Brian on track to become NJ Transit locomotive engineer

Brian has been hired by NJ Transit into its Locomotive Engineer Training Program.

After taking a preparatory course at Mercer County College earlier this year and doing very well, Brian was accepted into the program and his class began this week.

"As you can imagine we're very, very happy," writes Marie.

"Brian started work on Tuesday and it's been great. He likes the group of guys he's in class with. The first few days have just been administrative and union stuff; they don't start the training program in full until Monday (10/19). He's expecting to have a lot of homework over the weekend -- there's a ton of reading involved."

The program takes about 20 months, leading to an exam for a federal locomotive engineer's license and then assignment to one of NJ Transit's 11 rail lines.