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Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
1
O*NET-SOC Title
Rail
-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
9
Alternate Occupation Titles
Rail
Maintenance Worker
Rail
Track Layer
Rail
Track Maintainer
Railroad
Track Mechanic
Railway
Equipment Operator
Track
Repair
Person
Track
Repair
Worker
Track
Repairer
Track Machine Operator
Repairer
1
O*NET-SOC Description
Lay,
repair
, and maintain track for standard or narrow-gauge
railroad
equipment used in regular
railroad
service or in plant yards, quarries, sand and gravel pits, and mines. Includes ballast cleaning machine operators and
railroad
bed tamping machine operators.
17
Tasks
Repair
or adjust track switches, using wrenches and replacement parts.
Clean or make minor
repairs
to machines or equipment.
Clean, grade, or level ballast on
railroad
tracks.
Cut
rails
to specified lengths, using
rail
saws.
Dress and reshape worn or damaged
railroad
switch points or frogs, using portable power grinders.
Drill holes through
rails
, tie plates, or fishplates for insertion of bolts or spikes, using power drills.
Drive graders, tamping machines, brooms, or ballast spreading machines to redistribute gravel or ballast between
rails.
Drive vehicles that automatically move and lay tracks or
rails
over sections of track to be constructed,
repaired
, or maintained.
Engage mechanisms that lay tracks or
rails
to specified gauges.
Grind ends of new or worn
rails
to attain smooth joints, using portable grinders.
Operate single- or multiple-head spike driving machines to drive spikes into ties and secure
rails.
Operate tie-adzing machines to cut ties and permit insertion of fishplates that hold
rails.
Operate track wrenches to tighten or loosen bolts at joints that hold ends of
rails
together.
Paint
railroad
signs, such as speed limits or gate-crossing warnings.
Push controls to close grasping devices on track or
rail
sections so that they can be raised or moved.
Raise
rails
, using hydraulic jacks, to allow for tie removal and replacement.
String and attach wire-guidelines machine to
rails
so that tracks or
rails
can be aligned or leveled.
1
Detailed Work Activity
Locate equipment or materials in need of
repair
or replacement.
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