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Average Pay

Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers

$65,480/yr
Across the U.S.

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Career Outlook
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers

BelowAverage

New job opportunities
are less likely
in the future.

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Typical Training

Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers

Typical training
at entry is a

High school diploma or equivalent

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      Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers Tools and Technology Profile

      Tools
      Accelerometers
      • Accelerometers

      Ammeters
      • Clamp-on ammeters

      Battery hydrometer
      • Battery gauges

      Circuit breakers
      • Circuit breakers

      Desktop computers
      • Desktop computers

      Diesel freight locomotives
      • Diesel freight engines
      • Diesel powered freight engines
      • Diesel switch engines
      • Dinkey engines
      • Dinky engines
      • Remote control locomotives

      Diesel generators
      • Diesel powered generators

      Electric freight locomotives
      • Diesel-electric freight engines
      • Electric freight engines
      • Electric powered freight engines
      • Gas turbine-electric freight engines

      Electrical control panels for generators
      • Generator electrical control panels

      Fire extinguishers
      • Dry chemical fire extinguishers

      Flags or accessories
      • Signal flags

      Flares
      • Signal flares

      Freight rail cars
      • Rail cargo cars

      Heavy rail turnout switch
      • Derailers
      • Ground throw switches
      • Railroad track switches
      • Switch handles

      Kerosene or propane or natural gas or butane lantern
      • Signaling lanterns

      Oil gauges
      • Oil pressure gauges

      Pilot valves
      • Cut-off valves

      Pressure indicators
      • Air pressure gauges
      • Steam pressure gauges

      Protective gloves
      • Safety gloves

      Rail couplers
      • Equipment couplers

      Rail switching systems
      • Automatic track switching systems
      • Manual rail switches
      • Track switches
      • Track switching systems

      Railway or tramway maintenance or service vehicle
      • Rail flaw detection machines
      • Rail flaw detector cars

      Safety boots
      • Steel toe boots
      • Steel-toes boots

      Safety glasses
      • Protective glasses

      Safety horns
      • Air horns
      • Safety air horns

      Safety vests
      • Reflective vests

      Scaffolding
      • Dock boards
      • Mobile scaffolding

      Screwdrivers
      • Philips head screwdrivers
      • Straight screwdrivers

      Specialty wrenches
      • Specialty wrench sets

      Speedometers
      • Speed gauges

      Steam engines
      • Steam powered train engines

      Temperature gauge
      • Temperature gauges

      Train braking systems
      • Dynamic braking systems
      • Freight car air brakes
      • Hand brakes
      • Locomotive airbrakes

      Two way radios
      • Mobile radios

      Voltage or current meters
      • Load current indicating meters

      Wheel chocks
      • Buffer stops
      • Locomotive wheel chocks

      Winches
      • Car pullers

      Technology
      Data base user interface and query software
      • Electronic train management system software

      Electronic mail software
      • Microsoft Outlook

      Expert system software
      • Electronic train management systems ETMS

      Route navigation software
      • Route mapping software

      Spreadsheet software
      • Microsoft Excel

      Time accounting software
      • Time tracking software

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