Job Description:

• 1) Drives switching locomotive within yard of railroad, industrial plant, quarry, construction project, or similar location to switch railroad cars for loading, unloading, and makeup or breakup of trains: Reads switching orders received from CONDUCTOR, YARD.

• 2) Observes traffic signals in yard or in cab and operates locomotive in accordance with railroad rules and regulations.

• 3) Observes arm or lantern signals from YARD COUPLER or SWITCH TENDER and moves controls to drive locomotive backwards or forwards to switch and couple cars.

• 4) May assist in cleaning and lubricating engine.

• 5) May talk to CONDUCTOR, YARD or other yard workers via radio-telephone to give or receive switching information.

• 6) May be designated according to type of locomotive driven as Locomotive Engineer, Gasoline.

• 7) May operate switching diesel engine and be designated Engineer, Remote Control, Diesel.

• 8) When employed by establishment other than railroad to operate switching locomotive at industrial plant, quarry, construction project, or similar location, may be designated Industrial-Locomotive Operator.