit. The trackman rate is $16.31 at Amtrak, $19.03 at Metra (Illinois), $20.42 at SEPTA (Philadelphia), $23.33 at Long Island.
If you want to compare the differences at UP, BNSF, CSX, or any of the local freights...go to their websites and post the various rates. And those rates have varied over the years as the state of the economy has varied.
Got a better example?