Hi everyone, this maybe a bit long winded but please bare with me.
I’m hoping some of you guys out there can point me in the right direction of jobs going in the US that would be interested in an electrical railroad engineer from the UK.
My long term aim has always been to emigrate to the USA along with my partner who is a school teacher. She’s already had job offers and will easily get a job but not having any other qualifications other then ones from the railway I’m hoping to stick with the job I enjoy.
I work for Network rail in the UK and I’m part of the S&T (Signals & Telecoms) department. Based on and around the installation and maintenance of points,signals, AC and DC track circuits. I also hold several certificates for training passed in these areas.
I also have 5 years experience in the heavy maintenance department which involved removal and installation of miles of track. Everything from complete section renewals to short rail replacement.
Ideally I’d like to get a job in or around the Georgia/Alabama area due to close family in these areas but would happily go anywhere.
The research that I’ve done only ever seems to advertise management roles or train drivers, I’m guessing you guys have ground teams that do track maintenance? … And electrical (same as the UK’s S&T) teams ?
Again from research I’ve seen that the US is primarily freight with only around 25%-30% passenger lines and usually in the large cities. I’m guessing a majority of passenger lines are underground ? Does the underground have specific teams trained in underground maintenance? (Like the UK)
Any company names or even a company email address just so I can do further investigation and make contact would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance guys