It's also not a direct conversion since conductors aren't the "pilots". Locomotive engineers make between $60K and $47K, with those who make distance runs making more. $47K is the money yard switching engineers make, and that is going away with remote operation. BLET, the union that serves BNSF and UP has been very agin remote operation, but the other union (which I think is UTU) is in favor of it. As with most technology, I'd expect the union to lose in the long run. Conductors make $40K, and it doesn't require actually knowing how to operate a train. On Mar 19, 2004, at 8:25, Michael A. Burris wrote: > AIRLINE: > > I was considering this morning the salaries of train > conductors vs those of airline pilots. I wonder who > get paid more? Trains carry more people, but does > that necessarily equate to more money? The commuter > airlines often pay next to dirt, but in time, can lead > to better paying in the left seat of a major. > > Any thoughts? > > Mike Burris > Cambridge, Mass > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! > http://sbc.yahoo.com > -- | Kenton A. Hoover / Private Citizen / San Francisco, California USA |