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

  • Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers

  • Diesel Locomotive Fireman
  • Diesel Locomotive Firer

  • Operate or monitor railroad track switches or locomotive instruments. May couple or uncouple rolling stock to make up or break up trains. Watch for and relay traffic signals. May inspect couplings, air hoses, journal boxes, and hand brakes. May watch for dragging equipment or obstacles on rights-of-way.

  • Make minor repairs to couplings, air hoses, and journal boxes, using hand tools.
  • Operate and drive locomotives, diesel switch engines, dinkey engines, flatcars, and railcars in train yards and at industrial sites.
  • Start diesel engines to warm engines before runs.