How do they match: Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

  • Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

  • Lay, repair, and maintain track for standard or narrow-gauge railroad equipment used in regular railroad service or in plant yards, quarries, sand and gravel pits, and mines. Includes ballast cleaning machine operators and railroad bed tamping machine operators.

  • Cut rails to specified lengths, using rail saws.
  • Dress and reshape worn or damaged railroad switch points or frogs, using portable power grinders.
  • Drill holes through rails, tie plates, or fishplates for insertion of bolts or spikes, using power drills.
  • Grind ends of new or worn rails to attain smooth joints, using portable grinders.
  • Raise rails, using hydraulic jacks, to allow for tie removal and replacement.
  • Repair or adjust track switches, using wrenches and replacement parts.
  • Turn wheels of machines, using lever controls, to adjust guidelines for track alignments or grades, following specifications.