How do they match: Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

  • Adjust controls of machines that spread, shape, raise, level, or align track, according to specifications.
  • Clean, grade, or level ballast on railroad tracks.
  • Drive graders, tamping machines, brooms, or ballast spreading machines to redistribute gravel or ballast between rails.
  • Push controls to close grasping devices on track or rail sections so that they can be raised or moved.
  • Turn wheels of machines, using lever controls, to adjust guidelines for track alignments or grades, following specifications.