Amtrak Seattle Yard - Locomotive Technician Amtrak Employee Review

3.0
29 Dec 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

If one keeps their nose clean, and has a basic to medium skill set in electricical maintenance, can stand a few years working nights to start off, though for a good decade not be able to count on weekends off-day-shift - then this can be a satisfying job. A union shop. ....

Cons

....with not much brotherhood going on - disinterest, cliques, an IBEW system council that is so-so. There are a fair number of coworkers, from various crafts, that make the work-life more than bearable. Most of management borders on inept, alas, enough coworkers also.

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5.0
23 Jun 2026
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Pros

Very great company to work for! Great Job Stability and good benefits.

Cons

May be difficult to move up the ladder. Promotions within aren't very common.

1.0
14 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great friends and Travel with plenty to see

Cons

The culture is horrible it’s a very demeaning please. They will fire you for anything. Harassment amongst employees and by management to their employees Is extremely high. I have a MBA degree and I still can not move above the customer service level. I’m a union member and you have to pay union dues to work a non management position. The union Reps work for Amtrak to so there is a conflict of interest. The union is TCU in which they defend the company 100x harder than they do their members. TCU is not organized very well. The pay is fairly well but after union dues in medical and taxes are withdrawn your net income makes it look like you are making at least 15 to 17 an hr. As far as Work culture at Amtrak it is fueled by many rumors and those rumors are more affluent then your resume .

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