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

  • Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

  • Rail Track Layer
  • Rail Track Maintainer
  • Rail Maintenance Worker
  • Railroad Track Mechanic
  • Railway Equipment Operator
  • Track Repair Person
  • Track Repair Worker
  • Track Repairer
  • Track Dresser
  • Track Equipment Operator
  • Track Foreman
  • Track Grinder Operator
  • Track Inspector
  • Track Laborer
  • Track Layer
  • Track Laying Equipment Operator
  • Track Laying Machine Operator
  • Track Machine Operator
  • Track Machine Operator Repairer
  • Track Maintainer
  • Track Man
  • Track Mechanic
  • Track Moving Machine Operator
  • Track Service Person
  • Track Service Worker
  • Track Supervisor
  • Track Surfacing Machine Operator
  • Track Walker
  • Track Welder
  • Track Worker
  • Trackman
  • Trackwalker

  • 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.
  • Adjust controls of machines that spread, shape, raise, level, or align track, according to specifications.
  • Clean tracks or clear ice or snow from tracks or switch boxes.
  • 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.
  • Observe leveling indicator arms to verify levelness and alignment of tracks.
  • Operate track wrenches to tighten or loosen bolts at joints that hold ends of rails together.
  • 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.
  • Paint railroad signs, such as speed limits or gate-crossing warnings.
  • Patrol assigned track sections so that damaged or broken track can be located and reported.
  • 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.
  • Turn wheels of machines, using lever controls, to adjust guidelines for track alignments or grades, following specifications.
  • Weld sections of track together, such as switch points and frogs.

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