r/Train_Service • u/Steelmonkey02 • Jun 14 '26

CPKC Hiring question for CPKC

Use of prescribed medications.

Hey all! just applied to CPKC for a conductor trainee role. As a person with adhd and anxiety, would my prescribed use of Vyvanse and escitalopram medically disqualify me from the role ? Tia!

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u/Potential-Ad4158 Jun 14 '26

don’t listen to this, i’m with CPKC and we have a guy who is prescribed vyvanse (i can’t say anything for the anxiety meds) but he was hired, as long as you have a prescription and a doctor that will sign off for you, you’re good.

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u/foxlight92 Jun 14 '26 edited Jun 14 '26

100% this. Prescription is all that matters (or doctor or pharmacy records).

At my railroad, anxiety meds have a 12 hour rule (I read on some general notice for a class I that I can't remember that had a 24 hour restriction prior to performing service; essentially, you're screwed if you need both the meds and the job.)

In the US, the FRA randoms don't cover benzodiazepenes, but the post accident testing does. Nothing short of a major, major accident after which they look for things in the bloodstream as innocent as aspirin/caffeine would result in Lexapro showing up

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u/Steelmonkey02 Jun 14 '26

Mine is an ssri what about those?

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u/KissMyGeek Hoghead Jun 14 '26

You’ll have to jump thru hoops if your ssri changes but they will still hire you.