The Santa Fe Railroad will offer job buyouts.
The Chicago-based railroad will offer $50,000 to each of nearly 2,000 locomotive engineers and firemen willing to leave the company. However it expects less than 200 workers to accept the lump-sum payment, although “we’ll take anything to reduce employment,” said spokesman Bob Gehrt. If some engineers accept the offer, firemen can be promoted. If firemen leave the company or win a promotion, they do not have to be replaced.
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