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

  • Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

  • Machine Operator
  • Ballast Cleaning Machine Operator
  • Oil Distributor Tender
  • Portable Grinding Machine Operator
  • Railway Equipment Operator
  • Special Equipment Operator
  • Stone Crusher Operator
  • Track Machine Operator
  • Track Machine Operator Repairer
  • Track Equipment Operator
  • Track Grinder Operator
  • Track Laying Machine Operator
  • Track Laying Equipment Operator
  • Track Moving Machine Operator
  • Track Surfacing Machine Operator

  • 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.
  • Operate single- or multiple-head spike pullers to pull old spikes from ties.
  • Operate tie-adzing machines to cut ties and permit insertion of fishplates that hold rails.
  • Operate track wrenches to tighten or loosen bolts at joints that hold ends of rails together.
  • Adjust controls of machines that spread, shape, raise, level, or align track, according to specifications.
  • Clean or make minor repairs to machines or equipment.
  • Drive graders, tamping machines, brooms, or ballast spreading machines to redistribute gravel or ballast between rails.
  • Lubricate machines, change oil, or fill hydraulic reservoirs to specified levels.
  • String and attach wire-guidelines machine to rails so that tracks or rails can be aligned or leveled.
  • Turn wheels of machines, using lever controls, to adjust guidelines for track alignments or grades, following specifications.

  • Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
  • Operate heavy-duty construction or installation equipment.
  • Cut metal components for installation.
  • Maintain construction tools or equipment.
  • Smooth surfaces with abrasive materials or tools.
  • Weld metal components.