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

  • Inspect tracks, cars, and engines for defects and to determine service needs, sending engines and cars for repairs as necessary.
  • Operate locomotives in emergency situations.
  • Record numbers of cars available, numbers of cars sent to repair stations, and types of service needed.
  • Set flares, flags, lanterns, or torpedoes in front and at rear of trains during emergency stops to warn oncoming trains.

  • Record service or repair activities.