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AI for Track Switch Repairers

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

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

Signal and Track Switch Repairers · O*NET 49-9097.00 · Job Zone 3 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

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What this job involves

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  1. Inspect and test operation, mechanical parts, and circuitry of gate crossings, signals, and signal equipment such as interlocks and hotbox detectors.
  2. Inspect electrical units of railroad grade crossing gates and repair loose bolts and defective electrical connections and parts.
  3. Test and repair track circuits.
  4. Drive motor vehicles to job sites.
  5. Install, inspect, maintain, and repair various railroad service equipment on the road or in the shop, including railroad signal systems.
  6. Tighten loose bolts, using wrenches, and test circuits and connections by opening and closing gates.
  7. Inspect switch-controlling mechanisms on trolley wires and in track beds, using hand tools and test equipment.
  8. Replace defective wiring, broken lenses, or burned-out light bulbs.
  9. Inspect, maintain, and replace batteries as needed.
  10. Record and report information about mileage or track inspected, repairs performed, and equipment requiring replacement.
  11. Lubricate moving parts on gate-crossing mechanisms and swinging signals.
  12. Clean lenses of lamps with cloths and solvents.