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Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
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Tasks
Confer with conductors and other
workers
via radiotelephones or computers to exchange switching information.
Couple and uncouple air hoses and electrical connections between
cars.
Drive engines within railroad yards or other establishments to couple, uncouple, or switch railroad
cars.
Operate and control dinkey engines to transport and shunt
cars
at industrial or mine sites.
Operate switching diesel engines to switch railroad
cars
, using remote controls.
Operate track switches, derails, automatic switches, and retarders to change routing of train or
cars.
Read switching instructions and daily
car
schedules to determine
work
to be performed, or receive orders from yard conductors.
Record numbers of
cars
available, numbers of
cars
sent to repair stations, and types of service needed.
Report arrival and departure times, train delays,
work
order completion, and time on duty.
Ride on moving
cars
by holding onto grab irons and standing on ladder steps.
Spot
cars
for loading and unloading at customer locations.
3
Detailed Work Activities
Maintain locomotives or other rail equipment in good
working
condition.
Receive information or instructions for performing
work
assignments.
Review
work
orders or schedules to determine operations or procedures.
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