How do they match: Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers

  • Adjust controls to regulate air-conditioning, heating, and lighting on trains for comfort of passengers.
  • Inspect tracks, cars, and engines for defects and to determine service needs, sending engines and cars for repairs as necessary.
  • Operate and drive locomotives, diesel switch engines, dinkey engines, flatcars, and railcars in train yards and at industrial sites.
  • Receive oral or written instructions from yardmasters or yard conductors indicating track assignments and cars to be switched.
  • Record numbers of cars available, numbers of cars sent to repair stations, and types of service needed.

  • Record service or repair activities.