Rail Car Repairers

Key skills

A typical day

• •Record conditions of cars, and repair and maintenance work performed or to be performed.
• •Inspect components such as bearings, seals, gaskets, wheels, and coupler assemblies to determine if repairs are needed.
• •Repair or replace defective or worn parts such as bearings, pistons, and gears, using hand tools, torque wrenches, power tools, and welding equipment.
• •Inspect the interior and exterior of rail cars coming into rail yards to identify defects and to determine the extent of wear and damage.
• •Remove locomotives, car mechanical units, or other components, using pneumatic hoists and jacks, pinch bars, hand tools, and cutting torches.

Fields of study

Any field