Signal and Track Switch Repairers

Signal and Track Switch Repairers

Install, inspect, test, maintain, or repair electric gate crossings, signals, signal equipment, track switches, section lines, or intercommunications systems within a railroad system.

Key Competencies * Attention to Detail * Dependability * Integrity * Analytical Thinking * Cooperation * Independence * Adaptability/Flexibility * Stress Tolerance * Initiative * Persistence

Representative Tasks * Drive motor vehicles to job sites. * Install, inspect, maintain, and repair various railroad service equipment on the road or in the shop, including railroad signal systems. * Inspect and test operation, mechanical parts, and circuitry of gate crossings, signals, and signal equipment such as interlocks and hotbox detectors.

Industry

Transportation & Warehousing, Government,

Job Family Installation, Maintenance, and Repair

Sample Job Titles Communications Maintainer, Electric Track Switch Maintainer, Electrician, Electronic Train Control Technician, Gate Technician, Light Rail Signal Technician, Rail Signal Designer, Rail Signal Inspector, Rail Signal Mechanic, Rail Track Maintainer, Railroad Crossing Protection Maintainer, Railroad Signal Technician, Railway Signal Technician, Register Repairer, Signal and Communications Maintainer, Signal Expert, Signal Inspector, Signal Maintainer, Signal Maintenance Technician, Signal Mechanic, Signal Supervisor, Signal System Testing Maintainer, Signal Systems Expert, Signal Technician, Signal Worker, Signalman, Test Signal Technician, Third Rail Installer, Train Control Electronic Technician, Train Control Technician.