Train Conductor / Engineer

South Shore Line•Michigan City, IN

7d•$29 - $40

About The Position

This entry level opportunity is for people who truly enjoy customer service, have strong mental math skills, and possess either mechanical or leadership skills. As you progress through training, you will learn ticket collector responsibilities to ensure that the South Shore Line’s passengers are properly greeted, pay correct fares, and arrive at their destination safely. Specific tasks include assistance to passengers when boarding or alighting from coaches, answering passenger questions, collecting proper fares, handling passenger emergencies, remitting NICTD funds collected from passengers, and coordinating with the conductor and engineer in the safe operation of the train. After ticket collector training is complete, you will be promoted as directed by management to service as a Conductor or Engineer and will be trained in-house. Locations and assignments are determined by seniority. Persons should expect to work weekends, nights, holidays, relief assignments, and without choice of location. Some positions also require being “on call” for twenty-four (24) hour periods. Must be willing to start and end job at both Michigan City and Hammond, Indiana. The estimated start date for this position is March 2026.

Requirements

High school or GED equivalent
Eighteen (18) years of age
Must be able to fulfill the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodations, to include all tasks associated with train operations and passenger assistance with loading and unloading.
Offers of employment are contingent on a post-offer physical examination with drug and alcohol screening. Persons hired are subject to further random drug and alcohol testing pursuant to federal regulations and NICTD policy.
Must be able to maintain a pleasant demeanor at all times when working with the public – including skills for tactfully managing difficult passengers or stressful situations.
Must be able to read, write, and communicate clearly and fluently so as to understand and follow the General Code of Operating Rules, communicate essential operational and safety information, and pass periodic rule/safety/technical examinations.
Ability to count and make change without the use of a calculator for amounts up to and including One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
Flexible about unexpected changes in work assignments or priorities.
Valid motor vehicle license in good standing as well as reliable transportation.
If applying from another railroad, must have an employment record in good standing with the previously employing railroad.