Install, inspect, test, maintain, or repair electric gate crossings, signals, signal equipment, track switches, section lines, or intercommunications systems within a railroad system.

• Electric-Track-Switch Maintainer
• Signal Maintainer

• Clean lenses of lamps with cloths and solvents.
• Drive motor vehicles to job sites.
• Inspect and test operation, mechanical parts, and circuitry of gate crossings, signals, and signal equipment such as interlocks and hotbox detectors.
• Inspect electrical units of railroad grade crossing gates and repair loose bolts and defective electrical connections and parts.
• Inspect switch-controlling mechanisms on trolley wires and in track beds, using hand tools and test equipment.
• Inspect, maintain, and replace batteries as needed.
• Install, inspect, maintain, and repair various railroad service equipment on the road or in the shop, including railroad signal systems.
• Lubricate moving parts on gate-crossing mechanisms and swinging signals.
• Maintain high tension lines, de-energizing lines for power companies when repairs are requested.
• Record and report information about mileage or track inspected, repairs performed, and equipment requiring replacement.
• Replace defective wiring, broken lenses, or burned-out light bulbs.
• Test air lines and air cylinders on pneumatically operated gates.
• Tighten loose bolts, using wrenches, and test circuits and connections by opening and closing gates.

• apply cleaning solvents
• clean equipment or machinery
• de-energize high tension power lines for repairs
• distinguish colors
• fabricate, assemble, or disassemble manufactured products by hand
• install electrical fixtures or components
• install lead-in wires to control boxes and other components
• install or replace meters, regulators, or related measuring or control devices
• install/connect electrical equipment to power circuit
• install/string electrical or electronic cable or wiring
• lubricate machinery, equipment, or parts
• move or fit heavy objects
• operate pneumatic test equipment
• perform safety inspections in industrial, manufacturing or repair setting
• prepare reports
• read blueprints
• read schematics
• read technical drawings
• read work order, instructions, formulas, or processing charts
• repair or adjust measuring or control devices
• repair or replace electrical wiring, circuits, fixtures, or equipment
• service batteries or transformers with specified fluids
• solder electrical or electronic connections or components
• splice electric cable
• test electrical/electronic wiring, equipment, systems or fixtures
• test electronic or electrical circuit connections
• understand service or repair manuals
• understand technical operating, service or repair manuals
• use electrical or electronic test devices or equipment
• use hand or power tools
• use high voltage apparatus
• use measuring devices in repairing industrial or heavy equipment
• use voltmeter, ammeter, or ohmmeter