Question for Andy....?

I'm having a hard time getting on with UP even for a track laborer or material handler position. My work experience has been retail/customer service. Do you think it would help my resume out if I could work at Home Depot as a lot attendant (get shopping carts and helping customers load stuff into their car)? If you don't think that would help, what kind of job do you think might help me out? As I mentioned before, I don't plan on finishing school (college) and I really want to work as an engineer for Union Pacific. I'm hoping to relocate myself to Arizona and in time try to get into UP over there. Any suggestions?