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

  • Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Locate equipment or materials in need of repair or replacement.