Signal & Track Switch Repairers
Also called: Signal Inspector, Signal Maintainer, Signalman, Train Control Electronic Technician
What they do:
Install, inspect, test, maintain, or repair electric gate crossings, signals, signal equipment, track switches, section lines, or intercommunications systems within a railroad system.
On the job, you would:
- Inspect and test operation, mechanical parts, and circuitry of gate crossings, signals, and signal equipment such as interlocks and hotbox detectors.
- Inspect electrical units of railroad grade crossing gates and repair loose bolts and defective electrical connections and parts.
- Test and repair track circuits.
Engineering and Technology
Transportation
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Basic Skills
Problem Solving
Technical
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Hand and Finger Use
Spatial
Visual Understanding
Controlled Movement
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
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