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7431 – Railway Yard Workers
Railway yard workers regulate yard traffic, couple and uncouple trains and perform related yard activities. They are employed by railway transport companies.
Profile
Index of titles Example job titles
- Attendant, locomotives - railway yard
- Car controller - railway
- Car retarder operator - railway yard
- Control tower operator - railway
- Controller, cars - railway
- Controller, railway cars - railway yard
- Controller, tank cars - railway yard
- Coupler - railway yard
- Distributor, freight cars - railway yard
- Distributor, railway cars
- Freight car distributor - railway yard
- Greaser, journal boxes - railway yard
- Greaser, railway cars
- Interlocking cabin switcher - railway yard
- Interlocking signal box switcher - railway yard
- Journal box greaser - railway yard
- Locomotive attendant - railway yard
- Locomotive distributor - railway yard
- Locomotive engine servicer
- Locomotive maintenance attendant
- Locomotive servicer
- Lubricator, railway cars
- Oiler, railway cars
- Operator, retarder - railway yard
- Operator, turntable - railway yard
- Railway car controller - railway yard
- Railway car distributor
- Railway car greaser
- Railway car lubricating specialist
- Railway car lubricator
- Railway car oiler
- Railway signalman/woman
- Railway tank car servicer
- Railway train engine maintenance worker
- Retarder operator - railway yard
- Servicer, locomotives
- Signal tower operator - railway
- Signalman/woman - railway transport
- Signalman/woman, railway
- Switch tender - railway yard
- Switcher - railway yard
- Switcher, interlocking cabins - railway yard
- Switcher, interlocking signal boxes - railway yard
- Switcher, switching station - railway yard
- Switching station switcher - railway yard
- Switchman/woman - railway
- Switchman/woman, yard - railway transport
- Tank car controller - railway yard
- Tower operator - railway transport
- Towerman/woman - railway transport
- Trackman/woman - railway yard
- Trainman/woman - railway yard
- Trainman/woman, yard
- Transfer table operator - railway yard
- Turntable operator - railway yard
- Yard coupler - railway
- Yard switchman/woman - railway transport
- Yard trainman/woman
- Yard worker - railway
- Yardman/woman - railway
- Car controller - railway
- Control tower operator - railway
- Signal tower operator - railway
- Switch tender - railway yard
- Towerman/woman - railway transport
- Yard coupler - railway
- Yard worker - railway
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Railway yard workers perform some or all of the following duties:
- Operate control panel switches from railway yard tower to set traffic signals and to activate train switches that regulate railway traffic in railway yards
- Operate car retarders, turntables and track switches to align locomotives and cars as required for coupling, uncoupling or servicing
- Switch cars according to instructions which indicate the location, disposition and number of cars
- Lubricate moving parts of railway cars and locomotives.
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school education is usually required.
- Experience as a railway labourer is required.
- On the job training is provided
- Railway yard workers require a Canadian Rail Operating Rules certificate.
Additional information
- Progression to a position such as brakeman is possible with experience.
Exclusions
- Railway Conductors and Brakemen/women (7362)
- Railway and Motor Transport Labourers (7622)
- Railway Track Maintenance Workers (7432)
- Supervisors of railway yard workers (in 7221 Supervisors, Railway Transport Operations)
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 7 – Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators and Related Occupations
- Skill level
- C – Occupations usually require secondary school and/or occupation-specific training.
- Major group
- 74 – Intermediate Occupations in Transport, Equipment Operation, Installation and Maintenance
- Minor group
- 743 – Other Transport Equipment Operators and Related Workers
- Version
- NOC 2006 Version 1.0