Laborer / Skilled Trades

Laborer / Skilled Trades

Laborers and tradespeople are an integral part of Amtrak’s workforce as part of our Mechanical and Engineering teams. Your skills are critical to the safety of our passengers and employees and the reliability of the service we provide.

Mechanical employees are responsible for inspection, testing, maintenance, repair and overhaul of more than 2,000 passenger cars, locomotives, and switch engines. Members of the mechanical team work to enhance the customer experience by creating and implementing an efficient maintenance program that consistently provides safe, clean and reliable passenger rolling stock equipment and components that comply with various regulatory and Amtrak maintenance and quality standards.

Job opportunities in the mechanical workforce encompass a full range of mechanical crafts including electricians, machinists, car repair and sheet metal workers, fuel truck drivers, motor equipment operators, and boilermakers/welders in three major back shops and 12 terminals and maintenance yards throughout the United States.

Engineering employees are part of a team that plans, designs, constructs, operates and maintains the only high-speed railroad in North America. These projects are mission critical to the safety of our passengers and employees, and the reliability of the service we provide.

Career opportunities in our engineering workforce encompass a full range of engineering crafts including lineman, helpers (communications and Signals trainees), trackmen, substation electricians, and bridges and building (B&B) mechanics, and more.

Amtrak is a 24/7 operation, and mechanical and engineering employees work various shifts (including nights, weekends, and holidays). Our business never sleeps.

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High Speed Rail (HSR) Electrician Technician - 90379372 - Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104 Aug 27, 2025
High Speed Rail (HSR) Supervisor Technician - 90379363 - Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104 Aug 27, 2025
Road Mechanic - 90369769 - Providence, RI
Road Mechanic - 90369769 - Providence, RI Providence, Rhode Island, US Aug 22, 2025
Providence, Rhode Island, US Aug 22, 2025
Road Mechanic - 90365515 - Groton, CT
Road Mechanic - 90365515 - Groton, CT Groton, Connecticut, US Aug 22, 2025
Groton, Connecticut, US Aug 22, 2025
Electrician Journeyman - 90103861 - Harrisburg, PA
Electrician Journeyman - 90103861 - Harrisburg, PA Harrisburg, PA, US, 17101 Aug 14, 2025
Harrisburg, PA, US, 17101 Aug 14, 2025
Mach Jrnm Wk Tm Sea - 90256033 - Seattle
Mach Jrnm Wk Tm Sea - 90256033 - Seattle Seattle, WA, US, 98134 Aug 12, 2025
Seattle, WA, US, 98134 Aug 12, 2025
Electrician Journeyman - 90337318 - Rensselaer
Electrician Journeyman - 90337318 - Rensselaer Rensselaer, NY, US, 12144 Aug 9, 2025
Rensselaer, NY, US, 12144 Aug 9, 2025
Carman - 90397295 - Providence, RI
Carman - 90397295 - Providence, RI Providence, RI, US, 02903 Aug 8, 2025
Providence, RI, US, 02903 Aug 8, 2025
Helper - New Hire - 90396490 - Baltimore, MD
Helper - New Hire - 90396490 - Baltimore, MD Baltimore, MD, US, 21205 Aug 6, 2025
Baltimore, MD, US, 21205 Aug 6, 2025
Motor Equip Opr - 90038149 - Rensselaer
Motor Equip Opr - 90038149 - Rensselaer Rensselaer, NY, US, 12144 Aug 6, 2025
Rensselaer, NY, US, 12144 Aug 6, 2025
Helper - New Hire - 90396523 - Downingtown
Helper - New Hire - 90396523 - Downingtown Downington, PA, US, 19335 Aug 5, 2025
Downington, PA, US, 19335 Aug 5, 2025
Elctricn Jrnymn Ful - 90007793 - Boston
Elctricn Jrnymn Ful - 90007793 - Boston Boston, MA, US, 02118 Aug 5, 2025
Boston, MA, US, 02118 Aug 5, 2025
Machinist Journeyman - 90359735 - Miami
Machinist Journeyman - 90359735 - Miami Miami, FL, US, 33147 Aug 5, 2025
Miami, FL, US, 33147 Aug 5, 2025
Crmn Jrnm Wk Tm Sea - 90027963 - Seattle
Crmn Jrnm Wk Tm Sea - 90027963 - Seattle Seattle, WA, US, 98134 Jul 31, 2025
Seattle, WA, US, 98134 Jul 31, 2025