How do they match: Rail Car Repairers

  • Signal Fitter

  • Align car sides for installation of car ends and crossties, using width gauges, turnbuckles, and wrenches.
  • Inspect components such as bearings, seals, gaskets, wheels, and coupler assemblies to determine if repairs are needed.
  • Measure diameters of axle wheel seats, using micrometers, and mark dimensions on axles so that wheels can be bored to specified dimensions.
  • Repair, fabricate, and install steel or wood fittings, using blueprints, shop sketches, and instruction manuals.

  • Align equipment or machinery.