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

  • Yard Person
  • Yard Brakeman
  • Yard Coupler
  • Yard Switch Operator
  • Railroad Yard Worker
  • Signal Person

  • 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.