Canadian Pacific Railway will host a job fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Best Western Plus Steeplegate Inn in Davenport.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
A Ballast regulator from Canadian Pacific smoothes out the ballast on each side of the rail lines along River drive near the Village of East Davenport as railroad lines maintenance work Tuesday, in Davenport.
Canadian Pacific Railway will host a job fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Best Western Plus Steeplegate Inn in Davenport.
The railway is hiring for 200 "high-paying" positions in Davenport, Ottumwa and Marquette. CP will train employees; no degree or certificate are needed, according to the railway.
CP is hiring 70 conductors in Davenport, 50 in Marquette and 45 in Ottumwa. New-hire conductors start at $30 per hour in addition to a sign-on bonus of $5,000, according to the company.
The railway is also hiring for positions in track and rail car maintenance and signal maintainer. The positions start at around $22 per hour and rise in subsequent years.
Information sessions will be held at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at Best Western Plus Steeplegate Inn.
The current round of hiring is to meet existing business needs. Should a pending railroad merger with Kansas City Southern be approved, a CP spokesman said the railway expects to hire substantially more in the coming years.
A Ballast regulator from Canadian Pacific smoothes out the ballast on each side of the rail lines along River drive near the Village of East Davenport as railroad lines maintenance work Tuesday, in Davenport.
