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

  • Track Moving Machine Operator

  • 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.
  • Operate single- or multiple-head spike driving machines to drive spikes into ties and secure rails.
  • Push controls to close grasping devices on track or rail sections so that they can be raised or moved.

  • Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.