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

  • Emergency Service Restorer
  • Track Service Person
  • Track Service Worker

  • 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.

  • Operate single- or multiple-head spike driving machines to drive spikes into ties and secure rails.
  • Spray ties, fishplates, or joints with oil to protect them from weathering.

  • Apply sealants or other protective coatings.