$4.4b in profits through Q3 2022 for BNSF (Berkshire owns them). Can't hire some extra conductors at $110,000 a year.
OK so employees actually cost more than their yearly salary. Most use 20%-25% of base pay to get the true cost. So lets go high and say 25% which would be $137,500. Lets go even further and say a nice $150,000.
Hiring 500 more conductors at $150,000 a year would cost BNSF $75,000,000. They have made $4.4b through 3 quarters. That would drop to $4.325b.
Fucking cocksuckers.