The railway serves major markets in the eastern US and provides access to Atlantic and Gulf ports, as well as the Mississippi River, the Great Lakes, and the St. Lawrence Seaway. Through its alliances with western railroads, CSX also has access to Pacific ports. Each year CSX transports 3.9 million carloads of products and raw materials, ranging from chemicals and coal to automobiles and military equipment. CSX boasts a fleet of more than 4,000 locomotives and more than 80,000 freight cars.
CSX values applicants with prior military experience. In fact, more than 6,400 CSX employees come from military backgrounds. Employees enjoy a number of training opportunities within the classroom, online, and independently. Most incoming CSX employees receive training through the Railroad Education and Development Institute, otherwise known as REDI. The Georgia-based institute first opened its doors in 2005 and has since trained students for roles as conductors, locomotive engineers, management trainees, yardmasters, communications and signal workers, track workers, and more.
Although employee benefits vary by position and contract status, benefits that are offered to some CSX employees include medical coverage, prescription drug coverage, mental health benefits, dental and vision plans, disease management services, life insurance, short-term disability insurance, long-term disability insurance, and access to an employee assistance plan. Employees may also be eligible for personal accident insurance, travel accident insurance, vacation time, holidays, pre-paid legal coverage, financial planning services, military leave, and AFLAC employee discounts.
There are 108 job offerings with the CSX Corporation at www.hound.com, including trainmaster external trainee, freight conductor, sheet metal worker, senior software engineer, systems administrator, and train dispatcher. There are 23 CSX jobs listed at www.monster.com including support specialist II, business consultant, data administrator, and information architect.
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