It is a sub for railroad employees to share everything work related. There is already a couple of popular subs on Reddit covering this, but nothing I have found on Lemmy.

Mostly we post things like union talk updates, questions about contract and federal work rules, discussion about the job/life, and occasionally just complain.

Railroading is a very unique lifestyle that extends throughout the entire industry. Many of my coworkers (all across the US, and some in other parts of the world) have used social media to communicate freely, without concern about our employers firing us over what we say or discuss.

We also welcome people from outside our industry to ask questions and get to know a bit about our lives. Foamers is the name given to railroad enthusiasts who dedicate a questionable amount of time following trains and taking pictures (look up foamer websites and conventions, it has several subcultures). Many of them will lurk and a few will even join in our conversations.