Joe Wagner started as a Track Maintainer for CN in 1973 and over 38 years rose through the ranks to hold positions including Track Foreman, Roadmaster, Track Supervisor, and Engineering Officer before retiring from CN in 2011. He then worked for A&B Rail Service as a Project Supervisor and Manager overseeing track maintenance and construction projects across Western Canada.

1. Employment History of Joe Wagner
Started on CN as a Track Maintainer in 1973
Became a Track Foreman in 1975.
Track Foreman on Mainline corridor and Branch lines working in various roles
Including Track Inspection & Maintenance, Gang Foreman (Rail, Tie, Switch, Surfacing).
Snow Plow/Spreader Foreman plowing out grain line subdivisions in central West
Saskatchewan.
Work Train Foreman picking scrap and bank widening (Air dump qualified)
1987 – 1989
Relief work as Roadmaster and Gang Supervisor at various locations in Alberta and
Saskatchewan
1989 – 1991
Permanent Asst. Track Supervisor on Wainwright Sub.
1991 – 1997
Permanent Track Supervisor on Lac la Biche Waterways Sub. (Branchline Territory)
1997 awarded Track Supervisor on Blackfoot Vegreville Subdivisions. (Secondary Main)
Worked as Engineering Officer for Great Plains District office in Edmonton and as temporary
Admin asst. for Alberta area Transportation Superintendent
2006 Became Track Supervisor on Wainwright East Sub. (Mainline Territory)
Trained and operated as relief conductor
2011 Retired from CN after 38 years Service
September 2011 Started on A&B Rail Service as Project Supervisor
for track lifter on Three Hills Sub. Then Mentoring A&B track maintenance crews
2012 A&B Construction
Project Manager for CNs Calgary Logistics Park (Intermodal Yard)

2. 2013 A&B Production
Project Manager for Butt weld project Lannigan Spur
2014 to present A&B Production & Operations
Manage and Mentor Track Inspection & Maintenance crews BC to Manitoba
Extensive training through CN in all aspects of railway engineering and operation
Including Citatation business management at Grant MacEwan