Will “Track Moving Machine Operator” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
89% Chance of Automation
“Track Moving Machine Operator” will probably be replaced by robots.
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Job Description
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.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-4061.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 52,810.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 25.00
- Currently, there are 14,250 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators”.
Also Known As…
- Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
- Trackman
- Track Walker
- Track Supervisor
- Track Repairer
- Track Maintainer
- Track Laborer
- Track Inspector
- Track Equipment Operator (TEO)
- Rail Maintenance Worker
- Machine Operator
- Trackwalker
- Track Welder
- Track Surfacing Machine Operator
- Track Service Worker
- Track Service Person
- Track Repair Worker
- Track Repair Person
- Track Mechanic
- Track Man
- Track Machine Operator Repairer
- Track Laying Machine Operator
- Track Laying Equipment Operator
- Track Layer
- Track Grinder Operator
- Track Dresser
- Stone Crusher Operator
- Slab Lifting Supervisor
- Section Laborer
- Section Hand
- Section Gang
- Railway Equipment Operator
- Railroad Track Mechanic
- Rail Track Maintainer
- Rail Track Layer
- Portable Grinding Machine Operator
- Operator
- Oil Distributor Tender
- Emergency Service Restorer
- Ballast Cleaning Machine Operator
Tasks for “Track Moving Machine Operator”
- Grind ends of new or worn rails to attain smooth joints, using portable grinders.
- Spray ties, fishplates, or joints with oil to protect them from weathering.
- String and attach wire-guidelines machine to rails so that tracks or rails can be aligned or leveled.
- Operate single- or multiple-head spike driving machines to drive spikes into ties and secure rails.
- Raise rails, using hydraulic jacks, to allow for tie removal and replacement.
- Repair or adjust track switches, using wrenches and replacement parts.
- Cut rails to specified lengths, using rail saws.
- Drill holes through rails, tie plates, or fishplates for insertion of bolts or spikes, using power drills.
- Adjust controls of machines that spread, shape, raise, level, or align track, according to specifications.
- Drive vehicles that automatically move and lay tracks or rails over sections of track to be constructed, repaired, or maintained.
- Drive graders, tamping machines, brooms, or ballast spreading machines to redistribute gravel or ballast between rails.
- Observe leveling indicator arms to verify levelness and alignment of tracks.
- Operate single- or multiple-head spike pullers to pull old spikes from ties.
- Engage mechanisms that lay tracks or rails to specified gauges.
- Dress and reshape worn or damaged railroad switch points or frogs, using portable power grinders.
- Lubricate machines, change oil, or fill hydraulic reservoirs to specified levels.
- Paint railroad signs, such as speed limits or gate-crossing warnings.
- Clean tracks or clear ice or snow from tracks or switch boxes.
- Turn wheels of machines, using lever controls, to adjust guidelines for track alignments or grades, following specifications.
- Clean, grade, or level ballast on railroad tracks.
- Patrol assigned track sections so that damaged or broken track can be located and reported.
- Operate tie-adzing machines to cut ties and permit insertion of fishplates that hold rails.
- Operate track-wrench machines to tighten or loosen bolts at joints that hold ends of rails together.
- Push controls to close grasping devices on track or rail sections so that they can be raised or moved.
- Clean or make minor repairs to machines or equipment.
- Weld sections of track together, such as switch points and frogs.
Related Technology & Tools
- Air purifying respirators
- Rail saws
- Pesticide sprayers
- Hydraulic jacks
- Oxyacetylene torches
- Safety gloves
- Protective ear plugs
- Rail profile grinders
- Rail benders
- Rail drills
- Grading equipment
- Hard hats
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Claw bars
- Laptop computers
- Shovels
- Dump trucks
- Power grinders
- Jackhammers
- Precision files
- Dollies
- Vernier calipers
- Track-wrench machines
- Spike pullers
- Portable track loading fixtures
- Light pickup trucks
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Pneumatic hammers
- Grease guns
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Power washers
- Tamping machines
- Safety glasses
- Backhoes
- Air drills
- Tracked bulldozers
- Rail tongs
- Track chisels
- Picks
- Fall protection harnesses
- Crowbars
- Hi-rail vehicles
- Welders
- Air-powered wrenches
- Precision tape measures
- Rail-mounted cranes
- Gas-powered wrenches
- Forklifts
- Weed cutters
- Handheld computers
- Timekeeping software
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Excel