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Phillip Cecil
- BNSF Locomotive Engineer, Galesburg, IL
Graduate - Modoc Railroad Academy
"I had wanted to get into railroading as long as I
could remember. I was in a dead end job, no advancement and no challenge.
I had applied several times with BNSF (railroad) but each time I
was passed over. I thought I was a good prospect, but frankly I
just didn't have the right job skills the railroad was looking for.
Telling the railroad I was a hard worker and can learn quickly was
not enough. Then I came across the Modoc Railroad Academy in California.
I was living in Illinois but if I was ever to get into the railroad,
this looked like the best way to do it. It was a hard eight weeks.
The school taught me rules, railroad safety and more things then
I realized about working on the railroad. I am now a BNSF locomotive
engineer on the Galesburg Subdivison. Going to Modoc is best decision
anyone could make. I strongly support the school and the great job
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Charles L.
Culver - Charles L. Culver & Associates, LLP
Railroad Operations Consultation
Graduate - Modoc Railroad Academy Engineer Re-Certification Program
"Having recently spent a week at your facility for
my locomotive engineer recertification training, I would like to
thank you and Scott for your hospitality. I found Modoc to be a
high-tech, state of the art training facility where boots get dusty,
hands get dirty and students get a taste of railroad life in a structured,
disciplined environment. I have nearly four decades of railroad
experience, and was quite impressed. I found your hands-on equipment,
from track switches to air brake components, simulators, cars and
locomotives, to be very useful in the course. Your computer learning
aids were equally valuable."
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| Art
Croney - Engineer, Pacific Harbor Lines, Los Angeles
Graduate - Modoc Railroad Academy
"My Modoc education helps me stand out from the other
new-hires in a very positive way, and I expect to be able to move
up to engineer ahead of the pack.
It's been over 30 years since I looked forward to going to work.
The money and time I spent at Modoc was an investment in myself
that could not have been better spent."
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| Terry Teal
- Conductor, CSX Transportation, Richmond, VA
Graduate - Modoc Railroad Academy
"...they taught me the knowledge and skills needed
to further a career in railroad. There is more to railroads then
I could ever imagine, but I learned what it’s all about at
Modoc... the instructors at the Academy are the “best”
at what they do. In addition, let me tell you ‘They Care’!
There is a lot of hard work and studying in the class, but the staff
makes sure you understand 100 % of everything taught to you about
railroading."
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| Scott King
- Hired by The Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad in Tillamook, Oregon
Graduate - Modoc Railroad Academy
"The Modoc Railroad Academy, in my opinion, has saved
lives, because of the stern straightforward education students receive.
The field lab training has more value than that a new hire could
get while working with on “The Job Training.” This is
because the training at the Academy is done in a relaxed atmosphere,
with an instructor who can stop and start the operations as needed
to bring together the clarity and understanding of the work being
performed.
This is truly a wining program that will I know will save lives
and money through out the industry for both the short and long term."
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| Patrick C.
Mickey - Tucson, AZ
Graduate- Modoc Railroad Academy
"Dear Dave and all of you at Modoc Railroad Academy,
Wanted to let you know that I am a road conductor and remote control
engine qualified on the Union Pacific Railroad.
I want to say thank you for letting me attend your school and for
the wonderful program you have. The education I got at Modoc put
me way ahead of others, even guys from that other railroad school.
The training and experience I got at Modoc has helped me progress
in my railroad career.
I am so glad I went to Modoc Railroad Academy. I couldn’t
have gotten this far without going to Modoc….Very cool." |
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