Nell McGarity Callahan, who says he works with the Association of American Railroads wrote to tell us what they’re doing for veterans who might be interested in working in our rail system;<\/p>\n
\u00b7 The nation\u2019s freight railroads have an almost 200 year commitment to the nation\u2019s service men and women. Between 20-25 percent of current employees are veterans.<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Today, we continue this tradition by especially targeting veterans as we plan to hire more than 15,000 new employees, approximately 3,000 of whom are expected to be veterans.<\/p>\n
\u00b7 GI Jobs ranked four freight railroad companies in the top twenty of its 2011 \u201cMilitary Friendly Employers\u201d list.<\/p>\n
\u00b7 With an average annual salary and benefit package of $107,000, veterans who join the freight rail industry can expect a well-paid job\u2014and one that can never be shipped overseas.<\/p>\n
You may find the following resources helpful as well :<\/p>\n
Freight Rail Jobs Portal<\/a>: <\/p>\n
Veterans Working in the Industry:<\/a> <\/p>\n
AAR on Facebook: <\/a><\/p>\n
AAR on Twitter: AAR_FreightRail<\/p>\n