Occupation: 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.
Reported Job Titles
(10)
- Railroad Signal Maintainer
- Signal and Communications Maintainer
- Signal Inspector
- Signal Maintainer
- Signal Maintenance Technician
- Signal System Testing Maintainer
- Signal Technician
- Signalman
- Train Control Electronic Technician
- Train Control Technician
Work Values
| Work Value | Score |
|---|---|
| Achievement | 3.33 |
| Working Conditions | 4.17 |
| Recognition | 2.33 |
| Relationships | 3.67 |
| Support | 5.33 |
| Independence | 4.33 |
Core Tasks
(12)
- Inspect and test operation, mechanical parts, and circuitry of gate crossings, signals, and signal equipment such as interlocks and hotbox detectors.
- Inspect electrical units of railroad grade crossing gates and repair loose bolts and defective electrical connections and parts.
- Test and repair track circuits.
- 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.
- Tighten loose bolts, using wrenches, and test circuits and connections by opening and closing gates.
- Inspect switch-controlling mechanisms on trolley wires and in track beds, using hand tools and test equipment.
- Replace defective wiring, broken lenses, or burned-out light bulbs.
- Inspect, maintain, and replace batteries as needed.
- Record and report information about mileage or track inspected, repairs performed, and equipment requiring replacement.
- Lubricate moving parts on gate-crossing mechanisms and swinging signals.
- Clean lenses of lamps with cloths and solvents.