Rail-Track Laying & Maintenance Equipment Operators

Also called: Track Inspector, Track Laborer, Track Maintainer, Track Repairer

In the Air Force: Pavements and Construction Equipment; Pavements and Construction Equipment Apprentice; Pavements and Construction Equipment Craftsman; Pavements and Construction Equipment Helper; Pavements and Construction Equipment Journeyman

What they do:

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.

On the job, you would:

Patrol assigned track sections so that damaged or broken track can be located and reported.
Repair or adjust track switches, using wrenches and replacement parts.
Weld sections of track together, such as switch points and frogs.

Transportation

movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road

Engineering and Technology

mechanical
building and construction

Safety and Government

public safety and security

Business

management

Basic Skills

keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem

Problem Solving