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Career Details :: Train Crew Members
Description
Inspect couplings, airhoses, journal boxes, and handbrakes on trains to ensure that they function properly.
Experience
Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful in these occupations, but usually is not needed. For example, a drywall installer might benefit from experience installing drywall, but an inexperienced person could still learn to be an installer with little difficulty.
Education
These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed.
Training
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.
Tasks
- Inspects couplings, air hoses, journal boxes, and handbrakes to ensure that they are securely fastened and function properly.
- Assists passengers to board and leave train.
- Answers questions from passengers concerning train rules, station, and timetable information.
- Collects tickets, fares, and passes from passengers.
- Reports to conductor any equipment requiring major repair.
- Climbs ladder to top of car to set brakes or to ride atop to control its speed when shunted.
- Adjusts controls to regulate air conditioning, heating, and lighting on train for comfort of passengers.
- Signals locomotive engineer to start or stop train when coupling or uncoupling cars.
- Sets flares, flags, lanterns, or torpedoes in front and at rear of train during emergency stops to warn oncoming trains.
- Observes signals from other crewmembers.
- Makes minor repairs to couplings, air hoses, and journal boxes using hand tools.
- Pulls or pushes track switch to reroute cars.
- Places passengers' baggage in rack above seats on train.
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Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Performing General Physical Activities
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, Material
- Repairing & Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
- Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
Important Skills
- Product Inspection
- Problem Identification
- Equipment Maintenance
- Service Orientation
- Operation and Control
Frequent Work Context
- Job-Required Social Interaction
- Consequence of Error
- Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
- Provide a Service to Others
- Deal With External Customers
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