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Will AI replace Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators?
O*NET occupation 47-4061.00
Lay, repair, and maintain track for standard or narrow-gauge railroad equipment used in regular railroad service or in plant yards, quarries, sand and gravel pits, and mines. Includes ballast cleaning machine operators and railroad bed tamping machine operators.
O*NET alternate job titles
- Track Man
- Rail Track Layer
- Track Laying Equipment Operator
- Rail Maintenance Worker
- Track Laying Machine Operator
- Track Equipment Operator (TEO)
- Track Layer
- Rail Track Maintainer
Example core tasks from the O*NET database
- Patrol assigned track sections so that damaged or broken track can be located and reported.
- Repair or adjust track switches, using wrenches and replacement parts.
- Weld sections of track together, such as switch points and frogs.
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