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

  • Diesel Locomotive Fireman
  • Diesel Locomotive Firer
  • Set Rider

  • Set flares, flags, lanterns, or torpedoes in front and at rear of trains during emergency stops to warn oncoming trains.
  • Climb ladders to tops of cars to set brakes.
  • Operate and drive locomotives, diesel switch engines, dinkey engines, flatcars, and railcars in train yards and at industrial sites.
  • Signal other workers to set brakes and to throw track switches when switching cars from trains to way stations.
  • Start diesel engines to warm engines before runs.